Potpourri, Jul 5

News Bits

Simply Basketball: "Chase Rawlins (2025) continues to impress and have serious interest from Sac St, Princeton, Lafayette, Cornell, Cal State Fullerton. Has offer from CSU San Marcos."

See him going to St. Mary's before all is done. Possibly San Francisco. He should seriously be considering Cornell.

Here's a feature we did on Rawlins in November 2023.

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On the San Antonio Spurs Summer League squad are: point guard Jamaree (Palma High/San Francisco) Bouyea and shooting guard Nate (Vista Del Lago High/Pacific) Avdalovic.

On the Golden State Warriors summer league squad is: two guard/wing Christian (Sacramento High/Sacramento State) Terrell.

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"Jaylon Tyson Signs Rookie Contract With Cavaliers"

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Steve (Nes) Emeneke: "Blessed to say I received a D1 scholarship from the University of California Riverside !! Thanks to Coach Eddie Hill and the rest of the staff for this amazing opportunity!!"

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BJ Batchen Jr. is headed next to Cosumnes River College. The 6-foot-3 point guard attended CCSF a year ago and is a one time commit to USF. He's out of DeAnza High.

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Simply Basketball: "Kasen Krueger (2025) put on an absolute show at BoysCaliLive24!!The work speaks for itself and look to keep it going this summer with Soldiers Salute."

Offers to date from UCSB, USC Upstate, High Point, Southern Utah. He plays for Amador Valley High.

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Blake Bastani: "Thank you PHNewEngland for naming me as a standout at nepsac showcase."

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Devin Ugland: "File in the under appreciated category: 2025 G Ryder Bush of Riordan. Quick 1st step leads to paint touches, makes the right reads out of ball screens, sneaky athletic + strong finisher, disruptive on-ball defender."

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Devin Ugland: "'27 Salesian PG Elijah Stanley: Long, wiry 6-foot-3 frame with smooth and high IQ feel for the game. Savvy decision-maker in ball screen action - makes all the right reads, on-time and on-target passing, good burst off the bounce for paint touches."

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Cal-Hi Sports: "Salesian, Riordan impress at CaliLive. They took the Pool 1&2 and Pool 3&4 titles with many top SoCal teams there (but not the top three). Will be fun to follow next season, but Salesian deserves to be ranked higher to start."

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Sportando: "Dominic Artis signs with SIG Strasbourg."

The 6-foot-3 Artis will be playing for a new French team. Out of Salesian Prep and Finlay Prep, he attended Oregon and graduated from UTEP in 2017. 

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(Cal's Jaylon) Tyson should be in line for a contract that pays him about $3.3MM in his rookie year and $16.1MM for four seasons, assuming his third- and fourth-year team options are picked up down the road..."

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Toronto Raptors: Jonathan Mogbo, F/C, San Francisco: signed three years, $6.11MM. First two years guaranteed. Third-year team option.

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Frank Knight: "One of if not the best shooter in the 2025 class, Dominic Walker 6'5 Guard Moreau Catholic lit it up at Cali Live this weekend! If you're looking for a dead-eye knock down big guard come to Hayward."

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Infinite Training: "25 AJ Knight is stepping into a bigger role this year at Dublin HS. He took advantage of the big stages at Section 7 & BoysCaliLive 24. His dog mentality & long wingspan caught the 👀 of college coaches."

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Cal-Hi Sports: ""Boys BB: Cali Live '24 Rundown. San Ramon Valley's Luke Izaak had great weekend (after a great one at Section 7). Our pick for fastest rising prospect in the state: Sac High's Sir Marius Jones."

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Lucas Lau: "Boys Cali live day three bracket championship vs Temecula Valley hs 99-85. Had 34 pts 3 ast on 15/19 from the floor. Had a great weekend overall going 4-0 and averaged 29 pts and 3.5 ast."

Lau is a 6-foot-1 guard attending University High and in the 2026 class.

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Potpourri, Jul 3

News Bits

Alvin Loving IV: "Fully committed to Yale."

Wow, what an achievement! He's a 6-foot-4 2025 combo guard with a 3.94 grade point average, playing on an extremely solid Salesian Prep squad.

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Devin Ugland: "Like the progress from 2026 guard Aiden Rollins of Franklin (Elk Grove). Improved feel as a playmaker in half-court and transition situations. 6-3 with rangy frame and great defensive instincts. Crafty finisher around the basket. Underrated rising junior in California."

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Jake Lieberman: "6'5 2025 guard prospect Legend Smiley out of SoCal Academy & Rotary Hoops updates me about his recruitment:

Offers: St. John's, Utah St, San Francisco, UNLV, Weber State, Montana & Seattle U

Interests: LSU, Alabama, USC, Boise St, Virginia, St. Louis, Utah, Loyola Chicago, +"

Want to see the Dons put a player named Legend out on the floor.

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George Karl: "My ego was my enemy too many times. It cost me jobs and opportunities. Those that are humble, curious and eager to keep growing find the most success most efficiently. Stay humble. Or be humbled."

Wise words. Learned too late, if at all, by too many.

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Basketball Recruitment: "2025 6'3 PG Aaron Glass has received offers from New Mexico, Fresno State, and UC Riverside. Glass also holds offers from Cal, Loyola Marymount, Arizona St, UCSB, McNeese, Weber St, UC San Diego, and San Jose State."

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Basketball Recruitment: "Grady (Prolific Prep) Winters has now received an offer from USC. Grady is one of the most incredibly athletic players from the '25 class.'

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Derek Murray: "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2025 Winters Grady of Prolific Prep and the Jalen Green Elite has earned an offer from Utah."

Other offers for the 6-foot-7 talent include Xavier, Oregon, Colorado St, Oklahoma, Creighton, Arizona St, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Cal, San Francisco, Portland, Portland St, Pepperdine, and UCSB.

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Basketball Recruitment: "2025 6'4 SG Dorian Hayes (TX) has received an offer from New Mexico State. Hayes also holds offers from Sam Houston, UTEP, UTSA, George Mason, Murray St, Sacramento St, Lamar, and San Jose State."

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"Longtime Assistant Coach Phil Handy Unlikely to Return

Phil Handy, a seasoned presence on the Lakers' coaching bench, seems to have decided against making another return to the team. His experience and expertise have long been valued, but he appears to be seeking new challenges or perhaps a break from the rigorous NBA seasons."

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Former City College San Francisco guard and current free agent guard Delon Wright has agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Here's a full-length feature on Wright who has 'The King of Deflections' as a nickname. His brother Dorell also played in the NBA for a long time.

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Lakeshow: "Rocklin (High) 2025 Mark Lavrenov picks up Cal State Fullerton OFFER! DT FIRST class Big West. Let’s go!!"

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Derek Murray: "2026 Elias Obenyah (6’4 G) of Salesian (CA) & Team Lillard has earned an offer from UC Riverside."

Add another to the list of only-not-Nor Cal suitors.

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Portal Updates: "Washington State transfer Spencer Mahoney has committed to Cal. The 6’9” freshman forward redshirted this season. Mahoney has 4 years of eligibility remaining."

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Potpourri, Jul 1

News Bits

Per Moreau Catholic High Coach Frank Knight, 6-foot-7 Kellen Hampton has returned to Moreau Catholic High from Southern California Academy. He is currently playing with Team Lillard as well as MCH this summer.

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CBB Europe: "2024 6-6 G/F Veniamin Abosi has announced his commitment to San Francisco. Eurocamp participant, highly impactful defender with passing chops and an expanding offensive repertoire. Also visited Utah last week."

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Joe Tipton: "4⭐️ Winters Grady, a 6-foot-6 sharpshooter, has scheduled official visits to Oklahoma and Oregon."

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Joe Tipton: "Grady says he is also taking an official visit to New Mexico on August 24th."

Grady is at Prolific Prep up in Napa.

If Grady wants a side, off-season business, he likely could also forge a future as a Calvin Klein cologne model.

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Salesian's Elias Obenyah picked up a pair of recent offers: UC San Diego and Loyola Marymount.

Here's a recent feature on Obenyah.

Montana has also offered. Meanwhile, the Nor Cal programs continue to snore.

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Cameron Holmes: "Beyond blessed to receive an offer from the University of California Berkeley!! Thank you to Coach Scherbenske and staff."

Holmes is a 6-foot-6 2026 wing. USC has also offered.

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Anthony Moore: "Blessed to receive an offer from UC San Diego. Thank you to Coach Eric, Coach Clint and the rest of the coaching staff for believing in me."

Moore is a 6-foot-6 guard attending Lincoln High in Stockton sporting a 4.0 GPA.

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Simply Basketball: "Ardarius Grayson (2025) led section7az in assists with 7.8ast per game! Averaged 22.8ppg 7.8rebs 7.8ast per game. A dawg on the court."

Grayson is 6-foot-1, a 2025 prospect and plays for Oakland Tech and Team Lillard.

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Majuu Alone: "Undrafted Keshad Johnson from San Diego State has agreed to a two-way NBA deal with the Miami Heat, sources said. This opportunity allows Johnson to split his time between the Miami Heat and their G League affiliate, showcasing his talents at both levels."

The Heat has a strong culture plus a role expected for every player throughout their system. Pat Reilly doesn't bring in guys who will be bad fits with how the Heat want to play. Zyon Pullin has also signed with Miami and he, like Keshad, has a very good chance of being a longtime NBA player.

Here's a post-draft Ersin Demir on Johnson: "I projected Johnson to be a late second-round pick in my NBA Mock Draft. While being a freak athlete, Johnson is one of the most complete defenders in this class. As a fifth-year senior, his conditioning improved leading to him playing close to thirty minutes for Arizona, while hovering around twenty a game when he played for San Diego State.

The Heat get themselves a good pick-and-roll defender who stands out with his rotations as a team defender. With defensive footwork and his experience as a leader on the court, he fits in the mold of guys who will buy in when it comes to the Miami Heat culture.

I expect Johnson to play in the G League for the majority of the year to improve his three-point shooting off the catch while continuing to work on his passing."

The following is a post-draft Demir on Pullin: "After his four-year career in the Big West playing for UC Riverside, Pullin transferred up to the SEC where he put up more than fifteen points per game at Florida. While shooting close to 45% on more than two three-pointers, it’s feasible the Heat are trying to develop a cheaper contract to fill their guard rotation later on in this season.

He’s an effortless passer and playmaker who put up close to five assists per game. His great decision-making translates to an assist-to-turnover ratio of almost four. All exceptional numbers while playing near 20% usage.

On the defensive end, his great feel for the game leads to him rotating well while showing flashes of NBA-ready point-of-attack defense. At over 200 pounds, he has the upper-body strength to match the intensity against most NBA guards. His task is to show his production in the G League whereafter we’ll likely see him serve as the Heat’s floor general off the bench later on in the season."

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Verbal Commits: "Former High Point F Cade Potter is transferring to Cal Poly Humboldt (DII)."

It #4 in D1 transfers for the Cal Poly Humboldt program thus far this recruiting period.

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Jake Lieberman: "2026 6'5 CG Joseph Hartman out of Rock HS (FL) & Austin Rivers SE Elite has been offered by Virginia Tech. Hartman visited Cal (Offer) earlier this month. Also holds offers from South Florida, Penn State, Wichita State, Omaha, among others."

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"The French basketball revolution arrives at the 2024 NBA draft"

Marc J. Spears works his journo magic yet once more and we say thank you.

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Kyle Monk: "Committed. West ✈️ East! Lets rock!!"

The 6-foot-3 Monk is transferring out of Fresno Pacific to Converse University (the Valkyries) in South Carolina. He is also out of Gregori High.

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"...Reporting last week suggested that the Rockets planned to keep center Jock Landale through his guarantee date on Saturday, and there have been no indications since then that the plan has changed or that his deadline has been pushed back, so we’re assuming his $8MM salary for 2024/25 is now fully guaranteed. Landale, who had an inconsistent role last season, could be used as a salary-matching piece in a Houston trade at some point during the coming league year...

The 6-foot-11 Landale has carved out a fruitful career since departing St. Mary's.

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5-foot-11 Isaac Martinez/Clovis West High has signed on with Yuba College.

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Verbal Commits: "Lamar, Loyola (MD) and Sacramento State offered 2025 Perry (AZ) F D'Andre Harrison.

Harrison stands 6-foot-6.

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Verbal Commits: "2025 1 of 1 Prep (NC) F Gevonte Ware has received an offer from San José State."

Ware is 6-foot-9, 235 and out of North Carolina.

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Verbal Commits: "Jacksonville and San José State offered 2025 Plano East (TX) F D.J. Hall."

Hall is 6-foot-7.

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Francis Folefac: "Blessed to receive an offer from San Jose State University."

Folefac is a 6-foot-6 2025 forward.

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