This weekend, beginning from Friday through Sunday, May 17-19th, will make for the one and only weekend for an NCAA Evaluation Period for the spring. As a result, there will only be one weekend for the nation’s top high school basketball prospects, across the entire nation, to showcase their skills and talents for Division-I college coaches this spring. For seniors, this is a huge weekend to raise some last eyebrows with college programs, although due to the large number of high school prospects that remain uncommitted across the country, most will not be seen at all this weekend. For the…
Author: Anthony Ray
Many prospects are committing to their respective colleges around the country, whether high school prospects or college transfer prospects. Another unsigned top-rated prospect in Arizona’s 2024 Class is now off the recruiting board, after it was announced on Wednesday on social media that Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior point guard Braeden Speed has now given a commitment to Loyola of Maryland in the Patriot League – now signing with a Division-I college program late. Speed had mulled over his recruiting options for some time before making his college decision to play for new Head Coach Josh Loeffler and his men’s basketball…
National basketball power AZ Compass Prep continues to reel in some of the top overall talent in America, behind the leadership and direction of Director of Basketball Operations Pete Kaffey. On Monday afternoon, AZ Compass Prep announced the new additions of “The House Twins” to their program, as superb sophomore guards Kaden and Kalek House will now leave Desert Mountain High School and the AIA for the prep school ranks next season. It had been thought that this could happen for some time, as the lure to the prep school ranks for these two elite prospects has been there consistently.…
The announcement of where some elite top-rated middle school prospects in the state will land for high school, has now become just as important as where a high school senior will land for college. For some elite national prospects like Inspire Prep Academy’s 6-foot-4 elite 8th grader Adan Diggs, this has definitely been the case, as the basketball community has waited to hear where Diggs would land next season for high school. On Monday evening, Diggs announced his commitment to Williams Field High School on social media in fine fashion – giving the Williams Field basketball program their best basketball prospect…
Phoenix Christian High School’s talented and high-scoring 6-foot-6, 185-pound senior Bryce Anderson had an amazing senior season for himself, as he helped lead his program to a semi-final finish in the State’s 2A State Playoffs, before a loss to eventual 2A State Champion San Tan Charter. In the process, Anderson had a big senior season, which included one of the top most amazing scoring outbursts in Arizona basketball history, as Bryce Anderson exploded for 72 points in a single game this season. After mulling over his recruiting options this spring, Anderson has decided to stay home and play in the…
How sweet it finally is for Arizona product, Des Moines Area Junior College (IA) talented 6-foot-6 sophomore guard/forward Elijah Thomas. A product of Valley Vista High School (2021 graduate) and also a product of Skyline Prep, where he spent a post-graduate season, Thomas was one of the top prospects to come out of the state of Arizona over the past two years. After becoming one of the more impacted prospects from the COVID virus during his senior season, Thomas elected to head the junior college route to improve his college recruitment – resulting in a very successful two-year juco stint…
It has taken some time for some of Arizona’s top-rated prospects to reach their respective destinations among the Division-I ranks, but numerous Arizona prospects continue to make moves. Add former Bella Vista Prep and Desert Vista High School basketball product Terrance Dixon now to the list of Division-I signees from the state for the 2024 Class. Dixon, a 6-foot-8, 235-pound sophomore forward for the University of North Texas, recently decided to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, and now has signed with Lamar University in Texas. Dixon played sparingly this season for North Texas, but will look to make an impact…
One of the elite young prospects in America resides right here in Arizona, and we have been getting you ready for him for some time now. AZ Compass Prep’s young superstar 8th grader Kyi Kyi Miles has played up all of his life, and played this season for multiple AZ Compass Prep teams where he was the youngest performer on the floor. Kyi Kyi excelled all prep season against older competition, and this spring he has continued his strong play on the older 15U Nike EYBL circuit, while traveling with the Oakland Soldiers (CA). This past weekend, Miles exploded on…
One of the elite overall prospects in Arizona’s 2027 Class emerged this season as a future star, as Desert Mountain High School’s talented 6-foot-4 freshman guard Javon Bardwell emerged immediately on the varsity basketball scene. Bardwell was tremendous in his first season of action and quickly became one of the hottest young prospects in the state. With a serious future ahead of him as a college basketball prospect, Bardwell is another young prospect in the state well on the rise in his college recruitment – receiving his first Division-I offer to his credit from Northern Arizona University. Northern Arizona Head…
One of my favorite overall prospects in the state of Arizona, and a prospect at the top of the 2025 Class continues to see his college recruitment reach new heights. Sandra Day O’Connor High School’s talented and promising 6-foot-8 junior forward Michael Simcoe has had an excellent high school career for himself and, after a serious breakout season this year as a junior, Simcoe continues to see his college recruitment take shape, as more college programs begin to jump on board in his recruitment. Recently, Simcoe received his biggest offer yet, as Cal made an offer to Simcoe. New Cal Head…