Men’s basketball named the 12-seed
Cats and Panthers to battle on Wednesday
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Team Stats
Chaffey
| Game Statistics | Chaffey | Saddleback |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (34-76) | (31-65) |
| Field Goal % | 44.7% | 47.7% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 48 |
| Assists | 20 | 24 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 9 | 20 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 15 |
| Pts in the Paint | 40 | 42 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 8 |
| Bench Pts | 24 | 36 |
The Saddleback men's basketball team was named the No. 12 seed for the upcoming 3C2A Southern California Regional Tournament on Sunday. The Bobcats will host Chaffey College on Wednesday night.
Saddleback was just 14-14 during the course of the season, but it had such a difficult schedule that it was vaulted nine spots from the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) and will host an opening round game as the No. 12 seed.
Saddleback finished 5-9 in Orange Empire Conference (OEC) play and finished seventh place in the OEC standings. The Bobcats will host Chaffey College, who finished 16-12 overall and in third place in Inland Empire Conference at 10-6. The winner will travel to San Diego City College, who earned the No. 5 seed by finishing 23-5 overall and a perfect 16-0 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. That game will take place at San Diego City on Saturday.
Saddleback and Chaffey have not met this season. The last time the two programs met was in the 2024 playoffs when Saddleback went on the road and stunned (80-74) a Chaffey team that was seeded No. 4 in the regional.
Saddleback and Chaffey are scheduled to tip off inside the gymnasium at 5:30 PM on Wednesday night.