This year's 27th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase event will be different from previous year's events, as it will be bigger than ever, and we will also host an Arizona Preps Fall Showcase Kick-Off event on Friday, October 24th from 6PM to 8PM @ Gilbert High School, and will feature numerous amazing SPECIAL guest speakers on the evening and entertainment! This FREE event will be MANDATORY for each of the players and coaches for the event, and will also be allowed for parents and family to attend as well, as this event will be very exciting to be a part of, as we kick off the 2025-2026 high school basketball season!
The exciting and amazing 27th Annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase, Arizona’s original showcase basketball event, will be held for close to (60) boy's Arizona varsity high school and prep teams. Each varsity program will be featured in two games on the day. The Fall Showcase will take place Saturday, October 25th, 2025 @ Inspire Courts located @ 1090 N Fiesta Blvd, Gilbert, AZ 85233. All the featured games will take place in one location on the day, as the event will begin with games @ 10AM to 10PM on (5) different courts.
Arizona Preps is very proud to announce that the Kick-Off event on Friday, October 24th will feature 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. Rivers now travels the country and speaks to parents, players, coaches and teams about leadership and self development - a very much needed aspect of today's developing basketball culture.
Chris Rivers will be featured at this year's Arizona Preps Fall Showcase Kick-Off event for parents, players, coaches and all spectators in attendance. Rivers RAPP is an awesome addition to this year's programming for the Fall Showcase, as Rivers will provide very valuable insight that can only be received from someone with such amazing experience in helping build and develop the American basketball culture. River's RAPP is an invaluable resource for parents and players, and all those involved in the discussion - looking to gain the resources to help navigate today's very difficult recruiting and overall basketball landscape.
Rivers has transitioned over the years, since operating one of the most powerful sports franchises in the sport of basketball. Rivers has served in numerous roles throughout his illustrious career, and has been very influential in helping shoe companies, such as Adidas and Reebok, develop and cultivate thousands of intimate relationships with today's top performing basketball athletes and prospects. Since leaving Adidas years ago, Rivers has found a new vision and focus for himself, in which he looks to create a much more impactful and positive approach to helping today's student-athletes.
Today, Rivers now hold many hats, but holds a position with Excel Sports, as the Director for their NIL Division. Excel Sports is one of the top sports management companies in the business.
We are very excited and pleased to be able to offer everyone for this year's Fall Showcase the amazing opportunity to be a part of this journey that only Chris Rivers RAPP can provide.
