Arizona guard T.J. McConnell, left, shoots over California center Kameron Rooks during the first half on an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) 

Good genes in ex-Cat Rooks' family 

Kameron Rooks, a Cal sophomore sitting out this season with a knee injury, was at McKale Center on Thursday, a place where his father, Sean Rooks, played so well from 1988-92 that his name is in the Ring of Honor. Kameron’s sister is probably a better prospect. Khayla Rooks, a 6-1 sophomore at San Diego’s Mission Hills High School, has led her team to a 25-5 record and the third round of the CIF playoffs, while averaging a team-high 18 points. Talk about good genes; Khayla’s mother is Susie O’Brien, a former CIF section co-Player of the Year in San Diego in 1989. 


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