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…
Author: Anthony Ray
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…
One of the state’s elite overall talents, regardless of class, and the top overall prospect in the state’s AIA ranks is Millennium High School’s gifted and dominant 6-foot-9, 205-pound junior forward/post DaRon Holmes. After a high school season where he led a young Millennium team to a 6A State Championship runner-up finish, Holmes completely took his game to another level this off-season and returns as a junior to complete some unfinished business – winning it all. Holmes is changing the game in Arizona, as last season he and his young Millennium teammates surprised many Arizona basketball enthusiasts by finishing with…
Just4 Sports is the premier provider of youth basketball in the state of Arizona, and has for many years. Led by Arizona basketball guru Justin Peterson, who has operated events, leagues and camps for Arizona’s youth for more than 30+ years, the organization provides major events, leagues, tournaments, camps and now also training for Arizona’s top and developing young prospects. Recently, Justin and his organization acquired a basketball gymnasium in the East Valley, and now operate out of the gym, where they operate their leagues for the youth, camps and training, in conjuction with their partnership with former women’s Arizona…
While the state of Arizona’s level of basketball talent continues to grow, new prep school prospects have been the main reason, but this summer the state’s AIA ranks got much more talented when 6-foot-8 junior forward prospect John Solomon moved to the state from Florida. Immediately, Solomon went from a developing talent in Florida, to a hot commodity in Arizona. Joining superb senior prospect 6-foot-9 senior forward Osasere Ighodaro at Desert Vista High School, the one-two punch of Solomon and Ighodaro gave immediate credibility to this year’s chances of winning a 6A state championship by the Thunder. Solomon would then…
One of the top overall performers in Arizona’s 2020 Class is Hillcrest Prep Academy 6-foot-7, 250-pound senior forward Dre Harris. After a very good junior season for Hillcrest, after transferring from Bella Vista Prep early in the season, Harris decided to turn up this club season, while traveling with the highly acclaimed Compton Magic (CA). This weekend in Las Vegas, Harris helped lead the Compton Magic to a championship victory of the Fantastic 40 event organized by Dinos Trigonis. Harris has been consistent in his play throughout the spring and summer, while playing alongside some of the nation’s elite national…
The time has arrived after 20 years of events and 20 years of operations for the Arizona Preps website (www.arizonapreps.com), the amazing 21st Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be kicking off a new era for our website and this annual event going forward, as we introduce the Arizona Preps Fall Showcase Top 20 Invitational. The NEW format of the annual event will invite (20) of the state’s top high school varsity teams to participate in two games on Saturday, October 26th, 2019. The event again will be making it’s return to the very nice…
In case you missed it, Westview High School’s talented unsigned 6-foot-4 graduating senior guard prospect D’Maurian Williams has decided to continue his college recruitment over another year, as he will attend a post-graduate program for Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. Putnam Science is one of the top overall athletic and academic prep programs in the country, and competes at a high level against other prep programs nationally. Williams mulled over his options for the future for some time, before making his decision to extend his college recruitment for another year, before moving on to the collegiate ranks. Williams recently received…
One of the top overall prospects in the state of Arizona right now is Sunnyslope High School’s 6-foot-10, 220-pound junior post Carson Basham. After a solid sophomore season for Head Coach Ray Portela, Basham took his game and his college recruitment to another level this spring and summer, and now returns for his senior season as one of the elite young prospects in the state. Basham’s overall numbers were modest as a sophomore, while on a very talented but young Sunnyslope team that looked to develop an identity, after the recent and past success of a veteran Vikings’ lineup that…