Meet SBLive's 2022 California All-State Boys Basketball teams

With the 2022 California high school basketball season in the books, it's time to hand out some awards.

After covering dozens of games and talking to dozens of coaches across the state this season, here are SBLive's California Boys Basketball All-State teams. The statewide teams were compiled by SBLive reporter Connor Morrissette and include Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, an All-Sophomore team and Freshman of the Year.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Josh Giles, Corona Centennial

Giles' Corona Centennial team played at an exceptionally high level culminating in a 59-50 state championship win over Modesto Christian this season. And he did it after losing one of the team’s best players from last year.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

G Donovan Dent - Corona Centennial - Senior

Dent led Corona Centennial to both Southern Section and Open Division state titles in his senior year. He averaged 16.4 points, 6.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game shooting 53% from the field.

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ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM

G: Jared McCain - Corona Centennial - Junior

McCain was Corona Centennial’s leading scorer averaging 16.8 points per game for the Southern Section and State Open Division champion Huskies. Last week, McCain committed to Duke.

G: Jamari Phillips - Modesto Christian - Sophomore

Phillips was the top player on Northern California’s top team this season. The sophomore scored 20 points in Modesto Christian’s 59-50 loss to Corona Centennial in the CIF State Open Division championship game. He’s received scholarship offers from Cal, Illinois and Kansas.

G: Aidan Mahaney - Campolindo - Senior

Mahaney is a St. Mary’s signee. The senior averaged a team high 17.2 points per game and 3.9 assists per game for the North Coast Section Open Division champion Cougars.

G/F: Amari Bailey - Sierra Canyon - Senior

Bailey is a UCLA signee. He averaged 18.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 15 games for Sierra Canyon this season.

C: Devin Williams - Corona Centennial - Junior

Williams averaged 11.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Southern Section and State Open Division champion Huskies. He shot an impressive 44% from 3-point range in his junior year. Williams has received scholarship offers from Cal and Texas Tech. He’s one of Southern California’s most exciting college prospects.

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ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM

G: Kalib LaCount - King/Drew - Senior

LaCount averaged a whopping 33.5 points per game for the Golden Eagles this season. He led King/Drew to the school’s first ever Open Division championship appearance, a 76-64 loss to Fairfax. LaCount also averaged 6.5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4.2 steals per game.

G: Dusty Stromer - Notre Dame - Junior

Stromer was named the Mission League Player of the Year this season after leading Notre Dame to a share of the Mission League championship. He’s cut his list of colleges down to four and will decide between Arizona, Gonzaga, UCLA, and Houston.

G: King-Njhsanni Wilhite - Archbishop Riordan - Junior

Wilhite scored 612 points for Archbishop Riordan this season and he led the Crusaders to the Central Coast Section Open Division championship. In the state playoffs, Wilhite scored 35 points in a 57-50 win over De Le Salle.

F: Brady Dunlap - Harvard-Westlake - Junior

Dunlap averaged 17 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for a Harvard-Westlake team that made the school’s first ever Southern Section Open Division championship game this season. In the Wolverines’ 63-60 Southern Section Open Division playoff win over Sierra Canyon, Dunlap scored Harvard-Westlake’s first 10 points of the fourth quarter and finished with 17 in total. He was named a first team All-Mission League selection this year as well.

F: Jojo Hunter - San Joaquin Memorial - Senior

Hunter averaged 23.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game this year. He scored over 2,000 points in his San Joaquin Memorial career. 

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ALL-STATE THIRD TEAM

G: Connor Amundsen - Clovis North - Sophomore

Amundsen led Clovis North to the Division 1 CIF State championship game this season with big game after big game. He scored 21, 15, 27, 21, and 25 points in the Broncos’ five state playoff games to earn All-State honors.

G: Isaac Martinez - Clovis West - Junior

Martinez was named co-MVP of the Tri-Rivers League along with teammate Tyus Parrish-Tillman this season. In addition to co-league MVP honors, Martinez was also named MVP of the Tarkanian Classic and Nike Invitational in 2021-22. The junior led Clovis-West to the Central Section Open Division title this season. In the championship game, Martinez scored 20 points to help erase a 20 point deficit and give the Eagles a 72-63 overtime win over St. Joseph.

G: Cam Thrower - Harvard-Westlake - Senior

Thrower averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for Harvard-Westlake this season. In the Wolverines’ 63-60 Southern Section Open Division playoff win over Sierra Canyon, Thrower scored a team high 18 points. He was named a first team All-Mission League selection this year as well.

F: Jurion Dixon - St. Augustine - Junior

Dixon averaged 22.5 points per game for the San Diego Section Open Division champion Saints this season.

F: Aaron McBride - Corona Centennial - Junior

McBride is one of the most underrated basketball players in the state. The junior averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game for the Southern Section and CIF State Open Division champion Huskies. 

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ALL-SOPHOMORE TEAM

G: Isaiah Elohim - Sierra Canyon

It was a frustrating season for Sierra Canyon, but sophomore Isaiah Elohim was a definite bright spot for the Trailblazers. He scored 18 points in Sierra Canyon’s 83-59 loss to Corona Centennial in the CIF State Open Division regional championship. Overall he averaged 10.2 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game for Sierra Canyon. 

G: Vyctorius Miller - Crean Lutheran 

Miller led Crean Lutheran to the Southern Section Open Division playoffs averaging 20 points, five rebounds and four assists per game. Like Elohim, Miller is one of the top recruits nationally in the 2024 class. He’s received scholarship offers from UCLA, USC and Kansas, among others.

F: Carter Bryant - Fountain Valley

Bryant was named a first team All-Wave League selection as a sophomore. He’s received scholarship offers from USC and Long Beach State.

F: James Evans - West Ranch

Evans is a very talented scorer. He put in 27 points in a loss to Riverside Poly this season and hit the game-winner against Fairmont Prep.

F: Noah Williams - Village Christian 

Williams helped lead Heritage Christian to a 78-69 win over Long Beach Poly in the Division 2AA Southern Section championship. He scored 14 points in the victory. 

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FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Tounde Yessoufou - St. Joseph Santa Maria forward

Yessoufou averaged 26.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game for St. Joseph this season. He was named MVP of the Central Coast - Mountain League. In St. Joseph’s 63-55 state playoff loss to Harvard-Westlake, Yessoufou scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

California’s 2025 class is loaded with talent, but Yessoufou’s freshman year stood above the rest.