It had been thought that Corona Del Sol, winners of the last four-straight Division-I State Championships, would continue their current basketball dynasty for atleast another three high school seasons – for the remainder of the career of superstar 6-foot-11 sophomore post Marvin Bagley Jr. Corona may just be able to continue their dynasty, but now they will do it without Bagley and also former legendary coach Sam Duane Jr. Duane retired from the Corona basketball program at the end of the 2014-2015 season, and decided he had enough of high school basketball. Now Bagley has decided to leave the impressive…
Author: Anthony Ray
The Scholar Athlete Academic Showcase took place on Saturday at South Mountain Community College. Organized and directed by Chad Groth, this year’s event was very quality as it provided a lot to it’s participants. Each participant received a highlight video from the event, and also received a nice talk from top-rated West Coast scout Dinos Trigonis. There were more than 60+ players in attendance for the event. Each of the prospects were high academic student-athletes, a nice attribute to have in the recruiting process. Here are my top individual performers that I saw perform on the day . . .…
Two champions from two states play in a border battle in December Gilbert, AZ – Monarch Sports Arizona is pleased to announce the inaugural Champions Classic scheduled December 12th at 7PM at Gilbert Christian High School in Gilbert, AZ. The game will feature Crespi (Encino, CA) vs. Gilbert Christian (Gilbert, AZ). Crespi, coached by LA Times Coach of the Year Russell White, is the defending California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division IV Champion, while Gilbert Christian, led by Kurt Keener, is the defending Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Division II Champion. Defeating Sacramento Capital Christian in the CIF championship game last season,…
The state of Arizona’s 2016 class of prospects got much better this spring after 6-foot-5 senior wing Aaron Weidenaar moved to the state of Arizona. A Montana native, Weidenaar moved to Arizona and enrolled at Horizon High School this spring – instantly improving the number of prospects in the statet. Weidenaar was regarded among the top prospects in Montana before moving to Arizona. He is a good-sized wing prospect with a very nice shooting stroke with range – his best asset. He is able to score inside and out, but becomes a mis-match on the perimeter for players his size. He…
Williams Field High School is not known for producing division-I prospects, but 6-foot-9 senior forward Wyatt Lowell will be their biggest and best, thus far. Lowell helped himself this club season as much as any Arizona prospect, and also proved why he is considered among the elite prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class. Lowell is a long and lean wing prospect with a nice overall skillset and good overall versatility. Lowell traveled the last two spring and summers with former superstar St. Mary’s HS girl’s head coach Curtis Ekmark and his Arizona Warriors club team. “This was one of the first…
Gilbert Christian High School’s talented 6-foot-9 senior post Mitch Lightfoot has been the state’s top recruited prospect in the 2016 class. Lightfoot is coming off a very good spring and summer performance, where he earned significant high-major division-I interest from around the country. This week, Lightfoot chose to narrow down his list of schools, and focus directly on 5 schools. This week, with many schools looking to land the top-rated post prospect, Lighfoott chose to trim his list of college programs to Arizona, Kansas, Utah, Stanford and St. John’s. Each of these five schools are top-rated national college programs, with…
McClintock High School has one of the best backcourts in the state, and as a result, many people often forget about both guard prospects. While senior guard Amiri Chukwuemeka has received a lot of attention for McClintock, 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior guard Malique Washington has been just as good for the Chargers. Washington posted some of the best overall numbers last high school season, and then continued his strong play this spring and summer. Last season as a junior, Washington averaged nice numbers on the season, averaging 18.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.9 steals per/contest – very impressive numbers…
After recently receiving a scholarship offer from one of the nation’s top women’s basketball programs in the country, Horizon High School’s 6-foot-4 senior post Katie Grant decided to end her college recruitment – giving a verbal pledge to a top-rated program from the MAAC Conference. Rather than take her official recruiting visits this fall and think things over, Grant found her fit – giving a verbal commitment to Quinnipiac University and head Tricia Fabbri and her coaching staff. Grant recently received a scholarship offer from Quinnipiac after a strong performance at a recent tournament she played in this summer. The…
After a major recent injury setback for Basha High School’s 6-foot-9 senior post Klay Stall, causing him to miss the July evaluation period and his senior high school season, the athletic post prospect has earned some great news for himself. On Friday, Stall decided on a future college home for himself – providing himself and his family with a nice verbal commitment to a Mountain West program. After mulling over his options for the future, Stall made a smart decision for himself – giving a verbal commitment to Utah State head coach Tim Duryea and his coaching staff. Rather than…
PRESENTED BY AREA CODES BASKETBALL TELEVISION NETWORK SATURDAY – AUGUST 15, 2015 10AM – 4PM (CHECK-IN 9AM) PLAYER FEE $60 before August 8, $75 after SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 7050 South 24 th Street Phoenix, AZ 85042 ALL PLAYERS CHECK-IN 9:00am CLICK TO SIGN UP http://www.camppros.com/register/detail_new.aspx?ListingId=4105&OrgId=215 ; There will be no admission charged for friends and family for this event! The SCHOLAR ATHLETE ACADEMIC SHOWCASE is presented by AREA CODES BASKETBALL TELEVISION NETWORK. This is an exposure showcase that will provide all Prospects attending an opportunity to demonstrate their skills to College Coaches, scouts and media that are expected to attend. Exposure Camp…