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Interim Commissioner...... Ron Loghry Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance...... Jaynee Nadolski Assoc. Commissioner/Championships...... Jon Kasper Asst. Commissioner/Communications...... Denise Thompson Director of Communications (MBB Contact)...... Blake Barington Assistant Director of Communications...... Lea Williams Men’s Basketball Sports Information Contacts Director of Championships...... Alex Kelly Director of Compliance...... Ty Singletary Eastern Washington Business Manager...... Stacy Freeman Dave Cook Administrative Assistant...... Desiree McPhail Phone...... (509) 359-6334 Big Sky Sports Properties Manager...... Brett McPhail Email...... [email protected] Idaho Men’s Basketball Contact: Blake Barington Joe St. Pierre Office Phone: 801.392.1978 ext. 19 Phone...... (208) 885-0211 E-mail: [email protected] Email...... [email protected] Idaho State Internet Steve Schaack The official website of the Big Sky Conference can be accessed Phone...... (208) 282-2621 by visiting www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, news Email...... [email protected] releases, statistics and standings are updated on the website. Montana Basketball statistics are updated at the conclusion of each day Nic Hallisey of competition. Phone...... (970) 231-4789 Email...... [email protected] Weekly Press Release Montana State The Big Sky Conference communications department produces Bill Lamberty a weekly men’s basketball release on Tuesdays. Media can Phone...... (406) 994-5133 receive releases as a PDF document via email by contacting Email...... [email protected] Blake Barington at 801.392.1978 ext. 19 or by email at Northern Arizona [email protected]. Randy Press Phone...... (928) 523-6792 Player of the Week Email...... [email protected] Each week during the 2018-19 men’s basketball season, the Big Northern Colorado Sky Conference selects a player of the week, announced on Ryan Ronan the day of the weekly release. Nominations are made by each Phone...... (970) 351-1065 institution’s sports information director. Winners are announced Email...... [email protected] via email and on BigSkyConf.com. Portland State Mike Lund All-Conference/Individual Awards Phone...... (503) 725-5602 Following completion of the 2018-19 regular season, the Big Sky Email...... [email protected] announces the All-Big Sky First, Second, Third and Honorable Sacramento State Mention Teams. Individual awards consist of Most Valuable Ryan Bjork Player, Newcomer of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Phone...... (916) 278-7426 Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. Email...... [email protected] Southern Utah Bryson Lester Phone...... (801) 860-8653 Email...... [email protected] Weber State Paul Grua Phone...... (801) 626-7414 E-mail...... [email protected]

2 2018-19 Big Sky Men’s Basketball 2017-18 REVIEW

Big Sky Notables 855 In his lone season competing in the Big Sky Conference, Northern Colorado senior Andre Spight broke the »» The Big Sky Conference gears up for its 56th season of men’s conference’s single-season scoring record of 845 points basketball in 2018-19 in his final collegiate game with a 23-point performance »» The Big Sky claimed its first national postseason title in 2017- in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship to 18 with Northern Colorado winning the CollegeInsider.com reach 855 points on the season. Spight’s new standard Tournament (CIT) surpassed the 52-year conference record set by Idaho »» Montana earned the league’s automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA State’s Dave Wagnon during the 1965-66 season. Tournament as a No. 14 seed in its 11th postseason appearance »» Six teams totaled 20 or more wins for the first time in league 776 ’s 776 career field goals made tied the history (Montana, Northern Colorado, Idaho, Weber State, 41-year record first set by Idaho State’s Steve Hayes in Eastern Washington, Portland State) 1977 following his four-year career from 1973-77. »» The Big Sky saw a climb of 11 spots to No. 17 in the RPI, the highest for the league since the 2005-06 season. The RPI 320 Andre Spight’s 320 three-point attempts in ranking tied for the third highest since the 1998-99 and 1999- 2017-18 blew out the previous record of 265 by Weber 2000 seasons where the Big Sky was 16th State’s in 2016-17. Spight finished with »» The Big Sky’s strength of schedule also improved from 29th to 128 three-pointers to tie for the second most in 18th among the nation’s 32 conferences last season. The ranking conference history. also tied for the third best, coming in behind the 1999-2000 (13th) and 1998-99 (17th) seasons 138 Bogdan Bliznyuk’s 138 career games played broke the »» Seven Big Sky student-athletes were named to the National previous conference record of 132 by Weber State’s Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 6 Team Jordan Richardson from 2010-14. (Eastern Washington’s Bogdan Bliznyuk, Northern Colorado’s Andre Spight, Weber State’s Jerrick Harding, Idaho’s Victor 38 Northern Colorado’s Andre Spight, Jordan Davis, Jonah Sanders and Brayon Blake, Montana’s Ahmaad Rorie and Radebaugh, Jalen Sanders, Anthony Johnson and Sacramento State’s Justin Strings Tanner Morgan tied the league record for games played »» Montana head coach Travis DeCuire was tabbed the NABC in a single season, matching Northern Arizona’s Quinton District 6 Coach of the Year Upshur and Ako Kaluna in 2014-15. Northern Colorado’s »» Bogdan Bliznyuk was the lone Big Sky player to garner 38 games played this season tied for the most by a Big accolades from the Associated Press by being named an AP All- Sky team in league history alongside Northern Arizona’s American Honorable Mention selection 38 in 2014-15. »» Bliznyuk, Spight and Harding were named to the Lou Henson All-America Team highlighting the nation’s top mid-major 27 Portland State’s 27 steals against Portland Bible on Dec. players 2 broke a 44-year single-game Big Sky record held by Northern Arizona (vs. Southern Utah, Nov. 30, 1974). Big Sky Records Broken or Tied

3,082 Northern Colorado scored a Big Sky record of 3,082 points last season to surpass the previous record of 2,820 points by Eastern Washington during the 2014-15 season.

2,347 Northern Colorado’s 2,347 field goal attempts bettered a 52-year conference best of 2,258 attempts by Idaho in the 1965-66 season.

2,169 Eastern Washington senior Bogdan Bliznyuk broke a 24-year conference record on Mar. 9 in the Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinals by surpassing 2,102 career points set by Idaho’s in 1994. Bliznyuk finished his career with 2,169 points in 138 games.

1,104 Northern Colorado connected on 1,104 field goals last season to break the previous record of 990 by Weber State in 2012-13.

930 Northern Colorado’s 930 three-point attempts surpassed Montana State’s record of 853 set in 2016-17.

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2017-18 BIG SKY CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS

BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Montana*# 16-2 .889 26-8 .765 14-0 8-6 4-2 L1 Idaho* 14-4 .778 22-9 .710 11-2 9-4 2-3 L1 Weber State* 13-5 .722 20-11 .645 12-3 7-4 1-4 L1 Eastern Washington* 13-5 .722 20-15 .571 11-1 6-12 3-2 L2 Northern Colorado 11-7 .611 26-12 .684 14-3 7-8 5-1 W4 Portland State 9-9 .500 20-14 .588 8-5 10-6 2-3 L2 Idaho State 9-9 .500 14-16 .467 9-5 5-10 0-1 L2 Montana State 6-12 .333 13-19 .406 8-6 3-12 2-1 L7 North Dakota 6-12 .333 12-20 .375 7-6 2-13 3-1 L1 Southern Utah 5-13 .278 13-19 .406 9-5 2-13 2-1 L1 Sacramento State 4-14 .222 7-25 .219 6-7 1-13 0-5 L1 Northern Arizona 2-16 .111 5-27 .156 2-10 3-14 0-3 L4 *Clinched first-round bye in the conference tournament #Big Sky tournament champion

BIG SKY TOURNAMENT RESULTS POSTSEASON RESULTS

First Round - Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018 NCAA Tournament #8 North Dakota 76, #9 Montana State 74 First Round (Thursday, Mar. 15) #5 Northern Colorado 82, #12 Northern Arizona 59 #3 Michigan 61, #14 Montana 47 #10 Southern Utah 76, #7 Idaho State 68 Site: INTRUST Bank Arena; Wichita, Kan. #6 Portland State 71, #11 Sacramento State 67 Invitational Quarterfinals - Thursday, Mar. 8, 2018 First Round (Tuesday, Mar. 13) #1 Montana 84, #8 North Dakota 76 Utah Valley 87, Eastern Washington 65 #5 Northern Colorado 80, #4 Weber State 55 Site: UCCU Center; Orem, Utah #10 Southern Utah 92, #2 Idaho 78 #3 Eastern Washington 78, #6 Portland State 72 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Second Round (Sunday, Mar. 18) Semifinals - Friday, Mar. 9, 2018 Northern Colorado 81, Drake 72 #1 Montana 91, #5 Northern Colorado 89 (OT) Site: Bank of Colorado Arena; Greeley, Colo. #3 Eastern Washington 82, #10 Southern Utah 70 San Diego 67, Portland State 64 Site: Jenny Craig Pavilion; San Diego, Calif. Championship - Saturday, Mar. 10, 2018 #1 Montana 82, #3 Eastern Washington 65 Quarterfinals (Wednesday, Mar. 21) Northern Colorado 86, San Diego 75 Site: Jenny Craig Pavilion; San Diego, Calif.

Semifinals (Wednesday, Mar. 28) Northern Colorado 99, Sam Houston State 80 Site: Bank of Colorado Arena; Greeley, Colo.

Championship (Friday, Mar. 30) Northern Colorado 76, Illinois-Chicago 71 Site: Bank of Colorado Arena; Greeley, Colo.

4 2018-19 Big Sky Men’s Basketball 2018-19 TOP RETURNERS

RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS

Name, School Position Team Class Hometown Jerrick Harding, Weber State Guard First Junior Wichita, Kan. Ahmaad Rorie, Montana Guard First Senior Tacoma, Wash. Michael Oguine, Montana Guard Second Senior Los Angeles, Calif. Tyler Hall, Montana State Guard Second Senior Rock Island, Ill. Jamar Akoh, Montana Forward Third Senior Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Jared Stutzman, Idaho State Guard/Forward Third Junior Idaho Falls, Idaho Zach Braxton, Weber State Forward/Center Third Senior Highlands Ranch, Colo. Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado Guard Third Senior Las Vegas, Nev. Brandon Boyd, Idaho State Guard Honorable Mention Junior Los Angeles, Calif. Harald Frey, Montana State Guard Honorable Mention Junior Oslo, Norway , Eastern Washington Forward Honorable Mention Junior Melbourne, Australia

TOP RETURNERS BY STATISTICAL CATEGORY TOP RETURNERS BY CLASS

Scoring Scoring Jerrick Harding, Weber State...... 22.0 Senior...... Tyler Hall, Montana State...... 17.5 Junior...... Jerrick Harding, Weber State...... 22.0 Rebounding Sophomore...... Holland Woods, Portland State...... 10.5 Zach Braxton, Weber State...... 7.8 Rebounding Assists Senior...... Zach Braxton, Weber State...... 7.8 Holland Woods, Portland Sate*...... 5.6 Junior...... Brooks Debisschop, Northern Arizona...... 7.4 Sophomore...... Jalen Sanders, Northern Colorado...... 5.8 Field Goal Percentage Joshua Patton, Sacramento State*...... 611 Assists Senior...... Ahmaad Rorie, Montana...... 3.7 Blocks Junior...... Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa, Sacramento State...... 3.6 Joshua Patton, Sacramento State*...... 1.8 Sophomore...... Holland Woods, Portland State*...... 5.6

Steals Field Goal Percentage Holland Woods, Portland State...... 1.5 Senior...... Jamar Akoh, Montana...... 570 Junior...... Joshua Patton, Sacramento State*...... 611 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Sophomore...... Jalen Sanders, Northern Colorado...... 582 Jared Stutzman, Idaho State*...... 520 Blocks 3-Point Field Goals Per Game Senior...... Brekkott Chapman, Weber State...... 1.7 Tyler Hall, Montana State...... 3.2 Junior...... Joshua Patton, Sacramento State*...... 1.8 Sophomore...... Jalen Sanders, Northern Colorado...... 1.4 Percentage Tyler Hall, Montana State*...... 907 Steals Senior...... Michael Oguine, Montana...... 1.4 Junior...... Brandon Boyd, Idaho State...... 1.3 Sophomore...... Holland Woods, Portland State...... 1.5 *Led the Big Sky Conference 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Senior...... Brekkott Chapman, Weber State...... 423 Junior...... Jared Stutzman, Idaho State*...... 520 Sophomore...... Jack Perry, Eastern Washington...... 431

Free Throw Percentage Senior...... Tyler Hall, Montana State*...... 907 Junior...... Jerrick Harding, Weber State...... 882 Sophomore...... Holland Woods, Portland State...... 791

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2019 Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket March 13-16 CenturyLink Arena - Boise, Idaho

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 #1 Seed

#8 Seed GAME 4 Game 4 Winner GAME 1 12 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Game 1 Winner GAME 8 #9 Seed Game 8 Winner 5:30 p.m. #4 Seed GAME 5 Game 5 Winner 2:30 p.m. #5 Seed

GAME 10 6 p.m. 2019 #2 Seed Tournament Champion

#7 Seed GAME 6 Game 6 Winner 5:30 p.m. GAME 2 Game 2 Winner 12 p.m. #10 Seed GAME 9 Game 9 Winner 8 p.m.

#3 Seed

#6 Seed GAME 7 Game 7 Winner 8 p.m. GAME 3 Game 3 Winner 2:30 p.m. #11 Seed

6 2018-19 Big Sky Men’s Basketball BIG SKY ON TELEVISION/RADIO

Eleven Sports Network launched an American channel in March of 2017. The Big Sky Conference’s newest national TV partner will air 10 men’s conference basketball games during the 2018-19 season as well as the quarterfinals and semifinals of the 2019 Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship.

Eleven Sports Network is available on DirecTV channel 623. Roughly 3.1 DirecTV viewers subscribe to a sports package that includes Eleven Sports, which is also available on AT&T Uverse (Channel 1665), Verizon FiOS (Channel 597) and Google Fiber (Channel 251). DirecTV is in more than 21 million homes, all with access to Eleven Sports.

Eleven Sports has nationwide distribution to more than 55 million households and TV Everywhere authenticated users.

All Eleven Sports productions will also be available on WatchBigSky.com and Pluto TV. Eleven Sports is available on various Cable, Satellite, Telco, and OTT providers. Go to http://elevensportsusa.com/ where-to-watch/ to find Eleven Sports in your area.

The Big Sky Conference announced a partnership with Pluto TV, the leading free Internet television service in America in July of 2017. As a part of the deal, the Big Sky Conference will air all of its live streamed sports events on Pluto TV for free including up to 700 football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and selected soccer, softball and track and field events.

The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the 2019 Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship will be streamed live for free on Pluto TV Channel 231 and WatchBigSky.com.

The 2019 Big Sky men’s basketball championship game will air live on ESPNU on Saturday, March 16 at 6 p.m. MT. The game will also air live on radio via Westwood One.

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2018-19 ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Tyler Kidd G 5-11 180 R-Jr. Seattle, Wash. / Skagit Valley CC EAGLE QUICK FACTS 1 Austin Fadal G 6-4 175 Fr. San Ramon, Calif. / Hillcrest Prep 2 Ty Gibson G 6-3 190 Sr. Issaquah, Wash. / Issaquah HS Location...... Cheney, Wash. 4 Ralueke Orizu F 6-9 190 So. Atlanta, Ga. / Savannah State Founded...... 1882 5 Casson Rouse G 6-2 180 Fr. Lacey, Wash. / Timberline HS Enrollment...... 12,607 10 Jacob Davison G 6-4 175 R-So. Long Beach, Calif. / Cantewell-Sacred Heart HS Nickname...... Eagles 11 Jack Perry G 6-2 175 So. Melbourne, Australia / Camberwell Grammer School Colors...... Red and White 12 Steven Beo G 6-3 180 R-So. Richland, Wash. / BYU Arena (Capacity)...... (5,000) 13 Luka Vulikic G 6-6 190 R-So. Belgrade, Serbia / Svetozar Markovic Jagodina HS President...... Dr. Mary Cullinan 14 Mason Peatling F 6-8 220 Jr. Melbourne, Australia / Beaconhills College HS Athletics Director...... Lynn Hickey 20 Cody Benzel G 6-4 175 R-Sr. Spokane, Wash. / Ferris HS Sports Info. Director...... Dave Cook 22 Elijah Jackson G 6-4 190 Fr. West Seattle, Wash. / Chief Sealth HS Website...... GoEags.com 23 Jordan Veening F 6-6 205 Fr. Sumas, Wash. / Nooksack Valley HS Head Coach...... Shantay Legans 24 Kim Aiken Jr. G/F 6-7 215 R-Fr. Redlands, Calif. / East Valley HS Years at Eastern Washington...... Second 25 Michael Meadows G 6-2 175 Fr. Hollywood, Calif. / Campbell Hall HS Record at Eastern Washington...... 20-15 34 Jesse Hunt F 6-7 210 Sr. Geraldton, Australia / Sir Francis Drake HS Overall Career Record...... 20-15 35 F 6-9 235 R-Fr. Spokane, Wash. / Shadle Park HS 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 20-15, 13-5/T-3rd 42 Joshua Thomas G 6-3 185 R-So. Spokane, Wash. / Central Valley HS 2017-18 Postseason...... CBI 2018-19 SCHEDULE 11.6 at Syracuse# TBA EAGLE QUICK HITS 11.9 at Oregon# TBA »» Despite losing Big Sky Conference MVP Bogdan Bliznyuk, the Eagles return four starters for the 11.16 Green Bay# 4:45 p.m. 2018-19 campaign highlighted by All-Big Sky Honorable Mention selection Mason Peatling (7.7 ppg, 11.17 UMKC/MNoorehead State# 3:15 p.m. 5.6 rpg) 11.27 at Washington 5 p.m. »» The Big Sky Championship runners-up also return sophomore Jack Perry (6.8 ppg, 2.4 apg, 56 12.1 at Seattle TBA 3’s), senior Cody Benzel (6.6 ppg, 67 3’s) and senior Ty Gibson (6.3 ppg, 61 3’s) from last season’s 12.8 at North Dakota State 7 p.m. starting lineup 12.13 at San Francisco 7 p.m. »» In addition to the four returning starters, head coach Shantay Legans welcomes back senior Jesse 12.15 at Stanford TBA Hunt (7.5, 5.6 ppg), sophomore Jacob Davison (7.2 ppg) and sophomore Luka Vulikic (7.1 ppg, 3.6 12.18 South Dakota State 6:05 p.m. rpg, 2.5 apg) 12.21 Walla Walla 2:05 p.m. »» Vulikic started in all eight games he appeared in for the Eagles before receiving a medical hardship 12.29 Weber State* 2:05 p.m. for the 2017-18 season 12.31 Idaho State* 1:05 p.m. »» Eastern Washington advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Tourney a season ago as 1.3 at Idaho* TBA the No. 3 seed in Legans’ first season at the helm of the program before suffering an 82-65 loss to 1.7 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. top seed Montana 1.10 Montana* 6:05 p.m. »» The Eagles made an appearance in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) where they fell to Utah 1.19 Montana State* 2:05 p.m. Valley 87-65 in the opener 1.24 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 1.26 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.2 Southern Utah* 2:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 2.4 Northern Arizona* 6:05 p.m. Points Blocks 2.7 at Montana State* 7:05 p.m. Mason Peatling, 7.7 ppg Mason Peatling, 1.2 bpg 2.9 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. 2.16 Northern Colorado* 2:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 2.18 Idaho* 7:15 p.m. Mason Peatling & Jesse Hunt, 5.6 rpg Mason Peatling, 0.9 spg 2.21 at Southern Utah* 6:35 p.m. 2.23 at Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.28 Sacramento State* 6:05 p.m. Jack Perry, 2.4 apg Jack Perry, 27.3 mpg 3.2 Portland State* 2:05 p.m. 3.7 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m.

All Times Local to Site *Big Sky Conference Game #2K Classic

8 2018-19 Big Sky Men’s Basketball BIG SKY TEAM PAGES IDAHO VANDALS

2018-19 ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Rayquawndis Mitchell G 6-4 180 Fr. Blaine, Minn. / Blaine HS VANDAL QUICK FACTS 3 Losini Kamara G 6-3 180 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Park Center HS 5 Cameron Tyson G 6-3 185 Fr. Bothell, Wash. / Bothell HS Location...... Moscow, Idaho 11 Xavier Smith G 6-4 180 So. Seattle, Wash. / Oregon State Founded...... 1889 12 Chance Garvin G/F 6-4 180 So. Coulee Dam, Wash. / Lake Roosevelt HS Enrollment...... 12,072 13 Geno West G 6-2 160 So. Portland, Ore. / Jefferson HS Nickname...... Vandals 14 Nate Sherwood PF 6-8 210 Sr. Albany, Ore. / West Albany HS Colors...... Silver and Gold 15 Marquell Fraser G 6-4 200 Jr. Hamilton, Ontario / Midland College Arena (Capacity)...... Cowan Spectrum (6,000) 20 Jared Rodriguez F 6-8 180 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. / Mountain Ridge HS President...... Chuck Staben 24 Khadim Samb F 6-6 185 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Sprayberry HS Interim Athletics Director...... Pete Isakson 25 Trevon Allen G 6-2 180 Jr. Lapwai, Idaho / Clarkston HS Sports Info. Director...... Joe St. Pierre 31 Cassius Smits-Francisco F/C 6-9 230 Fr. Cave Creek, Ariz. / Cactus Shadows HS Website...... GoVandals.com 32 Tomas Domingos C 7-0 240 So. Lisbon, Portugal / Southern Idaho Head Coach...... Don Verlin 34 Scott Blakney F 6-9 225 So. Prosser, Wash. / Prosser HS Years at Idaho...... 11th Record at Idaho...... 172-149 Overall Career Record...... 172-149 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 22-9, 14-4/2nd VANDAL QUICK HITS 2017-18 Postseason...... None »» Following a second-place regular season finish in the Big Sky last season, the Vandals will sport a slew of new faces on the court with 11 underclassmen on the 14-player roster after the loss of four 2018-19 SCHEDULE starters and 78.5% of their scoring 11.6 at UC Irvine 7 p.m. »» Senior Nate Sherwood is the lone returning starter for Idaho, averaging 9.5 points per game for 11.13 Nicholls State 7 p.m. fourth on the squad in 2017-18 11.18 Bethesda College 2 p.m. »» Junior Trevon Allen is the only other returner that appeared in all 31 contests last season with an 11.23 vs. Northwest Nazarene# 7 p.m. average of 4.2 points per game 11.24 vs. UC Santa Barbara# 7 p.m. »» The Vandals also welcome back three others that saw court time in sophomores Geno West (1.2 11.27 Walla Walla 7 p.m. ppg), Scott Blakney (1.0 ppg) and Chance Garvin (0.3 ppg) 12.1 at North Dakota TBA 12.5 at Washington State TBA 12.8 Cal State Bakersfield TBA RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 12.15 Omaha 5 p.m. Points Blocks 12.21 at Santa Clara TBA Nate Sherwood, 9.5 ppg Nate Sherwood, 0.4 bpg 12.29 Idaho State* TBA

12.31 Weber State* TBA Rebounds Steals 1.3 Eastern Washington* TBA Nate Sherwood, 4.7 rpg Nate Sherwood, 0.6 spg 1.5 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m.

1.10 Montana State* TBA Assists Minutes Played 1.19 Montana* TBA Nate Sherwood, 1.7 apg Nate Sherwood, 29.2 mpg 1.24 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 1.26 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 2.2 Northern Arizona* TBA 2.4 Southern Utah* TBA 2.7 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. 2.9 at Montana State* 2:05 p.m. 2.14 Northern Colorado* TBA 2.18 at Eastern Washington* 7:15 p.m. 2.21 at Northern Arizona* 6:35 p.m. 2.23 at Southern Utah* 2:05 p.m. 2.28 Portland State* TBA 3.2 Sacramento State* TBA 3.7 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m.

All Times Local to Site *Big Sky Conference Game #Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase (Boise, Idaho)

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2018-19 ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Andrew Vaughan G 5-10 165 R-Fr. McCammon, Idaho / Marsh Valley HS BENGAL QUICK FACTS 1 Austin Smellie G 6-5 180 Fr. Preston, Idaho / Preston HS 3 Sam Dowd G 5-8 167 Sr. Seattle, Wash. / North Idaho College Location...... Pocatello, Idaho 4 Chidi Udengwu F 6-7 185 Jr. Diamond Bar, Calif. / San Bernardino Valley CC Founded...... 1901 5 Chier Maker F 6-7 200 Jr. Sydney, Australia / Palm Beach State Enrollment...... 14,489 10 Lyle Sutton G 6-2 185 R-So. Rexburg, Idaho / Madison HS Nickname...... Bengals 15 Brandon Boyd G 6-0 180 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Middlebrooks Prep Colors...... Black and Orange 20 Balint Mocsan G 6-3 182 Jr. Budapest, Hungary / Kempelen Farkas Grammar School Arena (Capacity)...... (8,000) 21 Jared Stutzman G/F 6-6 200 Jr. Idaho Falls, Idaho / Utah Valley President...... Dr. Arthur Vailas 22 Alonzo Walker F 6-6 210 Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Odessa College Interim Athletics Director...... Pauline Thiros 23 Houston Wahlen G 6-2 175 So. Aberdeen, Idaho / Aberdeen HS Sports Info. Director...... Steve Schaack 24 Blake Truman F/C 6-8 230 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Snow College Website...... ISUBengals.com 25 Gary Chivichyan G 6-5 200 R-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Middlebrooks Prep Head Coach...... Bill Evans 32 Matija Ilic F 6-7 215 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia / Wasatch Academy Years at Idaho State...... 7th 52 Kelvin Jones C 6-11 230 Jr. Chihuahua, Mexico / Odessa College Record at Idaho State...... 59-122 Overall Career Record...... 267-345 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 14-16, 9-9/T-6th 2017-18 Postseason...... None BENGAL QUICK HITS »» Idaho State returns three starters among its eight letterwinners for the 2018-19 season 2018-19 SCHEDULE »» All-Big Sky Third Team selection Jared Stutzman (14.9 ppg, 56.7 FG%, 66 3’s) as well as honorable 11.6 at Gonzaga TBA mention pick and the Big Sky Top Reserve Brandon Boyd (14.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.4 apg) highlight ISU’s 11.10 at Boise State TBA returners after leading the team in scoring last season 11.15 Pacific TBA »» Boyd moved into the Bengals’ starting lineup for the final eight games of the season 11.19 Bethesda College 7:05 p.m. »» Junior guard Balint Mocsan also averaged double figures at 10.1 points per game while connecting 11.26 at Pepperdine TBA on 62 treys 11.29 Montana-Western 7:05 p.m. »» Junior guard Gary Chivichyan made four starts and averaged over 15 minutes per game while 12.7 at Santa Clara 7 p.m. averaging 7.0 points 12.19 at Utah Valley TBA »» Rounding out the ISU returners are senior Blake Truman (2.1 ppg), senior Sam Dowd (1.9 ppg), 12.22 at UC Santa Barbara TBA sophomore Lyle Sutton (0.5 ppg) and sophomore Houston Wahlen (0.4 ppg) 12.29 at Idaho* TBA 12.31 at Eastern Washington* 1:05 p.m. 1.3 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.5 Northern Arizona* 7:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.12 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. Jared Stutzman & Brandon Boyd, 14.9 ppg Jared Stutzman & Balint Mocsan, 0.3 bpg 1.17 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m.

1.21 Northern Colorado* TBA Rebounds Steals 1.24 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. Brandon Boyd, 4.2 rpg Brandon Boyd, 1.3 spg 1.26 at Montana State* 2:05 p.m.

1.31 Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.2 Portland State* 7:05 p.m. Brandon Boyd, 2.4 apg Jared Stutzman, 32.9 mpg 2.7 at Northern Arizona* 6:35 p.m. 2.9 at Southern Utah* 2:05 p.m. 2.14 Montana State* 7:05 p.m. 2.16 Montana* 7:05 p.m. 2.21 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 3.2 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. 3.4 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 3.7 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 Idaho* 7:05 p.m.

All Times Local to Site *Big Sky Conference Game

10 2018-19 Big Sky Men’s Basketball BIG SKY TEAM PAGES MONTANA GRIZZLIES

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Michael Oguine G 6-2 171 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Chaminade Prep HS GRIZ QUICK FACTS 1 Timmy Falls G 6-2 171 So. Dublin, Calif. / Dublin HS 2 Donaven Dorsey G 6-7 214 R-Sr. Lacey, Wash. / Washington Location...... Missoula, Mont. 3 Freddy Brown III G 6-2 Fr. Seattle, Wash. / Nathan Hale HS Founded...... 1893 4 Sayeed Pridgett G 6-5 195 Jr. Oakland, Calif. / El Cerrito HS Enrollment...... 11,865 10 Eddy Egun G 6-4 160 Fr. Woodland Hills, Calif. / El Camino Real HS Nickname...... Grizzlies, Griz 12 Kendal Manuel G 6-4 180 R-Jr. Billings, Mont. / Oregon State Colors...... Copper, Silver, Gold 13 Ben Carter F 6-10 275 Fr. Adelaide, Australia / Sacred Heart College Arena (Capacity)...... (7,322) 14 Ahmaad Rorie G 6-1 175 R-Sr. Tacoma, Wash. / Oregon President...... Seth Bodnar 15 Jamar Akoh F 6-8 253 R-Sr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Cal State Fullerton Athletics Director...... Kent Haslam 23 Mack Anderson F 6-9 210 Fr. Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman HS Sports Info. Director...... Nic Hallisey 24 Bobby Moorehead G 6-7 182 Sr. Tacoma, Wash. / Stadium HS Website...... GoGriz.com 32 Peter Jones F 6-8 225 R-Fr. Seattle, Wash. / O’Dea HS Head Coach...... Travis DeCuire 33 Kelby Kramer C 6-10 220 R-Fr. Rock Springs, Wyo. / Rock Springs HS Years at Montana...... 5th 34 Tony Miller F 6-6 210 Jr. Woodinville, Wash. / Seattle Pacific Record at Montana...... 83-49

Overall Career Record...... 83-49 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 26-8, 16-2/1st 2017-18 Postseason...... NCAA Tournament GRIZ QUICK HITS »» Montana returns over 85 percent of its scoring from last season’s NCAA Tournament squad 2018-19 SCHEDULE including the return of four senior starters and six of its top seven scorers 11.9 Georgia State 7 p.m. »» Montana claimed the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles last season before falling to No. 3 11.12 Montana Tech 7 p.m. seed Michigan in its NCAA opener, 61-47 11.16 vs. Incarnate Word# 11 a.m. »» Highlighting the Grizzlies’ returners are three All-Big Sky honorees from 2017-18 including senior 11.17 vs. Miami (Ohio)/North Dakota State# TBA guard Ahmaad Rorie (1st Team), senior guard Michael Oguine (2nd Team) and senior forward Jamar 11.18 TBD# TBA Akoh (3rd Team) 11.28 at Creighton 7:30 p.m. »» Rorie (17.2 ppg, 3.7 apg, 1.2 spg) led the Griz in scoring, ranking in the top 10 in the league in scoring, 12.3 College of Idaho 7 p.m. assists, steals, free throw percentage (85.0), -to-turnover ratio (1.9) and minutes played (35.8) 12.8 at UC Irvine TBA »» Oguine, who was also named the league’s defensive player of the year, added 15.8 points, 5.5 12.17 North Dakota State 7 p.m. rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for Montana 12.19 at Arizona TBA »» Along with Akoh, who chipped in 12.8 points and 6.6 boards per contest, the trio accounted for 12.22 at South Dakota State 7 p.m. nearly 60 percent of Montana’s scoring 12.29 at Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. »» Also returning for the Griz is senior guard Bobby Moorehead, who started all 34 games while 12.31 at Southern Utah* 6:35 p.m. averaging 7.4 points 1.3 Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. »» Montana brings back junior guard Sayeed Pridgett, who ranked fourth in scoring last season at 8.4 1.5 Portland State* 7:05 p.m. points as the top reserve while sophomore guard Timmy Falls returns after averaging 4.4 points 1.10 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 1.12 at Northern Colorado* 2:05 p.m. 1.19 at Idaho* TBA RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.24 Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.26 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. Ahmaad Rorie, 17.2 ppg Jamar Akoh, 0.7 bpg 2.2 at Montana State* 7:05 p.m.

2.7 Idaho* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 2.9 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. Jamar Akoh, 6.6 rpg Michael Oguine, 1.4 spg 2.14 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m.

2.16 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.23 Montana State* 7:05 p.m. Ahmaad Rorie, 3.7 apg Ahmaad Rorie, 35.8 mpg 2.25 Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. 3.2 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. 3.4 Northern Arizona* 7:05 p.m. 3.7 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Zeke Quinlan F 6-7 220 Fr. Portland, Ore. / Hillcrest Prep BOBCAT QUICK FACTS 1 Jared Martin G 6-5 195 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro HS 2 Keljin Blevins F 6-6 200 Sr. Hot Springs, Ark. / Southern Miss Location...... Bozeman, Mont. 3 Tyler Hall G 6-5 210 Sr. Rock Island, Ill. / Rock Island HS Founded...... 1893 4 Sam Neumann C 6-7 220 Sr. St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Durham Hall Enrollment...... 16,500 5 Harald Frey G 6-1 180 Jr. Oslo, Norway / Wang Sports Academy Nickname...... Bobcats 11 Ladan Ricketts F 6-5 185 Jr. Livingston, Mont. / Sheridan College Colors...... Blue and Gold 12 Quentin Guliford F 6-6 180 Fr. Peoria, Ariz. / Liberty HS Arena (Capacity)...... Worthington Arena (6,772) 13 Lassi Nikkarinen G 6-2 180 So. Helsinki, Finland / Makelanrinne HS President...... Dr. Waded Cruzado 20 Russell Daniels G 5-11 165 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. / Southwestern Florida JC Athletics Director...... Leon Costello 31 Devin Kirby F 6-11 215 So. Chandler, Ariz. / Basha HS Sports Info. Director...... Bill Lamberty 32 Maximilian Schuecker C 6-9 230 Fr. Modling, / Redwell Gunners Oberwart Website...... MSUBobcats.com Usman Haruna C 6-11 235 Sr. Kaduna, Nigeria / East Carolina Head Coach...... Brian Fish Years at Montana State...... 5th Record at Montana State...... 50-75 Overall Career Record...... 50-75 BOBCAT QUICK HITS 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 13-19, 6-12/T-8th »» Among Montana State’s five returning letterwinners from the 2017-18 campaign are four starters 2017-18 Postseason...... None including its top three scorers »» Senior guard Tyler Hall returns after being named an All-Big Sky Second Team pick and averaging 2018-19 SCHEDULE 17.5 points, 2.8 assists and 3.2 three-pointers per game a season ago 11.6 Utah State 7 p.m. »» Hall needs just four points to break the MSU career scoring record and 308 to set a new Big Sky 11.9 at Indiana 8 p.m. career record, currently sitting with 1,861 points 11.11 Presentation College 7 p.m. »» Hall is joined by returning sophomore guard Harald Frey, who was an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention 11.14 at Colorado State 7 p.m. after putting up 13.1 points and 3.2 assists per outing to rank fourth in the league with a 1.9 assist-to- 11.17 at UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m. turnover ratio 11.21 at Arkansas TBA »» Senior forward Keljin Blevins returns for the Bobcats after ranking third in scoring with 9.7 points 11.24 at Omaha 1 p.m. and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game 11.27 North Dakota 7 p.m. »» The Bobcats also welcome back senior post Sam Neumann who averaged 4.1 points and 4.5 12.9 at Washington State TBA rebounds as a starter last season 12.18 at Denver 7 p.m. »» Sophomore forward Devin Kirby returns to the court after sitting out last season, appearing in 32 12.29 at Southern Utah* 2:05 p.m. games with an average of 1.3 points per game in 2016-17 12.31 at Northern Arizona* 12:05 p.m. »» Sophomore guard Lassi Nikkarinen rounds out the MSU returners after playing in 23 contests with 1.3 Portland State* 7:05 p.m. just over seven minutes per game 1.5 Sacramento State* 2:05 p.m. 1.10 at Idaho* TBA 1.14 Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.19 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.24 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. Tyler Hall, 17.5 ppg Keljin Blevins & Tyler Hall, 0.4 bpg 1.26 Idaho State* 2:05 p.m.

2.2 Montana* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 2.4 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. Keljin Blevins, 5.8 rpg Tyler Hall & Harald Frey, 0.8 spg 2.7 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m.

2.9 Idaho* 2:05 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.14 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. Harald Frey, 3.2 apg Harald Frey, 32.3 mpg 2.16 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 2.23 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. 3.2 Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. 3.4 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. 3.7 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Cameron Satterwhite G 6-4 175 So. Gilbert, Ariz. / Loyola Chicago LUMBERJACK QUICK FACTS 1 Davon Bolton G 6-2 175 Jr. Seattle, Wash. / Eastern Arizona 2 Corey Brown F 6-8 225 Sr. Hollywood, Fla. / McArthur HS Location...... Flagstaff, Ariz. 3 Carlos Hines G 6-4 171 So. Chicago, Ill. / North Lawndale HS Founded...... 1899 5 Omar Ndiaye G 6-1 165 Sr. Santa Fe, N.M. / Monte Del Sol HS Enrollment...... 31,057 10 Jonathan Andre F 6-7 205 So. North Miami Beach, Fla. / Wallace State Nickname...... Lumberjacks 13 Keith Haymon F 6-6 170 Fr. Cypress, Texas / Cypress Ranch HS Colors...... Blue and Gold 14 Karl Harris G 6-5 185 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Indian Hills CC Arena (Capacity)...... (7,300) 15 Nik Mains F 6-8 195 R-Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Pinnacle HS President...... Dr. Rita Cheng 20 Cameron Shelton G 6-2 160 Fr. La Verne, Calif. / Damien HS Athletics Director...... Mike Marlow 21 Luke Avdalovic G 6-4 185 R-Fr. Folsom, Calif. / Vista Del Lago HS Sports Info. Director...... Randy Press 25 Brooks DeBisschop F 6-9 230 Jr. West Linn, Ore. / West Linn HS Website...... NAUAthletics.com 32 Chris Bowling G/F 6-7 175 Jr. Gilbert, Ariz. / Gilbert HS Head Coach...... Jack Murphy 33 Isaiah Thomas F 6-9 220 Sr. Oakland, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd HS Years at Northern Arizona...... 7th 34 Ted McCree G 6-4 190 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Gillette College Record at Northern Arizona...... 68-128 35 Aziz Seck G/F 6-7 185 R-So. Dakar, Senegal / Army & Navy Academy Overall Career Record...... 68-128 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 5-27, 2-16/12th 2017-18 Postseason...... None LUMBERJACK QUICK HITS 2018-19 SCHEDULE »» Northern Arizona returns six letterwinners including three starters from the 2017-18 season 11.10 Jacksonville 12 p.m. »» Senior guard Karl Harris is the top scorer returning for the Lumberjacks from last season after 11.12 at South Dakota 7 p.m. averaging 8.2 points per game in 10 starts for NAU 11.14 at Omaha 7 p.m. »» Junior guard/forward Chris Bowling averaged 7.7 points and connected on a team-high 45 three- 11.18 at Hawaii TBA pointers last season 11.28 at UC Davis 7 p.m. »» Big men Isaiah Thomas and Brooks DeBisschop return off NAU’s starting lineup with Thomas 12.1 at Santa Clara 4 p.m. putting up 5.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in his junior season while DeBisschop averaged 5.2 points 12.8 Utah Valley 6 p.m. and a team-best 7.4 boards per contest as a sophomore 12.15 at San Jose State 7 p.m. »» Sophomore guard Carlos HInes rounds out the NAU returners following a freshman campaign where 12.19 at San Francisco 7 p.m. he averaged 3.7 points 12.21 at Utah TBA 12.29 Montana* 2:05 p.m. 12.31 Montana State* 12:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.3 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.5 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. Karl Harris, 8.2 ppg Isaiah Thomas, 1.1 bpg 1.12 at Southern Utah* 2:05 p.m.

1.17 Sacramento State 6:35 p.m. Rebounds Steals 1.19 Portland State* 2:05 p.m. Brooks DeBisschop, 7.4 rpg Brooks DeBisschop, 0.9 spg 1.26 Northern Colorado* TBA

1.28 Southern Utah* TBA Assists Minutes Played 2.2 at Idaho* TBA Chris Bowling, 1.1 apg Brooks DeBisschop, 27.6 mpg 2.4 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 2.7 Idaho State* 6:35 p.m. 2.9 Weber State* 2:05 p.m. 2.14 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 2.16 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.21 Idaho* 6:35 p.m. 2.23 Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 3.2 at Montana State* 2:05 p.m. 3.4 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 at Northern Colorado* 5:05 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Jordan Davis G 6-2 185 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Canyon Springs HS BEAR QUICK FACTS 1 Trent Harris G 6-1 160 Jr. Scottsbluff, Neb. / Western Nebraska CC 2 Matt Johnson G 6-2 180 R-Fr. Aurora, Colo. / Rangeview HS Location...... Greeley, Colo. 3 Tre’Shon Smoots G 6-1 175 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. / Grant HS Founded...... 1889 4 Cole Bergan F 6-7 220 Fr. Aberdeen, S.D. / Aberdeen Central HS Enrollment...... 12,000 5 Sam Masten G 6-2 175 Fr. Littleton, Colo. / Rock Canyon HS Nickname...... Bears 12 Jonah Radebaugh G 6-3 185 R-Jr. Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn HS Colors...... Blue and Gold 13 Bodie Hume G 6-6 190 Fr. Sterling, Colo. / Sterling HS Arena (Capacity)....Bank of Colorado Arena (2,734) 15 Kur Jockuch F 6-9 220 Fr. London, Ontario, Canada / London Basketball Academy President...... Andy Feinstein 22 Jalen Sanders G 6-5 190 So. Denver, Colo. / Valor Christian HS Athletics Director...... Darren Dunn 23 Matej Drgon F 6-9 230 So. Hamuliakovo, Slovakia / GBA Academy Sports Info. Director...... Ryan Ronan 24 David Jabedo F 6-4 190 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Sand Creek HS Website...... UNCBears.com 25 Kai Edwards F 6-9 225 Jr. Amsterdam, / Canarias Basketball Academy Head Coach...... Jeff Linder 33 Johnatan Reyes G 5-11 175 So. San Antonio, Texas / Clark HS Years at Northern Colorado...... 3rd 43 Roy Grigsby F 6-9 200 Fr. Superior, Colo. / Monarch HS Record at Northern Colorado...... 37-30 Overall Career Record...... 37-30 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 26-12, 11-7/5th 2017-18 Postseason...... CIT (Champions) BEAR QUICK HITS »» Northern Colorado returns three of its top five scorers from last season’s CollegeInsider.com 2018-19 SCHEDULE Tournament championship squad 11.9 Colorado College 7 p.m. »» The Bears advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Championship last season, falling to eventual 11.13 Pepperdine 7 p.m. champion Montana, 91-89, in overtime 11.21 at Incarnate Word 7 p.m. »» UNC put together a historic run by winning four-straigt games in the CollegeInsider.com 11.24 at Texas Tech 4:30 p.m. Tournament to capture the league’s first postseason title 11.28 at Denver 7 p.m. »» The Bears lose guard Andre Spight, a unanimous All-Big Sky First Team pick and Big Sky single- 12.1 at Wyoming 4 p.m. season scoring record holder, to graduation 12.11 Johnson & Wales 7 p.m. »» However, UNC returns nearly 50 percent of its scoring from a season ago 12.15 at San Diego# TBA »» All-Big Sky Third Team selection Jordan Davis headlines UNC’s returners after averaging 16.3 points, 12.17 at New Mexico# 7 p.m. 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a junior 12.22 TBA# TBA »» Sophomore Jalen Sanders (9.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and junior Jonah Radebaugh (7.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 63 3’s) 12.23 TBA# TBA also return off the Bears’ starting lineup 12.29 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. »» Rounding out the UNC returners are junior Kai Edwards (2.2 ppg), sophomore Matej Drgon (2.0 12.31 at Portland State* 2:05 p.m. ppg) and sophomore Johnatan Reyes (1.3 ppg) 1.5 Idaho* 7:05 p.m. 1.7 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. 1.12 Montana* 2:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.14 at Montana State* 7:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.19 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. Jordan Davis, 16.3 ppg Jalen Sanders, 1.4 bpg 1.21 at Idaho State* TBA 1.24 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 1.26 at Northern Arizona* TBA Jonah Radebaugh, 6.0 rpg Jonah Radebaugh, 1.0 spg 2.4 Montana State* 7:05 p.m. 2.7 Portland State* 7:05 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.9 Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. Jordan Davis, 3.2 apg Jonah Radebaugh, 35.6 mpg 2.14 at Idaho* TBA 2.16 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 2.25 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. 2.28 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 3.2 Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 3.7 at Southern Utah* 6:35 p.m. 3.9 Northern Arizona* 5:05 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Derek Brown G 6-0 170 Sr. Federal Way, Wash. / Everett CC VIKING QUICK FACTS 1 Michael Nuga G 6-2 180 Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Eastern Florida JC 2 Michael Mayhew G 6-2 195 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas / Hill College Location...... Portland, Ore. 3 Holland Woods G 6-0 170 So. Phoenix, Ariz. / Apollo HS Founded...... 1946 4 Brendan Rumel F 6-10 235 So. Tucson, Ariz. / Rincon HS Enrollment...... 28,407 5 Kyle Greeley G 6-4 190 Fr. Salem, Ore. / West Salem HS Nickname...... Vikings 10 Robert McCoy F 6-7 185 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / San Diego CC Colors...... Green, White and Silver 11 Deante Strickland G 5-10 175 Sr. Portland, Ore. / Casper College Arena (Capacity)...... (3,094) 12 Trey Wood F 6-9 195 Fr. Anthem, Ariz. / Anthem Prep President...... Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi 13 Jamie Orme F 6-7 200 Sr. Seattle, Wash. / Highline CC Athletics Director...... Valerie Cleary 15 Vonte Carter G 6-2 170 Sr. Portland, Ore. / Eastern Arizona College Sports Info. Director...... Mike Lund 23 Rashaad Goolsby F 6-7 190 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Phoenix College Website...... GoViks.com 32 Filip Fullerton F 6-9 210 Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. / Southridge HS Head Coach...... Barret Peery 35 Sal Nuhu F 6-8 210 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. / Hutchinson CC Years at Portland State...... 2nd Record at Portland State...... 20-14 Overall Career Record...... 198-44 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 20-14, 9-9/T-6th VIKING QUICK HITS 2017-18 Postseason...... CIT »» Portland State welcomes back seven letterwinners including a pair of starters for the 2018-19 season »» The Vikings put together the league’s best non-conference record of 10-3 and posted a conference- 2018-19 SCHEDULE high 10 road wins in 2017-18 11.6 at Oregon TBA »» Portland State advanced to the Big Sky quarterfinals before appearing in the CollegeInsider.com 11.10 UC Riverside 7:05 p.m. Tournament where the Vikings narrowly fell to host San Diego, 67-64 11.17 Willamette 7:05 p.m. »» Last season’s Big Sky Freshman of the Year Holland Woods headlines the Vikings’ returners after 11.23 vs. UC Santa Barbara# 4:30 p.m. averaging 10.5 points, a league-high 5.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game 11.24 vs. Northwest Nazarene# 4:30 p.m. »» Senior guard Michael Mayhew also returns off last season’s starting lineup, adding 8.1 points and 66 11.28 at Stanford TBA 3’s for the Vikings a season ago 12.1 Portland Bible 7:05 p.m. »» Senior guard Deante Strickland made 10 starts while averaging 7.7 points 12.5 Portland 7:05 p.m. »» Rounding out the returners are senior Derek Brown (5.1 ppg), sophomore Brendan Rumel (4.8 ppg), 12.12 at BYU TBA senior Jamie Orme (4.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg) and senior Vonte Carter (2.6 ppg) 12.15 Loyola Marymount 7:05 p.m. 12.20 CSU Bakersfield 7:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 12.31 Northern Colorado* 2:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.3 at Montana State* 7:05 p.m. Holland Woods, 10.5 ppg Jamie Orme, 0.6 bpg 1.5 at Montana* 7:05 p.m.

1.12 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 1.17 at Southern Utah* 6:35 p.m. Jamie Orme, 3.1 rpg Holland Woods, 1.5 spg 1.19 at Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m.

1.24 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 1.26 Idaho* 7:05 p.m. Holland Woods, 5.6 apg Holland Woods, 32.3 mpg 1.31 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 2.2 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 2.7 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. 2.11 at Sacramento State* 7:35 p.m. 2.14 Northern Arizona* 7:05 p.m. 2.16 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. 2.21 Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 2.23 Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.28 at Idaho* TBA 3.2 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 3.7 Montana* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 Montana State* 7:05 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Marcus Graves G 6-0 188 Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Westview HS HORNET QUICK FACTS 1 Chibueze Jacobs F 6-4 195 Jr. Canyon Country, Calif. / Notre Dame HS 2 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa G 6-2 200 Jr. Wellington, New Zealand / St. Patrick’s College Location...... Sacramento, Calif. 4 Jamion Wright G 5-11 160 So. San Francisco, Calif. / Mission HS Founded...... 1947 11 Kevin Hicks G 5-11 168 Sr. New Orleans, La. / Western Texas JC Enrollment...... 30,800 12 Jordan Tolbert G 5-9 150 Sr. Houston, Texas / Western Texas JC Nickname...... Hornets 13 Grant Greabell G 6-3 180 Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. / Estrella Foothills HS Colors...... Green and Gold 14 Jeff Wu G 6-2 180 Sr. Taipei City, Taiwan / Modesto Christian HS Arena (Capacity)...... The Nest (1,012) 15 Elijah McCullough G 6-3 170 Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. / Damien HS President...... Dr. Robert S. Nelsen 20 James Bridges F/G 6-5 210 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Clark HS Athletics Director...... Mark Orr 21 Osi Nwachukwu G/F 6-5 195 Jr. Oakland, Calif. / Antelope Valley JC Sports Info. Director...... Ryan Bjork 22 Ethan Esposito F 6-7 220 So. Naples, Italy / San Diego CC Website...... HornetSports.com 23 Bryce Fowler F/G 6-6 195 So. Avondale, Ariz. / Agua Fria HS Head Coach...... Brian Katz 25 Calvin Martin C 6-6 235 Sr. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Citrus JC Years at Sacramento State...... 11th 30 Joshua Patton C 6-8 225 Jr. Manteca, Calif. / Sierra HS Record at Sacramento State...... 111-190 32 Brandon Davis G 6-2 190 So. Mission Hills, Calif. / UC Santa Barbara Overall Career Record...... 111-190 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 7-25, 4-14/11th 2017-18 Postseason...... None HORNET QUICK HITS 2018-19 SCHEDULE »» Sacramento State returns nearly 70 percent of its scoring from the 2017-18 season 11.9 Simpson 7:05 p.m. »» Despite the loss of leading scorer Justin Strings (17.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg) to graduation, the Hornets bring 11.16 Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. back four starters including a pair of players that averaged more than 10 points per game in junior 11.20 vs. UC Davis% 7:05 p.m. post Joshua Patton (10.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg) and senior guard Jordan Tolbert (10.1 ppg, 2.3 apg, 1.2 11.24 Cal State Fullerton 7:05 p.m. spg) 11.29 at UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m. »» Tolbert was the Hornets’ top reserve while also starting in eight contests 12.1 at Cal State Northridge 7:05 p.m. »» Sacramento State also brings back junior guard Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa (8.5 ppg, 3.6 apg), junior 12.8 at Portland 7:05 p.m. forward Bryce Fowler (6.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg) and senior guard Jeff Wu (5.6 ppg) 12.11 Holy Names 7:05 p.m. »» The Hornets will also get a boost from senior guard Marcus Graves (13.9 ppg, 5.3 apg) who sat out 12.21 at Washington TBA last season after ranking second in the league in assists per game in 2016-17 12.29 Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. »» Rounding out a group of 10 letterwinners are senior Kevin Hicks (4.7 ppg), senior Calvin Martin (2.7 1.3 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. ppg, 2.9 rpg), junior Chibueze Jacobs (1.6 ppg) and sophomore Jamion Wright (0.8 ppg) 1.5 at Montana State* 2:05 p.m. 1.12 Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 1.17 at Northern Arizona* 6:35 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.19 at Southern Utah* 2:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.24 Idaho* 7:05 p.m. Joshua Patton, 10.9 ppg Joshua Patton, 1.8 bpg 1.26 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. 1.31 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 2.2 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. Joshua Patton, 5.1 rpg Jordan Tolbert, 1.2 spg 2.9 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. 2.11 Portland State* 7:35 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.14 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa, 3.6 apg Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa, 31.0 mpg 2.16 Northern Arizona* 7:05 p.m. 2.21 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 2.23 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 2.28 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 3.2 at Idaho* TBA 3.7 Montana State* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 Montana* 7:05 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 1 Kenton Eskridge G 6-2 195 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Mt. Zion Prep THUNDERBIRD QUICK FACTS 2 Brandon Better G 6-3 185 Sr. Suitland, Md. / Moberly Area CC 3 Jason Richardson G 6-2 205 Jr. Gardena, Calif. / Fullerton College Location...... Cedar City, Utah 4 Dre Marin G 6-0 170 So. Glendale, Ariz. / Apollo HS Founded...... 1897 5 Dillon Glendenning G 5-11 150 Fr. Dallas, Texas / Findlay Prep Enrollment...... 9,299 10 Jacob Calloway F 6-8 215 Jr. Juneau, Alaska / On Point Academy Nickname...... Thunderbirds 12 Maizen Fausett F 6-6 225 Fr. Saratoga Springs, Utah / Westlake HS Colors...... Scarlet and White 13 Jakolby Long G 6-5 208 Jr. Mustang, Okla. / Iowa State Arena (Capacity)...... America First Event Center (5,300) 14 Daouda N’Diaye C 7-0 215 Sr. Dakar, Senegal / Illinois State President...... Scott Wyatt 15 Harrison Butler G 6-5 220 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. / Mater Dei HS Athletics Director...... Debbie Corum 21 Josh Cornish G 6-2 165 Fr. Cockeysville, Md. / Dulaney HS Sports Info. Director...... Bryson Lester 22 Ivan Madunic F/C 6-11 225 Jr. Split, Croatia Website...... SUUTbirds.com 23 Cameron Oluyitan G/F 6-7 195 R-Jr. Sugar Land, Texas / Boise State Head Coach...... Todd Simon 25 Dwayne Morgan F 6-8 218 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md. / UNLV Years at Southern Utah...... 3rd 30 Elijah Graves G/F 6-5 215 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Liberty HS Record at Southern Utah...... 19-46 32 Andre Adams F 6-9 230 R-So. Avondale, Ariz. / Arizona State Overall Career Record...... 19-46 33 Matthew Johnson G 6-4 210 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Coronado HS 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 13-19, 5-13/10th 2017-18 Postseason...... None 2018-19 SCHEDULE THUNDERBIRD QUICK HITS 11.6 West Coast Baptist 6:30 p.m. »» Southern Utah welcomes back seven returners after making a run to the Big Sky semifinals for the 11.10 at San Jose State TBA first time last season 11.18 at Seattle TBA »» The Thunderbirds bring back a pair of starters in senior forward Dwayne Morgan (12.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg) 11.23 at UNLV 7 p.m. and sophomore guard Dre Marin (7.4 ppg) 11.29 San Diego Christian College 6:30 p.m. »» Senior guard Brandon Better came off the bench to lead the Thunderbirds in scoring a season ago 12.5 at Long Beach State TBA with 12.8 points and 68 3’s 12.8 at Central Michigan TBA »» The Thunderbirds also return four additional letterwinners from last season in junior Jacob Calloway 12.15 Pepperdine 1 p.m. (4.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg), junior Ivan Madunic (3.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg), senior Matthew Johnson (0.9 ppg) and 12.21 at Southern California TBA senior Elijah Graves (0.8 ppg) 12.29 Montana State* 2:05 p.m. 12.31 Montana* 6:35 p.m. 1.3 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 1.5 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.12 Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.17 Portland State* 6:35 p.m. Brandon Better, 12.8 ppg Ivan Madunic, 1.0 bpg 1.19 Sacramento State* 2:05 p.m. 1.24 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 1.28 at Northern Arizona* TBA Dwayne Morgan, 6.7 rpg Dre Marin, 1.0 spg 2.2 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 2.4 at Idaho* TBA Assists Minutes Played 2.7 Weber State* 6:35 p.m. Dre Marin, 2.0 apg Dre Marin, 29.0 mpg 2.9 Idaho State* 2:05 p.m. 2.14 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.16 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 2.21 Eastern Washington* 6:35 p.m. 2.23 Idaho* 2:05 p.m. 3.2 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. 3.4 at Montana State* 7:05 p.m. 3.7 Northern Colorado* 6:35 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 0 Caleb Nero G 6-2 180 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. / Tulsa Memorial HS WILDCAT QUICK FACTS 2 Ricky Nelson G 6-1 170 So. Houston, Texas / Episcopal HS 3 Jordan Dallas C 6-10 220 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly Location...... Ogden, Utah 5 Cody John G 6-3 185 Jr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada / Wasatch Academy HS Founded...... 1889 10 Jerrick Harding G 6-1 170 Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Southeast HS Enrollment...... 27,949 11 Michal Kozak F 6-8 220 So. Pilsen, Czech Republic Nickname...... Wildcats 12 Israel Barnes G 6-4 170 Fr. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita Southeast HS Colors...... Purple and White 13 Donatas Kupsas F 6-8 215 Fr. Joniskis, Lithuania / Long Island Lutheran Arena (Capacity)...... (11,500) 15 Caleb Leonhardt G 6-4 190 R-Fr. Kaysville, Utah / Davis HS Interim President...... Norm Tarbox 22 Alan Lang F 6-7 195 R-Fr. Mobile, Ala. / Judge Memorial HS Athletics Director...... Jerry Bovee 23 Brekkott Chapman F 6-9 215 Sr. Roy, Utah / Roy HS Sports Info. Director...... Paul Grua 24 Dima Zdor F/C 6-10 210 Fr. Yalta, Ukraine / Saint James School Website...... WeberStateSports.com 32 Spencer Johnson G 6-5 175 Fr. American Fork, Utah / American Fork HS Head Coach...... Randy Rahe 33 Tim Fuller F 6-9 210 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. / Highland HS Years at Weber State...... 13th 34 Brenden Morris F 6-7 200 Jr. Ogden, Utah / Ben Lomond HS Record at Weber State...... 248-138 44 Zach Braxton F/C 6-9 250 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Highlands Ranch HS Overall Career Record...... 248-138 2017-18 Record/Conf. Finish...... 20-11, 13-5/T-3rd 2017-18 Postseason...... None WILDCAT QUICK HITS 2018-19 SCHEDULE »» Weber State returns eight letterwinners for 2018-19 after tying for third place in the Big Sky a season 11.6 at San Diego 7 p.m. ago 11.9 Bethesda 7 p.m. »» Highlighting the Wildcats’ returners is junior guard Jerrick Harding, a unanimous All-Big Sky First 11.15 vs. San Jose State# 8:30 p.m. Team selection who ranked second in the league with 22.0 points per game. Harding ranked in the 11.16 vs. CSU Bakersfield/Central Mich.# TBA top 10 in field goal (53.0), free throw (88.2) and three-point (42.5) percentage 11.18 vs. CSU Bakersfield/Central Mich.# TBA »» Senior post Zach Braxton also returns off last season’s starting lineup after being named an All-Big 11.27 Benedictine University at Mesa 7 p.m. Sky Third Team honoree. Braxton averaged 12.3 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game 12.1 BYU 7 p.m. »» Senior forward Brekkott Chapman (10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg) and sophomore forward Michael Kozak (5.5 12.5 at Fresno State 7 p.m. ppg, 4.9 rpg) round out the returning WSU starters after each playing their first season in Ogden 12.8 vs. Utah State% 2:30 p.m. last season 12.15 Utah Valley 7 p.m. »» The Wildcats will also benefit from having junior guard Cody John back on the court after he started 12.22 Delaware State 7 p.m. 28 games with 7.7 points and 2.2 assists per game during the 2016-17 season 12.29 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. »» Also returning for the Wildcats are sophomore Ricky Nelson (4.4 ppg, 2.0 apg), junior Jordan Dallas 12.31 at Idaho* TBA (2.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg) and junior Brenden Morris (2.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg) 1.3 Northern Arizona* 7:05 p.m. 1.5 Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m. 1.12 at Portland State* 7:05 p.m. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS 1.17 Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. Points Blocks 1.19 Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. Jerrick Harding, 22.0 ppg Brekkott Chapman, 1.7 bpg 1.24 at Montana State* 7:05 p.m.

1.26 at Montana* 7:05 p.m. Rebounds Steals 1.31 Portland State* 7:05 p.m. Zach Braxton, 7.8 rpg Jerrick Harding, 1.1 spg 2.2 Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m.

2.7 at Southern Utah* 6:35 p.m. Assists Minutes Played 2.9 at Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. Ricky Nelson, 2.0 apg Jerrick Harding, 32.9 mpg 2.14 Montana* 7:05 p.m. 2.16 Montana State* 7:05 p.m. 2.21 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.28 at Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m. 3.4 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. 3.7 Idaho* 7:05 p.m. 3.9 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m.

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