Several players and coaches participating in San Jose have Bay Area connections.
Dominic Artis: The Oregon point guard played his first two years of high school ball Salesian before transferring to Findlay Prep in Nevada. Tony Delk: The New Mexico State assistant coach played for two seasons with the Warriors from 1997-99. Will Cherry: The Montana guard is from Oakland and went to McClymonds High School. Jonathan Metzger-Jones: The Montana assistant coach was born in Oakland and graduated from Bishop O'Dowd High. Wayne Tinkle: The Montana coach's daughter Joslyn starts on the basketball team at Stanford.