Antelope Valley was the college basketball team without a college. Its season has come to an end
The Antelope Valley men's basketball team is done after one of the stranger seasons in recent memory
By DAVID BRANDT
Published - Mar 15, 2024, 11:40 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 15, 2024, 11:40 PM EDT
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Hayes stood in the drizzle outside of the gym about 30 minutes after his final college basketball game, contemplating one of the weirder seasons for any team in recent memory.
The journey for the Antelope Valley Pioneers — college basketball's team that lost its college a few weeks ago — is over.
“Life is about to start life-ing,” Hayes said with a grin.
The Pioneers fell in the first round of the NAIA men's national tournament to Huntington (Indiana), losing 85-71 to end their season with a 26-5 record. Now they'll head back to California with no college to return to, but with their heads held high after the group persevered through a few uncertain months.
