During the summer, many college programs will hold basketball camps on their campuses to build relationships with high school teams and to evaluate players. The Santa Clara Team Camp has been a mainstay during the summer since Coach Dick Davey's tenure. Current Coach Kerry Keating is entering his ninth season with the Broncos and has continued the camp on an annual basis.
The Team Camp is a three-day event where the high school programs go through skill development clinics, strength and conditioning demonstrations, and competitive games. The Broncos have recruited Northern California notables who have attended the camp including Robert Garrett (Sacramento 2011), Niyi Harrison (Bellarmine 2009), and John Mcarthur (De La Salle 2010).
Some of the high school teams that participated this past weekend:
Archbishop Mitty
Bay School
Bellarmine HS
Christopher HS
Eastside Prep
Fort Bragg
Gunderson
Half Moon Bay
Heritage
Hillsdale
Irvington HS
James Logan HS
John F. Kennedy HS
Lee HS
Los Altos HS
Los Gatos HS
Lynbrook HS
Mission HS
Mountain View HS
Newark Memorial HS
North Medford
Oakwood
Oceana HS
Placer HS
Sacred Heart Prep
Salesian
Salinas HS
San Joaquin Memorial
St. Francis HS
Thousand Oaks
Willamette HS OR
Valley Christian
Here are some notes on some of the Northern California teams and their players:
Archbishop Mitty's strength and weakness from this past season will be the same starting out the following season. The strength will be the frontcourt with Ben Kone, Sebastian Much, and Riley Grigsby. The 6-foot-10 Kone continues to play physical and athletic as he is looking to decide on his official visits after Peach Jam and Las Vegas to end the summer. Much was not at the camp as he was in Germany with the under-18 German national team. As a sophomore, Grigsby is looking more for his shot and has shown more versatility in his scoring. The unknown for the Monarchs will be their guard play as they are undersized and were spotty with their ball control. Mitty will look to improve on their 20-win season.
Heritage will look to close the gap between themselves and Freedom in the Bay Valley League. The Patriots will have bulk in senior 6-foot-5 forward James Ned who is an aggressive rebounder and post presence. The guards complement each other as Marcus Wallace is a wiry 5-foot-7 perimeter scorer while Anthony Dennis is a 6-foot-0 attacking guard with size.
Los Gatos was a middle of the pack program last season in the De Anza League. Sophomore Dylan Belquist and junior Drew Krulevitch accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats as they both are 6-foot-6. Belquist uses his length well in scoring over shorter competition but has time to add strength. He hurt his left foot to end his Saturday early while Krulevitch was also injured.
Newark Memorial was 14-14 last season as they had one of the more brutal non-league schedules. The Cougars return size with senior 6-foot-10 center Kevin Kahriman who is built like a lineman but is surprisingly agile and runs the court efficiently. He will be a post and rebounding force. Seniors Reginald Pugh and Lovelle Shackelford will man the backcourt, as they both are 6-foot-2, athletic, and wiry. Last season, Moreau Catholic went undefeated in the Mission Valley League as Newark Memorial had four losses while only having one league loss in the previous ten combined seasons.
Oakwood High of Morgan Hill has an enrollment of 350 students but that did not stop them from a 19 win season from a year ago. The team has a good inside and outside combination. 5-foot-9 junior guard Youssef Eshra has a quick dribble that allows him to create offensive space as his perimeter release is quick and accurate. Sophomore Ekene Success has a good wingspan as the 6-foot-8 forward is an effective rebounder and shot blocker. Oakwood went undefeated in the Mission Trail League and should be the favorites again.
Sacred Heart Prep returns two of their four double-digit scorers in seniors Connor Moses and Mason Randall. The two guards accounted for over 150 made 3-point shots for last year's 24-win season. Randall was not at the camp as the varsity quarterback was at Princeton for football reasons. Moses is a 6-foot guard who is slight of build but has a quick release. The Gators will still be guard oriented for their scoring and should be the favorites in the West Bay League.
Salesian will be guard and perimeter oriented this upcoming season. Senior guard Brandon McGee is a versatile, lengthy 6-foot-3 that will be the leader of the Pride. Junior guard Ke'Mare Wright plays bigger than his 6-foot frame as he is physical in the paint, is accurate from the perimeter, and plays tenacious on the ball defense. Salesian did well to win 19 games last year but El Cerrito should be the favorites in the Tri County League.
Salinas won 21 games last season but graduated eight players. The summer team is undersized and will rely on guard play. The Cowboys have two 2017 5-foot-7 guards in Daniel Bost and Taylor Dacpano that run the offense well, can initiate contact in the paint, and play pressure defense. Salinas finished runner up to Palma in Monterey Bay League play as the Chieftains will have the size advantage also this upcoming season.
St Francis went 22-6 and was in the Open Division in the playoffs. The team has a complete team returning headlined by their interior play. Senior Peter Hewitt is a 6-foot-10 post player who has several offers from mid major programs. Two senior wings, 6-foot-3 Gabe Adzich and 6-foot-5 Noah Stapes, flank Hewitt. Adzich has an offer from Carroll College (Montana) while Stapes has an offer from Point Loma. Both help stretch the defense with their perimeter shooting and will complement Hewitt with rebounding and post defense. The Lancers have solid guard play and a serviceable bench. St Francis should be the favorites in the West Catholic League along with Archbishop Mitty.
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