Now this is interesting

Anthony Ray at Arizona Preps has two new articles posted today (Rivals sub required) about a pair of Westwind (Arizona) Prep bigs who have seemingly found their D-1 destinations.

6-foot-10 Nate Maxey, out of San Diego, just left Westwind in what looks like a case of departing before being asked to and his article is here. His academics were a problem, hence his decision to attend Westwind and he also needed to add strength and develop an offensive repertoire.

6-foot-9 Jordan Didier (earlier Fresno State interest but no longer apparently) is doing a post-prep season at Westwind and, besides greater strength, needs a higher ACT score in order to be D-1 eligible. His article is here.

What's fascinating is that one school has landed Maxey and is the leader for Didier's services -- Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Former Tulane and Miami coach Perry Clark heads the program there and a former Westwind player, center Ted Wang, is on the roster. Other than that, we can't determine any other TAMCC - Westwind connection. The bios of the Westwind coaching staff don't indicate a Perry Clark nexus.

But having two bigs from the same educational institution head to a Southland Conference program tells us there a story behind the story. We just can't figure it out.

From Gary Trousdale

We just received this from Gary Trousdale, the basketball program director at Westwind Prep:

 6-10 Keanau Post – Westwind Prep
Gary Trousdale
September 22, 2010

MM+ - HM – Keanau Post – 6-10 – P – Westwind Prep – 2012

Big bodied post with decent feet and hands. Can run the floor and has improved with weight loss. Can knock down 15footer. Back to basket is strength. Needs upper body power to finish in traffic.  Passionate about game. Coachable. Tremendous upside and has H Majors interested.ONLY A 2012!.  Which makes very attractive. Landed at WPI via Victoria, BC (Canada). Washington State and Utah State hyperactive for verbal. Keanau will draw major interest this season.

New Mexico State in Arizona checking out talent

TJ Parry, an assistant coach at Westwind Prep in Phoenix, tweets that New Mexico State was in the house to catch a practice:

"UC-Irvine & New Mexico St. in attendance at WPI practice today...Rhode Island, Murray St., Washington State, USC, and LaSalle last night."