OTTAWA UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Hoop Scoop S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F INTEREST: VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 AUGUST 31, 2016 Pre-season conditioning began Aug. 26 Head Coach’s Corner First prac- The school year has started, and Although we are not playing Brandon tice is Sept. with that another season of Kentucky, this year’s schedule Meyer 19 Braves Basketball has begun. will include Division I opponent returned UMKC in historic Municipal Are- to Cali- First game With the first week wrapping up na on January 31. fornia to for Varsity is our players are finding their way begin his Nov. 1 around campus and getting to The schedule also includes know each other. We have com- NCAA Division II opponents career. New to Both JV pleted our open gyms and team Rockhurst and Panhandle State. the staff teams tip off meetings and pre-season condi- This year, the KCAC increased is gradu- Nov. 2 tioning began with the annual to 12 member schools with the ate assistant Nate Launius. Nate timed half-mile run. Half of the addition of York University in team successfully met their re- played at Mid American Naza- York, NE. The Braves will take rene and brings a wealth of quired time and sophomore Bry- on the other 11 schools twice. ant Knigge ran a team best 2:11. knowledge and ideas to our pro- Playing 22 conference games gram. Last year’s team finished fourth makes for a long and grueling I N S I D E in the KCAC standings which season but I believe this group Thank you for being a supporter THIS ISSUE: was the best finish for the Braves will be up for the challenge. of our program. We hope to see you at a few games this year. Senior 2 since the 2007-2008 season. We In staffing news, our graduate Profile hope to build on that success and assistant coach Nathan Padia has GO BRAVES! move up in the standings. As taken a coaching job at North- Academic 2 always, our goal is to make it west Technical College in Good- Success back to the national tournament. land, KS, and volunteer assistant Meet the 2 Staff Returner 3 Profile Last Season 3 Welcome Recap Newcomer 3 Welcome to the first quarterly Expect to see player profiles, Profile Braves Basketball newsletter of upcoming events, and other fea- 2016. The Hoop Scoop is de- tures on facets of Braves Basket- Donate to 4 signed to keep people advised on ball. There will also be a few OU MBB what is happening with the different features each issue as Braves Basketball program and the season progresses. Please let what is coming up in the future. us know if you have any feedback This newsletter will contain sev- to help us make this newsletter eral regular features each month. better. P A G E 2 Senior Player Profile 2015-16: Hasty played in 29 2014-15: In his sophomore he helped lead OHS to a 2012- games, making 26 starts on his season, Hasty played in 28 13 Kansas 4A State Basketball way to being named to the games. Championship with an unde- KCAC All-Defensive Team. 2013-14: Hasty played in 27 feated season. He averaged 3.9 points and 3.9 games, making eight starts as a Personal: Son of Steven Has- ty and Anne Hasty … born rebounds per game. Hasty was freshman and was named to October 14, 1994 … business twice named KCAC Defensive the All-KCAC Freshman administration major. His Player of the Week. He shot Team. brothers Austin and Adam 61.3 percent from the floor, High School: Hasty was a were both part of the OU men’s basketball program. 33.3 percent from behind the three year letter winner on Alex Hasty 3-pt line, and 66.7 percent the basketball court for Otta- 6’3 Sr. G/F from the free throw line. wa High School. As a senior, Ottawa, KS Defining the term Student-Athletes Most Daktronic The 2015-2016 team led the Our team GPA was 3.45 Hasty and Logan Bullinger NAIA DII with six Daktronic which was the second highest were named KCAC Scholar Scholar Athletes in Scholar-Athletes. In order to GPA of any NAIA DII men’s athletes. In order to earn con- be nominated students must basketball team. Teams must ference recognition players the Nation (6) have junior standing and a have a 3.0 GPA to be named a must have sophomore stand- cumulative GPA of 3.5 or high- Scholar-Team. ing, earn a 3.33 GPA and letter er. The six Scholar-Athletes in their sport. are Logan Bullinger, Zach Our team represented the 3.45 Team GPA Brown, Alex Hasty, Tag Old- University well as the only OU “We are extremely proud of ham, Tyler Shaffer, and Joe team to lead their respective our guys not only on the court second in NAIA DII Siegle. sport in team GPA. but in the classroom and out in the community as well,” The 2015-16 team was also Seniors Zach Brown and Riley said Coach Siebenthall. named an NAIA Scholar-Team. Falk along with juniors Alex Meet the Coaching Staff Nate Launius is in his Olathe, KS. He helped the court at MNU and also played Graduate first season as a grad- Pioneers to a Heart of Ameri- professional basketball over- Assistant uate assistant coach ca Conference Championship seas. Coach with the OU men’s and a place in the Final Four at Nate basketball program. the NAIA Men’s Basketball As a player at MNU, Launius Division I National Tourna- was named a 2014-15 NAIA Launius Before coming to ment. DI Men’s Basketball All- OU, Launius spent American and was a two-time the 2015-16 season as Launius graduated from MNU Daktronic Scholar Athlete. an assistant coach and in 2015 with a degree in sports Launius is getting his masters video coordinator at management with a minor in in business administration MidAmerica Naza- athletic coaching. He was a from Ottawa University. rene University in letterman on the basketball H O O P S C O O P P A G E 3 Returning Player Profile 2015-16: As a sophomore, Ridge College (1/4). He had 11 High School: Mitchell was a Mitchell played in 29 games double digit scoring games. three year letter winner at and made 28 starts. He aver- 2014-15: Mitchell split time Booker T. Washington High aged 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, between the varsity and junior School on the basketball and 3.3 assists per game. varsity levels. He played in five court. Mitchell scored a career high games at the varsity level. Personal: Son of Ronald and Evlatine Snoddy ... exercise 23 points against Graceland Mitchell made his first varsity science major. University (11/14), had a ca- appearance against Haskell reer high eight assists versus Indian Nations University Avila University (11/13), and where he scored a season high Hollis Mitchell had a career high eight re- two points. 5’8 Jr. PG bounds against Crowley’s Tulsa, OK Celebrating 150 years of Ottawa University Last year was a new era for picked up his first career win Oakes. Also graduated was the Ottawa University men’s on the road against rival Baker starting Center John O’Con. 4th Place finish in basketball program. For the University on November 10. Returning from last year’s first time in over 25 years the KCAC. Best Last year’s team finished 14-15 team are starters Hollis Mitch- Coach Andy Carrier was not overall and 10-10 in KCAC ell, a junior, and senior Alex since the 2007- on the sidelines. Promoted play, which was good enough Hasty, who was recognized on from assistant to head coach for fourth place in the stand- the all-KCAC defensive team. 2008 season. was Aaron Siebenthall. Coach ings. Siebenthall’s second game Despite losing eight seniors leading the Braves was against Eight seniors represented the there are six returning letter- The University of Kentucky in program well. Gone are start- men that should provide lead- historic Rupp Arena. He ers and all-KCAC performers ership for this season’s team. Marshon Norfleet and Preston Newcomer Player Profile Jake is from Effingham, a Region VI Championship and tered in basketball, was a three Jake Hansen KS. and is a transfer Hansen was named HC's Ath- -time All-Conference perform- 6’6 G/F from Hesston College. lete of the Year. er and earned the conference's Effingham, Hansen attended Player of the Year honor. He Atchison County Com- In his freshman season, Hansen earned All-State Honorable KS munity High School. averaged 7.3 points and 5.4 Mention honors. rebounds per game. He shot Hansen is the son of Julie and Hansen, a 6-6 guard, 40.7 percent from the floor. Rick Dillon and Mark Hansen was a two year letter- and plans to major in comput- man at Hesston Col- At Atchison County Commu- lege. He helped HC to nity High School, Hansen let- er information. H O O P S C O O P /ottawauniversity.mensbasketball Ottawa University Men’s Basketball @braveshoops Ottawa University ottawa.edu 1001 S. Cedar St. Ottawa, KS 66067 ottawabraves.com Phone: 785 248-2606 Fax: 785 229-1015 E-mail: [email protected] Ottawa_mens_hoops Energy Effort Enthusiasm Help Support Our Program Our goal as a coaching staff is to pro- ets or donate to our booster club is vide our student-athletes with a great attached.