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Many, usually older individuals, have lamented about youth being wasted on the young. But this condemnation doesn’t apply to 5-foot-10 point Gabby Giuffre of Aptos High and the West Valley Basketball Club. This preternaturally poised 2020 prospect recently completed her freshman season averaging 10.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per contest. When Read More…
“Otters Name Eastern Oregon’s Williams Head Coach“ » Read more in-depth analysis of basketball coaching in my `Coaching is a Risky Business’ cornerstone article.
“High school coaching conundrum: Is it too easy for parents to get you fired?”—Darren Sabedra » Read more in-depth analysis of basketball coaching in my `Coaching is a Risky Business’ cornerstone article.
Cal State Dominguez Hills Coach Steve Becker: “Happy birthday to graduate student sharp shooter, Matt Hayes! Big things in store for this young man!”
Omajae Smith has committed to Humboldt State. He’s a 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of Transition Prep which is based in San Diego. It looks like he committed to Cal Baptist way back in 2015 but that didn’t materialize. The following looks like it’s from his junior year: “Smith, a rugged, defensive-minded wing type, much like Read More…
“Cal lands highly touted 4-star F Jacobi Gordon“—Dylan Perego » Read more in-depth analysis of the basketball recruiting process in my `Recruiting is a Seriously Funny Business’ cornerstone article.
“NIKE EYBL LA TEAM OF THE SESSION: OAKLAND SOLDIERS (CA)”
Blake Seitz, out of Ramona High (San Diego area), has committed to San Francisco State. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard averaged 22.4 points per game as a high school senior, shooting 36% on 304 trey attempts. Here’s a January 2017 Seits feature.
“Players, parents say Phoenix HS basketball powerhouse let them down”—Morgan Loew
“NBA Mock Draft 4.0: Fultz, Ball, And Then What?”—Andrew Sharp 24. Utah Jazz: D.J. Wilson, F, Michigan 26. Portland Trail Blazers: Ivan Rabb, F, Cal
“Steph Curry made the pull-up 3 the most important shot in the NBA”—Kevin Pelton “Inside Stephen Curry’s inner circle: Three mentors share their stories”—Jon Wilner
Lincoln (Stockton) High’s Andre Kelly is coming off a marvelous junior season in which he averaged 24.1 points plus 15.2 boards. A member of Team Arsenal, his posted stats after eight games in the adidas Gauntlet series are:… » Read the complete article in the Premium Content area here, or subscribe here. » Read more in-depth analysis Read More…
Formerly of Pleasant Valley High up in Chico, 6-foot-5 Kevin Kremer recently transferred to Trinity International in Las Vegas on a full scholarship to finish out the 2016-2017 school year. Trinity plays on the national circuit against many of the top teams in the nation—the Grind Session—during the school year. Coach Greg Lockridge runs the Trinity Read More…
Former Beyer High and Sacramento State Hornet Georgie Dancer is transferring to Fresno City College. The 6-foot-3 guard redshirted this season due to the recovery time necessary for a knee injury he suffered late in his senior high school season.
Jamir Andrews has graduated from the University of Albany—not sure of his major but this is in his official bio: “Intended major at UAlbany is economics.” He has one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer.
Gerry Freitas: “Bay Area Memorial Day Classic 16U MVP: Cade Rees of Work Hard Play Hard 16U”
Gerry Freitas: “Bay Area Memorial Day Classic 15/16 MVP: Robbie Beasley of Earl Watson Elite Nor Cal 15U”
Gerry Freitas: “Bay Area Memorial Day Classic 17 Silver MVP: Teddy Snyder of Lunardi’s”.
Eric Bossi: “After getting another look at combo guard Logan Johnson, we feel that he’ll end up with some high major offers before summer’s end. He’s probably more of a natural two guard, but the tools to play point guard for extended stretches are there and he can create off the dribble. Fresno State (where Read More…
15U: Peak 15U 40, EWE Nor Cal 14U 39 MVP: Matthew Marzano of Peak 15U 15/16: EWE Nor Cal 15U 57, Team Superstar 40 MVP: Robbie Beasley of EWE Nor Cal 15U 16U: Work Hard Play Hard 16U 60, Peak 16U 49 MVP: Cade Rees of Work Hard Play Hard 16U 17 Silver: Lunardi’s 75, Read More…
Moving from the bottom of California to the top: state champion San Diego City College to Humboldt State Romario Wilson, 6-foot-4 sophomore guard, San Diego City College, averaged 6.8 points in just under 10 minutes per game while shooting 78%, 29% and 75% respectively. He was named First Team All Pacific Coast Conference South. “Congrats Read More…
“Oroville’s Wyatt to play basketball for Humboldt State“—Chico ER Sports
“HMB High turns to former star for new coach”—Clay Lambert » Read more in-depth analysis of basketball coaching in my `Coaching is a Risky Business’ cornerstone article.
Skyline Basketball: “Congratulations to Justin Gutang (Burlingame HS) who signed a full scholarship to continue his career at College of St. Benilde.” The school is located in Manila in the Philippines. The 6-foot-3 sophomore guard averaged 14.4 points on 58%, 48% and 77% shooting respectively. Gutang also grabbed 4.5 rebounds a contest.
In the not too distant past, we’ve been critical of some recruiting analysts who are just too hyper over certain prospects. This is not knocking the kids who have no control over what is written about them but rather the adults. Now maybe what was written was actually believed, but too often the numbers weren’t bearing Read More…