The Pima Community College basketball program, behind the excellent leadership of Head Coach Brian Peabody, continues to bring in top-rated talent annually, and now has brought in the services of one of the better Division-I transfers in the country. This weekend, the Pima basketball program announced the addition of Central Michigan transfer, 6-foot-4 freshman guard Max Majerle to next year’s roster – a tremendous signing by Peabody and his staff, and an excellent addition to the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). The ACCAC was once regarded as one of the top junior college conferences in the country for basketball,…
Author: Anthony Ray
Another one of the top overall unsigned prospects in Arizona’s 2024 Class is now off the board, after Perry High School’s sharp-shooting and heady 6-foot-1 senior guard Barron Silsby is now off the recruiting board. After helping lead his Perry program to the program’s third consecutive state title this past season, Silsby now lands at a nice NCAA Division-II program located in Missouri – giving a verbal commitment to Southwest Baptist University. Silsby made the announcement last week in fine fashion, after taking several official recruiting visits for himself. Silsby’s commitment to Head Coach Aaron Niven and his staff is…
As the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) looks to continue to add top-rated local talent to the rosters in the conference, the Pima Community College basketball program, behind the excellent leadership of Head Coach Brian Peabody, continues to bring in top-rated talent annually. In the process of reloading for next season, Peabody and his staff have added the services of two of the top unsigned 2024 prospects in the state – Eduprize Prep’s 6-foot-4 senior guard Khalon Johnson and Mesa Mountain View High School’s 6-foot-3 returner Brigg Wolfe. The additions of Johnson and Wolfe are big for the Pima program, as…
It has been a long road for former Pinnacle High School and Bella Vista Prep product Logan Schayes. After a good prep school career for himself @ Bella Vista, which included a post-graduate season, Schayes, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound freshman transfer, played a successful season of college basketball this past year, and now has decided to transfer college programs – making him eligible to transfer to another four-year college program, or a junior college program, if needed. Schayes has become a nice prospect for college programs to take a hard look at this spring, as they look to fill roster spots…
With many of Arizona’s top 2024 prospects still looking to land at college programs, due to the strong distraction for recruiting created by the NCAA Transfer Portal, Division-I college programs are already focusing on the top-rated prospects in America’s 2025 & 2026 Classes. With Perry High School’s Koa Peat looming large among national prospects in the 2025 National Player Rankings, there are numerous Arizona prospects however that are currently on the rise among the nation’s top prospects in the 2026 Class. With ESPN recently releasing their national player rankings for the 2026 Class, there were numerous Arizona prospects that have…
This July (2024), the NCAA will continue their attempt to develop their annual NCAA Basketball Academy, in an attempt to limit the recruitment opportunities of all high school prospects, but bring more recruitment to those individuals selected as pat of their nomination process for these annual academies. These academies are designed to create awareness and understanding of college athletics, while pairing student-athletes with high level competition and skills training. While the NCAA first introduced this concept many years ago now, the NCAA will be making another attempt to create this platform during the July NCAA Evaluation Period. These academies are…
It has been very difficult in the current recruiting climate for high school prospects to get recruited, as Division-I and Division-II programs both are consistently recruiting the NCAA Transfer Portal. AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-7 senior wing Ryan Jackson has received his share of college recruitment recently, and now he has given a verbal commitment to a Division-I program in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Jackson and AZ Compass Prep have announced that Jackson has given a nice verbal commitment to William & Mary and Head Coach Brian Earl and his staff. Jackson previously received offers from South Carolina State and…
Boulder Creek High School had a good season this year, as the program finished with a 19-11 overall record amidst a very tough season schedule in the 6A Division. Boulder Creek would eventually fall in the 6A State Semi-finals, but 6-foot-5 versatile senior guard/forward Landon Brewer would emerge for me in the process, as one of top unsigned senior performers for college programs to take a serious look at this spring. Brewer is one prospect that has a bright future ahead, and his best years are well ahead of him. This is one prospect that has a nice overall skillset,…
The All-American Available Showcase took place this weekend on Saturday @ Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The All-American staff, led by former Division-I assistant coach Cody Hopkins as the camp organizer, hosted an event designed to create exposure for unsigned junior college prospects, as well as any unsigned seniors. The event was primarily filled with unsigned juco prospects, which made for some exciting basketball action on the day, as participants played in (3) games each – providing an excellent opportunity for prospects to be evaluated. I was on hand for the day’s action all day, and came away impressed with numerous prospects…
It is very well deserved for Arizona Western Junior College 6-foot-1 sophomore guard AJ Marmolejos, as has found a college fit and home for himself. After a terrific sophomore season and a strong two-year career for Arizona Western and Head Coach Kyle Isaacs and his staff, Marmolejos has now given a verbal commitment to Lamar University (TX), as he reaches his personal goal now of playing Division-I basketball. Marmolejos turned in a sophomore season where he ranked among the top overall scorers of the basketball in the NJCAA ranks nationally, and also was selected as the ACCAC D-I Player of…