Former local prep stars sign to play overseas

When the AIA scheduled the 2010 state basketball championships to be played at an arena in Prescott Valley, it turned into the Tucson Invitational, although seen by fewer than 500 fans. Now, in retrospect, it’s amazing to see how good those Tucson teams — Amphi, Palo Verde and Santa Rita — were. Four of those players are now professionals in the EuroLeague. Palo Verde’s Bryce Cotton of Providence last week signed to play with Anadolu Efes of Turkey; Amphi’s Lester Medford of Baylor last week signed with Falco KC of Hungary; Amphi’s Tim Derksen of USF last month signed with Marin of Spain’s EuroLeague; and Santa Rita’s Terrell Stoglin of Maryland is playing for Sagesse of the Lebanon league. 

Back to homepage

Subscriber Login

Keep reading with a digital access subscription.

Subscribe now