Again, the 2022 Class of prospects in Arizona is absolutely loaded with college prospects for the future, and another prospect in the class that has already positioned himself as one of the elite guard prospects in the state is AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-3 rising junior prospect Nate Pickens. Pickens recently decided to transfer schools this summer from Paradise Honors High School in the AIA to a powerhouse prep school program in the state, where he will now look to gain more exposure and also compete on a national schedule. Pickens is a unique find in the state, as while competing…
Author: Anthony Ray
AZ Compass Prep surging 6-foot-11 rising junior post Adrame Diongue is a big-time talent that the nation does not yet clearly know about yet, but they are learning fast after the young man’s recent stellar performance in last month’s Pangos Best of Arizona League. In the league, Diongue showed off his serious upside, length and athleticism – leading to a recent offer from a program in the BIG-12 Conference. After college coaches around the country observed the talented prospect in action on Ballertv.com during the event, Diongue, who did not then have any scholarship offers to his credit, received an…
Over the past month, the Arizona Preps’ staff has grown a great deal as the group has added some serious talent to an already very talented staff of writers, scouts and interns. As part of the group’s development, we are proud to announce the addition of Addissen Stinnett (Pictured far right) to our staff. A native of Florence, Arizona, Addissen Stinnett will join the Arizona Preps’ staff as a reporter to cover boys and girls basketball in the state. Stinnett’s role with the Arizona Preps’ staff comes as an internship with the organization, as she will be interning as a reporter and journalist…
Gifted and ultra-athletic 6-foot-4 rising junior guard De’Vontes Cobbs has been on the move for some time, changing numerous schools since first enrolling at local high school basketball power Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, during his freshman season. After receiving loads of national attention (2022 Class Top 30 national prospect) as a middle-schooler in Milwaukee, WI, Cobbs decided to move to the state of Arizona. As an impressive starter as a mere freshman for 4A defending State Champion Shadow Mountain High School, and helping lead the program to another state championship and a nice 26-3 overall record on the season, Cobbs…
AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-6 rising junior Nathaniel Knight is now coming into his own as a college prospect, and has quickly become one of the state’s elite young talents. Knight has hit a huge growth spurt physically, and has really developed his basketball skills over the past few years. Knight is a rapidly developing 6-6 wing prospect who is coming off of a successful sophomore campaign, where he averaged 17 points and 13 rebounds per/game. He also averaged 2 blocks per/contest. Nathaniel has attained huge growth in his development thanks to his trainers, legendary Central Arizona skills trainer Chris Hurst and New York AAU coaching legend Paul Suber. He improved his…
While the Spring NCAA Evaluation Period was cancelled, one of the elite prospects in the class that has not missed a beat has been AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-4, 180-pound rising senior guard prospect Tyrone “Ty Ty” Washington. Even without an evaluation period to support his performances, Washington has absolutely blown up among college coaches, scouts and media. With the COVID-19 pandemic increasing around the country and definitely within the state of Arizona, Washington decided to compete in the Pangos Best of Arizona Summer League, and while primarily local scouts and media have been in attendance for the games, the addition of BallerTV.com was worth…
Desert Vista High School is coming off winning this 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 rising junior guard Dasean Lecque went off, as he did all season long for his team. Since the end to the season, the New Jersey-native has not slowed down a bit, as he has torched his competition in the Pangos Best of Arizona League – earning numerous scholarship offers to his credit, as a result. While Lecque did…
Gifted and ultra-athletic 6-foot-4 rising junior guard De’Vontes Cobbs has been on the move for some time, changing numerous schools since first enrolling at local high school basketball power Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, during his freshman season. After receiving loads of national attention (2022 Class Top 30 national prospect) as a middle-schooler in Milwaukee, WI, Cobbs decided to move to the state of Arizona. As an impressive starter as a mere freshman for 4A defending State Champion Shadow Mountain High School, and helping lead the program to another state championship and a nice 26-3 overall record on the season, Cobbs decided…
Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is special and quickly gaining momentum as one of those very memorable classes of prospects that will change the game. One member of the class who is also gaining serious momentum and attention is Bella Vista Prep’s promising 6-foot-11 rising junior post Youssouf Singare. Singare is an elite prospect in the class that most college coaches, scouts and media have still not seen, and is still flying under the recruiting radar, but, over time, will be one can’t miss prospect that everyone will soon know about very well. I caught my first glimpse of Singare…
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 a year ago. The program is no stranger to producing quality high-major Division-I talent over the years, as former Head Coach Kyle Weaver and former Director of Operations Dionne Phelps, together quickly built the Bella Vista program into a national prep power. Under Kyle Weaver’s guidance and leadership, the program reached new heights fast and produced loads of division-I talent for numerous high-major programs in a short period of time – producing…