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
Tag: boys basketball
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
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
Women coaching boys’ high school hoops…a new trend?
As happens every year, during the off-season there were a lot of head-coach changes taking place at high school programs around the state. Some of those were significant enough … Read More
Ahwatukee rivals could upset 6A basketball title race
The much-anticipated match-up of top-seeded Brophy Prep and No. 2 Pinnacle High School in the 6A boys’ basketball state championship game could be just a week away. Or it … Read More
Shadow Mtn… a runaway train heading for 4A hoops title
Something to ponder over the holiday break…”Who’s going to stop Shadow Mountain High School in its unrelenting march to the boys’ 4A state basketball championship?” Actually, time would probably … Read More
Aspire Basketball Academy leaving AZ after one season
Once again, Hillcrest Academy is the only game in town – for parents looking for an elite basketball program for their exceptionally-talented high school-age athlete. Aspire Basketball Academy has … Read More
With 4 teams left, 6A hoops title is a toss-up prediction
This has to be the most difficult high school basketball season in recent memory to try to predict which team will be the 6A state champion, even though there … Read More
AZ teams get their share of wins at Hoophall West
The fourth annual Hoophall West basketball tournament over the weekend gave Arizona high school teams a chance to show what they could do against some top out-of-state teams. The … Read More
Hoophall West brings nation’s top prep hoops talent to AZ
The Arizona high schools will get a chance again this weekend to find out how they stack up against some of the better boys’ basketball programs from around the … Read More
High school hoops: summer tourneys in full swing
When the high school basketball season rolls around in November, there are just a few weeks for teams to begin preparing for the first game on the schedule. So … Read More
Sam Duane, Jr. is back coaching…this time at Perry HS
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 … Read More
Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles
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 … Read More
Corona’s bid for 5th straight boys’ hoops title has ended
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 … Read More
Shadow Mountain HS gets revenge & hoops win at MLK
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 … Read More
Marvin Bagley III headed for California, not back to AZ
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 … Read More
Hoophall West: Corona, Shadow Mtn. fall to St. Anthony
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 … Read More
Prep hoops: Mesa HS ends Corona’s 70-game win streak
It didn’t take Neil MacDonald long to find out what life will be like for his boys’ basketball team without Marvin Bagley III… about 32 minutes to be exact, … Read More
Marvin Bagley III says goodbye to Corona del Sol hoops
When you’re rated as the No. 1 high school prospect in your recruiting class, and you’re still a freshman, how much room is there for improvement? Evidently, Marvin Bagley … Read More