MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[rook]

I've also seen each SCIAC team play this year and here's how I see it.

1. CMS
2. Whittier
3. Cal Lu
4. Pomona
5. Oxy
6. Redlands
7. Caltech

I'll also go out on a limb and say CIT breaks their long SCIAC losing streak.  I can see them competing with Oxy, La Verne and Redlands.

Forgot La verne

1. CMS
2. Whittier
3. Cal Lu
4. Pomona
5. La Verne
6. Oxy
7. Redlands
8. Caltech

[Browneagle64]

I've also seen each SCIAC team play this year and here's how I see it.

1. CMS
2. Whittier
3. Cal Lu
4. Pomona
5. Oxy
6. Redlands
7. Caltech

I'll also go out on a limb and say CIT breaks their long SCIAC losing streak.  I can see them competing with Oxy, La Verne and Redlands.

Lol. No wonder you call yourself Rook...... As other poster have told me in the past and am now passing on to you..... Lay off the Kool-Aid Rook.
There's no way that the Beaves beat Oxy, let alone the Leos (Maybe the Pups). If your so called prediction were to happen, I will be happy to gather former Oxy movie Alum's Ben Affleck (who will play the part of Coach Newhall, Luke Wilson as the starting Point guard, Oxybob as Coach Henessey, that kid that won last years American Idol to play the kid who announces games at Rush, and Benicio del torro to play an older and wiser Browneagle64. (oh wait, i hope I really don't look like him in 25 more years. ) lol.

[rook]

Better get an agent...

[TeeDub]

First, all of my posts are required reading, and should be catalogued by subject matter and memorized.

This is very "The Roop"-like...

[Browneagle64]

Better get an agent...

Hey Tooth,

Aren't you in Law?? If so, wanna represent this young buck if the beaves actually do beat Oxy (which will not happen). I'll make sure that not only do you get money for your legal services but also to give you movie credit in Quantum Hoops Reloaded part Deux, starting Emilio Esteves as Coach E. Lol.

[OxyBob]

I'll also go out on a limb and say CIT breaks their long SCIAC losing streak.  I can see them competing with Oxy, La Verne and Redlands.

I know CIT's all excited from beating NYU-Poly, and I admire your sheer audacity and gumption, rook, to make that prediction. By the way, what does Caltech call the "I Hate Taft" drill these days? "I Hate La Sierra"?

Here is my SCIAC finish

1. CMS
2. Cal Lutheran
3. Pomona-Pitzer
4. Whittier
5. Oxy
6. Laverne
7. Redlands
8. Caltech

I agree with your order of finish. The Stags can get the upper hand right away by beating Cal Lutheran next Wednesday in the Temple of Doom. The Kingsmen are strong up front with Meier, Van Klaveren and Fisher. The question mark for CLU is their guard play. Now that Pomona got Justin Sexton, Kael Kristof and Gabe Porter back, the Sagehens will definitely be a factor. Whittier has almost everyone back from last season, but can the Poets win conference games on the road? Last season, 1-6, before that, 1-6, before that, 1-6, before that, 2-5. You get the picture. La Verne, Oxy and Redlands are going to have to work like mad to finish in the top 4 and make the conference tournament.

The conference season opens this Saturday. All games at 7:30 p.m.

Cal Lutheran (8-3) @ Oxy (4-7)
Claremont (8-3) @ Redlands (4-7)
La Verne (4-7) @ Whittier (6-5)
Caltech (1-10) @ Pomona (3-8)

First, all of my posts are required reading, and should be catalogued by subject matter and memorized.

This is very "The Roop"-like...

I'll take that over being very "Mr. Ypsi"-like any day.

OxyBob

[rook]

CIT has nothing to lose and everything to gain.  No one expects them to win, but if they catch a few teams on an off night they could pull it off.  That being said, I love the parity the conference looks like it will have this year. 

League play and the post season tourney should be fun to watch.

[elfinley]

From Jan. 7th:

Chapman 61, Oxy 46

[OxyBob]

Chapman 61, Oxy 46

Chapman was 8-0 vs. the SCIAC this season. Before beating Oxy, Chapman beat La Sierra on Jan 4. Coming up, the Panthers play La Sierra on Jan. 15 before playing La Sierra on Jan. 23. They then play U of Dallas and UC Santa Cruz before playing La Sierra on Jan. 29.

OxyBob

[Gregory Sager]

Speaking of Chapman, if oldchap is reading this he should know that Ralph Turner has a new breakdown of the Pool B picture (including Chapman) over in the "Bumblin' B's" room under the Multi-Regional Topics header.

[oldchap]

Speaking of Chapman, if oldchap is reading this he should know that Ralph Turner has a new breakdown of the Pool B picture (including Chapman) over in the "Bumblin' B's" room under the Multi-Regional Topics header.

Yes, I am an avid reader of the board because I'm trying to learn as much as possible. As I said before, I'm relatively new at D3 basketball.

Thank you all for contributing to my "education" and by the way, I didn't mean to stir up a big controversy a few days ago regarding my own "whining". Emotions flared up and I figured it would be better if I stayed out of it. 

I am very pleased that Chapman is doing so well this year and indeed, I have read the very interesting post speculating on the chances of the various Pool B contenders. I am cautiously optimistic, looking at Chapman's schedule from this point forward. I know that accidents happen, but if we exclude games against NAIA teams such as Vanguard, I think the only team that may cause Chapman a problem is UCSC. Yet, I am confident that Chapman can beat a much improved Santa Cruz team.

It's unfortunate that Chapman this year will not play against Pomona or CLU. Chapman already beat CMS (although in a hypothetical 7 game series, I'm not sure who would be the winner) and it would have been icing on the cake to also beat these other current powerhouses. In regards to Oxy, Chapman was just happy to break a 7 year losing streak against this team. But the players and the coaches also realize that it wasn't the Oxy team of years past and that they are in a rebuilding mode.

Chapman's team is young this year and their bench is deep. They should be even better next year as they are not losing any starters. I don't know enough about this but in my opinion, so far they have shown they belong in the playoffs. Their loss to 15th ranked Whitworth appears worse that it actually was. Chapman can beat them on a good day. Their 3 point shooting in that game was dismal at 13%, while they average over 42% so far in 14 games.

[nwhoops1903]

... Their loss to 15th ranked Whitworth appears worse that it actually was. Chapman can beat them on a good day. Their 3 point shooting in that game was dismal at 13%, while they average over 42% so far in 14 games.

I think I can speak for all the Whitworth supporters and many NWC conference members, that Chapman had there chance vs Whitworth on a neutral court in their local area and never did they lead or have the score tied vs the Pirates except 0-0.  On a good day, Chapman would need to shoot better than 27.5% from anywhere to compete with Whitworth and the excellent defense Whitworth plays.  On an average day, Whitworth beats Claremont by 10+.  That was the worst 20 minutes (1st half) I think they have played in the last 12 months.  I do, however, continue to be envious of all SCIAC weather. 

Here's to Chapman facing Whitworth in round 1 of NCAA's.  I am all for that.

[oldchap]

Here's to Chapman facing Whitworth in round 1 of NCAA's.  I am all for that.

I was at the game and it seems to me that your "attitude" is consistent with the Whitworth supporters I had the "pleasure" to see. Sure, you beat Chapman fair and square and your team has the whole package: inside play, defense, 3-pt shooting. However, you and your friends may gain from a little grace and humility because, in your hypothetical playoff scenario, Chapman may indeed have you eat your words. Whitworth after all could have another one of these "worst 20 minutes" they ever played...

[TeeDub]

Great game between Redlands and Claremont tonight (CMS 70 -  UofR 67).  Redlands had two threes in the final ten seconds to put them up, but alas they fell short.  If they can muster up that kind of effort against the rest of the SCIAC, Redlands will win some games and give themselves a shot at the league tournament.  It will be difficult to play with that same intensity every night, but if they do...

Congrats to Claremont on playing tough for 40 minutes on the road. 

[OxyBob]

Eyewitness report from Eagle Rock:

Cal Lutheran 53, Oxy 46

Oxy: Sean Anderson 15
CLU: Andy Meier 13, Aaron Van Klaveren 11 pts and 18 rebs, Aaron Fisher 11

Halftime: Oxy 32-25
Rebounds: 36-all
Records: Oxy 4-8, 0-1 SCIAC, Cal Lutheran 9-3, 1-0

Cal Lutheran showed its strength down the stretch and prevailed over Oxy in the SCIAC opener. In the first half the Tigers played their best 20 minutes of the season with a smothering defense which frustrated the Kingsmen. Oxy led 27-25 with about a minute to go, but Henry Meier's jumper and Jack Hanley's 3-ball at the buzzer gave Oxy a 32-25 lead at the break. In the second half, Oxy led 41-35 at 8:20, but Aaron Van Klaveren's banked-in 3-pointer gave CLU a 43-41 lead with 6 minutes to go and the Kingsmen led the rest of the way. While the Tigers kept up their defensive pressure in the second half, Oxy's hesitancy on offense really hurt the Tigers as they managed only 14 points by shooting a paltry 18% on 5-for-28 FGs.

For Oxy, Sean Anderson played a stellar first half with 11 points, but he was held to 4 in the second half and finished with a game-high 15. Justin Goltz pulled down 8 rebounds for Oxy, and Henry Meier played a great game off the bench with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, along with his usual high energy overall effort. For CLU, Aaron Van Klaveren was a beast; he scored 11 and grabbed 18 rebounds. Andy Meier scored 13 tough points as Oxy persistently double-teamed and harassed him. Aaron Fisher was the difference for CLU in the second half with 11 points and 4 key FTs to seal the win.

On Wednesday, Oxy will be at Pomona, while Cal Lutheran will travel to Claremont for the first big SCIAC matchup. As Jordis Rocks reported, Claremont survived in its opener with Redlands.

In other SCIAC games, Pomona swamped Caltech 74-24. Justin Sexton had 21 for the Sagehens, who shot 58.7% for the game and held CIT to only 19.5% shooting and 8 baskets. Meanwhile, Whittier got its first conference win with a 67-58 win over La Verne. Keegan Hoover had 18 points and 9 rebounds for the Poets. Billy Nicolini had 16 for the Leopards.

Wednesday's schedule:

Cal Lutheran (9-3, 1-0) @ Claremont (9-3, 1-0)
Caltech (1-11, 0-1) @ La Verne (4-8, 0-1)
Redlands (4-8, 0-1) @ Whittier (7-5, 1-0)
Oxy (4-8, 0-1) @ Pomona (4-8, 1-0)

OxyBob