Division: 4A
Region: Gila
Head Coach: Ron Lise (first year as varsity coach, seventh year in the program)
Assistants: Justin Holbrook, Jose Garcia and Anthony Greene
Last year: 6-17
Roster:
- 2 Aeden Haymore (Jr, 5-10, F/G)
- 3 Eli Travis (Jr, 5-8, G)
- 4 Trey Lyle (So, 6-5, G)
- 5 Jo’Nathan Mims (Sr, 5-11, G/F)
- 12 Dashawn McCraney (Jr, 6-0, F/G)
- 13 Andrew Santillano (Jr, 5-10, G)
- 14 Rudy Rios (Jr, 6-0, F)
- 15 Eddie Burgos ( So, 5-8, G)
- 20 Salih Salih (Sr, 6-3, F)
- 21 Andy Lopez (So, 5-8, G)
- 22 Miguel Gonzalez (So, 5-11, G)
- 23 Kevin Quintero (Sr, 6-2, F/G)
- 24 Moses Messan (Jr, 6-2, F)
- 25 Matthew Vital (Fr, 5-8, G)
Noteworthy: Lise is in his ninth year teaching algebra and geometry at Amphi. He moved to Tucson from Pennsylvania. … Longtime coach Ben Hurley resigned after last season to help coach the Salpointe basketball team, which includes his daughter Caitlin, a freshman. The elder Hurley is still a physical education teacher at Amphi. … Amphi is off to a 6-1 start behind Kevin Quintero’s 17 points and 5.3 rebounds a game and Trey Lyle contributing 14 points and 4.7 rebounds a game. … Quintero is coming off a football season as a receiver in which he rushed for 340 yards on 44 carries and produced 610 yards on 36 catches.
Coach’s comments: “(We’re) led by senior Kevin Quintero and sophomore Trey Lyle on offense and sophomore Andy Lopez and senior Jo’Nathan Mims on defense.”