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: Cameron Young – Arizona Western Sophomore wing Cameron Young averaged 21 points and 7 rebounds per/game this past week – leading Arizona Western to 2 wins. Young recorded a double-double against Phoenix College with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and then followed that up with a 26-point night against Central Arizona. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Connor MacDougall – South…
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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: Malik Sanchez – Eastern Arizona Malik Sanchez has led Eastern Arizona to a 6-1 start, averaging 14 points and 7 rebounds per game. Sanchez shot 44% from the field and 81% from the free throw line. He currently leads the Gila Monsters in scoring and is second in rebounding for their team. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Trent Molesworth -…
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: Sophia Elenga – Cochise Cochise’s Sophia Elenga scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Cochise’s win over Chandler-Gilbert JC last week. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Gabby Banales – Pima The Pima Aztecs went 1-1 last week, and in those two games Gabby Banales averaged 12.5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game. Join…
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now underway. 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 Eastern Arizona’s Akia Frett led the Gila Monsters to a 2-2 record last week, but three of those games were against Top 25-ranked teams. She poured in a total of 45 points, 10 rebounds, 19 assists and 11 steals in the 4 games. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Sydni Stallworth – Pima The Pima Aztecs…
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now underway. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Tanie Pierre-Emile – Eastern Arizona Eastern Arizona JC had big wins against Glendale and Chandler-Gilbert JC last week, led by the play of Tanie Pierre-Emile. She recorded two double-doubles, averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds per contest. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Denesia Smith – Pima Pima’s Denesia Smith helped the Aztecs to wins over Chandler-Gilbert and Phoenix College last…
Boulder Creek (4-0) would prove Saturday evening in this year’s Paradise Valley Invitational that their strong play this week was no fluke, as they would defeat a very talented Apollo High School (3-1) team in the tournament’s final game, 75-72, in what may have been the best game of the young high school basketball season. Boulder Creek is a joy to watch play the game, as they play serious team basketball with an emphasis on sharing the basketball and uniting defensively to make plays and force turnovers. Head coach Ryne Holstrom is one of the very best coaches I have…
The first week of the high school basketball season has become a tradition now for the Hoopsgiving Basketball Tournament, hosted by Sunnyslope High School and their Vikings basketball team. Last season Sunnyslope would fall just short of winning the tournament title, but this year would prove very different as the Vikings, led by the play of 6-foot-3 senior guard Dane Maggi, would win the tournament. In the tournament final, host Sunnyslope HS (4-0) would face Brophy Prep. Brophy Prep (3-1) had been playing very well in the event, defeating each of their previous three opponents en route to the tournament…
The Arizona 2015-2016 high school basketball season got underway this week around the state with numerous high school basketball tournaments taking place, and with many of the state’s teams in action. The Arizona Preps’ staff again took in some of the action at this year’s Sunnyslope Hoopsgiving Basketball Tournament – with day 3 of the event taking place on Wednesday evening as the action heated up in the tournament’s semi-final games. In the first semi-final match-up, Brophy Prep (3-0) would face an athletic Mountain Pointe (2-1) group. Brophy Prep, led by new first-year varsity head coach Matt Hooten, would continue…
The Arizona 2015-2016 high school basketball season got underway on Monday afternoon around the state with numerous high school basketball tournaments taking place, and with many of the state’s teams in action on the day. The Arizona Preps’ staff would catch a couple games on the night at the Sunnyslope Hoopsgiving Basketball Tournament. We would first watch Brophy Prep (1-0) face a very athletic and fast Peoria (0-1) team that would look to push the basketball every chance they would get. Brophy, under new leadership this season, after the release of former head coach Tony Fuller, would look very strong…
We continue our new Fall Player Rankings with our next release – the 2017 Class Fall Player Rankings for girls in the state of Arizona. This class is very talented – led by some really talented girls prospects in the state that are high-major division-I college prospects, with many other prospects that will reach some level of college basketball. The 2017 class for girls in the state is still developing, but many prospects in the state have already emerged as nice college prospects. Leading the way for the class is Valley Vista High School’s talented and impressive 6-foot-2 junior post Kiara Edwards. Edwards…