“‘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 Christian (AZ) F Jhaylon Martinez has committed to UNLV.
“Former Coronado High center Jhaylon Martinez commits to UNLV” Mark Anderson
“Class of 2020 big man Jhaylon Martinez commits to UNLV” Mike Grimala
The 6-foot-10, 235 Martinez is originally out of Vanden High. His current status and UNLV’s Mountain West Conference membership are an excellent pairing.
Brandon Cole: “I’d like to announce the hiring of Don Manning Groundup_D to CPAOBasketball as the Associate Head Coach. Don has years of prep & grassroots experience that will be an asset to our program. He will be able to continue to help the Sacramento basketball scene & help change lives!”
“Jorge Cedano Announces Commitment to Play Basketball at Stanislaus State”
He’s a 6-foot-2 guard out of Manteca High.
“Quinn Vermeulen Announces Commitment to Play Basketball at Dominican University of California”
He’s a 6-0 guard out of Valley Christian, Analy High and Team Arsenal.
“James Nunnally signs with Shanghai Sharks” Emiliano Carchia
Nunnally is out of Weston Ranch High and UC Santa Barbara.
“Noah Allen joins s.Oliver Würzburg on a two-month contract” Dario Skerletic
Allen prepped at Palma High and then played at UCLA followed by Hawaii.
“2020 guard Nimari Burnett sets three official visits” Adam Zagoria
“Blackwell fiercely enhancing game
Fresno State rising fifth-year senior point guard Noah Blackwell has been hard at work this offseason on all aspects of his game in preparation for the 2019-20 season.”
“Justin-Siena Boys Basketball: Braves hone skills in NVC Summer League” Andy Wilcox
“Five Options For the Lakers After DeMarcus Cousins Knee Injury” Ryan Phillips
Marquese Chriss, out of Pleasant Grove High, is listed as one of the five.
Xavier Thames has been inducted into the San Diego State class of 2019 Hall of Fame.
He’s out of Pleasant Grove High.
Jeff Goodman: “Fine. Since LeBron, my 5 best high school/AAU players: 1) Greg Oden 2) KD 3) Derrick Rose 4) Pre-LA Renardo Sidney 5) Focused and in-shape Derrick Caracter”
“Chatting with Saint Mary’s Head Coach, Randy Bennett
Bennett has taken the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament 7 times in the last 15 seasons” Arden Cravalho
“It’s OK To Not Be OK: Trey Moses’ battle for mental wellness” Rob Dauster
An important article for all of us.
“The NCAA doesn’t have a Rich Paul problem. It has a problem with black men.
The move to regulate agents looks like yet another effort to police black mobility and freedom” Justin Tinsley
“A white nationalist killed coach Ricky Byrdsong 20 years ago. The horror changed his friend forever” Matthew Van Tryon
“How elite high schoolers are skipping college to get to the NBA
Today’s top high school basketball players are taking alternative routes to the NBA that don’t involve college.” Rickey O’Donnell