2009 Great Alaska Shootout Program

2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS/CREDITS

Women’s Bracket/Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Men’s Schedule & Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Shootout Committee & Seawolf Captains . . .7

Adopt-A-University Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Sullivan Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2009 Tournament Preview . . . . . . . . . . .13-15

Women’s History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Alaska Anchorage Seawolves women . . . . 19

Cincinnati Bearcats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Western Carolina Catamounts . . . . . . . . . . 25

Women’s Scorecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Women’s All-Time Results . . . . . . . . . . .29-35

Women’s Shootout Records . . . . . . . . . .37-39

Women’s All-Time Participation . . . . . . . . . 41

Men’s Shootout History . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-45

Men’s Shootout Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Seawolf Giant Killers & Shootout Legends 49

Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men . . . . . . . 51

Houston Cougars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Nicholls State Colonels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Oklahoma Sooners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

San Diego Toreros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Washington State Cougars . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Men’s Scorecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63

Men’s Shootout Records . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-67

Men’s All-Time Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-77

Men’s All-Time Participation . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Seawolf Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

UAA Administration/Athletic Staff . . . . . . . 83

Seawolf Corporate Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . 85

This is UAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Anchorage & Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

The 2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout tournament program was written and edited by UAA sports information director Nate Sagan with assistance provided by Dallas Baldwin. Primary photography by Michael Dinneen; addi-tional photos by Clark James Mishler, Tom Alvarez, the Anchorage Daily News, and others. Typography and design by Nate Sagan. Printing by A.T. Publishing and Printing, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. It is the policy of UAA to provide services and benefits to all students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. This official publication was released by the University of Alaska, produced at a cost of $2.70 per copy to promote the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.

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The University Alaska Anchorage Athletic Department and the state of Alaska lost a friend and pioneer when former Anchorage mayor George M. Sullivan passed away on Sept. 23, 2009, at age 87. The son of a pioneer family whose Alaska roots dated back to the 1890s, Sullivan graduated from Valdez High School and joined the U.S. Army, serving in the Aleutians during World War II. After beginning his political career on Fairbanks city council in the 1950s, Sullivan moved his family to Anchorage, where he was elected to the city council in 1965. Two years later he was elected Mayor of Anchorage, serving in that capacity for an unprecendented 14 years. Under his watch, the old city and bor-ough governments were unified, creating the Municipality of Anchorage in 1975. An avid sports fan, Sullivan helped the UAA basketball program gets its start in the early 1970s when he campaigned for fund-ing college athletics. Before leaving office in 1981, Sullivan spearheaded the ambitious ‘Project 80s,’ a campaign that turned Alaska’s oil wealth into a series of urban beautification and major construction endeavors. Today, the

George M. Sullivan Arena still stands as the most visible product of Project 80s and has served as the home for the Municipalty’s biggest sporting events – including the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska shootout – since 1983. Sullivan and his wife, the late Margaret Eagan Sullivan, had nine chil-dren. One of his sons, Dan, is Anchorage’s current mayor. UAA Athletics is honored to dedicate this publication to the memory of Mr. Sullivan and his legacy of accomplish-ment and service.

in memorium

George M.Sullivan

1922 -2009

Photos courtesy of Anchorage Daily News

TUESDAY, NOV. 24 – FIRST ROUNDCoastal Carolina vs . Alaska Anchorage, 6 p .m .

Cincinnati vs . Western Carolina, 8 p .m .

NOVEMBER 24 & 25Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, AlaskaHosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25Third Place Game, 2:30 p .m .Championship Game, 5 p .m .

NOVEMBER 25 NOVEMBER 24 NOVEMBER 25 WEDNESDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

3rd Place Championship 2:30 p .m . 5 p .m .

Coastal Carolina

Cincinnati

6 p .m .

(KCFT)

Alaska Anchorage

8 p .m .

Wetern Carolina

Nicci Miller scored a game-high 19 points in UAA’s first-round blowout of Cal State-Northridge in 2008.


2009 WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT BRACKET/SCHEDULE

Cincinnati senior guard Kahla Roudebush was the 10th-leading scorer in the Big East Conference last year with 16.3 points per game.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25Game 1: Washington State vs . Alaska Anchorage, 7:30 p .m . (Pool A)Game 2: Oklahoma vs . San Diego, 9:45 p .m . (Pool B)

FRIDAY, NOV. 27Game 5: Nicholls State vs Washington State, 5 p .m . (Pool A)Game 6: Houston vs San Diego, 7:30 p .m . (Pool B)

NOVEMBER 25-28Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, AlaskaHosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage

THURSDAY, NOV. 26Game 3: Nicholls State vs Alaska Anchorage, 5 p .m . (Pool A)Game 4: Houston vs Oklahoma, 7:30 p .m . (Pool B)

SATURDAY, NOV. 28Game 7 (5th/6th): Pool B #3 vs Pool A #3, 2 p .m .Game 8 (3rd/4th): Pool B #2 vs Pool A #2, 4:30 p .m .Game 9 (Champ .): Pool B #1 vs Pool A #1, 7 p .m .


2009 MEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE & FORMAT

DETERMINING A CHAMPION/TIEBREAKER SCENARIOS

With a 6-team field, the 2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout will utilize round-robin pool play, following methods prescribed by FIBA for international basketball competition.

As the Shootout pools have just three teams, 1-1 records are certainly possibility and thus head-to-head results, which would normally be the first tiebreaker, do not apply in that case.

However, head-to-head competition will be used whenever applicable to break a tie between two teams. (Example: If Team A wins the 3-way tiebreaker based on point differential and Teams B & C are tied in that category, the result of the game between Teams B & C will be used to determine placement in 3rd- and 5th-place games).

Thus, the following tiebreaker scenarios will be in effect: 1. Head to head competition (to break a tie between 2 teams) 2. Point differential (points scored minus points allowed) 3. Points scored (most scored for two games) 4. Points allowed (least allowed for two games) 5. A draw will be conducted

Pool A W L PF PAAlaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0Nicholls State 0 0 0 0Washington State 0 0 0 0

Pool B W L PF PAHouston 0 0 0 0Oklahoma 0 0 0 0San Diego 0 0 0 0

Washington State guard Klay Thompson made the Pacific-10 Conference All-Freshman Team after hitting 41 percent on three-pointers in 2008-09.

Host Alaska Anchorage and sophomore guard Steve White are looking for another Shootout upset after knocking off Louisiana Tech in 2008.

Although offi-cially hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage, much of the behind-the-scenes work at the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout is handled by the Shootout Committee. Chaired this year by Cheryl Campbell (above), the committee is a volunteer group that donates its time and talents. Without question, the group has been a critical factor in the success the tourna-ment has enjoyed. The committee assists in everything from coordinating halftime entertainment to helping with publicity and selling tickets. Even prior to the conclusion of the 2009 tournament, the wheels are already in motion with the planning of the 2010 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.

Jennifer & John FergusonCoastal Carolina

Cam & Michelle TooheyCal State Northridge

Pete GinderNicholls State

Roger & Janet WorrellAlaska Anchorage men

Dave & Sharon YoungSan Diego

Bill & Carol MiernykOklahoma

The Seawolf Captains program enters its 25th year of operation with the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in 2009. Chosen by the UAA Athletics Department and coordinated by Jim and Bobbi Olson, several sets of highly qualified local residents give of their time to act as official hosts for their assigned teams. The tasks of the captains are varied, but their primary role is simply to make their respective team’s visit as enjoyable as possible.

2009 SHOOTOUT COMMITTEECheryl Campbell, Chair

Rick Calcote, Asst . Chair (Men)Kristen Dyson, Asst . Chair (Women)

Bryan Quinn, Past Chair (2008)

Glenn Peterson, Carrs/Safeway Richard Watts, Carrs/Safeway

Dale AllenChristy AndresenTodd ArndtRick CalcoteTonya CarneyJim ChildersRich DysonSteve HagedornMike HammerBernard JacksonErnest JacksonJulie Kapke

Jennifer KueterKaren MiernykCarolyn Muegge- VaughanSteve NerlandBobbi OlsonJim OlsonTom PackerHolly PrevoAnne ReedMichael SoperJoe Wooden

TImERS & ScORERSJeff BrownAl GrantJim LarrabeeMarcus LoweNick PayovichIdamarie PiccardBob PorcelliJim PorcelliAlex ProsakJim SimpsonDaisy Van Nortwick

mEDIA cENTERMel KalkowskiLinda Stimaker

STAT cREWJoe AlstonSteve McMainsEdward WickhamKathie Yatchak

PUBLIc ADDRESSGary DonovanTom Wright

Monica & Tim KaneWestern Carolina


SHOOTOUT COMMITTEE & SEAWOLF CAPTAINS

Jim & Bobbi Olson uWashington State

Chris & Elaine Mello Houston

Alan KajikawaAlaska Anchorage women

The “Adopt-a-University” program, now in its 16th year in 2009, matches Anchorage-area and Mat-Su high schools with Shootout teams. The local schools help the Shootout teams with supplemental practice times as well as fan sup-port during the tournament with bands, cheerleaders and student cheering sections. The association provides an oppor-tunity for student development and growth through involvement as student trainers and sports information assistants. Adopt-a-University also promotes positive interaction between high school students and the players and staff of their adopted university.

GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOlUAA WOMEN

Location: AnchorageEnrollment (9-12): 270Nickname: GrizzliesColors: Maroon & GoldPrincipal: Erling HofsethAsst . Principal: Chris GionetAthletic Director: Susan Cantwell-LongBand Director: NoneCheerleading Coach: Stacy Christensen

ROBERT SERVICE HIGH SCHOOlNICHOllS STATE

Location: AnchorageEnrollment: 1,933Nickname: CougarsColors: Forest Green & Green Bay GoldPrincipal: Lou PondolfinoAsst . Principals: Lin Hinderman, Derek Hagler, John Gaskins, Glenn BlakeAthletic Director: Jason CaldareraBand Director: Erica LemanCheerleading Coach: Tonya Carney

SOUTH ANCHORAGE HIGH SCHOOlHOUSTON

Location: AnchorageEnrollment: 1,650Nickname: WolverinesColors: Vegas Gold & BlackPrincipal: Chuck FanninAsst . Principals: Patrick Henry, James Hancock, Julianna Armstrong, Kersten JohnsonAthletic Director: Tom RitchieBand Director: NoneCheerleading Coaches: Jocelyn Friedman, Melinda Rocheleau, Jennifer Barclay

WEST ANCHORAGE HIGH SCHOOlWASHINGTON STATE

Location: AnchorageEnrollment: 1,815Nickname: EaglesColors: Orange & BlackPrincipal: Rick StoneAsst . Principals: Sue Holway, Craig Walker, Patsy Shaha, Nancy BrainAthletic Director: C . David WilliamsonBand Director: C . David WilliamsonCheerleading Coach: Sonya Jones

ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOlSCINCINNATI

Location: AnchorageEnrollment (9-12): 161Nickname: LionsColors: Red, White & BluePrincipal: Rich HofackerAsst . Principal: NoneAthletic Director: Jason HofackerBand Director: Tim VolstadCheerleading Coach: Holly Prevo

BARTlETT HIGH SCHOOlOKlAHOMA

Location: AnchorageEnrollment: 1,750Nickname: Golden BearsColors: Royal Blue & GoldPrincipal: Dan GallegoAsst . Principals: Josh Green, Mike Doody, Tina Johnson-Harris, Rodger NicollsAthletic Director: John JessenBand Director: Philip WaltersCheerleading Coach: Lakhita Banks

CHUGIAK HIGH SCHOOlWESTERN CAROlINA

Location: ChugiakEnrollment: 1,250Nickname: MustangsColors: Columbia Blue, Black & WhitePrincipal: Rick VolkAsst . Principals: Jim Bell, Julye Neel, Colette MarshallAthletic Director: Paul BrauneisBand Director: Jon BoysenCheerleading Coaches: Schuronda Boston, Nichole Espeland

A.J. DIMOND HIGH SCHOOlSAN DIEGO

Location: AnchorageEnrollment: 1,800Nickname: LynxColors: Maroon & GoldPrincipal: Cheryl GuyettAsst . Principals: Marty Lang, Kevin Theonnes, Dale Evern, Pat WalkerAthletic Director: John SneadBand Director: Jason EdwardsCheerleading Coaches: Tamara Cross, Carrie Vanderwood

EAGlE RIVER HIGH SCHOOlCOASTAl CAROlINA

Location: Eagle RiverEnrollment: 850Nickname: WolvesColors: Blue & SilverPrincipal: Natalie BurnettAsst . Principals: Frank Reuter, Vikki McConnellAthletic Director: Kirby SendenBand Director: Mike MartinsonCheerleading Coaches: Leigha Tims, Sara Waltman

EAST ANCHORAGE HIGH SCHOOlUAA MEN

Location: AnchorageEnrollment: 2,100Nickname: ThunderbirdsColors: Columbia Blue, Red & WhitePrincipal: Michael GrahamAsst . Principals: Brian Hosken, Wendy Sept, Arthur Sosa, Denise EdwardsAthletic Director: Wendy SeptBand Director: James BowersCheerleading Coach: Gayle White, Beth Creech


ADOPT-A-UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

Wishing the Seawolves

continued success on the field of play

and in theclassroom

The Seawolf basketball teams host the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in the 8,700-seat Sullivan Arena in Midtown Anchorage – a site that has also grown into one of the finest college hockey arenas in the nation. The municipally owned arena was named in honor of former Anchorage mayor George Sullivan, whose Project 80s plan took oil wealth and turned it into a series of major public build-ing projects. The Shootout moved to the $30 million facility in 1983, tripling the tournament’s seating capacity from its former home at Buckner Field House on Fort Richardson. A Willie Nelson concert on Feb. 8, 1983 was the first event hosted by the arena, and in

March of that year the Seawolf hockey team played its first game there when it took on the U.S. National Team. Since that time, UAA has emerged as one of the top-drawing hockey programs in the nation, skating in the powerful Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Basketball fans have flocked to the Sullivan to see the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. Over the last 10 years, more than 40,000 fans per tournament have squeezed into Sullivan. Managed by SMG, the arena is designed with flexibility in mind. It can host nearly every indoor sport, and can be configured to host any large gathering such as concerts, trade shows or circuses.

Complete with an international-sized ice rink (100 x 200 feet), the arena takes advantage of portable seating to switch from hockey to bas-ketball configurations in a matter of hours. A new basketball court and refurbished home locker rooms are among the many upgrades made in recent years. A fully automated scoreboard, installed in 2002, hangs in the center of the arena, and is complemented by smaller versions at each of the building’s four corners. In 2001, the giant, 16-by-9-foot “Sulli-Vision” video screen was installed on the south wall. A first-class sound and lighting system completes the setting.

In the Seawolf, the University of Alaska Anchorage has one of the more unique mascots in the country. Originally nicknamed the Sour doughs, UAA adopted the Seawolf moniker in 1977. The name Seawolf represents a mythical sea creature and, according to the legend of the Seawolf, anyone fortunate enough to view it was subject to good luck. The exact nature or shape of the Seawolf, however, was left to the imagination and thus the creature has been depicted in many forms throughout the years.

The Seawolf of today was introduced in 1985. Created by the Clark Mishler & Associates Company of Anchorage in coop-eration with a University committee, it rep-resents an adaptation of a more traditional Alaska totemic-like characterization of the mythical Seawolf. The most recent makeover of the Seawolf, a University-wide project, was taken on in order to update the look of the UAA mascot into a more recognizable and market-able image. The University has trade marked the logo.


GEORGE M. SULLIVAN ARENA

The Seawolf

Different format. Same excitment. For the first time in its 32-year history, the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout will take on a new look with a 6-team men’s field in 2009. While the women will con-tinue their traditional ‘bracket’ format, the men will switch to a round-robin, with the two most successful squads squaring off in Saturday’s title tilt. One thing that has not changed is the Shootout’s tradition of bringing the best in college basketball to Sullivan Arena for this Thanksgiving hoops feast. In 2009, the women’s field features the host and three-time defending champion Seawolves against Cincinnati, of the power-ful Big East Conference, plus regional rivals Coastal Carolina and Western Carolina. On the men’s side, Oklahoma enters as the only nationally ranked squad, but the Sooners are sure to face heavy competition from dangerous Houston and San Diego teams in Pool B. In Pool A, the Pacific Northwest will be well represented with host Alaska Anchorage and Washington State, along with some Cajun flavor from Nicholls State. Here’s a quick look at this year’s Shootout squads:

WOMEN’S FIElDAlASKA ANCHORAGE: Coming off two straight NCAA Div. II Final Fours and three consecutive Shootout titles, the Seawolves are unlikely to sneak up on any of their opponents in 2009-10. Ranked No. 8 in the preseason, UAA returns a trio of senior standouts – Tamar Gruwell, Nicci Miller and Kiki Taylor – from last season’s 31-4 team, along with a recruiting class sure to include yet more honors candidates. The defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference co-champions were a narrow pick to repeat in last month’s preseason coaches’ poll.

CINCINNATI: After a strong non-conference start last year, the Bearcats struggled to a last-place finish in the powerful Big East Conference. Enter new head coach Jamelle Elliott – a former UConn stand-out and longtime assistant under the lengendary Geno Auriemma. Luckily Elliott inherits a squad with senior leadership, including 5th-year guard Kahla

Roudebush, who led her team in scoring (16.3 ppg), assists and steals last year.

COASTAl CAROlINA: Although they’ve been picked fourth in the Big South Conference preseason poll, the Chanticleers have much higher aspira-tions as they return one of the more experienced clubs in the country. Led by 50-year

coaching veteran Alan LeForce, the South Carolina school returns four starters and 11 total letterwinners from last season’s 16-14 team. The Chanticleers are just the second Big South member to play in the Shootout and the first in 22 years.

WESTERN CAROlINA: Another squad loaded with experience – but featuring a another first-year head coach – is last year’s Southern Conference Tournament cham-pion Catamounts. WCU returns nine players from a team that posted the program’s third straight 20-win season and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. Like Cincinnati and Coastal Carolina, the Cullowhee, N.C., school will be mak-ing its first appearance in the women’s Shootout.

MEN’S FIElDAlASKA ANCHORAGE: The Sea wolves will look to spring yet another upset after knock-ing off Louisiana Tech in last year’s tourna-ment. Junior guards Kevin White (the only player remaining from UAA’s 2008 NCAA Div. II Final 4 team) and Brandon Walker combined for nearly 20 points and 10 rebounds per game last year, while junior forward Casey Robinson will pack a major scoring punch after missing last season with an injury. Led by 6th-year head coach Rusty Osborne, the UAA has been picked to finish fourth in in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

HOUSTON: With one of the nation’s high-est-scoring tandems in their backcourt, the Cougars hope to return to NCAA Tournament glory and knock rival Memphis off its perch in Confererence USA this year. Senior guards Aubrey Coleman and Kelvin Lewis averaged a combined 37.4 points per game for Houston’s 21-12 squad last season. Veteran coach Tom Penders enters his sixth campaign at the Texas school and returns to the Shootout for the first time since bringing Fordham north in 1983 – the tour-nament’s first year at Sullivan Arena.

Solid fields set to thrill Shootout fans in '09

Oklahoma sophomore guard Willie Warren – the reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year – is a prime candidate for All-America honors entering the 2009-10 campaign.


2009 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

NICHOllS STATE: Making their first Shootout appearance since 1980, the Colonels are a popular pick to win the Southland Conference title and earn a postsea-son berth in 2009-10. H i g h - s c o r i n g swingman Anatoly Bose (15.0 ppg) is one of three Australians and three returning starters for 6th-year head coach J.P. Piper, while tough-nosed guard Fred Hunter was the 2008-09 SLC Freshman of the Year. NSU is located in the Mississippi River delta region of Louisiana.

OKlAHOMA: Making their second Shootout appearance in six years, head coach Jeff Capel’s team will be stuck with the favorite’s label in this year’s tournament. The field’s lone nationally ranked team in the preseason (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today Coaches; No. 17 AP), the Sooners are loaded with talent, including All-America candidate Willie Warren. OU – which is coming off a 30-win season and an NCAA Elite 8 showing – has finished third in both of its previous Shootout appearances (1983, 2004).

SAN DIEGO: Coming off an injury-plagued 2008-09 campaign that resulted in a 16-16 record, the Toreros are primed to make a solid recovery this time around. Third-year head coach Bill Grier got a huge boost this summer when all-league senior guard Brandon Johnson regained his final year of eligibility after get-ting hurt in the eighth game last December, while guard De’Jon Jackson gives USD an even more dangerous backcourt. With USD’s apperarance, the Shootout has now hosted seven of the eight members of the West Coast Conference, missing only San Francisco.

WASHINGTON STATE: While the Cougars will be making their first Shootout appearance since 1981, new head coach Ken Bone will be a familiar face after guiding Portland State to third place here in 2008. Despite the loss of two important seniors, expecta-tions are still high on the Palouse, where sharp-shooting guard Klay Thompson and rising forward DeAngelo Casto hope to prove one of the most feared inside-outside combos in the Pacific-10 Conference.

TOP LEFT: Junior guard Kevin White and host Alaska Anchorage are aiming for the program’s 30th all-time Shootout victory.

TOP RIGHT: Junior wing Nikki Aden will play a vital role as the Seawolf women try for a fourth straight Shootout title and a third straight NCAA D-II Final Four berth in 2009-10.

LEFT: Now a senior, San Diego’s De’Jon Jackson gained March Madness fame in 2008 when he sank the game-winning jumper with 1.4 seconds left in overtime to beat Connecticut.


2009 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

Entering its 30th edition, the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout women’s tournament has established a tradition of its own as one of the premier events in the game. This year’s Shootout marks the 11th straight year that a four-team women’s tourney is part of the November action. After hosting the Northern Lights Invitational women’s basketball tournament from 1980 to 1997, UAA was forced to suspend the tournament due to a significant round of budget reductions in the summer of 1998. But thanks in large measure to the generosity of the tournament’s title sponsor, it was announced on September 3, 1998 that, starting in 1999, the Shootout would encompass a women’s tourna-ment in addition to the traditional eight-team men’s event. And so it is that this year’s women’s Shootout field of host Alaska Anchorage, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina and Western Carolina will carry on the tradition of the Northern Lights Invitational – a tournament with a storied history of its own. The NLI opened as a four-team tournament in late March of 1980. In 1981 the tournament doubled in size to eight teams and remained that way through 1992. After changing to a four-team, round-robin format for two seasons, the NLI and UAA went back to hosting seven visit-ing teams until 1997. One of the problems the NLI faced through the years was to find a consistent home on the calendar as NCAA women’s basketball expand-ed and organized along more traditional confer-ence lines. The tournament dates were moved from March to February in 1982 to avoid con-flicting with postseason play. The tournament later moved to January and then, in 1994, moved once again to December in order to attract the best NCAA Division I teams available. Over the years the NLI also moved homes three times. Beginning at the then-named UAA Sports Center in 1980, it moved to the Sullivan Arena in 1983 and then back to Sports Center in 1986. Organizers are thrilled that the women’s Shootout has found a permanent home back under the bright lights of Anchorage’s premier sports facility. Through the years some of the top women’s collegiate basketball teams have played in the event – most notably the 1997 appearance and championship of a Tennessee Lady Volunteers team that featured All-American Chamique Holdsclaw. Other top teams have included Clem son, Georgia, Kansas, Iowa, Purdue, Old Domi nion, Oregon, Texas, Penn State, Louisiana Tech, North Carolina, Southern California, Stanford and Steph en F. Austin. The 1986 field rates as one of the best in the

tourney’s history as three teams – Southern Cal, Northeast Loui si ana and Western Kentucky were all ranked in the top 20 that year. The ’86 event also featured Southern Cal’s Cheryl Miller, the most heralded women’s player of her time. Like their male counterparts, the host UAA

SHOOTOUT CHAMPIONS YEAR cHAmPION mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

1980 Iowa Cindy Haugejordge (Iowa) 1981 San Diego State Diena Pels (San Diego State) 1982 Minnesota Laura Coenen (Minnesota) 1983 Old Dominion Lorri Bauman (Drake) 1984 Texas Annette Smith (Texas) 1985 Louisiana Tech Dawn Royster (North Carolina) 1986 Northeast Louisiana Lisa Ingram (Northeast Louisiana) 1987 New Orleans Kunshinge Sorrell (Mississippi State) 1988 South Carolina Martha Parker (South Carolina) 1989 Stephen F . Austin Connie Cole (Stephen F . Austin) 1990 Alaska Anchorage Diane Dobrich (Alaska Anchorage) 1991 Northern Illinois Lisa Foss (Northern Illinois) 1992 Penn State Susan Robinson (Penn State) 1993 Hawaii Valerie Agee (Hawaii) 1994 (Jan .) Rhode Island Dayna Smith (Rhode Island) 1994 (Dec .) Clemson Tara Saunooke (Clemson) 1995 South Carolina Shannon Johnson (South Carolina) 1996 Georgia Tracy Henderson (Georgia) 1997 Tennessee Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee) 1999 Kansas Lynn Pride (Kansas) 2000 Ohio State Jamie Lewis (Ohio State) 2001 Iowa Lindsey Meder (Iowa) 2002 Nevada Laura Ingham (Nevada) 2003 Alaska Anchorage Kamie Jo Massey (Alaska Anchorage) 2004 Stanford Candice Wiggins (Stanford) 2005 Central Connecticut State Gabriella Guegbelet (Cent . Connecticut St .) 2006 Alaska Anchorage Rebecca Kielpinski (Alaska Anchorage) 2007 Alaska Anchorage Rebecca Kielpinski (Alaska Anchorage) 2008 Alaska Anchorage Rebecca Kielpinski (Alaska Anchorage)

women’s basketball team has always been the lone NCAA Division II team in the tournament. And although the men have fared well in the Shootout, they have yet to win it – an impressive feat the women have pulled five times (1990, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008).

USC and hoops legend Cheryl Miller won their first two games in 1986 by a combined 130 points before falling 70-68 in the title game.


WOMEN’S SHOOTOUT HISTORY

Three-time Most Outstanding Player Rebecca Kielpinski led the host Seawolves to a ‘three-peat’ in 2008 with a title-game win over Syracuse.

QUICK FACTS

Location: Anchorage, AlaskaEnrollment: 19,486Founded: 1977Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & GoldConference: Great Northwest Athletic ConferenceArena: Wells Fargo Sports Complex (1,250) & Sullivan Arena (8,700)Web Site: GoSeawolves .comAthletic Director: Dr . Steve CobbHead Coach: Tim Moser Rec . at UAA/Overall: 84-15, 3 yearsAssistant Coaches: Rebecca Alvidrez, Mari Riser2008-09 Record: 31-42008-09 Conf . Record: 14-2 (t-1st)2009 Postseason: NCAA SemifinalsLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/7Newcomers: 12

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERNicci Miller 10 .5 5 .5 36 .4 3FG%Tamar Gruwell 7 .0 2 .9 38 .3 3FG%Kiki Taylor 6 .2 4 .0 2 .6 apg

Tamar GruwellSenior Guard

Tim MoserHead Coach

SEAWOlF ROSTER NO. NAmE POS. HT. cL. HOmETOWN (PREVIOUS TEAm)

0 Nicci Miller F 5-10 Sr . Denver, Colo . (Hinkley HS/Central Arizona Coll .) 2 Brittany Collins F 5-11 Sr . Santa Barbara, Calif . (Alemany HS/Santa Barbara CC) 3 Jessica Dela Cruz G 5-10 Jr . Galt, Calif . (GHS/San Joaquin Delta College) 4 Torle Nenbee G 5-8 Jr . Salt Lake City, Utah (Cypress HS/Snow College) 5 Jordan Martin G 5-6 Fr . Anchorage (East HS) 10 Kiki Taylor G 5-6 Sr . Colorado Springs, Colo . (Harrison HS/W . Nebraska CC) 12 Leah Stepovich G 5-7 Sr . Fairbanks (Monroe Catholic HS/Seattle University) 13 Alex Coon F 5-10 Fr . Wasilla (Colony HS) 14 Tamar Gruwell G 5-8 Sr . Fairfield, Calif . (Vacaville HS/Sierra College) 21 Kaitlin McBride G 5-8 Jr . Bothell, Wash . (Bothell HS/Yakima Valley CC) 23 Alysa Horn F 5-11 Fr . Kodiak (Kodiak HS) 25 Nikki Aden G/F 5-8 Jr . Portland, Ore . (West Linn HS) 30 Sarah Herrin G 5-8 Jr . Nikiski (NHS/Alaska Fairbanks) 33 Viki Wohlers C 6-4 So . Wolfenbüttel, Germany (Conserve [WI] Sch ./Oregon St .) 35 Brooke Larsen F 6-0 Fr . Kearns, Utah (Kearns HS) 43 Kelsie Gourdin F 5-10 Jr . Littleton, Colo . (Heritage HS/Mesa State) 50 Hanna Johansson F 6-2 So . Gothenburg, Sweden (Sanda HS)

who paced the team with a .554 field-goal per-centage as a rookie. The 6-2 Swede was UAA’s second-leading rebounder (5.0) and third-leading scorer (6.7) in NCAA Tournament play. Another European import, 6-4 German native Viki Wohlers will repeat her sophomore season after being granted a redshirt from her freshman season at Oregon State. Senior Brittany Collins brings leadership off the bench after appearing in 20 games as a junior. In addition, Moser will draw a wealth of experience from five returning redshirts, includ-ing four from the Alaska prep ranks. Mesa State transfer Kelsie Gourdin is the only ‘Lower-48er’ among the group, and the Colorado native brings strong credentials after earning First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference West Division honors as a sopho-more in 2007-08, averaging 13.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg. Senior Leah Stepovich (Fairbanks/Monroe Catholic HS) and junior Sarah Herrin (Nikiski HS) are familiar names to both Alaska basketball fans (combining for three Class 3A Player of the Year awards), while Kodiak’s Alysa Horn and

After two straight NCAA Division II Final Fours and the program’s first Great Northwest Athletic Conference title last year, Alaska Anchorage is unlikely to sneak up on any of its opponents in 2009-10. A slight favorite – according to the league’s preseason coaches’ poll – to retain the GNAC title that they shared last year, the Seawolves return three starters and two major bench con-tributors from last season’s 31-4 club. So while three-time GNAC Player of the Year Rebecca Kielpinski is gone in the middle, there is plentiful evidence that two-time GNAC Coach of the Year Tim Moser has restocked with enough talent to garner continued national respect. Leading the way will be those two main-stays of last year’s playoff run – senior guards Tamar Gruwell and Kiki Taylor. The team’s third-leading scorer (7.0 ppg), Gruwell canned 51 three-pointers at a .383 clip as a junior. In the NCAA Tournament, the California native was at her best, averaging 8.6 points, shooting .529 from long range, and earn-ing a spot on the West Region all-tourney team. Meanwhile, Taylor was one of only two Seawolves to start all 35 games, averaging 6.2 points and team-highs of 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game. A strong ball-handler, she also earned the team’s ‘best defensive player’ honor for a UAA crew that led the nation in opponent field-goal percentage (.318). At the wing, Moser returns a pair of players who can score from anywhere on the floor with junior Nikki Aden and senior Nicci Miller. A part-time starter as a sophomore, Aden is the only player on the 2009-10 roster to con-tribute to both Final Four squads. Miller returns healthy and motivated after suffering a concus-sion in mid-February that cut her season short after 24 games, including 17 starts. The team’s leading scorer (10.5 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (5.5) is an explosive offensive force and an aggressive rebounder. Three more returners grace the Seawolf front court, led by sophomore Hanna Johansson,

DID YOU KNOW?• With 84 victories over the past three seasons, the

Seawolves have the 3rd-most wins in NCAA Division II women’s basketball in that span .

• UAA accepted its largest gift ever when an anonymous donor bestowed $7 million to the university in April 2009 .

Senior point guard Kiki Taylor

East Anchorage’s Jordan Martin, hope to make a splash as redshirt freshmen. UAA’s three junior-college transfers – Kaitlin McBride, Jessica Dela Cruz and Torle Nenbee – are another reason Moser is so high on his backcourt’s potential. Three true freshmen – former Colony High star Alex Coon, Utah native Brooke Larsen, and Australian Sigourney Thompson – will fight hard to crack the lineup as well.


ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES

Sophomore guard Shanasa Sanders

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Location: Cincinnati, OhioEnrollment: 36,518Founded: 1819Nickname: BearcatsColors: Red & BlackConference: Big EastArena: Fifth Third Arena (13,176)Web Site: GoBearcats .comAthletic Director: Mike ThomasHead Coach: Jamelle Elliott Record at UC/Overall: First seasonAssistant Coaches: Mark Ehlen, LaRita Wilcher, E . Todd Moore2008-09 Record: 14-172008-09 Conf . Record: 3-13 (16th)2009 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2Newcomers: 4

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERKahla Roudebush 16 .3 3 .9 3 .3 apgShanasa Sanders 7 .6 3 .3 2 .2 apgShelly Bellman 6 .9 3 .8 1 .8 apg

Kahla RoudebushSenior Guard

Jamelle ElliottHead Coach

BEARCAT ROSTER

NO. NAmE POS. HT. cL. HOmETOWN (PREVIOUS TEAm)

5 Chanel Chisholm G 5-11 Jr . Long Island, N .Y . (North Babylon HS) 12 Shareese Ulis G 5-7 Jr . Toledo, Ohio (Waite HS) 14 Shanasa Sanders G 5-7 So . Jacksonville, Fla . (Ribault Senior HS) 20 Kahla Roudebush G 5-8 Sr . Noblesville, Ind (Hamilton Southeastern HS) 21 Bryonna Snow F 6-1 Fr . Blue Springs, Mo . (Blue Springs HS) 22 Shelly Bellman G/F 5-10 Sr . Ottawa, Ohio (Ottawa-Glandorf HS) 23 Carla Jacobs G 5-7 Jr . Cleveland, Ohio (Regina HS) 30 Val Schuster G/F 6-1 So . Wausau, Wis . (Wausau Newman Senior HS) 32 Elese Daniel F 5-11 Fr . South Bend, Ind . (Clay HS) 34 Stephanie Stevens G 5-7 Sr . Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central HS) 35 Daress McClung G/F 6-0 Fr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Lawrence North HS) 52 Michelle Jones F 6-1 Sr . Cincinnati, Ohio (Mt . Notre Dame HS)

to the Bearcats’ backcourt efforts, will have two years of eligibility remaining. Chanel Chisholm, a Long Island, N.Y. native, spent two seasons at SEC power Vanderbilt, where she played in 53 career games. The 5-11 guard averaged 5.0 points per game in 2008-09, helping the Commodores to the Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship and a spot in the NCAA Sweet 16. Due to NCAA transfer guidelines, Chisholm will sit out the 2009-10 season and have two years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2010-11 campaign. Missouri native Bryonna Snow, a 6-1 for-ward, gives UC a great rebounder with the size to be productive in the Big East. Elese Daniel, a 5-11 forward from South Bend, Ind., was a four-year starter at Clay High School where she averaged 12.1 points and a team-leading 7.9 rebounds per game her senior season, and with Indianapolis native Daress McClung, a 6-0

A new chapter began at the University of Cincinnati on May 5, 2009 when Jamelle Elliott was named the school’s eighth head women’s basketball coach. A former student-athlete and assistant coach at Connecticut, Elliott instantly injected the program with a jolt of excitement. She brings nearly two decades of experi-ence under Huskies Hall of Fame Coach Geno Auriemma to campus and, in her first few months on the job, has already sent the Bearcats down the right path in assembling a proven staff and a quality roster with five new faces for the 2009-10 season. With only six returners from last season’s team, and senior guard/forward Shelly Bellman lost to injury for the season, Elliott looks forward to giving this new squad a boost and restoring the program to Big East prominence. The Bearcats look to build on a 2008-09 season that saw them earn wins in 12 of their first 15 games. UC outshot its opponents.408 to .389 in field goal percentage, including a .330 to .321 three-point field advantage, before falling to South Florida in the second round of the Big East Championship. Despite the lack of returning depth, of the six players back from last season, four bring senior leadership in guard Stephanie Stevens and 5th-year seniors Kahla Roudebush, Michelle Jones and Bellman. Roudebush returns after an impressive sea-son in which she led the team in scoring (16.3 ppg), steals (41) and assists (103). She will be depended on to lead an offense that is without any other returning players with double-digit scoring averages, but will also have five new teammates on campus to shoulder some of the weight. The Bearcats add two transfers and three freshmen to this season’s roster to complement the veterans. Shareese Ulis, a 5-7 guard, is a transfer from Trinity Valley (Texas) CC, where she aver-aged a solid line of 12.0 points, 3.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game. The Toledo, Ohio native, expected to contribute immediately

guard/forward, providing the toughness and ver-satility to play two positions, the future appears bright for the Bearcats.

DID YOU KNOW?• New head coach Jamelle Elliott finished her playing career at Connecticut as the Big East’s No . 5 all-time rebounder, grabbing 558 boards from 1992-96 .

• An 1892 graduate of UC, Joseph Strauss went on to design over 500 bridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s . Strauss placed a brick from UC’s original McMicken Hall in the Golden Gate’s south anchorage .


CINCINNATI BEARCATS

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Location: Conway, South CarolinaEnrollment: 8,100Founded: 1954Nickname: ChanticleersColors: Teal, Bronze & BlackConference: Big SouthArena: Kimbel Arena (1,039)Web Site: GoCCUsports .comAthletic Dir .: Warren D . “Moose” KoegelHead Coach: Alan LeForce Record at CCU: 175-164, 12 years Overall Record: 415-340, 26 yearsAssistants: Mark Kost, Shameka Montgomery, Frank Moorehead2008-09 Record: 16-142008-09 Conf . Record: 8-8 (5th)2009 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/1Newcomers: 1

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERSydnei Moss 12 .1 7 .0 1 .1 spgAmanda Stull 9 .9 5 .9 2 .8 apgKendra Reynolds 8 .5 6 .1 44 .7 FG%

Amanda StullSenior Guard

Alan LeForceHead Coach

CHANTIClEER ROSTER

NO. NAmE POS. HT. cL. HOmETOWN (HIGH ScHOOL/PREVIOUS TEAm)

3 Katie Ahaus G 5-7 Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Southport HS/Vincennes Univ .) 11 Lauren Grochowski F 5-11 Jr . Naperville, Ill . (Central HS) 12 Amanda Stull G 5-9 Sr . Rushville, Ind . (Rushville Consolidated HS) 15 Olivia Irick G 5-7 So . Columbia, S .C . (W .J . Keenan HS) 21 Sydnei Moss G/F 5-10 Jr . North Augusta, S .C . (NAHS) 22 Devin Rivers F/C 6-1 Sr . Miami, Fla . (Felix Varela HS) 24 Katie White C 6-3 Jr . St . Charles, Ill . (East HS) 30 Courtney Grambley F 6-1 So . Morrow, Ohio (Little Miami HS) 32 Jessica Noll F 6-0 Jr . Myrtle Beach, S .C . (St . James HS) 40 Kendra Reynolds F 6-0 Sr . South Bend, Ind . (Riley HS/Olney Central JC) 42 Taylor Epley C 6-0 So . Newburgh, Ind . (Castle HS) 44 Elizabeth Weaver F 5-10 Sr . Unicoi, Tenn . (Unicoi County HS)

player once again this year. Holding down the frontcourt will be three-year veteran Devin Rivers. Rivers was plagued with injuries her junior year, but managed to score 6.0 points per game and grab 50 offensive rebounds. The quiet leader has always played great defense, tallying 31 steals last year. With the hard work in the offseason, Rivers could be another offensive threat for the Chanticleers. Fellow senior post player Kendra Reynolds started at midseason last year due to NCAA transfer rules, but sparked the Chanticleers in Big South Conference play. Reynolds’ productivity and vocal leadership will contribute to the team this year. Also returning to the front court will be juniors Jessica Noll and Katie White. Both contributed significant playing time last year. Noll averaged 4.8 ppg, while White recorded 47 blocks, ranking second in the league. Courtney Grambley and Taylor Epley also return to the post for their sophomore campaigns.

Experience and talent will push the Coastal Carolina women’s basketball team into the 2009-10 season. The Chanticleers return four starters and 11 letterwinners, all of whom played an aver-age of 25.1 minutes last season. “I think we’re going to play well together,” head coach Alan LeForce said. “I don’t think it’s going to matter who scores the points; it’s going to matter that we want to be successful.” Of course, few in college basketball possess the experience of Coastal’s Alan LeForce, who is entering his 13th year as head coach of the Chanticleers and has over 50 years in the coach-ing game. LeForce has earned many honors and accolades, last year acquiring his 400th win as a coach when the Chanticleers beat Erskine, 65-49 on Nov. 14, 2008. On the court, the Chanticleers backcourt will be spearheaded by senior Amanda Stull. Stull has been a three-year starter and has only missed one game in her four years. Stull plays an unselfish game on the court, racking up 83 assists and averaging 9.9 points per game last season. LeForce is looking for Stull to be a consis-tent scoring threat for the Chanticleers. “Amanda has a wealth of talent,” Leforce said. “She’s been shooting the ball really well this fall, and I think we can look to her to shoot 14-16-18 shots a game.” Despite being a freshman, 5-7 guard Olivia Irick made an impact last season by averaging 3.8 points per game. This year, she will be looked to be a versatile around the backcourt. The only newcomer to the team, junior Katie Ahaus, is expected to take over the point guard position after transferring from Vincennes (Ind.) University. “She possesses good leadership abilities,” LeForce said. “She’s vocal, hardworking, leads by example, and very unselfish. I can see her making an impact as far being as a leader.” A second-team All-Big South honoree last year, Sydnei Moss will return to the wing posi-tion. Moss led the Chanticleers in most offen-sive categories, including points (12.1 ppg) and rebounds (7.0 rpg). The junior registered double-figure scoring in 20 out of 25 games and tallied three double-doubles. Moss will be an impact

DID YOU KNOW?• Coastal women’s basketball coach Alan LeForce and baseball coach Gary Gilmore have combined for more than

1,200 victories at the collegiate level .

• Coastal’s mascot (pronounced SHON-ti-clear) comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales – more specifically, from the Nun’s Priest Tale, a story within the classic volume . The Chanticleer is a proud and fierce rooster who dominates the barnyard .

Junior guard/forward Sydnei Moss

Each made contributions filling in for injured players, and both girls contribute strength in the front court.


COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS

Senior guard Jessica Jackson

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Location: Cullowhee, N .C .Enrollment: 9,000Founded: 1889Nickname: Lady CatamountsColors: Purple & GoldConference: SouthernArena: Ramsey Regional Activity Ctr . (7,826)Web Site: CatamountSports .comAthletic Director: Chip SmithHead Coach: Karen Middleton Record at WCU: First season Overall Record: SameAssistant Coaches: Tre’ka McMillian, Jonelle Streed, Hillary Beck2008-09 Record: 21-122008-09 Conf . Record: 14-6 (3rd)2009 Postseason: NCAA 1st RoundLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3Newcomers: 4

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHEREmily Clarke 9 .5 4 .4 43% 3FGKristen Feemster 6 .1 5 .3 49% FGJessica Jackson 4 .1 2 .1 3 .5 apg

Heather Swayne Senior Guard

Karen MiddletonHead Coach

rebounds a year ago, leading the team at 43.4 percent from long range. Clarke was at her best in the SoCon Tournament run, playing 43 minutes in the title-game win and earning all-tourney honors. Another key returner is Kaila’Shea Menendez, who was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team. The Raleigh native played in 32 games her rookie season, scoring double fig-ures on four occasions and shooting 82.1 percent from the free-throw line. The new faces include redshirt freshman Janae’ McKinney, true freshmen Caroline Laughter and Richelle Price, and University of Alabama transfer Caitilin Hollifield. The Catamounts hope that McKinney, who was forced to sit out with an injury last year, will be back to the form that made her the 2008 Class 3A State Player of the Year in Georgia.

Western Carolina will look to defend its 2009 Southern Conference Tournament crown and they will do so under the direction of first-year head coach Karen Middleton, who took over the reigns of the program in May. The Catamounts are coming off their his-toric, 101-87 triple-overtime victory – tied for the longest-ever women’s conference title game – over College of Charleston in the Southern Conference Tournament. With the win, Western Carolina captured its second SoCon crown and first since 2005. The club earned a program-best No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament before falling in the first round to Vanderbilt. The 21-12 record gave WCU a third straight 20-win season as well as a third straight postsea-son berth. But the Catamounts will have to over-come the loss of their top two scorers with the graduation of all-time three-point leader Lauren Powell and SoCon Tournament MVP Brooke Johnson, who led the team last season with 10.9 points per game. Luckily Middleton inherits a veteran squad, with two returning starters, and a combined total of nine letterwinners. Senior leadership will be the key as she will rely on guards Jessica Jackson and Heather Swayne, plus forward Kristen Feemster. “I can’t say enough about our seniors’ expe-rience and the leaderhip they provide,” Middleton said. “They have had incredible careers, thus far, and we want to make this one the best year yet.” Feemster and Swayne begin the season with more than 200 combined games played, sharing the court for the past three seasons. Feemster pro-duced WCU’s best field-goal percentage (.489) as a junior, while Swayne was tops from the free-throw line (.838). Meanwhile, Jackson ably took over the point guard spot last season after transferring from South Florida. The Georgia native started 32 of 33 contests, averaging 4.1 points and a team-high 3.5 assists. Emily Clarke, another Georgian and 32-game starter, was recently named to the SoCon’s preseason all-conference team. The 5-10 junior wing averaged 9.5 points and 4.4

Laughter is coming off a 2,000-point prep career and senior averages of 22.2 points, 7.3 assists, 8.4 steals and 8.4 rebounds, while Price brings an equally impressive resume with 1,500 career points. Price averaged a double-double last year as her team won a fourth straight district title. Hollifield will be eligible to play in mid-December after having to sit out the first half of the season due to transfer rules.

DID YOU KNOW?• Senior Kristine Feemster was nominated for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior Class Award, mak-

ing the top 30 list . Feemster becomes the second consecutive WCU women’s basketball player to be nominated for the prestigious award, follow-ing Brooke Johnson in 2008-09 .

• The WCU ‘Pride of the Mountains’ marching band was this year’s recipient of the prestigious Sudler Trophy . The honor recognizes “collegiate marching bands of particular excellence who have made outstanding contributions to the American way of life .”

lADY CATAMOUNT ROSTER

NO. NAmE POS. HT. cL. HOmETOWN (HIGH ScHOOL/PREVIOUS TEAm)

2 Caitlin Hollifield F 6-1 So . Knoxville, Tenn . (Powell/Alabama) 3 Heather Swayne G 6-0 Sr . Raleigh, N .C . (Wakefield HS) 5 Janae’ McKinney G/F 5-10 Fr . Columbus, Ga . (Kendrick HS) 10 Jessica Jackson G 5-6 Sr . Roswell, Ga . (Roswell HS/South Florida) 11 Diamond Hunnicutt G/F 5-10 So . Jonesboro, Ga . (Landmark Christian School) 13 Emily Clarke G/F 5-10 Jr . Snellville, Ga . (South Gwinnett HS) 21 Brittany Ferguson F 5-10 So . Macon, Ga . (Westside HS) 22 Kaila’Shea Menendez G 5-8 So . Raleigh, N .C . (Wakefield HS) 32 Richelle Price F 6-1 Fr . Mechanicsville, Va . (Atlee HS) 33 Kristen Feemster F 6-0 Sr . Clover, S .C . (Clover HS) 35 Kendra Carroll G 5-8 Jr . Paintsville, Ky . (Paintsville Independent HS) 40 Caroline Laughter G 5-9 Fr . Hickory, N .C . (Tabernacle Christian School) 42 TT Belcher F/C 6-1 So . Concord, N .C . (Concord HS)


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AlASKA ANCHORAGE 0 Nicci Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 2 Brittany Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 3 Jessica Dela Cruz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 4 Torle Nenbee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 5 Jordan Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 10 Kiki Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 12 Leah Stepovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 13 Alex Coon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 14 Tamar Gruwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 21 Kaitlin McBride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 23 Alysa Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 25 Nikki Aden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 30 Sarah Herrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 33 Viki Wohlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 35 Brooke Larsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 43 Kelsie Gourdin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 50 Hanna Johansson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

CINCINNATI 5 Chanel Chisholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 12 Shareese Ulis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 14 Shanasa Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 20 Kahla Roudebush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 21 Bryonna Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 22 Shelly Bellman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 23 Carla Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 30 Val Schuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 32 Elese Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 34 Stephanie Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 35 Daress McClung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 52 Michelle Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

COASTAl CAROlINA 3 Katie Ahaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Lauren Grochowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 12 Amanda Stull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 15 Olivia Irick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 21 Sydnei Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 22 Devin Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F/C 24 Katie White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 30 Courtney Grambley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 32 Jessica Noll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 40 Kendra Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 42 Taylor Epley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 44 Elizabeth Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

WESTERN CAROlINA 3 Heather Swayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 5 Janae’ McKinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 10 Jessica Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Diamond Hunnicutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 13 Emily Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 21 Brittany Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 22 Kaila’Shea Menendez . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 32 Richelle Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 33 Kristen Feemster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 35 Kendra Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 40 Caroline Laughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 42 TT Belcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F/C


WOMEN’S SHOOTOUT SCORECARD

1980mar. 14: Iowa 68, Wyoming 65UAA 74, Nevada 52mar. 15: Wyoming 73, Nevada 52 (3rd/4th)Iowa 73, UAA 52 (1st/2nd)

mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERCindy Haugejorde, IowaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Sue Beckwith, Iowa; Eva Robinson, UAA; Nancy Stassek, UAA; Rita Makovicka, Wyoming

1981mar. 20: San Diego State 72, Purdue 48Houston 93, Alaska Fairbanks 48Hawaii 59, New Mexico 52Notre Dame 59, UAA 58mar. 21: New Mexico 88, Alaska Fairbanks 73Houston 100, Hawaii 43Purdue 68, UAA 63San Diego State 71, Notre Dame 32mar. 22: UAF 56, UAA 55 (7th/8th)Purdue 62, New Mexico 51 (4th/6th)Hawaii 61, Notre Dame 56 (3rd/5th)San Diego State 50, Houston 41 (1st/2nd)

mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERDiena Pels, San Diego StateAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Judy Porter, San Diego

State; Marsha Owens, San Diego State; Kip Anderson, Houston; Vickey French, Houston; Betty Duthard, Houston; Michele Latimore, Houston; Sue Bartz, Purdue; Ellen Hannan, Alaska Fairbanks; Eva Robinson, UAA

1982Feb. 26: Minnesota 80, Washington 79Indiana 63, Arkansas 60Utah State 81, UAA 66Arizona State 68, San Francisco 56Feb. 27: Washington 76, San Francisco 73Minnesota 76, Arizona State 58Arkansas 85, UAA 52Indiana 70, Utah State 57Feb. 28: UAA 82, USF 79 (7th/8th)Arkansas 75, Washington 70 (4th/6th)Arizona State 115, Utah State 70 (3rd/5th)Minnesota 70, Indiana 66 (1st/2nd)

mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERLaura Coenen, MinnesotaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Karen Murray, Washington; Kym Hampton, Arizona State; Marty Dahlen, Minnesota; Bettye Fiscus, Arkansas; Julie Wetherington, UAA; Debbie Hunter, Minnesota; Denise Jackson, Indiana; Cassandra Lander, Arizona State; Rachelle Bostic, Indiana

1983Feb. 25: Drake 83, Georgia Tech 61Wichita State 75, South Florida 52Stanford 74, UAA 46Old Dominion 79, Pennsylvania 41Feb. 26: Georgia Tech 82, South Florida 65Pennsylvania 62, UAA 60Wichita State 85, Drake 81Old Dominion 83, Stanford 49Feb. 27: UAA 84, South Florida 75 (7th/8th)Georgia Tech 75, Pennsylvania 58 (4th/6th)Drake 85, Stanford 73 (3rd/5th)ODU 76, Wichita St . 53 (1st/2nd)

mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERLorri Bauman, DrakeAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Sandy Hawthorne, Pennsylvania; Kay Reik, Drake; Mary Klinewski, South Florida; Medina Dixon, Old Dominion; Janet Rickstrew, UAA; Anita Malone, Georgia Tech; Lisa Hodgson, Wichita State; Angie Paccione; Stanford; Jackie Wilson, Wichita State; Anne Donovan, Old Dominion

1984Feb. 24: Idaho 68, Miami 66UNLV 70, Georgia State 57Florida State 77, UAA 63Texas 96, Pepperdine 68Feb. 25: Georgia State 88, Miami 79UAA 76, Pepperdine 74UNLV 81, Idaho 63Texas 89, Florida State 43Feb. 26: Miami 67, Pepperdine 43 (7th/8th)UAA 84, Georgia State 83 (4th/6th)Idaho 75, Florida State 74 (3rd/5th)Texas 82, UNLV 60 (1st/2nd)

mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERAnnette Smith, TexasAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Krista Dunn, Idaho; Maureen Formico, Pepperdine; Maxine Farmer, Georgia State; Andrea Lloyd, Texas; Joanie Bowles, Miami; Rochelle Oliver, UNLV; Debbie Clare, UAA; Sue Galkantas, Florida State; Kamie Ethridge, Texas; Misty Thomas, UNLV

1985Feb. 22: Penn State 97, Yale 47Louisville 88, Hawaii 58North Carolina 79, UAA 62Louisiana Tech 79, Loyola Marymount 52Feb. 23: Hawaii 68, Yale 59UAA 69, Loyola Marymount 52Penn State 105, Louisville 69Louisiana Tech 80, North Carolina 59Feb. 24: LMU 59, Yale 57 (7th/8th)Hawaii 67, UAA 65 (OT) (4th/6th)North Carolina 86, Louisville 71 (3rd/5th)Louisiana Tech 88, Penn State 69 (1st/2nd)

mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERDawn Royster, North CarolinaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Tori Harrison, Louisiana Tech; Devita Ceasar, Louisville; Sue Johnson, Yale; Kim Everett, Hawaii; Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech; Cheryl Bishop, UAA; Kahadeeja Herbert, Penn State; Jackie Spencer, Louisville;

Annette Smith averaged 22.3 points, 3.3 steals and shot 51 percent in 1984 to earn Most Outstanding Player honors. Smith went on to help the Longhorns to the NCAA title the next season and was eventually became inducted to her school’s Hall of Fame.


WOMEN’S SHOOTOUT YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

Pam Gant, Louisiana Tech; Suzie McConnell, Penn State

1986Feb. 28: NE Louisiana 107, Iona 55Western Kentucky 98, UAA 78SMU 74, San Diego 73 (OT)USC 115, Utah State 45mar. 1: Iona 78, UAA 66San Diego 60, Utah State 56NE Louisiana 88, Western Kentucky 84USC 121, SMU 61mar. 2: UAA 81, Utah State 62 (7th/8th)Iona 73, San Diego 67 (4th/6th)Western Kentucky 76, SMU 66 (3rd/5th)NE Louisiana 70, USC 68 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERLisa Ingram, Northeast LouisianaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Lillie Mason, Western Kentucky; Debbie Theroux, San Diego; Joann Ryan, Iona; Chrissa Hailey, Northeast Louisiana; Cherie Nelson, Southern California; Felicia Bluitt, Southern Methodist; Sonya Kennedy, UAA; Clemette Haskins, Western Kentucky; Cheryl Miller, Southern California; E .J . Lee, Northeast Louisiana

1987Feb. 27: New Orleans 67, Gonzaga 55Mississippi State 81, Miami 67Alabama Birmingham 83, UAA 78Memphis State 103, Radford 79Feb. 28: Miami 79, Gonzaga 52UAA 85, Radford 66New Orleans 54, Mississippi State 50Memphis State 84, Alabama Birmingham 76mar. 1: Gonzaga 70, Radford 67 (7th/8th)Miami 71, UAA 62 (4th/6th)Mississippi State 63, UAB 51 (3rd/5th)New Orleans 84, Memphis State 61 (1st/2nd)OUTSTANDING PLAYERKunshinge Sorrell, Mississippi StateAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Angela King, UAB; Maria

Rivera, Miami; Sandy Woodson, New Orleans; Tammy Tibbles, Gonzaga; Connie Hibler, Memphis State; Toni Smiley, Miami; Robin Graul, UAA; Carvie Upshaw, New Orleans; Wanda Dillard, Memphis State

1988Feb. 26: Arkansas St . 82, U .S . International 66UNLV 65, Baylor 47South Carolina 78, UAA 60W . Kentucky 90, Fordham 64Feb. 27: U .S . International 74, Baylor 71UAA 93, Fordham 77UNLV 68, Arkansas State 65South Carolina 65, W . Kentucky 64Feb. 28: Baylor 78, Fordham 69 (7th/8th)UAA 92, U .S . International 73 (4th/6th)W . Kentucky 60, Arkansas State (3rd/5th)South Carolina 98, UNLV 97 (OT) (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERMartha Parker, South CarolinaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Zennia Hayes, Arkansas State; Tandreia Green, Western Kentucky; Jeanine Radice, Fordham; Maggie Davis, Baylor; Denise Ballenger, UNLV; Sonya Carter, U .S . International; Schonna Banner; South Carolina; Robin Graul, UAA; Brigette Combs, Western Kentucky; Pauline Jordan, UNLV

1989Feb. 24: Old Dominion 77, UTEP 71San Diego State 71, Monmouth 49Providence 89, UAA 78Stephen F . Austin 100, Portland State 65Feb. 25: UTEP 64, Monmouth 53UAA 102, Portland State 83Old Dominion 90, San Diego State 69Stephen F . Austin 95, Providence 80Feb. 26: PSU 80, Monmouth 69 (7th/8th)UTEP 83, UAA 82 (OT) (4th/6th)San Diego State 77, Providence 69 (3rd/5th)S .F . Austin 96, Old Dominion 81 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERConnie Cole, Stephen F . AustinAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Cathy Kuntz, Portland State; Lisa Watson, UTEP; Danya Reed, Stephen F . Austin; Kim McQuarter, Old Dominion; Diane Dobrich, UAA; Chana Perry, San Diego State; Tracy Lis, Providence; Robin Graul, UAA; Portia Hill, Stephen F . Austin; Kelly Lyons, Old Dominion

1990Feb. 23: South Alabama 99, S . Utah State 71Temple 87, Georgia Tech 79UAA 77, Boise State 76Wake Forest 81, Southern Methodist 64Feb. 24: Georgia Tech 87, S . Utah State 75Boise State 75, Southern Methodist 66South Alabama 74, Temple 65UAA 87, Wake Forest 84Feb. 25: SMU 106, S . Utah 103 (3ot) (7th/8th)Georgia Tech 93, Boise State 66 (4th/6th)Temple 68, Wake Forest 64 (3rd/5th)UAA 88, South Alabama 87 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERDiane Dobrich, UAAAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Rhonda Bates, Temple; Sheila Wagner, Georgia Tech; Suzanne McAnally, Southern Methodist; Niki Gamez, Boise State; Kelly Lane, Temple; Marcey Clement, South Alabama; Greta Fadness, UAA; Jennie Mitchell, Wake Forest; Wendy Sturgis, UAA; Adrian Vickers, South Alabama

1991Feb. 22: Appalachian St . 92, New Mexico St . 89Louisville 98, Northern Arizona 58Georgia State 53, UAA 51Northern Illinois 103, Texas-San Antonio 73Feb. 23: New Mexico St . 94, N . Arizona 56UAA 97, UTSA 89 (ot)Louisville 109, Appalachian State 61Northern Illinois 73, Georgia State 66 Feb. 24: UTSA 79, N . Arizona 75 (7th/8th)UAA 102, New Mexico State 88 (4th/6th)Appalachian St . 80, Georgia St . 66 (3rd/5th)Northern Illinois 63, Louisville 60 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERLisa Foss, Northern IllinoisAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Gwen Doyle, Louisville; Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State; Denise Dove, Northern Illinois; Shellye Fisher, Georgia State; Kelly Rose, Louisville; Greta Fadness, UAA; Tammy Rogers, Texas-San Antonio; Tracy Goetsch, New Mexico State; Wendy Sturgis, UAA; Nell Knox, Louisville

1992Feb. 28: Penn State 63, Sacramento St . 60New Orleans 87, Marquette 85Baylor 78, UAA 73UMKC 61, SE Louisiana 55Feb. 29: Sacramento State 94, Marquette 56UAA 80, SE Louisiana 73Penn State 72, New Orleans 64UMKC 66, Baylor 54mar. 1: Marquette 104, SE La . 67 (7th/8th)Sacramento St . 73, UAA 68 (4th/6th)New Orleans 94, Baylor 48 (3rd/5th)Penn State 83, UMKC 62 (1st/2nd)



Southern Cal legend Cheryl Miller blows by Utah State’s Angela Ice in the first round of the 1986 tournament at the UAA Sports Center. Miller scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in what is still the biggest blowout, 115-45, in the history of the women’s tournament.

OUTSTANDING PLAYERSusan Robinson, Penn StateAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Kris Maskala, Marquette; Wendy Sturgis-Hildman, UAA; Ernie Middleton, New Orleans; Michelle Foster, SE Louisiana; LaNita Luckey, Baylor; Beth Clure, UAA; Kelly Walden, UMKC; Kristy Ryan, Sacramento State; Julie Jenson, UMKC; Kathy Phillips, Penn State

1993Feb. 26: So . Methodist 106, NE Illinois 73Hawaii 80, UAA 65Feb. 27: UAA 73, NE Illinois 69Hawaii 90, Southern Methodist 68Feb. 28: Hawaii 98, NE Illinois 59Southern Methodist 68, UAA 60

OUTSTANDING PLAYERValerie Agee, HawaiiAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Kaui Wakita, Hawaii; Shanell Thomas, Southern Methodist; Sherri Berg, UAA; Jennifer Hurt, Hawaii; Shelly Hurst, Northeastern Illinois

1994 (Jan.)Jan. 6: Rhode Island 82, NE Louisiana 78Montana State 70, UAA 56Jan. 7: Rhode Island 75, Montana State 55NE Louisiana 68, UAA 66Jan. 8: NE Louisiana 60, Montana St . 59 Rhode Island 84, UAA 62

OUTSTANDING PLAYERDayna Smith, Rhode Island

All-TournAmenT TeAm: Marcie Byrd, Rhode Island; Crystal Steward, Northeast Louisiana; Allegra Stoetzel, UAA; Ronda Harrison, Northeast Louisiana; Cass Bauer, Montana State

1994 (Dec.)Dec. 19: Clemson 82, Army 56Providence 73, William & Mary 58UNC Greensboro 83, UAA 76UCLA 81, Georgia Tech 69Dec. 20: William & Mary 62, Army 59UAA 87, Georgia Tech 85Clemson 88, Providence 79UCLA 72, UNC Greensboro 70Dec. 21: Georgia Tech 86, Army (7th/8th)William & Mary 67, UAA 60 (4th/6th)Providence 105, UNCG 100 (3rd/5th)Clemson 79, UCLA 62 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERTara Saunooke, ClemsonAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Laura Cottrell, Clemson; Kisha Ford, Georgia Tech; Heidi Alderman, UAA; Aquendine Khasidis, William & Mary; Alisa Moore, UNC Greensboro; Nadine Malcolm, Providence; Julie Wheeler, Providence; Stephanie Ridgeway, Clemson; Kisa Hughes, UCLA; Nickey Hilbert, UCLA

1995Dec. 18: South Carolina 95, Marist 40Tulane 71, Xavier 63Arizona State 78, UAA 77Holy Cross 83, Loyola Marymount 65Dec. 19: Xavier 74, Marist 68UAA 87, Loyola Marymount 81South Carolina 72, Tulane 66Arizona State 67, Holy Cross 49Dec. 20: LMU 74, Marist 64 (7th/8th)Xavier 77, UAA 64 (4th/6th)Tulane 66, Holy Cross 54 (3rd/5th)South Carolina 83, Arizona State 71 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERShannon Johnson, South Carolina All-TournAmenT TeAm: Jean-Marie Lesko, Marist; Salina Anderson, UAA; Marlee Webb, Loyola Marymount; Amy Siefring, Xavier; Heidi Alderman, UAA; Lauren Maney, Holy Cross; Barbara Farris, Tulane; Charity Amama, Arizona State; Natalie Funderburk, South Carolina; Molly Tuter, Arizona State

1996Dec. 19: Toledo 79, Boston College 69Georgia 72, Weber State 44Brigham Young 91, UAA 62Oregon 74, Mercer 52Dec. 20: Weber State 67, Boston College 61Mercer 58, UAA 52Georgia 85, Toledo 52Oregon 82, Brigham Young 70Dec. 21: Boston College 66, UAA 35 (7th/8th)Weber State 58, Mercer 50 (4th/6th)Toledo 85, Brigham Young 69 (3rd/5th)Georgia 72, Oregon 55 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERTracy Henderson, GeorgiaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Arianne Boyer, Oregon; Christy Cogley, Mercer; Angela Drake . Toledo; Kari Gallup, BYU; Renae Fegent, Oregon; La’Keisha Frett, Georgia; Kedra Holland-Corn, Georgia; Kim Knuth, Toledo; Holly Porter, Boston College; Jodi Wimmer, Weber State

1997Dec. 18: Mississippi 68, Pepperdine 66Wisconsin 84, Manhattan 71Texas A&M 91, UAA 66Tennessee 98, Akron 63Dec. 19: Manhattan 64, Pepperdine 50Akron 86, UAA 77Wisconsin 83, Mississippi 63Tennessee 105, Texas A&M 81Dec. 20: Pepperdine 74, UAA 54 (7th/8th)Manhattan 64, Akron 50 (4th/6th)Mississippi 82, Texas A&M 79 (3rd/5th)Tennessee 87, Wisconsin 66 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERChamique Holdsclaw, TennesseeAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Tiffany Adkins, Mississippi; Tamika Catchings, Tennessee; Abby Hoy, Akron; Ann Klapperich, Wisconsin; Semeka Randall, Tennessee; Prissy Sharpe, Texas A&M; Dana Sulenski, Pepperdine; Katie Voigt, Wisconsin; Lorice Watson, Manhattan; Amy Yates, Texas A&M

1999Nov. 23: Louisville 69, UAA 58Kansas 69, Northern Arizona 40Nov 24: N . Arizona 69, UAA 64 (3rd/4th)Nov 25: Kansas 78, Louisville 68 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERLynn Pride, KansasAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Kara Kessans, Louisville; Jill Morton, Louisville; Brooke Reeves, Kansas; Stephanie Smith, UAA; Bridjette Wickham, Northern Arizona

2000Nov. 21: Rhode Island 66, UAA 65 Ohio State 80, Valparaiso 64Nov. 22: Valparaiso 76, UAA 67 (3rd) Ohio State 95, Rhode Island 60 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERJamie Lewis, Ohio StateAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Megan Buchmann, UAA; Courtney Coleman, Ohio State; Yatar Kuyateh, Rhode Island; Zinobia Machanguana, Rhode Island; Marlous Nieuwveen, Valparaiso

2001Nov. 20: Gonzaga 98, UAA 45Iowa 69, Marquette 54Nov. 21: Marquette 88, UAA 50 (3rd) Iowa 90, Gonzaga 73 (1st/2nd)

Hawaii guard Valerie Agee led her Rainbows to the title in 1993, when the tournament took on a round-robin format.



OUTSTANDING PLAYERLindsey Meder, IowaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Ashley Burke, Gonzaga; Rachel Klug, Marquette; Jennie Lillis, Iowa; Jessica Malone, Gonzaga; Jen Stoddard, UAA

2002Nov. 26: Nevada 67, UAA 49Indiana 61, Eastern Kentucky 49Nov. 27: UAA 77, Eastern Kentucky 74 (3rd)Nevada 68, Indiana 56 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERLaura Ingham, NevadaAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Kamie Jo Massey, UAA; Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky; Jenny DeMuth, Indiana; Kristen Bodine, Indiana; Ashley Bastian, Nevada

2003Nov. 25: UAA 61, Mount St . Mary’s 59Clemson 62, Brigham Young 56Nov. 26: BYU 70, Mount St . Mary’s 47 (3rd)UAA 61, Clemson 58 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERKamie Jo Massey, UAAAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Myriam Baccouche, Mount St . Mary’s; Danielle Cheesman, BYU; Tanya Nizich, UAA; Maggie Slosser, Clemson; Lakeia Stokes, Clemson

2004Nov. 23: Louisiana-Lafayette 88, UAA 48Stanford 90, Eastern Washington 51Nov. 24: Eastern Washington 82, UAA 69 (3rd)Stanford 67, Louisiana-Lafayette 47 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERCandice Wiggins, StanfordAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Felice Moore, Eastern Washington; Stephanie Beason, UAA; Ashley Blanche, Louisiana-Lafayette; Anna Petrakova, Louisiana-Lafayette; Kelley Suminski, Stanford

2005Nov. 22: Central Connecticut St . 77, UAA 51Arizona 96, Furman 63Nov. 23: Furman 74, UAA 54Cent . Connecticut St . 69, Arizona 65 (ot) (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERGabriella Guegbelet, Central Connecticut StateAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Tommi Paris, Furman; Natalie Jones, Arizona; Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA; Joy Hollingsworth, Arizona; Ashley Whisonant, Arizona

2006Nov. 21: UAA 62, Air Force 60UC Riverside 65, Butler 53Nov. 22: Air Force 62, Butler 61 (3rd)UAA 72, UC Riverside 67 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERRebecca Kielpinski, UAAAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Letricia Castillo, Air Force; Amber Cox, UC Riverside; Seyram Gbewonyo, UC Riverside; Ellen Hamilton, Butler; Jayci Stone, UAA

2007Nov. 20: UAA 80, Cleveland State 72 (ot)Santa Clara 69, Bradley 61Nov. 21: Cleveland State 82, Bradley 61 (3rd)UAA 52, Santa Clara 50 (1st/2nd)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERRebecca Kielpinski, UAAAll-TournAmenT TeAm: Kailey Klein, Cleveland State; Jen Gottschalk, Santa Clara; Maria Nilsson, UAA; Chandice Cronk, Santa Clara; Kalhie Quinones, UAA

2008Nov. 25: UAA 72, Cal State Northridge 44Syracuse 85, Jackson State 74Nov. 26: Jackson St . 73, Cal St . Northridge 65 (3rd)UAA 58, Syracuse 57 (Championship)

OUTSTANDING PLAYERRebecca Kielpinski, UAAAll-TournAmenT TeAm: DeQuisha Davis, Jackson State; Elisha Harris, Alaska Anchorage; Chandrea Jones, Syracuse; Erica Morrow, Syracuse; Jackie Thiel, Alaska Anchorage

Stanford point guard Candice Wiggins led her Cardinal to the Shootout title as a freshman in 2004 and is now a starter for the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.



Elisha Harris and host UAA got the best of fellow all-tourney pick Chandrea Jones and Syracuse with a 58-57 upset in the 2008 title game.

INDIVIDUAlPOINTS ScOREDGame: 46 by Lisa Ingram, Northeast Louisiana vs . Iona, 1986Tournament (2 games): 57 by Cindy Haugejorde, Iowa, 1980Tournament (3 games): 107 by Lorri Bauman, Drake, 1983

FIELD GOALS ATTEmPTEDGame: 37 by Adrian Vickers, South Alabama vs . Alaska Anchorage, 1990Tournament (2 games): 44 by Erica Morrow, Syracuse, 2008Tournament (3 games): 77 by Adrian Vickers, South Alabama, 1990

FIELD GOALS ScOREDGame: 21 by Adrian Vickers, South Alabama vs . Alaska Anchorage, 1990Tournament (2 games): 23 by Cindy Haugejorde, Iowa, 1980Tournament (3 games): 43 by Adrian Vickers, South Alabama, 1990

FIELD GOAL PERcENTAGEGame (min . 10 atts .): .909 (10-11) by Misty Thomas, UNLV vs . Idaho, 1984Tournament (2 games): .727 (8-11) by Brittany Waddell, UC Riverside, 2006Tournament (3 games): .815 (22-27) by Salina Anderson, Alaska Anchorage, 1995

Three-PoinT GoAls ATTemPTedGame: 17 by Shelly Hurst, Northeastern Illinois vs . Alaska Anchorage, 1993Tournament (2 games): 20 by Letricia Castillo, Air Force, 2006; and by Erica Morrow, Syracuse, 2008Tournament (3 games): 38 by Shelly Hurst, Northeastern Illinois, 1993; and by Jean-Marie Lesko, Marist, 1995

Three-PoinT GoAls scoredGame: 9 by Shannon Johnson, South Carolina vs . Arizona State; 1995Tournament (2 games): 9 by Jessica Malone, Gonzaga, 2001Tournament (3 games): 15 by Jean-Marie Lesko, Marist, 1995 Three-PoinT GoAl PercenTAGeGame (min . 5 atts .): 1 .000 (5-5) by Ashley Sykes, Southeastern Louisiana vs . Alaska Anchorage, 1992Tournament (2 games, min . 6 att .): .750 (6-8) Brittany Waddell, UC Riverside, 2006Tournament (3 games, min . 10 atts .): .727 (8-11) by Dayna Reed, Stephen F . Austin, 1989

FREE THROWS ATTEmPTEDGame: 19 by Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State vs . New Mexico State, 1991; and by Heidi Alderman, Alaska Anchorage vs . Loyola Marymount, 1995Tournament (2 games): 20 by Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage, 2006Tournament (3 games): 41 by Heidi Alderman, Alaska Anchorage, 1995

FREE THROWS ScOREDGame: 16 by Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State vs . New Mexico State, 1991; and by Heidi Alderman, Alaska Anchorage vs . Loyola Marymount, 1995Tournament (2 games): 15 by Eva Robinson, Alaska Anchorage, 1980; and by Juanita Ward, Syracuse, 2008Tournament (3 games): 34 by Robin Graul, Alaska Anchorage, 1987

FREE THROW PERcENTAGEGame (min . 10 atts .): 1 .000 (10-10) by Lisa Ingram, Northeast Louisiana vs . Iona, 1986; by Susan Robinson, Penn State, vs . Missouri-Kansas City, 1992Tournament (2 games, min . 14 att .): .929 (13-14) by Jill Morton, Louisville, 1999; & by Jayci Stone, Alaska Anchorage, 2006Tournament (3 games, min . 20 att .): .956 (22-23) by Susan Robinson, Penn State, 1992

mOST REBOUNDSGame: 25 by Cordelia Fulmore, Miami vs . Georgia State, 1984Tournament (2 games): 29 by Cindy Haugejorde, Iowa, 1980Tournament (3 games): 56 by Dawn Royster, North Carolina, 1985

mOST ASSISTSGame: 15 by Tiffany Martin, Georgia Tech vs . Alaska Anchorage, 1994Tournament (2 games): 20 by Jamie Lewis, Ohio State, 2000Tournament (3 games): 31 by Dayna Smith, Rhode Island, 1994

mOST STEALSGame: 12 by Kamie Ethridge, Texas vs . Pepperdine, 1984Tournament (2 games): 9 by Regina Ratigan, Nevada, 1980; and by Kamie Jo Massey, Alaska Anchorage, 2002Tournament (3 games): 20 by Bonnie Henson, Baylor, 1988

mOST BLOckED SHOTSGame: 12 by Carvie Upshaw, New Orleans vs . Mississippi State, 1987Tournament (2 games): 6 by Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage, 2008Tournament (3 games): 17 by Carvie Upshaw, New Orleans, 1987


WOMEN’S SHOOTOUT ALL-TIME RECORDS

Robin Graul made a Shootout-record 34 free throws in 1987 on her way to becoming Alaska Anchorage’s all-time leading scorer.

Texas guard Kamie Ethridge snagged 12 steals in the Longhorns’ blowout of Pepperdine in 1984.

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WOMEN’S SHOOTOUT ALL-TIME RECORDS

TEAMPOINTS ScOREDGame: 121 by Southern California vs . Southern Methodist, 1986Game (both teams): 209, Southern Methodist over Southern Utah (106-103), 1990Tournament (2 games): 179 by Ohio State, 2000Tournament (3 games): 304 by Southern California, 1986

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWEDGame: 34 by San Diego State vs . Notre Dame (71-34), 1981Game (fewest, both teams): 91, San Diego State over Houston (50-41), 1981Tournament (2 games): 97 by Stanford, 2004Tournament (3 games): 123 by San Diego State, 1981

LARGEST mARGINGame: 70 by Southern California vs . Utah State (115-45), 1986

FIELD GOALS ATTEmPTEDGame: 92 by Miami vs . Georgia State, 1984Tournament (2 games): 144 by Arizona, 2006Tournament (3 games): 235 by Southern Methodist, 1993

FIELD GOALS ScOREDGame: 48 by Southern California vs . Utah State, 1986Tournament (2 games): 67 by Ohio State, 2000Tournament (3 games): 124 by Stephen F . Austin, 1989

FIELD GOAL PERcENTAGEGame: .648 (46-71) by Northeast Louisiana vs . Iona, 1986Tournament (2 games): .554 (67-121) by Ohio State, 2000Tournament (3 games): .582 (124-213) by Stephen F . Austin, 1989

Three-PoinT GoAls ATTemPTedGame: 33 by Providence vs . Clemson, 1994Tournament (2 games): 49 by Alaska Anchorage, 2008Tournament (3 games): 76 by Providence, 1994

Three-PoinT GoAls scoredGame: 14 by Providence vs . Clemson, 1994Tournament (2 gms): 17 by Iowa and Gonzaga, 2001; and by Alaska Anchorage, 2008Tournament (3 games): 27 by Providence, 1994

Three-PoinT GoAl PercenTAGeGame (min . 5 atts .): .700 (7-10) by Hawaii vs . Northeastern Illinois 1993Tournament (2 games): .538 (14-26) by UC Riverside, 2006Tournament (3 games, min . 10 atts .): .727 (8-11) by Stephen F . Austin, 1989

FREE THROWS ATTEmPTEDGame: 49 by Georgia Tech vs . South Florida, 1983Tournament (2 games): 55 by Furman, 2005Tournament (3 games): 103 by Loyola Marymount, 1995

FREE THROWS ScOREDGame: 37 by Providence vs . UNC Greensboro, 1994Tournament (2 games): 44 by Alaska Anchorage, 2006Tournament (3 games): 69 by Loyola Marymount, 1995

FREE THROW PERcENTAGEGame: 1 .000 (22-22) by Eastern Kentucky vs . Alaska Anchorage, 2002Tournament (2 games): .851 (40-47) by Gonzaga, 2001Tournament (3 games): .855 (53-62) by Penn State, 1992

mOST REBOUNDSGame: 70 by Louisiana Tech vs . Loyola Marymount, 1985Tournament (2 games): 97 by Indiana, 2002Tournament (3 games): 183 by Louisville, 1991

mOST ASSISTSGame: 32 by Memphis State vs . Radford, 1987Tournament (2 games): 49 by Ohio State, 2000Tournament (3 games): 72 by Rhode Island, 1994

mOST STEALSGame: 25 by BYU vs . UAA, 1996; Southern California vs . SMU, 1986; Texas vs . Florida State, 1984Tournament (2 games): 34 by Stanford, 2004Tournament (3 games) 56 by Texas, 1984

2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout

Indiana center Angela Hawkins grabbed 24 of her team’s Shootout-record 97 rebounds in 2002.

Dasha Basova and the host Seawolves sank a record-tying 17 three-pointers in 2008.

Air Force 1-1 (2006)Akron 1-2 (1997)Alabama-Birmingham 1-2 (1987)Alaska Anchorage 29-45 (All)Alaska Fairbanks 1-2 (1981)Appalachian State 2-1 (1991)Arizona 1-1 (2005)Arizona State 4-2 (1982, 95)Arkansas 2-1 (1982)Arkansas State 1-2 (1988)Army 0-3 (1994)Baylor 2-4 (1988, 92)Boise State 1-2 (1990)Boston College 1-2 (1996)Bradley 0-2 (2007)Brigham Young 2-3 (1996, 2003)Butler 0-2 (2006)Cal State Northridge 0-2 (2008)Central Connecticut State 2-0 (2005)cincinnati (First appearance)Clemson 4-1 (1994, 2003)Cleveland State 1-1 (2007)coastal carolina (First appearance)Drake 2-1 (1983)Eastern Kentucky 0-2 (2002)Eastern Washington 1-1 (2004)Florida State 1-2 (1984)Fordham 0-3 (1988)Furman 1-1 (2005)Georgia 3-0 (1996)Georgia State 2-4 (1984, 91)Georgia Tech 5-4 (1983, 90, 94)Gonzaga 2-3 (1987, 2001)Hawaii 7-2 (1981, 85, 93)Holy Cross 1-2 (1995)Houston 2-1 (1981)Idaho 2-1 (1984)Indiana 3-2 (1982, 2002)Iona 2-1 (1986)Iowa 4-0 (1980, 2001)Jackson State 1-1 (2008)

Kansas 2-0 (1999)Louisiana-Lafayette 1-1 (2004)Louisiana Tech 3-0 (1985)Louisville 4-4 (1985, 91, 99)Loyola Marymount 1-5 (1985, 95)Manhattan 2-1 (1997)Marist 0-3 (1995)Marquette 2-3 (1992, 2001)Memphis State 2-1 (1987)Mercer 1-2 (1996)Miami, Fla . 3-3 (1984, 87)Minnesota 3-0 (1982)Mississippi 2-1 (1997)Mississippi State 2-1 (1987)Missouri-Kansas City 2-1 (1992)Monmouth 0-3 (1989)Montana State 1-2 (1994)Mount St . Mary’s 0-2 (2003)Nevada 2-2 (1980, 2002)New Mexico 1-2 (1981)New Mexico State 1-2 (1991)New Orleans 5-1 (1987, 92)North Carolina 2-1 (1985)North Carolina-Greensboro 1-2 (1994)Northeast Louisiana 5-1 (1986, 94)Northeastern Illinois 0-3 (1993)Northern Arizona 1-4 (1991, 99)Northern Illinois 3-0 (1991)Notre Dame 1-2 (1981)Ohio State 2-0 (2000)Old Dominion 5-1 (1983, 89)Oregon 2-1 (1996)Penn State 5-1 (1985, 92)Pennsylvania 1-2 (1983)Pepperdine 1-5 (1984, 97)Portland State 1-2 (1989)Providence 3-3 (1989, 94)Purdue 2-1 (1981)Radford 0-3 (1987)Rhode Island 4-1 (1994, 2000)

Sacramento State 2-1 (1992)San Diego 1-2 (1986)San Diego State 5-1 (1981, 89)San Francisco 0-3 (1982)Santa Clara 1-1 (2007)South Alabama 2-1 (1990)South Carolina 6-0 (1988, 95)South Florida 0-3 (1983)Southeastern Louisiana 0-3 (1992)Southern California 2-1 (1986)Southern Methodist 4-5 (1986, 90, 93)Southern Utah 0-3 (1990)Stanford 3-2 (1983, 2004)Stephen F . Austin 3-0 (1989)Syracuse 1-1 (2008)Temple 2-1 (1990)Tennessee 3-0 (1997)Texas 3-0 (1984)Texas A&M 1-2 (1997)Texas-El Paso 2-1 (1989)Texas-San Antonio 1-2 (1991)Toledo 2-1 (1996)Tulane 2-1 (1995)UC Riverside 1-1 (2006)UCLA 2-1 (1994)UNLV 4-2 (1984, 88)U .S . International 1-2 (1988)Utah State 1-5 (1982, 86)Valparaiso 1-1 (2000)Wake Forest 1-2 (1990)Washington 1-2 (1982)Weber State 2-1 (1996)Western carolina (First appearance)Western Kentucky 4-2 (1986, 88)Wichita State 2-1 (1983)William & Mary 2-1 (1994)Wisconsin 2-1 (1997)Wyoming 1-1 (1980)Xavier 2-1 (1995)Yale 0-3 (1985)

Host Alaska Anchorage and All-Tournament selection Maria Nilsson outraced eventual Big West Conference champion UC Riverside in 2006 for the first of their current string of three straight titles.


WOMEN’S SHOOTOUT ALL-TIME PARTICIPATION

Al Grillo

The Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shoot out began as a dream of Bob Rachal, who coached the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves during the 1977-78 season. Rachal, who died of cancer in 1985, wanted to put a fledgling UAA basketball program on the map and do it in style. With a personality reminiscent of a 19th century riverboat gambler, he parlayed an NCAA rule that said games outside the contiguous 48 states didn’t count against your normal allotment of 28, plus the lure of Alaska itself, into a winning hand. The big gamble was whether the UAA and the community could attract big-name schools to the new tournament, in Alaska of all places. The gamble paid off. Coaches jumped at the chance to squeeze in three “free” games against top-flight competition, not to mention the recruiting possibilities a trip to Alaska afforded. The first Sea Wolf Classic was played in November of 1978 in the 4,000-seat Buckner Field House at Fort Richardson near Anchorage. Each two-game session drew a disappointing average of only 2,500 people, until fans filled the gym to capacity on Sunday night to see the Wolfpack from North Carolina State defeat Louisville to win the tournament’s first champi-onship. The inaugural event received national press

attention and portions of the tournament were televised live to regional markets of the teams involved – a first for the state of Alaska. Most important, however, was the reaction of the visiting coaches, who praised the hospitality, the

officiating and most of all, the level of competi-tion. Even as the first Sea Wolf Classic ended, plans were being made for hosting the second tournament, pending a review of the three-day event by UAA officials. In the end, they declared that the Classic was a success and should con-tinue. And in 1979 it did. Only it wasn’t the Sea Wolf Classic anymore. It was now called the Great Alaska Shootout – a name reportedly coined by television commentator Billy Packer during regional television broadcasts of the ini-tial tourney. Kentucky, led by guard Kyle Macy, defeated Jeff Ruland-led Iona for the 1979 title. Regardless of the name, this holiday event was now well on its way to acceptance both at home and among the nation’s top hoops teams. Soon it was called “the best kept secret in bas-ketball.” But the secret is out, and UAA’s sports program, the state of Alaska and major college basketball are all the better for it. In 1983, the Shootout moved from its original confines at Buckner into a newly con-structed municipal sports facility in midtown Anchorage, the Sullivan Arena. Named for for-mer Anchorage mayor George Sullivan, it was part of Anchorage’s Project 80s, in which oil wealth was turned into a series of major public

Lamar’s B.B. Davis (right) and Alaska Anchorage’s Bo Jackson square off for the opening tip of the first Shootout game, Nov. 24, 1978, as UAA’s Tony Turner looks on.

SHOOTOUT CHAMPIONSYEAR cHAmPION ScORE RUNNER-UP mOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

1978 North Carolina State 72-66 Louisville Clyde Austin (North Carolina State)1979 Kentucky 57-50 Iona Jeff Ruland (Iona)1980 North Carolina 64-58 Arkansas Scott Hastings (Arkansas)1981 Southwestern Louisiana 81-64 Marquette Steve Burtt (Iona)1982 Louisville 80-70 Vanderbilt Lancaster Gordon (Louisville)1983 North Carolina State 65-60 Arkansas Joe Kleine (Arkansas)1984 Alabama-Birmingham 50-46 Kansas Steve Mitchell (Alabama-Birmingham)1985 North Carolina 65-60 UNLV Brad Daugherty (North Carolina)1986 Iowa 103-80 Northeastern Roy Marble (Iowa)1987 Arizona 80-69 Syracuse Sean Elliott (Arizona)1988 Seton Hall 92-81 Kansas Chris Mills (Kentucky)1989 Michigan State 73-68 Kansas State Steve Smith (Michigan State)1990 UCLA 89-74 Virginia Don MacLean (UCLA)1991 Massachusetts 68-56 New Orleans Jim McCoy (Massachusetts)1992 New Mexico State 95-94 Illinois Sam Crawford (New Mexico State)1993 Purdue 88-73 Portland Glenn Robinson (Purdue)1994 Minnesota 79-74 Brigham Young Townsend Orr (Minnesota)1995 Duke 88-81 Iowa Ray Allen (Connecticut)1996 Kentucky 92-65 College of Charleston Ron Mercer (Kentucky)1997 North Carolina 73-69 Purdue Antawn Jamison (North Carolina)1998 Cincinnati 77-75 Duke William Avery (Duke)1999 Kansas 84-70 Georgia Tech Drew Gooden (Kansas)2000 Syracuse 84-62 Missouri Preston Shumpert (Syracuse)2001 Marquette 72-63 Gonzaga Dwyane Wade (Marquette)2002 College of Charleston 71-69 Villanova Troy Wheless (College of Charleston)2003 Purdue 78-68 Duke Kenneth Lowe (Purdue)2004 Washington 76-76 Alabama Nate Robinson (Washington)2005 Marquette 92-89 (ot) South Carolina Steve Novak (Marquette)2006 California 78-70 Loyola Marymount Ryan Anderson (California)2007 Butler 81-71 Texas Tech Mike Green (Butler)2008 San Diego State 76-47 Hampton Kyle Spain (San Diego State)

Clyde Austin

Sean Elliott

Preston Shumpert


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building projects. The $30 million facility gave the Shootout twice the number of seats and a classy new home. In the early 1990s the Shootout faced an obstacle that couldn’t be solved through local help alone. The NCAA passed legislation to push the start of the basketball season back to December 1, threatening the existence of the Thanksgiving tournament. But then-coach Harry Larrabee and former athletic director Ron Petro went to work, crisscrossing the country to gain support for an exemption for the Shootout. Fortunately for Anchorage basketball fans, their efforts were not in vain and the Great Alaska Shootout was granted the exemption it needed to continue as the premier in-season basketball tournament in the nation. In 1994 the event became the Carrs Great Alaska Shootout when Carr Gottstein Food, Inc., became the title sponsor of the event. With the purchase of Carrs by Safeway in 1999, the event is known today as the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. All told, 26 NCAA champions have taken part in the Shootout. The defending national champion has taken part in the tournament five times, most recently Kentucky in 1996. North Carolina State was the first, starting the defense of its 1983 title in Anchorage. Two years later, Villanova played in the 1985 Shootout after win-ning a national title earlier that spring. Louisville (1986) and Kansas (1988) have also played in the Shootout after winning national titles. Duke, the 1998 Shootout runner-up team featuring Anchorage’s own Trajan Langdon, began its run to the 1999 Final Four here. In 1997-98 North Carolina started its trek to the Final Four at the Shootout as did Kentucky in 1996-97 and Duke in 2003-04. In this decade, the Shootout has again served as a springboard to success. The entire 2003 Final Four field featured teams who had made Shootout appearances since 1999 – Kansas (1999 champion), Syracuse (2000 champion), Marquette (2001 champion) and Texas (2001, 5th place). Indiana made the 2002 NCAA Final after placing third at the Shootout. The 2004 Shootout saw one of the strongest fields ever, producing five NCAA Tournament teams – Alabama, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Utah and Washington. Both Oklahoma and Utah – featuring future NBA No. 1 pick Andrew Bogut – went on to win their leagues, while Washington earned a No. 1 seed for March Madness. In 2007, the Shootout featured eventual top 10-ranked Butler, NCAA Tournament darling Western Kentucky, and all-time college basket-ball wins leader Bob Knight in his last go-round with Texas Tech. Of the 69 NCAA schools that have won the NCAA men’s basketball title, only seven – Wisconsin, Holy Cross, CCNY, LaSalle, San

TOP LEFT: Anchorage’s own Trajan Langdon and Duke blitzed Fresno State and Notre Dame in 1998 before suffering one of their only two losses that season against Cincinnati in the title game.

TOP RIGHT: Missouri’s Dan Bingenheimer scored 21 points against North Carolina in the first round of the 1985 tourney, but the Tar Heels and MOP Brad Daugherty (42) won 84-63. UNC lays claim to a record three Shootout titles.

RIGHT: All-Tournament guard A.J. Graves had 17 points and six assists to help Butler outlast Virginia Tech in overtime in the 2007 semifinals. The Bulldogs went on to defeat Texas Texas Tech in the championship.

ESPN cable television network beginning in 1985 and continuing through 2007. This year, in addition to regional telecasts, the Shootout will be available to viewers around the world via the internet. Indeed, the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout is no secret anymore, but rather an event eagerly awaited annually by millions of basketball fans.

Francisco, Loyola (Ill.) and Texas-El Paso – have not played in the Shootout at one time or another. In fact, with North Carolina’s 2009 coronation, the last 43 NCAA champions have appeared in the Shootout. From the beginning, the Shootout has attracted the attention of the nation’s sports press. Nearly every major daily newspaper and sports magazine has at one time or another staffed the event. Televised from its inception on a regional basis, the Shootout went live nationwide via the


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Duke’s run to the 2004 NCAA Tournament semifinals made it 12 teams that have played in the Shootout and advanced to the Division I Final 4 that same season, while Alaska Anchorage has twice advanced to the Division II national semifinals:

YEAR TEAm SHOOTOUT FINISH NcAA FINISH2007-08 Alaska Anchorage Eighth Semifinals (D-II)2003-04 Duke Runner-up Semifinals2001-02 Indiana Third Runner-up1998-99 Duke Runner-up Runner-up1997-98 North Carolina Champion Semifinals1996-97 Kentucky Champion Runner-up1994-95 Oklahoma State Sixth Semifinals1988-89 Seton Hall Champion Runner-up1987-88 Arizona Champion Semifinals1987-88 Alaska Anchorage Fourth Runner-up (D-II)1982-83 Louisville Champion Semifinals1981-82 Georgetown Sixth Runner-up1980-81 North Carolina Champion Runner-up1980-81 Louisiana State Third Fourth

• Five schools have begun defense of their NCAA title at the Shootout – North Carolina State (1983), Villanova (1985), Louisville (1986), Kansas (1988) and Kentucky (1996). In total, 10 teams have played in the Shootout on the heels of a Final 4 appearance the previous spring, including when NCAA finalists Kentucky and Syracuse met in the first round in 1996.

• The 2003 Final 4 featured teams that had all made Shootout appearances within the previous four seasons – Kansas (1999 champion), Syracuse (2000 champion), Marquette (2001 champion) and Texas (2001 5th place).

• In 31 years, 116 Shootout teams have qualified for the ensuing NCAA Tournament, meaning that on average half of the field makes the Big Dance. The 1985 Shootout produced a record seven NCAA qualifiers, while 1991 (UMass), 2006 (UAA) and 2008 (Portland State) were the only years that just one team made it to March Madness.


MEN’S SHOOTOUT NOTES

Ron Mercer and Kentucky rolled to the 1996 Shootout crown.

lEGENDARY NAMES AT THE SHOOTOUT

cOAcHES

Gene Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham) 84, 87, 92Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) 87, 96, 00Larry Brown (Kansas) 84Jim Calhoun (Connecticut) 95Denny Crum (Louisville) 78, 82, 86, 94, 99Tom Davis (Iowa) 86, 95Joe B . Hall (Kentucky) 79Marv Harshman (Washington) 82Jud Heathcote (Michigan State) 89Lou Henson (Illinois) 82, 84, 92Tom Izzo (Michigan State) 02Gene Keady (Purdue) 85, 93, 97, 03Bob Knight (Indiana, Texas Tech) 78, 95, 07John Kresse (College of Charleston) 96Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 95, 98, 03Lute Olson (Arizona) 85, 87, 94Rick Pitino (Kentucky) 96Norm Sloan (N .C . State, Florida) 78, 82, 88Dean Smith (North Carolina) 80, 85Norm Stewart (Missouri) 80, 85Eddie Sutton (Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State) 80, 83, 88, 94, 02Jerry Tarkanian (UNLV, Fresno St .) 85, 98John Thompson (Georgetown) 80, 81Billy Tubbs (Lamar, Oklahoma, TCU) 78, 79, 83, 95Jim Valvano (Iona, N .C . State) 79, 83, 86Roy Williams (Kansas) 88, 99

PLAYERS

Ray Allen (Connecticut) 1995B .J . Armstrong (Iowa) 1986Len Bias (Maryland) 1984Andrew Bogut (Utah) 2004Sam Bowie (Kentucky) 1979Elton Brand (Duke) 1998Vince Carter (North Carolina) 1997Lorenzo Charles (N .C . State) 1983Derrick Coleman (Syracuse) 1987Luke Cooper (Alaska Anchorage) 2004-07Brad Daugherty (North Carolina) 1985Baron Davis (UCLA) 1997Sherman Douglas (Syracuse) 1987Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) 1993Joe Dumars (McNeese State) 1981Sean Elliott (Arizona) 1987Pervis Ellison (Louisville) 1986Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) 1981Eric “Sleepy” Floyd (Georgetown) 1980T .J . Ford (Texas) 2001Drew Gooden (Kansas) 1999Hansi Gnad (Alaska Anchorage) 1983-86Darrell Griffith (Louisville) 1978Derek Harper (Illinois) 1982Kirk Hinrich (Kansas) 1999Antawn Jamison (North Carolina) 1997Steve Kerr (Arizona) 1985, 87Kerry Kittles (Villanova) 1994Trajan Langdon (Duke) 1998

Reggie Lewis (Northeastern) 1986Kyle Macy (Kentucky) 1979Danny Manning (Kansas) 1984Sam Perkins (North Carolina) 1980Glen Rice (Michigan) 1987Glenn “Doc” Rivers (Marquette) 1981Glenn Robinson (Purdue) 1993Nate Robinson (Washington) 2004Brandon Roy (Washington) 2004Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) 1987Kenny Smith (North Carolina) 1985Steve Smith (Michigan State) 1989Damon Stoudamire (Arizona) 1994Wayman Tisdale (Oklahoma) 1983Dwyane Wade (Marquette) 2001James Worthy (North Carolina) 1980

Trajan Langdon (upper left), Wayman Tisdale (upper right) and Nate Robinson (lower left)

SEAWOlF GIANT KIllERS Although classified as an NCAA Division II basketball program, the Seawolves have never shied away from playing the best teams in college basketball. On more than a few occasions, they have proved to be giant killers against that tough competition. UAA regularly plays three to five games each season against Division I programs, and the team takes pride in its success against quality foes. Perhaps the most memorable moment in UAA basketball history came when the Seawolves knocked off No. 2-ranked Michigan 70-66 at the Utah Seiko Classic during the 1988-89 season. That sea-son, the Wolverines won the NCAA title. The Seawolves annually play more Division I teams than any other program in Division II. Last season, UAA played South Carolina, Southern Illinois, and Southern Cal. Following is a list of the 39 Division I programs that have fallen victim to the Seawolves:

Peter Bullock, the Shootout’s all-time scoring and rebounding leader, was part of Seawolf victories over Rhode Island, Montana

(pictured), Texas State and Canisius.


MEN’S SHOOTOUT NOTES

AuburnCalifornia CanisiusDaytonDrexelEastern KentuckyGrambling StateHigh PointHoustonIdahoIona

Jackson StateLafayetteLouisiana TechMaineMiami (Fla .)MichiganMissouriMissouri-Kansas CityMontanaNew MexicoNicholls State

TCUTexas StateTexas TechWashingtonWake ForestWeber StateWestern MichiganWilliam & Mary

Notre DamePacificPenn StateRhode IslandSamfordSan FranciscoSanta ClaraSouthern IllinoisSouthern MethodistTennesseeTexas

Junior guard Brandon Walker

QUICK FACTSLocation: Anchorage, AlaskaEnrollment: 19,428Founded: 1977Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & GoldConference: Great Northwest Athletic ConferenceArena: Sullivan Arena (8,700) & Wells Fargo Sports Complex (1,250)Web Site: GoSeawolves .comAthletic Director: Dr . Steve CobbHead Coach: Rusty Osborne Record at UAA/Overall: 93-57, 5 yearsAssstant Coaches: Ryan Orton, Casey ReedVolunteer Assistant: Krehg Perez2008-09 Record: 15-142008-09 Conf . Record: 9-7 (5th)2009 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/6Newcomers: 9

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERBrandon Walker 11 .4 5 .7 42% 3FGKevin White 8 .5 3 .4 2 .9 apgSteve White 2 .3 0 .9 51% FG

Kevin WhiteJunior Guard

Rusty OsborneHead Coach

SEAWOlF ROSTER NO. NAmE POS. HT. WT. cL. HOmETOWN (PREVIOUS TEAm)

1 Kevin White G 6-4 200 Jr . Manly, Australia (Scots College/San Diego Christian) 3 Bryce Arnott G 6-1 200 Fr . Clyde, Australia (Haileybury College) 11 Drew Robinson G 6-1 185 Jr . Lehi, Utah (LHS/Salt Lake CC) 14 Steve White G 6-0 195 So . Manly, Australia (Scots College) 20 Ryan Rock G 6-1 205 Fr . Point Hope (Tikigaq HS) 21 Jesse Blandford G 6-0 180 Fr . Nome (NHS) 22 Brandon Walker G 6-3 200 Jr . Hayward, Calif . (Bishop O’Dowd HS/Loyola Mrymnt) 25 Malcolm Campbell C 6-9 265 So . Los Angeles, Calif . (Fairfax HS/Hartford) 30 Donnie Lao G 6-3 180 Jr . Midvale, Utah (Hillcrest HS/Snow College) 32 Liam Gibcus F/C 6-10 235 Fr . Lysterfield, Australia (Whitefriars College) 34 Nick Pacitti F 6-6 225 Jr . Los Angeles, Calif . (L .A . Trade Tech JC) 42 Aaron Stevens F 6-8 200 So . Anchorage (South HS) 44 Casey Robinson F 6-6 230 Jr . Manila, Utah (MHS/Eastern Wyoming College)

Drew Robinson, meanwhile, comes to UAA from Salt Lake CC, where he averaged 7.3 points, 2.9 assists and shot 84 percent from the charity stripe for the NJCAA national champs. Three true freshman hope to crack the guard rotation, led by 6-1, 200-pound Bryce Arnott, who played for his native Australia at the FIBA 2009 Under-19 World Championship in New Zealand this summer. Former Alaska prep stars Jesse Blandford (Nome) and Ryan Rock (Point Hope) will look to make a splash as well. At the small forward spot, Casey Robinson is joined by JC transfer Nick Pacitti, who brings similar size at 6-6, 225 pounds. After picking up basketball in his early 20s, the L.A. native aver-aged 13 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a sophomore at L.A. Trade Tech JC in 2008-09. At 6-9, 265 pounds, center Malcolm Campbell possesses both girth and unlimited, raw talent. The transfer from Div. I Hartford was part of a nationally ranked prep squad at tradi-tional L.A. power Fairfax High School, averag-ing 11.0 points and 9.0 rebounds for his school’s 2007 CIF Southern Division state-title squad. The tallest Seawolf this year will be 6-10, 235-pound Liam Gibcus, another Aussie.

With only three returning letterwinners who bring a combined four years of Division II col-lege experience, it might be easy to nay-say the Alaska Anchorage men’s basketball team’s chances in 2009-10. Of course, that wouldn’t take into account the high-level talent of those returners, or the impressive resumes of the nine Seawolf new-comers, or the proven winning system of head coach Rusty Osborne. Already battle-tested in the Seawolf lineup, junior guards Kevin White and Brandon Walker are the proven commodities after making a com-bined 47 starts in 2008-09. White, one of four Australians on the team, is the only player remaining from UAA’s 2008 Final Four squad. The 6-4 combo guard had a breakout season as a sophomore last year, aver-aging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and shooting .435 (60-138) from three-point range. Walker brings more of a traditional shoot-ing-guard mentality, looking to slash to the bas-ket or spot up for the three, where he shot .423 (40-104) in his first year after transferring from Div. I Loyola Marymount. Despite his position, the California native is UAA’s leading returning scorer (11.4 ppg) and rebounder (5.7 rpg). Steve White is the third letterwinner back from last season, having averaged 2.3 points (.511 FG) and 1.3 assists in 27 appearances as a true freshman. At 6-0, Steve is more of a pure point guard than his older brother. UAA also returns one redshirt, and an important one at that. Junior forward Casey Robinson was the Seawolves’ leading scorer (15.0 ppg) after three games last season, but his campaign was cut short in early November by a knee injury. A deadly three-point and free-throw shooter, Robinson was the second-leading scorer at the 2008 NJCAA national tournament, playing for Eastern Wyoming College. Five players join the Seawolf backcourt for the first time, including junior-college trans-fers Donnie Lao and Drew Robinson – both Utah natives and former Scenic West Athletic Conference rivals. A natural point guard who can play either backcourt position, Lao brings good size at 6-3, 180 pounds. He averaged 10.8 points and 3.7 assists as a sophomore at Snow College.

Osborne is excited about having Gibcus for the next four years, citing both his competitiveness and knack for understanding the game. Local forward Aaron Stevens joins the UAA as a transfer from Highline (Wash.) CC, where he averaged 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds for the 2009 NWAAC West Division champs.

DID YOU KNOW?• The Seawolves recorded 18 consecutive winning seasons from 1984-2001, highlighted

by a run to the 1988 Div . II national title game .

• UAA was recently designated a “Military Friendly School” by G.I. Jobs magazine, declaring it among the top 15% of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide that do the most to embrace America’s veterans as students .


ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES

QUICK FACTSLocation: Houston, TexasEnrollment: 36,098Founded: 1927Nickname: CougarsColors: Scarlet & WhiteConference: Conference USAArena: Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479)Web Site: UHCougars .comAthletic Director: Mack RhoadesHead Coach: Tom Penders Record at UH: 102-61, 5 years Overall Record: 629-422, 35 yearsAssistant Coaches: Melvin Haralson, Kevin Lewis, Jerry Hobbie2008-09 Record: 21-122008-09 Conf . Record: 10-6 (T-4th)2009 Postseason: CBI 1st RoundLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5Newcomers: 8

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERAubrey Coleman 19 .4 8 .2 2 .5 spgKelvin Lewis 18 .0 3 .3 84% FTZamal Nixon 5 .7 1 .0 77% FT

Aubrey ColemanSenior Guard

Tom PendersHead Coach

COUGAR ROSTER

NO. NAmE POS. HT. WT. cL. HOmETOWN (PREVIOUS TEAm)

0 Kelvin Lewis G 6-4 190 Sr . Fort Worth, Texas (Auburn) 1 Sean Coleman F 6-8 210 Sr . Houston, Texas (Blinn JC) 2 Zamal Nixon G 6-1 170 Jr . Brooklyn, N .Y . (Boys and Girls HS) 3 Maurice McNeil F 6-9 215 Jr . New York, N .Y . (San Jacinto JC) 4 Nick Mosley C 6-9 220 Sr . Bellville, Texas (Bellville HS) 5 Nick Haywood G 6-0 165 Fr . Monroe, La . (Ouachita HS) 11 Desmond Wade G 5-8 145 So . Linden, N .J . (Linden HS) 12 Aubrey Coleman G 6-4 200 Sr . Houston, Texas (SW Mississippi CC) 20 Jamon Wilson G 6-0 190 Sr . Houston, Texas (North Lake College) 21 Cory Tellis G 6-0 180 Jr . Friendswood, Texas (Schreiner Univ .) 23 Bryce Clark F 6-5 210 Fr . Fort Lauderdale, Fla . (Ely HS) 24 Kahmell Broughton F 6-7 245 Jr . Carteret, N .J . (Kaskaskia JC) 31 Adam Brown G 6-4 175 Jr . San Antonio, Texas (Collin County JC) 32 Kirk Van Slyke F 6-9 215 Fr . The Woodlands, Texas (West Point Prep) 40 Kendrick Washington F 6-7 270 Fr . Shreveport, La . (Huntington HS)

ning of the season before moving into a reserve role a year ago. During his first collegiate season, Wade competed in all 33 games, averaging 4.8 points and a team-high 3.6 assists per game. Senior guard Jamon Wilson competed as a reserve guard during his first season with the Cougars a year ago and is expected to add depth in the backcourt. In the frontcourt, senior center Nick Mosley returns as the only three-year letterman on the Cougars. Mosley emerged as a steady contributor on the defensive end during the second half of the season and should challenge for the starting nod at center this year. Senior forward Sean Coleman made his debut with the Cougars in 2008-09 and should challenge for more playing time after learning the Cougars’ offensive and defensive plans. Although listed at 6-8, Coleman is a talented ball-handler who can cause problems for oppo-nents beyond the three-point line. The Cougars will welcome eight players to

Expectations for the men’s basketball team are running high at the University of Houston for the 2009-10 season. A year after posting a 21-12 record and earning the program’s fourth postseason appear-ance in the last five seasons, the Cougars return four starters, including All-Conference USA senior guards Aubrey Coleman and Kelvin Lewis. A year ago, the Cougars entered the season after losing five senior starters but managed to record at least 18 wins and 10 home victories for the fifth straight season. Fast forward one year, and the Cougars return a veteran group of players with one of the best recruiting classes in recent history. Coleman enters his senior season after mak-ing a tremendous impact in his first go-round at UH, winning C-USA Newcomer of the Year honors. As a junior, he averaged 19.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game to rank among the league’s top-five individual leaders in both cat-egories, making him the only player to rank that highly in both categories. Backcourt mate Kelvin Lewis returns for his final collegiate season after an award-win-ning campaign in 2008-09. A year ago, he aver-aged 18.0 points and 2.8 three-pointers per game on the way to earning All-Conference USA Third Team honors. Although he has earned a reputa-tion for his offensive skills, Lewis is equally impressive on the defensive end. Junior guard Zamal Nixon played a key role in the Cougars’ success late in the 2008-09 sea-son and should be an important figure this year. In 2008-09, he broke into the starting lineup late – making all 13 of his starts during the second half of the season. Although he averaged only 5.7 points and 1.6 assists per game, Nixon is a talented offen-sive player who is capable of scoring points in bunches. He reached double digits in five of the last seven games he played and posted a season-high 23 points against leauge rival Tulane. Sophomore point guard Desmond Wade was a regular in the starting lineup at the begin-

DID YOU KNOW?• Houston joined North Carolina and LSU as the only schoolsto produce three players (Clyde

Drexler, Elvin Hayes and Hakeem Olajuwon) on the NBA’s 1997 list of its all-time Top 50 players .

• UH is the second-most ethnically diverse major research university in the nation . Students come to Houston from more than 135 different countries, accounting for over 8 percent of the school’s total enrollment .

Senior guard Kelvin Lewis

the team in 2009-10. That class, which is com-prised of four juniors and four freshmen, features two junior college all-region honorees and the last two Class 5A Players of the Year in the state of Louisiana. Among the top newcomers are guard Adam Brown, who averaged 18.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game at Collin County JC, and freshman Nick Haywood, who led Ouachita High to the Louisiana state championship.


HOUSTON COUGARS

QUICK FACTSLocation: Thibodaux, LouisianaEnrollment: 6,800Founded: 1948Nickname: ColonelsColors: Red & GrayConference: Southland ConferenceArena: Stopher Gymnasium (3,800)Web Site: GeauxColonels .comAthletic Director: Rob BernardiHead Coach: J .P . Piper Record at NSU: 53-93, 5 years Overall Record: SameAssistant Coaches: Kevin Johnson, Billy Begley, Andrew Kearney2008-09 Record: 20-112008-09 Conf . Record: 12-4 (t-2nd)2009 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7Newcomers: 11

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERAnatoly Bose 15 .0 5 .4 42% 3FGFred Hunter 10 .6 3 .5 56% FGKellan Carter 5 .2 3 .5 2 .1 apg

Fred HunterSophomore Guard

J .P . Piper Head Coach

COlONEl ROSTER


0 Jarred Lafont G 6-2 205 Jr . Houma, La . (Delgado Community College) 1 Ramond Henry G 5-9 140 So . Raceland, La . (Raceland HS) 2 Chris Iles G 5-11 165 So . Houston, Texas (Alief Hastings) 3 Bryan Hammond G 6-1 175 Fr . New Orleans, La . (St . Augustine HS) 4 Maurice Foster G 6-4 220 Jr . New Orleans, La . (North Dakota State Coll . of Sci .) 5 Kenny Franklin G 5-11 175 Jr . Shreveport, La . (Jacksonville College) 11 Dominic Friend G/F 6-7 250 Jr . Geelong, Australia (St . Joesph’s College) 12 K .J . Lee G 6-2 190 So . Baton Rouge, La . (Central HS) 13 Cameron McCallum F 6-8 240 So . Melton, Australia (Mowbray College) 14 Bryson Triggs G 5-8 135 Fr . Thibodaux, La . (E .D . White HS) 15 Patrick Agho F 6-6 210 Fr . Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik HS) 20 Fred Hunter G 6-5 240 So . Denton, Texas (Denton HS) 21 Andy Roethle G 6-3 180 So . Baton Rouge, La . (Parkview Baptist HS) 22 Zach Reed G 5-6 125 Fr . Hammond, La . (Hammond HS) 23 Justin Ayers F 6-3 205 Jr . Fresno, Calif . (Reedley College) 24 Kellan Carter G 6-0 180 Jr . Fresno, Calif . (Edison) 31 Anatoly Bose G/F 6-6 200 Jr . Sydney, Australia (Waverley College) 32 Phillip Ward F 6-7 235 Fr . Fresno, Calif . (Edison) 34 Jeremy Smith G 6-3 175 Fr . New Orleans, La . (John Ehret HS)

A host of newcomers will also look to strengthen the Colonels as standout junior-college transfers Kenny Franklin, Jr., Maurice Foster and Justin Ayers highlight a class of 11 newcomers. Franklin, a 5-11 guard, earned all-con-ference honors at Jacksonville College a year ago and also ended his prep career as Evangel Christian Academy’s all-time leading scorer. Foster led North Dakota State College of Science to a conference and regional champion-ship while averaging 15.9 ppg as a sophomore. The New Orleans native was a three-time all-conference, metro, district and region selection for Mt. Zion. Ayers, a 6-3 guard, played at Reedley (Calif.) College, helping his squad to a 25-7 record with 16.1 points per contest.

After winning 20 games and placing second in its league last season, Nicholls State enters the 2009-10 season among the favorites to win the Southland Conference title. Blue Ribbon Magazine listed the Colonels first in the SLC East in their preseason forecast, and Rivals.com ranked the Colonels 98th nation-ally, making Nicholls State the only SLC school in the preseason top 100. In order to live up to expectations, the 2009-10 version of the Colonels will have to try to find a way to replace Ryan Bathie and Justin Payne, who graduated after stellar senior campaigns in 2008-09. However, head coach J.P. Piper believes he has a good mix of returnees and newcomers that could make this year even better. The Colonels will return three starters from last year’s squad with preseason first-team all-SLC selection Anatoly Bose, reigning SLC Freshman of the Year Fred Hunter, and junior guard Kellen Carter. Bose, the team’s leading returning scorer (15.0 ppg), finished third in the league and led the team with a .419 three-point percentage. The Sydney, Australia, native drained 72 threes a year ago and will be counted upon to lead the Colonel offense again in 2009-10. Hunter will also look to shoulder the load offensively after shooting .555 from the field last season. The Colonels’ third-leading scorer at 10.6 ppg, he also grabbed a team-high 52 offen-sive rebounds. Carter will return after proving to be a stalwart defender in 2008-09. In his sophomore season, Carter snagged 75 steals in 31 games for a 2.4 steal per game average – the 18th-best mark in the nation. Dominic Friend, who was one of the first subs off the bench last year, will look to continue to improve after averaging 22.4 minutes and 4.1 points in 20 games. Cameron McCallum (1.5 ppg, 5.8 mpg in 2008-09) also returns and will provide additional depth.

DID YOU KNOW?• NSU’s first-ever game as a Division I program was an 80-58 loss to a Patrick

Ewing-led Georgetown squad at the 1980 Great Alaska Shootout .

• Located on Bayou Lafourche, NSU’s campus is graced by moss-laden oaks, plantation homes and lush fields of sugar cane . The word “lafourche” means fork as the bayou originally forked off the Mississippi River some 30 miles upstream from Thibodaux .

Junior swingman Anatoly Bose

Guard Bryan Hammond was an all-metro selection in the New Orleans prep ranks last year and one of four native Louisianans in NSU’s freshman class.


NICHOLLS STATE COLONELS

Willie WarrenSophomore Guard

Jeff CapelHead Coach

SOONER ROSTER


1 Ryan Wright F 6-9 241 Sr . Mississauga, Ontario (UCLA) 2 Steven Pledger G 6-4 217 Fr . Chesapeake, Va . (Atlantic Shores Christian Sch .) 3 T .J . Franklin G 5-11 166 So . Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald F 6-8 258 Fr . Baltimore, Md . (Brewster [NH] Academy) 5 Tony Crocker G 6-6 209 Sr . San Antonio, Texas (The Patterson School [NC]) 11 Tommy Mason-Griffin G 5-11 206 Fr . Houston, Texas (James Madison HS) 13 Willie Warren G 6-4 203 So . Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) 15 Barry Honoré F 6-7 268 Jr . Garland, Texas (Southern University) 21 Orlando Allen C 6-10 288 Jr . Cincinnati, Ohio (Paris [TX] JC) 22 Ryan Randolph G 6-4 191 Fr . Oklahoma City, Okla . (Bishop McGuinness Cath . HS) 24 Tiny Gallon F 6-9 296 Fr . Vallejo, Calif . (Oak Hill [VA] Academy) 25 Kyle Hardrick F 6-8 229 Fr . Oklahoma City, Okla . (Putnam City HS) 34 Cade Davis G 6-5 199 Jr . Elk City, Okla . (Elk City HS) 41 Ray Willis G 6-6 164 So . Atlanta, Ga . (Westlake HS) 45 Beau Gerber F 6-8 227 Sr . Winfield, Kan . (Winfield HS)

Sophomore Ray Willis also returns from OU’s second-place Big 12 squad. A top-100 national recruit out of high school, the 6-6 wing battled occasional off-the-court issues last year, including an August incident that left him with a partially collapsed lung. Expected to deliver energy and a bit of flash to the point guard spot is freshman Tommy Mason-Griffin. One of two incoming McDonald’s All-Americans, the 5-11, 206-pounder will be Capel’s first true point guard at OU to see major minutes. Steven Pledger is another guard who’s expected to create waves as a freshman. The most veteran of a group of six players who will try to fill the void left by the Griffin brothers is senior forward Ryan Wright. A back-up in all but one game last year, the chiseled Wright is hungry to make an impact in his final collegiate season. Junior Orlando Allen is the tallest player on the team at 6-10, while senior and former walk-on Beau Gerber is ready for his last season.

Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel is fully aware his 2009-10 team will have to overcome major losses from last year’s 30-6 squad that reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country for three weeks in February. First, there’s the glaring departure of for-ward Blake Griffin and his 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds a game. The consensus national player of the year and eventual No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick had one of the best individual seasons in school history. On top of that, Capel said goodbye to two seniors who started every game a year ago. But the return of major scoring threats on the perimeter and the signing of what some ana-lysts consider a top-five national recruiting class has Capel anxious for the 2008-09 campaign. On paper, OU’s strength will be its guard play. Two returning starters, three returning reserves and a highly touted crop of freshmen should give the Sooners one of the best backcourts in the Big 12 Conference, if not the country. Leading the way for OU’s guards will be sophomore All-America candidate Willie Warren and senior all-conference possibility Tony Crocker. Warren is a 6-4, 203-pound combo who was last season’s unanimous choice as Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging 14.6 points and 3.1 assists per game. Named national fresh-man of the year by Athlon, he shot .473 from the field and a team-high .372 from behind the arc, setting a school freshman record with 67 treys. Crocker, who has already amassed 1,008 career points, has a legitimate chance to finish as one of OU’s top 15 all-time scorers. The 6-6, 209-pound wing has started all 36 games last season when he averaged 9.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. He made 59 treys on the year (shot .349) and canned at least five three-pointers on five occasions, including in a 28-point perfor-mance against Syracuse in the Sweet 16. Cade Davis is another veteran guard with the ability to knock down the three-pointer. The 6-5, 198-pounder averaged 4.7 points in 14.6 minutes per outing last year as a sophomore.

DID YOU KNOW?• This week marks the 20th anni-versary of OU’s school-record 173 points against U .S . International (101) in the 1989-90 season- opener in Norman .

• OU’s Sam Noble Museum of Natural History boasts the largest Apatosaurus on display in the world as well as the oldest work of art ever found in North America — a lightning bolt painted on an extinct bison skull .

QUICK FACTSLocation: Norman, OklahomaEnrollment: 30,092Founded: 1890Nickname: SoonersColors: Crimson & CreamConference: Big 12Arena: Lloyd Noble Center (12,000)Web Site: SoonerSports .comAthletic Director: Joe CastiglioneHead Coach: Jeff Capel Record at OU: 69-33, 3 years Overall Record: 148-74, 7 yearsAssistant Coaches: Ben Betts, Mark Cline, Oronde Taliaferro2008-09 Record: 30-62008-09 Conf . Record: 13-3 (2nd)2009 Postseason: NCAA Elite 8Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5Newcomers: 7

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERWillie Warren 14 .6 2 .2 3 .1 apgTony Crocker 9 .6 3 .2 1 .0 spgCade Davis 4 .7 1 .7 34% 3FG

Senior guard Tony Crocker

Chief among the frontcourt newcomers is 6-9, 300-pound Tiny Gallon, a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year at national runner-up Oak Hill Academy. Andrew Fitzgerald, ranked No. 68 nation-ally by ESPN.com, is a bruiser in the paint, while 6-8, 229-pound Kyle Hardrick won a class 6A Oklahoma state title last year at Putnam City High School.


OKLAHOMA SOONERS

QUICK FACTSLocation: San Diego, CaliforniaEnrollment: 7,800Founded: 1949Nickname: TorerosColors: Torero Blue, Navy & WhiteConference: West CoastArena: Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100)Web Site: usdtoreros .comAthletic Director: Ky SnyderHead Coach: Bill Grier Record at USD: 38-30, 2 years Overall Record: SameAssistant Coaches: Bill Carr, Mike Burns, Kyle Bankhead2008-09 Record: 16-162008-09 Conf . Record: 6-8 (5th)2009 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/4Newcomers: 7

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERBrandon Johnson 13 .5 3 .9 3 .6 apgDe’Jon Jackson 8 .9 3 .0 2 .6 apgMatt Dorr 6 .5 3 .7 40% 3FG

De’Jon JacksonSenior Guard

Bill Grier Head Coach

TORERO ROSTER


1 Brandon Johnson G 6-0 200 Sr . Houston, Texas (Willow Ridge HS) 2 Mitch Woolpert G/F 6-3 195 Fr . San Luis Obispo, Calif . (Mission Prep) 3 Devin Ginty G 6-2 190 Jr . Alta, Calif . (Colfax HS) 4 Cameron Miles G 6-1 175 Fr . Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 5 Patrick McCollum G 6-2 175 Fr . Tacoma, Wash . (Phoenix Westwind Academy) 10 Jordan Mackie G 6-4 185 Fr . Los Angeles, Calif . (Dorsey HS) 12 Chris Lewis G/F 6-7 215 Sr . Bedford, Texas (Lawrence D . Bell HS) 15 Ryan Harbour G 6-4 195 Jr . Hinsdale, Ill . (Fenwick HS) 20 Matt Dorr G 6-4 196 Jr . Spokane, Wash . (Spokane CC/Mt . Spokane HS) 23 De’Jon Jackson G 6-2 200 Sr . Fresno, Calif . (Clovis West HS) 24 Paolo Mancasola G 6-1 175 So . Redding, Calif . (Shasta College) 31 Rafael Crescencio F/C 6-9 220 Jr . Santo Andre, Brazil (Arizona Western JC) 32 Ken Rancifer F 6-5 205 Fr . Oakland, Calif . (El Cerrito HS) 33 Clinton Houston F 6-7 228 Jr . Dallas, Texas (Marcus HS) 34 Chris Manresa F 6-8 240 Fr . Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif . (Tesoro HS) 44 Roberto Mafra F/C 6-9 235 Sr . Recife, PE Brazil (Southeastern [Iowa] CC)

more averages for 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and .396 three-point shooting. Mafra, a 6-9, 235-pound center, appeared in all 32 games last year, including six starts, and recorded 5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg. The Brazilian also shot better than 50 percent from the field and swatted more than one shot per game. The USD coaching staff is also excited about their newcomers, including five freshmen, one junior-college transfer and one Division I transfer. Rafael Crescencio, a 6-9 post player also from, Brazil, comes to USD from Arizona Western College and will provide much-needed depth inside. Another transfer, Paolo Mancasola, will compete for time at point guard after earning all-conference honors at Shasta (Calif.) College in 2008-09. For their freshman class, Grier and his staff went to three states to corral 6-1 guard Cameron

Third-year head coach Bill Grier and his staff, which return nine players from last year’s 16-16 ball club, also welcome their first “true” recruit-ing class with seven newcomers as they try to return to the form that made them an NCAA Tournament Cinderella in 2008. San Diego received good news over the summer when senior guard Brandon Johnson was granted an additional year after he suffered a season-ending injury eight games into the 2008-09 campaign. A first-team all-conference performer and the West Coast Conference Tournament MVP in 2007-08, Johnson heads into his fifth year with career averages of 13.2 points, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game. With 1,385 career points (5th all-time at USD) and 425 assists (2nd all-time), he will make a run at topping both school records. Johnson was recently named to the WCC’s preseason all-conference team as the Toreros were predicted to finish sixth in the eight-team league. With the graduation of Gyno Pomare, a three-time All-WCC guard and the school’s all-time leading scorer (1,725 points) and Division I rebounder (864), along with Rob Jones (9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds) leaving the program, the Toreros will look for several returners to increase their production at both ends of the floor. Senior wing De’Jon Jackson, the team’s most consistent performer, averaged 8.9 points in 2008-09. Two seasons ago, Jackson made the permanent ‘March Madness’ highlight reel when his step-back jumper with 1.2 seconds left in overtime helped USD shock Connecticut in a first-round game. Other key returners who will see plenty of action include junior shooting guard Matt Dorr, senior center Roberto Mafra, senior forward Chris Lewis (4.4 ppg), and juniors Devin Ginty and Clinton Houston. A transfer last year from Spokane (Wash.) Community College, Dorr wound up starting a team-high 30 games and posting solid sopho-

DID YOU KNOW?• Reigning NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown of the Cleveland Cavaliers is a 1992 alum of the USD basketball program .

• USD is one of the most highly sought and selec-tive law schools in the country . The average LSAT score is approximately in the 90th percentile . USD graduates account for 25 percent of the lawyers now practicing in metropolitan San Diego .

Senior guard Brandon Johnson

Miles (Dallas, Texas), 6-2 combo guard Patrick McCollum (Tacoma, Wash.), 6-4 shooting guard Jordan Mackie (Los Angeles), 6-5 guard/forward Ken Rancifer (Oakland, Calif.) and 6-8 post player Chris Manresa (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).


SAN DIEGO TOREROS

QUICK FACTSLocation: Pullman, WashingtonEnrollment: 25,135Founded: 1890Nickname: CougarsColors: Crimson & GrayConference: Pacific-10Arena: Friel Court (11,671)Web Site: wsucougars .comAthletic Director: Jim SterkHead Coach: Ken Bone Record at WSU: First season Overall Record: 335-167, 17 yearsAssistant Coaches: Curtis Allen, Jeff Hironaka, Ben Johnson2008-09 Record: 17-162008-09 Conf . Record: 8-10 (7th)2009 Postseason: NIT 1st RoundLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/7Newcomers: 6

TOP RETURNEES PPG RPG OTHERKlay Thompson 12 .5 4 .2 41% 3FGNikola Koprivica 3 .1 2 .4 1 .6 apgDeAngelo Casto 4 .4 4 .0 56% FG

Klay ThompsonSophomore Guard

Ken BoneHead Coach

COUGAR ROSTER


0 Marcus Capers G 6-4 180 So . Winter Haven, Fla . (Montverde Academy) 1 Klay Thompson G 6-6 200 So . Ladera Ranch, Calif . (Santa Margarita Catholic HS) 2 Anthony Brown G 6-4 206 Fr . Spokane, Wash . (Shadle Park HS) 3 Reggie Moore G 6-1 178 Fr . Seattle, Wash . (Rainier Beach HS) 4 Nikola Koprivica G 6-6 221 Sr . Belgrade, Serbia (Sport Grammer School) 11 Xavier Thames G 6-3 186 Fr . Sacramento, Calif . (Pleasant Grove HS) 12 Brock Motum F 6-9 205 Fr . Brisbane, Australia (Australia Institute of Sport) 13 Steven Bjornstad C 6-10 217 Fr . Vancouver, Wash . (Columbia River HS) 14 James Watson F 6-7 213 Fr . Atoka, Okla . (Stringtown HS) 20 John Allen G 6-0 188 Fr . Brier, Wash . (Mountlake Terrace HS) 22 Ben Loewen G 6-0 172 So . Spokane, Wash . (Whitworth University) 23 DeAngelo Casto F 6-8 241 So . Spokane, Wash . (Ferris HS) 30 Michael Harthun G 6-3 181 So . Medford, Ore . (South Medford HS) 31 Abe Lodwick G 6-7 200 So . Bend, Ore . (Mountain View HS) 40 Charlie Enquist F 6-10 222 So . Edmonds, Wash . (Kings HS) 44 Austin Bragg F 6-8 182 Fr . Longview, Wash . (Mark Morris HS)

The sophomore returns after playing nearly 16 minutes per game in his first year of col-lege basketball. That experience, coupled with a gold medal at this summer’s U-19 World Championship as part of the USA team, makes him a veteran on this team. “There are a lot of guys around him that really have not proven themselves, especially at this level,” Bone said. “Charlie Enquist has been here two years but has not played a lot of minutes. James Watson redshirted last year and is sort of an unknown commodity. Steven Bjornstad has only played high school ball.” Bone is pointing to another redshirt soph-omore to contribute in the frontcourt, Abe Lodwick. A 6-7 guard, Lodwick has the size to gain some minutes inside. With no juniors or seniors in the mix, the young guys will have an opportunity to earn minutes. Bone expects freshman Brock Motum to be one of them. “Even though Brock is coming in as a fresh-man, he’s an older freshman and has had a lot

Washington State first-year head coach Ken Bone inherits a team coming off an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, its third consecutive trip to the postseason. Only one player on the roster, senior Nikola Koprivica, played in more than one tournament, though, as the 2009-10 Cougars feature seven sophomores and eight freshmen. “It’s going to take time to work together and instill our philosophy,” Bone said. “But we are a very young team that I see progressing through-out the year.” The rate of that progression may rely heav-ily on the play of the three sophomores returning with the most experience. The Cougars’ strength this season will be their guard play. Klay Thompson returns after a sensational freshman campaign in which he was the Cougars’ third-leading scorer with 12.5 ppg. Also back to provide some experience is sopho-more Marcus Capers who started nine games in the second half of last season, and the team’s lone senior, Nikola Koprivica. “We have a good group of guys coming back who know what it’s about,” Bone said. “They’ve been in the Pac-10, and they know what’s expected of them.” This year’s backcourt will try to collective-ly replace the heart and soul of the Cougars last season, Taylor Rochestie. Without Rochestie’s nearly 37 minutes per game at the point, the ball-handling duties will fall on Capers, sophomore Michael Harthun and a crop of new freshman. A pair of those rookies, Xavier Thames and Reggie Moore, will share some of the point guard load. Also in the group of first-year players is Spokane native Anthony Brown. A big, athletic guard, Brown will mostly play off the ball. A young and mostly inexperienced group of big men will take on the tough task of replac-ing three senior leaders in Aron Baynes, Caleb Forrest and Daven Harmeling. Bone is confident his players are up to the challenge, especially DeAngelo Casto.

DID YOU KNOW?• The Cougars are aiming to make program history in 2009-10 with their 4th consecutive postseason berth .

• The eruption of Mt . St . Helens, of May 18, 1980, covered the WSU campus — 250 miles to the east — in one-half inch of volcanic ash .

Sophomore forward DeAngelo Casto

of experience internationally,” Bone said. “So, even though he’s a first-year player, he’s played against Pac-10 level players before and I’m hop-ing he can step in and help us right away.”


WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS


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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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AlASKA ANCHORAGE 1 Kevin White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 3 Bryce Arnott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Drew Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 14 Steve White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 20 Ryan Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 21 Jesse Blandford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 22 Brandon Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 25 Malcolm Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 30 Donnie Lao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 32 Liam Gibcus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F/C 34 Nick Pacitti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 42 Aaron Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 44 Casey Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

NICHOllS STATE 0 Jarred Lafont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 1 Ramond Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 2 Chris Iles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 3 Bryan Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 4 Maurice Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 5 Kenny Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Dominic Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 12 K .J . Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 13 Cameron McCallum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 14 Bryson Triggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 15 Patrick Agho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 20 Fred Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 21 Andy Roethle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 22 Zach Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 23 Justin Ayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 24 Kellan Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 31 Anatoly Bose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 32 Phillip Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 34 Jeremy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

WASHINGTON STATE 0 Marcus Capers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 1 Klay Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 2 Anthony Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 3 Reggie Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 4 Nikola Koprivica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Xavier Thames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 12 Brock Motum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 13 Steven Bjornstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 14 James Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 20 John Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 22 Ben Loewen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 23 DeAngelo Casto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 30 Michael Harthun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 31 Abe Lodwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 40 Charlie Enquist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 44 Austin Bragg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F


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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1


2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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HOUSTON 0 Kelvin Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 1 Sean Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 2 Zamal Nixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 3 Maurice McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 4 Nick Mosley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 5 Nick Haywood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Desmond Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 12 Aubrey Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 20 Jamon Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 21 Cory Tellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 23 Bryce Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 24 Kahmell Broughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 31 Adam Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 32 Kirk Van Slyke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 40 Kendrick Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

OKlAHOMA 1 Ryan Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 2 Steven Pledger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 3 T .J . Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 4 Andrew Fitzgerald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 5 Tony Crocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 11 Tommy Mason-Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 13 Willie Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 15 Barry Honoré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 21 Orlando Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 22 Ryan Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 24 Tiny Gallon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 25 Kyle Hardrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 34 Cade Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 41 Ray Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 45 Beau Gerber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

SAN DIEGO 1 Brandon Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 2 Mitch Woolpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 3 Devin Ginty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 4 Cameron Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 5 Patrick McCollum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 10 Jordan Mackie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 12 Chris Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G/F 15 Ryan Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 20 Matt Dorr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 23 De’Jon Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 31 Rafael Crescencio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F/C 32 Ken Rancifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 33 Clinton Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 34 Chris Manresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 44 Roberto Mafra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F/C


MEN’S SHOOTOUT SCORECARD

INDIVIDUAl RECORDS

POINTSGame: 41 by Glenn Robinson, Purdue vs . Portland, 1993Tournament: 97 by Glenn Robinson, Purdue, 1993

FIELD GOALS ATTEmPTEDGame: 30 by Jesse Jackson, UAA vs . Iowa, 1986Tournament: 70 by Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma, 1983

FIELD GOALS mADEGame: 17 by Mike Olliver, Lamar vs . Louisville, 1978Tournament: 37 by Mike Olliver, Lamar, 1978

FIELD GOAL PERcENTAGEGame: (min . 10 atts .) 1 .000 (13-13) by Vernon Smith, Texas A&M vs . UAA, 1978Tournament: (min . 25 atts .) .800 (24-30) by Scott Hastings, Arkansas, 1980

3-PoinT GoAls mAdeGame: 8 by Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary’s vs . Iowa State, 1998Tournament: 18, Quinton Day, Missouri-Kansas City, 2006

3-PoinT GoAls ATTemPTedGame: 15 by Casey Green, Southwestern Louisiana vs . UAA, 1997; and by Marcus Hatten, St . John’s vs . Gonzaga, 2001Tournament: 35 by Casey Green, Southwestern Louisiana, 1997

FREE THROWS ATTEmPTEDGame: 22 by Chris Gaines, Hawaii vs . Texas A&M, 1989Tournament: 34 by Damion Walker, Texas Christian, 1995; Joe Bunn, Old Dominion, 1995

FREE THROWS mADEGame: 19 by Chris Gaines, Hawaii vs . Texas A&M, 1989Tournament: 26 by Chris Gaines, Hawaii, 1989

FREE THROW PERcENTAGEGame: (min . 10 atts .) 1 .000 (12-12) by Phil Cox, Vanderbilt vs . Clemson, 1982; and (12-12) by Bobby Simmons, DePaul vs . Syracuse, 2000Tournament: (min . 20 atts .) 1 .000 (24-24) by Phil Cox, Vanderbilt, 1982

mOST REBOUNDSGame: 21 by Dwayne Whitfield, Jackson State vs . Louisville, 1994; and by Elton Brand, Duke vs . Fresno State, 1998Tournament: 47 by Francoise Wise, Long Beach State, 1979

mOST ASSISTSGame: 16 by Luke Cooper, UAA vs . Missouri-Kansas City, 2006Tournament: 30 by Imari Sawyer, DePaul, 2000

mOST STEALSGame: 8 by Derrick Dennison, Auburn vs . Michigan State, 1989; by Rod Taylor, Jackson State vs . Oklahoma State, 1994; and by Marcus Hatten, St . John’s vs . Tennessee, 2001Tournament: 16 by Marcus Hatten, St . John’s, 2001

mOST BLOckED SHOTSGame: 8 by David Harris, Texas A&M vs . Michigan State, 1989Tournament: 15 by Keith Owens, UCLA, 1990


MEN’S SHOOTOUT ALL-TIME RECORDS

Purdue’s Glenn Robinson averaged an amazing 32.3 points per game in 1993.

Luke Cooper dished 16 assists in UAA’s 2006 victory over Missouri-Kansas City.


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MEN’S SHOOTOUT ALL-TIME RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS

POINTSGame: 134 by UCLA vs . UC Irvine, 1990Game (2 teams): 235, UCLA over UC Irvine, 134-101, 1990Game (fewest, 2 teams): 93, Ohio State over Georgetown, 47-46, 1981Tournament: 305 by UC Irvine, 1990

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWEDGame: 44 by Illinois over Idaho State, 64-44, 1984Tournament: 155 by Kansas, 1984

LARGEST mARGINGame: 55 by Arizona over Duquesne, 133-78, 1987

FIELD GOALS ATTEmPTEDGame: 91 by Siena vs . UC Irvine, 1990Tournament: 259 by UC Irvine, 1990

FIELD GOALS mADEGame: 54 by Arizona vs . Duquesne, 1987Tournament: 115 by Kansas, 1999

FIELD GOAL PERcENTAGEGame: .698 (37-53) by Iowa vs . Northeastern, 1986Tournament: .586 (112-191) by Arizona, 1987

3-PoinT Field GoAls ATTemPTedGame: 49 by UAA vs . Seton Hall, 1997Tournament: 110 by UC Irvine, 1990

3-PoinT Field GoAls mAdeGame: 17 by Butler vs Michigan, 2007Tournament: 47 by Butler, 2007

3-PoinT Field GoAl PercenTAGeGame: (min . 5 atts .) .800 (4-5) by Duquesne vs . Arizona, 1987Tournament: (min . 15 atts .) .533 (32-60) by Auburn, 1989

FREE THROWS ATTEmPTEDGame: 54 by UAA vs . Penn State, 1978Tournament: 112 by Weber State, 1993

FREE THROWS mADEGame: 35 by UAA vs . Penn State, 1978; and by Saint Mary’s vs . Southern Utah, 1998Tournament: 82 by UCLA, 1990

FREE THROW PERcENTAGEGame: 1 .000 (15-15) by UAA vs . Jackson State, 1994Tournament: .955 (42-44) by California, 2006

mOST REBOUNDSGame: 58 by Portland vs . Hawaii, 1993; by Portland vs . UAA, 1993Tournament: 148 by UC Irvine, 1990; by Portland, 1993

mOST ASSISTSGame: 36 by Kansas vs . Xavier, 1999Tournament: 80 by Kansas, 1999

mOST STEALSGame: 19 by Santa Clara vs . Coastal Carolina, 1991Tournament: 50 by Louisville, 1994

mOST BLOckED SHOTSGame: 16 by UCLA vs . UC Irvine, 1990Tournament: 32 by UCLA, 1990

ATTENDANcESession: 8,700 (sell out-SRO), 14 times (last: Session VIII, 2007)Tournament: 52,200 in 1997

Nick Collison and Kansas drained a record 115 field goals on the way to the 1999 title.

Steve Kerr helped Arizona shoot 58.6 percent in its 1987 championship run.

1978Nov. 24: Lamar 88, UAA 66North Carolina State 81, Texas A&M 65Pepperdine 59, Indiana 58Louisville 89, Penn State 58Nov. 25: Texas A&M 54, Indiana 49North Carolina State 91, Pepperdine 62UAA 79, Penn State 60Louisville 90, Lamar 68Nov. 26: Indiana 86, Penn St . 65 (7th/8th)Texas A&M 100, UAA 70 (4th/6th)Pepperdine 75, Lamar 74 (3rd/5th)N .C . State 72, Louisville 66 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerClyde Austin, North Carolina StateAll-Tournament Team: Mike Olliver, Lamar; Ricardo Brown, Pepperdine; Darrell Griffith, Louisville; Scooter McCray, Louisville; Kendal Pinder, North Carolina St .; Rynn Wright, Texas A&M; Bo Jackson, UAA; B .B . Davis, Lamar; Ray Tolbert, Indiana; Dave Goff, Texas A&M

1979Nov. 30: Long Beach State 98, Lamar 85Kentucky 79, Bradley 58Iona 78, Texas A&M 62UAA 86, Pacific 85Dec. 1: Lamar 61, Texas A&M 60Kentucky 97, UAA 68Bradley 80, Pacific 68Iona 85, Long Beach State 75Dec. 2: Texas A&M 82, Pacific 66 (7th/8th)Bradley 82, Lamar 75 (4th/6th)Long Beach State 67, UAA 50 (3rd/5th)Kentucky 57, Iona 50 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerJeff Ruland, IonaAll-Tournament Team: Kyle Macy, Kentucky; Hicks Taylor, UAA; Francoise Wise, Long Beach State; Rynn Wright, Texas A&M; Mitchell Anderson, Bradley; Kevin Hamilton, Iona; David Thirdkill, Bradley; Clarence Kea, Lamar; Fred Cowan, Kentucky, Glen Vickers, Iona

1980Nov. 28: North Carolina 69, UAA 50Arkansas 81, Missouri 73Georgetown 80, Nicholls State 58Louisiana State 79, Colgate 61Nov. 29: UAA 77, Nicholls State 62North Carolina 83, Georgetown 71Arkansas 86, Louisiana State 76Missouri 73, Colgate 67Nov. 30: Colgate 94, Nicholls State 77 (7th/8th)Missouri 54, UAA 53 (4th/6th)Louisiana State 76, Georgetown 67 (3rd/5th)North Carolina 64, Arkansas 58 (1st/2nd)most Outstanding PlayerScott Hastings, Arkansas

All-Tournament Team: U .S . Reed, Arkansas; Darrell Walker, Arkansas; Jon Sundvold, Missouri; Eric Floyd, Georgetown; Eric Smith, Georgetown; Leonard Mitchell, Louisiana State;

Mike Ferrara, Colgate; James Worthy, North Carolina; Sam Perkins, North Carolina; Al Wood, North Carolina

1981Nov. 25: Marquette 88, McNeese State 57Iona 58, Ohio State 57Southwestern Louisiana 70, Georgetown 61Washington State 83, UAA 66Nov. 26: Ohio State 63, McNeese State 60Marquette 67, Iona 54SW Louisiana 72, Washington St . 59Georgetown 77, UAA 67Nov. 27: McNeese St . 92, UAA 85 (7th/8th)Ohio State 47, Georgetown 46 (4th/6th)Iona 71, Washington State 58 (3rd/5th)SW Louisiana 81, Marquette 64 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerSteve Burtt, Iona

All-Tournament Team: Dion Brown, USL; Johnny Collins, USL; Joe Dumars, McNeese State; Johnny Gilbert, UAA; Clark Kellogg, Ohio State; Glenn Rivers, Marquette; Gary Springer, Iona; Alford Turner, USL; Graylin Warner, USL; Michael Wilson, Marquette

1982Nov. 26: Louisville 80, Florida 63Washington 62, UAA 50Clemson 82, Texas A&M 79 (2ot)Vanderbilt 58, Illinois 47Nov. 27: Florida 72, UAA 52Louisville 58, Washington 47Vanderbilt 72, Clemson 63Illinois 72, Texas A&M 70Nov. 28: Texas A&M 93, UAA 65 (7th/8th)Illinois 68, Florida 55 (4th/6th)Washington 76, Clemson 66 (3rd/5th)Louisville 80, Vanderbilt 70 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerLancaster Gordon, LouisvilleAll-Tournament Team: Darrell Tanner, Washington; Kenny Brown, Texas A&M; Eugene McDowell, Florida; Efrem Winters, Illinois; Vincent Hamilton, Clemson; Brad Watson, Washington; Derek Harper, Illinois; Rodney McCray, Louisville; Phil Cox, Vanderbilt

1983Nov. 27: Santa Clara 54, New Mexico 50North Carolina State 68, UAA 60Arkansas 62, Fordham 61Oklahoma 92, Southern Cal 91Nov. 28: UAA 79, New Mexico 72Fordham 78, Southern Cal 67North Carolina State 78, Santa Clara 75Arkansas 84, Oklahoma 78Nov. 29: New Mexico 74, USC 60 (7th/8th)Fordham 69, UAA 68 (4th/6th)Oklahoma 91, Santa Clara 77 (3rd/5th)N .C . State 65, Arkansas 60 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerJoe Kleine, ArkansasAll-Tournament Team: Harold Keeling, Santa Clara; Dave Roberson, Fordham; Jerry Hobbie, Fordham; Wayne Carlander, USC; Jeff Martin, UAA; Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma; Tim McCalister, Oklahoma; Alvin Robertson, Arkansas; Terry Gannon, N .C . State; Lorenzo Charles, N .C . State

1984Nov. 23: UAB 70, Tennessee 65Illinois 64, Idaho State 44Kansas 58, Maryland 56Oregon 61, UAA 54Nov. 24: Tennessee 65, Idaho State 59Maryland 54, UAA 52UAB 59, Illinois 52Kansas 66, Oregon 49Nov. 25: Idaho St . 73, UAA 72 (ot) (7th/8th)Maryland 72, Tennessee 49 (4th/6th)Illinois 75, Oregon 72 (3ot) (3rd/5th)UAB 50, Kansas 46 (1st/2nd)

Georgetown freshman Patrick Ewing made his col-legiate debut at the 1981 Shootout. Although his Hoyas managed just one victory, Ewing averaged 12 points on 60 percent shooting.


MEN’S SHOOTOUT YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

most Outstanding PlayerSteve Mitchell, Alabama BirminghamAll-Tournament Team: Len Bias, Maryland; Jerome Mincy, UAB; Greg Dreiling, Kansas; Rob Jones, Tennessee; Hansi Gnad, UAA; Adrian Branch, Maryland; Doug Altenberger, Illinois; Ron Kellogg, Kansas; George Montgomery, Illinois; Danny Manning, Kansas

1985Nov. 29: Purdue 92, UAA 70North Carolina 84, Missouri 63UNLV 61, Villanova 49Arizona 62, Texas-San Antonio 49Nov. 30: North Carolina 73, Purdue 62UAA 59, Missouri 56Villanova 67, Texas-San Antonio 56UNLV 60, Arizona 59Dec. 1: Missouri 80, UTSA 47 (7th/8th)Villanova 71, UAA 52 (4th/6th)Purdue 81, Arizona 74 (3rd/5th)North Carolina 65, UNLV 60 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerBrad Daugherty, North CarolinaAll-Tournament Team: Troy Lewis, Purdue; Harold Pressley, Villanova; Dan Bingenheimer, Missouri; Sean Elliott, Arizona; Hansi Gnad, UAA; Kenny Smith, North Carolina; Anthony Jones; UNLV; Steve Kerr, Arizona; Todd Mitchell, Purdue; Freddie Banks, UNLV

1986Nov. 28: Iowa 91, UAA 81North Carolina State 69, Texas 68Northeastern 88, Louisville 84 (ot)Utah State 81, Washington 72Nov. 29: Iowa 90, N .C . State 89 (ot)UAA 80, Texas 68Washington 69, Louisville 54Northeastern 96, Utah State 91Nov. 30: Texas 74, Louisville 70 (7th/8th)UAA 77, Washington 75 (4th/6th)N .C . State 94, Utah State 82 (3rd/5th)Iowa 103, Northeastern 80 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerRoy Marble, IowaAll-Tournament Team: Reid Newey, Utah State; Charles Shackleford, North Carolina State; Chris Welp, Washington; Jesse Jackson, UAA; Pervis Ellison, Louisville; Patrick Fairs, Texas; Benny Bolton, North Carolina State; Hansi Gnad, UAA; B .J . Armstrong, Iowa; Reggie Lewis, Northeastern

1987Nov. 27: UAB 72, SW Texas State 67Syracuse 95, UAA 79Michigan 109, Miami 76Arizona 133, Duquesne 78Nov. 28: Syracuse 79, UAB 63UAA 90, SW Texas State 84Arizona 79, Michigan 64Miami 84, Duquesne 73

Nov. 29: SW Texas 88, Duquesne 84 (7th/8th)UAA 78, Miami 77 (4th/6th)Michigan 78, UAB 76 (3rd/5th)Arizona 80, Syracuse 69 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerSean Elliott, ArizonaAll-Tournament Team: Glen Rice, Michigan; Torgeir Bryn, Southwest Texas State; Tom Tolbert, Arizona; Derrick Coleman, Syracuse; Larry Rembert, UAB; Michael Johnson, UAA; Gary Grant, Michigan; Rony Seikaly, Syracuse; Steve Kerr, Arizona; Sherman Douglas, Syracuse

1988Nov. 25: Kentucky 56, Iona 54Seton Hall 86, Utah 68California 73, Florida 58Kansas 94, UAA 81Nov. 26: Utah 109, Iona 75Seton Hall 63, Kentucky 60Florida 83, UAA 72Kansas 86, California 71Nov. 27: UAA 71, Iona 70 (7th/8th)Florida 77, Utah 68 (4th/6th)

Nov. 28: Kentucky 89, Cal 71 (3rd/5th)Seton Hall 92, Kansas 81 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerChris Mills, KentuckyAll-Tournament Team: Leonard Taylor, California; Dwayne Davis, Florida; LeRon Ellis, Kentucky; Van Gray, Utah; Todd Fisher, UAA; Daryll Walker, Seton Hall; Kevin Pritchard, Kansas; Matt Beeuswaert, California; John Morton, Seton Hall; Milt Newton, Kansas

1989Nov. 24: Michigan State 92, Auburn 79Texas A&M 92, Connecticut 81Kansas State 71, Florida State 70Hawaii 79, UAA 74Nov. 25: Connecticut 95, Auburn 81Florida State 75, UAA 74Kansas State 79, Hawaii 76Michigan State 87, Texas A&M 75Nov. 26: UAA 109, Auburn 94 (7th/8th)Connecticut 63, Florida State 60 (4th/6th)Hawaii 75, Texas A&M 71 (3rd/5th)Nov. 27: Michigan St . 73, Kansas St . 68 (1st)

most Outstanding PlayerSteve Smith, Michigan StateAll-Tournament Team: Chris Gaines, Hawaii; Chris Smith, Connecticut; Todd Fisher, UAA; Tharon Mayes, Florida State; Matt Steigenga, Michigan State; David Harris, Texas A&M; Steve Henson, Kansas State; Tony Massop, Kansas State; Derrick Dennison, Auburn; Tony Milton, Texas A&M

1990Nov. 23: Virginia 83, Siena 77South Carolina 63, Nevada 61UCLA 134, UC Irvine 101UAA 70, Texas Tech 58Nov. 24: Siena 93, Nevada 75UC Irvine 96, Texas Tech 81Virginia 65, South Carolina 59UCLA 80, UAA 67Nov. 25: Texas Tech 81, Nevada 69 (7th/8th)Siena 119, UC Irvine 108 (4th/6th)South Carolina 72, UAA 59 (3rd/5th)Nov. 26: UCLA 89, Virginia 74 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerDon MacLean, UCLAAll-Tournament Team: Marc Brown, Siena; JoJo English, South Carolina; Bryant Stith, Virginia; Joe Rhett, South Carolina; Bruce Schroeder, Siena; Kenny Turner, Virginia; Jackie Johnson, UAA; Barry Manning, South Carolina; Darrick Martin, UCLA; John Crotty, Virginia

1991Nov. 29: Eastern Michigan 76, Coastal Carolina 58New Orleans 73, Idaho 56Oregon State 80, UAA 66Massachusetts 85, Santa Clara 64Nov. 30: Idaho 83, Coastal Carolina 77 (2ot)UAA 72, Santa Clara 71New Orleans 76, Eastern Michigan 60Massachusetts 74, Oregon State 65Dec. 1: Santa Clara 69, C . Carolina 62 (7th/8th)UAA 64, Idaho 61 (4th/6th)Oregon St . 87, Eastern Michigan 72 (3rd/5th)Dec. 2: Massachusetts 68, New Orleans 56 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerJim McCoy, Massachusetts

Michigan State All-American Steve Smith aver-aged 23 .0 points, 9 .0 assists and 8 .7 rebounds per game in 1989 as the Spartans rolled to their only Shootout title .



All-Tournament Team: Ervin Johnson, New Orleans; Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina; Ron Reis, Santa Clara; Scott Haskin, Oregon State; Theo Mayhue, UAA; Chad Scott, Oregon State; Steve Garrity, UAA; Orlando Lightfoot, Idaho; Kory Hallas, Eastern Michigan; Harper Williams, Massachusetts

1992Nov. 25: Vanderbilt 81, UAB 63Illinois 86, Dayton 78 (ot)Nov. 26: Oregon 96, UAA 73New Mexico St . 75, Tenn .-Chattanooga 65Nov. 27: UAB 80, Dayton 67Tennessee-Chattanooga 110, UAA 56Illinois 93, Vanderbilt 77New Mexico State 86, Oregon 75Nov. 28: UAA 84, Dayton 70 (7th/8th)UAB 67, Tenn .-Chattanooga 52 (4th/6th)Vanderbilt 83, Oregon 81 (3rd/5th)New Mexico State 95, Illinois 94 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerSam Crawford, New Mexico StateAll-Tournament Team: Bill McCaffrey, Vanderbilt; Deon Thomas, Illinois; Antoine Stoudamire, Oregon; Gary Robb, Tennessee-Chattanooga; Eric Traylor, New Mexico State; Theo Mayhue, UAA; Stanley Jackson, UAB; Tracey Ware, New Mexico State; Chip Hare, Dayton; Andy Kaufmann, Illinois

1993Nov. 24: Weber St . 94, N . Carolina St . 80Purdue 74, Wisconsin-Green Bay 69Nov. 25: Portland 100, Hawaii 47UAA 70, Wake Forest 68Nov. 26: UW-Green Bay 76, N .C . State 56Wake Forest 78, Hawaii 49Portland 96, UAA 89 (2ot)Purdue 97, Weber State 78Nov. 27: N .C . State 83, Hawaii 48 (7th/8th)Wake Forest 61, UW-Green Bay 58 (ot) (4th/6th)Weber State 91, UAA 82 (3rd/5th)Purdue 88, Portland 73 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerGlenn Robinson, PurdueAll-Tournament Team: Todd Fuller, North Carolina State; Jeremy Ludvigson, Wisconsin-Green Bay; Trelonnie Owens, Wake Forest; Jason Kaiser, UAA; Matt Houle, Portland; Cuonzo Martin, Purdue; Ray Ross, Portland; Johnnie Moore, Weber State; Canaan Chatman, Portland; Robbie Johnson, Weber State

1994Nov. 23: Louisville 90, Jackson State 64Brigham Young 69, Oklahoma State 59Nov. 24: Villanova 75, UAA 58Minnesota 72, Arizona 70Nov. 25: Oklahoma St . 75, Jackson St . 57Arizona 107, UAA 88Brigham Young 75, Louisville 60Minnesota 85, Villanova 64

Nov. 26: UAA 96, Jackson St . 74 (7th/8th)Arizona 73, Oklahoma State 63 (4th/6th)Villanova 82, Louisville 81 (3rd/5th)Minnesota 79, Brigham Young 74 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerTownsend Orr, MinnesotaAll-Tournament Team: Dana Pope, UAA; Dwayne Whitfield, Jackson State; Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State; Damon Stoudamire, Arizona; Kerry Kittles, Villanova; Jason Kaiser, UAA; DeJuan Wheat, Louisville; Voshon Lenard, Minnesota; Russell Larson, Brigham Young; Robbie Reid, Brigham Young

1995Nov. 22: Iowa 78, Ohio 51Connecticut 102, Texas Christian 76Nov. 23: Indiana 84, UAA 79Duke 75, Old Dominion 55Nov. 24: Ohio 86, Texas Christian 68Old Dominion 78, UAA 77Iowa 101, Connecticut 95 (ot)Duke 70, Indiana 64Nov. 25: UAA 89, TCU 78 (7th/8th)Ohio 90, Old Dominion 89 (2ot) (4th/6th)Connecticut 86, Indiana 52 (3rd/5th)Duke 88, Iowa 81 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerRay Allen, ConnecticutAll-Tournament Team: Curtis Simmons, Ohio; Joe Bunn, Old Dominion; Brian Evans, Indiana; Doron Sheffer, Connecticut; Ricky Price, Duke; Ryan Williams, UAA; Russ Millard, Iowa; Jeff Capel, Duke; Chris Kingsbury, Iowa; Chris Collins, Duke

1996Nov. 27: College of Charleston 77, Arizona State 68Stanford 88, UNC Greensboro 52Nov. 28: Kentucky 87, Syracuse 53UAA 75, Maine 65

Nov. 29: Syracuse 85, Maine 65UNC Greensboro 55, Arizona State 53College of Charleston 82, Stanford 78Kentucky 104, UAA 72Nov. 30: Arizona St . 86, Maine 73 (7th/8th)Syracuse 73, UNC Greensboro (4th/6th)Stanford 91, UAA 69 (3rd/5th)Kentucky 92, Coll . of Charleston 65 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerRon Mercer, KentuckyAll-Tournament Team: Derek Anderson, Kentucky; Thaddeus Delaney, College of Charleston; Stacy Harris, College of Charleston; Otis Hill, Syracuse; Anthony Johnson, College of Charleston; Brevin Knight, Stanford; Rick Stafford, UAA; Jeremy Veal, Arizona State; Ryan Williams, UAA; Tim Young, Stanford

1997Nov. 26: Purdue 92, UAB 64UMass 80, Southwestern Louisiana 64Nov. 27: North Carolina 109, UCLA 68Seton Hall 67, UAA 57 (OT)Nov. 28: UAB 75, SW Louisiana 67UCLA 92, UAA 68Purdue 82, UMass 69North Carolina 95, Seton Hall 65Nov. 29: SW Louisiana 101, UAA 80 (7th/8th)UCLA 86, UAB 72 (4th/6th)UMass 73, Seton Hall 60 (3rd/5th)North Carolina 73, Purdue 69 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerAntawn Jamison, North CarolinaAll-Tournament Team: Chad Austin, Purdue; Toby Bailey, UCLA; Vince Carter, North Carolina; Ed Cota, North Carolina; Baron Davis, UCLA; Casey Green, Southwestern Louisiana; Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall; Lari Ketner, UMass; Brad Miller, Purdue; Tyrone Weeks, UMass

1998Nov. 25: Cincinnati 76, Southern Utah 63Iowa State 74, Saint Mary’s 72 (OT)Nov. 26: Fresno State 82, UAA 79Duke 111, Notre Dame 81

Purdue forward Glenn Robinson still holds the Shootout scoring record of 97 points in 1993.



Nov. 27: Saint Mary’s 85, S . Utah 77UAA 88, Notre Dame 82 (ot)Cincinnati 59, Iowa State 52Duke 93, Fresno State 82Nov. 28: Notre Dame 81, S . Utah 77 (7th/8th)Saint Mary’s 78, UAA 71 (4th/6th)Iowa State 79, Fresno State 70 (3rd/5th)Cincinnati 77, Duke 75 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerWilliam Avery, DukeAll-Tournament Team: Elton Brand, Duke; Kenyatta Clyde, Southern Utah; Marcus Fizer, Iowa State; Jim Hajdukovich, UAA; Chris Herren, Fresno State; Trajan Langdon, Duke; Melvin Levett, Cincinnati; Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati; Pete Mickeal, Cincinnati; Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary’s

1999Nov. 24: Georgia Tech 100, Grambling St . 88Washington 86, UAA 70Nov. 25: Xavier 81, Louisville 79Kansas 88, Georgia 78Nov. 26: UAA 104, Grambling State 85Louisville 85, Georgia 62Georgia Tech 82, Washington 65Kansas 111, Xavier 70Nov. 27: Georgia 113, Grambling 74 (7th/8th)Louisville 108, UAA 76 (4th/6th)Xavier 81, Washington 65 (3rd/5th)Kansas 84, Georgia Tech 70 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerDrew Gooden, KansasAll-Tournament Team: Jason Collier, Georgia Tech; Lloyd Price, Xavier; Jeff Boschee, Kansas; D .A . Layne, Georgia; Ed Kirk, UAA; Luke Axtell, Kansas; Alfred Parker, Grambling State; Tony Williams, Louisville; Alvin Jones, Georgia Tech; Eric Chenowith, Kansas

2000Nov. 22: Missouri 70, Rhode Island 60Valparaiso 83, UAA 67Nov. 23: Ohio State 90, Florida State 65Syracuse 92, DePaul 84Nov. 24: UAA 87, Rhode Island 77DePaul 80, Florida State 74Missouri 77, Valparaiso 71Syracuse 77, Ohio State 66Nov. 25: Florida State 86, Rhode Island 71 (7th/8th)DePaul 93, UAA 76 (4th/6th)Valparaiso 67, Ohio State 64 (3rd/5th)Syracuse 84, Missouri 62 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerPreston Shumpert, SyracuseAll-Tournament Team: Tavorris Bell, Rhode Island; Brian Brown, Ohio State; Clarence Gilbert, Missouri; Raitis Grafs, Valparaiso; Allen Griffin, Syracuse; Ed Kirk, UAA; Kareem Rush, Missouri; Imari Sawyer, DePaul; Bobby Simmons, DePaul

2001Nov. 21: Indiana 101, UAA 66Marquette 85, Tennessee 74Nov. 22: Texas 78, Oregon State 68Gonzaga 65, St . John’s 58Nov. 23: Tennessee 74, UAA 54St . John’s 66, Oregon State 63Gonzaga 67, Texas 64Marquette 50, Indiana 49Nov. 24: Oregon St . 72, UAA 63 (7th/8th)St . John’s 69, Tennessee 55 (4th/6th)Indiana 77, Texas 71 (3rd/5th)Marquette 72, Gonzaga 63 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerDwyane Wade, MarquetteAll-Tournament Team: Peter Bullock, UAA; Dan Dickau, Gonzaga; Dane Fife, Indiana; T .J . Ford,

Texas; Zach Gourde, Gonzaga; Marcus Hatten, St . John’s; Jared Jeffries, Indiana; Chris Owens, Texas; Philip Ricci, Oregon State; Vincent Yarbrough, Tennessee

2002Nov. 27: Oklahoma State 98, UAA 69College of Charleston 81, Wyoming 72 Nov. 28: Villanova 87, Loyola Marymount 71 Michigan State 80, Montana 60 Nov. 29: Wyoming 77, UAA 69Loyola Marymount 65, Montana 62Coll . of Charleston 66, Oklahoma State 58 Villanova 81, Michigan State 73Nov. 30: UAA 69, Montana 52 (7th/8th)Wyoming 72, Loyola Marymount 65 (4th/6th)Oklahoma St . 64, Michigan St . 61 (3rd/5th)Coll . of Charleston 71, Villanova 69 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerTroy Wheless, College of CharlestonAll-Tournament Team: Melvin Sanders, Oklahoma State; Thomas Mobley, College of Charleston; Donta Richardson, Wyoming; Chris Hill, Michigan State; Ricky Wright, Villanova; Peter Bullock, UAA; Charles Brown, Loyola Marymount; Ivan McFarlin, Oklahoma State; Zeke Johnson, College of Charleston; Gary Buchanan, Villanova

2003Nov. 26: Seton Hall 62, UAA 57Purdue 61, Texas State 50Nov. 27: Liberty 65, Canisius 48Duke 82, Pacific 69Nov. 28: UAA 80, Texas State 59Canisius 62, Pacific 59Purdue 75, Seton Hall 63Duke 76, Liberty 47Nov. 29: Pacific 62, Texas St . 55 (7th/8th)UAA 72, Canisius 67 (4th/6th)Seton Hall 65, Liberty 47 (3rd/5th)Purdue 78, Duke 68 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerKenneth Lowe, PurdueAll-Tournament Team: Andre Barrett, Seton Hall; Chris Booker, Purdue; Peter Bullock, UAA; Terry Conerway, Texas State; Miah Davis, Pacific; Luol Deng, Duke; Chris Duhon, Duke; Jason Sarchet, Liberty; Andre Sweet, Seton Hall; Shelden Williams, Duke

2004Nov. 24: Alabama 90, UAA 55Minnesota 84, Furman 69Nov. 25: Washington 78, Utah 71Oklahoma 93, High Point 65Nov. 26: Furman 81, UAA 71Utah 78, High Point 69Alabama 78, Minnesota 72Washington 96, Oklahoma 91Nov. 27: UAA 66, High Point 65 (7th/8th)Utah 62, Furman 50 (4th/6th)

Marquette’s Dwyane Wade was a relatively unknown player when he led the Golden Eagles to the 2001 Shootout crown and earned Most Outstanding Player honors. After taking MU to the Final Four the next season, Wade has gone on to NBA stardom.



Oklahoma 67, Minnesota 54 (3rd/5th)Washington 79, Alabama 76 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerNate Robinson, WashingtonAll-Tournament Team: Chuck Davis, Alabama; Brian Hills, UAA; Quan Prowell, Furman; Earnest Shelton, Alabama; Vincent Grier, Minnesota; Terrell Everett, Oklahoma; Kennedy Winston, Alabama; Andrew Bogut, Utah; Kevin Bookout, Oklahoma; Bobby Jones, Washington

2005Nov. 23: Oral Roberts 68, Southern Cal 48Marquette 83, Eastern Washington 73 Nov. 24: South Carolina 65, UAA 60Monmouth 80, Southern Illinois 68Nov. 25: Southern Cal 69, Eastern Washington 51Alaska Anchorage 72, Southern Illinois 65Marquette 73, Oral Roberts 70South Carolina 62, Monmouth 56Nov. 26: Southern Illinois 80, Eastern Washington 72 (7th/8th)Southern Cal 57, UAA 56 (4th/6th)Oral Roberts 62, Monmouth 54 (3rd/5th)Marquette 92, South Carolina 89 (ot) (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerSteve Novak, MarquetteAll-Tournament Team: Nick Young, Southern California; Kemmy Burgess, UAA; Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois; Caleb Green, Oral Roberts; Tarence Kinsey, South Carolina; Dominic James, Marquette; Ken Tutt, Oral Roberts; Jerel McNeal, Marquette; Tre’ Kelley, South Carolina; Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina

2006Nov. 22: Loyola Marymount 69, UAA 58Pacific 71, Missouri-Kansas City 70 Nov. 23: Hawaii 80, Hofstra 79California 72, Marshall 70Nov. 24: UAA 77, Missouri-Kansas City 70Hofstra 73, Marshall 70Loyola Marymount 88, Pacific 85 (2ot)California 72, Hawaii 56Nov. 25: Missouri-Kansas City 79, Marshall 75 (7th/8th)Hofstra 75, UAA 65 (4th/6th)Hawaii 71, Pacific 60 (3rd/5th)California 78, Loyola Marymount 70 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerRyan Anderson, CaliforniaAll-Tournament Team: Antoine Agudio, Hofstra; Carl Arts, UAA; Anthony Brown, Pacific; Quinton Day, UMKC; DeVon Hardin, California; Matthew Knight, Loyola Marymount; Matt Lojeski, Hawaii; Loren Stokes, Hofstra; Ayinde Ubaka, California; Brandon Worthy, Loyola Marymount

2007Nov. 21: Butler 79, Michigan 65Virginia Tech 69, Eastern Washington 52Nov. 22: Texas Tech 74, UAA 47Gonzaga 74, Western Kentucky 71Nov. 23: Michigan 61, E . Washington 63Western Kentucky 71, UAA 67Butler 84, Virginia Tech 78 (ot)Texas Tech 73, Gonzaga 63Nov. 24: Eastern Washington 64, UAA 62 (7th/8th)Western Kentucky 73, Michigan 69 (4th/6th)Gonzaga 82, Virginia Tech 64 (3rd/5th)Butler 81, Texas Tech 71 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerMike Green, ButlerAll-Tournament Team: Kellen Williams, Eastern Washington; Carl Arts, UAA; Manny Harris, Michigan; Courtney Lee, Western Kentucky; Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga; Jeff Allen, Virginia Tech; Pete Campbell, Butler; A .J . Graves, Butler; Alan Voskuil, Texas Tech; John Roberson, Texas Tech



2008Nov. 26: Hampton 69, UAA 61Portland State 79, Northern Illinois 58Nov. 27: Seattle 61, Louisiana Tech 46San Diego State 59, Western Carolina 58Nov. 28: Northern Illinois 71, UAA 68Western Carolina 76, Louisiana Tech 62Hampton 77, Portland State 71 (OT)San Diego State 75, Seattle 56Nov. 29: UAA 62, Louisiana Tech 57 (7th/8th)Western Carolina 71, No . Illinois 67 (4th/6th)Portland State 81, Seattle 67 (3rd/5th)San Diego State 76, Hampton 47 (1st/2nd)

most Outstanding PlayerKyle Spain, San Diego StateAll-Tournament Team: Ryan Amoroso, San Diego State; Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois; Kenny Barker, UAA; Jordan Brooks, Hampton; Michael Freeman, Hampton; D .J . Gay, San Diego State; Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina; Phil Nelson, Portland State; Austen Powers, Seattle; Dominic Waters, Portland State

Tournament MOP Mike Green and Horizon League power Butler knocked off teams from the Big Ten (Michigan), ACC (Virginia Tech) and Big 12 (Texas Tech, pictured) on their way to the 2007 Shootout title.

Former Alaska Anchorage All-American Carl Arts averaged 10.7 points in 12 career Shootout games, helping the host Seawolves to upsets of High Point, Southern Illinois and Missouri-Kansas City.

Alabama 2-1 (2004)Alabama-Birmingham 7-5 (1984, 87, 92, 97)Alaska Anchorage 29-64 (All)Arizona 6-3 (1985, 87, 94)Arizona State 1-2 (1996)Arkansas 4-2 (1980, 83)Auburn 0-3 (1989)Bradley 2-1 (1979)Brigham Young 2-1 (1994)Butler 3-0 (2007)California 4-2 (1988, 2006)UC Irvine 1-2 (1990)Canisius 1-2 (2003)Cincinnati 3-0 (1998)Clemson 1-2 (1982)Coastal Carolina 0-3 (1991)Colgate 1-2 (1980)College of Charleston 5-1 (1996, 2002)Connecticut 4-2 (1989, 95)Dayton 0-3 (1992)DePaul 2-1 (2000)Duke 7-2 (1995, 98, 2003)Duquesne 0-3 (1987)Eastern Michigan 1-2 (1991)Eastern Washington 1-5 (2005, 07)Florida 3-3 (1982, 88)Florida State 2-4 (1989, 2000)Fordham 2-1 (1983)Fresno State 1-2 (1998)Furman 1-2 (2004)Georgetown 2-4 (1980, 81)Georgia 1-2 (1999)Georgia Tech 2-1 (1999)Gonzaga 4-2 (2001, 07)Grambling State 0-3 (1999)Hampton 2-1 (2008)Hawaii 4-5 (1989, 93, 2006)High Point 0-3 (2004)Hofstra 2-1 (2006)Idaho 1-2 (1991)Idaho State 1-2 (1984)Illinois 6-3 (1982, 84, 92)Indiana 4-5 (1978, 95, 2001)Iona 4-5 (1979, 81, 88)Iowa 5-1 (1986, 95)Iowa State 2-1 (1998)

Jackson State 0-3 (1994)Kansas 7-2 (1984, 88, 99)Kansas State 2-1 (1989)Kentucky 8-1 (1979, 88, 96)Lamar 2-4 (1978, 79)Liberty 1-2 (2003)Long Beach State 2-1 (1979)Louisiana State 2-1 (1980)Louisiana Tech 0-3 (2008)Louisville 8-7 (1978, 82, 86, 94, 99)Loyola Marymount 3-3 (2002, 06)Maine 0-3 (1996)Marquette 8-1 (1981, 2001, 05)Marshall 0-3 (2006)Maryland 2-1 (1984)Massachusetts 5-1 (1991, 97)McNeese State 1-2 (1981)Miami (Fla .) 1-2 (1987)Michigan 3-3 (1987, 2007)Michigan State 4-2 (1989, 2002)Minnesota 4-2 (1994, 2004)Missouri 5-4 (1980, 85, 2000)Missouri-Kansas City 1-2 (2006)Monmouth 1-2 (2005)Montana 0-3 (2002)Nevada 0-3 (1990)New Mexico 1-2 (1983)New Mexico State 3-0 (1992)New Orleans 2-1 (1991)Nicholls State 0-3 (1980)North Carolina 9-0 (1980, 85, 97)UNC Greensboro 1-2 (1996)North Carolina State 9-3 (1978, 83, 86, 93)Northeastern 2-1 (1986)Northern Illinois 1-2 (2008)Notre Dame 1-2 (1998)Ohio 2-1 (1995)Ohio State 3-3 (1981, 2000)Oklahoma 4-2 (1983, 2004)Oklahoma State 3-3 (1994, 2002)Old Dominion 1-2 (1995)Oral Roberts 2-1 (2005)Oregon 2-4 (1984, 92)Oregon State 3-3 (1991, 2001)Pacific 2-7 (1979, 2003, 06)

Penn State 0-3 (1978)Pepperdine 2-1 (1978)Portland 2-1 (1993)Portland State 2-1 (2008)Purdue 10-2 (1985, 93, 97, 2003)Rhode Island 0-3 (2000)Saint Mary’s 2-1 (1998)San Diego State 3-0 (2008)Santa Clara 2-4 (1983, 91)Seattle 1-2 (2008)Seton Hall 6-3 (1988, 97, 2003)Siena 2-1 (1990)South Carolina 4-2 (1990, 2005)Southern California 2-4 (1983, 2005)Southern Illinois 1-2 (2005)Southern Utah 0-3 (1998)Southwestern Louisiana 4-2 (1981, 97)Stanford 2-1 (1996)Syracuse 7-2 (1987, 96, 2000)Tennessee 2-4 (1984, 2001)Tennessee-Chattanooga 1-2 (1992)Texas 2-4 (1986, 2001)Texas A&M 5-7 (1978, 79, 82, 89)Texas Christian 0-3 (1995)Texas-San Antonio 0-3 (1985)Texas State 1-5 (1987, 2003)Texas Tech 3-3 (1990, 2007)UCLA 5-1 (1990, 97)UNLV 2-1 (1985)Utah 3-3 (1988, 2004)Utah State 1-2 (1986)Valparaiso 2-1 (2000)Vanderbilt 4-2 (1982, 92)Villanova 6-3 (1985, 94, 2002)Virginia 2-1 (1990)Virginia Tech 1-2 (2007)Wake Forest 2-1 (1993)Washington 7-5 (1982, 86, 99, 2004)Washington State 1-2 (1981)Weber State 2-1 (1993)Western Carolina 2-1 (2008)Western Kentucky 2-1 (2007)Wisconsin-Green Bay 1-2 (1993)Wyoming 2-1 (2002)Xavier 2-1 (1999)

1978-79 (3)LamarLouisvillePepperdine

1979-80 (5)BradleyIonaLamarKentuckyTexas A&M

1980-81 (5)ArkansasGeorgetownLouisiana StateMissouriNorth Carolina

1981-82 (5)Alaska AnchorageGeorgetownMarquetteOhio StateSouthwestern Louisiana

1982-83 (2)IllinoisLouisville

1983-84 (2)ArkansasOklahoma

1984-85 (4)Alabama-BirminghamIllinoisKansasMaryland

1985-86 (7)Alaska Anchorage ArizonaMissouriNorth CarolinaPurdueUNLVVillanova

1986-87 (4)Alaska AnchorageIowaNorth Carolina StateNortheastern

1987-88 (4)Alaska AnchorageArizonaMichiganSyracuse

1988-89 (2)FloridaSeton Hall

1989-90 (4)Alaska Anchorage ConnecticutKansas StateMichigan State

1990-91 (5)Alaska AnchorageSienaSouth CarolinaUCLAVirginia

1991-92 (1)Massachusetts

1992-93 (5)Alaska AnchorageNew Mexico StateTennessee-ChattanoogaVanderbiltIllinois

1993-94 (5)Alaska AnchorageHawaii

SHOOTOUT TEAMS THAT QUAlIFIED THAT YEAR FOR NCAA POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTPurdueWake ForestWisconsin-Green Bay

1994-95 (6)Oklahoma StateBrigham YoungMinnesotaVillanovaLouisvilleArizona

1995-96 (5)Alaska AnchorageIowaDukeIndianaConnecticut

1996-97 (5)Alaska AnchorageCollege of CharlestonKentuckyStanfordSyracuse

1997-98 (4)MassachusettsPurdueNorth CarolinaUCLA

1998-99 (2)CincinnatiDuke

1999-00 (2)KansasLouisville

2000-01 (3)MissouriOhio StateSyracuse

2001-02 (4)GonzagaIndianaMarquetteTexas

2002-03 (2)Michigan StateOklahoma State

2003-04 (5)Alaska AnchorageDukeLibertyPacificSeton Hall

2004-05 (5)AlabamaMinnesotaOklahomaUtahWashington

2005-06 (5)Alaska AnchorageMarquetteMonmouthOral RobertsSouthern Illinois

2006-07 (2)Alaska AnchorageSouthern Illinois

2007-08 (4)Alaska AnchorageButlerGonzagaWestern Kentucky

2008-09 (1)Portland State


MEN’S ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS

When it comes to success stories, the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout is just the begin-ning for the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department. In their relatively short history – dating back to 1977 – Seawolf teams and individual athletes have established a great tradition of success. UAA sponsors 11 NCAA sports, with men’s ice hockey and women’s gymnastics com-peting at the Division I level. The Seawolves’ other squads – men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s skiing, women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field – all compete under the Division II banner. The Seawolves posted perhaps the best year in school history in 2008-09 as they qualified seven teams for NCAAs, earned three conference titles, and finished a program-best 45th of 270 Div. II schools in the national Director’s Cup. The Seawolf hockey team plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, widely considered the sport’s premier conference, hav-ing produced 36 NCAA champions in the last 57 years. The hockey team’s signature event is the Kendall Hockey Classic, a four-team tournament held every October. Last year UAA captured the annual Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup for the third straight season with its series victory over rival Alaska Fairbanks. Coming off their first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship in 2009, the Seawolf gymnasts could be better than ever this season. UAA returns all of its athletes from a year ago, including Leah Wilson, who broke the school all-around record as a sophomore. Since moving up to the Div. I ranks in 2003, the Seawolves have regularly challenged pro-grams from the nation’s top conferences, such as Nebraska, Kentucky and Iowa. On the cross country trails, veteran coach Michael Friess has established both his men’s and women’s squads as national contenders. In 2008, the Seawolf women finished 9th and the men 11th at the NCAA Championships – both program-bests – while the men captured their third Great Northwest Athletic Conference title. That momentum has carried into the cur-rent campaign, with the women rising to a No. 5 national ranking and claiming their first GNAC crown last month. Junior Marko Cheseto repeated as the GNAC individual winner on the men’s side, while Micah Chelimo and Miriam Kipngeno swept the league’s freshman-of-the-year awards. UAA’s volleyball team, led by second-year coach Chris Green, has quickly vaulted to the into national contention. This year’s Seawolves have recorded the program’s first 20-win season since 1996 and are in strong contention for the GNAC title and an playoff berth. While UAA’s skiing program is techni-cally Division II, teams from all three NCAA divisions compete on a level playing field at the sport’s national meet. And the Seawolves

are consistently tops among non-Division I pro-grams, placing in the overall top 10 at the NCAA Championships for the 24 of the past 25 seasons. At the 2009 NCAA Ski Championships, UAA produced seven All-Americans and posted the program’s highest-ever national finish in fourth place. The Seawolves were also crowned Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association women’s alpine champions, powered by league alpine MVP Alex Parker. UAA has twice hosted the NCAA Ski Championships (1987 and 2002) at their world-class venues – Mount Alyeska (Alpine) and Kincaid Park (Nordic). The men’s and women’s basketball teams have re-risen to national prominence lately. In 2008, UAA became just the second Division II school ever to send its men’s and women’s squads the NCAA Semifinals in the same season, and the Seawolf women proved talented enough to repeat their feat last sesaon.

Overall, the women’s team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament nine times, while the men have made 14 NCAAs. The Seawolf men have produced 10 All-Americans, and in 1988 they were the NCAA Division II runner-up. Perhaps nothing embodies UAA’s quick rise to prominence as much as its men’s and women’s track & field teams. Having com-peted as a fully sponsored sport since only 2005, the Seawolves have already produced 11 All-America certificates, including an NCAA Div.II national title for Palmer native David Registe in the long jump. Last spring the UAA men finished 14th at NCAAs, marking their second straight top-20 national showing. While all these athletic accomplishments are quite impressive, Seawolf student-athletes have done something even more important. Over the last 16 years, the Seawolf teams have earned a composite grade point average over 3.0 13 times.

Seawolf success doesn’t stop with Shootout


SEAWOLF ATHLETICS

p UPPER LEFT: All-conference runners Ruth Keino (17), Shoshana Keegan (16) and Hallidie Wilt (22) have helped the UAA women’s cross country team to their first GNAC title and a top-5 national ranking in 2009 .

p UPPER RIGHT: Anchorage native Lex Treinen finished runner-up in the 20-K freestyle at the 2009 NCAA Skiing Championships as the Seawolves placed a program-best 4th in the nation .

t LEFT: Returning senior Lauren Agostino captured All-MPSF honors on three events last year – including the title on vault – to boost the UAA gymnasts to their first-ever league championship .


UAA ADMINISTRATION & ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

DR. STEVE COBBDirector of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

In nine seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department, Dr. Steve Cobb has helped take Seawolf Athletics to unprecedented heights. Not only have the Seawolves excelled in the field of competition, but the foundation for future success has been set in several ways. The 2007-08 and 2008-09 campaigns were two of the most memorable in school history, highlighted by three Final Four appearances for Seawolf basketball teams

(women twice, men once), and NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s skiing, and men’s track & field. With UAA’s concurrent NCAA basketball runs in 2008, UAA became just the second school in Division II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s squads for the national semifinals. Under Dr. Cobb’s leadership, a planning phase is also under way for the construction of a new on-campus sports facility at UAA. He has also recently overseen several upgrades to UAA’s cur-rent facilities, including the installation of the new gym floor and the construction of the new All-American/Academic All-American honors wall. In 2005, Dr. Cobb helped establish the Seawolf Legacy Fund to provide a permanent endow-ment fund that will ensure full funding for future athletic scholarships at UAA. Seawolf Legacy surpassed the $1 million mark in donations in early 2008. Early in his tenure, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Seawolf Hall of Fame and was instrumental in negotiating naming-rights agreements for the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Kendall Classic hockey and Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational volleyball tournaments. The Alabama native has also overseen the creation of the Hockey Classic Wall of Champions above the Seawolves’ practice rink, as well as men’s and women’s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout champions displays in the gymnasium. A former football coach, Dr. Cobb served as the athletic director at Georgia Southwestern State University before coming to UAA. In five years at Georgia Southwestern, Dr. Cobb raised the Hurricanes’ overall program to become one of the most successful in the nation, making the NAIA national playoffs in six of its seven sports and winning multiple conference championships in men’s and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. From 1992-95, Dr. Cobb was an assistant athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College, where he served as the football team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coach. He also had stints as an assistant football coach at East Texas State University (1990-92) and Sul Ross State University (1988-90). A 1981 graduate of the University of Montevallo, Dr. Cobb also holds a Doctorate of Education degree from East Texas State as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Ambrose University and a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State. Dr. Cobb and his wife Sandra reside in East Anchorage.

FRAN UlMERChancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

As chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Fran Ulmer brings to the position 30 years of experience of public policy in Alaska. Previously, Ulmer was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Institute of Social and Economic Research. In the early 1980s, Ulmer served as the Mayor of Juneau, then a member

of the Alaska House of Representatives (1986-1994) and in 1994, she became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. In that year, she was appointed to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission by President Bill Clinton and served on this international board for 11 years. She has participated in numerous panels, task forces, commissions and forums as a speaker, mod-erator and panelist to address the intersection of science, economics, politics and policy. Ulmer cur-rently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, the Advisory Board of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Alaska Nature Conservancy Board. She has a BA in political science and economics and a Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin.

ADmINISTRATION Dr . Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Dede Allen . . . . . . . . . . . Associate A .D ./Compliance Tim McDiffett . . . . . . . . Associate A .D ./External Jane Pallister . . . . . . . . . Associate A .D ./Internal Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . Development Director Derek Donald . . . . . . . . Marketing/Promotions

SPORTS INFORmATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Director Dallas Baldwin . . . . . . . . Assistant Director

SPORTS mEDIcINE Chris Volk . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Kelly Ranstead . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer

BUSINESS OFFIcE Robin Calvert . . . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Diana Campbell . . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Rhea Cardwell . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager

REc SPORTS Ed Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Shawn Farmer . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Brent Gordon . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Tony Houston . . . . . . . . Assist . Director/Operations Robin Inman . . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Bryan Leiser . . . . . . . . . . Special Events Manager Muzette Nelson . . . . . . Program Supervisor Alan Piccard . . . . . . . . . . Assist . Director/Programs Kevin Silver . . . . . . . . . . Associate A .D ./WFSC Kristin Warren . . . . . . . . Office Manager Julie Weber . . . . . . . . . . Intramurals Director

cOAcHES BASkETBALL (men) Head Coach: Rusty Osborne Assistant: Ryan Orton Grad . Assistant: Casey Reed BASkETBALL (Women) Head Coach: Tim Moser Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez Assistant: Mari Riser cROSS cOUNTRY (men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistant: T .J . Garlatz Grad . Assistant: David Kiplagat GYmNASTIcS Head Coach:Paul Stoklos Assistant: Tami Monette HOckEY Head Coach: Dave Shyiak Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair Assistant: Regg Simon SkIING Head Coach: Trond Flagstad Assistants: Sparky Anderson, Mandy Kaempf Graduate Assistant: Dan McKay TRAck & FIELD (men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistants: T .J . Garlatz, Rafael Echavarria, Vivian Echavarria Grad Assts .: David Kiplagat, Ryan McWilliams VOLLEYBALL Head Coach: Chris Green Assistant: Nicky Rose Graduate Assistant: Emily Sakis

UAA ATHlETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

MUNICIPALITY OF

ANCHORAGEWith city boudaries that stretch

to nearly the size of the state of Delaware, more than 275,000 people are lucky to call Anchor age home. On a glob-al scale, Anchorage is located as far north as Helsinki, Finland, and as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city (more than four times larger than the second-largest town), an inter-national air crossroads, and the business and cultural center of the state. Almost 300 flights arrive daily at Anchorage International Airport. Anchorage is a recreational paradise as well, boasting more than 14,000 acres of parkland and nearly 300 miles of paved and wilderness biking, skiing and hiking trails. In addition, the city sports dozens of

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degrees). Low humidity also contributes to Anchorage’s comfortable climate. The residents of the city share the Anchorage bowl with more than 1,000 Moose, which are often seen on UAA’s campus throughout the year. In addition, black bears, grizzliess, foxes, wolves, lynx, wolverines, Dall sheep and bald eagles are just some of the animals that make their homes here. Salmon fishing is more than a pastime to Anchorage residents. Red and King Salmon can be caught from the many rivers and creeks that run through the city.

lakes, softball, baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, and six sce-nic golf courses. Chugach State Park is located 15 minutes from downtown Anchorage. With 495,000 acres, Chugach is the third-largest state park in the United States and offers a variety of year-round recreation, including hiking, mountain biking, camping, cross country skiing and wildlife viewing. Due to the warming effects of the Pacific Ocean currents and protection from the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage is located in Alaska’s so-called banana belt. Anchorage’s climate resembles that of San Francisco in the summer (highs of 75 degrees) and a Rocky Mountain ski resort in the winter (lows of 20

Alaska is the largest state in the union — one-fifth the size of the contiguous 48 states and more than twice the size of the second largest state, Texas.

Although Minnesota is called the Land of 10,000 Lakes,, Alaska holds the real title in that department with more than three million lakes. Alaska has 39 different mountain ranges, three of which can be seen from Anchorage. The 49th State celerated iis home to Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America (20,320 feet). Mt. McKinley, located in the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve, is over 200 miles north of Anchorage and can be seen from the city on clear days. Denali National Park is over six million acres and features great wildlife viewing and colorful wilderness expanses.

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