Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Women's Basketball

Ken Scalmanini enters his 27th season as Head Coach of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men's Basketball Program in 2025-26. During his tenure, Scalmanini's contagious enthusiasm and vast knowledge of the game has led the Stags to unprecedented success, including the program's first ever NCAA Regional title and appearance in the Round of 16 in 2024. Scalmanini currently sits as the winningest coach in CMS history, surpassing coaching legend David Wells' total career wins (324) during the 2016-17 season and currently standing at 471 wins entering 2025-26. The program has finished first or second in the SCIAC 19 times, highlighted by ten SCIAC regular season championships in 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. Scalmanini's winning percentage places him among the top 50 of current DIII coaches. Scalmanini has built the program on the foundation of intelligent, sound motion offense and relentless, suffocating man-to-man defense. The motion offense emphasizes reactionary cutting and reading, allowing players considerable freedom in the half court. The tenacious Stag defense relies on man-to-man principles with great importance on help defense. Recently, CMS led the nation in scoring defense in 2018-19, allowing just 60.3 points per game.  In recent years, Scalmanini recruited top basketball talent nationwide, from California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Nebraska, Illinois, New York, Florida and Texas. He searches for individuals who are both unselfish, passionate players and strong, student leaders. Not surprisingly, his recruits have been successful both on and off the court, as his players have received numerous first-team All-SCIAC awards and landed esteemed internships and careers. Scalmanini has a rich basketball history. He began coaching in 1993 and served two years as an Assistant Coach at Cal Poly Pomona before joining the CMS staff. After a four-year stint as Assistant Coach at CMS, Coach Scalmanini took control of the reins in 1998. As a player, Scalmanini played two seasons at Cal Poly Pomona, where he averaged nine points, six rebounds, and four assists per game at the off-guard and small forward positions. In high school, he was the 1986 Player of the Year in the Redwood Empire League at St. Vincent's High School. Scalmanini, or "Coach Scali" as he is known, lives in Claremont with his wife Jeannie, son Kyle, who played collegiate basketball at Westmont and Cal State San Marcos, and daughter Emily. He is actively involved in the community as coach of Little League baseball, AYSO soccer, and All-Net middle school basketball.

Andre McLean is entering his third season as an assistant coach with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's basketball team in 2025-26.  McLean has served as an assistant basketball coach at Damien High School in La Verne for the past three seasons, where he was in charge of player development and the day-to-day workouts. His work as an assistant helped Damien to a CIF Division I state championship in 2022, just the second in program history, while finishing 32-4.  Simultaneously to his high school coaching success, McLean has served as the head coach of ELEV8 Elite Basketball, a 17U national AAU program, where he recruited some of the top local players in high school to compete during the AAU live period.  In addition to his roles with Damien and ELEV8 Elite, McLean also started his own basketball training and player development program called Crossover Academy in Northeast Los Angeles in March of 2018, serving as the head coach and CEO. McLean is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, California, where he competed for the high school basketball program, before playing at the junior college level at Mt. San Antonio College.     

Myron Jacobs enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's basketball team in 2025-26.  Jacobs joins the Athenas after a standout career at the scholastic level, winning 87 percent of his games over a span of 15 years. Most recently, Jacobs served as the head coach at Whitney High School since 2019, while also coaching the West Coast Elite AAU 16U team since 2021.  Prior to taking the job at Whitney, Jacobs also served as the head girls coach at Buena Park High School in 2018-19 and the boys head coach in 2017-18. Jacobs began his career at Brooklyn High School in New York as a head coach in 2008, before taking a similar position at Clark Barton High School in 2010. He then moved to the west coast to work at John Burroughs High School in Burbank from 2013-17, as both an assistant coach and a head coach.   Jacobs graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in sociology. 

Mike Anderson enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's basketball program in 2025-26.  Anderson has had some prior experience in the SCIAC, serving as an assistant coach with the Occidental men's basketball program from 2015-18, where he helped the Tigers to a seven-win improvement (12-13 to 19-7) and a second-place conference finish.  Anderson held a graduate assistant position at Washington State University in 2005-06, where he worked with Dick Bennett and Tony Bennett during their rebuild as they brought their program from the bottom of the PAC-12 to the Sweet 16 in 2008. After finishing his tenure at Washington State, Anderson held a pair of high school coaching positions in Minnesota, coaching the Wayzata boys team in 2008-09 and the Breck boys team in 2013-14, before moving to California and starting at the collegiate level with Occidental.  Anderson graduated from Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in education, before getting master's degrees in education from both St. Mary's (Minn.) and Washington State, where his focus was in leadership and sports management.   

Jordan Oster enters her first season as an assistant coach with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's basketball program in 2025-26.  Oster spent last season as an assistant at Citrus Community College, where she was responsible for scouting and film analysis. She also served for two years as an assistant coach at Claremont High School from 2022-24.  Oster played Division III basketball in the region for Pacific, after breaking the record for three-pointers in a season while attending Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. She was a Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete for the Boxers during her playing days.  After graduating magna cum laude from Pacific with a degree in psychology, Oster went on to get a master's in social psychology and program evaluation from Claremont Graduate University in 2020. She is also currently working towards a master's in sports management from the University of Florida.   

Sidney Smith, who previously served as a student assistant coach with the CMS women's basketball team while attending Claremont McKenna, joins the staff as an assistant coach in 2025-26.  In his role as a student assistant, Smith helped conduct scouting reports, provide in-game insights and adjustments, and conducted individual player and group workouts to enhance skill development. Smith graduated from Claremont McKenna in 2025 with a degree in science management with a sequence in environmental analysis.   

Stocks begins her fourth season as an assistant coach with the CMS womens basketball program. She has been part of Dowlings coaching staff since 2012. Stocks has helped coached the Athenas to two consecutive SCIAC regular season and tournament titles, with a 16-0 record in 2014-15 season. Also, she helped lead the Athenas to a 24-4 overall record in each of the last two seasons that included NCAA Tournament appearances. Stocks played collegiately at La Sierra University, then transferred to Washington State University, where she worked as a video coordinator and student manager for the womens basketball program. After graduating from Washington State with a bachelors degree in Sport Management, Stocks continued coaching at Canyon High School in Anaheim. Stocks also worked as an Operations Intern for the Long Beach State womens basketball program during the summer of 2011.