Colorado Mesa University Men’S Basketball Game Notes Bryce Reedy

COLORADO MESA @CMUMavericks @MavsCMUMBB UNIVERSITY #RumbleMavs

COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BRYCE REEDY

2017-18 SCHEDULE Colorado Mesa vs. CSU-Pueblo | New Mexico Highlands

AT COLORADO STATE (EXHIBITION) L 86-75 Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. MT | Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. MT | Grand Junction, Colo. | Brownson Arena Moby Arena, Fort Collins November 3, 2017 ST. EDWARDS L 100-92 MAVERICKS THUNDERWOLVES COWBOYS Brownson Arena, Grand Junction November 10, 2017 DALLAS BAPTIST L 86-62 Head Coach: Andy Shantz Head Coach: Ralph Turner Head Coach: Craig Snow Brownson Arena, Grand Junction November 11, 2017 Record: 6-4 Record: 3-7 Record: 6-4 Conference Record: 2-2 Conference Record: 0-4 Conference Record: 1-3 AT MIDWESTERN STATE W 90-78 & 12 11 GAMES Paul Wright Gym, Gunnison November 17, 2017 AT EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL W 81-76 Paul Wright Gym, Gunnison November 18, 2017 HOW THEY COMPARE MIDAMERICA NAZARENE W 95-65 Brownson Arena, Grand Junction November 24, 2017 CENTRAL METHODIST W 93-75 Brownson Arena, Grand Junction November 25, 2017 CMU -vs- CSUP NMHU WESTERN STATE* W 86-85 Brownson Arena, Grand Junction November 28, 2017 W 90-87 (OT) Last Game Results L 81-70 L 75-73 WESTMINSTER* L 74-62 vs. Adams State vs. Westminster vs. Westminster Brownson Arena, Grand Junction November 30, 2017 AT #15 FORT LEWIS* L 96-80 Whalen Gym, Durango December 8, 2017 83.1 Points 80.0 81.0 AT ADAMS STATE* W 90-87 (OT) Plachy Hall, Alamosa December 9, 2017 CSU-PUEBLO* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction December 15, 2017 .466 FG % .456 .463 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction December 16, 2017 DENVER (EXHIBITION) 7:00 PM 36.0 Rebounds 33.2 33.1 Magness Arena, Denver December 28, 2017 METRO STATE* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction December 30, 2017 AT CHADRON STATE* 7:30 PM 17.8 Assists 12.8 12.8 Chicoine Center, Chadron January 5, 2017 AT REGIS* 7:00 PM Regis Fieldhouse, Denver January 6, 2017 2.7 Blocks 5.1 1.8 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction January 12, 2017 COLORADO CHRISTIAN* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction January 13, 2017 6.4 Steals 5.4 4.4 AT METRO STATE* 7:00 PM Auraria Event Center, Denver January 19, 2017 AT UCCS* 7:30 PM 82.2 Opp. Points 83.0 75.7 Gallogly Events Center, Colorado Springs January 20, 2017 BLACK HILLS STATE* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction January 26, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES* 7:30 PM .443 Opp. FG % .462 .453 Brownson Arena, Grand Junction January 27, 2017 AT WESTERN STATE* 7:30 PM Paul Wright Gym, Gunnison January 30, 2017 37.9 Opp. Rebounds 38.7 33.6 AT WESTMINSTER* 7:30 PM Behnken Field House, Salt Lake City February 3, 2017 ADAMS STATE* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction February 9, 2017 14.5 Opp. Assists -- 9.6 FORT LEWIS* 7:30 PM Brownson Arena, Grand Junction February 10, 2017 AT BLACK HILLS STATE* 7:30 PM 2.7 -- 3.3 Young Center, Spearfish February 17, 2017 Opp. Blocks AT CSU-PUEBLO* 7:30 PM Massari Arena, Pueblo February 23, 2017 AT NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS* 7:00 PM 7.2 Opp. Steals -- 5.4 John A. Wilson Complex, Las Vegas February 24, 2017 *- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Game WHAT’S INSIDE LAST GAME’S STARTERS How They Compare, Schedule & Starters...... 1

CMU Roster, Coaching Staff & Pronunciations...... 2

Visitor Roster, Coaching Staff & Pronunciations...... 3

Visitor Roster, Coaching Staff & Pronunciations...... 4 At a Glance & Individual Statistics...... 5 33 Emilio Acedo 23Damon Dubots 20 Connor Nichols 3 CJ Davis 13 Brandon Hoffer About the series, Individual Leaders, & Standings...... 6 Junior Guard Junior Center Junior Guard Senior Guard Junior Guard Team Statistics & Maverick Record Book...... 7 PPG 18.1 PPG 10.6 PPG 17.6 PPG 10.1 PPG 6.1 Mavericks by the numbers & Follow The Mavericks...... 8 RPG 3.6 RPG 4.0 RPG 6.7 RPG 2.6 RPG 2.9 Meet the Coaches...... 9 Combined Stats CMU...... 10 APG 2.0 APG 1.9 APG 1.9 APG 1.4 APG 5.3 Combined Stats CSU-P...... 11 3FG% .458 3FG% .500 3FG% .273 3FG% .350 3FG% .188

MIN 28.3 MIN 21.1 MIN 28.7 MIN 24.7 MIN 31.8 2 2017-18 @CMUMavericks COLORADO MESA NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 00 Michael Skinner Jr. G 6-4 185 Thorton, Colo. / Horizon 1 Brevin Brimble Fr. G 5-11 165 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty 3 CJ Davis Sr. G 6-2 185 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Westwind Prep Academy 4 Trent Clay Jr. G 6-4 190 Aurora, Colo. / Smokey Hill 11 Ridge Droskin So. G 6-1 175 Grand Junction, Colo. / Grand Junction 13 Brandon Hoffer Jr. G 5-11 185 Scottsdale, Ariz./ Chaparral 15 Kolton Peterson Fr. G 6-2 180 Lakewood, Colo. / Lakewood 20 Connor Nichols Jr. G 6-6 200 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Arcadia 21 Ludvig Saldh So. F 6-8 215 Gothenburg, Sweden / 23 Damon Dubots Jr. C 6-9 215 Temecula, Calif. / Vista Murrieta 25 Tyler Converse R-Fr. G 6-2 185 Broomfield, Colo. / Legacy 31 Colin Rardin Fr. G 6-2 180 Lone Tree, Colo. / Rock Canyon 33 Emilio Acedo Jr. G 6-4 190 Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic 35 Jeret Schmelling Fr. G 6-3 190 Damascus, Ore. / Centennial 42 Jerome LaNeir Jr. C 6-8 225 Denver, Colo. / Cherry Creek 50 Filip Nowicki Jr. C 6-10 250 Wloclawek, Poland /

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS NAME POSITION ALMA MATER // YEAR Ludvig Saldh [Sal-d] Andy Shantz Head Coach Colorado Mesa University // 1997 Damon Dubots [Do-bots] Jim Heaps Assistant Coach Colorado Mesa University // 1983 Emilio Acedo [Ac-edo] Dutch Johnson Assistant Coach Colorado Mesa University // 2001 Jeret Schmelling [Schmel-ing] Josh Bell Manager Colorado Mesa University // 2017 Filip Nowicki [No-wiki] Carston Byers Manager Colorado Mesa University // None

00 Michael Skinner 1 Brevin Brimble 3 CJ Davis 4 Trent Clay 11 Ridge Droskin 13 Brandon Hoffer Guard, Junior Guard, Freshman Guard, Senior Guard, Junior Guard, Sophomore Guard, Junior

15 Kolton Peterson 20 Connor Nichols 21 Ludvig Saldh 23 Damon Dubots 25 Tyler Converse Guard, Freshman Guard, Junior Forward, Sophomore Center, Junior Guard, Freshman

31 Colin Rardin 33 Emilio Acedo 35 Jeret Schmelling 42 Jerome LaNeir 50 Filip Nowicki Guard, Freshman Guard, Junior Guard, Freshman Center, Junior Center, Junior 2017-18 @CMUMavericks 3 CSU-PUEBLO NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Will Newman Sr. G 6-1 175 Hawthorne, Calif. / Lawndale HS 3 BJ Hardy RS-Fr. G 5-10 175 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Doherty HS 4 Donovan Oldham So. G 6-4 205 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Rampart HS 5 Gavin Liggett Jr. G 6-1 195 Limon, Colo. / Limon HS 10 Tanner Ervin Fr. G 5-11 145 Windsor, Colo. / Resurrection Christian School 12 Michael Ward Fr. G 6-1 170 Longmont, Colo. / Mead HS 15 Josh Smith Sr. G 6-6 185 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Sand Creek HS 20 Dylan Mileto Fr. G 6-2 215 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Mesa Ridge HS 21 Mark Williams Sr. F 6-5 210 Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills HS 23 Corey Seng Fr. G/F 6-4 185 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / ThunderRidge HS 33 Isaiah Clausell-Reese R-Fr. G 5-9 150 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Palmer HS 34 Jason Anderson R-So. C 6-8 230 Colorado Springs, Colo / Doherty HS 40 Mika Nuolivirta Sr. C 6-11 225 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland / Mäkelänrinne Sports HS 50 Jakob Burns Fr. C 6-8 250 Pueblo, Colo. / Central HS Ta Vontae Harris RS 5-7 140 Elgin, Ill. / Central HS Dalen Jackson RS 5-11 155 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Mesa Ridge HS Ke’Andre Lewis RS 6-3 200 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Sierra HS Deshiloh Stanley RS 5-11 160 Pueblo, Colo. / Pueblo South HS

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS NAME POSITION Ralph Turner Head Coach Jed KNAFELC [kuh-NAW-full] Jed Knafelc Assistant Coach Mika NUOLIVIRTA [new-alley-VARE-tah] Bronson Moton Student Assistant

2017-18 STARTERS Will Newman Mika Nuolivirta Donovan Oldham Josh Smith Gavin Liggett 1 Senior Guard 40 Senior Center 4 Sophomore Guard 15 Senior Forward 5 Junior Guard Points 16.8 13.1 14.2 13.6 4.8

Rebounds 5.9 5.2 7.1 3.4 2.4

Assists 5.5 1.1 2.0 1.0 1.1

3 point % .409 .529 .383 .422 .277

Minutes 36.0 25.5 35.8 33.0 21.8 Individual Leaders SCORING 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. FIELD GOAL PCT. Will Newman 16.8 Mika Nuolivirta .529 Mark Williams .657 Donovan Oldham 14.2 Mark Williams .500 Mika Nuolivirta .510 REBOUNDING BLOCKED SHOTS FREE THROW PCT. Donovan Oldham 7.1 Mika Nuolivirta 2.1 Will Newman .861 Will Newman 5.9 Donovan Oldham 1.1 BJ Hardy .800 ASSISTS STEALS TURNOVERS Will Newman 5.5 Will Newman 1.6 Will Newman 3.4 Donovan Oldham 2.0 Josh Smith 1.1 Donovan Oldham 2.4 4 2017-18 @CMUMavericks

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Deion Bauman 5-10 Fr. El Paso, TX/Burges 3 Jacob Holland 6-4 Jr. Los Lunas, NM/Fresno State University 4 Seth Warfield G 6-3 175 Jr. Albuquerque, NM/Cabrillo College 5 Mike Nwabuzor 6-2 Sr. Bellflower, CA/UTRGV 11 Jordan Jones 6-6 Jr. Albuquerque, NM/Otero 12 Javier Menendez-Garcia PF 6-7 So. Navia Asturias, Spain/Canarias Basketball Academy 22 Desmond Carpenter 6-1 Fr. Albuquerque, NM/Cibola 23 Chris Lewis 6-8 Sr. Philadelphia, PA/Eastern New Mexico University 24 D.J. Bustos 6-3 Fr. Las Vegas, NM/West Las Vegas 25 Patrik Boloz C 7-3 So. Poprad, Slovakia/Canarias Basketball Academy 34 Jo Jo Hurd G/F 6-3 So. Chama, NM/Escalante 35 Adrian LaFleur 6-0 Jr. Sydney, Australia/Rhode Island 41 Nmamdi Okoro 6-7 Jr. Lagos, Nigeria/New Mexico Ranko Puseljic G 6-2 175 Jr. Brisbane, Australia/St. James Logan Santiago 6-1 Jr. Jersey City, NJ/NMMI Jack Williams 6-8 So. Brisbane, Australia/North Plate

COACHING STAFF NAME POSITION Craig Snow Head Coach Michael Dominguez Assistant Coach Andrew Davison Assistant Coach Stephen Miera Assistant Coach

2017-18 STARTERS Jacob Holland Jordan Jones Mike Nwabuzor Chris Lewis DJ Bustos 3 Junior 11 Junior 5 Senior 23 Senior 24 Freshman Points 15.5 14.5 12.2 10.4 8.2

Rebounds 2.9 4.1 4.8 9.1 1.1

Assists 1.4 0.8 3.7 1.8 1.5

3 point % ..424 .448 .259 -- .377

Minutes 24.9 30.6 29.2 31.4 22.2 Individual Leaders SCORING 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. FIELD GOAL PCT. Jacob Holland 15.5 Deion Bauman .684 Deion Bauman .581 Jordan Jones 14.5 Jordan Jones .448 Chris Lewis .500 REBOUNDING BLOCKED SHOTS FREE THROW PCT. Chris Lewis 9.1 Chris Lewis 0.8 Jordan Jones .862 Nmamdi Okoro 5.1 Nmamdi Okoro 0.6 Desmond Carpenter .833 ASSISTS STEALS TURNOVERS Mike Nwabuzor 3.7 Jordan Jones 1.1 Mike Nwabuzor 2.8 Chris Lewis 1.8 Jacob Holland 0.8 Jacob Holland 2.4 2017-18 @CMUMavericks 5

PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Attended Lamar Community College prior to Michael transfering to CMU 7.3 5.5 2.5 .200 21.3 00Skinner -Plans to pursue a career in civil engineering Brevin PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Hopes to play basketball overseas ------Chose CMU because he loves the campus and 01Brimble coaches PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Scored a season high 28 points vs. Western State last CJ season 10.1 .350 24.7 -Scored in double figures in 21 of the 27 games he played 03Davis 2.6 1.4 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Two-time All-Centennial League selection at Trent Smokey Hill High School At a Glance 2.9 3.4 1.1 -- 13.0 Clay -Scored a season-high 19 points vs. Dine College 2017-18 Record 04

PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -First team all-conference selection while at Grand 6-4 Ridge Junction High School -- RMAC Record 11Droskin 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 -Scored a season-high 6 points vs. Dine College last season 2-2 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Started in 23 of the 28 games he played in last Last Game Brandon season .188 31.8 Hoffer 6.1 2.9 5.3 -Led the team with 101 assists last season W, 90-87 (OT) VS. ASU 13 Head Coach (Yr.) PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Broke the Colorado 5A record for 3 pointers made in a Kolton career with 302. Andy Shantz (5th) 6.9 1.3 1.3 .424 18.8 -Career high 43 points against Mountain Vista his junior Peterson season. Asst. Coaches 15 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Finished third in career scoring at Arcadia High School in Jim Heaps Connor Scottsdale, Ariz. Dutch Johnson 17.6 6.7 1.9 .273 28.7 -Scored a season-high 20 points at Western State last 20Nichols season PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Member of Swedish Under-15, -16, -17 and -18 Ludvig National Teams 1.9 0.8 0.3 .231 5.8 21Saldh -Scored a season-high 17 points twice last season

PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Attended Pima Communicty College prior to transfering Damon to CMU .500 10.6 4.0 1.9 21.1 -His brother Cole plays football for Washington State 23Dubots University PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Earned First-Team All-Conference honors at Legacy High Tyler School as a junior and senior Converse 3.0 0.0 0.0 .750 2.3 -Named team MVP with his club team after averaging 26.0 25 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Set his high school record for most 3 point makes in a Colin season with 50 his senior season 0.4 1.2 1.0 -- 7.8 -Helped his team get to a 23-4 record his senior season and 31Rardin a Final Four appearance PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG - Scored a team high 31 points in an exhibition Emilio match against CSU 18.1 3.6 2.0 .458 28.3 33Acedo -Scored a Maverick career high 28 against ASU PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Plans to attend medical school to be an Jeret anesthesiologist Schmelling ------35 -Hometown of Damascus, Oregon PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Attended Lamar Community College prior to transfering Jerome to CMU 16.6 -Looking to pursue a career as an athletic director 42LaNeir 5.4 3.7 0.4 -- PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG -Scored a career high 10 points against Ohio State while Filip at Sacred Heart 50Nowicki ------Appeared in 29 of 32 games during the 2014-15 season 6 2017-18 @CMUMavericks ABOUT THE SERIES BREAK IS ON THE WAY RMAC STANDINGS After the two games this weekend, the men’s basketball team will have a 12 day break before their next exhibition game against DU on Dec. 28. Overall FOUR GAME SKID Record CSU-Pueblo comes into Grand Junction on a four game losing streak over the past two weeks. The Thunderwolves have been unable to score 1. Colo. Sch. of Mines 4-0 10-0 over 80 points in three of those four games. All four games came against RMAC opponents, including a 16 point loss to Fort Lewis College. 2. Fort Lewis 4-0 7-1 WINNING ON THE ROAD The Cowboys and the Thunderwolves combine for a 3-2 record on the 3. Regis 3-1 8-1 road this season. They are coming into Brownson arena where the Mav- ericks are a split 3-3 so far this season. 4. Westminster 3-1 7-1

LAST YEAR’S RESULTS 5. Adams State 3-1 5-5 When these teams faced off against eachother last season, the Mavericks won only one of the four games. When CMU went out on 6. MSU Denver 3-1 4-6 the road, they lost both games by 10 points. And when the teams came to Grand Junction, the Cowboys won 84-79 over the Mavericks, but the 7. Colorado Mesa 2-2 6-4 Mavericks responded with a 96-85 win over the Thunderwolves. 8. S.D. Mines 2-2 4-4 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 9. N.M. Highlands 1-3 6-4

10. Black Hills State 1-3 4-4

11. UCCS 1-3 4-6 SCORING Emilio Acedo ...... 18.1 ...... 4th . . . . 12. Chadron State 1-3 3-7 Connor Nichols...... 17.6 ...... 5th . . . . 13. Western 1-3 3-7 REBOUNDING Connor Nichols...... 6.7 ...... 11th . . . . 14. Colo. Christian 1-3 2-8 Michael Skinner...... 5.5 ...... -- . . . . 15. CSU-Pueblo 0-4 3-7 ASSISTS Brandon Hoffer...... 5.3 ...... 4th . . . . Michael Skinner...... 2.5 ...... -- . . . . National Poll FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Emilio Acedo ...... 973 ...... 3rd . . . . TEAM WITH RECORDS CJ Davis ...... 857 ...... -- . . . . 1 Northwest Missouri State 10-0 16 Western Oregon 8-1 STEALS 2 Queens (N.C.) 8-0 17 Virginia State 6-0 Michael Skinner...... 1.6 ...... 4th . . . . 3 Bellarmine (Ky.) 9-0 18 Lake Superior State (Mich) 9-1 Emilio Acedo ...... 1.5 ...... 8th . . . . 4 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 8-0 19 Valdosta State (Ga.) 7-1 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. 5 Ferris State (Mich) 12-0 20 Le Moyne (N.Y.) 9-2 Emilio Acedo ...... 458 ...... 14th . . . . 6 Colo. School of Mines 10-0 21 West Florida 9-0 Kolton Peterson ...... 424 ...... -- . . . . 7 West Liberty (W. Va.) 9-0 22 Texas A&M-Commerce 9-0

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME 8 Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 9-0 23 Texas A&M-Kingsville 9-1 9 Barry (Fla.) 7-1 24 Dallas Baptist (Texas) 8-1 Emilio Acedo ...... 3.3 ...... 1st . . . . CJ Davis ...... 2.1 ...... -- . . . . 10 UT-Permian Basin (Texas) 8-1 25 Southern New Hampshire 9-1

BLOCKED SHOTS 11 Arkansas-Fort Smith 10-0 12 West Texas A&M 9-1 Jerome LaNeir ...... 0.8 ...... 15th . . . . Connor Nichols ...... 0.4 ...... -- . . . . 13 Northern State (S.D.) 10-1 14 Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 8-1 TURNOVERS Emilio Acedo ...... 2.3 ...... -- . . . . 15 Fort Lewis (Colo.) 7-1 Connor Nichols...... 2.2 ...... -- . . . . 2017-18 @CMUMavericks 7 MAVERICK RECORD BOOK TEAM PER GAME Team Single Game Records Most Points Scored: 156 vs. Warner Pacific 1990-91 Fewest Points Scored: 45 vs. Adams State Jan. 29, 2005 Most Points Allowed: 120 vs. Fort Lewis 1989-90 Fewest Points Allowed: 31 vs. Trinity International Dec. 29, 1999 Most Rebounds: 55 vs. Fresno Pacific Nov. 9, 2012 Scoring 83.1 6th Most Assists: 31 vs. Trinity International Dec. 29, 1999 Most Made Field Goals: 62 vs. Warner Pacific 1990-91 Scoring Margin 0.9 7th Most Personal Fouls Against: 39 vs. N.M. Highlands 1979-80

Individual Single Game Records Field Goal Pct .466 6th Points Scored: 45 Jon Baskin vs. Chadron State Jan. 31, 1991 & Ryan Stephan vs. Regis Feb. 20, 2016 3-point Pct .374 9th Rebounds: 24 Jon Baskin Field Goal Percentage (Min. 10 att.): 1.000 Eric Hawkins [12-12] 1985-86 & Chris Cotton [10-10] Rebounding 36.0 T-7th 1979-80 Steals: 6 Brock Hyatt vs. Wayland Baptist Nov. 25, 2006 & Dennis Derrieux 1988-89 Scoring Defense 82.2 11th Assists: 16 Derek Biale vs. Western New Mexico Feb. 14, 2015 Blocks: 6 Jarred Perry vs. Western State Feb 1, 2005 .743 5th Free Throw Pct Team Season Records

Most Points: 1988-89 FG Pct. Defense .443 6th 3,103 Fewest Points: 1,763 1980-81 Most Points Allowed: 2,614 1990-91 3FG Pct. Defense .350 9th Fewest Points Allowed: 1,155 1976-77 Most Games: 33 1988-89 Rebounding Defense 37.9 T-13th Fewest Games: 24 1991-92 Highest Field Goal Percentage: .561 1988-89 Rebounding Margin -1.9 13th Lowest Field Goal Percentage: .447 2008-09 Highest Free Throw Percentage: .771 1986-87 17.8 2nd Assists Lowest Free Throw Percentage: .569 1977-78

Turnover Margin 0.0 T-7th Individual Season Records

Scoring: 832 Jon Baskin 1990-91 Blocked Shots 2.7 8th Scoring Average: 27.7 Jon Baskin 1990-91 Rebounds: 343 Ryan Stephan 2015-16 Steals 6.4 4th Rebounding Average: 11.4 Ryan Stephan 2015-16 Field Goals Made: 325 Jon Baskin 1990-91 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 1.1 6th Field Goal Percentage: .678 Jon Baskin 1990-91 Free Throws Made: 225 Ryan Stephan 2015-16 Made 3-pointers 8.5 6th Free Throw Attempts: 276 Ryan Stephan 2015-16 Free Throw Percentage [Min. 75 Att.]: .904 Shawn Smith 1984-85 Assists: 206 Bob Barrows 1984-85 Steals: 58 Shandy Hauer 1993-94 Blocks: 49 Jarred Perry 2004-05

2,000 Point Club Individual Career Records

Points: 2,227 Jon Baskin 1988-91 2,227 Jon Baskin [1988-91] Rebounds: 966 Eric Hawkins 1982-86 Rebounding Average: 10.1 Jon Baskin 1988-91 Field Goals Made: 833 Jon Baskin 1988-91 Field Goal Percentage: .739 Jon Baskin 1988-91 2,073 Ryan Stephan [2012-16] 3-Point Field Goals Made: 155 Jeremy Cummings 2001-05 Free Throws Made: 560 Ryan Stephan 2012-15 Assists: 640 Bob Barrows 1981-84 Steals: 159 Shandy Hauer 1991-94 2,035 Paul Cain [1986-90] Blocks: 146 Eric Hawkins 1982-86 8 2017-18 @CMUMavericks FOLLOW THE MAVERICKS BY THE NUMBERS Through the Mavericks Twitter (Main)...... @CMUMavericks first 10 games, they have outscored their opponents 30 by 30 points in the first half. Twitter (Men’s Basketball)...... @MavsCMUMBB

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CMUMavericks.com Acedo leads the RMAC to follow along. with 3.3 three pointers 3.3 made per game this SPORTS INFORMATION ATHLETIC DIRECTOR INFORMATION season. Sports Information Contact: Bryce Reedy Athletic Director: Kris Mort Phone Number: 720.937.9797 Phone Number: 970.248.1909 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Chris Lewis has led the Cowboys in Sports Information Director: Dave Jahnke Athletic Director: Bryan Rooks Phone Number: 970.248.1187 Phone Number: 970.248.1252 rebounding in 7 of the Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 7 team’s 10 games. 2017-18 @CMUMavericks 9 MEET THE COACHES Head Coach Andy Shantz Andy Shantz was named the head men’s basketball coach at Colorado Mesa University in the summer of 2013 after serving as an assistant with the Mavericks for the previous 16 years.

In his first season as head coach, Shantz led the Mavericks to a 13-14 record and a berth in the RMAC Tournament. Ryan Stephen earned first team All-RMAC accolades. The Mavericks also won the Paul W. Brechler Award for the top GPA among RMAC Men’s Basketball teams under the first year skipper.

In his second year the Mavericks improved to 19-10 and earned a berth in the RMAC Tournament. CMU posted a win against the highest ranked team Mesa has even beat with a win at the #2 ranked team in the country on the road at University Colorado-Colorado Springs. The Mavericks had 2 ALL-RMAC selections with Ryan Stephan garnering first team for the second year in a row.

In his third season the Mavericks improved to 21-9 and claimed the Rocky Division Championship. Ryan Stephan was CCA National Player of the Year, South Central Region Player of the Year and RMAC Player of the Year. Eimer Lopez and CJ Davis were All RMAC Honorable Mention.

During his fourth season as head coach, Shantz coached Eimer Lopez to All-RMAC Second Team honors.

As a coach at CMU for 19 years Shantz helped the Mavericks win two RMAC Championships, four NCAA National Tournament bids and seven RMAC West Division Championships and one Rocky Division Championship. In his tenure at CMU he helped recruit 12 First Team All-RMAC selections and a total of 44 All-Conference players, 30 Academic All-Conference Players, 3 RMAC Player of the Years (Jeff Boese, 2001 - Michael Dominguez, 2010 – Ryan Stephan, 2016). Michael Dominguez was a All-American in 2010 and North Central Region Player of the Year. In 2016 Ryan Stephan was CCA National Player of the Year, South Central Region Player of the Year and RMAC Player of the Year. He was also selected to play in the NABC Division II All-Star game in Frisco, TX.

A graduate of Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College), Shantz played two years for the Mavericks, including the 1994-95 season in which Mesa State finished 20-9 and were RMAC Champions and earned a berth to the NCAA National Tournament. He sat out the 1995-96 season to recover from knee surgery. In 1996-97, his senior year, he started all 28 games when the Mavericks went 21-7 and won the West Divi- sion Championship. He ranks eighth all-time in 3-point field goals made (74).

Prior to attending Mesa State, Shantz spent two years at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. He was voted Most Valuable Player while averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per game. A native of San Diego, Calif., he attended Mount Carmel High School.

Shantz earned his bachelor’s degree in 1997 in corporate fitness and a master’s degree in 2005 in physical education from Adams State College.

Shantz is married to the former Molley Wilson. Molley is a graduate of Mesa State College and is a reading specialist at Pear Park Elementary. Molley and Andy have two children; daughter, Khalil Elizabeth (8) and son Guy Stephen Thomas (5). Assistant Coach Jim Heaps Jim Heaps is in his 24th season overall at Colorado Mesa, currently serving as the assistant athletic director for student success. He is responsible for the academic success of student-athletes, promoting the athletic department and serving as game administrator.

Prior to accepting his current administrative role, Heaps served as the head men’s basketball coach for 17 season compiling a 297-175 overall record and a 221-111 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. He led the Mavericks to RMAC titles in 2010 and 1999, seven RMAC West Division Titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Heaps was also named the RMAC Coach of the Year in 2010 and 1999.

Heaps coached the first CMU men’s basketball player to earn All-America honors in the Div. II era when Mike Dominguez earned the honor in 2010. Dominguez was named Central Region Player of the Year, RMAC Player of the Year and participated in the NABC/DIv. II Elite Eight All-Star Game.

Before taking over as head coach, Heaps served as an assistant for the Mavericks for five seasons under head coach Doug Schakel.

Heaps started his collegiate career at Central Arizona College where he earned all-conference. He then transferred to then Mesa State where he played forward for two seasons before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business. Following graduation he served as an assistant coach for four seasons.

In 1986 he attended Southern Illinois University where he earned his master’s degree in physical education. He then was a physical education teacher and head coach at Canterbury High School in Fort Meyers, Fla., for four years until returning to CMU.

Heaps and his wife Naoma have two daughters. Assistant Coach Dutch Johnson Dutch Johnson has served as a an assistant coach with the men’s basketball team at Colorado Mesa University since 2014.

Johnson most recently served as the head boy’s basketball coach at Grand Junction High School for 11 seasons with a career record of 165 wins and 68 losses. The Tigers qualified for the state tournament 11 times, including three Sweet 16 appearances.

GJHS won four Southwestern League Championships under his tutelage, and Johnson was named league coach of the year five times. Johnson coached five Southwestern League Players of the Year.

He was a member of the men’s basketball team from 1998-2000. He earned First Team All-RMAC honors as a senior and led the Mavericks to the RMAC Championship as a junior.

Johnson teaches physical education at Grand Junction High School.

Dutch and his wife Stephanie have a son Drake (6) and daughter Brooklyn (3). 10 2017-18 @CMUMavericks

Colorado Mesa Basketball Colorado Mesa Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 6-4 3-3 1-1 2-0 CONFERENCE 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-2 2-2 0-0 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 33 Emilio Acedo 10-10 283 28.3 56-132 .4 2 4 33-72 .4 5 8 36-37 .9 7 3 3 33 36 3.6 28 1 20 23 2 15 181 18.1 20 Connor Nichols 10-10 287 28.7 62-114 .5 4 4 6-22 .2 7 3 46-54 .8 5 2 14 53 67 6.7 35 3 19 22 4 9 176 17.6 23 Damon Dubots 9-9 190 21.1 32-61 .5 2 5 1-2 .5 0 0 30-47 .6 3 8 9 27 36 4.0 30 2 17 19 3 3 95 10.6 03 CJ Davis 10-10 247 24.7 31-81 .3 8 3 21-60 .3 5 0 18-21 .8 5 7 4 22 26 2.6 13 0 14 19 4 2 101 10.1 15 Kolton Peterson 8-0 150 18.8 19-44 .4 3 2 15-34 .4 4 1 5-6 .8 3 3 0 10 10 1.3 12 0 10 5 0 3 58 7.3 00 Michael Skinner 8-0 170 21.3 20-29 .6 9 0 1-5 .2 0 0 17-29 .5 8 6 13 31 44 5.5 12 0 20 12 3 13 58 7.3 13 Brandon Hoffer 10-10 318 31.8 24-56 .4 2 9 3-16 .1 8 8 10-21 .4 7 6 6 23 29 2.9 17 0 53 21 1 5 61 6.1 42 Jerome LaNeir 10-1 166 16.6 18-36 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 18-26 .6 9 2 16 21 37 3.7 27 1 4 14 8 2 54 5.4 04 Trent Clay 7-0 91 13.0 6-11 .5 4 5 0-0 .0 0 0 8-14 .5 7 1 5 19 24 3.4 11 0 8 10 0 4 20 2.9 25 Tyler Converse 3-0 7 2.3 2-3 .6 6 7 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.0 21 Ludvig Saldh 9-0 52 5.8 6-19 .3 1 6 3-13 .2 3 1 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 0.8 7 0 3 3 1 2 17 1.9 31 Colin Rardin 10-0 78 7.8 0-5 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 4-4 1.000 1 11 12 1.2 9 0 10 8 1 6 4 0.4 11 Ridge Droskin 3-0 11 3.7 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 14 18 32 Total...... 10 2050 276-592 .4 6 6 85-227 .3 7 4 194-261 .7 4 3 86 274 360 36.0 203 7 178 158 27 64 831 83.1 Opponents...... 10 2050 278-627 .4 4 3 89-254 .3 5 0 177-240 .7 3 8 111 268 379 37.9 247 - 145 158 27 72 822 82.2

TEAM STATISTICS CMMB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 831 822 11/10/17 ST. EDWARD'S L o t 92-100 899 Points per game 83.1 82.2 11/11/17 DALLAS BAPTIST L 62-86 528 Scoring margin +0.9 - 11/17/17 vs Midwestern State W 90-78 67 FIELD GOALS-ATT 276-592 278-627 11/18/17 vs Embry-Riddle W 81-76 57 Field goal pct .4 6 6 .4 4 3 11/24/17 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE W 95-65 1142 3 POINT FG-ATT 85-227 89-254 11/25/17 CENTRAL METHODIST W 93-75 968 3-point FG pct .3 7 4 .3 5 0 * 11/28/17 WESTERN STATE W 86-85 916 3-pt FG made per game 8.5 8.9 * 11/30/17 WESTMINSTER L 62-74 942 FREE THROWS-ATT 194-261 177-240 * 12/08/17 at Fort Lewis L 80-96 1934 Free throw pct .7 4 3 .7 3 8 * 12/09/17 at Adams State Wot 90-87 534 F-Throws made per game 19.4 17.7 REBOUNDS 360 379 * = Conference game Rebounds per game 36.0 37.9 Rebounding margin -1.9 - ASSISTS 178 145 Assists per game 17.8 14.5 TURNOVERS 158 158 Turnovers per game 15.8 15.8 Turnover margin +0.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9 STEALS 64 72 Steals per game 6.4 7.2 BLOCKS 27 27 Blocks per game 2.7 2.7 ATTENDANCE 5395 2592 Home games-Avg/Game 6-899 2-1234 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-62

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Colorado Mesa 392 417 22 831 Opponents 362 433 27 822 2017-18 @CMUMavericks 11

CSU-Pueblo Basketball CSU-Pueblo Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 11, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-7 2-6 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-4 0-3 0-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-3 2-3 1-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 01 Will Newman 10-10 360 36.0 44-99 .4 4 4 18-44 .4 0 9 62-72 .8 6 1 6 53 59 5.9 29 1 55 34 7 16 168 16.8 03 BJ Hardy 8-1 104 13.0 20-43 .4 6 5 15-32 .4 6 9 8-10 .8 0 0 6 8 14 1.8 11 0 3 6 1 5 63 7.9 04 Donovan Oldham 10-10 358 35.8 47-105 .4 4 8 18-47 .3 8 3 30-41 .7 3 2 15 56 71 7.1 25 0 20 24 11 4 142 14.2 05 Gavin Liggett 10-5 218 21.8 15-54 .2 7 8 13-47 .2 7 7 5-7 .7 1 4 3 21 24 2.4 22 0 11 6 1 5 48 4.8 10 Tanner Ervin 4-0 14 3.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.5 12 Michael Ward 5-0 15 3.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.0 15 Josh Smith 9-9 297 33.0 43-86 .5 0 0 27-64 .4 2 2 9-13 .6 9 2 8 23 31 3.4 20 0 9 7 4 10 122 13.6 20 Dylan Mileto 4-0 16 4.0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.5 21 Mark Williams 4-2 104 26.0 23-35 .6 5 7 1-2 .5 0 0 4-8 .5 0 0 4 11 15 3.8 8 0 4 5 1 4 51 12.8 23 Corey Seng 10-3 259 25.9 25-66 .3 7 9 7-28 .2 5 0 14-21 .6 6 7 12 24 36 3.6 28 1 13 14 4 3 71 7.1 40 Mika Nuolivirta 10-10 255 25.5 51-100 .5 1 0 9-17 .5 2 9 20-33 .6 0 6 10 42 52 5.2 31 2 11 16 21 7 131 13.1 Team 12 16 28 3 Total...... 10 2000 270-592 .4 5 6 108-283 .3 8 2 152-205 .7 4 1 76 256 332 33.2 182 4 128 118 51 54 800 80.0 Opponents...... 10 1999 288-623 .4 6 2 92-223 .4 1 3 162-220 .7 3 6 115 272 387 38.7 182 - 148 117 23 61 830 83.0

TEAM STATISTICS CUMB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 800 830 11/10/17 ROGERS STATE W 84-65 1005 Points per game 80.0 83.0 11/11/17 UA-FORT SMITH L 83-86 838 Scoring margin -3.0 - 11/17/17 TAMU KINGSVILLE L 64-82 1133 FIELD GOALS-ATT 270-592 288-623 11/18/17 WEST TEXAS L 80-91 1117 Field goal pct .4 5 6 .4 6 2 11/21/17 at UCCS W 100-88 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 108-283 92-223 11/27/17 JOHNSON & WALES W 90-79 734 3-point FG pct .3 8 2 .4 1 3 * 12/1/17 FORT LEWIS L 69-85 1050 3-pt FG made per game 10.8 9.2 * 12/2/17 ADAMS STATE L 84-92 1012 FREE THROWS-ATT 152-205 162-220 * 12/5/17 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS L 76-81 821 Free throw pct .7 4 1 .7 3 6 * 12/8/17 at Westminster (UT) L 70-81 292 F-Throws made per game 15.2 16.2 REBOUNDS 332 387 * - Conference game Rebounds per game 33.2 38.7 Rebounding margin -5.5 - ASSISTS 128 148 Assists per game 12.8 14.8 TURNOVERS 118 117 Turnovers per game 11.8 11.7 Turnover margin -0.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.3 STEALS 54 61 Steals per game 5.4 6.1 BLOCKS 51 23 Blocks per game 5.1 2.3 ATTENDANCE 7710 292 Home games-Avg/Game 8-964 2-146 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals CSU-Pueblo 387 413 800 Opponents 388 442 830