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1 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS BASKETBALL Contact: Mike Lund, Associate Athletics Director/Media and Communications GAMES 4/5 Nov. 23, PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS SCHEDULE NOVEMBER TIME W-L 6 LEWIS & CLARK (exhibition)_w, at Grand Canyon L, PACIFIC LUTHERAN W, at Texas Rio Grande Valley_ W, at Nevada 7 p.m. 28 MULTNOMAH 7:05 p.m. DECEMBER 2 PORTLAND 7:05 p.m. 6 at Washington State Pac-12 1 p.m. 12 at SIU Edwardsville FSN MW 2 p.m. PT 17 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE_7:05 p.m. 22 at CSU Bakersfield 7 p.m. 29 CAL STATE FULLERTON 7:05 p.m. JANUARY 2 SACRAMENTO STATE* 7:05 p.m. 7 at Montana* 6 p.m. PT 9 at Montana State* 1:05 p.m. PT 14 WEBER STATE* 7:05 p.m. 16 IDAHO STATE* 7:05 p.m. 23 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 28 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 30 at Idaho* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 MONTANA STATE* 7:05 p.m. 6 MONTANA* 7:05 p.m. 11 at Idaho State* 6 p.m. PT 13 at Weber State* 6 p.m. PT 18 IDAHO* 7:05 p.m. 20 EASTERN WASHINGTON*_7:05 p.m. 25 at North Dakota* 5 p.m. PT 27 at Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. PT MARCH 3 NORTHERN ARIZONA* 7:05 p.m. 5 SOUTHERN UTAH* 7:05 p.m. 8 Big Sky First Round 10 Big Sky Quarterfinal 11 Big Sky Semifinal 12 Big Sky Championship *Big Sky Conference game BIG SKY STANDINGS BSC Season Sacramento State Idaho State Idaho North Dakota Portland State Montana Eastern Washington Montana State Northern Colorado Weber State Northern Arizona Southern Utah VIKING BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE: The Portland State basketball media guide can be found online at Go to the men s basketball page and click on the Media Guide link at the top of the page. PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS vs. NEVADA WOLFPACK Wednesday, November 25, 7 p.m. Lawlor Events Center (11,536), Reno, NV PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS Record: 2-1 Head Coach: Tyler Geving (86-100/7th year) NEVADA WOLFPACK Record: 3-1 Head Coach: Eric Musselman (3-1/1st year) Live Video: Live Audio: Live Stats: GAME BREAKDOWN TEAM STATS PSU NEV Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Avg FG Percentage pt FG Percentage pt FG per game FT Percentage Rebounding +/ Turnover +/ PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS vs. MULTNOMAH LIONS Saturday, November 28, 7:05 p.m. Peter W. Stott Center (1,500), Portland, OR PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS Record: 2-1 Head Coach: Tyler Geving (86-100/7th year) MULTNOMAH LIONS Record: 2-4 Head Coach: Curt Bickley ( /13th year) Live Video and Audio: Play-by-play: Tom Hewitt Pre-game show: 6:45 p.m. Live Stats: GAME BREAKDOWN TEAM STATS PSU MU Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Avg FG Percentage pt FG Percentage pt FG per game FT Percentage Rebounding +/ Turnover +/ PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS - PROBABLE LINEUP PROBABLE STARTERS Pos Hgt Yr ppg, rpg, apg Notes Hometown 11 Calaen Robinson G 6-2 JR 9.7, 2.0, FG% pt% Tempe, AZ 1 Zach Gengler G 6-2 JR 5.0, 2.3, pts, 3 reb vs. UTRGV Silverton, OR 13 De Sean Parsons G/F 6-7 JR 5.3, 2.7, pts, 7 reb, 3 ast vs. UTRGV San Francisco, CA 5 Cameron Forte F 6-7 GR 19.3, 8.7, pts, 10 reb vs. UTRGV Tempe, AZ 2 Collin Spickerman C 6-8 SR 9.3, 6.7, 2.0 bpg career-high 13 pts vs. UTRGV Portland, OR OFF THE BENCH 12 Bryce White G 6-5 JR 14.3, 3.7, 3.0 leads team in assists Portland, OR 0 Isaiah Pineiro F 6-6 SO 9.3, 6.7, pts (11-14 FG), 14 reb vs. UTRGV Auburn, CA 20 Donivine Stewart G 6-0 GR 4.0, 0.7, ast, 0 TO this season Peoria, IL 23 Khari Holloway G 6-2 JR 2.7, 1.3, ast in 14 min vs. UTRGV Jackson, MS 14 Evan Garrison G 5-10 JR 1.3, 0.0, min. vs. UTRGV Tigard, OR 42 Montie Leunen F 6-4 JR 1.0, 0.5, ast, 1 reb vs. UTRGV Portland, OR 3 Armani Collins G 6-5 FR 4.0, 4.0, 1.0 DNP-CD vs. UTRGV San Francisco, CA 10 Daniel Davydov G 6-0 FR 6.0, 2.0, 0.0 DNP-CD vs. UTRGV Bellevue, WA 21 Namdi Okonkwo C 7-0 JR 1.5, 5.0, 1.5 bpg DNP-inj. Dallas, TX 15 Braxton Tucker F 6-6 JR NA DNP this season - knee Tacoma, WA THE OPENING TIP Portland State continues its Tour of the West this week as it goes to the University of Nevada for a Wednesday evening game at 7 p.m. The Vikings (2-1) are in the midst of four out of six on the road. The four road games include opponents from the Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Ohio Valley Conference. The good news is PSU opened the Tour with a convincing win at Texas Rio Grande Valley on Sunday afternoon. SO F Isaiah Pineiro (24 points, 14 rebounds) and GR F Cameron Forte (16 points, 10 rebounds) paced PSU in a game in which the Vikings led by double digits most of the way. Portland State goes after a third straight win when it meets Nevada of the Mountain West for the first time in five seasons. The Wolfpack (3-1) will be playing its first home game of the season. A live video stream can be found at with live audio at and live stats at All links can be found at by clicking on the Game Day box. The Vikings come home on the weekend to face Multnomah University in a Saturday evening game. That one tips off at 7:05 p.m. at the Stott Center. The Lions are 2-4 with a Tuesday evening game prior to facing the Vikings. Tickets, live video, audio and stats can all be found at GoViks.com Viking Basketball 1

2 VIKING QUICK FACTS School Portland State University Location Portland, OR Founded 1946 Enrollment 28,241 Nickname Vikings Colors Green (PMS 350), White, Silver (PMS 428) National Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big Sky President Wim Wiewel Director of Athletics Mark Rountree Home Court Peter W. Stott Center/1,500 Press Row Phone COACHING STAFF Head Coach Tyler Geving, 7th year Alma Mater Central Washington, 96 Associate Head Coach Jeff Hironaka, 3rd year Alma Mater Eastern Oregon, 80 Assistant Coach Jase Coburn, 3rd year Alma Mater Arizona State, 06 Assistant Coach Michael Plank, 2nd year Alma Mater Willamette, 06 Director of Basketball Operations Adam Wardell Alma Mater Seattle Pacific, 10 Special Assistant/Advisor Barry Adams Team Athletic Trainer Jim Wallis PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Schools) 0 Isaiah Pineiro F SO JC Auburn, CA (Placer/Sierra College) 1 Zach Gengler G JR 2V Silverton, OR (Silverton) 2 Collin Spickerman C SR 1V Portland, OR (Jesuit/Alaska Anchorage/Clark College) 3 Armani Collins G FR HS San Francisco, CA (Stuart Hall) 5 Cameron Forte F GR TR Tempe, AZ (McClintock/Howard JC/Georgia) 10 Daniel Davydov G FR RS Bellevue, WA (Salem Academy) 11 Calaen Robinson G JR RS Tempe, AZ (Corona Del Sol/Arizona State) 12 Bryce White G JR 1V Portland, OR (Benson Tech/Chemeketa CC) 13 De Sean Parsons G/F JR JC San Francisco, CA (Grant Union/Salt Lake CC) 14 Evan Garrison G JR JC Tigard, OR (Tigard/Point Loma/Clark College) 15 Braxton Tucker F JR 1V Tacoma, WA (Spanaway Lake/North Idaho JC) 20 Donivine Stewart G GR TR Peoria, IL (Limestone/Bradley/SIUE) 21 Namdi Okonkwo C JR JC Dallas, TX (Westwind Prep (AZ)/Western Wyoming JC) 23 Khari Holloway G JR JC Jackson, MS (Mountain Pointe/Mesa CC) 30 Austin Bryant F FR HS Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Valley) 34 Montie Leunen F JR 1V Portland, OR (Westview/Shasta JC) HEAD COACH: Tyler Geving (Central Washington, 1996, 7th year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Jeff Hironaka ASSISTANT COACHES: Jase Coburn, Michael Plank DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Adam Wardell SPECIAL ASSISTANT/ADVISOR: Barry Adams TEAM ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jim Wallis TEAM INFORMATION Season Record Big Sky Conference Record 9-9/6th Big Sky Tournament Quarterfinals (0-1) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/10 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Redshirts 2 Signees/Walk-ons 8/1 MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director Mike Lund Phone lundm@pdx.edu Assistant Media Relations Director Ryan McCall Media Relations Assistant Andy Jobanek Website PORTLAND STATE MEDIA Live Audio Play-by-play Tom Hewitt Live Streaming Video Live Stats ViksLive.com/ViksMobile.com Viking Athletics Website Social Media Facebook Tyler YouTube_ Tyler Geving Talk Show live every Wednesday, 10:30-11 p.m. episodes archived at the site NAME PRONUNCIATIONS Daniel Davydov DAV-uh-dov Cameron Forte for-tay Tyler Geving GEV-ing (hard G) Jeff Hironaka HIGH-ROW na kuh Khari Holloway KY-ree GAME WEEK ACTIVITIES TYLER GEVING ON THE RADIO: Viking basketball coach Tyler Geving can be heard every Monday at 3:15 p.m. on Rip City Radio 620 AM. Geving will review and preview Viking basketball games. THE TYLER GEVING BASKETBALL SHOW: Live every Wednesday night from 10:30-11 p.m. you can hear Tyler Geving talk Viking Basketball and other subjects at LIVE VIDEO STREAM: Live streaming video of all Portland State home and Big Sky Conference games can be seen free at Live audio accompanies the stream. Go to the Game Day List and click on live video. MEDIA INFORMATION Media seeking information, interviews, credentials or practice times for Viking basketball should contact Mike Lund in the Portland State Media Relations Office. Visiting media should arrange for credentials and parking in advance. Limited parking is available. Parking and media passes, if requested more than a week in advance can be mailed. Requests made less than a week in advance will be left at will call. Montie Leunen Namdi Okonkwo Calaen Robinson Isaiah Pineiro Donivine Stewart LOO-nen nam-dee oh-kwonk-whoa KAY-len pin-yair-oh DON-uh-vin LIVE AUDIO STREAM: All Portland State basketball games can be heard by logging on to www. GoViks.com. An audio link will be available for each game on the Game Day list. Tom Hewitt calls the play-by-play with a pre-game show starting 15 minutes before tip-off. LIVE STATS: Live stats for Portland State home games are at and TICKETS: Season tickets begin at $200 with discounted rates for seniors and juniors. Tickets for all home games can be purchased at GoViks.com. Prices are $14 for general admission and $19 for reserved seats. Fans can also call the box office to purchase tickets at (503) INTERVIEW POLICY COACH GEVING: Tyler Geving is available daily by telephone in his office between 10 and 10:30 a.m. each day. Contact Mike Lund to arrange phone interviews. PLAYERS: Media may interview players prior to practice. Practice will begin on time and then players will not be available until it concludes. Players are also not available on game day until following the game. PRACTICES: For practice times, check the Portland State basketball weekly notes, or contact Mike Lund in the PSU Media Relations Office. Interviews can also be coordinated through the Media Relations Office Viking Basketball 2

3 HEAD COACH TYLER GEVING Tyler Geving is in his seventh year as Head Coach of the Portland State basketball program after being an assistant and associate head coach for the previous four years. Geving s teams have had winning records the last two years and three of the last four. The team earned a berth in the CollegeInsider.com post-season tournament. Geving played a major role in the Vikings climb to two straight trips to the NCAA tournament during the seasons. The Vikings compiled a record over his four seasons as an assistant. Geving has been in collegiate coaching for 21 seasons. THE TYLER GEVING FILE Hometown: Burien, WA Alma Mater: Central Washington, 96, Elementary Education; MA, City University, 00, Education Date of Birth: June 22, 1973 Family: Wife, Anastasia; sons, Thomas (6), Demetri (4) Coaching Experience: Portland State - Head Coach (86-100) Big Sky semis (1-1) Big Sky semis (1-1) Big Sky semis (1-1) Big Sky qtrs (0-1) Portland State - Associate Head Coach Portland State - Assistant Coach Edmonds CC - co-head Coach Seattle University - Assoc. Head Coach Seattle University - Assistant Coach Seattle Pacific - Assistant Coach Highline CC - Assistant Coach Central Washington - Assistant Coach VIKING BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Program Year 54th_ ( to , to present) Big Sky Conference Year 20th ( to present) Big Sky Conference Championships 2 ( , ) Big Sky Tournament Championships 2 ( , ) Big Sky Tournament Appearances 12 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) National Postseason Appearances (Collegeinsider.com) 2008, 2009 (NCAA Division I) 1967 (NCAA College Division) 1955, 1956 (NAIA) Winning Seasons 29 All-Time Record Big Sky Conference era (1996 to present)_ Big Sky Conference record * *includes tournament games COMING UP Portland State s big cross-town rivalry game against the University of Portland comes up on Dec. 2. The Vikings host the game this season at the Stott Center. PSU will try to stop a four-game losing streak to the Pilots. GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. NEVADA ALL-TIME SERIES: PSU leads the all-time series, 4-3. The most recent meeting was a Nevada win in Reno on Dec. 20, The teams have met only once in the last 14 seasons... Nevada leads 3-1 in Reno. COACHES: Vikings Coach Tyler Geving (86-100, 7th season) is 0-1 all-time against Nevada. He has on 0-3 record all-time against Mountain West schools. Wolfpack Head Coach Eric Musselman (3-1) is in his first season. VIKINGS VS. THE MOUNTAIN WEST: Portland State is all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference. Nevada is PSU s only MWC opponent this year. NEVADA WOLFPACK The University of Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Wolfpack was 9-22 last season, 5-13 and ninth in the MWC. Nevada has four returning starters and eight returning letterwinners from last season. This year, Nevada has started out 3-1, including a win over Big Sky Conference school Montana State (83-62). The Wolfpack will be playing its first home game, having gone 1-1 in away games and 2-0 in neutral site games. Nevada has held opponents to.343 field goal shooting while blocking 30 shots through four games. The Wolfpack also has a +3.7 rebound advantage over opponents. However, they shoot only.254 from threepoint range. SR G Marqueeze Coleman is leading the Wolfpack with 24.8 points per game. He also has a team-high 11 assists while shooting.500 from the field and.811 at the line. JR G DJ Fenner averages 15.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. SR F AJ West leads the team with 11.3 rebounds per game. GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. MULTNOMAH ALL-TIME SERIES: Portland State and Multnomah will be meeting for the first time in history. COACHES: Vikings Coach Tyler Geving (86-100, 7th season) has never faced Multnomah. He has a 12-0 record against lower division schools. Lions Head Coach Curt Bickley ( /13th season) has never faced the Vikings. NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE: Portland State has won six straight non-conference home games. The Vikings are 40-6 in non-conference home games over the last nine years, including 23-6 against Division I schools and 17-0 against lower division schools. MULTNOMAH LIONS Multnomah University is an NAIA member of the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The Lions were 9-23 in This season, Multnomah has started out 2-4. The Lions face New Hope Christian College on Tuesday prior to facing the Vikings. The Lions like to run-and-gun. They shoot more than 40 three-pointers per game and are averaging 15.0 made. Multnomah averages 95.0 points, but is giving up SR G Blake Updike is averaging 27.5 points and has made 27 three-pointers in six games. SR F Jordan Paris averages 15.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLABLE VIKING QUICK NOTES WINNING LINES Portland State is 2-1 this season, 1-0 at home, 1-1 on the road. PSU has won six straight non-conference home games dating to Stott Stuff PSU has gone in 207 games at the Stott Center since the season. Including home games at Memorial Coliseum (12-6) and the Rose Garden (19-9), the Vikings are at home over 20 seasons. Portland State is at home in six seasons under Tyler Geving. Since the start of the season, PSU is at home, including in Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament games. Portland State has lost only six non-conference home games in the last nine seasons (40-6). PSU is 23-6 against Division I schools, and 17-0 against lower division schools over that span. Big Sky Battles Portland State is all-time in all Big Sky Conference games, including the Big Sky Tournament (9-10). PSU is in home games, in road games and 3-7 in neutral site games. PSU is in Big Sky games since the start of the season, including tournament games. And The Trivial Portland State is all-time in overtime. Coach Tyler Geving is 5-4 all-time in overtime. PSU is 2-15 against nationally-ranked opponents since joining the Big Sky Conference in Head Coach Tyler Geving is 1-2 all-time against ranked opponents. Portland State is in games televised in the Portland area since joining the Big Sky Conference in That includes a 9-7 home record and road record Viking Basketball 3

4 TYLER GEVING vs. THE FIELD Career Record: Home: Road: Neutral: 5-5 vs. the Big Sky (includes tourney): Home: Road: Neutral: 1-2 vs. Non-Conference Opponents: Home: 26-5 Road: 6-30 Neutral: 4-2 vs. Atlantic Sun: 0-1 vs. Big 12: 0-1 vs. Big West: 6-2 vs. Conference USA: 0-1 vs. Great West: 1-1 vs. Horizon: 0-1 vs. Mid-Eastern Athletic: 1-0 vs. Missouri Valley: 1-0 vs. Mountain West: 0-3 vs. Ohio Valley: 2-0 vs. Pac-12: 1-9 vs. Southland: 1-0 vs. Sun Belt: 0-1 vs. West Coast: 4-8 vs. Western Athletic: 3-5 vs. NCAA I Ind.: 4-4 vs. lower Division: 12-0 Belmont 0-1 Boise State 0-2 Cal Poly 1-0 UC Davis 1-0 UC Riverside 2-1 CSU Bakersfield 2-1 Cal State Fullerton 1-1 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Denver 0-1 Eastern Washington 9-3 Evergreen 1-0 George Fox 2-0 Grand Canyon 0-1 Idaho 1-3 Idaho State 6-5 Lamar 1-0 Linfield 2-0 Louisiana Tech 1-0 Loyola Chicago 1-0 Loyola Marymount 1-1 Maryland-East. Shore_ 1-0 Montana 2-10 Montana State 4-9 Nevada 0-1 North Dakota 3-4 Northern Arizona 3-9 Northern Colorado 6-6 Oklahoma State 0-1 Oregon 0-4 Oregon State 0-2 Pacific (OR) 1-0 Pacific Lutheran 2-0 Pepperdine 2-0 Portland 1-4 Sacramento State 7-6 Saint Mary s 0-1 San Diego 0-1 San Francisco 0-1 Seattle 3-3 SIUE 2-0 Southern Methodist 0-1 Southern Utah 5-1 Stanford 0-1 UNLV 0-1 USC 1-0 Utah Valley 1-1 UTRGV 1-0 Walla Walla 2-0 Washington 0-1 Washington State 0-1 Weber State 4-10 Willamette 2-0 Wright State 0-1 Wyoming 0-1 WHO IS HOT? The Vikings are shooting.513 from the field as a team. GR F Cameron Forte is averaging 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and shooting.622 from the field. Forte has two 20-point games and a double-double. SO F Isaiah Pineiro had a huge game off the bench for the Vikings, scoring 24 points with 14 rebounds in the win at UTRGV. He made field goals and 2-2 free throws. Pineiro is shooting.684 for the season. GR G Donivine Stewart has six assists and zero turnovers in 56 minutes of play. Portland State has held opponents to.338 shooting from the field. The Vikings are outrebounding opponents by 7.0 per game. WHO IS NOT? Portland State is shooting.634 from the free throw line. The Vikings have committed 67 fouls in three games. GR F Cameron Forte is averaging 4.0 turnovers per game. PSU s top returning scorer from last season, JR F Braxton Tucker has missed the first three games of the season while recovering from injury. DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE: Portland State has held all three opponents under 36% shooting from the field this season. Overall, opponents are shooting.338 from the field and.238 from three-point range. KEY ADDITIONS: With nine new players on the Viking roster this season, Head Coach Tyler Geving was counting on some big contributions from the newcomers. So far, he hasn t been disappointed. GR F Cameron Forte, a transfer from Georgia, leads the Vikings in scoring (19.3) and rebounding (8.7). SO F Isaiah Pineiro had a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds at UTRGV. GR G Donivine Stewart, a transfer from SIUE, has six assists and no turnovers at point guard, while averaging 4.0 points. JR F De Sean Parsons, a transfer from Salt Lake CC, has started two games and has a team-high four steals while averaging 5.3 points. JR G Khari Holloway, a transfer from Mesa CC, is averaging 16.0 minutes per game. JR C Namdi Okonkwo, a transfer from Western Wyoming JC, had nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 15 minutes against PLU. For good measure, RS JR G Calaen Robinson, a transfer from Arizona State, is averaging 9.7 points while shooting.526 from the field. FORTISSIMO: GR F Cameron Forte has been loud and strong with his performance in his first three games as a Viking. In 65 minutes of playing time, Forte has scored 58 points with 26 rebounds. He is from the field (.622). Forte has two 20-point games. He has one double-double on the season. WHITE IS BACK: JR G Bryce White was limited to only 13 games last season due to back problems, but he appears to be quite healthy this year. White is averaging 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting.500 from the field. He has also made 7-14 from three-point range. SWAT STATS: SR C Collin Spickerman set a PSU record for blocked shots per game (2.48) last season while leading the Big Sky Conference. Spickerman has six blocks this season and 78 blocks in 32 career games, ranking fourth in PSU history. Spickerman blocked four shots and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in the season opener at Grand Canyon (11/13). Spickerman scored a career-high 13 points in the win at UTRGV (11/22). VIKINGS SIGN HENDERSON, RUMEL FOR Portland State men s basketball coach Tyler Geving has announced the signing of two high schoolers to National Letters of Intent for the academic year. The Vikings have signed Tyrell Henderson of Tempe, AZ and Brendan Rumel of Tucson, AZ during the early signing period. We are excited about signing two kids who are outstanding students and who are both high character kids, said Geving. They are both very disciplined on and off the court and these are traits we are looking for in our recruits. These are two players we expect to be big contributors over the next four years. Henderson is a 6-3 combo guard who attends Corona del Sol High School. He is part of a program that has routinely won state championships. It is also the former high school of current Viking guard Calaen Robinson. Tyrell comes from Corona Del Sol program where they have won four consecutive Arizona State Championships, said Geving. He brings a winning attitude to our program as well as being an outstanding student. Tyrell is a versatile player who takes pride in guarding the other teams top player. He has a high basketball IQ and I m excited to coach him over the next four years. Rumel, a 6-10 forward, plays at Rincon High School. As a junior he averaged 17.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. He also has shooting range for a big man, hitting 25 three-pointers over the past two seasons. Any time we can get a high school kid with height and skill, we feel very fortunate, Geving said. Brendan has a high ceiling as a player and we feel he is going to make great strides over the next four years. He has the ability to score inside and can also step outside to shoot it. Brendan is another outstanding student with high character. We are looking for him to make a big impact on our program Viking Basketball 4

5 VIKING COACHING STAFF Jeff Hironaka Associate Head Coach, 3rd year More than 30 years in coaching... previous three years at Washington State... head coach at Seattle Pacific for seven years (134-67) years in all at SPU, assistant there with Geving in Jase Coburn Assistant Coach, 3rd year Spent two seasons at Howard JC before coming to PSU... also a coach at Phoenix JC and two stints as a high school head coach... led McClintock (AZ) HS to Arizona 4A title. Michael Plank Assistant Coach, 2nd year Spent last season at Casper JC... Director of Operations at San Francisco ( )... four years as asst. at Willamette... played collegiately at Willamette as well. Barry Adams Special Advisor, 5th year Oregon high school coaching legend, spent more than 40 years at five schools... won two state championships and 656 total games... recently elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Adam Wardell Director of Operations, 3rd year An assistant coach for two seasons at Peninsula (WA) JC... Seattle Pacific graduate who played for Jeff Hironaka. Athletic Trainer Jim Wallis 27th year Head Athletic Trainer at Portland State, Wallis has worked specifically with the basketball program for more than a decade. DIRECTIONS TO PORTLAND STATE AND STOTT CENTER The PSU campus is located in downtown Portland. It is bordered on the north by SW Market, on the east by SW 5th, on the south by I-405, and on the west by SW 13th. FROM THE NORTH: I-5 southbound parallels the east bank of the Willamette river through Portland. Move into the left lane as you approach the Marquam Bridge. Cross the bridge and merge with I-405. Move into the right lane and take the SW 6th Avenue exit. FROM THE SOUTH: Move into the center lane of I-5 northbound as you approach the city and merge with I-405. Move into the right lane and take the SW 6th Avenue exit. FROM THE EAST: Move into the left lane of I-84 westbound as you approach the I-5 interchange. Take I-5 southbound and move into the left lane as you cross the Marquam Bridge. Merge with I-405, move into the right lane, and take the SW 6th Avenue exit. FROM THE WEST: Proceed east on Highway 26 to Portland. Follow the signs to I-405. Follow I-405 to the 6th Avenue exit. Follow the signs north to PSU. The campus lies just off the freeway between 4th and 12th Avenues. THE PETER W. STOTT CENTER: Media members who have requested parking passes, may park in Parking Structure 1, located on 6th Avenue between Hall and Harrison (two blocks off I-405). Then walk three blocks west on SW Hall through the Park Blocks. The Stott Center is on your left, adjacent to the library and Stott Community Field SEASON NOTES Portland State has had back-to-back winning seasons (17-15 in , in ) and will try to make it three straight winning seasons for the first time since PSU ranked 25th in the nation in free throw percentage (.742) last season, coming within.0006 of setting a school record (.7424 to.7430 in ). Collin Spickerman led the Big Sky Conference in blocked shots in , with 72 swats. His 2.5 average per game also set a Portland State record. JR G Zach Gengler had only 15 turnovers in 415 minutes of playing time last season (1.4 per 40 minutes). In his two seasons, Gengler has only 30 turnovers in 52 games played. Portland State was 4-0 in its non-conference home games in The Vikings have lost only six nonconference home games in the last nine seasons (39-6). PSU is 23-6 against Division I schools and 16-0 against lower division schools. Portland State begins its 20th season as a member of the Big Sky Conference in PSU won Big Sky regular season titles in and The Vikings won Big Sky tournament titles, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in and The Vikings non-conference schedule includes five home games and six road games. PSU will host its annual meeting with the University of Portland on Dec. 2. The Vikings will also host Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge of the Big West. Small college foes include Pacific Lutheran and Multnomah at the Stott Center in the preseason... PSU s road schedule includes trips to Grand Canyon, CSU Bakersfield and Texas Rio Grande Valley of the Western Athletic Conference, Nevada of the Mountain West, Washington State of the Pac-12, and SIU Edwardsville of the Ohio Valley... the Vikings 18-game Big Sky Conference schedule begins on Jan. 2, hosting travel partner Sacramento State. It continues through a final home game on Mar. 5 against Southern Utah. The regular season conference schedule is still unbalanced. As a result, PSU will not travel to Northern Arizona and Southern Utah this season, and will not host North Dakota and Northern Colorado. VIKING ONE-LINERS (and sometimes two) PSU has three players that competed for other Division I schools: Calaen Robinson (Arizona State), Cameron Forte (Georgia) and Donivine Stewart (SIUE). SR F Collin Spickerman and JR G Bryce White have both returned home after earning NWAACC Region Player of the Year awards. Spickerman prepped less than 10 miles from the PSU campus at Portland s Jesuit High School. He spent one season at Alaska Anchorage and one season at Clark (WA) College. In he was the NWAACC West Region Player of the Year after averaging 17.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game. White prepped less than five miles from the PSU campus at Portland s Benson Tech. He was named the NWAACC South Region Player of the Year in after averaging 27.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists at Chemeketa CC. JR G Zach Gengler was the Oregon 5A High School Player of the Year in JR C Namdi Okonkwo is the first 7-foot player in Portland State s Big Sky era ( ) and perhaps ever. PSU previously has had five players that stood 6-11 since reinstating basketball for the season. Portland State is in its 20th season as a member of the Big Sky Conference and Division I. PSU played basketball from before discontinuing the program. Basketball was reinstated for the season. Construction of the new The Viking Pavilion will begin in January The Pavilion will consist of an upgraded Stott Center facility, including a new arena for Viking basketball, as well as athletic training enhancements, academic upgrades and overall facility enhancements. The Viking Pavilion will more than double the capacity of PSU s home court (to be situated on the east side of the building) to somewhere between 3,000-4,000 seats. The arena is expected to be available for play beginning in January Portland State received public recognition from the NCAA in 2014 for being among the top 10 percent of teams in multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for the four-year period ending in PSU basketball, which received APR sanctions six years ago, is now among the top programs in the nation in APR scores. Head Coach Tyler Geving has led the program to that accomplishment. PSU had the only men s basketball program in the Big Sky Conference and among the state of Oregon s four Division I programs to be among the top 10 percent recognized by the NCAA. Head Coach Tyler Geving and Associate Head Coach Jeff Hironaka were both assistant coaches on the Seattle Pacific basketball staff. Special Advisor Barry Adams, a high school coaching legend in the state of Oregon, was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame on March 10, Adams spent more than four decades as a prep coach in the state. Assistant Coach Michael Plank spent a portion of his summer working with the Costa Rican National Team. Former Viking Ime Udoka played seven seasons in the NBA. He started 75 games for the Portland Trail Blazers in Udoka is now an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, and won an NBA title with the team in Julius Thomas, who holds Portland State records for games played (121), field goal percentage in a season and career (.671/.663), and career wins (78) was a two-time Pro Bowler for the Denver Broncos. Thomas played on two Big Sky Conference Championship/NCAA Tournament teams ( , ) at PSU. He competed in Super Bowl XLVIII in Thomas signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in SEASON HIGHLIGHT REEL With a win over Pacific Lutheran (11/13), Portland State had its first 100-point performance in a counting game since a win over Walla Walla on Dec. 3, It was the most points by a Viking team since a win at Montana on Mar. 1, GR F Cameron Forte had 22 points and eight rebounds and JR G Bryce White scored 20 points with four assists. SO F Isaiah Pineiro posted 24 points and 14 rebounds in a win at UT Rio Grande Valley (11/22). GR F Cameron Forte had a double-double as well with 16 points and 10 rebounds Viking Basketball 5

6 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PORTLAND STATE Portland State University, located in Portland, is the largest school in the state of Oregon with 28,241 students. PSU was founded in 1946 as Vanport College - a two-year institution. Athletically, Portland State began as a junior college in , but competed in the Oregon Collegiate Conference (NAIA) beginning in to PSU became a four-year institution - Portland State College - in The Vikings won five OCC titles and competed in the NAIA playoffs twice. Portland State joined the NCAA in The Vikings reached the College Division playoffs in College Division was the forerunner to Division II. Portland State was given university status in During the 1970s, Portland State competed as a Division I program. The Vikings biggest star was Freeman Williams, who still ranks as the second all-time leading scorer in college basketball history behind Pete Maravich. Williams, a Division I All-American in 1978, scored 3,249 points in his career. The university dropped the men s basketball program in 1981 for budgetary reasons. It remained dormant until when basketball was reinstated and Portland State joined the Big Sky Conference. PSU has had seven winning seasons in its 13 years as a member, including four of the last five. Portland State won the Big Sky Conference regular season title in (19-9, 11-3), but lost in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals, missing a chance for the NCAA Tournament. In , the Vikings won the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament titles going 23-10, 14-2 in the Big Sky Conference. The resulting NCAA berth was the first at the Division I level for the Viking program. The Vikings lost to eventual national champion Kansas, but concluded the most successful season in school history. In , PSU once again won 23 games - matching the school record - and reached a second straight NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Sky Conference Tournament for the second year in a row. With 78 wins from , PSU had its most successful era in school history. Portland State has had 19 first team All-Big Sky Conference selections since 1996, including two Big Conference Players of the Year (Seamus Boxley, Jeremiah Dominguez), three Big Sky Defensive Players of the Year (Seamus Boxley - twice, Scott Morrison), and four Big Sky Newcomers of the Year (Jason Hartman, Ime Udoka, Dupree Lucas, Jeremiah Dominguez), one 6th Man of the Year (DaShaun Wiggins) and one Big Sky Outstanding Freshman (Seamus Boxley). Among Vikings in the NBA, Freeman Williams and Ime Udoka each spent seven playing seasons in the league. Udoka is currently an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs VIKING SEASON PREVIEW The Portland State Vikings will go after a third straight winning season in , but believe they have the potential for a lot more. Tyler Geving begins his seventh season as Head Coach on the Park Blocks and 12th overall. With his combination of talented returners, transfers and recruits, Geving expects his Vikings to play deep into March. Portland State has five returning letterwinners, three returning starters and two returning redshirts in The Vikings lost their top three scorers in DaShaun Wiggins, Gary Winston and Tiegbe Bamba as all completed their college careers in However, JR F Braxton Tucker (11.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg,.500 FG%), SR C Collin Spickerman (4.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, school-record 2.5 bpg), and JR Gs Bryce White (9.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) and Zach Gengler (4.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg) return with a combined 63 starts. Geving has brought in three Division I transfers that should all have a big impact in 15-16: JR G Calaen Robinson, GR F Cameron Forte and GR G Donivine Stewart. Robinson is a 6-2 combo guard who was a redshirt for the Vikings in after transferring from Arizona State. Forte, a 6-7 forward from Georgia, and Stewart, a 6-foot guard from SIUE, are also transfers who have received degrees from their previous institutions and have one year of eligibility remaining. Both can play right away. That gives the Vikings a solid seven with which to begin. But the talent doesn t stop there. Other important newcomers include Evan Garrison (JR, 5-10, Clark College), De Sean Parsons (JR, 6-7, Salt Lake CC), Khari Holloway (JR, 6-2, Mesa CC), Isaiah Pineiro (SO, 6-6, Sierra JC), Namdi Okonkwo (JR, 7-0, Western Wyoming JC) and Armani Collins (FR, 6-5, Stuart Hall (CA) HS). Other returners are letterwinner Montie Leunen (JR, 6-4) and redshirt Daniel Davydov (FR, 6-0). Austin Bryant (FR, 6-6) has joined the program as a walk-on. The Vikings should have plenty of depth at every position. We have eight new guys to blend together, figure out rotations and figure out roles, said Viking Coach Tyler Geving. That is the mystery right now. It varies from day to day on who fits where, but I think it is a good thing, because it means we have some depth. We have multiple guys that can play multiple positions and that is a real positive for us. In fact, the biggest challenge for the Vikings may simply be finding a role for everyone. But Geving thinks that has been addressed in the off-season and the pre-season. We have functioned pretty well here offensively, he said. We have always had scorers. We will continue to play up-tempo and push it. We will have to play a little bit faster with the 30-second shot clock this year. Sharing the basketball is important. When you have multiple guys that can score, you have to have them buying into playing for each other. As a result we have looked hard at building team chemistry and think we ve done a good job with that. We are trying to build the trust and talk about playing for each other. That part has been good so far but we will wait until we are hit with a little adversity and see how the team deals with it. But we definitely have more of a team feel now than we did last year. At the point, Robinson, Stewart and Garrison will all vie for time. Robinson may have the inside track to start, but is expected to play significant time at the off-guard position as well due to his ability to run the floor and score. Stewart has the experience of starting 58 games at the Division I level, averaging 10.5 points and 4.3 assists for SIUE. Garrison brings a leadership quality and toughness to the role after being the starting point at Clark College last season. Also contending to start on the perimeter are White and Gengler, who combined for 23 starts in White is a versatile offensive performer returning from a back injury that cut his sophomore season short after 13 games. Gengler proved to be one of the Vikings top defenders in the second half of the season. Parsons, Holloway and Collins will also battle for time at the 2 and 3 positions. The front court appears to be vastly upgraded for the Vikings as returner Braxton Tucker is now joined by Forte and Isaiah Pineiro. Tucker is PSU s top returning scorer, while Forte has two years experience in the SEC. Forte can score in a variety of ways and should be a big contributor. All three are capable of playing the 3 or the 4. Portland State s defensive capabilities should be impressive with the return of the Big Sky s leading shot blocker, center Collin Spickerman. The 6-8 post with a 7-2 wingspan set a PSU record with 2.5 blocks per game as a junior. Expected to back him up will be the first seven-footer ever at PSU, Namdi Okonkwo. A transfer from Western Wyoming JC, Okonkwo is not only tall, but very athletic and springy. Those two should be great rim protectors for the Vikings. Defensively, we will play the percentages a little more, said Geving. In the past we gambled a little on steals and being up-tempo. We will try not to extend too much because we have two good shot-blockers in Collin and Namdi. We kind of did that at the end of last year because of Collin and we were holding teams to 41-42% shooting. Knowing those guys are back to protect the rim is a pretty good weapon. When you have the leading shot-blocker back, and a 7-footer that s a pretty good shot-blocker and quick off his feet - there are times we can be aggressive - but we will play the percentages more. The 12-team Big Sky Conference Tournament has a new post-season set-up and format. The Big Sky will move its conference tournament to a neutral site in Reno, NV. All 12 teams will be part of the tournament for the first time as it takes place at the Reno Events Center, Mar The stress level of getting to the tournament goes away a little, said Geving for his coaching brethren. But having four teams getting a first-round bye will keep most teams motivated. There is that carrot out there to finish in the top four because you would rather play three nights than four nights. The difference between fourth and fifth can be big Viking Basketball 6

7 CONFERENCE CALL Portland State s all-time records vs. non-conference opponents and their conferences, as well as results this season. Due to significant conference movement, records are against teams currently in that conference and not necessarily while members of that conference (PSU wins listed first): PSU vs. The WAC (16-11) vs. Grand Canyon (0-1, L, 72-82) vs. UTRGV (2-0, W, 79-61) vs. CSU Bakersfield (2-1, Dec. 22) PSU vs. The Mountain West (21-52) vs. Nevada (4-3, Nov. 25) PSU vs. The WCC (35-70) vs. Portland (17-35, Dec. 2) PSU vs. The Pac-12 (5-49) vs. Washington State (0-7, Dec. 6) PSU vs. The Ohio Valley (5-2) vs. SIU Edwardsville (2-0, Dec. 12) SEASON REVIEW The Portland State Vikings completed their season with a record. It was the second straight winning season for PSU and third in four seasons. The Vikings were 9-9 and placed sixth in the Big Sky Conference, earning a bid to the post-season tournament. PSU lost a quarterfinal round game to Sacramento State. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS With a record, Portland State has had three winning records in the last four seasons. PSU had winning streaks of four games and three games during the season. The Vikings were 9-4 at home, 6-10 on the road. SR G DaShaun Wiggins was named honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference. He led the Vikings in scoring (15.7), steals (44), three-point field goals made (59) and three-point percentage (.437). He was ninth in the Big Sky Conference in scoring, fourth in steals and seventh in three-point percentage. SR F Tiegbe Bamba was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week after leading the Vikings to a season-opening win over USC. Bamba scored 19 points (8-11 FG, pt), had six rebounds, four steals and two assists in the game. SR G Gary Winston became the 18th player in Portland State Basketball history to reach 1,000 career points. Winston was the eighth player to reach the number in PSU s Big Sky era ( ). He finishes his career with 1,070 points, good for 14th all-time in PSU history. JR C Collin Spickerman had 72 blocked shots to lead the Big Sky Conference. His 72 blocks are second for a season in school history, while his 2.5 average is a school record. Spickerman also set a new PSU record for blocked shots in a game (7)... SR G Tim Douglas led the Big Sky in assist-to-turnover ratio in league games. He had 58 assists and 21 turnovers in 18 games for a 2.8 ratio. PSU was 4-0 in its non-conference home games. The Vikings have lost only six non-conference home games in the last nine seasons (39-6). PSU is 23-6 against Division I schools, and 16-0 against lower division schools over that span. PSU vs. The Big West (23-32) vs. Cal State Northridge (5-9, Dec. 17) vs. Cal State Fullerton (3-5, Dec. 29) PSU vs. non-division I vs. Pacific Lutheran, (3-3, W, ) vs. Multnomah (0-0) PSU s Big Sky era non-conference records Viking Basketball 7

8 Most recent game, Nov. 22, 2015: PORTLAND STATE 79, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY 61 Edinburg, TX - Isaiah Pineiro brought the heat off the bench for the Vikings as Portland State picked up its first road win of the season, 79-61, over Texas Rio Grande Valley. Pineiro hit eight of his first nine shots, scoring 17 points in his first 11 minutes on the court. The sophomore forward finished with game-highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds. Pineiro s hot start led the Vikings to a double-digit lead midway through the first half and UTRGV never got closer. Portland State was able to get inside at will early in the game, racing out to a 16-7 lead. The Vikings scored 14 of the first 16 in the paint, including three baskets by Pineiro and three by senior forward Cameron Forte. Pineiro had 17 points and six rebounds by halftime and the Vikings led PSU was from the field (.500), while the Vaqueros made only 9-32 (.281). PSU also had a advantage on the backboards. UTRGV cut the Viking lead to 11 points on three occasions in the second half before Portland State stretched it out again. PSU dominated the stat line, finishing at from the field (.493), while holding the Vaqueros to (.324). The Vikings won the rebound battle, Portland State is now 2-1 on the season. UTRGV, formerly Texas Pan American and a member of the Western Athletic Conference, dropped to 0-3 on the season. Forte finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds in only 18 minutes due to foul trouble. Senior center Collin Spickerman had a career-high 13 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots before fouling out. Junior guard Calaen Robinson scored eight points with five rebounds and five assists. Shaquille Hines had 18 points to lead the Vaqueros. Dan Kimasa scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds. GAME NOTES: UTRGV is the second Western Athletic Conference opponent the Vikings have faced. PSU lost at Grand Canyon to open the season. The Vikings will also play at CSU Bakersfield on Dec. 22 Pineiro s 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Forte s 18 and 10 marked the first double-doubles of the season for the Vikings. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Portland State vs UT Rio Grande Valley :00 p.m. at Edinburg, TX (UTRGV Fieldhouse) Portland State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 FORTE, Cameron f PARSONS, De'Sean f SPICKERMAN, Collin c GENGLER, Zach g ROBINSON, Calaen g PINEIRO, Isaiah WHITE, Bryce GARRISON, Evan STEWART, Donivine HOLLOWAY, Khari LEUNEN, Montie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0 UT Rio Grande Valley Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Kimasa, Dan f Hines, Shaquille f Slaughter, Dakota f Thompson, JJ g Green, Antonio g Osborne, Everett Jones, Walter Rwabigwi, Adonis Ikuenobe, Chistopher Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 Officials: Randy Heimerman, Brad Fowler, Glen Mayberry Technical fouls: Portland State-None. UT Rio Grande Valley-None. Attendance: 523 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Portland State UT Rio Grande Valley Viking Basketball 8

9 THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS BSC PCT. PF PA ALL PCT. PF PA Sacramento State Eastern Washington Portland State Idaho State Montana Idaho Montana State North Dakota Weber State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Southern Utah Nov. 17 Nov. 24 BIG SKY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Marcus Graves, Sacramento State VIKINGS VS. BIG SKY OPPONENTS The season is the 20th for Portland State as a member of the Big Sky Conference. Listed below are PSU s records against the Big Sky Conference s current schools. Big Sky Big Sky All-Time Coach PSU vs. Games Home Away Tourney Games Geving vs. Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State North Dakota Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State Cal State-Northridge* PSU wins listed first neutral site tourney record 3-7 * no longer a member of the Big Sky Conference VIKINGS IN BIG SKY SEASON STATISTICS SCORING GP FG 3FG FT Points Avg/G 1. FORTE, Cameron-PSU WHITE, Bryce-PSU JR REBOUNDING Cl GP Off Def Total Avg/G 3. FORTE, Cameron-PSU PINEIRO, Isaiah-PSU SO SPICKERMAN, Collin-PSU SR FIELD GOAL PCT Cl GP FG FGA Pct 2. PINEIRO, Isaiah-PSU SO FORTE, Cameron-PSU ASSISTS Cl GP No. Avg/G t10. WHITE, Bryce-PSU JR STEALS Cl GP No. Avg/G t15. PARSONS, De Sean-PSU JR WHITE, Bryce-PSU JR POINT FG PCT Cl GP 3FG 3FGA Pct t11. WHITE, Bryce-PSU JR t13. ROBINSON, Calaen-PSU JR POINT FG MADE Cl GP 3FG Avg/G t10. WHITE, Bryce-PSU JR t15. ROBINSON, Calaen-PSU JR BLOCKED SHOTS Cl GP No. Avg/G t1. SPICKERMAN, Collin-PSU SR ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl GP Assists Avg T-Overs Avg Ratio 4. WHITE, Bryce-PSU JR BIG SKY CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLLS Big Sky Conference Coaches Poll Team, Points 1. Weber State, 114 (6) 2. Montana, 113 (6) 3. Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Southern Utah, Portland State, Northern Colorado, 61 t8. Idaho, 52 t8. North Dakota, Sacramento State, Montana State, Idaho State, 14 Big Sky Conference Media Poll Team, Points 1. Montana, 220 (14) 2. Weber State, 194 (2) 3. Eastern Washington, 183 (1) t4. Northern Arizona, 133 (1) t4. Sacramento State, 133 (1) 6. Northern Colorado, 117 t7. Portland State, 109 t7. Idaho, Southern Utah, North Dakota, Montana State, Idaho State, Viking Basketball 9

10 PORTLAND STATE S BIG SKY POST-SEASON HONORS Brian Towne Derek Nesland Brian Towne Jason Hartman Jamaal Sanford Derek Nesland Brian Towne Jason Hartman Derek Nesland Ime Udoka Derek Nesland Hasan Artharee Anthony Lackey Seamus Boxley Anthony Lackey Seamus Boxley Jeb Ivey Troy DeVries Billy Feeney Honorable Mention All-Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 9) Big Sky Newcomer of the Year Player of the Week (Jan. 12) Honorable Mention All-Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 1) Player of the Week (Jan. 25) Big Sky Newcomer of the Year Player of the Week (Dec. 6, Jan. 17) Honorable Mention All-Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 19) co-outstanding Freshman Player of the Week (Dec. 27, Mar. 4) Honorable Mention All-Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 10) Honorable Mention All-Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 25) Jeb Ivey Honorable Mention All-Conference Kevin Briggs Honorable Mention All-Conference Seth Scott Player of the Week (Jan. 20) Chris Walter Seamus Boxley Blake Walker Seamus Boxley Will Funn Blake Walker Tyler Hollist Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year Player of the Week (Jan. 19) Honorable Mention All-Conference, Player of the Week (Dec. 15, Dec. 22) Big Sky Player of the Year Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year Player of the Week (Dec. 20, Jan. 10, Feb. 7) Jake Schroeder Player of the Week (Feb. 20) Scott Morrison Player of the Week (Jan. 2) Anthony Washington Honorable Mention All-Conference Tyler Hollist PORTLAND STATE IN THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE Portland State is in its 20th season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. PSU won the and Big Sky Conference regular season titles. The Vikings have had eight winning records in conference play and earned 12 Big Sky Tournament berths in 16 seasons eligible, winning the 2008 and 2009 Big Sky Conference Tournament titles. The Vikings are 9-10 all-time in the Big Sky Tournament. PORTLAND STATE S BIG SKY CONFERENCE RECORD Season Big Sky Year Coach W L W L Place Big Sky Tournament Ritchie McKay th reinstated men s basketball, joined Big Sky/NCAA I Ritchie McKay t3rd not eligible for BSC Tournament (NCAA I transition) Joel Sobotka rd reached BSC semifinals (1-1) Joel Sobotka th reached BSC quarterfinals (0-1) Joel Sobotka th Joel Sobotka th reached BSC quarterfinals (0-1) Heath Schroyer th Heath Schroyer th Heath Schroyer st won BSC regular season, lost in BSC semifinals (0-1) Ken Bone t5th reached BSC quarterfinals (0-1) Ken Bone th reached BSC semifinals (1-1) Ken Bone st won BSC regular season, won BSC Tournament (2-0) Ken Bone t2nd won BSC Tournament (2-0) Tyler Geving th reached BSC semifinals (1-1) Tyler Geving th not eligible for BSC Tournament (APR) Tyler Geving rd reached BSC semifinals (1-1) Tyler Geving t10th Tyler Geving th reached BSC Tournament (1-1) Tyler Geving th reached BSC Tournament (0-1) Tyler Geving Dupree Lucas Scott Morrison 2nd team All-Conference Big Sky Newcomer of the Year Player of the Week (Jan. 22) Honorable Mention All-Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 21) Paul Hafford Player of the Week (Dec. 26) Deonte Huff Player of the Week (Feb. 26) Sean Smith Jeremiah Dominguez Big Sky Player of the Year Big Sky Newcomer of the Year Big Sky All-Tournament Team Player of the Week (Feb. 4, Mar. 5) Deonte Huff Big Sky Tourney Most Valuable Player Scott Morrison Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year 2nd team All-Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 11) Kyle Coston Big Sky All-Tournament Team Tyrell Mara Mickey Polis Ken Bone Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year Jeremiah Dominguez Big Sky Tournament MVP Player of the Week (Nov. 18, Dec. 29) Andre Murray 2nd team All-Conference Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Dominic Waters 2nd team All-Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 5) Julius Thomas Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Tyrell Mara Mickey Polis Jamie Jones Dominic Waters 2nd team All-Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 7, Mar. 3) Phil Nelson Player of the Week (Dec. 14) Julius Thomas Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Charles Odum 2nd team All-Conference Chris Harriel Player of the Week (Dec. 27) Charles Odum Chehales Tapscott Nate Lozeau Martin Whitmore Player of the Week (Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Feb. 27) Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Academic All-Big Sky Conference Academic All-Big Sky Conference Aaron Moore Honorable Mention All-Conference Michael Harthun Player of the Week (Feb. 25) Martin Whitmore Academic All-Big Sky Conference Gary Winston DaShaun Wiggins 2nd team All-Conference co-6th Man of the Year Honorable Mention All-Conference Tim Douglas Player of the Week (Dec. 9) Kyle Richardson Player of the Week (Mar. 10) Tiegbe Bamba Player of the Week (Nov. 18) DaShaun Wiggins Honorable Mention All-Conference Viking Basketball 10

11 PORTLAND STATE BASKETBALL RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 2-1 Home: 1-0 Road: 1-1 BIG SKY CONFERENCE: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Date Opponent Score W/L Atten. Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Assist Leader W-L BSC Nov. 13 at Grand Canyon L 7,249 Forte 20 Spickerman 12 Gengler Nov. 16 PACIFIC LUTHERAN W 536 Forte 22 Okonkwo 9 Stewart Nov. 22 at Texas Rio Grande Valley W 523 Pineiro 24 Pineiro 14 Robinson Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 at Nevada MULTNOMAH PORTLAND at Washington State at SIU Edwardsville CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE at CSU Bakersfield CAL STATE FULLERTON SACRAMENTO STATE* at Montana* at Montana State* WEBER STATE* IDAHO STATE* at Sacramento State* at Eastern Washington* at Idaho* MONTANA STATE* MONTANA* at Idaho State* at Weber State* IDAHO* EASTERN WASHINGTON* at North Dakota* at Northern Colorado* NORTHERN ARIZONA* SOUTHERN UTAH* BIG SKY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Reno, NV Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Big Sky Conference 1st round Big Sky Conference Quarterfinal Big Sky Conference Semifinal Big Sky Conference Championship *Big Sky Conference game Attendance: Games Total Average Home Away 2 7,772 3,886 Total 3 8,308 2, Viking Basketball 11

12 PORTLAND STATE BASKETBALL SEASON STATISTICS --- TOTAL PT REBOUNDS -- No Name G GS Min MPG FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg F DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg 05 FORTE, Cameron WHITE, Bryce ROBINSON, Calaen SPICKERMAN, Collin PINEIRO, Isaiah DAVYDOV, Daniel PARSONS, De Sean GENGLER, Zach COLLINS, Armani STEWART, Donivine HOLLOWAY, Khari OKONWO, Namdi GARRISON, Evan LEUNEN, Montie TM TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Portland State Opponents PORTLAND STATE TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS --- TOTAL PT REBOUNDS -- Opponent Date FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg F Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg at Grand Canyon 11/13/ L PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ W at UTRGV 11/22/ W Portland State Opponents PORTLAND STATE OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS --- TOTAL PT REBOUNDS -- Opponent Date FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg F Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg at Grand Canyon 11/13/ L PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ W at UTRGV 11/22/ W Opponents Portland State PORTLAND STATE SEASON HIGHS PLAYER HIGHS Points 24 PINEIRO, Isaiah at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) 22 FORTE, Cameron vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) Field Goals Made 11 PINEIRO, Isaiah at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) Field Goal Att. 16 FORTE, Cameron at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) FG Pct (min 5 made).786 (11-14) PINEIRO, Isaiah at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) 3-Point FG Made 4 WHITE, Bryce vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) 3-Point FG Att. 7 WHITE, Bryce vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made)_1.000 (2-2) HOLLOWAY, Khari vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) Free Throws Made 8 FORTE, Cameron vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) Free Throw Att. 12 FORTE, Cameron vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) FT Pct (min 3 made).750 (3-4) PARSONS, De Sean vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15).750 (3-4) PARSONS, De Sean at Grand Canyon (11/13/15) Rebounds 14 PINEIRO, Isaiah at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) Assists 6 STEWART, Donivine vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) Steals 3 PARSONS, De Sean vs Pacific Lutheran (11/16/15) Blocked Shots 4 SPICKERMAN, Collin at Grand Canyon (11/13/15) Turnovers 6 FORTE, Cameron at Grand Canyon (11/13/15) Minutes 33 ROBINSON, Calaen at UT Rio Grande Valley (11/22/15) TEAM HIGHS POINTS 105 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) FIELD GOALS MADE 37 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 67 at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.597 (37-62) PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 11 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 22 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.500 (11-22) PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) FREE THROWS MADE 20 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 32 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.900 (9-10) at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) REBOUNDS 54 at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) ASSISTS 26 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) STEALS 8 at Grand Canyon (11/13/15) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (11/16/15) 4 at Grand Canyon (11/13/15) TURNOVERS 17 at UT Rio Grande Valley ( ) FOULS 29 at Grand Canyon (11/13/15) Viking Basketball 12

13 Scoring Leaders Career Cameron Forte 2 2 Isaiah Pineiro 1 1 Braxton Tucker 0 5 Bryce White 0 1 Rebounding Leaders Career Collin Spickerman 1 4 Isaiah Pineiro 1 1 Namdi Okonkwo 1 1 Braxton Tucker 0 6 Bryce White 0 2 Zach Gengler 0 1 Assist Leaders Career Zach Gengler 1 5 Calaen Robinson 1 1 Donivine Stewart 1 1 Bryce White 0 4 Braxton Tucker Point Games Career Cameron Forte 3 3 Bryce White 2 9 Collin Spickerman 1 2 Isaiah Pineiro 1 1 Calaen Robinson 1 1 Donivine Stewart 1 1 Braxton Tucker 0 16 Zach Gengler Point Games Career Cameron Forte 2 2 Bryce White 1 1 Isaiah Pineiro 1 1 Braxton Tucker Rebound Games Career Collin Spickerman 1 1 Cameron Forte 1 1 Isaiah Pineiro 1 1 Braxton Tucker 0 2 Double-Doubles Career Cameron Forte 1 1 Isaiah Pineiro 1 1 Braxton Tucker PORTLAND STATE BASKETBALL MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Dunks Career Cameron Forte 1 1 De Sean Parsons 1 1 Collin Spickerman 0 6 Braxton Tucker 0 5 Bryce White 0 1 (individual game leaders, includes ties) THE LAST TIME... PSU scored 100 points... 11/16/15 vs. Pacific Lutheran (W, ) PSU s opponent scored 100 points... 12/18/11 at Oregon State (L, ) PSU beat a ranked opponent... 12/02/09 at #25 Portland (W, 86-82) PSU lost to a ranked opponent... 11/25/12 at #20 Oklahoma State (L, 81-58) all-time PSU won an overtime game... 11/24/14 vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville (W, 90-87) - won two in a row PSU lost an overtime game... 2/6/14 at Montana (L, 76-82) A Viking scored 20 points... 11/22/15, Isaiah Pineiro at UTRGV (24) A Viking scored 30 points... 11/24/14, DaShaun Wiggins vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville (32) - OT A Viking scored 40 points... 1/4/09, Dominic Waters at Northern Arizona - 4 ot (41) A Viking had 10 rebounds... 11/22/15, Isaiah Pineiro (14), Cameron Forte (10) at UTRGV A Viking had 15 rebounds... 3/7/15, Tiegbe Bamba at Southern Utah (15) A Viking had 10 assists... 2/5/09, Jeremiah Dominguez vs. Northern Arizona (11) A Viking had a double-double (pt/reb)... 11/22/15, Isaiah Pineiro (24/14), Cameron Forte (16/10) at UTRGV A Viking had a double-double (pt/ast)... 2/5/09, Jeremiah Dominguez vs. Northern Arizona (15 pts, 11 ast) A Viking had a triple-double... never STARTER S RECORDS Pct. Career Pct. De Sean Parsons Donivine Stewart Collin Spickerman Zach Gengler Bryce White Cameron Forte Calaen Robinson Braxton Tucker lineup Starting lineups W-L at Grand Canyon L Robinson Gengler White Forte Spickerman 0-1 Pacific Lutheran W Stewart Gengler White Parsons Spickerman 1-0 at UTRGV W Robinson Gengler Parsons Forte Spickerman 1-0 PSU S RECORD WHEN At Home Away Neutral Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime In overtime Outrebounding an opponent Outrebounded by opponent When rebounding is even Outshooting an opponent Being outshot by opponent When shooting is even Scoring less than 70 points Scoring 70 or more points Scoring 80 or more points Scoring 90 or more points Scoring 100 or more points SCORING MARGIN Pt. Differential Won Lost Viking Basketball 13

14 0 ISAIAH PINEIRO Sophomore JC Forward Auburn, CA Placer HS Sierra JC COACH GEV- ING SAYS: Isaiah is a high character kid that brings toughness to our team. He is willing to do anything for the team and has been one of our hardest workers. He can shoot it, put it on the floor and get to the rim. He is a good rebounder and can guard multiple positions. Played one season at Sierra Junior College... averaged 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds as a freshman. Attended Placer High School in Auburn, CA... as a senior averaged 20.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting.532 from the field and.743 at the line... earned All- League and All-Section honors... a two-time team MVP... also played football where he was All-League, All-State and the team s defensive MVP. Son of Luis and Cyndy Pineiro... has one brother, Nahum, and one sister, Melissa... plans to major in Business Marketing... hobbies are hiking, swimming and being outdoors. Points 24 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Rebounds 14 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Made 11 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Attempted 14 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 1 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FT Made 2 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FT Attempted 2 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Assists 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Steals 1 twice Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 2 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Minutes 29 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/ PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ at UT Rio Grande Valley Totals Viking Basketball 14

15 1 ZACH GENGLER Junior 2V Guard Silverton, OR Silverton HS A talented combo guard who can handle the ball as well as shoot it... a skilled player and capable scorer... has a great future in the program... will be called on to really step up in after the graduation of Tim Douglas, Gary Winston and DaShaun Wiggins. COACH GEVING SAYS: Zach needs to continue to improve like he did last year. The second half of the season he played really well for us and took on the toughest defensive assignment every night, guarding the other team s best player. The main thing for Zach right now is his shooting percentage needs to go up. We need to get him to shoot close to 50% and his three-point percentage needs to be near 40%. He got a lot of confidence toward the end of last year, and we see a more confident player this year. We just need a little more production on the offensive end SOPHOMORE SEASON Hadn t played a lot but moved into the starting lineup at mid-season and became a valuable contributor... played in 22 games, starting averaged 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... shot.398 from the field,.333 from three-point range, and.800 at the line... had only 15 turnovers for the season and 30 in 52 career games... became a top defender, taking on the best perimeter scorer each night... scored a season-high 11 points (4-8 FG, pt, 1-2 FT) in a win at then-first-place Eastern Washington (2/14)... had a career-high five assists in a win over North Dakota (2/19)... grabbed a careerhigh six rebounds in a win at Weber State (1/22). BIG SKY TOURNAMENT: Played 20 minutes, scoring two points with five assists and four rebounds FRESHMAN SEASON Playing behind a group of talented veterans at guard, but performed well whenever called upon... played in 29 games with two starts... averaged 3.0 points with 20 assists and 18 steals... averaged 4.5 steals per 40 minutes - more than twice the total of anyone else on the team... shot.478 from the field, a team-best.478 from three-point range and.750 at the line... posted a season-high 11 points at Idaho State (1/2)... had 10 points (4-4 FG) and four assists in a win over Pacific Lutheran (11/13)... scored seven points with four rebounds and three steals at San Diego (3/18). BIG SKY TOURNAMENT: Played three minutes and did not score against Montana... had three points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal against North Dakota. The Oregon 5A Player of the Year as a senior at Silverton High School... averaged 23.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4.6 steals per game... led his team to the Mid-Willamette Valley Conference Championship and was league MVP... Silverton was 23-5 and placed third in state... following the season was selected to compete in the Northwest Shootout, pitting Oregon s top senior basketball players against Washington s top players... was MVP of the Mid-Willamette Valley Conference as a junior as his team placed sixth in state... a three-time firstteam All-League selection and two-time first-team All-State selection... holds six school records at Silverton: points and steals in a career, in a season and in a single game... also lettered three years in track... as a sophomore placed first in state in the 4x400 relay, eighth in the triple jump... was eighth in the long jump as a junior. Son of Brad Gengler and Joyce Ryan... born January 22, four brothers and three sisters; Brad Gengler, Ryan Gengler, Nick Ryan, Bob Ryan, Catie Ryan, Katie Gengler, and Kristy Gengler... plans to major in Business Administration... hobbies are hanging out with friends and family, traveling and playing golf... wants to be a business owner. Points 11 at Idaho State, 1/2/14; 11 at Eastern Washington, 2/14/15 Rebounds 6 at Weber State, 1/22/15 FG Made 4 four times FG Attempted 8 at Idaho State, 1/24/15 8 at Eastern Washington, 2/14/15 3-pt FG Made 2 seven times 3-pt FG Attempts 4 five times FT Made 4 vs. Idaho, 1/17/15 FT Attempted 4 three times Assists 5 vs. North Dakota, 2/19/15 5 vs. Sacramento State, 3/12/15 Steals 3 vs. Evergreen State, 12/23/13 3 at San Diego, 3/18/14 Blocked Shots 1 twice Turnovers 2 seven times Minutes 30 vs. Montana State, 1/31/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/15 * PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/15 * at UT Rio Grande Valley * Totals TOTAL Big Sky Conference Statistics TOTAL Viking Basketball 15

16 2 COLLIN SPICKERMAN Senior 1V Center Portland, OR Jesuit HS Alaska Anchorage Clark College Stepped in right away at the post position and was a force... gives the Vikings the size they need inside... good defender and shot blocker... has a 7 2 wingspan. COACH GEVING SAYS: Having the leading shot blocker back is huge for us and our defense. Collin did a good job in the off-season. He probably put on 15 pounds, which will be good for him. Collin has done a good job of working on his offensive skills too. We need him to give us more from an offensive standpoint, get him some more low-post touches and get him to the free throw line more JUNIOR SEASON Provided the defensive presence the Vikings needed... played in all 29 games, starting averaged 4.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in 20.8 minutes per game... led the Big Sky Conference in blocked shots... his 72 blocks were second-most for a season in school history and his average (2.6) was best in school history... shot.467 from the field,.722 from the free throw line... blocked at least one shot in 20 straight games and 26 of 29 overall... blocked six shots in a win over CSU Bakersfield (12/23)... swatted four shots in a win at Weber State (1/22), four in a win at Eastern Washington (2/14) and four in a win over Northern Colorado (2/21)... scored a career-high 10 points with five rebounds, four blocks and three assists in a win over Northern Colorado (2/21)... blocked a Portland State record seven shots, along with nine points (4-8 FG, 1-1 FT) and six rebounds against Sacramento State (2/28)... had six blocked shots and five rebounds at Northern Arizona (3/5). BIG SKY TOURNAMENT: Scored five points with a season-high nine rebounds and five blocked shots in 30 minutes against Sacramento State. Played at Clark College in , averaging 17.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game for the Penguins... shot.542 from the field and.722 at the free throw line... named the NWAACC West Region Most Valuable Player after leading his team to a 27-2 season, 16-0 in league play... spent his freshman season at Alaska Anchorage in averaged 2.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and one block in 8.2 minutes per game. Prepped at Jesuit High School where he led the Crusaders to Oregon 6A State Championships in and named first team All-Metro League and second team All-State as a senior... team was 26-2 and ranked 24th in the nation by USA Today. Son of Kim and Dan Spickerman... hobbies are swimming and fishing. Points 13 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Rebounds 12 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 FG Made 6 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Attempted 10 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 3-pt FG Made 1 vs. Eastern Washington, 1/15/15 vs. Montana, 1/29/15 3-pt FG Attempts 2 at Southern Utah, 3/7/15 FT Made 4 vs. Eastern Washington, 1/15/15 FT Attempted 6 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 Assists 3 vs. Northern Colorado, 2/21/15 Steals 2 vs. CSU Bakersfield, 12/13/14 2 vs. Walla Walla, 12/22/14 Blocked Shots 7 vs. Sacramento State, 2/28/15 Turnovers 3 three times Minutes 35 vs. Sacramento State, 2/28/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/15 * PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/15 * at UT Rio Grande Valley * Totals TOTAL Big Sky Conference Statistics Viking Basketball 16

17 3 ARMANI COLLINS Freshman HS Guard San Francisco, CA Stuart Hall HS COACH GEV- ING SAYS: Armani can shoot it. You don t see a lot of great shooters out there that are good athletes but Armani is definitely one of those. When he is in the game, people are going to have to account for him. As a freshman he will have to work his way into the daily grind of college ball, but I see a kid with a talent that will be really useful for the next four years. Prepped at San Francisco s Stuart Hall High School... as a senior, averaged 19.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game... Stuart Hall was 30-4 on the season, 10-0 in league play... was named first team All-Division 5 and fifth team All-NorCal by Max Preps... as a junior, averaged 18.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game... team MVP as a junior and a senior... holds the record for career scoring at Stuart Hall. Son of Yolanda Jones... born August 26, has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Jasmine... would like to major in Communications... would like to get his degree than play professionally. Points 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Made 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 5 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Made 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Attempted 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Assists 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Steals 0 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 0 Minutes 14 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ Totals CAMERON FORTE Grad. Student TR Forward Tempe, AZ McClintock HS Howard JC Georgia DaShaun Wiggins. Played for Viking assistant coach Jase Coburn at Howard JC in and at McClintock High where they won a state championship together... also a teammate of former Viking COACH GEVING SAYS: Cam can score it, he really knows how to put the ball in the hoop. It will be interesting to see his transition to our system and fitting into it. From 15 feet and in he knows how to score in a variety of ways. Played two seasons at the University of Georgia... in , played in 31 games, starting once... averaged 4.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and shot.567 from the field in 12.9 minutes per game... averaged 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in 17.4 minutes during SEC games... hit the game-winning field goal with seven seconds left in overtime against Alabama... as a junior played in 33 games, starting seven... averaged 3.4 points, 2.0 rebounds while shooting.591 in 8.8 minutes per game. College career began with one season at Howard (TX) Junior College... averaged 22.5 points, fourth nationally, during the season... team was 30-7, reaching the NJCAA quarterfinals... also grabbed 7.5 rebounds and shot 63% from the field... named to the All-Region 5 team. Attended McClintock High School in Tempe, AZ... averaged 36.2 points and 12.7 rebounds as his team reached the Arizona 4A state championship game... twice named All-Arizona by the Arizona Republic newspaper... named area Player of the Year as a junior by the East Valley Tribune. Born June 26, Points 22 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 10 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Made 8 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 FG Attempted 11 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 0 FT Made 8 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Attempted 12 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Assists 3 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Steals 0 Blocked Shots 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Turnovers 6 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 Minutes 30 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/15 * PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ at UT Rio Grande Valley * Totals Viking Basketball 17

18 10 DANIEL DAVYDOV Freshman RS Guard Bellevue, WA Seattle Academy COACH GEV- ING SAYS: We call him Big Shot Dan. Dan can shoot the ball. He has an ability that will stretch a defense out and you need to know where he is at. Lettered in basketball four years at Seattle Academy... was first team All-League and League MVP as a senior... named WIBCA All-State as well... set schools record for scoring average as a senior... averaged 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game... his team placed fifth in state... also reached the state playoffs the previous two seasons... had an undefeated 20-0 regular season as a junior and was during his career. Son of Marina and Jacob Davydov... born September 12, has one brother, Joshua, and two sisters, Gabriella and Milana... would like to major in Exercise Science... hobbies are hanging out with friends, listening to music, seeing new places and coaching youth basketball. Points 6 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Made 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 0 FT Made 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Attempted 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Assists 0 Steals 0 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 0 Minutes 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ Totals CALAEN ROBINSON Junior RS Guard Tempe, AZ Corona Del Sol HS Arizona State distribute well. A transfer who played two seasons at Arizona State... sat out due to NCAA transfer rules... should play a big role in the season... great quickness, can score and COACH GEVING SAYS: Here is another guy who is a great scorer. He didn t get the minutes at Arizona State to prove it. It was good to have him in the program last year (as a redshirt) and getting used to everything. He can shoot, put it on the floor, he is athletic and can score in a variety of ways. Calaen is good at the point and playing off the ball because he can run the court. We will count on him. Originally signed and played at Arizona State... competed in 20 games in , averaging 1.6 points and 1.1 assists in 6.2 minutes per game... had a season-high 11 points and four assists against Miami of Ohio... scored seven points with five assists against Grambling State. Prepped at Tempe s Corona Del Sol High School... led the Aztecs to a 32-1 record his senior season ( ), winning the Division I state championship... averaged 18.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.4 steals... named the East Valley Tribune s Player of the Year... an All-State selection as a junior and a senior... ranked by ESPN as the 19th-best point guard in the country and 20th-best player in the west as a senior. Son of Clara O banner... born October 1, majoring in Social Science. Points 14 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 Rebounds 5 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Made 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 8 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 3-pt FG Made 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Attempts 6 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FT Made 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Attempted 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Assists 5 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Steals 2 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 2 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Minutes 33 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/15 * PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ at UT Rio Grande Valley * Totals Viking Basketball 18

19 12 BRYCE WHITE Junior 1V Guard Portland, OR Benson Tech Chemeketa CC to do a little of everything. A very talented player who can score and defend... should be a key player for the Vikings this season if he can stay healthy... brings great size to the wing position... has the versatility COACH GEVING SAYS: Bryce has to stay healthy. That is the main thing for him. He has really worked hard on his three-point shot in the off-season, and now we look for him to take quality shots and get his percentage up. Bryce is a good defender who can guard anyone on the other team, and he is capable of getting five or six rebounds a night. That is the good thing about Bryce; he can influence the game in a lot of ways SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in 13 games, starting 10 before back issues ended his season... averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game... scored in double figures seven times... led the team in scoring once, rebounding twice and assists four times... had season-highs of 19 points and five assists in a win over Willamette (11/18)... grabbed a seasonhigh eight rebounds at Oregon (11/30). Played one season at Chemeketa Community College... earned NWAACC South Division Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in averaged 27.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists while shooting.531 from the field,.317 from three-point range and.797 at the free throw line. Attended Benson Tech in Portland where he lettered four seasons... was named the PIL 5A Player of the Year as a senior... the Techmen took third in state. Son of Andre Otis White and Tosha Nunley... born April 2, has three brothers, Andre, Brent and Micheal, and one sister, Breeaunna... majoring in Communications... hobby is music... would like to play professional basketball overseas. Points 20 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 8 at Oregon, 11/30/14 FG Made 7 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 11 three times 3-pt FG Made 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Attempts 7 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Made 8 vs. Willamette, 11/18/14 8 vs. SIUE, 11/24/14 FT Attempted 11 at USC, 11/15/14 Assists 5 vs. Willamette, 11/18/14 Steals 3 at Cal State Northridge, 11/26/14 Blocked Shots 2 at North Dakota, 1/10/15 Turnovers 3 three times Minutes 38 at Portland, 12/3/14 at Grand Canyon 11/13/15 * PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/15 * at UT Rio Grande Valley Totals TOTAL Big Sky Conference Statistics Viking Basketball 19

20 13 DE SEAN PARSONS Junior JC Guard/Forward Sacramento, CA Grant Union HS Salt Lake COACH GEVING SAYS: De Sean is a great athlete in transition. He really runs the floor well and is very good at attacking the basket. He should rebound well for us and defend multiple positions. A really good athlete. Played two solid seasons at Salt Lake Community College... averaged 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists, shooting.503 from the field as a sophomore... named Region 18 co-most Valuable Player and third-team junior college All-American... averaged 11.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a freshman... named second team All-Region 18 as SLCC won Region 18 and District 1 Championships. Attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento where he lettered three times... was the Delta League MVP and District II Player of the Year... named first team All-Metro by the Sacramento Bee and second team All-State. Son of Bernadette Parsons and Sherry Parsons... has five brothers and sisters, David, EJ, Charney, Brianna, and Tory... undecided major... hobby is hanging out with family and friends... hopes to play professionally and would like to coach college basketball. Points 7 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 7 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Made 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 5 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 2 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FT Made 3 twice FT Attempted 4 twice Assists 3 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Steals 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 3 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Minutes 21 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/ PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/15 * at UT Rio Grande Valley * Totals EVAN GARRISON Junior JC Guard Tigard, OR Tigard HS Point Loma Clark College COACH GEVING SAYS: Evan is a competitive guy, who is a leader and brings energy to the team. That is why we recruited him - for all the intangibles he brings to a team that you can t put a price tag on. He is a good ball handler and distributor and knows how to run a team. He has all the qualities that you want in a point guard. Played at Clark College in Vancouver as a sophomore... led the Penguins to a 25-6 record as a starting point guard... averaged 12.6 points, 5.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds for the Penguins... shot.484 from the field,.470 from three-point range, and.836 at the free throw line... was the Most Valuable Player of the NWAACC post-season tournament in 2015 while leading his team to the championship... first team All-West Region... also named first team All-Academic... team MVP and Clark College Male Athlete of the Year... played his freshman season at NCAA II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. Attended Tigard High School were he was named the Pacific Conference Player of the Year as a senior... led his team to an undefeated (14-0) league record... named first team all-state at the 6A level. Son of Mark and Cyndi Garrison... born April 26, has one sister, Lauren... majoring in Exercise and Sports Science... hobbies are golf and boxing. Points 2 twice Rebounds 0 FG Made 1 twice FG Attempted 2 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 1 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 FT Made 0 FT Attempted 0 Assists 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Steals 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 0 Minutes 12 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/ PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ at UT Rio Grande Valley Totals Viking Basketball 20

21 15 BRAXTON TUCKER Junior 1V Forward Tacoma, WA Spanaway Lake HS North Idaho JC Conference. Became a surprise player stepping into the starting lineup his first year... consistent shooter and a good rebounder... a talented player who is capable of being a force in the Big Sky COACH GEVING SAYS: Braxton needs to get healthy and if he is, he will be a contributor. He had a great year as a sophomore and is capable being a 20/10 guy on a particular night. I expect him to pick up where he left off. He gained a lot of confidence during the season and we gained a lot of confidence in him. He has a great mid-range jumper, he can post up, and can score in a variety of ways SOPHOMORE SEASON A bit of a surprise as he earned a starting role in the preseason, but was a top player for the Vikings... played in 23 games, starting missed two games with a quad injury and the last three games with a knee contusion... averaged 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting.500 from the field and.726 at the line... ranked third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding... scored in double figures 16 times... led the team in scoring five times and rebounding six times...has two double-doubles... ranked 12th in rebounding and field goal percentage in the Big Sky Conference... posted 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-6 FT) and blocked two shots in a win over CSU Bakersfield (12/13)... went for 20 points (10-15 FG) and six rebounds in a win at North Dakota (1/10)... scored a season-high 21 points (9-12 FG, 3-5 FT) with six rebounds in a win at Weber State (1/22)... scored 18 points with five rebounds and two blocks at Sacramento State (2/7). Played his freshman season at North Idaho Junior College... earned second team All-Region 18 honors for a team... averaged 14.8 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting.530 from the field and.638 at the line. Attended Tacoma s Spanaway Lake High School where he lettered three times... was named the South Puget Sound League Most Valuable Player twice... was also the SPSL leading scorer for two seasons... All-Area selection as well... two-time MVP of the Cloud 9 All-Star game... invited to play in the Washington state all-star game. Son of Bob and Gina Tucker... born August 28, has two brothers, Brandon and Patrick... Finance major... hobbies are reading books and making new friends... would like to be a financial advisor for a Fortune 500 company. Points 21 at Weber State, 1/22/15 Rebounds 11 vs. Northern Arizona, 1/3/15 FG Made 10 at North Dakota, 1/10/15 FG Attempted 17 at Sacramento State, 2/7/15 3-pt FG Made 1 vs. North Dakota, 2/19/15 3-pt FG Attempts 1 five times FT Made 6 at USC, 11/15/14 FT Attempted 6 three times Assists 2 four times Steals 2 at UC Riverside, 12/6/14 Blocked Shots 3 vs. North Dakota, 2/19/15 Turnovers 3 four times Minutes 35 vs. CSU Bakersfield, 12/13/ Big Sky Conference Statistics Viking Basketball 21

22 20 DONIVINE STEWART Graduate Student TR Guard Peoria, IL Limestone HS Bradley SIUE Completed his degree in Business at Southern Illinois Edwardsville (SIUE) and has one year of eligibility remaining... transferred to PSU to enter graduate school. COACH GEVING SAYS: Donivine had a great two years at SIUE. He played a lot of minutes and can run a team. His assist-to-turnover ratio is solid as he values the basketball. Donivine brings maturity to our team, leadership, all those intangibles that you want from your point guard. It will be interesting to see how we can fit him in. Played the past two seasons at Southern Illinois Edwardsville (SIUE)... started 58 of 59 games, averaging 10.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds... shot.414 from the field,.348 from three-point range and.682 at the line... led the team in assists both seasons while averaging nearly 32 minutes per game at point guard... was named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer team in while leading the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game... sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in assists in at 4.1 per game... also faced the Vikings in games each of the past two seasons (both won by PSU), averaging 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists... played one season at Bradley ( ) then transferred to SIUE, redshirting in Attended Limestone High School in Peoria, IL... set the Limestone and Mid-Illini Conference career scoring record with 2,295 points. Points 10 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 Rebounds 1 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 FG Made 3 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 FG Attempted 6 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 3-pt FG Made 1 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 3-pt FG Attempts 2 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 FT Made 3 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 FT Attempted 5 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 Assists 6 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Steals 0 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 0 Minutes 20 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 at Grand Canyon 11/13/ PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/15 * at UT Rio Grande Valley Totals NAMDI OKONKWO Junior JC Center Dallas, TX Westwind Prep (AZ) Western Wyoming JC COACH GEVING SAYS: It is nice to have a 7-footer that can block some shots. I think he will impact the game on the defensive end. The great thing about Namdi is he hasn t played a lot of basketball, so his upside is tremendous. He gets better with every practice. He runs the floor really well, is athletic and bouncy - he hits the floor and gets right back up. Played two seasons at Western Wyoming Junior College... as a sophomore he averaged 8.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.4 blocks in 20.1 minutes per game... named Most Improved and Defensive Player of the Year... started 30 of 32 contests as his team was shot.541 from the field... as a freshman averaged 4.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while shooting.533 from the field... played in 31 games, starting nine. Did not play basketball until attending one year of Westwind Preparatory Academy in Phoenix... named his team s Most Improved in his one season at Westwind, earning a chance to play in junior college... was cut from his high school team in Dallas. Son of Ike and Chi Okonkwo... born February 28, has two sisters, Chidera and Chiny... undecided major... hobbies are watching television, sports and playing video games... hopes to play professional basketball. Points 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 9 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Made 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 0 FT Made 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FT Attempted 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Assists 0 Steals 0 Blocked Shots 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Turnovers 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Minutes 15 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/ Viking Basketball 22

23 23 KHARI HOLLOWAY Junior JC Guard Jackson, MS Mountain Pointe HS Mesa CC HS A really great work ethic. COACH GEVING SAYS: A competitive player who is a real good shooter. When he is open he may be the best perimeter shooter we have. Khari digs in on defense and can handle the ball. Played two seasons at Mesa Community College... was an NJCAA Division I second team All- American as a sophomore... averaged 17.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game... shot.458 from the field,.425 from three-point range and.931 from the line to lead the nation... scored a seasonhigh 31 against Cochise College... had consecutive free throws made streaks of 41, 28 and his team was 21-9, reaching the Region I tournament... averaged 3.5 points playing backup point guard as a freshman. Originally from Jackson, MS, attended Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, AZ... earned All- City honors twice and was a three-time team Most Valuable Player... averaged 19.0 points per game as a senior, 18.2 as a junior. Son of Chris and Tonia Holloway... born Sept. 10, has two younger brothers, Christopher and Tajh... Kinesiology major. Points 8 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Made 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Made 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Attempts 2 twice FT Made 0 FT Attempted 0 Assists 2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Steals 2 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/15 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 1 three times Minutes 19 at Grand Canyon, 11/13/16 at Grand Canyon 11/13/ PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ at UT Rio Grande Valley Totals MONTIE LEUNEN Junior 1V Forward Portland, OR Westview HS Shasta JC A local player who spent one season at Shasta Junior College... adds depth at the forward spot... comes from a family of talented athletes. COACH GEVING SAYS: Montie has a great work ethic and brings energy every day. Montie is a great offensive rebounder and can play multiple spots. He has a great attitude and is a good team guy SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in five games and a total of 19 minutes... scored two points and grabbed three rebounds. Played the season at Shasta Junior College... earned honorable mention Golden Valley Conference... named team MVP. Lettered in basketball at Westview High School where his team went to the Oregon 6A State Championship game twice, earning runner-up both times. Son of Maarten and Marjorie Leunen... born November 15, has three brothers, Maarty, Matt and Michael... majoring in Social Science... hobbies are friends, family, video games and golf. Points 2 vs. Walla Walla, 12/22/14 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Rebounds 2 at San Francisco, 12/18/14 FG Made 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 FG Attempted 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 3-pt FG Made 0 3-pt FG Attempts 2 at San Francisco, 12/18/14 FT Made 2 vs. Walla Walla, 12/22/14 FT Attempted 2 vs. Walla Walla, 12/22/14 Assists 2 at UTRGV, 11/22/15 Steals 1 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 11/16/15 Blocked Shots 0 Turnovers 1 vs. Walla Walla, 12/22/14 Minutes 7 at San Francisco, 12/18/14 7 vs. Walla Walla, 12/22/14 PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11/16/ at UT Rio Grande Valley Totals TOTAL Big Sky Conference Statistics Viking Basketball 23