Summer Schedule and Roster

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The Bay Warriors have had 14 alums go on to play at the D1 level and many others go on to play at the D2, D3, NAIA and Juco levels
In July the Bay Area Warriors will be at the following three NCAA sanctioned events:
July 13-14 at Gerry Freitas' NorCal Summer Tip Off
(On Saturday we play at 9:30 and 12:30 and on Sunday at 9:30 am and 11:30)
July 19-21 at Pango's Cream of the Crop at Cerritos College and other LA locations
July 25-28 at Fab 48 in Las Vegas
Our roster includes several good 2014 prospects including:
Jiday Ubaja, Archbishop Riordan - 6'1" point guard. super strong and quick All-WCAL 2nd Team. Note Jiday was invited and will be playing in the Nike Global Challenge in Washington DC for the Pan-African team from July 17-21
Chiefy Ubaja, Archbishop Riordan - 6'4" super athletic. Great shot blocker and rebounder.  Was first team All-WCAL.  Good student
Jack Gale, University HS - 6'5" shooting guard with good athleticism, great skills and feel for the game.  Great student.
Sam Kreisberg, College Prep - a thick 6'6" and possibly still growing. Note Sam's older brother Jeremiah Kreisberg (6'9") plays and has been a regular starter at Yale.  Great student
Jared Nodar, St. Mary's - 6'5" wing who is very good shooter and smart player being the son of a coach (Manny Nodar at St. Mary's HS).  Very Good student
Keith Hunter, Oakland HS - 6'2" versatile guard.  Good Shooter and Good Student
Tony Caletti, Branson - 6'2" point guard, very good shooter.  Great student
Nick Aronce-Camp, St. Ignatius - 6'1" shooting guard.  Good shooter and very good athlete. Good student.
Armani Reed, Rodriquez - 6'2" strong guard
Evan Louie, Lowell - 5'9" smart player and great shooter.  Very good student
Desmond Hatter, Trinity-Pawling - 6'4" forward, quick and athletic with a lot of upside.  Good Student.
Liam Dwyer, SF Waldorff - 6'3" good skills and athleticism. Liam is going to Salsbury Prep School next year and re-classifying as 2015
Christian Wilborn, Sacred Heart Cathedral - 6'3" shooting guard.  Great shooter and great student (2015)
Tristan Wentworth, St. Ignatius - 5'11" guard, very skilled and very good shooter. great student (currently injured)
Please let me know if you want more information on any of these guys.
Randy Bessolo
Bay Area Warriors
(415) 418 4568Iphone 5.27.13 017

Warriors at the Memorial Day Classic

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The Bay Area Warriors had a solid showing in the Memorial Day Classic going 3-2.  They captured 2nd place in pool play beating Oregon Pump N Run and Play Hard Play Smart, but fell in a close game to Lakeshow Elite in game in which they led for most of the 2nd half.  In Bracket play the Warriors beat Stanco Stampede but then lost to a hot shooting Lakeshow Seniors squad in a game that tipped off at 10pm.  

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6th Annual City Championship Tournament Ready to Tip-off 5/17

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48 of the best teams in NorCal will be playing in the 6th Annual City Championship Tournament at CCSF (756 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco) this Friday Night.  The Field which includes top programs including: Lakeshow, Oakland Rebels and Oakland Soldiers will be divided into a 17U Division with 28 teams and a 16U Divsion with 20 teams.  Friday Night there will be 12 games at CCSF starting at 6:00pm.  On Satruday there will be 36 games at CCSF starting at 8:45 am and 6 games at the Excelsior Boys & Girls Club (163 London Street)  starting at 3:00 pm. Past Champions have included Lakeshow (3X), Bay Area Wildcats and Team 94.

6th Annual City All Star Game Showcases the Best Seniors

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5.3.13 I Phone 034The Bay Area Warriors hosted the 6th Annual City All Star Game last night at CCSF and brought the San Francisco basketball community together.  The highlite of the evening was the brief memorial for the late Michael Gragnani who was represented by his parents Diane and Al Gragnani who were greeted by all of the players and coaches. In the Girls Game Team City led throughout with a balanced scoring effort led by Chanel Malone of Balboa (13 pts), Tatiana Ranis of SI (12pts) pts and Sophia Nguyen of Lincoln with 12 pts on 4 3 pointers.  Ashley Gainer of Sacred Heart Cathedral led Team San Fran with 14 pts.  Chanel Malone was named the Girls MVP.  Malayssia Basallo of Balboa was the Girls' 3-point contest Champion.

In the Dunk Contest the semi-Finalists were Kenny Anigbogu of Gateway, Ray Porter of Gateway, Albert Collins of Marshall and Matt Bergland of Lick with the Finals coming down to Albert Collins and Ray Porter.  When Albert missed on his attempt to jump over a player and dunk, the 2013 Dunk Championship went to Ray Porter.   In the Boys 3-Point Contest Daniel Maclean-Vernic of St. Ignatius brought home the hardware edging out Herman Pratt of Sacred Heart Cathedral.

In the Boys Game, Team San Fran jumped out to a 16 point lead with Matt Bergland scoring 12 first half points but Team City roared back to within 1 point on a long 3-pointer by Antoine Porter of Mission with less than a minute to go.  But they did not score again missing or being blocked on several attempts in their final possessionss.  Team San Fran got a great effort out of Albert Collins of Marshall who had a double double, several highlight drives from Harold Getz of University and 3 key blocked shots by Herman Pratt to preserve the win in the closing minutes.  Team City was led by Nate Cohen of Urban with 17 points and Antoine Porter of Mission with 17 points.  The Game MVP award went to Matt Bergland of Lick.

All the players had a great time and closed out their high school careers with a positive experience.  Special Thanks to CCSF for hosting the event!

 

 

 

6th Annual City All Star Game at CCSF Tonight

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5.3.13 I Phone 032The Bay Area Warriors will be hosting the 6th Annual City All Star Game tonight at CCSF.  The game will be held in memory of Michael Gragnani the former Lincoln, Berkeley and Redwood HS coach who suddenly passed away in 2011.  Coach Mike was a great coach and person and we welcome the opportunity to keep his legacy alive.  

 

 

 

6:00pm Girls Game

7:00pm 3-point Contests (Boys and Girls)

7:15pm Dunk Contest

7:30 Boys Game

 

The rosters for the teams

2013 Michael Gragnani Memorial City All Star Game

 

Girls Team San Fran (Red) - LaRyan Russell of Sacred Heart Cathedral

Lorna Tu'ufuli - Lowell

Hana Murphy - Lowell

Angie Ng - Lowell

Taylor Sui - Lowell

Katarina Lum - Lowell

Ashley Gainer - Sacred Heart Cathedral

Briannah Smith - Sacred Heart Cathedral

Jerrieza Enriquez - Sacred Heart Cathedral (injured)

Grace Brownrigg - Lick

Erica Crew - Lick

Isabella Borges - Convent

Kayley You Mak - Bay

Grace Wen - Mission

 

Girls Team City (White) - Coached by Jason Lee of Lincoln HS

Maggie Chen - Lincoln

Sophia Nguyen - Lincoln

Michelle Wong - Lincoln

Crystal Sun - St. Ignatius

Tatiana Ranis - St. Ignatius

Malaysia Basallo - Balboa Chanel Malone - Balboa

Grace Lui - Washington

Karah Butac - Washington

Nefertiti Rogers - Drew Victoria Verdan - Drew

Breonna Frierson - Leadership

Boys Team San Fran (Black) - Coached by Eliot Smith of Lick-Wilmerding HS

Matthew Bergland - Lick #26

Andrew Rauch - Lick #27

Benjamin Schneider - Lick #29

Aumen Holliday - Marshall #30

Albert Collins - Marshall # 36

Will Carroll - University # 34

David Medoff - University #31

Chris Mah - University #7

Harold Getz - University #33

Khalil James - Sacred Heart Cathedral #15

Herman Pratt - Sacred Heart Cathedral #20

Geru Mabrey - Riordan #13

Graham Gilleran - Riordan #32

Jonathan Li - Lowell

Lucas Knorr - Bay #30

Brion Gregerson - Galileo #35 Chris Lee - Galileo #10

 

Boys Team City (White) - Coached by Matt Jackson of Lincoln HS

Demetrius Williams - Lincoln #30

Mitchell Lee - Lincoln #29

James Gurr - Lincoln #27

Matt Brown - St. Ignatius #29

Daniel MacLean-Vernic - St. Ignatius #28

Andrew Vollert - St. Ignatius #33

Albert Waters - St. Ignatius #12

Kenechi Anigbogu - Gateway #35 Raymond Porter - Gateway #34 Nate Cohen - Urban #25 Matt Monges - Urban #26 Anthony Gumberg - Jewish Community #28 Andreas Peritos - Stuart Hall #32

Kevin Murray - Mission #4

Antoine Porter - Mission #17 Joseph Satariano - Washington #24

Derek Phan - Washington #26

 

Both Warriors Teams in Action Last Week-end

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5.3.13 I Phone 009The young Warriors travelled to the South Bay and played in the Bay Area Invitational last week-end where they advances to the Championship game but fell to Each One Teach One.  The Warriors 17s played in Gerry Freitas' NorCal Spring Showcase, an NCAA sanctioned event that was attended by coaches from over 50 colleges.  The Warriors took on some top teams including the Oakland Soldiers and E-Time Hoops.  Jiday Ubaja, Chiefy Ubaja, Keith Hunter and Jared Nodar all turned some heads and were written up as top prospects in the NorCalPreps.com coverage of the event.

Warriors 17s Travel to Los Angeles

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The Warriors travelled to Los Angeles to play in the NCAA sanctioned Pumps Hoop Fest at Cerritos Colllege and CSU Dominquez Hills.  Before numerous college coaches the Warriors defeated IEBP Seniors 63 -62 Friday night on a Chiefy Ubaja (Riordan) free throw with 1.4 seconds to go.  After falling to the SoCal All Stars, the Bay Area squad knocked off the Utah Bulldogs with a decisive second half effort.  The Warrriors on the trip included: Jiday Ubaja - 6' guard Riordan

Chiefy Ubaja - 6'3" wing Riordan

Jack Gale - 6'5" wing University

Jared Nodar - 6'5" forward St. Mary's

Tony Caletti - 6'2" guard Branson

Sam Kreisberg - 6'6" post College Prep

Tristan Wentworth - 5'11" guard St. Ignatius

Keith Hunter, Jr. - 6'2" guard Oakland HS

Armani Reed - 6'2" guard Rodriguez HS

 

Warriors advance to Final 4 to Tip-off Season

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The Bay Area Warriors opened the 2013 Season at the Oakland Rebels Easter Invitational in Oakland at McClymmonds HS last week-end.  The Warriors played very well going 3-1 and advancing to the tournament Semi-Finals where the Warriors fell to the host Oakland Rebels.  In the Quarterfinals the Warriors knocked of the Saints from San Jose.  Jiday Ubaja from Archbishop Riordan HS was named to the All-Tournament Team.  The Warriors will be back in action next week-end at the Oakland Soldiers Extravaganza Tournament in the East Bay

City Championship Tournament at CCSF - 5/17-19

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The City Championship

Sixth Annual

 Elite 17U Boys’ Basketball Tournament

San Francisco, CA at CCSF

May 17th to 19th, 2013

Hosted By The Bay Area Warriors

Three Game Guarantee

$325 per team

The main gym will be the new state-of-the-art CCSFCommunity   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

2013 Schedule

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Here is t he 2013 Schedule  

2013 Bay Area Warriors Schedule (17U)

Dates                           Event                                                   Location

 

March 23 (Saturday)   Work-out                                             UHS

March 30 (Saturday)   Work-out (or Tip-off at CCSF)          UHS

 

April 6-7                      Oakland Rebels Tournament             Oakland

April 13-14                  Soldiers Extravaganza                         Oakland

April 19-21                  Double Pump HoopFest                     Los Angeles(NCAA sanctioned)

April 26-28                  NorCal Hoop Review                         San Francisco (CCSF)(NCAA sanctioned)

May 17-19                   The City Championship                      San Francisco (CCSF)

May 25-27                   Hoop Review Memorial Day             EastBay

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

 

July 6-7                       Work-outs                                           UHS

July 13-14                   Hoop Review Event                           CCSF(NCAA sanctioned)

July 19-21                   Pangos Event                                      Los Angeles(NCAA sanctioned)

July 24-28                   Las Vegas Live (or Super 64)             Las Vegas(NCAA sanctioned)

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

coachrandal@yahoo.com

 

Nor Cal Summer Preview

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A take on Saturday's Nor Cal Summer Preview from NorCal HS & College Basketball Central.

Kevin McCarthy:

"Caught Gerry Freitas' Nor Cal Summer Preview, the tuneup for the rest of the summer, on Saturday. Here are some stream-of-consciousness scribblings:

Keep it in mind that not every team was viewed and some talents were certainly missed:

Caught the Bay Area Hoosiers (BAH) and Noah Allen plus Elliott Pitts were displaying the usual but the most intriguing Hoosier was a newcomer in 6-foot-9 Israel Gutierrez, a 2012 frontcourt prospect out of Mexico. He's a bit lean but very mobile, willing and able to play inside. Possessing a 7-foot-1 wingspan and with just four years of organized basketball playing experience, college coaches should have BAH Coaches Rob Jones and Phil Doherty on speed dial but he is seriously checking out prep schools...

With the Nor Cal Pharoahs, 6-foot-3 Cole (2013 Pleasant Grove) Nordquist and 6-foot-7 Tyler (Folsom High) Hatten showed as prospects. Loved the form on Nordquist's shot and the fact that he didn't try to force the action. Seeing Hatten was a first-time opportunity and he showed a solid face-the-basket mid-range jumper. Don't know if he is still sprouting upward (more than likely) but he's looking like a late bloomer prospect to keep tabs on...

N-O-B-O-D-Y plays harder or more physical than the Oakland Rebel Red (ORR) squad, a product of the coach being Raymond Young... liked the ease of ORR's 6-foot Joey (2014 Newark Memorial) Frenchwood's shooting motion and the fact that he was very accurate on his catch-and-shoot attempts... 6-foot-5 Derrick (2014 Castro Valley) Clayton also had his moments but needs to demonstrate greater consistency in effecting the game, something he obviously still has time to do... Another 2014 talent, 6-foot-6 Temidayo (St. Joseph Notre Dame) Yussuf, plays strong but three more inches of height will greatly enhance his level of recruiting...

Loved the play of a pair of 2014 Bay Area Warrior and St. Ignatius backcourters in 5-foot-9 Jalen Yang and 5-foot-11 Nick Aronce-Camp. The extremely quick Yang ran the show, dribble-driving and delivering passes to teammates in scoring position as well as ball-hawking opponents defensively -- he and Trevor Dunbar should cause major problems for backcourt opponents. Aronce-Camp appeared very steady and self-assured for his age...

Regarding 707's Finest, 6-foot Matthew (2013 Pleasant Grove) Hayes is such a sweet shooter, able to quickly get off his shot from a standstill as well as in catch-and-shoot situations while 6-foot-3 point Leon (Vanden High) Williams is unruffle-able (if there is such a word) as he surveys the court, makes his choices and proceeds where he wishes like a commander-in-chief"

2012 Season Recap

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another great season

The Bay Area Warriors 17U battled far and wide in the 2012 Spring and Summer club basketball seasons including battling some some of the top teams in the country including the Oakland Soldiers and Pump and Run Elite. When it was all said and done the Warriors turned in an overall 19-13 record and an impressive 13-7 in NCAA sanctioned events.

The Warriors kicked off the season winning their pool in the Soldiers Extravaganza but were knocked out by the host team in bracket play by a respectable 88 to 70 score. Although Drew Gordan and the Soldiers had some YouTube moments, the Warriors led by Jacqui Biggins long range shooting stayed in the game until late.

Next up the Warriors Travelled to Los Angeles to the Pumps Spring Hoopfest. In the all-bracket play tourney the Warriors advanced all the way to Final Four including a 20 point comeback win over Lakeshow White in which Al Waters sparked the rally and Jeremy Dennis hit multiple big buckets down the stretch.

At the NCAA sanctioned Hoopreview Showcase at CCSF the Warriors won their first 3 games before losing its finale to Lakeshow Seniors. In game 3 Jacqui Biggins knocked down a buzzer beater three to beat the Blue Devils and Mark Alexander threw down a memorable dunk.

At the City Championship, which we hosted, the Bay Area Warriors went 4-1 and won the Consolation Championship beating the Modesto Pirates in the Final Game behind a team attack led by Kenny Love, Derius Johnson and Samson Donick. The Warriors also knocked off the Lunardi's team in a heated game during which Jeremy Dennis led the way. Kevin Murray also stepped up his game with some scoring outbursts.

The Warriors kicked off the NCAA summer evaluation period at the Hoopreview Summer Showcase with two impressive wins over 209 Elite and the Davis Wildcats. Chris Mah, Harold Getz, Kenny Love and Jarred Nodar all had big games. In spite of strong efforts by Al Waters and Kevin Murray the Warriors fell to the Oakland Soldiers 16s and Oakland Kings in close games on Sunday.

Next the Warriors headed to Anaheim for the Pumps Best of the Summer Tourney where they won two games but had two heartbreaking losses at the Buzzer.

In the final week-end of the NCAA Summer evaluation period the Warriors headed to Las Vegas for the Fab48 Tournament. The Warriors went 3-0 in pool play including a miraculous comeback vs. the Las Vegas Knicks in which they overcame a 10 point deficit with 2 minutes to go and won by 5 points. Against NorCal Elite Jeremy Dennis exploded for 34 points including 5 3-pointers. In bracket play the Warriors were down 19 point early to High 5 America but battled all the way back to take the lead late before falling in the closing minute. Notably long-time (4 seasons) Bay Area Warrior Derius Johnson ended his career as the all-time leading scorer in Bay Area Warriors history.

Overall the Warriors improved their skills, got exposure to numerous College coaches and had a lot of fun. It was another great season!