As if the legend could actually grow any bigger for Pinnacle High School’s ultra-gifted and talented 6-foot-3 senior guard and McDonald’s All-American Nico Mannion (University of Arizona signee). Over the winter break (2018), Mannion would explode for a game-high 45 points against one of the nation’s elite basketball programs, Mater Dei (CA). Join the Forum discussion on this post
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As if the legend could actually grow any bigger fro Pinnacle High School’s ultra-gifted and talented 6-foot-3 senior guard and McDonald’s All-American Nico Mannion (University of Arizona signee). Well, on Friday evening, if actually did. Without the services of sharp-shooting senior teammates Trent Brown (ankle injury) and also Jordan Mains (knee injury), who has missed the entire season, Mannion would need to turn in another epic performance to help his team overcome a visiting and game Chaparral team. Chaparral (18-7) came into Friday evening’s match-up, looking to avenge their earlier season loss to Pinnacle at home (70-86). A win over…
Apollo High School has been an historic program in the state for the sport of basketball. The winning program has won many games and also won numerous state titles over the years. From the days of Holland Woods, Shayar Lee, Tristan Wilson and Damin Lopez, the program has also produced some of the state’s best talent over the the past 30 years. This high school season, Apollo (22-3) has also been terrific – winning (22) games on the season, and also winners of their last 7 0f 8 games coming into Friday’s night’s exciting contest. Apollo has also been a…
South Mountain Junior College (10-12, 5-9) has struggled this season to win ball games, and also to gain any level of consistency as a team. The team is actually very talented and has the ability to make a strong run late this season, if they can squeak into the post-season. On Wednesday evening, the team proved their desire to make such a late season run, as they faced a very well coached Scottsdale Junior College (16-6, 8-6) program at home. It was a tale of two different ACCAC Division-II programs, as South Mountain, coached by long-time ACCAC Head Coach Dan…
The 2018-2019 junior college basketball season is winding down as we are nearing the end to the season. Arizona Preps will be covering the season this year and will be bringing you coverage of the games, top performers and Players of the Week each week during the season. Long-time highly successful head coach Jerry Carrillo and Cochise College have taken over first place in the division among Division-I programs in the ACCAC, and continue to hold on the conference lead with an 11-2 conference record. Cochise currently stands alone in first place by one game. Arizona Western JC is in second place, just behind Cochise, with a 10-4…
After more than a year of not playing and nursing several nagging injuries, AZ Compass Prep, 7-foot-3 senior post Chol Marial is now back on the basketball court, and looking much like his old self. Marial was recently cleared to return to action and now has 5 games under his belt. He has shown excellent improvement in each game physically, and he is now playing with his old tenacity on both ends of the floor, and has shown excellent confidence in his ability to make plays. While once regarded as the #1 prospect in America and a future NBA lottery pick, it has been…
The last time these two rivals met, it resulted in a big victory for Desert Vista (14-9) at home. This time around, on the campus of Mountain Pointe High School, the Pride would get revenge on their rival in a 84-62 blowout win at home. Led by the play of 5-foot-10 unsigned senior guard Khalid Price (pictured) in the third period, Mountain Pointe (19-6) would blow the game open in route to a big win. The rivalry between Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista is definitely one of the best rivalries in the state, regardless of class or division, and has…
The spring and summer in 2019 will be much different than year’s past for high school student-athletes and college coaches around the country, as the significant impact of the NCAA’s immediate rule changes will completely change the recruiting process this recruiting season. Gone will be spring and summer evaluation periods as we know them, atleast for this year, until the NCAA get’s it figured out in the future. As a result of the previous FBI findings and investigations that completely disrupted college basketball a year ago, the NCAA has made some major changes to the evaluation and recruiting periods that…
After more than a year of not playing and nursing several nagging injuries, AZ Compass Prep, 7-foot-3 senior post Chol Marial is now back on the basketball court, and looking much like his old self. On Saturday afternoon, in his team’s big 103-75 victory over the Hillcrest Prep Post-Graduate team, Marial once again looked like an elite high-major division-I prospect, as he led his team to victory. In the win, Marial showed excellent athleticism and lift off the ground, while running the floor hard. He also displayed good physical strength and endurance on the basketball court – proving that he is getting into…
Eduprize High School’s gifted 6-foot-10 versatile junior post Shon Robinson is a tremendous talent for the future, and many college programs have taken extreme notice of the gifted young talent. While already possessing numerous division-I offers for himself already, Robinson has now reeled in (4) more division-I offers for himself in the last week. It will be very interesting to see which college program ultimately lands the gifted prospect Robinson, since a large number of college programs are now in hot pursuit of him. This week, Robinson has received some big offers to add to his already long list of…