It was a big night across the world in the basketball community as superstar 6-foot-11 senior Marvin Bagley, the nation’s #1 overall prospect, changed the basketball landscape immediately when he announced for the Duke Blue Devils on ESPN, in a special announcement on the network. It was truly the biggest night ever for high school basketball in the world, as Bagley was the featured story of the evening on Sportscenter. With several schools looking to land the future NBA top overall pick, Bagley decided on head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils over UCLA and USC. It was…
Author: Anthony Ray
With the recent announcement of Jared Martin transferring to Prolific Prep (CA) for his senior season, now Chandler High School’s gifted 6-foot-6, 200-pound senior wing prospect Tevian Jones will also be leaving the state for his senior season. Arizona Preps caught up with Jones on Saturday and learned of his plans for the future. While I had been hearing rumblings that Jones may be leaving the state for his senior season, this weekend Jones and his mother confirmed it while he was participating in the TR3 Hoop Summit event at Ironwood High School. Jones advised me that he will be…
The Southwest Showcase Labor Day Classic is coming up and will be held September 2nd – 3rd , 2017 @ the KROC Center, American Sports Center and local high schools in the state. This event will include many different divisions for boys and girls. This event is considered as the biggest Labor Day tournament of it’s kind on the West Coast. Organized by local valley basketball aficionado Ron Coleman, here is some more information on this up-and-coming event in the state . . . Join the Forum discussion on this post
Red Mountain High School’s 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior wing Timmy Allen is the state’s top overall prospect in Arizona’s 2018 class. Allen is coming off a strong showing this spring and summer, and now has trimmed his recruiting list down to five schools. After receiving numerous scholarship offers for himself over the past two years, and from numerous high-major programs, Allen has now cut his list down to five different college programs – setting himself up to schedule official visits for the fall to each of the five programs. Allen has cut his list down to UCLA, Iowa State, Texas Tech,…
Hillcrest Prep Academy 6-foot-5 terrific rising junior wing prospect Josh Green has had an amazing spring and summer for himself, now regarded as one of the elite prospects in America’s 2019 class. After receiving more than 20 division-I offers throughout the club season, and at one point receiving scholarship offers almost daily, Green received an offer this weekend from the University of Kansas and the Jayhawk staff. It was just a matter of time for Green to receive an offer from head coach Bill Self and his experienced staff, after Green performed at a very high clip throughout the summer,…
Two of the top remaining unsigned prospects in Arizona’s 2017 class have now officially made their college decisions. Maricopa High School’s talented twin brothers, 6-foot-4 wing prospects Terrell Handy-Johnson (pictured) and Darrell Handy-Johnson, were soaring under the recruiting radar throughout the spring and summer, but both played very well on the club circuit. This week, both prospects decided on a top-rated junior college program in California. After mulling over several junior college options for themselves, this talented duo decided to accept offers from Ventura Junior College (CA) for the fall. Ventura JC assistant coach Lester Neal, a former Arizona State…
The TR3 Hoop Summit will be held this weekend at Ironwood High School on Friday and Saturday, August 11 & 12th, and will include sports performance testing, showcase games and all-star games. The event will be organized by the staff from the Team Harden club program. Arizona Preps will be in attendance this weekend to bring you coverage of our top performers from the event. Here is the weekend’s schedule of events . . . Join the Forum discussion on this post
Former Arizona high school guard prospect, 6-foot-2 prep point guard Jaiyer Jinwright, has decided to play a post-graduate year at the historic South Kent Prep in Connecticut. A native of New Jersey, Jinwright was regarded as one of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2017 class, before he decided to transfer schools – moving back to West Orange, New Jersey. In New Jersey, Jinwright played his sophomore and junior seasons at Newark East Side High School (NJ). Jinwright played his senior season at St. James Prep School in Maryland – one of the top prep programs in the country, academically…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class has soared well below the recruiting radar, but is worthy of serious recruiting attention. Carl Hayden High School’s 6-foot-4, 185-pound rising senior guard Isaiah Rhymes is among the top overall performers in the state, and is very well deserving of serious recruiting attention. Rhymes is preparing to enter into his final senior season, after a very nice junior season for himself, where emerged into one of the state’s elite performers. Last season, Rhymes led his team to a successful 16-11 overall record on the season – averaging 17.7 points and…
When I said in the spring that Saguaro High School’s Jared Martin would have a big spring and summer, I meant in terms of his college recruitment. Late last week when the gifted, sharp-shooting rising senior prospect decided to transfer schools for his senior season, it made for a very big summer for Martin. When Martin, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound rising senior guard prospect made his decision to leave Saguaro HS last week, it proved a new trend that has been taking place in the state, as more and more top-rated student athletes are leaving high school programs in Arizona to…