Arizona’s 2026 Class of prospects is loaded with elite talent across the board. One prospect in the class that is on the rise and is one of the best overall kept secrets in the West, is Ben Franklin High School’s talented 6-foot-8 sophomore forward Nico Wright. Wright made a nice splash recently in our new individual player rankings for the 2026 Class, and is one prospect that is on the rise in his class, in Arizona and in the West. This young man is a nice developing talent with excellent basketball bloodlines and a very bright future ahead for himself.…
Author: Anthony Ray
Desert Mountain High School is on another level since the addition of “The House Twins” last season. The freshman duo took the state by storm and made Desert Mountain an immediate state title contender. While brother Kaden House ranked among the top scorers in the country, regardless of class, as a mere freshman, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Kalek House was just as impressive as a scorer and facilitator. With Kaden receiving loads of attention for his talents, brother Kalek is not to be denied either, as he is among the elite overall guard prospects in the state. Kalek House is set…
The wait is finally over for one of the top juco performers in the country. While posting serious numbers in his two seasons at Pima Junior College, it was a long recruiting process for 6-foot-8 sophomore forward Traivar Jackson. After being recruited by numerous college programs and receiving loads of recruiting interest throughout his junior college career, Jackson remained unsigned and uncommitted for some time. This week, Jackson announced a nice commitment to a program in the WAC Conference, where he will suit up this fall and look to make an impact. While Jackson was heralded by our staff for…
Former Mingus High School standout 6-foot-6 senior forward David Rodriguez has decided to finish out his high school basketball career in Phoenix – landing at St. Mary’s High School for his senior season. Rodriguez is coming off an excellent junior season for himself at Mingus, but after a recent coaching change at the school and a move to the Phoenix area by his family, Rodriguez will now finish out his high school career while playing for Head Coach Damin Lopez and his staff. Rodriguez is a nice sleeper prospect for Arizona’s 2024 Class of senior prospects, and should provide extreme…
Now that we are officially through the spring and summer’s extended period of club basketball, atleast for the NCAA Evaluation Periods, there are many prospects that helped themselves during the club season over the past (4) months. While many prospects rose to the occasion, no Arizona prospect was more dominant throughout the club season than Perry High School’s unstoppable force, 6-foot-8 junior forward Koa Peat. Peat was tremendous on the Adidas 3ssb circuit, while also leading the USA Men’s U16 National Team to a Gold Medal in Merida, Mexico. Peat had an amazing performance throughout the spring and summer months,…
One of the elite overall prospects in Arizona’s 2025 Class is coming off an excellent spring and summer for himself, while raising his recruiting stock as a result. Bella Vista Prep’s talented and gifted 6-foot-5 junior guard Jaden Vance has been regarded as a future elite-level talent since he was very young, and now he is starting to realize his potential as a college prospect. Vance has grown a great deal physically over the past several years, and his best years are well ahead of him. He is already rated by our staff among the top overall prospects in the…
Sunnyslope High School is consistently well known in the state of Arizona for producing top performing teams and also top-rated individual basketball prospects. The current Sunnyslope basketball roster is absolutely loaded with talent for the 2023-2024 high school basketball season, although the majority of top prospects on the Vikings’ roster is filled with younger elite prospects. One of the top overall young prospects on Slope’s roster this season is 6-foot-7, 195-pound sophomore forward Cristian Simmons. Simmons is coming off an excellent freshman season for himself, where he was a freshman starter and helped the Vikings to a strong Open Division…
It is still very early for Arizona’s 2028 Class, but there are several prospects in the class that have already risen to another level early in the process. 6-foot-8 middle schooler Trace Lopez is currently in the eighth grade, and is already proven that he will be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come. This young man is a tremendous talent with a very advanced offensive skillset for his young age, and will become a household name very soon. Lopez is already very well known among middle school basketball enthusiasts, as he has been a standout…
The state of Arizona has the best collection of prep school programs in the country for prospects to compete for, and now the collection of prep programs in the state is growing. Inspire Prep Academy is a new prep program that will also compete nationally this prep season, and will be organized by Inspire Courts and led by basketball aficionado Michael Clark and Collin Weaver. The program will begin action this fall and will operate out of the well known Inspire Courts facility located in Gilbert, Arizona. Inspire Prep organizers have communicated to me that they will have two different…
The state of Arizona has the best collection of prep school programs in the country for prospects to compete for, and now the collection of prep programs in the state is growing. Paragon Academy is a new prep program that will compete nationally this prep season, and will be organized and coached by former club organizer (Team Harden) and former basketball star Christian Polk. The program will begin action this fall and is located @ 2975 West Via Linda Lane in Chandler, AZ. According to Polk, the program will compete this season and compete nationally. The program will have one…