2014-2015 Western State Conference Men's Basketball News
A total of seven different Men’s Basketball programs have qualified for the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association Southern California Regional Playoffs. Of the seven, five hail from the Western State Conference South Division, tying the Foothill Conference, for most in a conference.
The Western State Conference North Division honors were announced late Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles Pierce College’s Trey Archambeau, Cuesta College’s Rafael Casanova, and Allan Hancock College’s Kadeem Minor all took home Player of the Year nods. Cuesta College Head Coach Rusty Blair was also honored, being named the Western State Conference North Division Coach of the Year for the 7th time.
Bakersfield College freshman forward DeAndre Dickson was named the Western State Conference South Division Player of the Year on Sunday afternoon. Antelope Valley College Head Men's Basketball Coach John Taylor took home the other major award of the day, being named the Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
Allan Hancock, Cuesta College, and Los Angeles Pierce College all settled for sharing the top spot in the Western State Conference North Division. The three schools all finished 9-3 in WSC North play in 2015, for the first three-way tie in WSC North history in nearly three decades.
The Antelope Valley College Men’s Basketball program clinched it’s second straight Western State Conference South Division title this past week. The Marauders earned the title outright on Wednesday via a forfeit by Glendale College, but ended up winning the conference running away going 13-1 in conference play.
The 2015 Western State Conference North and South Divisions begin play this evening, and the races for the conference crowns may be as wide open as they have ever been. There are some familiar names, who are arguably considered the favorites, but also some newbies who will have a say before it’s said and done.