https://nvcstorm.com en-us https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260302npisk8 Jayden Russotti, a 6-foot-4 guard for Napa Valley College, was named as the Freshman of the Year on the All-Bay Valley Conference men’s basketball team. Napa Valley, which advanced to the 2026 California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regionals after placing sixth in the Bay Valley, has four players on the All-Conference team, as announced by the California Community College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association, at www.cccmbca.org, on Feb. 22. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260302npisk8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260226r2uv7j AJ Loustau, Jayden Russotti and Kenny Brown all scored in double figures for the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team, but the Storm lost in Round 1 of the 2026 California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regionals to host Columbia College, 81-68, in Sonora on Wednesday night. Loustau scored 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field. He also had nine rebounds and two assists. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260226r2uv7j https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260223qbd2a2 Napa Valley College, which won two straight games to end the Bay Valley Conference men’s basketball season, is headed to the playoffs. The Storm was installed as the No. 24 seed and will travel to Sonora on Wednesday, Feb. 25 to face Columbia College in the first round of the 2026 California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regionals. It’s a 7 p.m. start with Napa Valley taking on No. 9 seed Columbia. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260223qbd2a2 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260220olj6tv “Sophomore Night” for the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team started out with pregame ceremonies on Thursday, with coach Steve Ball presenting beautifully framed jerseys to five players: Liam Kilroy, AJ McCoy, Kieran Mannion, Jayden Robinson and E’Jay Rogers. The night ended with McCoy taking an inbounds pass with just 4.9 seconds to go, racing down the court and hitting a dramatic game-winning shot as the buzzer sounded, giving Napa Valley a thrilling 71-69 Bay Valley Conference win over Contra Costa College-San Pablo. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260220olj6tv https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260217ksb5ij The Napa Valley College men's basketball team fell behind by 20 points at halftime and went on to lose to state-ranked Yuba College-Marysville, 94-58 in a Bay Valley Conference game on Friday, Feb. 13. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260217ksb5ij https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260213i4xdn6 The Napa Valley College men’s basketball team won its 10th game of the season, beating host Solano Community College on Wednesday night in Fairfield, 73-59, as Jayden Russotti scored 19 points and Kenny Brown added 16 points. It was the second straight win for Napa Valley (10-15 overall, 6-7 Bay Valley Conference). The Storm is in seventh place in the conference standings. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260213i4xdn6 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260211m0vait The Napa Valley College men's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak, going on the road and beating Mendocino College, 82-70, as Russell Gibson and Kenny Brown each scored 18 points on Feb. 6 in Ukiah. AJ Loustau had 16 points and Jayden Russotti had 14 rebounds for the Storm (9-15 overall, 5-7 Bay Valley Conference). Napa Valley came back from a 36-32 halftime deficit. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260211m0vait https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260206hppy62 There were a number of positive takeaways for coach Steve Ball following the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team’s 75-73 Bay Valley Conference loss to Merritt College-Oakland on Wednesday night. To begin with, there was the standout play of the Storm’s defense, limiting Merritt to just two points through the first eight-plus minutes of the game. “This group does a great job, defensively,” said Ball. “I thought we did an amazing job, defensively.” There is the team-leading 22-point game turned in by AJ Loustau. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260206hppy62 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260204iy5mcw Jayden Russotti scored 25 points and two other players also reached double-figure scoring, but the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team lost to Los Medanos College, 82-80, in a Bay Valley Conference game on Friday, Jan. 30, in Pittsburg. Russotti, a high-scoring freshman guard, continued his outstanding season, hitting five 3-pointers, to go along with eight rebounds. He was 10-of-22 shooting from the field and 5-of-9 shooting from the 3-point line. AJ Loustau scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field. He also had 12 rebounds and three assists. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260204iy5mcw https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260129p001x3 It was all Napa Valley College in the final 1:58 of Wednesday night’s Bay Valley Conference men’s basketball game. The Storm went on an 8-0 run to close out the game against College of Marin-Kentfield. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260129p001x3 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260123mrx3in The Napa Valley College men's basketball team closed out the first half of the Bay Valley Conference season with a game on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Contra Costa College in San Pablo. The Storm had three players score in double figures and were 18-of-19 from the free-throw line in the second half, but they lost to Contra Costa, 88-75. AJ Loustau led the Storm (7-13 overall, 3-5 Bay Valley Conference), scoring 20 points and going 10-of-12 from the free-throw line. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260123mrx3in https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260112rfqdc8 Before he could get in the team room and join his coaches and teammates following Saturday afternoon’s game, there was a celebration at the south end of the gym for Kenny Brown. Brown had a very impressive stretch in the second half where he went off, scoring straight 11 points, in a dazzling display of shooting. He scored 21 points, leading Napa Valley College in an 84-59 Bay Valley Conference men’s basketball win over Solano Community College-Fairfield. It was the Storm’s third straight win, capping a 3-0 week. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260112rfqdc8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260112je7pwd For the second time this season, the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team has won back-to-back games. The Storm accomplished this feat at the start of the season, beating Monterey Peninsula College and Folsom Lake College, in early November, at the Live Like Geno Foundation Tipoff. They did it again, this time in Bay Valley Conference play. After picking up a win over Merritt College, 82-81, in Oakland on Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Storm did it again, holding off visiting Mendocino College-Ukiah, 80-72, on Thursday, Jan. 8. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260112je7pwd https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260105l1707p Coach Steve Ball is hoping that one of these days he will go into a game with his entire team, that everyone will be healthy and ready to go. “We need the chemistry to get back to where it was. It's hard when, every other game, somebody's missing,” said Ball. “It's just frustrating in that way for me, because the best ability is availability. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260105l1707p https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260102ojesit Three players scored in double figures, but the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team lost its Bay Valley Conference opener, falling on Dec. 18 to College of Marin, 93-66, in Kentfield. The loss was the second in a row for the Storm (4-9 overall, 0-1 Bay Valley). Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260102ojesit https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251216kd3lh8 Napa Valley College got right back into its nonconference men’s basketball game on Monday afternoon against College of the Canyons-Santa Clarita by going on a 13-0 run in the second half. The Storm, which had been behind by as many as 14 points, was now riding a wave of momentum. They were shooting the ball well, defending well, getting up and down the court well. “They're going to compete regardless,” said coach Steve Ball. “Thankfully, I never have to worry about the level of competition. They want to compete.” Napa Valley also took two-point leads at three different times. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251216kd3lh8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251210m8clp4 E’Jay Rogers was feeling his shot early on, scoring 12 first-half points, with two 3-pointers, as Napa Valley College bolted out to a 39-24 lead at halftime in a nonconference men’s basketball game on Tuesday night. “It's just one of those things where you don't even think about, it” said Rogers, a sophomore who is from Vanden High School-Fairfield. “It just kind of happens. You let the ball fly and it just it does what it does.” Rogers, one of four returning players, tied his season high with 18 points, as he led three players in double-figure scoring in host Napa Valley’s 79-59 win over Hartnell College-Salinas. Napa Valley (4-7 overall) ended a three-game losing streak as it continues to prepare for the upcoming Bay Valley Conference season. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251210m8clp4 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251208k7t18a The host Napa Valley College men’s basketball team lost its third straight game, falling to state-ranked West Valley College-Saratoga, 91-54, in nonconference play on Friday, Dec. 5. The Storm (3-7 overall) was behind at halftime, 48-28. Napa Valley had three 3-pointers and was 19-of-23 from the free-throw line. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251208k7t18a https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251204u9ifjp Jayden Russotti led the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team with 25 points, but the Storm lost its nonconference game on Tuesday to host San Joaquin Delta College, 79-77, in Stockton. Russotti hit four 3-pointers and the Storm made a second-half charge after trailing at halftime, 41-27. Napa Valley scored 50 points in the second half. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251204u9ifjp https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251201j7ubcy Jayden Russotti scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures for the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team, but the Storm lost its nonconference game to host Skyline College, 71-68, on Nov. 26 in San Bruno. Russotti had two 3-pointers and was 5-of-5 from the free-throw line. Skyline had a four-point lead, 37-33, at halftime. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251201j7ubcy https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251125q76ns2 The Napa Valley College men’s basketball team ended a four-game losing streak on Saturday, Nov. 22, beating host Ohlone College-Fremont in a nonconference game in overtime, 83-81, as Jayden Russotti scored 26 points with five 3-pointers. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251125q76ns2 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251118jrb0dk Napa Valley College was again shorthanded going into its nonconference men’s basketball game on Monday at home against Reedley College. Not available for the Storm were four players: * AJ Loustau, who is out with an ankle injury. * Vardhan Deverkonda, who is out with a knee injury. * Devion Watts, who is awaiting an MRI for a knee injury. * Liam Kilroy, who was out due to an illness. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251118jrb0dk https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251117kxuqp5 The Napa Valley College men’s basketball team fell behind early on Thursday night and lost to Las Positas College-Livermore, a state-ranked team, in a nonconference game, 83-57. The Storm was missing AJ Loustau, who is out with an ankle injury, and Devion Watts, who is awaiting an MRI for a knee injury. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251117kxuqp5 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251113ipsbn8 Jayden Robinson scored 24 points, Kenneth Brown scored 19 points and Russell Gibson had 13 points, but the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team lost in overtime on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to host Santa Rosa Junior College, 78-76, at Haehl Pavilion. It was the second straight nonconference loss for Napa Valley (2-2 overall). Napa Valley was ahead 40-36 at halftime. Santa Rosa outscored the Storm in overtime, 10-8. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251113ipsbn8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251112prd9rq By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Kenneth Brown scored a team-best 16 points for the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team, but the host Storm lost on Saturday, Nov. 8 to Cabrillo College-Aptos in a nonconference game, 61-52. Brown, a forward, had two 3-pointers and was 2-of-3 from the free-throw line. It was the first loss for Napa Valley (2-1 overall), which won two in a row to start the season. Napa Valley was in the lead at halftime, 29-28. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251112prd9rq https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251103q09ygc At 2-0, Napa Valley College is off to a super start. But there was a point in the lead-up to the 2025-26 men’s basketball season where all was not well for the Storm. Jayden Robinson, one of the team’s four returning players, remembers it well, with the Storm struggling in a scrimmage against Sierra College-Rocklin last month. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251103q09ygc https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251102ohbcdv Walking out of a highly spirited and excited team room following the Napa Valley College men’s basketball team’s season-opening game on Saturday, coach Steve Ball said he was “really elated” with the result and happy with the fact that everyone saw action on the court for the Storm. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251102ohbcdv https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251102oebhwl When it comes to talking about what is new and exciting about this year’s Napa Valley College men’s basketball team, head coach Steve Ball focuses on three areas: Size, depth, point guard play. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251102oebhwl https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250917sh98ka The Napa Valley College volleyball team continued its season, playing nonconference matches against Sacramento City College, De Anza College-Cupertino and Monterey Peninsula College earlier this month. Napa Valley played two matches, facing Sacramento City and host De Anza, on Sept. 6. The Storm also faced Monterey Peninsula, on Sept. 12. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250917sh98ka https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250902n4l91t There wasn’t a lot of time off during the summer for players in the Napa Valley College men’s basketball program. They were at work, taking part in a summer session, for four days a week, that had a focus on offensive concepts and skill development. They returned to work at the start of the fall semester, in August, and are continuing their preparation in advance of the 2025-26 season. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250902n4l91t