Ethan Thompson (left) earned selection to the all-state freshman team. Father Stevie (center) was an all-time great player at Crenshaw of Los Angeles. Stephen Thompson Jr. (right) made it on the elite all-state junior first team. Photo: Ronnie Flores.
Our first portion of the 2013-14 all-state teams for boys basketball (which marks the 36th year we’ve been doing them) highlights the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Two families – the Thompsons and the Balls – should be especially happy about them.
Note: We’ll have an inside look at this year’s boys basketball all-state team posted after all of the teams are chosen, including names of other players who just missed. That post plus our various player rankings for the Class of 2014, Class of 2015 and Class of 2016 and Class of 2017 are for Gold Members only. To sign up for a Gold Club membership, CLICK HERE.
More All-State Boys Basketball Links: Mr. Basketball Player of the Year | More State Player of the Year Writeups | All-State Nominees-Part 1 | All-State Nominees-Part 2 (Gold Club) | State Coach of the Year
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St. John Bosco’s Tyler Dorsey (left) and Bishop O’Dowd’s Ivan Rabb are the top two ranked juniors in the state as college recruits. Photos: Ronnie Flores.
ALL-STATE UNDERCLASS
BOYS BASKETBALL
First Team Juniors (15)
G – Paris Austin (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) 5-10
G – Sedrick Barefield (Centennial, Corona) 6-0
F – Bennie Boatwright (Village Christian, Sun Valley) 6-7
F – Marquese Chriss (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) 6-8
C – Chance Comanche (View Park Prep, Los Angeles) 6-10
G – Tyler Dorsey (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-5
G – Ke’jhan Feagin (Long Beach Poly, Long Beach) 5-11
G – Aaron Holiday (Campbell Hall, North Hollywood) 6-2
G – Marcus LoVett Jr. (San Gabriel Academy) 5-11
F – Chemezi Metu (Lawndale) 6-8
G – La’vette Parker (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-2
C – Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) 6-10
G – Justin Simon (Temecula Valley, Temecula) 6-4
G – Kendall Small (Mayfair, Lakewood) 6-0
G – Stephen Thompson Jr. (Bishop Montgomery, Torrance) 6-2
Second Team Juniors (15)
G – Quinton Adlesh (Mission Prep, San Luis Obispo) 6-1
G – Tyrell Alcorn (El Cerrito) 6-0
G – Matt Hauser (Thousand Oaks) 6-0
G – Max Hazzard (Loyola, Los Angeles) 5-11
G – Jeremy Hemsley (Damien, La Verne) 6-4
G – Kyle Leufroy (St. Francis, La Canada) 6-1
G – Michael Oguine (Chaminade, West Hills) 6-2
G – Rex Pfluger (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-3
F – Rogers Printup (Lutheran, Orange) 6-5
F – Gligorise Rakocevic (Cantwell-Sacred Heart, Montebello) 6-9
F – L.J. Reed (Cosumnes Oaks, Sacramento) 6-3
G – Lynard Steward (San Ysidro) 5-8
F – Anthony Townes (Modesto Christian) 6-6
F – Brady Twombly (La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad) 6-6
F – Cameron Walker (Righetti, Santa Maria) 6-6
STATE JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’Dowd)
Freshman LiAngelo Ball (left) and his older brother Lonzo Ball are prominent members of the all-state freshman and all-state sophomore teams. Photo: Ronnie Flores.
First Team Sophomores (20)
G – Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills) 6-4
F – Breland Brandt (Windward, Los Angeles) 6-5
C – Michael Cage Jr. (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-10
G – Christian Ellis (Modesto Christian) 6-1
G – Jordan Ford (Folsom) 6-0
F – Oscar Frayer (Moreau Catholic, Hayward) 6-6
G – Leland Green (Redondo Union, Redondo Beach) 6-2
G – Max Heidegger (Crespi, Encino) 5-9
F – Vance Jackson (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-8
C – Ben Kone (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) 6-8
C – T.J. Leaf (Foothills Christian, El Cajon) 6-8
G – Dikymbe Martin (J.W. North, Riverside) 5-11
G – Jonah Matthews (Santa Monica) 6-0
F – Johnny McWilliams (San Marcos) 6-4
G – Justin Moore (Mission Bay, San Diego) 6-3
G – Devearl Ramsey (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-0
C – Lucias Siewart (Cathedral, Los Angeles) 6-9
C – Trevor Stanback (Chaminade, West Hills) 6-8
G – Kaijae Yee-Stephens (Santa Cruz) 6-2
C – Solomon Young (Sacramento) 6-7
STATE SOPHOMORE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills)
First Team Freshmen (10)
F – LiAngelo Ball (Chino Hills) 6-3
G – Jaylen Hands (Mater Dei, Chula Vista) 5-10
G – Jaylen Harris (Windward, Los Angeles) 5-10
F – Ira Lee (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-7
G – Damari Milstead (Moreau Catholic, Hayward) 5-11
F – Darrin Person Jr. (Immanuel, Reedley) 6-6
G – Kaden Rasheed (Mission Viejo) 6-0
F – Cody Riley (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-7
G – Ethan Thompson (Bishop Montgomery, Torrance) 6-0
G – Chris Williams (Moreno Valley) 6-2
STATE FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Cody Riley (Sierra Canyon)
Special thanks to Ronnie Flores for contributions to these teams.
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