MBB: American Rivers Conference

[keith45]

big win for UD at Edgewood!!

Mike Peak was perfect from the floor, 7-7

http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/custompages/Statistics/mbball/2008-09/mb09-03.htm

[doolittledog]

big win for UD at Edgewood!!

Mike Peak was perfect from the floor, 7-7

http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/custompages/Statistics/mbball/2008-09/mb09-03.htm

His shooting percentage and rebounding stats remind me of a UD player from 8-9 years ago

Is Mr. Peak a recent graduate from the Keith45 inside shooting/rebounding summer camp???

[keith45]

big win for UD at Edgewood!!

Mike Peak was perfect from the floor, 7-7

http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/custompages/Statistics/mbball/2008-09/mb09-03.htm

His shooting percentage and rebounding stats remind me of a UD player from 8-9 years ago

Is Mr. Peak a recent graduate from the Keith45 inside shooting/rebounding summer camp???

HAHAHA..thanks but he is more athletic than I was..after my surgeries, I had no vertical and explosiveness!! And dealing with the Adam Dolls and Nathan Ackermans, plus those horses that BV used to have was no picnic on one leg!
Must say I was surprised by the margin of victory though, as Edgewood just beat the #22 team in the nation a few nights ago.

[birds of prey]

I was at the game last night and UD is far improved from last year, despite losing Daugherty... Just think how dangerous they would be if he had a year left.

Okpalaeze was a beast inside and it was evident by his two throw downs throughout the game. He's very athletic and versatile and he and the other two transfers from Clarke, Bellaire and Russell, all have the ability to pass the ball.

I was impressed by the balance that UD showed. It had been absent in previous years. The one downside I noticed was their inability to protect the ball late in the game when Edgewood pressed. Lots of turnovers... Without that 17-1 Edgewood run it would have been a 30+ point blowout.

[Alfredeneumann]

From Go-knights.net   - pre-Levick release

KNIGHTS MEN'S NOTES: Head coach Dick Peth hopes to see his 2008-09 squad gel into a strong and cohesive unit. And, with a strong slate of opponents on the schedule, he and his squad hope to do so quickly..."We're really excited about this group of guys," he said. "They have been working extremely hard in practices on a daily basis. I see overall depth being a strength, especially on the perimeter. We are very talented, but, at the same time, inexperience at some positions."...Wartburg's top returners include senior three-year post player Danny Stark of Nevada. He is the second-leading rebounder from 2007-08, where he averaged 4.1 boards per game. Senior Cashes Mason of Kansas City, Mo., is back for his fourth year at the point guard slot. He earned second team all-IIAC honors last season after scoring 248 points and dishing out 79 assists. Juniors Jarrett Williams of Chicago, Ill., and Mitch Eslick of Fort Dodge, each of whom produced significant scoring numbers early in 2007-08, are back after being sidelined with injuries. Williams, through the early-season conference schedule, combined for 33 points against Central and Simpson last year before his season-ending injury, while Eslick lit up several scoreboards in the Iowa Conference and other buildings by reeling off 14 straight double-figure scoring outings, with five of those going for 20-points-or-more, prior to his injury." This is a core of upperclassmen that will provide great leadership for our team," Peth said...Beyond that group of four, the Orange and Black can look towards sophomores Fred Rose of Maywood, Ill., and Jacey Heuer of Allison in its returners group. Rose played in 16 games, giving Wartburg important minutes inside, while Heuer started 16 of 25 games, as a freshman, at a forward slot. Junior Travis Temple of Crawfordsville will also be a candidate on the perimeter after playing in 13 games and highlighting his sophomore season with the game-winning basket in the season-ending win over the University of Dubuque...Peth takes that group of returners to be leaders for what he feels is one of the program's best class of newcomers. "There is a tremendous amount of talent among the new guys," he said. "They each add strong traits for the team. From what we've seen so far, they are very comfortable with the returners. There is outstanding chemistry among this team."...Among the new set of players are juniors Travis Kern of Kalona, who played the past two seasons at a guard slot for NCAA Division II Truman State of Kirksville, Mo., Josh Molstead of Charles City, who was a guard in the University of Northern Iowa program as a freshman and sophomore, and Kelly McCarville of Cresco and Ross Timmermans of Vinton, who transferred in from Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids. Freshmen Cole Danielson of Marshalltown, Austin Donnelly of Fort Collins, Colo., Jordan Sathoff of Packwood, Darian Patterson of Wellman, Kirk Sidey of Greenfield, Elijah Hunt of Bolingbrook, Ill., and Kale Holst of DeWitt also added strong resumes. "While there are a lot of possibilities at guard and on the wings among the new players, we do have some solid post options, too," Peth pointed out. "Donnelly is 6-9 and 225 which will be a nice addition. Sathoff has the athleticism to help out inside. McCarville feels comfortable at either a three or four spot as well."...Wartburg was picked for a tie for third on the annual Iowa Conference coaches preseason poll, released Nov. 13...The Knights have earned splits in each of the last two Buzz Levick/Pizza Ranch tournaments. Prior to that, they had won 12 straight games in the tourney.

[doolittledog]

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald preview for the UD mens and womens Bball teams.

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=223520

[Alfredeneumann]

Knights win 72-69 over Rockford.
Starters                    Pts
Timmermans, Ross    12 
Danielson, Cole          0 
McCarville, Kelly        17 
Mason, Cashes          21 
Stark, Danny             9

Jordan Sathoff came off the bench in the 1st 1/2 and started shooting. He will help THIS year.

5-20 from 3    and 15-25 from the line.
All in all an OK outing.
Will play Bethany for Buzz Levick title. UWStout was up 10 late and got beat on buzzer beater 3.




http://www.iowaconference.com/BBCONF/08-09MB/HTML/WARRFRDM.HTM

[keith45]

Knights win 72-69 over Rockford.
Starters                    Pts
Timmermans, Ross    12 
Danielson, Cole          0 
McCarville, Kelly        17 
Mason, Cashes          21 
Stark, Danny             9

Jordan Sathoff came off the bench in the 1st 1/2 and started shooting. He will help THIS year.

5-20 from 3    and 15-25 from the line.
All in all an OK outing.
Will play Bethany for Buzz Levick title. UWStout was up 10 late and got beat on buzzer beater 3.




http://www.iowaconference.com/BBCONF/08-09MB/HTML/WARRFRDM.HTM

That result is mildly surprisng to me, as Rockford was horrible last year..1 and 17 maybe? Figured WB would win by more

[keith45]

UD goes to 3-0, with a 23 point win over Beloit..not too much to say on that one, Beloit was 4-17 or something last year

[wizbegs1304]

Knights win 72-69 over Rockford.
Starters                    Pts
Timmermans, Ross    12 
Danielson, Cole          0 
McCarville, Kelly        17 
Mason, Cashes          21 
Stark, Danny             9

Jordan Sathoff came off the bench in the 1st 1/2 and started shooting. He will help THIS year.

5-20 from 3    and 15-25 from the line.
All in all an OK outing.
Will play Bethany for Buzz Levick title. UWStout was up 10 late and got beat on buzzer beater 3.




http://www.iowaconference.com/BBCONF/08-09MB/HTML/WARRFRDM.HTM

That result is mildly surprisng to me, as Rockford was horrible last year..1 and 17 maybe? Figured WB would win by more

Does anyone know what the deal is here?  Did Wartburg lose a lot from last year or is Rockford just that much improved?  Rockford struggled mightily last year and it was impressive to see them hang that close.  I guess we will get a really good look at what they can do when they face UW-Stout tonight.

[Alfredeneumann]

Does anyone know what the deal is here?  Did Wartburg lose a lot from last year or is Rockford just that much improved?  Rockford struggled mightily last year and it was impressive to see them hang that close.  I guess we will get a really good look at what they can do when they face UW-Stout tonight.
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2 starters from last year Eslick and Williams played 0 and 3 minutes. 3 new starters, 2 who were NOT @ Wartburg last year. The 3 reserves who played the most minutes are also new to program. Rockford pretty athletic and have a defensive "lock-down" point guard. If the Knights hit a few more open 3's and free throws, it would not have been that close. Also 1 transfer will not be playing until fall term is over.

[Alfredeneumann]

Knight's win Buzz Levick Tournament - WARTBURG COLLEGE 64, BETHANY LUTHERAN 53

Bethany Lutheran vs Wartburg College
11/23/08 8 p.m. at Levick Arena - Waverly, Iowa
At Levick Arena - Waverly, Iowa

BETHANY LUTHERAN (2-2)
Zimmerman, Jeff 6-12 2-2 19; Saffert, Tommy 6-18 0-0 13; Frederick, Stephone
4-5 0-0 8; Wills, Andy 1-11 4-6 7; Strong, Jeremy 1-4 0-0 3; Saindon, Kaleb
1-4 0-0 2; Mpagazihe, Rodrique 0-0 1-2 1; Oertli, Brett 0-1 0-0 0; Mantey,
Aaron 0-0 0-1 0; Thorfinnson, Jeff 0-3 0-0 0; Doyle, Justin 0-0 0-0 0;
Meyer, Mike 0-0 0-0 0; Kindell, Isaac 0-0 0-0 0; Colbert, Shimi 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 19-59 7-11 53.
WARTBURG COLLEGE (2-0)
Danielson, Cole 7-9 0-0 19; Hunt, Elijah 4-8 2-3 10; Williams, Jarrett 3-8
0-0 7; Sathoff, Jordan 2-3 2-3 7; Molstead, Josh 1-8 4-6 6; Stark, Danny 1-7
3-4 5; Mason, Cashes 1-3 2-3 4; Timmermans, Ross 1-6 0-0 2; Temple, Travis
1-3 0-0 2; Heuer, Jacey 1-1 0-0 2; McCarville, Kelly 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 22-59
13-21 64.
Bethany Lutheran..............   15   38  -   53
Wartburg College..............   28   36  -   64
3-point goals--Bethany Lutheran 8-21 (Zimmerman, Jeff 5-5; Wills, Andy 1-4;
Saffert, Tommy 1-6; Strong, Jeremy 1-4; Thorfinnson, Jeff 0-1; Colbert,
Shimi 0-1), Wartburg College 7-18 (Danielson, Cole 5-7; Williams, Jarrett
1-2; Sathoff, Jordan 1-1; Stark, Danny 0-1; Timmermans, Ross 0-2;
McCarville, Kelly 0-1; Molstead, Josh 0-3; Hunt, Elijah 0-1). Fouled
out--Bethany Lutheran-Frederick, Stephone, Wartburg College-None.
Rebounds--Bethany Lutheran 29 (Wills, Andy 8), Wartburg College 52 (Stark,
Danny 12). Assists--Bethany Lutheran 9 (Saindon, Kaleb 3), Wartburg College
13 (Molstead, Josh 3). Total fouls--Bethany Lutheran 15, Wartburg College
15. Technical fouls--Bethany Lutheran-None, Wartburg College-None.
Championship game of 2008 Buzz Levick/Pizza Ranch Tipoff Tournament.



FYI - UW Stout was up 10 @ half and lost 90-80 to Rockford.

[Alfredeneumann]

Wart Tournament release
http://www.go-knights.net/news/Article.aspx?ID=3128

"In the consolation final, Rockford College of Illinois piled up 63 second-half points, behind 55.6 percent field goal shooting, en route to a 90-80 win over UW-Stout. Danny Armelin and Renell Taylor, a pair of guards for the Regents, combined for 50 points. Mahlon Thomas led the Blue Devils with 16 points."

[Walston Hoover]

When a kid has played college BB at at LEAST 3 schools some expect that type of attitude from him.

I was probably a little hard on Franzen in my earlier post, he is new at Central and playing basketball may have been a way to get a little recognition and could speed up fitting in to a new campus, so he had a right to be down.  But being a team player is a personal pet peeve of mine.  I love Central football and basketball and there is such a difference in the attitudes I see from the players in the two sports.  In football when a guy goes down, they are on the training table being worked on and stretching out as much as they can to see around the players blocking their view to catch what is happening on the field.  They still want to be part of the action, no matter how much pain they are in.  When the football team loses, they get mad.  Central football teams have a winning attitude, even if the results don't always support it, as was the case this year. 

I just can't say that about the men's basketball team.  This year's team has a lot of new faces on it and I hope they have brought a new team-first, winning-matters attitude.  Some of the recent Central men's teams have seemed to accept losing as status quo, they just want to play and that's good enough.  Last night, it looked like the team had a new level of desire and I hope it leads them to new heights.  Seeing Franzen sitting on the bench during time outs with the game up for grabs, bugged me.  I hope that once his injury, no matter how serious or non-serious sinks in, that if he has to ride the bench for awhile, he will be mentally in the game, if not physically. 

[The Show]

plus those horses that BV used to have was no picnic on one leg!

BV still has the horses!  Ask anyone who has tried to clear Fogleman out of the lane.

On a side note, looks like BV dropped one up at GAC tonight.  Just at a glance, it looks like they were ice cold shooting.