News Bits
I know what I typed earlier but here again are a few tidbits on deserving players and such that screamed out for posting.
Derek Murray: "2026 Caeden Hutcherson (6’4 G) of @mittymenshoops & @teamlillardaau has earned an offer from San Jose State."
Hutcherson also holds offers from Loyola Marymount, Montana, Texas Arlington and Idaho.
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Chabot Gladiator Basketball: "Gladiator 6’3 Soph G Defensive Player of Year 1st Team Coast North Noah Thomas has committed to a full scholarship to University Arkansas Montecito."
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Derek Murray: "Washington will be in at Prolific Prep today for ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2025 Winters Grady. Creighton & New Mexico in yesterday."
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Basketball Recruitment :"2025 6'7 SG Winters Grady has completed an official visit to Iowa."
How this young man will even narrow down his options will be difficult.
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Jake Lieberman: "6'8 2025 wing Lonnie Bass out of PFB Elite has official visits upcoming with Southern Utah & UAlbany. Bass just completed an unofficial visit with Sacramento State, as well."
Bass is out of Las Vegas.
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"(N.J.) Gray, (Connor) Sheridan close strong at Pro-West Camp" Frank Burlison
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Dinos Trigonis: "Ron Massey Memorial FHC Notes: 1 of the most underrated prospects in CA's loaded 2026 class is 6-5 Elias Obenyah (Salesian/Richmond CA). Big lead guard is a very good defender with nice pull-up jump shot & terrific character, attitude & academic profile."
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JUCO Recruiting: "2025 College of Sequoias 6’7 F Jaden Haire has committed to Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Haire averaged 11.3 PPG & 8.2 RPG as a freshman and was selected to the JUCO Showcase Invitational Top 40 All-Star Game in July."
Good effort guy, works hard, can board well and also score inside but shot falters some further away from the basket.
Gavin Sykes: "Blessed to receive an offer from the Pepperdine University. Thank you to Coach Calbert and Coach Schilling for believing in me and my talents."
Can see this one happening for the 6-foot-5 2025 Modesto Christian High guard especially if Schilling and Company can get the Wave to at least .500 this coming season. Being competitive is the key.
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Derek Murray: "Michigan AC Justin Joyner was in today for ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2025 Winters Grady of Prolific Prep and Jalen Green Elite."
Yep, this one is viable especially with a new head coach in Ann Arbor. Joyner reaches back here...
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Simply Basketball: "Andrew Hillman (2026) has received an offer from Pepperdine University."
This is another strong possibility of becoming a reality. It would keep the 6-foot-4 2026 Cameroonian guard in Cali. San Francisco and UC Santa Barbara are also in the running.
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Simply Basketball: "One of the top big men on the west! Nes Emeneke receives offer from Pepperdine University."
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Cody Hopkins: "Gary Payton has taken over head coaching duties at Alameda College (JUCO) in Alameda, CA. The 9x NBA All Star recently won the Big 3 Championship. His son, Gary Payton II starred at SLCC basketball and is currently a PG for the Golden State Warriors."
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"M-A boys varsity basketball coach placed on leave"
Mike Molieri/Menlo-Atherton High School is now on administrative leave despite a call for his reinstatement from students.
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Derek Murray: "2026 Caeden Hutcherson (6’4 G) of Archbishop Mitty and Team Lillard has earned an offer from UT-Arlington."
Better opportunities will be forthcoming.
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Kalek House: "Blessed and thankful to receive an offer from San Jose State, thank you Coach Ed Gipson."
House is a 6-foot-3 2026 guard at Arizona Compass Prep, where Gipson previously coached. Hawaii recently offered House alongside Creighton, Washington, Kansas, Michigan, Arizona State, Texas Christian and Grand Canyon. Along with his equally talented twin brother Kaden, they are progeny of former NBAer Eddie House who 'colleged' at ASU.
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Derek Murray: "2028 Arhan Ramachandran (6’5 W) of NTChoops has earned an offer from California."
2028? That's getting in verrrry early.
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Thanks to Andrew Pang for the note (hit the link and scroll down) that Ameere Britton has transferred from Cal State Monterey Bay to San Jose State University. He's a 6-foot-2 walk-on guard.
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