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DeMarcus Henry Chooses North Carolina
After a four-school finish with Arkansas, Kentucky and Louisville, AZ Compass Prep's 6-foot-7 lefty wing, the top player in Arizona's 2027 class, chose Chapel Hill live on ESPN's NBA Today.
ByDelon Bowen
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Arizona Gets Tested: Panini Hoophall West Brings an Expanded Slate to Millennium
Fifteen Arizona games against out-of-state opponents over three days in Goodyear. December will show where the state really stands.
Bella Vista Small Forward Jalen White Commits to Mississippi State
Four-star 2027 wing picks Mississippi State over Kansas and Washington
OFF SZN Hoops Names Delon Bowen Arizona Lead Scout
OFF SZN Hoops is proud to announce Delon Bowen as our Arizona Lead Scout.
Jakyi Miles Commits to Arizona State
AZ Compass Prep's Jakyi Miles is committed to Arizona State.
By Delon Bowen
Next Chapter: Terrance Byrd Joins AZ Compass Eybl
One of Arizona's most versatile 2028 prospects is on the move.
By Delon Bowen
Dillon Brooks Invitational: Saturday Showcase Games to Watch
The Dillon Brooks Invitational takes over Inspire Courts in Gilbert Oct. 17–18, and Saturday's showcase on Court 4 is packed from start to finish. EYBL, OTE, and Power Conference rosters meet some of Arizona's top programs, with a full slate of college-level talent on one floor. Here are the four showcase games to circle and the players to know in each one.
By Delon Bowen
Arizona Takeaways: What We Learned in Vegas PT 3
Arizona brought firepower to Vegas. Here’s what stood out from the state’s top teams and why there’s reason for excitement entering the season.
By Delon Bowen
Arizona Takeaways: What We Learned in Vegas PT 2
Arizona brought firepower to Vegas. Here’s what stood out from the state’s top teams and why there’s reason for excitement entering the season.
By Delon Bowen
La Mirada Wing Gene Roebuck Commits to Cal
Gene Roebuck, a four-star wing from La Mirada, committed to Cal on Saturday, Oct. 10.
By Michael Clark
Bella Vista Forward Ahmed Nur Commits to Ole Miss
Bella Vista Prep forward Ahmed Nur has made his college choice, and he's taking his game to the SEC.
By Michael Clark
Dillon Brooks Invitational Debuts in Gilbert
The Dillon Brooks Invitational hits Inspire Courts in Gilbert, AZ, Oct. 16–18, 2026, with a loaded field of top schools and players.
By Michael Clark
Dillon Brooks Invitational: Team Registration Now Open
Registration is open for the Dillon Brooks Invitational, Oct. 16–18, 2026 at Inspire Courts in Gilbert, AZ — $595 per team with a 4-game guarantee.
By Michael Clark
Arizona Takeaways: What We Learned in Vegas
Arizona brought firepower to Vegas. Here’s what stood out from the state’s top teams and why there’s reason for excitement entering the season.
By Delon Bowen
Bloomington Bound: Five-Star Darius Wabbington Picks Indiana
Indiana lands a major piece of its future. Darius Wabbington, a five-star prospect and one of the nation’s most coveted big men in the class of 2027, chooses the Hoosiers over Arizona and Illinois.
By Delon Bowen
Border League Day 1: Five Performances Worth Breaking Down
The Border League was loaded from the start, and the opening-day competition lived up to the expectations. With high-level talent sharing the floor, there was plenty to evaluate beyond the final scores. Here are five performances that caught my attention on Day 1, with a closer look at how each player made his impact.
By Delon Bowen
The Border League: 50 Players to Watch V:4
Established in 2020, the prestigious Border League has continued to elevate every year, and it returns with yet another loaded field featuring some of the best high school basketball talent in the country. It’s an event basketball fans, coaches and scouts won’t want to miss. This is my personal list of 50 players to watch—not a ranking, not in any particular order and not a list of the 50 best players at the event. Instead, consider it a guide to 50 players you may want to see for yourself while you’re in Las Vegas. Below, I’ll break down each player’s game and explain exactly why they deserve your attention.
By Delon Bowen
The Border League: 50 Players to Watch V:3
Established in 2020, the prestigious Border League has continued to elevate every year, and it returns with yet another loaded field featuring some of the best high school basketball talent in the country. It’s an event basketball fans, coaches and scouts won’t want to miss. This is my personal list of 50 players to watch—not a ranking, not in any particular order and not a list of the 50 best players at the event. Instead, consider it a guide to 50 players you may want to see for yourself while you’re in Las Vegas. Below, I’ll break down each player’s game and explain exactly why they deserve your attention.
By Delon Bowen
The Border League: 50 Players to Watch V:2
Established in 2020, the prestigious Border League has continued to elevate every year, and it returns with yet another loaded field featuring some of the best high school basketball talent in the country. It’s an event basketball fans, coaches and scouts won’t want to miss. This is my personal list of 50 players to watch—not a ranking, not in any particular order and not a list of the 50 best players at the event. Instead, consider it a guide to 50 players you may want to see for yourself while you’re in Las Vegas. Below, I’ll break down each player’s game and explain exactly why they deserve your attention.
By Delon Bowen
The Border League: 50 Players to Watch V:1
Established in 2020, the prestigious Border League has continued to elevate every year, and it returns with yet another loaded field featuring some of the best high school basketball talent in the country. It’s an event basketball fans, coaches and scouts won’t want to miss. This is my personal list of 50 players to watch—not a ranking, not in any particular order and not a list of the 50 best players at the event. Instead, consider it a guide to 50 players you may want to see for yourself while you’re in Las Vegas. Below, I’ll break down each player’s game and explain exactly why they deserve your attention.
By Delon Bowen
Arizona Has Officially Taken Over USA Basketball: Five Players From The Grand Canyon State Land On The 2026 U18 National Team Roster
Five of the twelve players on the 2026 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team roster play their high school basketball in Arizona — a historically unusual concentration that cements the Grand Canyon State as the premier high school basketball hotbed in America heading into the FIBA AmeriCup in León, Mexico.
By Michael Clark
Adan Diggs Reclassifies to 2027, Lands as Rivals' No. 1 — Kentucky and UNC Now in the Mix
The reclassification reshuffles the 2027 board: Rivals slots Adan Diggs at No. 1, 247Sports has him at No. 4, and the blue bloods have already moved.
By OFF SZN Staff
Class of 2028 Prospect Kyi Kyi Miles Transfers from Mesa to AZ Compass
Class of 2028 prospect Kyi Kyi Miles has departed Mesa High School and will continue his career at AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, jumping from the 6A public-school ranks to one of the country's top national-schedule programs.
Desert Vista's Brandon Clarke, Grizzlies Forward and Arizona Hoops Pride, Dies at 29
The Phoenix-raised forward, an NBA All-Rookie selection who spent all seven of his pro seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, died Monday, the team and his agency announced. A cause has not been released.
By Michael Clark
DJ Spencer Commits to AZ Compass Prep National for 2025-26 Season
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By OFF SZN Staff
Arizona's grassroots exodus: 39 AZ kids in the 2027-2030 classes are playing for out-of-state clubs — here's the full map
Kyi Kyi Miles announced Paul George Elite this week. Viktor Babic just moved to All In Elite. Tyler Dwyer's running with Team WhyNot. Across nine out-of-state programs and three shoe circuits, here is every 2027-2030 AZ-tied player wearing somebody else's logo this spring — by club, by circuit, by class.
By OFF SZN Staff
AZ Compass Prep hires Corey Boswell as Lead Program Recruiter — and the title says everything
The Chandler-based national power keeps loading up. Their newest move isn't an X's-and-O's tweak — it's a roster-engine play, and it's a tell on where prep basketball is going.
By OFF SZN Staff
The Long Way to Guaranteed
How Quenton Jackson — Mira Costa kid, Hillcrest Prep reclamation project, JUCO afterthought, three-time two-way — finally got the contract he refused to stop chasing.
David Grace named head boys basketball coach at Higley High School
Higley High School has named former UCLA assistant David Grace its new head boys basketball coach. Grace — whose résumé includes head-coaching stops at Centennial (Peoria) and South Mountain plus Division I roles at UCLA, Cal, Vanderbilt and Oregon State — replaces Kenneth Drake and inherits a Hawks roster returning Isaiah Rider IV, Marquice Pless and Michael McIntyre off an Open Division quarterfinal run.
By OFF SZN Staff
SPIRE Academy Goes Three Stripes: Boyle's New Home Lands Adidas Deal
ESPN reports SPIRE Academy and head coach Kevin Boyle have signed a multi-year, all-sports deal with Adidas — a circuit-shaping move that pulls the Geneva, Ohio prep program into the Three Stripes orbit and onto the international youth pipeline.
By OFF SZN Staff
Barron Silsby Lands at Northwest Missouri State, Bringing a Perry Pedigree to Maryville
The sharpshooting Arizona guard who ran with Koa Peat at Perry is staying in Bearcat green — this time in the MIAA's flagship program.
By Michael Clark
Team Why Not Guard Tyler Dwyer Jr. Finds New Home at Millennium
Tyler Dwyer Jr. Announces Move to Millennium High School
By Michael Clark
Adidas Anthony Edwards' Believe That 1 Forges Ahead In
Adidas is releasing the Anthony Edwards' Believe That 1 Forges Ahead In “Carbon Grey” on May 1, 2026 for $80.00. Here's the colorway list, performance specs, and where to cop.
KJ Perry Commits to Fresno State: Dynamic Point Guard Transfers from BYU
Six-foot-three point guard KJ Perry — the former No. 1 junior-college prospect who redshirted last season at BYU — has committed to the Bulldogs, giving head coach Vance Walberg a dynamic, athletic floor general with three years of eligibility remaining and proven scoring ability.
By Michael Clark
Jalen Williams' "Thunderbolt" PE Drops May 1
A Perry High School kid is putting Arizona on the side of an adidas signature shoe. Jalen Williams — Gilbert's own, OKC's All-NBA wing, and one half of the 2025 championship core — drops his first widely-released player exclusive on Friday: the Harden Vol. 10 "Thunderbolt" PE, a clean white-patent silhouette covered in multicolor lightning bolts inspired by the Thunder's identity. $160. May 1. 10 AM EST. KZ7544. Move quick.
By Michael Clark
Massamba Diop Commits To Gonzaga
Mark Few got his guy. After weeks of waiting, a tense two-horse race with Rick Pitino's St. John's, and an NIL offer from the Red Storm that reportedly ranked among the largest in program history, 7-foot-1 Arizona State transfer Massamba Diop announced his commitment to Gonzaga on Tuesday evening, handing the Zags the most coveted big man left in the transfer portal and the kind of rim-protecting anchor they have not had since Chet Holmgren wore the jersey in 2021-22.
By Michael Clark