Gilbert High School’s rapidly developing 6-f00t-7, 205-pound junior forward Spencer Nicolds has developed into a serious recruiting target for college programs, as a result of his progress as a player throughout the spring evaluation period. Now garnering attention from numerous division-I programs, Nicolds has made a significant jump in his ability to play the game in a short period of time. During the 2012-2013 high school basketball season, Nicolds was a nice contributor to a very good basketball team. Coach by terrific head coach Jay Caserio, the Tigers went throughout last basketball season among the elite teams in the state, and as one of the…
Author: Anthony Ray
With the spring evaluation period now also behind us in Arizona girl’s high school basketball, one player that looks to have bigger things ahead in her future is Boulder Creek High School’s skilled 5-foot-8 sophomore guard prospect Darian Slaga. Slaga, a nice underclassman prospect in the state, is coming off a strong two seasons in her high school career and now will look to develop into one of the state’s elite guards. This season as a sophomore starter for head coach Josiah McDaniel, Slaga did everything she could to help her team win – displaying serious emotion on the floor and playing her heart out. …
After a spring evaluation period where this team played some inconsistent basketball throughout club tournaments in Arizona and Vegas, this team has finally put it together – winning this weekend’s Southwest Showcase Summer Championships in Avondale, Arizona. Hosted by tournament organizer aficionado Ron Coleman, the Arizona Magic Elite, coached by Kenny Mullins and Gino Crump, would win this weekend’s 17 & Under tournament championship amidst some stiff Arizona competition. This team has looked impressive and ultra-athletic at times this spring, while other times they have looked just athletic. Sporting a loaded team of all-stars from the state of Arizona, the team has lacked consistent guard play this…
Sierra Linda High School’s talented 6-foot-5, 175-pound senior forward Damian Mendoza was one of the state’s best sleeper prospects during his senior season. While soaring under the recruiting radar as a senior prospect, Mendoza turned in a strong senior season – helping lead his high school program to a strong 27-3 overall record on the season. After finishing off a strong high school career for himself and soaring well under the recruiting radar, Mendoza has accepted an offer from Northern Arizona head coach Jack Murphy and his hard-working basketball staff to walk on next year for the Lumberjacks, in an attempt to earn a…
No player in the state has blown up, as of late, as much as Sunnyslope High School’s rapidly developing 6-foot-9 junior post Michael Humphrey. Humphrey missed the spring evaluation period as a result of an injury to his thumb, but he has returned in super fine fashion – recently earning an invitation to the prestigious annual Reebok Breakout Camp in Philly during the NCAA Open Period. The Reebok Breakout Camp will aid significantly in the recruiting process of Humphrey, as he should boost his college recruitment a great deal. Humphrey is worthy of serious high-major college recruitment. This young man…
While Arizona’s loaded 2014 class of prospects looks to be as loaded a class of prospects that the state has ever seen, one player has risen to the top of the class in fine fashion this spring. Westwind Prep 6-foot-8 junior guard/forward Zylan Cheatham proved this spring just how much he has developed as a player, as he has seen his college recruitment flourish amongst college coaches across the country. Cheatham has shared time this spring with two different club programs, as he has played with the Arizona Magic Pump N Run-2014 squad, and has also spent much of his time traveling…
Saguaro High School’s sharp-shooting 6-foot-1, 185-pound ultra-skilled and talented senior combo-guard Ryan Berg became a very hot target among unsigned senior prospects in the state this spring. The much improved and hard-to-guard guard prospect flat out put on a shooting exhibition this spring, and, as a result, saw his college recruitment skyrocket. After receiving almost double-digit scholarship offers for himself this spring, Berg mulled over his recruiting options before making his decision this week to sign a national letter of intent with Cal Baptist University. Recently hired and successful head coach Rick Croy recruited Berg hard this spring, and proved to be the best fit…
After a stellar senior season of high school basketball, Kellis High School’s 6-foot-3 senior combo-guard prospect Desmond Ross has seen his college recruitment come to a close, and in a big way, as the gifted guard prospect has signed a division-I scholarship with a school in the Big West Conference. Today, Ross signed a national letter of intent (NLOI) with Long Beach State and head coach Dan Monson and his basketball staff. According to his older brother Rory Ross (a former football player for Oregon State), Desmond took an official recruiting visit to the strong mid-major basketball program this weekend – giving…
The Arizona Reebok Classic Open Run took place on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 at Glendale Community College. Registration was open to all high school basketball players, in an attempt to name the invitees from the state of Arizona for this year’s annual Reebok Classic Breakout Camp, which will be held this summer in Philadelphia on July 9-12th. The Reebok Classic Breakout Camp features more than 100 of the nation’s elite prospects, and is held during the NCAA evaluation period on the campus of the University of Philadelphia in front of more than 400 college coaches from across the country. The…
The Arizona Reebok Classic Open Run took place on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 at Glendale Community College. Registration was open to all high school basketball players, in an attempt to name the invitees from the state of Arizona for this year’s annual Reebok Classic Breakout Camp, which will be held this summer in Philadelphia on July 9-12th. The Reebok Classic Breakout Camp features more than 100 of the nation’s elite prospects, and is held during the NCAA evaluation period on the campus of the University of Philadelphia in front of more than 400 college coaches from across the country. The Reebok Classic Breakout Try…