EJ and OJ Popoola (L-R) are flanked by father Christian Popoola after Palisades won the 2026 L.A. City Section Open title. Both made a splash into the 2027 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 30 years after dad was a member of the 1996 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100. Photo: Nick Koza.
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look this school year at the state’s top college prospects in the junior (2027) class. Our 2027 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows volatile movement, as this class doesn’t have the top tier star power of recent classes, but plenty of potential. Our final 2025-26 rankings for the 2028 and 2029 classes will be published in the days to come.
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The final 2027 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 for the 2025-26 school year is based on evaluations since our last published Hot 100 updates approximately one year ago. That encompasses all fall league, regular season, CIF section, regional and CIF state championships.
