By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

SEVERAL Bahamian players had season best performances with their respective teams in NCAA Division I basketball.

The Cal State Fullerton Titans continue to struggle through a three-game losing streak but Lathaniel Bastian posted in a near double double in his latest appearance.

He finished with eight points on 4-5 shooting from the field and grabbed eight rebounds in the Titans’ 69-62 loss to Seatlle University.

His layup with 2:38 to go again brought Fullerton within three (60-57) but that was as close as the Titans would get in the second half.

The Titans will play their fourth straight game on the road tomorrow night against USC.

In his first year with the programme, the sophomore transfer is averaging 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in just over 11 minutes per game.

In the Mid American Conference, Sammy Hunter had his second consecutive nine-point game for the Akron Zips.

Hunter finished with nine points and four rebounds in Sunday night’s 80-33 win over Muskingham. In their previous outing, he also finished with nine points and six rebounds in a 68-57 loss to Marshall.

Last month, he scored a season high 13 points and made three three-point field goals in a 73-58 loss to LSU at the Cayman Islands Classic.

In the Atlantic Sun Conference, Franco Miller Jr has played sparingly for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles thus far this season.

He finished with seven points and five rebounds - both season highs - in the Eagles’ 74-65 win over the FIU Panthers on Sunday night.