NCAA D2 National Championships Bracket 2010
Broncos win NCAA men's basketball title
- Mar 28, 2010Greg Kamansky gathered his thoughts, waited a moment and said the word that was unspoken for so long, but so true and on the minds of Cal Poly Pomona fans and supporters Saturday afternoon. Redemption, the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos mens basketball coach exclaimed after his team defeated No. 2 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 65-53 for the NCAA Division II NCAA Championship before a crowd of 3,672 fans at the MassMutual Center located in the birthplace of the game. It was one year ago that the Broncos lost in the NCAA title game, losing on a last-second, desperation 3-pointer from Findleys Tyler Evans (6'2''-G-86) in overtime. There would be little doubt about this contest on a chilly day in New England as the Broncos were out to claim their first NCAA championship and the 14th NCAA title in school history. CPP, which finished the season 28-6, took control from the outset as it scored the games first eight points and never trailed against a team that entered play on a 15-game winning streak. For the game, the Broncos held IUP to its lowest scoring effort on the season and 25 points below its season average. The Broncos became the first unranked team to win the championship since North Alabama in 1979. They also became just the third school in history to lose a national title and win the following year. I am so proud of our teams effort today because it took our best game of the year to defeat a team that presents so many weapons, Kamansky said. That we held them to 53 points and stopped their big guns speaks volumes about our guys. But its more than just defense. We hit shots during the entire Elite Eight and we showed improvement from the foul line the last two games. It takes a team to win here and I cant say enough about how they mesh together and play unselfishly. Junior Donnelle Booker (6'5''-F) scored a game-high 13 points and Tournament MVP Austin Swift (6'5''-G) and All Elite Eight choice Dahir Nasser (6'1''-G) each had 12. Junior Tobias Jahn (6'9''-F-86) scored 10 points off the bench with three rebounds. It was Jahn's second straight double-figure effort in the tourney. Usually you can find one or two weaknesses out there, Kamansky said about IUP. They have size, athleticism, and they can drive and they can shoot. It was tough finding a weakness on them. We knew they were explosive. (We couldnt) let them get on any runs, which was easier said than done. I dont believe they went on any type of run that influenced the game. The Broncos took command on 15-of-28 shooting from the floor in the opening half and fired in five 3-pointers to lead 35-25 at the break. Defensively, CPP was outstanding as it held IUP to only six first-half field goals. Thats our mentality to come out blazing, Nasser said. We want to win games. Our plan was definitely to lock down on their three-point shooters. We had to get up on their shooters. Swift had eight first-half points and Nasser had six as CPP five of nine from the 3-point arc to extend the lead through most of the opening 20 minutes in double digits. I remember last year how Findlay came out in the first half, Swift said. They gave it to us. We were down by a lot. We had the experience from last year knowing how to prepare for games. We had the intensity. We jumped out on them early. We just put our foot to the throttle and came out with the win. Bookers 3-pointer pushed CPP ahead to its largest lead in the first half (14 points) with 7:29 remaining and CPP up 27-13. Crimson Tide coach Joe Lombardi gave credit to CPPs strength on defense Kamanskys patented match-up zone. It was a combination of zone and man principles, Lombardi said. We dont really see anything like that all year. There was a learning curve we had to go through. We practiced yesterday. We spent 20 minutes on it. It took us awhile to figure it out. I am not talking about the players. Im talking about me as a coach. Theyre long and they play hard. They didnt give us a lot of easy buckets. They did a good job in the second half. We dug ourselves into some holes we couldnt get through. The Broncos took its largest lead of the game at 51-34 when Swift canned two free throws with 11:13 left. Over the next 10 minutes, CPP led by double digits until IUP made a threat in the final moments. A Dwayne Fells (6'5''-F) free throw put the Broncos up 59-48 with 1:37 left. The Crimson Hawks responded with a layup from Ashton Smith (6'2''-G) and to cut the lead inside 10 at 1:24. After a turnover from CPPs Mark Rutledge (6'2''-G), IUP couldnt answer as it picked two fouls on the next possession. Rutledge buried a pair of free throws and CPP led again by double digits at 61-50 with 53 seconds left. IUP set up on offense and Julian Sanders (6'3''-G) fired an errant 3-point effort, but was fouled by Swift, who picked up his fifth foul. Sanders hit all three free throws, and CPP led 61-53 with 42 seconds remaining. But the threat ended on the next play as Booker was on the receiving end of a baseball pass. He caught the ball on the break and threw down a dunk and CPP led 63-53 with 40 seconds left. The biggest thing about Donnelle is he can play with anybody, Kamansky said. In our regional games he was fantastic. The first couple of games he had a bit of stage fright. Last night I told him to unleash it. He was at ease today. You can tell by the way he played. The victory added two more season records to the list the Broncos added this year. They will finish as the NCAAs top scoring defense at 56.2 points a game and rank among the top 10 in field goal percentage at 50.4 percent. Darryl Webb (6'6''-F) led the Crimson Tide with 12 points and Akida McLain (6'9''-F-86) with 10. Courtesy of Cal Poly Pomona NABC Division II All-America Awards 2009-10 - Mar 29, 2010 NABC Division II All-America Team for season 2009-10: Chris Banchero (6'1''-G) of Seattle Pacific Tyrone Curnell (6'7''-F) of Valdosta State Stephen Dennis (6'6''-G) of Kutztown Kendrick Easley (6'1''-G) of Mt. Olive Laurence Ekperigin (6'7''-F) of Le Moyne Justin Keenan (6'6''-F/C-88) of Ferris State Bryan LeDuc (6'8''-F) of Cal State San Bernardino Ben Madgen (6'4''-G-85) of Augusta State Travis Nelson (6'11''-C-87) of Minnesota State Matt Schneck (6'8''-C-88) of St. Cloud State Jamar Smith (6'3''-G-87) of Southern Indiana Sanijay Watts (6'4''-F-87) of Central Missouri Darryl Webb (6'6''-F) of Indiana University (Pa.) Jason Westrol (6'3''-G-88) of Bentley - Player of the Year Dauntae Williams (6'4''-G-88) of Central Oklahoma Nick Wolf (6'6''-G-88) of Rollins West tips East 131-125 in NABC Division II All-Star Game - Mar 29, 2010 Sanijay Watts (6'4''-F-87) of Central Missouri and Kyle Moore (6'3''-G-87) of Tusculum propelled the West All-Stars to a 131-125 overtime victory over the East All-Stars in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Senior All-Star Game Friday night at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Watts and Turner, who shared most outstanding player honors for the West, scored 21 points apiece and came up big in the extra session. Watts scored four of his teams first seven points in overtime and Moore had two key blocks down the stretch for coach Kim Anderson (Central Missouri) team. Le Moynes Laurence Ekperigin (6'7''-F) earned most outstanding player honors for the East, coached by Arkansas Techs Mark Downey . Ekperigin scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Stephen Dennis (6'6''-G) of Kutztown, Mike Dominguez (6'3''-G) of Mesa State and Darren Jones (5'9''-G) of West Virginia State each scored 17 points. Check stats Courtesy of NABC Selected players: Aaron Hill (6'1''-G) of Rockhurst Alex Moosmann (6'0''-G-88) of Cent.Missouri Sanijay Watts of Cent.Missouri Kyle Moore of Tusculum Jason Jones (6'8''-C-86) of Northeastern St. Desmond Stephens (5'9''-G-87) of Ky Wesleyan Kendrick Easley (6'1''-G) of Mount Olive Zac Tiedeman (6'1''-G-88) of Humboldt St. Jonathan Whitson (6'7''-F/C) of Brevard Bryan LeDuc (6'8''-F) of Cal.St.-San Bernardino Darren Duncan (5'11''-G-88) of Merrimack Russell Frederick (6'1''-G-88) of Philadelphia Mike Dominguez of Mesa St. Travis Nelson (6'11''-C-87) of Minn.St.-Mankato Laurence Ekperigin of Le Moyne Brandon Friedel (6'3''-G) of Arkansas Tech Darren Jones of W.Virginia St. John Thompson (6'5''-F-86) of Florida Southern A.J. Rudowitz (6'6''-F-88) of Stonehill Stephen Dennis of Kutztown 2009-10 Daktronics Division II All-America Teams - Mar 31, 2010
Player of the Year: Stephen Dennis (6'6''-G) of Kutztown 1st Team Stephen Dennis of Kutztown Sanijay Watts (6'4''-F-87) of Central Missouri Laurence Ekperigin (6'7''-F) of Le Moyne Jason Westrol (6'3''-G-88) of Bentley Darren Duncan (5'11''-G-88) of Merrimack 2nd Team Gage Daye (6'2''-F) of Bloomfield Jamar Smith (6'3''-G-87) of So.Indiana Kyle Moore (6'3''-G-87) of Tusculum Lamarshall Corbett (6'3''-G-88) of Angelo State Mike Dominguez (6'3''-G) of Mesa State 3rd Team Matt Rogers (6'11''-F/C-87) of Southwest Baptist Ben Madgen (6'4''-G-85) of Augusta State Matt Schneck (6'8''-C-88) of St. Cloud State Roman Andrade (6'2''-G) of New Mex. Highlands Tyrone Curnell (6'7''-F) of Valdosta State NABC Division II All-Region Awards 2009-10 - Mar 19, 2010 Atlantic Region Coach of the Year: Jeff Wilson of East Stroudsburg 1st Team Stephen Dennis (6'6''-G) of Kutztown Darryl Webb (6'6''-F) of IUP Darren Jones (5'9''-G) of West Virginia State Terrell Eargle (6'4''-G) of Alderson Broaddus Corey Pelle (5'11''-G) of West Liberty Josh Miller (5'7''-G) of West Virginia State 2nd Team Sharif Bray (6'3''-G) of Cheyney Yuseff Carr (6'6''-F) of Mansfield Duke Crews (6'8''-F-88) of Bowie State Michael Mathey (6'2''-G) of West Liberty Chris Jordan (6'2''-G) of St. Augustine Midwest Region Coach of the Year: Todd Lee of Kentucky Wesleyan 1st Team Justin Keenan (6'6''-F/C-88) of Ferris State Jamar Smith (6'3''-G-87) of Southern Indiana Desmond Stephens (5'9''-G-87) of Kentucky Wesleyan Justin Ringler (6'4''-G/F) of Grand Valley State Marcus Parker (5'9''-G-87) of Findlay Nathan Hyde (6'3''-G-88) of Findlay 2nd Team Aaron Hill (6'1''-G) of Rockhurst David Palmer (6'9''-C-86) of Northern Kentucky Scott Perkins (6'2''-G) of Lake Superior State Billy Baptist (6'5''-F) of Quincy Avery Stephenson (6'4''-G-87) of Saginaw Valley State Central Region Coach of the Year: Matt Margenthaler of Minnesota State 1st Team Travis Nelson (6'11''-C-87) of Minnesota State Matt Schneck (6'7''-C-88) of St. Cloud State Jefferson Mason (6'6''-G-88) of Minnesota State Cody Schilling (6'5''-G) of Augustana Taylor Witt (6'2''-G-88) of St. Cloud State David Johnson (6'2''-G) of Winona State 2nd Team Mike Dominguez (6'3''-G) of Mesa State Anthony Moody (6'0''-G) of Mary University Roman Andrade (6'2''-G) of New Mexico Highlands Deandre Lansdowne (6'2''-G) of Fort Lewis Dale Minschwaner (6'6''-C) of Colorado School of Mines East Region Coach of the Year: David McLaughlin of Stonehill 1st Team Jason Westrol (6'3''-G-88) of Bentley Laurence Ekperigin (6'7''-F) of Le Moyne Darren Duncan (5'11''-G-88) of Merrimack A.J. Rudowitz (6'6''-F-88) of Stonehill Kyle Caiola (5'10''-G) of UMass Lowell Gage Daye (6'2''-F) of Bloomfield 2nd Team Thomas Baudinet (6'3''-G) of St. Anselm Richard Byrd (6'3''-G) of Adelphi Russell Frederick (6'1''-G-88) of Philadelphia Justin Swidowski (6'9''-F) of Holy Family Kyle White (5'10''-G) of Goldey-Beacom South Region Coach of the Year: Mark Downey of Arkansas Tech 1st Team Brandon Friedel (6'3''-G) of Arkansas Tech Nick Wolf (6'6''-G-88) of Rollins Tyrone Curnell (6'7''-F) of Valdosta State John Thompson (6'5''-F-86) of Florida Southern Chris Hall (6'2''-G-88) of Lynn Rashad Callaway (5'10''-G-89) of Tampa 2nd Team Rion Rayfield (6'1''-G-87) of Florida Southern Chad Akins (6'0''-G-88) of Delta State Ricardo Lewis (6'0''-G) of Valdosta State Myk Brown (6'4''-G) of Rollins Zack Warner (6'9''-F) of Christian Brothers Southeast Region Coach of the Year: Joey Higginbotham of Mt. Olive 1st Team Kendrick Easley (6'1''-G) of Mt. Olive Ben Madgen (6'4''-G-85) of Augusta State Kyle Moore (6'3''-G-87) of Tusculum Jonathan Whitson (6'7''-F/C) of Brevard Chris Woods (6'5''-F) of Pfeiffer Fred Brathwaite (6'4''-G/F-87) of Augusta State 2nd Team Daniel Bailey (6'4''-G-90) of Queens D'Mario Curry (6'7''-F-85) of Lincoln Memorial Danny Sanders (6'3''-G) of Mars Hill Brandon Young (6'2''-G) of Anderson Mason Ambler (6'6''-F) of Coker South Central Region Coach of the Year: Grant McCasland of Midwestern State 1st Team Dauntae Williams (6'4''-G-88) of Central Oklahoma Sanijay Watts (6'4''-F-87) of Central Missouri Craig Green (6'2''-G-86) of Midwestern State Alex Moosmann (6'0''-G-88) of Central Missouri Lamarshall Corbett (6'3''-G-88) of Angelo State Jason Jones (6'8''-C-86) of Northeastern State 2nd Team Matt Rogers (6'11''-F/C-87) of Southwest Baptist Dominique Gaines (6'2''-G) of Northeastern State Dominique Jones (5'9''-G) of Fort Hays State Tyler Bullock (6'2''-G/F-88) of Nebraska-Omaha Jason Ebie (6'1''-G-87) of Midwestern State West Region Co-Coach of the Year: Brad Jackson of Western Washington and Greg Kamansky of Cal Poly Pomona 1st Team Chris Banchero (6'1''-G) of Seattle Pacific Bryan Leduc (6'8''-F) of Cal State-San Bernardino Austin Swift (6'5''-G) of Cal Poly Pomona Zac Tiedeman (6'1''-G-88) of Humboldt State Morris Anderson (6'3''-G) of Western Washington Blake Poole (6'5''-F) of St. Martins 2nd Team Jordan Lawley (6'4''-G-87) of UC San Diego Derrick Webb (6'3''-G/F) of Western Washington Lucas Alves (6'9''-F/C) of BYU-Hawaii Tom Whitehead (6'6''-F) of Dixie State Brian Morris (6'8''-F-87) of Humboldt State Daktronics NCAA Division II Region Teams 2009-10 - Mar 13, 2010 Atlantic Region Player of the Year: Stephen Dennis (6'6''-G) of Kutztown 1st Team Stephen Dennis of Kutztown Terrell Eargle (6'4''-G) of Alderson-Broaddus Darren Jones (5'9''-G) of WV State Josh Miller (5'7''-G) of WV State Darryl Webb (6'6''-F) of Indiana 2nd Team Michael Carpenter (6'4''-F) of Fayetteville State Michael Mathey (6'2''-G) of West Liberty Corey Pelle (5'11''-G) of West Liberty Tim Turner (6'1''-G) of Davis & Elkins Thomas Young (6'3''-G-87) of Indiana Central Region Player of the Year: Mike Dominguez (6'3''-G) of Mesa State 1st Team Matt Schneck (6'7''-C-88) of St. Cloud State Travis Nelson (6'11''-C-87) of Minnesota State-Mankato Mike Dominguez of Mesa State Roman Andrade (6'2''-G) of New Mexico Highlands Deandre Lansdowne (6'2''-G) of Fort Lewis 2nd Team Jefferson Mason (6'6''-G-88) of Minnesota State-Mankato David Johnson (6'2''-G) of Winona State Anthony Moody (6'0''-G) of Mary Donte Nicholas (6'5''-G-87) of Metro State Justin Neuhaus (6'11''-F) of Colorado Christian East Region Player of the Year: Jason Westrol (6'3''-G-88) of Bentley 1st Team Jason Westrol of Bentley Laurence Ekperigin (6'7''-F) of Le Moyne Gage Daye (6'2''-F) of Bloomfield Darren Duncan (5'11''-G-88) of Merrimack Khaleef Allicott (6'0''-G) of Queens 2nd Team Justin Swidowski (6'9''-F) of Holy Family Malcolm Ingram (6'4''-F-87) of Philadelphia Thomas Baudinet (6'3''-G) of Saint Anselm Russell Frederick (6'1''-G-88) of Philadelphia A.J. Rudowitz (6'6''-F-88) of Stonehill Midwest Region Player of the Year: Jamar Smith (6'3''-G-87) of So. Indiana 1st Team Darius Adams (6'0''-G) of Indianapolis Jamar Smith of So. Indiana Aaron Hill (6'1''-G) of Rockhurst Desmond Stephens (5'9''-G-87) of KWC Justin Keenan (6'6''-F/C-88) of Ferris State 2nd Team Nathan Hyde (6'3''-G-88) of Findlay Marcus Parker (5'9''-G-87) of Findlay Alex Hall (6'2''-G) of Drury Lionel Sullivan (6'7''-F) of Northwood David Palmer (6'9''-C-86) of No. Kentucky South Region Player of the Year: Tyrone Curnell (6'7''-F) of Valdosta State 1st Team Tyrone Curnell of Valdosta State Rashad Callaway (5'10''-G-89) of Tampa Chris Hall (6'2''-G-88) of Lynn John Thompson (6'5''-F-86) of Florida Southern Jared Strode (6'5''-F-86) of North Alabama 2nd Team Jordan Prais (6'7''-F) of Saint Leo Justin Sedlak (6'9''-F-87) of Florida Tech Tony Dennison (6'3''-G-87) of Barry Brandon Friedel (6'3''-G) of Arkansas Tech Rion Rayfield (6'1''-G-87) of Florida Southern South Central Region Player of the Year: Sanijay Watts (6'4''-F-87) of Central Missouri 1st Team Sanijay Watts of Central Missouri Matt Rogers (6'11''-C-87) of Southwest Baptist Lamarshall Corbett (6'3''-G-88) of Angelo State Dauntae Williams (6'4''-G-88) of Central Oklahoma Alex Moosmann (6'0''-G-88) of Central Missouri 2nd Team Pierce Caldwell (6'3''-G) of Incarnate Word Jason Ebie (6'1''-G-87) of Midwestern State Craig Green (6'2''-G-86) of Midwestern State Kevin Kotzur (6'8''-F/C) of St. Mary's (Texas) Reggie Shanks (6'4''-F) of St. Edward's (Texas) Tyler Bullock (6'2''-G/F-88) of Nebraska-Omaha Southeast Region Player of the Year: Ben Madgen (6'4''-G-85) of Augusta State 1st Team Ben Madgen of Augusta State Kendrick Easley (6'1''-G) of Mount Olive Danny Sanders (6'3''-G) of Mars Hill Fred Brathwaite (6'4''-G/F-87) of Augusta State Kyle Moore (6'3''-G-87) of Tusculum 2nd Team D'Mario Curry (6'7''-F-85) of Lincoln Memorial D.J. Blackmon (6'6''-F/C) of Lenoir-Rhyne Antonio Houston (6'4''-G) of Catawba Jonathan Whitson (6'7''-F/C) of Brevard Chris Woods (6'5''-F) of Pfeiffer West Region Player of the Year: Chris Banchero (6'1''-G) of Seattle Pacific 1st Team Chris Banchero of Seattle Pacific Jordan Lawley (6'4''-G-87) of UC San Diego Morris Anderson (6'3''-G) of Western Washington Blake Poole (6'5''-F) of Saint Martins Bryan Leduc (6'8''-F) of CSU San Bernardino 2nd Team Zac Tiedeman (6'1''-G-88) of Humboldt State Austin Swift (6'5''-G) of Cal Poly Pomona Lucas Alves (6'9''-F/C) of BYU-Hawaii Brandon Larrieu (6'0''-G) of Seattle Pacific Derrick Webb (6'3''-G/F) of Western Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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