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Simply’s 3rd Annual Battle of NorCal: Top 15 Performers

Modesto, CA - This past Saturday, August 12th, Simply Basketball hosted their 3rd Annual Battle of NorCal Showcase/All-Star Event at Modesto Christian High School. This event featured four teams representing four regions in Northern and Central California,...

Central Section HS Hoops: Top 15 Team Rankings (Version 3.0)

Central Section, CA – The New Year is upon us and the holiday hoops tournament portion of the season has wrapped up. This is a perfect time of the basketball season to update my team rankings. Over...

Central Section HS Hoops: Top 15 Team Rankings (Updated)

Central Section, CA – The 2023-2024 high school basketball season is in full swing, as we are a month into the official season and heading into the holiday tournament portion of the season. There have already been...

Pangos Premier 80: 20 Standout Performers

Long Beach, CA - Thursday, July 6th, Dinos Trigonis hosted the annual Pangos Premier 80 Showcase, which features 80 top prospects from the West and beyond. The event is invite-only and players are placed on teams of...

Central Cali’s Prospect Preview Showcase: 35 Standout Performers

Bakersfield, CA - This past Friday, May 19th, myself and Clutch Clips Hoop hosted our 2nd Annual Prospect Preview Showcase at Garces Memorial High School. The event featured 60 players from the classes of 2024 - 2027...

23′ Border League in Vegas: 25 Standout Juniors and Sophomores

Las Vegas, Nevada – Last weekend, October 13th – 15th, Bishop Gorman High School, and surrounding gyms, hosted the 2023 Border League in Las Vegas Tournament featuring some of the nation’s top high school teams, top nationally...

CSU Bakersfield Women’s Team Camp: Standout Performers

Bakersfield, CA -  Sunday, June 11th, I attended the CSU Bakersfield Women’s Basketball Team Camp, which featured teams from Central and Southern California. The event started Friday afternoon and ran through Sunday, but I was only in...

Pangos Best of SoCal League: Top Underclass Performers (Day 3) by Paul Hernandez

Long Beach, CA - As the high school season comes to an end in California this past Sunday I headed down to SoCal to watch Day 3 of the four-day Pangos Best of SoCal League hosted by...

Central Section HS Hoops: Top 15 Team Rankings (Version 4.0)

Central Section, CA – The regular season and league play are halfway over and the Saturday showcase events have wrapped up for the 2023-2024 season. There are two weeks left of league play and playoff positioning is...

Central Cali’s Girls Prospect Showcase: Top 25 Standout Performers

Bakersfield, CA - This past Friday night, May 12th, myself and Clutch Clips Hoop hosted our first-ever girl's event, Central Cali’s Girls Prospect Showcase, at Garces Memorial High School. The event featured 42...