MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Gregory Sager]

Does LaVerne still have the Nipple Dome? aka Circus tents. 

Yep, the Leopards still play in the Super Tents.



OxyBob

AKA Bettie Page Arena.

[OxyBob]

La Sierra 51 @ Oxy 54 Final

LSU: Joshua Crouch 10, Daniel Noga 12, DePaul Williams
Oxy: Henry Meier 13 pts and 10 rebs, Sean Anderson 22

Halftime: Oxy 26-25

Close game with 11 lead changes. LSU led by 7 with 10 minutes to go but Oxy tied it at 3:15, and won it down the stretch at the FT line. Records: LSU 1-1, Oxy 1-0.

Oxy is home Saturday night against No. 5 St. Thomas, which also plays at Pomona on Friday night. Great opportunity for SCIAC fans to see one of the top D-III teams.

OxyBob

[Sabretooth Tiger]

From the Oxy website:

http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2008-09/news/111808mbb_LSU

[jquentint]

Oxy is not playing St John's on Saturday but the University of St Thomas.  I am  looking forward to getting out of the cold of Minnesota and excited to get to watch some D III basketball in the LA area. It should be fun!!

[OxyBob]

From the Oxy website

The Tigers (1-0) will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m. when they host #5 ranked St. John's (MN).

Oxy is home Saturday night against No. 5 St. Thomas, which also plays at Pomona on Friday night. Great opportunity for SCIAC fans to see one of the top D-III teams.

Some of us had it right.

Oxy plays St. John's @ Caltech on Nov. 29.

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Last night's scores:

Concordia (Irvine) 93, Pomona 48
P-P:  David Liss 14, Evan Zahniser 13
CUI:  T. Gottstein 14, B. Smith 11, K. Costain 14, C. Glidden 13, C. Minardo 14
Halftime: Concordia 48-20
Rebounds: Concordia 45-34
Records: Pomona 0-1, Concordia 2-1

La Verne 91, La Sierra 76
Records: ULV 1-2, LSU 1-2

OxyBob

[Browneagle64]

Wow, Bball season is offically under way. Speaking of, congrats to Oxy on their close win to the Golden Eagles on tuesday. Although, the Tigers are not favored to repeat as SCIAC champs, I hope that Sean Anderson and every upperclass men find a way to get their young team motivated for this upcoming season.

Bob, who do you think might take the SCIAC crown. In a surprising move, I say Oxy keeps the crown this year

[OxyBob]

who do you think might take the SCIAC crown.

Early indicators seem to be pointing in Claremont's direction. The Stags have several transfers, including Jason Toney from Irvine Valley College. IVC said this about Toney:

Basketball player Jason Toney commits to Claremont McKenna

Irvine Valley College men's basketball coach Jerry Hernandez announced that sophomore shooting guard Jason Toney has been accepted and will play at Claremont McKenna College in the fall.

"Claremont is a perfect fit for Jason," IVC Coach Jerry Hernandez said. "I know he will thrive there."

Toney was a two-year starter for the Lasers. He helped the 2007-08 team to the best season in program history. IVC finished with an overall record to 27-5. The team was second in the Orange Empire Conference and reached the regional finals of the Southern California Playoffs.

Toney averaged 7.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game on the season. He was also given the award for being the team's top defender at the end of the season as well as being named the team's most academic player.

"Jason was such an unselfish player for us," Hernandez said. "He took on more of a defensive roll for us this year because we had so many scorers and he had no problem doing it. He was all about the team and what was best for the team."

Toney was named most improved and most academic after his freshman campaign. As a freshman, he averaged 8.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game and shot an impressive 86.2 percent from the free throw line.

The former El Dorado High standout will play for a Claremont McKenna-Mudd Scripps College team (the two schools combine for athletics teams)

The team, which competes in NCAA Division IIII, finished with a record of 15-12 last season. The Stags lost in the final of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Tournament.

Toney had 11 in Claremont's opening season 61-56 loss to Chapman.

I say keep an eye on Whittier.

OxyBob

[Browneagle64]

The Poets did look good last year when they made a visit to Rush. CMS does sound like a logical choice
However, with the return of Selway and his teammates, the Pups actually look like a pretty solid 08-09 2nd place finishing SCIAC team.

My SCIAC prediction
1. Oxy
2. Univeristy of Pups/Or CMS
3. Cal Lu
4. La Verne
5. The Hens
6. The beaves

[Browneagle64]

Is this the 1st time that Cal Tech is hosting a Thanksgiving Holiday Classic? After all my years living in Pasadena, I've never heard Cal Tech hosting such Classic during Thanksgiving, yet, always doing or conducting a winter tourney.

[OxyBob]

However, with the return of Selway and his teammates, the Pups actually look like a pretty solid 08-09 2nd place finishing SCIAC team.

So far Redlands has lost exhibition games to the Afghanistan National Team, 83-80, and UC Riverside, 80-50, and lost two games in the Kean University Classic to NYU, 69-60, and D-II Clarion University (PA), 66-65. The Bulldogs are home against Carthage on Nov. 22 and La Sierra on Nov. 25. UR's annual Lee Fulmer Tournament is Dec. 4-6.

OxyBob

[Former Player/ Former Coach]

I don't think this is the first year for cal tech. I seem to remember them doing a thanksgiving and a holiday for a year or two a few years ago. I was like Dow's 2nd or 3rd year.

[CalCat]

The Poets did look good last year when they made a visit to Rush. CMS does sound like a logical choice
However, with the return of Selway and his teammates, the Pups actually look like a pretty solid 08-09 2nd place finishing SCIAC team.

My SCIAC prediction
1. Oxy
2. Univeristy of Pups/Or CMS
3. Cal Lu
4. La Verne
5. The Hens
6. The beaves

Browneagle where do the Poets fit ?

[Howlinwolf]

The Tommies, ranked #5, upend the Sagehens last night in Claremont, 82-65. Pomona trailed by only 4 at the half, but St. Thomas wore down their hosts. Adam Chaimowitz had a career night, leading all scorers with 24 points, hitting 6 of his shots from three-point land. He added 8 rebounds.

Oxy hosts St. Thomas tonight in the freshly renovated Rush Gym at 7:00 pm.

[cawcdad]

Is this the 1st time that Cal Tech is hosting a Thanksgiving Holiday Classic? After all my years living in Pasadena, I've never heard Cal Tech hosting such Classic during Thanksgiving, yet, always doing or conducting a winter tourney.

Cal Tech hosted last year. I photographed all three games on Friday. My tentative plans are to shoot the first 2 games this Friday at Oxy. How is the lighting in Rush?
Family commitments keep me from shooting all three. Any folks from the boards going to be there? Browneagle?  OxyBob?