News Bits
Brandon Jenkins: "𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: JRob Croy, the No. 106 overall recruit in the national 2026 class, tells 247Sports he has committed to Saint Mary's. "My goal is to come in, raise expectations, and make a Final Four."
Not a surprise but more importantly a very solid get for Coach Randy Bennett. He's a 6-foot-5 combo guard coming off a Stanford visit (July 29). Commit article
Wonder if having former Gael guards Mickey McConnell, Joe Rahon and EJ Rowland on the St. Mary's coaching staff and as 'trainers' was one factor?
Croy had offers from USC, Oregon, Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Clemson and others. A number of schools likely didn't bother given the Croy family connection to St. Mary's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-s_AUJlIY8
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Play Overseas: "Skylar is heading overseas! ✈️🇬🇧 We’re excited to announce that UC Merced Bobcats graduate, Skylar Robinson will be continuing his basketball career in England this fall! 🏀 The former UC Merced MBB forward has accepted a postgraduate student-athlete opportunity at a university in the UK that will see him return to the court for another season and pursue his MBA."
The 6-foot-8 Robinson played at Chabot College, California High and Dublin High.
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"Pallacanestro Trieste Signs Mady Sissoko, Bringing Physicality and an Inspiring Life Story"
The 6-foot-9 former Cal big is heading overseas.
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Folsom Lake College Coach Bill Benford is filling out his roster:
FLC Men's Basketball: "The pieces keep falling into place! Welcome to the Falcon Family."
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FLC Men's Basketball: "Another move in reconstruction process! Welcome to the Falcon Family."
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FLC Men's Basketball: "Making moves to change things in Folsom, CA! Welcome to the Falcon Family."
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"Ex-Warriors player Jeremy Lin, who launched 'Linsanity,' retires from basketball"
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Verbal Commits: "2029 Dorsey (CA) G Axl Bland has received an offer from San Francisco."
Bland is a 6-foot-7 (for now) point.
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"Spartans HC Tim Miles Justifies Adding Turkey’s Eren Karakaya Late Into the Recruiting Cycle"
Portions of this read like it is AI-written but more information is contained here in the SJSU press release.
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Bryce Winters: "After a great conversation with Coach Lunt and Coach Hellstrom, I am excited to announce that I have received my first official Division III offer from Pacific University."
Winters is a 2026 6-foot-2 combo guard attending Menlo-Atherton High.
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JT Harreld: "After a great conversation today with Coach Justin Lunt. I am very blessed to announce I received my first offer to play college basketball at Pacific University. Go Boxers!"
The 6-foot-8, 185 pound Harreld attends Palma High and is a 2026 talent.
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Cole White: "AG2G!!! After a great conversation with Coach Cobb. I'm blessed to receive a Division 1 offer from The University of Montana."
White is a 6-foot-1 2027 guard attending Archbishop Riordan and playing AAU ball with the Oakland Soldiers.
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Lakeshow AAU: "Coaches Clinic led by two of the best #LakeshowFam"
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"CSUB assistant coach arrested for trafficking woman across 3 states after anonymous tip"
Arrest isn't conviction but all this looks really, really bad.
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Dushawn London: "Cal has offered four-star point guard Jamaal McKnight Jr., of Long Island Lutheran Basketball a source tells 247Sports."
At first, I thought it was John Calipari who offered.
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Verbal Commits: "2026 Parish Episcopal (TX) F Hudson Lucas has received an offer from California."
He stands 6-foot-9 with Nevada and UT San Antonio having also offered.
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Second-year Cal Poly Assistant Coach Sam Walters is also now the recruiting coordinator for the Mustangs. He previously assisted at West Valley College and UC Santa Cruz after playing at UC Santa Barbara and Colorado Mesa. Walters is a graduate of Soquel High (just south of Santa Cruz) and played for his father Stu, who is a sports legend in the county.
"Walters, in his upgraded recruiting coordinator role, will now be instrumental in assisting international players through the recruitment and visa processes./p>
“Sam has done a remarkable job helping our international student-athletes navigate the admissions process,” CP Head Coach Mike DeGeorge said. “His intelligence and attention to detail have made it clear he’s ready to coordinate our recruiting efforts.”
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