Hewitt tripped to Montana the weekend of the the 5th

From this article: "...Montana is hosting Peter Hewitt, a 6-9, 215-pound forward from St. Francis High in Mountain View, California, this weekend..."

Prifgett heading to Missoula

El Cerrito High and Oakland Rebel guard Sayeed Pridgett has made the call for Montana of the Big Sky Conference.

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Nor Cal talents on the Dominican University roster

Dominican University and Coach Booker Harris will enjoy a bevy of northern California players on the 2015-16 Penguin roster. They are:

* 6-foot-3 junior Russell Davis Bishop O'Dowd High

* 6-foot-2 senior Matt Hayes Yuba City High

* 5-foot-9 junior Quenton Mendoza Montgomery High

* 6-foot-3 freshman Pavlos Peritos Stuart Hall High

* 6-foot-8 senior Karl Ohrner Ohlone College

* 6-foot-3 senior Christopher Schwartz-Edmisten Sacramento Waldorf High

* 5-foot-11 junior Ryo Tawatari Ohlone College

* 6-foot-4 freshman Russell Taylor Arcata High

* 6-foot-4 junior Seth Turner Foothill College

Nevada with a down-the-road commit

Nevada Coach Eric Musselman has landed a 2017 6-foot-5 wing out of Las Vegas.

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Wise at Antelope Valley College

Mel Grussing reports that former Liberty High backcourter Myles Wise will be taking the court as a member of the Antelope Valley College squad in 2015-16.

Nor Cal talents on the Alaska Nanooks roster

Northern California is being well-repped on the 2015-16 Alaska Nanooks roster. Those up in Fairbanks are:

* 6-foot-4 junior Neal Chavez College of Marin

* 6-foot-2 Jalen Dupree junior Napa Valley College

* 6-foot-1 junior Larenzo Graham West Valley College

* 6-foot-8 senior Almir Hadzisehovic Ohlone College

* 6-foot-2 redshirt freshman Derritt Scarver Millennium High (Tracy)

* 6-foot-3 redshirt senior Joe Slocum City College of San Francisco

* 6-foot-4 senior Travante Williams City College of San Francisco

Nor Cal talents on the Chaminade roster

Over in Honolulu, a trifecta of northern California talents dot the Chaminade Silverswords 2015-16 roster. They are:

* 6-foot-5 junior Rohndell Goodwin Cañada College

* 6-foot-7 junior Kiran Shastri Miramonte High

* 6-foot-3 freshman Masa Swain Bellarmine College Prep

A feature on James Giacomazzi and his new position at Las Positas College

Martin Gallegos writes about James Giacomazzi's move in "Basketball Coach Brings Championship Pedigree to LPC."

Gaffaney headed to Spain

From Tyler Gaffaney: "I just signed a contract with El Olivar, the subsidiary of CAI Zaragoza. I'll be playing in the Leb Silver division in Zaragoza, Spain..."

Do click on the link above as he details his approach to basketball and it's something all young players should read and utilize.

At 6-foot-5 and out of The Branson School and Claremont McKenna College (M.A. in Business Administration - Marketing), he averaged 22.9 points, on 54%, 46% and 83% shooting while also compiling 6.4 rebounds plus 3.8 assists per game. Gaffaney was named the West Region Player of the Year and All-America Second Team.

The All WCC team

Will Maupin gets the basketball season rolling with picks for his 2016 All West Coast Conference squad.

Santa Clara gets a spot with Jared Brownridge, sophomore guard Emmett Naar of St. Mary's is a selection as is Pepperdine's Umadi Udenyi. Tim Derkson of USF nabs an Honorable Mention choice.

Hayes to La-La Land

Marc J. Spears reports that Chuck Hayes will spend his 11th year in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Tyler Gaffaney offering tips

Tips from Tyler Gaffaney:

UNINSPIRED IN YOUR TRAINING? HOW TO OVERCOME WORKOUT APATHY

and

I WASTED A YEAR AND A HALF OF WORKOUTS: HERE’S HOW

Nor Cal talents on the Fresno Pacific roster

Fresno Pacific University has a new coach in Tim Kisner plus five northern California talents dotting the men's basketball roster. They are:

* 6-foot-7 redshirt junior Zach Bartley Sacramento City College

* 6-foot-7 sophomore Oliver Herting Liberty Christian High

* 5-foot-10 freshman Kiree Hutchings Santa Cruz High

* 6-foot-0 redshirt junior Suhail Mohammadi Foothill College

* 5-foot-9 junior Tyrone Viney San Jose City College

Another Prolific Prep newbie

Prolific Prep tweeted: "We are happy to welcome @Abu_Kigab23 to Pro Prep. Abu is #1 2017 player in canada. U19 Canadian national team."

Still off-line (a friend is posting this)

Unfortunately, still no connectivity. The house builder's knowledge of wiring and the vagaries of Comcast appointments will be keeping us off-line until this coming Monday. Sorry.