One of the biggest recruiting storylines nationally in the 2027 class continues to surround AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-8 senior DeMarcus Henry. Henry has established himself as one of the elite prospects in high school basketball and is currently rated as the No. 2 overall prospect in America’s 2027 class by ESPN and 247Sports. Coming off an excellent spring and summer, Henry was also one of the most heavily watched prospects in the country, as college coaches from many of the nation’s premier programs followed him closely throughout the evaluation periods. Henry recently announced that he had narrowed his college recruitment…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the most talented prospects in America’s loaded 2027 class is beginning to see his college recruitment pick up, and I believe there is much more to come. CIA Bella Vista Prep 6-foot-7, 200-pound rising senior wing Jalen White recently received an offer from West Virginia, giving the talented wing prospect another significant high-major opportunity. White already holds offers from the University of Oregon and Cal State Bakersfield, but his recruitment has developed somewhat slowly considering his overall talent, athleticism and long-term potential. I expect that to change substantially during his senior season. White is currently ranked among the…
Sunnyslope High School’s 6-foot, 165-pound rising senior point guard Delton Prescott has long been regarded as the top point guard prospect in Arizona’s 2027 class. Prescott has been one of the state’s elite guards since entering the high school ranks, and will now look to close out an excellent career with a big senior season. Prescott is coming off a tremendous junior campaign in which he helped lead the Sunnyslope Vikings to the AIA Open Division State Championship. Prescott averaged 16.2 points, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game as a junior, and was one of the most…
Former St. Mary’s High School standout Mick Riordan has transferred to Dream City Christian Prep for his final year of high school basketball. The 6-foot-4 guard enters the move with a strong reputation as an elite shooter, a proven big-game performer and one of the more intriguing prospects in Arizona’s 2027 class. Riordan’s junior season gave college coaches plenty of reasons to pay attention, as he helped St. Mary’s finish 23-7 and reach the Open Division State Championship Game, while playing alongside former Arizona standout and Duke signee Cam Williams, 2028 star prospect Carter Bagley and several other high-level players.…
Javon “Vonny” Bardwell made a huge decision this week, as the elite national prospect announced that he has decommitted from the University of Kansas and will reopen his college recruitment. Bardwell, a 6-foot-6, 175-pound guard prospect, had been committed to legendary Kansas Head Coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks since last fall, when he became the first and only member of Kansas’ 2027 recruiting class. Now, after careful consideration, Bardwell has elected to go in a different direction. In addition to reopening his recruitment, Bardwell will reclassify from the 2027 class into the 2026 class, making him a senior and…
The response has been tremendous, the excitement continues to build, and Arizona Preps is preparing for what is expected to be an outstanding first-year event. Since introducing the 1st Annual Arizona Preps Middle School Fall Showcase to the Arizona basketball community, the response has been astonishing. Arizona Preps has already received a large number of player registrations, along with tremendous interest and support from throughout the basketball community. Arizona Preps is proud to launch this first-ever event, designed specifically to identify, evaluate and create exposure for the top young basketball prospects throughout the state of Arizona. The inaugural Arizona Preps Middle School Fall…
One of the biggest stock risers in Arizona basketball this spring and summer has been Mateen Cleaves Jr. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound combo guard from Dream City Christian Prep in Glendale has established himself as one of the elite prospects nationally in the 2028 class. After an impressive spring and summer, Cleaves has made a tremendous move up the national rankings and has emerged as one of the nation’s highest-rated prospects. Cleaves has climbed into elite territory with ESPN, which now regards him among the top prospects nationally in the 2028 class (currently #12 by ESPN for the 2028 Class). Other…
Dewey Henry is on the move. One of Arizona’s top 2028 guard prospects, the 6-foot-1 rising junior point guard has transferred from Ironwood High School to the new Elite Sports Academy in the Valley, giving the new prep program a major addition as it looks to establish itself on the Arizona basketball scene. Henry is coming off an outstanding spring and summer, in which he proved that he belongs among the top guards in the West in the 2028 class. While playing for the Phoenix United 16U program on the Nike EYBL circuit, Henry was absolutely terrific throughout the summer,…
One of Arizona’s brightest young basketball stars is officially on the move, after it was announced this week that Jacobi Thompson, a 6-foot-5 rising sophomore and one of the premier prospects in Arizona’s 2029 class, has transferred from Arcadia High School and is now enrolled at Mesa High School. The move is one of the biggest offseason developments in Arizona high school basketball and immediately strengthens an already talented Mesa program. Thompson enjoyed a tremendous freshman campaign at Arcadia High School, where he helped lead the Titans to the 4A State Championship. His outstanding play throughout the postseason earned him…
The wave of high-profile player movement across Arizona high school basketball continued this week in a major way, as Carter Bagley, a talented 6-foot-4, 190-pound rising junior and one of the top prospects in Arizona’s 2028 class, announced on social media that he is transferring from St. Mary’s High School to Sunnyslope High School. Bagley’s decision is another major offseason development and further adds to what has already been a record-setting spring and summer of high-profile transfers across the state. One of the premier young guards in Arizona and the West, Bagley is coming off an outstanding sophomore season in which he helped lead…