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By SAM LANCE FISHERS, IN — Jermal Jones burst onto the scene this past summer playing with Nike EYBL’s newest program, Jet Academy, which was founded by former two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith. Jones — the 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard out of IMG Academy — is ready to run it back this summer. The four-star guard will be the centerpiece of the 17u squad after leading 16u … [Read more...] about Top-40 2026 prospect Jermal Jones updates recruitment

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ The son of a basketball Hall of Famer is heading to Cal. Michigan transfer Justin Pippen will play for Cal next season, he announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 1.6 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists on just 6.6 minutes per game in his freshman year. Pippen is a former four-star recruit out of high school and the son of NBA legend and … [Read more...] about Michigan transfer Justin Pippen commits to Cal

By ADAM ZAGORIA One ACC media member voted for Cal freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson over Duke’s Cooper Flagg for ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year. In the poll released Tuesday, the 6-foot-9 Flagg received 53 votes of 54 votes with Wilkinson getting the other. We’ll probably never know which media member it was since the votes are anonymous, but that person was either … [Read more...] about Some ACC media member voted for Jeremiah Wilkinson over Cooper Flagg

By SAM LANCE Class of 2025 four-star guard Semetri Carr has committed to Cal, he confirmed to ZAGSBLOG on Saturday. Carr — the 6-foot, 165-pound guard from The Branson School (CA) and the Oakland Soldiers EYBL program — chose Cal over his other finalists Creighton, Colorado, New Mexico and San Francisco. “I chose Cal because it checked all of my boxes in terms of … [Read more...] about Four-star guard Semetri Carr commits to Cal