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Not sure where to put this, but Point Loma loses at home tonight to Westcliff (NAIA) 81-75.
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I’ve been following Westcliff a little bit because former UAA and Anchorage area player Evan Hoosier is there. They have wins over D2 teams Asuza Pacific, Purdue Northwest and now Point Loma in various scrimmages and exhibitions. They are big and talented team, they go 6’10, 6’9, 6’9 , 6’7, 6,6 6’6.Originally posted by Goods View Post
6’10 Raymond Hawkins was originally a recruit of Nate Oats at Alabama. 6’7 wing Rayven Turner is just a late bloomer, can score a lot of ways but doesn’t always have the required motor. The pg Hankins looks like a world beater some nights and has no discipline the next. 6’9 Hoosier comes in and plays defense, bangs and provides another big body. A couple 6’6 wings in Clark and Strings that really look the part on some nights.
The school has clearly have invested a lot into this team, they look like another NAIA team looking to jump up to D2. Some games they look like they would be the best team in the GNAC and others they look like just another rag tag NAIA team that doesn’t play together at all. It’s ugly. But if you underestimate them and they bring it that night…
In this particular game Loma didn’t hit shots but also Westcliff’s defense had something to do with that also. And Hawkins and Hoosier really kept Loma from getting much inside. I watched it, they looked like two pretty evenly matched teams because good Westcliff and their size and athleticism showed up. And Turner went crazy on the offensive end, he out played Haupt and Paulson. 40-34 Westcliff rebound advantage.36-24 Westcliff advantage on points in the paint.Last edited by Anchorage; 12-24-2024, 01:28 PM.Comment
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NAIA programs that are fully funded scholarship-wise or close to, are very comparable to high-level division 2.Comment
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