Honoring a Legendary Team

Legendary Westmont men’s basketball coach Chet Kammerer and assistant Randy Pfund will be part of an alumni event to celebrate Westmont’s 1983-84 team on Saturday, Jan. 25. The team, which finished the season with a 31-4 record and reached the semifinals of the NAIA National Tournament, was unbeaten in 14 games inside Murchison Gym.

The celebration begins with Jersey Mike’s sandwiches at 2 pm outside the gym before the current men’s team tips off at 3 pm against Chaminade (Hawaii) for the PacWest Conference.

After the game, guests will gather at the Global Leadership Center for a reception to honor the ‘83-84 team, which included Jeff Azain, who set Westmont’s all-time record for season field goal percentage in the 1984-85 season, shooting .676 from the field. Azain went on to serve as an assistant coach to the Warriors for three decades. 

The hardcourt inside the gym is named after Kammerer, who coached the Warriors for 17 seasons from 1975 to 1992 amassing a record of 357-158 (.693). Kammerer left Westmont in 1992 to take an assistant coaching position with the Los Angeles Lakers before serving as the vice president of player personnel for the Miami Heat, where he is currently senior advisor of basketball operations. 

Pfund was the Lakers’ head coach for 1992-94 seasons, and general manager for the Miami Heat from 1995-2008. 

Alumni are encouraged to RSVP to head coach Landon Boucher at lboucher@westmont.edu.