Club basketball in the state of Arizona has developed significantly over the past 10 years, as more and more of today’s youth continue to play the sport. As a result, there have been a significant increase in the number of club teams in the state. WIth so many club teams now competing in Arizona, only a select group actually travel outside of the state. Whether in Arizona or outside of the state, the top club program in the state this spring was definitely Team Bibby. Organized just years ago by former NBA star guard Mike Bibby, the Team Bibby club…
Author: Anthony Ray
The Arizona Top 100, organized by Hoops Report and Area Codes, will be held on 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…
It is definitely a name that is original and I have not heard anything like it in my 20 years of covering of Arizona basketball, but soon it will be a name that basketball enthusiasts in the state and people outside of the state will soon begin to know. Millennium High School’s 6-foot-7, 220-pound rising junior post Morningstar Takapu is one of the state’s most promising young prospects and a member of a talented 2017 class in the state. Takapu is a superior young talent in the state and a rare find at his true size and skill level. This…
The 13th annual Pangos All-American Camp was held again this past weekend, Friday-Sunday May 29-31, 2015 @ Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. This national camp has served as a “coming out” party for many top past and current HS all-americans, and also has showcased many national “sleeper” prospects. Past camp standouts have included such superstars as James Harden (Arizona State/Houston Rockets/2009 NBA Draft #3 pick), Brandon Jennings (Detroit Pistons/2009 NBA Draft #10 pick), John Wall (2008 Rivals.com #1 player/Kentucky/Washington Wizards/#1 pick of the 2010 NBA Draft), Harrison Barnes (Scout.com & ESPN.com’s #1 2010 player/North Carolina/Golden State Warriors lottery pick), Shabazz Muhammad (consensus #1 in 2012/UCLA/Minnesota Timberwolves), Stanley Johnson (NBN #1 player/projected Top 5 pick…
The Linda Fröhlich Lebe Deine Exposure Camp & Combine provides a platform for High School players to showcase their skill set to Division I, II, III, NAIA and JUCO coaches, as well as the top recruiting services in the country. The hybrid blended of European and American training brings the best of both worlds to the Hardwood. Our curriculum is based upon interaction and work with collegiate coaches, professional teams internationally and locally, in the NBA and WNBA and also the German National Team. This broad combination of teachings and expertise help create a solid base of fundamentals taught both…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2017 class before he decided to move back to the state of New Jersey was 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Jaiyer Jinwright. Jinwright spent his freshman season in Arizona but decided to move back to West Orange, New Jersey for his sophomore season where he played at Newark East Side High School (NJ). Now Jinwright is considering making a move back to the state of Arizona, where he could land at a state high school basketball power. Jinwright moved to Arizona during the summer of 2013, and then decided to attend Queen Creek High…
Former Corona Del Sol High School graduate and Arizona State transfer, 6-foot-8, 220-pound freshman post Connor MacDougall saw very little playing time during his freshman season for the Sun Devils. As a result, MacDougall decided to transfer from the PAC-12 program and has landed at a local junior college program in the ACCAC. In case you missed it, MacDougall has decided to transfer to the junior college ranks and will play his sophomore season for South Mountain Junior College next season. At SMCC, MacDougall will look to regain the form that made him a once very attractive post prospect to…
One of the better freshman guard prospects in the ACCAC this past junior college basketball season was Arizona Western Junior College 6-foot-2 freshman point guard prospect Nate Moore. Moore had a solid season for himself, after landing in Yuma, Arizona via the state of Wisconsin. I caught up with Moore this spring and he advised me that he was in the process of thinking over his options for school next fall (2015), and that he was unsure as to whether he would return to AWC next season. It is still unclear as to whether Moore has made his decision on…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class is 6-foot-7 junior wing Brock Gardner of Tri-City Christian Academy in Chandler, AZ. After a stellar junior season where he did it all as a player for his team and put up tremendous numbers on the season, Gardner has received some serious recruiting interest for himself. While playing for a smaller high school program that does not compete against many of the state’s best teams, it is much more difficult to gain recruiting attention. Gardner has been the answer throughout his high school career, as he has simply put up…
Several other prospects in the 2016 class have seen high-major college recruitment early. For Gilbert High School’s talented and skilled 6-foot-6 junior wing Chris Bowling, the recruiting process has been very slow to pick up. For whatever reason, 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…