No. 24 Southwestern faces No. 9 Riverside in First Round of So. Cal Regionals
Jaguar men's basketball earned a 2nd consecutive 3C2A tournament bid. Southwestern (15-13) was selected as a 24 seed in the Southern California Regional and travel to No. 9 seed Riverside (17-11) on Wednesday for a 7:00 p.m. tip off.
Teams have to earn their way into the regional and it is an exciting time for players and coaches. The Jags have a first-round opponent from a solid league that has seven of eight conference members participating in the post season. Southwestern is capable of playing great basketball evidenced by their 12-3 record to close out the regular season. The Jags have clawed back all year, and the more recent version of this team has quietly tightened up and turned itself into a program positioned for an opportunity to demonstrate how far it has come since an early season skid in November and December.
The winner of the Southwestern-Riverside game is in line to face No. 8 West LA (20-8).
2026 3C2A Men's Basketball SoCal Regionals
SOUTHWESTERN JAGUARS (key stats)
Overall Record: 15-13
CCCMBCA Winning Percentage Index (WPI): 0.161
NC RPI: 0.493
Conference: Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Conference WPI Ranking: -0.616
Conference Record: 11-5
PTS Per Game: 82.2
FG%: 44.5
3PT%: 30.8
FT% 71.0
DEF PTS Per Game: 78.8
Record Against SoCal Regional Teams: 1-11
(Palomar)
All Conference – PCAC
Derek Edmond (#4) Southwestern
Trez Luzey (#30) Southwestern
Second Team All-Conference
Christian Gamboa (#24) Southwestern
Honorable Mention
Manny Barnett (#11) Southwestern
RIVERSIDE TIGERS (key stats)
Overall Record: 17-11
CCCMBCA Winning Percentage Index (WPI): 1.661
NC RPI: 0.565
Conference: Orange Empire Conference
Conference WPI Ranking: 1.163
Conference Record: 9-5
PTS Per Game: 75.3
FG%: 43.7
3PT%: 30.4
FT% 66.8
DEF PTS Per Game: 72.6
Record Against SoCal Regional Teams: 10-11
(Saddleback 2x, Chaffey, Santa Ana, Ventura, Cypress, San Bernardino Valley, Santiago Canyon 2x, Irvine Valley )
Offensive Player of the Year
Kollen Murphy (#0) Riverside
All Conference – OEC
Tylon Williams (#2) Riverside
Jabari Harris (#5) Riverside
Second Team All-Conference
Kavon Ray (#14) Riverside
Honorable Mention
PJ Pounds (#22) Riverside