Davenport University Men's Basketball Game Note #20 - February 3, 2015
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Davenport University Men's Basketball Game Note #20 - February 3, 2015 @DUAthletics /DUAthletics duathletics @DU_MensBBALL /DavenportMBB du_mensbball Sports information What's on the Agenda? Men's Basketball Contact: David Gerhart Lawrence Tech (4-20, 1-15 WHAC) at No. 3 Davenport (21-3, 15-1 WHAC) Office: 616-554-5045 Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Email: [email protected] DU Student Center • Grand Rapids, Mich. Twitter: @Dgerhart53 Series Record: Davenport leads, 5-0 2014-15 Schedule/Results Last Meeting: January 7, 2015 • DU, 48-42 DAN Coverage: Live Audio/Video/Stats November DAN Announcers: Rick Berkey (PbP) 04 Grace Bible W, 84-73 Visitor Coverage: None 07 St. Catharine (Ky.) # W, 87-61 08 #15 St. Francis (Ind.) # W, 74-72 The Opening Tip 10 Purdue-North Central W, 86-57 15 #RV Northwestern Ohio * W, 71-70 A Quick Look at Lawrence Tech The Blue Devils come into the week with a record of 4-20 on the season and are 1-15 in the WHAC 19 Aquinas * W, 68-56 with their lone conference win coming on the road against Marygrove on January 17th. Jon Harden 22 Madonna * W, 70-57 and Jake Mullin lead the way for the Blue Devils in scoring averaging 9.4 and 9.3 points per game, 24 Jamestown (N.D.) L, 79-80 respectively. Lawrence Tech ranks 15th in NAIA in scoring defense as they allow their opponent 25 Indiana Tech * W, 71-57 to score just 65 points per game. Robbie Geoghegan has the second best three-point field goal December percentage in the nation as he shoots 51.7 percent from behind the arc. 03 Siena Heights * W, 89-55 06 #14 Cornerstone * L, 80-87 Panthers vs. Blue Devils 13 Michigan-Dearborn * W, 81-52 In the short series between the two programs, Davenport and Lawrence Tech have met just five 21 #15 Saint Xavier (Ill.) ^ W, 78-72 times with the Panthers winning all five matchups. Prior to the first meeting this season, the Panthers won the first four games by an average of 19.8 points per game, but with the six point margin in the 22 #11 Saint Ambrose (Iowa) ^ W, 81-62 first meeting this season between the two teams, the average margin of victory for Davenport is no at 23 Marian (Ind.)^ L, 51-63 17 points per game. The last meeting was also the closet game between the two programs. January 05 Marygrove * W, 94-71 The Last Time Against the Blue Devils 07 Lawrence Tech * W, 48-42 In the last game between Davenport and Lawrence Tech, the Panthers scored a season low 48 10 Concordia * W, 78-72 points, but the Panthers allowed just 42 which was a season low at that point in the season before 14 Lourdes * W, 79-41 they allowed just 41 points to Lourdes on week later. The Panthers also set season lows in three 17 Michgian-Dearborn * W, 81-60 point field goals made (1), three point field goal attempts (9), three point field goal percentage 21 Siena Heights * W, 69-61 (11.1) free throws made (7) and free throw attempts (13). Davenport shot 48.8 percent in the 24 #7 Cornerstone * W, 78-72 game as they went on to beat Lawrence Tech 48-42 in their second game of the second semester. Dominez Burnett has a double-double for the Panthers with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Dawid 28 Aquinas * W, 80-73 Czerniawski was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field to chip in 12 points for the Panthers. 31 Madonna * W, 70-53 February 04 Lawrence Tech * 7:30 p.m. Probables 07 #21 Northwestern Ohio * 3 p.m. Starters 11 Indiana Tech * 7:30 p.m. Pos. Player HT WT YR HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG G Nick Gamble 6-0 170 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. 24-17 6.6 1.8 2.9 14 Concordia * 3 p.m. F Dominez Burnett 6-5 196 Jr. Flint, Mich. 24-24 22.4 7.0 3.4 18 Lourdes * 8 p.m. F Bishop Robinson 6-3 194 R-Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. 22-9 7.9 4.4 1.4 21 Marygrove * 3 p.m. F Kevin Rich 6-6 212 R-So. Grand Rapids, Mich. 24-22 13.0 5.3 1.8 F Dawid Czerniawski 6-8 215 R-Jr. Poznan, Poland 24-24 5.4 4.1 1.5 # Cougar Classic - Hosted by St. Francis (Ind.) Off the Bench ^ Midwest Tourney- Hosted by St. Xavier (Ill.) Pos. Player HT WT YR HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG * WHAC Contest G Braima Hai 5-11 161 So. Monrovia, Liberia 21-7 3.3 1.4 2.2 Home Games in Bold F Wes Webbert 6-8 190 Fr. Saugatuck, Mich. 24-2 2.3 1.9 0.5 F John McCloud 6-6 201 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 24-15 4.7 2.9 1.3 F Thomas Drew 6-7 210 R-Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 23-0 7.5 2.1 0.7 G Juwan Loudermill 6-1 186 R-So. Muskegon, Mich. 6-0 0.5 0.2 0.3 F Connor Heminger 6-7 185 Jr. Perry, Mich. 13-0 0.2 0.5 0.0 G Jason Jordan 6-3 160 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 24-0 3.9 2.3 0.8 F Kyle Mayers 6-5 235 Jr. Hamilton, Ontario 13-0 0.2 0.7 0.0 F CJ VanTimmeren 6-5 188 Fr. Jenison, Mich. 11-0 0.5 0.6 0.0 WHAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013 • WHAC Tournament Champions: 2012 NAIA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NAIA Elite Eight: 2011, 2014 • NAIA Fab Four: 2012 DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL 21-3, 15-1 WHAC The Opening Tip Continues... On This Day in Panther HIstory Last Time Out and garnered ten of the 14 first place votes, February 4, 2009 The last time the Panthers were action was on while Embry-Riddle (Fla.) grabbed the other the road against Madonna. The Panthers started two votes and is ranked second in the NAIA. Lourdes 63 hot out of the gate as they went on a 15-2 Beltline rival Cornerstone moved up one spot to #3 Davenport 82 run to start the game. After the teams traded eight after they beat Northwestern Ohio, while Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center) buckets after the Panther run to start the game, the Racers slipped to 21st in the this weeks Davenport was able to push their lead to 40-25 poll. - In the first half, the Panthers shot 58.6 percent at halftime. Davenport shot a scorching 55.6 from the field and started the game on a 14-4 run percent from the field in the first half, while they First Place in the WHAC as they were able to take a 49-39 lead into the held the Crusaders to 32.3 percent shooting. Davenport was able to take a two game lead half, and Lourdes shot 55 percent from the field The Panthers ramped up their defense in the in the WHAC after Cornerstone was able to in the first half. second half as they held Madonna to just 28.1 beat Northwestern Ohio in Grand Rapids on - The Panther defense tightend up in the second percent shooting in the half as they finished Saturday to prevent the Racers from keeping half as they allowed the Gray Wolves to shoot the game shooting 30.2 percent. Davenport pace with the Panthers. Cornerstone and just 37.5 percent from the field. Davenport also head the Crusaders to just 2-for-21 from Northwestern Ohio are now tied for second finished the game shooting 51.8 percent en route the behind the arc. Dawid Czerniawski went place in the WHAC as they both have 13-3 to an 82-63 win to move to 23-3 on the season 7-for-10 from the field as he had 14 points in conference records. After Concordia was away and 13-1 in the WHAC. the game, and tied his career for point and field from WHAC action this weekend to partake in - James Nelson led the way for Davenport with goals made in a game. Kevin Rich led the way the Concordia Invitational, they slipped back 31 points in the game and Lonnie Fairfax had a with 20 points as he was 5-for-9 from the field a half game as they are three games behind double-double with 10 points and 10 assists. and was 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Davenport with a 12-4 record to round out the top four in the WHAC. Up Next NAIA Top-25 Polls After the home game against Lawrence Tech, With College of Idaho and Dakota Wesleyan Strong Defense Davenport will hit the road for three of the next losing last weekend the Panthers moved up The Davenport defense has been strong as of four games. All three road games come against two sports to third in the NAIA polls, which ties late they have allowed just two of their last six all three non-Michigan teams in the WHAC as the program record for the highest ranking in opponents to shoot 40 percent from the field, they face Northwestern Ohio on Saturday before its history. Davenport has also been ranked in and have held two opponents to under 50 points they travel to Indiana to face Indiana Tech.