Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) men’s basketball took a 90-77 victory over the Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) Sagehens on Saturday, Feb. 15, in a Sixth Street rematch at a rowdy Roberts Pavilion. Neil Owens CG ’25 hit seven three-pointers to add to his 31-point night and reach over 1,000 career points.
CMS Men’s Basketball
Stags stomp Beavers in dominant 29-point win with playoff hopes looming large
On Saturday, Feb. 1 the Stags claimed a commanding 96-67 victory over the Caltech Beavers, moving to 8-2 in SCIAC play this season. On the heels of their historic Sweet 16 run last year in the NCAA tournament, there are high expectations for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) men’s basketball.
CMS men’s basketball warms up with exhibition after last season’s success
The Stags faced off against Division II Biola University in a season-opening exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 25 at Roberts Pavilion. This scrimmage marks the first game for the Stags on the heels of their record-breaking 2023-24 season.
All-star, three-point leader and a peach; Josh Angle leaves a giant impact on CMS basketball history
Josh Angle CG’ 24 finally says goodbye to the court that he called home for over five years. His footprint; 3003 minutes of magic,1647 points, 237 made 3’s and the second all star selection in Stag’s history. Angle was a holistic team player and talented student over his CMC and CGU tenure, helping the team rally and push into the third round NCAA bracket for the first time in program history.
“When I thought about places to do it, there was of course potential intrigue of going in the transfer portal and doing all these different things but when I really considered what that would look like I didn’t think I would find a place where I would have a better experience between knowing the coaches, having so many good friends on the team and being in Claremont,” Angle said.
Sixth street basketball SCIAC semifinals
CMS stags basketball trample over the Sagehens’ hope of a postseason berth in a packed one shot game. The Stags earned a second half comeback by executing their game with great exigence and energy, and rode the momentum to a SCIAC league title, defeating California Lutheran in finals.
“We just studied the game plan and stayed aggressive and we just tried to attack them…we just tried to turn that up in the 2nd half and just continuing to take it play by play, we knew it was going to be a grind out game.” said Caelan Jones CGU ‘25.
Stags make Panthers look like house cats as CMS men’s basketball team rushes Chapman to continue dominant season
The Stags tamed the Panthers at Roberts in a tight game on Saturday, Feb. 3 with a final score of 82-79, bringing their 2023 dominance into the new year. So far CMS has only dropped one game after the break and now has a conference record of 11-2.
CMS men’s basketball cruises past UC Santa Cruz in preseason opener
The Stags slugged their way to a 81-44 win against UC Santa Cruz in their season opener on Nov. 11. CMS, the No. 23 ranked DIII team in the nation, is looking to their older athletes to lead them this year. Building on their success from last year, hoof prints show the Stags are on the right track.
Clash at CARW: Top seeds P-P and CMS battle it out in Sixth Street shootout for SCIAC regular season title
Unfortunately for the Stags, the second time was not the charm. Swarmed by the Sagehens, who pecked away at their defense, the CMS men’s basketball team fell to their sixth street rivals in the last game of the regular season. Both teams moved onto the semi finals later that weekend, but failed to make the final game. The result of their final face-off, however, along with their better record, allowed the Sagehens to receive a bid for the D-III NCAA tournament which they will compete at this weekend.
Stags basketball chops down Loggers in dominant victory at the David Wells Classic
If a Logger falls on the court, does the crowd make a Sound? CMS men’s basketball answered that question with their 82-48 annihilation of Puget Sound at the David Wells Classic Friday Nov. 25th
Stags stage impressive 19-point comeback victory over Linfield behind Askew and Angle
Bouncing back from their double-digit blowout loss versus Whitworth, the Stags came back from as much as a 19-point deficit to win their third match.