As we complete another summer, this summer was a very unique one, of course, as basketball returned to business as usual. After almost two years of very limited basketball and very little college recruitment, as a result of the lack of college coaches being able to hit the road and evaluate prospects, the state of Arizona’s top basketball prospects, boys and girls, were impacted a great deal. As a result, the past several months have been instrumental in helping Arizona basketball prospects gain recruiting momentum to aid in the process of helping each prospect land a college home. For unsigned…
Author: Anthony Ray
AZ Compass Prep’s gifted 6-foot-5 senior guard Mekhi Mason (Rice commit) saved his best for the spring and summer, after backing up terrific 2021 talent Ty Ty Washington (University of Kentucky) all season long. As a result, Mason saw very little playing time during the high school / prep season. Instead of resting and waiting for his opportunity, Mason instead worked very hard on his body and his game and stayed ready. Mason would get his opportunity to blossom during the spring and summer – proving his extreme value as a college prospect. Mason was one of my true favorite…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class is on the move. Former AZ Compass Prep 6-foot-4 senior guard Nate Pickens has decided to change prep programs, and will suit up for Dream City Christian this prep season. Pickens and Dream City released the story earlier this week. Pickens will look to pick up his game and, ultimately, his college recruitment, this prep season for a very talented Dream City lineup. Pickens is one of the more uner recruited prospects in the West for the 2022 Class, after receiving numerous scholarship offers for himself early in the recruiting…
One of the top guards prospects in the country has now landed @ Dream City Christian Prep in Glendale, Arizona, and will suit up for the program this season on the Grind Session. Get ready for 6-foot-4 senior point guard Milos Uzan, as he is a very advanced, bigger guard prospect with a high basketball IQ and a very bright future ahead. While each of the top-rated prep schools in the Valley have all reloaded for the upcoming season, Uzan is a terrific addition for the Dream City Prep program. Last season, Dream City was very talented and loaded with…
The sport of basketball is more than just a sport, often times and for many. The sport can create many opportunities for student-athletes – providing an opportunity to develop character, discipline, life skills and even close personal friendships and relationships that often last forever. For Arizona top-rated senior girl’s prospects, Boulder Creek High School’s Kayla Clark (Southern Utah signee)and PHH Prep’s Amoret Maxwell (Southern Utah signee), basketball has been the binding force that has brought these two young women together. While both of these two young ladies did not know one another previously, these two excellent ballplayers have formed an…
The top available prospect still remaining in Arizona’s 2021 Class of prospects is Eduprize Prep’s gifted 6-foot-1 unsigned senior point guard Justus Jackson. Jackson went into his junior season as one of the hottest prospects in the class, possessing numerous Division-I offers for himself, and was absolutely on the rise in his college recruitment. While Jackson had a strong senior season and turned in numerous strong performances on the Grind Session circuit for Eduprize Prep, the COVID pandemic and a lack of exposure, as a result, severely impact Jackson’s recruitment. Jackson chose to play through the spring and summer, and now…
Our top overall prospect in Arizona’s 2024 Class is absolutely blowing up, as expected. Arizona Elite 5-foot-6 sophomore guard Shay Ijiwoye is a tremendous talent and is our #1 overall prospect in Arizona’s 2024 Class. While she has yet to receive her national ranking with ESPN, she is well on her way – blowing up after a strong performance on the club circuit. While playing for her Arizona Elite club program, alongside fellow stud 2023 prospect, 6-foot junior Mya Verse, Ijiwoye has proven nationally that she is well deserving of a high national ranking among the nation’s elite talents in…
One of the elite prospects in Arizona’s 2025 Class of incoming freshman prospects is already off to an excellent start in his college recruitment – Millennium High School’s 6-foot-5 freshman wing Cameron Holmes. The younger brother of one of Arizona’s elite prospects over the last decade, DaRon Holmes (University of Dayton signee), Cameron is quickly making a name for himself and becoming one of the hottest 2025 prospects in America, as he has already received several Division-I offers for himself. Holmes has not even played a true high school varsity basketball game yet, and is already one prospect that has…
Among the very best available prospects still on tap from Arizona’s 2021 Class of prospects is Valley Vista High School’s very gifted and promising 6-foot-6 unsigned senior wing Elijah Thomas. Thomas, like some other fellow 2021 prospects, is among the most under-recruited prospects in the state – regardless of class. Still with no Division-I offers to his credit, which is extremely hard to believe, Thomas has soared well below the recruiting radar throughout his high school career, but is one of the state’s best overall individual talents. Possessing extreme upside for the future, and a very nice fundamentally sound skill…
One of the elite overall prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is absolutely blowing up after a strong spring and summer performance for himself. Sunnyslope High School’s strong 6-foot-8 senior forward Elijah Saunders has done really well for himself this off-season. After leading his Sunnyslope High School program to a 6A State Title last season, Saunders has performed up to expectations in several events, and now has received (24) different Division-I scholarship offers for himself. The last time we wrote about Saunders during the high school season, I wrote that he was a prospect seriously on the rise in…