News Bits
Sam Kayser: "NEWS: Saint Mary’s transfer Mikey Lewis has committed to Texas, he tells LeagueRDY. The 6-foot-3 guard also was considering Vanderbilt, Washington, Oregon and Villanova amongst others. He averaged 13.9PPG, 2.7RPG and 2.1APG this season."
"Mikey Lewis becomes 5th transfer to join Texas basketball as Sean Miller continues rebuild"
A Prolific Prep grad, he'll be playing in the SEC now and likely replacing graduating senior Jordan Pope who signed with Oregon State after three years at Prolific Prep before heading to Austin.
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John Chepkevich: "NEWS: UNLV transfer, Myles Che, has committed to Saint Mary’s, his agent Grant Zhou of GZY Sports tells DraftExpress. The 6’3” Taiwanese-American guard medically redshirted this season with a foot injury. Honorable Mention All-Big West with 30+ win UC Irvine as a sophomore."
With UC Irvine, he put up 12.1 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game, shooting 40% from the floor, 43% on 3-pointers and 84% at the foul line. He should have two remainiung seasons of eligibility.
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Jon Rothstein: "Source: Gonzaga transfer Ismaila Diagne has committed to San Francisco."
Sizewise, the 7-foot, 235 Diagne fills a major hole for the Dons. He played 197 minutes this past season and blocked 17 shots.
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Verbal Commits: "Pepperdine G Ty Virgil is transferring to Idaho State."
Virgil is a 6-foot-6 guard who redshirted this past season at Pepperdine. He started out at Sheldon High before transferring to a couple of Arizona prep schools.
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"How losing his brother taught Aaron Gordon ‘what life is really about’"
One terrific 'inside' article on the former Archbishop Mitty talent.
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"I WISHED FOR MY OWN INJURY — AND THEN IT HAPPENED"
We have no idea what is rampaging through the mind of anybody at any one time, let alone that of a college basketball player. Yet we envy them and sometimes wish we were them. Julian Rishwain fills us in and it's fascinating. Rishwain played at USF among other teams.
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Travis Branham: Houston transfer Jacob McFarland has committed to Pacific, his representatives at WME told 247Sports. Former four-star recruit."
McFarland's 6-foot-11, 220 and played in four games for 11 minutes this past season. He should have solid defensive basics or at least potential if Kelvin Sampson originally signed him and Pacific needs a consistent contributing big. He'll have one or possibly two seasons of remaining eligibility as he broke his leg a season ago and then eventually needed to have the rod replaced this season.
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Team Arsenal: "Congrats to Jaylen Thompson on his commitment to University of Pacific."
The 6-foot-7, 210 Thompson played in 20 games (six starts) and 11 minutes a contest game at Stanford as a redshirt sophomore.
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Sam Kayser: "Stetson transfer Ethan Copeland, one of the top shooters in the portal, has recently taken Zooms with Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount and Pacific, source tells LeagueRDY. The 6-foot-2 guard is also receiving interest from VCU and Marshall amongst others. Native of Sunnyside, Washington. He averaged 15.0PPG, 3.7RPG, 2.1APG and 1.5SPG while shooting 43% from 3."
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6-foot-7 wing Kellen (Moreau Catholic High) Hampton, who redshirted this season at Pacific, has landed at Hawai'i.
"UH men’s basketball lands 6-7, 220-pound transfer"
"...But Hampton chose Pacific largely because of assistant coaches Clay Wilson and Senque Carey. Both coaches left UOP ahead of the past season, with Wilson joining the UH staff..."
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Team Arsenal: "Congrats to Mario Williams on his commitment to MSU Denver."
He's a 6-foot-5 shooting guard departing University Colorado-Colorado Springs. Williams graduated from Venture Academy in Stockton.
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Verbal Commits: "San José State C Marcus Overstreet is transferring to Southern Miss."
He had multiple chances this past season but didn't step up often enough. Has one year orf remaining eligibility.
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Channel Tree Sports: "Stanford MBB has offered 2028 G Quentin Mosby, the top rated sophomore in Washington. I expect his recruiting ranking to climb this summer. The Cardinal are his first power conference offer."
He's a 6-foot-2 point.
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Myles Wiggins: "Let's work."
The 6-foot-6, 215 Wiggins out of Destiny Christian Academy in Sacramento and is headed to College of the Sequoias to play for Coach Dallas Jensen.
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Malachi Miller is transferring away from Western Washington. A graduate of Central Catholic High and Modesto Junior College, the 6-foot-3, 200 Miller currently owns offers from Cal Poly Humboldt and Newman University (Kansas).
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"Warriors reportedly grew tired of Steve Kerr’s political activism"
"The Warriors' summer of uncertainty starts with Steve Kerr"
If only owner Joe Lacob would stay out of the personnel decisions -- his draft input has been especially atrocious. The problems with the Warriors have zero to do with Kerr's political activism. Own it management.
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"Rebounding and defense: My story as a practice player"
This article contains some surprises for the reader.
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