One of the better overall prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class is Centennial High School’s 6-foot-3 rising senior guard Koby Jones. One of the most athletically gifted wing prospects in the state, regardless of class, Jones is a good sleeper prospect for a smaller college program. Here is my take on Jones and why I love his potential for the future. Playing in the West Valley for a team that struggled to win games last season (8-17 overall record last season), Jones went almost unnoticed during the high school season, but has flourished in exposure events that I have observed him…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the better prospects in Arizona’s 2019 class of prospects is 6-foot-6 rising junior wing Dana “DJ” Hawkins. A very skilled prospect with a tremendous family basketball pedigree, Hawkins is looking to work hard to make a name for himself among college basketball coaches and basketball enthusiasts in Arizona. Hawkins is the son of Dana Hawkins, a former accomplished pro and college basketball player and also a well accomplished coach at many different levels. Hawkins is a strong developer of basketball talent for boys and girls basketball prospects, and developed his two wonderful daughters, Arnecia and Armani Hawkins. Dana…
Happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers in Arizona and around the country from our Arizona Preps’ staff. So many of you work hard on a daily basis to create opportunities for your children, and to provide for your families through hard work and dedication to daily discipline. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me,” said former North Carolina State head coach Jim Valvano. Father’s often go unappreciated. While there are so many of us out there that often lose control when it comes to the success of our children,…
For the first time ever, Arizona Preps and Arizona Varsity will combine to present the amazing Southwest All American Camp – an invitation only exposure event, which will be held this summer – July 1 – 2, 2017 @ The Kroc Center in Phoenix, AZ (1375 East Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85040). Arizona NCAA Certified Basketball Scouts, Anthony Ray (Arizona Preps) and Gregg Rosenberg (Arizona Varsity) will organize this exciting event. Southwest All-American Camp REGISTER HERE This event will be very unique as it will include the top overall college prospects from the Southwest (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2019 class of players is Skyline High School’s 6-foot-3 rising junior guard J’Saan Strover. Strover was among the top scorers of the basketball last season for the class, after having a breakout sophomore season for himself. Here is my take on one of the state’s more atheltic guard prospects. Strover is coming off a big sophomore season for himself, which declared to Arizona basketball enthusiasts that he is a real player in any discussions about the state’s top 2019 prospects. While the Skyline team would finish with a 13-13 overall record on…
It has been a busy season of recruiting for Shadow Mountain High School’s skilled 5-foot-10, 165-pound rising junior point guard Jovan Blacksher, as he has received numerous scholarship offers for himself. This week, Blacksher received another scholarship offer from a rising basketball power in Arizona. After recently receiving numerous schoalrship offersthis spring, this week Grand Canyon University and head coach Dan Majerle and his staff put their name in the hat for the talented point guard prospect – extending Blacksher a scholarship offer while in participation for the school’s Elite Camp on their campus. Blacksher has also received scholarship offers…
The long wait is finally over for Mesa Junior College 6-foot-10, 250-pound graduated sophomore post Ed Hardt. After re-opening his college recruitment this spring, Hardt waited a long time to find a new college program for himself. After taking an official recruiting visit this week to a program in the Southland Conference, on Saturday evening Hardt decided to end his college recruitment and give a verbal commitment. With an official recruiting visit still set for Cal-State Northridge on Monday, Hardt decided to pull the trigger on Saturday evening with Houston Baptist University. Hardt became available this spring after receiving…
Mesa Junior College 6-foot-10, 250-pound sophomore post Ed Hardt is still considering his options for school this fall, but the end is drawing near for Hardt, while it is very late in the process. Hardt is currently on a recruiting visit, and has scheduled another recruiting visit for himself for next week. Currently, Hardt is on an official recruiting visit to Houston Baptist University. He has also scheduled an official recruiting visit to Cal State Northridge for next week – Hardt’s final official recruiting visit. Hardt has no indicated whether or not he has a leader currently in his college…
Salpointe Catholic High School’s talented 6-foot-5 rising junior wing prospect Majok Deng is among the top prospects in America’s 2019 class, and is an elite prospect in the West. Deng has generated loads of recruiting interest for himself early in the recruiting process. I caught up with Deng this week and went over his list of schools. Recently, Deng received another big division-I offer from Stanford University – a tremendous accomplishment for this young man. Stanford was the 11th offer for Deng. He advised me this week that he also has offers on the table from the University of Arizona,…
6-foot-4, 210-pound rising sophomore wing prospect Kyree Walker is among the elite overall prospects in America’s 2020 Class. Regarded by many as a Top-3 national prospect in the class, Walker recently announced that he would be leaving Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California, to transfer to Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix. As a result, the Kyree Walker Era @ Hillcrest Prep now begins. Hillcrest Prep Academy looks to be absolutely loaded with talent next high school season. Already returning such top-rated national prospects as Josh Green, and reporting such high-profile transfers as rising junior guard Markese Jacobs (University of…