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YellowJacket Basketball 2013-14
Covering the YellowJackets LeTourneau Sports Information
Hendrix College vs. LeTourneau University
Sports Information Director: ...................................Danny Kambel Office Phone: ................................................................(903) 233-3735 Cell Phone: ...................................................................(903) 366-6093 E-Mail: ...........................................................DanielKambel@letu.edu Twitter: ....................................... @DannyKambel | @LETUAthletics Website: ............................................................www.letuathletics.com
Friday, Nov. 22 • 7:30 p.m. ET Longview, Texas - Solheim Arena Series Record: Hendrix leads 2-0 Last Meeting: Dec. 30, 2010 in Conway, AR LeTourneau def. Hendrix College, 75-61
2013-14 Schedule
The Coaches
Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 8 at Northwestern State (Exhibition) L, 92-76 Nov. 22 Hendrix 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Rhodes 3 p.m. Nov. 26 East Texas Baptist * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 Centenary Colleege 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Mississippi College * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 Louisiana College * 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at Unviersity of Texas at Tyler * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at University of Ozarks * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 Concordia University * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor * 3 p.m. Jan. 9 University of Texas at Dallas * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 Hardin-Simmons University * 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at Sul Ross State * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Howard Payne University * 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at Louisiana College * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Mississippi College * 3 p.m. Jan. 30 University of Ozarks * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 University of Texas at Tyler * 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Concordia University * 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Hardin-Simmons University * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at University of Texas at Dallas * 3 p.m. Feb. 20 Howard Payne University * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Sul Ross State * 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at East Texas Baptist University * 7:30 p.m. * - American Southwest Conference game BOLD denotes home game to be played at Solheim Arena Dates, times and locations are subject to change
Internet Broadcast
Select LeTourneau University men’s basketball games will be streamed live on the internet at www.letuathletics.tv.
On the Internet
For the latest updates, roster and statistics for the YellowJacket basketball team and all of LETU’s athletic programs, plus information on sponsorship opportunities log on to www.letuathletics. com.
Bob Davis is entering his ninth year at LeTourneau University and has a 79-123 record with the YellowJackets. Davis came to LeTourneau from Liberty University and the NCAA Division I level where he was the associate coach for three seasons. Prior to coaching at Liberty, Davis was a 15-year head coach at Eastern Wyoming College, a junior college located in Torrington, Wyoming. Davis began his coaching career at the high school level in 1974 and quickly moved up the ladder. He coached the Chinese Junior Olympic Team for eight weeks at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center in 1979-80. He served as an assistant coach at Colorado State University and was a head coach for six years at Chadron State College.
Thad McCracken is in his fourth year at Hendrix College. As the men’s coach he has an all-time mark of 24-49 and prior to taking over the men’s program, he spent the 2009-10 season as the head coach of the women’s program where they finished with a 20-5 overall mark.
LeTourneau Basketball Hendfrix College • 2
No. 1
Name Kurt Morris
Pos. G
2013-14 Numerical Roster Yr. Jr.
Ht. 6-0
Wt. 195
Hometown / Previous School San Francisco, Calif. / Foothill College
2 Josh Thornton G Jr. 6-3 205 DeSoto, Texas / Grace Prep Academy 2012-13: 25 GP/10 GS • 21.6 minutes per game • 6.4 ppg • 2.2 rpg • 1.4 apg • 71.4% FT% • 38.2% FG% 2011-12: 24 GP • 14.9 minutes per game • 4.7 ppg • 1.6 rpg • 63.3% FT% • 31.6% FG% • 20.9% 3 PT% 3 Chris Hynes G So. 5-8 150 Missouri City, Texas / Willowridge HS 2012-13: 26 GP/5 GS • 15.2 minutes per game • 3.0 ppg • 1.5 rpg • 2.8 apg • 47.6% FT% • 44.6% FG% • 52.9% 3PT% 4 Jake Kennedy G So. 6-4 187 Sugarland, Texas / William B. Travis HS 2012-13: 1 GP • 5.0 minutes per game • 1.0 apg 2011-12: 22 GP/4 GS • 14 minutes per game • 3.6 ppg • 1.7 rpg • 60% FT% • 33.3% FG% • 18.2% 3 PT% 11 Aaron Frizell G Jr. 6-0 171 Arlington, Texas / York College 2012-13: 14 GP/1 GS • 4.9 minutes per game • 1.1 ppg • 0.6 rpg • 0.4 apg • 50.0% FT% • 16.7% FG% • 14.3% 3PT% 13
Cameron Ransome
G
Jr.
5-11
180
Los Angeles, Calif. / Allan Hancock College / Santa Monica HS
14
Lane Scruggs
G
Fr.
6-0
161
Buffalo, Texas / Teague HS
15
Austin Horton
G
Fr.
6-0
202
Cave Creek, Ariz. / Spire Institute / Cactus Shadows HS
22
Chris Walker
G
Fr.
6-0
190
Missouri City, Texas / RCHA
23 Ladaria Brown F So. 6-4 190 Henderson, Texas / Henderson HS 2012-13: 26 GP/25 GS • 30.5 minutes per game • 12.1 ppg • 5.2 rpg • 1.5 apg • 66.7% FT% • 39.5% FG% • 36.8% 3PT% 24
Sage Meggs
G
Fr.
6-3
177
Robinson, Texas / Robinson HS
25 Zach Driver G Jr. 6-3 220 Arp, Texas / Arp HS 2012-13: 11 GP • 5.4 minutes per game • 0.6 ppg • 1.0 rpg • 60% FT% • 28.6% FG% 2011-12: 3 GP • 1 minute per game • 1.0 ppg • 50% FT% • 33.3% FG% 33
Ben Jacobson
F
Jr.
6-5
220
Wilmington, N.C. / Cape Fear CC / Eugene Ashley HS
34 Justin Jones F Sr. 6-5 232 Waxahachie, Texas / Cedar Valley College 2012-13: 26 GP/24 GS • 32.0 minutes per game • 13.4 ppg • 7.6 rpg • 1.3 apg • 60.5% FT% • 51.9% FG% • 26.1% 3PT% 35
Antione Ross
40
Giovanny Thompson
F
Jr.
6-5
221
Mount Pleaseant, Texas / Paris JC
F/C
So.
6-6
213
Spring City, Texas / College of Marin
44 Chad Williams C Sr. 6-8 215 Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Valley College 2012-13: 26 GP/22 GS • 21.8 minutes per game • 8.1 ppg • 4.0 rpg • 0.8 apg • 55.4% FT% • 42.8% FG% • 28.6% 3PT% Head Coach: Bob Davis Assistant Coach: Michael Lewis Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jason Dixon Athletic Trainer: Portia Phillips Sports Information Director: Danny Kambel Athletic Director: Terri Deike
LeTourneau Basketball Hendfrix College • 3 Preseason Prognostications
LeTourneau has been picked to finish ninth in the American Southwest Conference after a vote by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and media members. Rank 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) 2. Texas-Dallas (2) 3. Concordia Texas (3) 4. Texas-Tyler 5. Hardin-Simmons 6. East Texas Baptist 7. Mississippi College 8. Louisiana College 9. LeTourneau 10. Howard Payne 11. Sul Ross State 12. Ozarks (First-place votes)
(Pts.) 297 276 265 215 199 127 122 118 116 93 62 50
2013 Record (ASC) 27-6/ (17-2) 20-7/ (14-5) 24-6/ (15-4) 18-8/ (13-6) 16-11/ (12-7) 9-16/ (5-14) 15-11/ (11-8) 8-13/ (8-11) 11-15/ (10-9) 8-17/ (6-13) 5-20/ (4-15) 7-18/ (4-15)
Scheduling Note #1
Home Sweet Home
The 2014 season marks the 18th year of play in the American Southwest Conference in league history and the first to begin play without an East and West Division. Regular season play begins Nov. 15. The three-day, eight-team, single-elimination conference tournament is slated for February 28-March 2 at the site of the No. 1 seed and an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship will be on the line.
The YellowJackets recorded eight wins at home in 2012-13. The eight wins were the most since they were victorious eight times in 2008-09.
All-ASC Performers Return
The YellowJackets advanced to the 201213 ASC Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2008-09.
Three of the four YellowJackets, who earned post-season recognition in 2012-13 from the American Southwest Conference return for LeTourneau. Justin Jones, who was named First Team All-ASC East, Ladaria Brown, who was picked Second Team All-ASC East, and and Chris Hynes was named to All-Freshman Team lead the returnees for the 2013-14 YellowJackets. Hynes Attends Annual ASC SAAC Meeting
Sophomore Chris Hynes, who serves as the vice president of the LeTourneau University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Earlier this fall, Hynes and president Kayla Bonina, a senior on the women’s tennis team attended the annual American Southwest Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meeting in Dallas.
Double the Fun
Justin Jones recorded five double-double performances to lead the YellowJackets, teammate Ladaria Brown had four double double performances. An Eye on the Post-Season
Reunion in Longview
Chad Williams and Justin Jones were teammates at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas. At Cedar Valley College, the two teamed up to a second-place finish at the NJCAA Division III Championships in 2012. Assistant Coach Michael Lewis and Volunteer Assistant Coach Jason Dixon played for head coach Bob Davis. Dixon, who played for Davis at Liberty University, recently finished a 10-year playing career in China. While in China, he played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers who won five league titles between 2004 and 2009. He had his #15 jersey retired and is only the second player in the China Basketball Association with the first being Yao Ming. He is also the only international player to have their number retired for any team in the CBA.
Former YellowJacket Earns Recognition
Cristian Driver, a four-year member of the LeTourneau University men’s basketball team from Humble, Texas, was recently named the 2013 Student Teacher of the Year by the Texas Directors of Field Experiences this week in San Antonio. Driver is the fourth student teacher of the year who has graduated from LETU’s teacher preparation program since 1997 to win this distinction. Driver, who graduated in May with his bachelor’s degree in mathematics education, is certified to teach grades 8-12 math. He is now employed teaching algebra at Manvel High School in the Alvin Independent School District near Houston, where he also coaches track and basketball. Assistant Coach Leads LETU Men’s XC Team to NCAA Regionals
Assistsant Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Lewis earlier this fall led the LeTourneau University men’s cross country team to its best finish in school history at the ASC Championships. The YellowJackets finished second at the meet and competed last Friday, Nov. 15 at the NCAA South/Southwest Regional Meet in Newport News, Virginia. Fast Facts
• Did you know that junior guard Kurt Morris is fluent in German? • Did you know that junior forward Ben Jacobson was one of the top prep lacrosse players in the state of North Carolina as a senior? He scored 56 goals as a senior to finish second in the state. • Did you know that sophomore forward/ center Giovanny Thompson was a member of the swimming team at the College of Marin; in addition to the basketball team? Promotional Corner
Tonight and Saturday - If an individual brings a can good to the concession stand, they will receive a free bag of popcorn. Tuesday, Nov. 26 - Church Night. Student-Athletes and Coaches have invited members of the local churches to attend the ASC season opener against local rival, East Texas Baptist University.
LeTourneau Basketball Hendfrix College • 4
2012-13 Statistics ## Player 34 Justin Jones Conference-Only... 23 Ladaria Brown Conference-Only... 01 Deitrich Williams Conference-Only... 44 Chad Williams Conference-Only... 24 Cristian Driver Conference-Only... 35 Kendrae Carter Conference-Only... 02 Josh Thornton Conference-Only... 14 Josh Waddy Conference-Only... 03 Chris Hynes Conference-Only... 32 Paul All Conference-Only... 13 Brandon Harris Conference-Only... 11 Aaron Frizell Conference-Only... 40 John Burkhart Conference-Only... 25 Zach Driver Conference-Only... 33 Cameron Skief Conference-Only... 15 Franco Muniz Conference-Only... 22 Will House Conference-Only... 04 Jake Kennedy Conference-Only... TEAM Conference-Only... Total.......... Conference-Only... Opponents...... Conference-Only...
GP 26 19 26 19 25 19 26 19 26 19 22 16 25 19 3 0 26 19 23 16 11 8 14 8 4 2 11 9 5 4 9 6 4 3 1 0 26 19 26 19
Score by Periods LeTourneau Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total 800 960 19 1779 886 1001 26 1913
GS 25 18 26 19 21 18 23 18 14 12 3 2 11 7 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MINUTES Tot Avg 831 32.0 605 31.8 792 30.5 595 31.3 679 27.2 538 28.3 566 21.8 422 22.2 673 25.9 506 26.6 397 18.0 292 18.3 539 21.6 394 20.7 29 9.7 0 0.0 396 15.2 263 13.8 178 7.7 135 8.4 28 2.5 20 2.5 69 4.9 21 2.6 7 1.8 3 1.5 59 5.4 43 4.8 9 1.8 7 1.8 16 1.8 8 1.3 5 1.3 3 1.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 5278 3855 5296 3841
FG 147 110 100 75 59 44 86 59 61 47 60 43 63 38 5 0 29 14 23 19 5 2 5 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 648 456 678 461
TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl 283 .519 6 23 .261 49 81 .605 69 129 198 7.6 62 2 35 49 7 14 206 .534 4 17 .235 33 53 .623 51 89 140 7.4 46 1 20 33 2 8 253 .395 42 114 .368 72 108 .667 33 103 136 5.2 61 2 38 37 11 38 191 .393 32 86 .372 53 82 .646 24 75 99 5.2 43 1 25 26 6 28 164 .360 17 61 .279 80 113 .708 9 84 93 3.7 66 3 82 66 0 35 127 .346 11 44 .250 64 89 .719 8 71 79 4.2 51 3 66 53 0 27 201 .428 8 28 .286 31 56 .554 40 64 104 4.0 85 3 20 38 27 7 144 .410 7 22 .318 21 40 .525 27 46 73 3.8 57 1 13 26 15 4 160 .381 33 100 .330 37 53 .698 25 95 120 4.6 66 2 42 62 3 23 109 .431 24 68 .353 27 41 .659 20 60 80 4.2 44 1 30 39 1 17 129 .465 4 13 .308 37 53 .698 37 45 82 3.7 48 2 14 26 1 4 90 .478 4 10 .400 22 32 .688 24 29 53 3.3 32 1 8 21 1 3 165 .382 9 50 .180 25 35 .714 12 44 56 2.2 52 1 35 46 1 13 114 .333 7 41 .171 18 24 .750 12 29 41 2.2 39 1 25 34 1 9 6 .833 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 4 0 3 7 0 2 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 .446 9 17 .529 10 21 .476 5 33 38 1.5 41 1 73 55 0 22 39 .359 5 10 .500 4 9 .444 4 22 26 1.4 24 0 47 30 0 17 44 .523 0 0 .000 1 9 .111 10 31 41 1.8 14 0 9 19 0 4 34 .559 0 0 .000 1 7 .143 8 26 34 2.1 10 0 7 11 0 1 14 .357 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 1 2 0.2 1 0 5 2 0 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 3 1 0 1 30 .167 2 14 .143 3 6 .500 5 4 9 0.6 12 0 5 17 0 4 5 .200 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 1 1 2 0.3 4 0 0 5 0 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 1 4 .250 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .286 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 3 8 11 1.0 6 0 0 1 0 1 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 4 5 0.6 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 0.4 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 52 82 3.3 0 2 19 37 56 3.1 0 2 1535 .422 131 425 .308 352 550 .640 280 699 979 37.7 532 16 363 430 52 172 1080 .422 94 302 .311 246 386 .637 201 493 694 36.5 363 9 244 284 26 118 1582 .429 147 505 .291 410 643 .638 325 701 1026 39.5 496 9 340 366 59 234 1106 .417 104 373 .279 272 422 .645 225 486 711 37.4 354 6 242 266 41 155
SCORING Pts Avg 349 13.4 257 13.5 314 12.1 235 12.4 215 8.6 163 8.6 211 8.1 146 7.7 192 7.4 145 7.6 161 7.3 112 7.0 160 6.4 101 5.3 11 3.7 0 0.0 77 3.0 37 1.9 47 2.0 39 2.4 12 1.1 6 0.8 15 1.1 2 0.3 3 0.8 0 0.0 7 0.6 4 0.4 2 0.4 2 0.5 3 0.3 3 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1779 68.4 1252 65.9 1913 73.6 1298 68.3
Covering the YellowJackets LeTourneau Sports Information
Hendrix College vs. LeTourneau University
Sports Information Director: ...................................Danny Kambel Office Phone: ................................................................(903) 233-3735 Cell Phone: ...................................................................(903) 366-6093 E-Mail: ...........................................................DanielKambel@letu.edu Twitter: ....................................... @DannyKambel | @LETUAthletics Website: ............................................................www.letuathletics.com
Friday, Nov. 22 • 7:30 p.m. ET Longview, Texas - Solheim Arena Series Record: Hendrix leads 2-0 Last Meeting: Dec. 30, 2010 in Conway, AR LeTourneau def. Hendrix College, 75-61
2013-14 Schedule
The Coaches
Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 8 at Northwestern State (Exhibition) L, 92-76 Nov. 22 Hendrix 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Rhodes 3 p.m. Nov. 26 East Texas Baptist * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 Centenary Colleege 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Mississippi College * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 Louisiana College * 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at Unviersity of Texas at Tyler * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at University of Ozarks * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 Concordia University * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor * 3 p.m. Jan. 9 University of Texas at Dallas * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 Hardin-Simmons University * 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at Sul Ross State * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Howard Payne University * 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at Louisiana College * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Mississippi College * 3 p.m. Jan. 30 University of Ozarks * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 University of Texas at Tyler * 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Concordia University * 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Hardin-Simmons University * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at University of Texas at Dallas * 3 p.m. Feb. 20 Howard Payne University * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Sul Ross State * 3 p.m. Feb. 24 at East Texas Baptist University * 7:30 p.m. * - American Southwest Conference game BOLD denotes home game to be played at Solheim Arena Dates, times and locations are subject to change
Internet Broadcast
Select LeTourneau University men’s basketball games will be streamed live on the internet at www.letuathletics.tv.
On the Internet
For the latest updates, roster and statistics for the YellowJacket basketball team and all of LETU’s athletic programs, plus information on sponsorship opportunities log on to www.letuathletics. com.
Bob Davis is entering his ninth year at LeTourneau University and has a 79-123 record with the YellowJackets. Davis came to LeTourneau from Liberty University and the NCAA Division I level where he was the associate coach for three seasons. Prior to coaching at Liberty, Davis was a 15-year head coach at Eastern Wyoming College, a junior college located in Torrington, Wyoming. Davis began his coaching career at the high school level in 1974 and quickly moved up the ladder. He coached the Chinese Junior Olympic Team for eight weeks at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center in 1979-80. He served as an assistant coach at Colorado State University and was a head coach for six years at Chadron State College.
Thad McCracken is in his fourth year at Hendrix College. As the men’s coach he has an all-time mark of 24-49 and prior to taking over the men’s program, he spent the 2009-10 season as the head coach of the women’s program where they finished with a 20-5 overall mark.
LeTourneau Basketball Hendfrix College • 2
No. 1
Name Kurt Morris
Pos. G
2013-14 Numerical Roster Yr. Jr.
Ht. 6-0
Wt. 195
Hometown / Previous School San Francisco, Calif. / Foothill College
2 Josh Thornton G Jr. 6-3 205 DeSoto, Texas / Grace Prep Academy 2012-13: 25 GP/10 GS • 21.6 minutes per game • 6.4 ppg • 2.2 rpg • 1.4 apg • 71.4% FT% • 38.2% FG% 2011-12: 24 GP • 14.9 minutes per game • 4.7 ppg • 1.6 rpg • 63.3% FT% • 31.6% FG% • 20.9% 3 PT% 3 Chris Hynes G So. 5-8 150 Missouri City, Texas / Willowridge HS 2012-13: 26 GP/5 GS • 15.2 minutes per game • 3.0 ppg • 1.5 rpg • 2.8 apg • 47.6% FT% • 44.6% FG% • 52.9% 3PT% 4 Jake Kennedy G So. 6-4 187 Sugarland, Texas / William B. Travis HS 2012-13: 1 GP • 5.0 minutes per game • 1.0 apg 2011-12: 22 GP/4 GS • 14 minutes per game • 3.6 ppg • 1.7 rpg • 60% FT% • 33.3% FG% • 18.2% 3 PT% 11 Aaron Frizell G Jr. 6-0 171 Arlington, Texas / York College 2012-13: 14 GP/1 GS • 4.9 minutes per game • 1.1 ppg • 0.6 rpg • 0.4 apg • 50.0% FT% • 16.7% FG% • 14.3% 3PT% 13
Cameron Ransome
G
Jr.
5-11
180
Los Angeles, Calif. / Allan Hancock College / Santa Monica HS
14
Lane Scruggs
G
Fr.
6-0
161
Buffalo, Texas / Teague HS
15
Austin Horton
G
Fr.
6-0
202
Cave Creek, Ariz. / Spire Institute / Cactus Shadows HS
22
Chris Walker
G
Fr.
6-0
190
Missouri City, Texas / RCHA
23 Ladaria Brown F So. 6-4 190 Henderson, Texas / Henderson HS 2012-13: 26 GP/25 GS • 30.5 minutes per game • 12.1 ppg • 5.2 rpg • 1.5 apg • 66.7% FT% • 39.5% FG% • 36.8% 3PT% 24
Sage Meggs
G
Fr.
6-3
177
Robinson, Texas / Robinson HS
25 Zach Driver G Jr. 6-3 220 Arp, Texas / Arp HS 2012-13: 11 GP • 5.4 minutes per game • 0.6 ppg • 1.0 rpg • 60% FT% • 28.6% FG% 2011-12: 3 GP • 1 minute per game • 1.0 ppg • 50% FT% • 33.3% FG% 33
Ben Jacobson
F
Jr.
6-5
220
Wilmington, N.C. / Cape Fear CC / Eugene Ashley HS
34 Justin Jones F Sr. 6-5 232 Waxahachie, Texas / Cedar Valley College 2012-13: 26 GP/24 GS • 32.0 minutes per game • 13.4 ppg • 7.6 rpg • 1.3 apg • 60.5% FT% • 51.9% FG% • 26.1% 3PT% 35
Antione Ross
40
Giovanny Thompson
F
Jr.
6-5
221
Mount Pleaseant, Texas / Paris JC
F/C
So.
6-6
213
Spring City, Texas / College of Marin
44 Chad Williams C Sr. 6-8 215 Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Valley College 2012-13: 26 GP/22 GS • 21.8 minutes per game • 8.1 ppg • 4.0 rpg • 0.8 apg • 55.4% FT% • 42.8% FG% • 28.6% 3PT% Head Coach: Bob Davis Assistant Coach: Michael Lewis Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jason Dixon Athletic Trainer: Portia Phillips Sports Information Director: Danny Kambel Athletic Director: Terri Deike
LeTourneau Basketball Hendfrix College • 3 Preseason Prognostications
LeTourneau has been picked to finish ninth in the American Southwest Conference after a vote by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and media members. Rank 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) 2. Texas-Dallas (2) 3. Concordia Texas (3) 4. Texas-Tyler 5. Hardin-Simmons 6. East Texas Baptist 7. Mississippi College 8. Louisiana College 9. LeTourneau 10. Howard Payne 11. Sul Ross State 12. Ozarks (First-place votes)
(Pts.) 297 276 265 215 199 127 122 118 116 93 62 50
2013 Record (ASC) 27-6/ (17-2) 20-7/ (14-5) 24-6/ (15-4) 18-8/ (13-6) 16-11/ (12-7) 9-16/ (5-14) 15-11/ (11-8) 8-13/ (8-11) 11-15/ (10-9) 8-17/ (6-13) 5-20/ (4-15) 7-18/ (4-15)
Scheduling Note #1
Home Sweet Home
The 2014 season marks the 18th year of play in the American Southwest Conference in league history and the first to begin play without an East and West Division. Regular season play begins Nov. 15. The three-day, eight-team, single-elimination conference tournament is slated for February 28-March 2 at the site of the No. 1 seed and an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship will be on the line.
The YellowJackets recorded eight wins at home in 2012-13. The eight wins were the most since they were victorious eight times in 2008-09.
All-ASC Performers Return
The YellowJackets advanced to the 201213 ASC Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2008-09.
Three of the four YellowJackets, who earned post-season recognition in 2012-13 from the American Southwest Conference return for LeTourneau. Justin Jones, who was named First Team All-ASC East, Ladaria Brown, who was picked Second Team All-ASC East, and and Chris Hynes was named to All-Freshman Team lead the returnees for the 2013-14 YellowJackets. Hynes Attends Annual ASC SAAC Meeting
Sophomore Chris Hynes, who serves as the vice president of the LeTourneau University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Earlier this fall, Hynes and president Kayla Bonina, a senior on the women’s tennis team attended the annual American Southwest Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meeting in Dallas.
Double the Fun
Justin Jones recorded five double-double performances to lead the YellowJackets, teammate Ladaria Brown had four double double performances. An Eye on the Post-Season
Reunion in Longview
Chad Williams and Justin Jones were teammates at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas. At Cedar Valley College, the two teamed up to a second-place finish at the NJCAA Division III Championships in 2012. Assistant Coach Michael Lewis and Volunteer Assistant Coach Jason Dixon played for head coach Bob Davis. Dixon, who played for Davis at Liberty University, recently finished a 10-year playing career in China. While in China, he played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers who won five league titles between 2004 and 2009. He had his #15 jersey retired and is only the second player in the China Basketball Association with the first being Yao Ming. He is also the only international player to have their number retired for any team in the CBA.
Former YellowJacket Earns Recognition
Cristian Driver, a four-year member of the LeTourneau University men’s basketball team from Humble, Texas, was recently named the 2013 Student Teacher of the Year by the Texas Directors of Field Experiences this week in San Antonio. Driver is the fourth student teacher of the year who has graduated from LETU’s teacher preparation program since 1997 to win this distinction. Driver, who graduated in May with his bachelor’s degree in mathematics education, is certified to teach grades 8-12 math. He is now employed teaching algebra at Manvel High School in the Alvin Independent School District near Houston, where he also coaches track and basketball. Assistant Coach Leads LETU Men’s XC Team to NCAA Regionals
Assistsant Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Lewis earlier this fall led the LeTourneau University men’s cross country team to its best finish in school history at the ASC Championships. The YellowJackets finished second at the meet and competed last Friday, Nov. 15 at the NCAA South/Southwest Regional Meet in Newport News, Virginia. Fast Facts
• Did you know that junior guard Kurt Morris is fluent in German? • Did you know that junior forward Ben Jacobson was one of the top prep lacrosse players in the state of North Carolina as a senior? He scored 56 goals as a senior to finish second in the state. • Did you know that sophomore forward/ center Giovanny Thompson was a member of the swimming team at the College of Marin; in addition to the basketball team? Promotional Corner
Tonight and Saturday - If an individual brings a can good to the concession stand, they will receive a free bag of popcorn. Tuesday, Nov. 26 - Church Night. Student-Athletes and Coaches have invited members of the local churches to attend the ASC season opener against local rival, East Texas Baptist University.
LeTourneau Basketball Hendfrix College • 4
2012-13 Statistics ## Player 34 Justin Jones Conference-Only... 23 Ladaria Brown Conference-Only... 01 Deitrich Williams Conference-Only... 44 Chad Williams Conference-Only... 24 Cristian Driver Conference-Only... 35 Kendrae Carter Conference-Only... 02 Josh Thornton Conference-Only... 14 Josh Waddy Conference-Only... 03 Chris Hynes Conference-Only... 32 Paul All Conference-Only... 13 Brandon Harris Conference-Only... 11 Aaron Frizell Conference-Only... 40 John Burkhart Conference-Only... 25 Zach Driver Conference-Only... 33 Cameron Skief Conference-Only... 15 Franco Muniz Conference-Only... 22 Will House Conference-Only... 04 Jake Kennedy Conference-Only... TEAM Conference-Only... Total.......... Conference-Only... Opponents...... Conference-Only...
GP 26 19 26 19 25 19 26 19 26 19 22 16 25 19 3 0 26 19 23 16 11 8 14 8 4 2 11 9 5 4 9 6 4 3 1 0 26 19 26 19
Score by Periods LeTourneau Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total 800 960 19 1779 886 1001 26 1913
GS 25 18 26 19 21 18 23 18 14 12 3 2 11 7 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MINUTES Tot Avg 831 32.0 605 31.8 792 30.5 595 31.3 679 27.2 538 28.3 566 21.8 422 22.2 673 25.9 506 26.6 397 18.0 292 18.3 539 21.6 394 20.7 29 9.7 0 0.0 396 15.2 263 13.8 178 7.7 135 8.4 28 2.5 20 2.5 69 4.9 21 2.6 7 1.8 3 1.5 59 5.4 43 4.8 9 1.8 7 1.8 16 1.8 8 1.3 5 1.3 3 1.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 5278 3855 5296 3841
FG 147 110 100 75 59 44 86 59 61 47 60 43 63 38 5 0 29 14 23 19 5 2 5 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 648 456 678 461
TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl 283 .519 6 23 .261 49 81 .605 69 129 198 7.6 62 2 35 49 7 14 206 .534 4 17 .235 33 53 .623 51 89 140 7.4 46 1 20 33 2 8 253 .395 42 114 .368 72 108 .667 33 103 136 5.2 61 2 38 37 11 38 191 .393 32 86 .372 53 82 .646 24 75 99 5.2 43 1 25 26 6 28 164 .360 17 61 .279 80 113 .708 9 84 93 3.7 66 3 82 66 0 35 127 .346 11 44 .250 64 89 .719 8 71 79 4.2 51 3 66 53 0 27 201 .428 8 28 .286 31 56 .554 40 64 104 4.0 85 3 20 38 27 7 144 .410 7 22 .318 21 40 .525 27 46 73 3.8 57 1 13 26 15 4 160 .381 33 100 .330 37 53 .698 25 95 120 4.6 66 2 42 62 3 23 109 .431 24 68 .353 27 41 .659 20 60 80 4.2 44 1 30 39 1 17 129 .465 4 13 .308 37 53 .698 37 45 82 3.7 48 2 14 26 1 4 90 .478 4 10 .400 22 32 .688 24 29 53 3.3 32 1 8 21 1 3 165 .382 9 50 .180 25 35 .714 12 44 56 2.2 52 1 35 46 1 13 114 .333 7 41 .171 18 24 .750 12 29 41 2.2 39 1 25 34 1 9 6 .833 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 4 0 3 7 0 2 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 .446 9 17 .529 10 21 .476 5 33 38 1.5 41 1 73 55 0 22 39 .359 5 10 .500 4 9 .444 4 22 26 1.4 24 0 47 30 0 17 44 .523 0 0 .000 1 9 .111 10 31 41 1.8 14 0 9 19 0 4 34 .559 0 0 .000 1 7 .143 8 26 34 2.1 10 0 7 11 0 1 14 .357 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 1 2 0.2 1 0 5 2 0 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 3 1 0 1 30 .167 2 14 .143 3 6 .500 5 4 9 0.6 12 0 5 17 0 4 5 .200 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 1 1 2 0.3 4 0 0 5 0 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 1 4 .250 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .286 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 3 8 11 1.0 6 0 0 1 0 1 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 4 5 0.6 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 0.4 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 52 82 3.3 0 2 19 37 56 3.1 0 2 1535 .422 131 425 .308 352 550 .640 280 699 979 37.7 532 16 363 430 52 172 1080 .422 94 302 .311 246 386 .637 201 493 694 36.5 363 9 244 284 26 118 1582 .429 147 505 .291 410 643 .638 325 701 1026 39.5 496 9 340 366 59 234 1106 .417 104 373 .279 272 422 .645 225 486 711 37.4 354 6 242 266 41 155
SCORING Pts Avg 349 13.4 257 13.5 314 12.1 235 12.4 215 8.6 163 8.6 211 8.1 146 7.7 192 7.4 145 7.6 161 7.3 112 7.0 160 6.4 101 5.3 11 3.7 0 0.0 77 3.0 37 1.9 47 2.0 39 2.4 12 1.1 6 0.8 15 1.1 2 0.3 3 0.8 0 0.0 7 0.6 4 0.4 2 0.4 2 0.5 3 0.3 3 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1779 68.4 1252 65.9 1913 73.6 1298 68.3
