Arizona Western JC (10-2, 4-0) squeezed out a win over Mesa Saturday to remain unbeaten in ACCAC men’s basketball action and took sole possession of first place. Arizona Western’s Gio Nelson hit a pair of free throws with :18 seconds remaining to put the Matadors on top, 76-75, against Mesa JC. MCC’s Amauray Matthews’ late attempt missed as the buzzer sounded – making Arizona Western the only undefeated program in conference play at 4-0. Daniel Kiely led Arizona Western 20 points, while sophomore guard Cash Williams added 18 and Nelson 15. Sophomore Rajhan Billingsley finished with a career high 28…
Author: Anthony Ray
The exciting Hoop Hall West event absolutely took over the state of Arizona’s basketball action this week at Scottsdale’s Chaparral High School, as the event took tournament basketball to another level. Comprised of some of the top basketball programs and players in the country, Saturday’s action at the event was fierce and featured some big-time match-ups. As a result, Saturday’s Session II of the day’s event schedule was reported to be sold out out since Tuesday, as the fans showed up in the ticket sales for an opportunity to catch the son of NBA superstar Lebron James in action, Bronny…
It was the featured game of this week’s exciting Hoop Hall West event @ Chaparral High School, as #3 ranked Hillcrest Prep (By USA Today) faced #5 ranked Prolific Prep (CA). Televised nationally on ESPN 2, the game’s atmosphere was electric as loads of national media flooded the score table in an attempt to gain an excellent view of the action on Thursday night. Unfortunately for Hillcrest and the many media, scouts and fans in attendance, the game would get out of hand early behind an onslaught by the nation’s top overall senior prospect Jalen Green. Green is a definite…
Eastern Arizona Junior College (10-1) has been off to a terrfic start this junior college season, in non-conference play and also ACCAC Conference play. While not big in size this year, this year’s Eastern team is quick and skilled and, as a result, has won (3) games in a row this season and has the best overall record among ACCAC teams in the conference. On Wednesday evening, Eastern traveled to South Mountain Junior College to face the Cougars in an ACCAC match-up. The game turned out to be not much of a contest, as South Mountain would get down to…
This week’s ACCAC Players of the Week honors go to Eastern Arizona JC’s 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Nathaniel Pollard Jr. for Division-I programs, while Scottsdale JC’s 6-foot-5 sophomore Xavier Fuller wins the honor again for Division-II programs. Nathaniel Pollard had another big game for himself in a 73-58 win over Chandler-Gilbert. Pollard scored 26 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Pollard has been selected as the ACCAC POW twice this season. Scottsdale’s Xavier Fuller (pictured) earned the honor for the third time in (4) weeks. Fuller had (2) games in which he averaged 25 points – scoring a game-high 26…
(3) different junior college programs remain undefeated in conference play in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Glendale Junior College and Mesa JC are both 3-0, and Arizona Western JC is 2-0 in conference play. Glendale and Mesa JC will face each other on Wednesday (12/4) at GCC. Glendale JC (7-2), led by the veteran leadership of first-year Head Coach Ken Carrillo has been on fire – scoring 100+ points in (4) different games this season. The Gauchos achieved their fourth 100-point-plus game in a 113-92 win at Tohono O’odham JC (3-6). Glendale’s 5-foot-7 sophomore guard Joshuwan Johnson…
The exciting annual Hoop Hall West event returns to the state of Arizona this week, December 4th – 7th @ Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. This event will feature many top-rated national high school programs and loads of top-rated players, once again, and will feature numerous epic match-ups throughout the week. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be in full force to bring you this week’s action and complete coverage of the top performing teams and players from the event. The event will feature a match-up on Thursday between two of the top (5) teams in the country, as #3…
St. Mary’s High School has been known for their basketball program in the state of Arizona for many years, as the school has had one of the most historic programs in the state – producing such high quality NBA veterans as Jerryd Bayless and Channing Frye. While the program has had an historic past, the program lost it’s luster over the years, as enrollment decreased and the program saw a shortage of serious basketball talent at the school. As a result, the school would take on a much different look from year’s past, when it produced loads of college talent.…
Desert Vista High School (4-0) is a definite favorite to win this year’s 6A State Title, and they proved just how good this year’s group is, as they dismantled each of their opponents this week en route to winning this year’s Fear The Hop Tournament. An annual pre-season tournament held at Mesa High School, Desert Vista capped off an excellent week of performances with a big 83-56 championship victory over host Mesa High School (3-1) on Saturday evening. Head Coach Gino Crump and his experienced staff are not taking any chances this season, as they have worked hard to prepare…
Local Scottsdale-based trainer BJ Letcher is well known in the state of Arizona amongst basketball enthusiasts for being one of the best overall trainers and developers of talent in the state. Over the past (17) years, Letcher has become a household name in Scottsdale, Arizona, in basketball circles, as he has worked to develop hundreds of players, while managing his own facility – 360 Hoops. A former college and professional player, Letcher moved to the state of Arizona after his playing career concluded in 2003, and, since moving to the state, has built an excellent training option for Arizona prospects,…