2016-17 Hornet Men's Basketball News
Fullerton College forward Jordan Watkins will stay local after signing with Hope International University.
Hornet guard Nick Anderson has chosen Chaminade University of Honolulu to be his next stop.
FC's Johnathon Ross made it official this week signing with Louisiana State University of Alexandria.
The first to sign from last season's state title contending team, Kenny Barnes has chosen to sign with Hope International.
It was a dogfight from start to finish, but the San Diego City College Knights kept the Fullerton College Hornets from their fourth state title on Sunday afternoon falling 53-51 on a last second layup in the 2017 CCCAA State Finals held at Las Positas College.
#1 South Fullerton battled it out with #2 North Feather River College in the State Semi-Final game on Saturday afternoon, and FC proved to be the better team knocking off the Golden Eagles 84-60.
#1 South Fullerton took on #4 North Cañada College to open up the CCCAA State Tournament at Las Positas College on Thursday with FC sending the Colts home early 83-65.
The #1 Fullerton College men's basketball team hosted #8 Chaffey College in the SoCal Regional Final Saturday night, and gave the Panthers a 86-70 season-ending loss. The Hornet win now advances the Hornets to the CCCAA State Tournament for the first time since 2008.
The #1 seeded Fullerton College Hornets and the #8 Chaffey College Panthers will battle it out at the Fullerton College this Saturday for a Southern California Regional Final showdown with the winner advancing to the CCCAA State Tournament.
In the semi-finals of the SoCal Regionals, the #1 Fullerton College men's basketball team hosted #17 Barstow College on Saturday night and ended the Vikings season 96-65.
At the coaches meeting on Monday, the Hornets were selected as the #1 seed coming out of the southern region and look to take on the challenging road ahead one game at a time.
Winning the Orange Empire Conference with a 11-1 record since 2009, the Fullerton College Hornets reaped the top honors in the All-OEC selection. Hornet sophomore guard, Ian Fox, was named the Most Valuable Player, while Head Coach Perry was named the Coach of the Year in just his second season at the helm.
The Hornet basketball squad won their first OEC title since 2009 on Thursday night man-handling Saddleback College 74-54.
The #6 Hornets did what they set out to do at Orange Coast College Tuesday beating the Pirates 96-50. The win now sets up a showdown at #2 Saddleback College for the Orange Empire Conference Championship.
It's the final week of play in the Orange Empire Conference and it all comes down to one game to determine the 2017 champion. #2 Saddleback College will host #6 Fullerton College on Thursday, February 16th at 5:00 pm for what promises to be an exciting title game.
The #6 FC men's basketball squad beat #14 Riverside City College 70-61 at home on Friday night in an Orange Empire Conference match-up.
