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MONTH Plays in November....................................................5-1 Plays in December....................................................4-2 Plays in January........................................................5-2 Plays in February.......................................................0-0 Plays in March...........................................................0-0 DAY OF THE WEEK Plays on Sunday........................................................2-0 Plays on Monday.......................................................0-0 Plays on Tuesday......................................................2-0 Plays on Wednesday.................................................0-0 Plays on Thursday.....................................................0-0 Plays on Friday..........................................................3-4 Plays on Saturday.....................................................7-1 TIME OF DAY Plays during the day (Before 6 p.m.).........................1-0 Plays at night...........................................................13-5 LOCATION Plays at home............................................................9-1 Plays on the road......................................................5-4 Plays at a neutral site................................................0-0 CONFERENCE Record vs. the NSIC..................................................9-4 Nonconference opponents........................................5-1 In Region.................................................................12-5 vs. NAIA or Division III...............................................1-0 HALFTIME SCORE Leads at half............................................................11-2 Trails at half...............................................................1-3 Tied at half.................................................................2-0 MARGIN Margin is 5 points or less..........................................1-1 Margin is 10 points or less........................................4-1 Margin is between 11-20...........................................4-3 Margin is more than 20..............................................5-0 POINTS SCORED Scores 59 points or less............................................0-2 Scores 60+ points.....................................................4-1 Scores 70+ points.....................................................6-1 Scores 80+ points.....................................................3-0 Scores 90+ points.....................................................0-1 Scores 100+ points...................................................1-0 SHOOTING Shoots 50% or better................................................8-0 Shoots less than 50%...............................................6-5 Opponent shoots 50% or better...............................2-1 Opponent shoots less than 50%.............................12-4 Shoots better than opponent..................................12-1 Shoots worse than opponent....................................2-4 FREE THROWS Has more FTs made than opponent..........................9-2 Has equal FTs made than opponent.........................2-2 Has less FTs made than opponent............................2-2 REBOUNDING More rebounds than opponent..................................9-1 Less rebounds than opponent..................................5-3 Has equal rebounds..................................................1-0 TURNOVERS Has more TOs than opponent...................................4-4 Has equal or less TOs than opponent.....................10-1 MISCELLANEOUS vs. Nationally-ranked opponent................................0-4 In tournament play....................................................0-0 Plays an overtime game............................................0-1 Win the game before.................................................9-4 Loses the game before..............................................5-0 Makes 5+ 3-point shots..........................................13-4 Has 20+ assists.........................................................2-0 Has a 20-plus-point scorer......................................10-3 Has equal/more bench points...................................8-3 Has less bench points...............................................6-2
second season as head coach of NSU.
All-Time Series vs the Wolves: The Beavers and Wolves have been doing battle since 1959 with NSU holding the 53-24 all-time advantage. BSU has a 3-2 record in the last five contests, including a 88-59 home victory earlier this season behind junior Mason Walters’ career night with 27 points (5-for-5 3-point shooting). Last season in Aberdeen, the Beavers won 92-86. NSIC Preseason Poll: For the first time since 2006, the Bemidji State University men’s basketball team is ranked in the top eight in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Beavers were tabbed seventh (82 points) Oct. 26 in the 2011-12 edition of the coaches’ tally after finishing last season in a three-way tie for 10th in the final regular-season rankings with a 11-15 overall and 8-14 conference record. BSU’s Player to Watch: Senior James Ellisor averaged 17.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and shot 57.9 percent from the field in 2010-11 to earn Second-Team All-NSIC honors. He led the NSIC in field goal percentage, while ranking in the top 10 in steals (4th, 1.6 spg), blocks (T6th, 0.9 bpg), scoring (7th) and rebounding (9th). He started 25 of 26 games for BSU and posted ten 20-plus scoring games and recorded double-figures in all but two contests. Nationally, Ellisor ranked 32nd in field goal percentage. Welcome to the Northern Minnesota: The Beavers boast four players from Arizona and one from California on the 2011-12 roster. Seniors James Ellisor (Glendale, Ariz.) and Ryan Kinnell (Yuma, Ariz.) are in their second season at BSU, while it marks the first for junior transfers Dermaine Crockrell (Mesa, Ariz.) and Jason Edwards (Phoenix, Ariz.) and freshman Dillon Floyd (Palm Springs, Calif.). 5-1 Start: The Beavers started the season 5-1, the best since the 1997-98 team went 5-1 to open the campaign. BSU was also on a five-game winning streak (Nov. 12-26) to match its longest run under head coach Matt Bowen (Feb. 12-24, 2010). The 10-3 record through 13 games is the best since the 1973-74 squad posted a 11-2 record through 13. Fastest to 10: The Beavers found their 10th win on their 13th contest this season. Only 11 teams in BSU program history (88 seasons) have reached 10 wins in 13 games or faster. The last team to reach 10 wins in 13 games or less was the 1973-74 team (12 games). Season 1928-29 1940-41 1945-46 1950-51 1951-52 1953-54 1952-53 1973-74 1939-40 1944-45 1965-66
# of Games 11 games 11 games 11 games 11 games 11 games 11 games 12 games 12 games 13 games 13 games 13 games
Final Record (Conf) 17-17 17-5 (6-2 NIC) 13-2 (5-2 NIC) 17-3 (6-2 NIC) 17-3 (7-1 NIC) 15-4 (6-3 NIC) 15-4 (10-4 NIC) 16-8 (5-7 NIC) 13-4 (8-1 NIC) 10-4 (7-1 NIC) 15-7 (6-4 NIC)
Against Ranked Opponents: The Beavers got tested right out of the gates this season with a contest at then-No. 10 Metro State Nov. 11 in the season opener, as it fell 71-60. BSU also fell to then-No. 17 Winona State Dec. 9 62-49, lost 103-93 in a double overtime thriller at then-No. 21 Augustana College and fell to then-No. 21 St. Cloud State 72-70 Jan. 13 to hold an 0-4 record against ranked opponents this season. BSU is 3-18 under head coach Matt Bowen. The last time BSU defeated a ranked opponent was at Winona State Dec. 12, 2009 when the Beavers upset the Warriors 88-87 in overtime. Thanks for the Charity: Last season, the Beavers finished as the No. 2 team nationally in Division II in free throw percentage (Final NCAA Statistics Summary), shooting 78.9 percent from the charity stripe. This season’s edition struggled from the line in the opening two games of the season, shooting just 55.6 percent. Since then BSU has steadily improved its percentage and now owns a 74.0 mark from the line this season (288-of389). The Beavers own a 77.6 percentage from the charity stripe in NSIC games to rank second in the league.
Bemidji State Men’s Basketball I 2011-12
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