News Bits
"4-star SF Jasir Rencher commits to Texas A&M"
Congrats to the 6-foot-4, 200 Rencher, out of Archbishop Riordan. Would love to see him in uniform at California or St. Mary's but it didn't play out either way.
Rencher may not start right away but should do so soon. As for competition for minutes, TAM has a 6-foot-6 redshirt freshman forward returning, a 6-foot-7, 220 freshman listed as a guard/forward plus a 6-foot-4, 205 freshman guard.
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Joe Tipton: "NEWS: Xavion Staton, the No. 31 overall player in the 2025 class, will announce his college commitment on November 4th, he tells On3Recruits. The 7-0 center will decide between Michigan, BYU, UNLV, and Stanford."
Stanford is the easy choice just based on the weather experience alone at each campus. Throw in education plus playing in the ACC and it's kind of a no-brainer. Official visit October 4. Do keep in mind though that he lives in Vegas.
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Sac State basketball coach turned his love for basketball into a rare opportunity
Michael Czepil’s time has come to be the man in charge
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Chase Rawlins: "I will be taking an official visit to UC Davis on October 21-22."
The 6-foot-6 2025 Rawlins attends Folsom High and plays AAU ball with the Rose City Ballers. Aligning himself with Guard U will be pretty enticing.
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"TOP 100, WEST COAST
#81: San Francisco Dons
ANDYHOOPs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024"
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Luke Isaak: "Blessed to receive an offer from UC Irvine!! Thank you to the coaching staff for believing in me."
Irvine is an excellent start in recruiting for Isaak -- very good school and a successful hoops program. The 6-foot-4 sharpshooting 2025 guard also has ballhandling ability plus a 3.9 GPA. Wonder which class he got a 'B' in? Isaak attends San Ramon Valley High and plays in the spring and summer with the Jalen Green Elite.
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Mason Biddle: "2027 G Tavid Lee Johnson (Francis Parker) has picked up an offer from Stanford University! Thank you to coach Kyle Smith, Derrick Wrobel and the rest of the staff for believing in him!"
Johnson is a 6-foot frosh.
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Verbal Commits: "2026 Winston Salem Christian (NC) F Tyson Thompson has received an offer from San José State."
He's 6-foot-10 and 230 pounds.
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Verbal Commits: "2025 Winston Salem Christian (NC) F Da'Ron Hall has received an offer from San José State."
He's a 6-foot-8 wing.
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Jonathan Wasserman: "Money Williams, Montana 6-4 200lbs
Slept on PG after playing just 12 games due to broken foot bone. Shifty PnR ball-handler who whips quick one-handed passes, changes speeds into drives, excellent floater game. Excels at improvising, adapting to defense. Aggressive in transition. Made 45-51 FTs. Ultra high usage. Not explosive, needs to keep improving shooting based on small sample size."
Wasserman is an NBA draft guru. The sophomore Williams is out of Oakland High. It's a bit surprising that a team didn't lure Williams away with some NIL $.
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Jonathan Wasserman: "Darrion Williams, Texas Tech 6-6 210, 21 y/o
Strong wing frame with easy-fit game. 100th percentile spotup scorer, 47% catch-shoot. Money hitting 1-2 dribble pullups. Uses strength, shotmaking skill out of post. IQ shows on passing/defensive reads. Good positional rebounder. Low-usage creator, not explosive athlete, minimal rim pressure off bounce."
Williams played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Capital Christian before moving to Las Vegas.
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"Warriors' starting five mostly 'up for grabs' heading into season"
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"Warriors training camp takeaways: Competition for new roles underway"
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41-year-old Mo Charlo is now working as an assistant coach with the South Bay Lakers, the LA Lakers G League team. At 6-foot-7, he played at Eureka High, then Diablo Valley College for Coach Steve Coccimiglio and finally Nevada. Here's a 2021 Charlo feature.
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Chase Rawlins: "Blessed to receive an offer to William Jessup University, thank you to the whole coaching staff for believing in me."
The 6-foot-6 2025 Rawlins, of Folsom High and the Rose City Ballers, would be a great get for WJU Coach Mark Darnall.
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Luke Moxon: "After an amazing official visit, I am grateful to receive an offer from Colorado School of Mines! Go Orediggers."
The 6-foot-4, 205 shooting guard plays for Arcata High and NBBA Rise and is an ace in the classroom with a 4.3 GPA.
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Damien Reese: "After a great workout and conversation with Coach Zosel, I am blessed to have received my first offer from Southern Oregon University!!!"
The 2025 6-foot-2 Reese plays at Weston Ranch High and with the Rose City Ballers.
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"Sacramento State's Pac-12 committee raises $35 million for NIL funds"
Who has been holding out up in Sacto? Question: is the majority of the $$$ coming from basketball-leaning fans or football-leaning fans?
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