Darius Butler
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- Height:
- 6'0"
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Hometown:
- Whitehall, OH
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Fr
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- High School:
- Whitehall
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- gp
- 24
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- pts/g
- 3.6
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- fg %
- 36.5
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- 3pt %
- 32.8
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- ft %
- 62.5
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- reb/g
- 0.6
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- a/g
- 0.5
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 24 | 7 |
| Games started | 7 | - |
| Minutes | 248 | 30 |
| Minutes per game | 10.3 | 4.3 |
| FG | 31-85 | 11-26 |
| FG Pct | 36.5 | 42.3 |
| 3PT | 19-58 | 5-14 |
| 3PT Pct | 32.8 | 35.7 |
| FT | 5-8 | 1-2 |
| FT Pct | 62.5 | 50.0 |
| Off rebounds | 1 | 0 |
| Def rebounds | 14 | 6 |
| Total rebounds | 15 | 6 |
| Rebounds per game | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Personal fouls | 17 | 6 |
| Disqualifications | - | - |
| Assists | 11 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 7 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 1 | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 86 | 28 |
| Points per game | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Points per 40 min | 13.9 | 37.3 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 21 | vs. TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 31 | Pasadena City | W, 79-59 | 1 | 17 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | - | 12 |
| Nov 1 | Palomar | L, 76-73 | 1 | 13 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | Antelope Valley | W, 106-94 | 1 | 10 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Riverside | W, 83-80 | 1 | 21 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Cerritos | L, 70-43 | - | 7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Canyons | L, 82-80 | - | 21 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Nov 22 | at LA Valley | L, 66-52 | 1 | 22 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Nov 30 | Mt. San Jacinto | W, 80-62 | 1 | 29 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Dec 6 | vs. MiraCosta | W, 85-75 | - | 7 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 7 | at Antelope Valley | W, 62-55 | - | 2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 8 | vs. Santa Monica | W, 74-71 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 13 | at Citrus | W, 91-82 | - | 2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 20 | at Sequoias | L, 65-54 | - | 8 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Dec 21 | vs. Fresno | L, 83-74 | - | 17 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Jan 3 | LA Valley | W, 72-71 | - | 18 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 8 |
| Jan 4 | Canyons | L, 76-67 | - | 21 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 8 |
| Jan 8 | Santa Barbara | W, 105-51 | - | 17 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 7 |
| Jan 11 | at Allan Hancock | W, 75-71 | - | 1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Jan 15 | LA Pierce | W, 83-70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 18 | at Moorpark | W, 98-91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | Oxnard | W, 102-69 | - | 1 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Jan 29 | at Cuesta | W, 63-60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | at Santa Barbara | W, 81-54 | - | 3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Feb 5 | Allan Hancock | W, 80-63 | - | 6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Feb 8 | at LA Pierce | W, 68-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 12 | Moorpark | W, 89-81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | at Oxnard | W, 94-61 | - | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Feb 21 | Cuesta | W, 87-71 | - | 1 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 7 |
| Feb 28 | at Cerritos | L, 77-75 | - | 2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 21 | vs. TBA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 31 | Pasadena City | W, 79-59 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Palomar | L, 76-73 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | Antelope Valley | W, 106-94 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Riverside | W, 83-80 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Cerritos | L, 70-43 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Canyons | L, 82-80 | - | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at LA Valley | L, 66-52 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | Mt. San Jacinto | W, 80-62 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs. MiraCosta | W, 85-75 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | at Antelope Valley | W, 62-55 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | vs. Santa Monica | W, 74-71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | at Citrus | W, 91-82 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | at Sequoias | L, 65-54 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | vs. Fresno | L, 83-74 | - | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | LA Valley | W, 72-71 | - | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | Canyons | L, 76-67 | - | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | Santa Barbara | W, 105-51 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | at Allan Hancock | W, 75-71 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | LA Pierce | W, 83-70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 18 | at Moorpark | W, 98-91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | Oxnard | W, 102-69 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | at Cuesta | W, 63-60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | at Santa Barbara | W, 81-54 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | Allan Hancock | W, 80-63 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8 | at LA Pierce | W, 68-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 12 | Moorpark | W, 89-81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | at Oxnard | W, 94-61 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | Cuesta | W, 87-71 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | at Cerritos | L, 77-75 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. TBA | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 21 | vs. TBA | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 31 | Pasadena City | W, 79-59 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Nov 1 | Palomar | L, 76-73 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 2 | Antelope Valley | W, 106-94 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Nov 6 | at Riverside | W, 83-80 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Cerritos | L, 70-43 | - | 0 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Canyons | L, 82-80 | - | 1 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 22 | at LA Valley | L, 66-52 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 30 | Mt. San Jacinto | W, 80-62 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Dec 6 | vs. MiraCosta | W, 85-75 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dec 7 | at Antelope Valley | W, 62-55 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Dec 8 | vs. Santa Monica | W, 74-71 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Dec 13 | at Citrus | W, 91-82 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Dec 20 | at Sequoias | L, 65-54 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Dec 21 | vs. Fresno | L, 83-74 | - | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 3 | LA Valley | W, 72-71 | - | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Jan 4 | Canyons | L, 76-67 | - | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Jan 8 | Santa Barbara | W, 105-51 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Jan 11 | at Allan Hancock | W, 75-71 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Jan 15 | LA Pierce | W, 83-70 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 18 | at Moorpark | W, 98-91 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | Oxnard | W, 102-69 | - | 0 | - | 0.5 |
| Jan 29 | at Cuesta | W, 63-60 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | at Santa Barbara | W, 81-54 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Feb 5 | Allan Hancock | W, 80-63 | - | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 8 | at LA Pierce | W, 68-64 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 12 | Moorpark | W, 89-81 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | at Oxnard | W, 94-61 | - | 0 | - | 0.5 |
| Feb 21 | Cuesta | W, 87-71 | - | 2 | - | 0.3 |
| Feb 28 | at Cerritos | L, 77-75 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 10.3 | 1.3-3.5 | 0.8-2.4 | 0.2-0.3 | 3.6 |
| Conference | 7 | 4.3 | 1.6-3.7 | 0.7-2.0 | 0.1-0.3 | 4.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 10 | 13.3 | 1.9-4.9 | 1.3-3.3 | 0.1-0.4 | 5.2 |
| Away | 9 | 6.9 | 0.8-2.7 | 0.3-1.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.9 |
| Neutral | 5 | 10.6 | 1.0-2.4 | 0.6-1.8 | 0.8-0.8 | 3.4 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 16 | 8.6 | 1.3-3.1 | 0.8-1.9 | 0.1-0.1 | 3.5 |
| Losses | 8 | 13.9 | 1.2-4.5 | 0.8-3.4 | 0.5-0.8 | 3.8 |
| Month | ||||||
| October | 1 | 17.0 | 4.0-5.0 | 4.0-5.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 12.0 |
| November | 7 | 17.6 | 1.1-3.9 | 0.7-2.7 | 0.3-0.6 | 3.3 |
| December | 6 | 6.2 | 0.3-1.8 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.3-0.3 | 1.2 |
| January | 5 | 11.6 | 2.2-5.8 | 1.2-3.4 | 0.2-0.4 | 5.8 |
| February | 5 | 2.6 | 1.2-2.6 | 0.6-1.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 24 | 7 | 248 | 31-85 | 36.5 | 19-58 | 32.8 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 86 |
| Conference | 7 | - | 30 | 11-26 | 42.3 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 28 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 4 | 133 | 19-49 | 38.8 | 13-33 | 39.4 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 52 |
| Away | 9 | 2 | 62 | 7-24 | 29.2 | 3-16 | 18.8 | 0-0 | - | 17 |
| Neutral | 5 | 1 | 53 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 5 | 137 | 21-49 | 42.9 | 13-31 | 41.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 56 |
| Losses | 8 | 2 | 111 | 10-36 | 27.8 | 6-27 | 22.2 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 30 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| October | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | - | 12 |
| November | 7 | 5 | 123 | 8-27 | 29.6 | 5-19 | 26.3 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 23 |
| December | 6 | 1 | 37 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 1-9 | 11.1 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 7 |
| January | 5 | - | 58 | 11-29 | 37.9 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 29 |
| February | 5 | - | 13 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | - | 15 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 24 | 248 | 10.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 32.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 35.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 39.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 18.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 137 | 8.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 41.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 22.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| October | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 26.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 35.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 37.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 24 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| October | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 24 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | - | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| January | 5 | - | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 5 | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| October | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
The VC men's basketball team had a perfect ending to the regular season in their 87-71 win over visiting Cuesta College ath the Athletic Event Center. Dayshone Henry had 17 points and nine rebounds while Timothy Turner totaled nine points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Pirates (21-7, 12-0) completed the first undefeated Western State Conference North Division campaign since the 2008 season. Thomas Dangerfield had 14 points and Dayveon Bates totaled 12 points as Ventura won for the 18th time in its last 21 games.
The Pirates' men's basketball team traveled to Santa Maria Saturday to take on state No. 9 Allan Hancock and came away with a big 75-71 victory over the Bulldogs. Shulton Tobin was 6-7 from beyond the 3-point line for a game-high 22 points while Dayshone Henry scored 16 points with eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Tone Patton netted 13 points with seven boards and Timothy Turner was the four player in double figures for VC (11-7, 2-0) with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.
In the Western State Conference opener, 12 Pirates played and 12 Pirates scored as Ventura ran away from visiting Santa Barbara 105-51 at the Athletic Event Center Wednesday night. Timothy Turner led five players in double figures with 19 points and Shulton Tobin totaled 17 points in the blowout win. Dayveon Bates netted 12 while Dayshone Henry and Davion Washington each scored 10 points for VC (10-7, 1-0). Jermaine Jordan recorded seven rebounds and Donavan Williams dropped six dimes in the victory.
The Pirates' men's basketball team closed its non-conference schedule with a 76-67 loss to visiting College of the Canyons at the Athletic Event Center Saturday afternoon. The Pirates got behind early and never managed to catch the Cougars, unable to repeat their epic comeback for a win from the previous night. Dayshone Henry had 27 points and nine rebounds to lead Ventura (9-7) and Donavan Williams netted 18 in the contest.
Pirate sophomore Dayshone Henry took an offensive rebound and converted a score with 3.8 seconds remaining to give the VC men's basketball team a 72-71 victory over Los Angeles Valley College Friday night at the Athletic Event Center. VC came back from a 26-point deficit with 14:45 remaining in the game. Henry played all 40 minutes for Ventura (9-6) totaling 22 points with 15 rebounds. Donavan Williams had 16 points while Tone Patton had a double-double of 10 points and 12 boards. Jonathan Montesinos had 12 points in the win.
The VC men's basketball team made six 3-pointers on a decisive 18-2 run in the first half as they raced past visiting Mt. San Jacinto College 80-62 Saturday afternoon at the Athletic Event Center. Donavan Williams led Ventura (4-4) with 19 points, including four made three's, and Dayveon Bates netted 15 points with six rebounds in the Pirate victory. VC was 14-32 from behind the 3-point arc (45%) while shooting 52 percent overall from the floor (27-52). Shulton Tobin had 13 points, all coming in the final 4:34 of the first half.
The Pirates' men's basketball team held a 12-point lead midway through the second half, but succumbed to a late rally by College of the Canyons, falling to the Cougars 82-80 in the third place game of the Irvine Valley Classic on Friday. Dayshone Henry netted a season-high 34 points with 10 rebounds to lead VC (3-3) while Timothy Turner and Dayveon Bates each netted 13 points with five assists. Darius Butler also scored 13 points inthe game for Ventura.
It was student against teacher Wednesday in Riverside as the VC men's basketball team and head coach Joey Ramirez took on Riverside and former VC head coach Phil Matthews. Behind a 32-point performance by Timothy Turner, the Pirates, and Ramirez, got the best of the Tigers and coach Matthews 83-80. It was the 150th career win at VC for Ramirez, who played for Matthews in Ventura in the early 90's. Shulton Tobin had 14 points for VC (3-1) and Dayveon Bates totaled nine points with 14 boards in the victory.
The Pirates' men's basketball team used a 27-7 run midway through the first half to pull away from visiting Pasadena City College in VC's 79-59 season-opening win on day one of the We Play Hard Tournament at the Athletic Event Center. Timothy Turner led a balanced attack with 18 points and six assists while Thomas Dangerfield and Darius Butler contributed 15 and 12 points, respectively. In total, 12 Pirates played at least 11 minutes in the game and 12 different players reached the scoring column in the win.