MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[CMSfan]

CMS vs. CLU Eyewitness Account
Congrats to my Stags on a tough win.  They out-hustled CLU in the first half and built up a big lead.  CMS stagnated in the second half as the refs tightened up the game.  Props to Kyle Knudsen for putting CLU on his back and nearly carrying them to the finals.  If not for Connor Faught's huge 3, which got sent the CMS fans into a frenzy, I'm not sure the Stags would have shaken off their second half malaise.

Championship Prediction
Tonight's game should be another epic CMS/P-P battle.  I'll give the edge to CMS, not just because of my bias, but also because they're at home,  because Jason Toney will be the best play maker on the floor, and because CMS has more depth than P-P, in my opinion.  But it is going to be an intense game that may well come down to free throws, which would not favor the Stags.  CMS needs to keep up the defensive intensity and not allow Pomona's shooters to get hot.  Pomona needs to keep the Stags off the offensive boards and make sure Faught doesn't go off the way he did on 2/14 and in last year's championship game.

Advice for Those Planning to Attend
Arrive no later than 7:00pm...it's going to be packed.  Hydrate well...they rented some machines to keep air moving around (much needed!), but it's still going to be hot and humid in there.  Bring earplugs if you don't want you or your loved ones to be subjected to CMS and P-P students yelling obscenities at each other.  Or just enjoy the exuberance of our nation's future leaders as they try to walk the fine line between enthusiasm and inappropriateness.  Finally, if you're driving home afterward, I would advise against going west on 6th St.   

[pineconefan]

OB - thanks for the link to last night's CMS audio.  Enjoyed listening to the game.

[OxyBob]

OB - thanks for the link to last night's CMS audio.  Enjoyed listening to the game.

According to the CMS web site, they're going to broadcast tonight's game between the Stags and the Sagehens. Here's the link:

http://www.cmsathletics.org/links/2ypqh8

OxyBob

[greyskies]

CMS fans:
Pictures up last nights game between Stags and Kingsman

http://flickr.com/photos/greyskies/sets/72157614480652109/

[CMSfan]

Nice pictures...thanks for posting!

[CMSfan]

Final Score: CMS 56, P-P 44

Great all around effort tonight by the Stags.  They were up 27-17 at the half, I think.  CMS played smothering defense all night and made big shots when they needed to.  Everyone made contributions, but Jason Toney really stands out.  He set the pace for the Stags offense and was all over David Liss defensively.  I don't know what the final numbers were, but I'm pretty sure Liss shot under 30% from the floor and didn't make a 3 all game (in several attempts).

Hopefully CMS represents SCIAC well in the tournament.

[CMSfan]

Box score from tonight's game:

http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/winter/mbkb/2008-09/stats/PP-CMST.HTM

[sciacguru]

Congrats to CMS on the SCIAC title and best of luck in the tourney.  Represent the league well!!  Guessing UPS will host the Whitworth/CMS game, and UPS getting a bye?  I cant see Chapman getting in.

Any thoughts on All-SCIAC??

[pineconefan]

Sorry, couldn't catch last night's grudge match.  I was busy sweating out the radio broadcast of the Pirates and Loggers.

Hopefully I'll get to see C-M-S in Spokane, or perhaps Tacoma, on Thursday or Friday.

[OxyBob]

Congrats to CMS on the SCIAC title and best of luck in the tourney.  Represent the league well!!  Guessing UPS will host the Whitworth/CMS game, and UPS getting a bye?  I cant see Chapman getting in.

Any thoughts on All-SCIAC??

CMS will probably be shipped to Texas, while UPS and Whitworth play a first round knockout game SCIAC-style. If the NCAA selection committee wants to maintain any credibility, then Chapman won't make the field.

My choices for all-SCIAC:

Player of the Year: Kyle Knudsen, CLU

First Team
Andy Meier, CLU
Justin Sexton, Pomona
David Liss, Pomona
Mike Archuletta, Whittier
Chris Blees, Claremont

Second Team
Ryan Elmquist, Caltech
Aaron Van Klaveren, CLU
Sean Anderson, Oxy
Jason Toney, Pomona CMS
Patrick Coffey, Redlands

OxyBob

[Gray Fox]

CMS will probably be shipped to Texas, while UPS and Whitworth play a first round knockout game SCIAC-style.

Sounds good to me.  I'll be there if it is in Dallas.  Also, the Dallas mayor is a CMS grad.

[CMSfan]

Jason Toney, Pomona

You're killing me, OB! 

[oldchap]

If the NCAA selection committee wants to maintain any credibility, then Chapman won't make the field.

The NCAA selection committee's credibility is already on shaky ground for picking Monravia over Chapman last year.

[Pat Coleman]

So picking a team with the third-worst schedule in D-III is some sort of make-up call? They didn't take Green Mountain last year.

[sciacguru]

Congrats to CMS on the SCIAC title and best of luck in the tourney.  Represent the league well!!  Guessing UPS will host the Whitworth/CMS game, and UPS getting a bye?  I cant see Chapman getting in.

Any thoughts on All-SCIAC??

CMS will probably be shipped to Texas, while UPS and Whitworth play a first round knockout game SCIAC-style. If the NCAA selection committee wants to maintain any credibility, then Chapman won't make the field.

My choices for all-SCIAC:

Player of the Year: Kyle Knudsen, CLU

First Team
Andy Meier, CLU
Justin Sexton, Pomona
David Liss, Pomona
Mike Archuletta, Whittier
Chris Blees, Claremont

Second Team
Ryan Elmquist, Caltech
Aaron Van Klaveren, CLU
Sean Anderson, Oxy
Jason Toney, Pomona
Patrick Coffey, Redlands

OxyBob

I would agree with most, but I dont think Meier played enough to warrant a spot on either team, let alone 1st team.  I do agree Knudsen should be POY, but usually the top team picks one of their players.  And they picked 6/team last year.
Here are my guesses:

Player of the Year: Knudsen, CLU or Blees, CMS

First Team
Gibson, Whittier
Justin Sexton, Pomona
David Liss, Pomona
Mike Archuletta, Whittier
Chris Blees, Claremont or Knudsen, CLU
Jason Toney, CMS (for you CMS fan)

Second Team
Ryan Elmquist, Caltech
Aaron Van Klaveren, CLU
Sean Anderson, Oxy
Keegan Hoover, Whittier
Patrick Coffey, Redlands
Gabriel Porter, PP or Jack Hanley, Oxy