Phoenix, AZ (August 16, 2023) – Formula Zero announced today the second annual elitebasketball camp to be held August 16-20. The camp, hosted by NBA All-Star Damian Lillard, willtake place in Phoenix, AZ., and feature 40 athletes from around the country. Formula Zero is a year-round mentorship community that pairs elite high school and collegebasketball players with the mindset and character of Damian Lillard and his long-time basketballskills coach, Phil Beckner. Lillard’s journey as an underrated player from Oakland, CA., to anNBA superstar is deeply attributed to his leadership formula. This formula consists offundamental tenets that have both helped him…
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Garden Grove, CA – The first NCAA Live Period of July, 6th-9th, featured a lot of talented prospects playing in front of coaches throughout Southern California. I was mainly at the Pangos Sweet 16 Tournament hosted by Dinos Trigonis at The Maps Sports Facility. There were approximately (96) teams that played in (6) divisions in a 16-team bracket play format for 4 of the divisions, and a showcase format for the remaining two divisions. There were three 17u divisions, headlined by the Invitational Division. The Select Division for the 16u group and the Gold Division for 15u were the other…
The 2023 Pangos Premier 80 Showcase tipped-off the July Live Period on the West Coast last month on July 6th at McBride HS (Long Beach CA), showcasing a group of approximately 80 top prospects nationwide representing 19 different states and drawing a substantial number of college coaches. Top scouts on-hand included Frank Burlison, Ronnie Flores, Devin Ugland and Paul Hernandez. BallerTV live-streamed all the games (with play-by-play) and are available 24/7 for replay at: https://www.ballertv.com/events/pangos-premier-80-showcase-2023There was a deep pool of quality prospects present this year (I counted at least 50-plus prospects that had short-term or long-term potential to be D1 prospects).In Part I of this report,…
The 2023 Pangos Premier 80 Showcase tipped-off the July Live Period on the West Coast earlier this month on July 6th at McBride HS (Long Beach CA), showcasing a group of approximately 80 top prospects nationwide representing 19 different states and drawing a substantial number of college coaches. Top scouts on-hand included Frank Burlison, Ronnie Flores, Devin Ugland and Paul Hernandez. BallerTV live-streamed all the games (with play-by-play) and are available 24/7 for replay at: https://www.ballertv.com/events/pangos-premier-80-showcase-2023While there was a deep pool of quality prospects in the house this year (I counted at least 50-plus prospects that had short-term or long-term potential to be D1 prospects, below…
It is now finally time for us to release our NEW Individual Player Rankings for Arizona’s 2026 sophomore class of prospects. The 2026 Class is very loaded with many gifted prospects in this class. Top-rated prospects in the class helped themselves in our new rankings with strong performances last high school season, and also this spring and summer. Numerous prospects have emerged throughout this process. These rankings have no guarantees for an individual player’s recruitment, as there are only so many college scholarships or recruiting opportunities available, but these rankings can have a major impact. It is very early still…
It is now finally time for us to release our NEW Individual Player Rankings for Arizona’s 2026 sophomore class of prospects. The 2026 Class is very loaded with many gifted prospects in this class. Top-rated prospects in the class helped themselves in our new rankings with strong performances last high school season, and also this spring and summer. Numerous prospects have emerged throughout this process. These rankings have no guarantees for an individual player’s recruitment, as there are only so many college scholarships or recruiting opportunities available, but these rankings can have a major impact. It is very early still…
This weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, @ numerous high school gyms around the city, the Ultimate Club Championship will take place July 14-16. The Ultimate Club Championship in Las Vegas will feature (350) of the nation’s top teams in the 15U, 16U and 17U age groups. This is an invitation-only NCAA live period event, with some of the best teams from the 3SSB, UAA, UA Rise and Adidas Gold circuits in competition. Arizona Preps will be in attendance throughout the weekend to watch the top Arizona teams in the event, and bring you are top performers from the weekend. https://ultimateclubchampionship.com/
The exciting Las Vegas Big Time club basketball tournament will take place again this weekend, July 15-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada, @ Bishop Gorman High School. This annual event will feature boy’s high school club programs from the 15U to 17U levels. Arizona Preps will be in attendance this weekend to cover this year’s event – bringing you some of our top overall individual performers from the event. Looking forward to covering this weekend’s event, organized by legendary club promoter and coach Gary Charles. https://lvbigtime.com/
The Hoop Summit will be held on August 11-13th @ Paragon Academy in Chandler, Arizona and will feature club programs from 11U through 17U. Each team will be featured in (3) showcase games. Arizona Preps will be in attendance to cover this year’s event – bringing you our top performers from the event. To sign up for this event, here is some more information . . .
Pangos Premier 80 ShowcaseThursday July 6, 2023 @ McBride HS (Long Beach CA)Invite-Only Event* NCAA Certified * Founded in 2017, this event has now become the West Coast trademark tip-off event of the July Live Period. 80 top players (mostly from the West but also from other regions) will showcase their skills in front of dozens of NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA & JC coaches as well as media/scouts like Frank Burlison (BurlisonOnBasketball.com), Ronnie Flores (Ball is Life), Joel Francisco (Prep Hoops), Chad Groth (Area Codes Basketball), Devin Ugland (Hoops by Ugland/Prep Hoops), Paul Hernandez (661 Hoops/NBN Magazine) and Aaron Burgin (Prep Hoops).…