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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 [...] -
Cochise basketball regroups, as Coach Carrillo returns
For awhile there, it looked like the basketball program at Cochise College might be starting again from scratch. First, the women’s head coach, Steve Lane, resigned after 16 years at the helm. He will likely devote more attention to the Cochise College chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which he founded five years ago. [...] -
North High’s Daniel Bejarano will play at Colorado State
It looks like Daniel Bejarano has found some love in Colorado. The all-star guard from North High School wasn’t getting enough love in Tucson – and not nearly enough playing time. So the prolific shooting guard, who was the top college basketball prospect in the state when the University of Arizona offered him a spot [...] -
AZ Pac-10 basketball programs re-stocking coaching staffs
Our Pac-10 rivals are stocking their basketball programs again. But this time it’s not recruits, it’s coaches that are being added. Sean Miller has hired away a head coach from a D-I independent school in Louisiana for his men’s program at Arizona. His counterpart on the women’s side, Niya Butts, is bringing in a former [...] -
No mo’ MoMo: Jones is latest to leave UA basketball
Will the last guard out of Arizona please turn out the lights? We reported the decision of Daniel Bejarano to leave the University of Arizona basketball program a couple of weeks ago. Then, we told you about Corey Hawkins‘ decision to leave the Arizona State program. Now, Lamont “MoMo” Jones has announced he will be [...] -
Corey Hawkins’ sudden exit from ASU raises questions
The news earlier this week that Corey Hawkins has decided to leave the Arizona State basketball program after just one season was surprising. But, on another level, it was also somewhat disturbing. The announcement by Hawkins, the prolific scorer who set state records for career and season scoring at Estrella Foothills High School, comes just [...] -
ASU VP Love nails the true value of new Pac-12 TV deal
Lisa Love‘s comments to the media last week focused a laser beam on the real value of the new $3 billion contract the Pac-10 Conference just signed with ESPN and the Fox network. “We’re pleased that our television partners recognized the power of the conference,” said Arizona State’s Vice President for Athletics. “Much is to [...] -
Is he gone? Maryland expected to lure Sean Miller from UA
The University of Arizona, and probably most of Tucson, awaits the outcome of a meeting today between the athletic director at the University of Maryland and their rock-star head basketball coach, Sean Miller. In just the past couple of days, Miller has moved from being one of a small handful of potential replacements for Maryland’s [...]
