With the busy recruiting month of July quickly approaching us, college coaches will be focusing their attention primarily on the 2016 class of prospects in the West. One of the better prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class was a lesser known prospect before the spring evaluation period. Casa Grande High School’s 6-foot-4, 185-pound rising senior Greysn Rogers emerged this spring with a solid performance, and now looks to be ready to attract some attention this summer. Rogers is looking forward to having a strong summer for himself, especially after living in southern Arizona and seeing very few college coaches if any…
Author: Anthony Ray
According to reports, Basha High School’s 6-foot-9 rising senior post Klay Stall has suffered a summer and season ending injury to his knee. As a result, the talented post prospect will now miss the summer and his senior season while in recovery. The injury came in recent competition while with his Basha HS team at the University of San Diego basketball team camp. Stall suffered a torn acl and a torn mcl – both meniscus were torn, while he also suffered a partial tear in his popiteal ligament. Stall also bruised his fibula bone on fibula. Stall will wait another…
The time has finally come for Gilbert High School’s talented 6-foot-6 rising senior wing prospect Chris Bowling, as he receives his first division-I scholarship offer. While other prospects in the class have seen a lot of college recruitment early, for Bowling the recruiting process has been very slow. Bowling is expecting a big and busy recruiting month of July for himself, so firs first offer was exactly what he needed to kick off his summer. Last weekend, after speaking with Texas Pan-American assistant coach Jai Steadman, Bowling received a scholarship offer. Steadman was the former head coach at local prep…
One of the better prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class is a player that was very seldom utilized last high school season. Corona Del Sol High School’s 6-foot-4 rising senior wing Jeff McCain has won three-consecutive state basketball titles as an Aztec, but has yet to see any major playing time during the high school season. As a result, McCain has utilized this club season to raise his level of play and prove that he is a player. McCain is a two-sport athlete and is a terrific volleyball player as well for Corona. The athleticism gained during hours and hours of…
One of my favorite surprise performers of the spring was Tucson’s 6-foot-11, 220-pound rising senior post Brendan Rumel. Rumel is a true post talent with excellent size and upside for the future. After several performances this spring, the young post talent is drawing recruiting interest. Rumel is a rare find in the state of Arizona – a true low-post player with excellent size for the collegiate level. As a result, you have to take a strong look at him and it seems that some college programs have already began to. This July will be very important in Rumel’s future in…
It is still extremely early for Arizona’s 2018 class of prospects, but several prospects have already made a big name for themselves among the group. One prospect that is currently emerging to the top of the class is Desert Vista High School’s rapidly developing 6-foot-10 rising sophomore post Steele Bennett. Bennett is coming off a very good spring performance, and is already posting big games for his high school program during the month of June. Everyone in America is already aware of superstar post Marvin Bagley Jr., while other prospects in the class such as K.J. Hymes and Timmy Allen…
The Arizona Top 100, organized by Hoops Report and Area Codes, will be held this Sunday, June 21st at Arizona Christian University for grades 9 – 12. Here is some more information on this event . . . ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 2625 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85032 Sunday – June 21, 2015 Check-in @ 8 am for all players (Showcase runs 9 am to 3 pm) $95.00 Participation Fee Limited to 120 Players (Grades 9-12) Showcase Features Include ALL PLAYERS WILL PLAY IN 3 (THREE) SHOWCASE GAMES* Play Top Arizona Competition & get exposure by scouts! Get Evaluated…
One prospect in the class that continues to improve and climb up the ladder among the other prospects in the 2016 class is Dysart High School’s 6-foot-10 rising senior post Malik Ondigo. While still developing a great deal, Ondigo has developed quickly and has emerged as one of the elite post prospects in the class. After an excellent spring and summer (2014) for himself, Ondigo showed excellent improvement as a player and became a serious division-I college prospect. He has continued his development throughout the high school season, and emerged as one of the top individual performers in the state last season. As…
Sunrise Mountain High School’s athletically gifted 6-foot-5, 200-pound junior wing prospect Elijah 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 and out and excels in the open floor. Thomas has quickly emerged as one of the state’s top 2016 prospects, and is one prospect I will be keeping a very close eye on throughout the spring and summer evaluation periods. Thomas is coming off an excellent…
Gilbert High School’s talented and skilled 6-foot-6 rising senior wing Chris Bowling is expecting a big and busy recruiting month of July for himself. Bowling is definitely looking to reel in numerous scholarship offers this July, as he is a very talented prospect in the class. For Bowling, the first offer will be one to remember, although so many offers should soon pour in, now as college coaches begin to focus on the 2016 class. Look for Bowling to catch fire soon this summer in his college recruitment and generate loads of recruiting interest for himself. Here is a highlight…