Cal-Hi Sports NorCal Player of the Year
Palo Alto’s Jeremy Lin would be our 2006 NorCal POY in a close decision over Ryan Anderson of El Dorado Hills Oak Ridge. Photo: Ronnie Flores
2024 – Aaron Hunkin-Claytor (Richmond Salesian)
2023 – B.J. Davis (Modesto Christian)
2022 – Aidan Mahaney (Moraga Campolindo)
2021 – Mikey Mitchell (San Jose Mitty)
2020 – Marcus Bagley (Sacramento Sheldon)
2019 – Jalen Green (Fresno San Joaquin Memorial) Jr.
2018 – James Akinjo (Richmond Salesian)
2017 – Jordan Brown (Roseville Woodcreek) Jr.
2016 – Solomon Young (Sacramento)
2015 – Ivan Rabb (Oakland Bishop O’Dowd)
2014 – Ivan Rabb (Oakland Bishop O’Dowd) Jr.
2013 – Aaron Gordon (San Jose Archbishop Mitty)
2012 – Aaron Gordon (San Jose Archbishop Mitty) Jr.
2011 – Darius Nelson (Sacramento Sheldon)
2010 – Desmond Simmons (Richmond Salesian)
2009 – Brendan Lane (Rocklin)
2008 – Frank Otis (Oakland McClymonds)
2007 – Wendell McKines (Richmond)
2006 – Jeremy Lin (Palo Alto)
2005 – Dior Lowhorn (Berkeley)
2004 – DeMarcus Nelson (Sacramento Sheldon)
2003 – Leon Powe (Oakland Technical)
2002 – Marquis Kately (San Francisco Riordan)
2001 – Chuck Hayes (Modesto Christian)
2000 – DeShawn Stevenson (Easton Washington)
1999 – DeShawn Stevenson (Easton Washington) Jr.
1998 – Ray Young (Alameda St. Joseph)
1997 – Ray Young (Alameda St. Joseph) Jr.
1996 – Eddie House (Hayward)
1995 – Frank Knight (Oakland Fremont)
1994 – J.R. Henderson (Bakersfield East)
1993 – Darnell Robinson (Emeryville Emery)
1992 – Jason Kidd (Alameda St. Joseph)
1991 – Jason Kidd (Alameda St. Joseph) Jr.
1990 – Dwayne Fontana (San Francisco Riordan)
1989 – Calvin Byrd (Alameda St. Joseph)
1988 – Rich Manning (North Highlands Center)
1987 – Gerald Madkins (Merced)
1986 – Terrence Mullins (San Francisco Riordan)
1985 – Todd Lichti (Concord Mt. Diablo)
1984 – Craig McMillan (Cloverdale)
1983 – Craig McMillan (Cloverdale) Jr.
1982 – Tony Jackson (Oakland Bishop O’Dowd)
1981 – Lathan Wilson (Oakland Castlemont)
1980 – Eric Booker (San Francisco Balboa)
1979 – Randy Arrillaga (Saratoga)
1978 – Guy Williams (Oakland Bishop O’Dowd)
1977 – Cliff Robinson (Oakland Castlemont)
1976 – Kurt Rambis (Cupertino)
1975 – Bill Cartwright (Elk Grove)
1974 – Bill Cartwright (Elk Grove) Jr.
1973 – Cliff Pondexter (Fresno San Joaquin Memorial)
1972 – Cliff Pondexter (Fresno San Joaquin Memorial) Jr.
1971 – Roscoe Pondexter (Fresno San Joaquin Memorial)
1970 – Roscoe Pondexter (Fresno San Joaquin Memorial) Jr.
1969 – Mark Wehrle (Carmichael Jesuit)
1968 – Phil Chenier (Berkeley)
1967 – Charlie Johnson (Redwood City Sequioa)
1966 – Dennis Awtrey (San Jose Blackford)
1965 – Bob Portman (San Francisco St. Ignatius)
1964 – Russ Critchfield (Salinas)
1963 – Bob Krulish (Sacramento El Camino)
1962 – Joe Ellis (Oakland McClymonds)
1961 – LeRoy Walker (Richmond)
1960 – Paul Silas (Oakland McClymonds)
1959 – Steve Gray (San Francisco Washington)
1958 – Jim Hadnot (Oakland McClymonds)
1957 – Tom Meschery (San Francisco Lowell)
1956 – Fred LaCour (San Francisco St. Ignatius)
1955 – Fred LaCour (San Francisco St. Ignatius) Jr.
1954 – Willie Davis (Alameda)
1953 – Charlie Bogle (Burlingame)
1952 – Willie Rock (Oakland McClymonds)
1951 – Ken Sears (Watsonville)
1950 – Don Bragg (San Francisco Galileo)
Cal-Hi Sports SoCal Player of the Year
2024 – Trent Perry (Studio City Harvard-Westlake)
2023 – Jared McCain (Corona Centennial)
2022 – Donovan Dent (Corona Centennial)
2021 – Amari Bailey (Chatsworth Sierra Canyon) Jr.
2020 – B.J. Boston (Chatsworth Sierra Canyon)
2019 – Onyeka Okongwu (Chino Hills)
2018 – Onyeka Okongwu (Chino Hills) Jr.
2017 – Ethan Thompson (Torrance Bishop Montgomery)
2016 – Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills)
2015 – Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills) Jr.
2014 – Stanley Johnson (Santa Ana Mater Dei)
2013 – Stanley Johnson (Santa Ana Mater Dei) Jr.
2012 – Katin Reinhardt (Santa Ana Mater Dei)
2011 – Ryan Anderson (Long Beach Poly)
2010 – Allen Crabbe (Los Angeles Price)
2009 – Kawhi Leonard (Riverside Martin Luther King)
2008 – Jrue Holiday (North Hollywood Campbell Hall)
2007 – Taylor King (Santa Ana Mater Dei)
2006 – Chase Budinger (Carlsbad La Costa Canyon)
2005 – Amir Johnson (L.A. Westchester)
2004 – Jordan Farmar (Woodland Hills Taft)
2003 – Trevor Ariza (L.A. Westchester)
2002 – Hassan Adams (L.A. Westchester)
2001 – Tyson Chandler (Compton Dominguez)
2000 – Tyson Chandler (Compton Dominguez) Jr.
1999 – Casey Jacobsen (Glendora)
1998 – Tayshaun Prince (Compton Dominguez)
1997 – Baron Davis (Santa Monica Crossroads)
1996 – Corey Benjamin (Fontana)
1995 – Paul Pierce (Inglewood)
1994 – Jelani Gardner (Bellflower St. John Bosco)
1993 – Charles O’Bannon (Lakewood Artesia)
1992 – Charles O’Bannon (Lakewood Artesia) Jr.
1991 – Chris Ford (L.A. Fremont)
1990 – Ed O’Bannon (Lakewood Artesia)
1989 – Tracy Murray (Glendora)
1988 – Chris Mills (L.A. Fairfax)
1987 – LeRon Ellis (Santa Ana Mater Dei)
1986 – Scott Williams (Hacienda Heights Wilson)
1985 – Tom Lewis (Santa Ana Mater Dei)
1984 – John Williams (L.A. Crenshaw)
1983 – John Williams (L.A. Crenshaw) Jr.
1982 – Eldridge Hudson (Carson)
1981 – Dwayne Polee (L.A. Manual Arts)
1980 – Ralph Jackson (Inglewood)
1979 – Darren Daye (Granada Hills Kennedy)
1978 – Greg Goorjian (Crescenta Valley)
1977 – Purvis Miller (Compton)
1976 – Rich Branning (Huntington Beach Marina)
1975 – David Greenwood (L.A. Verbum Dei)
1974 – Mark Wolfemeyer (Fullerton Troy)
1973 – Marques Johnson (L.A. Crenshaw)
1972 – Tim Patterson (Santa Maria)
1971 – Raymond Lewis (L.A. Verbum Dei)
1970 – Bill Walton (La Mesa Helix)
1969 – Keith Wilkes (Ventura) Jr.
1968 – Paul Westphal (Redondo Beach Aviation)
1967 – Curtis Rowe (L.A. Fremont)
1966 – Sam Robinson (L.A. Jefferson)
1965 – Sam Robinson (L.A. Jefferson) Jr.
1964 – Walt Simon (L.A. Roosevelt)
1963 – Edgar Lacey (L.A. Jefferson)
1962 – Bob Bedell (Bell Gardens)
1961 – Gail Goodrich (L.A. Poly)
1960 – Joe Caldwell (L.A. Fremont)
1959 – Darrell Sutherland (Glendale)
1958 – Billy McGill (L.A. Jefferson)
1957 – Bill Kilmer (Azusa Citrus)
1956 – Jim Hanna (Long Beach Poly)
1955 – Fred Crabtree (Covina)
1954 – Larry Hauser (L.A. Mt. Carmel)
1953 – Bill Bond (Long Beach St. Anthony)
1952 – Willie Naulls (San Pedro)
1951 – J.C. Gipson (L.A. Jefferson) Soph.
1950 – Mark Costello (El Monte)
