Menlo wrapped up the 2025-26 season on a high note, taking out Chaminade and Vanguard in a pair of one-point games. Hawaii Pacific’s Joshua West had a pair of games for the ages, hardly missing a shot in compiling 31 and 39 points, and Jessup’s Cayden McDaniel put a pair of double-doubles for Defender of the Week.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hawaii Pacific’s Joshua West, G, Sr., 6-3, Chicago, Ill.                                                                     
Hawaii Pacific’s Joshua West shot an astounding 25-of-29 (86 percent) from the field on his way to 31 and 39 points respectively on the road. He helped lead the Sharks to a major upset over conference champion Point Loma, hitting 11 of 13 shots from the floor. He poured in a PacWest high 39 points in a narrow 3-point loss to Concordia, missing just two shots from the field (14 of 16)--both 3-point attempts. He also had 5 steals in the contest. Overall, he hit 8-of-10 shots from three-point range and had eight steals in the two games.
 
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Jessup’s Cayden McDaniel, G, Soph., 6-3, Tacoma, Wash.                                    
Jessup’s Cayden McDaniel is the Defender of the Week, putting up double-double numbers on both ends of the court to help the Warriors go 1-1. In a overtime loss to Vanguard, the Washington native had 24 points and 11 rebounds and in a 93-80 victory over Chaminade, the sophomore guard had 22 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and four assists. For the week, he had 23 total rebounds, 22 of them on the defensive end, and six steals.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: The Menlo Oaks ended the 2025-26 season with a pair of exhilarating one-point victories, defeating Chaminade 99-98 and Vanguard, 72-71. Against the Silverswords in a topsy-turvy game, the Oaks trailed by 17 and actually had a 19-point lead at a different point in the game. Nick High had 31 points, seven boards and was perfect from behind the arch (3-3) and the free throw line (6-6). Kai Brown added 20 points. Brown had 24 points in the narrow win over playoff bound Vanguard and High had 15 and only missed a few shots as the Oaks overcame a 12-point halftime deficit for the win. Coming into the week, Menlo had just three wins and a 11-game losing streak, but they finished with two victories and a 5-17 conference mark.
 
ROAD TO SAN DIEGO: The field is set for this week’s Pacific West Conference Championships, Thursday through Saturday (March 5-7) in San Diego at Golden Gymnasium. To see the tournament field, with links to the Championship Central page, click here.

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Chaminade’s Kent King had 24 points, seven rebounds, seven steals and four assists in CUH’s 99-98 loss to Menlo…Erik Howlin had 20 points and his brother Sammy Howlin had 15 rebounds in Vanguard’s 75-71 overtime win over Jessup…Nick Medeiros had 27 points and six assists for Dominican in a 85-84 win over Chaminade…Jarret Bryant had 29 points in a 83-76 victory over Azusa Pacific…Point Loma’s Jaden Matingou had 27 in PLNU’s loss to Hawaii Pacific, and added 21 with seven rebounds and five assists in a 76-66 win over Westmont…In Biola’s win over APU, Chris Harris (15P-13R) and Tyus Parrish-Tillman (13P-12R) had double-doubles, and Cameron Brown just missed one with 22 points and eight boards…Concordia's MaCarhy Morris hit the game-winning floater with seven seconds left to help the Golden Eagles top HPU on Senior Night. That was pivotal in helping the Golden Eagles secure the No. 6 seed in the upcoming conf tournament...Concordia and Vanguard grabbed the last two playoff spots at 12-10, while Dominican and Jessup had the same 12-10 mark but missed out via tie-breaker scenarios.