2018-19 COD Men's Basketball News

COD Men’s Basketball: Russell signs with Dakota State
COD Men’s Basketball: Russell signs with Dakota State

August 01, 2019

Sophomore guard Shaquille Russell (Reseda Cleveland) signs with the Dakota State Trojans, becomes second Roadrunner headed to South Dakota.

COD Men’s Basketball: Mogolis and Ogrodnick sign with Westcliff
COD Men’s Basketball: Mogolis and Ogrodnick sign with Westcliff

May 21, 2019

COD Men’s Basketball sophomores, guard Gunnar Mogolis and forward Anthony Ogrodnick have signed letters of intent with Westcliff University.

COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper hits running jumper with 5.4 left to shoot down the Jets, 74-72
COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper hits running jumper with 5.4 left to shoot down the Jets, 74-72

February 19, 2019

COD (14-13; 5-4) guaranteed their first .500 season for the first time since the 2007-08 season, as freshman guard Sam Skipper nailed a running jumper in front of the free throw line with 5.4 seconds remaining to knockout the San Diego Miramar Jets (15-12; 4-5), 74-72.

COD Men’s Basketball gets back to even on season, shoots down Comets, 81-66
COD Men’s Basketball gets back to even on season, shoots down Comets, 81-66

February 08, 2019

COD (12-12; 3-3) tied a season high in steals (19) and hit eleven 3-pointers in a game where the Roadrunners led from beginning to end, as Desert knocked off the Palomar Comets of San Marcos (7-16; 1-5), 81-66.

"Unreal!" COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over #2 team in state, 104-86
"Unreal!" COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over #2 team in state, 104-86

February 01, 2019

COD (11-12; 2-3) collected one of the biggest wins in program history by knocking off the #2 team in the state, the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (18-4; 3-2), 104-86.

COD Men’s Basketball falls to Wolverines after slow start, 92-62
COD Men’s Basketball falls to Wolverines after slow start, 92-62

January 25, 2019

COD (10-11; 1-2) struggled to get any kind of rhythm against the #11 team in California, as the Roadrunners struggled behind the arc once again and from the field, falling to the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines (16-5; 3-0), 92-62.

COD Men’s Basketball collects 7 blocks, but struggles beyond the arc, falls to Spartans, 74-63
COD Men’s Basketball collects 7 blocks, but struggles beyond the arc, falls to Spartans, 74-63

January 23, 2019

COD (10-10; 1-1) fell to even on the season, but a gigantic seven block performance by Nick Pete was almost overshadowed by a frustrating 7 for 33 night from beyond the arc, as the Roadrunners fell to the MiraCosta Spartans of Oceanside (10-10; 1-1), 74-63.

COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over Coyotes, 86-53
COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over Coyotes, 86-53

January 11, 2019

COD (9-9) got back to even on the season wrapping up non-Conference play, as they hosted a match-up that would make a Warner Bros. animator happy, when the Roadrunners hosted the Coyotes of Cuyamaca (3-15) and much like the cartoon, the Roadrunner would get the best of the Coyote, as Desert took the game 86-53.

COD Men’s Basketball struggles to grab foothold against Arabs, falls 91-77
COD Men’s Basketball struggles to grab foothold against Arabs, falls 91-77

January 08, 2019

COD (8-9) strained to find a rhythm all night, down at halftime, 46-38, the Roadrunners stormed back to open the second half, then the Imperial Valley Arabs (7-8) went on a 10-0 run and pulled ahead for good, as the Arabs won, 91-77.

COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation Championship at Santa Barbara
COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation Championship at Santa Barbara

December 08, 2018

COD (7-4) rolled to a Consolation Championship at the Santa Barbara City College Classic, falling to LA Trade Tech in the opening round, then defeating Oxnard and LA Valley while Nicholas Pete and Kristopher Howard collected double-doubles.

COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation title at Grossmont Invite
COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation title at Grossmont Invite

November 30, 2018

COD (5-3) opened up the Grossmont Invitational with a game against the state runner-up, San Diego City, knocked off LA Southwest and then ran into the host, Grossmont to win the Consolation Final.

COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper leads with 20 in hard loss to the Raiders, 83-74
COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper leads with 20 in hard loss to the Raiders, 83-74

November 14, 2018

COD (2-2) fought hard in their first head-to-head home game of the 2018 season as they fell in the closing minutes to the Moorpark College Raiders (4-3), 83-74.

COD Men’s Basketball opens 2018 with two wins at Frank Garcia Classic
COD Men’s Basketball opens 2018 with two wins at Frank Garcia Classic

November 03, 2018

COD (2-1) opened up 2018 hosting the annual Garcia Classic, facing off with Grossmont, West LA and Victor Valley in the three day tournament.

COD Men’s Basketball welcomes alumnus as new head coach
COD Men’s Basketball welcomes alumnus as new head coach

May 10, 2018

COD did not have to reach very far to find their new Men’s Basketball head coach, Trent Skinner, a Roadrunner alumnus with his eye on getting the program back into the post season for the first time since 2015.