Men's Basketball History

1945-46 STATE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

The 1945-46 basketball team won the N.C.J.C.C. and the State and Western States (National) tournaments.  The Panthers set numerous school records, including several which still stand.  Coach Ned Kay's "Roller Skate Boys" had a record of 32-3, with just 1 loss to junior college competition, and had a 27 game winning streak, a record for all Sacramento area colleges.  The Panthers were the second highest scoring college in the country and won their games by an average of 21.9 points per game.  The starting five were (from left, below) John Stanich, Doug Sale, Eldon Bennett, Wayne Boulding,and Bob Linck.  All except Linck (who played for Idaho) went on to play for UCLA.  The team was inducted into the S.C.C. Athletic Hall of Fame in October 1998. Linck and Stanich were 2 of the 8 players included in the 2000 induction class into the Men's Basketball Court of Honor. For more information about the team click here.


 

1945-46 Starting Five: The Race Horse Boys

   

 

The 1985-86 basketball team won the CNC and captured the state championship while compiling a 27-7 record.  Coach Mike Syas' team was led by point guard Kenny Drummond (number 4, above) who set several current school records, including 743 points in a season and steal records for a career (306), a season (203), and a single game (14).  Drummond averaged exactly 30 points per game in the state tournament including 31 points in the final victory over City College of San Francisco. He set a then-school playoff record by scoring 32 points against Cosumnes River. Drummond and assistant coach Edison Hicks (top right, above) were 2 of the 8 players included in the SCC Men's Basketball Court of Honor in 2000.

1985-86 STATE CHAMPIONS


   

George Stanich (#0 left) is the most versatile athlete in SCC history.  During the 1946-47 school year he was a standout in 3 sports.  He was the leading pitcher on the baseball team as well as the NCJCC champion in the high jump and 120 yard high hurdles.  Stanich was an all-conference center on the basketball team after he led the team in scoring.  He was also named to the Western States (National) Tournament all-star team. After leaving SCC, Stanich won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.  While competing in 3 sports at UCLA, Stanich was most noted when he became the first Bruin named to the Converse All-American team (as a guard) under John Wooden.  After leaving UCLA, Stanich pitched for 5 seasons in the Pacific Coast League.  Stanich was inducted into the SCC Athletic Hall of Fame in October 1998 and the COA Hall of Fame in March 1999. He was inducted into the Men's Basketball Court of Honor in 2000.

GEORGE STANICH

 

  Joe Kemp (#24 right) was a 2-year starter at guard for SCC from 1967 to 1969.  He left SCC with several school records, 3 of which still stand.  These include points in a career (1145), points per game in a career (21.2), and points per game in a season (23.9).  Kemp became the first Panther to earn all-state honors when he was named to the third team in 1969. He was a member of the inaugural class of inductees in the Men's Basketball Court of Honor in 2000.

 

JOE KEMP

 BILL PUTNAM

 

Bill Putnam, the first 4-sport letterman at McClatchy HS, was a guard for the Panthers in 1940 and 1941. He then transferred to UCLA where he played basketball and football. As a guard, he was named to the Helms All-American basketball team (second team) after the 1943-44 season. He then became an assistant basketball coach (under Wilbur Johns and John Wooden) and associate athletic director at UCLA for over 25 years. Putnam, who passed away in 1995, was inducted into the UCLA athletic hall of fame in 1993. He was inducted into the SCC Men's Basketball Court of Honor in February 2001. He was represented at the ceremony by his nephew, George Putnam.

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS
   

California Coast Conference

1930

Northern California Junior College Conference

1932, 1946

Northern California Junior College Conference [division]

1941, 1942, 1947

Valley Conference

1980

Camino Norte Conference

1983, 1986, 1992

Bay Valley East Conference

1995

STATE

1946, 1986

WESTERN STATES

1946

NATIONAL

1946

 

ALL-STATE

Joe Kemp

1969 (3rd team)

Jim Stephens

1977 (2nd team)

James Johnson

1980 (2nd team)

Jim Maldonado

1981

Matt Donaldson

1984

Kim "Nate" Davis

1985

Kenny Drummond

1986

Asad Ali

1989

Reggie Cain

1992

Endeicko Battles

1995

Kareem Jackson

1995

Aaron Haynes

2002

 

COACHES

 

 

COACH

RECORD

YEARS

20-wins

state

champs

 league

champs

1

Ned Kay

242-121

1941-1954

6

 1

 4

2

David Carmichael

190-146

1988-95, 1997-99

4

 2

3

Tom Sekul

185-147

1971-82

2

 1

4

Jerry Anderson

167-207

1957-70

1

 

 

5

Andrew Jones

135-107

1996, 1998, 99-05

2

 

 

6

Michael Syas

106-52

1983-87

4

 1

 2

7

H. Glenn Mercer

86-97

1932-40

  

 1

8

Ted Shipkey

42-14

1928-30

  

 

 1

9

Carl Boyer

18-31

1955-56

  

 

 

10

Art Schuettner

15-15

1926-27

  

 

 

11

Emil Lamar

4-3

1923

  

 

 

12

Fred Adams

3-7

1924

  

 

 

13

Carl Shattuck

0-3

1925

  

 

 

 

SCC TOTALS

1144-906

 

18

 2

 11