Big offers are now pouring in for Salpointe Catholic’s 6-foot-5 superb sophomore wing prospect Majok Deng . Deng became a household name in the Arizona basketball community this club season after leading his Powerhouse Hoops 15U team to numerous wins on the club circuit. As a result, now big-time college programs across the country are taking notice. And they are indeed, as Deng received a big offer over the weekend when Vanderbilt University extended him a scholarship offer. Deng also recently received a scholarship offer from Arizona State University and their head coach Bob Hurley. He also possesses offers from…
Author: Anthony Ray
The annual and exciting junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Association (ACCAC) is about to get underway again in the state of Arizona, with many of the top prospects in the class set to get underway. The Arizona Preps’ staff will be out in full force again this season to bring you the best in junior college basketball in the ACCAC each week. We will be featuring the state’s top junior college prospects this season for the freshman and sophomore classes. Here are my top sophomore prospects in the conference to watch this junior college season…
One of the better looking prospects in Arizona’s 2019 class is Peoria High School’s 6-foot-7 sophomore post John Price. Showing very well in this year’s recent Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Price proved why he is considered as a nice post prospect with excellent potential for the future. Price is a good-sized, lengthy stretch 4-man prospect with very good upside for the future, suggesting that he will only continue to grow physically and should develop over time into a serious division-I prospect. He will need to continue to work very hard, but, if he does, this young man has the potential…
A member of Arizona’s 2017 class that has emerged this fall is Casa Grande Union High School’s talented 6-foot-3 senior guard Jacob Johnson. Johnson has proved this fall in several events that he is worthy of better college recruitment, as he looks to be prepared to have a big senior season for high school program. Related to former NBA player and Suns announcer Eddie Johnson, Jacob is a skilled guard prospect with a good overall feel for the game and a nice approach to the game. Being around the game of basketball all of his life, this young man loves…
Arizona’s 2018 class is still developing for college coaches to take a hard look at, and Buena High School’s 6-foot junior point man Dominic Mooney recently emerged at this year’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase as one of the elite point guards in the class. While I had not yet seen Mooney play before this year’s event, he more than made up for lost time with his performance – displaying a serious ability to play the game and while playing against elite competition. While in a serious match-up against Hillcrest Prep senior point guard Virshon Cotton, who has numerous division-I offers,…
On Wednesday, November 9th, the Early National Letter of Intent (NLI) Signing Period began. The period will run for a full week, from November 9th until November 16th. During this time period, high school prospects will have the opportunity to sign their respective national letters of intent with the school of their choice. The NLI seals the deal for a college prospect with the desired school – once a student-athlete signs the NLI he/she is locked in to the program. This week the early signing period begins. Each of the prospects in the state from the 2017 senior class that have given verbal commitments…
Hillcrest Prep Academy 6-foot, 165-pound senior point guard prospect Virshon Cotton is one of the shiftiest guard prospects in the West. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cotton moved to the state of Arizona this high school season to play for Hillcrest’s national high school team – an opportunity to play for one of the top prep programs in the country, and also play with the nation’s top prospect, 7-foot-1 senior post DeAndre Ayton (University of Arizona commit). Cotton ventured to Arizona this season in an attempt to develop his exposure to more college coaches and maximize his college recruitment. Already,…
The most talked about college prospect from this year’s recent Arizona Preps Fall Showcase traveled a 6-hour distance with his high school coach to take part in this year’s event. Menaul High School’s (NM) 6-foot-9 junior post Michael Ou is a rapidly developing post talent that most college coaches, scouts and media have not yet seen, until this year’s event. That quickly changed over the two-day event as Ou impressed our staff and other regional and national scouts in attendance with his play and upside for the future. Ou traveled to this year’s event with his high school head coach…
Arizona’s 2020 class of prospects is loaded with superb talent for the future. While there are many prospects in the class that are already getting division-I attention, one prospect made a strong case for himself in this year’s Arizona Preps Fall Showcase – enough to make him among the elite prospects in the class overnight. Sunnyslope High School’s 6-foot-2 freshman guard Chance Garland is a serious basketball talent for the future, and after his superb showing in this year’s event, it is obvious that this young man is definitely one of the elite-level talents in the 2020 class. With such…
Former Deer Valley High School 2015 graduate, Mesa Junior College 6-foot-10, 245-pound sophomore post Edward Hardt developed as much as any player I have seen in sometime. Under the development of Mesa JC long-time terrific head coach Sam Ballard, Hardt made dramatic improvement as a college prospect over the past two years for the Thunderbirds. This season, Hardt is projected as my top post prospect in the conference, alongside Arizona Western JC’s 6-foot-11 sophomore post Isaac Allen. Much different than Allen, Hardt is a wide-body post player with broad shoulders, excellent physical girth and a strong motor on both ends…