Since the end to the high school season, St. Mary’s High School’s 6-foot-10 sophomore post prospect KJ Hymes has seen his value to college coaches increase tremendously. After a strong summer for himself, Hymes proved to college coaches that he is worthy of early recruitment, and at such a level that suggests he will develop into what I thought early on – an elite high major prospect. This week, Hymes has received two high-major division-I offers in fine fashion. He first received a huge offer from Georgia Tech, then he followed that up with another big offer from Memphis University and…
Author: Anthony Ray
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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 2017 class in the state that will benefit the most from their performances this summer . . . Nigel Shadd 6-8 JR PF Tri-City Christian HS (Chandler, AZ) Shadd is a long and lengthy power forward prospect with loads of potential for the future. Still very young for his grade, this young man is one player that has a chance to become a very special player with serious hard work. …
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…
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…