Category Archives: Boys Basketball Blog
Boys BB: WEST Region Top 20
As a follow up to the boys basketball preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings compiled by long-time Cal-Hi Sports managing editor Ronnie Flores and as a prelude to our preseason state rankings, we present the West Region’s Top 20 teams. The FAB 50 goes 20 teams deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked […]
DeRozan & Leonard Do SoCal Switch
NBA all-stars both from Southern California high schools still getting used to being on their new teams after block-buster trade earlier this week. The reactions of basketball fans in Toronto and San Antonio have ranged from shock to resignation to giddiness after the trade earlier this week of DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors to […]
Tough Week for UCLA, SoCal Hoops
The SoCal basketball community, and UCLA basketball in particular, is reeling after news broke that former Bruins and L.A. Westchester standout Billy Knight was found dead in Phoenix on Sunday morning from an apparent suicide. The news of Knight’s plight hit social media 24 hours later and came four days after former UCLA and Sylmar […]
California On Roll In NBA Draft
Marvin Bagley III is the first player taken in the 2018 NBA Draft who graduated from a California high school, selected No. 2 overall by the Sacramento Kings. There are two other first-rounders from the Golden State and six overall drafted as the state runs its streak of producing first-rounders to 13 consecutive years. We also […]
Is there a Westbrook issue in OKC?
It’s been almost a month since the Oklahoma Thunder’s most recent playoff exit in the NBA has come to an end. As usual, before the start of the regular season, the team was given the status as one of the strongest teams in the West, along with Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. The Thunder […]
CIF State Scholar-Athletes of Year
Adam Grabowski from Vacaville Christian and Jenna Ogi from California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS) were selected on Tuesday as the 2018 CIF Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Since 1982, the scholarship award identifies student-athletes who excel in the classroom, athletics, and are strong contributors to their schools and communities. “I want to congratulate Adam […]
All-State Boys BB Patch List
For those just interested in seeing the names of players who are on the Gold Club post for this year’s All-State Underclass Team for boys hoops 2018, here is a simple alphabetical list. If you want the full presentation are not Gold Club, please check out getting a membership today. If you just want to […]
All-State Patches For Basketball
For the 2017-18 school year, for the first time, those selected for the annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in football were able to purchase patches with a certificate to commemorate the achievement. Thanks to our partners at BillyTees.com, we are proud to announce that the program was successful enough in football so that we will […]
Jordan Brown: 26 pts in MCDAAG
The output of former Woodcreek High (Roseville) standout Jordan Brown during Wednesday’s McDonald’s All-American Game in Atlanta had us checking the record books for the most points scored by a California player in the prestigious event.
Boys BB: Regional Finals (Divisions)
Here are writeups and breakdowns of the two Division I boys regional championship games played on Saturday night at Long Beach State and the University of Santa Clara. Read on as well for scores and briefs from the other CIF regional finals in other divisions.
