Basketball
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...
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...
