Potpourri, Nov 1

Returning state champion Fullerton College begins the new season as #1 overall in the community college ranks. In the north, Head Coach Doug Cornelius' Yuba College program is on top.

Northern California Pre-Season Top 25

  1. Yuba
  2. West Valley
  3. Sequoias
  4. San Francisco City
  5. Chabot
  6.  Columbia
  7. Las Positas
  8. Fresno City
  9. West Hills-Lemoore
  10. Cabrillo
  11. San Joaquin Delta
  12. San Jose City
  13. Redwoods
  14. Santa Rosa
  15. San Mateo
  16. Diablo Valley
  17. Contra Costa
  18. Ohlone
  19. Skyline
  20. Butte
  21. Merritt
  22. Monterey Peninsula
  23. Canada
  24. Los Medanos, Cosumnes River

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CCCMBCA Pre-Season State Top 30

  1. Fullerton
  2. Yuba
  3. West Valley
  4. San Diego City
  5. Sequoias
  6. Allan Hancock
  7. San Francisco City
  8. East Los Angeles
  9. Chabot
  10. Citrus
  11. Columbia
  12. Santa Monica
  13. LA Southwest
  14. Las Positas
  15. Mt. San Jacinto
  16. Pasadena City
  17. Cerritos
  18. Fresno City
  19. Ventura
  20. West Hills-Lemoore
  21. Riverside City
  22. Cabrillo
  23. San Bernardino Valley
  24. San Joaquin Delta
  25. San Jose City
  26. West Los Angeles
  27. Redwoods
  28. Saddleback
  29. Santa Rosa
  30. San Mateo, Cypress

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Trilly Donovan: "Arizona State beat San Jose State 79-75 in overtime in a scrimmage today, per source."

It's a loss but a surprisingly good road showing by the Spartans. Would love to see a box score.

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"Dons beat USC in scrimmage 60-57"

One can say it doesn't count but it still means something because the Dons look ready early despite some roster turnover. Anyone locate a box score?

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"Jordan Brown Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List"

Brown has had an interesting hoops journey even since his high school days. He was at Woodcreek High, then transferred to Prolific Prep. In college, he started out at Nevada, went to Arizona but departed when Coach Sean Miller was let go. He next chose the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (which was the school his father Dion atended) and now finally Memphis. 

It's difficult to develop, let alone maintain long term relationships, when always switching settings. Some players want those kind of connective bonds but it isn't necessarily a desire of everyone. Obviously can't speak for Brown in his situation.

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Santa Rosa Junior College Head Coach Craig McMillan has posted his 2023-24 roster:

  • Ben White G 5’10” 150 SO Sonora HS/Sonora
  • Zeke Grund G 5’11” 160 SO Cardinal Newman HS/Santa Rosa
  • Chris Holley G 6’2” 170 SO Jesuit HS/Sac St. Sacramento
  • Dave Baraka F 6’6” 180 FR Piner HS/Santa Rosa
  • Ezekiel Stallworth F 6’4” 190 SO Scots HS/Wellington, NZ
  • Jackson Smyth G 6’3” 175 SO St. Joe HS/SOU/Sydney, Aus
  • Sam Cline G 6’2” 170 FR Cardinal Newman H/Santa Rosa
  • Andrew Pengel G 6’2” 180 FR Rancho Cotati HS/Rohnert Park
  • Stephen Ransom F 6’5” 190 SO Benicia HS/Benicia
  • Gavin Vogensen G 6’3” 180 FR Cardinal Newman HS/Santa Rosa
  • Yatyn Anderson G 6’2” 190 SO Granada HS/DVC/Discovery Bay
  • Justin Smith F 6’7” 215 SO Windsor HS/Windsor

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Columbia College Head Coach Rob Hoyt has his new collection of players posted:

  • Jay Clifton G 5’10” 160 FR Valley Springs, CA (Calaveras H.S.) 
  • Kai Jordan G 6’2” 185 SO Arlington, TX (Universal Academy H.S.) 
  • Dean Perry G 5’9” 160 FR Roseville, CA (Rocklin H.S.) 
  • Rashaud Bradley G 6’3” 190 FR Elk Grove, CA (Sheldon H.S.) 
  • Parker Tuttle G 6’6” 205 SO Irvine, CA (Crean Lutheran H.S.) 
  • Kadame Akeem Dauphin G 6’6” 170 SO Broward County, FL (Gordon State College) 
  • Braeden Jordan G 6’3” 175 FR Arlington, TX (Liberty Online Academy) 
  • Ahmad Jeffries G 6’3” 170 SO Greensboro, NC (Bluefield State University) 
  • Jarael Holston G 6’6” 210 FR Little Rock, AR (Highlands Christian Academy) 
  • Jonathan Dillon G 6’5” 190 SO Sanger, CA (Columbia Bible College) 
  • Jordan Worthy C 6’8” 210 SO Broward County, FL (Ascend Academy) 
  • Colton Dukes G 6’2” 185 FR Atwater, CA (Atwater H.S.) 
  • Caleb Comfort C 6’10” 255 FR Hughson, CA (Turlock Christian H.S.)

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Folsom Lake College Head Coach Bill Bedford's new roster features all northern California talents: 

  • Anthony Arguelles Guard Sophomore 6' 0" 183 Citrus Heights, CA/Mesa Verde HS
  • Tyson Hazel Guard Sophomore 6' 2" 184 Folsom, CA/Folsom HS
  • Te'And Indalecio Guard Sophomore 6' 0" 145 Sacramento, CA/Inderkum HS
  • Tariq Ali Forward Sophomore 6' 3" 155 Folsom, CA/Folsom HS
  • Jordan Hess Guard Sophomore 5' 7" 127 Elk Grove, CA/Elk Grove HS
  • Logan Rexford Guard Freshman 6' 0" 165 Folsom, CA/Vista Del Lago HS
  • Darren Basa Wing reshman 6' 2" 157 Elk Grove, CA/Franklin HS
  • Alan Davis, Jr. Forward Sophomore 6' 6" 209 Sacramento, CA/Arizona Prep Acad
  • Micah Hobson Wing Freshman 6' 3" 186 Sacramento, CA/Capital Christian HS
  • Kendrick Burks Guard Freshman  5' 10" 159 Placerville, CA/Union Mine HS
  • Miko Bear Wing Freshman 6' 5" 185 Placerville, CA/El Dorado HS
  • Keandre Burns Forward Sophomore 6' 6" 221 Yuba City, CA/Davis HS
  • Cade Petersen Forward Freshman 6' 5" 194 Folsom, CA/Folsom HS
  • Joaquin Battle Guard Freshman 5' 11" 163 Folsom, CA/Folsom HS

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Sacramento City College Coach Andrew Jones also sports only Sacto area prospects on his new squad:
  • Sidney Duplessis Point Guard 5'11" 145 Fr Elk Grove, CA/Monterey Trail
  • Drew Fischer Point Guard 6'0" 175 So Galt, CA/Liberty Ranch
  • Tiyere Martin Forward 6'5" 150 Fr Sacramento, CA/Natomas
  • Justis Myles Forward 6'3" 171 Fr Fremont, CA/American
  • Traeveon Hailey Guard/Forward 6'3" 185 Fr Sacramento, CA/Grant
  • Andrew Ferrara-Jones Guard 6'3" 183 So Sacramento, CA/West Campus
  • Dajon Lott Forward 6'8" 230 So Elk Grove, CA/Elk Grove
  • Donte Irving Guard/Forward 6'5" 182 Fr Elk Grove, CA/Cosumnes Oaks
  • JoJo Williams Forward 6'5" 184 So Antelope, CA/Center
  • Brandon Hayward Guard/Forward 6'3" 182 Fr Elk Grove, CA/Cosumnes Oaks
  • Josh Tignor  Center 6'4" 250 So Sacramento, CA/Grant
  • Leo Wagner Guard/Forward 6'5" 208 So Sacramento, CA/West Campus
  • Gavin Martinez Guard/Forward 6'0" 175 Fr Stockton, CA/Lincoln
  • Dennis Weaver Forward 6'5" 200 Fr Sacramento,CA/Jesuit 
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San Joaquin Delta College Coach Rich Ressa also has a roster with guys from his area:
  • Leon Mills Jr. Guard 6'1 155 Fr Edison San Francisco CA
  • Julian Brown Guard 6'4 190 So Gregori Modesto CA
  • Dayton Managa Guard 5'7 160 So Central Catholic Modesto CA
  • Jaylen Lee Guard 6'2 185 So Venture Academy Stockton CA
  • DJ Asah Guard 6'0 188 Fr Tracy Tracy CA
  • Andrew Galindo Guard 6'2 165 Fr Lincoln Stockton CA
  • Dominic Perasso Forward 6'6 200 So Saint Mary's Stockton CA
  • Lorenzo Leonard Guard 6'2 170 Fr Bear Creek Stockton CA
  • Domonick Victor Forward 6'6 195 So Manteca Manteca CA
  • Carter Miles Guard 6'3 180 Fr McClatchy Sacramento CA
  • Armanpreet Singh Forward 6'4 180 Fr Bear Creek Stockton CA
  • Elijah Malamed Guard 6'2 170 Fr Calaveras Valley Springs CA
  • Nick Bell Forward 6'4 190 So Manteca Manteca CA
  • Connor Arnold Guard 5'10 160 Fr Calaveras Valley Springs CA

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Banner lineup for 16thannual Nor Cal Tip Off Classic

The sixteenth annual Nor Cal Tip-Off Classic will be held Saturday November 25, 2023 at Dublin High School in Dublin, CA.

The event is designed to promote/showcase Northern California basketball to college coaches, media/scouts and the general public.

There will be nine games on the day beginning at 8:00 am. (The schedule is enclosed.) High-profile programs such as Vanden (Fairfield), Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), Branson (Ross), Capital Christian (Sacramento), San Ramon Valley (Danville), Clovis West (Fresno) will be featured. The event has two marquee Nor Cal vs So Cal matchups. At 2:00 pm heavy weights Riordan (San Francisco) and Roosevelt (Eastvale) will battle. At 8:30 pm traditional powers De La Salle (Concord) and Centennial (Corona) square off.

An impressive TEN players have currently committed to Division I schools that will be participating in the event. This group is lead by a pair of 2024 standouts from Centennial: Eric Freeny (UCLA) and Carter Bryant (Arizona).

Other Division I commits are all in the 2024 class: Darnez Slater of Roosevelt (Colorado State), Jase Butler of Branson (Illinois), Gavin Ripp of Mitty (San Diego), Tyler Jones of Mitty (UC Riverside), Zion Sensley of Riordan (St. Mary’s), Jordy McKenzie of Riordan (Eastern Washington), Tyler Thompson of Vanden (Montana) and Matten Rafiq of Weston Ranch (Cornell).

Promising 2024 players who are Division I prospects (and available) are post Evan McKnight of Ygnacio Valley, wing Quentin Thompson of Lincoln Stockton, guard/wing Richard Banks of Weston Ranch, guard Kaia Berridge of Riordan, post Tochi “Kevin” Anigbogu of Roosevelt and wing Ahsan Huff of Vanden.

A loaded class of 2025 is lead by elite-level and nationally-ranked guard Brayden Burries of Roosevelt. Other top-level players are guard Jasir Rencher of Riordan, guard Semetri “TT” Carr of Branson and wing/guard Alec Blair of De La Salle. Other D-1 prospects include guard Brayden Harris of Bellarmine, guard Antonio Kellogg Jr of Ygnacio Valley, wing Anthony Moore of Lincoln Stockton, forward Jalen Stokes of Dublin, post Steven Emeneke of Riordan, guards Myles Walker and Isaac Williamson of Roosevelt, guard DJ Stickman of Clovis West and guard Luke Isaac of San Ramon Valley.

The class of 2026 presents Division I prospects forward Cameron Anderson of Dublin, guards Steele Labagh and Raymond Whitley of St. Ignatius, guard Andrew Hilman of Archbishop Riordan, forward Myles Wiggins and guard Fred Blue of Capital Christian and highly-touted guard Isaiah “Slim” Rogers of Centennial.

For further information contact event director Gerry Freitas at gerryfreitas@hotmail.com. Hash tag is #NorCalTipOff.

16th annual Nor Cal Tip Off Classic Schedule

Saturday November 25 at Dublin High School

Game 1:   8:00 AM      Head-Royce (Oakland) vs Bellarmine (San Jose)

Game 1:   9:30AM       Ygnacio Valley (Concord) vs Lincoln (Stockton)

Game 2:  11:00 AM     Dublin vs St. Ignatius (San Francisco)

Game 3:   12:30 PM    Weston Ranch (Stockton) vs Bakersfield Christian

Game 4:     2:00PM      Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) vs Roosevelt (Eastvale)

Game 5:    3:30PM       Vanden (Fairfield) vs Clovis West (Fresno)

Game 6:    5:15PM       San Ramon Valley (Danville) vs Capital Christian (Sacramento)

Game 7:   7:00 PM       Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) vs Branson (Ross)

Game 8:   8:30 PM       De La Salle (Concord) vs Centennial (Coron)

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