Chris Howell: “I have been blessed with many opportunities in my life and would like to most importantly thank God,family, friends and the coaches that have supported me. I am excited to announce that I will be extending my academic and basketball career at Saint Mary’s College!! Psalms 106:1″

Howell is a 6-foot-6 point out of the San Diego area.

Lucas White: “2021 3 star SG Chris Howell from San Marcos commits to Saint Mary’s over TCU, UC Davis, San Diego, Montana, Fresno State and UC San Diego.”

Gladiator Basketball: “Proud to assist our former student athlete alumni and Oakland native Tyrell Alcorn (El Cerrito HS/ Merritt College/Dillard University) in his dream of playing professionally. Tyrell has signed to play for the elite Perth Wildcats Basketball Club in Perth, Australia”

“Dell Demps becomes Utah Jazz assistant coach” Nicola Lupo

Not too many recall that Demps played at Pacific and also at Mt. Eden High in Hayward.

“Central Cali Prospects – Workout 6” Paul Hernandez

“The player evaluations are based on player performance at the Central Cali Prospect Workouts located in the Central Section of California. These Workouts started in June and have continued through the month of August. The player evaluations in this write-up are from the Workouts held throughout the month of August. The purpose of these evaluations is to shed light on the high school basketball talent from the Central Section of California, which has a lot of unknown or undervalued next level prospects. The players evaluated are from Fresno/Clovis, Atwater, Turlock, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Nipomo and Arroyo Grande.”

10 northern California talents are listed on Coach Lance Von Vogt’s 2020-21 William Jessup University roster:

• Jordan Adams G 6’2″ 175 JUNIOR VACAVILLE, CA SOLANO COLLEGE
• Kehmarr McMillian G 6’2″ 175 SENIOR CHICO, CA MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS
• Marcus Hansen G 5’10” 180 JUNIOR SACRAMENTO, CA SIERRA COLLEGE
• Matt Lyon G 6’0″ 185 SENIOR SACRAMENTO, CA FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE
• Nathan Flores G 6’2″ 170 FRESHMAN YUBA CITY, CA YUBA CITY HS
• Jaden Henderson W 6’4″ 180 FRESHMAN ANTELOPE, CA ANTELOPE HS
• Tim Strijaous F 6’5″ 190 JUNIOR ANTELOPE, CA SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
• Jaylen Johnson W 6’6″ 180 JUNIOR FRESNO, CA CLOVIS EAST HS
• Tarren Storey-Way W 6’5″ 190 SENIOR AURORA, CO LASSEN COLLEGE
• David McCants W 6’4″ 195 JUNIOR OAKLEY, CA FREEDOM HS

Eight players with ties to northern California are listed on Cal State East Bay’s Coach Bryan Rooney’s 2020-21 roster:

• NAI CARLISLE GUARD 6’1″ 190 SENIOR WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. SAN JOSE STATE
• JOSH DHATT GUARD 6’5″ 200 SENIOR YUBA CITY YUBA COLLEGE
• WYATT MAKER POWER FORWARD 6’8″ 220 SENIOR SALINAS PALMA HS
• ZACK PERLSTEIN GUARD 6’4″ 190 JUNIOR VACAVILLE VACAVILLE HS
• ELIJAH STRAUGHTER FORWARD 6’7″ 215 JUNIOR FRESNO METRO STATE
• JUSTIN VIGIL FORWARD 6’7″ 210 JUNIOR FALL RIVER MILLS FALL RIVER HS
• KAITO WILLIAMS GUARD 6’1″ 184 SOPHOMORE SACRAMENTO SHELDON HS
• BEN WOOD GUARD 6’3″ 190 JUNIOR WALNUT CREEK DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE