News Bits
"Keshad Johnson, brother, will share NBA draft day triumph after childhood tragedy"
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"Santa Cruz star Kirby Seals transfers to WCAL powerhouse"
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Verbal Commits: "2025 Quincy (IL) Bradley Longcor III has committed to Santa Clara."
He stands 6-foot-4 and is the MVP of his conference plus an all-stater.
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Verbal Commits: "Former Langston (NAIA) G Anthony Roy is transferring to Green Bay."
Roy enjoyed a bountiful season at Langston scoring18.4 points, grabbing 4.8 boards, and dishing out 1.5 assists while shooting 42% from three-point range.
It's back in the Bay (of sorts) and D1 for the native Oaklander who played at Langston University this season and New Mexico State the previous season. His first college out of Dublin High was USF.
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Brandon Cole: "2026 Myles Jones top 150 Rivals guard out of Modesto Christian basketball and now the Jalen Green Elite has heard from the following so far:
| • Boise State | • Stanford |
| • San Francisco | • New Mexico |
| • Montana | • Portland |
| • UCSB | • Fullerton" |
You can catch him at Section7Az and on the 3SSBCircuit this summer!"
He's a 6-foot-3 point.
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In the "2024 NBA Offseason Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder" article comes: "The 2026 offseason is an important one to keep in mind for OKC, as that’s when Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams will have completed the fourth and final seasons of their rookie scale contracts and will be up for new deals. Based on how they played this past season and factoring in projected growth, it wouldn’t at all be surprising if they both received maximum-salary contracts in the future, whether that comes via extensions in the 2025 offseason or as restricted free agents in 2026."
Looking to begin his third NBA season and out of Santa Clara, Williams averaged 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 54% overall and 43% from long distance in 2023-24.
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Tyran Stokes: "Blessed to receive an offer from The University of North Carolina."
A bigtime offer for the 6-foot-7, 225 Prolific Prep standout.
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NBN Magazine: "Colleges calling 2024 PangosAACamp Top 60 Game pick 2026 Kaiden Bailey the past few days include: Purdue, Virginia, Stanford, San Diego State, Boise State & San Diego."
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Jeff Goodman: "One veteran NBA GM to me: “The depth of this draft, especially in the back half of the first round, isn’t much different than in most years. But the top 5, and even Top 10 collectively is as underwhelming as I’ve ever seen it.”
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Ersin Demir in his final NBA Draft Report has Jared McClain (Sacramento hometown) going at #14 in Wednesday's NBA draft. California's Jaylon Tyson is at #27 followed by Jaylen (Folsom High) Wells at #28.
USF's Jonathan Mogbo comes in at #34 in Round Two. Demir has the Golden State Warriors nabbing forward Harrison Ingram out of Stanford and North Carolina with selection #52.
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Jonathan Wasserman has Jared McClain going at #18 to the Orlando Magic with Jaylon Tyson heading to Milwaukee at #23.
In Round Two, Keshad (San Leandro High) Johnson is the choice of the Memphis Grizzlies with the 39th selection. Jonathan Mogbo goes at #41 to Philadelphia. Jaylen Wells comes off the board at #50 and the Warriors select Harrison Ingram at #52.
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James Fletcher doesn't place talents with NBA teams but instead lists his Top 100 NBA prospects:
- 14. Jared McClain
- 27. Jaylon Tyson
- 39. Jonathan Mogbo
- 51. Keshad Johnson
- 62. Jaylen Wells
- 70. Zyon Pullin (College Park High)
- 100. Spencer Jones (Stanford)
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Bryce Buchanan: "Blessed to announce my commitment to San Jose City, 100% COMMITTED! Go Jags."
Buchanan is a 6-foot-8, 210 wing/forward out of Inderkum High. Grades aren't the issue for him as he sports a 3.8 grade point average.
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"Former Warriors guard Jeremy Lin wins championship alongside brother".
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Verbal Commits: "2026 Milton (GA) G Nathan Earl has received an offer from California."
He's a 6-foot-1 point.
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Team Rampage Basketball: "Congrats to 6’7’ Christian Rodriguez on his commitment to Cal Maritime University!!"
The sophomore is out of Cabrillo College and Armijo High prior to community college.
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Anthony Moore: "Blessed to receive an offer from High Point University. Thank you to Coach Flynn and Coach Alan for believing in me."
Moore is a 2025 6-foot-6 combo guard out of Lincoln High in Stockton.
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"Golden State Warriors plan to retain Kevon Looney"
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Team Rampage Basketball: "6’7’ Armon Naweed is headed to @sanjosecitymbb! He had a FANTASTIC spring, and will continue to develop."
He weighs 190 and went to high school at Kimball High and Modesto Christian High.
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