Top-rated Cochise College has hit their stride at the right time of the season, recently taking over the top spot in the ACCAC. Cochise (22-5, 14-5) was coming off a nice come-from-behind road win over Scottsdale JC on Wednesday, but on Saturday afternoon Cochise would face the conference’s hottest team at South Mountain CC. South Mountain (16-11, 12-7) entered Saturday’s match-up as winners of their last 4 games in a row, and playing their best basketball of the season. These two programs would make for an exciting contest, in what would become the best junior college game I have seen…
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“ARIZONA SPRING SHOWCASE” SUNDAY * February 28, 2016 Check-in @ 9 am for all players (Showcase 10 am – 5 pm) Mesa High School (Gymnasium), 1630 East Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85204 $125 Participation Fee TO REGISTER CLICK THE LINK http://www.camppros.com/register/detail_new.aspx?ListingId=4469&OrgId=215 ** OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS IN GRADES 9-12** This showcase is designed to provide all attending players an opportunity to demonstrate their skills to the college coaches, scouts and media that are expected to attend. Showcase Features Include: INCLUDED IN THE PRICE… * Every player will receive a “HIGHLIGHT VIDEO” on youtube.com included in the cost to promote their skills to…
The Lester Neal Big Man Clinic & Skill Development camp, which is designed to teach post fundamentals, will be held in February for junior high and high school-aged players. Here is some more information on this event . . . Join the Forum discussion on this post
Scottsdale Junior College (14-12) was the hottest team in the ACCAC heading into Wednesday evening’s match-up with league-leader Cochise College. As winners of their last 5 games in a row on the season, Scottsdale JC head coach Mark Bunker and his staff would need to prepare their team for another big victory. They would like their chances at home and after building a big, early lead over Cochise. Cochise College (21-5, 13-5) would come into the game with their eyes set on taking a sole spot for the conference lead in the ACCAC, but after getting down early in the…
It was a nice match-up on Tuesday evening between two of the state’s most talented and athletic groups, as Mountain Ridge High School (19-6) ventured across the valley to face Desert Ridge in Mesa. Mountain Ridge is led by the play four different division-I prospects, and has as much or more individual talent than any other team in the state. Desert Ridge (15-11) is also loaded with talented prospects and is led by one of the state’s elite young talents, 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Timmy Allen. It would make for an exciting match-up. Many people from the basketball community made the…
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Stefan Rosic, Arizona Western Stefan Rosic averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest this past week for Arizona Western. For the week, Rosic led the Matadors, while shooting just under 60% from the field and 80% from the free throw line. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Xavier Smith, Chandler-Gilbert Xavier Smith led Chandler-Gilbert to a split this…
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Akia Frett – Eastern Arizona Akia Frett averaged 24.5 points, 6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and and 4 steals per game, while helping the Gila Monsters to nice wins over Pima JC and Tohono O’Odham JC last week. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Sydni Stallworth – Pima Sydni Stallworth receives another Player of the Week honor this season after she averaged…
Cortez High School (12-6) has had some very successful seasons as of late, and now as a member of the state’s Division-III Class, this year’s team looks prepared to make some noise when it counts again. A big reason for Cortez’ hopes of winning a state championship this season relies heavily on the shoulders of talented 5-foot-10 senior guard Alfredo Jiminez (pictured) and their new coaching staff. Jiminez has been a handful this high school season – averaging close to 26 points per/game on the season. He has had numerous strong performances this season, and has his team in the…
It has been a terrific season for Tri-City Christian High School, as they have gone undefeated this high school season – in hopes for a state title amongst charter schools. Tri-City Christian’s only competition this season has been Skyline Prep, and the two teams understand that, to win it all, each will have to defeat the other en route to the championship. Tri-City Christian is definitely the favorite after first defeating Skyline Prep at home earlier this season, and then doing it again on Saturday evening at South Mountain Junior College. In front of another standing-room only crowd, Tri-City Christian…
South Mountain Junior College is making a nice run at the right time of the season, after winning their last 3 games in a row. Currently South Mountain ranks fifth in the conference, and second among division-II junior colleges in the ACCAC. A big reason for the success of South Mountain has been the play of a trio of players – 6-foot sophomore guard Jackson Price, 6-foot-4 freshman forward Terrence Johnson and 6-foot-9 sophomore post Connor MacDougall (University of New Mexico signee). MacDougall, Johnson and Price each rank among the top overall performers in the ACCAC this season, as all…