99 Seasons of Sac City Men's Basketball: Volume One (1922 to 1969)

Volume One (1922-1969) follows the Sacramento City College men's basketball program from the beginning of community college athletics through the era when California men's basketball competed in the NJCAA Championship Tournament and into the modern state tournament era. This volume includes SCC's first double-figure scorers, the first 20-win season, the winningest team in school history, and the first coach to embrace basic statistics. Each of the 45 seasons covered herein includes rosters, game summaries, statistics (game, season, and career), school records, conference standings, individual honors, season notes, photographs, and alumni updates. You'll find information about the first players to score 20, 30, and 40 points in a game and the first team to reach the century mark. There are pictures from the 1945-46 team's trip to Compton where the Panthers captured the Western States Championship. You'll learn about the extraordinary athletic life of George Stanich, who won an Olympic medal in the high jump, earned All-American recognition as a basketball player at UCLA, signed a contract to play professional baseball, and became a community college basketball coach. In short, this volume is the history of the first 45 seasons of the Sacramento City College men's basketball program. Read more