2015-2016 AZ HS Basketball schedule:

Week 1
Thanksgiving week:
Tue Nov 24th Sunnyslope Hoopsgiving Tournament
3:30 Sunrise Mtn vs ?
5:00
6:30
8:00 Sunnyslope vs ?

Wed Nov 25th Gilbert Basketball Classic(8)
3:30 Chandler vs Catalina Foothills
5:00 Queen Creek vs Westview
6:30 Red Mountain vs Shadow Mtn
8:00 Chaparral vs Gilbert
Fri/Sat Nov 27th & 28th Paradise Valley Invite(16) (Paradise Valley, Perry, Cesar Chavez, Desert Ridge, Apollo, McClintock, Deer Valley, Horizon, Boulder Creek, Arcadia, North, Fairfax, Washington, North Canyon, Cactus Shadows & Valley Vista.)

Week 2

Tue Dec 1st MTV @Horizon (JV-V)
Thur Dec 3rd Brophy @Desert Vista (Fr-V)
Fri Dec 4th Desert Ridge @ Corona del Sol (Fr-V)

Week 3

Tue Dec 8th MTV @Basha (Fr-V)
Thu Dec 10th Duel in the Desert @Pinnacle
4:30 Higley vs Santiago
6:00 Mater Dei (CA) vs Regis Jesuit (CO)
7:30 Sacred Heart Cathedral vs Pinnacle
Fri Dec 11th Desert Challenge @Rancho Solano Prep
DV vs Windmere Prep (FL)
St Mary's vs Bishop Gorman (NV)
Shadow Mountain vs Findlay Prep (NV)
Sat Dec 12th Crespi @GC (V)

Week 4
Thur Dec 17th Horizon Holiday Hoops Invitational
3:30 Verrado vs North Canyon
5:00 Higley vs SCA
6:30 Tempe vs New Trier (IL)
8:00 Horizon vs Palo Verde

Fri Dec 18th Hoophall West @Chaparral
Sat Dec 19th Hoophall West @Chaparral

Week 5-6

Tue & Thur Dec 29th/31st VisitMesa.com event @Mesa Mountain View(16) Mountain View, Corona, Gilbert, Chaparral, Perry, Sunnyside, Red Mountain, Mountain Ridge, Desert Vista, Basha, Federal Way (WA), Loyola (IL), Orange Lutheran (CA), Archbishop Wood (PA), Clark (NV) & American Fork (UT).
Mon/Wed Dec 28th/30th McClintock Shootout(16) Mesa, Chandler, Sunrise Mountain, McClintock, Cienega, Desert Ridge, Apollo, Tempe, Campo Verde, Arcadia, Brophy Prep, Marcos de Niza, Westview, Desert Mountain, Dobson & Boulder Creek.
Week 7

Tues Jan 5th Chaparral @Pinnacle (Fr-V)
Thur Jan 7th Cienega @Sagauro (Fr-V)

Week 8
Tues Jan 12th McClintock @Gilbert Christian (JV-V)
Thur Jan 14th Boulder Creek @Gilbert (Fr-V)

Week 9
Mon Jan 18th Tri-City game vs Student Choice Prep in MLK Classic for CAA schools
Thur Jan 21st Mountain Ridge @Pinnacle (Fr-V)
Fri Jan 22nd Paradise Valley @Shadow Mountain (Fr-V)

Week 10
Mon Jan 25th Vista Grande @Campo Verde (Fr-V)
Tue Jan 26th Perry @ Chandler (Fr-V)
Fri Jan 29th DV @Basha (Fr-V)

Week 11
Tues Feb 2nd Flagstaff @Greenway (Fr-V)
Thur Feb 4th Highland @Gilbert (Fr)
Thur Feb 4th Casa Grande @ Queen Creek (V)
Fri Feb 5th Desert Vista @ Mountain Pointe (Fr-V)

Week 12
Tue Feb 9th Valley Prep @ ASU Prep (Poly) (V)
Tue Feb 9th Mtn Ridge @ Desert Ridge (V)
Thu Feb 11th St Mary's @Chaparral (Fr-V)

Playoffs week 13
1st Round of playoffs
2nd Rounds of Playoffs

Playoffs week 14

Elite-8 (D1)
Elite-8 (D2)
Final-4 (D2)
Final-4 (D1)

STATE FINALS for (D1 and D2)

Here we go - best of luck to everyone this season.

http://www.azpreps365.com/scores/basketball-boys/varsity/2015-11-23

Anyone catch a game? Unfortunately had to attend a work dinner.

How was GC vs CDS?
Did shadow scrimmage?
Any thing down south worth reporting?

Begins Monday, November 23. Games at Central H S 3:30 pm: Marcos De Niza vs Sierra Linda. 5:00 pm: Desert Mountain vs. Millennium. 6:30 pm: Basha vs Sandra Day O' Connor. 8:00 pm: Central vs. Mesquite. Great games! Tuesday, November 24: 3:30 pm: Sandra Day O' Connor vs. Mesquite. 5:00 pm. Sierra Linda vs. Millennium. 6:30 pm. Marcos De Niza vs. Desert Mountain. 8:00 pm. Basha vs. Central. Wednesday, November 25: 3:30 pm. Desert Mountain vs. Sierra Linda. 5:00 pm. Marcos.vs. Millennium. 6:30 pm. Basha vs Mesquite. 8:00 pm. Central vs Sandra Day O' Connor. Link is included here for all tournament games. http://www.salpointe.org/tipoff-classic

Link: https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1824681

Post Holiday tournaments in here:

I know PV is having there annual Thanksgiving event.

Annual McClintock Shootout Winter break
Annual VisitMesa.com Winter break

Is the Fear the Hop event going on this year?
The Sunnyslope event?

Monarch Sport events:
Gilbert Basketball Classic Nov 23-27
Christian Cup Dec 3-5
Duel in the Desert Dec 10-12
Hoophall West Dec 18-19
MLK Basketball Classic

Now on the home page.

Hey Gregg - where are the Bobcats? They are always in the mix.

Division 1: https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1820809

Division 2: https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1821463

If I recall, Gregg hits the boards tomorrow - Monday - with his updated and official Preseason Top Ten rankings.

Looking forward to it.

This doo could probably rank the JV and Frosh divisions as well.

By division - who are they and why?

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor.../?hootPostID=acab8e6fa62ea0a971613cd4df596ac7

The top two club teams merge creating the high profile club ball exposure that gets blue chip players their college scholarships. So why have regular high school basketball? With budget constraints you really have to weigh the value of a team sport like basketball, why not have intramural programs instead?

With the top blue-chip BKB athletes going to prep schools what's the value of a "state-championship" anymore, especially with 6 divisions as proposed by the new AIA allignments?

I can see football remaining as a feeding program and also baseball to an extent as well as the individual sports like wrestling and cross-country as they are inexpensive to maintain, but basketball may need to be eliminated......hate to say this this, but it is what it is.

With the top players going to prep schools high school hoops in AZ isn't as fun as it used to be. The system and society are totally F'd up and priorities are askew on a societal and individual level.

In all REALITY, kids like Bagley would get just as many offers playing for a high school team (Corona) as he would at bogus Hillcrest Academy. The Bagley family has cheated the state with their selfishness and contributed to the demise of a great institution.....high school sports in America.

Things change, I get that, but when club ball can better serve the interests of almost everyone who has a collegiate future, then let's do away with the cost of humoring the wannabes....nothing wrong with a good intramural program.

Go away.

Memo to Parents - wake up.

Seems like club and all that goes into hoops that varsity is pretty well set the first week of practice, including who's already on the team, starters, rotations, sets, etc. Some changed need to be made with transfers, grade checks, etc., but that is usually figured out in advance of the official start of practice also.

Are there any coaches and programs out there that actually have to make varsity player cuts any more?

According to sources, Hillcrest Hoops may be in danger of losing its potential NCAA accreditation before the program has a chance to get off the ground.

Link: https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1818465

Hoping to get out and talk to a few of these kids as they sign today. Hearing there might be a surprise or two- perhaps even a commitment flip. I'll have more this afternoon.

http://www.azpreps365.com/scores/basketball-boys/varsity/2015-11-23

Two weeks from Monday.

Fear the Hop
Boyd Baker
Sunnyslope Hoopsgiving
Salpointe Tipoff Classic
Indy 3rd Annual Turkey Tourney
Gilbert Basketball Classic
PV Invite

Doesn't look like all the games have been added to the AIA schedule.

I expect some superior West Valley takes from you this year my old friend. See you in the gym soon.

The Glendale Gauchos Men's Basketball team opens up with a win over Long Beach City College 104 - 101. The Gauchos started off the game on a 14-2 run but LBCC would later climb back in the game and lead 41-38 at the half. The Gauchos regain the lead late in the 2nd half and hold a 3 point lead when LBCC hits a 30 footer to send the game into overtime. The Gauchos regain the lead in OT with 2 minutes left and never relinquish it to gain the opening season win.

Glendale was led by:

Isaiah Lopez (So. Agua Fria HS) 23 pts, 10 assts, 9 rebs
Isaiah Wilson (Fr. Cesar Chavez HS) 21 pts, 12 rebs
Tyler Bell (So. Cesar Chavez HS) 13 pts
Jacob Taylor (So. Mountain Ridge HS) 11 pts, 5 rebs
Delonn Stevenson (Fr. South Mountain HS) 11 pts, 6 rebs

Next up: Glendale CC vs. College of the Desert @ Frank Garcia Tip-Off Classic 7 pm (pacific time)

*Coach Nowlin - GCC Men's Basketball Assistant Coach

Any surprises to begin the practice season?

Choosing between Colorado, Utah Valley, Utah State...

https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1820556

Somebody break these doos down for me - this program seems to have come out of nowhere to major prominence in this state and in the Southwest.

Who put this program together? Where are they? Break down the coaching staff? What is the school like? How come they seem to have figured it out when others trying this model have failed? Will they continue to succeed? Are they succeeding financially to stay in operation? How much does it cost? Do high school coaches dislike them like the Westwind debacle? Do they recruit locals? Do they provide better opportunities than normal high school ball? If so, why? Are they on track with the NCAA and compliance requirements? How many age divisions do they support, post grad only? And on and on...

I can't be the only one around here wondering these things.

Guess I could just read their web site, but that's not the inside stuff...

http://www.hillcresthawks.com/post-graduate-basketball.html

Tryouts begin...

It is almost here!!!

Eric Bossi's break down

Lightfoot commits to dream school