Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Boys BB: 2017-18 Transfer Rundown
Here’s a quick-hitting list of transfers likely to impact this year’s boys basketball state rankings. It’s been a hectic off-season and we offer a rundown of where some of California’s elite players ended up, including some whom left the state.
NorCal Tip Off Classic Recap
Here’s the results and recap from the 11th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Newark Memorial. State No. 5 Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland takes down No. 4 Fairfax (Los Angeles) in the marquee matchup, 58-56. It was the Dragons’ fourth win in the final game of this event in five years.
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. The most tumultuous summer and fall we can ever recall in college and grassroots basketball has trickled down to the high school ranks in California and will undoubtedly impact the landscape. Even after all that has transpired with […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason Top 40 of the top boys teams from all across the state. This group is led by No. 16 JSerra and includes the rest of teams down to No. 40 Capital Christian of Sacramento, plus a list […]
Boys BB: WEST Region Top 20 Rankings
As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50 published on Ballislife.com, here are the preseason FAB 50 West Region Top 20 rankings. The regional rankings go 20 teams deep from five separate regions of the nation, with Mater Dei of Santa leading the way out West. These are a prelude to our preseason Cal-Hi […]
Boys BB: All-Time Preseason No. 1s
Here is a look at preseason No. 1 teams in California boys basketball and how those No. 1 teams ended up going back to the 1979-80 season, which was the first season Cal-Hi Sports did state rankings. We start with a history lesson that we did prior to the start of the 2017-18 season.
Boys BB: Introducing 2021 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top incoming ninth-graders. The freshman (2021) class has some elite talent in the post and on the wing, but a top-flight pass-first point guard has yet to emerge. Many in the group are already mature and it’s important to keep […]
Boys BB: Updated ’20 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2020) has a great crop of shooting guards and a big man with great potential at the top. We expand our 2020 rankings from 25 to 65 with seven newcomers to the...
Boys BB: Updated ’19 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. Yesterday we published our 2018 Hot 100 for seniors and today we take a look at the Hot 100 juniors (2019). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during the...
Boys BB: Updated ’18 Player Rankings
We tip off our boys basketball coverage for the 2017-18 school year for Gold Club VIPs with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class, beginning with seniors (2018). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during the season and we’ll come back and publish our final...