News Bits
"Steph Curry reacts to his record-setting performance in Olympic gold medal game vs. France"
As Jeff Goodman so eloquently typed using just three words: "Best. Shooter. Ever."
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Joe Tipton: "5⭐️ Darryn Peterson will transfer to Prolific Prep for his senior season, his father Darryl tells On3Recruits."
The 6-foot-5 Peterson is currently the #3 prospect in the entire 2025 class.
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Basketball Recruitment: "2025 6'5 PG Josiah Sanders has trimmed his list to the following schools.
Finalists:
- Colorado
- Tennessee
- San Diego State
- Northwestern
- Stanford"
Sanders lives in Colorado. Don't know how Tennessee got in there.
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From NBA DraftPoint's 2025 NBA Draft projections:
6-foot-6 Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams of Texas Tech comes in at #22 of the first round.
Connecticut's 6-foot-3 junior guard Aidan (St.Mary's/Campolindo High) Mahaney (that is still hard to type) is listed in the second round at #51.
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Borracha Laranja: "Portugal’s standouts in U18 EuroBasket (Division B): Nathan Noronha: 15.7 PTS, 54.8% 3P, 2.7 REB, 2.3 STL."
The 6-foot-2 Noronha played for Coach Tim Kennedy at Archbishop Mitty and earned First Team All WCAL status this season. He'll be hooping collegiately as well as attending Harvey Mudd College (southern California) in part due to his 4.2 GPA and an ACT score of 34.
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College Basketball Report: "Seeing Tyrell Terry back on the basketball court makes me so happy. His story:
- Top-80 recruit out of HS, signed with Stanford
- 2019-20 — Got buckets at Stanford, started every game as a freshman, and went one-and-done
- 2020 — Went No. 31 overall in the NBA Draft to the Dallas Mavericks
- 2020-2022 — Tyrell played sparingly for both the Mavericks and Grizzlies but was a stud in the G League
- 2022 — Tyrell suddenly announced his retirement from the game of basketball, citing crippling anxiety as the cause
- Today, he just participated in the TBT for Assembly Ball. I hope things are trending up for him ❤️"
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Sheffield Sharks: "...Welcome back to Sheffield JRat"
Jordan Ratinho is returning to play again for the UK Sheffield Sharks. Born in Concord, he graduated from De La Salle and then USF. He stands 6-foot-5.
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Jonathan Givony: "Tyran Stokes' combination of power, explosiveness and aggressiveness was tough to contain in the Nike Academy setting. Nearly unstoppable in the open court and has impressive passing and overall basketball instincts for a 16-year old."
He attends Prolific Prep and plays AAU ball with the Oakland Soldiers. He's 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds.
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Luke Chavez will be a graduate assistant this year with Idaho Coach Alex Pribble. Chavez attended Drake High and College of Marin, then South Puget Sound Community College and finally St. Martin's. Chavez played for Pribble at St. Martin's. After graduation, Chavez played professionally for two seasons in Panama.
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JUCO Advocate - Brandon Goble: "Some prep schools going to be famous for human trafficking sooner rather than later."
Yikes.
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Lakeshow: "(6-foot-5) Cole (Loud) is a winner! Do it ALL guard. Pac West & CCAA interest @fknightsays"
Loud attends Moreau Catholic High.
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Horacio Jones: "Shamar Jones & TKB Basketball headed to China for 10 days of competition, cultural exchange and community engagement. 6’5” CG with a 6’11” WS."
Jones will be a senior at Mountain House High. His level of recruitment will be interesting because he possesses D1 athleticism and solid strength/size. Let's see where college coaches assess his present skills set.
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It's more than way too early but Aran Smith's 2025 mock draft contains a pair of Nor Cal college talents:
"14. Tyler Harris 6-8 190 SF Washington So.
Harris opted to transfer up to Washington after a solid freshman campaign at Portland (*edit,no longer at Portland). He’s a long, athletic wing who shows nice scoring ability. His huge 7+ foot wingspan gives him excellent defensive potential, but it’s clear he needs to add more strength and toughness. Harris had an inconsistent freshman season, but ended up with an impressive 12 ppg, 7 boards and three point shooting in the 35% range, on nearly one make per game."
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"24. Andrej Stojakovic 6-7 200 SG California So.
Stojakovic moved on from Stanford but didn’t go far, crossing over to the East Bay to play for Mark Madsen at California. Stojakovic had a very solid freshman season in which he showcased some ability to finish at the rim as well as knock down outside shots. He doesn’t have quite the elite level outside shot of his father Peja, but the makings are there for him to be a very solid shooter and all around wing. A substantial jump in production is on the table as he looks to fill the shoes of first rounder Jaylon Tyson at Cal."
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"CPH athletics partners with Influxer to create NIL opportunities"
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NBA G League: "The NBA G League United roster is starting to take shape! 🇲🇽 NBA champion and @CapitanesCDMX star Juan Toscano-Anderson will represent the G League at the Fall Invitational and FIBAIC."
JTA lives! The pride of Castro Valley High.
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