Hoops by Ugland: High school basketball analysis and scouting

Tons of words on two live viewing periods in SoCal

GARDEN GROVE (and) ANAHEIM (and) NORWALK, Calif. — Please forgive the tardiness of this recap; let’s just chalk it up to the “live period...

Players take advantage of live period tune-up

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Last weekend’s SoCal Hoop Review at Next Level Sports Complex proved to be a pretty good tune-up for travel ball t...

Club basketball season is upon us, so don't be "that guy"

So I’ve had this lingering headache over the last few days and I wasn’t exactly sure what it was until this morning. The diagnosis: Clu  Does he walk off the court when subbed out? Does he roll his shoulders and drop his head if his team is getting run out of the gym? Does he gloat and taunt when his team is running a team out of the gym? Playing with passion is great - I don’t like players to be robots - just don’t be disrespectful about it. Is he overly-critical and

Lonzo Ball is HoopsByUgland POY, plus six All-SoCal teams

What a year we Southern California basketball hoop heads were privileged to witness. From the BattleZONE at Corona Centennial to the Fair...

CIF State Southern Regional Finals capsules and predictions

There are few secrets when it comes to the 2016 CIF State Southern Regional Finals. All six of the championship games slated for Saturd...

Seven best games in first round of CIF State boys basketball playoffs

The CIF State boys basketball brackets were release Sunday afternoon and the resounding theme that immediately hit the Twitterverse was t...

The show goes on: Chino Hills dominates Sierra Canyon in Open final

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The stage was set for the game of the year in California high school basketball. Undefeated and top-ranked team in th...

Capsules and predictions for all 12 CIF-SS boys basketball championship games

The storylines surrounding the 12 CIF-SS boys basketball championship games on tap Friday and Saturday are aplenty. The most intriguing...

Chino Hills-Sierra Canyon Open Division final set for 6:30 Saturday at Honda Center

The days, times and locations for the CIF-SS boys basketball championships are set and 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Honda Center is the place to...

CIF-SS playoff central: Division-by-division predictions and an updated SoCal Top 20

As I made my way through the seemingly endless amount of teams and divisions in the Southern Section playoff picture a pattern started to...

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