2015 SCAC Men's Basketball Preseason Media Guide

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Throughout the 2015-16 academic year, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a co-educational NCAA Division III athletics conference. The conference’s origins date to 1962 when the College Athletic Conference (CAC) was formed to provide an association through which member institutions could compete in intercollegiate sports activities among teams representative of their respective student bodies. A primary tenet of this conference was a shared commit-ment to the priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences. The next evolution of the conference took place prior to the 1991-92 academic year when the league moved to add women’s athletics as part of its sports sponsorship lineup and, as part of this rebirth, changed its name to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Con-ference. The idea behind the SCAC and the commitments made by those charter members in 1991 remain in place today. SCAC member institutions are committed to sponsoring a variety of varsity sports to maximize opportunities for student participation. SCAC schools also operate under the principle that participation in sports should be solely from student interest and enjoyment of athletic competition, and that no financial aid shall be given to any student which is conditional upon athletic ability or participation in intercollegiate sports. SCAC member institutions support students in their efforts to reach high levels of performance by providing them with adequate facilities, competent coaching and appropriate competitive oppor-tunities with students from similar institutions. The SCAC is currently comprised of Austin College of Sherman, Texas; Centenary College of Shreveport, Louisiana; Colorado Col-lege of Colorado Springs, Colorado; University of Dallas of Irving, Texas; Schreiner University of Kerrville, Texas; Southwestern Uni-versity of Georgetown, Texas; Texas Lutheran University of Seguin, Texas; and Trinity University of San Antonio, Texas. The SCAC office is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.

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about the cover table of contents2 SCAC Information3 SCAC Directory

4-5 SCAC Staff6-7 History of the SCAC8-9 Championship Info/Results

10-73 Team Pages10-17 Austin College

11 Schedule & Information12 2015 Staff13 2015 Roster

14-15 2014 Stats16 Players to Watch17 Season Preview

18-25 Centenary College26-33 Colorado College34-41 University of Dallas42-49 Schreiner University50-57 Southwestern University58-65 Texas Lutheran University66-73 Trinity University

76-82 2014-15 Season Review76-77 All-SCAC Awards78-79 Other Awards and Honors80-81 Conference Stat Leaders

82 NCAA Stat Leaders

83 Predicted Order of Finish

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AUSTIN COLLEGE austincollege.comMailing AddressAustin College Athletics900 North Grand AvenueSuite 6ASherman, TX 75090

David Norman, Athletics Director.......................................................... 903-813-2401Jeff Kelly, Sports Information Director.................................................. 903-813-2275FAX.................................................................................................................... 903-813-3196Email Address.......................................................................... [email protected]

COLORADO COLLEGE cctigers.comMailing AddressColorado College Athletics14 East La PoudreColorado Springs, CO 80903

Ken Ralph, Athletics Director.................................................................... 719-389-6475Jerry Cross, Director of Athletics Communications........................... 719-389-6755Dave Reed, Asst. Director of Athletics Communications................ 719-389-6105FAX..................................................................................................................... 719-389-6873Email Address........................................................... [email protected]

CENTENARY gocentenary.comMailing AddressCentenary College Athletics2911 Centenary BoulevardShreveport, LA 71104-3335

Ronda Seagraves, Athletics Director..................................................... 318-869-5087Matthew Lofton, Sports Information Coordinator............................ 318-869-5275FAX.................................................................................................................... 318-869-5145Email Address............................................................................ [email protected]

DALLAS udallasathletics.comMailing AddressUniversity of Dallas Athletics1845 East Northgate DriveIrving, TX 75062-4736

Dick Strockbine, Athletics Director......................................................... 972-721-5207Nathan Yacovissi, Sports Information Manager................................. 972-721-5378FAX..................................................................................................................... 972-721-5208Email Address............................................................................... [email protected]

TEXAS LUTHERAN tlubulldogs.comMailing AddressTexas Lutheran University Athletics1000 West Court StreetSeguin, TX 78155

Bill Miller, Athletics Director...................................................................... 830-372-8124Tim Clark, Sports Information Director................................................. 830-372-6877FAX..................................................................................................................... 830-372-8135Email Address................................................................................................ [email protected]

TRINITY trinitytigers.comMailing AddressTrinity University AthleticsOne Trinity PlaceSan Antonio, TX 78212-7200

Bob King, Athletics Director...................................................................... 210-999-8272Justin Parker, Sports Information Coordinator.................................. 210-999-8447FAX..................................................................................................................... 210-999-8292Email Address...................................................................................... [email protected]

SOUTHWESTERN southwesternpirates.comMailing AddressCorbin J. Robertson Center1001 East University AvenueGeorgetown, TX 78626-0770

Glada Munt, Athletics Director................................................................ 512-863-1618Megan Hardin, Sports Information Director...................................... 512-863-1254Tony Baldwin, Asst. Sports Information Director.............................. 512-819-7316FAX.................................................................................................................... 512-863-1393Email Address................................................................... [email protected]

SCHREINER athletics.schreiner.eduMailing AddressSchreiner University Athletics2100 Memorial BoulevardKerrville, TX 78028-5611

Ron Macosko, Athletics Director.............................................................. 830-792-7482Ryan Brisbin, Sports Information Director........................................... 830-792-7292FAX..................................................................................................................... 830-792-0639Email Address............................................................................ [email protected]

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OFFICE PHONE: 678-869-5450OFFICE FAX: 678-869-5452

1670 McKendree Church Road Suite 200 B

Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043-6676

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COMMISSIONERdwayne hanberry Dwayne Hanberry, 49, enters his 20th year with the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and his seventh as the league’s commissioner. Since the conference reorganzied in 1991, he is the league’s second full-time commissioner. Hanberry was hired by the SCAC in 1995 as the league’s sports information director. He was promot-ed to assistant commissioner in 2000, associate com-missioner in 2005 and served as interim commission-er for six months before being named commissioner in June of 2008. Hanberry is a member of the Division III Commis-sioner Association (DIIICA), the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) where he has served on the Membership Services Committee. In June 2014, he was appointed to serve a four-year term on the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Committee.

Hanberry holds a B.B.A. degree from Oglethorpe University where he was a two-year starter on the Petrel basketball team for Coach Jack Berkshire. Hanberry was named team MVP his junior season and is still one of the school’s all-time leaders for single-season field goal percentage, career field goal percentage and rebounds per game - both for a season and a career. Prior to transferring to Oglethorpe, Hanberry was a two-year starter for Coach Lawrence Smithmier at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Missis-sippi. An All-State performer his sophomore season, Hanberry was inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 2009. He and his wife, Charis, reside in Suwanee, Ga. He has two sons: David (20) is a junior at Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) University, and Daniel (16) is a junior at Collins Hill High School.

CONTACT DWAYNEEMAIL ADDRESS:

[email protected]:

678-869-5450TWITTER:

@SCACCOMMISH

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ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERkatie mucci

Katie Mucci, 22, enters her second year as the As-sistant Director of Communications and New Media at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2015-16. Mucci is responsible for managing the conference’s social media accounts, performing sports informa-tion duties for 10 of the conference’s 19 sport and creating all of the graphic designs for online and print use. In addition, Mucci also assists the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner with championship administration and day-to-day administrative duties. After being awarded one of 18 NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority and Women’s Internship Grants, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the hiring of Katie Mucci as the league’s Assistant Di-rector of Communications & New Media on August 1st, 2014. During her first year at the SCAC, Mucci helped boost the conference’s online presence, using social media to promote conference awards, events and other miscellaneous announcements. After Mucci took the reigns in September 2014, the @scac_sports Instagram account quickly became the most followed among all Division III conferences (44 total), and the second-most followed among all non-Division I conferences, growing in followers by over 1000%. Mucci also spearheaded the creation of confer-

ence pre-season media guides for eight team sports. Collectively, the guides have been read more than 4,000 times, while earning nearly 30,000 impressions -- the number of times a publication was displayed to a user. The 2015 Baseball Media Guide earned second place among conference media guides in the 2015 CoSIDA Publication Awards, while the cover of the guide earned top honors. Mucci is a 2014 graduate of the University of North-ern Colorado with a degree in journalism and mass communication and a minor in business adminis-tration. In her final year, she served as the school’s Sports Information Intern where she was the primary media contact for the men’s and women’s golf programs. She also assisted in other areas, including program design for the baseball, volleyball and wres-tling programs as well as infographic design that was used on the school’s athletics website and social media accounts. Mucci also served as the Marketing Manager for The Mirror, the UNC student newspaper. In that capacity she was in charge of the paper’s social media strategy as well as the coordination effort to celebrate The Mirror’s 95th birthday. Her marketing strategy during this celebration helped the paper’s Facebook page realize a 30 percent increase in “likes” as well as increasing reach and engagement by 700 percent. Mucci resides in Lawrenceville.

CONTACT KATIEEMAIL ADDRESS:

[email protected]:

678-869-5450TWITTER:

@KATIEMUCCI

CONTACT BLAKEEMAIL ADDRESS:

[email protected]:

678-869-5450

SPORTS INFORMATION ANDMULTIMEDIA ASSISTANT

blake childers Blake Childers, 22, will begin with the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2015 as the Sports Information and Multimedia Assistant. Childers will be the main contact for various SCAC sports, as well as handling all of the video editing, interviewing and producing duties. Childers is a 2015 graduate of Berry College in Rome, Ga. and worked with both sports information and Viking Fusion, the Berry student-run multimedia website.

With the Sports Information office, Childers assisted with game operations, including statistics, live video stream and photography. He was also the sports producer and assistant news producer for Viking Fusion. Additionally, Childers has worked with the Rome Braves as an audio-visual intern the past three seasons.Childers resides in Suwannee.

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The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) was founded and began operation on September 1, 1962, as the College Athletic Conference (CAC). Centre College of Danville, Kentucky; Southwestern at Memphis (Tennessee) (now known as Rhodes College); The University of the South of Sewanee, Tennessee; and Washington and Lee University of Lexington, Virginia, were the four charter members of the conference. Later in 1962, Washington University of St. Louis, Missouri, became the fifth member and the CAC remained unchanged until 1972. Following membership changes throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the conference went through restructuring and renaming. With the addition of Millsaps College of Jackson, Mississippi, and Trinity Uni-versity of San Antonio, Texas, in 1988 and Hendrix College of Conway, Arkanasas, and Oglethorpe University of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1991, membership reached a then all-time high of eight. That same year (1991), the conference renamed itself the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, hired its first full-time commissioner - Stephen P. Argo - and a permanent conference office was established in Atlanta, Georgia. As part of restructuring, the league also adopted its current primary mark and adopted blue (pms 287) and gold (pms 131) as the official colors of the conference. Membership changes continued throughout the '90s. The SCAC added Southwestern University of Georgetown, Texas, in 1993 with participation beginning in the 1994-95 academic year. In 1997-98, the SCAC added both DePauw University of Greencastle, Indiana, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology of Terre Haute, Ind., with partici-pation beginning in 1998-99. As part of a year-long celebration in 2005-06, the league celebrated its 15th anniversary as the restructured SCAC. The league adopted a special anniversary logo (pictured left) and as part of the celebration, 15th anniversary teams were selected for all conference sponsored sports. After Rose-Hulman announced its intentions to leave the conference, Austin College of Sherman, Texas and Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado, were confirmed as the 10th and 11th members of the league in 2006 with participation beginning in the 2006-07 academic year. Birmingham-Southern College of Birmingham, Alabama, a former member of the Division I Big South Conference, was approved as the 12th member of the SCAC and began play in 2007-08. Prior to the 2010-11 academic year, DePauw University announced that it would leave the conference. The University of Dallas was quickly tabbed to replace DePauw effective July 1, 2011 - maintaining the league's membership total at 12 institutions. In 2010-11, the league celebrated its 20th anniversary as the restructured SCAC. As part of the celebration, in addition to the use

of a special mark, the league office selected the Top 20 moments for each conference-sponsored sport. Those moments were announced throughout the 2010-11 academic year. After the conclusion of the June 7, 2011 SCAC Presidents’ meeting, the conference announced that seven of its twelve member insti-tutions would be leaving to form a new conference effective at the conclusion of the 2011-12 academic year. The schools departing include founding CAC/SCAC members Centre College, Sewanee-The University of the South, and Rhodes College, in addition to Bir-mingham-Southern College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, and Oglethorpe University. With membership down to five institutions – the conference’s lowest number since the 1979-80 academic year – the “new” SCAC wasted little time in adding to its membership rolls. In 2010-11, the league celebrated its 20th anniversary as the re-structured SCAC. As part of the celebration, in addition to the use of a special mark (pictured right), the league office selected the Top 20 moments for each conference-sponsored sport. Those moments were announced throughout the 2010-11 academic year. After the conclusion of the June 7, 2011 SCAC Presidents’ meeting, the conference announced that seven of its twelve member insti-tutions would be leaving to form a new conference effective at the conclusion of the 2011-12 academic year. The schools departing include founding CAC/SCAC members Centre College, Sewanee-The University of the South, and Rhodes College, in addition to Bir-mingham-Southern College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, and Oglethorpe University. With membership down to five institutions – the conference’s lowest number since the 1979-80 academic year – the “new” SCAC wasted little time in adding to its membership rolls. On September 28, 2011, Centenary College of Louisiana, a former American Southwest Conference institution, announced it would be joining the SCAC beginning in the 2012-2013 season. Two more ASC schools will join the SCAC for the 2013-14 season: Schreiner Univer-sity announced their decision on January 23, 2012, and on February 16, 2012, Texas Lutheran University announced it too would join the SCAC. The addition of Texas Lutheran insured that the conference would retain its status as an active NCAA Division III conference as well as automatic bids in nine of its 14 AQ sports, including baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and volleyball. On the national athletics stage, the SCAC has had its fair share of success - both in terms of team championships (eight) and individual championships (33).

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In the days when the league was known at the College Athletic Conference, Chris Fugman of Centre College gave the conference its first individual title with a victory in the 400 IM at the 1980 NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, and Chris Trapp of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology won the men’s javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track Field national championships three straight years (1984-1986). Nao Kinoshita of Rhodes College won the 1996 Division III women’s tennis singles title, capturing the first individual national title in the SCAC era. Kinoshita also won the 1997 singles title and combined with Taylor Tarver to capture the ‘97 doubles title.Ryan Loftus of Rose-Hulman captured the men’s pole vault title at the 1998 Indoor Track & Field championships. Heather Stone of University of the South-Sewanee claimed both the women’s indoor and outdoor 1,500 meter titles in 2000. And later that same season, the league claimed its first team national championships as Trinity University won both the men’s and women’s tennis titles. In the winter of 2003, Matt Smith of Rose-Hulman won the 100 yard breaststroke at the Division III men’s national swimming champion-ships, and Trinity captured the women’s basketball championship - all in the same weekend. The following fall (in 2003), the Trinity men’s soccer team gave the league title #4, and the DePauw women’s basketball team became the fifth team from the conference to win a national championship when it captured the 2006-07 Division III title. Trinity’s Christyn Schumann won the women’s high jump at three consecutive NCAA Outdoor Track & Field national championships (2004-06), and Liz Bondi of DePauw captured the 16th individual national championship won by a CAC/SCAC student-athlete when she won the 2007 women’s tennis singles title. The 2008-09 season was a banner year as one team and three individual student-athletes won national titles for the SCAC. Todd Wildman of Trinity won the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field national championships and Chrys Jones of Centre College won the triple jump at the Outdoor Track & Field national championships. On the links, the Oglethorpe University men earned the league’s sixth team title with a first-place finish at the NCAA Golf Championships. The Petrels were led by Olafur Loftsson, who earned medalist honors and the league’s 19th individual title. In 2009-10, the SCAC had four different individuals win a total of five national titles. Todd Wildman of Trinity won his second-consecutive

indoor national title in the pentathlon. Centre’s Chrys Jones dou-ble-dipped and claimed national titles in the triple jump at the both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor national championships. At the 2010 NCAA Swimming & Diving championships, Trinity teammates Lindsay Martin and Hayley Emerick claimed individual titles in the 1-meter and 3-meter boards, respectively. In 2010-11, Chrys Jones became just the second SCAC student-ath-lete to win four career individual national titles as he repeated at the NCAA Indoor national championships in the triple jump. Centre’s Chris Morris earned the league its 26th individual national title when he claimed medalist honors at the 2011 NCAA Golf Championships. The 2011-12 academic year was one of the most successful in the league’s 50-year history. Tiarra Goode of Birmingham-Southern College won the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field national championships, Jordan DeGayner of Colorado College won the 200 free at the NCAA Swimming & Diving national champion-ships and Ruth Hahn of Trinity University continued the Tigers’ diving dominanace with an individual title on the 3-meter board. Later in the spring, SCAC student-athletes earned two more individual national titles with Anthony Maccaglia of Oglethorpe University earning the league its third medalist in four years at the NCAA Men’s Golf cham-pionship and Birmingham’s Goode picked up her second individual national title with a win in the 100-meter hurdels at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field championships. In addition, Oglethorpe University earned the conference its seventh team national title with a victory at the 2012 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships. The “new” SCAC returned to national prominence in 2013-14 as Stephen Culberson of Trinity University won the 100 free at the 2014 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships and, in its first year in the conference, Schreiner University gave the conference its eighth team national championship with a victory at the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships - the league’s third national title in the sport in six years. A bell, donated by the Norfolk and Western Railway, was adopted as the SCAC’s “President’s Trophy” and serves as the symbol for the conference. The President’s Trophy is displayed for one year on the campus of the school with the combined men’s and women’s athletics program that accumulates the highest points total in the all-sports race established by the conference. The bell is awarded at the conclu-sion of the spring season.

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2015-16 SCAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP DATESSPORT DATE SITE HOSTCross Country October 31 McKinney, Texas Austin CollegeVolleyball November 6-7 Georgetown, Texas Southwestern University

Men’s Soccer November 6-8 Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado CollegeWomen’s Soccer November 6-8 Irving, Texas University of DallasSwimming & Diving February 10-13 Lewisville, Texas SCACMen’s and Women’s Basketball

February 26-28 Shreveport, Louisiana Centenary College

Men’s Lacrosse April 15-16 Irving, Texas University of DallasMen’s and Women’s Golf April 18-19 Blanco, Texas SCACMen’s and Women’s Track

April 22-23 Seguin, Texas Texas Lutheran University

Softball April 22-24 San Antonio, Texas Trinity UniversityMen’s and Women’s Tennis

April 22-24 Kerrville, Texas Schreiner University

Baseball April 29-May 1 TBD TBD

2014-15 SCAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSSPORT REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONMen’s Cross Country N/A Colorado CollegeWomen’s Cross Country N/A Colorado CollegeVolleyball Trinity University Trinity UniversityFootball Texas Lutheran N/AMen’s Soccer Trinity University Trinity UniversityWomen’s Soccer Trinity University Trinity UniversityMen’s Swimming & Diving N/A Trinity UniversityWomen’s Swimming and Diving N/A Trinity UniversityMen’s Basketball Texas Lutheran Unviersity/Centenary

CollegeTexas Lutheran University

Women’s Basketball Southwestern University, Texas Luther-an University, Trinity University

Southwestern University

Men’s Golf N/A Schreiner UniversityWomen’s Golf N/A Schreiner UniversityMen’s Track and Field N/A Trinity UniversityWomen’s Track and Field N/A Trinity UniversitySoftball Texas Lutheran University Texas Lutheran UniversityMen’s Tennis N/A Trinity UniversityWomen’s Tennis N/A Trinity UniversityBaseball Centenary College Trinity University

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#1 SEED

#4 SEED

#5 SEED

GAME 1WINNER OF

G1 CONFERENCECHAMPION

#3 SEED

#6 SEED

GAME 2

GAME 3

#2 SEED

WINNER OF G2

GAME 4

WINNER OF G3

WINNER OF G4

GAME 5

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSFriday, February 26SCAC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Day One – hosted by Centenary CollegeGame 1: #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed - 1 p.m.Game 2: #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed - 3 p.m.Saturday, February 27SCAC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Day Two – hosted by Centenary CollegeGame 3: No. 1 seed vs. Winner of Game 1 - 1 p.m.Game 4: No. 2 seed vs. Winner of Game 2 - 3 p.m.Sunday, February 28SCAC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Day Three – hosted by Centenary CollegeGame 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (Championship) - Noon

2015 SCAC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSFriday, february 27Game 1:#4 Dallas def. #5 Colorado College, 50-47 P: Sarrat (UD) - 21R: Wyatt (UD) - 8A: Berardino (COLO) - 5

Game 2:#3 Southwestern def. # 6 SchreinerP: Guerrero (SCH) - 20R: Pena (SCH) - 11A: Johnson (SU) - 5

Saturday, february 28game 3:#1 Texas Lutheran def. Dallas, 82-65P: Holmes (TLU) - 21R: Two tied with 9A: Holmes (TLU) - 7

game 4: #2 Centenary def. Southwestern, 87-80P: Sapp (CENT) - 28R: Sapp (CENT) - 9A: Three tied with 4

Sunday, Championship gameTexas Lutheran def. Centenary, 80-75P: Kouremetis (TLU) - 20R: Sapp (CENT) - 9A: Holmes (TLU) - 6

2015 SCAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMJordan Kouremetis Texas Lutheran MVPDonte McGee Texas Lutheran Sterling Holmes Texas Lutheran Travion Kirkendoll Centenary James Sapp CentenaryRyan Ogden Southwestern

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QUICK FACTSLOCATION:Sherman, TexasFOUNDED:1849ENROLLMENT:1,350NICKNAME:KangaroosCOLORS:Crimson and goldSTADIUM:North FieldPRESIDENT:Dr. Marjorie HassATHLETICS DIRECTOR:David NormanATHLETIC TRAINER:Evan GumpertMEN’S BASKETBALLHEAD COACHRodney Wecker

PresidentDr. Marjorie Hass

Athletic DirectorDavid Norman

Sports Information Coordinator

Jeff Kelly

Athletic TrainerEvan Gumpert

DATE OPPONENT TIMENov. 14 Letourneau 4 p.m.NOV. 19 HOWARD PAYNE 7 P.M.Nov. 21 Hendrix (Shreveport, La.) 5 p.m.Nov. 22 Millsaps (Shreveport, La.) 3 p.m.DEC. 5 HENDRIX 4 P.M.DEC. 12 BACONE 7 P.M.DEC. 14 PAUL QUINN 7 P.M.Dec. 16 Millsaps 3 p.m.DEC. 29 LETOURNEAU 4 P.M.DEC. 30 LUTHER 4 P.M.Jan. 2 Dallas* 2 p.m.Jan. 8 Southwestern* 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Texas Lutheran* 4 p.m.JAN. 15 CENTENARY* 6 P.M.JAN. 16 COLORADO COLLEGE* 6 P.M.JAN. 22 SCHREINER* 6 P.M.JAN. 23 TRINITY* 4 P.M.Jan. 29 Schreiner* 6 p.m.Jan. 30 Trinity* 4 p.m.Feb. 5 Centenary* 6 p.m.Feb. 7 Colorado College* 1 p.m.FEB. 12 SOUTHWESTERN* 6 P.M.FEB. 13 TEXAS LUTHERAN* 4 P.M.FEB. 20 DALLAS* 2 P.M.FEB. 21 RUST 3 P.M.

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Rodney Wecker will enter his ninth season as the head coach of the Austin College men’s basketball team in 2015-16. During his first season at the helm, Wecker guided the ‘Roos to their first postseason berth in a decade when the team reached the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, and has continued this success by leading the ‘Roos to the SCAC Tournament in each of his first six seasons. Since taking over the program, Wecker has led the ‘Roos on a steady climb and coached the team to a program record 20 wins and a 20-7 overall record, includ-ing a SCAC best 12-4 conference mark and the SCAC West regular season crown in 2009-10. Wecker was named the SCAC

Coach of the Year for these achieve-ments. Wecker came to Austin College from Whitworth College, where he served as an assistant coach from 1991-2004, and associate head coach from 2005-2007. During his time at Whitworth, Wecker helped guide the team to a 280-146 record and 12 post-season appearances, including four national tournaments. The team also won five conference titles during Wecker’s time there. In 2003, Wecker was named the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year. Along with serving as Head Coach at Austin College, Wecker also serves as the assistant athletic director for operations and is directly responsible for the man-

agement of the Robert T. Mason Athlet-ic-Recreation Complex. Wecker played collegiately at Metropol-itan State College in Denver, where he earned a degree while double major-ing in secondary education and sports communication. He received his Master’s degree in teaching from Whitworth in 1995. Wecker and his wife Trina have three children: daughter Cameron, son Paxson, and daughter London.

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2015 roster

# Player Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown00 James Buck F Fr 6-7 Houston, Texas1 Brian Baehl G Jr 6-2 The Woodlands, Texas3 Cedric Hudson G/F Sr 6-5 Round Rock, Texas 5 Chris Essien G/F So 6-4 Corpus Christi, Texas10 Patrick Johnson G Fr 5-11 Norwood, Texas11 Stephen Igbinosa F Jr 6-8 Bellaire, Texas 12 Jeremy Swisher G Jr 6-3 The Woodlands, Texas 13 Alan Sullivan F Jr 6-7 Dallas, Texas 14 Jordan Rosinbaum G Jr 5-10 Celina, Texas 15 Christian Chiles G Fr 5-10 Dallas, Texas 20 Jacob Nemec G/F Fr 6-3 Coppell, Texas 21 Josh Garrett G/F So 6-3 Athens, Texas 22 JP Feider F Fr 6-7 Schertz, Texas23 Josh Dickerman G Jr 5-11 Dallas, Texas 31 Andres Rivera G Jr 5-10 Albuquerque, N.M. 32 Cody Meyers G/F Jr 6-3 Austin, Texas 33 Justin Wade F Fr 6-9 Greenville, Texas 40 Austin Freet F Jr 6-5 Highland Village, Texas41 John Pass F So 6-6 Austin, Texas 42 Will Kollet G/F Jr 6-3 Broaddus, Texas

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2014 results and stats

2014-15 RESULTS (8-17, 3-11 SCAC)11/21/2014 SUL ROSS STATE W 77-73 11/22/2014 HOWARD PAYNE W 72-64 11/25/2014 BACONE L 75-84 11/29/2014 vs Illinois Wesleyan L 57-85 11/30/2014 at Rhodes College L 61-90 12/06/2014 HENDRIX COLLEGE L 69-76 12/18/2014 at Millsaps W 77-47 12/19/2014 at Hendrix College L 52-54 12/29/2014 ILLINOIS COLLEGE W 74-66 12/30/2014 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN L 79-102 01/03/2015 DALLAS W 69-68 01/09/2015 TRINITY W 60-48 01/10/2015 SCHREINER W 71-66 01/16/2015 at Colorado College L 65-90 01/18/2015 at Centenary L 72-82 01/23/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN L 54-66 01/24/2015 SOUTHWESTERN L 64-69 01/30/2015 at Texas Lutheran L 79-87 01/31/2015 at Southwestern L 48-50

02/06/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE L 64-71 02/07/2015 CENTENARY L 68-72 02/14/2015 at Schreiner L 63-66 02/13/2015 at Trinity L 41-55 02/21/2015 at Dallas L 66-83 02/22/2015 UC-SANTA CRUZ W 68-58

Player PPGBrian Baehl 10.7Jeremy Swisher 10.2Cedric Hudson 8.0Alan Sullivan 7.9Kevin Graham 6.3

POINTS PER GAME

REBOUNDS PER GAME

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

STEALS

THREE-POINT FG PERCENTAGE

BLOCKED SHOTS

Player FG%Harry Hampden-Smith .552Eghosa Igbinosa .517Cedric Hudson .447Brian Baehl .433Alvin Michael .413

Player 3FG%Kevin Graham .333Alan Sullivan .299Andres Rivera .275Aaron Anwary .270Austin Freet .267

Player RPGAustin Freet 6.6Brian Baehl 4.2Cedric Hudson 3.6Jeremy Swisher 3.4Eghosa Igbinosa 3.1

Player STEALSAndres Rivera 23Austin Freet 18Jeremy Swisher 17Brian Baehl 15Kevin Graham 13

Player BLOCKSAlvin Michael 25Eghosa Igbinosa 18Austin Freet 15Alan Sullivan 9Jeremy Swisher 5Aaron Anwary 5

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2014 results and stats

Team Statistics AC OPP

SCORING 1645 1772

Points-per-game 65.8 70.9

Field goal pct. .386 .401

3-point FG pct. .265 .346

Free Throw pct. .644 .684

REBOUNDS 934 1007

Rebounds/game 37.4 40.3

ASSISTS 299 331

Assists/game 12.0 13.2

TURNOVERS 374 376

Turnovers/game 15.0 15.0

STEALS 158 160

Steals/game 6.3 6.4

BLOCKS 98 62

Blocks/game 3.9 2.5

# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG01 Brian Baehl 72 30 4 15 268 10.7 12 Jeremy Swisher 32 43 5 17 203 10.2 03 Cedric Hudson 13 55 4 9 199 8.0 21 Alan Sullivan 30 46 9 10 197 7.9 02 Kevin Graham 36 23 0 13 125 6.3 40 Austin Freet 24 31 15 18 129 5.9 15 Eghosa Igbinosa 2 13 18 4 104 5.2 31 Andres Rivera 11 11 0 23 78 3.1 10 Ryan Reibly 16 11 0 4 34 3.1 41 Josh Dickerman 6 7 0 4 49 2.9 05 Aaron Anwary 25 22 5 11 68 2.7 00 Alvin Michael 7 25 25 12 58 2.5 32 Cody Meyers 7 10 3 7 38 2.2 14 Christopher Essien 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 33 H. Hampden-Smith 5 11 4 4 40 1.8 22 Josh Quinn 4 3 3 4 19 1.4 20 John Pass 0 2 0 1 10 1.3 11 Jimmy King 8 8 0 1 13 1.2 23 Roman Manikowski 0 11 3 1 10 1.0 13 Josh Garrett 1 1 0 0 1 0.2 42 Will Kollet 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

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# Player FG FGA % 3FG FGA % FT FTA % OFF DEF TOT AVG

01 Brian Baehl 90 208 .433 10 46 .217 78 106 .736 28 76 104 4.2 12 Jeremy Swisher 73 185 .395 18 80 .225 39 61 .639 22 46 68 3.4 03 Cedric Hudson 67 150 .447 1 6 .167 64 100 .640 35 56 91 3.6 21 Alan Sullivan 68 181 .376 26 87 .299 35 53 .660 13 55 68 2.7 02 Kevin Graham 40 113 .354 26 78 .333 19 34 .559 9 23 32 1.6 40 Austin Freet 45 125 .360 8 30 .267 31 60 .517 51 95 146 6.6 15 Eghosa Igbinosa 46 89 .517 1 5 .200 11 17 .647 25 37 62 3.1 31 Andres Rivera 24 80 .300 19 69 .275 11 12 .917 4 10 14 0.6 10 Ryan Reibly 10 36 .278 3 13 .231 11 18 .611 7 26 33 3.0 41 Josh Dickerman 16 48 .333 7 21 .333 10 14 .714 3 12 15 0.9 05 Aaron Anwary 21 75 .280 17 63 .270 9 15 .600 14 20 34 1.4 00 Alvin Michael 19 46 .413 0 0 .000 20 28 .714 29 39 68 3.0 32 Cody Meyers 14 40 .350 7 28 .250 3 6 .500 7 16 23 1.4 14 Christopher Essien 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 33 H. Hampden-Smith 16 29 .552 1 9 .111 7 11 .636 13 34 47 2.1 22 Josh Quinn 6 22 .273 6 18 .333 1 2 .500 1 8 9 0.6 20 John Pass 4 7 .571 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 4 4 0.5 11 Jimmy King 4 19 .211 2 15 .133 3 7 .429 2 10 12 1.1 23 Roman Manikowski 4 13 .308 1 7 .143 1 2 .500 4 9 13 1.3 13 Josh Garrett 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 1 2 3 0.5 42 Will Kollet 0 6 .000 0 6 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.3

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2015 season preview

With 13 players returning from last year’s team, including six players who started at least one game over course of the year, the Austin College men’s basketball team will be looking to get back to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tourna-ment in 2015-2016. The ‘Roos finished the year with an overall record of 8-17, missing the postseason for the first time under head coach Rodney Wecker. The ‘Roos feature a lot of returning experience this year, but only one senior on the roster in Cedric Hudson. Hudson, along with juniors Brian Baehl, Alan Sullivan, and Jeremy Swisher, will be looking to lead the team to the top of the SCAC in the upcoming year. Baehl earned All-Conference honors after averaging 10.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists-per-game. The 6-foot-2 guard can play either guard position, and is one of the team’s most versatile scorers in addition to being its top facilitator. Swisher joined Baehl in double-digits, as the 6-foot-3 swing player averaged 10.2 points-per-game on the year, and Hudson came on strong down the stretch to provide another scoring and rebounding option. The 6-foot-5 forward finished the sea-son averaging 8.0 points and 3.6 rebounds-per-game, with his scoring average rising to 8.6 points-per-game in SCAC play. The 6-foot-7 Sullivan is another All-SCAC performer who of-fers a matchup problem for opposing forwards, as he can play either forward position and stretch the floor with his jump-er. Last season, Sullivan averaged 7.9 points-per-game, and knocked down 26 three pointers on the year. Helping out up front will be 6-foot-5 junior forward Austin Freet, another All-SCAC player who averaged 5.9 points and 6.6 rebounds-per-game a year ago, with his rebounding numbers jumping to 7.2 per-game against SCAC schools. Junior center Stephen Igbinosa, an athletic 6-foot-8 player whose ability to

run the floor makes him dangerous in transition, is an outstand-ing shot blocker and finished last year averaging 5.2 points while shooting 51.7% from the field. This year Wecker will be looking to a strong group of fresh-man post players to take some of the rebounding burden off of Freet and Igbinosa, led by 6-foot-9 Justin Wade. Fellow fresh-men James Buck and JP Feider will also help out down low, with each player checking in at 6-foot-7. One of the strengths of this year’s team will be its perimeter shooting, with Baehl, Swisher, and Sullivan all capable of get-ting hot from deep, in addition to junior guards Andres Rivera and Josh Dickerman. Last season the 5-foot-10 Rivera connect-ed on 19 three pointers, while Dickerman knocked down triples at a clip of 33% for the year. Another threat from long distance is 6-foot-3 swingman Cody Meyers, while 6-foot-6 forward John Pass also has the ability to stretch the floor. With 20 players on the roster, depth won’t be an issue for Wecker’s team. Junior swingman Will Kollet returns, as do soph-omores Chris Essien and Josh Garrett. Jordin Rosinbaum adds another shooter off the bench, while freshman guards Patrick Johnson and Christian Chiles will bolster the point guard po-sition for Wecker’s team this season and allow Baehl to spend some time playing off the ball. This year’s team features a good combination of size and skill, and could very well find themselves climbing the SCAC ladder in the quest for a conference title in 2015-2016. The ‘Roos kick off the regular season with a road game at LeTourneau on Novem-ber 14. • The ‘Roos will be

led by Head Coach Rodney Wecker in his ninth season

• The 2015-16 squad will feature 13 returners, including four starters

• The team will only have one senior, Cedric Hudson, while the leading scorer, Brian Baehl

• The top four scorers from the 2014-15 team will be back on the roster this year

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QUICK FACTSLOCATION:Shreveport, La.FOUNDED:1825ENROLLMENT:760NICKNAME:GentsCOLORS:Maroon and WhiteSTADIUM:Mayo FieldPRESIDENT:Dr. David RoweATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Ronda SeagravesATHLETIC TRAINER:Stephanie CulbertsonMEN’S SOCCERHEAD COACH:Emmett Rutkowski

DATE OPPONENT TIMENov. 14 Texas-Dallas 3 p.m.Nov. 17 East Texas Baptist 8 p.m.Nov. 21 Millsaps 7 p.m.Nov. 22 Hendrix 5 p.m.Nov. 24 Hendrix 6 p.m.Nov. 29 McMurry 4 p.m.Dec. 6 Millsaps 5 p.m.Dec. 9 Belhaven 6 p.m.Dec. 19 Howard Payne 5 p.m.Dec. 20 Texas-Dallas 6 p.m.Jan. 2 Colorado College* 7 p.m.Jan. 3 Colorado College* 7 p.m.Jan. 8 Schreiner* 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Trinity* 6 p.m.Jan. 15 Austin College* 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Dallas* 4 p.m.Jan. 22 Southwestern* 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Texas Lutheran* 4 p.m.Jan. 29 Southwestern* 6 p.m.Jan. 31 Texas Lutheran* NoonFeb. 5 Austin College* 6 p.m.Feb. 7 Dallas* NoonFeb. 12 Schreiner* 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Trinity* 4 p.m.Feb. 20 Dallas Christian 3 p.m.

PresidentDr. David Rowe

Interim Athletic DirectorAdam Walsh

Sports Information DirectorMatthew Lofton

Athletic TrainerStephenaie Culbertson

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austin college - Centenary College - Colorado College - University of DALLAS - Schreiner University - Southwestern university - texas lutheran university - trinity university

Going from one of the youngest NCAA Division I coaches to leading Centenary men’s basketball to the most decorated team in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference the past three years, head coach Adam Walsh is looking to lead the Gents to new heights for his sixth season in 2015-16. The honors achieved by the Gents under Walsh’s tutelage are stagger-ing the past three seasons: Three-straight Conference Players of the Year, three-straight Newcomers of the Year, four All-Americans, four All-District selections, 12 All-Confer-ence honors, and 12 SCAC Player of the Week recognitions. In 2014-15, the Centenary Col-lege men’s basketball team claimed its first conference title in 25 years. The Gents also finished as SCAC Tournament runners-up in both 2014 and 2015. Coach Walsh captured 2013-2014 SCAC Coach of the Year honors, helping the Maroon and White finish second in the conference after being slated to finish sixth in the preseason by the conference coach-es. Centenary improved from a 9-15 record the season before to an 18-10 record in 13-14. He is the first men’s basketball coach at Centenary to earn a conference Coach of the Year honor since Tommy Vardeman was named the Trans America Athletic Conference (now Atlantic Sun Conference) Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 1989-90 and 1990-91. Walsh holds a 56-75 record in his five seasons with the Gents, including a 55-46 record after a 1-29 record during in his first season in 2010-2011. The 2014-15 squad finished 17-10 and 11-3 in the SCAC, claiming the conference crown despite selected to finish third in the preseason by the conference coaches. The Gents also began the year 1-2 in confer-ence, winning 10-of-11 games to finish the regular season. James Sapp – an Honorable Mention All-American, a two-time All-District selection, and SCAC Player of the Year – captured All-Conference First Team honors along with Travion Kirkendoll. The Maroon and White boasted five All-Conference honorees. In 2013-14, Centenary boasted an 18-10 overall mark (10-4 SCAC), secured the second seed in the Con-ference Tournament, and finished as the runner-up in the SCAC Tourna-ment. Individually, Blount repeated

as an All-American and SCAC Player of the Year. That season, the Maroon and White finished the year with the program’s first winning season since 2003-04. For his accomplishments, Walsh took home SCAC Coach of the Year Honors. The SCAC Tourna-ment finals appearance was the first for Centenary in 23 years. Following the difficult 2010-11 season, Walsh has led the Gents to a 38-37 overall mark the next two seasons. In 2012-2013, Centenary claimed both the Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors and three All-Conference selections. Blount captured All-American and All-District accolades as well as the first Player of the Week award for a Gent since Alexander Staff on Febru-ary 12, 2007 in the Summit League. Brett Bell won SCAC Newcomer of the Year, joining Caden Cheramie on the Honorable Mention squad.siana “Freshman of the Year” and Third-Team honors, respectively in the 2009-10 season. Walsh joined Centenary in 2007 directly from Paris Junior College where he assisted the Dragon program from 2006-07. He was in charge of recruiting, post-skill devel-opment, and strength and condi-tioning among other duties. During his stint at Paris Junior College, Walsh helped first-year head coach Ross Hodge lead the Dragons to a 26-4 record and TEAC “Coach of the Year” honors. There he also helped developed two junior college All-American forwards in Ramon Clemente (06-07) and Eric Tramiel (07-08) and recruited Raymond Sims, among others, who would lead the Dragons to 57 wins in two years at the point guard position. Prior to his time at Paris, Walsh spent the 2005-2006 season as the assistant at Odessa College under Dennis Helms. From 2003-05, Walsh took on the role as assistant coach under Ronnie Arrow at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. For the 2001-2003 seasons Walsh was an assistant coach for the Division II program, Barton College, under Ron Lievense. Walsh hails from Winchester, Virginia and is the son of Nancy and Phil Walsh. He was a 2000 graduate of High Point University and gradu-ated from James Wood High School. Walsh recently married Nicole Ra-pagnani. He and his wife are active in Athletes in Action, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

ADAM WALSH

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TOM JACKSONVolunteer Assistant Coach

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# Player Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown

2 Brandon Campbell G Jr. 5-11 160 Mansfield, La.5 Travion Kirkendoll G So. 6-3 192 Campti, La.12 Justin Cueto G Sr. 5-11 180 Carrollton, Texas14 James Sapp F Jr. 6-4 175 Shongaloo, La.20 Kendall Demouchet F Jr. 6-4 175 Lafayette, La.23 Dyllon Weaver G So. 6-2 190 Natchitoches, La.30 Donovan Williams F Sr. 6-5 230 Sulphur, La.32 Deavonte (DJ) Hicks F Sr. 6-3 210 Denton, Texas33 Trey Barstow G So. 6-1 175 Dallas, Texas34 Kane Kershaw F Jr. 6-2 195 Jennings, La.35 Johnathan Page G So. 6-1 175 Dallas, Texas

Dominique Kennedy G Fr. 6-1 160 Shreveport, La.Treylan Matthews G Fr. 6-0 175 Houston, TexasGrant Miller F Fr. 6-8 235 Dallas, TexasMitchell Tarantolo F Fr. 6-5 180 Austin, Texas

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2014 results & statistics

2014-15 RESULTS (17-10, 11-3 SCAC)11/15/2014 at Lewis & Clark Univ. L 69-71 11/16/2014 vs Linfield W 70-66 11/20/2014 MCMURRY L 89-94 11/22/2014 at East Texas Baptist L 64-78 11/29/2014 at Rhodes College W 65-57 11/30/2014 vs Illinois Wesleyan L 71-92 12/02/2014 at LSU-Shreveport L 59-66 12/07/2014 HENDRIX COLLEGE W 93-63 12/10/2014 TEXAS-DALLAS L 81-84 12/12/2014 RUST COLLEGE W 104-88 02/19/2015 at McMurry W 86-85 01/02/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE Lot 76-83 01/03/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE W 64-52 01/09/2015 at Texas Lutheran L 70-75 01/10/2015 at Southwestern W 70-65 01/16/2015 DALLAS W 70-53 01/18/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 82-72 01/23/2015 at Trinity Wot 79-74 01/24/2015 at Schreiner W 62-58

01/30/2015 TRINITY W 77-64 02/01/2015 SCHREINER W 78-71 02/06/2015 at Dallas Lot 84-87 02/07/2015 at Austin College W 72-68 02/13/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN W 66-65 02/15/2015 SOUTHWESTERN W 68-64 02/28/2015 vs Southwestern W 87-80 03/01/2015 vs Texas Lutheran L 75-80

Player PPGJames Sapp 16.4Travion Kirkendoll 12.9Kendall Demouchet 12.8Caden Cheramie 8.5Brandon Campbell 7.9

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Player FG%Kendall Demouchet .525James Sapp .523Travion Kirkendoll .448Saro Ntagha .420Justin Cueto .410

Player 3FG%Donovan Williams .407Justin Cueto .386Travion Kirkendoll .372Brandon Campbell .366Jacob Broussard .362

Player RPGJames Sapp 8.0Kendall Demouchet 4.4Travion Kirkendoll 3.8Caden Cheramie 3.5Donovan Williams 3.0

Player STEALSCaden Cheramie 42Kendall Demouchet 42James Sapp 35Travion Kirkendoll 30Saro Ntagha 21

Player BLOCKSKendall Demouchet 47Saro Ntagha 12Donovan Williams 11James Sapp 9Travion Kirkendoll 4

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SCORING 2031 1955





REBOUNDS 923 1056


ASSISTS 336 392

12.4 14.5

TURNOVERS 380 488


STEALS 238 150

Steals/game 8.8 5.6

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# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG14 James Sapp 35 75 9 35 442 16.4 05 Travion Kirkendoll 51 40 4 30 348 12.9 20 Kendall Demouchet 27 53 47 42 346 12.8 00 Brooks Pawsat 3 2 1 1 23 11.5 22 Caden Cheramie 84 55 0 42 222 8.5 02 Brandon Campbell 50 45 0 17 214 7.9 11 Jacob Broussard 10 6 0 6 59 5.9 04 Isiaiah Whitaker 42 36 2 18 117 5.6 12 Justin Cueto 9 9 0 9 94 5.2 30 Donovan Williams 9 26 11 17 82 3.3 44 Saro Ntagha 12 13 12 21 53 2.0 13 Ben Ashworth 1 1 0 0 5 1.7 23 Dyllon Weaver 1 7 1 0 13 1.2 33 Trey Barstow 1 4 1 0 4 0.8 32 Deavonte (DJ) Hicks 1 1 0 0 9 0.8 24 Hayward Martin 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 34 Kane Kershaw 0 1 0 0 0 0.0



14 James Sapp 136 260 .523 5 16 .313 165 219 .753 58 157 215 8.0 05 Travion Kirkendoll 116 259 .448 32 86 .372 84 113 .743 35 67 102 3.8 20 Kendall Demouchet 134 255 .525 3 11 .273 75 115 .652 31 88 119 4.4 00 Brooks Pawsat 7 16 .438 5 12 .417 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 2.0 22 Caden Cheramie 67 170 .394 22 73 .301 66 110 .600 28 63 91 3.5 02 Brandon Campbell 68 169 .402 26 71 .366 52 63 .825 13 38 51 1.9 11 Jacob Broussard 20 52 .385 17 47 .362 2 2 1.000 3 9 12 1.2 04 Isiaiah Whitaker 39 97 .402 7 34 .206 32 57 .561 9 52 61 2.9 12 Justin Cueto 32 78 .410 22 57 .386 8 12 .667 6 19 25 1.4 30 Donovan Williams 28 71 .394 11 27 .407 15 23 .652 19 56 75 3.0 44 Saro Ntagha 21 50 .420 0 0 .000 11 26 .423 24 29 53 2.0 13 Ben Ashworth 2 2 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 23 Dyllon Weaver 3 17 .176 2 7 .286 5 8 .625 2 8 10 0.9 33 Trey Barstow 1 5 .200 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 3 3 0.6 32 Deavonte (DJ) Hicks 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 6 6 12 1.0 24 Hayward Martin 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 1 3 4 0.8 34 Kane Kershaw 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3

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In 2015-16 after finishing last season as the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season champions, the Gents will take their turn as the favorite in the Preseason Conference Poll. “It gives us a good idea of expectations for the season,” remarked Head Coach Adam Walsh, who will begin his sixth year with Cen-tenary. “In case our guys did not already know, we’re expected to have a solid season this year and it puts a bulls-eye on our back. It’s something for our guys to remember every day, and it’s something to challenge our guys. I hope we can use it in a good way. You would rather be picked last and finish first rather than the other way around, but I hope the daily challenge is there for our guys to live up to the standards that others see in our program.” The Maroon and White return 76.3 percent of its scoring from the 2014-15 season. The list of returners includes junior forward James Sapp (Shongaloo, La./ULM) and sophomore guard Travion Kirkendoll (Campti, La./Lakeview HS), who received SCAC Player and Newcomer of the Year recognition last season. With those accolades, Centenary is the first school in the history of men’s bas-ketball in teams’ respective conference to win both awards three consecutive seasons. In 2014-15, Sapp became only the second sophomore in con-ference history, and the first in 23 years, to be named Player of the Year. Sapp, who was one of only 24 players named Preseason All-America by DIII News, also received Honorable Mention All-American laurels from the organization last season. Other accolades include All-South Region honors from D3hoops.com, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District hon-

ors, and was also the only non-Division I men’s basketball player named to the All-Louisiana Team. Sapp led the conference with 16.3 points per game for 2014-15.Kirkendoll, despite playing on a squad where four different players averaged double-digit scoring, finished fourth in the SCAC with 12.9 points per game. Kirkendoll took Freshman All-America hon-ors from DIII News. The Gents also return junior forward Kendall Demouchet (Lafay-ette, La./Northside Senior HS), who led the conference in steals and been in the top two in blocks his first two seasons with the Gents. Last season, Demouchet finished sixth in scoring in the conference with 12.8 points per game in 2014-15. Receiving Third Team honors in 2013-14 and Second Team last season, Demouchet is the only junior this season to appear on the First, Second or Third Team All-Conference the past two seasons.Another player to watch for the Gents this season is junior guard Brandon Campbell (Mansfield, La./Mansfield HS), who finished second on the team last year (and is the leading Gent returner) with 1.85 assists per game. He also contributed 7.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. The Gents add four players for this season in guard Treylan Mat-thews (Houstin, Texas/Summer Creek HS), Shreveport-native and guard Dominique Kennedy (Shreveport, La./Loyola College Prep), and forwards Mitchell Tarantolo (Austin, Texas/L.C. Anderson HS) and Grant Miller (Dallas, Texas/Dal-las Academy).

• The Gents will return after earning the regular season title during the 2014-15 season

• 2015 SCAC Player of the Year James Sapp will return for his junior season, while 2015 Co-Newcomer of the Year, Travion Kirkendoll, will also be back

• The Gents will return over 75% of their scoring from last season

• Four new faces will be on the Gents’ squad this season

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QUICK FACTSLOCATION:Colorado Springs, Colo.FOUNDED:1874ENROLLMENT:1,950NICKNAME:TigersCOLORS:Black and goldFACILITY:Stewart FieldPRESIDENT:Dr. Jill TiefenthalerATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Ken RalphATHLETIC TRAINER:Ian WoodMEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH:Scott Palguta

DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT)Nov. 22 Grinnell NoonNOV. 24 REGIS 7 P.M.NOV. 27 HOWARD PAYNE 7 P.M.NOV. 28 WHITWORTH 7 P.M.Dec. 8 Johnson & Wales 7 p.m.Dec. 12 Whitworth 3 p.m.Dec. 13 George Fox 2 p.m.DEC. 28 CONCORDIA (TX) 7 P.M.DEC. 29 DOMINICAN 6 P.M.DEC. 30 WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER 1 P.M.JAN. 1 CENTENARY* 6 P.M.JAN. 2 CENTENARY* 6 P.M.JAN. 8 TRINITY* 6 P.M.JAN. 10 SCHREINER* 2 P.M.Jan. 15 Dallas* 5 p.m.Jan. 16 Austin College* 5 p.m.JAN. 19 JOHNSON & WALES 7 P.M.Jan. 22 Texas Lutheran* 5 p.m.Jan. 23 Southwestern* 5 p.m.JAN. 29 TEXAS LUTHERAN* 5 P.M.JAN. 31 SOUTHWESTERN* 11 A.M.FEB. 5 DALLAS* 6 P.M.FEB. 7 AUSTIN COLLEGE* NOONFeb. 12 Trinity* 5 p.m.Feb. 12 Schreiner* 5 p.m.

PresidentDr. Jill Tiefenthaler

Athletic DirectorKen Ralph

Sports Information DirectorDave Reed

Athletic TrainerIan Wood

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austin college -Centenary College - Colorado College - University of DALLAS - Schreiner University - Southwestern university - texas lutheran university - trinity university

WES KOSELAssistant Coach

BRIAN GUSTAFSONAssistant Coach

Andy Partee, now in his 10th season as head coach at Colorado College, has guided the program to its most success-ful run since the mid-1990s. The Tigers recorded double-digit victo-ries during each of the last six seasons, posting a combined 84-70 record. That stretch includes five consecutive trips to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Con-ference tournament, including back-to-back appearances in the championship game. To understand how successful the program has become, one must consid-er where it came from during Partee’s second season when he played his initial recruiting class during a winless 2007-08 campaign. It paid off with those same players defeating Division I Air Force Academy to start a 2010-11 season that ended with a 14-12 record, a second-place finish in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference West Division, and the pro-gram’s first trip to the league postseason tournament. The foundation is in place for many successful seasons to come thanks to strong recruiting. Partee has brought in some of the best players to ever don a Tigers uniform, including SCAC Player of the Year Nick Rose, a two-time first-team all-conference selection.

Partee brought more than 15 years of coaching and recruiting experience to the Tigers when he was named as head coach in April 2006. He had served as an assistant on the men’s staff at Brown since June 1998, coordinating national recruiting efforts and helping guide Brown to three runner-up finishes in the Ivy League. He earlier spent four seasons (1994-98) as an assistant coach at Monmouth University, another NCAA Division I program, as well as two campaigns (1992-94) in the Division II ranks, at the University of Northern Colorado. Partee lettered four years at Mon-mouth, playing point guard his senior year (1991-92) when the Hawks won 20 games for the first time. After he re-turned to his alma mater as an assistant coach, the team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by claim-ing a Northeast Conference champion-ship in 1995-96. Partee lives in Monument with his wife Kendra, daughter Halle, and sons Tre and Zevien, who shares May 11 as a birthday with his father.

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# Player Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown00 Conner Walden G Fr. 6-1 Wildwood, MO3 Eric Houska G So. 6-1 Wilton, CT4 Juwan Rohan G Sr. 5-10 Berkeley, CA5 Bobby Roth G So. 6-0 Atherton, CA11 Tyler Jonas F Sr. 6-7 Highlands Ranch, CO12 Reed Nakakihara G Fr. 5-9 Tustin, CA15 Luke Winfield G/F Sr. 6-4 Berkeley, CA21 Jake Miller G Fr. 6-0 Mount Orab, OH22 Justin Berardino G Sr. 6-3 Fairfield, CT24 John Hatch F So. 6-7 Lodi, WI30 James Lonergan F Sr. 6-7 Dallas, TX33 Ryan Young G/F So. 6-4 San Carlos, CA34 Andrew Maddock F So. 6-7 St. Louis, MO43 Chris Martin F So. 6-4 Sandia Park, NM44 Yiannis Margetis F Fr. 6-6 Miami, FL45 Edmund Pendleton G/F Fr. 6-3 Arlington, VA55 Gabe Chavez F Fr. 6-6 Albuquerque, NM

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2014-15 RESULTS (13-13, 7-7 SCAC)11/15/2014 BLACKBURN COLLEGE 81-64 W 11/16/2014 GEORGE FOX UNIV. 98-90 W 11/21/2014 vs Colorado Mesa 70-71 L 11/22/2014 at UC-Colorado Springs 55-76 L 11/25/2014 at Regis University 69-80 L 11/28/2014 NORTHWESTERN (MINN.) 70-61 W 11/29/2014 UNIV. OF DUBUQUE 68-77 L 12/16/2014 JOHNSON & WALES 61-57 W 12/28/2014 vs Clark University 64-71 L 12/30/2014 vs Willamette 67-65 W 01/02/2015 at Centenary 83-76 Wot 01/03/2015 at Centenary 52-64 L 01/09/2015 at Southwestern 68-81 L 01/10/2015 at Texas Lutheran 59-74 L 01/16/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE 90-65 W 01/18/2015 DALLAS 65-58 W 01/20/2015 at Johnson & Wales 88-74 W 01/23/2015 at Schreiner 66-70 L 01/24/2015 at Trinity 54-74 L 01/30/2015 SCHREINER 68-56 W 01/31/2015 TRINITY 70-65 Wot 02/06/2015 at Austin College 71-64 W 02/07/2015 at Dallas 59-65 L 02/13/2015 SOUTHWESTERN 65-59 W 02/15/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN 58-61 Lot 02/27/2015 vs Dallas 47-50 L

Player PPGChris Lesnansky 14.8Justin Berardino 10.1Luke Winfield 9.8Russell Clark 6.8Eric Houska 6.5

POINTS PER GAME

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Player FG%Russell Clark .562Mitch Carter .525Chris Lesnansky .487John Hatch .469Tyler Jonas .464

Player 3FG%Chris Lesnansky .452Luke Winfield .432Justin Berardino .368Eric Houska .363Ryan Kell .326

Player RPGChris Lesnansky 6.0James Lonergan 4.3Luke Winfield 3.9Russell Clark 3.8Justin Berardino 3.8

Player STEALSEric Houska 32Justin Berardino 25Chris Lesnansky 20Russell Clark 14John Hatch 13

Player BLOCKSChris Lesnansky 24Russell Clark 15John Hatch 11Three tied with.... 7

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Team Statistics COLO OPP

SCORING 1766 1768





REBOUNDS 894 906


ASSISTS 325 351


TURNOVERS 374 372


STEALS 163 168

Steals/game 6.3 6.5

BLOCKS 79 72

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# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG45 Chris Lesnansky 53 76 24 20 386 14.8 22 Justin Berardino 44 41 0 25 162 10.1 15 Luke Winfield 30 32 7 8 235 9.8 00 Russell Clark 13 39 15 14 176 6.8 03 Eric Houska 44 29 2 32 170 6.5 11 Tyler Jonas 13 27 7 11 133 5.3 24 John Hatch 8 13 11 13 94 5.2 21 Mitch Carter 14 10 1 9 52 4.7 12 Ryan Kell 29 27 0 8 97 4.2 30 James Lonergan 29 16 3 9 63 4.2 55 Andrew Maddock 8 17 7 3 80 3.1 04 Juwan Rohan 28 23 0 5 56 2.2 34 Chris Martin 0 4 1 1 16 1.6 05 Bobby Roth 9 6 0 4 28 1.5 33 Ryan Young 1 3 1 1 9 0.8 43 Joe Howard 2 2 0 0 7 0.7 44 Wes Miller 0 2 0 0 2 0.7



45 Chris Lesnansky 127 261 .487 19 42 .452 113 164 .689 50 105 155 6.0 22 Justin Berardino 46 124 .371 25 68 .368 45 56 .804 8 53 61 3.8

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season preview

Coaches are often compared to professors because of the amount of teaching they do. Some years, coaches need a background in psychology. Other times, it comes down to physics. This year, head coach Andy Partee will need to be a professor of chemistry since that will be the key to success for the Colorado College men’s basketball team during the 2015-16 season. With four starters and 11 veterans returning, the Tigers have the necessary ele-ments to turn hard work in the gymnasium/laboratory into victories on the court. Before the season tips off on Sunday, Nov. 22 at Grinnell College, the coaching staff must experiment with possible lineups to figure out what combination will yield the desired results. “The question becomes how quickly these guys can establish chemistry,” Partee said. “Not many of our returners have been on the court together for a long period of time. During the initial stages of the season, CC will depend on its most experienced players – the five returning seniors. Leading the way is co-captain Justin Berardino, who averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists a year ago. The point guard’s importance to the team was clearly evident during a 10-game absence last year when the Tigers posted a 4-6 record. “Justin’s leadership and basketball IQ far exceeds any of our returning players,” Partee said. “He is an extension of the staff on the court and we’ll expect a lot out of him this year.” In similar fashion, fellow co-captain James Lonergan missed 12 of 26 games with a hand injury during the 2014-15 campaign. Colorado College’s versatile forward scored double-digit points during the first two contests of the season, but never was able to replicate those performances during the final seven games. “James has the ability to contribute inside and outside at both ends of the court,” Partee said. “More than likely he will be a starting four-man, but he’s a tough match-up for bigger guys.” CC’s top scoring threat from behind the arc is the versatile Luke Winfield, who can play either guard or forward, depending on if the Tigers need to go big or small. Last year, he led the team by hitting 41 of 95 long-range attempts, which was good for a .432 percentage. “Luke has the ability to ignite a scoring run with his outside shooting,” Partee said. “He has the ability to be a three-guard with the flexibility of going to the two spot if we need a bigger lineup.” Point guard Juwan Rohan will see time both as a backup point guard and a defensive stopper, while power forward Tyler Jonas will be brought along slowly as he recovers from surgery during the offseason. “During their first three seasons, our five seniors have gotten a lot of experience and we’re going to lean on them heavily,” Partee said. “Our success will depend on their ability to contribute more than they did last year.” With no juniors on the team, the sophomore class will have a chance to get valuable minutes this season.

Eric Houska had a solid freshman season averaging 6.5 points and 1.7 assists per game, and his performance at both ends of the court will likely put him in the starting lineup this year. Another second-year starter will likely be Andrew Maddock, who will give the Tigers a physical presence in the middle. “Eric is a guy who can defend, but can also get to the rim and score,” Partee said. “Andrew brings more versatility to that spot than Chris Lesnansky did as a sophomore.” Two other sophomores who figure to be in an early eight-player rotation are forwards John Hatch and Chris Martin. “John is our best athlete and Chris is our best rebounder,” Partee said. “Hatch could be a starter, but he’s only played a half year of college basketball. As the best athlete on the team, he needs to be on the court as much as possible.” Sophomores Bobby Roth and Ryan Young, along with the six newcomers, could see more playing time as the season develops. But with seasoned veterans at their positions, they likely are a year away from seeing the court on a consistent basis. “This year’s sophomores will lead the program for the next two seasons” Partee said. “The freshmen have enough ability and potential to become the future of the program two years from now.” The first block of the schedule has Colorado College playing three of its first four games at home, including a visit from Division II Regis University on Nov. 24. After three consecutive road contests, highlighted by a neutral-site showdown with Whitworth University, the Tigers tip-off the second half of the season with three games in the 2015 Pikes Peak Holiday Classic at Reid Arena, highlighted by a visit from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. “The schedule will challenge us because we have historically strong programs like Wisconsin-Whitewater and Whitworth coming here,” Partee said. “Win or lose, it gets us playing at a high level that hopefully we can take into conference play. “Just like playing BYU or Air Force, competing against the best Division III oppo-nents allows us to bring the experience back into our own practices which should help us develop as we prepare for our conference schedule.” CC plays eight of its 14 conference games at home, beginning on Jan. 1-2 when Centenary College invades Reid Arena for back-to-back games. The four-game home stand continues the following week against Trinity University and Schreiner University. A solid start to the conference play could put the Tigers in a solid position to earn a spot in the 2015 SCAC Championship, which will be played Feb. 26-28 in Shreveport, La. “It will be important to establish chemistry sooner than later,” Partee said. “That’s why we teach, why we coach and why we enjoy what we do. We have to get our players around that learning curve as soon as possible.”

QUICK NOTES• The Tigers will be

under the leadership of Head Coach Andy Partee in his 10th season

• Four of the team’s five starter will be returning from last season

• There are five seniors on the team, while they bring in six freshmen

• Colorado College will look to Co-Captains Justin Berardino and James Lonergan to lead

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QUICK FACTSLOCATION:Irving, TexasFOUNDED:1955ENROLLMENT:1,302NICKNAME:CrusadersCOLORS:Navy and whiteSTADIUM:Crusader FieldPRESIDENT:Dr. Thomas W. KeefeATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Dick StrockbineATHLETIC TRAINER:Robb LeiboldMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH:Jarred Samples

DATE OPPONENT TIMENov. 15 Hendrix 4 p.m.Nov. 20 Roanoke 2:30 p.m.Nov. 21 TBA TBANov. 27 Curry College 2 p.m.Nov. 28 Eastern Nazarene NoonDec. 6 Hendrix 4 p.m.Dec. 12 Sul Ross State 3 p.m.Dec. 29 Luther 4 p.m.Jan. 2 Austin College* 2 p.m.Jan. 8 Texas Lutheran* 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Southwestern* 4 p.m.Jan. 12 Dallas Christian 7 p.m.Jan. 15 Colorado College* 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Centenary* 4 p.m.Jan. 22 Trinity* 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Schreiner* 4 p.m.Jan. 25 Southwestern Adventist 4 p.m.Jan. 29 Trinity* 6 p.m.Jan. 30 Schreiner* 4 p.m.Feb. 5 Colorado College* 7 p.m.Feb. 7 Centenary* NoonFeb. 12 Texas Lutheran* 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Southwestern* 4 p.m.Feb. 16 Arlington Baptist TBAFeb. 20 Austin College* 2 p.m.

PresidentDr. Thomas W. Keefe

Athletic DirectorDick Strockbine

Sports Information DirectorNathan Yacovissi

Athletic TrainerRobb Leibold

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Jarred Samples (‘01) enters his eighth season as University of Dallas men’s basketball head coach. He guided the 2014-15 squad to match a program record 18 victories, which matched 2000-01 and 2002-03. Dallas went 7-0 to start to year, the second-best undefeated run since 2000-01 when that unit rattled off 12 in a row. The final record was a six-win improvement overall and two contests better within confer-ence action. After going 18-9 (7-7 SCAC), the Crusaders notched the fourth-seed in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and won their first tournament affair since joining the league four seasons ago. It was the first SCAC Semi-finals trip as UD topped Colorado College in the opening tilt of the conference tournament hosted in Irving, Texas. In the Semi-finals, the Navy and White were unable to get past Texas Lutheran University, who eventually claimed the championship. Coach Samples has helped his alma mater produce 11 All-South-ern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Men’s Basketball selections, including seniors Aaron Wyatt, Kym Malone, and Mark Promberger being most recently. Wyatt earned All-SCAC Second Team, while Malone and Promberger received Third Team and Honorable Mention, respectively. In addition, he has seen six Crusad-ers named to the Association of Division III Independents’ (AD3I) All-Independent Men’s Basketball Team, two tabbed to the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) All-Conference Men’s Basketball Team and three pegged as United States Collegiate Athletic Associ-ation (USCAA) Men’s Basketball All-Americans. Ross Davidson was heralded as the 2010-11 AD3I Men’s Basketball Rookie-of-the-Year. Dallas has made the SCAC Men’s

Basketball Championship Tourna-ment in each of their four seasons competing in the league. In their 2012-13 campaign, the squad reached the SCAC Quarterfinals as the No. 3 seed - a school-best rank-ing in the bracket. The 2008-09 and 2009-10 teams netted a combined 2-1 record in the NEAC Men’s Basketball Champion-ship Tournament. Coach Samples spent two seasons (2006-08) as men’s basketball assistant coach at the University of Chicago. The Maroons won back-to-back University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships and appeared in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Samples was part of a men’s bas-ketball staff which was named UAA Coaching-Staff-of-the-Year for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. He was men’s basketball assistant coach for five seasons (2001-06) at Southwestern University in George-town, Texas. The Pirates were 2004-05 SCAC Men’s Basketball regular-season Co-Champions (11-3), had the SCAC Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year, three All-SCAC Men’s Basketball First Team honorees and the university’s first National Association of Basket-ball Coaches Division III All-Ameri-can. Coach Samples has served as a men’s basketball camp instructor at Princeton University (2008), Harvard University (2008), Southwestern University (Texas; 2002-05), the University of North Carolina (2005), Georgetown University (2005) and the University of Kansas (2000-05). A four-year letterwinner in bas-ketball and golf at the University of Dallas, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History. Also the assistant athletics direc-tor, he resides in Carrollton, Texas, with wife Sarah, daughter Addison and son Max.

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# Player Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown

2 Emmanuel Calton G So. 6'1'' Keller, TX 3 Victor Garate G Jr. 5'9" Austin, TX4 Solomon Berezin G So. 5'11'' League City, TX5 Alex Borse G So. 6'2'' Denver, IN 10 Sean Bambace G Sr, 5'10'' San Antonio, TX 11 TJ Cooks G Fr. 6'0'' Jenks, OK 12 Michael Sarrat G Jr. 6'3" Colleyville, TX 13 CJ Brown G Fr. 5'10'' Rochester, NY15 Lorenzo Gonzalez G Jr. 5'9" San Antonio, TX 20 Sean Whitney G So. 6'4'' Boerne, TX 21 Austin DiCambio G/F So. 6'5'' Huntington Beach, CA 22 Kyle Poe G Sr. 5'8'' Ventura, CA 23 Ronnie Horner F Fr. 6'5'' Forney, TX 25 Chris Sarrat G So. 6'4'' Colleyville, TX31 Darrius Colvin G Fr. 6'4'' Waco, TX32 Tom Kaiser F/C Jr, 6'7" Nashville, TN 33 Rory MacCallum F So. 6'7'' Golden, CO34 Prince Giadolor G Fr. 6'2'' Rockwall, TX35 Sayon Rhodes G Fr. 6'0'' Wichita Falls, TX 44 Eli Martinez F Fr. 6'6'' Brownsville, TX55 Ben Norton G Fr. 6'4'' Louisville, KY

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2014-15 RESULTS (18-9, 7-7 SCAC)11/15/2014 at UC-Santa Cruz W 64-57 11/16/2014 vs Redlands Wot 75-73 11/21/2014 vs Howard Payne W 71-56 11/22/2014 vs Sul Ross State Wot 79-76 11/28/2014 at Linfield W 61-51 11/29/2014 at Portland Bible Col. W 72-60 12/03/2014 S'WESTERN ADVENTIST W 85-62 12/06/2014 at Millsaps L 57-63 12/30/2014 ILLINOIS COLLEGE W 80-66 01/03/2015 at Austin College L 68-69 01/05/2015 HENDRIX COLLEGE W 73-56 01/09/2015 SCHREINER L 61-64 01/10/2015 TRINITY W 67-53 01/16/2015 at Centenary L 53-70 01/18/2015 at Colorado College L 58-65 01/23/2015 SOUTHWESTERN L 77-87 01/24/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN W 73-68 01/30/2015 at Southwestern W 72-66 01/31/2015 at Texas Lutheran L 74-80 02/06/2015 CENTENARY Wot 87-84 02/07/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE W 65-59 02/13/2015 at Schreiner W 87-77 02/14/2015 at Trinity L 73-80 02/19/2015 ARLINGTON BAPTIST W 107-93 02/21/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 83-66

02/27/2015 vs Colorado College W 50-47 02/28/2015 vs Texas Lutheran L 65-82

Player PPGAaron Wyatt 11.8Michael Sarrat 11.4Mark Promberger 8.9Kym Malone 8.7Blaine Blackburn 7.8

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Player FG%Mark Promberger .534Tom Kaiser .527Aaron Wyatt .512Victor Garate .451Blaine Blackburn .435

Player 3FG%Victor Garate .468Lorenzo Gonzalez .421Michael Sarrat .406Kym Malone .388Blaine Blackburn .381

Player RPGAaron Wyatt 6.3Mark Promberger 5.1Tom Kaiser 5.0Kym Malone 3.7Michael Sarrat 2.7

Player STEALSKym Malone 40Michael Sarrat 22Blaine Blackburn 19Aaron Wyatt 18Lorenzo Gonzalez 17

Player BLOCKSAaron Wyatt 16Tom Kaiser 14Anthony Johnson 5Michael Sarrat 3Kym Malone 3

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REBOUNDS 954 895


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TURNOVERS 366 362


STEALS 165 146

Steals/game 6.1 5.4

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Blocks/game 1.6 3.1

# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG23 Aaron Wyatt 48 65 16 18 319 11.8 12 Michael Sarrat 36 35 3 22 309 11.4 21 Mark Promberger 16 29 0 15 240 8.9 02 Kym Malone 120 79 3 40 234 8.7 22 Blaine Blackburn 36 22 0 19 211 7.8 32 Tom Kaiser 17 25 14 4 191 7.1 15 Lorenzo Gonzalez 65 35 2 17 154 5.7 35 Anthony Johnson 7 29 5 7 112 4.1 10 Victor Garate 4 8 0 5 74 3.4 31 Emmanuel Calton 7 10 0 9 38 2.2 04 Solomon Berezin 1 1 0 0 8 2.0 55 Bo Nielson 0 2 0 1 7 1.8 25 Michael Hampson 6 4 0 5 28 1.6 34 Sean Whitney 1 3 0 1 4 1.0 33 Rory MacCallum 0 3 1 2 6 0.6 20 Chris Sarrat 1 1 0 0 2 0.5 05 Alex Borse 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11 Kyle Poe 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 55 Bo Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 44 Cedric Ranaivo 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 03 Zach Royal 5 5 0 0 0 0.0



23 Aaron Wyatt 111 217 .512 7 18 .389 90 122 .738 51 118 169 6.3 12 Michael Sarrat 102 239 .427 56 138 .406 49 53 .925 15 58 73 2.7 21 Mark Promberger 101 189 .534 0 0 .000 38 60 .633 54 83 137 5.1 02 Kym Malone 68 159 .428 19 49 .388 79 101 .782 12 88 100 3.7 22 Blaine Blackburn 74 170 .435 37 97 .381 26 30 .867 13 54 67 2.5 32 Tom Kaiser 77 146 .527 0 0 .000 37 72 .514 70 66 136 5.0 15 Lorenzo Gonzalez 50 121 .413 16 38 .421 38 52 .731 7 56 63 2.3 35 Anthony Johnson 39 95 .411 0 0 .000 34 56 .607 13 30 43 1.6 10 Victor Garate 23 51 .451 22 47 .468 6 8 .750 3 17 20 0.9 31 Emmanuel Calton 12 31 .387 4 9 .444 10 16 .625 5 13 18 1.1 04 Solomon Berezin 3 4 .750 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 55 Bo Nielson 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 1 4 1.0 25 Michael Hampson 10 24 .417 5 10 .500 3 6 .500 5 14 19 1.1 34 Sean Whitney 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 0.5 33 Rory MacCallum 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 0.5 20 Chris Sarrat 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 1.0 05 Alex Borse 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 11 Kyle Poe 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 55 Bo Nielsen 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 44 Cedric Ranaivo 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 03 Zach Royal 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 0.6

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Coming off one of the most historic seasons in program history, the University of Dallas men’s basketball team looks to bring another breath of excitement to the 2015-16 campaign. The Crusaders earned a trip to their first season Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) semi-final in four seasons since joining the league. Dallas boasted an 18-9 overall record, which tied the 2000-01 and 2002-03 win totals. UD also would open the year with seven-straight victories, which is the second longest undefeated start since the 2000-01 squad launched a 12-0 start. Dallas would go 9-2 at the Maher Center, which helped the SCAC Tournament’s host get a first round upset by defeating the fourth-seeded Colorado College team, 50-47. The Crusad-ers managed a 7-7 record against conference foes, but went 1-1 against each program. This included home wins against the co-conference champions, Texas Lutheran University and Centenary College of Louisiana. Entering his eighth season at the helm for the University of Dallas men’s basketball program, Jarred Samples brings a roster of 21 players for the upcoming winter season. 10 of those guys are returners from the previous year’s unit. “This is a new team this year, so we are trying to stay focused on the day-to-day process,” Coach Samples stated. “It’s import-ant for us to stay focused on the details and be consistent. We want to continue to work hard every single day and get better.” Four of UD’s starting five from last season have departed from this year’s roster due to graduation. Among the quartet included: Kym Malone, Aaron Wyatt, Mark Promberger, and Blaine Blackburn. Three of the players reached an All-SCAC Team, and Malone was the league leader in assists. None of the names mentioned in this group missed a start, suiting up in all 27 contests. Junior Michael Sarrat was the lone non-graduate that had his name etched in the starting lineup the majority of the season, making all but one start (Senior Day) for the Crusaders. He was the team’s leading three-point shooter with 56 connected on and second on the team in points-per-game averaged.

“We expect Mike Sarrat to have another good year for us and probably has the most playing experience of anyone,” Coach Samples praised. “Mike has always been a terrific shooter, but we believe he has really improved his overall game, and people will be able to see that during the season.” Other players that were among the supporting cast in UD’s semi-finals run include juniors Lorenzo Gonzalez, Tom Kaiser, and Victor Garate. Sophomore Emmanuel Calton also gained experience in his rookie year and will provide a boost with his athleticism on the court. “Lorenzo Gonzalez is another player who has been part of our rotation the last two years and has worked extremely hard in the offseason both on his skills and in weight, so we believe he is set to have a great year as well,” Coach Samples explained. “Lorenzo is like a coach on the floor because he has such a high basketball IQ and understands what we are trying to execute. Tom Kaiser is another player who put up good numbers last year, and his role will expand this year as we expect him to anchor our front court.” 11 newcomers are on the roster as well, including eight fresh-men. Coach Samples referenced them as “a talented group. It will be interesting to see how they adjust to the college game. Our returners have been great helping them with everything to speed up their learning process.” Dallas has scheduled 25 games this season, including 11 at home in the Maher Center. On the ledger, the Crusaders will make trips to Roanoke, Virginia, and Boston, which Coach Samples “Is looking forward to, because it gives an opportunity to compete against teams that we typically do not see.” The excitement begins for the Crusaders on November 15, at Hendrix College. UD will be on the road for the first five contests, before its home opener on De-cember 6 against the same foe.

QUICK NOTES• The Crusaders

posted the second longest undefeated start in program history last season, beginning the year 7-0

• Dallas performed well at home, going 9-2 while playing in the Maher Center

• Of the 21 players on the roster this year, 10 are returners

• Junior Michael Sarrat is one of the only starters returning to the team after a large graduating class last year

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QUICK FACTSLOCATION:Kerrville, TexasFOUNDED:1923ENROLLMENT:1,260NICKNAME:MountaineersCOLORS:Maroon and whiteSTADIUM:Mountaineer FieldPRESIDENT:Dr. Tim SummerlinATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Ron MacoskoATHLETIC TRAINER:Janel CarlileMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH:Connor Kuykendall

DATE OPPONENT TIMENOV. 14 HARDIN-SIMMONS 3 P.M.Nov. 20 Angelo State 7 p.m.Nov. 21 McMurry 5 p.m.Nov. 24 Hardin-Simmons 7 p.m.Nov. 27 East Texas Baptist 2 p.m.Nov. 28 LeTourneau 2 p.m.Dec. 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 6:30 p.m.Dec. 18 Kalamazoo 5 p.m.Dec. 19 Ripon 4 p.m.DEC. 30 UW-PLATTEVILLE 4 P.M.DEC. 31 MCMURRY 4 P.M.Jan. 8 Centenary* 6 p.m.Jan. 10 Colorado College* 3 p.m.JAN. 15 SOUTHWESTERN* 6 P.M.JAN. 16 TEXAS LUTHERAN* 4 P.M.Jan. 19 Trinity* 6 p.m.Jan. 22 Austin College* 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Dallas* 4 p.m.JAN. 29 AUSTIN COLLEGE* 6 P.M.JAN. 30 DALLAS* 4 P.M.Feb. 5 Southwestern* 6 p.m.Feb. 6 Texas Lutheran* 4 p.m.FEB. 12 CENTENARY* 6 P.M.FEB. 13 COLORADO COLLEGE* 4 P.M.FEB. 20 TRINITY* 4 P.M.

PresidentDr. Tim Summerlin

Athletic DirectorRon Macosko

Sports Information DirectorRyan Brisbin

Athletic TrainerJanel Carlile

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Connor Kuykendall was named as the new head coach for the Schreiner Men’s Basketball program on Monday, April 14, 2014, replacing Jimmy Smith who left the Mountaineers for another opportunity. Connor spent the last two seasons as the assistant coach for the Mountaineers under Smith. During his two seasons, Kuykendall helped build a strong foundation for the men’s basketball program. The 2013-14 team finished 15-12 overall, 10-4 in SCAC conference play, and won their first conference tournament game, all school records (in NCAA era). In his two seasons, SU has qualified for conference tournament play both seasons. Prior to coming to Schreiner, Kuyken-dall had a very successful season as assistant coach at North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND. The Wildcats finished the year with a 27-5 overall record, were Region 13 champions, won the Mon-Dak Confer-ence title and finished 11th in NJCAA national polls. Connor was involved in all aspects of recruiting, performed on-floor coaching, was involved with preparing scouting reports, game day prep, breaking down film and develop-ing offensive and defensive strategies. He was also Academic Advisor for the program. One of his players, Tommy Woolridge, earned NJCAA All-Ameri-

can honors. He also taught courses for NDSCS in Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Prior to going north to NDSCS, Connor was graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division II Angelo State University from 2009-11. During his tenure, the team was 28-26 overall and the 2010 team qualified for the Lone State Conference Tournament. One of his players, LaMarshall Corbett, was named a 2010 NCAA Division II All-American.. He also helped run the Fred Rike summer basketball camp. For the 2008-09 season, he was a volunteer assistant coach for his alma mater, UMHB. In 2007-08, he served as a student assistant coach for the Crusaders who won the ASC championship tourna-ment. He played four years for Mary Hardin-Baylor from 2003-07. Connor was a standout player at Midlothian HS and holds the school single-season record for made three-pointers (93), made free throws (135) and free throw percentage (.840) and is the career leader in three pointers (267).

CONNOR KUYKENDALL

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# Player Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown0 Blake Kelley F So. 6’7” El Paso, Texas (Chapin)1 Christian Pena G Sr. 6’1” Fischer, Texas (Canyon Lake)3 Josh Bashford G Fr. 6’3” San Antonio, Texas (Reagan )4 Blake Watkins G Fr. 6’4” Lago Vista, Texas (Lake Travis)5 Keenan Gumbs G So. 6’4” Cibolo, Texas (Steele)10 Jared Thompson G Jr. 6’1” San Antonio, Texas (Brandeis)11 Nathan Robbins G Jr. 6’1” Round Rock, Texas (Westwood)12 Luis Mancillas G So. 5’10” San Juan, Texas (PSJA)13 Quentin Lenard G So. 6’0” Boerne, Texas (Champion)14 Chris Rouche’ G Fr. 6’0” Savannah, Georgia (San Antonio Christian)21 Seth Levy G Fr. 6’1” Devine, Texas (Devine)22 Cody Schneider G Jr. 6’0” Pasadena, Texas (First Baptist Christian Academy)23 Bo Molina G Jr. 5’11” San Antonio, Texas (Johnson)24 Andrew Logan G So. 6’2” Leander, Texas (Rouse)25 Erick McCollum G Jr. 5’10” Hondo, Texas (Hondo)32 Dustin Bercutt F Jr. 6’7” Plano, Texas (Plano)33 Joseph Dauphin F So. 6’5” Castroville, Texas (Medina Valley)35 Wes Miller F Jr. 6’6” San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights)41 Trey Justice F Jr. 6’5” Utopia, Texas (Utopia)55 Phillip Kee F Jr. 6’8” Killeen, Texas (Ellison)

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2014-15 RESULTS (12-14, 5-9 SCAC)11/15/2014 at Pacific (Ore.) W 65-58 11/16/2014 at Willamette W 69-57 11/22/2014 CONCORDIA (TEXAS) L 86-103 11/24/2014 HARDIN-SIMMONS L 58-59 12/01/2014 TEXAS-TYLER W 79-78 12/15/2014 at McMurry W 60-53 12/19/2014 vs Pacific Lutheran W 79-68 12/20/2014 vs Anderson W 65-62 12/30/2014 at Texas-Tyler W 72-60 12/31/2014 vs LeTourneau L 74-76 01/03/2015 at TAMU-Kingsville L 56-64 01/09/2015 at Dallas W 64-61 01/10/2015 at Austin College L 66-71 01/16/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN W 77-72 01/17/2015 SOUTHWESTERN L 54-74 01/20/2015 TRINITY W 81-66 01/23/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE W 70-66 01/24/2015 CENTENARY L 58-62 01/30/2015 at Colorado College L 56-68

02/01/2015 at Centenary L 71-78 02/06/2015 at Texas Lutheran L 77-80 02/07/2015 at Southwestern L 62-69 02/13/2015 DALLAS L 77-87 02/14/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 66-63 02/21/2015 at Trinity L 66-70 02/27/2015 vs Southwestern Lot 76-81

Player PPGStevan Guerrero 11.1Wes Miller 11.0Christian Pena 9.7Jared Thompson 7.7Phillip Kee 7.6

POINTS PER GAME

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Player FG%Phillip Kee .567Christian Pena .504Maverick Harris .490Ryan Evans .488Hollis Robinson .487

Player 3FG%Maverick Harris .448Christian Pena .431Wes Miller .393Jared Thompson .383Keenan Gumbs .367

Player RPGStevan Guerrero 6.0Hollis Robinson 5.7Christian Pena 5.0Phillip Kee 4.2Wes Miller 3.0

Player STEALSStevan Guerrero 24Hollis Robinson 19Jared Thompson 16Keenan Gumbs 13Christian Pena 10Maverick Harris 10

Player BLOCKSHollis Robinson 12Maverick Harris 4Wes Miller 2Christian Pena 2Dustin Bercutt 2

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Team Statistics SCH OPP

SCORING 1784 1806





REBOUNDS 909 776


ASSISTS 310 289


TURNOVERS 349 302


STEALS 117 179

Steals/game 4.5 6.9

BLOCKS 26 52

Blocks/game 1.0 2.0

# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

03 Stevan Guerrero 90 64 0 24 289 11.1

35 Wes Miller 14 56 2 6 275 11.0

14 Christian Pena 21 34 2 10 193 9.7

10 Jared Thompson 19 23 1 16 199 7.7

55 Phillip Kee 2 7 1 2 38 7.6

05 Keenan Gumbs 24 25 1 13 159 7.2

22 Maverick Harris 16 14 4 10 169 7.0

24 Hollis Robinson 41 30 12 19 144 5.5

32 Dustin Bercutt 8 20 2 3 105 4.2

01 Charlie Nunez 13 10 0 3 66 3.7

21 Ryan Evans 12 15 0 6 54 3.4

11 Nathan Robbins 23 14 0 3 42 1.8

04 Adrian Marin 6 9 0 1 10 1.7

00 Blake Kelley 1 1 1 0 10 1.4

12 Luis Mancillas 17 15 0 1 26 1.3

13 Dustin Linder 3 4 0 0 5 0.6

23 Bo Molina 0 0 0 0 0 0.0



03 Stevan Guerrero 100 237 .422 18 65 .277 71 105 .676 15 140 155 6.0

35 Wes Miller 86 179 .480 11 28 .393 92 122 .754 33 42 75 3.0

14 Christian Pena 58 115 .504 28 65 .431 49 58 .845 25 75 100 5.0

10 Jared Thompson 62 148 .419 23 60 .383 52 72 .722 40 33 73 2.8

55 Phillip Kee 17 30 .567 0 0 .000 4 14 .286 6 15 21 4.2

05 Keenan Gumbs 60 134 .448 18 49 .367 21 35 .600 8 37 45 2.0

22 Maverick Harris 50 102 .490 39 87 .448 30 39 .769 7 40 47 2.0

24 Hollis Robinson 58 119 .487 9 26 .346 19 29 .655 54 94 148 5.7

32 Dustin Bercutt 40 97 .412 5 32 .156 20 29 .690 20 43 63 2.5

01 Charlie Nunez 21 57 .368 9 38 .237 15 24 .625 6 13 19 1.1

21 Ryan Evans 21 43 .488 0 0 .000 12 20 .600 17 24 41 2.6

11 Nathan Robbins 11 32 .344 8 21 .381 12 12 1.000 1 13 14 0.6

04 Adrian Marin 3 13 .231 0 1 .000 4 9 .444 0 3 3 0.5

00 Blake Kelley 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 3 7 10 1.4

12 Luis Mancillas 9 30 .300 6 23 .261 2 5 .400 2 15 17 0.9

13 Dustin Linder 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 4 2 6 0.7

23 Bo Molina 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0

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season preview

The 2015-16 Schreiner Mountaineers Men’s Basketball team will be looking for consistency with its good mix of returners and newcomers. Head Coach Connor Kuykendall, who enters his sec-ond season as Head Coach, will look to improve on their 12-14 overall, 5-9 SCAC record from the ’14-15 campaign. Schreiner came out of the gates last season with a 7-4 non-conference record before finishing with a tough double overtime loss in the first round of the SCAC tour-nament against Southwestern. With the loss of starters Stevan Guerrero (11.1 ppg/6 rpg) and Hollis Robinson (5.5 ppg/5.7 rpg) from last year’s squad, Kuykendall will be looking for solid performances from key returners like Juniors Wes Miller (11ppg/3rpg), Jared Thompson (7.7ppg/2.8 rpg), Phillip Kee (7.6 ppg/4.2 rpg), Sophomore Keenan Gumbs (7.2ppg/2rpg), and Senior Christian Pena (9.7ppg/5rpg). Some of the new faces looking to make their mark for

Schreiner will be transfers Quentin Lenard (Palomar CC), Andrew Logan (Oklahoma Wesleyan), along with fresh-men Chris Rouche’ (SA Christian), Blake Watkins (Lake Travis HS), Josh Bashford (Reagan HS), and Seth Levy (Devine HS). The Mountaineers non-conference schedule will include tough match ups against the likes of Hardin-Simmons, Angelo State, East Texas Baptist, Wisconsin-Platteville, McMurry, and Mary-Hardin Baylor. Schreiner will begin conference play in Shreveport, Lou-isiana versus Centenary on January 8th.

QUICK NOTES

• The Mountain-eers will be led by second-year Head Coach Connor Kuykendall

• Returning for Sch-reiner are four of the team’s top five scor-ers from last season

• Wes Miller, an All-SCAC Third team selection will return for the Mountaineers

• SU brings in two transfers this year, along with four freshmen

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51 pirates

LOCATION:Georgetown, TexasFOUNDED:1873ENROLLMENT:1,265NICKNAME:PiratesCOLORS:Black and goldSTADIUM:Varsity FieldPRESIDENT:Edward BurgerATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Dr. Glada MuntATHLETIC TRAINER:Glenn SchwabMEN’S BASKETBALLHEAD COACH:Janson Hightower

PresidentEdward Burger

Athletic DirectorDr. Glada Munt

Sports Information DirectorMegan Hardin

Director of Athletic Training ServicesGlenn Schwab

QUICK FACTS

DATE OPPONENT TIMENov. 13 Howard Payne 7 p.m.Nov. 17 St. Edward’s 7 p.m.Nov. 19 Hardin-Simmons 7 p.m.Nov. 21 Texas-Tyler 7 p.m.Nov. 23 Mary Hardin-Baylor 7 p.m.Nov. 28 Hardin-Simmons 3 p.m.Dec. 2 Concordia (TX) 7 p.m.Dec. 15 Wayland Baptist 7:30 p.m.Dec. 18 Illinois Wesleyan 4 p.m.Dec. 19 Hendrix 6 p.m.Dec. 29 East Texas Baptist 2:30 p.m.Dec. 30 Texas-Tyler 7:30 p.m.Jan. 2 Texas Lutheran* 4 p.m.Jan. 8 Austin College* 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Dallas* 4 p.m.Jan. 15 Schreiner* 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Trinity* 4 p.m.Jan. 22 Centenary* 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Colorado College* 4 p.m.Jan. 29 Centenary* 6 p.m.Jan. 31 Colorado College* 1 p.m.Feb. 5 Schreiner* 6 p.m.Feb. 6 Trinity* 4 p.m.Feb. 12 Austin College* 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Dallas* 4 p.m.Feb. 19 Texas Lutheran* 6 p.m.

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Janson Hightower begins his second season as head coach of the Pirates. In his first season, Hightower led the Pirates to a 15-11 record and berth in the SCAC Championship where they advanced to the semifinals. Hightower had four players earn All-SCAC honors, one Second Team, one Third Team and two Honorable Mentions. Hightower joined the Southwestern staff in August of 2012 as the assistant men’s basketball coach and assistant golf coach. During his two seasons, Southwestern players earned six All-SCAC honors and the Pirates made the SCAC Conference Tourna-ment both seasons. Hightower is no stranger to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference basketball. He was a standout at Hendrix College and team captain his senior season. He led the team in assists three seasons and was the Hendrix College NCAA Division III assists leader. Hightower also led the Warriors in steals his senior year and was a member of the teams that advanced to the SCAC Conference Tournament semi-finals in 2008 and 2009. Hightower was also selected as

the Carl Babcock Award Winner, awarded to one Hendrix College male athlete for character and leadership in athletics. He graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and business. Prior to Southwestern, Hightower was a graduate assistant and operations direc-tor for the men’s basketball program at the University of Central Arkansas where he graduated with a Master of Business Administration in May 2012. Hightower has been a head coach for the Georgetown Fury Select Club Basketball Program for two summers, coaching 20 junior varsity and varsity level players to numerous tournament championships statewide.

coaching staff

JANSON HIGHTOWER

ZAC GRAHAMAssistant Coach

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2015 roster


1 Tyler Bault Fr. F 6-5 San Antonio, Texas 2 Jt Williams Fr. G 6-0 Houston, Texas 4 Ryan Ogden So. F 6-3 Bellaire, Texas 5 Joseph Cromeens Fr. G 5-10 El Paso, Texas 10 Chris Lee Sr. G 6-0 San Antonio, Texas 11 Connor Kim So. G 5-9 Atascadero, Calif. 12 Zachary Whitlock Jr. F 6-5 San Angelo, Texas 15 Nnamdi Akabogu So. F 6-3 San Antonio, Texas 20 Chris Molina Jr. G 6-0 San Antonio, Texas 22 Roosevelt Odidi Jr. F 6-4 Southampton, N.Y. 23 Karrey Sanders So. G 6-1 DeSoto, Texas 24 Dimitri Christie Fr. F 6-4 Houston, Texas 25 Benjamin Stiver Jr. G 6-2 Fullerton, Calif. 32 Randy Flowers Fr. C/F 6-8 Athens, Texas 45 Stan Kannegieter Fr. F 6-8 Meteren, Gelderland, Netherlands

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2014 results & stats

2014-15 RESULTS (15-11, 8-6 SCAC)11/22/2014 HARDIN-SIMMONS L 57-70 11/24/2014 TEXAS LUTHERAN W 55-53 12/01/2014 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L 68-71 12/13/2014 at Hardin-Simmons L 63-81 12/16/2014 WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY L 57-77 12/19/2014 vs SUNYIT W 87-65 12/20/2014 vs Pacific Lutheran W 53-49 12/30/2014 vs LeTourneau W 79-74 12/31/2014 at Texas-Tyler W 73-71 01/03/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN L 76-81 01/09/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE W 81-68 01/10/2015 CENTENARY L 65-70 01/16/2015 at Trinity W 74-69 01/17/2015 at Schreiner W 74-54 01/23/2015 at Dallas W 87-77 01/24/2015 at Austin College W 69-64 01/30/2015 DALLAS L 66-72 01/31/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 50-48 02/06/2015 TRINITY W 60-54

02/07/2015 SCHREINER W 69-62 02/13/2015 at Colorado College L 59-65 02/15/2015 at Centenary L 64-68 02/20/2015 at Texas Lutheran L 63-75 02/21/2015 UC-SANTA CRUZ W 74-56 02/27/2015 vs Schreiner Wot 81-76 02/28/2015 vs Centenary L 80-87

Player PPGRyan Ogden 10.6Chris Lee 10.2Zach Whitlock 9.9Blake Scott 7.7Travis Kurtz 7.3

POINTS PER GAME

REBOUNDS PER GAME


STEALS


BLOCKED SHOTS

Player FG%Zach Whitlock .528Ryan Ogden .504Danny Kellum .446Chris Lee .425Travis Kurtz .417

Player 3FG%Ryan Ogden .457Chris Molina .440Ben Stiver .375Travis Kurtz .366Chris Lee .351

Player RPGRyan Ogden 6.1Zach Whitlock 5.4Blake Scott 4.6Travis Kurtz 3.3Ben Stiver 2.4

Player STEALSChris Lee 26Adrian Johnson 23Travis Kurtz 22Chris Molina 19Ryan Ogden 16Zach Whitlock 16

Player BLOCKSBlake Scott 40Zach Whitlock 9Ryan Ogden 9Chris Lee 8Three tied... 3

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Team Statistics SU OPP

SCORING 1776 1757





REBOUNDS 933 971


ASSISTS 349 293


TURNOVERS 374 374


STEALS 177 193

Steals/game 6.8 7.4

BLOCKS 81 67

Blocks/game 3.1 2.6

# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG33 Ryan Ogden 18 44 9 16 222 10.6 03 Chris Lee 37 34 8 26 255 10.2 12 Zach Whitlock 24 45 9 16 257 9.9 01 Blake Scott 43 51 40 10 199 7.7 15 Travis Kurtz 29 19 3 22 182 7.3 20 Chris Molina 25 28 3 19 177 6.8 05 Adrian Johnson 58 37 1 23 132 5.1 25 Ben Stiver 10 20 1 7 122 4.9 45 Danny Kellum 9 8 3 2 61 2.9 11 Connor Kim 21 15 1 3 41 2.6 02 Brandyn Hawk 59 31 1 14 50 2.5 23 Kerry Sanders 11 15 0 6 43 2.3 32 Nnamdi Akabogu 2 14 0 8 18 1.1 04 Carson Severson 3 4 1 2 6 1.0 24 Josh Mann 0 3 1 1 11 0.9 44 Jared McAda 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 Eric Garza 0 0 0 2 0 0.0



33 Ryan Ogden 68 135 .504 21 46 .457 65 86 .756 40 89 129 6.1 03 Chris Lee 82 193 .425 34 97 .351 57 69 .826 12 42 54 2.2

12 Zach Whitlock 102 193 .528 3 11 .273 50 87 .575 35 105 140 5.4 01 Blake Scott 79 194 .407 6 20 .300 35 73 .479 38 81 119 4.6 15 Travis Kurtz 55 132 .417 30 82 .366 42 58 .724 16 67 83 3.3 20 Chris Molina 56 150 .373 37 84 .440 28 36 .778 7 31 38 1.5 05 Adrian Johnson 36 103 .350 20 65 .308 40 53 .755 5 45 50 1.9 25 Ben Stiver 39 101 .386 24 64 .375 20 29 .690 14 47 61 2.4 45 Danny Kellum 25 56 .446 3 7 .429 8 16 .500 8 33 41 2.0 11 Connor Kim 13 45 .289 8 31 .258 7 8 .875 3 7 10 0.6 02 Brandyn Hawk 15 42 .357 7 20 .350 13 19 .684 9 30 39 2.0 23 Kerry Sanders 15 47 .319 4 18 .222 9 16 .563 4 19 23 1.2 32 Nnamdi Akabogu 9 19 .474 0 3 .000 0 4 .000 15 16 31 1.8 04 Carson Severson 2 10 .200 0 3 .000 2 8 .250 4 4 8 1.3 24 Josh Mann 4 15 .267 1 4 .250 2 4 .500 0 5 5 0.4 44 Jared McAda 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.0 10 Eric Garza 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0

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2015 season preview

Southwestern men’s basketball head coach Janson Hightower enters his second season with high hopes. Hightower guided the Pirates to a 15-11 overall record, 8-6 in conference play last season, and an SCAC Championship bid where SU fell in the semifinals. Hightower returns seven from last year’s team including two starters and the top three scorers. Those scorers include SU’s lone senior, Chris Lee, junior Zach Whitlock and sophomore Ryan Ogden. Ogden led the way averaging 10.6 points per game while Lee and Whitlock were close behind at 10.2 and 10.1 respectively. Also returning are Southwestern’s best deep threats, Chris Molina and Ben Stiver. Molina shot 44 percent from three point range, draining a team-high 37 three-pointers last year. Stiver shot 38.6 percent from the floor last season, averaging one per game. Last season, the Pirates averaged 68.6 points per game, which ranked fourth in the conference. The team also shot .419 from

teh field, and .355 from beyond the arc. SU ranked third in the SCAC, pulling down 36.0 rebounds and dishing out 13.5 assists per game. They also had the third best mark in blocks and steals with 3.1 and 6.8, respectively. Much needed height has been added to the roster this sea-son with six first-years, three listed 6’5” or taller. Southwestern opens the season at home on Friday, Novem-ber 13th, hosting Howard Payne University. The Pirates don’t face an SCAC opponent until the new year, kicking off conference play against Texas Lutheran University in Seguin on January 2nd.

QUICK NOTES• Head Coach Janson

Hightower will enter his second season atop the program after helping the Pirates to a semifinal berth in the 2015 tournament

• The Pirates will have just one senior on the roster

• The three top scorers for the 2014-15 squad will be return-ing this season

• Hightower has brought in six ffirst-year players, includ-ing three listed at 6’5” or taller

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59 bulldogs

LOCATION:Seguin, TexasFOUNDED:1891ENROLLMENT:1,300NICKNAME:BulldogsCOLORS:Black and goldFACILITY:Gustafson FieldPRESIDENT:Stuart DorseyATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Bill MillerATHLETIC TRAINER:Matt MatochaMEN’S BASKETBALLHEAD COACH:Jimmy Smith

PresidentStuart Dorsey

Athletic DirectorBill Miller

Sports Information DirectorTim Clark

Athletic TrainerMatt Matocha

QUICK FACTS

DATE OPPONENT TIMENov. 15 Texas-Tyler 7 p.m.Nov. 20 Pacific Lutheran 6 p.m.Nov. 21 Puget Sound 10 p.m.Nov. 25 Hardin-Simmons 7 p.m.Nov. 27 LeTourneau 6 p.m.Nov. 28 East Texas Baptist 6 p.m.Dec. 5 Mary Hardin-Baylor 3 p.m.Dec. 19 Illinois Wesleyan 5 p.m.Dec. 20 Alma College 3 p.m.Dec. 29 Lamar 7 p.m.Dec. 20 East Texas Baptist 2:30 p.m.Jan. 2 Southwestern* 4 p.m.Jan. 8 Dallas* 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Austin College* 4 p.m.Jan. 15 Trinity* 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Schreiner* 4 p.m.Jan. 22 Colorado College* 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Centenary* 4 p.m.Jan. 29 Colorado College* 6 p.m.Jan. 31 Centenary* 2 p.m.Feb. 5 Trinity* 6 p.m.Feb. 6 Schreiner* 4 p.m.Feb. 12 Dallas* 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Austin College* 4 p.m.Feb. 19 Southwestern* 6 p.m.

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coaching staff

Jimmy Smith starts his second season as head coach of Texas Lutheran Men’s Basketball after leading the Bulldogs to the 2014-15 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships (tournament and regular-season titles) and to the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Smith is 44-37 overall as a head coach (one year at Texas Lutheran, two years at Schreiner). He is 29-18 in conference play (one year in the Ameri-can Southwest Conference and two years in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference). Smith came to TLU from Schreiner University, where served as head coach for two seasons. Smith was announced as the head coach at TLU on April 7, 2014. He is the ninth head coach in the history of TLU Men’s Basketball. Smith was named the 2014-15 SCAC Coach of the Year after leading the Bulldogs to an 18-10 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the SCAC. TLU entered the SCAC Men’s Basketball Tournament as the No. 1 seed and defeated University of Dallas and Centenary in the tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament. TLU lost to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, played at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas. The 18-10 overall record and 11-3 conference mark were significant improvements from the season prior to Coach Smith’s arrival. The Bull-dogs were 9-17 overall and 3-11 in 2013-14. In his first year with the Bulldogs, Smith en-gineered a nine-win turn-around in the overall record and an eight-win turn-around in the conference mark. TLU went from three total wins over NCAA Division III opponents in 2013-14 to 18 wins against DIII opponents in 2014-15 (a 15-win improvement). In addition to his Coach of the Year honor, Smith guided Jordan Kouremetis to SCAC Tour-nament Most Valuable Player honors and to a First Team All-SCAC Award. Senior forward Donte McGee was named to the 2014-15 SCAC First Team and was named SCAC Defensive Player of the Year. Smith came to Seguin after spending the last

two years at the helm of the Schreiner program, where he helped lead a quick turnaround for the Mountaineers, amassing a 26-27 record in those two years. Before Smith came to Schreiner, the Mountain-eers’ record in their Division III era was 92-253 (.270 win pct.). In just his second season, Smith guided Schreiner to its first winning season since joining the NCAA Division III, finishing 15-12 overall and 10-4 in the SCAC. Smith’s squad fin-ished second in the SCAC standings and reached the semifinals of the SCAC Championship. Two seasons ago, Smith’s Mountaineers set school records (NCAA-era) for wins (15), winning percentage (.556), conference winning percent-age (.714) and points per game allowed (68.9). He also coached the 2013-14 SCAC Co-Player of the Year and SCAC Defensive Player of the Year AJ Myres. Before coming to Schreiner, Smith spent three years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. As both a player and coach at UMHB, Smith was part of a winning culture. During his three years as an assistant coach, the Cru racked up a 70-18 record and qualified for three NCAA Tournaments. He also enjoyed an outstanding playing career for UMHB, earning the school’s Male Athlete of the Year award and All-ASC West Division recognition. He was also the first Cru basketball player to receive Academic All-District VI First Team honors. Smith began his coaching career at Sam Hous-ton State University. He joined the Bearkats as an assistant coach in 2004 and spent two years with the basketball program, helping the Bearkats to a 40-21 record during that span. Smith is a husband and a father. Smith and his wife, Lori, are the parents of three young children - two girls and a boy.

JIMMY smith

thomas orrAssistant Coach

austin falkeAssistant Coach

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2015 roster


1 Sterling Holmes G Jr. 6-0 San Antonio, Texas2 Patrick Jimenez G Fr. 6-1 Kerrville, Texas3 Jordan Kouremetis G Jr. 6-0 San Antonio, Texas4 Paris Marquez G Fr. 6-0 Humble, Texas5 Kendall Holmes G Sr. 5-10 Houston, Texas10 Blake Ray G So. 6-3 Kerrville, Texas11 Michael Sullivan G Fr. 6-0 Frisco, Texas13 Ray Walker G Fr. 6-3 The Woodland, Texas21 Jacob Kouremetis G Fr. 6-1 San Antonio, Texas22 Aris Qadash Williams F Jr. 6-7 Pelham, Alab.23 Zach Behr F Jr. 6-5 Temple, Texas24 Alex Cage G Fr. 6-2 Round Rock, Texas30 Elijah Sobers G So. 6-2 Lawton, Okla.32 Shawn Hamilton F Fr. 6-7 San Antonio, Texas35 Jackson Willoughby G Fr. 6-3 Port Aransas, Texas41 Harris Jowell F So. 6-5 Brock, Texas42 Matthew Gillette F So. 6-5 Spring, Texas50 Kelby Kaiser F Fr. 6-7 Kerrville, Texas55 Matt Gauna F Jr. 6-3 La Vernia, Texas

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2014-15 RESULTS (18-10, 11-3 SCAC)11/15/2014 at Texas-Dallas L 77-92 11/18/2014 CONCORDIA (TEXAS) L 93-109 11/24/2014 at Southwestern L 53-55 11/25/2014 HUSTON-TILLOTSON L 72-96 11/28/2014 at Millsaps W 73-67 12/02/2014 MCMURRY W 80-66 12/06/2014 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST L 73-80 12/19/2014 vs Anderson W 80-76 12/20/2014 vs Wheaton (Ill.) W 63-56 12/29/2014 at Hardin-Simmons W 77-54 12/31/2014 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 50-55 01/03/2015 at Southwestern W 81-76 01/09/2015 CENTENARY W 75-70 01/10/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE W 74-59 01/16/2015 at Schreiner L 72-77 01/17/2015 at Trinity Wot 90-84 01/23/2015 at Austin College W 66-54 01/24/2015 at Dallas L 68-73 01/30/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 87-79 01/31/2015 DALLAS W 80-74 02/06/2015 SCHREINER W 80-77 02/07/2015 TRINITY W 81-67 02/13/2015 at Centenary L 65-66 02/15/2015 at Colorado College Wot 61-58 02/20/2015 SOUTHWESTERN W 75-63 02/28/2015 vs Dallas W 82-65 03/01/2015 vs Centenary W 80-75 03/06/2015 vs Claremont-M-S L 55-79

Player PPGJordan Kouremetis 14.3Sterling Holmes 12.5Donte McGee 10.7Zach Behr 7.5Garrett Wilkins 6.0

POINTS PER GAME

REBOUNDS PER GAME


STEALS


BLOCKED SHOTS

Player FG%Thomas Verm .535Harris Jowell .507Donte McGee .498Austin Pickens .434Sterling Holmes .431

Player 3FG%Austin Pickens .516Jordan Kouremetis .425Sterling Holmes .394Donte McGee .354Josh Sanchez .339

Player RPGDonte McGee 8.3Sterling Holmes 4.3Thomas Verm 3.1Jordan Kouremetis 3.1Harris Jowell 3.1

Player STEALSSterling Holme 26Josh Sanchez 21Garrett Wilkins 18Donte McGee 18Zach Behr 13Troy Guajardo 13

Player BLOCKSDonte McGee 22Thomas Verm 6Harris Jowell 6Jordan Kouremetis 5Sterling Holmes 5

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Team Statistics TLU OPP

SCORING 2063 2002





REBOUNDS 1058 974


ASSISTS 350 375


TURNOVERS 414 395


STEALS 166 189

Steals/game 5.9 6.8

BLOCKS 48 103

Blocks/game 1.7 3.7

# Player A TO BLK STL PTS AVG03 Jordan Kouremetis 44 39 5 12 399 14.3 01 Sterling Holmes 95 72 5 26 350 12.5 15 Donte McGee 22 39 22 18 299 10.7 23 Zach Behr 25 36 1 13 209 7.5 11 Garrett Wilkins 45 49 0 18 155 6.0 50 Thomas Verm 12 35 6 5 138 4.9 02 Josh Sanchez 35 19 1 21 111 4.0 41 Harris Jowell 6 32 6 9 93 3.3 55 Austin Pickens 10 14 0 4 78 3.3 35 Michael Davis 0 3 0 1 13 2.2 10 Joseph Richardson 25 22 0 7 53 2.0 22 Aris Qadash Williams 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 04 Louis Garza 5 12 0 0 22 1.7 32 Blake Ray 1 4 0 2 11 1.6 42 Matthew Gillette 5 6 1 9 39 1.4 13 Joshua Alderman 6 6 0 2 33 1.4 21 Troy Guajardo 11 14 0 13 32 1.2 30 Elijah Sobers 0 2 0 2 9 1.0 05 Kendall Holmes 2 4 0 3 8 0.6 33 Keaton Fontenot 1 2 1 1 9 0.6



03 Jordan Kouremetis 117 280 .418 79 186 .425 86 104 .827 12 74 86 3.1 01 Sterling Holmes 97 225 .431 26 66 .394 130 160 .813 29 90 119 4.3 15 Donte McGee 103 207 .498 28 79 .354 65 90 .722 67 166 233 8.3 23 Zach Behr 66 155 .426 15 50 .300 62 97 .639 17 55 72 2.6 11 Garrett Wilkins 43 135 .319 8 36 .222 61 92 .663 17 52 69 2.7 50 Thomas Verm 53 99 .535 0 0 .000 32 48 .667 39 48 87 3.1 02 Josh Sanchez 39 102 .382 21 62 .339 12 17 .706 10 47 57 2.0 41 Harris Jowell 36 71 .507 0 0 .000 21 31 .677 25 61 86 3.1 55 Austin Pickens 23 53 .434 16 31 .516 16 20 .800 9 25 34 1.4 35 Michael Davis 4 12 .333 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 0 6 6 1.0 10 Joseph Richardson 17 43 .395 3 9 .333 16 30 .533 3 20 23 0.9 22 Aris Qadash Williams 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 04 Louis Garza 4 4 1.000 1 1 1.000 13 21 .619 1 2 3 0.2 32 Blake Ray 4 13 .308 0 3 .000 3 4 .750 11 4 15 2.1 42 Matthew Gillette 15 37 .405 0 0 .000 9 17 .529 18 22 40 1.4 13 Joshua Alderman 8 31 .258 6 27 .222 11 14 .786 0 12 12 0.5 21 Troy Guajardo 8 31 .258 2 14 .143 14 19 .737 2 5 7 0.3 30 Elijah Sobers 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 05 Kendall Holmes 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 2 9 .222 1 6 7 0.5 33 Keaton Fontenot 3 6 .500 1 3 .333 2 6 .333 2 5 7 0.4

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2015 season preview

After engineering magical runs to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champi-onships and to a first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs and second-year Head Coach Jimmy Smith enter the 2015-16 season with lofty expectations and a few targets on their backs. Smith took over a Bulldog squad that finished last in the SCAC in 2013-14. In one year, Smith and his squad went 18-10 overall and 11-3 in conference play. The team shared the regular-sea-son crown with Centenary College (La.) and then defeated the Gents in the SCAC title game, played at the University of Dallas. (TLU defeated host Dallas in the SCAC semifinal.) The Bulldogs lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) and said goodbye to three senior starters Thomas Verm (center), Donte McGee (forward) and Garrett Wilkins (guard). McGee was named the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the SCAC First Team and to the SCAC All-Tournament Team. “Last year was a great experience for everyone involved,” said Smith. “It was a big step for the program just to get to that point. The big thing for us this year is that now that we have enjoyed success, we have to build on it. But we have to turn the page and understand that this is a new team and have to do it a different way. We have to figure out who those new people will be to have that success again.” The Bulldogs return SCAC Tournament Most Valuable Player Jordan Kouremetis, a shooting guard who also claimed SCAC First Team All-Conference honors last year. Kouremetis aver-

aged 14.3 points per game, shot 42.5 percent from the arc, and made 79 three-pointers. Kouremetis is joined in the Bulldog backcourt by junior point guard Sterling Holmes, the SCAC’s Co-Newcomer of the Year last season. Holmes averaged 12.5 points per game and started all 28 contests. He hit 43.1 percent of his total shots, 39.4 per-cent of his threes, and dished out 3.4 assists per game. He also pulled down 4.3 rebounds per contest. Kouremetis scored 14 points in the SCAC Tournament semi-final win over University of Dallas and had 20 points, with five three-pointers, in the championship game victory over Cente-nary. Kouremetis and the Bulldogs relied heavily on senior lead-ership last season – with McGee, Verm, Wilkins and back-up guards Joseph Richardson and Joshua Alderman. For 2015-16, the Bulldogs have one senior – reserve guard Kendall Holmes. “It will definitely be different with just one senior,” said Smith. “Last year’s senior group had been through a lot of situations. Now, really, it is only Jordan, Sterling and Zach (Behr) that played a lot of minutes from last year’s team.” “We are depending on guys that were in the program to fill the roles, but also some freshman to step up. We’re going to put out a lot of different lineups and see what people can do well. We are going to use these early games to figure that out. We have the pieces to fill. It’s about who is going to step up.”

• The Bulldogs will return this season after winning their first SCAC champi-onship and earning a berth to the NCAA tournament for the first time

• Returning for the Bulldogs is Co-New-comer of the Year, Sterling Holmes

• SCAC Tourna-ment MVP, Jordan Kouremetis, will also be returning this year for his junior season

• There will be only one senior on the roster this year, Ken-dall Holmes

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67 tigers

LOCATION:San Antonio, TexasFOUNDED:1869ENROLLMENT:2,700NICKNAME:TigersCOLORS:Maroon and whiteFACILITY:McGinlay Soccer FieldPRESIDENT:Dr. Danny AndersonATHLETICS DIRECTOR:Bob KingATHLETIC TRAINER:Marc PowelMEN’S BASKETBALLHEAD COACH:Pat Cunningham

DATE OPPONENT TIMENov. 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 6 p.m.NOV. 17 CONCORDIA (TX) 7 P.M.NOV. 21 HARDIN-SIMMONS 3 P.M.Nov. 27 Puget Sound 8 p.m.Nov. 28 Pacific Lutheran 6 p.m.DEC. 1 TEXAS-DALLAS 6 P.M.DEC. 18 HENDRIX 6 P.M.DEC. 19 KALAMAZOO 7 P.M.DEC. 20 RIPON 4 P.M.Dec. 29 Buena Vista 5 p.m.Dec. 30 TBD (Depauw Invitational) TBAJan. 8 Colorado College* 7 p.m.Jan. 10 Centenary* 1 p.m.JAN. 15 TEXAS LUTHERAN* 6 P.M.JAN. 16 SOUTHWESTERN* 4 P.M.JAN. 19 SCHREINER* 6 P.M.Jan. 22 Dallas* 6 p.m.Jan. 23 Austin College* 4 p.m.JAN. 29 DALLAS* 6 P.M.JAN. 30 AUSTIN COLLEGE* 4 P.M.Feb. 5 Texas Lutheran* 6 p.m.Feb. 6 Southwestern* 4 p.m.FEB. 12 COLORADO COLLEGE* 6 P.M.FEB. 13 CENTENARY* 4 P.M.Feb. 20 Schreiner* 4 p.m.

QUICK FACTS

PresidentDr. Danny Anderson

Athletic DirectorBob King

Sports Information DirectorJustin Parker

Athletic TrainerMarc Powel

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Coaching staff

The 2015-16 campaign marks the 17th season Pat Cunningham has served as Trinity’s head men’s basketball coach. He is also the Associate Director for Compliance. Coach Cunningham is the winningest men’s basketball coach in Trinity history. Since joining the Trinity staff in 1999, Coach Cunningham has amassed a record of 298-145 (.673). He has guided the Tigers to nine NCAA Division III Playoff appearances, and seven South-ern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. Trinity stands at 175-70 (.714) in SCAC competition under Coach Cunningham’s leadership. Trinity advanced to the Elite Eight in 2005, and won a school-record 25 games. Coach Cunningham’s squads have produced eight 20-win season over 16 years. Respected by his peers, Coach Cunningham has been elected SCAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year on six occasions, in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2014. Coach Cunningham was elected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of Directors in May 2015. He was honored at the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Final Four in Houston, Texas, as a Guardian of the Game by the NABC. Coach Cunning-ham was the recipient of the Advocacy Award, which recognizes leadership and guidance on issues affecting the basketball community. Coach Cunningham is a former member of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship Committee.

He was instrumental in starting the NABC All-Star Game. Prior to coming aboard at Trinity, Coach Cunningham was head coach at the University of Chicago from 1991-1999. His Chicago Maroons advanced to the Sweet 16 of the DIII Championships twice in a three-year period. Coach Cunningham was elected the University Athletic Association (UAA) Coach of the Year in three of his last four seasons at Chicago. During that time period, Coach Cunningham’s teams compiled an 82-23 record (.781). Chicago captured two UAA Championships, and had two runner-up finishes. Coach Cunningham was the head coach at Manchester (IN) University from 1987-1991, and was an assistant at Illinois State University from 1981-1987. Over a period of 28 years, Coach Cunningham has chalked up a 450-311 (.591) overall record, placing him in the top-30 of active Division III coaches by victories. Coach Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from Kalamazoo (MI) College in 1974. An outstanding student-ath-lete, he was a captain of the Hornets men’s basketball team. Coach Cunning-ham later received a Master of Science degree in athletic administration from Illinois State. Coach Cunningham and his wife, Mary Jo, are the parents of a son and daugh-ter, fraternal twins Casey and Claire, who are both college students.

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10 Brian Blum G SO 6-4 Houston, Texas11 Nik Oakes G SO 6-3 Humble, Texas14 Joseph Thomas G JR 6-3 Friendswood, Texas20 Jimmy Clark G SR 6-3 Rockford, Ill.24 Matt Jones G SO 5-10 Austin, Texas25 Khambrel Roach G JR 6-3 Miami, Fla.30 Lorenzo Garza F SO 6-4 Brownsville, Texas33 AJ Pulliam F JR 6-5 Bryan, Texas34 Aaron Knopp F SO 6-7 Sugar Land, Texas42 Matthew Bender F SO 6-7 Dallas, Texas50 Josh Ingram F JR 6-4 Flagstaff, Ariz.

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2014-15 RESULTS (5-20, 4-10 SCAC)11/15/2014 at Hardin-Simmons L 74-100 11/17/2014 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR L 51-78 11/21/2014 at Claremont-M-S L 54-64 11/22/2014 at Pomona-Pitzer L 59-63 12/01/2014 at Concordia (Texas) L 55-81 12/05/2014 vs Emory L 74-83 12/06/2014 at Washington (Mo.) L 77-79 12/18/2014 WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY L 52-67 12/19/2014 WHEATON (ILL.) L 63-68 12/20/2014 SUNYIT W 65-61 01/03/2015 at Texas-Dallas L 60-73 01/09/2015 at Austin College L 48-60 01/10/2015 at Dallas L 53-67 01/16/2015 SOUTHWESTERN L 69-74 01/17/2015 TEXAS LUTHERAN Lot 84-90 01/20/2015 at Schreiner L 66-81 01/23/2015 CENTENARY Lot 74-79 01/24/2015 COLORADO COLLEGE W 74-54 01/30/2015 at Centenary L 64-77

01/31/2015 at Colorado College Lot 65-70 02/06/2015 at Southwestern L 54-60 02/07/2015 at Texas Lutheran L 67-81 02/14/2015 DALLAS W 80-73 02/13/2015 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 55-41 02/21/2015 SCHREINER W 70-66

Player PPGA.J. Pulliam 13.9Matt Selling 12.5Brian Blum 7.0Jimmy Clark 6.2Aaron Knopp 4.2

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Player FG%Aaron Knopp .564A.J. Pulliam .490Matt Selling .435Matt Jones .425Nik Oakes .407

Player 3FG%Matt Jones .394Jimmy Clark .393Matt Selling .393A.J. Pulliam .375Brian Blum .353

Player RPGMatt Selling 4.1Matt Jones 3.5A.J. Pulliam 3.5Jimmy Clark 3.2Aaron Knopp 2.7

Player STEALSCraig Saltarelli 25Matt Selling 25A.J. Pulliam 22Matt Jones 21Nik Oakes 17

Player BLOCKSA.J. Pulliam 17Matt Selling 9Aaron Knopp 9Brian Blum 7Josh Ingram 5Khambrel Roach 5

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Team Statistics TU OPP

SCORING 1607 1790





REBOUNDS 823 954


ASSISTS 362 362


TURNOVERS 318 346


STEALS 176 141

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33 A.J. Pulliam 18 46 17 22 333 13.9

45 Matt Selling 28 40 9 25 313 12.5

10 Brian Blum 26 27 7 12 174 7.0

20 Jimmy Clark 27 25 3 16 155 6.2

34 Aaron Knopp 7 10 9 4 71 4.2

24 Matt Jones 79 24 3 21 96 4.2

21 Craig Saltarelli 42 28 3 25 104 4.2

11 Nik Oakes 28 20 1 17 97 3.9

14 Joseph Thomas 3 19 1 7 68 3.6

50 Josh Ingram 19 19 5 8 74 3.4

25 Khambrel Roach 7 14 5 9 46 2.3

12 William Young 68 24 1 8 43 1.9

44 Vinay Reddy 0 1 0 1 7 1.8

42 Matthew Bender 6 18 4 1 26 1.4

30 Lorenzo Garza 2 0 0 0 0 0.0

32 Cal Miller 2 1 0 0 0 0.0



33 A.J. Pulliam 118 241 .490 24 64 .375 73 110 .664 24 60 84 3.5

45 Matt Selling 114 262 .435 55 140 .393 30 50 .600 23 79 102 4.1

10 Brian Blum 59 158 .373 36 102 .353 20 32 .625 8 49 57 2.3

20 Jimmy Clark 47 124 .379 11 28 .393 50 73 .685 29 52 81 3.2

34 Aaron Knopp 31 55 .564 2 3 .667 7 21 .333 15 31 46 2.7

24 Matt Jones 31 73 .425 13 33 .394 21 31 .677 31 50 81 3.5

21 Craig Saltarelli 34 105 .324 15 54 .278 21 40 .525 10 40 50 2.0

11 Nik Oakes 35 86 .407 15 44 .341 12 39 .308 24 25 49 2.0

14 Joseph Thomas 23 59 .390 8 25 .320 14 23 .609 13 16 29 1.5

50 Josh Ingram 29 76 .382 1 5 .200 15 24 .625 19 26 45 2.0

25 Khambrel Roach 15 60 .250 3 27 .111 13 18 .722 8 21 29 1.5

12 William Young 15 42 .357 0 10 .000 13 25 .520 9 32 41 1.8

44 Vinay Reddy 3 9 .333 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 4 5 9 2.3

42 Matthew Bender 10 18 .556 0 0 .000 6 12 .500 14 26 40 2.2

30 Lorenzo Garza 0 5 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.4

32 Cal Miller 0 5 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0

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2015 season preview

The Trinity Tigers men’s basketball team is ready to start the 2015-16 campaign with a renewed enthusiasm. Last season, Trinity finished with a 5-20 overall record, and a 4-10 mark in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Tigers finished on a high note, winning their last three games of the season. Three seniors were lost to graduation: William Young, Craig Saltarelli, and All-SCAC Third Team honoree Matt Selling. The good news is that 11 returning players will take the floor No-vember 14 when the Tigers open the season at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Trinity tips off its home schedule November 17 by hosting Concordia University. “We are excited about the coming season,” said Head Coach Pat Cunningham, in his 17th year at the Tigers helm. “We do have some experienced players back, who we hope will use that experience to add to this season’s success.” Jimmy Clark is a fifth-year senior guard who will be playing his fourth season, while earning a master’s degree in health care administration. A hard worker, the 6-foot-3 Clark shot over 39 percent in 3-point range, and averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season. Four juniors will be joining Clark, in bringing playing expe-rience to this year’s team. Forward AJ Pulliam is back, and was the leading scorer last season. The 6-foot-5 Pulliam accounted for nearly 14 points per matchup, along with 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 49 percent from the field. He also made 22 steals, and blocked 17 shots. The remaining junior class consists of 6-foot-3 guard Khambrel Roach, along with 6-foot-4 forward Josh Ingram. Each played in over 20 games, and started five. Also back is 6-foot-3 guard Joseph Thomas. The sophomore group is a talented list, many who contribut-ed much during last year’s season. Brian Blum, a 6-foot-5 guard, accounted for seven points per game, while shooting over 37 percent. Guard Matt Jones, who stands 5-foot-10, is the leading returner in assists per game, with an average of 3.4 per contest. He also pulled in 3.5 rebounds per game, and was one of the leaders in steals. Nik Oakes, a 6-foot-3 guard, started in eight games a year ago and shot nearly 41 percent from the field. Returning 6-foot-7 forward Aaron Knopp started 12 games, and Matthew Bender, who is also 6-foot-7, played significant min-utes on the front line. Jayden Holden, a 6-foot-4 forward, was also a member of the Tigers football team last season. “We are taller than we were a year ago,” Coach Cunningham

commented. “We are working on all aspects of the game, and are hoping to be more of an up-tempo team, as well as being more efficient on the offensive end of the floor.” Height is definitely a characteristic of the six first-year play-ers who are now Trinity Tigers. Winning the height contest is 6-foot-9 forward Ben Beatie of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Kevin Owens is a 6-foot-8 forward from Austin, Texas; and Danny Rivara, who hails from Horseshoe Bay, Texas, comes in at 6-foot-7 in the front court position. Matthew Colliflower is a 6-foot-6 forward from League City, Texas; and Isaiah Specks, from Pearland, Texas, checks in at 6-foot-4. In the backcourt, a newcomer is 6-foot guard Taylor Kim from Atascadero, Califor-nia. Assistant Coach Ross Burt has been impressed with the pre-season work of the returning players and the first-year Tigers. Coach Burt believes a balance of the group will turn out to be a successful venture for the coming year. “The newcomers have brought terrific energy to practice each day, and are accepting the challenge of adjusting to the college level,” said Coach Burt, in his eighth season on the staff. “Our returners have come back with a strong focus on improvement this season, and have been working very hard. Our season will rely heavily on whether or not we can get back to playing strong, Trinity-style defense that has brought us success in the past.” Also back is second-year Assistant Coach David Smith, who retired from the U.S. Army in April 2015. Coach Smith earlier coached the All-Army Team. A total of 13 games are set for the friendly confines of Sams Gym. A big event will be the Trinity Invitational Tournament, to be held December 18-20. The Tigers will take on Hendrix Col-lege, Kalamazoo College, and Ripon College. The first of seven conference home games is slated for January 15, when Texas Lutheran University comes to campus. The final regular-season home game is slated for February 13 with Centenary College. Centenary will host the SCAC Championship February 26-28 at Shreveport, Louisiana. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

• Head Coach Pat Cun-ningham will enter his 17th year at the helm of the Tigers’ program this year

• The Tigers lost three seniors from teh 2014-15 squad

• The new class will bring in new height, including five players 6-foot-4 or taller

• Trinity will look to re-enter the confer-ence title race after finishing seventh last season

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2014 review - all-conference

James Sapp Centenary So FDonte McGee Texas Lutheran Sr FChris Lesnansky Colorado College Sr FJordan Kouremetis Texas Lutheran So GTravion Kirkendoll Centenary Fy G

Stevan Guerrero Schreiner Sr GAaron Wyatt Dallas Sr FSterling Holmes Texas Lutheran So GZach Whitlock Southwestern So FKendall Demouchet Centenary So F

Alan Sullivan Austin College So FAustin Freet Austin College So FCaden Cheramie Centenary Sr G Brandon Campbell Centenary So GRussell Clark Colorado College Sr F Justin Berardino Colorado College Jr GLuke Winfield Colorado College Jr G/FMark Promberger Dallas Sr FHollis Robinson Schreiner Sr FChris Lee Southwestern Jr F Ryan Ogden Southwestern Fy FThomas Verm Texas Lutheran Sr C Garrett Wilkins Texas Lutheran Sr G

Wes Miller Schreiner So FBrian Baehl Austin College So GKym Malone Dallas Sr GMatt Selling Trinity Sr GBlake Scott Southwestern Sr F

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AUSTIN COLLEGEAustin Freet Harrison Hampden-Smith Cody Meyers Alvin Michael John Pass Andres Rivera Jeremy Swisher

CentenaryJustin Cueto James Sapp Isaiah Whitaker

Colorado Col.Justin Berardino Russell Clark Joe Howard Ryan Kell James Lonergan Andrew Maddock Chris Martin Robin Roth Luke Winfield

DallasSolomon Berezin Alex Borse Lorenzo Gonzalez Thomas Kaiser Rory McCallum Mark Promberger Zachary Royal

SchreinerKeenan Gumbs Luis MancillasWes Miller Nathan Robbins

SouthwesternNnamdi Akabogu Brandyn Hawk Connor Kim Travis Kurtz Christopher Molina Ryan Ogden Carson Severson Lucas Smith

TEXAS LUTHERANJosh Alderman Matthew GilletteTroy Guajardo Jordan Kouremetis Thomas Verm

TRINITYMatthew Bender James Clark Matthew Jones Matthew Selling William Young

SCAC - ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL d3hoops.com - ALL south region

centenary F James Sapp Second Team

NABC - ALL south region

centenaryF James Sapp First Team

cosida/capital one - academic all american

Austin CollegeColorado CollegeSouthwesternTrinity

diii news - postseason honors

centenaryF James Sapp Honorable Mention All-AmericaG Travion Kirkendoll All-Freshman Team

nabc - honors court

Austin COllegeAlvin Michael Sr Business AdministrationHarry Hampden-Smith Sr History

Colorado CollegeJustin Berardino Jr EconomicsRussell Clark Sr BiologyJoe Howard Sr MathematicsTyler Jonas Jr BiologyRyan Kell Sr History/Political ScienceJames Lonergan Jr EconomicsLuke Winfield Jr Art

SouthwesternTravis Kurtz Sr Business/Environmental StudiesCarson Severson Sr Political ScienceLucas Smith Sr Business

Texas LutheranJoshua Alderman Sr EducationJoseph Richardson Sr Pre-Med

trinity James Clark Sr FinanceMatt Selling Sr FinanceWilliam Young Sr Accounting

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SCAC - Players of the week

November 17 - week 1 Chris Lesnansky Colorado College

November 24 - week 2Aaron Wyatt Dallas

December 1 - week 3 Travion Kirkendoll Centenary

december 8 - week 4 AJ Pulliam Trinity

december 15 - week 5James Sapp Centenary

december 22 - week 6Sterling Holmes Teas LutheranMaverick Harris Schreiner

January 5 - week 7James Sapp Centenary

January 12 - week 8James Sapp Centenary

January 19 - week 9Ryan Ogden SouthwesternKendall Demouchet Centenary

january 26 - week 10James Sapp Centenary

february 2 - week 11Jordan Kouremetis Texas Lutheran

february 9 - week 12James Sapp Centenary

february 16 - week 13Mark Promberger Dallas

february 23 - week 14Donte McGee Texas Lutheran

scac - sportsmanship teamAlvin Michael Sr Austin CollegeIsaiah Whitaker Sr CentenaryJoe Howard Sr Colorado CollegeKym Malone Sr DallasStevan Guerrero Sr SchreinerAdrian Johnson Sr SouthwesternJoshua Alderman Sr Texas Lutheran William Young Sr Trinity

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TEAM G PTS AVG/GAMECentenary 27 2031 75.2

Texas Lutheran 28 2063 73.7

Dallas 27 1937 71.7

Schreiner 26 1784 68.6

Southwestern 26 1784 68.6

Colorado College 26 1766 67.9

Austin College 25 1645 65.8

Trinity 25 1607 64.3

SCORING OFFENSETEAM G FGM FGA %Dallas 27 678 1472 .461

Centenary 27 677 1515 .447

Schreiner 26 602 1350 .446

Colorado College 26 611 1390 .440

Texas Lutheran 28 647 1517 .427

Southwestern 26 600 1437 .418

Trinity 25 564 1378 .409

Austin College 25 568 1473 .386

field goal percentage

TEAM GP GOALS AVG/GAMETrinity 25 362 14.5

Dallas 27 371 13.7




Centenary 27 336 12.4



assistsTEAM GP REB AVG/GAMETexas Lutheran 28 1058 37.8



Dallas 27 954 35.3



Centenary 27 923 34.2

Trinity 25 823 32.9

REBOUNds

TEAM GP BLOCKS AVG/GAMEAustin College 25 98 3.9

Centenary 27 88 3.3



Trinity 25 68 2.7


Dallas 27 44 1.6

Schreiner 26 26 1.0

BLOCKED SHOTSTEAM GP SAVES AVG/GAMECentenary 27 238 8.8

Trinity 25 176 7.0




Dallas 27 165 6.1



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TEAM SUMMARIES GP PF-PA AVG SCORE +/- FG FGA % 3FG FGA % FT FTA % REBF REBA +/-AUSTIN COLLEGE 25 1645-1772 65.8-70.9 -5.1 568 1473 .386 155 585 .265 354 550 .644 934 1007 -2.9

CENTENARY 27 2031-1955 75.2-72.4 +2.8 677 1515 .447 154 446 .345 523 760 .688 923 1056 -4.9

COLORADO COLLEGE 26 1766-1768 67.9-68.0 -0.1 611 1390 .440 166 465 .357 378 540 .700 894 906 -0.5

DALLAS 27 1937-1830 71.7-67.8 +4.0 678 1472 .461 168 414 .406 413 580 .712 954 895 +2.2

SCHREINER 26 1784-1806 68.6-69.5 +0.8 602 1350 .446 175 500 .350 405 577 .702 909 776 +5.1

SOUTHWESTERN 26 1784-1757 68.6-67.6 +1.0 600 1437 .418 198 557 .355 378 566 .668 933 971 -1.5

TEXAS LUTHERAN 28 2063-2002 73.7-71.5 +2.2 647 1517 .427 210 574 .366 559 784 .713 1058 974 +3.0

TRINITY 25 1607-1790 64.3-71.6 -7.3 564 1378 .409 183 541 .338 296 501 .591 823 954 -5.2

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NAME-SCHOOL GP POINTS PPGJames Sapp - CENT 27 442 16.4

Chris Lesnansky - COLO 26 386 14.8

Jordan Kouremetis - TLU 28 399 14.3

AJ Pulliam - TU 24 333 13.9

Travion Kirkendoll - CENT 27 348 12.9

Points per gameNAME-SCHOOL GP REBOUNDS RPGDonte McGee - TLU 28 233 8.3

James Sapp - CENT 27 215 8.0

Austin Freet - AC 22 146 6.6

Aaron Wyatt - UD 27 169 6.3

Ryan Ogden - SU 21 129 6.1

rebounds per game

NAME-SCHOOL GP ASSISTS APGKym Malone - UD 27 120 4.4

Stevan Guerrero - SCH 26 90 3.5

Matt Jones - TU 23 79 3.4

Sterling Holmes - TLU 28 95 3.4

Caden Cheramie - CENT 26 84 3.2

assists per gameNAME-SCHOOL FGM FGA FG%Mark Promberger - UD 101 189 .534

Zach Whitlock - SU 102 193 .528

Kendall Demouchet - CENT 134 255 .525

James Sapp - CENT 136 260 .523

Aaron Wyatt - UD 111 217 .512

field goal percentage

NAME-SCHOOL FGM FGA 3FG%Victor Garate - UD 22 47 .468

Ryan Ogden - SU 21 46 .457

Maverick Harris -SCH 39 87 .448

Chris Molina - SU 37 84 .440

Luke Winfield - COLO 41 95 .432

3pt field goal percentageNAME-SCHOOL FTM FTA FT%Christian Pena - SCH 49 58 .845

Jordan Kouremetis - TLU 86 104 .827

Chris Lee - SU 57 69 .826

Sterling Holmes - TLU 130 160 .813

Kym Malone - UD 79 101 .782

free throw percentage

NAME-SCHOOL GP BLOCKS BPGKendall Demouchet - CENT 27 47 1.7

Blake Scott - SU 26 40 1.5

Alvin Michael - AC 23 25 1.1

Chris Lesnansky - COLO 26 24 0.9

5. Eghosa Igbinosa - AC 20 18 0.9

blocksNAME-SCHOOL GP STEALS SPGCaden Cheramie - CENT 26 42 1.6

Kendall Demouchet - CENT 27 42 1.6

Kym Malone - UD 27 40 1.5

James Sapp - CENT 27 35 1.3

Eric Houska - COLO 26 32 1.2

steals

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team - Free throw attemptsNational Leader: Albertus Magnus................................. 6424. Texas Lutheran.............................................................................. 7846. Centenary....................................................................................... 760

team - free throws madeNational Leader: Albertus Magnus................................. 6423. Texas Lutheran............................................................................. 55910. Centenary....................................................................................... 523

team - three point fg defenseNational Leader: MIT....................................................... 27.58. Dallas............................................................................................... 29.219. Southwestern............................................................................... 29.9

individual - Assist Turnover ratioNational Leader: Tyreek Peeples, Keystone................... 3.915. Matt Jones, Trinity...................................................................... 3.33

individual - Free Throw ATTEMPTSNational Leader: Jay Howard, Catholic............................ 2578. James Sapp, Centenary............................................................. 219

individual - free throws madeNational Leader: Jammal Coleman, Medaille................. 20312. James Sapp, Centenary............................................................. 165

individual - total 3-pt fg madeNational Leader: Jack Taylor, Grinnell............................. 12625. Jordan Kouremetis, Texas Lutheran........................................ 79

2014 review - ncaa statistical leaders

team - three point fg%National Leader: St. Norbert........................................... 42.912. Dallas.............................................................................................. 40.6

team - turnover marginNational Leader: Pine Manor............................................. 9.618. Centenary........................................................................................ 4.0

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schreiner university22

colorado college31

texas lutheran university43 (2)

centenary college48 (6)

trinity university30

southwestern university27

university of dallas14

austin college9

predicted order of finish

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