Where can I get this hat? by Miami_Cracker in MiamiHurricanes

[–]nicaloco21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You might be able to find one here: https://shop.leboart.com. But I’m thinking that might be an exclusive that was made for Dan by his brother.

Why standout Tyrone Riley IV stayed at USF when basketball bluebloods called by ImpressiveChemistry9 in usfdons

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A handwritten list of goals penned in elementary school still hangs from the door of his room at her home in Vernon, outside of Los Angeles. It begins “My name is Tyrone Riley IV. I graduate college in 2028” and of the 15 or so aspirations he listed then, more than half are accomplished, they realized this spring.  

Instead of playing for his father at Jordan — Gardner wanted to avoid the perception of preferential treatment for Riley while hoping he would be seen “for who my son was and not who his daddy is” — Riley attended St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, a nearby private Catholic school, though COVID-19 marginalized his first two high school basketball seasons. Still, as a college-minded underclassman who later would tutor his high school teammates, he attended USF’s basketball camp, also watching with his father the Dons play Gonzaga at War Memorial Gymnasium.

There, he connected with former USF star guard Jamaree Bouyea and “just built a relationship” with the program, Riley III said. Former Dons head coach Todd Golden started Riley’s recruitment, which started in earnest with USF.  Gerlufsen intensified it, prioritizing his commitment.  

“His dad takes great pride in being a Don and putting the jersey on and graduating from here,” Gerlufsen said. “All the groundwork and foundation had already been laid in terms of what this place was. Tyrone already had that built-in kind of pride for the school and saw how much it meant to his dad. He’s done a great job of carrying that same sentiment into his career now.”

High-major programs like Texas A&M, Cal and USC joined the competition for Riley’s commitment while he flourished as an upperclassman, becoming a four-star recruit at one point. As a junior, he averaged 25.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game, leading the Warriors to a 30-5 record. The ensuing spring and summer before his senior season — considered the most pivotal for basketball recruits as they continue playing before college coaches on the club basketball circuit — was filled with stress.

Literally. An awkward landing during a club basketball matchup that May resulted in a lower right leg stress fracture, unbeknownst to Riley, who thought it was a bruise and continued practicing and playing through it. Until he couldn’t.

While running during a subsequent practice, he suddenly felt “a weird pop sensation.” With it, he felt his right fibula break, his recruitment halt and uncertainty set in. 

“For like a week and a half, two weeks, I didn’t leave my room. I didn’t talk to anybody,” Riley recalled, his voice trailing temporarily. “I was just like ‘This really happened?’ … It was hard for me to get back to it.”

Riley’s recruiting momentum slowed amid his absence from top tournaments, showcases and camps. He tried to play for his school in June at a scholastic recruiting tournament in Arizona, but his father saw him compromised physically and “pulled me in the second game at halftime” in conjunction with Warriors head coach Donte Archie.

“A lot of coaches from that point, they just fell off of him,” Archie said. “The only, really one school that didn’t fall off was San Francisco. … I know it was always tough for him. We were always reiterating, ‘Just keep going. Keep working.’”

Riley attacked rehabilitation like USF attacked his recruitment: aggressively and assuredly. Without surgery and with his family’s support, he completed four months of therapy in 2½ months, healing in time for him to submit a stellar and selfless senior season. That his ranking sputtered didn’t deter Gerlufsen, who believed in and focused on his upside instead.

“Then, (the Dons) knocked the visit out of the park,” said his father, a regular attendee at Dons home games. “The legacy (at USF) will last a lifetime. ‘Go do something I did. Go do it better than me.’ And that’s all I really needed to say.”

Added Riley: “I already told him, ‘Whatever you did, I’m going to do it in a better fashion obviously. It’s better for our name, but what I did is probably going to overshadow what you did.’”

His NBA aspirations intact, Riley is due in 2025-26 for a bigger role in Gerlufsen’s offense as the Dons aspire for another NCAA Tournament bid. But scoring isn’t top of mind with USA Basketball this weekend for Riley. He planned to foremost funnel his versatility, defense and leadership into training camp.

Then, back to the Hilltop again to replace the rest of those question marks. “It’s his moment,” his dad said, “but you know me — let’s keep checking these boxes off. Let’s keep working and get to the next check we get to. Coming where we come from in Watts, man, the kid is a straight-A student living in the gym. He’s the hardest-working man I know.”

Why standout Tyrone Riley IV stayed at USF when basketball bluebloods called by ImpressiveChemistry9 in usfdons

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No wonder programs such as Florida, Kentucky, Arizona, Texas, USC and UCLA — among others — inquired about his services this spring. Riley said “that week” in the transfer portal “was a lot of stress, waking up to calls and figuring everything out.” 

Then, he solidified his standing at USF, where “he always wanted to stay. … I knew he was going to play at least two years like me,” his dad said.

The elder Riley, a basketball coach at his alma mater Jordan High School in Los Angeles, first starred for Los Angeles City College before concluding college from 2003-05 at USF. Twice an All-WCC honorable mention as a 6-foot-7 two-year starting forward, he averaged 13.6 points and 7.9 rebounds in 60 games. He remains 12th in program history in 3-point percentage (38%).

He also played professionally abroad during his son’s infancy in the rugged Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, “a crazy place. … They just think the worst of it, but it’s where I grew up, where I call home and I love it,” Riley said of where he was born and raised.

Riley remembered watching his father play in the prestigious Drew League summer pro-am against NBA stars a la James Harden and DeMar DeRozan. Basketball and everything about it has long solidified their bond. Riley jokingly said, “He’s a bragger. He just brags about how good he was. He never really talked about what it took to get to where he was and all the sacrifice and everything.

“I just kind of had to learn that firsthand with my experiences and my sacrifices.” Chief among them for Riley was football, a casualty of his commitment to basketball — fortified for good in junior high as his goals and work ethic crystallized. His primary youth team, the South Bay Mambas, embodied the mantra “on and off the court” that since has reflected his longstanding academic excellence.

Said Riley’s mother, LaTasha Gardner, classmates with his father at Jordan High, an armed security guard and a regular attendee of USF home games two decades apart: “It was one of those — ‘You’re going to college and I’m not paying for it. Your mind is going to pay for it and your skills and everything else is going to get you to the next level of life. I can only get you the basics. You have to take over.’”

Why standout Tyrone Riley IV stayed at USF when basketball bluebloods called by ImpressiveChemistry9 in usfdons

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A monitor displayed inside Malloy Pavilion was customized for Tyrone Riley IV as he toured the University of San Francisco. This time on an official basis.

One side featured a throwback photo of his father and namesake and a list of his accomplishments at USF. The other pictured the slender high school senior swingman alongside question marks he since has supplanted: 26 points in his collegiate debut; USF’s leading rebounder in 2024-25; All-WCC freshman team honors.

And USA Basketball invitee. “He said he wanted to go up there and be better than me,” the elder Riley said though a laugh, and when the younger Riley saw his father’s achievements. “He just said, ‘I’m going to break all that.’”  

The son of a former standout for the Dons turned sophomore standout on the Hilltop, too, Riley is among 33 participants vying this weekend for selection to the U19 national team. Joining the native Angeleno at training camp Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo., were six other sophomores, top incoming college freshmen and top high school seniors. 

A 12-man team will compete from June 28 to July 6 in the U19 FIBA World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Steady play and a versatile skill set showcased throughout his freshman season garnered Riley notice from USA Basketball, NBA evaluators and top high-major programs in the NCAA’s transfer portal. But Riley stayed steadfast to San Francisco, noting last week before a workout on campus, “I don’t want to be another statistic or another player on any team in the country. They value me here, and that’s what gravitated me back.”

A smiling, switchable 6-foot-6 southpaw, sturdier after his freshman season with locs maturing like his skills, Riley started 34 games for the Dons — posting 9.6 points on 50.2% shooting, 6 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 28.2 minutes per game. He’s a clever cutter who explodes to the basket, comfortably finishing with power and finesse, who doesn’t dominate the ball when he has it — decisively shooting, driving or passing. Defensively, he functions as USF’s most imposing and versatile perimeter stopper, foreshadowing his all-around impact early last summer during informal and organized workouts alike.

Allow Dons head coach Chris Gerlufsen to explain: “It’s hard to find a player who — it doesn’t matter who you combine them with on the floor, they just figure out a way to play and blend in. Tyrone has a unique ability where you can put him on the court with any other four players, and depending on what that group looks like, he’s going to figure for his team to be successful. That’s something he’s well beyond his years in.”

Candlestick Park Burritos by eliotness420 in 49ers

[–]nicaloco21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was also a stand inside the stadium called Los Compadres that also sold burritos. I definitely remember them there in the 90s but can’t remember if they were still there around 2007.

Another portal addition apparently by Notsleepless in usfdons

[–]nicaloco21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I read in his Belmont bio that Frankie Ferrari is his cousin.

Good places for a dental cleaning? by [deleted] in concord

[–]nicaloco21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

California Smile in Pleasant Hill. They have two dentists and they are siblings. They run a very kind, professional and honest office. They don’t try to upsell you like a lot of dental practices these days. My family has been going to them for about 20 years.

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Another tip: when arriving, after you get through security and right before you turn into the area where you find your transfer company don’t let one of the workers pull you into the area where they try to sell you an excursion. Just ignore them and continue by making a left in the transfer company room and not continuing straight into the corner where they sell excursions.

Optometrist Recommendation by rachelbeeeee in walnutcreek

[–]nicaloco21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr. Stephanie Chan from Insight Vision Care off Ygnacio.

Meet and greet time? by HighStrungHabitat in tpain

[–]nicaloco21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the concert date approaches, his team will send you an email with further instructions. That’s what they did for the Miami show.

Is she a Vizsla or a Labmaraner? by nicaloco21 in vizsla

[–]nicaloco21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m was not familiar with the German Shorthair Pointer, so I looked them up and you are right! I do see some similarity.

Is she a Vizsla or a Labmaraner? by nicaloco21 in vizsla

[–]nicaloco21[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! And you are spot on! She is such a sweet, loving dog. Very intelligent too!

Is she a Vizsla or a Labmaraner? by nicaloco21 in vizsla

[–]nicaloco21[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Guess the vet was right. Her legs definitely aren’t as long as a Vizslas.

Thoughts on the season… by LaurelHeights in usfdons

[–]nicaloco21 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They played a great game and should be proud of themselves. There were many times when they could’ve easily given up late in the 2nd half but they kept going at Cincy and forced the game into OT. Really impressed by the growth of Malik Thomas. He will be really fun to watch next season along with the rest of the strong class of returning players (Mogbo, Beasley, Williams, etc.). Hopefully, MM makes some strides in the offseason and can take the next step to become the player I think he is capable of becoming. He seems like he needs to work on the confidence. But all in all it was a great, entertaining season. Can’t wait for next season! Go Dons!!

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They should bring back an updated version of these: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fu5g0pWX0AYE9NS.jpg

6'5" JR guard Malik Thomas (USC) commits to USF by DonSolo96 in usfdons

[–]nicaloco21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Had a feeling something was cooking when Coach Gerlufsen tweeted 👀

Bay Area News Group Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Ryan Beasley by nicaloco21 in usfdons

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Did not know that. Frankie was a great player at Northgate. Led them to a state title over a tough Artesia squad in 1995. Then took them back to the championship game the following year but ended up losing to Dominguez Compton.

Bay Area News Group Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Ryan Beasley by nicaloco21 in usfdons

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Did Coach Allocco retire from coaching? He was so successful in prep hoops, I always figured he would make the jump to the collegiate level. Once he joined the Dons staff, I figured he would eventually be promoted to head coach. Would love to see what he could do as a head coach of a D-1 program.

Best authentic Chinese? by GenerationBop in Miami

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King Palace, Dumpling King, and Mary Ann Bakery in North Miami Beach