Westwind Prep’s 6-foot-8, 215-pound prep forward prospect TK Edogi was one of the top emerging prospects in the West this spring, after strong performances in several West Coast exposure events. After flying well below the recruiting radar for some time, the ultra-athletic power forward prospect has seen his college recruitment begin to soar as of late. Recently, Edogi took several official recruiting visits and now he will look to possibly take two more recruiting visits in an attempt to make his college decision. Edogi has already visited Niagara University, Wright State and Iona College in New York. Both Niagara and Wright…
Author: Anthony Ray
Sunnyslope High School is coming off an excellent season in 2012-2013, as the team finished with a very impressive 28-4 overall record on the season. Led by their terrific head coach Ray Portela and his committed basketball staff, the Vikings would advance to the Division-II state semi-finals before falling to eventual state champion, Paradise Valley HS. Sunnyslope’s future looks extremely bright with the return of rapidly developing star post prospect, 6-foot-9 junior post Michael Humphrey. Humphrey turned in his best high school season to date last season, and has already raised his level of play significantly this spring and heading into the…
Many of Arizona’s top-rated prospects in the 2013 class are now falling off the recruiting board. As late as it now is, many of the state’s top unsigned prospects are just beginning to sign with the schools of their choices, as college programs scour the state for anything left that is available that may be able to help their programs for next season. One prospect that saw his recruitment begin to pick up late this spring was Westwind Prep Academy 6-foot-10, 250-pound senior post player Miles Martin. Among the biggest post prospects still available this spring in the West, Martin flew…
Chaparral High School’s 6-foot-8, 225-pound tough, hard-nosed senior post Joe Boyd had an up-and-down high school career for himself and also a senior season, but it has all turned out just fine for the talented post prospect. After a rigorous recruiting experience for himself and those close to him, Boyd has now made his final college decision for himself and will land at a college program in the Big West Conference. Recently, Boyd chose to sign another national letter of intent for himself with Cal-State Fullerton and new head coach Dedrique Taylor and his men’s basketball staff. Taylor recently was hired…
Now that we are turning our attention to Arizona’s 2014 class of prospects for girls basketball in the state, there are many prospects in the class that have already shown a considerable ability to play college basketball. We will be taking a closer look at each of the top-rated prospects in the class, as many of them are each already having major success within their respective high school programs. One player that has risen to the top of the class with her performances over the last two high school seasons is Hamilton High School’s skilled and crafty 5-foot-9 junior guard/forward Ashlee Moore. While helping…
Arizona’s 2015 class of prospects is still rounding into shape this spring and summer, and after a nice spring evaluation period that is now coming to an end, many of the top-rated prospects in the class have risen to the top of the discussion with strong performances throughout the months of March, April and May. One prospect that took his game to another level this spring was Chaparral High School’s 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Kenzo Nudo. While playing on the club circuit for his club program, Team Power Black 16U, Nudo turned in several very strong performances for himself and raised his recruiting…
After leading Central Arizona Junior College to this year’s league championship in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), posting an impressive 30-5 overall record on the season and being selected as this year’s ACCAC Coach of the Year, Central Arizona JC head coach Jordan Dreiling has been introduced as the new head coach of Midland Junior College (TX). Dreiling joined the coaching staff at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SEOSU) in Durant (NCAA Division-II) where he also played for two seasons. At SEOSU, Dreiling served as an assistant coach for five seasons. He helped guide the Savage Storm to a #4 national ranking, a 27-5 overall record and…
Central Arizona Junior College was the class of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) this past season, winning the conference title in fine fashion. Led by the play of 1st Team All-Conference selection and ACCAC Player of the Year, 5-foot-11, 160-pound sophomore point guard Dre Mathieu, Central Arizona blew past the competition this season. In the process, Mathieu rose to the top of the conference as the league’s top-rated prospect. As a result, Mathieu saw his college recruitment soar throughout the junior college season, as he led his team to a 30-5 overall record on the season, while averaging 17.1 points, 6.5 assists, and 6.1…
It is very unfortunate that more smaller college programs do not recruit the state of Arizona consistently. With so many unsigned college prospects available late each year, many of the state’s best prospects commonly go unnoticed throughout their high school careers in the state. One player that definitely has soared well under the recruiting radar is Poston Butte High School’s talented 6-foot senior point guard prospect Kyle Davis. Davis is one of the state’s best overall talents and is coming off his best season of play to date. As a senior this season for head coach Noel Nafziger, Davis teamed up with…
The spring evaluation period is a great opportunity for the state’s unsigned senior prospects to boost their individual college recruitment, but it is also a period where many of the state’s top young prospects can put themselves on the recruiting map. One player that made a strong case for himself this spring to be considered among the state’s top young talents is Apollo High School’s athletically gifted 6-foot-3 sophomore guard/forward Chris Hakilimali. Hakilimali is a sure-fire athletic talent that showcased his ability to play the game of basketball inside and out – proving that he is definitely worthy of very strong consideration among the state’s…