ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL 2012-13 SEASON PREVIEW General Founded: 1869 Location: St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 Enrollment: 17,231 Team Colors: Cardinal and Black Team Nickname: Huskies Home Arena: Halenbeck Hall (6,927) National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference Affiliation: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) President: Dr. Earl H. Potter III Athletics Director: Heather Weems Athletics Phone: 320-308-3102
Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kevin Schlagel Alma Mater/Yr: St. Cloud State/1976 Record at School (yrs): 301-141 (16th season) Career Record (yrs): 301-141 (16th season) Office phone: 320-308-3297 Best time to reach coach: Mornings Email address:
[email protected] Assistant Coaches: Matt Reimer (16th season) Jon Roesch (2nd season) Brett Putz (1st season)
Husky History First year of basketball: 1922-23 All-time record: 1235-765 NCAA postseason play: Last appearance at 2012 NCAA Central Region tournament; Win over Bemidji State, 77-72, Lost to Metro State, 76-64
Sports Medicine Staff Athletic Trainer: Rachel Johnson Training Room Phone: 320-308-2597
Athletic Media Relations AMR Director/MBB Contact: Anne Abicht Email:
[email protected] AMR office phone: 320-308-2141 AMR fax: 320-308-2099 AMR Assistant Director: Tom Nelson Email:
[email protected] Graduate Assistants: Jordi Gerking (WBB) -
[email protected] Andy Sailer -
[email protected] 2011-12 Record Overall Record: 20-9 (12-4 home, 7-4 away) Conference Record: 15-7 (8-3 Home, 7-4 Away) Conference Finish: 3rd Team Information Starters returning/lost: 3/2 Letterwinners returning/lost: 9/2
AMR Mailing Address Halenbeck Hall 328 St. Cloud State University 720 4th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 Press Row Phone 320-308-5102
St. Cloud State Web Site:
www.scsuhuskies.com
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Team Information Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) GP/GS PPG RPG A
(R) - Shaun Jensen, G, 6-1, 185, Sr. 29/29 All-NSIC First Team, NABC Central Region All-District (R) - Theo Rothstein, F, 6-6, 205, Sr. 29/28 (R) - Tim Bergstraser, C, 6-6, 240, Jr. 28/28 All-NSIC Second Team (L) - Bret Putz, 6-0, 185, Sr., G 29/29 Led team with 47 steals (L) - Mike Rostampour, F, 6-8, 210, So. 27/27
Other Key Returnees
13.8 3.2 142 Second Team 11.7 4.7 58 12.8 7.5 11.9
2.4
7.8
4.7
41
GP/GS PPG RPG A
Scott Hawkins, F, 6-6, 200, Sr. 25/0 2.8 1.1 Damarius Cruz, G, 6-0, 185, Jr. 9/0 2.7 James Fort, C, 6-6, 220, So. 28/0 1.6 1.7 Connor Niehaus, F, 6-6, 210, So. 29/2 5.3 3.9 40
Newcomers (Last School)
Jon Christensen, F, 6-6, 195, FY (Lakeville South High School) - Redshirt in 2011-12 Chris Larson, C, 6-11, Jr., University of Oregon transfer Jordan Poydras, G, 6-3, Fr., DePere, Wis. High School Preston McCourt, G, 6-0, Jr., Robbinsdale, Minn., High School Tyson Kalien, G, 6-2, Fr., Chippewa Falls, Wis. Seth Mortag, F, 6-6, 195, Fr., Brookfield, Wis., High School
Other 22 blocks 54.8% FG 40% 3FG
Other
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 2012-13 ROSTER No Name
4 Kevin Levandoski 10 Jordan Poydras 12 Preston McCourt 14 Shaun Jensen 20 Damarius Cruz 22 Kenquane Brown 24 Theo Rothstein 32 Jon Christensen 34 Tyson Kalien 40 Seth Mortag 42 Connor Niehaus 44 Scott Hawkins 50 James Fort 52 Chris Larson 54 Tim Bergstraser *Team captain
Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown / Previous School G G G G G F F F G F F F C C C
6-0 180 So. 6-3 170 Fr. 6-0 170 Jr. 6-0 185 Sr. 6-0 195 Jr. 6-3 195 Jr. 6-6 205 Sr. 6-7 195 Fr. 6-2 180 Fr. 6-6 195 Fr. 6-6 210 So. 6-6 205 Sr. 6-6 225 So. 6-11 225 Jr. 6-6 235 Jr.
Appleton, Wis./Appleton West H.S. De Pere, Wis./De Pere H.S. Robbinsdale, Minn./Armstrong H.S./Dakota County T.C. Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park H.S. Robbinsdale, Minn./Armstrong H.S./Minnesota, Crookston Robbinsdale, Minn./Cooper H.S. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Elko, Minn./Lakeville South H.S. Chippewa Falls, Wis. Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield H.S. Fremont, Neb./Fremont H.S. New Ulm, Minn./New Ulm H.S. South Haven, Minn./Annandale H.S. Hudson, Iowa/Hudson H.S./University of Oregon St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo H.S.
Head Coach: Kevin Schlagel (16th year) Assistant Coach: Matt Reimer (16th year) Assistant Coach: Jon Roesch (2nd year) Assistant Coach: Brett Putz (1st year)
Alphabetical Roster No. 54 22 32 20 50 44 14 34 52 4 12 40 42 10 24
Name Tim Bergstraser Kenquane Brown Jon Christensen Damarius Cruz James Fort Scott Hawkins Shaun Jensen Tyson Kalien Chris Larson Kevin Levandoski Preston McCourt Seth Mortag Connor Niehaus Jordan Poydras Theo Rothstein
Roster by Class No. 14 24 44
Name Shaun Jensen Theo Rothstein Scott Hawkins
Seniors (3)
No. 12 20 22 52 54
Name Preston McCourt Damarius Cruz Kenquane Brown Chris Larson Tim Bergstraser
Juniors (5)
No. 4 42 50
Name Sophomores (3) Kevin Levandoski Connor Niehaus James Fort
No. 10 32 34 40
Name Jordan Poydras Jon Christensen Tyson Kalien Seth Mortag
First Years (4)
Where They’re From Minnesota (9 players) Iowa (Larson) Nebraska (Niehaus) Wisconsin (4 players)
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL 2012-13 OUTLOOK / MEDIA OUTLETS 2012-13 Outlook St. Cloud State posted a 20-9 overall record in 2011-12. The Huskies were 15-7 in the NSIC and finished third in the league standings. St. Cloud State advanced to the NCAA Division II Central Region tournament where they defeated Bemidji State, 77-72 before falling to Metro State (Denver), 76-64. The Huskies return a veteran group of players in 2012-13 led by seniors Shaun Jensen and Theo Rothstein. Jensen led the Huskies in scoring last season with 13.8 points per game. Rothstein led the team with 22 blocked shots and was a 47 percent field goal shooter.
Media Information Official Radio Play-by-Play: KNSI 1450 AM Sports Director: Don Lyons Email:
[email protected] Play-by-Play Announcer: JW Cox Email:
[email protected] Phone: 320-251-1450 Fax: 320-251-9852 Local Radio Station: WJON (1240 AM) Sports Director: Jay Caldwell Email:
[email protected] Phone: 320-251-4422 Fax: 302-251-1855 Campus Radio Station: KVSC 88.1 FM Sports Director: David Overlund & Gina Carlson Email:
[email protected] [email protected] Phone: 320-308-4747 Fax: 320-308-5337 Local Newspaper: St. Cloud Times Sports Writer: Andy Rennecke Email:
[email protected] Phone: 320-255-8771 Fax: 320-255-0447 SCSU University Chronicle: Campus Newspaper Office Phone: 320-308-4086 UTVS-TV Sports: Campus Television 320-308-4111/fax: 320-308-5489 Husky Productions 320-308-4111 Minneapolis Star Tribune 1-800-827-8742/fax: 612-673-7774 St. Paul Pioneer Press 651-228-5518/fax: 651-228-5527 Associated Press - Minneapolis 1-800-552-7250/fax: 612-332-4245
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL 2012-13 SCHEDULE Date Opponent
Site
Time
Nov. 2 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 Mar. 2-3 *Northern Sun
East Lansing, MI Collegeville, MN Lakeland, FL Lakeland, FL St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN Aberdeen, S.D. Moorhead, MN St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN Marshall, MN Sioux Falls, S.D. Duluth, MN St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN Minot, N.D. Bismarck, N.D. Wayne, NE Sioux Falls, S.D. St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud, MN Crookston, MN Bemidji, MN tba Rochester, MN
TBA 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. tba tba
Michigan State University (Exhibition) St. John's University Florida Southern College Saint Joseph's College (Ind.) Minnesota Duluth* Bemidji State* Minnesota, Crookston* Northern State* MSU Moorhead* Ashford University (Iowa) Mary* Minot State* Southwest Minnesota State* Sioux Falls* Minnesota Duluth* Minnesota State University* Concordia-St. Paul Minot State* Mary* Wayne State College* Augustana College* Winona State* Upper Iowa* MSU Moorhead* Northern State* Minnesota, Crookston* Bemidji State* NSIC Sanford Health Tourn. 1st Round NSIC Sanford Health Tourn. Semis/Finals Intercollegiate Conference Game
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS THE STAT CREW SYSTEM St. Cloud State University Combined Team Statistics (as of Apr 05, 2012) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
gp-gs
min
14 54 10 24 52 42 12 22 44 20 50 04 40
Jensen, Shaun Bergstraser, Tim Putz, Brett Rothstein, Theo Rostampour, Mike Niehaus, Connor Brooks, Tony Brown, Kenquane Hawkins, Scott Cruz, Damarius Fort, James Levandoski, Kevin Rebic, Ognjen Team Total.......... Opponents......
29-29 28-28 29-29 29-28 27-27 29-2 27-0 29-2 25-0 9-0 28-0 28-0 8-0
948 814 885 827 533 598 190 317 182 112 172 245 27
29 29
5850 5850
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods St. Cloud State Univers Opponents
OVERALL 20-9 15-7 5-2
Total 3-Point avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
32.7 29.1 30.5 28.5 19.7 20.6 7.0 10.9 7.3 12.4 6.1 8.8 3.4
SCSU 2156 74.3 +4.7 740-1614 .458 184-502 .367 6.3 492-653 .753 17.0 973 33.6 +1.6 402 13.9 347 12.0 +1.9 1.2 194 6.7 76 2.6 27496 16-1718 -
1st 2nd 998 1135 899 1107
OT 23 13
HOME 12-4 8-3 4-1
.454 .548 .412 .470 .482 .441 .443 .456 .500 .333 .567 .269 .200
740-1614 695-1534
.458 184-502 .367 492-653 .753 .453 171-445 .384 458-629 .728
Totals 2156 2019
.297 .000 .400 .350 .520 .366 .261 .364 .448 .286 .000 .259 .000
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
142-313 121-221 101-245 119-253 66-137 56-127 39-88 31-68 24-48 9-27 17-30 14-52 1-5
OPP 2019 69.6 695-1534 .453 171-445 .384 5.9 458-629 .728 15.8 927 32.0 344 11.9 402 13.9 0.9 155 5.3 82 2.8 18169 11-1553 2-540
11-37 0-0 62-155 36-103 13-25 26-71 6-23 4-11 13-29 6-21 0-0 7-27 0-0
AWAY 7-4 7-4 0-0
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104-136 115-151 80-89 65-84 65-95 15-17 10-16 16-25 8-8 0-1 10-22 3-5 1-4
Date 11/13/11 11/18/11 11/19/11 11/28/11 12/2/11 12/3/11 12/9/11 12/10/11 12/17/11 01/02/12 01/03/12 1/7/12 1/8/11 1/13/12 1/14/12 1/20/12 1/21/12 1/27/12 01/28/12 02/03/12 02/04/12 02/10/12 02/11/12 02-17-12 2/18/12 02/25/12 02/29/12 03/10/12 03/10/12
.765 .762 .899 .774 .684 .882 .625 .640 1.000
.000 .455 .600 .250
off
Rebounds def tot
NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1
avg
pf dq
a
to blk stl
15 78 93 3.2 50 1 142 73 2 63 146 209 7.5 71 0 19 43 6 17 53 70 2.4 63 1 41 25 1 48 88 136 4.7 86 4 58 56 22 56 70 126 4.7 94 4 27 44 15 33 81 114 3.9 52 0 40 36 7 6 11 17 0.6 33 0 17 16 0 31 27 58 2.0 25 0 12 18 2 12 15 27 1.1 12 0 5 3 1 1 5 6 0.7 5 0 3 3 0 13 35 48 1.7 31 0 4 9 16 2 16 18 0.6 21 0 33 16 4 0 5 5 0.6 7 0 1 1 0 25 21 46 1 4 322 651 973 33.6 551 10 402 347 76 292 635 927 32.0 563 19 344 402 82
Opponent W UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY W W JAMESTOWN COLLEGE VALLEY CITY STATE W UNIVERSITY OF MARY W NORTHERN STATE UNIVE W at Southwest Minnesota State L at Minnesota State W at Concordia University, St. Paul W AUGUSTANA (SD) W WAYNE STATE COLLEGE W at Upper Iowa Wot at Winona State L at Bemidji State W at Minnesota Duluth W MINNESOTA, CROOKSTON W MSU MOORHEAD W at Wayne State College W at Augustana (SD) L WINONA STATE L UPPER IOWA W MINNESOTA STATE W SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE L at Northern State Unive Wot at University of Mary L CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL L L WINONA STATE vs Bemidji State W L vs Metro State
* - Conference game
pts
avg
399 357 344 339 210 153 94 82 69 24 44 38 3
13.8 12.8 11.9 11.7 7.8 5.3 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 1.6 1.4 0.4
194 2156 155 2019
74.3 69.6
31 9 47 27 14 22 11 6 4 3 6 14 0
Score 74-56 67-58 83-63 80-74 78-55 94-84 81-85 77-75 84-73 86-61 64-47 74-68 77-87 72-70 89-54 69-57 77-56 54-51 52-74 74-84 75-72 64-63 69-85 87-83 72-79 89-93 53-64 77-72 64-76
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