AZ Compass Prep is loaded with top-rated talent for the 2020-2021 prep season, and has grown the program a great deal over the past several years. One of the elite young prospects in the program, and the state’s 2023 Class of prospects is 6-foot-7 sophomore wing Kevin Patton Jr. Patton is a superb talent, and was recently selected as a Top 30 Cream of the Crop All-Star selection, at the recent Pangos All-West Frosh/Soph Camp in St. George, Utah, and is one young prospect on the rise now in the West. I was in attendance for the recent Pangos All-West…
Author: Anthony Ray
Desert Vista High School is coming off winning last year’s 6A State Championship, with their best performance of the season coming in the state’s 6A Final – a 75-55 championship win over Mountain Pointe High School. In the championship victory, 6-foot, 165-pound junior guard Dasean Lecque went off, as he did all season long for his team. Since the end to last season, the New Jersey-native has not slowed down a bit, as he has torched his competition – earning numerous scholarship offers to his credit, as a result. Fresh off an offer from Bob Hurley and the Arizona State Sun Devils,…
Bella Vista Prep is again on the rise in prep basketball locally and nationally, as the program has retooled and will be very talented this season with a variety of basketball prospects to take a hard look at. One of the program’s prospects that is also on the rise is 6-foot-6, 185-pound wing prospect Lamin Sabally. A native of Berlin, Germany, Sabally is not a prospect that most college coaches have had an opportunity to see perform in person, as of yet, but schools are already beginning to position themselves for this talented prospect. Sabally is new to the Bella…
Bella Vista Prep, located in North Scottsdale, is back and on the rise in the state of Arizona, after winning a national championship on the Grind Session just two years ago. Now with Corey Boswell taking over the helm as the Head Coach of the National Program, the program has reloaded and set to have a big season in 2020-2021. One major reason for the projected success of the program this season will be the play of 6-foot-4, 175-pound senior guard Isaac Spears. Spears is coming off a strong junior season, where he led the team from the point position and helped…
The AZ Compass Prep Fall League has been very exciting, since kicking off (2) weeks ago. With many top prospects and teams in the event, Arizona Preps’ scout Tye Jacobs has been in attendance each night, and here are the top prospects as seen by Jacobs from the league (In no particular order) . . . Adrame Diongue, AZ Compass Prep 6-11 PF/C 2022 Class Adrame is a player with tons of potential and continues to grow each time I see him play. What sets Adrame apart from other players his size is his motor and athleticism. Adrame has the…
One of the elite prospects in Arizona’s 2021 Class has found a new high school home for himself, after ultra-talented 6-foot-8 senior wing prospect Isaiah Broady decided to transfer schools this week – leaving Chandler High School and landing at Arizona prep power AZ Compass Prep. The addition was a big one for AZ Compass Prep. Broady is one of the top uncommitted prospects in the state, and is set to have a big senior season. Broady’s announcement to relocate to AZ Compass Prep was serious, as he is set to have a huge senior year, and pick up numerous…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2021 Class is PHH Prep’s 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior wing Javon Ruffin. While many Arizona basketball enthusiasts have not seen Ruffin perform yet or don’t even know him, the gifted and skilled performer has been hunted many Division-I college programs over the spring and summer. Even with the COVID pandemic hiding many of the top prospects in his class, Ruffin still received high-major recruitment. After considering his options, Ruffin is now headed to the PAC-12 Conference. With numerous scholarship offers on the table for himself, Ruffin chose to give a fall verbal commitment…
Isaiah “JR” Rider resides in the state of Arizona, and has quickly developed into one of the top basketball coaches and trainers in the state of Arizona. Recently opening his own new workout facility, Rider’s club basketball programs is one of the elite young programs in the state. Before Rider was making his big imprint on the valley, he was one of the top scorers to ever play in the NCAA, while a star performer at UNLV. He also spent close to ten years in the NBA, and was the 5th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. Rider played…
The Fall Showcase has been around for an amazing (22) years, and has been the home for Arizona’s best players and teams annually. Here is an exciting past video from the 12th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase (2010), which featured Arizona State star guard Jahii Carson, who was selected as the Tournament MVP. Be sure to watch the interview at the end of the highlight video. NBA guard Bryce Cotton (Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns) would win the dunk contest in this event – defeating Carson in one of the best dunk contests ever in high school basketball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mQcLVlIQos
The exciting annual Pangos Full-Court Press All-West Camp, which usually takes place in Los, Angeles, California, and has for 20+ years, was moved this year to St. George, Utah, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tournament Director Dinos Trigonis brought together one of his best installments of the camp ever last weekend in Utah, as (240) different basketball prospects came together to compete in front of the numerous regional scouts and media in attendance. Prospects from such states as Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Wyoming, Missouri and Maryland all competed over the two day camp. Arizona Preps made…