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2014-15 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS 2ND TEAM ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE GARY WINSTON BIG SKY CO-6TH MAN OF THE YEAR DASHAUN WIGGINS GUARD ZACH GENGLER CENTER BRANDON CATALDO POINT GUARD TIM DOUGLAS GUARD JOEL KING 2014-15 Viking Basketball • 1 VIKING TEAM ROSTER 2014-15 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Team: front row, left to right - Daniel Davydov, Kyler Shula, Tim Douglas, Gary Winston, Calaen Robin- son. Middle row - Iziahiah Sweeney, Zach Gengler, Sebastian Suarez, Bryce White, Dashaun Wiggins, Joel King. Top row - Montie Leunen, Braxton Tucker, Collin Spickerman, Brandon Cataldo, Dorian Cason, Tiegbe Bamba. No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Schools) 0 Gary Winston G 6-0 190 SR 3V Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla) 1 Zach Gengler G 6-2 180 SO 1V Silverton, OR (Silverton) 2 Collin Spickerman F 6-8 210 JR JC Portland, OR (Jesuit/Alaska Anchorage/Clark College) 3 Bryce White G 6-5 200 SO JC Portland, OR (Benson Tech/Chemeketa CC) 10 Iziahiah Sweeney G 6-3 180 FR HS Compton, CA (Compton) 11 Tim Douglas G 5-10 160 SR 1V Cerritos, CA (Mayfair/Portland) 12 Kyler Shula G 5-10 170 JR RS Puyallup, WA (Rogers/Centralia CC) 13 Tiegbe Bamba F 6-6 205 SR JC Sarcelles, France (Snow JC/Midland (TX) JC) 15 Braxton Tucker F 6-6 220 SO JC Tacoma, WA (Spanaway Lake/North Idaho JC) 21 Dorian Cason C 6-7 250 JR JC San Bernardino, CA (Summit/Portland/C. of Southern Idaho) 23 DaShaun Wiggins G 6-2 185 SR 1V Bronx, NY (Bridgton Academy/Eastern Utah/Howard JC) 30 Sebastian Suarez G 6-4 210 JR RS Ancud, Chile (Western Nebraska JC) 34 Joel King G 6-3 185 SR 3V Lacey, WA (River Ridge) 42 Montie Leunen F 6-4 190 SO JC Portland, OR (Shasta JC/Westview) 44 Brandon Cataldo C 6-10 280 SR 3V Rainier, OR (Rainier) RS Calaen Robinson G 6-2 180 JR TR Tempe, AZ (Corona Del Sol/Arizona State) RS Daniel Davydov G 6-0 175 FR HS Bellevue, WA (Seattle Academy) HEAD COACH: Tyler Geving (Central Washington, 1996, 6th year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Jeff Hironaka NAME PRONUNCIATIONS Tiegbe Bamba TIG-bee BOMB-buh Montie Leunen LOO-nen ASSISTANT COACHES: Jase Coburn, Michael Plank Brandon Cataldo kuh-TALL-doe Calaen Robinson KAY-len DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Adam Wardell Danuiel Davydov DAV-uh-dov Sebastian Suarez SWORE-ez Tyler Geving GEV-ing (hard G) Iziahiah Sweeney EE-zy-uh SPECIAL ASSISTANT/ADVISOR: Barry Adams Jeff Hironaka HIGH-ROW–na–kuh DaShaun Wiggins DAY-shon ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jim Wallis 2014-15 Viking Basketball • 2 VIKING SEASON SCHEDULE 2014-15 VIKINGS SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Time 2013-14 RESULTS Nov. 8 Sat. LINFIELD (exhibition) STOTT CENTER 7:30 p.m. 11/8 at UNLV ______________ L, 48-67 Nov. 15 Sat. at USC Pac-12 Network Los Angeles, CA 7:30 p.m. 11/13 PACIFIC LUTHERAN _____ W, 79-43 1 Nov. 18 Tues. WILLAMETTE STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 11/22 LOYOLA CHICAGO _____ W, 67-63 11/23 SIU EDWARDSVILLE1 ____ W, 77-74 Nov. 24 Mon. SIU EDWARDSVILLE STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 11/24 UC DAVIS1 ____________ W, 79-63 Nov. 26 Wed. at Cal State Northridge Northridge, CA 8 p.m. 11/29 at Boise State __________ L, 60-76 Nov. 30 Sun. at Oregon Pac-12 Network Eugene, OR 5 p.m. 12/7 PORTLAND ____________ L, 76-92 12/14 IDAHO _______________ L, 75-76 Dec. 3 Wed. at Portland Chiles Center 7 p.m. 12/23 EVERGREEN STATE ______ W, 98-65 Dec. 6 Sat. at UC Riverside Riverside, CA 5 pm. 1/2 at Idaho State* _________ L, 76-87 Dec. 13 Sat. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD STOTT CENTER 1:05 p.m. 1/4 at Weber State* ________ L, 62-79 1/9 MONTANA STATE* ______ L, 76-79 Dec. 18 Thurs. at San Francisco San Francisco, CA 7 p.m. 1/11 MONTANA* (3OT) ______ W, 81-78 Dec. 22 Mon. WALLA WALLA STOTT CENTER 6:05 p.m. 1/16 at Sacramento State* (OT) W, 68-64 1/18 at Northern Arizona* ____ L, 56-77 BIG SKY CONFERENCE GAMES 1/25 SOUTHERN UTAH* ______ W, 67-64 Jan. 1 Thurs. SOUTHERN UTAH* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 1/27 EASTERN WASHINGTON* W, 92-83 1/30 NORTHERN COLORADO* W, 80-57 Jan. 3 Sat. NORTHERN ARIZONA* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 2/1 NORTH DAKOTA* _______ W, 70-68 Jan. 8 Thurs. at Northern Colorado* Greeley, CO 6 p.m. PT 2/6 at Montana* (OT) _______ L, 76-82 Jan. 10 Sat. at North Dakota* Grand Forks, ND Noon PT 2/8 at Montana State* ______ L, 64-69 2/13 NORTHERN ARIZONA* __ L, 63-65 Jan. 15 Thurs. EASTERN WASHINGTON* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 2/15 SACRAMENTO STATE* ___ L, 65-72 Jan. 17 Sat. IDAHO* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 2/20 at Southern Utah* ______ W, 86-79 Jan. 22 Thurs. at Weber State* Ogden, UT 6 p.m. PT 2/24 at Eastern Washington*__ W, 87-76 2/27 at North Dakota* _______ L, 73-83 Jan. 24 Sat. at Idaho State* Pocatello, ID 6:05 p.m. PT 3/1 at Northern Colorado* __ W, 77-68 Jan. 29 Thurs. MONTANA* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 3/6 WEBER STATE* _________ W, 66-59 3/8 IDAHO STATE* (OT) _____ W, 78-74 Jan. 31 Sat. MONTANA STATE* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 3/13 vs. Montana2 __________ W, 70-63 Feb. 7 Sat. at Sacramento State* Sacramento, CA 7:05 p.m. 3/14 vs. North Dakota2 _______ L, 63-79 Feb. 12 Thurs. at Idaho* Moscow, ID 7 p.m. 3/18 at San Diego3 __________ L, 65-87 Feb. 14 Sat. at Eastern Washington* Cheney, WA 2:05 p.m. 1 - Portland State Tournament Feb. 19 Thurs. NORTH DAKOTA* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 2 - Big Sky Championship Feb. 21 Sat. NORTHERN COLORADO* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. 3 - CollegeInsider.com Tournament *Big Sky Conference game Feb. 28 Sat. SACRAMENTO STATE* STOTT CENTER 7:05 p.m. Mar. 5 Thurs. at Northern Arizona* Fox AZ Plus Flagstaff, AZ 5:30 p.m. PT 2013-14 BIG SKY Mar. 7 Sat. at Southern Utah* Cedar City, UT 6 p.m. PT CONFERENCE STANDINGS Mar. 12-14 Thu.-Sat. Big Sky Championship Tournament TBA TBA BSC Season Weber State 14-6 19-12 *Big Sky Conference game • All times listed are Pacific • Viking Audio: All games can be heard at www.GoViks.com Montana 12-8 17-13 North Dakota 12-8 17-17 Northern Arizona 12-8 15-17 Portland State 11-9 17-15 Northern Colorado 11-9 18-14 Eastern Washington 10-10 15-16 Sacramento State 10-10 14-16 Montana State 9-11 14-17 Idaho State 8-12 11-18 Southern Utah 1-19 2-27 Steve Brenner 2014-15 Viking Basketball • 3 VIKING TEAM INFORMATION 2014-15 VIKINGS INFORMATION PORTLAND STATE MEDIA Flagship Radio Station ___________________________________________ TBA Live Audio __________________________________________www.GoViks.com Play-by-play __________________________________________Tom Hewitt Live Streaming Video ____________________________www.WatchBigSky.com Live Stats _________________________________ vikslive.com/viksmobile.com Viking Athletics Website _______________________________www.GoViks.com Social Media Facebook___________________________www.Facebook.com/PSUVIKINGS Twitter ____________________________________________ @PSU_Vikings Tyler Geving ________________________________ @PSUCoachGev YouTube ________________________ www.youtube.com/GoPortlandState Tyler Geving Talk Show _____ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tylergevingshow __________________________________Every Wednesday, 10:30-11 p.m. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PORTLAND STATE AND VIKING BASKETBALL Portland State University, located in Portland, is the largest school in the state of Oregon with 29,452 students. PSU was founded in 1946 as Vanport VIKING BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF College - a two-year institution. Head Coach _______________________ Tyler Geving, Central Washington, ‘96 Athletically, Portland State began as a junior college in 1946-47, but Collegiate Coaching Record __________69-85/6th year (10th year at PSU) competed in the Oregon Collegiate Conference (NAIA) beginning in 1948- Associate Head Coach __________ Jeff Hironaka, Eastern Oregon, ‘80/2nd year 49 to 1964-65. PSU became a four-year institution - Portland State College - Assistant Coach __________________ Jase Coburn, Arizona State, ‘06/2nd year in 1955. The Vikings won five OCC titles and competed in the NAIA playoffs Assistant Coach ___________________ Michael Plank, Willamette, ‘06/1st year twice. Director of Basketball Operations _________________ Adam Wardell/2nd year Portland State joined the NCAA in 1965-66. The Vikings reached the Special Assistant/Advisor __________________________ Barry Adams/4th year College Division playoffs in 1966-67. College Division was the forerunner to Team Athletic Trainer _______________________________________ Jim Wallis Division II. Portland State was given university status in 1969. Basketball Media Relations __________________________________Mike Lund During the 1970s, Portland State competed as a Division I program. phone: 503.725.5602 • email: [email protected] • twitter: @mikelund65 The Vikings’ biggest star was Freeman Williams, who still ranks as the second all-time leading scorer in college basketball history behind Pete Maravich. Williams, a Division I All-American in 1978, scored 3,249 points in TEAM INFORMATION his career. 2013-14 Record_______________________________________________ 17-15 The university dropped the men’s basketball program in 1981 for Big Sky Conference Record __________________________________ 11-9/t5th budgetary reasons. It remained dormant until 1996-97 when basketball Big Sky Tournament ___________________________________ 1-1 (semifinals) was reinstated and Portland State joined the Big Sky Conference. PSU has Post-season _______ Collegeinsider.com Tournament (lost to San Diego/1st rd.) had seven winning seasons in its 13 years as a member, including four of Letterwinners Returning/Lost _____________________________________ 6/6 the last five.