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FERRIS STATE MEN S BASKETBALL 2009-10 QUICK FACTS GENERAL Name of school: Ferris State University City/Zip: Big Rapids, Mich.

Athletic (GLIAC) President: Dr. David L. Eisler Alma Mater, Yr.: Michigan, 1972 Athletics Director: Tom Kirinovic Email: kirinovt@ferris.

1 FERRIS STATE MEN S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL Name of school: Ferris State University City/Zip: Big Rapids, Mich./49307 Founded: 1884 Enrollment: 13,532 Nickname: Bulldogs School Colors: Crimson and gold Arena: Jim Wink Arena Capacity: 2,400 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic (GLIAC) President: Dr. David L. Eisler Alma Mater, Yr.: Michigan, 1972 Athletics Director: Tom Kirinovic kirinovt@ferris.edu Associate Athletics Director: Jon Coles Director of Athletics Development: TBA Senior Women s Administrator: Keri Becker Coordinator of Records & NCAA: Carma Burcham Faculty Representative: Dr. Terry Nerbonne Athletic Department Phone: (231) Athletic Department Fax: (231) Ticket Office Phone: (231) HISTORY First Year of Men s Basketball: Overall All-Time record: (.516) Conference All-Time Record: (.571) No. years in NCAA Tourney/Last: 8/ All-Time NCAA Postseason Record: 7-9 (.438) Last NCAA Tourney Opponent: Saint Joseph s (Ind.) Result: Lost No. years in GLIAC Tourney/Last: 10/ Last GLIAC Tourney Opponent: Grand Valley State Result: Lost ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Athletics Communications Director: Joe Gorby Office Phone: (231) Home Phone: (231) Address: gorbyj@ferris.edu Associate Athletics Communications Director/ Basketball Contact: Rob Bentley Office Phone: (231) Home Phone: (231) Address: bentleyr@ferris.edu Athletics Communications Fax: (231) Basketball Press Row Phone: (231) Mailing Address: SPC 001, 210 Sports Drive Big Rapids, MI Website: MEDIA INFORMATION Local Newspaper: Big Rapids Pioneer Contact Person: Zeke Jennings Address: 502 North State Street, Big Rapids, MI Phone: (231) zjennings@pioneergroup.net COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bill Sall Alma Mater/Year: Calvin/1994 Year Entering at School: Eighth Record at Ferris State: (.495) *Served As Interim Head Coach ( ) Career Record (yrs.): Same Record vs. the GLIAC: (.548) Basketball Office Phone: (231) Best time/day to reach coach: M-F 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Assistant Coach: Cory Anderson Volunteer Asst. Coaches: Bill Killian, Andy Bronkema Head Athletic Trainer: Dave Lucey, ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer: Tim Glover, ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer (Basketball): Joe Fox, ATC Office Phone: (231) Equipment Manager: Ben Mumah, E.M.,C. TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: Conference Record/Finish: 12-10/3rd - North Division Non-Conference Record: Record at Home/Conference: 8-7/ Record Away/Conference: 6-7/ Record on Neutral Courts: 0-0 Final Ranking last year (poll): n/a Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 All-Star Candidates: Justin Keenan Darien Gay Starters Lost: Jason Holder (F/6-5) Starters Returning: Justin Keenan (C/6-6/Jr.) Darien Gay (G/5-10/Jr.) Dontae Molden (G/5-11/So.) Josh Young (G/6-2/Sr.) Note: The players listed as returning starters and starters lost all made at least 20 starts last season.

2 FERRIS STATE MEN S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS - PAGE 2 KEY LOSSES Name Pos. Ht Statistics & Notes Jason Holder F ppg., 3.4 rpg., Three-year letterwinner Verdell Billingsley F ppg., 3.5 rpg RETURNEES Name Ht. Class Pos. Points Reb. Hometown/High School (College) Jim Boylan* 6-10 So. C Grayling, Mich. Matt DeHart** 6-3 Jr. G Greenville, Mich. Darien Gay** 5-10 Jr. G Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford Justin Keenan** 6-6 Jr. F/C Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills Dontae Molden* 5-11 So. G Detroit, Mich./Pershing Austin Randel* 6-4 Sr. G/F Lake City, Mich./McBain Lou Williams** 6-6 Jr. G/F Muskegon Heights, Mich. Josh Young* 6-2 Sr. G Ypsilanti, Mich. * - Denotes letters won NEWCOMERS Name Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (College) Statistics (Unless Noted) Thomas Drew F 6-5 Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central 14.0 ppg. Asaad Robinson G/F 6-5 Hamtramck, Mich./Detroit Northwestern 15.0 ppg. Ricarri Stimage G 5-9 Muskegon Heights, Mich ppg., 8.1 apg. Daniel Sutherlin F 6-4 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance 21.0 ppg., 11.0 rpg. Jon Yeazel G 6-2 Middleville, Mich./Thornapple-Kellogg 13.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg ( ) (Central Michgian Transfer) Redshirted last season NOTES ** The Ferris men's basketball team registered a overall record in and was in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action under head coach Bill Sall. The Bulldogs previously advanced to the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament in both and FSU captured back-to-back GLIAC North Division titles in and along with advancing to the NCAA-II Sweet Sixteen during the season. ** In , FSU placed third in the GLIAC North Division and made its 10th GLIAC Tournament appearance and fourth in the last five years. Last year represented the seventh consecutive year the Bulldogs had won 10 or more games under head coach Bill Sall after the program had not done so in the four years prior to his arrival. ** Ferris returns eight letterwinners from last campaign. Among the players back is a Preseason All-America selection in junior forward/center Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids/Ottawa Hills), who led the GLIAC in scoring last campaign (20.2 ppg.). Also back is a All-GLIAC Second Team pick in junior guard Darien Gay (Detroit/Henry Ford). ** This year s Bulldog roster includes three seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and four freshmen. ** Eighth-year FSU head coach Bill Sall, who served for four seasons ( ) as the assistant men s basketball coach at GLIAC-member Hillsdale (Mich.) College, previously was the top assistant coach at Ferris State for three seasons ( ) and spent part of the campaign as the Bulldogs interim head coach. In his brief tenure, Ferris recorded a 5-8 start under Sall before finishing the year with a 6-20 overall record. ** Ferris State s impressive basketball tradition includes 11 GLIAC titles, eight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and a berth in the 1988 NCAA- II Elite Eight. Ferris, which last won the GLIAC Tournament championship during the campaign, captured a then-league record four consecutive conference titles from ** Ferris State capped off a banner season under Bill Sall with a runner-up finish in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament (March 12-15) held in Findlay, Ohio. FSU reached the regional championship game for only the third time in school history. The Bulldogs concluded the season with a 24-7 overall record and fell one game shy of advancing to the NCAA-II Elite Eight for the second time ever. FSU's 24 victories represented the third-most seasonal wins in school history. ** The Bulldogs had posted only a (.204) mark in the four seasons prior to Bill Sall's arrival, but have since went (.502) and claimed two divisional titles while making two NCAA-II Tournament appearances in his seven seasons at the helm. FSU won only four games (4-22) the year before Sall arrived in

3 FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/High School (College) 1 Dontae Molden G So L Detroit, Mich./Pershing 2 Asaad Robinson G/F Fr HS Hamtramck, Mich./Detroit Northwestern 3 Ricarri Stimage G Fr HS Muskegon Heights, Mich./Muskegon Heights 5 Matt DeHart G Jr L Greenville, Mich./Greenville 10 Austin Randel G/F Sr L Lake City, Mich./McBain 11 Darien Gay G Jr L Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford 21 Lou Williams G/F Jr L Muskegon Heights, Mich./Muskegon Heights 23 Jon Yeazel G Sr RS Middleville, Mich./Thronapple-Kellogg 24 Josh Young G Sr L Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti 32 Thomas Drew F Fr HS Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central 34 Daniel Sutherlin F Fr HS Detroit, Mich./Renaissance 40 Justin Keenan F/C Jr L Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills 54 Jim Boylan C So L Grayling, Mich./Grayling Head Coach: Bill Sall, eighth year (Calvin, 1994) Assistant Coach: Cory Anderson, 11th year (Ferris State, 1999) Volunteer Assistant Coaches: Bill Killian, Andy Bronkema HS High School T Transfer (C) Denotes Captains L Letters Earned RS Redshirted Last Season FSU BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Oct. 29 vs. Aquinas (Exhibition - Greenville, Mich.) 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at Dayton (Exhibition) 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Calvin (Exhibition) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Lewis (Ill.) 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at Central Michigan 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at St. Joseph's (Ind.) 3 p.m. Nov. 30 Grand Valley State * 8 p.m. Dec. 3 Ashland * 8 p.m. Dec. 5 Tiffin * 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Findlay * 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Hillsdale * 3 p.m. Dec Porreco Cup Tourney (Hosted by Gannon - Erie, Pa.) Dec. 29 vs. Taylor (Ind.) 6 p.m. Dec. 30 Consolation/Championship 6/8 p.m. Jan. 7 Lake Superior State * 8 p.m. Jan. 9 Saginaw Valley State * 5 p.m. Jan. 11 at Grand Valley State * 8 p.m. Jan. 14 at Tiffin * 8 p.m. Jan. 16 at Ashland * 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at Wayne State * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Northwood * 6 p.m. Jan. 28 Northern Michigan * 8 p.m. Jan. 30 Michigan Tech * 3 p.m. Feb. 4 Hillsdale * 8 p.m. Feb. 6 Findlay * 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at Michigan Tech * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Northern Michigan * 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at Saginaw Valley State * 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at Lake Superior State * 3 p.m. Feb. 25 Northwood * 8 p.m. Feb. 27 Wayne State * 3 p.m. Mar. 2 GLIAC Tourney Quarterfinals (Campus Site) TBA Mar. 5 GLIAC Tourney Semifinals (Campus Site) TBA Mar. 6 GLIAC Tourney Finals (Campus Site) TBA Mar NCAA-II Midwest Regional (Campus Site) TBA Mar th annual NCAA-II Elite TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change Home games in bold and held at FSU s Jim Wink Arena *Denotes GLIAC - Springfield, Mass.

4 Ferris State Men's Basketball Ferris State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Bryan Pasciak Dontae Molden Darien Gay Matt DeHart Austin Randel Lou Williams Josh Young Verdell Billingsley Jason Holder Justin Keenan Mark Gildersleeve Jim Boylan Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS FS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/08 at Northern Kentucky L /20/08 ST. JOSEPH'S (IND.) L /25/08 OLIVET W * 12/1/08 at Grand Valley State L * 12/4/08 at Ashland W * 12/6/08 at Tiffin W * 12/13/08 HILLSDALE L * 12/14/08 FINDLAY L /3/09 GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE L /5/09 KUYPER W * 1/8/09 at Lake Superior State W * 1/10/09 at Saginaw Valley State L * 1/12/09 GRAND VALLEY STATE W * 1/15/09 TIFFIN W * 1/17/09 ASHLAND W * 1/22/08 WAYNE STATE Wot * 1/24/09 NORTHWOOD L * 1/29/09 at Northern Michigan W * 1/31/09 at Michigan Tech W * 2/5/09 at Hillsdale L * 2/7/09 at Findlay L * 2/12/09 MICHIGAN TECH L * 2/14/09 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W * 2/19/09 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE W * 2/21/09 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE L * 2/26/09 at Northwood W * 2/28/09 at Wayne State L /3/09 at Grand Valley State L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Ferris State Opponents

5 Ferris State Men's Basketball Ferris State Season Box Score (as of Oct 23, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Bryan Pasciak Conference-Only Dontae Molden Conference-Only Darien Gay Conference-Only Matt DeHart Conference-Only Austin Randel Conference-Only Lou Williams Conference-Only Josh Young Conference-Only Verdell Billingsley Conference-Only Jason Holder Conference-Only Justin Keenan Conference-Only Mark Gildersleeve Conference-Only Jim Boylan Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Ferris State Opponents

6 Ferris State Men's Basketball Ferris State Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Oct 23, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/15/08 at Northern Kentucky L 2477 (18)Josh Young (7)Justin Keenan 11/20/08 ST. JOSEPH'S (IND.) L 415 (24)Justin Keenan (9)Josh Young 11/25/08 OLIVET W (33)Justin Keenan (7)Josh Young 12/1/08 *at Grand Valley State L 1157 (22)Josh Young (7)Josh Young 12/4/08 *at Ashland W (30)Josh Young (11)Josh Young 12/6/08 *at Tiffin W (24)Justin Keenan (8)Justin Keenan 12/13/08 *HILLSDALE L 701 (21)Justin Keenan (9)Justin Keenan 12/14/08 *FINDLAY L 346 (16)Justin Keenan (5)Josh Young 1/3/09 GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE L 250 (32)Josh Young (7)Justin Keenan 1/5/09 KUYPER W (19)Justin Keenan (8)Justin Keenan 1/8/09 *at Lake Superior State W (25)Justin Keenan (9)Josh Young 1/10/09 *at Saginaw Valley State L 729 (18)Darien Gay (9)Lou Williams 1/12/09 *GRAND VALLEY STATE W (27)Justin Keenan (12)Justin Keenan 1/15/09 *TIFFIN W (26)Verdell Billingsley (7)Justin Keenan 1/17/09 *ASHLAND W (23)Darien Gay (9)Josh Young (9)Verdell Billingsley 1/22/08 *WAYNE STATE WOT (32)Justin Keenan (5)Josh Young (5)Justin Keenan (5)Darien Gay 1/24/09 *NORTHWOOD L 1013 (19)Josh Young (12)Justin Keenan 1/29/09 *at Northern Michigan W (23)Justin Keenan (10)Justin Keenan 1/31/09 *at Michigan Tech W (26)Justin Keenan (7)Justin Keenan 2/5/09 *at Hillsdale L 511 (12)Justin Keenan (6)Austin Randel (12)Josh Young (6)Justin Keenan 2/7/09 *at Findlay L 2001 (25)Justin Keenan (6)Justin Keenan 2/12/09 *MICHIGAN TECH L 690 (20)Justin Keenan (6)Dontae Molden 2/14/09 *NORTHERN MICHIGAN W (28)Justin Keenan (8)Justin Keenan 2/19/09 *SAGINAW VALLEY STATE W (20)Josh Young (10)Jason Holder 2/21/09 *LAKE SUPERIOR STATE L 1022 (16)Jason Holder (7)Lou Williams (7)Josh Young 2/26/09 *at Northwood W (19)Darien Gay (8)Jason Holder 2/28/09 *at Wayne State L 756 (18)Josh Young (9)Justin Keenan (9)Josh Young 3/3/09 at Grand Valley State L 507 (19)Justin Keenan (9)Justin Keenan * - Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home Away Neutral Total

7 Ferris State Men's Basketball Ferris State Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Oct 23, 2009) All games Opponent Date Score RANDEL,AUS PASCIAK,BR MOLDEN,DON GAY,DARIEN DEHART,MAT WILLIAMS,L YOUNG,JOSH at Northern Kentucky 11/15/ L ST. JOSEPH'S (IND.) 11/20/ L DNP OLIVET 11/25/ W D N P at Grand Valley State 12/1/ L at Ashland 12/4/ W at Tiffin 12/6/ W HILLSDALE 12/13/ L FINDLAY 12/14/ L8-1-1 DNP GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE 1/3/ L4-4-1 D N P KUYPER 1/5/ W DNP DNP at Lake Superior State 1/8/ W9-2-2 D N P at Saginaw Valley State 1/10/ L3-1-0 DNP GRAND VALLEY STATE 1/12/ W6-4-2 D N P TIFFIN 1/15/ W DNP DNP ASHLAND 1/17/ W6-3-0 D N P WAYNE STATE 1/22/ WO3-2-2 DNP NORTHWOOD 1/24/ L4-4-1 D N P at Northern Michigan 1/29/ W DNP at Michigan Tech 1/31/ W D N P at Hillsdale 2/5/ L9-6-0 DNP at Findlay 2/7/ L0-2-0 D N P MICHIGAN TECH 2/12/ L8-3-0 DNP NORTHERN MICHIGAN 2/14/ W0-3-2 D N P SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 2/19/ W6-1-1 DNP LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 2/21/ L9-2-1 D N P at Northwood 2/26/ W0-2-0 DNP at Wayne State 2/28/ L D N P at Grand Valley State 3/3/ L6-0-0 DNP Opponent Date Score BILLINGSLE HOLDER,JAS KEENAN,JUS GILDERSLEE BOYLAN,JIM at Northern Kentucky 11/15/ L ST. JOSEPH'S (IND.) 11/20/ L DNP0-0-0 OLIVET 11/25/ W D N P0-0-0 at Grand Valley State 12/1/ L DNP DNP at Ashland 12/4/ W D N P at Tiffin 12/6/ W HILLSDALE 12/13/ L D N P FINDLAY 12/14/ L DNP0-0-0 GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE 1/3/ L D N P KUYPER 1/5/ W at Lake Superior State 1/8/ W at Saginaw Valley State 1/10/ L DNP GRAND VALLEY STATE 1/12/ W D N P TIFFIN 1/15/ W ASHLAND 1/17/ W WAYNE STATE 1/22/ WO DNP DNP NORTHWOOD 1/24/ L D N P at Northern Michigan 1/29/ W DNP DNP at Michigan Tech 1/31/ W D N P D N P at Hillsdale 2/5/ L DNP DNP at Findlay 2/7/ L D N P0-0-0 MICHIGAN TECH 2/12/ L DNP NORTHERN MICHIGAN 2/14/ W SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 2/19/ W DNP DNP LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 2/21/ L D N P2-0-0 D N P at Northwood 2/26/ W DNP at Wayne State 2/28/ L D N P at Grand Valley State 3/3/ L

8 Ferris State Career Statistics (Oct 23, 2009) Individual Career History Jim Boylan / TOTAL / Matt DeHart / / TOTAL / Darien Gay / / TOTAL / Justin Keenan / / TOTAL / Dontae Molden / TOTAL / Austin Randel / TOTAL / Lou Williams / / TOTAL / Josh Young / TOTAL /

FERRIS STATE MEN S BASKETBALL

FERRIS STATE MEN S BASKETBALL 2003-04 QUICK FACTS GENERAL Name of school: Ferris State University City/Zip: Big Rapids, Mich./49307 Founded: 1884 Enrollment: 11,822 Nickname: Bulldogs School Colors: Crimson