With the junior college basketball season starting to wind up, as we get towards the end to conference play soon, Eastern Arizona Junior College (18-4, 11-0) continues to lead the conference among Division-I programs, while Chandler-Gilbert Junior College (19-2, 12-2) still holds on to the lead among Division-II college programs in the conference, with Pima CC (18-3, 10-3) in a close second. South Mountain Junior College 6-foot-4 sophomore Jaylen Wesley continues to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding - averaging 26.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per/contest.
Here are the current and recent Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the coaches in the conference this season . . .
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week - Jordan Hernandez – Cochise – Hernandez led the Apaches to a pair of wins over Yavapai, scoring 24 points. Hernandez scored 14 points in the Apaches win over the Roughriders, going 5-for-9 from the field and recording six assists. Hernandez finished the weekend with a 10-point performance - recording a triple-double, grabbing 11 rebounds and tallying 10 assists.
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week - Dallon Morgan – Eastern Arizona – Morgan helped the Gila Monsters to a weekend sweep of Arizona Western, averaging 13 points per game and hitting seven three-pointers in the two games. Morgan scored 11 points in the Gila Monsters’ 77-68 win, then Morgan topped that performance with 15 points on 5-of-10 from the three-point line in Eastern Arizona’s 79-77 overtime win over Arizona Western on Saturday.
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week - Cohenj Gonzales – Pima – Gonzales set a season-high en route to his first Player of the Week honor of the season. Gonzales scored 44 points in a pair of games last week to help the Aztecs to two wins. Gonzales started the week with 18 points, hitting six three-pointers, in a big 83-64 win over Chandler-Gilbert. Gonzales set his new season-high in the second game of the week, scoring 26 points on 8-for-13 from the three-point line in a 107-72 win over Phoenix. Gonzales also recorded six steals in the win over the Bears.
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week - Lachi McKain – Chandler-Gilbert – McKain averaged 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest in the Coyotes’ two wins last week. McKain scored 15 points and had four rebounds in an 85-80 win over South Mountain on the road, before scoring 18 points and grabbing seven boards in Chandler-Gilbert’s 92-84 win over Scottsdale on Saturday. In the two games, McKain went 9-for-12 from the three-point line, tying a season-high in threes with five in the win over South Mountain.
