2023-24 COD Men's Basketball News
2023-24 Season in Review - COD Men’s Basketball
February 27, 2024
Under the tutelage of third-year head coach Robert Romero, Desert finished the regular season with a record of 12-16 overall and 7-9 in conference. The Roadrunners placed 5th in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC).
COD Men’s Basketball wraps up 2024 season with double OT win over Rams, 120-115
February 23, 2024
COD (12-16; 7-9) closed out the 2024 season with multiple players either setting or tying career highs on Sophomore Night, as the Roadrunners grabbed a double overtime win over the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (7-21; 2-14), 120-115.
COD Men’s Basketball wins in OT over Fighting Cacti, 87-86
February 07, 2024
COD (10-13; 5-6) had two players combine for 52 of their 87 points on the night, as the Roadrunners pulled out a close one in overtime, knocking off the Copper Mountain Fighting Cacti of Joshua Tree (7-16; 3-8), 87-86.
COD Men’s Basketball: Baxter grabs triple-double in win over Vikings, 98-83
January 10, 2024
COD (8-8; 3-1) moved back to .500 on the season as Jermayn Baxter led the way with the Roadrunners first triple-double in over a decade, as Desert sank the Barstow Vikings (2-12; 1-3), 98-83.
COD Men’s Basketball: Rojas drops seven 3’s in win over Pirates, 77-75
December 20, 2023
COD (6-7; 1-0) opened up Conference play with another come-from-behind win, using a career night from Joseph Rojas, scoring 25 points on seven 3-point shots off of the bench, as the Roadrunners sank the Palo Verde Pirates of Blythe (7-7; 0-3), 77-75.
COD Men’s Basketball: McClendon layup at buzzer gives road win to Roadrunners, 69-68
December 16, 2023
COD (5-7) used a 14-5 run over the final 5 minutes, capped off with a buzzer beating layup by Jamerson McClendon to grab a road win over the Glendale Vaqueros (4-5), 69-68.
COD Men’s Basketball grabs 3 double-doubles in close win over Monarchs, 80-72
December 08, 2023
COD (4-7) traveled to Santa Barbara for the SBCC Holiday Classic, where the Roadrunners dropped game one, then fought back to win game two and fell in the Consolation Final.
COD Men’s Basketball knocks off the Desert Warriors, 85-62
November 27, 2023
COD (3-5) grabbed their second consecutive win, this time with an explosive second half on the road, as the Roadrunners used a career high 29-points from Isaiah Goad off of the bench to defeat the Imperial Valley Desert Warriors (0-6), 85-62.
COD Men’s Basketball corrals the Rustlers, 82-73
November 21, 2023
COD (2-5) grabbed a much-needed win on the road, with three starters scoring in double figures which led to the first double-double of the season for Jermayn Baxter, as the Roadrunners held off the Golden West Rustlers of Huntington Beach (1-6), 82-73.
COD Men’s Basketball opens up 2023-24 season with split at Garcia Classic
November 02, 2023
COD (1-1) kicked off the 2023-24 season with the annual Frank Garcia Classic, knocking off a Bakersfield Renegade (0-2) squad and then falling in a close game with a very tough Los Angeles Southwest Cougars (2-0) team.