Hot topic: Should Arizona add a shot clock for HS basketball?
While eight states across the country have instituted the use of a shot clock in high school basketball games, Arizona isn’t one of them. However, that may be about to … Read More
Category: HS Basketball (Men)
Local prep commit for UA basketball towers over 2022 Class
Dylan Anderson is the kind of person who stands out in a crowd. At seven feet tall, he’s kind of hard to miss. The college recruiters in Tucson didn’t have … Read More
AZ Compass used GEICO Nationals to raise state’s profile
AZ Compass Prep didn’t win the GEICO Nationals high school basketball title it set as its goal this season. But what it did accomplish this year was to further raise … Read More
Hurley building 2021-22 roster without Josh Christopher
The vision for the immediate future of Bobby Hurley‘s Arizona State basketball program is beginning to come into focus. But there are still a lot of moving parts. Josh Christopher … Read More
Sunnyslope boys, Valley Vista girls add more 6A hoops titles
State championship games are played out on the biggest stage in high school sports. But there was no sign of stage fright in Saturday’s match-ups in 6A, the state’s top … Read More
Biggest upset of 6A boys state hoops tourney drops on Day 1
It didn’t take long to record what will most assuredly be the biggest upset in the 6A boys’ state basketball tournament — just one day, in fact. On the first … Read More
PHH Prep hosting Grind Session World Championship
A re-match between the Hillcrest Prep and PHH Prep national high school basketball programs won’t happen this week, but there will be some top-level hoops being played by nationally-ranked teams … Read More
PUHSD postpones start of winter sports — for second time
With any luck, those playing winter sports in the schools in the Phoenix Union High School District may not have to wear masks during competition. That’s because the PUHSD just … Read More
Hillcrest Prep adds more size to already-undefeated season
The run of top college recruits passing through the Hillcrest Prep basketball program has slowed. But that hasn’t kept the Gilbert basketball academy from having a good shot at a … Read More
AIA cancels winter sports season…but was there a better option?
For high school students who play a winter sport, the other shoe has finally dropped. After several delays to the start of their season, the long-awaited worst-case scenario has finally … Read More
Border League a tough test for AZ prep basketball teams
The Border League basketball tournament held over the weekend in the East Valley was a good idea. It just didn’t turn out that well for the Arizona high school teams … Read More
AZ prep sports had surprising off-season coaching moves!
Cesar Chavez High School will have a new head coach when the boys’ basketball season begins. How that happened is the crux of the story. And it’s not the only … Read More
Pillaging of HS basketball teams is only getting worse
The pirating of Arizona’s top high school basketball players by national teams has become an all-out assault. And the state’s governing body for prep sports continues to struggle with what … Read More
Saguaro, Chavez HS change boys’ hoops coaches after 21 yrs
For more than two decades, the Saguaro High School and Cesar Chavez High School boys’ basketball programs have been models of consistency. Their head coaches have returned each season, providing … Read More
Notre Dame Prep hires 4th hoops coach in 13-yr rebuilding effort
It would be hard to find a high school in Arizona that has experienced a steeper drop-off in its boys’ basketball program than Scottsdale’s Notre Dame Prep. Over the last … Read More
A growing talent drain in AZ high school basketball…Part II
(This is a continuation of yesterday’s Part I post…) When Hillcrest Prep debuted its national basketball program during the 2015-16 season, it was the only boys’ program of its kind … Read More
Traditional HS hoops programs being hurt by ‘talent drain’
(This is Part I of a two-part article) We’ve all been watching the talent drain that has been taking its toll on college basketball, as an increasing number of the … Read More
Hillcrest Prep still scooping up nation’s No. 1 ballers
First, there was Marvin. He was followed by Deandre. And don’t forget Kyree. Marvin Bagley III and Deandre Ayton were both high school basketball players ranked No. 1 in the … Read More
Argie Rhymes gave 38 years to coaching Carl Hayden HS
With the spreading coronavirus threat shutting down high schools and spring sports until the end of the month, we have some down time now to be able to look back … Read More
MLK Classic returns, 12 teams vie in day-long hoops event
When a sports event gets to the point that the title takes 12 words to complete, it’s probably time for a nickname. Monday’s high school basketball showcase at Tempe High … Read More