In addition to being named first team all-state, Salesian’s Elias Obenyah (left) also has been added to our all-time list of Northern California players of the year. At right, Sierra Canyon’s Maxi Adams celebrates during CIF Southern Section Open Division final. Photos: Isai Gutierrez / Cal-Hi Sports & Scott Kurtz / Cal-Hi Sports.
Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year Jason Crowe Jr. from Inglewood, State Junior of the Year NaVorro Bowman Jr. of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and NorCal Player of the Year Elias Obenyah of Richmond Salesian are among the headliners on the 47th 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 the thousands who played across the state in 2025-26.
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2026 CAL-HI SPORTS ALL-STATE
ELITE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM OVERALL
F – Maximo Adams (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-7 Sr.
He made one of the biggest leaps of any player in the last calendar year in leading the Trailblazers to a 30-1 mark and a wire-to-wire state No. 1 ranking. After earning second team all-state underclass honors a year ago, Adams used his improved range and calm approach to the game to complete an honors filled season where he ended up a finalist for Mr. Basketball. After averaging 16.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.1 apg and 1.8 spg, the sweet-shooting forward was named all-CIFSS Open Division Player of the Year and the L.A. Times Player of the Year. Adams was also named to the McDonald’s All-American team, but missed the game after injuring his ankle in the CIF open final that Sierra Canyon basically won without him. The younger brother of 2023 second team choice Marcus Adams (Narbonne, Harbor City), Maxi is headed to North Carolina.
Drew Anderson of Santa Margarita may have been the most improved player in the state since the end of the 2024-25 season. Photo: Nick Koza.
F – Drew Anderson
(Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 6-8 Sr.
Similar to Sierra Canyon’s Maxi Adams, Anderson came on like gang-busters as a senior on a team expected to challenge for the CIF open state crown. He had a standout summer in 2025 and it carried over to the season. Using his unique combination of size, skill and athleticism, Anderson averaged 20 ppg and 9 rpg and was generally considered one of the hardest checks in the state. Anderson led the Eagles to a 28-6 mark, a berth in the CIFSS open semifinals and a No. 5 final state ranking. On a team with three credible all-state candidates, including repeat all-state selection Kaiden Bailey, it was Anderson who was the most highly-honored. He was chosen for the L.A. Times’ 10-man all-star team and was named co-Trinity League Player of the Year along with fellow first team all-state pick Christian Collins of St. John Bosco. He’s committed to Stanford.
G – NaVorro Bowman Jr. (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) 6-2 Jr.
For the second consecutive season, the Blue Knights have the state’s top junior and he’s also a first team selection just as Tyran Stokes was last season. We were going to start Notre Dame No. 1 in the state with Stokes and Bowman in the fold, but even after Stokes left on the dawn of the preseason state rankings, Bowman still made the Blue Knights a formidable squad. His spectacular play at lead guard and ability to make shots at a high degree of difficulty around the basket helped Notre Dame advance to the Mission League title game and the CIFSS open semifinals. Bowman averaged 22.5, 4.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.9 spg and 0.6 bpg for a team that played up to expectations, ended 22-8, and ranked No. 6 in the state after starting out No. 5. The son of former NFL linebacker NaVorro Bowman Sr. was named to the L.A. Times’ 10-man all-star team and Mission League Co-Player of the Year with Sierra Canyon’s Brandon McCoy Jr. Notre Dame has now had an elite team all-state selection for five consecutive seasons after producing four picks between 1980 and 2021.
F – Christian Collins (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-9 Sr.
This wiry and springy forward was always going to be an all-state candidate as a senior and it looked liked he was going to play with Brandon McCoy Jr. (the state sophomore of the year in 2023-24) and Tajh Ariza (a third team all-state choice last season at L.A. Westchester) as a senior. Within a matter of weeks, McCoy transferred and Ariza decided to play out of state for his final year. Collins then turned into a more viable Mr. Basketball candidate. He had to play at that level in order to keep St. John Bosco among the state’s elite. He did just that, even though Collins’ season didn’t end as he hoped in a 48-41 loss in the SoCal D1 final. At times, he looked like the most talented player in the state, averaging just under 26 ppg, 13 rpg and 4 apg. He earned co-Trinity League Player of the Year honors and was chosen for the L.A. Times’ 10-man all-star team. Collins and his father DeAngelo Collins (first team all-state at Inglewood in 2001-02) became the state’s second father-son combo to be named a McDonald’s All-American, following LeBron James and Bronny James (a 2023 second team all-state choice) with the caveat being in this instance both dad and son went to a California high school.
G – Jason Crowe Jr. (Inglewood) 6-4 Sr.
The honors and accolades keep pouring in for Crowe, California’s Mr. Basketball for 2025-26 who was a Gatorade National Player of the Year finalist. As the state’s top player, he’s naturally our SoCal Player of the Year even though he didn’t earn Player of the Year honors from either the L.A. Times or LA84 Foundation (which releases the all-CIFSS team). J2, however, was named POY by the South Bay Daily Breeze. Aside from all the records he set, most notably 4,718 career points and 38 ppg for a career, Crowe proved his mettle with his performances in national all-star games. Crowe was named MVP of both the McDonald’s (16 points, 5 assists) and Ballislife (22 points, 5 assists) All-Star games and also had a 15 points in the Jordan Brand Classic played in Los Angeles. Crowe ended up a three-time all-state selection and the first player in state history to be named Player of the year in three different CIF divisions.
Andrew Hilman established himself as one of the top players ever from Archbishop Riordan. He will play next at USF. Photo: Mark Tennis.
F – Andrew Hilman
(Riordan, San Francisco) 6-4 Sr.
For six of the past seven seasons, the Crusaders have had an elite team selection and Hilman is a slam dunk choice for this year, both literally and figuratively. The talented wing used his athleticism and explosiveness leaps to lead Riordan to a 26-2 record and a trip to the NorCal Open finals for the third straight season. Hilman has always been a good athlete, but improved various aspects of his game over the years and this season added more patience and play-making. It paid off as Riordan beat WCAL rival St. Ignatius three times, including when Hilman made a clutch shot in the key in the closing seconds during the first meeting. He also helped Riordan defeat SI in the CCS open title game. On the season, Hilman averaged 19.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 4.7 apg and followed in Jasir Rencher’s footsteps by being named WCAL Player of the Year. Hilman finished his career No. 3 on Riordan’s all-time scoring list with 1,562 points (the leader being 1993 elite team member Jaha Wilson with 1,825 points) and No. 1 in assists (454) and steals (227). Hilman, who is staying close for college at USF, also was named co-Metro Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle alongside Salesian’s Elias Obenyah.
G – Brandon McCoy Jr. (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-5 Sr.
Just as he did when he was a 10th grader at St. John Bosco, McCoy had a strong closing to his senior campaign and his play helped lead another team to a CIF state title. In 2023-24, it was in D1 for Bosco and this time around it was at the open level for the best team in the state by far. McCoy had 13 points in the CIFSS open win over state No. 2 Harvard-Westlake and the player he shared 2023-24 Trinity League Player of the Year honors with, third teamer Brannon Martinsen, added 18. When fellow first teamer Maxi Adams went down early with injury in the CIF open title game vs. Richmond Salesian, McCoy responded with a team-high 20 points, six rebounds and four spectacular blocks. Defense is what separates McCoy from other All-Americans and if we had an official state defensive player of the year award we’d start with this Michigan recruit. On top of that, he led Sierra Canyon in many statistical categories (19.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.2 spg 1.1 bpg) and if it wasn’t for missing 16 games last season he would likely be a three-time first team choice. Chosen to the L.A. Times’ 10-man all-star team, the Bay Area native also was named Mission League co-Player of the Year (with Notre Dame’s NaVorro Bowman Jr.) as well as L.A. Daily News Player of the Year.
F – Elias Obenyah (Salesian, Richmond) 6-5 Sr.
In the press room after the CIF open title game, Salesian was obviously down, but Obenyah was dejected and you could see the disappointment in his eyes. The well-spoken and affable do-it-all player has the burning desire to win and you could tell it hurt for him not to earn a CIF state title in his time with The Pride. Two years ago, his play as a 10th-grader nearly willed Salesian to the CIF open crown and he’s improved his game gradually over time. For a program known for its balance, Obenyah led the way with averages of 16.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.0 apg for a team that went 28-3 and ranked No. 4 in the state. He could play up front but is cut out to be a big college guard after scoring 1,358 career points, good for No. 6 on the school’s all-time scoring list. Obenyah went for 11 fourth quarter points and five in overtime in the NorCal open title game win over Riordan and that gives him the edge to be listed as the Cal-Hi Sports NorCal Player of the Year over Riordan’s Andrew Hilman, who fouled out in the third period. Obenyah, bound for Stanford, shared Metro Player of the Year honors by the San Francisco Chronicle with Hilman.
There’s three all-state first team players this year who are headed to Stanford. Julius Price of Santa Maria St. Joseph also joins former teammate Tounde Yessofou as first team all-state player after he made it last season. Photo: Grady Majors / X.com.
G – Julius Price
(St. Joseph, Santa Maria) 6-2 Sr.
Former St. Joe teammate Tounde Yessoufou was a three-time first team all-state selection for the Knights, but this year proved recent teams were more than just a one-man show. In fact, the play of Price and his younger brother Malcolm (who was considered for third team) propelled St. Joe’s to a 31-3 mark and No. 3 state ranking after beginning the season No. 10. The Knights were better than advertised behind the play of their Stanford-bound guard, who finished the season averaging 21.1 ppg, 5.1 apg, 4.3 rpg and 1.5 spg. Price helped St. Joseph capture three CIF Central Section D1 titles and only lost one game in four years to a non-FAB 50 ranked team (vs. Clovis North in the 2024 section title game). Our Central Section Player of the Year averaged close to 20 ppg over his final three seasons after averaging 13.0 ppg as a freshman and cracks the Cal-Hi Sports State Record Book in points (2,444) and assists (786) while averaging 3.9 rpg and 1.8 spg while also making the record book by participating in 136 career games.
G – Joe Sterling (Harvard-Westlake, Studio City) 6-4 Sr.
The Wolverines had plenty of graduation losses, but head coach Dave Rebibo did a masterful job to get the team to the CIFSS and SoCal open title games. Sterling led the way with an improved overall game and by knocking down big shots even though he was a marked man by Mission League defenses. For the season, the sweet-shooting guard averaged 21.4 ppg and 5.8 rpg for a team that finished 27-7 and No. 2 in the state after starting in that same spot. Sterling did more than hit big jump shots, as he improved his rebounding and play-making and is getting ready to take his talents to the University of Texas. For his individual efforts, Sterling was chosen all-CIFSS Open Division and named to the L.A. Times’ 10-man all-star team. Sterling’s selection means Harvard-Westlake has at least one elite team member for all-state in each season this decade.
Note: Co-founder Mark Tennis contributed to this report.
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