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2009-10 Season ...
Coach John O'Neill has been Palomar's head men's basketball coach since the 2002-03 season. Ford's put-back stuns state No. 8-ranked Valley
Ford's game-winner came after Daniel Gilster's (right) free throw had pulled the Comets to within a point of ex-Palomar coach Virgil Watson's Monarchs, who came in 4-0, on a tip-in with 1:55 to play and a rebound and free throw with 59.7 seconds left. The 6-foot, 5-inch Gilster, who was matched up with highly-regarded 6-foot-10 Valley center Pierre Prince, came back in the game after spraining his ankle under the offensive board early in the second half. Gilster took charge on the boards late in the game and finished with 11 rebounds to go along with eight points. Mike Brown scored 16 off the bench. Ex-Comet coach, state No. 8 Monarchs in town
On Friday, the Palomar women will play Moorpark at 4 p.m., followed by the men against state No. 8-ranked Los Angeles Valley at 6 p.m. L.A. Valley is 4-0 with wins over El Camino, Moorpark, Oxnard and Bakersfield and is coached by former Palomar head coach Virgil Watson (above left). Friday's coaching match-up will be between Watson and his former associate head coach at Palomar, John O'Neill. . On Saturday, the men face Santa Barbara City College at 3 p.m., followed by the women against Santa Monica at 5. Comets serve notice in close loss to champs
The Comets couldn't hold leads of 10-points late in the first half and six points at one juncture in the second half in a loss that eliminated them from the Knights Classic at SDCC's Harry West Gymnasium. Kevin Deeb (above left) led Palomar with 22 points and six rebounds. Jimmy Hook scored 12 points. The Comets shot 55.1 percent from the field to 38.5 percent for City College and out-rebounded the Knights, but were hurt by poor freet hrow shooting (17-for-30) and 35 turnovers. "We improved a whole lot from Friday (a 90-72 loss to Chaffey)," coach John O'Neill said. And we're going to keep getting better and better. We hurt ourselves in certain areas, but I was extremely pleased with our intensity." ----- Palomar drops its season opener to Chaffey SAN DIEGO (11-13-09) -- Kevin Deeb scored 15 points and Marcel Moore added 14 for the Comets as they dropped their season opener to the Panthers in the first round of the Knights Invitational at San Diego City College's Harry West Gymnasium. Palomar faces defending Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion San Diego City College, which lost 101-97 to Cypress, in the consolation semifinals today at 3 p.m. If the Comets win, they''ll play Mt. San Jacinto or Grossmont in the consolation finals on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Comets to debut in tournament vs. Chaffey SAN DIEGO (11-12-09) -- Coach John O'Neill's Palomar men's basketball squad will tip off the 2009-10 season on Friday when the Comets face Chaffey at San Diego City College's Harry West Gymnasium at 5 p.m. in the Knights Invitational. Palomar will play either Cypress or defending Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion San Diego City on Saturday at either 7 p.m. (winners' bracket semifinals) or 3 p.m. (consolation semifinals). Mt. San Jacinto, Napa Valley, Grossmont and Citrus are in the other bracket. The tournament will run through Saturday, Nov. 15, with the championship game at 5 p.m. The Comets will start two returnees from last season, 6-foot-2 guard Kevin Deeb(Burbank Burroughs High School) and 6-5 center Daniel Gilster (Valley Center High). Deeb and Gilster will be joined in the starting line-up by 6-2 guard Austin Carter (Yuma Catholic High), 6-5 wing Chamron Morgan (Jarupa Valley High) and 6-7 wing Greg Anderson (Paloma Valley High in Menifee). Palomar opener is slated for mid-November
Mt. San Jacinto, Napa Valley, Grossmont and Citrus will be in the other bracket. Coach John O'Neill's (right) Comets will host Los Angeles Valley and former Palomar coach Virgil Watson on Nov. 20 and Santa Barbara City College on Saturday, Nov. 21 prior to the Palomar Thanksgiving Tournament Friday through Sunday, Nov. 27-29. Palomar will begin its own tournament at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 against Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The Comets will be in the same bracket with Los Angeles Trade Tech and Los Angeles Southwest. Mt. San Jacinto, Pasadena City College, College of the Desert and Southwestern are in the other bracket. The championship game is slated for Sunday, Nov. 29, at 5 p.m. Palomar will open PCAC play at Southwestern on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. at the Dome. Kevin Deeb and Daniel Gilster (above left, photo by Hugh Cox) return from last season's team. The Comets finished 15-14 last season, 9-7 in conference play. This season's team will be seeking Palomar's fifth conference championship in the last 10 seasons -- but first since 2005-06. 2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule, Results
Home games listed in bold * -- Pacific Coast Athletic Conference 2009-10 Roster
Coaching Staff HEAD COACH: John O'Neill ASSISTANT COACH: John Hotaling ASSISTANT COACH: Brad Hollingsworth Copyright © 2009-10 Palomar Community College. All rights reserved. Questions about this web site? contact Tom Saxe
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