News Bits
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Joe Davidson: "Tough day. After 38 years at The Sacramento Bee, I was part of sweeping company layoffs. My last day is Oct. 9. I love my job & my role in the community. I thank coaches, athletes, media & especially readers & followers. I’m not done working. I’m excited about what’s next."
"Joe Davidson, veteran Sacramento sportswriter, to join Abridged by PBS KVIE"
"Entire Sac Bee sports team eliminated in sweeping McClatchy layoffs"
McClatchy is the newspaper version of dead man walking. Growing revenue by firing staff is the last stop before ending all publications. McClatchy has been in trouble for years but being purchased by private equity in 2020 was the death knell.
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"Scouting Gene Roebuck and his fit at California". Ranked #46 nationally, he stands 6-foot-5 and is out of SoCal.
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"Mirkovic and (Andrej) Stojakovic Named Preseason All-Big Ten"
Stojakovic is 6-foot-7, 205 and out of Jesuit High, California and Stanford.
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Verbal Commits: "Minnesota and Stanford offered 2028 Masters School (NY) F Damian Mojica."
Mojica stands 6-foot-8 and has 12 previous offers.
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Verbal Commits: "2028 Link Academy (MO) G Jordan Mitchell has received an offer from San José State."
His other offers: UNLV, Xavier, Texas Christian, Oklahoma State, Viginia Tech, Morehead State, Western Kentucky. He has taken an unofficial to Louisville but I can't locate an offer.
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"Pacific Union College Welcomes Brandon Broome as New Athletic Director"
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Lakeshow 3SSB: "Congrats 2027 Davit Pachulia on his recent commitment USFDonsMBB! PROUD of all the hard work DP!! #LakeshowFam."
The 6-foot-4 Pachulla is a shooting guard also out of De La Salle High. He is the son of former NBA player Zaza Pachulia who stands 6-foot-11 and played for the Golden State Warriors. In 2026, Davit played for the Under 18 Georgian National Team.
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In May, 2023, former San Jose State University assistant coach Donald Williams came aboard at Southern Utah University as an assistant coach and remains in Cedar City. Williams also worked with the Oakland Soldiers AAU program as well as other colleges in the west.
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The 2026-27 Chabot College roster is up and it is loaded with NorCal talents:
- Johnathon Chapple G So 6'1 Oakland CA Oakland High
- Devon Mack G So 6'1 Oakland CA McClymonds High
- >Cayden Kelly G So 6'4 Reseda CA Cleveland High
- John Paul Ozumba W So 6'7 Redwood City CA Sequoia High
- Antonio Kellogg Jr. G So 6'3 Oakland CA Ygnacio Valley High
- Zander Harris G Fr 6'2 Oakland CA Castro Valley High
- Claxton Ladine W Fr 6'5 San Jose CA The King's Academy
- Jed Ladine G So 6'0 San Jose CA Turlock High
- Angelo Solanoy G So 5'10 Daly City CA Summit Shasta High
- Bernard Waldon W Fr 6'5 Castro Valley CA Castro Valley High
- Emmanuel Tritas W Fr 6'5 Hawaii Golden State Prep Academy
- Dominique Trotter F So 6'5 Richmond CA Oakland High
- Khalil Jones F So 6'9 Oakland CA Riordan High
- Wes Bookman G Fr 6'3 San Francisco CA Edison High
- Eziekiel Dop-Willette G 6'4 Oakland CA Fremont High
- Stephen Moore G 5'8 Washington High/Fremont
- Xavier Proctor Montgomery F 6'6 Oakland CA San Leandro High
- Devin Santos G 5'11 Hayward CA Mt. Eden High
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"St. Martin’s (Aaron) Landon to lead return of Seawolves’ men’s basketball"
Landon played locally at Davis High and also at Monterey Peninsula College before entering the coaching ranks.
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"Velasquez promoted to Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Landon departs for Sonoma State"
Velasquez played and starred at Cabrillo College.
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Isaiah Silas: "Brandon Hahn (@brandonhahn23) commits to Pepperdine after a productive summer with Lakeshow 3SSB. Across 3SSB play, Hahn posted 28.8 PTS/70, 11.4 REB/70 and 1.81 STL/70 on 64.6% TS.
Hahn stands 6-foot-7 and attends Granada High. He was also offered by UC Riverside and Montana State.
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Gabe Camarillo: "Score from today’s closed-doors FresnoStateMBB scrimmage vs. Cal Poly. Bulldogs won 97-87 and Clemson transfer Jake Heidbreder led all scorers with 31 points (9/16 from 3pt range)." 6-foot-6 Cayden (St. Mary's High-Stockton) Ward led the Mustangs with 19 points. BOX SCORE
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"Kings’ Maxime Raynaud Leaves Court In Wheelchair After Knee Injury"
The backup center is beginning his second year and is out of Stanford.
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