By naiahoopsreport_admin July 18, 2019 0 Comments
The California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) is an NAIA DII league that features nine teams from California, and Arizona.
Antelope Valley (CA) won the Cal Pac regular season and tournament titles this past season. They were the lone representitive from the Cal Pac at the NAIA DII National Tournament, where they lost in the first round to National runner-up Oregon Tech.
Nick Johnson 6’5
School: Embry-Riddle (AZ)
Class: SR
Position: G
Hometown: Anthem, AZ
Henry Galinato | Benedictine-Mesa | SR | F | Delano, Calif. |
Josh Hauser | Cal Maritime | SR | G | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
Ryan Haywood* | UC Merced | SR | G | Chino, Calif. |
Nick Johnson* | Embry-Riddle | SR | G | Anthem, Ariz. |
Kane Keil | Antelope Valley | SR | F | Auckland, New Zealand |
Zavier Lucero* | Cal Maritime | JR | F | Vallejo, Calif. |
Blake Trent | Simpson | SR | G | Redding, Calif. |
Kamal Holden | Antelope Valley | SR | G | Los Angeles, Calif. |
Gilbert Ibarra | Embry-Riddle | SR | G | Prescott Valley, Ariz. |
Mason Westlake** | UC Merced | SO | G | Riverside Calif. |
** Freshan of the Yr |
Christian Drayton 6’9
School: Antelope Valley (CA)
Position: F
Hometown: Lufkin, TX
Aaron Berry | Simpson | G | Brentwood, Calif. |
Christian Drayton | Antelope Valley | F | Lufkin, Tex. |
Jordan Mitchell | Benedictine-Mesa | G | Yuma, Ariz. |
Jalen Cooper | Simpson | G | Fairfield, Calif. |
Aaron Laflin | UC Merced | F | Santa Maria, Calif. |
Miles Nolen-Webb | Antelope Valley | G | San Diego, Calif. |
In April, the University of Saint Katherine officially became full time members of the NAIA, and in June they were accepted into the California Pacific Conference. While they have had Cal Pac teams on the schedule for awhile now, this will be their first official year in the league.
Kevin Williamson comes to Saint Katherine after being an assistant coach at NCAA D2 Cal State San Marcos. He was also a head coach prior at Grays Harbor College.
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