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Benedictine College was founded in 1858 as St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, Kansas. In 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, seven Benedictine sisters arrived and founded the future Mount St. Scholastica College. The two merged to become Benedictine College in 1971. Benedictine College is building one of the great Catholic colleges in America through its mission of community, faith and scholarship.
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Benedictine College is widely regarded as one of America’s best, the only school in the country rated a top-20 best college by U.S. News & World Report, First Things magazine and the Newman Guide, and in the 100 Best Colleges in the 50 states chosen by TheBestSchools.org. The reputation is paying off. Benedictine College’s enrollment has increased for 17 consecutive years. The college just built its 11th new residence hall since the year 2000. The 2016 freshman class entering has the highest average ACT scores in Kansas and the highest in the school’s history. The national SSI survey shows our students rate Benedictine College higher than the national average in every academic category. Benedictine College is preparing students to enter rewarding graduate studies and careers that help strengthen our communities, our church, and our world. It has a long and proud track record of launching successful medical careers. Ravens are physicians at Mayo Clinic, running rural health clinics, and teaching at KU Med. Benedictine College engineers are at work at a number of leading firms.
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Since 2000, alumni achievements include 13 bank presidents, one of them being Tom Hoenig ’68, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a current director of the FDIC; 8 university presidents; 7 bishops and 100 vocations to the priesthood and religious life; 2 Kansas Secretaries of Commerce; and one Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the late Wangari Maathai ’64.
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Raven alums are nurses, business leaders, teachers, coaches, moms, and dads. Benedictine College, one of the few colleges of its size in the country with a turfed football, soccer, and baseball field, has a tradition of excellence in athletics from its 91% participation in intramurals to its varsity teams’ success on the field and in the classroom.
Benedictine College is located in historic Atchison, Kansas, which is a small city on the west bank of the Missouri River, forty-five miles north of Kansas City, twenty miles north of Leavenworth, Kansas, and twenty miles south of St. Joseph, Missouri. The heritage of Benedictine College is rooted in the fifteen-hundred-year tradition of the Benedictine Order and the more recent dedication of the American Catholic church to providing sound general and religious education to its members. In 1856, at the request of the Most Rev. John B. Miege, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Leavenworth, two Benedictine monks arrived in Atchison with the intention of founding a Benedictine school of higher learning for the people of Kansas.
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Benedictine College’s campus in Florence, Italy, continues to grow in popularity, giving students the chance to spend an entire semester studying abroad.
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The centerpiece of the Raven basketball program is the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. The ‘Nolan’ has played home to the program since its dedication in fall 1996. The gymnasium is named for former head coach, and Benedictine College Hall of Fame member Ralph Nolan. Nolan led the Ravens to two NAIA National Championships in 1954 and 1967.
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The Little Ravens Basketball Clinic is a chance for young girls and boys to receive direct coaching from the Raven basketball staff and players. Instructions focus on the fundamentals of the game, as well as playing contests. All participants earn the unique opportunity to play during halftime of a Raven home game, in addition to a pizza party with the Raven players.
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This unique and free event offers local children and their families a safe and entertaining trick-or-treat opportunity. The night begins with an introduction of both the Raven and Lady Raven players and staff, followed by a 3-point challenge between the Ravens and Lady Ravens, a slam-dunk contest for the men, and then a costume contest for all children in attendance. The night concludes with children trick-or-treating from the teams, receiving candy and autographs in exchange for a good joke!
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Each December, the men’s basketball team collects toys for the Salvation Army of Atchison, Kansas program. Hundreds of toys are collected for needy children in Atchison. The collection culminates in the “Snow Storm” game and team members deliver the toys to the Atchison Salvation Army the following week.
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WHEN LOOKING FOR PLAYERS, THE FIRST THINGS WE LOOK FOR ARE
CHARACTER, COMPETITIVENESS, UNSELFISHNESS AND TALENT. IF A PLAYER HAS THOSE HE WILL FIT OUR CULTURE AND BENEDICTINE COLLEGE WILL FIT HIM. FIT IS CRITICAL.
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SENIOR, 5’9” OMAHA, NE
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COLBY NICKELS
SOPHOMORE, 6’4” ODESSA, MO
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CHRISTIAN HATTERLE SENIOR, 6’7” OMAHA, NE
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JAIDEN BRISTOL FRESHMAN, 6’0” ST. JOSEPH, MO
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KYLE HARRISON
SOPHOMORE, 5’10” OVERLAND PARK, KS
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WILLS WALLRAPP
SOPHOMORE, 6’3” OMAHA, NE
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ADAM KUTNEY
JUNIOR, 6’6” OVERLAND PARK, KS
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GRANT LAHM
SOPHOMORE, 6’0” COLUMBUS, NE
CHRISTIAN NOSKEY FRESHMAN, 6’5” TAMPA, FL
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RICARDO ERANS
FRESHMAN, 6’1” JUNCTION CITY, KS
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RESHARDD HARRISON SENIOR, 6’6” DETROIT, MI
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SAXTON THUSTON FRESHMAN, 6’2” ST. JOSEPH, MO
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PAYTON HEINEN JUNIOR, 6’7” AXTELL, KS
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BORIS RAJOVIC SENIOR, 6’9”
DANILOVGRAD, MONTENEGRO
JOHN MEYER
JUNIOR, 6’10” SHULLSBURG, WI
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HOMETOWN
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KEVIN METOYER
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5’9
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OMAHA, NE
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JAIDEN BRISTOL
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6’0
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ST. JOSEPH, MO
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KYLE HARRISON
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5’10
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OVERLAND PARK, KS
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RICARDO ERANS
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6’1
FR
JUNCTION CITY, KS
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RESHARDD HARRIS
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6’6
SR
DETROIT, MI
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THOMAS O’CONNOR
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6’0
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WICHITA, KS
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COLBY NICKELS
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6’4
SO
ODESSA, MO
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WILLS WALLRAPP
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6’3
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OMAHA, NE
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ADAM KUTNEY
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6’6
JR
OVERLAND PARK, KS
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SAXTON THUSTON
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6’2
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ST. JOSEPH, MO
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PAYTON HEINEN
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6’7
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AXTELL, KS
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ERIC KRUS
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6’7
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ST. LOUIS, MO
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CHRISTIAN HATTERLE
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6’7
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OMAHA, NE
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GRANT LAHM
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6’0
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COLUMBUS, NE
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CHRISTIAN NOSKEY
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TAMPA, FL
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BORIS RAJOVIC
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6’9
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DANILOVGRAD, MONTENEGRO
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JOHN MEYER
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6’10
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SHULLSBURG, WI
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CHAMPIONSHIP
RAVEN 1,000-POINT CLUB
RAVEN ALL-AMERICANS
SINGLE SEASON SCORING
1. Chic Downing 1968-72 2. Darryl Jones 1964-68 3. Pat Giller 1987-91 4. Kirby Foray 1975-80 5. Jason Wyrick 1989-93 6. Vince DeGreeff 1964-68 7. Ryan Moody 1992-96 8. David Litkenhus 1989-92 9. Pat McGowan 1999-04 10. Matt Westerhaus 1991-95 11. Charlie Wallrapp 2010-14 12. Shawn Rochester 1993-97 13. Greg Williams 1985-89 14. Davyeon Ross 1996-00 15. John Ritter 1958-62 16. Ronnie Tyson 2004-08 17. DJ Hrebec 1992-96 18. John Harris Jr. 2012-16 19. Jordan Marx 2000-04 20. Benny Peters 1950-54 21. Mike Carrington 2000-04 22. John King 1989-92 23. John Peer 1999-04 24. Don Listar 1958-61 25. Ken Werba 1946-50 26. Bob Veale 1954-59 27. Harry Ramirez 2002-06 28. Bill Taflinger 1983-87 29. Danny Schmidt 1985-87 30. Shawn Kelly 1996-00 31. Aaron Hill 1996-00 32. Dan VanDyke 2004-08 33. Art Tolbert 1977-81 34. Drew Huppe 2005-09 35. Alex Miller 2009-12
Joe Stueve Don Listar Darryl Jones Darryl Jones Darryl Jones Vince DeGreeff Darryl Jones Chic Downing Chic Downing Dan VanDyke Quaran Johnson Charlie Wallrapp Charlie Wallrapp John Harris Jr. Andre Yates
1. Pat Giller 2. Pat Giller 3. Kirby Foray 4. Chic Downing 5. David Litkenhus 6. Danny Schmidt 7. Darryl Jones 8. Matt Westerhaus
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YEAR
TOTAL 2,042 2,014 2,008 1,945 1,745 1,702 1,656 1,632 1,546 1,510 1,443 1,433 1,352 1,349 1,345 1,326 1,300 1,282 1,265 1,251 1,249 1,226 1,202 1,190 1,165 1,160 1,146 1,066 1,065 1,056 1,050 1,046 1,026 1,007 1,006
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YEAR
1953-54 1960-61 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1966-67 1967-68 1969-70 1971-72 2007-08 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2016-17
20-WIN SEASONS YEAR
COACH
HONOR
Third Team Third Team Third Team Third Team First Team Third Team First Team Third Team First Team Third Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Second Team
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1952-53 Ralph Nolan 21 8 1953-54 Ralph Nolan 24 5
72.4% 82.8%
1957-58 Ralph Nolan 20 6 1964-65 Ralph Nolan 26 3 1966-67 Ralph Nolan 27 2
76.9% 89.7% 93.1%
National Champions
National Champions
1967-68 2006-07 2013-14 2014-15 2016-17
Ralph Nolan Joe Brickner Ryan Moody Ryan Moody Ryan Moody
21 7 75.0% 20 10 66.7% 23 9 71.8% 24 9 72.7% 21 11 65.6%
CAREER 3-POINTERS PLAYER
1. Matt Westerhaus 2. Ryan Moody 3. Jason Wyrick 4. Brett Fisher 5. Jake Schannuth 6. John Peer 7. Ronnie Tyson 8. Greg Williams 9. Harry Ramirez 10. Dominique Ellis
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TOTAL
1991-95 344 1992-96 245 1989-93 236 2011-15 210 2014-17 207 1999-04 195 2004-08 191 1986-89 185 2002-06 179 1995-97 172
PLAYER
YEAR
TOTAL
1988-89 1989-90 1979-80 1971-72 1991-92 1985-86 1966-67 1992-93
693 669 667 662 645 604 595 594
SINGLE SEASON SCORING AVG. PLAYER
1. Chic Downing 2. Pat Giller 3. Pat Giller 4. David Litkenhus 5. Kirby Foray 6. Chic Downing 6. Vince DeGreeff 8. Darryl Jones
YEAR
1971-72 1988-89 1989-90 1991-92 1979-80 1970-71 1967-68 1967-68
TOTAL
25.5 24.8 23.1 23.0 22.2 20.8 20.8 20.5
SINGLE SEASON REBOUNDS PLAYER
1. Darryl Jones 2. Darryl Jones 3. Darryl Jones 4. Chic Downing 5. John King 6. Darryl Jones
YEAR
1966-67 1967-68 1964-65 1971-72 1991-92 1963-64
TOTAL 439 370 361 337 318 301
SINGLE SEASON ASSISTS PLAYER
1. Albert Karner 2. Jason Wyrick 3. Paul Johnson 4. Jason Wyrick 5. Jason Wyrick 6. Paul Johnson 7. Darryl Jones
YEAR
1992-93 1991-92 1985-86 1992-93 1989-90 1986-87 1963-64
TOTAL
193 190 183 176 167 161 157
AVG.
15.1 13.2 12.4 13.4 10.3 10.8
AVG.
6.0 6.1 6.1 5.5 6.0 5.6 5.6
SINGLE GAME SCORING HIGH
SINGLE GAME FIELD GOALS MADE
1. Pat Giller 2. Kirby Foray 3. Pat Giller 4. Drew Huppe 4. Pat Giller 4. Kirby Foray 4. Chic Downing 4. Darryl Jones 4. Pat Hare
1. Pat Giller 2. Kirby Foray 2. Darryl Jones 4. Pat Giller 4. Chic Downing 4. John Ritter 4. Pat Hare
PLAYER
OPPONENT
Pittsburgh State Westminister Peru State Baker University Paul Quinn Quincy College Fort Hays Pershing Peru State
TOTAL 46 42 41 40 40 40 40 40 40
TOTAL 24-25 21-22 19-20 16-16
PLAYER
1. Pat Giller 1. Chic Downing 3. Chic Downing 3. Darryl Jones 5. Tim Hannon 5. Chic Downing
OPPONENT
Peru State Mo. Western Washburn Washburn Mo. Southern Emporia State
SINGLE GAME 3-POINT FG MADE
SINGLE GAME ASSISTS
1. Matt Westerhaus 2. Bill Taflinger 2. Matt Westerhaus 3. Drew Huppe 3. Matt Westerhaus
1. Jason Wyrick 1. Darryl Jones 3. Paul Johnson
PLAYER
OPPONENT
Central Oklahoma Wm. Jewell St. Mary Baker University CMU
TOTAL
11 9 9 8 8
SINGLE SEASON TEAM SCORING AVG. YEAR
1. 1991-92 2. 1992-93 3. 1990-91 4. 1988-89 5. 1989-90
COACH
Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose
AVG. 98.6 94.0 90.9 87.3 86.9
PLAYER
OPPONENT
Mo. Baptist Pershing Ks. Newman
TEAM FIELD GOALS MADE OPPONENT
1. Central Methodist 2. Fort Hays State 2. Park College 4. Maryville 4. Peru State 6. St. Mary
DATE
02-22-93 02-27-64 02-24-90 12-26-64 12-13-63 11-09-95
TEAM 3-POINT FG MADE OPPONENT
1. Central Oklahoma
DATE
01-04-93
TOTAL
19 18 18 17 17 17 17
TOTAL
21 21 20 20 19 19
TOTAL
16 16 13
TOTAL
48 47 47 46 46 45
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OPPONENT
1. Vince DeGreeff Quincy 2. Pat Giller Peru State 3. Joe Teasdale Wm. Jewell 4. Albert Karner Wm. Jewell
OPPONENT
Pittsburgh State Westminister Pershing Paul Quinn Quincy Washburn Peru State
SINGLE GAME REBOUNDS
SINGLE GAME FREE THROWS MADE PLAYER
PLAYER
TOTAL
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS
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1919-20 Sullivan 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 Quigley 1923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 Scmidt 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 Mullins 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 Peters 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 Miller 1943-44 1944-45 Haase 1945-46 Peters 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 Walsh 1949-50 1950-51 Nolan 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63
Overall
W
0 6 7 4 3 2 0 4 9 10 10 12 9 12 11 7 12 17 14 9 10 8 9 6 n/a 0 2 11 14 10 8 10 17 21 24 3 11 17 20 9 9 12 15 6
L
1 7 9 7 7 8 12 7 8 8 7 6 3 6 8 8 9 3 6 9 9 8 9 13 15 13 7 11 15 12 13 5 8 5 18 12 7 6 13 11 8 7 17
Conference
W
L
4 5 6 4 5 7 7 8 0 5 7 8 3 5 6 6 2
6 5 6 8 7 3 3 2 10 5 3 2 7 5 4 4 8
SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS YEAR
COACH
1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 Colwell 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 Jones 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 Judge 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 Morley 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 Sickafoose 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Brickner 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Overall
W
12 26 19 27 21 15 17 16 17 12 9 7 14 11 7 14 9 16 10 16 5 5 3 16 15 10 15 10 19 18 10 15 12 12 5 17 13 15 10 8 19 14 12 20
L
9 3 6 2 7 8 9 8 9 13 16 18 12 17 22 16 21 16 23 16 23 25 28 13 13 18 13 18 12 15 20 16 21 19 26 17 19 19 21 24 13 18 17 10
Conference
W
8 5 7 8 8 0 9 9 11 6 6 14 9 7 14
L
8 11 9 8 10 18 9 9 9 14 14 6 11 13 6
SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS YEAR
COACH
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Eisner 2011-12 Moody 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Overall
W
13 10 16 16 15 18 23 24 15 21
L
17 18 14 16 15 12 9 9 14 11
Conference
W
8 8 9 11 10 10 14 12 9 18
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12 12 11 9 8 8 4 6 13 8
RYAN MOODY
HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
A native of Omaha, NE., Coach Moody was named the 17th head coach in Benedictine College men’s basketball history on April 5, 2011. Moody’s overall record at Benedictine College is 116-70 in six seasons. The team has not had a losing record since he began his tenure. The Ravens won the Heart of America Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship in 2012-13 and had back-to-back appearances in the NAIA DI National Tournament in 2012-13 and 201314. During this same time the program has had four players recognized as NAIA DI AllAmerican Honorable Mentions selections: Quaran Johnson 11-12, Charlie Wallrapp 12-13 and 13-14, and John Harris Jr. 14-15 and 15-16, and in 16-17 Andre Yates was recognized as a Second Team NAIA AllAmerican. The Ravens have had 17 players selected for Heart of America Athletic Conference all-conference awards and eight Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
the recruiting trail. In his role as recruiting coordinator at UND, Moody strung together recruiting classes that included the highest scoring freshman class in NCAA Division I basketball 2010-11. The three true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen accounted for 62.5 percent of the team’s overall scoring. True freshman Troy Huff also broke the freshmen scoring record at UND. Prior to UND, Moody served as Head Coach at Raymore-Peculiar High School in Peculiar, Mo., from 2001-2006. Moody inherited a program that had gone 44-81 the previous five seasons, and led Ray-Pec to a 72-55 record over the next five years, including a 53-24 mark over the last three years and the first Suburban Conference title in school history. Moody served as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska-Omaha from 1997-2001. While at UNO, Moody helped recruit three classes that led the Mavericks to back-to-back NCC championships. Moody played for the Ravens from 1992-1996 and graduatedas the eighthleading scorer in school history.
turnaround from 2009-10, which was the third best in program history. UND finished the 2010-11 season 19-15 and won the first ever conference title in the Division I era with a Great West Conference Tournament Championship. The team also earned the first ever DI postseason tournament game in the CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament at the United States Air Force Academy. Moody is always highly visible on
He also graduated second on the Benedictine College all-time threepointers made list and was a three-time all-conference selection, including a pair of first team honors. Moody went on to serve one year as a student assistant coach at Benedictine College. Moody received his bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in secondary education from Benedictine College in 1997 and earned a master’s degree in recreation administration from UNO in 2000 and a master’s degree in administration from William Woods (Mo.) University in 2005. Moody resides in Atchison with his wife Lisa.
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In Moody’s sixth season at the helm of the Ravens, the squad was 21-11 overall and 18-8 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The team finished the year tied for second in the Heart and earned the third bid in four years to the NAIA Division I National Tournament. The Ravens were nationally ranked as high as 14th in the country in January. Andre Yates (Sr. Dayton, OH) earned All-Heart of America Athletic Conference First Team and NAIA DI Second Team All-American honors. Jake Schannuth (Sr. Hermann, MO) received All-Heart of America Athletic Conference Second Team honors and finished his career 5th on the BC all-time made 3pt FG list. Thomas O’Connor was named an Honorable Mention selection to the AllHeart of America Athletic Conference team.
Moody had spent the previous five seasons at the University of North Dakota, the first four as Head Assistant Coach and the 201011 year as Associate Head Coach. In his role as Associate Head Coach and Head Assistant Coach at the University of North Dakota, Moody was instrumental in guiding the Fighting Sioux through the transition from NCAA DII to NCAA DI. In 201011 Moody helped UND to an 11-game
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JOHN PEER
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John Peer returns for his 13th season with Benedictine College and is the program’s associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Coach Peer helped the Ravens to a 21-11 record in 2016-17, a second place tie in The Heart of America Athletic Conference, and the third bid in four years to the NAIA Division I National Tournament. Coach Peer has been a member of the Benedictine College men’s basketball program as player or coach for 17 years and will begin his seventh with Moody. During his tenure at Benedictine College, Peer has recruited and coached 20 AllHeart players and seven NAIA All-America players, two of which were post players. Peer is involved in all aspects of the
Raven program. His primary responsibilities are recruiting and post player development. His other duties include oncourt coaching, opponent scouting, film breakdown, scheduling, and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the basketball program. Coach Peer played four seasons for the Ravens, ending his career in 2004 as the Ravens 20th leading scorer in school history with 1,202 points. He left BC as the fourth-ranked 3-point shooter in the history of the Ravens program with 195. Peer holds a pair of degrees from Benedictine College. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Business in 2004 and his MBA in 2005. Peer and his wife, the former Lauren Funk, have one son, Jack.
BRANDON ANTL
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Coach Antl is in his first year as Graduate Assistant for the Ravens. He began his career as an AAU coach for the MN Stars, a premier girl’s program in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Coach Antl then coached a season with the MN Rise boy’s AAU program in southern Minnesota before coaching two seasons with the MN Fury boy’s AAU program, a top club in the Twin Cities. Coach Antl also spent two seasons as the Head Coach for the Alden-Conger High School girl’s program in southern Minnesota, leading them to 15 wins last season. Antl completed his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2013, with a major in Marketing and a minor in Coaching.
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