2025-26 Ventura College Men's Basketball Team News
Ventura College's Jerimiyah Smith was named the Western State Conference North Division Most Outstanding Player for the 2025-26 season, leading a contingent of six Pirates on the all-conference squad. Snookey Wigington, Baron Bellamy and Kam'Ron Cigar joined Smith with first team All-WSC honors while Jeremiah Wilson and Kevin Anigbogu both received honorable mention nods. Acting head coach Kane Daniels was name dthe WSC North Coach of the Year.
Hosting the 3C2A Southern California Regional Finals for the first time in 18 years, the VC men's basketball team's cold shooting proved too much to overcome in their 67-59 playoff loss to San Diego City. Jerimiyah Smith led the way for VC with a double-double, totaling 14 points and 12 rebounds while Kam’Ron Cigar provided an additional offensive lift, matching Smith with 14 points and adding four rebounds.
Behind a 33-point effort from sophomore Kam'Ron Cigar, the VC men's basketball team used a dominant second-half surge to pull away from East Los Angeles, turning a halftime deadlock into a 91–73 home victory Saturday in the second round of the 3C2A Southern California Regional Playoffs. The No. 4-seeded Pirates outscored the Huskies 53–35 over the final 20 minutes behind an efficient scoring performance from Cigar and double-doubles from Snookey Wigington and Jerimiyah Smith.
The Pirates' men's basketball team has earned the No. 4 seed in the 3C2A Southern California Regional Playoffs. They will have a first round bye and host the winner of No. 13 East Los Angeles and No. 20 Santa Ana on Saturday Feb. 28 at the Athletic Event Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm. The Huskies and Dons will play on Wednesday Feb. 25 at East LA.
The Pirates' men's basketball team used a blistering shooting display and a dominant effort on the glass to pull away from Oxnard for a 110-82 road victory on Friday reclaiming outright the Western State Conference North Division title. Baron Bellamy scored 23 points to lead five Pirates in double-figures in the balanced offensive attack in the triumph.
The VC men's basketball team dropped a razor-close 78-77 decision against Allan Hancock Wednesday in the Pirates' regular season home finale. Jerimiyah Smith scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and Snookey Wigington posted 23 points with four boards and four assists to lead the effort for the Pirates, who remain alone in first place in the Western State Conference standings with one game left to play.
The VC men's basketball team rode a dominant first-half surge and a highly efficient shooting performance to a 114-101 road victory over Cuesta on Saturday in San Luis Obispo. Jerimiyah Smith had an outstanding performance with 28 points, 14 rebounds and six assists to lead the way while Kam'Ron Cigar totaled 24 points in the triumph.
The VC men's basketball team built a big first-half cushion and then leaned on efficient shooting and timely stops late to secure a 93-83 home win over Santa Barbara on Saturday. Jerimiyah Smith led five Pirates in double figures with 22 points while Snookey Wigington and Kam'Ron Cigar each totaled 17. Kevin Anigbogu and baron Bellamy netted 13 and 10 points, respectively.
The Ventura College men's basketball team used a dominant second half and a pair of 26-point performances from Jerimiyah Smith and Snookey Wigington to rally past Moorpark 90-85 on Wednesday. The Pirates erased a four-point halftime deficit, outscoring the Raiders 47-38 after the break to secure the five-point road win. Kevin Anigbogu and Baron Bellamy contributed 13 and 12 points, respectively, in the match up of the top two teams in the Western State Conference North Division.
The Pirates' men's basketball team had little trouble with visiting Los Angeles Pierce Saturday, rolling the Brahmas 124-79 at the Athletic Event Center. The Pirates had six players score in double figures, led by Snookey Wigington's 20 points, and another three players scored nine points. Jerimiah Smith netted 18 for Ventura in the triumph while Kevin Anigbogu, Baron Bellamy and Jeremiah Wilson all totaled an even dozen. Dabe Princewill had 10 points for VC.
The VC men's basketball team used a 55-point second half to rally past Oxnard 90-81 Wednesday for their 11th straight victory and sixth straight in Western State Conference play. Snookey Wigington put together another strong effort with 22 points while Jerimiyah Smith and Kam'Ron Cigar added 17 and 14, respectively. Gaston Zumaya came off the bench to record 10 points in the triumph as the No. 8-ranked Pirates completed an undefeated first round of WSC play.
The VC men's basketball team came back from a halftime deficit before defeating Hancock 85-81 in overtime Saturday afternoon in Santa Maria. Snookey Wigington scored a season-high 33 points, including 11 in the extra period, and handed out five assists while Jerimiyah Smith scored 22 points with 12 rebounds in the effort for the Pirates. Baron Bellamy added 11 points and seven boards in the triumph for the state No. 8-ranked Pirates (18-3, 5-0).
The Pirates' men's basketball team ran away from visiting Cuesta, defeating the Cougars 112-83 Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. Kam'Ron Cigar led another balanced VC attack with 22 points and Jerimiyah Smith netted 21 points with nine rebounds. Jeremiah Wilson totaled 16 points while Snookey Wigington tallied 15 points with nine assists. Kevin Anigbogu was the fifth Pirate in double-figures with 13 points.
The VC men's basketball continued to roll through the Western State Conference with a 93-74 victory at Santa Barbara Wednesday. Baron Bellamy led five players in double figures with 19 points with Jerimiyah Smith and Jeremiah Wilson each scoring 18. Snookey Wigington had 15 points and Kevin Anigbogu netted 13. Smith completed a double-double with 10 rebounds and Wigington dropped eight dimes in the contest.
The VC men's basketball team pulled away from visiting Moorpark in the second half to post an 84-72 victory over the Raiders Saturday at the Athletic Event Center. Kam'Ron Cigar led the way for VC (15-3, 2-0) with 21 points while Snookey Wigington netted 15 points while handing out nine assists. Jerimiyah Smith posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds and Baron Bellamy recorded 12 points in the triumph.
The VC men's basketball team used a 21-4 run midway through the first half to take control of the game, capturing their Western State Conference opener 85-60 at Los Angeles Pierce Wednesday. Jerimiyah Smith led five players in double-figures with 17 points and 12 rebounds and Snookey Wigington produced a double-double of 14 points and 12 assists to lead VC (14-3, 1-0). Kam'Ron Cigar, Dabe Princewill and Jeremiah Wilson scored 14, 11 and 10 points respectively.
