20 players to watch in California (CIF) State Division 3 boys basketball playoffs
The 2022 California (CIF) State boys basketball playoffs are underway and we're taking a closer look at the best players in each Division.
Here's a closer look at the top 20 players in Division 3.
TOP 20 PLAYERS IN CIF STATE DIVISION 3 PLAYOFFS
(The players are listed in alphabetical order by region.)
SOUTHERN REGION
Ijezie Anopueme - Narbonne - Senior small forward
Anopueme scored 33 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a win over Gardena earlier this season.
Khemanni Davis - Rancho Verde - Senior small forward
Davis scored 22 points in a regular season victory over Oak Hills in January. He also helped lead Rancho Verde to a Division 3AA runner up finish in the Southern Section.
Giovanni Goree - Viewpoint - Junior point guard
Goree scored 18 points in a Division 3AA Southern Section semifinal defeat to Rancho Verde last month.
Griffin Haugh - Dana Hills - Senior shooting guard
Haugh scored 25 points in a playoff win over Long Beach Millikan on Feb. 22.
Zykiar Henderson - Frontier - Sophomore small forward
Henderson put in 29 points in an overtime win over Hoover in the Central Section Division 2 playoffs for Frontier last month.
Tyler Hunt - Venice - Sophomore shooting guard
Hunt scored 18 points in a league win over Palisades earlier this season. After the game Venice head coach David Galley called Hunt "ahead of his time."
Jaden Matusalem - Mt. Carmel - Senior shooting guard
Matusalem scored 39 points in Mt. Carmel's 78-77 Division 2 San Diego Section playoff win over Patrick Henry on Feb. 19.
Jacob McFarland - Rancho Verde - Junior center
McFarland is one of the top big men prospects in the state's 2023 class.
Noah Marte - San Diego High School - Junior shooting guard
Marte was an All-Western League second team selection this season.
Karson Peffer - El Camino Real - Senior small forward
Pheffer scored 15 points in a loss to Arcadia earlier this season. He's one of the Royals' top scorers.
Tyrone Riley – St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy – Sophomore shooting guard
Riley scored 40 points in a win over Bosco Tech for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in the regular season.
Anthony Smith Jr. - Rancho Verde - Junior shooting guard
Rancho Verde lost a heartbreaker to Rancho Cucamonga in the Division 3AA Southern Section championship last week, but Smith scored a game high 27 points in the 67-66 loss.
Tyler Williams - Bishop Diego - Senior point guard
Williams put in 24 points in Bishop Diego's 54-52 Division 3A Southern Section championship win over Dana Hills last week.
Jeremiah Windham - Grant - Senior small forward
Windham scored 20 points in Grant's 53-48 Division 1 LA City Section championship win over Westchester.
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NORTHERN REGION
Jordan Aquino - Lincoln San Francisco - Senior shooting guard
Aquino scored 21 points in Lincoln's 49-45 San Francisco Section championship win over Lowell last week.
Noah Deitch - Marin Catholic - Senior power forward
Deitch is a senior captain and consistent double digit scorer for Marin Catholic.
Isaiah Griffin - Burbank - Senior shooting guard
Griffin scored 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and had seven assists in a regular season 66-53 loss to Grant in January.
Cameron Saldana - Aptos - Senior point guard
Saldana scored 30 points in Aptos' 55-46 Division 3 Central Coast Section championship loss to Burlingame.
Noah Thomas - Pleasant Valley - Senior point guard
Thomas is one of the top unsigned seniors in Northern California high school basketball.
Money Williams - Oakland - Junior small forward
Williams averages 19.6 points per game this season for Oakland.
