LAGUNA NIGUEL – Seven Pacific 12 Conference-bound players are among the 31 BurlisonOnBasketball All-Southern California selections from the Class of 2020.
Notable among those are McDonald’s All-Americans B.J. Boston and Ziaire Williams (each from Sierra Canyon), Josh Christopher (Mayfair) and Evan Mobley (Sierra Canyon).
The college programs landing multiple all-2020 selections were Kentucky (Boston and Devin Askew), USC (Mobley and Boubacar Coulibaly), San Diego State (first-teamers Lamont Butler and Keith Dinwiddie) and UC Irvine (guards Andre Henry and D.J. Davis, first- and second-teamers, respectively).
High school teams with more than one representative were Sierra Canyon and Etiwanda (three apiece), and Rancho Christian and Riverside Poly (two apiece).
Ziaire Williams (pictured) edged Boston, Christopher, Henry (St. Francis) and Mobley for 2020 Player of the Year.
Only athletes from the CIF Southern and L.A. City sections were eligible.
SoCal Class of 2020 Most Outstanding Player
Ziaire Williams 6-8 Sierra Canyon Stanford
Comment: The Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks transfer made his Trailblazers’ debut on Dec. 30 in the Classic at Damien/Platinum final vs. Sierra Canyon.
First Team All-SoCal Class of 2020
Devin Askew 6-4 Mater Dei Kentucky
Comment: Jumped up a class when it became apparent there was going to be a PG need in Lexington.
B.J. Boston 6-7 Sierra Canyon Kentucky
Comment: Should be one of four freshmen in the Wildcats’ lineup.
Lamont Butler 6-2 Riverside Poly San Diego State
Comment: Twice all-CIF SS D-1 first team and one of the west’s best passers.
Josh Christopher 6-4 Mayfair Arizona State
Comment: The most difficult player in the state to prevent from getting to the rim off the dribble.
Jaylen Clark 6-5 Etiwanda UCLA
Comment: Three-season standout at Centennial before moving to another IE power program.
Paris Dawson 6-2 Corona Centennial Portland State
Comment: Took firm grip on the Huskies’ reins after several classmates transferred; Most Outstanding Player at Tarkanian Classic/National Division.
Keith Dinwiddie 6-3 Fairfax San Diego State
Comment: Shared L.A. City Player of the Year honors with Fidelis Okereke.
Ty Harper 6-4 Santa Clarita Christian Prep School/TBD
Comment: By way of Arizona and Georgia, helped his team bag the CIF SS
Andre Henry 6-3 St. Francis UC Irvine
Comment: Helped his squad earn a trip to Sacramento before the COVID-19 wheels came off.
Mason Hooks 6-10 Harvard-Westlake Princeton
Comment: His low-post power and skill anchored the program’s run to the CIF SS Open Division playoffs.
Ian Martinez 6-3 JSerra Utah
Comment: The most spectacular Orange County-based player for the past two seasons.
Evan Mobley 7-0 Rancho Christian USC
Comment: The No. 1 “prospect” in this national class.
Fidelis Okereke 6-7 King/Drew Cal State Northridge
Comment: The most underrated post in SoCal in this class.
Clark Slajchert 6-1 Oak Park Pennsylvania
Comment: He and Mason Hooks should have some sweet Ivy League battles over four years.
Devin Tillis 6-5 Windward UNLV
Comment: By the time he’s a sophomore, Tillis could be an all-MWC caliber performer in Las Vegas.
Second Team All-SoCal Class of 2020
Nick Bowden 6-1 St. Bernard Middlebrooks Academy
Comment: Twice all-CIF SS 2AA/Most Outstanding Player Trevor Ariza-Westchester tourney.
Judah Brown 6-7 Newport Pacifica Christian Saint Mary’s
Comment: A standout for the WCE 17s last summer, Brown was twice all-CIF SS
Wynton Brown 6-7 St. John Bosco Northern Arizona
Comment: Most improved player in this group; all-CIF SS Open first team.
Tyree Campbell 6-5 Etiwanda Cal Baptist
Comment: Two-year starter for team that was runner-up in Regional finals in 2019 (DI to Chino Hills) and 2020 (Open to Etiwanda).
Boubacar Coulibaly 6-10 San Gabriel Academy USC
Comment: He was Southern California’s second-best shot blocker.
D.J. Davis 6-1 Riverside Poly UC Irvine
Comment: One of the best jump shooters anywhere for the past four years.
Terren Frank 6-7 Sierra Canyon Texas Christian
Comment: Three-year starter who began his career at Harvard-Westlake.
Michael Frankling 6-1 Gardena TBD
Comment: Twice first-team All-L.A. City Open Division.
Dominick Harris 6-3 Rancho Christian Gonzaga
Comment: Second-team all-CIF Open Division as senior and junior.
Isaiah Johnson 6-6 Bishop Montgomery Oregon State
Comment: All-CIF SS D-I as senior; all-CIF SS as sophomore at Crean Lutheran.
Jadon Jones 6-5 St. Anthony Long Beach State
Comment: Played as a freshman and sophomore at Cantwell-Sacred Heart; his terrific senior season capped by first-team all-CIF SS Open selection.
Camren Pierce 6-1 Etiwanda Cal Poly/SLO
Comment: First-team all-CIF SS Open as senior (second-team as junior); three-year varsity starter.
J.T. Tan 6-8 Rolling Hills Prep Lehigh
Comment: Three-time all-CIF SS and the best footwork of any post in SoCal this season.
Brandon Whitney 6-0 Alemany Montana
Comment: Twice all-CIF SS 2AA; explosive scorer.
Snookey Wigington 5-8 Ribet Academy IMG Prep
Comment: Twice all-CIF 2A (POY as junior when helped team to state title) and driving force for squad that stunned the State Southern Region DI field in March.
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