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Author: Anthony Ray
This weekend’s Elite 8 In The Desert basketball tournament, which annually features many of the top teams in the state, was exciting again as Hard 2 Guard (CA) won it all. Sponsored by former NBA player Marcus Banks and a Nike-sponsored team, Hard 2 Guard (H2G) defeated Amp’d Elite from Arizona in the championship game – 45-28. Hard 2 Guard was led by the play of 6-foot-4 junior guard Channel Banks of Canyon Springs High School in the championship game, who was superb in leading his team to the victory with a nice shooting effort and strong drives to the…
Central Arizona Junior College 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard Malik Thames is coming off an excellent sophomore season under head coach Tramaine Aaron, where Thames earned all-conference honors and also was recognized as an honorable mention selection for the NJCAA All-American team. Thames improved his recruiting stock as much as any prospect in the conference this season, and was our #2 overall point guard prospect in the conference, behind the Conference Player of the Year, Phoenix College’s Brandon Brown. Thames’ play was steady all season long and he proved that he was worthy of serious college recruitment. Recently, it all paid…
5-foot-11 high-energy sophomore guard Jordan Martin helped lead his Cochise College team to this year’s NJCAA Division-I Region I championship – upsetting top-seeded Mesa Community College in the championship game. Martin was one of the ACCAC’s top performers the past two seasons, and this season he put it all together for himself and Cochise. Martin ranked among the top individual scorers in the conference this season – averaging 17.7 points per/game and 3.5 assists. Recently, while I believed that he was definitely a division-I prospect, Martin decided to sign a national letter of intent with Hawaii-Pacific University – an absolute…
I was in attendance on Wednesday evening for this week’s action in the exciting Arizona Club Basketball League (ACBL), and the game of the evening featured the state’s top two 16 & Under teams from this spring, the Arizona D1 Nation 16U team and the Arizona Magic Elite 16U. Both teams have been terrific this spring, as each program won both major evaluation events of the spring evaluation period. D1 Nation won both 16U titles at both Double Pump spring events, while the Magic team also won both 16U titles at both Pangos events of the spring – although the…
We are proud to announce that the Nick Johnson Elite High School Camp will be held June 26-27th @ Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona. The camp[ will feature current NBA guard (Houston Rockets) and former University of Arizona star guard Nick Johnson – a native of Arizona. For more information about this year’s camp, please visit Nick’s website – Nickjohnson3.com Join the Forum discussion on this post
While superstar 6-foot-11 freshman Marvin Bagley III will eventually receive scholarship offers from every college program across America, the latest elite high-major division-I rogram to jump into the Bagley sweepstakes is the University of Kentucky. Kentucky extended an offer to Bagley this week – joining many other college programs that have already shown their hands early in the recruiting process. Bagley received an offer rom head coach John Calipari personally – an impressive honor for the gifted young superstar. “I just want to give God the praise,” Bagley told the Arizona Republic newspaper. “I also want to thank Coach Calipari…
Arizona Hoop Review Scouting Report: Bagley, simply put, is one of the most advanced young basketball players that you will ever see. Already standing 6-foot-11, Bagley moves very well up and down the floor and already plays with a knack for the game well above his age. He has a very quick twitch around the basket, in which he uses to get up quickly for a finesse finish on either side of the basket, or just rise right up and power a dunk down – usually over defenders. He also possesses advanced footwork in the post, as he feels where his defenders…
It is amazing when you see a prospect that received very little playing time for his high school program, continue to work hard and benefit in the end. This is definitely the case for super athletic 6-foot-7 combo-forward prospect Seth Mason. Mason is one of the state’s most athletically gifted performers, but saw very little playing time last season for Pinnacle High School. The team was definitely loaded with talent, but, in my opinion, could have used this superb athletic talent a great deal more than they did. As a result, Mason will be transferring high schools next season and…
The wait is finally over for talented and gifted 5-foot-9 senior point guard prospect Noelle Kellers. After sitting out her final season of high school this year, Kellers has found a college home and it is a big-time opportunity for her, as Kellers has decided to go the juco route – landing at #1 ranked Trinity Valley Junior College in Texas. Trinity Valley is the nation’s top women’s basketball program, and is coming off winning their third consecutive national championship in a row this season. Kellers advised me that she is very excited about the opportunity. “Their program is amazing,”…