PC grads continue basketball careers

Six more Peninsula College sophomores have signed to play at the next level, including Alicia Dugan, Jenise Mc-Knight, Anaya Rodisha and Tai Thomas from the women’s basketball team and Jalon McCullough and Alex Baham from the men’s team.

“I’m so proud of all of these athletes, as they really have committed to this program and their individual craft,” Peninsula women’s head coach Ali Crumb said. “Regardless, these players are not a finished product, as they will only get better. I’m happy and excited to know that Peninsula has only been a part of their maturity and talent-growth, and know that each of these universities will help mold these athletes into excellent young women and basketball players.”

PC men’s head coach Mitch Freeman said he also enjoyed being a part of his players’ growth.

“It’s been honor and a privilege to coach both Jalon and Alex for the past two years,” Freeman said. “We are very excited to watch them as they continue their collegiate success at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks next year. They exemplify what it means to be a student-athlete in the way they carry themselves on the court, in the classroom and in our community.”

The men’s players helped Peninsula College win more than 37 games, a conference title (2016) and an Elite-Eight appearance (2017).

Dugan, of Renton, is heading to the sunny Hawaiian Islands, where she’ll play for Chaminade University; Mc-Knight and Rodisha, both of Las Vegas, Nev., will re-unite at Notre Dame De Namur University in the Bay Area of California; and Thomas, of Honolulu, Hawaii, will continue her career at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Ore.

McCullough and Baham also will reunite on the same team, playing for the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, a Division II university that plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.