The number of available prospects in Arizon’a 2014 senior class is beginning to dwindle as we continue to see the spring evaluation period develop. Two more top-rated prospects in Arizona’s 2014 class are off the board after Mesquite High School’s talented 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior shooting guard prospect Zach Green and Vista Grande’s developing 6-foot-9 senior post Quin Price both signed this week with a basketball program in the Big Sky Conference. Green and price took an official recruiting visit last weekend together to Montana State University. With the recent hiring of former University of oregon assistant coach Brian Fish as the…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the premier available unsigned senior prospects in Arizona’s 2014 class is Gilbert High School’s 6-foot-7 senior forward Spencer Nicolds. Nicolds has flown well below the recruiting radar this high school season, and is just recently beginning to pick up serious attention from college coaches. As a result of Arizona’s 2014 class being so strong, many prospects in the class have seen their college recuitment suffer this year – with many top-rated prospects in the state still being available after going almost unnoticed. Nicolds is one of these prospects. In a normal year, a player of Nicolds’ caliber would receive much higher college…
The 2013-2014 high school basketball season was a special season for Millennium High School’s terrific 5-foot-7 sophomore guard Raina Perez. Perez did almost everything for the Millennium High School basketball program this season – leading the program to a strong 27-4 overall record on the season. As a mere sophomore, Perez would take the state of Arizona by storm and earn First-Team All-State honors this season by the Arizona Republic. Perez emerged this high school season as a special prospect in the state of Arizona. While she is only a mere sophomore guard, she has developed into the top overall point guard prospect…
The time for making a college decision is very near for Westwind Prep Academy 6-foot-3 senior combo-guard Lyrik Shreiner. After numerous strong performances this season at Westwind Prep, Shreiner saw his recruiting stock soar – reeling in college recruiting interest from numerous high-major division-I programs. Shreiner advised Arizona Preps this weekend that he now has two favorite schools that he will choose from – scheduling visits to both schools. Shreiner advised us that he has currently scheduled recruiting visits to the University of Cincinnati (May 10), and also to Washington State University (May 17th). Shreiner said that he will make his decision between these…
The Area Codes Easter Classic, organized by Tournament Director Chad Groth, took place this weekend at three different high schools in North Phoenix on Friday and Saturday. In a showcase format with no tournament championship, this event was designed to prepare the teams involved for next weekend’s viewing period events in the West. While I was unable to catch the action on Friday, I was however able to catch many games on Saturday, and here were the top performers on the day that I observed on the day in preparation for next weekend’s viewing period . . . Nick Allen …
In surprising fashion today, Westwind Prep Academy 7-foot prep post Jeremiah April jumped off the recruiting board this afternoon after receiving a scholarship offer from the University of Indiana Hoosiers. After receiving the scholarship offer, April quickly gave a verbal commitment to the Big-10 program. After I receivede a phone call this week from University of Indiana assistant coach Steve McClain regarding best available prospects in the state, I referred McClain to the Westwind basketball program. McClain came away impressed enough from the potential and upside of April that he was willing to extend a scho0larship offer to the talented and…
The 2014 club basketball season is officially underway for the state of Arizona, and some players are already making strong cases early on in the club season for themselves. One of these prospects that has already taken his game to another level this club season is Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-3 sophomore combo-guard prospect Brock Brunkhorst. While Brunkhorst has been well regarded by our staff as one of the elite prospects in Arizona’s loaded 2016 class for some time, this young man proved convincingly in this year’s recent Southwest Showcase Main Event that he has the goods to become a serious college prospect.…
The top unsigned senior and post prospect in the state is now officially off the recruiting board again, and in the same week. After Westwind Prep 6-foot-11 prep post Kingsley Okoroh gave a verbal commitment on Sunday to the University of Tennessee, Okoroh has changed his mind after the resignation of former head coach Cuonzo Martin this week. Martin resigned and then immediately accepted the vacant head coaching position at Cal-Berkley, a member of the PAC-12 Conference. As a result, Okoroh will follow Martin to the PAC-12 program – giving a verbal commitment to the Bears on Tuesday. Okoroh quickly developed into…
The top unsigned senior and post prospect in the state is now officially off the recruiting board, after Westwind Prep 6-foot-11 prep post Kingsley Okoroh gave a verbal commitment on Sunday to a strong basketball program in the SEC Conference. After an intense recruiting process for the big post prospect this season, Okoroh has finally made his college decision – electing to sign this spring with the University of Tennessee and head coach Cuonzo Martin and his men’s basketball staff. Okoroh quickly developed into the state’s premier unsigned post prospect this season, and was also the state’s top unsigned overall prospect in Arizona’s…
With many senior prospects in the state of Arizona still unsigned for girl’s basketball, many 21014 prospects will be looking to find college homes over the next month. For Basha High School’s 5-foot-7 senior guard Samirah Miller, she considered whether to wait and play through the spring evaluation period, or sign with a college program now – securing her spot for the future. This week, Miller decided to elect to sign with a local junior college program – signing a national letter of intent with Pima Junior College and their women’s basketball staff. Miller will also continue to play through the spring for…