Jackson Named 1st Team All-American
SALT LAKE CITY (April 8, 2008) – Salt Lake CC sophomore guard DaVell Jackson was named a NJCAA 1st Team All-American.  Jackson helped lead Salt Lake to their highest finish at the NJCAA tournament falling in the national championship game.  Jackson averaged 13.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.  He shot 51% from the field and 70% from the free throw line.  His season high 32 points came against rival College of Southern Idaho.  Jackson was also named the SWAC Player of the Year and was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team.

Sophomore Brian Green has been selected by the NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association to play in the 2nd Annual All-Star Classic game.  The game features the best players from Division I, II and III.  Green was First Team All-Region and the Region 18 Tournament MVP.  He averaged 13.9 points per game and shot 92% from the free throw line. 

SLCC is NJCAA Runner-Ups
HUTCHINSON, Kansas (March 22, 2008) – The Salt Lake Community College Men’s Basketball team falls in the National Championship game to South Plains College 67-56.  Salt Lake finishes the year 32-4 ranked fourth in the NJCAA with the #2 ranked defense.  Brian Green was named the Small Man of the Tournament.  Brian Green and DaVell Jackson were both named to the All-Tournament team.

Salt Lake jumped to an early eleven point lead but South Plains took a two point lead into halftime.  South Plains came out red hot in the second half hitting eight of there first nine shots to extend the lead to as much as 16 points.  DaVell Jackson led Salt Lake with 19 points, Andy Palmer finished with ten points.  Salt Lake shot 37% from the floor and made 2-21 three-pointers.

SLCC  56

SPC     67

SLCC Advances to National Championship
HUTCHINSON, Kansas (March 21, 2008) – Salt Lake Community College Men’s Basketball team defeated Three Rivers Community College 68-50 to advance to the NJCAA National Championship game.  Salt Lake (32-3) will play either Seward County College or South Plains College in the National Championship game on Saturday March 22 at 7 pm (MT).

Salt Lake CC had a eleven point lead at half time and extended the lead to as much as 16. Sophomore Brian Green hit six three pointers to lead Salt Lake with 21 points.

SLCC     68
TRCC     50

Salt Lake CC Advances to the Final Four
HUTCHINSON, Kansas (March 19, 2008) – The #2 Salt Lake  (31-3) defense stood up to their ranking downing Southeastern Illinois College 74-45.  Salt Lake held Southeastern to 25% shooting in the game while shooting 57%.  Brian Green had a big game leading Salt Lake with 23 points on 7-9 from the floor and 5-7 from three point range.  Papa Samba Gussie scored ten on 4-5 shooting and grabbed six rebounds.  Aaron Smith came off the bench to score seven points on three of six shooting.

Salt Lake (31-3) advances to the final four on Friday March 21st to face either Three Rivers CC or Eastern Arizona College. 

SLCC   74
SIC     45

Salt Lake CC Advances to Elite Eight at National Tournament
Hutchinson, KS (March 18, 2008) - The Salt Lake Community College Men’s Basketball team staged a furious comeback in the NJCAA Championship this morning, beating the Vincennes University Trailblazers by a final score of 65-61. The Bruins were behind by 11 points late in the second half, but showedVincennes why they’re the second-best defensive team in the country, holding the Trailblazers without a field goal in the final 6:40 of the game.

SLCC will play again at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bruins will take on the winner of the Paris Junior College and Southeastern Illinois College in the NJCAA winners bracket. 

Please support the SLCC Men’s basketball team as they play for the National Championship Title.

SLCC  65
VU      61

Salt Lake CC Advances to National Tournament

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (March 8, 2008) - Number 4 Salt Lake Community College Men's Basketball team defeated #3 College of Southern Idaho 81-77 to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Salt Lake's record moves to 29-3, two of their losses coming from CSI.

Salt Lake led by as many as ten points in the game, with 6.4 seconds left CSI cut the lead to one point however CSI committed two turnovers in the last two possessions to secure the win for Salt Lake.  The tough Salt Lake defense forced 24 CSI turnovers in the game and out rebounded CSI by four boards.

Brian Green had the hot hand hitting five three pointer in the game to lead Salt Lake with 27 points.  Vassy Banny finished in double figures with 11 points and Papa Samba Gussie had ten.  The team shot 43% from the field and 64% (16-25) from the charity stripe. 

No. 4 Salt Lake (29-3) will head to the National Tournament on March 18-22 in Hutchinson, Kansas.  No. 4 Salt Lake's first game will be on Tuesday, March 18th at 10 am (CST) against the winner of District Three.

#3 CSI       77
#4 SLCC     81

Men Rebound from Tough Loss

SALT LAKE CITY (March 1, 2008) - Salt Lake rebounds from a tough loss to CEU on Friday with a 84-53 win tonight.  Their record now stands at 27-3 and 12-3 in the conference.  Salt Lake receives the number two seed in the regional tournament starting on March 6th in Twin Falls, Idaho.

#4 SLCC   84
     CEU     53

SLCC Men's Basketball Losses By Three

SALT LAKE CITY (February 29, 2008) - Men's Basketball lost their third game of the year to College of Eastern Utah tonight 57-54.  The loss brings their record to 26-3 overall and 11-3 in conference play. Chris Medina was 4-8 from the field for 12 points and Aaron Smith was 5-7 for 12 points.  Papa Samba Gussie scored seven points and grabbed eight boards. 

# 4 Salt Lake (26-3, 11-3) and CEU take the court again tomorrow at 3 pm in Bruin Arena.

#4 SLCC     57
     CEU      54

SLCC Men loose to CSI, splitting the weekend

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (February 23, 2008) – The number four ranked Salt Lake CC (26-2, 11-2 SWAC) men’s basketball team took a tough loss to College of Southern Idaho 105-87.  Vassy Banny was the leading scorer with 20 points and DaVell Jackson scored 19 with nine boards. Southern Idaho hit the glass hard out rebounding Salt Lake 43-28. 

No. 4 Salt Lake locks up a first round bye in the SWAC tournament.  College of Eastern Utah comes into town for a two game set on February 29th and March 1st tip off scheduled for 7 pm on Friday and 3 pm on Saturday.

#4 SLCC          87
#1 CSI          105

#4 SLCC takes down #1 CSI

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (February 22, 2008) – No.5 Salt Lake CC beats undefeated No. 1 College of Southern Idaho 90-78.  Salt Lake takes their record to 26-1 and 11-1 in the SWAC the only loss coming in their last meeting with CSI.  DaVell Jackson led the way for Salt Lake with 32 points, 8 rebounds and six assists, Brian Green scored 16 points and Vassy Banny finished with 11 points six boards.  Aaron Smith came off the bench to contribute 10 points and missed a double double by one rebound.  The tough Salt Lake defense held CSI to 31% shooting from the floor and 21% from behind the arc.

No.4 Salt Lake (26-1, 11-1) battles No. 1 College of Southern Idaho (26-1, 11-1) again tomorrow night in Twin Falls tip off set for 3 pm.

#4 SLCC      90
#1 CSI         78

Salt Lake Recovers from 25 Down at Half
SALT LAKE CITY (February 16, 2008)- Coming from 25 points down at half time the #5 Salt Lake CC basketball team defeated Colorado Northwestern 87-77.  The win moves Salt Lake's record to 25-1 and 10-1 in SWAC play.  Brian Green finished with 22 points, DaVell Jackson scored 18 and Papa Samba Gussie recorded a double double with 11 points and 11 boards.

No.5 Salt Lake travels to undefeated No 1. College of Southern Idaho on February 22nd and 23rd for a two game set. 

#5 SLCC     87
     CNCC    77

#5 Salt Lake Wins Big over CNCC
SALT LAKE CITY (February 15, 2008)-No. 5 Salt Lake CC runs their record to 23-1 and 9-1 in the Scenic West with a 107-59 win over Colorado Northwestern College.  Salt Lake shot 70% from the floor and held Colorado to just 35% shooting.  Salt Lake had six players in double figures; DaVell Jackson led all scorers with 18 points and seven rebounds, Brian Green finished with 16 points and six assists and off the bench Marc Van Bruck (14 pts), Yahosh Bonner (11 pts), Papa Samba Gussie (10 pts, 9 rbs) and Aaron Smith (10 pts). 

No. 5 Salt Lake CC hits the hardwood again tomorrow against Colorado Northwestern tip off set for 3 pm at Bruin Arena.

#5 SLCC      107
    CNCC       59

No.5 Salt Lake Wins Two on the Road
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (February 9, 2008)- The number one defense in the NJCAA held North Idaho to 28% shooting in a 62-48 win for #5 Salt Lake CC (23-1, 8-1 SWAC).  DaVell Jackson scored 15 and Brian Green had 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting.  Center Papa Samba Guisse finished with 10 points, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots.

"It was a physical game, we controlled the boards and really got after them on the defensive end of the floor," Beck Said. "They settled for threes all night, they were 5-26 from the three point line."

No.5 Salt Lake returns home on February 15th and 16th for a two game set against Colorado Northwestern in Bruin Arena.

#5 SLCC   62
     NIC     48

No. 5 Salt Lake CC Beats North Idaho in Overtime
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (February 8, 2008)-  The number 5 ranked Salt Lake CC Basketball team knock off North Idaho College 76-72 in overtime.  Salt Lake runs their record to 22-1 over all and 7-1 in the Scenic West.  DaVell Jackson had 24 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in the win.  Late in the game he nailed key free throws to maintain the win finishing 8 of 12 from the line.  Brian Green recorded 18 points, 5 steals and 3 assists.

#5 Salt Lake (22-1, 7-1 SWAC) looks to take two from North Idaho, facing off again tomorrow in Coeur D'Alene.

SLCC    76
NIC       72

#7 Salt Lake CC Takes Two from Snow College
SALT LAKE CITY (February 2, 2008)-Nationally ranked #7 Salt Lake CC (21-1, 6-1 SWAC) defeated Snow College 60 to 39.  The top ranked Salt Lake defense came to play holding Snow College to four points in the first thirteen minutes of the second half.  Brian Green led the scoring with 10 points and Papa Samba Guisse finished with 7 points and 7 boards.

No. 7 Salt Lake CC travels to North Idaho February 8th and 9th for a two game set against the Cardinals.

SLCC      60
SNOW     39

SALT LAKE CITY (February 1, 2008)-No.7 Salt Lake CC (20-1, 5-1 SWAC) defeated Snow College 68-52.  Aaron Smith came off the bench with the hot hand to score 19 points and led all scorers.

"We got a great spark off the bench tonight." Beck said. "We are very good when our bench answers the bell."

SLCC 68
SNOW 52

The Battle of the Undefeated

SALT LAKE CITY (January 26, 2008)- The #3 Salt Lake CC Bruins (19-1, 4-1 SWAC) fell to the #2 College of Southern Idaho Eagles (20-0, 5-0 SWAC) 78-84 today at Bruin Arena.  In front the largest crowd ever at Salt Lake, DaVell Jackson did all he could finishing with a season high 32 points on 12 of 21 shooting, playing all but two minuets of the game.  Vassy Banny scored 16 and Brian Green finished with nine points.  Salt Lake was out rebounded 13 to 7 on the offensive glass for 18-second chance points for Southern Idaho.

Juan Pattillo led the Eagles with 31 on 11 of 17 shooting.  Joey Shaw had 15 points and Artision Parakhouski had a double double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.

No. 3 Salt Lake returns home to face Snow College on February 1st and 2nd in Bruin Arena. Tip off set for 7pm on Friday and 3pm on Saturday.

#3 SLCC      78
#2 CSI      84

No. 3 Salt Lake CC Wins Home Opener

SALT LAKE CITY (January 25, 2008)- In a tight back and fourth game between the #3 Salt Lake CC Bruins (19-0, 4-0 SWAC) and the North Idaho Cardinals (15-4, 1-3 SWAC), DaVell Jackson finished with 24 points (8-12 FG, 8-11 FT) and hit four of six free throws to ice the 62-57 win.  Andy Palmer scored 11 points and crashed the boards for 6 rebounds while Papa Samba Guisse grabbed 8 boards. 

The #1 defense lived up to the ranking forcing 20 turnovers and holding North Idaho to 42% shooting and allowing only 8 of 22 three point shots.  David Johnson and Humberto Perez finished with 14 points each for North Idaho.

No. 3 Salt Lake CC runs head long into conference foe No. 2 College of Southern Idaho. Both teams come into the game undefeated in conference and regular season play.  Salt Lake boasts the number one defense in the NJCAA and Southern Idaho ranks second in offence.  Tip off scheduled for Saturday January 26th at 3 pm in Bruin Arena.

#3 SLCC    62
NIC           57

#3 Salt Lake Cruises to an Easy Win

RANGLEY, Colorado (January 19, 2008)- Brian Green (19 pts) finished in double figures for the second straight game helping Salt Lake to their 18th win of the season beating Colorado Northwestern 95-57.  Andy Palmer scored 13 points, Papa Samba Guisse had 13 points and Aaron Smith finished with 10 points.

No. 3 Salt Lake CC (18-0, 3-0 SWAC) returns home on January 25th for their first home game facing off against conference foe North Idaho College and on January 26th against undefeated #2 College of Southern Idaho.      

#3 SLCC         95
CNCC             57

No. 3 Salt Lake CC makes it 17 in a Row

PRICE, Utah (January 18, 2008)- Brian Green leads #3 Salt Lake to their 17th win of the season beating College of Eastern Utah 83-64.  Green connected on 9 of 17 shots from the field and 5 of 7 from behind the arc for 27 points.  Andy Palmer scored 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting and was a perfect 3 of 3 from three-point range and Vassy Banny finished with 12 points.

No. 3 Salt Lake (17-0, 2-0 SWAC) heads to Colorado Northwestern on Saturday to finish the western road swing.

#3 SLCC     83
CEU            64

Salt Lake CC Basketball moves up two spots to #3

SALT LAKE CITY (January 16, 2008)- Salt Lake CC Men’s Basketball moves up two spots in the NJCAA polls to number three.  This the highest rank of a Men’s team at Salt Lake Community College.  Salt Lake is currently on a 16 game win streak, recently a tight three point win over Snow College.  Salt Lake remains the number one ranked defensive team in the nation allowing only 49.8 points per game.  Brian Green is ranked in the top ten in 3 point shooting making 55% of his attempts. 

The Men are on the road January 18th and 19th facing College of Eastern Utah and Colorado Northwestern.  They return home for their first home conference game on January 25th against North Idaho College and take on #2 College of Southern Idaho on January 26th.

#5 Salt Lake wins SWAC opener

EPHRIAM, Utah (January 12, 2008)- With 16 seconds left in the game Brian Green hit a three-pointer to seal the 63-60 win for #5 Salt Lake CC.   This win moves Salt Lake to 16-0 and 1-0 in the SWAC. DaVell Jackson led Salt Lake with 21 points.  Late in the game Kael Pope took a charge and grabbed a decisive rebound in consecutive defensive stops to maintain the lead.

"Great effort, great energy," said Coach Beck "and great playing on a tough floor."

No.5 Salt Lake CC (16-0, 1-0 SWAC) heads down to Price, Utah to face College of Eastern Utah (9-5, 1-0 SWAC) on January 18th and then travels to Rangley, Colorado to play Colorado Northwestern College (2-9, 0-1 SWAC) on the 19th of January.

#5 SLCC         63
Snow             60

Men's Basketball moves up one spot to #5

SALT LAKE CITY (January 9, 2008)- The Salt Lake CC Basketball (15-0) team moves up one spot in the NJCAA polls to number five.   The marks the highest ranking of a Men's Basketball team in Salt Lake CC history.  Salt Lake CC holds the top spot in defensive scoring allowing 49.2 points per game. 

Brian Green is the top scorer for Salt Lake with 16.5 points per game, DaVell Jackson is second with 11.6 points per game and Vassy Banny scores 10.3 points and grabs 5.3 boards per.  As a team Salt Lake has outscored opponents by 30 plus points and scored and average of 85.7 points per contest.

No. 5 Salt Lake CC (15-0) begins SWAC play against Snow College (7-4) on January 12th in Ephraim, Utah.

No. 6 Salt Lake stays undefeated heading into SWAC play

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (January 5, 2008)- The number six nationally ranked Salt Lake CC Men's basketball team earns their 15th win of the season beating Western Montana JV 89-57.  After a slow first half start the number one ranked defense turned up the heat and the offence found some their stride.  Chris Medina scored 13 points and DeVall Jackson also had 13 points.

During the three game sweep of the weekend Salt Lake beat each team by and average of 41 points and continued their tough defense holding all opponent to under 60 points a game.

No. 6 Salt Lake heads into SWAC play against Snow College in Ephraim on January 12th.

#6 SLCC     89
WMC          57

Salt Lake CC earns their 14th win of the season

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (January 4, 2008)- No. 6 Salt Lake CC earns their 14th win of the season beating Yavapai College 87-45.   It was a 47- 21 half time lead and the number one defense took over in the second half to cruise to an easy win.   Aaron Smith came off the bench and connected on six of eight shots to finish with 14 points and 4 rebounds.  Brian Green and Dan Stafford each had 13 points.

"We are deep, unselfish and play extremely hard.  The energy we have on our bench in contagious." Said Coach Beck.

No. 6 Salt Lake looks to make it 15 in a row against Western Montana Saturday night in Twin Falls.

#6 SLCC     87
YCC            45

No. 6 Salt Lake CC steam rolls past Laramie County CC

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (January 4, 2008)- The sixth ranked Men's Basketball (13-0) team blasted Laramie County CC 73-29 on their way to their 13th win of the season.  Salt Lake's No. 1 ranked defense held Laramie to 10 points in the first half and forced 28 turnovers in the game.  Vassy Banny led Salt Lake with 19 points and 9 boards, missing a double double by one rebound.  Chris Medina sunk 12 points and Aaron Smith scored 10 and grabbed 4 rebounds.

No. 6 Salt Lake CC battles Yavapai tonight in Twin Falls.  Yavapai lost to No. 14 North Idaho by two points in last nights game.

#6 SLCC         73
LCCC              29

No. 8 Salt Lake CC downs No. 4 Northeastern College

SALT LAKE CITY (December 8, 2007)- No. 8 Salt Lake CC improves their record to 12-0 beating No. 4 Northeastern College 82-61.   Sophomore Brian Green led all scorers with 31 points on 10 - 15 from the field and 6 - 8 from behind the arc.  In a game where there were 55 combined fouls Salt Lake shot 73% from the charity stripe on 38 attempts.   Salt Lake continued their sharp shooting connecting on 53% of their shots from the floor.  An kept the defensive pressure on forcing 13 turnovers and grabbing 3 steals.

In the first half Salt Lake held Northeastern College to 16 point on 22% shooting from the field.  Salt Lake’s bench contributed 14 points Aaron Smith contributing eight points of his own while NJC’s bench added only seven.  Troy Smith led the way for Northeastern with 17 points and DeRay Wilson put in 16 of his own, however Northwestern could not overcome their poor first half shooting.

No. 8 Salt Lake gets the holidays off and will return to the court January 3-5th at the College of Southern Idaho Tournament.  (Game times TBA)

#8 SLCC     82
NJC            61

No. 8 Salt Lake CC Stays Unbeaten

SALT LAKE CITY (December 7, 2007)- After a close first half #8 Salt Lake CC (11-0) opened up a 27 point lead early in the second half and never look back beating Mt Hood 74-42.  Salt Lake finished with 40 points in the paint compared to Mt Hoods four.   Brian Green led all scores with 15 points on 6 of 14 shooting.  Point guard DaVell Jackson had another strong night finishing with 14 points and Vassy Banny added 12 points missing only one shot on the night.   Salt Lake's Kael Pope connected on 5 of 5 shots to finish with 11 points and grabbed 6 boards.

No. 8 Salt Lake CC (11-0) takes on No. 4 Northeastern College tomorrow night in Bruin Arena at 7:30 pm.

#8 SLCC        74
MHCC             42

Salt Lake CC Easily Wins by 52

SALT LAKE CITY (December 6, 2007)- No. 8 Salt Lake CC (10-0) rolls to their tenth win of the season beating Treasure Valley 86-32.  Salt Lake held Treasure Valley to 31% shooting while shooting 65% from the field and connecting on 4 of 10 from behind the arc.  Salt Lake had four players in double figures Brian Green (15), Vassy Banny (11), Andy Palmer (13) and DaVell Jackson (13).  Treasure Valley committed 26 turnovers and was out rebounded by Salt Lake 32 to 18.  

No. 8 Salt Lake CC looks to make it eleven in a row tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. against Mt. Hood College.  All games are held at Bruin Arena.

#8 SLCC        86
TVCC             32

No. 10 Salt Lake CC Men’s Basketball stays on a roll remaining undefeated.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (December 1, 2007) The 10th ranked Salt Lake CC Bruins (8-0) crushed Grant MacEwan College Friday night in Coeur D’Alene, ID. Salt Lake CC Bruin forward Vassy Banny led all scorers with 19 points and 8 rebounds. A solid 17 points from Brian Green and 17 points on the red-hot shooting of Aaron Smith who went 8-10 from the field. The Bruins held Gran MacEwan to 12 points in the second half.

"Grant MacEwan was 13-2 coming into the game, they are very well coached." Beck Said. "We really turned it up defensively, we are pretty scary when we defend like we are capable."

No. 10 Salt Lake CC host the annual Salt Lake CC tournament December 6th - 8th all tip off times are 7:30 pm at Bruin Arena.

#10 SLCC    106
GMCC             36

No 10 Salt Lake CC Crushes Edmonds CC by 37

(Coeur d'Alene, ID November 29, 2007)- No 10 Salt lake CC (7-0)defeats Edmonds CC 80-43. Brian Green lead all scorers with 15 points and Aaron Smith came off the bench to score 14.

"One thing we have going for us is we are deep. We really had some guys step up tonight and it was a great team win." said Coach Russell Beck

The Salt Lake Bruins will continue their battle to stay undefeated as they finish two more days of tournament play in Idaho.

SLCC   80
ECC    43

No. 11 Salt Lake CC Remains Undefeated

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (November 24, 2007)-The No. 11 ranked Salt Lake CC (6-0) Men's Basketball team easily defeated Chemeketa College 99-52. Andy Palmer led Salt Lake with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Medina came off the bench with the hot hand to finish with 16.

Coach Russell Beck said  "We are where we wanted to be at this time, but far from where we want to go. Our guys came out with fire in there eyes and really gave a great effort."

Salt Lake CC returns home to host their own tournament December 6 thru December 8th.  Salt Lake takes on Treasure Valley December 6th (7:30 pm), Mount Hood on December 7th (7:30 pm) and finishes with Northeastern on December 8th (7:30 pm).  All games are held at Bruin Arena.

SLCC    99
CCC     52

No. 11 Salt Lake CC Men’s Basketball Stays Undefeated

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (November 23, 2007)- No. 11 Salt Lake CC (5-0) men’s basketball team remains undefeated beating North Dakota State College of Science 90-63.  Salt Lake jumped out to an early 21-5 lead that NDSCS could not overcome.  Salt Lake had four players in double figure points. Brian Green led all scorers with 20 points, DaVell Jackson finished with 14, Vassy Banny had 13 points and Chris Medina and Dan Stafford each had eleven. 

"This was a great win on a neutral floor," said Coach Russell Beck "This team was 32-2 last year and has only lost 5 games in the last two years."

No. 11 Salt Lake CC plays again Saturday, November 24th at 6pm against Chemeketa College at the College of Southern Idaho Tournament.

SLCC      90
NDSCS    63

Salt Lake CC wins again in another blowout

YUMA, Arizona (November 17, 2007)- The Salt Lake CC Men’s Basketball (4-0) team added another one to the win column beating Pima College 79-50.  With a ten-point lead at halftime Salt Lake exploded in the second half to an easy win. Papa Samba Guisse finished the night with a double double (13 points, 13 rebounds).  DaVell Jackson and Brian Green each had 10 point for Salt Lake.

"We are pleased with the two early road wins, it's early and we have a lot to work on," Beck said. "Our effort in the first half was poor, but we refocused and got the job done.

No. 15 Salt Lake CC heads on the road again November 23-24 at the College of Southern Idaho Tournament (games times TBA)

No. 15 Salt Lake CC Men’s Basketball wins a close one 67-66

YUMA, Arizona (November 16, 2007)- Brian Green led all scorers with 25 points to give Salt Lake CC (3-0) a 67-66 win over No. 16 Arizona Western.  Salt Lake had a 14-point lead going into halftime and never relinquished the lead the entire game.  Dan Stafford sealed the win down the stretch with key free throws. 

"We came out with a lot of intensity from the get go," Beck said.  "We were able to get a win against a great team that will win a lot of games this year, the guys really deserve a lot of credit they played extremely hard."

Salt Lake CC continues play at the Arizona Western Tournament tonight game times TBA.

SLCC   67
AWC    66

Salt Lake CC races past Salt Lake Metro 89-54
SALT LAKE CITY (November 12, 2007)- Salt Lake CC (2-0) opened a 23 point half time lead and never let up beating Salt Lake Metro 89-54.  Sophomore Aaron Smith connected on 5 of 6 three-point shots to lead Salt Lake with 18 points.  Three other Bruins finished in double figure points Davell Jackson (11), Brian Green (17) and Vassy Banny (10).  Salt Lake shot 68% from behind the arc and 78% from the free-throw line.

Salt Lake CC hits the road November 16 thru 17 at the Arizona Western Tournament (game times TBA)

SLCC 89
SL Metro 54

Salt Lake CC easily defeats Western Wyoming CC
SALT LAKE CITY (November 6, 2007)- Salt Lake CC Men’s Basketball defeated Western Wyoming tonight 91-64. After building on an eleven point lead at halftime the Bruins ran way with the game shooting 56% from the field.  Salt Lake had four players in double figure points DaVall Jackson (13), Vassey Banny (11), Andy Palmer (14) and Papa Guisse (11).  Nick Howard led Western Wyoming with 15 points on three for six shooting.

Salt Lake CC is back in action November 12 at Bruin Arena against Salt Lake Metro tip- off 7:30 pm.

SLCC 91
WWCC 64