Kentucky Wesleyan College Basketball Notebook Roy Pickerill, Sports Information Director Office: 270-852-3347; E-mail: [email protected]; Press Row: 316-8838; Home: 926-3898 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship 2009-10 Schedule/Results "Panthers making 36th record breaking trip" Won 29, Lost 4; GLVC: 16-2 No. 5 ranked Kentucky Wesleyan enters the NCAA tournament for a national record October breaking 36th time and a third straight season. This marks the 20th time the Panthers Disney West Tip-Off Classic* have hosted the Regional Championship. The last time was 2002. KWC holds a 6-2 30 San Francisco State* L, 53-78 record in NCAA play versus Bellarmine (1-1), Central State (1-0), Drury (0-0), Findlay (2- 31 Western Washington* W, 71-58 0), Grand Valley State (1-0), Quincy (0-1) and Saint Joseph's (1-0). November 1 Grand Canyon* W, 71-49 Quarterfinals: No. 1 seed Kentucky Wesleyan (29-4) vs. No. 8 seed Saint Joseph's 5 at South Carolina [exh.] L, 55-78 (17-11), Saturday, March 13, 6 p.m. CT, at the Owensboro Sportscenter (5,002). Series: 7 at Evansville [exh.] W, 55-52 KWC leads 39-22. Last meeting: Panthers won 102-92 at Owensboro on Jan. 2, 2010. Last 9 at No. 7 Purdue [exh.] L, 52-74 NCAA Meeting: Panthers won 56-59 at Owensboro in the Great Lakes Regional 1st Round 17 Hannibal-LaGrange W, 77-47 on March 8, 1994. Radio: WBIO 94.7 FM. TV: None. 24 Bryan W, 71-57 Owensboro Classic^ Semifinals: Sunday, March 14, 7:30 p.m. Championship: Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m. 27 Lambuth^ W, 105-55 28 Alaska-Fairbanks^ W, 113-76 Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers (29-4) ppg rpg apg December F 33 Chris Williams [C] 6-5 204 Jr Versailles, Ky. 11.0 7.1 1.7 5 No. 6 Bellarmine + W, 81-65 C 44 Jay Ivey [C] 6-7 237 Jr Owensboro, Ky. 7.0 5.7 0.7 7 Bethel W, 94-45 10 Asbury W, 90-47 G 5 Willie Richardson 6-2 221 Jr New Orleans, La. 7.8 2.8 1.1 12 Lake Erie W, 75-73 G 12 Kwan Waller 5-11 167 Jr Rockford, Ill. 7.4 2.9 1.2 20 Urbana W, 106-79 G 15 Desmond Stephens5-8 145 Sr Bloomington, Ind. 17.9 2.8 6..5 29 Tiffin W, 105-76 off the bench January C 31 Andree' Wilson [C] 6-5 180 Sr Spanish Town, Jamaica 10.8 5.2 0.6 2 Saint Joseph's + W, 102-92 G 25 Marico Stinson 6-5 203 Jr Memphis, Tenn. 10.3 2.2 0.8 4 Wisconsin-Parkside + W, 78-64 G 20 Maros Zuffa 6-4 216 Sr Bratislava, Sloviakia 7.5 3.7 1.4 7 at No. 18 Drury + W, 79-67 F 1 Shawn Rouse 6-6 215 Jr San Antonio, Texas 3.1 2.4 0.4 9 at Missouri S&T + W, 71-60 G 3 Travis Owsley 5-10 172 Jr Owensboro, Ky. 2.9 1.2 1.7 14 No. 5 Southern Indiana + L, 69-74 16 Illinois-Springfield + W, 88-75 Saint Joseph's College Pumas (17-11) ppg rpg apg 18 at Rockhurst + W, 80-55 F 4 Andrew Helmer 6-4 215 Sr Highland, Ind. 12.5 2.1 2.0 21 at Northern Kentucky + L, 62-67 F 32 Austin Peebles 6-3 190 Sr Forsyth, Ill. 10.3 6.6 1.9 23 at Indianapolis + W, 88-81 C 30 Jake Hassler 6-9 245 So Evansville, Ind. 5.1 2.5 0.3 28 at Lewis + W, 85-73 G 11 Michael Horton 5-10 185 Jr Chicago, Ill. 7.5 2.4 4.3 30 at No. 19 Quincy + W, 85-77 G 34 Phillip Collins 6-3 195 So Indianapolis, Ind. 10.0 4.7 1.7 February 4 Maryville + W, 110-76 The Coaches: Todd Lee (South Dakota '86) is 92-54 (63.0%) in his fifth season at KWC. 6 Missouri-St. Louis + W, 66-30 Richard Davis (Ashland '01) is 63-48 (56.7%) in his fourth season at Saint Joseph's. 11 Indianapolis + W, 75-70 13 Northern Kentucky + W, 80-60 Series vs. Saint Joseph's (39-23, 1-0 NCAA): The Panthers are 25-6 at Owensboro and 15 at No. 2 Southern Ind. + W, 86-68 13-16 at Rensselaer and 1-0 at Evansville (GLVC Tournament). Last KWC Win: 102-92 18 at Bellarmine + W, 71-69 at Owensboro on Jan. 2, 2010. Last SJC Win: 72-53 at Rensselaer on Dec. 6, 2008. Win GLVC Championship at Springfield, Ill. Streak: KWC has won two. Coach Lee vs. SJC: 4-5. Coach Davis vs. KWC: 3-4. 28 Wis.-Parkside at KWC W, 93-66 March Championship Schedule 6 Northern Kentucky W, 81-76 Saturday, March 13 7 Bellarmine L, 69-79 Noon #3 Drury (23-6) vs. #6 Quincy (21-8) NCAA Midwest Regional Championship 2:30 #2 Bellarmine (22-8) vs. #7 Central State (22-5) 13 Saint Joseph's 6:00 6:00 #1 Kentucky Wesleyan (29-4) vs. #8 Saint Joseph's (17-11) 14 Semfinals 7:30 8:30 #4 Findlay (24-6) vs. #5 Grand Valley State (21-8) 16 Championship 7:00 Sunday, March 14 NCAA Elite Eight at Springfield, Mass. 5:00 Drury/Quincy winner vs. Bellarmine/Central State winner 24-27 .National Championship TBA 7:30 KWC/Saint Joseph's winner vs. Findlay/Grand Valley State winner +Great Lakes Valley Conference game Tuesday, March 16 All times Central 7 p.m. Championship NCAA Division II National Champions 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001 NUMBERS Comparative team statistics: KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE KW SJ No Player Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown/High School (College) Record 29-4 17-11 1 Shawn Rouse F 6-6 215 Jr-Tr San Antonio, TX / John Jay (Boise State) Conference record 16-2 11-7 3 Travis Owsley G 5-10 172Jr-RS Owensboro, KY / Owensboro Catholic Conference finish 1st E 1st N (Georgia Southwestern) National ranking 5th nr 5 Willie Richardson G 6-2 221 Jr-JC New Orleans, LA / Frederick Douglas Regional ranking 1st 8th (Las Positas JC) Offensive Avg. 83.0 81.9 12 Kwan Waller G 5-11 167 Jr-JC Rockford, IL / Auburn (Sauk Valley CC) Defensive Avg. 65.1 76.6 15 Desmond Stephens G 5-9 150 Sr-Sq Bloomington, IN / South (Utah State) Scoring Margin +17.9 +5.3 20 Maros Zuffa F 6-4 216 Sr-2L Bratislava, Slovakia / Our Lady of Mount Field Goal Pct. 46.0 47.2 Carmel (Southern Mississippi) Opp. Field Goal Pct. 42.5 46.6 25 Marico Stinson G 6-5 203 Jr-Tr Memphis, TN / Kingsbury (Indiana State) 3Pt. Field Goal Pct. 38.8 37.7 31 Andree' Wilson F 6-4 220 Sr-1L Spanish Town,Jamaica / Jonathan Grant 3Pt. FG Made/Game 8.0 7.0 (Southeastern Illinois JC) 3Pt. FG Atts/Game 19.3 18.5 33 Chris Williams F 6-5 204 Jr-2L Versailles, KY / Woodford County Free Throw Pct. 75.9 73.2 (Air Force Academy Prep) Rebound Avg. 38.2 31.5 44 Jay Ivey C 6-7 230 Jr-2L Owensboro, KY / Owensboro Catholic Opp. Reb. Avg. 30.8 35.2 Rebound Margin +7.4 -3.7 Head Coach: Todd Lee, fifth season (South Dakota '86) Assists Avg. 15.4 14.7 Assistant Coach: Rafael Franco, first season (Harding '05) Turnover Avg. 12.7 14.4 Assistant Coach: James Jackson, first season (Berea '06) Blocks Avg. 2.5 2.7 Steals Avg. 8.7 9.9 Quick Facts Location: Owensboro, Kentucky Population of City: 60,000 (3rd largest) Top statistical leaders: College Founded: 1858 Church Affiliation: United Methodist Enrollment: 876 Nickname: Panthers Scoring G Pts Avg Colors: Purple and White Home Court: Sportscenter (5,002) Desmond Stephens,K 28 496 17.7 Mark Lake, SJ 28 350 12.5 FG Shooting FG FGA Pct Jay Ivey, KW 78 127 .614 Marcus Jackson, SJ 104 180 .578 3 Pt. Shooting 3G 3GA Pct Desmond Stephens,K 47 114 .412 Dayvon Sloan, SJ 63 140 .450 FT Shooting FT FTA Pct Marico Stinson, KW 48 50 .960 Andrew Helmer, SJ 95 118 .805 Rebounds G Reb Avg KENTUCKY WESLEYAN IN NCAA DIVISION II Chris Williams, KW 31 229 7.4 HISTORY Andrew Helmer, SJ 28 185 6.6 1st NCAA Championships 8 1st NCAA Final Four Appearances 17 Assists G Asst Avg 1st NCAA Elite Eight Appearances 19 Desmond Stephens,K 28 184 6.6 1st NCAA Regional Championships 19 Michael Horton, SJ 28 120 4.3 1st NCAA Tournament Appearances 36 1st NCAA Tournament Wins 87 Blocks G BS Avg 1st NCAA Tournament Games 112 Jay Ivey, KW 31 20 0.6 1st All-Time Top 10 National Poll Finishes 27 Andrew Helmer, SJ 28 21 0.8 1st Weeks in Top 25 Poll 288 1st Weeks in Top 10 Poll 230 Steals G St Avg 1st Weeks ranked No. 1 51 Desmond Stephens,K 28 61 2.2 1st Most 30-win seasons 6 Andrew Helmer, SJ 28 51 1.8 1st Most 20-win seasons 23 1st National Coaches of the Year 6 1st National Players of the Year 3 1st First-team All-Americans 17 1st National Coaches of the Year 6 1st Great Lakes Valley Conference Titles 14 1st GLVC Tournament Championships 5 9th All-Time Winningest Program 1,386 NOTES 2009-10 Great Lakes Valley Conference 30: One more win will mark the eighth 30-win season in KWC's NCAA Midwest Standings (March 8) history and the first by a Todd Lee team...1990: 31-2; 1998: 30-3; Regional Ranking 1999: 35-2; 2000: 31-3; 2001: 31-3; 2002: 31-2; 2003: 31-4.