Arizona Western (24-8, 17-6) got it done, winning this year’s Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Division-I Championship on Monday evening, after a big 85-81 overtime victory at home over a surging Eastern Arizona Junior College program. Cochise Junior College had led the way in the ACCAC Conference standings for much of the entire junior college season, but were upset in the semi-finals by Eastern Arizona JC. In the end, Head Coach Charles Harrell and his staff would lead the Matadors to the conference title – defeating a talented Eastern Arizona program and advancing to the Region-I, Division-I Championship game. In…
Author: Anthony Ray
The regular season has wrapped up for the ACCAC junior college season, as we are now in the middle of the ACCAC playoffs for both Division-I and Division-II programs in the conference In case you missed it, here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC for the week of 2/28 . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Darnell Robateau – FR – Cochise College Robateau averaged 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists per/game, while shooting 55.6% from the field and going 13-for-13 from the free-throw line – helping Cochise go 2-0 to finish the junior college season.…
The Division-I, Region-I Tournament semi-finals for the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) took place on Saturday evening, as #1 seed Cochise hosted #4 seed Eastern Arizona Junior College, and #2 seed Arizona Western JC hosted #3 seed Mesa Junior College. Cochise Junior College (26-5) has led the ACCAC standings for much of the junior college season, and held at 5-game lead at the end of the junior college season. Cochise went into Saturday’s playoff match-up ranking among the nation’s Top 20 junior college programs in the NJCAA, and was one of the hottest juco programs in America – winning…
In very surprising fashion on Saturday, it was announced that Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-1, 160-pound senior guard Caleb Christopher has given a verbal commitment to the Arizona State Sun Devils – a major announcement for both the local PAC-12 program and also the Hillcrest Prep basketball program. Christopher is the older brother of talented 5-Star wing prospect, Joshua Christopher who played last spring and summer for the heavily sponsored Cal Supreme (CA) club program. You can read between the lines, but this is an excellent move for the Sun Devils in their future attempt to land the younger, much more talented…
It has been a long road for Hillcrest Prep 6-foot-9 prep post Chase Courtney. After first starting his high school career at Skyline High School in Mesa, Courtney then transferred to Bella Vista for his senior season last year, and now is finishing his high school career at Hillcrest Prep, where he is currently spending a post graduate year. It has been a long road for Courtney, but it has definitely paid off for the developing post player. Courtney spent much of his time early at Skyline overcoming injuries and developing his body. The son of former very successful NBA…
The 7th Annual Arizona Spring Showcase took place this weekend at The PHHacility, and included more than 60 different prospects in action for the event. Tournament organizer Chad Groth of Area Codes Basketball, once again, organized this event, which included some of the state’s top young prospects. I was in attendance for this event, which kicked off the state’s spring exposure events. There were numerous top performers on the day. Here are my top overall prospects that I observed on the day (In no particular order) . . . Carter Van Hammond 6-9 SOPH Perry HS – 2021 Class Van…
The amazing and very exciting 2nd Annual March Madfest, “Arizona’s Own High-School All-Star Game,” is set to take place once again on Friday, March 22nd, @ The Westgate Entertainment District. Last year’s event was unreal and as exciting an event as we have ever seen for Arizona’s top basketball talent. Our entire Arizona Preps’ staff will be on hand for this year’s 2nd annual event, and will look to bring you complete coverage of the event’s top performers. Here is a video, a preview of this year’s event that is sure to be one to remember . . . Join…
The ACCAC Division-I & II Tournament will begin this weekend on Saturday, March 2nd for Division-I schools, and will pick up on Wednesday, March 6th for Division-II programs. #1 seed Cochise College will face Eastern Arizona on Saturday evening, while Arizona Western will take on Mesa Junior College for Division-I programs in the ACCAC. #1 seed Pima Junior College will face Glendale Junior College on Wednesday, while Scottsdale Junior College and Chandler-Gilbert will match-up. Here is the schedule for the ACCAC’s tournament . . . Sat. 2 Eastern Arizona College Cochise College 7:00 PM Division 1, Region 1 Tournament – Semifinals Wed.…
The Spring Break High Intensity Skills Clinic will be held for middle school prospects and high school-aged prospects on March 11 – 12th @ The PHHacility. The clinic will be organized by former division-I coach and NBA skills trainer Phil Beckner. This is a high-level event that will be limited to 50 prospects. Join the Forum discussion on this post
It was a match-up that had many basketball enthusiasts had been excited about for some time, as it would be a rematch game between AZ Compass Prep and Bella Vista Prep. Last season, the two programs had faced off in epic fashion on the AZ Compass campus. After an amazing first half-performance by Bella Vista’s Terry Armstrong (University of Arizona signee), AZ Compass Prep would come from behind in the game’s second half to win it, led by the play of now University of Utah freshman guard Both Gach. The performances by Gach and Armstrong were terrific last season and…