Category Archives: boys basketball

Record Updates: Basketball Coaching

By Mark Tennis | Published April 8, 2018

In between our announcement of the 2018 State Coach of the Year for girls basketball (which came on Friday) and the 2018 State Coach of the Year for boys basketball (coming Monday), we have updated all of the state coaching records in our exclusive files that include some of the best ever for both genders. […]

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Boys BB All-State Nominations Part 1

By Mark Tennis | Published April 2, 2018

The next Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in boys basketball will be the 40th time they’ve been released. Some of the earliest selections include Jay Bilas (Rolling Hills), Reggie Miller (Riverside Poly) and Kevin Johnson (Sacramento). The process is now beginning for the latest elite lists and it begins with this list. It’s our own virtual […]

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FINAL Boys BB State Top 40

By Ronnie Flores | Published March 31, 2018

As is another of our traditions, we present our expanded, final Top 40 overall boys basketball team rankings, this time covering the 2017-18 season. With Sheldon losing in the CIF State Open final, we adjust some open division teams with L.A. Westchester and Santa Ana Mater Dei getting upward bumps. Find out where D2 champ...

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Boys BB Final, Expanded Div. Ranks

By Mark Tennis | Published March 31, 2018

With just one game in each division last weekend, you might not think that would lead to very many changes for the final rankings. That’s just it, though, these are final. We take the extra time to go through more scores and when one team from the south wins in the state final or when...

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State Player of Year Finalists

By Mark Tennis | Published March 27, 2018

To get going on this year’s selection for Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year and Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year, we decided not to give away so many of our eventual picks for first team all-state and have gone with a lower total of finalists than from years past. This year, we […]

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Boys BB State Team of Year 2018

By Mark Tennis | Published March 26, 2018

Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth becomes officially named as the state’s best squad for the 2017-18 season, which has become a formality since the advent of the Open Division for 2012-13 season. The Trailblazers are the first team since 1997 to be No. 1 in the state from the San Fernando Valley. They’re more well-known for […]

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CIF Open: Sierra Canyon Champs

By Ronnie Flores | Published March 25, 2018

Saturday’s CIF state boys basketball finals at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento ends with Sierra Canyon taking its first Open Division crown with a win over hometown Sheldon. We also have writeups and photos of the two other CIF state boys finals played on Saturday won by Pleasant Valley of Chico (D3) and Santa […]

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Chino Hills, Serra win CIF crowns

By CalHiSports.com Staff | Published March 24, 2018

Friday’s games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento highlighted by the D1 finals, which saw the Huskies and big man Onyeka Okongwu capture their second CIF state title in three years. The Serra girls also won second CIF state title in their third championship appearance in six years. Other state championships earned on Friday […]

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CIF Basketball Picks & Previews

By CalHiSports.com Staff | Published March 22, 2018

Here are the predicted scores, what to watch for and more for each of the 12 CIF boys and girls basketball state championship games coming up this weekend in Sacramento. We will focus most on the Open Division and Division I, but also have the picks for each of the other divisions too. With more […]

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Boys BB: Division State Ranks (3rd)

By Mark Tennis | Published March 20, 2018

Chino Hills, Crossroads of Santa Monica and View Park of Los Angeles go up into No. 1 positions in Division I, Division II and Division IV leading into this weekend’s CIF state championships in Sacramento. Still on top are Pleasant Valley of Chico (D3) and Santa Clarita Christian (D5). The lowest ranked state finalist is...

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