Author: Anthony Ray

Red Mountain High School’s  6-foot-6, 210-pound senior wing Timmy Allen is now off the recruiting board, after giving a verbal commitment on Monday to a member of the PAC-12 Conference. After taking a recent official recruiting visit to the program, Allen decided to pull the trigger – giving the University of Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak and his staff a big verbal commitment. Allen has d trimmed his recruiting list to down to Utah, UCLA, Iowa State, Texas Tech and San Diego State before making his decision.  Allen also held offers from Arizona State, USC, Nebraska, New Mexico State, Fresno…

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Recently, Desert Vista High School received a gift as 5-foot-8 junior guard EJ Jackson enrolled at the school, and will play for the Thunder this season.  Jackson recently enrolled at the school after moving from the state of California to Arizona.  He attended Serra High School (CA) in California last season, where he became a You Tube sensation. Jackson is a big-time ball handler and passer that has drawn rave reviews from his peers.  Jackson is one of the best basketball sensations on the internet, and has been for several years. Here is a highlight video of Jackson – proving…

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Hillcrest Prep Academy new 6-foot-7 senior forward Zeke Quinlan recently moved to the state of Arizona this summer from the state of Oregon, and will now play his senior season at Hillcrest Prep.  Our staff rated him as one of the top overall sleeper prospects in the state of Arizona’s 2018 class.  This weekend, Quinlan decided to end his college recruitment, and give a verbal commitment to a program in the Big Sky Conference. After taking an official recruiting visit recently to the program, Quinlan decided to pull the trigger today – giving Montana State University a verbal commitment.  Quinlan…

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CGM Prep Academy is a newly-developed prep school program in the valley.  The program has reeled in a large number of players for their post-grad program and teams in their first year.  The program will be led though by the play of their national high school team.  One of the top prospects in the program is 6-foot-6 sophomore wing Jerry Lliya.  Lliya is a big-time young prospect with loads of athleticism, and currently has 3 offers for himself on the table. Lliya is a native of Nigeria and a new member of Arizona’s 2020 class.  In our next player ranking…

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Talented 6-foot-5 sophomore prospect Xavier Dusell is an elite young prospect in the state, and has found a new high school home for himself.  After spending his freshman season at Mesquite High School, Dusell has now landed at Chaparral HS, where he will now play his sophomore season for head coach Dan Peterson this season. Arizona’s 2020 class of prospects is loaded with some top-rated national talent, and Dusell is one prospect in the class that also deserves serious regional and national recognition, although he has yet to see his college recruitment take off like that of some other members…

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Under the leadership of second-year head coach Gino Crump, the Desert Vista High School basketball program is on the rise.  After a 19-6 season in his first year at the helm and a 6A state semi-final finish, the Thunder will return this up-and-coming high school basketball season with loads of talent.  Recently they received a gift as 5-foot-8 junior guard EJ Jackson enrolled at the school, and will play for the Thunder this season. Jackson recently enrolled at the school after moving from the state of California to Arizona.  He attended Serra High School (CA) in California last season, where…

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6-foot-4 senior guard Dwayne Walker recently moved to the state of Arizona via Juneau High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after having a very strong junior season in the state where he ranked among the elite prospects in the area.  Walker will now pick up his game and his high school career in the state of Arizona at local AZ Compass Prep. Walker was rated as one of the elite prospects in the state of Wisconsin before moving to the state of Arizona.  As a junior last season, Walker averaged ridiculous numbers – pouring in 27 points and 11 rebounds per/game. …

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After surprising everyone at the end of the high school season with his transfer from St. Mary’s High School to Hillcrest Prep Academy, 6-foot-10 senior post KJ Hymes surprised everyone again on Wednesday morning when he decided to end his college recruitment much sooner than expected -giving a verbal commitment to a Mountain West basketball program. It was thought that Hymes would take several visits before making a decision.  His sister even told our staff last weekend that he had planned to make his decision late in the spring.  But on Wednesday morning, Hymes decided to pull the trigger with…

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Corona del Sol High School’s 6-foot-4, 165-pound sophomore guard Dalen Terry is one of the state’s elite young prospects.  On Monday evening, Terry received his first scholarship offer, as Grand Canyon University head coach Dan Majerle and his staff jumped on board quickly in the recruiting process. It is just a matter of time before many more schools get involved with Terry, who has shown excellent promise as a young prospect.  Grand Canyon has made Terry a priority in their college recruiting. Terry is among the state’s top prospects in the 2020 class, and while he is still very young…

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One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class of players is Rancho Solano Prep’s 6-foot-8, 195-pound senior forward Nikc Jackson.  Jackson has numerous scholarship offers for himself, but is still a very underrated prospect among division-I college coaches.  On Monday evening, Jackson received another offer from a program in the Horizon League. Recently, Jackson decided to transfer schools – leaving Tucson’s Sunnyside High School and transferring for his senior season to Rancho Solano Prep Academy in Scottsdale, AZ.  During a workout at his high school on Monday evening, Jackson received a scholarship offer from Oakland University. Jackson also…

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