Basketball
2011
Men’s Basketball Opens Season with Two Game Homestand
Author: Jeremy Shapiro The Occidental men's basketball team faced a tough stretch of opponents to open the season. The Tigers narrowly lost their first game, 78-72,...
2012
Lakers, Clippers poised for start of 2012-2013 season
Author: Joe Siegal With the NBA season ready to tip off on Oct. 20, hopes are sky high for Los Angeles' two teams. The Lakers and...
2013
Rising Stars Nov. 20
Author: Spencer Donaldson Joe Compagno (Men's Basketball) A unique basketball upbringing brought Tiger guard Joe Compagno to where he is today. His father, Steve, coached him at...
Basketball
Pickup sports lack female participation
Author: Wellesley Daniels The creation of the Facebook group "OXY PICK UP" has made pickup sports more popular and more accessible to both students and faculty...
2011
WNBA Star Wiggins Hired to Assist Women’s Basketball Team
Author: Riley Kimball Candice Wiggins, a member of the Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Minnesota Lynx, recently joined the coaching staff of Occidental's Women's Basketball team....
2012
Aladzhanyan new women’s basketball coach
Author: Noel Hemphill "Coach Heat" heads up program after VanDerveer departure The women's basketball team is training under interim head coach and Assistant Director of Athletics Anahit...
2013
One-and-done good in form, not function
Author: Joe Siegal Considering the amount of talent in this season's first-year class in Division-I basketball, this should be the sport's most exciting season in recent...
2014
Wells coaches students in sports journalism, basketball
Author: Noel Hemphill Michael Wells is a man with many titles. He serves as Occidental's Sports Information Director, assistant athletic director and an assistant basketball coach....
2011
Strong Defense Carries Men’s Basketball Winning Streak
Author: Mirin Fader The Occidental men's basketball team (6-5 SCIAC; 12-10 overall) extended their SCIAC winning streak to four games last week as they defeated La...
2012
Brandon earns preseason All-American honor
Author: Noel Hemphill Basketball family inspires Brandon's success on court Seattle native and kinesiology major Makenzie Brandon possesses the honors, skills and experience that made her an...
2013
Sports In Brief Dec. 4
Author: Ryan Whalen Cross Country NCAA Championships
Junior transfer John Guzman dazzled spectators at the season finale NCAA Championships in the frigid weather of Hanover, Ind., taking...
2015
Tigers fall to La Verne in close SCIAC game
Author: Melina Devoney The La Verne Leopards pinched a hard-fought 75-73 win against Occidental men’s basketball in last Thursday’s conference matchup. Minutes before tipoff, Rush Gymnasium echoed...
