Jabari Bird
SCHOOL: Salesian-Richmond YEAR: Senior HT./POS.: 6-3 / Guard THE DETAILS: It was a banner year for Bird a year ago, capped by a 24-point performance that lifted the Pride to its second CIF Div. IV state title in three years. Bird finished 2011-12 averaging 18.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. He committed to California in September.
Noah Allen
SCHOOL: Palma YEAR: Senior HT./POS.: 6-7 / Forward THE DETAILS: The UCLA-bound Allen has a smooth jump shot that allows him to be a threat both in the paint and beyond the arc. He averaged more than 18 points per game last season, and ramped it up to 23 a game during the postseason.
Aaron Gordon
Pitts: Bob Larson. Bird, Lee: Phillip Walton, Gordon: James K. Leash
SCHOOL: Archbishop Mitty-San Jose YEAR: Senior HT./POS.: 6-9 / Center THE DETAILS: Gordon enters the season as the most sought-after recruit in the Bay Area. He remains unsigned but has narrowed his choices to Kentucky, Washington and Arizona. Behind Gordon, the Monarchs have won back-to-back Division II state titles.
Marcus Lee
SCHOOL: Deer Valley-Antioch YEAR: Senior HT./POS.: 6-10 / Center THE DETAILS: Lee’s stats from 2011-12 were video game-like, nearly averaging a triple-double of 13.9 points, 13.9 rebounds and 9.1 blocks. He signed his letter of intent to Kentucky in early November, easily making him the Deer Valley progam’s highest profile recruit ever.
Elliott Pitts
SCHOOL: De La Salle-Concord YEAR: Senior HT./POS.: 6-5 / Guard THE DETAILS: Two years ago, Pitts was the first sophomore during coach Frank Allocco’s decade-plus tenure at De La Salle to obtain a scholarship offer. Now, after averaging near 18 points a game a year ago, he’s a nationally-ranked recruit signed to play at Arizona.
Jabari Bird, left Aaron Gordon, above marcus Lee, right
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THEY’VE GOT NEXT ● ivan rabb (Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland), So, 6-9, Forward
● Henry Caruso (Serra-San Mateo), Sr., 6-4, Guard/Forward
● Joey Frenchwood (Newark Memorial-Newark), Jr., 6-0, Guard ● Kendall Smith (Deer Valley-Antioch), Sr., 6-2, Guard
● Temidayo Yussuf (St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda), Jr., 6-6, Forward
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