Another one of the elite young prospects in the state of Arizona is a member of the 2026 Class – rising 5-foot-11 8th grader John Mattingly. Mattingly is one of the premier middle school prospects in the state and one to definitely watch for the future. Mattingly has made a lot of noise within the Arizona basketball community as a result of his exploits on the basketball court. After observing Mattingly and his ability to play the game, here are some reasons why I believe this young man’s future to be extremely bright in Arizona basketball. Mattingly has built a…
Author: Anthony Ray
Another top performer this spring and early summer from Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is St. Mary’s High School’s ultra-athletic 6-foot-6 rising senior wing Garrison Phelps. After a strong junior season performance where he helped lead his Knights to a 4A State Championship, Phelps has not slowed down a bit – turning in consistent strong performances all spring and now summer. Phelps has risen to another level in his play, which should make him one of the most sought after recruiting targets in the class this summer. Phelps has yet to see his college recruitment officially take off, as a…
We recently wrote about the level of talent of Bella Vista Prep’s 6-foot-8 senior wing Jamel King, and him now being available in his college recruitment. Well, King wasn’t available long, as this week, in very exciting fashion, King received an offer and gave a verbal commitment to one of the strongest basketball programs in the country. King became the last commitment for the University of West Virginia and their 2021 recruiting class. King was offered a scholarship by the previous University of New Mexico staff, and he gave a verbal commitment, but when new head coach Richard Pitino took over the…
Another one of my favorite prospects that is also on the rise in Arizona’s 2022 Class is Apollo High School’s athletic and versatile 6-foot-1 rising senior guard Ahamed Mohamed. Mohamed is a serious talent that has had numerous strong performances when I have seen him compete, and will be a prospect on the rise in our next Player Rankings for Arizona Preps. College coaches are also beginning to take notice of the unique talent Mohamed has as a college prospect. Mohamed has flown well below the recruiting radar for some time now, due to the COVID pandemic. As a result,…
One of our top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is Mesquite High School’s gifted 6-foot-3, 165-pound rising senior guard Nate Calmese. Calmese is already rated among our top overall prospects in the class, but is one prospect that will be on the rise in our next player rankings, as he is coming off a terrific individual performance in last weekend’s Section 7 Event in Glendale, and will look to have a tremendous summer campaign for hismelf, and should look to garner much more recruiting attention. Calmese has had a strong high school career for himself, but since…
(Picture courtesy of 247 Sports) One of the hottest overall prospects from last weekend’s amazing Section 7 Event held at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona, was Perry High School’s gifted and promising 6-foot-8 rising junior wing Cody Williams. While for many college coaches in attendance, it was the first time they had seen Williams’ glaring upside as a college prospect, it only validated what we have known here @ Arizona Preps for some time. Williams is a serious target in America’s 2023 Class. Perry was one of the most sought after programs competing in the Section 7 Event last…
The wait is finally over, coming to an end last weekend as the Section 7 Event kicked off and took the state of Arizona, and Arizona basketball as a whole, to completely another level. While waiting for the moment for college coaches to hit the road again during an NCAA Evaluation period, basketball enthusiasts, players, high school and club coaches, and even college coaches got much more than they bargained for with the Section 7. The Arizona basketball community wanted a chance to see top prospects physically evaluated once more by college coaches, after a long pandemic season that damaged…
One prospect on the rise in Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is Hillcrest Prep’s tough and imposing 6-foot-10, 260-pound senior forward Duke Brennan. After changing schools several times and a roller-coaster ride in his college recruitment, Brennan has found a nice home at legendary Hillcrest Prep, and is now seeing his play and college recruitment take off to another level. Brennnan is fresh off a strong performance at the Pangos All-American Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has received numerous scholarship offers, as a result. Brennan (pictured left) has seen a lot of changes in his short athletic career. After…
There are not many high school basketball prospects walking around that look like PHH Prep’s superstar 6-foot-7 lengthy and talented junior post Kennedy Basham. One of the top overall prospects in America’s 2022 Class, Basham is being recruited by just about everyone in the country. She is hearing making her college decision and is having some serious fun in the process. The gifted young lady is more than a basketball player though, and is changing the game in her own way – providing a different look into young lady basketball players for the country. Basham is coming off another excellent season…
This is a very exciting weekend coming up, as the Section 7 event will kick off in Glendale, Arizona – allowing for NCAA Division-I college coaches to attend the first NCAA Evaluation event of 2021. This weekend will be the first time in more than a year and a half, that NCAA member college programs will be permitted to attend an event, and the first weekend of the new NCAA Evaluation Period for 2021. It is a very exciting time for college coaches and also the participants for the first weekend of the Section 7 event, which will be, for…