News Bits
"Why Steve Kerr stayed with the Warriors"
Wright Thompson should be named Write Thompson. This is the finest feature on a basketball figure I've read in many years.
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"ROBERT VAIHOLA REJOINS SPARTANS FOR 2026-27"
The Spartans don't necessarily have a traditional center on the squad but the three power forwards now on the roster guarantee better scoring, rebounding and we'll see about defense upfront. Good to see that the Archbishop Riordan grad will finish out his college career in the Bay Area.
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"The cost of keeping up — a $4 millon commitment is the first real answer for SJSU basketball"
Vic Aquino with an exceptionally well-written article.
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"Besides the $4M, why does Miles’ new-look Spartans suddenly feel different?"
Aquino strikes again.
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Brayden Barrett: "Blessed to say I’ve committed to San Jose State University!!"
Barrett is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of Arizona who shot 50% from three-point range this season.
Here is a September 2025 feature.
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Team Arsenal: "Congrats to Jaden Tengan on his commitment to Long Beach State University."
The 6-foot-1 senior-to-be started out at Kennedy High in Sacramento before heading to the Southland and finishing high school. He is transferring from Cal State Monterey Bay where he averaged 17.3 points per game this past season alongside 63 assists in 29 games.
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Kaia Berridge: "Back to the West Coast."
A Kiwi out of New Zealand, Archbishop Riordan and University of Evansville, he's a 6-foot-4 guard who played little this past season but 45 of his 58 shot attempts were treys so position him as a two guard with long distance range.
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Central Washington University: "Excited to announce the signing of King-Njhsanni Wilhite to @CWU_MBB! King played this past season at Lamar University. He is originally from Cali where he won an open division championship with Archbishop Riordan and the CCCAA Championship with San Francisco City College."
He's a 6-foot-1 guard with a year of remaining eligibility. At Lamar this past season, he made 16 starts, played 21.1 miniutes a game and posted a 72/30 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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"San Francisco transfer forward Veniamin Abosi will transfer to UC Davis for the 26-27 season. The 6-6 225 sophomore from Greece averaged 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game this season while shooting 40.2% from 3. Versatile defender with a high motor and some playmaking chops."
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Sam Kayser: "NEWS: 2026 4⭐️ Chidi Nwigwe has committed to Mike Bibby and Sacramento State, he told LeagueRDY. Nwigwe is a 6-foot-7 wing out of WATigersBB who can score the ball, defend and make plays for his teammates. Fantastic addition for Sac State."
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Deundrae Perteete Jr.: "Locked in. Focused. Ready. Let’s run it back, UCR."
He's a 6-foot-5 junior out of Salesian Prep who entered the transfer portal but has returned to UC Riverside.
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Lakeshow 3SSB: "@Jp_oka10 EARLY 3SSBCircuit STATEMENT!
Besides playing for Lakeshow in the AAU ranks, the 6-foot-9 freshman Oka attends Brave Christian High in Dublin as a 2029 prospect.
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Verbal Commits: "2029 Monterey Trail (CA) G Juleeyan Williams has received an offer from UCLA."
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Verbal Commits: "2029 Monterey Trail (CA) G Juleeyan Williams has received an offer from Fresno State."
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Verbal Commits: "2029 Monterey Trail (CA) G Juleeyan Williams has received an offer from Minnesota."
With many, many more to follow for the 6-foot-4 point.
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Coach Jovan Joe: "Another Eagle leaving the nest!"
NWOK State has a new head coach with the 6-foot-2 Lemoore College freshman Jenkins as his initial recruit.
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Simply Basketball: "Emanuel Ahamefule (2027) has received an offer from Virginia Tech."
A 6-foot-9 Londoner, he attends Archbishop Riordan.
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West Valley College Men's Basketball: "We want to Congratulate CJ Willenborg on being our 5th Sophomore to sign Division 2 & his commitment to Colorado Mesa University! CJ had a great 2 years at WV, making All Freshman, 1st Team All Conference & 1st Team All State, leading WV to the Elite 8 in both years!"
Willenborg is out of Capital Christian High.
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West Valley College Men's Basketball: "Let’s welcome Angelina College (NJCAA D1) 6’5 Guard Jaden Spears to WV! Jaden comes to WV after a freshman year in Region 14 where he averaged 5ppg on 45% FG, & 39% 3PT. Jaden returns to California, where he was an All league Player for Sheldon HS in Sacramento."
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West Valley College Men's Basketball: "Let’s welcome Menlo Atherton 6’4 Combo Guard Jerry Williams to WV! Jerry averaged 16.1 points per game on 51% FG along with 5apg & 5rpg as a senior, making All conference first team and winning conference MVP."
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West Valley College Men's Basketball: "Let’s welcome West Nottingham Academy 6’7 Forward, Joseph Spencer to WV! Weighing 230 pounds, Joseph uses his strong frame to dominate inside, averaging 10.2 points & 10.5 rebounds per game as a senior this past season! Joseph comes to us from Baltimore, Maryland."
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West Valley College Men's Basketball: "Let’s welcome Parkrose HS 6’1 PG Adrian “Fuzzy” Montague! Fuzzy was rated an 3 star guard by ESPN during his junior year. As a senior at Parkrose he averaged 20.8ppg, 5.8rpg, & 6.2apg on his way to being named Oregon 5A Player of the Year and winning a state championship."
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West Valley College Men's Basketball: "wvc mbb let’s rock"
Swinn is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of Las Vegas.
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AMHS Mens Basketball: "Congrats to Nick Gklaros-Stavropoulos on receiving an offer to play basketball at Columbia University. Excited to watch him compete in his senior season."
He's a 7-foot, 235 pound center. Here's a feature.
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Verbal Commits: "Georgia, Stanford and Washington offered 2028 Crossroads (CA) F Evan Willis."
He stands 6-foot-8 and already has nine offers from primarily solid or higher hoops programs.
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Sam Kayser: "2026 4⭐ Gabe Sularski has committed to Cal, he told LeagueRDY. The 6-foot-6 guard out of Lisle, Illinois played his senior season at Layton Christian Academy (UT) and was one of the top available uncommitted prospects."
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Verbal Commits: "2028 W.J. Keenan (SC) G Antoine Caughman, Jr. has received an offer from California."
He's a a 6-foot-6 combo guard with a 3.9 grade point average.
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Sam Federman: "UC Riverside transfer G Tyler Jones recently took an official visit to UAlbany, per his reps nilsonsports. The 6-foot-2 redshirt freshman played in 30 games, starting 5. Averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.3 rpg."
Jones is out of Archbishop Riordan.
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Verbal Commits: "San Francisco and St. Thomas offered 2026 Contra Costa College (CA) G Julius Wade. Qualifier."
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Team Arsenal: "Congrats to Julius Wade on his commitment to University of St. Thomas."
The 6-foot-6,175 Wade is a freshman out of American Canyon High. He earned All Bay Valley Conference status for his production this season.
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Lakeshow 3SSB: "Siinceere Hudson 2027 Modesto Christian basketball OFFERS: Idaho State, UIC, Santa Clara, Texas Tech, UC Riverside."
Texas Tech is a fairly new offer and, combined with Santa Clara, gives the 6-foot-1 guard two programs that played in the 2026 Big Dance to consider.
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Lakeshow 3SSB: "Congratulations 2027 Brandon Hahn on his Air Force offer!"
He stands 6-foot-7 and attends Granada High.
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College of San Mateo Men's Basketball: "Congratulations to Marcus Collins on his commitment to Bellevue University! The 6’2 PG from Cal High led the team in assists, while shooting 48% from the field, 40% from three, and 84% from the charity stripe."
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Maddox Malm: "Blessed & excited to announce my commitment to Lewis and Clark! Thank you Coach Cory for believing in my vision, Infinite101 for all the investment, my Mom & Dad for the endless support, and Joey Hewitt for being there through it all. Love y’all — Let’s go River Otters!"
Malm is a 6-foot-6, 200 wing finishing up at Acalanes High.
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Coach Guido / Windmills Recruitment: "𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃 | Moïse Malengele ➡️ City College of San Francisco!"
Malengele measures out at 6-foot-8, 220 pounds and comes from The Netherlands.
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