Men's Basketball Archives

Oxnard goes 0-2 against Pierce

February 17—Oxnard

The men’s team struggled all night against Pierce. They trailed 26-11 at the eight minute mark in the first half.  James Ennis picked up his fourth foul at the end of the first half as he attempted to get the ball back to a referee, and was called for a technical foul.  The bad luck and mistakes mounted, sending the Condors to their second-straight conference loss, 81-61. 

Ennis had 19 points, and Ryan McLucas (left)added 19 points of his own, after being honored with Craig Lee (middle) and Jason Townsley (right), at their final home game for the Condors.  The Condors finish their season at cross-county rival Ventura College on Saturday night (5/7 pm).

Basketball Drops Pair to Santa Barbara

February 13—Oxnard

It was a rough evening for the Condors on Saturday night.  The Ladies dropped the opening game 62-40 to Santa Barbara.  Stephanie Hernandez had 10 points for the Condors, while Shaniqua Perkins added 8.  The game was close at halftime, with the Condors trailing by four.  The game got away in the second-half with several missed layups, and balanced scoring from the Vaqueros.  This puts the Condors at 14-9 and 5-5 in the WSC.

The men didn’t fare much better, going down 80-62.  James Ennis led the way with 18 points, Ryan McLucas had 14 and Scooter Holmes with 13.  The Condors struggled in the second half to defend Santa Barbara’s terrific 3-point shooting, with Daniel Koches hitting five of them for the evening.  The men are at 12-13 overall and 5-5 in conference play.

McLucas Wins Game at Buzzer

February 10—Moorpark

On Wednesday night, the Oxnard College men’s basketball team ran out to a huge 20-4 lead, over rival Moorpark College.  They held the lead until four seconds left in the game.  With Wendell Antoine hitting a basket to give the Raiders a 65-64 lead, Coach Jason Cunningham and Jeff Perrault drew up a play. Ryan McLucas got a good look at a three, and he hit it with no time left on the clock, to give the Condors a 67-65 win. “It was another heart-attack game..but McLucas came up big,” remarked Coach Cunningham.  The win, without OC’s star James Ennis, puts the Condors at 5-4 in the WSC, and ends Moorpark’s (7-3) title hopes.

Condor Basketball Sweeps Hancock

The Oxnard Men had quite the opposite experience.  They came out sluggish to start-- only leading 35-32.  Bryce Showalter came off the bench to lead the scoring at halftime, with nine points (. 

Ryan McLucas got some great looks in the second half, with four- three pointers (six in the game).  He finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists.  “Big Game” James Ennis had 16, and Craig Lee had 12.  The Condors took control in the second half, and won convincingly 77-61.

This puts the men’s record at 11-11, and 4-3 in conference, half a game behind Pierce for third.  Both the men and women go on the road to face Cuesta this Saturday, starting at 5 pm.

Oxnard Wins One against VC

January 27, 2010—Oxnard

The men’s game was simply electric. The game was decided in overtime, with the Condors prevailing, 85-82. There were endless story lines, with many of the players coming from local high schools. “I knew everybody out there,” said “Big Game” James  Ennis(left). “It was like playing pickup.” The Oxnard shooting guard, had 24 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals against former Ventura High teammates Paul Batausa and Mike Melonas, who both started for VC.

The Condors (10-11), had to come back from a 14 point deficit with 17 minutes to play, to improve to 3-3 in the Western State Conference’s North Division.  They did this by making 17 of 22 free throws, including 11 straight down the stretch. In overtime, Scooter Holmes made a pair of jumpers to match buckets by Barrera and Harris before Ennis free throws built an 84-82 Oxnard edge

The game can be seen on OCTV: (http://www.oxnardcollege.edu/departments/administrative/octv/whats_on.shtml)

Condors Fall to Pierce

January 23—Woodland Hills

Despite 21 points from Ryan McLucas and 20 points from James Ennis, the Condors fell 71-66 to host Los Angeles Pierce on Saturday night in the first game at renovated Brahma Gym.

“Turnovers down the stretch,” said McLucas. “That’s what hurt us.”

With a chance to pull within one loss of first-place Moorpark, following the Raiders’ win over previous leader Cuesta on Saturday afternoon, Oxnard could only muster one field goal during an eight-minute span down the stretch.

“The door was open and we just closed it on ourselves,” said McLucas. “We felt it. We knew it.”

Oxnard was playing without starting forward Craig Lee, who suffered a hairline nose fracture in practice Thursday.

Behind a game-high 11 points from McLucas, Oxnard was within 34-33 at the half. McLucas buried a 3-pointer to pull the Condors even, 53-53, with 8:40 to play.

But that would be the Condors’ final field goal until McLucas’ layup with 14.9 seconds left. Oxnard led 56-53 with 7:37 to play after one free throw by Scooter Holmes (10 points) and two by Gerald Pitts.(VC Star)

Oxnard Men Get Much Needed Win at Santa Barbara

January 20—Santa Barbara

Trailing by 13 points with 12 minutes to play, the Condors kept its season alive by ripping off runs of 14-3 and 15-3 to get back in the game. Then, with the game tied 73-73 in the final minute, Gerald Pitts (pictured) and Scooter Holmes each made a pair of free throws as Oxnard stopped its two-game losing streak with a 77-73 win at Santa Barbara City.

The win enabled Oxnard (9-10, 2-2), which had nearly dug out of 12-point holes with five minutes to play twice last week in losses to Cuesta and Moorpark, to stay within two games of first-place Cuesta in the loss column.

"We started out the game with four straight turnovers," said Oxnard assistant coach Jeff Perrault. "It was unreal, but we really shared the ball in the second half, getting dunks, open shots and layups"

Holmes had a team-high 23 points, James Ennis had 21 points and Ryan McLucas had 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Reserve Jason Townsley also came off the bench to contribute some solid minutes, making a first-half 3-pointer that helped pull the Condors within 36-30 at the break. (VC Star)

January 20--Santa Barbara

Oxnard Loses Two Tough Games to Moorpark

The men had a similar struggle with the Raiders, going down 77-72. James Ennis had 21 points and 6 rebounds for Oxnard. Spencer Holmes had 15 points and 8 rebounds and Ryan McLucas added 11 points for the Condors.  The Condors went on a 14-1 run in the second half, but too little too late for the home team.  The loss left them at 8-10 overall, and 1-2 in the WSC.

Condors Split with Cuesta

January 13 – Oxnard

The men’s team lost a hard-fought battle with Cuesta College.  Scooter (pictured) Holmes had 24 points, Ryan McLucas had 22 points and James Ennis had 14 points as the Condors battled back from a 13-point deficit with five minutes to play. In the end, Oxnard’s 1 of 20 performance from 3-point range was too much to overcome.  The final was 76-74 to put the Condors at 8-9 overall, and 1-1 in the WSC. 

Condor Basketball Sweeps at Hancock

January 9 – Santa Maria

On the men’s side, Oxnard fought back from an 11 point deficit to pull out a 77-73 victory over Hancock.  This pulls the men’s record to 8-8 overall, and puts them at 1-0, in the WSC.  James Ennis led the way with 29 points; Scooter Holmes had a double-double with 18 points and 13 boards, with Ryan McLucas (right) throwing in 19 points of his own.  Oxnard used a 13-1 run to pull away from the Bulldogs, late in the second half.  “This team plays up or down to their competition,” said head coach Jason Cunningham. 

The Condors were very happy to get out of Santa Maria with a pair of victories on the night.

McLucas Lifts Oxnard Men Past San Diego City

December 29--Citrus

Ryan McLucas had five of his team-high 26 points in the final 73 seconds of overtime to lift the Oxnard College  Men's basketball team, 86-82, over San Diego City Tuesday night at Citrus College in Glendora.

Oxnard trailed 82-79 with 1:13 to play when the sophomore from Rio Mesa High buried a pair of jumpers, including a 3-pointer. McLucas also had eight rebounds and eight assists.

James Ennis had 24 points and eight rebounds. Craig Lee added 16 points. Dunell Webb Jr. had 32 points and Travis Wilson added 19 points for San Diego City (3-10). (VC Star)

Oxnard Soars Over State Number One

Thursday night at the Condor Center was electric.  The Oxnard College Condors shocked the Riverside Tigers, who were ranked number one in the state.  James Ennis (left) put on a clinic throughout the game, scoring 27 points, grabbing 9 boards, and adding 6 assists.  Scooter Holmes was not far behind with 21 points and 8 assists.  Oxnard held the lead for the entire game, with the final score 89-79.

Coach Jason Cunningham knew his team was going to be ready for this challenge.  He understands that his team is young and talented.  “They don’t have a problem getting up for this type of game (against a ranked opponent)”.  The Condors beat previously ranked number 3, Antelope Valley earlier in the year, and now number one.  Coach Cunningham understands it is important for this team to develop consistency that will lead wins over teams they expect to beat.

The Condors play Compton next Wednesday at the Condor Center at 5:00.  The Lady Condors will battle College of the Canyons at home on Tuesday at 5:30.  General Admission is $5, children over 12 and seniors are $3, and OC students/faculty/staff are free with ID.  *Free admission will be honored for the Men’s 12/23 game vs. Compton, with a paid ticket stub from the Women’s 12/22 game vs. College of the Canyons.

Condors Face Number One Team in State

The Riverside Tigers bring their number one ranking to the Condor Complex December 17th at 7 p.m. It is a special holiday free admission night, so bring the entire family for an exciting basketball entertainment. 

The Oxnard Men’s basketball team finished second in the Santa Barbara Invitational.  They lost an exciting game against Barstow 67-72. 

The Condors (5-6) started slow in the first half, struggling to cover the Vikings 3-point shooting.  After trailing by as much as 17 points, the Condors made a great run.  Ryan McLucas and Gerald Pitts tightened up the defense while James Ennis, Craig Lee and Scooter Holmes got the Condors to within 3 points.  A tough travelling violation on a potential game-tying fast break ended Oxnard’s comeback bid.

McLucas Lifts Oxnard Men Past San Diego City

 December 29--Citrus

Ryan McLucas had five of his team-high 26 points in the final 73 seconds of overtime to lift the Oxnard College men's basketball team, 86-82, over San Diego City Tuesday night at Citrus College in Glendora.

Oxnard trailed 82-79 with 1:13 to play when the sophomore from Rio Mesa High buried a pair of jumpers, including a 3-pointer. McLucas also had eight rebounds and eight assists.

James Ennis had 24 points and eight rebounds. Craig Lee added 16 points. Dunell Webb Jr. had 32 points and Travis Wilson added 19 points for San Diego City (3-10).

Oxnard shocks No. 3 Antelope Valley, 69-65

November 13 -- Ventura

Sophomore guard Ryan McLucas had 20 points, 10 rebounds and the game-clinching free throws and sophomore wing Craig Lee added 18 points and nine rebounds as the Condors shocked No. 3 Antelope Valley, 69-65, Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the "We Play Hard" tournament at Ventura College.

"It's a new year," said Lee. "And we're changing things around," said McLucas.

Oxnard (1-1) had dropped the opening game in the eight-team November tournament in each of the past six years by an average margin of 84-60.

"This just goes to show that we're a pretty good team," said Oxnard coach Jason Cunningham. (Ventura County Star)

Men’s Basketball Beats LA Harbor

November 21—Oxnard

The Condors showed their athleticism in the first half, and took a 36-32 lead.  They showed their youth in the second half, and trailed the Seahawks late in the game.  In the end, the Condors had too much talent for LA Harbor.  Behind Scooter Holmes (right), with 21 points, and James Ennis’ (above)16 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, the Oxnard College men's basketball team improved to 3-3 with a 74-68 win over visiting Los Angeles Harbor at the Condor Center.

 Oxnard Avenges Loss to LA Valley

December 10—SBCC Tourney

James Ennis, Scooter Holmes, Ryan McLucas (right), and Rashad Stuckey(below) came up huge for the Condors against LA Valley Thursday night.  Ennis (25 points/6 boards), Holmes (23/ 9), McLucas (15 points/ 8 assists), and Stuckey (14 points/7 rebounds/5 blocks) helped OC beat LA Valley 82-72 in the first round of the Santa Barbara Invitational Tourney.  Oxnard was trailing 33-38 at half, with too many turnovers and too many second chance points for LA Valley.  OC turned it around in the second half, rebounded well, and outscored the Monarchs by 15.  Oxnard will face Victor Valley Friday at 9 p.m., in the second round.

 Oxnard Men and Women Fly High to Championship Games

James Ennis scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had eight assists as the Oxnard College men’s basketball team reached the final of the Santa Barbara City Tournament for the second straight year with a 66-57 win over Victor Valley on Friday night.

  Craig Lee (left) had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Oxnard (5-5). Rashad Stuckey had 11 points and four rebounds and Ryan McLucas added 10 points and four assists as the Condors responded against Victor Valley’s deliberate zone.

 “We felt like this could be a tournament for us to get back on the right path to playing better basketball,” said Oxnard coach Jason Cunningham.

 Oxnard will attempt to defend its tournament title against Barstow tonight at 7. “We’re up here to defend our title,” said Cunningham. (www.vcstar.com)