2009-2010 msub men’s basketball

2009-10 MSUB Basketball

Dixie State College (5-1)at

Montana State Billings (4-2)

Release #6 Monday,December21•7:00p.m. AlterowitzGymnasium(3,000)•Billings,Montana

GAME DAY INFORMATIONTHE SERIES VS. DIXIE STATEOverall Record 0-1 inBillings 0-0 inSt.George 0-1 atNeutralSites 0-0

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DIXIE STATE AT A GLANCEHead Coach: Jon JudkinsRecord at DSC:66-52(5thseason)Career Record:350-179(16thseason)Assistants:JakeSchreder,RyanSanchezNickname: RedStormConference:PacificWestConferenceLocation:St.George,Utah

YELLOWJACKET SCOREBOARD(4-2, 0-0 GNAC)

Nov.8 atEasternWash.(Exhib.) L,67-58Nov.18 ColoradoChristian W,72-70Nov.21 UniversityofMary W,72-68Nov.24 atAugustana(SD) L,82-63Dec.4 vs.Dominican! W,82-54Dec.5 atDixieState! L,78-75Dec.11 NorthernNewMexico W,85-64Dec.21 DixieState 7:00p.m.Dec.30 atUniversityofMary 7:00p.m.Jan.2 UniversityofGreatFalls 7:00p.m.Jan.7 atAlaskaFairbanks* 7:00p.m.Jan.9 atAlaskaAnchorage* 7:00p.m.Jan.16 SaintMartin’s* 7:00p.m.Jan.21 atNorthwestNazarene* 7:00p.m.Jan.23 atSeattlePacific* 7:00p.m.Jan.28 CentralWashington* 7:30p.m.Jan.30 WesternWashington* 7:30p.m.Feb.3 AlaskaFairbanks* 7:00p.m.Feb.11 atSaintMartin’s* 7:00p.m.Feb.13 atWesternOregon* 7:00p.m.Feb.18 NorthwestNazarene* 7:00p.m.Feb.20 SeattlePacific* 7:30p.m.Feb.25 WesternOregon* 7:00p.m.Feb.27 AlaskaAnchorage* 7:00p.m.Mar.4 atCentralWashington* 7:00p.m.Mar.6 atWesternWashington* 7:00p.m.

*GreatNorthwestAthleticConferencegame!DixieStateTournament(St.George,UT)Allgametimeslocaltosite

MediaRelationsOfficeMontanaStateBillings1500UniversityDriveBillings,MT59101-0298Phone:406-657-2130Fax:406-657-2919Men’s Basketball Contact: Kit Strief

2009-2010 MSUB MEN’S BASKETBALL

OPENING TIPTheMontanaStateBillingsmen’sbasketballteamfinishedfinalsthispastweekandhostsDixieStateinthefinalgamebeforetheChristmasbreak,Mondayat7p.m.atAlterowitzGymnasium.TheYellowjacketsenterwitha4-2recordontheyear,whileDixieStateenterswitha5-1mark.

GAME THEME AND SPONSORTonight’sgamethemeisSantaClausNightasSantawillbemakinganappearanceatAlterowitzGymnasium.Thefirst30childrenwillhavetheopportunitytohaveapicturewithSantaforfreewhilethecostwillbe$3after.Tonight’sgamesponsorisMontanaTobaccoAwarenessandPreven-tion.TheYellowjacketsthankthemfortheirsupport.

MAGIC NUMBER FOR 1,000TH VICTORYThemagicnumberforthe1,000thvictoryisthree.MSUBis997-889all-timefora.529winningpercentage.IftheYellowjacketswiththenextthree,the1,000thvictorywouldcomeasearlyastheJan.2gameversustheUniversityofGreatFallsathome.

SCOUTING MONTANA STATE BILLINGSLeadingthewayfortheYellowjacketsthisseasonisDeAndreChamberswholeadstheteamaveraging13.8points.Heleadstheteamwith32madefieldgoalsand13made3-pointers.SecondontheteaminscoringisDerrickWrightwhoisaveraging11.7pointspergame.Wrightisshootingateam-best.575fromthefieldon23of40.Healsoleadstheteamwith23madefreethrows(23of32).Wrightalsoleadstheteaminreboundingata5.5averageandleadstheteamwithfourblocks.LashaParghalavahascomeonasoflateandistiedforthirdontheteaminscoringat11.2pointspergamewithBradHodge.Parghalavaissecondintripleswith11andthirdinmadefieldgoalswith25.DaVellJacksonisaveraging9.7pointsandleadstheteamwith35assistsand19steals.Healmosthasa2:1ratioinassiststoturnovers(35:18).

Asateam,theYellowjacketsareshooting48percentfromthefieldon159of331.TheJacketsare36of89fromdowntownfor40percentandare95of135fromthelineafteraslowstartfor70percent.MSUBisrebounding34.2reboundspergameandscoring74.8pointspergame.

Conversely,theJacketsareholdingopponentsto44percentfromthe


MEDIA RELATIONS STAFFKitStrief Asst.AD/MediaRelationsJustinKesterson Asst.SportsInformation

CONTACT INFORMATION(406)657-2130•Strief’sOffice(515)490-4627•Strief’[email protected]•Strief’sEmail(406)896-5917•Kesterson’sOffice(304)615-1922•Kesterson’[email protected]•Email(515)490-4627•PressRow(406)657-2919•Fax

MEDIA SERVICESGEORGE PFEIFER INTERVIEWS MediamemberswishingtoarrangeaninterviewwithheadcoachGeorgePfeiferareaskedtocontactKitStriefintheMSUBSportsInformationOffice.

PLAYER INTERVIEWS MediamemberswishingtointerviewaMSUBplayerMUST coordinate this through the MSUB Sports Information Office.Itisaskedthatatleastthreehourspriornoticeisgiveninordertoarrangetheinterviewanditmustoccurinafashionthatdoesnotinterferewiththestudent-athlete’sacademicschedule.

POST GAME INTERVIEWS PostgameinterviewsaretobeconductedfollowingtheNCAA’srecommended10-minutecoolingoffperiodaftetheconclusionofthecontest.PleasealertamemberoftheMSUBSportsInformationstaffinadvanceaboutwhichplayersmembersofthemediawouldliketointerview.CoachPfeiferwillbemadeavailableaswell.

MONTANA STATE BILLINGS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 2 BrettTaylor G 5-8 Jr. 2L Billings,MT/WestHS 3 MikeMcCrary F 6-8 Sr. TR Hanford,CA/CalStateNorthridge 4 DerrickWright F 6-7 Sr. 1L Brooklyn,NY/WesternOkla.State 5 AdamWeisz G 6-1 Sr. 1L Melstone,MT/DawsonCC 10 DaVellJackson G 6-1 Sr. TR LasVegas,NV/OklahomaCityCollege 12 DeAndreChambersG 6-2 Jr. TR Monroe,NC/WesternOkla.State 21 KirkBlaine F 6-6 Jr. 2L Gillette,Wyo./CampbellCountyHS 23 LashaParghalava G 6-3 Sr. TR Tbillisi,GeorgiaRepublic/Hawaii 25 JoelBarndt F 6-8 Fr. HS Billings,MT/CentralHS 32 RobbyTrabing G 6-3 Fr. HS Buffalo,WY/BuffaloHS 33 TylerHentzen F 6-6 Sr. 2L Brea,Calif./OrangeCoastCollege 34 BradHodge F 6-8 Sr. 1L Hillsboro,Ore./GraysHarborCollege 44 JasonTanascu G 6-2 Jr. TR Gardner,MT/CarrollCollege 50 AndrewHickman C 6-7 Fr. TR Woodward,OK/NWOkla.State

HeadCoach:GeorgePfeifer(2ndseason,14-19)AssistantCoach:JustinWetzel(2ndseason)StudentManagers:MariaFinken(2ndseason),MadisonWatson(1stseason)

QUICK FACTSLocation: Billings,MontanaEnrollment: 4,799Founded: 1927Colors: Navy and GoldNickname: YellowjacketsConfernece: GreatNorthwestAthleticArena: AlterowitzGym(3,500)

ADMINISTRATIONChancellor: Dr.RonaldSextonDirector of Athletics: Dr.GaryGrayFaculty Athletic Rep.:Dr.ScottHarrisAssoc. AD/Compliance:KristaMontagueAsst. AD/Media Relations: KitStrief

MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFFHead Coach: GeorgePfeiferAsstant Coach: JustinWetzelStudent Assts.: MariaFinken,MadisonWatsonAthletic Trainer: PatHughesMBB Contact: KitStrief

2009-10 GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll

No. Team Pts. 1. SeattlePacific(4) 76 2. WesternWashington(4) 72 3. CentralWashington(1) 59 4. AlaskaAnchorage 53 5, MontanaStateBillings 52 6. NorthwestNazarene 39 7. AlaskaFairbanks 22 8. SaintMartin’s 21 9. WesternOregon 13

Whiteheadleadstheteaminscoringat14.7pointspergame.AndyPalmer(12.0)andDonovanPlunkett(11.8)alsoareaveragingdoublefigures.ZachRobbinsleadstheteamaverag-ing6.9reboundspergame.AsateamtheRedStormisscoring71.3pointsandshooting46percentfromthefieldwhileallowing66pointstotheiropponents.

A WIN OVER DIXIE STATE WOULD...•GivetheYellowjacketsa5-2recordontheyear.•Onlybetwowinsawayfrom1,000careerwins.•WouldgivetheYellowjacketsa4-0recordathomethisseason•WouldeventheserieswithDixieStateat1-1thisseason.

fieldand38percentfrombeyondthearc.Opponentsareshootingjust66percentfromthecharitystripeandareaveraging31.2reboundsand69.3pointspergame.

RECAPPING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COLLEGE TheYellowjacketshadfiveplayersindoublefiguresina85-64victoryoverNorthernNewMexicoCollegeintheirlastouting.LashaParghalavaledthewaywith18pointson7of11fromthefieldand4of8frombeyondthearcleadingfourstartersindoublefigures.DaVellJacksonhad12assiststojustfourturnoversinthecontest,whileDeAndreChamberschippedin14pointsoffthebench.MSUBkepttheEaglesatbayformuchofthecontest.NNMCwouldcutthedeficittosingledigitsonanumberofoccasions,buttheYellowjacketshadtheanswerandwouldswelltheleadeachtime.TheJacketsshot50percentfromthefieldforthegameandheldNNMCtojust38percentand26percentfrombeyondthearc.

SCOUTING DIXIE STATETheRedStormenterwitha5-1recordandhavewonthreestraight.Tom


Great Northwest ahtletic coNfereNce staNdiNGs

(Dec.20,2009)

Conference OverallSeattlePacific 0-0 8-0WesternWashington 0-0 11-1SaintMartin’s 0-0 8-1NorthwestNazarene 0-0 7-1AlaskaAnchorage 0-0 6-2WesternOregon 0-0 6-2MontanaStateBillings 0-0 4-2CentralWashington 0-0 4-4AlaskaFairbanks 0-0 4-4

This Week in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Sun., Dec. 20WesternNewMexicovs.AlaskaFairbanks................................. 3:00p.m.ChaminadeatAlaskaAnchorage...............................................7:00p.m.

Mon., Dec. 21DixieStateatMontanaStateBillings......................................... 7:00p.m.

GNAC Player of the WeekNov.23-ChrisBanchero(SPU)Nov.30-BrandonWalker(UAA)BrianBarkdoll(NNU)Dec.7-BlakePoole(SMU)ChirsBanchero(SPU)Dec.14-CaseyRobinson(UAA)

LAST TIME THEY METDixieStateposteda78-75victoryoverMSUBinthechampionshipgameoftheDixieStateClassicearlierthismonth.LashaParghalavaandDe-AndreChambershad19pointseachwhileBradHodgechippedin11inthelosingeffort.MSUBshot48.1percentforthegameaftershooting57percentinthefirsthalfandjust39percentinthesecondhalf.DixieStateshotablazing67percentfromthefieldinthefirsthalf,yetMSUBhelda45-40leadathalftime.Dixiecooleddownto45percentinthesecondhalf,butwenttotheline23timesandmade17inthesecondhalfaloneasakeydifferenceinthegame.MSUBwenttothelinejust11timesinthehalf.

ROAD UNKINDTheroadhasbeenunkindtotheYel-lowjacketsinrecentyears.LastyearMSUBwas1-10ontheroadandtheyearbefore0-10.Sincethe2000-01season,theYellowjacketsarejust18-76inroadgames.Moreover,theYellowjacketsarejust2-31ontheroadsince2005-06.MSUBis0-2ontheroadthisseason.

WENDY’S THREE’SAnytimetheYellowjacketshitseven3-pointersinahomegame,everyoneinthecrowdwillreceiveafreecouponforonesmallchiliatWendy’s.TheYellowjacketshitexactlyseventriplesversusColoradoChristian.MSUBfol-lowedwithsixtriplesversusMaryandsevenversusNorthernNewMexicoCollege.TheJacketshave20fortheyearathomewithtwoWendy’sThree’sWinner.Fortheseason,MSUBhas36triples.

CHAMBERS OFF THE BENCHJuniorDeAndreChambersleadstheteaminscoring,fieldgoalsmadeand3-pointersmade.Theinterestingthingishehasnothadonestartthisseason.Hehascomeoffthebenchinallsixgames.Chambershasscoredindoublefiguresinallsixgamesinclud-inganMSUB-best19ina78-75lossatDixieState.Hewasnamedtotheall-tournamentteamoftheDixieStateClassic.

NEWCOMERS STEP UPIntheirfirstoutingoftheirMSUBca-


New Look Jackets for 2009-2010

Muchcouldbesaidaboutateamthatreboundsfroma1-28finishin2007-08toa10-17overallthe

followingseason,andthat’sjustwhattheMontanaStateUniversityBillings2008-09men’sbasketballteamaccomplished.ThisamazingturnaroundintheinauguralyearofheadcoachGeorgePfeifer’sdirectiondefinitelyexceededexpectations.AsPfe-iferbeginshissecondseasonatthehelmoftheYellowjackets,hecombinesacoreofsixexperienced,veteranplayersandtentalentednewcomers—creatinganewlookforthe‘Jackets.Allonboardarededi-catedtocontinuingthemomentumtowardadvancementintheverycompetitiveGreatNorthwestAthleticConference. “LastyeartheJacketswereexpectedtoplaceatthebottomoftheconference,”Pfeifersaid.“Instead,withtremendousplayereffortandimprovement,theyplacedinthemiddleofoneoftheeliteNCAADivisionIIconferencesinthecountry.Theeffortthoseplayersputforthtookusfromaplacewhereitwasn’tuncommontodropgamesbyanaverageof27points,toapointwheretenoflastseason’slosseswerebyfivepointsorlessandhingedonthebounceoftheball.” Thistremendousimprovementbodeswellforthecomingseasonandthe‘Jack-ets’abilitytokeeptheenergygoing,de-spitethelossofsomekeyscoringpower. “We’velost40pointsfromtherosterwiththelossofsomeofourscorers,includingstandoutsMikeHallandTravisBunker,”Pfeifersaid.Thegrouplast

seasoncameintoatoughsituationandbattledfromthebeginningtotheend.I’mextremelyproudofthewaytheypioneeredthestartofourturnaround.” Lookingtocontinuethatimpetusarefourreturningfrontline‘Jacketswhoallplayedinvirtuallyeverygamelastseason.Honorablementionall-GNACseniorfor-wardDerrickWright(6’7,225lb.)isbackinthebestshapeofhiscollegecareer. “LastyearDerrickaveraged17.1pointspergameintheGNACandhadsomemonstergamesshooting53.3percentandgrabbed5.8reboundspergame,”Pfeifersaid.“AlsoreturningisseniorBradHodge(6’8,225lb.),wholedtheteaminfieldgoalaccuracylastseasonat59.2percentscoring8.2pointspergamewhiletakingdown4.7reboundspergame.WrightandHodgewillbejoinedbybluecollarwarriorsKirkBlaineandTylerHentzenwhoscoredacombined5pointspergameandgrabbedcloseto6reboundspergame,together.” ReturningtotheperimeterarejuniorBrettTaylor(5-8,170lb.)andseniorAdamWeisz(6-1,175lb.).Taylorwasthemostaccuratethree-pointshooterlastseason,knockingdown45percentofhisattempts,whileWeiszcameonhugeinthefinalgameoftheyearmakingthedifferenceintheYellowjackets’roadwinoverNorthwestNazareneUniversity. Addingtothenewlookofthe‘Jack-ets will be nine key recruits, many car-ryingimpressiveaccolades.Threekeyseniors,DaVellJackson(6’1,175lb.),LashaParghalava(6’3,205lb.)andMike

McCrary(6’8,205lb.)areinthelineupwithParghalavaandMcCrarybringingDivisionIexperiencetotheMSUBbackcourt.JacksoncomesinasaformermostvaluableplayerintheScenicWestConfer-enceandfirstteamNJCAAall-AmericaandNationalTournamentfirstteamall-America.ParghalavacomestoMSUBfromtheUniversityofHawaii,wherehestarted50percentoftheUofHgames.CominginfromCalStateNorthridge,McCraryalsobringsall-conferenceselectionhonorsfromtheCollegeofEasternUtah. ThreejuniortransfersbringproventrackrecordsthatimpactedtheprogramstheyleftbeforecomingtoMSUB.DeAn-dreChambers(6’2,170lb.)comesinasa“comboguard”fromnationallyrankedWesternOklahomaState,whileJasonTa-nascu(6’2,175lb.)joinstheYellowjacketsfromCarrollCollegeandTyroneWilliams(6’5,215lb.)comesinasaforwardfromMilesCityCommunityCollege. Threefirstyearplayerswillroundoutthisyear’sroster.Atpost,lookforAndrewHickman(6’7,250lb.)fromWoodward,Oklahoma.whileFreshmenJoelBarndt(6’8,185lb.)comesinfromBillingsCentralHighSchoolandRobTrabing(6’3,190lb.),fromBuffalo,Wyomingcomesinatguard.Intime,Hickmanisexpectedtobringmuchneededsizeandgirthtotheprogram,whileBarndt,whowillredshirtthisseason,isexpectedtobecomeamain-stayinthefutureoftheprogram. “Ilikethegroupofathleteswe’vebroughtin,”Pfeifersaid.“Wehaveaddedsomedecentpiecestothepuzzle.Thekeytooursuccesswillbeingettingeveryonetolearnhisrespectiverollandtherollofeachteammember.Ourdepth,whichwasanissuelastyear,ismuchimprovedthisseason.”Theschedulewillonceagainbechal-lengingandthepreseasonpollshavethe‘JacketspickedfifthintheGNAC.ThegoalwillbetocontinuethemomentumandfurtheradvancetheprogramintheGNAC.“Ourleaguewillonceagainbeoneofthetoughestinthecountry,”Pfeifersaid.“Ifyoushowupwithoutyour‘A’game,chancesforsuccessarenotgreat.Ilikethisteamandbelieveinwhatitcanbecome.Wehaveguyswhoreallyliketoplay,practiceandhavebeenveryexciting.”

Tipoftheseason-openerin2008-09asMSUBtraveledtoDivisionIandpreseasonNo.10GonzagaasDerrickWrightgoesupagainstAll-AmericanJoshHeytvelt.


MSUB DSCRecord 4-2 5-1ScoringOffense 74.8 71.3ScoringDefense 69.3 66.0ScoringMargin +5.5 +5.3FGPct. .480 .463FGPct.Defense .446 .4003FGPct. .404 .3813FGPct.Defense .380 .370FreeThrowPct. .704 .692ReboundAvg. 34.2 34.0Opp.ReboundAvg. 31.2 36.3TOAvg. 16.2 15.0 OpponentTO 16.5 16.5TOMargin +0.3 +1.5StealsAvg. 8.2 8.3Blocks 1.5 3.7

TEAM COMPARISONS

Team Stats (rank)ScoringOffense............................ 8th(74.8)ScoringDefense........................... 5th(69.3)ScoringMargin.............................8th(+5.5)FieldGoalPercentage.................. 3rd(.480)FieldGoalPercentageDef............. 7th(.446)FreeThrowPercentage................. 5th(.704)3-PointFGPercentage................T-1st(.404)3-PointFGPercentageDef............ 8th(.380)3-PointFGsMade........................ T-5th(6.0)DefensiveRebounds..................... 6th(24.7)OffensiveRebounds........................ 8th(9.5)ReboundingOffense..................... 8th(34.2)ReboundingDefense.................... 5th(31.2)ReboundingMargin......................7th(+3.0)Assists......................................... 6th(15.2)Assist-TurnoverRatio...................... 6th(0.9)TurnoverMargin........................... 7th(0.33)BlockedShots................................ 9th(1.5)Steals......................................... T-5th(8.2)

Individual Stats MSUBScoring......................Chambers(13th,13.8)FieldGoalPct....................Hodge(5th,.614)........................................Wright(7th,.575)Assists............................... Jackson(1st,35)Steals................................ Jackson(1st,19)3-FGPct.................. Chambers(T-2nd,.500)3-FGMade......................Chambers(4th,13)Asst./TORatio...................Jackson(4th,1.9)

GNAC STATSSPECIALTY STATS

yearand22forhisMSUBcareer.Heneedsjustfiverejectionstomoveintothetop10all-timeinschoolhistory.

CLOSING IN ON 1,000 TheMontanaStateBillingsmen’sbasketballteamstandsat997-879andneedjustfivewinstohitthe1,000careervictorieslist.TheearliestMSUBwouldplayforits1,000thwinwouldbeaJan.2homegameversusUniversityofGreatFalls.Thereare67DivisionIIschoolsthathaveover1,000careervictoriesenteringthe2009-2010season. DIVISION ONE FLAVOR GeorgePfeifercontinuedthetraditionofbringingintalentfromDivisionIthisyearashesignedLashaPargha-lava(Hawaii)andMikeMcCrary(CalStateNorthridge).Lastseason,PfeiferhadtheservicesofMikeHall(Idaho)andTravisBunker(Wyoming).

NINE NEW JACKETSPfeiferhasninenewfacesforhis2009-2010team.MSUBreturnedsixplayersfromhisfirstseasonandnowhastwoDivisionItransfers,togo

reers,thenewfacesaccountedfor47pointsand16reboundsoftheYellow-jackets’72pointsand30rebounds,respectively,versusColoradoChristian.

THE WRIGHT REJECTIONSeniorDerrickWrighttalliedtwoblocksonversusColoradoChristian,twoofwhichwerehugedownthestretch.WrightswattedJobiWalltwiceon3-pointersthatwouldhavecuttheYellowjacketleadtoeitheroneortwointhefinaltwominutesofthegame.Wrighthastwofouronthe

Belowisagame-by-gamebreakdownoffreethrows,benchpoints,pointsinthepaint,pointsoffturnovers,TOsandsecond-chancepoints.(ShownasMSUBstatsfirst,followedbyopponents).

Game FT Bench Paint Off TO 2nd-Chance ColoradoChristian 17-14 19-8 30-22 12-16 4-10 UniversityofMary 10-16 22-10 32-26 19-26 5-5 atAugustana(SD) 16-19 18-41 34-24 9-19 4-10 vs.Dominican 20-20 27-22 38-20 19-15 9-2 atDixieState 16-22 24-12 28-20 19-9 10-2 NorthernNewMexico 16-12 21-18 42-32 17-20 13-8 DixieState atUniversityofMary UniversityofGreatFalls atAlaskaFairbanks atAlaskaAnchorage SaintMartin’s atNorthwestNazarene atSeattlePacific CentralWashington WesternWashington AlaskaFairbanks atSaintMartin’s atWesternOregon NorthwestNazarene SeattlePacific WesternOregon AlaskaAnchorage atCentralWashington atWesternWashington

alongwiththreejuniorcollegetrans-fers(DaVellJackson,DeAndreCham-bers,TyroneWilliams),threefreshmen(JoelBarndt,RobbyTrabing,AndrewHickman)andatransferfromCarrollCollegeinJasonTanascu.

JACKETS PICKED FIFTHTheYellowjacketswerepickedpre-seasonfifthbytheconferencecoach-es.TheJacketstallied52points,onepointbehindfourthplaceAlaskaAnchorage.SeattlePacificwastabbedleaguefavorite.

LISTEN TO COACH PFEIFERFanscanlistentotheweeklyCoachPfeiferShowontheinterneteachTuesday.Logontowww.msubill-ings.edu/athleticstolistentoPfeifer’sthoughtsonthepreviousweekandthecomingweeks.

WATCH/LISTEN TO HOME GAMESFanscanlistentoallMSUBmen’sbasketballhomegamesbyloggingontowww.musbillings.edu/athleticsandclickonlivebroadcasts.KenAdelblueprovidestheplay-by-playforeachhomegame.


MSUB seeks 1,000 Career victories in 2009-2010

TheYellowjacketshaveenjoyedmanysuccessesduringthe82yearssincetheprogram’sinceptionin1927.TheseincludenineNCAADivisionIITournamentappearances,oneNCAA

FinalFourappearance,11NAIANationalTournamentappearances,16NAIADistrictTournamentfinishesandatotalof22conferencechampionshipsinfourdifferentconferences.MSUBisnowinitsthirdyearinitsfifthconference,theGreatNorthwestAthleticConference. WiththeYellowjacketsonlysevenwinsawayfromtheir1,000thvictory,thetraditionofexcellencecontinuesastheycloseinonthismilestoneforthe2009-10season.Duringthehistoryoftheprogram,theYellowjacketshavetallied993winsinschoolhistorytojust876lossesfora.531all-timewinningpercentage.MSUBhashad43winningseasonsand19seasonsofwinning20ormoregames. Themen’sbasketballprogramisthelongest-runningintercol-legiateathleticprogramatMontanaStateUniversityBillings.StartedwhentheUniversitywasknownasEasternMontanaCol-lege,men’sbasketballhasfieldedateameveryyearexceptduringWorldWarII. Havinghadonly13headcoachessince1927,stabilityhasbeenahallmarkofthemen’sbasketballprogram.Recognitionisstillgiventodaytosomeofthecoachingstalwartsofthepastinthenamingoffacilitiesandthebustsdisplayedinthefoyerofthegymnasium.Thefieldbehindthegymnasiumbearsthenameoftheschool’sfirstbasketballcoach,OscarBjorgum,whilethegymnasiumitselfisnamedinhonorofCoachHaroldAlterowitz.AbustinthelikenessofMikeHarkins,themostsuccessfulcoachintheprogram’shistory,isamongthosefeaturedinthefoyeroftheAlterowitzGym. Men’sbasketballwasledbyonlyfourcoachesintheyearsbe-tween1927and1960:Bjorgum,Alterowitz,WaltZimmermanandAllenFeldner.Althoughtheprogramlaunchedonlytwowinningcampaignsduringitsfirst30years,thedrivetonationalpromi-nencebeganinearnestwiththearrivalofCoachHarkinsinthe1960-61campaign.Thishalloffamecoachspent16yearsleading

theYellowjackets,winningaschoolrecord288games,adozenconferencechampionshipsandqualifyingfor10NAIAnationaltournaments.

DuringHarkins’ten-ure,hewent16-5inhisfirstseasonguid-ingtheYellowjacketstoasecondplacefin-ishintheconference.A19-9recordhissecond year earned the‘JacketsaberthintheNAIADistrictTournament.Harkins

wouldmakehisfirstNAIANationalTournamentappearancein1962-63withanunblemished10-0conferencerecordanda19-6mark.From1961-1965,HarkinsandtheYellowjacketswentanastonishing39-1inconferenceplaywiththreeseasonsofperfect10-0records.HewouldleadtheYellowjacketstosixconsecutivewinningseasonsinhisfirstsixyears. Harkinssawhisfirst20-winseasonin1967-68astheteamwent20-9withaFrontierConferencechampionshipandearnedaberthintheNAIANationalTournament.Hewouldgoontowin20gamesormore,fivemoretimes.

AnativeofAkron,Ohio,Harkinsknewhowtorecruit,coach-ing59all-conferenceperformersand22NAIAall-Americans.AmongthenotableshecoachedwasRoyMcPipe(1971-74),theall-timeleadingscorerinschoolhistorywith1,883careerpoints.HealsocoachedJimSoft(1964-68),whoholdstheall-timeleadinreboundswith1,338.InadditiontoMcPipeandSoft,HarkinscoachedsuchstandoutsasBillDrumm(1961-63),HarveyMumford(1963-64),JoeRinella(1960-64),KasIoane(1971-73)andTomOsborne(1974-77),tonameafew. WiththeconclusionoftheHarkinserain1976,EldenKamlaandDickEdwardscoachedtheteamforacombinedfiveyears,continuingtobuildupontheHarkinstradition.Kamlalefttheprogramin1978andEdwardsusheredinthetransitionfromNAIAtoNCAADivisionII. CoachPatDouglassfollowedEdwardsin1981,leadingthe‘Jacketsto135victoriesinsevenseasons.WithDouglasatthehelm,theYellowjacketsexecutedoneofthemostsuccessfulseasonsinschoolhistoryin1986-87inwhatwastobetheschool’sfirstNCAADivisionIIFinalFour. Ontheroadtothatmilestone,the‘Jacketswent24-7,recordingthemostwinsinaseasoninschoolhistory.Thejourneyincludedgoing9-1inleagueplayanddefeatingCalState–Hayward(78-54)andAlaskaAnchorage(79-73)towintheNCAADivisionIIWestRegion. TheYellowjackets’tickettotheFinalFourwasassuredwiththeirvictoryoverFloridaSouthernUniversityintheNCAADivisionIIquarterfinals(75-62).DespiteGannonUniversitybestingtheYellowjackets61-55attheFinalFour,theseasonconcludedasoneofthemostmemorableinschoolhistory. Overthenextsevenyears,LenWilkins(1987-88),ErnieWheeler(1988-91)andGaryBays(1991-95)continuedthetradi-tionforgedbytheirpredecessors.ItwasalsoduringthistimethatEasternMontanaCollegebecameMontanaStateUniversityBillingsin1994.TheYellowjacketsgarneredfourwinningseasonsandtwo20-winseasonsunderWheeler’sdirection. In1995,CoachCraigCarsetookovertheprogram,recordingfive20-winseasonsand10winningseasonsinhis13-yeartenure.With211wins,heholdssecondplaceinwinsintheschool’scoachinghistory. InJulyof2008,MSUBhiredGeorgePfeiferasits13thheadcoach.Challengedwithturningaroundthepreviousseason’s1-28record,Pfeifersetarebuildingprocess.Withjustsixreturnersfromthepreviousseason,PfeiferbroughtinninenewplayersinjustthreemonthsandledtheYellowjacketstoa10-17recordandsixth-placefinishinthealwayscompetitiveGreatNorthwestAth-leticConference.InhissecondseasonatMSUB,Pfeiferbroughtanewlooktotheteamwith6returningveteransandninetalentednewcomers.ThetraditionofexcellenceatMSUBcontinuesunderhisleadership.


POST-TIME REPORT2009-2010 Season

Overall Overall 4-2 Home 3-0 Away 0-2 Neutral 1-0Monthly Records November 2-1 December 2-1 January 0-0 February 0-0 March 0-0Daily Records Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-1 Wednesday 1-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 2-0 Saturday 1-1 Sunday 0-0Miscellaneous Winningthetip 2-2 Losingthetip 2-0 Leadingathalftime 4-1 Trailingathalftime 0-1 Tiedathalftime 0-0 Scorefirst 2-1 Opponentscoresfirst 2-1 Leadingwith5min.toplay 3-0 Trailingwith5min.toplay 1-2 Gamesdecidedby3pts.orless 1-1 Gamesdecidedby4-10pts. 1-0 Gamesdecidedby11-pluspts. 2-1 Shoot50%orbetter 2-0 Shootlessthan50% 2-2 Shoothigher%thanopponent 4-0 Shootlower%thanopponent 0-2 Opp.shootworsethan50% 4-0 Opp.shoothigherthan50% 0-2 Scorelessthan60points 0-0 Score60-pluspoints 0-1 Score70-pluspoints 2-1 Score80-pluspoints 2-0 Opp.scorefewerthan50pts. 0-0 Opp.scorefewerthan60pts. 1-0 Opp.scorefewerthan70pts. 2-0 Opp.scorefewerthan80pts. 1-1 Opp.scorefewerthan90pts. 0-1 Outreboundopponent 3-0 Outreboundedbyopponent 1-2 Reboundsareeven 0-0 Committlessturnoversthanopp. 2-1 Committmoreturnoversthanopp. 2-1 Makemoreorsame3FGsthanopp. 3-0 Makefewer3FGsthanopp. 1-2 Makemore/sameFTsthanopp. 3-0 MakelessFTsthanopp. 1-2 Scoremore/samepointsinpaint 4-2 Scorelesspointsinpaint 0-0 Makemorebenchpointsthanopp. 4-1 Makelessbenchpointsthanopp. 0-1 Makemore/samepointsoffturnovers 1-1 Makelesspointsoffturnovers 3-1 Overtime 0-0 Gamesvs.Top25opponents 0-0 Gamesvs.RegionalRankedopp. 0-0 Gamesfollowingloss 2-0 Gamesfollowingwin 2-2 Gamesvs.winningteams 0-2 Gamesvs.losingteams 3-0 Gamesvs..500teams 1-0

MSUB CAREER LEADERS MSUB CAREER LEADERS

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES

Scoring (1,000-plus points)1.RoyMcPipe(1972-74)............. 1,8832.CameronMunoz(2002-06)....... 1,8792.LesHeins(1949-53)................ 1,7264.JimSoft(1964-68).................. 1,5585.BartBauer(1978-82)............... 1,5476.MarkusHallgrimson(1997-99).. 1,4707.TitusWarmsley(1997-99)........ 1,4678.MarkHamilton(1994-98)......... 1,4639.ReeceGliko(1995-97)............. 1,38810.BuddyWindyBoy(2002-06)... 1,27811.ChrisHerriford(1991-94)....... 1,25212.JerrettSkrifvars(1999-04)..... 1,24013.FredJohnston(1969-71)........ 1,21514.BillDrumm(1960-63)............ 1,18815.JoeRinella(1960-64)............. 1,169

Rebounds (500-plus)1.JimSoft.................................. 1,3382.BillDrumm................................. 8353.RoscoeDudley........................... 8154.RoyMcPipe................................ 7725.BrianCook................................. 6436.JeromeReese............................ 6137.HarveyMunford........................ 592*8.JerettSkrifvars........................... 5769.ErnieFortney............................. 55910.JohnMomper........................... 54511.ChrisHerriford.......................... 54112.DougBorland........................... 51113.SteveBrimmer......................... 501*Missingstatsfrom1962-63

Assists1.JamieStevens............................ 8132.DominicWashington................... 4573.TomOsborne............................. 4514.DaveCarse................................ 4375.WillyDavison............................. 4156.BillyFoster................................. 4087.CarlinHughes............................. 4058.BarryGreen............................... 3489.RonOsborne.............................. 31510.MartyBertolette....................... 30711.TyElkin.................................... 28012.TitusWarmsley......................... 23913.CameronMunoz....................... 23314.BartBauer............................... 230

Steals1.JamieStevens............................ 1672.DominicWashington................... 1653.TitusWarmsley.......................... 1474.BuddyWindyBoy....................... 1205.TyElkin...................................... 1146.DarrylRoberts............................ 1126.JerrettSkrifvars.......................... 1128.BrianCook................................. 1019.JonathanWiley............................. 9910.JeromeJohnson......................... 94

Blocks1.ChrisHerriford............................. 972.BrianCook................................... 893.PatReynolds................................ 884.KyleStirmlinger............................ 765.BuddyWindyBoy......................... 586.DjolePalfi.................................... 487.JonathanWiley............................. 457.RobertUtterbannk........................ 459.JaysunMims................................ 4310.CodySamuelson......................... 2710.DominicWashington................... 27

30+ Scoring Games:

20+ Scoring Games:

Double Figure Points (25): DeAndre Chambers(6),BradHodge(5),MikeMcCrary(4),DerrickWright(4),DaVellJackson(3),LashaParghalava(3)

Double Figure Rebounds (2):BradHodge(1),MikeMcCrary(1)

Double-Doubles (Pts-Ast):

Double-Doubles (Pts-Rebs) (2):BradHodge(1),MikeMcCrary(1)

Six or more Assists (3):DaVellJackson(3)

Five or more Steals (2):DaVellJackson(2)

Jackets vs. Conferences RockyMountainAthletic 1-0 NorthernSun 1-1 PacificWest 1-1 NAIA 1-0 GreatNorthwestAthletic 0-0


GeorgePfeiferbeginshissec-ondseasonasheadcoachofmen’sbasketballatMon-

tanaStateUniversityBillings.HecomestotheYellowjacketswitharichbackgroundinresurrectingandbuildingchampionshiplevelprograms. Inoneyear,PfeifertooktheYellowjacketprogramfromapre-seasoncellarpredictedfinishtothemiddleoftheGreatNorthwestAthleticConference.Hetookover

a1-28and6-22programovertheprevioustwoyearsandnotonlygettingtheprogramcompetitive,butwinning. PfeifercomestoMSUBafterthreeyearsattheUniver-sityofIdahowhereheinheritedaprogramthatwasinlastplaceandpredictedbyeverymediaandcoachespolltofinishlast.Intheendtheyprovedthosepredictionswrong,finishinginthemiddleoftheWesternAthleticCon-ferenceandwinningthreeoftheirlastfiveleaguegamestogivetheprogramitshighestfinishintheWACatthattime. PriortoIdaho,PfeiferhadaverysuccessfultenureatLewis-ClarkStateCollegewherehewastheheadmen’scoachfrom1989-2005andtheassistantcoachfrom1987-1989.Hegainedhis200thcareerwinastheWarrior’sheadcoachin2001-02.Hethensettheschoolrecordforcoachingcareerwinswith213victoriesina105-79winovertheUniversityofGreatFalls,whilegarnering294careerwinsathisalmamater.Duringhistenure,hebuiltL-CintooneofthestrongestprogramsinthePacificNorthwestandledtheWarriorstonationalprominence. Duringthe2002-03season,theWarriorspostedaschool-recordforwinswitha31-6overallmarkandan.837winningpercentage.Priortohisarrivalasacoach,L-Chadwononlyoneplayoffgameinitsbasketballhistoryasafour-yearinstitution(1947).IttookPfeiferonlythreeyearstoguideL-CtoaconferencetitleandtheirfirstberthintheNAIAchampionshipbeatingSimon-FraserUni-versity,WesternWashing-tonandSt.Martin’sCollegeinabesttwo-out-of-threeseries.Thismarkedthefirsttimeinthe99-yearhistoryofthemen’sbasketballprogramthatitqualifiedforanationaltournament.ThatyeartheWarriorsposted23wins,whichwasaschool-recordatthetimeforwinsinoneseason.Twoyearslaterin1995,PfeiferledL-CtoitssecondNAIAberthinavic-toryoverSeattleUniversity. Inhis16yearsastheL-Cheadcoach,histeamswouldplayineighttitlegames,eightdistrict

championshipsandreachthenationaltournamentsixtimes.Whenhetookovertheprogram,theschoolrecordforwinsinasingleseasonwas21.InPfeifer’slastsixseasons,theWarriorsaveragedover23winsperyear.HehasbeenselectedCoachoftheYearfivetimesandhasrecruitedandcoached18NAIAall-Americansaswellas18Academicall-Americans.Ofthe75men’sbasketballrecordsheldatL-C,Pfeifer-coachedteamsposted51ofthem. Notonetoshyawayfromplayingtoughschedules,theWarriorsunderPfeifer’sreinfaced26NCAADivisionIop-ponents.In2000,Lewis-ClarkStatedefeatedtheUniversityofIdaho68-54andBoiseStateby14pointsin1995. PriortohispositionatL-C,Pfeiferhadatwo-yearstintasanassistantbasketballcoachunderlegendaryheadcoach,DickHannan.Healsoservedastheheadwomen’sbasketballcoachatRockyMountainCollegefortwoyears(1985-87).Pfeiferwasanassistantcoachformen’sbas-ketballatRMCduringthe1984-85campaignunderMarkAdams.HewasapartofRMC’sfirst-everNAIANationalTournamentberthafterbeingcrownedDistrictXIIchampi-ons. PfeiferservedasheadcoachfortwoyearsatHardinHighSchoolinHardin,Mont.,andthreeyearsatSt.MariesHighSchoolinhishometownofSt.Maries,Idaho.InhistwoyearsatHardin,Pfeiferledtheteamtoback-to-backappearancesattheMontanaStateHighSchoolChampion-ships.Hardinhadnotbeentothestatetournamentinover20years,andwas5-56overthethreeyearsbeforehisarrival.PfeiferledSt.Mariestoa21-3recordinhisthirdyearandafourthplacefinishattheIdahoStateClassA-2Tournament.Priortohisarrival,St.Marieshadonlywononegameineachofthepreviousthreeseasons. PfeifergraduatedfromLewis-ClarkStatein1979withabachelorofsciencedegreeinsocialscienceandaminorinphysicaleducationandcoaching.Hereceivedhismaster’sdegreeinsecondaryeducationadministrationin1989fromtheUniversityofIdaho. Pfeiferhasbeenmarriedfor27yearstoSusan,whoteachesintheBillingsSchoolDistrict.Theyhavethreechildren.Theiroldestson,Duncanwillgraduatefromthe

UniversityofIdahointhespringwithmultipleengi-neeringdegrees.Daughter,Jennifer,worksatSwitzerEngineeringinPullman,Wash.,andtheiryoung-estdaughter,Abigail,whoisasophomoreatMSUB,majoringinnursingandisamemberoftheYellowjacketCheerleadingteam.AllthreeoftheirchildrenhaveorareattendingtheUniver-sityofIdaho.Pfeifer’sson-in-law,KassidyProbert,isinhissecondyearasbusinessmanagerattheMoscowHospitalandhisdaughter-in-law,KylieisingraduateschoolatIdaho.

Head coach George Pfeifer

ThePfeiferFamily:TopRow-Son,Duncan;Son-in-lawKassidyProbert.Second row-Daughter-in-lawKylie;George;DaughterJennifer.Firstrow-WifeSusan; DaughterAbigail.


Montana State University Billings Montana State Billings Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 20, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES........... (4-2) (3-0) (0-2) (1-0) CONFERENCE.......... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-2) (3-0) (0-2) (1-0) |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 Chambers,DeAndre... 6-0 141 23.5 32-67 .478 13-26 .500 6-10 .600 8 20 28 4.7 11 0 12 9 3 3 83 13.8 04 Wright,Derrick..... 6-6 151 25.2 23-40 .575 1-1 1.000 23-32 .719 8 25 33 5.5 21 1 9 18 4 6 70 11.7 23 Parghalava,Lasha... 6-6 139 23.2 25-63 .397 11-32 .344 6-12 .500 4 18 22 3.7 9 0 13 13 0 6 67 11.2 34 Hodge,Brad......... 6-6 164 27.3 27-44 .614 0-0 .000 13-15 .867 6 22 28 4.7 21 2 3 13 1 3 67 11.2 10 Jackson,DaVell..... 6-6 185 30.8 20-45 .444 0-1 .000 18-26 .692 1 18 19 3.2 19 0 35 18 0 19 58 9.7 03 McCrary,Mike....... 6-6 159 26.5 19-40 .475 5-12 .417 13-17 .765 11 19 30 5.0 18 1 6 6 0 5 56 9.3 02 Taylor,Brett....... 6-0 73 12.2 4-15 .267 4-15 .267 5-5 1.000 1 3 4 0.7 6 0 8 4 0 1 17 2.8 21 Blaine,Kirk........ 6-0 81 13.5 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 9 5 14 2.3 14 0 3 5 0 4 10 1.7 05 Weisz,Adam......... 3-0 12 4.0 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1.7 33 Hentzen,Tyler...... 6-0 51 8.5 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 2 5 7 1.2 8 0 0 6 0 1 8 1.3 44 Tanascu,Jason...... 5-0 14 2.8 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.0 50 Hickman,Andrew..... 6-0 24 4.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 2 5 7 1.2 10 0 0 2 1 1 3 0.5 22 Williams,Tyrone.... 1-0 6 6.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team............... 5 6 11 1.8 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total.............. 6 1200 159-331 .480 36-89 .404 95-135 .704 57 148 205 34.2 140 4 91 97 9 49 449 74.8 Opponents.......... 6 1200 136-305 .446 41-108 .380 103-155 .665 51 136 187 31.2 120 - 76 99 19 41 416 69.3 TEAM STATISTICS MSUB OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND --------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ SCORING.................. 449 416 11/18/09 COLORADO CHRISTIAN W 72-70 723 Points per game........ 74.8 69.3 11/21/09 UNIVERSITY OF MARY W 72-68 532 Scoring margin......... +5.5 - 11/24/09 at Augustana (S.D.) L 63-82 2032 FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 159-331 136-305 12/04/09 vs Dominican (CA) W 82-54 112 Field goal pct......... .480 .446 12/05/09 at Dixie State College L 75-78 2214 3 POINT FG-ATT........... 36-89 41-108 12/11/09 NORTHERN NEW MEXICO W 85-64 1804 3-point FG pct......... .404 .380 3-pt FG made per game.. 6.0 6.8 FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 95-135 103-155 Free throw pct......... .704 .665 REBOUNDS................. 205 187 Rebounds per game...... 34.2 31.2 Rebounding margin...... +3.0 - ASSISTS.................. 91 76 Assists per game....... 15.2 12.7 TURNOVERS................ 97 99 Turnovers per game..... 16.2 16.5 Turnover margin........ +0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 0.8 STEALS................... 49 41 Steals per game........ 8.2 6.8 BLOCKS................... 9 19 Blocks per game........ 1.5 3.2 WINNING STREAK........... 1 - Home win streak........ 3 - ATTENDANCE............... 3059 4358 Home games-Avg/Game.... 3-1020 2-2123 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 1-112 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------------------------------ ---- ---- ---- Montana State Billings........ 244 205 - 449 Opponents..................... 202 214 - 416

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