Men's Basketball
Under the tutelage of fifth-year head coach Robert Romero, Desert finished the regular season with a record of 7-21 overall and 4-12 in conference. The Roadrunners placed 8th in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC).
Sophomore Night delivered one of the most thrilling finishes in recent memory as College of the Desert stunned the Victor Valley College Rams, 83–82, on a miraculous four-point play at the buzzer.
College of the Desert Men’s Basketball celebrated St. Valentine’s Day and Military Appreciation Day in style, snapping a seven-game losing streak with a high-powered 118–108 victory over the Palo Verde Pirates of Blythe on Saturday afternoon.
The College of the Desert men’s basketball team delivered a historic offensive performance Saturday night, exploding for a program-record 72 points in the second half to secure a commanding 111–82 road victory over the Palo Verde Pirates.
The College of the Desert men’s basketball team bounced back in a big way Wednesday night, earning its first conference victory of the season with an 82–76 win over the Cerro Coso Coyotes of Ridgecrest.
The College of the Desert Roadrunners (3–6) delivered a thrilling home victory on Wednesday night, outlasting the Grossmont Griffins of El Cajon (1–4) in a 102–100 shootout. After trailing 39–36 at halftime, both teams erupted offensively in the second half, but no one caught fire quite like COD freshman guard Chris Cooper-Patton.
College of the Desert (2–5) kicked off its home opener in front of a packed and energized crowd, and while temperatures dipped outside, it was raining shots inside the Garrow Athletic Quad. The Roadrunners rallied from an early deficit to secure a 71–63 victory over the Los Angeles Valley Monarchs (1–3).
College of the Desert Men’s Basketball (1–1) tipped off the 2025 season at the Mt. San Jacinto Tipoff Classic, bouncing back from a narrow opening loss to earn an overtime victory and a weekend split.
COD (8-13; 3-6) received big production out of Walker Weir and Jayden Creavalle, as the Roadrunners avenged an earlier season loss and pushed past the Copper Mountain Fighting Cacti of Joshua Tree (8-13; 3-6), 79-68.
COD (3-14; 1-5) had three starters in double figures, as the Roadrunners win their first home game of the season and their first IEAC game of the season, knocking off the Palo Verde Pirates of Blythe (7-11; 2-4), 91-85.
COD (2-10) had 3 starters in double figures, but only received 4 points from the bench, as the Roadrunners fell to the Glendale Vaqueros (6-7), 69-63.
COD (2-9) grabbed their second win of the season in the second round of the consolation bracket as the Roadrunners dropped 2 of 3 at the Santa Barbara City Holiday Classic.
COD (1-6) got another 25+ point performance out of Walker Weir and a pair of season highs out of Steve Shuffleton and Jack Durant, but the Roadrunners fell short on the road at the Los Angeles Valley Monarchs of Valley Glen (1-4), 76-72.
COD (1-3) grabbed their first win of the 2024-25 season on the back end of the Coyotes Invitational in El Cajon, knocking off the Imperial Valley Desert Warriors (1-4), 99-64.
Weijie "Kevin" Zhang, a former standout player for College of the Desert (COD) from 2017 to 2018, has recently made history as the first Chinese born basketball player to compete in Canada’s premier professional league, the BSL.
Under the tutelage of third-year head coach Robert Romero, Desert finished the regular season with a record of 12-16 overall and 7-9 in conference. The Roadrunners placed 5th in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC).
