SMCC Returns Home to Host Chandler-Gilbert CC

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team returns home to begin the second round of ACCAC Division II play by hosting Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. 

Game No. 18

(RV) South Mountain Community College (15-2, 5-1 ACCAC)

vs. Chandler-Gilbert Community College (9-8, 1-5 ACCAC)

January 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Media: CLICK HERE for the free live video stream

Probable Starters:

South Mountain CC Projected Starters (15-2, 5-1)

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

G – Parker Escalante, 6-0, SO-RS, 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

Chandler-Gilbert Community College Projected Starters

G – Jayven Price, 6-1, SO-RS, Phoenix, AZ

G – King Turner, 6-6, SO-RS, Phoenix, AZ

F – Trey McKinney, 6-7, FR, Walla Walla, WA

F – Carter Korab, 6-7, SO, Queen Creek, AZ

C – Ollie Hinder, 6-10, SO-RS, Tempe, AZ

Up Next: Home vs. Glendale Community College | Saturday, January 17 | 4:00 pm MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Last Time Out

Sophomore Blake Carabio finished with a career-high 32 points and seven 3-pointers to lead the South Mountain Community College men's basketball team to a 73-69 victory at Mesa CC in an ACCAC Division II contest on Saturday, Jan. 10. Carabio scored 22 points and knocked down five 3-pointers in the second half as the Cougars improved to 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the ACCAC Division II standings. Freshman I'yar Shadowvine added 14 points, and freshman Devone Pless came off the bench to post eight points and seven rebounds 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. He is 1-0 against Chandler-Gilbert CC.

Steve Silsby is 176-150 in his 12^th year at Chandler-Gilbert Community College with a 97-124 record in ACCAC play. Silsby is 14-8 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (15.6 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (13.8 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.1 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (8.2 RPG), Semajay James (6.0 RPG), Devone Pless (4.5 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.5 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.6 APG), Semajay James (2.5 APG)

Coyote Stat Leaders

Points: Jayven Price (12.4 PPG), King Turner (11.0 PPG), Mason Knollmiller (10.6 PPG)

Rebounds: Trey McKinney (6.1 RPG), Jayven Price (5.8 RPG), King Turner (5.3 RPG)

Assists: Jayven Price (3.2 APG), Jonas Cederlind (1.5 APG), King Turner (1.2 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.