News Bits
"Steve Kerr will return to coach the Warriors after weeks of uncertainty"
Plus, a Kerr feature from late April:
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Point Loma Basketball: "From the 9️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ to the 6️⃣1️⃣9️⃣! Please welcome Franklin High School’s all-time leader in points, assists, and steals, Aiden Rollins, to The Point!"
Gotta believe Rollins is a D1 talent but no one is paying me to issue scholarships.
His late father AJ played professionally and collegiately at St. Mary's.
Here's our 2023 Rollins feature.
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Jaden Woodard: "progress in the process let’s work"
The 6-foot-3, 190 Las Positas College and Sheldon High guard is headed to a Cal State East Bay program coming off a fantastic 33-1 record. Woodard averaged 18.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists this past season.
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Jeremy Pierro: "far from finished"
With a 3.71 grade point average, the 6-foot-5 sophomore shooting guard out of College of San Mateo and Clovis East High posted 13.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this past season.
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Skyline College Basketball: "Congratulations to Achilles Woodson on signing his scholarship with San Francisco State. Excited for him to return to the Bay Area and compete at the NCAA D2 level. Also excited that he will be reunited with his former Skyline teammate- Dev Chatha."
The 6-foot-0, 195 Woodson is also out of Rocky Mountain College and Archbishop Riordan.
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Tobias Bass: "NEWS: Larry Hughes II will transfer to Sacramento State, his agent Ryanmurphhoop tells TheAthleticCBB. He averaged 17.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game last season at CSUN."
A particular talent that Coach Henry Bibby needed and great size for a guard at 6-foot-5.
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"MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS UC DAVIS POINT GUARD MARCUS WILSON"
This is an excellent pickup for Sacramento State Coach Henry Bibby especially since Wilson has three more seasons of eligibility. He was the only Aggie to start all 33 games, and finished with averages of 12.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals on 26.4 minutes per game.
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Jon Rothstein: "Source: UC Davis transfer Nils Cooper has committed to Loyola Marymount."
Heading back home to the Southland. His father Michael, of Lakers fame, is now the head coach at Cal State Los Angeles.
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West Valley College MBB: "We want to congratulate our sophomore Caleb Asante on his commitment to Division 2 Southern Nazarene University! In his time at WV, Caleb was 2x All Conference, All freshman team, & 1x All defensive team. Caleb averaged 11.2ppg on 57% from the field!"
The 6-foot-5, 210 Asante is out of Leigh High and owns a 3.8 grade point average. Southern Nazarene is located in Oklahoma.
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Portal Updates: "Manhattan transfer Jaden Winston has committed to Pacific. The 6’0” junior PG started all 32 games, averaging 15.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 2.6 steals per game. Winston earned All-MAAC Third Team, and Defensive Team honors. Finished #6 in the country in steals per game this season."
Appears to be a solid pickup at a critical position.
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Dushawn London: "VCU transfer Christian Fermin had a zoom with Pacific today, source tells 247Sports."
Fermin is a 6-foot-10, 225 senior who seemingly is out of eligibility but has likely filed an appeal.
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"Stanford Star Ebuka Okorie Invited to NBA Draft Combine Following Breakout Year"
A needed next step to displays his wares.
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Verbal Commits: "Samford G Zion Wilburn is transferring to Georgia State."
The 6-foot-6 sophomore wing is out of Pinole Valley High and Salesian Prep. Moving from Alabama to Georgia.
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MN Crookston Basketball: "Excited to announce the signing of Jake Williams to UMC Men’s Basketball! A product of Cosumnes River College, Jake went 44-17 over two seasons and averaged 13 PPG and 9 RPG on 51% from the field and 38% from three in the 2025-26 season. Welcome to the Golden Eagle Family, Jake!"
Williams is a 6-foot-6, 220 sophoore also out of Del Oro High.
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des.sicat.2026: "100% VIKING! Thank you to everyone who supported me & I’m excited to get to work wvc_mbb!"
Out of Castro Valley High, the 6-foot-1 point has signed with West Valley College and new Coach Mykel Morse.
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JoJo Hunter: "1000% Committed! AGTG."
Hunter is headed to Southern University from Seminole State JC (FL) as a 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore guard who earned Region 2 Player of the Year due to his 18.3 point, 7.5 rebound, 4.5 assist averages. He started out at San Joaquin Memorial High and then Fresno State. Hunter encountered multiple legal problems while at Fresno State and apparently decided it would be better to leave the area and pursue his basketball options elsewhere.
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Sam Kayser: "VISIT NEWS: 2026 guard Marcus Zelee will take an official visit to Cal on May 6th-8th, he told LeagueRDY. The 6-foot-3 guard out of Austin, Texas is a lockdown defender who was originally committed to Iowa State."
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Mi chael Salvo: "UC Riverside point guard Tyler Jones is generating significant interest in the transfer portal, per his rep Nick McElroy of nilsonsports. The 6-foot-2 redshirt freshman started 5 games this season, averaging 9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 36% from 3pt in those starts.
Jones is out of Archbishop Mitty. Sac State may be out of the running, having signed Marcus Wilson.
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Modesto Junior College Men's Basketball: "Daniel Huerta has received an offer from Division II Menlo College (PacWest)."
Huerta is a 6-foot-5 wing out of St. Mary's High in Stockton.
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Brandon Jenskins: "𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Darius Bivins, one of the top available recruits in the national 2026 class, tells 247Sports, he completed an official visit to Saint Mary's."
Bivins is 5-foot-11, 160 and out of Virginia. His official visits as of last Fall: Stanford (Sept. 18), USF (Oct. 11), Rutgers (Oct. 17), and VCU (Oct. 22).
Adam Finkelstein offers this analysis.
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Adam Beadle: "New ASU HC Randy Bennett on why Gonzaga played a factor in his decision to leave Saint Mary's. "I kinda felt like, man, I don't know how much more we could do, and with Gonzaga leaving, it's going to be harder to do, not easier to do. You're not going to get Quad 1 games, which in a league like the WCC, you have to get those games...and we were going to lose two (of those games) every year...But the biggest factor was ASU. I wanted to be here. It's my dream job... I think you can win championships here."
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The first 10 selections are projected to be college freshman. Stanford's Ebuka Okorie is listed at #26 and Santa Clara's Allen Graves
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BTI Basketball Club: "BTI Basketball Club welcomes Brennan Williams to the BTI Nation. Williams is 6’7 wing-forward from the Bay Area who will re-class and head to @newhamptonbasketball next fall. He has size, athleticism and versatile scoring instincts which make him a terrific D1 bound prospect."
Williams is out of Bellarmine College Prep.
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Compton Magic: "Jermaine Washington Jr.
Committed: New Mexico State"
He's a former SJSU guard out of southern California.
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Sterling McClanahan: "AGTG!!! I am blessed to receive a full scholarship offer from Hawaii Hilo!! Thanks to the coaching staff for this opportunity!"
Finishing up your college basketball career in the islands has to be enticing. The 6-foot-3 McClanahan is out of UC Merced, Las Positas College and Vanden High.
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Simply Basketball: "Keeyon Moulla (2029) has received an offer from Stanford University."
Moulla is a 6-foot-7 forward attending Del Oro High and playing AAU with Team Lillard.
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Verbal Commits: "Texas A&M–Corpus Christi F Jaden Haire is transferring to Cal State Los Angeles (DII)."
The 6-foot-7 Haire is out of Hanford High and College of the Sequaoias.
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Coach Mike Reynoso: "Another sophomore trusted the process and is due for big things. Congrats to sophomore Gavin Cox on his commitment."
The 6-foot-9, 215 Cox committed to La Sierra University (Riverside) after averaging 8.7 rebounds plus 11.5 points per game on 57% shooting in 23 minutes a contest. He graduated from Turlock High and now Foothill College.
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Coach Mike Reynoso: "Congrats to Soph Miles Bonilla for his commitment. Proud of you young fella. Another Owl on the move!!"
The 6-foot-4 Bonilla is out of Wilcox High in San Jose.
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Mason Adimora: "After careful consideration, I have committed to American River College! I have full belief in Coach Lorente and the entire coaching staff‼️"
Adimore is a 6-foot-5, 205 prepster out of Rodriguez High. He sports a 4.02 grade point average.
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