The 17th annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase was held Saturday, October 24th at Glendale Community College under the direction of Anthony Ray, director of the Arizona Preps website. Here is a report on the event. Top Prospects: (*indicates highest consideration for this category) *6’6” SF Bryce Cheney of Moon Valley HS 2016 Cheney was impressive in this event with his all-around offensive performance. He’s a three man who runs the floor well and does a nice job finishing in transition. He’s a capable ball handler and passer who pulls up well in the half court. He is a solid driver…
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The amazing 17th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held this weekend, Saturday, October 24th, 2015 on the campus of Glendale Community College in Glendale, Arizona. Glendale Community College is located at 6000 West Olive Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85302. Here is this year’s event schedule for the weekend. On Friday, October 23rd, we will release the complete event schedule and team rosters . . . 17th ANNUAL ARIZONA PREPS FALL SHOWCASE COMPLETE EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, October 24th 9AM – 10AM PRE-REGISTRATION (CAMPERS CHECK IN) 10AM – OPENING EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS HOSTED BY ANTHONY RAY &…
The Arizona Preps Fall Showcase has electrified basketball fans in the state of Arizona for many years, now going into it’s 17th year. With thousands of student-athletes that have come through this event and went on to play collegiately all over the country and also, for some, the NBA. The action at this annual event, including the annual Slam Dunk Contest keeps fans annually on their toes. Here is a highlight video from another one of the more exciting Fall Showcase events, the 2011 Fall Showcase. This event was led by the play of Tournament MVP Dewayne Russell, who would…
The Arizona Preps Fall Showcase has electrified basketball fans in the state of Arizona for many years, now going into it’s 17th year. With thousands of student-athletes that have come through this event and went on to play collegiately all over the country and also, for some, the NBA. The action at this annual event, including the annual Slam Dunk Contest keeps fans annually on their toes. Here is a highlight video from one of the more exciting Fall Showcase events, the 2010 Fall Showcase. This event was led by the play of Tournament MVP Jahii Carson, who would go…
The 5th Annual Super 80 Phoenix will be held on Friday, October 2nd at Arizona Christian University in Fultz Memorial Gynasium. This event is held in connection with the Arizona Junior College Jamboree, which is held on Saturday, October 3rd. This event will feature high school boys basketball players from Arizona. College scouts from D-II, JUCO & NAIA College Coaches will be on hand to cover the action in this event. Arizona Preps will be in attendance for this event, and also the West Coast Hoops Report. The event coordinators are still looking for high school players for this event.…
2015 Arizona FROSH/SOPH Showcase by Area Codes Basketball Sunday September 13, 2015 Arizona Christian University 2625 E. Cactus Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 Day Camper Fee: $95 Limited to 120 Arizona, Nevada, Cal, Utah & New Mexico HS Frosh/Soph p layers All participating players will be provided an opportunity to demonstrate their skills to all the top regional scouts expected to attend. INCLUDED IN THE PRICE… * Every player will get a “HIGHLIGHT VIDEO” on youtube.com included in the cost to promote their skills to over 1000 college coaches & scouts across the country via AreacodesTVnetwork to view other players “Highlightvideos”…
As I drove down the road and went past a restaurant and saw a sign for Taco Tuesday, my mind started to wander back to my coaching days and how you could use a catchy phrase like that in coaching. George Raveling, whom I worked for at Iowa and USC had a “Daily Dozen” group of fundamental drills that we did every single day, and I always thought it was a great way of aiding the players stay focused on what the purpose of practice truly was. Many coaches have an “emphasis of the day” when planning practice. Helping capture…
Arizona Preps was on hand to cover the final NCAA evaluation period during the summer in Las Vegas, and covered all of the Arizona teams that participated in a variety of tournaments that were taking place all over the city. Of the kids that I personally saw, here are my top 5 performers from the 17U level from the week (in no particular order) . . . 2016 6-7 200 lbs. SF Brock Gardner: Tri-City Christian (Chandler) Academy AAU Team: Arizona Warriors Gardner was hands down one of the best Arizona prospects that was on display this week in Las…
With both teams having a new coach for the third straight season, trust and commitment will be first and foremost when it comes to upgrading the boys basketball programs at Vista Grande and Casa Grande Union. John H. Jackson III has been hired to coach Vista Grande, and Gino Crump Sr. will be the man in charge at CG Union. Although they have never been high school head coaches, both have rich basketball backgrounds. Jackson began his coaching career at Malibu (California) High School in 1994 after playing professionally in Italy and Mexico, then spent four years as an assistant at…
Passion4ball Basketball is one of the elite club teams in the state of Arizona for high school boys. The program will be traveling to several West Coast NCAA-certifed events during the month of July. There are a couple roster spots open for the program’s 16U & 17U Top Flight team and 17U Elite team. The program will be hosting an open run for their July teams on Monday, June 29th @ 4:30PM at Monte Vista church, located at 3313 North 40th St. Phoenix, AZ. For more information, please contact Justin Allen at 480-252-9366. Join the Forum discussion on this post