This season will see a lot of new changes in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as there will be new coaches in the conference and, of course, new players. One major change in the conference this season will be the departure of former Phoenix College head coach Matt Gordon, and the addition of new head coach Duane Eason at Phoenix College. Once an assistant coach at the program, Eason will now take over for Gordon after a very successful season as the head coach at Mountain Pointe High School, where Eason led the program to a 6A State…
Author: Anthony Ray
Arizona’s 2020 Class of prospects is absolutely loaded with talent for the future. One of the better prospects in the class is still a relatively unknown prospect by many, but is coming off a strong performance this spring and summer for himself. Gilbert High School’s 6-foot-7, 175-pound junior forward Griffin Lamb is a nice talent with nice upside for the future. I was impressed with Lamb’s ability to play the game this summer, and look for him to blossom into a nice prospect over time. This spring and summer, Lamb traveled the country with a loaded Powerhouse Hoops 16U team…
Former Shadow Mountain High School graduate, 6-foot-8, 240-pound sophomore forward Isaiah Jones has really done well for himself since moving on to the collegiate ranks. After signing and playing for Biola University last season, Jones decided to transfer schools this spring in an attempt to play at the division-I level. Since leaving the program, he now has two different division-I offers on the table for himself. Jones sat out his freshman season at Biola as a red-shirt, but made up a great deal for lost time last season as a freshman. Jones would turn in very impressive numbers – averaging…
Arizona’s 2020 and 2021 Classes are absolutely loaded with talented prospects. Three of the elite prospects in these two classes will be representing Paradise Honors High School this high school season, after moving to the program last season. 6-foot-6 ultra-athletic junior wing Jerry Lliya, 6-foot-7 junior forward Roy Eze and 6-foot-10 sophomore post Matur Dhal have had to overcome some adversity over the past year, but now are getting settled just nicely at Paradise Honors HS, and make the program the overwhelming favorite to win this year’s 3A State Championship. After beginning last season at CGM Prep Academy for basketball,…
Arizona’s 2020 Class of prospects is absolutely loaded with talented prospects for the future, and looks to be the best class the state has seen since the 2014 Class. One prospect in the class that has shot up the rankings over the last year has been Buckeye High School’s 6-foot-1, 160-pound junior guard Tay Boothman. After emerging at last year’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase event with a superb performance, the last year has been a terrific one for Boothman, as he has been on an absolute tear. Boothman was once an unknown prospect, but after torching the competition in last…
The state of Arizona ‘s level of basketball talent has risen to completely another level over the past year, and now it is officially the best it has ever been, as it has been confirmed that the nation’s former #1 ranked national prospect 7-foot-3 senior post Chol Marial will land at one of the nation’s fastest rising prep programs, AZ Compass Prep. Marial Chol was once regarded as the nation’s top overall 2019 prospect and a definite future NBA Lottery pick, after quickly emerging on the national basketball scene as a mere 8th grader. Here is a highlight video of…
The state of Arizona ‘s level of basketball talent has risen to completely another level over the past year and now it will be the best it has ever been. It has been confirmed by the AZ Compass Prep coaching staff that the nation’s former #1 ranked national prospect, 7-foot-3 senior post Chol Marial, will land at one of the nation’s fastest rising prep programs, AZ Compass Prep. Compass Prep’s basketball program has been on the rise over the past year. After last year when former star guard Both Gach (University of Utah signee) and Milwaukee transfer Dwayne Walker (Chipola Junior…
Another prospect that maximized his opportunities this summer during the NCAA evaluation period was Bella Vista Prep’s 7-foot, 290-pound senior post Jimmy Bell. A native of Saginaw, Michigan, Bell has worked tirelessly over the past year to transform his body and his game in an attempt to raise his recruiting stock. This summer the serious hard work paid off for Bell, as he reeled in numerous scholarship offers for himself, and now looks to be in excellent shape heading into the fall signing period. Bell was once more of a football prospect, as he grew up loving the sport and becoming…
Rancho Solano Prep 6-foot-9, 205-pound junior post Hunter Ruck is also coming off a strong spring and summer performance for himself, while anchoring the middle for a loaded Powerhouse Hoops 16U team that competed at a high level throughout the club season. Ruck performed very well for himself in the process and, as a result, he was the recipient of several division-I offers. Ruck is a superb young talent with nice size and a mobile ability to run the floor, where he is a strong finisher. Also a strong finisher at the rim, Ruck is a strong low post prospect…
Many of Arizona’s top-rated prospects utilized the summer evaluation period to raise their overall recruiting stock. One of the top prospects to take advantage of the summer opportunities available to him was Rancho Solano Prep High School’s ultra-athletic 6-foot-4 junior guard Kiimani Holt. Each time Holt and his loaded Powerhouse Hoops 16U team took the floor, Holt seemed to gain more recruiting interest, and, ultimately, offers for himself. While he entered the summer’s NCAA evaluation period with no offers on the table for himself, he left the period as a marked man – gaining (6) diffferent scholarship offers for himself, early in…