Potpourri, Oct 25

"Omari Moore: Joining Toronto"

Signed by Milwaukee but recently let go. Named MVP of the Mountain West Conference last season while at San Jose State University.

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On Monday, UCLA was short-handed on the frontline and fell 64-53 to Santa Clara in an exhibition.

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San Francisco State Head Coach Vince Inglima's current roster houses eight talents from northern California (including a trio from Dublin High): 

• Caleb Oden, 6-foot-5, 190, guard, redshirt sophomore, (Nevada/Dublin High)
• Tyjean Burrell, 6-foot-2, 175, guard, (College of the Sequoias/Antelope High)
• Jake Paxton, 6-foot, 185, guard, senior (Sacramento City College/Rio Americano High) 
• Devon Jackson, 6-foot-2, 175, guard, junior Dublin High)
• Jonah Roth, 6-foot-9, 215, center, senior (Yuba College/Snow College/Rio Americano High) 
• Donovan Cooks, 6-foot-1, 180, guard, freshman (Dublin High)
• Jailen Daniel-Dalton, 6-foot-6, 220, forward, junior (Gavilan College/Mountain View High) 
• Pearse Uniacke, 6-foot-9, 235, center, junior (College of San Mateo/Serra High) 

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Chico State Head Coach Greg Clink is heavy on guards with six of his seven northern California players on his current roster being backcourters:

• Ned Joyce, 6-foot-1, 180, guard, sophomore, (Pleasant Valley High)
• Miles Daniels, 6-foot-2, 170, guard, sophomore, (De La Salle High)
• Joshua Hamilton, 6-foot-2, 185, guard, senior, (Central Catholic High)
• JoJo Murphy, 6-foot-2, 180, guard, sophomore, (Piedmont High)
• Max Walters, 6-foot-3, 190, guard, sophomore (Soquel High) 
• Isaiah Kerr, 6-foot-3, 180, guard, freshman, (Montana/St. Francis High)
• Travis Hightower, 6-foot-7, 196, forward, junior ( Justin-Sienna High)

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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Head Coach Ken Scalmanini's current roster features a quintet of northern Californians:

• Cahal Connolly, 6-foot-9, center, sophomore (Bishop O'Dowd)
• Reid Jones, 6-foot-3, guard, freshman (Jesuit High) 
• Joey Kennedy, 6-foot-6, forward, freshman (University High) 
• James Frye, 6-foot-5, guard, sophomore, (Miramonte High)
• Matt Meredith, 6-foot-5, forward, junior (Miramonte High) 

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Dominican University Head Coach Justin Argenal features seven northern Californians on this season's roster:

• Dale Currie 6-foot, 176, senior, guard (Holy Names University/Sheldon High)
• Nathan Ilunga, 6-foot-8, 228, senior, forward, (CCSF)
• Marcus McCutcheon, 6-foot-6, 205, senior, forward (Columbia College)
• Garrett Siebels, 6-foot-3, 190, guard, senior (Santa Rosa Junior College/Casa Grande High)
• Jeff Snure, 6-foot-8, 245, junior, center (College of the Siskiyous)
• Nanik Tagore, 6-foot-3, 190, redshirt freshman, (Holy Names University)
• Isaiah Chandavong, 6-foot-3, 175, freshman, (Inderkum High)

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San Jose State University Head Coach Tim Miles has three northern Californians on his 2023-24 roster:

• Myron Amey Jr., 6-foot-2, 185, junior, guard (Vacaville High) 
• Pasha Goodarzi, 6-foot-3, 190, freshman, guard (Valley Christian High) 
• Christian Wise, 6-foot-6, 205, freshman, forward (Archbishop Riordan)

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USF Head Coach Chris Gerlufsen also has a trio of Nor Cal talents on his roster:

• Ryan Beasley, 5-11, 172, guard, freshman (Dougherty Valley High) 
• Isaiah Hawthorne, 6-foot-8, 212, forward, redshirt junior (Tracy High)
• Robby Beasley, 6-foot-2, 188, guard, junior (UC Davis/Montana, Dougherty Valley High) 

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Question about Twitter (or X) of late. I don't have a personal Twitter account but have always been able to access and re-post various Twitter posts of others (player signings, player visits, game highlights, etc.) But of late, Twitter seems to have gone haywire, republishing posts from years ago. An example: the second post right now at Simply Basketball's Twitter account is from 2019. Hence the meager posts I've been presenting of late.Plus, there are now many Twitter accounts that no longer allow me access. Is this just happening to me or is it something widespread? Please let me know.

Kevin McCarthy norcalbasketball@yahoo.com

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