The 2014-2015 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-1 Player of the Week: Tyler Chaisson, Eastern Arizona Tyler Chaisson led Eastern Arizona to a 1-1 record winning by averaging 17.5 points and 15.5 rebounds. In Eastern’s overtime win against Tohono O’Odham JC, Chaisson led the Gila Monsters with 20 points, 17 rebounds, 1 steal and block while playing 41 minutes. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Ben “Murphy” Gershman, Pima Ben Gershman le(Colorado School…
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Coach John Saintignon is a former division-I assistant coach from Oregon State University, a former high school head coach from the state of Arizona and one of the all-time leading scorers at USC. Coach Saintignon also currently coaches and trains professional players overseas and will lead the Coach’s Corner series on Arizona Preps. I love watching the former TV series with my son, “The West Wing,” it’s great drama, pressure, events that we can talk about. Last night’s episode that we watched, had a series of events in the Arab world, suggesting that there was going to be an…
DATES: JUNE 28TH, 2015 – JUNE 30TH, 2015 PRICE: $495.00 GRADES: RISING 10TH- 13TH LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO CONTACT/DIRECTOR: GREG KRISTOF 978-922-3350 Who: Top flight academic male student athletes entering Junior, Senior, and Post-Graduate years. What: The Elite Student Athlete Prospect Camp When: June 28th- 30th 2015 Where: University of California, San Diego Why: To compete against the best student athletes in the country and to gain maximum exposure to the country’s top academic institutions MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Elite Student Athlete Prospect Camp presented by Hoop Mountain is to provide top level student athletes with a venue to showcase their basketball talents. Our goal…
We would like to thank all those who participated and supported our New Years camp. It was great seeing all of our athletes having fun learning the game and making friendships within the program. Magic will continue to conduct its weekly clinic every Monday at Laguna Hills Community Center. 5-6pm 3rd grade – 5th grade 6-7pm 6th grade – 8th grade Also we are excited to announce that we will be working with Laguna Hills NJB to co-run our very own first SPRING LEAGUE! More details coming soon. Thank you, Orange County Magic and LHNJB John Saintignon Director (714)234-9858 johnsaintignon@gmail.com…
The 2014-2015 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: Stephanie Schmid – Arizona Western Arizona Western’s Stephanie Schmid averaged 22 points per game, including 30 points in a win over Tohono O’Odham JC. She also averaged 4 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.5 assists per contest. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Megan Gillespie – Mesa Gillespie averaged a double-double – 12.5 points and 10 rebounds, in wins over Arizona Western and Phoenix College last…
Coach John Saintignon is a former division-I assistant coach from Oregon State University, a former high school head coach from the state of Arizona and one of the all-time leading scorers at USC. Coach Saintignon also currently coaches and trains professional players overseas and will lead the Coach’s Corner series on Arizona Preps. What are the Qualities of a Point Guard? I did an interview on radio in London, not too long ago, which will be a supplement to this. Listen to our dialogue as we did a series with Athletic Intelligence Media and Anthony Gentle., on the Point Guard…
Coach John Saintignon is a former division-I assistant coach from Oregon State University, a former high school head coach from the state of Arizona and one of the all-time leading scorers at USC. Coach Saintignon also currently coaches and trains professional players overseas and will lead the Coach’s Corner series on Arizona Preps. What do I look for in a player? This is asked of me all the time. I am looking for something that is special beyond just basketball for example to begin with. I am looking for a person who has their shoes tied, shirt tucked in, shakes…
Coach John Saintignon is a former division-I assistant coach from Oregon State University, a former high school head coach from the state of Arizona and one of the all-time leading scorers at USC. Coach Saintignon also currently coaches and trains professional players overseas and will lead the Coach’s Corner series on Arizona Preps. Player Development: As you all are well aware of, there are many coaches out there who say that they are trainers, shooting coaches, etc. I believe firmly in player development, as it was instrumental to my success in being able to lead the country in scoring when…
Coach John Saintignon is a former division-I assistant coach from Oregon State University, a former high school head coach from the state of Arizona and one of the all-time leading scorers at USC. Coach Saintignon also currently coaches and trains professional players overseas and will lead the Coach’s Corner series on Arizona Preps. Passion What is passion?: A strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something. All of us coaches would love to have that or see it, but this has to be cultivated, encouraged, and allowed. We can’t say we want it and then have…
The 2014-2015 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: Andre Chetverikoff, Arizona Western Andre Chetverikoff led Arizona Western to a 1-1 record this past week averaging 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2 steals per game for the Matadors, including a game high 25 points in a 79-75 win at Central Arizona. On the week, Andre shot 44% from the field and 80% from the free throw line. ACCAC…