Potpourri, May 30

News Bits

This is the last post of the season as things are slowing down (it's a recruiting dead period right now), plus I need a bit of a break to recharge. My plan is to shift and be back fairly soon doing feature articles on players and coaches. That may be my focus during next season too. Yours in hoops.

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San Diego State Men's Basketball: "BYRD RETURNS TO THE NEST!! Miles (Lincoln High-Stockton) Byrd is coming back to The Mesa for the 2025-26 season!!"

Mildly surprised. I imagine he believes he can improve his offensive game and jump into midway of Round One of the nxt NBA draft.

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Kyle Hansen: "Money (Oakland High) Williams for #GrizHoops putting in work today with the Trailblazers."

He can still return to Montana but maybe he has it in his mind to stick in the NBA draft and financially support his sisters and brothers.

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6-foot-3 combo guard Andrew Taylor Bryant Frey, out of College of San Mateo, is headed next to NAIA Valley City State University in South Dakota.  He averaged 12.5 points per game this season and shot 41% from long distance.

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Jake Lieberman: "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."

He's out of Orange County but came north to play with Golden State Prep.

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Verbal Commits: "2027 Riverdale Baptist (MD) F Jacoby Briscoe has received an offer from California."

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Jake Lieberman: "2028 6’3 point guard Jayden Cecil out of Utah Prep tells me that he holds offers from the following programs: 

• Cal
• Pepperdine
• Arizona State"

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Verbal Commits: "2026 North Mecklenburg (NC) G Ashton Pierce has received an offer from California."

He's a 6-foot-3 combo guard. The Bears, Iowa and Wake Forest appear to be his top offers to date.

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Gus Morris: "(Troy Stevenson) Would be a solid hire for Montgomery High but AD Steve Arrow tells me it’s not official yet."

Stevenson assisted at Santa Rosa JC for a number of years and formerly attended Montgomery High. He recently became involved with the California Storm AAU program.

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Potpourri, May 28

News Bits

Jeff Goodman: "FAU big man Mantas Kocanas, who redshirted last season, is headed to play for Mark Madsen at Cal, source told TheFieldOf68. The 6-11 freshman from Lithuania averaged 9.6 points and 4.9 boards at the FIBA U18s in 2023."

His size is much needed. Kocanas weighs 235 pounds.

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Chico State Men's Basketball: "Please join us in welcoming our new assistant coach, Kevin Warren! Kevin joins Chico State after a year as an assistant coach at Lewis-Clark State. A former standout student-athlete for the Wildcats from 2018 to 2022 we’re excited to have Coach Warren back with the Wildcats!"

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Devin Aye: "San Jose City College Sophomore PG, Tariq Weiser 6’3” 185, has committed to a scholarship from University of Alaska Fairbanks! Tariq took several visits w/ numerous full ride offers before deciding on UAF! Congrats Tariq, & Coach Ostanic (UAF Head Coach). Excited for you both!

Weiser is a guard out of Bellarmine College Prep.

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Team Rampage Basketball: "Congrats to Jermaine Earnest of Pittsburg HS on his OFFER & COMMITMENT to Nelson University ‼️🦍✍️ Well deserved from a home grown kid that’s been with us since 15!"

Earnest is a 6-foot-2 combo guard and will be playing NAIA ball in Texas.

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Leo Ricketts: "I will be attending West Valley College (JUCO) to further my academic and basketball career. Thank you Coach Yosh, @CoachDwillWVC and staff for giving me this opportunity."

A De La Salle grad, Ricketts is a 6-foot sophomore-to-be guard bouncing back from Sacramento State.

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Noah Thomas: "Blessed to receive a scholarship offer from the University of Mary! Thank you to DarrenTighe and coach Leier for believing in me."

Out of Pleasant Valley High and Chabot College, the 6-foot-3 Thomas is coming off a season at University of Arkansas Monticello. Hoping he can get back closer to home.

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"Oakland high school basketball star credits his grandfather ahead of graduation and collegiate journey"

Sure wish ArDarius Grayson was picked up by a NorCal D1 so that he could play among family and friends.

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"Luke Barrett- Betting on Himself at One of the Nation's Top Mid-Majors"

It's a video and Barrett, a Piedmont High product, appears just before the 12:00 mark.

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"Trevon Carter-Givens, a versatile forward out of SoCal Academy (CA) and a key piece for Team Why Not on the Nike EYBL circuit, has seen his recruitment heat up recently.

The 2026 prospect recently picked up offers from New Mexico, TCU and Creighton, adding to a growing list that includes Florida State, Seton Hall, San Francisco, and UNLV...

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Potpourri, May 26

News Bits

Arman Jovic: "News: 6’7 French G/F Noah Badibanga has committed to Santa Clara. Noah has put together a pretty solid Espoirs season for Chalon, averaging 13.0 PTS, 4.7 REB, 2.3 AST, while shooting 48/32/66 splits. The 18 year old has an intriguing blend of size + guard skills."

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Skyline Basketball: "Congrats to Dev Chatha on signing with SF State. He helped lead our team to state tourney wins in both seasons, was 2x 1st Team All-Conference, & All-Defensive team. Looking forward to watching Dev compete in one of the top NCAA D2 conferences in the country."

Chatha is a 6-foot-4, 215 guard who, besides his double First Team All-Conference honors, shot 50%, 36% and 80% respectively this past season in San Bruno while scoring 15.2 points per game, grabbing 6.3 boards and earning 3.0 assists nightly.

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"(Lamar) Cardinals Add JUCO Transfer (King-Njhsanni Wilhite) to Backcourt"

The 6-foot-1 sophomore is out of CCSF and Archbishop Riordan.

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Brady Cooper: "Committed. Thank you to my teammates, coaches, and everyone who played a part. Big Thanks to Coach Will Freedman at Lassen (College) and now to Coach Marks at USF for betting on me! Can’t wait to get to work."

Out of Utah, the 6-foot-7, 215 pound Layton averaged 15.6 points and 7.2 rebounds this past season and is now headed to the University of St. Francis (NAIA) in Illinois.

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Boss Mhoon: "Blessed to have received my 4th D1 offer from Nevada!!"

Mhoon is a 6-foot-5, 2028 prospect attending The King's Academy.

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Verbal Commits: "2026 St. Michael's (TX) G Bo Ogden has received an offer from Stanford."

He's a 6-foot-6 wing.

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Verbal Commits: "2026 The Colony (TX) G Dakari Spear has received an offer from Stanford."

He a 6-foot-5 shooting guard with 13 other offers.

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"Gary Payton admits he made mistakes when teaching his son how to play basketball: 'I was thinking about myself, how I played, and I wanted him to play that way.'"

GP2 was headed to St. Mary's at one point prior to Oregon State.

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"Coach who recruited Manute Bol admits he made up his birthday: 'He was probably 40, 50 years old when he was playing in the NBA'"

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"TJ Shorts named MVP of BetClic Elite"

The high-scoring point back in his UC Davis days has carved out nice professional career overseas.

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13th Annual Frank Knight Co-Ed Basketball Camps!

Registration is open and spots are filling up fast! Camp is now open for boys and girls K-9th grade who want to get better, develop skills, team and individual instruction, 5 o 5 games and more!

Link

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"Clayman Adds Anderson Clarke to the 2025-26 Coaching Staff"

Clarke played at Campolindo High.

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Verbal Commits: "2025 Maccabi Rehovot (ISR) G Daniel Gueta has received an offer from Pacific."

Gueta is a 21-year-old point with three years of professional playing experience in Israel. So the Tigers aren't done yet in their 2025 recruiting.

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Matija Milhailovic: "Ognjen Stanković, 6-foot-8 guard, has heard from Rutgers, New Mexico State, UCF, South Florida, Southern Miss, Seton Hall, Saint Mary’s, Kansas, UIC, Pacific, Duquesne, Missouri and Ohio State! Will be one of the best international freshman!"

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Verbal Commits: "2028 Cypress Falls (TX) G J.D. Humphries has received an offer from California."

Humphries is a 6-foot-3 guard also with offers from SMU and Western Kentucky.

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Potpourri, May 23

News Bits

"Texas Tech transfer Darrion Williams commits to NC State"

This feature covers Williams' strengths and weaknesses.

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Greenlight Media: "Jaylen Wells' journey to being NBA All-Rookie 1st Team is incredible.

➡️ 0⭐️ recruit out of Folsom High

➡️ Spent his first two years at Sonoma State (D2)

➡️ Transferred to Washington State

➡️ Drafted 2nd Round Pick 39 to the Grizzlies

➡️ NBA All-Rookie 1st Team"

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"TYLER JOHNSON JOINS FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF AS ASSISTANT COACH"

Here's a Fresno Bee feature.

This will aid in recruiting.

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Mikey Ballout: "I am very grateful to announce my commitment to University Of Toronto. Thank you Coach Trivedi for this platform to continue my career. I want to thank Masie Mohammadi and Suhail Mohammadi for always being there for me to train at 5AM or until midnight. Thank you teamesface for cultivating my growth for the past 3 years. And thank you to all my coaches and mentors that helped me reach this goal. But above all, I want to thank God for bringing me closer to this moment day by day."

With the top hoops surname in northern California (Michael Jordan should have nabbed it while in the prep ranks), he is a 6-foot-3 guard out of Serra High and owns a 4.5 grade point average.

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Gavilan College MBB: "SIGNING DAY!!!✒️📄🎉 Congratulations Bricen Buciak!!!!"

The 6-foot-5, 205 sophomore out of GC and Christopher High is headed next to San Francisco State.

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Simply Basketball: "Jaylen Smith (2027) has received an offer from Weber St."

He's a 5-foot-11 point out of Amador Valley High.

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Team Arsenal: "2026 Guard Brayde Kuykendall (California HS) has received an offer from Santa Clara."

Kuykendall is a 6-foot-5 guard.

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Team Arsenal: "2026 Guard Isaiah Davis (Salesian HS) has received an offer from University of Nevada."

Davis is a 6-footer and weighs 165 pounds.

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Andrew Young Hilman: "Extremely blessed to say I have received Division 1 offer from the University of Nevada. Thank you to Loren Leath for believing in me."

Hilman is a 2026 6-foot-3 guard attending Archbishop Riordan.

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>Jaroslav ''JP'' Pihtov: "Blessed and thankful to receive an offer from the University of Nevada!"

The 2026 6-foot-9 Pihtov attends Archbishop Riordan.

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Cade Krueger: "I’m extremely excited to receive an offer from Cal State Dominguez after a great talk with Coach JP. I would like to thank coach JP and the rest of the coaching staff for believing in me."

Krueger is a 2026 6-foot-2 backcourter attending Amador Valley High.

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Caden Flowers: "Blessed to receive an offer from Stan State! Go Warriors"

The 6-foot, 175 pound Flowers is transferring from San Francisco State. He also just received an offer from Chico State. It appears he has one more year of eligibility.

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Jake Lieberman: "2027 PG Siincere Hudson out of Inderkum HS (CA) tells me that he's receiving interest from University of San Diego. Offers include Wichita State, San Francisco, Portland & Sacramento State."

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Jake Lieberman: "6'4 2028 prospect Lleyton Leonard out of Basha HS (AZ) tells me that he's receiving interest from St. Mary's & Arizona. Just offered by Washington. Cal & Arizona State have also offered. Averaged 13 points in EYBL Session 2 in Memphis."

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"Miles Byrd impacted both scrimmages in similar ways, mostly by playing to his strengths as a catch-and-shoot weapon, passer and defensive playmaker.

Despite a high-arcing shot that seemingly takes forever to reach the rim, he buried multiple threes in both games, much like he regularly did throughout the college season. He showed his vision from inside the arc on cross-court passes. But nothing stood out more than his defensive activity and anticipation.

He was fun to watch on that end of the floor, constantly looking to jump lanes and predict ball-handlers' moves. None of this was surprising, as he registered a wild 4.3 percent steal rate at San Diego State.

Byrd still seems more likely to wind up in the second round on teams' big boards. Whether he stays in the draft or withdraws will come down to personal preference and goals, specifically how much he cares about securing a guaranteed NBA contract and/or playing in the G League versus returning to be a college star making NIL money.

But Byrd clearly has an attractive NBA archetype as a three-and-D wing who can create for others in ball-screen situations."

Wouldn't know what direction to advise him to go but seemingly a lot of teams could use someone who will be a plus defender and can pop enough treys to require coverage. Late round one and you would know what you are getting. Coach Dutcher has to have been stowing away enough NIL $$$ to make Byrd's return attractive.

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Chabot College Coach Keenan McMiller has been busy:

"Gladiator basketball is excited about the commitment of 5’8 160 PG AJ Solanoy (Shasta Summit HS) Daly City, CA. AJ has a hi level skill set, IQ and is super competitive! AJ was 2025 league MVP adds more depth to the 2025-2026 Gladiator program."

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"Gladiator basketball is excited about the commitment of 6’3 185 G/F David Rodgers Jr (Redwood Christian HS) San Lorenzo, Ca. David brings a hi motor on the defensive and offensive end, above the rim athleticism, physicality, and versatility! David was 1st team All State Division 5 and adds more depth to the 2025-2026 Gladiator program."

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"Gladiator basketball is excited about the commitment of 6’0 170 PG Kamari King of Cleveland HS Los Angeles, Ca. Kamari is a 1st team All League, 1st Team LA city selection and CA Div 2All State selection! Kamari plays with tremendous motor, picks up 94ft on D and is highly skilled w/ the ability score and make plays at all 3 levels! Get ready for even more excitement in the 25-26 season!"

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Potpourri, May 21

News Bits

Mario Williams Jr.: "Let’s get it!!!"

A 6-foot-5 freshman guard out of Venture Academy (Stockton) and Western Oregon U, he is headed next to D2 UC Colorado Springs.

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Jeff Goodman: "Texas Tech transfer Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams will withdraw from the NBA Draft and two of the leaders to land him are Kansas and NC State, source told TheFieldOf68."

Would love to know what the feedback was that he received from the NBA types. Also would love to know why he didn't return to TT considering the success enjoyed by the team. Strictly NIL $$$?

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"Damari Milstead Named LMU’s Next Director of Basketball Operations"

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Portal Updates: "Mercer transfer Marcus Overstreet has committed to San José State. The 6’9” sophomore forward appeared in 29 games, averaging 6.2 points on 51.7% FG, and 5.3 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game."

Finally some ready-to-play size and with two years to play. Interesting stats: no attempted treys, 40% at the foul line, a remarkable 70/84 offensive-defensive rebounding split, Weighs 220. From Chicag and played first at a D2 in South Carolina, then at D1 Mercer in Georgia. A lefty, he appears still fairly raw.

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Compton Magic: "6-5 Cameron Anderson has picked up an offer from San Jose State."

He's a 2028 point prospect out of Riverside County. Fresno State has also offered as has UNLV. Anderson was just awarded All State Freshman First team status. Appears to be a talent who will soon become a national recruit.

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Jake Lieberman: "6'3 guard Cameron Brown out of UC Merced (NAIA) remains available. Averaged 14.9 points (34.2% 3PT), 5.1 rebounds & 2.0 assists. Has played in 83 games and averaged 11.8 points through three seasons at Merced. Career 33.9% 3PT shooter."

Not sure why but was thinking this might take place. Let's see what is the response for the former Bishop O'Dowd talent.

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Compton Magic: "6-3 Sloane Harris Etiwanda High has picked up an offer from San Francisco."

California, Portland, Alabama and Cal State Fullerton have extended offers.

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6-foot-4 freshman Tre (Lincoln High-Stockton) Simmons has been offered by Pacific.

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Verbal Commits: "2028 Legacy Christian (CA) G Josh Lowery has received an offer from Pacific."

Must have just seen the So Cal kid in travel team action. UC Irvine has offered.

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Compton Magic: "6-3 PG Juleeyan Williams has picked up an offer from Pacific. One of the Top Players in America 2029."

Williams is out of the Sacramento area. Northern Arizona has also offered.

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Portal Updates: "USC Upstate transfer Brit Harris has decommitted from Pacific."

He committed on May 13. Nothing published as yet regarding his change of mind.

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Nathalio Gray Jr.: "After a great talk with Coach Brandon, I’m blessed to receive a Division 1 offer from UOPacific. Thank you to the coaching staff for believing in me."

He's a 2027 point attending The Branson School.

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Verbal Commits: "2027 San Gabriel Academy (CA) F/C Mahamadou Diop has received an offer from Pacific."

He stands 6-foot-11 and looks to be on the slim side. Texas Tech and UC Riverside have also offered.

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Jeff Borzello: "Hawaii guard Marcus Greene is transferring to Fordham, per source. Averaged 7.3 points last season, put up 15.1 points and shot 42.7% from 3 in 2023-24 at Houston Christian."

He's a 6-foot-2 guard out of Archbishop Mitty entering his final season of eligibility.

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Verbal Commits: "2029 Monterey Trail (CA) G Juleeyan Williams has received an offer from Northern Arizona."

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Verbal Commits: "2026 Rock (FL) G Joseph Hartman has received an offer from Stanford."

He is a 6-foot-5 nationally ranked combo guard.

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Jake Lieberman: "2026 6’8 prospect Trey Thompson out of Greenville HS (TN) & Tennessee Impact Basketball tells me that he’s been in contact with BYU, Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, Villanova, Stanford, Virginia, Stetson & Purdue in the past week.

Stanford just offered."

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Devaughn Dorrough: "Extremely blessed to have received another Division 1 offer from Stanford University."

Young man, start packing your bags. Coach Kyle Smith AND Stanford. Wow. He must already be rockin' the books even as a youngster.

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Devaughn Dorrough: "Extremely blessed to have received another Division 1 offer from San Diego State University."

Dorrough is a 6-foot-7 freshman at Monterey Trail High.

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Potpourri, May 19

News Bits

De'undrae Perteete Jr.: "Blessed and excited to announce my commitment to UC Riverside! Thank you to every coach and program that recruited me and believed in me. I’m locked in and ready for this next chapter."

Out of Salesian Prep and Westmont College (one year), Perteete Jr. is moving up to the D1 level and will be playing for new Coach Gus Argenal. He's a 6-foot-6 guard and was named the PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year.

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Christian Trusclair: "Blessed."

The 6-foot-3 St. Patrick St. Vincent guard is heading to the Southland, specifically San Bernardino County.

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Modesto Junior College Men's Basketball: "Congrats to Sophomore Kobe Nunes who has committed to Mid-America Nazarene. This season Kobe made First Team Big 8 and was the MVP of the 86th MJC Tournament. Best of luck going forward Kobe!"

Nunes is a 6-foot-1 sophomore sharpshooter also out of Gregori High. Mid-America Nazarene University is located in Kansas.

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From "18 tough stay-or-go decisions for NCAA players participating in the 2025 NBA Draft Combine":

"5. Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams

• TEAM: Transfer Portal (via Texas Tech)
• ESPN RANKING: 46
• DECISION: TBD

Darrion Williams spoke about his own decision (via CBS Sports): "Just decided I wanted to put my full focus onto the combine. It wasn't nothing deeper than that. I haven't even been thinking about college. I haven't been taking any calls. Just focusing on this right now ... I'm going to take it all the way to the deadline on the 28th and I'm going to make the best decision for me ... I'm open to [coming back to school] but I want to be full-in on the draft. I didn't want to be one foot in, one foot out. I wanted to be full. If I have to go back, I'll go back. But I want to stay in the draft."

Williams, who did not have a great performance during his first five-on-five scrimmage, confirmed that returning to Texas Tech is still an option for him as well. According to Isaac Trotter, the "external expectation" is that Williams returns to college."

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"10. Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd

• TEAM: San Diego State
• ESPN RANKING: 51
• DECISION: TBD

Here is what Jeremy Woo wrote about the decision (via ESPN):

His productivity in college, particularly as a defensive playmaker, held intrigue for teams all season. Stepping in and showing he belongs in this setting will help. Still just 20 years old, Byrd has the option to return to school if he doesn't feel good about his chances of landing a guaranteed contract.

Byrd scored 11 points while shooting 3-of-6 on 3-pointers and adding four assists during his first scrimmage at the 2025 NBA Draft Combine.

He measured just short of 6-foot-5 barefoot but has a 6-foot-10 wingspan and 8-foot-6 ½ standing reach."

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Another Byrd analysis:

"Byrd showed instincts, feel for the game this week

Jonathan Givony

San Diego State's Miles Byrd displayed at the combine his unique basketball instincts that made him one of the best defensive playmakers in college basketball. His 5.1% block and 4.4% steal percentage combo had been accomplished only a handful of times in the past decade before this season, by the likes of Tari Eason and Matisse Thybulle -- something that was quickly flagged by NBA analytic models as being of significant interest.

Byrd showed he can still rack up blocks and steals despite the increased level of competition from the Mountain West Conference to the combine. He had four blocks and five steals in 52 minutes in Chicago, with several impressive moments rejecting jumpers, rotating to protect the rim from the weakside, sniffing out passing lane steals, busting up handoffs and picking ball handlers from behind with cat-like instincts and his 6-10 wingspan.

Offensively, Byrd helped himself ppshooting 5-for-11 from 3 in two combine scrimmages after making 30% of his 3-pointers at San Diego State the past two seasons. His ballhandling is a mixed bag, and his 182-pound frame raises questions about whether he has the build to be a defensive stopper in the NBA, as his outstanding playmaking numbers suggest. But overall, Byrd had a positive combine for a 20-year-old redshirt sophomore. A big decision awaits May 28 when Byrd will elect whether to withdraw his name from the draft, as it's not clear at this stage whether he has done enough to solidify his standing as a surefire first-round pick."

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Jonathan Givony: "The most impactful performance of the NBA Combine scrimmages thus far belonged to Stanford's Maxime Raynaud, with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Raynaud showed his versatile skill-set at 7'1, scoring from all over the floor, as well as impressive intensity defensively."

He shot 7-12, 2-5 and 4-4 respectively.

From Ersin Demir: "24. Oklahoma City Thunder

Maxime Raynaud (#42, Stanford): Senior, 7’1”

The Thunder adds another versatile ball-handler who’s a legitimate seven-footer. Their emphasis on size, skill on all positions, and floor-stretching makes him the perfect addition to a lack of three-point shooting from their five-spot. If it weren’t for Flagg, Raynaud would have been ACC Player of the Year. His composure, fluidity, and great footwork make him one of the best players available later in the first round. For Oklahoma City, adding experience is vital while they extend their window of winning by putting winning players deep into the depth chart. Despite not having a clear path to play immediately, Raynaud will grow into a good role while the Thunder continue to seek their NBA title."

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CSU East Bay Men's Basketball: "Takai, Let’s work! Welcome to the Bay!"

Fitting choice and good place to be for 6-foot-7, 220 poundTakai (Vanden High) Hardy after two seasons up at Idaho.

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Overtime Elite: "Wei Zhao has committed to SAN FRANCISCO 🚨 THE 6’0” PG averaged 13.9 PPG l 6.6 APG l 1.3 SPG for the Cold Hearts this season."

A young point was a need for USF. Junior Ryan Beasley does return and senior Isa Silva is coming off a redshirt year.

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Jaroslav "JP" Pihtov: "Blessed and thankful to receive an offer from the University of San Francisco!"

He stands 6-foot-9, is a 2026 talent and attends Archbishop Riordan.

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Verbal Commits: "2025 City College of San Francisco (CA) G Rickey Mitchell, Jr. has signed with Bethune–Cookman."

B-C is located in Daytona Beach, FL.

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"International prospects will need Letter of Clearance to play in NCAA"

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Modesto Junior College Men's Basketball: "Excited to welcome 5’10 Guard Josh Banks of Weston Ranch High School to the Pirate family."

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"Amaurys Fermin Named Head Coach of Merced College Men’s Basketball"

Fermin will get the job, one that will require time, done. Good choice, wish him well.

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"SPARTANS ADD COLBY GARLAND FOR 2025-26 SEASON"

Always like me a lefty-shooting guard.

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Skyline Basketball: "Congratulations to Kyle Haslam on signing his athletic scholarship with Ottawa University, located outside Phoenix, AZ. Kyle has put in a lot of work to reach this point. He was a big part of our back-to-back State Tournament appearances!"

A sophomore, Haslam stands 6-foot-6, weighs 230 pounds and is out of nearby Burlingame High.

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Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Basketball: "Player of the Game from our 7pm contest between Portsmouth Sports Club & Roger Browns is TexasTechMBB’s Chance (Bethel High/Golden State College Prep/Grand CanyonU) McMillian."

More of a shooting guard than a point, McMillian isn't the biggest at 6-foot-3 so it may have to be Europe for him. But he'll surely give the Big Show his best effort. He shot 52%, 43% and 89% this season.

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San Diego Miramar College: "Congrats to our PG Markees Williams on his commitment to San Francisco State Men's Basketball."

Williams is a 6-foot-1 combo guard.

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Boss Mhoon: "Blessed to say that I have received my 3rd D1 offer from Stanford!!"

Announce and shut down recruiting. He's a 2028 prospect, 6-foot-5 and attending The King's Academy in Sunnyvale.

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Elijah Mobley: "After a great conversation with Coach Webb I am blessed to receive an offer from Sul Ross University!"

Mobley is a 6-foot-1, 190 pound backcourter at Las Positas College and also out of Weston Ranch High.

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Potpourri, May 16

News Bits

Brandon Bento-Jackson: "I’m happy to announce my commitment to Regis University. I’m excited about this next chapter in my basketball journey."

The 5-foot-10, 180 Bento-Jackson is a sophomore out of Arcata High, followed by Cal Poly Humboldt and then San Diego City College. He scored eight points a game this season with a 66/33 assist-to-turnover ratio and 38 steals in 27 games. Regis is a Jesuit Catholic D2 school located in Denver.

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Lucca Mazzie: "Stanford gets their second commitment of the season, adding AJ Rohosy from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps."

Mazzie breaks some news here. The 6-foot-9 Rohosy is out of Marin Catholic High, Washington State and CMS. He averaged 21.3 points and 10.5 rebounds this past season and earned second-team All-America honors from D3hoops.com. He'll be reuniting with Coach Kyle Smith and has one year of eligibility remaining.

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"Stanford's Raynaud Shines in NBA Draft Combine"

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Geoff Grammer: "6-4 combo guard Sir Marius Jones, one of the better prep players in Northern California who was previously signed at UC Irvine, has committed to the UNM Lobos. (Lobo asst. Michael Wilder just came to UNM from UC Irvine)."

Jones is a heralded talent out of Sacramento High. Here's a five question feature on Jones from the Albuquerque Journal. One question is about Coach Wilder.

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PortalUpdates: "San Diego transfer Tony Duckett has committed to Saint Mary’s. The 6’5” guard started 22/29 games played, averaging 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. Duckett was named to All-WCC Freshman Team."

He's young, big, promising and staying in the West Coast Conference. Here's a feature on his move.

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Skyline Basketball: "Congrats to former Trojan Darrin Lum on his commitment to Menlo College! Excited to have him back in the Bay, where it all started. And excited to have another member of our #SkylineMBBFam competing in the PacWest next season."

The 6-foot-3 Lum is out of Lincoln High in San Francisco and is currently at Willamette University.

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Cole Roque: "100% committed."

The 5-foot-6 Roque is out of Dougherty Valley High and is heading to Cal State San Marcos in Riverside County.

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PD Web: "2026 Elias Obenyah (6’4 G) of Salesian (CA) & teamlillardaau has earned an offer from New Mexico.

Could see this happening considering how fans support the program plus the winning tradition. But Sir Marius Jones is also a 6-foot-4 backcourter. New Coach Eric Olen has come over from UC San Diego.

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Jake Lieberman: "6’7 prospect Abdullah Amzil out of Drive Basketball Academy (Finland) tells me that he’s receiving interest from Kent State, Youngstown State, San Francisco, East Carolina, Hofstra, +. Offers include Toledo, Wyoming, South Carolina, Utah & Boston U."

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Elijah Hayeems: "Blessed to receive a D1 offer from Bryant University."

Hayeems is a 6-foot-6 2026 backcourter currently playing at a prep school in Texas. He was at International High in San Francisco.

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Los Medanos College Men's Basketball: "We’d like to welcome TS Drayden II from Cornerstone Christian High School to the Los Medanos Family!"

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"We’d like to welcome Mathys Joseph from College Park High School to the Los Medanos Family! "

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"We’d like to welcome another commit to the Los Medanos family! From Mount Diablo High School in Concord, CA please welcome Eric Warrick"

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"We’d like to welcome Jamire Singleton from Armijo High School in Fairfield, CA to the Los Medanos College family!"

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"Little 4 MVP named to 2025 CalHiSports all-state team"

That's 6-foot-4 junior Liam Dyer of St. Bernard's Academy in Eureka.

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Devin Aye: "Jags sophomore Davis Crilly (6’6” 225) has been offered by Lubbock Christian University (TX). Super skilled, tough, high IQ, high character, and extremely versatile!"

On May 1, Crilly also received a schollie offer from University of Mary.

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Devin Aye: "San Jose City College guard/ forward Apollo (Silver Creek High) Eugene 6’2” 225 has received an athletic scholarship to Warner Pacific University in Portland, OR. Apollo was team captain, and brought toughness, leadership and skill every day. 3.9 GPA and incredible young man!"

Eugene signed with Warner Pacific on Tuesday. The school is located in Portland.

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"The Meteoric Rise of Aneek Patil From 3-time high school cut to Division I basketball, here is Patil’s journey."

Patil is a Peninsula talent, out of San Mateo High.

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Verbal Commits: "2027 Prolific Prep (CA) F/C Obinna Ekezie, Jr. has received an offer from Ohio State."

In this day and age of NIL, it's hard to believe the 2027 7-footer will be college-ing in northern California, especially now that he be going to school in Florida..

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"Prolific Prep to Begin New Era in Ft. Lauderdale Starting 2025–2026 School Year

Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Prolific Prep, one of the nation’s premier high school basketball programs, is officially relocating its operations to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. The move marks the next chapter in a storied 11 year run that began in Napa Valley, California,during the 2014-2015 season...

...Prolific Prep will begin classes in Ft. Lauderdale in the Fall 2025, with a national game schedule that will begin in late October / early November with plans to maintain the same high-performance standards that have defined the program since its inception 11 years ago."

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"Texas Tech fans have new hope after Darrion Williams speaks at NBA Combine"

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Tobias Bass: "Since entering the transfer portal, Rickey Ballard has heard the following schools:

• San Jose State
• Grambling State
• Alabama State
• USF
• Lipscomb
• Bryant
• Penn State

He averaged 6.4 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 38.4 percent from 3."

Out of University of West Georgia and D2 Lynn University before that, Ballard is 6-foot-7, 200 pounds with a year of remaining eligibility. Just 23 free throw attempts, 31 games, 23 minutes per contest. plus 35 assists versus 40 turnovers.

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