Left Coast Sports with Jon Schaeffer

On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by USC radio voice Jordan Moore with the Trojans primed to return to the NCAA Tournament this March. USC is in the hunt for a Pac-12 regular season title thanks in large part to the play of their freshmen phenom, Evan Mobley. Learn more about the Trojans’ postseason outlook, the team’s rivalry with UCLA and how head coach Andy Enfield has built an elite defensive team in Los Angeles.
 
 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by UC Irvine head coach Russ Turner to discuss his program’s decade-long dominance in the Big West. UC Irvine recently had their best season in school history, going 31-6 and upsetting 4th-seeded Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Learn more about the Anteaters’ remarkable run in the Big West and why coach Turner has lofty goals for his program in the years ahead.
 
 

On Episode Two of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Ben Bolch (the LA Times beat reporter assigned to UCLA Bruins basketball) to discuss UCLA’s return to prominence under second-year head coach Mick Cronin. 

UCLA was picked as the preseason favorite in the Pac-12 and has gotten off to a fast start in conference play. Learn more about how the Bruins have reinvented themselves on offense while being forced to adapt to the loss of Senior Chris Smith to a knee injury. 

Would a successful season in Westwood be a Sweet 16 or are expectations even higher?

On the debut episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by San Diego State assistant coach Dave Velasquez to discuss one of the premier men’s basketball programs on the West Coast. San Diego State is just a season removed from a historic 30-2 season (and a national ranking as high as #4 in the AP Poll) and has reached a pair of Sweet 16’s since 2011. 

Learn more about the Aztecs’ remarkable home court success, their impressive coaching continuity and why Coach Velasquez thinks the best days are still ahead for this West Coast power.