Arizona’s basketball culture has changed a lot over the years, and has developed a great deal over time, but one man that helped to develop the culture many years ago was basketball aficionado Eliiott Glabman. Glabman helped to develop the club basketball culture in the state by forming the Arizona Heat basketball program in 1992. The program helped raise the overall level of exposure in the state of Arizona, and as a result, Glabman is known as one of the true Godfathers of Arizona basketball. Today, Glabman continues to make strides for the sport in the state and has a…
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. January is a load and one of the top post prospects in the country – possessing numerous high-major division-I offers already for himself. January is a force in the paint and has a strong ability to score in the post, while also being dominant on the glass. Very few high school prospects have his combination of size and strength, which makes him a valuable commodity among college coaches. Here is a…
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…
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…
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…