respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship integrity responsibility servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant servant leadership sportsmanship respect integrity responsibility servant leadership
5 Core Character Values Respect
Treating yourself, other persons, institutions, guests and sports to the highest standards of conduct.
Integrity
Keeping commitments. It is developing an integrated character that includes but goes beyond honesty.
Responsibility
Be accountable for your actions. It is not doing anything that would reflect poorly on your team, your school or yourself.
Champions of Character Sponsors
Servant Leadership
Putting the group first while also becoming responsible for personal and group roles while performing at your best. Leadership implies managing yourself well.
Sportsmanship
A matter of being of good character and doing the right thing. Fairness and equity are expected in all contests and relationships.
LOCATION SIOUX CITY, IOWA FOUNDED 1930 ATHLETIC COLORS BLUE AND GOLD NICKNAME CHARGERS ARENA NEWMANN FLANAGAN CENTER NATIONAL AFFILIATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS CONFERENCE GREAT PLAINS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PRESIDENT BEV WHARTON VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS WILLIAM MANGAN [PH.D.] VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT SHARISUE WILCOXON VP FOR FINANCE BETH GRIGSBY VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT CRAIG MCGARRY VP FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT STEVE JANOWIAK DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS STEVE GAST
Academics
History In 1929, only briar patches covered a 175-foot hill located on the western outskirts of Sioux City, Iowa. But two people – Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, Major Superior of the Sisters of Saint Francis, and the Most Reverend Edmond Heelan, Bishop of the Sioux City Diocese – had a vision. They saw that hill crowned with a Catholic college for women. Mother Dominica and Bishop Heelan met on March 9, 1929 with members of the Sioux City community. Businessmen attending that meeting committed themselves to raising $25,000 to support the establishment of the college in Sioux City. After this showing of community support, significant events followed in rapid succession. On Sept. 18, 1930, the college, named Briar Cliff after the hill on which it is located, was dedicated. Four days later, 25 women started classes in Heelan Hall, the only building on campus. In 1937, the University’s two-year program was extended to four years. Fifty-five men were admitted to Briar Cliff in 1965 and co-education was formalized in 1966 with the admission of 150 full-time male students. The innovative Weekend College program started in the fall of 1979. The spring of 1980 saw the addition of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. A Master of Arts in Education was implemented in the summer of 2001. The college officially became a University on June 1, 2001. The University’s academic growth required an expanding physical plant. As time passed, more buildings began sprouting from the briar-covered hill: a four-story addition to Heelan Hall in 1948; the library and Our Lady of Grace Chapel in 1959; Alverno Hall, a women’s residence, in 1965; a gymnasium in 1966; Toller Hall, a men’s residence, in 1967; Noonan Hall in 1968; the Newman Flanagan Center in 1982; the addition of three classrooms in the theatre in 1986; the completion in 1988 of the Baxter-DiGiovanni Living & Learning Center; KLIF-AM campus radio station in 1987; and the renovated dining hall in 1989. The $6 million, 43,350-square-foot Stark Student Center opened in the fall of 2000. Additionally, extensive renovations to Alverno Residence Hall have expanded Briar Cliff’s recreational facilities. The construction of the McCoy Arnold Center, completed in 2004, further enhanced recreational facilities. On Sept. 1, 2011, Briar Cliff formally broke ground for a $10.75 million addition and renovation of Heelan Hall, slated for completion in September 2013. The project will involve the addition of a three-floor wing with state-of-the-art science laboratories, a business case room, general classrooms and a four-story atrium. The Heelan Hall project will include new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems along with renovation of various classrooms and labs in the existing structure.
Location
Briar Cliff University is located on a scenic hilltop campus at the edge of urban development, yet minutes from Downtown Sioux City (population 83,000). In a tri-state area where Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota meet, Sioux City is connected with other metro areas by Interstate Highway 29 and is about an hour away by air from Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Denver.
Briar Cliff offers over 40 academic majors and pre-professional programs. The Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Social Work degrees are conferred. Two-year Associate of Arts degrees are also available in two areas. The Master of Arts in Human Resource Management, Master of Science in Nursing and Graduate Management Certificate are also conferred. The academic year consists of two semesters with January and May terms.
Students
More than 1,150 students from across the U.S. and around the world attend Briar Cliff. Approximately 98 percent of undergraduate students receive financial aid.
Accreditation and Approval
Briar Cliff is accredited as a degree-granting institution by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The education program of the University is approved by the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction for Certification of Teachers. The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing.
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The Briar Cliff men’s basketball team is looking to make the NAIA Div. II National Basketball Championship for the third-straight year. The Chargers are coming off a 22-11 campaign a season ago which ended with a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. In the GPAC, the Chargers finished third with a 14-6 record. From that Sweet Sixteen team, the Chargers of second year head coach Nic Nelson return eight players, headlined by first team all-conference senior guards Jake Shipley and Taylor Murren. The 6-8 Shipley was named the GPAC Player of the Year and a first team all-American last season after averaging 17.5 ppg with 69 three-pointers and a team-high 5.0 rpg. He was second on the team with 56 assists and 37 steals. Murren, 6-1, knocked down a team-high 80 three-pointers and averaged 11.9 ppg. Shipley and Murren are two of the team’s five seniors who will be expected to lead this year’s team. The team also returned 6-10 senior honorable mention all-conference center Michael Collison and 6-6 senior forward John Engler. Collison averaged 6.7 ppg last season with 4.7 rpg. He led the league for the second-straight year with 64 blocked shots. Engler chipped in 4.3 ppg and 4.4 rpg last season, playing primarily a reserve role. Several players are expected to see their roles increase this season including Zach Otting, who averaged 4.7 ppg last season in 22 appearances, Turner Fahey, who averaged 3.7 ppg in 18 games, Ricky Torres, who chipped in 1.4 ppg in 19 games and Matt Berg, who averaged 1.3 ppg in six contests. Otting will push for time on the wing, while Fahey, who is coming off a knee injury which shortened his freshman campaign, is expected to be in hunt for the team’s starting point guard spot with Hollamon and MiraCosta Community College (Oceanside, Calif.) transfer Evan Watkins. Torres and Berg are expected to give the Chargers depth inside. Several newcomers are expected to provide an impact this season, including Watkins and a five pack of first team all-state freshmen; Clay Harreld, Austin Homan, Michael Newton, Adam Paulsen and Kale Wietfeld. The Chargers will play Northern Iowa in an exhibition game, Oct. 27 and will then open their regular season, at home, Nov. 2, against Grand View.
GPAC Preseason coaches’ poll Place 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6t. 6t. 8. 9. 10. 11.
School Dordt Northwestern Briar Cliff Midland Morningside Concordia Hastings Dakota Wesleyan NebraskaWesleyan Doane Mount Marty
Points 1st PlaceVotes 99 9 92 2 76 72 65 45 45 44 29 26 12
NIC NELSON
Nic Nelson is in his second year as Briar Cliff’s head men’s basketball coach. In his first year at the helm, Nelson guided the Chargers to a Sweet Sixteen finish at the NAIA Div. II National Championship. It was the farthest the Blue and Gold have advanced on the national stage since a Sweet Sixteen finish in 2000. Over the past four years, Briar Cliff holds the honor of being the winningest men’s basketball program, in all divisions, in the state of Iowa. Prior to becoming the Chargers’ head coach, Nelson spent four years as the program’s top assistant. In those four seasons, he helped the Chargers to a 91-38 record and a pair of national tournament appearances. Nelson came to Briar Cliff from Central College, where he served as an assistant coach for three seasons. There, he assisted in making the program competitive within the Iowa Conference and helped the Dutch to their best record and conference finish in more than a decade. With the entire starting five he helped recruit to Central leading the way, the Dutch won the 2009-10 regular season and conference tournament championship for the first time in fifteen years. Prior to Central, Nelson was the varsity boys’ basketball coach at Ogden High School, where he guided the Bulldogs to a record of 39-10 over two years. Following the 2003-04 season, he was tabbed as the Mid-Iowa Coach of the Year. During the 2000-01 season, he served as the sophomore boys’ coach at Sioux City West High School. The 2001 Morningside graduate was a four-year baseball letterwinner for the Mustangs. The two-time team MVP went on to play two seasons of professional baseball, including a season with the Sioux City Explorers in 2000. The former four-sport standout at Central Lyon High School holds a master’s degree in health science from Fort Hays State University. Nelson and his wife, Michelle, reside in Sioux City with their two daughters, Grace and Claire.
ASSISTANT COACH >>> MARK SVAGERA Mark Svagera is in his second year as an assistant with the Briar Cliff men’s basketball program. In his first season, Svagera aided in guiding the Chargers to a Sweet Sixteen finish at the NAIA Div. II National Championship. Svagera came to Briar Cliff following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Dickinson State University. Prior to that, he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Hastings College. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Dana College, serving as an assistant with the women’s basketball program during the 2006-07 campaign. The Ralston, Neb. native graduated from Ralston High School in 2002 and Dana College in 2006. Svagera was a four-year member of the Vikings’ basketball program. He holds a bachelors’ degree in physical education from Dana, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Hastings.
ASSISTANT COACH >>> RON SCHULTZ Ron Schultz is in his 31st year as an assistant with the Charger basketball program. He coached along side NAIA and Briar Cliff Hall of Fame coach Ray Nacke for 22 years, guiding the Chargers to 11 national tournaments and a No. 1 ranking in 1981. Schultz then spent seven seasons working under Todd Barry. During that span, the Chargers qualified for a pair of national tournaments and climbed as high as No. 4 in the nation. Schultz’s portfolio also includes coaching freshmen football, girls’ basketball and sophomore boys’ basketball at Bishop Heelan High School, Sioux City, Iowa. A Sioux City native, Schultz is a Heelan graduate and a Briar Cliff alumnus. While playing basketball at Briar Cliff, he scored the first basket in BC history and finished his playing career with 1,353 points. The 1970 Briar Cliff graduate was inducted into the BCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. In addition to coaching at Briar Cliff, Schultz is a counselor at Heelan High School in Sioux City. He and his wife, Ann, have five grown children.
ASSISTANT COACH >>> ANGELO JAMES
Angelo James is in his fifth year as an assistant coach with the Chargers. Most recently, he served as an assistant football coach at North High School in Sioux City during the past five seasons. Previously, he coached baskeball at Bishop Heelan High School for eight seasons. James is a 1982 graduate of Westmar College, in Le Mars, Iowa, where he was a multi-sport athlete. As an NAIA All-American at Westmar in football, he set numerous school records. James also played basketball for the Eagles, competing against the likes of BCU Hall of Famers Rolando Frazer and Mario Galvez. He has owned his own insurance agency in Sioux City for the past 15 years. James and his wife, Carla, have two sons, Angelo Jr. and Marcus. Angelo Jr. is currently a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tennessee, while Marcus resides in Sioux City.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH>>> BRYAN FINK
Bryan Fink is in his second year as Briar Cliff’s strength and conditioning coach. The Wayne, Neb. native earned his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association in January of 2011. Fink is also a Sports Performance Director (SPD) certified by Velocity Sports Performance and is certified in Under Armour Combine 360 Training and Testing. Fink was a three-sport athlete at Wayne High School and then went on to play basketball at Morningside College. He graduated from Morningside in 2009 with a degree in business administration. He then spent two years as a graduate assistant at CNOS, while working on his masters’ degree in exercise science from Wayne State. He is expected to earn that degree in December.
(2012) >varsity OCTOBER 27 1:00 PM @ >> EXHIBITION GAME
U. OF NORTHERN IOWA
NOVEMBER >2 7:00 PM VS.
GRAND VIEW >3 3:00 PM VS. WILLIAM PENN >5 8:00 PM VS. WALDORF 9 6:00 PM VS. CLARKE >> ASHFORD CLASSIC (CLINTON, IA) 10 3:00 PM @ ASHFORD >> ASHFORD CLASSIC (CLINTON, IA) >14 8:00 PM VS. NORTHWESTERN* >17 4:00 PM VS. DAKOTA WESLEYAN* 20 8:00 PM @ DOANE* 23 7:00 PM @ OUR LADY OF THE LAKE >28 8:00 PM VS. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN*
DECEMBER 1 4:00 PM @
AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESS >5 8:00 PM VS. CONCORDIA* 8 4:00 PM @ HASTINGS* >11 7:30 PM VS. AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 15 4:00 PM @ DORDT COLLEGE* 28 3:00 PM VS. DAKOTA STATE >> HOLIDAY CLASSIC @ (M-SIDE) 29 3:00 PM VS. FRIENDS >> HOLIDAY CLASSIC @ (M-SIDE)
JANUARY >2 8:00 PM VS.
MOUNT MARTY* 5 4:45 PM VS. MORNINGSIDE* >> CNOS FOUNDATION CLASSIC @ (TYSON EVENT CENTER) >9 8:00 PM VS. MIDLAND* 16 8:00 PM @ NEBRASKA WESLEYAN* >19 4:00 PM VS. HASTINGS* 23 8:00 PM @ NORTHWESTERN* >26 4:00 PM VS. DORDT* >30 8:00 PM VS. DOANE*
FEBRUARY 2 4:00 PM @
MOUNT MARTY* 6 8:00 PM @ CONCORDIA* >9 4:00 PM VS. MORNINGSIDE* >> SENIOR DAY 13 8:00 PM @ MIDLAND* 16 8:30 PM @ DAKOTA WESLEYAN* 20 @ TBA >> GPAC TOURNAMENT - FEB. 20, FEB. 23, FEB. 26 * CONFERENCE EVENT > HOME GAME
(2012) >jv OCTOBER >30
7:45 PM VS.
NORTHWESTERN
15 >26 >29
7:45 PM @ 7:30 PM VS. 7:45 PM VS.
MOUNT MARTY NORTHWESTERN COUNTY UPPER MORNINGSIDE
>6 >11 15
7:45 PM VS. 5:30 PM VS. 11:30 AM @
BUENA VISTA MORNINGSIDE AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DORDT
>10 >14 >17 >21 >24 31
7:30 PM VS. 7:45 PM VS. 7:45 PM VS. 7:45 PM VS. 7:45 PM VS. 7:30 PM @
BUENA VISTA DOANE MIDLAND DAKOTA WESLEYAN DORDT NORTHWESTERN IOWA LAKES
NOVEMBER >12 7:45 PM VS. DECEMBER 3 7:45 PM @
JANUARY >7 7:45 PM VS. FEBRUARY 2 11:00 AM @ 4 7:45 PM @ 7 7:45 PM @ 11 7:45 PM @ 14 7:45 PM @ > HOME GAME
MOUNT MARTY MIDLAND DORDT MORNINGSIDE DAKOTA WESLEYAN
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briar cliff basketball
2012-13 NAIA DII NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
battle on
(2012) > varsity squad NO. 01 03 04 05 10 11 13 20 21 22 23 33 45 55
NAME RICKY TORRES EVAN WATKINS TAYLOR MURREN ADAM PAULSEN CLAY HARRELD JOHN ENGLER KALE WIETFELD JAKE SHIPLEY MATT BERG ZACH OTTING TURNER FAHEY
POS. F G G G G F G G F G G MICHAEL COLLISON P AUSTIN HOMAN F MIKE NEWTON P
HT. 6-6 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-8 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-10 6-7 6-7
(2012) > jv squad NO. 01 03 04 05 11 23 24 44 RS
NAME BRADY WRIGHT TRE KING DOM SCHWEDER SPENCER FAHEY CHRIS SCHMIDT GAGE RETHWISCH BRIAN DENTLINGER CHRIS BLAIR A.J. HOLMES
POS. C G G G G G F F G
battle on
HT. 6-6 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-5 5-11
WT. 227 187 173 187 169 218 169 181 205 18 0 168 247 195 237
YR. SO. JR. SR. FR. FR. SR. FR. SR. SO. SO. SO. SR. FR. FR.
HOMETOWN DENISON, IA TEMECULA, CA WAHOO, NE PAULLINA, IA WILLIAMS, IA FORT DODGE, IA NORTH BEND, NE STATE CENTER, IA CARROLL, IA PEOSTA, IA GRAND ISLAND, NE IOWA FALLS, IA LE MARS, IA STATE CENTER, IA
WT. 249 150 210 162 189 169 205 202 160
YR. SO. FR. SO. SO. FR. FR. FR. SO. SO.
HOMETOWN MAPLETON, IA OMAHA, NE SIOUX CITY, IA GRAND ISLAND, NE WYNOT, NE WAYNE, NE ARCADIA, IA OMAHA, NE OMAHA, NE
(01) > Ricky Torres
+ (03) > Evan Watkins + (04) > Taylor Murren + (05) > Adam Paulsen + (10) > Clay Harreld + (11) > John Engler + (13) > Kale Wietfeld + YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-6 POS: FORWARD HS: DENISON HOMETOWN: DENISON, IA PARENTS: RICK & MARLENE TORRES
YR: JUNIOR HT: 5-10 POS: GUARD PREVIOUS COLLEGE: MIRACOSTA HOMETOWN: TEMECULA, CA PARENTS: HENRY WATKINS & JOY WATKINS
YR: SENIOR HT: 6-1 POS: GUARD PREVIOUS COLLEGE: CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOMETOWN: WAHOO, NE PARENTS: MICHAEL & VICKI MURREN YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-2 POS: GUARD HS: SOUTH O’BRIEN HOMETOWN: PAULLINA, IA PARENTS: RANDY & JULIE PAULSEN YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-2 POS: GUARD HS: NORTHEAST HAMILTON HOMETOWN: WILLIAMS, IA PARENTS: MIKE & MARY HARRELD
YR: SENIOR HT: 6-6 POS: FORWARD HS: ST. EDMOND’S CATHOLIC HOMETOWN: FORT DODGE, IA PARENTS: MIKE & HELAINE ENGLER
YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-4 POS: GUARD HS: NORTH BEND CENTRAL HOMETOWN: NORTH BEND, NE PARENTS: STEVE & CHERYL WIETFELD
(20) > Jake Shipley
+ (21) > Matt Berg + (22) > Zach Otting + (23) > Turner Fahey + (33) > Michael Collison + (45) > Austin Homan + (55) > Mike Newton + YR: SENIOR HT: 6-8 POS: GUARD HS: WEST MARSHALL HOMETOWN: STATE CENTER, IA PARENTS: DAVID & BEV SHIPLEY
YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-5 POS: FORWARD HS: KUEMPER CATHOLIC HOMETOWN: CARROLL, IA PARENTS: ROGER & KATHY BERG YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-4 POS: GUARD HS: WESTERN DUBUQUE HOMETOWN: PEOSTA, IA PARENTS: RUSS & KAY OTTING
YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-0 POS: GUARD HS: GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC HOMETOWN: GRAND ISLAND, NE PARENTS: RANDY & LAURIE FAHEY YR: SENIOR HT: 6-10 POS: POST HS: IOWA FALLS-ALDEN HOMETOWN: IOWA FALLS, IA PARENTS: DAVE & JUDY COLLISON
YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-7 POS: FORWARD HS: LE MARS COMMUNITY HOMETOWN: LE MARS, IA PARENTS: PAUL & GLENDA HOMAN
YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-7 POS: POST HS: WEST MARSHALL HOMETOWN: STATE CENTER, IA PARENTS: BRIAN & KARLA NEWTON
+jvsquad (01) > Brady Wright
+ (03) > Tre King + (04) > Dom Schweder + (05) > Spencer Fahey + (11) > Chris Schmidt + YR: S0PHOMORE HT: 6-6 POS: POST HS: MAPLE VALLEY ANTHON-OTO HOMETOWN: MAPLETON, IA PARENTS: ROBERT WRIGHT & JONI SMITH YR: FRESHMAN HT: 5-10 POS: GUARD HS: OMAHA BURKE HOMETOWN: OMAHA, NE PARENTS: WILLIAM & MARIBETH KING
YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-2 POS: GUARD HS: NORTH HOMETOWN: SIOUX CITY, IA PARENTS: DAVID & SHERRIE SCHWEDER YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-1 POS: GUARD HS: GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC HOMETOWN: GRAND ISLAND, NE PARENTS: RANDY & LAURIE FAHEY YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-4 POS: GUARD HS: WYNOT HOMETOWN: WYNOT, NE PARENTS: KEITH & MARY SCHMIDT
(23) > Gage Rethwisch
+ (24) > Brian Dentlinger + (44) > Chris Blair + (rs) > A.J. Holmes + YR: FRESHMAN HT: 5-11 POS: G HS: WAYNE HOMETOWN: WAYNE, NE PARENTS: RICH & KATHI RETHWISCH
YR: FRESHMAN HT: 6-4 POS: F HS: KUEMPER CATHOLIC HOMETOWN: ARCADIA, IA PARENTS: JOEL & SHEILA DENTLINGER YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 6-5 POS: F HS: SOUTH HOMETOWN: OMAHA, NE PARENTS: MELVIN & MIRIAM BLAIR
YR: SOPHOMORE HT: 5-11 POS: G HS: SOUTH HOMETOWN: OMAHA, NE PARENTS: JAMES & CARLOYN HOMLES
STUDENT ASSISTANTS > JACOB BUELT
> LOGAN MURRAY
> BRYCE REINDERS
> BEN O’NEILL
YR: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BRENDA, IA
YR: SENIOR HOMETOWN: BELLEVUE, NE
YR: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: STERLING, IL
YR: JUNIOR HOMETOWN: SIOUX CITY, IA
Year-by-Year Records 66-67 Jim Deignan 67-68 68-69 Bill Stier 69-70 70-71 71-72 Ray Nacke 72-73 73-74 74-75 75-76 76-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 Mike Beard 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 Todd Barry 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Nic Nelson Total
7-14 10-15 9-13 14-12 15-8 5-19 9-17 11-16 17-10 19-8 19-9 25-4 28-3 21-7 27-3 21-10 14-13 18-12 18-13 25-5 19-12 26-6 17-12 24-7 27-6 25-4 27-6 18-10 21-11 15-14 11-17 23-12 18-12 23-8 19-8 18-11 11-16 8-21 16-14 19-12 13-16 22-12 23-8 23-9 23-9 22-11 843-495
NAIA Scholar-Athletes 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2006-07 2007-08 2007-08 2008-09 2010-11 2010-11 2011-12 2011-12
Kelly Boyle Matt Holmes Ben Herrig Tim Leuschen Ben Herrig Tim Leuschen Koty Cowgill Dallas Courville Dallas Courville Neil Rohe Kurt Webb Neil Rohe Kurt Webb Brent Miller Kyle Semprini Eric Rohe Eric Rohe John Engler>>>>
All-American 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1991-92 1992-93 1997-98 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Eddie Warren 2nd Team Rolando Frazer 1st Team Rolando Frazer 1st Team Rolando Frazer 1st Team Reggie Grenald H.M. Mario Galvez 1st Team Mario Galvez 2nd Team Mario Galvez 1st Team Leon Trimmingham 2nd Team Leon Trimmingham 1st Team Stacey Castle 2nd Team DJ Dunbar H.M. Anton Hubert H.M. Matt Holmes H.M. Damon Hunter 3rd Team Neil Rohe H.M. Kyle Semprini H.M. Matt Geelan H.M. Matt Geelan H.M. Jake Shipley  1st Team
Clarkson Award
2006-07 (Presented to Iowa’s Top Collegiate Senior Player) 2006-07 2007-08 1978 Eddie Warren 2007-08 1981 Rolando Frazer 2007-08 1986 Mario Galvez 2007-08 2008-09 All-Region 2008-09 1993-94 Ricardo Yearwood 2008-09 1994-95 Jeff Werning 2008-09 1994-95 Ricardo Yearwood 2008-09 1997-98 DJ Dunbar 2009-10 1997-98 Matt Holmes 2009-10 1998-99 Matt Holmes 2009-10 2010-11 All-District/All-Conference 2010-11 1968-69 Chuck Porter 2010-11 1975-76 Rolando Frazer 2010-11 1976-77 Mark Grace 2011-12 1976-77 Eddie Warren 2011-12 1976-77 Rolando Frazer 2011-12 1977-78 Mark Grace 2011-12 1978-79 Rolando Frazer 1978-79 Ernesto Malcolm 1979-80 Rolando Frazer 1983-84 Mario Galvez 1983-84 Jim Hardy 1985-86 Fernando Pinillo 1986-87 Fernando Pinillo 1986-87 Jeff Donaldson 1987-88 Fernando Pinillo 1987-88 Jeff Donaldson 1990-91 Leon Trimmingham 1990-91 Carlos Rockshead 1991-92 Leon Trimmingham 2002-03 Josh Winston 1st Team 2002-03 Earl Lewis H.M. 2002-03 Koty Cowgill H.M. 2003-04 Josh Alexander H.M. 2003-04 Koty Cowgill H.M. 2003-04 Michael Turner H.M. 2003-04 Bryce Meyers H.M. 2004-05 Jamal Walker 2nd Team 2004-05 Jeremy Moses H.M. 2004-05 Joe Nelson H.M. 2005-06 Martez Van Buren 2nd Team 2005-06 Jeremy Moses H.M. 2005-06 Kurt Webb H.M. 2005-06 Adi Cizmic H.M. 2006-07 Neil Rohe 1st Team
Adi Cizmic Kurt Webb Neil Rohe Adi Cizmic Brett Ratcliff Dehonis Williams Brett Ratcliff Kyle Semprini
2nd Team H.M. 1st Team 2nd Team H.M. H.M. 1st Team 1st Team Chase Vander Feen 2nd Team Matt Geelan H.M. Derek Mechaelsen H.M. Matt Geelan 1st Team Chase Vander Feen 2nd Team Kyle Semprini 2nd Team Matt Geelan 1st Team Jake Shipley 1st Team Chase Vander Feen H.M. Brenton Brown H.M. Jake Shipley 1st Team Taylor Murren 1st Team Michael Collison H.M. Ben Sitzmann H.M.
Team Records Record Year MOST POINTS - GAME
124 vs. Marycrest 1987-88
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED
Game 41 vs. Mount Mercy 1987-88
WINS - TOTAL 28 1978-79
WINNING %
.903 1978-79
CONSECUTIVE WINS 16 1980-81
THREE-POINTERS - GAME 19 vs. Friends 2012-13
THREE-POINTERS - SEASON 274 2008-09
POINTS - GAME
Mario Galvez 61 1985-86
POINTS - SEASON
Rolando Frazer 1,018 1979-80
CAREER SCORING
Mario Galvez 3,215 1982-86
CAREER REBOUNDING Rolando Frazer 1,110 1981
GAMES PLAYED
Alex Funes 126 1989-93
POINTS/GAME AVG. - SEASON Rolando Frazer 36.4 1979-80
POINTS/GAME AVG. - CAREER Mario Galvez 26.4 1982-86
REBOUNDS - SEASON
Randy Dokken 353 1974-75
FIELD GOALS - SEASON
Rolando Frazer 427 1979-80
FIELD GOALS - CAREER
Mario Galvez 1,301 1981-86
THREE-POINTERS - GAME Taylor Murren 10 2012-13
THREE-POINTERS - SEASON Kyle Semprini 103 2009-10
THREE-POINTERS - CAREER Chase Vander Feen 270 2007-11
FREE THROWS - GAME Steve Brandon 25 1974
FREE THROWS - SEASON
Leon Trimmingham 212 1992-93
FREE THROWS - CAREER Mario Galvez 613 1981-86
ASSISTS - GAME
Glenn Hunnel 18 1974
ASSISTS - SEASON
Tom Stibbs 198 1992-93
ASSISTS - CAREER
Jeff Donaldson 459 1983-87
STEALS - SEASON
Stacey Castle 99 1997-98
STEALS - CAREER
Fernando Pinillo 224 1984-88
BLOCKS - SEASON (Since 1990) Michael Collison 64 2011-12
Blocks - Career (Since 1990) Michael Collison 161 2009-Present
CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY CMSU defeated Briar Cliff, 71-63, Nov. 26, 1983, in the first men’s basketball game played in the Flanagan Center.
CHARGER FOUNDATION
Helps raise the funding to allow students to attend Briar Cliff through the awarding of athletic scholarships. Has previously been referred to as the Charger Booster Association & the Briar Cliff Athletic Association (BCAA).
COLORS
Briar Cliff’s Athletic Department’s official colors are blue (PMS 281) and gold (PMS 130).
February 7, 1986
Mario Galvez set a Briar Cliff single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 123-107 home win over Marycrest International University.
FRAZER, ROLANDO
One of the most notable players to ever wear the Charger blue and gold. Frazer is the only three-time first-team All-American at Briar Cliff. Frazer led all of college basketball in scoring with a 36.4 average during the 1979-80 season. In 1981, he became Iowa’s all-time collegiate scoring leader with 3,078 points and was selected in the fourth round of the NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He was also the co-recipient of the George Clarkson Award, which is presented annually to the state’s most outstanding collegiate basketball player. He is the only Charger to ever score more than 1,000 points in a single season, scoring 1,018 during the 1979-80 campaign.
GALVEZ, MARIO
Ended his career with the Chargers as Briar Cliff’s and the state of Iowa’s all-time collegiate scoring leader with 3,215 points and was the co-recipient of the George Clarkson Award, which is presented annually to the state’s most outstanding collegiate basketball player.
Nacke, Ray
Nacke was named Briar Cliff’s head men’s basketball coach and athletic director on April 2, 1971. Nacke finished his 26-year career with a record of 507-254. He put together 22 consecutive winning seasons and won 11 district championships. He guided the Chargers to 11 NAIA Div. I National Tournaments and a No. 1 ranking in the final poll of 1981. He is a member of both the Briar Cliff Athletic Hall of Fame and the NAIA Hall of Fame.
National Tournament
The Chargers have made it to the NAIA National Tournament 19 times in 46 seasons of basketball. The Chargers have qualified for the national tournament in Point Lookout, Mo. each of the last two seasons.
NBA Draft Choices
In 1978, Eddie Warren was drafted by the New York Knicks in the sixth round. Mario Butler (Golden State Warriors, eighth round) and Ernesto “Tito” Malcolm (Boston Celtics, third round) were chosen in the 1979 NBA draft. Rolando Frazer was selected in the fourth round of the 1981 draft by the Indiana Pacers.
Newman Flanagan Center
The 39,000 square-foot recreation facility is named after Monsignor Newman Flanagan, who was the pastor at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Sioux City from 1933-1973. The facility was opened in September 1982. The Chargers are 316-82 (.794) at the NFC during the 29 years they have called the facility home.
Year-by-Year @ the NFC
1983-84 14-2 1984-85 15-2 Nickname 1985-86 14-1 Athletic teams at Briar Cliff have always shared the Charger nickname. The Cliff News, the 1986-87 14-1 school newspaper, sponsored a contest in 1966 in which Chargers edged Hawks, Pioneers, 1987-88 14-3 Rangers and Spartans as the official Briar Cliff nickname. 1988-89 11-3 1989-90 12-2 1990-91 15-0 November 19, 1966 1991-92 12-1 In their first men’s collegiate basketball game, the Chargers defeated St. Paul College 76-65. 1992-93 13-0 1993-94 10-3 No. 1 1994-95 11-2 In a Feb. 23, 1981 poll, the Chargers of Head Coach Ray Nacke were ranked No. 1 in the 1995-96 9-3 season’s final NAIA Top 20 poll. 1996-97 10-3 1997-98 12-4 1998-99 10-2 Pinillo, Fernando 1999-00 12-1 The only player in Briar Cliff history to lead the team in rebounding for four consecutive years. 2000-01 10-1 2001-02 12-1 Retired Jerseys 2002-03 6-6 To date, two jerseys have been retired by Briar Cliff, Ron Schultz’s No. 12 and Rolando Frazer’s 2003-04 5-9 No. 14. It is important to note that the jerseys have been retired, not the numbers. 2004-05 7-7 2005-06 8-5 2006-07 7-6 Schultz, Ron 2007-08 10-3 Scored the first basket in Briar Cliff’s men’s basketball history on Nov. 19, 1966. He is currently 2008-09 9-2 in his 30th season as an assistant coach for the Chargers. 2009-10 14-2 2010-11 10-2 2011-12 10-5 Overall Record 316-82 (.794)
Sydney Kings
The Kings of the National Basketball League of Australia signed Briar Cliff’s Leon Trimmingham on Oct. 26, 1993.
Tongue and Groove
The wood flooring in the Flanagan Center is tongued and grooved, edge-grain, 33/33 inch strips.
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The 6th Man Club was established for individuals to show their support for the Briar Cliff men’s basketball program. For more information about becoming a part of the 6th Man Club, email nic.nelson@briarcliff.edu or call 712.279.1761 Matt & Jill Holmes Mike Holmes Paul & Glenda Homan Lavonne Hougen Gerry Ihrke Dave & Sue Irwin Angelo & Carla James Trent & Sherry Johnson Julie, Shawn, & Gracen Kahler Benji, Lori, Kenna, & Teagen Kasel William & Maribeth King Dale & Evelyn Kinney Scott & Leesa Kinzer Jason & Shelly Kleis Joe & Mary Knowles Adolph, Julie, Veronica, & Jackson Kochendorfer Rod & Marilyn Kruse Mike & Kellie Langel June Lawler Steve & Jane Lawler Tim & Amy Leuschen Al & Jean Liske Luella Liske Tom Magennis Greg & Kathy McCarthy David & Michele McDevitt Derek Mechaelsen Tim & Rhonda Mechaelsen Brent & Megan Miller John & Carol Miyoshi Jerry & Linda Moser Ginger & Daniel Murray Mike & Vicki Murren Ray & Jeaneen Nacke David & Shirlee Nelson Eric & Carol Nelson Jeff & Colleen Nelson Nic & Michelle Nelson Brian & Karla Newton Grandma Jean Newton Jim & Kristi O’Neill & Family Bill & Sandy Ortner Russ & Kay Otting Steve & Cindy Otting Mick & Dawn Parker Gary and Carlotte Paulsen Steve & Joyce Paulsen Margaret Penfold Gary & Lisa Peters Kent & Mandy Peterson Danny & Becca Pick Roland & JoAnn Pospisil Rod & Judy Potter Roger & Amy Ratcliff
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