Owls Open the Year Ranked in Top 10

Citrus College is set to start the year ranked No. 10 after the California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association released the preseason rankings.

The Owls – who sit fifth in the Southern California Preseason Top 25 – come off a 28-4 season where they won their fifth conference title in six seasons and their second-straight trip to the CCCAA State Tournament Elite Eight.

While Citrus might be a young team – with only four sophomores on a roster of 16 – three returners look to lead the group, including All-Western State Conference-South honoree Rudy Suarez.

The Owls open the season at home on Thursday, hosting Mt. San Antonio College at 5 p.m.