Men s Basketball Season Prospectus

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1 GoSeawolves.com GENERAL INFORMATION Name... University of Alaska Anchorage Location... Anchorage, AK Founded Enrollment... 20,554 Nickname... Seawolves Colors... Green & Gold Arena (Regular season)... Wells Fargo... Sports Complex (1,250) Opened Arena (Shootout only).. Sullivan Arena (8,700) Opened Affiliation... NCAA Division II Conference.. Great Northwest Athletic (GNAC) Chancellor... Tom Case Athletics Director... Dr. Steve Cobb Alma Mater, Yr.... Montevallo, 1981 Athletic Dept. Phone Ticket Office Phone BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach... Rusty Osborne Alma Mater... Texas, 1988 Record at UAA (Yrs) (7) Career Record... Same Office Phone Assistant Coach... Ryan Orton, 3rd yr. Alma Mater (Yr)... Eastern Oregon, 1996 Office Phone Grad. Assistant Coach... Cameron Turner Alma Mater (Yr).. Southern Oregon, 2004 Office Phone SPORTS INFORMATION Director/MBB Contact:... Nate Sagan Office phone Cell phone Assistant SID... Dallas Baldwin Office phone Sullivan Arena Press Row Sports Complex Press Row SID Fax Mailing Address Providence Drive... WFSC, Rm Anchorage, AK Website... GoSeawolves.com Men s Basketball Season Prospectus SEAWOLVES SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 19 SEAWOLF ALUMNI (exh.) WFSC 5 pm CARRS/SAFEWAY GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT (Sullivan Arena) Nov. 23 MURRAY STATE 6:30 pm Nov. 25 DARTMOUTH or SAN FRANCISCO Noon/5:30 pm Nov. 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN, NEW MEXICO STATE, UC IRVINE or SOUTHERN MISS Noon/2/5:30/8 pm Dec. 1 MINOT STATE WFSC 7 pm AT&T JAMBOREE (Wells Fargo Sports Complex) Dec. 2 Minot State vs Alaska Fairbanks 5 pm Dec. 2 PORTLAND BIBLE vs UAA 7 pm Dec. 3 Portland Bible vs Alaska Fairbanks 5 pm Dec. 3 MINOT STATE vs UAA 7 pm Dec. 10 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* WFSC 7:30 pm Dec. 16 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN WFSC 7 pm Dec. 17 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN WFSC 7 pm Dec. 29 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* WFSC 7 pm Dec. 31 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* WFSC 3 pm Jan. 5 at Montana State Billings* Billings, Mont. 5 pm Jan. 7 at Seattle Pacific* Seattle, Wash. 6 pm Jan. 12 SIMON FRASER* WFSC 7 pm Jan. 14 WESTERN WASHINGTON* WFSC 7 pm Jan. 19 at Western Oregon* Monmouth, Ore. 6 pm Jan. 21 at Saint Martin s* Lacey, Wash. 6 pm Jan. 26 at Northwest Nazarene* Nampa, Idaho 5 pm Jan. 28 at Central Washington* Ellensburg, Wash. 6 pm Feb. 2 SEATTLE PACIFIC* WFSC 7 pm Feb. 4 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS* WFSC 7 pm Feb. 9 at Western Washington* Bellingham, Wash. 6 pm Feb. 11 at Simon Fraser* Burnaby, British Columbia 6 pm Feb. 16 SAINT MARTIN'S* WFSC 7 pm Feb. 18 WESTERN OREGON* WFSC 7 pm Feb. 23 at Alaska Fairbanks* Fairbanks 7 pm Feb. 29 GNAC Tournament First Round Lacey, Wash. TBD Mar. 2 GNAC Tournament Semifinals Lacey, Wash. TBD Mar. 3 GNAC Tour. Championship Lacey, Wash. TBD Mar NCAA Div. II West Regionals TBD TBD Home games in BOLD CAPS *Great Northwest Athletic Conference game All times Alaska NCAA Div. II Tournaments NCAA Div. II Runner-Up NCAA Div. II Semifinalist winning seasons in 34 years

2 SEAWOLF NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (High School/Previous Team) 1 Christian Leckband F Fr.-HS Nome (Nome-Beltz HS) 2 Mario Gill G Sr.-1V Portland, Ore. (Wilson HS/Eastern Arizona College) 3 Lonnie Ridgeway G Sr.-3V Anchorage (Heritage Christian HS) 11 Travis Thompson G So.-1V Anchorage (Dimond HS) 14 Steve White G Sr.-3V Manly, Australia (Scots College) 22 Marcus Jackson G Jr.-TR Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon HS/Arizona State) 23 Colton Lauwers G So.-TR Anchorage (Dimond HS/Adams State) 24 Abebe Demissie F Jr.-TR Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS/Eastern Washington/North Idaho Coll.) 25 Phillip Hearn G/F Sr.-1V Anchorage (West HS/Christian Brothers) 30 Boomer Blossom G Fr.-RS Soldotna (SHS) 31 Chris Weitzel F/C Jr.-RS Gresham, Ore. (GHS/Mt. Hood CC) 32 Liam Gibcus F/C Jr.-2V Lysterfield, Australia (Whitefriars College) 34 Taylor Rohde F Sr.-1V Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS/Arizona State) 42 Kyle Fossman G So.-1V Haines (HHS) RS Matt Peterson C Sr.-1V Yakima, Wash. (Eisenhower HS/Whatcom CC) RS Jeremiah Ridgeway G So.-TR Anchorage (Heritage Christian HS/Centralia [Wash.] CC) HEAD COACH: Rusty Osborne (Texas, 88), 8th season (134-77) ASSISTANT COACH: Ryan Orton (Eastern Oregon, 96), 3rd season GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Turner (Southern Oregon, 04), 1st season HISTORY First year of basketball All-time record (.623) NCAA Tourney appearances Last appearance Opponent... BYU-Hawaii (L, ) Round... NCAA West Regional Semis TEAM INFORMATION All Home Away Neu Record GNAC GNAC Finish... 2nd of 10 Final ranking last year... NA Starters returning/lost... 2/3 Letterwinners returning/lost... 9/3 Redshirts returning... 2 Newcomers... 4 Pct. Scoring Returning Pct. Rebounding Returning MEDIA INFORMATION Flagship Radio Station... KAFC 93.7 Play-by-Play... Keaton Homer Local Newspaper... Anchorage Daily News Sports Editor... Beth Bragg Phone School Newspaper... The Northern Light Phone PRESEASON OUTLOOK Starters Returning (2) NO PLAYER HT WT CL POS PPG RPG Other 34 Taylor Rohde Sr C FG, 1st Team GNAC 2 Mario Gill Sr G FG,.829 FT Other Letterwinners Returning (7) NO PLAYER HT WT CL POS PPG RPG Other 23 Lonnie Ridgeway Sr. G FG,.757 FT 11 Travis Thompson So. G FG,.440 3FG,.830 FT 14 Steve White Sr. PG apg,.562 FG,.440 3FG 45 Matt Peterson* Sr. C FG 24 Kyle Fossman So. G FG,.500 3FG 32 Liam Gibcus Jr. F/C FG,.700 FT 25 Phillip Hearn Sr. F GP Redshirts Returning (2) 30 Boomer Blossom Fr. G 31 Chris Weitzel Jr. F/C Newcomers (5): Abebe Demissie, Marcus Jackson, Colton Lauwers, Christian Leckband, Jeremiah Ridgeway* Starters Lost (3) NO PLAYER HT WT CL Pos PPG RPG Other 22 Brandon Walker Sr. G apg, 2nd Team GNAC 44 Casey Robinson Sr. F apg, 71 3FGs made 1 Drew Robinson Sr. PG apg,.797 FT Other Letterwinners Lost (0) *will redshirt in

3 SEAWOLF ROSTER BREAKDOWN Alaska Anchorage Alphabetical Roster # Player Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (High School/Previous Team) 30 Boomer Blossom G Fr.-RS Soldotna (SHS) 24 Abebe Demissie F Jr.-TR Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS/Eastern Washington/North Idaho Coll.) 42 Kyle Fossman G So.-1V Haines (HHS) 32 Liam Gibcus F/C Jr.-2V Lysterfield, Australia (Whitefriars College) 2 Mario Gill G Sr.-1V Portland, Ore. (Wilson HS/Eastern Arizona College) 25 Phillip Hearn G/F Sr.-1V Anchorage (West HS/Christian Brothers) 22 Marcus Jackson G Jr.-TR Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon HS/Arizona State) 23 Colton Lauwers G So.-TR Anchorage (Dimond HS/Adams State) 1 Christian Leckband F Fr.-HS Nome (Nome-Beltz HS) RS Matt Peterson C Sr.-1V Yakima, Wash. (Eisenhower HS/Whatcom CC) RS Jeremiah Ridgeway G So.-TR Anchorage (Heritage Christian HS/Centralia [Wash.] CC) 3 Lonnie Ridgeway G Sr.-3V Anchorage (Heritage Christian HS) 34 Taylor Rohde F Sr.-1V Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS/Arizona State) 11 Travis Thompson G So.-1V Anchorage (Dimond HS) 31 Chris Weitzel F/C Jr.-RS Gresham, Ore. (GHS/Mt. Hood CC) 14 Steve White G Sr.-3V Manly, Australia (Scots College) HEAD COACH: Rusty Osborne (Texas, 88), 8th season (134-77) ASSISTANT COACH: Ryan Orton (Eastern Oregon, 96), 3rd season GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Turner (Southern Oregon, 04), 1st season Roster by Class Seniors (6): Gill, Hearn, Peterson, L. Ridgeway, Rohde, White Juniors (4): Demissie, Gibcus, Jackson, Weitzel Sophomores (4): Fossman, Lauwers, J. Ridgeway, Thompson Freshmen (2): Blossom, Leckband Roster by State / Country Alaska (8): Blossom, Fossman, Hearn, Lauwers, Leckband, J. Ridgeway, L. Ridgeway, Thompson Oregon (2): Gill, Weitzel Washington (2): Demissie, Peterson Arizona (1): Rohde California (1): Jackson Australia (2): Gibcus, White Pronunciation Guide Abebe Demissie ah-bah-bay dih-mee-see Hearn HERN Liam LEE-um Rohde ROE-dee Weitzel WHITE-zel

4 SEASON REVIEW RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def- Tot Avg PF-D A TO Bk Stl Pts Avg Taylor Rohde Brandon Walker Mario Gill Casey Robinson Lonnie Ridgeway Travis Thompson Drew Robinson Steve White Matt Peterson Kyle Fossman Liam Gibcus Phillip Hearn Jesse Blandford TEAM Total Opponents UAA Opponents SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct FT made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/TO ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/gm Neutral site-avg/gm SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Alaska Anchorage Opponents GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT GB W L PCT xyz-cent. Wash. (5) z-alaska Anchorage z-seattle Pacific Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Western Oregon Saint Martin s Montana St. Billings Alaska Fairbanks Simon Fraser ( ) National rank x/y regular-season & GNAC Tournament champion z - NCAA qualifier %11/12/10 vs Dixie State L %11/13/10 vs Lewis L %11/14/10 vs UC San Diego W $11/25/10 WEBER STATE L $11/26/10 HOUSTON BAPTIST W $11/27/10 BALL STATE W ^12/03/10 vs Hawaii Pacific W ^12/04/10 vs British Columbia W #12/17/10 WALLA WALLA W #12/18/10 FLORIDA TECH W #12/19/10 WALLA WALLA W *12/30/10 at Central Washington WO *01/01/11 at Northwest Nazarene W *01/05/11 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS W *01/08/11 SEATTLE PACIFIC W *01/13/11 at Simon Fraser W *01/15/11 at Western Washington L *01/20/11 WESTERN OREGON W *01/22/11 SAINT MARTIN'S W *01/27/11 NORTHWEST NAZARENE W *01/29/11 CENTRAL WASHINGTON L *02/03/11 at Seattle Pacific L *02/05/11 at Montana State Billings W *02/10/11 WESTERN WASHINGTON L *02/12/11 SIMON FRASER W *02/17/11 at Saint Martin's L *02/19/11 at Western Oregon W *02/22/11 at Alaska Fairbanks W *02/23/11 ALASKA FAIRBANKS W !02/28/11 SAINT MARTIN'S W !03/02/11 SEATTLE PACIFIC W !03/04/11 at Central Washington L %03/11/11 vs Humboldt State W %03/12/11 vs Brigham Young-Hawaii L % = Disney's Div. II Tip-Off Classic - Anaheim, CA $ = Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout - Sullivan Arena ^ = Glacier Classic - Fairbanks # = AT&T Jamboree * = Great Northwest Athletic Conference game! = GNAC Tournament & = NCAA Div. II West Regional Tournament - Ellensburg, WA Major Seawolf Awards Daktronics 2nd Team All-Region: Taylor Rohde First Team All-GNAC: Taylor Rohde Second Team All-GNAC: Brandon Walker Honorable Mention All-GNAC: Mario Gill

5 SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF Head Coach Rusty Osborne UAA/Career Record: , 8th year as head coach; 21st overall at UAA Education: B.S., Education, Univ. of Texas, 1988; M.A., Educational Administration, SW Texas State, 90 fter leading Alaska Anchorage to six straight winning seasons including A four NCAA Tournament appearances Rusty Osborne has clearly established himself among the top coaches in both Division II basketball and school history. Under Osborne s leadership, UAA has gone (.668) over the past six seasons, including victories over six Division I teams and 12 nationally ranked D-II teams. Last season Osborne piloted the Seawolves to a record, equaling the second-most victories in program history and trailing only his team s 29 wins. In fact, UAA is 5-2 in NCAA play in its last two appearances, with both losses coming to the eventual national runner-up. In , Osborne earned the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year award as UAA posted the best record in school history (29-6), won its first GNAC title, and advanced to the Div. II Final Four for the first time in 20 years. The Seawolves produced a pair of All-Americans as they rose as high as No. 4 in the national polls and earned their first-ever No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed. In the four of the last five campaigns, Osborne s teams have finished in the top 10 of the NCAA Div. II national stats in both three-point and free-throw percentage. In , UAA was 2nd nationally from the charity stripe and 7th from long range. Osborne s squads have also gained a reputation for defense, leading the GNAC in points allowed the last five seasons. From , Osborne spent 13 seasons as an assistant with the Seawolves, including 11 years as Charlie Bruns' chief assistant. The Houston, Texas, native joined the UAA staff after serving under former Seawolf coach Harry Larrabee three seasons ( ) at Div. I Southwest Texas State. The Seawolves have won 64 percent of their games with Osborne on the staff, claiming four conference titles and eight trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. As an assistant, he was responsible for the recruitment of five All- Americans, 12 All-West Region players, 28 all-conference performers and five league Players of the Year. In addition, 17 of his players have gone on to the professional ranks in the United States and abroad, including recent stars such as Peter Bullock, Kemmy Burgess and Luke Cooper. Since coming to UAA, he has been involved in organizing Seawolf Outreach games in Barrow, Kotzebue, Kenai and Fort Richardson. He is also the director of the Sullivan Arena Jumpshot Basketball Camp, and has put on many clinics in rural Alaska. Before making the move to the collegiate ranks, Osborne worked for one year at the prep level as an assistant coach at Hyde Park Baptist in Austin, Texas, helping the team to a 36-8 finish and a state title. Osborne prepped at Alief-Elsik High in Houston, where he was a twotime all-district selection and senior captain. Collegiately, he lettered his freshman season at Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas, and redshirted at Eastern New Mexico. Assistant Coach Ryan Orton 3rd season at UAA Education: B.S., Health & Physical Education, Eastern Oregon, 1996 yan Orton returns to Alaska Anchorage for his third season as an assistant R coach on Rusty Osborne's men's basketball staff in A native of Creswell, Ore., Orton brings extensive experience at both the Division I and Division II levels, including two seasons at Great Northwest Athletic Conference rival Northwest Nazarene. At UAA, Orton has made an immediate impact, helping secure commitments from five former Alaska Players-of-the-Year, plus All-America candidates Taylor Rohde and Mario Gill from the Lower 48. Before coming to UAA in 2009, Orton coached at D-I program Montana State from , where he was responsible for both recruiting and team academic development, while serving as position coach for post players. In his time with the Bobcats, the team had a 100 percent graduation rate, produced five Academic All-Big Sky honorees and earned the athletic department's Allison Award, given to the MSU team whose overall GPA improves most from one year to the next. At NNU from , Orton was involved in every facet of the program from on-court instruction and scouting to scheduling and fund-raising. He also proved one of the GNAC's top young recruiters, signing the league's 2007 Newcomer of the Year and the 2006 Idaho High School State Player of the Year. Orton also brings head-coaching experience to UAA, having directed the program at Lane (Ore.) Community College in At LCC, his team led the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges South Region in points per game and ranked third overall among 36 NWAACC schools. Orton got his start in college coaching at D-I Eastern Washington from , serving on the staff that produced the Big Sky Conference's best overall record over four seasons ( ). He earned a B.S. in health and physical education from Eastern Oregon in 1996 and is currently pursuing a master's in physical education from Eastern Washington. As a player at EOU he was the 1996 team MVP and captain, earning honorable mention All-Cascade Conference honors. He also played collegiately at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore., from Grad. Assistant Coach Cameron Turner 1st season at UAA Education: B.S., Criminology, Southern Oregon, 2004 ameron Turner joins Rusty Osborne s staff in C as the Seawolves graduate assistant coach. The Lake Oswego, Ore., native comes north after a successful six-year run coaching the Willamette Reign AAU program in his home state. Additionally, he was the head track & field and cross country coach at Woodburn High School, where he directed the after-school programs. A 2004 graduate of Southern Oregon University, Turner is currently pursuing his masters degree in human services at UAA.

6 Returning Letterwinners #42 Kyle Fossman Guard Sophomore / 1VL Haines, AK (Haines HS) : Saw action in 20 games for UAA team that went and reached NCAA Tournament 2nd Round shot team-best 50 percent (12 of 24) from three-point range and posted positive assist-turnover ratio (9-6) tallied season-high 15 points on 5-of- 7 3FG shooting and 2 assists in Dec. 17 home win over Walla Walla sank three-pointer in first career game, against Dixie State at Disney s Tip-Off Classic scored 6 points (2-2 3FG) in neutral-court win over Hawaii Pacific played 11 minutes and made only three-point try in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout victory over Div. I Ball State. HIGH SCHOOL: Named 2010 Alaska Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year averaged 26.7 points, 6.6 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game to lead Haines High to its second state title in three seasons in 2010 Class 3A state championship game, netted 23 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and five steals including the game-clincher in the final seconds in win over Nome named Alaska 3A Player of the Year as sophomore Career Highs Points 15 vs Walla Walla, 12/17/10 Rebounds 2, twice (last: vs Walla Walla, 12/19/10) Assists 2 vs Walla Walla, 12/17/10 Blocks 0 Steals 1, three times when he led Haines to its first-ever state title in 2008 earned all-conference and team MVP honors all four years lettered twice in track & field, winning region 400-meter dash title in 2010 earned Haines class valedictorian honor attending UAA under UA Scholar program. PERSONAL: Born Kyle James Fossman on Nov. 21, 1991 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada... son of Ann and Steve Fossman interests include guitar and baseball accounting major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / /2.2

7 Returning Letterwinners #32 Liam Gibcus Forward/Center Junior / 2VL Lysterfield, Australia (Whitefriars College) : Shot team-high.645 field-goal percentage for UAA team that went and reached NCAA Tournament 2nd Round saw action in 29 of 34 games as one of key interior reserves scored season-high 8 points (2-2 FG, 4-4 FT), plus 3 rebounds and a blocked shot in 18 minutes of home win over Simon Fraser had 6 points (3-3 FG) in just 5 minutes of neutral-court win over Hawaii Pacific shot 8 of 10 from field and 8 of 9 from free-throw line in month of February other top outings included 4 points (2-2 FG) and 4 rebounds in road loss to Saint Martin s; 8 points (3-3 FG, 2-2 FT), 2 rebounds and 2 steals in Dec. 17 win over Walla Walla; and 4 points (1-1 FG, 2-2 FT) and 3 rebounds in home win over NW Nazarene earned spot on Great Northwest Athletic Conference All- Academic Team with league s 2nd-best overall GPA of 3.83 honored with team s Academic Achievement Award at season-ending team banquet : Played in all 27 games as true freshman for UAA squad that went cracked top 5 on Seawolf all-time freshman lists for field-goal pct. (.512, Career Highs Points 10 vs Chaminade, 12/20/09 Rebounds 7 vs American Sports, 11/11/09 Assists 4 vs Seattle Pacific, 3/6/10 Blocks 2 vs Grand Canyon, 12/12/09 Steals 2, twice (last vs Walla Walla, 12/17/10) 2nd) and games started (16, tie-5th) tallied season-high 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-3 FT) in just 12 minutes of home victory over Chaminade had 9 points and 7 rebounds in collegiate debut as UAA earned road win over American Sports U. other top performances included 9 points (2-2 FG, 5-6 FT) and 3 rebounds in home win over Western New Mexico; 9 points (4-7 FG) and 5 rebounds in road win over Western Oregon; 9 points (4-7 FG) and 6 rebounds in home win over Alaska Fairbanks; and season-high 4 assists in season-finale win over 9th-ranked Seattle Pacific honored with team s Most Improved Player award at season-ending banquet April 10. BEFORE UAA: Averaged 14.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 53% FG in 2009 for Knox Raiders of SEABL Development League, finishing in the top 10 in all three stats categories... earned team MVP honors as Raiders finished runner-up in D-League Grand Final scored in double figures in all but two games, including season-highs of 29 points (11-16 FG) and 14 rebounds in a May 2 win over Ballarat... posted five double-doubles, including an 18- point, 12-rebound performance in playoff semifinal win over Nunawading on Aug played with fellow incoming UAA freshman Bryce Arnott on the Victorian Metro Under-20 State team, averaging 9.5 points and 4.0 rebounds helped squads finish 4th as national tournament in 2006 and 2007 also competed in swimming and Aussie Rules football at Whitefriars earned academic awards for excellence in English, psychology and physics. PERSONAL: Born Liam Philip Gibcus on Nov. 2, 1990 in Australia... son of Pauline and Philip Gibcus interests include music, guitar, motorcycles and waterskiing civil engineering major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / / / / /1.9 Totals / / /2.8

8 Returning Letterwinners #2 Mario Gill Guard Senior / 1VL Portland, OR (Wilson HS/Eastern Arizona College) : Team s 3rd-leading scorer (10.3 ppg) and 2nd-leading rebounder (5.1 rpg), earning Honorable Mention All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors shot GNAC-best.463 (57 of 123) from three-point range, helping UAA finish overall, and runner-up in GNAC regular season and postseason tournament named to NCAA West Regional Championships All- Tournament Team after averaging 22.0 points (12-22 FG, FG, FT) and 8.5 rebounds in UAA s two games one of two Seawolves to start all 34 games, scoring double digits 20 times averaged 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds over final 21 games, including two double-doubles held GNAC ranks of 1st in 3FG% (.463), 4th in FT% (.829), 12th in 3FGs per game (1.7) and 16th in rebounding (5.1 rpg) on UAA single-season lists, ranked 6th in 3FG%, 15th in FT%, t-5th in games started (34) and t-8th in games played (34) scored 20 points (5-7 FG, 3-4 3FG, 7-7 FT) and grabbed 7 rebounds in NCAA 1st Round win over nationally 6thranked Humboldt State finished with career-high 24 points (7-14 FG, 8-11 FT) and 10 rebounds in NCAA 2nd Round loss to eventual national runner-up BYU- Career Highs Points 24 vs BYU-Hawaii, 3/12/11 Rebounds 11 vs Saint Martin s, 2/28/11 Assists 4, three times (last: vs Seattle Pacific, 3/2/11) Blocks 2 at Western Washington, 1/15/11 Steals 3, twice (last: vs Simon Fraser, 2/12/11) Hawaii had 23 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 3FG, FT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and no turnovers in home win over Simon Fraser other top performances included 18 points (6-7 3FG), season-high 11 rebounds and 2 assists in GNAC Tournament 1st Round win over Saint Martin s; 9 points (3-4 3FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and no turnovers in GNAC Semifinals win over Seattle Pacific; and 14 points (6-6 FG, 2-2 3FG) in regular-season home win over Saint Martin s voted team s Most Improved Player. BEFORE UAA: Played two seasons at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, Ariz. as sophomore in , averaged impressive all-around stats of 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 45 percent overall and 39 percent from three-point range shot 83 percent from the free-throw line as freshman, with season averages of 12.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 3.0 apg. HIGH SCHOOL: Enjoyed highly decorated career as prep star at Wilson High in hometown of Portland, Ore. named 2008 Portland Interscholastic League s Player of the Year and garnered first-team all-state honors averaged 18.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game senior season represented Oregon at prestigious Les Schwab Northwest Shootout all-star game following senior campaign. PERSONAL: Born Mario J. Gill on April 22, 1990 in Portland, Ore.... son of Marcus Gill, Sr., and Carol Gill justice major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / /10.3

9 Returning Letterwinners #25 Phillip Hearn Forward Senior / 1VL Anchorage, AK (West HS/Christian Brothers) : Played in 18 games for Seawolf team that finished and advanced to NCAA Tournament 2nd Round appeared in seven Great Northwest Athletic Conference games had 4 points (1-1 FG, 2-4 FT), 1 rebound and 2 steals in regular-season finale against Alaska Fairbanks as Seawolves clinched 2nd place outright in GNAC provided spark off bench with 2 points (1-2 FG), 2 rebounds and 1 block in comeback road victory over Western Oregon scored first basket in Green & Gold in AT&T Jamboree win over Walla Walla, tallying 7 points (3-9 FG, 1-4 3FG) and 4 rebounds also found scoring column and played 7 minutes in GNAC Tournament 1st Round win over Saint Martin s earned spot on GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.39 overall GPA : Took year off from basketball while attending school : Saw action in three games for fellow NCAA Div. II program Christian Brothers in Memphis, Tenn. Career Highs Points 7 vs Walla Walla, 12/17/10 Rebounds 4 vs Walla Walla, 12/17/10 Assists 1 vs Walla Walla, 12/17/10 Blocks 1, twice Steals 2 vs Alaska Fairbanks, 2/23/ : Redshirted for UAA s Final 4 squad that finished 29-6 and won Great Northwest Athletic Conference title. HIGH SCHOOL: Class 4A first-team all-state selection as a senior at West High in , averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds second-team all-state selection by the Anchorage Daily News in after helping West to its second straight large-schools state title as a junior, averaged 13.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game to go along with 55 blocks and shooting numbers of 47.2 percent overall, 42 percent from three-point range, and 83.5 percent on free throws originally from Mt. Hermon, La., where he played for Mt. Hermon School as a freshman in earned four varsity letters in baseball as well National Honors Society student earned UA Scholars award for finishing in top 10 percent of graduating class. PERSONAL: Born Phillip McConnell Hearn on May 25, 1988 in Anchorage... son of Brenda and James Hearn interests include fishing and hunting civil engineering major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / /1.2

10 Returning Letterwinners #45 Matt Peterson Center Senior / 1VL Yakima, WA (Eisenhower HS/Whatcom CC) : Appeared in 31 games as key interior reserve for Seawolf club that went and reached NCAA Tournament 2nd Round averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game had 4 points, 3 rebounds and multiple key defensive plays in NCAA 1st Round victory over nationally 6th-ranked Humboldt State scored season-high 9 points (4-5 FG) in Disney s Tip-Off Classic loss against Lewis averaged 6.5 points on 4-of-6 shooting in UAA s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout victories over Division I clubs Houston Baptist and Ball State other top outings included 8 points (2-3 FG, 4-4 FT), 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in home victory over Alaska Fairbanks; 4 points (2-4 FG) and 2 rebounds in road win over UAF; and 4 points (2-2 FG) in narrow road victory over NW Nazarene. BEFORE UAA: Played two seasons at Whatcom Community College helped Orcas to back-to-back NWAACC Tournament appearances, including 5thplace showing as freshman in as sophomore in , averaged Career Highs Points 9 vs Lewis, 11/13/10 Rebounds 6 vs Alaska Fairbanks, 2/23/11 Assists 1, four times Blocks 2 vs Alaska Fairbanks, 2/23/11 Steals 1, twice 11.9 points on 51 percent shooting, plus 6.0 rebounds per game scored career-high 32 points (10-14 FG, FT) in February victory over Bellevue represented West Division at 2010 NWAACC All-Star Game. HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Eisenhower to 4th-place finish at WIAA Class 4A State Tournament as junior in 2007, equaling school s best-ever finish averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds as Cadets captured league and district championships. PERSONAL: Born Matthew Hale Peterson on April 9, 1989 in Yakima, Wash.... son of Roberta and Mark Peterson interests include music and shoes marketing & management major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / /2.3

11 Returning Letterwinners #23 Lonnie Ridgeway Guard Senior / 3VL Anchorage (Heritage Christian HS) : Was 5th-leading scorer (6.8 ppg), rebounder (3.6 rpg) and field-goal pct. shooter (.486) for Seawolf club that went and earned 2nd Round NCAA Tournament berth played in final 25 games after re-establishing eligibility in mid-december averaged 10.6 points (.563 FG%) and 4.8 rebounds in five playoff games as a starter scored double digits six times, including season-high 22 points (8-11 FG, 6-7 FT), plus 9 rebounds, in road win over NW Nazarene scored 16 points (6-10 FG, 1-2 3FG, 3-4 FT) and grabbed 4 rebounds in GNAC Tournament semifinal win over Seattle Pacific, and had 19 points (8-10 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in GNAC finals loss at Central Washington totaled 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in UAA s NCAA 1st Round win over 6th-ranked Humboldt State other top outings included 6 points, 12 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block in road loss to Western Washington; 6 points and 5 rebounds in regular-season home win over SPU; and 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-2 FT) and 3 rebounds in road win over Alaska Fairbanks will enter senior season No. 20 on UAA s career games-played list with : Did not play or attend school. Career Highs Points 24 at Seattle Pacific, 2/19/09 Rebounds 12 at Western Washington, 1/15/11 Assists 5, twice (last vs Lincoln Christian, 1/3/09) Blocks 2, twice (last vs NW Nazarene, 1/27/11) Steals 4 vs Saint Martin s, 3/5/ : Team s 4th-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) and rebounder (3.7 rpg) as a sophomore... played in all 29 games, including 11 starts... shot 2nd-best FG% (.512) on squad from off-guard position, and was third with 26 steals... scored in double digits 14 times... improved stats to 10.0 ppg,.542 FG and 3.8 rpg in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, despite coming off bench in all 16 contests... had career-highs of 24 points (10-14 FG, 2-2 3FG) and 9 rebounds in 2-point loss at playoff qualifier Seattle Pacific... had then-career-high 13 points (5-12 FG, 2-4 3FG), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout victory over Louisiana Tech... other top games included 14 points (5-9 FG) in victory over St. Thomas; 22 points (9-13 FG), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in Jan. 3 win over Lincoln Christian; 19 points (8-11 FG) in home loss to eventual GNAC champ Western Washington; 11 points and 8 rebounds in home win over MSU Billings; 12 points (4-8 FG, 4-4 FT) and career-high 4 steals in home win over Saint Martin s; and 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-3 FT) in season finale victory over Western Oregon : Saw action in 31 games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds for Seawolf team that posted best record in school history (29-6), won Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and advanced to NCAA Semifinals... scored 8 points (3-5 FG, 1-1 3FG) and dished 2 assists in OT win at 11th-ranked BYU-Hawaii... had 8 points, 7 assists, 3 assists, 0 turnovers and 3 steals in win over Texas-Permian Basin (Dec. 7)... other top outings included 6 points and 5 rebounds in home win over MSU Billings; 4 points (2-4 FG) and 4 rebounds in home win over Western Oregon that clinched GNAC title; and 5 points (2-4 FG, 1-2 3FG) in home win over 23rd-ranked NW Nazarene : Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Voted 2006 Class 3A Player the Year by Alaska media after helping Heritage Christian to back-toback Class 3A state titles... averaged 17.5 points and 6.4 rebounds and amassed four double-doubles as a senior... scored game-high 15 points in Eagles' title-game win over Cordova... helped Heritage go 15-0 against 3A competition, winning those games by an average of 37.5 points... Heritage also captured Alaska Airlines Classic and became first Alaska team ever to advance to finals of prestigious Cactus Jam in Phoenix... as a junior in , averaged 14.8 points per game and captured Southcentral Conference MVP honors.. helped Eagles to their first Class 3A state title, scoring 14 points in the championship victory over Barrow... also made the go-ahead basket late in a two-point, semifinal win over Monroe Catholic... lettered four times in basketball and once in soccer... honor roll student all four years. PERSONAL: Born Lonnie Dee Ridgeway III on March 1, 1988 in Anchorage... son of Lonnie, Jr. and Janice Ridgeway... sociology major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg REDSHIRT / / / / / / / / /6.8 TOTALS / / /6.1

12 Returning Letterwinners #34 Taylor Rohde Center Senior / 1VL Phoenix, AZ (Pinnacle HS/Arizona State) : Earned First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference, Daktronics Second Team All-West Region and UAA Team MVP honors after leading Seawolves in scoring (16.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg) also paced team in field-goal percentage (.614) and blocks (0.7 bpg) as UAA went and advanced to NCAA Tournament 2nd Round made alltournament teams at all of UAA s regular-season events Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, Disney s Tip-Off Classic and AT&T Jamboree (MVP) posted Great Northwest Athletic Conference ranks of 5th in FG%, 8th in rebounding, 9th in scoring, 10th in blocks and 15th in FT% (.737), helping UAA to runner-up league finish... ranked 17th nationally in FG% on UAA single-season lists, ranked 15th in points (548), 5th in FG%, t-6th in FTs made (140), 7th in FT attempted (190), t- 8th in games played (34) and 11th in games started (33) scored double figures in 30 of 34 games, including nine games with 20 points or more had 17 games with seven or more rebounds and led Seawolves with four double-doubles earned GNAC co-player of the Week honors for Dec. 27- Career Highs Points 31 at MSU Billings, 2/5/11 Rebounds 15 at Central Washington, 12/30/10 Assists 3, twice (last vs Western Washington, 2/10/11) Blocks 2, five times (last vs Seattle Pacific, 3/2/11) Steals 2, three times (last at Western Washington, 1/15/11) Jan. 3 after averaging 20.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg in road sweep of Central Washington and NW Nazarene became first Seawolf since Nov to tally at least 25 points and 15 rebounds in a game with 28 points (8-14 FG, FT) and 15 boards in double-ot win at 10th-ranked CWU on Dec. 30 scored season-high 31 points (12-16 FG, 7-8 FT) and grabbed 8 rebounds in road victory over MSU Billings had 22 points (9-11 FG, 4-5 FT), 4 rebounds and 2 assists in GNAC Tournament 1st-round win over Saint Martin s, followed by 16 points (5-8 FG, 6-9 FT), 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in semifinal victory over Seattle Pacific tallied 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT) and 4 rebounds in NCAA Tournament 1st Round win over 6th-ranked Humboldt State other top games included 16 points and 13 rebounds in road victory over Alaska Fairbanks; 18 points (7-11 FG, 4-5 FT), 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in regular-season home win over SPU; 22 points (10-12 FG) in win over Hawaii Pacific; 21 points (7-9 FG, 7-10 FT) and 9 rebounds in win over Florida Tech; 20 points (9-12 FG), 11 rebounds and 2 assists in road win over Simon Fraser; and 27 points (9-12 FG, 9-11 FT), 8 rebounds and 3 assists in home loss to Western Washington. BEFORE UAA: Played 46 games in two seasons at Arizona State saw action in 30 games as sophomore for Sun Devils squad that went and narrowly missed 2010 NCAA Tournament berth averaged 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in , shooting.533 (24-45) from the field scored career-high 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in Dec. 23 win over South Carolina-Upstate had 11 points and career-high 6 rebounds in Nov. 20 win over San Francisco scored 8 points on two occasions and had key 4 points and 4 rebounds in win over San Diego State led team in charges taken and earned ASU s Iron Man award. HIGH SCHOOL: Named Phoenix All-Metro Player of the Year by The Arizona Republic in after averaging 29.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and shooting 63 percent member of Republic s 5-man All-Arizona team three years in a row set at least 15 school records at Pinnacle High, earning 2008 Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year and being named a McDonald s All-America nominee also named 2008 Pima Region Player of the Year scored school-record-high 47 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as a senior against Horizon High Pinnacle season records included points (855), scoring avg. (29.5), rebounds (306), free throws made (177), blocks (75) and FG% (.630); career records included points (2,226), rebounds (1,034), free throws made (564), blocks (216) and FG% (.630) lettered all four years at PHS two-time MVP of Cactus Classic tourney. PERSONAL: Born Taylor Hunter Rohde on May 2, 1990 in Lebanon, N.H.... son of Karen and Lamont Rohde oldest of three siblings natural sciences major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / /16.1

13 Returning Letterwinners #11 Travis Thompson Guard Sophomore / 1VL Anchorage, AK (Dimond HS) : Played in all 34 games as one of top reserves for Seawolf club that went and reached NCAA Tournament 2nd Round led team with.830 free-throw percentage broke UAA freshman record for three-point percentage at.440 and ranked 3rd in both field-goal percentage (.516) and 3FGs made (37), plus 8th in scoring (202 pts) on other freshman lists scored double figures on eight occasions, with UAA posting 7-1 record in those games tallied season-high 20 points on perfect shooting (7-7 FG, 4-4 3FG, 2-2 FT) in win over reigning Canadian collegiate champion British Columbia earned Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game honors after scoring 13 points (4-7 FG, 3-5 3FG, 2-2 FT) and grabbing 2 rebounds in Shootout victory over Division I Ball State had 10 points (2-3 FG, 1-2 3FG, 5-5 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament 1st-round win over Saint Martin s other top outings included 11 points (2-4 FG, 6-6 FT) in Disney s Tip-Off Classic win over UC San Diego; 9 points (3-6 FG, 2-2 FT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in road win over NW Nazarene; 13 points (4-5 Career Highs Points 20 vs British Columbia, 12/4/10 Rebounds 3, three times (last vs Seattle Pacific, 1/8/11) Assists 3, twice (last vs Western Oregon, 1/20/11) Blocks 1, twice Steals 2, three times (last vs Saint Martin s, 2/28/11) FG, 3-4 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 3 rebounds in regular-season home win over Seattle Pacific; 16 points (6-8 FG, 3-5 3FG) and 2 assists in home loss to Western Washington; and 10 points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 2 steals in home win over NW Nazarene. HIGH SCHOOL: Selected Alaska Newspapers Inc./Alaska Coaches Class 4A Player of the Year as senior, averaging 20 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds per game led Lynx to state tournament berth despite suffering season-ending broken hand in semifinals of Cook Inlet Conference tournament honorable mention all-state as junior in 2009, teaming with future Seawolf mate Chris Plooy to lead Lynx to 4A state title averaged 11.0 points, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals and shot 50 percent from long range in DHS s State Tournament run posted season averages of 15 points as junior and 11 points as sophomore. PERSONAL: Born Travis Neal Thompson on Sept. 11, 1991 in Anchorage... son of Leonisa and Lon Thompson enjoys tubing and wakeboarding engineering major. Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / /5.9

14 Returning Letterwinners #14 Steve White Guard Senior / 3VL Manly, Australia (Scots College) : Helped Seawolves to record and NCAA Tournament 2nd Round berth, averaging 4.3 points and 3.4 assists in 18.1 minutes per game teamed with Drew Robinson as one of top point-guard tandems in NCAA Div. II ranked 10th in Great Northwest Athletic Conference in assists per game (3.4) was 5th in GNAC and 38th nationally with 2.13-to-1 assist-turnover ratio shot.562 (50 of 89) from the field best on the team among guards tied for 20th on UAA single-season assist list with 117 averaged 4.2 assists in GNAC games for No. 6 mark in league, helping Seawolves to runner-up finish tallied 10 points (4-5 FG, 1-2 3FG), 4 rebounds, 3 steals and career-high 9 assists in first career start, helping UAA earn road victory at Simon Fraser on Jan. 13 averaged 10.3 points on 14-of-21 shooting (5-9 3FG) and 7.5 assists in four games from Jan scored career-high 11 points (4-7 FG) and dished 8 assists in road loss at Western Washington other top performances included 10 points (4-5 Career Highs Points 11 at Western Washington, 1/15/11 Rebounds 7 vs Florida Tech, 12/18/10 Assists 9 at Simon Fraser, 1/13/11 Blocks 2 vs Seattle Pacific, 2/7/09 Steals 4 vs BYU-Hawaii, 3/12/11 FG, 2-2 3FG), 8 assists and no turnovers in regular-season home victory over Seattle Pacific; 5 points (2-2 FG), 2 assists and no turnovers in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout win over Division I Ball State; 10 points (2-4 FG, 5-6 FT), 5 assists and 1 turnover in home victory over Western Oregon; 6 points (1-1 FG, 4-4 FT), 4 assists and 1 turnover in road win over MSU Billings; and 6 assists and 1 turnover in GNAC Tournament first-round victory over Saint Martin s earned spot on GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.31 overall GPA voted team s Best Defensive Player by teammates and coaches will enter senior season with UAA career ranks of 12th in FG% (.527), 20th in assists (192) and t-20th in games played (85) : Played key reserve role as sophomore, playing in 24 of 27 games and averaging 13.4 minutes per contest posted second-best shooting pct. (.481) among Seawolf guards posted season-highs of 9 points (4-6 FG) and 26 minutes in road loss to nationally ranked Seattle Pacific; other top outings included 9 points (2-4 FG, 5-5 FT) and 3 assists in road loss to NW Nazarene; 5 rebounds in home win over nationally ranked Western Washington; and 5 points (2-2 FG), 2 assists and no turnovers in home victory over SPU : Had solid freshman campaign, playing in 27 of 29 games and averaging 14.5 minutes off the bench shot.511 from the field and registered positive assist-turnover ratio (40-35) scored 9 points (4-5 FG) with 3 assists in home win over Alaska Fairbanks; other top games included 9 points (3-3 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 3 rebounds in road loss to NW Nazarene; 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG), 4 assists and 0 turnovers in home win over Central Washington; and 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in season-ending home win over Western Oregon. HIGH SCHOOL: Led Scots College (high school) to New South Wales Combined Independent Schools titles in 2006 and 2007, and three straight GPS Conference titles from averaged 24.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists as a senior, and 19.5 points, 5.5 assists as a junior played for New South Wales state teams from PERSONAL: Born Steven Chester White on Jan. 11, 1990 in Australia... son of Julie and David White physical education major. Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg / / / / / / / / /4.3 TOTALS / / /3.3

15 Returning Redshirts #30 Boomer Blossom Guard Freshman / RS Soldotna, AK (Soldotna HS) : Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Tournament Team selection at 2010 Class 4A State tourney, averaging 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as Soldotna notched 5th-place finish named First Team All-Northern Lights Conference named to all-tourney teams at So-Hi Tip-Off and Grace Christian tournaments led Stars to So-Hi Tip-Off titles as junior and senior posted season averages of 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals as senior. PERSONAL: Born Brendon Jacob Blossom on April 16, 1992 in Soldotna, Alaska... son of Mary and Doug Blossom enjoys hunting and fishing major is undeclared. #31 Chris Weitzel Forward Junior / RS Gresham, OR (Gresham HS/Mt. Hood CC) : Redshirted. BEFORE UAA: Posted career numbers of 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in two seasons at Mt. Hood Community College, shooting better than 50 percent from the field both years showed versatility as sophomore in with averages of 9.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game along with current Seawolf teammate Jeremy Jones, helped MHCC to 20-8 overall record and NWAACC playoff berth posted pair of double-doubles, including 17 points (6-6 FG) and 12 rebounds against Umpqua CC on Jan. 22 had 5 blocks in playoff victory over Green River on Mar. 8 shot 58 percent from the field as freshman, posting averages of 7.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg. HIGH SCHOOL: Starred in basketball and football at Gresham High, drawing interest from several Pac-10 schools on gridiron ranked sixth in Oregon Class 4A in blocks per game (1.6) as junior lost senior season due to ACL injury lettered three years each in basketball and football and twice in baseball. PERSONAL: Born Christopher Jacob Weitzel on July 5, 1989 in Portland, Ore.... son of Terry and Annette Weitzel interests include shoes and video games business management major.

16 Newcomers #24 Abebe Demissie Forward Junior / TR Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach HS/Eastern Washington/North Idaho Coll.) BEFORE UAA: Played sophomore season of at North Idaho College in Coeur d Alene, Idaho averaged 6.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and shot 49 percent as NIC went 23-9 also sank 19 of 44 (.432) three-pointers for Cardinals spent two seasons at D-I program Eastern Washington, redshirting in and averaging 5.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists as a freshman HIGH SCHOOL: Was team captain on powerhouse Rainier Beach program that won 2008 Washington 3A State title with 29-1 overall record averaged 7.1 points per game as senior on team with five future Div. I players, helping squad to Metro Conference and regional titles. PERSONAL: Born Dec. 7, 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas son of Suka Alakie has two siblings name is prounounced Ah-BAH-bay Dih-MEE-see journalism & public communications major. #22 Marcus Jackson Guard Junior / TR Sacramento, CA (Sheldon HS/Arizona State) BEFORE UAA: Played two seasons at Div. I major Arizona State, seeing action in 16 games earned scholarship as sophomore in and played key minutes in middle of year with starter Jamelle McMillan battling injury played huge role in win over Tulsa on Jan. 12, tallying 4 assists and 2 steals in career-high 35 minutes played 15 minutes vs. California on Jan. 8 and 15 at Washington State on Jan. 20 averaged 18.8 minutes per game in four-game stretch from Jan HIGH SCHOOL: Was 4-year starter for Sheldon High from excellent student-athlete who was first-team All-Delta League selection and Sacramento Area Metro Team pick in junior and senior seasons...as a captain in just his sophomore year, led Huskies to school's first and only Sac Joaquin Section championship, averaging 13.5 points and 4.7 assists concluded senior year as Delta League's assist leader at 6.3 per game while averaging 15.5 points, despite being slowed by midseason injury also shot 80 percent from the foul line and 52 percent from the field as senior averaged 16 points and 6.1 assists as a junior graduated eighth in high school class of more than 500 National Achievement Scholar voted top male athlete by Sheldon staff in senior year. PERSONAL: Born Marcus A. Jackson on Feb. 24, 1991 in Salem, Ore. son of Shawn and Robert Jackson father played basketball at Southern Illinois from oldest of four children, with two brothers and a sister also an accomplished golfer while in high school mechanical engineering major.

17 Newcomers #23 Colton Lauwers Guard Sophomore / TR Anchorage, AK (Dimond HS/Adams State) BEFORE UAA: Spent two seasons at fellow Div. II program Adams State in Alamosa, Colo., playing true freshman season in and redshirting in played in 26 games as freshman, making 15 starts and averaging 3.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 16 minutes per game started each of the squad s final 10 games, earning role after tallying 10 points (3-4 FG) at Western New Mexico (Jan. 23) also reached double-figures with season-high 11 points at Mesa State recorded season-high 5 rebounds in season-opener against Oklahoma Panhandle State dished season-high 4 assists in win over Fort Lewis shot 34.6 percent (18 of 52) from three-point land and 80 percent (20-25) from free-throw line, and posted positive 1.1 assist-toturnover ratio. HIGH SCHOOL: Named Alaska Class 4A Player of the Year after captaining Dimond High to state title and 26-3 record also earned all-conference and all-state accolades named to several all-tournament teams, including at ASAA State Championships and 2009 Dimond Prep Shootout earned All-Cook Inlet Conference and honorable mention all-state honors as junior in MVP of 2007 Kankakee Holiday Tournament was honorable mention All-CIC and team captain as sophomore helped Lynx to consecutive State finishes of 3rd, 3rd, 4th and 1st from ( ) competed in baseball, track and football, helping Dimond to State baseball title in 2009 as well earned all-state and all-region honors as both pitcher and shortstop named to State Tournament all-tournament team also played American Legion ball and earned All-State Team of Excellence honors at both positions. PERSONAL: Born Colton Merritt Bradley Lauwers on July 17, 1991 son of Kim and Brad Lauwers coached by father on 2009 baseball state-title team father also won two ASAA 3A State basketball titles at Heritage Christian, coaching current Seawolf Lonnie Ridgeway on 2006 squad mother played Div. I volleyball at Texas State and was UAA s head coach from oldest of three brothers physical education major. #1 Christian Leckband Forward Freshman / HS Nome, AK (Nome-Beltz HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Alaska 3A Player of the Year and Western Conference MVP honors as senior in was three-year varsity starter, helping Nanooks to record over that time averaged 14.0 points per game on 56 percent shooting for career, including eight 30-point performances and point showings shot 42 percent from three-point range and finished with 1,056 career points helped Nome to current 40-game home winning streak and three Class 3A State Tournament appearances averaged 22.9 ppg and 9.0 rpg as senior, shooting.533 from field,.425 from three-point range and.804 from foul stripe scored career-high 39 points (14-25 FG) against Barrow and had 17 points and 16 rebounds against Seward in ACS Invitational championship game led Alaska Prep Shootout and Alaska Airlines Classic in scoring averaged 24.5 points against Class 4A schools, including 34-point outing against eventual state champion Bartlett helped Nanooks to runner-up finish at A State Tournament as junior, setting school record for victories with a 26-4 record tallied 15 points and 13 points in State semifinal win over Mt. Edgecumbe started every game as sophomore in as Nanooks finished 22-5 and were State runners-up. PERSONAL: Born Christian Lee Leckband on Dec. 17, 1992 in Fairbanks son of George Leckband and Diane Warnke major is undeclared.

18 Newcomers Jeremiah Ridgeway Guard Sophomore / TR Anchorage, AK (Heritage Christian HS/Centralia [WA] CC) : Will redshirt. BEFORE UAA: Played freshman season at Central (Wash.) Community College, averaging 13.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game led team in assists, steals and threepointers made (45), and was second-leading scorer. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years at Heritage Christian, helping team to Class 3A State runner-up finish as a junior, and 4th-place finishes in other three seasons was all-state, all-region and Team MVP as a senior, averaging 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists earned MVP honors at Service Tip-Off Classic and was all-tourney at West High tournament named all-region as a junior, along with all-tourney honors at Heritage and Service tournaments. PERSONAL: Born Jeremiah David Ridgeway on Oct. 8, 1991 in Anchorage son of Lonnie and Janice Ridgeway older brother Lonnie is a senior in at UAA one of seven siblings major is undeclared.