The University of La Verne men's basketball team opened its home season Dec. 2 against the Westmont College Warriors and, as is usually the case when these two teams meet, the Leos came out on the short end of a 76-48 score.
Normally when a basketball team improves its record in one season from 4-22 to 13-13 and loses only one starter for the next season, the coach would be tempted to almost claim a championship.