Just days after we released our new Super 25 Player Rankings for the state’s 2024 Class, we were informed that Hillcrest Prep’s 6-foot-11 rising star senior post Aiden Sherrell has decided to transfer schools for his senior season, and will now suit up for Prolific Prep (CA). As a result, Sherrell is no longer a part of Arizona’s 2024 Class, and will finish his playing career in California next fall. Sherrell is coming off an excellent spring performance for himself and also a strong showing in this year’s Pangos All-American Camp. He is currently rated by ESPN as the #31 overall best…
Author: Anthony Ray
The Bradshaw Mountain varsity basketball program is coming off a strong season, after the program finished with a 24-5 overall record on the season. The program would fall to eventual 4A State Champion Peoria High School in the state playoffs, but is looking to stay consistent in their winning ways next high school season. If Bradshaw Mountain is to build on last season’s success, then they will need to rely heavily on the play of 6-foot-6 rising senior guard Mason Hunt. Hunt is a very talented prospect and will need to put it all together in his final senior season,…
Sunnyslope High School is loaded with young talent for the future, but the program’s time is now, as the Vikings have one of elite programs in the state. Last season with a younger group, Head Coach Ray Portela and his experienced and long-time successful coaching staff led the program to an excellent season, as the program finished as a runner-up for the Open Division State Championship, and a 25-6 overall record on the season. A big reason for the program’s amazing success last season and reason for the Viking faithful to be very excited about the future, is the play and promise…
Sunnyslope High School is loaded with young talent for the future, but the program’s time is now, as the Vikings have one of elite programs in the state. Last season with a younger group, Head Coach Ray Portela and his experienced and long-time successful coaching staff led the program to an excellent season, as the program finished as a runner-up for the Open Division State Championship, and a 25-6 overall record on the season. A big reason for the program’s amazing success last season, was the rapid emergence of some of the program’s young talented prospects, led by the play…
The spring NCAA Evaluation Period has had many different prospects in competition on the AAU/club circuit, looking to improve their recruiting stock with college programs. Another prospect from Arizona that has benefited from this period is Cactus High School’s promising 7-foot, 240-pound junior post Bradey Henige. While Henige had one of the best seasons in Arizona high school basketball history as a junior, Henige’s college recruitment is still taking shape. Henige is now seeing his college recruitment begin to improve a great deal, after strong performances also this spring on the club circuit. Henige is on the rise. Henige has had a…
The spring NCAA Evaluation Period has had many different prospects in competition on the AAU/club circuit, looking to improve their recruiting stock with college programs. Another prospect from Arizona that has benefited a great deal from this period and continues to impress with college programs is Notre Dame Prep’s strong and athletic 6-foot-4, 195-pound junior guard Anthony Batson. Batson has impressed me with his play and explosiveness for some time now, and now college programs are taking extreme notice of this athletic talent, as a result of his strong play this spring, while playing with his Arizona Select club program. Batson is…
With many of the state’s top high school and junior college prospects now falling off the recruiting board for Arizona’s 2023 Class, there are still numerous top-rated prospects still on the board for college programs to get involved with quickly, before it is too late to land one of these top performers. One of the elite prospects still available among Arizona’s talented 2023 Class is Hillcrest Prep’s terrific, high-scoring 6-foot-9, 200-pound unsigned senior forward Jordan Burks. Burks is coming off an amazing senior season, where he led a loaded Hillcrest Prep program to a successful campaign on the Overtime Elite…
With many of the state’s top high school and junior college prospects now falling off the recruiting board for Arizona’s 2023 Class, there are still numerous top-rated prospects still on the board for college programs to get involved with quickly, before it is too late to land one of these top performers. One of the better junior college prospects still available in Arizona’s junior college ranks is Chandler-Gilbert Junior College’s 6-foot-7, 190-pound sophomore wing Jalen Johnson. Johnson has flown well below the recruiting radar for some time, but is a very good looking prospect and a nice sleeper for college…
The spring NCAA Evaluation Period had many different prospects in competition on the AAU/club circuit, looking to improve their recruiting stock with college programs. Another prospect from Arizona that benefited from this period and impressed me with his potential was Marcos De Niza High School’s promising 6-foot-8 sophomore forward James Steward. Steward has been on my radar now for a full season, after previous strong performances that I have seen him perform. This young man is one of our top overall prospects in Arizona’s strong 2025 Class. Steward first impressed me in the fall, while watching him compete in the Fullcourt Press All-West…
With many of the state’s top high school and junior college prospects now falling off the recruiting board for Arizona’s 2023 Class, there are still numerous top-rated prospects still on the board for college programs to get involved with quickly, before it is too late to land one of these top performers. One of the best prospects still available in Arizona’s junior college ranks is Chandler-Gilbert Junior College’s 6-foot-5, 180-pound sophomore wing KIngdom Artis. Artis is coming off an excellent sophomore season for himself, and is among the best available overall prospects still on the board. Artis is one of…