Category Archives: boys basketball
Boys BB: Rectroactive All-State Primer
All-State boys basketball teams from Cal-Hi Sports have now been extended back to the 1954-55 season with new teams added from the 1978-79 season going backward based on research. Some of the players are well-known such as longtime NBA referee Leon Wood, former Laker Byron Scott, an MLB Hall of Famer, a recently retired longtime […]
Boys BB Records Ready for Season
All of the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records for boys basketball have been updated prior to the start of the 2023-24 season. Both team and individual categories have been completed through the 2022-23 season. Coaching records already were updated approximately one month after last season ended. Go inside for a list of players and teams […]
More Boys State Athletes of the Year
For the 2022-23 school year, in addition to overall honoree Rodrick Pleasant, we have more special athletes selected among boys for juniors, sophomores, freshmen and those from divisions (D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5). The junior winner is one we could see competing in the Olympics next summer in Paris. The sophomore winner had the […]
2022-23 Grid-Hoop All-State Team
To continue our end-of-school year content of honoring the best athletes of the year (boys and girls), we take a deep look at the state’s 15 best football-basketball combo athletes on our 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports Grid-Hoop All-State team. Leading the 15-man group is player of the year Jerry Mixon Jr. of Sacred Heart Cathedral […]
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord is considered tops for the state for 2022-23 with big finishes over the final days of the school year in golf, swimming and track & field. For the girls, Santa Margarita has to be listed alongside its overall State School of the Year selection. Other schools […]
NBA Draft: Camarillo’s Finest
Camarillo High grad Jaime Jaquez Jr. completes rise in the NBA Draft with No. 18 selection in first round by the Miami Heat. For the second straight year of the NBA Draft, California also has two selected in the second round. FOR UPDATED GOLD CLUB LIST OF STATE’S ALL-TIME NBA DRAFT PICKS (SINCE 1950), CLICK […]
Boys BB: Cali Live Is A Hit
Everyone is a winner who got to play in the first-ever event last weekend at eight different schools in Orange County. The teams that enjoyed winning bracket titles on Sunday at Irvine High included Salesian of Richmond, Archbishop Mitty of San Jose and Centennial of Corona. Senior Carter Bryant and juniors Tounde Yessoufou and Brayden […]
Boys BB: Final ’26 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with an updated look at the state’s top college prospects in the freshman (2026) class at the close of the 2022-23 school year. Our final 2026 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 for the 2022-23 school year shows one new prospect based on his playing during the high...
Boys BB: Final ’24 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look this school year at the state’s top college prospects in the junior (2024) class. Our 2024 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows 15 newcomers and plenty of movement throughout. Our final 2022-23 rankings for the 2025 and 2026 classes will be published by...
Boys BB: Final ’23 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the senior (2023) class. Our final 2023 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows many changes and 10 newcomers. This will be the final position for these players since we first saw many of them as...
