MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OxyBob]

Pomona moves up to No. 9 in D3hoops.com men's Top 25.

https://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2018-19/week10

OxyBob

[Gray Fox]

Pomona moves up to No. 9 in D3hoops.com men's Top 25.

https://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2018-19/week10

OxyBob

Oxy has 21 "Others receiving votes"

That is the highest Pomona has ever been on the D3 poll.

[OxyBob]

Monday's game:
La Verne (1-20, 0-12 SCIAC) @ Claremont (15-6, 9-3) 8:00 pm -- Rescheduled from 2/2

Claremont 73 La Verne 49 Final

Wednesday's schedule, all games 7:00 pm:

Cal Lutheran (7-15, 5-8 SCIAC) @ Redlands (12-10, 7-6)
Caltech (9-13, 3-10) @ La Verne (1-21, 0-13)
Oxy (20-3, 11-3) @ Claremont (16-6, 10-3)
Whittier (9-14, 6-8) @ Pomona (21-1, 13-0)

Chapman (9-14, 5-9) is idle.

OxyBob

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The second week Regional Rankings have been released: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-second

[greg21grimm]

Had a chance to watch the 1st half of the PP/CLU game and I have never seen CLU so overmatched in size and skill within the SCIAC.   @Redlands is always a tough game, and the Bulldogs are always a physical team, especially in the post. The guards better be ready as they will get posted up as well.

Well, I take that back. I have seen it twice now. That was a dismantling by Redlands over CLU.

The head coach at CLU might want to rethink his quotes........

http://www.clusports.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20190213pwbykk

"What I am impressed with most with both Kyle and Austin is that they have accepted every single challenge they have had set in front of them," said Fusina. "They compete every day and make the people around them better. I believe our program is in a far better place now than it was when I got here. We have a plan that will allow us to compete and sustain that competitiveness on a yearly basis. Kyle and Austin have helped establish this."

20 wins in 2016-17, only 16 wins from 2017-19.

[OxyBob]

Wednesday's schedule, all games 7:00 pm:

Cal Lutheran (7-15, 5-8 SCIAC) @ Redlands (12-10, 7-6)
Caltech (9-13, 3-10) @ La Verne (1-21, 0-13)
Oxy (20-3, 11-3) @ Claremont (16-6, 10-3)
Whittier (9-14, 6-8) @ Pomona (21-1, 13-0)

Chapman (9-14, 5-9) is idle.

Scores:

Redlands 96 Cal Lutheran 74
Caltech 59 La Verne 46
Claremont 65 Oxy 57
Pomona 94 Whittier 71

Saturday's schedule:

Pomona (22-1, 14-0 SCIAC) @ Oxy (20-4, 11-4) 4:00 PM
Claremont (17-6, 11-3) @ Cal Lutheran (7-16, 5-9) 7:00 PM    
Redlands (13-10, 8-6) @ Caltech (10-13, 4-10) 7:30 PM
La Verne (1-22, 0-14) @ Chapman (9-14, 5-9) 4:00 PM

Whittier (9-15, 6-9) is idle.

Conference tournament seedings as of today: 1. Pomona, 2. Claremont, 3. Oxy, 4. Redlands. Oxy has a small chance of being the No. 2 seed, but for that to happen the Tigers have to beat Pomona, and Claremont has to lose to CLU and Chapman. Unlikely scenario.

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Oxy 64 No. 9 Pomona 63 Final

Oxy: Zach Baines 21, Jacob Adler 13, Ryan Kaneshiro 10, Austin DeWitz 13 rebs
Pomona: Daniel Rosenbaum 23, Corbin Koch 18, Micah Elan 11

Oxy completes its regular season 21-4, 12-4 SCIAC. Pomona is 22-2, 14-1.

The Tigers are still the only team to have an undefeated conference season in SCIAC history. Nice!

Next up for Oxy is Claremont in the SCIAC tournament semifinals next Friday.

Other SCIAC scores:

Redlands 62 Caltech 51
Claremont 84 Cal Lutheran 46
Chapman 89 La Verne 53

Tuesday's schedule, all games 7:00 PM:

Cal Lutheran (7-17, 5-10 SCIAC) @ Whittier (9-15, 6-9)
Caltech (10-14, 4-11) @ Pomona (22-2, 14-1)
Chapman (10-14, 6-9) @ Claremont (18-6, 12-3)
La Verne (1-23, 0-15) @ Redlands (14-10, 9-6)

OxyBob

[D O.C.]

OxyBob is,indeed, one happy camper   

[Gray Fox]

From D3Hoops

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/wrapup-0216-men

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It is now or never.

The last week of the Division III basketball regular season is here. Conferences will decide who will earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournaments and teams try and position themselves for at-large bids, hosting opportunities, and bracketing considerations.

For teams who have been faltering, this is the last chance to right the ship. For programs which have underachieved, this is the last opportunity to live up to expectations. And of course for those with Cinderella dreams, this is the chance to try on the glass slipper.

Sunday's Hoopsville will cover it all in a special, extended, episode which for the first time (outside of Marathon programming) will feature a guest from each of the eight regions. We will also discuss which teams may be on the bubble, who has most likely secured at-large bid, and which teams need to win the AQs. Plus, we talk about how regions as we know it now could very well change in the future.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Sunday's show will hit the air at 6:00 p.m. ET. It can be watched live right here: http://bit.ly/2EeG5ZE (and simulcast on Facebook Live and Periscope).

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to dave.mchugh@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options below.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Katherine Bixby, Johns Hopkins women's coach
- Jonathan Crosthwaite, Occidental men's junior
- Marc Brown, NJCU men's coach
- Justin LeBlanc, Millsaps women's coach
- Jamie Seward, SUNY New Paltz women's coach
- Marcos Echevarria, No. 17 Nichols men's senior
- Herman Carmichael, La Roches men's coach
- Klay Knueppel, Wisconsin Luthern women's coach
- Brad Bankston, ODAC Commissioner
- Pat Coleman & Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com (Bubble Talk)

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[OxyBob]

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Jonathan Crosthwaite, Occidental men's junior

Go to 42:44 for interview with Jonny Crosthwaite.

https://soundcloud.com/hoopsville

OxyBob

[Gray Fox]

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Jonathan Crosthwaite, Occidental men's junior

Go to 42:44 for interview with Jonny Crosthwaite.

https://soundcloud.com/hoopsville

OxyBob

Great interview.  He started at Chapman and then left for three years to work and travel the world.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It was great to chat with him. Wonderful man. Will look forward to watching his senior campaign even more.

[CMSfan]

Awesome interview!

[greg21grimm]

Other SCIAC scores:

Redlands 62 Caltech 51
Claremont 84 Cal Lutheran 46
Chapman 89 La Verne 53

OxyBob

If 4 years from now they are losing by 40 to the stronger teams and aren't competing at the levels of the Pomona/CMS teams then I think you can have strong judgement. I think any alum should look at it and say that the previous 22 years were just "ok" and should want the program to be elite like Cal Lutheran seems to be in other sports.

I would think that after 50 games, seeing the SCIAC for 2 years, and on Senior night, the competition would be closer.  I dont think 4 years is needed (to not lose by 38 pts), especially when you have 2 really good players in Cole and Ferreira.