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Men's Basketball: Year in Review This year, the Men's Basketball team observed numerous improvements over the previous season. Team scoring increased 43%, as Junior Jordan Carlson and Freshman Bryan Hires lead the team in scoring. Team field goal percentage improved just as dramatically, from 25% in 2003-2004 to 36% this season. Team defense improved significantly as well. Opponents' scoring dropped 17% this year, and opponents' field-goal percentage fell as well, from 55% in 2003-2004 to 46% this past season. Part of the defensive improvement was no doubt due to improved defense inside. The team's shot-blocking more than quadrupled this year, to 2.4 blocks per game. With a good mix of seasoned veterans and talented newcomers, the future of the program is bright. March 1st, 2005 Despite losses to the University of Redlands (81-140) and Cal Lutheran (45-62) this past week, the end of the Men's Basketball season saw several players step up and demonstrate their ability to produce for the team. Junior Jordan Carlson, the team's leading scorer, finished his season strong, averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds for the week. He also leading the team in blocks with four. He finishes the season averaging team highs in scoring (11.8 ppg), rebounding (6.0 rpg) and free-throw percentage (77.1%). Junior Team Captain Day added two steals on the week, bringing his total for the season to a team-high 47. It was the third consecutive year Ivy has led the team in that category. Ivy was also third on the team in rebounding (3.2 rpg) and total assists (28). Three Freshmen were entrenched in the starting lineup by season's end. Freshman Bryan Hires finished the season second on the team in scoring (8.5 ppg) and rebounding (4.6 rpg). He led the team in field goal percentage (48.1%), total assists (34) and total blocks (24). Forward Freshmen Nick Goeden and Guard Paxon Frady stabilized the frontcourt and backcourt positions, respectively. They finished the season ranked third and fourth on the team in scoring. The team said goodbye to three graduating seniors during Thursday's home finale against Cal Lutheran. All three student-athletes have been members of the Men's Basketball program throughout their four years at Caltech, and have earned the praise of coaches and teammates. Senior Team Captain Jeff Lamb missed most of this season with injuries, but he returned briefly for Thursday's Cal Lutheran game, checking in and playing one minute before returning to the bench to the applause of fans and teammates. He finishes his career having played 67 games, with 26 starts. Senior Christian Guitierrez led the team in three-point shooting this past season making 36.2% of his shots. He made 44 three-pointers over the course of his career at Caltech. For four years, Senior Xiao Wang has inspired his coaches and teammates with his drive to improve his game through dedication and hard work. Wang was featured in a Spotlight of the Week column in our January 24th edition. Congratulations to the whole team on the completion of their season.
March 1st, 2005 Despite losses to the University of Redlands (81-140) and Cal Lutheran (45-62) this past week, the end of the Men's Basketball season saw several players step up and demonstrate their ability to produce for the team. Junior Jordan Carlson, the team's leading scorer, finished his season strong, averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds for the week. He also leading the team in blocks with four. He finishes the season averaging team highs in scoring (11.8 ppg), rebounding (6.0 rpg) and free-throw percentage (77.1%). Junior Team Captain Day added two steals on the week, bringing his total for the season to a team-high 47. It was the third consecutive year Ivy has led the team in that category. Ivy was also third on the team in rebounding (3.2 rpg) and total assists (28). Three Freshmen were entrenched in the starting lineup by season's end. Freshman Bryan Hires finished the season second on the team in scoring (8.5 ppg) and rebounding (4.6 rpg). He led the team in field goal percentage (48.1%), total assists (34) and total blocks (24). Forward Freshmen Nick Goeden and Guard Paxon Frady stabilized the frontcourt and backcourt positions, respectively. They finished the season ranked third and fourth on the team in scoring. The team said goodbye to three graduating seniors during Thursday's home finale against Cal Lutheran. All three student-athletes have been members of the Men's Basketball program throughout their four years at Caltech, and have earned the praise of coaches and teammates. Senior Team Captain Jeff Lamb missed most of this season with injuries, but he returned briefly for Thursday's Cal Lutheran game, checking in and playing one minute before returning to the bench to the applause of fans and teammates. He finishes his career having played 67 games, with 26 starts. Senior Christian Guitierrez led the team in three-point shooting this past season making 36.2% of his shots. He made 44 three-pointers over the course of his career at Caltech. For four years, Senior Xiao Wang has inspired his coaches and teammates with his drive to improve his game through dedication and hard work. Wang was featured in a Spotlight of the Week column in our January 24th edition. Congratulations to the whole team on the completion of their season.
Men's Basketball loses another close one against Whittier The Men's Basketball team showed further signs of closing the gap against their SCIAC opponents during their 56-65 loss to Whittier College this past week. Despite trailing most of the game and at one point falling behind by as much as 22 points, the team responded with grit and determination to rally back, cutting the lead all the way down to six with 2:46 left in the game off a field goal by Junior Jordan Carlson. Carlson finished the game with a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds. Freshman Paxon Frady added a career-high 14 points. Later in the week, the team lost to Occidental, 45-87. Freshman Bryan Hires lead the team with 12 points. Carlson added 11. The team will play its next game Monday night at Redlands. They'll finish the season this Thursday at home against Cal Lutheran. Graduating Seniors Xiao Wang, Christian Guitierrez and Jeff Lamb will be honored during a pre-game ceremony. Tip-off will be at 7:30 PM. February 14th, 2005 Junior Jordan Carlson and the Caltech Men's Basketball team continued to fight there way through a tough SCIAC Conference schedule. On Saturday, the team lost 36-77 against Pomona-Pitzer. Carlson lead the team with 13 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Earlier in the week against Claremont Mudd-Scripps, Carlson lead the team with 11 points in a 32-75 loss. Freshman Guard Paxon Frady was Caltech's second leading scorer for the week, averaging eight points a game. Carlson continues to lead the team in scoring (11 points a game) and rebounding (5.6 rebounds a game). He's second on the team in assists, steals, blocks and field-goal percentage. The team plays its next game this Wednesday night at home against Whittier College. Tip-off is at 7:30 PM.
Men's Basketball narrows gap against Cal Lutheran, La Verne The Men's Basketball team lost two conference games this past weekend, losing 53-78 at Cal Lutheran on Wednesday and then losing 44-69 at home to La Verne on Saturday. The La Verne game was competitive throughout the first half. Junior Scott Davies' field goal with 6:48 left in the half pulled Caltech to within one at 18-19, before La Verne finished with a 12-4 run. Junior Jordan Carlson's block and rebound with 52 seconds left in the half gave Caltech fans hope for momentum going into the second half, but Caltech failed to convert, and didn't threaten the lead again. Caltech's scoring differential in SCIAC games has improved dramatically since last season. Last season the team finished with an average scoring deficit of 58.1 average against SCIAC opponents. That deficit average has fallen to 31.2 this season, an improvement of 46.3 percent. The team plays next on Wednesday night at Claremont Mudd-Scripps. Their next home game is this Saturday night against Pomona-Pitzer. Tip-off is at 7:30 PM. Men's Basketball narrows gap against Cal Lutheran, La Verne
Men's Basketball hits century mark in thrilling shootout with Redlands In the most anticipated game of the season, the Men's Basketball team didn't disappoint in treating its fans to a special night. A standing-room only crowd poured into the Braun Gym on Saturday night to watch a game that featured full-court presses and traps, fast breaks and thrilling plays on almost every possession, as Caltech lost 107-155. Two of the most exciting plays for Caltech were provided by Freshman Forward Bryan Hires. With 9:48 to go in the first half, Hires blocked a Redlands three-point shot from behind, then recovered the rebound and took it in for a lay-up and the foul. Later, with 14:28 left in the second half, Hires blocked and rebounded another Redlands three point attempt, which he dished to Junior Day Ivy for the easy basket. Hires finished with a game-high 21 points, shooting a perfect 9 for 9 from the floor and 3 for 3 from the free throw line. It was the first time the Caltech Men's Basketball team has passed the 100 point mark in a regular season game since a 104-53 win over Life College in 1974. It was the first time in 51 years the team has scored over 100 points against a SCIAC opponent. Earlier in the week, the team lost to Occidental College, 33-77. Hires had seven points and five blocks in that contest. The team plays next this Wednesday at Cal Lutheran. Their next home game is Saturday against La Verne. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
Men's Basketball comes close again against Whittier For the second straight week, the Caltech's Men's Basketball team came tantalizingly close to ending its SCIAC Conference drought. The 70-76 loss at Whittier was the closest Caltech has come to winning a SCIAC game since a four point loss to Occidental in the 1996-97 season. Freshman Nick Goeden set the tone early on with physical play inside. Junior Jordan Carlson was sensational, scoring 21 points and going 14 of 15 from the free-throw line. Freshman Bryan Hires added 16 points to keep Caltech in contention. With just under three minutes to play, Freshman Michael Underhill hit a huge three pointer to put Caltech ahead. On the very next possession, Freshman Paxon Frady scored a tough inside basket, causing the Caltech fans to drown out the local Whittier crowd. Score: Caltech 66, Whittier 63. But in the next four possessions Caltech hit only on shot and suffered three turnovers to allow a a Whittier comeback. Earlier in the week, the team lost to Pomona-Pitzer 40-73. Carlson was once again the team's leading scorer with 13 points. For the week, Carlson averaged 17.5 points per game, with 4.5 rebounds. He hit on 17 of 18 free-throws; an outstanding 94.4%. Freshman Bryan Hires averaged nine points, and his 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists averages were both team highs. Senior Christian Guitierrez continued to provide three-point shooting off the bench, hitting three of his five shots. His 7.5 ppg scoring average for this past week was third on the team behind Carlson and Hires. The team plays next at home this Wednesday against Occidental College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
Behind Guitierrez, Carlson, Men's Basketball comes close against Claremont Senior Christian Guitierrez came off the bench to score 14 points including four of five from downtown, as Caltech came the closest its been to winning a SCIAC game in years against Claremont Mudd-Scripps on Saturday night. Junior Jordan Carlson had 12 points and lead the team with four rebounds and three assists. Junior Team Captain Day Ivy added three steals. With 7:12 remaining in the game, a free throw by Carlson put Caltech within 2 at 46-48. But Claremont finished the game on an 11-1 run to preserve the win. It was the closest Caltech has come to winning a SCIAC game since a four point loss to Occidental in the 1996-97 season. Caltech has not won a SCIAC Men's Basketball Varsity game since a 48-47 win over LaVerne in the 1984-85 season. Earlier in the week, the team lost its SCIAC opener on the road at La Verne, 33-90. Freshman Bryan Hires was Caltech's top scorer in that game with 11 points and five rebounds. Carlson remains the team's leader in scoring, rebounding and assists. Guitierrez leads the team in three-point shooting and total three pointers made. Hires leads the team in field-goal shooting and blocked shots and is second on the team in scoring. Ivy leads the team in steals, averaging better than two per game. Freshman Paxon Frady has entrenched himself in the starting lineup as a valued scorer and ball-handler. The team plays its next game this Wednesday at Pomona-Pitzer.
Men's Basketball competes at MSOE Invitational The Men's Basketball team played at the 2005 Milwaukee School of Engineering Engineers Classic this past weekend. Against the host Engineers, the team managed a one point lead at halftime, lead by Junior Jordan Carlson's season high 18 points. But MSOE came back in the second half, and Caltech lost, 38-52. Against Polytechnic University of New York, Carlson and Freshmen Paxon Frady and Bryan Hires each had nine points, as the team fell 47-62. Hires was the leading rebounder with seven boards. Earlier in the week, the team suffered a tough loss at home to Colorado College, 39-53. The team was competitive for most of the game, coming within six points with four minutes to play. They committed only eight turnovers, the program's lowest single-game total in four years. For the week, Junior Team Captain Day Ivy averaged an impressive four steals a game, running his season total to a team high 24. He also lead the team in rebounds for the week, was the second-leading scorer. Carlson continues to lead the team in scoring and rebound with averages of 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game. Freshman Bryan Hires has emerged as the team's second leading scorer, and leads the team in field goal percentage. Their conference opener will be on the road at the University of La Verne this Wednesday. Their next home game will be this Saturday against Claremont Mudd-Scripps. Tip-off is at 7:30 PM.
Season so far - Men's Basketball: Improvements across the board The Men's Basketball team has shown consistent improvement in virtually all aspects of their game this season. Scoring has increased by 30 percent over last season, backed by the return of Junior Jordan Carlson, who leads the team with a 10.1 points per game average, and the emergence of newcomer Freshman Bryan Hires, averaging 8.1 points per game. The more aggressive offense has allowed the squad to get to the line much more often, with free throw attempts up 64 percent. The defense has tightened up as well, with opponent scoring down 20 percent, largely as a result of the interior defense and shot-blocking of Carlson and Hires and the perimeter defense of returning Juniors Scott Davies and team captain Day Ivy. Freshman Guard Paxon Frady has helped the ball-handling improve. Junior Tyler Drake and Freshman Nick Goeden have given the team two key contributors off the bench. Over the winter break, the team hosted two successful Holiday Tournaments that featured talented teams from all over the country. On Sunday the team played one of its most competitive games of the season against Dominican University of Illinois, coming within four points at halftime before a late Dominican surge led to a 11 point Caltech loss. The team will look to continue its improvements at its next game, this Wednesday at home against Colorado College. The game begins at 7:30 PM. December 27, 2004 The Men's Basketball team hosted the 2004-2005 Caltech Classic on December 18 and 19th, with teams from UC Santa Cruz, Cal Lutheran University and Chapman University all participating. Caltech lost its game to UC Santa Cruz by a score of 48-98. Freshman Bryan Hires lead the team with 10 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two assists. Caltech lost to Chapman University by a score of 41-92. Junior Jordan Carlson led the team with 11 points and seven rebounds. Hires added 10 points and five rebounds. The team plays next at the Caltech Basketball Festival, Dec. 29th and 31st.
Men's Basketball loses to U. of Dallas The Men's Basketball team lost to the University of Dallas this past Friday at the Braun Gym, by a score of 65-45. In addition to Freshman Bryan Hires Athlete of the Week performance, Junior Jordan Carlson lead the team in scoring with 12 points. He also had a team-high three steals. Freshman Center Nick Goeden came off the bench to score six points and collect four rebounds. Junior Scott Davies also had six rebounds. Caltech finished with a 38-37 rebounding advantage, a tremendous improvement over last season. Carlson continues to lead the team in scoring with 11.3 points a game. His 4.7 rebounds a game are second best on the team. He also leads the team with seven steals and four blocks. The team plays next at the Caltech Classic Dec. 18th-19th. November 29, 2004 The Caltech Men's Basketball team opened its season with a thrilling 51-49 win over Life Pacific College. The win snapped a 47-game losing streak that dated back to a 67-66 win over Cooper Union College at the start of the 2002-2003 season. Freshman Tyler Drake came off the bench to score 17 points with three assists and two steals as Caltech held on for a one-point victory. Freshman Bryan Hires had 12 points. The team took its first loss of the season on Saturday night against West Coast Baptist, losing 49-70. Junior Jordan Carlson led the team with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals. Two games into the season, Carlson and Drake are tied for the team's lead in average scoring at 11 points a game. Carlson and Junior Day Ivy are tied in rebounding with an average of 5.5. Ivy also leads the team in steals with five. The team plays its next game this Friday night at home against the University of Dallas. The game begins at 7:30 PM. November 22, 2004 The Men's Basketball team begins its 2004-2005 regular season hosting Life Pacific College Monday night at the Braun Gym. The team will be led by Junior Jordan Carlson, who missed all of last season, but who came up strong in this year's Alumni Game, scoring a team-high 15 points on five-for-eight shooting from the field and collecting 6 rebounds. Also expected to play a key role on this year's team is Junior Guard and Team Captain Day Ivy, who led last year's team in rebounds and steals, and Junior Scott Davies, last year's leading scorer. Freshmen Paxon Frady and Bryan Hires are both expected to make an immediate impact. November 15, 2004 The Men's Basketball team hosted its 2004-2005 Alumni game this past Saturday at the Braun Gym. Playing against Alumni from class years ranging from last year to 1959, this year's varsity squad held on to win 50-46. Junior Jordan Carlson, who missed last season, came up strong in his return to the program, scoring a team-high 15 points on five-of-eight shooting and collecting 6 rebounds. For the Alumni, Ben Turk of the class of 1998 lead the team with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, going six-of-nine from the field. The team begins its regular season next Monday at home against Life Pacific College.
2003-2004 Season Review Caltech Men's Basketball team finished its second season under Head Coach Roy Dow. Against Pomona-Pitzer on Senior Night, the team had arguably its best first half of the season, cutting their deficit to 11 at the start of the second half off of a 3 pointer by Senior Kenny Ly before fading down the stretch. Before the game, Ly and fellow Senior Colin Dundas were honored in a pre-game ceremony in honor of Senior Night. Ly leaves Caltech as one of the best three-point shooters in school history, averaging more than one 3 pointer made per game. Dundas provided tremendous leadership for a program in a state of transition. This year's team had many bright spots during a difficult season. Sophomore Guard Day Ivy was a terror on defense with a team-high 45 steals. His 2.14 steals/game in league games placed him second in the conference. Ivy also lead the team in rebounding, blocked shots and minute played. Fellow Sophomore Guard Scott Davies led the team in scoring, assists and free throw shooting. Junior Guard Chris Gutierrez had the team's season high in scoring with an 18-point effort against Cal Lutheran. Freshman Guard Joe Koehler became a mainstay in the starting lineup as a result of his size and hard work on defense. Congratulations to the whole team for their hard work and dedication. |
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