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Boys BB: Ivan Rabb can’t stop flying

Circuses use the traditional song from 1867 with the lyrics “he’d fly through the air with the greatest of ease, that daring young man on the flying trapeze,” but Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) doesn’t need a trapeze, just a basketball and a jet plane.

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Boys BB: Another MVP for Stanley

Forward Stanley Johnson from Mater Dei of Santa Ana scored a team-high 25 points in his second appearance in the Under Armour Elite 24. It wasn’t enough, however, as team Bed Stuy couldn’t overcome large deficit to team Coney Island in 114-109 loss in a game played in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday evening.

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Boys BB: Ex-preps shine at Drew

On Tuesday, another Drew League season was put in the books when Hank’s Blazers defeated Kings of LA, 104-99, in the 2013 Drew League championship before an overflow crowd at L.A. King-Drew Magnet School off Manchester Boulevard. It capped the 40th anniversary for the long-running pro-am league that began in 1973 with six teams in […]

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Boys BB: Check-in time

On the boys basketball scene, we hear rumors all summer about where players will end up, but it’s usually best to wait to report transfers until “check-in time,” when kids enroll and begin attending classes. One team that will have a different backcourt is defending CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA champ Sera of Gardena. Senior […]

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Boys BB: NorCal Clash Sunday

The fifth annual NorCal Clash will be held Sunday, August 25th at El Cerrito High School. This one-game event will have elite players from Northern California in the class of 2014 pitted against elite players from the class of 2015. Coaching the game will be Mike Booker of El Cerrito (2014) and Devon Jones of […]

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Boys BB: Two Californians in Elite 24

The Under Armour Elite 24, the nation’s premiere summer showcase game, is headed back to New York City on August 24 and two Californians will participate in the event. The 8th annual Elite 24  game will be played outdoors under the Brooklyn Bridge at the historic Tobacco Warehouse on August 24th at 7 p.m. ET. […]

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