While most basketball fans in the state were buzzing about the L.A. Lakers getting superstar Russell Westbrook in a trade, the hugs and high fives were plentiful for those young players from the state who were selected on Thursday in the 2021 NBA Draft. California actually tied a record with players going at No. 2 […]
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All-State BB: Best of the Best
Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year B.J. Boston of state No. 1 Sierra Canyon and Evan Mobley of Rancho Christian, a national player of the year candidate for two years, headline the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. Go inside to see why these 10 have finished their careers as First Team […]
Mr. Basketball State POY Finalists
As is our custom, we like to release at least four and often more finalists among those who are being considered the most strongly for the annual Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year selection. And no, players from prep schools are not eligible for high school competition honors. Never have been, never will be. […]
Boys & Girls BB State Stat Stars
For this edition of state record updates infused with some of the best individual outings of the last two weeks, we figure out where two of the top scorers in CIF Southern Section history — Clark Slajchert of Oak Park and Josh Christopher of Lakewood Mayfair — will wind up on the all-time state career...
Boys BB: All-State Underclass 2019
Now that players of the year and coaches of the year are done, it’s time to get started with the first announced teams for the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Boys Basketball Teams. This is a look at the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. It will be for Gold Club members...
State Stat Stars of the Week
This week we begin to shift some of our regular features toward baseball and softball and begin with a no-hitter in baseball plus a softball pitcher with two straight perfect games. In boys hoops, we’ve got monstrous outings from some of the most dynamic players in the state, including Boogie Ellis, Josh Christopher, Jalen Green...
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason Top 40 of the best boys teams from all across the state. This group is led by No. 16 Corona Centennial and includes the rest of teams down to No. 40 Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, plus […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
This feature will take a break next week for the holidays, but before that happens we have to tell you about four more amazing players. One of them had back-to-back 50-point games last week. Another is an all-state freshman from last season, another is the daughter of a former NBA player while another had a […]
Boys BB: Final ’20 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the freshman (2020) class. Our final 2020 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 for the 2016-17 school year shows plenty of movement and six new prospects, including a new No. 1. This concludes our player rankings package for...
