Sunrise Mountain High School’s talented 6-foot-6 senior wing Elijah Thomas became one of the elite prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class with a terrific performance this spring and summer. As a result, Thomas received loads of college recruitment. With numerous college programs to choose from, Thomas found his fit before the start to the signing period – a West Coast Conference School. After taking an offciail recruiting visit to Saint Mary’s College last weekend, Thomas has decided to pull the trigger with the Top 25-nationally ranked college basketball program. Thomas will now play for Arizona native and highly successful head coach…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the state’s premier post prospects is one that very few in the state really know of. While his name is never mentioned among the elite prospects in the state’s 2016 class, this young man emerged this summer a great deal – enough to garner numerous division-I scholarship offers. Highland High School’s 6-foot-8, 225-pound senior post Tim Fuller became a force in Arizona’s 2016 class this club season. As a result, Fuller will soon accept a division-I scholarship this fall and to a very nice level. Fuller is coming off an excellent junior season for himself. The unheralded post player…
On Sunday, September 27, Arizona Preps was in attendance for Ryan Silver’s West Coast Elite All Star Camp- Arizona, which was held on the campus of South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. Many said that this was one of the best showcases that has been held in the state of Arizona in recent years. High level talent was present on every court during all the games and mostly every game was competitive from start to finish. Of all the players who competed at this event, here are the top performers from the day (In no specific order) . .…
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. As a result, he was in a rush to find a college program that would commit to him early in the development process. Kirby found his fit, giving a verbal commitment to Montana State University and head coach Brian Fish. Kirby made his decision to go to the Big Sky program after a successful official recruiting visit…
Former NBA player and legendary basketball player developer John Lucas has been widely recognized and known around the world for developing some of the nation’s top players. Over the past 10 years, he has developed some of the elite basketball camps in the country, which have been comprised of the nation’s top young talent. This weekend, Lucas and his staff ventured to Inspire Courts in Gilbert, Arizona, to host their annual Camp Right Way Southwest. The camp is always excellent as it features excellent player instruction, and a wide variety of stations and drill work. The camp staff works tirelessly…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class is now off the recruiting board, as 6-foot-6 senior wing Brock Gardner of Tri-City Christian Academy gave a verbal commitment this weekend to Liberty University. Gardner’s pledge to Liberty came after a very good in-home visit last weekend at his home in Chandler, then an official recruiting visit to Liberty this weekend. While Gardner has numerous scholarship offers, Liberty got in on Gardner very early in the recruiting process and seemed to recruit him the hardest. Gardner chose Liberty University over other offers from LeHigh, Dartmouth, UC Davis, Columbia, Air…
Gilbert Christian High School’s athletic and talented 6-foot-9, 210-pound senior post Mitch Lightfoot has been the state’s top recruited prospect in the 2016 class, and one of the top prospects in the West. Lightfoot is coming off a very good spring and summer performance, where he earned significant high-major division-I interest from around the country. As a result, Lightfoot has decided to take official recruiting visits to five different schools this fall before reaching his decision. Lightfoot has already taken official recruiting visits to Stanford (May 28th) and Utah (September 3rd), and this weekend he took his biggest recruiting visit…
The annual Area Codes Frosh/Soph Showcase took place last weekend on the campus of Arizona Christian University. Organized by tournament director Chad Groth, this one-day event was action-packed and filled with each of the state’s top prospects for the 2018 and 2019 classes (freshman / sophomores). Former NBA star Isaiah “J.R.” Rider gave a terrific speech to the participants of this year’s camp – one to remember. Rider spoke about academics and how they played a major part of his athletic/academic career. Rider also spoke with about his high school, college and NBA career. Rider was one of the top…
This year’s exciting annual ACCAC JUCO Jamboree wll be held on Saturday, October 3rd at Glendale Junior College and will feature each of the teams from the conference in action on the day against one another. This event is also certified for NCAA Division-I coaches to attend – making the atmosphere always very exciting to watch. Games will begin at 10AM on the day and will cost $10 for an all day pass. Arizona Preps will be in attendance on the day to cover the event, and will be bringing you a complete recap of the day’s top performers, and…
Apollo High School is coming off a very good performance as a team during the 2014-2015 season, after finishing with a nice 22-7 overall record on the season. This season, Apollo is expected to battle all season for a Division-I state title behind the coaching of Jacob Marin, and the superb play of their junior backcourt – 5-foot-11 junior guard Holland Woods Jr. and 6-foot junior guard De Marin. Woods and Marin are both coming off excellent performances this spring and summer on the club circuit – leading their respective club teams to strong performances in the spring and summer. …