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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