Bobcats Host Wayland Baptist Sunday
11/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MONTANA STATE (0-3) vs. Wayland Baptist (2-1)
Montana State looks to recover from its 0-3 showing in the Top of the World Classic in Alaska last week, hosting NAIA opponent Wayland Baptist on Sunday afternoon. The 0-3 start is second in a row, and came on the heels of a strong preseason. The primary culprit last weekend was poor free throw shooting (the ‘Cats shot only 57% from the stripe) and turnovers (MSU averaged 20.0 per game).
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 2:05 pm MST
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network
TV none
HIGHLIGHTS
* Montana State shot only 56.8% from the free throw line in the three games in Alaska, and Ja’Ron Jefferson, an 80% free throw shooter last year, shot just 45.5%
* The Bobcats blocked 11 shots in the first three games, with Al Beye getting five
* Bobcat senior center Al Beye is shooting 57% from the field, but against Alaska-Fairbanks was 2-for-9, and was 10-for-12 in the other two contests
STREAKS
* Montana State’s three-game losing streak to start the season is its second in a row, as the Bobcats lost their first three games in 2004
* The Bobcats have nailed at least one three-pointer in 334 consecutive games, and in 536 of the last 537 games dating back to the mid-1980s when the Big Sky introduced the arc as an experimental rule
NOTEWORTHY
* Wayland Baptist plays in Carroll College’s tournament this weekend before heading to Bozeman
* The Bobcats out-shot their opponents 48.5% to 44.4% in the team’s season-opening three-game losing streak, but has been plagued by turnovers (20 per game)
* Power forward Marvin Moss and center Al Beyer are each shooting 57% from the field to open the season
The ‘Cats The Pioneers
‘05-06 RECORD 0-3 2-1
Home/Road/Neu 0-0/0-1/0-2 1-0/0-1/1-0
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0 Sooner/0-0
HEAD COACH Mick Durham Todd Thurman
Alma Mater MSU/’79 So. Nazarene/’82
Overall/Years 231-201/16th 114-72/7th
At School/Years same same
vs Opponent 0-0 0-0
Hm/Rd/Neu 0-0/0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0/0-0
SCHOOL INFO
Spirit colors Blue, gold Blue, gold
Location Bozeman, MT Plainview, TX
Enrollment 12,000 1,057
Arena Worthington Hutcherson Center
SERIES CAPSULES
MSU vs. Wayland Baptist 0-0
PROJECTED MSU STARTERS Ht Wt Cl Pt Re A/B/S
F #42-Marvin Moss 6-6 230 Sr+ 12.0 3.7 3.0a
F #22-Nick Dissly 6-4 205 Jr 12.0 6.7 1.0a
C #55-Al Beye 6-11 215 Sr+ 9.7 9.3 1.7b
G #12-Ryan Holmes 6-1 185 So 2.0 2.0 1.3a
G #23-Ja’Ron Jefferson 6-0 180 Sr*+ 13.0 1.3 2.3a
BOBCAT RESERVES
#3-Casey Durham 6-0 165 So* 6.3 2.3 1.7a
#4-Branden Miller 6-1 175 Sr+ 6.0 1.7 2.3a
#5-Derrick Edmonds 6-1 175 Jr+ 2.0 0.3 0.3s
#20-Carson Durr 6-6 200 Jr 3.0 2.0 0.5a
#33-Taylor Pratt 6-7 205 Sr+ 0.0 1.0 0.7b
#34-Ted Morris 6-10 235 Jr+* 4.3 1.7 0.0
Redshirts: 1-Jacques Wilson, 32-Chawn Johnson, 44-Branden Johnson
*-has used redshirt season +-transferred to MSU
Montana State looks to recover from its 0-3 showing in the Top of the World Classic in Alaska last week, hosting NAIA opponent Wayland Baptist on Sunday afternoon. The 0-3 start is second in a row, and came on the heels of a strong preseason. The primary culprit last weekend was poor free throw shooting (the ‘Cats shot only 57% from the stripe) and turnovers (MSU averaged 20.0 per game).
GAME FACTS
TIPOFF 2:05 pm MST
SITE Bozeman, MT
ARENA Worthington Arena
RADIO Bobcat Network
TV none
HIGHLIGHTS
* Montana State shot only 56.8% from the free throw line in the three games in Alaska, and Ja’Ron Jefferson, an 80% free throw shooter last year, shot just 45.5%
* The Bobcats blocked 11 shots in the first three games, with Al Beye getting five
* Bobcat senior center Al Beye is shooting 57% from the field, but against Alaska-Fairbanks was 2-for-9, and was 10-for-12 in the other two contests
STREAKS
* Montana State’s three-game losing streak to start the season is its second in a row, as the Bobcats lost their first three games in 2004
* The Bobcats have nailed at least one three-pointer in 334 consecutive games, and in 536 of the last 537 games dating back to the mid-1980s when the Big Sky introduced the arc as an experimental rule
NOTEWORTHY
* Wayland Baptist plays in Carroll College’s tournament this weekend before heading to Bozeman
* The Bobcats out-shot their opponents 48.5% to 44.4% in the team’s season-opening three-game losing streak, but has been plagued by turnovers (20 per game)
* Power forward Marvin Moss and center Al Beyer are each shooting 57% from the field to open the season
The ‘Cats The Pioneers
‘05-06 RECORD 0-3 2-1
Home/Road/Neu 0-0/0-1/0-2 1-0/0-1/1-0
Conf./Record Big Sky/0-0 Sooner/0-0
HEAD COACH Mick Durham Todd Thurman
Alma Mater MSU/’79 So. Nazarene/’82
Overall/Years 231-201/16th 114-72/7th
At School/Years same same
vs Opponent 0-0 0-0
Hm/Rd/Neu 0-0/0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0/0-0
SCHOOL INFO
Spirit colors Blue, gold Blue, gold
Location Bozeman, MT Plainview, TX
Enrollment 12,000 1,057
Arena Worthington Hutcherson Center
SERIES CAPSULES
MSU vs. Wayland Baptist 0-0
PROJECTED MSU STARTERS Ht Wt Cl Pt Re A/B/S
F #42-Marvin Moss 6-6 230 Sr+ 12.0 3.7 3.0a
F #22-Nick Dissly 6-4 205 Jr 12.0 6.7 1.0a
C #55-Al Beye 6-11 215 Sr+ 9.7 9.3 1.7b
G #12-Ryan Holmes 6-1 185 So 2.0 2.0 1.3a
G #23-Ja’Ron Jefferson 6-0 180 Sr*+ 13.0 1.3 2.3a
BOBCAT RESERVES
#3-Casey Durham 6-0 165 So* 6.3 2.3 1.7a
#4-Branden Miller 6-1 175 Sr+ 6.0 1.7 2.3a
#5-Derrick Edmonds 6-1 175 Jr+ 2.0 0.3 0.3s
#20-Carson Durr 6-6 200 Jr 3.0 2.0 0.5a
#33-Taylor Pratt 6-7 205 Sr+ 0.0 1.0 0.7b
#34-Ted Morris 6-10 235 Jr+* 4.3 1.7 0.0
Redshirts: 1-Jacques Wilson, 32-Chawn Johnson, 44-Branden Johnson
*-has used redshirt season +-transferred to MSU
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