BEMIDJI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Game Notes - Issue 7 - January 3, 2012 - Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State Beavers begin new year with Minnesota Duluth SETTING THE SCENE Beavers’ 9-3 start best 12 game opener to season since 1973-74 Opponent: University of Minnesota Duluth Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Location: Bemidji, Minn. Tip-off: 8:00 p.m. Gymnasium: BSU Gymnasium Capacity: 2,500 MULTIMEDIA Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth Local Radio: KKBJ Talk Radio 1360 BEAVERS BULLDOGS Bemidji State Play-by-play: Mark Ricci 9-3; 4-2 NSIC 7-3; 4-2 NSIC Player to Watch Internet Audio: www.beaverradionetwork.com Local Television: KBSU Ch. 17 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Dermaine Play-by-Play: Scott Williams Web cast: www.pennatlantic.com NR NABC NR NABC Crockrell Live Stats: http://www.bsubeavers.com/ - NCAA Region - NCAA Region Jr., G Mesa, Ariz. media/livestats/mbasketball/xlive.htm 2011-12 LEADERS 2011-12 LEADERS Dermaine Crockrell Pts: James Ellisor Pts: Ryan Rasmussen made his debut in 239, 19.9 ppg 188, 18.8 ppg the green and white Reb: James Ellisor Reb: Jake Hottenstine Dec. 16-17. The ju- 94, 7.8 rpg 66, 6.6 rpg nior transfer scored Ast: Bryce Tesdahl Ast: Jake Hottenstine 10 points in his first 57, 4.8 apg 31, 3.1 apg game, before posting Stls: James Ellisor Stls: Jake Hottenstine a team-high 21 in the 17, 1.4 spg 8, 0.8 spg win against U-Mary Blks: James Ellisor Blks: Dan Kornbaum Dec. 17. He shot 10, 0.8 10, 1.0 bpg 57.9 percent from the field on the weekend. THE GAME 2011-12 SCHEDULE The Bemidji State University men’s basketball team (9-3; 4-2 NSIC) looks to protect its per- Date Team Time/Result Nov. 1 at Minnesota (Exh.) L, 71-58 fect 5-0 home record this season as it opens the new year with Northern Sun Intercollegiate NSIC/RMAC Challenge Conference-foe University of Minnesota Duluth Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. at the BSU Gymnasium. Nov. 11 at No. 10 Metro State L, 71-60 Nov. 12 at UC-Colorado Springs W, 77-69 Nov. 20 Sioux Falls W, 68-49 THE BEAVERS Nov. 22 at UW-Stout W, 70-57 The Bemidji State University men’s basketball team is off to its best 12 game start since InnKeepers Beaver Classic 1973-74, as it holds a 9-3 record. The Beavers’ 4-2 record in NSIC play is good for a Nov. 25 Minot State W, 74-45 Nov. 26 Michigan Tech W, 63-58 fifth place tie with Minnesota Duluth and Southwest Minnesota State University. BSU is Dec. 2 at MSU Moorhead* L, 77-57 on a three-game winning streak after taking care of home court Dec. 16-17 in wins against Dec. 3 at Minnesota, Crookston* W, 69-44 Northern State University (88-59) and University of Mary (82-61). With the wins the Beavers Dec. 9 at Winona State* L, 62-49 Dec. 10 at Upper Iowa* W, 70-60 also improved to 5-0 in their friendly abode, the BSU Gymnasium. Senior guard James El- Dec. 16 Northern State* W, 88-59 lisor not only leads BSU in points, but his 19.9 points per game average is tops in the NSIC. Dec. 17 U-Mary* W, 82-61 He also owns 7.8 rebounds per game to guide the Beavers and sit fifth in the conference. Jan. 3 Minnesota Duluth* 8:00 p.m. The Beavers knocked down 15 3-pointers on 20 attempts in the win against U-Mary Dec. Jan. 7 at Augustana* 6:00 p.m. Jan. 8 at Wayne State* 4:00 p.m. 17, establishing a new program record for 3-point percentage in a game - 75 percent. 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. 1 Dermaine Crockrell 6-1 G 28.5 .579 .800 .625 3.0 4 1 1 15.5 Jan. 27 at U-Mary* 8:00 p.m. 2 Lance Rongstad 6-3 G/F 22.5 .407 .231 .688 4.0 15 1 16 6.9 Jan. 28 at Northern State* 8:00 p.m. 14 Mason Walters 6-7 F 18.8 .438 .481 .630 3.6 9 1 2 9.0 Feb. 4 at Minnesota Duluth* 4:00 p.m. 32 Bryce Tesdahl 6-3 G 29.6 .459 .424 .696 3.7 57 1 12 7.2 Feb. 10 Minnesota Crookston* 8:00 p.m. 34 James Ellisor 6-5 F 32.5 .512 .500 .859 7.8 29 10 17 19.9 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. 3 Zach Noreen 6-6 F 14.8 .625 .571 .333 2.5 3 3 3 5.8 Feb. 25 Winona State* 6:00 p.m. 4 Maxie Rosenbloom 6-5 F 13.3 .419 .250 .563 2.5 5 4 2 3.0 NSIC Tournament 5 David Berthene 6-9 F 12.8 .377 .294 .500 0.8 6 2 0 4.3 Feb. 29 First Round TBA 10 Jason Edwards 5-9 G 23.4 .389 .304 .778 2.5 19 0 14 3.5 March 3-4 Semi-Finals and Finals TBA 12 Jon Krebs 6-5 G 6.5 .529 .250 1.000 2.0 4 0 1 2.3 15 Brock Tesdahl 6-0 G 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.4 0 0 0 0.0 Home games in Bold 25 Dillon Floyd 6-8 F 3.5 .400 .000 .800 0.3 0 1 0 1.3 24 Jake Schalow 6-4 G 23.7 .354 .381 .833 1.7 13 0 5 5.8 * - Northern Sun Intercollegiate game 44 Ryan Kinnell 6-10 C 11.4 .476 .571 .444 2.0 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 had yet to reach the 80 point plateau until doing it in back-to-back games UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Dec. 16-17. Last season through 12 games BSU had gone over 80 points on seven oc- Location: Bemidji, Minn. (11,917) casions. On the season the Beavers did so 12 times and posted a 7-5 record in those Founded: 1919 Enrollment: 5,360 contests. Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate • No worries on the previous note, the Beavers have the best scoring defense in the NSIC Website: www.northernsun.org and 18th best in the nation, allowing just 59.3 points per contest. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Nickname: Beavers • BSU is 8-1 when leading at halftime this season. It’s only loss came to then-No. 17 School Colors: Green & White Winona State Dec. 9. PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) • The Beavers are 3-0 when losing the previous game in 2011-12. Home Field: BSU Gymnasium (2,500) • BSU has outrebounded its opponent seven times this season and owns a 6-1 record. President: Dr. Richard Hanson Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Last season the Beavers went 11-4 - all their wins - when bringing down more rebounds Head Trainer: Bill Crews than their opponent. Assistant Trainer/MBB: Travis Shock • The Beavers have taken care of the ball this season. With an average of 10.2 turnovers Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: Mel Nygaard per game the team leads the NSIC and ranks third in the nation. Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 • BSU also leads the NSIC and ranks 12th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio with a 1.35 Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque ratio. That is mostly in thanks to senior Bryce Tesdahl, who leads the league with a 2.48 Athletics Secretary: Debbie Slough ratio that also sits 24th in the nation. Athletics Phone: (218) 255-2941 Athletics Fax: (218) 755-3898 • The Beavers have already played 36% of their NSIC road games this season, starting the first four league games away from the BSU Gymnasium. BSU went 2-2 in those games. COACHING STAFF • Head coach Matt Bowen has started six different combinations of five this season. Head Coach: Matt Bowen (Indiana ‘95) Head Coach Email: [email protected] Last Time Out: The Beavers used a strong opening of the second half against the Wolves Men’s Basketball Office Phone: (218) 755-2774 to increase their three point halftime advantage to double-digits and then never looked Record at School: 51-96 - Sixth season Career Record: 51-96 - Sixth season back, en route to the 29 point victory. Junior forward Mason Walters guided the offen- Assistant Coach: Ryan Montgomery (Hamline ‘06) sive attack with a career-high 27 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting performance from Graduate Assistant Coach: Kevin Williamson (Univ. of Great Falls ‘07) beyond the arc. BSU had a similar outcome against the Marauders as it held a slim one point lead at half, then exploded in the second half for the 21 point win.