Basketball

First Two Weeks of NBA Season Canceled, Lockout Looms

Author: Sant Kumar Many National Basketball Association (NBA) fans look forward to the beginning of the regular season every November, as every fan's favorite team renews...

Playoff Hopes Squandered at the Weekend

Author: Mirin Fader   The men's basketball team (6-7 SCIAC; 12-12 overall) decisively lost two consecutive home games this past week against Whittier College and Cal Lutheran...

Sports in Briefs Nov. 13

Author: Ryan Whalen Football (4-4 overall, 3-3 SCIAC) Saturday marked the 70th time the Occidental football team (4-4 overall, 3-3 SCIAC) took on the Whittier College Poets...

Kyrie, Kev, and the King need time to gel

Author: Joe Siegal LeBron James' return to the Cleveland Cavaliers was by far the biggest sports story of the summer, sending expectations for the Cavs soaring...

Staff and students come together on the hardwood

Author: Claire Cancilla On a Friday afternoon, the pounding of basketballs and squeaking of shoes on the wood floor echo through Rush gym. But these sounds...

Johnson sets example on and off the court

Author: Ryan Whalen For the past three years, forward Andrew Johnson (junior) has played an integral role on the Occidental men's basketball team (10-10 overall; 4-7...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Lockout Lifted

Author: Jeremy Shapiro Just in time for the holiday season, the National Basketball Association's (NBA) players and owners agreed to a ten-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA)...

Men’s, Women’s hoops poised for opening tip-off

Author: Tim O'Donnell The Mackenzie Brandon '13 era is over. The preseason All-American graduated last spring, leaving behind one of the most accomplished legacies in Occidental...