2018-19 CMS Men's Basketball News

Season In Review: 2018-19 Stags Basketball
Season In Review: 2018-19 Stags Basketball

August 16, 2019

In a season that began with the team’s third-ever trip to Chicago, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags came away with another record-setting year.

Mitchell Kirsch hit two big three-pointers in the final five minutes to help the Stags force overtime, finishing with 14 points.
CMS Men's Basketball Falls to Occidental in Overtime Heartbreaker

February 23, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team had a furious rally from down 10 points in the last five minutes to force overtime on a last-minute three-pointer from senior guard Mark Sui, but Austin DeWitz hit a 15-foot jumper with 3.6 seconds left in overtime to give Occidental a 64-62 win over the Stags in the SCIAC Tournament semifinal round on Friday night at Roberts Pavilion.

CMS Men's Basketball Battles Occidental in SCIAC Semifinals Tonight at Roberts Pavilion
CMS Men's Basketball Battles Occidental in SCIAC Semifinals Tonight at Roberts Pavilion

February 22, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS men's basketball program will begin its quest for a third straight SCIAC Tournament Championship when it takes on Occidental this evening at 7 p.m. in one of two conference semifinal games at Roberts Pavilion.

Segura Dobjanschi Named All-SCIAC First Team, President Chosen to Second Team
Segura Dobjanschi Named All-SCIAC First Team, President Chosen to Second Team

February 22, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior forward Nicolas Segura Dobjanschi earned a spot on the All-SCIAC first team, and junior guard Miles President was named to the second team in a vote of the SCIAC coaches, the league office announced today.

The CMS-ence of Mark Sui
The CMS-ence of Mark Sui

February 19, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - As senior point guard Mark Sui and the Class of 2019 prepare to celebrate their Senior Day tonight, he knows two things about his future plans - it won't be the final home game of his career (CMS earned home court advantage for the SCIAC semifinals on Friday night) and he'll be leaving Claremont McKenna this spring with a master's degree after four years to begin his career in the investment banking industry.

CMS Men's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season with Dominant Defensive Effort in 62-45 Win over Chapman
CMS Men's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season with Dominant Defensive Effort in 62-45 Win over Chapman

February 19, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS men's basketball team, which ranked second in the nation in team defense coming in (60.8 ppg) held its third opponent to under 50 points in its final four regular season contests with a 62-45 win over Chapman on Tuesday evening in its regular season finale at Roberts Pavilion.

Miles President Named SCIAC Defensive Player of the Week for CMS Men's Basketball
Miles President Named SCIAC Defensive Player of the Week for CMS Men's Basketball

February 18, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior guard Miles President earned the SCIAC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week Award for games through Sunday, Feb. 17, the league office announced today.

JD Levine had 11 points off the bench as one of three Stags in double figures in a lopsided win over Cal Lutheran
CMS Men's Basketball Clinches Home Court in Semifinals with Dominant Win over Cal Lutheran

February 17, 2019

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team secured home court advantage for the SCIAC semifinals next weekend with a resounding 84-46 road win over Cal Lutheran on Saturday evening in its second to last regular season game of the 2018-19 campaign.

Nicolas Segura Dobjanschi led the way offensively for CMS with 19 points
CMS Men's Basketball Clamps Down on Oxy in Second Half for 65-57 Win

February 13, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After trailing 38-32 at the half, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team held Occidental to only 19 points in the second half as it captured a big 65-57 win on Wednesday night, completing a season sweep of the Tigers.

Maxwell Kirsch knocked down 10 shots in a row, including six threes, over a span of two games
CMS Men's Basketball Puts Pedal Down Early, Cruises to 73-49 Win over La Verne

February 12, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team started the game with a 13-2 run and never looked back as it captured a 73-49 home win over La Verne on Monday evening at Roberts Pavilion.

Maxwell Kirsch finished with 16 points off the bench on a perfect 6-6 from the field including 3-3 from three-point land in the Stags victory over Caltech.
CMS Men's Basketball Dominates the Paint in 85-69 Win Over Caltech

February 10, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - CMS Men's Basketball needed a bounce-back victory after dropping its Wednesday contest at Whittier and it earned one as they outscored Caltech 50-32 in the paint and out-rebounded the Beavers 37-19 en rout to a 85-69 victory on Saturday night at Roberts Pavilion.

Miles President had 25 points to set a new personal best
Whittier Spoils Career-High 25 From Miles President, Edges CMS 76-73

February 07, 2019

WHITTIER, Calif. - Junior guard Miles President scored a career-high 25 points for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team, but it wasn't enough as Whittier used a pair of second-half surges to take a 76-73 home win over the Stags on Wednesday evening.

Basketball Doubleheader with La Verne Postponed
Basketball Doubleheader with La Verne Postponed

February 02, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The women's and men's basketball doubleheader with La Verne on Saturday, Feb. 2 has been postponed due to facility conditions. The games will be rescheduled at a mutually agreed upon date to be determined.

Miles President scored a team-high 14 points, eight of which in the second half, to lead the Stags to a comeback 81-70 victory over Redlands.
Big Second Half Pushes CMS Men's Basketball Past Redlands 81-70

January 27, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS Men's basketball team found itself down 12-2 early in the first half, but a 51-point second half helped erase a deficit that was as big as 13 points and pull away with a 81-70 victory over Redlands on Saturday night at Roberts Pavilion.

CMS Men's Basketball Rallies But Comes Up Short at No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer
CMS Men's Basketball Rallies But Comes Up Short at No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer

January 24, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team cut a 16-point lead down to four in the second half, but No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer fought off the challenge to take a 73-57 win on Wednesday evening at Voelkel Gymnasium.