Bay Area Warriors to Host 20th Annual Sunday Mini-League - 11/14, 11/21 & 12/1

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Parents and Coaches,

Thanks for signing up your sons for my past camps and Sunday Mini-League.   I am starting to promote my 20th Annual Sunday Mini-League and invite your son/players to participate.  We will go Sunday 11/17, 11/24 and 12/1 within a 9 am until 1 pm window at the University HS gym located at 3185 Washington Street, SF.  

The league is marketed to 7th and 8th grade boys and is a great way for them to get ready for their school season and mix with other talented players in the City.  The games are always high scoring, very competitive and fun.  We always attract a lot of good players and over the years many of our league alums have gone on to play in college as you can see below.

The league is run by my Bay Area Warriors 501C3 non-profit.  We ask for a $45 per player contribution to cover our costs.  If your son can't make all 3 Sundays the cost is $15 per Sunday.  We are happy to scholarship players upon request.   

If you are interested in signing up your son, please contact coach Randy at coachrandal@yahoo.com to request a form, fill out and return a scanned copy or photo of the attached form.   You can use Venmo - @Randy-Bessolo, PayPal with info@bayareawarriors.org or mail a check to Bay Area Warriors, 50 San Rafael Way, San Francisco, CA 94127 

Please pass along this opportunity to the parents of any of your son's school or AAU teammates who would be interested in participating.

Thanks for your support!

Coach Randy Bessolo

coachrandal@yahoo.com

415 418 4568

Bay Area Warriors

Bay Area Warriors

Bay Area Warriors

Mini-League Alumni

 

 

Noah Springwater - UHS, Columbia University (D1)

Johnny Mrlik - SI, Vassar College

Ikenna Nwadibia - SH, 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, Oberlin 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

Luke Moore – SH, Macalister

Ethan Jew – SI, UC Santa Cruz

Bryce Smith – Gordan College

Grant Lyon – UHS, Linfield College

Joey Kennedy – UHS, Claremont

Gabriella Kelley – UHS, Penn (D1)

Jake Rodriguez – Urb, Lewis & Clark

Will Perkins – UHS, Colby College

Cole Boake – UHS, Claremont

 


Seniors Have Fun at City All Star Game

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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

15th Annual City All Star Game on 3/22 at CCSF

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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


Bay Area Warriors to Host 19th Annual Sunday Mini-League - 11/12, 11/19 & 11/26

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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

Bay Area Warriors

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


14th Annual City All Star Game at CCSF on 3/24

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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

2022 Bay City Warriors Rosters - 17U

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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

13th Annual - The City All Star Game is Back in 2022!

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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




15th Annual City Sunday League

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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

 

Warriors Complete Succcessful 2019 Season in Vegas

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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

Bay City Warriors 17s Showcase Roster

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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.  




City All Stars Go Out in Style!

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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/

12th Annual City All Star Game on 4/5 at CCSF

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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

Partnership Announced: Bay City Warriors

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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.

Bay Area Warriors Alumni

See Randy's full Bio


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.

See Matt's full Bio

 

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.

See Jon's full Bio

 

14th Annual Sunday Mini-League to Start 11/11/18

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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



 











Super Summer 2018

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Bay Area Warriors - Gold

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