2014-15 Benedictine College Men's Basketball Media Guide

2014-2015 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE

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2014-15 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE A Note from the President The best way to introduce you to Benedictine College is to tell you not just about the college’s past, but also about our future.

When the Benedictine College community drafted the plan Benedictine 2020: A Vision for Greatness, our goal was to make the most of the success we have had recently and make Benedictine College a market leader in every aspect of its mission: Community, faith and scholarship.

We are very grateful for the progress we have made.

Community • Benedictine’s residential life is built to bring Ravens together, from the decades old traditions that thrive on campus — such as freshman beanies and homecoming bed races — to the new Dining Hall, designed to build community.

• The college’s enrollment has grown for 17 years in a row, to a record high of 1,800 students, and opened 11 new residence halls since 2000.

• Our athletic programs have reached a high level of success, with some of the best facilities and often the best records in our conference.

Faith • The campus is designed to show the place of faith. At its heart is Mary’s Grotto, and when you walk through campus you meet great figures of faith in its statuary: St. Benedict, St. Scholastica, Adam, St. Peter, St. Paul, and Our Lady of Grace.

• More than a third of our students “travel for their faith,” including recent mission trips to El Salvador, Belize, Haiti, Jamaica, Rwanda, and domestically.

• The Church looks to Benedictine College to lead. We are one of the few colleges chosen by the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Catholic identity, the Vatican’s Church in America conference, and as leaders of the March for Life.

Scholarship • Benedictine College is widely regarded as one of America’s best, the only school in the country rated a top-20 best college by U.S. News & World Report, First Things magazine and the Newman Guide and in the 100 Best Colleges in the 50 states chosen by TheBestSchools.org.

• The 2014 freshman class entering has the highest average ACT scores in Kansas and the highest in the school’s history. The national SSI survey shows our students rate Benedictine College higher than the national average in every academic category.

• Since 2000, alumni achievements include 13 bank presidents, including Tom Hoenig ’68, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a current director of the FDIC; 8 university presidents; 7 bishops; 2 Kansas Secretaries of Commerce; and one Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the late Wangari Maathai ’64.

Ultimately, the story of Benedictine College is the story of its students. We are grateful for the wonderful people who have associated themselves with Benedictine College, and we are proud of what those who have left us have become.

It Is a Great Time to Be a Raven,

Stephen D. Minnis President, Benedictine College A St. Joseph, Missouri, native, President Stephen D. Minnis graduated from Benedictine College in 1982. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University in 1985 and Master’s of Business Administration degree in 1993. He went on to successfully work as a corporate lawyer.

His wife Amy (Kohake) Minnis graduated from Benedictine in 1984 and currently teaches in the Education Department at Benedictine College. The couple has three children, Matthew ’11, Michael, and Molly ’16.

Minnis began his presidential duties Oct. 1, 2004.

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2 0 1 4 - 1 5 AT H L E T I C D E PA R T M E N T TITLE NAME PHONE (913) EMAIL Athletic Director Charlie Gartenmayer 360-7583 cgartenmayer@benedictine.edu Assistant Athletic Director

Michael Faucett

360-7360

mfaucett@benedictine.edu

Faculty Athletic Rep.

Dr. Eric Fox-Linton

360-7915

elinton@benedictine.edu

Administrative Assistant Kim Fry 360-7564 kfry@benedictine.edu Sports Information Director

Josh Pound

360-7634

jpound@benedictine.edu

Head Trainer Patrick Hodapp 360-7624 phodapp@benedictine.edu Asst. Trainer Jarod Crowley 360-7378 jcrowley@benedictine.edu Asst. Trainer Megan Callahan 360-7381 mcallahan@benedictine.edu Asst. Trainer Agnes Meatte 360-7626 ameatte@benedictine.edu Baseball Doc Beeman 360-7376 dbeeman@benedictine.edu Men’s Basketball Ryan Moody 360-7587 rmoody@benedictine.edu Assistant Men’s Basketball

John Peer

360-7379

jpeer@benedictine.edu

Women’s Basketball Chad Folsom 360-7380 cfolsom@benedictine.edu Assistant Women’s Basketball

Andi Wilder

360-7988

awilder@benedictine.edu

Cheer Missy Nigus 360-7564 mnigus@benedictine.edu Cross Country Rex Lane 360-7606 rlane@benedictine.edu Dance Stephanie Redd 360-7564 sredd@benedictine.edu Football Larry Wilcox 360-7542 lwilcox@benedictine.edu Men’s Soccer Rob Herringer 360-7374 rherringer@benedictine.edu Women’s Soccer Lincoln Roblee 360-7549 lroblee@benedictine.edu Softball Dana Goss 360-8550 dgoss@benedictine.edu Track & Field Darin Schmitz 360-7563 dschmitz@benedictine.edu Volleyball Erin Pick-Cooper 360-7377 ecooper@benedictine.edu Wrestling Thomas Williams 360-7362 twilliams@benedictine.edu

Since 1979, defensive coordinator Charlie Gartenmayer has served alongside Coach Larry Wilcox. Six years ago, after retiring from many years of service to the Atchison public school system, Coach Gartenmayer was asked to take over as the school’s Athletic Director.

His duties as Athletic Director in addition to his coaching responsibilities allowed him to become a full-time member of the Athletic Department staff. Before taking over as the AD, he was the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Support Services after his retirement from USD 409 in the spring of 2007.

A former Raven himself, Coach Gartenmayer was a key member of the Ravens 1974 squad that finished the season as the top-ranked defense in the NAIA. The 1974 Ravens defense surrendered just 164.7 yards per game that season.

Along with his many years of dedication to the Raven football program, Coach Gartenmayer was also recognized in 2000 as the top assistant coach in the NAIA, earning the distinguished AFCA-NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year award.

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14-15 RAVENS IN THE COMMUNITY

LITTLE RAVEN CLINIC The Little Raven Basketball Clinic is a chance for young girls and boys to receive direct coaching from the Lady Raven basketball staff and players. Instructions focus on the fundamentals of the game, as well as playing contests. All participants earn the unique opportunity to play during half-time of a Raven home game, in addition to a pizza party with the Lady Raven players.

HALLOWEEN HOOPS New to the Lady Raven event lineup is Halloween Hoops. This unique and free event offers local children and their family a safe and entertaining trick-or-treat opportunity. The night begins with an introduction of both the Raven and Lady Raven players and staff, followed by a 3-point challenge between the Ravens and Lady Ravens, a slam-dunk contest for the men, and then a costume contest for all children in attendance.

The night concludes with children trick-or-treating from the teams, receiving candy and autographs in exchange for a good joke!

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ON CAMPUS Benedictine College was founded in 1858 as St. Benedict’s College in Atchison. In 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, seven Benedictine sisters arrived and founded the future Mount St. Scholastica College. The two merged to become Benedictine College in 1971. Benedictine College is building one of the great Catholic colleges in America through its mission of community, faith and scholarship.

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2 10 41 -41- 51 5O O N NC C AA MM P PUUSS Benedictine College is widely regarded as one of America’s best, the only school in the country rated a top-20 best college by U.S. News & World Report, First Things magazine and the Newman Guide and in the 100 Best Colleges in the 50 states chosen by TheBestSchools.org.

The reputation is paying off. Benedictine College’s enrollment has increased for 17 consecutive years. The college just built its 11th new residence hall since the year 2000. The 2014 freshman class entering has the highest average ACT scores in Kansas and the highest in the school’s history. The national SSI survey shows our students rate Benedictine College higher than the national average in every academic category.

Benedictine College is preparing students to enter rewarding graduate studies and careers that help strengthen our communities, our church, and our world.

Benedictine College has a long and proud track record of launching successful medical careers. Ravens are physicians at Mayo Clinic, running rural health clinics, and teaching at KU Med. Benedictine College engineers are at work at a number of leading firms.

Since 2000, alumni achievements include 13 bank presidents, one of them being Tom Hoenig ’68, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a current director of the FDIC; 8 university presidents; 7 bishops and 100 vocations to the priesthood and religious life; 2 Kansas Secretaries of Commerce; and one Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the late Wangari Maathai ’64.

Raven alums are nurses, business leaders, teachers, coaches, moms and dads.

Benedictine College, one of the few colleges of its size in the country with a turfed football and soccer field, has a tradition of excellence in athletics from its 91% participation in intramurals to its varsity teams’ success on the field and in the classroom.

Benedictine College’s campus in Florence, Italy, continues to grow in popularity, giving students the chance to spend an entire semester studying abroad.

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Benedictine College is located in historic Atchison, Kansas, which is a small city on the west bank of the Missouri River, forty-five miles north of Kansas City, twenty miles north of Leavenworth, Kansas, and twenty miles south of St. Joseph, Missouri.

The heritage of Benedictine College is rooted in the fifteenhundred-year tradition of the Benedictine Order and the more recent dedication of the American Catholic church to providing sound general and religious education to its members. In 1856, at the request of the Most Rev. John B. Miege, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Leavenworth, two Benedictine monks arrived in Atchison with the intention of founding a Benedictine school of higher learning for the people of Kansas.

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2014-15 FACILITIES

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The centerpiece of the Raven basketball program is the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. The ‘Nolan’ has played home to the program since its dedication in fall 1996. The gymnasium is named for former head coach, and Benedictine College Hall of Fame member Ralph Nolan. Nolan led the Ravens to two NAIA National Championships in 1954 and 1967.

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2014-15 BASKETBALL FACILITIES

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2014-15 SEASON PREVIEW

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2014-15 Season Preview

SEASON

PREVIEW 2014-2015 “We base a lot of our thought process on unselfish play, help on defense and really share the ball on offense.” - Head Coach Ryan Moody

The Raven men’s basketball team received the full 81 points on at the annual Heart of America Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll as the Ravens were selected as the favorite to earn the conference championship again this season. Benedictine, who went 14-4 as season ago in Heart play, earned the full points (coaches did not vote for their own teams) to finish 16 points ahead of second place selection MNU. “Our depth is really going to be something that we’re going to try and feature this year by getting after you on defense,” said Raven head coach Ryan Moody. “Then we’re going to try and score in transition on offense. We’re not going to change a lot of what we do.

“We base a lot of our thought process on unselfish play, help on defense and really share the ball on offense. If we can get to that again and find that identity, I think that we’re going to have a really good year.” The Ravens were not an unanimous selection to repeat however, as MNU – who played into the 2014 Fab Four a season ago – picked up one first place vote earning 65 points.

Evangel University was selected third with 58 points while Culver-Stockton College was two points behind with 56 points. All of the preseason top four – Benedictine, MNU, Evangel and Culver-Stockton – all earned a spot in the 2014 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Div. I Men’s Basketball National Championship Tournament. Benedictine went 23-9 overall a season ago and returns three of their five

starters this year. Brett Fisher, Jonathan Anaekwe and John Harris Jr. will anchor the Ravens back court while the team will look to the leadership of a six-member senior class heading into 2014-15. Seniors Luke Norville, Dean Tiwald, Jallen Messersmith and Rafail Tsourakis will give the Ravens experience as they look to make another trip to Kansas City in March. Messersmith was the 2014 Heart Defensive Player of the Year while finishing the last season among the NAIA leaders in total blocks and blocks per game. Harris Jr. is the Ravens top returning scorer from last season as he averaged 11.4 points per game while Fisher was among the NAIA leaders in 3-point field goal percentage at 47.4 percent. Connor Fleming, Sean Fleming Jr., and Austin Eckert return to help add depth to the Ravens after the trio saw key minutes off the bench last season. “We have so many guys who have to raise their leadership roll,” Coach Moody said. “We have so many upperclassmen that there are going

to be times where they’re going to have to choose to be led and not be a leader. We have a lot of guys that are going to share that burden of leadership that if we can find that chemistry where sometimes I need to be led and sometimes I’m the leader, I think we have a chance for good things to happen.” Head Coach Ryan Moody added five newcomers to this years squad with several additional players who were in the program a year ago as redshirts looking to compete for minutes this season.

The Raven Men’s Basketball team got some more good news when the NAIA released the Div. I Preseason Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. Benedictine will start this season at No. 4 in NAIA Div. I after finishing last season at No. 14.

The Ravens and No. 5 Talladega (Ala.) saw the most improved positions in the preseason poll from their postseason finish from last season.

DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 10

Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26

Little Ravens Night 4th-6th grade Little Ravens Night 1st-3rd grade Raven Alumni/White Out Night Atchison Heroes Athletic Academic Achievement Night Breast Cancer Awareness Senior Night

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2014-15 Season Preview

2014-2015 SCHEDULE Oct. 31

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

6:00

Nov.1

Lindsey Wilson

Campbellsville, KY

2:00

Nov. 4

Park University

Parkville, MO

7:00

Nov. 7

Friends University

Baldwin City, KS

5:30

Nov. 8

Saint Gregory’s University

Baldwin City, KS

1:00

Nov. 11

Park University

Atchison, KS

7:00

Nov. 15

Campbellsville University

Atchison, KS

6:00

Nov. 19

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

7:00

*Nov.25

Missouri Southern State

Joplin, MO

7:30

*Dec. 4

Peru State College

Atchison, KS

7:30

*Dec. 6

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

4:00

Dec. 9

York College

Atchison, KS

7:00

*Dec.13

Central Methodist University

Atchison, KS

4:00

Dec. 18

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

7:00

Dec. 20

Grace University

Omaha, NE

4:00

Jan.3

Bethel College

Atchison, KS

2:00

*Jan. 8

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

7:30

*Jan. 10

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Atchison, KS

4:00

*Jan 15

Graceland University

Lamoni, IA

7:30

*Jan. 17

Missouri Valley College

Atchison, KS

4:00

*Jan. 22

Culver-Stockton College

Canton, MO

7:30

*Jan. 24

Evangel University

Atchison, KS

4:00

*Jan. 29

Peru State College

Peru, NE

7:30

*Jan. 31

Avila University

Atchison, KS

4:00

*Feb 7

Central Methodist University

Fayette, MO

4:00

*Feb. 12

Baker University

Atchison, KS

7:30

*Feb. 14

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Olathe, KS

4:00

*Feb. 19

Graceland University

Atchison, KS

7:30

*Feb. 21

Missouri Valley College

Marshall, MO

4:00

*Feb. 26

Culver-Stockton College

Atchison, KS

7:30

*Feb. 28

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

4:00

*Indicates HAAC game

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2014-15 Rosters

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 1 Terryl Curry G 6'1 FR St. Charles, MO 13 Brett Fisher G 6' SR Overland Park, KS 14 VeQuan Clark G 6'1 JR Wichita, KS 20 Jonathan Anaekwe G 6' SR Shawnee, KS 21 John Harris Jr. G 6'2 JR Lincoln, NE 22 Luke Norville G 6'2 SR Council Bluffs, Iowa 23 Connor Fleming G 6'7 SO St. Louis, MO 24 Dean Tiwald G 6'4 SR Omaha, NE 25 Jake Schannuth F 6'5 SO Hermann, MO 30 Payton Heinen F 6'7 FR Axtell, KS 31 Austin Eckert G 6'3 SO Effingham, KS 32 Christian Hatterle F 6'7 FR Omaha, NE 33 Shawn Fleming Jr. G 6'2 JR Dayton, OH 34 Justas Norvilas F 6'6 JR Tourage, Lithuania 35 Nathan Stacy F 6'4 FR Shawnee, KS 40 Jallen Messersmith F 6'8 SR Blue Springs, MO 42 John Meyer F 6'10 FR Shullsburg, WI 45 Rafail Tsourakis F 6'10 SR Crete, Greece

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown 20 Jonathan Anaekwe G 6' SR Shawnee, KS 14 VeQuan Clark G 6'1 JR Wichita, KS 1 Terryl Curry G 6'1 FR St. Charles, MO 31 Austin Eckert G 6'3 SO Effingham, KS 13 Brett Fisher G 6' SR Overland Park, KS 23 Connor Fleming G 6'7 SO St. Louis, MO 33 Shawn Fleming Jr. G 6'2 JR Dayton, OH 21 John Harris Jr. G 6'2 JR Lincoln, NE 32 Christian Hatterle F 6'7 FR Omaha, NE 30 Payton Heinen F 6'7 FR Axtell, KS 40 Jallen Messersmith F 6'8 SR Blue Springs, MO 42 John Meyer F 6'10 FR Shullsburg, WI 34 Justas Norvilas F 6'6 JR Tourage, Lithuania 22 Luke Norville G 6'2 SR Council Bluffs, IA 25 Jake Schannuth F 6'5 SO Hermann, MO 35 Nathan Stacy F 6'4 FR Shawnee, KS 24 Dean Tiwald G 6'4 SR Omaha, NE 45 Rafail Tsourakis F 6’10 SR Crete, Greece

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14-15 Media Roster

1

Terryl

CURRY

BRETT

FISHER

13

14

VEQUAN

CLARK

JONATHAN

ANAEKWE

St. Charles, Missouri

Overland Park, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas

Shawnee, Kansas

6’1

6’

6’

6’0

Freshman

22

LUKE

NORVILLE

Senior

CONNOR

FLEMING

Council Bluffs, Iowa

St. Louis, Missouri

6’2

6’7

SENIOR

CHRISTIAN

32

23

33

Fleming Jr.

Omaha, Nebraska

Dayton, Ohio

6’7

6’2

JOHN

MEYER

42

JUNIOR

RAFAIL

24

Justas

25

SCHANNUTH 6’5

34

NATHAN

STACY Shawnee, KS

6’6

6’4

FRESHMAN

JUNIOR

PAYTON

HEINEN

30

Axtell, Kansas

SOPHOMORE

Tourage, Lithuania JUNIOR

6’2

Hermann, Missouri

SENIOR

Norvilas

Lincoln, Nebraska

SENIOR

JAKE

21

JOHN

HARRIS JR.

6’7

35

FRESHMAN

JALLEN

40

MESSERSMITH Blue Springs, Missouri 6’8

SENIOR

45

TSOURAKIS

Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Crete, Greece

6’10

6’10

FRESHMAN

TIWALD 6’7

HATTERLE FRESHMAN

DEAN

Omaha, Nebraska

SOPHOMORE

Shawn

JUNIOR

20

SENIOR

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Jonathan STEVE

ANAEKWE

20

PLAYER BIO 6’0 190 lbs Senior Guard Shawnee, Kansas Previous school: Saint James Academy

Major: Business Management Minor: Physical Ed. Parents: Lisa Anaekwe Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 32 82-186 17-50 74-94 17 61 78 77 40 5 65 91 255 2012-13 30 107-238 12-47 78-100 21 103 124 98 46 14 85 75 304 2011-12 28 18-51 3-17 17-34 4 15 19 12 14 2 23 22 56

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BRETT

FISHER

13

PLAYER BIO 6’0 170 lbs Senior Guard Overland Park, Kansas Previous school: Blue Valley Northwest High School Major: Business Management Parents: Scott & Tawnya Fisher Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 32 71-149 64-135 24-29 7 37 44 14 16 1 17 57 230 2012-13 30 76-179 59-138 15-17 9 45 54 24 27 1 34 53 226 2011-12 19 26-59 19-46 0-0 3 7 10 7 8 0 11 13 71

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JALLEN

MESSERSMITH

40

PLAYER BIO 6’7 215 lbs Senior Forward Blue Springs, Missouri Previous school: Blue Springs High School Major: Accounting Parents: Timothy & Chantelle Messersmith Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

2013-14 29 65-121 0-0 2012-13 28 54-104 0-0 2011-12 30 25-40 0-0

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

75-115 68 80 148 3 4 75 20 92 205 28-41 44 58 102 3 6 53 34 75 136 25-43 34 45 79 2 2 19 31 48 75

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LUKE

NORVILLE

22

PLAYER BIO 6’2 185 lbs Senior Guard Council Bluffs, Iowa Previous school: Lewis Central High School Major: Business Marketing Parents: Peter & Kristin Norville Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 32 34-95 26-75 8-10 5 29 34 14 9 0 23 39 102 2012-13 30 79-169 6-26 39-79 20 77 97 95 30 4 67 41 203

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DEAN

TIWALD

24

PLAYER BIO 6’4 215 lbs Senior Forward Omaha, Nebraska

Previous school: Mount Michael High School Major: Accounting & Finance Parents: Rick & Holly Tiwald Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 13 6-11 0-0 5-10 6 14 20 1 3 0 4 12 17 2011-12 3 1-1 0-0 3-6 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 5

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RAFAIL

TSOURAKIS

45

PLAYER BIO 6’10 240 lbs Senior Forward Crete, Greece Previous school: North Idaho Community College Major: Physical Education Parents: Paul & Maria Tsourakis Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

2013-14 28 45-86 1-3 2012-13 19 24-43 1-4

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

20-29 27 43 70 9 4 9 29 53 111 5-10 18 19 37 8 5 6 22 30 54

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VEQUAN

CLARK

14

PLAYER BIO 6’0 170 lbs Junior Guard Wichita, Kansas

Previous school: Sunrise Christian Academy Major: Business Parents: Vegas Clark & La’Monica William Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

2012-13 30 10-36 1-8

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2-7 5 14 19 24 3 2 17 25 23

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SHAWN

FLEMING, JR

33

PLAYER BIO 6’2 180 lbs Junior Guard Dayton, Ohio Previous school: New Christian Life Center Academy Major: Criminology Parents: Anne Kirkland & Shawn Fleming Sr. Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 30 75-177 42-100 23-29 3 51 54 29 18 2 38 45 215 2012-13 28 61-144 23-59 22-34 11 33 44 35 19 4 40 34 167

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JOHN

HARRIS, JR

21

PLAYER BIO 6’2 183 lbs Junior Guard Lincoln, Nebraska Previous school: Lincoln High School Major: Business Parents: John & Charlene Harris, Sr. Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 32 121-224 15-25 109-150 31 108 139 95 28 9 62 53 366 2012-13 30 79-169 6-26 39-79 20 77 97 95 30 4 67 41 203

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JUSTAS

NORVILAS

34

PLAYER BIO 6’6 220 lbs Junior Forward Tourage, Lithuania Previous school: SW Assemblies of God Major: Finance & Management Parents: Kestutis Norvillas & Roma Norviliene

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AUSTIN

ECKERT

31

PLAYER BIO 6’3 195 lbs Sophomore Guard Effingham, Kansas

Previous school: Atchison County Community High School Major: Sports Management Parents: Michael & Amy Eckert

Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 7 11-23 8-16 2-2 1 3 4 1 0 1 2 2 32

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CONNOR

FLEMING

23

PLAYER BIO 6’7 205 lbs Sophomore Forward Saint Louis, Missouri Previous school: Westminster Academy Major: Business/Finance & Accounting Parents: Mark Fleming & Mary Beth Deines Year

GP

FG-A

3PM-A

FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

2013-14 20 8-33 4-18 4-8 9 13 22 14 4 2 15 17 24

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JAKE

SCHANNUTH

25

PLAYER BIO 6’5 220 lbs Sophomore Forward Hermann, Missouri Previous school: Hermann High School Major: Accounting/Business Parents: Craig & Kate Schannuth

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1

TERRYL

CURRY

Christian

PLAYER BIO 6’1 175 lbs Freshman Guard St. Charles, Missouri Previous school: Francis Howell Central HS Major: Business Management Parents: Terryl & Yolanda Curry

32

Hatterle

PLAYER BIO 6’7 220 lbs Freshman Forward Omaha, Nebraska Previous school: Bellevue West HS Major: Business Parents: Steven & Stephanie Hatterle

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Payton

30

HEINEN

JOHN

PLAYER BIO 6’7 240 lbs Freshman Forward Axtell, Kansas Previous school: Axtell High School Major: Undecided Parents: Derek & Rhonda Heinen

42

MEYER

PLAYER BIO 6’10 205 lbs Freshman Forward Shullsburg, Wisconsin Previous school: Shullsburg High School Major: Undecided Parents: Jeffrey & JoAnn Meyer

PLAYER BIO

NATHAN

STACY

35

6’4 205 lbs Freshman Forward Shawnee, Kansas Previous school: Truman State University Major: Biology Parents: Ken & Monica Stacy

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PR AC O H FI E LE S’ S

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2014-15 COACHES’ PROFILES

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2014-15 COACHES’ PROFILES

RYAN

MOODY HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH CHARACTER.ABILITY.PERSONAL INTEGRITY.MENTOR.DEMANDING.LOYALTY.DEVOTION The 2013-14 Raven men’s basketball season was a historic year for Benedictine College. Third-year head coach Ryan Moody – Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year- guided his team to a season that will long be remembered.

Moody’s third team went 23-9, 14-4 in league play and won the first HAAC conference championship in school history. The conference title earned an automatic berth in the NAIA Division I National Tournament for the first time in 44 years. The season ended in the second round of the national tournament after the Ravens earned a 70-65 win over No. 21-ranked Westminster College giving the program its first win at the tournament since bringing home the 1967 NAIA National Championship.

The 23 overall wins marked the fourth most in program history and the most wins by the Raven program since the 1968 season. The Ravens

`` Fourth Season (56-36 overall) `` 2013-14 Heart of America Athletic Conference Champions `` 2013-14 NAIA Division I National Tournament appearance `` 2013-14 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

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2014-15 COACHES’ PROFILES were ranked at No. 14 in the final NAIA Div. I Men’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches’ Poll and Moody was one of twelve finalists for the 2014 Don Meyer Award.

The success also led to individual recognition as several players were honored for their efforts.

Charlie Wallrapp (Sr. Omaha NE) earned All-Heart of America Athletic Conference First Team, John Harris Jr. (So. Lincoln NE) earned All-Heart of America Athletic Conference Second Team, Jallen Messersmith (Jr. Blue Springs MO) was named Defensive Player of the Year in the HAAC. Messersmith and Jonathon Anaekwe were both named All-HAAC Honorable Mention.

Charlie Wallrapp was named to the NAIA Division I All-America Honorable Mention team for the second time in as many years. He is the second player to receive the honor under Moody (Quaran Johnson 2011-12).

The honors and recognition continued off the floor for the Ravens as Luke Norville (Jr. Council Bluffs IA) was named one of 75 players to the 2013-14 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete Award list. Norville was also given the NAIA DI National Tournament Champions of Character Award.

Jonathon Anaekwe, Dean Tiwald, Luke Norville and Charlie Wallrapp were all named to the 201314 NABC Honors Court.

In his second season Coach Moody led the Raven men’s basketball team to an 18-12 overall record and finished fifth place at 10-8 in a tough Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC).

Charlie Wallrapp (Jr. Omaha) earned All-Heart of America Athletic Conference Second Team and Jonathon Anaekwe (Soph. Shawnee) earned Honorable Mention. Wallrapp also became the seventh Raven to earn NAIA Division I AllAmerica Honors when named to the Honorable Mention team. Wallrapp was also named to the Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete team.

In 2011-12, Moody’s first as a collegiate head

coach, Benedictine College went 16-16 overall and 10-8 in HAAC play. The team finished sixth in the league standings. Senior Quaran Johnson was named a HAAC second teamer and Wallrapp was on the HAAC third team.

In his time at Benedictine College Coach Moody’s teams have been one of the toughest defensive teams in the nation. The Ravens finished the last three seasons ranked in the top fifteen in the nation in Field Goal Percentage Defense 10th, 11th and 9th respectively. The Ravens have also been ranked in the top ten in the county the last three years in Scoring Defense 3rd, 7th and 10th in 2013-14. The 2013-14 squad also was ranked 9th in the country in blocks per game lead by the number two shot blocker in the country Jallen Messersmith (75) and were ranked 4th in the country in 3pt Field Goal Percentage (.401) led by Brett Fisher who finished the season ranked 3rd in the country in 3pt Field Goal Percentage (.474).

Ryan Moody was named the 17th head coach in Benedictine College men’s basketball history on April 5, 2011. A native of Omaha NE, Moody played for the Ravens from 1992-96 and graduated from Benedictine College in 1997.

Moody had spent the previous five seasons at the University of North Dakota, the first four as Head Assistant Coach and the 2010-11 year as Associate Head Coach.

In his role as Associate Head Coach and Head Assistant Coach at the University of North Dakota, Moody, was instrumental in guiding the Fighting Sioux through the transition from NCAA DII to NCAA DI. This past season Moody helped UND to an 11 game turnaround from 2009-10 which was the third best in program history.

UND finished the 2010-11 season 19-15 and won the first ever conference title in the Division I era with a Great West Conference Tournament Championship. The team also earned the first

ever DI post season tournament game in the CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament at the United States Air Force Academy. Moody is always highly visible on the recruiting trail. In his role as recruiting coordinator at UND, Moody strung together recruiting classes that included the highest scoring freshmen class in NCAA Division I basketball last year. The three true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen accounted for 62.5 percent of the team’s overall scoring.

True freshmen Troy Huff also broke the freshmen scoring record at UND. Prior to UND, Moody served as Head Coach at Raymore-Peculiar High School in Peculiar, Mo., from 2001-2006. Moody inherited a program that had gone 44-81 the previous five seasons, and led Ray-Pec to a 72-55 record over the next five years, including a 53-24 mark over the last three years and the first Suburban Conference title in school history.

Moody served as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska-Omaha from 19972001. While at UNO, Moody helped recruit three recruiting classes that led the Mavericks to backto-back NCC championships.

Moody played for the Ravens 1992 -1996 and graduated as the eighth-leading scorer in school history. He also graduated second on the school’s all-time three-pointers made list and was a three-time all-conference selection, including a pair of first team honors. Moody went on to serve one year as a student assistant coach at Benedictine College.

Moody received his bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in secondary education from Benedictine College in 1997 and earned a master’s degree in recreation administration from UNO in 2000 and a master’s degree in administration from William Woods (Mo.) University in 2005.

Moody resides in Atchison with his wife Lisa.

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JOHN

PEER ASSISTANT MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

CH CHARACTER.ABILITY.PERSONAL INTEGRITY.MENTOR.DEMANDING.LOYALTY.DEVOTION Assistant coach John Peer returns for his tenth season as an assistant at Benedictine College and is the program’s recruiting coordinator. Coach Peer has been a member of the Benedictine College men’s basketball program as player or coach for 14 years and will begin his fourth with Moody. Last year Peer helped the Ravens to a 23-9 record, the first ever Heart of America Athletic Conference championship and the first trip to the NAIA Division I National Tournament in 44 years for the Ravens.

Four players received All-HAAC honors (Charlie Wallrapp First Team, John Harris Jr. Second Team, Jallen Messersmith and Jonathon Anaekwe, Honorable Mention and Jallen Messersmith Defensive Player of the Year) and Charlie Wallrapp earned All-America Honorable Mention.

During his tenure at Benedictine College, Peer has recruited and coached 14 All-HAAC players

and four NAIA All-America players, two of which were post players.

Peer is involved in all aspects of the Raven program. His primary responsibilities are recruiting and post player development. His other duties include on-court coaching, opponent scouting, film breakdown, scheduling and assisting with the dayto-day operations of the basketball program.

Coach Peer played four seasons for the Ravens, ending his career in 2004 as the Ravens 20th leading scorer in school history with 1,202 points.

He left BC as the fourth-ranked 3-point shooter in the history of the Ravens program with 195.

Peer holds a pair of degrees from Benedictine College. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Business in 2004 and his MBA in 2005.

Peer married the former Lauren Funk in August 2014.

4th season for the Ravens 14 All-HAAC players 4 NAIA All-American players

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Paxton

Molinari ASSISTANT MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH CHARACTER.ABILITY.PERSONAL INTEGRITY.MENTOR.DEMANDING.LOYALTY.DEVOTION The 2014-15 season will mark Paxton Molinari’s first as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at Benedictine College.

Molinari comes to the Ravens with a wealth of experience working with successful programs.

Every collegiate team Molinari has worked for in his five-year career has had a winning record, including two conference championships and one national tournament appearance.

Molinari’s primary responsibilities are recruiting, individual workouts, and perimeter player development. His other duties include film exchange, team travel, film breakdown and opponent scouting.

Prior to BC, Molinari served as the lead assistant at Nebraska Wesleyan University under head coach Cam Schuknecht. During the 2013-14 season with NWU, he helped the Prairie Wolves to one of

the best seasons in school history. Their 15 wins marked the most in 14 years and their 5th place finish was the highest NWU has reached in the GPAC since 2000-01. Molinari was directly in charge of recruiting, scouting, film work and coaching the defensive side of the basketball. Additionally, he was in charge of individual workouts for the perimeter players during a season in which NWU led the country in Assist-Turnover Ratio. He Molinari helped develop a 2nd Team All-GPAC guard and NAIA AllAmerican and 1st Team All-GPAC forward, the first men’s basketball All-American in NWU history.

Prior to his stint at Nebraska Wesleyan, Molinari was a student assistant coach for the Luther College Norse. During this time, he worked for head coach and two-time IIAC Coach-of-the-Year Mark Franzen during the best stretch Luther Men’s Basketball has ever seen. While on the bench for Franzen, the

Norse captured two IIAC championships in 2010-11 and 2012-13. The 2010-11 team also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. During this stretch, he also worked with the 2010-11 and 2012-13 IIAC Player of the Year.

During his time with the Norse, Molinari managed film exchange, assisted with scouting reports, was an active recruiter, and was responsible for the Norse JV program.

Molinari is a 2009 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. He graduated from Luther College in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Psychology and is currently pursuing an MBA at Benedictine College.

Molinari married the former Hanna Pederson in June of 2014.

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13-14 SEASON REVIEW

11-12 Season Preview

N O W S E A I E V S E R

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2013-14 Season Review

2013-2014 SCHEDULE

Nov. 1

Tabor College Atchison, KS

85-87

L

Nov. 8 Hastings College Hastings, NB

73-58

W

Nov. 9

82-74

W

Nov. 13 Park University Parkville, MO

65-63

W

Nov. 19 University of St. Mary Atchison, KS

92-81

W

Nov. 23

Shawnee, OK

69-64

W

Nov. 26 Park University Atchison, KS

72-52

W

*Dec. 5 Peru State College Peru, NE

80-70

W

*Dec. 7 Avila University Atchison, KS

80-60

W

*Dec. 14

Central Methodist University

70-57

W

Dec. 18

Columbia College Atchison, KS

73-59

W

Jan. 3

Tabor College Hillsboro, KS

65-72

L

Jan. 4

Sterling College Atchison, KS

81-91

L

*Jan. 9

Baker University Atchison, KS

76-53

W

Doane College Atchison, KS

Oklahoma Baptist University

Fayette, MO

*Jan. 11 MNU

Olathe, KS

86-95

L

*Jan.16

Lamoni, IA

70-55

W

81-70

W

Graceland University

*Jan. 18 Missouri Valley College Atchison, KS

*Jan. 23

Culver-Stockton College Atchison, KS

79-72

W

*Jan. 25

Evangel University

85-82

W

*Jan. 30 Peru State College Atchison, KS

69-74

L

*Feb. 1 Avila University

68-73

L

Springfield, MO Kansas City, MO

*Feb. 8

Central Methodist University Atchison, KS

75-65

W

*Feb. 13

Baker University

62-51

W

52-44

W

70-66

W

56-50

W

81-96

L

Baldwin City, KS

*Feb. 15 MNU Atchison, KS *Feb 20

Graceland University

Lamoni, IA

*Feb. 22 Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO *Feb. 27

Culver-Stockton College

*Mar. 1

Evangel University Atchison, KS

68-65

W

**Mar. 5

Baker University Atchison, KS

66-51

W

**Mar. 7

Evangel University Atchison, KS

58-73

L

**Mar. 19

Westminster College

Kansas City, MO

70-65

W

**Mar. 21

Vanguard University

Kansas City, MO

70-81

L

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Canton, MO

*Indicates HAAC game **Indicates NAIA Tournament game

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2013-14 Season Review

2013-14: Men's Basketball wins HAAC Championship, qualifies for NAIA Tournament

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2 0 1 3 - 1 4 S TAT I S T I C S RECORD

OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

All Games 23-9 12-3 9-4 2-2 Conference 14-4 8-1 6-3 0-0 Non-Conference 9-5 4-2 3-1 2-2 Date

OPPONENT

SCORE W L RECORD

11/1/13 Tabor (Kan.) 11/8/13 Hastings College 11/9/13 Doane College 11/13/13 Park (Mo.) 11/19/13 Saint Mary (Kan.) 11/23/13 Oklahoma Baptist Univ.

11/26/13 Park (Mo.) 12/5/13 Peru State (Neb.)* 12/7/13 Avila (Mo.)* 12/14/13 Central Methodist (Mo.)* 12/18/13 Columbia (Mo.) 1/3/14 Tabor (Kan.) 1/4/14 Sterling (Kan.) 1/9/14 Baker (Kan.)* 1/11/14 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)* 1/16/14 Graceland (Iowa)* 1/18/14 Missouri Valley* 1/23/14 Culver-Stockton (Mo.)* 1/25/14 Evangel (Mo.)* 1/30/14 Peru State (Neb.)* 2/1/14 Avila (Mo.)* 2/8/14 Central Methodist (Mo.)* 2/13/14 Baker (Kan.)* 2/15/14 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)* 2/20/14 Graceland (Iowa)* 2/23/14 Missouri Valley* 2/27/14 Culver-Stockton (Mo.)* 3/1/14 Evangel (Mo.)* 3/5/14 Baker (Kan.) 3/7/14 Evangel (Mo.) 3/19/14 Westminster (Utah) 3/21/14 Vanguard (Calif)

85-87 L 73-58 W 82-74 W 65-63 W 92-81 W 69-64 W 72-52 W 80-70 W 80-60 W 70-57 W 73-59 W 65-72 L 81-91 L 76-53 W 86-95 L 70-55 W 81-70 W 79-72 W 85-82 W 69-74 L 68-73 L 75-65 W 62-51 W 52-44 W 70-66 W 56-50 W 81-96 L 68-65 W 66-51 W 58-73 L 70-65 W 70-81 L

0-1 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 6-1 7-1; 1-0 8-1,2-0 9-1, 3-0 10-1 10-2 10-3 11-3; 4-0 11-4, 4-1 12-4, 5-1 13-4, 6-1 14-4, 7-1 15-4, 8-1 15-4, 8-2 16-6, 9-3 18-6, 11-3 19-6, 12-3 20-7, 13-4 21-7,14-4 22-7 22-8 23-8 23-9

Note: * denotes a conference game.

PLAYER STATISTICS # Name 1

GP

GS

MIN AVG

FG FGA

PCT 3PM 3PA PCT

FT

FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT R/G

PF

A

TO

BLK

ST

PTS P/G

Herb Khangura

28

1

398

14.2

23 56

0.411

5

20

0.25

9

14

0.643

9

42

51

1.8

29

43

26

0

18

60

2.1

10 Steven O’Brien

32

28

639

20

76 163

0.466

26

68

0.382

37

51

0.725

28

70

98

3.1

77

12

41

7

6

215

6.7

13 Brett Fisher

32

32

804

25.1

71 149

0.477

64

135 0.474

24

29

0.828

7

37

44

1.4

57

14

17

1

16

230

7.2

20 Jonathan Anaekwe

32

32

815

25.5

82 186

0.441

17

50

0.34

74

94

0.787

17

61

78

2.4

91

77

65

5

40

255

8

21 John Harris Jr.

32

31

836

26.1

121 224

0.54

15

25

0.6

109

150 0.727

31

108

139

4.3

53

95

62

9

28

366

11.4

22 Luke Norville

32

0

352

11

34 95

0.358

26

75

0.347

8

10

5

29

34

1.1

39

14

23

0

9

102

3.2

0.8

23 Connor Fleming

20

0

135

6.8

8

33

0.242

4

18

0.222

4

8

0.5

9

13

22

1.1

17

14

15

2

4

24

1.2

24 Dean Tiwald

13

0

68

5.2

6

11

0.545

0

0

0

5

10

0.5

6

14

20

1.5

12

1

4

0

3

17

1.3

0.5

2

2

1

31 Austin Eckert

7

0

45

6.5

11 23

0.478

8

16

1

3

4

0.6

2

1

2

1

0

32

4.6

32 Charlie Wallrapp

32

32

979

30.6

161 337

0.478

38

103 0.369 137

205 0.668

55

200

255

8

76

49

70

14

13

497

15.5

33 Shawn Fleming Jr.

30

0

535

17.8

75 177

0.424

42

100

40 Jallen Messersmith

29

4

494

17

65 121

0.537

0

45 Rafail Tsourakis

28

0

324

11.6

45 86

0.523

1

GP

GS

MIN AVG

FG FGA

0.42

23

29

0.793

3

51

54

1.8

45

29

38

2

18

215

7.2

0

0

75

115 0.652

68

80

148

5.1

92

3

20

75

4

205

7.1

3

0.333

20

29

27

43

70

2.5

53

9

29

9

4

111

4

PCT 3PM 3PA PCT

FT

FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT R/G

PF

A

TO

BLK

ST

0.69

TEAM STATISTICS PTS P/G

Benedictine College

32

6425

778 1661 0.468 246

613 0.401 527

746 0.706 303

814 1117 34.9

644

361

423

125

163 2329 72.8

Opponent

32

6425

701 1744 0.402 194

568 0.342 573

780 0.735 330

704 1034 32.3

631

334

366

68

198 2169 67.8

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2013-14 HONORS & AWARDS

CHARLIE

WALLRAPP Senior Forward Omaha, NE Skutt Catholic High School

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Following the conclusion of the Benedictine College Men’s Basketball team’s run into the 77th annual Buffalo Funds-NAIA Div. I Men’s Basketball National Championship, Raven forward Charlie Wallrapp earned All-America honors.

Wallrapp, who was also a first-team All-HAAC selection this season, was among the list of NAIA Div. I players to earn the honor at the conclusion of the season on Tuesday when the NAIA released the team.

“This All-America Honorable Mention recognition is the direct result of Charlie’s dedication to his teammates and his personal development as a player,” said Raven head coach Ryan Moody. “He has worked hard to make everyone around him better. We are excited about the honor and proud of him. He is well deserving.”

He led the Ravens in scoring this season with a 15.5 points per game average and also led the team in rebounds with an average of 8. The All-America selection is the second for Wallrapp.

“It’s an honor to receive the award,” Wallrapp said. “It’s the result of countless hours of work put into the game. Without the efforts of my teammates and coaches this year, it would have not been possible.”

Wallrapp earned his first All-America selection last season as he also earned honorable mention honors. He finishes his career at Benedictine with 1,443 points, which places him 11th on the Ravens All-time scoring list.

JALLEN

MESSERSMITH Junior Forward Blue Springs, Missouri Blue Springs High School

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Jallen Messermith was named an All-HAAC honorable mention and the HAAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Messersmith averaged 7.8 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game off the Raven bench this season. His 66 blocks currently rank him at No. 3 in NAIA Div. I. He is also ranked No. 3 in blocks per game with an average of 2.6.

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JOHN

HARRIS, JR. Sophomore Guard Lincoln,Nebraska Lincoln High School

21 S

John Harris, Jr. earned 2013-14 2nd Team All-Heart of America Athletic Conference honors. Harris Jr. was the Ravens second-leading scorer at 11.6 points per game. He leds the Ravens with 84 assists and was second on the team with 26 steals while also tallying 6 blocks.

JONATHAN

ANAEKWE Junior Guard Shawnee, Kansas Saint James Academy

20

Jonathan Anaekwe earned 2013-14 3rd Team All-Heart of America Athletic Conference honors. Anaekwe averaged 7.9 points per game through the end of the regular season. He totaled 65 assists and led the Ravens with 32 steals.

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1 2 - 1 3 H I S T O R I C A L S TAT I S T I C S

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HI S ST TO AT R IS IC TI AL CS

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H I S T O R I C A L S TAT I S T I C S 1 4 - 1 5 H I S T O R I C A L S TAT I S T I C S RAVEN 1,000-POINT CLUB PLAYER YEAR I. Chic Downing 1968-72 2.

Darryl Jones 1964-68 3.

Pat Giller 1987-91 4.

Kirby Foray 1975-80 5.

Jason Wyrick 1989-93 6.

Vince DeGreeff 1964-68 7.

Ryan Moody 1992-96 8.

David Litkenhus 1989-92 9.

Pat McGowan 1999-04 10.

Matt Westerhaus 1991-95 11.

Charlie Wallrapp 2010-14 12.

Shawn Rochester 1993-97 13.

Greg Williams 1985-89 14.

Davyeon Ross 1996-00 15.

John Ritter 1958-62 16.

Ronnie Tyson 2004-08 17.

DJ Hrebec 1992-96 18.

Jordan Marx 2000-04 19.

Benny Peters 1950-54 20.

Mike Carrington 2000-04 21.

John King 1989-92 22.

John Peer 1999-04 23.

Don Listar 1958-61 24.

Ken Werba 1946-50 25.

Bob Veale 1954-59 26.

Harry Ramirez 2002-06 27.

Bill Taflinger 1983-87 28.

Danny Schmidt 1985-87 29.

Shawn Kelly 1996-00 30.

Aaron Hill 1996-00 31.

Dan VanDyke 2004-08 32.

Art Tolbert 1977-81 33.

Drew Huppe 2005-09 34.

Alex Miller 2009-2012

TOTAL 2,042 2,014 2,008 1,945 1,745 1,702 1,656 1,632 1,546 1,510 1,443 1,433 1,352 1,349 1,345 1,326 1,300 1,265 1,251 1,249 1,226 1,202 1,190 1,165 1,160 1,146 1,066 1,065 1,056 1,050 1,046 1,026 1,007 1,006

RAVEN ALL-AMERICANS PLAYER YEAR HONOR Joe Stueve 1953-54 Third Team Don Listar 1960-61 Third Team Darryl Jones 1964-65 Third Team Darryl Jones 1965-66 Third Team Darryl Jones 1966-67 First Team Vince DeGreeff 1966-67 Third Team Darryl Jones 1967-68 First Team Chic Downing 1969-70 Third Team Chic Downing 1971-72 First Team Dan VanDyke 2007-08 Third Team Quaran Johnson 2011-12 Honorable Mention Charlie Wallrapp 2012-13 Honorable Mention Charlie Wallrapp 2013-14 Honorable Mention

20-WIN SEASONS YEAR

COACH

W

L

Win%

1966-67 1964-65 1953-54 1967-68 1952-53 1957-58 2006-07 2013-14

Ralph Nolan Ralph Nolan Ralph Nolan Ralph Nolan Ralph Nolan Ralph Nolan Ralph Nolan Ryan Moody

27 2 93.1% 26 3 89.7% 24 5 82.8% 21 7 75.0% 21 8 72.4% 20 6 76.9% 20 10 66.7% 23 9 71.8%

National Champions National Champions

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H I S T O R I C A L S TAT I S T I C S Career 3-pointers

Player I. Matt Westerhaus 2. Ryan Moody 3. Jason Wyrick 4. John Peer 5. Ronnie Tyson 6. Greg Williams 7. Harry Ramirez 8. Dominique Ellis 9. Brandon Ritchey 10. Reed McCrory

Career Rebounds

Player I. Darryl Jones 2. Chic Downing

Single Season Scoring

Player I. Pat Giller 2. Pat Giller 3. Kirby Foray 4. Chic Downing 5. David Litkenhus 6. Danny Schmidt 7. Darryl Jones 8. Matt Westerhaus

Year 1991-95 1992-96 1989-93 1999-04 2004-08 1986-89 2002-06 1995-97 1989-92 1998-02

Total 344 245 236 195 191 185 179 172 159 134

Year 1964-68 1968-72

Total 1,471 1,158

Single Game Free Throws Made Player I. Vince DeGreeff 2. Pat Giller 3. Joe Teasdale 4. Albert Karner

Single Game 3-point FG Made Player I. Matt Westerhaus 2. Bill Taflinger 2. Matt Westerhaus 4. Drew Huppe 5. Matt Westerhaus

Single Season Team Scoring Average Year I. 1991-92 2. 1992-93 3. 1990-91 4. 1988-89 5. 1989-90

Year 1988-89 1989-90 1979-80 1971- 72 1991-92 1985-86 1966-67 1992-93

Total 693 669 667 662 645 604 595 594

Player

Year

Avg.

I. Chic Downing 2. Pat Giller 3. Pat Giller 4. David Likenhus 5. Kirby Foray 6. Chic Downing 6. Vince DeGreeff 8. Darryl Jones

1971-72 1988-89 198990 1991-92 1979-80 1970-71 1967-68 1967-68

25.5 24.8 23.1 23.0 22.2 20.8 20.8 20.5

Player

Year

Total

Avg.

I. Darryl Jones 2. Darryl Jones 3. Chic Downing 4. Darryl Jones 5. John King 6. Darryl Jones

1966-67 1967-68 1971-72 1964-65 1991-92 1963-64

439 370 337 361 318 301

15.1 13.2 13.4 12.4 10.3 10.8

Year 1991-92 1985-86 1992-93 1989-90 1992-93 1986-87 1963-64

Total 190 183 193 167 176 161 157

Avg. 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.6

Single Season Scoring Average

Single Game Field Goals Player I. Pat Giller 2. Kirby Foray 2. Darryl Jones 4. Pat Giller 4. Chic Downing 4. John Ritter 4. Pat Hare

Single Game Rebounds

Single Season Rebounds

Single Season Assists Player 1. Jason Wyrick 2. Paul Johnson 3. Albert Karner 4. Jason Wyrick 5. Jason Wyrick 6. Paul Johnson 7. Darryl Jones

Single Game Scoring Player I. Pat Giller 2. Kirby Foray 3. Pat Giller 4. Drew Huppe 4. Pat Giller 4. Kirby Foray 4. Chic Downing 4. Darryl Jones 4. Pat Hare

Opponent Pittsburg State Westminister Peru State Baker Univ.

Paul Quinn Quincy College Fort Hays Pershing Peru State

Total 46 42 41 40 40 40 40 40 40

Player I. Pat Giller I. Chic Downing 3. Chic Downing 3. Darryl Jones 5. Tim Hannon 5. Chic Downing

Single Game Assists Player I. Jason Wyrick Darryl Jones 3. Paul Johnson

Team Field Goals

Opponents I. Central Methodist 2. Fort Hays State 2. Park College 4. Maryville 4. Peru State 6. St. Mary

Team 3-point FGs Made Opponent I. Central Oklahoma 2. Park College

Opponent Quincy Peru State Wm. Jewell Wm. Jewell

Total 24-25 21-22 19-20 16-16

Opponent Central Okla.

Wm. Jewell St. Mary Baker Univ.

CMU

Total II 9 9 8 8

Coach Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose Mike Sickafoose

Avg. 98.6 94.0 90.9 87.3 86.9

Opponent Pittsburg State Westminister Pershing Paul Quinn Quincy Washburn Peru State

Total 19 18 18 17 17 17 17

Opponent Peru State Mo. Western Washburn Washburn Mo. Southern Emporia State

Total 21 21 20 20 19 19

Opponent Mo. Baptist Pershing Ks. Newman

Total 16 16 13

Date Total 2-22-93 48 2-27-64 47 2-24-90 47 12-26-64 46 12-13-63 46 11-9-95 45 Date Total 1-4-93 22 2-21-87 17

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Season-by-Season Results

Overall Conference Year W L W L Coach

Overall Conference Year W L W L Coach

1919-20 0 1 Sullivan 1920-21 6 7 1921-22 7 9 1922-23 4 7 Quigley 1923-24 3 7 1924-25 2 8 1925-26 0 12 1926-27 4 7 1927-28 9 8 1928-29 10 8 Scmidt 1929-30 10 7 1930-31 12 6 1931-32 9 3 1932-33 12 6 Mullins 1933-34 11 8 1934-35 7 8 1935-36 12 9 1936-37 17 3 1937-38 14 6 Peters 1938-39 9 9 1939-40 10 9 1940-41 8 8 1941-42 9 9 1942-43 6 13 Miller 1943-44 n/a 1944-45 0 15 Haase 1945-46 2 13 Peters 1946-47 11 7 4 6 1947-48 14 11 5 5 1948-49 10 15 6 6 Walsh 1949-50 8 12 4 8 1950-51 10 13 5 7 Nolan 1951-52 17 5 7 3 1952-53 21 8 7 3 1953-54 24 5 8 2 1954-55 3 18 0 10 1955-56 11 12 5 5 1956-57 17 7 7 3 1957-58 20 6 8 2 1958-59 9 13 3 7 1959-60 9 11 5 5 1960-61 12 8 6 4 1961-62 15 7 6 4 1962-63 6 17 2 8 1963-64 12 9 1964-65 26 3 1965-66 19 6 1966-67 27 2

1967-68 21 7 1968-69 15 8 1969-70 17 9 1970-71 16 8 Colwell 1971-72 17 9 1972-73 12 13 1973-74 9 16 1974-75 7 18 1975-76 14 12 1976-77 11 17 Jones 1977-78 7 22 1978-79 14 16 1979-80 9 21 Judge 1980-81 16 16 1981-82 10 23 1982-83 16 16 1983-84 5 23 1984-85 5 25 Morley 1985-86 3 28 1986-87 16 13 1987-88 15 13 1988-89 10 18 Sickafoose 1989-90 15 13 1990-91 10 18 1991-92 19 12 1992-93 18 15 8 8 1993-94 10 20 5 11 1994-95 15 16 7 9 1995-96 12 21 8 8 1996-97 12 19 8 10 1997-98 5 26 0 18 1998-99 17 17 9 9 Brickner 1999-00 13 19 9 9 2000-01 15 19 11 9 2001-02 10 21 6 14 2002-03 8 24 6 14 2003-04 19 13 14 6 2004-05 14 18 9 11 2005-06 12 17 7 13 2006-07 20 10 14 6 2007-08 13 17 8 12 2008-09 10 18 8 12 2009-10 16 14 9 11 2010-11 16 16 11 9 Eisner 2011-12 15 15 10 8 Moody 2012-13 18 12 10 8 2013-14 23 9 14 4

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