Jackets Blue-Gold Scrimmage Saturday (11/10/05)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team will hold its annual public Blue-Gold Scrimmage on Saturday, November 12.  Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Alterowitz Gymnasium. 

Admission to the game is free.  Season and single game ticket packages will be for sale in the main lobby.  The Yellowjackets open the regular season on November 21 when they host Johnson & Wales from Denver. 

MSU Billings has a roster of 12 for the 2005-2006 season.  Head coach Craig Carse returns for his eleventh campaign with a career 185-89 record at MSU Billings.  The Yellowjackets will be led by senior co-captains Cameron Munoz (Chino, CA) and Buddy Windy Boy (Lodge Grass, MT).  Both players could finish their careers ranked in the top three in school history for 3-point shooting.  Last season the Yellowjackets ranked second in NCAA Division II for both scoring and 3-point shooting.

The Jackets will be playing their first season in the Heartland Conference, bringing a new cast of opponents to Billings in 2005-2006.  MSU Billings was picked by the league’s coaches to finish second in the conference behind defending champion St. Mary’s.  The Yellowjackets open the conference schedule on January 4 when they host Western New Mexico.  The winner of the Heartland regular season will host the conference tournament March 3 and 4.