2018-19 MEN S BASKETBALL Media Relations Contact: Nate Sagan (907) 786-1295 nssagan@alaska.edu November 5, 2018 MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ALASKA AIRLINES CENTER 3550 PROVIDENCE DR / ANCHORAGE, AK 99508 Seawolves face D-I exhibition test at Fresno State, travel to Hawaii foes THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF MEN S BASKETBALL... Tuesday, Nov. 6 6 pm AST Save Mart Center Fresno, Calif. Alaska Anchorage (2-0) at Fresno State (0-0) Friday, Nov. 9 1 pm AST McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, Hawaii Alaska Anchorage (2-0) at Hawaii Pacific (0-0) Saturday, Nov. 10 3:30 pm AST McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, Hawaii Alaska Anchorage at Chaminade (0-0 [11/9 vs UAF]) LIVE VIDEO: None LIVE STATS: Tuesday at gobulldogs.com Friday & Saturday at goswords.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary SOCIAL MEDIA: Check the @UAAMBB Twitter feed for in-game updates & fi nal scores. PROBABLE UAA STARTERS (2018-19 stats) G Jack Macdonald, 6-0, Jr. (13.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.0 apg,.529 FG,.500 3FG, 2-2 FT) G Brennan Rymer, 6-0, So. (5.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.5 spg,.556 FG) F Tyler Brimhall, 6-5, Jr. (26.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg,.517 FG,.421 3FG,.875 FT) F Niko Bevens, 6-6, Jr. (15.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.5 apg,.458 FG,.278 3FG, 3-6 FT) C Brian Pearson, 6-9, Sr. (5.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 1.0 apg,.400 FG, 2-2 FT) ALL-TIME VS.... FRESNO STATE: FSU leads 2-0 overall, 1-0 in Fresno Last: FSU 82-79 (11/26/98 at UAA) / Notes: Teams last meeting came in the 1998 Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage... first meeting was a 71-45 FSU win, Jan. 2, 1982 in Fresno. HAWAII PACIFIC: UAA leads 10-6 overall; tied 5-5 at HPU Streak: HPU 2 / Last: HPU 65-51 (11/10/17 at UAA) / Notes: This marks the fourth straight year the teams will meet in a non-conference, regular-season game... UAA had 2018-19 Seawolf Men s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos Ht/Wt Cl-Exp Hometown (Last School) 1 Travis Adams G 5-10/175 Fr.-HS Utqiaġvik, AK (Barrow HS) 2 Tyler Brimhall G/F 6-5/195 Jr.-TR Logan, UT (North Idaho College) 3 Niko Bevens F 6-6/190 Jr.-TR Beaverton, OR (Montana) 11 Tobin Karlberg G 6-0/180 Fr.-HS Anchorage, AK (Grace Chris an HS) 13 Brennan Rymer G 6-0/165 So.-1V Sydney, Australia (Scots College) 20 Keenan Dowell G 6-5/185 So.-TR Surrey, BC (Sheridan [WY] Coll.) 21 Ma Seymour G 6-3/190 Sr.-TR Juneau, AK (Whatcom [WA] CC) 22 Sjur Berg F 6-7/220 Jr.-2V Nesoddtangen, Norway (Santa Margarita [Calif.] HS) 24 Jack Macdonald G 6-0/175 Jr.-1V Melbourne, Australia (Ohlone [Calif.] Coll.) 30 Eric Jenkins F 6-5/195 So.-1V Anchorage, AK (Dimond HS) 32 Aus n White F 6-8/200 Fr.-RS Ninilchik, AK (Ninilchik HS) 35 Brian Pearson F 6-9/230 Sr.-3V Elko, NV (Elko HS) HEAD COACH: Rusty Osborne (Texas, 88), 15th season (267-152) ASSISTANT COACHES: Ryan Orton (Eastern Oregon, 96), 5th season Shane Rinner (Biola, 96), 7th season 2018-19 Results & Schedule Nov. 2 ANTELOPE VALLEY W, 82-73 Nov. 3 ANTELOPE VALLEY W, 73-65 Nov. 6 at Fresno State (ex.) 6 pm Nov. 9 at Hawaii Pacific 1 pm Nov. 10 at Chaminade 3:30 pm Nov. 16 NORTHWOOD 5 pm Nov. 17 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 5 pm Nov. 23 SOUTH DAKOTA MINES 7:30 pm Nov. 24 SOUTH DAKOTA MINES 7:30 pm Dec. 1 at Montana State Billings* 5 pm Dec. 8 at Alaska Fairbanks* 2 pm Dec. 19 SEAWOLF ALUMNI (ex.) 7 pm Jan. 3 WESTERN OREGON* 7:30 pm Jan. 5 CONCORDIA-PORTLAND* 5:15 pm Jan. 10 at Saint Mar n s* 6 pm Jan. 12 at Sea le Pacific* 3 pm Jan. 17 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* 7 pm Jan. 19 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* 7 pm Jan. 24 at Simon Fraser* 4:15 pm Jan. 26 at Western Washington* 2 pm Jan. 31 at Concordia-Portland* 6 pm Feb. 2 at Western Oregon* 6 pm Feb. 7 SEATTLE PACIFIC* 7 pm Feb. 9 SAINT MARTIN S* 7 pm Feb. 14 at Northwest Nazarene* 5 pm Feb. 16 at Central Washington* 6 pm Feb. 21 WESTERN WASHINGTON* 7 pm Feb. 23 SIMON FRASER* 7 pm Feb. 26 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* 7 pm Feb. 28 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS* 7:30 pm Mar. 7-9 GNAC Tournament^ M.15-18 NCAA Div. II West Regionals% M.27-30 NCAA Div. II Elite Eight$ * Great Northwest Athle c Conference game ^at Belilngham, WA % Loca on TBD $ at Evansville, IN Home games in ALL CAPS at Alaska Airlines Center Social Media @UAA.Athle cs & @UAAMBB @UAASeawolves & @UAAMBB @UAA_Seawolves UAA Seawolves
won seven straight vs. the Sharks until HPU s current two-game streak... first meeting was a 101-86 UAA road win, Jan. 21, 1980 in Honolulu. CHAMINADE: UAA leads 19-13 overall, 11-7 in Honolulu Streak: CU 2 / Last: CU 71-65 (11/11/18 at UAA) / Notes: This marks the fourth straight year the teams will meet in a non-conference, regular-season game... UAA s last win came by a 92-90 score, Nov. 13, 2015 in Fairbanks... series dates to UAA s first year of Div. II competition in 1977-78. IT KINDA COUNTS: Tuesday s game will be played as a discretionary contest under NCAA rules, meaning it will be counted as a regularseason game for Fresno State, but as an exhibition for UAA. SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Picked for 5th in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll, Fresno State had no trouble in its opening exhibition, knocking off D-II program Humboldt State 78-50... the Bulldogs are led by Preseason All-MWC Sr. G Deshon Taylor (17.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg,.833 FT) and Sr. F Sam Bittner (5.3 ppg,.481 3FG)... Chaminade has put a scare into a pair of heavyweight D-I opponents in exhibition action, losing 68-63 at San Diego State and 75-64 at Arizona... picked to finish 4th in the Pacific West Conference preseason poll, the Silverswords are led by their lone returning starter in 6-10 Sr. F Erik Scheive (13.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg,.539 FG)... Hawaii Pacific played its lone exhibition against local rival Hawaii, falling to the D-I program 81-45... picked for 5th in the Pac West, the Sharks are led by the Pac West Preseason Player of the Year, 6-9 Sr. F Jonathan Janssen (13.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg). SEAWOLVES SWEEP PIONEERS: The Alaska Anchorage men s basketball team opened the campaign with a pair of hard-fought victories over NAIA Div. I program Antelope Valley on Nov. 2 & 3... in Friday s opener, Jr. F Tyler Brimhall premiered with 25 points (8-14 FG, 4-9 3FG), 7 rebounds and 4 assists, while Jr. G Jack Macdonald scored a career-high 20 points (7-12 FG, 4-7 3FG) in the 82-73 win... Jr. F Niko Bevens added Rymer 16 points in his Seawolf debut, and So. PG Brennan Rymer tallied 6 points (3-4 FG), 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals... in Saturday s rematch, Brimhall accumulated 27 points (7-15 FG, 9-9 FT) and 8 rebounds to spark a 73-65 win... Bevens scored all 14 of his points in the final 7:30, and So. G Keenan Dowell had 7 points, 2 assists and 3 steals. TEAM NOTES: The 2017-18 Seawolves led the GNAC and ranked 4th in NCAA Div. II in scoring defense at 62.6 points per game, crushing the old program record of 65.6 ppg allowed in 2006-07... UAA also led the league in FG% allowed (.419) and ranked 2nd in FT% (.746)... last year s team earned the program s 13th straight winning season and the 35th in 41 years... the Seawolves have earned eight straight winning GNAC records and qualified to the GNAC Tournament every year since its founding in 2011. LOOK WHO S BACK: With four letterwinners returning, the Seawolves have just 27 percent of their scoring and 30 percent of their rebounding back from last year s 15-14 squad... Sr. F/C Brian Pearson is the most experienced Seawolf, with 63 career appearances and 23 starts... Pearson had a breakout season last year, posting 7.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg and ranking 6th in the GNAC with 1.3 bpg... Pearson currently ranks 9th on UAA s career blocks list with 58... Jr. G Jack Macdonald, So. G Pearson Brennan Rymer and So. F Eric Jenkins are all back for their second seasons in Green & Gold... Rymer ranked 14th in the GNAC with a 1.7 assist/turnover ratio and 20th with 2.1 apg as a freshman... UAA also gets a lift on the interior with the return of Jr. F Sjur Berg, who is Great Northwest Athle c Conference 2017-18 final standings Conference Overall Team (Nat l Ranks^) W L Pct. GB W L Pct. xyz-western Oregon (3/3) 19 1.950 31 2.939 x-western Washington 16 4.800 3.0 21 8.724 xz-saint Mar n s 15 5.750 4.0 25 8.758 x-sea le Pacific 11 9.550 8.0 17 12.586 x-alaska Anchorage 11 9.550 8.0 15 14.517 x-central Washington 10 10.500 9.0 15 13.536 Northwest Nazarene 9 11.450 10.0 13 13.500 Alaska Fairbanks 9 11.450 10.0 11 15.423 Montana State Billings 5 15.250 14.0 13 18.419 Simon Fraser 4 16.200 15.0 10 18.357 Concordia-Portland 1 19.050 18.0 5 23.179 ^NABC/D2SIDA polls x-gnac Tournament qualifier / y-gnac Tourney champ / z-ncaa Tourney qualifier Seawolves in the final 2017-18 GNAC Stats TEAM STATS (leader or 2nd) Pts/Gm: 11th, 61.6 Blocks/Gm: 5th, 3.6 Pts/Gm Def.: 1st, 62.6 (WOU, 66.9) Assists/Gm: 5th, 14.2 Scoring Margin: 8th, -1.0 Steals/Gm: 7th, 5.6 FT%: 2nd,.746 (WWU,.774) TO Margin: 4th, +1.07 FG%: 11th,.399 A/T Ra o: 3rd, 1.2 FG% Def.: 1st,.419 (WOU,.420) Off. Reb./Gm: 8th, 9.6 3FG%: 11th,.298 Def. Reb./Gm: 10th, 23.0 3FG% Def.: 3rd,.337 Off. Reb. Pct: 7th,.282 3FGs/Gm: 11th, 5.6 Def. Reb. Pct: 9th,.698 Reb./Gm: 10th, 32.6 Reb. Margin: 8th, -1.8 Reb./Gm Def.: 7th, 34.4 INDIVIDUAL Scoring Avg 16. Ursery 12.0 Rebounding Avg 12. Ursery 6.0 Asssists Avg 19. Wood 2.3 20. Rymer 2.1 Asst/TO Ra o 8. Clements 1.9 14. Rymer 1.7 20. Peterson 1.6 Blocks Avg 6. Pearson 1.3 Steals Avg 19. Clements 1.0 20. Ursery 1.0 FG Pct. FT% 14. Ursery.797 3FG% 3FG Made/Gm Off. Reb. Avg 16. Pearson 1.6 Def. Reb. Avg 8. Ursery 4.8 Minutes Avg. None in top 10 back with the Seawolves after spending a sabbatical year at home in Norway... with career averages of 3.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg, Berg has seen action in 58 games. NEW KIDS ON THE SPOT: The Seawolves will look for big production from their cast of newcomers this season, led by a pair of players with Div. I experience... Jr. G/F Tyler Brimhall is UAA s representative on the Preseason All-GNAC Team and the lone newcomer to make that squad, coming north after helping North Idaho College to the NWAC title in 2017-18... Brimhall also spent two seasons at D-I Brimhall Idaho, where he redshirted in 2015-16... Jr. F Niko Bevens took a similar path to UAA after playing as a freshman on North Idaho s NWAC East Division title team and transfering to D-I Montana as a sophomore... Bevens shot nearly 50 percent (110 of 221) from 3FG range as a freshman at NIC... So. G Keenan Dowell is the latest international addition to UAA s program, with the Canadian combo guard transfering from Sheridan (Wyo.) College, where he helped his team to a 28-5 mark as a true freshman... after serving as team manager last year, Sr. G Matt Seymour has gained full playing eligibility and will suit up for the first time since playing at Whatcom (Wash.) CC from 2014-16... Seymour
was his team s 2nd-leading scorer and shot.436 from long range as a sophomore... three freshmen also get their first shot at college ball, including the last two Alaska Gatorade Players of the Year with redshirt Fr. F Austin White (Ninilchik) and true Fr. G Tobin Karlberg (Anchorage/Grace Christian)... Fr. G Travis Adams is just the second player from Barrow ever to suit up for the Seawolves, having helped the Whalers to three state titles in his four prep seasons. TRUST IN RUSTY: Now in his 15th year at the helm, head coach Rusty Osborne (267-152) has led the Seawolves to 13 straight winning seasons, along with five NCAA Tournaments and a trip to the 2008 NCAA D-II Semifinals the longest tenured coach in program history and in the GNAC, he became the first UAA basketball coach to reach 200 career victories when the Seawolves beat Alaska Fairbanks on Jan. 10, 2015 Osborne captured his first career GNAC and NABC West District coach-of-the-year awards in 2008 after becoming Osborne the second coach to lead UAA to three consecutive NCAA berths (2006-08), and in 2011-12 his Seawolves posted a 24-10 record to equal the 2nd-most victories in program history; Osborne s 2007-08 club holds that record with a 29-6 mark before taking over the head job in 2004-05, the Texas native previously served 13 seasons (1991-04) 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 by Ryan Orton (5th season) and Shane Rinner (7th season). PICKED FOR 5TH: The Seawolves were predicted to finish 5th in the annual GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll, released Oct. 23: 2018-19 GNAC PRESEASON MEN S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Last Yr 18 GNAC (Pl.) Pts. 1. Saint Mar n s (9) 25-8 15-5 (3rd) 118 2. Sea le Pacific 17-12 11-9 ( e 4th) 105 3. Western Oregon (2) 31-2 19-1 (1st) 94 4. Western Washington 21-8 16-4 (2nd) 83 5. Alaska Anchorage 15-14 11-9 ( e 4th) 76 6. Montana State Billings 13-18 5-15 (9th) 68 7. Northwest Nazarene 13-13 9-11 ( e 7th) 55 8. Central Washington 15-13 10-10 (6th) 40 9. Alaska 11-15 9-11 ( e 7th) 37 10. Concordia 5-23 1-19 (11th) 31 11. Simon Fraser 10-18 4-16 (10th) 19 2018-19 SEAWOLF INDIVIDUAL HONORS Tyler Brimhall Preseason All-GNAC Team 2018-19 Seawolf Season Summary/Trends Home Record 2-0 When Outrebounding Opp. 1-0 Road Record 0-0 When Outrebounded 1-0 Neutral-court Record 0-0 When Scoring 80 or more 1-0 GNAC Home Record 0-0 When Scoring 79 or fewer 1-0 GNAC Road Record 0-0 In Games Decided by: vs. NCAA Div. II 0-0 Over me 0-0 vs. Ranked Div. II Teams 0-0 1-3 pts 0-0 vs. D-II region counters 0-0 4-6 pts 0-0 vs. non-d-ii Teams 2-0 7-10 pts 2-0 When leading at half 2-0 11+ pts 0-0 When ed at half 0-0 When Shoo ng +.500 0-0 When trailing at half 0-0 When Shoo ng -.500 2-0 THE LAST TIME A SEAWOLF... Scored 40+ points: 46, Suki Wiggs at Central Washington (12/1/16) Scored 35+ points: 46, Suki Wiggs at Central Washington (12/1/16) Had 15+ Rebounds: 15, Corey Hammell vs W. Washington (2/2/17) 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 Sea le Pacific (1/23/99) Made 7+ 3-pointers: 7, Diante Mitchell vs Sea le Pacific (12/29/16) 2018-19 UAA Individual Season Highs Points: 27, Tyler Brimhall vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Rebounds: 8, Tyler Brimhall vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Assists: 5, Brennan Rymer vs Antelope Valley, 11/2; 5, Brennan Rymer vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Steals: 3, Brennan Rymer vs Antelope Valley, 11/2; 3, Keenan Dowell vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Blocks: 2, Keenan Dowell vs Antelope Valley, 11/2; 2, Sjur Berg vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Minutes: 33, Tyler Brimhall vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 FG Made: 8, Tyler Brimhall vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 3FGs Made: 4, Tyler Brimhall & Jack Macdonald vs Ant. Valley, 11/2; 4, Tyler Brimhall vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 FTs Made: 9, Tyler Brimhall vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 2018-19 UAA Team Season Bests Points: 82 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 Fewest Pts Allowed: 65 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Margin of Victory: +9 (82-73) vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 Rebound Margin: +3 (35-32) vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 Assists: 25 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 Steals: 11 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 Blocks: 5 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 Fewest Turnovers: 11 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 FG pct.:.483 (29-60) vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 FG pct. Defense:.383 (23-60) vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 FT pct. (min. 10 a.):.818 (18-22) vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 3FG pct.:.393 (11-28) vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 3FGs Made: 11 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2 CHASING RECORDS: Here are where the 2018-19 Seawolves currently stand on the program s all- me career sta s cs lists: BLOCKS 1. Hansi Gnad (1983-87) 145 6. Carl Arts (2004-08) 70 7. Dale Bartley (1985-88) 64 8. Adam Reid (1997-98) 62 9. Brian Pearson (2014-16,17- ) 58 BLOCKS PER GAME 1. Serge Using (95-96,97-00) 1.79 4. Nelson Williams (2000-02) 1.08 5. Dale Bartley (1985-88) 0.83 6. Brian Pearson (14-16,17- ) *0.83 7. Peter Bullock (2000-04) 0.81 *based on current pace
#1 TRAVIS ADAMS (G, 5-10/175, Fr.) Rebs 3 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Asts 3, twice (last vs UAV, 11/3/18) Stls 1 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3 2018-19 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CAREER-HIGHS #20 KEENAN DOWELL (G, 6-5/180, So.) Pts 7 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3/18 Rebs 1 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Asts 4 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Blks 2 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Stls 3 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3/18 #32 AUSTIN WHITE (F, 6-8/200, Fr.) Rebs 0 Asts 0 #2 TYLER BRIMHALL (G/F, 6-5/195, Jr.) Pts 27 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3/18 Rebs 8 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3/18 Asts 4 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Blks 1, twice Stls 2 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3/18 #3 NIKO BEVENS (F, 6-6/190, Jr.) Pts 16 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Rebs 2 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Asts 3 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Blks 1, twice #11 TOBIN KARLBERG (G, 6-0/180, Fr.) Pts 5 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Rebs 1, twice Asts 1, twice Stls 2 vs Antelope Valley, 11/3/18 #13 BRENNAN RYMER (G, 6-0/165, So.) Pts 14 vs Saint Mar n s, 1/4/18 Rebs 5 vs MSU Billings, 11/30/17 Asts 10 vs Saint Mar n s, 1/4/18 Blks 1, three mes Stls 4 at Western Oregon, 12/17/17 #21 MATT SEYMOUR (G, 6-3/190, Sr.) Rebs 0 Asts 0 #22 SJUR BERG (F, 6-7/220, Jr.) Pts 13 vs Concordia-Portland, 11/7/14 Rebs 13 vs Western Washington, 1/3/15 Asts 4 vs Portland Bible, 11/5/16 Blks 2, twice (last vs UAV, 11/3/18) Stls 3 vs Portland Bible, 11/4/16 #24 JACK MacDONALD (G, 6-0/175, Jr.) Pts 20 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Rebs 5, twice (last: at NNU, 1/13/18) Asts 5 vs Concordia-Portland, 1/25/18 Stls 2 vs Alaska Fairbanks, 11/28/17 #30 ERIC JENKINS (F, 6-5/195, So.) Pts 4 vs Saint Mar n s, 1/4/18 Rebs 5, twice (last: vs NNU, 2/8/18) Asts 3 vs Antelope Valley, 11/2/18 Blks 1 vs Simon Fraser, 1/18/18 Stls 1, four mes #35 BRIAN PEARSON (F, 6-9/230, Sr.) Pts 19 at NW Nazarene, 1/13/18 Rebs 10 at NW Nazarene, 1/13/18 Asts 3 vs Simon Fraser, 1/18/18 Blks 6 at NW Nazarene, 1/13/18 Stls 2, twice (last: at NNU, 1/13/18)