Back by popular demand (or something like that), here are my exclusive and highly subjective rankings of the top teams I'VE SEEN. This is based on not only the games I've seen but any other info that has somehow infiltrated my thoughts, but my first-hand observations probably carry the most weight. I've just numbered the LA area teams - other teams I've seen are in italics and placed where they would be if they were in this area. (And obviously I interpret the "LA Area" to be a fairly inclusive term). If you're team isn't listed (either in the top 20 or in the lists below), it means I didn't see them but since I managed to see the top 25 playoff seeds in the South it's unlikely anyone else would be ranked anyway.
Final 2001-02.
Rank-Team-Top Player(s)
1. Saddleback - PG Mark Brown, SF Marques Crane, C Kevin Williams
2. LA City - PG Jerel Blassingame, C Tony Key, SG Justice Graham
-- Skyline - PG David Doubley, C Tremaine Fuqua, F Robert Kately
-- San Francisco - SG Derrick Tarver, F Justin Hassell, SF Vince Fowler
3. Riverside - SF Dennis Coutee, PG Darnell Thompson, C Ronald Roundtree
4. Ventura - C Jonathan Oliver, SG Keith West, PG Rashien Little
-- Fresno - SF Willlie Johnson, SG DeShawn Anderson, PG Maurice Moore
5. Cerritos - SF James Perkins, PG Geovanny Aispuro, SG DaJuan Wilson
6. LA Valley - SG Ryan Abrahams, PF Jordan Walker, SF Neverson White
7. Mt. San Jacinto - SF Marquis Revels, G Clyde Brown
8. Chaffey - PG Sheldon Pace, SG Calvin Afualo, SF Prentice Harris
-- Chabot - PG Kameron Gray, SG EJ Costello, G Anthony Shavies
9. Oxnard - PF Jeremiah Massey, SF William Brown
10. Irvine Valley - PG Steve Scoggin, SG Derrick Mansell
11. San Bernardino Valley - PF Blake Walker, G Will Funn, PF/C Bron Groomes
-- Palomar - G Anthony Bolton
-- San Jose City- SF Jamal Hill, SG Michael McFadden, PF Nicolai Iversen
12. Compton - SF Harry Lum, PG Gary Lenoir, PG Eric Butler
13. El Camino - PG John Clemmons, PF Brian Pruitt
14. Fullerton - SF Kevin Turner, F Joe Travis
15. East LA - C Danny Rosales, SG Eddie Rodriguez
-- Grossmont - SF John Clark, SG Sylvester Crockem, PG Michael Scharf
16. Antelope Valley PF Brandun Mates, SF Sidney Melvin
17. Santa Monica - PG Richard Bluette, SG Brandon Williams
18. Long Beach SG Les Norman, F Donald Jones
-- West Valley - SG Jason Billie, PF Mitchell Tarver, C Guy Beahm
19. Mt. San Antonio SF/PG Marquis Poole, C Jamaal Smith
-- San Joaquin Delta - PF Bobby Johnson, SG Ray Harris
-- Sequoias - C Fabian Pinnock, PF Fred Nicholls
20. LA Southwest - PF Matt White, SF Malcolm Overton
Seen but not ranked (in alpha order): Alameda, Allan Hancock, Bakersfield, Canyons, Citrus, Clackamas, Cosumnes River, Cuesta, Cuyamaca, Cypress, Desert, Glendale, Imperial Valley, LA Harbor, LA Trade Tech, Modesto, Moorpark, Orange Coast, Pasadena, Porterville, Redwoods , Rio Hondo, San Diego City, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Victor Valley, West LA
