2018-19 Ventura College Men's Basketball Team News
Ventura College's freshman trio of Tone Patton, Timothy Turner and Jelani Bell earned first team All-Western State Conference honors in voting by the WSC North Division coaches earlier this week. Additionally, Dayveon Bates wasn named Honorable Mention All-WSC. VC head coach Joey Ramirez was named Co-Coach of the year for leading the Pirates to a share of their fourth consecutive WSC North Division championship.
Despite a valiant effort until the final buzzer, the Pirates' men's basketball team had their season come to an end Wednesday night with a 77-73 loss to LA Valley College at the Athletic Event Center in the first round of the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs. Timothy Turner scored 21 points with nine assists and four rebounds while Tone Patton totaled 21 points with six boards and four dimes to lead the Ventura effort. The Western State Conference North Division co-champions end the season with a record of 17-12.
Ventura College alumnus and current assistant coach Lester Neal '91 is headed to another Hall of Fame. The 2008 inductee into the VC Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducted into th eCalifornia Community College Men's Basketball Hall of Fame next month in activities associated with the CCCAA State Championships being held in Ventura March 14, 16-17. 2019 CCCMBCA Hall of Fame Class will be enshrined on Thursday, Mar. 14 at 9:00 am at Courtyard by Marriott Oxnard/Ventura.
Ventura College alumnus and Hall of Fame inductee Cedric Ceballos ’88 has been named a Vice President for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, the former Pirate announced on Instagram Monday. The 14-year veteran will continue with his duties on Fox Sports Southwest as a co-host for the network’s broadcasts of Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans broadcasts.
The VC men's basketball team earned the No. 13 seed in the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs, and will host No. 20 Los Angeles Valley on Wednesday Feb. 27 at 7:00 pm at the VC Athletic Event Center. Ventura (17-11) won a share of their fourth consecutive Western State Conference North Division championship with an 8-2 conference mark while the Monarchs (16-12) came in second in the WSC East Division.
The Pirates' men's basketball team was down, but certainly not out. They trailed visiting Moorpark by 19 points in the first half, and were down by 15 points early in the second half before coming back to defeat the Raiders 78-72 to claim a share of the Western State Conference North Division championship for the forth season in a row. Timothy Turner led the Pirates (17-11, 8-2) with 21 points and nine rebounds while Tone Patton had a double-double of 13 points and 11 boards.
The VC men's basketball team did not have a pleasant trip to San Luis Obispo Tuesday night, dropping an 85-65 decision to host Cuesta College. Dayveon Bates had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Tone Patton and Jelani Bell added 14 and 12 points, respectively, but Ventura (16-11, 7-2) could not overcome the hot shooting by the Cougars. With the loss, the Pirates fall into a first place tie in the Western State Conference North Division standings with Cuesta and Allan Hancock College.
The Ventura College men's basketball team held off a pesky Oxnard College Condor team Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center, posting a 91-84 victory to remain in first place in the Western State Conference North Division. Tone Patton continued his strong play with 27 points, shooting 10-15 from the floor and 7-10 at the free throw line. He also pulled in seven rebounds. Timothy Turner and Lamont Landers each came off the bench to score 15 points for the Pirates (16-10, 7-1).
The Pirates' men's basketball team's six-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday in an 87-69 loss to Allan Hancock College at the Athletic Event Center. Tone Patton continued his strong play with 24 points and Jelani Bell added 14 points to the effort for the Pirates (15-10, 6-1), who remain a game ahead of the bulldogs and Cuesta in the conference standings.
For some reason, the Sports Pavilion at Santa Barbara City College is a difficult place for the Ventura College basketball team to play. Saturday was no different as VC needed a second half surge to pull away from the host Vaqueros 92-75. Tone Patton had 24 points and eight rebounds while Keron Bailey totaled 19 points and 10 boards to lead the Pirates (15-9, 6-0) to the win. Timothy Turner added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists and Jelani Bell added 12 points and seven caroms.
The Ventura College men's basketball team defeated Moorpark College 97-80 Saturday afternoon at raider Pavilion to complete a first-round sweep of Western State Conference North Division play. Tone Patton had 31 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way while guards Timothy Turner and Jelani Bell each handed out assists in the victory. The win puts the first-place Pirates at 5-0 through one round of conference play, with an overall mark of 14-9.
The Ventura College men's basketball team used another balanced effort to stretch their Western State Conference winning streak to four games Wednesday night with a 78-69 victory over Cuesta at the Athletic Event Center. Timothy Turner led five players in double figures with 17 points while Keron Bailey had an animal-style double-double of 15 points and 17 rebounds. Tone Patton also doubled up with 12 points and 11 boards for the Pirates (13-9, 4-0).
The Pirates' men's basketball team opened up a double-digit lead early, then made it hold up through a furious Oxnard comeback late, posting a 91-86 victory over the Condors on the road Saturday afternoon. Dayveon Bates led six Pirates in double figures with 19 points while Thomas Dangerfield netted 16 for VC (12-9, 3-0). Ventura sits alone in first place in the Western State Conference North Division, one game ahead of Hancock, Cuesta and Moorpark. VC hosts Cuesta next time out on Jan. 30.
Persistence paid off the the VC men's basketball team Wednesday night as they came back from a 16-point second half deficit to defeat Allan Hancock College 83-82 in Santa Maria. The Pirates trailed 57-41 with 16:56 remaining in the game, and were behind by 11, 74-63, at the 6:36 mark before making the comeback. Keron Bailey took a Timothy Turner pass and converted it to a driving bucket with four seconds remaining in the game for the final margin of victory. Turner led Ventura (11-9, 2-0) with 23 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
It sure wasn't close for long. The Pirates' men's basketball team scored the first six points of the game and jumped out to a 19-2 advantage in just over seven minutes of play en route to their 86-51 defeat of visiting Santa Barbara in their Western State Conference opener at the Athletic Event Center. Jelani Bell led four Pirates in double figures with 16 points while Elijah McCloud scored 14 points with a team-high seven rebounds in the victory for the 3-time defending conference champions.
Timothy Turner and Lamont Landers came off the bench Friday for the VC men's basketball team, scoring 24 and 23 points, respectively, in leading the Pirates to an 86-81 victory at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita on Friday. The win closed Ventura's non-conference schedule with an even 9-9 record heading into Western State Conference North Division play next weekend.
