ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Around 100 teams will be on hand this week to compete at the 12-court Roebbelen Center in Roseville on June 15-17 for the Girls California Live 23 NCAA Sanctioned Scholastic Viewing event.
The event has been awarded to the Bay Area Basketball Coaches Association (BABCA) by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the governing body of high school sports in the state. The Boys California Live 23 is being held in Orange County
Although the NCAA established these events for boys in 2019, California did not participate until this year when the NCAA offered an event for girls.
“We were not going to pursue getting June scholastic viewing period events certified until the NCAA allowed them for boys and girls,” said CIF Executive Director Ron Nocetti.
Because it is the first year for girls only 14 events are being held nationwide while there are 43 for boys.
Unlike club basketball events the participating teams will play for their high school and only students enrolled at the school can play. This includes incoming freshmen and transfers.
There will be four divisions, Open, Roseville, BABCA, BallerTV, plus a JV division.
Because this is an NCAA viewing event for Division I college coaches, plus lower level college coaches as well, it is being done in a showcase format will that give college coaches a set schedule of games making it easier to scout and analyze players.
Archbishop Mitty-San Jose
Morgan Cheli, 6-2, Wing, Sr.
Committed to UConn...is the top player in the tourney and top player in NorCal...missed a chunk of last season so she didn't get any Cal-Hi honors but she will be on preseason short list of Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year front runners..I would compare her to Katie Lou Samuelson of Mater Dei that also went to UConn and was a Ms. Basketball
Piedmont
Natalia Martinez, 5-7, Shooting guard, Sr.
Has eight offers…San Diego State, St. Mary's, UC Riverside, Cal Poly, Southern Utah, Cal Baptist, Montana, Montana State...looking like one of the top shooting guards in NorCal
Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland
Devin Cosgriff, 5-10, combo guard, So.
The colleges like her game and she was invited to the USA U16 trials...got an offer from UCLA as an 8th grader and now has 8 Pac-12 offers...she recently added South Carolina, TCU and Florida to the mix..could have a real breakout season on a loaded O'Dowd team..likely the top 1-2 sophomore combo guards in the state
La Jolla Country Day
Taj Roberts, 5-9, combo guard, Sr.
Has some very solid offers from Ohio State, Cal Berkeley, UCLA, Kentucky, SDSU, University of Arizona ...she was a bit overshadowed by the two McDonald's girls but her offers tell the story...she will be one of the top combo guards in the state
Oakland Tech
Jhai Johnson, 6-3, wing, So.
Daughter of NFL QB Josh Johnson...as a freshman she was the only female to dunk at the Oakland Athletic League dunk contest...I knoe she has a fairly recent offer from Mississippi State but dont know of any others at this time
Willamette (Oregon)
Brynn Smith, combo guard, Jr.
Has lots of interest and an offer from Seattle
Isabella Harms, 6-0, wing, Jr.
Has lots of interest and an offer from Seattle and Portland
Benson Poly Tech (Oregon)
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts, 6-2, Wing, Sr.
One of Oregon's top recruits she can play and defend just about all positions...she currently has offers from Washington State, Cal and ASU with lots of additional interest
Folsom
Kamryn Mafua, 6-2, Forward, Sr.
Verbally committed to Cal, the Sacramento Bee Player of the Year can dribble, drive, shoot and defend for the top-ranked team in the Sacramento Metro Area. Mafua will be one of the events headliners.
Whitney-Rocklin
Harper Peterson, 6-3, Forward, Sr.
One of the top bigs in NorCal with a lot of offers, including Washington, Utah, Cal, Florida, Duke, UCLA, Mississippi State, Colorado, Illinois, Harvard, Columbia, Arizona, So. Florida, Ohio State
Windward-Los Angeles
Samari Bankhead, 6-0, Forward, Jr.
Strong and agile, she began her HS career as one of the most hyped up freshmen in state and was a key player on D1 state runner-up...was injured and missed all of last season but still has tons of offers...Ohio State, Mississippi State, Arizona, ASU, SJ State, Utah, Harvard, Fresno State
McClatchy-Sacramento
Nina Cain, 6-1, Wing, Jr.
A national recruit with Pac-12 offers who is alos a 4.0 GPA student-athlete is an all-around talent that has a rising stock.
Camas (Washington)
Reagan Jamison, 6-1, combo guard, Sr.
Camas potentially has 7 D1 players and Jamison is their top player...she came back from a 2-month layoff to help lead Camas to a runner-up finish in the Washington large school state championship…she reportedly has 10 offers with Cal Poly, Portland, Penn and Columbia among her favorites
Bishop Montgomery-Torrance
Jordin Blackmon, 5-10, guard, Jr.
Head coach Rheina Ale is re-building a program that has garnered multiple CIF state championships and of several talented players Blackmon, who has offeres from Loyola Marymount and St. Mary’s, is to Knights top player.
