Men's Basketball Looney Era Begins at SPU in Sodexo Tip-Off Classic
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Dan Lepse, SID 206.281.2772 voice | 206.281.2266 fax | [email protected] | www.spufalcons.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • November 17, 2009 Men’s Basketball 2009-10 Schedule & Results Looney Era Begins at SPU in Sodexo Tip-Off Classic Nov. 6 Simon Fraser (exhibition) W 82–59 Falcons open regular season with four-team basketball tourney at Brougham Nov. 14 Blue Angels (exhibition) W 116–79 Sodexo Tip-Off Classic • Brougham Pavilion • Seattle, Wash. • Sodexho Tip-Off Classic (Brougham Pavilion) • Nov. 20 CS Monterey Bay vs. Western Wash. 3:00 pm Friday, Nov. 20 –– Cal State Monterey Bay vs. Western Washington, 3:00 p.m. PST Dominican vs. SPU 7:00 pm Dominican University (Calif.) vs. Seattle Pacific, 7:00 p.m. PST Nov. 21 Dominican vs. Western Wash. 3:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 21 –– Dominican University (Calif.) vs. Western Washington, 3:00 p.m. PST Cal State Monterey Bay vs. SPU 7:00 pm Cal State Monterey Bay vs. Seattle Pacific, 7:00 p.m. PST • Chico State Tournament (Chico, Calif.) • Nov. 27 vs. Sonoma State 5:30 pm The Ryan Looney Era officially begins this weekend for the Seattle Pacific men’s basketball Nov. 28 at Chico State 7:30 pm team, which hosts the four-team Sodexo Tip-Off Classic at Brougham Pavilion. Men’s • SPU Tournament (Brougham Pavilion) • basketball doubleheaders take place both days, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21. Dec. 4 BYU Hawaii vs. Central Wash. 5:00 pm SPU plays the 7 p.m. nightcap each day, playing Dominican University of California on Carroll College vs. SPU 7:00 pm Friday and Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday. Western Washington plays the 3 p.m. Dec. 5 Carroll College vs. Central Wash. 5:00 pm opener both days against those same two opponents in reverse order of SPU. The SPU BYU Hawaii vs. SPU 7:00 pm women’s team is hosting a tournament the same days with games at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. Dec. 12 at Cal State East Bay 3:00 pm This is the first of four tournaments for the Falcons men, three of them in Seattle. Dec. 19 Grand Canyon 7:00 pm Live Game Coverage: LiveStats and a free webcast will be available for all SPU men’s • Falcons Tournament (Brougham Pavilion) • basketball home games. The webcast can be accessed at: www.PennAtlantic.com and Dec. 29 Colorado Christian vs. Central Wash. 5:00 pm Academy of Art vs. SPU 7:00 pm the LiveStats are available at: www.sidearmstats.com/spu/mbball Dec. 30 Academy of Art vs. Central Wash. 5:00 pm Canned Food Drive: In conjunction with the Tip-Off Classic, tournament sponsor Sodexo Colorado Christian vs. SPU 7:00 pm annually conducts a canned food drive. Fans attending the game are encouraged to bring Jan. 2 at Grand Canyon 6:30 pm canned food items and place them in the collection barrels located inside Brougham Pa- Jan. 7 * at Northwest Nazarene 6:00 pm vilion. Sodexo USA (www.sodexoUSA.com) is the leading provider of food and facilities Jan. 9 * Saint Martin’s 7:00 pm management in the United States. The Sodexo Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org) is Jan. 14 * at Western Oregon 7:30 pm an independent charitable organization that is leading the fight against hunger by support- Jan. 21 * at Western Washington 7:00 pm Jan. 23 * Montana State Billings 7:00 pm ing initiatives that focus on eliminating the root causes of hunger in the U.S. Jan. 28 * Alaska Anchorage 7:30 pm Ticket Talk: Season tickets for SPU men’s basketball games are currently available. They Jan. 30 * Alaska Fairbanks (Homecoming) 3:30 pm are a tremendous value and assure a seat in the best location for every home game. Season Feb. 4 * at Central Washington 7:30 pm tickets can be obtained by calling 206-281-2085. Individual game tickets for SPU men’s Feb. 6 * Northwest Nazarene 4:00 pm Feb. 11 * Western Oregon 7:00 pm basketball games can be purchased at Brougham Pavilion (3414 Third Ave. W., Seattle Feb. 18 * Western Washington 7:00 pm 98119) on game day. Ticket windows open one hour prior to the listed start time. Reserved Feb. 20 * at Montana State Billings 6:30 pm seats for Falcon men’s basketball are $8 for center court locations and $7 for other sideline Feb. 25 * Central Washington (Senior Night) 7:00 pm areas. General admission tickets are priced at $6 for adults and $3 for students and senior Feb. 27 * at Saint Martin’s 7:00 pm citizens. Groups or teams of 10 or more may qualify for special general admission rates by Mar. 4 * at Alaska Fairbanks 8:30 pm calling (206) 281-2085 in advance. SPU students and staff are admitted free with i.d. Mar. 6 * at Alaska Anchorage 8:30 pm Jan. 21 * Northwest Nazarene 7:00 pm Seattle Pacific Falcons 19–10 in 2009, 11-5 GNAC Jan. 31 * Central Washington 3:30 pm Returning Lettermen (12): (PG–point guard, W–wing, P–post, • primary starters, # assists) Feb. 5 * at Alaska Fairbanks 8:00 pm Pos. No. Name Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown 2009 Points Rebs. Feb. 7 * at Alaska Anchorage 8:00 pm PG 2 • Chris Banchero 6-1 185 Jr. Seattle, Wash. 15.7 # 3.6 * GNAC game Pacific Times are listed for all games W 22 • Brandon Larrieu 6-0 175 Sr. Puyallup, Wash. 14.6 2.5 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coaches Poll P 34 • Rafael Moreira 6-9 230 Sr. Brasilia, Brazil 11.8 6.4 (Oct. 28, 2009) 2000 Record W 20 Jeff Downs 6-5 185 Jr. Kirkland, Wash. 9.8 3.0 Team (1st-place votes) Points (GNAC) W 33 • Rob Diederichs 6-8 200 Sr. Shoreline, Wash. 8.9 # 3.6 1. Seattle Pacific (4) 76 19-10 (11-5) W 3 Adam Wardell 6-2 190 Sr. Sedro Woolley, Wash. 3.3 2.2 2. Western Washington (4) 72 21-6 (13-3) PG 10 Colby Vranes 6-0 185 Sr. Taylorsville, Utah 2.8 # 1.3 3. Central Washinton (1) 59 18-7 (12-4) P 32 Jake Anderson 6-6 215 So. Burlington, Wash. 2.7 1.9 4. Alaska Anchorage 53 15-14 (9-7) W 1 Chauncey Campanaro 6-7 215 So. Rome, Italy 1.4 1.3 5. Montana State Billings 52 10-17 (5-11) P 44 Kellan Moll 6-8 220 So. Anchorage, Ak. 0.7 1.1 6. Northwest Nazarene 39 14-13 (5-11) P 23 Grant Hope 6-9 225 So. Sammamish, Wash. 0.6 0.6 7. Alaska Fairbanks 22 6-19 (3-13) P 30 Mark McHugh 6-7 215 So. Centralia, Wash. 0.3 0.3 8. Saint Martin’s 21 22-8 (10-6) 9. Western Oregon 13 10-17 (4-12) Seattle Pacific Men’s Basketball (Nov. 17, 2009) Page 2-2 Exhibition Recap: The SPU men won both of their exhibition games, defeating Simon By the Numbers Fraser 82-59 on Nov. 6 before routing the Blue Angels 116-79 on Nov. 14. Jeff Downs was perfect from 3-point range, scoring all 18 of his points on treys in the Blue Angels The number of Final Four appearances by SPU, which placed third in 2000 and 2006. game. The Falcons hit 15-of-24 treys, including 12-of-16 after halftime. Chris Banchero 2 and Brandon Larrieu each had 13 points to lead SPU over Simon Fraser. The Falcons have won three Great Northwest Scouting Dominican (0-1): 3 Athletic Conference championships since the > Located in San Rafael, Calif., Dominican is in its first season as an NCAA Division league was formed in 2001-02. SPU won II member after competing last year in the NAIA. The Penguins are first-year conference titles in 2002, 2006 and 2007. members of the Pacific West Conference. > Dominican lost its NCAA debut 92-66 at NCAA Division I San Francisco on Nov. The number of returning starters from last 16 despite the game-high 33 points of Bryan Austin. 4 season’s 19-10 team (Chris Banchero, Rob Diederichs, Brandon Larrieu, Rafael > Friday marks the first ever meeting between SPU and the Penguins. Moreira). > First-year SPU coach Ryan Looney has never coached against Dominican. Scouting Cal State Monterey Bay (1-0): Current streak of consecutive NCAA Tourna- The Otters opened the season Nov. 15 with a 66-52 home win vs. Academy of Art. ment appearances for the Falcons. > 5 > Seattle Pacific leads the series 2-1 with wins in the first two encounters, both at home. The Falcons won 95-79 on Nov. 18, 2005 and 81-68 on Nov. 16, 2007. The number of players on the 15-man 10SPU roster from high schools in the state > The Otters won the most recent meeting 68-65 on Nov. 28, 2008 in Seaside, Calif. of Washington. > CSUMB was 16-14 last year, capped by a run to the CCAA championship game. > First-year SPU coach Ryan Looney has never coached against the Otters. Number of points scored against Wash- Five-Year Run: The Falcons registered a 104-43 record over the last five seasons, more 36ington in a Nov. 5, 2007 exhibition game victories than any Great Northwest Athletic Conference team during that span. SPU compiled by Rob Diederichs, who hit 15-of-23 shots a 20-9 record in 2005, 26-6 in 2006, 18-10 in 2007, 21-8 in 2008 and 19-10 last season.