Pasadena athletes in action: College basketball

The following men's basketball players, all with Pasadena high school ties, have scheduled action this week:

Josh Solis, Hannibal-LaGrange College
Position: Guard
High school: Pasadena High School
This week: Saturday, Dec. 1, vs. Saint Ambrose University
About Solis: Solis is a freshman guard for Hannibal-LaGrange College in Missouri. The Houston native is a 2012 graduate of Pasadena High School.

Ivan Sifuentes, Colorado Northwestern Community College
Position: Guard
High school: Pasadena High School
This week: Saturday, Dec. 1, vs. Spartan Classic - Stone Child College
About Sifuentes: Sifuentes, a 5-foot-11 freshman guard for Colorado Northwestern Community College, is a 2012 graduate of Pasadena High School. He is a Houston native.

Jason Haase, Ottawa University
Position: Forward
High School: Pasadena Memorial High School
This week: Saturday, Dec. 1, at Sterling College
About Haase: Haase is a redshirt senior forward for Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan. He is a 2008 graduate of Pasadena Memorial High School. Haase is from Houston.

Gerardo Vasquez, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Position: Guard
High School: Pasadena Memorial High School
This week: Monday, Dec. 3, at Maine-Augusta
About Vasquez: Vasquez, a 5-foot-8 senior guard for the University of Maine at Presque Isle, is a 2009 graduate of Pasadena Memorial High School. The Houston native is the son of Gerardo and Elizabeth Vasquez.

Andrew Gonzalez, Houston Baptist University
High School: Pasadena Rayburn High School
This week: Saturday, Dec. 1, at Rice University
About Gonzalez: Son of Arthur and Evelyn Gonzalez, Andrew has one brother, Adam and is business and marketing major. Andrew was named District MVP and First Team All-District playing for the former Husky Jorge Negron at Pasadena Rayburn. He earned All-Greater Houston and All-Region honors. As a senior at Rayburn he averaged 25 points per game and eight rebounds.