2013-14 Ventura College Men's Basketball Team News
Ventura College alumnus James Ennis ’11 has signed a contract with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. Ennis, who led the Pirates to the Western State Conference’s best record in his sophomore season at VC, becomes the third former Pirate to reach the ultimate level of professional basketball competition.
It was a great run while it lasted, but the Ventura College men's basketball season came to an end Saturday night with a pair of Mt. San Jacinto College runs in the first half of their CCCAA SoCal Regional Quarterfinal contest in Hemet. The No. 3-seeded Eagles put together a 15-2 run midway through the first half and closed the period on a 11-0 streak in the final three minutes to take complete control. Ivan Dooley scored a game-high 28 points in his final game in the orange and black while Jalen Young and Jon McMurry netted 11 and 10 points, respectively for No. 19 VC (17-12) in the loss.
The Pirates' men's basketball team used a barrage of offense with four players in double figures to upset the defending state champion No. 14 Mt. San Antonio Mounties Wednesday night in their CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoff opener in Walnut, 82-69. Jon McMurry scored 22 points with six rebounds and five assists while Ivan Dooley netted 17 points, including three 3-pointers. Anthony Morman and Jalen Young each contributed 12 points as No. 19 VC (17-11) advances to the regional quarterfinals at No. 3 Mt. San Jacinto College on Saturday March 1.
After struggling at times in the early season, and after dropping their first Western State Conference game, the Pirates' men's basketball team put together an impressive run at repeating as conference champions, winning nine of 10 games. That run came to an end Saturday at Raider Pavilion as VC fell to rival Mooraprk 77-70, relegating Ventura to a second place finish in the WSC.
It was sophomore night at the Athletic Event Center Wednesday, as the Pirates were playing their final regular season contest of the 2013-14 season. And it was VC's sophomores, Ivan Dooley, Jon McMurry, Anthony Morman and Dennis Savoy who led the Pirates to a 69-64 win over College of the Canyons, preserving Ventura's chance to share the Western State Conference title for the second year in a row. Dooley netted 20 points and McMurry had 18 points with 10 rebounds for the Pirates (16-11, 9-2).
On barbeque night, the Pirates' men's basketball team led from the early going on in their 77-59 victory over Santa Barbara City College Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center. Jalen Young led three Pirates in double figures with 15 points and six assists while Vondel Faniel and Jon McMurry each posted double-doubles, Faniel with 14 points and 13 rebounds and McMurry recording 13 points and 10 boards respectively. Anthony Morman and Ivan Dooley each scored nine points for VC (15-11, 8-2).
Continuing to fight for the defense of the ir Western State Conference title, the Ventura College men's basketball team held off Los Angeles Pierce 81-74 Wednesday night in Woodland Hills. Jon McMurry had a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort while Jalen Young knocked in 22 points with a team-high six assists. With the victory, the Pirates (14-11, 7-2) keep pace a half game behind Cuesta (8-2) for the top spot in the conference.
The Pirate men's basketball team kept pace in the Western State Conference race with a hard-fought 76-69 overtime victory at Allan Hancock College Saturday night. Ivan Dooley paced VC (13-11, 6-2) with 27 points and 11 rebounds while Vondel Faniel turned in a strong performance with his own double-double of 15 points and 11 boards. Jon McMurry and Jalen Young turned in 12 and 10 points respectively, as Ventura remained 1/2 game back of Cuesta for the top spot in the conference.
For the second consecutive game the Pirate men's basketball team had trouble scoring down the stretch. Unfortunately the result was not the same Saturday as it had been Wednesday as VC dropped a 63-56 decision at home to Cuesta College, falling into a first-place tie with the Cougars with a 5-2 conference mark. Ivan Dooley scored 19 points to lead Ventura (12-11, 5-2) while Jalen Young and Jon McMurry each recorded 11 points.
Despite not scoring a field goal in the final five minutes of the game, the Pirate men's basketball team hung on for a 57-56 heart-stopping victory over Moorpark College Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. VC made just enough free throws down the stretch and played solid defense in the final minute to hold off the Raiders and claim sole possession of first place in the Western State Conference North Division after one round of conference play. Ivan Dooley and Jon McMurry led the way with 17 points while Vondel Faniel posted a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds in the win for Ventura (12-10, 5-1). It was the fifth straight victory for the Pirates.
The Ventura College men's basketball team continued their resurgence Saturday night with a 60-51 taming of the Cougars from College of the Canyons at the Cougars' Cage in Valencia. Ivan Dooley led all scorers with 20 points, including five 3-pointers, and Jon McMurry had 17 points and five rebounds. Anthony Morman netted 11 points with a team-high seven boards and Jalen Young had five rebounds with eight assists. The win was the fourth straight for VC (11-10, 4-1), as they move into a first-place tie in the WSC North with Moorpark College, their next opponent.
Sophomore Jon McMurry had another strong outing with 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pirates to a 60-49 win at Santa Barbara City College Wednesday night. Vondel Faniel added 14 points and Jalen Young chipped in 11 as VC (10-10, 3-1) climbed back to the .500 mark with their third straight conference victory. VC also moved to within half of a game of first place Cuesta (4-1), who lost to Canyons (3-1) on Wednesday. VC, Moorpark (3-1), Cuesta and Canyons all are within one half game of first place
The VC men's basketball team used a quick start Saturday night to take control early, and hung on down the stretch in their 86-79 win over LA Pierce at the Athletic Event Center. Jalen Young and Jon McMurry each scored 20 points and Vondel Faniel and Anthony Morman posted 15 points with eight rebounds and 13 points with six boards, respectively as VC (9-10, 2-1) won its second straight conference game.
The Pirate en's basketball team captured their first Western State Conference win of the year, and ended a three game losing streak in the process by routing Allan Hancock College 77-58 Wednesday night at the Athletic Event Center. Ivan Dooley paced VC (8-10, 1-1) with 15 points and seven rebounds. Rodney Bryant scored 14 points with five assists while Jalen Young netted 11 with four dimes. Jon McMurry scored 13 points, including hitting three 3-pointers.
The Ventura College men's basketball team raced out to a 12-point lead halfway through their Western State Conference opener Wednesday night at Cuesta, but 18 second half turnovers allowed the Cougars back into the contest late, as the Pirates fell 78-70 in San Luis Obispo. Rodney Bryant came off the bench to lead VC (7-10, 0-1) with 17 points while Vondel Faniel and Jalen Young each netted 16. Ivan Dooley and Devin Smith each grabbed seven rebounds for the Pirates.
Playing from behind for the entire game, the Ventura College men's basketball team made a valiant comeback in the closing minutes, with Jalen Young driving the length of the court after a timeout with six seconds remaining to hit a layup and force overtime. In the extra period, VC (7-9) could not hold on to its early lead, eventually falling to the Owls 91-86 in their final non-conference action of the season. Young and Ivan Dooley each netted 20 points for Ventura and Vondel Faniel added 11 points to the effort.
