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2004-05 Men’s Basketball Wrap Up
BILLINGS, MT – After suffering through an injury
plagued season a year ago, the Yellowjacket
basketball team returned to its high scoring ways in
2004-2005....more.
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Yellowjacket Basketball Adds Two Recruits (May 5, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings
men’s basketball coach Craig Carse announced
Thursday that two high school seniors have signed
national letters of intent to play for the
Yellowjackets next year....more.
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MSU Billings Hands Out Athletics Awards (Apr. 29, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings
seniors Joey Ehnes, Justin Hassell and Thomas
Pertuit topped the annual awards handed out Friday
night at the department’s student-athlete awards
ceremony....more.
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Yellowjackets Sign Transfer Forward (Apr. 27, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings
men’s basketball coach Craig Carse announced
Wednesday that Moritz Wohlers has signed a national
letter of intent to play for the Yellowjackets....more.
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Final NCAA Men’s BB Stats Released (Apr. 1, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – The NCAA released its
final Division II men’s basketball statistical
rankings this week....more.
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Three Yellowjackets Earn All-Conference Honors (Mar. 8, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Three Montana State-Billings men’s
basketball players earned all-conference recognition
on Tuesday as announced by the Pacific West
Conference....more.
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Munoz Earns PacWest Player of the Week Honor (Mar. 7, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings guard Cameron
Munoz was named the Pacific West Conference player
of the week on Monday....more.
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Yellowjackets Win PacWest Finale (Mar. 3, 2005)
SILVER CITY, NM –
Montana State-Billings won the last-ever Pacific
West Conference men’s basketball game Thursday
night, 80-68 at Western New Mexico....more.
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Jackets Second for Scoring, 3-Pointers (Mar. 1, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – With
just one week remaining in the regular season,
Montana State-Billings ranks second in the nation
for scoring and 3-point shooting....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #16 - For the Week
of February 28, 2005
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Yellowjackets Blitz Wildcats in Home Finale (Feb. 26, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
There was no secret as to what the game plan was for
Montana State-Billings this week: shoot 3-pointers....more.
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Yellowjackets Turn Out Lights with Threes (Feb. 24, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Montana State-Billings hit 17 three-pointers
Thursday night to pull away from Montana
State-Northern, 94-69....more.
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Yellowjackets Jump to First for 3-Point Shooting (Feb. 22, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team moved
from third to first for 3-point shooting in this
week’s NCAA national statistical rankings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release - For
the Week of February 21, 2005
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MSUB’s Wiley Earns Academic Honor (Feb. 20, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Montana State-Billings sophomore Jonathan Wiley has
been named to the “ESPN The Magazine” 2005 College
Division Academic All-District VII Men’s Basketball
First Team by CoSIDA....more.
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Yellowjackets Lose Second Straight at BYU-Hawaii (Feb. 19, 2005)
LAIE, HI – Montana
State-Billings suffered its second-straight 30 point
loss Saturday, falling at BYU-Hawaii 118-84....more.
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Yellowjackets’ Streak Stopped at BYU-Hawaii (Feb. 17, 2005)
LAIE, HI – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team had its
eight game conference winning streak snapped
Thursday night as the Yellowjackets fell at BYU-Hawaii,
115-84....more.
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Yellowjackets Move into Regional Rankings (Feb. 16, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Seven straight conference wins have given the
MSU Billings men’s basketball team enough points to
climb back into the NCAA West Region poll....more.
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Yellowjackets Keep Rolling with Last Second Win (Feb. 15, 2005)
HONOLULU, HI – After
missing two straight free throws in the final
minutes, Cameron Munoz bounced back to drain a
game-winning 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds on the clock
Tuesday....more.
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Yellowjackets Move to No. 2 for Scoring (Feb. 15, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Montana State-Billings climbed to No. 2 for scoring
average in this week’s NCAA men’s basketball
statistical rankings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release-For
the Week of February 14, 2005
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Munoz Named PacWest Player of the Week (Feb. 14, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Montana State-Billings junior guard Cameron Munoz
earned player of the week honors on Monday from the
Pacific West Conference....more.
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Yellowjackets Win Seventh Straight Conference Game (Feb. 12, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Jackets, who are ranked fourth in Division II for
3-point field goals per game, dropped in 16 Saturday
night in a 102-95 Pacific West Conference win over
visiting Chaminade....more.
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Jackets Survive Swords for Sixth Straight “W” (Feb. 10, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings survived a late charge from Chaminade
Thursday, winning 82-79 for the Yellowjackets’
sixth-straight PacWest victory....more.
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Jackets Upset 13th-Ranked Vulcans, 105-95 (Feb. 8, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – It
took about two and a half minutes for Montana
State-Billings to snatch victory from the jaws of
defeat Tuesday night....more.
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Jackets Ranked in Top Five for Scoring, 3-Point Shooting (Feb. 8, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings men’s
basketball team is ranked third in the nation for
scoring and fourth for 3-point shooting in this
week’s NCAA Division II statistical rankings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #13 -
For the Week of February 7, 2005
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Yellowjackets Move to Third on National Scoring List (Feb. 1, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
After averaging just over 109 points a game in the
last two weeks, the Montana State-Billings men have
moved up to No. 3 for scoring in the NCAA Division
II basketball statistical rankings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release - For
the Week of January 31, 2005
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Yellowjackets’ Walker Honored by PacWest (Jan. 31, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Montana State-Billings freshman Lucas Walker was
named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Week
on Monday....more.
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Yellowjackets Win Fourth Straight PacWest Game (Jan. 29, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings broke the century mark for the fourth
straight game Saturday afternoon, downing Western New
Mexico 104-76....more.
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Click HERE for
photos of the Yellowjackets vs. Western New Mexico
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Yellowjackets Tame Mustangs in Runaway (Jan. 27, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – If
college basketball had a TKO rule, it would have
been applied Thursday night....more.
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Scoring Week Elevates Jackets in National Rankings (Jan. 25, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
After averaging 108 points a game in three
conference games last week, the Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball team is ranked
fourth nationally for both scoring and 3-point
shooting....more.
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Men's Basketball
Weekly Release #11 - For the Week of January 24,
2005
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Yellowjackets Run Past Hawaii Pacific, 112-89 (Jan. 22, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
After surviving a second half scare from Hawaii
Pacific on Thursday night, Montana State-Billings
used its own second half surge to down the Sea
Warriors 112-89 on Saturday afternoon....more.
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Yellowjackets Win Shootout with HPU (Jan. 20, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team
survived 70 second half points by Hawaii Pacific to
win 113-108 Thursday night....more.
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Yellowjackets Fall to Seasiders in Overtime Thriller (Jan. 18, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – BYU-Hawaii
held on for a wild 100-99 overtime win over Montana
State-Billings Tuesday night at Alterowitz Gym....more.
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Windy
Boy Moves to Third for 3-Point Shooting (Jan. 18, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT –
Montana State-Billings guard Buddy Windy Boy climbed
to No. 3 nationally this week for 3-point field
goals made....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #10 -
For the Week of January 17, 2005
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Yellowjackets & Alumni Light Up Scoreboard (Jan. 15, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team filled
its off weekend with a 116-99 win in its annual
alumni game....more.
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Yellowjackets Hang in Top 10 for Scoring, 3-pointers (Jan. 13, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT –
Despite a tough four-game road losing skid, the
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team
remained ranked in the top ten nationally for both
scoring and 3-point shooting....more.
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Cougars Maul Yellowjackets in Provo (Jan. 11, 2004)
PROVO, UT – Any
hopes Yellowjacket fans had of a big upset Tuesday
night faded after about thirteen minutes as Brigham
Young ran away from Montana State-Billings, 110-70....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #9 - For the Week of
January 10, 2005
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Yellowjackets Leave the Islands with Third Straight
Loss (Jan. 8, 2004)
HILO, HI – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team has
probably never been as happy to say aloha to Hawaii
as they were after Saturday’s 106-85 loss at
Hawaii-Hilo....more.
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Yellowjackets Drop Second Straight on Hawaii Trip (Jan. 6, 2005)
HILO, HI – After trailing
by 20 points, Montana State-Billings rallied but
fell short at Hawaii-Hilo Thursday night....more.
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Yellowjackets Ranked Ninth in First Regional Poll (Jan. 5, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team is
ranked No. 9 in the first NCAA West Region poll of
the season....more.
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Yellowjackets Drop Conference Opener at Chaminade (Jan. 4, 2005)
HONOLULU, HI –
Despite a fast start, Montana State-Billings dropped
its PacWest Conference opener at Chaminade on
Tuesday, 90-58....more.
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Jackets’ Windy Boy, Munoz Near Top of NCAA 3-Point
Shooting (Jan. 4, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – In the
first men’s basketball statistical rankings of the
year by the NCAA, Montana State-Billings guards
Buddy Windy Boy and Cameron Munoz are ranked second
and third respectively for 3-pointers per game....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #8 - For the Week of
January 3, 2005
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Yellowjackets Run Past Haskell, 103-81 (Dec. 31, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT –
Buddy Windy Boy dropped in eight 3-pointers to lead
MSU Billings to a 103-81 New Year’s Eve win over
Haskell Indian Nations University....more.
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Hassell Receives PacWest Player of the Week Honor (Dec. 26, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Men’s basketball player
Justin Hassell was named the Pacific West Conference
player of the week for his performance in two wins
last week....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #7 -
For the Week of December 27, 2004
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Yellowjackets Hold on for Wild Win against Saint Leo (Dec. 21, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – No lead
is safe when two basketball teams combine to shoot 60
3-point attempts and 95 free throws....more.
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Shooters Catch Fire in Win over Saint Leo (Dec. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After
two games of scoring in the 60s, the Montana
State-Billings Yellowjackets found their shooting
touches in a 107-99 win over Saint Leo Monday night....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #6 - For
the Week of December 20, 2004
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Yellowjackets Fall at Home, 71-64 to NW Nazarene (Dec. 17, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT –
Northwest Nazarene scored the final nine points Friday
night to leave Billings with a 71-64 men’s basketball
win over Montana State-Billings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #5 - For
the Week of December 13, 2004
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Samuelson’s
Put Back Saves Jackets in Road Win (Dec. 8, 2004)
NAMPA, ID – Cody Samuelson put
back his own miss with three seconds remaining to lift
the Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team to a
66-64 win at Northwest Nazarene....more.
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Men's
Basketball Weekly Release #4 - For the Week of December
6, 2004
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Fast Start Leads to Yellowjacket Win over
Chadron (Dec. 4, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Ten first half 3-pointers sparked the
MSU Billings men’s basketball team to a 101-90
non-conference win over visiting Chadron State....more.
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Men's
Basketball Weekly Release #3 - For the Week of November
29, 2004
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Yellowjackets Cruise in Lopsided Win over Ohio Valley (Nov. 27, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT –
Following a slow start, the Montana State-Billings men’s
basketball team rolled to an easy 104-67 win over Ohio
Valley....more.
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Yellowjackets Pull away for Win over Ohio Valley (Nov. 26, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Yellowjackets shooters were on when they needed to be
Friday night as Montana State-Billings pulled away for
an 88-73 win over Ohio Valley College....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #2 - For
the Week of November 22, 2004
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Yellowjackets Open with Win Over Minot State (Nov. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite
a distinct disadvantage in game experience, the Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball team defeated Minot
State 107-93....more.
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Men's
Basketball Weekly Release #1 - For the Week of November
15, 2004
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Yellowjackets Come out Shooting in Blue-Gold Scrimmage (Nov. 13, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – In their
final preseason tune up, the Montana State-Billings
Yellowjackets knocked down 20 3-pointers in Saturday’s
Blue-Gold scrimmage....more.
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Jackets,
Lady Jackets Set for Blue-Gold Doubleheader Saturday (Nov. 10, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s and women’s basketball
teams will make their first public appearances of the
year on Saturday with a doubleheader of Blue-Gold
Scrimmages....more.
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Yellowjacket Basketball Seasons Just Around the Corner (Nov. 2, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
turning of the calendar to November means that the NCAA
basketball season is quickly approaching....more.
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Yellowjacket Basketball Hires Assistant Coaches (Sept. 21, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings head men’s basketball coach Craig Carse
announced Tuesday that Brent Montague has been hired as
a part time assistant coach....more.
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Yellowjackets’ Skrifvars Earns Regional Scholar-Athlete
Honor (Aug. 24, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Former
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball player Jerett
Skrifvars earned yet another honor on Tuesday when he
was selected as the West Region winner in the NCAA
Division II Conference Commissioners Association
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award competition....more.
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Yellowjackets Add Basketball Standout from Arizona (Aug. 9, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT - Montana
State University-Billings head basketball coach Craig
Carse announced today that Justin Ashbaugh, a 6-foot-5
forward from Scottsdale, Ariz., has signed a national
letter of intent to play for the Yellowjackets next
season....more.
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Samuelson Transferring to Play Basketball
for Yellowjackets (Aug. 2, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State University-Billings head basketball coach Craig
Carse has announced that Cody Samuelson is transferring
from Montana State University-Bozeman to play basketball
for the Yellowjackets next season....more.
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Yellowjackets Announce Men’s Basketball Transfers (June 28, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State University-Billings men’s basketball coach Craig
Carse announced Monday that three transfers have signed
national letters of intent to play for the Yellowjackets
next season....more.
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Yellowjacket
Basketball Announces 2004 High School Recruiting Class (May 24, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball coach Craig Carse
announced on Monday the signing of five high school
seniors to national letters of intent....more
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