Pima Junior College gifted 6-foot-1 sophomore point guard Andres Marquez has worked very hard to get where he is today. The Nogales High School product is coming off a solid sophomore season where heled his Aztecs to an 18-13 overall record on the season, and now he is planning his next move – to a four-year college program. Marquez was the floor general for a tealented Pima JC program this season that competed all season for the conference title. While the team would fall just short this season, Marquez gave up his own individual statistics to help his team win. …
Author: Anthony Ray
This spring club season is unlike any before it for the state of Arizona, as Arizona’s top teams and players have prepared for the NCAA spring evaluation period through strong, head-to-head competition in the weekly Arizona Club Basketball League (ACBL), organized by Kenny Mullins, and also the recent Southwest Showcase Main Event, organized by Ron Coleman. These two events have done a great job in preparing Arizona’s top prospects for the club circuit this spring. Each year, Arizona’s top teams and players have almost ducked and avoided top-level competition before the spring evaluation period. As a result, Arizona’s top club…
For many top-rated prospects around the country, the late signing period this month will be a time to make their college decisions. For star 6-foot-3 senior combo-guard Sammy Barnes-Thompkins, the decision has already been made. Now he is thinking over his recent commitment and looking to decide whether or not to re-open his college recruitment, or stick with his recent pledge to a Big East program. Not too long ago, Thompkins gave a huge commitment to St. John’s University and then head coach Steve Lavin and his basketball staff. But just weeks later, Lavin and his staff were fired by the…
The state of Arizona’s young basketball talent is quickly emerging, with numerous younger prospects taking center stage for the future of Arizona basketball. One of these young prospects is Shea Middle School’s 5-foot-8, 130-pound 8th grader Jaelen House. House is the son of former NBA sharp-shooter and Arizona State superstar guard Eddie House, and, like his father, this young man is a load. Eddie House had his number retired at ASU after an historic career there, and he also won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics. Jaelen House has yet to reach the high school ranks, but this youngster…
The Arizona Invitational, organized by Justin Peterson and Just 4 Hoopin/Powerhouse Hoops, will be held on April 25th and 26th for boys and girls @ Skyline and Mesquite High Schools. Here is some more information about this event . . . Join the Forum discussion on this post
With many club programs traveling next weeked around the country, there will be a nice event just for unsigned senior prospects being held next weekend in Los Angeles, California at Lynwood High School. The event will be held on Saturday. Here is some more information on next weekend’s exposure event by our good friend Roy White, one of the top scouts in the West . . . Join the Forum discussion on this post
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2016 class is Shadow Mountain High School’s athletic and talented 6-foot-3 junior guard JJ Rhymes. Rhymes is coming off another strong season for himself and is now primed for a big club season. Rhymes had a strong junior season while leading his Matadors to a nice 23-7 overall record this season while averaging 21.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per/game. Rhymes joined forces with another top-rated prospect at Shadow this season, senior guard Craig Randall – giving the Matadors one of the best one-two scoring punches in the state. Rhymes will look to…
Shadow Mountain High School’s talented and gifted 6-foot-1 junior point guard prospect Michael Bibby Jr. has seen his college recruitment take a hit, as he has been out of action for close to a year. After suffereing an injury (knee) last spring during the club season, and then suffering another injury (ankle) early during the high school season, the star guard prospect has had to sit and watch a lot of basketball over the year with hopes of returning to the basketball court soon. This season, Bibby had hoped to again lead his high school program to another Division-II state…
With the club season now in full swing around the country, here are the national AAU/club team rankings for the 17U, 16U, 15U and 14U levels as presented by Indi Hoops. While no Arizona club programs have made the pre-season cut, here are the national rankings to take a look at. Our Arizona club teams just might face these programs on the up-and-coming club circuit. Indi Hoops National AAU Team Rankings Join the Forum discussion on this post
The exciting annual Southwest Showcase Main Event has become the kickoff event for the annual club season in Arizona, and this weekend’s exciting event was the best of them all, as the state’s top club teams proved just how good the level of basketball has become in Arizona. Tournament director Ron Coleman worked diligently and as hard as he ever has to bring fans and basketball enthusiasts in the state an exciting event to kick off the club season. With more than 120 different club teams in participation, this year’s event was bigger than ever and featured many the elite…