Recently, Arizona’s top-rated unsigned senior prospect, AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-6 combo-guard prospect Both Gach, received a passing test score and looks to be an NCAA academic qualifier. As a result, the recruitment of Gach is seriously heating up. Recently, he received an offer from a program in the West Coast Conference. While many schools have waited to get serious for Gach throughout the high school season, waiting to see if he would qualify academically, Loyola Marymount University head coach Mike Dunlap and his staff have stepped up their recruitment of Gach – enough to extend the skilled and talented guard prospect an…
Author: Anthony Ray
The Pima Junior College men’s basketball program brought a lot of respect to the state of Arizona this season, after coming up just short of winning the Division-II National Championsip. The #2 overall seed of the national tournament, Pima more than lived up to their billing and finished as the runner-up for the national championship, falling at the hands of #1 seeded Triton College (IL) 89-85. The Pima team saved their best performance for the right time of the season, and played their best basketball of the year in the national tournament. In the championship game, Pima went on a…
This weekend, Higley High School’s rising superstar 6-foot-10 sophomore forward Shon Robinson took center stage in the exciting Main Event tournament. While leading his team, Jamar Murray Elite, to the championship of the 16U Division in the tournament, Robinson proved to be the top overall player and prospect in the tournament. When we last spoke of Robinson, he was just getting his feet wet in the state and also looking to make a name for himself. Now the gifted and tall prospect has more then done that, and this weekend the large crowd in attendance got to catch a good…
The Southwest Showcase Main Event took place this weekend – kicking off the start to the 2018 club season in fine fashion, once again. With the majority of the state’s top club programs in participation this weekend, from many different age groups, and also many teams from outside of the state, this year’s event was very exciting for players, fans, scouts and media to attend. Hard-working and focused Tournament Director Ron Coleman has been putting on major club events for many years, for both boys and girls, and this event may have been his best ever, as it was comprised…
There are numerous unsigned prospects still available in the state this spring, and, interestingly enough, there are a some true low-post prospects still available as well. One of the top available overall prospects in the state and definitely one of the top available true low-post prospects is Texas native, 6-foot-9, 225-pound senior post Barrett Keith. Keith recently moved to the state of Arizona to pick up his game and recruitment this season at AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, and competed very well for the program this high school season – providing depth in the low-post and giving the program a low-post scoring…
One of the top overall unsigned prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class is Desert Vista High School’s long and athletic 6-foot-8, 195 pound senior post Christian Anigwe. Anigwe is an athletic and lengthy post prospect with nice upside for the future. This week, Anigwe received an offer from a local division-I program. This week, Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy made the trip down the hill to the valley to watch Anigwe work out, and, as a result, extended an offer to Anigwe. Previously, Anigwe had received scholarship offers from Cal Poly and Central Arkansas, and has received strong interest from such schools as Davidson, Montana State…
Cochise College 6-foot-6 sophomore do-it-all forward Chaz Mack had a terrific season for Cochise head coach Jerry Carrillo and his staff, and now he has capped it off and years of hard work – giving a verbal commitment to a program in the Ivy League. Recently, Mack gave a verbal pledge to Cornell University – a major commitment for one prospect that has worked very hard throughout his basketball career, and is well deserving of the opportunity. This season as a sophomore, Mack was extremely productive in the ACCAC – ranking among the league leaders in scoring and rebounding. Mack…
It has been an interesting road for New Jersey native, 6-foot-8, 225-pound senior forward Stephan Gabriel. After moving to the state of Arizona in the fall and playing for AZ Compass Prep’s national team, and then competing for Planet Athlete during the second half of the season, Gabriel has now landed at Hillcrest Prep, where he will finish his senior season. Gabriel transferred to Hillcrest Prep, after deciding to reclassify to the 2019 class. He decided to not graduate this spring, and will finish his senior season next year for Hillcrest Prep. Recently, Gabriel played in his first game for Hillcrest, and…
The 2017-2018 ACCAC junior college basketball season has come to an end, with Phoenix College winning the ACCAC regular season title. Arizona Western would win the Division-I Conference Title, while Pima Junior College would win their second-consecutive Division-II Conference Title. Here are the post-season selections for All-ACCAC and All-Region-I Teams in the conference, led by the Player of the Year, Phoenix College sophomore wing Rashaad Goolsby and the Coach of the Year, once again, Phoenix College head coach Matt Gordon . . . 2017-18 Men’s Basketball All-ACCAC/Region-I Teams ACCAC Player of the Year Rashaad Goolsby- Phoenix ACCAC Freshman of the…
Pima Junior College (28-4), behind the quality leadership of head coach Brian Peabody and his staff, have done it again – winning their second-straight Region-I, Division-II ACCAC Conference Title on the home floor of rival Phoenix College. As a result, Pima will be advancing back to Danville, Illinois for the NJCAA Division-II National Tournament. To win this year’s conference title, #2 seed Pima defeated the top seeded #1 seed Phoenix College 73-70 on the road, after their pressure defense forced a missed three-pointer and a missed shot in the final seconds of the contest. With the game tied at 65-65 with…