News Bits
The NCAA Division One signing period begins on November 10 and runs through November 14.
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Verbal Commits: "2026 North Mecklenburg (NC) G Ashton Pierce has committed to Sacramento State."
Pierce is a 6-foot-3 combo guard. California, Iowa and Wake Forest each offered at one point.
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Verbal Commits: "2028 Keenan (SC) G Antoine Caughman, Jr. has received an offer from Sacramento State."
He's a 6-foot-6 combo guard.
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Delly Mouthgard: "Aussie Pipeline remains strong. Saint Mary's adds 6'11'' Flynn Pavely from down under for next season."
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Thenorthway: "Class of 2026 2-way star Dionysius Bakare commits to the California Golden Bears."
Bakare is a 6-foot-5, 190 pound small forward out of Vancouver, B.C. He had earlier (July) committed to Penn State.
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Verbal Commits: "2027 Rangeview (CO) G Archie Weatherspoon V has received an offer from California."
With a name appropriate for an Ivy League-educated lawyer, he's a 6-foot-3 guard. Buffalo and Northern Colorado have also offered.
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Verbal Commits: "2028 Perry (AZ) F Viktor Babić has received an offer from California."
He stands 6-foot-7 and UC Santa Barbara has also offered along with New Mexico and UT Arlington.
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Des Sicat 2026: "After a great talk with Coach Newhall and Coach Stewart, I am blessed to receive an offer from Occidental College."
Sicat is a 6-foot-1 2026 point attending Castro Valley High.
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"Ranking NorCal Prospects from the All West Pangos Frosh/Soph Camp"—Britt Wright
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"The CCCMBCA has released the California JUCO Preseason Top 20 Poll:
- San Francisco City College
- Fullerton
- Sequoias
- West Valley
- Citrus
- San Bernardino Valley
- Las Positas
- East LA
- San Jose City
- Santiago Canyon
- Santa Rosa
- Ventura
- Modesto
- San Diego City
- Chabot
- Cerritos
- Alameda
- Allan Hancock
- Cosumnes River
- Moorpark"
Interesting seeing College of Alameda in there.
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EXHIBITION GAMES
Delly Mouthgard: "Paulius Murauskas put up 21 points (on 10-15 shooting), had 9 boards, and closed things out late for Saint Mary's. Mikey Lewis scored 20. SMC out rebounded Ole Miss 44 to 24, and McKeever had 9 of them. Gaels got up 17, gave up a bunch of turnovers and struggled with pressure in the middle, and then got it back up to 15. Ole Miss shot just 37%. Dent played the whole second half and dished out 8 assists. Kevin Gad started and played a lot at SF."
The Gaels won on Sunday 68-53. Gael game report.
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On Friday, Cal State East Bay fell 96-87 to host Cal Poly who were paced by Qatar-born Hamad Mousa's 25 points and five boards. Teammate Peter Bandelj of Slovenia scored 16 points and led with eight assists. CSEB was led by Beril Kabamba's 18 points, totaled by shooting 6-8 from three-point range. 5-foot-10 guard Matt (Moreau Catholic/Ohlone College) Villanueva provided 15 points and his five assists paced the Hayward-ites.
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Utah State went on the road to best USF 79-74 on Saturday. For the victors, 6-foot-2 freshman guard Elijah (Clayton Valley Charter) Perryman played 14 minutes and scored six points, dished out two assists but committed three turnovers. Ryan (Dougherty Valley High) Beasley of the Dons led all scorers with 25 points. USF was ahead 37-35 at the half.
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Host Montana topped Denver 89-77 on Sunday as guard Money (Oakland High) Williams tallied 19 points and led the Griz with eight assists. His teammate, 6-foot-6 redshirt freshman Tyler (Vanden High) Thompson, scored 16 points in 19 minutes, shooting 4-8 from long distance.
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San Jose State University welcomed Cal State East Bay down Highway 880 on Monday and nabbed a 73-60 victory. It was Newcomer Night as newbie 6-foot-3 JaVaughn Hannah led with 17 points and added eight rebounds, Fellow newbies with noteworthy contributions included 6-foot-8 Yaphet Moundi's 10 points and 11 boards, 6-foot Colby Garland's 12 points and 6-foot-4 Ben (Monterey Trail High) Roseborough with seven points and a team high five assists. 6-foot-10 returnee Sadraque NgaNga provided 12 points.
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Stanford defeated Oregon 78-70 on The Farm Thursday but it must be noted that the Ducks were missing top player Jackson Shelstad (a 6-foot-2 point still out with a broken hand). 6-foot-8 Harvard transfer Chisom Okpara paced the Cardinal with 20 points and teammate freshman guard Ebuka Okorie tallied 17 points. Stanford managed 10 assists versus seven turnovers.
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On Friday, Citrus College handled Mt. San Antonio 88-78 aided by 17 points plus six assists in 30 minutes from Sacramento State and De La Salle 6-foot guard Leo Ricketts. He shot 4-8 from three-point range.
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"Miles Byrd Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year! - Simply Basketball
The pride of Lincoln High in Stockton.
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Joe Tipton: "Former G-League forward Kok Yat is exploring a move to college basketball after playing professionally the last few seasons. The 22-year-old, 6-8 athletic four-man has drawn college interest from these schools."
USF is one.
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Jon Rothstein: "(Coach) Kyle Smith tells me that freshman Ebuka Okorie will be Stanford's starting PG during the 2025-26 college basketball season. The Cardinal went 21-14 last year in Smith's first season with the program."
Okorie is a 6-foot-2 freshman.
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Former Gael Augustus Marciulionis is on the camp roster of the South Bay Lakers.
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6-foot-11, 298 pound Shakir Odunewu is on new Coach DJ Broome's Cal Poly Humboldt roster this season. The former West Valley College big played at Cal State Bakersfield this past season.
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Out of Palo Alto High, Washington State Coach David Riley has been on the move as a head coach and quickly. After three successful seasons as Eastern Washington's top coach (his first head coach position), he moved on to become the program leader at Washington State, currently a member of the West Coast Conference.
Now beginning his second season in the Palouse, he initially posted a 19-15 first season record. Riley is 81-53 in his four seasons as a head coach. He earned two Big Sky Coach of the Year honors during his three years at EW.
WSU is picked to finish sixth in the West Coast Conference this season, behind Gonzaga, St. Mary's, USF, Santa Clara and Oregon State.
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"Jonathan Kuminga proving why he was worth the drama for Warriors"
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>Verbal Commits: "2026 Northwest Florida State (FL) G Damarion Vann-Kelly has received an offer from Pacific."
Surprising this took that long considering Vann-Kelly is from the Sacramento area (Monterey Trail High). He has a ton of official suitors but no 'killer' offer as yet.
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JucoRecruiting: "6’4 2026 NW Florida St MBB guard Damarion Vann-Kelly has been offered by Central Michigan."
Hard to see this one happening but Vann-Kelly is an impossible read at this point.
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"How will Stanford fill void left by Raynaud? Coach eyes return to ‘comfort zone'"
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