Mahamadou Diop, a 6-foot-11 sophomore center at San Gabriel Academy who came here from Mali, is someone basketball fans in Southern California will need to watch in the coming years. He’s that good.

Mahamadou Diop, a 6-foot-11 sophomore center at San Gabriel Academy who came here from Mali, is someone basketball fans in Southern California will need to watch in the coming years. He's that good.

Tipoff: Friday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, 2 p.m.

SACRAMENTO – The San Gabriel Academy boys basketball team had a 13-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. At the end of the game, its lead was down to one point. That was enough for the ...