It is now official as former Scottsdale Junior College Head Coach Mark Bunker, after winning two consecutive ACCAC Division-II Conference titles, has decided to accept the Head Coaching position at Western New Mexico University. While I have known this for some time, it has now been announced officially by the Western New Mexico basketball program. In (9) seasons as the Head Coach @ Scottsdale CC, Bunker produced a 136-114 record. Bunker worked tirelessly at Scottsdale JC to produce winning teams annually, and, for the first time in school history, led Scottsdale JC to back-to-back ACCAC D-II Conference titles. He also…
Author: Anthony Ray
For the first time in Arizona basketball history, the prestigious and exciting Nike EYBL event will take place in the state of Arizona, as Nike-sponsored AAU/club programs from all over the world will venture to the state of Arizona this weekend @ the Legacy Sports Complex (located @ 6321 S Ellsworth Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212) from April 28-30, 2023. This weekend will be a very exciting one, as an event of this magnitude has never taken place in the state of Arizona, but this year will feature Session II of the Nike EYBL Circuit @ Bell Bank Park by Legacy…
This 8th annual team event will be composed of top independent grassroots squads in 17u, 16u and 15u divisions. Past tourney fields have included Nike powerhouse All-Ohio Red and such top independent teams as Belmont Shore (CA), CIA Bounce (Canada), Indiana Elite/Team Indiana (IN), Young-n-Reckless (IL), BTI (CA), Northern Kings (Canada), Wisconsin United (WI), Texas Boys Basketball Club (TX), LA Rockfish (LA), Tru Game (OH), Team Melo (MD), George Hill All-Indy (IN), Factory (AZ), Beyond Ball (IA), Pocket City (IN), UPlay Canada, Cal Supreme (CA), Dallas Mustangs (TX), The House (MS), Lone Star Elite (TX), Vegas Elite (NV), Illinois Stars…
There is not a better prospect in the nation than Perry High School’s 6-foot-8 sophomore forward Koa Peat. Regardless of national rankings, even though he is ranked very high among the nation’s best, this young man is coming off an amazing sophomore season where he led his Perry program to a consecutive state championship, but this time in the state’s first inaugural Open Division. After also recently being selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year, there is no hotter college prospect in the country, as the young phenom is now attracting numerous offers almost daily. With loads of Division-I…
With both weekends of the NCAA Evaluation Period taking place in consecutive weekends, and having several major NCAA-certified events taking place this past weekend in Arizona, it made for some exciting basketball action right here in our own backyard, as hundreds of different club teams from around the country were in action in the East Valley of the state. I was able to take in a lot of the action this weekend @ the Under Armour Session I event held at the amazing Bell Bank Park’s Legacy Sports Complex, and here are some of the top individual Arizona prospects that I witnessed throughout…
With both weekends of the NCAA Evaluation Period taking place in consecutive weekends, and having several major NCAA-certified events taking place this past weekend in Arizona, it made for some exciting basketball action right here in our own backyard, as hundreds of different club teams from around the country were in action in the East Valley of the state. I was able to take in some of the action this weekend @ the AZ Live Spring Showcase held at local high schools in the East Valley, and here are the top individual Arizona prospects that I witnessed throughout the weekend…
After a tremendous senior season for himself and recently seeing his recruitment take shape, Pinnacle High School’s talented and sharp-shooting 6-foot-3 senior guard Bryce Ford has made his college decision, and will now sign a national letter of intent with the University of Toledo, after Ford announced his commitment to the program this weekend on social media in fine fashion. Toledo Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk and his staff did an excellent job of recruiting Ford recently, extending an offer to the gifted guard prospect. Ford would accept the offer over other offers from Robert Morris, Northern Illinois, Regis University and Rockhurst. Bryce Ford…
One of the top available prospects in Arizona’s 2023 Class is now heating up in his college recruitment. Pinnacle High School’s talented 6-foot-3 senior combo-guard prospect Bryce Ford is one of the top unsigned guard prospects in the West, and is now college coaches are beginning to take a very hard look at this gifted prospect. Ford has received two new offers to his credit recently, and many more programs could be in the hunt. Bryce Ford is a really nice talent at the guard position, and is coming off an excellent senior season for himself, where he led his…
The 1st Annual Arizona All-Star Game Shootout took place @ Phoenix College on Friday evening and featured some of the best basketball talent from around the state for high school and junior college. The evening hosted two exciting all-star games in a post-season format that showcased some of the top available prospects for both high school and junior college. The all-star games attracted some top-rated scouts and college coaches, and also provided courtside seating for attendees to get an up-close and personal experience of the game. This event allowed for each student-athlete an opportunity for athletes to showcase their talents, and for fans to…
The 1st Annual Arizona All-Star Game Shootout took place @ Phoenix College on Friday evening and featured some of the best basketball talent from around the state for high school and junior college. The evening hosted two exciting all-star games in a post-season format that showcased some of the top available prospects for both high school and junior college. The all-star games attracted some top-rated scouts and college coaches, and also provided courtside seating for attendees to get an up-close and personal experience of the game. This event allowed for each student-athlete an opportunity for athletes to showcase their talents,…