Arizona’s 2015 class of prospects is still developing a great deal, but there are many prospects in the class that have already made a name for themselves and proven that they are serious college prospects. One of these players is not a household name, as of yet, but he has developed into a prospect worthy of strong consideration among the better overall prospects in the class. Buena High School’s 6-foot-5, 210-pound junior forward Luke Reynolds is one prospect that is becoming one of the state’s better junior prospects. While he has not had a breakout season yet for himself, Reynolds is a well-coached and…
Author: Anthony Ray
Nothing else kicks off the busy recruiting month of July better than big-time exposure basketball camps across the country. Camps featuring loads of division-I prospects from around the country and large numbers of college coaches in observation. With each of the top shoe companies involving themselves in such camps, it makes for a really exciting situation. Nike has their version of their shoe camps now with Nike’s position camps named after NBA players – Lebron James, Amare Stoudamire and Steve Nash. Currently, Nike just finished hosting their annual Lebron James Skills Academy in Las Vegas and Westwind Prep’s 6-foot-8 senior Zylan Cheatham represented the state of Arizona there…
The busy recruiting month of July is now officially upon us, and this weekend got the month of to a great start as many of the state’s top AAU/club programs faced off with one another in preparation for July at this year’s Summer Sizzle basketball tournament. The tournament was organized by Glenn Mayberry, a local resident and top-rated referee from the state. Mayberry is a basketball product of the state and did an excellent job this weekend in hosting a first-class event for Arizona’s club teams to prepare themselves for July competition. With many of the state’s top 17 & Under club…
In very surprising fashion, Corona Del Sol High School’s star 6-foot-3 senior point guard Casey Benson has pulled the trigger on his college recruitment, and before the beginning to the July NCAA evaluation period. Arizona Preps has learned that Benson has made his college decision on Sunday evening and will elect to sign with the University of Oregon and head coach Dana Altman in the fall – a nice get for the Ducks program. Oregon assistant coach Brian Fish was instrumental in the recruitment of Benson. I caught up with Benson on Saturday afternoon at this weekend’s Summer Sizzle AAU/club tournament at Corona Del Sol HS,…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2014 class of girl’s top performers is Dobson High School’s talented and skilled 5-foot-7 senior combo-guard Tori Lloyd. Lloyd is coming off her best high school season of her career and, as a result, garnered serious recruiting attention for herself this spring. After looking over her options for the future, Lloyd has decided to end her college recruitment early – before the NCAA evaluation period in July. Lloyd is one player that would have generated much more recruiting interest during the summer, but she chose to end her recruitment almost before it began – finding…
After a strong junior season for Millennium High School’s senior post player, the summer evaluation period has ended before it even began. 6-foot-9, 220-pound senior post Elston Jones led his Tigers to a strong 24-6 overall record last season and a late playoff push, before falling to eventual Division-I state champion Corona Del Sol HS (47-46) in the state quarter-finals. Jones would have another strong season for himself in the process – averaging 12.9 points and 13.2 rebounds per/game on the season. Jones has been big and consistent throughout his high school career for terrific head coach Mike Lopez, but has struggled with…
With three different events taking place on Saturday around the state of Arizona, I was able to catch some of the action at each event on the day. While I was not able to see a lot of action at any one of the three events, some players did catch my attention on the day. While at this year’s West Coast Hoops Report Showcase at Glendale Community College, an event organized by Chad Groth, there were a few players that caught my attention. The event format was comprised of primarily unsigned senior prospects from Arizona’s 2013 class. One player that…
One of the better unsigned prospects that I observed during the NCAA’s spring evaluation period is a player that most basketball enthusiasts in the state have never seen or even heard of. In fact, I had not seen or heard of this young man, until I saw him in action in a spring event in Las Vegas, Nevada. While playing for his club team, the Arizona Magic Red, in this year’s Double Pump Spring Classic, and being coached by Paul Hardiman, I came away very impressed with this young man’s potential as a player and even as a future college prospect. Goldwater…
It was a long, long road for Westwind Prep’s 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior guard Glenn Baral, but it has finally come to an end as the talented, sharp-shooting guard prospect has found a college home – and just before the beginning to another summer aau/club season. Baral had planned to play through the summer months in an attempt to boost his college recruitment, but before he would play in his first event next weekend with his club program, the Arizona Magic Elite, Baral decided to end his college recruitment after picking up a scholarship offer from Stetson University – a division-I program that…
Nogales High School seems like many miles away from anywhere but it is actually within the state of Arizona. In fact, the program has produced many talented basketball players over the years and has built a winning basketball tradition in the process. The latest product of the program is Nogales High School’s talented and hard-working 6-foot-1 senior point guard prospect Andres Marquez. Marquez is coming off a terrific senior season of high school where he developed into one of the state’s elite prospects, after leading Nogales to a strong 23-7 overall record on the season. Marquez averaged 19 points and 6.4 assists per/game,…