MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Gosox]

Basketball D2 and D3 Senior Showcase at Caltech this Saturday, 5 pm.  Below are the links to information about the event and the rosters of each side.  In case anyone interested in attending the event.

http://www.thesciac.org/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/senior_showcase


socalseniorshowcase.blogspot.com

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

La Verne will be taking part in the 2nd Annual Hoopsville National Invitational Classic: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/06/hoopsville-classic-features-three-elite-eight-teams

[The Roop]

Just a shout out to Oxybob................ Americas Team, The Beloit College Buccaneers, will be appearing @LaVerne on 12/29 and Redlands on 12/30. Having been through Redlands when stationed in 29 Palms I'll forgive you if you miss that one. No comment on LaVerne however; not enough info, etc.

And Dave McHugh. I'm not in retail any more, so I have weekends off and can terrorize the Hoopsville Nation this season. LOL.

[Gray Fox]

Chapman
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

CMS
http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

Oxy
http://oxyathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

Pomona
http://www.pe.pomona.edu/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

and

Redlands
http://goredlands.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

have posted this year's schedules.
It seems much sooner than in the past.

Now for the OxyBob editorial comments and the season will be considered to have started..

[madzillagd]

If anybody in the area is interested, Mike Dunlap is giving a chalk talk at Cal Lu on Thursday night.  It's free and open to the public but you need to RSVP to make sure you get a seat.

https://www.callutheran.edu/calendar/event/3071

[WoostAr]

Good to see CMS is playing a full 25 game slate this season   ....it also looks like they have a more useful non-conference schedule.

Hopefully the SCIAC can win some of these regional games.

Can't wait for basketball season! 

[WoostAr]

Add Caltech's schedule to the mix

http://gocaltech.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/schedule

[stag44]

October 15 - Season Start!!!

Any previews on SCIAC teams?

Should be a fun year - PP brings back a strong guard core, Redlands should be reloading, Whittier is dangerous as usual.

Lets see what CLU brings this year. Oxy has been in a rut the past 2 years, but never count them out. Chapman is always well coached and play tough and have a year of SCIAC play under their belt. ULV always has the talent and is due for a run. CIT is getting better every year even taking CMS to OT last year.

Oh and CMS - let's see how they come out this year. Losing All-SCIAC Mivshek, Big-time gamer Sullivan, and heart and soul Cain will leave some voids to fill, but they return some strong players.

Would love to get this forum bustling again!!

[dahlby]

stagg 44 ,
Met some PP BB players at the football game on Saturday at PP.....they are really tall.
Maybe the SCIAC should install a height limit to even things out? :-)
PP should be very well balanced this year. As I understand it, Chapman is
rebuilding this year....but who knows.

[OxyBob]

Now for the OxyBob editorial comments and the season will be considered to have started.

I have several games on my calendar to attend: CIT on 12/4, a nonconference game against Pacific on 12/17, @ CLU on 1/4, Pomona on 1/15, CLU on 1/29, UR on 2/5, a nonconference game against Chapman on 2/12, the SCIAC tournament, and the first round playoff trip to Whitworth.

Americas Team, The Beloit College Buccaneers, will be appearing @LaVerne on 12/29 and Redlands on 12/30.

Are the players being punished for something they did?

OxyBob

[CMSfan]

Oh and CMS - let's see how they come out this year. Losing All-SCIAC Mivshek, Big-time gamer Sullivan, and heart and soul Cain will leave some voids to fill, but they return some strong players.

Any word on whether Tyler Gaffaney has recovered? If the Stags have him back alongside fellow senior Remy Pinson, they will be very strong in the backcourt. Add in Shelby Lane with a year under his belt, long range threats in Grodahl and Harrington, some size down low with Rama and Lund, and Earley's non-stop hustle and great defense and the Stags look like a nicely balanced team.

Looking forward to the season!

[WoostAr]

If Caltech is better this year it will have to be with strong production from their freshman class...only three returners playing with KC Emezie, Andrew Hogue and Bryan Joel (Rob Anderson returning too, but he sat out most of last year with a knee problem). 

The freshman class has some big boys with some serious accolades (academic and athletic)...of course, haven't seen them play (and they're still freshman).

Some trivia: Mike Edwards' brother MATT Edwards is on the team this year, so we can all rest soundly knowing we will be hearing more from GOSOX.  Nick Buoniconti is another freshman name...you may remember his grandpa from the Miami Dolphins and Boston Patriots.  Caltech has also gone international again with players from Qatar and Hong Kong.


Just for OxyBob: Collin Murphy has returned as an assistant coach.

[Hoya86]

  Any word on whether Tyler Gaffaney has recovered? If the Stags have him back alongside fellow senior Remy Pinson, they will be very strong in the backcourt.
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Word is Gaffaney is back and better than ever.  Strong POY candidate. 

CMS also added new talented frosh PG to spell Pinson.

What is the outlook for Redlands?

Calvin's visit to Redlands and CMS in late December will be a good test on where these two teams stand at that point.  Calvin ended 7th in top 25 last year at 26-4.   

[OxyBob]

Just for OxyBob: Collin Murphy has returned as an assistant coach.

I understand that in addition to his coaching duties Murphy is writing a thesis on the biochemical aspects of pushing, shoving, and generally being a huge pest on a basketball court.

The bigger question for you to answer: What of Todd Cramer?

OxyBob

[WoostAr]

Just for OxyBob: Collin Murphy has returned as an assistant coach.

I understand that in addition to his coaching duties Murphy is writing a thesis on the biochemical aspects of pushing, shoving, and generally being a huge pest on a basketball court.

I would read that

The bigger question for you to answer: What of Todd Cramer?

Great question.  Looks to be on MIT's roster for this year http://mitathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/roster  Unclear as to whether he has recovered from the back issues which limited him to almost zero playing time last year.