In the current state of basketball across the country, as a result of the Corona Virus (COVID-19), basketball action across the country and in Arizona has ceased, but college recruitment has been at an all-time high, as college programs across the country have had to focus much of their time on the recruiting of college prospects. There have been many members of Arizona’s high school ranks that have benefited lately in their recruitment, and have given commitments. Here are some of the Arizona high school prospects from the 2020 Class that have benefited the most in their college recruitment this…
Author: Anthony Ray
In the current state of basketball across the country, as a result of the Corona Virus (COVID-19), basketball action across the country and in Arizona has ceased, but college recruitment has been at an all-time high, as college programs across the country have had to focus much of their time on the recruiting of college prospects. There have been many members of Arizona’s junior college ranks that have benefited lately in their recruitment. Here are some of the Arizona juco prospects that benefited the most in their college recruitment this spring . . . Naje Smith 6-8 SOPH SF/PF Cochise…
With the recent end to the 2019-2020 ACCAC Junior College basketball season coming to a finish recently, and amid the tragic Corona Virus epidemic (COVID-19), our staff has decided to release our selections for the 2020 Arizona Preps JUCO Player of the Year. After another exciting junior college basketball season, we have decided on the selection of our Player of the Year – Scottsdale Junior College 6-foot-5 sophomore wing Xavier Fuller. While there were many top individual performers this past season in the ACCAC, no one player had more of an impact on his team’s success last season than Scottsdale’s Xavier Fuller.…
With the recent end to the 2019-2020 ACCAC Junior College basketball season coming to a finish recently, and amid the tragic Corona Virus epidemic (COVID-19), our staff has decided to release our selections for the 2020 Arizona Preps JUCO Coach of the Year. After another exciting junior college basketball season, we have decided on the selection of Co-Coaches of the Year – Scottsdale Junior College Head Coach Mark Bunker and Glendale Junior College Head Coach Ken Carrillo. While there were definitely some very good coaching performances this junior college season, as ACCAC legend Jerry Carrillo led Cochise to another regular…
With the conclusion to the 2019-2020 high school basketball season, and while the state of Arizona is currently trying to navigate the COVID-19 virus, as many other states around the country also look to make adjustments and remain healthy, it is time for our Arizona Preps staff to return to the amazing high school basketball season that recently ended and make our selections for Arizona Coach and Player of the Year. While we have made our selection for our Arizona Player of the Year in the AIA ranks, we also now are making our selections for the Player of the…
With the conclusion to the 2019-2020 high school basketball season, and while the state of Arizona is currently trying to navigate the COVID-19 virus, as many other states around the country also look to make adjustments and remain healthy, it is time for our Arizona Preps staff to return to the amazing high school basketball season that recently ended and make our selections for Arizona Coach and Player of the Year. The 2019-2020 high school basketball season was one to remember for many reasons – filled with intrigue and loads of exciting basketball games and top perormances from players. While…
With the conclusion to the 2019-2020 high school basketball season, and while the state of Arizona is currently trying to navigate the COVID-19 virus, as many other states around the country also look to make adjustments and remain healthy, it is time for our Arizona Preps staff to return to the amazing high school basketball season that recently ended and make our selections for Arizona Coach and Player of the Year. While this time in our nation’s history has been very difficult to navigate, personally and for businesses, it was also a high school basketball season that was filled with…
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the basketball community that supports Arizona Preps, and also send out prayers to all the families in Arizona and in our nation during this difficult time. As we move forward in our nation’s history and look to rebuild, I recently took some very much needed time to recover from surgery and now am ready to return to action – covering Arizona high school and junior college basketball to the highest level, as we have done at Arizona Preps for the past 20+ years. After taking time out for my health…
When a student athlete enters High School, the goal is for that student athlete to become a Division-I prospect. Some achieve this goal, while others do not and have to seek opportunities such as Division-II, Division-III, NAIA, Junior College or Post Grad. There are multiple reasons why those student-athletes were not able to be Division-I prospects, however the question becomes “Did the student-athlete choose the correct high school program, which would prepare them to be a college prospect? In addition, did the student-athlete prepare themselves to the best of their ability to become the best player possible?” According to the…
Glendale Junior College (21-10) hung around all season in the ACCAC Conference Standings, behind the veteran leadership of Head Coach Ken Carrillo, and won their last (6) games on the season to eventually win the ACCAC Division-II Championship on Friday evening on their home floor – a big 105-96 victory over a talented Pima JC (19-13) team. Glendale Head Coach Ken Carrillo took over the program just before the start to the 2019-2020 junior college season, and he was terrific in leading a talented group of performers throughout the season to numerous big wins, but none better than the big…