Reconnection through Competition
Snails can keep up with Slugs, and this week UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball alumni proved it. Seven basketball alumni, dubbed the “Snails,” returned to Kaiser Permanente Arena on Jan. 15, determined to show the current UCSC men’s basketball players they could still keep up…
Winter Sports Update
Womens Basketball Women’s basketball faces a competitive schedule. They already played 10 games last month, double the average of other Division III teams, said head coach Todd Kent. Women’s basketball defeated Chapman University on Dec. 15. This marks the school’s first victory against Chapman on…
Santa Cruz Clinches Western Conference Title
The Santa Cruz Warriors wrapped up the 2014-15 season last week with a 113-99 road win over the Bakersfield Jam Saturday night. With the victory, the Dubs clinched the D-League’s Western Conference title finishing with a 35-15 record, one win ahead of the Jam. The…
Brotherhood Forged Through Basketball
Ron and Joe DuBois have come a long way from their basketball-playing days as kids in Lodi, California, where they shot hoops in the backyard under the beaming Central Valley sun. Decades later, some things haven’t changed — both of them can still be found…
Santa Cruz Warriors Wrap Up Showcase
The Santa Cruz Warriors wrapped up what was possibly the biggest event in the team’s two-year history on Monday, as it hosted the NBA D-League Showcase. The showcase — a five-day, 19-game gathering of all 18 D-League teams — is the league’s premiere event, drawing…
D-League Showcase Begins With a Bounce
More than 1,000 people chanted, “Let’s go Warriors, let’s go!” on Pacific Avenue on Jan. 14 for Santa Cruz’s first Dribble Parade, which kicked off this year’s NBA D-League Showcase, hosted by Kaiser Permanente Arena. The Santa Cruz Warriors, the D-league affiliate of the Golden…
Staying Humble Under Pressure
When the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball season began in November, senior Marshal Arnwine Jr. was outside the team’s top 12 athletes — a situation no player wants in his or her final year. With 11 strong freshman additions to the roster, playing time became…
Slugs’ Late Heroics Earn Win
The UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team looked to continue its momentum late into the season as it squared off against Menlo College on Jan. 15. The Slugs also looked to protect their home court as they played on-campus at the West Field House for…
A Successful Weekend for Men’s Basketball
Despite a disappointing loss against Whittier (71-58) at the Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night, the men’s basketball team came back with a close win against Linfield College (59-50) on Sunday to round out an overall successful weekend.
Slug Basketball Returns
The men and women’s basketball teams held their opening day doubleheader on Nov. 15 as both teams looked to start strong and improve on last year’s records.