The least likely team to appear in the finals of the 53rd Annual Gladiator Basketball Tournament at Chabot College trailed the state No. 24 ranked host team by just a single point with 26 seconds left in the title game Saturday night. College of San Mateo’s reinstituted men’s basketball program established several firsts just to reach the tourney finals. They won their first game, 94-89, over College of Alameda in the tourney opener. The Bulldogs took care of Porterville College, 91-88, in overtime in the semifinals – the first back-to-back wins for the program since the disbanded former program accomplished that in December of 1978.
November, 2019 Press Releases
Nov 19 2019
Nov 8 2019
Perhaps the oldest losing skein in college basketball has ended. College of San Mateo opened the 53rd annual Gladiator Classic Basketball Tournament at Chabot College Thursday with a 94-89 win over College of Alameda for the first victory of the reinstituted Bulldogs program, which had not won a game in 37 years.
Nov 2 2019
A straight set College of San Mateo sweep of 21st state ranked Foothill College has left the No. 25 Bulldogs women’s volleyball team alone in second place in the tough Coast North Conference — behind 2-time recent state champion Cabrillo.
