It was unsure whether Chaparral High School 6-foot-8, 220-pound senior post Joe Boyd would wait until the spring signing period to make his decision, or even consider going to a prep school next year before moving on to the collegiate ranks. This weekend, Boyd made his decision and gave a verbal commitment to a program in the Missouri Valley Conference. After receiving strong recruitment by Drake University throughout the spring and summer months, Boyd ended his college recruitment once again and gave his verbal pledge to head coach Mark Phelps and his basketball staff. Drake assistant coach Chris Brazelton, a…
Author: Anthony Ray
Westwind Prep 6-foot-1 senior point guard John Marshall, a recent transfer from Desert Vista High School, is now off the recruiting board, as the tough, hard-working and hard-nosed point man has given a verbal pledge to a program in the Big Sky Conference. While on an official recruiting visit this weekend to the University of Southern Utah, Marshall enjoyed his trip enough to end his college recruitment – giving a verbal commitment to new head coach Nick Robinson and his men’s basketball staff. Marshall becomes only the second Arizona 2013 prospect to give such a commitment to a division-I program…
St. Mary’s High School’s top-rated prospects continue to make recruiting headlines, as many of the players from last year’s undefeated state and national championship team either have headed to colleges or are committing to college programs. St. Mary’s head coach Curtis Ekmark has done an amazing job of developing his talent and showcasing them as well. After the recent commitments this spring and summer by St. Mary’s star players Courtney Ekmark (UCONN commit), Danielle Williams (Michigan commit), Dominique Williams (UCLA commit) and, most recently, Chantel Osahor (Washington commit). The next prospect in line is 5-foot-7 senior combo-guard prospect Chloe Johnson. Johnson is another very…
The early fall signing period is among us, and many of Arizona’s top-rated prospects in the 2013 class will be zoning in on college programs for their future. Over the next couple of months, senior prospects will look to take some official recruiting visits to colleges around the country – looking to make their decisions during the fall. Arizona’s top-rated pure point guard prospect is on his first official recruiting visit this fall. Westwind Prep 6-foot-1 senior point guard John Marshall has began his quest to make a decision, as he has hit the recruiting road for the weekend. Marshall has headed to the state of…
One of the better prospects in the state’s 2013 class is Basha High School’s 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior point guard Richard Holt. Holt is coming off a solid junior season for himself where he played in the shadows of many different top-rated prospects last season. Playing alongside such prospects as 6-foot-5 senior guard Jaron Hopkins, 6-foot-8 senior Torren Jones, 6-foot-10 senior post Maurice Kirby, 6-foot-1 junior guard Nathan Markovich and 6-foot-3 senior guard/forward Kyndahl Holmes, Holt had to get in wherever he fit in – a fact that caused Holt to go almost unnoticed as a college prospect. Since last season, former head…
Florence HS 6-foot-9 senior post Jeremy Verhagen is off the recruiting board. The developing post prospect has given a verbal commitment to local division-II rising power Grand Canyon University and head coach Russ Pennell and his staff. Grand Canyon began recruiting Verhagen early in the process, and, as a result, landed their post prospect early in the recruiting process. Verhagen is among the top post prospects in Arizona’s 2013 class, and is still a developing talent with major upside as a player. Verhagen is coming off a spring and summer where he played with several different club programs – finishing with the Arizona Stars in the summer.…
Paradise Valley High School’s 6-foot-6 junior wing Paul Watson is our #2 overall prospect in Arizona’s 2013 class (with the recent departure of Torren Jones to the state of Indiana). On Saturday evening, Watson gave a verbal commitment to a basketball program in the Mountain West Conference, and became the first prospect in Arizona’s 2013 class to commit to a college. Watson gave a commitment to Fresno State University and 2nd-year head coach Rodney Terry and his basketball staff – completing the 2013 recruiting class for Fresno State. Heading into the spring of 2012, Watson was regarded as good a prospect as…
One of the state’s top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2013 class is Valley Vista High School’s 5-foot-7, 130-pound junior point guard prospect Lacey Viselli. Viselli is coming off her best high school season as a junior, and now will be entering her senior season for one of the state’s top girl’s programs. I caught up with Viselli recently regarding her current college recruitment and she advised me that she is still hoping to land something serious herself, but that three different schools are currently involved with her. She stated that Idaho State, Wesleyan University and Washington University have each been recruiting her the hardest, as…
One player in the state that will look to definitely see a rise in our next release of Fall Player Rankings for Arizona’s 2013 class is Mesa High School’s 6-foot-2, 175-pound rising senior guard prospect DJ Henderson. An athletically gifted guard that is capable of scoring in bunches, Henderson is one player to definitely watch this up-and-coming high school basketball season. Henderson is one player in the state that has soared below the recruiting radar, as many college programs have not seen him play; but this young man is definitely worthy of serious recruiting attention. Henderson is coming off the best season of his…
Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-9 rising senior post Tim Kempton is coming off a very good summer performance for himself – a summer in which he raised his recruiting stock a great deal with several strong performances in July. As a result of Kempton’s play this summer, numerous college programs began showing interest in Kempton – extending scholarship offers to the skilled post prospect. Kempton received scholarship offers from numerous college programs after his play on the summer club circuit, where he led his Arizona Magic Pump N’ Run-2013 team to a runner-up championship finish in the Adidas Super 64 tournament in Vegas. I…