Chaparral High School’s skilled and sharp-shooting 6-foot-6 senior guard/forward Alec Bryan has had a strong senior season for himself, while leading his team to an 18-6 overall record. Bryan’s play has been consistent this season for Head Coach Dan Peterson, as he has proven that he is among the state’s best skilled players in Arizona’s 2019 Class. Bryan is a high academic prospect and considered several schools for the spring, but he has found his right fit for college, and today Bryan announced that he has given a verbal commitment to play for the University of Chicago next fall. The…
Author: Anthony Ray
Pinnacle High School’s superstar 6-foot-3 senior guard Nico Mannion (University of Arizona signee) has been considered by many basketball enthusiasts around the country as the best overall guard in the nation’s 2019 Class. This is a tremendous assessment when you consider that Mannion was formerly a member of the nation’s 2018 Class, before changing classes before the start to the high school basketball season. Regardless of class, Mannion has torched his competition during his final season of high school basketball, and has absolutely put on a show against local and regional competition in the West. Many basketball minds consider Mannion…
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 a 10-2 conference record. Cochise currently stands alone in first place by one game. Arizona Western JC is in second place, just behind Cochise, with…
The state of Arizona basketball is literally at an all-time high today. While the present is very bright with the emergence and development of the prep schools around the state, the future is even much brighter with the emergence of freshmen rising stars, Dylan Anderson, Sadraque Nganga, De’Vontes Cobbs and Dorell Thomas. Anderson, a 6-foot-10, 190-pound frosh from Perry High School, Nganaga, a 6-foot-9 frosh from Angola, Africa, that attends AZ Compass Prep, Cobbs, a 6-foot-4 freshman guard for state power Shadow Mountain HS and Thomas, a 6-foot-4 guard from Hillcrest Prep, are each changing the game in the state…
The 8th Annual Arizona Spring Showcase will be held Sunday, February 24th @ The PHHacility. Organized by Area Codes Basketball and Tournament Director Chad Groth, this event will be for all high school boys, grades 9 – 12. The Arizona Preps’ staff will be in attendance for this year’s event, and we will feature the event’s top performers on the Arizona Preps’ website. This event will begin our coverage for the 2019 event and club basketball season. For more information, go to www.areacodesbasketball.net Join the Forum discussion on this post
While most did not think it could be done, Globe High School’s 5-foot-11, 150-pound senior guard Robert Burries is now the state of Arizona’s all-time leading scorer, after a record-setting Friday night win by his team over St. Augustine HS, 82-48. In the big win, Burries scored a game-high 41 points and dished 7 assists. Burries now holds on to the state’s career scoring record with 3,171 career points and counting. Burries broke former Estrella Foothills HS star guard Corey Hawkins’ scoring record of 3,154 points. Hawkins had previously broke Mike Bibby’s scoring record of 3,002 points set in 1996. Burries also currently…
Wednesday evening would have set the stage for a tremendous battle between the top two Division-II programs in the ACCAC Conference, minus Scottsdale JC this season. But after Phoenix College (7-11, 2-8) was heavily penalized by the conference earlier this season for having an ineligible player, and having to forfeit numerous games, the stage became much different, as the conference’s top two Division-II programs over the past 10 years faced off in another amazing battle. Pima Junior College (14-4, 7-3) has been the hottest team in the conference, winning their last 9 games in a row under terrific head coach…
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 with an 8-2 conference record. Cochise currently stands along in first place by one game. Scottsdale Junior College Head Coach Mark Bunker is doing an excellent job this season, and…
Pinnacle High School (17-3) is gearing up for another state playoff run this season. After a loss to Mater Dei (CA) over the holidays, a game in which superstar senior guard Nico Mannion (University of Arizona signee) went off for 45 points, the team has now won their last (3) games on the season in fine fashion. On Tuesday evening, the program would travel to the state’s top place to play, Chaparral High School, to take on the host Firebirds in front of a nice crowd. Every game this high school season for Pinnacle has brought out large crowds, in…
Last season, it was a different story for Skyline Prep, the defending Division-3 CAA state champs, as they would defeat Tri-City Christian Academy in the state semi-finals before winning it all. The season before that, Skyline would win the state title by defeating Tri-City in the state finals. This season though, Tri-City and Eduprize are the teams to beat in the state’s Canyon Athletic Association (CAA). After a recent loss to Eduprize, Tri-City Christian has gotten right back to their dominant winning ways this season. On Monday evening, Tri-City and Skyline Prep would face off for the first time this…