Recently, as a result of a new staff taking over at UC-Santa Barbara, Shadow Mountain High School’s talented and gifted 6-foot-1 senior point guard Marcus Shaver decided to re-open his college recruitment and go back on the recruiting board. Shaver originally signed this fall with UC-Santa Barbara, but when the current staff’s contract was not extended, Shaver decided to re-open his college recruitment. UC-Santa Barbara long-time head coach Bob Williams was released from his contract with the UCSB program at the end of this season. Shaver moved back to the state of Arizona this fall after playing as a junior…
Author: Anthony Ray
Arizona’s 2019 Class of prospects is loaded with talent for the future. One of the top prospects in the class is Verrado High School’s talented 6-foot-7, 215-pound sophomore forward Shaun Wahlstrom. Wahlstrom is fresh off a strong performance in this year’s Arizona Preps Spring Classic, and is now regarded by our staff as one of the elite prospects in the class. Very rarely in Arizona do we see a prospect as young as Wahlstrom with such a great body. This young man is a physical specimen and once his skillset catches up to his size, watch out. This young man…
One of the top prospects in Arizona’s 2019 class is Desert Edge High School’s 5-foot-10 sophomore guard Emari Jones. After recently moving to the state of Arizona from Indiana, Jones has played well recently in several events, and has caught my attention as one of the better prospects for the future in this state. The son of former University of Indiana star guard Jay Edwards, Jones has excellent bloodlines for the game of basketball. Edwards was a McDonald’s All-American and tremendous overall basketball talent in hsi playing career. With those bloodlines and also coming from the rich basketball state of…
Recently, as a result of a new staff taking over at UC-Santa Barbara, Shadow Mountain High School’s talented and gifted 6-foot-1 senior point guard Marcus Shaver decided to re-open his college recruitment and go back on the recruiting board. This weekend, Shaver has decided to take an official recruiting visit to a rising program in the West Coast Conference (WCC). This weekend, Shavers will take an official recruiting visit to the University of Portland, where former NBA player and head coach Terry Porter and his staff will host the superb guard prospect – looking to reel in Shaver to the…
Pima Community College 6-foot-8 sophomore forward Deion James is coming off an excellent sophomore season for himself in the ACCAC – leading Pima to an ACCAC Division-II season title, their first Region-I, Division-II conference championship since 2010. The Aztecs beat Glendale Community College 119-111 in the semifinal round, and then upset #1 seeded Phoenix College 102-99 in the conference final. For his efforts and performance this season, James was selected as the Tournament Most Valuable Player, and also as the 2017 ACCAC Co-Player of the Year. James is now mulling over his recruiting options, looking to make a college decision…
While it is is unclear why he doesn’t have much more recruiting interest at this point, Aspire Prep Academy 6-foot-9 prep forward Nik Mains is still on the recruiting board this spring – looking to land a school very soon for himself. A 2016 graduate of Pinnacle High School, Mains attended Aspire Prep this season to play for the school’s post-graduate team, where he competed against other prep schools and local junior colleges. Mains decided to attend Aspire Prep after first deciding to attend Air Force after high school and then changing his mind and re-opening his recruitment. Mains currently…
One of the hottest prospects in the West is Hillcrest Prep Academy 6-foot-5 sophomore wing Josh Green. Fresh off a national championship with Hillcrest Prep this season, Green has seen his college recruitment really take off this high school season. After generating loads of interest this college season, Green has picked up another offer from a PAC-12 program. After recently receiving offers from the University of Arizona and Cal, this week Green picked up an offer from the University of Washington and new head coach Mike Hopkins and his staff. Green also has currently holds offers from Utah State, San…
While he sat out the 2016-2017 junior college season to work on his academics, ultra-athletic junior college 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Kwintin Williams is beginning to see his college recruitment soar. After recently putting himself in a position to qualify academy from the junior college ranks, Williams is now generating major division-I interest for himself. Recently, Williams received a visit from a member of University of Oregon’s staff. Oregon has been recruiting Williams for several years, and have just been waiting to see if he would qualify academically. Williams is hopeful that an offer could come soon. Williams also possesses offers…
Saguaro High School’s 6-foot-5 junior guard/forward Jared Martin has made the biggest jump in our recent player rankings for Arizona’s 2018 class of prospects (Arizona Hoop Review Scouting Report). Martin recently also helped lead his club program, Powerhouse Hoops Black, to a tournament championship at this year’s Baylor All-Star Classic in Chicago, Illinois – defeating the historic Mac Irvin Fire in the event’s championship game. Martin is a guard prospect with excellent size and a nice offensive skillset, which allows him to make shots from almost anywhere on the floor. He has a sweet shooting stroke with excellent range, which…
Greenway High School’s sharp-shooting 6-foot-3, 170-pound senior guard Scotty Shaver is mulling over his options for college, especially after receiving another scholarship offer for himself this week. With several offers on the table for himself, Shaver received an offer from a new local college program in the valley. This week, after taking a visit to the school, Shaver received an offer from Ottawa University and their new head coach Matt Heeley. Heely has been a very successful coach in his career, and he made the decision to leave a successful program to take over a new program in Arizona. Heeley…