While it is still very unclear as to who will be on each roster for junior college programs this season in the ACCAC, one thing is clear, Glendale Junior College 6-foot-9 sophomore post Adam Hamilton will be our top returning sophomore prospect in the conference this season. After a strong performance during his freshman, where he helped lead his Glendale JC program to a ACCAC Division-II Region Championship, and sitting out last season, Hamilton returns in his third year at Glendale JC for his sophomore season, and will look to pick up his college recruitment where it left off. In…
Author: Anthony Ray
There is never been a more important time in high school basketball across the country to have help with marketing today’s student-athletes to college programs across the country. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that haulted college recruiting, and also the recent NCAA changes to the national event calendar, evaluation period and certification of basketball events, it is now more difficult for aspiring college basketball prospects to gain attention from college coaches. Especially in the state of Arizona, where college recruiting has always been difficult. While the state has definitely improved with the emergence of more out-of-state, and even…
Almost two years ago, Glendale Junior College, led by our 2019-2020 ACCAC Co-Coach of the Year Ken Carrillo, won the Division-II Region Championship in the conference with a big championship victory over rival Pima Junior College on their home floor (105-96). Glendale got hot late in the season – winning their last (6) games on the season and picking up a nice head of steam heading into the NJCAA Division-II National Tournament. But Glendale would never get the opportunity to travel to the national tournament held @ Mary Miller Center in Danville, IL. Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic would take the…
The Centennial High School basketball program is definitely on the rise and in position to win a 5A State Championship next high school season, as the program will be returning the majority of last year’s team that had a terrific season in 2021. During the shortened season, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Centennial had their best season – finishing with an impressive 18-2 overall record on the season. Last year’s team lost to 5A State Champion Catalina Foothills in the 5A state final, 59-45. Centennial’s performance throughout the summer (June) in numerous leagues and events, including the Section 7 event,…
In Breaking News, Arizona Preps has learned and been informed that St. Mary’s High School’s talented and top-rated 6-foot-4 junior guard Jason Fontenet has decided to change locations for school, and will be leaving defending 4A State Champion St. Mary’s High School for a local prep program this fall. I caught up with Fontenet this weekend in Corona, California, while his team was playing in the Battle Zone Live event, regarding his decision to leave St. Mary’s after spending two seasons with the Knights, and helping them win last year’s 4A State Title. Fontenet’s decision to leave St. Mary’s HS…
The Arizona prep schools have and continue to change the game in Arizona, raising the bar consistently each year and taking basketball to another level. Just when you think these schools have depleted their rosters after losing players to graduation, each of the state’s top prep programs retool and come back the next year and load back up with nationally-ranked prospects. While PHH Prep is among the elite prep programs in the state, they continue to do it annually with local prospects. For other local prep programs in the state, you never know who you will see suit up annually,…
Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is absolutely loaded with talented prospects for college programs to take a hard look at during the busy recruiting month of July. One of the top overall prospects in the class that will benefit a great deal from a strong performance this month is AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-4 senior combo-guard Nate Pickens. After receiving numerous scholarship offers for himself early in the recruiting process, and not seeing much playing time during his junior season, Pickens is looking to have a big summer performance for himself and raise his overall college recruitment, in his most important…
One of the elite overall prospects in the state ended her college recruitment early, but she is still working hard to be the best basketball player she can be and has been very successful in doing so. PHH Prep’s strong and gifted 5-foot-7 senior guard Tryanna Crisp (Arizona State commit) gave an early commitment to the Sun Devils, where she will look to make an immediate impact and have a great college career. The commitment has not slowed Crisp down one bit, as she continues to torch her competition. Crisp is our #3 ranked prospect in Arizona’s 2022 senior class…
One prospect that resides in the state of Arizona is bigger than any other prospect in his class, and will have big-time college recruitment very early in the recruiting process is Dream City Christian Prep’s 7-foot rising freshman post Maper Maker. A mere member of America’s 2025 Class, Maker is as big as it gets – physically and in his future college recruitment. This young man came to the state last summer, and has already made tremendous strides as a player and as a college prospect. While most scouts, media and college coaches have not seen this young man yet,…
One of our top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class for girls prospects in the state is off the recruiting board, as skilled PHH Prep’s 6-foot rising senior guard prospect Hannah Robbins has found her fit for college. This week, Robbins announced her college decision to attend the University of New Mexico, where she will follow in her father’s footsteps at the terrific college basketball program. Robbins is one of our elite prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class, and she is a sure-fire college talent with a nice overall skill level and size for the collegiate ranks. Robbins has had a…