FRONT: Team Eleate Earn Bid to Adidas Gauntlet Finale

“I take every game with the same amount of pressure, so no additional pressure. I feel like everyone is pretty good out here so no individuals [stand out]…just me and my team are the main stand outs.”- Alec Hickman With a 7-2 record, TEAM ELEATE showed why they belonged amongst the top tier and have officially been invited to the Adidas Gauntlet Finale! The Adidas Gauntlet Series began in Dallas, TX this April and the players were well prepared for the challenges ahead! After an early stumble, ELEATE went 4-1 to capture the Silver Finalist Championship Trophy. Following the event, CAL RIVALS Golden Bear Report writer Ben Parker caught up with CAL 2017 Committ G Alec Hickman. In the Article, Ben Parker focused on how the team aspect was the evident focus of the ADIDAS GAUNTLET competition. "adidas Gauntlet Atlanta hosts more than 200 of the top 15, 16 and 17-year old high school players in the country." - Madeline Breskin   The weekend following Dallas, TX, TEAM ELEATE  headed to Atlanta, GA for the second qualifying tournament & did not show signs of fatigue. Even with consecutive out of state trips, ELEATE went 2-0 in pool play and ended 3-1 for the tournament. After tallying up the results, TEAM ELEATE was 1 of 6 teams to earn 7+ wins in the Division! Next Step: ADIDAS GAUNTLET FINALE - South Carolina

FRONT: A.C.E.S Cinco De Mayo Champions - Team Eleate 8u

Meet your 2016 A.C.E.S Cinco De Mayo Basketball Tournament Champions - Team Eleate 8u! Congratulations on capturing your 1st AAU Championship!!! Team Eleate 9u also came out of the A.C.E.S Tournament with a big 2nd place finish in their division. Keep learning and enjoying the game fellas! Highlights from the weekend:

FRONT: Riverside North wins 1AA championship 61-58

By: Eric Sondheimer - Contact Reporter CJ Clark came off the bench to make four of six shots from three-point range and finish with 20 points to help Riverside North (27-4) defeat Long Beach Poly, 61-58, in the Southern Section Division 1AA championship game at Honda Center on Saturday. Clark made two free throws with 11.3 seconds left. Poly called a timeout with 7.7 seconds left to set up a final play but the Jackrabbits failed to execute on their out of bounds play. It was the fourth title for North Coach Mike Bartee and denited Poly a bid to win its 21st second title. North received a strong interior game from Christian Gray, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Deshaun Higher added 13 points and Dikymbe Martin had 11 points and five assists. North made seven of 14 shots from three-point range, a big accomplishment in an arena where teams have been known to shoot poorly. Zafir Williams scored 21 points for Poly. Sophomore Darryl Polk Jr. had three consecutive baskets in the fourth quarter to rally Poly. Copyright © 2016, Los Angeles Times   By KYLE GLASER / STAFF WRITER Published: March 5, 2016 Updated: 9:01 p.m. 1AA Championship: North 61, Long Beach Poly 58 C.J. Clark made two free throws with 11.3 seconds left and Riverside North held off a furious Long Beach Poly rally to win the CIF-Southern Section 1AA boys basketball championship, 61-58, Saturday afternoon at Honda Center. Clark had 20 points and made 4 of 6 3-point attempts. Christian Gray had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Deshaun Highler had 11 and Dikymbe Martin, playing in his second CIF final, had 11 and five assists. North was out-rebounded 38-22 but had 10 steals and forced 15 turnovers. The Huskies, as do all Southern Section finalists, advance to the Southern California Regionals beginning Wednesday. Pairings will be announced Sunday. North (27-4) led 55-47 inside of three minutes but the Jackrabbits, winners of 20 CIF-SS divisional titles, closed to within 59-58 and had possession in the final seconds before Clark dug a rebound out of a scramble and was fouled. This is the fourth CIF-SS divisional title for legendary North coach Mike Bartee and first since the 2013 team that included now-senior Dikymbe Martin.

FRONT: Lone Pine Star Signs with UC Irvine

by Arnie Palu Brad Greene can’t help but stand out. At 6 feet 11 inches the Lone Pine High School Senior is often head and shoulders above his classmates. On the basketball court the center has dominated the Desert Mountain League drawing attention from colleges and universities nationwide. Wednesday was the first day basketball players could sign national letters of intent, and Greene wasted no time signing on to play basketball with the University of California Irvine. Greene took time Wednesday to speak about signing with UC Irvine…

FRONT: 2017 PG Alec Hickman Verbally Commits to Cal

Written by:EVAN DANIELS 09/24/2015 Alec Hickman, a 2017 guard, just verbally committed to California. California picked up their point guard of the future on Thursday. Alec Hickman, a 6-foot-4, 170-pound 2017 prospect out of San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) JSerra Catholic, committed to Cuonzo Martin and his staff, he told Scout. "I chose Cal because I really like coach Martin and the staff," Hickman told Scout. "I feel like their really doing special things up there." Hickman, a three-star prospect, is California's first pledge of the 2017 class. ALEC HICKMAN JSerra Catholic HS COMMITTED 09/24/2015 VERBAL POSITION PG/SG HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6'4"/170 AAU TEAM Team Eleate HOME San Juan Capistrano, CA YEAR Class of 2017 (High School)