The Coyote men’s basketball team finished another strong regular season with a 20-7 record.
The Coyotes finished third in the CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association) behind first place Cal Poly Pomona and second place Humboldt State.
Even though the Coyotes had a good regular season, the year is not over. The Coyotes wrapped up the CCAA Conference tournament last week.
The Coyotes are now working hard and getting ready for the grueling NCAA Division-II tournament.
Coach Jeff Oliver has a lot to be happy about, adding another successful season to his resume in a league which was extremely competitive.
Also, the Coyotes front court played well considering they lost last year's star Brandon Brown.
Bryan LeDuc and Devon Davis dominated low post play for Oliver’s Coyotes this season. The two combined to score over 24 points and grab 12 rebounds per game this season.
Not only did Oliver’s ‘Yotes get superior frontline play they received great backcourt production out of guards Coerey Caston and Aaron Hill, who will be returning to the team next year.
Caston and Hill supplied the Coyotes with over 21 points per game this season. The backcourt duo led the team in assists, steals and minutes played.
The Coyotes also had three players make the CCAA All-Conference team. LeDuc made first-team all-conference while Caston and Hill made second-team all-conference.
The ‘Yotes finished up with a 4-2 non-conference record and a 17-5 CCAA record and also sported an impressive home record going 13-2 inside Coussoulis arena. However, they did struggle on the road going a mediocre 7-5.
The one non-conference loss they suffered on the road was to Division I school Pepperdine in a nail biter, where they came up short losing 70-72.
They suffered four key losses on the road in the CCAA to Cal State Stainclaus, San Francisco State, Humboldt State and Cal State Dominguez Hills. But the Coyotes stayed within striking distance in all the games and were a couple of bad possessions away from winning each.
Another thing that the Coyotes should be proud of is holding home court, protecting their house, being almost virtually unbeatable inside Coussoulis arena this season.
The Coyotes only had one loss in conference at home this year and that loss was to league champs Cal Poly Pomona.
The ‘Yotes dominated the opposition in impressive fashion all year.
Strong team contributions were made by players like Lawerence Tyson, who averaged nearly ten points a game this season.
Steven Gaston and David Jefferson played extremely well this season for the 'Yotes with the two averaging a combined 13 points a game.
If the Coyotes plan to go far they are going to need the same production and more from players like LeDuc, Caston, Hill, Jefferson, Tyson, Williams, Davis and Gaston.
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