The exciting annual Hoop Hall West High School Invitational event returns to the state of Arizona and is set to take place November 29 – December 2nd, 2023 @ Chaparral High School. This year’s exciting basketball event will again be filled again with some of the nation’s elite high school basketball programs. This year’s event will also feature some exciting games that will feature some of Arizona’s top overall high school programs in competition with one another – making for excitement and more local fan support. Arizona Preps’ will be in attendance to bring you complete coverage of the top performing teams and players from…
Author: Anthony Ray
The start to the 2023-2024 high school basketball season in Arizona is upon us and coming to a basketball gymnasium near you. With numerous pre-season high school basketball tournaments kicking off the season later this month, that means that the annual Mesa Fear The Hop Tournament is just right around the corner. This annual event is always exciting, and this year will be even more exciting as this will be the amazing 20th annual event. This year’s event is scheduled for November 20 – 25th, 2023, at Mesa High School – an amazing week-long event. Members of our Arizona Preps…
Many people around the country consistently talk about junior college programs in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) being much weaker than other top-rated junior college programs around the country. Such national programs as the College of Southern (CSI) Idaho have much higher college recruitment for the prospects on their team annually, and overall have much, much more talent on their roster than programs in the ACCAC. But late last week, in the season opener for Yavapai College, the Roughriders would prove just how good basketball is becoming again in the ACCAC, as they would stun #10 ranked College…
With the NCAA Early Signing Period beginning next week, many of the top prospects in Arizona’s 2024 Class continue to give early commitments and drop off the recruiting board. This week and last week, three more of Arizona’s elite prospects in the class gave big verbal pledges, as Canyon International Academy’s 6-foot-8 senior forward Amier Ali (Arizona State commit), AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-8 senior forward Sammy Yeaney (Arizona State commit) and PHH Prep OTE Elite 6-foot-5 senior wing Carmelo Adkins (West Virginia commit) each gave commitments to high-major Division-I programs. The biggest winner of these three commitment is Head Coach…
The Arizona Preps Southern Arizona Showcase took place on the campus of Marana Mountain View High School in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend and featured close to (100) different high school boy’s basketball prospects from all high school classes. Tournament Director John Millyard organized this exciting event in Tucson, which was very well attended by fans and spectators, and featured many of the top prospects in Southern Arizona. I was in attendance for the day’s event and was again very impressed with the excitement and enthusiasm that was in the gymnasium for this event, as these young men really appreciate the…
The Arizona Preps Southern Arizona Showcase took place on the campus of Marana Mountain View High School in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend and featured close to (100) different high school boy’s basketball prospects from all high school classes. Tournament Director John Millyard organized this exciting event in Tucson, which was very well attended by fans and spectators, and featured many of the top prospects in Southern Arizona. I was in attendance for the day’s event and was again very impressed with the excitement and enthusiasm that was in the gymnasium for this event, as these young men really appreciate the…
On Wednesday, it was reported that the global basketball community lost a great coach, as we learned about the death of legendary Head Coach Bob Knight (1940 -2023). This passing was a major loss to the basketball community worldwide, as Bob Knight was recognized as one of the elite coaches in the history of the sport. While scouting and coaching players over the past (28) years, I have had some amazing experiences in the sport of basketball, as I have been able to meet the best in the sport at all levels over time. There are many players and coaches…
The state of Arizona is no longer a stranger to harboring future NBA Lottery draft picks or the nation’s elite players, as the state now consistently pumps out these types of prospects through the high school and, of course, the prep school ranks in the state. The prep schools have given rise to such national talents, as these top-rated prep programs within the state consistently bring in more and more superstars each year. The state has already produced such NBA talents as DeAndre Ayton and Shaedon Sharpe (Portland Trailblazers-NBA) from the prep schools in Arizona, alongside loads of NBA first-round…
One of the top overall prospects in America has landed at a new prep program. Currently ranked as the nation’s #26 overall prospect in the country’s 2024 Class by ESPN, 6-foot-4, 195-pound senior guard Jamari Phillips (University of Arizona commit) has decided to change prep programs in his senior season. Phillips decided to leave his previous AZ Compass Prep program just before the start to the prep season, and has now landed at Dream City Christian Prep, where he will spend his senior season before playing for the Arizona Wildcats. Phillips gave an early pledge to University of Arizona Head…
We have spoken about the talents of this young man for several years now, and now college coaches are taking notice of him as a college prospect. PHH Prep National Team 6-foot-2 junior point guard Carlos Coronado is a true point guard prospect with a very good feel for the game, and an ability to score the basketball. Recently, Coronado received his first Division-I offer for himself, and is another prospect in Arizona’s 2025 Class that is on the rise. Coronado received his first offer from Lamar University recently, a nice first offer for Coronado, and an offer that should…