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MEN’S BASKETBALL Step Ahead. 2014-2015 | www.slccbruins.com Nov. 21 7:00 PM Salt Lake All-Stars 2014-2015 Nov. 22 6:00 PM Impact Academy Men’s SLCC Tournament Basketball Dec. 5 5:00 PM Treasure Valley vs. TBA Dec. 5 7:00 PM Planet Academy Schedule Dec. 6 4:00 PM Planet Academy vs. TBA Home Away Dec. 6 6:00 PM Treasure Valley Dec. 11 7:30 PM USU-Eastern Dec. 13 5:00 PM Colorado Northwestern Dec. 18 7:30 PM Snow College Dec. 27 TBA TBD Dec. 28 TBA TBD Dec. 29 TBA TBD Jan. 2 TBA TBD Jan. 3 TBA TBD Jan. 8 7:30 PM North Idaho College Jan. 10 5:00 PM College of Southern Idaho Jan. 15 7:30 PM Colorado Northwestern Jan. 17 5:00 PM USU-Eastern Jan. 24 5:00 PM Snow College Jan. 29 7:30 PM College of Southern Idaho Jan. 31 5:00 PM North Idaho College Feb. 5 7:30 PM Colorado Northwestern Feb. 7 5:00 PM USU-Eastern Feb. 14 5:00 PM Snow College Feb. 19 8:00 PM College of Southern Idaho Feb. 21 7:00 PM North Idaho College Region 18 Tournament Feb. 26-28 TBA TBD District I Playoff Mar. 7 7:00 PM TBD NJCAA Nationals Mar. 16-21 TBA TBD www.slccbruins.com 1 2 Salt Lake Community College Home of the BRUINS Salt Lake Community College Table of Contents Quick Facts School . Salt Lake Community College 2014-15 Preview . 2 Location . Salt Lake City, Utah 2014-15 Roster . 3 Founded . 1948 Enrollment . 62,571 SWAC Member Institutions . 3 Affiliation . NJCAA Division I Coaches . 4-5 Conference . Scenic West Athletic Conf . Nickname . Bruins Players . 6-12 Colors . Royal Blue & Gold 2013-14 Team Results . 16 President . Deneece Huftalin, Ph .D Alma Mater . University of Utah 2013-14 Individual Statistics . 17 Athletic Director . Kevin Dustin Bruin Honor Club . 20-21 Alma Mater/Year . Utah State University/1983 Sports Information . Bruin All-Time roster . 22-23 Alma Mater/Year . / Bruin Basketball Record Book . 24-25 Academic Advisor . Elisha Harris Alma Mater/Year . Univ . of Alaska Anchorage/2010 Former Players at Division I Schools . .26 Academic Advisor . Paul Marble SLCC All-Americans . 27 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 Athletic Secretary . Tanya Schmidt 2013-14 Athletics Awards/Results . 30-31 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/1981 SLCC Administration . 34 SLCC Athletic Staff & Coaches . 35 Bruin Basketball Quick Facts First Year of Basketball . 1987-88 All Time Record/Years . 527-276/25 SWAC Overall Record/Years . 228-190/24 Head Coach/Years . .Todd Phillips/ 3rd Alma Mater/Year . .. Lewis & Clark State/1999 Record/Years . .51-14/2 SWAC Record/Years . 23-7/2 Basketball Office Phone . (801) 957-4956 Best Time to Reach . 10:00am-12:00pm Assistant Coach . Paul Marble Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 2013-14 Overall Record . 27-7 2013-14 SWAC Record . .11-4 2013-14 SWAC Finish . 2nd www.slccbruins.com 2013-14 Home Record . 12-2 LIVE Stats and LIVE web cast for 2013-14 Away Record . .8-2 ALL HOME GAMES 2014-15 Returning Starters . 2 2014-15 Returning Players . 4 Media Guide produced by 2014-15 Newcomers . 10 Lisa Peshell & Colton Yack 3 2014-15 Season Outlook with Coach Phillips 4 2014-15 Bruin Roster # Name Year Ht Wt Pos Hometown/High School 00 Gibson Johnson Fr . 6-8 225 F Centerville, UT / Viewmont 1 LaBrian Shiflet Fr. 6-3 185 G Taylor, SC / Greer 2 Marcus White Fr . 6-6 200 F Milwaukee, WI / Milwaukee-Vincent 3 De’Sean Parsons So . 6-7 190 G San Francisco, CA / Grant Union 4 CJ Spjute So . 6-4 200 G/F Boise, ID / Borah 10 Brannon Cresanto Fr . 6-1 170 G Henderson, NV / Foothill 11 Zerrion Payton So . 6-2 175 G Oakland, CA / Modesto Christian 15 Larry Okhomina So . 6-7 230 F Sandy, UT / Jordan 20 Scott Cook Fr . 7-0 235 C Mesa, AZ / Mountain View 22 Brandon Morley So . 7-0 205 C South Jordan, UT / Bingham 23 Blake Wilkinson So . 6-7 235 F Centerville, UT / Viewmont 30 Tad Dufelmeier Fr . 6-0 168 G Canberra, Australia / Erindale Head Coach- Todd Phillips (4th Year) SID- Colton Yack Assistant Coach- Paul Marble (11th year) Athletic Director- Kevin Dustin Asst . Coaches- Andrew May, Silas Mills Lance Barton Trainer Melanie Nesbit Scenic West Athletic Conference Teams 5 Head Coach Todd Phillips Head Coach Todd Phillips enters his fourth year as the SLCC Men’s Basketball sideline general . Last year, Phillips led the Bruins to an amazing season earning the Region 18 and District I championship to punch a ticket to the National Junior College Ath- letic Association (NJCAA) Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan ., for the second consecutive year . Under the watchful eye of Coach Phillips, the Bru- ins turned in a remarkable 27-7 overall record and finished 11-4 in the always tight Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) standings . Earning the second seed for the Region 18 Tournament, SLCC rolled their way to the championship by defeating top seeded College of Southern Idaho 62-49 .The Bruins earned the District I championship after hosting Mesa Com- munity College leading to the 75-59 win . Todd and the Bruin staff coached a pair of NJCAA The Phillips File All-Americans last year, with sophomore guard Gary Birthday: November 25 Payton II earning Second Team NJCAA All-American Hometown: High School: honors and physical center Neal Monson bringing College: Bachelor Degree - Lewis & Clark University, 1999 home Honorable Mention All-American nods . Masters Degree, University of Utah, 19 Payton II moved on to play at Oregon State Uni- Played Basketball at Snow College and Lewis & Clark, 1996-99 versity, the same place where his Hall of Fame fa- Head Coaching Experience: ther Gary “The Glove” Payton played . Monson is now Westminster College- 2000-2008 playing at the University of California-Davis . Adidas Pump-N-Run In addition to Payton II and Monson’s All-American School Overall SWAC Region Year Record Record Finish NJCAA honors, Coach Phillips placed five players on the All- SLCC Region 18 list . Payton II earned Co-Player of the year 2011-12 22-9 9-6/2nd 3rd -- as Monson and Jaden Jackson earned First Team All- 2012-13 29-5 14-1/1st 1st -- 2013-14 27 .7 11-4/2nd 1st 9th Region 18 . De’Sean Parson got a Second Team nod and Kurtis Toolson earned Honorable Mention . In three full seasons leading the program, Phillips and his staff have moved 17 players on to compete and study at four-year schools . Todd became head coach at SLCC after serving as an assistant coach on the Bruin staff under legendary Head Coach Norm Parrish who is now the Director of Basketball Opera- tions at the University of Utah . Before getting into the profession, Phillips played basketball in the SWAC at one of SLCC’s in-state ri- vals, Snow College . After graduating from Snow Col- lege, Phillips continued his playing career at Lewis and Clark State College from 1997-1999 . He received his bachelor’s degree in Education and Kinesiology, and earned a master’s degree in Education Adminis- tration from the University of Utah . He and his wife, Bobbi, are both originally from Boise, Idaho and have one daughter, Kinzi . 6 Assistant Coach Paul Marble Assistant Coach Paul Marble enters his 11th season on the SLCC Men’s Basketball coaching staff for the 2014-15 year . Last season, Marble helped guide the Bruins to a fantastic season, with SLCC finishing the year with a 27-7 overall record. With that 27-7 record, Marble and the Bruins turned in an 11-4 mark in the hotly contested Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) . Placed as the second seed in the Region 18 tournament, SLCC won its second consecutive Region 18 championship and rolled to the District I championship to punch a ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan ., as the No . 7 seed . In Paul’s time at SLCC, the Bruins have a remarkable overall record of 261-70 with a pair of NJCAA National Championship Game appearances including winning a National Championship in 2009 . In addition to coaching, Paul is a highly-revered academic advisor where he helped move four players from last year’s team on to compete and study at four-year institutions including NJCAA Second Team All-American Gary Payton II (now at Oregon State University) and Honorable Mention All-American Neal Monson (now at University of California-Davis) . Marble began his basketball coaching career as an assistant to the late Lynn Archibald at the Univer- sity of Utah . He worked with the Utes from 1986-1989 and also coached for two years at the junior high school level with his team playing for the district championship in his first season. Paul earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah . When not coaching the Bruins, Coach Marble and his wife, Wendy, enjoy spending all the time they can with their family . Assistant Coach Andrew May Assistant Coach Silas Mills Assistant Coach Lance7 Barton S O P H O M O R E S #4 CJ Spjute #5 De’Sean Parsons Position: G/F Position: G Height: 6-4 Height: 6-7 Class: Sophomore Class: Sophomore Hometown: Boise, ID Hometown: San Francisco, CA High School: Borah High School: Grant Union Personal: Son of Craig and Cheri Spjute, eight Personal: Son of Sherry Bernadette Parsons, siblings, Chris, Cindy, Cody, Charles, Carter, five siblings, David Parson, Charney Scott, Bri- Cameron, Curtis, and Catherine anna Allen, Tory Sprague, and EJ Allen Sports Played in HS: Basketball Sports Played in HS: Basketball Awards: SIC Player of the Year, First Team All- Awards: 2013-14 Region 18 Second Team, High State, Idaho 3 point contest champion School Division II Player of the Year, All-Metro First Team, Delta Valley MVP Academic Awards: President and Dean’s List Championships: 2013-14 Region 18 champions Academic Awards: Favorite Sports Memory: Scoring 18 points in Championships: 2013-14 Region 18 and District the 3rd quarter and having the crowd chant “You I Champions can’t stop him!” Favorite Sports Memory: Beating Sacramento Hobbies: Dating and spending time with family High School, the number one team in the sec- tion playoffs in high school my senior year .