Liberty High School’s ultra-athletic 6-foot-2 senior combo-guard Josh Ursery is a big-time athletic talent that has a bright future ahead of him, as a result of his tremendous ability to play above the rim with serious recovery and an extreme motor. It has also been widely known that Ursery has had his troubles in the classroom. As a result, Ursery realized his future early in the recruiting process, and now has decided on a junior college home for the future. After mulling over his options for the future, Ursery has given a verbal commitment and will sign with Hutchinson Junior…
Author: Anthony Ray
Hillcrest Prep recent transfer, 6-foot-11, 250-pound 4-star post Antwan January recently transferred from Santa Monica High School in Los Angeles, CA, and now will anchor a loaded lineup at Hillcrest this season. Just as fast as he has arrived and played for the Hillcrest program, he has picked up recruiting steam for himself. This week, the large and gifted post prospect received two more offers to go with his already nice and long list of college suitors. While already possessing offers from Florida State, Texas Tech, Fresno State, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Kansas State and Boise State, January has now reeled in two more high-major conference offers for himself,…
After coming off a strong showing for himself this club season, and recently narrowing his list of schools down to four, Estrella Foothills’ 6-foot-7, 210-pound talented post Shaun Wahlstrom has given a commitment and has signed with Arizona Christian University, a rising division-II program in the Valley. Wahlstrom chose Arizona Christian over offers from Northern Arizona, Masters College and Central Washington – the final four schools on his list. Wahlstrom is coming off an excellent showing for himself this club season, after traveling the country with his Alvin Gentry Elite program. The team was talented and won a lot of games on the circuit, and Wahlstrom played very well for…
It has been a road filled with some travels but a lot of hard work. After deciding to leave Gilbert High School a year ago and compete for AZ Compass Prep, 6-foot-6, 200-pound senior wing DJ Hawkins landed this season at Eduprize High School, where he has picked up his play and looks set for a big senior season. While Hawkins has watched as many other prospects in his class have received much more recruiting interest than him, he has now received his first scholarship offer, as Park University, a newly developed basketball program in the state, extended an offer…
This year’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase was one to remember. If not for the fans and basketball enthusiasts in the state, then definitely for the myself and the Arizona Preps’ staff. While our full staff has not been there with me for each of the past showcases, many of them have been with me through the past (6) or (7) events. This year’s event though was quite special, as I personally was able to spend this historic event with many people in the state that made it possible for all of the years. This event was unique for me, as…
The University of Arizona has come back in a major way after a spring recruiting season where they saw several of their top-rated prospects de-commit from the program. Just a recruiting period later, the program has returned to dominance – landing several of the top prospects in the country, each with Arizona ties. After landing verbal commitments from superstar guards Nico Mannion of Pinnacle HS and Josh Green of IMG Academy (FL), a former Arizona product, the Wildcats have now also received a verbal commitment from Bella Vista Prep’s gifted 2019 prospect, 6-foot-7, 175-pound senior wing Terry Armstrong. After narrowing his list…
The 20th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase was held this weekend in fine fashion, as the event was a success – featuring many of the state’s top prospects and even some of the nation’s top talent. The 20th annual event was filled with some of the state’s top high school programs and also some of the state’s top prep school programs. A different format from year’s past, the event was very exciting this year and made for a great event for the many fans that attended. What also made this year’s event especially attractive was the addition of some of the state’s…
The 20th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase was held this weekend in fine fashion, as the event was a success – featuring many of the state’s top prospects and even some of the nation’s top talent. The 20th annual event was filled with some of the state’s top high school programs and also some of the state’s top prep school programs. A different format from year’s past, the event was very exciting this year and made for a great event for the many fans that attended. What made this year’s event especially attractive was the addition of some serious out-of-state…
In very surprising fashion this weekend, Hillcrest Prep star 6-foot-5, 210-pound junior guard prospect Kyree Walker has decided to re-open his college recruitment and decommit from the Arizona State Sun Devils. Walker gave a commitment to the Sun Devils as a freshman in very surprising fashion, and in the same fashion he decided to decommit. I had just commented to a member of the Sun Devils’ staff last week that it was amazing that Walker had stayed committed to the Sun Devils for so long without wavering, and now that has ended as Walker has decided to look at other college…
With the 20th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase taking place this weekend at Inspire Courts, the Arizona Preps’ staff is proud to release the All-Time Top 20 Performers Team. This team is comprised of the Top 20 Performers from over the past years, and includes some of the best prospects to ever come out of the state. Here are the Top 20 Performers from all-time for the Arizona Preps Fall Showcase. Our staff is very proud to release this group of all-star participants to you – proving that the Fall Showcase has been a definite proving ground in the state…