The Yellowjackets return home for Homecoming Week and Hall of Fame Week, looking to snap a five-game skid.  MSUB had one of its worst performances of the season last Thursday at Seattle Pacific, losing 90-34.  However, the young Yellowjackets rebounded with one of their best performances and played Northwest Nazarene tough for 30 minutes before falling 90-77.  Freshman Kyle Palmer had a team-high 20 points and freshman John Brooks chipped in 18.

Leading the way for the Yellowjackets this season is Brooks averaging 13.3 points per game.  Freshman Aaron Terry is second on the team team in scoring at 12.9 points.  Terry leads the team with 100 field goals made, while Brooks leads the squad from beyond the arc with 45 treys.  Freshman Cameron Khoury leads the team in rebounding at 6.3 per game.

As a team, the Yellowjackets are shooting just over 35 percent form the field, 30 percent from beyond the arc and 60 percent from the line.  MSUB is averaging 33.7 rebounds per game.        

FROM THE GNAC

Division II Games: Alaska Anchorage 19-0, Seattle Pacific 14-5, Northwest Nazarene 11-4, Central Washington 12-6, Seattle 13-7, Western Washington 9-8, Saint Martin’s 8-10, Western Oregon 7-9, Alaska Fairbanks 1-12, MSU Billings 1-19.  

West Region Games: Alaska Anchorage 13-0, Northwest Nazarene 9-4, Seattle 11-6, Central Washington 11-6, Seattle Pacific 9-5, Western Washington 8-8, Saint Martin’s 6-9, Western Oregon 5-8, Alaska Fairbanks 1-10, MSU Billings 1-11.  

LAST WEEK: Thursday - Central Washington 100 at Saint Martin's 76; MSU Billings 34 at Seattle Pacific 90; Seattle 83 at Northwest Nazarene 72; Western Washington 71 at Western Oregon 83. Saturday – Alaska Anchorage 67 at Alaska Fairbanks 53; Central Washington 88 at Western Oregon 84; MSU Billings 77 at Northwest Nazarene 90; Western Washington 83 at Saint Martin's 85 (OT); Seattle 66 at Seattle Pacific 59.

THIS WEEK: Thursday – Alaska Anchorage at Western Washington; Alaska Fairbanks at Central Washington; Western Oregon at MSU Billings; Saint Martin's at Seattle.  Saturday – Alaska Anchorage at Central Washington; Alaska Fairbanks at Western Washington; Saint Martin's at MSU Billings; Northwest Nazarene at Seattle Pacific; Western Oregon at Seattle.

POLLS: NABC (Feb. 5) - 5. Alaska Anchorage; 27. Northwest Nazarene; 35. Seattle Pacific; 39. Seattle University.  NCAA West Region (Feb. 6) –   1. Alaska Anchorage (18-0), 2. Cal State San Bernardino (16-3), 3. Seattle Pacific (13-4), 4. Chaminade (11-3); 5. Northwest Nazarene (10-3), 6. Cal State Dominguez Hills (11-5); 7. Humboldt State (11-6); 8. BYU-Hawaii (11-5); 9. UC San Diego (11-5); 10. Central Washington (10-6). Note: Records are versus Division II schools. 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.  

DOUBLE DOUBLES: 7 – Carl Arts, UAA.  5 – Jake Beitinger, CWU. 4  -  Kevin Atkins, UAF. 3 - Rob Will, SPU; ; Luke Cooper, UAA; Liam Hughes, WOU.   2 – Calin Schell, WWU; Brendan Campbell, SMU; Steve Severin, WWU; McCade Olsen, UAA; Mike McLaughlin, WOU; Cameron Khoury, MSUB; JoJay Jackson, SPU; Michael Wright, SU; Adonal Arrington, WOU.  1 – Ten with.

NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Feb. 10): Individuals (Top 50):   Scoring - 29. Ira Graham, WWU, 19.7. FG PCT. - 20. Rob Will, SPU, 62.1; 44. Bill Richardson, SMU, 56.7. Three-Point FGs - 31. Marques Echols, SPU, 2.9; 49. Jake Linton, SMU, 2.8. Three-Point PCT. - 26. Chris Bryant, UAA, 43.7; 45. Marques Echols, SPU, and Jake Linton, SMU, 41.4. Free Throw PCT. - 1. Jake Linton, SMU, 96.6; 22. Ryan Coldren, SU, 86.1; 46. Travis Kuhns, WOU, 83.5. Rebounding - None. Assists - 1. Luke Cooper, UAA, 8.3; 40. Tyler Roberts, NNU, 5.1. Blocks - 14. Steve Severin, WWU, 2.6; 39. Robbie Will, SPU, 1.9; 50. Jake Beitinger, CWU, 1.6. Steals - None. Assist/Turnover - 4. Luke Cooper, UAA, 3.31; 20. JoJay Jackson, SPU, 2.36; 33. Jared Moultrie, SPU, 2.14. Team (Top 50):   Scoring - 6. Central Washington 87.7; 22. Western Washington 82.1; 49. Northwest Nazarene 78.3. Scoring Defense - 5. Alaska Anchorage 58.2. Scoring Margin - 11. Alaska Anchorage 14.6; 28. Central Washington 11.4; 29.. Western Washington 11.2; 40. Seattle Pacific 9.5. Field Goal PCT. - 13. Western Oregon 49.6; 18. Seattle Pacific 49.4; 20. Western Washington 49.2; 31. Alaska Anchorage 48.8. Field Goal PCT. Defense - 29. Alaska Anchorage 40.6; 36. Western Washington 41.0; 48. Seattle 41.7. Three-Pointers - 41. Central Washington 8.3. Three-Point Percentage - 32. Alaska Anchorage 39.1; 44. Northwest Nazarene 38.5. Free Throw Percentage - 1. Northwest Nazarene 80.0; 6. Saint Martin's 76.7; 15. Seattle 75.4; 40. Alaska Anchorage 73.4. Rebounding - 3. Western Oregon 9.9; 23. Seattle 5.8; 35. Alaska Anchorage 5.1. Assists - 2. Seattle Pacific 21.0; 31. Alaska Anchorage 17.1; 46. Western Washington 16.1. Blocks - 11. Western Washington 5.3. Steals - 49. Central Washington 8.9. Fewest Turnovers - 18. Alaska Anchorage 13.1; 20. Western Washington 13.2; 29. Seattle 13.5; 39. Seattle Pacific 13.8. Fewest Fouls - 41. Northwest Nazarene 16.4. Assist/Turnover - 3. Seattle Pacific 1.53; 12. Alaska Anchorage 1.31; 23. Western Washington 1.22.

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: Michael Wright, Seattle University (F, 6-5, Jr., Lakewood, WA - Pierce) scored 29 points and also had 10 rebounds, five assists and seven steals as the Redhawks put themselves back into the race for  a NCAA post-season playoff berth with road wins at Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific.  Wright missed just three shots (14 of 17) in the two contests and had key steals and key rebounds in the wins at NNU and SPU, respectively.

HONORABLE MENTION:. Johnny Spevak, Central Washington (G, 6-3, Jr., Edgewood, WA - Puyallup), who quietly has had one of the most productive overall statistical seasons in CWU history (See CWU notes), scored 17 points and also had team highs of 17 rebounds, seven assists and seven steals in leading the Wildcats to a pair of road victories at Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon. Spevak, who is also an outstanding defensive player, was one of the top receivers in Division II football this past fall, catching 92 passes for 1,210 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Wildcats. . .Jake Linton, Saint Martin’s (G, 5-10, Jr., Lynnwood, WA – Meadowdale) scored 45 points and also had 11 assists and seven steals as the Saints split two games.  Linton hit a three-pointer with 10 seconds left to force overtime in SMU’s win over Western Washington.  He then made two free throws – his 38^th and 39^th in a row – with seven seconds left in the extra period to break an 83-83 tie.

AROUND THE GNAC:  With its two wins last week at Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific, Seattle University has a 3-0 road record against the four teams ahead of them in the GNAC standings.  The Redhawks play five of their final seven games at home, only traveling to Alaska for games with UAA and UAF. . .Alaska Anchorage’s Luke Cooper is one of two Division II players among the finalists for the Bob Cousy award for the top point guard in college basketball.  Fans may vote for their favorite on-line at: www.cousyaward.com.  A link is also available on the conference web site.

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.
 

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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