On Sunday October 10th I attended the Prep Hoops Top-250 EXPO at Inspire Courts in Gilbert, AZ. There were about 80 players from five states (NM/CA/CO/NV/AZ) who played three games each with 10 teams of 7-9 players on each team. …
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inOn Sunday October 10th I attended the Prep Hoops Top-250 EXPO at Inspire Courts in Gilbert, AZ.
There were about 80 players from five states (NM/CA/CO/NV/AZ) who played three games each with 10 teams of 7-9 players on each team.
I thought there was good depth at every age group and adequate competition on every court.
Let’s take a deeper look at who stood out at 22 different categories:
MVP:
Trey Phillips
Trey
Phillips
6'6" | PF
Brophy College Prep | 2022
State
AZ
Brophy Prep
Best passing guards:
Logan Martinez
Logan
Martinez
5'11" | PG
Salpointe Catholic | 2024
State
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
Hayden Maynard
Hayden
Maynard
6'1" | PG
Odyssey Prep | 2025
State
AZ
Odyssey Prep
Andrew Sheppard Andrew Sheppard 6'0" | PG Monument Valley | 2022 State AZ Monument Valley
Best passing forwards:
Dalton Graham
Dalton
Graham
6'7" | SF
Sunrise Mountain | 2023
State
AZ
Sunrise Mountain
Ben Wilder
Ben
Wilder
6'5" | SF
Bradshaw Mountain | 2023
State
AZ
Bradshaw Mountain
Rufus Rusholme Cobb
Rufus
Rusholme Cobb
6'6" | SF
Coconino | 2022
State
AZ
Coconino
Best athletes:
Trey Phillips
Trey
Phillips
6'6" | PF
Brophy College Prep | 2022
State
AZ
Brophy Prep
Kolin J. Vance
Kolin
J. Vance
6'5" | SF
Paradise Valley | 2023
State
AZ
Paradise Valley
Michael DeHorney
Michael
DeHorney
6'8" | PF
AZ Compass Prep | 2023
State
AZ
Hamilton
Samuel Chabala
Samuel
Chabala
6'0" | PG
Verrado | 2023
AZ
Verrado (Broke rim with 1 dunk)
Fastest end to end with ball:
Mark Brown Jr
Mark
Brown Jr
6'2" | PG
Bella Vista Prep | 2023
State
AZ
Mountain Pointe
Most versatile:
Trey Phillips
Trey
Phillips
6'6" | PF
Brophy College Prep | 2022
State
AZ
Brophy Prep
Rufus Rusholme Cobb
Rufus
Rusholme Cobb
6'6" | SF
Coconino | 2022
State
AZ
Coconino
Jaylen Lee
Jaylen
Lee
6'4" | SF
Phhoenix Prep | 2023
State
AZ
Valley Christian
Dalton Graham
Dalton
Graham
6'7" | SF
Sunrise Mountain | 2023
State
AZ
Sunrise Mountain
Top on-ball defenders:
Jordan Voorhees
Jordan
Voorhees
6'0" | PG
SoAZ Volz | 2023
State
AZ
Pusch Ridge
Samuel Chabala
Samuel
Chabala
6'0" | PG
Verrado | 2023
AZ
Verrado
Syris Williams Syris Williams 6'0" | CG Pueblo Central | 2022 State CO Pueblo-Central/CO
Stock up:
King Turner
King
Turner
6'5" | PG
North Canyon | 2023
State
AZ
North Canyon
Kolin J. Vance
Kolin
J. Vance
6'5" | SF
Paradise Valley | 2023
State
AZ
Paradise Valley
Evan Clayton
Evan
Clayton
6'4" | SG
Arcadia | 2022
State
AZ
Arcadia
Ben Wilder
Ben
Wilder
6'5" | SF
Bradshaw Mountain | 2023
State
AZ
Bradshaw Mountain
Pleasant surprises:
Andrew Sheppard Andrew Sheppard 6'0" | PG Monument Valley | 2022 State AZ Monument Valley
Zaveion Bineyard
Zaveion
Bineyard
6'7" | PF
Verrado | 2023
State
AZ
Verrado
Logan Martinez
Logan
Martinez
5'11" | PG
Salpointe Catholic | 2024
State
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
Best shooters for forwards:
Zaveion Bineyard
Zaveion
Bineyard
6'7" | PF
Verrado | 2023
State
AZ
Verrado
Brandon Kehres
Brandon
Kehres
6'4" | PF
Organ Mountain Knights | 2024
State
NM
Organ Mountain/NM
Samuel Galindo
Samuel
Galindo
6'8" | PF
Calvery Murrieta Christian Academy | 2024
CA-S
Home school/CA
Best shooters for guards:
Cameron Kroeger
Cameron
Kroeger
6'1" | CG
Catalina Foothills | 2024
State
AZ
Catalina Foothills
AC Munoz
AC
Munoz
6'5" | SG
Mayfield | 2024
State
NM
Mayfield/NM
JETT MANTZ JETT MANTZ 6'0" | CG Waiakea | 2022 HI Waiakea/HI
Best pull-up:
Isaiah Bronson
Isaiah
Bronson
6'2" | PG
Bella Vista Prep | 2024
State
AZ
Gilbert
Top “dogs” of the camp:
Syris Williams Syris Williams 6'0" | CG Pueblo Central | 2022 State CO Pueblo-Central/CO (Pictured)
Alexander Werner
Alexander
Werner
6'4" | SF
Phhoenix Prep | 2025
State
AZ
Cienega
Creates the biggest separation from defender:
Luke Shaw
Luke
Shaw
6'1" | CG
Valley Christian | 2024
State
AZ
Valley Christian
Mark Brown Jr
Mark
Brown Jr
6'2" | PG
Bella Vista Prep | 2023
State
AZ
Mountain Pointe
Top newcomers to the state:
Rufus Rusholme Cobb
Rufus
Rusholme Cobb
6'6" | SF
Coconino | 2022
State
AZ
Coconino (New Zealand)
Hayden Maynard
Hayden
Maynard
6'1" | PG
Odyssey Prep | 2025
State
AZ
Odyssey Prep (MA)
Best motors:
Alex Manning
Alex
Manning
6'4" | PF
Pusch Ridge | 2022
State
AZ
Pusch Ridge
Eutrevian Sanders
Eutrevian
Sanders
6'4" | SF
Tennessee Prep Academy | 2024
TN
Alamogordo/NM
Dante “Te” Brooks
Dante
“Te” Brooks
6'5" | SF
Bella Vista Prep | 2025
State
AZ
Catalina Foothills
Best feel for the game:
Luke Shaw
Luke
Shaw
6'1" | CG
Valley Christian | 2024
State
AZ
Valley Christian
Lex Clontz
Lex
Clontz
6'3" | CG
Cesar Chavez | 2025
State
AZ
Cesar Chavez
Hayden Maynard
Hayden
Maynard
6'1" | PG
Odyssey Prep | 2025
State
AZ
Odyssey Prep
Best one game viewed for a senior:
Rufus Rusholme Cobb
Rufus
Rusholme Cobb
6'6" | SF
Coconino | 2022
State
AZ
Coconino
Best one game viewed for a junior:
Kolin J. Vance
Kolin
J. Vance
6'5" | SF
Paradise Valley | 2023
State
AZ
Paradise Valley
Best one game viewed for a soph:
Best one game viewed for a freshman:
Alexander Werner
Alexander
Werner
6'4" | SF
Phhoenix Prep | 2025
State
AZ
Cienega
Best teammate:
Logan Martinez
Logan
Martinez
5'11" | PG
Salpointe Catholic | 2024
State
AZ
Salpointe Catholic