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Frosh make a splash at UA basketball Red-Blue game
It was a freshman that won the dunk contest Saturday at the annual Red-Blue game, the scrimmage that helps kick off a new men’s basketball season at University of Arizona. Nick Johnson tossed an alley-oop pass to himself, then maneuvered it between his legs while still airborne before slamming it through the net for the [...] -
UA’s Kevin Parrom is second gunshot victim this year
Maybe Arizona’s Pac-12 coaches need to institute a new policy that says players can’t return home until their full tour with their program is over. That might cut down on injuries – at least the kind that result from gun fire. Kevin Parrom, a 6’6″ forward on the University of Arizona basketball team, is the [...] -
Brandon Ashley boosts UA hoops Class of 2012 to No. 1
Sean Miller isn’t ready yet to pack his bags for the Final Four. Or even buy any airline tickets. But he might be ready to start browsing through the travel brochures. The head basketball coach at the University of Arizona just added a key piece to his 2012 recruiting class and, as a result, ESPN [...] -
Local prep players bringing good size to ASU basketball
Herb Sendek decided to add some size to his Arizona State basketball program and found out he didn’t have to look far to find the big dogs. The ASU head coach found plenty of size just down the road from the Tempe campus. Kenny Martin, at 6’10″, is playing for Raymond S. Kellis High School [...] -
Gabe York commits to UA basketball as Cats keep building
College basketball is a lot like the game of chess. Not just on the court, where you have to anticipate and counter line-up changes, but in the recruiting process as well. While a head coach is focusing on the game on the floor, he also has to have one eye on the recruiting class that [...] -
South Mtn, Basha hoops teams are summer state champs
For the past few years, Arizona high school basketball teams have had the opportunity to wrap up their off-season programs by vying for a “summer state championship.” This year, the Marana High girls basketball team was working on a “Hoosiers” type of story as the girls climbed through the tournament last week, getting all the [...] -
Westwind hires Ken Carrillo to rebuild hoops program
It looks like the Westwind Prep basketball program has recovered from its recent meltdown and is beginning a Phoenix-like rise from the ashes. The Phoenix charter school has hired a successful college coach to take over its high school basketball program and appears to have quashed rumors about departing players. That’s not particularly good news [...] -
Prime Time hoops tourney comes down to Phx vs. Tucson
Right up to days before the Mesa Summer Prime Time Tournament tossed up the opening tip, organizers were still busy juggling entries. Scottsdale’s Chaparral High School stepped in to replace Raymond S. Kellis High, a Glendale school, at the weekend basketball tournament. The Firebirds, which had just six players on their last-minute roster, lost all [...] -
After winning hoops title, Westwind Prep faces a shakeup
Sometimes, things just have a way of working themselves out. Maybe we’re seeing that with the case against the Westwind Preparatory Academy boys’ basketball team. One of its biggest acquisitions for next season has departed from the small school on the west side of Phoenix that has been on a quest to become a national [...] -
Jahii Carson v. Josiah Turner hoops match-up has to wait
Josiah Turner‘s last-minute decision to pull out of the USA Basketball U19 training camp is disappointing… and a little disconcerting. It’s disappointing because it would have offered a preview of sorts for next season, when the five-star recruit begins his college career with the University of Arizona. As one of just three high school players [...]
