Valley Vista High School’s 6-foot-7, 200-pound senior forward T.K. Edogi is garnering much recruiting attention as of late. A serious and big-time sleeper prospect, Edogi has not been seen by most college programs, but lately the ultra-athletic unsigned senior prospect is beginning to blow up with college programs. After a very strong performance in last weekend’s Southwest Showcase Main Event, in which Edogi showcased his superb athleticism and ability play above the rim, Edogi has seen his recruiting interest begin to soar. On Thursday evening, Edogi received his first scholarship offer from the University of Hartford – mid-major division-I program on the East…
Author: Anthony Ray
Former St. Mary’s High School graduate and Westwind Prep post-grad George Matthews is now on the move. After signing a division-I scholarship in the fall of 2010 with the University of Utah and spending a freshman season under first-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak, Matthews has decided to get his release from the PAC-12 program and look abroad. Matthews, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound freshman at Utah, didn’t see much action as a freshman as a result of suffering a broken foot during the summer of 2011 – an injury he never fully recovered from. As a result, Matthews came into the 2011-2012…
Basha High School’s 6-foot-5 junior guard Jaron Hopkins is a big-time talent and among the very elite prospects in the state of Arizona – regardless of class. In fact, Hopkins is currently rated as our #1 overall prospect in Arizona’s talented 2013 class. Hopkins is fresh off leading his club program, The Magic (affiliated with California’s Compton Magic), to a runner-up finish this past weekend in the Southwest Showcase Main Event – an event in which Hopkins played very well. I caught up with Hopkins and his father Brian Hopkins this weekend, and they informed me that Hopkins currently has…
Tucson Amphitheater High School’s 6-foot-6, 225-pound senior post Charles Benson is still on the recruiting board this spring, although he had one of the best high school basketball careers in the state of Arizona to date. Benson helped lead his Amphi varsity program to an 88-9 record over the past three seasons and three straight trips to the state championship – winning the state title in 2011. This season, Benson and Amphi lost in the title game to Peoria HS (50-48), after a basket in the final seconds by Peoria. Benson was a major force for the Amphi basketball program, especially this season…
After a whirlwind year of college recruiting for Cochise Junior College 6-foot-9 sophomore post Matt Korcheck, it has come down to two high-major division-I basketball programs. Korcheck saw his large share of college recruitment after a strong freshman season last year propelled him as the ACCAC conference’s and one of the nation’s top 2012 junior college post prospects. Korcheck and Cochise Junior College head coach Jerry Carrillo heard from just about every division-I program in the country over the past year, which each school looking to land the tough, hard-nosed juco post prospect. As a result, Korcheck played through the recruitment this…
The spring period is here and got off to an excellent start this weekend with this year’s Southwest Showcase Main Event taking center stage for Arizona’s top players and basketball enthusiasts to feast on over the weekend. With many fans in attendance and many players in participation over the weekend at numerous gymnasiums across the valley, one player that really vaulted his play this off-season and got off to an excellent start in his campaign for a higher level of college recruitment was Desert Vista High School’s 6-foot-1 junior point guard John Marshall. Marshall led his Arizona Magic Pump N’ Run-2013 squad to…
While there were many different divisions this weekend at this year’s Southwest Showcase Main Event, our staff spent a lot of time this weekend observing the 17 & Under Division. Tournament Director Ron Coleman held a super event this weekend with 111 teams in participation. Teams from the state of Arizona and all over the southwest came together this weekend in some exciting basketball action. For the first time in years, the majority of the state’s top teams at the 17U level participated in this weekend’s event – a nice honor for Coleman and his staff. As a result, the competition was fierce as…
Pinnacle High School’s 6-foot-8, 220-pound senior post Cody McDavis has made his decision. After considering three schools this spring, McDavis has decided to end his college recruitment and give a verbal commitment to the University of Northern Colorado. McDavis had planned to compete on the club circuit this spring in an attempt to gain more exposure to college coaches during the spring evaluation period. Wednesday evening, after meeting with his mother and others close to him, McDavis decided that he would make a decision on his college recruitment rather than play this spring. McDavis chose Northern Colorado over offers from UC-Davis…
Paradise Valley High School’s 6-foot-6 junior wing Paul Watson is as good a prospect as there is in the state of Arizona right now and many college programs across the country are taking notice. Watson had a big junior season, his best of his high school career – leading his Trojans this season to a 24-6 overall record on the season and a quarterfinal finish in the Division-II state playoffs, after a narrow overtime loss to Kellis HS (52-51). Watson averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per/game this season. I caught up with Watson today and he advised me that he currently has…
Pinnacle High School’s 6-foot-8, 220-pound senior post Cody McDavis has decided that he likes each of his current division-I scholarship offers on the table – enough that McDavis will opt out of playing on the club circuit this spring and make his decision among his three offers. McDavis had planned to compete on the club circuit this spring in an attempt to gain more exposure to college coaches during the spring evaluation period. Wednesday evening, after meeting with his mother and others close to him, McDavis decided that he would make a decision on his college recruitment soon. “I am…