2017-18 Montgomery College Men's Basketball News

MC Raptors Collin Turner Honored as Spalding DIII Player of the Year
MC Raptors Collin Turner Honored as Spalding DIII Player of the Year

April 18, 2018

Colorado Springs, CO – Sophomore Collin Turner of Montgomery (MD) has been selected as the 2017-18 Spalding® NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, announced by the men’s basketball committee on Thursday.

Men's Basketball Makes History Finishing 5th in the Country at NJCAA DIII Basketball Championship Tournament
Men's Basketball Makes History Finishing 5th in the Country at NJCAA DIII Basketball Championship Tournament

March 18, 2018

The Montgomery College Raptors men's basketball team made history over the weekend in Loch Sheldrake, NY as the team finished in 5th place in the 2017-18 NJCAA Division III Championship Tournament. This marks the best finish for any Montgomery College men's basketball team in the school's history.

Men's Basketball Wins District VII Championship, Punches Ticket to National Championship Tournament
Men's Basketball Wins District VII Championship, Punches Ticket to National Championship Tournament

March 06, 2018

The Montgomery College men's basketball team is the 2018 NJCAA DIII District VII Champions! The Raptors trounced Sandhills Community College Flyers (Pinehurst, NC) 85-59 in the semifinals and defeated Prince George's Community College 85-71 in the finals to punch their ticket to Loch Sheldrake, New York, to play in the 2017-18 NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship March 15-17. This is the first trip to the national tournament for Keith Byrd and the Raptors and the first for any MC men's basketball program since 2007. 

Men’s Basketball Team Defeats Penn Highlands and Prince George’s CC to Capture Back-to-Back NJCAA DIII Region XX Championships
Men’s Basketball Team Defeats Penn Highlands and Prince George’s CC to Capture Back-to-Back NJCAA DIII Region XX Championships

February 26, 2018

The Montgomery College Raptors men’s basketball team defeated Penn Highlands 87-61 to advance to finals and beat Prince George’s CC 73-65 to capture the 2017-17 NJCAA DIII Region XX Title.

Men's Basketball Goes 1-1 in Maryland JUCO Tournament; Turner Eclipses 1,000 Career Points
Men's Basketball Goes 1-1 in Maryland JUCO Tournament; Turner Eclipses 1,000 Career Points

February 19, 2018

LARGO, MD – The Montgomery Raptors became the third match up low-seed in a row to come out on top in the quarterfinals of the Maryland Juco Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, as the No. 5 seed defeated the No. 4 seed Baltimore City Panthers 95-84. Montgomery's Collin Turner, a 2-time Maryland Juco Student-Athlete of the Month this season, eclipsed 1,000 career points in the victory. In an offensive outburst, the Raptors shot 50% from behind the arc (10-20). A 9-0 run, supported by three straight three-pointers gave the Raptors a 32-18 lead with 8:22 left in the half.

Men’s Basketball Makes History with First-Ever 20-Win Regular Season in the Program’s History with Win Over Chesapeake College in Season Finale
Men’s Basketball Makes History with First-Ever 20-Win Regular Season in the Program’s History with Win Over Chesapeake College in Season Finale

February 13, 2018

The Montgomery College men’s basketball team concluded their final game of the 2017-18 regular season with 73-68 victory at Chesapeake College. This win marks the men’s basketball program’s 20th win in the regular season, the program’s first-ever achievement in the history of Montgomery College, and the third consecutive year Head Coach Keith Byrd and his staff have recorded at least 20 wins in a season.

Men’s Basketball Racks Up Eight Wins Thus Far in Second Half of Season
Men’s Basketball Racks Up Eight Wins Thus Far in Second Half of Season

February 06, 2018

The MC men’s basketball team ended January on a four-game winning streak while scoring an average of 93 points per game and defeating their opponents by an average of 21 points during the four-game slate.

Men's Basketball Finds the Remedy After Tough Loss, Picks Up Two Wins
Men's Basketball Finds the Remedy After Tough Loss, Picks Up Two Wins

January 17, 2018

The Montgomery College men's basketball team won their previous two contest defeating CCBC Catonsville by 8 points 90-82 and Westmoreland County Community College on Martin Luther King Day, 104-62, after suffering a difficult loss on the road to College of Southern Maryland January 9. 

Raptors Men’s Basketball Move Up to Third in MDJUCO with 81-77 Victory Over Allegany College of Maryland
Raptors Men’s Basketball Move Up to Third in MDJUCO with 81-77 Victory Over Allegany College of Maryland

January 07, 2018

Coming off a heartbreaking defeat to Erie Community College 84-82 in the Championship Game of the MC Holiday Tournament, the Raptors men’s basketball team rebounds to end the 2017 calendar year on a winning note defeating Prince George’s Community College (10-4, 2-2) 83-78 on Wednesday, December 20th. Collin Turner recorded a game-high 38 points, and Carl Brown came off the bench to record his third career double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Afanna Offor contributed 12 points and six rebounds in the 5-point victory over the cross-county conference rivals.

MC Men’s Basketball Rides Seven-Game Winning Streak into Holiday Tournament; Collin Turner as its Student-Athletes of the Month for November
MC Men’s Basketball Rides Seven-Game Winning Streak into Holiday Tournament; Collin Turner as its Student-Athletes of the Month for November

December 15, 2017

The Raptors men's basketball team enters this weekend’s MC Holiday Tournament on a seven-game win streak. Montgomery’s opening round match-up will be an exciting contest as Community College of Philadelphia comes to Rockville riding an 11-game win streak.

Men's Basketball Rattles Off Three Wins in a Row After Stumbling to Frederick CC
Men's Basketball Rattles Off Three Wins in a Row After Stumbling to Frederick CC

November 28, 2017

The MC men’s basketball team is 5-2 and on a three-game winning streak as Head Coach Keith Byrd and the Raptors prepare for their final game in November against Potomac State College of WVU on Wednesday, November 29th at 7:30 p.m. at Rockville.

MC Men’s Basketball Jump Starts Season With Two Victories in Tip-Off Tournament
MC Men’s Basketball Jump Starts Season With Two Victories in Tip-Off Tournament

November 14, 2017

The Raptors men’s basketball team picked up two victories this past weekend as host of MC Tip-Off Tournament with wins against Monroe College Mustangs (JV) 95-88 and Northern Virginia Nighthawks 102-99 in OT.

Men’s Basketball Holds Open Gym Every Wednesday Evening
Men’s Basketball Holds Open Gym Every Wednesday Evening

June 26, 2017

Men's basketball will hold open gym every Wednesday (except for 7/26 & 8/9) at 6:00 p.m. on the Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus in Falcon Hall throughout the summer. Players interested in attending should contact Head Coach Keith Byrd via email at Keith.Byrd@montgomerycollege.edu.