Category Archives: Boys Basketball Blog
McDonald’s: Johnson & Welsh In
Forward Stanley Johnson from Mater Dei of Santa Ana was chosen for the 2014 McDonald’s All-American boys team. Also chosen is center Tom Welsh of Loyola (Los Angeles). Northern California is shut out on the boys’ side after having three selections last season.
Boys BB: Sheldon sanctioned
The Sheldon of Sacramento boys basketball team lost in the CIF Division I final two seasons ago to Mater Dei of Santa Ana and last year lost in the first CIF Northern California Open Division final to Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. It’s now one year later and the Huskies will have to come back […]
Boys BB: Fairfax State Preview results
State-ranked boys basketball clubs Compton, Chino Hills and Loyola of Los Angeles record impressive wins at the Fairfax State Preview one-day showcase at Fairfax of Los Angeles. Compton defeats a reeling Bishop Montgomery team that now has lost three of its last four games since Monday’s loss to J.W. North of Riverside at the MLK […]
Boys BB: Statement win for J.W. North
In our first mock draft of the teams to compete in the CIF Southern Section’s open division playoffs, J.W. North of Riverside made the cut. The Huskies were unbeaten on the court, but didn’t own a signature victory. That all changed when the Huskies defeated state No. 8 Bishop Montgomery, 64-54, Monday night at the […]
Boys BB: Monarchs No. 1 contender
With its victory over Student Sports FAB 50 ranked Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., combined with some other results of showcase games at the event, has state No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana in serious contention for a boys basketball mythical national title.
Boys BB: O’Dowd wins showdown
In the feature game of the De La Salle Martin Luther King Classic held at Cal’s Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland shows it’s the best in Northern California with an 86-60 triumph over Capital Christian of Sacramento.
Boys BB: Memorable Recruiting Week
After highly-touted sophomore point guard Lonzo Ball from Chino Hills commits to UCLA is a somewhat surprising move because of its timing, the dominoes fell with regards to another highly-regarded guard prospect committing to a Pac-12 school.
State Boys BB Coaching Records
With the updated totals for Ed Azzam of L.A. Westchester getting re-set on Saturday and with Tom Hofman of La Canada winning his 600th game on Friday night, here is a special updated version of the Cal-Hi Sports’ exclusive list of the state’s all-time best boys coaches in California.
McDonald’s A-A Nominations List
A number of newspaper web sites, especially in the Midwest, paid a lot of attention on Tuesday to an announcement of nominees for the McDonald’s All-American Game for boys and girls basketball.
