Basketball in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is already famous for being a hip beach town with some of the best surfing on the West Coast, but this always quirky community is also home to some of the best pickup basketball courts around and has been gaining notoriety in the basketball community. In 2005, the Santa Cruz High School men's basketball team took the state championship and was featured in Poised: A Santa Cruz Basketball Documentary. Several outdoor courts regularly see basketball action, with everything from low-key half-court games to intense full-court match ups.