One prospect that took full advantage of the summer NCAA evaluation period was Scottsdale Christian Academy 6-foot-7, 215-pound senior post Ethan Spry. Spry is a talented post prospect with excellent versatility and a nice overall skill level. As a result of his play this spring and summer, Spry has generated numerous suitors for himself. Spry’s development as a player and as a college prospect is a testament to his consistency and hard work as a player. While playing for the Alvin Gentry Elite club program throughout his entire high school career, and staying with one program through his club career, Spry has…
Author: Anthony Ray
6-foot-7 senior wing Karon Bailey has been one of the more underrated prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class for some time. A native of New York, Bailey moved to the state of Arizona this high school season to pick up his career at the surging prep program, AZ Compass Prep in Chandler. After going unsigned throughout the spring and summer evaluation period, Bailey has now signed with a junior college program in California. This week, after considering Glendale JC and Ventura Junior College in California, Bailey decided to accept an invitation to play for Ventura Junior College in California. Ventura JC assistant coach Lester Neal…
Many Arizona prospects gained maximum exposure to college coaches last week in Las Vegas – the end of the recruiting window for high school prospects across the country. One prospect that definitely raised his recruiting stock this summer was Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-7, 225-pound senior forward Stephan Gabriel. Gabriel showed off a versatile and athletic playing style that brought him a lot of attention from numerous college programs. While playing in Las Vegas for a team called the Arizona Monsoon, which included Pinnacle High School’s sharp-shooting guard Trent Brown, Gabriel played numerous positions and showed excellent versatility. Gabriel handled the basketball in the open floor…
Many prospects in the state of Arizona seem to be hot as of late, but, here we go again – very few prospects in the state, at any class, have seen their recruiting stock take off more this summer than Arcadia High School’s 6-foot-4 sharp-shooting guard prospect Carter Murphy. Murphy is one of the best shooters of the basketball around, and, as a result, has seen his recruiting interest pick up at a rate seldom seen for a rising senior prospect. The past year has been a rocky one for Murphy though, as he left Arcadia High School after his…
Introducing one of the hottest young and developing prospects in the state, Desert Vista High School’s gifted and aspiring 6-foot-9 rising junior forward Osasere Ighodaro. Well, he really needs no introduction these days, as this young man has become one of the hottest young prospects in the state, and, possibly the West now. After the end to his sophomore season and upon entering the 2018 club season, Osasere Ighodaro held no scholarship offers for himself, and was a rather unknown prospect in the state, and definitely outside of Arizona. Since then, well, he has absolutely blown up on the recruiting radar, as…
One of the top overall prospects in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) just a year ago was then Mesa Junior College 7-foot-1 sophomore post James Hampshire. Regarded as one of the top returning prospects in the conference last season, Hampshire instead decided to leave the Mesa program and sit the year out due to personal issues. He has now resurfaced and will look to pick up his sophomore season at Casper Junior College in Wyoming. Here is a recent highlight video of the new and improve James Hampshire – showing why I believe him to be a high-major division-I juco prospect . .…
One of the top overall prospects in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) just a year ago was then Mesa Junior College 7-foot-1 sophomore post James Hampshire. Regarded as one of the top returning prospects in the conference last season, Hampshire instead decided to leave the Mesa program and sit the year out due to personal issues. He has now resurfaced and will look to pick up his sophomore season at Casper Junior College in Wyoming. It is still unclear as to what was bothering Hampshire and forced him to sit out last season, but after spending a year…
No prospect in Arizona’s talented 2019 class of rising senior prospects has seen his college recruitment begin to soar more this summer than Mountain Pointe High School’s 6-foot-9 senior post Jalen Graham. Graham went into the summer with no offers, and now he has quickly become a hot commodity for many college programs in the West. Graham recently received his first offer from Grand Canyon University, and now many more schools are looking to be in hot pursuit of the talented rising senior post prospect. Graham is a top-rated prospect that many had yet to see playt, until recently when Graham…
One of the top overall prospects that I watched this weekend at this year’s West Coast Elite Summer Kick-Off tournament in Los Angeles, California, was Deer Valley High School’s talented 6-foot-5 rising senior wing Jaret Allen. Allen was a major standout in the event, while leading his Powerhouse Hoops King 17U team to a strong performance in the event. This weekend’s event did not have a winner, as each of the teams simply played in a showcase format in front of college coaches, scouts and media. Allen and his Powerhouse Hoops’ group were dominant in the event, and Allen was…
While college coaches are out this July searching for top-rated talent to recruit in the 2019 class, they will also be searching for top-rated talent in the younger classes as well. One younger prospect that coaches will be taking a hard look at will be Rancho Solano Prep High School’s ultra-athletic 6-foot-4 rising junior guard Kiimani Holt. Holt is a tremendous athletic talent and last weekend he received his first scholarship offer. With no offers on the table for himself at the time, Holt received his first scholarship offer while taking part in the Under Armour event in Atlanta, Georgia. While…