2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule
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2009-10 Metro State Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Adams State College ...............................Alamosa, Colo. Chadron State College ............................ Chadron, Neb. Colorado Christian Univ. ....................Lakewood, Colo. Colorado School of Mines ......................Golden, Colo. Colorado State University-Pueblo ...........Pueblo, Colo. Fort Lewis College ................................. Durango, Colo. Mesa State College ......................Grand Junction, Colo. Metropolitan State College of Denver ..Denver, Colo. New Mexico Highlands University ....Las Vegas, N.M. Regis University .........................................Denver, Colo. Univ. of Colo. at Colorado Springs .....Colorado Springs, Colo. Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney................ Kearney, Neb. Western New Mexico University ........Silver City, N.M. Western State College .......................... Gunnison, Colo. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 2009-10 Metro State Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Table of Contents QUICK FACTS About Metro State ..........................................................................................2 School Name...................................Metropolitan State College of Denver About Denver ..................................................................................................3 City, Zip ..........................................................................Denver, Colo. 80204 Metro State Athletics Administration ...................................................... 4-5 Founded ..................................................................................................... 1965 Auraria Event Center ......................................................................................6 Enrollment ............................................................................................. 21,729 2009-10 Roster .................................................................................................7 Nickname ....................................................................................Roadrunners Head Coach Brannon Hays ...........................................................................8 Colors ...................................................................................Navy Blue & Red Assistant Coaches ......................................................................................9-10 Affiliation...........................................................................NCAA Division II Metro State Coaching History ....................................................................11 Conference .......................................Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Returning Player Bios .............................................................................12-15 Year Joined RMAC................................................................................... 1996 Newcomer Player Bios ...........................................................................16-20 Region ....................................................................................................Central 2008-09 Season Review ..........................................................................21-23 President ...........................................................................Dr. Stephen Jordan 2008-09 RMAC Season Review ..................................................................24 Athletic Director .................................................................Joan McDermott All-Time Award Winners .......................................................................25-26 Assistant AD for Marketing/Media Relations ..................... Ron Christian Metro State All-Americans ..........................................................................26 Assistant AD for Compliance ...................................................Sandee Mott All-Time Letterwinners ..........................................................................27-28 Business Manager ....................................................................... Elaine Becks Individual Game Records ............................................................................28 Head Athletic Trainer ...................................................................Greg Holm Team Season/Game Records ......................................................................29 Assistant Athletic Trainer ................................................ Daylene Chandler Individual Season Records ...........................................................................30 Faculty Athletic Representative ..................................... Dr. Elizabeth Friot Individual Career Records ...........................................................................31 Athletics Website ................................................... www.GoMetroState.com Year-By-Year Results ..............................................................................32-35 All-Time Series Records .........................................................................36-39 SPORTS INFORMATION NCAA Tournament History .................................................................40-44 Director ................................................................................Andy Schlichting 2009-10 Postseason Information ................................................................45 E-mail ...............................................................................aschlic1@mscd.edu Media Relations Policies and Information ................................................46 Phone ............................................................................303-556-3431 (office) ............................................................................................612-964-1281 (cell) Fax ...............................................................................................303-556-2720 The 2009-10 Metro State men’s basketball media guide was cre- MEN’S BASKETBALL ated, written and designed by sports information director Andy Head Coach ...............................................................................Brannon Hays Schlichting. The information in this publication was compiled as Overall Record .......................................................132-98 (.574) (8 seasons) a courtesy to fans, players and media and may be used for edito- Metro State Record ................................................. 74-20 (.787) (3 seasons) rial purposes only. Phone ..........................................................................................303-556-3309 E-mail ...................................................................................haysb@mscd.edu Assistant Coaches ............................................. Calvin Tang, Booker Harris Photography: Andy Schlichting and Scott Quintard Student Assistants ........................................Brian Barringer, Taylor Harris Home Court ....................................................Auraria Event Center (2,300) A special thanks to Christie Robinson for helping with the re- 2008-09 Record .....................................................27-4 overall, 18-1 RMAC search portion of the project. 2008-09 Postseason ................................... NCAA Tournament first round NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................................................13 Front cover: Designed by Andy Schlichting; team photo added .............................................1990-91-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-09 by head coach Brannon Hays NCAA National Championships ..................................................................2 ................................................................................................................2000-02 RMAC Regular Season Titles ........................................................................5 ...............................................................................................2000-04-05-07-09 RMAC Tournament Titles .............................................................................8 .........................................................................1999-2000-01-03-04-05-07-09 Returning Starters/Lost ............................................................................ 2/3 Returning Letterwinners/Lost ................................................................. 4/9 www.GoMetroState.com 1 2009-10 Metro State Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Metropolitan State College of Denver has much to celebrate as it begins its 44th year in 2009-10. President Stephen M. Jordan brings the bold vision of Metro State becoming the country’s preeminent public urban baccalaureate college. Metro State opened its doors in 1965 as an experiment in higher education with affordable tuition, professors who were experts in their fields and a curriculum attuned to the real world. And above all, Metro State would reflect the belief that everyone deserves the chance to prove that they can succeed. Today, a wealth of academic programs, a student body of more than 21,000 and 63,000 graduates testify to Metro State’s success. The college has evolved from an idea to a center of academic excellence, where learning extends beyond the classroom walls and a broad array of experience and adventures can take students beyond their dreams. Now the third-largest institution of higher education in Colorado—with the largest undergraduate population in the state—Metro State continues to break the barriers of a traditional college while remaining true to its mission of equal