Potpourri, Oct 20

Archbishop Riordan's Jordy McKenzie has committed to Eastern Washington (scroll a bit down down from here) EWU is a member of the Big Sky Conference and offered the 6-foot-4 guard in mid-to-late July. 

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Tobias Bass: "NEWS: 4starCG Mikey Lewis will announce his commitment on Oct. 27. It’s between:

  • Ole Miss
  • Illinois
  • St. Mary's

He averaged 18.1 points, 4.5 rebounds & 2.2 assists at the Peach Jam"

Ole Miss? Chris Beard is a helluva coach but c'mon. Ole Miss? (imagine Allen Iverson shouting "Ole Miss" a la his rant about practice!)

Illinois just landed 6-foot-4 combo guard Jase Butler. But these two could play together.

St. Mary's means landing with the best program in California and playing alongside Aiden Mahaney.

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Cal State East Bay Coach Bryan Rooney's 2023-24 roster contains a trio of northern California-connected players: 

  • Teiano Hardee, guard 6-foot-5, 210, junior (Sacramento State/ Vanden High)
  • Trey Knight, guard, 6-foot, 182, freshman (Moreau Catholic High)
  • David Filipovas, forward, 6-foot-8, 205, freshman (Dublin High)

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Menlo College Coach Brendan Rooney (brother of Bryan) has six northern California talents on his latest roster: 

  • Kaito Williams, 6-foot-1, guard, senior (Sheldon High) 
  • Nick High, 6-foot-6, forward, sophomore (Foothill High)  
  • Landon Seaman, 6-foot-8, forward, junior (Will C. Wood High)
  • Julius Alcantara, 6-foot-6, forward, junior (Skyline College/Serra High)
  • Salim Arikat, 6-foot-9, forward, freshman (Petaluma High)
  • Austin Ito, 6-foot-2, guard, freshman  (Woodcreek High) 

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"Bucks waive Omari Moore..."

"...The decision to waive Moore comes as a bit of a surprise, even though he hadn’t made much of an impact on the court in Summer League or the preseason. The undrafted rookie out of San Jose State signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Bucks in early July — that level of team control is rare, since most two-way deals only cover a single season...."

Plus: "Those first two weren’t surprising, but Moore was somewhat unexpected. After all, they signed the San Jose State product to a two-way deal that lasted two years on draft night. He had his moments in Summer League back in July, and his 6’6” length plus collegiate point guard experience made him an interesting prospect if a longshot. He seemed likely to be a regular feature with the Wisconsin Herd in the G League season ahead. However, Moore saw no action in the first three preseason games and only made his “debut” last night with five scoreless minutes, his only contribution being one rebound. That lack of playing time had me wondering if the Bucks weren’t as enamored with him anymore now that they’ve had over three months to look at him, and this move seems to confirm that.

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"How a basketball prodigy from Guinea made it to the NCAA with an assist from a Markham school

Ibrahima Sacko moved from Guinea to Markham to make his basketball dream come true. Now, he’s headed to Georgia Tech on a full-ride NCAA scholarship."

So much of life is about who knows you and that has blessingly worked in this young man's favor. 

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A trio of northern California talents dot Cal Poly Pomona Coach Greg Kamansky's current roster, all three underclassmen:

  • Derrick Claxton, 6-foot-5, guard, sophomore, Inderkum High He averaged 8.5 points plus 3.8 boards while shooting 46%, 45% and 66% overall.
  • Edric Dennis, 6-foot-7, forward, freshman, Vanden High 
  • Kody Weary, 6-foot-5, forward, freshman. Modesto Christian High

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"'Then the alligators got him': Inside Ja Morant's 18-month downfall"

A fascinating read -- which way will he turn?

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Monterey Peninsula College Coach Blake Spiering has five locals on his 2023-24 roster:

  • Jamey Paull 5-foot-7 Pacific Grove High
  • Matthew Gallagher 6-foot-2 Monterey High 
  • Charlie Kosta 6-foot-1 Palma High 
  • Jordan Lopez 6-foot-6 Everett Alvarez High 
  • AJ Gbeintor 6-foot-1 Rocklin High

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"Coaches vote Chico State as favorites in Men's Basketball preseason poll"

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Stanislaus State Coach Paul Trevor's 2023-24 roster contains but five talents not connected to northern California:

  • Jeremiah Jones, 6-foot-3, 180, junior, Salesian Prep
  • John Wade, 6-foot-6, 185, junior, American Canyon High
  • Jordan Smith, 6-foot-5, 180, sophomore, Capital Christian High 
  • Baljot Sahi, 6-foot, 160, junior, Modesto Christian High
  • Mahda Fallay, 6-foot-6, 215, junior, Moreau Catholic High
  • Isaiah Jones, 6-foot-4, 180, junior, Columbia College
  • Dontrell Hewett, 6-foot-5, 190, Shelton High
  • Lloyd French, 6-foot-4, 200, freshman, Downey High
  • Cam Walker, 6-foot-1, 165, junior, Turlock High/Porterville College
  • Will Chavarin, 6-foot-4 210, sophomore, Bishop O'Dowd/Cal Poly Pomona
  • Cheikh Gueye, 6-foot-8, 230, junior, St. Joseph Notre Dame/Mendocino College
  • Noel Alexander, 6-foot-8, 210, senior, Columbia College
  • Jason Zimmer, 6-foot-4, 200, junior, Clayton Valley Charter/Los Medanos College
  • Drew Nelson, 7-foot, 285, redshirt freshman, Redding Christian High
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