SMCC Men's Hoops Travels to CGCC for Saturday Afternoon Matinee

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team hits the road to start its final turn through ACCAC play as the Cougars travel to Chandler-Gilbert CC at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. 

Game No. 25

(RV) South Mountain CC (20-4, 9-3 ACCAC) @ Chandler-Gilbert CC (13-11, 4-8 ACCAC)

February 7, 2026 | 4:00 PM MST | Chandler, AZ | The Coyote Center

Media: CLICK HERE for the free live stream 

Probable Starters:

(RV) South Mountain CC Projected Starters

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

G – Travis Vasquez, 6-3, RS FR, Glendale, AZ

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

W – Devone Pless, 6-5, FR, Chandler, AZ

F – Dylan Eaddy, 6-5, FR, Atlanta, GA

Chandler-Gilbert CC Projected Starters

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

G – Mason Knollmiller, 6-1, RS FR, Gilbert, AZ

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

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

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

Up Next: Away vs. Glendale Community College | Wednesday, February 11 | 7:30 pm MST | Glendale, AZ | Glendale Gymnasium

Last Time Out

The Cougars defeated Mesa CC 70-60 in an ACCAC Division II contest at the SMCC Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Sophomore Blake Carabio came off the bench to lead SMCC with 16 points, and freshmen I'yar Shadowvine and Travis Vasquez posted 13 points apiece as the Cougars scored an important conference victory to secure the season series with the Thunderbirds.

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 1-1 against Chandler-Gilbert CC.

Steve Silsby is 180-153 in his 12^th year at Chandler-Gilbert Community College with a 100-127 record in ACCAC play. Silsby is 15-8 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (15.0 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (12.8 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.1 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (7.5 RPG), Semajay James (6.5 RPG), Devone Pless (4.6 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.0 APG), Semajay James &  I'yar Shadowvine (2.5 APG)

Coyote Stat Leaders

Points: Jayven Price (11.7 PPG), Mason Knollmiller (11.6 PPG), King Turner (9.9 PPG)

Rebounds: Trey McKinney (6.0 RPG), Jayven Price (5.8 RPG), Carter Korab (5.3 RPG)

Assists: Jayven Price (3.0 APG), Mason Knollmiller (1.6 APG), Jonas Cederlind & Carter Korab (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.