2026’s Trending Up

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we start the playoffs and AIA Regular season concluded I wanted to take a look at some players that are trending up! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">We start off with the 7 Seniors Trending Up</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574517' first='Jaylin' last='Ideran'] <strong>Sunnyslope (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring point guard who is one of the top bench players in the state. He signed with <strong>Chandler-Gilbert CC</strong> and he looks like a nice pickup with his shooting from the perimeter, handling the ball pressure and coming in and defending a couple positions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1231510' first='Marcus' last='McDonald'] <strong>Phhoenix Prep OTE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger post graduate guard who is definitely trending up. He gets to the basket and will finish way above the rim with his next level bounce. He plays on or off the ball and can defend on the ball, make plays and scores. He is shooting it from the three point line better then a year ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2466067' first='Adrian' last='Stubbs'] <strong>Maryvale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring point guard made shock waves around the state and maybe the country with his 100-point game. He makes the game very easy to play with him as a pure point guard who can obviously score the ball by knocking down jumpers and getting a step on his defenders. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2107154' first='Cameron' last='Clayton'] <strong>Hamilton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A highly skilled wing forward is having a big season with shooting the ball at a higher clip from mid to the three point line. He is mostly off the catch but he can dribble drive to the basket and score around traffic. He rebounds well in his area and he is trending up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1763218' first='AJ' last='Harris'] <strong>Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A versatile wing forward who seems to play every position for the West Valley program. He is a graceful athlete that will fly around from end to end and defend better than most with his next level bounce, length and twitchy reflexes. He scores it from mid and in and he is a star in transition. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3005929' first='Derion' last='Thomas'] <strong>Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong power forward has been steady all year long and made his money in the high level Basha game. He works really hard to own the glass and grab out of area rebounds with his chiseled frame. He will score with offensive rebound put backs and even step out and shoot the three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2107122' first='Sami' last='Sibai'] <strong>Notre Dame Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized point guard keeps ascending. He has become a more polished shooter in the last year and his three point jumper and mid-range pull-up are now clicking. He is very quick to the basket with his speed and he handles any kind of heavy pressure. Colleges are slowly taking notice. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->