Unseeded Pikeville (Ky.) Completes Run, Defeats No. 3 Mountain State (W.Va.) in Overtime for First NAIA Championship, 83-76
- Mar 23, 2011Kansas City, Mo. Unseeded Pikeville College (Ky.) claimed its first NAIA national championship with an 83-76 overtime victory Tuesday against No. 3 seed Mountain State University (W.Va.) in the title game of the 2011 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Mens Basketball National Championship at Municipal Auditorium. Sophomore forward Trevor Setty (6'8''-G/F), who earned the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player award following Tuesdays contest, registered game-high totals of 32 points and 17 rebounds in leading the Bears to an unprecedented run through the national tournament. Pikeville becomes the first unseeded team since the tournament began the seeding process in 1957 to win five games against five top-10 seeds in the event. The Bears close out the season with an overall record of 30-7. It marks the first 30-win season in program history. Our motto all season has been All In, said Pikeville head coach Kelly Wells , who was named the Rawlings-NAIA Coach of the Year following the Bears victory. This isnt just about us, about this team and this staff. This is bigger than us. This is for all of us. Everyone who ever played at Pikeville or coached there or came to a game to offer support. Its for all of Eastern Kentucky, for all the mountains and the entire Commonwealth. Senior forward Quincy Hankins-Cole (6'8''-F) also posted a double-double for Pikeville with 21 points and 16 rebounds, while senior guard Justin Hicks (5'11''-PG) had 21 points in the winning effort. Senior guard Vance Cooksey (6'0''-G-87) dished out a game-high eight assists for the Bears. Pikeville becomes the first team from the Mid-South Conference to win the NAIA Division I championship since Georgetown College (Ky.) in 1998. The Bears also become the seventh school to earn their first national tournament title since the event returned to Municipal Auditorium in 2002. Pikeville, which trailed 41-36 at the half, trailed for much of the second half before Hankins-Cole sank two free throws with 28.1 seconds on the clock to even the contest at 68-68. Senior guard Tay Spann (6'7''-F) missed a shot in the lane with four seconds left on the clock and senior forward Ryan Washington (6'7''-F) grabbed the rebound. Washingtons putback attempt was blocked by Hankins-Cole with just over a second remaining, and Hicks grabbed the rebound for Pikeville to send the game into overtime. Junior guard Doug Wiggins (6'1''-G-88) hit two free throws on the first of overtime for Mountain State before Pikeville reeled off seven consecutive points to grab the lead for good. Hankins-Cole hit a shot in the lane to tie the game at 70-70 before a basket by Hicks at the 2:55 mark pushed the Bears in front to stay, 72-70. Another basket by Hankins-Cole and a free throw from junior guard Quintel Maxwell (6'0''-G) capped the run to give the Bears a 75-70 advantage. Mountain State pulled within 75-73 on a free throw from Wiggins and a bucket from senior guard Winston Robinson (6'4''-G), but Pikeville answered as Hicks drove the lane, hit a lay-up and was fouled with 38 seconds remaining. His free throw pushed the Bears lead back to 79-73. Spann scored on a lay-up on the Cougars next possession to trim the deficit to 79-73 with 23 seconds on the clock, but that was as close as Mountain State would come the rest of the way. Pikeville hit 5-of-6 attempts from the foul line in the last 15.3 seconds to seal the victory and the national championship. We fought for five days, said Mountain State head coach Bob Bolen (agency: KMG Sports Management ). We didnt quit. We won four of them together and we lost one together. I give Pikeville credit. I thought they played a good game. Im proud of my guys. We fought the whole 45 minutes. They (Pikeville) did a good job. In the first half, Mountain State used a 9-2 run to grab a 25-18 lead midway through the period. Junior guard Mark Williams (5'11''-G) and freshman center David Nyarsuk (7'1''-C) combined to score all nine points during the burst for the Cougars. Pikeville battled back to cut the deficit to 29-28 before Mountain State stretched the advantage back to 41-36 at the intermission. Four players scored in double figures for Mountain State, which ended its season with a 33-4 record. Spann led the attack with 16 points and added nine rebounds. Wiggins chipped in with 13 points and a team-leading three steals, while Williams and Nyarsuk each posted 10 points. Nyarsuk also pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds for the Cougars, who were playing in their fourth NAIA championship contest. Mountain State won its only title back in 2004. Pikevilles Setty was joined on the All-Tournament team by Hankins-Cole and Cooksey, while Mountain State was represented by Spann, Wiggins and Nyarsuk. Rounding out the All-Tournament Team from this years championship were Ree McCrory and James Justice of Martin Methodist College (Tenn.), Justin Johnson from Concordia University (Calif.) and Vic Moses of Georgetown (Ky.). Nyarsuk earned the Charles Stevenson Hustle Award for his play throughout the tournament. Game Notes: Mountain State - It is the second year in a row that Mountain State ended its season in an overtime gameIn 2010, the Cougars lost to Southern Poly State (Ga.) 93-90 in overtime in its second-round matchup Mountain State shot just 4-of-19 (.211) from three-point land for the nightThe Charles Stevenson Hustle Award winner, David Nyarsuk, recorded his second double-double of the tournament with 10 points and 11 reboundsOut of teams that played a minimum of two games, the Cougars ranked second right behind Pikeville (46.6 RPG) with 46.2 boards per gameIt is the third runner-up finish for Mountain State in four title appearances (winning it in 2004). Pikeville Pikeville became the seventh school to win their first NAIA Division I championship since the event returned to Municipal Auditorium in 2002 (Science and Arts (Okla.)) in 2002, Concordia (Calif.) in 2003, Mountain State (W. Va.) in 2004, John Brown (Ark.) in 2005, Texas Wesleyan in 2006 and Rocky Mountain (Mont.) in 2009The Bears are the first unseeded school in championship history to defeat five seeded teams in the tournamentThey were the first school to beat four seeded teams since 1957 (Tennessee A&I)Trevor Setty tied his career-high of 32 points, shooting 10-of-19 from the floor and 7-of-12 from beyond the arcThe seven three-pointers was a season-high for trifectas in a single game by SettyIn addition, Setty also exceeded his previous season-high in rebounding (12) with 17 total reboundsOn the year, guard Vance Cooksey was shooting 49.7 percent from the field, but was held to 1-of-12 (.083) from the floor before fouling out in the second halfPikeville only led twice at halftime in its five National Championship gamesThe Bears are the first Mid-South Conference team to win the national title since Georgetown (Ky.) in 1998. Miscellaneous - It was the first overtime game of the 2011 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Mens Basketball National ChampionshipThis years title game marked the first overtime in a championship game since 2003, when Concordia (Calif.) defeated Mountain State 88-84There have been seven total overtimes in championship final historySince 2003, the title game has had a winning margin of six points. Courtesy of NAIA All-NAIA D1 Awards 2010-11 - Mar 31, 2011
1st Team PG: Brandon Brown (5'10''-89) of Montana-Western F: Reggie Bunch (6'5'') of Robert Morris PG: Justin Johnson (6'2''-88) of Concordia Irvine PG: James Justice (5'10'') of Martin Methodist F: Taylor King (6'6''-88) of Concordia Irvine G/F: Marquise Mems (6'5'') of Tougaloo F: Kevin Swinton (6'8'') of Oklahoma Baptist G: Brian Wanamaker (6'3''-89) of Texas Wesleyan PG: Diante Watkins (5'9'') of Robert Morris G: Eric Young (6'3'') of LSU-Shreveport 2nd Team G/F: Jerel Blocker (6'4'') of Lee G: Ryan Brock (6'3'') of Loyola, LA G/F: Kashiff Carr (6'6'') of St.Catharine G: Vance Cooksey (6'0''-87) of Pikeville F: Andy Garland (6'5'') of Carroll, MT F: Kenny Hewitt () of Lubbock Christian F: Eric Hobbie (6'6'') of McKendree F/C: Nick Larson (6'6''-89) of William Jewell F: Vic Moses (6'6'') of Georgetown, KY F/C: Reggie Owens (6'7''-87) of Azusa Pacific 3rd Team F: John Boyd (6'5'') of Rogers St. G: Michael France () of Trevecca Naz. PG: Dwight Gordon (6'2'') of Biola, CA G: Kerry Harvis () of Talladega G: Tedrick Hudson (6'3'') of Emmanuel, GA PG: Kramer Soderberg (5'11'') of Lindenwood G: Michael Stockton (6'1''-89) of Westminster F: Kyle Teichmann (6'6'') of Freed-Hardeman F: Orren Tims (6'5''-89) of NW Oklahoma St. G: Doug Wiggins (6'1''-88) of Mountain St. Honorable Mention Kyle Harvey () of Williams Baptist Greg Stegeman (6'6''-F) of Columbia, MO Kyle Rausch (6'10''-C) of Park Sean Rakers (6'7''-F) of McKendree Demetrice Terrell () of Allen James Hooper () of Life Andrew Fair () of St.Francis, IL Antonio Marshall () of Olivet Nazarene Brad Karp () of St.Xavier Jerante Morgan (6'7''-F) of Fresno Pacific Preston Branson () of Westmont Marshall Johnson (6'3''-G-88) of Azusa Pacific Brent Leduff () of SUNO Devin Andrew (6'4''-G) of Xavier, LA Mario Luckett (6'6''-F) of Tougaloo Quinton Branch (6'1''-G) of Avila Chad Gillaspy (6'6''-F) of Evangel Rustin Dowd () of MidAmerica Nazarene Derrick Parker (6'6''-F) of LSU-Shreveport Xavier Alexander (6'6''-G-88) of S.Nazarene Nathaniel Roche (6'8''-F-88) of Belhaven Walter Hill (6'5''-G/F) of Shorter CJ Davis (6'1''-G) of Union, TN Mark Celaya () of Great Falls Jake Orchard (6'4''-G) of Westminster Austin Simon (6'2''-G) of Concordia Irvine Blake Bender () of Westmont Josh Proctor () of W.Virginia Tech Ervin Williams (6'8''-F-88) of St.Catharine Matt Daniel (6'4''-G) of Cumberlands Eddie Gray (5'7''-G) of Georgetown, KY Mitchell Thompson () of Paul Quinn Jonathan Blake (6'7''-F-87) of Texas Wesleyan Robert Martinez () of Our Lady Lake Will Reinke (6'10''-C) of Oklahoma Christian Sam Bartlett (6'6''-F/C) of John Brown Maurice Foster (6'3''-G-87) of Oklahoma Baptist Rob Wallace (6'0''-G) of Belhaven Nick Lagroone () of S.Wesleyan Donte Walker () of Mobile, AL Marquise Wright (6'6''-F/C) of Shorter Chris Ferguson () of Mid-Continent Ree McCrory (5'10''-G) of Martin Methodist Brandon Williams () of MidAmerica Ch. Fayzon Richey () of St.Gregory
Cornerstone Wins Its Second National Championship - Mar 25, 2011 POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - No. 3 Cornerstone (Mich.) captured its second NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship with an 80-71 win over No. 13 Saint Francis (Ind.). The Golden Eagles, who also won the 1999 national title, finished off its impressive season with a 34-4 overall record. The 2011 event was held at the Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks (Mo.). Ronald Bates scored a game-high 25 points, hitting on 4-of-6 three-pointers, and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds while tournament most valuable player, Caleb Simons, netted 16 points and pulled down a career-best 15 rebounds, the second highest total at the tournament. The teams traded baskets early on, until the defending champions went on the games first scoring run to open up a 12-4 lead. Still an eight-point game, Cornerstone responded with a 13-2 run sparked by a three-point play by Bryan Pasciak and three-pointers by Kelvin DeVries and Bates to put the Golden Eagles up three (19-16). Neither team would distance themselves from the other as the game was tied four times over the final nine minutes as Cornerstone took a 31-28 advantage into the locker room. Cornerstone shot 46% in the first half, led by Bates and Pasciak with nine points each. USF struggled from the field, shooting its tournament-low 27% (10/37) and 0-for-6 from beyond the arc. The Cougars held a 20-18 advantage on the boards, including eight offensive rebounds which kept them in the game. Both teams went on small scoring runs to start the second half. With the score tied at 37, Cornerstone began to pull away and after another Bates' three-pointer, led 49-41 with under 12 minutes to go. USF rallied, however, behind its work on the offensive glass and its top two scorers, DeJovaun Sawyer-Davis and Qadr Owens, who combined for 10 points during a 15-6 run to take back the lead 55-53. Tied again at 58 with 6:22 to go, Cornerstone began a decisive 11-3 run, capitalizing off of a trio of three-pointers by three different players to open up a 69-61 lead with under four minutes left. USF would get no closer than six the rest of the way as Cornerstone made just enough free throws to preserve its second national championship. Cornerstone shot 51% for the game and continued to shoot well from the perimeter, making 9-of-17 three-point attempts for 53%. Pasciak and DeVries also scored in double figures with 14 and 13 points, respectively. The Golden Eagles overcame their struggles from the charity stripe, shooting just 13-27 from the free throw line (48%). The shooting got better in the second half for USF but the Cougars still struggled from the field, shooting 29% for the game and 15% (3-for-20) from the three-point line. Sawyer-Davis led the way with 20 points and 11 rebounds while Owens added 19. Ferdinand Morales-Soto netted 10 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Cougars, who had 20 offensive boards in the game. The Cougars were trying to become the first team since Bethel (Ind.) to repeat as national champion. They finish the season with a 28-10 record. Courtesy of NAIA
Coach of the Year: Kim Elders of Cornerstone All-Tournament Team: Caleb Simons of Cornerstone Qadr Owens (6'1''-G-88) of Saint Francis Dejovaun Sawyer-Davis (6'5''-F) Saint Francis Aaron Frazier (6'0''-G-89) of McPherson Jonathan Dunn (6'4''-G) of Northwood Kelvin Devries (6'6''-F) of Cornerstone Mike Wiebe (6'6''-F/G) of the Ozarks Sadiel Rojas (6'4''-G/F-89) of Oklahoma Wesleyan Patrick Hopkins (6'7''-F) of Indiana Wesleyan Nathan Cox (6'6''-F) of Davenport All-NAIA D2 Awards 2011
1st Team F: Dejovaun Sawyer-Davis (6'5'') of St.Francis, IN G/F: Sadiel Rojas (6'4'') of Okla.Wesleyan G: Jeremy Snardo (6'0''-89) of Walsh, OH F: Brady Wiebe (6'6''-88) of Dakota Wesleyan G: Jonathan Dunn (6'4'') of Northwood Fl. F: Luke Enos (6'7'') of Black Hills St. F: Nathan Cox (6'6'') of Davenport G: Jazzmarr Ferguson (6'1'') of Indiana SE G: Joseph Foster (5'11'') of Oregon Tech F: Mike Kennedy (6'6'') of St.Ambrose 2nd Team G: Nate Lebsock of Dickinson St. G: Zach Goodrich of Sterling F: Eric Dummermuth (6'6'') of Notre Dame, OH G: Webster Moreland of Warner Pacific F: Patrick Hopkins (6'7'') of Ind.Wesleyan F/G: Mike Wiebe (6'6'') of Coll.of the Ozarks F: David Butler (6'8''-82) of Embry Riddle F: Kelvin Devries (6'6'') of Cornerstone G: Avery Tyler (6'1''-88) of Bellevue G: Qadr Owens (6'1'') of St.Francis, IN 3rd Team G: Lamar Skeeter (6'0''-89) of Walsh, OH F: Greg Peters (6'7'') of Northwest F: Will John Johnson (6'8'') of Black Hills St. F: Cody Brazelton () of Sterling F: Eugene Bain (6'5''-88) of Bellevue F: Jared Howerton (6'6'') of Coll.of the Ozarks G/F: Nate Fuqua (6'2'') of Iowa Wesleyan G/F: Patrick Horstmann (6'7''-87) of Northwood Fl. G: Turrell Morris () of Union, KY G: Trevor Wolterstorff () of Dordt Honorable Mention Matt Harner (6'3''-G-87) of Cedarville Kris Douse (6'6''-F-86) of Point Park Matt Ballenger of Idaho Coll. Wilfredo Escobar of Calumet Brandon D'Amico (6'5''-F) of Cardinal Stritch C.J. Peters of Jamestown Kellen Zawadzki (6'3''-G) of Huntington Willie Pickvet (6'6''-F) of Spring Arbor Kevin Smith of Grand View Blake Touchard (6'0''-G-89) of Embry Riddle Ridney Bartholomew of Indiana Tech Matt Geelan (6'4''-F) of Briar Cliff Daniel VanKalsbeek of Northwestern, IA Julian Harris (6'4''-G-90) of Menlo Scott Newton of Bryan Bruce Grimm (6'1'') of Grace George Gray of Florida Memorial David Scott of Holy Names Matt Lee of Dickinson St. Damon Dechant (6'6''-F) of Tabor Corey Standerfer of York, NB Don Gavin of Cent.Christian Louis Williams of Fisher Marius Williams (5'10''-G) of Concordia, MI Caleb Simons (6'5''-F) of Cornerstone Kelly Hubbard of Sioux Falls Jake Campbell of J.and Wales, CO David Nesbitt (6'6''-F-91) of St.Thomas, FL Alif Bland (6'8''-C) of Roberts Wesleyan Chad Underwood of Mt.Mercy Travis Burley of Jamestown Malcolm Campbell of Warner Jordan Highland of S.Oregon Tyler Byrd of Concordia, NE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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