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.
Tag: P-P Men’s Basketball
Athletic presence in political commentary: Welcomed or shunned?
Oliver Schoening PZ ’27 and Jun Kwon PO ’28 debate different perspectives on activism in professional sports. They note some recent examples of pushback for professional athletes such as Lebron James and Colin Kaepernick in their arguments and interviewed college athletes at the 5Cs to broaden their perspectives.
Hens near the top of SCIAC men’s basketball standings after seventh consecutive win
Following seven consecutive wins and one tight loss to Chapman over last weekend, the Sagehens are now second in SCIAC conference play with a record of 7-2.
Sagehen basketball phenom Micah Elan PZ ’20 reflects on record-breaking career and plans for future
Elan became P-P’s all-time leading scorer and led the Hens to their first-ever Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament this year.
Long before his NBA titles, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says he ‘fell in love’ with Division III lifestyle at Pomona-Pitzer
Gregg Popovich, now coach of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, discussed coaching Division-III Pomona-Pitzer in an exclusive interview with TSL.
Boyle brings Hens to Sweet 16 with buzzer-beater
Unfortunately, the team will not be able to play in the Sweet 16 as the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
Sagehens roll past Redlands, advance to NCAA Tournament for second consecutive year
The P-P men’s basketball team defeated Redlands 87-66 in the SCIAC Championship, earning them a spot in the NCAA Tournament once again.
PREVIEW: Hens basketball clinches last-second win over Stags, signaling the start of more P-P-CMS battles for SCIAC supremacy
PREVIEW: Both Pomona-Pitzer basketball teams looks to defend their SCIAC titles, while CMS looks for revenge after last year’s defeats.
RECAP: Men’s basketball advances to 2nd round of NCAA tournament for first time since 2003, falls to Whitman
The Sagehen men’s basketball team beat UT Dallas (24-5) 58-37 in the first round of the NCAA tournament before being eliminated by No. 2 Whitman (28-1) 83-74.
Recap: Win streak ends in road loss to Oxy, but P-P men’s basketball rebounds with win
The No. 9 P-P men’s basketball team (23-2, 15-1 SCIAC) saw its 18-game winning streak snapped in a 64-63 road loss to Occidental (21-4, 12-4 SCIAC) on Feb. 16, before bouncing back with a 90-67 win over Caltech (10-15, 4-12 SCIAC). Trailing by 10 at halftime against Oxy, the Sagehens