The Westchester Comets captured the CIF Division I state championship and also captured the two top awards in the MaxPreps Boys' Basketball All-State selections.
Dwayne Polee has been selected as the California State Player of the Year, while Ed Azzam has been named the Coach of the Year.
Other individual awards include MVPs of each of the five divisions. Polee is the Division I MVP while Norman Powell of Lincoln is the Division II MVP, Josiah Turner of Sacramento is the Division III MVP, Allen Crabbe of Price is the Division IV MVP and Troy Leaf of Foothills Christian is the Division V MVP.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dwayne Polee (Westchester of Los Angeles)
More than a human highlight-reel, Polee improved all phases of his game to lead the Comets to their second straight CIF State Division I title. The lean 6-foot-7, 180-pound pogo stick averaged 21 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game. Though his dunks of all variety — follow, alley-oop and off-the-dribble are what people remember — Azzam told the Los Angeles Times: “He’s made tremendous strides in understanding the defense, where to be, blocking out, taking charges, doing a lot of the little things that he never, ever was concerned about doing (before).” Polee, once a USC recruit, is still in the free market, deciding where to sign. Reportedly, New Mexico, Georgia and UNLV are on his short list.
Mitch Stephens
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ed Azzam (Westchester)
The MaxPreps.com National Coach of the Year was an easy choice for California Coach of the Year after guiding the Comets to their second straight CIF State Division I title and sixth in his career. Westchester (32-3) faced nine teams that appeared in MaxPreps.com’s Xcellent 25 at some point in the season. Despite a pair of setbacks at the City of Palms Classic in December and a letdown against Rice in late January, Westchester pulled together at the right time. The Comets won 16 in a row to close the season and capture their second straight Division I state title. They finished No. 3 in the MaxPreps Freeman computer rankings and No. 8 in the Xcellent 25 human rankings. Granted, Azzam (677-206 career mark) was blessed with upwards of six Division I players, including Polee, but he got the Comets to share the ball, play as a team, not get over-confident and most importantly, play rigorous defense.
Mitch Stephens
California All-State Boys Basketball Team
First Team
G - Allen Crabbe, Price (Los Angeles), 6-5, Sr.
Los Angeles Times Player of the Year ... Averaged 20.5 ppg ... Will play at Cal.
G - Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 6-5, Sr.
CIF Southern Section Division 1AA MVP ... Averaged 18.9 ppg, 3.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds.
C - John McArthur, De La Salle (Concord), 6-9, Sr.
All-East Bay Player of the Year ... Scored school-record 695 points ... Led De La Salle to NorCal final.
F - Dwayne Polee, Westchester, 6-7, Sr.
Daily Breeze Player of the Year ... Led team to state Division I championship ... L.A. City Player of the Year ... Averaged 21 ppg, 8 rebounds.
F - Bryce Jones, Taft (Woodland Hills), Sr.
All-L.A. City ... Averaged 16.9 ppg, 7.5 rebounds ... Will play at USC. 
Dwayne Polee Jr., Westchester
Photo by Heston Quan
Second Team
G - Norman Powell, Lincoln (San Diego), 6-3, Jr.
All-San Diego Section ... Helped lead team to CIF Division II state championship ... Averaged 19.2 ppg, 4.9 rebounds.
G - Kyle Fuller, Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley), 6-1, Sr.
Riverside Press Enterprise Player of the Year ... Averaged 26 ppg, 7.5 rebounds, six assists.
C - Richard Solomon, Price, 6-9, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 4AA ... Averaged 15 ppg, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks ... Headed to Cal.
F - Anthony Brown, Ocean View (Huntington Beach), 6-7, Sr.
Golden West Player of the Year ... Averaged 18 ppg, 7 rebounds, 3 assists ... Will play at Stanford.
F - Erik Swoope, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood), 6-5, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA ... Averaged 21.8 ppg, 8.9 rebounds.
Third Team
G - Jordin Mayes, Westchester, 6-2, Sr.
All-L.A. City Section ... Averaged 20 ppg ... Signed with Arizona.
G - Josiah Turner, Sacramento, 6-3, Jr.
Sacramento Bee Metro Player of the Year ... Averaged 27.9 ppg, 3.5 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 steals.
C - Angelo Chol, Hoover (San Diego), 6-9, Jr.
All-San Diego Section... Averaged 16.1 ppg, 13.1 assists, 8.4 blocks ... Had 10-plus blocks 14 times.
F - Byron Wesley, Etiwanda, 6-5, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... averaged 18.8 ppg.
F - Keala King, Mater Dei, 6-6, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... Averaged 16.2 ppg, 9.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists.
Special Mention
Deonte Burton, Centennial (Compton), 6-1, G, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA ... Averaged 22 ppg.
Dominique Dunning, Centennial (Corona), 6-4, F, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... Averaged 18 ppg, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.
Gary Franklin, Mater Dei, 6-2, G, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 5AA MVP ... Averaged 17.4 ppg, 3.3 assists.
Amir Garrett, Leuzinger (Lawndale), 6-6, F, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1A Player of the Year ... Averaged 16.8 ppg, 7.2 rebounds.
Justin Gudger, Murrieta Valley, 6-3, G, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 2AA MVP ... Averaged 17 ppg, six rebounds.
Tyler Johnson, St. Francis (Mountain View), 6-1, G, Sr.
San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year ... Averaged 13.4 ppg, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists ... Led team to CIF Division II state final.
Cody Kessler, Centennial (Bakersfield), 6-2, G, Jr.
Bakersfield Californian Player of the Year ... Averaged 29.4 ppg, 8.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists.
Troy Leaf, Foothills Christian (El Cajon), 6-3, G, Sr.
San Diego Section MVP ... Averaged 28.1 ppg, 4.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals ... All-time leading scorer in San Diego Section with 3,318 points ... Headed to UC Santa Barbara.
Darius Nelson, Sheldon (Sacramento), 6-6, F, Jr.
Sacramento Bee All-Metro .... Averaged 24.7 ppg, 8 rebounds.
Robert Sandoval, Clovis East, 6-0, G, Sr.
Fresno Bee Player of the Year ... Averaged 17.0 ppg, 7.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.8 steals.
Khion Sankey, Newark Memorial, G, Sr.
All-East Bay ... Led team to CIF Division I state final ... Averaged 14.6 ppg.
Keith Shamburger, Serra (Gardena), 6-1, G, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA MVP ... Averaged 21.3 ppg, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
Desmond Simmons, Salesian (Richmond), 6-7, F, Sr.
All-East Bay ... Led Salesian to NorCal finals ... Averaged 19.2 ppg ... Headed to Washington.
Andrew Torres, Montebello, 6-3, F, Sr.
Wave North Region Player of the Year ... Averaged 16 ppg, 7 rebounds.
Alex Varner, Eisenhower (Rialto), 6-1, G, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 2A MVP ... Averaged 17.3 ppg.
DIVISION I
First Team
G - Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei, 6-5, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA MVP ... Averaged 18.9 ppg, 3.5 assists, 7 rebounds.
G - Kyle Fuller, Rancho Verde, 6-1, Sr.
Riverside Press Enterprise Player of the Year ... Averaged 26 ppg, 7.5 rebounds, 6 assists.
C - John McArthur, De La Salle, 6-9, Sr.
All-East Bay Player of the Year ... Scored school-record 695 points ... Led De La Salle to NorCal final.
F - Dwayne Polee Jr., Westchester, 6-7, Sr.
Daily Breeze Player of the Year ... Led team to state Division I championship ... L.A. City Player of the Year ... Averaged 21 ppg, 8 rebounds.
F - Bryce Jones, Taft, 6-5, Sr.
All-L.A. City ... Averaged 16.9 ppg, 7.5 rebounds ... Will play at USC.
MVP: Polee Jr., Westchester
Second Team
G - Jordin Mayes, Westchester, 6-2, Sr.
All-L.A. City Section... Averaged 20 ppg ... Signed with Arizona.
G - Cody Kessler, Centennial, 6-2, Jr.
Bakersfield Californian Player of the Year ... Averaged 29.4 ppg, 8.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists.
F - Keala King, Mater Dei, 6-6, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... Averaged 16.2 ppg, 9.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists.
F - Dominique Dunning, Corona Centennial, 6-4, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... Averaged 18 ppg, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.
F - Byron Wesley, Etiwanda, 6-5, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... averaged 18.8 ppg. 
Norman Powell, Lincoln
Photo by Nicholas Koza
DIVISION II
First Team
G - Tyler Johnson, St. Francis, 6-1, Sr.
San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year ... Averaged 13.4 ppg, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists ... Led team to CIF Division II state final.
G - Alex Varner, Eisenhower, 6-1, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 2A MVP ... Averaged 17.3 ppg.
G - Norman Powell, Lincoln, 6-3, Jr.
All-San Diego Section... Helped lead team to CIF Division II state championship... Averaged 19.2 ppg, 4.9 rebounds.
C - Angelo Chol, Hoover, 6-9, Jr.
All-San Diego Section... Averaged 16.1 ppg, 13.1 assists, 8.4 blocks...had 10-plus blocks 14 times.
F - Justin Gudger, Murrieta Valley, 6-3, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 2AA MVP ... Averaged 17 ppg, 6 rebounds.
MVP: Powell, Lincoln
Second Team
G - Nik Milani, Woodcreek (Roseville), 6-3, Sr.
Sacramento Bee All-Metro ... Averaged 17.3 ppg, 6.2 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 2.4 assists.
C - Tony Gil, Oakmont (Roseville), 6-8, Sr.
Sacramento Bee All-Metro ... Averaged 18.7 ppg, 10.5 rebounds.
F - Stephen Meade, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 6-2, Sr.
All-San Jose Mercury News ... Averaged 14.5 ppg, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists.
F - Zach Nelson, Yuba City, 6-7, Sr.
Sacramento Bee All-Metro ... Averaged 23.6 ppg, 14.5 rebounds.
F - Victor Dean, Lincoln, 6-6, Sr.
All-San Diego Section... Helped lead team to CIF Division II state championship... Averaged 14.5 ppg, 7.9 rebounds. 
Josiah Turner, Sacramento
Photo by Dave Steutel
DIVISION III
First Team
G - Keith Shamburger, Serra, 6-1, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA MVP ... Averaged 21.3 ppg, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
G - Josiah Turner, Sacramento, 6-3, Jr.
Sacramento Bee Metro Player of the Year ... Averaged 27.9 ppg, 3.5 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 steals.
C - James Johnson, Elsinore (Wildomar), 6-9, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA team ... Averaged 18 ppg, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks ... Signed to play at Virginia.
F - Anthony Brown, Ocean View, 6-7, Sr.
Golden West Player of the Year ... Averaged 18 ppg, 7 rebounds, 3 assists ... Will play at Stanford.
F - Erik Swoope, Harvard Westlake, 6-5, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA ... Averaged 21.8 ppg, 8.9 rebounds.
MVP: Turner, Sacramento
Second Team
G - Myles Carrillo, Foothill (Santa Ana), 6-0, Sr.
CIF Southern Section Division 3AA MVP ... Averaged 11.2 ppg, 6.5 assists, 3.2 steals.
G - Deonte Burton, Centennial, 6-1, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 3AA ... Averaged 22 ppg.
C - Brandon Ashley, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 6-8, Soph.
All-East Bay ... Led Dragons to CIF Division III state title game ... Averaged double figures in rebounds and points.
F - Anthony Williams, Enterprise (Redding), 6-1, Sr.
Two-time Northern Section MVP ... Averaged 22.1 ppg, 5.2 assists, 5.9 rebounds, 2.8 steals.
F - Avery Johnson, Ocean View, 6-3, Sr.
All-Orange County ... Averaged 15.5 ppg, 6.1 rebounds ... Will attend Stanford. 
Allen Crabbe, Price
Photo by Todd Shurtleff
DIVISION IV
First Team
G - Allen Crabbe, Price, 6-5, Sr.
Los Angeles Times Player of the Year ... Averaged 20.5 ppg ... Will play at Cal.
G - Isaiah Burse, Modesto Christian, 6-0, Sr.
Modesto Bee All-District ... Led Crusaders to NorCal Semifinals.
C - Richard Solomon, Price, 6-9, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 4AA ... Averaged 15 ppg, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks ... Headed to Cal.
F - Robby Rowland, Cloverdale, 6-6, Sr.
North Central Division I South MVP ... Averaged 26.5 ppg, 14.5 rebounds.
F - Desmond Simmons, Salesian, 6-7, Sr.
All-East Bay ... Led Salesian to NorCal finals ... Averaged 19.2 ppg ... Headed to Washington.
MVP: Crabbe, Price
Second Team
G - Deon Randall, Parker (San Diego), 5-9, Sr.
All-San Diego Section second team ... Averaged 11.7 ppg ... led team to CIF SoCal finals.
G - Blake Stanton, Crespi (Encino), 6-1, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 4A MVP ... Averaged 10.5 ppg, 3.8 assists, 3 steals.
C - Matt Nolan, La Salle (Pasadena), 6-6, Sr.
Pasadena Star News Player of the Year ... Averaged 15.8 ppg, 11.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks.
F - Troy Watkins, Woodcrest Christian (Riverside), 6-4, Sr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 4A ... Averaged 28.5 ppg, 10.6 rebounds.
F - Dominique Lee, St. Mary's (Albany), 6-4, Sr.
All-East Bay ... Led St. Mary's to CIF Division IV final ... Averaged 14 ppg, 10 rebounds ... Will play at Utah. 
Troy Leaf, Foothills Christian
Photo by Kirt Winter
DIVISION V
First Team
G - Troy Leaf, Foothills Christian, 6-3, Sr.
San Diego Section MVP ... Averaged 28.1 ppg, 4.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 3 steals...All-time leading scorer in San Diego Section with 3,318 points ... Headed to UC Santa Barbara.
G - C. J. Cooper, Lutheran (La Verne), 6-0, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 5AA MVP ... Led team to CIF Division 5 state championship... Averaged 15.6 ppg, 6.1 assists.
C - Chen Cai, Maranatha Christian (San Diego), 6-8, Jr.
All-San Diego Section... Averaged 25.7 ppg, 16.6 assists, 3.6 blocks.
F - Wesley Saunders, Windward (Los Angeles), 6-5, Jr.
All-CIF Southern Section Division 5AA MVP ... Averaged 22.9 ppg, 10.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists.
F - Grant Verhoeven, Central Valley Christian (Visalia), 6-7, Soph.
Fresno Bee all-area team ... Averaged 20.7 ppg, 11.7 rebounds, 5.2 blocks.
MVP: Leaf, Foothills Christian
Second Team
G - Tyler Gaffaney, Branson (Ross), 6-2, Sr.
Led Branson to NorCal Division V championship ... Averaged 14.8 points per game ... All-Marin County Athletic League selection.
G - Ikenna Nwadibia, Stuart Hall (San Francisco), 6-3, Sr.
MVP of Bay Counties West League ... Averaged 16.3 ppg, 8.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists.
C - Jeremiah Kreisberg, Head-Royce (Oakland), 6-9, Sr.
MVP of the Bay Counties East League ... Will play at Yale.
F - Robbie Lemons, Sacramento Country Day, 6-4, Sr.
Sacramento Bee All-Metro ... Averaged 36.4 ppg, 10.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 5.5 steals ... Led state in scoring.
F - Shayne Perryman, St. Francis (Watsonville), 6-5, Sr.
Santa Cruz County MVP ... Averaged 17.3 ppg, 9.2 rebounds.
