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OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE
      2021-2022
OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE 2021-2022 - University of Antelope Valley Athletics
2021-2022 CAL PAC MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
2021-2022
                                                          About The Cal Pac
    The California Pacific Conference is the most diverse league in           Cal Pac was created during a time period in which many NAIA schools
the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Now             in the West were leaving for NCAA Division II or III conferences. As
15 members strong with 15 championship sports all with direct                 recently as 1992, there were only two NAIA schools in Northern
qualification into national championships, the Cal Pac is the largest         California. The implementation of the Cal Pac allowed for a reverse
conference in the West.                                                       trend as it attracted eight new members into the NAIA, including five
    Under the motif of “Greater Things” the league is enjoying a season       that had been long-time NCAA schools.
of tremendous growth in membership, sport sponsorship, competitive                A foundation existed for the formation of an NAIA-affiliated
success, national recognition, and student-athlete involvement and            conference in Northern California when two Oakland schools, Patten
experience.                                                                   (1993) and Holy Names (1994) joined Bethany and Dominican in the
    A perennial Five Star Conference of Character since the program’s         NAIA, with Pacific Union joining in 1995. Bill Fusco, then-Dominican
inception in 2009, in 2017 and 2018 the Cal Pac was the only                  athletic director, spearheaded the idea of pulling more teams into the
conference in the nation with ALL of its members designated as                Association with the goal of creating an affiliated conference.
Character Institutions. The league also set a national record by having           The conference has made purposeful improvements in recent
nine institutions reach the elusive NAIA Gold standard for Champions          years, ranging from the stylistic upgrades of its logo, improved use
of Character in 2018.                                                         of technology for its website and reporting, significant creativity in
    Conference members come from the California State and University          awards, increased representation and involvement at the national level
of California systems, various religious affiliations, and liberal arts       by its leaders, and a constant assault on competitive success by its
colleges and feature wide-ranging educational opportunities. If there         coaches and student-athletes.
is a discipline to study, chances are it can be done in the Cal Pac! Our          This era of expansion started with a leadership shift in the Cal
favorite line is we’re the only league in the nation with its own navy (Cal   Pac. Twelve of the current 15 members have come in since Don Ott
Maritime) and air force (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical).                          began serving as the league’s commissioner in 2007. He became the
    The conference spans over 1,000 miles and reaches into three              conference’s first full-time commissioner in 2017. Ott has worked
western states: California, Nevada, and Arizona. From just south of           in intercollegiate athletics for over 35 years, starting as a student
the Oregon border, to the Bay Area, to Central California, Southern           assistant at Washington State University, and including stops with the
California, and Arizona, the conference touches major metropolitan            Pacific-10 Conference, Athletes In Action’s world touring team, Oral
areas and nationally revered scenic sites.                                    Roberts University, a 16-year stint as the associate commissioner of
    The University of Antelope Valley (Lancaster, Calif.), Benedictine        the West Coast Conference of NCAA DI, and 16 years on the pastoral
University-Mesa (Mesa, Ariz.), California State University, Maritime          staff of Castro Valley First Baptist Church. He completed work on a
Academy (Vallejo, Calif.), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University               Doctorate in Religious Studies through Trinity Seminary in 2020. Ott is
(Prescott, Ariz.), La Sierra University (Riverside, Calif.), Marymount        also part the NAIA’s National Administrative Committee, the primary
California University (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Pacific Union College    decision-making body for the Association, and serves as the chair of
(Angwin, Calif.), Park University-Gilbert (Gilbert, AZ), Providence           the NAIA women’s soccer selection committee.
Christian College (Pasadena, Calif.), University of California-Merced             Matt Davis, a former Cal Pac head coach and college professor,
(Merced, Calif.), Sierra Nevada University (Incline Village, Nev.),           serves as Sports Information Director. Matt is on the men’s basketball
Simpson University (Redding, Calif.), Soka University of America (Aliso       staff at Holy Names University.
Viejo, Calif.), the University of Saint Katherine (San Marcos, Calif.),           Patsy Livingston, honored by the NAIA as the national
and Westcliff University (Irvine, CA) make up the current conference          “Administrator of the Year” in 2020-21, is the Cal Pac’s Eligibility
membership.                                                                   Chair. Patsy has the rare distinction of overseeing eligibility in two
    The Cal Pac offers 15 championships in eight women’s sports               conferences (GSAC as well), so is in charge of 25 NAIA institution’s
(basketball, beach, cross country, distance track, golf, soccer, softball,    eligibility processes.
and volleyball) and seven men’s sports (basketball, baseball, cross
                                                                                                              CAL PAC CONFERENCE
country, distance track, golf, soccer, and volleyball).                                                         3740 Redwood Road,
    The conference was chartered in May 24, 1995, by seven Bay Area                                      Suite A-7, Castro Valley, CA 94546
institutions: Bethany, Cal Maritime, Dominican College, Holy Names,           CONTACT
Pacific Union, Patten College and Simpson.                                    Commissioner: Don Ott .......................................dott@calpacathletics.com
    The first conference action took place 1996-1997 with seven of            SID: Matt Davis ..........................................................sid@calpacathletics.com
                                                                              Eligibility Chair: Patsy Livingston ...........eligibility@calpacathletics.com
the eight charter members playing a league basketball schedule. The

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#GREATER THINGS
                                    The Cal Pac Administration

                                                                        Don Ott
                                                                        Commisioner

                                                 Don Ott, became the conference's first full-time commissioner in
                                                 2017, but served the league in a part-time role since 2007. Ott has
                                                 worked in intercollegiate athletics for over 30 years, starting with
                                                 his days as a student assistant at Washington State University,
                                                 and including stops with the Pacific-10 Conference, the Athletes In
                                                 Action world touring team, Oral Roberts University, and a 16-year
                                                 stint as the associate commissioner of the West Coast Conference
                                                 of NCAA DI.

                                                 Ott holds a Master's degree from Trinity Theological Seminary, is
                                                 finalizing a doctorate in communications, and served as a pastor
                                                 for 16 years. He and his wife Lea have two grown daughters,
                                                 one a New York-based actress earning her graduate degree at
                                                 Southern Methodist , and the other with the front office staff of the
                                                 Milwaukee Brewers.

                                                 To schedule Don for a retreat or seminar, explore www.donott.org.

Patsy Livingston      Javier Krumm                   Matt Davis                 Brian Marcotte            David Dunham
  Eligibility Chair        ADA Rep            Sports Information Director           Council of                 Chairman
                                                                                    Presidents

 Chris Elliott           Ray Mink                Wendy Dailey                   Billy Haze               Joanne Venditto
   Assignor of           Supervisor of             Supervisor of               Supervisor of               Softball Umpire
 Officials, Soccer    Officials, Volleyball     Officials, Basketball        Officials, Baseball             Supervisor

                              Cal Pac Men’s Basketball Programs

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2021-2022 CAL PAC MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
2021-2022
                     2021-2022 Cal Pac Men’s Tournament Bracket

    No. 4 Seed

                                   No. 1 Seed

        Sunday, Feb. 27 @ 2:00pm     Sunday, Feb. 28 @ 5:30pm

                                   Winner of Game 1

    No. 5 Seed

                                                                Men’s Championship Game
                                       Men’s Semifinal Game     Tuesday, March 1 @7:30pm

    No. 3 Seed

                                   No. 2 Seed

        Sunday, Feb. 27 @ 4:30pm     Sunday, Feb. 28 @ 7:30pm

                                   Winner of Game 2

    No. 6 Seed

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2021-2022 Cal Pac Men’s Tournament Bracket

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UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY
2021-2022

                                                       Meet the Coaches

                                                              HEAD COACH
                                                              JORDAN MAST
                                                              4th Season

       PIONEER FACTS
                Founded: 1997
         President: Marco Johnson
             Nickname: Pioneers
          Colors: Navy Blue & Red
               Enrollment: 800
         School Site: www.uav.edu
    Athletic Site: www.uavpioneers.com

       CAL PAC SPONSORED SPORTS
     Volleyball, Men's Soccer, Women's
        Soccer, Men's Cross Country,
       Women's Cross Country, Men's       ASSOC. HEAD COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
      Basketball, Women's Basketball,     CHRISTIAN DRAYTON          MILES NOLEN-WEBB
     Softball, Baseball, Men’s Distance
                                              2nd Season                 1st Season
       Track, Women’s Distance Track

          ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
             Gary Dickerson
       Phone: 661-726-1911 x 139

          SPORTS INFORMATION
             Andre D. Harrell
        Phone: 661-726-1911 x170

               HEAD COACH
                                          ASSOC. HEAD COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
               Jordan Mast
                                          CHRISTIAN DRAYTON            KAMAL BELL
                                               Ist Season                1st Season
            ASSISTANT COACHES
    Christian Drayton, Miles Nolen-Webb

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CALPAC: 9-4		             OVERALL: 17-13             HOME: 9-3              AWAY: 7-10

                                       Meet the Players

 #0 | ELIAS EZENEKWE        #1 | DERRICK GREEN     #2 | TYLER MURRELL     #3 | TYLER CHISHOLM
    JR | G | 6’4 | 195       SR | G | 6’3 | 200      JR | G | 6’0 | 170      JR | G | 6’0 | 185

  #4 | LEVONTAY OTT        #5 | SHAWNO ROBERTS      #10 | JUSTIN HILL     #12 | KYLIE GRAHAM
   JR | G | 6’4 | 195         FR | G | 6’2 | 185    SO | G | 6’5 | 190      FR | G | 6’0 | 165

 #13 | JAMAL JOHNSON       #14 | ARIK NICHOLAS     #15 | TARAN SINGH        #21 | JOAN SOLA
   JR | G/F | 6’4 | 170      FR | F | 6’5 | 190     FR | F | 6’5 | 190      SO | F | 6’7 | 200

 #23 | HASSAN BOLDEN
        JR | G | 6’5
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BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY AT MESA
2021-2022

                                                   Meet the Coaches

                                                          HEAD COACH
                                                          FRANK WOODFORD
                                                          5th Season

      SCHOOL FACTS
            Founded: 2012
      President: Kevin Broeckling
         Nickname: Redhawks
          Colors: Red & Black
            Enrollment: 350
    School Site: www.ben.edu/mesa
              Athletic Site:
       www.benuredhawks.com

     CAL PAC SPONSORED SPORTS
        Volleyball, Men's Soccer,
     Women's Soccer, Men's Cross
    Country, Women's Cross Country,
      Men's Basketball, Women's
         Basketball, Men’s Golf,
    Women’s Golf, Softball, Baseball    ASSISTANT COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
                                         COREY WALLACE           CHRISTIEN CRYNES
         ATHLETIC DIRECTOR                 6th Season               4th Season
           Frank Woodford
        Phone: 408-878-6711

             HEAD COACH
            Frank Woodford

             ASST COACHES
    Christian Crynes, Corey Wallace,
         Eli Burk, Ernest Shand

                                        ASSISTANT COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
                                            ELI BURK              ERNEST SHAND
                                           3rd Season                1st Season

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CALPAC: 7-5		           OVERALL: 11-15              HOME: 5-5               AWAY: 5-8

                                   Meet the Players

#0 | TYLER FERNSTROM    #1 | CAM’RON DAVIS      #2 | DAMIAN ZIVAK     #3 | MILES CHANTHAVONGSA
       JR | G | 6’2           FR | G | 6’1           FR | G | 6’5           FR | G | 6’0

  #4 | TRE CAROLINA     #11 | MICHAEL BRIGGS    #21 | BRYCE CHENEY        #23 | JAY SMALL
       JR | G | 6’1           SR | F | 6’4         SR | G/F | 6’7           SR | G | 6’2

  #24 | STEVIE JAMES    #25 | JAY AHLSTROM     #32 | MAURICE WALTON    #33 | JUSTIN PARKER
    SR | G/F | 6’7         SO | G/F | 6’4             SR | C | 6’9          SR | F | 6’5

#42 | TANNER CRAWFORD
       FR | C | 6’8
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - MARITIME ACADEMY
2021-2022

                                                    Meet the Coaches

                                                           HEAD COACH
                                                           TIM BROSS
                                                           1st Season

     SCHOOL FACTS
             Founded: 1929
 President: Rear Adm. Thomas A. Cooper
        Nickname: Keelhaulers
      Colors: Navy Blue and Gold
            Enrollment: 1100
      School Site: www.csum.edu
              Athletic Site:
       www.gokeelhaulers.com

   CAL PAC SPONSORED SPORTS
   Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer,
 Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross
 Country, Men’s Basketball, Women’s
 Basketball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf    ASSISTANT COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
                                         ROYSTER MARTIN            CHAUNCEY ORR
         ATHLETIC DIRECTOR                  14th Season               1st Season
            Karen Yoder
        Phone: 707-654-1790

       SPORTS INFORMATION
          Eric Bankston
       Phone: 707-654-1050

            HEAD COACH
             Tim Bross

           ASST COACHES
     Royster Martin, Chauncey Orr,                     ASSISTANT COACH
             Larry Zucker                               LARRY ZUCKER
                                                           1st Season

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CALPAC: 7-4		           OVERALL: 12-9                  HOME: 9-5              AWAY: 3-4

                                     Meet the Players

 #2 | CETRICK YEANAY    #3 | BRAXTON ADDERLY          #4 | ERIC NORTON       #5 | DIVINE NWOKO
       SR | G | 5’9            JR | G | 5’10              JR | G | 6’2            SO | F | 6’4

#10 | ANGELO NICANDRO   #11 | TOMAS GOMEZ-ESPANA    #12 | ISAIAH SUGIURA    #13 | LUCKY HAMPTON
       FR | G | 5’9           SO | G | 6’2                 SO | G | 5’8            FR | G | 6’2

   #15 | ALEX MAZE       #23 | PARKER WIGHT        #24 | MILES PENNINGTON    #25 | AMIL FIELDS
     FR | G | 6’2             FR | G | 6’2                 JR | F | 6’3         SO | F | 6’6

  #33 | ERIC FIGUEROA     #34 | TREY PORTER
        JR | C | 6’6         SR | C | 6’7
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SIMPSON UNIVERSITY
2021-2022

                                                     Meet the Coaches

                                                            HEAD COACH
                                                            TODD FRANKLIN
                                                            4th Season

        SCHOOL FACTS
               Founded: 1921
          President: Dr. Norm Hall
           Nickname: Red Hawks
      Colors: Navy Red, Black & White
              Enrollment: 1255
      School Site: www.simpson.edu
                Athletic Site:
       www.simpsonredhawks.com

       CAL PAC SPONSORED SPORTS
     Volleyball, Men's Soccer, Women's
        Soccer, Men's Cross Country,
       Women's Cross Country, Men's       ASSISTANT COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
                                          WENDEL SANDERS            CURLEY WILSON
      Basketball, Women's Basketball,
     Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Baseball

           ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
               Dan Tating
          Phone: 530-226-4184

          SPORTS INFORMATION
            Franchesca Carrera

               HEAD COACH
               Todd Franklin

              ASST COACH
       Wendel Sanders, Curly Wilson,                  ASSTISTANT COACH
              Robert Marvin
                                                       ROBERT MARVIN

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CALPAC: 10-3		         OVERALL: 15-7          HOME: 8-2                    AWAY: 6-5

                                    Meet the Players

   #0 | AKIN BRANCO       #1 | DYLAN BANKS            #2 | GARY MIMS           #3 | MORGAN COX
        JR | G | 6’4           SR | G | 6’0             JR | F | 6’5              FR | G | 6’4

   #4 | JONNY CRUZ         #5 | JT BRANCH           #10 | ANTHONY RICE        #11 | KEVIN ROBELLO
      JR | G | 6’1          SR | F | 6’8                 SR | G | 6’0               FR | G | 5’9

   #12 | DREY UBAS     #13 | JAVONNTIE JACKSON     #21 | DONALSON FANORD     #24 | GABE KERRIHARD
     FR | G | 5’9            JR | G | 6’3 | 190       SR | C | 6’6 | 180            GA | F | 6’4

 #33 | DYLAN HARRELL    #34 | AARON KNAUSS        #35 | WESTON VANDENHAZEL
       JR | G | 6’0           FR | G | 6’3              SR | C | 7’0
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SAINT KATHERINE
2021-2022

                                                           Meet the Coaches

                                                                   HEAD COACH
                                                                   KEVIN WILLIAMSON

         SCHOOL FACTS
                Founded: 2010
     President: Dr. Frank J. Papatheofanis
             Nickname: Firebirds
      Colors: Maroon, Sandstorm, Black
               Enrollment: 237
          School Site: www.usk.edu
                 Athletic Site:
           www.uskathletics.com

       CAL PAC SPONSORED SPORTS
      Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Soccer,
     Women’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball,
        Women’s Basketball, Softball,
     Baseball, Men’s Volleyball, Women’s
      Volleyball, Outdoor Track & Field,
         Women’s Beach Volleyball
                                               ASSISTANT COACH           ASSISTANT COACH
                                             CHRISTOPHER PARTIDA          MARTIN TOMBE
            ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
              Alyssa Ramos
           Phone: 760-471-1316

           SPORTS INFORMATION
               Taylor Krouse
           Phone: 760-471-1316

               HEAD COACH
              Kevin Williamson

               ASST COACH
     Christopher Partida, Martin Tombe

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CALPAC: 11-1		          OVERALL: 16-8             HOME: 10-2             AWAY: 6-5

                                   Meet the Players

   #0 | CESAR MEZA       #1 | DARIUS JACKSON    #2 | TREVOR VERTIZ      #5 | TAVON TARPLEY
     SR | G | 5’11             SR | G | 5’11         FR | G | 6’3             GA | G | 6’4

 #11 | BRYAN BAPTISTE     #13 | KEN FUKUDA      #14 | BRYAN ROMERO      #21 | JASON AMADOR
        FR | G | 6’0         SO | G | 5’9             FR | G | 5’8            SO | G | 6’0

   #22 | OLIVER PENN     #23 | KODY CLOUET     #24 | JD LLOYD-WATSON   #32 | JAVIER GALLARDO
      FR | F | 6’7           FR | G | 6’5          FR | G | 6’5            SO | F | 6’8

 #33 | DALIN STANFORD    #42 | JACOB DURHAM    #44 | JAYDEN SWANSON
        JR | F | 6’4           JR | F | 6’6           FR | G | 6’5
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED
2021-2022

                                                     Meet the Coaches

                                                            HEAD COACH
                                                            KEVIN PHAM
                                                            7th Season

       SCHOOL FACTS
             Founded: 2005
          President: Chancellor
       Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D
           Nickname: Bobcats
          Colors: Blue and Gold
            Enrollment: 9226
     School Site: www.ucmerced.edu
               Athletic Site:
      www.ucmercedbobcats.com

      CAL PAC SPONSORED SPORTS
     Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Soccer,
      Women’s Soccer, Men’s Cross
     Country, Women’s Cross Country,
       Men’s Basketball, Women’s
       Basketball, Men’s Volleyball
                                          ASSISTANT COACH          ASSISTANT COACH
           ATHLETIC DIRECTOR                BRIAN JONES            MICHAEL SANCHEZ
                                             5th Season               9th Season
             David Dunham
          Phone: 209-228-7732

          SPORTS INFORMATION
             Andrew Mitchell
          Phone: 916-247-6731

              HEAD COACH
               Kevin Pham

          ASSISTANT COACHES
       Michael Sanchez, Brian Jones
             Moses Oceguera                             ASSISTANT COACH
                                                        MOSES OCEGUERA
                                                           3rd Season

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CALPAC: 6-4		            OVERALL: 9-11          HOME: 4-5                AWAY: 5-5

                                     Meet the Players

   #0 | ONKAR SIDHU       #1 | MARKEL WELLS       #2 | RUKE AGBABUNE        #3 | MYLES HAYNES
       SR | G | 6’4            SR | G | 6’0             SO | F | 6’6             FR | F | 6’6

 #4 | KINGSLEY OBIORAH     #5 | TILER FEARS       #10 | SHAWN RODGERS     #11 | MASON WESTLAKE
        FR | G | 5’6          SO | G | 6’3               FR | G | 6’2            SR | G | 6’0

   #14 | GEORGIE NZE       #15 | JAYSON WILTZ      #21 | JOSIAH AJIAKE      #22 | ZACH PHIPPS
      JR | G | 6’0             FR | G | 6’3             SO | G | 6’5           SO | G | 6’5

 #23 | DEDRICK MARTIN     #24 | JARON MERTLE      #30 | ROBERT BENSON       #33 | CALEB GILBERT
        FR | F | 6’7           SO | F | 6’6             SR | C | 6’9             FR | G | 6’5
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