Broncos host CCAA foes
By Michelle Gardner
Staff Writer
POMONA - Not even Cal Poly Pomona coach Greg Kamansky is sure what is
ailing his star player Larry Gordon. But he'll have another chance to
find out as the Broncos (8-5, 4-4) complete the first round of CCAA
player with a showdown against Monterey Bay (11-4, 5-3) tonight at
Kellogg Gymnasium.
San Francisco State (8-7, 2-6) then comes in on Saturday.
The women's teams from the same schools will square off at 5:30 p.m.
on both nights.
Gordon (13.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg) is a two-time first team All-CCAA
selection and he was a preseason All-American. He scored in double
figures for 40 straight games but has managed just a total of 28 in
the last four games.
The good news is that Gordon's rebounding has not suffered. He leads
the conference in that department and has collected 46 boards in the
same four games in which he has slumped offensively.
``We can win without him but we won't win the big one,'' Kamansky
said. ``He just has to start making some shots. We don't want him to
be afraid to shoot. Hopefully it will come.''
While Gordon has struggled, a couple of others with Division I
experience have picked up the slack. Austin Swift (10.7 ppg, 5.4
rpg), who came to the Broncos from University of Montana, almost two
years ago, scored 41 points in the last two games, earning him
conference player of the week honors.
Walter Thompson (13.3 ppg), in his first year after coming over from
University of Portland, is averaging double figures and is leading
the CCAA in free-throw shooting (.931).
Kamansky's squad is also a bit depleted. He carries a small squad to
begin with but it is getting smaller as reserve forward Kyle Krause
is out with a torn tendon in his thumb.
Sophomore forward Tobias Jahn (7.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg), who has been
playing well of late, broke a finger in Saturday's overtime win at
Sonoma State. He will try and play but if he can't the Broncos would
be left with just one true post player - true freshman Dwayne Fells
(5.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg).
Monterey Bay (11-4, 5-3) is having its best season since joining the
CCAA five years ago. The Otters are just a win away from equaling
their win total of last season and boast one of the leading scorers
in the conference in Steve Monreal (16.5 ppg) and the second-leading
rebounder in Joe Mitchell (11.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg).
San Francisco State (8-7, 2-6) has lost six straight games but of the
team's six losses, five came on the road and five of the six came by
a combined margin of 15 points. One was in overtime.
It returns most of the players from last year's team, one of them
being Apple Valley native Will Logan (8.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg), now a senior.
The Cal Poly Pomona women (9-8, 5-3) are part of a four-way tie for
second place, two games behind UC San Diego. The Broncos have also
struggled with injuries with freshman Megan Ford out for the season
after tearing an ACL.
Staff Writer
POMONA - Not even Cal Poly Pomona coach Greg Kamansky is sure what is
ailing his star player Larry Gordon. But he'll have another chance to
find out as the Broncos (8-5, 4-4) complete the first round of CCAA
player with a showdown against Monterey Bay (11-4, 5-3) tonight at
Kellogg Gymnasium.
San Francisco State (8-7, 2-6) then comes in on Saturday.
The women's teams from the same schools will square off at 5:30 p.m.
on both nights.
Gordon (13.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg) is a two-time first team All-CCAA
selection and he was a preseason All-American. He scored in double
figures for 40 straight games but has managed just a total of 28 in
the last four games.
The good news is that Gordon's rebounding has not suffered. He leads
the conference in that department and has collected 46 boards in the
same four games in which he has slumped offensively.
``We can win without him but we won't win the big one,'' Kamansky
said. ``He just has to start making some shots. We don't want him to
be afraid to shoot. Hopefully it will come.''
While Gordon has struggled, a couple of others with Division I
experience have picked up the slack. Austin Swift (10.7 ppg, 5.4
rpg), who came to the Broncos from University of Montana, almost two
years ago, scored 41 points in the last two games, earning him
conference player of the week honors.
Walter Thompson (13.3 ppg), in his first year after coming over from
University of Portland, is averaging double figures and is leading
the CCAA in free-throw shooting (.931).
Kamansky's squad is also a bit depleted. He carries a small squad to
begin with but it is getting smaller as reserve forward Kyle Krause
is out with a torn tendon in his thumb.
Sophomore forward Tobias Jahn (7.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg), who has been
playing well of late, broke a finger in Saturday's overtime win at
Sonoma State. He will try and play but if he can't the Broncos would
be left with just one true post player - true freshman Dwayne Fells
(5.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg).
Monterey Bay (11-4, 5-3) is having its best season since joining the
CCAA five years ago. The Otters are just a win away from equaling
their win total of last season and boast one of the leading scorers
in the conference in Steve Monreal (16.5 ppg) and the second-leading
rebounder in Joe Mitchell (11.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg).
San Francisco State (8-7, 2-6) has lost six straight games but of the
team's six losses, five came on the road and five of the six came by
a combined margin of 15 points. One was in overtime.
It returns most of the players from last year's team, one of them
being Apple Valley native Will Logan (8.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg), now a senior.
The Cal Poly Pomona women (9-8, 5-3) are part of a four-way tie for
second place, two games behind UC San Diego. The Broncos have also
struggled with injuries with freshman Megan Ford out for the season
after tearing an ACL.
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