Pima College (27-0, 15-0) has been truly amazing this season, and have turned in one of the best junior college seasons in the history of the NJCAA. Pima is currently ranked as the nation's #2 overall team in the country for Division-II programs, and they do not look to be slowing down anytime soon. While it was widely recognized that Pima would be terrific this season, as good as I believed they would be, the program has more than exceeded expectations this season. Pima will look to win another ACCAC Division-II Conference Title this season, and has an excellent chance of winning an NJCAA Division-II National Championship.
The Pima program is very talented and many players have contributed to the Aztec's success this junior college season. While the program returned numerous top performers this season, after winning the ACCAC D-II Conference Title last season, the addition of 6-foot-4 sharp-shooting and tough sophomore guard Max Majerle has helped to make a significant difference for Head Coach Brian Peabody and his coaching staff. Majerle is among the league leaders in scoring this season, averaging 14.9 points per/game. He is also averaging 3.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per/game. Majerle is also shooting 50% from the field and 85.1% from the free-throw line.
The Pima program landed Max Majerle this summer in fine fashion. Majerle was a high-profile Division-I transfer from Central Michigan, after Majerle started numerous games last season at the Division-I level. Max Majerle is also the son of NBA legend Dan Majerle. This addition of Majerle for the Aztecs this season was big for the Pima roster, and also was a serious addition for the ACCAC. The signing of Majerle, who was a 2021 graduate of Arcadia High School, continues to prove the level of program that Peabody and his staff continue to build in Tucson, Arizona.
The addition of Majerle to the Pima College roster this season, came after Pima won last year's D-II ACCAC Conference Championship - a tremendous addition to a team that returned a lot from last season. Majerle has fit in quite nicely to a very talented group, and provided a nice shot in the arm for the Aztecs' high-scoring offensive style.
Majerle is an excellent Division-I college prospect, and he should receive some serious recruiting attention this spring. He has more than proven himself this junior college season, and will help many college programs, as a result of his shooting stroke, toughness and strong college experience. He is an older prospect with loads of experience, after spending a post-graduate year with highly-acclaimed Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., after graduating from Arcadia High School. Majerle signed with Central Michigan, where he played last season as a freshman - playing in (30) games with 17 starts. Majerle averaged 4 points and 2.7 rebounds per/game last season as a freshman, and at the Division-I level.
Majerle is a bigger shooting guard prospect with a pure left-handed shooting stroke with unlimited range on his shot. He is fundamentally sound offensively, and can score at all (3) levels with a strong physical frame that allows him to compete hard and play very physical. He can stretch the floor and also has a good mid-range game as well that allows him to score effectively in the half-court set. He can post up smaller guards and score nicely around the paint, as needed, while also showing very good versatility as a ball handler and playmaker for his teammates. A strong finisher around the basket and in the open floor. A good overall athlete and a true competitor on both ends of the floor. Majerle is also a strong rebounder from the guard position, and pushes the ball up the floor with the pass.
Majerle was an underrated prospect coming out of high school, and he is more than proving himself this season, while leading Pima to a #2 NJCAA National Ranking. Like Pima, Majerle is having an excellent sophomore season in the ACCAC. Majerle is one of the elite prospects in the ACCAC this season, and I look for his college recruitment to really take shape very soon.
