[Men's Basketball] 2022-23 Men's Basketball Championship Preview
When the California Pacific Conference Men's Basketball Championship tips off Saturday afternoon at Bell Bank Park at Legacy Fields in Mesa, Ariz., one thing is certain: the road to the tournament title and an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship runs through Antelope Valley. The Pioneers enter the postseason riding a 14-game win streak and boasting a stellar 19-1 Cal Pac record, 25-1 overall. UAV, which bumped up to No. 20 in the NAIA national poll, set the record for conference wins in a season; the only glitch in an otherwise perfect season was a 72-64 loss to Saint Katherine back on Dec. 29. Since that setback, the Pioneers have averaged 87.1 points per game while surrendering only 66.5 on the defensive end.