Anthony Ray’s Arizona PrepsAnthony Ray’s Arizona Preps
  • Basketball Academy
  • Arizona Hoop Review Scouting Report
  • Arizona Preps Fall Showcase
  • Meet Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • New User Registration
  • Login
Facebook Twitter Instagram
  • Basketball Academy
  • Arizona Hoop Review Scouting Report
  • Arizona Preps Fall Showcase
  • Meet Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • New User Registration
  • Login
Login
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
Anthony Ray’s Arizona PrepsAnthony Ray’s Arizona Preps
  • Arizona Preps Recruiting Academy
  • About Us
  • Login
Anthony Ray’s Arizona PrepsAnthony Ray’s Arizona Preps
Home»Arizona Club Basketball»Nate Pickens On Tap
Arizona Club Basketball

Nate Pickens On Tap

Anthony RayBy Anthony RayJune 24, 2021Updated:July 7, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr WhatsApp Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Arizona's 2022 Class of prospects is absolutely loaded with talented prospects for college programs to take a hard look at during the busy recruiting month of July. One of the top overall prospects in the class that will benefit a great deal from a strong performance this month is AZ Compass Prep's 6-foot-4 senior combo-guard Nate Pickens. After receiving numerous scholarship offers for himself early in the recruiting process, and not seeing much playing time during his junior season, Pickens is looking to have a big summer performance for himself and raise his overall college recruitment, in his most important summer of his life.

Pickens formerly attended Paradise Honors High School for his first two years of high school in the AIA, before changing schools and going to AZ Compass Prep, for the opportunity to improve as a player and play on a national schedule. While AZ Compass would become the #1 overall ranked high school program in the country during the season, and finish among the top #3 programs in America, Pickens would not see much playing time for the team.

Pickens previously held scholarship offers from such programs as Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, UC-Santa Barbara, Southern Utah and Robert Morris - all offers he received before his junior season. Now he will look to regain the recruiting form this summer, that once made him among the elite overall prospects in the class.

Pickens will play this summer for Team Harden 17U team this summer, which was a surprise recently, after he was slated already to play for PHH Prep's club program. Regardless of who he is playing for, Pickens is a nice talent that should make a lot of noise for hismelf this summer, as he is completely battle tested after a junior season where he had to guard the nation's top overall point guard prospect all season in practice - Ty Ty Washington (University of Kentucky signee).

Pickens is an athletic guard prospect who can impact the game in a variety of ways. He can score from all three levels and might be one of the best pure scorers in Arizona's 2022 Class of players. He can score in a variety of ways on or off the ball, as he can shoot it at a high level, can create off the bounce and he can finish at the rim. He is crafty and plays with good pace. He makes others better with his ability to make plays off the pass. He has a good IQ as well. Nate is also a good defender, as he uses his speed and agility well. Pickens is a very intriguing college prospect for the future with upside. An excellent sleeper guard prospect.

I look for Pickens to have a strong performance this July, and pick back up his college recruitment this summer. He comes from excellent basketball bloodlines in his family, as his father was an excellent player himself, and also has a younger brother that is also a future problem in the 2024 Class.

I will continue to follow his college recruitment closely, and continue to bring you any recruiting updates on Pickens as it continues to develop.

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr WhatsApp Email
Anthony Ray

Related Posts

Arizona Preps Recruiting Academy

March 14, 2023

Scottsdale Wins Back-2-Back ACCAC Region Titles

March 13, 2023

Tayvion Wilson, Arizona’s Sleeper 2025 Guard

March 12, 2023

Minnesota’s Gifted 2025 Prospect Anthony Smith III (AKA A3)

March 12, 2023

Carter Gittens Worthy of Serious Recruitment

March 11, 2023

Jacksonville’s Elite Prospect Amari Cummings

March 10, 2023
Add A Comment

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Social
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
© 2023 Arizona Preps.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

Sign In or Register

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below.

Lost password?