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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5.3.13 I Phone 013 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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5.3.13 I Phone 010 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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Basketball 026 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

coachrandal@yahoo.com

 

 

 

2014 Schedule Announced

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7.30.13 iphone 0252014 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

 

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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

coachrandal@yahoo.com

 

Class of 2013 Goes to College

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I Phone 2011.12 219The 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

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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:

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Warriors Close-out Successful Season in FAB48 in Vegas

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7.30.13 iphone 024 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

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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