2013-14 Metro State Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Metropolitan State University of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 303-362-3219, [email protected] Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 www.GoMetroState.com Ship: 1201 5th St. • Campus Box 9/Ste. 420 • Denver, CO 80204 Nov. 27, 2013 www.facebook.com/metro.state.roadrunners @MetroStSports www.youtube.com/MetroStateAthletics #1 Metro State vs. St. Martin’s 2013-14 SCHEDULE Friday, Nov. 29 • 2:30 p.m. PT November Bellingham, Wash. • Sam Carver Gym 15 Fri. vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville@ W 73-44 Roadrunners 2-0 overall; Saints 0-4 16 Sat. vs. West Texas A&M@ W 65-50 18 Mon. vs. Rhode Island! (exhibition) L 63-66 19 Tue. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson! (exhib.) W 87-76 #1 Metro State at #7 Western Washington 25 Mon. at Elon! (exhibition)! W 75-74 26 Tue. vs. Canisius! (exhibition)! W 83-69 Saturday, Nov. 30 • 7:30 p.m. PT 29 Fri. vs. St. Martin’s (Wash.)& 2:30 p.m. PT Bellingham, Wash. • Sam Carver Gym 30 Sat. at Western Washington& 7:30 p.m. PT Roadrunners 2-0 overall; Vikings 3-0 December 7 Sat. at Regis University* 5 p.m. WHAT’S INSIDE 13 Fri. UC-Colorado Springs* 7 p.m. • Metro State is ranked No. 1 in the preseason NCAA Division II coaches poll 14 Sat. Colorado State-Pueblo* 7 p.m. • The Roadrunners return three starters from last year’s team that reached the national championship game 20 Fri. at Black Hills State* 7:30 p.m. • Senior guard Brandon Jefferson is the RMAC preseason player of the year 21 Sat. at Chadron State* 7:30 p.m. • Metro State made its fourth appearance in the NCAA Division II championship game last year (1999-runner-up; 2000-champions; 2002-champions; 2013-runner-up) January • Metro State played in the Division I NIT Season Tip-Off and went 3-1, falling 66-63 to Rhode Island 3 Fri. at New Mexico Highlands* 8 p.m. before wins against Fairleigh Dickinson, Elon and Canisius 4 Sat. at Western New Mexico* 7:30 p.m. • Current streak: 2 wins 10 Fri. Colorado Christian* 7 p.m. • Current home streak: 7 wins • Current away streak: 1 win 11 Sat. Colorado Mines* 7 p.m. • Current neutral site streak: 2 wins 17 Fri. at Adams State* 8 p.m. • Career record books .................................................................................................................pages 2-3 18 Sat. at Fort Lewis* 7:30 p.m. • Notes, quick facts .....................................................................................................................pages 2-5 24 Fri. Colorado Mesa* 7 p.m. • Roster, Coach Clark bio, pronunciations ....................................................................................page 6-7 25 Sat. Western State* 7 p.m. • RMAC standings, stats ..................................................................................................................page 8 31 Fri. Chadron State* 7 p.m. • NABC top 25, NCAA stats .............................................................................................................page 9 • Season-highs, career 20-point games, career double-doubles ...................................................page 10 • Metro State’s record when .......................................................................................................... page 11 February • The last time it happened ............................................................................................................page 12 1 Sat. Black Hills State* 7 p.m. • 2013-14 statistical breakdowns ............................................................................................pages 13-21 7 Fri. at Colorado Mines* 8 p.m. • Player bios and 2013-14 individual game-by-game statistics, career highs .........................pages 22-34 8 Sat. at Colorado Christian* 7 p.m. • Player career game-by-game statistics ..................................................................................page 35-38 15 Sat. Regis University* 7 p.m. • 2013-14 box scores ...................................................................................................................pages 39 21 Fri. Fort Lewis* 7 p.m. • Opponent information ...........................................................................................................pages 40-41 22 Sat. Adams State* 7 p.m. • NIT Season Tip-Off Information ............................................................................................pages 40-42 28 Fri. at Colorado State-Pueblo 7:30 p.m. Metro State probable starters March No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 1 Sat. at UC-Colorado Springs* 7:30 p.m. 1 Jamal McClerkin G 6-2 Sr. Van Nuys, Calif. 10.0 PPG, RPG, 2.0 SPG, 1.0 APG Italics exhibition 2 Will Sinclair C 6-9 Jr. Lilydale, Australia @ Al Kaly Classic (Pueblo, Colo.) 3.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, .750 FG% ! NIT Season Tip-Off (Tucson, Ariz. and Elon, N.C.) 3 Brandon Jefferson PG 5-9 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas & Western Washington Classic (Bellingham, Wash.) 19.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 SPG, .400 3pt%, .875 FT% * RMAC game 4 Nicholas Kay F 6-8 Jr. Tamworth, Australia # RMAC tournament game 19.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG, 1.0 BPG, .520 FG%, .800 FT% $ NCAA tournament game 10 Mitch McCarron G 6-3 Jr. Brisbane, Australia 7.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 3.0 SPG, 1.0 BPG, .438 FG% Home games are in BOLD Metro State bench Live stats are available for all home games at No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown www.GoMetroState.com 5 Andre Lane G 6-1 Fr. Evergreen, Colo. 0.0 PPG 11 Raul Delgado G 6-2 Sr. Chihuahua, Mexico transfer from BYU 15 Eric Rayer G 6-1 So. Colorado Springs 1.5 PPG 20 DeShawn Phenix F 6-5 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 PPG, 1.0 RPG 22 Sam Porter F 6-5 Jr. Arvada, Colo. 0.5 PPG, 0.5 RPG 23 Harrison Goodrick F/C 6-9 Fr. Sydney, Australia 4.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG 32 Jourdon Hunter G 6-0 So. Denver 3.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG 33 Obi Kyei F 6-8 Fr. Sydney, Australia 0.5 PPG, 1.0 RPG Metro State Athletics • Page 1 of 44 METRO STATE PLAYS IN NIT SEASON TIP-OFF Former Roadrunners • Metro State was one of two NCAA Division II teams (Stillman ACTIVE CAREER CHARTS the other) selected for the NIT Season Tip-Off. Points (1,000+) in the Pros • Last season, Alabama-Huntsville was the first-ever Division II 1. DeMarcos Anzures (1996-00) ...........2,116 David Barlow - team to play in the NIT Season Tip-Off. 2. Luke Kendall (2000-04) ....................1,966 • Metro State forward (2002-03) • UAH upset North Texas 78-75 in the first round, but lost 87-26 3. Ralph Rivers (1988-92) .....................1,873 • Played for Australia’s Olympic team in 2008 to Kansas State, 71-69 to Cleveland State and 68-54 to Bowl- 4. Reggie Evans (2008-12) ...................1,627 and 2012 ing Green. 5. Jonathan Morse (2009-13) ...............1,565 • Currently plays for Stelmet Zielona Gora in • Metro State’s four games this season were all exhibitions. 6. Jesse Wagstaff (2005-09) .................1,545 Poland • Metro State went 3-1 against the Division I teams in the NIT 7. Shun Tillman (1986-90) ....................1,502 • Averaging 3.5 PPG and 2.3 RPG through Season Tip-Off. 8. Mark Worthington (2001-05) .............1,413 eight games (Stelmet is 6-1 in league games) • The Roadrunners became the first Division II team ever to win 9. Marquise Carrington (2005-09) .........1,398 Paul Brotherson - two games at the NIT Season Tip-Off, edging host Elon 75-74 10. Lee Barlow (1997-00) .......................1,392 • Metro State forward (2010-12) on Nov. 25. • Signed a contract with Wurzburg in Germany 11. Patrick Mutombo (1999-03) ..............1,360 • Metro State also earned an 83-69 win over Canisius on Nov. on Jan. 22 12. Rich Grosz (1984-88) .......................1,248 • Statistics unavailable 26 to finish the tournament with three straight wins vs. Divi- 13. Brandon Jefferson (current) ..........1,239 Reggie Evans - sion I teams. 14. Gene Edwards (1988-90) .................1,171 • Metro State guard (2008-12) • Through the end of the tournament on Nov. 26, non-Division 15. Rashawn Fulcher (1997-01) .............1,076 • third team All-America in 2011-12 I teams had a 6-205 (.028) record vs. Division I teams this 16. Michael Bahl (2003-07) .....................1,020 • Signed a contract with Larochette in Luxem- season (Metro State had three of those wins). bourg in Sept. • Mitch McCarron was the tournament’s leading in scoring Points Per Game (min. 40 games) • Currently averages 25.1 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.8 (27.5), rebounding (9.3), field goal percentage (.727) and 1. Gene Edwards (1988-90) ...................19.5 APG through nine games (Larochette has a field goals (40) in the NIT Season Tip-Off (Metro State NIT 2. DeMarcos Anzures (1996-00) .............17.3 5-4 record) statistics on Page 40). 3. Ralph Rivers (1988-92) .......................15.9 C.J. Massingale - 4. Justin Land (1994-96) .........................15.7 • Metro State guard (2003-04) JEFFERSON AND KAY NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT 5. Luke Kendall (2000-04) ......................14.9 • 2004 North Central region tournament MVP • Brandon Jefferson was named Al Kaly Classic most valuable 14. Brandon Jefferson (current) ............12.6 • Currently plays for Knox Raiders in Austra- player after averaging 19.0 points in the season’s two open- lia’s Southeast Basketball League Field Goals Made • Averaging 22.2 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.4 APG in ing games in Pueblo, Colo. 1. DeMarcos Anzures (1996-00) ..............753 22 games (Knox finished 2013 with a 9-19 • Nicholas Kay was also named all-tournament and averaged 2. Ralph Rivers (1988-92) ........................708 record) 19.0 points as well. 3. Luke Kendall (2000-04) .......................675 Ben Ortner - • Metro State center (2001-05) HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN 2013-14 4. Reggie Evans (2008-12) ......................635 • RMAC defensive player of the year (2005) • Metro State was ranked No. 1 in the NABC and Division II Bul- 5. Shun Tillman (1986-90) .......................604 • Currently plays for Montepaschi Siena in Italy letin preseason top-25 polls, and No. 2 in the Sporting News 6. Jonathan Morse (2009-13) ..................592 • Averaging 5.5 PPG and 2.9 RPG through preseason poll.