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Boys’ basketball: Williams commits to San Francisco

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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San Francisco picked up another commitment from a Southland player when Taft guard Michael Williams told the Dons’ coaching staff that he was coming, Toreadors Coach Derrick Taylor said.

Williams could be the fourth incoming freshman from Southern California to play for San Francisco next season. The Dons have signed Etiwanda’s Perris Blackwell, have a commitment from Ocean View’s Mason Jones and are scheduled to host Westchester’s Dominique O’Connor, the City Section player of the year, on an official visit next week. Westchester Coach Ed Azzam said O’Connor is also considering San Diego State and Fresno State.

Williams averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 assists for Taft, the City runner-up.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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