Canyon View Academy 6-foot-2, 180-pound senior guard Korbin Graham is coming off a terrific senior season for himself, where he was selected as the Division-I CAA Player of the Year. After a successful season for himself, Graham is still working very hard for himself to land a college home for his future. While players traditionally in the Canyon Athletic Association (CAA) have gone almost unnoticed by college coaches, Graham is definitely a victim of being overlooked by college coaches, as he was the best player in his division, but has yet to reel in any serious college attention. Rather than…
Author: Anthony Ray
Arizona’s 2018 class of prospects is talented but there are several prospects in the class that have moved up the ladder at the point guard position. With several prospects making their case as the top PG in the class, Aspire Prep Academy 6-foot-1 junior guard Bryce Meadows is definitely in the conversation. After beginning his high school career with Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Meadows spent his junior season at Aspire Prep Academy, one of the top prep programs in the West in their first season. Meadows saw limited playing time as a junior, but gained valuable experience while playing…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s young 2020 class is Paradise Valley High School’s 6-foot-5 freshman forward Kendall Watson. A talented prospect for the future and the younger brother of current Fresno State senior wing Paul Watson, Kendall is a nice talent himself. Last week, Watson received a big scholarship offer for himself, very early in the process, as Fresno State University head coach Rodney Terry and his staff made it very clear that they want to land the young and gifted prospect in the future. Terry extended a scholarship offer to Watson – his first offer in…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class is Aspire Prep Academy 6-foot-7, 200-pound junior post Meekness Payne. An athletic forward prospect with a high motor, Payne is one of the top prospects in the class with nice potential for the future. After spending his freshman and sophomore years at Mountain Pointe High School, Payne moved on to Hillcrest Prep and then to Aspire Prep Academy last season. Now with Aspire Prep moving to their operations to Kentucky, Payne could look to change schools again. Either way, Payne is talented prospect that plays inspired basketball with an excellent…
With Arizona’s 2018 class of prospects taking center stage for the spring and summer NCAA evaluation periods, one prospect that is making a strong case for himself to be recruited at a higher level is Pinnacle High School’s 6-foot-7 junior forward Mason Johnson. After a lot of hard work and a strong commitment to his craft, Johnson is hearing from numerous college programs as of late. After being evaluated as an undersized four-man prospect previously, Johnson has transformed his body and significantly improved his overall approach to the game – developing now into a versatile wing prospect that has an…
Deer Valley High School’s talented and skilled 6-foot-6 sophomores, twin brothers, Jaret and Jalen Allen, are two of the state’s top prospects for the 2019 class. Just like their father, Jerry Allen, who was a gifted performer for Grand Canyon University in the late 1990’s, these two young men have an excellent future ahead of them. The Allen brothers are glaring young talents that are quickly beginning to come into their own as college basketball prospects. Both prospects are long, rangy and very skilled performers that grew up playing the game of basketball a great deal. With their father being…
The recruiting process looks to finally be winding down for the athletic junior college 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Kwintin Williams. After recently putting himself in a position to qualify academically from the junior college ranks, Williams is beginning to near his college decision. This week he took an official recruiting visit to a program in the Big Sky Conference. It has been a very long road for Williams, and this week he took his second official recruiting visit in the process – visiting Portland State University. Head coach Barret Peery recently took over at the program, and has made landing Williams…
Cactus Shadows High School’s 6-foot-9, 240-pound senior post Cassius Smits-Francisco has decided on a college home for himself, after emerging during the spring evaluation period as one of the top overall unsigned prospects in the state. An unknown prospect before the evaluation period, Smits took full advantage of his opportunities this spring and earned several division-I scholarship offers as a result. After receiving offers this spring from the University of Idaho, UW-Milwaukee and the University of Illinois-Chicago, and also receiving strong interest from many other division-I programs, Smits has decided to sign with the University of Idaho. Idaho was the first school to offer Smits a…
After re-opening his college recruitment this spring and then seeing his college recruitment soar, Shadow Mountain High School’s highly skilled and high powered 6-foot-2 senior point guard Marcus Shaver has made his college decision – picking the University of Portland and former NBA head coach and legendary player Terry Porter and his staff for his college career. Shaver is an amazing get for the Portland staff, that already has a top-rated class of prospects coming in next season. Shaver emerged this spring as the top overall unsigned 2017 prospect in the West, after his stellar performance in Las Vegas. While…
Head Coach Dan Majerle and the GCU men’s basketball assistant coaches invite boy’s high school teams and individuals to participate in their summer team and individual basketball camps. Throughout the month of June, each team will work with current coaches and players, compete in a minimum of five games, and finish the camp with a Saturday tournament. Also throughout the month of June, individual players are invited to a basketball camp featuring drills, demonstrations, competitions, individual instruction and tournament games. Participants will also learn basic offensive and defensive skills. Here is some more information on each of these exciting GCU…