June 5th, 2009      

Vallejo, Calif.---Cal Maritime head men’s basketball coach Bryan Rooney has announced the commitment of San Joaquin Delta College guard Travell Pinkston.  Travell recently finished a very productive career at Delta where he played for head coach Rich Ressa.

When asked to give a phrase to describe Pinkston, Rooney responded, "He is a winner!"  The statistics certainly back up that statement as Travell was part of two league championship teams at Delta and in two years his teams won 55 games compared to 14 losses.  Pinkston was instrumental in one of Delta's biggest victories of the year, a win over San Diego City College, in the California State Playoffs. He scored 9 points, had two assists and did an excellent job handling intense ball pressure.  The victory moved Delta into the Final Four of the state playoffs. .

“Travell has the opportunity to have an outstanding career at Cal Maritime.  He possesses excellent quickness and has the ability to make a significant difference with his on ball defense.  With that said, the thing that stands out most about him is that he has always been on winning teams.  This is not by accident, he is a winner!,” commented Coach Rooney. Travell will be a student in Cal Maritime’s Business program when he starts school in the Fall.

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!