With offers beginning to pour in for the talented wing prospect, Pinnacle High School’s 6-foot-4, 185-pound junior Dorian Pickens, has received his biggest offer to date. This week, after having a big spring and summer for himself while playing for the Arizona Stars, Pickens reeled in an offer from the University of Arizona and head coach Sean Miller. “I was definitely happy about it,” Pickens told GOAZCATS.com. Pickens went on to also say, “I really have no leeway toward any school right now.” Pickens also currently holds offers from Arizona State, Weber State, Northern Arizona, Boston College and Rice – a list…
Author: Anthony Ray
A lot has changed over the last year for Arcadia High School’s 6-foot-3 graduated senior prospect Larry Lewis. After an early verbal commitment by Lewis to the USC Trojans as a mere sophomore, Lewis found himself back on the recruiting board after failing to qualify academically during his senior season. When the early signing period arrived during the fall of 2011, Lewis’ senior season, Lewis was left holding the scholarship papers, while the Trojans moved on. Lewis would go on to have a big senior season while leading his Arcadia HS team to a big 25-7 record on the season and…
While the majority of teams in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend had already returned home on Sunday, the 2013 version of the Arizona Magic Pump N Run were still playing on Sunday. After defeating a tough Marcus Banks Hard 2 Guard (CA) team in the morning on Sunday in the Gold Division semi-final game behind three late free-throws by Westwind Prep Academy 6-foot-2 rising senior guard John Marshall, the team advanced to the division’s championship game on Sunday afternoon at the tournament headquarters – Rancho High School. Matched up with Martin’s Wolverines (CO), the team would play one more game for…
Saturday was a trying day for many teams that have advanced in their respective events in Las Vegas. Like the PGA Tour, Saturday was moving day for teams in the playoff rounds at this year’s Adidas Super 64 event. And that’s exactly what the 2013 version of the Arizona Magic Pump N Run did on Saturday, as they won three consecutive games in the Gold Division of this year’s event – advancing to the semi-finals of the tournament. Led by the play of Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-9 senior post Tim Kempton, Poston Butte’s 6-foot-3 senior guard Jalen Richard, Westwind Prep Academy 6-foot-2 senior…
Westwind Prep International 6-foot-5, 220-pound unsigned prep guard Gary Williams is having an awesome showing for himself this summer. While playing for the Arizona Magic Elite 17U coached by Kenny Mullins, Williams has led his unit to a strong 3-0 start in Las Vegas at the Pangos Fab 48 event. Williams has been the instrumental force for the team, and is one of the hottest prospects in Vegas this week, as he has averaged better than 30+ points per/game in his team’s three wins in the event. As a resuult of Williams’ play thus far, the talented and gifted bigger guard…
Mesa Dobson High School’ s new 6-foot-8, 220-pound rising senior transfer post Torren Jones is blowing up this week in Las Vegas, Nevada, while playing for the California Supreme aau/club program, and has taken his college recruitment to the next level as a result. Jones, currently regarded as our #2 overall prospect in Arizona’s 2013 class and the #1 rated power forward in the class, could make a jump to the top spot in the overall rankings if he can continue his current streak of top performances throughout the remainder of this weekend in Vegas. On Thursday evening, in his team’s big win over…
Marcos De Niza High School’s 6-foot-3 rising senior guard Devin White is one of the state’s top prospects in Arizona’s 2013 class. While an unheralded prospect among the top players in the class, White is soaring underneath the recruiting radar. After a strong individual junior season for himself on a struggling high school team, White has flourished this club season. While playing for a talented Arizona Magic Pump N Run-2013 team that has finished very strong in several events this off-season and has won several tournaments, White has flown under the radar. But not for long. White is currently competing with his club program, like many…
St. Mary’s High School’s 6-foot-2 rising senior post Chantel Osahor is among the elite post prospects in Arizona’s 2013 class and is also among the top overall prospects in the state. This weekend, after giving careful consideration to a number of college programs, Osahor removed herself from the recruiting board – giving a verbal pledge to the PAC-12’s University of Washington and head coach Kevin McGuff and his women’s basketball staff. Osahor competes for the talented Arizona Warriors aau/club program, and is the fifth member of the team to commit this off-season to a division-I program. In fact, each of the five individuals…
After spending a week on the other side of the country last week, I spent this week driving all over Southern California between two big-time July exposure events – the Double Pump Best of Summer and the Fullcourt Press Cream of the Crop tournaments. With both events taking place at the same time, and with a large number of teams participating in both events, I had my work cut out for me covering the Arizona club programs in participation. After spending a lot of gas and time running back and forth from gym to gym and getting very little rest,…
After spending a week on the other side of the country last week, I spent this week driving all over Southern California between two big-time July exposure events – the Double Pump Best of Summer and the Fullcourt Press Cream of the Crop tournaments. With both events taking place at the same time, and with a large number of teams participating in both events, I had my work cut out for me covering the Arizona club programs in participation. After spending a lot of gas and time running back and forth from gym to gym and getting very little rest,…