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San Diego high school basketball had a clear cut favorite or two when looking at the Open Division race over the first five years of the 2020s. Cathedral Catholic and Torrey Pines had epic battles in 2020 and 2021, then St. Augustine had a two-year reign atop the section as the clear and convincing favorite, followed by Carlsbad and Montgomery's clashes in 2024 and 2025. For the first time this decade, the Open Division race is wide open. Part of it is that, despite the 2026

We continue our dive into the Top 50 with the group of squads that rest just outside of the Top 10, which include a host of teams that have their sights on a push to the Open Division. Madison, Mira Mesa and Christian, three of the top 4 ranked Division 2 squads from a season ago, start things off at 11, 12 and 13, respectively. All three have good depth and playmakers in the post and perimeter. Rancho Buena Vista, which will rely heavily on superstar guard CJ Aldrich, and Bo

It's that time of the year again! We kick off basketball season with our look at the top 50 ranked squads in San Diego County, beginning with the teams that comprise the back half of the top 50. This group includes several likely League champions, contenders in Division 2, 3 and 4, including the presumed front runners for the latter divisions, and includes a number of San Diego's top individual talents, including several league player of the year candidates. Army Navy Academ

The San Diego transfer portal was as active as ever this summer, as a number of high profile players changed addresses – including a record number of defections from the region. Gone are two all-CIF selections and three talented 2027 prospects that comprised nearly a third of the Full-Time Hoops All Sophomore 1st Team. In are a pair of high-level combo guards, and two foreign bigs, all of which will have an impact in their respective divisional races. And in between, a record

After three years of seeing freshmen classes have a significant impact on the top levels of SD hoops, the class of 2028 had to, for the most part, wait their turn. If the summer and fall sessions of high school basketball showed us anything, however, is that for the current class of sophomores, their time is rapidly approaching. While guards and wings currently project as the top players in the class, there’s another developing storyline with the 2028 group: it’s huge. Let’s

After a season that saw San Diego have its least impactful freshman class in at least three years, there’s one thing that can be said about the Class of 2029. Yeah, they’re back. This year’s crop of freshmen could have an immediate impact on the San Diego hoops landscape, from small schools to Open Division contenders. Who are the names to know now? Who are the names to know later? What schools have the deepest freshmen groups? Let’s introduce you to San Diego’s Class of 2029

By Max Rode 805 Hoops In the 10th rendition of the Crème of the County (COTC), Aaron Burgin (Full-Time Hoops) brought together the top...

June has become a critical month in the HS basketball calendar, with two evaluation periods and a host of team camps and summer leagues for players to sharpen their skills, develop team chemistry and boost their recruitment in front of college coaches. Who were some of the standouts during June? I had a chance to watch San Diego teams at a number of events this month, including the Point Loma Nazarene, SDSU and UCSD Team Camps, the Boys Cali Live and Section 7 preview events

It's summer scholastic hoops in San Diego, and the world of the summer is "change." Players leaving. Players Transferring. Coaches...

Over the years, I have had the unique experience of watching the recruitment process from a pair of lenses: the first as a writer and...