One of the top overall prospects in the state’s 2024 Class is on the rise among the nation’s top prospects. Dream City Christian Prep 6-foot-9, 220-pound rising junior forward Jovan Milicevic is coming off a strong showing this spring and also this summer, and has generated a buzz for himself with his play, and several high-major Division-I programs are taking strong notice. Milicevic has received (4) offers currently to his credit, and should begin to see his recruitment soar during his junior season. A native of Serbia, Milicevic is a unique prospect with excellent size and a fundamentally sound skillset.…
Author: Anthony Ray
Junior college prospects are becoming more and more important to Division-I programs, as they look to build their teams annually and compete at a high level. Arizona Western Junior College 6-foot-9, 230-pound sophomore forward Yaxel Lendeborg has become a hot commodity among Division-I programs, after a freshman season where he emerged as one of the elite prospects in the conference – being selected as the ACCAC Player of the Year and leading his program to an excellent season. Arizona Western Junior College had a terrific season last year under first-year Head Coach Kyle Isaacs. The program went on a tear…
Last junior college season, we saw the emergence of Pima Junior College 6-foot-7, 205-pound freshman forward Traivar Jackson, as he dominated the ACCAC – leading the conference in scoring and ranking among the league leaders in rebounding and field-goal percentage. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Jackson will be back this season as a sophomore for Head Coach Brian Peabody, and will look to dominate his competition for another junior college season. Jackson is a rare find among post players today, as he plays primarily in the post and shoots very high percentage shots around the paint. A left-hander, Jackson can…
In case you missed it, earlier this month AZ Compass Prep 5-star 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard Kylan Boswell made a big decision to reclassify from the 2023 Class, to the 2022 Class. As a result, Boswell will play for the University of Arizona this fall and skip his senior season of high school @ AZ Compass Prep. Boswell made this exciting announcement earlier this month, which will now provide an excellent boost for the Wildcats’ roster for the 2022-2023 season. Boswell was ranked as the No. 15 player in the 2023 Class, before transitioning to the 2022 Class, by 247…
The Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is on the rise, and has numerous talented prospects for college programs to take a very hard look at this up-and-coming junior college season. One of the top overall prospects in the conference is Chandler-Gilbert Junior College’s 6-foot-5, 200-pound rising sophomore forward Isaiah Somers. A graduate of Chandler High School, Somers flourished during his freshman season in the ACCAC, and has become one of the better sleeper prospects in the West. Chandler-Gilbert JC had a good season last year under hard working Head Coach Steve Silsby and his staff, but finished with a…
Another one of the elite performers from the ACCAC last season will also be back as a sophomore this season to build on the tremendous success that he also had as a freshman. Scottsdale Junior College 5-foot-10, 165-pound rising sophomore guard Unisa “UU” Turay led his Scottsdale program to a very successful season in 2022, as he helped lead the program to an ACCAC Division-II Region Championship. Turay, like his backcourt mate Kelly, was also terrific on the season and ranked among the statistical leaders in the conference in numerous categories. Kelly is also now back as a sophomore to pick up where…
One of the elite performers from the ACCAC last season will be back as a sophomore this season to build on the tremendous success that he had as a freshman. Scottsdale Junior College 5-foot-10, 160-pound rising sophomore guard Carson Kelly led his Scottsdale program to a very successful season in 2022, as he helped lead the program to an ACCAC Division-II Region Championship. Kelly was terrific on the season and ranked among the statistical leaders in the conference in numerous categories. Kelly is now back as a sophomore to pick up where he left off. Last season, as the season…
One prospect that has already proven this spring and now summer that he deserves to be rated much higher and is also worthy of much higher college recruitment is Sunrise Mountain High School’s athletic and skilled 6-foot-5 rising senior guard/forward Carter Gittens. Gittens is the best kept secret in the state’s 2023 Class, as he has the skillset and explosiveness, as a college prospect, to make a lot of noise this summer. Gittens is coming off an excellent showing earlier this month in the Great American Shootout (GASO) event in Texas, where he poured in strong scoring numbers in each…
After a super long wait and a very long recruiting process, the wait is finally getting close to an end, after Hamilton High School graduate Quincy Adams received a big offer from Ball State University on Thursday afternoon. While Adams had received numerous Division-II offers up to this point, his Ball State offer becomes his first true Division-I offer to date, and is a nice one for Adams – a strong mid-major offer from a college program in the MAC Conference. It seems that it will be just a matter of time for Adams to commit, after such a long…
One of the top guard prospects in the state, and definitely in Arizona’s 2023 Class is soaring for Mesa High School, although he is still well under the recruiting radar. Mesa 6-foot rising senior point guard prospect Kota Benson had an excellent junior season for Head Coach Scott Stansberry and his coaching staff this past high school season, and is now looking to end his high school career with a bang next season. After transferring to Mesa High School last season, Benson stepped right in and led Mesa to a successful 20-7 record on the season. I have been very…