News Bits
Jon Chepkevich: "Karl Poom has committed to San Francisco in the class of 2024, I’m told. The 6’8” Estonian stretch forward has developed the past two seasons in Italy’s LegADue and recently led the FIBA U20B’s in DREB%. Coveted combo of size, toughness, feel, face-up skill, and floor-spacing."
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St. Martin's Men's Basketball: "Adding another sharpshooter to the arsenal 🎯 Jacob Harper has signed with the Saints! He joins the roster from San Jose City College where he was 2x First Team All-Conference."
Harper is a 6-foot-2 guard who was twice lauded as an all conference selection. He's out of American High and shot 45%, 38% and 75% this season at San Jose CC.
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Kyle Vickery: "2026 Dante Ventura finished the summer on a high note! High level shooter and defender that plays the game the right way. Doesn’t turn the ball over, plays off two feet, rebounds, does all the dirty work and scores it efficiently. 4.5 GPA as well! High-Academics get in early!"
Ventura stands at 6-foot and will be attending Amador Valley High this coming season. His AAU squad is Team Arsenal.
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Team Arsenal: "Congrats to our guy Jaeden Hutchins on his commitment to Cal Poly Humboldt."
Hutchins is at Prolific Prep and stands 6-foot-8. CPH is a D2 school.
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Unexplained, Top 25 2025 recruit 7-foot Xavion Staton has the oddest mix of hoops suitors. He is in the midst of scheduling official visits with Stanford, Michigan, USC , UNLV and BYU plus Arizona.
How did UNLV get in there, both in basketball and academics? Well, Staton is a Las Vegas native. Arizona too re: academic rep? Don't know if Staton is of the LDS faith but if he isn't but is considering BYU then credit the pull that new Head Coach Kevin Young is exerting in recruiting circles. Michigan has the worst winters for a kid used to hot, hot, hot (not a reference to the Buster Poindexter song). USC is not exactly based in a sanctuary, while Stanford is located pretty damn close. So...
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Verbal Commits: "2025 Golden State Prep (CA) G Carter Berg-McLean has committed to Loyola (MD)."
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Steve (Nes) Emeneke: "Blessed to receive a D1 scholarship from CSUN!! Thank you to Coach Cutley, Coach Newman for this amazing opportunity!!"
Attending Archbishop Riordan, Emeneke stands 6-foot-10 with a 7'4" wingspan and is a 2025 prospect.
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Jaden Haire: "After a great conversation with Coach Shaw, I am extremely blessed and excited to announce I have received an offer from Texas A&M Corpus Christi!!!"
The 6-foot-7, 225 Haire owns 5-6 offers at this point. He's at College of the Sequoias for the upcoming season and is most effective playing in the paint.
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Sportando: "SIG Strasbourg officially signs Malik Fitts."
The 6-foot-7 Fitts is a St. Mary's College grad. SIG Strasbourg is based in France.
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Remember Kiwi Gardner? Boy he was electric in leading the Bay Area Hoosiers to many a victory. Gardner is currently playing with the New Taipai Kings of the P. League+ after a season in Australia. He earned Most Valuable Players honors for his efforts in Aussieland.
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Gavin Sykes: "Blessed to receive a D1 offer to the University of Vermont. Thank you to Coach O’ Grady and the whole staff for believing in me."
Don't see this happening not even as a bounceback.
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"Men’s Basketball Announces Addition of Isaiah Saams-Hoy"
ISH will be playing up in Fairbanks, Alaska. This after high school at Eastside Prep, then higher education at Cal State East Bay and Chabot College.
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CSU San Bernardino Men's Basketball: "6’3 Guard and San Jose, CA native! Help us welcome Alijah Washington to our program and the CSUSB community!"
Washington is transferring from Foothill College and he attended high school at Piedmont Hills High. He averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 boards and 2.3 assists while shooting 46%, 34% and 68% respectively this past season.