As the boys' and girls’ high school basketball season is about to begin here in the state of Arizona, the Arizona Preps.com staff could not be more excited. This season will be very exciting as Arizona is a state that has always had very high-caliber basketball across all of the levels of classifications that are offered here in the state. We are also very excited about being able to observe many of the top prospects, regardless of class, this state has to offer up-close for the first time since the summer evaluation period. We, as a staff, also hope to discover some new talent that potentially has not been seen yet this season as well, in hopes of helping players obtain exposure to college coaches at every level.
Here are my players to watch for this up-coming 2015-2016 basketball season by class (In no particular order) . . .
2016 Class Players To Watch
2016 PF Mitch Lightfoot- 6’8 190 Lbs: H.S: Gilbert Christian
2016 PG Michael Bibby Jr.- 6’1 170 Lbs: H.S: Shadow ( Phoenix) Mountain
2016 SF Wyatt Lowell – 6’8 185 Lbs: H.S: Williams (Gilbert) Field
2016 SG Bryce Cheney- 6’5 180 Lbs. H.S: Moon (Phoenix) Valley
2016 CG Gresyn Rogers- 6’4 180 Lbs: H.S: Casa Grande Union
2016 SF Elijah Thomas- 6’6 195 Lbs: H.S. Sunrise (Peoria) Mountain
2016 C Brenden Rumel-6’10 205 Lbs- H.S: University (Tucson)
2016 SG Cameron Satterwhite- 6’4 170 Lbs- H.S: Gilbert Christian
2016 C Tim Fuller- 6’9 200 Lbs- H.S: Highland (Gilbert)
2016 SG J.J. Rhymes- 6’4 190 Lbs- H.S: Shadow (Phoenix) Mountain
2016 SG Chris Bowling-6’6 170 Lbs.- H.S: Gilbert
2016 C Malik Ondigo-6’10 175 lbs.- H.S. Dysart (El Mirage)
2016 SG Brandon Whittaker- 6’6 170 Lbs- H.S: Campo (Gilbert) Verde
2016 PF Devin Kirby- 6’10 170 Lbs- H.S: Basha (Chandler)
2016 C Klay Stall- 6-10 185 Lbs. - H.S: Basha (Chandler)
2016 C Isaiah Jones- 6’9 200 Lbs- H.S: Shadow (Phoenix) Mountain
2016 SG Brock Gardner- 6’6 180 Lbs.- H.S: Tri-City (Chandler) Christian
2016 SG Nik Mains- 6’6 170 Lbs.- H.S: Pinnacle (Scottsdale)
2016 SF Harrison Hillard- 6’5 170 Lbs.- H.S: Shadow (Phoenix) Mountain
2016 SG Channel Banks- 6’3 185 Lbs.- H.S: Hillcrest (Phoenix) Prep
2016 SG Nick Johnson- 6’3 165 Lbs.- H.S: Boulder (Anthem) Creek
2016 SF George Faull- 6’6 175 Lbs.- H.S: Flagstaff
2016 PG Terry Gates- 6’1 165 Lbs.- H.S: Copper (Glendale) Canyon
2016 PG Jake Rueter- 6'2 185 Lbs.- H.S: Seton(Chandler) Catholic
2016 PG Amiri Chukwuemeka -5'11 160 Lbs. H.S: McClintock (Tempe)
2016 SG Tyrell Henderson- 6'3 170 Lbs. H.S: Corona (Tempe) Del Sol
2016 SF Teddy Allen- 6’6 185 Lbs. H.S: Desert (Mesa) Ridge
2016 PG Jay Green- 6’3 170 Lbs. H.S: Mountain (Glendale) Ridge
2017 Class Players To Watch
2017 C Deandre Ayton- 7’0 220 Lbs: H.S: Hillcrest (Phoenix) Prep
2017 PG Alex Barcello- 6’1 175 Lbs: H.S: Corona (Tempe) Del Sol
2017 PF Nigel Shadd-6’8 190 Lbs: H.S: Tri-City (Chandler) Christian
2017 PG Saben Lee- 6’3 165 Lbs: H.S. Corona (Tempe) Del Sol
2017 SG Randy Bronner- 6'5 190 Lbs. H.S: Hillcrest (Phoenix) Prep
2017 CG Caleb Simmons- 6'6 185 Lbs. H.S: Desert (Phoenix) Vista
2017 PF Curtis Hodges- 6'8 195 Lbs. H.S: Mountain (Mesa) View
2017 SF Saikou Gueye - 6'6 180 Lbs. H.S: Mountain (Glendale) Ridge
2017 C Sean Dunn - 6'9 265 Lbs - H.S: Brophy Prep (Phoenix)
2017 PG Trevon McCray- 5’11 160 Lbs.- H.S: Copper (Glendale) Canyon
2017 SF Jared Rodriguez- 6'6 165 Lbs. H.S: Mountain (Glendale) Ridge
2017 PG Holland “ Boo Boo” Woods- 5’11 165 Lbs- H.S: Apollo (Glendale)
2017 PG Colton Kresl-6’1 165 Lbs- H.S: Chaparral (Scottsdale)
2017 SF Seth Mason- 6’8 175 Lbs- H.S: Skyline (Phoenix) Prep
2017 SG Dre Marin- 6’1 175 Lbs- H.S: Apollo (Glendale)
2017 SF Gabe McGlothan- 6’6 180 Lbs. - H.S: Basha (Chandler)
2017 6’1 PG Donald Carter- 6’2 170 Lbs.- H.S: Cesar (Phoenix) Chavez
2017 PG Dontez Thomas- 6’2 175 Lbs.- H.S: Hillcrest (Phoenix) Prep
2018 Class Players To Watch
2018 PF Marvin Bagley III- 6’11 190 Lbs: H.S: TBA
2018 SF Timothy Allen- 6’6 175 Lbs. H.S: Desert (Mesa) Ridge (Pictured)
2018 SF KJ Hymes-6’10 165 Lbs- H.S: St. Mary’s (Phoenix)
2018 C Steele Bennett - 6'10 190 Lbs. - H.S: Desert (Phoenix) Vista
2018 PG Jaden Lee- 6’1 170 Lbs.- H.S: Hillcrest (Phoenix) Prep
2019 Class Players To Watch
2019 PG Javon Blackshear- 5’9 150 Lbs- H.S: Shadow (Phoenix) Mountain
2019 PG Jaelen House- 5’11 150 Lbs.- H.S: Shadow (Phoenix) Mountain
2019 PG Josh Green- 6’4 165 Lbs.- H.S: Mountain (Glendale) Ridge
2019 PF Dischon Thomas - 6'7 180 Lbs. - H.S: Coronado (Scottsdale)
