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LAGUNA NIGUEL – The most “under-appreciated” (at least by the generic high school hoops follower, whose opinions are largely shaped by social media hits-pursuers) member of the high school program that won 111 games over the past four seasons is about to be shown a whole lot of appreciation.

While winning those 111 games and bagging three CIF Southern Section Open Division crowns, the Corona Centennial High Huskies have had some high-profile performers.

Notably, those were guards Kylan Boswell (who played exceptionally well as a freshman for the University of Arizona this past season); Donovan Dent (another first-year standout, at the University of New Mexico, and California’s best player in the 2021-22 season); and Jared McCain (a McDonald’s All-American, bound for Duke this fall), as well as 6-foot-10 Devin Williams, who will be attending summer classes as a soon-to-be freshman at UCLA in a few months.

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – That Coach David Rebibo’s Harvard-Westlake basketball team was able to win Southern Regional and State Open Division championships speaks to the Wolverines playing their best during the most significant portion of the 2022-23 season.

And no one better illustrates that point than Trent Perry.

The 6-foot-4 playmaker averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game during the HW program-best, 33-2 campaign.

But over the team’s final three games – regional games at St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial, in the state championship game  vs.

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SALT LAKE CITY – If you want a nice definition of “one-stop shopping, basketball-wise”, the Saturday E.A.T./Utah Camp at the Saint Vincent de Paul Parrish School will do just fine, thank you very much.

In this case, “one-stop shopping” is more accurately defined as “one-stop evaluation” of most of the top high school – and middle school – boys’ basketball players in Utah.

Props to Chris Popoola, Seena Namdar (Camp Coordinator and Salt Lake City College Assistant Coach) and the entire  E.A.T. (Elite Athletic Training) crew for attracting a deep group of outstanding players and putting them in position to play in a competitive environment.

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – The Bellflower St. John Bosco High boys’ basketball program made the 2022-23 the best in the eight-year stint of Coach Matt Dunn.

The Braves finished 26-7 and was the outright champion in the Trinity League – marking the first time that a Mater Dei team hasn’t at least shared a league title since 1988.

They played in the CIF Southern Section’s Open Division championship game for the first time, losing on a buzzer-beating dunk by Aaron McBride of three-time Open-winning Corona Centennial at the Honda Center.

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LONG BEACH – The final round of play in the Pangos Best of SoCal League is set for Monday night at McBride High.

Two rounds of league games, starting at 7 o’clock (the gymnasium floor is divided into two courts), will be bailed with the 9 ‘clock “Cream of the Crop” game scheduled to get underway at 9 o’clock.

That “all-star” game will showcase a boatload of guys who were standout underclassmen this past season.

Two of those are the offspring of UCLA and NBA standouts, Trent MacLean (6-foot-9 sophomore/Thousand Oaks) and Tajh Ariza (6-6 freshman/St.

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