News Bits
"'Unimaginable tragedy': Former Oakland High basketball star loses both parents"
Money Williams is back in Oakland caring for his siblings after losing his mother and father. Here's hoping he can transfer somewhere close to home and earn a nice chunk of NIL money in doing so. It will be needed. Do help out if you can at his GoFundMe page.
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Arman Jovic: "Frank Philips’ Alem Fejzic is taking an official visit to Pacific this weekend. The 6’4 guard is a lights out shooter, had some inconsistency’s with his shot to begin the JUCO Advocate Rocky Mountain Jamboree but once he got going, he rarely missed."
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Verbal Commits: "2026 Archbishop Stepinac (NY) F Darius Ratliff has received an offer from California."
Ratliff is a 6-foot-9 wing playing in New York state.
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"Golden State Warriors NBA Preview: Moving On Without Klay Thompson"
A very lengthy look at this season's GSW squad from Forbes mag.
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On Sunday, San Diego State bopped UCLA 77-72 in Pauley Pavilion behind BJ (Modesto Christian High) Davis' 28 points. Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd provided nine points plus seven rebounds in the closed-door scrimmage. Davis committed six turnovers, Byrd five.
In another exhibition, host New Mexico edged Santa Clara 77-75 in another closed-door scrimmage held last Saturday.
San Jose State University fell to host Arizona State 79-75 in overtime.
USF earned a vuctory over Stanford 80-79 in another closed-door scrimmage.
No word yet on St. Mary's, Sacramento State or Pacific.
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Isaac Finlinson: "I want to thank the coaching staff at Cal State East Bay for offering me a scholarship!"
He's a 6-foot-7 sophomore wing attending Snow College in Utah. CSEB Coach Bryan Rooney's competition to date: Fairfield, Northwestern State, Maryville University, Colorado Mesa University, Chaminade, Arkansas Tech, Gannon and Charleston.
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Elijah Sykes: "Blessed to receive a offer from Alma Scots MBB."
Sykes is a 2025 5-foot-10 guard at Sheldon High. He also plays with the Rose City Ballers. Alma College is located in Michigan.
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Chase Rawlins: "Thank you to the UC Davis for having me on my official visit!!"
The 6-foot-6 2025 combo guard attends Folsom High and Plays AAU ball with the Rose City Ballers.
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JUCO Recruiting: "North Top 20
- San Francisco City
- West Valley
- Sequoias
- Modesto
- San Jose City
- Las Positas
- Chabot
- Skyline
- Yuba
- Santa Rosa
- Columbia
- Redwoods
- Diablo Valley
- Butte
- Lemoore
- Shasta
- Fresno City
- Contra Costa
- Porterville
- (tie) American River, Sierra
Other receiving consideration: Cabrillo; Los Medanos; Canada; Marin
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JUCO Recruiting: "2025 Leyton Mcgovern from College of the Sequoias has committed to (Cal State) Bakersfield."
McGovern is a 6-foot-4 freshman guard out of Indiana.
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According to the following, Cal grad Jaylon Tyson may not play a lot this season because of the veterans ahead of him but he has performed well: "The 20th overall pick is the lone newbie. Despite Atkinson singling out Jaylon Tyson numerous times and admitting that it will be difficult to keep the rookie off the floor, Tyson is caught in an early-season numbers game. Theoretically, he plays the two positions — shooting guard and small forward — where Cleveland is deepest. Perhaps in a pinch he could slide to the 4. But that would be matchup specific.
So, how does he get playing time?
Given that the Cavs didn’t draft him to make an immediate impact, Tyson could be a candidate to play with the G League affiliate Charge at some point — if the organization believes on-court reps and minutes would aid in his development."
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Jake Lieberman: "2026 6'7 PF Ethan Griffin out of Westminster HS (CT) had Holy Cross in to see him practice, I'm told. Also, he's heard from Siena & Stanford."
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Verbal Commits: "2025 Eastern Arizona College (AZ) F Kahuranaki Treacher has received an offer from Sacramento State. Qualifier w/three years to play."
He's 6-foot-9, 220 and out of New Zealand.
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Jake Lieberman: "2025 6'6 PG Max Ndlovu-Fraser from Western Canada Prep Academy played well at The Border League in Las Vegas over the weekend. He ended the second game with 20 points. Sacramento State & Boston U have shown interest. Holds an offer from LIU."
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UC Merced Men's Basketball: "Cameron Brown’s top 5️⃣ games from 2023-24:
- Jan. 20 vs. USK | 36 pts, 8 rebs
- Feb. 1 @ ERAU | 28 pts, 4 steals
- Feb. 3 @ La Sierra | 24 pts, 3 steals
- Jan. 2 vs. Simpson | 23 pts, 10 rebs
- Jan. 27 vs. Cal Maritime | 23 pts, 5 steals
Junior year 🔜"
The 6-foot-3 Brown is a Bishop O'Dowd graduate.
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