Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year Onyeka Okongwu of Chino Hills and NorCal Player of the Year James Akinjo of Salesian are headliners for the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. This post includes writeups of all 10 on the first team. The Big O is the only junior to be this […]
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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 […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
There is a change at the top, as defending CIF Open Division champion Bishop Montgomery takes over as the state’s No. 1 ranked team. There is a bunch of other movement in the rankings too as the results of MLK showcase games around the state cause some hopping and lead to two newcomers this week....
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. The most tumultuous summer and fall we can ever recall in college and grassroots basketball has trickled down to the high school ranks in California and will undoubtedly impact the landscape. Even after all that has transpired with […]
Boys BB: All-State Best of Best
One year after Lonzo Ball was written up for this top group of 10 players, brother LiAngelo gets his turn and joins nine others as first team overall and headliners for the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. These players are named regardless of year in school or CIF division and two of […]
Boys BB: SoCal Open & D1 Finals
It didn’t gain any style points in doing so, but CIFS Southern Section Open Division champ Bishop Montgomery of Torrance will play for the CIF Open Division state crown next week vs. Woodcreek of Roseville after downing Mater Dei of Santa Ana, 60-53. THe Knights use big fourth quarter to overcome 36-33 deficit heading into […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. Bishop Montgomery of Torrance has all five starters returning from a SoCal Open Division finalist team and is the preseason No. 1 team for the 2016-17 season. Sierra Canyon starts out at No. 2 […]
Boys BB: Final ’18 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 sophomore (2018) class. Our final 2018 Cal-Hi Sports Top 65 for the 2015-16 school year shows eight newcomers since our winter edition. Our final 2015-16 rankings for the 2019 class will be published by the beginning...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
It was a huge week for the CIF San Diego Section as Foothills Christian and Cathedral Catholic post big wins to move up in the rankings while St. Augustine of San Diego cracks the state Top 20 rankings for boys basketball. There are many ranked teams whose seasons are now complete and that is created...
Chino Hills-Sierra Canyon Showdown Set
It will be a Chino Hills vs. Sierra Canyon matchup in the CIFSS Open Division finals next Saturday at the Honda Center after Sierra Canyon’s impressive 78-69 win over Bishop Montgomery of Torrance. Chino Hills, the state and nation’s No. 1 ranked team, throttles Mater Dei of Santa Ana, 102-54, to reach final for the […]
