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Southern Nazarene Men’s Basketball One NAIA National Title 2 NAIA National Tournament Finals 12 NAIA National Tournament Appearances 7 NAIA All-Americans Southern Nazarene University 75th Annual Buffalo Funds NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship March 14-20, 2012 Tournament Game Notes Overall Record: 22-10 (14-8 SAC-4th) Tournament Qualification: At-Large #14 Tournament Record: 12-10 NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll STORM WARNING Final Rating, March 7, 2012 After waiting nervously the past couple of days, the nerves shift to an opening round game at the Buffalo Rnk School Record Pts. Last Funds NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. No. 25 Southern Nazarene picked up the final spot 1 Shorter (Ga.) (11) 31-2 312 2 at the national tournament as they took the 14th at-large bid 2 Oklahoma Baptist (1) 28-4 301 1 Southern Nazarene has been ranked in every poll since the start of the season and has been ranked in every 3 Robert Morris (Ill.) 27-4 293 3 poll for almost three straight seasons. The Crimson Storm will take on No. 5 Martin Methodist, Thursday, 4 Concordia (Calif.) 26-6 279 4 at 4:30 p.m. (CST). 5 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 27-6 269 6 Southern Nazarene is a dangerous threat because it has 4-5 players that could lead SNU in scoring at any 6 Southern Poly (Ga.) 24-6 266 3 point in time. Ryan Aaron and Jon West are both All-SAC second team selection as Ryan Aaron leads the 7 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 26-7 246 7 team in scoring at 15.4 points per game. The high-flying junior does it all off of the bench as he leads the Sooner Athletic Conference in field goal percentage at 60.7 percent. He is also in the top 10 in scoring and 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 21-9 230 9 is second in total steals with 60. 9 Rogers State (Okla.) 22-8 217 10 10 Biola (Calif.) 24-8 216 19 No one has scored more points in the second half of the season for SNU than Jon West. The senior forward has averaged 16.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game over the last 16 games. That’s nearly three points more 11 Mountain State (W.Va.) 23-8 215 8 per game than his season average. 12 LSU Shreveport (La.) 25-7 205 15 13 John Brown (Ark.) 24-8 194 13 Daniel White is third on the team in scoring at 12 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. The senior guard has five 20-point games and five double-doubles on the year. Tyrone Lyons is also a threat in the paint for SNU. 14 Georgetown (Ky.) 24-8 189 12 The 6-10 forward can pull stretch defenses with his ability to shoot as he averages 10.3 points per game 15 Columbia (Mo.) 26-6 167 16 and is just one block away from tying the school record for blocks in a season. He currently has 57 and is 16 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 20-9 146 11 chasing Mike Green (1984-85) for the school record. Horace McGloster is the fifth threat for the Storm as he averages 10.4 points per contest. He leads the team in double-doubles with six. 17 Lee (Tenn.) 20-8 142 15 18 Montana State-Northern 27-6 132 22 Southern Nazarene boats the top 3-point shooting defense in the land. SNU is holding teams to an NAIA 19 Texas Wesleyan 25-7 131 20 best 26.6 percent from beyond the arc. SNU is also sixth in total blocks (143) and 10th in blocks per game (4.5). Aaron is eighth in the NAIA in field goal percentage and Lyons is 13th in total blocks. 20 Montana Western 24-9 122 17 21 Xavier (La.) 23-8 109 18 The Crimson Storm are making their 13th appearance to the national tournament and are 12-10 overall with 22 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 24-8 88 25 a title in 1981 and a runner-up finish in 1998. 23 Campbellsville (Ky.) 21-11 73 RV The Opponent 24 Tougaloo (Miss.) 23-8 72 25 Martin Methodist (27-6) is making its seventh trip to the national tournament and are 5-6 all-time. The 25 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 22-10 70 23 Redhawks won the TransSouth Tournament Title to secure their automatic berth. Martin Methodist also won the regular season title. Others receiving votes: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 59; Olivet Ree McCrory and James Justice lead the way for the Redhaws. McCrory who was an NAIA All-American Nazarene (Ill.) 50; Cumberlands (Ky.) 50; Freed-Hardeman honorable mention last season leads the team in scoring at 19.7 points per game. Justice was an All- American first team selection in 2011 and is averaging 17.3 points per game and was named the TransSouth (Tenn.) 48; Cumberland (Tenn.) 42; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 14; Player of the Year. LaQuantis Sharp was also named to the All-TransSouth first team and is averaging 14.3 Westminster (Utah) 10; Evangel (Mo.) 8; Cal State San points per game. Marcos 7; SAGU (Texas) 5; Westmont (Calif.) 3; Voorhees Against the Field (S.C.) 1; Baker (Kan.) 1. SNU is 169-183 all-time against the field with a majority of those losses coming to two SoonerAthletic Conference rivals. The Storm are 47-30 against teams in the field outside of the SAC. This will be the first Sooner Athletic Conference Standings meeting between Southern Nazarene and Martin Methodist. Won’t You Be My Neighbor School SAC Overall GB Streak The winner of MMC/SNU will play the winner of No. 11 Mountain State and No. 23 MidAmerican Oklahoma Baptist 19-3 28-4 -- Lost 1 Nazarene, Friday at 8 p.m. SNU already has a win over MNU this year should it get the chance to play the John Brown 15-7 24-8 4.0 Lost 1 Pioneers. No. 3 Robert Morris and No. 14 Georgetown are also in the grouping of eight with SNU. No. Rogers State 15-7 22-8 4.0 Lost 2 Oklahoma Baptist is also on the same side as SNU. If both OBU and SNU get to the Fab Four, that would Southern Nazarene 14-8 22-10 5.0 Lost 1 be a way to end SNU’s stint with the NAIA. Oklahoma Christian 11-11 20-12 8.0 Won 4 Storm Watch/Listen USAO 11-11 15-14 8.0 Lost 1 All games will be broadcasted live on snuathletics.com with an audio only feed. The NAIA is offering live Lubbock Christian 11-11 15-15 8.0 Lost 2 video at naia.org and will have live stats available as well. MACU 9-13 14-14 10.0 Lost 1 Oklahoma City 9-13 12-15 10.0 Lost 4 Social Connection..... Northwestern 9-13 12-17 10.0 Won 1 Wayland Baptist 5-17 11-19 14.0 Lost 1 Facebook Twitter YouTube Saint Gregory’s 4-18 7-21 15.0 Lost 1 snuathletics twitter.com/snuathletics http://www.youtube.com/snucrimsonstorm Southern Nazarene Men’s Basketball One NAIA National Title 2 NAIA National Tournament Finals 12 NAIA National Tournament Appearances 7 NAIA All-Americans SNU QUICK FACTS 2011-12 ROSTER Address ..................................... 6729 NW 39th Expressway ..................................................... Bethany, OK 73008-2605 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Highschool/Previous) University Telephone ................................. (405) 789-6400 3 Daniel White G 6-3 185 Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Memorial) Founded .........................................................................1899 Enrollment ...................................................................2,050 5 Aaron Jones G 6-1 175 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Menomee Falls/Madison College) Colors ................................................Crimson, White, Black 10 Adrian Hunter G 5-11 175 Sr. Flint, Mich. (Grand Blanc/Central Michigan) Nickname ..................................................... Crimson Storm President ................................................Dr. Loren Gresham 13 Colby Connel G 6-3 185 Jr. Bethany, Okla. (Bethany) Atheltics Director............................................Bobby Martin 15 Bradley Toone G 6-4 190 Jr. Duncan, Okla. (Duncan) Athletics Phone Number .............................(405) 491-6339 Faculty Athletics Rep. .................................Dr. Kep Keoppel 21 Horace McGloster F 6-7 205 Sr. Newark, N.J. (Malcom X Shabazz/Houston) 22 Irvin Flores G 6-2 185 Jr. Hollywood, Calif. (St. Genevieve/L.A. Trade Tech) MEN’S BASKETBALL 23 Robert Brewer G 6-0 185 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas (Arlington Grace Prep) Affiliation ..................................................................... NAIA Conference ................................................... Sooner Athletic 25 Kurtis Young G 5-11 165 Jr. Wyandotte, Okla. (Wyandotte) Home Court ...................................................Sawyer Center 30 Nate Callen G 5-10 165 Jr. Hickman, Neb. (Norris) Head Coach .........................Adam Bohac (Nebraska, 2004) Email ......................................................... [email protected] 32 Ryan Aaron G 6-3 185 Jr. Southfield, Mich. (Southfield/Gillette CC) Coach’s Telephone .......................................(405) 491-6623 33 Jon West F 6-6 210 Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano East) Record at SNU ........................................96-37 (4th season) 34 Francisco Hukill F 6-3 180 Fr. Tecumseh, Okla. (Techumseh) Career Record ...............................................................Same Assistant Coaches ........................................ Artavius Bogan 42 Tyrone Lyons F 6-10 185 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw/L.A. Trade Tech) ...................................................................Brian Humphries 50 Shane Callaghan C 6-8 250 Sr. Dublin, Ireland (St. Kevin’s) 2011-12 Overall Record................................................ 22-10 2011-12 SAC Record .............................................14-8 (4th) 2011-12 Postseason ...........................................................1-1 Head Coach: Adam Bohac SAC Semifinals, lost to No. 1 Oklahoma Baptist, 74-70 Starters returning/lost ....................................................1/4 Assistant Coaches: Artavius Bogan, Brian Humphries Letterwinners returning/lost ..........................................7/9 Newcomers (HS/JC/Transfers) ............................8 (4/4/0) Pronunciation Guide: History Colby Connel – CONuhl First year of men’s basketball .................................. 1964-65 Nate Callen – CALun All-Time Record ....................................................