Category Archives: boys basketball
State Basketball Players of the Week
One of those honored this week had a 63-point game in which 14 three-pointers also were made. Another is the son of an NBA world champion. For the two boys and two girls highlighted, they are from the eastern San Diego community of El Cajon, the big city of L.A., the big city of San […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The post-season is here for CIF basketball and the No. 1 team in the latest State Top 30 boys basketball rankings is also the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, which expanded this year to include two more teams. The 10-team field consists of 10 of the state’s top 13 teams...
BB: Scholastic Live Period In SoCal
The June Scholastic Live Period for high school basketball sanctioned through the CIF and NFHS in 2025 will be hosted in Southern California after the 2024 live period event was hosted in Northern California. Boys California Live ‘25 for high school basketball will be held June 27-29, 2025 at the Ladera Sports Center (also known […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We begin with more on the new state career scoring record set by Tounde Yessoufou of Santa Maria St. Joseph along with one boys and one girls coach both collecting their 500th career wins on the same night. For boys, we also have several players with 50-point games, led by Jason Crowe of Inglewood with...
State Basketball Players of the Week
We have four very deserving honorees this week that are not the big stars that take up a lot of the limelight, but those that usually might only get local accolades. We don’t have any entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, which is one of the goals of this feature, but one of […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Individual standouts such as Tounde Yessoufou (St. Joseph) and Alijah Arenas (Chatsworth) have been getting most of the attention for their scoring exploits, but this week the focus will return to team results as the post-season comes into focus. The Trinity and Mission League results in the CIF Southern Section affect this week’s State Top...
Tounde Yessoufou Stands Alone
St. Joseph of Santa Maria four-year star moves to No. 1 on the all-time state career scoring list with 30 points in a win on Saturday at the school’s gym vs Weston Ranch of Stockton. We have all of the record-breaking details, what is coming next for the Knights, who is next in line to […]
Boys BB: Introducing 2028 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top ninth-graders. The freshman (2028) class has an excellent talent level and some are already making an impact on state ranked clubs, but it’s still too early to tell how it will stack up to the terrific 2025 and 2026...
NEW Top 65 Class of ’27 Player Ranks
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2027) is a class with good size and is coming along nicely. We expand our 2027 rankings from 25 to 65 for this installment with 13 newcomers to the original 25...
State Basketball Players of the Week
Players breaking a state record like 102 points for one game tend to get enough attention so player of the week honors go to others on purpose. We have honorees this week from all corners of the state, including one from a small town up north. They are from Portola and San Anselmo for Northern […]