SMCC Men's Hoops Hosts Scottsdale CC in Region I Division II Tournament Semifinal

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The NJCAA Region I Division II Tournament begins Thursday evening when second-seeded South Mountain Community College hosting third-seeded Scottsdale Community College at 7:30 p.m. at The Cougar Den. 

Adults are $10. Children/seniors/MCCCD students are $7. Cash Only. An ATM is available on the SMCC Campus. 

NJCAA Region I Division II Tournament Semifinals

No. 2 South Mountain Community College (25-5, 14-4 ACCAC) vs. No. 3 Scottsdale Community College (16-13, 10-8 ACCAC)

March 5, 2026 | 7:30 PM MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Media: CLICK HERE for the free live stream

Probable Starters:

No. 2 South Mountain CC Projected Starters 

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

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

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

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

F – Gak Kueth, 6-6, FR, Peoria, AZ

No. 3 Scottsdale CC Projected Starters

G – Conway Cummard, 6-0, FR, Mesa, AZ

G – Quincy Kirk, 6-2, FR, Phoenix, AZ

G – Davion Harris, 6-2, FR, Chandler, AZ

G – McCade Peterson, 6-4, SO, Mapleton, UT

F – Tylan Holleman, 6-8, SO, Lynden, WA

Up Next: Region I Division II Tournament Championship vs. TBD| Saturday, March 5 | 7:00 pm MST

Last Time Out

The SMCC men's basketball team defeated Mesa CC 82-74 in an ACCAC Division II road contest on Saturday, Feb. 28. Freshman Travis Vasquez led five Cougars in double-figures with 18 points as the Cougars closed out the regular season with their 25th victory, the most by an SMCC team since the 2010-11 squad.

CLICK HERE for the full recap and box score

The Coaches

Cory Hoff is in 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. Hoff is 3-0 against Scottsdale CC.

Zac Harrison is 16-13 in his first year at Scottsdale Community College with a 10-8 record in ACCAC play. Harrison is 0-3 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (14.1 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.6 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (12.4 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (7.3 RPG), Semajay James (6.3 RPG), Devone Pless (4.3 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.0 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.4 APG), Semajay James (2.3 APG)

Artichoke Stat Leaders

Points: Quincy Kirk (13.5 PPG), McCade Peterson (12.3 PPG), Bryce Anderson (10.7 PPG)

Rebounds: Quincy Kirk (5.7 RPG), McCade Peterson (5.4 RPG), Bryce Anderson (5.3 RPG)

Assists: Quincy Kirk (3.8 APG), Davion Harris (3.0 APG), Conway Cummard (2.5 APG)

Vasquez, Carabio Earn All-ACCAC Honors

Freshman Travis Vasquez earned All-ACCAC Division II First Team honors, and sophomore Blake Carabio received a Second Team All-ACCAC Division II award for their work on the court for the South Mountain Community College men's basketball team during the 2025-26 season.

CLICK HERE for the full story on their awards. 

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.