GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY CCAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR / CCAC FIRST TEAM ALL-CCAC SECOND TEAM JALEN MILLER #23 SHANE MAPLE #5 18 S I O U X FA L L S SOUTH DAKOTA ALL-CCAC HONORABLE MENTION CCAC CO-COACH OF THE YEAR ROBBIE BROOKS #24 TONY BATES GSU JAGUAR BASKETBALL
GOVERNORS STATE DID YOU KNOW? u Founded in 1969, Governors State served as an upper-division university (serving juniors, seniors and graduate students) before transitioning to a fouryear school with its first freshman class in 2014. GSU did not sponsor sports as a community college. u GSU is completing its third year of intercollegiate varsity competition with seven programs: men s and women s basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf and volleyball. u Men s basketball is the first varsity team to make a trip to nationals. Stephanie Clarkson qualified as an individual for the 2016 NAIA National Cross Country Championships. u The Jaguars are members of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. u The school is located 30 miles south of Chicago in University Park. u GSU is one of 12 public universities in Illinois. u It s home to the internationally-acclaimed Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park. u Official colors: orange and black Total enrollment: 5,185 u It s Governors State plural, with no apostrophe 2017-18 TEAM PHOTO QUICK FACTS RESULTS (25-8, 18-2) O.27 GOSHEN # L 88-91 -3 O.28 GRACELAND # W 75-66 +9 N.3 vs. Lourdes (OH) % W 74-59 +15 N.4 @ Grace (IN) % L 83-92 -9 N.10 @ #15 Taylor L 68-76 -8 N.15 TRINITY CHRISTIAN W 81-67 +14 N.18 @ Olivet Nazarene W 90-75 +15 N.21 @ St. Francis W 87-63 +24 N.24 @ Waldorf ^ L 74-79 -5 N.25 vs. Graceland ^ L 58-98 -40 N.29 @ St. Ambrose W 96-71 +25 D.2 ROOSEVELT W 85-75 +10 D.8 @ IU South Bend W 80-68 +12 D.14 @ Cardinal Stritch L 60-69 -9 D.18 MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE W 77-73 +4 D.22 IU NORTHWEST L 88-99 -11 J.3 EAST-WEST W 109-80 +29 J.6 @ Saint Xavier W 79-66 +13 J.10 #18 TRINITY INTERNATIONAL W 78-57 +21 J.13 @ Calumet St. Joseph W 69-67 +2 J.17 HOLY CROSS W 66-64 +2 J.20 ROBERT MORRIS W 102-92 +10 J.24 @ Judson W 91-63 +28 J.27 @ Trinity Christian W 91-65 +26 J.31 OLIVET NAZARENE W 88-82 +6 F.3 ST. FRANCIS W 97-69 +28 F.7 ST. AMBROSE W 101-83 +18 F.10 @ #24 Roosevelt L 73-83 -10 F.14 IU SOUTH BEND W 81-70 +9 F.17 CARDINAL STRITCH W 97-75 +22 F.21 OLIVET NAZARENE + W 83-76 +7 F.23 HOLY CROSS + W 80-71 +9 F.26 #20 ROOSEVELT + W 78-68 +10 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference # Jaguars Tip-Off Classic % Lancer Tipoff Classic ^ Waldorf Classic + CCAC Tournament
JAGUAR MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES March 8, 2018 Dakota Wesleyan NAIA National Championship NAIA DEBUT The Governors State men s basketball team will make its first postseason appearance at the 27th Annual NAIA Division II Men s Basketball National Championship, presented by Cypress Risk Management. No. 4 seed GSU (25-8) encounters No. 5 seed Dakota Wesleyan (22-10) of the Great Plains Athletic Conference on Thursday, March 8, at 5:45 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The winner advances in the Duer bracket to face the winner of College of Idaho-Mayville State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. A SUCCESSFUL 2018 The Jaguars have won 16 of 17 games since January 1. At Thanksgiving break, GSU stood.500 on the year (5-5) and have gone 20-3 (.870) since then. HOME DOMINANCE GSU was nearly unbeatable at home this season, finishing with an 18-2 mark at the Athletics & Recreation Center. GSU won its last 12 games at home and did not lose to a conference opponent all season (13-0) in University Park. FIRST TO THE DANCE The Orange and Black clinched an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship on February 7. That same night Union (KY) also clinched a berth as the two schools became the first schools to qualify for Sioux Falls. DOUBLING UP In just its second season as a member of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, GSU clinched the CCAC Double, taking home the league s regular season and tournament titles. GSU was one of seven schools in the NAIA field to capture dual conference crowns. GSU jumped out to a 6-0 start in conference play. The Jaguars won seven league games by 20-or-more points and secured their 18 conference victories by an average margin of 15.8 points. AT THE POLLS Governors State entered the NAIA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll at the No. 24 position on January 23. Since then, the Jaguars have moved up 10 spots to No. 14 in the final survey released on February 28. FINAL STANDINGS Pos. School CCAC ALL 1. #14 Govenors State 18-2 25-8 2. #19 Roosevelt 15-5 27-7 3. Trinity International 14-6 21-10 4. Calumet St. Joseph 12-8 18-10 Holy Cross 12-8 19-13 6. Saint Xavier 11-9 19-14 7. Cardinal Stritch 10-10 15-16 Olivet Nazarene 10-10 14-16 9. St. Ambrose 9-11 15-15 10. Robert Morris 8-12 9-19 11. St. Francis 7-13 10-19 12. Judson 6-14 10-20 13. IU South Bend 4-16 12-18 Trinity Christian 4-16 8-22 JAGUAR NOTEBOOK GSU has played eight of its last nine games at home... the Jaguars have recorded the second-most blocks (159) in the NAIA this season... Governors State ranks seventh (out of 135 teams) in turnover margin (4.4)... Dakota Wesleyan will be the first team from the Great Plains Athletic Conference GSU has faced... GSU is 1-0 all-time against schools from South Dakota, having defeated Presentation (Aberdeen) last year. GOVERNORS STATE ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School 0 Travis McBride JR SG 5-10 150 Chicago, IL Olive-Harvey CC 2 Sterling Fields FR PG 5-7 130 Homewood, IL Homewood-Flossmoor HS 4 Julian Hardy JR PG 6-0 150 Park Forest, IL Rich East HS 5 Shane Maple JR PG 6-1 180 Peoria, IL Carl Sandburg CC 11 Jalen McGruder SR SG 6-2 183 Seattle, WA Highline CC 13 Willie Lipsey III SR SG 6-1 155 Homewood, IL St. Ambrose 21 David Anderson JR PF 6-7 190 Peoria, IL Lincoln CC 22 Quincy Dillard FR C 6-7 185 Chicago, IL Morgan Park HS 23 Jalen Miller GD SF 6-5 188 Riverdale, IL Prairie State CC 24 Robbie Brooks JR SG 6-3 165 Crest Hill, IL Joliet JC 25 Justin Siorek SO SG 6-4 175 Mokena, IL Lincoln-Way East HS 30 Malcolm Sellers SO PF 6-4 190 Chicago, IL Hope Academy 32 Lucky Odiase JR C 6-7 205 Glenwood, IL Culver-Stockton 33 Nathan Skrobot JR SG 6-1 210 Matteson, IL Prairie State CC 35 Jamaal Murray SR PF 6-5 244 Chicago, IL Lincoln CC 40 Te Noah Tatum FR SF 6-4 235 Rockford, IL Auburn HS 42 Fredric Devoe III JR C 6-4 233 Springfield, IL South East HS HC: Tony Bates Associate HC: Rick Romeli Assistants: Duval Richardson, Aubrey Volious, James Cook BY THE NUMBERS 3 GSU is in just its third varsity season, having played its first-ever game on October 28, 2015. 29 Number of days GSU had to prepare for its NAIA Tournament debut, having clinched an automatic berth on February 7. 53% The percentage of GSU s roster consisting of newcomers. Nine new players joined the team in 2017-18. 82 Toal games played by GSU before earning its first national ranking.
THE ROAD TO SIOUX FALLS... 2017-18 SEASON-IN-REVIEW February 15, 2017: In a 22-point blowout loss at IU South Bend, Governors State was left with just four players on the court in the closing seconds. Seven players dressed for the game and three fouled out. The loss dropped GSU to 10-19 on the season. Fast forward a year later to February 14, 2018: The Jaguars have 16 players available in an 11-point win over IU South Bend, improving to 21-8 overall. Changing the culture. It s a mantra GSU Head Coach Tony Bates has preached all season. During the offseason, the coaching staff was relentless in its recruiting, bringing in nine new players. And over the course of a year, GSU went from 11th in the league standings to conference champions. It s a credit to the work our players and coaches put in over the summer, said Bates. You have someone like Jalen Miller who was all-league honorable mention last year but felt like he still had something to prove. Miller certainly did that. It was a strange paradox for the team captain: the less he was asked to do, the more he accomplished. Miller did a lot of heavy lifting in terms of scoring and rebounding last year. In 2017-18, he is part of a stronger, more balanced team. Shooting 51.6 percent from the floor and averaging 15.5 points a game, Miller was named Player of the Year in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). With three new starters in the lineup, it became just a mattter of time before the team started to jell. That process began on November 18 when GSU came away with a 15-point win at Olivet Nazarene. That was followed three days later by a 24-point blowout at St. Francis. In the course of one week GSU defeated two traditional conference powerhouses on the road. A week later, the team suffered a brief setback. Traveling to the Waldorf Classic over Thanksgiving, GSU dropped a close contest to the host Warriors and lost by 40 points to Division I Graceland, a team it had beaten a month earlier at the Jaguars Tip-Off Classic. A third into the season and GSU was playing.500 basketball, standing 5-5 overall. From that point, Tony Bates team went 20-3 (.870) the rest of the season, sporting a 16-1 record during the new year. It became apparent early on that guard Robbie Brooks, a transfer from Joliet JC, was going to be a key contributor. He scored 25 points on the road against 15thranked Taylor and became just the third GSU player to tally 500 points in a season, leading the team with a 16.1 average. A slasher with great leaping ability, Brooks received All-CCAC Honorable Mention honors and ranks eighth among CCAC players in overall scoring. Fellow guard Shane Maple may be GSU s most underrated player, despite being an All-CCAC Second Team pick. For most of the season Maple flew under the radar, forgoing gaudy stats in favor of ball distribution to GSU s many offensive weapons. Over the final month of the season, Maple became more assertive offensively, producing four 20-point efforts, including a high of 27, while becoming a threat from three-point land, sticking 49.2 percent of his shots (sixth-best in the NAIA). Best point guard in the league, hands down, said Bates. Governors State captured the CCAC season championship in just its second year in the league. GSU jumped to a 6-0 start before stumbling at Cardinal Stitch, then rattled off 10 more conference wins, clinching the league crown (and automatic berth) on February 7 a month before the NAIA National Tournament was slated to begin. Along the way GSU defeated 18th-ranked Trinity International by 21 points, pulled out a hard-fought 69-67 road win at Calumet St. Joseph and defeated defending league champs Robert Morris, 102-92. The Jaguars won a school-record 11 straight games from Jan. 3-Feb. 7. Governors State was nearly unbeatable at home, going 18-2. The team closed with 12-straight home victories, going undefeated (13-0) against CCAC opposition. The remarkable run at the Athletics & Recreation Center was capped by three wins in the conference tournament, paving the way for the CCAC Double. GSU posted seven league wins by 20-ormore points and won its 18 CCAC games by an average margin of 15.8 points. GSU built large leads behind solid perimeter shooting. Sophomore Justin Siorek developed into a long-range threat, knocking down a school-record 82 three-pointers while taking over the career mark (126) as well. Coming off the bench, guards Travis McBride and Sterling Fields provided offensive support and stellar defense. In the low post, GSU became bigger and more physical with the addition of 6-7 power forward David Anderson, the team s leading rebounder (7.7 rpg) and third-leading scorer (12.5 ppg). Freshman 6-7 center Quincy Dillard improved steadily over the season, earning spot starts. Not much was expected from us at the start of the season, stated Bates, who was named CCAC Co-Coach of the Year. But we now have a opportunity to represent GSU on a national stage and look forward to the challenge ahead.
Governors State Combined Team Statistics (Men's Basketball) All games Overall record: 25-8 Conf: 18-2 Home: 16-2 Away: 8-5 Neutral: 1-1 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 24 Brooks, Robbie 33-31 1062 32.2 206-418.493 42-115.365 77-103.748 41 98 139 4.2 76 2 54 52 25 48 531 16.1 23 Miller, Jalen 31-27 947 30.5 173-335.516 38-96.396 95-122.779 50 139 189 6.1 86 3 111 66 29 56 479 15.5 05 Maple, Shane 33-33 1069 32.4 142-287.495 59-120.492 71-81.877 37 112 149 4.5 64 3 125 69 5 36 414 12.5 21 Anderson, David 28-26 721 25.8 130-280.464 1-11.091 89-111.802 78 138 216 7.7 93 4 29 69 57 25 350 12.5 25 Siorek, Justin 33-32 943 28.6 105-245.429 82-194.423 20-22.909 12 88 100 3.0 41 0 45 19 9 15 312 9.5 00 McBride, Travis 32-0 574 17.9 96-249.386 60-160.375 28-36.778 16 37 53 1.7 60 3 52 31 0 34 280 8.8 22 Dillard, Quincy 29-11 366 12.6 41-70.586 0-0.000 14-30.467 32 60 92 3.2 56 1 12 17 26 9 96 3.3 02 Fields, Sterling 31-0 289 9.3 35-80.438 19-48.396 6-8.750 7 15 22 0.7 19 1 22 20 0 7 95 3.1 35 Murray, Jamaal 21-1 145 6.9 21-54.389 1-2.500 11-28.393 8 23 31 1.5 25 0 4 13 2 1 54 2.6 11 McGruder, Jalen 21-3 170 8.1 16-46.348 3-19.158 10-11.909 7 13 20 1.0 16 0 7 9 1 3 45 2.1 13 Lipsey III, Willie 9-1 51 5.7 2-9.222 0-4.000 9-11.818 2 1 3 0.3 5 0 4 4 0 3 13 1.4 32 Odiase, Lucky 16-0 77 4.8 9-19.474 0-1.000 3-5.600 5 8 13 0.8 8 0 2 1 4 1 21 1.3 04 Hardy, Julian 12-0 54 4.5 4-7.571 3-5.600 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 0.3 3 0 2 3 0 1 13 1.1 03 Crenshaw, Deontra 8-0 53 6.6 3-14.214 1-7.143 1-4.250 4 2 6 0.8 4 0 4 8 1 4 8 1.0 42 Devoe III, Fredric 11-0 39 3.5 1-7.143 0-1.000 6-15.400 1 4 5 0.5 11 0 2 3 0 0 8 0.7 30 Sellers, Malcolm 7-0 29 4.1 1-7.143 0-3.000 3-4.750 2 7 9 1.3 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 0.7 33 Skrobot, Nathan 6-0 11 1.8 1-5.200 1-5.200 0-0.000 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0.5 Team 27 62 89 6 Total... 33 6600 986-2132.462 310-791.392 445-593.750 330 811 1141 34.6 574 17 477 392 159 244 2727 82.6 Opponents... 33 6600 887-2008.442 226-657.344 452-602.751 378 866 1244 37.7 565-480 538 69 144 2452 74.3 TEAM STATISTICS GSUMB OPP SCORING 2727 2452 Points per game 82.6 74.3 Scoring margin +8.3 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 986-2132 887-2008 Field goal pct.462.442 3 POINT FG-ATT 310-791 226-657 3-point FG pct.392.344 3-pt FG made per game 9.4 6.8 FREE THROWS-ATT 445-593 452-602 Free throw pct.750.751 F-Throws made per game 13.5 13.7 REBOUNDS 1141 1244 Rebounds per game 34.6 37.7 Rebounding margin -3.1 - ASSISTS 477 480 Assists per game 14.5 14.5 TURNOVERS 392 538 Turnovers per game 11.9 16.3 Turnover margin +4.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9 STEALS 244 144 Steals per game 7.4 4.4 BLOCKS 159 69 Blocks per game 4.8 2.1 ATTENDANCE 3172 2878 Home games-avg/game 18-176 13-206 Neutral site-avg/game - 2-102 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Governors State 1329 1398 2727 Opponents 1160 1292 2452 Date Opponent Score Att. # 10/27/17 GOSHEN L 88-91 168 # 10/28/17 GRACELAND W 75-66 182 % 11/03/17 vs Lourdes (OH) W 74-59 134 % 11/04/17 at Grace (IN) L 83-92 205 11/10/17 at #15 Taylor L 68-76 711 * 11/15/17 TRINITY CHRISTIAN W 81-67 110 * 11/18/17 at Olivet Nazarene W 90-75 236 * 11/21/17 at St. Francis W 87-63 185 ^ 11/24/17 at Waldorf L 74-79 92 ^ 11/25/17 vs Graceland L 58-98 70 * 11/29/17 at St. Ambrose W 96-71 175 * 12/02/17 ROOSEVELT W 85-75 158 * 12/08/17 at IU South Bend W 80-68 86 * 12/14/17 at Cardinal Stritch L 60-69 75 12/18/17 MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE W 77-73 52 12/22/17 IU NORTHWEST L 88-99 67 01/03/18 EAST-WEST W 109-80 102 * 01/06/18 at Saint Xavier W 79-66 181 * 01/10/18 #18 TRINITY INTERNATIONAL W 78-57 177 * 01/13/18 at Calumet St. Joseph W 69-67 124 * 01/17/18 HOLY CROSS W 66-64 149 * 01/20/18 ROBERT MORRIS W 102-92 198 * 01/24/18 at Judson W 91-63 202 * 01/27/18 at Trinity Christian W 91-65 175 * 01/31/18 OLIVET NAZARENE W 88-82 153 * 02/03/18 ST. FRANCIS W 97-69 200 * 02/07/18 ST. AMBROSE W 101-83 153 * 02/10/18 at #24 Roosevelt L 73-83 227 * 02/14/18 IU SOUTH BEND W 81-70 136 * 02/17/18 CARDINAL STRITCH W 97-75 135 + 02/21/18 OLIVET NAZARENE W 83-76 264 + 02/23/18 HOLY CROSS W 80-71 206 + 02/26/18 #20 ROOSEVELT W 78-68 562 * = Conference game # = Jaguars Tip-Off Classic % = Lancer Tipoff Classic ^ = Waldorf Classic + = CCAC Tournament
Governors State Player High/Low Analysis (Men's Basketball) All games Governors State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 29 Anderson, David vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 29 Miller, Jalen at Olivet Nazarene (11/18/17) 27 Maple, Shane vs Olivet Nazarene (01/31/18) 25 Miller, Jalen vs Cardinal Stritch (02/17/18) 25 Miller, Jalen at IU South Bend (12/08/17) 25 Brooks, Robbie at #15 Taylor (11/10/17) Field Goals Made 11 Brooks, Robbie at Cardinal Stritch (12/14/17) 11 Miller, Jalen at Olivet Nazarene (11/18/17) Field Goal Att. 23 Brooks, Robbie vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 19 Brooks, Robbie at Cardinal Stritch (12/14/17) FG Pct (min 5 made).889 (8-9) Miller, Jalen at Trinity Christian (01/27/18).889 (8-9) Siorek, Justin vs Robert Morris (01/20/18) 3-Point FG Made 7 Siorek, Justin vs Robert Morris (01/20/18) 7 Miller, Jalen at Olivet Nazarene (11/18/17) 3-Point FG Att. 13 Siorek, Justin vs Holy Cross (02/23/18) 11 McBride, Travis vs Goshen (10/27/17) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) Maple, Shane vs East-West (01/03/18) 1.000 (3-3) Maple, Shane at Grace (IN) (11/04/17) 1.000 (2-2) Hardy, Julian vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 1.000 (2-2) Maple, Shane vs Mount Vernon Nazarene (12/18/17) 1.000 (2-2) Fields, Sterling at St. Francis (11/21/17) 1.000 (2-2) Fields, Sterling at Olivet Nazarene (11/18/17) Free Throws Made 10 Miller, Jalen vs Roosevelt (12/02/17) 8 Anderson, David vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 8 Maple, Shane vs Roosevelt (12/02/17) 8 Maple, Shane at Waldorf (11/24/17) Free Throw Att. 11 Devoe III, Fredric vs East-West (01/03/18) 10 Anderson, David vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 10 Miller, Jalen vs Roosevelt (12/02/17) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (10-10) Miller, Jalen vs Roosevelt (12/02/17) 1.000 (8-8) Maple, Shane vs Roosevelt (12/02/17) 1.000 (8-8) Maple, Shane at Waldorf (11/24/17) 1.000 (6-6) Maple, Shane vs Robert Morris (01/20/18) 1.000 (6-6) Miller, Jalen at Saint Xavier (01/06/18) 1.000 (6-6) Maple, Shane vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 1.000 (6-6) Miller, Jalen vs Trinity Christian (11/15/17) 1.000 (6-6) Anderson, David at #15 Taylor (11/10/17) 1.000 (6-6) Brooks, Robbie at #15 Taylor (11/10/17) 1.000 (5-5) Brooks, Robbie vs IU South Bend (02/14/18) 1.000 (5-5) Brooks, Robbie at Judson (01/24/18) 1.000 (4-4) Miller, Jalen at #24 Roosevelt (02/10/18) 1.000 (4-4) Anderson, David at Calumet St. Joseph (01/13/18) 1.000 (4-4) McBride, Travis vs East-West (01/03/18) 1.000 (4-4) Lipsey III, Willie vs East-West (01/03/18) 1.000 (4-4) Siorek, Justin vs IU Northwest (12/22/17) 1.000 (4-4) Miller, Jalen vs Mount Vernon Nazarene (12/18/17) 1.000 (3-3) Siorek, Justin at #24 Roosevelt (02/10/18) 1.000 (3-3) Maple, Shane vs St. Francis (02/03/18) 1.000 (3-3) Brooks, Robbie vs St. Francis (02/03/18) 1.000 (3-3) McGruder, Jalen at Trinity Christian (01/27/18) 1.000 (3-3) Anderson, David at Judson (01/24/18) 1.000 (3-3) Anderson, David vs Holy Cross (01/17/18) 1.000 (3-3) McBride, Travis at St. Francis (11/21/17)
#0 Travis McBride JR SG 2017-18 GSU s leading reserve scorer (8.8 ppg)... second on the team in three-point field goals (60); sixth in team scoring... 13 double-figure scoring games... has made 4-or-more three-pointers in a game four times... scored 20 points, hitting 6-of-8 three-pointers, in win over Trinity Christian (Nov. 15)... registered 18 points versus East-West (Jan. 3)... netted 17 points against St. Francis (Nov. 21), Robert Morris (Jan. 20), Trinity Christian (Jan. 27) and St. Francis (Feb. 3) scored 34 points in two games against the USF Fighting Saints... dished six assists against East-West (Jan. 3)... made four steals against St. Francis (Feb. 3). 2017-18 33 0 599 18.2 100 259.386 61 163.374 30 38.789 16 41 57 1.7 62 54 32 0 35 291 8.8 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 20 vs. Trinity Christian, 11/15/17 #2 Sterling Fields FR PG 2017-18 Tallied 17 points (making 7-of-11 field goals) in 18 minutes in win over St. Francis (Feb. 3)... hit four three-pointers to finish with 12 points against Graceland (Nov. 25)... played 22 minutes at Waldof (Nov 24)... distributed five assists at Roosevelt (Feb. 10)... GSU Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017)... has seen action in 31 of 33 games. 2017-18 32 0 292 9.1 36 82.439 20 50.400 6 8.750 7 15 22 0.7 19 22 20 0 7 98 3.1 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 17 vs. St. Francis, 02/03/18 #4 Julian Hardy JR PG 2017-18 Came off the bench to score six points against IU Northwest (Dec. 22)... netted five points in eight minutes of action at Waldorf (Nov. 24)... played a season-high 15 minutes against Graceland (Nov. 25) at the Waldorf Classic... GSU Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017). 2017-18 12 0 54 4.5 4 7.571 3 5.600 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 0.3 3 2 3 0 1 13 1.1 2016-17 19 11 363 18.7 35 67.522 4 8.500 6 10.600 16 34 50 2.6 26 28 12 0 14 80 4.2 2015-16 22 1 246 11.2 15 47.319 2 14.143 8 11.727 14 20 34 1.5 26 10 9 2 9 40 1.8 TOTALS 53 12 663 12.5 54 121.446 9 27.333 16 23.696 31 56 87 1.6 55 40 24 2 24 133 2.5 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 27 vs. Olivet Nazarene, 01/31/18 #5 Shane Maple JR SG 2017-18 All-CCAC Second Team... Lancer Tipoff Classic All-Tournament Team... ranks sixth in NAIA three-point percentage (.492), tops among CCAC players... GSU leader in starts (33) and minutes (1069) and assists (125); third in scoring (12.5 ppg) and three-pointers (59)... tied for second in CCAC three-point field goal percentage (.500), fourth in free throw percentage... (4) games of 20-or-more points... (24) double-figures points games... twice made five three-pointers in a game... made a three-pointer in 10-straight games... posted 27 points on 10-of14 shooting (including 5-of-7 from three-point line) in 88-82 win over Olivet Nazarene (Jan. 31)... compiled 23 points (making 5-of-6 three-pointers) versus Holy Cross (Jan. 17)... knocked down 21 points in CCAC Tournament opener against Olivet Nazarene (Feb. 21)... scored 20 points in 30 minutes against St. Ambrose (Feb. 7)... posted back-to-back 18-point games at the Lancer Tipoff Classic (Nov. 3-4)... gathered 11 rebounds against Holy Cross (Feb. 23)... collected 10 boards and eight assists at IU South Bend (Dec. 8)... GSU Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017). 2017-18 34 34 1105 32.5 147 300.490 59 122.484 72 82.878 38 118 156 4.6 64 127 71 5 37 425 12.5 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 27 vs. Olivet Nazarene, 01/31/18
#11 Jalen McGruder SR SG 2017-18 Started three games... 10-for-11 in free throw attempts (.909)... registered nine points at Olivet Nazarene (Nov. 18)... saw a season-high 18 minutes of action at IU Northwest (Dec. 22)... missed four games to injury to start the season... GSU Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017). 2017-18 22 3 173 7.9 16 48.333 3 20.150 10 11.909 7 13 20 0.9 16 7 9 1 3 45 2.0 2016-17 29 17 668 23.0 71 180.394 22 74.297 37 45.822 22 65 87 3.0 58 21 36 3 18 201 6.9 TOTALS 51 20 892 17.5 87 228.382 25 94.266 47 56.839 29 78 107 2.1 74 28 45 4 21 246 4.8 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 17 @ Olivet Nazarene, 02/08/17; vs. Purdue Northwest, 02/18/17 #13 Willie Lipsey III SR SG 2017-18 Scored six points (going 4-for-4 from the free throw line) in season debut against East-West (Jan. 3)... started against Cardinal Stritch (Feb. 17) on Seniors Day... joined the team the second half of the season. 2017-18 10 1 54 5.4 2 9.222 0 4.000 9 13.692 2 2 4 0.4 5 4 4 0 3 13 1.3 2016-17 1 0 13 13.0 1 5.200 0 0.000 0 0.000 2 1 3 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2.0 2015-16 29 24 802 27.7 124 270.459 10 24.417 76 99.768 32 62 94 3.2 82 32 32 4 23 334 11.5 TOTALS 40 25 869 21.7 127 284.447 10 28.357 85 112.759 36 65 101 2.5 87 37 37 4 26 349 8.7 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 25 @ Judson, 10/31/15 #21 David Anderson JR PF 2017-18 Team leader in rebounds (7.7 rpg); tied for third in scoring (12.5 ppg)... ranks fifth nationally in blocks per game (2.0) and eighth in total blocks (57), the best mark among CCAC players... topped the CCAC in blocks (2.1); finished fourth in CCAC rebounding (8.0 rpg)... (7) double-doubles... GSU s leading rebounder in 19 games... (20) double-figures scoring games... 10-or-more rebounds in seven games... produced 29 points and 13 rebounds against IU Northwest (Dec. 22)... scored 22 points at Calumet St. Joseph (Jan. 13)... snagged season-high 15 rebounds versus Trinity International (Jan. 10)... made six blocks at IU South Bend (Dec. 8)... GSU Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017)... has fouled out four times... missed five games to injury. 2017-18 29 27 750 25.9 134 293.457 1 11.091 91 113.805 80 144 224 7.7 96 29 70 60 27 360 12.4 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 29 vs. IU Northwest, 12/22/17 #22 Quincy Dillard FR C 2017-18 GSU s leading freshman scorer (96 points)... set a school record with eight-straight field goals made, which spanned five games (Jan. 3-17)... owns a.586 field goal percentage (41-70)... 11 starts... generated 16 points and seven rebounds against Olivet Nazarene (Jan. 31)... scored 12 points versus IU South Bend (Feb. 14), playing a season-high 27 minutes... garnered 10 rebounds against East-West (Jan. 3). 2017-18 30 11 371 12.4 41 70.586 0 0.000 14 30.467 33 61 94 3.1 59 12 17 26 9 96 3.2 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 16 vs. Olivet Nazarene, 01/31/18
#23 Jalen Miller GD SF 2017-18 CCAC Player of the Year... All-CCAC First Team... two-time CCAC Player of the Week (Jan. 30, Feb. 20)... Jaguars Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team... GSU s all-time leading scorer (1481 points)... school career leader in games (89), starts (84), free throws (277), rebounds (576), blocks (113) and steals (151)... GSU leader in field goal percentage (.516) and steals (56); second in scoring (15.5), rebounds (6.1) and assists (11)... (4) double-doubles... (9) games of 20-or-more points... double-figures scoring in 25 games... CCAC rankings (for conference games): second in three-point field goal percentage (.500) and steals (2.1 avg.), fourth in assists (4.1 avg.), fifth in scoring (17.4), seventh in field goal percentage (.559) and 11th in rebounding (6.7 avg.) and free throw percentage (.813)... made a school-record 26 consecutive free throws over an eight-game stretch (Nov. 29-Jan. 13)... averaged a team-best 18.7 points during the CCAC Tournament... totaled 29 points and eight assists, going 11-for-14 from the field and 7-for-9 from three-point range at Olivet Nazarene (Nov. 18)... scored 25 points against IU South Bend (Dec. 8) and Cardinal Stritch (Feb. 17)... gathered a season-best 12 rebounds versus Olivet Nazarene (Feb. 21)... swiped five steals at Saint Xavier (Jan. 6). 2017-18 32 28 970 30.3 176 345.510 38 98.388 98 126.778 52 139 191 6.0 91 112 66 32 57 488 15.3 2016-17 29 29 1025 35.3 211 397.531 40 107.374 113 139.813 66 158 224 7.7 79 90 80 46 66 575 19.8 2015-16 29 28 838 28.9 163 289.564 32 68.471 69 90.767 36 127 163 5.6 85 55 59 38 29 427 14.7 TOTALS 90 85 2833 31.5 550 1031.533 110 273.403 280 355.789 154 424 578 6.4 255 257 205 116 152 1490 16.6 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 36 @ St. Francis, 01/25/17 #24 Robbie Brooks JR SG 2017-18 All-CCAC Honorable Mention... Jaguars Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team... Lancer Tipoff Classic All-Tournament Team... GSU leader in scoring (16.1)... eighth in CCAC overall scoring... one of only three GSU players to surpass 500 points in a season... (8) 20+ point games... team s leading scorer in 10 games... scored in double-figures in 29 games... poured in 25 points against #15 Taylor (Nov. 10)... tallied 23 points in Jaguar debut (Oct. 27)... had back-to-back 24-point outings against Cardinal Stritch (Dec. 14) and Mount Vernon Nazarene (Dec. 18)... made 5-of-7 three-point attempts against Graceland (Oct. 28) and St. Ambrose (Feb. 7)... swiped five steals against Lourdes (Nov. 3)... GSU Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017). 2017-18 34 32 1094 32.2 212 432.491 42 115.365 79 106.745 46 101 147 4.3 79 54 53 25 49 545 16.0 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 25 @ Taylor, 11/10/17 #25 Justin Siorek SO SG 2017-18 Has set GSU records for three-pointers in a season (82) and career (126)... owns a.909 free throw percentage (20-for-22)... (14) double-figures scoring games... recorded a career-high 23 points (converting 7-of-8 three point attempts) against Robert Morris (Jan. 20)... totaled 22 points (6-for-8 three pointers) versus Cardinal Stritch (Feb. 17) in regular seaason finale... starter in 32 games. 2017-18 34 33 971 28.6 107 251.426 83 197.421 20 22.909 12 88 100 2.9 42 46 19 9 15 317 9.3 2016-17 27 13 575 21.3 63 145.434 44 101.436 31 37.838 14 46 60 2.2 32 32 24 2 7 201 7.4 TOTALS 61 46 1546 25.3 170 396.429 127 298.426 51 59.864 26 134 160 2.6 74 78 43 11 22 518 8.5 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 23 vs. Robert Morris, 01/20/18
#30 Malcolm Sellers SO PF 2017-18 Has seen action in 13 games... contributed three points and a rebound in 12 minutes of action versus Graceland (Nov. 25) at the Waldorf Classic. 2017-18 7 0 29 4.1 1 7.143 0 3.000 3 4.750 2 7 9 1.3 5 2 1 0 0 5 0.7 2016-17 6 1 77 12.8 5 11.455 0 0.000 2 4.500 8 14 22 3.7 13 3 6 5 1 12 2.0 TOTALS 13 1 106 8.2 6 18.333 0 3.000 5 8.625 10 21 31 2.4 18 5 7 5 1 17 1.3 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 10 vs. Asbury, 11/21/16 #32 Lucky Odiase JR C 2017-18 Netted seven points in 109-80 win over East-West (Jan. 3)... scored five points at Grace (Nov. 4)... played a season-high 13 minutes at St. Francis (Nov. 21)... has appeared in 16 games. 2017-18 16 0 77 4.8 9 19.474 0 1.000 3 5.600 5 8 13 0.8 8 2 1 4 1 21 1.3 CULVER-STOCKTON 2016-17 18 0 61 3.4 3 13.231 0 0.000 2 5.400 6 8 14 0.8 6 2 3 1 1 8 0.4 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 7 vs. East-West, 01/03/18 #33 Nathan Skrobot JR SG 2017-18 Has appeared in six games... scored first points as a Jaguar with a three-pointer against St. Francis (Feb. 3)... walk-on... GSU Athletics High Honor Roll (Fall 2017). 2017-18 6 0 11 1.8 1 5.200 1 5.200 0 0.000 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 1 0 1 3 0.5 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 3, vs. St. Francis, 02/03/18 #35 Jamaal Murray SR PF 2017-18 Started against Cardinal Stritch (Feb. 17), grabbing six rebounds... recorded 10 points against Mount Vernon Nazarene (Dec. 18). 2017-18 22 1 158 7.2 23 59.390 1 2.500 11 28.393 8 23 31 1.4 28 4 14 2 1 58 2.6 2016-17 15 12 316 21.1 30 84.357 0 4.000 18 39.462 31 39 70 4.7 48 13 23 1 7 78 5.2 TOTALS 37 13 474 12.8 53 143.371 1 6.167 29 67.433 39 62 101 2.7 76 17 37 3 8 136 3.7 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 14 vs. Trinity International, 12/17/16
#40 Te Noah Tatum FR SF 2017-18 Redshirting this season. 2017-18 DNP CAREER HIGH (PTS): N/A #42 Fredric Devoe III JR C 2017-18 Has appeared in 11 games... played 13 minutes against Graceland (Nov. 25)... scored points against East-West, Graceland and IU Northwest. 2017-18 11 0 39 3.5 1 7.143 0 1.000 6 15.400 1 4 5 0.5 11 2 3 0 0 8 0.7 2016-17 28 8 353 12.6 27 63.429 2 8.250 21 28.750 26 39 65 2.3 68 9 22 2 9 77 2.8 2015-16 29 10 406 14.0 29 83.349 3 18.167 18 36.500 12 55 67 2.3 75 19 21 1 11 79 2.7 TOTALS 68 18 798 11.7 57 153.373 5 27.185 45 79.570 39 98 137 2.1 154 30 46 3 20 164 2.4 CAREER HIGH (PTS): 10 vs. Judson, 01/14/17 Tony Bates Head Coach 2017-18 CCAC Co-Coach of the Year... led GSU to the CCAC season and conference tournament titles... elevated GSU to 14th in the NAIA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll... guided GSU to an 11-game winning streak and 12-straight wins at home... helped Jaguars to six season sweeps of CCAC opponents. Rick Romeli Associate Head Coach Duval Richardson Assistant Coach Aubrey Volious Assistant Coach James Cook Assistant Coach
First Round March 7-8 (1) IU East (Ind.) (31-2) Wednesday, 12 p.m. (8) Voorhees (S.C.) (18-10) (4) Oklahoma Wesleyan (25-8) Wednesday, 1:45 p.m. (5) Bethel (Ind.) (22-9) (3) Briar Cliff (Iowa) (24-7) Wednesday, 10:15 a.m. (6) Oregon Tech (22-10) (2) St. Thomas (Fla.) (22-7) Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. (7) Michigan-Dearborn (21-12) (1) Indiana Wesleyan (26-7) Thursday, 12 p.m. (8) Antelope Valley (Calif.) (20-7) (4) IU Southeast (Ind.) (23-8) Thursday, 8:30 a.m. (5) Stillman (Ala.) (27-4) (3) Warner Pacific (Ore.) (23-9) Thursday, 10:15 a.m. (6) Southeastern (Fla.) (21-9) (2) Morningside (Iowa) (26-6) Thursday, 1:45 p.m. (7) Trinity International (Ill.) (21-10) 2018 NAIA Division II Men s Basketball National Championship, presented by Cypress Risk Management Sanford Pentagon - Sioux Falls, S.D. Second Round March 9 Quarterfinals March 10 Semifinals March 12 Championship March 13 Semifinals March 12 Quarterfinals March 10 Second Round March 9 Friday, 8:30 a.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Naismith Bracket Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m Duer Bracket Friday, 10:15 a.m. Friday, 9:15 p.m. Monday, 6 p.m. Monday, 8 p.m. NATIONAL CHAMPION Tuesday, 6 p.m. Live on Friday, 4 p.m. Friday, 1:45 p.m. Saturday, 6 p.m. Cramer Bracket Saturday, 4 p.m. Liston Bracket Friday, 5:45 p.m. Friday, 12p.m. All times CDT. The first 30 games will be video-streamed by Stretch Internet at www.naianetwork.com. The Championship final will be streamed nationally on ESPN3.com. First Round March 7-8 (1) College of Idaho (27-6) Thursday, 4 p.m. (8) Mayville State (N.D.) (18-10) (4) Governors State (Ill.) (25-8) Thursday, 5:45 p.m. (5) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (22-10) (3) Union (Ky.) (23-7) Thursday, 9:15 p.m. (6) Marian (Ind.) (20-11) (2) Indiana Tech (26-6) Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (7) WVU Tech (W.Va.) (20-11) (1) Cornerstone (Mich.) (28-4) Wednesday, 4 p.m. (8) Milligan (Tenn.) (15-13) (4) Southwestern (Kan.) (26-7) Wednesday, 9:45 p.m. (5) Roosevelt (Ill.) (26-7) (3) Northwestern (Iowa) (25-6) Wednesday, 8 p.m. (6) Bellevue (Neb.) (21-11) (2) Saint Francis (Ind.) (25-8) Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. (7) Keiser (Fla.) (20-10)