2005-06 basketball media guide

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2005-06 Park University Basketball Guide

2005-06 Park University Basketball GuideTable of ContentsIntroduction/Quick Facts .......................................................................... 1Welcome Letter From Dr. Beverley Byers-Pevitts ....................................... 2Athletic Staff ............................................................................................... 3Men’s Basketball Season Preview, Coaches, Honors and Awards ............. 4Men’s Basketball Schedule ......................................................................... 5Meet the Men’s Basketball Team ................................................................ 6Men’s Basketball Roster .............................................................................. 7Men’s Basketball 2004-05 In Review .......................................................... 8Women’s Basketball Season Preview, Coaches, Honors and Awards ........ 9Women’s Basketball Schedule ...................................................................10Meet the Women’s Basketball Team .........................................................11Women’s Basketball Roster .......................................................................12Women’s Basketball 2004-05 In Review ...................................................13The Breckon Sports Center .......................................................................14Pirate Athletic Facilities ............................................................................ 15Park Spirit Squad/Right to Know Act .......................................................16

Sports Information The 2005-06 Park University Basketball Guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of Pirate Athletics. Your sports information contact for the 2005-06 season is Sports Information Director Jerod Dahlgren. All interviews with coaches and student-athletes must be coordinated through the SID (Phone: 816-584-6490, E-mail: [email protected]) at least a day in advance. Photographs, feature ideas and statistics are available through the sports information office. Updated news, results and statistics are also available on the Internet at www.park.edu/athletic.

Primary Media OutletsKansas City Star .......................................................................816-234-43558320 North Oak, Suite 201, Kansas City, MO 64118 ..... Fax: 816-234-4360David Boyce ...................................................................dboyce@kcstar.com

Platte Sun Gazette .................................................................... 816-781-1044963 West Liberty, Liberty, MO 64068 .............................Fax: 816-781-1755Joe Cook .......................................................... [email protected]

Press Dispatch ..........................................................................816-454-96607007 NW Parvin Road, Kansas City, MO 64117 ............. Fax: 816-414-3331Kevin Goodwin .........................................kgoodwin@dispatchtribune.comBen McClanahan ................................ [email protected]

WDAF Fox 4 ............................................................................816-753-45673030 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64108............................ Fax: 816-561-4181Frank Boal ................................................................... [email protected]

KCTV CBS 5 ...........................................................................913-677-5555PO Box 5555, Kansas City, MO 64109 ............................Fax: 913-677-7243Leif Lisec .....................................................................newsdesk@kctv5.com

KMBC ABC 9 .......................................................................... 816-221-99991049 Central, Kansas City, MO 64105 ............................ Fax: 816-421-4163Len Dawson ........................................ [email protected]

KSHB NBC 41 ..........................................................................816-753-41414720 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 ........................Fax: 816-932-4145Jack Harry ..........................................................harry@nbcactionnews.com

On the Cover (L-R): Senior Corey Gupton, senior Tiffany Alexander, senior Donovan Thompson and senior LaTasha Johnson.

Quick FactsLocation ..................................................................................Parkville, Mo.Founded .................................................................................................1875Nationwide Enrollment ......................................................................24,272President ...............................................................Dr. Beverley Byers-PevittsAffiliation ........................................................................... NAIA Division IRegion ....................................................................................................... IVConference ..................................Midlands Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNickname ............................................................................................PiratesColors ............................................................................... Canary and WineBasketball/Volleyball Facility .......................Breckon Sports Center (1,000)Soccer Facility ................................................................ Julian Field (1,360) Baseball Facility ......................................................................Comfort FieldSoftball Facility ................................................................Park Softball FieldDirector of Athletics .............................................................Claude EnglishFaculty Athletic Representative ..................................... Dr. Brian HoffmanSports Information Director .................................................Jerod DahlgrenOffice Phone ............................................................................816-584-6490Office Fax ................................................................................. 816-584-6751E-mail ....................................................................jerod.dahlgren@park.eduAthletics Phone ........................................................................816-584-6425Athletics Web Site .....................................................www.park.edu/athletic

Athletic Phone DirectoryOffice of Intercollegiate Athletics ............................................816-584-6425Director of Athletics ................................................................816-584-6492Sports Information ..................................................................816-584-6490Athletic Training ......................................................................816-584-6353Baseball .................................................................................... 816-584-6746Cross Country .........................................................................816-584-6488Men’s Basketball ......................................................................816-584-6438Men’s Soccer ............................................................................816-584-6487Men’s Volleyball ....................................................................... 816-584-6763Softball .....................................................................................816-584-6443Track & Field ...........................................................................816-584-6488Women’s Basketball .................................................................816-584-6491Women’s Golf ..........................................................................816-584-6238Women’s Soccer.......................................................................816-584-6408Women’s Volleyball .................................................................816-584-6493

Credits The 2005-06 Park University Basketball Guide was designed, written and edited by Sports Information Director Jerod Dahlgren, with assistance from SID student assistant Jill Prather. The guide was printed by ProPrint of North Kansas City, Mo.

Introduction

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Introduction

Welcome to Park University

Park University’s most recognizable landmark, Mackay Hall, was con-structed in 1893. Interestingly, all labor was performed by students.

University Facts Founded: 1875 Location: Parkville, Mo. An historic town on the Missouri River, 15 minutes from downtown Kansas City, Mo., 20 minutes from Kansas City International Airport. Nationwide Enrollment: 24,272 Freshman Class Average: GPA 3.2, ACT 20.1, 83 percent in top half of their senior class. Student/Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Diverse Population: Students represent 49 states and over 106 countries. Financial Aid: More than 85 percent of undergraduate students who qualify receive some form of financial aid. These include loans, grants, and work-study positions. Accreditation: Commission on the Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Missouri State Board of Nursing have accredited the Nursing Department.

I am pleased you have shown interest in Park University athletics. Your support of Pirate athletics is integral to our success. As proud participants in the NAIA Champions of Character initiative, our athletic staff, coaches and student-athletes place a strong emphasis on the true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and exemplary sportsmanship. By way of these values, Park athletics will continue to strive for athletic achievement and academic excellence by its outstanding student-athletes. Academically, Park University

celebrates 130 years of excellence in educating students. We are recognized as an innovative, progressive higher learning institution because of our historical academic reputation and our delivery of education through both face-to-face and Online instruction. We are proud of our liberal learning emphasis and the ever-expanding diversity of professional study programs in business, information technology, broadcasting and communications, nursing, sports medicine and education, as well as our graduate programs. Park University’s international student learner population continues to expand, which creates a valuable, multicultural learning environment. Park University’s educational strength is accomplished through our vision to prepare our students to improve the future in a rapidly changing global economy. Park University’s motto is as real to us today as it was to student learners 130 years ago: Fides et Labor (faith and labor). We promote faith in self and a willingness to work. We will never expect more out of our students than we expect from ourselves. With that willingness to work instilled in our student-athletes, I know they will continue to excel on and off the field. I look forward to seeing you this season to join me in saying, “Go Pirates!”

Kindest regards,

Dr. Beverley Byers-Pevitts, President

Dr. Beverley Byers-PevittsPresident

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Introduction

Athletic Staff and Head Coaches

Claude EnglishDirector of Athletics

Jerod DahlgrenSports Information

Director

Pat FayardOffice Manager

Michael FreyHead Athletic Trainer

Patty DingesAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Kelly DeFeoWomen’s Golf

Cory FrederickMen’s Volleyball

Joe C. MeriweatherWomen’s Basketball

Cary LundyBaseball

Brian RenshawCross CountryTrack & Field

Efrem ShimlisMen’s Soccer

Peggy TuterWomen’s Volleyball

Amy ReifSoftball

Ken HefnerWomen’s Soccer

Clarinda CreightonVice President of Student Services

Jason KlineMen’s Basketball

John HarmsSpirit Squad

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Gordon Stubblefield begins his first season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Park University. Stubblefield played one season under cur-rent Park Head Coach Jason Kline at Indiana

Tech University in 1998-99, earning All-America honors. A 1999 graduate of Indiana Tech with a bachelor’s degree in business management, Stubblefield currently works for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependants.

Men’s Basketball

Under the direction of first-year head coach Jason Kline, the Park University men’s basketball program is ready to embark on a new era as it enters the 2005-06 season. Following the retirement of Park’s all-time wins leader Claude English after 13 standout seasons, Kline was named his successor on June 2, 2005. Kline brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Pirates, including leading his 2004-05 Indiana Tech University squad to a school record 29-8 record and a second-straight berth in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Kline’s 2005-06 Pirate squad features eight returning letterwinners who will be counted upon to continue the tradition of hard-working basketball at Park. “For our program to be successful this upcoming season, the team is going to have to buy into playing great defense, rebounding and running the break,” said Kline. “We want our defensive pressure to create some easy opportunities for us on the offensive end. To become a good defensive team, it doesn’t take a lot of skill, but takes a huge heart.” Highlighting the returnees is the senior trio of Corey Gupton, Marcus Simms and Donovan Thompson. A 6-7, forward, Gupton averaged 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game during the 2003-04 campaign before sitting out last season with a foot injury. The Ypsilanti, Mich., native started 14 of 30 games during his junior season. Simms, a native of Kansas City, Mo., returns to run the point guard position for the Pirates after starting 22 games last year, averaging 3.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Thompson (Nassau, Bahamas), who was a reserve guard for most of the 2004-05 season, made the most of his first career start in the last game of the year against 20th-ranked Brescia University, scoring a career-high 17 points, along with three rebounds, three steals and three assists. According to Kline, these three seniors will be integral to the team’s ability to work together. “One thing I want our players to understand is that it is very tough to guard five players compared to one,” Kline said. “We want to become a cohesive unit with great team chemistry.” Junior Frank Baptiste (Castries, St. Lucia), sophomore Admir Aljic (Tuzla, Bosnia), sophomore Ismar Osmanovic (Sarajevo, Bosnia) and sophomore Ben Wallis (Kansas City, Mo.) all return and are expected to be contributors inside for the Pirates, while sophomore Donovan Williams (Columbus, Ga.) returns on the perimeter. In addition to the returnees, Kline has brought in a talented group of transfers who will all be counted on to play important roles in their first season with the Pirates. Junior T.J. Wesley (Kansas City, Mo.), junior Manny Segura and sophomore Chris Jones (Springfield, Ohio) will make immediate impacts at the guard positions, while junior Lee Dixon (Belton, Mo.) and sophomore Greg Troupe (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) will contend for minutes at forward. “I would like our players to carry on the tradition of competing at a high level in the classroom, on the floor and later on in life,” Kline said. “It makes a coach proud when an outside source labels your team as a hard-working group that plays unselfishly.” As in years past, the 2005-06 schedule will be a challenging one for the Pirates, as it features perennial powers McKendree College, Oklahoma Christian University, Mountain State University, rival William Jewell College and defending NAIA Division I National Champion John Brown University.

Season Preview Jason Kline-- Head Coach-- First Season

Jason Kline enters his first season as the head men’s basketball coach at Park University.

Kline comes to Park after seven successful seasons at Indiana Tech University in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he led the Warriors to a

140-84 record during his tenure. Last season, he guided Indiana Tech to a school record 29 wins (eight losses) and the school’s second straight NAIA Division II National Tournament appearance, advancing to the Elite Eight. Over the last three seasons, Kline’s teams at Indiana Tech averaged over 26 wins per year. In each of the last four seasons, his teams finished the regular season in the top 35 of the final NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball ratings, including a ranking of eighth in 2003-04 and 15th last season. Academically, Kline’s players have a graduation rate of 91.4 percent. Kline, who was named the WHAC (Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference) Coach of the Year in 2003-04, led Indiana Tech to a regu-lar season conference title in 2003-04 and to the WHAC Tournament Championship last season. Individually, Kline’s players accumulated a multitude of honors. Ten stu-dent-athletes have been named NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes under Kline, while nine have earned athletic All-America honors. Twenty-nine players have been tabbed Academic All-WHAC honorees, along with 14 athletic All-WHAC performers. In addition, Kline has had two recipients of the NAIA Champions of Character Award. Kline started his coaching career as an assistant at Indiana Tech from 1993-95, where he earned his undergraduate degree in business administra-tion in 1994. Kline then spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, which is where he completed his M.B.A. in 1998. Kline and his wife, Jolina, have two sons, Jacob and Jackson.

-- Assistant Coach-- Fourth Season Antowin Edwards enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program at Park University. A four-year letterwinner for the Pirates from 1992-96, Edwards works at Park Hill High

School as a peer mediator and also serves as an assistant coach for the boy’s basketball team. A native of Austin, Texas, Edwards earned his bachelor’s degree from Park in 1997.

Antowin Edwards

-- Assistant Coach-- First Season

Gordon Stubblefield

2004-05 Honors and Awards Chuck Reed: First-Team All-Independent Region. Damien Stanley: Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC Scholar-Athlete; Second-Team All-Independent Region. Derek Stanley: Second-Team All-Independent Region.

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Men’s Basketball

Day Date Opponent Location TimeTue Oct. 18 Livin’ The Dream (Exhibition) Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.Wed Nov. 2 Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 7:30 p.m. Fri Nov. 4 Evangel College (MNU Classic) Olathe, Kan. 3 p.m. Sat Nov. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU Classic) Olathe, Kan. 8 p.m. Thu Nov. 10 John Brown University Siloam Springs, Ark. 7:30 p.m. Sat Nov. 12 Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City, Okla. 8 p.m. Tue Nov. 15 McKendree College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 18 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Okla. 7 p.m. Sat Nov. 19 Southwestern Christian University Bethany, Okla. 1 p.m. Tue Nov. 22 William Jewell College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 25 SW Baptist University (Rockhurst Classic) Kansas City, Mo. 2 p.m. Sat Nov. 26 University of Saint Mary (Rockhurst Classic) Kansas City, Mo. 2 p.m. Tue Nov. 29 Missouri Baptist University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Thu Dec. 1 Southern Nazarene University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Sat Dec. 3 Oklahoma Christian University Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m. Mon Dec. 5 John Brown University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Wed Dec. 7 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 7 p.m. Sat Dec. 10 McKendree College Lebanon, Ill. 7 p.m. Sat Dec. 17 Rockhurst University Breckon Sports Center 3:30 p.m. Mon Dec. 19 Benedictine College Breckon Sports Center 3 p.m. Wed Jan. 4 Newman University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 7 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 3 p.m. Sat Jan. 14 Brescia University Owensboro, Ky. 2 p.m. Mon Jan. 16 University of Saint Mary Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 21 Mountain State University Beckley, W.Va. 4 p.m. Tue Jan. 24 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Mo. 7 p.m. Mon Jan. 30 Bellevue University Bellevue, Neb. 7 p.m. Wed Feb. 1 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m. Sat Feb. 11 Mountain State University Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m. Tue Feb. 14 Bellevue University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Sat Feb. 25 Brescia University Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m.Sat-Tue March 4-7 NAIA Independent Region Tournament Beckley, W.Va. TBAWed-Tue March 15-21 NAIA National Tournament Kansas City, Mo. TBA

2005-06 Schedule

Senior Corey Gupton returns to the Pirates this season after sitting out the 2004-05 season with a foot injury. As a junior in 2003-04, he averaged 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Senior Marcus Simms started 22 games for Park in 2004-05, averaging 3.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

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#1 Rodrigo NeriFr., 6-4, F

Sao Paulo, Brazil

#2 T.J. WesleyJr., 5-9, G

Kansas City, Mo.

#3 Marcus SimmsSr., 5-11, G

Kansas City, Mo.

#5 Chris JonesSo., 6-1, G

Springfield, Ohio

#10 Stephen RepassFr., 6-1, G

Grand Island, Fla.

#11 Donovan WilliamsSo., 6-1, G

Columbus, Ga.

#12 Donovan ThompsonSr., 6-1, G

Nassau, Bahamas

#20 Manny SeguraJr., 6-1, G

Phoenix, Ariz.

#30 Ben WallisSo., 6-5, F

Kansas City, Mo.

#32 Lee DixonJr., 6-4, F

Belton, Mo.

#33 Frank BaptisteJr., 6-5, F

Castries, St.Lucia

#35 Greg TroupeSo., 6-7, F

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

#40 Ismar OsmanovicSo., 6-7, F

Sarajevo, Bosnia

#44 Corey GuptonSr., 6-7, F

Ypsilanti, Mich.

#45 Admir AljicSo., 6-7, F

Tuzla, Bosnia

Meet The PiratesMen’s Basketball

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Men’s Basketball

Sophomore Admir Aljic played in all 30 games for the Pirates last season, starting 13 contests.

A two-year letterwinner, junior Frank Baptiste averaged 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 2004-05.

2005-06 RosterNo. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Previous School Hometown

1 Rodrigo Neri Fr. 6-4 190 F Jardim Sao Paulo H.S. Sao Paulo, Brazil

2 T.J. Wesley Jr. 5-9 150 G North Central Missouri College Kansas City, Mo.

3 Marcus Simms Sr. 5-11 165 G Penn Valley C.C. Kansas City, Mo.

5 Chris Jones So. 6-1 175 G West Virginia Tech University Springfield, Ohio

10 Stephen Repass Fr. 6-1 170 G Enstis H.S. Grand Island, Fla.

11 Donovan Williams So. 6-1 180 G Spencer H.S. Columbus, Ga.

12 Donovan Thompson Sr. 6-1 175 G North Central Missouri College Nassau, Bahamas

20 Manny Segura Jr. 6-1 180 G Scottsdale C.C. Phoenix, Ariz.

30 Ben Wallis So. 6-5 205 F Park Hill H.S. Kansas City, Mo.

32 Lee Dixon Jr. 6-4 205 F Penn Valley C.C. Belton, Mo.

33 Frank Baptiste Jr. 6-5 210 F St. Mary’s College Castries, St. Lucia

35 Greg Troupe So. 6-7 215 F Fort Scott C.C. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

40 Ismar Osmanovic So. 6-7 230 F Economic H.S. Sarajevo, Bosnia

44 Corey Gupton Sr. 6-7 205 F Lincoln H.S. Ypsilanti, Mich.

45 Admir Aljic So. 6-7 220 F Mesa Selimovic H.S. Tuzla, Bosnia

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Men’s Basketball

2004-05 Statistics 3-PT REBOUNDS No. Player GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO BK ST PTS PPG 2 Mitchell Black 25 2 245 9.8 27 70 .386 8 26 .308 12 18 .667 14 12 26 1.0 27 13 13 0 6 74 3.0 3 Chuck Reed 28 28 894 31.9 154 354 .435 65 166 .392 59 83 .711 15 50 65 2.3 50 65 59 7 48 432 15.4 4 Derek Stanley 28 28 864 30.9 120 225 .533 3 7 .429 74 112 .661 54 111 165 5.9 74 31 53 9 26 317 11.3 5 Damien Stanley 28 27 741 26.5 105 263 .399 21 87 .241 62 88 .705 41 93 134 4.8 82 44 54 11 38 293 10.5 10 Chris Gaston 23 5 268 11.7 9 24 .375 0 2 .000 7 10 .700 10 21 31 1.3 26 32 26 0 11 25 1.1 11 Donovan Williams 27 1 186 6.9 10 31 .323 5 16 .313 10 17 .588 7 14 21 0.8 17 18 23 0 12 35 1.3 12 Donovan Thompson 29 1 296 10.2 41 106 .387 8 25 .320 17 31 .548 12 30 42 1.4 35 23 44 0 26 107 3.7 13 Frank Baptiste 17 2 163 9.6 23 47 .489 0 0 .000 8 17 .471 25 22 47 2.8 32 5 9 8 7 54 3.2 20 Marcelo Henriques 11 0 43 3.9 2 12 .167 1 7 .143 1 3 .333 4 6 10 0.9 3 4 3 0 3 6 0.5 22 Marcus Simms 29 22 674 23.2 36 100 .360 5 20 .250 35 45 .778 30 59 89 3.1 50 75 63 2 22 112 3.9 23 Anthony Styles, Jr. 16 3 375 23.4 44 89 .494 4 11 .364 30 50 .600 16 33 49 3.1 34 40 33 2 13 122 7.6 31 Admir Aljic 30 13 431 14.4 45 104 .433 2 9 .222 26 33 .788 28 42 70 2.3 46 11 33 0 10 118 3.9 32 Ben Wallis 9 0 29 3.2 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 1 1 1.00 3 1 4 0.4 5 0 2 0 0 5 0.6 33 Ismar Osmanovic 23 0 143 6.2 15 29 .517 0 2 .000 1 10 .100 14 25 39 1.7 20 6 14 0 5 31 1.3 35 Edward Wilson 17 17 531 31.2 83 178 .466 1 3 .333 48 74 .649 59 75 134 7.9 41 24 35 5 7 215 12.6 40 Deron McCoy 15 1 117 7.8 9 15 .600 0 0 .000 1 8 .125 7 18 25 1.7 30 0 9 9 4 19 1.3TEAM Rebounds 28 29 57 1 Park University 30 6000 725 1651 .439 123 382 .322 392 600 .653 367 641 1008 33.6 572 391 474 53 238 1965 65.5 Opponents 30 4400 733 1587 .462 188 520 .362 422 611 .691 309 646 955 31.8 545 416 467 68 230 2076 69.2

2004-05 Schedule and Results (12-18)Day Date Opponent Location Record Results Fri Nov. 5 Sioux Falls (Morningside Classic) Sioux City, Iowa 0-1 L, 55-71 Sat Nov. 6 Morningside College Sioux City, Iowa 0-2 L, 51-81 Mon Nov. 8 Benedictine College Breckon Sports Center 1-2 W, 93-81 Wed Nov. 10 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 2-2 W, 81-66 Fri Nov. 12 Lindenwood (McKendree Classic) Lebanon, Ill. 3-2 W, 90-75 Sat Nov. 13 McKendree College Lebanon, Ill. 4-2 W, 83-82 Mon Nov. 15 John Brown University Breckon Sports Center 4-3 L, 55-102 Wed Nov. 17 McKendree College Breckon Sports Center 4-4 L, 76-86 Sat Nov. 20 Oklahoma Christian University Breckon Sports Center 4-5 L, 67-77 Mon Nov. 22 Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 4-6 L, 64-75 Fri Nov. 26 Missouri Western (Rockhurst Classic) Kansas City, Mo. 4-7 L, 58-72 Sat Nov. 27 SW Baptist (Rockhurst Classic) Kansas City, Mo. 4-8 L, 76-89 Fri Dec. 3 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Okla. 4-9 L, 56-78 Sat Dec. 4 Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Okla. 4-10 L, 55-85 Tue Dec. 7 William Jewell College Breckon Sports Center 4-11 L, 57-61 Thu Dec. 9 John Brown University Siloam Springs, Ark. 4-12 L, 61-79 Sat Dec. 11 Southern Nazarene University Breckon Sports Center 4-13 L, 53-70 Sat Jan. 8 Missouri Baptist University Breckon Sports Center 5-13 W, 87-75 Wed Jan. 12 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 5-14 L, 51-55 Sat Jan. 15 Lyon College Breckon Sports Center 6-14 W, 59-57 Mon Jan. 17 Morningside College Breckon Sports Center 7-14 W, 60-56 Fri Jan. 21 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 7-15 L, 55-79 Sat Jan. 22 Brescia University Owensboro, Ky. 7-16 L, 45-49 Thu Jan. 27 Union College (Neb.) Breckon Sports Center 8-16 W, 99-40 Tue Feb. 1 College of the Ozarks Breckon Sports Center 9-16 W, 63-59 Mon Feb. 7 Avila University Breckon Sports Center 10-16 W, 60-48 Sat Feb. 19 Lyon College Batesville, Ark. 10-17 L, 61-62 Mon Feb. 21 Rockhurst University Breckon Sports Center 11-17 W, 74-51 Wed March 2 Newman University Breckon Sports Center 11-18 L, 69-70 Sat March 5 Brescia University Breckon Sports Center 12-18 W, 51-45

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Women’s Basketball

With a mix of seven returners and eight newcomers, the Park University women’s basketball team has high hopes entering the 2005-06 season. Following a 13-15 performance last season, Head Coach Joe C. Meriweather’s squad will look to improve upon that record this season and contend for a birth in the NAIA National Tournament March 15-21 in Jackson, Tenn. Leading the push for a national tournament bid is an experienced and seasoned group of four seniors, including Tiffany Alexander (Detroit, Mich.), Katie Cummings (St. Joseph, Mo.), LaTasha Johnson (Miami, Fla.) and Fareeda Washington (Kansas City, Kan.). “The four seniors will be counted on a great deal to provide leadership for this team,” Meriweather said. “Their take-charge attitudes will have an impact on every game and help us reach the goals we want to achieve.” Alexander returns to handle point guard duties in 2005-06 after averaging 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game last season. Washington, who started 15 games and averaged 4.9 points per game in 2004-05, will provide depth at both guard positions. In the post, Cummings and Johnson were the Pirates top two scorers and rebounders last season. Cummings averaged 12.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Johnson compiled 14.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Sophomore Cherrale Ricks (Lawrence, Kan.) provides Park with a third option inside as she ranked third on the team in scoring and rebounding last season with 10.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a freshman. Sophomore Rachel Bankhead (Kansas City, Mo.) is back as the Pirates’ top three-point threat, hitting a team-high 58 three-pointers (35.8 percent) last season. Sophomore guard Kayla Cheeney (Ludlow, Mo.) rounds out Park’s returners. Pacing a group of talented newcomers are the trio of junior Sarah Hopkins (Essex, England), sophomore Jessica Stanley (Stockton, Mo.) and freshman Meghan Cummings (St. Joseph, Mo.). “The newcomers will be counted upon heavily to make an impact on the court,” Meriweather said. “We have some versatile players in this group who will be able to contribute on both ends of the floor.” Other newcomers include juniors Jovan Frazer (Olathe, Kan.), Jenica Stephens (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands), sophomore Elizabeth Hinkle (Kansas City, MO.), freshman Priscilla Davis (Belton, Mo.) and freshman Lavinia Vaitai (Euless, Texas).

Season Preview

Senior Fareeda Washington started 15 games for the Pirates last season, averaging 4.9 points per game.

Joe C. Meriweather-- Head Coach-- Ninth Season

-- Assistant Coach-- Second Season Crystal Watson begins her second season as an assistant coach for the Park University women’s basketball team. Watson played two seasons at Penn Valley Community College, which is where she earned

her associate’s degree in child growth and develpment in 2000. Watson moved on to Rockhurst University where she played one season before a collarbone injury during her junior season ended her career. As a senior, she served as a student assistant coach before earning a bachelor’s degree in pyschology in 2002. Following her undergraduate work, Watson spent one season as a volunteer assistant with the Rockhurst women’s bas-ketball program. Crystal married her husband, Samuel, on Sept. 10, 2005. The couple is expecting their first child in June.

Crystal Watson

Joe C. Meriweather enters his ninth season as the head coach of the women’s basketball program at Park University.

Meriweather led the Pirates to a school-record 22 wins and just three losses in 2003-04.

Last season, his squad posted a 13-15 mark. In his eight-year career at Park, the 1998 AMC Coach of the Year has posted a 81-148 record, but over the last four season, his team’s have won 56 games. Before taking the helm of the Pirate program, Meriweather enjoyed a long professional career in the NBA and overseas. Drafted in the first round by the Houston Rockets in 1975, he also played for the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks and played his final five seasons with the Kansas City Kings from 1980-85. During his 10-year NBA career, he averaged 8.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Following his time in the NBA, Meriweather played abroad in Badalona, Spain, and Bologna, Italy. Meriweather played collegiately at Southern Illinois University from 1973-75, where he still ranks sixth among the school’s all-time career scoring leaders (1,536). During his time at SIU, he played on the United States National Team that finished third at the 1974 World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Following his playing career, Meriweather served as general manager and head coach of the Kansas City Mustangs women’s professional team from 1992 to 1995. He has also coached in the Kansas City metro area at Bishop Hogan High School and Penn Valley Community College. Meriweather earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois in 1975 and earned a master’s degree in public administration from Park in 2002.

2004-05 Honors and Awards Michelle Dean: Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC Scholar-Athlete. Christine Roten: MCAC Scholar-Athlete.

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2005-06 ScheduleDay Date Opponent Location Time Sat Nov. 5 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Mo. 7 p.m. Tue Nov. 8 MidAmerica Nazarene University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 11 Baker University (Baker Classic) Baldwin City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. Sat Nov. 12 Benedictine College (Baker Classic) Baldwin City, Kan. 2 p.m. Tue Nov. 15 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kan. 7 p.m. Thu Nov. 17 Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, Kan. 7 p.m. Tue Nov. 22 Ottawa University Ottawa, Kan. 7 p.m. Fri Nov. 25 Lambuth University (Union Classic) Jackson, Tenn. 2 p.m. Sat Nov. 26 Union University (Union Classic) Jackson, Tenn. 4 p.m. Sat Dec. 3 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 2 p.m. Tue Dec. 6 Columbia College Columbia, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Fri Dec. 9 Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City, Okla. 7 p.m. Sat Dec. 10 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Okla. 2 p.m. Sat Dec. 17 Pittsburg State University Breckon Sports Center 2:30 p.m. Mon Dec. 19 Oklahoma Baptist University Breckon Sports Center 1 p.m. Thu Dec. 29 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Mo. 7 p.m. Sat Dec. 31 John Brown University Breckon Sports Center 1 p.m. Wed Jan. 4 Langston University Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m. Sat Jan. 7 Columbia College Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m. Tue Jan. 10 Peru State College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 14 Missouri Western State College St. Joseph, Mo. 2 p.m. Tue Jan. 17 Central Methodist College Fayette, Mo. 7 p.m. Tue Jan. 24 Haskell Indian Nations University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m. Sat Jan. 28 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 2 p.m. Sat Feb. 11 Brescia University Breckon Sports Center Noon Tue Feb. 14 Missouri Valley College Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m. Mon Feb. 20 Philander Smith College Breckon Sports Center 6 p.m. Sat Feb. 25 Brescia University Owensboro, Ky. 2 p.m.Thu-Sat March 2-4 NAIA Independent Region Touranment Columbia, S.C. TBAWed-Tue March 15-21 NAIA National Tournament Jackson, Tenn. TBA

Senior Katie Cummings averaged a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game in 2004-05. She also ranked second on the team in scoring with 12.0 points per game.

Sophomore Rachel Bankhead knocked down a team-best 58 three-pointers last season.

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#11 Elizabeth HinkleSo., 5-8, G

Kansas City, Mo.

#4 Sarah HopkinsJr., 5-4, G

Essex, England

#10 Priscilla DavisFr., 5-2, G

Belton, Mo.

#12 Jovan FrazerJr., 5-7, G

Olathe, Kan.

#14 Rachel BankheadSo., 5-8, F

Kansas City, Mo.

#15 Kayla CheeneySo., 5-7, G

Ludlow, Mo.

#20 Tiffany AlexanderSr., 5-7, G

Detroit, Mich.

#21 Jessica StanleySo., 5-8, F

Stockton, Mo.

#23 Lavinia VaitaiFr., 5-8, F

Euless, Texas

#24 LaTasha JohnsonSr., 6-1, C

Miami, Fla.

#25 Jenica StephensJr., 5-7, G

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

#30 Cherrale Ricks So., 5-11, F

Lawrence, Kan.

#32 Fareeda WashingtonSr., 5-6, G

Kansas City, Kan.

Meet The Pirates

#33 Meghan CummingsFr., 6-0, F

St. Joseph, Mo.

#50 Katie CummingsSr., 6-3, C

St. Joseph, Mo.

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Sophomore Jessica Stanley joins the Pirates this season after playing for Evangel University in 2004-05.

Sophomore Cherrale Ricks ranked third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg) as a freshman last season.

2005-06 RosterNo. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Previous School Hometown

4 Sarah Hopkins Jr. 5-4 G Jefferson College Essex, England

10 Priscilla Davis Fr. 5-2 G Heartland H.S. Belton, Mo.

11 Elizabeth Hinkle So. 5-8 G Benedictine College Kansas City, Mo.

12 Jovan Frazer Jr. 5-7 G Johnson County C.C. Olathe, Kan.

14 Rachel Bankhead So. 5-8 F Center H.S. Kansas City, Mo.

15 Kayla Cheeney So. 5-7 G Southeast R-I Livingston H.S. Ludlow, Mo.

20 Tiffany Alexander Sr. 5-7 G Fort Scott C.C. Detroit, Mich.

21 Jessica Stanley So. 5-8 F Evangel College Stockton, Mo.

23 Lavinia Vaitai Fr. 5-8 F Trinity H.S. Euless, Texas

24 LaTasha Johnson Sr. 6-1 C Seminole C.C. Miami, Fla.

25 Jenica Stephens Jr. 5-7 G North Central Missouri College St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

30 Cherrale Ricks So. 5-11 F Lawrence H.S. Lawrence, Kan.

32 Fareeda Washington Sr. 5-6 G Penn Valley C.C. Kansas City, Mo.

33 Meghan Cummings Fr. 6-0 F Wathena H.S. St. Joesph, Mo.

50 Katie Cummings Sr. 6-3 C Wichita State University St. Joesph, Mo.

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3-PT REBOUNDSNo. Player GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO BK ST PTS AVG 4 Krystal Woods 16 0 125 7.8 5 24 .208 0 0 .000 6 12 .500 4 10 14 0.9 9 2 10 1 3 16 1.0 10 Michelle Dean 25 14 523 20.9 24 90 .267 9 30 .300 12 18 .667 15 42 57 2.3 37 60 54 1 22 69 2.8 11 Rachel Bankhead 28 25 707 25.2 84 231 .364 58 162 .358 47 71 .662 16 46 62 2.2 73 37 67 5 29 273 9.8 12 Tangela Rogers 14 7 236 16.9 11 57 .193 3 13 .231 19 30 .633 6 15 21 1.5 17 16 34 2 3 44 3.1 14 Christin Roten 5 0 36 7.3 2 8 .250 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.2 5 0 1 0 1 5 1.0 15 Kayla Cheeney 19 0 172 9.1 17 45 .378 11 33 .333 6 14 .429 4 12 16 0.8 15 14 13 1 6 51 2.7 20 Tiffany Alexander 16 15 449 28.0 50 126 .397 3 17 .176 47 86 .547 23 62 85 5.3 55 61 61 2 30 150 9.4 21 Randi Johnson 27 19 714 26.4 104 270 .385 8 49 .163 47 72 .653 79 125 204 7.6 57 30 52 33 45 263 9.7 23 Kieahsha Bell 14 0 148 10.6 9 25 .360 5 14 .357 2 6 .333 2 10 12 0.9 19 14 20 0 5 25 1.8 24 LaTasha Johnson 12 2 230 19.2 70 121 .579 0 0 .000 36 57 .632 31 51 82 6.8 32 13 28 8 13 176 14.7 25 B. Hernandez 11 0 64 5.9 0 11 .000 0 2 .000 2 6 .333 2 1 3 0.3 5 4 7 2 7 2 0.2 30 Cherrale Ricks 28 9 676 24.1 92 197 .467 0 0 .000 112 158 .709 84 108 192 6.9 102 23 43 17 25 296 10.6 32 F. Washington 24 15 469 19.5 46 126 .365 2 18 .111 23 31 .742 15 24 39 1.6 35 41 53 4 28 117 4.9 33 Callie Smith 5 0 53 10.6 7 18 .389 6 12 .500 2 5 .400 2 2 4 0.8 4 2 7 0 2 22 4.4 34 LaToya Williams 18 0 98 5.5 8 19 .421 1 5 .200 2 4 .500 3 7 10 0.6 4 4 5 3 1 19 1.1 40 Jacqueline Greer 9 5 168 18.7 19 52 .365 1 7 .143 10 14 .714 12 23 35 3.9 14 10 24 6 8 49 5.4 50 Katie Cummings 27 25 731 27.1 131 313 .419 0 1 .000 63 100 .630 68 140 208 7.7 83 38 61 44 41 325 12.0 TEAM Rebounds 36 43 79 6 Park University 28 5600 679 1733 .392 108 368 .293 436 684 .637 403 721 1124 40.1 566 369 546 129 270 1902 67.9 Opponents 28 3300 661 1638 .404 106 341 .311 453 688 .658 373 756 1129 40.3 526 369 586 61 294 1881 67.2

2004-05 Schedule and Results (13-15)Day Date Opponent Site Record ResultWed Nov. 3 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Mo. 1-0 W, 71-47 Fri Nov. 5 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Okla. 1-1 L, 57-92 Sat Nov. 6 St. Gregory’s (OBU Classic) Shawnee, Okla. 1-2 L, 52-68 Mon Nov. 8 Langston University Breckon Sports Center 2-2 W, 70-51 Fri Nov. 12 Baker University Atchison, Kan. 2-3 L, 56-70 Sat Nov. 13 Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 2-4 L, 68-76 Tue Nov. 16 MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, Kan. 2-5 L, 72-77 Tue Nov. 23 Harris-Stowe State College Breckon Sports Center 3-5 W, 69-62 Fri Nov. 26 Cumberland College Maryville, Mo. 3-6 L, 52-54 Sat Nov. 27 Northwest Missouri State Maryville, Mo. 3-7 L, 65-84 Wed Dec. 1 Grand View College Breckon Sports Center 4-7 W, 67-61 Sat Dec. 4 William Jewell College Breckon Sports Center 4-8 L, 63-72 Tue Dec. 7 York College Breckon Sports Center 5-8 W, 75-69 Thu Dec. 9 Columbia College Columbia, Mo. 5-9 L, 65-79 Sat Dec. 11 Harris-Stowe State College St. Louis, Mo. 6-9 W, 56-38 Sat Dec. 18 University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, Kan. 7-9 W, 64-62 Thu Dec. 30 Grand View College Des Moines, Iowa 7-10 L, 60-66 Mon Jan. 3 Ottawa University Breckon Sports Center 8-10 W, 82-59 Sat Jan. 8 Columbia University Breckon Sports Center 9-10 W, 90-73 Tue Jan. 11 Peru State College Breckon Sports Center 9-11 L, 80-84 Sat Jan. 15 Philander Smith College Little Rock, Ark. 10-11 W, 81-57 Thu Jan. 20 Hannibal-LaGrange College Hannibal, Mo. 10-12 L, 74-85 Sat Jan. 22 Brescia University HOME 10-13 L, 70-74 Mon Jan. 24 Missouri Valley College HOME 11-13 W, 71-51 Tue Feb. 1 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 12-13 W, 76-63 Sat Feb. 5 Philander Smith College Breckon Sports Center 13-13 W, 87-28 Wed Feb. 9 Langston University Langston, Okla. 13-14 L, 53-65 Sat Feb. 19 Union University Jackson, Tenn. 13-15 L, 56-114

2004-05 Statistics

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Park University Athletics

The Breckon Sports Center

Named after longtime Park University President Donald Breckon, the Breckon Sports Center was built in 2000 and houses the Park University athletic department offices.

The 1,000-seat capacity arena in the west dome plays host to men’s and women’s basketball (left) and men’s and women’s volleyball games (below). The east dome (bottom left) serves as practice facility for not only the volleyball teams, but also is a year-round indoor home to the soccer, baseball and softball programs.

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One of the premier soccer facilities in the NAIA, Julian Field (left) is home to Pirate men’s and women’s soccer games.

Park’s weight room (above) located in the Field House next to the Breckon Sports Center was built in the summer of 2005 and features brand new free weights, weight-training machines and cardio equipment. The athlete training facility (left), which is also located in the Field House, also received upgrades over the summer.

The Pirate softball field (right) overlooks Park University’s campus. Comfort Field (above) is home to Pirate baseball.

Pirate Athletic Facilities

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Front Row (L-R): Julie DeGeorge, Amy Smith, Courtney Taylor and Rameisha Dean.Back Row (L-R): Erin Campbell, Katie Hrenchin, Karie Scaefer, Sir George, Monique Kazee, Ebony Harvey and Anna Johnson.

Park Spirit Squad

M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W

Baseball/Softball 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 13 4 0 22 14

Basketball 5 0 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 16 17

Golf na 0 na 1 na 0 na 0 na 1 na 3 na 0 na 5

Soccer 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 1 20 14

Track/CC 1 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 2 1 20 18

Volleyball 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 0 0 12 16

N-R A BL IN AS HI WH UN Total

N-R A: Non-Resident Alien; BL: Black, non-Hispanic; IN: Indian/Alaskan Native; AS: Asian/Pacific Islander; HI: Hispanic; WH: White, non-Hispanic; UN: Race/Ethnicity Unknown.

Right to Know -- Enrollment of Students Receiving Athletically-Related Aid in 2004-05 In accordance with the federal Right to Know Act, the following chart outlines the number of recipients of athletic grants in each program. The number of athletes is broken down by sex and race. The chart represents the number of students in each area; it does not reflect the dollar amounts of aid granted. Also, those receiving grants for more than one sport are only counted once.

2005-06 basketball media guide

Documents

mens basketball roster

womens basketball schedule

womens basketball team

women basketball roster

sports information office

sports information contact

breckon sports center

park spirit squadright