H.O.P.E. Showcase, elite girls basketball preseason event, set for Oct. 6-8 at Cypress College

One of the nation's top high school girls basketball preseason showcases is back for round five

High school girls basketball season is around the corner, and you know what that means: the H.O.P.E. Showcase is back.

UPDATE – HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS FROM 2023 H.O.P.E. SHOWCASE:

• REIGNING STATE CHAMP ETIWANDA DOMINATES
• KALEENA SMITH, ONTARIO CHRISTIAN BEAT FASTBREAK (ACALANES)
• REIGNING REGIONAL CHAMPION SANTIAGO (CORONA) IMPRESSES
• 4-STAR G/F DESTINY AGUBATA DAZZLES IN RETURN FROM INJURY
• REIGNING L.A. CITY SECTION CHAMPION WESTCHESTER TAKES ON SANTIAGO (CORONA)
• BIRMINGHAM FACES REIGNING STATE CHAMPION ETIWANDA

(More videos coming soon)

The 2023 H.O.P.E. Showcase – which is the Fifth Annual installment – will take place Oct. 6, 7, and 8 at Cypress College. As usual, the showcase features the majority of the top girls basketball teams in Southern California, several of the best teams in NorCal, and some formidable out-of-state squads as well. 

This is the first time that the event is being held at Cypress College. With two courts available, the showcase will have two games going at a time for the majority of the weekend.

Among the Southern Section teams attending are six of last season's eight Open Division teams: Etiwanda, Mater Dei, Sage Hill, Ontario Christian, Santiago (Corona), and Bishop Montgomery. Many of the rest of the best in the CIFSS will be there too, including – but not limited to – Corona Centennial, Brentwood School, Chaminade, San Juan Hills, Rosary Academy, Long Beach Poly, Lynwood, Orangewood Academy, San Clemente, Crean Lutheran, and Leuzinger.

Also participating are the last three L.A. City Section Open Division champions – Westchester, Birmingham, and Palisades – and perennial San Diego Section powerhouses La Jolla Country Day, Cathedral Catholic, and Bonita Vista.

Representing Northern California are reigning Central Section champion Clovis West, reigning Oakland Section/State Division I champion Oakland Tech, and a handful of the rest of the best teams across NorCal's sections.

Bishop Gorman (NV), Liberty (NV), and Bella Vista Prep (AZ) are some of the big-name programs coming from across state lines.

The full schedule can be found below.

– Lance Smith | lance@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveca