OCCAC News March, 2010
Monday, March 22
Men's Basketball
Cincinnati State T&CC men's basketball finishes second at Nationals
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College went 3-1 at the NJCAA Divsion II Men's Basketball Nationals to finish second. The Surge finished the season 27-9 and won the OCCAC Men's Basketball and NJCAA District 10 titles. In the opening game, Cincinnati defeated the number one seed in the tournament, Monroe (NY) Community College 83-72. The Surge were led by Quentin Williford with 25 points, while Rayshawn Goins had 18 points and 12 rebounds. James Millen had 14 points, whil Illya Glover had 10 points.
In the second game, Cincinnati State defeated Brown Mackie (KS) College 75-65. The Surge were led by Goins with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Jamarien Paul-Brown had 14 points, five rebounds and seven steals. James Millen had 13 points and five rebounds, while Illya Glover had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Quentin Williford had 11 points, four rebounds and four assist.
In the semi-final, Cincinnati State defeated Lewis & Clark (IL) College 87-85 in overtime. Goins led the Surge with 20 points and 17 rebounds, while Melvyn Little had 21 points. Millen added 16 points, five rebounds and four steals. Glover had 10 points and eight rebounds.
In the Championship game, the Surge fell to Lincoln (IL) College 71-60 to finish runner-up in the tournament. The Surge were led by Glover with 17 points, while Goins added 15 points and ten rebounds. Williford chipped in nine points. Rayshawn Goins and James Millen were named to the All-Tournament Team. The OCCAC congratulates the Surge on their successful tournament run.
Saturday, March 13
Men's Basketball
Lakeland's Calhoun and Cooper named Co-Newcomers of the Year
Lakeland Community College basketball players Tevin Calhoun and Brendan Cooper have been named OCCAC Co-Newcomers of the Year for the 2009-10 season. Calhoun averaged 10.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks during the conference season. He shot 41.0 percent from the floor, Cooper averaged 14.0 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game and 1.1 blocks per game. Brendan shot 53.7 percent from the floor for the Lakers on the conference season.
Saturday, March 13
Men's Basketball
Lakeland's Bowe named OCCAC men's basketball Coach of the Year
Lakeland Community College men's basketball coach Terry Bowe has been voted OCCAC Coach of the Year for the 2009-10 season. Bowe led the Lakers to a 9-5 conference record and a 19-11 overall record. The Lakers finished tied of second in the OCCAC this year.
Saturday, March 13
Women's Basketball
Lakeland's Williams named OCCAC women's basketball Player of the Year
Lakeland Community College Aslea Williams has been named the OCCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Williams was the leading scorer in the conference averaging 19.0 points per game in the OCCAC. She average 12.5 rebounds per game which was good for fourth in the conference. She had nine assists on the season and averaged 2.2 steals per game. Aslea had 17 blocks on the season which was good for 1.3 blocks per game. She shot 48.9 percent from the field and 56.7 from the charity stripe.
Saturday, March 13
Women's Basketball
Owens CC Blanton named OCCAC Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Year
Owens Community College Jasmine Blanton is the OCCAC women's basketball Newcomer of the Year. Blanton was the third leading scorer in the OCCAC this year averaging 16.0 points per game in the conference. She was 18th in the confernce in rebounding averaging 5.4 rebounds per game and was 11th in assists in the conference with 2.7 assists per game for the Express. Blanton averaged 2.5 steals per game, which was seventh in the OCCAC. She shot 40.3 percent from the floor, 35.7 from the three point arc and 75 percent fromthe free throw line on the conference season.
Saturday, March 13
Men's Basketball
All-OCCAC men's basketball team announced
Six OCCAC men's basketball players have been named to the First Team All-OCCAC post season honors. Keith Lowe of Edison CC, Jonathon Dunn of Owens CC, Rayshawn Goins of Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Nate Barnes, Lakeland CC and James Millen of Cincinnati State Technical & CC were named First Team All-OCCAC and earned All-Region honors. British Alexander of Sinclair CC was also named to the First Team All-OCCAC.
Six more players were named to the Second Team All-OCCAC for the 2009-10 season. Darrell Lampley of Lakeland CC, Rod Hurst of Columbus State CC, Josh Eichelberger, Columbus State CC, Kevin Vest, Sinclair CC, Tevin Calhoun, Lakeland CC adn Brendan Cooper of Lakeland CC were named to the Second Team.
Nine more players were named to the Honorable Mention All-OCCAC team. Ilya Glover, Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Earl Hardison, Owens CC, Derek Ober, Sinclair CC, Lawrence Bridges, Columbus State CC, Delante Heard, Owens CC, Jamerien Paul-Brown, Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Josh Robinson, Owens CC, Ace Holmes, Edison CC and Jason Clardy of Sinclair CC were named to the Honorable Mention Team.