Aiden Mahaney chooses St. Mary’s. link link link link Lakeshow: “Congrats @jamesfrye31 on his commitment @CMCnews! Prestigious college for academics & hoop!” The 6-foot-5 Frye attends Miramonte High and is headed to Claremont McKenna College in southern California. WCC Basketball Expert: “Saint Mary’s has landed the commitment of Harry Wessels from Australia.” Wessels is 7-foot-1,  Read More…

Whether by dribble, pass or shot, offense is initiated near the top of the key and beyond, making the area an essential pressure point defensively. Asked to detail his best basketball skills, Palma High point Nate Jean-Pierre quickly offered “definitely defense” as his initial positive attribute. Proficient at forcing his opponent off-kilter, the 5-foot-10 senior  Read More…

“Skyline assistant basketball coach hired to lead Cañada   After 17 years, Eddy Harris is on the move to a district rival” Derian Lopez The position is full-time. Jamaree Bouyea lands at #82 in the Top 100 college player rankings of the Three Man Weave crew. Lakeshow has Anthony (Dublin High/USF and now at College of  Read More…

“Booker Harris Added To Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff” Art U Urban Knights “(Will) Freedman and the Cougar Culture” John Bynum/Signal The Light Basketball Frank Knight: “The 1st Annual Oscar Frayer Invitational – Saturday December 4th. Come out and support this inaugural event. Games will be played at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. It will  Read More…

Brennan Ramirez is laser-like both on and off the court. The 6-foot-2 Enterprise High guard zeroes in on basketball as the top long and mid-range shooter in the Butte County prep ranks and also maintains a bedrock practice of retaining focus in the classroom and with his personal relationships. Taking a unique route, Ramirez did  Read More…

“(Mike) Marcial has Bulldogs barking in Norcal” John Bynum, Signal The Light Basketball Tyler Harris: “Blessed receive an offer from Santa Barbara.” Now at Salesian Prep, the 2023 6-foot-7 Harris also owns offers from San Jose State University, Fresno State, San Diego State, UTEP, Cal Poly and Eastern Washington. Derrick Claxton: “Top Five” It’s Sacramento  Read More…

High Level: “2022 6’7 SF Top-60 prospect Jaylen Thompson of SoCal Academy has committed to Stanford. He chose Stanford over Arizona State, USC, San Diego State and San Jose State.” Thompson formerly attended St. Joseph Notre Dame. An eight-year assistant up in Oroville, Jack Martin is the new new head coach at Butte College as  Read More…

6-foot and 160 pounds are not eye-popping physical numbers, especially in basketball. But with excellent hand-to-ball control, a quick first step plus a very low dribble when starting a penetration, possessing the ability to immediately stop and then start again and making on-target passes that feed the shooting rhythm of teammates, all make DeMarreya Lewis-Cooper  Read More…

Need a basket or a defensive presence? How about a pass reception or maybe an interception? Got any track events requiring jumping high or long? Who you going to call? 6-foot-3, 180 Noah Thomas of Pleasant Valley High (Chico) and the Norcal Ducks, that’s who. The definition of versatility, the 2022 prospect participates, no, make  Read More…

If a three-point shooting contest ever becomes a segment of the various prep summer all star events held in the Bay Area and northern California, the Vegas house money would be on 6-foot-3 Pasha Goodarzi, a 2023 guard out of Valley Christian High, as the favorite. Already in possession of a trio of offers from  Read More…

“Yellow Jackets Fall Ball Classic | Preview Sept 25-26/Simply Basketball” “NorCal AOG Invite West Coast Elite returns to NorCal for the first time since pre COVID Sept 18-19 Dublin HS & Surrounding Gyms Boys & Girls 9U-17U @BeTheBeastBTB Live Stream http://westcoastelitebasketball.com“ College of San Mateo Men’s Basketball: “CSM Fall Jamboree Sept 24-25! Great opportunity to  Read More…

“Vanden’s Takai Emerson-Hardy MVP of 2021 NorCal Clash  Vanden wing scores game-high 27 points to lead Class of 2022 to 10-point win over Class of 2023 in 12th annual showcase” Mitch Stephens “Aaron Gordon, Nuggets Hope To Agree On Extension” Alex Kirschenbaum Team Rampage Basketball: “Congrats to 6’7’ Wing Will Heimbrodt (2022) on receiving his first  Read More…

Gerry Freitas: “Nor Cal Clash MVP: Takai Emerson-Hardy from Vanden High. Lead all scorers in the game with 27 points” Boxscore “SAM KIRBY NAMED ASSISTANT MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH” Sacramento State athletics “Larsen out as Menlo School boys basketball coach” Glenn Reeves Coach Tim Miles and his San Jose State University staff have been busy on  Read More…

Sherman Holmes was hired in 2020 to helm the Ohlone College men’s basketball program but Covid-19 prevented the Renegades from ever talking to the court. Besides being a coach and a school counselor, Holmes is also the author of three books with a fourth due out soon. “Holmes Brings It On and Off the Court”  Read More…

Gerry Freitas: “NorCal Clash – Sunday August 29 at Cornerstone Christian High 3:00 PM”  Scott Greenman: “About a month ago I watched a kid listed as 6’10” play against a kid listed as 6’8” and the kid listed at 6’8” was a half inch taller than the kid listed as 6’10” and neither of them  Read More…

6-foot-10 grad transfer Justin Brown has signed with Coach Justin Argenal and Dominican University. He first attended Chattanooga and then Wagner University. Also, 6-foot-4 Zamaria (Berkeley High/College of Marin/Holy Names University) Odom is now at Dominican. “‘He was obsessed’: Argenal driven in basketball from early age” Scottie Bordelon A Gus Argenal feature. “Recruiting Roundup: Jordan  Read More…

Rocco Miller: “Former UW and Portland State player, Elijah Hardy, is transferring to Cal State Northridge per his Instagram page.” The 6-foot-2 Hardy is out of Bishop O’Dowd. He’ll be playing for interim head coach Trent Johnson. Jake Lieberman: “2022 Miles Byrd from Lincoln (CA) HS will be announcing his top eight schools on Saturday.  Read More…

Jake Lieberman: “2022 6’5 guard Oziyah Sellers has just committed to USC, he’s told me. Great shooter who will thrive in the Pac-12. Sellers held offers from a ton of programs.” Congrats to Sellers, formerly of Modesto Christian High. As for Nor Cal programs pursuing him, USF, Santa Clara and San Jose State University also  Read More…

Dylan Hayman owns a win over Sisyphus, bouncing the rock to and over the top of the proverbial hill amidst pressure of a looming deadline. Now the 6-foot-6, 195 Healdsburg High graduate is headed to San Antonio, Southland Conference member University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), in particular. “I wasn’t discouraged because I knew something  Read More…

Jake Ensminger: “First off: Thank you Mom and Dad for always believing in me and being my #1 supporters! Big thanks to @HerbSendek @SCUBroncos for this amazing opportunity. With that being said, I am officially committing to Santa Clara University!” A 2022 talent, Ensminger is a 6-foot-8 shooter coming from the Orange Academy in Germany.  Read More…

“Marcus Schroeder Joins De La Salle High School as Head Varsity Basketball Coach” DLS athletics Schroeder was the associate head coach on Randy Bennett’s Gael staff. DLS will continue its success and Schroeder’s time away from family will lessen tremendously. Schroeder’s jump to De La Salle High leaves an opening in Moraga. Justin Joyner and  Read More…

  Mahda Fallay is thankful to many. The 6-foot-6 2021 Moreau Catholic High and Lakeshow talent recently signed with Stanislaus State and while that is certainly a substantial accomplishment, the blessings he offers to those who aided him in his journey also stand out as indicators of Fallay’s high level maturity and discernment. In detailing  Read More…