The teams played last year in Greeley, the first meeting between the schools since 1967.

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1 NORTHERN COLORADO Men s Basketball Game Notes SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: 4-21 Overall 4-6 Home, 0-12 Away, 0-3 Neutral Date Opponent Time/Result 11/13 vs. Lipscomb % L, /14 vs. South Dakota State % L, /18 Colorado State L, Wyoming L, California # L, /26 vs. Cal State Northridge # L, /1 Montana State L, /3 Northern Arizona L, Air Force L, /11 Oral Roberts L, Oregon State L, Loyola Marymount L, Northern Arizona L, Kansas L, /30 Eastern Michigan W, Northwestern L, Nebraska L, /9 Colorado-Colorado Springs W, /11 Denver L, Texas-Pan American L, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, Utah Valley State L, /28 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, /30 Texas-Pan American W, /4 Colorado College W, UC Davis 8:00 p.m. Denver 7:00 p.m. 2/20 IPFW 7:00 p.m. 2/25 Utah Valley State 7:00 p.m. # - Guardians Classic (Lexington, Ky.) % - Cal Golden Bear Classic (Berkeley, Calif.) Home games in bold at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion All Times Mountain and Subject to Change MEDIA QUICK FACTS City:... Greeley, Colorado Population... 80,000 Elevation:... 4,658 ft. Founded: Enrollment:... 12,300 Nickname:... Bears School Colors:... Blue and Gold Arena:... Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (4,500) Press Row Phone:... (970) Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:... Independent Future Conference:... Big Sky ( ) President:... Kay Norton Athletic Director:... Jay S. Hinrichs Men s Basketball Contact:... Kyle Schwartz Office Phone:... (970) Cell Phone:... (970) Fax Number:... (970) Kyle.Schwartz@unco.edu Web Site:... UNCBears.com University of Northern Colorado Bears (4-21) vs. UC Davis Aggies (7-15) Game #26 Saturday, February 11, :00 p.m. MT Davis, Calif. The Pavilion (7,600) GAME INFORMATION The University of Northern Colorado men s basketball team will travel to California for the third time this season this weekend when they square off with fellow Division I Independent UC Davis on Saturday at 8:05 p.m. MT. THE BEAR FACTS Northern Colorado and UC Davis have a lot in common, as both are in the third year of a four-year reclassification process to Division I. Although both are independents right now, both have conference affiliations on the horizon. The Bears will join the Big Sky Conference next season while UC Davis will officially become a member of the Big West in (although they are currently playing a full Big West schedule). The teams played last year in Greeley, the first meeting between the schools since Northern Colorado is currently on a seasonlong two game winning streak, having won their past two games by a combined 82 points, setting several records along the way. The Bears 37-point win over Texas-Pan American was their largest over a Division I team since the NCAA started classifying teams in the 1970s. The Bears held Colorado College to only 25% shooting for the game (a Butler- Hancock record-low) and out-rebounded the Tigers by 35, a school record margin. The Bears will return to Colorado following the game to battle in-state rival Denver on Feb. 15; Denver topped the Bears on Jan. 11 of this season. PROBABLE STARTERS The Series: UC Davis leads 2-1. The Coaches: Craig Rasmuson is (.330) in his 7th season with Northern Colorado and (.400) in his 12th year overall. Gary Stewart is (.468) in his third season at UC Davis and (.527) in his 13th season overall as a head coach. Radio: Bears Radio Network (Flagship Station - Newstalk KFKA 1310-AM in Greeley). KFKA s Troy Coverdale will have the play-by-play which starts with a 25- minute pre-game show. The broadcast can also be heard free online at UNCBears.com. TV: none Livestats: Gametracker live stats available through links at UNCBears.com. Internet: Log onto UNCBears.com for the latest information on the Bears program including rosters, bios, statistics, releases, feature stories, box scores and much, much more. Northern Colorado * = assists per game No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Ppg Rpg Hometown 10 Matt Kline G Jr * Denver, Colo. 3 Sean Taibi G So Pueblo, Colo. 33 Erik Olson F Sr Boulder, Colo. 21 Dwayne Birden F Jr Baltimore, Md. 41 Kirk Archibeque C So Cortez, Colo. First Off the Bench 4 Cory Lowe F/C Jr Kentfield, Calif. 34 Michael Gordy F So Denver, Colo. 5 Chris Gebhardt G Sr Loveland, Colo. 44 Dorian McDaniel F Fr Culver City, Calif. 20 T. Panagiotakopoulos G So * Phoenix, Ariz. 12 Jared Lewis G So Denver, Colo. 11 Darren Jefferies G Jr * Suitland, Md Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 1

2 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball NORTHERN COLORADO BEARS ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 3 Sean Taibi G So. Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East) 4 Cory Lowe F/C Jr. Kentfield, Calif. (Mt. Hood CC) 5 Chris Gebhardt G Sr. Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 10 Matt Kline G Jr. Denver, Colo. (Ranum) 11 Darren Jefferies G Jr. Suitland, Md. (Allen County CC) 12 Jared Lewis G So. Denver, Colo. (Montbello) 15 Marcus Frye * G Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley NW) 20 Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos G So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 21 Dwayne Birden F/G Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Jacksonville College) 31 Austin Theis * C Fr. Colo. Springs, Colo. (Rampart) 33 Erik Olson G/F Sr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 34 Michael Gordy F So. Denver, Colo. (Denver North) 41 Kirk Archibeque C So. Cortez, Colo. (Montezuma-Cortez) 44 Dorian McDaniel F Fr. Culver City, Calif. (Westchester) Head Coach: Craig Rasmuson (Ashland, 90), 7th season Assistant Coach: Brian Hancock (Idaho, 91), 2nd season Assistant Coach: Richard Reed (La Verne, 99), 1st season Athletic Trainer: Rawley Klingsmith (Northern Colorado, 00), 2nd season * Will Redshirt This Season Pronunciation Guide Kirk Archibeque (ARCH-ah-beck); Dwayne Birden (BURR-den); Thanasi (Th-NAH-see) Panagiotakopoulos (PA-na-YO-toe-CO-POE-los); Sean Taibi (TY-bee); Austin Theis (TICE). Head Coach Craig Rasmuson Alma Mater: Ashland University, Age: 37 Hometown: Victor, N.Y. Family: Wife, Jennifer Children, Ella Shea and Mitchell Craig. 7th Season at UNC (11th overall) all-time record record at UNC Coached 300th career game at California on Nov. 25, Notched 100th career victory vs. Adams State on Nov. 26, Won 50th game at UNC vs. Johnson & Wales (93-57) on Feb. 21, In recorded only second winning season for UNC men s hoops program in the past 13 years. Served as head coach at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. ( ). Year-by-Year as Head Coach At Lincoln At Northern Colorado In lead LMU to share of Gulf South Conference Eastern Division Title. Named Gulf South Co- Coach of the Year. At Eastern Michigan served on the staff on Ben Braun (now at Cal-Berkeley) as an assistant. That EMU team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Served as a student assistant coach at his alma mater from Milestones Victories Overall 1. Mercyhurst (83-77) - Nov. 18, Tenn.-Wesleyan (80-64)- Nov. 21, Adams State (77-73) - Nov. 26, 2002 At Northern Colorado 1. Palm Beach Atl. (106-76) - Nov. 19, North Dakota St. (87-76) - Dec. 30, Johnson & Wales (93-57) - Feb. 21, 2004 ROSTER BREAKDOWN By the Year: UNC has one senior on its roster of 14 players. Seniors (2) Gebhardt and Olson. Juniors (4) Birden, Jefferies, Kline, Lowe. Sophomores (5) Archibeque, Gordy, Lewis, Panagiotakopoulos, Taibi. Freshman (3) Frye, McDaniel, Theis. By the State/Country: The Bears represent five states. Colorado (8) Archibeque, Gebhardt, Gordy, Kline, Lewis, Olson, Taibi, Theis. California (2) Lowe, McDaniel. Maryland (2) Birden, Jefferies. Arizona (1) Panagiotakopoulos. Kansas (1) Frye Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 2

3 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball OPPONENT BREAKDOWN PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Ppg Rpg 1 Rommel Marentez G Jr * 4 Vince Oliver G Fr Phil Rasmussen F Sr Kyle Brucculeri F R-Fr Jesse Lopez Low C R-Fr * Assists ALL-TIME SERIES Date Location Result 12/6/66 Greeley W, /20/67 Davis L, /5/05 Greeley L, OPPONENT INFORMATION UC Davis: The Aggies won their last time out, topping Cal Poly on the road. That snapped a two-game losing streak against Big West Conference foes. UC Davis is 4-5 at home this season including a huge victory over in-state rival Stanford on Nov. 30. The Aggies football team also knocked off the Cardinal this season. UC Davis has played two of the same teams the Bears have played this season, losing to both Northern Arizona (78-50) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (64-53). Three UCD players score in double figures, with Phil Rasmussen leading the way with 12.2 points/game. Junior Thomas Juillerat recorded a triple-double (12 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) in a triple overtime loss to Cal State Fullerton last month, the first triple-double for the program in 15 years. Connections: UC Davis head coach Gary Stewart and Northern Colorado assistant coach Richard Reed both graduated from the University of La Verne. Series History: The Bears and Aggies first met in 1966, when Northern Colorado won in Greeley. A year later UC Davis was victorious in Davis, winning by five points. The teams did not play for 28 years before locking horns in Greeley last season, with the Aggies spoiling Senior Day for the Bears in winning by 22. TEAM COMPARISON NCOL UCD Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG % FG % Defense FG % FG % Defense FT % Rebound Average Opp. Rebound Avg Rebound Margin T.O. Average Opponent T.O T.O. Margin THE BEAR NECCESSITIES If you don t have time to read everything in this packet, these are the key notes about the Bears. The Bears concluded a 3-game home stand beating Colorado College last Saturday... in their last two games (both wins), the Bears have won by a combined 82 points, including a 37-point win over Texas-Pan American (the squad s biggest win over a Division I team since the NCAA began classifying teams in the 1970s) and a 45-point win over Colorado College... the Bears have held opponents to record lows in each of their last two games, including a 16.7% second half by UTPA and a 25% game by Colorado College (both Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion records)... Sean Taibi has hit 67 3-pointers this season, the 22nd highest total in Division I as on Feb. 7; he is currently on pace to break the school s single-season 3-pointers made record (75 by Sean Nolen)... sophomore Kirk Archibeque was named the Division I Independent Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 27.5 points and 7.3 rebounds/ game in three contests of the Bears 22 different opponents this season have a.500 or better record as of Feb the Bears snapped a 17-game losing streak dating back to last season with a victory over Eastern Michigan on Dec Northern Colorado has struggled away from home, losing their last 15, and 30 of its last 31 and 40 of their last 42 true road games dating back three seasons; when you factor in neutral site games as well, the Bears have lost 36 of their last 37 games and 46 of 48 away from Butler-Hancock (both road and neutral games)... on Nov. 25 at Cal, head coach Craig Rasmuson coached in his 300th collegiate game; he did so against Ben Braun, the coach he served as an assistant for at Eastern Michigan in Taibi suffered a broken nose against Cal State Northridge and had to wear a protective mask for five games; he wore the mask for the first-time against Montana State and for the last time against Oregon State... Archibeque had a double-double in each of the first three games to start this season; he had only four career double-doubles prior to this season - he has seven total double-doubles this season... this season Northern Colorado returns seven players from last year s squad including Division I Independent first-team selection Archibeque and All-Newcomer pick Taibi... Archibeque was picked as the D-I Independent Preseason Player of the Year by Lindys, Street & Smith and CBS Sportsline... Northern Colorado officially becomes a member of the Big Sky Conference in NORTHERN COLORADO NOTES Bears Win Big: The Jan. 30 game against Texas-Pan American was one to remember. The Bears topped the Broncs by 37 points, The win was the largest over a Division I team since the Bears began the reclassification effort to Division I and largest over a D-I team since the NCAA started classifying teams in the 1970 s. Bears Win Big II: After beating Texas-Pan American by 37 points, the Bears followed that up with a 45-point victory (80-35) over Colorado College on Feb. 4. the win was the 10th largest margin of victory in school history and largest victory since topping Arizona Bible College by 51 points in the season. Bears Defense Holds Broncs & Tigers to Record Low: Northern Colorado had struggled with its field goal defense until curing its woes against Texas-Pan American (Jan. 30). The Bears had allowed its opponents to shoot 50% or better from the field in nine of 13 halves until shutting down UTPA in the second half of their matchup. The Bears held the Broncs to 4-fo-24 (16.7%) shooting, the lowest half of shooting by a team in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion history. Northern Colorado topped UTPA in that game. The Bears followed that up by holding Colorado College to 25% (14-of-56) for their game on Feb. 4, the lowest percentage by any team ever in Butler-Hancock Hall (the previous low had been 26.8% by Concordia on Nov. 30, 1987). The Bears won that contest The 35 points scored by CC in that contest was the fewest by a Northern Colorado opponent since Colorado Mines scored 28 on Feb. 16, Holy Rebounds: Northern Colorado was a rebounding machine on Feb. 4 against Colorado College. The Bears netted 50 rebounds for the game while holding CC to only 15. The +35 rebounding margin set a new school record, topping the +25 margin against Great Falls on Dec. 2, THE LAST MEETING VISITORS: UC Davis OF DE TOT ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 MARENTEZ, Rommel * 03 ABDELSAMAD, Fowzi... * JUILLERAT, Thomas... * EHSAN, Robert... * MOORE, Ryan... * STEARNS, Justin RASMUSSEN, Phil CARLYLE, JaQay SYMES, Ryan SCHWARZ, Ryan WARMERDAM, Ari BUTTS, Madison TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 35.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 72.7% 2 HOME TEAM: Northern Colorado Kline, Matt * 11 Nolen, Sean... * Randle, James... * Archibeque, Kirk... * Brockman, Parish... * Taibi, Sean Lewis, Jared Panagiotakopoulos, T Olson, Erik Gordy, Michael TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 0.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.5% 7 Sharing the Wealth: In each of the last two games, every Northern Colorado player in uniform has played and scored. Overall, the Bears have done that three times this season (the other was vs. UC-Colorado Springs). The Bears really spread the wealth around against Colorado College (Feb. 4), as every player played at Officials: Roosevelt Brown, Andy Brooks, Jimmy Casas Technical fouls: UC Davis-None. Northern Colorado-Nolen, Sean. Attendance: 1383 UC Davis Northern Colorado Senior Night Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 3

4 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball least 14 minutes (Michael Gordy) and nobody played more than 24 minutes (Chris Gebhardt). Back-to-Back Wins: The Bears back-to-back wins over Texas-Pan American and Colorado College marked the team s first back-to-back wins of the season and first time that accomplished that feat since topping CU-Colorado Springs and Colorado College in February Taibi Deadly From the Outside: Sophomore guard Sean Taibi has been deadly from long range this season, hitting 67-of-161 (41.6%) from long range through 25 games. although he hit only 32% (15-fo-47) from the field from Jan , he responded by hitting 4-of-5 against Colorado College (Feb. 4), and each of those barely even touched the net they were so on target. He has hit a 3-pointer in every game this season and hit four 3-pointers against each Lipscomb, Wyoming, Northern Arizona, Nebraska, Denver, Utah Valley State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Colorado College and five 3-pointers at Loyola Marymount. He is currently on pace to hit 78 3-pointers this season, which would be three more the school record of 75 set by Sean Nolen in His 67 total 3- pointers currently ranks 22nd nationally and is the third highest total in school history. He needs to hit two trifectas a game the rest of the year to set the school record. 700: With 13 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Jan. 28, sophomore Kirk Archibeque passed the 700 career point plateau; he now has 729 career points. That point total is the second highest on the team (behind senior Erik Olson s 835 career points). Archibeque is on pace to become the 14th member of the Bears 1,000-point club and if he stays on his current pace should end up in the top five in career scoring. Tough Opponents: Of the Bears 22 opponents (who they ve played 25 total times) so far this season, 16 of those teams have.500 or better records, including Air Force (18-4), who is receiving votes in the top 25 polls, and Northern Arizona who is 8-1 in the Big Sky Conference and recently had a nation s best nine game winning streak. South Dakota State, Loyola Marymount (although they are 7-2 in the WCC), Eastern Michigan, Division II Colorado-Colorado Springs, Division III Colorado College and Texas-Pan American (twice) are the only teams the Bears have played this season that do not have a.500 or better mark as of Feb. 7. Turnovers Not As Much A Factor Anymore: Turnovers were the story of the game to start the season, as the Bears had 20 or more turnovers in seven of their first 10 games of the season, including a season-high 31 vs. Cal State Northridge (the most turnovers for a Bears team in the last six seasons). But UNC has had 15 or fewer turnovers in seven of its last 11 games (after not having 15 or fewer miscues in any of the first 14 games of the season), including a season-low seven turnovers vs. Utah Valley State (Jan. 19). Home Sweet Home: Northern Colorado is (.600) all-time at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, which opened on Feb. 4, 1975 (a loss to Air Force). The Bears were 7-5 at home last season and are 4-6 there this year. Following a loss to Colorado State (Nov. 18), UNC is 21-9 all-time in home openers at Butler-Hancock in 30 seasons of playing in the building. Archibeque Powers Bears: Sophomore center Kirk Archibeque proved to be the team s top player last year, earning Division I All-Independent first-team honors (as he was the only non-senior on the team). Archibeque also became the first freshman in school history to lead the team in both scoring (12.1) and rebounding (6.0). His 58.1% ( ) field goal percentage ranked No. 23 nationally and second nationally among freshmen. Prior to this season, Archibeque was named the D-I Independent Preseason Player of the Year by Lindy s, Street & Smith and CBSSportsline preseason magazines. He has proven those preseason predictions to be accurate, as he started the season by averaging 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds through 25 games. Entering the season, he had only four career doubles - this season he has seven double-doubles. He ranks fourth among independent players in rebounds and has scored in double figures in 15 of his last 20 games. He snapped out of a mini slump against UC-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9), scoring 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. He one-upped that against Denver (Jan. 11), scoring 27 points on 8-of-12 shooting and matched his career-high with 30 points at Texas-Pan American (Jan. 14). He scored only two points at Utah Valley State after battling strep throat the week prior to the game but has bounced back with double-digit scoring games against each Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas-Pan American. Lineups: In the search for the right combination of lineups this season, head coach Craig Rasmuson has used 10 different starting lineups in of the team s 12 active members has started at least one game this season (the only one not to start is walk-on Chris Gebhardt who joined the team at the break). It was the combination of Matt Kline, Sean Taibi, Dwayne Birden, Erik Olson and Cory Lowe that finally got the Bears a win on Dec. 30 vs. Eastern Michigan. Northern Colorado used 10 different starting lineups in and 11 different lineups in the season. Olson, Four-Year Starter and All-Around Contributor: Senior Erik Olson has been a key member for the Bears for the past four years. He has played in 107 career games (8th most in school history) and if he plays in the final four games this season, will finish his TRENDS The Bears are When controlling the opening tip-off. 2-9 When scoring first. 4-1 When leading at halftime When trailing at halftime. 0-0 When tied at halftime. 4-0 When leading with 5:00 to play in the game When trailing with 5:00 to play in the game. 0-0 When tied with 5:00 to play in the game. 4-0 When leading with 2:00 to play in the game When trailing with 2:00 to play in the game. 0-0 When tied with 2:00 to play in the game. 0-1 In games decided by 3-points or less. 1-6 In games decided by 4-to-10 points In games decided by 10+ points. 4-5 When shooting a better % than opponent. 3-2 In games when they shoot 50% or better. 0-9 In games when they shoot 40% or lower In games when they shoot between 40-50% When they make more 3-FG s than opponent. 3-4 When they make more FT s than opponent. 4-9 When they outrebound the opponent. 4-5 When they have more assists than opponent. 1-2 When they have more steals than opponent. 3-5 When blocking more shots than opponent. 1-3 When they commit fewer turnovers than opponent. 0-0 In overtime games. 0-2 When scoring less than 50 points. 0-7 When scoring between points. 0-8 When scoring between points. 1-4 When scoring between points. 2-0 When scoring between points. 1-0 When scoring between points. 0-0 When scoring over 100 points. 2-5 In games starting before 5:00 p.m In games starting after 5:00 p.m. 0-0 Against ranked teams. 0-5 In televised games In blue uniforms. 4-7 In gold uniforms. 2-3 On Monday. 0-2 On Tuesday. 0-2 On Wednesday. 0-3 On Thursday. 1-2 On Friday. 1-6 On Saturday. 0-3 On Sunday. 0-6 In November 1-8 In December 2-7 In January 1-0 In February. 0-0 In March. Starting Lineup Records 3-7 Kline, Taibi, Olson, Birden, Archibeque. 0-4 Jefferies, Taibi, Olson, Birden, Archibeque. 0-1 Jefferies, Taibi, Lewis, Olson, Archibeque. 0-1 Jefferies, Kline, Olson, Gordy, Archibeque. 0-1 Jefferies, Kline, Taibi, Lowe, Archibeque. 0-2 Panagiotakopoulos, Taibi, Olson, McDaniel, Lowe. 0-1 Panagiotakopouos, Taibi, Birden, Lowe, Archibeque. 1-2 Kline, Taibi, Birden, Olson, Lowe. 0-1 Kline, Taibi, Olson, McDaniel, Archibeque. 0-1 Kline, Taibi, Olson, McDaniel, Lowe Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 4

5 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball MEDIA INFO/SCHEDULE INTERVIEW REQUESTS Contact the Media Relations Office ( ) to make requests. Coach Rasmuson is best reached on weekday mornings and before or after practice (which usually runs between 2:15-4:15 p.m. in the afternoon). Players will also be made available before and after practice. On roadtrips, SID Kyle Schwartz is available on his cell phone at (970) POSTGAME PROCEDURES Following a 10-minute cooling off period, Northern Colorado players will be available for interviews; let SID Kyle Schwartz know which players you would like to speak with. Head Coach Craig Rasmuson will address the media first and then appear on the Bears Radio Network post-game show. For home games, players and Coach Rasmuson will be brought to the interview room (located in the southeast corner of the gym in the hospatality room) within Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. SCHEDULE Wednesday, Feb. 8 Practice - 2:00-4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 Practice - 3:00-4:15 p.m. Weights - 5:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 Travel to California OFF Saturday, Feb. UC Davis - 7 p.m. MT Sunday, Feb. 12 Return from California OFF Monday, Feb. 13 Practice - 2:00-4:15 p.m. Weights - 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 Practice - 2:00-4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Denver - 7 p.m. MT Thursday, Feb. 16 OFF Friday, Feb. 17 Practice - 2:00-4:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 Practice - 2:00-4:15 p.m. Weights - 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 Practice - 2:00-4:15 Monday, Feb. 20 Vs. IPFW - 7 p.m. MT Tuesday, Feb. 21 OFF Wednesday, Feb. 22 Practice - 2:00-4:15 p.m. Times/dates subject to change without notice. For the latest schedule, check with Media Relations Director Kyle Schwartz. career having played in 111 career games, the fifth-highest total in school history. He played in his 100th career game on Jan. 9 vs. Colorado-Colorado Spring. Among career statistical leaders in program history, Olson ranks sixth in career steals (116) and should also finish his career in the top-10 in rebounding, as he currently has 558 rebounds, 15 caroms out of 10th place (he needs 3.8/game the rest of the year to make the top-10). Kline Helps Out: Junior Matt Kline has established himself as the team s top assist man this season, averaging 4.6/game, third among D-I Independent players. Of late, he has been on fire, handing out 6.2 assists/game in his last 12 contests. He dished out seven helpers at Kansas, nine at home vs. Eastern Michigan and equaled his career-high (set earlier this season against Oral Roberts) by totaling 10 assists vs. Northwestern (Jan. 1). The amazing fact in the Northwestern game was that Kline had the 10 assists on only 18 total made field goals by the Bears. When he reached 10 assists earlier this season against ORU, it marked the first time a Bear play had reached double-digit assists since Sean Nolen set the school single-game record with 14 against Kendall College on Nov. 28, He narrowly missed equaling that mark again on Jan. 11 vs. Denver, as he had nine assists. Kline now ranks 7th in school history in career assists (260). Kline also recently reached the school s top-10 steals list, pushing his career total to 84 against Colorado College (Feb. 4). Birden Breaks Out: A break for Christmas sure did help reenergize junior Dwayne Birden. In the six games prior to the break, Birden had only 15 total points (2.5/game). In the first game back, Birden played all 40 minutes against Eastern Michigan, scoring 11 points, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out three assists, blocking a shot and throwing down a monstrous dunk on the fast break. Against Northwestern he had nine points and a season-high nine rebounds. He also had nine rebounds at Nebraska (Jan. 3) and eight vs. Denver (Jan. 11). He has scored in double figures in each of his last three games, including posting his first double-double of the year vs. Texas-Pan American (Jan. 30), registering 12 points and 13 rebounds on his 22nd birthday. Birden is averaging 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds/game in his 10 contests since the break. Division I Independent Leaders: Several Bears rank high in the D-I Independent conference statistical leaders as of Feb. 7. Sean Taibi s 67 made 3-pointers is first among independent players. Matt Kline s 4.6 assists/game in second and Kirk Archibeque s 7.1 rebounds/game is sixth. Bears Play Pioneers Tough: Last season, Denver came to Greeley and led by 20 points (37-17) at the half on their way to a 19-point victory. That DU squad was one game away from the NCAA Tournament and did play in the NIT. With most of their same parts back, including potential All- American Yemi Nicholson, Denver came to Greeley once again this season, but managed only a DIVISION I INDEPENDENTS (As of 2/6/06) Overall vs. D-I Ind. W/L Pct. W/L Pct. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi North Dakota State Utah Valley State UC Davis IPFW Texas-Pan American South Dakota State Longwood Northern Colorado Savannah State This Week s D-I Independent Games THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Utah Valley State at Texas Pan-American, 7:30 p.m. ** FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Mayville State at North Dakota State, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Northern Colorado at UC Davis, 7 p.m. ** Utah Valley State at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 7 p.m. ** Savannah State at University of Arkansas-Little Rock, 7:05 p.m. Texas-Pan American at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. ** IPFW at Northwestern, 12 p.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Longwood at Liberty, 7 p.m. Mercer University at Savannah State, 7 p.m. South Dakota State at Middle Tennessee State, 7 p.m. Player of the Week 12/6 Ben Woodside, North Dakota St. 12/13 Chris Daniels, TAMUCC 12/20 Chris Daniels, TAMUCC 1/3 Andre Smith, North Dakota St. 1/11 Tyler Best, IPFW 1/18 Kirk Archibeque, N. Colorado 1/24 Ben Woodside, North Dakota St. 1/31 Thomas Juillerat, UC Davis 2/7 Newcomer of the Week 12/6 Matt Cadwell, South Dakota St. 12/13 Josh Washington, TAMUCC 12/20 Brett Winkelman, North Dakota St. 1/3 Brett Winkelman, North Dakota St. 1/11 Brett Winkelman, North Dakota St. 1/18 Larry Sheppard, Texas-Pan Am 1/24 Matt Cadwell, South Dakota St. Andre Smith, North Dakota St. 1/31 Clayton Morgan, Longwood 2/ Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 5

6 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball victory. The Bears led in the second half and kept the game close the entire way. Kirk Archibeque (27) and Sean Taibi (24) each had then season-high points and became the first Bears duo to have 20-plus point games in the same contest in a calendar year. Denver has won 12 of the last 13 in the series and the two teams will meet once more this season, on Feb. 15 in Denver. Bears Sign Moore to National Letter of Intent: Northern Colorado signed one player during Novembers early signing period and he is turning out to be quite a steal. Darren Moore (Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala H.S.) signed a national letter of intent and will join the Bears program next season. Moore (6 2, 170 lbs., PG/SG) averaged 12 points, 5.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game at Ayala Hills High School as a junior, as he earned first-team All-Sierra League honors and was a second-team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) selection. This season he has exploded, averaging 24 points and four steals per game, including a 37-point game against Bloomington. The Bulldogs finished 23-7 last season, had a 9-1 conference record and lost in the state playoffs. Moore participated in the Double Pump West Coast All-Star camp, the adidas Super 64 and the adidas Best of the Summer events last summer. He played AAU basketball with the Inland Empire Basketball Program. Moore is the son of Duane and LaJunna Moore and plans to major in communications at Northern Colorado. He selected Northern Colorado over Northern Arizona, Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine. Moore, who is an early favorite for his conference player of the year honors, was in attendance when UNC played at Loyola Marymount on Dec. 17. SEASON NOTES The Continued Move to Division I: The sports season marks year No. 3 in the reclassification process to Division I for the Bears. On May 10, 2002 the UNC Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a move for the Northern Colorado intercollegiate athletics program to NCAA Division I. The sports year marked the last season for the Bears in the North Central Conference and the NCAA Division II level and was an exploratory year in the move was the first season of the four-year reclassification period and last season ( ) marked year No. 2. The program officially becomes a Division I school (and eligible for NCAA Championships) in Bears to Join Big Sky Conference in : As the Bears continue the reclassification to Division I, they have finally found a conference home. On July 1, 2006, the program will officially become a member of the Big Sky Conference and will compete against a full BSC schedule in The department s programs (with the exception of women s volleyball - which got a waiver from the NCAA) will not be eligible for Big Sky championships or NCAA berths until , the program s first full year of Division I competition. On the basketball court, the Bears will compete against the other eight Big Sky teams: Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, Sacramento State and Weber State. Bears Not Shying Away From Tough Competition: Nobody can accuse Bears head coach Craig Rasmuson of scheduling easy games. During the reclassification process to Division I, Rasmuson has scheduled the best-of-the-best in helping the Bears prepare for Big Sky Conference play in Last year the Bears had 10 opponents end up playing in some sort of postseason. Eight squads were selected to play in the NCAA Tournament while two others were selected to play in the NIT. The eight selected for the NCAA Tournament were: Gonzaga (No. 3 seed), Oklahoma (No. 3), Syracuse (No. 4), Texas Tech (No. 6), Utah (No. 6), Iowa State (No. 9), New Mexico (No. 12) and Bucknell (No. 14). Two of those teams advanced to the Sweet 16 (Utah and Texas Tech) while the lowest seeded of those teams, Bucknell, pulled the biggest first round upset when they knocked off Kansas. Both Oral Roberts (Mid-Con) and Denver (Sun Belt) won their league s regular season titles but were knocked off in the championship games of their conference tournaments. Each lost in the first round of the NIT. At one point last season (Jan. 7), the Bears strength of schedule (SOS) was ranked No. 4 nationally; the Bears finished the year with the 132nd most difficult schedule in the country. In a ranking by Basketball Times, the Bears non-conference schedule was the 56th most difficult in Division I. Division I Independents: This season, 10 NCAA Division I Independent men s basketball teams have joined forces to award Player of the Week awards and compile statistical leaders. The teams are UC Davis, IPFW, Longwood, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Savannah State, South Dakota State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley State. Awards and statistics will be released on each Tuesday of the season beginning Dec. 6. An index of award winners and other information on D-I Independent men s basketball can be found at: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME... Scored 30-Plus Points Kirk Archibeque (30) vs. Texas-Pan American Scored 20-Plus Points Sean Taibi (21) vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Player Had Three Straight 20-Plus Point Games Kirk Archibeque (20) vs. UCCS (1/9/06), (27) vs. Denver (1/11/06) & 30 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/14/06) Two Players Scored 20-Plus Points in Same Game Kirk Archibeque (27) & Sean Taibi (24) vs. Denver (1/11/06) Four Players Scored 20-Plus Points in Same Game Howard Jackson (22), Michael Morse (21), Sean Nolen (20) & Aaron Austin (20) vs. North Dakota State (1/25/02) Three Players Scored in Double Figures Sean Taibi (15), Kirk Archibeque (13), & Erik Olson (12)) vs. Texas A&M-CC (1/16/06) Four Players Scored in Double Figures Sean Taibi (18), Kirk Archibeque (13), Matt Kline (10) & Dwayne Birden (10) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/28/06)/ Five Players Scored in Double Figures Kirk Archibeque (16), Cory Lowe (15), Erik Olson (12), Dwayne Birden (12) & Matt Kline (10) vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06). Six Players Scored in Double Figures Sean Taibi (25), Kirk Archibeque (18), Jared Lewis (15), Erik Olson (14), Michael Gordy (12) & Matt Kline (11) vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05). No Player Scored in Double Figures L, at South Dakota (1/8/00) Double-Double Dwayne Birden (12 pts. & 11 rebs.) vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) Player Had Back-to-Back Double-Doubles Kirk Archibeque (10 pts. & 10 rebs.) vs. Air Force (12/8/05) & (19 pts. & 10 rebs.) vs. Oral Roberts (12/11/05) Player Had Back-to-Back-to-Back Double-Doubles Kirk Archibeque (16 pts. & 10 rebs.) vs. Lipscomb (11/13/05), (17 pts. & 14 rebs.) vs. South Dakota State (11/14/05) & (11 pts. & 11 rebs.) vs. Colorado State (11/18/05) Two Players Had Double-Doubles in Same Game Kirk Archibeque (11 pts. & 11 rebs.) & Sean Taibi (14 pts. & 10 rebs.) vs. Colorado State (11/18/05) Three Players Had 10 or More Rebounds in Same Game Mickael Allen (10), Antwine Williams (10) and David Britt (10) vs. Neb.-Omaha (1/17/98) 15 or More Rebounds in a Game Kirk Archibeque (15) vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) 10 or More Assists in a Game Matt Kline (10) vs. Northwestern (1/1/06) 5 or More Steals in a Game Matt Kline (5) vs. Texas A&M-International (2/5/04) 5 Three-Pointers in a Game Sean Taibi (5) vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) TEAM MARKS Did Not Hit a 3-Pointer in a Game vs. UC Davis (3/5/05) - snapping a streak of 352 games in a row Scored 100 Points 110 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Allowed 100 Points 104 vs. #6 Syracuse (11/11/04) Scored Less Than 50 Points 47 vs. Northwestern (1/1/06) Held Opponent to Less Than 50 Points 35 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Shot 60 Percent Or Better From the Field 60.9% vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Had 50 or More Rebounds 50 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Had 25 or More Assists 28 vs. Longwood (1/10/05) Had 30 or More Turnovers 31 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) Had 10 or Fewer Turnovers 7 vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) Trailed at Halftime and Came Back to Win vs. Colorado Mines (12/5/02) - Trailed at half, won Won an Overtime Game vs. Texas State (12/22/04) - double overtime Lost an Overtime Game vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Played a Multi-Overtime Game 12/22/04 vs. Texas State (W, in 2 OT s) Led by Double Digits and Lost Game 1/22/05 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (led by 11 in first half, lost by 6) Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 6

7 spec-rel/110705aab.html University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball Third Largest Crowd Comes to Butler-Hancock: When the Bears played Colorado State (Nov. 18), a crowd of 4,351 witnessed the game, marking the third largest crowd in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion history. It trailed only the 4,674 fans that saw the Bears play Wisconsin-Milwaukee (March 18, 1989) in the NCAA Div. II Regional Championship game, and the 4,429 fans who saw the Bears battle Augustana (Feb. 23, 1989). 300: Head coach Craig Rasmuson coached in his 300th career game on Nov. 26 at California. He coached that game against Ben Braun, the former coach at Eastern Michigan. Braun was the head coach of the EMU team that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16; Rasmuson served as an assistant coach on that staff. On Dec. 30 of this season, Rasmuson scored a victory over Eastern Michigan in Greeley. Monkey Off Their Backs: Northern Colorado snapped an 0-for-14 stretch to start the season and won for the first time in 17 games (dating back to last season) with a victory over Eastern Michigan on Dec. 30. The win was the first since topping Colorado College on Feb. 22, It was the first win over a Division I team since Feb. 4, 2005 at Longwood. The Bears led by two at halftime over EMU, but used a 7-0 run to start the second half and opened the game wideopen. UNC led by as many as 16 points with six minutes to play before eventually winning by six. The win left eight Division I teams without a victory as over Dec. 30, a group the Bears were happy not to be a part of. Marked Improvement: After losing by 43 points to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Texas on Jan. 16 but the Bears improved on that in losing by only six points to the same Islander team 12 days later in Greeley (Jan. 28). The Bears out-rebounded the Islanders (37-34), had fewer turnovers (11 vs. 16), hit more 3-pointers (6 to 5) and hit more free throws (22 to 21). But Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 51.1% from the field while the Bears managed only 32.8% from the field in the loss. Taibi Named UNC Male Student Athlete of the Month for December: Sophomore guard Sean Taibi was named Northern Colorado s Male Student-Athlete of the Month for December. In nine games during the month, Taibi averaged 13.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals/ game while hitting 46.8 percent from the field, 43.1 percent from 3-point range and 82.4 percent from the free throw line. Taibi was 22-of-51 from long range, including hitting 5-of-10 at Loyola Marymount when he scored a then season-high 21 points. He matched that season-high on Dec. 30, playing a career-high 38 minutes in helping the Bears their first victory of the season, over Eastern Michigan. Taibi also scored 20 points against Oral Roberts and 18 against future Big Sky Conference rival Northern Arizona. Archibeque Named D-I Independent Player of the Week: Sophomore Kirk Archibeque was named Division I Independent Player of the Week on Jan. 18. He averaged 25.7 points and 7.3 rebounds/game in three games the previous week, while also hitting 78% (32-of-41) from the field and 76.5% (13-of-17) from the free throw line as the Bears defeated UC-Colorado Springs, lost to in-state rival Denver and lost at fellow Division I Independent rival Texas-Pan American. Archibeque scored 20-plus point in each game, marking the first time in his career he had 20 or more points in three consecutive games (and first time a UNC player had done that since Sean Nolen did it in six consecutive games in the season). He scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds (7 offensive) in hitting 8-of-10 shots against UCCS. Against Denver s All-American candidate Yemi Nicholson, Archibeque hit 12-of-18 shots, scored 27 points, had four rebounds, a block and steal as the Bears lost by six points (after losing to the same team by 19 a year ago). He finished up the week by equaling his career-high with 30 points at UTPA, hitting 12-of-13 shots (including 7-of-7 in the second half and 12 in a row to end the game), while also grabbing six rebounds. Archibeque earned the award twice last season, doing so in back-to-back weeks (Jan. 11 & 18). Gebhardt Rejoins the Team: The Bears basketball team picked up a new member of Christmas break. Senior Chris Gebhardt rejoined the team after a season and a half away from the squad. Gebhardt, a native of Loveland, Colo. where he was an all-area selection, redshirted with the SEASON SUPERLATIVES Double-Doubles Kirk Archibeque... 7 Dwayne Birden... 1 Sean Taibi... 1 Double-Figure Points Sean Taibi Kirk Archibeque Michael Gordy... 6 Matt Kline... 6 Dwayne Birden... 6 Cory Lowe... 3 Erik Olson... 3 Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos... 2 Darren Jefferies Plus Scoring Games Kirk Archibeque Plus Scoring Games Sean Taibi... 6 Kirk Archibeque... 3 Double-Figure Rebounds Kirk Archibeque... 7 Dwayne Birden... 1 Sean Taibi Plus Rebounds none 10 or More Assists Matt Kline or More Assists Matt Kline Darren Jefferies... 2 Chris Gebhardt... 1 Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos... 1 Sean Taibi... 1 Top Scorer (ties included) Sean Taibi Kirk Archibeque... 7 Michael Gordy... 3 Matt Kline... 2 Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos... 1 Top Rebounder (ties included) Kirk Archibeque Dwayne Birden... 5 Erik Olson... 2 Darren Jefferies... 1 Cory Lowe... 1 Jared Lewis... 1 Dorian McDaniel... 1 Top Assister (ties included) Matt Kline Darren Jefferies... 6 Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos... 3 Sean Taibi... 2 Jared Lewis... 2 Erik Olson... 2 Chris Gebhardt... 1 BEARS FREE-THROW SHOOTING IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF GAME Player 5:00-2:01 2:00-0:00 Overtime Total 3 Sean Taibi Cory Lowe Matt Kline Darren Jefferies Jared Lewis Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos Dwayne Birden Erik Olson Michael Gordy Kirk Archibeque Dorian McDaniel TOTALS Opponents Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 7

8 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball team in As a freshman in , he saw action in six games, playing 14 minutes and scoring three points. In , he played in 27 games, starting the final six games of the season. He played a total of 506 minutes, averaging 3.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists/game. That season he hit the game-winning shot at Texas A&M-International, a leaner in the lane with 3.4 seconds left, lifting the team to a victory and snapping a 13-game road losing streak. Gebhardt left the team last season and played the last two years with the Bears football team, where he played defensive back and teamed up with his twin, Greg. Chris registered six tackles and a pass break-up in 2004 and four tackles and a pair of interceptions in He will graduate in May with a degree in journalism. Gebhardt saw his first action of the season on Jan. 1 against Northwestern registering three rebounds. Offense Wakes Up Against UC-Colorado Springs: The Northern Colorado offense got a boost from playing Division II in-state foe Colorado-Colorado Springs on Jan. 9. The Bears scored a season-high 90 points, the most points they had scored since putting up 110 last season against that same team. The Bears shot a season-high 57.4 percent, including a blistering 69.6% (16-of-23) in the second half. The Bears also made the most of their free throw opportunities, connecting on 33-of-44 (75%) free throw attempts, a season-high. Entering the game, the Bears were shooting just above 60% from the charity stripe. A Big Run Of Their Own: The Bears have seen several of their opponents have big runs in games this year, including a 12-0 spurt by Kansas and a 14-0 spurt by Cal. But the Bears made a big run of their own on Jan. 3 at Nebraska. With the Cornhuskers leading by 17 with three minutes to play before halftime, Northern Colorado used a 7-0 run to end the half and begin the second half with a 12-0 spurt. The Bears capped that 19-0 run by taking a lead in front of a then quiet 7,000 NU supporters. Overall, UNC held Nebraska scoreless for a stretch of 8:22. Nebraska did go on to pull ahead late and win A Good Showing Against the Big 12: In the Bears loss at Nebraska, the team gave the Cornhuskers all they could handle before losing by 10. It was the best showing against a Big 12 team since losing by nine at Texas A&M on Dec. 16, All-time, the Bears are against current Big 12 teams, as they own win over Colorado (18) and Kansas State (2). In Nebraska s next game out, they knocked off Oklahoma, who was ranked in the top-10. Frequent Flyer Miles: The Bears finished a four-game road swing that saw them travel nearly 4,800 miles on Dec. 22 at Kansas (they also played Oregon State, Loyola Marymount and Northern Arizona on the trip). After logging more than 20,000 miles each of the last two seasons, the Bears played 12 of their first 17 games away from home. No Rest For the Weary: As of Jan. 1, no team in the country had played more games than Northern Colorado has this year. The Bears played 15 games through New Year s Day. Last year, the Bears played 15 games before Jan. 1, which was more than any other Division I team, a mark they equaled once again this season. Bears Have Struggled in TV Games: The Bears dropped a pair of national television games (ESPNU) to start the season, falling to Lipscomb and South Dakota State at the Guardians Classic. They also lost to Montana State (Dec. 1) and Air Force (Dec. 8) on Altitude Sports & Entertainment TV and to Kansas (Dec. 22) on ESPN Full Court. Northern Colorado played in six television games a year ago that were available to a national audience, and they came out on the losing end each time. In the past three seasons they have played on national television 12 times and are 0-12 in those games. The Bears final TV game of the year is Feb. 15 at Denver. Big Sky Preview: The Bears officially become a member of the Big Sky Conference next season and got a preview of conference play in early December by hosting a pair of BSC teams. The Bears lost to Montana State on Thursday, Dec. 1 and fell to Northern Arizona on Dec. 3. On Dec. 19, they got a rematch with Northern Arizona, falling in Flagstaff. UNC is (.250) all-time against Big Sky teams and last defeated a Big Sky team on Dec. 2, 1977, when they topped Montana in Greeley. Since then the Bears have lost 10 straight games to Big Sky teams. The Bears will play a full Big Sky schedule next season. Panagiotakopoulos Shines in Home State: Playing in front of about 40 family members and friends who came up from Phoenix, sophomore guard Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos did not disappoint, tallying a career-high 19 points against Northern Arizona in Flagstaff (Dec. 19). Panagiotakopoulos hit on 8-of-11 shots (including 3-of-5 from 3-point range), dished out three assists and had two steals in a career-high 33 minutes. Panagiotakopoulos was starting only his second game of his UNC career. His first start game on Dec. 17 at Loyola Marymount; there he played in front of his immediate family for the first time all season, and scored five points, four assists and a pair of steals. Panagiotakopoulos has made the most of his playing time, as he is averaging 3.8 assists/game when he plays 10 or more minutes in a game (which he has done five times this season). Slow Starts: After starting last year 0-6, Northern Colorado struggled out of the gate this season, starting That was the first 0-14 start in program history. The previous slowest start had been in , when the team started (and finished) the year The Bears scored their first victory of the season on Dec. 30, a win over Eastern Michigan. The Masked Man From Pueblo: Sophomore Sean Taibi broke his nose on Nov. 26 vs. Cal State Northridge and was forced to wear a protective mask for the next five games. Taibi shedded the mask for the first time at Loyola Marymount (Dec. 17), and responded by hitting 5-of RECORD BOOK WATCH Career Games Played 1. John Olander ( ) Mike Higgins ( ) Sean Nolen ( ) Derek Chaney ( ) Toby Moser ( ) Jason Jacob ( ) Chuck Knostman ( ) Erik Olson (2002-present) Knute Peterson ( ) Kevin Knudson ( ) Career Rebounds 1. Mike Higgins ( ) Robert Skinner ( ) Jim Hruska ( ) Toby Moser ( ) Tom Kummer ( ) Robert Ruffin ( ) Daryl Brumlee ( ) Henry Clausen ( ) John McFarland ( ) Jerry Green ( ) Erik Olson (2002-present) Career Assists 1. Sean Nolen ( ) Derek Chaney ( ) John Olander ( ) Carlos Martinez ( ) Troy Graefe ( ) Knute Peterson ( ) Matt Kline (2003-present) Scott Watson ( ) Brian Simmons ( ) Antwine Williams ( ) Career Steals 1. Knute Peterson ( ) Antwine Williams ( ) Mike Higgins ( ) Sean Nolen ( ) Derek Chaney ( ) Erik Olson (2002-present) Tedd Sabus ( ) Kevin Knudson ( ) Carlos Martinez ( ) Matt Kline (2003-present) Career 3-Pointers Made 1. Sean Nolen ( ) Kevin Knudson ( ) Marvin Jones ( ) Derek Chaney ( ) Carlos Martinez ( ) Brad Schick ( ) John Olander ( ) Jared Ramirez ( ) Sean Taibi (2004-present) Matt Kline (2003-present) Career 3-Pointers Attempted 1. Sean Nolen ( ) Derek Chaney ( ) Marvin Jones ( ) Kevin Knudson ( ) Carlos Martinez ( ) John Olander ( ) Matt Kline (2003-present) Brad Schick ( ) Jared Ramirez ( ) Sean Taibi (2004-present) Season 3-Pointers Made 1. Sean Nolen ( ) Derek Chaney ( ) Sean Taibi ( ) Jared Ramirez ( ) Kevin Knudson ( ) Jared Ramirez ( ) Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 8

9 University of Northern Colorado Bears Men s Basketball pointers and scoring a season-high 21 points. But Taibi did not struggle with the mask too much, as in those five games he hit 11-of-25 (44.0%) from 3-point range, averaged 13.4 points/game and scored in double figures in four of those five games. Breaking Into the Starting Lineup: A pair of Bears got their first career starts at Loyola Marymount (Dec. 17). Sophomore Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos and freshman Dorian McDaniel were each in the starting lineup for the first time for that game. McDaniel, a native of Culver City, Calif., got to play in front of a large crowd of fans, while Panagiotakopoulos got to play in front of his family - who had made the trip from Phoenix - for the first time this season. Tournament Games Unkind: The Bears have now lost 10 straight games that have been part of in-season tournaments, dating back to the beginning of the season. Northern Colorado last won against Western State at the Jalisco Hoops Classic in Alamosa, Colo. (Nov. 21, 2003). That win was also the Bears last on a neutral court. The Bears were 0-4 last season during in-season tournaments (losing two at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and two at the Iowa State Cyclone Challenge). This season the Bears were 0-4 at the Guardians Classic and the Cal Golden Bear Classic. Easy Like Sunday Morning: The Bears hosted Oral Roberts on Sunday, Dec.11 and it was only the fifth Sunday game in the Craig Rasmuson Era at Northern Colorado; the sixth came on Jan. 1 at Northwestern. The Bears also opened the season on a Sunday this year (a loss to Lipscomb). Last season UNC played on Dec. 19 at Montana State, marking the first time since Dec. 30, 2001 that they had played on a Sunday (that game was an win at North Dakota State). UNC also played once on Sunday the year prior to that, falling to Drury at the Las Vegas High Desert Classic. Early Starts: The Oral Roberts game (Dec. 11), which started at Noon mountain time, was also the earliest during the Rasmuson Era at Northern Colorado. The earliest start had been a 12:30 p.m. local start time for the Oklahoma game last December. Is It December Yet?: Northern Colorado will be glad when the calendar turns to December. The Bears are only 1-11 during the month of November over the past two years, including 0-6 this season. That is due in part to the fact they have faced very tough opposition including Syracuse, Bucknell, Iowa State, Colorado State and Wyoming among others. Bears Play Wyoming For Only Third Time in 30 Years: Northern Colorado s game at Wyoming on Nov. 22 was the first time the teams had played since 1995 and only the third time the squads had faced each other on the hardwood since the 1976 season. Wyoming won the matchup 83-70, although the game was closer than the final score indicated. It was an improvement for the Bears, who had lost to the Pokes by a combined 92 points in the previous four meetings. UW has won 20 in a row against Northern Colorado. Season Openers: After a loss to Lipscomb, the Bears are now 5-7 overall in their last 12 season openers overall, 11 of which have come in road contests. Largest Crowd To Sees Bears Play: The second largest crowd to ever see a Northern Colorado basketball team witnessed the Bears battle Lipscomb (Nov. 13). An announced crowd of 20,144 saw the contest, which was part of a doubleheader with Kentucky/South Dakota State at the Guardians Classic. That is the second largest mark, trailing only the 20,176 that officially saw the Bears battle Bucknell last season in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (a doubleheader with Syracuse-Princeton). The next night (Nov. 14), the Bears matchup with South Dakota State had 19,369 in attendance, the third largest crowd to see a UNC basketball game. The Early Bird Gets the Worm: Last year the Bears started the regular season with a November 11th game at Syracuse (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic). The start to a regular season was the earliest ever for Northern Colorado in its 104 years of basketball. This year s Nov. 13 start tied the second earliest opener in school history, also equaled on Nov. 13, 1998 when the Bears defeated Fort Lewis Close But No Cigar: Trailing South Dakota State (Nov. 14) by two points with three seconds left at the Guardians Classic, the Bears pushed the ball the length of the floor and junior Matt Kline got a 3-pointer off from 25 feet from the hoop on the right side, a shot that bounced off the rim after almost going in as time expired. The Bears have not had a buzzer-beating or near buzzer-beating shot winning basket since topping Texas A&M- International on Feb. 5, It in contest, Chris Gebhardt hit a runner in the lane with 3-seconds left to push the Bears to a victory. Prior to that, it was Aaron Austin who hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds left on Feb. 9, 2002 as the Bears topped St. Cloud State Home Openers: Northern Colorado has dropped each of its last three home openers, falling to Loyola Marymount last season, to Colorado Mines ( ) and to Colorado State this season. UNC last won its home opener on Nov. 26, 2002, topping Adams State UNC is 6-5 overall in its home openers over the past 11 years. Rams Play in Greeley For First Time Since 1956: When Colorado State played in Greeley on Nov. 18, it marked the first time since Dec. 1, 1956 that the Rams had played in Greeley. That game took place in old Gunter Hall across the UNC campus. CSU came out on top in the game 70-57, winning for the seventh straight time in the series. The two teams plan to begin playing annually in a home-and-home series. Tongue Tied: You may notice one name on the Bears roster is a little longer than the others. Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos earns the honor of having the longest last name (17 letters) in school history and probably the best name in all of Division I basketball. The Phoenix native of Greek ancestry pronounces his name Thanasi (TH-nah-see) Panagiotakopoulos (Pana-Yo-Toe-CO-PO-los). His real first name, however, is not Thanasi but Athanassios. Growing up his friends and teammates nicknamed him T-Soup or Soup - short for alphabet soup (since his name was so long). Last season, Thanasi got a treat on Dec. 9 at New Mexico when his grandfather (also named Athanassios) made the trip to see him play; Thanasi scored three points in that game. His grandfather and grandmother, who live in Greece, were in the United States for the holidays. Bears Radio Network: This season you can hear every Northern Colorado basketball game on the Bears Radio Network. Newstalk 1310 KFKA in Greeley is the flagship station and KFKA s Troy Coverdale will have the play-by-play call all season long with a pre-game show starting 30 minutes before tip-off. If you are outside the Greeley area you can access all the games online through UNCBears.com (see the Events section at the bottom of the main page) or directly log into Northern Colorado Coaches Radio Show Now on Wednesday: Fans came now attend the Coors Light Northern Colorado Coaches Show each Wednesday afternoon at Noon at Old Chicago (2349 W. 29th St.). The event, which used to be on Monday s, is open to the public and the cost of lunch is only $7, as fans hear about the happenings of UNC Athletics from in-season coaches. KFKA s Troy Coverdale serves as host and the show airs on tape-delay on Newstalk 1310 KFKA at 7 p.m. that night Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 9

10 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 25/24 51/ Point Games Point Games 7 8 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Three-Pointers #3 - Sean Taibi G So. Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East) On The Court Leads the team in scoring... ranks 22nd nationally in total 3-pointers made (67)... has hit a 3-pointer in every game (25) this season and multiple 3-pointers in 18 of 25 games... is on pace to hit 78 3-pointers this season, which would be three above the school record (currently 75 by Sean Nolen in ) pointers is currently the 3rd highest season total in school history point attempts vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 28) set a new school record (old record was 12)... scored 21 points in only 15 minutes against Colorado College (Feb. 4)... scored career-high 28 points on 11-of-22 shooting (4-of-9 3 s) at Utah Valley St. ((Jan. 21)... scored 24 points and hit 4-of-8 3 s against Denver (Jan. 11)... hit on 5-of-10 3 s and scored 21 points against Loyola Marymount (Dec. 17)... had 21 points on 7-of-11 shots and 3-of-5 3 s against E. Michigan (Dec.30); played a career-high 38 minutes in that game... suffered a broken nose against CS Northridge (Nov. 26) and was forced to wear a mask for 5 games; mask did not effect him too much, as he hit 44.0% from 3-pt. range and averaged 13.4 points/game in those contests... named UNC Male Student-Athlete of the Month for Dec. after averaging 13.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists/game in 9 total contests Division I Independent All-Newcomer team selection... had 16 multi-trifecta games last season (including 10 in his last 15 games of the year)... hit on 7-of-10 three-pointers (one off school record) and scored career-high 25 points vs. UCCS (Feb. 14)... as a prep, was the Colorado 4A Player of the Year; led the state in 3-point shooting his last three seasons... The Sporting News rated Taibi as the No. 1 prep player in the state of Colorado as a senior. 5 + Three-Pointers 30+ Minutes Off The Court Physical Education major... father Carl played football at Colorado and professionally with Detroit and Washington in the AFL... uncle Joe played in the NFL and is a member of the American Football Association (AFA) Hall of Fame... uncle Chuck played football at Northern Colorado and ranks No. 6 in school history in rushing Game-By -By-Game Statistics ---TOTAL PTS--- Season & Career Highs Points Career 28 vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) Rebounds Career 10 vs. Colorado State (11/18/05) Assists Career 6 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/14/06) Field Goals Career 11 vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) FG Attempts Career 22 vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) 3-point FG Career 7 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 5 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 15 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/28/06) Free Throws Career 6, twice, last vs. Denver (1/11/06) FT Attempts Career 7 vs. Denver (1/11/06) Steals Career 3, six times, last vs. Oral Roberts (12/11/05) Season 3, three times, last vs. Oral Roberts (12/11/05) Blocks Career 2 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/27/04) Season 1, six times, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Minutes Career 38 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/30/05) Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/05 * vs South Dakota State 11/14/05 * COLORADO STATE 11/18/05 * at Wyoming 11/22/05 * at California 11/25/05 * vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/05 * MONTANA STATE 12/01/05 * NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/05 * at Air Force 12/08/ ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/05 * at Oregon State 12/14/05 * at Loyola Marymount 12/17/05 * at Northern Arizona 12/19/05 * at Kansas 12/22/05 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/05 * at Northwestern 01/01/06 * at Nebraska 01/03/06 * UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/06 * DENVER 01/11/06 * at Texas-Pan American 01/14/06 * at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/06 * at Utah Valley State 01/21/06 * TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/06 * TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/06 * COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/06 * TEAM COMPARISION Totals Games played: 25 Rebounds/game: 2.7 Points/game: 14.7 Assists/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 45.6 Turnovers/game: 2.2 3FG Pct: 41.6 Assist/turnover ratio: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 10

11 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 24/8 24/8 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #4 - Cory Lowe F/C Jr. Kentfield, Calif. (Mt. Hood CC) On The Court Scored 15 points (on 7-of-11 shooting) and grabbed 7 rebounds in win over Texas-Pan American (Jan. 30); Bears are 2-1 this season when he scores double-digit points... his two brothers saw him play in person vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 28)... scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in start at Utah Valley State (Jan. 21)... missed the UC- Colorado Springs (Jan. 9) game due to off-the-court issue but returned to action on Jan. 11 against Denver; had started the last six games prior to the UCCS contest... grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Northwestern (Jan. 1)... hit double figures for the second time this season against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30), when he scored 10 points... against EMU, hit 4-of-4 free throws despite the fact he entered the game hitting only 42.9% from the charity stripe... grabbed seven rebounds, six of which were on the offensive end, at Kansas (Dec. 22)... had nine points, a season-high five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a career-high 20 minutes at Oregon State (Dec. 14), as he played in front of some former JUCO teammates... got his first career start against Oral Roberts (Dec. 11)... had best game of the year against Northern Arizona (Dec. 3); hit 6-of-6 from the field and scored 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half... after a slow first three games of the season, scored his first points of the season at Wyoming (Nov. 22); finished that game 3-for-4 from the field for six points while also grabbing four rebounds... played last two seasons of basketball at Mt. Hood CC in Gresham, Ore.... averaged 10.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists/game... played his prep basketball at Marin Catholic High in Kentfield, Calif. Off The Court Communications major... wears a size 16 shoe... played in front of family and friends at the Golden Bear Classic, as he grew up in Kentfield, just 20 minutes or so from Berkeley... played in front of former community college coaches and friends when Bears played at Oregon State (Dec. 14). Season & Career Highs Points Career 16 vs. Northern Arizona (12/3/05) Rebounds Career 9 vs. Northwestern (1/1/06) Assists Career 3 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) Field Goals Career 7 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) FG Attempts Career 11 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) 3-point FG 3-pt. FG Att. Free Throws Career 4, three times, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) FT Attempts Career 7 vs. Northern Arizona (12/3/05) Steals Career 2 vs. Oral Roberts (12/11/05) Blocks Career 2 vs. Oregon State (12/14/05) Minutes Career 26 vs. Kansas (12/22/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/ vs South Dakota State 11/14/ COLORADO STATE 11/18/ at Wyoming 11/22/ at California 11/25/ vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/ MONTANA STATE 12/01/ NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/ at Air Force 12/08/ ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/05 * at Oregon State 12/14/ at Loyola Marymount 12/17/05 * at Northern Arizona 12/19/05 * at Kansas 12/22/05 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/05 * at Northwestern 01/01/06 * at Nebraska 01/03/06 * DENVER 01/11/ at Texas-Pan American 01/14/ at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/ at Utah Valley State 01/21/06 * TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/ TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/ COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/ Totals Games played: 24 Rebounds/game: 3.2 Points/game: 4.3 Assists/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 52.6 Turnovers/game: 1.0 FT Pct: 53.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 0.5 TEAM COMPARISION Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 11

12 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 10/0 43/6 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Three-Pointers Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #5 - Chris Gebhardt G Sr. Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) On The Court Mr. Hustle - gives 100% effort all the time... has collected 25 fouls in just 96 minutes of play this season, which is a foul every 3.8 minutes - gets a lot of fouls because of his hustle and effort... rejoined the team over Christmas Break after playing with the Bears football team in 2004 and has senior eligibility... hit first 3-pointer of the season, grabbed four rebounds and dished out six assists in win over Colorado College (Feb. 4)... scored four points and had five rebounds vs. Texas-Pan American (Jan. 30)... saw first action of the campaign at Northwestern; grabbed three rebounds but did not score in eight minutes of action... scored first points of the season against Colorado-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9)... redshirted with the team in , then played hoops in each and played in six games as a redshirt freshman and then in all 27 games as a sophomore... top moment in a UNC uniform came on Feb. 4, 2004 when he hit a leaner in the lane with 3.4 seconds left at Texas A&M-International; shot lifted Bears to a victory and snapped a 13-game road losing streak... started the final six games of the season and finished the year averaging 3.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists/game. Off The Court Journalism major... has a twin brother, Greg, who he played with on the Bears football team for the past two seasons (both played defensive back)... with the UNC football team, Chris recorded six tackles and a pass breakup in 2004 and in 2005, had a pair of interceptions and four tackles while battling injuries... went to high school with and is good friends with Jeremy Bloom, the former Colorado football player and current World Champion Skier who will be competing for the United States at this year s Olympics. Season & Career Highs Points Career 8 vs. Texas State (12/13/03) Season 4 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) Rebounds Career 7, twice, last vs. Johnson & Wales (2/21/04) Season 5 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) Assists Career 8 vs. Johnson & Wales (2/21/04) Season 6 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Field Goals Career 3 vs. Texas State (12/13/03) Season 2 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) FG Attempts Career 7 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (1/6/04) Season 3 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) 3-point FG Career 2, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (2/28/04) Season 1 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 3, three times, last vs. Utah Valley St. (2/28/04) Season 1, three times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Free Throws Career 5 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/23/03) Season - FT Attempts Career 5 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/23/03) Season 2 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) Steals Career 3 vs. Colorado College (1/29/04) Season 2 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Blocks Career 1, twice, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Minutes Career 34 vs. Longwood (3/5/04) Season 24 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Northwestern 01/01/ at Nebraska 01/03/ UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/ DENVER 01/11/ at Texas-Pan American 01/14/ at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/ at Utah Valley State 01/21/ TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/ TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/ COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/ Totals Games played: 10 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Points/game: 0.9 Assists/game: 1.4 FG Pct: 36.4 Turnovers/game: 0.9 3FG Pct: 33.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.6 FT Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.2 TEAM COMPARISION Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 12

13 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 25/17 82/ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Assists Three-Pointers Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #10 - Matt Kline G Jr. Denver, Colo. (Ranum) On The Court After not scoring in previous two games and hitting only 3-of-28 (11%) from the field in his last three games, hit on 2-of-4 3-pointers and scored 10 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 28); followed that up with 10 points in a win over Texas-Pan American... although he is a true shooting guard, has filled the role of point guard well for the Bears... leads team in assists (4.6/game) and is third among D-I Independent players... is averaging 6.0 assists/game over his last 12 contests and 5.8 assists/ game in 17 total starts... now has 260 career assists, the 7th most in school history, and only 13 out of 6th place... has 84 career steals, which ranks 10th in school history... equaled career-high with 10 assists (on only 18 total UNC field goals) at Northwestern (Jan. 1)... also had 10 assists against Oral Roberts (Dec. 11)... had nine assists in win over Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30) and against Denver (Jan. 11)... had seven assists at Kansas (Dec. 22), when he also scored 14 points... hit 2-of-2 3-pointers against Montana State (Dec. 1)... after struggling offensively in his first two games of the year, scored a season-high 15 points against Colorado State (Nov. 18)... had eight assists against South Dakota State (Nov. 14)... has started 65 of last 75 games and 67 of 82 total games while at Northern Colorado... has hit a 3-pointer in 32 of last 46 and 39 of 54 games dating back to last season... shared the team lead in assists (3.0/game) last season and led team with 49 3-pointers... as a prep, was a first-team 5A all-state selection after leading the state in scoring with 27.3 points per game during the regular season Off The Court Economics major... father Richard played basketball at Northern Colorado during the season... unofficial team comedian; always lightens the mood with his humor. Season & Career Highs Points Career 18 vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Season 15 vs. Colorado State (11/18/05) Rebounds Career 6, twice, last vs. UC-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) Season 6 vs. Colorado-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) Assists Career 10, twice, last vs. Northwestern (1/1/06) Field Goals Career 8 vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Season 4, twice, last vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) FG Attempts Career 17 vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Season 14 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/14/06) 3-point FG Career 5 vs. Montana State (12/19/04) Season 3, twice, last vs. Nebraska (1/3/06) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 8, twice, last vs. Montana State (12/19/04) Season 7, twice, last vs. Nebraska (1/3/06) Free Throws Career 7, twice, last vs. Texas State (12/22/04) Season 6 vs. Kansas (12/22/05) FT Attempts Career 10 vs. Texas State (12/22/04) Season 6, twice, last vs. UC-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) Steals Career 5 vs. Texas A&M-International (2/5/04) Season 2, three times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Blocks Season 0 Minutes Career 42, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Season 36, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/05 * vs South Dakota State 11/14/05 * COLORADO STATE 11/18/05 * at Wyoming 11/22/ at California 11/25/ vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/ MONTANA STATE 12/01/ NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/ at Air Force 12/08/05 * ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/05 * at Oregon State 12/14/05 * at Loyola Marymount 12/17/ at Northern Arizona 12/19/ at Kansas 12/22/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/05 * at Northwestern 01/01/06 * at Nebraska 01/03/06 * UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/06 * DENVER 01/11/06 * at Texas-Pan American 01/14/06 * at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/06 * at Utah Valley State 01/21/06 * TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/06 * TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/06 * COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/06 * Totals Games played: 25 Rebounds/game: 1.8 Points/game: 6.4 Assists/game: 4.6 FG Pct: 28.7 Turnovers/game: 3.0 3FG Pct: 23.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.6 FT Pct: 72.7 Steals/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 13

14 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 23/7 23/7 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Assists Three-Pointers Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #11 - Darren Jefferies G Jr. Suitland, Md. (Allen County CC) On The Court Has not played in the last two games... speedy point guard... hit on 6-of-6 free throws in win over Colorado-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9)... had best game of the season at Kansas (a state where he played junior college hoops); scored 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting (2-of-3 3-pointers), 3-of-3 from the free throw line while adding a pair of assists... started seven straight games at one point of this season... has a steal in eight of his last 14 games... earned his first start at Wyoming (Nov. 22); finished that game with five points, four rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes of action... had five assists in UNC debut vs. Lipscomb and matched that against Cal State Northridge... played junior college basketball at Allen County CC in Iola, Kan.... team was part of the very competitive Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference... averaged 8.0 points, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals/game... played prep basketball at both Coastal Christian Academy (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Mt. Zion Academy - the same school Tracy McGrady played. Off The Court Sport and exercise science major... enjoyed the fact that is snowed on his recruiting trip to Northern Colorado last April... is a member of the Northern Colorado Leadership Council and the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)... is from Suitland (SUIT-land now Sweet-land), Maryland. Season & Career Highs Points Career 13 vs. Kansas (12/22/05) Rebounds Career 4, three times, last vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/14/06) Assists Career 5, twice, last vs. California (11/25/05) Field Goals Career 4, twice, last vs. Kansas (12/22/05) FG Attempts Career 6 vs. Northern Arizona (12/3/05) 3-point FG Career 2 vs. Kansas (12/22/05) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 3, twice, last vs. Northwestern (1/1/06) Free Throws Career 6 vs. Colorado-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) FT Attempts Career 6, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) Steals Career 2, twice, last vs. California (11/25/05) Blocks Career 1 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/28/06) Minutes Career 38 vs. Wyoming (11/22/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/ vs South Dakota State 11/14/ COLORADO STATE 11/18/ at Wyoming 11/22/05 * at California 11/25/05 * vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/05 * MONTANA STATE 12/01/05 * NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/05 * at Air Force 12/08/05 * ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/05 * at Oregon State 12/14/ at Loyola Marymount 12/17/ at Northern Arizona 12/19/ at Kansas 12/22/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Northwestern 01/01/ at Nebraska 01/03/ UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/ DENVER 01/11/ at Texas-Pan American 01/14/ at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/ at Utah Valley State 01/21/ TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/ Totals Games played: 23 Rebounds/game: 1.7 Points/game: 3.5 Assists/game: 1.7 FG Pct: 36.5 Turnovers/game: 1.8 3FG Pct: 36.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 FT Pct: 83.7 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 14

15 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 19/1 46/4 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #12 - Jared Lewis G So. Denver, Colo. (Montbello) On The Court Had eight points and grabbed four rebounds in win over Colorado College (Feb. 4)... provided a spark off the bench against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 28), coming off the bench to score five points, grab three rebounds and dish out three assists in 12 minutes of action... after not playing in three of the team s previous four games, grabbed a seasonhigh five rebounds vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 16), a mark that matched his career-high... scored on a thunderous dunk against Colorado-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9)... has scored only 4 points in his last nine appearances... got first start of the season (and 4th of career) against Northern Arizona (Dec. 3); matched his career-high with four assists in the game... had an impressive steal and thunderous dunk against Montana State (Dec. 1)... hit on 4-of-5 shots (including a pair of dunks) against Cal at the Golden Bear Classic... most athletic player on the team; has tremendous jumping ability and is lightning fast... at 6 1, jumped center in came against CU-Colorado Springs last season... last season, earned first career start vs. IPFW (Feb. 10). In second start vs. UCCS (Feb. 14), set career-highs in points (15), rebounds (5) and assists (4), which earned him D-I Independent Newcomer of the Week honors (Feb. 22)... scored first career bucket on a dunk in the Stephen F. Austin contest... as a prep, was a two-time team captain at Montbello High and earned 5A all-state honorable mention honors after his senior season. Off The Court Sociology major... member of the Northern Colorado track & field team; competes in 100 & 200 meter dashes and 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays... was the Student Council VP and a National Honor Society member in high school... is the nephew of Sammy Winder, who was a running back for the Denver Broncos. Season & Career Highs Points Career 15 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 8, twice, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Rebounds Career 5, twice, last vs. Tx. A&M-Corpus Christi (1/16/06) Season 5 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/16/06) Assists Career 4, three times, last vs. Northern Ariz. (12/3/05) Season 4 vs. Northern Arizona (12/3/05) Field Goals Career 7 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 4 vs. California (11/25/05) FG Attempts Career 11 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 6 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) 3-point FG Career 1, three times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Season 1 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 3 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 2, twice, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Free Throws Career 3 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) FT Attempts Career 4, four times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Season 4, twice, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Steals Career 2, three times, last vs. No.Arizona (12/19/05) Season 2 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) Blocks Career 1, four times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Season 1, three times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Minutes Career 30 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 23 vs. Montana State (12/1/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/ vs South Dakota State 11/14/ COLORADO STATE 11/18/ at Wyoming 11/22/ at California 11/25/ vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/ MONTANA STATE 12/01/ NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/05 * at Air Force 12/08/ at Oregon State 12/14/ at Northern Arizona 12/19/ at Kansas 12/22/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Northwestern 01/01/ UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/ at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/ TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/ TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/ COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/ Totals Games played: 19 Rebounds/game: 1.7 Points/game: 1.9 Assists/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 34.1 Turnovers/game: 1.2 3FG Pct: 11.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 FT Pct: 47.1 Steals/game: 0.2 Blocks/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 15

16 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 16/3 35/3 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Pointers Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #20 - Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos G So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) On The Court After missing six games due to injury, returned vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 16), scoring nine points and grabbing two rebounds in 11 minutes... is averaging 3.3 assists/game this season when he plays 10 or more minutes (1.8 assists/game overall in all games)... hit double figure points for the second time this season vs. Colo. College (Feb. 4)... got first career start at Loyola Marymount (Dec. 17); scored five points and had four assists in that game... followed that up with a career-high 19 points on 8-of- 11 shooting at No. Arizona (Dec. 19) as he played in front of a group of about 40 family and friends... at Oregon St. (Dec. 14), equaled his career-high with five assists... saw first action of season at Wyoming (Nov. 22), playing one minute; in that minute took the last shot of the half, a basket that was good but ruled to have come a split second after the clock ran out... was eighth on the team in steals (12) despite playing only 123 total minutes last season... in , had career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, three-pointers, steals and minutes played agianst Western State; play off the bench sparked the Bears in that contest... as a prep, was team captain and two-time allconference selection at Brophy Prep; team won three regional championships and advanced to class 5A state semifinals in 2004 after compiling a 25-4 record. Off The Court Business Management major... has one of the longest and most unique last names in college basketball; it is the second longest name in Division I, trailing only Stetson s Chief Kickingstallionsims (19 letters) letter last name (which is pronounced Pa-na-Yo-Toe-CO-PO-Los) is the longest in school history; real first name is Athanassios, making his full name 28 letters long... was nicknamed soup (for alphabet soup) or T-Soup as a kid; is known as T by his teammates... grandfather Anthanassios attended last year s New Mexico game while in the U.S. on vacation from Greece from December through Easter... was born and raised in Phoenix... father owns several restaurants in Phoenix, one of which the team ate at on their trip to play at Northern Arizona. Season & Career Highs Points Career 19 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) Rebounds Career 6 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 2, twice, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Assists Career 5, twice, last vs. Oregon State (12/14/05) Season 5 vs. Oregon State (12/14/05) Field Goals Career 8 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) FG Attempts Career 11 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) 3-point FG Career 3 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 5 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) Free Throws Career 3 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/16/06) FT Attempts Career 4 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/16/06) Steals Career 3, twice, last vs. Western State (11/30/04) Season 2, three times, last vs. No. Arizona (12/19/05) Blocks Career - Season - Minutes Career 33 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Wyoming 11/22/ at California 11/25/ vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/ MONTANA STATE 12/01/ NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/ at Air Force 12/08/ ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/ at Oregon State 12/14/ at Loyola Marymount 12/17/05 * at Northern Arizona 12/19/05 * at Kansas 12/22/05 * at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/ at Utah Valley State 01/21/ TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/ TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/ COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/ Totals Games played: 16 Rebounds/game: 0.5 Points/game: 3.6 Assists/game: 1.8 FG Pct: 47.6 Turnovers/game: 1.7 3FG Pct: 42.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 FT Pct: 75.0 Steals/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 16

17 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 24/18 24/ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Blocks Three-Pointers Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #21 - Dwayne Birden F/G Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Jacksonville College) On The Court Had three straight double-digit scoring games snapped vs. Colo. College (Feb. 4)... is averaging 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds/game in his 10 games since Christmas Break; had scored only 15 total points (2.5/game) in the six games prior to the Christmas Break... scored 12 points (all in the 1st half) and grabbed a season-high 13 boards against Texas-Pan Am (Jan. 30), to record his first double-double of the season; game took place on his 22nd birthday... scored double digits vs. Utah Valley State (Jan. 21), matching his career-high with 13 points; also grabbed seven boards... had fifth double-figure scoring game the next time out against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10 points - Jan. 28)... broke out of slump against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30); although he struggled from the field, scored 11 points, had six rebounds, three assists, a block and a monstrous fast break dunk in 40 minutes of action... followed that up with nine points and a season-high nine rebounds at Northwestern (Jan. 1)... also had nine rebounds at Nebraska (Jan. 3) and eight rebounds vs. Denver (Jan. 11)... after hitting only 18-of-58 (31.0%) in an 11-game stretch, broke out of field goal slump by hitting 4-of-7 shots vs. Denver (Jan. 11)... did not start for the first time this season against Northern Arizona (Dec.3)... hit a pair of 3- pointers against Montana State (Dec. 1), the second time this season he has done that... has a good outside stroke but can easily put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket... played two seasons at Jacksonville College in Texas... averaged 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists/game and hit 47.5% from the field... attended high school at Calvert Hall in Baltimore, where he was a two-time All-Catholic League selection. Off The Court Visual Arts major... one of two Bears from the state of Maryland (Jefferies is the other)... lists the best player he has ever played against as Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse Orange/Denver Nuggets). Season & Career Highs Points Career 13, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) Rebounds Career 11 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/30/06) Assists Career 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/30/05) Field Goals Career 6, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) FG Attempts Career 14 vs. South Dakota State (11/14/05) 3-point FG Career 2, three times, last vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/30/06) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 3, four times, last vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/30/06) Free Throws Career 7 vs. Colorado-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) FT Attempts Career 12 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/28/06) Steals Career 2, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) Blocks Career 2, twice, last vs. Texas-Pan American (1/14/06) Minutes Career 40 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/30/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/05 * vs South Dakota State 11/14/05 * COLORADO STATE 11/18/05 * at Wyoming 11/22/05 * at California 11/25/05 * vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/05 * MONTANA STATE 12/01/05 * NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/ at Air Force 12/08/ ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/ at Oregon State 12/14/05 * at Loyola Marymount 12/17/ at Northern Arizona 12/19/ at Kansas 12/22/05 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/05 * at Northwestern 01/01/06 * at Nebraska 01/03/06 * UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/06 * DENVER 01/11/06 * at Texas-Pan American 01/14/06 * at Utah Valley State 01/21/ TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/06 * TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/06 * COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/06 * Totals Games played: 24 Rebounds/game: 4.7 Points/game: 6.8 Assists/game: 0.6 FG Pct: 36.7 Turnovers/game: 2.1 3FG Pct: 33.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 FT Pct: 51.6 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 17

18 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 25/23 107/ Point Games Point Games Point Games 0 1 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #33 - Erik Olson G/F Sr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) On The Court Only four-year senior on the roster... despite being only 6 4, leads the team in blocks (15)... also leads the team in steals (28)... has started 77 of last 84 contests... if he plays in every game this season, he will have played in 111 career games, the fifth highest career total in school history... played in 100th career game vs. UC-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9) career games played ranks 8th in school history... ranks sixth in school history in career steals (116)... needs just 15 rebounds to enter program s career top-10 list... had all-around good game vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30), as Bears got their first win of the season; had six points, eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals in win... matched his career-high with four steals against Montana State (Dec. 1)... scored a season-high 16 points on 3-of-6 3-point shooting vs. Cal State Northridge (Nov. 26)... grabbed eight rebounds in season-opener vs. Lipscomb... dating back to last year, has a steal 30 of 46 and 36 of last 54 games; has a steal if 15 of 25 games this year... last season, scored career-high 32 points (also had 9 boards and 6 assists) while tying the school record by hitting 12-of-12 shots versus Longwood (Jan. 10); 12-for-12 performance is most attempts without a miss in Division I... also hit 8 consecutive three-pointers (over a course of three games which matched the school record (shared by Pierre Elize in 1999)... led team in rebounding as a sophomore (7.1)... was a member of the UNC baseball team as a freshman (2003) but did not see action... standout prep player at Fairview High, averaging 24.4 points per game as a senior. Off The Court Marketing major... became engaged to Kacey Swanson during the offseason... UNC Scholar Athlete and two-time D-I Independent All- Academic selection... has played with Athletes in Action teams that have traveled to East Asia (summer 2004) and Brazil (summer 2003). ---TOTAL PTS Season & Career Highs Points Career 32 vs. Longwood (1/10/05) Season 15 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) Rebounds Career 13 vs. Colorado Christian (11/29/03) Season 8, three times, last vs. Utah Valley St. (1/21/06) Assists Career 8 vs. Adams State (1/2/04) Season 3, six times, last vs. Utah Valley State (1/21/06) Field Goals Career 12 vs. Longwood (1/10/05) Season 6 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) FG Attempts Career 15 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/23/03) Season 12 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) 3-point FG Career 5 vs. Longwood (1/10/05) Season 3 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 6 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) Free Throws Career 6 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/23/03) Season 5, twice, vs. Tx. A&M-Corpus Christi (1/28/06) FT Attempts Career 9 vs. Colorado Mines (12/17/03) Season 7 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/28/06) Steals Career 4, twice, last vs. Montana State (12/1/05) Season 4 vs. Montana State (12/1/05) Blocks Career 2, seven times, last vs. E. Michigan (12/30/05) Season 2, five times, last vs. E. Michigan (12/30/05) Minutes Career 40, three times, last vs. Utah Valley St. (1/15/05) Season 35 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/16/06) Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/05 * vs South Dakota State 11/14/05 * COLORADO STATE 11/18/05 * at Wyoming 11/22/05 * at California 11/25/05 * vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/05 * MONTANA STATE 12/01/05 * NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/05 * at Air Force 12/08/05 * ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/ at Oregon State 12/14/05 * at Loyola Marymount 12/17/05 * at Northern Arizona 12/19/05 * at Kansas 12/22/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/05 * at Northwestern 01/01/06 * at Nebraska 01/03/06 * UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/06 * DENVER 01/11/06 * at Texas-Pan American 01/14/06 * at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/06 * at Utah Valley State 01/21/06 * TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/06 * TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/06 * COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/06 * Totals Games played: 25 Rebounds/game: 4.6 Points/game: 6.5 Assists/game: 1.8 FG Pct: 46.9 Turnovers/game: 2.0 3FG Pct: 40.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct: 60.5 Steals/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 18

19 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 15/1 42/7 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Three-Pointers Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #34 - Michael Gordy F So Denver, Colo. (Denver North) On The Court After missing four games due to a violation of team rules, returned to the court on Jan. 30 vs. Texas-Pan American; scored two points in four minutes... scored a career-high 19 points on perfect 6-of-6 shooting vs. Colorado-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9); hit on 7-of-11 free throws in 22 total minutes of playing time... after missing six games due to an injury, returned to the lineup vs. Nebraska (Jan. 3); was a key player in that game, scoring 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting and giving the Bears a much needed offensive threat... is averaging 10.3 points in three games in his return since the injury... earned first start of the season against Air Force (Dec. 8)... matched his career-high with 17 points against each Cal State Northridge and Montana State... in only 12 minutes at Wyoming (Nov. 22), had 11 points and hit 5-of-5 from the free throw line, all of which came in the second half... also scored all 15 points against Cal in the second half... had 17 against Cal State Northridge and Montana State...after an average game against Lipscomb in the season-opener, grabbed nine rebounds vs. South Dakota State... had an up-and-down freshman year but is one of the team s most improved players this season... scored a season-high 17 points, including 15 in the second half (and 10 of the team s 16 during one stretch) against Western State... liked playing at home, as he averaged 9.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in home contests... one of the top prep players in Colorado... was the Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year and a All- Colorado selection after averaging 30.6 points/game as a senior... set the Adidas Big Time AAU Tournament single-game scoring record in the summer prior to his senior year by scoring 57 points in a game. Off The Court Majoring in family studies... played baseball in high school and was an honor roll member... lists the best player he has ever played against as Hakim Warrick (Syracuse Orange/Memphis Grizzlies). Season & Career Highs Points Career 19 vs. Colorado-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) Rebounds Career 11 vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Season 9 vs. South Dakota State (11/14/05) Assists Career 4 vs. Colorado College (2/22/05) Season 2, four times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Field Goals Career 8 vs. Western State (11/30/04) Season 7 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) FG Attempts Career 10, twice, last vs. CU-Colo. Springs (2/14/05) Season 9, five times, last vs. Nebraska (1/3/06) 3-point FG Career 1, six times, last vs. CS Northridge (11/26/05) Season 1 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) 3-pt. FG Att. Career 3 vs. Cal State Northridge (11/26/05) Free Throws Career 7, three times, last vs. UC-Colo. Springs (1/9/06) Season 7, twice, last vs. UC-Colorado Springs (1/9/06) FT Attempts Career 11, twice, last vs. UC-Colo. Springs (1/9/06) Steals Career 2, four times, last vs. CS Northridge (11/26/05) Season 2, twice, last vs. CS Northridge (11/26/05) Blocks Career 2, three times, last vs. Wyoming (11/22/05) Season 2 vs. Wyoming (11/22/05) Minutes Career 31, twice, last vs. Texas Tech (1/4/05) Season 29 vs. Colorado State (11/18/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/ vs South Dakota State 11/14/ COLORADO STATE 11/18/ at Wyoming 11/22/ at California 11/25/ vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/ MONTANA STATE 12/01/ NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/ at Air Force 12/08/05 * ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/ at Nebraska 01/03/ UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/ DENVER 01/11/ TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/ COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/ Totals Games played: 15 Rebounds/game: 3.1 Points/game: 8.4 Assists/game: 0.9 FG Pct: 53.4 Turnovers/game: 1.2 3FG Pct: 20.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 FT Pct: 63.3 Steals/game: 0.4 Blocks/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 19

20 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 25/19 60/ Point Games Point Games Point Games 1 2 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Blocks Minutes Game-By -By-Game Statistics #41 - Kirk Archibeque C So. Cortez, Colo. (Montezuma-Cortez) On The Court Limited vs. Texas A&M-CC (Jan. 16) and Utah Valley State (Jan. 21) due to a bout of strep throat - has bounced back with two straight double figure games... named D-I Independent Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 25.7 points and 7.3 rebounds in three games... matched his career-high with 30 points at Texas-Pan Am (Jan. 14), hitting 12-of-13 shots (7-of-7 in the 2nd half and 12 straight to end the game); marked the 3rd consecutive game with 20+ points, the first time in his career he had done that (and first time a UNC player had since Sean Nolen)... scored 20 points and had 12 boards vs. UC-Colo. Springs (Jan. 9)... followed that with 27 points against Denver (Jan. 11) and All-American candidate Yemi Nicholson... has seven double-doubles this season after having only four entering the year... is hitting 102-of-181 (56.4%) from the field in his last 20 games after hitting only 22-of-62 (35.4%) in the first five games of the season... has scored in double figures in 20 of last 27 games and in 32 of last 40 contests dating back to last season... is fifth among D-I Independent players in rebounds (7.2/game)... did not start for the first time this season vs. Loyola Marymount (Dec. 17); came off bench to score 11 points and add 12 rebounds D-I All-Independent 1st team selection (and only non-senior on squad)... led the team in scoring (12.2) and rebounding (6.0), becoming the first freshman in school history to lead team in both categories... over his last 19 games in 2005, averaged 15.8 points and 7.2 rebounds/game... ranked 23rd nationally in FG% (58.1%) and second nationally among freshmen points against Texas State was the fifth highest total by a freshman during the season... after six games of his true freshman season ( ), suffered an injury and received a medical hardship... second-team all-state selection at Montezuma-Cortez High. Off The Court Communications major... was the valedictorian of his senior class in high school (4.0 gpa)... also played tennis as a prep... lists his father as his role model and Andrew Bogut (Utah Utes/Milwaukee Bucks) as the best player he has ever played against. Season & Career Highs Points Career 30, twice, last vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/14/06) Season 30 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/14/06) Rebounds Career 15 vs. Utah Valley State (1/15/05) Season 14 vs. South Dakota State (11/14/05) Assists Career 5 vs. CU-Colorado Springs (2/14/05) Season 2, seven times, last vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/30/06) Field Goals Career 12, twice, last vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/14/06) FG Attempts Career 18 vs. Denver (1/11/06) 3-point FG Career - Season - 3-pt. FG Att. Career 1 vs. Utah (12/17/04) Season - Free Throws Career 9 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/16/06) FT Attempts Career 13 vs. Texas State (12/22/04) Season 12 vs. Lipscomb (11/13/05) Steals Career 3 vs. New Mexico (12/9/04) Season 2 vs. Oral Roberts (12/11/05) Blocks Career 2, five times, last vs. UC Davis (3/5/05) Season 1, six times, last vs. Colo. College (2/4/06) Minutes Career 46 vs. Texas State (12/22/04) Season 38 vs. South Dakota State (11/14/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Lipscomb 11/13/05 * vs South Dakota State 11/14/05 * COLORADO STATE 11/18/05 * at Wyoming 11/22/05 * at California 11/25/05 * vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/05 * MONTANA STATE 12/01/05 * NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/05 * at Air Force 12/08/05 * ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/05 * at Oregon State 12/14/05 * at Loyola Marymount 12/17/ at Northern Arizona 12/19/ at Kansas 12/22/05 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Northwestern 01/01/ at Nebraska 01/03/ UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/06 * DENVER 01/11/06 * at Texas-Pan American 01/14/06 * at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/06 * at Utah Valley State 01/21/ TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRIS 01/28/06 * TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/06 * COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/06 * Totals Games played: 25 Rebounds/game: 7.1 Points/game: 12.7 Assists/game: 0.8 FG Pct: 51.0 Turnovers/game: 2.6 FT Pct: 66.0 Assist/turnover ratio: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 20

21 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 17/4 17/4 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists 0 0 #44 - Dorian McDaniel F Fr. Culver City, Calif. (Westchester) On The Court Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in win over Colorado College (Feb. 4)... played 19 minutes at Utah Valley State (Jan. 21), a game he played in front of his father, James, the first time his Dad had seen him play this season; his Dad, an actor, was in nearby Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival... scored two points and grabbed a rebound in four minutes of action vs. Colo.-Colo. Springs on Jan. 9 - which was his 19th birthday... in four starts this season, is averaging 2.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game... matched career-high with six points (on 3-of-4 shooting) at Kansas... in first career start, played a season-high 30 minutes, grabbing a season-best five rebounds at Loyola Marymount (Dec. 17); played that game in front of many friends who attended Westchester High School with him... airballed his first collegiate field goal attempt (Dec. 11 vs. Oral Roberts) but responded in a big way vs. Oregon State as he hit on 3-of-4 field goals for his first collegiate points; also had a season-high in rebounds and minutes played... saw first action of the season against Cal (Nov. 25)... dished out an assist in both games of the Cal Golden Bear Classic... a very hard worker who does a great job in the weight room... played prep basketball at powerhouse Westchester High School... the Comets finished the year ranked No. 2 in USA Today s Super 25 Boys Basketball Poll as they rolled to the CIF Division I State Championship, their third straight title... including McDaniel, six players from Westchester s squad signed to play Division I basketball. 5+ Steals 3+ Three-Pointers 30+ Minutes Off The Court Majoring in biological sciences... father James in an actor who appeared as Lt. Arthur Fancy on NYPD Blue for nine seasons... mother is German and Dorian has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Germany... family moved from Culver City to New York City following his high school graduation... only active freshman on this year s team; as a result, he gets the pleasure of carrying Big Silver (the team s VCR equipment) on road trips - the duty is usually rotated among all the freshmen on the team Game-By -By-Game Statistics Season & Career Highs Points Career 6, twice, last vs. Kansas (12/22/05) Rebounds Career 7 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Assists Career 2, twice, last vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) Field Goals Career 3, twice, last vs. Kansas (12/22/05) FG Attempts Career 6 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) 3-point FG 3-pt. FG Att. Career 1 vs. Oral Roberts (12/11/05) Free Throws Career 1 vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) FT Attempts Career 2, twice, last vs. Colorado College (2/4/06) Steals Career 3 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) Blocks Career 1 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/05) Minutes Career 30 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/17/05) ---TOTAL PTS Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at California 11/25/ vs Cal State Northridg 11/26/ NORTHERN ARIZONA 12/03/ at Air Force 12/08/ ORAL ROBERTS 12/11/ at Oregon State 12/14/ at Loyola Marymount 12/17/05 * at Northern Arizona 12/19/05 * at Kansas 12/22/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Northwestern 01/01/ UC-COLORADO SPRINGS 01/09/ at Texas-Pan American 01/14/ at Texas A&M-Corpus Ch 01/16/06 * at Utah Valley State 01/21/06 * TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 01/30/ COLORADO COLLEGE 02/04/ Totals Games played: 17 Rebounds/game: 1.7 Points/game: 1.8 Assists/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 51.7 Turnovers/game: 0.6 3FG Pct: 0.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 FT Pct: 20.0 Steals/game: 0.2 Blocks/game: Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 21

22 Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 0/0 0/0 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Assists Three-Pointers Minutes 0 0 #15 - Marcus Frye G Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) On The Court Will redshirt this season... suffered an injury during her senior season at Blue Valley Northwest High in Overland Park; injury caused him to miss most of his senior season... was an All-Eastern Kansas League selection as a junior... earned EKL Freshman of the Year honors in played AAU basketball with K.C. Pump N Run. Off The Court Undecided on major... cousin of Channing Frye, the former Arizona Wildcat who is now playing with the New York Knicks in the NBA. Points Rebounds Assists Field Goals FG Attempts 3-point FG 3-pt. FG Att. Free Throws FT Attempts Steals Blocks Minutes Season & Career Highs Miscellaneous Stats Career GP/Started 0/0 0/0 10+ Point Games Point Games 0 0 Double-Doubles Rebounds Assists Blocks Three-Pointers Minutes 0 0 #31 - Austin Theis C Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) On The Court Will redshirt this season... tallest member of the Bears team... despite height, is an excellent 3-point shooter... honorable mention all-state selection as a senior at Rampart High, when he averaged 13.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 blocks/game... had 116 total blocks during the year which led the state... Off The Court Undecided on a major... wears a size 16 shoe... named is pronounced TICE. Points Rebounds Assists Field Goals FG Attempts 3-point FG 3-pt. FG Att. Free Throws FT Attempts Steals Blocks Minutes Season & Career Highs Northern Colorado Men s Basketball 22