NorCal 2021 Signed Prospects
Congratulations to the NorCal class of 2021 players who have committed to playing college basketball. Heading into the New Year, there will be more prospects from NorCal who will commit to colleges and universities to continue playing basketball. Here's a list of 2021 players, and the schools they have committed to. Isa Silva 6'3 Pt Guard, Shooting Guard. Jesuit HS, (Prolific Prep). Committed Stanford University. Michael Mitchell 6'3 Pt Guard, Shooting guard, Archbishop Mi
Wright's Basketball Report Weekly Review
This past week I continued my weekly visit to gyms around NorCal to evaluate prospects, who I think played good basketball while I was in attendance. Here's a few prospects that stood out. Justice Owens 5'9 2021 prospect, Pioneer HS. Owens has steadily improved his floor leadership and is the lead guard on this team. His ball handling skills are solid, he has good court vision , and can get to the basket on the drive. He can create his own shot an is a solid 3 point shooter.
Wright's Basketball Report Weekly Review 1/13 - 1/19
As some may know, Wright's Basketball Report spends most of the weekdays inside of a gym, evaluating NorCal prospects. I only evaluate the teams and it's players that I see in person with my own eyes. This week I was in 4 gyms. Here is a summary of the prospects who caught my attention, and the final scores of the game. Archbishop Riordan Handles Valley Christian 78-43 This one intrigued me because Riordan was missing 2 starters, and I wanted to see how the others would respo
Wright's Basketball Report, Mahmoud Fofana Putting up Big Numbers
The BVAL Mt Hamilton division might have one of it's most dominant prospects to have come along in the last couple of years. Mahmoud Fofana 6'5 senior from Santa Teresa High School San Jose CA. He's been putting up numbers that indicates this. Fofana, A long armed wiry prospect with exceptional athletic ability. He's very difficult to contain in the open court when he rebounds and pushes in transition, he makes good decisions with the ball, and is a good passer. His ball hand
Wright's Basketball Report Weekly Review 1/6 - 1/12
This past week I was at 5 different gyms to watch and evaluate NorCal prospects, and the teams they play on. Here is a brief summary of the games and it's prospects who got my attention. Saint Francis stuns Bellarmine 46-43. After being down by 15 pts in the first half. Isaiah Kerr 6'2 2022 combo guard led the Lancers with 15 pts, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, and Harlan Banks 6'2 2022 scored 11 pts, and was solid on defense led a second half surge to upset the previously unbeate
Wright's Basketball Report. The 2019, 66th Annual GIBT Results.
The final day at the GIBT wrapped up with 4 very entertaining games and lots of quality prospects performing at their best. Here's my final take of this great annual event. Dublin defeated Salesian 66-61 to win the 2019, GIBT. Anthony Roy 6'4 2020 guard was named Most Outstanding Player of the event. In the final games Roy scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, 6 assists,and 4 steals. Te'Jon Sawyer 6'8 2020 forward from Salesian scored 20 points, and had 11 rebounds. Archbisho
Wright's Basketball Report. The 13th Annual Nor Cal Tip Off Classic.
The 13th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic was held at Newark Memorial High School in Newark CA. Seven games were played. The first game started at 11:00 AM and the last game started approximately 8:30 PM. Moreau Catholic (Hayward) 58 vs St Patrick-St vincent (Vallejo) 93. Moreau got off to a decent start ending the first qtr 23-21. After that it was all St. Patricks St - St. Vincents trio of, Jalen Scott. The 6'1 2020 guard was named MVP of the game with his sharp shooting and
Wright's Basketball Report From The Central Valley
Veterans Day was an opportunity for me to take a drive to Fresno CA, to see prospects in the Central California area perform with their high school teams. The 6 team scrimmage was hosted by Clovis West who has Cole Anderson 6'3 2021 prospect who already has a couple of DI offers and Max Phillips a 6'5 2020 prospect. Anderson showed off his shooting skills and all-round hard play. He had some nice drives to the basket. Phillips bring some athleticism to this team with his abil
Wright's Basketball Report. The Elite 8 Fall Preview in Sacramento CA.
Saturday morning I took a two hour drive from San Jose to Sacramento CA, to get a first hand look at schools from Nor Cal that play in Sacramento and the surrounding areas. The event was the Elite 8 Fall Preview held at Sacramento High School. It was an opportunity for me to see some of Sacramento's top prospects play at the same venue. The school participants were, Relentless (Sac High), Trailblazers ( Monterey Trails), Titan Pride (Burbank), 209 Knights (Brookside Christia
Nor Cal Prospects at The 2019 Pangos All-West Frosh/Soph Camp
I recently put out top Nor Cal prospects who played in the Cream of the Crop Game. These Nor Cal prospects competed and held their own at this event. Here's more prospects from the event. Nathan Jean-Pierre 5'8 2022 Palma HS (Salinas Ca) A pass first point guard, who can create his own shot with his quick bursts and effective first step. He can finish with both hands, and has good court vision. He's also a good passer looking for open teammates. He had some success wit
