MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OXY Oswald]

Also, a great call by Tom Brady.  The article in SI is funny and it gives the SCIAC some facetime.  Make sure to check it out.  It is the issue with Vince Young on the cover (January 9 edition).

[Pat Coleman]

Hoopsville listeners got a good discussion of this back on Tuesday night.

[Mr. Ypsi]

If there are any posters here who follow NATIONAL d3 bb, I appeal to you to check out Posters' Poll on the Multi-Region board.  We have started a poll (NOT intended to compete with the official d3hoops.com poll!); I think discrepancies between the 'real' poll and our poll could generate some lively conversations.

In the first poll (Tuesday) there were no voters west of Texas, and a heavy midwestern (geographical, not Midwest Region) bias.  I've appealed to both DC and diehardfan to reconsider their decisions not to participate, but in case that doesn't work, anyone else?!

As stated on the thread, I DO reserve the right to disallow overly 'homerish' ballots (5 teams from the SCIAC in the top 20 ain't gonna cut it!), but I intend to invoke that right only in EXTREME cases.  Oxy ended up the equivalent of 27th - think they should have been higher?  Vote!  (But, PLEASE, only those who DO follow d3 nationally.)

Before the weekend games scroll this even further, wanted to appeal again for one or more west coast voters.  In the inaugural poll there were two voters from the West region, but both were WIAC - I've studied enough geography to be PRETTY sure that Wisconsin is pretty far from the west coast!!  If you follow d3 nationally, please check out the Posters' Poll thread on the Multi-Region Board.

[dj_hyphen]

rumor has it that yet ANOTHER cms player has quit...this time it's Turner

so after leaving PP and then CMS, the question looms...will Oxy receive his transfer app? 

[pomonaalum]

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Pomona-Pitzer 57, Caltech 48
Jan 14, 2006

PASADENA, Ca — Pomona-Pitzer wins hard-fought defensive battle to defeat Caltech 57-48. Trailing by 8 at the half, 25-17, Caltech immediately fell behind by 10 on a basket by Ed Wexler-Beren (20 points). Caltech slowly responded over the next 6-plus minutes, finally forging a tie 33-33 at 13:22 on a three by Chris Yu. Pomona again pulled away with Wexler-Beren fueling the Sagehen offensive push to lead by 9 at 8:51. At 6:53, Evan Flagg's jumper made it a ten point deficit.

Caltech rallied on more time. A Scott Davies successful three was followed by a three from Jordan Carlson (15 points) at 1:58 as the shot clock expired to pull the Beavers to within 3, 51-48. Pomona called time-out. On the ensuing possession, the Sagehens used some clock before Jabarri Reynolds hit a back-breaking three pushing the lead back to 6. Missed three-point attempts by Caltech on the next two possessions and Pomona made their free throws for the final margin.

[Gregory Sager]

Wow. Caltech was within three points of one of the SCIAC's top two teams with less than two minutes left in the game? Of all the stories in D3 yesterday, that one may actually be the most dramatically improbable. Congrats to Roy Dow & Co. on a tremendous moral victory.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Oxy beat Cal Lu 70-42 moving its record to 11-1 on the season.

Io Triumphe!

[Gray Fox]

I was surprised early in the year when the U of Dallas did not crush Cal Tech in Dallas.  But the scores of other Cal Tech games seemed to be more in line with the past. 

It looks like they can't be taken too lightly.  I haven't had a chance to read the SI article yet, but maybe Cal Tech is looking for more ink.

[WestCoastWhiner]

PP by 10 over Cal tech?  Did Kats send his JV team?  This year's PP team is shaping up to be an interesting story (beaten by a young Wash. U team, embarrassed by Amherst and a 10 point W over Cal tech).  Only solid W thus far is against a deflated Whitworth.  My early season prediction nonetheless stands, another banner year for Kats.  Too much talent on that team for Kats not to find a way to squeak out another banner.   Knowles has D2 potential and WB, Lloyd are also 1st teamers.  Any of those 3 could be MVP.   WB isn't as talented as the other two but never has an off night.  Maybe the coaches will vote to let all 3 split it. 

Real dog-fight will be for second.  CMS, Oxy and my sleeper LV will fight it out.  Why the smack on Oxy?  Kids haven't shown like Kats's boys that they can show up for the key 4 road games that you face.  If they voted awards off home performances Betty would be an All-American.  But unfortunately for him they don't and you have to be able to both bring it and show poise on the road.  PP always has and they will again this year - although based on how mediocre they are playing they too will take two lumps on the road in the SCIAC this year.   Whittier still has its annual big upset in the waiting.  Could be PP again.  Cal Lu will beat some folks at home.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Oxy moves to up to # 19 from 24 in this week's top 25.

Eat'em up Tigers!

[bballfan2]

Whiner, "Could be PP again"? Whittier lost both to PP last year, but I do agree LV is a dark horse.

[castle]

LV a sleeper?  They better come alive pretty quick with games @CLU and vs.PP this week...not to mention that they only have 1 true home game on the schedule.

OXY has a chance to prove that they can play on the road this week...@Whittier and @Redlands.  Game of the week is PP @CMS, PP has won the last two games at Ducey.

[WestCoastWhiner]

Should be a very good game between PP & CMS.  Winner will move into the front-runner seat in my mind.  The Stags have been getting better and that game is always close.  Oxy can send more messages this week that they are not faking the funk with Ws on the road.   Lots of good basketball left.     

[OXY Oswald]

Wins on the road this week will a great boost for the already high hopes of every one here in Eagle Rock, the Tigers have been playing solid ball and I hope to get to see them at Whittier... Unfortunately Redlands is just too damn far, guess I'll have to wait till their three point side-show of a team comes to play the Tigers at home.

Go #19 Tigers!

[Sabretooth Tiger]

WestCoastWhiner writes:  "The winner [of the PP CMS hoops match] will move into the front-runner seat in my mind."

Really?  Given the pre-league results . . . and the national rankings . . . you somehow don't see Oxy as the presumed SCIAC front runner?

Not sure I understand that.