MEN S BASKETBALL. February 24, 2014 UAA closes regular season with Thursday battle at rival UAF

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1 MEN S BASKETBALL WBB SID: NATE SAGAN Office: FAX: NATE@uaa.alaska.edu UAA Sports Information Wells Fargo Sports Complex Room Providence Drive Anchorage, Alaska February 24, 2014 UAA closes regular season with Thursday battle at rival UAF THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF MEN S BASKETBALL... Thur., Feb pm AST Patty Center Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage (17-11, 10-7 GNAC) at Alaska Fairbanks (16-9, 11-6 GNAC) RADIO: Live locally on FM-93.7 KAFC TV: None LIVE VIDEO: Watch free via Stretch Internet (find link at GoSeawolves.com) LIVE STATS: Find the link at GoSeawolves.com homepage or MBB schedule page SOCIAL MEDIA: For game updates and more, on Twitter. Seawolf Athletics main twitter handle while fans can like Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Facebook and AlaskaAnchorage on Instagram. UAA PROBABLE STARTERS ( stats) G Brian McGill, 6-2/185, So. (16.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 6.0 apg,.473 FG,.490 3FG,.832 FT) G Travis Thompson, 6-1/185, Jr. (21.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.2 apg,.416 3FG,.902 FT) G Kyle Fossman, 6-0/180, Sr. (16.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.5 apg,.444 3FG,.843 FT) F Teancum Stafford, 6-5/205, Jr. (12.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 0.6 bpg,.450 FG,.370 3FG) F Colton Lauwers, 6-3/215, Sr. (6.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, A-T ratio,.774 FT) SCOUTING THE NANOOKS: Alaska Fairbanks has won three of its last four, including a triple-ot win at NW Nazarene and a home loss to Western Oregon... the Nanooks feature five double-digit scorers, led by Sr. G Ronnie Baker (14.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg,.432 3FG) and Sr. F Andrew Kelly (12.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.4 apg,.652 FG). THIRD PLACE ON THE LINE: The Seawolves and Nanooks will battle for the No. 3 seed in the upcoming GNAC Tournament when the meet Thursday in Fairbanks a UAA win would create a tie in the final standings, with the Seawolves taking the tiebreaker via the season Seawolf Roster No Name Pos Ht/Wt Cl-Exp Hometown (High School/Prev. School) 1 Christian Leckband F 6-6/205 So.-1V Nome (Nome-Beltz HS) 3 Brian McGill G 6-2/185 So.-RS Clackamas, Ore. (Clackamas HS/W. Oregon) 11 Travis Thompson G 6-1/195 Jr.-2V Anchorage (Dimond HS) 21 DeVonte Baisa G 5-10/160 Fr.-HS Tracy, Calif. (Kimball HS) 22 Jacob Craft F 6-7/180 Fr.-TR Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS/Central Wyoming Coll.) 23 Colton Lauwers G 6-3/215 Sr.-2V Anchorage (Dimond HS/Adams State) 25 Boomer Blossom G 6-2/190 Jr.-1V Soldotna (Soldotna HS) 30 Teancum Stafford G 6-5/205 Jr.-1V Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS/Snow College) 42 Kyle Fossman G 6-0/180 Sr.-3V Haines (Haines HS) 44 Brad Mears F/C 6-9/230 Jr.-TR South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Snow College) 45 Jackson McTier F 6-7/205 Fr.-HS Rockhampton, Australia (Gold Coast School) RS Kalidou Diouf F/C 6-8/260 Fr.-HS Heidelberg, Germany (Urspring Basketball Acad.) HEAD COACH: Rusty Osborne (Texas, 1988), 10th season ( ) ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Turner (Southern Oregon, 2004), 3rd season GRAD. ASSISTANT COACH: Tim Mollerstrom (Eastern Oregon, 2009), 2nd season VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Dylan Hoch (Colorado Christian, 2013), 1st season (visit GoSeawolves.com for complete bios) UAA Schedule & Results NOVEMBER 2 at Brigham Young (ex.) L, at The Master s (ex.) L, DISNEY S DIV. II TIP-OFF CLASSIC# 8 vs Lindenwood W, vs #5 Minnesota State W, vs CS Dominguez Hills L, AT&T JAMBOREE 15 HOLY NAMES W, REGIS W, HOLY NAMES W, CARRS/SAFEWAY GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT^ 27 TCU (CBS Sports Network) L, INDIANA STATE L, DENVER L, DECEMBER 7 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* W, NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL W, NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL W, JANUARY 2 #15 WESTERN WASHINGTON* L, SIMON FRASER* W, at MSU Billings* L, at Seattle Pacific* L, NORTHWEST NAZARENE* W, CENTRAL WASHINGTON* L, at Western Oregon* W, at Saint Martin s* W, at Simon Fraser* W, FEBRUARY 1 at Western Washington* L, #19 SEATTLE PACIFIC* L, MSU BILLINGS* L, at Central Washington* W, at Northwest Nazarene* W, SAINT MARTIN S* W, WESTERN OREGON* W, at Alaska Fairbanks* 7 pm MARCH 5-8 GNAC Tournament (at Lacey, Wash.) NCAA Div. II West Region Champ. (site TBD) # Anaheim, CA / ^ Sullivan Arena * Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Home games in CAPS 16 NCAA Tournament appearances 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS ncaa semifinalists 08 NCAA FINALISTS 88

2 sweep UAA can finish no worse than tied for fourth in the final standings but could still slide as far as the No. 6 seed in case of a 3- way tie involving UAA, Western Oregon and MSU Billings UAF could still tie for second place but would need Western Washington to go 0-2 this week at Saint Martin s and WOU. ALL-TIME vs UAF: UAA leads (31-16 at UAF) / Last Meeting: UAA (12/7/13 at UAA) / Streak: UAA 16 / Notes: UAA has the longest streak in series history at 16, although the last four of the last five games have been decided by six points or less UAA has won seven straight at the Patty Center since a loss on Jan. 28, 2006 UAA leads 20-5 in GNAC meetings (since ) and 43-9 since 1990 teams have met at least twice each year since both became NCAA Div. II programs in TEAM COMPARISONS UAA UAF UAA Road/Opp. Home Points per Game Points Allowed per Game Rebounding Differential Assists per Game Turnovers per Game Steals per Game Blocks per Game FG% pt FG% FT% LAST TIME VS. UAF: So. PG Brian McGill had 29 points and 10 assists Dec. 7 as UAA pulled away for a victory over Alaska Fairbanks in the league opener for both teams at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex UAA also got 20 points and 8 rebounds from Jr. G Travis Thompson to help the Seawolves extend their win streak to series-best 16 against their oldest rivals Jr. G/F Teancum Stafford tied his career-high with 12 rebounds and Sr. G Kyle Fossman added 18 points (4-7 3FG) and 6 assists as UAA McGill shot 51 percent and won the rebounding battle the Seawolves also got a big lift off the bench from So. F Christian Leckband, who sparked a first-half rally with a driving dunk and finished with seasonhighs of 9 points and 8 rebounds UAA ended with an 11-game win streak against UAF at the WFSC. SEAWOLVES SEND OFF FARG IN RECORD STYLE: The Seawolves shut the doors on 36 years of Wells Fargo Sports Complex history with a pair of wins last week, defeating Saint Martin s, 88-76, on Thursday and Western Oregon, 96-77, on Saturday in the first game, So. PG Brian McGill scored 27 points (8-12 FG, 2-2 3FG, 9-10 FT) and Sr. G Kyle Fossman added 18 points (5-9 3FG, 3-4 FT), 6 assists and no turnovers in 40 minutes as UAA led from start to finish against the Saints McGill tallied the second-highest point total of his career, along with 3 assists and 4 rebounds as a team, UAA committed only four giveaways on the night, coming one shy of the school record, set twice in recent weeks all five UAA starters scored at least 9 points, with forwards Teancum Stafford and Colton Lauwers posting identical lines of 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jr. G Travis Thompson adding 15 points (5-8 FG), 5 assists and 5 rebounds in Saturday s Farg finale, the Seawolves broke or tied a slew of three-point records as they routed the Wolves and clinched a berth in the GNAC Tournament Fossman scored a career-high 40 points (14-18 FG, FG) and Thompson had 33 points (12-18 FG, 8-12 FT) and 6 assists, helping UAA to a 27-of-41 (.659) three- vs GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Home Record Men s Basketball 2-0 When Outrebounding opp. 2-0 Wells Fargo Spts Cmplx Standings 2-0 When Outrebounded Sullivan Arena Conference Rebounds Even Overall Road Record W L Games PCT Decided GB by: W L PCT x-seattle Neutral-court Pacific Record (13) 13 3 Overtime x-western GNAC Home Washington Record pts x-alaska GNAC Road Fairbanks Record pts x-alaska vs. NCAA Anchorage Div. II pts Western vs. NCAA Oregon Div. I pts Montana vs. NCCAA State Billings When.500 Scoring: Central vs. Ranked Washington Div. II Teams or more 6.0 points Saint Last 5 Martin s Games or fewer 8.0 points Northwest Last 10 Games Nazarene When.250 Shooting % 6 18 FG Simon When leading Fraser at half When.188 Shooting % FG.417 ( When ) NABC trailing Top 25 at national half rank x-clinched When tied GNAC at half Tournament berth (top 6 teams qualify) LAST WEEK S GNAC RESULTS Thursday, February 20 at SFU 112, CWU 99 WOU 71, at UAF 70 at WWU 84, NNU 72 at UAA 88, SMU 76 Saturday, February 22 at WWU 94, CWU 91 at UAA 96, WOU 77 NNU 98, at SFU 90 at UAF 66, SMU 46 MSUB 72, at SPU 70 (ot) UPCOMING GNAC SCHEDULE (All times AST) Wednesday, February 26 SFU at WOU, 6 pm (ROOT) Thursday, February 27 MSUB at NNU, 5:30 pm SPU at CWU, 6:30 pm WWU at SMU, 6 pm UAA at UAF, 7 pm Saturday, Mar. 1 WWU at WOU, 2 pm SFU at SMU, 6 pm SPU at NNU, 5:30 pm MSUB at CWU, 6:30 pm END REGULAR SEASON 2014 GNAC MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS At Lacey, Wash. (hosted by Saint Martin s University) (All times AST) Wednesday, Mar. 5 (Quarterfinals) 11 a.m. #6 seed vs #3 seed 1:15 p.m. #5 seed vs #4 seed Thursday, Mar. 6 (Semifinals) 4:15 p.m. #6/#3 winner vs #2 seed 6:30 p.m. #5/#4 winner vs #1 seed Saturday, Mar. 8 (Championship) 4:15 p.m. Semifinal winners point percentage Lauwers added 12 points (4-6 3FG), 5 assists and no turnovers as UAA tied its own school and GNAC record for 3FGs in a game McGill dished 10 assists and Stafford added 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists Fossman s 12 treys broke the old school and GNAC single-game mark of 10, while he and Thompson each surpassed the previous UAA (100) and GNAC (102) season records as well.

3 TEAM NOTES: UAA leads NCAA Div. II with just 8.3 turnovers per game and a assist-turnover ratio the Seawolves also sport top-25 national ranks in FT% (2nd,.798), 3FGs per game (3rd, 13.1), 3FG% (12th,.407), assists (15th, 17.6 apg), turnover margin (23rd, +3.7) and scoring offense (23rd, 86.3 ppg) in the GNAC stats, the Seawolves lead in FT%, 3FGs per game, assists and asst-to ratio, and rank 2nd in scoring offense, 3FG% (.407), turnover margin and scoring margin (+9.2) UAA has clinched it s the program s ninth straight winning season and the 31st in 37 years the Seawolves have also clinched a plus-.500 league record for the 26th time in 32 years of conference membership the Seawolves have already broken 21 school records and 10 GNAC records this season, boosted by the epic three-point barrages against Western Oregon and Northland International; see page 6 for the complete list. REGIONAL RANKINGS: The Seawolves were not included in the first set of NCAA Div. II West Region rankings, which came out last Wednesday, Feb. 19 the rankings will be updated this Wednesday and again on Mar. 5, prior to the GNAC, CCAA and Pac West conference tournaments the top five teams in the poll, along with the three automatic-bid winners from the league tourneys, will advance to the NCAA West Regional Championships, set for Mar at the region s highest seed. FOSSMAN NETS GNAC WEEKLY NOD: Sr. G Kyle Fossman was named the co-recipient Monday of the GNAC Red Lion Player of the Week award, following his big performances against Saint Martin s and Western Oregon the 6-footer averaged 29.5 points on 70 percent shooting (19 of 27), including 68 percent (17 of 25) on three-pointers, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, as he broke the UAA single -game (12), season (104) and career (248) threepoint records Saturday night on Thursday, Foss- Fossman man tallied 18 points (5-9 3FG), 6 assists and no turnovers in 40 minutes in an win over the Saints two days later, the Haines native broke the UAA and GNAC single-game record with 12 threepointers (on just 16 attempts) on his way to a career-high 40-point effort Fossman became just the sixth player in school history to reach to 40-point plateau and the first since 2011 as UAA drained a school- and GNAC-record-tying 27 three-pointers (on 41 attempts) he now also stands fifth place on the GNAC s career three-pointers list, just eight behind the No. 4 mark. PLAYER NOTES: Jr. G Travis Thompson ranks No. 2 in the GNAC and 15th nationally with 21.7 points per game, along with top-15 national marks in 3FGs per game (5th, 3.7) and FT% (12th,.902) Thompson leads the GNAC in 3FGs per game, plus ranks of 2nd in FT%, 5th in minutes (34.5), 8th in assist-turnover ratio (2.2), 11th in assists (3.2 apg) and 3FG% (.416) and 14th in steals (1.2 spg) coming off a redshirt season, the local Dimond Thompson HS product has tallied double figures in 26 of 28 games, including six times reaching the 30-point plateau and five consecutive 25-plus games from Jan Thompson has already broken UAA s single-season record for 3FGs made (104, tied with Fossman) and attempted (250), along with the old GNAC mark for treys in a season (102, formerly held by current UAA women s basketball coach Ryan McCarthy [NNU, ]) on the other season lists, Thompson is 1st in 3FGs per game (3.7), 3rd in FT%, 5th in scoring average and 8th in points (608) a 2nd-Team All-GNAC pick in and a preseason all-league selection this year, Thompson SEAWOLF SEASON SUMMARY & TRENDS UAA s Record Home Record 10-7 Wells Fargo Spts Cmplx 9-4 Sullivan Arena 0-3 Road Record 5-3 Neutral-court Record 2-1 GNAC Home Record 5-4 GNAC Road Record 5-3 vs. NCAA Div. II 15-8 vs. NCAA Div. I 0-3 vs. Ranked Div. II Teams 1-3 vs. D-II region counters 13-8 Last 10 Games 7-3 When leading at half 13-2 When trailing at half 4-9 When tied at half When Outrebounding opp When Outrebounded 6-10 Rebounds Even 0-1 Games Decided by: Overtime 1-3 pts pts pts pts When Scoring: 80 or more points or fewer points 4-7 When Shooting +50% FG 9-0 When Shooting 50% FG 8-11 THE LAST TIME A SEAWOLF... Scored 40+ points 40, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon (2/22/14) Scored 30+ points 40, Kyle Fossman & 33, Travis Thompson vs Western Oregon (2/22/14) Had 15+ Rebounds 15, Taylor Rohde at Cent. Washington (12/30/10) Had 15+ Assists 20, Brian McGill vs Northland Int l (12/16/13) Had a Triple-Double 25 pts/11 reb/10 ast, Jim Hajdukovich vs Seattle Pacific (1/23/99) Made 7+ 3-pointers 12, Kyle Fossman & 8, Travis Thompson vs Western Oregon (2/22/14) UAA Individual Season Bests Points 40, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon, 2/22 Rebounds 14, Teancum Stafford vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/16 Assists 20, Brian McGill vs Northland Int l, 12/16 (school record) Steals 4, Travis Thompson vs Minnesota State, 11/9 Blocks 2, Brad Mears, twice 2, Teancum Stafford, four times 2, Jackson McTier vs Northland International, 12/16 2, Christian Leckband vs MSU Billings, 2/8 Minutes 40, Brian McGill vs Minnesota State, 11/9 40, Brian McGill vs Denver, 11/30 40, Travis Thompson vs NW Nazarene, 1/16 40, Kyle Fossman vs Saint Martin s, 2/20 FG made 14, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon, 2/22 3FG made 12, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon, 2/22 FT made 14, Travis Thompson vs NW Nazarene, 1/ UAA Team Season Bests Points 149 vs Northland International, 12/16 (school record) Fewest Pts Allowed 57 vs Lindenwood, 11/8 Margin of Victory 79 (149-70) vs Northland International, 12/16 Rebound Margin +33 (60-27) vs Northland International, 12/17 Assists 41 vs Northland International, 12/16 Steals 13 vs Northland International, 12/16 Blocks 4 vs TCU, 11/28 & vs Northland International, 12/16 Fewest Turnovers 3 vs Seattle Pacific, 2/6; 3 at Central Washington, 2/13 (school records) FG pct..621 (54-87) vs Northland International, 12/16 FT pct. (min. 10 att.).933 (14-15) vs Northland International, 12/16 3-pt. FG pct..659 (27-41) vs Western Oregon, 2/ Double-Doubles (points/rebounds unless otherwise noted) Brian McGill (2): 29/12 assts vs Alaska Fairbanks, 12/7 24/20 assts vs Northland International, 12/16 Teancum Stafford (5): 19/12 vs Holy Names, 11/15 15/10 vs Simon Fraser, 1/4 13/14 vs NW Nazarene, 1/16 11/12 vs Central Washington, 1/18 13/10 at Western Oregon, 1/23

4 has become the latest member of UAA s 1,000- point club, now ranking 12th (1,165) and needing just eight more points to move into the top 10 on UAA s other career lists, he is 3rd in FT% (.875) and 3FGs made (211), 7th in 3FG% (.439), 9th in FTs made (232) and 15th in assists (238)... Thompson was named Most Outstanding Player of the AT&T Jamboree and made the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in November, and he was the GNAC Stafford Red Lion Player of the Week for Jan along with Thompson, the presence of Sr. G Kyle Fossman gives UAA two 1,000-point scorers in the same lineup for the first time since (Jesse Jackson/Hansi Gnad), with the preseason all-league pick currently ranking 9th on UAA s all-time list with 1,195 points a First Team All-GNAC pick and team MVP as a junior, Fossman ranks 6th in the GNAC scoring race with 16.8 ppg, boosted by his Lauwers 40-point performance Feb. 22 vs. Western Oregon he is also among the league top-10 leaders in 3FGs made per game (t-1st, 3.7), A-T ratio (t-3rd, 3.0), 3FG% (4th,.444), minutes (3rd, 35.1), FT% (7th,.843) and assists (8th, 3.5) in the NCAA national stats, the team s only 4th-year senior is 5th in 3FGs per game, 16th in assist-to ratio and 21st in 3FG% Fossman now the UAA career (248), season (104, tied with Thompson) and single-game (12) record-holder for 3FGs made, and he ranks Blossom No. 4 on the career GNAC list Fossman s other Seawolf career ranks include 4th in 3FG% (.452), 7th in FT% (.848), 8th in games started (80), 9th in points (1,195), 10th in assists (249), 13th in games played (103), and 8th in victories (72) another preseason all-league pick and returning All-GNAC 2nd Team selection, Jr. G/F Teancum Stafford sits 20th in the GNAC scoring race with 12.9 ppg, bolstered by a career-high 29 points in the victory over No. 5 Minnesota State in the other GNAC stats, Stafford is 8th in rebounding (7.2 rpg),12th in 3FGs per game (2.1) and 15th in blocks per game (0.6) with double-figure scoring in 42 of his 52 career games, the Snow (Utah) College transfer ranks 20th in 3FG% (.388) and double-doubles (6), and 21st in scoring average (13.7 ppg) on UAA s career lists Stafford is also a top candidate for Academic All- America honors, having already been selected to the Capital One Academic All-District Team with a 4.0 overall GPA in psychology recently married and on pace to graduate in May with honors, Stafford has announced that he plans to forgo his final season of eligibility in So. PG Brian McGill has made a huge impact in his first year of eligibility since transferring from Western Oregon McGill ranks No. 2 in the league with 6.0 apg, along with other GNAC ranks of 9th in scoring (16.0 ppg), 5th in asst-to ratio (2.5), 7th in minutes (33.6 mpg) and 10th in FT% (.832) on UAA s single-season lists, he is 7th in both assists (168) and assists per game, 13th in FTs made (129) and 19th in FT% the Clackamas, Ore., native was named the GNAC Red Lion Player of the Week following his 29-point, 10-assist performance in the league-opening victory over UAF, becoming just the fifth player in 14 years to tally at least 25 points and 10 assists in a GNAC game nationally, McGill is 18th in assists and 47th in A/T ratio Sr. G/F Colton Lauwers has been UAA s lunch-pail man, spelling McGill at the point and banging for rebounds at the power forward position a former Dimond HS teammate of Thompson s, Lauwers in 2nd in the GNAC with a 3.5-to-1 A/T ratio dishing 60 assists with just 17 giveaways in 650 minutes and 20th in 3FGs per SEASON SUPERLATIVES: A look at where the Seawolves rank on UAA s single-season statistics lists: POINTS 1. Jesse Jackson ( ) Jason Kaiser ( ) Jason Kaiser ( ) Jesse Jackson ( ) Todd Fisher ( ) 654 Kemmy Burgess ( ) Carl Arts ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) 608 POINTS PER GAME 1. Jesse Jackson ( ) Todd Fisher ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) * Ed Kirk (2001) 21.7 ASSISTS 1. Luke Cooper ( ) Rick Stafford ( ) Brian McGill ( ) 168 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Luke Cooper ( ) Luke Cooper ( ) Brian McGill ( ) * Ed Kirk (2001) 5.9 3FG MADE 1. Travis Thompson ( ) 104 Kyle Fossman ( ) Kemmy Burgess ( ) 100 3FG MADE PER GAME 1. Travis Thompson ( ) * Kyle Fossman ( ) * Kemmy Burgess ( ) FG ATTEMPTED 1. Travis Thompson ( ) Kyle Fossman ( ) Tai Riser ( ) 230 FT MADE 1. Jesse Jackson ( ) Jesse Jackson ( ) Peter Bullock ( ) Taylor Rohde ( ) Todd Fisher ( ) Jackie Johnson ( ) Ed Kirk (2001) 140 Taylor Rohde ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) Jason Kaiser ( ) 136 Carl Arts ( ) Peter Bullock ( ) Brian McGill ( ) 129 FT ATTEMPTED 1. Todd Fisher ( ) Hansi Gnad ( ) Hansi Gnad ( ) 163 Rick Stafford ( ) Jeff Martin ( ) Hansi Gnad ( ) Brian McGill ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) 153 FT% 1. Buddy Bailey ( ) Eric Draper ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) * Scott Larrabee ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) Kyle Fossman ( ) * Tai Riser ( ) Ty Shippen ( ) Brian McGill ( ) * Mario Gill ( ).829 MINUTES 1. Luke Cooper ( ) Dale Bartley ( ) Jessie Jackson ( ) Jason Kaiser ( ) Rawley Farris ( ) 1004 Luke Cooper ( ) Kenny Barker ( ) Ron Beach ( ) Jesse Jackson ( ) Michael Johnson ( ) Kyle Fossman ( ) 982 MINUTES PER GAME 1. Jason Kaiser ( ) Carl Arts ( ) Kyle Fossman ( ) * Dana Pope ( ) Brandon Walker ( ) Travis Thompson ( ) * Hansi Gnad ( ) Chris Bullock ( ) Brian McGill ( ) *33.6 *based on current pace game (1.4) Lauwers has scored double figures seven times this year and is averaging 10.3 ppg over the last six games Jr. G Boomer Blossom has seen an increased role of late, seeing his playing time nearly double from 8.9 to 15.3 minutes per game over the last seven contests the Soldotna High product has been a big reason why UAA leads the nation in assist-turnover ratio, sporting an incredible 27-to-1 ratio (in 244 total minutes) So. Leckband F Christian Leckband has been productive off the bench as well lately, averaging 4.7 ppg over the last seven games during UAA s current 4-game win streak, the Nome product is shooting 7 of 12 from the field and has committed just one turnover Leckband ranks 19th on UAA s career list for 3FG% at.388 just percentage points better than Stafford.

5 THE OSBORNE FILE: Tenth-year head coach Rusty Osborne ( ) has now led the Seawolves to nine straight winning seasons, five NCAA Tournaments and a trip to the 2008 NCAA D-II Semifinals in his tenure at the helm with UAA s victory over Saint Martin s on Jan. 25, he also became the winningest coach in program history, surpassing former mentor Charlie Bruns Osborne captured his first career GNAC and NABC West District coachof-the-year awards in 2008 after becoming the second coach to lead UAA to three consecutive NCAA berths ( ), and in his Seawolves posted a record to equal the 2nd-most victories in program history; Osborne s club holds that record with a 29-6 mark before taking over the head job in , the Texas native previously served 13 seasons ( ) as a UAA assistant, including 11 years as the top assistant the Seawolves have won over 60 percent of their games with Osborne on the staff, claiming four conference titles and eight trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Osborne is assisted in by Cameron Turner (3rd season), graduate assistant Tim Mollerstrom (2nd season), and volunteer coach Dylan Hoch (1st season). UAA PEGGED FOR SECOND: UAA was picked to finish runner-up by the league s 10 head coaches in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason poll, released Oct. 15. Here s a look at the poll, with actual finish denoted on the right: GNAC Men s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll Rk Team Recs., Pl. Pts 1. Seattle Pacific (9) 27-4 (16-2, 2nd) Alaska Anchorage (1) 18-9 (11-7, 3rd) Western Washington 31-3 (17-1, 1st) Central Washington (8-10, 6th) Alaska Fairbanks (10-8, 4th) Western Oregon (5-13, 9th) Montana State Billings (9-9, 5th) Northwest Nazarene (7-11, 7th) Simon Fraser 6-20 (1-17, 10th) Saint Martin s (6-12, 8th) SEAWOLF INDIVIDUAL HONORS Kyle Fossman Preseason All-GNAC Team AT&T Jamboree All-Tournament Team, 11/16 GNAC Red Lion co-player of the Week, 2/17-23 Brian McGill AT&T Jamboree All-Tournament Team, 11/16 GNAC Red Lion Player of the Week, 12/2-8 Teancum Stafford Preseason All-GNAC Team AT&T Jamboree Player of the Game vs Holy Names, 11/15 AT&T Jamboree All-Tournament Team, 11/16 Capital One Academic All-District Team, 1/30 Capital One Academic All-America Second Team, 2/19 Travis Thompson Preseason All-GNAC Team AT&T Jamboree Player of the Game vs Regis, 11/16 AT&T Jamboree Most Outstanding Player, 11/16 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout All-Tourney Tm, 11/30 GNAC Red Lion co-player of the Week, 1/20-26 CAREER RECORDS: A look at where the Seawolves rank on UAA s career statistics lists: POINTS 1. Peter Bullock (2004) 1, Brandon Walker ( ) 1, Kyle Fossman (2010- ) 1, Mark Drake ( ) 1, Chris Hamey ( ) 1, T. Thompson (10-12, 13- ) 1,165 ASSISTS 1. Luke Cooper ( ) Chris Hamey ( ) Vern Robateau (85-88, 89-90) 249 Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Ed Kirk ( ) Rawley Farris ( ) Bryson Vaughan ( ) T. Thompson ( , 13- ) 238 STEALS 1. Jim Hajdukovich ( ) Al Collins ( ) Chris Hamey ( ) T. Thompson ( , 13- ) 84 FG MADE 1. Peter Bullock (2004) Chris Hamey ( ) 400 Mark Drake ( ) Ryan Williams ( ) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) 387 FG ATTEMPTED 1. Peter Bullock (2004) Andre Boudreaux ( ) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Burt Wallace ( ) Travis Thompson (2010- ) 744 3FG PERCENTAGE 1. Kemmy Burgess (03-06) Ron Fischer ( ) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) * Adam Fitt-Chappell ( ) Carl Arts ( ) T. Thompson ( , 13- ) * Taylor Wagner ( ) Craig Vaughn ( ) Christian Leckband (2012- ) * Teancum Stafford (2012- ) *.388 3FG MADE 1. Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Mark Drake ( ) Jim Hajdukovich ( ) Travis Thompson (2010- ) Burt Wallace ( ) Colton Lauwers (2011- ) 109 3FG ATTEMPTED 1. Jim Hajdukovich ( ) Mark Drake ( ) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Travis Thompson (2010- ) Burt Wallace ( ) Colton Lauwers (2011- ) 297 FT MADE 1. Peter Bullock (2004) Todd Fisher ( ) Ryan Williams ( ) T. Thompson (10-12, 13- ) 232 FT ATTEMPTED 1. Peter Bullock (2004) Luke Cooper ( ) Mark Fitt ( ) 287 Rick Stafford ( ) Jason Kaiser ( ) 285 Theo Mayhue ( ) Chris Hamey ( ) Brandon Walker ( ) Ed Kirk ( ) T. Thompson ( , 13- ) 265 FT% 1. Mark Drake ( ) Eric Draper ( ) T. Thompson ( , 13- ) * Bryson Vaughan ( ) Butch Lincoln ( , 94-97) K. Burgess ( , 05-06) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) * Taylor Wagner ( ).848 GAMES PLAYED 1. Vern Robateau ( , 90) L. Ridgeway (07-09, 10-12) Scott Larrabee ( ) 103 Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Luke Dallafior ( ) Jeff Sheedy ( ) 92 Travis Thompson (10-12, 13- ) 92 GAMES STARTED 1. Peter Bullock (2004) Brandon Walker ( ) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Michael Johnson ( ) 59 Butch Lincoln ( , 94-97) 59 Burt Wallace ( ) 59 Casey Robinson ( ) Clay Anderson ( ) 57 Jason Kaiser ( ) 57 Colton Lauwers (2011- ) 57 VICTORIES 1. Vern Robateau ( , 89-90) Lonnie Ridgeway (07-09, 10-12) Kyle Fossman (2010- ) Jim Hajdukovich ( ) 71 Chris Hamey ( ) Burt Wallace ( ) 65 Jeff Sheedy ( ) Mike Childs ( ) 64 Travis Thompson (10-12, 13- ) 64 DOUBLE-DOUBLES 1. Peter Bullock (2004) Greg Freeman ( ) 7 Del Willis ( ) 7 Jeff Sheedy ( ) 7 Burt Wallace ( ) Dana Pope ( ) 6 Andre Boudreaux ( ) 6 Robert Gould ( ) 6 Johnny Holman ( ) 6 James Hartman ( ) 6 Teancum Stafford (2012- ) 6 *based on current pace

6 University of Alaska Anchorage Men s Basketball Career Highs #1 Christian Leckband (F, 6-6, 205, So.) Pts 16 at MSU Billings, 3/2/13 Reb 10 vs Northwest Indian, 12/15/12 Asts 5 vs Northwest Indian, 12/15/12 Blks 2 vs MSU Billings, 2/8/14 Stls 2, twice (last vs NNU, 2/2/13) #22 Jacob Craft (F, 6-7, 180, Fr.) Pts 6 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Rebs 2 vs Holy Names, 11/15/13 Asts 1 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Blks 0 Stls 2 at Western Washington, 2/1/14 #42 Kyle Fossman (G, 6-0, 180, So.) Pts 40 vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 Rebs 10 at Western Oregon, 1/23/14 Asts 7, 3 times (last at WOU, 1/23/14) Blks 1, three times Stls 7 vs Northwest Indian, 12/15/12 #3 Brian McGill (PG, 6-2, 185, So.) Pts 29 vs Alaska Fairbanks, 12/7/13 Rebs 7 vs Minnesota State, 11/9/13 Asts 20 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Blks 1, three times Stls 4 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 #23 Colton Lauwers (G, 6-3, 215, Sr.) Pts 22 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Rebs 9, twice (last vs Holy Names, 11/17/13) Asts 9 vs Northwest Nazarene, 2/2/13 Blks 1, five times Stls 3, 4 times (last vs UAF, 12/7/13) #44 Brad Mears (F/C, 6-9, 230, Jr.) Pts 15 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Rebs 7, 4 times (last at SFU, 1/30/14) Asts 2 vs Simon Fraser, 1/4/14 Blks 2, twice (last at SFU, 1/30/14) Stls 2, twice (last vs NNU, 1/16/14) #11 Travis Thompson (G, 6-1, 185, Jr.) Pts 35 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Rebs 9 at Simon Fraser, 1/30/14 Asts 12 vs Lincoln Christian, 12/17/11 Blks 1, eight times Stls 5 vs Simon Fraser, 1/12/12 #21 DeVante Baisa (G, 5-10, 160, Fr.) Pts 6 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Rebs 1 vs Holy Names, 11/17/13 Asts 2 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Blks 0 Stls 0 #25 Boomer Blossom (G, 6-2, 190, Jr.) Pts 8, twice (last at WWU, 2/1/14) Rebs 6 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Asts 4 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Blks 0 Stls 1, five times #30 Teancum Stafford (G/F, 6-5, 205, Jr.) Pts 29 vs Minnesota State, 11/9/13 Rebs 14 vs NW Nazarene, 1/16/14 Asts 5 vs Western Oregon, 1/10/13 Blks 3, 3 times (last vs TCU, 11/28/13) Stls 2, 4 times (last at WWU, 2/1/14) #45 Jackson McTier (F, 6-7, 205, Fr.) Pts 8 vs Lindenwood, 11/8/13 Rebs 6 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Asts 1, three times Blks 2 vs Northland Int l, 12/16/13 Stls 1, twice UAA SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN/TIED in TEAM Game Three-Pointers Made 27, twice: vs Northland International, 12/16/13; & vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (old record: 19 vs Montana State Billings, 2/17/01) Three-Pointers Attempted 50 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 49 vs Seton Hall, 11/27/97) Three-Pointers Attempted (Conf. Game) 41 vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (old record: 39, set earlier in season vs NW Nazarene and at Western Oregon) 3FG Pct. (min. 25 att.).659 (27-41) vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (old record not researched) Assists 41 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 39 at Carver Bible College, 12/30/99) Points 149 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 141 vs Alaska Southeast, 11/11/89) Points, 2nd half 72 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 71 vs Edinboro, 11/21/92) Margin of Victory (Home) 79 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (ties old record: vs Northland International, 11/7/96) Points, 1st half (Home) 76 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 75 vs Alaska Southeast, 11/11/89) Largest halftime lead (Home) 47 vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 43, twice (75-32) vs Alaska Southeast, 11/11/89; (54-11) vs Lancaster Bible, 11/5/06) Fewest Turnovers 3, twice: vs Seattle Pacific, 2/6 & at Central Washington, 2/13 (old record: 4, five times, including three times previously in ) Fewest Turnovers (Non-Conference Opponent) 4 vs Holy Names, 11/17/13 (old record: 5 vs Canisius, 2/12/79) Fewest Turnovers (Road) 3, at Central Washington, 2/13 (broke record of 4, set at Western Oregon on Jan. 23; old record: 5, three times [at Saint Martin s, 1/4/01; at MSU Billings, 1/26/08; and at NW Nazarene, 1/1/11]) Season Most 3FGs Made 367 (old record: 284, ) Most 3FGs Attempted 902 (old record: 776, ) INDIVIDUAL Game Assists 20, Brian McGill vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 18, Luke Cooper vs Saint Martin s, 3/6/08) 3FGs Made 12, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (old record: 10, Brandon Walker at Western Oregon, 2/19/11) 3FG Pct. (min. 11 att.).750 [12-16], Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (ties record by Mark Drake [9-12], at Western Oregon, 1/10/02) Season Most 3FGs Made 104, Travis Thompson & Kyle Fossman (old record: 100, Kemmy Burgess, ) Most 3FGs Attempted 250, Travis Thompson (old record: 230, Tai Riser, ) Career Most 3FGs Made 248, Kyle Fossman, (old record: 243, Mark Drake, ) GNAC RECORDS BROKEN/TIED by UAA in TEAM Game Points 149, UAA vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 140, Western Washington vs Multnomah, 12/14/13) Three-Pointers Made 27, twice: vs Northland International, 12/16/13; & vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (old record: 24, NW Nazarene vs Multnomah, 12/10/11) Three-Pointers Made, Conf. Game 27 vs Western Oregon, 2/22/14 (old record: 20, NW Nazarene vs Seattle Pacific, 12/31/05) Assists 41 UAA vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 38, Seattle Pacific vs NW Nazarene, 12/31/05) Fewest Turnovers 3, twice: vs Seattle Pacific, 2/6 & at Central Washington, 2/13 (ties record by set by Central Washington vs Quest, 11/26/11) Fewest Turnovers, Conf. Game 3, twice: vs Seattle Pacific, 2/6 & at Central Washington, 2/13 (old record: 4, six times, including four times previously by UAA) INDIVIDUAL Game Assists 20, Brian McGill vs Northland International, 12/16/13 (old record: 19, Rob Diederichs, Seattle Pacific vs Central Washington, 2/25/10) Three-Pointers Made 12, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon (old record: 10, Isaac Gildea, Humboldt State vs Saint Martin s, 2/21/02; Derrick Webb, Western Washington vs Western Oregon, 1/28/10; & Brandon Walker, UAA at Western Oregon, 2/19/11) Three-Pointers Made, Conf. Game 12, Kyle Fossman vs Western Oregon (old record: 10, Isaac Gildea, Humboldt State vs Saint Martin s, 2/21/02; Derrick Webb, Western Washington vs Western Oregon, 1/28/10; & Brandon Walker, UAA at Western Oregon, 2/19/11) Season Most 3FGs Made 104, Travis Thompson & Kyle Fossman (old record: 102, Ryan McCarthy, NW Nazarene, )

7 UAA Men's Basketball Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2014) 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 fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Thompson,Travis Fossman,Kyle McGill,Brian Stafford,Teancum Lauwers,Colton Leckband,Christian Mears,Brad Blossom,Boomer Craft,Jacob McTier,Jackson Baisa,DeVante Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UAA 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 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Alaska Anchorage Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. % 11/08/13 vs Lindenwood W % 11/09/13 vs Minnesota State W % 11/10/13 vs Cal St. Dominguez Hills L ^ 11/15/13 HOLY NAMES W ^ 11/16/13 REGIS W /17/13 HOLY NAMES W # 11/27/13 TCU L # 11/29/13 INDIANA STATE L # 11/30/13 DENVER L * 12/07/13 ALASKA FAIRBANKS W /16/13 NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL W /17/13 NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL W * 01/02/14 WESTERN WASHINGTON L * 01/04/14 SIMON FRASER W * 01/09/14 at Montana State Billings L * 01/11/14 at Seattle Pacific L * 01/16/14 NORTHWEST NAZARENE W * 01/18/14 CENTRAL WASHINGTON L * 01/23/14 at Western Oregon W * 01/25/14 at Saint Martin's W * 01/30/14 at Simon Fraser W * 02/01/14 at Western Washington L * 02/06/14 SEATTLE PACIFIC L * 02/08/14 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS L * 02/13/14 at Central Washington W * 02/15/14 at Northwest Nazarene W * 02/20/14 SAINT MARTIN'S W * 02/22/14 WESTERN OREGON W % = CCA Div. II Tip-Off Classic - Anaheim, CA ^ = AT&T Jamboree # = Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout - Sullivan Arena * = Great Northwest Athletic Conference game

8 UAA Men's Basketball Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2014) 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 fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Thompson,Travis Fossman,Kyle McGill,Brian Stafford,Teancum Lauwers,Colton Leckband,Christian Mears,Brad Blossom,Boomer Craft,Jacob McTier,Jackson Baisa,DeVante Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UAA 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 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Alaska Anchorage Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. % 11/08/13 vs Lindenwood W % 11/09/13 vs Minnesota State W % 11/10/13 vs Cal St. Dominguez Hills L ^ 11/15/13 HOLY NAMES W ^ 11/16/13 REGIS W /17/13 HOLY NAMES W # 11/27/13 TCU L # 11/29/13 INDIANA STATE L # 11/30/13 DENVER L * 12/07/13 ALASKA FAIRBANKS W /16/13 NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL W /17/13 NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL W * 01/02/14 WESTERN WASHINGTON L * 01/04/14 SIMON FRASER W * 01/09/14 at Montana State Billings L * 01/11/14 at Seattle Pacific L * 01/16/14 NORTHWEST NAZARENE W * 01/18/14 CENTRAL WASHINGTON L * 01/23/14 at Western Oregon W * 01/25/14 at Saint Martin's W * 01/30/14 at Simon Fraser W * 02/01/14 at Western Washington L * 02/06/14 SEATTLE PACIFIC L * 02/08/14 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS L * 02/13/14 at Central Washington W * 02/15/14 at Northwest Nazarene W * 02/20/14 SAINT MARTIN'S W * 02/22/14 WESTERN OREGON W % = CCA Div. II Tip-Off Classic - Anaheim, CA ^ = AT&T Jamboree # = Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout - Sullivan Arena * = Great Northwest Athletic Conference game