Imagine what might happen today if the massive CIF Southern Section were not part of a state championship? Don’t imagine. That’s what happened for the 1984-85 basketball season. It set up a series of insanely difficult final state rankings and team of the year announcements, especially when the top two divisional boys champions in the...
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State’s 30 Greatest Teams (16-30)
Another of Mater Dei’s CIF state title teams leads off this group of all-time great units. We also have the first of the L.A. Crenshaw squads, but it might surprise you which one has landed among this bunch. Others earning all-time greatest writeups include our best from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, two teams we wish...
Schools With Most All-State Players
Taking a look at the top 30 players chosen to the Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams in the nearly 40 years of the honors being announced, it shouldn’t be a shock to see which school has had the most by a wide margin. It’s the same school that’s been coached for just about all […]
Boys BB State Team Records Updated
All of the exclusive state boys basketball team records on this site have now been completely updated with more categories added, including three-point shooting for a season, perfect free throw shooting for a game and what happened in a 1975 game that ended 2-2 in regulation. We have lots of mentions for Mater Dei, Chino...
Boys BB: Public School State TOYs
Inspired by a comment from longtime Etiwanda head coach Dave Kleckner, we have now finally finished going through the last 50 years of California boys basketball and have selected a Public School State Team of the Year for each season. Kleckner’s team this year would be one of them, but it’s not his only one....
Westchester’s Ed Azzam Offers Advice
With Westchester (Los Angeles) defeating Sheldon (Sacramento), 56-52, to win the platinum division consolation title at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, longtime Comets coach Ed Azzam is now one win away from becoming the L.A. City Section’s all-time coaching wins leader with 804 wins, which would give him one more than legendary Willie West […]
State Boys Basketball Coaching Leaders
Welcome to the online Cal-Hi Sports State Record Book & Almanac. This state record list is for most varsity career coaching wins in boys basketball. These totals are for California wins only and do not include out-of-state wins unless noted. Forfeit wins or losses also are not included. For more on Cal-Hi Sports record book founder...
Azzam & West: Record Updates
Year-by-year results kept by Cal-Hi Sports and noted historian Bruce McIntosh of Rio Vista shows long-time L.A. Westchester coach Ed Azzam still 46 wins short of L.A. City Section career wins record-holder Willie West of L.A. Crenshaw. Below is a tale of the tape for both legendary coaches.
