June 22nd, 2009      

Vallejo, Calif. ---Cal Maritime head men’s basketball coach Bryan Rooney has announced the signing of Sierra College standout guard Haven Piatt.  Haven recently finished an outstanding career at Sierra where he played for head coach John Fusano.

Haven established himself as a top performer for the Wolverines in a variety of statistical areas.  During league play, he was the team’s second leading scorer at 13.1 points per game and led the team in assists and steals. His scoring average also placed him in the top ten for the entire conference.  Piatt was an extremely efficient player as he shot over 42% from three point range and 88% from the free throw line.  In addition, Haven served as a team captain this year for Sierra.   For his efforts, he was named First Team All Conference in the Big 8 Conference, considered one of the best conferences in the state.

Piatt also enjoyed success in high school as he led Lincoln High School to a section championship and was named first team all league and first team all city.  Haven averaged over 21 points per game.  An outstanding student, Piatt will enroll in Cal Maritime's International Business program in the fall.

“We are very excited to have Haven join us! He played in an excellent program at Sierra and his game certainly reflects this.  While he can really score the ball, his unselfishness and toughness are championship level.  Our program is not only gaining a very good player but more importantly a very good person,” commented Coach Rooney.

Cal Maritime finished the 2008-09 season with a school record 17 wins including a 9-7 record in the California Pacific Conference. The Keelhaulers earned a bid to the Cal Pac Conference Championships and advanced in the playoffs as far as any Cal Maritime team ever has. The 2009-2010 seasons begins when the Keelhaulers travel to participate in the Cal Baptist Lancer Classic.

Go Keelhaulers!