Recruiting Roundup – May notes

"Recruiting Roundup" will be released monthly to keep you informed on what’s going on for girls basketball in Arizona. I hope everyone is staying safe and following guidelines issued by the state and federal government in regards to the current COVID 19 Pandemic.  Basketball is starting to return ever and Prep Girls Hoops Arizona is ready to go. <span style="font-size: 14pt"><em><strong>Latest status on getting back to playing</strong></em></span> Arizona is wide open now for returning to basketball.  The Governor of Arizona has released guidelines for youth sports.  <a href="https://azgovernor.gov/sites/default/files/guidance_for_organized_youth_events.pdf">GUIDELINES</a> - Please read. I have spoken to nearly all club coaches about their plans to return. Most programs will use 2-3 weeks in June to practice and get players back into game ready condition.  They plan to enter tournaments starting in July. The word on the street is that NCAA Viewing events will be scheduled for August and September therefore July tune up tournaments will be a necessity. For local tournaments in July, expect a good share of out of state teams and event promoters to travel to Phoenix. Other states are still closed for youth sports so Arizona becomes the place to be this July.  Update: the NCCA dead period has been extended through July 31, 2020. It is reported that some school summer leagues will start up in July.  Some programs have started to hold light practices. <span style="font-size: 14pt"><em><strong>Recent Commitments and Offers</strong></em></span> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="36790" first="Jennah" last="Isai"]</strong> (Valley Vista, 2022) recently received an offer from the University of Florida. She holds numerous D1 offers.</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="36791" first="Kennedy" last="Basham"]</strong> (Pinnacle, 2022) received an offer from LSU. She holds numerous D1 offers.</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="136237" first="Marisa" last="Davis-Jones"]</strong> (Valley Vista, 2022) will be announcing her college decision on June 1st... Stay tuned.</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135721" first="Myla" last="Lee"]</strong> (Cactus, 2020) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="135758" first="Olivia" last="Lee"]</strong> (Cactus, 2020) have committed to Western New Mexico of the RMAC Conference.</span> <em><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">Update of player and class rankings</span></strong></em> Player rankings will be updated in August (2020), November (2020), March (2021), June (2021).  Rankings have not been updated for a while due the pandemic and my newness to this position.  Prep Girls Hoops Arizona has the most comprehensive database of Arizona players and it is growing daily.  We are currently performing player evaluations, attending team practices, watching tons of video and talking to numerous people in the know to make sure we are as thorough as possible. Starting in June, we will begin to feature the top 2025 players by position. Prep Girls Hoops Arizona has scouted the 2025 class for a year now and our database extends to 120+ players for the class. <em><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt">Team Profiles in June/July</span></strong></em> PrepGirlsHoops Arizona will be attending Club practices starting next week.  We will be posting profiles on each club program during the months of May/June.  In addition, we will be attending league play once they resume. <span style="font-size: 14pt"><em><strong>Prep School Recent Transfers (alphabetical order)</strong></em></span> Compass Prep <ul style="list-style-type: square"> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Recent Commitments (April-May)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">[player_tooltip player_id="136239" first="Kiya" last="Dorroh"] (2021), [player_tooltip player_id="114253" first="Kam’Ren" last="Rhodes"] (2022), [player_tooltip player_id="136243" first="Samara" last="Curry"] (2021), LeeLee Willis (2021), [player_tooltip player_id="72620" first="Kamryn" last="Doty"] (2021),  [player_tooltip player_id="136238" first="Madison" last="Conner"] (2021)</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> PHH Fire <ul style="list-style-type: square"> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt"> Recent Commitments (May)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">[player_tooltip player_id="136241" first="Ally" last="Stedman"] (2021), [player_tooltip player_id="137277" first="Jaida" last="Brooks"] (2022), <a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/madelynn-muniz/ZFqG-wJREeqAzfp8ouYFiw/default.htm">Madelynn Muniz</a> (2023)</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 14pt"><em><strong>Upcoming Camps and Tournaments</strong></em></span> <strong><em>AZGR High Academic Camp</em></strong> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Date: June 28th, 2020</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Location: Phhacility</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Time: 9AM-2PM</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Requirements:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">2021, 2022, 2023</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Minimum GPA: 3.5 Unweighted</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Proof of GPA required at check in</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Proof of SAT Scores required to be entered into the database</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">visit www.arizonagirlsreport.com to register.  Only 40 spots open</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <strong>SWS Main Event</strong> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Date: July 17th-19th</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Location: American Sports Center and local High Schools</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">Divisions: 7/8, 15U, 16U, 17U</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt">4 Showcase Games format</span></li> </ul> Other tournaments (July) <ul> <li>MTC Preps - July 31st- August 2nd (www.mtcpreps.com)</li> <li><span style="font-size: 1rem">Nike TOC - July 6-8, July 10-12, July 21-25</span></li> <li>Just4Hoopin - July3-5   (www.just4hoopin.com)</li> <li>Cinco De Mayo - July 10-12 (www.cincodemayo.com)</li> </ul> &nbsp;