Feb 26, 2018 - PACWEST MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS. No. Team. Conf. Pct. Overall. Pct. PI. Streak. 1. *#Dixie State (RV)
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PACWEST MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS No. Team Conf. Pct. Overall 1. *#Dixie State (RV) 18-2 .900 21-6 2. *Cal Baptist (19) 17-3 .850 24-4 3. *Point Loma (RV) 15-5 .750 21-8 4. *Azusa Pacific 15-5 .750 19-9 5. *Concordia 12-8 .600 19-10 6. *Chaminade 11-9 .550 16-11 7. Academy of Art 11-9 .550 12-14 8. Hawai’i Pacific 10-10 .500 15-13 9. Holy Names 7-13 .350 11-20 10. Hawai’i Hilo 6-14 .300 7-20 11. Biola 5-15 .250 11-17 14. Fresno Pacific 5-15 .250 7-21 13. NDNU 4-16 .200 5-20 12. Dominican 4-16 .200 5-22
Pct. .750 .846 .750 .692 .654 .600 .458 .538 .379 .240 .407 .192 .208 .208
PI 14.39 14.24 14.00 13.50 12.96 12.46 10.46 10.29 9.00 8.40 8.71 6.91 6.91 7.29
*Clinched PacWest Tournament Berth #Conference Regular Season Champion
Dixie State Claims PacWest Title
IRVINE, Calif. -- Brandon Simister had his best shooting night of the season in the first game of the week and the Trailblazers rode that momentum for the rest of the week to finish the year on a 15-game winning streak to claim the 2017-18 PacWest Regular Season Title. Simister scored a season-high 25 points against Holy Names, making 6 of 7 shots from beyond the arc in the victory. Three days later, Dixie State beat Biola to claim at least a share of the title before clinching it outright with a win against Point Loma. Simister played in all 40 minutes in the regular-season finale, doing so for the first time this year, as he scored 19 points and dished out six assists. Trevor Hill added 16 points and four steals as Dixie State went on to win 76-65 to earn the fourth PacWest title in program history. Dixie State goes on to be the No. 1 seed at the PacWest Tournament, which will begin this weekend.
Streak Won 15 Won 10 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Won 1 Won 1 Won 1 Lost 2 Lost 1 Lost 3 Won 2 Lost 7 Lost 9
Despite a tough road loss, Azusa Pacific’s Selom Mawugbe put in one of the best individual performances of the season, recording the first triple-double of the year in the PacWest. Mawugbe tallied 10 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks as he became the first player in PacWest history to record a triple-double with blocks as one of the three categories. He also smashed the previous PacWest single-game record of eight blocks. Chaminade was the on the winning side of that performance, however, beating the Cougars at home to book a spot in the PacWest Tournament in the must-win game. Austin Pope had 16 points and three assists to lead the Silverswords to victory. California Baptist also won its final two games of the year behind two huge performances by Kalidou Diouf. The Lancers will host the PacWest Tournament as they ride a 10-game win streak.
Tourney Preview Tournament play will open with a third meeting between No. 3 Azusa Pacific and No. 6 Chaminade in the span of just 18 days. Azusa Pacific won the first meeting on February 12, winning by 17 at home. The Silverswords evened the series with a win at home on Saturday, 80-72. The rubber match will be at 5 p.m. at California Baptist University on Thursday. The winner will face host and No. 2 seed, California Baptist. The Lancers have a 10-game winning streak and went 3-0 against Chaminade and Azusa Pacific during the regular season. The Lancers are also 18-1 at home this year. On the other side of the bracket, No. 4 Point Loma will face No. 5 Concordia. The Sea Lions won both meetings during the regular season, including a 67-50 win at Concordia in the more recent of the two encounters. Point Loma had its seven-game winning streak snapped in the regular-season finale against Dixie State. The winner of the second quarterfinal will face Dixie State. Point Loma is one of only two PacWest teams to have beaten the Trailblazers this year. The tournament final will be on Saturday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m.
PACWEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brandon Simister, Dixie State G, Sr., 6-0 -- St. George, Utah Simister led Dixie State to three wins in the final week of the season as the Trailblazers wrapped up the 2017-18 PacWest Regular Season Title. The Trailblazers have a 15-game active winning streak going into the PacWest Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Simister totaled 49 points in the three wins with 16 assists and three steals. He scored a season-high 25 points against Holy Names, making 6 of 7 shots from 3-point territory. Against Biola, he had seven assists, which was one shy of his season-high. In the season finale, Simister scored 19 points as the Trailblazers earned the title outright. He made 6 of 7 shots from the field, including three from beyond the arc. He averaged 15.0 points during the regular season.
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Selom Mawugbe, Azusa Pacific F, So., 6-9 -- Santa Clarita, Calif. Mawugbe smashed the PacWest single-game blocks record in the regular-season finale, recording 11 blocks against Chaminade as part of the first triple-double in the PacWest this year. The sophomore finished the game with 10 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks. It was the first triple-double in PacWest history that involved blocks and the first triple-double of any kind in Azusa Pacific program history since 1999. In the Cougars’ overtime-win against Hawai`i Pacific, Mawugbe had four blocks and six rebounds. Mawugbe is now averaging 2.9 blocks per game, which ranks sixth in the nation. He also has 80 blocks this year, which is only four away from the single-season record. He will have a chance to break that record when he faces Chaminade again in the first round of the PacWest Tournament.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Aamondae Coleman, Fresno Pacific F, Fr., 6-6 -- Las Vegas, Nev. Coleman led Fresno Pacific to two wins to wrap up the 2017-18 season, beating Academy of Art and Dominican. Coleman scored in double digits in each of the final four games of the season, finishing with 29 points in the two games last week. The freshman made 10 of 15 shots from the field and 4 of 7 from 3-point territory. He also recorded a double-double in the win over Dominican, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Coleman finished his freshman year averaging 9.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as the Sunbirds won five games on the season.
Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 12 Feb. 19
Player of the Week Ryley Callaghan, UHH Trevor Hill, DSU Austin Pope, CUH Brian Chambers, CUI Tad Dufelmeier, CUI Sam Burt, FPU Darien McClain, APU Preston Beverly, PLNU Jordan Heading, CBU Preston Beverly, PLNU Austin Pope, CUH Preston Beverly, PLNU Niksha Federico, HPU JT Roach, CUI Kalidou Diouf, CBU Jordan Heading, CBU
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Defender of the Week Nov. 13 Niksha Federico, HPU Nov. 20 Christian Futch, DUC Nov. 27 Skyler White, PLNU Dec. 4 Selom Mawugbe, APU Dec. 11 Niksha Federico, HPU Dec. 18 Niksha Federico, HPU Dec. 20 Justin Bridges, CUH Jan. 1 Selom Mawugbe, APU Jan. 8 Nick Anderson, CUH Jan. 15 Zuri Williams, ARTU Jan. 22 Selom Mawugbe, APU Jan. 29 Kalidou Diouf, CBU Feb. 5 Kalidou Diouf, CBU Feb. 12 Preston Beverly, PLNU
Freshman of the Week Nov. 13 Adrian Antunez, FPU Nov. 20 Isaiah Jones, BU Nov. 27 Ty Rowell, CBU Dec. 4 Jamie Strong, HNU Dec. 11 Adrian Antunez, FPU Dec. 18 Aamondae Coleman, FPU Dec. 20 Adrian Antunez, FPU Jan. 1 Elijah Hill, FPU Jan. 8 Aamondae Coleman, FPU Jan. 15 Adrian Antunez, FPU Jan. 22 Adrian Antunez, FPU Jan. 29 Isaiah Jones, BU Feb. 5 Will Burghardt, UHH Feb. 12 Tavon Tarpley, HPU
Feb. 19
Feb. 19
Niksha Federico, CBU
Ty Rowell, CBU
PACWESTSCHEDULE/RESULTS SCHEDULE/RESULTS PACWEST LAST WEEK’S GAMES
Monday, February 19 Dixie State 99, Holy Names 61 Tuesday, February 20 Concordia 77, Dominican 57 Thursday, February 22 Concordia 70, NDNU 51 California Baptist 83, Dominican 71 Dixie State 82, Biola 57 Fresno Pacific 71, Academy of Art 69 Azusa Pacific 74, Hawai`i Pacific 70 Hawai`i Hilo 94, Chaminade 86
THIS WEEK’S GAMES Thursday, March 1 No. 3 APU vs. No. 6 Chaminade, 5 p.m. No. 4 Point Loma vs. No. 5 CUI, 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 2 No. 2 California Baptist vs. TBD, 5 p.m. No. 1 Dixie State vs. TBD, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, March 3 Championship Game, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 24 Academy of Art 81, Concordia 79 Dixie State 76, Point Loma 65 Fresno Pacific 78, Dominican 69 Hawai`i Pacific 97, Hawai`i Hilo 87 California Baptist 79, Holy Names 57 Chaminade 80, Azusa Pacific 72
PACWEST IN NATIONAL STATISTICS TEAM STATS (as of February 25) Stat Team Points California Baptist Rebound Margin Point Loma Steals Concordia Assists California Baptist Blocks Azusa Pacific Scoring Defense Point Loma Field Goal Pct. Point Loma 3-Point Pct. Dixie State Free-Throw Pct. California Baptist Assist-Turnover California Baptist INDIVIDUAL STATS (as of February 25) Stat Player Points Niksha Federico Rebounds Niksha Federico Steals Trevor Hill Assists Tad Dufelmeier Blocks Selom Mawugbe FG Pct. Kalidou Diouf 3-Point Pct. Jake Straughan FT Pct. Brandon Simister Ast-To Ratio Austin Pope Double-Doubles Niksha Federico
Rank Avg. 45th 83.0 1st 12.2 22nd 8.6 32nd 16.6 27th 4.5 7th 64.1 55th 48.0 75th 38.0 7th 78.5 50th 1.27 Team HPU HPU DSU CUI APU CBU FPU DSU CUH HPU
Rank Avg. 26th 21.7 19th 10.4 40th 2.07 31st 5.5 6th 2.9 6th 66.2 64th 40.5 11th 90.0 34th 2.65 6th 17
NABC DIVISION II RANKINGS Week 15 - Feb. 13 Rank Team W-L Prev. 1. Lincoln Memorial 25-1 1 2. Queens (N.C.) 25-1 2 3. Ferris State (Mich.) 27-1 3 4. Western Oregon 25-1 4 5. West Liberty (W.Va.) 24-1 5 6. Bellarmine (Ky.) 24-2 7 7. West Texas A&M 24-2 8 8. Valdosta State (Ga.) 25-2 9 9. Morehouse (Ga.) 22-1 11 10. NW Missouri State 22-3 6 11. Northern State (S.D.) 27-3 12 12. UT-Permian Basin 22-3 13 13. Southern Nazarene 21-2 10 14. Findlay (Ohio) 24-3 15 15. West Florida 24-3 16 16. Virginia State 21-3 17 17. Bridgeport (Conn.) 22-4 18 18. UA Fort Smith (Ark.) 23-4 19 19. California Baptist 22-4 20 20. Clark Atlanta (Ga.) 21-3 21 21. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 21-4 14 22. Le Moyne (N.Y.) 21-5 25 23. Cal Poly Pomona 20-5 NR 24. Dallas Baptist (Texas) 21-5 NR 25. Wheeling Jesuit 21-5 NR Receiving Votes: Shippensburg (Pa.) 10, West Chester (Pa.) 10, Dixie State (Utah) 7, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 6, UNC Pembroke (N.C.) 6, Point Loma (Calif,) 5, Regis (Colo.) 4, Chico State (Calif.) 2, Claflin (S.C.) 2, Clayton State (Ga.) 1, Saint Martin’s (Wash.) 1. Next Poll: February 27 NCAA WEST REGIONAL RANKINGS Week 2 - Feb. 21 Rank School Record Prev. 1 Western Oregon 24-1 1 2 California Baptist 21-4 2 3 Cal Poly Pomona 18-5 3 4 Dixie State 17-6 4 5 UC San Diego 17-9 5 6 Point Loma 19-7 6 7 Chico State 17-6 NR 8 Saint Martin’s 18-6 7 9 Cal State San Marcos 17-6 8 10 Azusa Pacific 18-8 9
