Sunnyslope High School’s very gifted and talented 6-foot, 185-pound senior point guard Oakland Fort has made his college decision, and it was a little bit of a surprise, as Fort, who was evaluated and recruited by numerous college programs, decided to stay close to home and give a big verbal commitment to Northern Arizona University Head Coach Shane Burcar and his men’s basketball staff. In the end, Northern Arizona won out – landing Burcar’s biggest commitment from the state of Arizona, since taking over the Lumberjack’s basketball program more than two years ago. Fort had recently narrowed down his list of…
Author: Anthony Ray
It was a big week for commitments in the state of Arizona, but none was bigger for boys or girls commitments in the state than PHH Prep’s 6-foot-7 superstar senior post Kennedy Basham. One of the elite girl’s prospects in America’s 2022 Class of prospects, Basham ended her long awaited commitment this week – pledging to the University of Oregon women’s basketball program, led by Head Coach Kelly Graves. Basham took all of her official recruiting visits and made sure to make the right decision for herself. After going through each of her options, which also included Arizona, Arizona State,…
The PHH Prep basketball program has had a big week of offers and commitments for their players. One nice commitment for the program included sharp-shooting 6-foot-4 senior guard Dominic Capriotti, who has decided that he will sign this fall with Oakland University, after giving a verbal pledge this week to the program. This verbal pledge was a nice one for Capriotti who previously gave verbally committed to Northern Colorado almost exactly a year ago as a rising junior. While it was thought that Capriotti would go to Northern Colorado, he recently decided to re-open his college recruitment and now has…
The state of Arizona is absolutely loaded with Division-I talent these days, as more and more top-rated prospects venture to the state to play for elite prep schools that make up the best prep school circuit in the country. One prospect that has emerged early in the recruiting process is Dream City Christian Prep’s talented and skilled 6-foot-9, 215-pound sophomore forward Jovan Milicevic. A native of Serbia, Milicevic is a unique prospect with excellent size and a fundamentally sound skillset. This week, he received his first Division-I offer from a PAC-12 program. With no offers currently to his credit, and…
The wait is finally over for Sunnyslope High School’s 6-foot-8, 220-pound senior forward Elijah Saunders. After blowing up this summer while playing through the NCAA’s July Evaluation Period, Saunders went through a grueling recruiting process, as loads of Division-I schools poured in different offers for him. After narrowing down his long list of schools to (5) different programs, Saunders has made his decision before the Early Fall Signing Period – giving a verbal commitment to San Diego State University Head Coach Brian Dutcher and his men’s basketball staff. Saunders had a very long list of colleges to choose from, before electing…
The Dream City Christian Prep basketball program is absolutely loaded this prep school season, and will feature loads of Division-I talent that most basketball enthusiasts in the state have not yet seen, but will marvel at this prep season. One newcomer to the program that will be featured on The Grind Session this prep season is already off the recruiting board. 6-foot-10, 250-pound senior post Shawn Phillips recently decided to transfer to Dream City Christian for his final senior season, and this week, after narrowing down his list of schools, Phillips decided to give a verbal commitment to North Carolina…
Last season when PHH Prep 6-foot-7, 190-pound senior wing prospect JT Elder had verbally committed to Portland State University, I had mentioned that Portland State was getting a “steal.” After not having the opportunity to sign with Portland State last season, Elder was forced to re-open his college recruitment and take a post-graduate year. As a result, Elder has flourished this fall and, this week, earned a nice offer from DePaul University. It was thought that Elder was heading to Portland State last year, but after an off the court issue, Elder was forced to re-open his college recruitment and…
The amazing 223rd Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held on two separate weekend’s this year – for boy’s and girl’s Arizona varsity high school teams. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. The girl’s Fall Showcase will take place first next Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, and the boy’s Fall Showcase will be held the following weekend, on Saturday, October 9th. The event again will be making it’s first appearance at The PHHACILITY, for both weekends – located @ 4600 E Cotton Gin Loop, Phoenix, AZ 85040. This event will, once again, be attended by some of the top regional…
The annual ACCAC Junior College Jamboree is set for Saturday, October 2nd from 9AM – 9PM. All (11) teams from the ACCAC Conference and College of Southern Nevada will be participating on the day. Each team will play (2) total games at the event. All games at the event will be held at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Pecos Campus). There will be a $10 cover charge and roster packets ($50) will be provided at the door. Please reach out to Head Coach Steve Silsby at Chandler-Gilbert Community College for any additional information on cover charges or roster packets. We hope to see you there and feel free to reach…
One of the top newcomers in the ACCAC this junior college season will be Cochise Junior College 6-foot-9, 220-pound freshman post prospect Lawrence Foreman. A division-I transfer from Rider University, whom he red-shirted for last season, Foreman will enter his freshman season under legendary junior college coach Jerry Carrillo this up-and-coming junior college season. Foreman will instantly become one of the more sought after recruiting targets in the conference this season, as he will be eligible to leave the juco ranks after one year – still possessing three years of eligibility after a stint at Cochise JC. Foreman is a…