Salesian head coach Bill Mellis calls for a timeout while playing Campolindo in the fourth period of their North Coast Section boys division III basketball championship game at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif. on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Salesian defeated Campolindo 55-40. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Boys basketball
Salesian coach wins 600th
Salesian coach Bill Mellis captured his 600th victory on Thursday night as the Pride, playing at home in Richmond, rolled past St. Mary’s-Berkeley 82-37 in a Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division game.
According to Cal-Hi Sports’ record book, fewer than 50 boys basketball coaches have reached 600 wins in