This weekend’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase will be held Saturday, October 21st, 2017 on the campus of AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. AZ Compass Prep is conveniently located at 2020 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ 85225. Here is the complete event schedule for Saturday’s event . . . 19th ANNUAL ARIZONA PREPS FALL SHOWCASE COMPLETE EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, October 21st 8AM – 9:30AM PRE-REGISTRATION (CAMPERS CHECK IN) 9:30AM OPENING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS HOSTED BY ANTHONY RAY & ARIZONA PREPS 10AM – KANSAS (REPKO) VS UNLV (RIDER) (COURT 1) 11AM – VANDERBILT (PRICE) VS GRAND CANYON (ROBERTS) (COURT 1) 12PM -…
Author: Anthony Ray
This weekend’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase will be held Saturday, October 21st, 2017 on the campus of AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. AZ Compass Prep is conveniently located at 2020 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ 85225. Players need to arrive at AZ Compass Prep on Saturday, October 21st to receive your tournament playing jersey for the event. Campers do not need to arrive until their scheduled game if they cannot make pre-registration. Pre-registration will begin at 8AM (Players will check in and receive their playing jersey). This year’s event will begin promptly at 9:00AM with opening tournament announcements, and…
This weekend, the ACCAC JUCO Jamboree took place at Chandler-Gilbert Junior College, as each of the conference’s junior college programs took the floor – kicking off the junior college season. As a result, our Arizona Preps’ staff was able to view the conference’s top players/teams before the start to the season – my favorite event of the year each season. This event gives us a great idea of which teams we will need to watch during the year, and this weekend did a good job of creating a good idea of which teams to look for at the end of…
The Southwest Showcase Exposure Showcase took place this weekend on the campus of the Kroc Center. Organized by tournament director Ron Coleman, the event was filled with some of the state’s top young talent. Coleman is known for producing many of the state’s top events over the years, and this weekend’s event was excellent as it included many top teams from some of the top programs in the state in action just after the ACCAC JUCO Jamboree – allowing for college coaches, scouts and media to stick around and catch a glimpse of some of the state’s top talent. Arizona…
One of the elite 2020 prospects in the country is Higley High School’s 6-foot-8, 215-pound sophomore forward Jason Harris. Harris is coming off a huge off-season for himself, where he was selected to participate in the 2017 USA Men’s U16 National Team training camp roster, and also received a top national ranking by ESPN. After spending his freshman season at Desert Ridge High School, Harris decided to transfer schools for his sophomore season – now attending Higley High School. Recently, Harris received a huge national ranking by ESPN – checking in as the #10 overall prospect in the class. Harris…
Hillcrest Prep Academy unveiled this year’s Hillcrest Prep national and post-graduate teams on Tuesday evening at Precision High School. Both teams would face each other in a scrimmage format, after a dunk contest kicked off the evening. The national high school team, led by the play of Arizona State commit, 6-foot-5 sophomore Kyree Walker, Nevada commit, 6-foot-10 senior KJ Hymes, 6-foot-9 junior forward Dischon Thomas and 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Jeron Artest would come back late in the game to defeat the post-grad team, 93-88. Here is a highlight video of the night’s events by AZ’s Finest Mixtape . . .…
Bella Vista College Prep is a new prep school in the state of Arizona this season. A private school that has high academics and has been around for many years, this year the school will unveil a new National high school program this season, led by numerous talented prospects, which includes 7-foot-1 junior post Rick Issanza and 6-foot-7 junior wing Terry Armstrong. Last week, the program kicked off the their 2017-2018 high school basketball season in a contest with a game Scottsdale Community College program. Here is a highlight video of the game by AZ’s Finest Mixtape . . .…
Hillcrest Prep Academy unveiled this year’s Hillcrest Prep national and post-graduate teams on Tuesday evening at Precision High School. Both teams would face each other in a scrimmage format, after a dunk contest kicked off the evening. The national high school team, led by the play of Arizona State commit, 6-foot-5 sophomore Kyree Walker, Nevada commit, 6-foot-10 senior KJ Hymes, 6-foot-9 junior forward Dischon Thomas and 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Jeron Artest would come back late in the game to defeat the post-grad team, 93-88. Kyree Walker looked his usual self in the contest, scoring when he wanted to and making…
The state of Arizona’s overall level of basketball talent has really improved this high school season with the addition of many new prospects in the state. Through the recent additions of players in the state through the new prep schools and also high school (AIA) ranks, Arizona’s is quickly becoming a hot-bed for basketball talent. Another new addition to Arizona’s strong 2020 class of prospects is CGM Prep Academy 6-foot-5, 200-pound sophomore guard Seth Dawson. Dawson played last season at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, CA. Since moving to the state of Arizona and attending CGM Prep, Dawson has reclassified…
Shadow Mountain High School is absolutely loaded again this high school season, after winning the 4A state championship last season, and going undefeated throughout their regular season. After winning consecutive state titles, the Matadors are back for the 2017-2018 high school season bigger and better, as a result of some key additions to their roster for the new season. Another new addition to the Matadors’ basketball program is 6-foot-5 sophomore wing Shemar Morrow. A native of California where he attended Har, Morrow recently moved to the state of Arizona, where he will now team up with a very loaded group…