When Grand Canyon University (GCU) recently decided to hire former Phoenix Suns assistant coach and legendary player Dan Majerle, many of former GCU head coach Russ Pennell’s players decided to take a look at their futures at the college program – with many deciding to leave the program. One player that has decided to leave the program could have helped the Lopes in the future is 6-foot-6, 235-pound rising sophomore forward Camyn Boone. Rather than return next season for Grand Canyon, Boone has decided to go the junior college route and has decided to sign with Mesa Junior College, where he will play…
Author: Anthony Ray
The road seemed long for the developing 6-foot-7 prep forward Zach Tolson. While Tolson has been careful to mull over his options, the gifted shooter prospect has taken his time to make the right decision for himself. Over the past two years, Tolson has made decisions for schools that were designed to benefit him in the future – making the road seem even longer. First Toolson would decide for Westwind Prep Academy. After a strong senior season for himself as a senior prospect at Chaparral High School, Tolson would decide to go the post-graduate route in an attempt to raise his recruiting…
Former Desert Mountain High School 2012 graduate and current Central Arizona Junior College 6-foot-7, 205-pound freshman guard/forward Austin Cooke has signed with a division-I program after spending one year in the junior college ranks. After a strong finish to his high school career just a year ago, Cooke decided to pass on numerous division-II offers in an attempt to put himself in a position for a division-I scholarship. At the time, former Central Arizona JC head coach Jordan Dreiling (now head coach at Midland JC in Texas) advised Cooke to play for his program for a year and earn a…
One of the state’s elite scorers is now off the recruiting board. Poston Butte High School’s talented 6-foot senior point guard Kyle Davis soared well under the recruiting radar for some time, and, as a result, he has decided to take his game and future to the jjunior college ranks in an attempt to raise his college recruitment. Recently, Davis signed a national letter of intent with local junior college power Mesa Junior College and legendary head coach Sam Ballard and his basketball staff. Davis is one of the state’s best overall talents and is coming off his best season of play to date. …
It has all finally come to an end for him. After a long recruiting process – among the longest ever for a student-athlete in Arizona, 6-foot-8, 215-pound prep forward prospect TK Edogi is now officially off the recruiting board. Edogi gave a verbal commitment on Monday afternoon to a rising college program – one that will soon compete in the Big East Conference. After taking an official recruiting visit this weekend to the campus of the University of Tulsa, Edogi decided to end his college recruitment and give a verbal pledge to head coach Danny Manning and his basketball staff. Manning and his staff extended an…
The wait is also now officially over for Westwind Prep and Tucson Amphitheater High School graduate, 6-foot-6, 225-pound prep post Charles Benson. After receiving numerous scholarship offers this spring to numerous division-II programs around the country, Benson has made his college decision and will further his college playing career at Minnesota-Duluth College in Minnesota – a division-II college program. “I’m excited to get it all done,” Benson told Arizona Preps. “I felt like this was the best fit for me to play and have success. Coach (Kevin) Williamson has been recruiting me since my sophomore year of high school, so it made the most sense.”…
Scottsdale’s Saguaro High School is home to one of the state’s elite overall girl’s prospects in the state, as Saguaro High School’s, 5-foot-8 rising senior guard/forward Casey Rarrick is coming off her best season of all as a junior. As a result of such a strong junior season, Rarrick has moved up to our #2 overall spot in Arizona’s 2014 class of prospects in our latest player rankings. Rarrick received our #2 overall player ranking in our last edition of player rankings, and will again receive this same position in our new Spring Player Rankings. As a junior, Rarrick was very impressive as she…
Arizona’s 2014 class of girl’s prospects is a solid class of players for college programs to take a strong look at. While the class is not as loaded as the previous 2013 class of girl’s prospects, the class is beginning to define itself a great deal this off-season. One of the top prospects in the class is now off the recruiting board, as she has found a program that peeked her interest enough for her to give an early verbal commitment. Desert Vista High School’s talented 5-foot-7 rising senior point guard Emily Wolph is regarded as the state’s top pure point guard prospect. …
Flagstaff, Arizona is not relatively known for it’s rich basketball talent, but occasionally a player emerges that reminds you that basketball is also played in northern Arizona – and not just for the Lumberjacks. Flagstaff High School’s super athletic 6-foot-2 rising senior combo-guard prospect Trevor Johnson is coming off a strong junior season for his high school program. Not slowing down one bit during the spring’s evaluation period, Johnson carried his strong play into the spring club season and raised many eyebrows with his play. The son of former Northern Arizona University standout guard Tyrone Johnson, the high scoring Trevor Johnson led his…
The last few months have been a whirlwind for Westwind Prep’s 6-foot-8 junior forward Zylan Cheatham. Since the end to the season for Westwind’s National High School team, Cheatham has seen his college recruitment and exposure begin to soar. Recently, through the Adidas shoe company and the organizers of the Reebok Breakout Camp held in July in Philadelphia, PA, Cheatham received an opportunity to participate on a USA Team of 2014 prospects that will travel this week to Italy and compete in the Euro Camp. At the camp, Cheatham will compete with a group of other American talented junior prospects that will face some of…