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The 17th Annual Visit Mesa Basketball Challenge, presented by Monarch Sports, will be held at Westwood High School and also Mesa High School over four days, December 27-31st. This event will be exciting once again, as it has a nice field of teams, which includes teams from Utah, Florida, California, Texas and New York, and numerous top-rated programs from Arizona in competition. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be in attendance throughout the four-day event, and will bring you our top performers from the action. Here is some more information on this year’s event . . . https://twitter.com/visitmesabb/status/1793392079319732671

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The 2024-2025 junior college basketball season is in full swing, as we have entered conference play now in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). Eastern Arizona (5-0) has won (8) games in a row, and is undefeated in the conference – leading the ACCAC Division-I standings. Pima (4-0) is also undefeated in conference play and leads the ACCAC Division-II standings. Both programs are also currently rated among the top junior college programs in the country this season. Pima CC 5-foot-10 sophomore guard Cohenj Gonzales has now taken over the lead among top scorers in the ACCAC – averaging 21…

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The 2024-2025 junior college basketball season is now officially underway and heading towards conference play now in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). With the season now underway, here are the Basketball Players of the Week selections from Week 4 of play in the ACCAC. Eastern Arizona’s gifted 6-foot sophomore point guard Armari Carraway has been on fire to start the junior college season. Carraway has now been selected as the Player of the Week twice already this junior college season. ACCAC D-I MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – WEEK 4 Armari Carraway – Eastern Arizona – Carraway scored 38…

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This year’s 2024 Hoophall West event will actually be held in 2025, on January 2nd through the 4th. The exciting annual Hoophall West High School Invitational event returns to the state of Arizona, and is set to take place January 2 – 4th, 2025, but this time @ Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona. This year’s event will again be filled with some of the nation’s elite high school basketball programs, and will also feature some exciting games from national competition. Arizona Preps’ will be in attendance to bring you complete coverage of the top performing players and teams from the event. This year’s…

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The 2024-2025 junior college basketball season is now officially underway and heading towards conference play now in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). With the season now underway, here are the Basketball Players of the Week selections from Week 1 and Week 2 of play i in the ACCAC . . . ACCAC D-I MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – WEEK 1 Armari Carraway – Eastern Arizona – Carraway (pictured) scored 29 points in two Gila Monsters’ wins, starting the week with 10 points and 6 assists in a win over Ranger College, before scoring 19 points to…

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The start to the 2024-2025 high school basketball season in Arizona is upon us and coming to a basketball gymnasium near you. With numerous pre-season high school basketball tournaments kicking off the season later this month, that means that the annual Mesa Fear The Hop Tournament is just right around the corner. This annual event is always exciting. This year’s 21st annual event is scheduled for November 25 – 30th, 2024, at Mesa High School – an amazing week-long event. Members of our Arizona Preps staff will be covering the exciting tournament once again, and will look to bring you complete coverage of our top individual and…

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The exciting and amazing 26th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held now for (50) boy’s Arizona varsity high school teams. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. The Fall Showcase will take place Saturday, October 26th, 2024 @ Inspire Courts located @ 1090 N Fiesta Blvd, Gilbert, AZ 85233. All the featured games will now take place in one location on the day, as the event will begin @ 9AM with Opening Announcements, and games will take place from 10AM to 8PM on (5) different courts. This event will, once again, be attended by some of the…

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Arizona Preps is very proud to announce that this year’s 26th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase just got much better, as we are excited to have Chris Rivers RAPP (Conversations In Sports, Leadership and Self Development) as an integral part of this year’s event. Former Adidas and Reebok Grassroots Director of Basketball of Operations, Chris Rivers, has been very impactful to the basketball industry and culture over the past two plus decades. For almost (30) years, Rivers has been very influential in the development of grassroots basketball across the country, and also working closely with basketball aficionado Sonny Vaccaro for many years.…

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The exciting and amazing 26th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held for (48) boy’s Arizona varsity high school teams this year, as we recently decided to increase the field of teams for the event, after experiencing a Waiting List of high school programs. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. The Fall Showcase will now take place Saturday, October 26th, 2024 @ Inspire Courts located @ 1090 N Fiesta Blvd, Gilbert, AZ 85233. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. All the featured games will now take place in one location on the day, as the event will begin @ 9AM with…

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The exciting and amazing 26th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held for (48) boy’s Arizona varsity high school teams this year, as we recently decided to increase the field of teams for the event, after experiencing a Waiting List of high school programs. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. The Fall Showcase will now take place Saturday, October 26th, 2024 @ Inspire Courts located @ 1090 N Fiesta Blvd, Gilbert, AZ 85233. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. All the featured games will now take place in one location on the day, as the event will begin @ 9AM with…

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