Bemidji State Men's Basketball
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BEMIDJI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game Notes - Issue 6 - December 16-17, 2011 - Northern State and U-Mary at Bemidji State BSU opens NSIC home schedule with Wolves and Marauders SETTING THE SCENE Beavers’ 7-3 start best 10 game opener to season since 1973-74 Opponent: Northern State University Date: Friday, December 16, 2011 Location: Bemidji, Minn. Tip-off: 8:00 p.m. Gymnasium: BSU Gymnasium Capacity: 2,500 Opponent: University of Mary Bemidji State Northern State U-Mary Date: Saturday, December 17, 2011 BEAVERS WOLVES MARAUDERS Location: Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji State Tip-off: 6:00 p.m. 7-3; 2-2 NSIC 6-2; 2-2 NSIC 2-6; 1-3 NSIC Player to Watch Gymnasium: BSU Gymnasium Capacity: 2,500 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Lance Rongstad NR NABC NR NABC NR NABC Jr., G/F Eleva, Wis. MULTIMEDIA - NCAA Region - NCAA Region - NCAA Region Local Radio: none Play-by-play: none Lance Rongstad got 2011-12 LEADERS 2011-12 LEADERS 2010-11 LEADERS Internet Audio: none a late jump on the bas- Pts: James Ellisor Pts: Dustin Tetzlaff Pts: Darius Robinson Local Television: KBSU Ch. 17 ketball season after 202, 20.2 ppg 135, 16.9 ppg 123, 15.4 ppg Play-by-Play: Brett Leach serving as the start- Reb: James Ellisor Reb: Dustin Tetzlaff Reb: Damon Smith Web cast: www.pennatlantic.com ing QB for the Beaver Live Stats: http://www.bsubeavers.com/ 85, 8.5 rpg 67, 8.4 rpg 53, 6.6 rpg football team this fall, media/livestats/mbasketball/xlive.htm Ast: Bryce Tesdahl Ast: Geoffrey Firmin Ast: Jalen Jaspers but he has settled 45, 4.5 apg 20, 2.5 apg 23, 2.9 apg into the starting line- Stls: Edwards/Ellisor Stls: Alex Thomas Stls: Baley Johnson up the last three con- 14, 1.4 spg 11, 1.4 spg 11, 2.9 spg tests. He is averag- Blks: James Ellisor Blks: Seth Bachand Blks: Damon Smith ing 5.4 points and 9, 0.9 7, 0.9 bpg 19, 2.4 bpg 3.1 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game. THE GAME 2011-12 SCHEDULE The Bemidji State University men’s basketball team (7-3; 2-2 NSIC) opens the Northern Sun Date Team Time/Result Nov. 1 at Minnesota (Exh.) L, 71-58 Intercollegiate Conference home schedule Dec. 16-17 as Northern State University and NSIC/RMAC Challenge University of Mary visit Bemidji. BSU hosts NSU Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. and U-Mary at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at No. 10 Metro State L, 71-60 Dec. 17 at the BSU Gymnasium Nov. 12 at UC-Colorado Springs W, 77-69 Nov. 20 Sioux Falls W, 68-49 Nov. 22 at UW-Stout W, 70-57 THE BEAVERS InnKeepers Beaver Classic The Bemidji State University men’s basketball team is 7-3 to record its best 10 game start Nov. 25 Minot State W, 74-45 Nov. 26 Michigan Tech W, 63-58 since the 1973-74 team posted a 9-1 mark through 10. BSU is 2-2 in NSIC play this season Dec. 2 at MSU Moorhead* L, 77-57 after spending the start of the conference season on the road and splitting the weekends. Dec. 3 at Minnesota, Crookston* W, 69-44 Last weekend the Beavers fell to then-No. 17 Winona State 62-49, before downing Upper Dec. 9 at Winona State* L, 62-49 Dec. 10 at Upper Iowa* W, 70-60 Iowa 70-60. Sophomore Jake Schalow scored 15 of his 21 points (tied career-high) in the Dec. 16 Northern State* 8:00 p.m. second half of the win against UIU, as BSU outscored the Peacocks 24-14 in the final 7:24 Dec. 17 U-Mary* 6:00 p.m. after being tied 46-46. Senior James Ellisor averaged 19.0 points and 10.5 rebounds on Jan. 3 Minnesota Duluth* 8:00 p.m. the weekend and currently leads the NSIC in scoring with 20.2 points per game. BSU is 3-0 Jan. 7 at Augustana* 6:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Wayne State* 4:00 p.m. at home this season, playing seven of its first 10 games on the oad.r Jan. 13 St. Cloud State* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 14 Concordia-St. Paul* 6:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS Jan. 20 Minnesota State* 8:00 p.m. # Name Ht. Pos. MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG A BLK STL PPG Jan. 21 Southwest Minnesota State* 6:00 p.m. 2 Lance Rongstad 6-3 G/F 21.6 .410 .111 .556 3.1 11 0 13 5.4 Jan. 27 at U-Mary* 8:00 p.m. 10 Jason Edwards 5-9 G 26.0 .394 .286 .778 2.9 17 0 14 3.9 Jan. 28 at Northern State* 8:00 p.m. 14 Mason Walters 6-7 F 17.6 .414 .333 .556 3.1 8 1 2 7.5 Feb. 4 at Minnesota Duluth* 4:00 p.m. 32 Bryce Tesdahl 6-3 G 29.1 .458 .400 .696 3.8 45 1 10 7.0 Feb. 10 Minnesota Crookston* 8:00 p.m. 34 James Ellisor 6-5 F 33.0 .510 .429 .824 8.5 24 9 14 20.2 Feb. 11 MSU Moorhead* 6:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Southwest Minnesota State* 8:00 p.m. OFF THE BENCH Feb. 18 at Minnesota State* 6:00 p.m. # Name Ht. Pos. MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG A BLK STL PPG Feb. 24 Upper Iowa* 8:00 p.m. 1 Dermaine Crockrell 6-1 G Has not played yet Feb. 25 Winona State* 6:00 p.m. 3 Zach Noreen 6-6 F 14.8 .625 .571 .333 2.5 3 3 3 5.8 NSIC Tournament 4 Maxie Rosenbloom 6-5 F 13.9 .440 .250 .563 2.6 4 4 2 3.2 Feb. 29 First Round TBA 5 David Berthene 6-9 F 13.4 .408 .323 .500 0.9 5 2 0 5.2 March 3-4 Semi-Finals and Finals TBA 12 Jon Krebs 6-5 G 6.6 .615 .333 1.000 2.0 3 0 1 2.6 15 Brock Tesdahl 6-0 G 3.3 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 Home games in Bold 25 Dillon Floyd 6-8 F 3.8 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0 1 0 0.0 24 Jake Schalow 6-4 G 25.5 .349 .378 .833 1.9 11 0 4 6.4 * - Northern Sun Intercollegiate game 44 Ryan Kinnell 6-10 C 12.5 .450 .571 .333 2.3 1 3 1 4.0 Italics - Tournament Athletic Media Relations Assistant Director/Men’s Basketball Contact: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) Office: (218) 755-2763 • Cell: (612) 718-0729 • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.bsubeavers.com Game Notes / Quick Facts Fast Break QUICK FACTS • The Beavers have yet to reach the 80 point plateau this season. Last season through 10 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION games BSU had gone over 80 points on six occasions. On the season the Beavers did so Location: Bemidji, Minn. (11,917) 12 times and posted a 7-5 record in those contests. Founded: 1919 Enrollment: 5,360 • No worries on the previous note, the Beavers have the second best scoring defense in Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate the NSIC and 23rd best in the nation, allowing just 59.2 points per contest. Website: www.northernsun.org • BSU is 6-1 when leading at halftime this season. It’s only loss came to then-No. 17 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Nickname: Beavers Winona State Dec. 9. School Colors: Green & White • The Beavers are 3-0 when losing the previous game in 2011-12. PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) • BSU has outrebounded its opponent six times this season and owns a 5-1 record. Last Home Field: BSU Gymnasium (2,500) season the Beavers went 11-4 - all their wins - when bringing down more rebounds than President: Dr. Richard Hanson Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb their opponent. Head Trainer: Bill Crews • The Beavers have taken care of the ball this season. With an average of 10.8 turnovers Assistant Trainer/MBB: Travis Shock per game the team leads the NSIC and ranks fifth in the nation. Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: Mel Nygaard • BSU is fourth in assist/turnover ratio in the NSIC and 27th in the nation with a 1.22 ratio. Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 That is mostly in thanks to senior Bryce Tesdahl, who leads the league with a 2.50 ratio. Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque • The Beavers have already played 36% of their NSIC road games this season, starting Athletics Secretary: Debbie Slough the first four league games away from the BSU Gymnasium. Athletics Phone: (218) 255-2941 Athletics Fax: (218) 755-3898 • Head coach Matt Bowen has started five different combinations of five this season COACHING STAFF The Wolves: The Wolves are 6-2 overall and 2-2 in the NSIC after a 57-41 victory against Head Coach: Matt Bowen (Indiana ‘95) Wayne State (Neb.) and a 76-68 loss to then-No. 16 Augustana Dec. 9-10 in Aberdeen, Head Coach Email: [email protected] S.D. NSU opened the season 5-0, winning all four nonconference games and opening Men’s Basketball Office Phone: (218) 755-2774 the conference season with a 85-70 win at Concordia University, St. Paul. The Wolves are Record at School: 49-96 - Sixth season Career Record: 49-96 - Sixth season outscoring their opponents by 15.5 points per game.