The exciting and amazing 27th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held on Saturday, October 25th from 10AM to 10PM @ Inspire Courts located @ 1090 N Fiesta Blvd, Gilbert, AZ 85233 in Gilbert, Arizona, for close to (60) boy’s Arizona varsity high school and prep teams, as the field of teams was recently increased, due to popular demand. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. All the featured games will take place in one location on the day, as the event will begin @ 10AM and will conclude @ 10PM,…
Author: Anthony Ray
The Bella Vista Prep basketball program has gone to completely another level over the years, and over the past year the program has absolutely exploded, as the program is now loaded with so many top-rated prospects that it has become difficult to scout them all. With multiple teams all loaded with Division-I prospects, last prep season, Bella Vista Prep proved to be as good as any program in the country. Since joining forces with Canyon International Academy (CIA), the program has reached new heights and is consistently producing loads of Division-I prospects. A major bright spot for the program is…
The annual Arizona JUCO Jamboree took place last weekend @ South Mountain Community College, and featured many of the state’s junior colleges and also some of the top prep programs in action on the day. Organized by Tournament Director Chad Groth of Area Codes Basketball, the event was very enjoyable to watch and cover for the day, and included many top-rated performances by the state’s top juco prospects in action. While the event was organized to feature Arizona junior college basketball, the top overall performance on the day was turned in by PHH Prep National 6-foot-3 junior guard Chris King.…
In exciting fashion and in front of the participants from this year’s Area Codes Hidden 20 Showcase, held at The PHHACILITY in Phoenix, stud 6-foot-8 junior guard/wing prospect Javon “Vonny” Bardwell made a huge decision, when he chose to announce his early college decision to commit to the University of Kansas Jayhawks, one of the most storied college basketball program’s in our nation’s history. Legendary Head Coach Bill Self and his very experienced basketball staff have landed one of the most electric and dynamic prospects in the country – a prospect that should become a crowd favorite quickly for the…
It has been an exciting fall signing period for top-rated Arizona prospects already this pre-season, as numerous prospects have made their college decisions already, and will look to sign with their respective college choices during the NCAA Fall Signing Period, also known as the early signing period for the NCAA. Now with the focus heavily centered on the NCAA Transfer Portal, it has become much more difficult for top-rated high school prospects to receive college offers, especially early in the recruiting process. Central High School’s terrific senior point guard John Mattingly has changed Arizona basketball since entering the high school…
One of the elite prospects in America’s 2027 Class is set to make his college decision, as 6-foot-6, 185-pound junior guard/forward Javon Bardwell will decide this week between (4) college programs. It was announced this week on social media that Bardwell has reached his final list of schools, and will now announce his college decision, as a result. Bardwell, who has recently took official recruiting visits, will make his college decision this week from a final list that includes Kansas, Louisville, Texas and USC. It will be very interesting to see where Bardwell ultimately lands this week, and there has…
The exciting annual Valley Invitational, organized by basketball aficionado Phil Lowe and Lowe Sports, has quickly become a clear glimpse into the state’s next rising basketball stars for the state of Arizona. This event is a tremendous opportunity for the state’s top young talent to test their skills against one another, and provide clarity on the best up-and-coming basketball talent the state has to offer. This event is always a must for myself, as the top performers from the Valley Invitational go on to become the state’s next projected stars for the high school basketball ranks. The event organizer and…
The AZ Compass Prep basketball program has consistently become one of the top prep programs in the country, after consistently producing high-level basketball prospects annually. The program is set to have a big season this year, as numerous elite prospects will return this season to lead the charge for the program. Unfortunately for Compass, recently it was announced that superstar 6-foot-10, 190-pound senior Miikka Muurinen would not return to AZ Compass, as Muurinen’s agent Teddy Archer told media outlets that his client was currently undecided on his next move and exploring pro options in Europe, Australia and other destinations. As…
The NCAA’s Early Signing Period, as known as the Fall Signing Period, is now upon us, and many of Arizona’s top basketball prospects will soon be making their college decisions. In exciting fashion recently, Sunnyslope High School’s versatile 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior guard/forward Rider Portela gave a big verbal commitment, and will now look to sign this fall with the University of Colorado and Head Coach Tad Boyle and his coaching staff. Arizona Preps recently caught up with Portela and he advised us that he appreciated the culture at Colorado and the coaching style of Head Coach Tad Boyle and his staff.…
The NCAA’s Early Signing Period, as known as the Fall Signing Period, is now upon us, and many of Arizona’s top basketball prospects will soon be making their college decisions. In exciting fashion recently, AZ Compass Prep’s terrific 6-foot-3 senior point guard Kalek House gave a huge commitment when he announced his decision to sign this fall with Xavier University and Head Coach Richard Pitino and his men’s basketball staff. The decision by House was tremendous, as he quickly proved that he would decide to go to college separately from his elite brother, AZ Compress Prep teammate Kaden House. House…