Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is on another level, as the class is absolutely loaded with numerous prospects for college programs to take a hard look at. While we have already written about many of these talented performers in the group, Sunnyslope High School’s strong and athletic 6-foot-7 rising junior forward Elijah Saunders is another elite prospect in the class. After transferring programs last season and having to sit out many of the season’s early games, Saunders will return as a junior and look to go to another level. As a freshman, Saunders attended Rancho Solano Prep in North Scottsdale,…
Author: Anthony Ray
The time has arrived after 20 years of events and 20 years of operations for the Arizona Preps website (www.arizonapreps.com), the amazing 22nd Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be continuing a new era for our website and this annual event going forward, as we continue the Arizona Preps Fall Showcase Top 25 Invitational. The NEW format of the annual event will invite (25) of the state’s top high school varsity teams (boys and girls) to participate in two games on Saturday, October 31st, 2020. The event again will be making it’s return to the very nice…
The 4th Annual Southwest Basketball Camp – an exposure event, which will be held this week – August 3rd – August 4th, 2020 @ a NEW LOCATION, Arizona Sports Complex Training Center in Phoenix, AZ (Located @ 425 E Pinnacle Peak Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85024). Arizona-based basketball scout, Gregg Rosenberg (Arizona Varsity/ Prep Hoops AZ) will organize this exciting event, powered by The Show 8450. (ZERO FANS ALLOWED IN. GAMES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED for college coaches to view). Top scouts who have covered this event: Josh Gershon (247Sports), Christian Popoola, Jerina Maydayag, Roy White, Gerry Freitas (Hoopreview.net), Frank Burlison (Burlisononbasketball), Anthony Ray (Arizona Preps) and Chris Karpman (247/SunDevilSource). A complete report of this year’s camp will be provided to college coaches across…
Rarely do girls or boys basketball prospects get so much attention early on their college recruitment, but for Xavier Prep’s gifted 6-foot-1 rising sophomore guard/forward Mia Davis that is not the case. The skilled young prospect emerged as an elite prospect early on in her development, and is currently rated among the nation’s elite 2023 prospects by ESPN. Davis is the daughter of former Arizona basketball star guard Prileu Davis who destroyed the ACCAC while playing for Phoenix College, and landed a big-time college basketball scholarship to Louisville. Prileu Davis is also among the state’s top coaches and trainers as…
Girls basketball in the state of Arizona is on the rise again in the state, as many more opportunities have recently developed for top girl’s prospects in the state to gain maximum recruiting exposure to college programs across the country. One of the state’s elite overall prospects and the top overall girls prospect in Arizona’s 2022 Class is Pinnacle High School’s lengthy and talented 6-foot-7 rising junior post Kennedy Basham. Basham is currently rated among the nation’s elite prospects in America’s 2022 Class, and she is absolutely blowing up as a result. Basham is a unicorn for the state of…
While Arizona’s 2022 Class is loaded with gifted prospects, Arizona’s 2021 Class is also very talented. PHHoenix Prep 6-foot-4 rising senior guard prospect Brett Hardt is one of the elite shooters of the basketball in the class, and has seen his share of college recruitment as a result. On Thursday afternoon, in very surprising fashion, Hardt decided to end his college recruitment and give a verbal commitment to DePaul University, a member of one of the nation’s top college basketball conferences, The Big East. Hardt received an offer from DePaul University last weekend, in what also was a nice surprise…
St. Mary’s High School is absolutely loaded with Division-I talent for the future, as Head Coach Damin Lopez has built a strong basketball program in Arizona in a short period of time. The Knights’ program is on the rise and another major reason for the improvement of the program is the development of 6-foot-10 rising junior post Jeremiah “Bear” Cherry. The younger brother of current Arizona State junior forward Taeshon Cherry, Bear Cherry is now coming into his own as a college prospect. Cherry and his family moved to Arizona to be closer to Taeshon, via San Diego, California, just a…
Arizona’s 2022 Class of prospects is absolutely loaded, and another top-rated prospect in the class is St. Mary’s High School’s talented and very athletic 6-foot-6 rising junior wing prospect Garrison Phelps. Phelps is coming off a nice breakout sophomore season for himself, and now is looking to become a household name in the state as a junior, whether there is a high school season this year or not. The son of longtime Division-I college coach Dionne Phelps, who is currently the Director of Operations for the also loaded Dream City Christian Prep basketball program in Arizona, Garrison comes from excellent…
The Arizona Community College Athletic Association (ACCAC) just got better, as former 2019 Apollo High School graduate, Cal State Fullerton 6-foot-7, 190-pound Division-I transfer Emmanuel Taban has decided to transfer to Phoenix College. After spending his freshman season playing for Cal State Fullerton, Taban recently decided to transfer college programs, and has now landed in the ACCAC. In high school, after a terrific career at Apollo under the strong leadership of Head Coach Jacob Marin, Taban found his college fit with Head Coach Dedrique Taylor and his Cal-State Fullerton program, where he would spend his freshman season. Taban received his share of college recruitment in…
While we continue to go through these very difficult times in our nation’s history, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused many members of the Arizona basketball community to miss out on gaining exposure to college coaches around the country this spring and summer. I wanted to write this for all of those that have felt that they are suffering in their college recruitment, and the many possible opportunities that the spring and summer evaluation period could have brought through playing with your respective club teams/programs, and also with your high school programs during a normal evaluation…