Top 20 players to watch in 2020 CIF Southern Section boys basketball Division 2-AA playoffs

Scorebook Live California reporter Connor Morrissette breaks down the best players from the Division 2-AA field in the Southern Section.

The CIF Southern Section has released their 2020 high school boys basketball playoff brackets, and we’re taking an inside look at the top players in each bracket.

The 32-team Division 2-AA boys basketball bracket is loaded with talent. Santa Clarita Christian and Heritage Christian are the two top seeds, and first-round games tip off on Wednesday.

• BRACKETS: DIVISION 2-AA | ALL CIF-SS BRACKETS

Scorebook Live California reporter Connor Morrissette breaks down the best players from the Division 2-AA field below.

MARANATHA

Christian Oliver - 2020

Oliver has three Division 1 scholarships, per 247Sports.

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SANTA CLARITA CHRISTIAN

Ty Harper - 2020

Harper has scholarship offers from USC and Virgina Tech. He scored 32 points in a win over Heritage Christian in the Classic At Damien tournament in December.

Josh O'Garro - 2021

O'Garro is one of the best athletes in Division 2AA. He's a great dunker that also plays solid defense.

FAIRMONT PREP

Atin Wright - 2020

Wright, a 6-foot-one guard, signed an LOI with Cal State Northridge in November.

CHAMINADE

KJ Simpson - 2021

Simpson is one of the top juniors in the region. He scored 41 points in a Mission League Tournament win over St. Francis last week.

Keith Higgins - 2021

Higgins has received scholarship offers from five colleges, per 247Sports.

Abe Eagle - 2020

Eagle is having a strong senior season. He scored 24 points in a Mission League Tournament game last week and then received a scholarship offer from Cal State Northridge that night.

SANTA MONICA

Quincy McGriff - 2020

McGriff, a 6-foot-5 small forward, is committed to UTEP.

ROLLING HILLS PREP

JT Tan - 2020

Tan, a 6-foot-8 center, is committed to Lehigh.

Vaughn Flowers - 2020

Flowers scored a team high 17 points to lead the Huskies to a 51-49 win over Orange Lutheran at the Nike Extravaganza at Mater Dei two weeks ago.

ST. BERNARD

Reese Dixon-Waters - 2021

Dixon-Waters is one of the top juniors in the region. He has six scholarship offers, per 247Sports.

Nick Bowden - 2020

Bowden is one of the best shooters in Southern California. He scored 51 points on senior night for the Vikings. He's also a fantastic leader.

ALEMANY

Brandon Whitney - 2020

Whitney is a Montana commit. He scored 31 points in a loss to Harvard-Westlake in the Mission League Tournament last week.

OAK PARK

Clark Slajchert - 2020

Slajchert is committed to Penn. He's one of the top scorers in the region.

And here’s the game winner by @clark3slajchert! Ice in his veins! 💪🏀 pic.twitter.com/lrsoolZD9L

— E92 Phreak (@e92phreak) February 7, 2020

ST. FRANCIS

Andre Henry - 2020

St. Francis head coach Todd Wolfson describes Henry as a coaches dream. He signed with UC Irvine in November.

SAN GABRIEL ACADEMY

Boubacar Coulibaly - 2020

Coulibaly, a six-foot-10 center, has a scholarship offer from Cal, per 247Sports.

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

Skyy Clark - 2022

Clark is a national recruit at the point guard spot. He's one of the best players in the country in the 2022 class.

Justin Rochelin - 2021

Rochelin has been battling injuries this season but is expected to be back for the playoffs. He has 14 scholarship offers, per 247Sports.

Max Allen - 2022

Allen is developing into a legitimate big man for Heritage Christian. He has a scholarship offer from DePaul, per his Twitter account.

Blessed to receive an offer from DePAul University thank u to the coaches for believing in me Go Blue Demons 🔵🔴!!! pic.twitter.com/Pk3NhycUvd

— Max Lee Allen (@MaxLeeAllen1) January 2, 2020

SAUGUS

Adrian McIntyre - 2020

McIntyre is one of the top unsigned seniors in the 2020 class.