Posted: May 05, 2020

Former Aztecs women's basketball player Long signs with Arizona Christian University

RyLeigh Long, a guard, signed her letter of intent to play at Arizona Christian University, an NAIA school in Glendale, AZ. she played for Pima from 2017-2019 and helped the Aztecs earned fifth place at the 2019 NJCAA Division II National Tournament. Photo courtesy of RyLeigh Long

Former Pima Community College women's basketball player RyLeigh Long signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at the four-year university level.

Long, a guard from Moreno Valley, CA, signed to play at Arizona Christian University, an NAIA school in Glendale, AZ. The Firestorm play in the Golden State Athletic Conference.
"Being from California and playing in Arizona my first two years (at Pima), really made me want to stay in AZ for the last two because I've really grown to love it," Long said. "I love the coach (Rusty Rogers) and what he was about. ACU was like a second chance for me and I am extremely grateful."
Long played in all 68 games in her Pima career. She made 29 starts as a sophomore as she averaged 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. She also helped lead the Aztecs to a fifth place finish at the NJCAA Division II National Tournament.