men's basketball game notes vs. St. John's and Buena Vista

contact: Travis Vander Loop, Student Assistant SID ; phone: 715-346-2840 ;email: sports.information@uwsp.edu

November 22 & 26 2011

Game Four: UW-Stevens Point at Saint John’s Game Five: UW-Stevens Point vs. Buena Vista

This Week

2011-12 Schedule/Results Record: 3-0, 0-0 WIAC Current Streak: W3

Nov. 5

UW-Stevens Point Pointers

at

Saint John’s Johnnies

3-0, 0-0 WIAC 1-1, 0-0 MIAC November 22, 2011 - 7:30 p.m.

Collegeville, Minn. - Sexton Arena

UW-Stevens Point Pointers

vs

Buena Vista Beavers

3-0, 0-0 WIAC 1-2, 0-0 NJAC November 26, 2011 - 3 p.m.

Stevens Point, Wis. - Bennett Court

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Quick Hits

yler Tillema scored 43 points and recorded 13 assists in two games last weekend as the 24th-ranked Pointers used a 12-1 run in the final minutes of the championship game in the White Rose City Classic in York, Pa., to improve their record to 3-0. UWSP defeated Richard Stockton 86-77 on Friday and followed with a 68-54 victory over York Saturday afternoon.

Senior Jordan Brezinski scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the championship game.

The Pointers will play two games this week before taking a six-day break before they start conference play.

at Wisconsin (Exhibition)

L, 54-80

Nov. 15 Lawrence

W, 80-58

Nov. 18 at Richard Stockton (N.J.)

W, 86-58

Nov. 19 at York

W, 68-54

Nov. 22 at Saint John’s

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 26 Buena Vista

3 p.m.

Dec. 3

UW-Superior *#

5 p.m.

Dec. 7

UW-Oshkosh *

7 p.m.

Dec. 10

at. Augustana

Dec. 14

UW-Whitewater *$

7 p.m.

Dec. 18

at Edgewood

4 p.m.

Dec. 22

St. Thomas

7 p.m.

Dec. 30

St. Olaf

7 p.m.

Jan. 4

at UW-River Falls *

8 p.m.

Jan. 7

UW-Eau Claire *&

5 p.m.

Jan. 11

at UW-Stout *

7 p.m.

Jan. 14

at UW-La Crosse *

5 p.m.

Jan. 18

at UW-Platteville *

7 p.m.

Jan. 21

UW-River Falls *

5 p.m.

Jan. 25

at UW-Whitewater *

7 p.m.

Jan. 28

at UW-Superior *

5 p.m.

Feb. 1

UW-Platteville *^

7 p.m.

Feb. 4

UW-La Crosse *

5 p.m.

Feb. 8

at UW-Oshkosh *

7 p.m.

Feb. 15

UW-Stout *%

7 p.m.

Feb. 18

at UW-Eau Claire *

5 p.m.

Feb. 22

WIAC Quarterfinals

TBA

Feb. 24

WIAC Semifinals

TBA

Feb. 26

WIAC Championship

TBA

Mar. 1-16 NCAA Tournament

7:30 p.m.

TBA

* - WIAC Game

# - Parent’s Day

4 - Tyler Tillema

$ - Gold Night

& - Youth/Honor America Day

Jr. - Guard

^ - White Out

% - Senior Day

On Air

Catch the Pointers all season long by tuning into 1010 AM WSPT on your radio. Links will also be available for live audio and live stats at athletics.uwsp.edu on game day.

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion

Projected Starters G • 6-3 • 175 • Jr. • 2011-12 Statistics: Games/Started 3/3 • 18.0 ppg • 5.3 rpg • 6.7 apg Randolph, WI/Randolph Averaging a team-high 31.3 minutes per game ... Shooting 83.9 percent (26-31) from the free-throw line ... Scored a career-high 23 points, connecting on 13 of 16 freethrows in a 86-77 victory over Richard Stockton (N.J.) Nov. 18 ... Set career-highs in assists with seven in back-to-back games against Lawrence University and Richard Stockton (N.J.) ... Led team in assists each game ... Had six or more assists in each game.

4 • Tyler Tillema G • 5-10 • 180 • Jr. • 2011-12 Statistics: Games/Started 3/3 • 9.7 ppg • 1.7 rpg • 1.3 apg Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna Averaging 29 minutes per contest ... Shooting 80 percent (8-10) from three-point range and 64.3 percent (9-14) from the field ... Scored a season-high 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting from three against Richard Stockton (N.J.) Nov. 18 ... Recorded a career-high in assists with four in a season-opening victory over Lawrence University.

12• Jordan Giordana F • 6-4 • 195 • Sr. • 2011-12 Statistics: Games/Started 3/3 • 16.7 ppg • 6.0 rpg • 1.7 apg Randolph, WI/Randolph/Minnesota-Duluth Averaging 21.7 minutes per game ... Has a 60.7 (17-28) field goal percentage and 69.2 (9-13) from three-point range ... Scored a career-high 29 points on 10-of -14 shooting, including 5-of-7 from three, in 86-77 victory in the season opener against Lawrence ...

Led team in rebounding in two games.

14 • Dan Tillema F • 6-4 • 190 • So. • 2011-12 Statistics: Games/Started 3/3 • 10.7 ppg • 3.7 rpg • 1.3 apg New London,WI/New London/Augustana (SD) Averaging 29 minutes per contest ... Shooting 52.9 percent (9-17) from the field and 80 percent (8-10) from the free-throw line ... Scored a career-high 20 points, connecting on 5-of-8 three-point attempts Nov. 18 in a victory over Richard Stockton while paying a season-high 39 minutes.

23 • Trevor Hass F • 6-8 • 240 • Sr. • 2011-12 Statistics: Games/Started 3/3 • 12.0 ppg • 4.3 rpg • 1.3 apg Muskego, WI/Muskego Averaging 25.7 minutes per game ... Has a 66.7 field goal percentage (14-23) and 77.8 free-throw percentage (7-9) ... Scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting in a 68-54 victory over York (Pa.) on Nov. 19 while grabbing a season-high six rebounds ...

Set the school record for field goal percentage in 2010-11, connecting on 67.9 percent of his attempts.

45 • Jordan Brezinski

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Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion                                    

                                         

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                                      

  

2011-12 UW-Stevens Point Pointers Roster

No. 3 4 5 10 12 14 23 31 32 33 34 35 40 42 45

Name Austin Ryf Tyler Tillema Jordan Lutz Tyler Forsythe Jordan Giordana Dan Tillema Trevor Hass Nate VanHandel Joe Ritchay Jason Ziemer Alex Richard Matt Resch Nick Kacala Micah Parlow Jordan Brezinski

Pos. G G F F G G/F G/F F G/F F F F F F F

Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-6 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-8

Head Coach: Bob Semling (7th season) Assistant Coach: Kent Dernbach Graduate Assistant Coach: Dane Sekar-Anderson

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Wt. 185 175 190 205 180 195 190 225 210 220 210 200 225 220 240

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

Hometown/High School Winneconne, WI/Winneconne Randolph, WI/Randolph Amherst, WI/Amherst Iron River, WI/Northwestern Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna Randolph, WI/Randolph/Minn.-Duluth New London, WI/New London Appleton, WI/North Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Lincoln Verona, WI/Verona Spring Green, WI/River Valley Weyauwega, WI/Weyauwega-Fremont Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna DePere, WI/Fox Valley Lutheran Muskego, WI/Muskego

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion       

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             

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

                

               

             

                           

 

                           

  

  

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Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion GENERAL Location........................................................ Stevens Point, Wis. Founded ................................................................................. 1894 Enrollment............................................................................. 9,500 Nickname..........................................................................Pointers Colors..................................................................... Purple & Gold Gym..............Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse (2,787) Conference.................... Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Fight Song..............................................On, On Stevens Point Mascots.................................................................. Stevie Pointer Chancellor...................................................Bernie L. Patterson Athletic Director..................................... Daron Montgomery Athletic Department Phone........................... 715-346-3888 Athletic Department Fax................................. 715-346-4655 Website.........................................................athletics.uwsp.edu HISTORY First Year of Basketball........................................................ 1897 COACHING STAFF Head Coach.............................................................Bob Semling Assistant Coach................................................Kent Dernbach Graduate Assistant Coaches.......... Dane Sekar-Anderson ....................................................................................Scott Hoelzel Manager..................................................................... Alex Lavine MEDIA RELATIONS Sports Information Director............................Mitch Capelle Sports Information Phone.............................. 715-346-2840 Sports Information Mobile............................. 715-340-3740 Email Address.........................................mcapelle@uwsp.edu TEAM INFORMATION 2010-11 Overall Record...................................................... 26-4 2010-11 WIAC Record (Finish...................................14-2 (1st) Post Season........................................................... 2-1, Sweet 16 Starters Returning/Lost.........................................................1/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost................................................. 6/10 Newcommers................................................................................9

How do you say it?

Austin Ryf Riff Tyler Tillema til-e-mah Jordan Lutz Lootz Tyler Forsythe Fore-sye-th

Jordan Giordana Gee-or-donna Dan Tillema till-e-mah Trevor Hass Haas Nate VanHandel van-handle Joe Ritchay ritch-ay Jason Ziemer Z-mur Matt Resch Resh Nick Kacala Ka-salla Micah Parlow par-low Jordan Brezinski Bra-zin-ski

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...Game Notes...

In the Rankings The Pointers begin the regular season ranked 24th in the first installment of the D3hoops.com poll after finishing the 2010-11 season ranked sixth. Point has been ranked in the top 25 in 77 straight polls.

Last Time Out UW-Stevens Point used a 12-1 run to close out the game against York (Pa.) in the 2011 White Rose City Classic Championship game on Saturday, defeating the Spartans 68-54.

On Friday, the Pointers squared off against Richard Stockton in their first-round matchup, coming away with an 86-77 victory. Tyler Tillema tallied 43 points and 13 assists in the two games while senior Jordan Brezinski scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting Saturday afternoon.

Series against St. Johns UWSP holds a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series against the Johnnies with their first meeting coming in 1981. Both teams have squared off in each of the past three seasons with the Pointers coming out victorious in each contest. Last season, UWSP handed SJU a 78-51 defeat, as it connected on 56 percent of its shots from the field. Jerrel Harris led UWSP with 14 points while Dan Tillema and Tyler Tillema scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Series against Buena Vista The Pointes and Beavers have met two times, with the first meeting coming in 2005, and have split both games. Their last meeting came in 2008 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament with Buena Vista coming out on top 54-53 in the final minutes.

Former Pointer Ross Rortvedt led UWSP with 12 points wihle Khalifa El-Amin and Steve Hicklin chipped in with 11 each.

Last Season UW-Stevens Point concluded the 2010-11 season with a 26-4 overall record and 14-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), taking both the WIAC regularseason title and tournament titles. The Pointers also reached their fifth consecutive Division III NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual national champion St. Thomas University.

Filling a Void UW-Stevens Point will have to fill the void left by four All-WIAC performers last season (Nick Krull, Louis Hurd, Jerrel Harris – 1st, Vinny Ritchay – All-Sportsmanship). Hurd started 88 games in his career with the Pointers and ranks 15th on the all-time scoring list with 1,288 career points while Krull started 65 games and Harris started 28 last season. They also lost Scott Hoelzel who started 60 games is his career and finished second in the WIAC in field goal percentage in 2010-11 hitting 67.6 percent of his attempts from the field.

Come on Back Stevens Point returns one starter and six letterwinners from last season’s squad that compiled a 26-4 record. Brothers Dan and Tyler Tillema started a combined 35 games while Jordan Giordana and Jordan Brezinski each averaged more than 13 minutes.

Newcomers Point brings in a talented group of newcomers this season as it has nine new players on this year’s roster. The group features two two-time Player of the Year winners in high school (Jordan Lutz, Trevor Hass) for their respective conferences and two Player of the Year winners (Austin Ryf, Joe Ritchay).

Twenty Plus The Pointers have amassed 20 or more wins in nine of the last 10 seasons. Their high-win total during that stretch has been 29 wins set in three seasons (2003-04, 2004-05, 200910). In each of those seasons they went on to win national championships.

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion

...Game Notes...

2011-12 Record Breakdown

Record Books • SHOOTING Senior Jordan Brezinski solidified a place in the record books last season as he set the school record for field goal percentage in a season. In 27 games last season, he shot 67.9 percent (74 of 109) from Shoots 50 percent or better........................... 3-0 Shoots 45-49.9 percent................................... 0-0 the field.

Shoots 40-44.9 percent................................... 0-0

Coach Semling Shoots 39.9 percent or less............................ 0-0 Bob Semling has won three consecutive WIAC conference and tournament titles. He was also named as one of the nation’s top 25 non-Division I coaches according to collegeinsider.com’s Jason Opponent shoots 50 percent or better......0-0 Opponent shoots 45-49.9 percent...............1-0 Belzer.

Road Warriors Historically the Pointers have been very strong on games played away from Bennett Court. This season, they have a 1-0 record on the road and are 1-0 at neutral sites. Last season, they finished the season with a 7-3 record in away games and 6-1 at neutral sites. Over the past six seasons, they have amassed a record of 49-15 in away games and a 11-2 record at neutral sites.

Home Sweet Home UWSP has been great in the past six seasons, posting a 71-6 record at Bennett Court including 1-0 this season. Last season, the Pointers put together a 13-0 record and in 13 home games the Pointers outscored opponents 1,104-690 UW-Stevens Point Roster The Pointers roster consists of two seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and eight freshmen.

Regular Season Winning Steak With its three victories to open the 2011-12 campaign, UWSP carries a 12-game regular-season winning streak. Its last defeat came at the hands of UW-Platteville on Jan. 12, 2011, in the final seconds at Platteville.

Charity Stripe Stevens Point holds an edge at the free-throw line as it have taken 22 more free throws than its opponents and converted 26 more than the opposition. On the season, the Pointers have connected on 80.8 percent (59-73) of their attempts led by Austin Ryf at 100 percent (6-6) and Tyler Tillema at 83.9 percent (26-31).

Protect the Paint After holding a 20-6 edge in the paint in their season-opening victory over Lawrence, the Pointers failed to control the paint last weekend as they were outscored 70-44 in both games combined.

Richard Stockton found a soft spot in the UWSP defense as it held a 42-18 advantage in Friday’s contest.

Bench Production The Pointers have struggled so far this season with production from their bench players. Last weekend, opponents outscored UWSP 64-15 including a 49-6 advantage in Friday’s contest.

Freshman Austin Ryf has been the most productive player off the bench for the Pointers as he averages four points and three rebounds per game in 22.7 minutes per contest. Joe Ritchay and Nick Kacala have also seen increased playing time, averaging 13 minutes per game.

Protecting the Rock UWSP committed 36 turnovers in its two games last weekend, including a season-high 19 against Richard Stockton. In 2010-11, it averaged 11.8 in its 30 games last season, third best in the WIAC. The Pointers forced 31 turnovers for the weekend and held a 34-31 edge in points off turnovers.

Dominating the Half UWSP has been able to gain momentum in the first half, gaining a lead and holding it in the second.

Point outscores opponents 115-79 in the opening half while the margin is much closer at 119-110 in favor of UWSP in the second. During the 2010-11 season, the Pointers outscored opponents 1148783 in the first half and 1121-942 in the second.

Up Next After Saturdays game, UW-Stevens Point will return to action on Dec. 3 to kick-off the WIAC conference portion of its schedule, as it hosts UW-Superior on Parents Day. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m.

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Opponent shoots 40-44.9 percent...............1-0 Opponent shoots 39.9 percent or less........1-0 • MISCELLANEOUS STATS Outrebounds opponent..................................3-0 Outrebounded by opponent.........................0-0 Rebounding even...............................................0-0 Leading at halftime............................................3-0 Trailing at halftime.............................................0-0 Tied at halftime...................................................0-0 Forces 10 turnovers or less..............................0-0 Forces 11-15 turnovers.....................................1-0 Forces 16-20 turnovers.....................................2-0 Forces 21+ turnovers........................................0-0 Commits 10 turnovers or less........................0-0 Commits 11-15 turnovers................................0-0 Commits 16-20 turnovers................................3-0 Commits 21+ turnovers...................................0-0 • SCORING Scores 60 or more...............................................3-0 Scores 70 or more...............................................2-0 Scores 80 or more...............................................2-0 Opponent scores 60 or more.........................1-0 Opponent scores 70 or more.........................1-0 Opponent scores 80 or more.........................0-0 • GAME MARGIN Games decided by 5 points or less..............0-0 Games decided by 6-10 points......................1-0 Games decided by 11-20 points...................1-0 Games decided by 20 or more points.........1-0 • MISCELLANEOUS Home......................................................................0-0 Away........................................................................0-0 Neutral....................................................................0-0 Mondays................................................................0-0 Tuesdays................................................................1-0 Wednesdays.........................................................0-0 Thursdays..............................................................0-0 Fridays....................................................................1-0 Saturdays...............................................................1-0 Sundays..................................................................0-0 Overtime................................................................0-0

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion

...Head Coach Bob Semling...

Year at UWSP: Seventh - Record at UWSP: 148-33 - Overall Record: 148-33

About the Coach

Over the past six seasons, the 2010 NABC and D3hoops.com Coach of the Year, Bob Semling, has directed one of the premier programs in Division III, guiding the Pointers to their third national title in seven seasons with a 78-73 victory over Williams College in 2010.

Semling has posted a 145-33 record in his first six seasons at the helm for UW-Stevens Point and has won three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season and four tournament titles. This summer Semling was also named as one of the nation’s top 25 non-Division I coaches according to collegeinsider.com’s Jason Belzer.

Record at UWSP

YEAR OVERALL 2011-12 3-0 2010-11 26-4 2009-10 29-4 2008-09 24-5 2007-08 23-7 2006-07 26-3 2005-06 17-10 TOTALS 148-33

WIAC 0-0 14-2 12-4 14-2 12-4 15-1 11-5 78-18

Coach Semling has twice been named the WIAC Coach of the Year, most recently following 2008-09 campaign. In 2010, Semling earned National Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Pointers to a 29-4 finish. The Pointers have appeared in the top 10 of the D3hoops.com poll 36 straight times and have been in the top 25 for 75 straight polls. The Pointers ranked in the top five 10 of the 14 polls conducted in 2009-10.

Along with the 145-33 record, the Pointers have achieved some amazing statistical feats, leading NCAA Division III in both free-throw percentage and fewest turnovers per game in two of Semling’s first three seasons. UW-Stevens Point set an NCAA Division III record in 2006-07 by shoot ing 82.3 percent after leading the country at 79.2 percent in 2005-06. UW-Stevens Point was the only schools among 1,187 NCAA and NAIA programs to shoot better than 80.1 percent at the free-throw line. The Pointers also averaged just 10.2 turnovers per game in 2007-08 (third in the nation) and committed just 8.5 turnovers per game the previous season. The Pointers also had a NCAA Division III best 1.54 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Having served as an assistant coach with the Pointers’ back-to-back NCAA Division III championship teams in 2003-04 and 2004-05, Semling took over the reins in 2005-06 from Jack Bennett and guided a relatively fresh group of players back near the top of the WIAC standings with a third-place league finish and 17-10 overall record.

Semling is actually in his second stint with the Pointers’ coaching staff, sandwiching both tenures around eight years at the Division I level. Semling was an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point under Bob Parker from 1988-95 as the Pointers posted a 127-63 record, including a 27-2 mark in 1991-92. During Semling’s first tenure at UW-Stevens Point, the Pointers won two conference championships and made two NAIA national tournament appearances.

He then spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at UW-Green Bay and one year as the Director of Basketball Operations at New Mexico before returning to UW-Stevens Point for the 2003-04 season. While at UW-Green Bay, Semling helped the Phoenix to a Mid-Continent Conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season.

A Merrill native, Semling was a three-year starter at quarterback at UW-Eau Claire from 1977-79. As a student at UWEC, he assisted with Ken Anderson and the men’s basketball team, making NAIA Final Four appearances in each of his final two seasons.

Semling then spent one season as an assistant at Park Falls High School and assisted former Pointers’ coach Jack Bennett for two seasons at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, reaching the state tournament with both schools. Semling was the head coach at Wausau West High School for three seasons from 1985-88, winning back-to-back regional championships in his final two seasons prior to coming to UW-Stevens Point.

He and his wife, Kathy, have three children, Jenna, Kreg and Lauryn.

WIAC Men’s Basketball All-Time Coaches Records Name Ken Anderson

School (Seasons) Eau Claire (27) Dave Vander Meulen Whitewater (23) Bill Zorn Eau Claire (40) Dwain Mintz Stout (27) Ted Van Dellen Oshkosh (21) Bo Ryan Platteville (15) Rick Bowen River Falls (20) Burt McDonald La Crosse (17) Robert Kolf Oshkosh (32) Dick Wadewitz Platteville (21) Terry Gibbons Eau Claire (16)

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Years 1969-95 1979-01 1929-68 1963-89 1990-present 1985-99 1987-06 1973-89 1925-56 1964-84 1996-11

W-L-T 631-152 440-182 397-357 385-280 354-204 353-76 265-249 263-184 243-225 239-269 235-185

Pct. .806 .707 .527 .579 .634 .823 .516 .588 .519 .470 .560

Name Bob White Pat Miller Jack Bennett John Barth Hale Quandt Ted Whereatt Dick Bennett Bob Parker Bob Weigandt Bob Krueger Bob Semling

School (Seasons) Oshkosh (20) Whitewater (10) Stevens Point (9) Platteville (17) Stevens Point (15) Superior (14) Stevens Point (9) Stevens Point (9) Whitewater (17) Stevens Point (13) Stevens Point (6)

Years 1965-84 2001-present 1997-05 1947-63 1948-62 1931-43,47 1977-85 1988-96 1951-67 1963-75 2006-present

W-L-T 232-266 209-70 200-56 200-136 178-126 174-70 173-80 158-84 154-181 149-146 148-33

Pct. .466 .749 .781 .595 .586 .713 .684 .653 .460 .505 .818

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion

Saint John’s University Last Time Out: The Johnnies made 14-of-17 free throws in the second half and dissolved an eight-point deficit to defeat St. Scholastica 69-67 for its first win of the season on Saturday. Seth Marx led the Johnnies with 17 points and nine rebounds while Andy Burns and Aaron Barmore chipped in with 14 and 10 points, respectively.

2011-12 Record

The Johnnies: Saint John’s was picked to finish in a tie for seventh place out of 11 teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season after finishing last season with a 14-11 overall record and 10-10 in the MIAC. SJU returns two three-year starters, combining for 153 games played and 141 starts, but the rest of the squad has only one career start in 113 games.

Overall Record: 1-1 MIAC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-0 Players to Watch: Two-time All-MIAC Honorable Mention selection Andy Burns leads the Johnnies in scoring at 15.5 points per game while fellow senior Aaron Barmore (11 ppg) and sophomore Seth Marx (10.5 ppg) lead the team in rebounding, averaging six per contest. Barnes finished second on the team in scoring in 2010-11 with 10.9 points per game.

Projected Starters No. Pos. Yr. Name 3 G So. Patrick Butcher

10 W/P Sr. Aaron Barmore

11 G Sr. Andy Burns

22 W So. Seth Marx 54 P Jr. Chris Orgas

2010-11 Statistics PPG RPG APG FG% 9.0 0.5 4.0 35.7 10.5 6.0 0.5 35.0 15.5 3.0 2.5 43.5 11.0 6.0 1.0 27.0 5.5 3.5 1.0 57.1

Head Coach Jim Smith

Overall Record: 728-511 Seasons: 48th Accomplishments: The winningest collegiate basketball coach on any level in Minnesota, Saint John’s

University basketball coach Jim Smith is in his 48th season as a collegiate head coach with a 727-510 career record (.588) in 2011-12. Smith gained his 700th win on Nov. 21, 2009, with a win over NCAA Division II MSU-Moorhead.

Smith is the 27th coach in NCAA men’s basketball history to win 700 career games. On Feb. 13, 2002, Smith also reached the milestone of coaching his 1,000th career game.

Smith has led his teams to seven MIAC titles, five MIAC playoff titles, nine trips to the NAIA Tournament and eight trips to the NCAA Division III playoffs, including an appearance by the Johnnies in the 2000, 2001 and 2007 NCAA tournaments. Smith has won MIAC titles in each of the past five decades. Since 1964, SJU has enjoyed 33 winning seasons under Smith’s direction.

2011-12 Saint John’s Johnnies Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25

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Name Pos. Sam Dittberner G Jack Wittenborg G Patrick Butcher G Kevin McKenzie G Andy Ortmann G Aaron Barmore W/P Andy Burns G Alex Betley G Josh Hibbison W Dylan Dangerfield G Andy Jones W Chris Neumann W/P Seth Marx W Alex Kreuser W Nick Meyer G Trevor Barth G

Ht. 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-1

Wt. 175 175 180 150 160 215 190 160 185 185 200 200 205 210 190 185

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

Hometown/High School New Prague, MN/ New Prague Bloomington, MN/ Jefferson Louisville, KY/ St. Xavier De Pere, WI/ Notre Dame Academy Buffalo, MN/ Buffalo Bloomington, MN/ Jefferson Shorewood, MN/ Minnetonka O’Fallon, MO/ St. Dominic Monticello, MN/ Monticello Fargo, ND/ Oak Grove Lutheran Excelsior, MN/ Minnetonka Winsted, MN/ Holy Trinity Maple Grove, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret’s White Bear Lake, MN/ Totino-Grace Plymouth, MN/ Benilde-St. Margaret’s Roanoke, TX/ Nolan Catholic

No. 31 32 33 34 35 40 41 42 43 44 45 50 51 52 54

Name Pos. Tim Markoe W Luke Januschka W Dominic Devine G Derek Gaab W Jack Ghizoni W Travis Whiting P Otto Pfefferle P Isaac Winters W Dan Flesher P Brandon Schaust W/P John Duxbury G Jacob Peterson P Matt Rogotzke P Bennett Cooper W/P Chris Orgas P

Ht. 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-9 6-5 6-9 6-6 6-2 6-8 6-8 6-6 6-8

Wt. 185 190 185 195 195 215 200 175 205 215 185 250 205 210 250

Yr. So. So. So. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.

Hometown/High School White Bear Lake, MN/ Hill-Murray St. Cloud, MN/ Cathedral Litchfield, MN/ Litchfield Sartell, MN/ Sartell-St. Stephen Savage, MN/ Burnsville Aurora, MN/ Mesabi East Northfield, MN/ Northfield Osakis, MN/ Sauk Centre Minnetrista, MN/ Mound-Westonka Lester Prairie, MN/ Holy Trinity White Bear Lake, MN/ Hill-Murray Golden Valley, MN/ Hopkins Duluth, MN/ East St. Paul, MN/ Como Park Lakeville, MN/ North

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion

Buena Vista University Last Time Out: The Beavers recorded their first victory of the season last Saturday as they used a 28-9 run to close out the game, defeating Beloit College 80-62 in the third-place game at the Wheaton College (Ill.) Lee Pfund Classic. Jeff Janssen tied a career-high with 20 points while Wes Nordquist and Doug Bissen scored in double figures with 16 and 11 points, respectively.

2011-12 Record Overall Record: 1-2 NJAC: 0-0 Home: 0-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 1-0

The Beavers: Buena Vista was picked to finish second in the 2011-12 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (IIAC) Preseason Coachs’ Poll. The Beavers return 11 letterwinners, including four starters, off a squad that finished last season with an 11-15 overall record and 8-8 in the IIAC. Wes Nordquist looks to build on a strong sophomore season where he received First Team All-IIAC honors while senior Doug Bissen was named to the second team.

Players to Watch: A trio of Beavers (Nordquist, Bissen and Andy Puhrmann) lead the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game while Jeff Janssen also scores in double figures with 11.7 per contest. Bissen also leads the team in rebounds with seven per contest and Michael Elming dishes out a team-high 4.3 assists off the bench.

Projected Starters No. Pos. Yr. Name 5 G So. Michael Kauffmann

22 G Sr. Andy Puhrmann

33 F/C Sr. Doug Bissen

34 F Jr. Wes Nordquist

40 G Sr. Jeff Janssen

2010-11 Statistics PPG RPG APG FG% 7.7 2.0 2.3 46.7 13.3 4.0 3.7 44.4 13.3 7.0 0.7 68.2 13.3 6.3 2.7 21.7 11.7 2.0 1.3 55.6

Head Coach Brian VanHaaften

Overall Record: 305-124 Seasons: 16th Accomplishments: Van Haaften joined BVU in 1994 as an assistant coach for the Beavers and was named

head coach in 1996. Since that time he has put together one of the best active winning percentage in NCAA Division III men’s basketball with an all-time record of 304-112 (.731). Now in his 16th season, he holds the secondhighest winning percentage among active Division III coaches with at least 10 years of coaching.

Buena Vista has had a winning record in 14 of the 15 years since he took over the head job.

Van Haaften’s record ranks him amongst the best coaches in the history of the game. He reached the 200-win plateau in just his ninth season, in the 251st game of his collegiate career – faster than nearly any coach in Division III history.

2011-12 Buena Vista Beavers Roster

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No. Name 1 Trent Fisher 2 Max Burgeson 3 Tyler Kastantin 4 Chase Weaver 5 Michael Kaufmann 10 Michael Elming 15 Dustin Kruse 22 Andy Puhrmann 24 Troy Ticknor 24 Alex Savage 30 Cole Darrow 32 Greg Sibenaller 33 Doug Bissen 34 Wes Nordquist 40 Jeff Janssen 42 Kyle Hooks 44 Joe Bohan

Pos. F/C G F G G G G G G G G C F/C F G G F/C

Ht. 6-7 5-7 6-6 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-8

Wt. 205 185 185 185 160 170 190 185 180 190 190 220 205 215 185 215 185

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

Hometown/High School Johnston, IA/Johnston Milford, IA/Okoboji Dallas Center, IA/Dallas Center-Grimes Moville, IA/Bishop Heelan Harlan, IA/Harlan Johnston, IA/Johnston Hinton, IA/Hinton Paullina, IA/South O’Brien Adel, IA/ADM Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic Glenwood, IA/Glenwood Hornick, IA/Westwood Earling, IA/Harlan Adel, IA/ADM Fairmont, MN/Fairmont North Sioux City, SD/Dakota Valley Humboldt, IA/Humboldt

Three-Time National Championships • 2004, 2005, 2010 26-Time WIAC Champion

...D3hoops.com Poll...

D3hoops.com Top 25 - Preseason # School (1st votes) 1 Virginia Wesleyan (8) 2 Augustana (2) 3 Williams (7) 4 Amherst 5 Middlebury (5) 6 Marietta 7 Rochester 8 St. Thomas (2) 9 Wooster 10 MIT 11 Wittenberg 12 Whitworth 13 Emory 14 Cabrini 15 St. Mary’s (Md.) 16 Mary Hardin-Baylor 17 Franklin and Marshall 18 Oswego State 19 Buffalo State 20 Centre 21 UW-River Falls 22 Birmingham-Southern 23 Hampden-Sydney 24 UW-Stevens Point 25 Wheaton (Ill.)

W-L 25-5 27-4 29-3 25-4 28-2 27-4 22-6 30-3 31-3 20-9 20-9 28-2 20-5 24-6 25-6 23-8 23-6 24-5 23-7 21-6 20-8 23-4 17-10 26-4 18-8

In the 13-year history of the D3hoops.com poll, UW-Stevens Point has been ranked in the top 25 in 162 of 185 polls conducted and has showed up in 178 of 185 polls. The Pointers currently have a streak of 77 consecutive weeks in which they rank in the top 25 dating back to the preseason poll conducted in the 2006-07 season.

Pts ‘11 final 565 10 545 7 542 4 517 8 490 3 482 11 374 12 353 1 352 2 260 -257 22 255 5 251 -246 19 229 9 215 20 173 15 168 -161 23 153 -141 -124 -121 -117 6 113 --

In the Ranks No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Others receiving votes: Brandeis 90; North Carolina Wesleyan 81; UW-Whitewater 53; WPI 51; Whitman 50; Ramapo 48; Hope 47; Texas-Dallas 45; Becker 44; Hartwick 42; Randolph-Macon 39; Manchester 38; Rhode Island College 35; Grinnell 34; Concordia (Wis.) 30; Salem State 30; Washington U. 29; Illinois Wesleyan 20; Western Connecticut 19; Chapman 18; North Central (Ill.) 17; Wabash 12; New Jersey City 8; Hanover 6; Christopher Newport 5; Capital 4; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4; Eastern Mennonite 4; Hobart 4; Penn State-Behrend 4; St. Olaf 3; Calvin 2; SUNY-Purchase 2; William Paterson 2; Gwynedd-Mercy 1.

Year

Pre.

W1

W2

W3

W4

Times 25 13 16 12 15 16 7 6 8 7 4 7 4

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 RV NR

7 1 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 16 7

All-Time Results W5

W6

W7

W8

W9

Top 10 Years

Consecutive Weeks

2007-08 - 2010-11

42

2006-07 - 2007-08

20

2003-04 - 2004-05

17

1999-00 - 2000-01

11

Top 25 Years

Consecutive Weeks

2006 - 2007 - present

77

2001-02 - 2004-05

62

1999-00 - 2000-01

23

W10

W11

W12

W13

W14

F

99-00

RV

RV

RV

RV

RV

NR

21

16

10

15

13

10

9

7

00-01

5

5

4(2)

3(7)

6(1)

5(1)

3(1)

7

10

13

23

17

25

21

01-02

8(1)

11

6

5

16

14

13

18

19

14

16

14

12

16

19

02-03

13

11

6

6

6

6

5(1)

7

9

8

7

6

5(2)

8

12

03-04

3(2)

2(2)

2(2)

2(1)

2(1)

2(1)

2(1)

6

14

14

12

12

9

14

10

1(25)

04-05

1(24)

1(25)

2(9) 1(25)

1(25)

2(5)

2(6)

1(16)

3

1(11)

1(25)

05-06

RV

RV

RV

RV

RV

RV

NR

NR

NR

RV

NR

NR

06-07

25

9

7

5

5

1(9) 1(15) 1(17) 1(17)

3(4)

2(6)

1(21)

1(21)

1(24)

6

07-08

3(1)

2(7)

4(1)

3(5)

3(5)

3(5)

14

11

7

12

11

9

5

8

08-09

6

7

6

5

5

6

4

4

3

3

3

5

6

4

4

4

6

5

9

5

1(25)

10

8

6

4(1)

3(2)

6

1(25) 1(25)

1(25) 1(25) 1(25)

09-10

10

5

4

3

3

10-11

1(21)

1(22)

4(3)

4(4)

4(4)

11-12 24 (First Place Votes)

10

NR

RV

RV

2(9) 2(10) 1(25) 1(25) 8

9

12

12

3 RV

9

RV

10