Basketball

Dominique Cabading makes Phillipines’ Women’s National Basketball Team

Dominique Cabading (first year), a new addition to the Occidental women's basketball team, will be playing at a national level: Cabading made the Philippines' 18 and...

Occidental falls to CalTech in ‘110 Rivalry’ game

The Occidental men’s basketball team lost to their first SCIAC opponent of the 2021 season Nov. 9, falling to the CalTech Beavers 63-61. The "110...

Women’s and men’s basketball teams each start their seasons with a win

The Occidental women's and men's basketball teams both prevailed in their first games of the season last week, with the women's team picking up...

Coaches, players face the difficult process of roster finalization

The Occidental women's soccer team recruited Paige Villanueva (first year) this year, but she was cut from the team earlier this semester. “I knew I...

Since you’ve been gone, they’ve been competing

For most Occidental students, the end of fall semester classes meant it was time to go home and spend time with friends and family....

Men’s basketball primed for a ‘Wooden transformation’

Coming off last year's 12-13 campaign, men's basketball head coach Brian Newhall and the Occidental Tigers began the 2016–17 season with nine new faces...

Oxy women’s basketball dominates the moment

For the Occidental women’s basketball team, the upcoming season is all about “dominating the moment." With seven returning upperclassmen, an excited group of first...

The WNBA and NBA are different — and that is cool

The WNBA is filled with some of the best athletes in the world. Players like Nneka Ogwumike — the newly-minted league most valuable player...

Don’t forget Tim Duncan; he won’t remind you

We are now in the midst of the NBA playoffs — a long, drawn-out process that feels almost like a full season in its...

Ex-players need to accept Curry-led revolution

The Warriors have been putting on a show this season. After hoisting a championship banner after the 2014–2015 season, Golden State started off this...

Media can't always give Duke the spotlight

I never thought I would compare Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski to Donald Trump. One man is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the...

Mountain West basketball needs to rebound

In the shadow of the Pac-12, the Mountain West is the second most prominent conference in the West. But their basketball teams are floundering...