A year ago, many basketball enthusiasts in the state did not know his name. Many others had heard the name but had not seen him play much. Now, a year later, as a talented rising senior prospect in the state, Dobson High School’s 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior shooting guard prospect Ryan Richardson has emerged nicely as one of the top prospects in Arizona’s 2014 class. After a solid sophomore season for Perry HS and helping lead the team to a strong 21-9 overall record, Richardson decided to transfer high schools for his junior season and landed at Mesa’s Dobson HS where he played…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the top guard prospects in Arizona’s loaded 2014 class has flown well below the recruiting radar for sometime, even though he is coming off an excellent high school season for himself. As a rising senior prospect at Glendale High School, a school not consistently known for producing top-rated basketball talent over the years, Lyrik Shreiner has developed into a serious college prospect. Possessing excellent athleticism as a player and an excellent overall academic profile, the 6-foot-3, 170-pound senior shooting guard prospect is a talented guard prospect that is looking to gain some serious college attention for his future. Shreiner…
Arizona State 2014 commit, Corona Del Sol High School transfer Connor MacDougall is again showing the potential as a college prospect that forced the Sun Devils to utilize a scholarship for their 2014 class on the strong low-post talent. MacDougall gave an early pledge to the Sun Devils in the fall of 2012, after he decided that he wanted to stay home and play for the developing PAC-12 program. After giving an early commitment to Arizona State, a lot changed for MacDougall as he left his high school program, Westwind Prep Academy. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound rising senior left the school – leaving Westwind Prep for undisclosed reasons. …
After years of hard work and dedication to his craft, Millennium High School 2008 graduate and Arizona State Sun Devil graduate Carrick Felix has achieved his dream of, not only playing professional basketball, but reaching the NBA. On Thursday evening, after months of speculation, Felix was drafted as the #33 overall pick (second round) by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Felix’s story was an amazing one, as he earned both his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Arizona State, and also becomes the third Sun Devil to be drafted in Coach Herb Sendek’s tenure, joining the 2009 pair of James Harden (Houston Rockets) and Jeff Pendergraph…
After several moves in the past and finally settling down at Mountain Pointe High School just a year ago, 6-foot-6 senior Chris Davis turned in a strong junior season. As a result, Davis became one of the state’s elite prospects for a talented Pride team that made some serious noise down the season stretch – knocking on the door in the state playoffs this past season. While the team would fall just short in the state playoffs – losing by one point to eventual two-time Division-I state champion Corona Del Sol HS (65-66). While Mountain Pointe would fall short, Davis would cement himself among…
Cesar Chavez High School has consistently ranked among the elite high school programs in the state of Arizona since it’s development in 2004. Still a fairly new school in the valley, Chavez has posted consecutive winning seasons in each of their 9 seasons of existence in Arizona. Behind the leadership of their only high school head coach at the program, Gary Lee, the Champions have played like Champions each season – wining more than 20+ games in each season since the school’s development in South Phoenix. While Gary Lee is not often mentioned among the list of elite coaches in the state,…
When Grand Canyon University (GCU) recently decided to hire former Phoenix Suns assistant coach and legendary player Dan Majerle, many of former GCU head coach Russ Pennell’s players decided to take a look at their futures at the college program – with many deciding to leave the program. One player that has decided to leave the program could have helped the Lopes in the future is 6-foot-6, 235-pound rising sophomore forward Camyn Boone. Rather than return next season for Grand Canyon, Boone has decided to go the junior college route and has decided to sign with Mesa Junior College, where he will play…
The road seemed long for the developing 6-foot-7 prep forward Zach Tolson. While Tolson has been careful to mull over his options, the gifted shooter prospect has taken his time to make the right decision for himself. Over the past two years, Tolson has made decisions for schools that were designed to benefit him in the future – making the road seem even longer. First Toolson would decide for Westwind Prep Academy. After a strong senior season for himself as a senior prospect at Chaparral High School, Tolson would decide to go the post-graduate route in an attempt to raise his recruiting…
Former Desert Mountain High School 2012 graduate and current Central Arizona Junior College 6-foot-7, 205-pound freshman guard/forward Austin Cooke has signed with a division-I program after spending one year in the junior college ranks. After a strong finish to his high school career just a year ago, Cooke decided to pass on numerous division-II offers in an attempt to put himself in a position for a division-I scholarship. At the time, former Central Arizona JC head coach Jordan Dreiling (now head coach at Midland JC in Texas) advised Cooke to play for his program for a year and earn a…
One of the state’s elite scorers is now off the recruiting board. Poston Butte High School’s talented 6-foot senior point guard Kyle Davis soared well under the recruiting radar for some time, and, as a result, he has decided to take his game and future to the jjunior college ranks in an attempt to raise his college recruitment. Recently, Davis signed a national letter of intent with local junior college power Mesa Junior College and legendary head coach Sam Ballard and his basketball staff. Davis is one of the state’s best overall talents and is coming off his best season of play to date. …