Coaches across the Southland agree that high school basketball has entered a new era. 'No question, it's special,' Dave Rebibo of Harvard-Westlake said.
If you’re a fan of amateur basketball, there’s no better place to spend the next four months than Southern California, where talent at the high school level has converged among the classes of 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 to create one of those “I can’t believe it” moments. “No question, it’s special,” Harvard-Westlake coach David Rebibo said. “SoCal basketball is the greatest amateur basketball in the world right now. Tomorrow may be different but today,” Inglewood coach Jason Crowe Sr.
There are players from Senegal, China, the Republic of Congo, Croatia, South Sudan and Nigeria on rosters, adding to the intrigue of overflowing talent in the Southland. For the first time, the Southern Section will use a computer algorithm to place teams in playoff divisions, which will be culture shock to some. There’s no more knowing divisions before the season begins. It’s similar to football, where teams in the same league could face off in the opening round. With the season starting Nov.
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