As we continue to look at some of the top members of the 2026 Class that are making statements this high school season with their play, Millennium High School’s 6-foot-5 freshman Brayden Barrett is among the elite prospects in the class. Since before his middle school days, Barrett has been regarded as an elite prospect in this class, and he is now beginning to come into his own for the Millennium program. Barrett has been regarded as one of our top overall prospects in the class for some time now, since I first caught my first glimpse of him in…
Author: Anthony Ray
Phoenix College 6-foot-5 sophomore guard Jamar Brown has had a terrific junior college career, while playing for Head Coach Duane Eason. After a strong freshman season last year, where he was one of the top prospects in the ACCAC, Brown is soaring this junior college season – leading the conference in scoring and ranking among the league leaders in numerous other statistical categories. While producing at a very high level, Brown is still looking to build his college recruitment as the spring recruiting period approaches. Brown’s recruitment is still taking shape, while he is among the top individual junior college…
It was a special day as our nation and state celebrated the life and tremendous efforts for racial equality of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While it was a day off for the country, it was definitely a day on for top-rated high school basketball match-ups around the country. There was no bigger projected match-up in Arizona high school basketball than #1 ranked Perry High School and #2 ranked Basha High School, as the featured contest between these two teams filled the gymnasium at Basha – selling out the gymnasium (30) minutes before the game began on Monday evening. Perry…
While the previous excitement around Perry High School’s gifted 6-foot-8 senior guard Cody Williams was related to his previous college commitment to the University of Colorado this high school season, Williams continues to soar on the basketball court in Arizona, but also continues to receive rave national reviews in the process. While currently ranked as the #14 overall prospect in ESPN’s national rankings for the 2023 Class, this week, Williams saw his national ranking with 247 Sports, one of the elite national scouting services in the country, rise from #21 to a new #8 national ranking. Williams continues to rise…
While everyone in the state already knows the exploits and talents of St. Mary’s High School’s terrific star 6-foot-1 junior point guard Styles Phipps, and while he was already on another level in his play, lately, Phipps has gone to an even higher level in his play with several scoring outbursts that are now making him legendary. Without the support of his fellow teammate, 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Caspian Jones (knee injury) recently, Phipps has put on his cape and exploded in recent games, which will soon make him an even bigger name to consider around the country. The recent loss…
As we continue to focus on Arizona’s young 2026 Class, there are numerous prospects in the class that have emerged early in the recruiting process this high school season. While it is still very early for this class, let’s start looking at some of the elite prospects in the class that are getting done in their freshman high school seasons. One of the top overall prospects in the class this season is Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-4, 180-pound freshman prospect Daylen Sharper. Sharper is a sure-fire two-sport athlete that has had an excellent freshman season thus far for the Broncos. Brophy Prep…
#1 ranked Perry High School (16-1) came into Tuesday’s evening’s matchup with unranked Pinnacle High School as the #12 ranked program in America. While Perry had a close affair with Ironwood High School recently in the Visit Mesa Basketball Challenge over the holidays, no one has really tested this Perry team. Led by two future McDonald’s All-Americans in 6-foot-8 versatile senior guard Cody Williams and 6-foot-8 terrific sophomore forward Koa Peat, Perry has steamrolled through the high school season, thus far. That was until Tuesday evening when the Pumas would travel to Pinnacle on the road, and run into the…
As we start to focus on Arizona’s 2026 Class, which is absolutely loaded already, we have to turn our attention to Desert Mountain High School’s 6-foot-3 freshman guard Kaden House. While a member of “The House Twins,” Kaden is a one-man wrecking crew all by himself. This high school season, the first of his young high school career, House has placed his stamp on the AIA’s varsity level of basketball as one of the sheer best players and prospects in the state. House has become a household name and is putting up record setting statistics as a freshman in the…
Basha High School is currently undefeated with an impressive 16-0 record on the season. Much of the reason for the success of Head Coach Mike Grothaus’ team has been the strong play of 6-foot-4 junior forward Christian Warren. Basha is loaded with talent this season. but they are at their best as a team when Christian Warren is on point, and he has been all season. Warren is a versatile performer on the basketball court, and his stock is surely on the rise, as a result. Basha High School has been very successful as a basketball program under the strong…
Hamilton High School (2-11) has had extreme success over the years under the leadership of Head Coach Doug Harris, but after losing key players to transfer from last season, this year’s team has struggled to win games at the normal clip of previous seasons, but a prospect has emerged this season for Hamilton. Talented 6-foot-2 junior guard Nazir Davis is a nice offensive talent that is still learning the game from Coach Harris and his staff, but has proven that he is a player to be reckoned with this high school season, and has become a college prospect. Still only…