It was a showdown between two of the top unsigned prospects in Arizona’s senior class, as Buckeye High School’s skilled 6-foot-1 senior point guard Tay Boothman (pictured) faced off against Shadow Mountain’s talented 6-foot-4 senior guard Shemar Morrow in the first round of the 4A State Playoffs. Buckeye (24-4) has had an excellent season and entered Tuesday night’s first round state playoff match-up as winners of (7) of their last (8) games on the season. Shadow Mountain (15-9) was looking to advance and have a chance to win their 5th consecutive state title, but the road would have to continue…
Author: Anthony Ray
Shadow Mountain High School (16-8) is beginning their quest for another state championship, their fifth in a row. In the state’s 4A Division, this season the Matadors have had a much tougher road this season, than in year’s past when they absolutely blew out their competition in the division. This season has been a much different experience thus far for Shadow, but the coaching staff believes they are now ready to get it done. The pursuit for this year’s repeat 4A State Title ultimately began on Friday evening in a 4A state playoff play-in game with Seton Catholic HS. Seton…
For the first time in its 19-year history, the Jordan Brand Classic (JBC) will host elite male and female high school senior basketball players in the city where Michael Jordan rose to legend status. The JBC will take place at Wintrust Arena in downtown Chicago on March 27th, with the girls game tipping off at 6:00pm followed by the boys game at 8:00pm CST. Additional information on the Jordan Brand Classic, along with full rosters for the girls and boys teams can be found below. Past JBC participants include Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, LeBron James, Chris…
With (5) games remainning in conference play, Cochise and Eastern Junior College have moved into a tie for first place in the ACCAC conference for division-I schools, while Scottsdale Junior College has a narrow (2) game lead for first place in the conference, among division-II college programs. Cochise (19-6) moved into the tie with Eastern Arizona JC after a 71-65 win EAC last week. In the win, 6-foot-8 sophomore forward Naje Smith (pictured) finished with a game-high 20 points and 15 rebounds win the win, while Jalen Brown had 15 points for EAC in the loss. Cochise also defeated a…
When Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-7, 180-pound junior wing prospect Keon Edwards recently gave a big, early decision to commit to DePaul University, it was a big deal as the Top 50 national prospect from America’s 2021 Class decided to end his recruitment early in the recruiting process. Before coming to Hillcrest Prep this high school season, Edwards previously attended former national power Findlay Prep (NV), but after the school recently decided to shut down their program, Edwards was left looking for a new home. He would choose Hillcrest Prep where he would team up with some of the nation’s elite prospects…
There are still some very good prospects in Arizona’s 2020 senior class still available for college coaches to take a very hard look at this spring. One of the top unsigned prospects in the country right now is AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-8, 195-pound senior wing prospect Jabari Walker. Walker has been a consistent top performer for a loaded Compass program all season, and now he is seeing his college recruitment go to another level, as a result. Walker came to AZ Compass Prep this fall after spending his previous years at Campbell Hall High School (CA). The son of former…
As seen numerous times this junior college season, the ACCAC has selected their Players of the Week, and the winners are multiple winners. Eastern Arizona’s versatile and hard-working sophomore forward Nathaniel Pollard has won the Division-I honor (5) times this season, after being selected for the honor again for his performance during the week of January 27th – Febuary 2nd. Pollard averaged 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in Eastern Arizona wins over Chandler-Gilbert and South Mountain. Pollard also shot 50% from the field (12-24) in the two wins. Scottsdale’s 6-foot-5 sophomore wing Xavier Fuller also won the honor for his…
Cochise’s Naje Smith Chandler-Gilbert’s Blake Williams have been selcted as the ACCAC Players of the Week for the second time this season for their performances throughout January 20th – 26th. Smith, a 6-foot-7 sophomore forward from Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane, Washington, earned his second weekly honor of the season, after averaging strong numbers in two big wins for Cochise. Smith averaged 25 points in wins over Pima and Scottsdale. He was also 19-33 from the field (57%) in the two wins, and collected 23 total rebounds in the two victories. It was also the second honor for…
AZ Compass Prep is absolutely loaded with talent this year, and has one of the best lineups in America. A major reason for the development of the program’s roster this season has been the addition of 6-foot-9, 220-pound senior post Eduardo Andre. A native of the United Kingdom and of Woodrow Wilson High School in D.C., Andre recently changed programs and is now among the state’s elite available prospects in Arizona’s 2020 Class. I caught my first glimpse of Eduardo Andre recently in the Grind Session’s Longitude Latitude Classic event, and was very impressed with this young man’s overall size…
Dream City Christian Prep has become one of the top prep programs in thecountry in the program’s first year of operation. The program has quickly attracted some of the top prospects in the country, behind the leadership of Head Coach Kyle Weaver and Director of Operations Dionne Phelps. One elite prospect brought in by the program this season is 6-foot-11, 200-pound junior forward Alex Tchikou. Tchikou is a big-time talent that has raised the level of recruitment for the Dream City program, and also impacted the recruiting in the state of Arizona, as he has changed the game – quickly…