The Hillcrest Prep basketball program has announced the addition of ultra-talented 6-foot-4, 220-pound senior guard Oscar Lopez, a major addition to an already talented Hillcrest Prep roster. Lopez has been regarded as one of the elite prospects in the West, and his addition to the Hillcrest Prep program comes as a major surprise to basketball enthusiasts around the state. Lopez was a member of the Veritas Prep (CA) program early on this high school season, and he looked to be very happy with their program and head coach George Zedan. Zedan reportedly had been very close with Lopez, so it comes…
Author: Anthony Ray
With the start of the NCAA Early Signing Period beginning this week (Nov. 14 – 21st), some of the top prospects in Arizona’s 2019 senior class are now off the recruiting board. The normal signing period begins in April, but, for some, the early signing period is realized. For some of Arizona’s top prospects who have signed this week, the long wait is over in there recruitment, while, for others, the high school season will become their proving ground. This week, the top prospect to sign a national letter of intent was Pinnacle High School’s superstar guard Nico Mannion, who…
This week when the early signing period began on Wednesday, it was still unknown as to where Perry High School’s talented 6-foot-4 senior guard Jalen Williams would end up. While already possessing numerous big offers for himself, Williams would decide to pull the trigger with Santa Clara University in the West Coast Conference (WCC). With numerous offers on the table, Williams would decide for Head Coach Herb Sendek and his talented staff of coaches. Sendek has recruited the valley hard since taking the job in the WCC, and leaving Arizona State. Williams will now join Mountain Pointe’s star post Jalen Graham in Santa Clara’s…
Since joining the Hillcrest Prep program recently, 6-foot-11, 250-pound senior post Antwan January has received loads of recruiting attention – receiving numerous scholarship offers for himself. This week, during the early signing period, January chose to sign with a storied program from the Big-10 Conference. While possessing offers from Florida State, Texas Tech, Fresno State, TCU, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Kansas State and Boise State, January decided to sign a national letter of intent with the University of Illinois and their basketball staff. January recently transferred from Santa Monica High School in Los Angeles, CA, and saw his college recruitment immediately take off after joining the Hillcrest…
With the start to the 2018-2019 high school basketball season upon us, let’s take a look at the top prep school prospects to keep an eye out for this prep season. The prep schools in Arizona are on absolutely another level currently and they have transformed the state for the better. As a result of the high level of national and international talent that has come to Arizona as a result of the prep schools, the state has risen to new levels in it’s recruitment of prospects. Here are the top individual prospects to look for this season as the…
One of the top available prospects in Arizona’s 2019 Class has been around for some time. Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-2 prep guard prospect Mike Rogers is one of the state’s elite talents, although he has soared well below the recruiting radar for some time now. After moving from the state of New York years ago in search of a better life for himself, Rogers now is now doing a post-graduate year at Hillcrest Prep and will look to build on his overall college recruitment this season. The road for Rogers has been a long and winding one. After first venturing to…
Recently, while other local high schools and prep programs are focusing on the up-and-coming high school basketball season in the state and abroad, Hillcrest Prep Academy decided to go international – taking a trip to China where they faced off with top-rated talent around the country. Led by the terrific play of 6-foot-5, 205-pound junior guard Kyree Walker, who exploded on the tour – averaging more than 30+ points per/game and leading Hillcrest to a very successful visit. On the trip, Hillcrest played against many different teams, including top-ranked Shanghai University – a game in which Kyree Walker absolutely went…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s loaded 2020 Class is AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-2 junior guard Jalin Anderson. Anderson received a nice player ranking in our recent player rankings in our quarterly Arizona Hoop Review scouting report that is sent out to college coaches. He is coming off a strong performance this spring and summer, and now has one scholarship offer on the table for himself. Anderson is a high-scoring guard prospect with loads of offensive talent in his physical frame. He has a unique ability to make plays off the dribble and get a basket anywhere on the floor, and whenever…
One of the better prospects in Arizona’s 2019 Class emerged recently at this year’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase. Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-8 senior forward John Harge is one of the state’s top overall prospects in the state after recently moving to the state of Arizona to attend the program. A native of Colorado, Harge is now one of the top unsigned recruiting targets in the class, and will be one of the more sought after prospects late for division-I college programs to take a hard look at. The Fall Showcase over the past 20 years has always produced top-notch talent, while also being a forum for…
One of the better prospects in Arizona’s 2019 Class emerged recently at this year’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase. Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-8 senior forward John Harge is one of the state’s top overall prospects in the state after recently moving to the state of Arizona to attend the program. A native of Colorado, Harge is now one of the top unsigned recruiting targets in the class, and will be one of the more sought after prospects late for division-I college programs to take a hard look at. Harge is a nice find, as he has good overall size and length and…