2016-17 Ventura College Men's Basketball Team News
Pirate basketball forward Vida Faniel has been named first-team All-State by the California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association. Faniel, a sophomore from William Knight High School in Palmdale is one of 11 players from Southern California to earn the honor announced earlier this month. Faniel is the third player to earn first-team all-state honors under head coach Joey Ramirez.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Community College Athletic Association Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will return to Ventura College in 2018 and 2019 it was announced by the organization. The championships return to the Ventura where it was last held in 2011. Home to four men's and seven women's championship banners, the VC Athletic Event Center is one of the premier venues in the state, hosting the men's championships in 1972 and 1973, the women's championships in 1993, and the 2011 combined championships.
They kept up the fight, but in the end it just wasn't enough. The no. 18-seeded Ventura College men's basketball team held a halftime lead at No. 2 El Camino-Compton Center Saturday night, only to fall to the Tartars 96-80 in the SoCal Regional Semifinals in Compton. Ryan Sells had a career-high 20 points off the bench to lead Ventura (18-13) in their final game of the 2016-17 season. Cordel Hankerson netted 18 points and Vida Faniel had 10 points with eight rebounds.
The theme in the playoffs in win and advance. The Pirates' men's basketball team did just that Wednesday night with a solid 63-56 road victory at No. 15 seed Irvine Valley in the first round of the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs. Western State Conference MVP Vida Faniel produced yet another double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds to pace the 18th-seeded Pirates while Cordel Hankerson and Isiah Reyes chipped in 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Ventura College sophomore forward Vida Faniel was named the Western State Conference North Division Most Valuable Player for the 2017 season in voting by the conference coaches last weekend. VC head coach Joey Ramirez was named the WSC North Division Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
The Ventura College men's basketball team will be headed on the road for the 2017 CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs. The Pirates (17-12) have earned the No. 18 seed in the draw and will head to No. 15 Irvine Valley (14-13) for a first-round contest on Wednesday Feb. 22. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm, and the game can be seen live on the VC Sports Network.
The VC men's basketball team jumped out to a 40-21 lead at halftime and never looked back, rolling past Santa Barbara 83-56 to claim the Western State Conference title outright in the regular season finale Saturday night. Vida Faniel led VC (17-12, 8-2) with 15 points and seven rebounds and Isiah Reyes had 14 points with three assists. Cordel Hankerson and Trevor LaCount also chipped in 10 points each and Eddie Cowan dished out seven assists in the Pirate victory.
The Pirates' men's basketball team had a balanced attack with five players scoring in double figures, outlasting visiting Oxnard 90-76 Wednesday night to claim at least a share of their second straight Western State Conference championship. Cordel Hankerson had 21 points with six rebounds, and Vida Faniel netted 16, including seven straight points during a key stretch midway through the second half to lead Ventura (16-12, 7-2) in the victory.
The Pirates' men's basketball team held a nine-point advantage midway through the second half Saturday at Moorpark, but could not hang on, dropping a 78-77 decision to the Raiders. Vida Faniel had another strong outing for VC (15-12, 6-2) with 25 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. Calvin Young and Cordel Hankerson also contributed 19 points to the effort for the Pirates while Eddie Cowan handed out four helpers.
The VC men's basketball team responded to the challenge Wednesday night, handing the Cuesta Cougars a 79-68 defeat on their home floor to climb alone into first place in the Western State Conference North Division race. Isiah Reyes poured in 30 points, including a perfect 14-14 night at the charity stripe, to lead the Pirates (15-11, 6-1). Cordel Hankerson had 21 points in the victory and Vida Faniel turned in another double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
On barbeque night at Ventura College, the men's basketball team posted a strong 85-75 victory over visiting Allan Hancock College Saturday at the Athletic Event Center. Cordel Hankerson found a new role off the bench and responded with 23 points and Isiah Reyes totaled 20 points in the victory. Vida Faniel had a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds and Eddie Cowan scored 11 points with four rebounds and four assists.
Cordel Hankerson poured in 31 points with 10 rebounds and three steals as the VC men's basketball team finished the first round of conference play with a 88-72 victory over visiting Santa Barbara on Saturday. Vida Faniel also had a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards as the Pirates (13-11, 4-1) remain in a first place tie with Cuesta with five conference games remaining.
Cordel Hankerson scored 20 points, including three 3-pointers in the first half, and Isiah Reyes scored 20 points with three triples in the second half as the Ventura College men's basketball team defeated Oxnard 88-75 Wednesday evening at the Condors' nest. Vida Faniel contributed 18 points in the victory. The win coupled with Cuesta's loss at home to Hancock vaulted the Pirates back into a first place tie in the Western State Conference race.
The Ventura College men's basketball team got back on track Saturday evening with a 79-67 victory over Moorpark College at the Athletic Event Center. Cordel Hankerson torched the nets for 27 points with six rebounds and five steals and Vida Faniel was solid once again with 21 points including an 11-11 night at the free throw line, with nine boards. Isiah Reyes returned to the lineup to contribute nine points off the bench for Ventura (11-11, 2-1).
The Pirates' men's basketball team trailed a hot-shooting Cuesta team by as many as 15 points midway through the second half before staging a strong comeback with a chance to tie in the final seconds before falling 75-70 Wednesday evening at the Athletic Event Center. Vida Faniel continued his strong play with 27 points while Calvin Young and Cordel Hankerson each had 13 points for VC (10-11, 1-1).
Pirate sophomores Vida Faniel and Eddie Cowan led a fast start for the Ventura College men's basketball team, scoring or assisting the Pirates' first 18 points as VC raced to an 18-4 advantage over Allan Hancock College in their 78-59 victory in Santa Maria Saturday in the Western State Conference opener. Faniel finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds while Cowan totaled 14 points and eight assists for Ventura (10-10, 1-0).
