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Posted: Jan 22, 2020

ELAC, LBCC Favorites In SCC Men's Basketball Race

Long Beach's Jace Bass is the state's scoring leader as of Jan. 22.
Long Beach's Jace Bass is the state's scoring leader as of Jan. 22.

State #3-ranked East Los Angeles College, riding a school-record 15-game winning streak, and #23-rated Long Beach City appear to be the favorites to win the South Coast Conference men's basketball titles as the North and South Division 8-game conference schedules begin tonight, January 22.

The Huskies (19-1 overall) ended the Vikings (13-5) 6-game win streak, 83-68, last week in a conference crossover. ELAC's competition in the North is slim considering state RPI has the Huskies at #8 and the next closest division opponent is LA Trade Tech (11-9) at 52nd. 

Meanwhile, Long Beach will likely have its hands full in trying to stave off Cerritos (11-7), the state #28-ranked squad, for the South crown. The Falcons are on a 6-game win streak and happen to be #10 in state RPI. Cerritos went 4-0 thus far this month in SCC crossovers and has an impressive 57-51 loss to East LA back in mid-December. LBCC is 18th in RPI. Another team that could be difficult is LA Southwest, unranked and a modest #49 in RPI. The Cougars have won seven of their last nine contests to creep over the .500 mark at 9-8. 

In state team stats, the SCC are in the mix among the leaders. Long Beach is #8 in scoring at 85.7 points a game followed closely by #12 ELAC at 84.6. Cerritos has the conference's top defense and state #6 at 63.3 points allowed. East LA is #2 and Long Beach #4 behind by percentage points in state field goal percentage accuracy at 50.1 percent marks. LA Southwest is #2 in blocks at 6.2 per contest while Pasadena City is #2 in steals average at 12.3 per game. 

Individually, the Vikings' Jace Bass is the state scoring leader at 30.7 points a game, followed by LBCC teammate Kester Ofoegbu at #5 (21.9) and Trade Tech's Mark Chin #6 (21.6). Cerritos Jalen Washington is #6 in free throw shooting percentage at 90.2. Chin leads the state in free throws made (139) and Bass is #2 at 123. ELAC's Kealen Allen is #7 in state field goal percentage at 64.5 percent. 

Pasadena's Patric Panoosi is tied for #8 in overall 3-point baskets with 57. PCC's London Benford is #4 in the state in steals average at 3.3. LA Southwest's David Iwowari is tied for #7 in state blocked shots average at 2.6 per contest. Ofoegbu is 10th in rebounding at 9.6 average.