# Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags basketball

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball program was established in 1958. CMS teams coached by Ken Scalmanini have won 9 conference titles in 18 seasons, including 4 straight from 2009 to 2013. Former coach David Wells led CMS to their first NCAA Tournament victory in 1996. The CMS program comprises students from Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College and Scripps College, and participates in Division III (NCAA) for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).

## Season-by-season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Reel/Lepp (1958–1959) ||||||
| 1958–59 | Reel/Lepp | 1–20 | | | |
| Reel/Lepp: | Reel/Lepp: | 1–20 | | | |
| Ted Ducey (1959–1974) ||||||
| 1959–60 | Ted Ducey | 7–18 | 1–9 | 6 | |
| 1960–61 | Ted Ducey | 11–16 | 4–6 | 3 | |
| 1961–62 | Ted Ducey | 9–16 | 3–7 | 5 | |
| 1962–63 | Ted Ducey | 8–13 | 1–9 | 6 | |
| 1963–64 | Ted Ducey | 11–12 | 5–5 | 3 | |
| 1964–65 | Ted Ducey | 9–12 | 4–6 | 5 | |
| 1965–66 | Ted Ducey | 18–11 | 7–3 | 1 | |
| 1966–67 | Ted Ducey | 23–7 | 9–1 | 1 | |
| 1967–68 | Ted Ducey | 13–10 | 4–6 | 4 | |
| 1968–69 | Ted Ducey | 8–16 | 4–6 | 4 | |
| 1969–70 | Ted Ducey | 20–6 | 8–2 | 1 | |
| 1970–71 | Ted Ducey | 16–9 | 6–4 | 3 | |
| 1971–72 | Ted Ducey | 16–9 | 10–2 | 1 | |
| 1972–73 | Ted Ducey | 6–20 | 5–7 | 5 | |
| 1973–74 | Ted Ducey | 6–18 | 4–8 | 5 | |
| Ted Ducey: | Ted Ducey: | 181–193 | 75–81 | | |
| David Wells (1974–1999) ||||||
| 1974–75 | David Wells | 9–15 | 4–8 | 6 | |
| 1975–76 | David Wells | 4–21 | 2–10 | 6 | |
| 1976–77 | David Wells | 12–13 | 6–6 | 3 | |
| 1977–78 | David Wells | 8–17 | 5–7 | 4 | |
| 1978–79 | David Wells | 10–15 | 6–6 | 4 | |
| 1979–80 | David Wells | 13–12 | 8–4 | 3 | |
| 1980–81 | David Wells | 9–17 | 5–7 | 5 | |
| 1981–82 | David Wells | 10–16 | 5–7 | 5 | |
| 1982–83 | David Wells | 14–11 | 7–5 | 4 | |
| 1983–84 | David Wells | 17–10 | 12–0 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 1984–85 | David Wells | 14–12 | 7–5 | 3 | |
| 1985–86 | David Wells | 13–11 | 6–4 | 3 | |
| 1986–87 | David Wells | 21–7 | 8–2 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 1987–88 | David Wells | 19–8 | 7–3 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 1988–89 | David Wells | 14–11 | 7–3 | 2 | |
| 1989–90 | David Wells | 19–8 | 8–4 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 1990–91 | David Wells | 22–5 | 10–2 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 1991–92 | David Wells | 16–9 | 9–5 | 2 | |
| 1992–93 | David Wells | 10–14 | 6–8 | 5 | |
| 1993–94 | David Wells | 12–12 | 8–6 | 3 | |
| 1994–95 | David Wells | 15–10 | 10–4 | 2 | |
| 1995–96 | David Wells | 19–8 | 12–2 | 1 | NCAA Second Round |
| 1996–97 | David Wells | 10–15 | 9–5 | 2 | |
| 1997–98 | David Wells | 13–12 | 8–6 | 4 | |
| 1998–99 | David Wells | 16–9 | 11–3 | 2 | |
| David Wells: | David Wells: | 324–292 | 175–119 | | |
| Ken Scalmanini (1999–present) ||||||
| 1999-00 | Ken Scalmanini | 16–9 | 10–4 | 2 | |
| 2000–01 | Ken Scalmanini | 13–12 | 10–4 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | Ken Scalmanini | 21–5 | 13–1 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 2002–03 | Ken Scalmanini | 15–10 | 8–6 | 3 | |
| 2003–04 | Ken Scalmanini | 14–11 | 10–4 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | Ken Scalmanini | 14–11 | 10–4 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Ken Scalmanini | 19–7 | 13–1 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 2006–07 | Ken Scalmanini | 15–10 | 7–7 | 5 | |
| 2007–08 | Ken Scalmanini | 15–12 | 8–6 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Ken Scalmanini | 21–7 | 11–3 | 1 | NCAA First Round |
| 2009–10 | Ken Scalmanini | 21–7 | 11–3 | 1 | NCAA first round |
| 2010–11 | Ken Scalmanini | 16–10 | 11–3 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Ken Scalmanini | 25–3 | 12–2 | 1 | NCAA first round |
| 2012–13 | Ken Scalmanini | 18–8 | 13–3 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Ken Scalmanini | 20–6 | 15–1 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Ken Scalmanini | 22–7 | 12–4 | 1 | NCAA second round |
| 2015–16 | Ken Scalmanini | 13-12 | 8-8 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | Ken Scalmanini | 23–5 | 13-3 | 1 | NCAA Second Round |
| 2017–18 | Ken Scalmanini | 20–8 | 15-1 | 1 | NCAA Second Round |
| 2018–19 | Ken Scalmanini | 19–7 | 13-3 | 2 | |
| Ken Scalmanini: | Ken Scalmanini: | 375–173 | 222–70 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 885–678 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason results
### NCAA tournament results

The Stags have appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 4–14.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1984 | First Round | Nebraska Wesleyan | L 47–62 |
| 1987 | First Round | Wartburg | L 81–91 |
| 1988 | First Round | Dubuque | L 78–80 |
| 1990 | First Round | Dubuque | L 77–84 |
| 1991 | First Round | UC San Diego | L 72–76 |
| 1996 | First Round Second Round | Upper Iowa UW-Whitewater | W 70–58 L 62–63 |
| 2002 | First Round | Lewis & Clark | L 59–81 |
| 2006 | First Round | Occidental | L 41–48 |
| 2009 | First Round | Whitworth | L 63–81 |
| 2010 | First Round | Chapman | L 47–58 |
| 2012 | First Round | St Thomas | L 74–76 OT |
| 2015 | First Round Second Round | Texas Lutheran East Texas Baptist | W 79–55 L 75–80 |
| 2017 | First Round Second Round | Whitworth Whitman | W 78–73 L 73-79 |
| 2018 | First Round Second Round | Whitworth Whitman | W 83–82 L 84-89 OT |

## Awards
### SCIAC Player of the Year (since 1981)

| Year | Name |
| 1984 | Rich Davis |
| 1987 | Todd Thomas |
| 1988 | Todd Thomas |
| 1990 | Henry Albrecht |
| 1991 | Chris Greene |
| 1996 | Kevin Zitar |
| 2002 | Bob Donlan |
| 2006 | Miles Taylor |
| 2009 | Chris Blees |
| 2010 | Chris Blees |
| 2012 | Chris Blees |
| 2014 | Tyler Gaffaney |
| 2015 | Tyler Gaffaney |
| 2017 | Michael Scarlett |
| 2018 | Michael Scarlett |

### SCIAC Coach of the Year (since 2015)

| Year | Name |
| 2015 | Ken Scalmanini |
| 2017 | Ken Scalmanini |
| 2018 | Ken Scalmanini |