South Suburban College Men’s Basketball Team Completes Historic Season with National Championship
79-63 at the Mary Miller Center in Danville, Illinois, to cap off a 33-0 season. They entered the tournament as the #1 seed as the national leader in points allowed, blocks and steals. The
Bulldogs became the first NJCAA championship winner in school history in any sport. They also earned the distinction as the first team in NJCAA DII history to go undefeated.
credit goes to the players – they were really locked in and stayed focused together all week here in Danville. We
played some excellent teams and still held three of our opponents to their lowest point totals and the fourth to their second lowest all year.”
High School in Harvey, IL, was named Most Valuable Player
of the tournament. He is joined on the All-Tournament Team by
Damontae Taylor, a freshman forward from Zion-Benton High
School in Waukegon, IL, Camron Donatlan, a sophomore guard from West Aurora High School in Aurora, IL, and Nmesomachi Nnebedum, a sophomore guard from Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, MI.
since I came to SSC 16 years ago: from President
Stokes and the Board of Trustees, the administration,
our Athletic Director Steve Ruzich, and of course
our fans,” Pigatti added. “I am proud to bring a championship
home to such an outstanding school. These players and the entire South Suburban College community deserves this.”
12:45 and 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2022. SSC will
host a “welcome home” rally at the time of their return at
the Main Entrance of the SSC Gymnasium.
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