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San Diego’s own version of “Feast Week” saw some familiar names come out atop the region’s first major tournaments. Montgomery, St....

Belatedly, here is the final group of teams that comprises my Top 50 rankings. 26. Olympian Key Players: JJ Walker, 5-7 So. G; Isaiah Aquino, 5-7 Sr. G; Sammell Humphries, 5-11 So. G; Tristan Anderson, 5-7 Fr. G; Nathan Cacao, 6-3 Sr. G; Xavier King, 6-3 So. F; Nijil Sherrard, 5-7 So. G; Yaseen Chemsi, 6-3 So. F; Koa Cardeno, 5-7 So. G Outlook: A nice blend of speedy guards, underrated wings and just enough size should give the Eagles the edge in Division 3.  27. Vista Key Pl

We now look at the next group of teams in San Diego just outside of the Top 10. The list includes several teams at the Top of the...

When the season ended last spring, barring the miraculous, Montgomery, which returned six of its top 7 players from an Open Division...

Class of 2026 - now comes the hard part. After a season in which last year’s freshman class burst onto the scene and comprised the most productive freshman group in memory, the question becomes can they sustain it? Several factors will play a significant role: how will the freshmen who were productive in lower to middle levels of CIF competition “level up” as they move up a division, which productive JV players will make the leap to standouts on their varsity teams and which

The class of 2027 enters into high school with some pretty big shoes to fill. Last year, a record number of freshmen contributed at every level of high school hoops in San Diego, including four players that averaged at least 15 points per game - Juju Lebel, Jayden Gray, CJ Aldrich and Alex Williams - and a fifth who played a significant role on an Open Division contender - Ty Ingram. Can this year's crop of freshmen come close to this level of achievement? Surprisingly, mayb

Year 2 of the Lamont Smith Basketball Academy Fall Showcase saw the two-day event "come downtown" to San Diego City College without skipping a beat. Now expanded to 32 teams, Smith, the former USD head coach and longtime NCAA assistant, was able to corral several out of area teams to the mix - Weston Ranch of Stockton, Corona Del Mar of Newport Beach, Temecula Valley and Dougherty Valley - which gave the showcase a little more gravitas. Still, we at Full-Time Hoops try to foc

While it's still early in their high school careers, San Diego's 2026 and 2027 recruiting classes have an opportunity to be special. The...

San Diego is full of talented players that emerge from relative obscurity. Sometimes it's an increased role. In other cases, a player dramatically improves or grows. Summer hoops gives us a chance to pinpoint some of these stories before the regular season. Here are a few names who stood out as sleepers who will have potential breakout seasons. Jordyn Webster, 6-4 2025 G, Eastlake

GLENDALE, AZ - On parallel courts, a pair of San Diego teams hoisted championship banners at the Section 7 Team Camp Sunday morning. Carlsbad jumped out to a 21-2 lead against Eaglecrest of Colorado and didn't look back, winning the Mayo Clinic Bracket with a 61-48 margin. 2025 guard Jake Hall, who put together a dominant tournament showing, led the Lancers with 24 points. His back court mate, 6-3 guard Tony Duckett, scored 17 points. Torrey Pines was equally dominant, racing