On Sunday, the 7th Annual Area Codes Frosh/Soph Camp took place at the PHHacility. Organized by Tournament organizer Chad Groth, this year’s event may have been the best one of it’s kind, as there were numerous top performers in the event that showed excellent potential for the future. Led by two-time Camp Most Valuable Player Sadraque Nganga, who would win the award for the second year in a row, the event was absolutely loaded with top-rated talent. The event was very well organized by Groth, as the games were on time and shortened in a manner that allowed for those…
Author: Anthony Ray
The South Mountain High School basketball program has been historic in the state of Arizona for producing some of the state’s best basketball talent and teams over a very long period of time. Since the 1970’s, this South Phoenix-based basketball program has absolutely dominated the state of Arizona basketball opposition. After posting numerous state titles and developing hundreds of college basketball prospects over the years, the basketball program has worked hard to return the program to the level of consistecy that the school produced in the past. This season will be a culmination of years of hard work by the…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2020 Class worked extremely hard over the past couple years to make himself an attractive prospect in the class to college basketball programs. A star football prospect that received loads of Division-I attention from top college football programs around the country, PHH Prep 6-foot-8, 250-pound senior forward DeAndre Henry elected to focus on basketball two years ago – surprising many in the football and basketball community. On Tuesday, after the long Labor Day weekend, Henry made a verbal commitment for college that proved that he knew exactly what he was doing. After…
AZ Compass Prep 6-foot-4 sharp-shooting senior guard Xavier DuSell has made his college decision, after announcing his decision for college on Sunday. Dusell is coming off a strong performance throughout the spring and summer, where he turned in numerous strong performances with his Team Harden club program. After recently making his decision to return to Compass Prep for his senior season amidst loads of division-I talent on the roster, after mulling over his options for college, DuSell has decided to give a verbal commitment to the University of Northern Colorado and Head Coach Jeff Linder and his staff. DuSell made…
After a storied middle-school career and entering the high school ranks last season and making a tremendous splash, Perry High School’s gifted and promising 6-foot-11, 200-pound sophomore post Dylan Anderson is prepared and set to have a big sophomore campaign for himself and his high school program. One of the most highly-acclaimed young prospects in Arizona basketball history, Anderson is ready to change the game. Last season, it was very exciting as Anderson entered the high school ranks, as he entered the AIA already possessesing division-I scholarship offers from division-I programs. During his freshman season, Anderson helped lead the Pumas…
The Hillcrest Prep basketball program has produced numerous top-rated prospects for college programs over the years, and consistently brings in some of the nation’s elite talent each year. The basketball program has grown nationally and internationally over the years, and this season the program will put together their most impressive lineup, from top-to-bottom, ever. With many different high-major division-I prospects relocating to the program in Arizona this summer already, Hillcrest Prep recently announced the transfer of two more high-major division-I prospects for this season. This summer, Hillcrest Prep shocked everyone in the national basketball community when they announced the additions…
In more very exciting recent recruiting news, another one of the elite prospects in America’s 2020 Class has made the decision to leave the 2020 Class and jump up to the 2019 Class, after Bella Vista Prep’s 6-foot-7, 195-pound rising senior guard/forward Addison Patterson recently made his college decision, and liked the program enough to play for them this college season. Recently, Patterson gave a verbal pledge to the University of Oregon and Head Coach Dana Altman and his basketball staff. After looking over the roster for the Ducks for this season, and also considering his options for prep school,…
This week when top-rated national 2020 college prospect 6-foot-10 rising senior post prospect Shon Robinson decided to change recruiting classes, jumping from the 2019 to the 2020 Class, it was big news nationally. Instead of suiting up this high school season for Eduprize High School, in what would have been his final season of high school, Robinson instead chose to enter the collegiate ranks early and will become a freshman this season for Ole Miss. Robinson was considered among the elite overall basketball prospects in Arizona’s 2020 Class, and also one of the top overall prospects in the country, so…
One of the state’s top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2020 Class is now coming into his own, and is a nice sleeper prospect for college programs to take a hard look at this fall. Apollo High School’s gifted 6-foot-6 senior guard Zeke Thompkins is a very skilled, much bigger guard prospect with an excellent feel for the game. Possessing excellent basketball bloodlines, Thompkins is a sure-fire guard prospect that is set to have a big senior season for himself – the most important season of his young career. Thompkins is the son of former Arizona Preps’ staff member and good…
There are so many good basketball prospects now in the state of Arizona, and one prospect that you definitely need to get to know is Chandler High School’s gifted 6-foot-7 junior wing prospect Isaiah Broady. After playing in the charter school ranks as a sophomore, Brody has changed locations and now will suit up for a very talented Chandler team this season – instantly becoming one of the state’s top overall prospects in the 2021 Class. I watched Brody last high school season as he led his charter school program to a strong playoff finish, and had no idea that…