It is that time of the year (fall) when many top-rated prospects around the country will soon announce their college decisions. Some will wait until the Early Signing Period to make their decisions, while, for others, verbal commitments will be announced before the actual signing of a national letter of intent. Sandra Day O’Connor High School’s talented 6-foot-8, 215-pound senior Michael Simcoe became a hot commodity for many college programs this spring and, especially, summer. After already possessing numerous offers for himself, Simcoe recently decided to trim down his list of college suitors to (7) different colleges that he will focus…
Author: Anthony Ray
After we recently talked about a possible decision by Eduprize Prep’s gifted 6-foot-4 senior guard AJ Thomas coming soon, it is now official after Thomas announced his big decision this weekend to sign a national letter of intent this fall with a West Coast Conference (WCC) program – giving a verbal commitment to Loyola Marymount University and Head Coach Stan Johnson and his experienced basketball staff. Stan Johnson personally is one of the top recruiters in the West, and now he lands a nice guard prospect from the state of Arizona that has proven to be one of the better…
When the state of Arizona’s Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) cleared Arizona student-athletes to receive NIL opportunities last year, we knew it would just be a matter of time for top-rated Arizona high school prospects to get involved in this new opportunity. With so many top-rated basketball prospects consistently developing within the state, these opportunities will start to present themselves for Arizona-based student-athletes. After a huge announcement recently to attend Mesa High School by rising superstar 2028 guard prospect Kyi Kyi Miles, Miles has now signed the first-ever NIL deal in Arizona basketball history, after he released an impressive commercial over…
One of the top juco prospects in the country this junior college season is New Mexico Junior College 6-foot-7 ultra-athletic freshman prospect Garrison Phelps. A product of St. Mary’s HS (2022 graduate), Phelps committed to Utah State in the Mountain West Conference after his excellent career for the Knights. After a season red-shirting @ Utah State, and a recent coaching change, Phelps decided to head the junior college route and has landed @ New Mexico Junior College, where he will look to reposition and develop his college recruitment. Phelps is set to have a big season and become one of…
With numerous prospects in the 2025 Class looking to make their college decisions this fall, there is no bigger decision or bigger prospect in the state than Perry High School’s dominant force, 6-foot-8 senior Koa Peat. Peat has helped to transform the state of Arizona’s basketball culture through his amazing exploits on the basketball court, and has generated offers from every top college program in the country, in the process. Peat recently narrowed down his list of college programs to (10) schools that he has focused on in his college recruitment. Peat is currently taking official and unofficial recruiting visits…
We have been following the recruitment of Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-4 senior guard Ryan Burbach closely this spring and summer, as he became one of the hottest overall prospects in the state this summer. Burbach went into the spring (2024) with no Division-I offers to his credit, but after consistent strong performances on the club circuit with a loaded AZ Select UAA group, and also with the Brophy Prep program through the off-season, Burbach became one of the state’s hottest overall prospects, as he garnered offers from numerous Division-I programs. After taking an official visit to the program, Burbach has decided…
It was a wild spring and summer in Arizona basketball, especially after we learned that terrific 6-foot junior guard John Mattingly had decided to change high school programs – leaving Sunnyslope for Central High School. We soon learned that Mattingly was not coming alone, but also was joined by Sunnyslope’s 5-foot-8 junior Dom Rojas and his younger brother and incoming freshman Grant Mattingly. This trio is set to lead the Central program to new heights this high school season, but I am expecting this to be an epic season for John Mattingly in particular, as he looks to begin his…
Sunnyslope High School is absolutely loaded with talent again this high school season, and the Vikings will look to compete for this year’s Open Division State Championship. After a season last year where the team finished with a 20-9 overall record on the season, Head Coach Ray Portela will have one of his best teams ever, once again, this season, as the Vikings will have a very talented lineup. Sunnyslope’s 6-foot-8 junior Cristian Simmons has started for Sunnyslope since entering the high school ranks two years ago, and now he will look to have a breakout season, in what will…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2025 Class is on the rise, both in our individual player rankings in the state and also in his own ability to play the game. Sandra Day O’Connor High School is set to have a big season this year, as the program sports one of the best trios in the state. 6-foot-1, 155-pound senior guard Tayvion Wilson is a member of this trio, and looks prepared to have a big senior season for himself. After recently receiving his first Division-I offer to his credit, the time is definitely now for Wilson, who…
As we prepare to release our new player rankings for each class in the state, another prospect that will benefit nicely in our next player rankings for the 2026 Class is Sandra Day O’Connor High School’s 6-foot-6, 185-pound junior guard Colton Watson. Watson is a very nice talent with unique size and a skillset for the guard position, and he is quickly rising up the charts in our player rankings for the 2026 Class. Sandra Day O’Connor High School is one of the elite teams in the state, and set to have another strong opportunity to win a state championship…