This Week in Wwu Men's Basketball
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WWU Basketball | 2018-19 Statistics | Career Stats | Schedule | Roster | WWU Basketball History GNAC Links: #GNACMBB | GNAC Standings | GNAC Stats | GNAC Career Records | History 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS THIS WEEK IN WWU MEN’S BASKETBALL Date Opponent W/L Thursday, January 10 Live Coverage CCAA/GNAC Challenge - La Jolla, CA 11/9 vs. Cal State Dom. Hills W, 84-78 at Northwest Nazarene • 7:30 pm MT • Nampa, ID • Johnson Sports Center LiveStats Webcast 11/10 @UC San Diego (#24) L, 92-97 Saturday, January 12 Live Coverage SFU Showdown - Burnaby, BC at Central Washington • 7:00 pm • Ellensburg, WA • Nicholson Pavilion LiveStats Webcast 11/16 vs. Minn. St. Moorhead W, 80-76 Webcasts via WWUVikings.com/Live and the GNAC channel on ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV with home games on YouTube 11/17 vs. Humboldt State W, 81-76 WHAT’S HAPPENING…the WWU men’s basketball team takes back to the road this week with 11/23 CAPILANO W, 107-81 11/24 LANGARA W, 129-55 Great Northwest Athletic Conference games at Northwest Nazarene (8-2, 3-1) on Thursday (7:30 11/29 @Concordia* W, 83-66 pm MT/6:30 pm PT) and Central Washington (7-5, 1-3) on Saturday (7 pm)…the Vikings are coming 12/1 @Western Oregon* L, 88-96 (2OT) off a 75-68 victory over No. 19 Saint Martin’s on Saturday. 12/8 COLUMBIA BIBLE W, 117-72 THE RECORD…WWU is 8-6 overall and tied for 5th place in the GNAC with a 2-2 conference Hoops in Hawaii Invitational - Honolulu, HI record…snapped a four-game losing streak with the win over Saint Martin’s…opened the season 6- 12/16 #20 Chaminade L, 66-74 12/17 #11 Southern Nazarene L, 72-85 1, but has dropped five of the last seven games…4-1 in Carver Gym, 1-2 on the road and 3-3 in 12/18 Emmanuel College L, 76-79 neutral-site games. 1/3 SEATTLE PACIFIC* L, 72-86 A LOOK AT LAST WEEK…the Vikings went 1-1 last week, falling to Seattle Pacific 86-72 and 1/5 SAINT MARTIN’S* (#19) W, 75-68 defeated No. 19 Saint Martin’s 75-68…Trevor Jasinsky led the Vikings averaging 22.5 points and 1/10 @Northwest Nazarene* 7:30 pm MT 7.0 rebounds in the two games, including a 25-point, 12-rebound double-double vs. SMU… 1/12 @Central Washington* 7 pm Cameron 1/15 SIMON FRASER* 7 pm Retherford averaged 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, tying his season/career-high with 14 1/17 MSU BILLINGS* 7 pm points vs. SMU…Jalen Green averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds and had a 11-point, 11- 1/24 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* 7:30 pm rebound double-double vs. SMU…overall WWU shot 42.7% from the field (50-for-117) and 29.8% 1/26 ALASKA ANCHORAGE* 3 pm from 3-point range (14-for-47)…connected at a 89.2% clip from the free throw line (33-for-37). 1/31 @Saint Martin’s* 7 pm 2/2 @Seattle Pacific* 4 pm INSTANT CLASSIC…WWU overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to knock off No. 19 Saint 2/7 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* 7 pm Martin’s 75-68 on Saturday, Jan. 5…finished the game on a 16-2 run over the final 5 minutes, not 2/9 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* 7 pm allowing the Saints a field goal, and scored the final 10 points in the contest…Trevor Jasinsky hit 2/12 @Simon Fraser* 7 pm 2/16 @MSU Billings* 7:30 pm MT three consecutive 3-pointers over the final two minutes, the first one tying the game at 68-68, to cap 2/21 @Alaska Anchorage* 7 pm AKT his 25-point, 12-rebound double-double. 2/23 @Alaska Fairbanks* 2 pm AKT 2/28 WESTERN OREGON* 7 pm BACK ON THE ROAD…the Vikings return to the road this week, playing games in Nampa, ID and 3/2 CONCORDIA* 7 pm Ellensburg…including this week are in a stretch of 7 of 10 games away from Bellingham. Postseason Schedule: GNAC Championships – Bellingham (March 7-9) HOME SWEET HOME…WWU is 4-1 in Carver Gym this season (1-1 in GNAC play)…following road NCAA II West Regional (March 15-19) trip to play NNU and CWU, the Vikings will play six of their next eight games at home beginning with NCAA II Elite 8 - Evansville, IN (March 27-30) a four-game homestand that opens on Tuesday, Jan. 15 vs. Simon Fraser…WWU is 560-166 (.771) Bold = WECU Court at Carver Gym * GNAC all-time in Carver Gym, with head coach Tony Dominguez leading WWU to a 59-9 (.868) record in All times listed local to site the on-campus facility. RECORD BREAKDOWN KEEPING BUSY…beginning with Thursday’s contest at NNU, the Vikings will play four games in Overall/GNAC Record ............ 8-6, 2-2 (T5th) eight days…WWU hosts Simon Fraser (Tuesday) and Montana State Billings (Thursday) next week. Home (Overall/GNAC) .................. 4-1, 1-1 Road (Overall/GNAC) ................... 1-2, 1-1 CHARITY STRIPE…the Vikings lead the GNAC and is 10th in NCAA Division II with 79.0% accuracy Neutral ...................................................3-3 vs. Ranked Teams ......................................1-3 from the free throw line…connected on 218-of-276 shots from the charity stripe…WWU shot 77.4% Leading at Half ............................................6-2 from the line last season (496-for-641) and 78.3% in 2016-17 (564-for-720)…over the last three Trailing at Half .............................................2-4 seasons WWU has combined to shoot 78.1% from the free throw line (1278-for-1637). Tied at Half ..................................................0-0 Overtime ......................................................0-1 HOW TO FOLLOW…all GNAC games, home and road, will stream live and feature live statistical By Uniform updates at GNAC.tv, with home games also streamed live on YouTube…in addition to being White ......................................................6-2 available online, all conference matches are available via the GNAC channel on Roku, Apple TV, Navy Blue ..............................................2-3 Carolina Blue .........................................0-1 Android TV and Amazon Fire TV…live links can be accessed through WWUVikings.com/Live. NCAA II STATS LEADERS THE HEADLINES… • 20-Point Trevor – Trevor Jasinsky has scored in double-digits in 13 of 14 games this season…ranks 2nd in The Vikings rank in the top 50 in NCAA the GNAC averaging 19.7 points per game and leads the conference with 24.0 ppg in GNAC games. II in several statistical categories: • Green Machine – Jalen Green is averaging 11.7 points/game over his last 6 games (7.9 ppg for season). Stat Rank Value • Charity Stripe – WWU leads the GNAC and is 10th in NCAA II with a 79.0 free throw percentage (218-276). Free-Throw Percentage 10 79.0 • Fewest Turnovers Per Game 18 10.9 Iron Man – Trevor Jasinsky has played in all 74 possible games of his WWU career, making 43 starts. Assist Turnover Ratio 18 1.45 • Tough Slate – WWU is listed as having the third-toughest schedule in NCAA II with past opposition recording 3FG Attempts 21 386 a combined record of 102-44 (.699). Blocked Shots Per Game 22 4.6 • Crashing the Boards – WWU leads the GNAC and ranks 41st in NCAA II averaging 40.1 rebounds per game. Scoring Offense 24 87.3 • Rojas Update – Senior Siaan Rojas is out for the season with a foot injury and a likely medical redshirt. Offensive Rebounds 29 13.4 • Rebounds Per Game 41 40.1 National Champions – WWU won the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship. Turnover Margin 43 3.1 • Coach Dominguez – WWU head coach Tony Dominguez is 141-57 (.712) in 7 seasons leading the Vikings. SERIES HISTORY…here is a look at the series history vs. WWU’s opponents this week: WWU’S LARGEST… • Northwest Nazarene » WWU leads the all-time series 32-9, including a current 7-game winning streak vs. Lead ............................................. 76, Langara the Nighthawks…swept NNU last season winning 67-66 in Carver Gym and 95-84 in Nampa…13-6 all-time Deficit ..................................14, Seattle Pacific record in road games vs. NNU, including winning 5 of 6…NNU is off to a 8-2 start to the season and is tied Margin of Victory.......................... 74, Langara for 1st in the GNAC with a 3-1 league record…junior transfer Adonis Arms leads the GNAC in scoring at 21.2 Margin of Defeat .................14, Seattle Pacific points per game and is the reigning GNAC Player of the Week. Halftime Lead ................. 33 (61-28), Langara • » WWU and Central split the rivalry series with each team winning at home…WWU won Halftime Deficit .... 10 (42-32), Humboldt State Central Washington Deficit in Win .................... 12, Humboldt State 77-67 in Bellingham and Central prevailed 92-81 in Ellensburg in a game broadcast on WatchESPN…Vikings Halftime Deficit in Win ..... 10, Humboldt State are 16-5 over the last 21 games in the series dating back to the 2009-10 season…CWU is 7-5 overall and 1- Lead in Loss ............... 10, Emmanuel College 3 in GNAC play under first-year head coach Brandon Rinta…junior transfer Gamaun Boykin leads the Halftime Lead in Loss .......... 6, UC San Diego Wildcats averaging 14.8 points per game, including 34 points in an overtime win vs. MSU Billings last week. WWU High 1st Half Points ........ 63, Col. Bible WWU Low 1st Half Points ... 26, Western Ore.