While Arizona’s 2014 class of prospects for boy’s looks to be one of the best classes of players in the state’s rich basketball history, on the girl’s side the class also looks to be very strong. While not as strong as the boy’s 2014 class, the class is beginning to round into shape nicely. One of the top-rated overall prospects in the class is Mountain Pointe High School’s talented 6-foot-1 junior post Kaylah Lupoe. Lupoe is coming off an excellent junior season for herself where she turned in her best performance of his young high school career and received nice…
Author: Anthony Ray
When I first laid eyes on this young man as a freshman prospect at St. Mary’s High School, I knew he would become a great talent for the future. I have scouted the state’s best basketball talent since 1995, and have seen hundreds of the state’s best prospects develop over time. While I have observed and also coached and personally developed such NBA talents as Jerryd Bayless (Memphis Grizzlies), Isaiah Thomas (Sacramento Kings) and Luis Ahmundson (New Orleans Hornets), I have not seen a talent with as much size, athleticism and ability as Westwind Prep’s 6-foot-8 junior guard/forward Zylan Cheatham. Not since former Moon…
This weekend saw some very exciting basketball action in the state of Arizona, as each of the top club programs in the state of Arizona faced off with one another in what was the event that opened the 2013 club basketball season – the Southwest Showcase Main Event. Organized again by successful Tournament Director Ron Coleman, this event was as good a club event as the state has seen in many years. The competition was fierce and each of the state’s top players and college prospects matched up with one another for the right to claim this year’s tournament championship and…
Saguaro High School’s 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior combo-guard Ryan Berg has quickly become one of the hottest targets among unsigned senior prospects in the state of Arizona. Recently, Berg has began to generate loads of college interest and this week he received several different scholarship offers for his services. While Berg has received many phone calls throughout his senior season from college programs at many different levels, this week Berg received several different scholarship offers for himself, as he was extended offers over the phone from Cal Baptist and Minnesota-Deluth University. Berg also received heavy interest from Hillsdale University in Michigan, which could become…
After it looked as though he was headed to Grand Canyon University next fall, there is now a change of plans for Florence High School’s 6-foot-10 senior post Jeremy Verhagen. After the firing of former Grand Canyon University head coach Russ Pennell and the introduction of new head coach Dan Majerle recently, Verhagen has decided to re-open his college recruitment – obtaining a release from his national letter of intent to the Antelopes’ basketball program. It now looks as though Verhagen will play through the spring evaluation period in an attempt to gain maximum exposure to college coaches in search of a…
The 2013 club basketball season in the state of Arizona will officially kick off this weekend with the Southwest Showcase Main Event – taking place at numerous different sites across the valley. The event will host more than 120 different high school teams across different age groups, and will be comprised of boys and girls club teams from the state of Arizona and the Southwest. Tournament Director Ron Coleman has been a consistent organizer of youth events in the state, and also an excellent supporter of Arizona youth basketball for many years – providing opportunities for Arizona’s youth throughout the off-season to showcase their skills. …
With so many available prospects still on the recruiting board in Arizona’s 2013 class, the post position is always a position that has the fewest available prospects for college programs to take a look at. One prospect that is still available among the class is Chaparral High School’s 6-foot-7 senior post Eric Conklin. Conklin, a pure four-man prospect, is among the top power forward prospects still available in the state. Still unsigned and undecided at this point, Conklin plans to play through the spring evaluation period before making his college decision. Conklin has generated a lot of recruiting interest as of late, as many smaller…
Now that the high school basketball season for boys and girls in the state of Arizona has officially come to an end, and all of the media outlets have determined our All-State, All-Arizona and selections for honorable mention among the state’s top performers during the high school season, it is now time to turn our sights to the next season – the highly anticipated club season. Over the years, the club season has developed a great deal. The club season, also widely regarded nationally as “the circuit,” has developed in it’s overall significance amongst high school players, parents, and college coaches over the…
As we prepare to enter into the always highly anticipated spring and summer club basketball season, there will be many prospects taking center stage on the club circuit in an attempt to improve their college recruitment. Many unsigned senior prospects and loads of underclassmen talent will be looking to gain the recruiting attention of college coaches, scouts and media throughout the spring evaluation period. One prospect that will look to make a splash on the spring club circuit will be Sunnyslope High School’s ultra-talented 6-foot-9 junior post Michael Humphrey. Coming off a superb junior season where he helped lead his Vikings to…
Corona Del Sol High School’s gifted 6-foot-3 junior point guard Casey Benson has been selected as the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year after leading his Corona Del Sol Aztecs to an impressive 29-4 overall record this season and also this year’s Division-I state championship – the second consecutive state championship for Corona. Benson, the state’s top point guard prospect and among the elite prospects in Arizona’s loaded 2014 class, led his Aztecs to this year’s state crown after the Aztecs were not favored to repeat as champions before the high school season. Benson was the catalyst for a team that played with superior confidence all season, as…