SMCC Men's Basketball Hosts Nationally Ranked Pima CC

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team hosts No. 10 Pima Community College in a battle of first-place ACCAC Division II teams on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the SMCC Gym. 

Game #12

South Mountain Community College (10-1, 3-0 ACCAC)

vs. #10 Pima Community College (8-0, 1-0 ACCAC)

December 10, 2025 | 7:30 PM MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Media: CLICK HERE for the free video live stream 

Probable Starters:

South Mountain CC Projected Starters (10-1, 3-0 ACCAC Division II)

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

No. 10 Pima Community College Projected Starters (8-0, 1-0)

G – Isaiah Hill, 6-0, FR., Tucson, AZ

G – Will Feagles, 6-4, FR., Phoenix, AZ

F – Isaac Johnson, 6-7, SO., Oakland, CA

F – Mason Hunt, 6-7, SO., Prescott Valley, AZ

F – Kaelum Brown, 6-8, SO., Queen Creek, AZ

Up Next: Home vs. Park Gilbert JV | Saturday, December 13 | 4:00 pm MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Last Time Out

The SMCC men's basketball team defeated Phoenix College 62-51 in an ACCAC Division II home contest on Saturday, Dec. 6. Freshman Devone Pless came off the bench to score a season-high 15 points, sophomore Parker Escalante added 11, and freshman Blake Carabio posted nine points, eight rebounds, five steals, and three assists as the Cougars fought off a stern challenge from the pesky Bears. 

CLICK HERE for the full recap and box score

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.

Brian Peabody is 275-133 in his 14^th year at Pima Community College with a 160-99 record in ACCAC play. Peabody is 21-6 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: I'yar Shadowvine (14.7 PPG), Blake Carabio (14.0 PPG), Travis Vasquez (13.0 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (7.8 RPG), Semajay James (6.7 RPG), Devone Pless (4.4 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.5 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.7 APG), Semajay James (2.3 APG)

Aztec Stat Leaders

Points: Isaac Johnson (22.4 PPG), Mason Hunt (21.7 PPG), Ky Green (17.9 PPG)

Rebounds: Brock Mendoza (9.6 RPG), Isaac Johnson (6.4 RPG), Ky Green (6.1 RPG)

Assists: Isaiah Hill (9.3 APG), Gerron Graham (6.8 APG), Taevean Famutimi-Brown (4.3 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 (2x), Miles Community College and Yavapai College on the schedule.

ACCAC Play

The ACCAC DII is made up of 7 programs. Each team plays 18 conference games during the season. Last season saw Pima Community College take home the ACCAC Regular Season & Region 1 Championships. Chandler-Gilbert CC, Glendale CC and South Mountain CC joined them in qualifying for the Region 1 Playoffs.