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Central Cali’s Junior/Senior Showcase: Event Recap and Top 30 Performers

Bakersfield, CA - Friday, September 23rd, myself and Clutch Clips Hoop hosted our 2nd Annual Central Cali Junior/Senior Showcase at the Dignity Health Sports Complex. The event featured 44 juniors and seniors from 29 high schools from...

Pangos All-American Festival 4: My Top 15 Performers

Long Beach, CA - Two weeks ago, the last weekend of August, Dinos Trigionis hosted the 3rd Annual Pangos All-American Festival 4 at McBride High School in Southern California. The event featured four teams playing in a...

Central Cali’s Next Up Showcase: 25 Standout Performers

Bakersfield, CA - Friday, August 26th, myself and Clutch Clips Hoop co-hosted our 2nd Annual Central Cali’s Next Up Top 30 Showcase at Dignity Health Sports Complex in Bakersfield, CA. Last year’s inaugural event featured some...

Simply’s Battle of NorCal: Top 10 Standout Performers

Modesto, CA - Saturday, August 20th, Simply Basketball hosted their 2nd Annual Battle of NorCal All-Star Showcase at Modesto Christian High School. The event featured approximately 40 top prospects that represented four teams from four different regions...

Pangos Sweet 16: Central Section Standout Performers

Garden Grove, CA - The first NCAA Non-Scholastic Live Period of the Summer started on July 6th and ran through Sunday, July 10th. The place to be for independent teams in the Western Region was in Southern...

Pangos Premier 80 Showcase: Top 10 Performers by Paul Hernandez (Part I)

Long Beach, CA - Wednesday, July 6th, kicked off the first of two NCAA Viewing Periods, and the place to be for the afternoon was the Pangos Premier 80 Showcase. This invite-only event had 8 showcase games...

Fullcourt Press All-West Camp: Top 20 Performers

Long Beach, CA - This past Friday and Saturday, I attended the Fullcourt Press All-West Camp held at Ernest McBride High School’s gym. The two-day camp featured 100 players from California primarily, but from as far as...

Central Section Class of 2025: Top 35 Player Rankings

The Class of 2025 has been less impacted by the negative effects of Covid-19 protocols and restrictions in California than the previous graduation classes from 2021-2024. Players from the Class of 2025 were still in middle school...

Central Section Class of 2024: Top 35 Player Rankings

The Class of 2024 may have been the most negatively impacted group of prospects due to Covid-19 with regards to player exposure and name recognition. This was even more of an issue for players in smaller, less...

Modesto Christian’s Summer Classic: Top 25 Standout Performers

Modesto, CA - Modesto Christian hosted their 2nd Annual Summer Classic this past weekend, which is an event that has been designed to serve as a warm-up for the illustrious Section 7 in Arizona this upcoming weekend....