Here are my picks for the 2004-05 California All-State team. I've seperated the teams into regions, and have selected 5 first-teamers, including a Player of the Year, 7 reserves and 8 honorable mention picks for each region. As always, I only include players I actually saw during 2004-05, but I saw 69 games involving 70 teams (including all but 2 of the 38 playoff teams).
The 2004-05 JCHoops.com California All-State team:
Southern California:
First Team:
PG - Kevin Henderson, San Bernardino Valley
---Foothill Conf. co-MVP averaged 18.0 pts, 5.1 asts per game
SG - Carlton Spencer, Canyons - Player of the Year
---WSC-S MVP averaged 23.1 pts, 6.0 rebs and 5.3 asts per game, leading COC to the division title.
SF - Moses Gonzalez, Ventura
---averaged 19.5 pts and 7.0 rebs per game in regular season, and scored 40 vs. MSJC in playoffs.
PF - Ivan Johnson, LA Southwest
---averaged 22.3 pts and a state-leading 12.2 rebs per game.
Ctr - Earl Isaacson, Desert
---Foothill Conf. co-MVP was 2nd in state in scoring with 24.3 pts/game and averaged 9.5 rebs/game.
Reserves:
David Cornwell, PF, LA City
Jeff Fahnbullah, PF, Mt. San Antonio
Kejuan Johnson, SG, Long Beach City
Chad McKenzie, SF, LA City
Aaron Nixon, SG, San Bernardino Valley
Gary Nunez, C, Ventura
D.J. Smedley, PG, Saddleback
Honorable Mention:
Eddie Dawson, SG, LA Southwest
Mark Kelley, PF, Citrus
Ruben Mitchell, SF, Desert
Dominique Ricks, PF, Saddleback
Shawn Simpson, C, LA City
Thurmond Sutton, SG, LA Harbor
Durwin Williams, PF, Glendale
Northern California:
First Team:
PG - Chris Walker, Delta - Player of the Year
---averaged 11.7 pts, 7.7 asts (2nd in Calif.) and 3.5 steals (4th in Calif.), leading Delta to 30-2 record
SG - Earl Moore, Feather River
---averaged 20.6 pts and 10.3 rebs per game
SF - Damian Mathieu, Chabot
---averaged 17.2 pts and 9.0 rebs per game for Coast-N co-champs
PF - Demarshay Johnson, Diablo Valley
---averaged 19.3 pts, 9.5 rebs and 5.2 blks per game for BV-West champs
Ctr - Zach Andrews, Yuba
---averaged 13.5 pts and a Northern California-leading 10.5 rebs per game
Reserves:
Chris Bailey, PG, Hartnell
Anthony Esparza, PF, Fresno
Tristan King, SG, San Jose
Maurice Miller, PF, Cabrillo
Jon Sheets, PG, Yuba
Eryk Thomas, C, Santa Rosa
Tyler Tiedeman, SF, Santa Rosa
Honorable Mention:
Marcus Caesar, PF, Chabot
Derrick Edmonds, SG, Los Medanos
Devon Hills, PG, Shasta
Kyle Huggett, PF, Delta
Olajuwon Jones, PF, Siskiyous
Marcus Ligons, C, Diablo Valley
Drew Sanchez, PG, West Valley
M'Jumbe Williams, PG, Fresno
