During the NCAA Evaluation Period (May 17-19), many of Arizona’s top rated prospects helped themselves a great deal in their current and future college recruitment. With numerous different shoe circuits now available for club programs to compete on throughout the spring and summer, many more prospects are now benefiting from the exposure to college coaches. One prospect that took full advantage of this opportunity was Eduprize Prep’s talented and versatile 6-foot-8 junior wing Andre Thomas. After a strong junior season for himself and emerging with a loaded Eduprize Prep program, Thomas competed with a talented Peak Basketball Academy 17U program…
Author: Anthony Ray
The spring period is officially coming to an end now across the country for hundreds of club programs, as we begin to get set to prepare now for the busy month of June high school basketball. This spring was certainly a unique one for national high school basketball prospects, as the entire spring included only one NCAA certified weekend for events nationally to include NCAA member Division-I college coaches. As a result of this fact, as well as the tremendous growth, importance and popularity of the NCAA Transfer Portal among college coaches at all levels, high school student-athletes across the…
Casteel High School’s 6-foot-5, 180-pound junior guard/forward Amare King emerged this past season as one of the better looking prospects in the 2025 Class, and was relied on heavily this high school season to lead Casteel to a strong finish. King had a good junior season for himself, and has now continued his strong play on the club circuit with a talented AZ Select Team that has had very good success on the UAA Circuit. As a result, King has reeled in several offers for himself as of late, and has seen his college recruitment transform and now reach new…
Last week was a major week for the Notre Dame Prep basketball program, as almost the unthinkable took place. News quickly spread of the departure of highly successful Head Coach Luke DallaRiva, as he and the program parted ways. While it has still been undisclosed as to the reasons for DallaRiva’s departure from the program, especially after a very successful career at the helm by DallaRiva, the ripple effect of the fire has the program now in complete disarray and jeopardy. Now, add to it the transfer of one of the program’s very best players, as sharp-shooting 6-foot-1, 170-pound junior…
In recent news and almost shocking, Arizona Preps learned about the transfer of Sunnyslope High School’s sharp-shooting and skilled 6-foot sophomore guard John Mattingly. Mattingly has decided to withdraw from Sunnyslope High School and now has enrolled at Central High School, where he will now play his junior season. This news definitely came as a huge surprise to our staff and the Arizona basketball community, as Mattingly seemed to be having tremendous success as a player for Head Coach Ray Portela and his staff. This is a big loss for the Sunnyslope basketball program, although they will still be fine.…
The majority of Arizona’s top-rated prospects in the 2025 Class are still looking to receive more college recruitment, but Cesar Chavez High School’s skilled 6-foot-3, 180-pound junior guard Lex Clontz has found his college fit and home for the future. Clontz announced his big decision on social media on Tuesday afternoon – giving a nice verbal commitment to Embry Riddle University and new Head Coach Ben Tucker and his coaching staff. It seemed like just yesterday that Clontz was a mere freshman starter for Chavez, and was breaking records for most three-pointers in a game. Clontz emerged on the Arizona…
The NCAA Spring Evaluation Period has concluded after one weekend in May, and numerous Arizona prospects have received serious college recruitment as a result. One of the hottest prospects currently in the state, as a result of his strong performance throughout the spring, has been Notre Dame Prep’s 6-foot-3 junior guard Bryce Quinet. After competing on the Under Armour circuit with a loaded AZ Select UAA team this spring, Quinet has helped his team become one of the better performing teams on the club circuit this spring, which has resulted in loads of recruiting attention for the team and, more…
The AZ Unity EYBL basketball program is absolutely loaded with elite-level talent from top to bottom, and at all age groups. With their 15U and 16U teams already qualified for the Nike EYBL Peach Jam, after very strong play on the Nike EYBL circuit, the AZ Unity 17U team is now looking to earn their spot in this year’s Peach Jam, after the team finished with a 3-0 undefeated record over the weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana @ the Indiana Pacers Sports Complex. AZ Unity 17U struggled some early on in the Nike EYBL circuit to win games, as they put…
One of my favorite overall prospects in Arizona’s 2025 Class has been one to watch for some time now, and now college coaches are seriously taking notice of Bella Vista Prep’s gifted 6-foot-5 junior guard Jaden Vance. Vance is one of the top overall talents in America’s 2025 Class, and his strong performance thus far on the Nike EYBL circuit has proven his unique level of talent and promise for the future. This weekend, Vance was among the top overall individual performers in Session III of the Nike EYBL, and now college coaches are in hot pursuit at landing the…
In back-to-back years now, Sierra Canyon High School (CA) has reeled in one of Arizona’s elite young basketball talents. After seeing former Desert Vista High School girl’s superstar Jerzy Robinson leave the state for Sierra Canyon last year, now future star, 6-foot-8 promising eighth grader and top-rated middle school prospect Trace Lopez will follow suit, as Lopez and his mother informed me this weekend that they have made the decision to also make the move for Sierra Canyon HS for the fall, and will look to begin playing for the program this summer. It has been thought that Lopez, who…