(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s and men’s basketball teams will begin the 2019-20 seasons ranked in the top 4 of the NJCAA Division II preseason national polls.
The Aztecs women’s team will begin at No. 3 to start the season. The Aztecs are coming off a fifth place finish at last year’s NJCAA Division II National Tournament. They went 24-12 overall.
They bring back four sophomores: guards Alyssa Perez (Marana HS) and Haile Gleason as well as forwards Hallie Lawson (Campo Verde HS) and Marlena Arroyo-Plata (Campo Verde HS).
The Aztecs play their first game against Park University JV on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
The Aztecs men’s basketball team will begin their season ranked No. 4 in the polls. The Aztecs took seventh place at the NJCAA Division II Tournament and closed out the season with a 29-7 overall record they’re coming off their third straight NJCAA Region I, Division II title.
The Aztecs have five sophomores on the team: guards Cole Gerken (Ironwood Ridge HS), Jordan Robinson (Tucson HS), Rashad Smith (Hamilton HS) and Nick Rosquist (The Gregory School) as well as red-shirt sophomore forward Kaylon Tippins (Cholla HS).
The Aztecs play their first game against Dream City Christian Prep on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m.
Courtesy of Pima Athletics
