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Karsten Looks to Finish Strong During Senior Season

 

ST. LOUIS | When Jeremy Knight arrived at Saint Louis 18 months ago he inherited a program with just a handful of players on the roster. Knight watched film on each player to evaluate them. During his evaluations, one player caught Knight’s eye.

 

“Bruce Karsten immediately stood out to me,” Knight said. “He was guy that was the returning leading scorer and started every game since he was a true freshmen. To accomplish those feats in the Atlantic 10 you have to be a special player.”

 

Karsten is a senior guard and the leader of the Bilikens mens basketball team on the court. Karsten will play in, and is projected to start, his 100th game as a Biliken Thursday when Saint Louis hosts George Washington in an Atlantic 10 game.

 

Karsten prepped at Buford High School in Lancaster, South Carolina and was ranked as the No. 92 point guard as a senior. He chose Saint Louis over several other mid-major programs and made an immediate impact. Karsten started every game as a freshman and played 24.9 minutes per game. He also averaged 6.5 points per game in his first season also.

 

“It’s crazy how far I’ve come,” Karsten said. “Coming out of high school I felt like I was overlooked. I felt like I was better than the No. 92 guard in the country. I felt like I belonged in a major conference. But [the high-majors] didn’t think I was able to play for them and I’m very grateful that Saint Louis believed in me and gave me a chance. When I arrived as a freshman I knew I wanted to make an immediate impact and show all of the bigger schools that they made a mistake overlooking me. I started my very first game as a freshman and here I am getting ready for my 100th game. It’s crazy how fast it flies by.”

 

Karsten has grown into go-to player for the Billikens throughout his four years on campus. He led the team in scoring last season and currently leads the team in scoring this season as well with 14.1 ppg, which is also the fifth highest scoring average in the A-10. Karsten currently has scored 1,052 points in his career (10.6 ppg) and is projected to finish in the top five of the school’s all-time scoring list.

 

Karsten is also currently averaging career highs in field goal, 3-point, and free throw percentages. Karsten is shooting 51.8% from the field, which is seventh in the A-10, and 80.9% from the charity stripe (5th in the A-10). He also leads the A-10 with a 50.6% 3-point field goal percentage.

 

Despite all of Karsten’s success, he has never been apart of a winning season at Saint Louis and he has never received all-conference recognition. The Billikens records during his career have been 3-24, 12-15, and 7-20. However, Saint Louis is currently 11-7 and with his on-court performance thus far, it’s very possible that Karsten will experience his first winning season and also receive All-Atlantic 10 honors this season.

 

“I still have a chip on my shoulder,” said Karsten. “I felt like last year I deserved to be on an all-conference team. I feel like I’m one of the best guards in the Atlantic 10 and sometimes myself or other guys on the team get overlooked because we have had losing records in the past. Last season we played with six new guys on the team. Of course we were gonna struggle with so much new talent coming in. That doesn’t mean that we didn’t have good players. I’ve really tried to step up my game to show the A-10 that we do have some good players here at Saint Louis and that I am one of the best guards in the league. And as a result of that we’re also going to win more games than they’ve won around here in a while and really open people’s eyes to what’s happening at Saint Louis.

 

“I know Coach Knight always talks about laying the foundation and building for the future, but I want to let everyone else know that I want to win now. And I think we are good enough to win now. We just have to go out there and continue to play to the best of our ability and in the end I believe we’ll come out on top.”

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86 POSTSEASON

 

NCAA TOURNAMENT

DIVISION III

 

FIRST ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Wisconsin-Stout def. [16] Moravian College

[8] Howard Payne def. [9] Washington and Jefferson

[5] Anderson def. [12] Massachusetts Liberal Arts

[13] Oneonta def. [4] Dallas

[6] Westminster (MO) def. [11] Rochester

[3] Potsdam def. [14] Baruch

[10] Wheaton College def. [7] Montclair State

[2] Ferrum College def. [15] Washington College

EAST

[1] Wisconsin-Stevens Point def. [16] Sul Ross State

[9] Ozarks def. [8] Brockport

[5] Wesley College def. [12] Randolph-Macon

[4] Chestnut Hill def. [13] Frostburg State

[6] Chicago def. [11] Eureka College

[3] North Carolina Wesleyan def. [14] Maine-Presque Isle

[7] Colorado College def. [10] Southwestern

[2] Menlo College def. [15] Bridgewater State

SOUTH

[1] Greensboro College def. [16] Ohio Wesleyan

[8] Lewis and Clark def. [9] Monmouth College

[5] Augustana College def. [12] Lakeland College

[4] Louisiana College def. [13] Delaware Valley

[6] Methodist def. [11] William Patterson

[3] Plattsburgh State def. [14] Sewanee

[10] Texas-Tyler def. [7] Union College

[2] Yeshiva def. [15] Connecticut

WEST

[1] Centre College def. [16] Norwich

[8] Utica College def. [9] Geneseo

[12] Wisconsin-Oshkosh def. [5] Upper Iowa

[4] Capital def. [13] Rutgers-Camden

[6] Dominican def. [11] Catholic

[3] California Tech def. [14] Millsaps College

[7] Transylvania def. [10] Endicott College

[2] La Grange College def. [10] Carleton College

 

SECOND ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Wisconsin-Stout def. [8] Howard Payne

[13] Oneonta def. [5] Anderson

[6] Westminster (MO) def. [3] Potsdam

[2] Ferrum College def. [10] Wheaton College

EAST

[9] Ozarks def. [1] Wisconsin-Stevens Point

[4] Chestnut Hill def. [5] Wesley College

[6] Chicago def. [3] North Carolina Wesleyan

[2] Menlo College def. [7] Colorado College

SOUTH

[1] Greensboro College def. [8] Lewis and Clark

[4] Louisiana College def. [5] Augustana College

[3] Plattsburgh State def. [6] Methodist

[2] Yeshiva def. [10] Texas-Tyler

WEST

[1] Centre College def. [8] Utica College

[4] Capital def. [12] Wisconsin-Oshkosh

[3] California Tech def. [6] Dominican

[2] La Grange College def. [7] Transylvania

 

SWEET SIXTEEN

MIDWEST

[1] Wisconsin-Stout def. [13] Oneonta

[2] Ferrum College def. [6] Westminster (MO)

EAST

[4] Chestnut Hill def. [9] Ozarks

[2] Menlo College def. [6] Chicago

SOUTH

[1] Greensboro College def. [4] Louisiana College

[2] Yeshiva def. [3] Plattsburgh State

WEST

[1] Centre College def. [4] Capital

[3] California Tech def. [2] La Grange College

 

ELITE EIGHT

MIDWEST

[2] Ferrum College def. [1] Wisconsin-Stout

EAST

[2] Menlo College def. [4] Chestnut Hill

SOUTH

[1] Greensboro College def. [2] Yeshiva

WEST

[1] Centre College def. [3] California Tech

 

FINAL FOUR

[2] Menlo College def. [2] Ferrum College

[1] Greensboro College def. [1] Centre College

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

[1] Greensboro College def. [2] Menlo College

 

 

NCAA TOURNAMENT

DIVISION II

 

FIRST ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Angelo State def. [16] Delta State

[9] Merrimack College def. [8] Mount Olive

[5] Catawba College def. [12] Fairmont State

[4] Grand Canyon def. [13] Northern Kentucky

[11] Seattle def. [6] St. Thomas Aquinas

[14] Metro State def. [3] Florida Southern

[10] Fort Valley State def. [7] Findlay

[2] Ouachita Baptist def. [15] Southwest Oklahoma State

EAST

[1] Eastern New Mexico def. [16] Wisconsin-Parkside

[8] Cal State-Bakersfield def. [9] Indiana (PA)

[5] Northwest Nazarene def. [12] Central Oklahoma

[4] North Dakota State def. [13] Arkansas Tech

[6] Virginia Union def. [11] USC-Upstate

[3] St. Michael’s def. [14] Colorado School of Mines

[7] Salem International def. [10] Cal State-Chico

[2] University of D.C. def. [15] Grand Valley State

SOUTH

[1] Limestone College def. [16] Southwest Minnesota State

[8] Southern Connecticut State def. [9] Cal State-Dominguez Hill

[5] Southern New Hampshire def. [12] Christian Brothers

[4] Fort Hays State def. [13] Ashland

[11] Chaminade def. [6] Cal Poly-Pomona

[3] Tusculum def. [14] Post

[10] Indianapolis def. [7] Tarleton State

[2] Oakland City def. [15] Eckerd

WEST

[16] Western State def. [1] Sonoma State

[9] Quincy def. [8] Bowie State

[12] Pace def. [5] Midwestern State

[4] LIU-CW Post def. [13] Washington Adventist

[11] Presbyterian def. [6] Kennesaw State

[3] Philadelphia def. [14] San Francisco State

[7] Wayne State (MI) def. [10] Southwest Baptist

[2] West Florida def. [15] Arkansas-Monticello

 

SECOND ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Angelo State def. [9] Merrimack College

[4] Grand Canyon def. [5] Catawba College

[11] Seattle def. [14] Metro State

[10] Fort Valley def. [2] Ouachita Baptist

EAST

[8] Cal State-Bakersfield def. [1] Eastern New Mexico

[4] North Dakota State def. [5] Northwest Nazarene

[6] Virginia Union def. [3] St. Michael’s

[2] University of D.C. def. [7] Salem International

SOUTH

[1] Limestone College def. [8] Southern Connecticut State

[4] Fort Hays State def. [5] Southern New Hampshire

[11] Chaminade def. [3] Tusculum

[2] Oakland City def. [10] Indianapolis

WEST

[16] Western State def. [9] Quincy

[4] LIU-CW Post def. [12] Pace

[3] Philadelphia def. [11] Presbyterian

[2] West Florida def. [7] Wayne State (MI)

 

SWEET SIXTEEN

MIDWEST

[1] Angelo State def. [4] Grand Canyon

[11] Seattle def. [10] Fort Valley State

EAST

[4] North Dakota State def. [8] Cal State-Bakersfield

[6] Virginia Union def. [2] University of D.C.

SOUTH

[1] Limestone College def. [4] Fort Hays State

[11] Chaminade def. [2] Oakland City

WEST

[4] LIU-CW Post def. [16] Western State

[3] Philadelphia def. [2] West Florida

 

ELITE EIGHT

MIDWEST

[1] Angelo State def. [11] Seattle

EAST

[4] North Dakota State def. [6] Virginia Union

SOUTH

[1] Limestone College def. [11] Chaminade

WEST

[3] Philadelphia def. [4] LIU-CW Post

 

FINAL FOUR

[1] Angelo State def. [4] North Dakota State

[1] Limestone College def. [3] Philadelphia

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

[1] Angelo State def. [1] Limestone College

 

 

NIT

 

FIRST ROUND

[1] Cornell 68, [8] Robert Morris 56

[4] Drake 69, [5] Boston College 60

[3] Baylor 64, [6] San Diego State 49

[2] DePaul 90, [7] Hofstra 80

[1] Vanderbilt 90, [8] Gonzaga 88

[4] Bradley 82, [5] Prairie View A&M 74

[3] Air Force 65, [6] Georgia Tech 52

[2] American 80, [7] Columbia 77

[1] Florida State 62, [8] George Washington 52

[5] Texas Southern 95, [4] Hampton 70

[6] Arizona 82, [3] Brown 74

[7] BYU 65, [2] San Jose State 48

[1] Dartmouth 70, [8] West Virginia 65

[5] Colorado 70, [4] George Mason 65

[6] Wisconsin 82, [3] North Texas 67

[7] North Carolina 66, [2] South Carolina 58

 

SECOND ROUND

[1] Cornell 90, [4] Drake 78

[3] Baylor 71, [2] DePaul 64

[1] Vanderbilt 88, [4] Bradley 70

[2] American 64, [3] Air Force 62

[1] Florida State 80, [5] Texas Southern 70

[6] Arizona 53, [7] BYU 45

[1] Dartmouth 64, [5] Colorado 58

[6] Wisconsin 67, [7] North Carolina 57

 

THIRD ROUND

[1] Cornell 67, [3] Baylor 60 (OT)

[1] Vanderbilt 88, [2] American 74

[1] Florida State 64, [6] Arizona 56

[6] Wisconsin 68, [1] Dartmouth 65

 

SEMIFINALS

(@ New York, N.Y.)

[1] Vanderbilt 79, [1] Cornell 65

[1] Florida State 71, [6] Wisconsin 69

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

(@ New York, N.Y.)

[1] Florida State 81, [1] Vanderbilt 73

 

 

NCAA TOURNAMENT

DIVISION I

 

FIRST ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Seton Hall 81, [16] Miami (OH) 54

[8] Kansas 66, [9] La Salle 53

[5] Northwestern 69, [12] Harvard 57

[13] Gardner-Webb 78, [4] Mississippi State 70

[6] Virginia Tech 87, [11] Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69

[3] UCLA 78, [14] UAB 52

[10] Michigan 68, [7] Ole Miss 56

[2] Oklahoma 92, [15] South Florida 65

EAST

[1] Illinois 72, [16] Long Island 59

[9] Eastern Kentucky 66, [8] Maryland 65

[5] Alabama 64, [12] Idaho State 56

[4] Connecticut 64, [13] VMI 54

[11] Louisville 71, [6] Arkansas 64

[3] Texas A&M 66, [14] Marist 50

[7] Minnesota 56, [10] North Carolina State 54

[2] California 75, [15] Valparaiso 63

SOUTH

[1] Ohio State 73, [16] Utah 54

[9] Texas 69, [8] Stanford 58

[12] Georgia 61, [5] Villanova 54

[4] Davidson 87, [13] Purdue 79

[11] Kansas State 58, [6] Syracuse 53

[3] LSU 88, [14] Cleveland State 61

[10] Indiana 53, [7] Washington 50

[15] Santa Clara 70, [2] Duke 66

WEST

[1] Virginia 98, [16] Florida A&M 67

[9] Georgetown 64, [8] Iowa 62

[5] Oregon State 79, [12] Charlotte 60

[4] Kentucky 93, [13] New Hampshire 81

[6] Tennessee 103, [11] Wake Forest 83

[3] Providence 72, [14] California-Irvine 60

[10] Oklahoma State 90, [7] Princeton 79

[2] Michigan State 68, [15] William and Mary 55

 

SECOND ROUND

MIDWEST

[8] Kansas 67, [1] Seton Hall 57

[5] Northwestern 72, [13] Gardner-Webb 60

[6] Virginia Tech 69, [3] UCLA 59

[2] Oklahoma 77, [10] Michigan 69

EAST

[1] Illinois 84, [9] Eastern Kentucky 73

[4] Connecticut 72, [5] Alabama 56

[3] Texas A&M 56, [11] Louisville 47

[2] California 72, [7] Minnesota 58

SOUTH

[1] Ohio State 78, [9] Texas 59

[12] Georgia 76, [4] Davidson 65

[3] LSU 65, [11] Kansas State 63

[10] Indiana 73, [15] Santa Clara 58

WEST

[1] Virginia 96, [9] Georgetown 86

[4] Kentucky 72, [5] Oregon State 61

[3] Providence 84, [6] Tennessee 74

[2] Michigan State 70, [10] Oklahoma State 48

 

SWEET SIXTEEN

MIDWEST (@ Detroit, Mich.)

[8] Kansas 49, [5] Northwestern 37

[2] Oklahoma 71, [6] Virginia Tech 60

EAST (@ Buffalo, N.Y.)

[1] Illinois 73, [4] Connecticut 65

[2] California 71, [3] Texas A&M 59

SOUTH (@ Charlotte, N.C.)

[1] Ohio State 76, [12] Georgia 51

[3] LSU 82, [10] Indiana 79 (OT)

WEST (@ Seattle, Wash.)

[1] Virginia 85, [4] Kentucky 62

[3] Providence 63, [2] Michigan State 53

 

ELITE EIGHT

MIDWEST (@ Detroit, Mich.)

[2] Oklahoma 74, [8] Kansas 65

EAST (@ Buffalo, N.Y.)

[1] Illinois 68, [2] California 58

SOUTH (@ Charlotte, N.C.)

[3] LSU 59, [1] Ohio State 56

WEST (@ Seattle, Wash.)

[3] Providence 86, [1] Virginia 70

 

FINAL FOUR

(@ Arlington, Texas)

[2] Oklahoma 68, [1] Illinois 56

[3] Providence 73, [3] LSU 62

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

(@ Arlington, Texas)

[3] Providence 75, [2] Oklahoma 59

 

 

 

AP AWARDS

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Clifford Vetter                       Sr.        PF        Valparaiso (22.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg)

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Bobby Harrold                       Sr.        PF        Alabama (11.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg)

 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Fred Kephart                         Fr.        C          San Diego State (10.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg)

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

Seth Banks                                         HC       Virginia (29-4)

*ACC Tournament Champions

*2nd COTY Award

 

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA

PG       Adolfo Costa               Sr.        Princeton (25.1 ppg, 3.2 apg)

SG        Darryl Payne             Sr.        Illinois (20.6 ppg, 2.5 apg)

SF        Francis Black              Jr.        UCLA (16.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg)

PF        Clifford Vetter           Sr.        Valparaiso (22.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg)

C          John Sanders             Sr.        Bethune-Cookman (19.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg)

 

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA

PG       Mario Carr                 Jr.        Ole Miss (20.2 ppg, 2.8 apg)

SG        Mark Cordova            Sr.        American (22.2 ppg, 3.0 apg)

SF        Ronald Hansley         Sr.        Eastern Kentucky (18.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg)

PF        William Norris           Sr.        Long Beach State (19.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg)

C          Jerry Owen                Sr.        Villanova (16.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg)

 

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA

PG       Richard Fleming         Jr.        Wake Forest (23.9 ppg, 2.6 apg)

SG        Steve Wright              Sr.        Davidson (23.3 ppg, 2.0 apg)

SF        John Daniel                Jr.        California (16.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg)

PF        Joseph Lee                 Jr.        BYU (22.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg)

C          Michael Youngblood   Sr.        Virginia Tech (17.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg)

 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL AMERICA

PG       Jerome Beer                           Memphis

            Shawn French                       Texas A&M

            William Nguyen                     Vanderbilt

SG        Rick Johnston                         Air Force

            David Lynch                           Connecticut

            Daniel Benson                       UCLA

SF        Eric Ambler                            Texas Southern

            Miro Paczkowski                    Illinois

            Billy Douglas                          Memphis

PF        Amos Bozek                            Idaho State

            Roy Bone                                Northern Arizona

            Thomas Bridges                    Virginia Tech

C          Ante Zelmar                           California-Irvine

            Jerry Franks                           Arkansas-Little Rock

            Lloyd Schnieders                   Indiana

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86 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

 

DIII:    Greensboro College (30-4)               ***2nd National Championship (57, 86)***

DII:      Angelo State (33-2)                         ***5th National Championship (46, 50, 82, 85, 86)***

NIT:     Florida State (23-11)                        ***1st NIT Championship***

DI:       Providence (32-3)                            ***3rd National Championship (23, 82, 86)

 

 

 

 

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SAINT LOUIS INDIVIDUAL STATS

 

Bruce Karsten                       PG       Sr.

29 GP/29 GS  24.4 mpg        48.2%/46.2%/79.7%          13.4 ppg         1.5 apg           2.0 rpg

*5th in A-10 Scoring

*1st in A-10 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

*6th in A-10 Free Throw Percentage

***4th All-Time Scoring at Saint Louis (1,189 points)

 

Dikembe Abdula                   SG        Sr.

29 GP/29 GS  25.7 mpg        43.9%/32.1%/71.6%          7.9 ppg           1.7 apg           1.9 rpg

 

Paul Rymer                            PG       Jr.

29 GP/29 GS  26.4 mpg        50.5%/45.5%/72.3%          5.0 ppg           4.6 apg           3.5 rpg

*1st in A-10 Assists

 

Ryan Doran                            SF        Jr.

29 GP/0 GS    18.0 mpg        44.8%/44.8%/85.0%          4.7 ppg           1.6 apg           1.6 rpg

*2nd in A-10 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

 

Randy Erhardt                      PF        So.

29 GP/29 GS  23.8 mpg        48.6%/0.0%/62.1%            10.6 ppg         5.3 rpg

 

Dennis Ross                           PF        So.

29 GP/6 GS    18.4 mpg        53.5%/0.0%/59.0%            7.4 ppg           3.9 rpg

*4th in A-10 Field Goal Percentage

 

Keith Shaul                            C          So.

29 GP/0 GS    16.7 mpg        50.7%/0.0%/69.6%            3.2 ppg           4.3 rpg

 

Ryan More                             PG       Fr.

29 GP/0 GS    14.4 mpg        43.8%/44.1%/72.7%          6.7 ppg

*5th in A-10 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

 

Greg Coulston                        C          Fr.

29 GP/23 GS  21.3 mpg        48.7%/n-a/83.6%                4.1 ppg           4.7 rpg

 

Bernard Jackson                    PG       Fr.

29 GP/0 GS    10.1 mpg        43.5%/n-a/71.4%                0.9 ppg           1.9 apg

 

David Phillips                                    PG       Fr.

16 GP/0 GS    2.9 mpg          44.4%/40.0%/50.0%          0.8 ppg          

 

TEAM STATS

 

            OFFENSE       DEFENSE

PPG     64.4 (7th)       60.1 (2nd)

RPG    28.7 (10th)     30.9 (5th)

APG    14.5 (2nd)       11.5 (4th)

TOPG  11.8 (1st)        13.2 (5th)

FG%   47.8% (2nd)   42.6% (4th)

FG3% 43.7% (1st)    31.9% (3rd)

FT%   70.7% (6th)    71.4% (6th)

A-10 rank in parenthesis

*12th in NCAA in Offensive TOPG

*5th in NCAA in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

 

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Saint Louis Adds Three Players on Signing Day

 

ST. LOUIS | Saint Louis basketball coach Jeremy Knight announced the addition of three prep players to the Bilikens program on the first day of the signing period. Steven Hildebrant, Robert Montano, and Lewis Waugh signed letters-of-intent with the Saint Louis program and will all be freshmen in the fall.

 

“I’m really excited about these three young men entering our program,” Knight said at a press conference, “Each one of them has something that he can bring to the table and help us be a better basketball team.”

 

Hildebrant is a 6-4 power forward from Franklin, Louisiana. He prepped at Hanson Memorial High School and was ranked as the No. 270 overall player and the No. 65 power forward for the class of 87.

 

“Steven is a guy who has great speed for a post player. He also has a really good guard skillset for a big man; he can shoot the ball some and he’s great at handling and passing the ball so that should be able to give us an extra wrinkle (in the offense) and allow him to draw big defenders out to the perimeter and attack them from there. He’s athletic and an excellent defender. His post game really needs to develop in order to become a more complete player, but he is perfectly capable of coming in and giving us a defensive presence off the bench from day one.”

 

Montano is a 6-foot-5 small forward from Middlebury, Indiana. He prepped at Northridge High School and was ranked as the No. 265 overall player and No. 58 small forward. He is currently academically ineligible to compete in Division I athletics.

 

“When you watch Robert play the first thing that stands out to you is his athleticism. He’s a good athlete and a great defender first and foremost. Another great thing about him is that he has excellent ball handling and passing skills. He’s a better ball handler and passer than a couple of the guards currently on our team. With his skillset we’re getting a guy that can defend three or four positions and even play point guard at a high level if needed. We’re very excited about Robert joining our program. He is currently academically ineligible, but he’s working as hard as he can to become eligible. His goal is to score high enough on the SAT to become eligible to participate in the fall. If he doesn’t become eligible he will either sit out the year here at Saint Louis or possibly play a year at the JUCO level.”

 

The final player to sign with the Bilikens was Waugh, a 6-foot-1 point guard from Bishop J.V. Sullivan High School in Baton Rogue, Louisiana.

 

“Lewis is a kid that we’re very excited about. He’s kind of similar to Ryan More coming out of high school in that neither one of them was ranked or very highly recruited, but they both have just an extraordinary amount of potential. Lewis needs to develop some, but once he does he’s going to be a big time guard in this league. He’s a great defender right now with good athleticism and speed for the position. He’s working on dribbling and passing the ball, as well as his shot, and once he gets those skills developed watch out. He’s going to take off.”

 

“Overall I’m extremely excited about this class. We had three openings and were able to sign three players that we feel like are quality players that fit our needs. This upcoming season will be my first season at Saint Louis that we have a full roster of 12 scholarship players. With our first two classes we signed some good guys and a couple of JUCO guys so this time we didn’t need to go out and find someone who could come in and make an immediate impact. We had the luxury of being able to be a little more selective and really get some guys that we want and not need them to be thrown into the fire from day one. They can take their time and learn and the system and get some playing time without having to force them to play 25 minutes every night.

 

“Another great thing is that with this class we also have a roster of 12 players that my staff and I have recruited and signed every single one of them. We officially have all of “our guys” in the program now so there’s no more room for excuses. The honeymoon is over. It’s time to take off and really start reaching our goals of competing for the Atlantic-10 championship and playing in the NCAA Tournament.”

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86 NBA DRAFT

 

ROUND ONE

 

PICK   TEAM                                     PLAYER                     POS     HT      WT     YEAR  COLLEGE                  

1          Utah Jazz                                Edwin Meier              C          6-8      210     Jr.        Providence

2          Milwaukee Bucks                  Darryl Payne             SG        6-4      209     Sr.        Illinois

3          Orlando Magic                       John Daniel                SF        6-6      222     Jr.        California

4          Toronto Raptors                    Francis Black              SF        6-3      194     Jr.        UCLA

5          Golden State Warriors          Zhong Xie                   PG       6-2      197     Jr.        Duke

6          Miami Heat                            Bobby Harrold           PF        6-10    238     Sr.        Alabama

7          Oklahoma City Thunder       Stuart Korzenski       PF        6-9      222     Jr.        Seton Hall

8          Houston Rockets                    Mark Bailey                PG       5-9      174     Sr.        Providence

9          Sacramento Kings                 John Selman              SG        6-2      196     Jr.        Ohio State

10       Memphis Grizzlies                 Christopher Wilson   C          6-11    234     Jr.        Providence

11       Portland Trail Blazers           John Neblett              SF        6-4      187     Sr.        Virginia Tech

12       Brooklyn Nets                        Miro Paczkowski        SF        6-6      217     Jr.        Illinois

13       Philadelphia 76ers               Dustin Slaton             C          6-11    248     So.       Connecticut

14       Chicago Bulls                         Paul Peters                SF        6-8      222     So.       Florida

15       Detroit Pistons                       Shawn French           PG       6-0      172     Sr.        Texas A&M

16       Dallas Mavericks                   Max Shope                 PG       6-1      195     Sr.        Illinois

17       Boston Celtics                        Jerry Girton                C          6-9      218     Sr.        California

18       Atlanta Hawks                       Joseph Haynes           PF        6-6      211     Sr.        Tennessee

19       Washington Wizards             Michael Youngblood C          6-8      226     Sr.        Virginia Tech

20       New Orleans Pelicans           Anthony Kimball       PG       5-11    170     Sr.        Seton Hall

21       Charlotte Hornets                 Thomas Bridges        PF        6-7      205     Jr.        Virginia Tech

22       Los Angeles Clippers             Leif Zipay                   PF        6-9      217     Jr.        Michigan State

23       Phoenix Suns                         David Kelley              C          6-6      220     Jr.        Utah

24       Indiana Pacers                      John Golla                   SG        6-9      228     Jr.        Kentucky

25       Cleveland Cavaliers              Virgil Dixon                PG       6-0      175     Jr.        Oregon State

26       Denver Nuggets                    Russell Patterson      SG        5-10    177     Jr.        Seton Hall

27       Los Angeles Lakers                Jerry Lewis                 SF        6-5      212     Sr.        Iowa

28       Minnesota Timberwolves     Patrick Hisle               PF        6-5      216     Jr.        Stanford

29       New York Knicks                   Edward Armijo          SG        5-11    176     Sr.        LSU

30       San Antonio Spurs                John Mayer                SF        6-3      195     Jr.        UCLA

 

 

ROUND TWO

 

PICK   TEAM                                     PLAYER                                 POS     HT      WT     YEAR  COLLEGE

31       Utah Jazz                                Raymond Millan                    SG        6-4      189     Sr.        Michigan State

32       Milwaukee Bucks                  Glenn Kline                            PF        6-2      198     Sr.        Kansas

33       Orlando Magic                       Anthony Lowell                     SG        6-3      184     Sr.        Illinois

34       Toronto Raptors                    Ron Kososky                          PG       5-11    173     Sr.        Oklahoma

35       Golden State Warriors          Jarred Culbert                       SF        6-1      194     Sr.        Michigan State

36       Miami Heat                            Brian Jackson                         C          6-7      228     Sr.        UCLA

37       Oklahoma City Thunder       Bernard Thomas                   PF        6-9      237     Sr.        Oregon State

38       Houston Rockets                    Albert Boese                          PG       6-0      187     Sr.        Virginia

39       Sacramento Kings                 Rick Johnston                         SG        6-2      185     Jr.        Air Force

40       Memphis Grizzlies                 David Norwood                     SG        6-5      192     Jr.        North Carolina

41       Portland Trail Blazers           James Houle                           SF        6-7      234     Sr.        Florida

42       Brooklyn Nets                        William Place                         C          6-10    229     Sr.        Northwestern

43       Philadelphia 76ers               Jerry Owen                            C          6-11    255     Sr.        Villanova

44       Chicago Bulls                         James Marcum                      SG        6-1      170     Sr.        Duke

45       Detroit Pistons                       Richard Kirkpatrick              C          6-8      235     Sr.        Ohio State

46       Dallas Mavericks                   Stacey Whitaker                    PG       6-2      179     Sr.        Ohio State

47       Boston Celtics                        Jeffrey Robertson                  SG        6-1      192     So.       UCLA

48       Atlanta Hawks                       Felix Figueroa                        SF        6-4      196     Sr.        UCLA

49       Washington Wizards             Gan Wen                                PF        6-8      223     Jr.        Michigan State

50       New Orleans Pelicans           Mark Cordova                        SG        6-1      181     Sr.        American

51       Charlotte Hornets                 Miro Zook                               PF        6-7      210     Sr.        Providence

52       Los Angeles Clippers             Daniel Chamness                  C          6-9      241     Sr.        Virginia

53       Phoenix Suns                         Harrison Swisher                  SG        6-3      181     Sr.        California

54       Indiana Pacers                      David Lynch                           SG        5-11    176     Sr.        Connecticut

55       Cleveland Cavaliers              Terry Reed                             SF        6-2      178     Sr.        Texas

56       Denver Nuggets                    Timmy Horace                       SG        6-5      211     Sr.        Washington

57       Los Angeles Lakers                Raymond Caffey                    PG       6-5      202     Sr.        Seton Hall

58       Minnesota Timberwolves     Edmond Spangler                 C          6-8      221     Sr.        Air Force

59       New York Knicks                   Christopher Umstead           C          6-9      235     Sr.        West Virginia

60       San Antonio Spurs                Clifton Brothers                     PG       6-0      183     Sr.        San Diego State

 

 

 

NBA Finals: Los Angeles Clippers def. Detroit Pistons 4-2

 

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87 ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center

 

ROUND ONE

[4] Charlotte vs. [5] Richmond                                CHA     82-53

[3] Saint Louis vs. [6] St. Joseph’s                            SLU     74-52

[4] Xavier vs. [5] Temple                                          TEM    83-80

[3] Massachusetts vs. [6] Dayton                            DAY     79-77

 

ROUND TWO

[2] Rhode Island vs. [3] Saint Louis                        SLU     80-64

[1] George Washington vs. [4] Charlotte                GWU   68-42

[2] La Salle vs. [6] Dayton                                        LAS      68-67

[1] St. Bonaventure vs. [5] Temple                         STB     86-68

 

SEMIFINALS

[1] George Washington vs. [3] Saint Louis             GWU   72-62

[1] St. Bonaventure vs. [2] LaSalle                          STB     76-61

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

[1] St. Bonaventure vs. [1] George Washington     STB     91-78

 

 

ATLANTIC 10 AWARDS

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Melvin Linn                Sr.        SF        George Washington (15.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg)

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jerry Turner              Sr.        PF        Charlotte (13.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 1.3 spg)

 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Kasey Preusser         Fr.        PF        Temple (7.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg)

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

Randy Timmons                    HC       Rhode Island

 

FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       Alex Oblinski              Jr.        St. Bonaventure (17.4 ppg, 2.6 apg)

SG        Edward Sexton          Jr.        George Washington (16 ppg, 2.1 apg)

SF        Melvin Linn                Sr.        George Washington (15.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg)

PF        Jerry Turner              Sr.        Charlotte (13.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg)

C          Frank Bell                   Sr.        LaSalle (11.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg)

 

SECOND TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       Dan Smith                  Jr.        St. Bonaventure (14.3 ppg, 2.4 apg)

SG        Oscar Jason                Sr.        St. Bonaventure (10.6 ppg, 2.7 apg)

SF        Timothy Kolodziej     Sr.        Rhode Island (10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg)

PF        Robert Hundley         So.       LaSalle (11.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg)

C          George Smith             Sr.        George Washington (9.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg)

 

THIRD TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       John Brown                Jr.        St. Bonaventure (13.1 ppg, 2.3 apg)

SG        Kevin Yarbrough      Sr.        LaSalle (12.5 ppg, 2.4 apg)

SF        David James               Sr.        LaSalle (7.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg)

PF        Dennis Ross               Jr.        Saint Louis (12.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg)

C          Matthew Stanislawski  Sr.        Rhode Island (7.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg)

 

HONORABLE MENTUON ALL ATLANTIC 10

PG       Paul Rymer                            Saint Louis

            George Williams                    George Washington

            Frank Pichardo                      LaSalle

SG        John Craddock                       Richmond

            Christopher Hintze               Richmond

            Cesar Garza                            St. Bonaventure

SF        Bryant Cowart                       Rhode Island

            Noah Dotson                          Massachusetts

            Larry Skelton                         Xavier

PF        John Garrard                         St. Bonaventure

            Carl Staples                            Richmond

            Alexander Bohnsack             George Washington

C          Clayton Christensen             George Washington

            Robert Caufield                     Charlotte

            Greg Coulston                        Saint Louis

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SAINT LOUIS FINAL STATISTICS

 

Paul Rymer                PG       #15     Sr.

29GP/29 GS   26.3 mpg        45.7%/40.1%/71.8%          11.7 ppg         3.4 rpg                        3.8 apg

*3rd in A-10 Assists

*4th in A-10 Steals (1.4 spg)

*9th in A-10 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

 

Dennis Ross               PF        #24     Jr.

29 GP/29 GS  23.4 mpg        54.7%/100%/67.8%           12.5 ppg         5.4 rpg

*10th in A-10 Scoring

*1st in A-10 in Field Goal Percentage

 

Greg Coulston            C          #35     So.

29 GP/29 GS  23.2 mpg        45.5%/0%/65.1%               9.4 ppg           6.2 rpg

 

Lewis Waugh             PG       #10     Fr.

29 GP/23 GS  21.0 mpg        57.1%/40%/53.1%             1.2 ppg           1.4 apg

 

Bernard Jackson        PG       #1       So.

29 GP/29 GS  20.5 mpg        43.3%/0%/42.9%               3.5 ppg           1.8 rpg                        1.3 apg

 

Ryan Doran                SF        #5       Sr.

29 GP/0 GS    19.9 mpg        43.1%/41.3%/77.8%          5.7 ppg           1.8 rpg                        1.5 apg

*6th in A-10 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

 

Ryan More                 PG       #23     So.

29 GP/6 GS    18.6 mpg        49.2%/47%/75%                6.0 ppg           1.5 apg

*1st in A-10 3-Point Field Goal Percentage

 

Randy Erhardt          PF        #33     Jr.

29 GP/0 GS    17.1 mpg        50.7%/n-a/63%                   9.0 ppg           4.3 rpg

 

Keith Shaul                C          #50     Jr.

29 GP/0 GS    16.4 mpg        56.3%/n-a/62.9%                4.8 ppg           5.6 rpg

 

David Phillips            PG       #12     So.

29 GP/0 GS    14.6 mpg        40.5%/30%/92.5%             5.7 ppg           2.5 apg

 

Steven Hildebrant     PF        #40     Fr.

*Redshirt*

 

Robert Montano        SF        #3       Fr.

*Academically Ineligible*

 

 

TEAM STATS

(A-10 Rank in Parenthesis)

 

            OFFENSE       DEFENSE

PPG     69.6 (6th)       67.4 (5th)

RPG    31.1 (11th)     35.0 (10th)

APG    14.8 (2nd)       12.0 (4th)

TOPG  13.0 (1st)        13.4 (10th)

FG%   48.2% (4th)    43.2% (3rd)

FG3% 40.2% (3rd)    30.0% (2nd)

FT%   66.4% (12th) 69.8% (6th)

 

 

 

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Billikens Season Ends Just Short of Postseason Bid

 

ST. LOUIS | The members of the Saint Louis basketball team waited anxiously Sunday night to see if they would receive a bid to play in the college basketball postseason. Twenty-four hours later the reality has set in: The Billikens’ season is over.

 

Saint Louis knew it had no chance at earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, a bid to the NIT seemed plausible. The Billikens had a modest 16-13 overall record but boasted solid numbers in RPI and strength of schedule.

 

Saint Louis played the 66th toughest schedule in the NCAA, second in the Atlantic 10 Conference only to Richmond’s 57 SOS. The Billikens also had a top 100 RPI ranking, coming in at 88. While the RPI ranking was far from an NIT lock, it certainly left players and coaches hopeful for a bid. For comparison, fellow A-10 member Rhode Island finished the season ranked 85th in RPI and received a No. 7 seed in the NIT.

 

This season Saint Louis its toughest schedule in almost 30 years and finished with a top 100 RPI for the first time in seven years. However, Jeremy Knight’s rebuilding project still has progress to be made.

 

The Billikens will have two scholarships to fill this offseason. Looking ahead to next year in the backcourt, upcoming junior David Phillips will most likely bump into the starting point guard position and Ryan More appears to be the early favorite at the 2-guard spot after starting the previous six games at the position. Neither player is elite at their position, but both are very solid options for starters. The only guards coming off the bench will be Bernard Jackson, who primarily played small forward this season, and Lewis Waugh who started the first 20 games of the season at shooting guard.

 

Robert Montano will definitely see major playing time at small forward. This past season Montano, the No. 58 small forward coming out of high school, sat out due to being academically ineligible. Whether he starts at small forward from game one or not, expect Montano to be the starter by the end of the season. This will allow Jackson to move back to being a guard and not have to play out of position.

 

In the post expect Greg Coulston to return as the starting center and be a key focal point for the offense next season. Randy Erhardt and Dennis Ross will be the power forwards, but as to which one will be the primary starter is anyone’s guess. Erhardt started at power forward two years ago as freshmen and Ross started at center that season. Last season Erhardt continued to start at the position while Ross came off the bench. This past season the players swapped roles with Ross starting and Erhardt coming off the bench. Erhardt appears to be the most productive of the two players but its anyone’s guess as to which one will actually start.

 

Saint Louis’ post will primarily be a three man rotation among the previous players mentioned. Keith Shaul will see some minutes on the court as a rebounder off the bench. Steven Hildebrant is another power forward that redshirted this previous season. He’s been raved as an excellent ball handler, passer, and defender. He also has the ability to stretch the floor from the post. However, his inside game is basically non-existent. His game will improve over the offseason, but expect him to see mop up minutes.

 

After assessing the roster, the Billikens will most likely try to bring in another guard and small forward for depth at each position, or potentially bring in two guards with the versatility to play multiple positions.

 

There is no question that Knight had made progress with the Billikens program in his three years at the helm, but there is also much more progress to be made. One of the biggest weaknesses in the Billikens this season was the inability to rebound or make free throws. If Knight and his staff can address those concerns during the offseason there’s no reason that Saint Louis shouldn’t contend for the A-10 Championship. Next season could be a make or break year for Knight at Saint Louis and a postseason bid would certainly go a long way.

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87 POSTSEASON

 

NIT

 

FIRST ROUND

[1] Arizona 71, [8] West Virginia 63

[4] Prairie View A&M 76, [5] Hofstra 72

[3] Texas 65, [6] Maryland 48

[2] North Texas 72, [7] Vermont 48

[8] UAB 57, [1] Villanova 56

[4] Fresno State 80, [5] Eastern Michigan 72

[6] Washington State 80, [3] Georgia Tech 71

[2] Oklahoma State 68, [7] Holy Cross 51

[8] USC 57, [1] Florida State 51

[4] LaSalle 59, [5] Alabama 58

[6] Texas Tech 77, [3] Texas Southern 74

[2] Oregon State 88, [7] Davidson 73

[1] Harvard 78, [8] Iowa State 77 (OT)

[5] Western Carolina 70, [4] North Carolina State 63

[3] UMBC 49, [6] Arizona State 41

[2] Southern Methodist 75, [7] Rhode Island 58

 

SECOND ROUND

[1] Arizoan 71, [4] Prairie View A&M 57

[3] Texas 58, [2] North Texas 46

[4] Fresno State 81, [8] UAB 70

[2] Oklahoma State 67, [6] Washington State 66

[4] LaSalle 56, [8] USC 54

[2] Oregon State 65, [6] Texas Tech 60

[5] Western Carolina 71, [1] Harvard 61

[2] Southern Methodist 63, [3] UMBC 51

 

THIRD ROUND

[1] Arizona 59, [3] Texas 50

[2] Oklahoma State 68, [4] Fresno State 50

[2] Oregon State 61, [4] LaSalle 46

[5] Western Carolina 81, [2] Southern Methodist 73

 

SEMIFINALS

--New York, N.Y. --

[1] Arizona 64, [2] Oklahoma State 54

[2] Oregon State 73, [5] Western Carolina 62

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

--New York, N.Y.--

[1] Arizona 55, [2] Oregon State 44

 

 

NCAA TOURNAMENT

 

FIRST ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Ohio State 92, [16] Liberty 50

[8] Stanford 65, [9] Brown 63

[5] Duke 53, [12] Baylor 42

[4] Georgetown 68, [13] Mississippi State 63

[6] Louisville 60, [11] Gardner-Webb 58

[3] Tennessee 70, [14] Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 59

[10] San Jose State 56, [7] Minnesota 52

[2] Texas A&M 69, [15] Eastern Kentucky 49

EAST

[1] Oklahoma 73, [16] South Alabama 59

[8] St. Bonaventure 79, [9] Tulsa 62

[5] Kentucky 69, [12] Idaho State 58

[4] Northwestern 54, [13] Marist 43

[6] Purdue 89, [11] Dartmouth 70

[14] South Carolina 75, [3] Washington 69

[10] Illinois 61, [7] Virginia Tech 53

[2] Syracuse 94, [15] Ball State 67

SOUTH

[1] Kansas 81, [16] Furman 52

[9] Long Island 58, [8] Wake Forest 56

[12] Michigan 75, [5] BYU 73 (OT)

[4] Seton Hall 67, [13] Princeton 52

[11] St. John’s 70, [6] Michigan State 68 (OT)

[3] Ole Miss 81, [14] DePaul 50

[7] Boston College 78, [10] Kansas State 73

[2] UCLA 86, [15] California-Irvine 60

WEST
[1] Virginia 86, [16] UMKC 59

[8] Iowa 66, [9] Colorado 56

[5] Connecticut 75, [12] Howard 63

[4] LSU 66, [13] Gonzaga 52

[11] Cornell 71, [6] Indiana 70

[3] Providence 70, [14] Navy 45

[7] Utah 82, [10] George Washington 70

[2] California 83, [15] George Mason 54

 

SECOND ROUND

MIDWEST

[1] Ohio State 71, [8] Stanford 54

[4] Georgetown 68, [5] Duke 54

[3] Tennessee 53, [6] Louisville 42

[2] Texas A&M 57, [10] San Jose State 54

EAST

[1] Oklahoma 78, [8] St. Bonaventure 60

[4] Northwestern 59, [5] Kentucky 56

[6] Purdue 82, [14] South Carolina 68

[2] Syracuse 75, [10] Illinois 67

SOUTH

[1] Kansas 69, [9] Long Island 63

[4] Seton Hall 67, [12] Michigan 57

[3] Ole Miss 81, [11] St. John’s 71

[2] UCLA 60, [7] Boston College 57

WEST

[1] Virginia 97, [8] Iowa 74

[5] Connecticut 62, [4] LSU 59

[3] Providence 66, [11] Cornell 56

[2] California 65, [7] Utah 50

 

SWEET SIXTEEN

MIDWEST REGIONAL

--Cleveland, Ohio--

[4] Georgetown 74, [1] Ohio State 66

[3] Tennessee 62, [2] Texas A&M 60

EAST REGIONAL

--New York City, N.Y.--

[1] Oklahoma 75, [4] Northwestern 64

[2] Syracuse 71, [6] Purdue 68

SOUTH REGIONAL

--San Antonio, Texas--

[1] Kansas 59, [4] Seton Hall 57

[2] UCLA 72, [3] Ole Miss 64

WEST REGIONAL

--Los Angeles, Calif.--

[5] Connecticut 77, [1] Virginia 69

[2] California 79, [3] Providence 76

 

ELITE EIGHT

MIDWEST REGIONAL

--Cleveland, Ohio--

[4] Georgetown 80, [3] Tennessee 59

EAST REGIONAL

--New York City, N.Y.--

[2] Syracuse 79, [1] Oklahoma 77

SOUTH REGIONAL

--San Antonio, Texas--

[2] UCLA 75, [1] Kansas 65

WEST REGIONAL

--Los Angeles, Calif.--

[2] California 62, [5] Connecticut 51

 

FINAL FOUR

--Atlanta, Ga.--

[4] Georgetown 63, [2] Syracuse 53

[2] UCLA 75, [2] California 64

 

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

--Atlanta, Ga.--

[4] Georgetown 71, [2] UCLA 57

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87 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

 

 

DIII:    Oglethorpe (30-4)    2nd Championship (83, 87)

DII:      Angelo State (32-3)  6th Championship (46, 50, 82, 85, 86, 87)

NIT:     Arizona (24-9)          3rd Championship (59, 81, 87)

DI:       Georgetown (29-7)   1st Championship (87)

 

 

 

 

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87 NBA DRAFT

 

ROUND ONE

 

PICK   TEAM                                     PLAYER                                 POS     HT      WT     YR       COLLEGE      

1          Toronto Raptors                    James Carlson                        PG       6-0      169     Jr.        Georgetown

2          Orlando Magic                       Kopano Abu                           SF        6-6      199     Jr.        Duke

3          Detroit Pistons                       Robert Adkison                      PF        6-8      239     Jr.        Seton Hall

4          San Antonio Spurs                Paul Jolly                                PF        6-7      225     So.       Ole Miss

5          Philadelphia 76ers               Benjamin Freeman               SF        6-6      211     So.       Kansas

6          Los Angeles Lakers                Robert Walker                       PG       6-0      187     Jr.        Oklahoma

7          Denver Nuggets                    Danny Metz                           PF        6-8      240     Jr.        Indiana

8          Memphis Grizzlies                 Jeremy Collins                       SF        6-6      214     Jr.        Northwestern

9          New Orleans Pelicans           Daniel Benson                       SG        6-2      192     Sr.        UCLA

10       Brooklyn Nets                        Gerard Lindsey                      PG       6-1      188     Sr.        Providence

11       Los Angeles Clippers             Charles Stone                       SF        6-6      220     Sr.        South Carolina

12       Cleveland Cavaliers              Benjamin Haley                     PF        6-8      225     So.       Kansas

13       Atlanta Hawks                       John Ferree                            SG        6-3      201     So.       Tennessee

14       Houston Rockets                    Robert Feldman                    C          7-0      232     So.       Washington

15       Milwaukee Bucks                  Daniel Langton                      SF        6-2      193     Sr.        Providence

16       Washington Wizards               Micah Werts                         PF        6-8      236     So.       Fresno State

17       Utah Jazz                                Robert Baker                         C          6-8      211     So.       Ole Miss

18       New York Knicks                   Benjamin Morgan                 PF        6-8      236     So.       Texas A&M

19       Dallas Mavericks                   Luis Anderson                       SG        6-2      199     So.       Seton Hall

20       Sacramento Kings                 Raymond Giles                       PF        6-8      225     So.       UCLA

21       Oklahoma City Thunder       Olorun Accomando               PF        6-9      234     So.       Virginia Tech

22       Portland Trail Blazers           Shaun Heavner                     PG       6-1      177     Jr.        Syracuse

23       Chicago Bulls                         Mack Baker                         PF        6-5      201     So.       Michigan State

24       Minnesota Timberwolves     Stephen Hurst                       SF        6-5      185     Jr.        Syracuse

25       Miami Heat                            David Moore                          PF        6-8      233     Jr.        Colorado

26       Golden State Warriors          Jack Rush                               PF        6-5      199     Sr.        Seton Hall

27       Indiana Pacers                      Andrew Landry                     SF        6-5      215     So.       Colorado

28       Charlotte Hornets                 William Inman                       C          6-8      225     Sr.        Arizona

29       Boston Celtics                        Kevin Penning                       PF        6-7      233     So.       Illinois

30       Phoenix Suns                         Courtney Ward                     SF        6-1      176     Jr.        Providence

 

ROUND TWO

 

PICK   TEAM                                     PLAYER                                 POS     HT      WT     YR       COLLEGE      

31       Toronto Raptors                    Lionel Pace                             C          6-8      224     Sr.        Texas A&M

32       Orlando Magic                       Earl Brass                               SF        6-6      199     Sr.        St. John’s

33       Detroit Pistons                       Allen Robinson                      SG        6-2      195     Sr.        Texas

34       San Antonio Spurs                Mark Hardy                           SG        5-11    185     Sr.        Utah

35       Philadelphia 76ers               Kevin Hoskins                        PF        6-9      223     So.       Louisville

36       Los Angeles Lakers                Donald Stechlinski                PG       6-4      202     Sr.        Ohio State

37       Denver Nuggets                    Michael Odom                       PF        6-11    238     Sr.        Washington

38       Memphis Grizzlies                 Mark Fairbanks                     C          6-8      232     Sr.        Kentucky

39       New Orleans Pelicans           Ryan Norman                         PF        6-9      220     Sr.        Louisville

40       Brooklyn Nets                        Johnny Roland                       PF        6-7      212     Sr.        Alabama

41       Los Angeles Clippers             Darren Frankenstein            PF        6-5      221     Jr.        Tennessee

42       Cleveland Cavaliers              Gene Carter                           PG       6-6      223     Sr.        Iowa

43       Atlanta Hawks                       William Buchanan                 C          6-10    250     Jr.        Louisville

44       Houston Rockets                    Calvin Gallant                      PG       6-4      198     Jr.        Michigan State

45       Milwaukee Bucks                  Harold Beaudoin                   SF        6-5      209     Sr.        Seton Hall

46       Washington Wizards               Keith Dunham                      SF        6-4      209     Jr.        Ohio State

47       Utah Jazz                                Julius Vitale                            SF        6-6      215     Sr.        Iowa

48       New York Knicks                   Edward Fulton                      PG       6-0      174     Jr.        Connecticut

49       Dallas Mavericks                   Herman Hewitt                      PG       6-2      204     Sr.        Tennessee

50       Sacramento Kings                 Joe Corwin                             C          6-9      241     Sr.        Texas A&M

51       Oklahoma City Thunder       Oliver Cutright                      SF        6-5      209     Sr.        Iowa

52       Portland Trail Blazers           Donald Marx                          C          6-7      221     Sr.        Syracuse

53       Chicago Bulls                         Dominick Cooper                   SG        6-2      176     Sr.        Baylor

54       Minnesota Timberwolves     Robert Harris                         SG        6-2      181     Jr.        Oklahoma

55       Miami Heat                            Fredrick Evans                      SG        6-2      189     Jr.        Northwestern

56       Golden State Warriors          Bruce Bently                          SG        6-1      178     Sr.        Michigan

57       Indiana Pacers                      Doyle Downey                       SF        6-8      223     Sr.        Mississippi State

58       Charlotte Hornets                 Thomas Rubalcaba               PF        6-7      222     Jr.        Ohio State

59       Boston Celtics                        Sam Schwanz                         PG       5-11    176     Jr.        Connecticut

60       Phoenix Suns                         Mario Carr                             PG       6-2      189     Sr.        Ole Miss

 

NBA Finals: Indiana Pacers defeat Dallas Mavericks 4-0

 

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Carpenter Closes Out Billikens Recruiting Class

 

ST. LOUIS | Lamar Carpenter is officially a Billiken. The Illinois shooting guard signed his Letter-of-Intent today and joined Italian power forward Dominic Moretti in the Saint Louis 88 recruiting class.

 

Carpenter narrowed his college choices down to the Billikens and Western Illinois. After waiting over three weeks from the beginning of the signing period, he finally decided he wanted to be a Billiken and signed with them.

 

Carpenter is 5-foot-10 and comes from Tri-Valley High School in Downs, Illinois. He was ranked as the No. 115 shooting guard in his class and has the potential to make an immediate impact at Saint Louis. Carpenter was targeted early in the recruiting process by Billikens coach Jeremy Knight due to his great athleticism and perimeter shooting. He needs to work on his defense, but he should be one of the Billikens top two or three 3-point shooters from the moment he steps foot on campus.

 

With his ability and the lack of depth at the guard position, Carpenter should see the floor quite a bit this season. While Carpenter enters a situation with a thin backcourt, Moretti will enter a very crowded, and well-established, front court.

 

Moretti, at 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds, boasts a frame made for banging in the low post. He appears to be slightly more athletic than most of the post players on the Saint Louis squad, but he is still very raw. The best scenario for him would be to redshirt the upcoming season and adjust to the American style of basketball while working on his game. If he doesn’t redshirt it’s highly unlikely he will see much playing time with so many established post players returning.

 

Entering the recruiting period many thought that Knight would sign two guards due to the lack of depth and his view that you can never have too many guards. It certainly seemed feasible that he could also take a guard and a wing player to help space the floor. Knight certainly got a guard that can space the floor with Carpenter. Most doubted that he would sign a post player unless it was the right player that could develop and take over next season when Randy Erhardt and Dennis Ross graduate. Is Moretti the right post player? Time will only tell, but he is certainly very raw and somewhat of a risky signing at this point.

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88 ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center

 

CHAMPIONS: George Washington (25-4)

 

 

 

88 ATLANTIC 10 AWARDS

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Edward Sexton                      Sr.        SG        George Washington (25.6 ppg, 1.1 spg)

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Frank Pichardo                      Jr.        PG       La Salle (13.4 ppg, 1.6 spg)

 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Salvador Martinez                 Fr.        C          St. Joseph’s (4.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg)

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

Brian Gillispie                                    HC       St. Bonaventure

 

FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       Alex Oblinski                          Sr.        St. Bonaventure (18.4 ppg, 2.5 apg)

SG        Edward Sexton                      Sr.        George Washington (25.6 ppg, 2.2 apg)

SF        Noah Dotson                          Jr.        Massachusetts (11.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg)

PF        Robert Hundley                     Jr.        La Salle (16.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg)

C          Clayton Christensen             Sr.        George Washington (13.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg)

 

SECOND TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       Frank Pichardo                      Jr.        La Salle (13.4 ppg, 4.8 apg)

SG        Daryl Tarwater                      Jr.        Rhode Island (12.6 ppg, 1.6 apg)

SF        Gluseppe Mancini                 Jr.        George Washington (8.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg)

PF        Lorenzo Lopez                       So.       Xavier (15.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg)

C          Harold Brady                         Sr.        Charlotte (13.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg)

 

THIRD TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       Ryan More                             Jr.        Saint Louis (14.5 ppg, 2.3 apg)

SG        Michael Finley                       Sr.        La Salle (7.8 ppg, 2.1 apg)

SF        Steven Engleberg                  Jr.        La Salle (8.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg)

PF        Alexander Bohnsack             Jr.        George Washington (8.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

C          Greg Coulston                        Jr.        Saint Louis (10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-ATLANTIC 10

PG       Dan Smith                                          St. Bonaventure

            John Brown                                        St. Bonaventure

            David Phillips                                                Saint Louis

SG        Thomas Epperson                             Massachusetts

            Brandon Ebling                                 George Washington

            Mike Oliverio                                     La Salle

SF        Curt Nicholas                                     Charlotte

            Bryant Cowart                                   Rhode Island

            Christopher Speers                           La Salle

PF        Ira Retzlaff                                         Charlotte

            Randy Erhardt                                  Saint Louis

            Dennis Ross                                       Saint Louis

C          Nelson Sellers                                    Xavier

            Clarence Patrick                                Massachusetts

            Eric Diez                                             Temple

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