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recruits Archive
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![College recruiting is kinda like fishing. Coaches cast their lines into the talent pool and try to reel in the biggest ‘fish’ in the water. Arizona State’s head football […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ToddGrah-115x115.jpg "ASU football recruiting hits big payday at Saguaro HS")
ASU football recruiting hits big payday at Saguaro HS
Posted on July 16, 2016 | 1 CommentCollege recruiting is kinda like fishing. Coaches cast their lines into the talent pool and try to reel in the biggest ‘fish’ in the water. Arizona State’s head football […] -
![The University of Arizona football program has scooped up a couple of in-state recruiting prizes for the Class of 2017. Both were right there in their back yard in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/drew-dixon-115x115.jpg "2 local prep football commits give UA six QBs for 2017")
2 local prep football commits give UA six QBs for 2017
Posted on June 29, 2016 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona football program has scooped up a couple of in-state recruiting prizes for the Class of 2017. Both were right there in their back yard in […] -
![It may not be much consolation for an Arizona State football season spinning out of control, but the announcement that local prized recruit Chase Lucas has opted to bring […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ChaseLucas-115x115.jpg "Recruiting coup: Chandler’s Lucas joins Harry at ASU")
Recruiting coup: Chandler’s Lucas joins Harry at ASU
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsIt may not be much consolation for an Arizona State football season spinning out of control, but the announcement that local prized recruit Chase Lucas has opted to bring […] -
![Herb Sendek arrived in Tempe in 2006 to take over the Arizona State men’s basketball program. Three years later, Sean Miller was hired as the head coach at rival […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SeanM-115x115.jpg "ASU men’s basketball still playing catch-up to UA recruiting")
ASU men’s basketball still playing catch-up to UA recruiting
Posted on August 13, 2014 | No CommentsHerb Sendek arrived in Tempe in 2006 to take over the Arizona State men’s basketball program. Three years later, Sean Miller was hired as the head coach at rival […] -
![Looks like Charli is re-planting the forest, and it should be in full bloom about this time next year. Charli Turner Thorne, the women’s head basketball coach getting ready […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CharliwPlayrs-115x115.jpg "Charli taking ASU women’s hoops to new heights – literally")
Charli taking ASU women’s hoops to new heights – literally
Posted on August 9, 2014 | No CommentsLooks like Charli is re-planting the forest, and it should be in full bloom about this time next year. Charli Turner Thorne, the women’s head basketball coach getting ready […] -
![It took Zeke Jones just 70 days to settle into his new job as the Arizona State head wrestling coach and reel in the first additions to his program, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/valencia_brothers.preview-115x115.jpg "Rebuilding ASU wrestling: Valencia brothers first to commit")
Rebuilding ASU wrestling: Valencia brothers first to commit
Posted on June 18, 2014 | No CommentsIt took Zeke Jones just 70 days to settle into his new job as the Arizona State head wrestling coach and reel in the first additions to his program, […] -
![Both of Arizona’s Pac-12 representatives in women’s golf have a decidedly foreign flavor. Arizona State‘s roster carries players from France, Colombia, Spain, and Australia. The University of Arizona squad this […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ASUgolf-115x115.jpg "Hamilton High loads up ASU women’s golf team")
Hamilton High loads up ASU women’s golf team
Posted on July 20, 2013 | 3,127 CommentsBoth of Arizona’s Pac-12 representatives in women’s golf have a decidedly foreign flavor. Arizona State‘s roster carries players from France, Colombia, Spain, and Australia. The University of Arizona squad this […] -
![Todd Graham was proud of the big fish that he and his coaching staff snared in their latest recruiting catch. But he was especially proud that most came from his […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ToddGrham-115x115.jpeg "Graham adds high-profile local recruits to ASU football")
Graham adds high-profile local recruits to ASU football
Posted on December 22, 2012 | 2,776 CommentsTodd Graham was proud of the big fish that he and his coaching staff snared in their latest recruiting catch. But he was especially proud that most came from his […] -
![The college football season hasn’t had an opening game yet, but the next sport in line is already getting prepared to take the floor. It’s just 10 weeks to the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/NiyaUA1-115x115.jpeg "Butts needs big season at UA to revive women’s hoops")
Butts needs big season at UA to revive women’s hoops
Posted on August 12, 2012 | 2,722 CommentsThe college football season hasn’t had an opening game yet, but the next sport in line is already getting prepared to take the floor. It’s just 10 weeks to the […] -
![Jack Murphy appears to be putting the right pieces together to re-shape the men’s basketball program at Northern Arizona University after a train wreck of a season that saw just […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/NAUbbPractc-115x115.jpg "New NAU hoops coach dipping into local prep talent pool")
New NAU hoops coach dipping into local prep talent pool
Posted on August 6, 2012 | 5,296 CommentsJack Murphy appears to be putting the right pieces together to re-shape the men’s basketball program at Northern Arizona University after a train wreck of a season that saw just […] -
![Kevin Boyd borrowed from college basketball’s motivational gimmick of starting a new season with a practice at midnight, calling his Arizona State women’s soccer team into the darkened night for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ASUsccrCoach-115x115.jpeg "Midnight practice kicks off promising ASU soccer season")
Midnight practice kicks off promising ASU soccer season
Posted on August 4, 2012 | 4,520 CommentsKevin Boyd borrowed from college basketball’s motivational gimmick of starting a new season with a practice at midnight, calling his Arizona State women’s soccer team into the darkened night for […] -
![Last season, the Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball team made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1995. This season, the D-II program in Phoenix has loaded up with transfers and […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/GCUvbbench-115x115.jpg "AZ prep stars, D-I transfers fuel GCU women’s volleyball")
AZ prep stars, D-I transfers fuel GCU women’s volleyball
Posted on July 30, 2012 | 4,278 CommentsLast season, the Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball team made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1995. This season, the D-II program in Phoenix has loaded up with transfers and […] -
![Charli Turner Thorne picked up a top talent when Katie Hempen decided to transfer to the Arizona State women’s basketball program from Illinois, where she was the Ohio Valley Conference […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ASU-Hempen-115x115.jpeg "ASU women’s hoops gets transfer…loses local prep star")
ASU women’s hoops gets transfer…loses local prep star
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 2,398 CommentsCharli Turner Thorne picked up a top talent when Katie Hempen decided to transfer to the Arizona State women’s basketball program from Illinois, where she was the Ohio Valley Conference […] -
![Sean Miller is still trying to break in some new colts from a corral full of studs he picked up in the 2011 recruiting class. And tonight he may have […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "UA hoops sliding…time to bring in the young’uns?")
UA hoops sliding…time to bring in the young’uns?
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 3,328 CommentsSean Miller is still trying to break in some new colts from a corral full of studs he picked up in the 2011 recruiting class. And tonight he may have […] -
UA track team adds top Tucson HS talent for next season
Posted on July 16, 2011 | 3,980 CommentsIt looks like the University of Arizona track & field program is taking a “shop at home” approach to its recruiting. The Wildcats will add 16 newcomers to its roster […] -
Trips to Hawaii a recruiting tool for GCU cross country?
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 3,124 CommentsHow many college cross country programs can include the promise of a trip to Hawaii in their recruiting pitches? Not many, but Grand Canyon University is one of those that […] -
Is UA basketball getting future Wildcats…or sweathogs?
Posted on February 26, 2011 | 614 CommentsSaturday musings… As I read about the misadventures of some of the high-profile recruits arriving next year at University of Arizona, it brought back memories of the old TV show, […] -
UA gets commitments from impact players Chol, Savage
Posted on February 18, 2011 | 892 CommentsIt has been an exceptionally good week for University of Arizona athletics. The Cats just picked up commitments from impact players in two major sports. Angelo Chol and Tom Savage […] -
AZ high school prospects are ‘the core’ of NAU football
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 2,686 CommentsWhen it comes to recruiting football talent right in your own backyard, Northern Arizona University has the process down pat. The Lumberjacks’ 2011 class has 17 signees, with 11 from […] -
Signing Day is over…UA, ASU football has hits & misses
Posted on February 4, 2011 | 623 CommentsNeither Arizona nor Arizona State got much buzz on their football recruiting classes this year. But both schools are putting the best face possible on the results of their efforts, […] -
ASU’s football recruiting class takes a couple of late hits
Posted on January 29, 2011 | 6 CommentsA new crack just showed up in the foundation of ASU’s 2011 football recruiting class, as the Sun Devils just lost a kid who might have made an early impact […] -
Nike hoops tourney held special interest for ASU coaches
Posted on December 29, 2010 | 936 CommentsThe Arizona State coaching staff got a chance last week to check on the progress of one of their newest, and most prized, women’s basketball recruits. And they only had […] -
ASU’s Sendek snatches 4-star hoops recruit eyed by UofA
Posted on August 22, 2010 | 9 CommentsThat sharp pain that Wildcat basketball coach Sean Miller experienced yesterday was probably from Herb Sendek poking him in the eye, figuratively of course. But losing a prized recruit to […] -
Arizona JUCOs loading up on top out-of-state talent
Posted on August 1, 2010 | 905 CommentsJunior colleges serve as an important step for many athletes on their way to play at a four-year college. The players all have their own story about why they picked […] -
Football recruiting 2011…did UA find ‘a Tedy Bruschi’?
Posted on July 29, 2010 | 679 CommentsHead football coaches at the college level have to keep a lot of balls in the air. Right now, they’re very focused on a new season that will start in […] -
ASU’s express to Omaha gets another Player of the Year
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 795 CommentsThe rich keep getting richer. Nowhere is that truer than in sports. Those teams that are rich in talent win games. Winning attracts others who want to be a part […] -
Keeping an eye on UA football.. who’s in, who’s out?
Posted on July 6, 2010 | 740 CommentsIf you’re trying to keep track of the UofA football program, the revolving door on personnel has swung again. This time, it’s one out and two in. It was a […] -
Four local players will join GCU basketball for 2010-11
Posted on July 3, 2010 | 682 CommentsThe Grand Canyon University women’s basketball team has wrapped up its 2010-11 recruiting class and, as usual, it includes a good share of local talent. Coach Trent May announced the […] -
ASU harvests good crop of wrestlers in coach’s 2nd year
Posted on June 26, 2010 | 609 CommentsShawn Charles is preparing for just his second season as Arizona State’s wrestling coach, but he thinks he has the foundation in place to begin taking the Sun Devils back […]