Congratulations to Evan and Shiku
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Bay Area Warriors founder and long-time coach Evan Jones and Shiku Ngigi were married on 5/31. Congrats from all the Warriors!
Warriors Roll through the Spring Evaluation Period
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The Warriors went 3-1 in Sacramento during the NCAA Evaluation Period Tournament run by Gerry Freitas. The Warriors knocked off the Nevada Wolverines, Fast Break (from LA) and NorCal Warriors before falling by 3 points to Lakeshow Black.
In the City Championship Tournament Both Warriors teams went 2-1 advancing to the QuarterFinals. The 17s lost to eventual Champion Greenline by 1 point and sport a 10-5 record to date in the Spring season
Both Warriors teams will be in action this week-end at the Memorial Day Classic.
Pictured above Deondre Otis who starred in Sacramento and was the MVP of the City All Star Game
City Championship Tournament includes 64 Teams
/On 5/16-18 the Bay Area Warriors hosted the 7th Annual City Championship Basketball Tournament at CCSF and Riordan HS. 64 teams participated on two 32 team brackets (16s and 17s). This was the largest field of teams ever in the tournament.
Greenline was the 17s City Champions
Oakland Soldiers 16s Blue and Oakland Soldiers 15s Elite were Co-City Champions in the 16s division.
Thanks to all the teams that participated.
City All Star Game a Success
/The 7th Annual City All Star Game attract several hundred fans who came to send off the Senior All Stars from the AAA, WCAL and BCL. The game was again held in memory of the late Lincoln coach Michael Gragnani and his mother Diane was welcomed by all the players before the Boys game tipped off. Girls Game MVP was Danielle Palmer of International HS (Red Team)
Girls 3 Point Champion was Jaime Hum-Nishikado of Convent
Boys 3 Point Champion - Nik Inalsingh of Bay
Boys Dunk Contest Champion - Liam O'Reilly of SHCP
Boys Game MVP - Deondre Otis of SHCP
Rosters are Announced for 7th Annual City All Star Game on 5/2 at CCSF
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City All Stars,
We are less than a week away for the 7th Annual City All Star Game. This will be a fun way for Seniors to end their high school career and to bring the San Francisco basketball community together. It is also important because the game is in memory of Coach Mike Gragnani who was the Lincoln Head Coach and sadly passed away during the 2010-11 season.
You will just need to show-up at least 30 to 45 minutes prior to your game time. The Girls will play at 5:30 and the Boys at approximately 7:00 pm. We will provide a t-shirt uniform that you can keep as a thank you for participating. You will need to bring your own shorts, shoes and game. We will select an MVP of each game and provide an award.
We will be having a 3-point shooting contest for both the Girls and Boys. Each participant will get 1 minute to make as many 3-pointers as they can with 2 balls and a rebounder. The first round of the Girls contest will be before the Girls game at 5:00 and the Final round will be after the Girls Game. If you want to participate just show up by 5:00. Both rounds of the Boys 3-point contest will be after the Boys Game. There will be a trophy for the winners
We will also have a Slam Dunk Contest before the Boys Game. We will let the Boys teams warm-up in lay-up lines and then anyone who wants to participate will be given 30 seconds to score a dunk which will then be scored. We typically have 3 rounds. There will be a trophy for the winner.
Note, we do not charge you anything to participate in this event, but we do charge $5 for admission which is used to off-set our costs. We typically break even but if there is a surplus it goes to our non-profit, Bay Area Warriors . Please spread the word to your family, friends and teammates so we can get a supportive crowd
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We have divided the All Stars into Red and White Teams. We keep players from the same schools together. We reserve the right to make last minute adjustments, if necessary to balance the rosters. Note I have been able to reach almost all of the invitees but please make sure your fellow HS teammates get the word just in case I have not been able to reach them.
If you have questions, feel free to contact me.
Randy Bessolo
University HS and Bay Area Warriors
415 418 4568
Boys Red Team - Coached by Matt Jackson of Lincoln HS
Seth Snoddy - Lincoln
Da'vion Telfor - Lincoln
Kylan Jones - Lincoln
Tyree Marzetta - Lincoln
Evan Louie - Lowell
Sam Pollard - Lowell
Isaac Armstrong - Galileo
Abai Asmelash - Galileo
Troy Rike - St. Ignatius
Jack Gale - University
David Allen - Lick-Wilmerding
Kaneem Thorton - Lick-Wilmerding
Jiday Ugbaja - Riordan
Chiefy Ugbaja - Riordan
Zach Masoli - Riordan
Robert Valencia - Riordan
Justice Skolnik - Bay
Nik Inalsingh - Bay
Boys White Team - Coached by Dezebee Miles of Marshall HS
Jason Smith - Marshall
Mizell Parker - Marshall
Ibraheem Muhammed - Marshall
Lamar Anderson - Balboa
James Woods - Balboa
Armond Caradine - Mission
Khristian Chiles - Wallenberg
Malcom Bell - Washington
Ricky Lee Johnson - Washington
Harrison Golding - Urban
Alex Seutin - International
Elliott Beilin - International
Deondre Otis - Sacred Heart Cathedral
Liam O'Reilly - Sacred Heart Cathedral
Trevor Dunbar - St. Ignatius
Jaren Yang - St. Ignatius
Julian Marcu - St. Ignatius
Tristan Wentworth - St. Ignatius
Girls Red Team - Coached by Charlene Murphy of International HS
Natalie Kelly - International
Dannielle Palmer - International
Kassie Encinas - International
Veronica Henry - Burton
Alyssa DelaCruz - Burton
Annie Zhao - Burton
Cassidy Chan - Galileo
Sarah Lim - Galileo
Kim Fung - Galileo
Jane Marie Gunn - Galileo
Nancy Yu - Marshall
Tracy Yu - Marshall
Kayla Symanovich - University
Gabby Chua - University
Kim Tom - St. Ignatius
Quinci Mann - St. Ignatius
Paige Marquez - St. Ignatius
Girls White Team - Coached by Nate Lundy of Lick-Wilmerding HS
Aki Shurelds - Lick-Wilmerding
Toby Harris - Lick Wilmerding
Kelly Wong - Lowell
Kelly Eshima - Lowell
Mandy Che - Lowell
Triana Anderson - Lowell
Mari Kuwano - Washington
Amy Luong - Washington
Yvonne Faasavalu - Balboa
Ezra DeAsis - Lincoln
Cheray Piper - Lincoln
Alyssa Wu - Lincoln
Jaime Hum-Nishikado - Convent
Nicole Segura - Mercy
GeAnna Summers-Luaulu - SHCP
Kai'ree Howard - SHCP
Cassandra Friedrich - SHCP
Angela Dailey - SHCP
Jiday Ugbaja Signs Letter of Intent with Sac State
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Jiday Ugbaja of Archbishop Riordan became the 12th Bay Area Warrior to go D1 when he signed his letter of intent with Sacramento State of the Big Sky Conference. Jiday was a two time All-WCAL player.
Some other Bay Area Warriors who have committed to colleges recently include:
Jack Gale of University HS to Middlebury
Tony Caletti of Branson to Vassar
Tristan Wentworth of St. Ignatius to Vassar
Samson Donnick of Redwood, Choate to MIT
We expect other Warriors of the Class of 2014 to make commitments over the remainder of the Spring and Summer
Warriors 17s Fall in Championship of Soldiers Gold Brackets
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The Bay Area Warriors went 3-2 at the Soldiers Extravaganza Tournament advancing to the Championship game of the Gold Brackets where they fell to a loaded Ground Up team from Los Angeles. The Warriors fell to the Oakland Soldiers 16s Elite then beat Nevada Wolverines, NorCal Warriors (Sacramento) and Coastside. Keith Hunter, Jr. (pictured) of Oakland HS hit a buzzer beating shot to beat the NorCal Warriors.
Warriors Start Strong in Oakland Rebels Tourney
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Both the Bay Area Warriors Gold and Bay Area Warriors Blue kicked off the season going 2-1 in the Oakland Rebels Tournament.
The Gold team beat Oakland Rebels Red and Elite and fell too Lakeshow- White. Gold got great contributions from Keith Hunter (Oakland), Terrez Blaylock (Lincoln). Jemiel King (Lincoln), Eric Gallindo (Riordan), Sam Esser (Balboa), Henry Feinberg (Branson), Belie Coleman (Skyline), Naod Sebhatlieb (University), Josh Tesfamarian (Oakland) and Micah Bessolo (Valley Christian).
The Blue Team beat the Oakland Rebels and NP Force but fell in a heated re-match with the Oakland Rebels. Blue got great contributions from Sean Gilmore (University), Jake Tulchinsky (University), Sepher Agnesse (Marin Catholic), Daniel Bessolo (Valley Christian) and the entire Gateway crew including Steven, Sterling, Yasim and Nick.
Both Warriors teams will be back in action next week-end at the Oakland Soldiers Extravaganza
Bay Area Warriors Clean-up in Chronicle All-Metro Selections
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The Bay Area Warriors were well-represented in the 2014 San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro selections which included:
Chiefy Ugbaja - Riordan - 2nd Team
Jiday Ugbaja - Riordan - 2nd Team
Danny Mahoney - Serra - 3rd Team
Rico Nuno - Half Moon Bay - 4th Team
Jack Gale - University - Honorable Mention
Julian Marcu - St. Ignatius - Honorable Mention
Deondre Otis - Sacred Heart Cathedral - Honorable Mention
Sean Watkins - Serra - Honorable Mention
Plus, San Francisco Player of the Year, Trevor Dunbar and Troy Rike (Honorable Mention) are both alumni of our annual 7th and 8th Grader winter league.
City Championship on 5/16 to 18 at CCSF
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The Bay Area Warriors will be hosting the 7th Annual City Championship on 5/16-18 at CCSF for Elite 17U and 16U teams. The last 3 years the tournament has sold out and attracted top teams like the Oakland Rebels, Soldiers and Lakeshow. Last years Champion was the Oakland Rebels. Please contact us at CoachRandal@yahoo.com or 415 418 4568 if you are interested in securing a spot.
The City Championship
Seventh Annual
Elite 17U and 16U Boys’ Basketball Tournament
San Francisco, CA at CCSF
May 16th to 18th, 2014
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
2014 Schedule Announced
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2014 Bay Area Warriors Schedule (16U and 17U)
Dates Event Location
March 22 -23?? Work-out UHS
March 29-30 Work-outs UHS
April 5-6 Oakland Rebels Tournament Oakland
April 11-13 Soldiers Extravaganza Oakland
April 19 Work-out (Note Easter is 4/20) UHS
April 25-27 NorCal Spring Showcase Sacramento
(NCAA sanctioned)
May 16-18 The City Championship San Francisco (CCSF)
May 24-26 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
????? Work-outs UHS
July 12-13 Hoop Review Event CCSF
(NCAA sanctioned)
July 18-20 Pangos Event Los Angeles
(NCAA sanctioned)
July 23-27 Las Vegas Live (or Fab 48) Las Vegas
(NCAA sanctioned)
Any questions, please call Coach Randy (415) 418-4568
Class of 2013 Goes to College
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The 2013-14 Season is now underway and it is a good time to look back and recognize the 2013 Class of the Bay Area Warriors and recognize the guys now playing in College.
Jeremy Dennis of St. Mary's High School is at Cal Poly Pomona (D2)
Jacqui Biggins of Serra is at CSU Dominquez Hills (D2)
Kenny Love of Cardinal Newman HS is at Whitworth College (D3)
Albert Waters, II of St. Ignatius HS is headed to Colorado State-Pueblo (D2) on a football scholarship
Harold Getz of University HS is at Lewis & Clark College (D3)
Owen Putz of Half Moon Bay HS is at Puget Sound College (D3)
David Medoff of University HS is at Haverford College (D3)
Mark Alexander of Marshall HS is at Sierra College (Juco)
Derius Johnson of St. Elizabeth, Contra Costa College (Juco)
Samson Donnick of Redwood HS is at Choate (Prep School)
9th Annual City Sunday League Won by Dark Blue
/The Bay Area Warriors Sunday League now has a long history of helping Junior High Schoolers get ready for their school season. While the host gym for the League has moved from Hamilton Rec to Ella Hill Hutch Community Center to UHS, competitive games and a lot of fun are constants. Many alumni of the League have gone on to Star at San Francisco High Schools and several have gone on the play in College. League Alums currently playing in College include Noah Springwater at Columbia, Steven Domingo at Georgetown, Taylor Johns at UC Riverside, Jonny Mrlik at Vassar, Ikenna Nwadibia at Kenyon, David Medoff at Haverford and Harold Getz at Lewis & Clark, Joe Slocum at Alaska Fairbanks. This years League had 6 teams (Red, White, Dark Blue, Gold, Light Blue and Black). The Championship game was played between Light Blue and Dark Blue with DB taking home the hardware (Note pictured in Gold). See photos of all the teams below:
Warriors Close-out Successful Season in FAB48 in Vegas
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The Bay Warriors travelled to Las Vegas and knocked off some good teams including Compton Hoops and Deron Williams Elite - Black in the super competitive Platinum Division of the NCAA Sanctioned Fab48 Tournament. In July the Warriors also competed in the NorCal Hoop Review Showcase at CCSF and the Pango's Cream of the Crop Showcase in Los Angeles, both of which were NCAA sanctioned. The Warriors competed against and beat some very talented teams, were scouted by NCAA and NAIA Division 1, 2 and 3 Coaches and had a lot of fun. Congrats to the Warriors on another successful season!
Summer Schedule and Roster
/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 4568
Warriors at the Memorial Day Classic
/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.
Oakland Rebels Win City Championship
/The Oakland Rebels 17s won the 6th Annual City Championship at CCSF on 5/19. The Oakland Rebels 15s also won the 16s Division. The Bay Area Warriors went 2-1 in the event.
Oakland Rebels 15s
6th Annual City Championship Tournament Ready to Tip-off 5/17
/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
/The 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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The 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