We choose honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. Among the most difficult picks was for freshmen (which one from Chino Hills?) and for those divisions in which players from Open Division teams were deemed eligible. Brandon McCoy of San Diego Cathedral Catholic also emerges as the State Junior of […]
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CIF Picks: Head Scratcher Of The Year
Most of the boys and girls Open Division basketball pairings for Northern California and Southern California released on Sunday by the CIF made sense, but as usual there was one choice that stood out the most for its absurdity. For the eight Open Division boys teams in the north and south and how we would […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top teams from north to south. This group is led by L.A. Fairfax and St Augustine of San Diego at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest of teams down...
Boys BB: Ballers Shine in 1st Period
The first of three NCAA July evaluation periods is now in the books and it was a busy time for California players with three events in Southern California alone. The Asics Double Pump Summer Tip-Off championship was captured by a team that included the CIF’s best returning player — while the event was dominated by...
State Stat Stars of the Week
Betweeen Colin Slater, Ethan Richardson and Rebecca Gallis, they’re keeping CIF Central Section historian Bob Barnett pretty busy these days. A huge week by All-American candidate Sabrina Ionusu of Orinda Miramonte, meanwhile, also stands out.
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Just like we did during the football season, we are going to do our best to spread around these honors as much as possible with one boy and one girl chosen from each region. This week’s best are from San Diego, Reedley, San Diego and Rio Linda.
Boys BB: Showcase set for October 26
Related: Showcase in North Orange County set for November 3 California’s Central Valley has long been overlooked by basketball recruiters and scouts, but that is changing. The West Coast Super Showcase was created to help the region’s top basketball players gain exposure to West Coast scouts and media.
All-State Basketball: Boys Underclass
The second of the various Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams is announced and it’s a look at the best from the Class of 2014, 2015 and 2016.