The Southside Virginia Community College men’s intercollegiate basketball team captured the Virginia Community College System state basketball championship in 2009.The team posted a record of 21-9 on the season.
STATE CHAMPIONS - 2008-2009 SEASON
The Southside Virginia Community College men’s intercollegiate basketball team won the VCCS state championship with a 91-69 win over Northern Virginia CC on Sunday afternoon at Bethel High School in Hampton. On the front from left are Michael Johnson, Brandon Williams, Michael Thornton, A. J. Fowlkes and Eric Dubose. On the back from left are Vincent Brown, asst. coach; Derrick Osborne, mgr.; Rico Clarke, Eric Wulff, Jack Browne, Roger Lassiter and Dennis Smith, coach.
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After five years of fielding two teams, the Southside Virginia Community College men's basketball programs have joined forces to field one college-wide team for the 2008-09 season. The slogan for the season is: One Team - One Goal!
2009 SVCC Basketball Team - On the front from left are Brandon Williams, Rico Clarke, Michael Johnson, Antron Fowlkes, Kevin House, Eric Dubose and Marlin Smith. On the back from left are Vincent Brown, Roger Lassiter, Larry Jones, Michael Thornton, Eric Wulff, Jack Browne and Dennis Smith.
History
The Southside Virginia Community College Force basketball team from the John H. Daniel Campus joined the Virginia Community College System club league during the 2003-04 season and earned a very respectable fourth place finish in the Virginia Community College State Club Basketball Tournament. The team won three straight VCCS division titles from 2006-2008 and captured the VCCS state championship in 2009. The Force also won the NIRSA Mid-Atlantic Regional title at the University of Virginia in 2007.
Dennis Smith, a Workforce Development Director, on the John H. Daniel Campus, coaches the Force. Smith is a longtime youth basketball coach in Southside, Virginia and led the Southside Virginia Shooting Stars 16u team to a USBA National Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC in June, 2006.
To be eligible to participate in athletics within the VCCS, students must be enrolled in at least six credits at the college and maintain a 2.0 grade point average.
Interested players or coaches interested in scheduling games should contact Coach Smith on the John H. Daniel Campus by calling 434-736-2008 or through email at dennis.smith@southside.edu.
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