Bash in the Desert: Intriguing Weekend Match-Ups
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This weekend the Prep Hoops Circuit comes into town for the Bash in the Desert and brings some teams from Colorado, California, Texas, New Mexico and Washington to challenge some of the local Arizona teams. Here I look at some…
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Continue ReadingThis weekend the Prep Hoops Circuit comes into town for the Bash in the Desert and brings some teams from Colorado, California, Texas, New Mexico and Washington to challenge some of the local Arizona teams.
Here I look at some fun match-ups about to take place at the Phhacility for 16 and 17U and Valley Vista HS for 15U.
Some of the teams do not have rosters listed so I will find out the teams as I go this weekend. (I obviously can’t mention them here)
17U Friday night
**AZ Rise N Grind Black 17 vs Arizona Grind 17 Elite
Rise N Grind comes with a top junior guard with Adam Hubbard Adam Hubbard 6'4" | CG Canyon View | 2025 State AZ to go along with two seniors with Sergio Ramirez Sergio Ramirez 6'3" | SG Canyon View | 2024 State AZ and Jayden Davis Jayden Davis 6'1" | SF Desert Edge | 2024 State AZ and up front has size with Jason Higgins Jason Higgins 6'7" | PF Sunrise Mountain | 2024 State AZ and Amir Brown Amir Brown 6'4" | SF Peoria | 2024 State AZ .
Arizona Grind has some tough guards with Quincy Kirk Quincy Kirk 6'2" | PG Canyon View | 2025 State AZ , Hayden Stebbins Hayden Stebbins 6'2" | SG Notre Dame Prep | 2025 State AZ and Stephan Miller Stephan Miller 6'4" | SG Liberty | 2025 State AZ to go with their talented forwards of 6’7 Jean Paul Ndong and Samuel Chukwuma Samuel Chukwuma 6'7" | PF Dream City Chrisitan | 2024 State AZ .
16U game on Saturday
**Tucson Spartans 16 vs Peak Basketball 16U Prelude-Boyd
Peak comes with some tough wings with Saleem Gakiza Saleem Gakiza 6'5" | SF Pinnacle | 2026 State AZ , Isaiah Smith Isaiah Smith 6'2" | SF Pinnacle | 2026 State AZ , Kareem Alkhalifa Kareem Alkhalifa 6'4" | SF Pinnacle | 2026 State AZ and Prince Cash Prince Cash 6'5" | SF Carl Hayden | 2026 State AZ with Justice Hinds Justice Hinds 5'10" | PG Saguaro | 2026 State AZ handling the PG spot.
Spartans come with talented wings as well with Ray Porter Ray Porter 6'3" | SF Tucson | 2026 State AZ , Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi 6'5" | SF Tucson | 2026 State AZ , Jaden Rodgers Jaden Rodgers 6'2" | SG Cienega | 2026 State AZ and a tough trio of guards with Isaac McNair Isaac McNair 6'3" | SG Premier Prep Tucson | 2026 State AZ , Cisco Llamas Cisco Llamas 5'7" | PG Sahuaro | 2026 State AZ and Tyson Dobbins Tyson Dobbins 6'2" | CG Desert Christian | 2026 State AZ .
We finish with two 15U games on Sunday.
** Arizona Grind 15 NB National vs AZ Phenoms 15.
Phenoms come with size with O’mari Gilbert O’mari Gilbert 6'5" | PF Paradise Valley | 2027 State AZ and Jamir Smith Jamir Smith 6'5" | PF Chandler | 2027 State AZ plus equipped with talented guards with Jackson Moore Jackson Moore 5'11" | PG Cienega | 2027 State AZ , Amir Kendrick Amir Kendrick 5'11" | PG Cesar Chavez | 2027 State AZ and Nickolas Williams Nickolas Williams 6'0" | SG Fairfax | 2027 State AZ .
Grind has their own size with Zathan Ruffin Zathan Ruffin 6'4" | SF North Valley Christian Academy | 2027 State AZ and Jadd Agha Jadd Agha 6'5" | SF Phoenix Country Day | 2027 State AZ and good scoring guards of Nicholas Topolosek Nicholas Topolosek 6'1" | PG Liberty | 2027 State AZ , Justin Humphrey Justin Humphrey 6'2" | PG Eastmark | 2027 State AZ and Levi Carter Levi Carter 6'0" | PG Willow Canyon | 2027 State AZ .
** Arizona Select 2027 Jerrica vs Peak Basketball 15U Prelude-Rohde.
Select has some size with 6’2 Leroy Woods and brings a tough group of guards with Amaurie Beausejor Amaurie Beausejor 5'9" | PG Desert Mountain | 2027 AZ , Nate Volovic and Cristian Uribe Cristian Uribe 5'11" | PG Perry | 2027 State AZ .
Peak comes with the versatile Adam Medina Adam Medina 6'5" | PF Williams Field | 2027 State AZ and Lukas Jendrusiak Lukas Jendrusiak 6'3" | SF Canyon International Academy | 2027 State AZ and is flanked with talented guards of Micah Andrews Micah Andrews 5'8" | PG Deer Valley | 2027 State AZ , Malachi Mims Malachi Mims 6'1" | CG Pinnacle | 2027 State AZ and Cameron Hurt Cameron Hurt 5'10" | PG Pinnacle | 2027 State AZ .