Millersville Marauders
Millersville Marauders 2008-09 Men’s Basketball GAME 2: Millersville at Holy Family Nov. 19, 2008 • 8 p.m. • Philadelphia, Pa. GAME 3: Millersville at #14 C.W. Post Nov. 22, 2008 • 3 p.m. • Brookville, N.Y. 2008-09 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date 11/15 11/19 11/22 11/24 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/17 12/30 1/3 1/4 1/10 1/11 1/14 1/17 1/21 1/24 1/28 1/31 2/4 2/7 2/11 2/14 2/18 2/21 2/25 2/28 3/3 3/6 3/7
Opponent PENN STATE ABINGTON at Holy Family at C.W. Post UNIV. OF SCIENCES at W.Va. State ELIZABETHTOWN W.VA. STATE at Virginia State at Philadelphia INDIANA (Pa.) CALIFORNIA (Pa.) at Slippery Rock at Mercyhurst at West Chester * at Kutztown * SHIPPENSBURG * at Bloomsburg * CHEYNEY * MANSFIELD * at East Stroudsburg * WEST CHESTER * at Shippensburg * KUTZTOWN * at Cheyney * BLOOMSBURG * EAST STROUDSBURG * at Mansfield * PSAC Quarterfinal PSAC Semifinal PSAC Championship
Time W, 80-51 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
Home games in bold CAPS * PSAC Eastern Division game
ABOUT THE GAME
• Millersville opened its season on Saturday, Nov. 15 with an easy 80-51 triumph over Penn State Abington. Five Marauders made their firstever appearance in a Millersville uniform and three of the six veterans turned in career performances. This week, however, the Marauders run into a pair of solid programs in Holy Family and C.W. Post, which is currently ranked No. 14 in the NABC Division II Coaches Poll. Both of this week’s opponents won over 20 games and reached the NCAA Tournament last season. Wednesday’s game at Holy Family begins a stretch of nonconference games that includes four teams that boasted 20-win seasons last year. Six of the next eight non-conference opponents boasted winning records in 2007-08. • The Marauders (1-0) travel to Holy Family Wednesday for an 8:30 p.m. game. Holy Family has dropped each of its first two games and is trying to overcome the loss of Michael Sturns who led Division II in scoring last season and was drafted—along with Millersville grad Charlie Parker—in the recent NBA Development League draft. • On Saturday, Nov. 22, the Marauders travel to Brookville, N.Y. to face C.W. Post which opened its season with a 74-50 trouncing of PSAC member Lock Haven. • Coach Fred Thompson is in his 11th season at Millersville and is looking to take his team to an eighth PSAC Tournament and a fifth NCAA Tournament. In Millersville history, Thompson is second only to John Kochan (1983-96) in over-
OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE Opponent................................... Holy Family Location..............................Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment..............................................3,600 Conference............................................. CACC Affiliation........................... NCAA Division II Head Coach......................... Alfred Johnson Record at HF........................69-51, 6th year Opponent........................................ C.W. Post Location................................. Brookville, N.Y. Enrollment..............................................5,418 Conference.................................................ECC Affiliation........................... NCAA Division II Head Coach.................................. Tim Cluess Alma Mater.................................. Hofstra ’83 Record at CWP...................................... 45-16 Career Record....................................... Same all PSAC appearances, but needs only one more tournament win to vault Kochan for the most PSAC tournament victories as a Millersville coach. If Millersville appears in the NCAA Tournament this year, it will be the third time in school history that Millersville has earned three-straight berths. • Wednesday’s contest will be broadcast live on the Marauders Sports Broadcasting Network (MSBN). Fans can access the broadcast on www. millersvilleathletics.com. Saturday’s contest at C.W. Post will not be aired on MSBN because of
PROBABLE STARTERS MEDIA INFORMATION SID................................................................ Ethan Hulsey Office Phone............................................717-872-3100 Cell..............................................................717-875-5392 E-mail................................... [email protected] Graduate Assistant..................................... Kyle Brobst Office Phone............................................717-872-3100 E-mail...................... [email protected] Web Site....................www.millersvilleathletics.com Live Stats.....sidearmstats.com/millersville/mbball Audio............................................MSBN (online audio) Play-By-Play commentator.............Domenic Panza
Pos. G G G F C
No. 5 1 22 33 34
Name Jason Blake (6-2, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.) Palmer McDurfee (5-9, Jr., Whitsett, N.C.) Reggie Bates (6-5, Sr., Chicago, Ill.) Makal Stibbins (6-7, Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.) Alen Ahmetovic ( 6-4, Jr., New Oxford, Pa.)
Off The Bench G 3 Lenny Henderson III (5-9, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.) G 4 Brandon Widener (6-0, Fr., Mountville, Pa.) G 12 Trai Hawkins (5-10, So., Pottstown, Pa.) F 20 Steven Ross (6-6, Jr., New Kensington, Pa.) G 24 Zac Bauermaster (6-3, Jr., Quarryville, Pa.) G 25 Mike Seibert (6-0, Fr., Columbia, Pa.) F 32 Cullen Murray-Kemp (6-6, Fr., Trappe, Md.) C 40 Rob Coney (6-8, So., Philadelphia, Pa.) F 44 T.J. Lundy (6-7, Jr., Tobyhanna, Pa.)
2008-09 Stats 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.0 apg 10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, .444 FG% 11.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 spg 17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 0.0 apg, 6 blocks 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg 2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.0 apg 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1 steal 10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.0 apg, .571 FG% 2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 apg 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 3 steals 6.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.0 apg -
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes PSAC REPORT Eastern Division
Team Cheyney E. Stroudsburg Mansfield Millersville Shippensburg Kutztown West Chester Bloomsburg
PSAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-2
Western Division
Team Edinboro Mercyhurst Indiana Slippery Rock Clarion #10 Gannon * California Lock Haven
PSAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2
Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .000
(Teams listed in order of PSAC Preseason Poll) * - NABC Division II Preseason Poll
Recent Results
Sunday, Nov. 16
Mercyhurst 92, UNC Pembroke 79 Clarion 66, Redlands 65 St. Michael’s 65, Bloomsburg 62 East Stroudsburg 119, PS-Schuylkill 60 Edinboro 75, Bloomfield 65
Monday, Nov. 17
Shippensburg 63, Lock Haven 45
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 19 Millersville at Holy Family Shippensburg at Goldey-Beacom Bloomsburg at Penn State Hazleton Kutztown at Wilmington Cheyney at Columbia Union Shepherd at Slippery Rock Penn State Fayette at Indiana (Pa.)
Thursday, Nov. 20
Clarion at Wheeling Jesuit East Stroudsburg at Univ. of Sciences
MU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #24 Zach Bauermaster.......... #34 Alen Ahmetovic.............. #12 Trai Hawkins..................... #25 Mike Seibert..................... #33 Makal Stibbins.................
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the Millersville men’s soccer team’s NCAA quarterfinal game. The game can be heard on C.W. Post’s web site, www.cwpostpioneers.com. Live stats will also be available through C.W. Post.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• Holy Family has won 40 games (19-9 in 200607 and 21-10 in 2007-08) over the last two seasons. A difficult early season schedule has put the Tigers at 0-2. The Tigers opened the season with a 94-61 loss to No. 3-ranked Bentley and then fell on the road at American International, 75-54. Through two games, the team is shooting just 32.5 percent from the field while allowing opponents to hit 49 percent of its shots. The Tigers have also been out-rebounded by an average of 16 rebounds per game. Wednesday will be the team’s first home game. The program is 21-5 at home over the last two years. • Justin Swidowski and Ceazer Johnson are the leading scorers with 13 points per game. • Head Coach Alfred Johnson is in his sixth season at Holy Family and has gradually built the program into a regional power. His record is 9059 at the school and the team has won at least 17 games in four of his first five years. The Tigers also reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time last year. • C.W. Post is off to a quick start (1-0) and earned some lofty rankings in the preseason. Along with its No. 14 ranking by the NABC, the Pioneers were tabbed No. 10 by Sporting News. C.W. Post went 26-5 last year before falling to Bryant in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Pioneers also won the East Coast Conference title last year and all five starters return. • Guard Jonathan Schmidt was the ECC Preseason Player of the Year, but it was Nick Carter –a transfer from SUNY Stony Brook—who led the Pioneers in the opener. He scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his debut. Schmidt was the only other Pioneer in double figures. De-
spite an off-shooting night, he scored 12 points and totaled five assists. • C.W. Post Head Coach Tim Cluess is in his second season with the program. The 1983 Hofstra grad was a long-time high school coach in the New York area, leading St. Mary’s High School to a 264-78 record from 1991-2005.
THE SERIES
• Millersville and Holy Family have met six times all-time. All of the meetings have come since the 1992-93 season and there have been four games between the clubs during the Fred Thompson era. Millersville holds a 5-1 edge in the all-time series and has won three in a row. Holy Family’s lone victory came in 2002-03 by a 72-66 score. Last season, Millersville edged the Tigers 84-79 at Pucillo Gymnasium on Jan. 10. Reggie Bates led the Marauders with 24 points. London Houston posted 19 points and 13 boards for the Tigers. Quincy Marshall and Ceazer Johnson, the team’s top returning contributors, scoring 10 and 13 points respectively. • The Marauders and Pioneers are meeting for just the second time ever and the first since the 1984-85 season. C.W. Post won the first game, 5755.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
• Both Makal Stibbins and Reggie Bates recorded double-doubles in the season opening victory over Penn State Abington. Stibbins’ 17 points and 10 boards were both career highs and gave him his first career double-double. Bates had 11 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double. • Millersville has seen double-double efforts 15 times in 2007-08 including six in the final five games of the season. Dating back to last season, Millersville has had two players recorded doubledoubles in the same game in four of the last seven games.
2008-09 ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 12 20 22 24 25 32 33 34 40 44 RS RS
Name Palmer McDurfee Lenny Henderson III Brandon Widener Jason Blake Trai Hawkins Steven Ross Reggie Bates Zac Bauermaster Mike Seibert Cullen Murray-Kemp Makal Stibbins Alen Ahmetovic Robert Coney T.J. Lundy Javon Edwards Guye Weber
Pos. G G G G G F G/F G G G/F F/C C F/C F G G
Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-8 6-7 5-7 6-3
Wt. 161 150 170 170 165 210 190 205 185 205 210 225 200 225 150 185
Hometown / High School Whitsett, NC / Central Gwinnett (Ga.) Philadelphia / Simon Gratz Mountville / Penn Manor Philadelphia / Benjamin Franklin Pottstown / Pottstown New Kensington / New Kensington Chicago, Ill. / Hubbard Quarryville / Solanco Columbia / Columbia Trappe, Md. / Easton Philadelphia / John Bartram New Oxford / New Oxford Philadelphia / St. Josephs Prep Tobyhanna / Pocono Mountain West Yeadon / Penn Wood East Reinholds / Cocalico
Head Coach: Fred Thompson (Louisiana Monroe ’90), 11th season at MU, 11th overall Assistant Coach: Damian Pitts (Goucher ’98) Graduate Assistant: Greg Testa (Millersville ’07) Volunteer Assistant: John Erisman
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes SPECIALTY NUMBERS GAMES STARTED Name Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins Alen Ahmetovic Palmer McDurfee Jason Blake
Career 62 13 3 1 1
08-09 1 1 1 1 1
DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Name Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins Zac Bauermaster Palmer McDurfee Lenny Henderson
Career 50 4 1 1 1
08-09 1 1 1 1
30-POINT GAMES Name Reggie Bates
Career 4
08-09
20-POINT GAMES Name Reggie Bates
Career 16
08-09
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING Name Career Reggie Bates 3
08-09
LED TEAM IN ASSISTS Name Reggie Bates Jason Blake
Career 8 1
08-09
DOUBLE-DOUBLES Name Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins
Career 4 1
08-09 1 1
1
STREAKING CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN DOUBLE FIGURES Reggie Bates 4 Makal Stibbins 1 Zac Bauermaster 1 Palmer McDurfee 1 CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/ 3-POINTER Lenny Henderson 1 Reggie Bates 1 Zac Bauermaster 1 Cullen Murray-Kemp 1 CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING Reggie Bates 48 Makal Stibbins 9 Lenny Henderson 2 Rob Coney 2 Seven others at 1 CONSECUTIVE STARTS Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins Alen Ahmetovic Palmer McDurfee Jason Blake
38 1 1 1 1
CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS MADE Lenny Henderson 4 Mike Seibert 2 Alen Ahmetovic 1 Brandon Widener 1
BLOCK PARTY
• Makal Stibbins blocked a career high six shots in the season opener against Penn State Abington. His previous best was four, which he recorded on four different occasions. His six blocks were the most by a Marauder since George Bailey swatted seven against Southern Connecticut State on Nov. 20, 1999. • As a team, the Marauders swatted seven shots. Millersville blocked seven shots twice and eight one time in 2007-08.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• Any questions about how Millersville--with just one returning starter--would play to start the 2008-09 season were quickly put to rest Saturday evening. Seniors Reggie Bates and Makal Stibbins each recorded a double-double as the Marauders cruised to an 80-51 season-opening
victory over visiting Penn State Abington. • Millersville Head Coach Fred Thompson used his bench liberally, as 11 different players played at least 13 minutes and every player that stepped onto the floor found the scoring column. Stibbins set career highs in points (17), rebounds (10) and blocks (6). His six blocks were the most by a Marauder since George Bailey swatted seven against Southern Connecticut State on Nov. 20, 1999. • Bates--a Preseason All-PSAC East selection-scored 11 points but took just nine shots and also grabbed 10 boards for his fourth career doubledouble. • Also turning in a career performance was sophomore Rob Coney who hauled in a careerbest 11 rebounds and tossed in six points. Junior Zac Bauermaster also scored a career-high, knocking down 4-of-7 from the floor including 2-of-3 from 3-point range for 10 points.
2008-09 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points Field Goals Made Field Goal Att. FG Pct (min 5 made) 3-Point FG Made 3-Point FG Att. 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) Free Throws Made Free Throw Att. FT Pct (min 3 made) Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots
17 11 10 10 7 8 4 4 4 11 9 9 .727 (8-11) 2 2 2 6 5 .667 (2-3) .400 (2-5) 4 2 6 4 .667 (4-6) 11 10 10 5 3 3 2 6 1
STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) MURRY-KEMP, Cullen vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) WIDENER, Brandon vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) SEIBERT, Mike vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) WIDENER, Brandon vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) AHMETOVIC, Alen vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) WIDENER, Brandon vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) CONEY, Rob vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BLAKE, Jason vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) MURRY-KEMP, Cullen vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BLAKE, Jason vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08)
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes • Five Marauders made their first career appearances in Pucillo Gymnasium, and it was the newcomers that put the game out of reach in a hurry. Jason Blake, who finished with six points, five assists and four boards, knocked down a jumper 17 seconds in and from there, the Marauders never trailed. Fellow newcomer Palmer McDurfee drilled a 3-pointer on the next offensive trip and added another jumper a minute later to give the Marauders an 8-0 advantage. • The Marauders opened the second half on an 11-2 run that quickly put Penn State Abington out of reach. Millersville continued to build the leading, growing it to as many as 33.
and the second-best performance in the PSAC. • In the second round of the NCAA East Regional, Bates scored 32 points to become the 35th player in school history to total 1,000 points. It took him only 64 games to reach that milestone. • Bates finished the season ranked second in the PSAC in scoring average and first in field goals made and total points scored. His points per game average was 34th in Division II as well. • His accuracy from the field was also impressive, hitting 47.2 percent of his field goal attempts.
MARAUDER MILESTONES
• Since Fred Thompson took over the program in 1998-99, the Marauders are incredible 110-34 at home in Pucillo Gymnasium. The Marauders have posted a 27-4 home mark in the last three seasons (including 2008-09). The team has won no fewer than eight home games each season. The Marauders recorded eight of their 10 wins at home in 2005-06 and nine of their 12 wins came at home in 1999-00. • Maybe even more impressive is the 44-16 PSAC East record during that stretch. Millersville is 9-1 against PSAC East teams in Pucillo in the last two seasons.
• Millersville’s men’s basketball program began in 1899 and since then, it has compiled 1,294 wins, leaving it just six victories shy of 1,300 alltime wins. Entering the 2008-09 season, Millersville is 11th among all Division II teams in all-time victories and 25th by winning percentage. • While he has only played in a Millersville uniform for two seasons, Reggie Bates has rapidly climbed up the all-time scoring list. His career average of 16.0 points per game and 1,037 total points places him 32nd all-time. He passed Lyman Reifsnyder ’42 and Joe Labatch ‘56 in the first game of the season. Bates’ scored 615 points a year ago and with a repeat effort, he would finish with 1,641 points and 10th all-time just ahead of Lance Gelnett ’92, who was inducted into the Millersville University Athletic Hall of Fame this year. Bates is also on pace to be the top-scoring three-year player in school history. • Only two coaches in Millersville men’s basketball history have reached the 200-win plateau and Fred Thompson is only 15 wins shy of joining John Kochan (285-96) and Richard DeHart (321298). Thompson could be the second-fastest coach in school history to achieve the milestone. It took Kochan into his ninth season to win his 200th game. DeHart won his 200th game with his third victory in his 15th year.
SUPER SCORER
• Reggie Bates produced one of the best single seasons in school history last year and is looking to become the third-straight Marauder to earn PSAC East Athlete of the Year honors if he can duplicate his junior season efforts. • Bates scored 12.8 points per game as a sophomore in 2006-07, but 2007-08 was truly his breakthrough season. Bates led the team in scoring with 19.2 points per game and produced the sixth-best single season point total in school history with 615. Bates scored in double figures in all but five games and scored at least six points in every game. He also produced 15 20-point games—two of which came in the NCAA East Regional—and four 30-point outings. Bates was responsible for four of the team’s five 30-point games during the year. His 36 point performance against Slippery Rock on Dec. 2 was the top scoring performance of the season for Millersville
ADVANTAGE PUCILLO
NEW FACES
• The Marauders return only one starter (Reggie Bates) from last season and lost 62 percent of its scoring and rebounding. • Thompson filled the roster with five freshmen and five transfers. Four of the transfers gained experience in the junior college ranks and T.J. Lundy, who sat out last season because of the NCAA’s two-time transfer rule played at St. Francis (Pa.) and Division II Tampa before coming to Millersville. • The incoming class is also heavy at the guard position. Seven of the incoming players play guard and five are listed at 6-foot or shorter. • A pair of newcomers, Jason Blake and Palmer McDurfee are slated to be in the starting lineup for the opener. Blake, a 6-2 point guard, played two seasons at the Community College of Philadelphia. McDurfee, a 5-9 shooting guard, was the leading scorer for the Community College of Beaver County a year ago. • The freshmen accumulated plenty of high school accolades. Mike Seibert was a third team all-state player at Columbia. Cullen Murray-Kemp was the Bayside Conference Player of the Year in 2007-08, and Brandon Widener, who graduated from Penn Manor in 2006-07, was an All-Lancaster-Lebanon First Team pick.
EARLY EXPECTATIONS
• After posting a 22-10 overall record and an 8-4 mark in the PSAC East a year ago, the Marauders were pegged to finish second by the coaches in the PSAC Preseason Poll. • The favorite in the Eastern Division was defending champion Kutztown. The Golden Bears
posted a 19-9 overall mark and a 10-2 mark in the division last year and return all five starters including Preason All-PSAC East picks David Ben and Stephen Dennis. East Stroudsburg finished fourth in the East last year but was picked third in this year’s preseason rankings. The Warriors are led by preseason selection Chris Bach. Cheyney, which shared the PSAC East crown with Kutztown, was picked fourth. The Wolves have a new head coach Dominique Stephens but return preseason pick Tyrone Smith. • Mansfield, picked fifth, was followed by Shippensburg, which is making the shift to the Eastern Division after the PSAC expansion. West Chester and preseason selection Kenneth St. George were voted seventh, and Bloomsburg was pegged eighth. • For Millersville, Reggie Bates was named Preseason All-PSAC East for the second-consecutive season.
FAST STARTERS
• Thompson’s programs have been notoriously fast starters. Last season, the team won five in a row to start the year and 16-of-17 in 2006-07. Under Thompson’s watch the team has also opened seasons by winning 9-of-10, 7-of-8 twice and six in a row once.
MARCH MADNESS
• Extending the season into March is becoming commonplace at Millersville, and in 2007-08, the Marauders earned their 20th bid to the PSAC Tournament since 1984 and the seventh under the direction of Fred Thompson. Millersville has also won at least one game in the tournament in each of their last four appearances. • Despite falling in the PSAC Tournament semifinals to Edinboro, the Marauders entered the NCAA Division II Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region and promptly knocked off Edinboro and Pitt-Johnstown to make their second-straight appearance and third since 2003 in the East Region title game. Top seeded California (Pa.) halted Millersville’s quest for an Elite Eight appearance by a 64-52 score. • Among PSAC programs, Millersville has four NCAA Tournament bids since 2003. Only California (Pa.) has more with five.
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes PLAYER NOTES/SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
#1 Palmer McDurfee • 5-9, Jr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FTs N/A N/A Rebs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Led Community College of Beaver County in scoring in 2007-08. • Named CCBC Most Oustanding Athlete by Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
#4 Brandon Widener • 6-0, Fr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Rebs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts N/A N/A Stls 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 18 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 18 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Attended Eastern University before transferring to Millersville in 2007. • Scored 19.8 points per game at Penn Manor High School in 2006-07.
#12 Trai Hawkins • 5-10, So., G Stat Season High Career High Pts N/A N/A FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs N/A N/A Asts N/A N/A Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes N/A N/A • Attended Millersville in 2007-08 but did not play. Played one season at Bucks Community College. • Attended Phoenixville and Pottstown.
#3 Lenny Henderson III • 5-9, Jr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 14 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) 3FGs N/A 4 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) FTs N/A 2, four times Rebs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3, two times Asts N/A 3 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) Stls N/A 2 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 16 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 18 at Cheyney (1/30/08) • Made 9-of-11 free throws in 2007-08. • Walked on to the team prior to the 2007-08 season.
#5 Jason Blake • 6-2, Jr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 5 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls N/A N/A Blks 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Minutes 20 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 20 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Led Community College of Philadelphia to a 33-3 record last season. • Attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia.
#20 Steven Ross • 6-6, Jr., F Stat Season High Career High Pts N/A N/A FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs N/A N/A Asts N/A N/A Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes N/A N/A • Played at Community College of Beaver County for on year. • Played high school basketball at Valley High School.
#22 Reggie Bates • 6-5, Sr., G/F
#24 Zac Bauermaster • 6-3, Jr., G
Stat Season High Career High Pts 11 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 36 vs. Slippery Rock (12/2/07) FGs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 14 vs. Edinboro (12/1/07) 3FGs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6, two times FTs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 11, two times Rebs 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 11 vs. East Stroudsburg (2/27/07) Asts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 7, two times Stls 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 at Mansfield (2/9/08) Blks N/A 2, two times Minutes 22 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 47 at UDC (1/2/08) • Named Preseason All-PSAC East for second-straight year. • Enters season ranked 34th on Millersville’s all-time scoring list.
Stat Season High Career High Pts 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4, two times 3FGs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2, four times FTs N/A 1 at Elizabethtown (12/5/07) Rebs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. Philadelphia (11/20/07) Asts N/A 3 at West Chester (3/1/08) Stls N/A 2 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 15 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 19 at Univ. of Sciences (11/26/07) • Played in 26 of the team’s 32 games in 2007-08. • Finished sophomore season fourth on the team in 3-point attempts.
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes
#25 Mike Seibert • 6-0, Fr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08 Rebs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 13 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 13 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Averaged 34 points per game as a senior at Columbia. • Named AP All-State Class AA Third Team as a senior.
#33 Makal Stibbins • 6-7, Sr., F Stat Season High Career High Pts 17 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 17 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 8 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 8 vs. PS ABington (11/15/08) 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4, two times Rebs 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 10 vs. PS Abington (11/17/08) Asts N/A 3, at Cheyney (2/21/07) Stls N/A 2, two times Blks 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/17/08) Minutes 19 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 27, at UDC (1/2/08) • Started first 11 games of 2007-08 season. • Shot 57.5 percent from the field during 2007-08 season.
#40 Rob Coney • 6-8, So., C Stat Season High Career High Pts 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A 2 at West Chester (3/1/08) Rebs 11 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 11 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1, three times Blks N/A 1, three times Minutes 19 vs. PS Abinton (11/15/08) 19 vs. PS Abinton (11/15/08) • Recorded career highs in points, blocks and rebounds in 2008-09 opener. • Appeared in 14 games as a freshman. • Played high school basketball at St, Joseph’s Prep.
#32 Cullen Murray-Kemp • 6-6, Fr., G/F Stat Season High Career High Pts 7 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 7 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FTs N/A N/A Rebs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 21 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 21 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08)• Averaged 22 points per game as a senior at Easton. • Named Bayside Conference Player of the Year.
#34 Alen Ahmetovic • 6-4, Jr., C Stat Season High Career High Pts 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5, two times FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2, three times 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5 at Cheney (1/30/08) Rebs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5 at Cheyney (1/30/08) Asts 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1, four times Stls N/A 1, seven times Blks N/A 1 at West Chester (3/1/08) Minutes 14 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 13, two times • Played in 30 of the team’s 32 games and started two times. • 24 of his 42 rebounds were offensive.
#44 T.J. Lundy • 6-7, Jr., F Stat Season High Career High Pts N/A N/A FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs N/A N/A Asts N/A N/A Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes N/A N/A • Sat out last season because of NCAA two-time transfer rule. • Played at Tampa and St. Francis before arriving at Millersville.
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes Fred Thompson
Head Coach Louisiana Monroe ’90 11th Season (184-104)
For five seasons, Thompson was head coach at Meridian (Miss.) Community College where he posted an 84-63 record. In his first season there (1991-92), he directed Meridian to a 22-8 record, the Miss-Lou Conference Championship, and a second-place finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 tournament.
Fred Thompson has proven to be one of the all-time great Millersville coaches in a program that boasts many legendary leaders.
Under Thompson’s guidance, Meridian’s team posted three Miss-Lou tournament runner-up placements. His 1994-95 squad compiled a 19-11 mark.
Thompson enters his 11th season at Millersville with a record of 184-104 (.639). He ranks third in the program’s history for career wins. He is only the fifth head coach in MU’s 106-season history to reach the 100-win milestone.
Thompson began his coaching career at Meridian as an assistant during the 1990-91 season. For three years (1990-93), he served as MCC residence hall director.
His teams have made four appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament, won three divison titles and captured two conference tournament championships. He has three times been named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Coach of the Year.
A 1990 graduate of the University of Louisiana-Monroe with a bachelor of science degree in physical education, Thompson served in the U.S. Army for three years (1983-86) and was stationed at Fort Polk, La. He received an honorable discharge from the Army with the rank of Specialist E-4.
His most recent campaign saw the talented Marauders advance to the NCAA East Regional Final (Sweet 16) for a second consecutive season. Millersville finished 22-10 and picked up tournament victories over Edinboro and University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown before falling to California (Pa.). The Marauders also defeated Kutztown in the first round of the PSAC Tournament.
Fred and his wife, Javita, reside in Columbia with their two daughters, Ahrehon (8) and Asonti (4).
During the 2006-07 season, Thompson led the Marauders to the most wins in a single season in school history (28). The team’s 16-game winning streak was the third longest in school history. Thompson earned his second PSAC Tournament championship with a 79-68 victory over Cheyney and the Marauders advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals, where they lost to eventual Division II champion Barton. For leading the Marauders to the league title, Thompson earned his third PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year honor (previous awards in 200102, 2004-05). The 2004-05 Marauders were picked by coaches to finish fifth in the PSAC East Division. Instead, Millersville began the season with a 9-1 record, forged a second-place tie with rival West Chester in divisional play and unleashed an exciting PSAC Tournament run that featured wins over West Chester (61-57 in overtime, the first win at WCU since 1995) and Shippensburg, before Edinboro ended MU’s title hopes in the PSAC Championship, 85-76. The 2002-03 Marauders captured the program’s fourth modern-era PSAC Tournament Championship -- and first since 1993 -- when they beat Mansfield, Clarion and California (Pa.) to claim the crown. Then, in the NCAA Division II East Regional in Charlotte, N.C., Thompson guided the Marauders to tourney wins over Belmont Abbey and Barton for a berth in the East Regional final before they lost to Queens. Millersville 26-6 record in 2002-03 tied for the second-most wins in a season in school history. The Marauders captured the PSAC Eastern Division title with an 11-1 division mark and posted an undefeated record at Pucillo Gymnasium (130). The Marauders, who finished 20th in the final NABC Division II poll, won 19 of their final 21 games. The 2001-02 campaign marked a “breakthrough” when he guided the Marauders to their first PSAC Eastern Division title since 1995. Thompson’s squad showed resilience by overcoming a 1-5 start to win 16 of its final 21 contests, including a thrilling 82-80 last-second win at Mansfield that clinched a share of the division title. The Marauders excelled with sound defense and solid rebounding to become one of the most improved clubs in the PSAC. Thompson made an immediate impact on Marauder fortunes in 1998-99. Emphasizing a commitment to strong defensive play, that ‘Ville became one of the stingiest units in NCAA-II and PSAC circles. Opposing squads averaged only 61.2 points per game and 39.3 percent from the field against MU’s aggressive manto-man approach. Subsequently, the Marauders returned to their winning ways for the first time in three years, finishing with an 18-9 overall record. The Sumter, S.C., native came to MU from Dundalk (Md.) High School near Baltimore where he served as boys’ basketball coach during the 1997-98 academic year.
Thompson’s Record
Meridian (Miss.) Community College Year Record Pct. Conf. Finish 1991-92 22-8 .733 1st 1992-93 15-15 .500 2nd 1993-94 13-17 .433 6th 1994-95 19-11 .633 2nd 1995-96 15-12 .556 2nd Totals 84-63 .571 Dundalk (Md.) High School Year Record Pct. 1997-98 8-10 .444 Millersville University Year Record Pct. Conf. Finish 1998-99 18-9 .667 6-6 T-3rd 1999-00 12-15 .444 7-5 T-3rd 2000-01 15-11 .577 6-6 T-3rd 2001-02 17-10 .630 10-2 1st 2002-03 26-6 .813 11-1 1st 2003-04 13-13 .500 6-6 T-4th 2004-05 22-8 .733 8-4 T-2nd 2005-06 10-17 .370 4-8 6th 2006-07 28-5 .848 9-3 1st 2007-08 22-10 .688 8-4 3rd 2008-09 1-0 1.000 Totals 184-104 .639 75-45
Thompson By the Numbers 275 – Total Wins 183 – Wins at Millersville 75 – PSAC East Victories 29 – All-PSAC Honorees 7 – PSAC Tournament Appearances 5 – NABC All-District Selections 4 – NCAA Division II Tournament Bids 3 – NCAA East Region Runner-Up Finishes 3 – PSAC East Titles 2 – PSAC Championships 2 – PSAC East Coach of the Year Awards 2 – PSAC East Players of the Year 2 – PSAC East Rookies of the Year
Postseason PSAC Tournament PSAC Tournament PSAC Tournament PSAC Champions NCAA East Region Runner-Up PSAC Runner-Up NCAA East Region Quarterfinals PSAC Champions NCAA East Region Runner-Up NCAA East Region Runner-Up
Opponent PENN STATE ABINGTON at Holy Family at C.W. Post UNIV. OF SCIENCES at W.Va. State ELIZABETHTOWN W.VA. STATE at Virginia State at Philadelphia INDIANA (Pa.) CALIFORNIA (Pa.) at Slippery Rock at Mercyhurst at West Chester * at Kutztown * SHIPPENSBURG * at Bloomsburg * CHEYNEY * MANSFIELD * at East Stroudsburg * WEST CHESTER * at Shippensburg * KUTZTOWN * at Cheyney * BLOOMSBURG * EAST STROUDSBURG * at Mansfield * PSAC Quarterfinal PSAC Semifinal PSAC Championship
Time W, 80-51 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
Home games in bold CAPS * PSAC Eastern Division game
ABOUT THE GAME
• Millersville opened its season on Saturday, Nov. 15 with an easy 80-51 triumph over Penn State Abington. Five Marauders made their firstever appearance in a Millersville uniform and three of the six veterans turned in career performances. This week, however, the Marauders run into a pair of solid programs in Holy Family and C.W. Post, which is currently ranked No. 14 in the NABC Division II Coaches Poll. Both of this week’s opponents won over 20 games and reached the NCAA Tournament last season. Wednesday’s game at Holy Family begins a stretch of nonconference games that includes four teams that boasted 20-win seasons last year. Six of the next eight non-conference opponents boasted winning records in 2007-08. • The Marauders (1-0) travel to Holy Family Wednesday for an 8:30 p.m. game. Holy Family has dropped each of its first two games and is trying to overcome the loss of Michael Sturns who led Division II in scoring last season and was drafted—along with Millersville grad Charlie Parker—in the recent NBA Development League draft. • On Saturday, Nov. 22, the Marauders travel to Brookville, N.Y. to face C.W. Post which opened its season with a 74-50 trouncing of PSAC member Lock Haven. • Coach Fred Thompson is in his 11th season at Millersville and is looking to take his team to an eighth PSAC Tournament and a fifth NCAA Tournament. In Millersville history, Thompson is second only to John Kochan (1983-96) in over-
OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE Opponent................................... Holy Family Location..............................Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment..............................................3,600 Conference............................................. CACC Affiliation........................... NCAA Division II Head Coach......................... Alfred Johnson Record at HF........................69-51, 6th year Opponent........................................ C.W. Post Location................................. Brookville, N.Y. Enrollment..............................................5,418 Conference.................................................ECC Affiliation........................... NCAA Division II Head Coach.................................. Tim Cluess Alma Mater.................................. Hofstra ’83 Record at CWP...................................... 45-16 Career Record....................................... Same all PSAC appearances, but needs only one more tournament win to vault Kochan for the most PSAC tournament victories as a Millersville coach. If Millersville appears in the NCAA Tournament this year, it will be the third time in school history that Millersville has earned three-straight berths. • Wednesday’s contest will be broadcast live on the Marauders Sports Broadcasting Network (MSBN). Fans can access the broadcast on www. millersvilleathletics.com. Saturday’s contest at C.W. Post will not be aired on MSBN because of
PROBABLE STARTERS MEDIA INFORMATION SID................................................................ Ethan Hulsey Office Phone............................................717-872-3100 Cell..............................................................717-875-5392 E-mail................................... [email protected] Graduate Assistant..................................... Kyle Brobst Office Phone............................................717-872-3100 E-mail...................... [email protected] Web Site....................www.millersvilleathletics.com Live Stats.....sidearmstats.com/millersville/mbball Audio............................................MSBN (online audio) Play-By-Play commentator.............Domenic Panza
Pos. G G G F C
No. 5 1 22 33 34
Name Jason Blake (6-2, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.) Palmer McDurfee (5-9, Jr., Whitsett, N.C.) Reggie Bates (6-5, Sr., Chicago, Ill.) Makal Stibbins (6-7, Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.) Alen Ahmetovic ( 6-4, Jr., New Oxford, Pa.)
Off The Bench G 3 Lenny Henderson III (5-9, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.) G 4 Brandon Widener (6-0, Fr., Mountville, Pa.) G 12 Trai Hawkins (5-10, So., Pottstown, Pa.) F 20 Steven Ross (6-6, Jr., New Kensington, Pa.) G 24 Zac Bauermaster (6-3, Jr., Quarryville, Pa.) G 25 Mike Seibert (6-0, Fr., Columbia, Pa.) F 32 Cullen Murray-Kemp (6-6, Fr., Trappe, Md.) C 40 Rob Coney (6-8, So., Philadelphia, Pa.) F 44 T.J. Lundy (6-7, Jr., Tobyhanna, Pa.)
2008-09 Stats 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.0 apg 10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, .444 FG% 11.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 spg 17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 0.0 apg, 6 blocks 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg 2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.0 apg 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1 steal 10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.0 apg, .571 FG% 2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 apg 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 3 steals 6.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.0 apg -
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes PSAC REPORT Eastern Division
Team Cheyney E. Stroudsburg Mansfield Millersville Shippensburg Kutztown West Chester Bloomsburg
PSAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-2
Western Division
Team Edinboro Mercyhurst Indiana Slippery Rock Clarion #10 Gannon * California Lock Haven
PSAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2
Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .000
(Teams listed in order of PSAC Preseason Poll) * - NABC Division II Preseason Poll
Recent Results
Sunday, Nov. 16
Mercyhurst 92, UNC Pembroke 79 Clarion 66, Redlands 65 St. Michael’s 65, Bloomsburg 62 East Stroudsburg 119, PS-Schuylkill 60 Edinboro 75, Bloomfield 65
Monday, Nov. 17
Shippensburg 63, Lock Haven 45
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 19 Millersville at Holy Family Shippensburg at Goldey-Beacom Bloomsburg at Penn State Hazleton Kutztown at Wilmington Cheyney at Columbia Union Shepherd at Slippery Rock Penn State Fayette at Indiana (Pa.)
Thursday, Nov. 20
Clarion at Wheeling Jesuit East Stroudsburg at Univ. of Sciences
MU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #24 Zach Bauermaster.......... #34 Alen Ahmetovic.............. #12 Trai Hawkins..................... #25 Mike Seibert..................... #33 Makal Stibbins.................
BOWER-master uh-MET-o-vick TREY SIGH-bert mah-KALE
the Millersville men’s soccer team’s NCAA quarterfinal game. The game can be heard on C.W. Post’s web site, www.cwpostpioneers.com. Live stats will also be available through C.W. Post.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• Holy Family has won 40 games (19-9 in 200607 and 21-10 in 2007-08) over the last two seasons. A difficult early season schedule has put the Tigers at 0-2. The Tigers opened the season with a 94-61 loss to No. 3-ranked Bentley and then fell on the road at American International, 75-54. Through two games, the team is shooting just 32.5 percent from the field while allowing opponents to hit 49 percent of its shots. The Tigers have also been out-rebounded by an average of 16 rebounds per game. Wednesday will be the team’s first home game. The program is 21-5 at home over the last two years. • Justin Swidowski and Ceazer Johnson are the leading scorers with 13 points per game. • Head Coach Alfred Johnson is in his sixth season at Holy Family and has gradually built the program into a regional power. His record is 9059 at the school and the team has won at least 17 games in four of his first five years. The Tigers also reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time last year. • C.W. Post is off to a quick start (1-0) and earned some lofty rankings in the preseason. Along with its No. 14 ranking by the NABC, the Pioneers were tabbed No. 10 by Sporting News. C.W. Post went 26-5 last year before falling to Bryant in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Pioneers also won the East Coast Conference title last year and all five starters return. • Guard Jonathan Schmidt was the ECC Preseason Player of the Year, but it was Nick Carter –a transfer from SUNY Stony Brook—who led the Pioneers in the opener. He scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his debut. Schmidt was the only other Pioneer in double figures. De-
spite an off-shooting night, he scored 12 points and totaled five assists. • C.W. Post Head Coach Tim Cluess is in his second season with the program. The 1983 Hofstra grad was a long-time high school coach in the New York area, leading St. Mary’s High School to a 264-78 record from 1991-2005.
THE SERIES
• Millersville and Holy Family have met six times all-time. All of the meetings have come since the 1992-93 season and there have been four games between the clubs during the Fred Thompson era. Millersville holds a 5-1 edge in the all-time series and has won three in a row. Holy Family’s lone victory came in 2002-03 by a 72-66 score. Last season, Millersville edged the Tigers 84-79 at Pucillo Gymnasium on Jan. 10. Reggie Bates led the Marauders with 24 points. London Houston posted 19 points and 13 boards for the Tigers. Quincy Marshall and Ceazer Johnson, the team’s top returning contributors, scoring 10 and 13 points respectively. • The Marauders and Pioneers are meeting for just the second time ever and the first since the 1984-85 season. C.W. Post won the first game, 5755.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
• Both Makal Stibbins and Reggie Bates recorded double-doubles in the season opening victory over Penn State Abington. Stibbins’ 17 points and 10 boards were both career highs and gave him his first career double-double. Bates had 11 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double. • Millersville has seen double-double efforts 15 times in 2007-08 including six in the final five games of the season. Dating back to last season, Millersville has had two players recorded doubledoubles in the same game in four of the last seven games.
2008-09 ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 12 20 22 24 25 32 33 34 40 44 RS RS
Name Palmer McDurfee Lenny Henderson III Brandon Widener Jason Blake Trai Hawkins Steven Ross Reggie Bates Zac Bauermaster Mike Seibert Cullen Murray-Kemp Makal Stibbins Alen Ahmetovic Robert Coney T.J. Lundy Javon Edwards Guye Weber
Pos. G G G G G F G/F G G G/F F/C C F/C F G G
Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-8 6-7 5-7 6-3
Wt. 161 150 170 170 165 210 190 205 185 205 210 225 200 225 150 185
Hometown / High School Whitsett, NC / Central Gwinnett (Ga.) Philadelphia / Simon Gratz Mountville / Penn Manor Philadelphia / Benjamin Franklin Pottstown / Pottstown New Kensington / New Kensington Chicago, Ill. / Hubbard Quarryville / Solanco Columbia / Columbia Trappe, Md. / Easton Philadelphia / John Bartram New Oxford / New Oxford Philadelphia / St. Josephs Prep Tobyhanna / Pocono Mountain West Yeadon / Penn Wood East Reinholds / Cocalico
Head Coach: Fred Thompson (Louisiana Monroe ’90), 11th season at MU, 11th overall Assistant Coach: Damian Pitts (Goucher ’98) Graduate Assistant: Greg Testa (Millersville ’07) Volunteer Assistant: John Erisman
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes SPECIALTY NUMBERS GAMES STARTED Name Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins Alen Ahmetovic Palmer McDurfee Jason Blake
Career 62 13 3 1 1
08-09 1 1 1 1 1
DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Name Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins Zac Bauermaster Palmer McDurfee Lenny Henderson
Career 50 4 1 1 1
08-09 1 1 1 1
30-POINT GAMES Name Reggie Bates
Career 4
08-09
20-POINT GAMES Name Reggie Bates
Career 16
08-09
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING Name Career Reggie Bates 3
08-09
LED TEAM IN ASSISTS Name Reggie Bates Jason Blake
Career 8 1
08-09
DOUBLE-DOUBLES Name Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins
Career 4 1
08-09 1 1
1
STREAKING CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN DOUBLE FIGURES Reggie Bates 4 Makal Stibbins 1 Zac Bauermaster 1 Palmer McDurfee 1 CONSECUTIVE GAMES W/ 3-POINTER Lenny Henderson 1 Reggie Bates 1 Zac Bauermaster 1 Cullen Murray-Kemp 1 CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING Reggie Bates 48 Makal Stibbins 9 Lenny Henderson 2 Rob Coney 2 Seven others at 1 CONSECUTIVE STARTS Reggie Bates Makal Stibbins Alen Ahmetovic Palmer McDurfee Jason Blake
38 1 1 1 1
CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS MADE Lenny Henderson 4 Mike Seibert 2 Alen Ahmetovic 1 Brandon Widener 1
BLOCK PARTY
• Makal Stibbins blocked a career high six shots in the season opener against Penn State Abington. His previous best was four, which he recorded on four different occasions. His six blocks were the most by a Marauder since George Bailey swatted seven against Southern Connecticut State on Nov. 20, 1999. • As a team, the Marauders swatted seven shots. Millersville blocked seven shots twice and eight one time in 2007-08.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• Any questions about how Millersville--with just one returning starter--would play to start the 2008-09 season were quickly put to rest Saturday evening. Seniors Reggie Bates and Makal Stibbins each recorded a double-double as the Marauders cruised to an 80-51 season-opening
victory over visiting Penn State Abington. • Millersville Head Coach Fred Thompson used his bench liberally, as 11 different players played at least 13 minutes and every player that stepped onto the floor found the scoring column. Stibbins set career highs in points (17), rebounds (10) and blocks (6). His six blocks were the most by a Marauder since George Bailey swatted seven against Southern Connecticut State on Nov. 20, 1999. • Bates--a Preseason All-PSAC East selection-scored 11 points but took just nine shots and also grabbed 10 boards for his fourth career doubledouble. • Also turning in a career performance was sophomore Rob Coney who hauled in a careerbest 11 rebounds and tossed in six points. Junior Zac Bauermaster also scored a career-high, knocking down 4-of-7 from the floor including 2-of-3 from 3-point range for 10 points.
2008-09 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points Field Goals Made Field Goal Att. FG Pct (min 5 made) 3-Point FG Made 3-Point FG Att. 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) Free Throws Made Free Throw Att. FT Pct (min 3 made) Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots
17 11 10 10 7 8 4 4 4 11 9 9 .727 (8-11) 2 2 2 6 5 .667 (2-3) .400 (2-5) 4 2 6 4 .667 (4-6) 11 10 10 5 3 3 2 6 1
STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) MURRY-KEMP, Cullen vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BAUERMASTER, Zac vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) WIDENER, Brandon vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) SEIBERT, Mike vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) WIDENER, Brandon vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) AHMETOVIC, Alen vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) WIDENER, Brandon vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) CONEY, Rob vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BLAKE, Jason vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) McDURFEE, Palmer vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) MURRY-KEMP, Cullen vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BATES, Reggie vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) STIBBINS, Makal vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08) BLAKE, Jason vs Penn State Abington (11/15/08)
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes • Five Marauders made their first career appearances in Pucillo Gymnasium, and it was the newcomers that put the game out of reach in a hurry. Jason Blake, who finished with six points, five assists and four boards, knocked down a jumper 17 seconds in and from there, the Marauders never trailed. Fellow newcomer Palmer McDurfee drilled a 3-pointer on the next offensive trip and added another jumper a minute later to give the Marauders an 8-0 advantage. • The Marauders opened the second half on an 11-2 run that quickly put Penn State Abington out of reach. Millersville continued to build the leading, growing it to as many as 33.
and the second-best performance in the PSAC. • In the second round of the NCAA East Regional, Bates scored 32 points to become the 35th player in school history to total 1,000 points. It took him only 64 games to reach that milestone. • Bates finished the season ranked second in the PSAC in scoring average and first in field goals made and total points scored. His points per game average was 34th in Division II as well. • His accuracy from the field was also impressive, hitting 47.2 percent of his field goal attempts.
MARAUDER MILESTONES
• Since Fred Thompson took over the program in 1998-99, the Marauders are incredible 110-34 at home in Pucillo Gymnasium. The Marauders have posted a 27-4 home mark in the last three seasons (including 2008-09). The team has won no fewer than eight home games each season. The Marauders recorded eight of their 10 wins at home in 2005-06 and nine of their 12 wins came at home in 1999-00. • Maybe even more impressive is the 44-16 PSAC East record during that stretch. Millersville is 9-1 against PSAC East teams in Pucillo in the last two seasons.
• Millersville’s men’s basketball program began in 1899 and since then, it has compiled 1,294 wins, leaving it just six victories shy of 1,300 alltime wins. Entering the 2008-09 season, Millersville is 11th among all Division II teams in all-time victories and 25th by winning percentage. • While he has only played in a Millersville uniform for two seasons, Reggie Bates has rapidly climbed up the all-time scoring list. His career average of 16.0 points per game and 1,037 total points places him 32nd all-time. He passed Lyman Reifsnyder ’42 and Joe Labatch ‘56 in the first game of the season. Bates’ scored 615 points a year ago and with a repeat effort, he would finish with 1,641 points and 10th all-time just ahead of Lance Gelnett ’92, who was inducted into the Millersville University Athletic Hall of Fame this year. Bates is also on pace to be the top-scoring three-year player in school history. • Only two coaches in Millersville men’s basketball history have reached the 200-win plateau and Fred Thompson is only 15 wins shy of joining John Kochan (285-96) and Richard DeHart (321298). Thompson could be the second-fastest coach in school history to achieve the milestone. It took Kochan into his ninth season to win his 200th game. DeHart won his 200th game with his third victory in his 15th year.
SUPER SCORER
• Reggie Bates produced one of the best single seasons in school history last year and is looking to become the third-straight Marauder to earn PSAC East Athlete of the Year honors if he can duplicate his junior season efforts. • Bates scored 12.8 points per game as a sophomore in 2006-07, but 2007-08 was truly his breakthrough season. Bates led the team in scoring with 19.2 points per game and produced the sixth-best single season point total in school history with 615. Bates scored in double figures in all but five games and scored at least six points in every game. He also produced 15 20-point games—two of which came in the NCAA East Regional—and four 30-point outings. Bates was responsible for four of the team’s five 30-point games during the year. His 36 point performance against Slippery Rock on Dec. 2 was the top scoring performance of the season for Millersville
ADVANTAGE PUCILLO
NEW FACES
• The Marauders return only one starter (Reggie Bates) from last season and lost 62 percent of its scoring and rebounding. • Thompson filled the roster with five freshmen and five transfers. Four of the transfers gained experience in the junior college ranks and T.J. Lundy, who sat out last season because of the NCAA’s two-time transfer rule played at St. Francis (Pa.) and Division II Tampa before coming to Millersville. • The incoming class is also heavy at the guard position. Seven of the incoming players play guard and five are listed at 6-foot or shorter. • A pair of newcomers, Jason Blake and Palmer McDurfee are slated to be in the starting lineup for the opener. Blake, a 6-2 point guard, played two seasons at the Community College of Philadelphia. McDurfee, a 5-9 shooting guard, was the leading scorer for the Community College of Beaver County a year ago. • The freshmen accumulated plenty of high school accolades. Mike Seibert was a third team all-state player at Columbia. Cullen Murray-Kemp was the Bayside Conference Player of the Year in 2007-08, and Brandon Widener, who graduated from Penn Manor in 2006-07, was an All-Lancaster-Lebanon First Team pick.
EARLY EXPECTATIONS
• After posting a 22-10 overall record and an 8-4 mark in the PSAC East a year ago, the Marauders were pegged to finish second by the coaches in the PSAC Preseason Poll. • The favorite in the Eastern Division was defending champion Kutztown. The Golden Bears
posted a 19-9 overall mark and a 10-2 mark in the division last year and return all five starters including Preason All-PSAC East picks David Ben and Stephen Dennis. East Stroudsburg finished fourth in the East last year but was picked third in this year’s preseason rankings. The Warriors are led by preseason selection Chris Bach. Cheyney, which shared the PSAC East crown with Kutztown, was picked fourth. The Wolves have a new head coach Dominique Stephens but return preseason pick Tyrone Smith. • Mansfield, picked fifth, was followed by Shippensburg, which is making the shift to the Eastern Division after the PSAC expansion. West Chester and preseason selection Kenneth St. George were voted seventh, and Bloomsburg was pegged eighth. • For Millersville, Reggie Bates was named Preseason All-PSAC East for the second-consecutive season.
FAST STARTERS
• Thompson’s programs have been notoriously fast starters. Last season, the team won five in a row to start the year and 16-of-17 in 2006-07. Under Thompson’s watch the team has also opened seasons by winning 9-of-10, 7-of-8 twice and six in a row once.
MARCH MADNESS
• Extending the season into March is becoming commonplace at Millersville, and in 2007-08, the Marauders earned their 20th bid to the PSAC Tournament since 1984 and the seventh under the direction of Fred Thompson. Millersville has also won at least one game in the tournament in each of their last four appearances. • Despite falling in the PSAC Tournament semifinals to Edinboro, the Marauders entered the NCAA Division II Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region and promptly knocked off Edinboro and Pitt-Johnstown to make their second-straight appearance and third since 2003 in the East Region title game. Top seeded California (Pa.) halted Millersville’s quest for an Elite Eight appearance by a 64-52 score. • Among PSAC programs, Millersville has four NCAA Tournament bids since 2003. Only California (Pa.) has more with five.
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes PLAYER NOTES/SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS
#1 Palmer McDurfee • 5-9, Jr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FTs N/A N/A Rebs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 23 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Led Community College of Beaver County in scoring in 2007-08. • Named CCBC Most Oustanding Athlete by Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
#4 Brandon Widener • 6-0, Fr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Rebs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts N/A N/A Stls 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 18 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 18 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Attended Eastern University before transferring to Millersville in 2007. • Scored 19.8 points per game at Penn Manor High School in 2006-07.
#12 Trai Hawkins • 5-10, So., G Stat Season High Career High Pts N/A N/A FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs N/A N/A Asts N/A N/A Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes N/A N/A • Attended Millersville in 2007-08 but did not play. Played one season at Bucks Community College. • Attended Phoenixville and Pottstown.
#3 Lenny Henderson III • 5-9, Jr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 14 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) 3FGs N/A 4 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) FTs N/A 2, four times Rebs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3, two times Asts N/A 3 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) Stls N/A 2 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 16 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 18 at Cheyney (1/30/08) • Made 9-of-11 free throws in 2007-08. • Walked on to the team prior to the 2007-08 season.
#5 Jason Blake • 6-2, Jr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 5 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls N/A N/A Blks 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Minutes 20 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 20 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Led Community College of Philadelphia to a 33-3 record last season. • Attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia.
#20 Steven Ross • 6-6, Jr., F Stat Season High Career High Pts N/A N/A FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs N/A N/A Asts N/A N/A Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes N/A N/A • Played at Community College of Beaver County for on year. • Played high school basketball at Valley High School.
#22 Reggie Bates • 6-5, Sr., G/F
#24 Zac Bauermaster • 6-3, Jr., G
Stat Season High Career High Pts 11 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 36 vs. Slippery Rock (12/2/07) FGs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 14 vs. Edinboro (12/1/07) 3FGs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6, two times FTs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 11, two times Rebs 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 11 vs. East Stroudsburg (2/27/07) Asts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 7, two times Stls 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 at Mansfield (2/9/08) Blks N/A 2, two times Minutes 22 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 47 at UDC (1/2/08) • Named Preseason All-PSAC East for second-straight year. • Enters season ranked 34th on Millersville’s all-time scoring list.
Stat Season High Career High Pts 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 4 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4, two times 3FGs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2, four times FTs N/A 1 at Elizabethtown (12/5/07) Rebs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4 vs. Philadelphia (11/20/07) Asts N/A 3 at West Chester (3/1/08) Stls N/A 2 vs. Shippensburg (11/28/07) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 15 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 19 at Univ. of Sciences (11/26/07) • Played in 26 of the team’s 32 games in 2007-08. • Finished sophomore season fourth on the team in 3-point attempts.
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes
#25 Mike Seibert • 6-0, Fr., G Stat Season High Career High Pts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08 Rebs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 13 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 13 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) • Averaged 34 points per game as a senior at Columbia. • Named AP All-State Class AA Third Team as a senior.
#33 Makal Stibbins • 6-7, Sr., F Stat Season High Career High Pts 17 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 17 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 8 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 8 vs. PS ABington (11/15/08) 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 4, two times Rebs 10 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 10 vs. PS Abington (11/17/08) Asts N/A 3, at Cheyney (2/21/07) Stls N/A 2, two times Blks 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/17/08) Minutes 19 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 27, at UDC (1/2/08) • Started first 11 games of 2007-08 season. • Shot 57.5 percent from the field during 2007-08 season.
#40 Rob Coney • 6-8, So., C Stat Season High Career High Pts 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 6 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A 2 at West Chester (3/1/08) Rebs 11 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 11 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1, three times Blks N/A 1, three times Minutes 19 vs. PS Abinton (11/15/08) 19 vs. PS Abinton (11/15/08) • Recorded career highs in points, blocks and rebounds in 2008-09 opener. • Appeared in 14 games as a freshman. • Played high school basketball at St, Joseph’s Prep.
#32 Cullen Murray-Kemp • 6-6, Fr., G/F Stat Season High Career High Pts 7 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 7 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FGs 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) FTs N/A N/A Rebs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Asts 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Stls 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) Blks N/A N/A Minutes 21 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 21 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08)• Averaged 22 points per game as a senior at Easton. • Named Bayside Conference Player of the Year.
#34 Alen Ahmetovic • 6-4, Jr., C Stat Season High Career High Pts 3 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5, two times FGs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 2, three times 3FGs N/A N/A FTs 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5 at Cheney (1/30/08) Rebs 2 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 5 at Cheyney (1/30/08) Asts 1 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 1, four times Stls N/A 1, seven times Blks N/A 1 at West Chester (3/1/08) Minutes 14 vs. PS Abington (11/15/08) 13, two times • Played in 30 of the team’s 32 games and started two times. • 24 of his 42 rebounds were offensive.
#44 T.J. Lundy • 6-7, Jr., F Stat Season High Career High Pts N/A N/A FGs N/A N/A 3FGs N/A N/A FTs N/A N/A Rebs N/A N/A Asts N/A N/A Stls N/A N/A Blks N/A N/A Minutes N/A N/A • Sat out last season because of NCAA two-time transfer rule. • Played at Tampa and St. Francis before arriving at Millersville.
2008 Millersville Men’s Basketball Game Notes Fred Thompson
Head Coach Louisiana Monroe ’90 11th Season (184-104)
For five seasons, Thompson was head coach at Meridian (Miss.) Community College where he posted an 84-63 record. In his first season there (1991-92), he directed Meridian to a 22-8 record, the Miss-Lou Conference Championship, and a second-place finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 tournament.
Fred Thompson has proven to be one of the all-time great Millersville coaches in a program that boasts many legendary leaders.
Under Thompson’s guidance, Meridian’s team posted three Miss-Lou tournament runner-up placements. His 1994-95 squad compiled a 19-11 mark.
Thompson enters his 11th season at Millersville with a record of 184-104 (.639). He ranks third in the program’s history for career wins. He is only the fifth head coach in MU’s 106-season history to reach the 100-win milestone.
Thompson began his coaching career at Meridian as an assistant during the 1990-91 season. For three years (1990-93), he served as MCC residence hall director.
His teams have made four appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament, won three divison titles and captured two conference tournament championships. He has three times been named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Coach of the Year.
A 1990 graduate of the University of Louisiana-Monroe with a bachelor of science degree in physical education, Thompson served in the U.S. Army for three years (1983-86) and was stationed at Fort Polk, La. He received an honorable discharge from the Army with the rank of Specialist E-4.
His most recent campaign saw the talented Marauders advance to the NCAA East Regional Final (Sweet 16) for a second consecutive season. Millersville finished 22-10 and picked up tournament victories over Edinboro and University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown before falling to California (Pa.). The Marauders also defeated Kutztown in the first round of the PSAC Tournament.
Fred and his wife, Javita, reside in Columbia with their two daughters, Ahrehon (8) and Asonti (4).
During the 2006-07 season, Thompson led the Marauders to the most wins in a single season in school history (28). The team’s 16-game winning streak was the third longest in school history. Thompson earned his second PSAC Tournament championship with a 79-68 victory over Cheyney and the Marauders advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals, where they lost to eventual Division II champion Barton. For leading the Marauders to the league title, Thompson earned his third PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year honor (previous awards in 200102, 2004-05). The 2004-05 Marauders were picked by coaches to finish fifth in the PSAC East Division. Instead, Millersville began the season with a 9-1 record, forged a second-place tie with rival West Chester in divisional play and unleashed an exciting PSAC Tournament run that featured wins over West Chester (61-57 in overtime, the first win at WCU since 1995) and Shippensburg, before Edinboro ended MU’s title hopes in the PSAC Championship, 85-76. The 2002-03 Marauders captured the program’s fourth modern-era PSAC Tournament Championship -- and first since 1993 -- when they beat Mansfield, Clarion and California (Pa.) to claim the crown. Then, in the NCAA Division II East Regional in Charlotte, N.C., Thompson guided the Marauders to tourney wins over Belmont Abbey and Barton for a berth in the East Regional final before they lost to Queens. Millersville 26-6 record in 2002-03 tied for the second-most wins in a season in school history. The Marauders captured the PSAC Eastern Division title with an 11-1 division mark and posted an undefeated record at Pucillo Gymnasium (130). The Marauders, who finished 20th in the final NABC Division II poll, won 19 of their final 21 games. The 2001-02 campaign marked a “breakthrough” when he guided the Marauders to their first PSAC Eastern Division title since 1995. Thompson’s squad showed resilience by overcoming a 1-5 start to win 16 of its final 21 contests, including a thrilling 82-80 last-second win at Mansfield that clinched a share of the division title. The Marauders excelled with sound defense and solid rebounding to become one of the most improved clubs in the PSAC. Thompson made an immediate impact on Marauder fortunes in 1998-99. Emphasizing a commitment to strong defensive play, that ‘Ville became one of the stingiest units in NCAA-II and PSAC circles. Opposing squads averaged only 61.2 points per game and 39.3 percent from the field against MU’s aggressive manto-man approach. Subsequently, the Marauders returned to their winning ways for the first time in three years, finishing with an 18-9 overall record. The Sumter, S.C., native came to MU from Dundalk (Md.) High School near Baltimore where he served as boys’ basketball coach during the 1997-98 academic year.
Thompson’s Record
Meridian (Miss.) Community College Year Record Pct. Conf. Finish 1991-92 22-8 .733 1st 1992-93 15-15 .500 2nd 1993-94 13-17 .433 6th 1994-95 19-11 .633 2nd 1995-96 15-12 .556 2nd Totals 84-63 .571 Dundalk (Md.) High School Year Record Pct. 1997-98 8-10 .444 Millersville University Year Record Pct. Conf. Finish 1998-99 18-9 .667 6-6 T-3rd 1999-00 12-15 .444 7-5 T-3rd 2000-01 15-11 .577 6-6 T-3rd 2001-02 17-10 .630 10-2 1st 2002-03 26-6 .813 11-1 1st 2003-04 13-13 .500 6-6 T-4th 2004-05 22-8 .733 8-4 T-2nd 2005-06 10-17 .370 4-8 6th 2006-07 28-5 .848 9-3 1st 2007-08 22-10 .688 8-4 3rd 2008-09 1-0 1.000 Totals 184-104 .639 75-45
Thompson By the Numbers 275 – Total Wins 183 – Wins at Millersville 75 – PSAC East Victories 29 – All-PSAC Honorees 7 – PSAC Tournament Appearances 5 – NABC All-District Selections 4 – NCAA Division II Tournament Bids 3 – NCAA East Region Runner-Up Finishes 3 – PSAC East Titles 2 – PSAC Championships 2 – PSAC East Coach of the Year Awards 2 – PSAC East Players of the Year 2 – PSAC East Rookies of the Year
Postseason PSAC Tournament PSAC Tournament PSAC Tournament PSAC Champions NCAA East Region Runner-Up PSAC Runner-Up NCAA East Region Quarterfinals PSAC Champions NCAA East Region Runner-Up NCAA East Region Runner-Up
