SMCC Men's Basketball Travels to Scottsdale CC to Resume Conference Action

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team returns to ACCAC play as it travels to Scottsdale Community College on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. contest.

Game No. 16

South Mountain Community College (13-2, 3-1 ACCAC Division II)

@ Scottsdale Community College (9-6, 3-1 ACCAC Division II)

January 7, 2026 | 7:30 P.M. MST | Scottsdale, AZ | North Gymnasium

Media: CLICK HERE for the live video stream

South Mountain CC Projected Starters

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

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

G – Blake Carabio, 6-1, SO., Peoria, AZ

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

F – Gak Kueth, 6-6, FR., Peoria, AZ

Scottsdale Community College Projected Starters 

G – Conway Cummard, 6'0, FR., Mesa, AZ

G – Davion Harris, 6'2, FR., Chandler, AZ

G – McCade Peterson, 6'4, SO., Mapleton, UT

G – Coleman Fields, 6'4, SO., Goodyear, AZ

F – Tylan Holleman, 6'8, SO., Lynden, WA

Up Next: Away vs. Mesa Community College | Saturday, January 10 | 4 p.m. MST | Mesa, AZ | Theo Heap Gymnasium

Last Time Out

The Cougars defeated AZ Sol 110-29 in a non-conference contest at the SMCC Gym on Saturday, Jan. 3. Sophomore Blake Carabio led all players with 20 points, and six other Cougars finished in double-figures as SMCC opened the New Year with a resounding victory. 

SMCC led 59-14 at halftime after shooting 65.7 percent (23 of 35) from the field, including eight 3-pointers. The Cougars then won the second half 51-15. They finished the game shooting 59.7 percent (43 of 72) from the field and 51.6 percent (16 of 31) from 3-point range. The team also added 51 rebounds, 34 assists, 15 steals, and one block in the victory.

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.

Zachary Harrison is 9-6 in his first year at Scottsdale Community College with a 3-1 record in ACCAC play. This is Harrison's first contest against the Cougars.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (14.9 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (14.1 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.7 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (8.0 RPG), Semajay James (6.2 RPG), Devone Pless (4.6 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.4 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.8 APG), Semajay James (2.6 APG)

Fighting Artichoke Stat Leaders

Points: Quincy Kirk (12.2 PPG), McCade Peterson (11.6 PPG), Coleman Fields (11.2 PPG)

Rebounds: Bryce Anderson (6.4 RPG), Tim Gorham (6.2 RPG), Tylan Holleman (5.7 RPG)

Assists: Quincy Kirk (3.5 APG), Davion Harris (3.3 APG), Conway Cummard (2.7 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 (2x), Miles Community College and Yavapai College on the schedule.

ACCAC Play

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

Cougars Among ACCAC Division II Stat Leaders

Blake Carabio ranks ninth among all ACCAC Division II players in scoring at 14.9 ppg ... I'yar Shadowvine is 11th in scoring at 14.1 ppg ... Jadden Jones is fourth in rebounding at 8.0 rpg ... Semajay James is ninth in rebounding at 6.2 rpg ... Travis Vasquez is fourth in assists at 4.4 apg ... Parker Escalanate is third in steals at 2.4 spg ... Jones is eighth in steals at 2.0 spg ... Carabio is ninth in steals at 1.9 spg.