The UOG Men\u2019s Basketball team lost their final regular season game against the second seeded Bombers, 95-46 on Oct. 23 at the Father Duenas Phoenix Center. Despite finishing the regular season with a 0-10 record, the Tritons significantly progressed from being students playing pick-up basketball prior to the start of the season to being the team that it is now today.<\/p>\n

By the end of the first quarter, the Tritons managed to keep the score close, trailing the Bombers by three points.<\/p>\n

However, by half-time, the score was 42-24, with the Bombers taking on the lead.\u00a0 <\/span>By the end of the third quarter, the Bombers 37 points ahead of the Triton.<\/p>\n

The Triton\u2019s tried to chip down the deficit, but only managed to score 11 points in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

That has been the occurring outcome throughout the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played in a few close games, which showed we have heart and that we have fight,\u201d Triton\u2019s assistant coach Josh Torres said. \u201cUnfortunately, we are the only team with no national players.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tritons are a relatively new team that was formed two weeks prior to the start of the Guam Basketball Association (GBA) season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe only had two weeks of preparation that included tryouts, teaching the offense, teaching the defense, finding the chemistry with the guys,\u201d Torres said. \u201cThat\u2019s more than a two week process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Men\u2019s Basketball team was reintroduced in the first season of the GBA, however this season UOG\u2019s athletic program is more structured with the arrival of the new athletic program director, Doug Palmer, months prior to the start of Triton\u2019s second GBA season. The Triton\u2019s entered into a building stage of the program and faces many challenges along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a brand-new program was the biggest challenge with these guys, there was no precedence and there was no standard,\u201d Torres said. \u201cWe just knew where we wanted to be and we had to make our own outline on how to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although this is the Triton\u2019s second season, this is their first time having a complete coaching staff consisting of head coach Brent Tipton, and assistant coaches Steve Yates and Josh Torres.<\/p>\n

They are an integral part in building UOG\u2019s basketball program and have inspired the players to work hard to achieve long-term goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur coaches this year have been doing a tremendous job putting together a bunch of guys and making them turn their egos into team-first mentality,\u201d junior guard Andrew Carlos said. \u201cThey have been doing everything in their power to make us a better team by pushing us to our limits and teaching us new ways of playing basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everyone involved in the building process has the shared understanding of the desired goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to focus on the big picture and focus on the goals that are ahead,\u201d senior guard Tony Taianao said. \u201cWe are not looking for instant gratification, we are looking for long term success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UOG Men\u2019s Basketball team lost their final regular season game against the second seeded Bombers, 95-46 on Oct. 23 at the Father Duenas Phoenix Center. Despite finishing the regular season with a 0-10 record, the Tritons significantly progressed from being students playing pick-up basketball prior to the start of the season to being the … <\/p>\n

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