DeMar DeRozan, a 6-foot-6 senior, has remained loyal to his neighborhood school, Compton. (Gary Friedman / LAT)
Hollis Thompson, a 6-foot-8 Loyola junior, is still growing and still getting better. (Annie Wells / LAT)
Artesia’s Renardo Sidney is the No. 1 junior center prospect in the nation. (Lawrence K. Ho / LAT)
Mater Dei juniors David and Travis Wear seem prepared to give the Monarchs legitimate Twin Towers. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Renaldo Woolridge of Harvard-Westlake averaged 19.2 points in his junior season. (Genaro Molina / LAT)