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Basketball (Men) Archive
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![1996. Mike Bibby, a senior point guard at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, wraps up his high school career by helping the Matadors to a state title. 2016. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BBhandNet-115x115.jpg "Prep hoops honors to Big Schools POYs Bibby, Barcello")
Prep hoops honors to Big Schools POYs Bibby, Barcello
Posted on March 28, 2016 | No Comments1996. Mike Bibby, a senior point guard at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, wraps up his high school career by helping the Matadors to a state title. 2016. […] -
![Sadly for Arizona college sports fans, the unfulfilled expectations of the 2015 football season have now spilled over to taint the much-hyped basketball promise of 2016. March Madness has turned into […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/UAvWich-115x115.jpg "The Big Dance is over for UA men and ASU women")
The Big Dance is over for UA men and ASU women
Posted on March 21, 2016 | 1 CommentSadly for Arizona college sports fans, the unfulfilled expectations of the 2015 football season have now spilled over to taint the much-hyped basketball promise of 2016. March Madness has turned into […] -
![Well, that didn’t last long… Perry High School just announced the hire of Sam Duane, Jr., a name well-known in basketball circles around Arizona. At Corona del Sol High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/coach-whistling-115x115.jpeg "Sam Duane, Jr. is back coaching…this time at Perry HS")
Sam Duane, Jr. is back coaching…this time at Perry HS
Posted on March 20, 2016 | No CommentsWell, that didn’t last long… Perry High School just announced the hire of Sam Duane, Jr., a name well-known in basketball circles around Arizona. At Corona del Sol High […] -
![Arizona college hoops fans have good reason this year to watch both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a horse in both races. The Arizona State women’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Coaches-115x115.png "March Madness: who goes deeper…ASU women, UA men?")
March Madness: who goes deeper…ASU women, UA men?
Posted on March 17, 2016 | No CommentsArizona college hoops fans have good reason this year to watch both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a horse in both races. The Arizona State women’s […] -
![All those games against out-of-state teams really paid off for the Shadow Mountain High School boys’ basketball program. The Matadors played five games against some of the better teams […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/boysbb-115x115.jpg "Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles")
Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles
Posted on March 1, 2016 | No CommentsAll those games against out-of-state teams really paid off for the Shadow Mountain High School boys’ basketball program. The Matadors played five games against some of the better teams […] -
![It’s hard to think positively after two consecutive blow-out losses, but there is one thing for which the Arizona State men’s basketball team can be thankful. Both games were […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ASUbbPlyr-115x115.jpg "ASU men’s basketball reeling after 2nd straight blow-out")
ASU men’s basketball reeling after 2nd straight blow-out
Posted on February 28, 2016 | No CommentsIt’s hard to think positively after two consecutive blow-out losses, but there is one thing for which the Arizona State men’s basketball team can be thankful. Both games were […] -
![For the last four years, Corona del Sol High School has ruled Division I boys’ basketball in the state of Arizona. That all ended last night when Sunnyslope High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Dunk-115x115.jpg "Corona’s bid for 5th straight boys’ hoops title has ended")
Corona’s bid for 5th straight boys’ hoops title has ended
Posted on February 25, 2016 | No CommentsFor the last four years, Corona del Sol High School has ruled Division I boys’ basketball in the state of Arizona. That all ended last night when Sunnyslope High […] -
![There’s an old axiom in basketball that says “You can’t teach height.” In other words, if you don’t have size on your roster, there’s not much that can be done […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/KalebTar-115x115.jpg "UA’s size buries ASU as Cats dominate in 99-61 hoops win")
UA’s size buries ASU as Cats dominate in 99-61 hoops win
Posted on February 18, 2016 | No CommentsThere’s an old axiom in basketball that says “You can’t teach height.” In other words, if you don’t have size on your roster, there’s not much that can be done […] -
![Jack Murphy knew this wasn’t going to be an easy journey through the 2015-16 basketball season. The men’s head coach at Northern Arizona University was facing a tough non-conference […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/JackMurph-115x115.jpg "NAU hoops: Murphy’s rebuilding job hits speed bump")
NAU hoops: Murphy’s rebuilding job hits speed bump
Posted on January 26, 2016 | No CommentsJack Murphy knew this wasn’t going to be an easy journey through the 2015-16 basketball season. The men’s head coach at Northern Arizona University was facing a tough non-conference […] -
![This year’s MLK Classic high school basketball tournament here in the Valley didn’t look anything like those of recent years. In fact, it wasn’t even a tournament this year […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/BBhandNet-115x115.jpg "Shadow Mountain HS gets revenge & hoops win at MLK")
Shadow Mountain HS gets revenge & hoops win at MLK
Posted on January 20, 2016 | No CommentsThis year’s MLK Classic high school basketball tournament here in the Valley didn’t look anything like those of recent years. In fact, it wasn’t even a tournament this year […] -
![Sean Miller finds himself in a mid-season hole – and just broke his shovel trying to dig out. The University of Arizona head basketball coach is suffering through one […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/UAmensbbll-115x115.jpg "After 4 OT loss to USC, UA basketball facing 3-game skid")
After 4 OT loss to USC, UA basketball facing 3-game skid
Posted on January 14, 2016 | No CommentsSean Miller finds himself in a mid-season hole – and just broke his shovel trying to dig out. The University of Arizona head basketball coach is suffering through one […] -
![Yesterday, Bobby Hurley gave Arizona State basketball fans what they wanted. OK, it wasn’t a win, but it was a sign of hope for the future – maybe even […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ASUbbUA-115x115.jpg "ASU basketball loses to UA, but serves notice for future")
ASU basketball loses to UA, but serves notice for future
Posted on January 4, 2016 | No CommentsYesterday, Bobby Hurley gave Arizona State basketball fans what they wanted. OK, it wasn’t a win, but it was a sign of hope for the future – maybe even […] -
![Memo to Neil MacDonald: The Calvary isn’t coming. If the head basketball coach at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe had any thoughts about being able to welcome […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Basketball-26th-115x115.jpg "Marvin Bagley III headed for California, not back to AZ")
Marvin Bagley III headed for California, not back to AZ
Posted on January 4, 2016 | No CommentsMemo to Neil MacDonald: The Calvary isn’t coming. If the head basketball coach at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe had any thoughts about being able to welcome […] -
![There’s no way to tell whether the crowds that showed up at the Chaparral High School gym for the weekend’s Hoophall West Showcase were there to cheer on a couple […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hsbballl-115x115.jpg "Hoophall West: Corona, Shadow Mtn. fall to St. Anthony")
Hoophall West: Corona, Shadow Mtn. fall to St. Anthony
Posted on December 21, 2015 | No CommentsThere’s no way to tell whether the crowds that showed up at the Chaparral High School gym for the weekend’s Hoophall West Showcase were there to cheer on a couple […] -
![The University of Arizona men’s basketball team is not in a good place as the Wildcats get ready to tangle with Gonzaga this weekend. Arizona returned from the DirecTV […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Zags-115x115.jpeg "Zags up next… a turning point for UA men’s basketball?")
Zags up next… a turning point for UA men’s basketball?
Posted on December 2, 2015 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona men’s basketball team is not in a good place as the Wildcats get ready to tangle with Gonzaga this weekend. Arizona returned from the DirecTV […] -
![Josh Braun put up a pump fake in the corner and then drove the baseline for a lay-up that put the first two points of a new GCU men’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GCUbball-115x115.jpg "GCU basketball starts new season with 84-point display")
GCU basketball starts new season with 84-point display
Posted on November 6, 2015 | No CommentsJosh Braun put up a pump fake in the corner and then drove the baseline for a lay-up that put the first two points of a new GCU men’s […] -
![It’s always a good sign for your basketball program when you can draw 14,655 fans – and it’s just a practice. For the record, that’s a full house at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/UAredblue-115x115.jpg "UA hoops fans fill McKale Center…for a scrimmage!")
UA hoops fans fill McKale Center…for a scrimmage!
Posted on October 23, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s always a good sign for your basketball program when you can draw 14,655 fans – and it’s just a practice. For the record, that’s a full house at […] -
![Even the best of the college basketball programs can’t always hang on to their top recruiting catches during that dangerous period from verbal commitment to the actual signing of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/UAbbCourt-115x115.jpg "T.J. Leaf departs, leaves UA basketball in hole for 2016")
T.J. Leaf departs, leaves UA basketball in hole for 2016
Posted on August 9, 2015 | No CommentsEven the best of the college basketball programs can’t always hang on to their top recruiting catches during that dangerous period from verbal commitment to the actual signing of […] -
![Looks like the elite programs in college basketball are finding that the weather isn’t the only thing that’s hot in Arizona. There’s also a hotbed of hoops talent building […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DukeDevil-115x115.jpg "Big-name colleges zeroing in on AZ basketball recruits")
Big-name colleges zeroing in on AZ basketball recruits
Posted on July 26, 2015 | No CommentsLooks like the elite programs in college basketball are finding that the weather isn’t the only thing that’s hot in Arizona. There’s also a hotbed of hoops talent building […] -
![At first, it looked like Bobby Hurley didn’t really leave New York behind when he accepted the job in early April as the new men’s head basketball coach at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ASUtraHoldr-115x115.jpg "The ‘new’ ASU basketball has an East Coast flavor")
The ‘new’ ASU basketball has an East Coast flavor
Posted on July 6, 2015 | No CommentsAt first, it looked like Bobby Hurley didn’t really leave New York behind when he accepted the job in early April as the new men’s head basketball coach at […] -
![Summer ball is an absolute necessity for high school basketball programs that want to be ready for the coming season. It’s an important time for coaches to begin blending […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ballhands-115x115.jpg "Boys hoops: Corona, Gilbert Christian eye title repeats")
Boys hoops: Corona, Gilbert Christian eye title repeats
Posted on June 24, 2015 | No CommentsSummer ball is an absolute necessity for high school basketball programs that want to be ready for the coming season. It’s an important time for coaches to begin blending […] -
![Neil MacDonald says he doesn’t feel a lot of pressure in accepting his new job as the head coach of a high school basketball team that just won its […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/NeilMacD-115x115.jpg "New hoops coach Neil MacDonald inherits Corona dynasty")
New hoops coach Neil MacDonald inherits Corona dynasty
Posted on May 10, 2015 | No CommentsNeil MacDonald says he doesn’t feel a lot of pressure in accepting his new job as the head coach of a high school basketball team that just won its […] -
![Sam Duane Jr. has dropped a bomb shell on the high school basketball landscape in Arizona. After building a dynasty at Corona del Sol High School, taking that Tempe […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bbCU-115x115.jpg "Duane Jr. leaves Corona del Sol hoops dynasty he built")
Duane Jr. leaves Corona del Sol hoops dynasty he built
Posted on April 17, 2015 | No CommentsSam Duane Jr. has dropped a bomb shell on the high school basketball landscape in Arizona. After building a dynasty at Corona del Sol High School, taking that Tempe […] -
![It looks like a lot has happened in Tempe during the 10 days I’ve been out of town. Apparently, it’s a good thing for Arizona State men’s basketball that Duke […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bhurley-115x115.jpg "Will Bobby Hurley’s ‘fire’ be enough to ignite ASU hoops?")
Will Bobby Hurley’s ‘fire’ be enough to ignite ASU hoops?
Posted on April 16, 2015 | No CommentsIt looks like a lot has happened in Tempe during the 10 days I’ve been out of town. Apparently, it’s a good thing for Arizona State men’s basketball that Duke […] -
![It’s been a disappointing weekend for Arizona college basketball fans. All of a sudden, the window of opportunity slammed shut for the only Arizona teams left playing in the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UAvWisc-115x115.jpg "March Madness ends early for UA men, ASU women")
March Madness ends early for UA men, ASU women
Posted on March 30, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s been a disappointing weekend for Arizona college basketball fans. All of a sudden, the window of opportunity slammed shut for the only Arizona teams left playing in the […] -
![It’s not too often that a freshman earns the special honor of being named Player of the Year in his or her sport. But to have two freshmen coming […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sports-trophies-1-115x115.jpg "A rarity…2 freshmen named prep Player of the Year!")
A rarity…2 freshmen named prep Player of the Year!
Posted on March 25, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s not too often that a freshman earns the special honor of being named Player of the Year in his or her sport. But to have two freshmen coming […] -
![Arizona State men’s basketball was one of just three teams to beat University of Arizona this season. But it wasn’t enough to save the job of the Sun Devils’ […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SendekpreSeas-115x115.jpg "Herb gets forked: Sendek out as ASU men’s hoops coach")
Herb gets forked: Sendek out as ASU men’s hoops coach
Posted on March 24, 2015 | No CommentsArizona State men’s basketball was one of just three teams to beat University of Arizona this season. But it wasn’t enough to save the job of the Sun Devils’ […] -
![Has Markus Howard become the canary in the coal mine? The highly-prized recruit from Perry High School in Gilbert gave his verbal commitment last August to the Arizona State […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HerbASU-115x115.jpg "ASU men out of NIT…so how safe is Herb Sendek’s job?")
ASU men out of NIT…so how safe is Herb Sendek’s job?
Posted on March 23, 2015 | No CommentsHas Markus Howard become the canary in the coal mine? The highly-prized recruit from Perry High School in Gilbert gave his verbal commitment last August to the Arizona State […] -
![A new in-state rivalry in Arizona may be hatching in men’s college basketball. It has been percolating since last season and may have come to the surface last night […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/NAUvGCUbb-115x115.jpg "NAU vs. GCU basketball…start of a new in-state rivalry?")
NAU vs. GCU basketball…start of a new in-state rivalry?
Posted on March 19, 2015 | No CommentsA new in-state rivalry in Arizona may be hatching in men’s college basketball. It has been percolating since last season and may have come to the surface last night […]