News Bits
I guess it's time to come clean. Yes, I've discovered that I am a basketball junkie. But I will not be seeking any respite. If hoops items appear (especially commits and certainly offers) as has recently occurred, yes, I will print them despite my previous claim of taking time off due to a so-called lack of news. Still, I won't be keeping a M - W - F schedule until November. Yours in basketball.
Cal Men's Basketball Secures Second Commitment of 2025 Class in 4-star PG Semetri Carr"
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3-star CG Semetri Carr commits to Cal
It will be very interesting to see if Carr breaks open other Nor Cal talents going with Coach Mark Madsen's Bears.
Verbal Commits: "2026 Prolific Prep (CA) G Rajan Roberts has received an offer from California."
Verbal Commits: "2027 Cushing Academy (MA) F Theophilous Edema has received an offer from California."
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Max Feldman: "Key early commitment for Stanford in Top-80 2026 G Myles Jones. Smooth, high IQ combo with big-time shot-making ability."
This was a no brainer to come play for Coach Kyle Smith and also eventually benefit from the Stanford grad network. A solid get, with upside potential.
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Verbal Commits: "2025 Clayton Valley Charter High (CA) G Elijah Perryman has committed to Utah State.
Fellow Mountain West Conference member Utah State comes into Nor Cal and lands a prep point who San Jose State University offered on July 22. USU offered Perryman on July 31. The 6-foot-2 Perryman also passed on earlier offers from USF and Santa Clara. He even said no to 'Beach U' UC Santa Barbara.
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"Hoop Executive : 2024 Pro West Camp Recap"
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"Elias Obenyah comes in at #138 in the new 247sports 2026 Top 150 National rankings!"
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"Kyree Walker, G League hopefuls take their shot at Valley Suns tryouts"
Remember when Walker attended Moreau Catholic?
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"Thank you, Al Attles. Your legacy will live on."
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Ersin Demir: "Recruiting = changing. Too many D1 schools prioritize older players from the portal than develop incoming freshmen. So get rid of the "D1 or nothing" mentality and consider every NAIA, JUCO, D3 or D2 school that's interested. Increasing your NIL value by playing is the way to go."
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Andrew Young Bessed to receive an offer from the university of Utah thanks coach smith and coach leath and the rest of the staff for this opportunity.
Young is a 6-foot-3 2026 combo guard at Archbishop Riordan. Leath worked with the Oakland Soldiers for 10 years followed by two years assisting at Sacramento State.
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Derek Murray: "LSU was in today for... ️2025 Jasir Rencher of Team Lillard AAU."
Is this a first having LSU out here recruiting in the Bay Area/northern California?
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Jake Lieberman: "2026 6'5 guard Josh Powell out of Skyline Prep HS (AZ) tells me that Arizona State, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, Pepperdine, Louisville & Stanford were in to see him. Visiting Arizona State next week & planning a visit to Stanford."
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Jake Lieberman: "2027 6'7 prospect Javon Bardwell out of Hillcrest Prep AZ had Auburn, UCLA, Louisville, Stanford, Nebraska & Washington in to see him. Offers included Texas Tech, Grand Canyon, Montana, Robert Morris, among others."
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Simply Basketball: "Elliot Conley (2025) stock is rising! The 6’4 do it all wing , known for his high flying dunks showed his full bag! And named 2025 Most outstanding player at the Pro West Camp!"
Conley attends San Ramon Valley High.
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Juan Toscano-Anderson is playing for G League United at the third annual NBA G League Fall Invitational this month. The veteran wing is hoping for another NBA opportunity, he told Sam Gordon of the San Francisco Chronicle.
“I want to show teams that if they were to pick me up, I can enhance the team atmosphere as a player but also as a teammate in the locker room,” Toscano-Anderson said.
He appeared in 11 games with the Sacramento Kings last season and spent much of the year playing for the Mexico City Capitanes..."
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The Palma High and USF grad will likely drop the NBA dream and head overseas. He'll play big minutes and make good money.
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Derek Murray: "San Jose State was in today at SoCal Academy for ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2025 Jacob Ross & 2026 Jachai Cantave."
Ross is a 6-foot-6 wing out of the LA area but played at Long Island Lutheran last year and has offers from Kansas State, Maryland, Charleston, Fordham, Coastal Carolina, VCU, Old Dominion, Towson, NIU, Sam Houston State, and Radford.
Cantave is a 6-foot-1 point out of Texas. His offers include: Houston, Creighton, Texas A&M and UC Riverside.
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