how was the crowd? Looks pretty full from the highlight clip I saw. UCSB is getting hot. Poly has 12 losses so we’re in. Bako and LBSU going to OT. Poly is still in the running for 8.

Article also says : ‘ UC Davis (15-13, 9-8 Big West) needs just one more win to punch a ticket to the Big West Championship.’

Again, I don’t think that’s true, but I’ve been wrong before. Either Bako or Poly will have at least 12 losses, so we’re in.

my guess is money!

I’ve also read that some schools didn’t like the closeness of the Honda center to some schools (not a neutral site) and that the Honda Center was too big for thd Big West - lots of empty space (18k arena vs about 6k)

Just following up on my post, Bako and Poly still play each other, so someone will be eliminated with a loss in that game.

I’m obsessing a bit on this because I’m going to the tournament for the first time and don’t want to be without a team!

Big West site shows only 5 teams in. I guess it’s still possible there could be 4 teams at 9 wins? I would think tiebreakers get goofy at that point.

SLC is definitely an easier trip. It’s just that they will be the outlier in a SOCal league which may cause issues with the Thursday/Saturday games. Much easier to deal with UCSB/Poly weekend than CBU/UVU.

I think our crappy schedule (42 days between Saturday home games, 3 weeks between home games of any kind) shows how much input/respect an outlier school (not located in Hawaii) gets at the BWC meetings.

I can see Cal Baptist to make it a 10-team all SOCal conference, but Utah Valley? That will create the same schedule issues we have now with Hawaii.

just think how good they’d be if Bryce Pope stuck around instead of languishing on the bench at USC

I don’t know that there was a choice - I’ve never heard the the PAC showed any interest in Davis. If there was a choice, i think the MWC would be offering us a more equitable slice of the money based on what I’ve read from schools that turned down the PAC

this is kinda the same spot as last year, except Niko was a surprise return.

the question with Borra is will he be able to stick around like Niko did (he is in the business management after graduating last year).

I think they felt Roberson was going to be a real contributor. I was talking to one of the dads about the team and how the Borra and Roberson injuries really hurt. He said his son referred to Roberson as ‘a game changer.’

You never know, but had he been a 25-minute a game solid scorer AND we had Borra to give us a solid 15 minutes (he got buffed!), this would have been a more rounded team. Can’t recruit into two late injuries.

I think we’re clinched also since we swept Poly, but maybe multi-team ties mess things up? We did lose twice to Bako who’s behind us.

I was being recruited by UOP and invited by them to the game. My coach contact wasn’t in the mood to talk to me after the game!

We were up 11 with 7 to go when Rocek got his fourth foul (WEAK!). When he got in with 3 to go, it was a 1 point game. Not having a backup killed us.

That one hurt. Kid played their asses off against a superior team and probably should have won.

That long scoreless drought hurt but up 3. Decent crowd. Frat group is bringing some energy and Darius Livingston is always great in Saturday

Line has remained at 3.5 which is a bit of a surprise based on recent play of both teams. This is a tall order today at home. Not to be a downer but we’re looking at closing the season on a 6-game losing streak, with 4 straight hind losses. I hope we can find a way to get a couple wins to get to 11-9 instead of 9-11). I believe slots 1-4 are realistically locked up, so we’re just jockeying for position 5-6 (we’re pretty much in unless CP wins 5 while we lose 5).


Matchups today should help keep us in the top 6 regardless of our outcome.

Been over a month since our last Saturday game - hope for a decent turnout AND turnaround on the court.

EDIT : i do believe we are in. Poly can end up tied with us if we both go on streaks, albeit in the opposite directions, but we would beat them out on the tiebreaker (swept the series). Probably the 6 seed.

Bako would have to go 3 out of 4 to tie (again, in the Davis doomsday scenario) to tie us, but owns the tiebreaker. they finsh with Irvine, at LBSU, at Poly and vs Hawaii.

Hawaii would need at least 3 of 5 (no sweep possible, so i don't know the tiebreaker) at UCSD, vs UCR, vs UCD, at Bako and at CSUN. that's tough.

I understand the reason we went with Sevilla, I just can’t understand how he gets ZERO minutes especially in a game we’re getting killed on the boards.

And CSUN leads the league in rebounding

One thing that puzzles me: Lose went from a solid off the bench contributor last year, to a starter early this year to ….never getting on the court in meaningful minutes. Seems like we could get a good 6-8 minutes from him to give the starters a break

agree; I hope I don’t come across as a ‘they just didn’t want it enough’ type of fan. Basketball season is a grind, especially when we are as thin as we are. It can’t help them when they come off the road and see a small, quiet crowd….especially after getting beat up last Saturday in front of a raucous crowd.

Unfortunately I doubt we’ll be playing in front of big crowds down the stretch.