SBCC hopes to do something it's never done before — reach the championship game of its own men's basketball tournament for the third straight year — in the 36th annual SBCC Classic. The eight-team event begins with four games on Thursday at the Sports Pavilion.Santa Barbara (4-9) takes on Cañada (2-7) at 7 p.m. Cypress (5-5) and Grossmont (1-7) will meet in Thursday's opener at 3 p.m., followed by Oxnard (2-6) and Victor Valley (6-3) at 5 p.m. Hancock (3-8) takes on L.A. Valley (6-3) at … [Read more...]
Vaqueros post fifth-place at Sequoias tourney
Sunday, December 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
VISALIA — Coach Sandrine Krul talked about balance prior to Sunday's fifth-place final at the Sequoias Tournament and that's exactly what SBCC got in a 72-58 women's basketball victory over Cerritos.Katie Randall led the way for the 20th-ranked Vaqueros (9-4) with 24 points, 11 rebounds and four 3-pointers. Nikki Graham added 10 points, Imelda Bealer and Bailey Huff had eight and Josey Piercey tallied six. … [Read more...]
SBCC comes all the way back, but falls in OT
Friday, December 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
MONTEREY — SBCC rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit Thursday night before falling to Sierra 74-71 in overtime in a first-round men's basketball game at the Monterey Bay Classic.It was the third straight loss for the Vaqueros (3-8), who made 20 first-half turnovers and fell behind 42-24. With 10 seconds to go in regulation, Brandon Greene hit a 3-pointer on an assist from Mark Keeten to tie it at 65 and force overtime."The guys showed a tremendous amount of heart to fight back to … [Read more...]
Graham has huge game for No. 20 Vaqs
Friday, December 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
VISALIA — Nikki Graham scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Thursday night as No. 20 SBCC downed Reedly 88-75 in the opening round of the Tom Gilchrist Invitational women's basketball tournament at El Diamante High. Katie Randall had 20 points and nine boards for the Vaqueros (7-3), who won their second straight and fourth in five outings. Jen Ju added eight points and six assists off the bench for SBCC, which dominated the rebound battle, 65-28. … [Read more...]
Randall leads rout of Santa Monica, 77-61
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Katie Randall scored 11 of her game-high 15 points in the second half Tuesday night at the Sports Pavlion, leading SBCC to a 77-61 women's basketball victory over Santa Monica.SBCC (6-3) outrebounded the Corsairs 59-34 while improving to 6-3. The Vaqueros made 19 steals, leading to numerous easy layups. Santa Barbara led by 13 late in the first half and 34-23 at halftime. … [Read more...]
SBCC loses steam at Oxnard, downed 89-78
Sunday, November 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
OXNARD — SBCC jumped out to a 25-10 lead in the first 10 minutes of Sunday's third-place game at the Condor Classic before foul trouble and turnovers foiled the Vaqueros in an 89-78 men's basketball loss to Oxnard.David Lane led Santa Barbara (3-7) with 19 points, Mark Keeten had 14 and Daniel Koches tallied nine. … [Read more...]
Vaqs’ shooting goes cold against Ventura
Sunday, November 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
OXNARD -- Freshman David Lane scored a season-best 24 points on Saturday but it wasn't enough for SBCC, which fell to Ventura 97-77 in the semifinals of the Oxnard Condor Classic.Mark Keeten added 21 points for the Vaqueros (3-6), who shot 36 percent for the game and trailed 48-32 at halftime. Richard Somdah had seven rebounds."They got up early and our defense was very poor," said SBCC coach Morris Hodges. "We gave up too many second-shot opportunities." The Vaqueros will take on … [Read more...]
Keeten takes charge as Vaqs beat West L.A.
Friday, November 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
OXNARD — SBCC used lights-out shooting to grab a first-half lead and went on to beat West L.A. 85-76 in the opening round of the Condor Classic at Oxnard College. The Vaqueros (3-5) hit 8-of-11 from downtown (72.8 percent) and led 45-37 at intermission.Sophomore guard Mark Keeten scored 26 points and handed out seven assists. Keeten was 5-5 from 3-point range in the first half and SBCC drained 12-21 (57.1 percent) for the game. … [Read more...]
Koches sends Vaqueros to one-point victory
Friday, November 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Daniel Koches only scored one basket Friday night and it turned out to the game-winner as SBCC stormed back from a nine-point second-half deficit to edge Southwestern 83-82 in overtime.Mark Keeten tossed in 28 points, including five 3-pointers, for the Vaqueros (2-4). Richard Somdah, a 6-3 freshman, had 21 points and 13 rebounds. … [Read more...]
SBCC comeback falls short vs. Palomar
Friday, November 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
After falling behind by 14 points at halftime, SBCC stormed back to get within two of Palomar on Saturday in the Sports Pavilion before dropping an 80-73 men's basketball decision.Lucky Teeguarden led the Vaqueros (2-5) with 23 points while Richard Somdah had 14 points and seven rebounds. … [Read more...]
Randall leads SBCC upset of Lassen
Sunday, November 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
ROCKLIN -- Katie Randall tossed in 21 points and 10 rebounds and Josey Piercey had 21 points as SBCC stunned No. 4 Lassen 89-70 on Sunday in the third-place game of the Sierra Tournament.Janelle Wong came off the bench to score 11 and Jen Ju tallied eight points and a season-high 11 assists for the Vaqueros (4-2), who opened the game with an 18-0 run. … [Read more...]
Keeten goes off for Vaqueros
Friday, November 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO — Mark Keeten scored 22 of his 38 points in the second half and SBCC pulled away in the final six minutes to beat De Anza 106-93 in the opening round of the San Diego City Knights Invitational.It was the Keeten's second-best collegiate total, topped only by his 41-point performance in last year's final of the SBCC Classic. … [Read more...]
