2021-22 Orange Empire Conference Men's Basketball News
The conference MVP's were Chazz Hutchison of Fullerton College and Amir Davis of Riverside City College. A force in the paint, the 6-9 Hutchison averaging 11.3 points, brought down 7.2 rpg, and had 21 blocked shots. Davis, a 1st team All-OEC pick in 2020, averaged 11.5 points a game this season along with 8 rpg.
It was a battle of the top two teams in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) as the No. 13 Riverside City College men's basketball team hit the road to face off against the No. 2 Fullerton College Hornets. The Hornets, who were holding a flawless 10-0 record in conference play, became the latest victims of the red-hot Tigers and were tabbed with their first loss by the final score of 66-55.
The No.2 in state Hornets had a tough Orange Empire Conference matchup at home Friday night against district-rival Cypress College and got past the Chargers 57-52.
The Saddleback basketball team remained in the hunt for the playoffs with a 93-55 win over Santa Ana College on Friday night inside the Saddleback Gymnasium. Guard Nick Bowden had a massive night, finishing with 29 points for the game and setting a new three-point record.
In an Orange Empire Conference game, the No. 3 in state FC men's basketball team took on No. 22 Saddleback College in the Hornets Nest Friday night and pulled off a 65-61 come-from-behind win.
The Hornet men's basketball team opened the Orange Empire Conference with a big 86-56 win at Santa Ana College on Wednesday night.
Irvine Valley's men's basketball team is on a roll. The Lasers won their sixth straight game and had one of their best performances of the season.
The Tigers entire roster saw playing time tonight as the Riverside City College men's' basketball team hosted the Santa Ana College Dons in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) home opener. Riverside led wire-to-wire with the Tigers earning the victory by the final score of 88-52.
The Saddleback men's basketball team ran its winning streak to four on Friday night with an 84-75 win against Golden West College inside the Saddleback gymnasium. The Bobcats find themselves in a four-way tie for first place two games into the Orange Empire Conference season.
Santiago Canyon College came into tonight's game fresh off an overtime victory the night before and battled on the road to come out with a victory over Citrus College in the host's tournament championship game. The Hawks defeated the Owls by the score of 89-86. SCC is now 8-1 on the season and Citrus is 6-2.
After a long wait, basketball is back in the Orange Empire Conference with four teams ranked in the CCCAA top-20. With non-conference-play beginning in November, six out of nine OEC teams have a winning record as the conference looks to carry some of the best talent in the state. Conference-play begins this week with all the teams in the OEC ready to make a run for the title.