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…
Author: Anthony Ray
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…
The Arizona Preps Beat The Heat event took place in Prescott Valley, Arizona this weekend at two different gym locations, Mayer High School and Canyon View Prep High School. Arizona Preps is very appreciative of the support of all of the teams from this year’s event, which included Bradshaw Mountain, Gilbert Christian, Ironwood Ridge, Casa Grande (pictured), Youngker, Anthem Prep, Kingman Academy, Valley, Cicero Prep and Ash Fork High School. With two different gym locations for the event, I evaluated the teams and talent at the Canyon View Prep High School location. Here are my top overall individual performers from…
The key to success in any high school basketball program begins with attracting the top younger talent consistently to your school. For Notre Dame Prep, the basketball program is looking to turn the corner, after a strong finish to the 2021 season. Behind the strong leadership and player development of first-year head coach and former Grand Canyon University staff member Luke DallaRiva, the program is headed in the right direction. Now with the additions of top-rated middle school prospects Bryce Quinet and Brennan Peterson, the future looks extremely bright for Notre Dame Prep. Notre Dame Prep is coming off a…
College recruiting is beginning younger and younger these days, so it is now never too early to talk about the best basketball prospects in middle school or even earlier, especially when these younger prospects are as good and as dominant as rising 8th grader Mason Magee. A very young rising 8th grader and a member of the 2026 Class, Magee is still a mere 12 years of age, and actually should be entering the 7th grade. Either way, Magee has made a tremendous case very early on as a youngster, and is one of the state’s most impressive young talents…
Another high-level prospect now available in the 2021 Class of prospects is Bella Vista Prep’s 6-foot-8, 190-pound unsigned senior wing prospect Jamel King. King now becomes the best available in the 2021 Class, alongside Eduprize’s Justus Jackson, after a previous verbal commitment to the University of New Mexico has now changed for King. As a result, King is back on the recruiting board and looking for a new college home for himself this summer. King was offered a scholarship by the previous New Mexico staff, but when new head coach Richard Pitino took over the Lobos’ basketball program, some things…
The top available prospect still remaining in Arizona’s 2021 Class of prospects is Eduprize Prep’s gifted 6-foot-1 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. After a changing schools for his senior season, and having an excellent senior campaign for Eduprize Prep, Jackson is now mulling over his recruiting options for his future. With numerous options on the table to consider, of course, Jackson would like to accept the best offer for…
Valley Vista High School’s gifted 5-foot-11 rising senior guard/forward Jennah Isai is among the nation’s elite prospects in the 2022 Class – currently rated by ESPN as one of the top 30 prospects in the country. With many high-major Division-I offers on the table for herself, it has been a major deal to see which college program would ultimately land the skilled prospect. With many schools to choose from and many basketball enthusiasts ultimately waiting for her decision, Isai has given an early verbal commitment to the University of Oregon and their coaching staff. Isai’s decision to become an Oregon Duck is…
St. Mary’s High School’s 6-foot-4 rising junior guard Jason Fontenet is on another level and rising in America’s 2023 Class of prospects. The gifted combo-guard prospect had a terrific sophomore season in leading his St. Mary’s program to an impressive 21-1 overall record, and a 4A State Championship. Fontenet has not slowed down one bit since the high school season. Instead, the gifted and promising talent has taken his game to another level this spring, and has become one of the hottest prospects nationally in the 2023 Class. Fontenet has played this spring with Arizona Preps’ staff member Paul Suber…