Pointers Capture Third National Title
- Mar 20, 2010A 22-5 run in the second half turned a 10 point University of Wisconsin Stevens Point deficit into a seven point lead, 66-59, as the Pointer mens basketball team held on for a 78-73 victory over the Ephs of Williams College in the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship Game. The 29th victories ties a school record for most wins in a season by a Pointer mens team, equaling the mark set by both the 2004 and 2005 National Championship teams. All I can say is we had tremendous courage at about that 10 minute mark when we fought back and put ourselves in position to reach our dreams,' said Pointer head coach Bob Semling . 'To be able to finish this game and finish this season with a victory...Im extremely proud.' The first half was a see-saw battle with three ties and two lead changes as neither team led by more than six. The Pointers shot 44.4 percent from the field, led by Matt Moses (6'2''-G) who was 5-of-7 from the floor with 12 points. The Pointers defense forced nine turnovers and had seven steals in the opening stanza, as the Ephs were only able to take a two point edge into halftime, 32-30. '[At halftime] we really looked each other in the eye and we understood the urgency and we talked about the fact that we were saying the right things but we werent doing them,' said Semling. 'Our guys just dug deep. They had great will, great determination and they agreed they said we know what to do, we just have it do it and it just seemed to change.' In the second half, the Pointers tied the game for the sixth time, 36-36, before Williams jumped in front by 10, 54-44, at the 11:02 mark. A pair of Jared Jenkins (6'4''-G) free throws and some clutch three-point baskets by Dan Tillema (6'4''-G/F) and Louis Hurd (6'5''-F) gave the Pointers the lead. Down the stretch, the Pointers connected on eight of their nine free throws to seal their third national title in program history. Moses, who was named the Final Fours Most Outstanding Player, led the way with 22 points on an eight of 15 shooting performance from the floor. He connected on all six of his free-throw attempts for the game and led the team with seven rebounds in the final game of his career. Jenkins, who was named to the Final Fours All-Tournament Team, chipped in 17 points and two blocks while Tillema chipped in 15, including three three-pointers, in just 15 minutes of work. Hurd finished at the fourth Pointer in double figures, closing out the game with 10 points. The Pointers shot a blistering 53.1 percent from the floor in the second half and 55.6 percent (5-9) from beyond the arc. Courtesy of UWSP Athletics D3Hoops published 2009-2010 Men's All America Team - Mar 24, 2010
Coach of the Year: Bob Semling , UW-Stevens Point Player of the Year: Steve Djurickovic (6'3''-G-88) of Carthage Rookie of the Year: Derek Raridon (6'6''-G/F) of North Central (Ill.) 1st Team Steve Djurickovic of Carthage Sean Wallis (6'2''-G-86) of Washington U. Blake Schultz (6'3''-G/F) of Williams Todd Phillips (6'3''-F) of Eastern Mennonite Tyler Sanborn (6'10''-C-88) of Guilford 2nd Team Corey McAdam (6'1''-G) of Nazareth Darnell Braswell (6'1''-G-88) of DeSales D.J. Marsh (6'4''-F) of UW-Oshkosh Tim McCrary (6'6''-F) of Wheaton (Ill.) Marcel Esonwune (6'6''-F/C) of York (N.Y.) 3rd Team John Hoch (5'10''-G) of Carroll Aaron Thompson (6'4''-G-88) of Washington U. Richard Jean-Baptiste (6'4''-F) of Brooklyn James McNally (6'6''-F) of Franklin and Marshall Greg Hernandez (6'6''-C) of Maryville (Tenn.) 4th Team James Wang (6'0''-G) of Williams Ian Franks (6'4''-G-88) of Wooster Adam Choice (6'5''-F) of Colby Dustin Mitchell (6'9''-F/C) of UW-Whitewater Nate Montgomery (6'8''-C) of Whitworth Honorable Mention Miguel Ley (6'0''-G) of Central Ben Panner (6'3''-G) of Wheaton (Ill.) Kevin Misevicius (6'6''-F) of Cabrini Kyle Meyer (6'5''-F) of Ohio Northern Michael McClary (6'5''-C) of Olivet NABC Division III Awards 2009-10 - Mar 19, 2010 All-America 1st Team Tyler Sanborn (6'10''-C-88) of Guilford Blake Schultz (6'3''-G/F) of Williams Ian Franks (6'4''-G-88) of Wooster Dustin Mitchell (6'9''-F/C) of UW-Whitewater Marcel Esonwune (6'6''-F/C) of York (NY) Darnell Braswell (6'1''-G-88) of DeSales Corey McAdam (6'2''-G) of Nazareth Steve Djurickovic (6'3''-G-88) of Carthage All-America 2nd Team Trey Drake (5'8''-G) of North Carolina Wesleyan Noel Hollingsworth (6'9''-F) of MIT Kyle Meyer (6'5''-F) of Ohio Northern Nate Montgomery (6'8''-C) of Whitworth Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (6'8''-F) of William Paterson James McNally (6'6''-F) of Franklin & Marshall Josh Sharlow (5'9''-G) of St. Lawrence John Hoch (5'10''-G) of Carroll All-America 3rd Team Greg Hernandez (6'6''-C) of Maryville Adam Choice of Colby Michael McClary (6'5''-C) of Olivet Tyler Nicolai (5'10''-G-89) of St. Thomas Richard Jean-Baptiste (6'4''-F) of Brooklyn Nick Brady (6'2''-G) of York (PA) Brian Beckford (6'6''-F-86) of Oneonta Sean Wallis (6'2''-G-86) of Washington University (St. Louis) South Region Player of the Year: Tyler Sanborn of Guilford Coach of the Year: Kirby Dean of Eastern Mennonite 1st Team Tyler Sanborn of Guilford Trey Drake of North Carolina Wesleyan Greg Hernandez of Maryville Kola Alade of Austin College Clay Henson (6'1''-G-87) of Guilford Brad Walker (6'6''-F) of Concordia (TX) 2nd Team Stephen Fields (6'2''-G) of Virginia Wesleyan Todd Phillips (6'3''-F) of Eastern Mennonite Scott Rodgers (6'1''-F) of UT-Dallas Danny Noll (6'6''-F) of Centre Luke Caldarera (6'3''-F) of Trinity Northeast Region Player of the Year: Blake Schultz of Williams Coach of the Year: Mike Maker of Williams 1st Team Blake Schultz of Williams Noel Hollingsworth of MIT Adam Choice of Colby Terrell Hollins (6'4''-F) of Brandeis Aaron Trigg (6'1''-G) of Gordon Daquan Brooks (5'9''-G) of Western Connecticut State 2nd Team James Wang (6'0''-G) of Williams Brandon Stephens (6'3''-F) of UMass Dartmouth Nicholas Motta (6'3''-F) of Bridgewater State Raymond Askew (6'6''-F) of Albertus Magnus Juan Maldonado (5'4''-G) of Elms Great Lakes Region Player of the Year: Ian Franks of Wooster Co-Coach of the Year: Steve Moore of Wooster and Steve Lamie of Grove City 1st Team Ian Franks of Wooster Kyle Meyer of Ohio Northern Michael McClary of Olivet College Andy O'Keefe (6'7''-C) of Grove City Rudy Kirbus (6'4''-F) of John Carroll Tyler Ledford (5'9''-G-88) of Wilmington College 2nd Team Peter Bunn (6'2''-G) of Hope College John Mantel (6'9''-C) of Calvin Aaron Brock (F) of Wabash Bryan Wickliffe (6'5''-F-89) of Wooster George Raftis (6'7''-F/C-87) of Allegheny West Region Player of the Year: Dustin Mitchell of UW-Whitewater Coach of the Year: Jim Hayford of Whitworth 1st Team Dustin Mitchell of UW-Whitewater Nate Montgomery of Whitworth Tyler Nicolai of St. Thomas D.J. Marsh (6'4''-F) of UW-Oshkosh Chris Blees of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Matt Moses (6'2''-G) of UW-Stevens Point 2nd Team Miguel Ley (6'0''-G) of Central College Tony Mane (6'0''-G) of UW-La Crosse Cameron Mitchell (6'7''-C) of Willamette Carl Hipp of Hamline Aaron Burtzel of St. John's Atlantic Region Player of the Year: Marcel Esonwune of York (NY) 1st Team Marcel Esonwune of York (NY) Abdoulaye Ouedraogo of William Paterson Richard Jean-Baptiste of Brooklyn College Santini Lancioni (5'9''-G) of Stockton Marvin Billups (6'4''-G) of Purchase College Jonathan Jones (6'5''-F) of Kean 2nd Team Joseph Ellis (6'1''-G) of William Paterson Laquan Peterkin (6'6''-F) of Ramapo James Johnson (5'11''-G) of Rutgers-Newark Deshawn Singleton (6'4''-F) of Rutgers-Newark Rocco Rubino (6'2''-G) of Hunter Middle Atlantic Region Player of the Year: Darnell Braswell of DeSales Coach of the Year: Chris Harney of St. Mary's 1st Team Darnell Braswell of DeSales James McNally of Franklin & Marshall Nick Brady of York (PA) Kevin Misevicius (6'6''-F) of Cabrini Zach Ashworth (6'2''-G) of Scranton Zac Shaeffer (5'10''-G) of Albright 2nd Team Remy Cousart (6'2''-G) of Ursinus Camontae Griffin (5'9''-G-86) of St.Mary's Andrew Powers (6'6''-C) of Gettysburg Mike Church (6'4''-C) of Elizabethtown Alex Franz (6'1''-G-88) of St. Mary's East Region Player of the Year: Corey McAdam of Nazareth Coach of the Year: Kevin Grimmer of SUNYIT 1st Team Corey McAdam of Nazareth Josh Sharlow of St. Lawrence Brian Beckford (6'6''-F-86) of Oneonta Keith Hack (6'4''-G) of Medaille Chris Ruiz (6'4''-G-89) of Plattsburg State David Golembiowski (6'7''-F) of SUNYIT 2nd Team Keith Jensen (6'4''-F) of NYU Diloo Brown (6'0''-G) of SUNYIT Phil Barera (6'4''-F) of Ithaca Matt Pebole (6'6''-F) of Hobart Matt Newman (6'2''-G) of St. John Fisher Midwest Region Player of the Year: Steve Djurickovic of Carthage Coach of the Year: Gary Grzesk of St. Norbert 1st Team Steve Djurickovic of Carthage John Hoch of Carroll Sean Wallis of Washington University Nick Sales (6'4''-F) of Defiance Lance Robinson (6'3''-F) of Aurora Michael Zasada (6'5''-F) of Eureka 2nd Team Doug Sexauer (6'7''-F) of Illinois Wesleyan Aaron Thompson (6'4''-G-88) of Washington University Scott Gillespie of Ripon Ben Panner (6'3''-G) of Wheaton Austin Meier of Milwaukee School of Engineering NABC Division III Senior All-Star Game rosters - Mar 19, 2010 West team Kola Alade (6'3''-G) of Austin College John Hoch (5'10''-G) of Carroll University Sean Wallis (6'2''-G-86) of Washington University Stephen Fields (6'2''-G) of Virginia Wesleyan College Dustin Mitchell (6'9''-F/C) of UW-Whitewater Kyle Meyer (6'5''-F) of Ohio Northern University Nate Montgomery (6'8''-C) of Whitworth College John Mantel (6'9''-C) of Calvin College Clay Henson (6'1''-G-87) of Guilford College Michael Strickland (5'11''-G) of Randolph-Macon Matt Moses (6'2''-G) of UW-Stevens Point Blake Schultz (6'3''-G/F) of Williams College East team Corey McAdam (6'1''-G) of Nazareth College Josh Sharlow (5'9''-G) of St. Lawrence University Darnell Braswell (6'1''-G-88) of DeSales University Richard Jean-Baptiste (6'4''-F) of Brooklyn College Adam Choice (6'5''-F) of Colby College Terrell Hollins (6'4''-F) of Brandeis University Abdoulaye Ouedraogo (6'8''-F) of William Paterson University Kevin Misevicius (6'6''-F) of Cabrini College Tim Lawrence (6'1''-G) of Randolph-Macon Tyler Sanborn (6'10''-C-88) of Guilford College Evan Sweeney (6'2''-G) of UW-Stevens Point Joe Geoghegan (6'8''-C) of Williams College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UW Stevens Point wins NCAA D3 National Title (Photo: UWSP)
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