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State Coach of Year: Dave Kleckner

After a summer of uncertainty in which he resigned and then came back with the same job, there is no doubt that Etiwanda’s Dave Kleckner had one of his best seasons. Now the time has come to recognize one of the most respected boys basketball coaches in California as the Cal-Hi Sports State Coach of […]

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Boys BB: More State Coaches of Year

Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the year for boys basketball. Two of the five honorees based on CIF state playoff divisions were from state title teams, one was from a Open Division team, one was from a team that won its second straight section title and one was to recognize […]

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Record Updates: Basketball Coaching

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

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

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

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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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.

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State Player of Year Finalists

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

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

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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