November 2005:
Number 499
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REMINDER: Priority registration begins Nov. 29
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Spring classes start Tuesday, Jan. 17, so enroll early to avoid the rush! Registration will be available online or by phone from 8 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.
Priority Registration
Schedule
(Based on hours completed at Collin)
50 hours+ Tues., Nov. 29
30 hours+ Wed., Nov. 30
10 hours+ Thurs., Dec. 1
One hour+ Fri., Dec. 2
Everyone Sat., Dec. 3
Download e-schedule:
www.ccccd.edu/eschedule.
Register online:
www.ccccd.edu.
Register by phone:
Collin/Dallas counties
469.452.2222
Rockwall County
469.757.2222
All others
1.877.COLLIN1
A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Nov. 11. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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New-look Cougars gear up for new season
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| The Cougar men’s
basketball team will try
to gel quickly this
season. |
Basketball teams are sometimes like puzzles – one might not know what they have until all the pieces are there.
The Collin men’s basketball squad will have to meld quickly as they welcome 10 new pieces to their 13-man roster.
“Our goal is to keep the players together and be a team as soon as possible,” Head Coach Jim Sigona said.
In 2003-04 when the Cougars finished second in the nation, Sigona said they had seven returning players, but with the transfer process, it is hard to keep teammates together long enough to build an adhesive group. Alas, Sigona and his team hope to build on an 18-12 2004-05 campaign which included a 7-7 conference record.
The strength this year will be across-the-board scoring from the roster. Sigona said that some games might include four to five players in double figures scoring.
“We’re always going to try to be good on defense,” Sigona said. “We have got some guys who can shoot it, shoot the three. We will try to push the ball. We got a pretty good mix. There will not be any one guy who will stand out. We are a team that can score from many different areas of the court.”
Conference play, however, is where the team must step up. Temple College, Weatherford College, McLennan County Junior College and others will vie for the top spot.
“Our main objective is to get ready for January and February. These next two months are geared to get us ready for conference play,” Sigona said.
The Cougars play their home games at the Spring Creek Campus. Tickets are $3 for general admission and free for students, faculty and staff. Visit the Cougar website at www.ccccd.edu/athletics/m_basketball.htm for a schedule, roster and more.
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