https://www.codathletics.com en-us https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260318odpr6h 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). Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260318odpr6h https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260219kqd6o0 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. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260219kqd6o0 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/202602151hyh5g 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. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/202602151hyh5g https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260120zvimo2 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. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260120zvimo2 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260110zxi802 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. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20260110zxi802 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20251203rvce9w 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. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20251203rvce9w https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20251122zwsj34 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). Sat, 22 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/20251122zwsj34 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/202511010dsjdn 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. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/202511010dsjdn https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202501282azkph 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. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/202501282azkph https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250118xqpwuh 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. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20250118xqpwuh https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241223t264r0 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. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241223t264r0 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241220sxtb62 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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241220sxtb62 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241212ts2ekx 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. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241212ts2ekx https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241212sbatb8 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. Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20241212sbatb8 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20240909j0833t 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. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/20240909j0833t https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20240312ss5tez 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). Tue, 27 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20240312ss5tez https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/202402242zs2hx COD (12-16; 7-9) closed out the 2024 season with multiple players either setting or tying career highs on Sophomore Night, as the Roadrunners grabbed a double overtime win over the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (7-21; 2-14), 120-115. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/202402242zs2hx https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/2024020833bfcn COD (10-13; 5-6) had two players combine for 52 of their 87 points on the night, as the Roadrunners pulled out a close one in overtime, knocking off the Copper Mountain Fighting Cacti of Joshua Tree (7-16; 3-8), 87-86. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/2024020833bfcn https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20240123qwwzi1 COD (8-8; 3-1) moved back to .500 on the season as Jermayn Baxter led the way with the Roadrunners first triple-double in over a decade, as Desert sank the Barstow Vikings (2-12; 1-3), 98-83. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20240123qwwzi1 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231221ptq873 COD (6-7; 1-0) opened up Conference play with another come-from-behind win, using a career night from Joseph Rojas, scoring 25 points on seven 3-point shots off of the bench, as the Roadrunners sank the Palo Verde Pirates of Blythe (7-7; 0-3), 77-75. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231221ptq873 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231218oxnhwl COD (5-7) used a 14-5 run over the final 5 minutes, capped off with a buzzer beating layup by Jamerson McClendon to grab a road win over the Glendale Vaqueros (4-5), 69-68. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231218oxnhwl https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231211lutstd COD (4-7) traveled to Santa Barbara for the SBCC Holiday Classic, where the Roadrunners dropped game one, then fought back to win game two and fell in the Consolation Final. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231211lutstd https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231130tcbnsi COD (3-5) grabbed their second consecutive win, this time with an explosive second half on the road, as the Roadrunners used a career high 29-points from Isaiah Goad off of the bench to defeat the Imperial Valley Desert Warriors (0-6), 85-62. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231130tcbnsi https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231122ja9g3e COD (2-5) grabbed a much-needed win on the road, with three starters scoring in double figures which led to the first double-double of the season for Jermayn Baxter, as the Roadrunners held off the Golden West Rustlers of Huntington Beach (1-6), 82-73. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231122ja9g3e https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231109ikznv0 COD (1-1) kicked off the 2023-24 season with the annual Frank Garcia Classic, knocking off a Bakersfield Renegade (0-2) squad and then falling in a close game with a very tough Los Angeles Southwest Cougars (2-0) team. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/20231109ikznv0 https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230204wjmh7g COD (6-18; 3-9) received some great contributions at just the right time to stave off a last-ditch effort by the visitors, as the Roadrunners swept the season series over the Barstow Vikings (1-23; 0-12), 85-81. Sat, 04 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230204wjmh7g https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/2023012417w3kw COD (5-16; 2-7) returned the favor of an early season loss to their intra-County rivals from the East, as the Roadrunners had 4 of 5 starters in double figures, knocking off the Palo Verde Pirates of Blythe (4-16; 2-7), 95-85. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/2023012417w3kw https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230109l5w67l COD (3-11) went on the road for the final game of 2022, receiving some big help from the bench and knocking off the Glendale Vaqueros (6-7), 69-67. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230109l5w67l https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230109tsy8xq COD (1-9) had four of its five starters in double figures as the Roadrunners grabbed their first win of the 2022-23 season, rolling up the Imperial Valley Arabs (0-10), 80-52. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230109tsy8xq https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220607sdt1zh College of the Desert Men’s Basketball has removed the interim tag on head coach Robert Romero, hiring the Roadrunners coach to helm the program. Mon, 23 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.codathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220607sdt1zh