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…
Author: Anthony Ray
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…
The NCAA Early Signing Period is upon us and will take place between November 8 – 15, next month. While this is the date that top-rated senior basketball prospects will be able to sign a National Letter of Intent (NLOI) with Division-I and Division-II programs, many top prospects in the state’s 2024 Class have already given early verbal commitments this fall and even previously. Add two more senior prospects to the list of early signees for November, as AZ Compass Prep recently had two big announcements from their National Team, as 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior guard Del Jones (Clemson commit) and…
The 25th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase recently took place at Skyline High School and featured (36) of the state’s top high school and prep programs in action. There were numerous top individual performers from the event, as well as teams that performed at a high level in the event. The annual Fall Showcase event always provides for a glimpse into the up-and-coming high school basketball season. Each year, top individual prospects emerge from this event, as top individual performers consistently have gone on to see a rise in their college recruitment. Here are my top stock risers from this…
The exciting annual AZ Compass Hoops Classic is set to take place this weekend, Friday through Sunday (November 3 – 5) on the campus of AZ Compass Prep. This annual event features some of the top local prep programs and also some out-of-state programs as well. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be in attendance throughout the weekend to bring you our top overall performers from the event. Here is the complete tournament schedule for the weekend . . .