One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2025 Class is on the rise and receiving attention from college programs. Eduprize Prep’s talented 6-foot-3 junior guard prospect AJ Thomas is among the best overall talents in the state, and is already off to an excellent start to the season – leading Eduprize Prep to an undefeated record thus far this high school season. Thomas has been terrific in his play already this season, and is set to have another big season for himself. Thomas has now received another Division-I offer to his credit. This week, Thomas received his latest offer…
Author: Anthony Ray
Millennium High School (11-1) is off to an excellent start to the season, and will look to make a major claim to be considered as the state’s top overall program currently in our New Arizona Team Rankings to be released this weekend. After already knocking off Sunnyslope High School this season, Millennium would host another one of the state’s top programs on Friday evening, as Millennium and visiting Brophy Prep (6-2) faced off in front of a large crowd on Millennium’s campus, and in their amazing host arena. Brophy Prep is considered as one of the state’s top overall programs,…
The ACCAC is under full swing currently and Chandler-Gilbert Junior College (9-1, 4-1) and Pima Junior College (8-1, 3-1) are at the top of the Division-II standings in the conference. Both programs would come into Wednesday evening’s match-up looking to advance in the current standings and continue their strong play in the ACCAC. While hosting the contest on Wednesday evening, Chandler-Gilbert, behind the strong and intense leadership this season of Head Coach Steve Silsby, would get things going early and compete hard with Pima, who is very well coached by Arizona legendary Head Coach Brian Peabody and his staff. After…
With the ACCAC junior college season now in full swing, and each college program looking to positiuon themselves in the conference standings, here are the most recent selections for the ACCAC for Players of the Week for the conference . . . Terrance Warren – Eastern Arizona – The talented freshman guard prospect Terrance Warren scored 69 points in three Gila Monsters’ wins last week. The freshman scored 21 points to start the week, helping Eastern to a 95-60 win over Phoenix. Warren then set a season-high with 32 points in a 73-62 win over Cochise, and then led the Gila…
Sandra Day O’Connor High School (9-1) has been on fire to start the high school season, as this year’s team is very talented and can compete with anyone in the state this season. Led by the strong frontcourt play of talented 6-foot-8 junior forward Michael Simcoe, this year’s team has won their last (3) games on the season, after falling at the hands of Brophy Prep (69-60) in their only defeat of the high school season thus far. Simcoe has been terrific to start the high school season, as he is one of the most dominant inside presences in the…
Eastern Arizona (10-4, 4-0) is off to an excellent start to the junior college season this year, and is currently undefeated in ACCAC Conference play. Eastern is loaded with talent across the board this season and will look to have a big year. I recently watched Eastern Arizona perform as a team, and was able to observe and evaluate their team. Here are the top prospects for this year’s group that stood out to me, and are the best available prospects for college programs to take a hard look at . . . Raysean Seamster 6-7 SOPH SF Eastern Arizona…
The 16th Annual Visit Mesa Basketball Challenge will take place later this month, December 27-30th @ Mesa Mountain View High School and surrounding high schools in Mesa. The event will expand this year to again to (3) different sites with (3) brackets and involving (32) top-rated high school programs. Nineteen schools are from Arizona and (13) different programs will represent California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Utah, and Washington. Arizona Preps will be in attendance for the event to bring you our top performers. We did not have a current list of the teams or the schedule for this year’s event, but we will update you as…
The always exciting McClintock Holiday Shootout will take place again this year @ McClintock High School and will take place Tuesday, December 26th and run through Friday, December 29th – finishing out the 2023 year of exciting high school basketball. Each year, the tournament champion from this year’s event is a big deal, and often leads to a strong finish to the high school season. This year’s field of teams will be very competitive as always, as the event the event gets better each day, as teams progress and move on to the Tournament Final. Arizona Preps will in attendance throughout the week to bring you our top…
The junior college season is beginning to take shape now as we enter the winter season, and now have some games under our belt. Arizona Western (11-3, 4-0) and Eastern Arizona (10-4, 4-0) are at the top of the conference standings for Division-I programs – both tied for first place in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as both programs are currently undefeated in conference play. Pima (8-0, 3-0) and Scottsdale JC (6-0, 2-0) both remain undefeated on the season and tied for first place among Division-II programs in the ACCAC. Gifted 6-foot-7 sophomore wing Raysean Seamster of Eastern…
One of the top overall prospects to come out of Northern Arizona over the past several years has been Prescott High School 2022 graduate Jason Parent. Parent posted impressive numbers throughout his high school career and became a household name in Northern Arizona. After spending a season at Northern Arizona University during his freshman season as a redshirt, and then attending Nebraska Wesleyan University (NE) this fall, Parent recently decided to return home from the D-3 program, and now has decided to enroll at Yavapai College, where he will pick up his career next season as a sophomore transfer next…