The Class of 2024 Seniors came together from the AAA, WCAL and BCL to play a final game at CCSF on Friday March 22, 2024. The games were great and all the Seniors had a lot of fun.
Girls MVP was Reza Po of SHC who is committed to play at the University of New Mexico next season.
Boys MVP was Fed Pernell of SHC
Slam Dunk Champion was Will Perkins of University
3-Point Champions Were Zemaury Erfe and Reza Po of SHC
We will be hosting our 15th Annual City All Star Game on 3/22 at CCSF. The game will again be played in memory of former Lincoln Coach and SI alum Mike Gragnani
We are announcing our rosters below. This event is for Seniors only per CIF rules. If you are an invitee, please RSVP to coachrandal@yahoo.com or 415 418 4568. Please arrive 30 minutes before gametime. We will provide an all star jersey. We will take all comers in the dunk and 3-point shooting contests. This is a great opportunity to bring the San Francisco Basketball community together!
Boys All Stars
Cole Boake - University
Will Perkins - University
Gus Parsons - University
Gus Fried - University
Henry Brockland - University
Trevor Tarm - University
Jordan Chau - University
Read Millar - University
Jake Rodriguez - Urban
Oscar Rhode - Urban
Tim Rayford - Stuart Hall
Nils Wallace - Stuart Hall
Marcus Bast - St. Ignatius
Theo Lamb - St. Ignatius
Fed Pernell - SHCP
Jonah Goorin - SHCP
Jack Kennedy - SHCP
Zemaury Erfe - SHCP
Zion Sensley - Riordan
Kaia Berridge - Riordan
Jordy McKenzie - Riordan
Nate Tshmala - Riordan
Zeke Natorilla - Riordan
JahKeenan Williams-Choa - Riordan
Demarco Reed Jr. - Lincoln
Nathan Yip - Lincoln
Jude Moreno - Lowell
Jaydon Chow - Washington
Nelson Li - Galileo
Luke Posselt - International
Milo McGrath - International
Miles McDonald - Waldorf
Teo Directo-Kimball - Drew
Girls All Stars
Gabriella Kelley - University
Izzy Perez - University
Avery Fringer - University
Emmie Hou - Lick Wilmerding
Natalie Mak - Lick Wilmerding
Havana Alcantar - Lick Wilmerding
Ella Turley - Lick Wilmerding
Julia Martinez - Urban
Reza Po - SHCP
Kiana Moniz - SHCP
Ashanti Dias - Riordan
Jeselle Santos - Riordan
Stephenis Frias - SI
Makenzie Eggert - SI
Andrea Phillips - SI
Alexis Cornejo - Summit Shasta
Tiffany Lim - Summit Shasta
Yelena Reyes - Summit Shasta
Mariah Flores - El Camino
Kelis Powell - Lincoln
Brianna Nguyen - Lincoln
Kaitlyn Nguyen - Lincoln
Callie Kotake - Lincoln
Angie Liang - Lincoln
Ciara Ieremia - Lincoln
Bella Trousett - International
Nairobi Smith - International
Marie Varshavsky - International
Aasia Williams - Waldorf
Katie Wu - Bay
Jordan Topacio - Bay
Kate Kotake - Lowell
Ti'Anee Williams - Lowell
Jaylin Salonga - Lowell
Angelica Bonifacio - Lowell
Mackenzie Luk - Lowell
Aleyna Gabriel - Lowell
Kalisa Low - Washington
Simone Quintero - ICA
Dark Blue broke a tie with 2 seconds to go to beat the Black team to win the 19th Annual BAW Sunday League Championship. Approximately 70 players played in the League on 6 different teams. All the players played great and had fun! Good luck to all on the School seasons!
Parents and Coaches,
Thanks for signing up your sons for my past camps and leagues run by our Bay Area Warriors, 501c3. We will be hosting our 19th Annual Sunday Mini-League on Sunday 11/12, 11/19 and 11/26 in the University HS Gym at 3185 Washington Street in San Francisco. The league is marketed to 7th and 8th grade boys. The tentative schedule is as follows:
Sunday 11/12 - 10 am to 12:30 - we will divide the individual sign-ups into teams and play a series of scrimmages.
Sunday 11/19 - each team will play a game at a set time of 10, 11, 12 or 1
Sunday 11/26 - each team will play an elimination game at a set time with the opportunity to advance and play for a Championship.
We always attract a great group of players (see alumni list below) and the games are competitive, high scoring and fun!
If you are interested in securing a spot for your son, please fill out and return the attached flier via email or text. A photo or scanned copy is fine. We charge $30 per player to primarily to cover the cost of official, coaches and trophies. If cost is an issue let me know and we will scholarship kids. You can pay using one of the following:
- PayPal using: info@bayareawarriors.org
- Venmo using: @Randy-Bessolo
- Write a check to Bay Area Warriors and mail to 50 San Rafael Way, SF, CA 94127
- Arrange to bring cash
If you have conflict and need to miss a Sunday that is ok since we keep the rosters flexible. Just let me know in advance.
Please help us spread the word about this opportunity to other players on your son's school or AAU teams.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Thanks!
Coach Randy Bessolo
415 418 4568
Bay Area Warriors
Mini-League Alumni
Noah Springwater - UHS, Columbia University (D1)
Johnny Mrlik - SI, Vassar College
Ikenna Nwadibia - SHHS, Kenyon College
Stephen Domingo - SI, Georgetown, Cal (D1)
Harold Getz - UHS, Lewis & Clark College
David Medoff - UHS, Haverford College
Samson Donnick - Redwood, M.I.T.
Taylor Johns - SHCP, UC Riverside (D1)
Jack Gale - UHS, Pomona College
Tony Caletti - BHS, Vassar College
Joe Slocum - SHCP, Alaska Fairbanks
Jiday Ugbaja - Riordan, Sacramento State (D1)
Jaren Yang - SI, Gordan College
Trevor Dunbar - SI, Washington State (D1)
Troy Rike - SI, Wake Forest (D1)
Kyle Roach - MA, Whitworth College
Sean Gilmore - UHS, Colby College
Mattie Mrlik - UHS, Vassar College
Andre Campbell - Urb, Oberlein College
Micah Elan - LW, Pomona College
Henry Feinberg - BHS, Williams College
Will Emery - SI, Dartmouth College (D1)
Julian Manyika – UHS, M.I.T.
Spencer Spivy - UHS, Williams College
Charley Moore – UHS, Middlebury College
Max Fried – UHS, Emory
Whitner Reichman – UHS, Colorado College
Ethan Jew – SI, UC Santa Cruz
Bryce Smith – Gordan College
Grant Lyon – UHS, Linfield College
Joey Kennedy – UHS, Claremont
City All Stars and Coaches,
The Bay City Warriors will be hosting the 14th Annual City All Star Game on Friday March 24th at CCSF. The game will again be played in memory of Mike Gragnani, the former Lincoln coach who passed away in 2010. Per CIF rules the game is limited to Seniors only. The game is a great way for Seniors from the AAA, WCAL and BCL come together for a final game to celebrate their HS careers. The schedule will be as follows:
5:30 - CCSF gym opens
5:45 - Girl's 3 point contest
6:00 - Girls All Star Game
7:15 - Dunk Contest
7:30 - Boys All Star Game
8:45 - Boys 3-point contest
All the players we get a game reversible jersey which they can keep as a thank you for participating. We will charge admission to help cover our costs for the jerseys, refs, etc. Any excess profit goes to our 501c3 non-profit organization that supports youth basketball.
We have compiled rosters based on our knowledge but we may have missed some worthy players. Please let us know if you have a worthy player that we missed. Note that we are often short girl players so we may also include players from the PAL and other adjacent leagues. If you have additional girl nominees, please let us know.
If you have a player on the roster, please have them RSVP to me or get me their phone # so we can invite them directly. If you know someone on the roster please pass this along.
If you are a player on the roster, please RSVP to me directly at 415 418 4568 or coachrandal@yahoo.com
Thanks for your help!
Coach Randy Bessolo
Bay City Warriors
415 418 4568
Boys All Stars:
John Squire - SI
Krekar Karageuzian- SI
Aidan Gotch - SI
Niraj Dhaliwal - SI
Davis Wong - SI
Jerry Mixon - SHC
RL Miller - SHC
Michael Manfreda - SHC
Achilles Woodson - Riordan
Zac Jones - Riordan
Christian Wise - Riordan
Joey Kennedy - University
Luke Bradley - University
Matt Moore - University
Thomas Woeber - University
Siraj Sakir - Urban
Kyle Neece - Urban
Sterling Luddington-Simons - Stuart Hall
Brett Jasper - Stuart Hall
Peter Drew - Lick
Max Meyers - Lick
Jake McDonald - Lick
Justin Aquino - Lincoln
Jeremiah Aquino - Lincoln
Quentin Kennedy - Lincoln
Nikita Kartsev - Lincoln
Ben Liang - Galileo
DeMarco Kutz - Galileo
Alex Heger - Lowell
Troy Smith - Lowell
Sean Daly - Lowell
Teddy McCarty - Lowell
Kiejuan West - Marshall
Jhaunte Helton - Mission
Sean Coleman - Mission
Miles Hammons - Washington
Max Meier - Washington
Matt Santos - Washington
Skyler Lagaspi - Balboa
Noah Degroat - Balboa
Marshall Price - Academy
Tay-quan Lewis - Academy
Hugo Rutherford - Waldorf
Quinn Fishburne - Drew
Girls All Stars:
Leilani Blecha - SHC
Malea Scobie - SHC
Mia Franceshi - SHC
Jolene Lally-Stephens - Washington
Keira Shimamoto-Tong - Washington
Jordyn Owyoung - Washington
Rachael Lin - Lowell
Breanna Lew - Lowell
Rose Huang - Lowell
Audrey Lee - Lowell
Ayumi Wong - Lowell
Keira Wong - Lowell
Aaliyah Dias - Riordan
Mia Vaihola - Riordan
Aliyah Holmes - Riordan
Synise Byrd - Valley Christian
Serena Mezetta - Mills
Alli Dioli - Half Moon Bay
Keely Wright - San Marin
Lailiah Carey - San Marin
Jaclyn McDonough - St. Ignatius
Emmie Ennis - St. Ignatius
Brigette Mahoney - St. Ignatius
Grace Scwarz - St. Ignatius
Kailee Mahlstedt-Kamekona - Lick Wilmerding
Mikee Echon - Urban
Coaches and Scouts,
The Bay City Warriors have put together a great roster of players from the San Francisco Bay Area. We have a long history of sending players to play in college at the D1, D2, D3, NAIA and Juco levels. We will be playing a competitive schedule this Spring (see below) and summer. Notably this roster has a lot of high-academic athletes who all have been leaders of winning high school teams. If you have questions or want more information about any of our players, please call me or my co-coaches Jason Greenfield and Alex Smith. We want to help our players and you!
Randy Bessolo
Bay City Warriors and University HS
415 418 4568
Jason Greenfield
Bay City Warriors and St. Ignatius HS
415 217 9623
Alex Smith
Bay City Warriors
650 773 5999
2022 Spring Schedule
3/26-27 - Simply Basketball Showcase in Sacramento (5-1, 2nd)
4/2-3 - Oakland Soldiers Extravaganza (4-0, Elite Champs)
4/8-10 - WCE SoCal Hoop Review at Momentus Sports Center in Irvine, CA (NCAA sanctioned)
4/23-24 - Hoop Circuit So-Cal Live at MAP Center in Garden Grove (NCAA sanctioned)
4/29-5/1 - WCE East Bay Bash
5/14-15 - Arsenal Event in Bay Area
5/21-22 - The City Championship in San Francisco
5/28-29 - Lakeshow event in Bay Area
2022 Bay City Warriors 17s RB Roster (all are Class of 2023):
Joey Kennedy (#35), University HS, 6'6" forward - versatile forward who is a great passer, 3-point shooter and rebounder. Ranked a 3-star prospect and #8 in NorCal by Rivals NorCalPreps. As Soph was All-State and SF Chronicle Player of the Year in SF. West Coast Basketball ranked #10 player in NorCal regardless of class. Last two seasons has averaged 18 ppg and 10 rpg. Last season made 69% of 2’s and 37% of 3’s. Led his team to NCS D4 Championship and #23 ranking in NorCal. Getting D1 interest. Great student.
John Squire (#24), St. Ignatius, 6'7" forward - versatile forward who is great in the post and can knock down 3’s. Great athlete who is bouncy and gets a lot of dunks. Ranked a 2-star prospect by Rivals NorCal Preps. Led St. Ignatius to NorCal D1 Championship game and #6 ranking in NorCal. Was named All-Metro by both SF Chronicle and SJ Mercury News. Getting D1 interest. Good student
Amari Gray (#25), California HS, 6'2" point guard - long and super quick point guard. Unselfish creator with great vision. Lock-down defender and ball hawk. Led Cal HS to big upset win over DelaSalle, winning record and first NCS D1 play-off appearance in many years. Great student.
George Gale (#21), Branson, 6'6" wing - super long and athletic wing. Can post-up or shoot 3’s and slash from the wing. Dunking machine. Led Branson to NCS D3 Championship and #11 ranking in NorCal. Great student.
Josh Clark (#41), Oakland HS - 5’9” guard. Great quickness with NBA shooting range. Led Oakland to section championship and #18 ranking in NorCal
Drew Dorwin (#17), Half Moon Bay - 6’ lefty guard. Great skills and very good 3-point shooter.
Charles Williams (#6), Marin Catholic -6’2” strong guard. Gets buckets and a great defender and slasher. D1 football recruit.
Kaden Holdbrook, Ashville School (NC) - 6'1" shooting guard. Very skilled. Great shooter with NBA range. Great student.
Bay City Warriors 17s AS Roster (all are Class of 2023)
Hugo Rutherfurd, SF Waldorf - 6'10" center - long and athletic. Good skills and big upside
Rostand Olama Abanda (#20), Woodside Priory - 6'4" athletic wing. Skilled with great motor. He changes games with his effort and defense. From Cameroon. Good student
Dylan Martin (#10), Terra Linda - 6'3" wing - big and strong lefty wing who is a great 3-point shooter and strong driver to hoop
Gytas Gervickas (#31), San Domenico - 6'1" - strong shooting guard. Great shooter who can create his own shot. From Lithuania. Great student
Thomas Woeber, University - 6'5" - versatile forward
Quinn Fishburne, Drew - 6'7" - big bodied center with good skills
Dio Lucido, Half Moon Bay - 6' - quick and skilled point guard. Good shooter
Niraj Dhaliwal, St. Ignatius - 6'3" - versatile forward
DeMarcus Collins, Newark-Memorial - 6'2" - strong shooting guard
Kyle Neece, Urban - 6'2" - lefty guard. Good shooter
Ethan Browne, Bishop O'Dowd - 6' athletic guard
After a two year hiatus the City All Star Game was back on March 18th at CCSF. The game was again played in the memory of Coach Mike Gragnani. The game was hosted by the Bay City Warriors as part of its partnership with Bay Area Warriors.
Girls Game went down to final possession with shoot out between Elle and Annabelle. Annabelle was MVP. Abbie Kennedy won the 3 point contest.
Boys game was high scoring but Red Team lead whole game and won by 20. Jordan Aquino was MVP with 19 points and 10 + assists. Antonio Pusateri had 31 points in the game and won the Dunk Contest. Adrian Di Lena of SI won the 3-point contest.
There is a lot of video on Social Media if you take a look for it.
Most importantly a lot of fun and a great way to thank and send off the Seniors
Coach Randy
We are starting up our 15th Annual City Sunday League on 11/10 at 10 am in the UHS Gym. The league is for 7th and 8th grade boys and will also play on 11/17 and 11/24. If you are interested in signing up contact coachrandal@yahoo.com
League Alumni include:
Noah Springwater - UHS, Columbia University (D1)
Johnny Mrlik - SI, Vassar College
Ikenna Nwadibia - SHHS, Kenyon College
Stephen Domingo - SI, Georgetown, Cal (D1)
Harold Getz - UHS, Lewis & Clark College
David Medoff - UHS, Haverford College
Samson Donnick - Redwood, M.I.T.
Taylor Johns - SHCP, UC Riverside (D1)
Jack Gale - UHS, Pomona College
Tony Caletti - BHS, Vassar College
Joe Slocum - SHCP, Alaska Fairbanks
Jiday Ugbaja - Riordan, Sacramento State (D1)
Jaren Yang - SI, Gordan College
Trevor Dunbar - SI, Washington State (D1)
Troy Rike - SI, Wake Forest (D1)
Kyle Roach - MA, Whitworth College
Sean Gilmore - UHS, Colby College
Mattie Mrlik - UHS, Vassar College
Andre Campbell - Urb, Oberlein College
Micah Elan - LW, Pomona College
Henry Feinberg - BHS, Williams College
Will Emery - SI, Dartmouth College (D1)
Julian Manyika – UHS, M.I.T.
Spencer Spivy - UHS, Williams College
Charley Moore – UHS, Middlebury College
Max Fried – UHS, Emory
The Bay City Warriors completed a successful 2019 Season in Vegas at the BigTime Tournament.
The first year of Bay City Warriors Joint Venture was a big success as the program had two teams at the 17U, 16U and 15U levels.
The 17U Showcase Team went 14-8 in the Spring and 10-5 in the summer including an impressive 6-2 in the WCE NCAA sanctioned event in Anaheim and 3-2 in Vegas.
The 16U Showcase Team made all the way to the Championship Game in Vegas and the 15U Showcase Team made the Final Four in Vegas. All 3 Blue Teams also had winning showings in Vegas.
Congrats to all of the Bay City Warriors Teams in 2019. We are already looking forward to 2020
Coaches and Scouts,
The Bay City Warriors will be playing in the West Coast Elite Spring Kick Off event at the American Sports Center in Anaheim, CA on 4/26 to 28.
We are a San Francisco based program with a 14 year History of helping our players find colleges at the D1, D2, D3, NAIA and Juco levels. All of our players are good students and coachable athletes. All are in the class of 2020.
I have provided our roster below. Please let me know if you want any additional information or contact info for any of them.
Randy Bessolo
415 418 4568
Oscar Cheng #24, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, 6’8” post - good size and solid skills. Very good defender, passer and scores close to basket. Very good student.
Kori McCoy #6, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, 5’11” point guard - super quick. Great penetrator who can score and distribute. Great on ball defender
Jai Deshpande #0, Sacred Heart Prep (Menlo Park), 6’5” wing - very long and athletic. Can really score slashing to finish with dunks and shooting 3’s. Very good student.
Ethan Jetter #33, California HS, 6’5” wing - big, strong and athletic. Can score inside and on perimeter. Good passer and rebounder
Leo Tillson #25, St. Mary’s, 6’5” wing - great 3 point shooter and team player. Tough and strong rebounder and defender. Very good student
A.J. Gilbert #22, Albany HS, 5’11” point guard - great leader and classic point guard. Very skilled and smart player. Can distribute and score. Very good student
Dom Wilson #12, Riordan, 6’4” forward - great competitor and defender. Versatile on offense. Does all the tough stuff to help his team.
Everett Banks #21, St. Mary’s, 6’1” guard - strong and athletic combo guard. Very athletic. Versatile scorer and great defender. Very good student
Antonio Abeyta #23, Serra, 5’11” point guard - super quick and skilled. Great tough defender and versatile scorer. Very good student.
Allen Wilson #35, Lick-Wilmerding, 6’ guard - great shooter who can create own shot. Tough defender. Very good student
Jonas Willet #15, El Cerrito HS, 6’3” guard - great shooter with versatile skills.
Sean McDevitt #34, Marin Catholic, 6’1” guard - very skilled guard. Great shooter and passer.
Great Time for all the All Stars.
Congrats to:
Girls 3-Point Champ - KD Lee of Lowell
Girls MVP - Maddie Ennis of SI
Dunk Champion - Neal Begovich of SI
Boys MVP - Neal Begovich of SI
Boys 3-Point Champ - Jackie Luong of Washington
Big crowd of 500 fans and some great media coverage too. Congrats to all the Seniors!
https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/maddie-ennis-neal-begovich-take-home-top-honors-at-city-basketball-all-star-game/
We will be hosting the 12th Annual City All Star Game on Friday April 5th at CCSF. The Girls Game will tip-off at 5:30 and the Boys game at 7:00 pm. The Game will once again be played in the Memory coach Mike Gragnani who passed away in 2010. Per CIF rules the game will only include Seniors. We will also have a dunk and 3 point shooting contest. There is no charge to participate and the players get to keep their uniform. We do charge $5 admission to help cover our costs. We typically break even and if there are net proceeds they are donated to the Bay Area Warriors non-profit.
I have made a list of invitees based on the All-League Teams from the AAA, BCL and WCAL and my first hand knowledge. If you have any Seniors who you think are also deserving, please send me a nomination with some background information and we will add them provided roster space is available.
If you have a player on the invite list, please get me their phone number and/or email address so I can invite them directly. If you prefer, you can forward this to them ask them to contact me at 415 418 4568.
Note we always get a quick response and great participation from the Boys invitees. It is always more work to get a response from the Girls invitees. Any help rallying the girls is greatly appreciated. We also may invite some Girls All Stars from the PAL.
This event has been a great way to bring players together from the Public, Private and Catholic Leagues, a lot of fun and a great way for the Seniors to end their high school careers.
Thanks for your help!
Coach Randy Bessolo
415 418 4568
University HS
Bay Area Warriors
Boys City All Stars Invitees:
Chime Ugbaja, Riordan
Justice Turner, Riordan
Zac Quanico, Riordan
Desean Johnson, Riordan
Elijah Flowers, SHCP
Oisin McCormak, SHCP
Cedric Reed, SHCP
Lawvan Johns, SHCP
Neal Begovich, SI
Sam Nangle, SI
Wrenn Robinson, SI
Garrett Cason, SI
Ben Knight, Mission
Jaraughn Torno, Mission
David Sonnier, Mission
Jackie Luong, Washington
Da'Jon Aranas, Washington
Zachary Polianos, Washington
Luke Yoda, Galileo
Shakur Blaylock, Lincoln
Pajri Samhi, Lincoln
Gabino Valdivia, Lincoln
Alex Mueller, Balboa
Shaakir Malik, Balboa
Emani Morris, Balboa
Jace Ng. Lowell
Laray Crossley, Walllenberg
Max Fried, University
Charley Moore, University
Reese Johnson, University
Jacques McFadeen, University
Alex Byrd, Stuart Hall
Miles Amos, Stuart Hall
Spencer O'Brien-Steele, Stuart Hall
Sam Faber, Marin Academy
Zach Johnson, Lick Wilmerding
Finn Horrowitz, Lick Wilmerding
Moze Thurmgreene, JCHS
Toby Holm, JCHS
Ian Antuk, Gateway
Juanito Cruz, International
Marquez Costiano, Jefferson
JJ Cruz, Jefferson
Girls City All Stars Invitees
Talo Li-Uperesa, SHCP
Kayla Yasukawa, SHCP
Madeline Ennis, SI
Kerry Fitzgerald, SI
Dara Murphy, SI
Katelyn "KD" Lee, Lowell
Lauren Chan, Lowell
Alisa Petalver, Lowell
Crystal Luu, Lowell
Alyson Lee, Lowell
Sara Kamita, Mission
Lily Donova, Lincoln
Francesca Cornell, Lincoln
Ainsley Sanidad, Balboa
Kimberly Kam, Burton
Eve Nguyen, Washington
Sharon Yang, Washington
Jaya Peleseuma, Academy
Nia Jones, Academy
Nicole Gonzales, Galileo
Mikayla Amoroso, Wallenberg
Kamiah Brown, Wallenberg
Christine Luo-Weng, Wallenberg
Jessica Castaneda, ICA
Ashlyn Simbe, ICA
Lily Battat, University
Grace Feinberg, University
Ella Pearl, University
Samantha Foong, Lick Wilmerding
Mason Cooney, Convent
Adriana Zamora, Mercy
Brenda Escobar, Mercy
Kamryn You Mak, Bay
Cameron Burns, Bay
Phoebe Brown, Bay
Juliana Shin, Interenational
Tianji Lukins, International
Alessandra Aceves, Gateway
Kaitlyn Tran, Drew
Stella Kahn, Drew
Valeria Martinez, Oceana
Bay Area Warriors & Bay City Basketball Partnership:
Two of San Francisco's top boys high school AAU programs have decided to collaborate to form one strong brand. This exciting new program will provide San Francisco Bay Area high school players with an excellent program that specializes in development and placing players in all levels of college basketball. (D1/D2/D3, high academic, etc) . The program will feature local high school coaches that have experience coaching high school basketball, played college basketball and are dedicated to helping the kids succeed on and off the court.
The mission of the Bay City Warriors is to educate and help youth develop athletic skills while gaining a level of confidence and self-esteem that they can use on and off the court. The organization aims to serve the youth of San Francisco- Bay Area and mentor young student athletes regardless of their economic status.
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Links:
High School Tryout Schedule
Program Description and Schedule:
Bay City Warriors 2019 Schedule - click link to view
Our Bay City Warriors Teams are for experienced high school basketball players that want to play college basketball and are extremely serious about their basketball development.
In addition, we will help the players gain exposure and get seen by college coaches / scouts in the highest quality viewing tournaments and high academic camps.
In 2019, the NCAA has re-organized their live period schedule and there are only two periods in which AAU teams are allowed to be viewed by D1 college coaches.
During those periods we will be attending camps and tournaments that we feel will be best for our specific players level of exposure.
We have carefully added additional tournaments/camps in which D2/D3 and JUCO coaches will be in attendance that are outside the "Live Period".
The Bay City Warriors will wear Adidas uniforms and gear but be an independent team for 2019. This means we will attend the tournaments and camps in which we feel will best benefit our players no matter what company or brand is running the event. This gives us more flexibility to schedule what is best for our teams and players.
We will offer the following services to Bay City Warriors players:
Identify the necessary skill improvements to taking your game to the collegiate level, and immediately begin helping you train and improve those skills
Counsel players on the appropriate schools/level of college basketball they should pursue
Assist in contacting and developing relationships with college coaches
Putting you in front of college coaches to get the proper level of exposure that is right for you.
Expanding leadership skills on and off the court
Facilitate the production of highlight tapes and social media promotion where approproate
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Randy Bessolo
Program Director & Head Coach 17u
Randy Bessolo is one of the Bay Area's most accomplished coaches and has a proven track record of getting his players to play in college. He will be leading the program and is committed to helping ALL Bay City Warriors players get recruited whenever possible.
Matt Durell
Program Director & 16u Head Coach
Coach Durell's Bay City Select 2019 team last year featured 12 players that potentially will play college basketball in 2019-2020. Matt has 10 years of high school basketball coaching experience and has coached and organized AAU for an additional 15 years.
He has coached in multiple national viewing tournaments on the west coast and has developed numerous college coaching connections along the way.
Jon Shogan
Bay City Youth Director & 15u Head Coach
Jon has been a varsity basketball coach for the past 6 years at Jewish Community HS.
Coach Shogan has also been coaching with Bay City youth program for 8 years and led the 2019 14u Select team to an amazing season in which they won several tournaments and succeeded at the highest level of AAU.
The White Team won an Overtime thriller over the Gold Team to win the 2018 Championship. Congrats! Good luck to all the players in their School seasons!
Parents and Coaches,
Thanks for participating in my previous camps and/or leagues.
Once again via my non-profit Bay Area Warriors Club program, we will be running our 14th Annual Sunday Mini-League on November 11th, 18th and 25th from roughly 10 am to 1 pm in the University High School Gym at 3185 Washington Street. The Mini-League is geared towards 7th and 8th grade boys and is a great way for the players to get ready for their school season and have fun playing basketball. Here is the schedule:
November 11th from 10 am to 12:30 - We will divide the players into teams and teach them "how to play" tactics and then have them play a series of mini-games
November 18th - Each team will play a game at a scheduled time between 10 am and 1 pm.
November 25th - Each team will play a semi-final game at 10 or 11 with the two winners playing in a League Championship Game at 12 noon
We keep the cost an affordable $30 (or $10 per day) and can scholarship players if necessary. The fee covers our costs and any net proceeds go to our non-profit that supports our Bay Area Warriors high school club program. If your son can only make one or two of the days we can still include them but you need to let me know which days they will be with us.
As mentioned above this will be the 14th year we have run this league and the games are always competitive, high scoring and fun. As you can see below on our alumni list we have had a lot of players from the league go on to star at the high school level and play in college.
If you are interested in signing up your son, please print up the attached flier and fill it out. You can return a scanned copy or photo of the registration page via email. You can pay the $30 via PayPal using info@bayareawarriors.org. Alternatively you can mail the form and a check made out to Bay Area Warriors to 50 San Rafael Way, SF, CA 94127.
Please help spread the word to your son's school and AAU teammates so we can get a great group of players again.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out.
Thanks!
Randy Bessolo
415 418 4568
Mini-League Alumni:
Noah Springwater - UHS, Columbia University (D1)
Johnny Mrlik - SI, Vassar College
Ikenna Nwadibia - SHHS, Kenyon College
Stephen Domingo - SI, Georgetown, Cal (D1)
Harold Getz - UHS, Lewis & Clark College
David Medoff - UHS, Haverford College
Samson Donnick - Redwood, M.I.T.
Taylor Johns - SHCP, UC Riverside (D1)
Jack Gale - UHS, Pomona College
Tony Caletti - BHS, Vassar College
Joe Slocum - SHCP, Alaska Fairbanks
Jiday Ugbaja - Riordan, Sacramento State (D1)
Jaren Yang - SI, Gordan College
Trevor Dunbar - SI, Washington State (D1)
Troy Rike - SI, Wake Forest (D1)
Kyle Roach - MA, Whitworth College
Sean Gilmore - UHS, Colby College
Mattie Mrlik - UHS, Vassar College
Andre Campbell - Urb, Oberlein College
Micah Elan - LW, Pomona College
Henry Feinberg - BHS, Williams College
Will Emery - SI, Dartmouth College (D1)
Julian Manyika – UHS, M.I.T.
Spencer Spivy - UHS, Williams College
Bay Area Warriors - Gold
The Bay Area Warriors had a super summer. Notably Gold ended the summer 10-3 in the the three NCAA sanctioned events with some great wins and all the losses were by 3 pts or less. Blue went a perfect 4-0 in SoCal and showed well in Vegas. The 16s won the Oakland Rebels Tourney and won 2 games in Vegas. Congrats to all the Bay Area Warriors on a super summer! . Thanks to all our coaches and families! Good luck to all in the 2018-19 high school season
Warriors 16s Win Oakland Rebels Tourney Championship!
The Bay Area Warriors are off to a great start in the July NCAA Evaluation Period
- The Bay Area Warriors Gold Team was in impressive 4-0 in the NorCal Summer Showcase in Livermore and then followed it up with a strong 3-1 showing in the Pangos Cream of the Crop Challenge in Orange County
- Bay Area Warriors Blue was dominant in going 4-0 at the Pangos Cream of the Crop Challenge
- Bay Area Warriors 16s went undefeated and won the 16U Championship at the Oakland Rebels July Tournament
- All three teams are looking ready for Las Vegas where all three will be competing in the NCAA sanctioned BigFootHoops Las Vegas Classic 7/25-29
Go Warriors!!!
Coaches and Scouts,
Please note the Bay Area Warriors will be playing in the three NCAA sanctioned events in July:
July 13-14 - NorCal Summer Tip-Off in Livermore CA (Gerry Freitas - hoopreview.net)
July 19-21 - Full Court Press Cream of the Crop in Garden Grove, CA (fullctpress.net)
July 25-29 - BigFootHoops Las Vegas Classic (bigfoothoops.com)
We will have one or two teams in each event. Our 16U team will also be active. Here are the players on our 17U rosters you should check out. All of the them are good academically. If you want more information on any of them, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Coach Randy Bessolo
415 418 4568
Gold Roster (2019 unless noted):
1. Marlon Short, Monte Vista HS, 6'5" - super athletic wing who can really slash and score. Great defender and great motor.
2. Max Fried, University HS, 6'4" - big, strong and athletic point guard. Fills up the stat sheet with points, assists, rebounds and steals.
3. Charley Moore, University HS, 6'5" - long and athletic wing who can score. Athlete who gets dunks and buckets
4. Christian Pitcher, Berean Christian, 6'6" - big and strong with good athleticism. Can play 2 through 5 positions and shoot with range
5. Marshall Lott, V, California HS, 5'10" - super athletic guard who gets dunks and went to State Meet in High Jump. Can score and ball hawk on defense.
6. Chime Ugbaja, Riordan HS, 5'10" - super strong and very skilled. His older brother played D1 basketball at Sac. State. Classic point guard who can change the game with defensive pressure on the ball
7. Charlie Raisin (Class of 2020), New Hampton Prep, 6'7" - big body and soft touch. Great shooter. Can play inside or on perimeter
8. Jackie Luong, Washington HS, 6' - very skilled guard who can really shoot it. Great feel for the game. Can create his own shot
9. Johnny Yu, St. Ignatius HS, 6' - shooter and skilled guard
10. Eric Donaldson, Antioch HS, 6'4" - Strong versatile player who can play all 5 positions. Note Eric is playing overseas with the 18U National Team for England in July. If you want to connect with Eric please let me know.
Blue Roster (2019 unless noted):
1. Brandon Radu, Redwood HS, 6'3" - very athletic scorer. Can get to rim or shoot 3's
2. Zac Quanico, Riordan HS, 5'8" - super quick point guard who can create or score from NBA range
3. Marquez Costiniano, Jefferson HS, 5'10" - super quick point guard who can create or score. Ballhawk on D.
4. Chance Farrell-Martin, Redwood HS, 6'2" - big, strong and skilled point guard
5. Jeylen Slaton, Newark-Memorial HS, 6'3" - strong, skilled and versatile
6. Leo Tillson (Class of 2020), St. Mary's HS, 6'4" - versatile player who can shoot 3's and get to rim. Good athlete.
7. Jake Matthews, Redwood HS, 6'1" - strong, skilled and tough point guard
8. Ryan Daly (Class of 2020), St. Francis HS, 6'5" - very strong athlete who is can shoot it and is tough and smart.
9. Dean Watson, Redwood HS, 6'5" - big and skilled forward. Can play the post or perimeter
Bay Area Warriors 16s
Bay Area Warriors 16s - Coached By Tony Khoo
1. Shawn Cotton, Hillsdale
2. Ren Zanze, University
2. Ben Donnick, Redwood
3. Tommy Quanstrom, Redwood
4. JK Baker, University
5. Raki Cabrera-Scarlatta, University
6. Marc Montgomery, Bay
7. Grant Lyon, University
8. Rei Frei, Pinewood
9. Johnny Elliott, Bay
10. Thomas Dean, Lick
11. Tarak Duggal, University
Las Lomas’ Nathan Robinson (24) celebrates after defeating Palo Alto during their CIF Northern California Division I boys final at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif. on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Las Lomas defeated Palo Alto 44-41. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
WALNUT CREEK — Nathan Robinson helped lead Las Lomas to unprecedented heights this past season as the Knights won the Northern California Division I regional championship to reach a state final.
Now the 6-foot-4 guard will continue his career at the University of South Dakota, having accepted a scholarship offer to play for a program that won 22 games two seasons ago and 26 last season.
“Well-deserved,” said Brian Dietschy, who stepped down as Las Lomas’ coach this month.
Robinson averaged 21 points, five rebounds and four assists per game, earning MVP honors in the Diablo Athletic League’s Foothill Division and first-team All-Bay Area News Group recognition.
“We are all excited,” said Robinson’s father, Mark.
Coaches and Scouts,
Please note we will have two Bay Area Warriors 17U teams playing in the Spring NCAA evaluation period. Both teams will be playing in the two events hosted by West Coast Elite and Gerry Freitas.
April 20-22 - So Cal Hoop Review at the MAP and Next Level Sports Complexes in Garden Grove, CA (Orange County)
April 27-29 - Nor Cal Spring Showcase at NB Courts in Livermore and Jamtown in Oakland
Here are our rosters for the two teams. If you have questions or need more information on any of the players please contact me.
Randy Bessolo
415 418 4568
Bay Area Warriors - Gold
Gold Team
Zach Galvin, 6'4" guard, Campolindo HS, 2019 - Zach is a coach's son who just moved back to the Bay Area after starring at Southridge HS a power program in Portland, Oregon. Zach is super skilled, has great floor vision and plays real hard with a great motor. Can really shoot it with range. Very good student and great prospect.
Eric Donaldson, 6'5", Antioch HS, 2019 - Eric can play all 5 positions. Another coach's son who fills up the stat sheet with rebounds, assists, steals and points. Can score but loves to facilitate. Very tough player. High academic student. First team All-League player in BVAL.
Max Fried, 6'4", point guard, University HS, 2019 - Max is a big and quick point guard who fills up the stat sheet with assists, rebounds, steals and points. Was first team All-League player as both a Soph and Junior. (Note Max recently suffered a concussion and is now questionable for the Spring Evaluation period). High academic student
Marlon Short, 6'5" wing, Monte Vista HS, 2019 - Marlon is a long and athletic slasher. Can really get to the rim and defend. Good motor.
Christian Pitcher, 6'6" forward, Berean Christian HS, 2019 - Big strong and athletic body. Can shoot it with range. Very versatile. Can play 2 through 5 positions. All-League player as Junior
Charley Moore, 6'5" wing, University HS, 2019 - long and athletic wing. Can really score. Very good shooter and dunker. High academic student.
Ryan Cibull, 6'2" guard, Alameda HS, 2018 - Great shooter and all-around player. Very smart player who can handle and defend. High academic student
Chime Ugbaja, 5'10" point guard, Riordan HS, 2019 - great motor and defender. Quick penetrator and distributer. his older brother Jiday was a D1 player at Sac State.
Jackie Luong, 6' guard, Washington HS, 2019 - very skilled and great shooter with range. Smart player. All-League in AAA as junior.
Marshall Lot, 5'10" point guard, California HS, 2019 - Super fast and athletic point guard. All-League recognition in EBAL
Whitner Reichman, 6'1" guard, University HS, 2020 - Very skilled scorer and great shooter
Bay Area Warriors - Blue
Brandon Radu, 6'3" guard, Redwood HS, 2019 - Very good athlete who can really score. Good student
Dean Watson, 6'6'" forward, Redwood HS, 2019 - Good length and frame. Strong skilled and smart. Very good student
Zac Quanico, 5'8" point guard, Riordan HS, 2019 - super quick and skilled. Can shoot it with range. Great motor
Marquez Costiniano, 5'11" point guard, Jefferson HS, 2019 - super quick and skilled. Good shooter and great motor
Jeylen Slaton, 6'3" forward, Newark-Memorial HS, 2019 - strong, skilled and productive
Kauchani Heredia-Bratt, 6'3" guard, Lincoln HS, 2019 - long and athletic. Very productive on both sides of the ball. good student
Jonny Yu, 6' guard, St. Ignatius, 2019 - great shooter with range. Good student
Chance Farrell-Martin, 6'3" point guard, Redwood HS, 2019 - big, strong guard with skills
Jack Gerson, 6'5" forward, Redwood HS, 2019 - strong and skilled forward
Jake Mathews, 6' point guard, Redwood HS, 2019 - skilled, smart and tough guard
Leo Tillson, 6'5" forward, St. Mary's, 2020 - skilled, tough and smart player.
Ryan Daly, 6'5" wing, St. Francis, 2020 - very good athlete who is tough and can shoot it.
Blue Team
Warriors JV - Coached by Tony Khoo
