Here’s where to go to see the Cal-Hi Sports 2022 honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. As mentioned in the Mr. Basketball writeup, Corona Centennial junior guard Jared McCain was a state player of the year according to a different criteria, but for juniors it’s plain and simple and […]
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State Coach of the Year: Mike LeDuc
In a special basketball season that saw the veteran coach win his 1,000th career game and capture his first CIF state title, the long-time La Verne Damien mentor earns the state’s highest coaching honor. Today, the state championship winning coach is honored as the 2021-22 Cal-Hi Sports State Coach of the Year. For our post […]
Boys BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the Year for boys basketball for the 2021-22 season. We have one selected for each CIF division and had full state playoffs to go through to look for honorees for the first time in two years.
Boys BB All-State Nominations (SoCal)
Here’s the second group of nominees, which are from the CIF L.A. City, CIF San Diego and CIF Southern Section schools. We’ll do the same for girls in the next few days. This will eventually lead to selection of the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams. Think of this as our own virtual board of […]
Boys BB All-State Nominations (NorCal)
This year marks the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in boys basketball and we begin the process with a list of nominations from the CIF sections in Northern California (including the Central Section). Some of these names are obvious, but for some gaining a nomination can be a just reward in and of itself. […]
Boys BB: Final State Ranks (Divisions)
Just like with the last overall State TOP 40 expanded rankings, we do the same with these for each of the five CIF divisions. There are 94 teams in all with a final divisional state rankings plus many more listed as honorable mention. Teams given a bump for the final evaluations include Riverside Poly (D1),...
FINAL Boys BB State TOP 40 (Part 2)
Another factor for these final rankings is that a few selected CIF Southern Section teams have to go up because of the nature of their playoff formats. For our analysis and writeups on all 40 teams, plus a look at comparisons to our preseason rankings, check out the rankings that have been around twice as...
Mr. Basketball/Ms. Basketball Finalists
The Cal-Hi Sports State Players of the Year honors have been selected for more than 40 years and the winners go onto all-time state lists that go back for more than 120 years. Here are the finalists for this year’s boys & girls top honors (four boys & six girls). Note: We hope you enjoy […]
Boys BB: CIF Saturday Finals
Corona Centennial completes epic season that began with a decision last June to win its first CIF Open Division state title. It wasn’t as easy as winning section & regional playoff games at home, however, as Huskies had to get past a Modesto Christian squad that had it tied twice late in the fourth quarter. […]
Boys & Girls BB: CIF Friday Finals
The theme of the CIF state championships in Division 1 on Friday at the Golden Center for both boys & girls was about longtime successful coaches winning their first state crowns. The Damien of La Verne boys also broke a streak of five straight wins for Northern California teams and showed the gap between the […]
