News Bits
DMOLOGY: "Congrats, Andrew Hilman! 2026 Hilman has received an offer from Northern Illinois. DMOLOGY, fostering global leaders by cultivating greatness on and off the court."
Hillman is a 6-foot-4 2026 combo guard attending Archbishop Riordan.
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Chase Robertson: "After a great conversation with Coach Williams, I am blessed and grateful to receive my first Division 1 Offer from Portland State University! Thankful for the coaching staff for believing in me."
The 2026 6-foot-5 combo guard attends The Branson School.
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"Kaden Holdbrook Joins Denver Men's Basketball"
Holdbrook is an Palo Alto native. He averaged 15.8 points per game as a sophomore at D3 Macalester College and is following his Macalester coach Abe Woldeslassie to the biggest city in Colorado as well as making the jump to D1.
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Simply Basketball: "NJ Gray (2027) receives another offer from LMU! Also received offers from Seattle, USF, USD, and Pacific in the past month! Solidifying him as one of the top PG on the west coast."
Gray is a 6-foot-1 The Branson School attendee.
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Arden Independence Cravalho: "WCChoops alums in NBA's Summer League (Part 1):"
- Washington State's Cedric Coward — Memphis
- Saint Mary's Augustas Marciulionis — LAL
- Saint Mary's Logan Johnson — Denver
- Saint Mary's Alex Ducas — OKC
- USF's Marcus Williams — Miami
- USF's Jamaree Bouyea — Milwaukee
661 Hoops/Central Cali Prospects: "Congrats to Cedric Coward (former CentralEastBB & WSUCougars player) on being selected #11 in the 2025 NBA Draft! Coward was the MVP of our 2021 Central Cali Prospects All-Star Game! True testament of what it takes to make it in the new era of college hoops, as he had no D1 offers coming out of HS & went D3. Earned Rookie of the Year honors, transferred to LM Eastern Washington before landing at Washington State! The physical build, tools, and IQ were noticeable in HS but it took dedication and determination for him to reach his hoop goals and dreams. Another 559 boy making it to the League! Keep that trust in God and go be great!"
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Jake Lieberman: "2026 6’10 wing/forward Rho Omed out of Canada has transferred to Spire Academy in Ohio. Holds an offer from Cal and has heard from St. Joe’s, Marshall, St. Louis, College of Charleston, Coastal Carolina, among others."
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Verbal Commits: "2026 San Joaquin Memorial (CA) F Parker Spees has received an offer from Montana."
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Parker: "Blessed to receive my third Division 1 Offer from Boston University!"
Spees stands 6-foot-9 with superb grades. The Ivies may jump in here. Fresno State has also offered — he attends San Joaquin Memorial High in Fresno.
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Parker: "Blessed to receive a Division 1 offer from Pepperdine!"
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West Valley College Coach Danny Yoshikawa is re-loading:
Isaiah Ackerman: "Committed! Looking forward to competing for West Valley College men's basketball next year. Thx Head Coach Danny Yoshikawa and Coach Dustin Williams for the opportunity."
He's a 6-foot-4 guard out of Aptos High (near Santa Cruz) and a two time league MVP.
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"6’4 combo guard Basti Williams has committed to West Valley College (Juco), I’m told. Already receiving interest from Stetson, Chattanooga, Mercyhurst, among other programs."
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"6’8 220 pound forward Moise Malengele is committing to West Valley College (Juco). The forward from Netherlands averaged 11.0 points & 10.5 rebounds for EYBL (Italy) this season."
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"6’1 Cyrus Hassan has committed to West Valley College Men's Basketball. “Cyrus’s IQ and feel for the game is what stood out to me, his shooting ability and ability to make guys better around him. He’s a true pass, handle and shoot, guy.” — Coach Dwight Williams of West Valley College
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"6'9 forward William Amoah is transferring to West Valley College (Juco) for his sophomore season. Averaged 15.7 points & 8.4 rebounds. Receiving D1 interest."
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"6’6 UC Riverside transfer David Manea has committed to West Valley College (Juco). Redshirted this past season. Was a standout player for GSP Prep in 23-24."
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"6-foot-6 guard Alonzo Huff has committed to West Valley College."
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"5’11 PG Dontae Bell from Leo Academy has committed to West Valley College (Juco). Averaged 15.5 points, 4.1 assists & 2.3 steals. Already receiving D1 interest."
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Jake Lieberman: "6’9 Jordy Ndjomo has committed to West Valley College. Recent de-commit from Cal Baptist. One of the top prospects from France since 2006. Full qualifier."
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St. Mary's Hoops: "Good luck to our guy Beau Levesque ‘16 who is coaching the Lakers in the 2025 California Classic Summer League games!"
Levesque is out of De La Salle High. He aced his academics in Moraga and contributed more on the court each season of his hoops eligibility.
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Coach Matt Okada: "Extremely grateful for 4 transformative years at Dominican. Thank you to everyone who helped us build a foundation for future success. Coach Holmquist, thank you for providing an opportunity for me to be closer to my friends, family and faith. Go Eagles. LA, we’re home!"
Okada is now on the staff at Biola University in La Mirada. official announcement
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Coach Mike Marcial: "Dawg Justin Milch in the house! Justin finished his Sr. year at Holy Cross College and got his BA in marketing 🎓. He is attending Notre Dame to continue his MA this fall!"
Milch is a 6-foot-2 shooting guard who came out of Terra Nova High, graduated from College of San Mateo and has now earned a degree from Holy Cross College (IN).
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Guard Chance McMillian recently underwent ankle surgery so obviously he won't be playing this summer with the Warriors summer squad. A Vallejo native, the 6-foot-3 sharpshooting guard graduated from Bethel High and attended Golden State Prep.
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"Jalen Williams, Thunder agree to rookie max extension"
Might there be a donation forthcoming to Santa Clara University, especially considering that Herb Sendek, Williams' coach, is still in charge of the program? $287,000,000 goes a mighty long way.
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Damarion Vann-Kelly: "After a great conversation with Coach Strohm I am blessed to receive an offer from San Jose State University!!"
Out of Monterey Trail High, DV-K will be playing his sophomore season at Northwest Florida in 2025-26.
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Damarion Vann-Kelly: "After a great conversation with Coach Joe Esposito! I am blessed to receive an offer from University of Missouri Kansas City!!"
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CSU East Bay Men's Basketball: "Incredible year from the Pios in the classroom!"
That is remarkable!
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Verbal Commits: "2027 Crespi Carmelite (CA) G Isaiah Barnes has received an offer from Sacramento State."
He's a 6-foot-3 guard and a son of former NBA and UCLA player Matt Barnes.
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