News Bits
Jonathan Givony: "NEWS: Creighton transfer Fedor Zugic has committed to Santa Clara, agent Misko Raznatovic tells DraftExpress.
The 23-year-old Montenegrin wing averaged 5.2 points in 16 minutes per game last season. Has two years of NCAA eligibility remaining."
He stands 6-foot-6, weighing 215 and is transferring over from Creighton.
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Verbal Commits: "2027 Golden State Prep (CA) G Amir Cummings has received an offer from California."
He's a 6-foot-5 point.
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Verbal Commits: "Congrats to 2027 Haoxiang Huang on his commitment to Fresno State."
He stands 6-foot-7 and was offered by the Bulldogs in mid-July.
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Golden State Prep Basketball: "Congrats to BJ Gill on his commitment to Lamar University."
Gill is a 6-foot lefty point who was offered on September 20.
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"WEST COAST (CONFERENCE), WIDE OPEN"
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The Mountain West will hold its annual basketball media day at the Palms Casino Resort next Wednesday. The event will feature all 20 of the league's head coaches (10 men's coaches, 10 women's coaches ) and two players each from the men's and women's programs.
Nor Cal players repping their teams are:
- Hawaii — Isaiah (St. Francis High) Kerr, Sr., G
- San Jose State — Pasha (Valley Christian High) Goodarzi, Jr., G; Robert (Archbishop Riordan High) Vaihola, Sr., F
- UNLV — Tyler (Granada High) Harris, Sr., F
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Former Palma High guard Noah Allen has joined the Hawai'i staff this season. He played for the Hawai'i squad in 2016-17 after three seasons at UCLA.
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Sam Kayser: "NEWS: 2027 4⭐️ Stefan Ilic is down to four options, a source told LeagueRDY:
- Arizona State
- Saint Mary’s
- George Washington
- ABA League
Ilic is a 6-foot-9 forward out of Canada and is ranked a four-star prospect by Rivals."
Might come down to Mickey versus Randy.
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"ICE has abducted a college athlete. What are the NCAA and universities going to do about it?"
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Pete Thamel: "Sources: Stanford men’s basketball is hiring Dan Grunfeld as the program’s new general manager. He’s a former captain and All-Pac-10 player for the Cardinal. He comes from private business, where he was a vice president at Lightspeed Venture Partners."
He is the son of Ernie Grunfeld, the former NBA player and general manager/executive.
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"Stanford men’s basketball primed for progress heading into the fall"
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Rocco Miller takes a look at new Oregon State head Coach Justin Joyner and the Beaver coaching staff plus the 2026-27 roster. Joyner assisted for seven years at St. Mary's and prepped at De La Salle High.
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Gavin (Modesto Christian High) Sykes, the 6-foot-4, 215 Long Beach transfer (now at Texas Christian) and Big West Rookie of the Year, shot 7-9 from three point range to score 35 points in a recent secret srimmage versus Southern Methodist. SMU won 101-98.
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