Mt. SAC’s Richard Is Named SCC MVP

Mt. San Antonio College forward Larry Richard was selected the South Coast Conference’s Most Valuable Player and Mountie Coach Gene Victor was named Coach of the Year in a vote of conference coaches.

Richard averaged 16.8 points per game in leading Mt. San Antonio to a 27-4 record, the conference co-championship and a seeded berth in the state championship tournament. Mt. San Antonio’s championship was the third in Victor’s 26-year career at the Walnut school.

The All-South Conference team:

Larry Richard (Mt. San Antonio), 6-7, Soph.; Shaughn Ryan (Orange Coast), 6-5, Soph.; Joe Yezbak (Cerritos), 6-2, Soph.; Alexander Hamilton (Saddleback), 6-4, Soph; Jeff Hughes (Santa Ana), 6-2, Soph.; Brian Coleman (Cerritos), 6-8, Soph.; Ken Ramirez (Mt. San Antonio), 6-5 1/2, Soph.; James Stewart (Compton), 6-8, Soph.; Eric Cornly (Saddleback), 6-5, Soph.; Paul Leonard (Mt. San Antonio), 6-1, Soph.; Michael Long (Fullerton), 6-6, Soph.; Paul Rollins (Fullerton), 6-6, Soph.; Dwayne Johnson (Compton), 6-3, Soph.

Most Valuable Player--Larry Richard (Mt. San Antonio).

Coach of the Year--Gene Victor (Mt. San Antonio).