Long Beach Poly's Jovani Ruff Nominated For McDonald's All

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It would be a fitting honor for Ruff, who is closing in on the all-time Long Beach city scoring record. He eschewed the transfer trend of the current generation and chose to play for his hometown public school instead of transferring to a prep program.

Travon Bryant (Jordan) 2000

Jasmine Dixon (Long Beach Poly) 2008

Lajahna Drummer (Long Beach Poly) 2014

Long Beach Poly senior Jovani Ruff is a nominee for the historic McDonald’s All-American Game. Becoming a nominee is the first step to officially being named to the game, which will be held April 1 in Brooklyn at the Nets’ Barclays Center.

Monique Oliver (Long Beach Poly) 2009

It certainly didn’t hurt his recruiting, as a stream of NCAA schools came through Poly to court Ruff, who ended up selecting Cal as his NCAA destination.

Peyton Watson (Long Beach Poly) 2021

Darrick Martin (St. Anthony) 1988

Long Beach McDonald’s All-Americans

Ariya Crook-Williams (Long Beach Poly) 2011

Long Beach has produced nine McDonald’s All-Americans, seven of them from Long Beach Poly. If Ruff is selected for the game he’d be the first from the city to receive that honor since NBA champion Peyton Watson was selected from the Jackrabbits in 2021.

Ayanna Clark (Long Beach Poly) 2017

Chris Sandle (Long Beach Poly) 1984