The development of the Keystone Oil Pipeline coming out of Canada and down through the heartland of America, including the state of Montana, has provoked all sorts of controversy and contention. In contrast, Montana Head Coach Travis DeCuire and Associate Head Coach Chris Cobb have quietly created their own conduit in just five short years,  Read More…

Below is the Fresno City College men’s basketball Fall roster: the Rams always seem to annually make their way into the state Final Four. Mohammed Adam G 6-2 Fr. Monterey, Calif./Monterey Ronald Agebsar G/F 6-5 So. Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon Bryce Barton F 6-4 Fr. Fresno, Calif./Clovis East Jaydan Bray-Williams G 6-2 Fr. Lemoore, Calif./Lemoore Keshawn Bruner  Read More…

It isn’t the norm for a prospect to commit to a school and coach (heavy emphasis on the latter in this case) while still a junior. However, 2021 6-foot-2 Archbishop Mitty guard Mike Mitchell performed his due diligence, received unanimous ‘thumbs-up’ feedback from those in the know and then made the call recently to attend  Read More…

Here’s a look at the San Jose State University (SJSU) men’s basketball program and the prospective Spartan recruiting class for the upcoming November signing period. SJSU posted 4-26 overall, 1-17 Mountain West Conference records followed by 4-27, 1-17 in the initial two seasons under former Colorado assistant Jean Prioleau, who signed a five-year contract when  Read More…

Dominican Basketball Coaching Clinic Final Schedule Set The schedule of speakers for the Dominican Basketball Coaching Clinic on September 14th, 2019 has been released. The clinic will take place at the Conlan Center (1475 Grand Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901) located on the Dominican University campus. *Cost of admission will be $50 for an individual  Read More…

Cal State East Bay Coach Bryan Rooney has yet to receive the recognition he justly deserves. Maybe it’s due to the lack of overall publicity garnered by college basketball in the Bay Area or his not coaching at the D1 level but after ten seasons, 200 wins, seven California Pacific Conference championships and five NAIA  Read More…

“University of Utah transfer commits to Montana men’s basketball team” Kyle Hansen Naseem Gaskin moves to Missoula as Chris Cobb works his magic again. Might Damian Lilliard have ventured instead to Montana (rather than Weber State) if Cobb was there at the time? Just speculating. Jeff Goodman: “Former Top 100 recruit and Oregon forward Miles  Read More…

Simply Basketball is presenting the Nor Cal Clash on August 25: Here are the rosters which feature loads of interesting 2020 and 2021 prospects facing off. Gerry Freitas: “Bay Area Competition Clinic is Sat Sept 7 at Nor Cal Courts in Martinez 12-9 pm. open to individuals & teams in all hi school grades (2020,  Read More…

“‘He was Reggie Miller with a handle’: Thirty years ago, the NBA lost Ricky Berry Friends and teammates reflect on the day the Kings guard committed suicide” Marc J. Spears Thank you Marc J Spears for remembering Ricky Berry. “Kris Weems named head coach of Santa Cruz Warriors” Jim Seimas Verbal Commits: “2020 Dream City  Read More…

Michael Mitchell: The 6-foot-2 Archbishop Mitty junior was offered by Coach Lorenzo Romar on June 29. USC, San Diego State, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara also extended invites to come aboard. “Dons Add Center Jonas Visser for 2019-20 Season” USF athletics Corey Evans: “San Francisco has offered 2020 Spire guard Omer Kucuk” The 6-foot-2  Read More…

Here are the rosters for the upcoming (August 25 @ 3:00 p.m.) Nor Cal Clash (to be held at Chabot College) featuring talents from the 2020 and 2021 classes. Verbal Commits: “Utah G Naseem Gaskin (RS FR) has entered the transfer portal.” He initially went a bit too high — curious timing, too. Gaskin can  Read More…

Brice Fantazia: “Congrats to our guy and single game 3 point record holder Baljeezy for committing to D2 Stanislaus St. The first commit in all of Northern California for the 2020 class. Terrific coaching staff gets a terrific young man! McBasketball” 6-foot Modesto Christian 2020 guard Baljot Sahi is off the board. Bryce Monroe: “Blessed  Read More…

Verbal Commits: “2020 Golden State Prep (CA) G Chance McMillian has received an offer from Saint Mary’s.” Montana and Washington State offered earlier. Why wasn’t McMillian similarly offered directly out of high school since that was just a few months ago? “Former Marin stars Jesse Hunt, Kyle Roach sign pro basketball deals” Danny Schmidt “MC  Read More…

Due to the scarcity of material, these Nor Cal Basketball posts are moving to a once-a-week publishing schedule until October/November. Verbal Commits: “San Francisco F Dylan Belquist (FR) is leaving the program.” Out of Los Gatos High, the 6-foot-7 Belquist redshirted this past season as a freshman. Ryan Silver: “2020 Peyton Mullarkey/Branson / LakeshowAAU picks  Read More…

Verbal Commits: “2020 Golden State Prep (CA) G Chance McMillian has received an offer from Washington State.” Montana offered last week. Elias King: “I have decommitted from UMass Lowell and I’m re-opening my recruitment.” King is 6-foot-8 and out of Jesuit High. He played at IMG in Florida this season. Jonathan Ned: “Just received my  Read More…

Skyline College Basketball: “Congratulations to Jake Salinero on his commitment to Sonoma State University. Jake has worked tirelessly to earn this opportunity. He is the ultimate teammate and his presence in our program will be missed. Happy to see another LOCAL player achieving” The 6-foot-1 Salinero prepped at Half Moon Bay High and averaged 5.9 points,  Read More…

Gerry Freitas: “Nor Cal Summer Preview Sunday July 7 at Chabot College in Hayward. Warmup/preparation for the upcoming live period (July 11-14). $250 per team. Everyone plays 2 games. Info: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com. Register: Hoop Review Chance McMillian: “Beyond blessed to receive an offer from the University of Montana!” McMillian is a 6-foot-2 2020 guard out of  Read More…

“USF Dons basketball lands top point guard transfer Milstead Moreau Catholic star point guard Damari Milstead transfers from Grand Canyon University to USF” Ryan Gorcey “Prolific Prep co-director Philippe Doherty part of impressive family coaching tree” Cyril Penn Alisal Athletics: “Congratulations  to Sebastian Reynoso for signing with the College of Southern Idaho to play basketball.  Read More…

CCSF Men’s Basketball: “Congrats to state champ Mike Wright on signing with @coachdfrench and @CalStateLAMBB.” Cal State Los Angeles is getting a solid talent who will help in a number of areas. Out of McClymonds High and at 6-foot-6, he averaged 8.3 points plus 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 47%, 40% and 62% respectively  Read More…

Looking at the transfers of Logan Johnson and Damari  Milstead College players transfer. The reasons for doing so are multiple: homesickness, grades, lack of playing opportunity, evolving family situations, etc. Keeping the above in mind, Logan (St. Francis High) Johnson has completed his transfer from Cincinnati to St. Mary’s. The 6-foot-3 freshman didn’t play much  Read More…

Hoop Dirt: “I have heard that Devin Aye will be named as the new head basketball coach at San Jose City  College. He was most recently the head coach and AD at Copper Mountain College, and has also been the head coach at both Cosumnes River CC and Lassen CC.” Gladiator Basketball: “Gladiator Basketball is  Read More…

Logan Johnson: “Strictly business 😤 #committed #gaels” Johnson will need to redshirt the upcoming season with St. Mary’s. He also visited Fresno State. From his mother Jennifer Johnson: Damari Milstead: “I would like to thanks GCU for an amazing 2 years. I would like to thank Coach Majerle and staff for giving me the opportunity  Read More…

Ethan Richardson: Richardson is 6-foot-10, 245 and formerly out of Madera High and City College of San Francisco. He averaged 16.3 points, 7.4 boards and 2.0 assists this past season at Fresno City College shooting 64%, 50% and 63% respectively. Here’s a March 27 article on Richardson. Pierre Cockrell II: “Committed” (to Pacific) The 6-foot-2  Read More…