2009-10 BEMIDJI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 4 at University of Wisconsin (exh.) Madison, Wis. 7:00 pm 8 at North Dakota (exh.) Grand Forks, N.D. 3:00 pm 20-21 Viterbo Pepsi Tournament La Crosse, Wis. 20 vs. College of the Ozarks La Crosse, Wis. 5:00 pm MEN’S BASKETBALL 2009-10 21 at Viterbo or vs. Silver Lake College La Crosse, Wis. TBA 24 Jamestown College Bemidji, Minn. 7:00 pm 27-28 UW-Parkside Tournament Kenosha, Wis. 27 vs. Purdue North Central Kenosha, Wis. 5:00 pm 28 at UW-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 5:00 pm SERGEJBASKOW JUNIOR F/C DECEMBER 4 MSU Moorhead* Bemidji, Minn. 8:00 pm BRADYFAIRBANKS 5 Minnesota, Crookston* Bemidji, Minn. 8:00 pm JUNIOR G/F 12 at Winona State* Winona, Minn. 4:00 pm SETHHAAKE 13 at Upper Iowa* Fayette, Iowa 4:00 pm SENIOR G 29 at Northern Michigan Marquette, Mich. 6:30 pm JANUARY 2 Augustana College* Bemidji, Minn. 6:00 pm 3 Wayne State (Neb.)* Bemidji, Minn. 4:00 pm 8 at Concordia-St. Paul* St. Paul, Minn. 8:00 pm 9 at St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, Minn. 6:00 pm 5 1 Northern State* Bemidji, Minn. 8:00 pm 16 University of Mary* Bemidji, Minn. 8:00 pm 23 Minnesota Duluth* Bemidji, Minn. 4:00 pm 9 2 at Minnesota State* Mankato, Minn. 8:00 pm 30 at Southwest Minnesota State* Marshall, Minn. 8:00 pm FEBRUARY 5 Concordia-St. Paul* Bemidji, Minn. 8:00 pm 6 St. Cloud State* Bemidji, Minn. 8:00 pm 12 at MSU Moorhead* Moorhead, Minn. 8:00 pm 13 at Minnesota, Crookston* Crookston, Minn. 6:00 pm 16 Finlandia Bemidji, Minn. 7:00 pm 20 Winona State* Bemidji, Minn. 4:00 pm 24 at Minnesota Duluth* Duluth, Minn. 8:00 pm 27 at Wayne State (Neb.)* Wayne, Neb. 6:00 pm * NSIC game Home games played at BSU Gymnasium A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Bemidji State University is an affirmative action equal opportunity educator and employer. Bemidji State University Media Guide BSU CoMMUniCAtionS & MArketing 08-410 Bemidji State UniverSity BaSketBall 2009-10 #1 Jimmy Johnson #2 Seth Haake #3 Lance Rongstad #4 Brady Fairbanks #10 Tyler Westphal #11 Jake Lindstrom #12 Jon Krebs #13 Pat rick Cassidy #15 Burke Lendl #24 Tyler Wruck #25 Noah Shepherd #32 Bryce Tesdahl #34 Mason Walters #41 Sergej Baskow #50 David Berthene BEAVERS Matt Bowen Jeremy Tiers Ryan Montgomery Bemidji, Minnesota BEAVERS First City on the Mississippi 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 School/Enrollment: ..... Bemidji State University (5,020) Gene R al Info RM ation Location/Founded: .....Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 (1919) Media Photo Roster ......................................................................IFC Population: ....30,000 (reflects city and surrounding area) Conference: ........... Northern Sun Intercollegiate 2009-10 Quick Facts & Table of Contents ......................................... 1 Affiliation: .... NCAA Division II (NCAA I-Hockey) 2009-10 Season Outlook .................................................................. 2 Nickname: ..............................................Beavers BSU Head Coach Matt Bowen ........................................................... 3 School Colors: .......Green (PMS 3305) and White Home Court: ................. BSU Gymnasium (2,500) 3 What they are saying about Coach Bowen ....................................... 4 Press Row Phone: .........................(218) 755-3620 Assistant Coaches / Support Staff .................................................... 5 President: ..........Dr. Jon Quistgaard (Arizona ‘79) Athletic Director: ....Dr. Rick Goeb (North Dakota St. ‘89) Meet T H E 2009-10 Tea M Senior Woman’s Administrator: .......Sarah Levesque (North Dakota‘00) Support Staff / Team Photo .............................................................. 6 SWA Phone: .................................. (218) 755 2142 BSU In the Classroom and Community ............................................ 7 Head Athletic Trainer: ........................ Bill Crews Athletic Trainer Phone: .................(218) 755-2769 Numerical Roster / Roster Breakdown ............................................. 8 Compliance Coordinator: .......... Sarah Levesque The Team .................................................................................... 9-15 Compliance Phone: ......................(218) 755-2142 2008-09 Season -IN-RE V ie W Ticket Manager: .................................. Pam Papp Tickets Phone: ..............................(218) 755-3993 Season Recap .................................................................................16 Athletics Administrative Assistant:..... Debbie Slough 16 BSU Record When ...........................................................................16 Athletic Phone: ............................(218) 755-2941 Athletic Fax: .................................(218) 755-3898 Statistics & Results .....................................................................17-18 Significant Milestones ....................................................................19 AT H letic ME D ia Relations Player and Team Highs ...................................................................19 Director: .........Brad Folkestad (Bemidji State ‘01) AMR Phone: .................................(218) 755-4603 NO R T H E R N SU N Inte R collegiate Confe R ence AMR Fax: .....................................(218) 755-3898 General Information .......................................................................20 AMR Cell: .....................................(218) 308-1115 AMR Email: ........... [email protected] 2008-09 Statistics ............................................................................21 Assistant AMR/Basketball: .... Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) 2008-09 Standings, Honors & Awards .............................................21 Assistant Phone: ...........................(218) 755-2763 All-Time Records ............................................................................22 Assistant Cell: ..............................(612) 718-0729 21 Assistant Email: [email protected] All-Time Standings & Champions ...................................................23 Graduate Assistant: .. Ross LaDue( Iowa State ‘09) 2009-10 Preseason Coaches’ Poll & Players to Watch ......................23 Graduate Assistant Email: ... [email protected] 2009-10 NSIC Opponents ..........................................................24-26 Volleyball/Basketball Press Row: ..(218) 755-3620 Web site: ..........www.bemidjistate.edu/athletics 2009-10 Composite Schedule .........................................................27 R og R A M isto RY BE M I DJ I State Bas K etball Histo RY & Reco RD S P H First year of men’s basketball: .....................1921 Game, Season, Career & Top 10 Records ........................................28 Overall record (87 seasons):......884-1,012 (.466) Year-by-Year Leaders & Team Statistics ..........................................29 Years in post-season play: ..................... 5 (NAIA) (National - 1940, 1941, 1942; District - 1984, ‘85) BSU All-Time Award Winners .........................................................30 .........................................................1 (NCAA) 28 All-Time Records vs. Opponents / 100-Point Games .......................31 (North Central Regional - 2004) Coaching Records ..........................................................................32 Northern Intercollegiate (NIC) Championships:... 8 ....(1940, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1967) Year-by-Year Results .................................................................33-39 Northern Sun Intercollegiate (NSIC) Championships: ... 1 (2004) SC H ool Info RM ation Coac H ing Staff Home of the Beavers .......................................................................40 Head Coach: .............................. Matthew Bowen Welcome to Bemidji .......................................................................41 (Indiana, 1995) This is Bemidji State University .......................................................42 Men’s Basketball Office Phone: ....(218) 755-2774 Record at School: ...............19-63 - Fourth season BSU Athletic Facilities .....................................................................43 Career Record: ..................19-63 - Fourth season Beaver Pride: The Team Behind the Teams .....................................44 Assistant Coaches: ...Jeremy Tiers (Lakehead University ‘98) 42 Media Information / NCAA Rules Compliance ..........................45-46 Ryan Montgomery (Hamline University ‘06) Bemidji State Administration & Support Staff ..................................47 Tea M Info RM ation Department of Athletics Staff & Directory .......................................48 2008-09 Record: .............8-19 (6-14 NSIC, T-10th) Starters Returning/Lost: .................................4/1 2009-10 Schedule .......................................................................OBC Letterwinner Returning/Lost: .........................8/5 CR E D its : Newcomers ....................................................... 7 The 2009-10 Bemidji State University Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a production of the Bemidji State University Athletic Media Relations Office. All Rights Reserved. The 2009-10 version of this media guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director Dax Larson using the Adobe Creative Suite on a Macintosh MacBook.