Basketball
2011
Winter Sports Prepare for Matches to Start in November
Author: Sant Kumar & Jeremy Shapiro Men's Basketball The Occidental men's basketball team hopes to rebound from last season. In 2010 the Tigers compiled a 12-13 record,...
2013
D’Antoni coaching style toxic for Lakers
Author: Joe Siegal When Kobe Bryant crumbled to the floor with what turned out to be a season-ending torn achilles tendon on April 12, it devastated...
Basketball
Media unfairly blasts Bryant
Author: Joe Siegal The National Basketball Association (NBA) season has not even begun, and yet criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers has already reached a critical...
2016
Men’s basketball pulls off thrilling victory on senior night
Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental men's basketball team (12-12 overall, 6-9 SCIAC) played their final home game of the season this past Saturday — and they...
2011
Cal Lutheran Beats Occidental Fresh off Cal Tech Win
Author: Mirin Fader The Occidental men's basketball team (8-10 overall; 2-5 SCIAC) defeated Cal Tech (4-14 overall; 0-7 SCIAC) 53-43 in Rush Gymnasium last Wednesday night....
2012
D’Antoni right fit for Lakers
Author: Damian Mendieta After former Lakers coach Mike Brown was fired after a disgraceful 1-4 start, Lakers’ owner Jim Buss should have moved heaven and earth...
2013
Newhall brings three decades of experience to men’s hoops
Author: Tim O'Donnell In a day and age when many coaches use Division-III athletics as a platform to further their careers and advance to higher levels,...
2015
Noonball tradition continues on the courts
Author: Spencer Donaldson It is high noon on a Thursday. The sun beats down as heat rises from the black asphalt of Occidental College’s outdoor basketball...
2012
Brandon leads Tigers to SCIAC crown
Author: Jeremy Shapiro Women's basketball guard Makenzie Brandon (junior) led the Lady Tigers to their fifth consecutive regular season SCIAC title in addition to adding to...
2012
Lady Tigers win opener
Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental women’s basketball team played its first game of the 2012-2013 season on Nov. 17 against Linfield College. The team was able...
2014
Men’s Basketball upsets rival Redlands
Author: Tim O'Donnell After suffering an 83-60 loss at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Wednesday night, the Occidental men’s basketball team (10-11 overall, 5-7 SCIAC) rebounded Saturday, rallying past...
2015
Tiger guard Jay Miller makes lasting impact on, off court
Author: Jamie Stevenson It is game day for the Occidental men’s basketball team, and sophomore guard Jay Miller is on the court warming up—an hour before...
