Below are the incoming and outgoing northern California community college talents thus far, with certainly many more to come. Who officially have we missed?
*** indicates newly added names
CHABOT COLLEGE
incoming
Yasin Omar - (Iowa Central)
Rohit Raj - Fremont Christian High
Shaun Rodgers - Deer Valley High
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
outgoing
Kanu Aja - East Carolina
Sami Eleraky - Pacific
Joshua Fox - UC Davis
Chuks Iroegbu - Northern Illinois
Dulani Robinson - Pacific
Travante Williams - Adams State
Gemeny Givens - St. Mary's (TX)
Kori Babineaux - Jacksonville
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS
outgoing
James Slade - Sonoma State
Mitchell Hash - Sonoma State
Shaquille Jones - Simpson University
Dylan Ingersoll - Humboldt State
incoming
Justin Claus - Fortuna High
COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS
outgoing
Lavar Moore - Oregon Tech
COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE
outgoing
Jaycob Velasco - University of Mary
incoming
Tyquan Neal - Edison High
Kenneth Daye - West High
Phil Morgan - Natomas High
Daylon Potts - Edison High
Elijah Calloway - Valley High
*** Will White - Roseville High
*** Josh Johnson - Cosumnes Oak High
*** Demoriyea Hart-Spikes - Fairfield High
CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE
incoming
Tajai Johnson - UC Riverside
Dawson Johnson - DeAnza College
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE
outgoing
Jermaine Edmonds - Montana
John Ocon - Ottawa Universit
Justin Yeargin - Mars Hill University
Conner Jean - Loyola Marymount
incoming
Rico Nuno- Half Moon Bay High
Siaan Rojas - Concrod High
Damien Banford - Newark Memorial High
Spencer Clark - Concord High
FOOTHILL COLLEGE
outgoing
Kyle Toth - Cal Poly
LASSEN COLLEGE
outgoing
Benson Arogbo - Maine Fort Kent
incoming
Richard Bivens - Ridgeview High
Eric Duncan - Weston Ranch High/Future College Prep
LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE
outgoing
Drew Cones - Humboldt State
MERRITT COLLEGE
outgoing
David Andoh - Liberty
Anthony Knight - Idaho State
incoming
DJ Kennedy - Pittsburg High
Matthew Thomas - Newark Memorial High
Rodney Pope - Freedom High
Leo Smith - Chabot College
Gerry Cooper - Delta College
Jamelle Corbino - Trinidad State
Randy Bell - Pittsburg High
Tra'von King - CCSF
Karim Helali
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE
incoming
Deondre Otis - Sacred Heart Cathedral High
*** Seth Snoddy - Lincoln High (SF)
NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE
outgoing
*** Kristian Grobecker - Lewis & Clark
OHLONE COLLEGE
outgoing
*** Casey Norris - Loyola Marymount
*** Andy Mitchell - Sonoma State
*** Almir Hadzisehovic - Alaska Fairbanks
SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE
outgoing
*** Andre Russell - West Georgia
*** Bobby Gray - Arizona Christian
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
outgoing
Matt Hayes - Loyola Marymount
Alec Kobre - Pacific
Brian Johnson - Cal Maritime
Luke Cocheran - Sonoma State
*** Tanner Giddings
incoming
Parker Farris - Humboldt State
Jordan Hickman - St. Patrick-St. Vincent High
Markel Leonard - Cal Poly
SIERRA COLLEGE
outgoing
*** Matt Scott - Concordia
incoming
Trey Belton - Sheldon High
Adilio Da Silveira - Del Oro High
WEST VALLEY COLLEGE
outgoing
Momir Gataric - Montana State-Billings
Chris Murry - William Jessup University
YUBA COLLEGE
outgoing
Darrell Polee - Adams State
Chris Smith - Utah State
Floyd Wormley - San Francisco State
KJ Logue - Cal Poly
Jaysen Williams - Adams State
incoming
JoJo Zamora - Impact Academy
Vasilije Saraba - Del Campo High
James Hadnot - Ranger College
Jalen Coates - Burbank High
Brady Anderson - Jesuit High
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Looking at USF's big
Josh Horton profiles one of the more important talents for Coach Rex Walters and USF this coming season.
Argenal completes his staff
Cal State East Bay Coach Gus Argenal has hired a new assistant. He didn't have to go far.
Patty Mills is injured
Chris Dutton reports that Patty Mills has a shoulder injury and will be sidelined for some time.
Pope & SDSU
In this Matthew Bain article regarding who will be the next talent to step up for San Diego State, this appears:
Strengths:
Pope just oozes potential at the wing position. The willowy 3-man runs like a deer, handles the ball like a guard, and possesses catapult-like explosiveness. He has a quick 1st step and he has a nice floater as well. He rebounds well in his area and can lead the break due to his nifty handle and astute court vision. He handed out a number of high-level passes and he can knock down the 3-point shot.
Weaknesses:
His game is still rough around the edges and he plays too fast, but the upside is evident. Once he implements a jump stop and plays fundamentally sound (grabbing rebounds with two hands) his game will go to another level. In addition, he needs to continue to tighten his jump shot (erratic release) to keep his driving game going.
Bottom Line:
Pope is one of the elite wing prospects in the country. If he is willing to work on his ball skills and decision making his upside is tremendous. UCLA, USC, Arizona, Washington, Gonzaga, and host of others are monitoring his progress."
Will he play?
Pope is SDSU's most highly regarded recruit--Rivals.com rates him the 17th best prospect in the country. ESPN bumped him down to 55th best because a leg injury prevented him from playing his entire senior season at Laguna Creek High School. But when he's healthy, he's the full package: quick, strong, athletic, inside presence, perimeter presence, tough in the lane, can knock down a jump shot--oh yeah, and he's 6'8". He reminds me a lot of Dwayne Polee, and the more Polee-type players, the better for SDSU. If he can get healthy, Pope will likely play behind Polee. He could be a potential sixth man candidate. However, if he can't get healthy, Pope might redshirt his freshman season.
But who? The Aztecs have a few freshman phenoms, but I strongly believe they wouldn't have chosen SDSU if they hoped to be a "one-and-done." Plus, Malik Pope is the freshman who appears to have the most one-and-done type skills, and he isn't strong enough to enter the NBA after one year in college...A Bain assessment of Pope from mid-April:
Strengths:
Pope just oozes potential at the wing position. The willowy 3-man runs like a deer, handles the ball like a guard, and possesses catapult-like explosiveness. He has a quick 1st step and he has a nice floater as well. He rebounds well in his area and can lead the break due to his nifty handle and astute court vision. He handed out a number of high-level passes and he can knock down the 3-point shot.
Weaknesses:
His game is still rough around the edges and he plays too fast, but the upside is evident. Once he implements a jump stop and plays fundamentally sound (grabbing rebounds with two hands) his game will go to another level. In addition, he needs to continue to tighten his jump shot (erratic release) to keep his driving game going.
Bottom Line:
Pope is one of the elite wing prospects in the country. If he is willing to work on his ball skills and decision making his upside is tremendous. UCLA, USC, Arizona, Washington, Gonzaga, and host of others are monitoring his progress."
Will he play?
Pope is SDSU's most highly regarded recruit--Rivals.com rates him the 17th best prospect in the country. ESPN bumped him down to 55th best because a leg injury prevented him from playing his entire senior season at Laguna Creek High School. But when he's healthy, he's the full package: quick, strong, athletic, inside presence, perimeter presence, tough in the lane, can knock down a jump shot--oh yeah, and he's 6'8". He reminds me a lot of Dwayne Polee, and the more Polee-type players, the better for SDSU. If he can get healthy, Pope will likely play behind Polee. He could be a potential sixth man candidate. However, if he can't get healthy, Pope might redshirt his freshman season.
Giacomazzi interviewed
Signal The Light Basketball serves up an interview with Cosumnes River College Coach James Giacomazzi. In it, the entire Hawks recruiting class is listed as well as two bigs who sat out last season.
Change of plans
From Marc J. Spears: "PF Drew Gordon, brother Aaron Gordon, to play for Sixers' summer league instead of Lakers. LAL drafting of Julius Randle reason for change."
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Norris to LMU
Norris was a First Team All State performer this past season while averaging 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game.
The new talents at the Nor Cal members of the CCAA, Part III
The latest additions have *** preceding their respective names.
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE
*** Marcelas Perry - Capital Christian
CAL STATE EAST BAY
Jordan Balser - Colfax High
Alex Manu - Aragon High
Jack Pasquini - DeAnza College
Juawnn Springfield - Yakima Valley
Marquise Tolson - Pasadena College
Marcus Norman - Canada College
Cody Kale - Humboldt State
Patrick Marr - De La Salle High
CAL STATE STANISLAUS
Christian Bayne - Stockdale High
CHICO STATE
Keith Datu - Santa Maria High
Marvin Timothy - Franklin High
Jalen McFerren - Castro Valley High
Nate Ambrosini - Fortuna High
*** Joseph Lynch - Liberty Christian High
*** Tanner Giddings Fresno State
HUMBOLDT STATE
Mwelu Mataya - Long Beach CC
Tyras Rattler - Sheldon High
Calvin Young - Bullard High
Malik Morgan - Oregon HS
Justin Everett - Clovis High
Adam Lacey - Manhattan College
SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Sebastian Flores - Bishop O'Dowd
Ryne Williams - West Ranch High
Floyd Wormley - Yuba College
SONOMA STATE
Andy Mitchell - Chabot College
James Slade - College of the Redwoods
Mitchell Hash - College of the Redwoods
*** Mason Phillips - Shasta High
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE
*** Marcelas Perry - Capital Christian
CAL STATE EAST BAY
Jordan Balser - Colfax High
Alex Manu - Aragon High
Jack Pasquini - DeAnza College
Juawnn Springfield - Yakima Valley
Marquise Tolson - Pasadena College
Marcus Norman - Canada College
Cody Kale - Humboldt State
Patrick Marr - De La Salle High
CAL STATE STANISLAUS
Christian Bayne - Stockdale High
CHICO STATE
Keith Datu - Santa Maria High
Marvin Timothy - Franklin High
Jalen McFerren - Castro Valley High
Nate Ambrosini - Fortuna High
*** Joseph Lynch - Liberty Christian High
*** Tanner Giddings Fresno State
HUMBOLDT STATE
Mwelu Mataya - Long Beach CC
Tyras Rattler - Sheldon High
Calvin Young - Bullard High
Malik Morgan - Oregon HS
Justin Everett - Clovis High
Adam Lacey - Manhattan College
SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Sebastian Flores - Bishop O'Dowd
Ryne Williams - West Ranch High
Floyd Wormley - Yuba College
SONOMA STATE
Andy Mitchell - Chabot College
James Slade - College of the Redwoods
Mitchell Hash - College of the Redwoods
*** Mason Phillips - Shasta High
Three more Nor Cal talents on summer league teams
A few summer NBA summer team signees:
HOUSTON ROCKETS
HOUSTON ROCKETS
- Jabari Brown
- James Nunnally
- Jared Cunningham
The ups and downs of Javaris Crittenton's life
Flinder Boyd gets really up close and personal with his article on Javaris Crittenton's descent from being a "quiet Bible-touting honor roll student" and former first-round NBA draft pick into an accused murderer and drug runner. This is very well written and presented.
The 2016 Rivals rankings
Rivals is out with its ranking of the 2016 prospects.
Josh Jackson is #1 and the rumors are hot and heavy that he'll be here in northern California before too much longer.
At #52 is Sacramento High's Solomon Young.
Oscar Frayer/Moreau Catholic occupies the #67 spot.
Another Sac High talent is #88 Christian Terrell.
Josh Jackson is #1 and the rumors are hot and heavy that he'll be here in northern California before too much longer.
At #52 is Sacramento High's Solomon Young.
Oscar Frayer/Moreau Catholic occupies the #67 spot.
Another Sac High talent is #88 Christian Terrell.
Hunt offered
Via Doug Benton: "Drake/Lakeshow 2015 F Jesse Hunt has been offered by Eastern Washington. Was very good in NorCal playoffs and has played well this spring."
More humor
Via Neal Nieves: "I had a meeting today so I put on a tie, button up and some khakis. 3 people in my family asked me if I had court today. Smh "
Subscribers to the Comfort Manifesto unite!
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More from Brian McCormick
From Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter:
The NBA Draft and Skill Development
This discussion took place on a message board. Someone posted that a former NBA player said that his contacts with NBA teams loved a player from his area, but they did not know what position the player would play. He continued that the NBA personnel said that it was obvious that he had no post footwork despite most NBA people feeling that he would have to be a power forward because of his sub-standard shooting.
How does a player who played for a well-respected high school program, a well-respected AAU program, a well-respected college program, and a skills trainer make it to 19 years old without an ability to shoot and no post footwork? Most adults blame the player, and his laziness or lack of work ethic or lack of deliberate practice. Does a player playing year-round with two teams and working with a skills trainer lack a work ethic? It certainly seems like he has invested the time to improve his skills.
I blame the adults. Between our fear of hurting a child’s feeling or damaging their self-esteem, and worrying about a player transferring high schools/AAU/college teams if they do not like us, we coddle players. How does a player learn about work ethic or about practicing his weaknesses if his mentors and guides in the talent development process do not teach him? We have created a problem because adults are scared of children and the power of their talent.
Over and over, television analysts commented on Greg Popovich treating Tim Duncan the same as Aaron Baynes or another player, as if Coach Pop was revolutionary or differed from other coaches in this respect. Isn’t it a major problem if Coach Pop is different? Shouldn’t all parents, coaches, teachers, trainers, etc. raise their expectations for all children rather than allowing the talented to get away with things because of their athleticism or height? In the classroom, high expectations have been shown to improve self-esteem, confidence, and academic performance in students (Brophy, 2008; 2010). Is there any reason to expect there to be a difference with coaches and players?
In You Haven’t Taught Until They’ve Learned, Swen Nater and Ronald Gallimore (2007) wrote about John Wooden and his coaching philosophy. Wooden said that he was a positive coach. Gallimore and Tharp (2004) studied Wooden’s coaching over a full season, and found that only 6.9% of his feedback was praise. I watch some coaches and trainers, and it seems like every other word out of their mouths is “Good.” Over 50% of Wooden’s comments were instructions (Gallimore & Tharp, 2004). Wooden believed that providing his players the information that they needed to improve was positive coaching. He also gave more praise to the players who played less and was more reluctant to praise the starters (Nater & Gallimore, 2007).
If Popovich and Wooden are two of the most revered coaches in basketball history, and they did not give stars star treatment, nor use superfluous compliments, why have we allowed our fear of talented children or our fear of damaging children’s self-esteem to change the way that we coach children, especially talented athletes?
This overly-sensitive coaching and parenting may not prepare children for success. In a series of studies, Duckworth et al. (2007) has shown that grit has correlated with academic and Spelling Bee success and predicted summer retention at West Point. Grit was defined as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress.” (Duckworth et al., 2007; p. 1087).
Because grit has been shown to correlate with success, are we helping players by coddling them? Does anyone reach a high level of success without overcoming adversity and plateaus?
The NBA draft pick’s lack of skills, as mentioned by the former NBA player, is disconcerting in terms of projecting his success. However, more than the physical, the deficiencies may say more about the player’s mental make-up? If his coaches, trainers, and parents have challenged him, and he still has a low skill level, why should NBA teams expect him to develop suddenly when he reaches the NBA? If his coaches, trainers, and parents have coddled him and allowed him to get by on his size and athleticism, accounting for his lack of footwork and shooting, what will happen when athleticism is not enough and he meets adversity? Has he developed the mental skills to cope with adversity? The studies by Duckworth et al. (2007) suggested that his success ultimately will be determined by the answer to the last question. Has he developed the mental skills to cope with the struggles that he will inevitably face as he reaches higher competitive levels?
The NBA Draft and Skill Development
This discussion took place on a message board. Someone posted that a former NBA player said that his contacts with NBA teams loved a player from his area, but they did not know what position the player would play. He continued that the NBA personnel said that it was obvious that he had no post footwork despite most NBA people feeling that he would have to be a power forward because of his sub-standard shooting.
How does a player who played for a well-respected high school program, a well-respected AAU program, a well-respected college program, and a skills trainer make it to 19 years old without an ability to shoot and no post footwork? Most adults blame the player, and his laziness or lack of work ethic or lack of deliberate practice. Does a player playing year-round with two teams and working with a skills trainer lack a work ethic? It certainly seems like he has invested the time to improve his skills.
I blame the adults. Between our fear of hurting a child’s feeling or damaging their self-esteem, and worrying about a player transferring high schools/AAU/college teams if they do not like us, we coddle players. How does a player learn about work ethic or about practicing his weaknesses if his mentors and guides in the talent development process do not teach him? We have created a problem because adults are scared of children and the power of their talent.
Over and over, television analysts commented on Greg Popovich treating Tim Duncan the same as Aaron Baynes or another player, as if Coach Pop was revolutionary or differed from other coaches in this respect. Isn’t it a major problem if Coach Pop is different? Shouldn’t all parents, coaches, teachers, trainers, etc. raise their expectations for all children rather than allowing the talented to get away with things because of their athleticism or height? In the classroom, high expectations have been shown to improve self-esteem, confidence, and academic performance in students (Brophy, 2008; 2010). Is there any reason to expect there to be a difference with coaches and players?
In You Haven’t Taught Until They’ve Learned, Swen Nater and Ronald Gallimore (2007) wrote about John Wooden and his coaching philosophy. Wooden said that he was a positive coach. Gallimore and Tharp (2004) studied Wooden’s coaching over a full season, and found that only 6.9% of his feedback was praise. I watch some coaches and trainers, and it seems like every other word out of their mouths is “Good.” Over 50% of Wooden’s comments were instructions (Gallimore & Tharp, 2004). Wooden believed that providing his players the information that they needed to improve was positive coaching. He also gave more praise to the players who played less and was more reluctant to praise the starters (Nater & Gallimore, 2007).
If Popovich and Wooden are two of the most revered coaches in basketball history, and they did not give stars star treatment, nor use superfluous compliments, why have we allowed our fear of talented children or our fear of damaging children’s self-esteem to change the way that we coach children, especially talented athletes?
This overly-sensitive coaching and parenting may not prepare children for success. In a series of studies, Duckworth et al. (2007) has shown that grit has correlated with academic and Spelling Bee success and predicted summer retention at West Point. Grit was defined as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress.” (Duckworth et al., 2007; p. 1087).
Because grit has been shown to correlate with success, are we helping players by coddling them? Does anyone reach a high level of success without overcoming adversity and plateaus?
The NBA draft pick’s lack of skills, as mentioned by the former NBA player, is disconcerting in terms of projecting his success. However, more than the physical, the deficiencies may say more about the player’s mental make-up? If his coaches, trainers, and parents have challenged him, and he still has a low skill level, why should NBA teams expect him to develop suddenly when he reaches the NBA? If his coaches, trainers, and parents have coddled him and allowed him to get by on his size and athleticism, accounting for his lack of footwork and shooting, what will happen when athleticism is not enough and he meets adversity? Has he developed the mental skills to cope with adversity? The studies by Duckworth et al. (2007) suggested that his success ultimately will be determined by the answer to the last question. Has he developed the mental skills to cope with the struggles that he will inevitably face as he reaches higher competitive levels?
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