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2016-17 MSU Denver R Roadrunners MenM ’s en Basketball 2016-17 oadrunners ’s Basketball Department of Athletics • Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 Media Contact: Abby Rolph, Phone: 303-556-8141, Email: [email protected] facebook.com/metro.state.roadrunners • @MetroStSports • youtube.com/MetroStateAthletics
Updated: November 1, 2016 What’s Inside...
2016-17 Schedule..................... Page 1 RMAC Standings....................... Page 1 Top 25 Poll................................. Page 2 2016-17 Roster.......................... Page 3 Head Coach Clark Bio............... Page 5 2015-16 Stats............................ Page 7
Current Streaks...
Record:............................................ W1 Overall:............................................ W1 Home:................................................... Away:.................................................... Neutral:............................................ W1 RMAC:..................................................
2015 RMAC Standings (March 3)...
Mountain Division...........RMAC Total 1. Fort Lewis*#&................ 19-3 25-3 2. Colorado Mines*&......... 17-5 23-6 3. N.M. Highlands*............ 14-8 15-14 4. CSU-Pueblo*............... 12-10 16-13 Adams State*.............. 12-10 13-15 6. Colorado Christian...... 10-12 14-14 7. Western State............... 5-17 6-22 8. Western N.M................. 1-21 1-26 Rocky Division................RMAC Total 1. MSU Denver*&.............. 16-6 19-10 Colorado Mesa*&.......... 16-6 21-8 3. UCCS*.......................... 14-8 17-13 4. Black Hills State.......... 10-12 12-14 Westminster^.............. 10-12 14-12 6. S.D. Mines.................... 8-14 10-16 7. Regis............................. 7-15 9-19 8. Chadron State............... 5-17 7-19 * - RMAC Tournament bid # - #1 Seed in RMAC Tournament & - RMAC Tournament First Round Host
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2016-2017 Schedule & Results...
Rank November 4 Fri. Texas A&M International RV 5 Sat. University of Arkansas Fort Smith RV 6 Sun. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) RV 12 Fri.. vs. Colorado College (Exh.) - 20 Sun. vs. Northwest Missouri State - 25 Fri. vs. Davis & Elkins - 26 Sat. vs. Bloomfield - December 2 Fri. vs. South Dakota Mines* - 3 Sat. vs. Black Hills State* - 9 Fri. at Regis University* - 10 Sat. at Chadron State* - 16 Fri. vs. Colorado School of Mines* - 17 Sat. vs. Colorado Christian* - 30 Fri. vs. Colorado Mesa* - January 6 Fri. vs. Fort Lewis* - 7 Sat. vs. Adams State* - 13 Fri. at CSU-Pueblo* - 14 Sat. at New Mexico Highlands* - 20 Fri. at Colorado Mesa* - 21 Sat. at Western State* - 24 Tue. at UCCS* - 28 Sat. vs. Westiminster College (Utah)* - February 3 Fri. at Black Hills State* - 4 Sat. at South Dakota Mines* - 10 Fri. vs. Chadron State* - 11 Sat. vs. Regis University* - 18 Sat. vs. UCCS* - 24 Fri. at Colorado Christian* - 25 Sat. at Colorado School of Mines* - 28 Tue. RMAC Tournament# - March 3 Fri. RMAC Tournament# - 4 Sat. RMAC Tournament# - 11 Sat. NCAA Region Quaterfinals$ - 12 Sun. NCAA Region Semifinals$ - 14 Tue. NCAA Region Championship$ - 22 Wed. NCAA Quarterfinals$ - 23 Thu. NCAA Semifinals$ - 25 Sat. NCAA Championship$ - * RMAC games # RMAC Tournament $ NCAA Tournament
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball General Quickfacts...
NABC Coaches Top 25 (March 1, 2016)...
Men’s Basketball
Others receiving votes: Queens (N.C.) 55, Western Oregon 44, Indianapolis (Ind.) 42, Delta State (Miss.) 41, Montevallo (Ala.) 32, West Texas A&M 32, Kentucky Wesleyan 31, Lander (S.C.) 31, West Georgia 31, Southern New Hampshire 28, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 24, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 17, Eckerd (Fla.) 16, Philidelphia (Pa.) 16, Quincy (Ill.) 15, Seattle Pacific (wash.) 15, Stonehill (Mass.) 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 11, Wisconsin-Parkside 11, Barton (N.C.) 9, Western Washington9, Wingate (N.C.) 9, Washburn (Kan.) 8, Benedict (S.C.) 7, Ashland (Ohio) 6, Virgina State 6, Virginia Union 6, Dixie State (Utah0 5, East Central (Okla.) 4, Dallas Baptist (Texas0 3, UC San Diego 3, MSU Denver (Colo.) 1, West Florida 1.
Name:............ Metropolitan State University .....................................................of Denver City, Zip........................Denver, Colo. 80204 Founded.............................................. 1965 Enrollment........................................ 21,000 Nickname................................Roadrunners Colors...............................Navy Blue & Red Affiliation............................ NCAA Division II Conference.........................Rocky Mountain ....................... Athletic Conference (RMAC) Year Joined RMAC.............................. 1996 Region................................... South Central President...................... Dr. Stephen Jordan Athletic Director...............Dr. Anthony Grant Associate AD................................Jim Gillen Associate AD........................... Scott Groom Assistant AD...............................Erin Hiltner Assistant AD.......................John Kietzmann Director of Media Relations.......Abby Rolph Business Manager...................Elaine Becks Head Athletic Trainer ........................................ Stephanie Begley Assistant Athletic Trainer ..............................................Kristin Barnett .......................................... Drew Markhardt ...............................................Drew Powers Faculty Athletic Rep.............. Shawn Worthy Athletics Website .......................... RoadrunnersAthletics.com
Head Coach............................Derrick Clark ...................................... (Cal Lutheran ‘95)) Overall Year, Record..................7th season ...............................................156-37 (.840) Assistant Coaches .............................. Adam Wall (7th season) ...........................Michael Bahl (7th season) .......................Alex Jamerson (1st season) 2015-16 Overall Record..................... 19-11 2015-16 RMAC Record........................ 16-6 .............................................................(4th) 2015-16 Postseason .......................................... RMAC Semifinal NCAA National Championships................. 2 ....................................................... 2000•02 NCAA Regional Championships................ 8 ................... 1999•2000•02•04•05•12•13•14 NCAA Tournament Appearances............. 19 ...................... 90•91•98•99•00•01•02•03•04 ................. 05•06•07•09•10•11•12•13•14•15 NCAA Tournament Record................. 42-17 ...........................................................(.712) RMAC Regular Season Titles.................... 9 .............. 1998•2000•04•05•07•09•13•14•15 RMAC Tournament Titles..........................11 ................................... 1999•2000•01•03•04 ...................................... 05•07•09•10•13•14 RMAC Tournament Record.................. 40-8 ...........................................................(.833)
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No. School (First-Place Votes)..................... Record Points Prev. 1 West Liberty, W.Va. (11)..............................31-4 394 5 2 Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. .............................34-3 368 1 3 Bellarmine, Ky (4).......................................23-7 357 15 4 Saginaw Valley State, Mich.........................25-8 282 25 5 Alabama-Huntsville.....................................25-8 276 NR 6 Northwest Missouri State............................27-6 270 11 7 Wheeling Jesuit, W. Va...............................28-4 257 6 8 St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y............................27-5 242 NR 9 California Baptist.........................................28-7 210 14 10 Tarleton State, Texas..................................24-9 201 NR 11 Chico State, Calif........................................22-7 195 20 12 Alaska Anchorage......................................21-11 189 NR 13 Southern Connecticut State........................22-8 185 NR 14 Kutztown, Pa...............................................23-7 156 NR 15 Fort Lewis, Colo..........................................28-4 127 4 16 Barry, Fl.......................................................26-7 115 19 17 Barry, Fla....................................................22-10 109 NR 18 Augustana, S.D...........................................34-2 105 2 19 Angelo State, Texas....................................25-7 98 16 20 Midwestern State, Texas.............................24-6 92 7 21 Colorado School of Mines...........................24-8 91 NR 22 Drury, Mo....................................................19-8 81 NR 23 UAFS..........................................................23-9 76 NR 24 Indiana, Pa..................................................21-8 66 NR 25 Fairmont State, W. Va. (1)...........................25-5 62 8
2016 RMAC Preseason Poll...
No. Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Colorado Mines (5).................. 186 2. Fort Lewis (7)........................... 180 3. MSU Denver (3)....................... 178 4. New Mexico Highlands ........... 133 5. UCCS....................................... 131 6. Colorado Mesa......................... 130 7. CSU-Pueblo............................. 124 8. Regis........................................ 107 9. Westminster............................... 92 10. Black Hills State......................... 75 11. Colorado Christian..................... 74 12. Adams State.............................. 57 13. South Dakota Mines................... 43 15. Chadron State............................ 39 16. Western State............................ 26
Roadrunners In The NABC Top 25...
Date........................................Ranking Preseason....................................... RV
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball The 2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners... Numerical Roster No. Name 3 Cameron Williams 4 Kyle Lawson 5 Shane Fox 11 Alvaro Reyes-Abad 14 Enrique Cortés Zotes 15 Tyler Stevenson 20 Jared Small 22 Andre Harris 23 Bounama Keita 24 Sunday Dech 25 Brian Howard 31 Peter Møller 32 Allec Williams 34 Cain van Heyningen
Yr. Pos. Ht. Jr. G 6-1 Jr. G 6-2 Jr. G 6-4 Fr. F 6-7 So. G 6-3 Fr. G 6-2 Fr. F 6-7 Sr. C 6-8 Jr. C 6-10 Jr. G 6-4 Sr. G 6-0 Jr. G 6-3 Fr. G 5-10 So. C 6-8
Wt. 175 190 180 185 200 190 175 215 225 215 185 210 155 215
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Omaha, Neb./Eastern Kentucky University (South H.S.) Tustin, Calif./Orange Coast College (Foothill H.S.) Colorado Springs, Colo./Lamar C.C. (Doherty H.S.) Palencia, Spain/I.E.S. Fel Manzon Grau Basas Malaga, Spain/I.E.S. Litoral Aurora, Colo./Overland H.S. Parker, Colo./Legend H.S. DeKalb, Ill./Kishwaukee College (DeKalb H.S.) Saint-Louis, Senegal/Univ. of S. Dakota (Impact Basketball Acad.) Perth, Australia/Churchlands H.S. Maywood, Ill./Triton College (Saint Ignatius H.S.) Værløse, Denmark/Liberty Univ. (Falkonergårdens Gymnasium) Albany,Ga./Westover H.S. Amsterdam, Netherlands/Open schoolgenmeenschap Bijlmer
Alphabetical Roster No. Name 14 Enrique Cortés Zotes 24 Sunday Dech 5 Shane Fox 22 Andre Harris 25 Brian Howard 23 Bounama Keita 4 Kyle Lawson 31 Peter Møller 11 Alvaro Reyes-Abad 20 Jared Small 15 Tyler Stevenson 34 Cain van Heyningen 32 Allec Williams 3 Cameron Williams
Yr. Pos. Ht. Fr. G 6-3 So. G 6-4 Jr. G 6-4 Sr. C 6-8 Sr. G 6-0 Jr. C 6-10 Jr. G 6-2 Jr. G 6-3 Fr. F 6-7 Fr. F 6-7 Fr. G 6-2 So. C 6-8 Fr. G 5-10 Jr. G 6-1
Wt. 200 215 180 215 185 225 190 210 185 175 190 215 155 175
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Malaga, Spain/I.E.S. Litoral Perth, Australia/Churchlands H.S. Colorado Springs, Colo./Lamar C.C. (Doherty H.S.) DeKalb, Ill./Kishwaukee College (DeKalb H.S.) Maywood, Ill./Triton College (Saint Ignatius H.S.) Saint-Louis, Senegal/Univ. of S. Dakota (Impact Basketball Acad.) Tustin, Calif./Orange Coast College (Foothill H.S.) Værløse, Denmark/Liberty Univ. (Falkonergårdens Gymnasium) Palencia, Spain/I.E.S. Fel Manzon Grau Basas Parker, Colo./Legend H.S. Aurora, Colo./Overland H.S. Amsterdam, Netherlands/Open schoolgenmeenschap Bijlmer Albany,Ga./Westover H.S. Omaha, Neb./Eastern Kentucky University (South H.S.)
Head Coach: Derrick Clark (7th season) Assistant Coaches: Adam Wall, Michael Bahl, Alex Jamerson
Pronunciations...
Enrique Cortés Zotes: ........... en-REE-kay COR-tez ZOH-tiss Sunday Dech:.............................. detch Bounama Keita: ........................ boo-NAH-mah KAY-tah Peter Møller:........................... MOO-ler Cain van Heyningen: .................................. van HINE-in-gen Alvaro Reyes-Abad: .............................................. Al-var-oh
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Roster Breakdown...
Returning Starters (4) No. Name Yr. Pos. 14 Enrique Cortés Zotes Sr. G 22 Andre Harris Sr. C 23 Bounama Keita Jr. C 31 Peter Møller Jr. G Starters Lost (2) No. Name Yr. Pos. 3 Tony Dobbinson Sr. G 15 Eric Rayer Sr. G Other Returning Letterwinners (2) No. Name Yr. Pos. 23 Bounama Keita So. C 25 Brian Howard Sr. G Newcomers (6) No. Name 3 Cameron Williams 4 Kyle Lawson 11 Alvaro Reyes-Abad 15 Tyler Stevenson 20 Jared Small 32 Allec Williams
Yr. Pos. Jr. G Jr. G Fr. F Fr. G Fr. F Fr. G
Freshman (4) .......... Reyes-Abad, Small, Stevenson, A.Williams
Roster By Position...
Denmark (1)............................... Møller Netherlands (1)............. van Heyningen Senegal (1)...................................Keita
Guard (9) ............................. Cortés Zotes, Dech, ............... Fox, Howard,Lawson, Møller ..... Stevenson, A.Williams,C. Williams Forward (2) .............................. Reyes-Abad, Small Center (3) ............... Harris, Keita, van Heyningen
Roster By Hometown...
Colorado (3)...... Fox, Small,Stevenson Illinois (2)...................... Harris, Howard Spain (2).....Cortés Zotes, Reyes-Abad California (1).............................Lawson Georgia (1).......................... A.Williams Nebraska (1)........................ C.Williams Australia (1)..................................Dech
Roster By Year...
Senior (2) ..................................... Harris, Howard Junior (6) ....Dech, Fox, Keita, Lawson, Møller,C. Williams Sophomore (2) ............... Cortés Zotes,van Heyningen
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Head Coach Derrick Clark...
• 7th year at MSU Denver (four NCAA Tournament appearances) • 7th year overall as a head coach • Career record of 156-37; 111-23 in RMAC, 13-5 in NCAA Tournament • 2013 and 2014 RMAC coach of the year • 2013 and 2014 NABC South Central Region coach of the year • 2012-13 Division II Bulletin national coach of the year • Coached 3 years at the University of Colorado as an assistant (2007-10) • Coached 2 years at Air Force as an assistant (2005-07) • Coached 8 years at MSU Denver as an assistant (1997-05) 2013-14 • Guided the Roadrunners to the best winning percentage in school history (.941) • 32-2 overall record, 22-0 in RMAC (first) • MSU Denver became the third team in the 42-year history of RMAC basketball to go undefeated in RMAC play (1996 Fort Hays State, 16-0; 2004 MSU Denver, 19-0) • RMAC regular season and tournament champions, NCAA South Central Region champions • Coached consensus national player of the year Brandon Jefferson • Team ranked No. 1 for school-record eight total weeks, including final five of the season • Led the team to a 106-87 victory over Tuskegee in the Elite Eight, helping the Roadrunners become the only Division II team to score over 100 points in an NCAA tournament game in 2013-14 • Reached 100 wins faster than any coach in school history, hitting the mark on Feb. 15 against Regis in his 119th game • Led the Roadrunners to a 3-1 record vs. Division I teams at the NIT Season Tip-Off, becoming the first Division II team to win more than one game at that Division I tournament • Mitch McCarron and Nicholas Kay both named Capital One second team Academic All-America, the first teammates to earn that award in school history • McCarron won the NCAA’s Elite 89 Award and was named RMAC academic player of the year
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• Kay won the RMAC’s Summit Award • Team ranked first in Division II in winning percentage, fourth in turnover margin (+5.7), seventh in fewest turnovers per game (9.4), eighth in free throw percentage (.782) and scoring margin (+14.2), 14th in steals per game (8.9) and 27th in scoring defense (67.1) • 3.01 team GPA 2012-13 • Led the team to the championship game of the NCAA Division II tournament • 30-3 overall record, 20-2 in RMAC (first) • RMAC regular season and tournament champions, NCAA South Central Region champions • Set school record for best start to season (22 straight wins) • Team ranked No. 1 for school-record five straight weeks • Tied school record for single-season winning percentage (.914) • Held No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.) to 76 points in Final Four win (WLU averaged 103 points entering semifinals) • Lost 74-73 in national championship to No. 7 Drury (Mo.) • Jonathan Morse named second team All-America and second team Academic All-America • Mitch McCarron named RMAC academic player of the year • Nicholas Kay earned NCAA’s Elite 89 Award and RMAC’s Summit Award
• Team ranked second in Division II in turnover margin (+6.3), third in fewest turnovers per game (10.3), fourth in scoring margin (+15.5), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (.407), 18th in field goal percentage (.486) and 27th in scoring defense (63.2) • 3.02 team GPA 2011-12 • Led the team to its first regional championship and Elite Eight appearance since 2005 • 25-7 overall record, 17-5 in RMAC • Started the season with 12 straight wins, leading to No. 1 ranking for three weeks • Earned win at No. 1 Colorado Mines to win regional championship on March 13 • Suffered a two-point loss to Montevallo (Ala.) in Elite Eight • Jonathan Morse named third team Academic All-America and RMAC academic player of the year • Reggie Evans named second team All-America • Team ranked fifth in fewest turnovers per game (10.9), eighth in turnover margin (+4.4), 15th in rebounding margin (+6.5) and 23rd in scoring defense (62.7) • 3.21 team GPA
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball 2010-11 • Helped the team advance past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007 • 22-8 overall, 17-5 in RMAC • MSU Denver won its first game over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2005, topping No. 18 University of Mary (N.D.) 78-73 in the first round of the NCAA tournament • Reggie Evans named first team allregion • Two players named academic allRMAC Prior to becoming head coach • Spent three years as an assistant coach at University of Colorado under Jeff Bzdelik • Helped CU improve from 9-22 in 2008-09 to 15-16 in 2009-10 • Prior to CU, spent three years under Bzdelik at Air Force, leading the Falcons to the NCAA tournament in 2005-06 and the NIT semifinals the following year • Totaled a 50-16 (.758) record during two years at Air Force, best twoyear record in AFA history • Served as assistant coach for eight seasons at MSU Denver from 1997 to 2005 under Mike Dunlap • Won Division II national championships at MSU Denver in 2000 and 2002 • Had a 227-40 (.850) record in his eight years at MSU Denver • Played for the Shepparton Gators in Australia from 1995-97 • Led the Victorian Basketball League in scoring, was the league’s defensive player of the year, and finished in the top five in rebounding • Member of the VBL all-star team and finished second in MVP voting • While in Shepparton, organized and ran various after-school basketball clinics
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Education • Earned bachelor’s degree from California Lutheran University in 1995 in criminal justice • Played at Cal Lutheran under Mike Dunlap • Named first team all-conference and led the Kingsmen to a pair of NCAA Division III Sweet 16 appearances Personal • Native of Sacramento, Calif. • Graduated from Foothill High School • Married to the former Laurie Wilbur • The couple has twins, Isaiah and Alexis
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Updated: November 1, 2016 What’s Inside...
2016-17 Schedule..................... Page 1 RMAC Standings....................... Page 1 Top 25 Poll................................. Page 2 2016-17 Roster.......................... Page 3 Head Coach Clark Bio............... Page 5 2015-16 Stats............................ Page 7
Current Streaks...
Record:............................................ W1 Overall:............................................ W1 Home:................................................... Away:.................................................... Neutral:............................................ W1 RMAC:..................................................
2015 RMAC Standings (March 3)...
Mountain Division...........RMAC Total 1. Fort Lewis*#&................ 19-3 25-3 2. Colorado Mines*&......... 17-5 23-6 3. N.M. Highlands*............ 14-8 15-14 4. CSU-Pueblo*............... 12-10 16-13 Adams State*.............. 12-10 13-15 6. Colorado Christian...... 10-12 14-14 7. Western State............... 5-17 6-22 8. Western N.M................. 1-21 1-26 Rocky Division................RMAC Total 1. MSU Denver*&.............. 16-6 19-10 Colorado Mesa*&.......... 16-6 21-8 3. UCCS*.......................... 14-8 17-13 4. Black Hills State.......... 10-12 12-14 Westminster^.............. 10-12 14-12 6. S.D. Mines.................... 8-14 10-16 7. Regis............................. 7-15 9-19 8. Chadron State............... 5-17 7-19 * - RMAC Tournament bid # - #1 Seed in RMAC Tournament & - RMAC Tournament First Round Host
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2016-2017 Schedule & Results...
Rank November 4 Fri. Texas A&M International RV 5 Sat. University of Arkansas Fort Smith RV 6 Sun. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) RV 12 Fri.. vs. Colorado College (Exh.) - 20 Sun. vs. Northwest Missouri State - 25 Fri. vs. Davis & Elkins - 26 Sat. vs. Bloomfield - December 2 Fri. vs. South Dakota Mines* - 3 Sat. vs. Black Hills State* - 9 Fri. at Regis University* - 10 Sat. at Chadron State* - 16 Fri. vs. Colorado School of Mines* - 17 Sat. vs. Colorado Christian* - 30 Fri. vs. Colorado Mesa* - January 6 Fri. vs. Fort Lewis* - 7 Sat. vs. Adams State* - 13 Fri. at CSU-Pueblo* - 14 Sat. at New Mexico Highlands* - 20 Fri. at Colorado Mesa* - 21 Sat. at Western State* - 24 Tue. at UCCS* - 28 Sat. vs. Westiminster College (Utah)* - February 3 Fri. at Black Hills State* - 4 Sat. at South Dakota Mines* - 10 Fri. vs. Chadron State* - 11 Sat. vs. Regis University* - 18 Sat. vs. UCCS* - 24 Fri. at Colorado Christian* - 25 Sat. at Colorado School of Mines* - 28 Tue. RMAC Tournament# - March 3 Fri. RMAC Tournament# - 4 Sat. RMAC Tournament# - 11 Sat. NCAA Region Quaterfinals$ - 12 Sun. NCAA Region Semifinals$ - 14 Tue. NCAA Region Championship$ - 22 Wed. NCAA Quarterfinals$ - 23 Thu. NCAA Semifinals$ - 25 Sat. NCAA Championship$ - * RMAC games # RMAC Tournament $ NCAA Tournament
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball General Quickfacts...
NABC Coaches Top 25 (March 1, 2016)...
Men’s Basketball
Others receiving votes: Queens (N.C.) 55, Western Oregon 44, Indianapolis (Ind.) 42, Delta State (Miss.) 41, Montevallo (Ala.) 32, West Texas A&M 32, Kentucky Wesleyan 31, Lander (S.C.) 31, West Georgia 31, Southern New Hampshire 28, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 24, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 17, Eckerd (Fla.) 16, Philidelphia (Pa.) 16, Quincy (Ill.) 15, Seattle Pacific (wash.) 15, Stonehill (Mass.) 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 11, Wisconsin-Parkside 11, Barton (N.C.) 9, Western Washington9, Wingate (N.C.) 9, Washburn (Kan.) 8, Benedict (S.C.) 7, Ashland (Ohio) 6, Virgina State 6, Virginia Union 6, Dixie State (Utah0 5, East Central (Okla.) 4, Dallas Baptist (Texas0 3, UC San Diego 3, MSU Denver (Colo.) 1, West Florida 1.
Name:............ Metropolitan State University .....................................................of Denver City, Zip........................Denver, Colo. 80204 Founded.............................................. 1965 Enrollment........................................ 21,000 Nickname................................Roadrunners Colors...............................Navy Blue & Red Affiliation............................ NCAA Division II Conference.........................Rocky Mountain ....................... Athletic Conference (RMAC) Year Joined RMAC.............................. 1996 Region................................... South Central President...................... Dr. Stephen Jordan Athletic Director...............Dr. Anthony Grant Associate AD................................Jim Gillen Associate AD........................... Scott Groom Assistant AD...............................Erin Hiltner Assistant AD.......................John Kietzmann Director of Media Relations.......Abby Rolph Business Manager...................Elaine Becks Head Athletic Trainer ........................................ Stephanie Begley Assistant Athletic Trainer ..............................................Kristin Barnett .......................................... Drew Markhardt ...............................................Drew Powers Faculty Athletic Rep.............. Shawn Worthy Athletics Website .......................... RoadrunnersAthletics.com
Head Coach............................Derrick Clark ...................................... (Cal Lutheran ‘95)) Overall Year, Record..................7th season ...............................................156-37 (.840) Assistant Coaches .............................. Adam Wall (7th season) ...........................Michael Bahl (7th season) .......................Alex Jamerson (1st season) 2015-16 Overall Record..................... 19-11 2015-16 RMAC Record........................ 16-6 .............................................................(4th) 2015-16 Postseason .......................................... RMAC Semifinal NCAA National Championships................. 2 ....................................................... 2000•02 NCAA Regional Championships................ 8 ................... 1999•2000•02•04•05•12•13•14 NCAA Tournament Appearances............. 19 ...................... 90•91•98•99•00•01•02•03•04 ................. 05•06•07•09•10•11•12•13•14•15 NCAA Tournament Record................. 42-17 ...........................................................(.712) RMAC Regular Season Titles.................... 9 .............. 1998•2000•04•05•07•09•13•14•15 RMAC Tournament Titles..........................11 ................................... 1999•2000•01•03•04 ...................................... 05•07•09•10•13•14 RMAC Tournament Record.................. 40-8 ...........................................................(.833)
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No. School (First-Place Votes)..................... Record Points Prev. 1 West Liberty, W.Va. (11)..............................31-4 394 5 2 Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. .............................34-3 368 1 3 Bellarmine, Ky (4).......................................23-7 357 15 4 Saginaw Valley State, Mich.........................25-8 282 25 5 Alabama-Huntsville.....................................25-8 276 NR 6 Northwest Missouri State............................27-6 270 11 7 Wheeling Jesuit, W. Va...............................28-4 257 6 8 St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y............................27-5 242 NR 9 California Baptist.........................................28-7 210 14 10 Tarleton State, Texas..................................24-9 201 NR 11 Chico State, Calif........................................22-7 195 20 12 Alaska Anchorage......................................21-11 189 NR 13 Southern Connecticut State........................22-8 185 NR 14 Kutztown, Pa...............................................23-7 156 NR 15 Fort Lewis, Colo..........................................28-4 127 4 16 Barry, Fl.......................................................26-7 115 19 17 Barry, Fla....................................................22-10 109 NR 18 Augustana, S.D...........................................34-2 105 2 19 Angelo State, Texas....................................25-7 98 16 20 Midwestern State, Texas.............................24-6 92 7 21 Colorado School of Mines...........................24-8 91 NR 22 Drury, Mo....................................................19-8 81 NR 23 UAFS..........................................................23-9 76 NR 24 Indiana, Pa..................................................21-8 66 NR 25 Fairmont State, W. Va. (1)...........................25-5 62 8
2016 RMAC Preseason Poll...
No. Team (First Place Votes) Pts. 1. Colorado Mines (5).................. 186 2. Fort Lewis (7)........................... 180 3. MSU Denver (3)....................... 178 4. New Mexico Highlands ........... 133 5. UCCS....................................... 131 6. Colorado Mesa......................... 130 7. CSU-Pueblo............................. 124 8. Regis........................................ 107 9. Westminster............................... 92 10. Black Hills State......................... 75 11. Colorado Christian..................... 74 12. Adams State.............................. 57 13. South Dakota Mines................... 43 15. Chadron State............................ 39 16. Western State............................ 26
Roadrunners In The NABC Top 25...
Date........................................Ranking Preseason....................................... RV
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball The 2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners... Numerical Roster No. Name 3 Cameron Williams 4 Kyle Lawson 5 Shane Fox 11 Alvaro Reyes-Abad 14 Enrique Cortés Zotes 15 Tyler Stevenson 20 Jared Small 22 Andre Harris 23 Bounama Keita 24 Sunday Dech 25 Brian Howard 31 Peter Møller 32 Allec Williams 34 Cain van Heyningen
Yr. Pos. Ht. Jr. G 6-1 Jr. G 6-2 Jr. G 6-4 Fr. F 6-7 So. G 6-3 Fr. G 6-2 Fr. F 6-7 Sr. C 6-8 Jr. C 6-10 Jr. G 6-4 Sr. G 6-0 Jr. G 6-3 Fr. G 5-10 So. C 6-8
Wt. 175 190 180 185 200 190 175 215 225 215 185 210 155 215
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Omaha, Neb./Eastern Kentucky University (South H.S.) Tustin, Calif./Orange Coast College (Foothill H.S.) Colorado Springs, Colo./Lamar C.C. (Doherty H.S.) Palencia, Spain/I.E.S. Fel Manzon Grau Basas Malaga, Spain/I.E.S. Litoral Aurora, Colo./Overland H.S. Parker, Colo./Legend H.S. DeKalb, Ill./Kishwaukee College (DeKalb H.S.) Saint-Louis, Senegal/Univ. of S. Dakota (Impact Basketball Acad.) Perth, Australia/Churchlands H.S. Maywood, Ill./Triton College (Saint Ignatius H.S.) Værløse, Denmark/Liberty Univ. (Falkonergårdens Gymnasium) Albany,Ga./Westover H.S. Amsterdam, Netherlands/Open schoolgenmeenschap Bijlmer
Alphabetical Roster No. Name 14 Enrique Cortés Zotes 24 Sunday Dech 5 Shane Fox 22 Andre Harris 25 Brian Howard 23 Bounama Keita 4 Kyle Lawson 31 Peter Møller 11 Alvaro Reyes-Abad 20 Jared Small 15 Tyler Stevenson 34 Cain van Heyningen 32 Allec Williams 3 Cameron Williams
Yr. Pos. Ht. Fr. G 6-3 So. G 6-4 Jr. G 6-4 Sr. C 6-8 Sr. G 6-0 Jr. C 6-10 Jr. G 6-2 Jr. G 6-3 Fr. F 6-7 Fr. F 6-7 Fr. G 6-2 So. C 6-8 Fr. G 5-10 Jr. G 6-1
Wt. 200 215 180 215 185 225 190 210 185 175 190 215 155 175
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Malaga, Spain/I.E.S. Litoral Perth, Australia/Churchlands H.S. Colorado Springs, Colo./Lamar C.C. (Doherty H.S.) DeKalb, Ill./Kishwaukee College (DeKalb H.S.) Maywood, Ill./Triton College (Saint Ignatius H.S.) Saint-Louis, Senegal/Univ. of S. Dakota (Impact Basketball Acad.) Tustin, Calif./Orange Coast College (Foothill H.S.) Værløse, Denmark/Liberty Univ. (Falkonergårdens Gymnasium) Palencia, Spain/I.E.S. Fel Manzon Grau Basas Parker, Colo./Legend H.S. Aurora, Colo./Overland H.S. Amsterdam, Netherlands/Open schoolgenmeenschap Bijlmer Albany,Ga./Westover H.S. Omaha, Neb./Eastern Kentucky University (South H.S.)
Head Coach: Derrick Clark (7th season) Assistant Coaches: Adam Wall, Michael Bahl, Alex Jamerson
Pronunciations...
Enrique Cortés Zotes: ........... en-REE-kay COR-tez ZOH-tiss Sunday Dech:.............................. detch Bounama Keita: ........................ boo-NAH-mah KAY-tah Peter Møller:........................... MOO-ler Cain van Heyningen: .................................. van HINE-in-gen Alvaro Reyes-Abad: .............................................. Al-var-oh
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Roster Breakdown...
Returning Starters (4) No. Name Yr. Pos. 14 Enrique Cortés Zotes Sr. G 22 Andre Harris Sr. C 23 Bounama Keita Jr. C 31 Peter Møller Jr. G Starters Lost (2) No. Name Yr. Pos. 3 Tony Dobbinson Sr. G 15 Eric Rayer Sr. G Other Returning Letterwinners (2) No. Name Yr. Pos. 23 Bounama Keita So. C 25 Brian Howard Sr. G Newcomers (6) No. Name 3 Cameron Williams 4 Kyle Lawson 11 Alvaro Reyes-Abad 15 Tyler Stevenson 20 Jared Small 32 Allec Williams
Yr. Pos. Jr. G Jr. G Fr. F Fr. G Fr. F Fr. G
Freshman (4) .......... Reyes-Abad, Small, Stevenson, A.Williams
Roster By Position...
Denmark (1)............................... Møller Netherlands (1)............. van Heyningen Senegal (1)...................................Keita
Guard (9) ............................. Cortés Zotes, Dech, ............... Fox, Howard,Lawson, Møller ..... Stevenson, A.Williams,C. Williams Forward (2) .............................. Reyes-Abad, Small Center (3) ............... Harris, Keita, van Heyningen
Roster By Hometown...
Colorado (3)...... Fox, Small,Stevenson Illinois (2)...................... Harris, Howard Spain (2).....Cortés Zotes, Reyes-Abad California (1).............................Lawson Georgia (1).......................... A.Williams Nebraska (1)........................ C.Williams Australia (1)..................................Dech
Roster By Year...
Senior (2) ..................................... Harris, Howard Junior (6) ....Dech, Fox, Keita, Lawson, Møller,C. Williams Sophomore (2) ............... Cortés Zotes,van Heyningen
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Head Coach Derrick Clark...
• 7th year at MSU Denver (four NCAA Tournament appearances) • 7th year overall as a head coach • Career record of 156-37; 111-23 in RMAC, 13-5 in NCAA Tournament • 2013 and 2014 RMAC coach of the year • 2013 and 2014 NABC South Central Region coach of the year • 2012-13 Division II Bulletin national coach of the year • Coached 3 years at the University of Colorado as an assistant (2007-10) • Coached 2 years at Air Force as an assistant (2005-07) • Coached 8 years at MSU Denver as an assistant (1997-05) 2013-14 • Guided the Roadrunners to the best winning percentage in school history (.941) • 32-2 overall record, 22-0 in RMAC (first) • MSU Denver became the third team in the 42-year history of RMAC basketball to go undefeated in RMAC play (1996 Fort Hays State, 16-0; 2004 MSU Denver, 19-0) • RMAC regular season and tournament champions, NCAA South Central Region champions • Coached consensus national player of the year Brandon Jefferson • Team ranked No. 1 for school-record eight total weeks, including final five of the season • Led the team to a 106-87 victory over Tuskegee in the Elite Eight, helping the Roadrunners become the only Division II team to score over 100 points in an NCAA tournament game in 2013-14 • Reached 100 wins faster than any coach in school history, hitting the mark on Feb. 15 against Regis in his 119th game • Led the Roadrunners to a 3-1 record vs. Division I teams at the NIT Season Tip-Off, becoming the first Division II team to win more than one game at that Division I tournament • Mitch McCarron and Nicholas Kay both named Capital One second team Academic All-America, the first teammates to earn that award in school history • McCarron won the NCAA’s Elite 89 Award and was named RMAC academic player of the year
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• Kay won the RMAC’s Summit Award • Team ranked first in Division II in winning percentage, fourth in turnover margin (+5.7), seventh in fewest turnovers per game (9.4), eighth in free throw percentage (.782) and scoring margin (+14.2), 14th in steals per game (8.9) and 27th in scoring defense (67.1) • 3.01 team GPA 2012-13 • Led the team to the championship game of the NCAA Division II tournament • 30-3 overall record, 20-2 in RMAC (first) • RMAC regular season and tournament champions, NCAA South Central Region champions • Set school record for best start to season (22 straight wins) • Team ranked No. 1 for school-record five straight weeks • Tied school record for single-season winning percentage (.914) • Held No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.) to 76 points in Final Four win (WLU averaged 103 points entering semifinals) • Lost 74-73 in national championship to No. 7 Drury (Mo.) • Jonathan Morse named second team All-America and second team Academic All-America • Mitch McCarron named RMAC academic player of the year • Nicholas Kay earned NCAA’s Elite 89 Award and RMAC’s Summit Award
• Team ranked second in Division II in turnover margin (+6.3), third in fewest turnovers per game (10.3), fourth in scoring margin (+15.5), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (.407), 18th in field goal percentage (.486) and 27th in scoring defense (63.2) • 3.02 team GPA 2011-12 • Led the team to its first regional championship and Elite Eight appearance since 2005 • 25-7 overall record, 17-5 in RMAC • Started the season with 12 straight wins, leading to No. 1 ranking for three weeks • Earned win at No. 1 Colorado Mines to win regional championship on March 13 • Suffered a two-point loss to Montevallo (Ala.) in Elite Eight • Jonathan Morse named third team Academic All-America and RMAC academic player of the year • Reggie Evans named second team All-America • Team ranked fifth in fewest turnovers per game (10.9), eighth in turnover margin (+4.4), 15th in rebounding margin (+6.5) and 23rd in scoring defense (62.7) • 3.21 team GPA
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2016-17 MSU Denver Roadrunners Men’s Basketball 2010-11 • Helped the team advance past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007 • 22-8 overall, 17-5 in RMAC • MSU Denver won its first game over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2005, topping No. 18 University of Mary (N.D.) 78-73 in the first round of the NCAA tournament • Reggie Evans named first team allregion • Two players named academic allRMAC Prior to becoming head coach • Spent three years as an assistant coach at University of Colorado under Jeff Bzdelik • Helped CU improve from 9-22 in 2008-09 to 15-16 in 2009-10 • Prior to CU, spent three years under Bzdelik at Air Force, leading the Falcons to the NCAA tournament in 2005-06 and the NIT semifinals the following year • Totaled a 50-16 (.758) record during two years at Air Force, best twoyear record in AFA history • Served as assistant coach for eight seasons at MSU Denver from 1997 to 2005 under Mike Dunlap • Won Division II national championships at MSU Denver in 2000 and 2002 • Had a 227-40 (.850) record in his eight years at MSU Denver • Played for the Shepparton Gators in Australia from 1995-97 • Led the Victorian Basketball League in scoring, was the league’s defensive player of the year, and finished in the top five in rebounding • Member of the VBL all-star team and finished second in MVP voting • While in Shepparton, organized and ran various after-school basketball clinics
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Education • Earned bachelor’s degree from California Lutheran University in 1995 in criminal justice • Played at Cal Lutheran under Mike Dunlap • Named first team all-conference and led the Kingsmen to a pair of NCAA Division III Sweet 16 appearances Personal • Native of Sacramento, Calif. • Graduated from Foothill High School • Married to the former Laurie Wilbur • The couple has twins, Isaiah and Alexis
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