
Still in the Title Hunt, Men's Basketball Travels to Santa Barbara Wednesday
The men's basketball team enters the week still in the hunt for the Western State Conference title. The Bulldogs start the week 7-3 in conference and 12-12 overall. Hancock is one-game behind first place Cuesta (9-2) in the loss column, and one-win behind second place LA Pierce (8-3). Cuesta plays its final conference game on Wednesday at Moorpark (6-4), while Pierce plays at Santa Barbara (0-10) on Saturday.
Hancock plays at last place Santa Barbara (0-10, 4-18) on Wednesday, Feb. 18, before closing the regular season at home on Saturday, Feb. 21, against Oxnard at 3 p.m. Paced by a 50-14 advantage in the second half, Hancock routed SBCC last month 83-43. Arinze Anakwenze and Lawrence Johnson scored 17 points apiece, while Miller added 15 and Willkomm scored 14 in the win. The Bulldogs also defeated Oxnard 73-60 last month on the road behind a career-high 26 points and seven three-point buckets from Willkomm.
With two wins and a Cuesta loss, Hancock has an opportunity for a share of its first conference title since 2010-11.