Top prospects to watch at Boys Cali Live 2024 high school basketball event

According to event officials, approximately 300-plus high school players with Division I talent — and 200 more who could play collegiately — will participate in the 168-team, three-day scholastic event in Roseville
Four-star recruit Jake Hall of Carlsbad will be one of the top players more than 150 college coaches will be watching in the Boys Cali Live 24 event Friday through Sunday at Roebbelen Center in Roseville (Calif.).
Four-star recruit Jake Hall of Carlsbad will be one of the top players more than 150 college coaches will be watching in the Boys Cali Live 24 event Friday through Sunday at Roebbelen Center in Roseville (Calif.). / File photo: Justin Fine

ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA — Many of California's top high school boys basketball teams and players will gather at the Roebbelen Center for the Cali Live 24 event.

More than 200 college coaches from more than 100 schools will be on hand for the three-day event at the spacious facility that packs in 12 courts.

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As many as 500 college prospects will be on hand among the 168 teams that make of the event, 150 of which are from California and the rest from Arizona, Nevada and Oregon.

The pressure for kids to perform in front of college coaches — staffs from Arizona, Utah, San Diego State, Washington, USC and Wyoming had signed up earlier in the week but many others will show up unnanounced — can be intense.

But according to tournament co-director Gerry Freitas, a former college coach and current West Coast Scout, said the pressure can also translate to excitement. "It all depends on the kid," Freitas said. "Some kids just relish the moment and thrive in it. Every kid is different."

Which is exactly what every high school coach wants to see. That's what makes this event so unique. College coaches normally do much of their big-event scouting at AAU events, which generally showcase largely individual talent. This offers the best of both worlds where top talent is integrated with their high school teams.

A young team like University High School in San Francisco, which lost eight seniors and five starters off its 27-win team from 2023-24, an event like this is invaluable. "This will be the youngest team I've ever coached at University," said coach Randy Bessolo, entering his 20th season. "This will be a great opportunity for our guys to gain invaluable experience."

Bessolo, the event director who is co-founder and president of the Bay Area Basketball Coaches Association (BABCA) which is hosting the massive gathering with the support of the NFHS and CIF, said the opportunity for high school coaches throughout the state is empowering in itself.

BABCA was a key Northern California group that advocated for high school players and coaches in the "Let Them Play" movement during the pandemic. "This is a major undertaking but we think it's worth it on so many levels," he said. "To give this kids college exposure, to give the top teams a chance to compete and especially further the voices of high school coaches."

The following list of players to watch were provided to SBLive Sports by Freitas and compiled by a portion of the Cali Live 24 staff.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: CALI LIVE 24

Archbishop Mitty/CA

Caeden Hutcherson SG 6’4 2026
Grayson Jalal SF 6’4 2025
Joseph Seifu SF 6’5” 2026
Isaac Turner 6’2 CG 2027

Archbishop Riordan/CA

Jasir Rencher SF 6’6 2025
Andrew Hilman SG 6’3 2026
Semetri Carr PG 6’0 2025
Steve Emeneke C 6’9 2025
Kirby Seals SF 6’5 2025
Ryder Bush SG 6’2 2025 
John Tofi SG 6’3 2025
D.J. Armstrong SG 6’3 2026

Andrew Hilman will be one of the most watched players Friday-Sunday at the Cali Live 24 event in Roseville.
Incoming junior guard Andrew Hilman has started already two seasons for Riordan's juggernaut Northern California squad. / File photo: Greg Jungferman

Basha/AZ

Mason Magee PG 6’0 2026
Elijah Summers PF 6’7 2026
Lleyton Leonard SF 6’4 2028
Desean Middlebrook SF 6’3 2026
Kingston Montague PG 5’10 2028
Cullen Schreiner SF 6’6 2025

Bellarmine College Prep/CA

Will Corbett PG 6’1 2026 
Brennan Williams SG 6’2 2026

Beverly Hills/CA

Christian Taylor SF 6’5 2025
R.J. Ball G 6’1 2028

Bishop Alemany/CA

Bourgeois Ntambwe Tshilobo C 6’8 2025
Samuel Mbingazo C 6’9 2026

Bishop O’Dowd/CA

Nico Wright C 6’8 2026
Garry Hill-Thomas Jr. PG 5’8 2027
Josh Green SG 5’11 2025

Bosco Tech/CA

Jaden Erami SG 6’2 2025

Boulder Creek/AZ

Andew Bhesania PF 6’8 2025 
Matt Delgado SF 6’5 2026
Mick Riordan SG 6’2 2027


Brentwood/CA

Hunter Caplan PG 6’1 2027 
A.J. Okoh SG 5’11 2027 

Brophy Prep/AZ

Daylen Sharper PG 6’4 2026
Ryan Burbach SG 6’4 2025
Luke Weiskamp SF 6’6 2025
Jayden Hughes CG/SF 6’5 2026
Hale Hansen SF 6’4 2026

Bullard/CA

Dalen Felder SG 6’2 2026
Ja’Vance Bullard PG 6’2 2026

Calvary Chapel/CA

Kaiden Bailey CG 6’3 2026
Jordan Embry SG 6’5 2025

Campbell Hall/CA

Isaiah Johnson PG 5’11 2025
James Bass C 6’8 2025
Deuce Hamilton SF 6’7 2026
Duet Newt SG 6’0 2026
Evan Willis PF 6’7 2028
Chris Paul Jr. PG 6’1 2028   

Campolindo/CA

Gavin Rendle SF 6’3 2025

Canyon/CA

Brandon Benjamin PF 6’5 2025
A.J. Johnson PG 6’2 2026 

Carlsbad/CA

Jake Hall CG 6’3 2025

Casteel/AZ

Amare King CG/SF 6’5 2025
Maddox Lazor PF 6’7 2027
Jeremiah Robertson PF 6’5 2025
Makenzie Lazor PF 6’6 2026

Cathedral Catholic/CA

Patrick O’Brien SF 6’5 2025 
Steven Evans-Glynn SG 6’4 2025

Clayton Valley Charter/CA

Elijah Perryman PG 6’2 2025
Rashod Cotton PG 6’0 2026

Clovis East/CA

Lydell Farmer SF 6’4 2026
Asher Thompson SF 6’5 2027

Clovis North/CA

Loukas Jones SG 6’4 2025 
Elias Gish SF 6’5 2026

Clovis West/CA

D.J. Stickman CG 6’1 2025
Jael Kellog G 6’0 2026

Crean Lutheran/CA

Braeden Davidson SG 6’2 2026
Will Malual PF 6’8 2026
Nikoloz Abulade PG 6’2 2025
Jacob Majok PF 6’6 2026
Wyatt Richmond W 6’4 2027

Crespi/CA

Peyton White PF 6’6 2025
Carter Barnes PG 6’0 2027
Isaiah Barnes CG 6’0 2027

Crossroads/CA

EJ Vernon PF 6’6 2025
Lucas Boze SG 6’4 2025

Damien/CA

Nate Garcia C 7’0 2025 
Eli Garner SF 6’5 2026
Zaire Rasshan SG 6’0 2027
Jedidah Wilfred PF 6’7 2025

De La Salle/CA

Alec Blair SF 6’6 2025
Ibrahim Monawar G 6’2 2026

Alec Blair is also one of the state's top baseball prospects.
De La Salle incoming senior Alec Blair (33) is ranked California's No. 4 2025 recruit, according to 247Sports. / Photo: Dennis Lee

Democracy Prep/NV

Josiah Stroughter CG 6’2 2026
Dion Parker SF 6’5 2027
DaShaun Harris PG 5’1 2028

Destiny Christian (formerly Capital Christian)/CA

Jaylen Valdez SG 6’3 2025
Myles Wiggins PF 6’5 2026  
Fred Blue CG 5’11 2026

Dougherty Valley/CA

Camden McKinney PF 6’7 2027

Dublin/CA

Cameron Anderson PF 6’7 2026
Jalen Stokes SF 6’5 2025  

Fairfax/CA

Muhammad Singleton PG 6’1 2025
Ismail Abdul-Rahman PF 6’7 2026

Fairmont Prep/CA

David Abisogun C 6’0 2026
Bitty Jack C 6’9 2026

Folsom/CA

Chase Rawlings PF 6’6 2025

Foothill/CA

Danny Kennard C 6’11 2025

Francis Parker/CA

Tavid Johnson PG 6’2 2027

Franklin-SAC/CA

Aiden Rollins SG 6’3 2026

Grant Union/CA

Andre Gomez SF 6’5 2026
Marcel Ward C 6’8 2026

Head-Royce/CA:

Andre Iguodalo II F 6’8 2025

Heritage Christian/CA:

Tae Simmons PF 6’6 2025
Dillan Shaw SF 6’5 2025 
Max Hackney PF 6’5 2027
Roman Fisher PG 6’2 2025 

HUG/NV

David Koul C 6’10 2027

Inderkum/CA

Taylen Goodman SF 6’6 2025 
Malachi Johnson PF 6’8 2025
Siincere Hudson PG 6’1 2027 
Jaeden Goodman F 6’5 2026 

Ironwood/AZ

Carsyn Dean SG 6’3 2027
I’yar Shadowvine PG 5’7 2025
Josh Dillard F 6’4 2026 
Koreon Head CG 6’3 2026
Landon Jones SG 6’3 2027

Jesuit/CA

Juleeyan Williams G 6’1 2028
Asher Shroeder SF 6’4 2025

King Drew/CA

JoSahn Webster CG 6’3 2026

La Habra/CA

Acen Jiminez PG 6’1 2026

La Mirada/CA

Gene Roebuck SF 6’5 2027
Julien Gomez CG/PG 6’2 2025
King Riley SG 6’2 2026

Liberty/AZ

TJ Harris PG 6’0 2026
Jacob Hunter SG 6’3 2027
Jackson Hunter SF 6’5 2025  
Stephan Miller SG 6’4 2025
Nicholas Topolosek PG 6’1 2027

Lincoln (Stockton)/CA

Anthony Moore III SG 6’5 2025
Isaiah Davis PF 6’6 2025
Donez Lindsey PG 5’9 2025
Dilan Fanucchi PF 6’6 2026

Los Alamitos/CA

Trent Minter PF 6’7 2025
Tyler Lopez SF 6’4 2026
Wesley Trevino CG 6’3

Mater Dei/CA

Brannon Martinsen PF/SF 6’7 2026
Blake Davidson PF 6’9 2025
Luke Barnett SG 6’3 2026
Owen Verna SG 6’3 2025 
Demarcus Henry SF 6’6 2027 

Millennium/AZ

Cameron Holmes SF 6’6 2026 
Kingston Tosi SF 6’7 2025
Brayden Barrett SF 6’5 2026
Quincy Everson CG 6’1 2025  

Mira Costa/CA

Jacob DeArmas SG 6’4 2025

Mission Bay/CA

Caleb Newton PG 6’3 2026

Modesto Christian/CA

Myles Jones CG 6’3 2026
Gavin Sykes SG 6’4 2025  
Mason Brown PG 6’2 2025
Alhassan Idrissu PF 6’7 2026 

Moreau Catholic/CA

Kellen Hampton SF 6’6 2025
Kareem Jackson Jr PG 6’1 2027
Isaiah Clendinen PG 5’9 2027

Mountain House/CA

Shamar Jones SG 6’4 2025

Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks/CA

Angelino Mark PG 6’2 2025 
Zach White SF 6’5 2026
Josiah Nance SG 6’5 2027
Jordan Ballard SF 6’4 2026
Caleb Ogbu PG 6’0 2026 
Solomon Clanton PG 5’11 2028 

Notre Dame Prep/AZ

Bryce Quinet PG 6’3 2025
Will Feagles SG 6’2 2025
Hayden Stebbins SG 6’2 2025
Ethan Sobik C 6’7 2026

Oakland Tech/CA

Ardarius Grayson PG 6’1 2025

Palisades Charter/CA

Aten Hassan SF 6’5 2026

Pacifica Christian/CA

EJ Spillman SF 6’3 2025
Logan Stewart SF 6’5 2025

Palo Alto/CA

Jerell Clark SG 6’2 2025  

Pasadena/CA

Josh Irving C 6’10 2026
Desmond Every PG 5’10 2025
Troy Wilson SG 6’1 2026

Prescott/AZ 

Uriah Tenette PG 5’11 2025
Zane Gaul C 6’10 2025

Rancho Cucamonga/CA

Aaron Glass CG 6’2 2025
McKel Shedrick PG 6’2 2025
Tyler Pitts SF 6’3 2025  

Redondo/CA

SJ Madison SG 6’4 2026
Chris Sanders 6’4 SF 2027 
Hudson Mayes SG 6’3 2025
Chace Holley SG 6’1 2026
Devin Wright SG 6’3 2026  

Riverside Poly/CA

Jrob Croy CG 6’4 2026
Chris Holland SG 6’4 2025

Rocklin/CA


Mark Lavrenov PF 6’7 2025

Roosevelt/OR

Adrian Montague PG 6’1 2026
Syrius Owens SF 6’6 2026
Owen Nathan CG 6’2 2025
Jemel Baker SG 6’4 2026

Sacramento/CA

Jaden Spears SF 6’4 2025
SirMarius Jones SG 6’3 2025

Salesian College Prep/CA

Elias Obenyah CG 6’4 2026
Carlton Perrilliat SF 6’5 2026 
Elijah Stanley CG 6’2 2027
Alvin Loving F 6’4 2025  
Ron Selleaze Jr. SF 6’2 2027 
Isaiah Davis PG 5’10 2026
Leon Powe Jr. PF 6’5 2026 

Obenyah, a 6-4 wing, was the team's leading scorer last season.
Salesian incoming junior Elias Obenyah (2) led the Pride to a 31-2 season in 2023-24 and is one of the top returners heading into 2024-25. / Photo: Dennis Lee

San Gabriel Academy/CA

Mohamed Toure C 6’8 2027
Mo Traore SF 6’5 2026

San Joaquin Memorial/CA


NJ Gray PG 5’10 2027

San Juan Hills/CA

Mason Hodges SF 6’7 2025

San Marcos/CA

Jalen Williams PG 6’2 2026

San Ramon Valley/CA

Luke Isaak CG 6’4 2025 (3.8)

Sandra Day O’Connor/AZ

Michael Simcoe PF 6’8 2025
Colton Watson SF 6’6 2026
Rylan Parsley SG 6’5 2026
Tayvion Wilson PG 6’1 2025

Santa Margarita/CA

Dallas Washington PF 6’9 2025
Demarco Johnson CG 6’3 2025  
Brayden Kyman PF 6’7 2026
Drew Anderson SF/PF 6’6 2026
Rodney Westmoreland III PG 6’0

Sheldon/CA

Chadwick Johnson CG 6’3 2025

St. Anthony/CA

Joseph Wicker SG 6’3 2026

St. Bernard/CA

Maximo Adams SF 6’6 2026
Josh Palmer SG 6’3 2025
Caleb Versher SG 6’0 2025

St. Ignatius (SF)/CA

Ray Whitley SG 6’2 2026
Steele LaBagh SG 6’2 2026

St. Monica Prep/CA

Justice Griffith PG 5’11 2026
Jaedyn Patterson SG 6’1 2025

St. Francis (La Canada)/CA

Mazi Mosley CG/PG 6’5 2025
Delan Grant PG 6’1 2026

St. Joseph (Santa Maria)/CA

Tounde Yessoufou SF 6’5 2025
Julius Price PG 6’2 2026
Godson Eyita C 6’9 2027 
Abdoul Bare C 6’9 2026
Malcolm Price PG 6’1 2027

St. Paul/CA

Tong Mawein PF 6’7 2025
Osami Maciel PG 5’10 2025
Cayim White PG 5’10 2026

St. Pius/CA

Doug Langford PF 6’7 2025
Tariq Bridges SG 6’4 2025
Omari Cuffe SF 6'4 2027
Dayvion Gates SF 6’4 2026 
Chris Blakely PF 6-7 2026

Sunnyslope/AZ

 Darius Wabbington C 6’10 2027
Delton Prescott PG 5’11 2027
Rider Portela SG 6’5 2026
Cristian Simmons PF 6’7 2026
Nash Parmley SF 6’6 2026

Temecula Valley/CA

Jeremiah James ‘JJ’ Profit SF 6’5 2027
Josiah Profit PG 6’1 2028
Taj Jackson PG 6’0 2025 (4.0)

Templeton/CA

Trevon Carter-Givens PF 6’7 2025

The Branson School/CA

NJ Gray PG 5’10 2027
Heath French CG 6’3 2027

Valley Christian (San Jose)/CA 

Jayden Harris SG 6’5 2025
Teniola Bamsiebi C 6’9 2027
Bryant Clark SG 6’0 2026

Vanden/CA

James Carraway SF 6’3 2026

Village Christian/CA

Sydney Natche SG 6’2 2025

Washington Prep/CA

Donald Thompson SG 6’3 2025

**Westchester/CA

Tajh Ariza SF 6’7 2026
Christian Collins SF/PF 6’8 2026
Gary Ferguson PG 6’1 2027

Weston Ranch/CA

Darrion Lilly SF 6’4 2025

Williams Field/AZ

Adan Diggs CG 6’4 2028
Patrice Mpouli SG 6’3 2026
Caron Perez CG 5’11 2027

Windward/CA

Gavin Hightower PG 6’0 2025
JJ Harris SF 6’5 180 2025
Jeremiah Hampton SF 6’4 2025
Louis Bond SF 6’4 2025

Woodcreek/CA

Maximus VanLaningham C 6’9 2026d

Ygnacio Valley/CA

Antonio Kellogg Jr. SG 6’3 2025


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MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.