It was just a matter of time for greener pastures to open up for former Cesar Chavez High School Head Coach Joe Esposito. After taking over the helm at Chavez, after the school decided not to renew former Head Coach Gary Lee’s contract, it seemed to be just a matter of time for Esposito to return to his roots in Division-I basketball. Esposito was hired as only the second Head Coach to lead the Chavez program in the school’s young history. Recently, after the hiring of longtime successful Head Coach Marv Mensy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mensy announced…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the top available prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class has flown well below the recruiting radar for some time, but recruiting is beginning to now pick up for Chaparral High School’s 6-foot-8 senior forward Michael Saba. Saba has just returned from one college visit, with another scheduled for this weekend and other colleges looking to get involved with him. The longer Saba waits in the recruiting process, the more valuable he is becoming to smaller college programs still in the hunt for talent to fill their rosters for next season. After waiting for some time to even get noticed…
The top overall prospect in Northern Arizona and one of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class, has been consistently been Prescott High School’s 6-foot-4, 185-pound senior guard Jason Parent. Parent had a terrific high school career for himself, putting up superb numbers throughout his tenure at Prescott High, and drew a lot of recruiting interest as a result. The recruiting process has been a long one for Parent and his family, but after considering all of his options for college, Parent has decided that he will enroll at Northern Arizona University and play for Head Coach Shane Burcar…
The Pangos Best of Arizona League concluded on Wednesday evening with more exciting basketball action, as the league went on for a month and included numerous elite prospects from different classes within the state of Arizona. Organized by Pangos Director and top-rated national scout Dinos Trigonis, the league again was strong and enjoyable to watch each night, as top-rated prospects proved their value among their peers, and many lesser known prospects made names for themselves and caught the attention of the scouts and media involved. With the conclusion of the league, two prospects were selected as CO-Most Valuable Players for…
Another one of the top unsigned prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class has elected to head the post-graduate route, and will spend next season at a prep school program on the East Coast. Brophy Prep’s talented and athletic 6-foot-7 senior forward Trey Phillips mulled over his many options for his college future, but in the end, it made the most sense to go to a prep school program, where Phillips will further his development as a player and look to expand his recruiting options. Phillips recently took a visit to The Winchendon School in Massachusetts and really enjoyed the program. Phillips…
One of the top unsigned prospects in Arizona’s 2022 Class has decided to head the post-graduate route and will attend a prep school next fall. St. Mary’s High School’s ultra-athletic 6-foot-7 unsigned senior Garrison Phelps, one of the most athletic wing prospects in the country, will attend a prep school program in the Midwest for a post-graduate season – a decision that will pay major benefits for Phelps in his college recruitment next year. Recently, Phelps announced that he would be attending Pike Prepatory Academy in Indiana next fall, where he will spend his post-graduate year, and look to build…
In very exciting fashion, Brophy Prep’s 6-foot-4 senior guard Patrick Chew leaped off the recruiting board and signed a national letter of intent with Murray State University – a tremendous signing by Chew after going some time without signing, and being one of the state’s top unsigned prospects. After going under the radar, in a sense, for months, Chew has landed at one of the top mid-major Division-I college programs in the country. Chew is coming off a strong senior season, where he helped lead his Brophy Prep team to a tremendous season and a 25-3 overall record. Brophy Prep…
The wait finally ended for the college decision for one of the elite post players in America’s 2022 Class, as AZ Compass Prep’s 7-foot, 200-pound senior post Adrame Diongue made his college decision – electing to sign a national letter of intent with Washington State University and Head Coach Kyle Smith and his staff. The decision was a big one for Diongue, who narrowed down his list of schools before making his big decision to play in the PAC-12 Conference. Diongue signed with Washington State after trimming his list of schools down to a final five that included UNLV, Kentucky,…
After amazing success the last two years, the Section 7 Event has taken the state of Arizona, and Arizona basketball as a whole, to completely another level. While waiting for the moment for college coaches to hit the road again during an NCAA Evaluation period, basketball enthusiasts, players, high school and club coaches, and even college coaches got much more than they bargained for with the Section 7 Event the last two years. Last year, the Arizona basketball community wanted a chance to see top prospects physically evaluated once more by college coaches, after a long pandemic season that damaged the recruiting…
This week, Apollo High School’s terrific senior guard Ahamed Mohamed announced that he had found his college home – deciding to sign with West Texas A&M, one of the top Division-II programs in the country. Mohamed had an excellent high school career, capped off by a stellar senior season in which he poured in serious numbers and did all he could to help his Hawks win – every night. One of my favorite players and student-athletes in the West, Mohamed was more than well deserving of many college offers, and in the end, he found a program that appreciates his…