AZ Compass Classic: 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, November 3rd I attended the annual&nbsp;<strong>AZ Compass Prep Classic&nbsp;</strong>and watched six games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some of the junior standouts of the event:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1297427' first='AJ' last='Thomas'] Eduprize</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A physical scoring point guard. He finds teammates effortless and can score from all three levels. His pull-up is coming along and he has a high release to not get his shot blocked. He has a very tight crossover in close spaces and scores thru contact better then most.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1385291' first='Jeremiah' last='Fears'] AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long point guard has quick hands and feet to defend on the ball. He has a real burst of speed to get to the basket and handles contact well. He made many steals which led to dunks. His mid-range pull-ups and off balance shots are tough to defend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2266045' first='Remi' last='Ajayi'] Skyline Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long wing point forward with great size has some stuff in his bag. He can hit the catch three and handled the point guard role in absence of their usual starting point guard. He has good shift in his handle and can step back off the dribble to score.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1378694' first='Damaraie' last='Sawyer'] Skyline Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker scoring guard can hit the catch three and also give a hard pump fake to score inside versus the post players. He uses his thicker frame to score inside the paint and plays aggressively on defense.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237854' first='Jaion' last='Pitt'] Canyon International Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward who is a plus athlete to score around traffic with reverse layups. He is a terrific rebounder in and out of his area and will get on the floor and hustle for loose balls. He also has a good touch on his free throws.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2198865' first='Andrew' last='Urosevic'] Canyon International Academy (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized shooting guard comes with a lot of skill. He has a picture perfect stroke and squares up flawlessly with a quicker release from the three point line. He is their knockdown shooter and true floor spacer of the team. He loves the corners and is consistent with it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150825' first='Iyayi' last='Osunde'] Canyon International Academy </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard is a very good defender on the perimeter and can throw it down on the break after he steals the ball with his unusually long arms. He will drive and kick it and get downhill to score.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150845' first='Quinn' last='Athanassoulis'] Canyon International Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized wing shooter who can catch and shoot with the best of them. He squares up quickly and lets it fly from the three point line. He can give a hard shot fake and dribble drive into a floater.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1178827' first='Tracy' last='Kalonda'] Canyon International Academy </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker wing forward is a tough on-ball defender who scores it closest to the hoop with good footwork. He plays way bigger then his size suggests and not many will play harder then him.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->