Potpourri, Apr 29

News Bits

Joe Tipton: "NEWS: Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic has committed to Cal, a source tells On3sports. The former McDonald’s All-American also considered Kentucky and North Carolina."

You can't take the NorCal out of some players and good for us.

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Joe Tipton: "NEWS: Air Force transfer forward Rytis Petraitis has committed to Cal, source tells On3sports. The 6-7 sophomore averaged 15.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game this season. Also considered Texas. Petraitis becomes the 7th portal commitment to Mark Madsen this offseason."

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Jonathan Givony: "NEWS: Jaylen Wells will enter the transfer portal, Aman Dhesi of PNW Sports Group told ESPN. The 6'8 wing hit 42% of his 3-pointers for Washington State, earning All-Pac-12 honors. Late-blooming former D2 transfer might be the best NBA prospect in the portal."

This seemed inevitable considering the wholesale changes in staff and roster at WSU. I want him to go to UCLA because that will generate the greatest press for him--a former D2 player to the Bruins!

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Cole Kastner: "StanfordMBB ‘25 Very grateful for the past 4 years at UVA and really excited to get back to hoops. Go Card."

The 6-foot-7, 215 Kastner has been a long time lacrosse ace for Virginia but played that and basketball in high school at The Menlo School.

"VIRGINIA'S COLE KASTNER TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT STANFORD NEXT YEAR"

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"Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins talks NBA Draft Decision"

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Verbal Commits: "Former Stanislaus State (DII) G John Wade III is transferring to Southern Miss."

Wade is out of American Canyon High and Contra Costa College. He was also previously at Cal State Northridge so it's back to D1 for him.

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John Bynum Jr.: "Dominic Perasso (San Joaquin Delta) has committed to Pacific Lutheran University. Perasso averaged 13.7 points and 6.0 rebounds last season for the Mustangs."

Perasso stands 6-foot-6 while Pacific Lutheran is located in Washington. 

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Dayton Magana: "Committed linfield mbb"

Magana is 5-foot-7, extremely productive (18.7 points, 3.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds last season) and out of Central Catholic High. Linfield College is in Oregon.

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Modesto Junior College Basketball: "Excited to welcome 6’10 F/C Prince Oseya to the Pirate family. Prince is a transfer from Division 2 University of Mary."

It looks like Oseya redshirted last season.

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Washington State Men's Basketball: "Introducing assistant coach Jerry Brown! Coach Brown joins the Cougs from EWU with extensive experience in west coast basketball."

New Head Coach David Riley is bringing in one of his assistants from Eastern Washington. Brown is out of Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep.

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Sidelines - Stanford: "Monmouth transfer G Nikita Konstantynovskyi has been contacted by Stanford! Konstantynovskyi averaged 9.3 PTS, 8.1 REB, and 0.9 AST last season for the Hawks."

He stands 6-foot-10 and weighs 215 pounds.

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Jeff Goodman: "UC Irvine transfer Derin Saran took a visit to Stanford last week, and the other programs on his short list include Cal, Northwestern, Georgia, and Marquette, source told

@thefieldof68. The freshman guard averaged 10.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in 19 minutes of play this past season."

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Verbal Commits D2: "2024 Sauk Valley CC (IL) G Jaden Clarke has received an offer from Academy of Art."

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"Gary Payton out as head coach at little-known California college."

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365 Recruits: "UTampa (D2) transfer Jesse White tells us he has heard from the following schools:

NW Missouri St, Rollins, Fresno Pacific, Converse, Lynn, West Alabama, Menlo College, + several more.

6’1 grad transfer with 1 year of eligibility. Averaged 11 PPG, 2.5 RPG, & 2 APG."

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