2011-2012 Men's Basketball Media Guide
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1 Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball 2011-2012 Speed Roster Pat Swilling - #1 Jon Pulsifer - #2 Zack Rosette - #4 Jerran Foster - #5 6-2 So Guard 6-1 So Guard 6-2 Fr Guard 5-10 Fr Guard New Orleans, La. Twin Falls, Idaho Rock Springs, Wyo. Winston Salem, N.C. Montigo Alford - #11 Fabyon Harris - #5 Kevin Attila - #22 Gerson do Espirito Santo - #15 5-9 Fr Guard 5-10 So Guard 5-11 So Guard 6-9 So Forward Bloomington, Calif. Chicago, Ill. La Grande, Ore. Valencia, Brazil Terran Leavitt - #20 Rafriel Guthrie - #22 Dennis Mikelonis - #23 Paul Egwuonwu - #24 6-2 Fr Guard 6-3 So Guard 6-5 So Guard/Forward 6-8 So Forward Bunkerville, Nev. Washington D.C. Boise, Idaho Boise, Idaho Luke Cothron - #25 Sebastien Michineau - #30 Paul Bunch - #33 Anthony Allen - #34 Greg Sequele - #42 6-8 Fr Forward 6-0 Fr Guard 6-11 So Center 7-0 Fr Center 6-7 Fr Forward Huntsville, Ala. Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe Chicago, Ill. Philadelphia, Penn. Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe Table of Contents Guide Directory ....................................................................................................................... 1 Quick Facts .............................................................................................................................. 2 2011-12 Team Roster ............................................................................................................... 3 2011-12 Outlook ...................................................................................................................... 4 Head Coach Profile .................................................................................................................. 6 Assistant Coach Profiles .......................................................................................................... 8 Player Profiles ........................................................................................................................ 10 2010-11 Stats and Region 18 Standings ................................................................................ 22 2010-11 Leaders ..................................................................................................................... 23 2010-11 Game Results ........................................................................................................... 24 2011-12 Schedule ................................................................................................................... 25 Topping the Charts ................................................................................................................. 26 President and Athletic Director .............................................................................................. 27 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................................................. 28 Foundation of our Tradition ................................................................................................... 29 Coaching Legends .................................................................................................................. 30 Continuing Success ................................................................................................................ 32 CSI Athletic Success .............................................................................................................. 36 CSI Athletic Facilities ............................................................................................................ 38 CSI Campus ........................................................................................................................... 40 Twin Falls and the Magic Valley ............................................................................................ 42 Sponsor Page .......................................................................................................................... 44 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide About the Cover: Eight sophomores look to anchor this year’s Golden Eagle men’s basketball squad in hopes of returning to Hutchinson, Kansas, to defend their NJCAA National Title. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Graphic design and pho- tography on the cover and pages 36-43 was done by Tereasa Bendele. Action photography was taken by Andy Arenz. 1 General Information Team Information 2010-11 Record: 33-4 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Returning Starters: 0 Founded: 1964 Returning Non-Starters: 4 Enrollment: 8,000 Newcomers: 13 President: Jerry Beck 2010-11 SWAC Finish: First Athletic Director: Joel Bate Region 18 Tournament Finish: First Conference: Scenic West Athletic Conference NJCAA National Tournament Finish: First Region: 18 NJCAA Division I National Titles: 3 Athletic Affiliation: NJCAA, Division I NJCAA National Tournament Appearances: 21 Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Gold and Black Basketball Information Website: www.csi.edu Head Coach: Steve Gosar, (4th year as head Home Facility: CSI Gymnasium (3,500 capacity) coach; 7th year at CSI) Athletics Office Manager: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 208-732-6498 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Assistant Coaches: Josh Dees, 208-732-6496 Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May Ryan Devlin, 208-732-6476 Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-6481 Vol. Asst. Coach: Colby Blaine Physical Therapist: Bryan Wright Manager: Stephen Newbry Physical Therapist: Julie Ellis Kelton Wood Team Chiropractor: Dr. David Long Office Phone Number: (208) 732-6498 Academic Advisor: Kat Powell, 732-6548 Mailing Address: CSI Men’s Basketball Head VB Coach: Heidi Cartisser, 732-6485 315 Falls Ave. Asst. VB Coach: Erin Mellinger, 732-6492 P.O. Box 1238 Volunteer Asst. VB Coach: Babes Kalulu, 732-6492 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238 Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 E-mail Addresses: [email protected] Asst. Women’s BB Coach: Tessa Balsick, 732-6490 [email protected] Head Baseball Coach: Boomer Walker, 732-6491 [email protected] Asst. BB Coaches: Nick Aiello, 732-6491/732-6650 [email protected] Skip Walker, 732-6477/732-6650 Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 Asst. Softball Coach: Cortney Clark, 732-6495 Marketing & Athletic Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 Promotions Asst. Rodeo Coach: Cody DeMers, 732-6620 CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Dr. Thad Scholes, Dr. Allen Frost, Donna Brizee, Karl Kleinkopf and Bob Keegan Coordinator:Jason Vickrey Office Phone: (208) 732-6482 E-mail Address: [email protected] On the Air Fax: (208) 734-0245 Listen to all the action live on 1450 AM with Jonathan Drew. If you Sports Information aren’t in the Twin Falls area, go to www.csi.edu/ SID: Karen Baumert athletics and click on listen live to hear all the Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 CSI basketball games on E-mail Address: [email protected] your computer. Fax: (208) 734-0245 Website: www.csi.edu 2 Southern Idaho Basketball 2011-2012 Roster No. Name Height Weight Position Class Hometown 2 Pat Swilling 6-2 210 G So New Orleans, La. 3 Jon Pulsifer 6-1 200 G RFr Twin Falls, Idaho 4 Zack Rosette 6-2 165 G Fr Rock Springs, Wyo. 5 Jerran Foster 5-10 160 G Fr Winston Salem, N.C. 11 Montigo Alford 5-9 165 G Fr Bloomington, Calif. 12 Fabyon Harris 5-10 165 G So Chicago, Ill. 13 Kevin Attila 5-11 180 G So La Grande, Ore. 15 Gerson Santo 6-9 200 F So Valencia, Brazil 20 Terran Leavitt 6-2 170 G Fr Bunkerville, Nev. 22 Rafriel Guthrie 6-3 195 G So Washington D.C. 23 Dennis Mikelonis 6-5 205 G/F So Boise, Idaho 24 Paul Egwuonwu 6-8 230 F So Boise, Idaho 25 Luke Cothron 6-8 215 F RFr Huntsville, Ala. 30 Sebastien Michineau 6-0 170 G Fr Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe 33 Paul Bunch 6-11 270 C So Chicago, Ill. 34 Anthony Allen 7-0 240 C Fr Philadelphia, Penn. 42 Greg Sequele 6-7 225 F Fr Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe 3 The 2011-2012 Men’s Basketball team hopes to travel down the Road to Repeat The 2010-2011 College of Southern men’s basketball team accomplished something only two teams before them were able to do at CSI - win a NJCAA National Championship. Now with no returning starters but still a handful of players who were part of the incredible ride, the 2011-2012 will begin it’s journey down the “Road to Repeat.” Maybe most important is that the coaching staff from last season all returns to lead this year’s team. “Perhaps the best recruits we were able to re-sign for this upcoming season were our outstanding assistant coaches - Josh Dees, Ryan Devlin and Colby Blaine,” said Golden Eagle head coach Steve Gosar. “Each of these guys had opportunities this summer to leave CSI, but each chose to stay and take on the challenge of try- ing to help us repeat as national champions. I’m very thankful for their loyalty and hard work.” On the court, Gosar will look to Fabyon Harris (guard), Kevin Attila (guard), Gerson Santo (power forward) and Paul Bunch (center), who all played minutes for the Golden Eagles last season. In addition to those four players, red-shirts Jon Pulsifer (guard), Dennis Mikelonis (forward) and Luke Cothron (forward) return, having been a part of the magical season. Pulsifer and Cothron are freshmen eligibility-wise. Mikelonis played for the Golden Eagles in 2009-2010 before sitting out last season with a knee injury. CSI will look to the experience of five returning sophomores as well as incoming sophomore transfers Pat 4 2011-12 Outlook Swilling (St. Joes University), Rafriel Guthrie (Seward County CC) and Paul Egwuonwu (Northwest Nazarene Univ.) “This year’s team is going to be fun and challenging to coach,” Gosar said. “Challenging in that we have no returning starters and only two