California High School Girls Basketball News, Scores, Rankings, Videos

A wide shot of Blake Arena on the campus of Springfield College where the Hoophall Classic is played every year.

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The nation’s premier high school basketball showcase returns to Springfield with No. 1 prospects, national powerhouses, a historic girls-only day, and wall-to-wall coverage across ESPN, NBA TV, and NBA.com.

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Kaleena Smith, Ontario Christian junior point guard and No. 1 recruit for the 2027 class, outdid herself if that's possible with a 50-point explosion lead her No. 1 ranked team in the country over No. 3 Mitty in a double-overtime classic.

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The nation's No. 1 recruit finishes off one of great girls baksetball in history with 11 in second overtime as top-ranked Ontario Christian fights back to stun No. 3 Mitty.

Mitty then junior McKenna Woliczko during first-quarter action in last season's 61-44 loss to Ontario Christian at the Sabrina Ionescu Classic in Concord on Jan. 4, 2025. With her team up 19-17, Woliczko went down with a season-ending knee injury. She played in her first two games over the last week since the injury and now prepares to play the Knights Saturday in a national showdown at Mater Dei in Santa Ana. | Photo: Dennis Lee

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Two teams with lots of very recent history meet at Mater Dei in a likely showdown to determine early California state champion and national championship favorite

Olivia Elsokary (1) had a record-setting 25 steals in Westlake's 48-31 win over Santa Barbara on December 20, 2025.

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Westlake (CA) sophomore guard Olivia Elsokary broke the national single-game steals record that was set more than 30 years ago.

Brentwood School shakes hands at the Cali Live girls basketball event in Ladera Ranch (Calif.) on June 14.

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Brentwood, JSerra, Sage Hill, Portola (Irvine), and Oak Hills are among the top risers in High School On SI's CIF-Southern Section girls basketball rankings for the week of Jan. 5.

File photo of McKenna Woliczko during first-quarter action of last season's Jan. 6 game against Ontario Christian, the game she tore her ACL and MCL. The nation's No. 6 recruit from the Class of 2026 returned to the court Friday in a nonleague home game with Clovis.

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California girls basketball national power Mitty welcomes two-time national player of the year back and her performance offers a surprise

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California powerhouse needs fourth-quarter rally to escape against Oregon's top team

Kaleena Smith, Ontario Christian junior point guard and No. 1 recruit for the 2027 class, is averaging 34.9 points per game while guiding the Lady Knights to a perfect 14-0 start.

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No. 1 high school recruit Kaleena Smith is dominating the 2025-26 season. The Ontario Christian star is averaging 34.9 PPG with a 14-0 start, drawing offers from UConn, South Carolina, and LSU. See her full stats and highlights here.

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Diamond, Platinum brackets feature California, Oregon, Washington state champions

Naomi Durrah Class of 2028 point guard becomes the all-time leading scorer at Silver Valley High School (CA) .

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Naomi Durrah the class of 2028 point guard continues to show her leadership on and off the court as she becomes the all-time leading scorer at Silver Valley High School (CA).

Sierra Canyon incoming junior Jerzy Robinson (left) averaged 22.5 points and 10.8 rebounds last season for the 31-3 Trailblazers

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Redondo Union, Lynwood, and St. Anthony debut in High School On SI's CIF-Southern Section Girls Basketball Top 25 Rankings.

Ontario Christian's Kaleena Smith is the No. 1-ranked recruit in the country in the class of 2027. She will play in the Dallas area after Thanksgiving.

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No. 1 nationally-ranked Ontario Christian, defending Chipotle National Champion IMG Academy headed to Duncanville for games

Notre Dame guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. drives to the basket against Santa Margarita at the Trinity-Mission League Challenge in Pauley Pavilion.

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A recap of the week's top performances, notable headlines and scores from high school basketball in the CIF Southern Section.

McKenna Woliczko announced on Instagram Wednesday morning that she had picked the Hawkeyes over South Carolina, USC and Ohio State

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The two-time High School on SI Player of the Year picks the Hawkeyes over USC, South Carolina and Ohio State

Mitty (San Jose) incoming senior McKenna Woliczko signs with Disrupt the Game sports agency on Friday, July 25. The 5-star girls basketball standout is ranked the No. 6 recruit in the country according to 247Sports Composite.

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5-star 2026 wing from Mitty joins clientele that includes Lisa Leslie, Chelsea Gray and Chiney Ogwumike

Saniyah Hall (left) of Montverde Academy drives to the basket while defended by IMG Academy's Nylah Wilson in the title game of 2025 Chipotle Nationals. Hall, the nation's No. 1 recruit from the Class of 2026, committed to USC on Friday.

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Coming off MVP performance for USA U19 team in Czechia, Hall joins three other 5-star recruits for one of nation's up-and-coming powers

Ontario Christian freshman Tati Griffin drives hard to the basket en route to two of her 14 points, helping the Knights beat Archbishop Mitty 61-44 in the premier game of the 4th Sabrina Ionescu Classic in Concord 1/4/2025. Griffin injured her right knee in a summer event Sunday July 6 and the girls basketball community holds their breath waiting for MRI results to return early this week.

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Ontario Christian rising sophomore Tati Griffin could be lost for 2025-26 season if MRI results reveal ACL tear; Follows fellow Californians JuJu Watkins, McKenna Woliczko with knee trauma

USA Basketball's U16 Women's Junior National Team - loaded with some of the top recruits from across the country - set a record for largest margin of victory in U16 Women's AmeriCup history when they beat Panama by 119 points on Friday, June 20, 2025.

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Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka scores 26, Americans open on 44-0 run and set new assist mark in 131-12 win

Mitty's Maliya Hunter (23) and Ze'Ni Patterson (22) play defense in Day 2 game with West Linn (Ore.), a 50-26 Monarchs' win at the Roebbelen Center in Roseville, Calif.

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The nation's No. 18 player in her class reveals the reasons for her quick development, having a dad as coach, early interest in golf, and love for cooking in between games at Cali Live '25

Mitty 2026 5-star wing McKenna Woliczko stands and cheers another big play from the Monarchs, who improved to 4-0 at the CaliLive '25 college coaches showcase at Reobbelen Center in Roseville, Calif. on Thursday, June 13th. Woliczko is only five months removed from tearing a ACL in a Jan. 4 game which ended her junior season.

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Coming off torn ACL in January, Mitty 2026 wing reveals what she loves about South Carolina, Ohio State, Iowa and USC; The 6-2 wing also reveals what last five minutes have been like

A flier with information of the celebration of Hans de Lannoy's life.

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Late, legendary high school basketball coach to be celebrated all day Saturday in Danville

More than 30 athletes, teams and coaches will be honored Monday at the ninth San Francisco High School Awards celebration at San Francisco Italian Athletic Club

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CIF Executive Director Ron Nocetti are expected at Monday gala that honors public, private school athletes, coaches and teams, and all the legends before them

Will Burr is the new girls basketball coach at Harvard-Westlake after winning four straight CIF titles at Viewpoint and Oak Park.

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Burr comes to Harvard-Westlake after winning four straight CIF titles at Viewpoint and Oak Park.

Clackamas product Jazzy Davidson led all scorers at the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit with 17 points in Team USA's win.

Recruiting

ESPN released its final girls' basketball player rankings for the 2025 recruiting class. And there's a new No. 1. Well, sort of. The multi-year debate regarding

Jackson Cantwell spins around as he practices throwing a shotput during track and field practice at Nixa High School on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. On Friday, Cantwell, the nation's No. 1 football recruit for the Class of 2026, heaved the shot put five feet further than anyone has all season, the No. 2 mark by a junior all-time.

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High School On SI National High 5: While Nixa (Mo.) junior OT Jackson Cantwell is being wooed by college programs, he wows track and field fans with massive heave; Team USA sweeps The World