Chaparral High School’s gifted guard prospect, 6-foot junior guard Colton Kresl is among the most talented performers in the state – regardless of class. A big-time scorer of the basketball, Kresl is coming off a strong showing this summer, and, as a result, he received his first scholarship offer on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, in surprising fashion, Kresl would receive his first scholarship offer from Northern Arizona University and head coach Jack Murphy and his staff. Northern Arizona would be an excellent fit for Kresl, as he loves the score the basketball at a high rate – fitting in nicely…
Author: Anthony Ray
Arizona’s top overall girls prospect in the 2016 class is Millennium High School’s terrific 5-foot-7 senior guard Raina Perez. Perez has made a believer out of everyone in the state of Arizona with her superb play thus far in her high school career. Here ability to play the game transcends girls basketball, as she competes with boys as well and holds her own. Perez had considered waiting to see her college recruitment reach new heights, but after considering her options for college basketball Perez realized that she was happy with an in-state program. On Saturday afternoon, Perez decided to end…
When we release our new player rankings this week, there will be numerous prospects that will benefit from their strong play this summer. Here are the top prospects from the 2016 class in the state that will benefit the most from their performances this summer . . . Elijah Thomas 6-6 SR SF Sunrise Mountain HS (Glendale, AZ) Thomas is a high-major athlete that probably would be looking at a future pro career in football as a tight-end if he chose to go that route, but instead, he is a versatile wing prospect that is capable of scoring from inside…
One of the top post prospects for Arizona’s 2017 class is a lesser known performer from Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff High School’s 6-foot-6 junior forward George Faull is coming off a breakout sophomore season for himself, while helping lead his Flagstaff team to a very successful season last year. I have written several times about Faull previously, as he has caught my attention each time I have watched him perform. I first discovered Faull at our Arizona Preps Fall Showcase in 2014. I appreciate his toughness as a player and ability to rebound the basketball. He has excellent intangibles as a…
Mountain Ridge High School’s basketball program is on the rise in a nice way, and a major reason for the emergence of the program as of late is the play of 6-foot-5 junior wing prospect Saikou Gueye. Gueye is a talented prospect that has emerged in Arizona’s 2017 class. Gueye is a sure-fire talent that is among the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2017 class, but he missed the NCAA summer evaluation period after suffering an injury this spring. As a result, Gueye missed the entire summer while recovering from the injury. In the spring before the injury, Gueye helped…
Another member of Arizona’s 2016 class of prospects that really help himself this club season was Pinnacle High School’s skilled 6-foot-9 senior post Nick Mains. Mains went into the club season looking to gain exposure to college programs. By the end of the summer he had accomplished his goal – catching the attention of many college coaches in the West. This week, Mains received a nice offer from a mid-major college program in the Mountain West Conference, as Air Force offered a scholarship to Mains. Mains is also currently drawing interest now from many mid-major division-I college programs, including Seattle,…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class is 6-foot-6 senior wing Brock Gardner of Tri-City Christian Academy – a charter school in Chandler, AZ. Gardner is coming off a good showing for himself this spring and summer, and is now generating more recruiting interest as a result. Gardner played his last two club seasons for former St. Mary’s HS girls head coach Curtis Ekmark and his Arizona Warriors club program, and received some strong recruiting attention as a result. With numerous scholarship offers already on the table for himself, this week Gardner received another scholarship offer from…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class is still a very unheralded prospect with loads of college potential. Fairfax High School’s gifted 6-foot-5 senior wing Dominic Rhymes is a very nice looking prospect that has flown well below the recruiting radar, but is well deserving of some attention. Rhymes is another top-rated prospect in the famous Rhymes family – a family that has produced some of the state’s top high school players of all time. This Rhymes is a very talented prospect with loads of potential for the future and very good length of body. He is…
Basha High School’s gifted and athletic 6-foot-11 senior post Devin Kirby suffered a horrific injury last season during the McClintock Holiday Shootout basketball tournament – causing him to miss much of his junior season, and also all of the spring and summer AAU/club competition. Kirby is now back on the basketball court and healthy, and, as a result, college programs are quickly taking notice. While other top-rated Arizona prospects spent the summer months looking to improve their recruiting stock, Kirby would have to watch his closest friends compete on the club circuit – still recovering from his injury, or atleast not…
With the sudden transfer of superstar post Marvin Bagley this week, the recruiting game will not stop for star junior guard Alex Barcello. Barcello is one of the hottest guard prospects in the West’s 2017 class, and, now with the recent transfer of Bagley, Barcello is primed and ready to post some ridiculous numbers this high school season, while also being recruited heavily by some of the top college programs in the country. With a large number of college programs already in hot pursuit of Barcello, this week he received another offer from a program in the SEC Conference – the University of Auburn and head…