The Spring Evaluation period is upon us, as each of Arizona’s top prospects are traveling with their respective teams currently on the AAU/club circuit around the West, and taking part in numerous club tournaments around the country. As a result, our Arizona Preps’ staff is also covering as many of these prospects as possible to watch these prospects and bring you our top overall performers from the spring. Recently, the Southwest Showcase Main Event took place – kicking off the start to the 2018 club season in fine fashion. With the majority of the state’s top club programs in participation, from many…
Author: Anthony Ray
This spring, many college programs are still out loking for top-rated talent to fill their college rosters for next season. One of the top available prospects this spring still available is Bella Vista Prep’s 6-foot-8, 215-pound unsigned senor wing Girr Ring. Ring is rated by our staff as one of the elite available prospects still available late, and he is one prospect that college programs definitely need to take a hard look at. Ring came to Bella Vista Prep this high school season during the year. A native of Sudan, Ring is a very talented prospect with loads of potential…
With the junior college season now over, there are many awards nationally and regionally that are being handed out. Several members of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) have received honors nationally. Leading the way for the ACCAC is Cochise College 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Chaz Mack (Cornell University commit), who was selected as a 2nd-Team All-Amercian by the NJCAA. Mack had a terrific sophomore season for himself, after ranking among the league leaders in the conference in scoring and rebounding. Mack also gave a recent verbal commitment to Cornell University – a major accomplishment for Mack. 6-foot-1 sophomore guard…
This weekend, the top unsigned prospect in Arizona’s 2018 class, 6-foot-6 unsigned senior guard prospect Both Gach of AZ Compass Prep took an official recruiting visit to Loyola Marymount University, his first official recruiting visit to date. Gach has seen his recruitment begin to soar as of late, and this weekend, his took his first visit, while many other schools are still looking to get involved. Gach has generated loads of interest from such schools as the University of Utah and the University of Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Carolina, Nebraska and Nevada, while he also holds offers currently from Southern Utah and North Dakota. Both could be setting up more visits soon to other…
One of the elite prospects still available this spring is Brophy Prep High School’s 6-foot-4 unsigned senior guard Ian Burke. Burke is one of the top available guard prospects in the West and now the time has come for him to make a college decision. Recently, Burke decided to make his college decision with a program in the West. This week Burke decided on a program that needed a point guard late – Seattle University and head coach Jim Hayford and his basketball staff. Burke had recently received an offer from Air Force, and was thought to be headed there…
With the late spring signing period upon us, there are numerous junior college prospects still available for college programs to take a hard look at over the next couple months. While some of these prospects may already be off the recruiting board, here are my top overall sophomore prospects still available late (in no particular order) . . . Rashaad Goolsby 6-6 SOPH SF/PF Phoenix College (Phoenix, AZ) Goolsby is a very long and rangy prospect that has an ability to score around the basket and from mid-range. He is a left handed performer, which makes him a very intriguing…
It was too good of an opportunity to pass up for former Mesa High School head coach Shane Burcar. After a very impressive Arizona high school coaching career where he led the Mesa basketball program for 12 seasons, Burcar has decided to leave the program for the division-I ranks – accepting an assistant coaching position at Northern Arizona University. Burcar has always aspired to be a division-I college coach. His coaching style has always been in the college mode, and now, after many years of hard work and preparation for this opportunity, Burcar will get his chance to be major part…
Recently, Arizona’s top-rated unsigned senior prospect, AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-6 combo-guard prospect Both Gach, received a passing test score and looks to be an NCAA academic qualifier. As a result, the recruitment of Gach is seriously heating up. Recently, he received an offer from a program in the West Coast Conference. While many schools have waited to get serious for Gach throughout the high school season, waiting to see if he would qualify academically, Loyola Marymount University head coach Mike Dunlap and his staff have stepped up their recruitment of Gach – enough to extend the skilled and talented guard prospect an…
The Pima Junior College men’s basketball program brought a lot of respect to the state of Arizona this season, after coming up just short of winning the Division-II National Championsip. The #2 overall seed of the national tournament, Pima more than lived up to their billing and finished as the runner-up for the national championship, falling at the hands of #1 seeded Triton College (IL) 89-85. The Pima team saved their best performance for the right time of the season, and played their best basketball of the year in the national tournament. In the championship game, Pima went on a…
This weekend, Higley High School’s rising superstar 6-foot-10 sophomore forward Shon Robinson took center stage in the exciting Main Event tournament. While leading his team, Jamar Murray Elite, to the championship of the 16U Division in the tournament, Robinson proved to be the top overall player and prospect in the tournament. When we last spoke of Robinson, he was just getting his feet wet in the state and also looking to make a name for himself. Now the gifted and tall prospect has more then done that, and this weekend the large crowd in attendance got to catch a good…