The Yellowjackets snapped an 18-game losing streak dating  back to last season this past week with a 65-55 victory over Alaska Fairbanks.  It was the first victory for MSUB since a 77-74 victory over Dallas Baptist, Feb. 19, 2007.  In the game, MSUB jumped out to a 10-point lead at halftime, but the Nanooks roared back in the second half and took the lead on a couple of occasions, but the Yellowjackets had the answer down the stretch, making 10 of 12 free throws in the final four minutes to seal the 10-point win.

14th-ranked Alaska Anchorage also invaded Alterowitz Gym this past week.  The Yellowjackets hung with the Seawolves for much of the first half, but UAA eventually would pull away and take a 79-43 victory. 

Leading the way for the Yellowjackets this season is freshman Aaron Terry (Moreno Valley, Calif.) averaging 13.7 points per game.  He also leads the team with 92 field goals and 51 free throws.  Terry is tie for third on the team in rebounds at 3.8 per game.  He is second on the team in assists with 41.  Fellow freshman John Brooks (Perris, Calif.) has really upped his game recently as he is averaging 13.1 points.  He scored a career-high 32 Jan. 19 at Western Oregon.  Brooks is second on the team in 3-pointers with 37 and second in made free throws with 40.  Freshman Cameron Khoury, who has been a threat inside and out, leads the team with a 6.3 rebounding average an is fourth on the team from long rage with 22 3-pointers.

As a team, the Yellowjackets are starting to turn it on.  They are shooting 36.7 percent from the floor, 31 percent from beyond the arc and 61 percent from the line.  They are averaging 65 points per game and opponents are shooting 48 percent against them. 
 

From the GNAC:

Division II Games: Alaska Anchorage 16-0, Northwest Nazarene 9-2, Seattle Pacific 12-3, Central Washington 9-5, Seattle 10-6, Western Washington 7-6, Saint Martin’s 7-8, Western Oregon 5-8, Alaska Fairbanks 1-9, MSU Billings 1-15.    

West Region Games: Alaska Anchorage 10-0, Northwest Nazarene 7-2, Seattle Pacific 7-3, Seattle 8-5, Central Washington 8-5, Western Washington 6-6, Saint Martin’s 5-7, Western Oregon 3-7, Alaska Fairbanks 1-7, MSU Billings 1-7.  

LAST WEEK: Thursday - Alaska Anchorage 45 at Seattle 38; Alaska Fairbanks 55 at MSU Billings 65; Saint Martin's 57 at Northwest Nazarene 74; Western Oregon 60 at Seattle Pacific 62. Saturday – Alaska Anchorage 79 at MSU Billings 43; Alaska Fairbanks 56 at Seattle 78; Western Washington 63 at Central Washington 86; Western Oregon 58 at Northwest Nazarene 84; Saint Martin's 79 at Seattle Pacific 89.

THIS WEEK: Thursday  – Seattle Pacific at Alaska Anchorage; Northwest Nazarene at Alaska Fairbanks; Seattle at Central Washington, 7:30 p.m.; MSU Billings at Western Washington, 7:30 p.m.  Saturday – Northwest Nazarene at Alaska Anchorage; Seattle Pacific at Alaska Fairbanks, 1 p.m.; MSU-Billings at Central Washington; Western Oregon at Saint Martin's; Seattle at Western Washington.

POLLS: NABC (Jan. 22) - 9. Alaska Anchorage; 34. Northwest Nazarene. NCAA West Region – The first NCAA West Region weekly poll will be released Wednesday. GNAC Coaches Pre-Season: 1. Alaska Anchorage (7) 104; 2. Seattle Pacific (1) 87; 3. Seattle (2) 84 ; 4. Western Washington and Central Washington 62; 6. Saint Martin's 52; 7. Northwest Nazarene 40; 8. Western Oregon 35; 9. Montana State Billings 18; 10. Alaska Fairbanks 16. Note: First-place votes in parenthesis. Points awarded on 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis).

DOUBLE DOUBLES: 6 – Carl Arts, UAA.  4 – Jake Beitinger, CWU.  3 – Kevin Atkins, UAF; Rob Will, SPU.   2 – Calin Schell, WWU; Luke Cooper, UAA; Liam Hughes, WOU; Brendan Campbell, SMU. 1 – Fourteen with.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS:  UAF Top of the World  (Nov. 15-18) –  Mladen Begojevic, UAF.   Central Washington (Nov. 16-17) – Jake Beitinger, CWU; Brandon Foote, CWU; Tyler Roberts, NNU; Adam Shildmyer, NNU.  Seattle Pacific (Nov. 16-17) – Rob Will, SPU; Ira Graham, WWU.  Western Washington (Nov. 23-24) – Ira Graham, WWU; Calin Schell, WWU; Rob Diederichs, SPU; Rob Will, SPU.  UAA Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 21-24) – Carl Arts, UAA.  Central Washington (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) – Jake Beitinger, CWU; Sam Kelly, WOU; Brad Krichevsky, WOU.  CSU Pueblo (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) – Bill Richardson, SMU.  WWU Great Western Shootout (Dec. 18-19 at Las Vegas) – Ira Graham, WWU; Calin Schell, WWU; Jake Beitinger, CWU.  Humboldt State (Dec. 21-22) – Michael Knight, Seattle; Ryan Coldren, Seattle.  Western Oregon (Dec. 28-29) – Mike McLaughlin, WOU; Travis Kuhns, WOU; Nate Jackson, CWU; Jake Beitinger, CWU.  Seattle Pacific (Dec. 28-29) – Marques Echols, SPU; Rob Diederichs, SPU; Michael Knight, SU.  Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 28-29) – Chris Bryant, UAA (MVP); McCade Olsen, UAA; Luke Cooper, UAA.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK: Carl Arts, Alaska Anchorage (F, 6-6, Sr., Valdez, AK) scored 40 points and had 19 rebounds to key a two-game road sweep as the Seawolves tied a school record with their 13^th and 14^th consecutive victories.  Arts made 15 of 26 shots and eight of nine free throws.  Seven of his rebounds came at the offensive end.

HONORABLE MENTION:. Justin Parnell, Northwest Nazarene (G, 6-4, So., Sutherlin, OR) scored 27 points and also sparked the Crusaders defensively in home wins over Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon.  In the two contests, he also had nine assists and three steals.  NNU held the Saints and Wolves to 57 and 58 points, respectively, and a combined field goal percentage of 38.6 percent.

AROUND THE GNAC:  Alaska Anchorage’s 14-game win streak is one short of the GNAC record of 15 set by Seattle Pacific between Nov. 17, 2001 and Jan. 19, 2002 and equaled by Western Washington between Nov. 25, 2005 and Jan. 26, 2006.  In its last three road games, the Seawolves have held their opponents to the three lowest single-game point totals (42, 38, 43) in GNAC history for conference games. . .Northwest Nazarene set a GNAC single-game record for conference games by making all 20 of its free throws in Saturday’s 26-point win over Western Oregon.  The previous record for most free throws made without a miss of 16 was set by Western Washington against Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 17, 2007.

AGAINST THE WEST REGION: GNAC (15) vs. CCAA (10)  - NNU 1-0, WOU 1-0, Seattle 5-1, CWU 3-1, WWU 3-2, SPU 1-1, SMU 1-3, UAF 0-1, MSUB 0-1.  GNAC (5) vs. PacWest  (3) -  UAA 3-0, NNU 1-0, SPU 1-0, WOU 0-1, CWU 0-2.  CCAA (10) vs. GNAC (15) -  CSU San Bernardino 5-0, UC San Diego 1-0, Cal State L.A. 1-0, CSU Dominguez Hills 1-0, Humboldt State 2-1, San Francisco State 0-1, CSU Stanislaus 0-2, Sonoma State 0-2, Cal Poly Pomona 0-2, Chico State 0-3, CSU Monterey Bay 0-4.   PacWest (3) vs. GNAC (5)  -  BYU-Hawaii 2-2, Notre Dame de Namur 1-1, Chaminade 0-1, Hawaii Hilo 0-1.

NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS: GNAC teams finished their non-conference schedules with a 60-35 record, the third best record in league history.  The best non-conference record (65-27) came in 2005-06 when all 10 schools posted winning non-conference records and five qualified for the playoffs.  The GNAC ended up 20-13 against other West Region teams, including 15-10 against the CCAA, Cal State San Bernardino accounted for five of the CCAA's 10 victories.  Against all Division II team, GNAC squads posted a .631 winning percentage (41-24).
 

A player scored at least 40 points— Jan. 28, 2006 (Carlin Hughes, 45 vs. St. Edward's)

A player scored at least 30 points — Jan. 19, 2008 (John Brooks, 32 at Western Oregon)

A player made at least 20 field goals — Dec. 15, 1972 (Roy McPipe, 20 vs. Dickinson State)

A player made at least 15 field goals — Feb. 16, 2001 (Dan Carter, 17 vs. Alaska Anchorage)

A player made at least 15 3-pointers — Feb. 12, 2000 (Markus Hallgrimson, 16 vs. Western New Mexico)

A player made at least 10 3-pointers — Nov. 21, 2005 (Cameron Munoz, 11 vs. Johnson & Wales)

A player made at least 5 3-pointers — Jan. 19, 2008 (John Brooks, 6 at Western Oregon)

A player made at least 20 free throws — Nov. 14, 1998 (Titus Warmsley, 22 vs. Queens)

A player made at least 15 free throws — Feb. 3, 2006 (Jonathan Wiley, 16 vs. Lincoln)

A player made at least 10 free throws — Jan. 5, 2008 (Aaron Terry, 10 vs. Seattle University)

A player had at least 25 rebounds — Jan. 28, 1978 (Bill Mummert, 28 vs. Northern Montana)

A player had at least 20 rebounds — Feb. 10, 1981 (Russell Murrey, 21 vs. Rocky Mountain)

A player had at least 15 rebounds — Feb. 10, 2005 (Justin Hassell, 18 vs. Chaminade)

A player had at least 15 assists — Feb. 4, 2006 (Carlin Hughes, 15 vs. Lincoln)

A player had at least 10 assists — Jan. 20, 2007 (Eric Cunningham, 12 vs. Lincoln)

A player had a least 5 blocked shots — Feb. 19, 2004 (Bill Day, 5 vs. Chaminade)

A player had at least 10 steals — Feb. 5, 2004 (Jerett Skrifvars, 11 vs. Great Falls)

A player had at least 5 steals — Feb. 10, 2007 (Eric Cunningham, 5 vs. Incarnate Word)

A player had a triple-double — Feb. 26, 2005 (Carlin Hughes, 20p, 10r, 16a vs. Johnson & Wales)

The team scored at least 140 points — Feb. 1, 2003 (146 vs. Western New Mexico)

The team scored at least 130 points — Jan. 28, 2006 (136 vs. St. Edward's)

The team scored at least 120 points — Feb. 3, 2006 (128 vs. Lincoln)

The team scored at least 110 points — Feb. 19, 2007 (111 vs. Texas-Permian Basin)

The team scored at least 100 points — Feb. 10, 2006 (107 vs. St. Mary's Texas)

The team allowed at least 100 points — Dec. 1, 2007 (103 vs. Colorado Christian)

The team made at least 50 field goals — Feb. 1, 2003 (51 vs. Western New Mexico)

The team made at least 40 field goals — Feb. 3, 2006 (40 vs. Lincoln)

The team shot over 70% from the field — Jan. 24, 1987 (71.7% vs. Alaska Anchorage)

The team shot over 60% from the field — Jan. 17, 2004 (61.3% vs. Green Mountain)

The team shot over 50% from the field — Jan. 20, 2007 (54.5% vs. Lincoln)

The team made at least 25 3-pointers — Feb. 18, 1999 (26 vs. Western New Mexico)

The team made at least 20 3-pointers — Feb. 3, 2006 (20 vs. Lincoln)

The team made at least 15 3-pointers — Dec. 17, 2007 (15 vs. Rocky Mountain)

The team made at least 45 free throws — Jan. 28, 2006 (46 vs. St. Edward's)

The team made at least 40 free throws — Feb. 8, 2005 (41 vs. Hawaii-Hilo)

The team made at least 30 free throws — Dec. 19, 2005 (33 vs. Emporia State)

The team had at least 50 rebounds — Jan. 4, 2006 (50 vs. Western New Mexico)

The team had at least 40 assists — Jan. 16, 2004 (40 vs. Green Mountain)

The team had at least 30 assists — Feb. 26, 2005 (30 vs. Johnson & Wales)

The team had at least 25 assists — Jan. 20, 2007 (26 vs. Lincoln)

The team had at least 10 blocked shots — Jan. 12, 2002 (10 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle)

The team had at least 5 blocked shots — Dec. 16, 2006 (6 vs. West Liberty State)

The team had at least 20 steals — Feb. 5, 2004 (28 vs. Great Falls)

The team had at least 15 steals — Feb. 19 2007 (12 vs. Dallas Baptist)

Points
Game - 1. Reece Gliko (54)
Season – 1. Roy McPipe (850)
Career – 1. Roy McPipe (1,883)

Field Goals
Game - 1. Roy McPipe (20/35)
Season – 1. Roy McPipe (346)
Career – 1. Roy McPipe (742)

Field Goal Percentage
Game - 1. Jerett Skrifvars (10-10), 100%) 1. James Washington (10-10, 100%)
Season – 1. Harvey Munford (65.2)
Career – 1. Jaysun Mims (62.66)

3-Pointers
Game - 1. Markus Hallgrimson (16/28) vs. Western New Mexico (NCAA Div. II Record)
Season – 1. Markus Hallgrimson (160)
Career – 1. Cameron Munoz (451)

3-Point Percentage
Game - 1. Mike McDowell (5-5, 100%) 1. Mitch Cole (5-5, 100%)
Season – 1. Lance Vaccarelli (50.00)
Career – 1. Pryor Orser (45.33)

Free Throws
Game - 1. Titus Warmsley (22/24)
Season – 1. Dan Retzer (291)
Career – 1. Le Heins (482)

Free Throw Percentage
Game - 1. Jerett Skrifvars (19/19, 100%)
Season – 1. Jay Harrie (93.47)
Career – 1. Tony Harmon (86.5)

Rebounds
Game - 1. Bill Mummert (28)
Season – 1. Jim Soft (480)
Career – 1. Jim Soft (1,338)

Assists
Game - 1. Carlin Hughes (16) 1. Jamie Stevens (16)
Season – 1. Carlin Hughes (269)
Career – 1. Jamie Stevens (805)

Blocked Shots
Game - 1. Mark Brewer (8)
Season – 1. Chris Herriford (55)
Career – 1. Chris Herriford (97)

Steals
Game - 1. Jerett Skrifvars (11)
Season – 1. Dominic Washington (90)
Career – 1. Jamie Stevens (167)

 

The 2007-2008 basketball season is head coach Craig Carse’s 13th at MSU Billings, making him the second-longest tenured coach in the history of a program that began in 1927.  In over 30 seasons as a collegiate coach, Carse has to his credit championships in the Presidents Athletic Conference, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Southeastern Conference, the Pacific West Conference, and the Heartland Conference.

The Yellowjackets have posted winning seasons in 10 of Carse’s 12 seasons for an overall record of 210-119.  Those 210 victories also rank Carse second in school history for career wins, trailing only Hall of Fame coach Mike Harkins who spent 16 years as the Jackets’ head coach. 

Carse’s success in Billings continues a pattern that has followed him across the country throughout his 30-year college career.  He has coached and taught the game of basketball from coast to coast as well as overseas.  Sixteen of those years have been as a head coach during which time Carse has built a 289-162 overall record, including a 210-119 record at MSU Billings.  At Alterowitz Gym, Carse's record is 163-19, one of the best home winning percentages in the nation at any level.

After a seven year run as an assistant at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, in 1994 Carse went to work as Executive Vice-President of the United States Basketball Academy.  During that year, Carse developed an innovative style and system of play that features the strengths of individual players.  Incorporated in this were an up tempo attack, pressure defense, three pointers and substitutions galore.  That system has now turned the Yellowjackets into one of the top offensive teams in college basketball, leading the nation in scoring and 3-point shooting since 1995.

In 1995, Carse re-entered the world of collegiate coaching and took over a Yellowjacket program that had gone 5-21 the year before and had only one winning season in the previous four.  On the court he implemented the system that he had worked feverishly on the year before.  Off the court discipline was the new rule.  His players have since subscribed to rigorous direction designed to maintain excellence and high academic standards.  Carse's 12 MSU Billings seasons have seen over a 3.00 team grade point average.

This new philosophy changed the Yellowjackets’ fortunes almost immediately.  In Carse’s first season, MSU Billings advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years and won 20 games for only the second time in the 1990s.  Despite a limited roster, that first team in 1996 managed to lead the nation in three pointers and ranked third in scoring.

The next six years produced more of the same:  three more NCAA berths, three PacWest Conference Championships, a number of national, conference, and school records and Coach of the Year awards.  During that time, the Yellowjackets have led the nation in three pointers made per game in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006.  They were also the nation's leading scoring team in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 with second place rankings in 1999, 2003 and 2006. 

Of Carse’s many recruits over the years, several have advanced to professional careers.  While at LSU, Carse was the primary recruiter of Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts, Shaquille O'Neal, Gerrt Hammink and Ronnie Henderson.  All were NBA draft picks with O'Neal being the #1 and Jackson a #3 selection.  At small West Virginia State, Carse also produced NBA selections.  Both Ron Moore and Ronnie Legette were drafted a few months after playing in the NAIA National Championship game.  From MSU Billings, the Yellowjackets’ All-American Titus Warmsley has been invited to the camp of the Boston Celtics and other players have played overseas.

Carse took over the program at West Virginia State in 1983-84.  In just his second season, Carse's team went 17-11 in 1984-85.  In his final two seasons at the school, the Yellow Jackets went 57-8 with conference, tournament, and district championships.  Carse guided West Virginia State to the NAIA national title game in 1987 and left the school with a 79-43 record.

After playing LSU in a Hawaii tournament that year, longtime mentor Dale Brown offered Carse a position as an assistant on his staff.  Carse was to become LSU's primary recruiter and Brown's top aide.   During Carse's time as assistant coach, the Tigers were one of the most successful teams in the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA.  The Tigers advanced to six-straight NCAA Tournaments and were ranked as high as #1 nationally.

Carse has coached and participated in National Championship Tournaments at every stop and at the NAIA, NCAA I, NCAA II, and NCAA III levels.   His first position as an assistant at Bethany College, West Virginia, in 1977-1978 produced a Presidents Conference Championship and trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament.  At Salem in West Virginia, from 1978 through 1983, he helped guide the program to a West Virginia Conference power with conference championships and an NAIA tournament berth.  Bethany, Salem, West Virginia State, and Montana State Billings all had suffered losing campaigns before Carse's arrival.

Carse is a noted speaker and clinician.  He has lectured and taught the game of basketball nationally and internationally, including a trip to Australia with the Yellowjackets.  Carse has represented the United States in Europe where he lectured at the Super Cup.  He has also instructed the Chinese National Teams.

A native of Sistersville, West Virginia, Carse is completing his 33rd year in college basketball, 30 as a coach and three as a player.  He and his wife of 30 years have two children, David (27) and Lindsey (23).  Carse earned undergraduate degrees from Bethany College in West Virginia and a masters degree from the West Virginia University.

Mike McShane enters his first year at the assistant men's basketball coach at MSU Billings after playing point guard for the Yellowjackets during the 1999-2000 season.

Raised in Oregon, McShane in the son of John and Jane and is one of six children.  McShane's love for basketball began at an early age and stemmed from family roots in the game.  His uncle played at Oregon State during the glory years of the "Orange Express" under coach Ralph Miller, and his older sister Anne was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Oregon while playing high school basketball at Oregon City High.

In high school, McShane assisted his team in winning the state title and three league championships.   He also received first team all-state honors.  McShane played for Barry Adams who had over 600 wins, the most in Oregon history.

In college, McShane played three seasons at the University of Oregon before transferring to MSU Billings as a senior.  As a Yellowjacket he averaged 13.7 points, 8.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game.  McShane made his mark in the record books and still ranks 11th for single season field goal percentage (59.10), 4th for assists (214) and assists per game (8.2), and 4th for steals (63).  He also ranks second in school history for steals in a single game (7).

Following his time on the collegiate basketball court, McShane played professional basketball in China for one season before playing three seasons in Australia for the Rockhampton Rockets.  He also served as head coach of the women's professional team in Australia for one season.

McShane graduated with his degree in Health and Human Performance in 2001 from MSUB and will pursue his masters in Sport Management while coaching the Yellowjackets.

McShane is married to his high school sweetheart Alisha, who is a certified Ayurveda, Yoga, and meditation instructor in Encinitas, Calif..  Together they have a 16 month old daughter named Stella.

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