2015-162014-15 BASKETBALL - 1 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE AUGUSTANA COLLEGE Rock Island, Illinois Founded 1860 Enrollment 2,500 President Steven Bahls Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. John Delaney, Professor of Accounting Athletic Director Mike Zapolski Head Coach Grey Giovanine Assistant Coaches Tom Jessee, Dallas Duwa, Alex Washington & Mark Roth Sports Information Director Dave Wrath S.I.D. Office Phone (309) 794-7265 S.I.D. Cell Phone (309) 737-5306 Head Trainer Denise Yoder Assistant Trainers Anna Smith, Jay Clark & Sean Morse Training Room Phone (309) 794-7518 Conference College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin CCIW Teams Augustana; Carthage; Elmhurst; Illinois Wesleyan; Millikin; North Central; North Park; Wheaton National Affiliation NCAA Division III Team Name/Colors Vikings/Blue & Gold Home Games - Carver PE Center - 1971 (1,900 capacity) Athletic Department Phone (309) 794-7521 Admissions Department (309) 794-7341 Toll Free Number 1-800-798-8100 FAX Number (309) 794-7525 in S.I.D.’s office Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and a Lutheran Web Site Address www.athletics.augustana.edu expression of the Christian faith, is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit and body necessary for a ABOUT AUGUSTANA COLLEGE: Known for its balance of liberal arts rewarding life of leadership and service in a diverse and changing world. with focus in a major field, collaborative research opportunities, com- These goals and ideals also are reflected in the mission statement of the petitive athletic teams and award-winning student activities programs, athletic department: Augustana College is a selective independent college of the liberal arts and sciences related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The The Department of Athletics offers all Augustana College students an college enrolls approximately 2,500 men and women of diverse ethnic, re- opportunity toward the development of the total person. Working in a ligious and social backgrounds, from across the United States and around cooperative and active learning environment and dedicated to imparting a the world. lifelong awareness of health and wellness our department assists students in the acquisition of dynamic skills knowledge and fitness. Augustana’s athletic teams have won more championships than any other school in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. The Vikings own We value dignity, respect, diversity, accountability, communication and a total of 183 total team championships (142 men and 41 women) since teamwork: and challenge each participant to achieve a sense of self con- the league began in 1946-47. Augustana is currently sixth in the nation fidence, pride, team unity, success, and cohesiveness through competitive in number of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) sport. Our programs support the mission of Augustana College by cultivat- Academic All-Americans produced in all sports with 158 as of June 2015. ing the individual in all facets of life within and without the competitive During the 1990’s the Vikings finished third, trailing only Nebraska and arena. M.I.T. Home to a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter since 1949, WHERE TO FIND AUGUSTANA SPORTS NEWS Augustana grants baccalaureate degrees in more than 60 areas of study. Information on the Augustana College athletic department is easy to find. Along with a competitive athletic environment, student-athletes can join Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath maintains the sched- one or several of the school’s 150 student organizations or take advan- ules and press releases on the college’s athletic department web page. tage of Augustana’s wide variety of opportunities for international study. It can be accessed at www.augustana.edu. Also, you may e-mail Dave Augustana has a student-faculty ratio of 11:1, and nearly 90 percent of Wrath at [email protected]. The office phone number for sports the faculty hold the Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field. information is (309) 794-7265. The following mission statement guides Augustana’s liberal arts curriculum The 2015-16 Augustana men’s baseketball media guide is presented as a and student programs. service to all news media and friends of Augustana. The media guides are written and edited by Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath. WELCOME TO MEDIA: Augustana College head basketball coach Grey THE VIKINGS 2014-15 Giovanine will be available for interviews during the week...He will grant MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE interviews during the mornings or prior to practice which generally begins at 2:30 p.m....Please make all requests through Sports Information Direc- tor Dave Wrath (309) 794-7265 - office or (309) 737-5306 - cell. 2015-16 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS SCHEDULE GAME COVERAGE: Anyone interested in covering the Vikings is welcome DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME to the Carver PE Center...Please call in advance so space can be made November 13 Wisconsin-Lacrosse HOME 7:00 p.m. available to you at the scorer’s table...FAX machines and office space for November 24 Fontbonne St. Louis, Mo. 7:00 p.m. filing stories will be made available to you. December 2 Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, Wis. 8:00 p.m. December 5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point HOME 7:00 p.m. WEEKLY RELEASES: The Augustana College sports information office December 12 Washington St. Louis, Mo. 8:00 p.m. faxes out weekly press releases on the Vikings basketball team...Home- December 15 MacMurray HOME 7:00 p.m. town newspapers are encouraged to call Dave Wrath to be placed on the December 18 Puget Sound Tacoma, Wash. 6:00 p.m. weekly fax list if they are not already on it. December 20 Lewis & Clark Portland, Ore. 5:30 p.m. December 22 George Fox Newberg, Ore. 7:00 p.m. CCIW WEB SITE: The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin has an December 29 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 6:00 p.m. internet site that can be reached at www.cciw.org...It is maintained and December 30 Edgewood Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 5:00 p.m. updated by Mike Krizman, who serves as the CCIW’s sports information January 2 Wheaton* HOME 7:00 p.m. director. January 6 Elmhurst* Elmhurst, Ill. 7:00 p.m. January 9 North Park* Chicago, Ill. 7:00 p.m. AUGUSTANA WEB SITE: The Augustana College web site can be January 13 North Central* HOME 7:00 p.m. reached at www.athletics.augustana.edu...The athletics site contains January 16 Carthage* Kenosha, Wis. 7:00 p.m. updated weekly releases and statistics...Games are updated on the same January 20 Illinois Wesleyan* Bloomington, Ill. 7:00 p.m. day of the contest. January 23 Millikin* HOME 7:00 p.m. January 27 Elmhurst* HOME 7:00 p.m. January 30 North Park* HOME 7:00 p.m. February 3 North Central* Naperville, Ill. 7:00 p.m. February 6 Carthage* HOME 7:00 p.m. February 10 Illinois Wesleyan* HOME 7:00 p.m. February 13 Millikin* Decatur, Ill. 7:00 p.m. February 20 Wheaton* Wheaton, Ill. 7:00 p.m. February 26 CCIW Semifinal TBA TBA February 27 CCIW Championship TBA TBA 2014-15 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS RESULTS Overall Record: 27-5: CCIW Record: 11-3 DATE OPPONENT/RESULTS SITE 11/15/14 Augustana 51, Albion 47 Cincinnati, Ohio 11/16/14 Augustana 71, Mount St. Joseph 57 Cincinnati, Ohio 11/21/14 Augustana 91, Thomas More 61 Crestview Hills, Ky. 11/22/14 Augustana 91, Rust 69 Crestview Hills, Ky. 11/29/14 Augustana 86, Knox 61 HOME 12/03/14 Central 89, Augustana 78 Pella, Ia. 12/06/14 Augustana 116, Fontbonne 62 HOME 12/10/14 Augustana 96, UW-Whitewater 94 HOME 12/16/14 Augustana 78, MacMurray 73 Jacksonville, IL 12/29/14` Augustana 87, LUTM 59 Wis-Dells, Wis. 12/30/14 Augustana 71, Coe 66 Wis-Dells, Wis. 01/03/15 Augustana 73, Carthage 42 Kenosha, Wis. 01/07/15 Augustana 58, Elmhurst 56 HOME 01/10/15 Augustana 88, North Park 51 HOME 01/14/15 Augustana 75, North Central Naperville, Ill. 01/17/15 Augustana 78, Wheaton 74 HOME 01/21/15 Illinois Wesleyan 89, Augustana 84 HOME 01/24/15 Augustana 71, Millikin 68 Decatur, Ill. 01/28/15 Augustana 77, Elmhurst 73 Elmhurst, Ill. 01/31/15 North Park 76, Augustana 69 Chicago, Ill. 02/04/15 North Central 72, Augustana 70 HOME 02/07/15 Augustana 60, Carthage 29 HOME 02/11/15 Augustana 82, Illinois Wesleyan 56 Bloomington, Ill. 02/14/15 Augustana 73, Millikin 65 HOME 02/21/15 Augustana 89, Wheaton 55 Wheaton, Ill. 02/27/15 Augustana 82, North Central 76 HOME 02/28/15 Augustana 78, Illinois Welseyan 74 HOME 03/07/15 Augustana 68, DePauw 66 HOME 03/13/15 Augustana 82, Mount Union 69 HOME 03/14/15 Augustana 100, Marietta 51 HOME 03/20/15 Augustana 68, Babson 48 Salem, Va. 03/21/15 UW-Stevens Point 70, Augustana 54 Salem, Va. 2015-16 BASKETBALL - 1 HEAD COACH GREY GIOVANINE Entering his 17th year at the helm of Augustana Vikings men’s basketball, head coach Grey Giovanine has firmly estab- lished his program as one of the best in all of NCAA Division III. The 2015 Basketball Times National Coach of the Year after leading the 2014-15 Vikings to a 27-5 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division III championship game, he has compiled a record of 311-121 (.720) in his first 16 seasons. His win total is just three shy of the 314 that Jim Borcherding put up from 1969-84 as Augustana’s all-time winningest coach. In College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin play, Giovanine’s teams have gone 151-73 (.674) and won six regular season and four postseason tournament championships—the most of any active coach in the league.