Corona del Sol High School dominated the state of Arizona’s high school competition for many years, but it is a new day for the program as each of their recent elite prospects have moved on to colleges. 6-foot-4, 165-pound sophomore guard Dalen Terry now takes over as the program’s top-rated prospect, and he has the potential and upside that suggests he will be another elite performer for the Aztecs’ program. Corona was the class of the state for numerous years, winning four-straight then Division-I State Championships. It was thought that they might win 7-straight state titles, until superstar performer Marvin…
Author: Anthony Ray
The 7th Annual Arizona FROSH/SOPH Showcase by Area Codes Basketball will be held at Mesa High School on Saturday, September 9th. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be in full force to cover this event. Here is some more information on this exciting event for the state’s top up-and-coming basketball prospects . . . 7th Annual Arizona FROSH/SOPH Showcase by Area Codes Basketball Saturday September 9, 2017 Mesa High School 1630 East Southern Avenue Mesa, AZ 85204 Day Camper Fee: $95 (Includes lunch) Limited to 120 Arizona, Nevada, Cal, TX, Utah & New Mexico HS Frosh/Soph Players in the…
Shadow Mountain High School is the pride of the state of Arizona, and has been for some time – dominating the state’s basketball competition consistently for numerous seasons now. The defending 4A state champions, return one of the state’s most talented teams again this season, led by the play of their superb, top-rated backcourt of juniors Jaelen House and Javon Blacksher. Recently, the program received a transfer to the program that should seal their chances of winning another 4A state title this season. A fellow 2019 prospect, 6-foot-3 junior guard Jalen Williams is now another superb talent for the Matadors,…
The wait is finally over for Desert Vista High School’s 2017 graduate, 6-foot-6 wing prospect Caleb Simmons. After playing through the spring and summer this club season, Simmons has landed a big Mountain West offer, and will now sign with San Jose State University, where he will play this fall. San Jose State recently hired former University of Colorado assistant coach John Prileu as their new head coach, and Prileu immediately made it a priority for himself to fill out this season’s rosters and land some top-rated talent still available. Simmons opened a lot of eyes with his play this…
Shadow Ridge High School’s talented 2020 prospect, 6-foot-8 rising sophomore forward Anthony Garza is among the most talented and gfted prospects in Arizona. This season will be a tremendous breakout season for Garza, as he will have the opportunity to maximize his potential as a player at Shadow Ridge High School. I have been very impressed with Garza each time that I have seen him perform recently, and have been very impressed with Garza’s ability to play the game at a high level. I believe Garza is a big time talent for the future, and he is definitely someone that…
Shadow Mountain High School’s tough and hard-working 6-foot-5 unsigned senior forward Darion Spottsville is now official off the recruiting board. Spottsville was rated among the top unsigned prospects in the state of Arizona, but after this week, he will no longer be unsigned, as the talented combo-forward prospect has given a verbal commitment to South Mountain Junior College and new head coach Matt Bjorklund. Bjorklund took over as head coach this week at the program after former head coach Daven Vo accepted an opportunity this week to coach at Butler Junior College in Kansas. Vo held the head coaching position…
This past weekend, Arizona Preps was in attendance for this year’s TR3 Hoop Summit, a summer showcase format event that was organized by the Team Harden club program’s staff. The event was held in the West Valley at Ironwood High School and included showcase games and all-star games to conclude the event. The event was highlighted by the final all-star games on Sunday evening. Here are the top individual performers that I observed from last weekend’s event. The rosters for the event did not include the numbers or the grades of the participants or their particular schools, so these are…
When we last spoke about top-rated transfers coming to the state of Arizona, one of those big-time transfers is 6-foot-1 junior point guard prospect Tyrek Chambers. Chambers recently moved to Arizona via New York where he attended Christ the King High School. Chambers has now landed at Desert Vista High School where he will play for the Thunder this season – making the Thunder now the definite favorite to win the state title in the state’s 6A Division this season. Chambers is a top-rated point guard prospect from New York that has had to overcome serious obstacles in his life…
It was a long summer for Arizona’s top prospects, and also the Arizona Preps’ staff, as we both traveled the summer club circuit throughout the busy recruiting month of July. After covering numerous events throughout the month, there were numerous prospects from the state that participated in events, and helped themselves a great deal with their play. There were also numerous prospects on the move – either coming to Arizona to play or leaving the state to play elsewhere. Here are my top summer performers from the state of Arizona’s 2019 & 2020 classes. I saw a lot of games…
It was a long summer for Arizona’s top prospects, and also the Arizona Preps’ staff, as we both traveled the summer club circuit throughout the busy recruiting month of July. After covering numerous events throughout the month, there were numerous prospects from the state that participated in events, and helped themselves a great deal with their play. There were also numerous prospects on the move – either coming to Arizona to play or leaving the state to play elsewhere. Here are my top summer performers from the state of Arizona’s 2018 class. I saw a lot of games and players…