SMCC Men's Basketball Travels to Yavapai College for Non-Conference Tilt

PHOENIX, Ariz. –

The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team travels to Prescott, Ariz., for a non-conference contest against Yavapai College on Friday night at 7 p.m.

Game #4

South Mountain Community College (3-0, 0-0 ACCAC) @ Yavapai College (2-1, 0-0 ACCAC)

November 7, 2025 | 7 PM PST | Prescott, AZ | Walraven Gymnasium

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Probable Starters:

South Mountain CC Projected Starters

G – I'yar Shadowvine, 5-8, FR, Tacoma, Wash.

G – Parker Escalante, 6-0, RS-SO, Mesa, Ariz.

G – Travis Vasquez, 6-3, RS-FR, Glendale, Ariz.

W – Jadden Jones, 6-2, FR, Glendale, Ariz.

F – Gak Kueth, 6-6, FR, Peoria, Ariz.

Yavapai College Projected Starters

G – Timotey Zoonekynd, 6-2, FR, Gravelines, France

G – Jason Parent, 6-4, RS-SO, Prescott, Ariz.

G – Rudolfs Svitins, 6-7, FR, Riga, Latvia

F – Raijon Dispensa, 6-9, RS-FR, Mullica Hill, N.J.

F – Ryan Vischer, 7-0, RS-SO, Phoenix, Ariz.

Up Next: Home vs. Benedictine University Mesa JV | Monday, November 10 | 7:30 pm PST | Phoenix, Ariz. | Cougar Den

Last Time Out

Playing three games in three days, the South Mountain Community College men's basketball team (3-0) won all three to open head coach Cory Hoff's first season with a flourish. The Cougars defeated Arizona Christian (JV) 106-54 on Oct. 31, posted a 102-58 victory over Park-Gilbert (JV) on Nov. 1, and wrapped up the weekend with a 79-60 win over the GCU Club Team on Nov. 2, with all games taking place at Phoenix College. 

"I'm proud of how our guys kicked off the weekend. We showed flashes defensively of what we can do when we are locked in. I thought we did a decent job shooting the basketball when we were unselfish and created offense for others," said first-year SMCC head coach Cory Hoff. "We have a long way to go in order to compete against the heavy hitters in the ACCAC. It's always better to win, though. This weekend was a testament to the work our players & assistant coaches have put in this preseason. We've got to turn our focus to a very talented NJCAA Division I team up at Yavapai College. They will be an incredibly tough test on Friday night."

Click Here for the complete recap of all three victories.

The Coaches

Cory Hoff enters his first season at the helm of the Cougar program. Hoff takes over the program after serving the past two years as Associate Head Coach at New Mexico Military Institute, a NJCAA DI program located in Roswell, New Mexico. During Hoff's Career, his programs have achieved a NAIA DI National Championship, two Conference Tournament Championships, one Regular Season Championship, seven Playoff Appearances, 23 Top 25 wins, four All-Americans, 19 All-Conference awards and 14 professionals.

Kevon Davis is 24-40 in his 3^rd year at Yavapai College with a 10-27 record in ACCAC play. Davis is 1-0 against South Mountain CC.

About the Cougars

South Mountain CC is 3-0, 0-0 in the ACCAC.

Points: Blake Carabio (18.0 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (15.7 PPG), Parker Escalante (13.7 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (7.0 RPG), Semajay James (6.7 RPG), Devone Pless (5.0 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (6.3 APG), Semajay James (3.3 APG), Jadden Jones & Parker Escalante (3.0 APG)

About the Roughriders

Yavapai is 2-1, 0-0 in the ACCAC.

Points: Jason Parent (21.3 PPG), Torin Bosch (13.3 PPG), Rudolfs Svitins (9.7 PPG)

Rebounds: Jason Parent (7.0 RPG), Raijon Dispensa (6.7 RPG), Rudolfs Svitins (5.7 RPG)

Assists: Torin Bosch (2.7 APG), Jason Parent (2.0 RPG), Raijon Dispensa & Timotey Zoonekynd (1.7 APG)

Watch Live & Stats

Video webcasts for all of SMCC's home games are available at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/southmountaincc/ on Game Day. Game Previews will be posted prior to game day & Game Recaps will be posted after the conclusion of each contest on www.SMCCCougars.com.

Tough Scheduling

SMCC MBB will play 18 conference games against ACCAC opponents, which is one of the toughest conferences in the country. Additionally, SMCC has scheduled five non-conference games against NJCAA DI opponents with College of Southern Nevada, Community Christian College (twice), Miles Community College and Yavapai College on the schedule.

ACCAC Play

The ACCAC Division II is made of seven programs. Each team plays 18 conference games during the season. Last season saw Pima Community College take home the ACCAC Regular Season and Region I Championships. Chandler-Gilbert CC, Glendale CC and South Mountain CC joined them in qualifying for the Region I Playoffs.

South Mountain Community College Notes

SMCC is an NJCAA Division II member of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC)…The Cougars concluded the 2024-25 season with a 12-19 overall record with a 7-11 record in ACCAC play…South Mountain CC qualified for the opening round of the NJCAA Region 1 DII playoffs as the No. 4 seed…The Cougars fell to top-seeded Pima Community College, 80-55…Season Highlights include sophomore guard Cash Callaway being named All-ACCAC DII First Team and a season high of 29 points scored on Dec. 13 against Community Christian College…

Yavapai College Notes

Yavapai College is located in Yavapai, Ariz. and is a NJCAA DI member of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC)…The Roughriders finished 11-19 last season with a 6-12 record in ACCAC play…Last season Yavapai averaged 77.1 PPG and were led by guards Nadir Myers (17.4 PPG) and returning guard Jason Parent (14.7 PPG), who was also named ACCAC DI Defensive Player of the Year.

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