Basketball Recruit Information

School Tradition

Eastern Arizona College has a long and storied tradition of basketball excellence. One of the high points of this success came during the 1995 season in which the Gila Monsters went 32-0. EAC is the first school in ACCAC history to record 1000 wins. The team’s success includes sixteen straight playoff appearances, seven region championships, and five national tournament appearances.

Player Success

Coach Parmeter puts his players in situations where they can showcase their skills. This is exemplified by some of the recognition they have garnered over the past seven seasons:

-Two Region I Scoring Leaders
-Two Region I Rebounding Leaders
-Fourteen All-Region Players
-Five First Team All-Region Players

Coaching

Coach Parmeter is entering his eighth season has a Head Coach in the ACCAC. He spent five seasons at Scottsdale Community College and is now in his 3rd season at EAC. During that time his programs have enjoyed a wealth of success. His teams have qualified for the region playoffs each season. They have had three twenty win seasons, and were nationally ranked five seasons.

Community

Eastern Arizona College is located in Graham County with a population of 35,000. Due to its continued success, EAC Basketball has become the main attraction in town. The players get the decided advantage of playing in a packed Guitteau Gymnasium for all home games. The passion and excitement makes for the best home court advantage in all of the ACCAC.

National Exposure

Eastern Arizona offers a unique chance for enhanced exposure. All of EAC’s home games are broadcast live over the Internet. This makes the program, and its players, accessible throughout the county. This increased exposure has lead to thirtyfive of coach Parmeter’s players going on to four year institutions, fifteen of which went on to Division I programs. Some of the conferences that they have gone to include:

-Atlantic Coast Conference
-Big Twelve Conference
-Southeastern Conference
-Pacific Ten Conference
-Missouri Valley Conference
-West Coast Conference
-Horizon Conference
-Ohio Valley Conference
-Southland Conference
-Big Sky Conference

School Milestones

Over 1000 victories
16 Straight postseason appearances
7 Region Championships
5 National Tournament Appearances

Program Success

(1998-Present)
35 Players moved on to 4-year schools
15 Players went on to Division I schools
14 All Region Performers
4 All-Americans
2 Academic All–Americans
2 Region I Player’s of the Year

Contact:

Tim Parmeter
Head Coach
928.428.8400
1.800.678.3808 ext. 8414
eachoops@yahoo.com

Ryan Stock
Assistant Coach
928.428.4078
ryan.stock@eac.edu

David Vespignani
Assistant Coach
928.428.4078
david.vespignani@eac.edu

 

 
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ACCAC - Arizona Community College Athletic Association

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