At this stage of the season, we like to talk about the funnel narrowing when it comes to the Players of the Week features and rankings. That’s because the field basically gets cut in half every round (except in some Open and D1 divisions) as the playoffs drive toward CIF section championships and the CIF...
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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...
State Basketball Players of the Week
With everyone in the state now in playoff mode, we’re careful with these honors to get them out earlier in the week before anyone plays (and perhaps suffers a season-ending loss). This week’s best are from Modesto and Salinas in Northern California while for Southern California we hit San Diego and Rowland Heights. We hope […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The playoffs are about to get started everywhere around the state, but the change we see in our boys basketball state rankings is caused by the big-time matchups in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. Did the massive section invite too many teams to its open division? We now have three teams in a...
Norman Powell joins Kawhi as All-Star
This weekend’s appearance by future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard in the NBA All-Star Game will mark the seventh time he’s been chosen to be in the event. California also will be repped by a first time All-Star with Norman Powell from Lincoln of San Diego. We thought it was good time to recall Norman’s […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We start with a look at girls hoops league title streaks as Clovis West’s 20-year streak in the the CIF Central Section came to an end earlier this week. See which other ones on the all-time state list extended this season and which other one also was done this season. We also have a new...
State Basketball Players of the Week
When it gets to this point in the basketball season, the CIF Southern Section still has 300 teams in action in its playoffs. The Southern California honorees likely will be coming from those playoff-bound teams, and that is the case with both our SoCal honorees. Also, with the funnel beginning to narrow for the rest […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The playoff pairings for the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, which contains the teams that dominate the boys basketball state rankings, are now out and there will be competitive matchups for the next two weeks. The playoff pairings in the massive section didn’t affect the state rankings much and there are some questionable placements...
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We’ve got a lot to get caught up on over the past two weeks, leading off with the third head coach for boys hoops in state history to reach 1,000 career wins plus a new national three-point career shooting record for standout from Faith Christian (Yuba City). We also have a boys coach getting to...
State Basketball Players of the Week
There were no entries to track for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book once again this week, but we had lots of hidden talent that gets statewide recognition, including one of the state’s girls’ basketball scoring and rebounding leaders. We also visit the CIF Central Section for another NorCal pick. Our stops this week are […]
