We continue our new Summer Player Rankings with our next release – the 2013 class summer player rankings for small forwards. This position is also filled with some talented prospects. Although not many division-I prospects, there are many prospects for smaller college programs to take a hard look at. Leading the way for this summer’s rankings at the position is Paradise Valley High School’s 6-foot-6 rising senior forward Paul Watson. Watson, once regarded among the top 100 prospects nationally, has seen his national ranking take a hit since last summer. After a very good junior season at Paradise Valley, he has had a very…
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We continue our new Summer Player Rankings with our next release – the 2013 class summer player rankings for shooting guards. This position is filled with some talented prospects – making it difficult to complete our player rankings this spring. Unlike the point guard position, there are more division-I prospects at this position for the class and many players that have proven an ability to play collegiately. Leading the way for this summer’s rankings at the position is Poston Butte High School’s 6-foot-3 rising senior guard Jalen Richard. Richard is a nice success story for this year’s rankings, as he was an almost unknown prospect a little over a year…
For some prospects in Arizona that were lesser known performers during the high school season, one player that has used the spring evaluation period to increase his exposure to college coaches and will benefit in this week’s Summer Player Rankings is Red Mountain High School’s 6-foot-3 rising senior shooting guard prospect Travis Meeker. An unheralded prospect before the spring, Meeker had a strong spring showing for himself while playing for his club program, the Arizona Stars – enough to make a jump into our rankings for the shooting guard position among the 2013 class. While I had not seen much of…
Central Arizona JC’s 6-foot-6, 195-pound sophomore forward Lonnie Pearson was among the best basketball talents in the conference this past season, after helping lead the team to a 19-10 overall record and a 12-8 record in the conference. While being our pre-season favorite to win the conference last season, the team would finish fifth in the ACCAC. Pearson, a native of Seattle, Washington, had a solid season for first year head coach Jordan Dreiling. While not putting up major numbers this season, Pearson was a nice talent and among the most versatile prospects in the conference. I caught up with Dreiling this week and…
Glendale Junior College is coming off another subpar season, after finishing with an 11-18 overall record on the season and a 7-13 record in conference play in the Arizona Community College Athletic Association (ACCAC) this past season. As a result, former head coach Dave Hodges decided to resign and the school introduced it’s new head coach recently – Damin Lopez. With Lopez taking over and looking to rebuild the program, the Gauchos will look to gain immediate help next season from it’s small group of returning players. While the core group of players from the 2011-2012 season were very talented, the team struggled to…
Westview High School had one of the state’s most talented teams this season and it showed as they posted a strong 23-7 overall record throughout the 2011-2012 boy’s high school basketball season. Among the top teams in the state’s tough Division-I Class this season, the Knights would eventually fall in the second round of the state playoffs after a 73-64 loss to Brophy Prep. A major reason for the team’s success this season was the strong and consistent play of 6-foot-1, 155-pound senior guard Kevin Davis. A talented combo-guard prospect for the Knights this season and head coach Francisco Villa, Davis led his…
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As we prepare to begin releasing our players rankings for boys in the state of Arizona, we have taken into account the recent individual performances from the high school season, and also each player’s performance throughout this spring’s evaluation period. We will be releasing position rankings for the 2013 and 2014 classes, and will release an overall player ranking list for the 2015 class for the boys in the state. Many players have really helped themselves this spring and will look to make early jumps in the player rankings. While already holding a high ranking in the 2013 class, such players as Basha…
As we prepare to begin releasing our players rankings for boys in the state of Arizona, we have taken into account the recent individual performances from the high school season, and also each player’s performance throughout this spring’s evaluation period. We will be releasing position rankings for the 2013 and 2014 classes, and will release an overall player ranking list for the 2015 class for the boys in the state. Many players have really helped themselves this spring and will look to make early jumps in the player rankings. While already holding a high ranking in the 2014 class, such…
Hamilton High School is coming off an 18-11 record from this past season (2011-2012) – reaching the second round of the state playoffs, before losing to Pinnacle HS (65-57). As a result of the high school season, head coach Kevin Hartwig saw the emergence this season of 6-foot-1, 155-pound junior point guard Nate Walker. While the Huskies were very well-balanced this past season, Walker emerged into a very integral part of the Huskies’ attack. Walker averaged modest numbers this season, but was very well balanced in his efforts – averaging 7.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds per/game. Walker shot 47%…