Category Archives: CIF State Championships
Ms. Basketball 2026: Kaleena Smith
Choosing a junior for the state’s longest-running and perhaps most prestigious individual honor can create some problems, but it was no problem at all that Ontario Christian’s very special point guard who averaged 31.5 ppg for the CIF Open Division state champions has to be Ms. Basketball for 2026. Kaleena will now look to become […]
More Girls BB Players of the Year
In addition to Ms. Basketball, Ontario Christian grabs another state player of the year honor with Tati Griffin among the sophomores leading the way. The toughest selection by far was for seniors, which had to be done this year with a junior in the overall top spot. For the CIF divisional winners, presented by new […]
Girls BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the 2025-26 Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the year for girls basketball. Presented by our partners from CalGamesWanted.com, these are the ones for each of the five CIF state divisions. The overall State Coach of the Year also is one of the five. Of the other four honorees, two are from […]
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 […]
Boys BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the Year for boys basketball for the 2025-26 season. We have one selected for each CIF division and like the all-state teams the Open Division & Division I are bunched together. One of those we have selected has won more than 500 games in his […]
Boys BB: FINAL Division State Ranks
As it’s always been, the CIF state champions are listed first in every division, but there was discussion about a different team for D1. There also were some teams that moved up and down at the end based on which teams, north or south, won in the CIF state final. The five on top are...
Boys/Girls BB State Teams of Year 2026
(Click Arrows To See More Photos) One of these teams — the Sierra Canyon boys — has ended its season atop the state four times in the past nine years. The other — the Ontario Christian girls — are sitting in this position for the first time and the first time for the school in […]
CIF Saturday Girls BB State Finals
With junior sensation Kaleena Smith leading the way, Ontario Christian completes its remarkable build from small school to CIF Open Division state champion with victory in long-anticipated matchup over Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. Sierra Pacific also wins All-Central Section D2 title and Faith Christian wins D4 title in last game of record-breaking career of […]
