The 1st Annual Promotion Athletics 2014 Senior All-Star Game took place on Saturday evening at the impressive Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. After the completion to this year’s 15th Annual Arizona Preps Falls Showcase and a huge commitment by Zylan Cheatham to the San Diego State Aztecs, the game reconvened at 7:30PM – showcasing some of the state’s elite-level talent from the 2014 senior class. Arizona’s 2014 class is absolutely loaded with division-I talent, and with such top-rated prospects in participation as South Mountain High School’s Zylan Cheatham, Mesa Mountain View’s Payton Dastrup, Westview’s Andre Adams, Arizona State commit – Dobson HS 6-foot-5…
Author: Anthony Ray
The girls action at this year’s 15th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase was terrific; especially for those of us whom have grown to love high school basketball in the state. The Arizona high school girls did not disappoint the fans in attendance with their play, as many of the top girls in the state came together to put on an exhibition. Amidst some exciting basketball action on the day, Desert Vista High School’s 5-foot-9 junior guard Sabrina Haines showcased her basketball skills at a high level to earn this year’s MVP award. Haines led her team to two victories in the…
After a long awaited recruiting process, South Mountain High School’s ultra-talented and super athletic Zylan Cheatham had a big day on Saturday at this year’s 15th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase. After a second consecutive Fall Showcase Slam-Dunk championship where he jumped over players and completed high-flying 360 degree dunks; after he won this year’s Fall Showcase Tournament Most Valuable Player award; Zylan Cheatham would shock the crowd in attendance with a verbal pledge to San Diego State University – ending his long college recruitment. Cheatham had reeled in more than 30 different division-I scholarship offers in the recruiting process,…
The 15th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase will be held Saturday, October 26th, 2013 at Scottsdale’s Jewish Community Center – located at 12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Both the boy’s and girl’s event will be held on Saturday, October 26th at the Jewish Community Center. This year’s exciting event, once again, will include many of the top local, regional and national scouting services in the country. Here is the complete schedule of events for the day, including the complete game schedule for both boys and girls . . . 15th ANNUAL ARIZONA PREPS FALL SHOWCASE COMPLETE EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, October 26th 9AM – 10AM PRE-REGISTRATION (CAMPERS…
Fresh off an official visit to the University of New Mexico this past weekend, South Mountain High School’s 6-foot-8 ultra-athletic Top 50 national wing prospect, Zylan Cheatham, is set to announce his college decision this Saturday at this weekend’s 15th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase. Cheatham recently also took official recruiting visits to the University of Washington and San Diego State. Cheatham advised me that he enjoyed all three visits and that now he is ready to make his college decision. Cheatham has elected to make his decision this Saturday evening during the 2014 Senior All-Star Game presented by Promotion Athletics. This will not be…
The top sophomore point guard prospect and one of the top overall performers in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) has pulled the recruiting trigger before the start to the 2013-2014 junior college season. In the recent ACCAC Juco Jamboree, Central Arizona Junior College 6-foot-1 sophomore point guard prospect Lanerryl Esters proved that he will be among the elite prospects in the conference this season. Esters has decided to give a verbal commitment to Cal-State Fullerton and new head coach Dedrique Taylor. Taylor was recently hired by the program after spending numerous seasons under the leadership of Herb Sendek at Arizona State University. Taylor…
Arizona’s top targets in our loaded 2014 class are each close to making their college decisions – completing the official recruiting visits remaining on their recruiting lists. While some top-rated prospects in the class have already given verbal commitments to college programs, the top 3 remaining uncommitted targets in the class are each on official recruiting visits this weekend. For each of these three young men, this weekend’s official recruiting visit is the last remaining visit on their schedule of visits that they will each take this fall. Sunnyslope’s 6-foot-10 senior post Michael Humphrey, Mesa Mountain View’s 6-foot-10 senior post Payton Dastrup and South…
When head coach Eli Lopez took over at Mountain Ridge High School almost three years ago, the talent pool at the program was very limited in scope. Since taking the helm, Lopez and his staff have worked hard to develop their players – creating a basketball culture within the program that has improved a great deal and now promotes winning and competing at a high level. As a result of the advanced teaching by Lopez and his staff, players at the program have developed quickly. No player in the program has developed more than rapidly developing 6-foot-9 senior post Luke Smith. After two years of teaching…
Westwind Prep Academy has seen their share of struggles recently with the recent academic ruling by the NCAA, but things are now looking up in a big way – and I mean big. With the introduction of a new Director of Basketball Operations, Jai Steadman, a former professional basketball coach, and Nick Weaver as the school’s head coach for the high school program, Westwind has made some significant changes to their program. There are also some other big advancements to the school’s program that we will talk about in the near future. This season, in an attempt to move forward and to continue…
One of the elite girl’s prospects in Arizona’s 2014 class has already had a very nice high school career, and will look to finish it off with a big senior season for herself. Before the start to the 2013-2014 high school basketball season, there was some unfinished business by Tempe Prep High School’s 6-foot-1 senior guard/forward Camille Zimmerman. While being sought after by numerous division-I programs across the country, Zimmerman has made her college decision. This week Zimmerman decided to bypass the heavy interest from many high-major division-I programs for an opportunity to play at a program from the Ivy League – giving…