While most basketball fans in the state were buzzing about the L.A. Lakers getting superstar Russell Westbrook in a trade, the hugs and high fives were plentiful for those young players from the state who were selected on Thursday in the 2021 NBA Draft. California actually tied a record with players going at No. 2 […]
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Inside The All-State Boys BB Teams
For some reason, we have the time to go over more from the 2019-20 season in California and we couldn’t get everything we learned into all of the various all-state team releases. Go inside to find out some of our toughest choices, names of more top sophomores and freshmen who just missed being all-state but...
Jalen Green goes for new NBA program
Former State Sophomore of the Year and perhaps the nation’s No. 1 player for the Class of 2020 who played as a freshman, sophomore and junior at San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno said no to the NCAA on Thursday and yes to new NBA G-League developmental program.
Boys BB: Updated Class of 2020 Player Rankings
We tip off our in-season boys basketball coverage for the 2019-20 school year for Gold Club VIPs with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class, beginning with seniors (2020). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during the season and we’ll come back and publish our...
Boys BB: Final ’20 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 junior (2020) class. Our final 2020 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 for the 2018-19 school year shows six newcomers since our winter edition. Our final 2018-19 rankings for the 2020 and 2021 classes will be...
Boys BB: All-State Best of Best 2019
Two-time Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year Onyeka Okongwu of Chino Hills and NorCal Player of the Year Jalen Green of San Joaquin Memorial are headliners for the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. Go inside to see why these 10 have finished their careers as First Team Overall honorees out of […]
Mr. Basketball, Ms. Basketball Finalists
As is our custom, we like to release at least four and often more finalists among those who are being considered the most strongly for the annual Mr. Basketball and Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year selection. In some years it’s more obvious who’s going to get the final nods, but in other years […]
Boys BB: Tuesday Regional Playoff Breakdowns
Here’s one place to check for the statewide angle for each of the CIF’s divisional boys basketball brackets from Division 1 to Division 5.
State Stat Stars of the Week
We’ve got all of the details this week on Jarod Lucas of Los Altos (Hacienda Heights) joining the 3,000-point club for career scoring. We have all of them correct too, since we’ve been doing state records for 40 years. Lucas wasn’t the only big-time California player to have a big week. San Joaquin Memorial’s Jalen...
Boys BB: Updated ’20 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. Last week we published our 2019 Hot 100 for seniors and today we take a look at the Hot 100 juniors (2020). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during...
