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All-State Boys BB 2026: First Team
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 […]
Mr. Basketball 2026: Jason Crowe Jr.
There was plenty of competition, but because of his individual dominance and career-shattering numbers, it’s not hard to tab Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood as the 2025-26 choice for Mr. Basketball in California. In addition to his state record accolades, his overall play as one of the nation’s best players helped the Missouri-bound guard earn […]
State Coach of Year: Brad Roznovsky
For leading his program to its second CIF state championship in four years and for successfully mentoring countless players at his alma mater, Brad Roznovsky of Fresno San Joaquin Memorial has been named the 2026 State Coach of the Year in boys basketball. This season featured a satisfying ending after losing in the section quarterfinals […]
CIF Saturday Boys BB State Finals
Despite early injury to key player, Sierra Canyon completes dominant season with win in Open Division state final against Salesian of Richmond. The Trailblazers become the first program in California to win three Open Division titles and now have five overall. Other boys winners on the day were San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno (D2) and […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
One week of regional playoffs brought some big changes to our weekly boys basketball state rankings after a mixture of upsets and favorites advancing. The big winners this week are SoCal D1 finalist Damien of La Verne and long-time CIF state power Mater Dei of Santa Ana, which was left for dead going into the...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
As the CIF has released its regional pairings for the final two weeks of play for the 2025-26 season, we have plenty of movement in our weekly boys basketball state rankings, but no new teams. We stick by our rankings, based on results, because there were some head-scratching moves when it came to placing teams...
CIFSS Boys: Sierra Canyon separates
The Open Division championship played on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Ontario wasn’t quite what what the state No. 1 Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth boys have been doing for the last few weeks. The win over Mission League rival Harvard-Westlake of Studio City was similar, though, to its recent defensive-oriented wins over other […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
We finally reached week where there are major changes in our weekly boys basketball state rankings with the No. 2 and No. 3 teams both going down in the ultra-competitive CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. Both can still come back, however, in the CIF SoCal regional playoffs. We have plenty of movement involving those...
