The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team is scheduled to play at least 28 games during the 2016-2017 season, including 11 home games. This is the program’s first season under the leadership of head coach DeMarcus Oliver.
| DATE | TIME | OPPONENT | LOCATION |
| Saturday, Nov. 5 | 4:30 pm | Davidson County Comm. College | Thomasville, NC |
| Monday, Nov. 7 | 6:00 pm | Bryant & Stratton College | HOME |
| Friday, Nov. 11 | TBD | Caldwell Comm. College & Tech Institute (Louisburg Invitational Tournament) | Louisburg, NC |
| Saturday, Nov. 12 | TBD | Northern Virginia Comm. College (Louisburg Invitational Tournament) | Louisburg, NC |
| Monday, Nov. 14 | 7:00 pm | Wake Tech Comm. College (VGCC Vanguard Night) | HOME |
| Wednesday, Nov. 16 | 6:00 pm | Patrick Henry Comm. College | Martinsville, VA |
| Monday, Nov. 21 | 7:00 pm | Fayetteville Tech Comm. College | Fayetteville, NC |
| Monday, Dec. 5 | 7:00 pm | Pitt Comm. College | Greenville, NC |
| Wednesday, Dec. 7 | 7:00 pm | Lenoir Comm. College | Kinston, NC |
| Saturday, Dec. 10 | 2:00 pm | Thomas Nelson Comm. College | HOME |
| Monday, Dec. 12 | 7:00 pm | Louisburg College | Louisburg, NC |
| Wednesday, Dec. 14 | 6:00 pm | Richard Bland College | HOME |
| Saturday, Dec. 17 | 1:00 pm | Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg, SC |
| Thursday, Jan. 5 | 7:00 pm | Louisburg College | HOME |
| Monday, Jan. 9 | 8:00 pm | Wake Tech Comm. College | Raleigh, NC |
| Saturday, Jan. 14 | 3:00 pm | Bryant & Stratton College | Norfolk, VA |
| Wednesday, Jan. 18 | 7:30 pm | UNC Chapel Hill JV (Scrimmage) | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Thursday, Jan. 19 | 7:00 pm | Patrick Henry Comm. College | HOME |
| Saturday, Jan. 21 | 3:00 pm | Guilford Tech Comm. College | HOME |
| Monday, Jan. 23 | 7:00 pm | Pitt Comm. College | HOME |
| Wednesday, Jan. 25 | 7:00 pm | Catawba Valley Comm. College | Hickory, NC |
| Saturday, Jan. 28 | 4:00 pm | Thomas Nelson Comm. College | Hampton, VA |
| Monday, Feb. 6 | 5:00 pm | Lenoir Comm. College | Louisburg, NC |
| Thursday, Feb. 9 | 7:00 pm | Fayetteville Tech Comm. College | HOME |
| Monday, Feb. 13 | 6:00 pm | Sandhills Comm. College | HOME |
| Wednesday, Feb. 15 | 7:00 pm | Catawba Valley Comm. College (VGCC Sophomore Night) | HOME |
| Wednesday, Feb. 22 | 7:00 pm | Richard Bland College | Petersburg, VA |
| Saturday, Feb. 25 | 3:00 pm | Guilford Tech Comm. College | Jamestown, NC |
| Saturday, Mar. 4 | TBD | Region X Conference Tournament 1st Round | Petersburg, VA |
| Sunday, Mar. 5 | TBD | Region X Conference Tournament Quarter-Finals | Petersburg, VA |
| Friday, Mar. 10 | TBD | Region X Conference Tournament Semi-Finals | Pinehurst, NC |
| Saturday, Mar. 11 | TBD | Region X Conference Championship | Pinehurst, NC |
| Tuesday, Mar. 21 – Saturday, Mar. 25 | TBD | NJCAA Division II National Tournament | Danville, IL |
Bold = Home Game, to be played at Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Rd., Henderson, N.C.
Schedule is subject to change.
The Vanguards compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II, which includes 11 two-year colleges in North Carolina and Virginia.
For VGCC, the regular season starts with an away game at Davidson County Community College on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Vanguards’ first opponent at home will be Bryant & Stratton College, on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. All of VGCC’s home games are scheduled to be played at Aycock Recreation Center in Henderson. There is no charge for admission.
The second home game, on Monday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m., will be the annual “Vanguard Night” game. VGCC will host Wake Tech Community College in that contest, which features special activities and attracts a large crowd of current students, faculty and staff.
For the second year in a row, VGCC will travel to the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill to play the UNC Tar Heels JV squad. That scrimmage is scheduled to take place Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The Vanguards are set to celebrate “Sophomore Night” at the final home game, on Feb. 15. The regular season is scheduled to conclude on Feb. 25, with VGCC’s final scheduled game on the road at Guilford Tech Community College. After the regular season ends, the Vanguards are scheduled to participate in the NJCAA Division II Region X tournament. The first two rounds of the tournament are to be played at Richard Bland College in Petersburg, Va., on March 4-5. The semifinals and finals will follow at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, on March 10-11.