Warriors Going Back to Work in July

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Bay Area Warriors Gold and Bay Area Warriors Blue will get be getting back to work after taking off all of June to play with their HS teams.  Both Squads had productive springs playing in 7 tournaments.  Blue pictured above won the Soldiers Tournament Gold Brackets.  Gold went 16-9 overall including an impressive 7-1 in the two NCAA sanctioned events in April.  Both teams will play all 3 NCAA sanctioned week-ends in July in the Following Events:

July 9-10 - NorCal Summer Tip-Off at CCSF

July 15-16 - Pango's Cream of the Crop Challenge in Garden Grove

July 20-24 - Las Vegas Classic

 

We have a track record of placing players at all levels (D1, D2, D3, NAIA and Juco).  Here are our rosters

 

Bay Area Warriors Gold

 

Tony Covington, Mt. Eden HS, 2017, 5'9" - super quick and strong point guard.  Really runs a team and good shooter

Tyler Hillman, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 2017, 6'4" - slashing wing who is strong and athletic.  Can score inside or out.

Daniel Bessolo, Castro Valley HS, 2017, 6'4" - super athletic, strong and active slasher, defender and rebounder.  Made State Finals in 400 and 200 yard dash.

Darne Duckett, St. Joseph Notre Dame, 2017, 6'1" - very quick and skilled combo guard.  Can really score and defend

Arjun Gujral, St. Ignatius, 2017, 6'2" - Can really shoot and good athlete.  Great student

Isaac Finestone, Lowell, 2017, 6'6" - very versatile.  Can play inside or out.  Great student

Jake Tulchinsky, University HS, 2017, 6'4" - very versatile.  Can play inside or out.  Good passer

Ryan Kwong, California HS, 2017, 5'8" - great point guard who can really shoot it out to NBA range.  Very smart player.

Luke Spiller, California HS, 2017, 6'7" - Big body post who is also good shooter.  (will only be with us at CCSF)

Torian Parmalee, California HS, 2017, 6' - Very good athlete and very good shooter with range

Arman Kermanizadeh, California HS, 2017, 6'3" - versatile scorer

 

Bay Area Warriors Blue

 

Sidy Sissoko, Leadership HS, 2016, 6'8" - Long and athletic with good thickness and skills.  Sidy is from Mali

Anthony Dennis, Heritage HS, 2017, 6'3" - very athletic and skilled guard

Gokul Srini, Dougherty Valley HS, 2017, 6' - great motor and skills.  Great student

Kenny Tang, Dougherty Valley HS, 2017, 6' - skilled and quick

Josh Cobillas, San Mateo HS, 2017, 6'3" - skilled guard who can score

Tunde Odunlami, Heritage HS, 2017, 6' - tough guard with good skills

Joseph Holden, Oakland HS, 2017, 6' - shooter

Natna Ogbe, Oakland HS, 2017, 5'11" - smart and skilled

Nedu Angibogu, Gateway HS, 2017, 6'4" - long and athletic

Christian Pitcher, California HS, 2019, 6'4" - very good shooter and skills

Marshall Lott, California HS, 2019, 5'11" - quick point guard with great motor

Jalen Pierce, California HS, 2020, 6'6" - good size and a lot of upside

Team Lillard Wins 9th Annual City Championship

Thanks to all the teams who played for the 9th Annual City Championship at CCSF!

Congrats to Oakland Rebels Team Lillard for winning the Elite Division City Championship over Oakland Soldiers Blue in the Finals.

Congrats to the Roadrunners who won the Varsity Division over TUF Basketball in the Finals

Congrats to Oakland Soldiers EYBL 15s who won the JV Division over BYMCA Road Warriors in the Finals

We look forward to the 10th Annual City Championship next year.

 

9th Annual City Championship 5/20-22 - Schedule

 

 

We have a great field of 67 teams in the 9th Annual City Championship at CCSF with 28 teams in the Elite Division, 23 in the Varsity Division and 16 in the JV Division. All the divisions will play single elimination brackets to determine the 9th Annual City Champions. After a team loses it plays consolation games to get its 3 guaranteed games. 20 teams tip off Friday night starting at 6 pm with the last games tipping off at 9pm and 47 teams tip-off on Saturday at 9 am with the last game tipping off at 8pm. On Sunday games start at 9am with the Championships games tipping off around 3 pm. The Elite and Varsity Divisions will use CCSF and Riordan HS and the JV division will also use the CCSF John Adams Campus at 1860 Hayes Street. If you want a copy of the schedule, email me at coachrandal@yahoo.com and I will send you the excel worksheet. I have listed the participating teams below. As you can see we have a great group of teams and we look forward to having a competitive and fun tournament.

Coach Randal
coachrandal@yahoo.com
415 418 4568
www.bayareawarriors.org

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Elite (17s)

 

Bay Area Warriors - Gold

Bay Area Warriors - Blue

Purple Reign 17s

Coastside 17s

Palo Alto Midnight

Metro Mirage 17s

Oakland Rebels 17s

Oakland Rebels 16s

BYMCA 17s

NBBA 17s - Caynan

Cool Kids 17s

West Coast Phenoms

HDMD 17s

Seaside's Finest - Black

Seaside's Finest - Red

Sonoma County Cagers 17s

WVBC 17s

Lunardi's 17s

NCP 17s

Soldiers Blue Elite 17s

Soldiers EYBL 16s

Central Valley Warriors 17s

Jump Squad 17s

DBC Sage 16s

APT

Team Attack Select 17s

SFWorkHardPlayHard 16s

Splash City 17s

 

 

 

Varsity (17s and 16s)

 

Purple Reign 16s

Metro Mirage 16s

Oakland Rebels 15s

Golden City 16s

NBBA 17s - Baker

OJBA 16s

Backcourt Ballers

Bay City 16/17 Select

Peninsula Magic Varsity

TC Thunder Prime 16s

Sonoma County Cagers 16s

WVBC 16s

Lunardi's 16s

NCP 16s

Jump Squad 16s

Scotts Valley Warriors

KBA 16s

NC Premier Black 16U

Roadrunners Varsity

KBA 15s

NBBA 16s - Donnellan

TUF Basketball 

Team Attack 16s

JV (16s and 15s)

Olympic Club 15s

BYMCA 15s

Golden City 15s

NBBA 15s # Myerson

NBBA 15s # Butler

NBBA 15s # Barde

OJBA 15s

Bay City 15 Select

Peninsula Magic JV

HDMD 15s

Sonoma County Cagers 15s

Jump Squad 14s

Husky Hoops 15s

Coastside JV

Red Line 

Soldiers EYBL 15s

   

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2016 City All Star Game a Blast for Seniors

Thanks to all the Seniors who played in the 9th Annual 2016 City All Star Game at CCSF.  The game was held in memory of the late Lincoln HS Coach Mike Gragnani who passed in 2011.  Special Thanks to Coaches - Mary Hile-Nepfel of University, Maya Fok of Urban, Arnold Zeleya of Mission and Clint Ladine of Burton!

 

The Girls game was won by the Red team which was led by game MVP Nina Bessolo of Castro Valley.  The White team led by Nahrie Pierce of St. Ignatius made it close at times but Red Pulled away down the stretch to win 76 to 68.

The Boys Game was a thriller with several big comebacks but in the end the White team pulled it out 111 to 108.  Red had a couple looks at the buzzer from 3 but could not knock them down.  Yasin Muhammed from Gateway was the MVP knocking down 5 consecutive 3-pointers in a 2nd half comeback.  Eddie Stansberry wowed the crowd throughout gliding to the rim and knocking down several Steph Curry range 3 pointers.  Will Emery excited the crowd with several authoritative dunks.  Zeke Crawford and David Loville also had some crowd pleasing dunks.

Maddie Hatch of St. Ignatius won the Girls 3-point contest, while Jack Coulter of St. Ignatius won the Boys 3-point Contest.

Will Emery of St. Ignatius won the Dunk Contest over Ike Anigbogu from Gateway in the Finals. 

Overall all the Seniors played great and had a lot of fun.  Mike Gragnani would have been very pleased and is missed dearly.

 

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Warriors Strong in NCAA April Events

Bay Area Warriors - Gold went a strong 7-1 during the April NCAA Evaluation period.  The week-end of April 15-17 the Warriors travelled to Orange County and went 3-1 knocking off Seaside's Finest Red, Kingdom and Team Nikos but fell in a close game to Orange County Elite.  The week-end of April 22-24, the Warriors played in Oakland at the NorCal Hoop Review Showcase and went a perfect 4-0 knocking off Team Select Seniors, Red and Black, Seaside's Finest Black and W.V.B.C.   The Warriors will be back in action in May at the City Championship and Gerry Freitas' Memorial Day Wknd Tourney.

Warriors Ready for NCAA April Evaluation Period

Coaches,

 

The Bay Area Warriors have two 17U teams this Spring and Summer.  Both teams will be playing in the SoCal Hoop Review Event this Week-end (April 16 and 17) at the NextLevel Fieldhouse in Garden Grove, CA.  We will have both teams in the NorCal Hoop Review Event in Oakland on 4/22-24.  Our Rosters are below and on our website.  We also have our guys on the FieldLevel.com website.   Please feel free to contact me if you want to talk about any of these guys.  Most all of them are very good students and would be a good fit at high academic schools.

Coach Randy Bessolo

415 418 4568

Bay Area Warriors - Gold

Will play on Saturday at NextLevel Fieldhouse at 7:00 pm (Court 7) and at 9:00 pm (court 1).  On Sunday at 1:00 pm (court 6) and 3:00 pm (court 5)

 

Class of 2017:

 

Tony Covington - 5'9" point guard, Mt. Eden HS, super fast, strong and quick.  Very smartand unselfish player who can run a team.

Goose Persin - 6' guard, Piedmont Hills HS, SHOOTER with skills and feel for game.  Hit 117 threes last season

Luke Spiller - 6'7" post, California HS, big frame with good skills and good shot out to 3 pt range

Arjun Gujral - 6'2" guard, St. Ignatius, scorer and good athlete, great shooter

Daniel Bessolo - 6'4" guard, Castro Valley HS, slasher, great athlete with strong frame (one of the fastest runners in 400 and 200 in the State).  Great defender and nose for the ball

Ryan Kwong - 5'8" point guard, California HS, tough and skilled and great shooter

Isaac Finestone - 6'6" forward, Lowell HS, very versatile and skilled

Tyler Hillman - 6'4" forward, Sacred Heart Cathedral, slasher with nose for the basket, smart player

Arman Kermanizadeh - 6'3" forward, California HS, scorer, can attack rim or hit 3's

Jake Tulchinsky - 6'4" forward, University HS, smart, tough and versatile

Torian Parmalee - 6' guard, California HS, can score and good instincts for the ball

Nico McClean-Vernic - 5'11" guard, St. Ignatius, shooter, good toughness

Julian Manyika (Class of 2018) - 6'4" guard, University HS, very smart player and great shooter (43% on 3s as Soph)

 

Bay Area Warriors - Blue

 

Will play on Saturday at 5:00 pm (Court 11) andat 7:00 pm (court 6) and on Sunday at 9:00 am (court 5) and 1:00 pm (court 1)

 

Class of 2016:

 

Sidy Sissoko - 6'8" Center, Leadership HS, great length and good athleticism.  Good skills and toughness

Andrew Panicacci - 6'4" guard, Marin Catholic, long and versatile guard    

Sepehr Agnesse - 6' guard, Marin Catholic, smart player and good shooter

 

Class of 2017

 

Anthony Dennis - 6'3" guard, Heritage HS, great motor, slasher and scorer

Gokul Srini - 6' guard, Dougherty Valley HS, quick, strong and tough.  Good scorer and smart player

Kenny Tang - 5'11"guard, Dougherty Valley, very quick and very skilled

Tunde Odunlami - 6' guard, Heritage, tough and strong guard

Will Seward - 6'4" forward, St. Ignatius, long and versatile

Inua Ramos-Andrews - 6' point guard, Drake HS, super quick, smart guard who can run a team

Joseph Holden, 6' guard, Oakland HS, smart player and very good shooter

Josh Cobillas, 6'2" guard, San Mateo HS, very skilled and smart player

Kobe Mayfiels, 5'9" guard, Gateway HS, quick and aggressive

Nedu Anigbogu (Class of 2018), 6'4" forward, Gateway HS, good length and athleticism

9th Annual City All Star Game to be held April 29th at CCSF

The Bay Area Warriors will again be hosting the City All Star Game in Memory of Mike Gragnani.  The game will be Friday 4/29 at CCSF.   We will have a Girls' game at 6:00 and the Boys' Game at 7:30.  Players should arrive 30 minutes before game time.  We will also have 3-point shooting Contests and a Slam Dunk Contest before the Boys game.  Per CIF rules the game is limited to Seniors only.   We will provide the players with a t-shirt uniform that they keep and there will be trophies for the contest winners and the game MVP's.   The players participate for free but we do charge $5 for admission  for fans which covers the cost of the uniforms, trophies, referees and facility.  We typically break-even or lose a little money but if there is a profit it goes to our Bay Area Warriors non-profit.  We typically draw a good crowd and the Seniors have a lot of fun(you can see some photos of last years games on our website) .   It is a great way for us to bring the San Francisco basketball community together and for the Seniors to play a final fun game to end their high school careers.   The All Star Invitees are listed below.   Please contact coach Randy at 415 418 4568 to confirm your participation

 

Boys City All Stars:

 

Clayton Ladine, Burton

Dharen Paulino, Burton

Larry Ware, Burton

Joseph Grima, Lincoln

David Loville, Lincoln

Giovanni Mendoza-Ngo, Lincoln

Lavertis Stallings, Mission

Frank Hall, Mission

Anthony Porter, Mission

Jeff Branner, Mission

Jeremiah Batiste, Washington

Jesse Mathews, Washington

John Overturf Washington

Bryan Duong, Washington

Na'im Pickett, Lowell

Nic Gee, Lowell

Caleb Hilladakis, Lowell

Mjaye Lozano, Balboa

Baltizar Mago, Balboa

Zack Wong, Balboa

Noah Consul, ISA

Sidy Sissoko, Leadership

Andre Campbell, Jr., Urban

Nick Lacey, Urban

Austin Brenner, Urban

Jordan Cole, Urban

Micah Elan, Lick

Sean Gilmore, University

Mattie Mrlik, University

Ryan Lipton, University

Zeke Crawford, Stuart Hall

Axavier Byrd, Stuart Hall

Elijah Enis, Gateway

Ike Anigbogu, Gateway

Sterling Biard, Gateway

Yasin Muhammed, Gateway

Will Emery, St. Ignatius

David Saadatnezhadi, St. Ignatius

Jack Coulter, St. Ignatius

Eric Galindo, Riordan

Eddie Stansberry, Riordan

Jason Smith, Riordan

Jamar Williams-Shepard, SHCP

Duncan Rocha, Drew

 

 

Girls City All Stars:

 

Francesca Baldwin, Lowell

Tiffany Lowe, Lowell

Brandi Wong, Lowell

Desiree Damian, Balboa

Nina Joyner, Lincoln

Casandra Tam, Lincoln

Kaitlyn Bui, Lincoln

Yurika Castillian, Lincoln

Gisela Chin, Washington

Simone House, Washington

Ronnette Herico, ICA

Emani Hall, Mission

Desiree Isles, Wallenberg

Nicole Sato, Wallenberg

Savanna Kofe, Burton

Kendall You Mak, Bay

Amara Norman, Bay

Kendall Sui, Bay

Alegrio Chimel, Gateway

Paola Lean, Gateway

Caroline James, Drew

Frankie Sedar, Drew

CJ Catina, Urban

Kira Waldman, Urban

Chloe Parker, Urban

Iona Tangri, Urban

Maggie Chau, University

Sara Cami, University

Jasmine Sorrells, International 

Nahrie Pierce, St. Ignatius

Marissa Fong, SI

Marie Paul, SI

Emma Lucey, SI

Madeline Hatch, SI

Hanna Lee, SI

Daisha Mayfield, SHCP

Shannon Chau, Mercy

Lina Bitar, Mercy

 

 

Warriors Off to Good Start

2016 Bay Area Warriros - Gold

Both Bay Area Warriors Gold and Bay Area Warriors Blue kicked off the 2016 Season going a solid 2-1 in the Oakland Rebels Easter Invitational.  Gold beat APT Sports 74-37 and Manteca Heat 81-52 but lost to Team Arsenal 76-63.  Blue Beat Central Coast Warriors and Redline but lost to APT Sports.  Both teams will be in action next at the Soldiers Extravaganza at Jamtown next weekend.

Warriors to host 9th Annual City Championship at CCSF

Greenline - 2015 17U Champs

The Bay Area Warriors will host the 9th Annual City Championship Tourney at CCSF May 20th to 22nd.  Last year the event sold out with 72 teams.  We will have a 17U, 16U and 15U Division.  Last year Greenline beat Lakeshow in the 17U championship Game.  All Divisions play a single elimination bracket and have 3 games guaranteed.  Past 17U Champions have included the Oakland Rebels, Oakland Soldiers, Lakeshow and Team 94.  The tourney regularly attracts most of the top teams in Northern California and there is a good range of competition.  If you are interested in securing a spot, contact Randy Bessolo at 415 418 4568 or coachrandal@yahoo.comWe will send out registration and payment info about a month before the event.

 

The City Championship

9th Annual

 Elite 17U, 16U and 15U Boys’ Basketball Tournament

San Francisco, CA at CCSF

May 20th to 22nd, 2016

Hosted By The Bay Area Warriors

Three Game Guarantee

$325 per team

The main gym will be the new state-of-the-art CCSF Community Center (Ocean and Phelan) that has three regulation full-courts side by side by side

For information or to secure a spot please contact;

Randy Bessolo

(415) 418-4568

coachrandal@yahoo.com

 

Warriors to host first Workout on March 20th

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The Bay Area Warriors will hold their first Work-out on Sunday March 20th at the University High School Gym (3185 Washington Street, San Francisco) starting tentatively at 10 am.  The Warriors will be looking to assemble two teams (17U and 16U) for the Spring and Summer club team circuit.   As you will see on the schedule the Warriors play in all the biggest events in NorCal and travel to Los Angeles and Las Vegas for national level tournaments.  We are playing in events in all 5 NCAA open evaluation periods.  We have a great track record of achieving our goals of helping our players become better basketball players, have fun and gain recruiting exposure.  As you can see on our alumni list we have had numerous players go on to play at D1, D2, D3, NAIA and Juco levels of play.  We also take pride that many of them have gone on to compete at top academic schools including: Columbia, Yale, Dartmouth, MIT, Whitman, Pomona, Colby, Williams, Vassar, etc.  We want to assemble a team of good players, good students and good people.  If you have any questions, please contact Coach Randy Bessolo at 415 418 4568 or coachrandal@yahoo.com

 

Warriors Announce 2016 Schedule


 2016 Bay Area Warriors Schedule (16U and 17U)


Dates                           Event                                                   Location

March 20                     Work-out                                             UHS

March 26                     Work-outs                                           UHS

April 2-3                      Oakland Rebels                                   Oakland

April 8-10                    Oakland Soldiers Extravaganza          Oakland

April 9-10                    Under Armor Tourney?                     

April 15-17                  SoCal Hoop Review                           Los Angeles

                                    (NCAA sanctioned)

April 22-24                  NorCal Spring Showcase                    Oakland

                                    (NCAA sanctioned)

May 20-22                   The City Championship                      San Francisco (CCSF)

May 28-30                   Hoop Review Memorial Day              Various Sites

Please note that we are taking most of June off so everyone can spend time with their high school teams and/or go to basketball camps

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July 9-10                     NorCal Summer Tip-Off                     CCSF

                                    (NCAA sanctioned)               

July 15-16                   Pangos Cream of the Crop                  Los Angeles

                                    (NCAA sanctioned)

July 20-24                   Las Vegas Classic                               Las Vegas

                                    (NCAA sanctioned)

Any questions, please call Coach Randy (415) 418-4568

coachrandal@yahoo.com

Bay Area Warriors in July

 

Coaches,

The Bay Area Warriors will be playing in 3 NCAA sanctioned events in July.

  • NorCal Summer Tip-Off at CCSF
  • Saturday 7/11 at 9 am vs. Lunardi's and 11am vs. Above & Beyond
  • Sunday 7/12 at 9 am vs. West Valley and at 12noon vs. NorCal Pharoahs (at Lick)
  • July 15-19 - TheBigOneTournament.com in Irvine (new event hosted by Gerry Freitas)
  • July 22-26 - Bigfoothoops.com Las Vegas Classic

Note that all of our players are very good students who would be a great fit at high academic schools.  Here is our projected roster:

 

Class of 2015:

Christian Wilburn - Sacred Heard Cathedral - 6'4" guard

Great shooter

 

Class of 2016:

Sean Gilmore - University HS - 6'7" forward

Very versatile player who is great in the post and on the perimeter.  Hit 35% of 3's last HS season.  Has been great in the spring and summer so far and is still improving.

Eric Galindo - Riordan HS - 5'11" point guard

Very skilled, very tough and great shooter who can create his own shot

 

Andrew Panicacci - Marin Catholic - 6'4" guard

Long and athletic.  Good shooter and great competitor

Sepher Agnesse - Marin Catholic - 6' guard

Smart and unselfish.  Good speed and very good shooter.

Ryan Lipton - University HS - 6'2" guard

Great shooter out to NBA range. Can create his own shot.

Brandon Harris - San Leandro - 6'5" forward

Very strong and skilled.  Smart player

Jushan Samra - Dougherty Valley - 6'4" forward

Strong, tough and skilled.  Undersized but great competitor

Thomas Matthew - University HS - 6'2" guard

Good defender and competitor

Sidy Sissoko - Leadership HS - 6'8" center

Long and Athletic.  Can finish close to the hoop and block shots.  From Mali.

 

Class of 2017:

Daniel Bessolo - Castro Valley - 6'3" guard

Great athlete with speed (49.3 second 400).  Slasher and great defender

Jake Tulchinsky - University HS - 6'4" forward

Versatile player who can play inside or on perimeter. Tough

 

Note we will also have a second Bay Area Warriors team in these events coached by Jeff Facter, (415) 209 8742.

If you have any questions about our roster or schedule, please do not hesitate to call me.

Coach Randy Bessolo, 415 418 4568.

Greenline wins 8th Annual City Championship

Thanks for participating in the 8th Annual City Championship Tournament.  We had a great turn-out of 72 teams and a lot of great games!

Congratulations to Greenline who defended their championship from last year and won the 40-team Elite Division (see photo below).  They beat a great Lakeshow Elite team in the Finals after knocking off Lakeshow Black in the Semis.  E-Time was the other semi-finalist.

Congratulations to Sonoma County Cagers 17s (see photo below) who won the 16-team Varsity Division knocking off the Bay Area Warriors (Facter) in the Finals.

Congratulations to the Oakland Rebels 15s who won the 16-team JV Division knocking off Husky Hoops in the Finals.

Thanks to all the teams that participated!  We look forward to doing it again next year!

Randy Bessolo

Record Breaking City All Star Game

The 8th Annual City All Star Game was again held in memory the late Coach Mike Gragnani.  The SF basketball community came together to remember Mike and have a lot of fun.   The Girls game was won by the  White Team, which was led by MVP Joleen Yang from St. Ignatius.  Katie Lo from University HS won the Girl's three point contest.   The boys game was a barnburner with the White team pulling out a 125 to 99 victory setting all sorts of City All Star Game records for scoring, 3-point Shooting and dunks.  Armani Collins had 8 dunks for the Red Team but David Parsons of SHCP and game MVP Tarrez Blaylock of Lincoln led White to a decisive victory.  Tyler Ryan of Stuart Hall was the Slam Dunk Champion and Brandon Lew of University was the 3-point Shooting Champion.   Congrats to all the 2015 City All Stars!  

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8th Annual City All Star Game to Tip-Off Friday (5/1) Night

City All Stars,

We will have a t-shirt uniforms for all of your you but you will need to bring your own shorts (any color), shoes and game.

The Girls game will start at 5:30.  Please try to be at CCSF by 5:00.  We will name an MVP of each game who will get a trophy.  Last year's Girls Game MVP was Danielle Palmer of International

The Boys game is projected to start around 7:15 but you should strive to be at CCSF by 6:30. Note that because we have a lot of All Stars we will play a 20-minute stopped clock game.  Last year's MVP was Deondre Otis of SHCP.

We will have the Girls and Boys 3-point contests after their respective games.  In the three point contest each shooter will have one minute to make as many 3s as they can with 2 balls, a passer and a rebounder.  There will be a first round and final round (top 4).  There will be a trophy for the 3-point champions.  last years Champions were Nik Inalsingh of Bay and Jaime Hum-Nishikado of Convent.

We will have a slam dunk contest tentatively before the Boys Game but we may move it to half time if we are running late.  We give each dunker 30 seconds to make a dunk that each judge will score 1-10.  Highest aggregate scores advance.   We typically go three rounds but that depends on the number of contestants.  There will be a trophy for the Dunk Contest.  Last year's winner was Liam O'Reilly from SHCP.

There will be a $5 cost of admission for the fans which helps us recover our costs for the uniforms, trophies, referees, etc.  We usually break even but if there is a net gain the proceeds go to the Bay Area Warriors non-profit.  Please help spread the word to your family, friends and teammates so we can get a supportive crowd.

Note the game will again be held in memory of Coach Michael Gragnani who coached at Lincoln and SI.

The rosters are below but note we reserve the right to rebalance the teams at the last minute.  We strive to put the players from the same schools on the same teams.  If you have not done so already, please RSVP.  It is a real exercise for me to track all the invitees down so please look at the rosters and if you know any of the other invitees, please encourage them (girl invitees in particular) to participate.

This game is a lot of fun to bring the greater San Francisco basketball community together and have a lot of fun in a final High School Game.   Thanks for participating.

Coach Randy Bessolo

University HS and Bay Area Warriors

415 418 4568

Girls Red Team coached by Mary Hile from University HS

Katie Lo, University

Sarah Fenberg, University

Sydney Raggio, St. Ignatius

Joleen Yang, St. Ignatius

Tyler Brown, St. Ignatius

Josie Little, St. Ignatius

Brianna Beckman, St. Ignatius

Erin Hanley, St. Ignatius

Janessa Manzano, St. Ignatius

Jessie Trieu, Balboa

Brianna Tompkins, Balboa

Lynelle Magnt, ICA

Leigh Pomerantz, Marin Academy

Ruth Cho, Marin Academy

Alex Ahrens, Bay

Michelle Chui, Bay

Tamirah Galloread, Drew

Ruby Holman, Drew

Girls White Team coached by Greg Hom of Lick-Wilmerding HS

Sabrina Larsen, Lick-Wilmerding

Julia Thompson, Lick-Wilmerding (not able to attend)

Michelle Gee, Lick-Wilmerding (not able to attend)

Kayla Coloyan, SHCP

A'Shanti Coleman, SHCP

Gabrielle Vigil, SHCP

Kaimani Perez, SHCP

Allyson Lui, Lowell

Karina Gaarzona, Lowell (not able to attend)

Kiki Nakano, Washington

Charme Nordzee, Washington

Marissa Louie, Galileo

Karen Wong, Galileo

Natalie Sears, Urban (unable to attend)

Vicky Veleshae, Urban

Cassidy Elkins, Urban

Cienna Gray, International

Taylor Mcneil, Mercy

Gabby Jajeh, Mercy

Nelly Escobar, Mercy

Jazzlyn Mortan, Gateway

Emma Sterns, Waldorff

Maya Silverman, Waldorff

Boys Red Team coached by Jolinko Lassiter of Washington HS

Darren Ho, Washington

Ernest Moore, Washington

Armani Hall, Washington

Ross Baba, Washington

Minkya Park, Washington

Deniel Butler, Wallenberg

Ryomo Ono, Wallenberg

Tareez Blaylock, Lincoln

Devyn Dao, Lincoln

Karim Ndiaye, Riordan

Michael Johnson, Riordan

Christian Banks, Riordan (not able to attend)

Max Randall, Riordan (not able to attend)

Rob Colton, Riordan

Armani Collins, Stuart Hall

Tyler Ryan, Stuart Hall

Pavlos Peritos, Stuart Hall

Will Hackel, Stuart Hall

Rowen Williams, Urban

Eddie Lieberman, Urban

Charlie Boone, Drew

Boys White Team coached by Carl Jacobs of Lowell HS

Soren Carpenter, Lowell

Antonio Hughes, Lowell

David Parsons, SHCP

Omari Brown, SHCP

Dom Burke, St. Ignatius

Sam Esser, Balboa

Jerrell Stancil, Mission

Marcel Walderon, Marshall

Johny Caples, Jordan

Brandon Lew, University

Naod Sebhatleab, University

Ethan Lampert, University

Brian Palmigiano, University (not able to attend)

Aaron Long, Lick-Wilmerding

Kyle Roach, Marin Academy

Connor Roach, Marin Academy

Star Katz, Marin Academy

Patch Johanson (not able to attend)

Phillip Lassen, International

John Ludeke, Bay

Trigg Hurley, Bay

Bay Area Warriors Ready for the Spring

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The Bay Area Warriors will be playing in Double Pumps' Spring Hoopfest in Anaheim 4/10-12 and in Gerry Freitas' NoCal Spring Showcase in Oakland 4/24-26.  Our first game in Anaheim will be at 9:30 pm vs. Arizona Flight (court D1).  The second game will be Saturday at 12:30 pm (court tbd).
Here is our roster of student athletes, the majority of whom are very good students looking for good academic schools
Class of 2015:
Robert Colton, 6'6" wing, Riordan - Australian national who is strong, tough and athletic.  Can score inside or out.  Very good shooter.  Robert's transfer was not approved by the CCS so he did not play last year and is completely under the radar. very good student.
Tareez Blaylock, 6'2" guard, Lincoln - scorer with great motor who may be even better on the defensive side of the ball.  AAA Player of the Year.  Juco prospect.
Class of 2016:
Will Emery, 6'8" forward, St. Ignatius - very versatile, can play inside or out.  Great 3-point shooter on O and shot blocker on D.  All-WCAL as Junior.  Great Student.
Sean Gilmore, 6'7" forward, University HS - very versatile, can play inside or out and good shot blocker on Defense.  Hit 35% of 3's this HS Season.   Had dunk in D5 State Championship Game. All-League.  Very Good Student.
Eric Galindo, 5'11" point guard, Riordan - very skilled with great feel for the game.  Can score and distribute including being a great shooter.  Two year starter in WCAL.  very good student.
Andrew Panicacci, 6'5" wing, Marin Catholic - great competitor on both sides of the ball with long and quick arms.  Very good shooter.  Very good Student
Sepher Agnese, 6' guard, Marin Catholic - quick and fast.  Unselfish creator who can also really shoot it.  Very good Student
Jushan Samra, 6'4" forward, Dougherty Valley - tough and strong with good skills.  Very good student
David Saadnezhadi, 6'1" guard, St. Ignatius - tough, skilled guard.  Very good student
Adam Davidoff, 6' guard, St. Ignatius - tough smart player.  Very good student
Ryan Lipton, 6'1" guard, University HS - great shooter.  Hit 3 -3s in D5 State Championship Game vs. Sierra Canyon.  Very good student
Mattie Mrlik, 6' guard, University HS - Tough do it all player.  Hit 42% (62) of his 3's this season.  All-League and Chronicle All-Metro recognition. Great Student (mostly playing club soccer in spring). Very good student
Ishaaq Muhamed, 6'6" forward, Marshall - Athletic forward, good student
Class of 2017:
Will Baumbacher, 6'2" guard, St. Ignatius - smart, skilled and tough.  Significant contributer in rugged WCAL as soph.  Very Good student.
Daniel Bessolo, 6'3" guard, Valley Christian - fast and athletic big guard who can really get to the rim, defend and rebound.  Very Good Student.