Basketball Returns for 2017 Ventura College Jamboree
Basketball is back! The 2017-18 women's basketball season tips off this weekend at the Ventura College Athletic Event Center with the 2017 Ventura Jamboree. The event, which features 29 CCCAA teams in 53 games on three courts, begins at 9:00 am Saturday Sept. 23 and concludes with the final games tipping off at 6:45 pm Sunday. The Pirates will open at 3:30 pm Saturday in the main gym Court 1 against Santa Monica.
Basketball is back! The 2017-18 women's basketball season tips off this weekend at the Ventura College Athletic Event Center with the 2017 Ventura Jamboree. The event, which features 29 CCCAA teams in 53 games on three courts, begins at 9:00 am Saturday Sept. 23 and concludes with the final games tipping off at 6:45 pm Sunday. The Pirates will open at 3:30 pm Saturday in the main gym Court 1 against Santa Monica.
The Jamboree is a "non-traditional season" event, per CCCAA guidelines, in which teams can play two scrimmage games per day for two days. The Pirates will be hosting 29 teams from throughout California for 53 games on three courts through 24 hours of play on Saturday and Sunday. Games begin both days at 9:00 am and will continue throughout the day, with the final games scheduled to begin at 6:45 pm each day.
The new-look Pirates will play at 3:30 pm and 5:40 pm Saturday against Santa Monica and Foothill colleges. VC takes on Merritt and LA Trade Tech in its appearances on Sunday at 9:00 an abd 5:40 pm, respectively.
The event is open to the public and admission is $5 for adults.