MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[stag44]

any news from other SCIAC schools on incoming freshmen?

the stags should be bringing in a pretty strong class, and are only losing Gala and Soldner.

it should be between them, CLU, and P-P for the title this year.

[fcnews]

Can anyone offer some info on how they think Whittier will be this year? Thanks in advance.

[justatigerpa]

...don't know about whittier, but my money is on Oxy! Go Tigers!  What's the word on the incoming players to the conference?

[stag44]

Can anyone offer some info on how they think Whittier will be this year? Thanks in advance.

Whittier should be pretty down this year... Not sure about their new guys, but they lost 6 or 7 seniors last year including some of their top guys (Archuletta, Gibson, McLean) so it should be tough year for them.


I'm calling it right now: CalTech gets a SCIAC win this year!

[Gray Fox]

Can anyone offer some info on how they think Whittier will be this year? Thanks in advance.

Whittier should be pretty down this year... Not sure about their new guys, but they lost 6 or 7 seniors last year including some of their top guys (Archuletta, Gibson, McLean) so it should be tough year for them.


I'm calling it right now: CalTech gets a SCIAC win this year!

Over Whittier?

[OxyBob]

Former Oxy nemeses Adam and Amir Mazarei got some press in the Ventura County Star:

Basketball academy warming up

The Kings Basketball Academy is preparing for boys for the high school programs..

Adam Mazarei runs the academy, but encourages athletes to play other sports.

Some of his academy boys are playing football.

The academy held its annual two-day clinic on Saturday and Sunday at the Newbury Park Advenist Academy gym.

Mazarei, a former basketball player at Westlake High and the University of Redlands, was pleased with the response.
...

Mazarei was an assistant coach at Newbury Park High in 2006 with Steve Johnson.

Mazarei served as assistant coach at Westlake and ran the summer program.

Amir, 24, and brother Adam were college basketball teammates at Redlands. Amir has the school's scoring records.

Younger brother Matthew, 19, is playing basketball at Moorpark College for Remy McCarthy.

Matthew helps Adam run the basketball academy.
...

The academy will play in a fall league in the San Fernando Valley.

Twice a month, the club will play in tournaments in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Orange counties.

The winter schedule includes more tournaments in Southern California. The spring and summer season includes tournaments in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Portland.

The club will travel to face the best competition in the nation.

The club is nearly four years old. Mazarei is working on his master's at Cal Lutheran, pursuing a counselor and guidance career and a teaching credential.

OxyBob

[stag44]

one month till practice starts!!

any updates on teams... stud frosh/transfers? im very excited/interested in this upcoming year.

again... Caltech will win a game this year in SCIAC

[SJSUPhil]

Rah, Rah Redlands. Go Bulldogs!

[West Coast Bias]

I am as excited as you are for this season Stag!  Good questions.  I haven't heard any buzz, but then again I haven't talked to anyone who would know anything.


How is it looking over there are Claremont Junior College?  Is everyone back?  Any interesting newcommers?

[stag44]

How is it looking over there are Claremont Junior College?  Is everyone back?  Any interesting newcommers?

The Stags only lose two contributers from last year: Soldner and Gala, both to graduation. They return the SCIAC POY in Blees as well as everyone else including Toney, Lacey, Bagby, Faught.

The team should be fun to watch on offense.

Also.. no JC transfers this year 

Not sure on the newcomers. Coach always gets his new guys to compete and play hard.

My predictions:

1. CMS 13-1
T2. P-P 10-4
T2. CLU 10-4
4. Oxy - 9-5
5. Redlands - 7-7
6. ULV - 3-11
7. Whittier 3-11
8. Caltech 1-13

Here's to the SCIAC getting and NCAA Home Game not against another SCIAC opponent.

[David Collinge]

My predictions:

8. Caltech 1-13

From your lips to god's ears...

[DIIIghetto]

Looks like almost all SCIAC hoops programs have D1 teams on their schedules.  But I have to wonder about what is going on at Oxy this year (San Diego, Fullerton, Azusa Pac) - as if that wasn't crazy enough, am I reading it right that they have SMU from the Conference USA playing AT Oxy???  If that is not a typo, that one will rank right up there with Villanova at Redlands - and be a huge coup for our conference.  Someone tell us the deal on that one.  If all of those are right, it makes you wonder what Newhall is thinking - returning a mediocre team and lining up big guns like that.   My hat is off to him pulling off that schedule and taking those losses instead of the usual NAIA losses which get us nowhere in the DIII world. 

It also does not look like any great snowbird is coming out for the holidays, which is unfortunate.   No CLU historical upset over Wisc SP on the horizon this year. 

[Titan Q]

Looks like SMU is coming to L.A. before heading to Honolulu...

http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/smu-m-baskbl-sched.html

Very cool...a D1 playing @ a D3 is almost unheard of.


(The San Diego game must be an Exhibition - Nov. 7 is before the allowed opening day for official games.)

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Looks like almost all SCIAC hoops programs have D1 teams on their schedules.  But I have to wonder about what is going on at Oxy this year (San Diego, Fullerton, Azusa Pac) - as if that wasn't crazy enough, am I reading it right that they have SMU from the Conference USA playing AT Oxy???  If that is not a typo, that one will rank right up there with Villanova at Redlands - and be a huge coup for our conference.  Someone tell us the deal on that one.  If all of those are right, it makes you wonder what Newhall is thinking - returning a mediocre team and lining up big guns like that.   My hat is off to him pulling off that schedule and taking those losses instead of the usual NAIA losses which get us nowhere in the DIII world. 

It also does not look like any great snowbird is coming out for the holidays, which is unfortunate.   No CLU historical upset over Wisc SP on the horizon this year. 

It's not a typo.

[Gray Fox]

Cool.  I live in Dallas and go to SMU games once in awhile,  I will be in LA for Christmas, so I will try to get to that game.  Thanks for the heads up.