SMCC Men's Basketball Hosts Glendale CC in ACCAC Saturday Tilt

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team faces Glendale Community College in a battle for second place in the ACCAC Division II standings on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Cougar Den. 

Game #19

(RV) South Mountain Community College (15-3, 5-2 ACCAC)

vs. Glendale Community College (14-4, 5-2 ACCAC)

January 17, 2026 | 4:00 PM MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Media: CLICK HERE for the free video live stream

Probable Starters:

South Mountain CC Projected Starters

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

Glendale CC Projected Starters

G – Ty Gibbs, 5-8, SO-RS, Waddell, AZ

G – Kenny White, 5-11, SO-RS, Phoenix, AZ

G – Malaki Garnica, 6-2, FR, Phoenix, AZ

F – Stephan Miller, 6-5, FR, Surprise, AZ

F – Kaleb Conley, 6-7, FR, Anthem, AZ

Up Next: Away vs. Phoenix College | Wednesday, January 21 | 7:30 pm MST | Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix College

Last Time Out

The Cougars nearly pulled off a 20-point comeback in the second half, but ultimately fell 65-60 to Chandler-Gilbert CC in an ACCAC Division II contest on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the SMCC Gym. Freshman Travis Vasquez fueled the second-half comeback, scoring 19 points and draining five 3-pointers in the second half to finish with a team-high 22 points. Freshmen Devone Pless and I'yar Shadowvine each scored 11 for the Cougars in defeat.

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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 Glendale CC.

Ken Carrillo is 96-73 in his seventh year at Glendale Community College with a 54-57 record in ACCAC play. Carrillo is 8-4 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (15.2 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (13.6 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.7 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (7.9 RPG), Semajay James (5.9 RPG), Devone Pless (4.8 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.3 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.6 APG), Semajay James (2.4 APG)

Gauchos Stat Leaders

Points: Stephan Miller (20.1 PPG), Kenny White (17.8 PPG), Yual Lam (10.4 PPG)

Rebounds: Stephan Miller (8.4 RPG), Kaleb Conley (5.9 RPG), Arteus Jefferson (5.3 RPG)

Assists: Ty Gibbs (6.9 APG), Kenny White (3.7 APG), Kaleb Conley (2.2 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.