Cal State Dominguez Hills made history with both its men's and women's basketball teams achieving over 30 wins in a season and reaching the finals of their NCAA Division II tournaments. Despite losing their championship games—men's team falling to Nova Southeastern and the women's to Grand Valley State—coaches Steve Becker and John Bonner emphasized pride in their team's journey and achievements. The men's team nearly secured victory in a close match, and Bonner noted a sense of disappointment but also pride as they look back at the season's accomplishments.
"Making school history, never been to this point, we're incredibly proud," men's basketball coach Steve Becker said. "As much as the competitor in you is frustrated with the final outcome, I just have such a rare, incredible, special group of people in our locker room that I just love so much."
"We did the best job against the team that does it the best in the country," Becker said. "To be quite honest, if I could do it over, I would do the exact same thing in terms of the last play call and how it all went down."
"There's a small wound there, when you go that far and you want to get it done, and you feel like you didn't play your best basketball in that game," Bonner said. "But I think as that wound heals, there's a lot to be proud of."
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