University of Pitt - Johnstown 2008-09

Rukavina Tullis Sharpe Ionadi Davis Grubbs 1 Tullis Marcus 6'6'' (198) F 14 Sharpe William 5'10'' (178) G 20 Ionadi Matt 6'2'' (188) G 22 Davis Quinton 6'3'' (191) G 0 Grubbs Patrick 6'8'' (203) F/C 33 Medich Jordan 6'3'' (191) G 24 Heidenthal Steve 6'5'' (196) F 15 Branch Danny 6'4'' (193) G 10 Byer Andy 6'1'' (185) G 12 King Travis 5'10'' (178) G   Byer Kevin 6'4'' (193) G   Roberts Rudy 6'6'' (198) F   Westmoreland Byron 6'4'' (193) G

Marcus Tullis (6'6''-F) poured in 30 points on his way to earning Most Valuable Player honors, as the #4-seeded Pitt Johnstown defeated #2-seeded Alderson-Broaddus 74-73 in double overtime to win their first ever WVIAC Tournament Championship Saturday night at the Civic Center in Charleston, WV.
Tullis' free-throws six minutes into the game gave Pitt-Johnstown a 14-8 lead, but Allderson-Broaddus responded with a 9-0 run over the next 2:35 to climb in front 17-14. Danny Branch (6'4''-G) three-pointer tied the scored the next time down the floor. The Battlers pushed the lead out to 30-24 with 3:21 to play, but the Mountain Cats outscored Alderson-Broaddus 7-1 the rest of the way, including Davis' three-pointer as time ran out, to go into the halftime break tied at 31.
The teams exchanged the lead six times in the first 4:33 of the second half, before the Battlers, took a 46-41 lead on two Zach Green free-throws at 13:05. Pitt-Johnstown scored the next five points, capped by Sharpe's three-pointer, to tie the score at 46 with 11:06 left. The Mountain Cats extended the run to 12-7 to give Pitt-Johntown a 53-50 lead with 4:19 remaining. With the score tied 53-53, Tullis' jumper off of an in bounds pass hit the side of the rim as time expired to force overtime.
In the overtime, Pitt-Johnstown opened up a 61-57 advantage on back-to-back baskets by Patrick Grubbs (6'8''-F/C) with 1:07 on the clock. A pair of Davis free-throws with :07 remaining increased the lead to 65-62, but Sam Liggins (5'10''-G) , WV' desperation three-pointer banked in as time expired to force a second overtime.
Davis' three-pointer and Tullis' bucket put Pitt-Johnstown 70-65 one minute into the second overtime. The Battlers came back to cut it to 74-73. The with :01 left, Stan Hall (6'3''-G), WV's put-back rimmed out and the Mountain Cats claimed the WVIAC tournament title.
Tullis led all scorers with 30 points on 11-19 shooting from the field and 8-11 from the free-throw line. Tullis grabbed 10 rebounds, while Davis finished with 21 points on 6-15 shooting, 3-4 from three-point range and 6-6 from the free-throw line. Davis also pulled down eight rebounds and dished out six assists. Grubbs added a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds. Sharpe collected eight points, five rebounds and a game-high eight assists.
The Mountain Cats shot 45% (27-60) from the field, 6-15 from three-point range and 14-17 from the free-throw line. The Battlers ended the night shooting 38.7% (29-75) from the floor, just 4-19 from behind the three-point line and 11-15 from the charity stripe.
Hall scored 30 points and had six rebounds to lead Alderson-Broaddus. Green added 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Montel Lee tallied nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the Battlers, who fell to 26-5 on the year.
Pitt-Johnstown, 24-7 on the year, earns an automatic bid to next week's NCAA Regional Tournament.
Courtesy of UPJ Sports Information


Tournament Final: Pitt Johnstown - Alderson-Broaddus 74-73 (OT)
Tournament Semifinals:
Pitt Johnstown - Wheeling Jesuit 67-55
Alderson-Broaddus - West Liberty 97-78

WVIAC All-Tournament MVP: Marcus Tullis of Pitt Johnstown

WVIAC All-Tournament Team
Quinton Davis (6'3''-G) of Pitt Johnstown
Terrell Eargle (6'4''-G) of Alderson-Broaddus
Stan Hall of Alderson-Broaddus
Cedric Harris (5'11''-G) of Wheeling Jesuit
Ben Howlett (6'0''-G) of West Liberty
Darren Jones (5'9''-G) of WV State
Sam Liggins of Alderson-Broaddus
Thad McFadden (6'2''-G-87) of Fairmont State
Marcus Tullis of Pitt Johnstown
John Wolosinczuk (6'8''-F) of West Liberty

All-WVIAC 1st Team 2008-09

Scott Tullis Davis Hall Liggins

All-WVIAC 1st Team
Quinton Davis of Pitt Johnstown
Stan Hall of Alderson-Broaddus
Ben Howlett of West Liberty
Ricky Jackson (6'6''-F) of WV State
Tryvan Leech (6'5''-F) of Glenville State
Sam Liggins of Alderson-Broaddus
Thad McFadden of Fairmont State
Ted Scott (6'2''-G) of WV State
Marcus Tullis of Pitt Johnstown

All-WVIAC 2nd Team
Anthony Anderson (6'0''-G) of Charleston
Terrell Eargle of Alderson-Broaddus
Cedric Harris of Wheeling Jesuit
Darren Jones of WV State
Corey Pelle (5'11''-G) of West Liberty
Jordan Thomas (6'1''-G) of Seton Hill
Liki Turner (6'6''-F-89) of Shepherd
Tim Turner (6'1''-G) of Davis & Elkins

WVIAC All-Honorable Mention Team
Raylon Almon (6'1''-G) of Bluefield State
Cordale Boyd (6'2''-G) of Concord
Chris Carey (6'5''-G) of Salem International
Jamal Holden (6'3''-G) of Glenville State
Justin Jarman (6'8''-C-) of Shepherd
Anthony Kimble (6'5''-F) of Glenville State
Shane Maynard (6'5''-F,) of West Liberty
Neven Zeravica (6'9''-C-88) of WV Wesleyan

WVIAC All-Freshman Team
Steve Custis (6'0''-G-89) of Fairmont State
Patrick Grubbs of Pitt Johnstown
Cedric Harris of Wheeling Jesuit
Ronald Kinney (6'6''-G/F) of Charleston
Cory Willard (6'0''-G) of Concord

WVIAC Player of the Year: Ted Scott of WV State
WVIAC Freshman of the Year: Cedric Harris of Wheeling Jesuit
WVIAC Coach of the Year: Bryan Poore of WV State