Mahda Fallay: “Super Honored and Blessed to announce that I will be committing to Stanislaus State University. Thank you to my Family/Friends, all the Coaches, Trainers, Teachers, and Teammates that helped me get this far! Turlock Let’s Rock”

Fallay is 6-foot-6, out of Moreau Catholic High and also with Lakeshow Hoops.

Out of San Joaquin Memorial High and nationally ranked, 6-foot- 5 guard JoJo Hunter is remaining home to play with the Fresno State Bulldogs.

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“Gavilan men’s basketball team on track to rebound after canceled season” Emanuel Lee

Nor Cal Underclass Showcase

• Exposure opportunity for classes of 2023, 2024, 2025
• Sunday August 8 at Soldiertown in Oakland from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
• -skill session and two games for each player
• Coverage by Prep Hoops, Nor Cal Preps, California Preps, Hoop Review
• -all games will be live streamed by Baller TV
• Entry fee is $105 per player
• To register go to: www.courtsupremebasketball.com
• for more info email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com or coachmlmc@yahoo.com

The North Bay Basketball Academy (Marin and Sonoma and Napa counties) has training sessions taking place in August.

“End mock draft and draft grade culture  Acting like we know things when even NBA GMs apparently don’t know things is getting old”

Solid insights in this piece.

Sacramento State Men’s Basketball: “After a dominant season in Ukraine, former Hornet Joshua Patton has signed to play with Sporting CP in the Portuguese Basketball League. He leaves for Portugal tomorrow. Congratulations and good luck”

The 6-foot-8 Patton is out of Sierra High.

“KK Buducnost lands DJ Seeley” Emiliano Carchia

The 6-foot-4 Seeley is out of Cal State Fullerton, California and Modesto Christian High.

Overtime: “Kyree Walker signs with the WIZARDS for the Summer League”

“Ex-Nevada basketball coach Trent Johnson takes Cal State Northridge’s interim role” Chris Murray

Johnson also headed the Stanford program.

Will Johnson: “Very excited to take the next step in my basketball journey. A huge thank you to the Humboldt State coaching staff for believing in me and my game! Ready to get started”

With Marques Johnson as his grandfather, the 6-foot-1 Johnson is out of the Southland and a transfer from Oregon.

Logan Colts Boys Basketball: “The James Logan boy’s basketball program has been at the center of my life for the past seven years and I will always have a special place for this high school basketball program in my heart. Thank you, James Logan High School – Coach Mel”

Here’s a 2017 feature on Easley.

Out of St. Mary’s High (Albany), 6-foot-5 Neville Richardson III has signed with Cal Lutheran University. He also played on the offensive and defensive lines in football at St. Mary’s.

“Four-star Miles Byrd coming off of a big summer” Eric Bossi

Per Verbal Commits: Other 2021 Byrd offers in addition to those listed: San Jose State University, Minnesota, San Diego State University, New Mexico and Colorado State.

“TJ Shorts II signs with HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim” Alessandro Maggi

“Faces of Ohlone | (Sherman) Holmes Brings It On and Off the Court” Tina Vossugh

Holmes will finally get the opportunity to lead his team on to the court later this year.

Boston University Men’s Basketball: “Congrats to 3x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member @garrett_pascoe on being named to the @NABC1927 Honors Court!”.

He’s a 6-foot-3 guard out of Clayton Valley Charter.

Pasha Goodarzi: “Grateful and excited for the upcoming visit and offer from UC Santa Barbara. Thank you to coach Pasternack for the opportunity!”

Goodarzi is a 2023 6-foot-3 guard with Valley Christian-San Jose and the Oakland Soldiers. He also has a DePaul offer.

Team Rampage Basketball: “6’7’ wing Will Heimbrodt (2022) was one of the standouts at the @WCEBball Summer Challenge  Finished the weekend averaging 17 ppg 10 rpg and 4 BLOCKS PER GAME! He was everywhere and played both ends at a high level. Somebody will be getting a sleeper!! And he is still 16!”

WCC Basketball Expert: “Pacific has released their 2021-2022 roster however Nigel Shadd is not on it. Another thing to note is Greydon Edwards joining the team as a preferred walk on.”

Edwards is a 6-foot freshman guard, Shadd a 6-f00t-9 junior transfer from Kansas State who played in 11 games, at 12.5 minutes a contest, averaging 2.7 points and 3.0 rebounds last season.

From back in May:

Miles Keefe: “Very excited to announce my commitment to UC Riverside. Extremely grateful for the opportunity. The work is only beginning”

Keefe is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard at Southern California Academy for the 2021-21 season and formerly at The Branson School. He also had an offer from Washington.

Simpson Red Hawks: “SIGNING ALERT!! @SUMensBball inks Redding’s own Jonny Cruz from Shasta College and Foothill High School!

Cruz is a 6-foot guard.

“San Francisco’s Patrick Tapé has received a waiver from the NCAA and is eligible for the 21-22 season” USF Dons Reddit

The 6-foot-9 Tapé is a former Dookie and Columbia Lion. He already owns a graduate degree in business management.

“Dons Sign Forward Ndewedo Newbury for 2021-22” USF Dons athletics

Finally officially announced. He’s 6-foot-7, 240.

Jake Lieberman: “2022 6’3 PG Devon Arlington from San Marcos HS and GamePoint has named his final seven schools: Yale, UC Davis, Columbia, New Mexico, Dartmouth, Rice, and Boston U. Arlington was just named All State First Team. All CIF League Player of the Year.”

College of San Mateo Men’s Basketball: “Bulldog family, join us in celebration of Coach @NickHilton11 acceptance in his new position @ChadronStateMBB! We are proud of you Coach Nick! Thank you for your commitment to the Bulldog program, good luck on your new journey! You will be missed!”

Rose City Ballers: “Excited to announce that our Associate Director @EricksonBrendan has accepted the Varsity Head Coaching job at Del Campo High”

West Coast Elite: “6’3” G Aidan Mahaney of Campolindo (2022) has picked up an offer from Yale!”

He already has a ton of offers, hard to see a turning down of Stanford.

“DAWSON, DEMPS, DICKSON AND McKINNEY TO BE INDUCTED INTO SACRAMENTO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ON SEPT. 8” Sacramento State athletics

Cody Demps is out of Pleasant Grove High and a member of the NBA G League Ignite squad.

John Dickson is out of Fairfield High and has primarily played professionally in South America but also in Iraq (of all places!).

Mikh McKinney is out of Washington High and Ohlone College while playing professionally in Belgium, Macau and the G League Delaware 87ers.

Tyler Harris has a history of making successful choices and recently displayed that aptitude once again when he signed with College of Idaho. The 6-foot-10, 240 Harris graduated from Scotts Valley High in 2018 and selected Gavilan College and Coach Dallas Jensen as his next venue. A 27-3 record ensued.

When Jensen moved on to College of the Sequoias, Harris followed and redshirted as the Giants finished 24-6. Then in the COVID truncated 2020-21 season, COS finished 8-1 with Harris, in seven games, five starts and 15.7 minutes an outing, providing 6.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots.

At the end of May, Jensen circulated Harris’ highlights on the ‘net and the College of Idaho coaching staff responded. Harris traveled on an official trip to Caldwell, Idaho (30 miles northwest of Boise) in early June, enjoyed himself and committed a week later. His itinerary included “a tour of the campus, meeting with an academic counselor and the head of the business program, an open run in the gym and hanging out afterwards with some of the players.”

Why College of Idaho?

His reasons for committing? “I liked how successful the program is and that as a business major I can also have two or three minors.” For background, Coach Colby Blaine owns a 78-27 record in four seasons as well as nabbing an NAIA D2 Coach of the Year award. College of Idaho is a private school with a student body of 1,000.

Remaining focused, Harris obviously experienced satisfaction after signing — “I earned it and deserved it” — but tempered that with “okay, this is the next step I need to do in order to get to the next step.”

Harris’ Strengths

What will the Coyote program be receiving from him? “My leadership and work ethic, I have a couple of years of experience and I take no days off. There’s my size and IQ and my scoring, my rebounding  and being big and tall on defense. I just want to help my team out however possible.” He’ll be positioned as a stretch five and a four.

In a signing article at the College of Idaho athletics site, Coach Blaine said, “Tyler will give us great size and skill at our center position. We were drawn to Tyler immediately as he is coming from a great junior college program, College of the Sequoias. He has been well coached and made huge strides over the last couple years. Tyler’s best basketball is ahead of him. With soft hands, great basketball IQ and the ability to shoot from 3, Tyler has the tools to be very successful within our program. We look forward to his growth over the next three years.”

Asked to name his basketball influences, Harris offered, “definitely Dallas (Jensen) because he was big in this whole process and Myron Epps, my current trainer.”

He has three years of eligibility remaining.

Word is that former Newark Memorial Coach Craig Ashmore is joining Cal State East Bay Coach Brian Rooney’s staff.

Ashmore is a graduate of the school back when it was known as Cal State Hayward and he also played basketball there.

Verbal Commits: “2021 Seattle Academy (WA) G Leo DeBruhl has committed to UC Davis.”

He’s a 6-foot-2 point out of first the Portland area and then Seattle. Here’s a superb feature on the last year or so for DeBruhl.

Verbal Commits: “Sacramento State F David Jones (FR) has entered the transfer portal.”

Out of Grant High, he’s 6-foot-8 and very athletic. Jones’ shotblocking and rebounding will help a team but his offensive skills set needs bettering.

“(Mike) Reynoso) hired to coach men’s basketball at Foothill College“ Glenn Reeves

Out of Tokyo, 6-foot point Keito Kasaki will be attending West Valley College while playing for Coach Danny Yoshikawa.

“Dominic Artis joins Cholet” Dario Skerletic

The 6-foot-2 Artis is out of Oregon, UTEP and Salesian Prep.

6-foot-9 redshirt sophomore Gabriel (Modesto Christian High) Murphy averaged 6.1 points and 4.7 boards this past season at Northwest Nazarene University while shooting 64%, 50% and 63% respectively. His 16 blocked shots led the team as he enjoyed 18 games/starts and played 16.3 minutes per outing.

Out of Buchanan High in Clovis, 6-foot-4 Coby Barnes has signed with Point Loma Nazarene University.  Another Barnes feature.

Rose City Ballers: “6’4 @ZayHinds lockdown defender will attend Gold State Prep next year.”

Hinds is out of Heritage High.

Don’t forget that 6-foot-6 Viktor (Branson School/Golden State Prep) Rajkovic is still with the Seattle University program. A starter in the Redhawks opener last season, he injured his knee five minutes into the game and missed the rest of the season.

Emiliano Carchia: “Frankie Ferrari will play for the Utah Jazz in the NBA Summer League, sources tell @Sportando”

Ferrari is a former USF backcourter.

A Hilltop Hoops update on Jordan Ratinho, another former Don guard.

“David Fizdale seeks a deeper purpose as he prepares to return to NBA coaching  After losing jobs in New York and Memphis, he’s got a new view on what’s important” Jesse Washington

We all too often forget that these coaches and players are human like the rest of us.

“Yup, I Used To Believe That Georgetown University Was An HBCU. Here’s Why  The basketball team was so Black that it made the university Black by osmosis” Damon Young

“TALKIN’ HOOPS Columbia’s Hoyt discusses the state of Jumper Nation” Guy Dossi

UC Merced Men’s Basketball: “Welcome to the family, Dedrick Martin”

Martin is 6-foot-8 and out of the Southland.

Missed this one – Noah Stapes: “I want to thank all the coaches and schools that have reached out and shown interest in me these past couple weeks, I appreciate all of it! With that being said I am excited to announce I will be joining @CevinMeador and @coachike25 to play at Cal St Monterey Bay next year!”

The 6-foot-5 Stapes is out of St. Francis High and Point Loma Nazarene University and will be a graduate student.

However, Cevin Meador has moved north to Chico State as an assistant coach to Greg Clink.

6-foot-3 Thomas Nelson has returned from Flagler College and is a member of Coach Tae Norwood’s 2021-22 Humboldt State roster. He is out of Arcata High and College of the Redwoods.

6-foot-4 Andrew Mork has also come back to play for Norwood. Out of Freedom High, he played at Metro State in Denver and then Las Positas College followed by redshirting at California University in Pennsylvania last season.

Other Golden State residents on Norwood’s roster are 6-foot-6 Brandon Recek formerly of Clovis West High, Yuba College and Northwest Nazarene as well as 6-foot-6 Austin (San Leandro High/City College San Francisco) Norris plus 6-foot-5 Derek (Valley Christian High/Gavilan College/Hawaii Pacific) Burgess II.

“Longtime Butte College basketball coach John Abell dies at 85” Sharon Martin

The Sheffield Sharks: “Welcome back to Jordan Ratinho for the upcoming 2021-22 season.”

The Sheffield Sharks play in the British Basketball Association and Ratinho is out of USF and De La Salle High.

A Jon Wilner projection: “Coach of the Year: Washington State’s Kyle Smith. Entering his third season, Smith has overhauled the roster, maximized his personnel and positioned the Cougars for their first winning season in conference play since 2008. His work in Pullman — a stretch engulfed by the pandemic — has been extremely impressive. Also considered: UCLA’s Mick Cronin, Oregon’s Dana Altman and Utah’s Craig Smith”

Smith keeps successfully producing wherever he is coaching.

On this year’s CCAA Winter Academic Honor Roll this year are a pair of northern California talents attending Chico State:

“… (Kevin) Warren, a 2018–19 CCAA Winter All-Academic award winner, now has a total of four conference academic honors to his credit. In the 2019–20 academic year, Warren earned the CCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Scholar Award and was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court. Warren received a D2ADA Academic Achievement Award in 2018–19…”

and

“…(Colby) Orr collected his second straight CCAA Winter academic award; he was also named to the NABC Honors Court in 2019–20 and owns owns an additional CCAA All-Academic Award and a D2ADA Academic Achievement Award…”

Warren is out of St. Mary’s High (Albany) and Cal State Monterey Bay while Orr is a De La Salle alum and a Citrus College graduate.

“In order to be selected to the CCAA Winter Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be of sophomore athletic standing or higher, and own a 3.3 cumulative GPA or better while being eligible to compete in a conference-sponsored sport in that season…”

On Luke Adams’ list of early entrants for the 2021 NBA draft:

• Arinze Chidom, F, UC-Riverside
• Oscar Da Silva, F, Stanford
• Christian Terrell, G, Sacramento State
• Kyree Walker, G/F, Hillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) (post-graduate)
• Ziaire Williams, F, Stanford (freshman)

14th annual Nor Cal Tip Off Classic Schedule

Saturday November 27 at Dublin High School

Game 1: 9:30 AM Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) vs Woodside Priory (Portola Valley)

Game 2: 11:00 AMLincoln (Stockton) vs Clayton Valley (Concord)

Game 3: 12:30 PMDe La Salle (Concord) vs Elk Grove

Game 4: 2:00 PM Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) vs Inderkum (Sacramento)

Game 5: 3:30 PM Riordan (San Francisco) vs Heritage Christian (Northridge)

Game 6: 5:15 PM Oakland Tech vs Vanden (Fairfield)

Game 7: 7:00 PM Modesto Christian vs San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno)

Game 8: 8:30 PM Dublin vs Campolindo (Moraga)

“De La Salle basketball coach Justin Argenal leaves program for DII job  After five seasons at the powerhouse high school, Argenal will become the head coach at Dominican, a Division II program in San Rafael” Wes Goldberg

“‘We’re moving in the right direction’: Black coaching hires in NBA bring excitement  Seven Black coaches will fill the eight head coach openings this offseason” Marc J. Spears

“Nigeria announces final Tokyo 2020 roster with 8 NBA players” Ennio Terrasi Borghesan

Gabe (St. Mary’s of Stockton/UC Santa Barbara) Vincent made the cut.

William FitzPatrick is working it on and off the court for Sacramento State.

Another academic honor.

Already with a degree in Communications Studies and a 3.78 grade point average, the 6-foot-3 guard is out of Vista del Lago High and Folsom Lake College. He averaged 9.9 points this past season while shooting 40%, 42% and 75% respectively.

Reedley Mens Basketball: “Huge welcome to Darnell Naeole! Valley Champ and State runner-up, his sharp-shooting from NBA range and toughness fits perfectly in our system. A varsity player for 4 years, he understands what it take to be great! Welcome Darnell!”

Naeole is out of Roosevelt High in Fresno.

Jeff Goodman: “Cal State Northridge moving in direction to relieve Mark Gottfried of his duties after potential NCAA violation. Trent Johnson likely to replace Gottfried as interim head coach for the season, source told”

Craig Doty: “What people think coaching is: *Gameday coaching *Drawing up plays *Winning championships *Big contracts

What coaching really is: *Developing youth *Managing conflict *Creating culture *Academic monitoring *Fundraising & service *Time away from family *Practice, film & scouting”

Oziyah Sellers: “Blessed to receive an offer from Santa Clara University!”

How he gets down to a Top Three seems impossible. Will his final choice be beyond the Pac-12? (Arizona State, USC, Washington, Washington State have offered.

Miles Byrd: “Beyond honored to have received an offer from my hometown school, University of the Pacific!”

What was the delay? Like Sellers, Byrd’s whittling down process will be fascinating.

Hilltop Hoops: “USF offers 6’10” 2022 PF Luke Hunger (Northfield Mount Hermon HS | Montreal, Canada)”

Where’s the beef? It’s on Hunger who scales up at 255 pounds.

Maximus Nelson: “Had a great talk with @CoachKyleVogt and am blessed to have received a scholarship offer from @ucdavismbb”

Besides sporting a great first name, Nelson is 6-foot-8, 225 and out of Wisconsin. He owns a total of 11 offers.

Jaden Alexander: “After talking with my family and coaches I’ve decided to announce I will be reclassifying to the ’22 class”

He’s 6-foot-4 and attending St. Patrick St. Vincent. Interesting move since most youngsters want to enter college ball sooner rather than later. Has size, athleticism and is coming off a tremendous season.

Porterville College Pirate Athletics: “PC Welcomes Division 1 standout and former pro athlete Amaurys Fermin as the New Pirates Head Basketball Coach! Welcome, Coach Fermin!” link to article

Derrick Jones: “Merritt College welcomes late addition @justinboateng to the 2021-2022 team. A 6’5” PG with 4yr experience will add size and skill to the T-Bird roster”

Boateng played at Montreat College in North Carolina this past season.

6-foot-2 Davion Wright of Franklin High and Play Hard, Play Smart has received an offer from Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Emiliano Carchia: “TJ Shorts has reached an agreement with Crailsheim Merlins, sources tell @Sportando. Shorts averaged 14.3ppg, 2.8rpg and 5.3apg in Bundesliga with Hamburg Towers this past season.”

Out of UC Davis, Shorts was the 2018 Big West Conference Player of the Year.

“WCE SUMMER CLASSIC LIVE PERIOD EVENT WCE CENTRAL PROGRAM 17U SCOUTING REPORT” 661 Hoops Live

Academy of Art Coach Scott Waterman adds eight new players to his roster.

and

“Men’s Hoops Adds Gabe Palmquist-Clark To Coaching Staff” Academy of Art athletics

Gerry Freitas: “Nor Cal Underclass Showcase Exposure opportunity for 2023/2024/2025 Sun Aug 8 at Soldiertown in Oakland 11-4 -skill session & 2 games for each player -all games live streamed by Baller TV Entry $105 per player register: http://courtsupremebasketball.com or inf: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com“

Simply Basketball: “Excited to announce the inaugural Battle Of NorCal. Top players will have a chance to rep their region in an All-Star tournament! Who got the best players in Norcal? Bay, Sac, Fresno, Stockton?

August 21, 2021  Modesto Christian HS ROSTERS ANNOUNCED EARLY AUGUST”

WCC Basketball Expert: “After watching all of Augustus Marciulionis’ Fiba U-19 games, I have a few thoughts. He will not be the scoring guard that St. Mary’s needs but he will make the team better through his passing. His vision is incredible and he is able to pick out players that most wouldn’t.”

and

WCC Basketball Expert: “He has a good game around the basketball but seeks out contact rather than just focusing on making the layup. Augustus has a high IQ and he should be able to play right away. I see Augustus as an all conference player in the future and someone who will lead the WCC in assists.”

2021 6-foot-3 talent Da Mari Tate, out of Los Banos High and the Stockton Soldiers, has received an offer from Carroll College located in Montana.

Stockton Soldiers Basketball: “Congratulations to our own Carter Miles in receiving another offer from University of Pennsylvania.”

He’s a 6-foot-3 2022 guard attending McClatchy High.

Chabot Basketball: “6’8 F Skylar Robinson made the Top 20 All star game and performed well with gaining a victory along with 10pts and 7rebs in his final game.”

Robinson’s post-basketball future will be fascinating: politics? law? business? Whatever he chooses, he will have a societal impact.

Luke Adams: “Maccabi Tel Aviv also recently announced the signing of an NBA free agent, announcing in a press release that James Nunnally was joining the team on a one-year contract with a second-year option. Nunnally has plenty of EuroLeague experience under his belt, but actually finished the 2020/21 season on an NBA roster, having signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans in April.”

Jamie Shaw: “(Elijah) Saunders was the breakout player of the day. Standing at 6-foot-8 with long arms and strong hands, Saunders did everything you want a four-man to do. Playing with the Compton Magic (Calif.) 3SSB team, Saunders knocked down two threes in the game. He rebounded strongly, with two hands, in traffic and he showcased some pop with multiple dunks and windmills.

In talking with Saunders after the game, he has a line of programs who are recruiting him. He said he is hearing the most from San Diego State, UNLV, St. Louis, New Mexico, St Mary’s and San Jose State…”

Saunders is a 2022 talent out of Arizona.

“University of Hartford athletes sue to stop school from moving to Division III athletics” Alex Putterman

Interesting move by the student-athletes.

“Caesar Smith ’98 Named Head Coach For SHC Boys Basketball” Clarissa Mendiola

Mark DeLuca: “Out today for lunch with the new @vcschools boys coach – my friend Ray Townsend. Wishing coach and the boys success, positive vibes and blessings.”

Oziyah Sellers: “Blessed to receive an offer from San Diego St. University!”

The college choice of the 6-foot-5 2022 talent will be difficult and fascinating.

“Five-star Oakland recruit becomes youngest pro basketball player in American history  Bishop O’Dowd’s Jalen Lewis will forgo final years of high school for Overtime Elite, new pro league based in Atlanta” Evan Webeck

Out of Skyline High/James Logan High, Tyler Junior College and East Carolina, 7-foot graduate transfer Edra Luster has signed to play at Northeastern State in Oklahoma. He played travel ball with Team Lillard.

Simpson Redhawks: “SIGNED!!! @SUMensBball receives commitment from D-II transfer Anthony Rice for the 2021-22 season!”

Rice is a 5-foot-11 guard out of Lenioir-Rhyne University in North Carolina.

Donald Rollman: “From red shirt walk-on to Captain to getting his 📚 paid for…WOW. Not sure what else needs to be said 🤷🏻‍♂️ he put in the work, stays grounded & humble & deserves it all. Ty Artis, we all couldn’t be more proud of who u are & what you’ll do!!! Ur built for it.”

Out of Peninsula College, Ty Artis has signed with William Jessup University in Rocklin. He averaged 13.1 points, 5.9 boards and 5.1 assists up in Washington last season.

“Maccabi Tel Aviv confirms Angelo Caloiaro for 2021-22 season” Ennio Terrasi Borghesan

Nicola Lupo: “Justin Briggs – 23-year-old forward out of D2 school Chico State – is signing back with the BCL qualifying team Kapfenberg Bulls in Austria, sources tell @Sportando”

Briggs is also out of River City High.

Sacramento State Men’s Basketball: “Congratulations to Ethan Esposito, who will begin his pro basketball career with APU Udine of the Serie A2 League in Italy! Esposito averaged 18.3 ppg for the Hornets last year, the second highest single-season mark in the program’s Div. I era.”

Chabot Basketball: “Solid day 1 showing for the 3 Gladiators invited to All American Juco Showcase Invitational in Atl. All will take there play to a higher level today in there final games. 6’0 PG Isaiah Veal @isaiah_veal 6’4 SG Isaiah Saams Hoy  @1ksaams 6’8 Skylar Robinson @RobinsonRoyalty”

Conference Breakout Players

“WCC: Leemet Bockler, wing, Saint Mary’s — The Gaels found a spot in the NIT after a disappointing season by their standards in a transition from losing Jordan Ford, Malik Fitts from the prior season. One of the bright spots was freshman sharpshooter Leemet Bockler, who averaged 5.5 points, on a phenomenal 42 percent from deep in 8 games before injury halted his season. The main struggle for SMC last season was the last of shooting — only shooting 29 percent as a team. If Bockler is healthy, he’ll assume a sizeable role because of his shooting ability. The Gaels didn’t add from the transfer portal, but getting both a healthy Bockler, and Alex Ducas back should resolve the shooting woes.”

W.C.P.S.C. Basketball: “Excited & Proud To Announce our newest Post Grad member, Be Skilled Prep Academy out of Vallejo, CA. Welcome to “The West Coast Prep Scholastic Conference” ! Let’s Change the narrative and start a legacy!”

“The Last Giant: The Cultural Clout of Willie Mays  Groucho and Grant, Sinatra and Dylan—Mays left stars starstruck. At age 90, he remains famous to the world-famous and envied by the enviable” Steve Rushin

Say Hey!

“LEONARD PERRY NAMED PACIFIC HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH”

“Dellavedova To Sign With Australian Team”

“Cal State Fullerton head men’s basketball coach Dedrique Taylor announced four new signees for the upcoming 2021-22 season…

 Damari Milstead | 6-2 | Guard | Oakland, Calif. | Transfer from University of San Francisco

• Played in 22 games in 2020-21 making four starts for the Dons…logged 331 minutes averaging 15.1 minutes per contest for his redshirt junior season
• Started 26 of 34 games at GCU as a sophomore and led team with 122 assists in the 2018-19 season
• 62% winning percentage in first two years at GCU before transferring to USF
• Winningest player in Moreau Catholic HS (100-29) school history
• The San Francisco Chronicle 2016-17 Boys Metro Player of the Year
• Won three North Coast Section titles in 4 years of HS

“Damari is an exceptional talent with a great deal of maturity and experience,” Taylor said. “He has a very high IQ and is interested in making others around him better, which leads to our version of success. We are fortunate to have him join us and excited to see his impact on our program.”

“Keelhauler Hoops signs five recruits” Cal Maritime athletics

Each of the quintet has either Bay Area or northern California ties.

Alvin Brooks III: “NCAA has cleared @BaylorMBB James Akinjo to play this season! Video recorded by @CoachJTang”

OUAZ Men’s Basketball: “Fired up to welcome 6’3 dynamic wing Keshawn Bruner to our class. Keshawn played at Fresno City College where he averaged 18 PPG on 60% shooting from the floor & 39% from 3. He was most recently at Bellevue University. Welcome Keshawn!”

That’s Ottawa University of Surprise, Arizona. Bruner is 6-foot-3 and originally out of Burbank High.

OUAZ Men’s Basketball: “And another one! 6’5 McKay Bundy from perennial power Fresno City College. Tough, smart, shoots it, dunks it, and will lead the country in drawn charges. Let’s go!”

Bundy is out of Beyer High.

“Mitty’s Michael Mitchell, The Chronicle’s Player of the Year, won’t be easily replaced” Mitch Stephens

WCC Basketball Expert: “My notes from Augustus Marciulionis vs Canada: -Canada struggled to stay in front of him in the first three quarters. In the fourth, they doubled him off screens and he struggled. -Amazing passer and Facilitator. Felt like he was always making the right pass. -Struggled shooting.” More

Chabot Basketball: “Gladiator Bball is excited to about the commitment of 3.0gpa 6’4 210 G/F Devin Mims from Mt. Tamalpais HS/SF Rebels AAU program. Devin is tough on d, athletic and skilled! Big thank you to SFRebels director Nate Ford!”

Coach McMiller last three signees will be bringing the beef.

Siskiyous Basketball: “Excited to add Nick Dore (6’4 forward) from Foothill HS in Palo Cedro, CA to our program. Nick was ranked #4 player in Shasta County by @ShastaCoSports this past season!Welcome to the family Nick!”

It appears 6-foot-7 Healdsburg High talent Dylan Hayman will be playing for Vermont Academy Boys Prep Basketball next season.

Talledega College Men’s Basketball: “We are excited to announce the addition of Camron Reece to our family! Cam averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg while shooting 65% from the field at Akron. At Sheridan he averaged 14.5 ppg on 67% shooting and 15.2 rpg. Cam is from Oakland, CA and played AAU for @teamlillardaau”

Don’t know what happened with him being announced as part of Pacific’s recruiting class.

Isaiah Kerr: “Found home. Excited to announce my commitment to play Division 1 basketball at the University of Montana. Thank you to Coach DeCuire and the entire coaching staff for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. Truly blessed” Full article

Kerr is a 6-foot-3 2022 St. Francis High guard

Chabot Basketball: “Gladiator Basketball is excited to announce the commitment of 6’2 CG Makaio Mims a HS qualifier 3.0 Gpa 2 sports (bball/track) 2X all league performer from James Logan HS & HC Melvin Easley!”

Gladiator Basketball: “Gladiator Bball is excited about the commitment of Lewis and Clark College Transfer 6’6 215 G/F Christian Pitcher. Christian has a 3.8 gpa is long, highly skilled with deep 3pt range and athleticism!”

Pitcher is out of Berean Christian High in Walnut Creek. Coach McMiller keeps adding pieces.

Miles Byrd: “After a great zoom with Coach Amaker and staff, I’m honored to announce that I have received an offer from Harvard University!!”

Just saying, how can anyone turn down Harrrrrvard?

College of the Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “@COSMBB is excited about the addition of 6’8” F Bryce Fitzgerald! A transfer from Final 4 participant Indian River, Bryce was selected all-conference last year. Skills to match the frame, he has the ability to play 3-5. Impact player! Welcome to the GIANTS family!”

Is this the Bryce Fitzgerald from Monterey Trail High?

College of the Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “@COSMBB is excited about the addition of 6’5” W George Carter III! George is a big time athlete who excels in transition. Ability to play above the rim and on the perimeter. An all-conference player as a FR, he’s one to keep an eye on! Welcome to the GIANTS family!”

Carter is out of Brookside Christian in Stockton and played his freshman season at Gavilan College.

Siskiyous Basketball: “Excited to add Jamare Rawls (6’2 wing) from Central Valley HS in Shasta Lake City, CA to our program. Jamare averaged 19.2 points per game this past season. Welcome to the family Jamare!”

Siskiyous Basketball: “Excited to add RV Hughes (6’4 post) from Yreka HS in Yreka, CA to our program. RV averaged 11.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this past season! Welcome to the family RV!

West Coast Elite: “6’3” G Aidan Mahaney of Campolindo (2022) on a visit to Stanford University!”

Gonna be hard to turn down The Farm if offered.

“Marcus Lee joins Yalova Basket” Dario Skerletic

“Historic team leaves legacy at Half Moon Bay High” Emma Spaeth

“Rahon Returns to Gaels as Director of Player Development” St. Mary’s athletics

Daily Dirt 7-02-2021

“…I have heard that San Francisco has promoted Director of Basketball Operations Jonathan Safir to assistant coach. Safir has been the DBO at USF since 2018, and had served in a similar role at Columbia before that. An official announcement is expected shortly…”

6-foot-3, Malachi Douyon is prodigiously competitive even though residing in laid-back Santa Cruz. His show-no-mercy tenacity — “I compete in everything, I always want to win” — comes across on the basketball court during games and as well as in practices and also in his academics where he owns a 4.6 grade point average at Pacific Collegiate School (PCS). It’s who he is, his identity.

In that regard, the 180-pound, 2022 guard sets no boundaries in the quest to better his basketball skills. Distance makes no difference as Douyon is currently traveling to Concord and Alameda multiple times a week to take part in the Team Arsenal 17U national team practices. He is a starter for Arsenal, having earned a promotion from the select team to the national squad a couple of months ago, positioned at the point, the two and as a wing. All while also putting in work with his local travel team organization, Hand Down, Man Down, where his father helps coach.

So what is the genesis of his drive? The son of an British mother who was active in gymnastics and an Haitian/Dominican streetball-playing father, Douyon attributes it to growing up against the latter on the court plus exposure to such fabled New York City hoops venues as Dyckman Park Uptown as well as the West Fourth Street Courts, home of the Cage, where competition is fierce and losing means a long afternoon on the sidelines. Family is another critical component for Douyon. “My Dad, my Mom and my brother always push me to my limits.”

This Season

As a result of his persistent efforts, Douyon enjoyed a breakout junior season, averaging 28 points and 11 boards, including burying eight tjrees in a recent league semifinals game. PCS Coach Duane Garner, who played at Kalamazoo College in Michigan and later coached the men’s and women’s UC Santa Cruz teams, offered a full-fledged explanation. “This is the first year we put the ball in his hands. Malachi made significant strides including refining his shot and continues to get better. His best skill is as a competitor but he’s a good all-around player who always arrives in big games. He would probably start on any high school team in the area.”

Asked to detail his top talents, Douyon offered, “my handles have gotten a lot better and I can get to the basket and also score from outside. I create for myself and my teammates and I also work hard on defense. I’m always training.” So much regarding working out that Garner has recommended some down time away from local pickup games.

Why Pacific Collegiate School

The choice of PCS, a highly touted charter school, came about “because they offer some of the best academics. Douyon describes his time there as “indescribably helpful.” Plus,  “by winning the MVP of my league, I’ve been able to create a buzz for my small prep school and helped them jump up two divisions in league play.”

A query about his best basketball moments brought “scoring 52 points for PCS in a summer league game” and an Arsenal matchup in Arizona “where we were down by 12 or 14 points with seven, eight minutes left but made a huge comeback. When we were down by two, I stole the ball and dunked to tie the game. The gym got super-hyped.”

Douyon went past and present in naming NBA talents he admires and the reasons why. “Vince Carter and Kawhi Leonard because they shoot the three, dunk and defend.” The 6-foot-6 Carter recently retired in 2020 after an amazing 22 seasons in the NBA.

Regarding recruiting, he said, “I’m excited for any opportunity to continue to compete at the next level and further my education as well. I’d be humbled and grateful to fulfill my full potential as an athlete and a growing person.”  Army recently reached out and made contact. “It came out of the blue. I was surprised by it.”

Keep in mind that the Douyon of today will be surpassed by the Douyon of the future. To mix sports metaphors, that’s his track record.

Jeff Goodman: “Ohio State big man transfer Ibrahima Diallo is headed to play at San Jose State for Tim Miles, source told @Stadium”

Out of Prolific Prep, he’s 6-foot-10, 220 with three seasons of eligibility remaining. The Spartans needed another big and Diallo fits the mold of other SJSU transfers in: potential, especially as a defender in his case, unrealized thus far.

“Welcome Coach Reynoso” Foothill College athletics

Alonzo Washington: “110% committed @HumboldtSt_MBB“

The 6-foot-5 Washington played for De La Salle and Lakeshow Hoops.

“Modesto Christian | Summer Classic All Tournament Team” Simply Basketball

“Previewing the Sacramento Pro-Am” Simply Basketball

“Simply Super Showcase (Standouts + Stock Risers)” Simply Basketball

Miles Byrd: “After a great official visit dinner with Coach Sendek and staff, I am honored to have received an offer from the Santa Clara University“

Byrd’s popularity is growing exponentially.

West Coast Elite: “6’5” G Cameron Thrower of Harvard Westlake (2022) has picked up an offer from Pacific!”

UC San Diego and New Mexico have also offered.

Lakeshow: “BJ Davis just picked up his first D1 offer from @calpolymbb and recent high D2 offer from @plnubasketball. BJ will make some noise this summer with Lakeshow 16u Elite.”

The 6-foot-1 Davis is a 2023 talent at Modesto Christian High..

Yaqub Mir: “Thank you to @UCSDmbb @CoachEricOlen @coachbook24 @CoachAllard for an invite to an unofficial visit. Had a great time!”

Mir is a 2023 6-foot-3 guard at Granite Bay High.

The top Lakeshow squad: 

“Damon Stoudamire reportedly a candidate to join Boston Celtics coaching staff” Justin Spears

Chico State Men’s Basketball: “Former Wildcat Isaiah Ellis and the Goldcoast Wallabies just won their league championship in Switzerland! Isaiah led the way with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in the championship game!”

The 6-foot-8 Ellis graduated from Antelope High.

Alex Sokol continues piling up academic honors. Now at Cal State Los Angeles, the 6-foot-6 Valley Christian graduate also played at Cal State Northridge

“Dominic Wilson Announces Commitment to Play Men’s Basketball at Skyline College“ Field Level

At 6-foot-4 and out of Archbishop Riordan High, he played travel ball with the Bay Area Warriors.

6-foot-5 Kareem Howze Jr. will be at Contra Costa College this coming season.

“COLIN KAEPERNICK, CONSEQUENCES, AND THE CULTURE” Langa C

I will always think of Curt Flood, who challenged the baseball hierarchy and won but also never received the credit he deserved.

“MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS GUARD AKILI EVANS” Sacramento State athletics

Dyersburg State: “Congrats to Gavin Wilburn for signing with Dyersburg State! Welcome to the Eagle family!”

Wilburn is a 2020 6-foot-4 guard out of Weston Ranch High. Dyersburg State is a community college in Tennessee.

This late June, 2020 tweet had him heading to San Diego City College at that point.

“Valley Christian’s DeLuca decides to step aside for coming season” Ethan Kassel

“Warriors considering hiring former Hawks Lloyd Pierce as assistant coach” Ennio Terrasi Borghesan

Pierce prepped at Yerba Buena High and graduated from Santa Clara.

“High school boys basketball: Bay Area News Group’s Fab 25 postseason honors” Darren Sabedra and Evan Webeck

Jake Lieberman: “Miles Byrd has now been offered by Colorado State. New Mexico offered him as well. He’ll visit Santa Clara on an unofficial visit start tomorrow.”

Missed this from earlier:

“Solomon Young says he won’t return for 2021-22 season” Zane Douglas

Verbal Commits: “San Francisco G Anthony Roy (FR) has entered the transfer portal”

Wonder if he’ll go the JC route for immediate playing time? He’s 6-foot-3, out of Dublin High and played just 49 minutes this past season but shot 52%, 56% and 71%.

Jake Lieberman: “Chris Dockery has just been offered by Pacific University.”

Taking that to be UOtheP.  He’s a 6-foot-6 wing with multiple offers.

“USF offers 6’8″ 2022 SF Elijah Saunders (Sunnyslope HS | Phoenix, AZ)…” Hilltop Hoops

Saunders is nearing 20 offers.

Soquel High’s Max Walters was again named the Most Valuable Player of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League A Division. The 6-foot-3 guard is headed to Chico State next season. (Here’s a link to our 12/29/2020 Walters feature)

6-foot-3 junior Malachi Douyon of Pacific Collegiate School earned Most Valuable Player of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League A Division honors.

 Ethan Kassell: “BREAKING:@VCHSAthletics will be looking for a new head basketball coach for the 2021-22 season as @coachdeluca33 takes a one-year pause from head coaching to attend to his family. He will remain in an administrative role with both the basketball program and the school.”

and

Ethan Kassel: “BREAKING: Anthony Cuellar, who just led Piedmont Hills to the CCS Division I title, has taken the job at @wgbball. Though he’s a Piedmont Hills alum, Willow Glen offered him an on-campus teaching job as well.”

6-foot-6 Amil Fields is young and wise. He understands, accepts and carries out what is required of him in order to succeed as both an individual and as a collective team member. The evidence? In his brief couple of decades thus far, he has twice chosen programs whose cultures dovetailed with his values and skills as a person and a player. This has allowed him to flourish and now he is taking these traits to Cal Maritime on the Vallejo waterfront to play for Coach Tim Bross.

Succeeding is a constant for Fields. “Winning is the biggest part of my career.” he explained.

Turning it on when it counted the most, he and his Moreau Catholic High teammates edged Bishop O’Dowd 65-61 for the North Coast Section D-ll championship in February 2019. He scored 22 points, including burying five three-pointers. Fields then tallied 17 points in a 96-90 victory versus Bellarmine College Prep followed by 18 points in turning away Clovis West High. Moreau Catholic finished the season with a 26-8 overall record.

About those contributions, especially as a senior, Moreau Coach Frank Knight offered, “Amil is a great kid who comes from a great family and he was one of the biggest reasons we had success when he played for us. He single-handedly helped us beat O’Dowd in the NCS D2 championship his senior year. I think he had 20+ that game and had some big 3s. Amil is a perfect example of a kid that just kept working and getting better. I’m glad he gets to still chase his dream.”

The admiration is mutual. “Frank Knight has been there since day one in the seventh grade, Fields explained. “He has given me so much good advice including how to grow up as a black man. He always made sure I was okay.”

More success

Then came two extremely successful years playing for Coach Dallas Jensen at College of the Sequoias, the results being an 8-1 record in 2021 after finishing 24-6 the previous season. On very balanced teams, Fields first averaged 10.4 points, then 9.0 as a sophomore.

Fields is ecstatic about his tenure in Visalia. “Dallas Jensen is one of the best coaches ever. He and his whole coaching staff — (assistant coaches) Tie Sims, Tommy Lu and Tye McCord — cared about me as a person and not just a player. Their leadership in helping me growing as a person and in building character was amazing — they provided the resources to become the man I am.”

Jensen is equally smitten in his praise of Fields. “Amil is a phenomenal young man who was a joy to have in our program. He has two great parents who have raised him right and given him all the tools to be successful in life. We feel very fortunate that he trusted our program and coaching staff throughout the process and completely bought in to our culture, camaraderie, and style of play.”

He added, “Amil is an outstanding teammate whose smile and enthusiasm for the game and life are contagious. He has a bright future and will accomplish great things on and off the floor at Cal Maritime with Coach Bross. We wish Amil and his family nothing but the absolute best as he continues his growth and development on the floor, in the classroom, and in the community. He’s a special young man who will end up a great husband and father.”

Fields’ parents are the foremost critical element as Fields’ life influences. “I was raised to be a leader and not a follower. My Mom played basketball and softball and made sure I went hard every time. My Dad played basketball, football and baseball and got me to all my practices and training. My parents hardly missed any games and having them there was big.”

With his arrival on the Cal Maritime campus looming, Fields will be joining forces with another attractive program as the Keelhaulers have enjoyed 200 victories in just the last decade.  “This is great for me, everything I could want,” Fields explained. “Tim Bross is a great person and Cal Maritime is academically one of the best schools in California. They play great basketball.”

After consistent contact since mid-November 2020, Fields visited the school in late May, hosted by star Keelhauler Zavier Lucero. “I was hearing ‘we need you and want you’ which felt great.” Not long after, while on a vacation trip, Lucero found himself thinking about Cal Maritime as a great fit for himself. “So, I called them and committed.”

“We are excited to welcome Amil to our team,” Bross said. “He has been a part of two successful programs at both Moreau Catholic High School and College of the Sequoias. His outside shooting ability will help bolster our offensive attack, and we are excited to see Amil continue to develop as a defender and rebounder. He is an outstanding young man, and we are enthused to work with him.”

Fields will be positioned primarily as a three and a four, on the block or on the wing, and major in business. “I want to use my degree to help kids, like having a gym for the community, something like Dream Courts.”

So what will Cal Maritime fans be seeing? “My passion for the game and my leadership because it’s not about me — it’s about who I have helped and that impact I make. I’ll be offering encouragement to my teammates and make sure they hear and don’t shut down. My job is to make sure everybody is doing good.”

College of Idaho Men’s Basketball: “We are excited to announce our final commit to complete our 21-22 team Tyler Harris. @THarris3317 joins us from College of Sequoias and will provide great size and the ability to help us space the court offensively.”

The 6-foot-10 Harris is out of Scotts Valley High, near Santa Cruz. College of Idaho is a national level NAIA program having been ranked #1 at times during the last couple of non-truncated seasons and is located near Boise.

“Black NBA coaches hope playoff success presents more opportunities  With seven head coach openings, there is optimism diversity in the coaching ranks will improve” Marc J. Spears

“Ime Udoka to become coach of Celtics. Here’s how and why the deal came together” Adam Himmelsbach

Udoka played at USF.

Chris Murray: “Future Nevada basketball player Caleb Oden was named to the All-Bay Area first team by West Coast Preps.

That team includes the Bay Area’s top-10 players from this season, which was played in the spring in the state of California due to COVID-19. Oden is a 6-foot-5 wing player for Dublin High in the East Bay who will walk-on at Nevada in 2021-22. Oden averaged 17 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game this season.

He stepped into a starring role for Dublin this season after serving in a reserve role on a loaded team during his junior campaign. In 2019-20, Oden averaged 2.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.6 steals per game while playing for a senior-laden team that limited his minutes (Dublin High was ranked 80th in the nation)….”

“‘A great story’: Del Campo basketball star celebrates what he has, including star talent” Joe Davidson

Damjan Agovic is headed to Cal State Monterey Bay on scholarship.

Simply Basketball: “One of the top unsigned players in Norcal Lee Hubbard will be going east and taking a prep year at @PSAhoops @getlikelee is a pass first PG that can pick up 94ft and guard your best offensive player. Excited to see his growth as he embarks on the next chapter of his career!”

Putnam Science Academy is located in Connecticut.

“2022 PF 6’8″ Otto Landrum (Torrey Pines HS, San Diego, CA) with unofficial visit…” Hilltop Hoops

“Peak Perspective: One-on-one with Tim Miles, SJS’ new men’s basketball head coach” Vic Aquino

College of the Sequoias MBB: “@COSMBB is excited about the addition of 6’7” F Terri Miller! Terri is a highly skilled forward out of the valley with a great frame and fantastic footwork. Ability to play inside on the block or step out and operate on the perimeter. Welcome to the GIANTS family!”

Miller is out of Clovis North High.

Guy Dossi: “A very happy Father’s Day to @_Jumper_Nation. While he technically is old enough to be my dad at 68 years old, he also loves talking about his glory days, can throw a football over them mountains, and feels no shame wearing crocks in public.”

Yes, Coach Rob Hoyt is an old soul but he doesn’t wear his trousers halfway up his chest, yet. Dossi left out that pineapple is Hoyt’s pizza fave. Must be a Sonora thing.

NorCal HOOP REVIEW / PRE LIVE SHOWCASE
(14u-Varsity Boys)

> July 2-4 / Antioch CA
> SOME GAMES ON FRIDAY EVENING BY REQUEST
> 2 Game Minimum
> Play 2 Games / 1 Day OR 4 Games / 2 Days

HEAT WAVE / JAMBOREE

> July 3-4 / Antioch CA
> 8u-Varsity Boys
> Girls 5th Grade – Varsity
> 2 Games / 1 Day / $75 per Game
> 1st Place Awards

ADDITIONAL JULY EVENTS

> July 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31 / Antioch CA
> 8u-Varsity Boys & Girls
> 2 Games / 1 Day / $75 per Game
> 1st Place Awards

ADDITIONAL AUGUST EVENTS

> Aug 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 / Antioch CA
> 8u-Varsity Boys & Girls
> 2 Games / 1 Day / $75 per Game
> 1st Place Awards

CONTACT:
Ruben Garcia / 925) 367-3912, Team Select

info@TeamSelectBasketball.com

“Warriors’ Juan Toscano-Anderson: ‘If I can change one life, then I’ve done my job’ The finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award talks about how his mother influences his racial equality work and more” Martenzie Johnson

The mist important article yet featuring Juan Toscano-Anderson.

“Section 7 Sunday: Byrd is the word” Eric Bossi

A question: did Miles Byrd takes “a great leap forward” this weekend or did the national media catch up?

“CCCMBCA Announces Fall Showcases”

It’s taking place September 25 and 26 at City College San Francisco.

“Men’s Hoops Adds Gabe Palmquist-Clark To Coaching Staff” Art U Basketball

Archbishop Mitty HS Basketball: “Congrats to rising junior Derek Sangster on picking up two offers today from San Jose St. and UC Santa Barbara. Incredible competitor who was a huge part of our success last year. Excited to watch him keep getting better this summer and next year.”

Washington State has also offered and many more will do likewise.

EVision: “2022 @oaktfort has received an offer from UC Davis“

That’s 6-foot point Oakland Fort out of Arizona. Northern Arizona and Portland State have also offered.

CSM Men’s Basketball: “It’s official! Sophomore guard Jackie Luong has signed his LOI to play for Sonoma State!”

Luong is a 6-foot-1 guard out of Washington High/San Francisco who averaged 15.0 points plus 4.3 boards while shooting 41%, 41% and 85% respectively.

“Inside Derek Sangster’s quick road to a Division I offer” Chris Jackson

Jake Lieberman: “2022 6’8 wing Richard Nweke has just been offered by UC Davis.”

Nweke is 6-foot-8 and is out of the San Diego Area but has also lived back east. He also possesses an offer from Boston U.

Sacred Heart Prep athletics: “Congratulations to @AidanBraccia, who was named the @mercnews Boys Athlete of the Week!” link

Sacramento State Men’s Basketball: “DYK: Over the last 5 games of the season, Zach (Capital Christian) Chappell averaged 9.8 ppg on 61% FG, 60% 3FG and 75% FT. That included 17 pts on 7-for-8 shooting in the Hornets’ Big Sky Tournament game vs. Northern Colorado.”

Here’s hoping Chappell has turned the consistency corner — the Hornets need him to become a team leader.

College of Alameda Men’s Basketball: “The College of Alameda will like to welcome @JorgeCedano10 from Manteca High and Cal State Stanislaus. Going to be a good year #newtradition HIGH SCHOOL Manteca High School 1,000 point club 2019 VOL First Team All-League 2019 All-Area team State Championship”

Cedeno is a 6-foot-2 guard.

and

College of Alameda Men’s Basketball: “The College of Alameda will like to welcome @Sen25Jr to its program. Seneca was one of the top players and passer in post Grad last year. We are ready for the excitement he will bring this to the team this year. Thanks to @AndreMiller24 for the support.”

Seneca Willoughby is a 6-foot-3 guard out of Pennsylvania.

Siskiyous Basketball: “Excited to add AJ Misirli (6’7, 250 F/C) from Ponderosa HS in Cameron Park, CA to our program! Welcome to the Siskiyous family AJ!”

“Joshua Govett Announces Commitment to Play Men’s Basketball at Modesto Junior College”

Govett is a 6-foot-3 guard out of Hughson High.

6-foot-9 Nemanja (Will C. Wood High/Team Rampage) Drca is heading Columbia College to play for Coach Rob Hoyt.

From Travis Branham: “2023 SF Andrej Stojakovic | Jesuit

It’s not often a skilled 6-foot-6 wing who can dribble, pass and shoot flies under the radar this long but it’s exceptionally uncommon for a player like that to fly under the radar that also happens to be the son of a former NBA All-Star. Enter Andrej Stojakovic, the son of the Serbian great Peja Stojakovic.

Andrej began picking up a little buzz from a small amount of coaches early in the weekend so I decided to go take a look and after that initial look, I knew I needed a second one – and he delivered in both.

The younger Stojakovic is a skilled, long and smart wing prospect. In his first viewing yesterday, he did struggle to make shots but he was making plays off the bounce, scoring in transition, in half-court, finding his teammates for shots on the perimeter, defending an rebounding.

In the second viewing, he similarly impacted the game in the same variety of ways as he did in the first but this time the shot was falling. He was making shots off the bounce from mid-range and from three. What is most intriguing about Stojakovic is that he is just now starting to bloom having been on JV this past year but has hit a growth spurt, sprouting seven inches during the pandemic.”

and

Travis Branham: “University of San Francisco has offered Jesuit (CA) 6’6 2023 Andrej Stojakovic, source tells”

Super Showcase Invitational

June 23, 2021
2021 (unsigned) / 2022
2 games guaranteed
Live Stream
D2, D3, NAIA, JUCO’s Welcomed!
Email info@simplybasketballhq.com for potential invite

Adam Nelson/Hoop Dirt: “I have heard from a great source that UC Riverside will add Rob Jones as an assistant basketball coach. Jones has most recently served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Men’s Basketball at his alma mater Saint Mary’s (CA). He will replace Wayne Hunter, who became the recruiting coordinator at Washington State.”

Jones’ LinkedIn page confirms this.

“MEN’S BASKETBALL ADDS ROBERT MORRIS TRANSFER CAMERON WILBON” Sacramento State athletics

Jon Rothstein: “Source: 2021 prospect Augustas Marciulionis has signed with Saint Mary’s. 6-4 PG is a member of the U19 Lithuanian National Team and the son of Hall-of-Famer Sarunas Marciulionis.”

Sarunas Marciulionis played for the Warriors and other NBA teams.

Kai Huntsberry: “Step 2 of our dream. Gonna make my parents proud and you too Ralph happy this one for you RIP big guy love you. @UMaryMensBball”

The 6-foot-3 Huntsberry is out of Placer High and San Diego City College. The University of Mary plays at the DII level and is located in North Dakota.

Elijah (Bishop O’Dowd) Hardy is transferring from Portland State. The Vikings hired a new head coach, the head assistant, in April. The 6-foot-2 guard began college ball at Washington.

PSU signed a pair of 6-foot guards for the upcoming season — one averaged 11.5 points at UC Davis, another scored 19.9 points an outing in DII — plus a shooting guard who provided 14.6 points each contest as well as retaining a couple of other backcourt returnees.

Jake Lieberman: “Both Jaylen Thompson and Oziyah Sellers out of @SocalAcad took an unofficial to San Jose State today (Wednesday).

Takai Hardy: “After a great visit, I’m blessed and grateful to say I received an offer from San Jose State!”

Hardy is a 6-foot-7 2002 talent attending Vanden High.

Landing ’em will be a very difficult task but no other recent coaching regimes at SJSU would have even accomplished getting them to set foot on campus.

“From backyard fights to legendary duo: The journey of Piedmont’s Harris brothers” Chris Jackson

College of the Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “Congrats to our guy Amil Fields on his commitment to Coach Bross and CSU Maritime. Another young man set up to have a GIANT future in life! So proud of you, @amillly15! Your commitment on the floor and in the classroom paid off. Well deserved!”

Out of Moreau Catholic High, the 6-foot-6 Fields is a sophomore who averaged 9.0 points, 3.1 boards and 1.6 assists in 21 minutes per contest this season.

Chabot Gladiator Basketball: “Gladiator Bball is excited about the commitment of 6’4G Nick Tumlin from Cal HS in San Ramon. Shout out to HC Ohlmeyer doing a great job with Nick this season! Nick’s a tough skilled athletic guard that will grow in the Gladiator program!”

“10 Jags Offered from the 2019-20 Team” San Jose City College athletics

“Ole Miss Transfer Shon Robinson Signs With Spartan Men’s Basketball” SJSU athletics

Coach Tim Miles needs height and Robinson supplies that. Is he ready to be a starter?

6-foot-3 guard Brandynn (Pittsburg High/Merritt College/South Carolina State) Manning is transferring to DII Western New Mexico.

“OREGON STATE’S JOEY POTTS TRANSFERS TO OREGON TECH” Cameron Derby

The 6-foot-10 Potts played at Petaluma High and College of Marin before walking on with the Beavers. His OSU bio.

UC Merced Men’s Basketball: “Welcome to the Family, Myles Haynes.”

Here’s a 2018 Haynes feature. He’s 6-foot-5 and out of Grant High and College Prep Academy.

Simpson Red Hawks: “6-10 Transfer from Chicago State, Noah Bigirumwami has COMMITTED to @SimpsonU! Huge signing for @SUMensBball…”

Jake Lieberman: “High Point transfer Denmark “Denny” Slay has just committed to Academy of Art U. This past season, Slay averaged 5.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.”

He’s a 5-foot-11 senior point.

College of San Mateo Men’s Basketball: “We are excited to welcome Jason Montgomery Jr. from Mt. Eden High School to the Bulldog Family!”

College of the Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “@COSMBB is excited about the addition of 6’7”, 215 F David Ajanaku-Makun! David is a skilled and versatile player from Woodside Priory who plays inside-out. 14.3 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 55.7 FG%. Incredible work ethic and phenomenal young man. Welcome to the GIANTS family!”

Lincoln High’s Ben Almaraz has committed to San Joaquin Delta College.

From a September 2020 Hoop Review Report: “Almaraz is a confident combo guard who believes in his ability to get things done and approaches every possession that way. He handles and passes it well and is capable of playing on and or off the ball. He will get out and run the floor on every possession. He has an effective floater at the end of the break. In the half court Almaraz moves well without the ball and he is a fairly good 3-point shooter. He is a capable defender, but he needs to be more aggressive at that end of the floor…”

“Mitty boys respond to adversity with second straight CCS title” Chris Jackson

“Gators snap up first CCS boys basketball title in seven years” Rick Eymer

“Champions together: Cuellar, Washington worked tirelessly to bring Piedmont Hills a title” Chris Jackson

Simply Basketball: “Ryan Beasley (2023 Dougherty Valley) – Gave the whole Norcal headaches all season long. Running with the @Soldiers_Salute this July! Now holds a offer from UC Davis!”

“Jeremy Lin returns in China with Beijing Ducks” Alessandro Maggi

“Melbourne United star Jock Landale confirms “a lot” of NBA interest on him” Ennio Terrasi Borghesan

“Mitty boys repeat as CCS Open champs after Riordan’s rally forces overtime” Darren Sabedra

“Burlingame boys upset Santa Cruz in Division III final” Mike Lefkow

and

“Santa Cruz’s bid at perfection thwarted by Burlingame in D-III final” Jim Seimas

San Jose State University has a new AD

FLC Men’s Basketball: “Congrats to former Falcon @Ev_Anthony, who will continue his academic and athletic career at @gu_mbball! Well deserved and best of luck!”

As a 6-foot sophomore at Folsom Lake, Everett (Antelope High) Campbell averaged 13.4 points, 3.7 assists and 3.5 boards while shooting 49%, 43% and 71% respectively. Greenville University athletics is a DIII program located in Illinois.

Chabot Basketball: “Gladiator Bball is excited about the commitments of 6’6 215 Patrice Ngnatcha and 6’7 230 David Ogunleye from Stephen A. Austin HS TX. These 2 young men bring athleticism, physicality and depth to the front court.”

Coach Keenan McMiller adding to his frontcourt.

University High Coach Randy Bessolo on the numbers and contributions posted by a quintet of his players this season:

Jake Lieberman: “2022 prospect Oziyah Sellers out of @SocalAcad tells me that he’s planning to take an unofficial visit to San Jose State. USF (San Francisco) offered yesterday.”

Formerly of Modesto Christian High, the 6-foot-5 Sellers recently received an offer from USC.

Jaylen Thompson: “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Washington”

Formerly of St. Joseph Notre Dame, the 6-foot-8 Thompson is a 2022 talent at Southern California Academy

Miles Byrd: “After a great visit with Coach Les, Coach Jones, and staff, I’m blessed to have received an offer from UC Davis!”

A 2022 prospect, the 6-foot-6 Byrd attends Lincoln High in Stockton and is the son of Calvin Byrd (of St. Joseph Notre Dame and Villanova fame).

Jake Lieberman: “Byrd will also be visiting USF on Monday.”

Calvin Byrd coached on The Hilltop.

Yaqub Mir: “After a great talk and visit with Coach Les and Coach Vogt I am grateful to receive my first D1 scholarship offer from UC Davis!”

The 6-foot-2 Mir is a 2023 guard attending Granite Bay High.

Wrenn Robinson: “Had a great talk with HC Gates, blessed to receive an offer from Cleveland State”

Robinson is a 6-foot-2 guard out of St. Ignatius, South Kent School and CCSF.

Brandon Cole: “Very excited to welcome @dariuslester0 to the program! Do it all forward. Great family. High upside!”

The 6-foot-6 Lester is out of Cosumnes Oaks High and is joining Sacramento’s CPAO.

Jake Lieberman: “Jeremiah Nyarko out of @DreamVisionBall has just been offered by Cal.”

Originally from Ghana, he’s 6-foot-9 and also holds offers from USC, New Mexico, Howard and San Jose State University with many more to come.

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