Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Magical night for Aaron Gordon
The 2012 and 2013 Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year goes fourth overall in the NBA Draft to Orlando, but no other players from California were chosen until the second round. We have details plus list of every player from current CCS school who has ever been picked (none ever higher than Gordon this […]
Boys BB: Final ’15 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the junior (2015) class. Our final 2015 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 for the 2013-14 school year shows two new prospects in the top 25 and 11 other newcomers since our winter edition. Our final 2013-14...
Kawhi Leonard Joins Rare Company
Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs joins rare company as the fourth NBA Finals MVP from a California high school. Read why this award is a good omen for the 2009 Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Basketball from King of Riverside and why there is one all-time NBA great missing from the short list.
Tyler Dorsey Re-Opens Recruitment
St. John Bosco of Bellflower All-State guard decommits from University of Arizona five months after pledging to sign a Letter Of Intent with the Wildcats in the fall of 2014.
Boys BB: Final ’14 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the senior (2014) class. Our final 2014 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows three new players in the top 10 and some noticeable change from our winter edition. Our final 2013-14 rankings for the 2015,...
Day in the Life: Kahlil McKenzie
Returning underclass all-state defensive lineman Kahlil McKenzie from De La Salle of Concord turned in one of the most dominant performances we’ve ever seen by a California interior lineman at a Nike Football Training Camp. McKenzie graciously chronicled his day and his eventual invite to The Opening for Student Sports. Watch the video here. Also […]
Joey Covarrubias fighting cancer
All-state guard from Cantwell Sacred Heart of Montebello diagnosed with rare form of cancer after taking x-Ray because of chest pain. His father Joe talks about outpouring of emotional and monetary support he’s already received from the basketball community.
All-State Boys BB: First Team Elites
We are proud to present the 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state elite boys basketball teams. These are the teams selected regardless of CIF division or year in school. Every player is written up and profiled. It’s a group with 22 seniors, five juniors and three sophomores. And yes, we’re going to start releasing girls all-state […]
Ballislife All-American Game May 3
Four of the California’s best boys high school basketball players, including Mr. Basketball Stanley Johnson, scheduled to participate in the 4th Annual Ballislife All-American Game set for May 3 at Long Beach City College. Mr. Basketball USA Cliff Alexander of Chicago and five other McDonald’s All-Americans headline participants.
