No games scheduled for the east side of the County; only two players on the roster from Yavapai County
Yavapai Community College has announced the 2022-23 Men’s Basketball schedule. According to the schedule, all of the home games will be played in Prescott at Walraven gymnasium on the Prescott Campus.
There had been talk at various Governing Board meetings by the College leadership of including the east side of the County in some of its athletic programs. However, the schedule for the new basketball team indicates that is not the case for this season.
The roster indicates that the new coach has been heavily recruiting student athletes outside of Arizona. Players are coming from North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Utah, and New York. One player’s home is listed as Kragujevac, Serbia.
Governing Board members have been told by the College Administration during Board meetings that there is a goal of having the Community College teams consist of around 25% of County players. With two County players, the Men’s basketball team consists of 13% Yavapai County students. Ten players come from outside Arizona. There are two from Yavapai County, two from Arizona outside Yavapai County, and the one student recruit from Serbia.
The four-member staff consists of head coach Joy Joyner, Assistant coach Korbin Graham, Head Athletic Trainer Terra Schmidt, and Assistant Athletic Trainer Jared Campbell.
You may view the entire schedule by going to the following link: https://goroughriders.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule.