Wes Ball and Max Majerle produce double-doubles as Men's Basketball wins by 94 points to open the season

The Pima Community College men's basketball team (1-0) opened the 2024-25 regular season on Saturday as it hosted Ascending Prep at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

• The No. 10 ranked Aztecs defeated the Saints 154-60.
• After giving up the first points of the game, the Aztecs went on a 17-0 run and went on to score 80 points in the first half (80-28).
• Pima opened the second half going on a 17-4 run and outscored Ascending Prep 74-32 in the second half.
• Sophomore Max Majerle (Arcadia HS) finished with a game-high 29 points on 10 for 17 shooting and 4 for 7 from three-point range. He completed his double-double with 10 rebounds and also added five assists and three steals.
• Sophomore Wes Ball (Marana HS) was a force in the paint as he finished with 25 points and 19 rebounds (seven offense). He went 9 for 14 from the field and 6 for 6 from the free throw line. Ball also added three assists and two steals.
• Freshman Isaac Johnson went 10 for 12 from the field and had 20 points off the bench. He also had seven rebounds and three steals.
• Sophomore Cohenj Gonzales (Mesquite HS) fell short of a triple-double as he posted 18 points, nine assists and nine steals. Freshman Kaelum Brown (Casteel HS) was 8 for 9 from the floor with 16 points. Sophomore Cooper Jones (Buena HS) finished 5 for 9 from downtown with 15 points. Freshman Khalon Johnson (Eduprize Charter) had 12 points, six assists and five rebounds.
• Sophomore Kota Benson (Mesa HS) closed it out with 15 assists, six points and two steals.

The Aztecs will be back at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium next Saturday, Nov. 9 when they go up against Arizona Christian University JV. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.

AP      28   32    60
PCC   80   74   154