B EMIDJI STATE BA S KET B ALL ........................................................................................Quick Facts and Table of Contents BE M I DJ I State QU ic K Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS Enrollment:................................................. 5,020 Gene R al Info RM ation Location: ............................ Bemidji, Minn. 56601 2008-09 Quick Facts & Table of Contents ......................................... 1 Founded: ..................................................... 1919 Conference: ........... Northern Sun Intercollegiate 2008-09 Season Outlook .................................................................. 2 Commissioner: ........................Butch Raymond BSU Head Coach Matt Bowen ........................................................... 3 Assistant Commissioner/SWA: ...........Erin Lind What they are saying about Coach Bowen ....................................... 4 Assistant Commissioner/MR: ......Nick Kornder Media Relations Phone: .............(651) 288-4017 3 Assistant Coaches / Support Staff .................................................... 5 Web site: ....................... www.northernsun.org Meet T H E 2008-09 Tea M Affiliation: NCAA Division II (NCAA I-Hockey) Nickname: ............................................. Beavers Support Staff / Team Photo ........................................................... 6-7 School Colors: .........Green (PMS 329) and White Numerical Roster / Roster Breakdown ............................................. 8 Home Court (capacity): BSU Gymnasium (2,500) The Team .................................................................................... 9-15 President: ......Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard (Arizona ‘79) Athletic Director: . Dr. Rick Goeb (North Dakota St. ‘89) 2007-08 Season -IN-RE V ie W Head Athletic Trainer: ........................ Bill Crews Season Recap .................................................................................16 Assistant Athletic Trainer: ... Corrine Dauksavage BSU Record When ...........................................................................16 Assistant Athletic Trainer ................ Travis Shock Athletic Trainer Phone: .............(218) 755-2769 Statistics & Results ..........................................................................17 Equipment Managers: .........................Vance Balstad 16 Game-by-Game Statistics ..........................................................17-18 Equipment Phone: ........................(218) 755-3292 Compliance Coordinator: .......... Sarah Levesque Significant Milestones ....................................................................19 Athletic Secretary: ............................Deb Slough Player and Team Highs ...................................................................19 Athletic Phone: .........................(218) 755-2941 NO R T H E R N SU N Inte R collegiate Confe R ence Athletic Fax: .............................(218) 755-3898 Ticket Manager: .................................. Pam Papp General Information .......................................................................20 Ticket Phone: ............................(218) 755-2057 2007-08 Statistics ............................................................................21 AT H letic ME D ia Relations 2007-08 Standings, Honors & Awards .............................................21 Director: ........ Brad Folkestad (Bemidji State ‘01) All-Time Records ............................................................................23 Office: ......................................(218) 755-4603 All-Time Standings & Champions ...................................................23 Cell: ..........................................(218) 308-1115 21 Email: ............... [email protected] 2008-09 Preseason Coaches’ Poll & Players to Watch ......................23 Assistant/Basketball SID: Troy Berneking (Minnesota, 2008-09 NSIC Opponents ..........................................................24-26 Crookston ‘04) 2008-09 Composite Schedule .........................................................27 Assistant Phone: ........................(218) 755-2763 Assistant Home: ........................(218) 370-2039 BE M I DJ I State Bas K etball Histo RY & Reco RD S Assistant Email: [email protected] Game, Season, Career & Top 10 Records ........................................28 Graduate Assistant: .. Cedrique Flemming (Kansas State ‘07) Year-by-Year Leaders & Team Statistics ..........................................29 Graduate Assistant Email: .................cflemming@ BSU All-Time Award Winners .........................................................30 bemidjistate.edu All-Time Records vs. Opponents / 100-Point Games .......................31 Basketball Press Row: ...................(218) 755-3620 Web site: .....http://info.bemidjistate.edu/sports 28 Coaching Records ..........................................................................32 SID Fax: .......................................(218) 755-3898 Year-by-Year Results .................................................................33-39 Mailing Address: .............BSU Sports Information 1500 Birchmont Drive, NE, # 29 SC H ool Info RM ation Bemidji, MN 56601 Home of the Beavers .......................................................................40 Welcome to Bemidji .......................................................................41 PR og R A M Histo RY First year of men’s basketball: .....................1921 This is Bemidji State University .......................................................42 Overall record: ......... 876-993 (.469) - 86 seasons BSU Athletic Facilities .....................................................................43 Years in post-season play: ..................... 5 (NAIA) (National - 1940, 1941, 1942; District - 1984, ‘85) Beaver Pride: The Team Behind the Teams .....................................44 .........................................................1 (NCAA) Media Information / NCAA Rules Compliance ..........................45-46 (North Central Regional - 2004) 42 Bemidji State Administration & Support Staff ..................................47 Northern Intercollegiate (NIC) Championships:... 8 ....(1940, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1967) Department of Athletics Staff & Directory .......................................48 Northern Sun Intercollegiate (NSIC) Championships: 1 (2004) 2008-09 Schedule .......................................................................OBC Coac H ing Staff Head Coach: .............................. Matthew Bowen CR E D its : (Indiana, 1995) The 2008-09 Bemidji State University Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a production of the Bemidji Men’s Basketball Office Phone: ....(218) 755-2774 State University Athletic Media Relations Office. All Rights Reserved. The 2008-09 version Record at School: ..................11-44 (third season) of this media guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Athletic Media Relations Career Record: .....................11-44 (third season) Director Troy Berneking using the Adobe Creative Suite on a Macintosh MacBook. Research, Assistant Coaches: . Jeremy Tiers (Lakehead University ‘98) editorial and technical assistance provided by Director of Marketing and Communications Ryan Montgomery (Hamline University ‘06) Rose Jones, Athletic Media Relations Director Brad Folkestad, Graduate Assistant Cedrique Flemming, and student assistants Tim Adams, Eric Story, Alayna Skibness, Garrett Kollin, Kellen Tea M Info RM ation Noga. Printing: Arrow Printing Bemidji, Minn. Outside cover design: Arrow Printing, Bemidji, 2007-08 Record: ...........................................6-21 Minn. Inside cover design: Troy Berneking Photos: John Swartz, BSU Photo Services. For NSIC Record/Finish: ....................3-15 NSIC (9th) additional copies of this publication, contact the BSU Athletic Media Relations Office at (218) Starters Returning/Lost: .................................3/2 755-2763 or mail check or money order of $5.00 to BSU Athletic Media Relations: MBB Media Letter winners Returning/Lost ........................9/6 Guide, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29, Bemidji, MN 56601. Newcomers ....................................................... 4 .............................................................................................................................................................. BEMIDJI STATE UNIVER S ITY 1 B EMIDJI STATE BA S KET B ALL 2008-09 Season Outlook................................................................................................................. AS THE BEMIDJI STATE UNIVER S ITY MEN ’S B A S KET B ALL FREE -THROW LINE (52-64), THIRD IN NSIC PLAY . PROGRAM ENTER S IT S THIRD S EA S ON U NDER THE HELM FAIR B ANK S I S COMING OFF A ROOKIE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH HE WA S S ECOND ON THE TEAM IN MIN - OF HEAD COACH Matt BO W en HE ADMIT S THAT HI S U TE S PLAYED , 25.9 P/G. HE FINI S HED THE S EA S ON RANKED FO U RTH AMONG HI S TEAMMATE S IN S CORING AV - S Q U AD I S A WORK IN PROGRE ss . ERAGING 7.8 POINT S PER GAME WHILE PO S TING 34 THREE -POINT FIELD GOAL S , WHILE S HOOTING 40-PERCENT IT I S A WORK , HOWEVER , THAT I S B EGINNING FROM B EHIND THE ARC . THE S OPHOMORE LED THE BEAVER S IN S CORING ON FIVE OCCA S ION S LA S T WINTER , TO TAKE S HAPE . INCL U DING A CAREER -HIGH 17 POINT S VER sus PU GET SO U ND ON NOV . 24 IN HI S VERY FIR S T COLLEGIATE AFTER END U RING A FORGETTA B LE 6-21 GAME WEARING THE GREEN AND WHITE . CAMPAIGN A YEAR AGO ,