2016-17 Men's Basketball News
The #1 seeded Fullerton College Hornets and the #8 Chaffey College Panthers will battle it out in Fullerton this Saturday for a Southern California Regional Final showdown with the winner advancing to the CCCAA State Tournament.
Winning the Orange Empire Conference with a 11-1 record since 2009, the Fullerton College Hornets reaped the top honors in the All-OEC selection. Hornet sophomore guard, Ian Fox, was named the Most Valuable Player, while Head Coach Perry was named the Coach of the Year in just his second season at the helm.
The #6 Hornet basketball squad entered a packed Saddleback Gymnasium Thursday night, and left as champions of the Orange Empire Conference after dethroning #2 Saddleback 74-54.
The #6 Hornet basketball squad entered a packed Saddleback Gymnasium Thursday night, and left as champions of the Orange Empire Conference after dethroning #2 Saddleback 74-54.
The Orange Empire Conference champion in men’s basketball will be crowned on Thursday night (February 16) when Saddleback College (24-3 overall, 10-1 in conference) hosts Fullerton College (21-6, 10-1) in the final game of the regular season. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in the Saddleback College gym.
It's the final week of play in the Orange Empire Conference, and it all comes down to one game to determine the 2017 champion.
CYPRESS, CA – The Cypress College men's basketball team (10-8, 2-1 OEC) defeated the Irvine Valley College Lasers (10-9, 1-3 OEC) in their Orange Empire Conference home opener on Friday night, 61-55.
The 2017 Orange Empire Conference season is off and running with many of the teams looking to challenge last season's champ, Saddleback College, for the title.
The Saddleback men's basketball team won its second straight tournament on Saturday with a 60-52 win over inter-district rival Irvine Valley College in the Brummel Classic finals. Saddleback trailed by as many as nine in the opening half before storming past the Lasers.