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Schedules now Posted for 1st Annual California Summer Games. Certified by the NCAA. College Coaches committed from Top Conferences. ESPN to cover Day 2.
The following is offered as a reference point for perspective in regards to the difficulty in obtaining a College Scholarship from an NCAA institution. These statistics come directly from the NCAA.
Women's Basketball
From the perspective of Cal Sparks, this is how we read the message... Basketball can help provide a few Student athletes an education without an Invoice. But the odds are clearly not in the favor of the "average" to "Good" Varsity basketball player. It is Imperative that both Parents and Players understand this fact.
The Primary focus of each student has to be High achievement in Academics. Not just "Academics", but high achievement in Academics. Your "grades" are not just a necessary evil for you to play basketball. Your grades, in addition to your SAT/ACT scores is how your high achievement in Academics is measured by Colleges. DO NOT BECOME A BASKETBALL DEPENDANT. If College via basketball is your only option, then the great game of basketball is no longer a game but a burden. If Family income is low, there are many top colleges that offer full financial aid for students who are HIGH ACHIEVERS in the classroom. The "0 to 10% plan in place at HARVARD is presented below" • The “Zero to 10 Percent Standard”: Harvard’s new financial aid policy dramatically reduces the amount families with incomes below $180,000 will be expected to pay. Families with incomes above $120,000 and below $180,000 and with assets typical for these income levels will be asked to pay 10 percent of their incomes. For those with incomes below $120,000, the family contribution percentage will decline steadily from 10 percent, reaching zero for those with incomes at $60,000 and below. • No Loans: In calculating the financial aid packages offered to undergraduates, Harvard will not expect students to take out loans. Loan funds will be replaced by increased grants from the University.
Cal Sparks Signing High School ALUMNI Not listed are other players who played Youth Ball with Cal Sparks but played their High School Ball with other club teams.
2009 Scholarship Class
Click on RED Player Names below for University Press Release Announcements related to signings.
Haiden Palmer- Oregon State and Tayler Champion- Oregon State (Press Conference "sound bite" From H.C. Wagner) (Once on the site, click the Down arrow on the viewer to select players video segment ) Jazmyne Porter- Long Beach State Shaylese Shofner- U.C. Riverside Jaslyn Cosey- Cal State Fullerton
2008 Class
Rheina Ale 2008 University of San Francisco
Robynn Cochran 2008 Cal State Dominguez Hills University
April Cook 2008 Washington State University All Pac 10 Honerable Mention Freshman Season.
Brittany Pennell 2008 Signed Texas Christian University/ Enrolled Odessa College (Texas)
Aarica West 2008 Yale University (Deferred Admission to 2009 Class)
2007 Class
Sammantha Brockel 2007 San Francisco State University
Taja Edwards 2007 Fresno State
Brianna Goss 2007 Sacramento State/ Trinity Valley College (Texas)
Candice Nichols 2007 LMU/ University of Washington.
Lisa Peterson 2007 UC Davis
2006 Class
Alyse Evans 2006 LMU
Kristina Mitchell 2006 Cal Baptist University
Krystal Urzua 2006
2005 Class
Atty Boyer 2005 Sacramento State University
Mary Has 2005 Long Beach State/UC Irvine (Transfer 2007)
Tierra Henderson 2005
Barbara Houston 2005 (7 Years Cal Sparks) Oregon State/CSDH CCAA Academic Honors
Raquel Jupiter 2005 UNLV /El Camino College
Raquel Jupiter. Top Row, 2nd from left, just right of Taja Edwards. Lakewood Sparks trip to the 1st Annual "Nike Chicago" event in 2003.
Krystal Mays 2005 San Francisco State University
Stacy Mitchell 2005 Cal State L.A.
Cassady Moore 2005 (6 Years Cal Sparks) LMU WCC Honerable Mention 09
April Phillips 2005 Xavier (Transfer 2007)/Georgia Tech
Danyelle Snelgro 2005
2004 Class
Brittany Dove 2004 Point Loma University
Krista Foster 2004
Cherlanda Franklin 2004 University of Nevada Reno
Jourdan Willard 2004 Nevada Reno/ Sacramento State
Only those who excel far above the average performer will earn a scholarship at a Division 1, 2 or 3 Institution. The NCAA says it takes a 97 percentile accomplishment to make the grade. If you are a 97 Baller on a scale of 100, then you fit the bill.
Students, Look at it this way.... In your class if you hold a 95 percent average that's a solid A Grade on report card day. In the quest for a NCAA college Scholarship from basketball, the 95 percentile A won't cut it. Are you ready to work hard enough on your game to be a 97 ?
If not, don't expect to claim the reward on signing day. Club ball can help, and in my opinion is just short of a requirement in this modern recruiting age, but don't think for a moment that club participation alone will have you smiling on Letter of Intent day.
Elbert Kinnebrew
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Verbal. Jaslyn Cosey Cal St Fullerton
(Opening Year of Chicago Nike Tourney)
