March 10, 2026
By Cameron Salerno & Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports: Derek Mason remembers calling Alonzo Carter in 2003, right after taking the assistant head coach job at Saint Mary’s. A newcomer to the Bay Area, Mason needed to find some players to join the now-defunct FCS program. Carter, then a high school coach at McClymonds High School, has long been hailed as The Godfather of Oakland recruiting.
Of course, Carter — now the head coach at Sacramento State — had answers. He suggested that Mason check out an overlooked kid at Saint Mary’s College High School near Berkeley, California. In Carter’s eyes, he was one of the best players in the Bay.
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