Here are my picks for the 2005-06 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 a few honorable mention picks for each region. With one exception, I only include players I actually saw during 2005-06, but I saw 63 games involving 66 teams (including all 16 teams that made the second round of the playoffs).
The 2005-06 JCHoops.com California All-State team:
Southern California:
First Team:
PG - T.J. Smith, Chaffey
---Foothill Conf. co-MVP averaged 19.2 pts, 6.0 rebs, 5.4 asts and 3.5 steals per game
SG - Dejon Prejean, LA City
---17.1 pts per game, 54% on fgs and 48% on 3's for California's top finisher
SF - Jamar Smith, San Bernardino Valley
---22.1 pts, 5.4 rebs, 3.0 asts per game; 55% from the floor
PF - Danny Mena, Ventura
---12.6 pts, 11.1 rebs per game and 63% on fgs
Ctr - Michael Earl, Fullerton - Player of the Year
---Led State Champs with 17.2 pts, 7.9 rebs and 2.1 blks per game
Reserves:
Charles Dillon, SG/SG, Ventura - 14.4 pts, 3.3 stls per game for WSC-N MVP
DeWayne Green, PG, Mt. San Jacinto - 20.0 pts, 7.5 rebs, 5.5 asts and 4.6 stls per game
Jerome Habel, C, San Bernardino Valley - 16.8 pts, 9.2 rebs per game; 64% fgs
Deonte Huff, SF, Antelope Valley - led AVC in pts (23.2), rebs (7.3), asts (3.7) and steals (2.0) per game
Corey McIntosh, PG, Fullerton - 14.5 pts, 4.5 asts per game and 46% on threes for OEC MVP
Rishawn Norwood, SG, Mt. San Antonio - 1st in state at 27.3 pts per game
Tron Smith, SG, Citrus - 2nd in state at 25.7 pts per game
Honorable Mention:
Chris Fields, SF, Long Beach - 20.4 pts per game
Tremaine Ford-Townsend, C, Saddleback - 11.8 pts, 7.4 rebs per game, 60% fgs
Terrance Johns, SF, Bakersfield - 23.9 per game was third-best in California
Keith Lawrence, PG, Moorpark - 15.7 pts, 4.7 asts per game for WSC-N co-champs
Michael Martin, C, West LA - 15.4 pts, 7.0 rebs per game for WSC-S Co-MVP
Pearson Smith, PG, Long Beach - 17.1 pts, 6.7 rebs per game for Coast-South MVP
Marcus Sikes, PF, Mt. San Jacinto - 13.3 pts, 11.1 rebs per game
James Spencer, SF, LA City - 15.3 pts per game and 64% from the floor
Danny Tavares, C, Ventura - 14.6 pts, 9.0 rebs per game
Joseph Taylor, C, LA City - 8.6 pts, 7.1 rebs per game; Defender of the Year
Kevin Thomas, PG, Compton - 17.3 pts, 7.5 asts (2nd-best in state) per game
Joseph Walker, PF, Compton - 17.4 pts, 10.4 rebs per game, 57% from floor
Northern California:
First Team:
PG - Eric Turner, San Francisco
---6.4 asts/game for Coast-North MVP
SG - Cedric Hill, Diablo Valley
---18.0 pts, 4.0 rebs, 3.0 asts and 1.5 stls per game
SF - Mareceo Rutledge, Yuba
---North-leading 22.7 pts per game, 47% on threes
PF - Rogdrick Craig, San Jose
---21.2 pts, 7.2 rebs per game for Coast-South MVP
Ctr - Kevin Bland, San Joaquin Delta - Player of the Year
---22.3 pts, 9.5 rebs per game; 63.5% fgs, 53% 3-pointers
Reserves:
Ken Alexander, C, West Valley - 10.0 pts, 5.7 rebs per game, 60% fgs
Jon Baird, SG, Shasta - 15.4 pts per game for GVC MVP
Jordan Farley, C, Fresno - team-leading 14.0 pts, 6.5 rebs/game
Henrick Foster, SG, Siskiyous - led COS with 13.9 pts/game
Jamon Hill, PG, San Jose - 16.0 pts per game
Dave McSwain, SF, San Francisco - 17.2 pts, 7.5 rebs per game
Maurice Purify, C, San Francisco - 13.9 pts, 8.8 rebs per game
Honorable Mention:
Tim Baker, SF, Butte - 18.2 pts per game, 59.5% on field goals
Darrell Birton, SG, West Valley - 13.2 pts per game, 86 threes
Michael Cross, C, Feather River - 28 pts, 19 rebs when I saw him
James Doran, SG, Sierra - 18.3 pts per game, 55% fgs and 45.5% on threes
Andrew Green, C, Sequoias - 10.5 pts per game, 62% fgs
Hayden Heiber, SF, Shasta - 17.3 pts per game for GVC champs
Marcus Morgan, PF, West Valley - 54% from the floor for Northern California champs
Kevin Ochoa, PG, Foothill - 62% fgs, 5.6 asts/game
Aaron Scott, SF, Sequoias - 10.0 pts, 1.8 stls per game
