The spring and summer is an excellent opportunity for players to develop and gain maximum exposure to the recruiting process. Paradise Valley High School’s 6-foot-5, 180-pound senior guard Noah Sowunmi had a strong junior season for high high school program, and has really seen his game develop through the spring and summer, while leading his club program. Sowunmi has become an excellent sleeper prospect for the 2024 Class in the state, and has taken his game to another level – in preparation for a very big senior season. Recently, Sowunmi was selected as the Tournament Most Valuable Player after a strong overall…
Author: Anthony Ray
Eduprize Prep’s talented 6-foot-3 junior guard AJ Thomas is a problem for opposing guards to defend. After another terrific high school season for himself last year, Thomas has flourished this spring and summer on the Nike EYBL circuit while playing for his Arizona Unity 17U EYBL team. Thomas previously made the decision to change graduating classes – moving from the 2024 Class to the 2025 Class. He has still played at the 17 & Under level this spring and summer, and recently received a nice honor at the amazing Nike Peach Jam event held earlier this month in Augusta, South…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s talented 2025 Class is St. Mary’s High School’s 6-foot-7 rising junior forward prospect Caspian Jones. Jones has been regarded among the top prospects in the class for some time, and now college programs are beginning to take notice of Jones in the recruiting process. This weekend, Jones received his first Division-I offer to his credit and now will look to continue to gain more recruiting interest for himself over time. This weekend, while playing for Belmont Shore (CA), Jones received his first offer from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Top-rated tournament organizer…
In amazing fashion this past weekend, The Factory Arizona-based club program would win the exciting and competitive annual Pangos Sweet 16 event – winning two divisions in the event, both the 17U Invitational Division and the 16U Select Divisions for the event. Both 17U and 16U teams for the Factory excelled this weekend – winning both divisions for the event and bringing home the tournament titles, an amazing accomplishment by Factory Club Director Kenny Mullin’s program. The Factory 17U program won the top overall division of the event, the Invitational Division – defeating Riverside Matrix (CA) in the tournament final,…
The Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) will look a little different next season, as several programs in the conference have seen major changes to the leadership of their programs moving forward. With the departure of a few coaches in the league, there will be some new faces in leadership at the head coaching positions in the ACCAC next fall. The biggest change included the departure of Scottsdale Junior College Head Coach Mark Bunker, after he accepted a head coaching position at Western New Mexico University. In (9) seasons as the Head Coach @ Scottsdale CC, Bunker produced a 136-114…
Arizona’s 2027 Class will be entering the high school ranks this fall, and there are numerous prospects to keep an eye on, as they begin their new high school careers this high school season. One prospect that is coming off an excellent middle school career for himself, and has a bright future ahead of him is St. Mary’s High School’s gifted young 6-foot-1 freshman point guard prospect Kolby Barnes. Barnes is a superb young talent that will look to make a splash in the high school ranks in his first varsity season, but is sure to have an excellent high…
Sunnyslope High School’s talented 6-foot-7, 185-pound senior forward Jai Anthoni Bearden is on the rise again in his college recruitment – receiving several nice Division-I offers for himself. Bearden was once regarded as the top overall prospect in Arizona’s 2024 Class after an illustrious middle school career in the state, and also received loads of national attention early on in his playing career. After seeing his recruiting stock drop after his first two high school seasons, Bearden has now soared again while playing for a well-coached and very talented Sunnyslope program, that was a runner-up for this year’s Open Division…
Arizona Preps basketball scout and editor Paul Suber (pictured with NBA Superstar Lebron James) joined Arizona Preps in 2015, and has helped to raise the level of coverage and national support of Arizona basketball. Working hard daily in the state to develop Arizona basketball prospects on and off the basketball court, Suber has more than made a major difference during his time in our state, as he has helped numerous basketball prospects in the state go to the collegiate level, while developing them as players and marketing the players he works with to college programs around the country. Suber was…
Arizona’s 2026 Class of prospects is loaded with talented college prospects for the future. Another one of the elite prospects in this class is Millennium High School’s gifted, sharp-shooting 6-foot-5, 175-pound sophomore guard Brayden Barrett. The Millennium High School basketball program is filled with talented younger prospects, and Barrett is among the very best of them, as he is a specialist as a shooter and has excellent size for the future. Barrett is on his way to future stardom in the class, as he has consistently developed at a nice pace over the past several years that I have evaluated…
One of the elite overall individual talents in the state of Arizona, regardless of class, is Phoenix Christian High School’s ultra-athletic and skilled guard prospect Tommy Randolph. Randolph is one of the top sleeper prospects in the state, after putting up big numbers throughout his high school career. While soaring under the recruiting radar for some time now, Randolph has received his first scholarship offer from a strong Division-II program in Southern California. This week, Randolph announced his new offer from Cal State Dominguez Hills University on social media – his first offer to his credit. Cal State Dominguez is…