Category: Basketball

City Rams One Win Away in Defense of CCCAA State Championship Title

March 5, 2023 The Guardsman Eric Sun, Gracia Hernandez Rovelo

City College’s men’s basketball team trounced the Butte College Eagles at home with a 99-69 win on Saturday, Feb. 25 in a second-round playoff game.

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No Second Chances; Rams Beat Lassen Advancing To NorCal Regional Finals

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 The Guardsman rams, women's basketball, Onyx Hunter, Finals, Regional Finals, Regionals

Carving out one more win, the CCSF Women’s Basketball team would make it to the NorCal Finals. On Feb. 25 the Rams , never letting go of the lead, walked away with an 84-57 rout of the Lassen Community College Cougars.

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Talented Team Gives Lady Rams a Good Chance at the State Title

December 7, 2022January 11, 2023 The Guardsman standout player, Women’s Basketball, State Championship, Ellen Yoshitsugu

City College’s women’s basketball team looks good in preseason play. Winning the state title is “definitely an attainable goal this year,” Coach Derek Lau said of his team that is ranked 6th in the state.

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Rams Men’s Basketball Team Wins State Championship; Nets 12 Postseason Awards

March 14, 2022April 11, 2022 The Guardsman Jamir Thomas, Naseem Gaskin, West Valley, rams, State Championship, men's basketball, Emmett Neal, justin labagh, Jerry Tarkanian, vikings, JohnTaylor Wildfeuer, Seyi Reiley

The Rams completed their near-perfect season with a decisive 25-point lead, defeating the only team to beat them this season with a final score of 91-66.

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Rams Charge Into State Playoffs After Winning Coast-North Conference

March 1, 2022March 8, 2022 The Guardsman Devan Sapp, basketball, Mezziah Oakman, men's basketball, win, Seamus Geoghegan, bob kinoshita, Los Positas, Coast-North, title, Naseem Gaskin, chabot

City College had what appeared to be a run at the State Championship during their 2019-2020 season, but had their effort shut down due to COVID-19. Now the side looks to continue it with boundless confidence.

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Men’s Basketball Maintains Winning Streak With Wins Versus Las Positas, Foothill

February 1, 2022 The Guardsman win, Seamus Geoghegan, Seyi Reiley, bob kinoshita, Sports, Jamir Thomas, ohlone, Los Positas, basketball, Winning streak, men's basketball, Bay Area sports, justin labagh, renegades, foothill

Coach Labagh attributed the team’s success to their heavy pressure against the opposition. “We can pressure without fouling. We’re gonna wear teams down with our bench.”

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Undefeated and Undeterred: Men’s Basketball Returns Looking to Finish What it Started Last Season

November 3, 2021January 4, 2022 The Guardsman Seamus Geoghegan, Seyi Reiley, men's basketball, justin labagh, COVID-19, Ezekiel Holman

So far, the team has dominated in their preseason matches, winning all of their games by at least a 20 point margin.

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Undefeated in Record, Champions at Heart

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 The Guardsman Seyi Reiley, Mek Udenyi, Adam D’Acquisto, men's basketball, Nate Robinson, justin labagh, CCSF, Eric Sun, Kaiyo Funaki, Kyree Brown

Stripped of the opportunity to close their perfect season with a state title, the 2019-2020 men’s basketball team recounts the highs, the lows, and the lessons learned from that unforgettable year.

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Coast-to-Coast: How Johnnie Bryant’s Career at City College Landed Him a Job with the Knicks

September 27, 2020October 4, 2020 The Guardsman Johnnie Bryant, Juma Kamara, basketball, justin labagh, CCSF, Kevin Kelleher, Harold Brown, Kaiyo Funaki

All Johnnie Bryant wanted to do was to play college basketball. His exceptional talent, relentless work ethic, and unwavering passion for the game, though, took him further than he could ever imagine.

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Oh So Close!

March 19, 2020March 13, 2021 The Guardsman Jayden Benitez, Sports, Errayanna Hatfield, rams, women's basketball, basketball, diablo valley college, derek lau, Franchon Smith, Meyer Gorelick, Vivian Woo

In the final round of Norcal Regional Playoffs, the City College women’s basketball team lost a back-and-forth game to the Diablo Valley College Vikings, falling just short of the state finals.

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COVID-19 Steals Title From Undefeated Rams

March 19, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman

The City College Men’s Basketball team’s undefeated season came to a disappointing end when they were denied the opportunity to cap it off with a State Championship because of COVID-19.

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Undefeated Rams Break Mustangs 113-82

March 4, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman city college, basketball, justin labagh, CCSF, Mustangs, Emeka Udenyi, Delta College, rams

City College men’s basketball team continued their undefeated season by winning their first playoff game handily, beating the San Joaquin Delta College Mustangs Saturday, Feb. 29.