R.J. Smith (left) from Damien of La Verne follows teammate Malik Thomas as a first team all-state junior. Thomas, who will play next at USC, was on the same team in 2020. At right is sophomore Andrej Stojacovic from Jesuit of Carmichael, son of former NBA star Peja Stojacovic, who had a breakout season in helping team go unbeaten. Photos: Twitter.com & jhsplank.com.
It’s obviously a strange time compared to every other season, but we begin releasing the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Boys Basketball Teams with a look at the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. State Team of the Year Centennial of Corona had four sophomore starters and all four have landed either first team or second team all-state sophomore honors. Others with multiple honorees include Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, Ribet Academy of Los Angeles and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City. While this is a Gold Club post, the one for all-state teams according to CIF divisions will be free and will be out this week as well.
Note: This is a post for our Gold Club members only. Updated class-by-class player rankings by managing editor Ronnie Flores will be coming soon and also will be for Gold Club members only. Please check out becoming a member today so you don’t miss any of our exclusive statewide content. To join our team today, CLICK HERE.
TO CHECK OUT A FREE ALPHA LIST OF ALL PLAYERS SELECTED TO THESE TEAMS FOR ALL CLASSES, CLICK HERE.
For the All-Time All-State Underclass Teams (1982-2020), CLICK HERE.
For more on this year’s Junior, Sophomore & Freshman of Year, CLICK HERE.
Our all-state hoops patch for this year is now available to order at BillyTees.com. Patches also come with a certificate to further recognize the achievement.
To order a commemorative, official All-State Basketball patch for those who’ve been named to one of our all-state teams for the 2021 season, go to THIS LINK at BillyTees.com. Billy Tees has been the official merchandiser of the CIF for many years.
Special thanks to Ronnie Flores for contributions to these teams.
