Category Archives: Boys Basketball Blog
Boys BB: Commitments and updates
Related: October 26 Showcase in Fresno | November 3 Showcase in Cypress With the high school basketball season about to kick off around the country, we’ve been taking in showcases and fall leagues to take one last look at teams and players before we release our preseason Cal-Hi Sports rankings. We’ve also saw some things […]
Boys BB: Nov. 3 Showdown Showcase
Related: Showcase in California’s Central Valley set for October 26 There are a plethora of fall leagues and showcases nearly every week in Southern California where boys basketball players can compete against other talented players in hopes of increasing their scholarship chances. For the past month, we’ve been taking in various weekend Fall Leagues in […]
Boys BB: Showcase set for October 26
Related: Showcase in North Orange County set for November 3 California’s Central Valley has long been overlooked by basketball recruiters and scouts, but that is changing. The West Coast Super Showcase was created to help the region’s top basketball players gain exposure to West Coast scouts and media.
Boys BB: Ollie Goulston clears air
On the fall league hoops circuit, rumors have swirled about the next move for former Hoover of San Diego coach Ollie Goulston, who resigned last month after winning a school-record 31 games last season with an underclass-dominated club.
Boys BB: Player rankings updated
RELATED: What Do National Player Rankings Mean? The national player rankings of the recruiting networks and other credible rankings have been updated. Plenty of Californians are represented and a few have moved up on various lists, among them Stanley Johnson (Mater Dei, Santa Ana), Tyler Dorsey (St. John Bosco, Bellflower), Chance Comanche (View Park Prep, […]
Boys BB: Jordan McLaughlin To USC
Jordan McLaughlin, Hoop Scoop’s No. 41 overall ranked player, will play college basketball at USC, the all-state guard announced Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at Etiwanda High School. As a junior, the 6-foot-1 point guard led Etiwanda to the coveted CIF Southern Section Division I-AA title, its first since 2005, and was a first […]
Boys BB: McClendon Still A Bulldog
After checking out all the football action at the UT San Diego Honor Bowl, we continued our weekend of high school sports by checking out the Fullcourt Press Fall Showcase at St. John Bosco on Sunday. This annual event attracts some of Southern California’s best boys basketball players and after watching eight games with players […]
Boys BB: Back To School Camp
There will be an exposure camp for boys basketball players grades 9th through 12th (Class of 2014 – 2017) on September 7 at Downey High School in Southern California. The BruinSportsReport.com Back To School Camp is designed to allow high school-aged players to display their skills and gain exposure in front of media and scouts […]
Boys BB: Nicknames Galore
Cal-Hi Sports has long kept track of interesting names and nicknames throughout the years. We even publish them in our Cal-Hi Sports Record Book & Alamanc and will eventually publish them online. Recently, Student Sports published its list of all-time national nicknames of the year and names of the year in boys high school basketball. The […]
Boys BB: One In, One Out
As football kicks off around the state and we prepare to release our preseason CIF Bowl Game Rankings, we’ve been also keeping up with the basketball scene. The major happenings involved one highly-regarded player leaving the state, and another returning after a brief departure.