Returning sophomore Marvin Ownens led the team in scoring last year, averaging 19.2 points per game. Owens was selected to the All-Region XXI Team and the All-Tournament Team at Division II Nationals last year.

Beginning Thursday, November 10, coverage of CCRI men’s and women’s basketball goes world-wide in the second season of a partnership with RISportsNet, a local company that uses the World Wide Web to broadcast sports programs.

Founded by John Rooke, a veteran broadcaster with 25 years of experience, RISportsNet will provide coverage of 19 men’s and women’s basketball games. To listen to the games, visit www.RISportsNet.com and click on Community College of Rhode Island.

Louis Pullano, CCRI athletic director, said, “This affiliation with RISportsNet brings our sports programs to a new level and allows more people locally, nationally and internationally to learn more about the community college and its athletic and academic programs. Our student athletes are excited about the upcoming broadcasts.”

“CCRI will be utilizing the full services of RISportsNet including, a professional announcer, coach and player interviews and both commercial and college announcements,” Rooke said. “A listener will get everything found in a normal radio sports broadcast, except it’s through a computer.”

In addition to creating a series of promotional announcements on college programs and services to be heard throughout the games, athletic officials are also reaching out to local businesses and alumni for paid commercial messages.

Both of the CCRI teams are ranked among the top 20 in the NJCAA National Polls. The men’s team is ranked #13 while the women are ranked #19. Games being broadcast include:

Men
11/10 vs. Uconn-Avery Pt. @ 7 p.m.
11/15 vs. Dean @ 8 p.m. (DH)
12/3 vs. Orange County CC @1 p.m.
12/4 vs. Globe Institute @ 3 p.m. (DH)
12/6 vs. Gateway @ 8 p.m. (DH)
12/13 vs. Holyoke @ 7 p.m.
1/21/06 vs. Gloucester @ 7 p.m. (DH)
1/22/06 vs. Monroe College @ 6 p.m. (DH)
2/9/06 vs. Massasoit @ 8 p.m. (DH)
2/11/06 vs. Springfield Tech @ 1 p.m.

Women
11/15 vs. Dean @ 6 p.m.(DH)
12/4 vs. Globe Institute @ 1 p.m. (DH)
12/6 vs. Mass Bay CC @ 6 p.m. (DH)
12/11 vs. Naval Prep @ 7 p.m.
1/12/06 vs. Notre Dame Prep @ 7 p.m.
1/21/06 vs. Mercer CC @ 5 p.m. (DH)
1/22/06 vs. CCBC-Dundalk @ 4 p.m. (DH)
2/9/06 vs. Springfield Coll. JV @ 6 p.m. (DH)
2/19/06 vs. Monroe College @ 1 p.m.

*(DH) = Double-header - men's and women's games played back-to-back