NORTHERN ARIZONA BASKETBALL NAU (8-9, 2-4 BSC) at Portland State (8-9, 3-2 BSC) Portland, Ore Sodexo Lumberjack Radio Network/Altitude Three Dot Data... NEXT PROMOTION NAU has won four of the last six games...NAU has eight wins in 17 games so far Sacramento St., Sun 1/24, 1:05 p.m. this season, tying the win total from the 2008-09 season...Cameron Jones has Jr Jack Party free for Jr Jacks w/ card @ 12 averaged 23.0 points over last six games with four 20 plus games...Julian Olubuyi noon & Gore Night, $5.00 Reserved Ticket w/ ranks second in the Big Sky in assists and first in assist-to-turnover ratio (7th over- ID or flier, Mountain School & Beaver all in Division I)...Head Coach Mike Adras ranks fourth on the Big Sky career wins 2009-10 Schedule list with 166 career wins and his 84 conference wins ranks fifth all-time in the Big Date Opponent Time/Result Sky. N6 Fort Lewis (EX) L, 65-75 13 Southwestern College W, 113-61. Bounce Back? N15 at Arizona L, 70-87 N17 Fresno State L, 59-65 The 25 point loss to Weber State was the largest to a Big Sky opponent since NAU N19 Pacific Susp. lost at Portland State by 26 points during the 1999-00 season (101-75). That team N25 at Santa Clara W, 88-72 went on an 11-game win streak after the loss, won the Big Sky Tournament and N28 at San Diego State L, 48-89 D4 at Montana* L 54-71 earned a NCAA Tournament berth. It was the largest Big Sky Conference loss at D5 at Montana State* L, 50-62 home since the Lumberjacks lost to Weber State by 37 points (101-64) to conclude D13 UC Riverside W, 68-56 the 1995-96 season. NAU finished the season 6-20 but went on to win the Big Sky D16 at #19 New Mexico L, 57-96 D19 at Air Force W, 60-52 Championship the next season. D20 at Colorado State L, 56-64 D28 at Texas-Pan American W, 64-59 Smile for the Camera... D30 Northern New Mexico W, 113-68 J2 #19! N. Colorado* L, 66-75 Today’s game will be televised live by Altitude. J7 Idaho State* W, 68-56 J9 Weber State* L, 62-87 Nick of Time... J15 at Eastern Washington* W, 73-69 Senior Nick Larson has averaged 11.0 points and 7.6 rebounds over the last five J17 at Portland State* 2:05 p.m. J24 Sacramento State* 1:05 p.m. games. He recorded back-to-back double digit scoring games for the first time in J28 Montana State* 6:35 p.m. his career against Northern New Mexico and Northern Colorado. He had perfect Sponsored by Verizon Wireless night beyond the arc with 4-for-4 effort against Northern Colorado after making just J30 Montana* 6:35 p.m. Sponsored by Just Wireless 3 of previous 12 three-pointers (5 games). He finished wtih a career-best 20 points F7 at Northern Colorado* 12:05 p.m. in the game, while he had 11 against Northern New Mexico. F12 at Weber State* 7:05 p.m. F13 at Idaho State* 7:05 p.m. F18 Portland State* 6:35 p.m. Sponsored by Just Wireless F20 E. Washington* 6:35 p.m. F26 at Sacramento State* 8:05 p.m. * Big Sky Conference Game ! CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Poll Northern Arizona Probable Starters (8-9, 2-4 BSC) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. MIN GP-S PPG RPG APG 40 Shane Johannsen F 6-7 220 Jr.-2L 23.7 15-14 11.0 5.0 0.7 32 Nick Larson F 6-8 225 Sr.-3L 25.8 17-13 7.9 5.7 1.9 11 Gabe Rogers G 6-2 165 Fr.-RS 24.6 16-13 8.3 1.9 2.3 10 Cameron Jones G 6-3 190 Jr.-2L 32.9 17-17 17.4 4.5 3.0 12 Julian Olubuyi G 5-9 175 Jr.-TR 24.6 17-13 2.5 1.5 4.1 Top Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. MIN GP-S PPG RPG APG 2 DeAngelo Jones G 6-5 200 Jr.-TR 20.1 14-8 8.2 3.1 0.9 21 Stallon Saldivar G 6-0 165 Fr.-HS 14.9 17-4 1.5 1.4 2.0 30 Eric Platt G 6-5 210 Jr.-TR 23.2 9-0 12.0 4.0 1.6 33 Reid Wallace F 6-6 205 Fr.-HS 10.7 15-0 2.6 1.5 0.4 42 Josh Lepley C 6-10 210 So.-1L 14.7 17-3 5.4 4.1 0.2 Big Sky Predictions... Social Media - Facebook Broadcast Information The Northern Arizona men’s basketball Be a Fan of NAU Athletics team was picked to finish seventh in the Radio: Lumberjack Radio Network media and coaches’ preseason polls (Mitch Strohman) released by the league office. Social Media - Twitter Defending regular-season champion Follow NAU Athletics Station Freq Market KAFF 930 AM Flagstaff Weber State was selected by the coaches http://twitter.com/NAUAthletics and media as the favorite to win the 2009- 2010 Big Sky Conference men’s basket- Follow SID Steve Shaff Television: ball title. Coaches were not allowed to Altitude (Jeff Friedman/Rashad vote for their own teams. http://twitter.com/nausid Floyd/Amanda Pflugrad) Coaches’ Poll NAU Athletics Blog Web Video: Big Sky Television 1. Weber State (4) 60; 2. Montana (3) 57; 3. Idaho State (1) 47; 4. Portland State (1) http://nauathletics.blogspot.com/ Web Audio: www.stretchinternet.com 44; 5. Montana State 38; 6. Northern Colorado 31; 7. Northern Arizona 22; 8. NAU Media Relations Eastern Washington 17; 9. Sacramento Director: Steve Shaff State 8. Phone: (928) 523-6792 Cell: (928) 606-6628 Media Poll Assistant: Joe Scacco 1. Weber State (23) 251; 2. Portland State Graduate Assistants: Eric (3) 202; 3. Montana (2) 194; 4. Idaho State DeSalvo/Andrew Tomsky 157; 5. Montana State 134; 6. Northern Colorado 119; 7. Northern Arizona 87; 8. Eastern Washington 73; 9. Sacramento State 36. Northern Arizona Pronunciation Guide Head Coach Mike Adras ........................................................................A-drus Shane Johannsen ........................................................................Jo-HAN-sen Julian Olubuyi ..............................................................................Oh-la-boo-ee Eric Platt......................................................................................Platt as in flat Stallon Saldivar ..............................................................................SAL-da-var 2009-10 NORTHERN ARIZONA BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Michael Dunn G 6-0 170 Fr.-HS Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler) 2 DeAngelo Jones G 6-5 200 Jr.-TR Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach/N. Mexico St./ Cochise College) 10 Cameron Jones G 6-4 185 Jr.-2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Los Alamitos) 11 Gabe Rogers G 6-2 165 Fr.-RS Houston, Texas (Klein Forest) 12 Julian Olubuyi G 5-9 175 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas (Klein Collins / Northwest (Wyo.) College) 20 Casey Ommen F 6-7 195 Fr.-HS Rapid City, South Dakota (Stevens) 21 Stallon Saldivar G 6-0 165 Fr.-HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial) 23 Luis Flores G 6-3 165 Fr.-RS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Coronado) 30 Eric Platt G 6-5 210 Jr.-TR Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh/Wyoming) 32 Nick Larson F 6-8 225 Sr.-3L Ventura, Calif. (Ventura) 33 Reid Wallace F 6-6 205 Fr.-HS Spring, Texas (Tomball) 34 Mike Trinh G 5-10 165 Sr-SQ Vancouver, Wash./MountainView 40 Shane Johannsen F 6-7 230 Jr.-2L Phoenix, Ariz. (Valley Christian) 42 Josh Lepley C 6-10 210 So.-1L Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue) 50 Austin Smith F 6-8 215 So.-TR* Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge/Liberty) Head Coach: Mike Adras; Assistants: Will Hensley, Quintin Grogan Graduate Assistant Manager/Film Assistant: Ivan DaSilva Student Managers: Sarah Stevenson Athletic Trainer: Drew Powers * Will redshirt the 2009-10 season TELEVISION SCHEDULE More Larson... Larson made 18 consecutive free throws over a 12-game Nov. 13 vs. Southwestern (6:35 p.m.) - Universityhouse - Live stretch that dated to his first miss of the season on Nov. 17 against Fresno State before the miss against Idaho State. Nov. 15 at Arizona (3:05 p.m.) - FS Arizona - Live He is 24-for-26 on the season from the line for a 92.3 per- cent mark. Nov. 17 vs. Fresno State (6:35 p.m.) - Universityhouse - FS Arizona - Live LIVE: FS Arizona and FCS-Pacific Cam From Three... Nov. 19 vs. Pacific (6:35 p.m.) - Universityhouse - Live Junior Cameron Jones has extended his game beyond the FSAZ: TD - 11/24 @ 6:30 PM. FCS: 11/24 @ 8:30 PM three-point line of late. He has made 10 three-pointers over the last eight games after making just five over the first nine Jan. 7 vs. Idaho State (6:05 p.m.) - Universityhouse - FS Arizona - Live games. He hit a career-best tying four three-pointers LIVE: FS Arizona and FCS-Pacific against Northern New Mexico, equaling his career best set against Northern Colorado last season. For the season, he Fox College Sports Pacific is shooting 40.5 percent from the three-point arc. Channel 172-Phoenix Channel 146-Flagstaff Shane at it Again... After leading Division I in field goal percentage last season, FSN Arizona Shane Johannsen has shot better than 50 percent in 10 Channel 58-Flagstaff straight games from the field, going 42-for-67 (62.7 per- Channel 34- Phoenix cent).