The Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) has completed their regular season for the 2016-2017 junior college basketball season. As a result, the coaches in the conference have made their selections for Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and each of their All-Conference and All-Region selctions for the conference.
Here are the All-ACCAC selections for this season, led by the Coach of the Year, Matt Gordon of Phoenix College (3rd time selection), and the conference's Co-Player(s) of the Year - Deion James (pictured) of Pima Junior College and Dallas Polk-Hilliard of Cochise Junior College . . .
ACCAC Co-Players of the Year:
Dallas Polk-Hilliard 6-6 Sophomore Forward - Cochise JC
In conference games this season, Dallas Polk-Hilliard was a model of consistency scoring in double figures in 21 of 22 games. During conference play Polk-Hilliard averaged 20 points and 8.8 rebounds per-game - leading Cochise to a 16-6 ACCAC record. Polk-Hilliard shot 47% from the field and recorded 8 double-doubles in league play. He was a two-time Player of the Week selection.
Deion James 6-8 Sophomore Forward - Pima JC
Deion James led Pima to a strong conference showing - averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per/game. James shot 47% from the field, including 40% from the 3-point line. James recorded 13 double-doubles this season for the Aztecs, as they secured the #2 seed for the Division-II Region-I Tournament.
Freshman of the Year: |
Andre Jones, Arizona Western |
Coach of the Year: |
Matt Gordon, Phoenix College |
ALL ACCAC | ||
1st Team | ||
1 | Dallas Polk Hilliard | Cochise |
2 | Deion James | Pima |
3 | Karriem Simmons | Central Arizona |
4 | DeAndre Love | Eastern Arizona |
5 | Andre Jones | Arizona Western |
6 | Johnathan Matthews | Phoenix College |
2nd Team | ||
1 | Torin Webb | Arizona Western |
2 | Shadeed Shabazz | Cochise |
3 | Brandell Evans | Cochise |
4 | Emilio Acedo | Pima |
5 | Lavette Parker | Phoenix College |
6 | Jamil Wilson-Jones | Mesa |
3rd Team | ||
1 | Davon Bolton | Eastern Arizona |
2 | James Sosinski | South Mountain |
3 | Domonick McCoy | Tohono O'Odham |
4 | Christian Hakilimali | Glendale |
5 | Isaiah Easaw | Scottsdale |
6 | Kendrick Williams | Chandler-Gilbert |
7 | Desmond Johnson | South Mountain |
8 | Taveon Jackson | Tohono O'Odham |
ALL Region - Division I | |||
1st Team | |||
1 | Dallas Polk-Hilliard | Cochise | |
2 | Karriem Simmons | Central Arizona | |
3 | DeAndre Love | Eastern Arizona | |
4 | Andre Jones | Arizona Western | |
5 | Torin Webb | Arizona Western | |
2nd Team | |||
1 | Shadeed Shabazz | Cochise | |
2 | Brandell Evans | Cochise | |
3 | Jamil Wilson-Jones | Mesa | |
4 | Davon Bolton | Eastern Arizona | |
5 | Nate Bradford | Eastern Arizona | |
ALL Region - Division II | |||
1st Team | |||
1 | Deion James | Pima | |
2 | Johnathan Matthews | Phoenix College | |
3 | Emilio Acedo | Pima | |
4 | Lavette Parker | Phoenix College | |
5 | James Sosinski | South Mountain | |
2nd Team | |||
1 | Domonick McCoy | Tohono O'Odham | |
2 | Christian Hakilimali | Glendale | |
3 | Isaiah Easaw | Scottsdale | |
4 | Kendrick Williams | Chandler-Gilbert | |
5 | Desmond Johnson | South Mountain |