NAIA 2011 Tournament by Momentummedia

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The 2011 Buffalo FundsNAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship marked the 74th annual event for the longest-running collegiate national championship of any sport in America.

letter from THE DIRECTOR

The 2011 Tournament was one to remember in so many capacities. We saw the induction of Scottie Pippen, Terry Porter, Travis Grant, and Bill Odell into the NAIA Hall of Fame. The 2011 Tournament marked the 60th consecutive tournament for Larry Lady, while it marked the 65th consecutive tournament for Buck and Betty Farmer. With missing only one game in all these years, the Farmers also surpassed the mark of watching 2,000 NAIA Tournament games. Judge Jack Gant started coming to the NAIA Tournament in 1941, thus marking 70 years since he first came to the tournament at Municipal Auditorium. In addition to the games, the tournament created a week full of memories that will last a lifetime, including: time spent with Honorary Coaches; the Champions of Character presentations; the Parade of Champions; the Tip Off Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction; the Special Olympics and Special Needs Basketball Clinic; the College Basketball Experience; and the hamster ball races. Thirty-two teams gathered at historic Municipal Auditorium, and the players played their hearts out for the honor of being a national champion. Robert Morris came to Kansas City as the number one-ranked team. Oklahoma Baptist came in as the defending national champions, while Azusa Pacific came back to Municipal aiming to earn the title after falling just three-tenths of a

second short of the national crown in 2010. Georgetown continued its streak of tournament appearances, now at 20 consecutive years (and 30 appearances overall).

In the end, Pikeville stole the show. After knocking off the defending champions (Oklahoma Baptist), the defending runner-up (Azusa Pacific) and the number oneranked team (Robert Morris) in consecutive games, the Bears came back from 15 points down in the second half against Martin Methodist to earn a spot in the national championship game against a talented Mountain State Cougar team. Then, in a live national telecast on CBS College Sports, the Bears won an overtime thriller for the national title. It was the school’s first-ever national championship, and coach Kelly Wells’ team took the Naismith Trophy back home to Pikeville for a celebratory parade. I hope that you enjoy this wonderful book created by MomentumMedia. A special thank you goes out to Publisher Mark Goldberg and his tremendous staff, as well as photographer Brian Beard (Creative Images Photography – www.CIPhotography.com). This book was created by people who genuinely care, and it serves as a special gift to our participating teams and a tremendous memento and keepsake for those who care so deeply and passionately about NAIA basketball. Enjoy! John McCarthy Tournament Director NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship

Acknowledgements: Creative Images Photography supplied most of the photos for this book. Creative Images offers action photos of the NAIA Division I and Division II Men’s Basketball National Championships. To order specific photos showcased in the book go to www.ciphotography.com. The NAIA sports information department also supplied photos for use in this book.

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Welcome to the longest-running collegiate national championship of any sport in the country. The tournament is the brainchild of Dr. James Naismith, founder of the game of basketball; Emil Liston, athletic director at Baker University; and Frank Cramer, founder of Cramer Athletic Products. It began in 1937 with the inaugural tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. It was this tournament that led to the creation of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the NAIA, in 1952.

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Round One Wrap-Up Round Two Wrap-Up Quarterfinal Game Reports Martin Methodist: Embracing the Unknown Georgetown: Lessons Learned Semifinal Game Summaries Mountain State: Peaking at the Right Time Mountain State: Standing Tall Championship Game Story National Champions: Pikeville College Champions of Character: Legends of the Game Azusa Pacific University Biola University Carroll College Columbia College Concordia University Emmanuel College Evangel University Freed-Hardeman University Georgetown College Lee University Life University Lindenwood University Louisiana State University Shreveport Martin Methodist College McKendree University Montana State University-Northern University of Montana Western Mountain State University Oklahoma Baptist University Olivet Nazarene University Park University Pikeville College Robert Morris University Rogers State University St. Catharine College Southern Nazarene University Southern Polytechnic State University Texas Wesleyan University Tougaloo College Union University William Jewell College Xavier University Tournament Awards and Stat Leaders Tournament Bracket Champions of Character

ROUND

ONE Pikeville College 76 Oklahoma Baptist UNIVERSITY 69

Oklahoma Baptist (69) Hester 3-7 2-2 10, Swinton 4-9 7-13 15, Bowman 3-13 0-0 7, Echols 1-2 2-4 4, Isham 0-1 2-2 2, McKay 0-2 0-0 0, Foster 4-19 2-6 12, Wilson 6-13 3-4 19. Totals 21-66 18-31 69

With 14 seconds remaining, Daveed Dildy scored a runner in the lane to give No. 1 seed Robert Morris a 77-76 win over unseeded Montana Western. The Bulldogs got one more chance with 1.8 seconds left, but failed to get a shot off. Diante Watkins led the Eagles with 21 points and six assists. The lead changed seven times in the last 7:55. Brandon Brown recorded his third 30-point game of his career to lead the Bulldogs with 32 points. University of Montana-Western (76) Erickson 2-5 0-0 4, Hurley 3-7 4-4 12, Perry 2-4 0-0 4, Lussier 0-2 0-0 0, Thueringer 6-14 2-3 16, Rucker 1-1 0-0 2, Isakson 0-1 2-2 2, Smithson 1-3 0-0 3, Brown 14-20 2-3 32, Chambers 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 29-60 11-14 76. Robert Morris University (77) Beard 0-1 0-0 0, Ogboukiri 1-3 0-2 2, Bunch 8-11 1-4 17, Dildy 6-10 2-2 15, Westberry 3-6 2-2 8, Mendoza 1-4 0-0 2, Dumas 3-15 1-2 7, Laing 1-9 0-2 3, Holmes 1-5 0-0 2, Watkins 5-12 7-7 21. Totals 29-76 13-21 77.

Pikeville: 3-Point Goals 6-22 (Setty 2, Whitaker 1, Hicks 2, Cooksey 1) Rebounds 38 (Setty 10) Assists 10 (Cooksey 7) Oklahoma Baptist: 3-Point Goals 9-26 (Hester 2, Bowman 1, Foster 2, Wilson 4) Rebounds 52 (Swinton 11) Assists: 11 (Bowman 4) Total Fouls: Pikeville 25, Oklahoma Baptist 22

University of Montana-Western: 3-Point Goals 7-21 (Erickson 0, Hurley 2, Lussier 0, Thueringer 2, Smithson 1, Brown 2) Rebounds 42 (Hurley 9, Thueringer 9), Assists 12 (Thueringer 5) Robert Morris: 3-Point Goals 6-25 (Dildy 1, Mendoza 0, Dumas 0, Laing 1, Holmes 0, Watkins 4) Rebounds 41 (Westberry 8) Assists 15 (Watkins 6). Total Fouls: University of Montana-Western 18, Robert Morris 18.

Azusa Pacific UNIVERSITY92 Freed-HardemaN UNIVERSITY 79

Lee University 69 Columbia College 67

Reggie Owens scored 17 of his 24 points after the intermission to lead No. 8 Azusa Pacific to a 9279 triumph over Freed-Hardeman University. The Cougars led 37-31 at the break, and after three ties and two lead changes in the second half, Azusa Pacific used a 6-0 run to go up 83-73 with 2:33 remaining. Cedric Austin led the Lions with 19 points. Azusa Pacific, which shot 57 percent from the field, advances to the second round for the seventh time in the last eight campaigns.

No. 16 Lee University never trailed in the game, and hung on for a 69-67 triumph over Columbia College, as Larriques Cunningham blocked a Henrique Medeiros coast-tocoast layup at the buzzer. Antonio Haymon tallied 16 points for the Flames that led 39-30 at halftime. Columbia, led by Jaron Strickland with 16 points, made a couple of runs in the second half, and trailed 6867 on a Strickland basket with 10.9 seconds remaining.

Freed-Hardeman (79) Moulton 4-7 0-2 11, Pearson 1-5 2-2 5, Sampson 7-14 0-0 17, Haddix 2-3 1-2 5, Teichmann 3-10 3-6 10, Young 0-1 0-1 0, Milewski 2-3 0-0 6, Gilmore 0-2 0-0 0, Austin 7-11 0-0 19, Gravatt 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 29-64 6-13 79 Azusa Pacific (92) Burgess 2-7 0-0 6, Caffese 3-5 1-3 7, Stafford 3-5 3-4 10, Johnson 5-10 4-6 15, Maynard 1-2 0-0 2, Owens 9-13 6-7 24, Sandoval 3-6 1-1 7, -Abernathy 0-0 0-0 0, Rutherford 1-1 0-0 3, Nugent 5-7 7-9 18. Totals 32-56 22-30 92 Freed-Hardeman: 3-Point Goals: 15-29 (Moulton 3, Pearson 1, Sampson 3, Teichmann 1, Milewski

Columbia College (67) Stegeman 4-12 1-2 9, Dressler 5-10 3-3 13, Payne 0-5 0-0 0, Woodcock 0-1 0-0 0, Evans 3-6 4-4 11, Crowder 2-4 0-0 4, Medeiros 3-11 4-4 11, Strickland 5-8 6-7 16, Griffin 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 23-60 19-22 67. Lee University (69) Hardy 2-5 0-0 5, Blocker 5-11 2-2 13, Cunningham 3-6 0-1 6, Stilwell 1-3 1-2 4, McClellan 1-4 1-2 4, Godette 3-4 3-6 9, Shaughnessy 0-0 0-0 0, McFadgon 4-4 0-0 8, Maxwell 1-2 1-4 4, Haymon 6-11 4-4 16. Totals 26-50 12-21 69. Columbia: 3-Point Goals 2-11 (Stegeman 0, Woodcock 0, Evans 1, Crowder 0, Medeiros 1, Strickland 0, Griffin 0) Rebounds 35 (Stegeman 8) Assists 6 (Medeiros 2, Griffin 2)

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Pikeville College (76) Thornton 2-4 0-0 4, Donald 0-1 2-2 2, Setty 6-16 7-9 21, Whitaker 3-7 0-0 7, Hicks 2-8 8-10 14, Woodard 0-0 0-0 0, Hankins-Cole 0-2 0-0 0, Cooksey 7-14 8-9 23, Hines 1-2 1-2 3, Ellis 1-1 0-0 2, Maxwell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 26-32 76

Robert Morris UNIVERSITY 77 University of Montana Western 76

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Vance Cooksey scored 23 points and handed out seven assists to help unseeded Pikeville upset defending champion and No. 9 seed Oklahoma Baptist University 76-69 in the opening round. Early in the second half, the score was tied at 43-all, but a Ryan Whitaker 3-pointer gave the Bears the lead to stay. Trevor Setty had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Pikeville. Emmanuel Wilson led the Bison with 19 points and Kevin Swinton recorded 15 points and 11 caroms.

2, Austin 5) Rebounds: 33 (Teichmann 7), Assists: 20 (Sampson 7) Azusa Pacific: 3-Point Goals: 6-14 (Burgess 2, Stafford 1, Johnson 1, Rutherford 1, Nugent 1) Rebounds 33 (Caffese 7) Assists 19 (Caffese 4). Total Fouls: Freed-Hardeman 21, Azusa Pacific 16

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Lindenwood University 78 St. Catharine College 72

Lindenwood University (78) Rose 2-8 9-11 13, Kunkel 0-2 0-0 0, King 3-7 1-2 7, Nelson 1-6 2-2 5, Thompson 1-3 3-4 5, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Boos 0-0 0-1 0, Soderberg 7-10 11-11 27, Reeg 1-2 5-7 7, Bazzell 5-8 2-2 14. Totals 20-46 33-40 78. St. Catharine College (72) Williams 1-6 0-0 2, Keeling 5-11 6-9 16, Watson 5-11 2-4 12, B. Johnson 3-7 0-0 9, Lee 8-12 0-1 18, M. Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Withers 0-2 0-0 0, Decker 0-0 0-0 0, C. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Carr 7-17 1-2 15. Totals 29-68 9-16 72. Lindenwood: 3-Point Goals 5-13 (Rose 0, Kunkel 0, Nelson 1, Soderberg 2, Bazzell 2) Rebounds 28 (King 8) Assists 7 (Nelson 3) St. Catharine: 3-Point Goals 5-18 (Williams 0, Keeling 0, Johnson 3, Lee 2, Johnson 0, Withers 0, Carr 0) Rebounds 43 (Watson 10) Assists 10 (Decker 3). Total Fouls: Lindenwood 20, St. Catharine 30.

Mountain State University 83 Park University 58

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No. 3 seed Mountain State, with five players in double-figure scoring, defeated unseeded Park 83-58 in the opening round. Cam Miller had a gamehigh 17 points for the Cougars who also received 14 points and 13 rebounds from David Nyarsuk. Mountain State was up 40-32 at the intermission and led the entire game for its fourth straight national championship first-round victory. Kyle Rausch and Tyler Price each scored 11 points for the Pirates that forced 20 Cougar turnovers. Park University (58) Langkamp 0-0 0-0 0, Quintero 3-5 1-2 7, Fairley 0-5 0-2 0, White 0-0 0-0 0, Rausch 5-8 1-2 11, Hairston 0-3 0-0 0, Satterwhite 1-4 2-4 5, Anderson 3-8 0-2 6, Price 3-7 2-3 11, Gatson 0-2 0-2 0, Garnett 1-4 0-0 3, Howard 3-5 0-0 6, Deng 4-10 0-0 9, Halsell 0-0 0-0 0, Harper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-61 6-17 58.

Park: 3-Point Goals 6-24 (Fairley 0, Rausch 0, Hairston 0, Satterwhite 1, Anderson 0, Price 3, Garnett 1, Deng 1) Rebounds 30 (Rausch 5, Satterwhite 5, Anderson 5) Assists 12 (Gatson 5) Mountain State: 3-Point Goals 10-26 (Spann 2, Drungys 1, Williams 0, Miller 3, Wiggins 1, Robinson 3) Rebounds 49 (Nyarsuk 13) Assists 20 (Williams 7). Total Fouls: Park 21, Mountain State 20.

Rogers State University 66 Texas Wesleyan University 64 Unseeded Rogers State recorded its first national championship victory ever with a 6664 upset of No. 6 seed Texas Wesleyan. Trailing 64-63 with 20 seconds remaining, John Boyd stole a Texas Wesleyan inbounds pass, was fouled and converted a pair of free throws to give the Hillcats their first lead since early in the game. Boyd, fouled again, made 1-of-2 foul shots for his game-high 25 points. Brian Wanamaker led the Rams with 18 points that were outscored 36-24 after the intermission. Rogers State University (66) Mims 1-2 0-0 2, Twilley 0-1 0-0 0, Francis 2-7 1-4 6, Ewings 0-0 0-2 0, Cox 6-11 1-3 14, Kellogg 5-14 3-4 17, Rutherford 0-2 0-0 0, Doss 0-1 2-2 2, Boyd 7-17 10-13 25. Totals 21-55 17-28 66. Texas Wesleyan University (64) Waldrop 0-0 0-0 0, Glanzer 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 2-8 2-4 7, Wanamaker 5-7 6-10 18, Mayfield 3-6 3-3 9, Gough 4-10 0-0 8, Hill 4-10 0-2 9, Mudiay 0-0 0-0 0, Blake 5-13 0-0 11, Burris 0-0 0-0 0, Holman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 11-19 64. Rogers State: 3-Point Goals 7-24 (Mims 0, Twilley 0, Francis 1, Cox 1, Kellogg 4, Rutherford 0, Boyd 1) Rebounds 31 (Francis 7) Assists 11 (Rutherford 4) Texas Wesleyan: 3-Point Goals 5-11 (Smith 1, Wanamaker 2, Hill 1, Blake 1) Rebounds 46 (Gough 15) Assists 12 (Smith 4). Total Fouls: Rogers State 14, Texas Wesleyan 22.

Carroll College 69 Union University 63 Unseeded Carroll College made 6-of-8 foul shots in the final 45 seconds to upset No. 11 seed Union University 69-63. Andy Garland scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Fighting Saints who advance in the tourney for the first time since 2006. Knotted at 51-all in the second half, Carroll scored five of the next six baskets to take the lead for good. Antoine Joseph had a team-high 14 points for the Bulldogs. Carroll College (69) MacIntyre 0-2 1-2 1, Garland 7-13 2-4 20, Godecke 2-8 3-4 7, Cutler 0-1 0-0 0, Diouf 2-7 4-6 8, Cartmell 3-6 3-5 12, McGrath 1-2 4-4 7, Dalton 4-9 3-6 11, Jones 0-1 2-2 2, Reyes 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 19-51 23-35 69. Union University (63) Banhoro 2-3 1-2 5, Petrovic 1-2 0-0 2, Joseph 5-7 3-7 14, Danache

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Unseeded Lindenwood, making its first appearance in the Division I tournament, converted 9-of-10 free throws in the final minute to defeat No. 14 seed St. Catharine (another first-time performer) 78-72. Kramer Soderberg, 11-for-11 at the foul line and all six in the last minute, led the Lions with 27 points. Lindenwood was 33-for-40 at the charity stripe. The Patriots only lead in the second half was 64-62, but Lindenwood tallied the next five points. Reserve Marquis Lee tallied 18 points to lead St. Catharine.

Mountain State University (83) Nyarsuk 6-7 2-3 14, Spann 5-6 2-2 14, Drungys 2-5 1-5 6, Timmons 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 2-3 1-2 5, Williams 2-9 0-0 4, Miller 7-11 0-0 17, Wiggins 4-7 3-5 12, Muslic 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 4-14 0-2 11, Wamsley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-62 9-19 83.

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Lee: 3-Point Goals 5-15 (Hardy 1, Blocker 1, Stilwell 1, McClellan 1, Maxwell 1, Haymon 0) Rebounds 30 (Hardy 5, McFadgon 5) Assists 15 (Maxwell 3). Total Fouls: Columbia 18, Lee 17.

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1-1 0-0 2, Davis 1-10 3-4 5, McNeil 4-11 0-0 10, Burrell 4-5 2-4 10, Hall 3-10 0-0 9, Vaden 1-4 4-6 6. Totals 22-53 13-23 63. Carroll: 3-Point Goals 8-18 (Garland 4, Godecke 0, Cartmell 3, McGrath 1, Dalton 0, Jones 0, Reyes 0) Rebounds 39 (Diouf 13) Assists 15 (Dalton 4) Union: 3-Point Goals 6-21 (Joseph 1, Davis 0, McNeil 2, Hall 3, Vaden 0) Rebounds 32 (Joseph 7) Assists 10 (Vaden 7). Total Fouls: Carroll 21, Union 24.

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Georgetown College 83 Olivet Nazarene University 76 Vic Moses scored 24 points and added 12 rebounds in leading No. 7 seed Georgetown to an 83-76 victory over Olivet Nazarene to open second-day action. The Tigers broke open a close game with a 12-3 run to go up 75-64 with 3:32 left. Ten lead changes featured the first half before Georgetown took a 40-36 margin into the locker room. Antonio Marshall led Olivet Nazarene with 18 points and six assists. Olivet Nazarene University (76) Rideout 0-3 0-0 0, Hasselbring 2-4 1-1 5, Hainlen 4-13 1-2 11, Klomstad 7-8 0-1 14, Worner 3-7 3-3 11, Streets 4-7 1-1 9, Marshall 6-11 2-2 18, Mitchell 2-7 0-0 6, Banks 0-1 2-2 2, Laferney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 10-12 76.

Georgetown College (83) Crutcher 0-1 1-2 1, Moses 12-12 0-0 24, Hamilton 0-0 0-2 0, Walls 1-5 4-6 7, Pearson 3-11 8-10 14, Gray 5-11 0-0 11, Boggs 2-5 0-0 6, Haddix 2-9 1-2 5, Morris 1-4 5-6 7, Shelley 3-7 2-2 8. Totals 29-65 21-30 83. Olivet Nazarene: 3-Point Goals 10-26 (Hainlen 2, Worner 2, Marshall 4, Mitchell 2) Rebounds 28 (Streets 10) Assists 24 (Marshall 6) Georgetown: 3-Point Goals 4-17 (Crutcher 0, Walls 1, Gray 1, Boggs 2, Haddix 0, Shelley 0) Rebounds 42 (Moses 12) Assists 13 (Crutcher 2, Hamilton 2, Gray 2, Haddix 2). Total Fouls: Olivet Nazarene 23, Georgetown 15.

Concordia University 96 Southern Polytechnic State University 64 Justin Johnson scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to lead No. 2 seed Concordia over Southern Poly 96-64. The Eagles opened the game with an 18-6 run with five different players scoring, and took a 43-33 margin into halftime. Concordia edged Southern Poly on the boards, 37-33, and forced 17 Hornet turnovers. Darrien Beacham led Southern Poly with 14 points, while the Hornetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bench contributed 34 points, including 14 by Kevin Anderson.

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Southern Polytechnic: 3-Point Goals 2-12 (Herron 0, Beacham 1, Jennings 0, Woods 0, Gill 1, Hall 0, McDaniel 0) Rebounds 37 (Woods 8) Assists 10 (McDaniel 3) Concordia: 3-Point Goals 8-19 (Gliddon 3, Johnson 0, King 2, Smith 2, Smith 1) Rebounds 33 (King 8) Assists 14 (Simon 4). Total Fouls: Southern Polytechnic 25, Concordia 21.

McKendree University 75 Southern Nazarene University 62

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McKendree University (75) Gaffner 4-7 1-2 9, Springs 0-0 0-0 0, Ruckman 6-16 4-7 16, Steppe 2-7 3-3 8, Pettiford 0-3 1-2 1, Copelin 0-1 0-0 0, Hobbie 6-16 10-11 23, Wolff 5-10 7-12 18. Totals 23-60 26-37 75. Southern Nazarene University (62) Lightfoot 2-6 0-0 4, Milosevic 2-6 0-2 4, West 2-8 6-6 11, McGloster 4-7 2-2 11, Alexander 5-13 5-7 15, Henry 0-5 0-0 0, Hunter 2-4 0-0 6, Thomas 2-10 0-0 4, White 3-4 1-2 7. Totals 22-63 14-19 62. McKendree: 3-Point Goals 3-13 (Steppe 1, Pettiford 0, Hobbie 1, Wolff 1) Rebounds 44 (Ruckman 13) Assists 12 (Wolff 5) Southern Nazarene: 3-Point Goals 4-18 (West 1, McGloster 1, Alexander 0, Henry 0, Hunter 2, Thomas 0) Rebounds 41 (Lightfoot 6, McGloster 6, Alexander 6) Assists 10 (West 2, Alexander 2, Henry 2, Hunter 2). Total Fouls: McKendree 17, Southern Nazarene 26.

Evangel University 79 Xavier University 71 Spud Harbour scored 27 points, but it was reserve Mitch McHenry’s 17 second-half points that made the difference in No. 15 seed Evangel’s 79-71 victory over Xavier. The two teams remained even for most of the first half before Evangel took a 39-34 lead into halftime. Xavier tied the score (44-44) before McHenry tallied 16 straight points for the win. Michael Harvey led the Gold Rush with 18 points, while Chris Iles added 16. Xavier University of Louisiana (71) Harvey 7-16 0-0 18, Kenner 3-7 0-0 6, Hadnot 2-2 4-6 8, Erves 4-6 0-0 8, Joseph 1-8 4-6 6, Lee 2-4 1-2 5, Simmons 2-4 0-1 4, Boswell 0-0 0-0 0, Iles 7-14 0-0 16. Totals 28-61 9-15 71.

Tougaloo College 73 Emmanuel College 58 Marquise Mems scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 12 seed Tougaloo to a 73-58 triumph over Emmanuel. It was the 13th straight win for the Bulldogs. Emmanuel increased an 8-0 run to 18-9 before Tougaloo scored 15 unanswered points (24-18) to go up for good with 5:36 left before the intermission. Mems followed with five points of a Bulldogs’ 8-0 run for a 32-21 halftime lead. Tedrick Hudson topped the Lions with 15 points. Emmanuel College (58) Hudson 6-16 1-2 15, Adams 1-2 0-0 2, Stanley 1-4 4-4 6, Fields 2-5 7-9 11, Mattox 1-3 0-0 2, Maxwell 4-15 0-0 9, Procuro 2-6 0-0 5, Brantley 0-2 3-4 3, Bucalo 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 1-5 0-0 2, Tyus 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 19-59 16-21 58. Tougaloo College (73) Day 2-6 2-2 6, Carter 4-10 1-2 9, Mems 6-15 8-11 23, Luckett 4-9 5-6 13, Todd 5-9 0-0 14, Cattenhead 0-0 0-0 0, Gray 2-7 3-4 8. Totals 23-56 19-25 73. Emmanuel: 3-Point Goals 4-21 (Hudson 2, Stanley 0, Maxwell 1, Procuro 1, Johnson 0) Rebounds 32 (Stanley 7) Assists 10 (Maxwell 3) Tougaloo: 3-Point Goals 8-21 (Day 0, Mems 3, Todd 4, Gray 1) Rebounds 46 (Gray 11) Assists 11 (Gray 4). Total Fouls: Emmanuel 19, Tougaloo 19.

Martin Methodist College 84 William Jewell College 83 In a nail-biting ending, No. 5 Martin Methodist edged William Jewell 84-83. James Justice hit a 3-pt. basket with 58 seconds remaining, intercepted a pass and fed Ree McCrory for the go-ahead layup with 36 ticks on the clock. William Jewell had two chances for the win, but couldn’t convert. LaQuantis Stewart led the Red Hawks with a career-high 24 points and eight rebounds off the bench, while Justice added 18 points. The winners led 38-33 at the break. Jonathan Benson and Chris Uz topped the Cardinals with 21 points apiece. William Jewell College (83) Larson 9-12 0-4 18, Sissoko 1-1 0-1 2, Kroeker 1-3 0-0 2, Bernskoetter 2-4 0-0 4, Mason 2-4 0-2 4, Benson 9-16 0-0 21, Johnston 2-6 0-1 6, Kennedy 0-1 2-2 2, Uz 8-12 0-0 21, Mattson 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 34-60 5-14 83.

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Unseeded McKendree became the fifth team to knock off a seeded opponent in the first round as the Bearcats defeated No. 10 Southern Nazarene 75-62. McKendree held the Crimson Storm to three field goals in the final 5 minutes and made good on six straight foul shots to pull out the upset. Eric Hobbie had a game-high 23 points including a dunk in the final seconds for the winners. Xavier Alexander paced Southern Nazarene with 15 points and six rebounds.

Xavier: 3-Point Goals 6-17 (Harvey 4, Kenner 0, Iles 2) Rebounds 32 (Hadnot 8) Assists 9 (Iles 4) Evangel: 3-Point Goals 5-18 (Huskisson 0, Harbour 3, McHenry 1, Donnelly 1, Ramsey 0, Agbasi 0) Rebounds 32 (Gillaspy 6) Assists 17 (Ramsey 5). Total Fouls: Xavier 23, Evangel 18.

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Concordia University (96) Grier 0-0 0-0 0, Gliddon 6-8 0-0 15, Simon 2-5 5-6 9, Johnson 8-14 9-9 25, King 8-14 0-0 18, Granado 0-3 5-6 5, Willis 1-2 1-4 3, Jarrel Smith 6-10 1-1 15, P. Smith 1-3 1-2 4, James 0-0 0-0 0, Jimmy Smith 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-60 22-28 96.

Evangel University (79) Kleine 1-2 2-2 4, Sirois 0-1 0-0 0, Storey 3-4 0-2 6, Gillaspy 7-11 1-3 15, Huskisson 0-3 1-2 1, Harbour 7-14 10-11 27, McHenry 7-10 2-2 17, Donnelly 1-2 0-0 3, Ramsey 1-3 1-3 3, Agbasi 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 28-53 18-26 79.

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Southern Polytechnic State (64) Ramsey 0-0 0-2 0, Herron 0-4 0-2 0, Beacham 3-10 7-8 14, Jennings 4-10 1-2 9, Lemons 2-3 1-2 5, Woods 2-11 2-2 6, Anderson 6-9 2-4 14, Gill 2-6 0-0 5, Hall 3-7 1-2 7, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, McDaniel 0-2 2-2 2, Toney 0-0 0-0 0, Schmitt 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 22-63 18-28 64.

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Martin Methodist College (84) Davis 3-4 0-0 6, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Leggett 4-9 1-3 9, Giordano 0-0 0-0 0, Justice 7-14 1-3 18, Kirby 5-9 2-2 12, McCrory 5-12 3-4 13, Goodwin 0-1 0-0 0, Gage 0-1 2-2 2, Stewart 10-18 4-4 24. Totals 34-68 13-18 84.

Biola University 59 Montana State UniversityNorthern 48

William Jewell: 3-Point Goals 10-21 (Kroeker 0, Bernskoetter 0, Mason 0, Benson 3, Johnston 2, Kennedy 0, Uz 5) Rebounds 31 (Larson 9) Assists 28 (Mattson 9) Martin Methodist: 3-Point Goals 3-10 (Leggett 0, Justice 3, Kirby 0, McCrory 0, Goodwin 0) Assists 14 (Justice 8). Total Fouls: William Jewell 21, Martin Methodist 16.

No. 13 Biola University never trailed as the Eagles defeated Montana State-Northern 59-48. Biola took 15-2 and 24-9 leads in the first half, and then was on top, 30-17, at halftime. Montana State-Northern used a 12-3 spurt to trail 41-39 with 7:02 remaining in the game, but the Eagles went on an 18-9 run down the stretch to ice the win. Curtis Eatmon led three Eagles in double figures with 16 points, while La Von Myers topped the Lights with 13.

Louisiana State University Shreveport 106 Life University 80

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Life University (80) Wyatt 1-1 1-2 4, Hooper 3-10 0-0 7, Reese 3-8 1-4 9, Meyers 7-14 5-5 23, Bryant 5-15 0-1 10, Driver 4-10 2-3 10, Ferguson 1-1 0-0 3, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Rouse 4-9 0-0 12, Spivey 0-2 0-0 0, Willis 1-1 0-0 2, Sjekloca 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-74 9-15 80. LSU Shreveport (106) Parker 12-15 7-8 31, Barnum 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Davenport 5-9 4-4 16, Bazile 1-4 0-0 2, Shyne 2-5 4-4 10, Greene 0-1 2-2 2, Washington 0-2 0-0 0, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Bingham 5-9 1-2 14, Walker 0-2 1-2 1, A. Young 0-0 0-0 0, E. Young 13-17 1-4 28. Totals 39-67 20-26 106. Life: 3-Point Goals 13-36 (Wyatt 1, Hooper 1, Reese 2, Meyers 4, Bryant 0, Driver 0, Ferguson 1, Rouse 4) Rebounds 28 (Bryant 6) Assists 17 (Reese 6) LSU Shreveport: 3-Point Goals 8-19 (Davenport 2, Shyne 2, Greene 0, Washington 0, Bingham 3, Walker 0, Young 1) Rebounds 52 (Bingham 11) Assists 21 (Bingham 13). Total Fouls: Life 18, LSU Shreveport 14.

Montana State University (48) Mitchell 1-1 0-0 2, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Kelly 0-1 0-0 0, Simpson 5-13 0-0 10, Myers 4-8 3-4 13, Tatarka 1-9 2-2 5, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 2-12 3-3 8, Maddock 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 17-53 8-9 48. Biola University (59) Schroeder 2-4 3-4 7, Tan 1-2 0-0 2, Miller 0-4 0-0 0, Rakestraw 2-5 4-4 10, Martin 1-1 0-0 2, Cline 4-7 1-2 9, Eatmon 5-10 6-8 16, Gordon 4-10 2-2 10, Mahoney1-2 0-0 3. Totals 20-45 16-20 59. Montana: 3-Point Goals 6-22 (Kelly 0, Myers 2, Tatarka 1, Jackson 1, Maddock 2) Rebounds 33 (Simpson 9) Assists 6 (Jackson 2) Biola: 3-Point Goals 3-10 (Tan 0, Miller 0, Rakestraw 2, Eatmon 0, Mahoney 1) Rebounds 27 (Schroeder 11) Assists 7 (Gordon 3). Total Fouls: Montana 20, Biola 12.

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Corey Binghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triple-double of 14 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists helped No. 4 seed Louisiana Shreveport defeat Life University 106-80. Bingham had plenty of help from Derrick Parker with 31 points and 10 caroms, and Eric Young added 28 points. The Pilots increased a 15-5 lead into a 5637 advantage at the intermission. PJ Meyers led four Life players in double figures with 23 points, and the Running Eagles forced 21 Pilot turnovers.

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Pikeville College 80 AZUSA Pacific UNIVERSITY 75

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Unseeded Pikeville closed out the game on a 34-17 run to upset No. 8 seed Azusa Pacific 80-75 in the opening contest of the second round. The Bears will be making only their second trip ever to the quarterfinals. Senior guard Vance Cooksey scored a game-high 22 points, including 13-for-13 at the foul line, for Pikeville, and sophomore forward Trevor Setty added 21. Senior guard Justin Hicks recorded 15 points and six rebounds, and classmate Quincy Hankins-Cole had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds. Pikeville trailed by 12 points midway through the second half before using a 10-0 spurt to get within 58-56 with 8:12 remaining. The Cougars increased their lead to 65-58 before Pikeville rallied for its first lead of the second half (67-66) with 2:46 left. The lead exchanged hands twice before Setty hit a basket and a foul shot to put his team ahead to stay at 74-71.

Pikeville College (80) Thornton 3-10 0-0 6, Donald 0-1 0-0 0, Puckett 0-0 0-0 0, Setty 7-14 3-5 21, Whitaker 1-2 1-2 4, Hicks 5-13 1-4 15, Hankins-Cole 3-9 4-6 10, Cooksey 4-14 13-13 22, Hines 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Maxwell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 24-67 22-30 80. Azusa Pacific University (75) Burgess 6-12 0-0 16, Caffese 2-4 0-1 6, Stafford 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 5-13 8-10 18, Maynard 2-2 0-0 4, Staniland 0-0 0-0 0, Owens 4-11 2-2 10, Sandoval 3-6 3-6 11, Abernathy 1-2 1-2 3, Nugent 3-9 1-1 7. Totals 26-61 15-22 75. Pikeville: 3-Point Goals 10-24 (Setty 4, Whitaker 1, Hicks 4, Cooksey 1, Hines 0) Rebounds 45 (Hankins-Cole 11) Assists 13 (Cooksey 6) Azusa Pacific: 3-Point Goals 8-23 (Burgess 4, Caffese 2, Stafford 0, Johnson 0, Sandoval 2, Nugent 0) Rebounds 43 (Owens 17) Assists 16 (Caffese 6). Total Fouls: Pikeville 22, Azusa Pacific 25.

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Junior guard Marshall Johnson led Azusa Pacific with 18 points, and reserve Caleb Burgess added 16.

ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY 74 LEE UNIVERSITY 55 Junior guard Diante Watkins recorded a game-best 28 points and handed out four assists to lead No. 1 seed Robert Morris to a 74-55 triumph over No. 16 seed Lee. Robert Morris improved to 6-1 in all-time second-round games, and will make its third straight appearance in the round of eight. Lee opened the game with a 6-1 lead, but Robert Morris responded with an 8-0 run to go up 13-12. The Eagles pushed their advantage to 36-23, and took a 44-28 margin into halftime. Robert Morris came out after the intermission and pushed its dominance to 63-42 with 8:49 remaining. Lee didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up and cut the deficit to 66-55 five minutes later, but that was as close as the Flames could get. Watkins also got support from senior forward Reggie Bunch with his 17th double-double of the year (20 points, 10 rebounds), as the Eagles won their 20th straight contest. Junior forward Johnny Godette tallied 16 points off the bench for Lee, and was the only player on his team to score in double figures. He also had seven rebounds and a game-high three blocks. The Flame only flickered, as its 55 points was its second-lowest output of the season. Robert Morris University (74) Beard 4-7 1-2 9, Ogboukiri 1-1 1-1 3, Bunch 7-12 6-10 20, Mendadi 0-0 0-0 0, Dildy 0-3 2-2 2, Westberry 0-3 1-2 1, Dumas 4-12 0-0 8, Laing 0-2 0-0 0, Holmes 1-1 0-0 3, Watkins 9-17 6-6 28. Totals 26-58 17-23 74.

Robert Morris: 3-Point Goals 5-11 (Dildy 0, Laing 0, Holmes 1, Watkins 4) Rebounds 40 (Bunch 11) Assists 12 (Watkins 4) Lee: 3-Point Goals 3-15 (Hardy 0, Blocker 0, Cunningham 0, Stilwell 2, McClellan 1) Rebounds 39 (Blocker 7, Godette 7, Haymon 7) Assists 7 (Blocker 2, Cunningham 2). Total Fouls: Robert Morris 16, Lee 19.

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Lee University (55) Hardy 1-3 2-2 4, Burdette 0-0 0-0 0, Sharp 0-0 2-2 2, Blocker 4-16 0-0 8, Cunningham 0-7 0-0 0, Stilwell 2-3 0-0 6, McClellan 1-5 2-2 5, Alldaffer 0-0 0-0 0, Ilic 0-0 0-1 0, Godette 5-14 6-7 16, Madden 0-0 0-0 0, McFadgon 3-3 0-0 6, Maxwell 1-2 0-0 2, Haymon 3-10 0-0 6. Totals 20-63 12-14 55.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 102 EVANGEL UNIVERSITY 62

It was great offense coupled with outstanding defense that propelled No. 7 Georgetown over unseeded McKendree 77-59 in the second round. The Tigers advance to their first quarterfinal appearance since 2008.

No. 2 seed Concordia used balanced scoring to hammer No. 15 seed Evangel 102-62 in a second-round contest. The Eagles 64 points (64-35) at halftime was the most scored so far in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament.

Georgetown shot 50 percent for the game, but increased its 37-33 halftime margin to 65-45 by converting 56 percent of its attempts after the intermission. In the meantime, the Tigers were holding McKendree to just 31.3 percent shooting. The Bearcats didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any closer than 16 points the rest of the way. Senior forward Maurice Pearson tallied a team-high 19 points, making 7-of-11 attempts from the field, and pulled down eight rebounds. Junior forward Vic Moses added to the Tigers attack with 16 points and seven caroms. Georgetown outscored the Bearcats 46-26 in the paint, as Pearson and Moses are averaging 18.0 rebounds per tournament game. McKendree senior forward Eric Hobbie, who averaged 16.8 ppg. in eight career tournament outings, tallied a game-best 20 points.

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McKendree University (59) Gaffner 1-2 0-0 2, Happe 1-1 1-2 4, Springs 0-5 1-2 1, Ruckman 5-9 1-2 11, Steppe 1-5 0-0 3, Ridge 1-2 0-0 2, Pettiford 0-5 2-2 2, Heckert 0-2 0-0 0, Copelin 1-3 2-2 4, Hobbie 6-22 4-5 20, Wolff 5-11 0-0 10. Totals 21-67 11-15 59.

Seven Concordia players scored at least eight points, led by senior guard Justin Johnson with a game-best 24 points. Johnson had a perfect night, making 8-of-8 shots from the field and converting all eight of his free throws. The Eagles jumped out quickly, 30-15, with Johnson scoring 13, as they shot a tournament-high 71.4 percent in the first 20 minutes. The winners extended their lead to as much as 40 points in the second half. Junior forward Taylor King tallied 16 points and pulled down a team-leading six rebounds. Concordia held a 43-36 advantage on the boards, and forced 21 turnovers. Junior guard Cale Ramsey and sophomore guard Victor Agbasi each scored nine points for Evangel that was making its first appearance ever in the second round. The Crusaders allowed the opposition to score over 100 points for the first time since 2008. Evangel University (62) Blakeslee 1-1 0-0 2, Kleine 1-3 0-2 2, Sirois 1-1 1-2 3, Storey 1-2 2-3 4, Gillaspy 3-6 1-2 7, Allison 1-6 2-2 4, Huskisson 2-7 1-2 6, Harbour 1-8 2-2 4, Oliver 0-2 0-0 0, McHenry 1-3 0-0 2, Donnelly 3-7 0-0 8, Ramsey 3-7 2-4 9, Agbasi 3-7 3-4 9, Fielding 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 22-66 14-23 62. Concordia University (102) Grier 3-6 0-0 8, Gliddon 3-6 2-3 9, Simon 4-7 3-4 11, Johnson 8-8 8-8 24, King 6-11 0-1 16, Granado 3-4 3-3 9, Willis 0-3 2-2 2, Jarrel Smith 2-5 2-2 7, P. Smith 4-4 2-3 11, James 1-1 0-0 3, Jimmy Smith 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 35-62 22-26 102.

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Evangel: 3-Point Goals 4-23 (Huskisson 1, Harbour 0, Oliver 0, McHenry 0, Donnelly 2, Ramsey 1, Agbasi 0, Fielding 0) Rebounds 36 (Gillaspy 7) Assists 11 (Harbour 2, Fielding 2) Concordia: 3-Point Goals 10-24 (Grier 2, Gliddon 1, Simon 0, King 4, Smith 1, Smith 1, James 1, Smith 0) Rebounds 43 (King 6, Granado 6) Assists 19 (Simon 4, Willis 4). Total Fouls: Evangel 22, Concordia 19.

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Georgetown: 3-Point Goals 3-15 (Crutcher 0, Hamilton 0, Walls 1, Gray 1, Boggs 1, Haddix 0, Shelley 0) Rebounds 42 (Pearson 8) Assists 13 (Moses 3, Shelley 3) McKendree: 3-Point Goals 6-30 (Happe 1, Springs 0, Steppe 1, Pettiford 0, Hobbie 4, Wolff 0) Rebounds 42 (Copelin 8, Hobbie 8) Assists 8 (Wolff 5). Total Fouls: Georgetown 15, McKendree 17.

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Georgetown College (77) Crutcher 1-3 0-0 2, Moses 8-10 0-1 16, Hamilton 1-2 0-1 2, Walls 1-3 4-4 7, Pearson 7-11 5-7 19, Gray 3-7 0-0 7, Boggs 1-2 0-0 3, Haddix 3-9 2-4 8, Middleton 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 2-2 2-2 6, Shelley 3-10 1-1 7, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Jewett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 14-20 77.

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GEORGETOWN COLLEGE 77 MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY 59

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TWO MOUNTAIN STATE UNIVERSITY 84 LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY 67

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Clinging to a one-point lead (48-47) with just under 12 minutes to play, No. 3 seed Mountain State poured in 12 unanswered points to defeat unseeded Lindenwood 84-67 and move on to its fifth quarterfinals appearance since 2003. The Cougars used a 10-4 run to take a 36-28 advantage into halftime. Lindenwood battled back to tie the game on four separate occasions early in the second half, the last being 45-45 with 13:34 to play. Leading 48-47, Mountain State went on its decisive 12-0 burst. After the Lions cut the deficit to seven points in the closing minutes, the Cougars sealed the victory by making six straight foul shots in the last 1:16 to play. Four different players scored in double figures for Mountain State that shot 57.1 percent in the second half. Junior guard Doug Wiggins tallied 24 points, including 11-of12 attempts at the foul line. Senior forward Tay Spann recorded a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Freshman center David Nyarsuk narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine caroms.

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Lindenwood University (67) Rose 3-12 0-0 8, Kunkel 0-4 0-0 0, King 1-3 0-0 2, Nelson 2-8 0-0 4, Thompson 6-12 1-2 14, Tilley 0-0 0-0 0, Boos 4-9 0-0 11, Soderberg 4-11 4-5 14, Reeg 0-3 2-2 2, Bazzell 4-14 0-0 12. Totals 24-76 7-9 67. Mountain State University (84) Nyarsuk 5-9 0-0 10, Spann 7-12 1-2 17, Drungys 2-2 0-2 5, Washington 3-6 0-1 6, Williams 2-5 2-2 7, Miller 4-7 0-0 10, Wiggins 6-15 11-12 24, Sturgess 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 2-12 0-0 5, Wamsley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 14-19 84. Lindenwood: 3-Point Goals 12-39 (Rose 2, Kunkel 0, King 0, Nelson 0, Thompson 1, Boos 3, Soderberg 2, Bazzell 4) Rebounds 38 (Thompson 8, Bazzell 8) Assists 15 (Rose 3, Kunkel 3, Bazzell 3) Mountain State: 3-Point Goals 8-22 (Spann 2, Drungys 1, Williams 1, Miller 2, Wiggins 1, Robinson 1) Rebounds 55 (Spann 14) Assists 15 (Williams 6). Total Fouls: Lindenwood 18, Mountain State 17.

Unseeded Rogers State became the second unranked seed to advance to the quarterfinals with a 66-45 triumph over Carroll in the second round. Four Hillcats scored in double figures led by senior forward John Boyd with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. It was his sixth doubledouble of the season. Senior Alburey Doss added 12 points, while classmates Chris Francis and Matt Kellogg recorded 10 points apiece. The first half was tightly contested, but slowly Rogers State built a 31-25 lead and took a ninepoint advantage into the intermission. It was all Hillcats in the second half, as they allowed Carroll just 20 points for its lowest output of the season. Junior forward Andy Garland led Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense with a game-high 17 points for his 34th consecutive contest in double figures. The Saints shot just 30.8 percent from the field, including a dismal 15 percent (3x20) from behind the 3-pt. arc. Byago Diouf recorded his second double-double of the season with 10 points and as many rebounds. Rogers State advances to the quarterfinals for the first time in two tournament appearances. Rogers State (66) Mims 2-3 1-2 5, Twilley 0-1 0-0 0, Francis 3-10 2-4 10, Ewings 0-0 2-2 2, Cox 3-6 0-0 7, Kellogg 4-11 1-2 10, Burrell 0-0 0-0 0, Rutherford 1-7 2-2 4, Doss 5-5 2-2 12, Boyd 5-12 4-7 16, Marseille 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 14-21 66. Carroll College (45) Kiefer 0-0 0-0 0, MacIntyre 0-0 0-0 0, Janoe 0-0 0-0 0, Garland 4-10 8-8 17, Godecke 0-2 0-0 0, Cutler 0-1 0-0 0, Diouf 5-11 0-0 10, Cartmell 2-8 0-1 5, McGrath 0-4 0-0 0, Dalton 3-10 1-1 7, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, Nearpass 0-0 0-0 0, Reyes 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 16-52 10-12 45. Rogers State: 3-Point Goals 6-16 (Twilley 0, Francis 2, Cox 1, Kellogg 1, Boyd 2) Rebounds 37 (Boyd 12) Assists 13 (Kellogg 5, Rutherford 5) Carroll: 3-Point Goals 3-20 (Garland 1, Godecke 0, Cutler 0, Cartmell 1, McGrath 0, Dalton 0, Jones 0, Reyes 1) Rebounds 35 (Diouf 10) Assists 5 (Jones 3). Total Fouls: Rogers State 15, Carroll 16.

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Junior forward Brett Thompson and classmate Kramer Soderberg, a guard, led a balanced Lindenwood attack with 14 points apiece. This was the first NAIA tournament appearance for the Lions.

ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY 66 CARROLL COLLEGE 45

NAIA PG 13 MARTIN METHODIST COLLEGE 88 TOUGALOO COLLEGE 77 No. 5 seed Martin Methodist scored 52 points in the second half to come from behind and beat No. 12 seed Tougaloo 88-77 in second-round play. The RedHawks advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in six tries. Tougaloo went on a scoring spree in the first half with four players reaching the double-figure scoring plateau, including 15 points from Donteeno Todd. The Bulldogs led 50-36 at the intermission. Martin Methodist opened the second half with a 17-2 run, and went on top, 53-52, just 4:40 after the intermission. It was the RedHawks first lead since 3-2 in the beginning of the game. Both teams traded baskets during the next 10 minutes before Martin Methodist used a 14-3 spurt to close out the game. RedHawks junior guards Ree McCrory and James Justice had 28 and 24 points, respectively. McCrory tallied 16 of his points in the first half when he played the entire 20 minutes. Forward Chris Leggett recorded a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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Tougaloo College (77) Day 1-9 3-4 5, Carter 0-2 1-2 1, Mems 11-24 2-7 28, Luckett 5-13 8-13 18, Todd 5-12 2-4 15, Cattenhead 2-2 0-1 4, Gray 2-8 1-2 6. Totals 26-70 17-33 77. Martin Methodist College (88) Davis 2-4 1-2 5, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Leggett 3-7 4-6 10, Justice 7-14 6-7 24, Kirby 2-4 0-1 4, McCrory 9-17 6-11 28, Goodwin 3-8 0-0 9, Gage 0-3 2-4 2, Stewart 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 29-61 19-31 88. Tougaloo: 3-Point Goals 8-30 (Day 0, Carter 0, Mems 4, Todd 3, Gray 1) Rebounds 37 (Luckett 11) Assists 7 (Luckett 3) Martin Methodist: 3-Point Goals 11-26 (Justice 4, McCrory 4, Goodwin 3, Gage 0) Rebounds 49 (Leggett 10, Stewart 10) Assists 15 (Justice 6). Total Fouls: Tougaloo 22, Martin Methodist 21.

No. 13 seed Biola used balanced scoring to upset No. 4 LSU-Shreveport 71-70 to advance to the quarterfinals for the third time in the last four years. Four Eagles’ players scored in double figures led by senior forward Andrew Schroeder’s double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Nate Rakestraw had all of his 12 points in the first half as Biola took a seven-point lead into the locker room. Dwight Gordon and Curtis Eatmon also had 12 points for the winners. LSU Shreveport got as close as 67-66 with 14 seconds remaining. The Pilots fouled Gordon who made a pair of free throws to make it 69-66. Strategically, Biola fouled Isiah Bazile and he missed the front end of his two free throws. Gordon then put the game on ice with two made foul shots. The Pilots’ starters scored 67 of the team’s 70 points. Brance Davenport and Corey Bingham each tallied a game-high 16 points. Eric Young and Bazile scored 14 and 13 points, respectively. LSU Shreveport (70) Parker 4-9 0-3 8, Barnum 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Davenport 5-14 4-4 16, Bazile 4-5 5-6 13, Shyne 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 1-4 0-0 3, Bingham 5-12 3-5 16, Walker 0-2 0-0 0, Young 5-10 3-4 14. Totals 24-56 15-22 70. Biola University (71) Schroeder 5-8 3-5 13, Tan 1-2 0-0 3, Miller2-6 0-0 4, Rakestraw 4-8 0-1 12, Martin 3-4 0-0 8, Cline 2-8 0-0 4, Eatmon 4-8 1-1 12, Gordon 3-9 6-7 12, Mahoney 1-3 1-6 3. Totals 25-56 11-20 71. LSU Shreveport: 3-Point Goals 7-26 (Davenport 2, Greene 1, Bingham 3, Walker 0, Young 1) Rebounds 31 (Parker 8, Bingham 8) Assists 11 (Bazile 4, Bingham 4) Biola: 3-Point Goals 10-21 (Tan 1, Miller 0, Rakestraw 4, Martin 2, Eatmon 3, Mahoney 0) Rebounds 39 (Schroeder 11) Assists 16 (Rakestraw 4, Gordon 4). Total Fouls: LSU Shreveport 17, Biola 17.

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Bulldogs senior forward Mario Luckett tallied his ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds in his final game in a Tougaloo uniform. After making 6-of-19 shots from behind the arc in the first half, the Bulldogs could convert only 2-of-11 attempts after the intermission.

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Pikeville College 86 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY 77 Unseeded Pikeville continued its onslaught of opponents in the tournament, knocking off No. 1 seed Robert Morris 8677 to become the first team to qualify for the Fab Four. The loss snapped a Robert Morris 20-game winning streak.

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This is the third consecutive year of the tournament that the No. 1 seed has been eliminated by an unseeded foe. The Pikeville victory marks the seventh straight season an unseeded team has advanced to the semifinals. Five different players scored in double figures to help the Bears reach the semifinals for the first time since 2001. Senior guard Vance Cooksey led the Pikeville offense with 22 points, while sophomore forward Trevor Setty tallied 11 of his 14 points after the intermission. Senior forward Andre Thornton added 12 points, and both he and Setty grabbed seven rebounds apiece. Senior forward Quincy Hankins-Cole had a double-double of 11 points and 12 caroms, and classmate Chris Donald, a guard, also pumped in 11 points. Robert Morris jumped out in front 8-2, but Pikeville tallied 10 of the next 14 points for a 12-12 contest. The Bears went on a 15-4 spurt over a 6-minute segment to take a 29-18 lead with 8:15 remaining in the first half. They led by as many as 13 points, but settled for a 44-33 margin going into the locker room. The break did Pikeville no favors as it missed 13 of its first 14 shots in the second half. A 12-3 run put Robert Morris back on top, 55-54, with 12:51 remaining. Pikeville tied the game at 55-all, but the Eagles took their last lead, 5856, with just over 11 minutes to go. Cooksey converted two free throws to tie the score, and Hankins-Cole made a pair to put the Bears on top 60-58 midway through the period. Pikeville used a 9-2 run to go up 73-65 with 5:07 remaining. Robert Morris came to within four points twice in the closing minutes, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any closer. Junior guard Diante Watkins led the Eagles with 17 points and five assists. Senior forward Reggie Bunch added 15 points and a team-high 12 boards. It was Bunchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 19th double-double this season. Junior guard Larry Dumas rounded out the double-figure scoring with 11.

Robert Morris University (77) Beard 1-3 4-4 6, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Ogboukiri 2-3 2-4 6, Bunch 5-11 5-5 15, Mendadi 0-1 0-0 0, Dildy 3-9 1-2 8, Westberry 2-2 2-4 6, Mendoza 2-2 0-0 5, Dumas 5-13 0-0 11, Laing 0-2 0-0 0, Holmes 1-5 0-0 3, Watkins 6-17 2-2 17. Totals 27-69 16-21 77. Pikeville: 3-Point Goals 4-18 (Donald 1, Setty 1, Whitaker 0, Hicks 1, HankinsCole 0, Cooksey 0, Maxwell 1) Rebounds 46 (Hankins-Cole 12) Assists 12 (Hicks 5) Robert Morris: 3-Point Goals 7-30 (Miller 0, Mendadi 0, Dildy 1, Mendoza 1, Dumas 1, Laing 0, Holmes 1, Watkins 3) Rebounds 43 (Bunch 12) Assists 11 (Watkins 5). Total Fouls: Pikeville 19, Robert Morris 25.

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Pikeville College (86) Thornton 5-8 2-4 12, Donald 3-8 4-4 11, Setty 2-10 9-10 14, Whitaker 2-4 0-0 4, Hicks 1-10 0-0 3, Hankins-Cole 3-8 5-6 11, Cooksey 7-14 8-10 22, Hines 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis 1-4 0-0 2, Maxwell 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 27-72 28-34 86.

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GEORGETOWN College 69 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 67 Senior guard Eddie Gray converted a 10-foot runner with 1.6 seconds remaining to give No. 7 seed Georgetown a 69-67 triumph over No. 2 seed Concordia. Gray’s game-winning basket sent the Tigers into the semifinals for the 11th time overall, but first since 2008. Gray tallied a team-best 18 points, while junior forward Maurice Pearson added 13 points and five rebounds. Senior guard Rodney Haddix scored 12 points, and junior forward Vic Moses pumped in 10 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Moses made 4-of-7 shots from the field, and converted 24-of-29 shots (.827) from the field throughout the tournament. Georgetown shot 52.6 percent from the field, including 55.6 after the intermission. Georgetown led 36-28 going into the locker room at halftime, but Concordia scored the first 10 points after the break to go up 38-36. The Tigers roared back with 10 straight to regain the lead, 46-38. The Eagles were not grounded, and used an 11-0 flight, including eight points by junior guard Peter Smith, to take their largest lead of the game, 57-50, with 9:19 remaining.

Concordia University (67) Grier 0-0 0-0 0, Gliddon 2-7 4-4 10, Simon 3-7 2-3 9, Johnson 6-9 0-0 12, King 1-8 2-4 5, Granado 1-1 0-0 2, Willis 0-1 2-2 2, J. Smith 3-12 2-2 9, P. Smith 7-13 0-0 18. Totals 23-58 12-15 67. Georgetown College (69) Crutcher 1-3 0-0 2, Moses 4-7 2-2 10, Hamilton 0-2 0-0 0, Walls 3-4 1-2 8, Pearson 6-8 1-1 13, Gray 8-15 1-1 18, Boggs 0-1 0-0 0, Haddix 5-11 2-3 12, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Shelley 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 30-57 7-9 69. Concordia: 3-Point Goals 9-30 (Gliddon 2, Simon 1, Johnson 0, King 1, Smith 1, Smith 4) Rebounds 27 (King 7) Assists 11 (Johnson 3, Smith 3) Georgetown: 3-Point Goals 2-8 (Crutcher 0, Walls 1, Gray 1, Boggs 0, Haddix 0, Shelley 0) Rebounds 34 (Moses 8) Assists 11 (Shelley 5). Total Fouls: Concordia 16, Georgetown 17.

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The last 5 minutes of the game saw no more than two points separating the two teams. Concordia junior forward Taylor King tied the contest at 65all with a free throw at the 2:54 mark. No one scored until 1:27 remaining when Haddix helped Georgetown regain the lead at 67-65. Concordia’s Jarrel Smith collared a rebound and scored for a 6767 tally with 16.8 seconds remaining, setting the stage for Gray’s coast-to-coast winning drive.

Concordia set up a play after a timeout, but the inbound pass was swatted away at midcourt as the buzzer sounded. The loss snapped the Eagles’ sevengame winning streak. They were led in scoring by Peter Smith with 18 points and three assists. Senior guard Justin Johnson and Cameron Glidden added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

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MOUNTAIN STATE UNIVERSITY 69 ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY 62

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No. 3 Mountain State became the highest remaining seed going into the semifinals after beating unseeded Rogers State 69-62. The Cougars made their fourth appearance in the semis. Junior guard Mark Williams came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points, going 6-for-8 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 at the foul line. Junior guard Doug Wiggins recorded 12 points and three assists, while reserve junior forward Cam Miller added 10 points. Mountain State shot 61.9 percent in the second half, and finished the game at 46.9 percent. The first half saw the lead exchange hands nine times, along with four ties. Rogers State went into the locker room on top, 30-28. Nothing changed for the first 10 minutes of the second half, as neither team led by more than six points. The Hillcats led 41-35 for their largest lead of the game. When senior forward John Boyd scored to cut the Cougar lead to 50-48 with 9:02 remaining, it was the last basket Rogers State would tally for the next five minutes. Mountain State took full advantage of the drought to score 10 straight and go in front, 60-48. The Hillcats wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be counted out as they made five straight points to cut the deficit to 60-53. The winners converted three straight free throws by Wiggins, but only made 7-of-12 free throws in the final 3 minutes, and Rogers State couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get closer than seven. Senior guard Matt Kellogg led the Hillcats with 14 points, including four three-point baskets. Boyd and senior guard Chris Francis contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively. Rogers State won the battle of the boards, 40-38, including 16 offensive caroms.

Rogers State University (62) Mims 3-7 2-2 8, Twilley 1-2 0-0 3, Francis 4-14 0-2 11, Ewings 0-1 2-2 2, Cox 2-8 1-4 5, Kellogg 5-13 0-0 14, Burrell 0-1 0-0 0, Rutherford 1-4 0-0 2, Doss 2-4 0-0 4, Boyd 6-14 1-1 13. Totals 24-68 6-11 62. Rogers State: 3-Point Goals 8-28 (Twilley 1, Francis 3, Cox 0, Kellogg 4, Burrell 0, Boyd 0) Rebounds 40 (Kellogg 7, Boyd 7) Assists 8 (Kellogg 2, Rutherford 2) Mountain State: 3-Point Goals 6-18 (Drungys 0, Williams 2, Miller 2, Wiggins 1, Robinson 1) Rebounds 38 (Nyarsuk 9) Assists 8 (Wiggins 3). Total Fouls: Rogers State 23, Mountain State 15.

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Mountain State University (69) Nyarsuk 4-8 0-2 8, Spann 2-2 3-6 7, Drungys 0-2 0-0 0, Washington 3-4 0-0 6, Williams 6-8 4-4 18, Miller 2-8 4-4 10, Wiggins 4-8 3-8 12, Robinson 2-9 3-4 8. Totals 23-49 17-28 69.

QUARTERFINALS PG 17 MARTIN METHODIST COLLEGE 66 BIOLA UNIVERSITY 63 In a game that was highly contested for 40 minutes, No. 5 seed Martin Methodist defeated No. 13 Biola 66-63 to advance to the semifinals. RedHawks forward Chris Leggett scored a gamehigh 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field. Teammate Chris Goodwin tallied 15 points, and was red hot from behind the three-point arc, making good on 5-for-10; and junior guard James Justice, averaging 19.0 ppg. in the tournament, also had 15 points. Leggett also pulled down four rebounds.

Eatmon, David Cline and Clay Martin each had 12 points for Biola; Nate Rakestraw added 10. Biola University (63) Schroeder 2-5 0-3 4, Tan 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 3-6 0-0 6, Rakestraw 3-8 1-2 10, Martin 4-7 0-0 12, Cline 4-10 3-5 12, Eatmon 4-10 2-4 12, Gordon 3-6 0-2 7, Mahoney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 6-16 63. Martin Methodist College (66) Davis 0-0 2-4 2, Hall 0-0 0-0 0, Leggett 7-8 2-2 16, Justice 6-12 0-1 15, Kirby 1-3 0-0 2, McCrory 4-7 2-2 11, Goodwin 5-10 0-1 15, Gage 0-0 0-2 0, Stewart 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 25-48 7-14 66. Biola: 3-Point Goals 11-21 (Tan 0, Miller 0, Rakestraw 3, Martin 4, Cline 1, Eatmon 2, Gordon 1) Rebounds 30 (Rakestraw 5, Cline 5, Eatmon 5) Assists 15 (Rakestraw 4) Martin Methodist: 3-Point Goals 9-21 (Justice 3, McCrory 1, Goodwin 5, Stewart 0) Rebounds 33 (Leggett 8, Justice 8) Assists 16 (Justice 8). Total Fouls: Biola 17, Martin Methodist 18.

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Biola rushed out to a 7-0 lead in the early going, and continued dominating, taking a 31-24 margin into halftime. After the intermission, the Eagles leading scorer with seven points, Curtis Eatmon, picked up his third foul early and had to exit to the bench. With the senior guard on the bench, Martin Methodist outscored the Eagles 19-13 to go up 37-36 for its first lead since the 8:32 mark of the first half.

The foul line was not kind to either team down the stretch, and both schools shot better from behind the arc than at 15 feet. Martin Methodist was 7-for-14 at the foul line, and 9-for-21 (.429) from three-point land. Biola shot just 37.5 percent (6 of 16) at the free throw line, and 11-for-21 (.524) from behind the arc. The RedHawks shot 52.1 percent from the field. This was the first time Biola had let an opponent shoot better than 50 percent since Feb. 1.

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Heading into its historic 201011 season, the team at Martin Methodist COLLEGE was full of unknowns . With one returning starter, nine new members of the rotation, and no pure point guard on the roster, Head Coach Andy Sharpe wasn’t quite sure what the RedHawks were capable of. But it didn’t take long for him to find out. After reeling off four straight victories to start the season, the RedHawks faced their stiffest test in a neutral-floor matchup against Southern Poly State, a team that was ranked seventh in the country at the time and was coming off a Fab Four appearance the previous season. After jumping to an early lead, Martin Methodist turned back run after run from Southern Poly, holding on to win the game by double digits. As the contest tightened, Sharpe looked into his players’ eyes and realized he could have something special on his hands. “I felt like that was the moment when our guys realized how good they could be,” he said. “In that game, our team faced a tough opponent and despite all of South Poly’s runs, we were determined not to lose. It was an attitude that I saw throughout the rest of the season in all the close games that we had.” Martin Methodist compiled a 16-game winning streak to start the season and their knack for pulling out tight games defined this year’s RedHawks. The team reached new heights by making it to the Fab Four of the NAIA Tournament for the first time. Martin Methodist finished the year with 34 victories—tops among all four-year collegiate schools. Six of the wins were come-frombehind thrillers decided by three points or less, including two in the NAIA tournament. Perhaps the most memorable moment came during the TranSouth Athletic Conference championship game, when junior point guard James Justice drained a threepointer at the buzzer to seal a 69-66 victory and deliver Martin Methodist an automatic berth into the NAIA Tournament—just the school’s second such appearance. Justice, a high-scoring shooting guard in high school and junior college, assumed lead guard duties early in the season.

James [Justice] could have averaged 25 or 26 points a game if he really wanted to, but he gave himself up to run our team. ... He really embraced the challenge of becoming a point guard.

In doing so, he redefined his game and took it to another level. “When I recruited James, I told him he had a chance to be the player of the year in our league and an All-American because we were going to let him be an athlete and make plays on the wing,” Sharpe said. “Then when we moved him to the point, I sat him down and said, ‘Even with this positional change, I still think you can be an All-American and player of the year—you just have to be focused on putting your teammates in positions to be successful.’ “James could have averaged 25 or 26 points a game if he really wanted to, but he gave himself up to run our team,” said Sharpe. “Instead, he averaged about 15 a game along with five or six assists, two or three steals, and became a more complete player. He really embraced the challenge of becoming a point guard.” True to Sharpe’s words, Justice’s team-first efforts were rewarded. He was named the TSAC Player and Newcomer of the Year, and was an NAIA first-team All-America selection. Meanwhile, Justice’s backcourt mate, junior Ree McCrory, was an All-America honorable mention pick. Sharpe, who was named TranSouth Coach of the Year and received the Don Meyer Award as the top coach in the NAIA, says selflessness like Justice’s was a team-wide attribute. “We had some talented players on our team, 10 of whom I feel could have started,” he said. “Fortunately, the five who came off the bench really bought into the role of coming into the game and providing a spark. They were willing to be coached and accept a different role than they were used to.” Sharpe says trust and complete buy-in were the keys to making his 10-man rotation work. “Our bench knew they were going to get opportunities to play,” he said. “We asked guys to play as hard as they could while they were on the court and come out when they were tired. And because our five guys off the bench were just as good as our five starters, our practices were very competitive all year.” That competitive fire fueled the RedHawks’ run to the NAIA Tournament semifinals. Martin Methodist’s impressive run ended with a loss to eventual national champion Pikeville College. Sharpe said after the game, the locker room was full of tears. “Even though it was our first time in the Fab Four, having that kind of emotional response told me our guys weren’t satisfied with just being there,” he said. “They really felt like they had the talent to win a national championship—and so did I.” With his All-America backcourt slated to return next season, along with a good portion of his rotation, Sharpe says the bar will be set even higher for the 2011-12 team. “I told them, ‘We’re going to be back here next year and we’ll take that next step,’” he said. “But I also told them that we’ve got a lot of work to do between now and then, and it’s going to take having everybody on board to reach that success.”

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Facing St. Catharine College, a team it had beaten three times during the regular season, Georgetown found itself trailing by 10 at the half, with the team’s usually explosive offense held to 31 points. So during the break, Osborne laid the situation out in simple terms.

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Sometimes, success can breed complacency while defeat provides inspiration. A bid to the 2011 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, extended the Georgetown men’s basketball program’s streak to 20 consecutive appearances in the NAIA playoffs, but according to Head Coach Happy Osborne, this squad approached the event much differently than his previous teams. The Tigers had lost in the first round of the tournament the previous two seasons, but Osborne believes those experiences provided his team with the focus needed to make a deep tournament run in 2011. “Our players had seen teams that were talented not live up to their potential,” he said. “We have always been confident, but we might have gotten a little cocky. This team recognized that they could lose the first game.” Considering Georgetown was ranked eighth in the country with a 29-4 record heading into the tournament, being confident might have been expected. But Osborne’s team never rested on its laurels. The result was a gritty 83-76 victory over Olivet Nazarene University in the first round, and ultmately, the program’s 11th Fab Four appearance. It’s a run Osborne knew couldn’t have happened without a group of players who were emotionally invested and mentally tough. “We ask for players to give us their hearts,” he said. “Because the more you give to something, the harder it’s going to be for you to give it up. To get to the elite level, you not only have to be physically talented, you have to have mental fortitude.”

“We were on the verge of being blown out, and I looked at the team and said, ‘National champions win this game. Nothing is going right, but here’s where you step up and show us how good you are,’” he recalled. The Tigers responded by scoring 48 points in the second half and pulling away to win 79-75. Osborne said his team’s desire to win made the difference. “There was a time in the first half when they were kicking our tails,” he admitted. “And there was a time in the second half when we were kicking theirs. But at the end, it came down to who wanted it more.” Two weeks later, against Concordia in the NAIA Tournament quarterfinals, Georgetown faced another challenge. As the Tigers clinged to a two-point lead with less than a minute to go, Concordia tied the game on a tip-in following a missed shot. But giving up a lead in that manner didn’t fluster the Tigers. “Our kids didn’t flinch when that shot went in,” Osborne said. “And as a coaching staff, we stayed calm as well. We didn’t call a timeout, or get upset. We just ran the play we wanted.” That play was for senior guard Eddie Gray. To that point, Gray had scored a team-high 16 points, and Osborne knew he had two more in him. “I had been telling him all year that he was the best point guard in the country,” Osborne said. “As a coach, you have to let your players know you have faith in them.” And Gray rewarded that faith. With a defender in his face, he hit a jumper in the lane with 1.6 seconds to go, giving Georgetown a 69-67 win and a trip to the NAIA Fab Four, rewarding a team, Osborne said, that did what it needed to do. “People talk about deserving to win,” he said. “I believe deserving to win is about how much work you put in, and by that measure, we deserved it.”

To get to the elite level, you not only have to be physically talented, you have to have mental fortitude.

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Osborne’s team knew after the first few days of practice there was a combination of speed, size, and athleticism on the roster that would make a major tournament run possible. But the best evidence of his team’s mental toughness might have come in its last test before the NAIA championships: the final of the Mid-South Conference tournament.

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Pikeville College 110 M A R T I N M E T H O D I S T C OLLEGE 9 9

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Unseeded Pikeville College used an 18-0 run to turn a 15-point deficit into a 15-point lead and will play for its very first national championship after a 110-99 win over No. 5 Martin Methodist College in the semifinal round of the NAIA tournament. With the victory, Pikeville (29-7) broke the school record for wins in a season, one more than the first team to represent the school in the national tournament in 195859. Martin Methodist saw its seven-game win streak come to an end, and a remarkable season close at 34-3. It was the third time in four tournament wins the Bears were forced to come back from a large second-half deficit. This one swelled to 15 points on two occasions, including at 76-61 when junior Ree McCrory nailed a three-pointer with 14:27 remaining. McCrory led Martin Methodist with 27 points and added seven rebounds and four assists. Pikeville answered with an 11-2 run to get back in the game. Senior Quincy Hankins-Cole, en route to a careerhigh 28 points, scored seven during the stretch, and when senior Justin Hicks scored on a run-out layup, the Bears were within six, 78-72, with 11:26 to play.

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The RedHawks seemed to settle in after a timeout and increased the lead to double figures three times, including

at 87-77 off an inside bucket by senior Chris Leggett with 8:18 left. Leggett tossed in 22 with eight rebounds and three steals. From there, though, it was all Pikeville College. The Bears scored the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next 18 points, with Hankins-Cole again being the difference. He had 10 of the last 12 points in the stretch, closing it out with a three-point play and then a three-point bomb from the top, which put the Bears on top 95-87 with 5 minutes to play. Hankins-Cole added 16 rebounds, eight coming off the offensive glass, and led six Bears in double figures. Sophomore Trevor Setty and senior Vance Cooksey finished with double-doubles as well, with Setty tossing in 20 and grabbing 11 rebounds, while Cooksey had 17 points and 11 assists. Pikeville won the rebounding war 52-49 and had 20 assists compared with 10 turnovers, its first game with a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio since handing out 40 assists with only nine turnovers in a 145-52 win over OSUMansfield on Dec. 11. Revised editon of a story that was published in the Appalachian News-Express on March 22, 2011

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TOT FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 25 Leggett, Chris 10 18 0 0 2 3 7 1 8 4 22 0 1 2 3 33 44 Davis, Derrick 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 20 3 Goodwin, Chris 4 8 4 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 12 2 1 0 0 21 4 McCrory, Ree 9 18 3 7 6 7 1 6 7 4 27 4 4 0 0 35 11 Justice, James 6 17 3 10 2 2 2 5 7 1 17 7 2 0 0 32 1 Howell, Tripp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Gage, Derwin 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 9 10 Kirby, EJ 3 6 0 1 2 4 2 3 5 1 8 1 0 0 0 19 12 Giordano, Nello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Stewart, LaQuantis 2 6 0 0 2 2 2 6 8 1 6 1 3 0 0 23 23 Hunter, Brandon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Hall, Cameron 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 8 Team Rebounds 1 4 5 Team Totals 37 82 11 27 14 18 18 31 49 16 99 16 14 2 3 200

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TOT FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 02 Hicks, Justin 5 14 3 12 2 3 2 1 3 1 15 1 1 0 2 27 04 Cooksey, Vance 5 16 2 4 5 7 3 3 6 2 17 11 4 0 2 36 14 Thornton, Andre 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 16 23 Hankins-Cole, Quincy 9 15 2 2 8 8 8 8 16 2 28 3 1 0 2 32 24 Setty, Trevor 7 21 4 15 2 2 5 6 11 4 20 1 0 1 0 31 01 Puckett, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 Ellis, Cordaro 5 8 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 13 05 Maxwell, Quintel 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 10 12 Slone, Landon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Whitaker, Josh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Donald, Chris 5 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 11 2 2 0 0 18 22 Hines, Kyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 Whitaker, Ryan 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 14 40 Belcher, Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Rebounds 0 1 1 Team Totals 39 91 13 36 19 23 24 28 52 15 110 20 10 2 7 200

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For the fourth time in the Fab Four of the NAIA national tournament, Mountain State eliminated the Tigers and advanced to the NAIA Division I national championship with a 69-63 victory at Municipal Auditorium. Georgetown led by as many as 11 early in the second half, but Mountain State would not be denied a fourth trip to the national championship. “In the second half our guys just really dug in there and played great defense,” Head Coach Bob Bolen said. “We won the battle of the boards and we were able to spread the floor. Our guys just refused to lose. I’m really proud of them.” The Cougars got a balanced scoring attack, with three players — Doug Wiggins, Cam Miller and David Nyarsuk — scoring 14 points. Wiggins had seven assists and Nyarsuk seven rebounds. Winston Robinson added 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Tay Spann had 10 points and nine rebounds. Down three, MSU got a pair of free throws from Nyarsuk to make it 59-58 with 4:30 remaining. Then Nyarsuk got a lay-in to go back out in front 60-59 moments later. Mountain State then had a stop and a lay-in by Spann to make it 62-59 MSU with 2:49 remaining. Georgetown cut it to one, and had a possession to take the lead, but was unable to do so. Wiggins then made two free throws to make it 64-61 with 46 seconds left. Another stop by MSU resulted in Wiggins making one of two free throws to make it 65-61, also making it a twopossession game. Georgetown’s Rodney Haddix cut it to 65-63 with a pair of free throws with 21 seconds left. Wiggins was

M O U N TA I N S TAT E 6 9 GEORGETOWN 63 immediately fouled, and with 18 seconds left he made a pair of free throws to give MSU the lead and the game, as Georgetown missed on its next possession and Spann got a run-out slam to give MSU the win. The Cougars also beat Georgetown in the Fab Four in 2003, 2004 and 2007. Haddix had 24 points for Georgetown and Tyrone Shelley added 13. Georgetown led by as many as 11 early in the second half but MSU fought back and took a 46-45 lead on a 3-pointer by Miller, who had seven points during the run that gave MSU the lead. But Georgetown re-established the lead on a deuce and a threepointer by Vincent Crutcher. The game was a shootout from there, with Georgetown going ahead by six, only to see MSU cut the lead to one on three occasions. Shelley gave Georgetown a 57-53 lead on a 3-point play with 8 minutes remaining, but Mark Williams’ threepointer made it a one-point game, 57-56. That’s when MSU made its move and went on for the victory. Georgetown’s Shelley hit a 3-pointer right before the halftime buzzer to give the Tigers a 39-30 lead at the half. Haddox had 20 points at the break, going 9 of 12 from the floor. Revised editon of a story that was published in the Beckley Register-Herald on March 22, 2011

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TOT FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 1 Gray, Eddie 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 23 3 Shelley, Tyrone 5 11 2 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 13 0 3 0 3 27 12 Moses, Vic 3 12 0 0 0 0 5 7 12 1 6 0 3 1 0 32 24 Haddix, Rodney 10 19 2 8 2 4 1 6 7 2 24 3 1 0 1 34 44 Pearson, Maurice 3 10 0 0 2 2 3 4 7 1 8 0 3 2 2 26 2 Walls, Matt 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 14 4 Hamilton, Johonne 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 7 11 Boggs, Dillon 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 16 15 Morris, Aaron 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 34 Crutcher, Vincent 2 6 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 5 1 1 0 1 14 Team Rebounds 2 4 6 Team Totals 26 71 5 19 6 11 20 31 51 21 63 9 17 3 10 200

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TOT FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 03 Wiggins, Doug 4 15 1 3 5 6 0 1 1 1 14 7 3 0 5 30 21 Robinson, Winston 4 11 2 7 2 3 2 10 12 2 12 1 5 0 1 36 23 Drungys, Mantas 0 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 18 24 Spann, Tay 5 8 0 1 0 1 1 8 9 1 10 0 3 0 2 38 33 Nyarsuk, David 5 12 0 0 4 5 6 1 7 1 14 2 1 1 0 37 04 Miller, Cam 5 12 3 10 1 2 1 5 6 1 14 0 0 0 0 26 05 Williams, Mark 1 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 10 14 Washington, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 Team Rebounds 3 0 3 Team Totals 24 68 7 27 14 19 16 26 42 12 69 13 14 1 9 200

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Sometimes, a coach can look back on a key moment during a season —whether it be during an early season practice, or on a particularly tough mid-season road trip—as the time when it all came together and his or her team displayed the impetus necessary to make a championship run. For Mountain State University Head Coach Bob Bolen, the moment when his team finally hit its stride didn’t come until it reached the NAIA Tournament, when they took to the court for their first game against Park University. “It was basically a home game for them, which was actually good for us,” said Bolen. The decidedly anti-MSU crowd didn’t phase the Cougars, who clamped down defensively in an 83-58 victory over the crowd-favorite Pirates. The theme continued in round two, when the Cougars squared off against another Missouri team, Lindenwood University. “To come right back from the game with Park and have to play Lindenwood—again with a big crowd rooting against us—made it feel like us against the world,” Bolen said. “That really brought our team together.” Again, the Cougars’ defense stepped up, holding Lindenwood to just 28 first-half points in an 84-67 triumph that sent Mountain State into the quarterfinals for the fifth time in the last nine years. They followed up with two more defensive gems—defeating Rogers

Mountain State entered the tournament having won 16 straight and 20 of its last 21, including sweeping the threegame Association of Independent Institutions tournament.

State, 69-62, and Georgetown, 69-63—to earn a trip to their fourth NAIA title game. Heading into the NAIA Tournament, Mountain State was seeded third after posting a regular season record of 29-3 that included a streak of 16 consecutive victories and wins in 20 of its last 21 games leading up to the tournament. Among those were three victories en route to capturing the Association of Independent Institutions conference tournament title, a stretch that saw Mountain State score more than 100 points in each game. Coming so close to winning the NAIA championship, only to fall short with the overtime loss is never easy, and Bolen admitted the Pikeville loss was “very disappointing.” The Cougars fell just short in their quest to win the school’s second national title (MSU was crowned NAIA champion in 2004). “Heading into the Pikeville game, we had been 13-0 in games decided by 10 points or fewer this season,” Bolen said. “And in all of those games, we hit our free throws. But in the championship we missed some key ones (three in the final 1:55 of regulation). We had the lead with 30 seconds to go, but just couldn’t close things out. You’ve got to give Pikeville a lot of credit, they played a good game and they beat us. “It’s definitely disappointing,” Bolen added. “But to get four wins against the caliber of teams that were in Kansas City, made me really proud of this team.”

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attend Mountain State University. Standing 7-1, and possessing good quickness for someone of his height and wiry frame, Nyarsuk is a fierce defender and shot-blocker. His talents as a defender were well known to Mountain State Head Coach Bob Bolen and Assistant Coach Dave Barksdale. Their familiarity with Nyarsuk, a native of Sudan, was aided by the fact that Nyarsuk attended high school at Mountain State Academy, which is also located in Beckley. Clearly, Nyarsuk was ready to step in defensively and help the perennial NAIA Div. I power Cougars right away. But at the other end of the court? Not quite. “Early on, he struggled offensively,” Bolen said. “In high school, his squad was one of the top four teams in the country, but he wasn’t one of the options on offense.” Nyarsuk averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks per game in his senior year at the Academy, but he had the potential to become a more complete college player and dominate the game the way a 7-footer can. Through hard work and solid coaching from the MSU staff, Nyarsuk is on his way to reaching that potential. Nyarsuk’s progress during the season was evidenced by the fact that in the team’s final 26 regular season games, he had 16 double-figure scoring outings, including a season-high 25 points against NAIA tournament team Life University. He finished the 2010-11 season averaging 10.6 points and 7.9 rebounds a game, while recording 97 blocks on the year. Barksdale, a prep coaching legend in West Virginia who returned to the sidelines nine years ago as an assistant at Mountain State, took it upon himself to mentor the Cougars’ newest big man and offensive “project.” “When David came to us, we started working right away on his back-to-the-basket moves,” Barksdale said. “These days, a lot of teams are spreading out all five of their players and not keeping anyone in the lane, but we think there’s still room in the game for a true center, a post player.”

Nyarsuk left his family and his embattled homeland three years ago to come to the United States to further his education and develop as a basketball player. When asked if he could remember how long he’s been in this country, Nyarsuk quickly replied, “It was Feb. 26, 2008.” Nyarsuk came to the United States as part of the African Hoop Opportunities Providing an Education (A-HOPE) Foundation, a non-profit charity that helps student-athletes from Africa, who do not have the means to advance their education in their home countries, find educational opportunities in the U.S. Nyarsuk committed to West Virginia last winter, but, as someone so new to this country’s form of education, he missed by 10 points the ACT English requirement for NCAA Division I basketball. That fact belies his intelligence, Bolen said. “He had great grades in high school (a 3.2 for his core high school grade point average),” Bolen said. “He’s an absolutely great kid, he’s in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, he’s intelligent, and he works hard. He’s everything you could want in a player and the sky’s the limit for him both on and off the court.” Offensively, Nyarsuk still has a ways to go, as all parties agree. One area in particular—the seemingly simple act of catching the ball—gave Nyarsuk some trouble this season. “He’ll sometimes try to make a move before he’s caught the ball,” Barksdale said. “But he’s getting better about catching it first. “David’s to the point now where, if you come watch him in an individual workout, you’d be really impressed,” Barksdale added. “He can do a lot of the things that you see from players at the major college and professional levels. It’s just a matter of him getting more comfortable and taking what the defense gives him. He will get better and better.”

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Pikeville College slipped out of Cinderella’s slipper and donned the crown of a champion, knocking off Mountain State University 83-76 in overtime to win the 2011 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship. Pikeville finished the season with a school-record 30 wins compared with seven losses and became the first team in NAIA history to beat five seeded teams en route to the title. “Our motto all season has been ‘All In.’ This isn’t just about us, about this team and this staff,” said Kelly Wells, who was named National Coach of the Year. “This is bigger than us. This is for all of us. Everyone who ever played at Pikeville or coached there or came to a game to offer support. It’s for all of Eastern Kentucky, for all the mountains and the entire Commonwealth. “This is for everybody. I hope they’re as proud of us as we were to represent them out here this week.”

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history, the first NAIA title and only the third in school history, after two championships by the women’s bowling team. Sophomore Trevor Setty won the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award after matching his career high with 32 points and pulling down 17 rebounds. The Maysville product, who won two Kentucky state titles at Mason County including one playing for Wells, came into the postseason with a chip on his shoulder. “It bothered me that I wasn’t even honorable mention all-conference,” he said. “I’ll admit that. But tonight we won the national championship and I think people know. We’re the champions.” Setty finished the tournament as its leading scorer with 108 points, and added 49 rebounds while stroking 18 threepoint shots. Mountain State Coach Bob Bolen, who fell to 1-3 in championship games, praised Setty. “He was shooting from 6-7 feet behind the line,” he said of Setty, who finished 7-of-12 from downtown. “I thought some of his three-point shots we had a good handle on.”

NAIA PG 27 The five-game win streak in the tournament was the longest stretch of wins since the team won six straight from Nov. 10 through Dec. 2.

Hankins-Cole entered the national tournament a 66 percent free throw shooter on the season but hit 24-of-30 (80 percent) in the tournament.

Setty was joined on the all-tournament team by seniors Vance Cooksey and Quincy Hankins-Cole.

Mountain State (33-4) junior Doug Wiggins made two free throws 19 seconds into overtime to put the Cougars in front, but Hankins Cole scored inside a minute later to tie the game for the sixth time. With 2:55 left, senior Justin Hicks hit a running floater to put the Bears in front 72-70.

Cooksey, who was held to five points, led the tournament with 35 assists and 14 steals, while Hankins-Cole closed his career with four straight double-doubles, including 21 points and 16 rebounds in the finals. Hankins-Cole finished with a tournament-best 59 rebounds and had back-to-back 16-rebound games in the last two nights. Pikeville trailed most of the game and led only one time in the second half of a game that never saw a lead of more than seven points. It was Hankins-Cole who stepped to the line with 28 seconds left and tied the game with two free throws to send it to overtime tied at 68.

They never trailed again. Hicks, who hit three three-point shots in the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 3:10 to get his team off to a quick start, finished with 21 points in his final game and finished his career with 1,571 points, one point shy of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top 10. Revised edition of a story that was published in the Appalachian News-Express on March 24, 2011

TOT FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 02 Hicks, Justin 8 21 4 15 1 1 0 2 2 1 21 1 3 0 1 32 04 Cooksey, Vance 1 12 0 3 3 6 1 3 4 5 5 8 3 0 2 34 14 Thornton, Andre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 23 23 Hankins-Cole, Quincy 7 12 0 3 7 10 4 12 16 2 21 2 1 2 2 42 24 Setty, Trevor 10 19 7 12 5 6 7 10 17 5 32 0 4 0 1 40 03 Ellis, Cordaro 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 17 05 Maxwell, Quintel 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 11 21 Donald, Chris 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 22 Hines, Kyan 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 32 Whitaker, Ryan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 Team Rebounds 1 5 6 Team Totals 26 69 11 34 20 33 15 37 52 26 83 12 16 4 8 225

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TOT FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 03 Wiggins, Doug 3 11 1 2 6 8 0 2 2 4 13 1 5 0 3 34 21 Robinson, Winston 2 8 0 3 3 4 2 5 7 1 7 0 2 0 0 28 23 Drungys, Mantas 1 5 1 2 5 9 1 6 7 5 8 4 4 0 2 35 24 Spann, Tay 7 11 0 1 2 2 4 5 9 4 16 2 1 1 2 38 33 Nyarsuk, David 4 10 0 1 2 4 4 7 11 5 10 0 0 2 0 33 02 Stripling, Kenneth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 Miller, Cam 1 8 1 5 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 1 3 1 0 18 05 Williams, Mark 4 11 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 10 0 2 0 1 20 14 Washington, Ryan 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 1 8 0 1 0 1 19 Team Rebounds 1 3 4 Team Totals 26 71 4 19 20 32 16 31 47 25 76 8 18 4 9 225

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At the outset of the 2007-08 NBA season, in working to rebuild the Boston Celtics, Head Coach Doc Rivers had a lot on his plate. The previous year, the Celtics finished with a 24-58 record, the second-worst mark in the entire league. But following the off-season additions of perennial All-Stars Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, the upcoming season suddenly had heightened expectations— provided that Rivers could mold all the pieces together. Rivers and the team embraced the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which roughly means, “I am because we are,” and highlights the importance of team before individual. Armed with this attitude, the Celtics went on to win 66 games that year—the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history—and capture the franchise’s 17th championship. Three years later, as Kelly Wells, Head Coach at Pikeville College, was preparing for the 2010-11 season, he received a book about Ubuntu from a former Pikeville president. Wells quickly adopted the philosophy for his program and coined a motto— “All In.” The team-first mentality carried the Bears all the way to the 2011 NAIA Division I men’s basketball championship. “‘All In’ has been our thing all year,” Wells said. “Ubuntu is about trying to build each other up instead of worrying about building ourselves up.” The Pikeville players bought into “All In” when it mattered most—the postseason—which Wells attributes to the team’s six seniors. “Those guys really wanted to win,” he said. “They checked their egos at the door and only worried about team success. Any time you have an organization, guys have to accept roles. It may not be the role they want, but they have to embrace it for the group to be successful. We had players who were unselfish and were willing to give up the individual awards for the championship opportunity.” The Bears were able to execute the team concept because they developed confidence in each other, something that doesn’t happen overnight. “Trust is not an easy thing to receive or give—you have to earn that,” Wells said.

Similar to the Celtics, Pikeville began the season with the addition of two players who were expected to make an immediate impact and take the program to the next level—Vance Cooksey and Quincy Hankins-Cole, a pair of NCAA Division I transfers from Youngstown State University and the University of Nebraska, respectively. Adding new personalities to a team, especially players from other programs, is never easy. But the concept of “All In” made it possible. “That motto helped the team realize there’s no one guy bigger than the next,” Cooksey said. “We put our agendas aside and came together for our common goal, which was to win a national championship. Everybody stepped up, especially during the national tournament. We had role players who accepted their roles and we had starters do what they normally do.” The motto also rang true for the players off the court. “Coach said we’re going to be all in, and if you’re not all in, you’re not in, period,” said Pikeville sophomore forward Trevor Setty, the MVP of the NAIA Tournament. “Everything we did was all in with all of us. If we went somewhere, we went as a team. We didn’t do anything individually. I’m glad we bought into it. We wouldn’t be where we are now if we didn’t.”

Coach said we’re going to be all in, and if you’re not all in, you’re not in, period.

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“Our bench players earned trust from the starters and then the starters didn’t put as much pressure on themselves, because they trusted the bench players to come in and play well. When I had to take someone out, I wasn’t concerned about a drop-off in production. I’m not sure all teams have that. I trusted all the players to carry out the jobs that needed to be carried out.”

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When they each finished their respective high school basketball careers, Vance Cooksey, Quincy Hankins-Cole, and Trevor Setty didn’t plan on attending Pikeville College. In fact, each of them signed with other schools. Eventually, however, all three made their way to the campus of just more than 1,300 students in the Appalachian Mountains. And they couldn’t possibly be happier they did—a feeling shared by Pikeville Head Coach Kelly Wells and the supporters of the Bears basketball program. THE LEADER In three years at NCAA Division I Youngstown State University, Cooksey played in 89 games and averaged 5.1 points and 2.2 assists per contest. During that time frame, the Penguins had an overall record of 28-62, including a 14-40 mark in the Horizon League. With only one year of college eligibility remaining, Cooksey wanted to win. In his mind, that meant he had to leave Youngstown. Eventually, Cooksey found a home at Pikeville. “I wanted to go somewhere where I could stay focused on basketball, and Pikeville is not a big city, so it allowed me to do that,” he said. “In college, everyone wants to go and have fun and everything, but basketball is a job to me.” But that doesn’t mean the decision to transfer was an easy one. In doing so, Cooksey was saying goodbye to what had long been a dream of his—playing basketball at the NCAA Division I level. “It was difficult,” he said. “I thought, ‘Man, I’m leaving a Division I school, what will people say about me?’ But I learned that there are other options in life. You can take different routes. The different route I chose was probably the best decision that I’ve made. “And anyone who did question my decision, what would they say about me now?” Cooksey continued. “I did what I had to do, and I became a national champion in a very competitive and strong basketball environment. They can’t take that away from me.” Once he arrived on the Pikeville campus, it didn’t take long for Cooksey, a point guard, to make an impact on his new coaching staff. He immediately took charge at practice and established himself as a leader.

That was never truer than in the NAIA National Tournament. In the first four games, Cooksey averaged 21 points and 6.8 assists per game. In the championship, he managed only five points—but still found his teammates for eight assists. “All year long Vance put us on his back,” Setty said. “But he wasn’t selfish. He got his points by not being selfish. He took open shots and had wide-open lay-ups because most other point guards in our conference could not guard him. He would take advantage of that and go get a layup whenever we needed points. In the championship, it just wasn’t his night shooting the ball, but that shows how much confidence he had in all of us to get the job done.” While winning 30 games and a national championship a year removed from playing for a school that struggled to win even 10 games a year might come as a shock to some, it didn’t surprise Cooksey. He not only predicted it would happen—he guaranteed it. “When I signed my Letter of Intent to come to Pikeville, I promised my coach that I would put us in the best situation to win a national championship,” said Cooksey,

who was named to the NAIA All-Tournament team and selected as a Second Team All-American. “I actually told him, ‘We will win a national championship.’ “At the end of the tournament, Coach told me I was a man of my word and that I lived up to my promise,” he continued. “I’m not sure if he believed me when I first told him, but I was being serious.” Whether Wells believed him or not, the statement certainly sent a message about the type of player that was added to the team. “He competed on a daily basis, every single practice and every single game, to make sure his promise came true,” Wells said. “That shows how dedicated Vance was to making sure he had a great senior year.” TOURNAMENT MVP When Setty was in eighth grade, he played varsity basketball at Mason County (Ky.) High School, and helped lead the team to a runner-up finish in the state tournament. The coach of Mason County that year was none other than Kelly Wells. Even though Wells left the next year to join the college coaching ranks, he clearly left a mark on Setty. So when Setty was searching for a place to transfer after redshirting his freshman year at Georgetown College, Pikeville—now featuring Wells as its head coach—was a likely destination.

When he was dialed in, he was an automatic double-double player. Quincy played with a chip on his shoulder and wanted to prove himself after he left Nebraska.

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“He gave everything he had,” Wells said. “He was a huge cog in our team. He led our conference in scoring, but at the same time he was second in assists. He made sure he scored when he had to but also found his teammates when he had to.”

“I never would have come here if it wasn’t for Coach Wells,” said Setty, now a sophomore. “When I got to Georgetown, it just wasn’t the right fit, so I decided to leave. Coach Wells offered me the chance to play at Pikeville a couple times while I was in high school and I turned him down. Pikeville is two and a half hours away from Maysville, my hometown, and I just didn’t think it was for me. But I’m glad he gave me another opportunity.”

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Wells is also pleased he gave Setty another look. After averaging 12.3 points per game in the regular season, Setty exploded for 21.6 per game during the NAIA Tournament, while hauling in 9.8 rebounds per contest. He eclipsed 20 points in four of Pikeville’s five tournament games after only breaking that benchmark once during the regular season. “Trevor wasn’t voted to our Mid-South Conference AllConference team and wasn’t even an honorable mention,” Wells said. “He’s a guy who rises to the occasion, and he used that snub of not receiving all-conference honors as motivation. I felt pretty confident that he was one of the best players in our league. I told him to make sure he left no doubt that he deserved that honor.” Setty certainly did just that. While he didn’t make the conference team, his performance at the NAIA Tournament earned him the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player award and a spot on the All-Tournament team. “I went into the first tournament game knowing I had to do something a little different than what I’d done all year,” Setty said. “During the regular season, I became more of a role player, because I didn’t feel like we needed me to go out there and pour in points. But once we got into the national championship, I had conversations with my coaches and they all told me I needed to step up the scoring a little bit. “In the first game against Oklahoma Baptist, I had 21 points and 10 rebounds,” he continued. “From that point on, I felt like I could do whatever I wanted. For a while it felt like a dream, like I could do no wrong. It seemed like everything was going right.” Setty took his game to yet another level in the championship against Mountain State, as he tallied 32 points and 17 rebounds to lead Pikeville to the title. But the game actually didn’t get off to a great start. “In the championship, I was concerned I was going to play really badly after the first three or four minutes,” Setty said. “I had a turnover and then I missed a tip-in. Coach pulled me

out and when I went back in, I hit a little runner, and after that it felt like everything slowed down for me, the basket got a little bit bigger, and everything started to fall.”

POST PRESENCE In the opening game of the national tournament, HankinsCole played less than 10 minutes, grabbed only two rebounds, and scored zero points. Six days later, Hankins-Cole was hoisting a national championship trophy and selected to the All-Tournament Team. All he did in between was record four straight double-doubles, averaging 17.5 points and 13.8 rebounds per game. “Quincy was up and down all year,” Setty said. “But the first game in the tournament really woke him up. After that he became a beast.” Hankins-Cole started his college career at Polk (Fla.) Community College, where he played for two years before transferring to the University of Nebraska. At Polk, he averaged 15.8 points and 12.3 rebounds per contest as a sophomore and was rated the 42nd best prospect on JucoJunction.com. Hankins-Cole contributed 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds over 26 games in his lone season with the Cornhuskers, before opting to leave the school for personal reasons. Hankins-Cole quickly found a home at Pikeville, where his skill set was virtually unmatched. “Skill-wise and athletically, there was no one on any team we played who could handle him,” Wells said. “That was something we could count on that nobody else had. When he was dialed in, he was an automatic double-double player. Quincy played with a chip on his shoulder and wanted to prove himself after he left Nebraska.” Combined with Cooksey, another one-year player at Pikeville, the duo created a formidable inside-outside combination. “The experience we both gained from playing Division I basketball was tremendous—we understood the intensity we had to bring to each game and each practice,” Cooksey said. “Our teammates really trusted us to get the job done.”

CHAMPIONSHIP PIKEVILLE college In 2009 and 2010, Pikeville College Head Coach Kelly Wells felt his team warranted inclusion in the NAIA National Tournament. However, in both of those years, when the final bracket was announced, the Bears were not among the 32 teams selected to travel to Kansas City. In 2009, a three-game skid to end the regular season put a damper on Pikeville’s hopes and a year later, a four-game losing streak in mid-February did damage to the team’s cause. “Last year, the team didn’t have the confidence or the chemistry that we had this year,” said sophomore Trevor Setty. “Even though we had a good team in 2010, I don’t think we deserved to make the national tournament. But we were able to build on our losses, and I think losing the way we did taught us a lot that we brought to this season.” Despite losing seven times in 2010-11, Pikeville never dropped consecutive games, and after finishing third in the grueling MidSouth Conference, the Bears were cautiously optimistic that they would be included in the 2011 tournament field. “I felt very good about our chances, but until our name showed up on the board, we didn’t know for sure,” Wells said. “We knew that if we got in, we’d have a chance to be really successful.” That turned out to be an understatement. Unseeded Pikeville took the tournament by storm, navigating an unprecedented path to the program’s first national championship. Just to reach the semifinal round, the Bears had to defeat 2010’s national champion (Oklahoma Baptist) and runner-up (Azusa Pacific), as well as 2011’s No. 1 seed (Robert Morris, which was a semifinalist a year ago). Pikeville became the first unseeded team since the tournament began the seeding process in 1957 to win five games against seeded teams. In fact, each team the Bears defeated was seeded ninth or better. “It’s called college basketball’s toughest tournament for a reason,” Wells said. “We leaned on the fact that we played great teams all year long in our conference. There was not a game in the conference schedule that we could take for granted, which prepared us for the postseason. We played against All-Americans every night in our league.” Being matched up with defending champion Oklahoma Baptist, the No. 9 seed, in the first round might have intimidated some squads, but it invigorated the Bears. “I look at us as the best of the best, too, and this was an opportunity to prove it,” said senior Vance Cooksey. “Every

Pikeville did just that, dispatching Oklahoma Baptist, 76-69, and moving on to the second round. “After the first game, one of our assistant coaches looked at me and said, ‘We’re going to win it all,’” Setty recalled. “From that point on, I didn’t think there was anyone who was going to stop us. The first win was the toughest and we used the confidence we gained from that to propel us forward.” The Bears continued their run with an 80-75 second-round win over eighth-seeded Azusa Pacific, much to the surprise of some. “There was a big bracket posted at the tournament and before the game against Azusa Pacific, the committee had already moved Azusa’s name past us into the next round,” Cooksey said. “We used that as motivation, because people still didn’t respect us. I bet they felt pretty bad about that after the game was over.” Pikeville, meanwhile, was feeling like it was on a roll. Up next, however, was the tournament’s top seed, Robert Morris, which had only lost one game all year. Undeterred, the Bears emerged with a nine-point victory. In the semifinals, Pikeville prevailed over fifth-seeded Martin Methodist, and then took down Mountain State, the third seed, in the championship game to complete its magical run. In the process, the Bears became the first Mid-South Conference team to win the national title since Georgetown College did so in 1998. Pikeville finished the season with an overall record of 307—the first 30-win season in program history. Wells credits the team’s success not only in the tournament, but all season long, to its superior depth. “This was the first year I felt like we had 10 players who could really contribute,” he said. “In years past, we’ve had five or six really good players but a weaker bench. That catches up to you over the course of a long season.” In fact, despite being forced to play five games in seven days to capture the national championship, Pikeville might have preferred to play all five in just five days. “We didn’t even want to have a day off,” Setty said. “We wanted to keep going. It seemed like our days off were more stressful than game days. Playing so often was a great thing, because we couldn’t stop and think about the game we just won—we had to get ready for another game the next day. There’s no time to stop and think about how great you are in a tournament like this. You have to go out there and do it again.”

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team and every player laces their shoes up just like we do. We’re ballplayers and they’re ballplayers. The only difference was that they’re more respected than us. I told our team that we had to gain everyone’s respect.”

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The 2011 inductees to the N A I A B a s k e tba l l Ha l l o f Fa m e r e p r e s e n t t h e v e r y b e s t t h at t h e o r g a n i z at i o n h a s t o o f f e r . Consider the accomplishments of those enshrined on March 15 in Kansas City, site of the Buffalo Funds-NAIA National Championship: • Terry Porter, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a former NAIA Player of the Year, who later played and coached in the NBA.

• Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas, a twotime All-American who went on to NBA greatness with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. • Travis “The Machine” Grant, Kentucky State, a member of three NAIA championship teams and at that time the most prolific scorer in college basketball, at any level. • Bill Odell, Azusa Pacific University, who in his 16 seasons at the California school guided the Cougars to more victories than any coach, at any level, during that time frame. Porter understands the impact that he and his fellow inductees have had on NAIA basketball. The former point guard smiled when he envisioned what it would have been like to play alongside Pippen and Grant. “I’d like to pass it to those guys,” Porter told the Kansas City Star recently. “They could score pretty good. I’d enjoy that.” You’d be hard-pressed to put together another group as dynamic as the aforementioned trio, and with Odell as their coach, they’d be tough to beat. Porter, Pippen and Grant were named to a total of seven All-America teams and Grant (twice) and Porter took home NAIA Player of the Year honors. Porter played four years at Stevens Point (1981-85) and was a four-time letter winner. He appeared in three NAIA tournaments, and was tournament MVP and NAIA Player of the Year in his junior year. He went on to greatness in the NBA, playing 17 years for Portland, Minnesota, Miami and San Antonio, and was twice an All-Star. He played in a total of 124 postseason games, and finished his career with over 15,000 points. His best years came with Portland, when he averaged 18.1 (’91-92) and 18.2 (’92-93). The 48-year-old Porter was also the head coach of his hometown Milwaukee Bucks from 2003-05, and also coached the Phoenix Suns during the 2008-09 season. Pippen was a two-time All-America at Central Arkansas, after making the team as a walk-on freshman after being “discovered” by former UCA head coach Don Dyer.

NAIA PG 35 Pippen, who hailed from tiny Hamburg, Ark., received financial aid by serving as team manager. One of 12 children, he paid for the rest of his education by working summers as a welder, attaching the arms of school desks to the legs. Following his college career, two electrifying pre-NBA Draft camp performances sent his stock through the roof, and he was drafted fifth overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1987, who immediately traded him to the Chicago Bulls. The rest, as they say, is history. Teaming with all-time great Jordan, Pippen helped the Bulls win three consecutive NBA championships from 1991-93, and three more from 1996-98. Pippen was a seven-time NBA All-Star, was named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of all-time in 1997, and inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Although Porter and Pippen achieved greatness after college, Grant’s was defined by his brilliant collegiate career. In 1968, the 6-foot-8 native of Alabama went from a nearly all-black high school to Kentucky State— which was founded in 1887 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons. It became the Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons in 1926, then Kentucky State College for Negroes in 1938, and finally Kentucky State in 1952. Despite dropping the race reference, it remains a member of what is known as the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Grant has always been proud of his heritage.

“It’s not just the education you receive there, it’s more than that,” Grant told ESPN.com’s Mary Buckheit in February 2008. “It’s also about learning to grow up and learning values and respect. Leaders come out of there. I don’t think that you have to go to those colleges, but they have value that is worth preserving.” Grant had a legendary four-year college career, leading Kentucky State to three straight NAIA titles from 1970 to 1972 and setting the all-time, all-division college scoring record of 4,045 points. He still holds NAIA tournament records for points in a game (60), tournament (213), and career (518), and for field goals in a game (27), tournament (89), and career (223). His career average was 34.5 points per game in NAIA Tournament games, and an amazing 42.6 in his senior season. Like Willis Reed (Grambling State) before him, Grant came out of the NAIA as a first-round NBA draft pick. The Los Angeles Lakers took Grant with the 13th and final pick of the opening round. His professional playing career was short (1972-76), but he did average more than 25 points for the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA in 1974. After his playing career ended, Grant returned to Kentucky State, finished his degree, continued on to West Georgia to obtain his master’s degree and then earned an additional degree in educational leadership from Jacksonville State. He recently retired after 30 years as an educator in the Atlanta area and feels very strongly

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“The NAIA is more for players who are coming to school for an education and are planning to stay (in college),” Grant told the Kansas City Star. “The other top-notch players are not coming to just go to school. The NAIA is great, because it prepares you for more than just basketball.” Odell, who recently retired from his post as athletic director at Azusa Pacific, said he felt excited and proud to be inducted alongside the three playing greats. “It’s fun for me to meet them as a fan,” Odell told KCTV-5 on the day of his enshrinement. “And then to think that I’m being honored on the same slate is very, very humbling.” Odell was the head coach at Azusa from 1991-2007 and won 454 games during his 16 seasons, an average of more than 28 wins a season. No college coach won more during that time. His Cougars won 13 Golden State Athletic Conference titles and made 14 NAIA Tournament appearances in his career. In 2005 he led APU to its first NAIA championship game appearance, and was named NAIA Coach of the Year. “The past 20 years at Azusa Pacific have been a wonderful time for me and my wife, Gayle,” Odell told Victory Sports Network in February. “I have enjoyed being associated with this fine university and the opportunity to help shape the athletics department into one of the best in the nation.” Azusa Pacific won six consecutive Directors’ Cup titles from 2005-10, a national award that recognizes overall excellence in college athletics programs. The four recent inductees have all enjoyed long and accomplished careers, both on and off the court. And their induction was one of the highlights of the tournament. “Honoring Terry Porter, Scottie Pippin, Travis Grant, and Bill Odell at the annual banquet before the start of this year’s NAIA Tournament was a special moment,” said John McCarthy, Tournament Director of the association’s Division I men’s basketball championship. “This group comprises one of the greatest Hall of Fame classes of all time.”

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AZUSA, CALIFORNIA GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Head Coach: Justin Leslie Assistant CoachEs: Jeff Rutter, Peter Bond, Ryan Smith and Johnny Ashkar

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No. Player

1 3 5 10 15 21 23 24 25 31 32 33 34 35

Reggie Owens Robert Sandoval Ashton Roberts Nolan Abernathy James Staniland Marshall Johnson Dallas Rutherford David Stafford Michael Caffese Matt McHugh Caleb Burgess Danny Nugent Mason Maynard David Gantt

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/School

C G G G F/G G G G G F F F C F

6’5” 6’0” 5’9” 6’0” 6’7” 6’3” 6’1” 6’3” 5’10” 6’5” 6’5” 6’6” 6’0” 6’6”

270 185 185 170 215 200 170 205 185 220 215 220 230 180

Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Memphis, Tenn./SW Tennessee CC Clovis, Calif./Clovis East HS Inglewood, Calif./Palisades Charter HS La Verne, Calif./Bonita HS Ventura, Calif./Ventura HS Minneapolis, Minn./Palisades Charter HS Northridge, Calif./Moorpark CC Walnut Creek, Calif./Las Lomas HS Lodi, Calif./Tokay HS Yorba Linda, Calif./El Dorado HS Santa Ana, Calif./Calvary Chapel HS Portland, Ore./West Vall CC Glendale, Calif./Loyola Marymount Corona, Calif./Santiago

19 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 29-6 OVERALL RECORD 17-3 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Leslie Reflects highlight prior to the tournament: Beating Biola twice during the regular season by double digits.

best off-the-court moment during season: Our team really enjoyed our annual Dave and Buster’s trip in Kansas City where we create teams and play a tournament against each other.

tournament clutch performer: Reggie Owens averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds during the tournament.

exemplifies champions of character: David Stafford is a consistent leader and always leads by example, even if things aren’t going his way. Stafford is a steady, calming personality who other players look to in tough times.

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summing up success:

We are proud of our 29-6 record and the strides the team made as players and as people. Even though we didn’t accomplish our goal of winning a national championship, we had a very successful season and that is something we can all be proud of.

Even though we didn’t accomplish our goal of winning a national championship, we had a ver y successful season and that is something we can all be proud of. Head Coach Justin Leslie, from the Kansas City Star

No. Player

1 3 4 11 12 15 22 31 34 44 55

Dwight Gordon Shane Mahoney Curtis Eatmon David Cline Elliot Tan Clay Martin Nate Rakestraw Josh Miller David Cone Andrew Schroeder Josh Pixler

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6’0” 6’1” 6’3” 6’6” 5’10” 6’0” 6’4” 6’8” 6’8” 6’9” 6’7”

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Hometown/School

Sr. Fontana, Calif./UC Riverside Sr. Manhattan Beach, Calif./Robert Morris Sr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Univ of Detroit-Mercy Jr. Rogers, Ark./Univ of Arkansas-Ft. Smith Sr. Taichung, Taiwan/Morrison Christian Academy Sr. Beaverton, Ore./Corban University Sr. Siloam Springs, Ark./Arkansas Sr. Chino Hills, Calif./San Diego So. Paso Robles, Calif./Paso Robles HS Sr. Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert HS Sr. La Mirada, Calif./Troy HS

We had a close team and the players really enjoyed each other. It was

a great team to coach, both from a competitive and relationship standpoint.

Head Coach Dave Holmquist, from Biola Athletics

BIOLA

UNIVERSITY EAGLES

18 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 28-6 OVERALL RECORD 16-4 CONFERENCE RECORD

COACH HOLMQUIST REFLECTS

highlight prior to the tournament: When we beat Concordia-Irvine.

It was their only conference loss and snapped a 23-game win streak. We scored the winning basket in the last few seconds of the game.

best off-the-court moment during season: Our team really enjoyed the YMCA visit during the national tournament. Their interaction with the kids was both enjoyable and gratifying for our players.

tournament clutch performers: Dwight Gordon, Curtis Eatmon, and Nate Rakestraw.

team’s season mvp: Dwight Gordon. exemplifies champions of character: Elliot Tan is an excellent

student, has impeccable character, and has been a joy to coach for the past four years. Whatever he chooses to pursue in life, he does so with great passion and commitment.

summing up success: We were 16-4 in our conference (third place)

and 28-6 overall. We made it to the quarterfinal round of the national tournament. We had a close team and the players really enjoyed each other. It was a great team to coach, both from a competitive and a relationship standpoint.

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La Mirada, California Golden State Athletic ConFERENCE Head Coach: Dr. Dave Holmquist Assistant CoachEs: B.J. Foster, Jim Larson and Don Johnson

Helena, MontANA Frontier CONFERENCE Head Coach: Brandon Veltri Assistant CoachEs: Brock Veltri, Sol Jones and Ryan McDermott

CARROLL COLLEGE

FIGHTING SAINTS No. Player

1 2 4 10 21 22 24 30 32 33 42 44 51

Jordan Reyes Ben Nearpass Nick Jones Tony Dalton Chris McGrath Sam Cartmell Byago Diouf Ben Cutler Chase Godecke Andy Garland Taylor Janoe James MacIntyre Chris Kiefer

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/School

G G G F G G G G F F F F F

5’11” 5’11” 6’4” 6’6” 6’2” 6’4” 6’4” 5’11” 6’9” 6’6” 6’6” 6’5” 6’6”

180 175 185 210 182 185 175 190 230 230 225 215 225

Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr.

Visalia, Calif./College of the Sequoias Billings, Mont./Billings Central HS Melbourne, Australia Moab, Utah/College of Eastern Utah Everett, Wash./Cascade HS Richland, Wash./Bellevue College Dakar, Senegal/College of Southern Idaho Kalispell, Mont./Glaicer HS Dillion, Mont./Beaver Head County HS Missoula, Mont./Missoula Sentinel HS Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland HS Monroe, Wash./Monroe HS Hillsboro, Ore./Valley Christian HS

9 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 23-9 OVERALL RECORD 10-4 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Veltri Reflects

top on-the-court highlight:

Knocking off the No. 11 seed Union Bulldogs in the first round of the tournament. It was a hard-fought game by both teams and went down to the wire. It was also the final game of day one, which added to the drama.

team’s favorite part of the tournament: The celebration in the locker

room after our opening round victory. Although brief, it is a moment I know our team will never forget.

team’s season mvp: Junior All-American Andy Garland, who averaged

over 18 points and 8 rebounds per game this season. He was extremely efficient, shooting 48 percent from the field, 38 percent from the three, and an outstanding 85 percent from the foul line.

exemplifies champions of character: Senior guard Sam Cartmell. He TEAMS PG 40

brought maturity and a sense of responsibility to our program and led by example both on and off the court.

summing up success

: The 2010-11 season was one of the best seasons in Carroll College history. Our program won the regular season championship, earned Frontier Conference tournament runner-up status, and got a bid to the NAIA National Tournament, where we won our opening round game against a better-seeded team. In addition to the outstanding team accomplishments, we had several well deserved All-America and academic all-conference honors.

This is a really good group of guys. I think the future’s

bright for Carroll College basketball.

Head Coach Brandon Veltri, from the Helena Independent Record

Columbia, MiSSOURI AMERICAN MIDWEST CONFERENCE Head Coach: Bob Burchard Assistant CoachEs: Sean Dooley, Drew Grzella, Steve Burk and Mitch Gosney

0 3 4 12 23 24 30 32 34 42 50 55

Devin Griffififfin Jaron Strickland Henrique Medeiros Blake Walker Wendell Crowder Brock Walker Kael Richardson Taylor Evans Matt Woodcock Hal Payne Jordan Dressler Greg Stegeman

Pos. Ht. Cl. G F G F F F G F F F F F

5’11” 6’3” 6’0” 6’5” 6’0” 6’5” 5’11” 6’3” 6’4” 6’10” 6’8” 6’6”

Hometown/School

COLLEGE COUGARS

Fr. Fairview Hights, Ill./Belleville Altohoff HS Sr. St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis CC Jr. Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil/Marshalltown CC Jr. Ironton, Mo./Arcadia Valley HS Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter Prep Fr. Ironton, Mo./Arcadia Valley HS Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Volunteer State CC Jr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville East HS Jr. Sale, Victoria, Australia/Southeastern Nebraska CC So. Leawood, Kan./Kansas City Kansas CC So. Columbia, Mo./Toledo University Sr. Bonnots Mill, Mo./Fatima HS

It’s easy to get out of character in big games, but we played hard [against Lee]. … We played

out ‘til the end of the game, and I’m ver y proud of our team. Head Coach Bob Burchard, from the Columbia Missourian

15 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 26-6 OVERALL RECORD 12-2 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Burchard Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Competing against a very good Lee University team, and having the game come down to the last play.

highlight prior to the tournament: Winning a share of the

American Midwest Conference regular season co-championship.

best off-the-court moment during season: Our trips to Chicago and Dallas.

tournament clutch performer: Jaron Strickland had an

outstanding game.

team slogan: Be focused, intelligent, and intentional. summing up success: We finished with a record of 26-6, were AMC regular-season co-champions, and made it to the national tournament.

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No. Player

COLUMBIA

Irvine, CalifORNIA Golden State Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Ken Ammann Assistant CoachEs: Justin Williams-Bell, Don Frank, Phil Friesen and Nick Vanderlaan

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY EAGLES

No. Player

0 3 10 12 14 22 23 25 32 33 34 40

Jimmy Smith Cameron Gliddon Peter Smith Karlos Grier Austin Simon Justin Johnson Garrett James Jarrel Smith Edward Willis Tommy Granado Ben Smith Taylor King

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/School

G F G G G G G F F C C F

6’4” 180 6’5” 190 5’11” 155 5’9” 170 6’2” 170 6’2” 170 5’9” 165 6’7” 210 6’4” 205 6’10” 265 6’8” 230 6’6” 230

Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Van Nuys, Calif./Towson University Bunbury, Australia/Bunubry Senior HS Escondido, Calif./San Francisco State Fresno, Calif./Central HS San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian HS Tustin, Calif./Citrus CC Fountain Valley, Calif./Marina HS Van Nuys, Calif./Towson University Santa Monica, Calif./Fresno CC Claremont, Calif./Citrus CC Perth, Australia/Warnbro HS Huntington Beach, Calif./Villanova

9 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 32-4 OVERALL RECORD 19-1 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Ammann Reflects top on-the-court highlight: The first two games of the tournament were huge for our program. They helped set the tone for our team.

team’s favorite part of the tournament: Being able to be a part

of one of the oldest college basketball tournaments in the country is very special for us.

best off-the-court moment during season: We played paintball

as a team early on in the season. It was a great experience.

team’s season mvp: Justin Johnson. exemplifies champions of character: Peter Smith is our

Champion of Character. He is a kid who understands how to compete on and off the court.

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summing up success: We finished with a 32-4 record, beat NCAA

Division I school University of California-Irvine, and won the regular season conference and tournament championships.

From start to finish, this was the best team we’ve ever had in terms of not ever having a let-down. … They

worked hard … and never had a negative moment.

Head Coach Ken Ammann, from Concordia Athletics

FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GEORGIA SOUTHERN STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Head Coach: T.J. Rosene Assistant CoachEs: Leo Satara and Derrick Mason

1 4 5 10 11 12 20 21 22 23 32 33 44

Charles Johnson Milosh Bucalo Michael Brantley Isiah Tyus Chase Procuro Graham Maxwell Jonathan Mattox Svetomir Ilic Asmatiek Fileds Michael Stanley Darrell Adams Tedrick Hudson Joey Moon

Pos. Ht. WT Cl. G C F G C G/F PF PF F G C G G

5’11” 6’8” 6’3” 5’8” 6’8” 6’3” 6’3” 6’7” 6’5” 6’1” 6’8” 6’3” 6’4”

150 235 190 145 215 180 230 220 175 180 205 195 205

So. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr.

COLLEGE LIONS

Hometown

Atlanta, Ga. Belgrade, Serbia Atlanta, Ga. Stone Mountain, Ga. Douglasville, Ga. Orlando, Fla. Watkinsville, Ga. Belgrade, Serbia Acworth, Ga. Mobile, Ala. Elizabethtown, N.C. Douglasville, Ga. Danielsville, Ga.

This was a very exciting season for us, winning our first conference championship and making our second national tournament appearance. We look forward to building off that in the future. Head Coach T.J. Rosene

2 nd TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 26-8 OVERALL RECORD 7-5 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Rosene Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament:

We enjoyed Kansas City, the college basketball experience, and the Tip-Off Banquet.

highlight prior to the tournament: Winning the first-ever

Southern States Athletic Conference Championship in school history.

team’s season mvp: Tedrick Hudson. exemplifies champions of character: Graham Maxwell, the

recipient of a $2,000 Champion of Character Scholarship.

team slogan: Simply focus on the little things, and do those things right.

summing up success:

It was an amazing year at Emmanuel College. It was our second career trip to the NAIA Tournament and first conference championship in school history.

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No. Player

EMMANUEL

Springfield, MISSOURI Heart of America Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Steve Jenkins Assistant CoachEs: Steve Guase, Steve Yang and Joel Brown

EVANGEL

UNIVERSITY

CRUSADERS

2 nd TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 26-9 OVERALL RECORD 17-3 CONFERENCE RECORD

No. Player

1 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 32 33 34 42

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/School

Jordan Fielding G Victor Agbasi G Cale Ramsey G Jayme Donnelly G Mitch McHenry G Dustin Oliver G Spud Harbour G Drew Moore G Johnathan Huskisson F Cameron Allison F Chad Gillaspy F Mike Storey C Taylor Sirois F Josh Kleine C Scottie Blakeslee F

6’1” 6’2” 5’10” 6’3” 5’10” 6’1” 5’11” 5’8” 6’5” 6’6” 6’6” 6’8” 6’5” 6’7” 6’7”

180 190 160 170 175 170 175 170 205 205 215 230 210 235 190

So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr.

Springfield Mo./Hillcrest HS Tulsa, Okla./Victory Christian HS Republic, Mo./Republic HS Linn, Mo./Linn HS Republic, Mo./Republic HS Delphi, Ind./Delphi HS Springfield, Mo./Glendale HS Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS Willard, Mo./Drury University Beaverton, Ore./Life Christian HS Miller, Mo./Miller HS Florence, Ky./Cincinnati Tech Salem, Mo./Salem HS Mt. Vernon, Mo./Mt. Vernon HS Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo HS

Coach Jenkins Reflects

team’s favorite part of the tournament: Winning our first-round

game, since it was Evangel’s first national tournament at the Division I level.

tournament clutch performers: Spud Harbour and Mitch McHenry.

Spud led us in scoring in our win, and Mitch scored 15 consecutive points in a decisive second half run that made the difference.

team’s season mvps: We were a balanced team led by three seniors all year long: Chad Gillaspy, Spud Harbour, and Michael Storey.

team slogan:

Laminin, the “glue” that holds our bodies together, consists of the alpha, beta, and gamma strains. When they combine, they form a cross. The “laminin” of our team is God, our coaches, and our players. When we come together and play for our Lord, our coaches, and our teammates, nothing can make our foundation crumble.

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summing up success: We finished with a 26-9 overall record, were

Heart of America Conference regular season co-champions and Heart of America Conference Tournament champions, and won our first NAIA Division I National Tournament game.

I’m very proud of this team. We fought through injuries all year and still had a very good season in a ver y tough conference before winning a game at the national tournament. Head Coach Steve Jenkins

No. Player

2 3 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 32 33 34 35 42

Pos. Ht. WT Cl.

Ken Bingham G/F Anthony Sampson G Daniel Gravatt F Jonathan Milewski G Cedric Austin G Reginald Gilmore F Rob Perea G Michael Young G Brian Pearson G Robert Givens F Vincent Barnes G Jesse Moulton G Kyle Teichmann F Clayton Isenberg G James Haddix C

6’4” 5’3” 6’7” 6’0” 6’0” 6’5” 6’2” 6’2” 6’2” 6’4” 6’3” 6’4” 6’6” 6’1” 6’9”

221 122 211 169 160 198 194 208 193 214 198 192 238 160 234

FREED-HARDEMAN

UNIVERSITY LIONS

Hometown/SCHOOL

Sr. Selmer, Tenn./Three Rivers (Mo.) CC Jr. Jackson, Tenn./Liberty Tech HS Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Central Baptist HS So. Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School Sr. Harvest, Ala./Sparkman HS Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner Academy Fr. Seward, Alaska/Seward HS So. Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS Sr. Amory, Miss./Amory HS Jr. Carthage, Miss./Carthage HS Sr. Memphis, Tenn./First Assembly Christian Sr. Pleasant View, Tenn./Sycamore HS So. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS Fr. Paducah, Ky./Lone Oak HS So. Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS

Every time the team stacked up they broke by saying, “family”

and it brought the team together even more. Head Coach Jason Shelton, from FHU Athletics

3 rd TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 22-12 OVERALL RECORD 12-4 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Shelton Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament: Our meal with our

honorary coach.

highlight prior to the tournament: Beating our rival Union

University by 10 on their home floor in the conference semifinals.

best off-the-court moment during season:

The party we had to watch the selection show to find out who and when we were playing in the national tournament.

team’s season mvp: Kyle Teichmann. exemplifies champions of character: Brian Pearson, a leader on

and off the court.

team slogan: Every time the team stacked up they broke by saying, “family” and it brought the team together even more.

summing up success:

We were 22-12 overall and 12-4 in conference play, even after losing two senior starters halfway through the season to injuries. We got the most out of our group this year.

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Henderson, TennESEE TranSouth Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Jason Shelton Assistant Coach: Ryan Parnell

Georgetown, Kentucky Mid-South CONFERENCE Head Coach: Happy Osborne Assistant CoachEs: Chris Briggs and Andre Mahorn

GEORGETOWN

COLLEGE TIGERS

No. Player 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 15 20 22 24 34 44

Eddie Gray Matt Walls Tyrone Shelley Johonne Hamilton Dillon Boggs Vic Moses Omar Thomas Aaron Morris Brice Jewett Russ Middleton Rodney Haddix Vincent Crutcher Maurice Pearson

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. G G G/F G G F F F G G G F F/C

5’7” 6’3” 6’6” 6’1” 6’0” 6’6” 6’7” 6’7” 6’3” 6’3” 6’3” 6’4” 6’9”

150 210 220 185 185 255 230 225 170 180 210 231 240

Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio Georgetown, Ky. San Diego, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Marietta, Ga. Lexington, Ky. Detroit, Mich. Richmond, Ky. Crestwood, Ky. Maysville, Ky. Georgetown, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Silver Springs, Md.

30 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 32-5 OVERALL RECORD 15-3 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Osborne Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament:

Reaching the Fab Four and interacting with the inspirational athletes from the Special Olympics.

highlight prior to the tournament:

Winning the Mid-South Conference regular season and conference tournament championships.

team’s season mvp: Our student assistants staff. Without them, we could not have done it.

exemplifies champions of character: Dillon Boggs’s hard work

both on and off the court exemplifies a true Champion of Character.

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team slogan: Confidence, Composure, Class. summing up success: Throughout this season, we accomplished

many goals. Winning both the regular season and conference tournament championships was a huge success. Reaching the Fab Four was also a great accomplishment. However, the thing I am most proud of is how my team matured as men, stuck together on the floor, and achieved in the classroom.

I thought our guys showed tremendous character after falling behind [Columbia] by as many as seven points in the second half. Head Coach Happy Osborne, from the Lexington Herald-Leader

Cleveland, TennESEE Southern States Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Tommy Brown Assistant CoachEs: Josh Templeton, Josh Jones, Ezelle Dodd and Ryan Ross No. Player

Antonio Haymon Stephen McClellan Elizha Burdette Justin Maxwell Aaron Alldaffer Brice Sharp Roy McFadgon Larriques Cunningham Jerel Blocker Patrick Shaughnessy Johnny Godette Matt Stilwell Teddrick Hardy Ceda Ilic

F G G F G G G/F F G/F F F G F F

6’6” 6’2” 6’2” 6’6” 6’1” 6’3” 6’4” 6’7” 6’4” 6’8” 6’4” 6’3” 6’5” 6’8”

220 185 185 205 170 190 200 195 205 210 230 180 215 220

Sr Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown

UNIVERSITY FLAMES

Chicago, Ill./Marshall University Cohutta, Ga./Tennessee at Chattanooga Franklin, Tenn./Independence HS Aiken, S.C./Aiken HS Murfreesboro, Tenn./Eagleville HS Charleston, Tenn./Walker Valley HS Memphis, Tenn./Chattanooga State CC Franklin, Ga./Roane State CC Lake Wales, Fla./Seminole State College Chattanooga, Tenn./Charleston Southern Havelock, N.C./Pitt CC Oviedo, Fla./Seminole State College Indianapolis, Ind./Danville CC Belgrade, Serbia/Kentucky Christian

8 TH TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 23-9 OVERALL RECORD 10-2 CONFERENCE RECORD

We enjoyed a good season and

I’ve really enjoyed this group of nine seniors. Head Coach Tommy Brown, from Lee Athletics

Coach Brown Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Larriques Cunningham’s block to seal the win versus Columbia.

highlight prior to the tournament: Beating rival Shorter University on Senior Night.

best off-the-court moment during season: Being part of “Toys For Tots” and helping children have a great Christmas.

tournament clutch performer: Antonio Haymon. team’s season mvp

: Jerel Blocker, Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

exemplifies champions of character:

Ceda Ilic—he was the hardest worker and most loyal teammate on and off the court.

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3 4 5 11 13 15 21 23 25 33 40 42 50 55

Pos. Ht. WT Cl.

LEE

Marietta, GEORGIA Association of Independent Institutions Head Coach: John Barrett Assistant CoachEs: Bill Firnbach and Jeremy Craig

LIFE

UNIVERSITY RUNNING EAGLES

No. Player

12 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 20-13 OVERALL RECORD N/A CONFERENCE RECORD

0 1 2 3 4 11 12 14 20 21 23 24 32 34 44

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/SCHOOL

MJ Wyatt G James Hooper G Tony Reese G PJ Meyers G Brandon Moon G DeAndre Bryant F Pete Driver G Barrington Ferguson F Ramon Walker F Dominique Rouse F Marcus Spivey F Cedric Eichelberger G Vantae Rucker G James Willis F Mico Sjekloca F

6’2” 6’0” 6’2” 5’8” 6’2” 6’7” 6’4” 6’4” 6’7” 6’8” 6’5” 6’1” 6’4” 6’7” 6’7”

180 170 170 160 180 210 195 190 200 195 190 165 180 215 200

Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Madison, Ga./Middle Georgia College Memphis, Tenn./Southwest Tennessee Richmond Va./Chattanooga State CC Augusta, Ga./Chattanooga State CC Chattanooga, Tenn./Chattanooga State CC Atlanta, Ga./Langston University Griffin, Ga./Gordon College Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS Savannah, Ga./Sol C. Johnson HS Nashville, Tenn./Chattanooga State CC Snellville, Ga./Shawnee CC Lithonia, Ga./Shiloh HS Hartwell, Ga./Berkmar HS Elberton, Ga./Abraham Baldwin College Cetinje, Montenegro/Dillard University

COACH BARRETT REFLECTS team’s favorite part of the tournament: The Champions of Character outing to Indian Creek Elementary School.

best off-the-court moment during season:

While at away games in Alabama, the team spent a day touring the path of the Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery that helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Each of the athletes researched a historical figure or location that played a major role in the movement and presented their information at various points along the tour.

team’s season mvp:

P.J. Meyers led the team in scoring with 521 points, averaging 16.2 points per game and going 97-for-120 from the free-throw line. He also led the team in steals with 78 for the season. P.J.’s best performance on the court was against St. Catharine College when he scored 32 points and went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.

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exemplifies champions of character: Marcus Spivey received the

Champions of Character award for his dedication to the team and his achievements on and off the court.

summing up success:

Life University defeated five top-20 teams including No. 3 Georgetown College, Union University, St. Catharine College, Campbellsville University, University of the Cumberlands, and also NCAA Division II King College. The team finished the season 20-13, with 11 of our 13 losses to teams that were ranked in the NAIA or are NCAA Division II teams. John Barrett earned his 100th win as head coach.

We were 13-3 after Christmas and beat seven Top Ten teams during that stretch. That pretty much defined our season. Head Coach John Barrett

St. Charles, MISSOURI Heart of America Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Brad Soderberg Assistant CoachEs: Terry Hollander and Marshall Newman

No. Player

Efkan Eren Alex Bazzell Garrett Reeg Kramer Soderberg Michael Boos Brandon Kunkel Richard Rose Alex Tilley Alfred Nelson Tyler Harris David King Michael Simmons Brett Thompson Devin Johnson

Pos. Ht. WT Cl. F G F G G G G F G G F C F F

6’8” 6’2” 6’6” 5’11” 6’2” 6’0” 6’1” 6’5” 6’5” 6’2” 6’5” 6’5” 6’11” 6’10”

225 180 215 175 180 175 195 190 210 190 215 230 270 320

So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown/SCHOOL

LIONS

Istanbul, Turkey/Pitt CC St. Charles, Mo./Missouri-Kansas City St. Louis, Mo./Oakville HS St. Charles, Mo./Miami (Ohio) Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie HS Red Bud, Ill./Red Bud HS Troy, Mo./Troy Buchanan HS St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy St. Lous, Mo./Drury Barry, Ill./Western HS Battle Creek, Mich./Kellogg CC Marion, Ill./Marion HS Vienna, Ill./Saint Louis HS Chicago, Ill./Parkland CC

1 st TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 29-6 OVERALL RECORD 17-3 CONFERENCE RECORD

We feel like we had an amazing year. We didn’t accomplish all of our goals, but 29-6 is a great season. Head Coach Brad Soderberg

Coach Soderberg Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Our first-round win versus St. Catharine. highlight prior to the tournament: Beating Robert Morris. best off-the-court moment during season:

Our week-long trip to Chicago over the Christmas break. We had floor seats for the Bulls game.

team’s season mvp: Kramer Soderberg. exemplifies champions of character: Richard Rose. summing up success:

We feel like we had an amazing year. We didn’t accomplish all of our goals, but 29-6 is a great season.

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LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY

Shreveport, LOUISIANA Red River Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Chad McDowell Assistant CoachEs: Ryan Edwards and Derrick Greene

LSU

SHREVEPORT PILOTS

7 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 30-4 OVERALL RECORD 19-3 CONFERENCE RECORD

No. Player 0 1 4 5 10 12 13 20 22 23 30 31 33 44

Jake Greene Eric Young Aubi Young Cody Walker Greg Shyne Corey Bingham Jayce Barnum Jacoby Marshall Isiah Bazile Brance Davenport Mark Jackson Quinton Washington Derrick Parker Caleb Washington

Pos. Ht.. Cl. Hometown/SCHOOL G G G G G G C G G G F C F F

5’11” So. 6’3” Sr. 6’4” Jr. 5’11” Jr. 6’0” Jr. 6’3” Sr. 6’7” So. 6’1” Jr. 6’4” Jr. 6’2” Sr. 6’4” Sr. 6’7” Sr. 6’6” Jr. 6’6” Sr.

Dry Creek, La./DeRidder HS Houston, Texas/Rogers State University Pineview, La./Louisiana Tech Minden, La./Delta State Minden, La./Navarro CC Lynn, Mass./Oklahoma City Mesquite, Nev./Nevada-Las Vegas Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CC Houston, Texas/Midland College Abbeville, La./Bossier Parish CC Shreveport, La./Bossier Parish CC Shreveport, La./Arkansas Baptist College Minden, La./Minden HS Franklin, La./Bossier Parish CC

Coach McDowell Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Our first-round victory over Life University. Five players scored in double figures and we shot 58 percent from the field.

best off-the-court moment during season: Attending the Champions of Character YMCA After-School Program. Our players and coaches enjoyed playing with the kids, especially a competitive game of dodgeball. tournament clutch performer: Corey Bingham. He posted a triple-double in the first round with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists, and followed that up with a 16-point, 8-rebound, 4-assist performance in the second round. team’s season mvp: Derrick Parker. He averaged 16.4 points, 10.8 rebounds,

and 2.1 blocks per game. Derrick led the nation in double-doubles and finished the year in the top 10 in rebounds, blocks, and field goal percentage.

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of integrity, servant leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility, and respect. Additionally, Jake is an excellent student who represents both the NAIA and LSU Shreveport with class.

team slogan: As always, “Together” was the slogan that initially fueled our team’s success this year. However, “Family” became an ongoing theme as well. We practiced, competed, won, and lost as a family, and the togetherness fostered by our team allowed us to become more than the sum of our individual parts.

… As disappointed as we were to not make a deeper run at the title, we are proud of the many accomplishments we achieved throughout the 20102011 season. We had another

great year together!

Head Coach Chad McDowell

Pulaski, TennESSEE TranSouth Athletic CONFERENCE Head Coach: Andy Sharpe Assistant Coach: DAVID ANDERSON

MARTIN METHODIST

COLLEGE

REDHAWKS 1 3 4 5 10 11 12 15 23 25 30 44

Tripp Howell Chris Goodwin Ree McCrory Derwin Gage EJ Kirby James Justice Nello Giordano LaQuanits Stewart Brandon Hunter Chris Leggett Cameron Hall Derrick Davis

Pos. Ht. WT G G G G G G C F G F G F

5’10” 6’3” 5’10” 6’3” 6’2” 5’10” 6’7” 6’8” 6’0” 6’7” 6’3” 6’7”

170 180 170 170 185 165 240 215 170 210 220 210

Cl. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown

Dalton, Ga Hendersonville, Tenn. Columbus, Ga. Chicago, Ill. Houston, Texas Memphis, Tenn. Brisbane, Australia Batesburg-Leesville, S.C. Gallatin, Tenn. Meridian, Miss. Covington, Tenn. Tacoma, Wash.

It’s a great honor for our school to be mentioned at the national level, especially when our guys represented Martin Methodist in a first-class

way all year.

Head Coach Andy Sharpe, from MMC Athletics

6 TH TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 34-3 OVERALL RECORD 14-2 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Sharpe Reflects top on-the-court highlight:

Getting past William Jewell in the first round by rallying in the final minutes. With William Jewell being the “home” team, it felt like it was truly “us against the world.”

team’s favorite part of the tournament:

Helping with the Special Olympics on Sunday. It really put things in perspective.

highlight prior to the NAIA tournament

: Winning the regular season and tournament titles for the first time in school history.

team’s season mvp: Our bench. We were fortunate to have a deep and talented bench that could spark us with their effort and energy.

exemplifies champions of character: Tripp Howell truly gives himself

to the team with a servant’s heart.

team slogan: I think our guys felt disrespected all year. Even though we

won a lot of games, we only cracked the top five one time. We excelled in an “underdog” role.

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No. Player

Lebanon, IllINOIS American Midwest CONFERENCE Head Coach: Harry Statham Assistant Coach: Eric Echelbarger

MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY B E A R C AT S

No. Player

10 12 14 20 22 24 30 32 34 44 50 52

John Steppe Mike Springs Kyle Heckert Karrington Pettiford Andy Wolff Eric Hobbie Brad Copelin Clinton Happe Ian Ridge Sean Rakers David Ruckman Garrett Gaffner

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/SCHOOL

G G G G G F F G F F F F

6’4” 5’10” 6’4” 6’0” 6’1” 6’6” 6’7” 6’1” 6’6” 6’7” 6’7” 6’6”

200 160 190 180 190 225 225 155 205 235 240 190

So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr.

Effingham, Ill./St. Anthony’s Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan Venedy, Ill./Okawville Florissant, Mo./Christian Brothers Centralia, Ill./Metro East Lutheran Vandalia, Ill./Vandalia O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Evansville, Ind./F.J. Reitz Flora, Ill./Flora New Baden, Ill./Wesclin Freeburg, Ill./Freeburg Breese, Ill./Breese Central

15 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 21-13 OVERALL RECORD 12-2 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Statham Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament:

Qualifying for the tournament as an unseeded team and winning our first-round game over a quality opponent.

highlight prior to the tournament: Returning from an injury-riddled

season to win the conference tournament and qualify for the national tournament.

tournament clutch performer: Our point guard Andy Wolff, who had 10 rebounds, scored 18 points, and had 5 assists without a turnover.

team’s season mvp:

Eric Hobbie, who missed 12 games early in the season due to an injury, recovered to be named Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive time.

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exemplifies champions of character: Eric Hobbie. A quiet

leader who leads by example, he played with injuries his first year and still competed at an extremely high level to earn American Mideast Conference Freshman of the Year honors, Conference Player of the Year for the second time, and All-American honors for a second time.

I thought we did a great job, especially in the second half [against Southern Nazarene]. … We played with a lot of confidence and

a lot of intensity.

Head Coach Harr y Statham, from McKendree Athletics

Havre, MontANA Frontier Conference Head Coach: Shawn Huse Assistant CoachEs: Larry Brazzle and Travis Noble

3 20 22 23 24 31 33 34 40

David Maddock Devin Jackson Jordan Harris Shaun Tatarka La Von Myers Sean Kelly Chris Brown Joe Simpson Ben Mitchell

Pos. Ht. WT Cl.

G G F G G F F F F

6’3” 6’1” 6’5” 6’0” 6’2” 6’6” 6’6” 6’4” 6’5”

170 190 200 190 187 190 265 185 200

Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown/SCHOOL

STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHERN LIGHTS

Seattle, Wash./Bellview C.C Denver, Colo./Denver South HS Oxnard, Calif./Ventura College Great Falls, Mont./Great Falls HS Los Angeles, Calif./Compton College Grover Beach, Calif./Allan Hancock College Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City College Pittsburg, Calif./Los Medanos College Sandpoint, Idaho/Spokane CC

We had a tremendous year, winning our conference tournament and earning a trip to Kansas City. We certainly had good effort in our game there, and we hope to be back next year. Head Coach Shawn Huse

5 TH TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 24-9 OVERALL RECORD 10-4 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Huse Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Cutting the lead to two points deep into the second half versus a good Biola team.

team’s favorite part of the tournament: Competing with top-level

competition outside of our conference.

best off-the-court moment during season: YMCA time with little

ones in Kansas City.

tournament clutch performer: La Von Myers. exemplifies champions of character: Sean Kelly. team slogan: Family! summing up success: We had an amazing season considering we

had no returning starters and no seniors. We were regular season cochamps with Carroll and conference tourney champions.

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No. Player

MONTANA

Dillon, Montana Frontier Conference Head Coach: Steve Keller Assistant Coaches: Ray Wanty, Travis Williams and Lowell peterson

University of Montana western b ulldo g s

No. Player

3 5 11 12 14 15 21 23 25 32 33 34 35

Brandon Brown Jared Smithson Levi Simon JC Isakson Gabe Rucker Souleymane Diedhiou Cody Thueringer Mark Lussier Kyle Perry Tyler Hurley Bridger Chambers Chad Jones Kyle Erickson

Pos. Ht.

G G G G G C G G C F F G F

6’0” 6’0” 6’0” 6’0” 6’0” 6’6” 6’3” 6’0” 6’9” 6’5” 6’6” 6’4” 6’3”

Cl. Hometown

Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Tacoma, Wash. Anaconda, Mont. Whitehall, Mont. Augusta, Mont. Bozeman, Mont. Dakar, Senegal Kent, Wash. Livingston, Mont. Riverside, Calif. Anaconda, Mont. Stevensville, Mont. Turner, Mont. Broadview, Mont.

9 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 22-10 OVERALL RECORD 9-5 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Keller Reflects top on-the-court highlight:

Leading No. 1 Robert Morris by 11 in the second half and having the opportunity to upset them. We ended up losing by one point, 77-76.

highlight prior to the tournament: We beat NCAA Division I Southern Utah and NCAA Division II Northwest Nazarene.

best off-the-court moment during season: Traveling thousands of miles on our 15-passenger bus. We bonded in those small quarters.

team’s season mvp: Brandon Brown. summing up success:

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The team had a record of 22-10, our second consecutive 20-win season. We made our second straight trip to Kansas City. And Brandon Brown became the first player ever at Western to be chosen first-team All-American.

We opened some eyes for the Frontier Conference. … I’m not into moral victories, but we hung with

[Robert Morris] the No. 1 team in the nation.

Head Coach Steve Keller to the Great Falls Tribune

Beckley, WEST Virginia Association of Independent institutions Head Coach: Bob Bolen Assistant Coaches: David Barksdale and artis maddox No. Player

Doug Wiggins Cam Miller Mark Williams Jamar Board Ryan Washington Winston Robinson Kevin Timmons Mantas Drungys Tay Spann Josh Wamsley Vedran Zivic David Nyarsuk Paul Sturgess Dino Muslic

Pos. Ht.

G F G G F G G G F F F C C F

6’1” 6’8” 5’11” 6’1” 6’7” 6’4” 5’9” 6’4” 6’7” 6’10” 6’5” 7’1” 7’8” 6’9”

S tat e

UNIVERSITY

cou g ar s

Cl. Hometown Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So.

Hartford, Conn. Portsmouth, Ohio Wilmington, Del. Capitol Heights, Md. Philadelphia, Penn. Philadelphia, Penn. Baltimore, Md. Siaulial, Li Atlanta, Ga. Tygarts Valley, W. Va. Sarajevo, Bo Sudan, Af Loughborough, En Sarajevo, Bo

13 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 33-4 OVERALL RECORD 8-0 CONFERENCE RECORD

It’s definitely disappointing to get that close to reaching your goal. But to be able to get four wins against the caliber of teams that were in Kansas City, I’m really proud

of the team.

Head Coach Bob Bolen

Coach Bolen Reflects highlight prior to the tournament: Winning the postseason independent regional tournament. Also getting two wins in a tournament in Las Vegas.

best off-the-court moment during season:

Being able to work with the Special Olympics athletes, and going to a great barbecue restaurant with our honorary coaches.

tournament clutch performer: Tay Spann, an All-Tournament team selection.

team’s season mvp: Doug Wiggins, a third-team All-American selection. exemplifies champions of character:

David Nyarsuk’s hard work and dedication led to tremendous improvement throughout the course of the season.

summing up success:

MSU played with great determination and energy in the national tournament. Competing in the national championship game (although we lost in overtime) was a great thrill for our student-athletes. We came up just short of achieving our goal, but we are proud of our accomplishment of finishing as the NAIA national runner-up.

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3 4 5 11 14 21 22 23 24 31 32 33 34 50

MoUntain

shawnee, oklahoma Sooner Athletic Conference Head Coach: Doug Tolin Assistant Coaches: Kyle Tolin, Justin Williams and Trey Hendon

Oklahoma Baptist UNIVERSITY bison

No. Player 4 10 11 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 45

Emmanuel Wilson Maurice Foster Heath Mckay Hayden Blessing Jacobi Isham Derick Echols Tim Bowman Kevin Swinton Allen Hester Jayson Scroggins Matt Sehorn Dennis Tolliver

Pos. Ht.

G G G G G F G F G G G F

6’3” 6’3” 5’11” 6’3” 6’2” 6’5” 5’11” 6’8” 6’2” 6’1” 6’2” 6’9”

Cl. Hometown Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So.

Norman, Okla. New Orleans, La. Kingfisher, Okla. Pottsboro, Texas Lawton, Okla. Brooklyn, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Greensboro, N.C. Oakland, Calif. Wichita Falls, Texas Shawnee, Okla. Phoenix, Ariz.

24 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 24-9 OVERALL RECORD 17-5 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Tolin Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament: The Tip-Off Banquet. highlight prior to the tournament: Winning the Sooner Athletic Conference championship and ending the year ranked No. 9 in the country.

best off-the-court moment during season: Our day of team-

building activities during the preseason.

team’s season mvp: Kevin Swinton, who was the conference

player of the year.

exemplifies champions of character: Tim Bowman is a great

leader and tough competitor.

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We were 24-9 and won the Sooner Athletic Conference. We were just disappointed

in how we played in Kansas City.

Head Coach Doug Tolin

Bourbonnais, Illinois Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Head Coach: Ralph Hodge Assistant Coaches: Nick Birkey, JD Deloney and Rich Vana

4/4 5/5 10/10 12/12 13/13 14/14 22/22 23/23 24/24 25/25 32/32 42/42 45/45 52/52 54/30

Torey Laferney Matt Mitchell Greg Bennett Jake Hasselbring Mike Banks Shawn Downey Robby Gaines Brandon Streets Antonio Marshall Ben Worner Nick Klomstad Cory Hainlen Brad Reinke Chuck Rideout Blake Spencer

Nazarene UNIVERSITY t i g er s

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/previous school

G G G F G G G F G G F/C G/F G/F C F/C

6’0” 6’3” 6’1” 6’4” 6’2” 6’1” 6’3” 6’7” 5’9” 6’3” 6’8” 6’6” 6’5” 6’9” 6’7”

161 213 185 210 178 165 190 215 180 164 231 190 175 222 216

So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr.

Flint, Mich./Goodrich Fort Wayne, Ind./Blackhawk Christian Chicago, Ill./Bishop Noll Institute Watseka, Ill./Watseka Hanover Park, Ill./Bartlett Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais CC Olathe, Kan./Olathe South Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East Bowling Green, Ind./Owen Valley Washington, Ill./Washington Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Prairie Village, Kan./Kansas City Christian

We kept battling back and battling back and got close [against Georgetown]. You have to give our guys credit because they kept

knocking at the door.

Head Coach Ralph Hodge, from Kankakee Daily-Journal

16 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 21-12 OVERALL RECORD 7-3 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Hodge Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Just being on the floor competing was a

highlight for our team.

highlight prior to the tournament: Our win over BYU-Hawaii in early

January.

best off-the-court moment during season: The six days we spent on our team trip to Hawai’i.

tournament clutch performer:

Antonio Marshall. He kept making big plays for us to keep his team within striking distance of Georgetown.

team’s season mvp: Cory Hainlen exemplifies champions of character: Matt Mitchell’s dedication and

leadership on and off the floor over his four years at Olivet Nazarene really stands out.

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Olivet

Parkville, missouri American midwest Conference Head Coach: Jason kline Assistant Coach: gordon stubblefield

Park

University p i rate s

5 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 21-9 OVERALL RECORD 10-4 CONFERENCE RECORD

No. Player 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 20 22 23 31 32 33 35 44

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Rudy Harper F Mark Halsell G Goldeng Deng G Derrick Howard G Philip Garnett G Melvin Gatson G Tyler Price G Reco Anderson G Wardell Satterwhite G Juston Hairston F Kyle Rausch C Jordan White F Travis Fairley F Eduardo Quintero F Vince Langkamp F

6’3” 6’0” 6’2” 6’1” 6’1” 5’10” 6’0” 6’4” 6’3” 6’5” 6’10” 6’5” 6’5” 6’5” 6’4”

184 185 175 175 175 175 175 205 190 225 218 195 190 210 200

Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

St. Charles, Mo./Mount Marty St. Charles, Mo./Kentucky Stone Mountain, Ga./Southeast CC Alexandria, La./Kansas City Kansas CC Peru, Ind./Ball State Kansas City, Kan./Kansas City Kansas CC Crawfordsville, Ind./Southmont HS Sumter, S.C./MCI Prep Racine, Wis./College Of Lake County Fort Wayne, Ind./Western Michigan Blue Springs, Mo./Missouri State Denver, Colo./Otero JC Alexandria, La./Kansas City Kansas CC Monterrey, Mexico/Frank Phillips College Independence, Mo./Fort Osage HS

Coach Kline Reflects highlight prior to the tournament:

Winning the American Midwest Conference tournament championship by beating Columbia and McKendree on the road.

best off-the-court moment during season: Reading and mentoring the youth at Prairie Point Elementary School.

tournament clutch performers: Melvin Gatson and Reco Anderson. team’s season mvp: Our eight seniors provided leadership and direction

throughout the year.

exemplifies champions of character:

Reco Anderson was our Champions of Character nominee because he was a great leader on the court, in our locker room, on campus, and in our community. His words and actions make others better each day.

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summing up season:

We had a great season: back-to-back national tournaments, AMC tourney champs, won 13 games in a row (school record), three national tourney appearances in six years, three 20-win seasons in six years, four scholar-athletes, and a team GPA of 3.0.

My guys, they gave all the effort I could ask for, and they played hard.

We lost to a pretty good team [in Mountain State].

Head Coach Jason Kline, from the Kansas City Star

Pikeville, kentucky Mid-South Conference Head Coach: Kelly Wells Assistant Coaches: Brett Rector, Tigh compton, john biery and donald thomas No. Player

College b ear s

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Chris Puckett G Justin Hicks G Cordaro Ellis C Vance Cooksey G Quintel Maxwell G Joshua Whitaker G Andre Thornton F Chris Donald G Kyan Hines G Quincy Hankins-Cole F Trevor Setty G/F Ryan Whitaker G Kane Belcher F

5’11” 5’11” 6’8” 6’0” 5’10” 6’0” 6’6” 6’5” 6’2” 6’8” 6’9” 6’3” 6’8”

180 185 245 182 165 175 245 185 187 235 210 190 199

Jr. Jenkins, Ky./Jenkins HS Sr. Hazard, Ky./Hazard HS Jr. Lynchburg, Va./Eastern Kentucky University Sr. Chicago,Ill./Youngstown State University Jr. Pensacola, Fla./Pfeiffer University Fr. Hazard, Ky./Hazard HS Sr. Memphis, Tenn./University of Central Florida Sr. Boston, Mass./Pfeiffer University Jr. Green Brooks, N.J./St. Augustine University Sr. Roosevelt, N.Y./University of Nebraska So. Maysville, Ky./Georgetown College Sr. Hazard, Ky./Lincoln Memorial University Jr. Butler, Ky./Pendleton County HS

6 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 30-7 OVERALL RECORD 13-5 CONFERENCE RECORD

This isn’t just about us, about this team and this staff. … This is for all of us. Everyone who ever played at Pikeville or coached there or came to a game to offer support.

Head Coach Kelly Wells, from the Morehead News

Coach Wells Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament: The championship, the college basketball experience, and the banquet.

highlight prior to the tournament: Our University of Kentucky

exhibition game.

best off-the-court moment during season: Reading with the Bears, Unite Pike.

tournament clutch performer: Trevor Setty. team’s season mvp: Vance Cooksey. exemplifies champions of character: Andre Thornton, a Character-

Plus person and student-athlete.

summing up success:

We are National Champions, had the most wins in school history (30), were the number-one offensive team, and won the team sportsmanship award.

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1 2 3 4 5 13 14 21 22 23 24 32 40

Pikeville

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CHICAGOLAND COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC Conference Head Coach: AL BRUEHL Assistant CoachES: ED GIBSON, MARK MILLER, GARY COWEN AND ROB TROTTER

ROBERT MORRIS

UNIVERSITY eagles

8 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 32-2 OVERALL RECORD 10-0 CONFERENCE RECORD

No. Player 3 4 10 11 12 20 21 22 24 31 32 33 34 44 55

Diante Watkins Lionel Holmes Ricardo Laing Larry Dumas Daniel Mendoza Billy Hayes James Westberry Daveed Dildy Luse Mendadi Darren Tillman Reggie Bunch Kenny Ogboukiri Keirre Miller Roy Beard Remi Untilus

Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous school G G G G G G F G G F F C G C C

5’9” 6’0” 5’10” 6’2” 6’2” 6’1” 6’4” 6’6” 6’3” 6’5” 6’6” 6’8” 6’2” 6’8” 6’10”

Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Chicago, Ill./Daly CC Oswego, Ill./Austin University Philadelphia, Pa./King HS Chicago Heights, Ill./Southeastern Illinois Chicago, Ill./Mather HS Chicago, Ill./Quincy University Chicago, Ill./Tuskeegee University Chicago, Ill./Stanford Universityy Highland Park, Ill./College of Lake County Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest HS Racine, Wis./Missouri Western Aurora Ill./College of Dupage Bolingbrook, Ill./Frank Phillips College Matteson, Ill./Morraine Valley CC Plunge, Lithuania/Central Park Christian

Coach Bruehl Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Daveed Dildy’s last-second layup versus Montana Western.

Team’s favorite part of the tournament: The Hall of Fame

induction ceremony.

highlight prior to the tournament: Winning the conference championship.

best off-the-court moment during season: Playing in New York

and going to Niagara Falls.

tournament clutch performer: Diante Watkins. TEAMS PG 60

team’s season mvp: Reggie Bunch. exemplifies champions of character: Daveed Dildy is a 4.0

student leader.

We got a break that our shot went in, and [Montana Western] didn’t get a break on their shot. … That’s the nature of this beast. It

was our day at the end.

Head Coach Al Bruehl, from the Kansas City Star

No. Player

0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 15 21 23 25 32 33 42

John Boyd Alburey Doss Maurice Rutherford Sterling Jackson Jordan Burrell Deveric Taylor Matt Kellogg C.J. Sidorakis Alex Ewings Chris Francis Ajuma Jaramogi Joey Twilley Jeremy Marseille Brandon Mims Larry CoX

Pos. Ht. Wt.

F F G G G G G G G G C F F F F

6’5” 6’5” 5’10” 6’0” 5’11” 6’2” 6’0” 6’2” 6’3” 6’2” 6’11” 6’7” 6’8” 6’9” 6’6”

215 235 175 175 200 230 170 190 190 190 235 215 225 225 250

Cl.

Hometown

Sr. Wagoner, Okla. Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Jr. Broken Bow, Okla. Jr. Amite, La. Fr. Valliant, Okla. Sr. Dallas, Texas Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. Fr. Jenks, Okla. So. Jenks, Okla. Sr. Cleora, Okla. Jr. Port Of Spain, Trinidad Jr. Jenks, Okla. Jr. Rockland, N.Y. Sr. Shreveport, La. Jr. Byron, Ga.

The bar was raised by some class individuals and hopefully we

will have the chance to return in the near future. Head Coach Justin Barkley

ROGERS STATE

UNIVERSITY h i llcat s

2 nd TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 22-12 OVERALL RECORD 15-7 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Barkley Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament:

Driving into Kansas City and finally realizing what we had accomplished during the regular season. Getting there and winning two games against top-notch programs was something that can never be taken away from us.

highlight prior to the tournament:

Winning a triple overtime game in the conference tournament against Lubbock Christian University. As a staff we felt that it probably punched our ticket to Kansas City.

team’s season mvp:

John Boyd, who had 17 points per game, seven rebounds per game, shot 51 percent from two-point range, and 38 percent from three-point range.

exemplifies champions of character:

Chris Francis exemplifies everything the NAIA stands for. He is a great ambassador to not only this team, but our university and community as well.

summing up success: Having the opportunity to take our team to the

national tournament and win two games was something that will go down as a “first” for Rogers State University. Our program reached new heights that have never been touched here. The bar was raised by some class individuals and hopefully we will have the chance to return in the near future.

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Claremore, oklahoma Sooner Athletic Conference Head Coach: Justin Barkley Assistant Coaches: Kyle Blankenship and Mike Cyprien

St. Catharine, kentucky Mid-South Conference Head Coach: J.T. Burton Assistant Coaches: Matt taylor, beau braden, will finch, and hans desir

ST. CATHARINE

COLLEGE pat r i o t s

No. Player

0 1 2 3 4 10 12 21 22 23 24 34

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous school

Josh Perry F Terrance Withers G Xavier Keeling F Mike Johnson G Marquis Lee G Brandon Johnson G Kashiff Carr G Ervin Williams C Justin Morris G Adam Decker G Clay Johnson G Antoine Watson G

6’6” 6’2” 6’7” 6’4” 6’2” 6’3” 6’6” 6’9” 6’0” 5’10” 5’9” 6’4”

205 178 210 185 160 190 200 215 190 180 135 180

Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr.

Payson, Utah/Sheridan CC Radcliff, Ky./Elizabethtown CC Huntsville, Ala./Univ. of Detroit Mercy Denver, Colo./Laramie County CC Detroit, Mich./St. Clair County CC Radcliff, Ky./University of Louisville Philadeplhia, Pa./Angelina CC Orange, N.J./Seward County CC Louisville, Ky./E. Kentucky University Louisville, Ky./W. Kentucky University Lexington, Ky./James Madison HS Denver, Colo./Sheridan CC

1 st TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 22-9 OVERALL RECORD 14-4 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Burton Reflects top on-the-court highlight: The block that Antoine Watson had on a fast break.

best off-the-court moment during season: Getting the van stuck in the snow at Mountain State.

tournament clutch performer: Marquis Lee. team’s season mvp: Kashiff Carr. exemplifies champions of character: Ty “Clay” Johnson is very

active in his community and at his local high school.

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summing up success: We had wins over national runner-up Mountain State and three wins over national champion Pikeville College.

I think every team is defined by a culture. … Ours is based on

hard work, hustle and unselfish play.

Head Coach J.T. Burton, from AllKyHoops.com

No. Player

3 5 10 13 15 21 22 23 25 30 32 33 42 43 50

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous school

Daniel White G A.J. Thomas G Adrian Hunter G C.J. Henry G Xavier Alexander G Kyle Boen G Clement N’Gom G Robert Brewer G Shawn Seymour G Bradley Toone G Horace McGloster F Jon West F Milos Milosevic F Jeremy Lightfoot C Shane Callaghan C

6’3” 6’0” 5’11” 6’4” 6’7” 6’2” 6’4” 6’0” 6’1” 6’4” 6’7” 6’6” 6’7” 6’9” 6’8”

185 175 185 205 225 195 225 185 175 190 205 210 245 250 250

Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial HS Memphis, Tenn./Walters State Flint, Mich./Central Michigan Oklahoma City, Okla./Kansas Forest Park, Okla./George Washington Fort Worth, Texas/W.E. Boswell HS Gue De Lonroi, France/Virginia Union Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington Grace Prep HS Moore, Okla./Community Christian Duncan, Okla./Duncan HS Newark, N.J./Houston Plano, Texas/Plano East HS Bar, Montenegro/ValparaIso Decatur, Ga./Holmes CC Dublin, Ireland/St. Kevin’s HS

We’re thrilled that we got another week of practice and then got to

continue our season [at the NAIA Tournament].

Head Coach Adam Bohac

Southern Nazarene UNIVERSITY

cr i m s on s torm

11 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 26-8 OVERALL RECORD 16-6 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Bohac Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament:

Watching a great group of members be inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame.

best off-the-court moment during season: Volunteering for Angel Tree Day by helping families at Bethany First Nazarene at Christmas.

tournament clutch performer: Xavier Alexander. team’s season mvp: Jon West. exemplifies champions of character: Kyle Boen was named an

NAIA Champion of Character. Kyle is an outstanding young man on and off the floor. He always does the next right thing.

team slogan: Do the next right thing. summing up success: We had a good season, finishing in the top 10 final rankings and achieving a record of 26-8. We were Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament champs.

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Bethany, Oklahoma Sooner Athletic Conference Head Coach: Adam Bohac Assistant Coaches: Artavius bogan and brian humphries

Marietta, Georgia Southern StateS Athletic Conference Head Coach: Jeff Jones Assistant Coaches: Tommy Dillon, Richard McCray, Ricky Pitts and Ron Moore

SOUTHERN

POLYTECHNIC

STATE UNIVERSITY

hornets

No. Player

4 10 12 14 22 23 24 30 33 34 44 50 54

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Nick Mcdaniel G Julian Jones F Quincy Hall G Rashad Gill G Kevin Anderson F Kurtis Woods G Jordan Lemons G Alec Schmitt G Brent Jennings F Darrien Beacham G Ervin HerRon F Phil Ramsey F Dwayne Toney F

5’8” 6’10” 6’4” 6’6” 6’10” 6’3” 6’3” 6’1” 6’5” 6’4” 6’5” 6’9” 6’10”

160 230 180 175 225 180 175 175 185 175 185 230 245

Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So.

Atlanta, Ga./Northwest Shoals CC Chicago, Ill./West Georgia University Bay St. Louis, Miss./Grambling University Stockbridge, Ga./Unc Ashville Brooklyn, N.Y./Clevland State University Huntsville, Ala./Kennesaw St. University Atlanta, Ga./Grambling University Highland, N.C./Cape Fear CC Atlanta, Ga./Faulkner University Orlando, Fla./Seminole CC Memphis, Tenn./West Florida University Atlanta, Ga./Georgia State University Chattanooga, Tenn./Snead State CC

14 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 23-10 OVERALL RECORD 7-5 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Jones Reflects top on-the-court highlight: Watching Kevin Anderson perform at a

high level. It was exciting to see him take on the challenge.

team’s favorite part of the tournament: Having the opportunity to meet our honorary hosts, David and Cindy Huston.

highlight prior to the tournament: We were the first team since

1990 to go undefeated at home (14-0).

best off-the-court moment during season: We had a team vs.

coaches snowball fight.

team’s season mvp: Darrien Beacham, who played all five positions throughout the season.

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exemplifies champions of character: Dwayne Toney, because the team was always first.

team slogan: Destiny is not a matter of chance, it’s a matter of

choice.

We’re just blessed to be [in the NAIA Tournament.] Our guys worked

hard and fought through a lot of adversity this year.

Head Coach Jeff Jones from the Marietta Daily Journal

No. Player

1 2 5 10 12 14 23 31 32 33 35 50

Jeremy Mayfield Jazz Holman Brian Wanamaker Eiji Davis Cody Waldrop Sutan Burris Jeremy Smith Jonathan Blake Stephon Mudiay Ryan Glanzer Bryce Hill Ty Gough

TEXAS

WESLEYAN

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Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous school

F G G G G G G G F F G C

6’10” 240 6’0” 180 6’3” 200 6’2” 185 6’1” 185 6’3” 190 5’11” 170 6’7” 190 6’7” 215 6’4” 190 6’1” 200 6’9” 265

Sr. Dallas, Texas/Alabama Birmingham Fr. Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summitt HS Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Lon Morris College Fr. Keller, Texas/Keller Central HS Sr. West Monroe, La./Mansfield HS Jr. Houston, Texas/Fresno City College Sr. DeSoto, Texas/Ut-Arlington Sr. Houston, Texas/Fort Hays State University Jr. Arlington, Texas/Trinity Valley CC Jr. Carrollton, Texas/Carrollton Creekview HS Jr. Clovis, N.M./Jacksonville College Sr. Pharr, Texas/Texas State University

Certainly we would have liked to have made another run at a national championship, but … it doesn’t diminish the type of

people we have on this team.

Head Coach Terry Waldrop, from the Star Telegram

12 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 30-4 OVERALL RECORD 21-1 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Waldrop Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament: To be recognized in the

Parade of Champions as Red River Conference champions, and having Coach Bellmon with us.

best off-the-court moment during season: The Champions of

Character events with the kids, and our staff spending time with Phil and Mary Pattison.

tournament clutch performer: Brian Wanamaker. team’s season mvps: Our senior class: Jeremy Smith, Brian

Wanamaker, Jeremy Mayfield, Jonathan Blake, Ty Gough, and Cody Waldrop.

exemplifies champions of character: Stephan Mudiay, who leads

quietly by example.

summing up success: We finished with a record of 30-4, the best

record in school history. Cody Waldrop was the winningest player in the 74-year history of Texas Wesleyan basketball. Brian Wanamaker was named a first-team All-American, and Jonathan Blake earned honorable mention All-American honors.

NAIA PG 65

Fort Worth, Texas Red River Athletic Conference Head Coach: Terry Waldrop Assistant Coaches: Brennen Shingleton, Tim Bellmon and Orlando carillo

Tougaloo, mississippi Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Head Coach: Lafayette Stribling Assistant Coach: Harvey Wardell

TOUGALOO COLLEGE bulldogs

No. Player

11 14 15 21 22 23 32

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Juan Gray G Jurmond Cattenhead G Donteeno Todd G Mario Luckett F Marquise Mems G/F James Carter F Kadon Day F/C

6’0” 6’1” 6’4” 6’6” 6’5” 6’4” 6’6”

175 170 180 190 180 185 200

So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

Fayette, Miss./Cathedral HS Jackson, Miss./Wingfield HS Memphis, Tenn./Coahoma CC Vicksburg, Miss./Meridian CC Shelby, Miss./Coahoma CC Greenville, Miss./Greenville Weston HS Fayette, Miss./Alcorn State University

4 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 28-5 OVERALL RECORD 5-1 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Stribling Reflects

top on-the-court highlight: When we came from behind and won our first game by a score of 73-58.

team’s favorite part of the tournament: The Tip-Off Banquet and the Parade of Champions.

highlight prior to the tournament: Winning the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship with seven players.

tournament clutch performers: Marquise Mems and Mario Luckett. team slogan: We only had seven players on the team during the second

semester. Their slogan was, “It’s not the number of players that makes a difference—It’s the players who wear the numbers that makes the difference.”

TEAMS PG 66

summing up success:

We set a school record for most wins in a season with a record of 28-5. We won our conference and tournament championship, and went to the NAIA Tournament where we won our first round game.

There are some advantages to having just seven (who play regularly). They have gotten extremely close. And they just

don’t believe anybody can beat them. Head Coach Lafayette Stribling, from the Clarion Ledger

Jackson, Tennessee TranSouth Athletic Conference Head Coach: David Niven Assistant Coaches: Trevor Lydic and Ben easley

3 5 15 20 21 22 23 24 32 33 44 45

Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.

CJ Davis Skyler Vaden Brady Sheppard Stan Mcneil Daniel Kelley Antoine Joseph Antoine Hall Hollis Belton Veljko Petrovic Samuel Danache Shane Burrell Roland Banhoro

G G G G G F F G F G F C

6’1” 180 6’2” 175 6’1” 160 6’1” 160 6’3” 190 6’8” 205 6’6” 200 5’11” 190 6’7” 220 6’4” 195 6’8” 275 6’7” 245

So. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr.

Hometown/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

b ulldo g s

Nashville, Tenn./Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, Calif./Bakersfield CC Milan, Tenn./Milan HS Memphis, Tenn./Jackson State CC Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Central Christian HS Petionville, Haiti/Pere Foisset HS Douglasville, Ga./Gadsden State CC Halls, Tenn./Halls HS Nis, Serbia/February Techical HS Port-Au-Prince, Haiti/New American HS Los Angeles, Calif./Trindidad State CC Puaga, Burkina Faso/Lycee Technique HS

We won the regular season and the conference tournament last year ... but this year we have a better sense of the reality

of our weaknesses

because we lost.

UNIVERSITY

Head Coach David Niven, from the Jackson Sun

14 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 26-7 OVERALL RECORD 14-2 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Niven Reflects

team’s favorite part of the tournament: Visiting the College

Basketball Hall of Fame.

best off-the-court moment during season: Our retreat as a team to the Ocoee River in Tennessee where we went white water rafting.

tournament clutch performer: Antoine Joseph. team’s season mvp: Stan McNeil. exemplifies champions of character: Stan McNeil, because of how he

helped in the community and became friends with a young man who was a cancer patient.

team slogan: John 15:12-13 summing up success: We finished with a record of 26-7, won the

TranSouth Athletic Conference, and got to participate in the NAIA Tournament.

NAIA PG 67

No. Player

UNION

liberty, missouri Heart of America Athletic Conference Head Coach: Larry Holley Assistant Coaches: Tim sutton, john davenport, matt sligh and ben thomason

WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE

cardinals

8 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 25-8 OVERALL RECORD 15-5 CONFERENCE RECORD

No. Player 3 10 11 12 14 15 20 22 32 33 35 44 50 54 55

Craig Mattson Scott Sellmeyer David Kennedy Adam Johnston Devonte Bell Mark Mason Chris Uz Jonathan Benson Sam Cooper Alex Bernskoetter Nate Kroeker Rayner Fredrick Mahamadou Sissoko Bryan Adams Nick Larson

Pos. Ht. F G G G G G G F G F F F C C C

6’6” 5’10” 6’1” 5’11” 5’10” 6’0” 5’11” 6’5” 5’11” 6’5” 6’6” 6’4” 6’8” 6’7” 6’6”

Wt. Cl. Hometown

195 165 190 185 150 170 170 195 175 220 205 190 205 215 270

So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr.

Conception Junction, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Jupiter, Fla. Perth, Australia St. Louis, Mo. Decatur, Ala. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Harrisonville, Mo. Springfield, Mo. Wildwood, Mo. Overland Park, Kan. Paris, France Liberty, Mo. Liberty, Mo.

Coach Holley Reflects

team’s favorite part of the season:

Defeating Lindenwood at home on Jan. 22 by a score of 92-61. They had won 16 in a row, were ranked No. 4 in the nation, were undefeated in league play, and had dealt No. 1 Robert Morris their only loss of the season in a game played in Chicago.

best off-the-court moment during season: Our trip to San Diego, when

we went to Sea World, the Comedy Club, and we won both games at Point Loma Nazarene and at San Diego Christian.

tournament clutch performer: Jonathan Benson. team’s season mvp: Nick Larson. exemplifies champions of character: Jonathan Benson definitely

embodied each of the five core values. He will carry these throughout his life as he enters the field of coaching.

TEAMS PG 68

summing up success: The team’s 25 wins represented the 14th time in

school history the Cardinals reached that total. It was the team’s 18th NAIA National Tournament and eighth at the Division I level.

I’m proud of all five of those seniors. … Their leadership was exceptional. They will

be missed.

Head Coach Larry Holley, from the Liberty Tribune

New orleans, louisiana gulf coast Athletic Conference Head Coach: Dannton Jackson Assistant Coaches: Alfred williams, dannie woods, landon bussie and ryan derousselle Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous school

0 Cordell Hadnot 2 Michael Harvey 3 Wanto Joseph 5 Chris Iles 10 Devin Andrew 13 Anthony Boswell 14 Anthony Simmons 15 Denzell Erves 20 Jeremy Lee 24 Kevin Miller 44 Jamaan Kenner

F G G G G G F F F G G

6’7” 6’3” 5’9” 5’11” 6’4” 6’2” 6’8” 6’7” 6’6” 6’4” 6’4”

250 220 152 170 195 198 245 205 215 190 180

Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr.

UNIVERSITY

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Los Angeles, Calif./Westchester HS Amite, La./Amite HS New Orleans, La./O. Perry Walker HS Houston, Texas/Nicholls State Harvey, La./Vandebilt Catholic HS Slidell, La./St. Stanislaus HS Rochester, N.Y./Gannon Vicksburg, Miss./Vicksburg HS Chicago, Ill./Kennedy-King JC Baton Rouge, La./Catholic HS Laplace, La./East St. John HS

We were able to sustain a good bit of success this year and really improve and build on

what we did last year. Head Coach Dannton Jackson, from the Xavier Herald

12 th TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE 27-6 OVERALL RECORD 4-2 CONFERENCE RECORD

Coach Jackson Reflects team’s favorite part of the tournament: The Champions of

Character presentation. Our student-athletes, as well as our coaching staff, were very involved in the presentation. I truly believe that we benefited as much or more from the activity as the students we presented to.

best off-the-court moment during season: Throughout the year our student-athletes and coaches were committed to gathering clothes and food for the homeless in New Orleans.

tournament clutch performer:

Senior Michael Harvey, who scored 18 points and made four three-pointers.

exemplifies champions of character:

Jamaan Kenner, a junior biology major. Jamaan serves as one of the team captains and is a leader on and off the court. He has a cumulative GPA of 3.59. In the summer of 2010, he did an internship that included research on cancer stem cells.

team slogan: Our season was all about inches. In the movie “Any Given Sunday,” a team on the verge of being great was separated by the small things—inches. We were always looking for inches. When we added up all those inches, it made the difference between winning and losing, and between living and dying. We either live together or die as individuals.

NAIA PG 69

No. Player

XAVIER

AWARDS &

RECOGNITIONS

AWA R D S & RECOGNITIONS

2011 BUFFALO FUNDS - NAIA DIVISION I MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BASKETBALL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM - MARCH 22 Vance Cooksey

Pikeville

Quincy Hankins-Cole

Pikeville

Justin Johnson

Concordia

James Justice

Martin Methodist

Ree McCrory

Martin Methodist

Vic Moses

Georgetown

David Nyarsuk

Mountain State

Trevor Setty

Pikeville

Tay Spann

Mountain State

Doug Wiggins

Mountain State

Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Trevor Setty, Pikeville Rawlings-NAIA Coach of the Year Kelly Wells, Pikeville Player of the Year Justin Johnson, Concordia Charles Stevenson Hustle Award David Nyarsuk, Mountain State

Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award Pikeville Charles A. Krigel Award Kelly Wells, Pikeville Chuck Walden Memorial Trophy The Aladdin Hotel, Pikeville Frank Cramer Award Dal Hindley, NAIA Sixth Man

AWARDS PG 70

AWARDS &

S TAT L E A D E R S TOP INDIVIDUAL POINTS:

Nick Klomstad Olivet Nazarene University .875

Brandon Brown University of Montana Western 32.0 Avg/G

Nick Larson William Jewell College .750

Marquise Mems Tougaloo College 25.5 Avg/G

Antoine Joseph Union University .714

PJ Meyers Life University 23.0 Avg/G

Brian Wanamaker Texas Wesleyan University .714

Diante Watkins Robert Morris University 22.0 Avg/G

Justin Johnson Concordia University .710

Trevor Setty Pikeville College 21.6 Avg/G

TOP INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDS:

TOP INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS:

Ty Gough Texas Wesleyan University 15.0 Avg/G

Craig Mattson William Jewell College 9.0 Avg/G

Reggie Owens Azusa Pacific University 12.0 Avg/G

Corey Bingham LSU Shreveport 8.5 Avg/G

Byago Diouf Carroll College 11.5 Avg/G

James Justice Martin Methodist College 7.25 Avg/G

Quincy Hankins-Cole Pikeville College 11.4 Avg/G Kevin Swinton Oklahoma Baptist University 11.0 Avg/G

TOP INDIVIDUAL STEALS:

Skyler Vaden Union University 7.0 Avg/G Vance Cooksey Pikeville College 7.0 Avg/G

TOP INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS:

Michael Stanley Emmanuel College 5.0 Avg/G

Jeremy Lightfoot Southern Nazarene University. 3.0 Avg/G

DeAndre Bryant Life University 4.0 Avg/G

Ty Gough Texas Wesleyan University 3.0 Avg/G

Diante Watkins Robert Morris University 3.3 Avg/G

DeAndre Bryant Life University 3.0 Avg/G

Chris Uz William Jewell College 3.0 Avg/G

Taylor King Concordia University 3.0 Avg/G

Eduardo Quintero Park University 3.0 Avg/G

David Nyarsuk Mountain State University 2.8 Avg/G

NAIA PG 71

AWA R D S & S TAT L E A D E R S

FIELD GOAL PCT.:

2011 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball National Championship

First Round

March 16 - 17

Second Round

Quarterfinals

March 18

Semifinals

March 19

Championship

March 21

March 22

1 Robert Morris (Ill.) (31-1) 77 Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.

Montana Western (22-10) 76 Columbia (Mo.) (26-6) 67 Wednesday, 2:15 p.m.

1 Robert Morris (Ill.) (32-1) 74 Friday, 10:45 a.m.

1 Robert Morris (Ill.) (32-2) 77

16 Lee (Tenn.) (23-9) 55

16 Lee (Tenn.) (23-8) 69 Saturday, 2 p.m.

9 Oklahoma Baptist (24-9) 69 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Pikeville (Ky.) (27-7) 80

Pikeville (Ky.) (26-7) 76 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (22-12) 79 Wednesday, 10:45 a.m.

Pikeville (Ky.) (29-7) 110

Friday, 9 a.m.

Pikeville (Ky.) (28-7) 86

8 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (29-6) 75

8 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (29-5) 92 Monday, 6 p.m.

5 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (32-2) 84 Thursday, 6:15 p.m.

5 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (33-2) 88

William Jewell (Mo.) (25-8) 83 Emmanuel (Ga.) (26-8) 58 Thursday, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 8 p.m.

5 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (34-2) 66

12 Tougaloo (Miss.) (28-5) 77

12 Tougaloo (Miss.) (28-4) 73 Saturday, 8 p.m.

13 Biola (Calif.) (27-5) 59 Thursday, 9:45 p.m.

Thursday, 8 p.m.

5 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (34-3) 99

13 Biola (Calif.) (28-5) 71

Montana State-Northern (24-9) 48 Life (Ga.) (20-13) 80

Pikeville (Ky.) (30-7) 83 OT

Friday, 9:45 p.m.

13 Biola (Calif.) (28-6) 63

4 LSU Shreveport (30-4) 70

4 LSU Shreveport (30-3) 106

Pikeville (Ky.) (30-7)

NATIONAL CHAMPION

3 Mountain State (W.Va.) (30-3) 83 Wednesday, 6:15 p.m.

3 Mountain State (W.Va.) (31-3) 84

Park (Mo.) (21-9) 58

Lindenwood (Mo.) (29-5) 78 Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 4:30 p.m.

3 Mountain State (W.Va.) (32-3) 79

Lindenwood (Mo.) (29-6) 67

14 St. Catharine (Ky.) (22-9) 72 Saturday, 6 p.m.

11 Union (Tenn.) (26-7) 63 Wednesday, 10:30 p.m.

Carroll (Mont.) (23-9) 45

Carroll (Mont.) (23-8) 69

Rogers State (Okla.) (21-11) 66 Wednesday, 8:45 p.m.

3 Mountain State (W.Va.) (33-3) 69

Friday, 6:15 p.m.

Rogers State (Okla.) (22-12) 62

Rogers State (Okla.) (22-11) 66

6 Texas Wesleyan (30-4) 64 Monday, 8 p.m.

7 Georgetown (Ky.) (30-4) 83 Thursday, 9 a.m.

7 Georgetown (Ky.) (31-4) 77

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (21-12) 76 McKendree (Ill.) (21-12) 75 Thursday, 12:30 p.m.

Friday, 12:30 p.m.

7 Georgetown (Ky.) (32-4) 69

McKendree (Ill.) (21-13) 59

10 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (26-8) 62 15 Evangel (Mo.) (26-8) 79 Thursday, 2:15 p.m.

Saturday, 4 p.m.

Thursday, 10:45 a.m.

7 Georgetown (Ky.) (32-5) 63

15 Evangel (Mo.) (26-9) 62

Xavier (La.) (27-6) 71 Southern Poly (Ga.) (23-10) 64

3 Mountain State (W.Va.) (33-4) 76

Friday, 2:15 p.m.

2 Concordia (Calif.) (32-4) 67

2 Concordia (Calif.) (32-3) 102

2 Concordia (Calif.) (31-3) 96 All times CST. The first 30 games will be video-streamed by NeuLion, the parent company of JumpTV, at www.watchnaia.com. The Championship final will be televised live nationally on CBS College Sports Television.

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integrity

servant leadership

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