The 2025-2026 junior college basketball season is now in full swing, as we have now entered conference play in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). With the season now taking great shape, here are the Basketball Players of the Week – selections from Week 10 in the ACCAC by the ACCAC. Arizona Western and College of Southern Nevada now are tied for the lead in the Division-I standings with a 12-5 overall record on the season, although College of Southern Nevada (12-5) is currently tied with them for the top spot, and is the hottest Division-I program in the conference – winners of…
Author: Anthony Ray
Arcadia High School is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with in Arizona’s 4A Division – thanks in large part to the leadership of Head Coach Greg Richards and his coaching staff. After taking over the program last season, Richards has led the team to a strong 12-3 start to the high school season. Positioned as one of the top teams in the state’s 4A Division, Arcadia has its eyes on a state championship run this season. A huge part of Arcadia’s rise this season has been the emergence of rising star, 6-foot-4 stud freshman Jacobi Thompson Jr. A…
Pima College has become the standard for junior college basketball in Arizona, as the program has consistently won at a very high level under the strong leadership of Head Coach Brian Peabody and his hard-working coaching staff. The program is off to another undefeated start to the season, and has numerous college prospects on their roster that college coaches at many different levels need to take a very hard look at. 6-foot-6, 200-pound talented sophomore Isaac Johnson is one of the most intriguing juco prospects in the country, and is making waves this season. As one of the top overall…
The 2025-2026 junior college basketball season is now in full swing, as we have now entered conference play in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). With the season now taking great shape, here are the Basketball Players of the Week – selections from Week 9 in the ACCAC by the ACCAC. Arizona Western continues to lead the Division-I standings with a 11-5 overall record on the season, although College of Southern Nevada (11-5) is currently tied with them for the top spot, and is the hottest Division-I program in the conference – winners of their last (3) games on the season. Pima…
Scottsdale’s Saguaro High School (10-3) is a definite elite team for the future, but their future is also now, as Head Coach Lucas Ramirez and his coaching staff have worked very hard to build a winning culture for the program. While the program is very young still, the team is off to a very good start to the season, behind strong play from their very young roster, which includes one of the state’s top backcourts in 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Pierce Harrington, 6-foot-2 sophomore Nas Haley and 6-foot-6 sophomore Bentley Elrod. This trio of young performers has been very good this…
Seton Catholic High School has turned the corner and are back to winning basketball games this season, behind the strong play of 6-foot senior guard K.J. Fauske. Fauske is making major waves this high school season with his play, as he has led Seton Catholic to an impressive 10-1 start to the season. After years of steady growth as a player, Fauske is having his best season yet, and it’s no surprise, as I have followed his journey for many years now. Fauske is having a tremendous senior season, and has become one of the top scorers in the country…
It was not long ago that I was raving about the young ability of 6-foot-3 now junior guard Kolby Barnes. Barnes was one of the state’s top young prospects while just a mere freshman for St. Mary’s High School. A lot has changed since then. Now a junior at Perry High School, Barnes is getting back to business this season, after overcoming a serious setback. In the heart of Arizona high school basketball, Kolby Barnes is writing a remarkable comeback story. While now as a junior at Perry High School, Kolby has emerged as the team’s resilient leader after a…
The Bella Vista Prep basketball program is absolutely loaded with talent from top to bottom, as many top-rated prospects inhabit the school. There are almost too many prospects to keep count of, as the program has risen to national prominence again, after joining forces with Canyon International Academy (CIA) just a little over a year ago. The program continues to pump out loads of Division-I talent for a program that includes many top-rated national and international performers. In a significant commitment this week, 6-foot, 165-pound senior point guard Jordan Charles, one of Arizona’s top guard prospects, has announced his verbal…
The inaugural NIKE Tournament of Champions featuring Hoophall West will debut on January 2, 3, and 4th 2025 in Phoenix, AZ. The event is a collaboration between the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association, producers of Section 7; the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, producers of Hoophall West; and the producers of Nike’s flagship girls’ basketball event, also called the Tournament of Champions. That event – hailed by the media as “unparalleled” (ESPN) and “staggering” (USA Today) – has been held continuously since 1998, and in the Phoenix Metro area since 2000, and has produced the consensus National Champions (21) times…
The 2025-2026 junior college basketball season is now in full swing through the early portion of the season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). With the season now beginning to take shape, here are the Basketball Players of the Week selections from Week 8 in the ACCAC. Arizona Western continues to lead the Division-I standings with a 10-5 overall record on the season, but they have lost their last (3) games. Arizona Western is currently ranked #21 nationally. Pima is rolling and remains undefeated at 11-0 – leading the Division-II Conference standings, and also currently ranked #8 nationally . . .…