SMCC Men's Hoops Opens ACCAC Slate at Chandler-Gilbert CC

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team (7-1) travels to Chandler-Gilbert Community College to open up ACCAC play on Wednesday night at 7:30 pm.

Game No. 9 

South Mountain Community College (7-1, 0-0 ACCAC)

@ Chadler-Gilbert Community College (5-3, 0-0 ACCAC)

November 26, 2025 | 7:30 PM PST | Chandler, AZ | Coyote Center

Media: CLICK HERE for the free live stream

South Mountain CC Projected Starters (7-1)

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

G – Parker Escalante, 6'0, RS SO., Mesa, AZ

G – Travis Vasquez, 6'3, RS FR., Glendale, AZ

W – Jadden Jones, 6'2, FR., Glendale, AZ

F – Gak Kueth, 6'6, FR., Peoria, AZ

Chandler-Gilbert Community College Projected Starters (5-3)

G – Jayven Price, 6'1, RS SO., Phoenix, AZ

G – Theophilus Mansell, 6'5, RS FR., Melbourne, FL

G – King Turner, 6'6, RS SO., Phoenix, AZ

F – Carter Korab, 6'7, SO., Queen Creek, AZ

F – Ollie Hinder, 6'10, RS SO., Tempe, AZ

Up Next: Away vs. Glendale Community College| Wednesday, December 3 | 7:30 pm PST | Glendale, AZ | Glendale Gym

Last Time Out

The Cougars defeated Community Christian 79-45 on Friday, Nov. 21 and 77-56 on Saturday, Nov. 22, in a pair of non-conference games at the SMCC Gym. Freshman Travis Vasquez led SMCC with 22 points, and sophomores Parker Escalante and Blake Carabio scored 11 points apiece in the Nov. 21 victory. The next day, freshman I'yar Shadowvine scored a team-high 21 points, freshman Semajay James had 12 points, and freshman Gak Kueth posted 10 points as the Cougars defeated the Saints for the second time in as many days. 

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About the Cougars

South Mountain CC is 7-1, 0-0 in the ACCAC.

Points: Blake Carabio (15.3 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (14.9 PPG), Travis Vasquez (13.9 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (8.1 RPG), Semajay James (7.3 RPG), Devone Pless (5.5 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.6 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.8 APG), Jadden Jones (2.4 APG)

About the Coyotes

Chandler-Gilbert is 5-3, 0-0 in the ACCAC.

Points: King Turner (13.8 PPG), Jayven Price (13.4 PPG), Jaden Acuna (10.9 PPG)

Rebounds: Jayven Price (5.4 RPG), Theophilus Mansell (5.3 RPG), Kobe Mott (5.2 RPG)

Assists: Jayven Price (2.8 APG), Jonas Cederlind (1.7 APG), Jaden Acuna (1.5 APG)

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.

Steve Silsby is 172-145 in his 10^th year at Chandler-Gilbert Community College with a 96-119 record in ACCAC play. Silby is 14-7 against South Mountain CC.

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 Division II 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.