Author: Anthony Ray

While it has always been just a matter of time before he received the honor, Perry High School’s superstar 6-foot-8 senior Koa Peat has now officially been named a member of the 2025 McDonald’s All-American team – another very impressive honor for the most dominant force that we have ever seen in Arizona basketball history. Peat is embarking on an amazing fourth-consecutive state championship in a row this high school season, something we have never seen in the state of Arizona in the state’s top division. It is one amazing thing to win four consecutive state championships, and it is…

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Central High School (21-2) is absolutely on another level this high school season. The Bobcats are putting the finishing touches on a terrific year that looks as if it will end very favorably for Head Coach Darren Bustos and his coaching staff. Coach Bustos has consistently put together a nice program in the state’s 5A Division annually, as Central has been a very good program, but not like now. This season, after the welcomed additions of several transfers to their program and a new freshman star, the program has completely flourished and go to another level – now becoming one…

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Brophy Prep (12-7) is one of the state’s top 6A programs again, and this year’s team will be very tough to beat down the stretch and n the Open Division State Playoffs. Brophy is well coached by Matt Hooten and his staff, and are talented and well experienced at every position on the floor. This year’s team has their best chance in years to win a 6A State Championship and/or an Open Division State Championship, as they will give every opponent all they can handle. The program received a nice shot in the arm this high school basketball season when…

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One of the most athletic guard prospects in the state is on the rise, literally. Mesa High School’s gifted 6-foot sophomore guard Daijon Grayson is one of the most talented performers in Arizona’s 2027 Class, and has turned in a very good sophomore season for himself – a breakout season of sorts. Mesa High School (15-4) is having an excellent season thus far in the state’s top 6A Division, and Grayson has been a major reason for the success of the Mesa program this season. While small in size, this young and very bouncy guard prospect has serious college potential…

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The 2024-2025 junior college basketball season has taken serious shape now in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC).  Eastern Arizona (17-3, 7-2) recently lost back-to-back conference games to College of Southern Nevada and also Arizona Western, who is on fire currently in the season – winners of their last (7) games heading into Saturday (1/25). Eastern Arizona remains in first place in the conference standings among Division-I programs. Pima College (21-0, 9-0) is currently ranked as the #5 overall Division-II junior college program by the NJCAA. Pima has won an amazing (21) games in a row this season, and remains undefeated on…

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The NCAA’s recent ruling on college eligibility for junior college (JUCO / NJCAA) athletes has shocked the national basketball community, and, as a result, this ruling will now further change college basketball recruiting a great deal across the country. Junior college basketball programs were once formidable in promoting the best juco prospects nationally to four-year colleges, but after the development and rise of prep programs across the country, four-year colleges turned to prep school prospects, and today the NCAA Transfer Portal. As a result of the new NCAA ruling, junior college programs will certainly become a much bigger factor in…

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Bella Vista Prep has made a complete resurgence over the past two seasons under the focused and excellent leadership of long-time highly successful coach Matt Gordon (Director). The program merged with Canyon International Academy (CIA) this college season in tremendous fashion, and now the program is as good a prep program as there is in the country. Bella Vista’s 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior post Mouhamed Sylla is one of the top overall prospects in America’s 2025 Class, and he was being recruited heavily this season. Sylla has decided to pull the trigger, and has given a big verbal commitment to Georgia…

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One of the top unsigned prospects in Arizona’s 2025 Class of unsigned seniors is Arcadia High School’s talented and versatile 6-foot-8, 200-pound senior forward Jamison Fox. Arcadia High School (10-8) is a program on the rise this season behind the dedicated and strong leadership of new Head Coach, Greg Richards. Since taking over the program, Richards has done an excellent job in making the Arcadia program one of the top programs in the state’s 4A Division. The play of Jamison Fox has been an integral part of the program’s resurgence this season, as Fox is finishing off a strong high…

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Willow Canyon High School (16-2) has become one of the elite programs in the state over time, and excellent Head Coach Joe Colletti and his very experienced coaching staff have their best chance to win it all this high school season. Willow Canyon is an extremely talented team, and the emergence this season of two of the very best freshmen in the state, to go alongside the talents of 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior guard Kaleel Kelly, has Willow Canyon on another level. Kelly has more than paid his dues, while helping build the Willow Canyon program into what it is today.…

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Prescott High School (10-5) has had a wild ride this high school season, behind the amazing exploits of senior guard Uriah Tenette. While Tenette has been absolutely amazing this season, and is closing in on becoming one of the all-time scoring leaders in Arizona basketball history, the play of 6-foot-10, 215-pound senior post Zane Gaul has been consistent, which has helped Prescott to numerous big wins this high school season. Gaul is one of the state’s top unsigned recruiting targets this spring, and he has excellent potential for the future, as a result of his size, skillset and upside for…

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