The Class of 2017

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Fw Cody Riley of Sierra Canyon is considered one of the nation's best freshmen.

http://www.maxpreps.com/blogs/maxwire-national-blog/Dq6X0xnmHUqi4YD6BXH6fw/video--is-cody-riley-the-best-freshman-basketball-player-in-america.htm

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Freshman All-American team listed here.

Fw Cody Riley named Freshman of the Year.

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7-footer Zach Brown of Miami Beach Sr HS has quite impressive stats in his soph year. He averages 19.3ppg + 17.0rpg (13th overall) and leads the nation in blocks with 8.6bpg.
Zach is rated #4 of his class by ESPN.

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Junior LiAngelo Ball scored 41 in Chino Hills victory over Jonesboro, 124-93. Ball brothers combined for 77 points in this impressive win and Chino Hills will meet Redondo Union in Holiday Classic final. Redondo edged Nevada's Bishop Gorman 77-69, despite Charles (Chuck) O'Bannon Jr effort of 36 pts. Another 2017-class product, Chuck is the son of former UCLA All-American.

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Ball brothers again had an amazing performance scoring altogether 77 pts in another 100-point mark win from #1 ranked Chino Hills.
The Huskies beat #6 Sierra Canyon 105-83, taking California's Sectional Southern Division title.
Junior LiAngelo topped Ball Bros. with 31, followed by sensational freshman LaMelo with 28, while senior Lonzo finished with a high quality triple-double performance of 20 pts, 17 reb and 10 asts.
Chino Hills has scored 100+ points 16 times so far this season.

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Gary Trent Jr one of the best guards in his class announced he is transferring to powerhouse Findlay Prep (Nev). Trent, one of the top players of the brilliant US U17 world champ, will join P.J. Washington, who is a member of the U18 team that will compete in a few weeks at the Fiba Americas.

http://usatodayhss.com/2016/gary-trent-jr-top-shooting-guard-in-class-of-2017-transferring-to-findlay-prep

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Big recruiting move from Alabama, that picked up high ranked guards Collin Sexton and John Petty. Sexton earned gold at the U17 WC and was named the MVP.

Another U17 gold medalist, Gary Trent Jr chose Duke, while frontcourt prospects Nick Richards and PJ Washington committed to Kentucky.

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PF Wendell Carter, another U17WC gold medalist and the top uncommitted recruit, chose Duke following #1 and #2 prospects DeAndre Ayton and Michael Porter Jr who had previously signed with Arizona and Washington.

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LiAngelo Ball scored 72 pts this week in a Chino Hills 100+ pts win. The younger brother of UCLA freshman Lonzo is currently averaging 51.3 ppg after three games. UCLA-bound LiAngelo is backed up by soph LaMelo, who scored 31 pts in one game and handed out 18 assists in another.

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Yet another high scoring performance of LiAngelo Ball, who scored yesterday 65 points for unbeaten Chino Hills.

http://www.maxpreps.com/news/-2QCS6mdeEWiuUcj5go1zw/liangelo-ball-goes-for-65-points-%E2%80%93-seven-below-his-season-high.htm

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#1 shooting guard Hamidou Diallo picked Kentucky, joining an already star-packed Wilcats class comprising Nick Richards, PJ Washington, Jarred Vanderbilt, Quade Green and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Diallo, who graduated last June and has returned this season for a post-graduate year, can enroll immediately at UK, but is expected to play for the 2017-18 season. He would be eligible to enter the 2017 NBA Draft as well.

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LiAngelo Ball scored 60 pts to lead Chino Hills to their 55th win in a row. It was LiAngelo's third 60+ performance this season.

http://www.maxpreps.com/news/eHWh9skIEk6DJfTr5VbNog/liangelo-ball-scores-60-as-chino-hills-wins-55th-game-in-a-row.htm

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With 52 pts (and 10 threes) LiAngelo Ball again led Chino Hills to victory, extending the win streak to 57 (nation's second longest). The UCLA-bound star has averaged well above 50 ppg in the last three games but is strangely overlooked by hs specialised press. He's not even ranked by ESPN Top 100 and wasn't selected neither for McDonald's nor for Jordan Brand All-American games.

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Washington bound Michael Porter Jr scored 52 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in his final regular season game at Nathan Hale in Seattle. Though his school official stats are not available, Porter is thought to average 35 ppg and nearly 20 rpg.

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Chino Hills winning streak broken at 60, as Huskies were stopped by Oak Hill Academy 96-91. Winners were led by 2017-class stars Billy Preston (16 pts & 21 reb) and Canadian Lindell Wigginton (35 pts). Chino Hills' sr LiAngelo Bal, suffering from a sprained ankle scored just 23 points, while his younger brother LaMelo led all scorers with 36.