Section 7 features top Southern California boys basketball teams; players to watch, schedule, brackets

Harvard-Westlake and Eastvale Roosevelt, along with 33 other CIF Southern Section schools will compete in Section 7 - check out brackets and schedules

Harvard-Westlake's Nik Khamenia (right) against Eastvale Roosevelt's Brayden Burries in the 2024 CIF Southern Section Open Division boys basketball final. / Andy Holzman

The biggest - and coolest - high school boys basketball event of the summer begins Friday in Glendale, Ariz. at State Farm Stadium, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.

Yes, prep basketball in a football stadium.

Section 7 will start the morning of June 21 and conclude June 23 on Sunday afternoon. The event consists of 10 brackets and 160 NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) schools. That's the 'big' part.

The 'cool' part is the way the event is set up. Twelve courts are built inside the stadium creating a unique tournament and providing an upscale, roomy atmosphere for players, coaches, media and college coaches during the live recruiting period.

Aerial view of Section 7 basketball courts at State Farm Stadium. / Section 7

Thirty-five CIF Southern Section teams will compete over the weekend, highlighted by Open Division-level programs like defending champion Harvard-Westlake and runner-up Eastvale Roosevelt. Other notable teams including Corona Centennial, St. John Bosco, Sierra Canyon, Notre Dame Sherman Oaks, JSerra, St. Pius and Mater Dei.

Other programs competing: Campbell Hall, Anaheim Canyon, Dana Hills, Calvary Chapel, Heritage Christian, Pasadena, Rolling Hills Prep, St. Anthony, Thousand Oaks, Temecula Valley, St. Bernard, Redondo Union, Crespi, Foothill, La Mirada, Los Alamitos, Riverside Poly, Santa Margarita, St. Francis, Windward, Pacifica Christian, Loyola, Etiwanda, Damien, Rancho Cucamonga and Rancho Christian.

TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH

A number of SoCal's rising prospects will be on display. Here's a list of the best that are sure to create buzz in Arizona over the weekend.

Note: Top 2026 prospect Brandon McCoy of St. John Bosco will not be at Section 7 due to U17 USA basketball duties

• Nik Khamenia, Harvard-Westlake (2025)
• Joe Sterling, Harvard-Westlake (2026)
• Brayden Burries, Roosevelt (2025)
• Isaac Williamson, Roosevelt (2025)
• Mazi Mosley, St. Francis (2025)
• Gene Roebuck, La Mirada (2027)
• Gavin Hightower, Windward (2025)
• Brannon Martinsen, Mater Dei (2026)
• Elzie Harrington, St. John Bosco (2025)
• Nate Garcia, Damien (2025)
• Lino Mark, Notre Dame (2025)
• Zach White, Notre Dame (2026)
• Jeremiah Profit, Temecula Valley (2027)
• Dillan Shaw, Heritage Christian (2025)
• Tae Simmons, Heritage Christian (2025)
• Mateo Trujillo, Rolling Hills Prep (2025)
• Kaiden Bailey, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel (2026)
• Brandon Benjamin, Anaheim Canyon (2025)
• SJ Madison, Redondo Union (2026)
• Douglas Langford, St. Pius (2025)
• Isaiah Rogers, Corona Centennial (2026)
• Bryce Cofield, Sierra Canyon (2025)
• Kade Bonam, Sierra Canyon (2025)
• Peyton White, Crespi (2025)
• EJ Spillman, Pacifica Christian (2025)
• Dallas Washington, Santa Margarita (2025)
• Brayden Kyman, Santa Margarita (2026)
• Collin Haugh, Dana Hills (2025)
• Trent MacLean, Thousand Oaks (2025)
• Isaiah Johnson, Campbell Hall (2025)
• Josh Irving, Pasadena (2026)
• Aaron Glass, Rancho Cucamonga (2025)

For the full schedule of the event, click HERE.

For brackets, click HERE (scroll to bottom of page)