The exciting and amazing 27th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held for (48) boy’s Arizona varsity high school teams. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. The Fall Showcase will take place Saturday, October 25th, 2025 @ Inspire Courts located @ 1090 N Fiesta Blvd, Gilbert, AZ 85233. All the featured games will now take place in one location on the day, as the event will begin @ 9AM with Opening Announcements, and games will take place from 10AM to 8PM on (5) different courts. This event will, once again, be attended by some of the top…
Author: Anthony Ray
In a significant move for Arizona high school basketball, Millennium High School has officially announced Rich Thornton as their new head coach. This is a big-time hire for Millennium, as the community has been eagerly awaiting the announcement of who would replace former head coach Ty Amundsen, who left to join the coaching staff at Arizona State University. Thornton brings a wealth of experience and a championship pedigree to the program – stepping in to lead a team already loaded with talent and primed for Open Division State Championship contention. Before taking the reins at Millennium, Thornton spent (13) seasons…
AXIS Sports Academy (ASA) is NEW to the state of Arizona, and will be taking Arizona basketball and all sports in the state to completely another level with their amazing facilities that will be developed in North Scottsdale in the near future. As an introduction to this new and exciting program, ASA will be developing a post-graduate program for the 2025-2026 prep basketball season. In preparation for the school season, ASA will be hosting a showcase event for unsigned seniors @ The Pyramid Sports Complex on August 20th from 10AM – 2PM. This is an excellent opportunity for any unsigned…
The annual Arizona JUCO Jamboree will take place on Sunday, October 5th @ South Mountain Community College, and will feature many top-rated junior colleges and prep schools in competition throughout the day. Organized by regional basketball scout Chad Groth of Area Codes Basketball, this event will be very exciting for everyone involved, and will be filled with college coaches in attendance to catch the action. There will be junior college programs and several prep schools in action on the day. There will be college coaches, scouts and media in attendance throughout the day, and our Arizona Preps’ staff will be in attendance throughout the day as…
Dream City Christian Prep has established itself as one of the premier prep programs in the country, and now, as a full member of the elite Nike EYBL Scholastic League, they’re elevating their status even further. With a national platform and an elite schedule, terrific Head Coach Kyle Weaver and his committed basketball staff have developed Dream City Christian into one of the premier prep programs in the country consistently. The program is once again loaded with high-level talent and poised for another big season. Dream City has reloaded in a major way with superb young talent for this season.…
Mesa High School’s superstar 6-foot-4 sophomore point guard Kyi Kyi Miles continues to impress nationally, and is coming off an excellent showing over the spring and summer on the Nike EYBL circuit, where he helped lead his AZ Unity 15U team to a strong showing in the Nike Peach Jam event. Since entering the Arizona high school ranks a year ago, Miles has taken the high school basketball scene by storm. This weekend, Miles traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, where he participated in an absolutely loaded Underclassman All-American Game. Miles would earn the game’s Most Valuable Player honor, after a terrific performance in…
Higley High School’s sharp-shooting 5-foot-10 senior point guard Noah Gloor has had an excellent high school career for himself. Since I caught my first glimpse of Gloor as an incoming freshman at a local exposure event, Gloor has consistently torched his competition around the state and abroad, and made himself into one of the best guard prospects in the state of Arizona’s 2026 Class. After several strong seasons under focused and committed Head Coach Kenny Drake, Gloor enters his final senior season in a nice way, as one of the state’s top guard prospects. Gloor has given a nice verbal commitment to…
The state of Arizona’s basketball culture is on another level these days, as more and more top-rated prospects in the state are consistently receiving national attention. One of the elite prospects in America’s 2027 Class resides in the state of Arizona, and is another amazing product of South Phoenix, my hometown as a youth and still today. A member of PHH Prep’s amazing Diamond Doves OTE Elite program, organized by Arizona basketball aficionado John Ortega and his experienced staff, 6-foot-6, 185-pound junior wing prospect Javon Bardwell is the real deal. Bardwell is one of the hottest prospects in America’s 2027 Class, and…
Maryvale High School’s gifted 5-foot-10 senior point guard Adrian “Ace” Stubbs is a superb talent that is coming off an excellent spring and summer with his club program, The Factory, coached by longtime highly successful club coach Kenny Mullins. After a tremendous junior season for his high school program, Stubbs did not slow down one bit. Instead, he carried over his exceptional play right on to the Puma NXTPRO club circuit, where he thrived and led his club program to numerous strong finishes and performances. In his final event of the summer, Stubbs earned NXTPRO Tournament MVP honors after leading…
One of the top performers from this year’s spring and summer recruiting periods is on the rise. Sandra Day O’Connor High School 6-foot-7, 205-pound senior guard Colton Watson had an excellent showing this club season with another very talented version of the Arizona Select club program. Organized by legendary Arizona basketball aficionado John Ortega, the AZ Select had a terrific showing on the Under Armour club circuit, and Watson was a big part of the program’s extreme success. As a result, Watson has seen his college recruitment begin to take off with numerous college programs now in hot pursuit of…