The Cesar Chavez basketball program is always loaded with althletic talent, and as a result, the team is highly competitive each year – making an annual run in the Division-I state playoffs. Led by head coach Gary Lee, who is one of the nicer guys in the head coaching business in Arizona, the Champions (mascot) have failed to become the state champions in the Division-I Class, but have been knocking on the door for sometime. This year’s team is also loaded with talent, although not as much as year’s past, from top to bottom. Led by the play of 6-foot-1,…
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The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Brontay Corbray, Eastern Arizona Brontay Corbray averaged 17 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest for the Gila Monsters last week. He shot 44% from the field and 75% from the free throw line – helping Eastern improve to 14-3 on the season. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Xavier Smith, Chandler-Gilbert Xavier Smith averaged 22 points, 2 assists and…
Indivisible Hoops is a national basketball recruiting website that is widely known for their rankings for club teams in different states across the country. The website covers club team rankings for many different age groups. Here are the updated club team rankings for the state of Arizona in age groups 11U to 14U . . . Arizona Youth Club Team Rankings – 11U to 14U Join the Forum discussion on this post
The Arizona Power club program in the state of Arizona has been very successful in a short period of time – helping many basketball prospects in the state gain exposure to college coaches, while also giving the state a large, organized club program with many different aspects to help student-athletes develop their skills and promote their abilities. After several years of existence, the program will be taking a new direction – developing into POWERHOUSE HOOPS. The program is fresh off signing a new contract with Under Armour that will now give the state of Arizona a shoe-sponsored program – creating…
Mountain Ridge High School 6-foot-5 senior forward Jay Green is a top-rated unsigned senior prospect for the spring. After moving to the United States from Sydney, Australia, Green immediately became one of the state’s top prospects. Green has improved as a player nicely as of late, and looks to be now a nice unsigned prospect for the spring signing period. Green moved to Arizona from Australia and played last season for Hillcrest Academy Prep. Green is a versatile wing prospect with excellent size and athleticism for the guard/wing positions. After evaluating Green as a player last spring and summer, Green did…
Millennium High School has struggled to win games this high school season, but on Friday evening they would look to get back into the win column after losing 6 of their last 9 games on the season. Millennium (5-10) would host a young Pinnacle team that had won their last 4 games on the high school season, including a narrow win over Chaparral HS on Tuesday (54-50). Millennium is also young across the board, and only has one senior on their roster. The team is led by the play of 6-foot-7, 230-pound junior post Morningstar Takapu (pictured), but the team…
Mountain Ridge High School is as talented as any team in the state this high school season, as the team is led by four different division-I prospects. On Thursday evening, three of the prospects combined to lead their team to a big home victory over a visiting Dobson HS, in what was one of the best high school games of the season. Mountain Ridge (10-4) is as talented a team as the state has seen in some time. Last high school season Corona Del Sol dominated the state with numerous division-I prospects – possibly the state’s most talented team ever. …
The wait is officially over for the nation’s top overall basketball prospect and his family, as superstar 6-foot-11 sophomore forward Marvin Bagley Jr. and his younger star brother, 8th grader Marcus Bagley, have decided to transfer out of the state of Arizona – deciding to transfer to top-rated West Coast program, Sierra Canyon High School (CA). Sierra Canyon is absolutely loaded already with talent and with the addition of Marvin Bagley, this team will look to rank as the #1 program in America. While it is still unclear, Bagley should have to sit out until next season before playing at…
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Arell Hennings, Cochise Arell Hennings turned in a stellar performance this past holiday season leading the Apaches to a perfect 3-0 record – averaging 23.7 points and 6.7 assists per/game. For the week, Hennings shot 57% from the field, including a blistering 57% from the 3-point line and 90% from the free throw line. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Jordan…
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Sophia Elenga – Cochise Cochise went 2-1 led by Sophia Elenga who averaged 16.3 points per game, including 26 points against Parkland JC. She also grabbed 23 rebounds in the three contests, including 13 rebounds against Parkland JC. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Sharlise Fernander – Pima Pima JC went 4-0 over the holiday break behind the strong play of…