Introduce Yourself to the Rising Stars in East Bay High School Hoop

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Now that the dust has settled on the 2015-'16 high school basketball season, it's time to take a look ahead. Who will emerge as the one to watch among East Bay hoopers in 2017? There's a good chance he will come from the list of players below. 

This season did not quite produce the type of local blue chip recruit we saw in Ivan Rabb last year. It looked like Oscar Frayer of Moreau Catholic was well on his way to following Rabb to play for the Bears in Berkeley. However, the ultra-athletic wing de-committed from CAL and chose to take his talents to Grand Canyon University and play for Thunder Dan Majerle in the WAC. 

One can only hope the young guns on this list will continue to develop over the summer and when local colleges come calling, they choose to stay in The Bay. 

Damari Milstead - Moreau Catholic, class of '17

Here's HS Soph. Damari Milstead of Moreau Catholic(Hayward, CA) Milstead is a fearless PG who excels at driving to the basket & creating havoc in the passing lanes. Damari looks to make noise this year playing on the Oakland Soldiers 17U EYBL team.

Elijah Hardy - Bishop O'Dowd, class of '18

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Souley Boum - Oakland Tech, class of '17

ST.JOES GETTING READY TO TAKE ON OAKLAND TECH IN THE OAKLAND LEGENDS BASKETBALL CLASSIC OAKLAND TECH GOT OFF TO A HOT START, WILL CAMPBELL FEEDS THE BALL TO DEJON DAVIS FOR AN EASY TWO AND THE FIRST POINTS OF THE GAME THE BULLDOGS ON A 7 OH RUN, SOULY BOUM

Jade Smith - St. Joseph's, class of '17

THE ST.JOES PILOTS JUST MOMENTS BEFORE TAKING ON ST.BERNARD IN THE DIVISION FIVE STATE TITLE GAME FIRST QUARTER, WE START THINGS OFF WITH THE HOME TEAM, JADE SMITH MAKING IT LOOK EASY FROM FAR OUT EARLY, TIEING THINGS UP AT 3 THE PILOTS WITH NICE PASSING EARLY, ADAM CAMPOS ON THE ASSIST TO DARNE DUCKETT , HE HITS FROM BEHIND THE ARC TO GIVE ST.

Emeka Udenyi - De La Salle, class of '17

NIKHIL PETERS AND FAMILY BEING HONORED DURING SENIOR NIGHT AT DE LA SALLE...THE LEAGE TITLE ON THE LINE START OF THE FIRST, DLS CAME OUT HOT...EMEKA UDENYI ROLLS OFF DEFENDERS BEFORE FINDING NIKHIL PETERS BEHIND THE ARC FOR THREE..8 TO 4 SPARTANS AND THEN ITS EMEKA AGAIN WITH THE STEAL

Austin Fadal - Monte Vista, class of '17

OUT TO OAKLEY AS 3RD SEEDED FREEDOM HOSTS NUMBER 6 MONTE VISTA IN THE NCS DIVISION ONE TOURNAMENT... WE START OFF WITH FREEDOM AND JOHN KETCHEL... HE'S A PLAYER... A REAL HEADY PLAYER... THIS BUCKET PUTS THE FALCONS UP 11-2 EARLY... BUT THE MUSTANGS WOULD SETTLE DOWN AND GET IT GOING...

Naseem Gaskin - Bishop O'Dowd, class of '18

THE MARINERS HOSTING BISHOP O'DOWD IN THE NCS DIVISION THREE SEMI-FINALS WEDNESDAY FIRST QUARTER, MOREAU GOT OFF TO A HOT START, OUT OF NOWHERE IT'S DAMARI MILSTEAD COMING UP WITH THE STEAL AND TAKING THE BALL THE OTHER WAY FOR THE LAY-UP AND THE SEVEN NOTHING LEAD MORE MARINERS IN

(Bonus) Jordan Brown - Woodcreek (Roseville, CA), class of '18

Sophomore Jordan Brown of Woodcreek High school showing his skill set at the St. Hope Elite Classic in Sacramento. In 3 games he averaged over 30 points per. He can score inside and out and has great footwork and post moves. He is currently one of the top ranked players in his class.