Womens Basketball To Host Annual Ventura Jamboree

Basketball is back!  The 2018-19 women's basketball season tips off this weekend at the Ventura College Athletic Event Center with the 2018 Ventura Jamboree. The event, which features 35 CCCAA teams in 57 games on three courts, begins at 9:00 am Saturday Sept. 29 and concludes with the final games tipping off at 6:45 pm Sunday.  The Pirates will open at 12:15 pm Saturday in the main gym Court 1 against Lassen College of Susanville.

The Jamboree is a "non-traditional season" event, per CCCAA guidelines, in which teams can play up to two scrimmage games per day for two days.  The Pirates will be hosting over a third of the community college teams from throughout California for 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 12:15 pm Saturday against Lassen College before taking on Santa Monica and Fullerton in its appearances on Sunday at 4:35 an and 6:45 pm, respectively.

The event is open to the public and admission is $5 for adults.