Iβm excited to announce that I have received a Division 1 offer from UCSB. Thank you to the entire staff for the opportunity.
@gabehekmat@PaliBoysHoops@breen_weeks
2027 Palisades HS center Julian Cunningham (7β0β, 240lbs) is an emerging West Coast big with skill, size, high IQ and major upside. A name to keep on your radar @J_Cunn1ngham
Very proud of you & the work you dedicated yourself to doing throughout all of 2025 @J_Cunn1ngham
Many talk about working hard but few actually push themselves & keep to high standards. 2026 will be no different. More work w/ even higher expectations. Marathon for a reason π€π»π
Final: UCSD 78, @FresnoStateMBB 73
The Dogs (2-2) made it interesting with a 22-5 run in the 2nd half but come up just short against the Tritons.
Jac Mani had 21 points & 7 rebounds off the bench. Leo Beath scored 22 for UCSD. Fresno State hosts Utah Valley on Saturday @ 7 p.m.
Sandy Brondello on Sabrina Ionescu's defensive growth: "Very proud of her. Sabrina's a great player, she's going to go down as one of the greatest of all time. We've always challenged her, and she's raised to the occasion." (Q: @ClassicJpow)
This is coming from @KDTrey5 one of the GREATEST to ever score/play the game of basketball. Lived in the midrange his entire career. Development is a real thing!!
Young hoopers: Master the midrange early. Be EFFICIENT w/ your 1-2 dribble pull up & watch where it can take you.
Meet Sabrina Ionescu.
One player. Multiple threats. Zero ways to stop them all.
Tune in to Liberty vs. Lynx on August 16th at 2pm ET on CBS.
#WelcomeToTheW
π¨ FINAL SCORES AND TOP PERFORMERS π¨
Sabrina Ionescu lit the way for the @nyliberty to advance past the Dallas Wings!
Ionescu recorded 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST & 2 STL
#WelcometotheW
Phenomenal take on this season.
Itβs great to see people acknowledging Sab & all of her hard work throughout the offseasons. The worldβs getting an opportunity to see the evolution of her game right now & I couldnβt be happier for her.
π¨LONG POST ALERTπ¨
The evolution of Sabrina Ionescu inside the arc has been a joy to watch.
Post-ASB, she leads the W in scoring (25.6), shooting fouls drawn (20), and 2PT and-ones (7).
Oh yeah: she's also converting over 61% of her 2s overall, and the Liberty are generating over 1.19 PPP (!!!) on trips featuring a drive from Ionescu.
She looks so much more comfortable getting into short pull-ups and floaters. What's really popped for me, related to that, is how clean & varied her footwork is now; how she alters stride length, the speed of her gathers, and how she toggles between basic 1-2 steps & jump-stops.
That, combined with her smartly seeking out contact is where she becomes the full package: a versatile shotmaker that can *also* earn easy trips to the line if you try to take away too much airspace.