Phoenix College (19-4, 12-3) has been terrific this junior college season with their play – currently leading the ACCAC among division-II schools. On Wednesday evening, Phoenix would come out flat, and unable to match the intensity level of visitor, Eastern Arizona Junior College. Eastern Arizona would cruise to a nice 98-87 road victory. Eastern Arizona (11-12, 4-11) would lead from start to finish – leading by as many as 26 points (48-22) in the game’s first half. Phoenix would cut the Eastern Arizona lead to 7 points (87-94) with :13.3 left, but failed to get any closer in the game.…
Author: Anthony Ray
Arizona Compass Prep is a charter school located in Chandler, Arizona that has not been known for the sport of basketball over the years. After only winning 1 game in 5 years at the school, the program has made some serious changes to the basketball program in hopes of landing true success in the sport. This season the team has been terrific, and on Tuesday evening they won their first ever Conference Championship. This season Arizona Compass Prep (AZCP) has built a very impressive record of 11-1 on the high school season – posting 11 more wins than they did…
The 2016-2017 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now underway, and in full swing. Arizona Western is back in sole first place among division-I schools @ 12-3, while Phoenix College (12-3) is also currently in sole first place for division-II schools. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference. . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Daryl Adams, Arizona Western Daryl Adams averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per contest – leading Arizona Western to two crucial wins in ACCAC league play this past week.…
The 2016-2017 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is in full swing now for women’s junior college basketball. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Veronica Preciado – Eastern Arizona In wins over nationally ranked Pima and Cochise, Veronica Preciado averaged an amazing 26.5 points per game, including a 37 point performance against Pima. She also averaged 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the two contests. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Quynne Huggins – Mesa In wins over Arizona Western…
One of the top freshman prospects in the conference has emerged as of late. Central Arizona Junior College 6-foot-5 freshman guard/forward Isaiah Bellamy came to Central Arizona JC to improve his college recruitment. This season Bellamy has played strong basketball and now has put himself into a very good position. Bellamy has emerged this season as one of the top overall freshman prospects in the ACCAC conference. After graduating from Westview High School in 2014, possibly the state’s best class ever, Bellamy attended Westwind Prep for one year, before landing at Central Arizona JC this season. Bellamy is an older…
Arizona Preps has partnered with Skyline Education LLC and will now look to help develop the level of basketball in the state among charter schools in Arizona. There are more than 70 different charter schools in the state of Arizona. The charter schools leagues are filled with talented prospects that have always gone unnoticed in the state among basketball enthusiasts, but now we will focus on this level of basketball to help raise the level of play and exposure in this arena. The Arizona Preps website was formed in 1999, and has been the leader in communicating, reporting and following…
Brophy Prep (17-7) has recently been playing their best basketball of the season, finishing off several big wins over some very good competition. A big reason for the strong play of Brophy Prep this high school season has been the leadership and strong play of 6-foot-4, 160-pound junior point guard Ian Burke. Burke has excellent size for the point guard position, and has developed into one of the state’s top overall prospects in Arizona’s 2018 class. As college coaches begin to turn their attention in April towards the state 2018 class across America, many college coaches will be taking a…
Marcos De Niza High School’s skilled and sharp-shooting 6-foot-2, 150-pound senior guard Mason Stark has had an excellent high school career. While averaging impressive numbers this high school season and leading his program to a 16-10 overall record on the season, Stark is one true student-athlete that gets it done on and off the court. The Stark name is synonymous with high school basketball in the state of Arizona, as Marcos de Niza long-time successful head coach David Stark has made Marcos De Niza a consistent top performing basketball program in the state. He is the uncle of Mason Stark. …
Glendale Junior College (14-8, 9-5) has been up and down this junior college season. When they have been good, they have won numerous big games this season – defeating each of the top teams in the conference. Head Coach Damin Lopez has Glendale JC playing their best basketball of the season, and the team proved again on Wednesday evening just how good a job Lopez and his staff have done this season – leading to a big hoem win over one of the conference’s top teams, Pima Junior College. Pima (14-8, 8-6 in ACCAC) head coach Brian Peabody and his…
The 2016-2017 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now underway, and in full swing. Cochise and Arizona Western are currently tied for first place among division-I schools @ 11-3, while Phoenix College (11-3) is currently in sole first place for division-II schools, and shares the same record as the division-I leaders. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference. . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Davon Bolton, Eastern Arizona Davon Bolton had a strong week for Eastern Arizona – averaging 25.5 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5…