More than 75 former California (CIF) high school basketball stars will play in 2021 men's NCAA Tournament

The 2021 NCAA Tournament is filled with former California (CIF) high school basketball stars - a total of 77 players who finished their high school careers in California.

The NCAA Tournament is back in 2021 after being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020. This year's men's tournament is filled with former California (CIF) high school basketball stars - a total of 77 players who finished their high school careers in California.

Here's a look at all 77 players, broken down by Region and their college.

FORMER CALIFORNIA STARS IN 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT

WEST REGION

Gonzaga (1-seed)

Colby Brooks – Loyola

Brooks joined the Bulldogs as a walk-on for the 2020-21 season.

Abe Eagle – Chaminade Prep

Eagle is in his first season as a walk-on for Gonzaga.

Dominick Harris – Rancho Christian

Harris has played in 21 games this year during his first season in Spokane.

Appalachian State (16-seed)

Xavion Brown – Sheldon

Brown has played in 15 games this season, making one start for the Mountaineers.

UCLA (11-seed)

Jaylen Clark – Etiwanda

Clark is averaging 2.5 points per game and has played in 25 games during his freshman season.

Jules Bernard – Windward

Bernard is averaging ten points per games and shooting over 40 percent from three-point range during his junior season.

Cody Riley – Sierra Canyon

Riley has started 25 games for the Bruins and is averaging ten points and five rebounds per game.

Johnny Juzang – Harvard-Westlake

Juzang leads UCLA in scoring at 14 points per game in his first season after transferring in from Kentucky.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. – Camarillo

Jaquez has started all 26 games for UCLA and is averaging 11 points per game.

Jake Kyman – Santa Margarita Catholic

Kyman has played in 25 games for the Bruins, averaging just over three points per game.

Logan Cremonesi – Mater Dei

Cremonesi has played in three games during his first season as a walk-on.

Jalen Hill – Corona Centennial

Hill has played in 15 games for the Bruins, averaging six points and six rebounds per game.

David Singleton – Bishop Montgomery

Singleton has played in every game for UCLA this season, averaging five points per game while shooting 46 percent from three-point range.

Russell Stong – Crespi

Stong has played in three games for the Bruins this season.

Oklahoma (8-seed)

Elijah Harkless – Etiwanda

Harkless is averaging eight points, five rebounds, and two steals per game in his first season in Norman after transferring in from Cal State Northridge.

Missouri (9-seed)

Drew Buggs – Long Beach Poly

Buggs graduated and transferred in after starting 87 games during his career at Hawaii. He’s averaging two points and two assists per game.

UC-Santa Barbara (12-seed)

Jay Nagle – Will C. Wood

Nagle has played in 16 games for the Gauchos during his junior season.

Devearl Ramsey – Sierra Canyon

Ramsey has started each of the 26 games for the Gauchos during his senior season, averaging eight points and four assists per game.

Amadou Sow – Prolific Prep

Sow has averaged double digits in all three of his seasons for the Gauchos and was named to the All-Big West 1st team this season.

Max Cheylov – Calabasas

Cheylov has not appeared in a game during his redshirt freshman season.

Gage Gomez – Arroyo Grande

Gomez has appeared in eight games during his first season on campus.

Kyle MacLean – Westlake

MacLean has seen action in two games so far this season.

Virginia (4-seed)

Kihei Clark – Taft

Clark has started 72 games during his first three seasons at Virginia and averaged ten points and five assists this season.

USC (6-seed)

Talin Lewis – Oaks Christian

Lewis missed this season after tearing his ACL and also competes on the USC track and field team.

Isaiah Mobley – Rancho Christian

Mobley averaged nine points and seven rebounds per game during his sophomore season.

Evan Mobley – Rancho Christian

Mobley was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, and Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Year after averaging 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks per game. He’s projected as a top-five pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.

Isaiah White – Damien

White has started 24 games for the Trojans this season, averaging seven points and four rebounds per game.

Boubacar Coulibaly – San Gabriel Academy

Coulibaly has played in 12 games during his freshman season.

McKay Anderson – La Verne Lutheran

Anderson has not played after undergoing knee surgery last season.

Ethan Anderson – Fairfax

Injury limited Anderson to only six starts, though he averaged six points and three assists per game.

Reese Waters – St. Bernard

Waters enrolled at midseason and has appeared in seven games since then.

Max Agbonkpolo – Santa Margarita Catholic

Agbonkpolo has appeared in every game this season, averaging four points and three rebounds per game.

Joshua Morgan – Sheldon

Morgan has played in five games this season after transferring in from Long Beach State.

Amar Ross – Fremont

Ross has appeared in four games this season after transferring in from Bethesda University.

Eastern Washington (14-seed)

Austin Fadal – Monte Vista (Danville)

Fadal has appeared in four games during his redshirt sophomore season.

Jacob Davison – Cantwell Sacred Heart

Davis is averaging double digits for the third consecutive season and has started 68 games during his career with the Eagles.

Kim Aiken Jr. – Redlands East Valley

Aiken has started every game for the Eagles this season while averaging 12 points and nine rebounds per game.

Michael Meadows – Campbell Hall

Meadows is averaging ten points per game during his sophomore season.

Oregon (7-seed)

Eddy Ionescu – Miramonte

Ionescu has appeared in one game during his redshirt senior season.

Will Johnson – Palisades

Johnson has played in five games for the Ducks this season.

Grand Canyon (15-seed)

Chance McMillian – Golden State Prep

McMillian has played in 23 games, averaging four points per game during his freshman season.

Oscar Frayer – Moreau Catholic

Frayer is has started 106 games for the Antelopes during his career and is averaging seven points and three rebounds per game.

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EAST REGION

LSU (8-seed)

Brandon Egemo – University (Los Angeles)

Egemo has played in two games for the Tigers during his first year on campus.

Shareef O’Neal – Crossroads

O’Neal has played in ten games this season after transferring in from UCLA after his freshman year.

St. Bonaventure (9-seed)

Alpha Okoli – St. John Bosco

Okoli has played in two games so far this season during his junior year for the Bonnies.

Colorado (5-seed)

Evan Battey – Villa Park

Battey has started all 30 games for the Buffaloes this season while averaging ten points and five rebounds per game.

Abilene Christian (14-seed)

Paul Hiepler – Oaks Christian

Hiepler made one start for the Wildcats this season and has played in 52 games during his career.

Alabama (2-seed)

Jaden Shackelford – Hesperia

Shackelford has started 48 games since arriving on campus and led the Crimson Tide in scoring at 14 points per game this season.

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SOUTH REGION

Purdue (4-seed)

Jared Wulbrun – Palo Alto

Wilbrun is in his second season at Purdue after beginning his career at Cal Lutheran.

Texas Tech (6-seed)

Chibuzo Agbo – St. Augustine (San Diego)

Agbo has played in 21 games while averaging two points per game in his first season on campus.

Arkansas (3-seed)

Vance Jackson Jr. – Prolific Prep

Jackson has played in 26 games this season for the Razorbacks after previous stops at UConn and New Mexico.

Colgate (14-seed)

Blake Henry – Menlo-Atherton

Henry is in his second season at Colgate following two years at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

Ohio State (2-seed)

Dwayne Washington Jr. – Sierra Canyon

Washington is the Buckeyes leading scorer, averaging 16 points, three rebounds, and three assists per game.

Justice Sueing – Mater Dei

Sueing sat out last season after transferring in from Cal. He’s averaging 11 points and six rebounds per game.

Oral Roberts (15-seed)

D’Mauria Jones – Narbonne

Jones has played in 17 games for the Golden Eagles while averaging four points and three rebounds per game.

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MIDWEST REGION

Illinois (1-seed)

Coleman Hawkins – Prolific Prep

Hawkins has played in 24 games for the Illini as a freshman, averaging two points and one rebound per game.

Oregon State (12-seed)

Gianni Hunt – Bishop Montgomery

Hunt is averaging five points and three assists per game during his sophomore season.

Jarod Lucas – Los Altos

Lucas made a big jump during his sophomore season and is averaging 13 points per game while shooting 40 percent from three-point range.

Ethan Thompson – Bishop Montgomery

Thompson has started all 123 games during his career and is leading the team with 15 points per game this season.

Roman Silva – Diamond Ranch

Silva has started 20 games for the Beavers this season and is averaging five points and two rebounds per game.

Julien Franklin – Villa Park

Franklin has played in 19 games this season after redshirting a year ago.

Joey Potts – Petaluma

Potts has played in five games this season.

Isaiah Johnson – Bishop Montgomery

Johnson has played in 15 games this year during his freshman season.

San Diego State (6-seed)

Keshad Johnson – San Leandro

Johnson has played in 23 games this season while averaging four points and four rebounds per game.

Adam Seiko – Sierra Canyon

Seiko has played in 26 games, starting seven, averaging four points and two rebounds per game.

Terrell Gomez – Middlebrooks Academy

Gomez is averaging nine points per game in his first season with the Aztecs after graduating and transferring from Cal State Northridge. He’s made 343 three-pointers in his collegiate career.

Lamont Butler – Poly (Riverside)

Butler is averaging four points, two rebounds, and two assists per game during his freshman campaign.

Keith Dinwiddie Jr. – Fairfax

Dinwiddie is averaging six points per game during the six games he’s played this season.

Matt Mitchell – Roosevelt (Eastvale)

Mitchell has averaged double digits during each of his four seasons for the Aztecs and was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year after posting 15 points and six rebounds per game this season.

Cade Alger – Ripon Christian

Alger redshirted last season at Seattle and has played in seven games for the Aztecs this year.

Jordan Schakel – Bishop Montgomery

Schakel is averaging 14 points per game this season while shooting 47 percent from three-point range.

Jared Barnett – Westchester

Barnett has played in 17 games over the past two seasons fro the Aztecs.

Tyler Broughton – Tesoro

Broughton has appeared in four games during his freshman season.

Derek Morhar – Calabasas

Morhar has yet to appear in a game for the Aztecs.

Triston Broughton – Tesoro

Broughton has appeared in four games during his freshman season.

Syracuse (11-seed)

Shane Feldman – Agoura

Feldman has appeared in one game during his freshman season for the Orange.

Rutgers (10-seed)

Myles Johnson – Long Beach Poly

Johnson has started 20 games this season for the Scarlet Knights while averaging eight points and nine rebounds per game.