In the past seven seasons the 49'ers have established themselves as a state contender by going a combined 171-61 overall and 88-18 in the Bay Valley Conference including 4 Bay Valley Titles.

In 2002-03, the 49'ers won the Bay Valley Conference title, the schools first conference title since 1985 and set the record for most victories in school history with 22.

In 2003-04, the Yuba College basketball team broke more school records by finishing the year with the best season in school history. The 49'ers finished 24-7 and made the California Community College "Elite 8" for the first time ever and were 2 points away in a tough overtime loss from making the California "Final Four".

The 2004-05 season started well as the 49'ers were picked as the preseason #1 team in all of California, also a first for the Yuba program. The season was tainted with a barrage of key injuries and Yuba finished second in league with an 11-3 record. The 49'ers made their fourth straight playoff appearance and were a couple points away from making it's second straight "Elite 8".

In 2005-06 the 49'ers finished with 23 wins and a fifth straight playoff appearance since Cornelius has arrived on campus.

In 2006-07 The 49'ers won the BVC title for the second time in his tenure at Yuba and also advanced to the California Community College State Championships "Elite 8" for only the second time in Yuba College history. They also set a new record for wins as they celebrated the best season in school history finishing 27-8. On November 12th, 2006 Coach Cornelius recorded his 100th career win against Skyline at the San Jose Tip-Off Tournament.

2007-08 surpassed everyones expectations as the Yuba College Men's basketball team again broke almost every school record finishing 32-4. The 32 wins were the second most wins in the State of California in 2007-08 and the first time Yuba College has hit the 30 win mark. The 49'ers again won the Bay Valley Conference Title and also went to another California Community College State Championship "Elite 8'". Yuba has gone to 3 Elite 8's in the last 5 years.

2008-09 the 49'ers again won a Bay Valley Conference Title making it 3 straight. The 49'ers again went to a state "Sweet 16" beating Diablo Valley in the 1st round of the California State Playoffs eventually losing to CCSF to cost the Yuba program from making a 3rd straight "Elite 8". The Yuba team finished 25-10 which made 6 20+ win seasons in the last 7 years...

Coach Cornelius has a wide variety of experience including 14 years at the Community College level, 3 years in the WNBA with the Sacramento Monarchs, 2 years with the Sacramento Kings and 7 years coaching in the Sacramento Pro Developmental League.

Things you should know about "Coach Corn"--

-Has coached 14 years in California Community College-
Six as an assistant at American River College and the last eight as head coach of the Yuba College 49ers.

-During those 14 years Coach Corn has 7 Bay Valley Conference Titles and made 4 "Elite 8" appearances.

-Made the WNBA Western Conference finals 2 of the 3 years he coached with the Sacramento Monarchs.

-Has already placed 18 Yuba players at Division 1 schools

-The teams he coaches in the summer pro league features Sacramento Kings players like Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia, Donte Green, Jason Thompson and Bobby Jackson. It also includes former King Ron Artest and some former Yuba 49'ers who are currently playing professionally overseas.

Coach Cornelius has been married to his wife Victoria for 12 years and have 2 children. Maggie is 7 and Cooper is 3. Victoria was a standout basketball player at Fullerton Community College and UC Riverside and is currently the Academic Athletic Counselor at Sacramento City College.

Coach Cornelius has an overall record at Yuba College of 182-80. This is an average of over 22 wins a season.

In just his first year with Yuba College the 49ers produced their best record in school history going 24-7, making the schools first "Elite 8" and just missing a California "Final Four."

"Having Coach Griff around has been immeasurable for me" says head coach Doug Cornelius." He is a calming influence on me and is a wealth of knowledge. He keeps things in perspective. We work really well together and have a lot of fun- and that's what it's all about."

In addition to his many coaching records "Coach Griff" was a heck of an athlete who just recently was inducted into the Yuba College Hall of Fame and the prestigious Northern California "Old Timers" Hall of Fame for his outstanding play as a point guard on the basketball team and as a record setting second baseman on the baseball team. He was inducted in the spring of 2005.

Since Coach Griffin has joined Coach Cornelius at Yuba College(2003-present), Yuba has enjoyed 3 BVC titles and 3 Elite Eights in the past 6 seasons!