Collin’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will head into tough competition at the annual Collin County Thanksgiving Classic after a rough week, losing a pair of close games.
Collin College Men’s Basketball posted big wins in their first two home outings of the season, besting opponents by 50-plus points in each. The team will play at home Nov. 8-9.
Women’s Coach Jeff Allen and Men’s Coach Jim Sigona both said their teams are ready for the post-season, but know there are tough games ahead. “This might be the toughest regional tournament I have ever seen,” Allen said. “We are going to have to play at the highest level.”
The Cougars and Lady Cougars are just a couple of games out of first place with their final regular season conference games next week. The men’s and women’s teams both defeated Temple College Feb. 13 and split games against McClennan Community College.
Collin College’s basketball teams both went 1-1 in their last two games and are still in the hunt for playoff berths going into the final two weeks of regular season play.
Collin College’s basketball teams had runaway wins at home, Jan. 30. The Lady Cougars defeated Cisco College 87-65 and the Cougars beat the ETBU junior varsity 96-58.
Collin’s Men rallied in the second half to defeat Weatherford 70-65 at home, wrapping up a trio of tight conference games. The Cougars are third in their conference.
The Collin Cougars cracked the Top 25 in the NJCAA Division I rankings this week, parlaying a 16-1 record into its first national recognition of the year.
Conference basketball play begins for Collin College next week, with men’s and women’s games against three North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference opponents. Both teams are excited for this section of the season to get underway.
The Collin Cougars closed out the fall portion of their season with a trio of wins at home and have just one spring game before conference play begins.
Collin College’s men’s and women’s teams split games at their Thanksgiving tournaments Nov. 23-24, but maintain commanding win-loss records for the season so far. The Lady Cougars are 7-2 for the season and The Cougars are 7-1.
Collin College men’s and women’s basketball has collected a lot of W’s in the past week. In a six-game stretch, Collin’s teams had only one loss, coming when the Lady Cougars faced off with a perennial powerhouse.
Collin College Men’s Basketball took advantage of 18 turnovers in its 121-73 win over the East Texas Baptist University JV, Nov. 5. The win was the Cougars’ second of the regular season after topping Tomball College two days earlier.
he East Central University men's basketball head coach Ja Havens has announced the signing of two players for the 2018-19 season during the early signing period. The Tigers will welcome Joshua Apple of Collin College (London, England) and Matthew Garriga (Murphy, Texas).
Wayland Baptist men's basketball coach Ty Harrelson recently announced the signing of four players for his 2018-19 roster. All transfers, they are CJ Obinwa, a 6-foot-2 guard from Arlington; Spencer Lindsey, a 6-foot-9 forward from Norman, Okla.; Jeremy Betjol, a 6-foot-9 center from France; and Jack Nobles, a 6-foot-6 forward from Trophy Club, Texas.
Collin teams drop close games, prep for Thanksgiving tourney
November 26, 2019Collin’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will head into tough competition at the annual Collin County Thanksgiving Classic after a rough week, losing a pair of close games.
