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THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF MEN’S BASKETBALL ...
UAA hosts 18th annual AT&T Jamboree
Nov. 15-16 — Wells Fargo Sports Complex — Anchorage, AK
(Times AST)
Friday, Nov. 15
5 pm — Regis (0-0) vs Alaska Fairbanks (0-0)
7 pm — Holy Names (0-1) vs Alaska Anchorage (2-1)
Saturday, Nov. 16
1 pm — Holy Names vs Alaska Fairbanks
3 pm — Regis vs Alaska Anchorage
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Sunday, Nov. 17 (separate game; not part of Jamboree)
5 pm — Holy Names vs Alaska Anchorage
TV: All three UAA games this week will be broadcast on the usual tape-delayed basis by KCFT (GCI cable 19) in Anchorage. Check local listings for replay times.
RADIO: Live locally on FM-93.7 KAFC (UAA games only)
LIVE VIDEO & STATS: All five games this week will feature free live video and live stats via UAA’s Stretch Internet portal. Surf to GoSeawolves.com and follow the links in the upper right-hand corner.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the @UAAMBB Twitter feed for periodic updates on all games throughout the year … find UAA Athletics on Facebook at Alaska Anchorage Seawolves or on Instragram @alaskaanchorage … #SeawolfBasketball #SeawolfNation #GoSeawolves.
UAA PROBABLE STARTERS (2013-14 stats)
G—Brian McGill, 6-2/185, So. (15.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.3 apg, .457 3FG, .867 FT)
G—Travis Thompson, 6-1/185, Jr. (20.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.3 apg, .889 FT)
G—Kyle Fossman, 6-0/180, Jr. (13.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, .409 3FG)
F—Teancum Stafford, 6-5/205, So. (19.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, .591 FG, .600 3FG)
C—Brad Mears, 6-9/230, Jr. (4.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg, .667 FG)
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Holy Names opened its regular season with a 75-43 loss at Chico State on Nov. 9 … the Hawks, from Oakland, Calif., were picked to finish last in the Pacific West Conference preseason poll, coming off a 5-21 record in 2012-13 … Regis, from Denver, is opening the regular season in Anchorage after nearly sweeping a pair of exhibition from D-I foes — losing 70-69 at Colorado State and winning at Air Force … the Rangers are coming off a 9-16 season and were picked to 11th of 14 teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference preseason poll.
THE SERIES: UAA is playing for the first time against both Holy Names and Regis.
DISNEY RECAP: The Seawolves nearly made it a perfect showing at the CCA Tip-Off Classic in Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 8-10, knocking off Lindenwood (74-57) and 5th-ranked Minnesota State (83-72), before falling to West Region foe Cal State Dominguez Hills (88-81) in the finale … the Seawolves produced a different leading scorer each night, getting 18 points and 8 rebounds from Sr. G Kyle Fossman to lead the way in the opener … Jr. G Travis Thompson added 11 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds as all five Seawolf starters scored in double figures against the Lions … against the Mavs, UAA got a career-high 29 points from Jr. G/F Teancum Stafford, along with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals from Thompson, to outlast the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference favorites … So. PG Brian McGill added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to help UAA earn its first win over a top-5 team since Feb. 2006 … in the finale, the Seawolves nearly knocked off the Toros despite playing without the services of Stafford, who chose not to play on Sunday because of religious convictions … Thompson nearly made up the slack with a career-high 32 points, while McGill poured in 24 points, but the Toros ended the game with a 9-0 run after UAA had taken a late 81-79 lead.
2012-13 SEASON RECAP: UAA earned its eighth straight winning season with an 18-9 overall record in 2012-13, just missing its third straight NCAA Tournament berth … the Seawolves finished third — behind two teams ranked top-5 nationally — in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings with an 11-7 mark … UAA equaled its best-ever finish in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in fourth place, defeating Div. I programs UC Riverside and Loyola Marymount, while posting season sweeps of longtime rivals Alaska Fairbanks and Montana State Billings … Jr. G Kyle Fossman was a First Team All-GNAC selection, So. G/G Teancum Stafford was Second Team All-GNAC, and Sr. C Liam Gibcus earned honorable mention status.
ALL-CONFERENCE TRIO: Sr. G Kyle Fossman, Jr. G/F Teancum Stafford and Jr. G Travis Thompson were among 16 players named Oct. 17 to the 2013-14 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team … Fossman and Stafford were both unanimous selections in balloting by the league’s 10 head coaches, while Thompson’s inclusion gave UAA a tie for the most honorees, along with three apiece from Seattle Pacific and Central Washington … Fossman was a First Team All-GNAC performer last season, leading the Seawolves with 14.8 points per game … the Haines native posted top-5 GNAC ranks in 3FGs/gm (2.6, 2nd), minutes/gm (36.2, 3rd), 3FG% (.445, 5th) and FT% (.854, 5th) … Stafford was a Second Team All-GNAC pick in his first season as a Seawolf, tallying 14.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 2.2 apg, scoring double figures in 22 of his 26 appearances, including a streak of 12 straight games to end the season … Thompson earned Second Team All-GNAC honors as a sophomore in 2011-12 before redshirting last season … the local Dimond High School product led the GNAC with 47.6 percent three-point shooting and a 2.7-to-1 assist-turnover ratio two years ago, while helping that squad to a 23-7 record and a second-round NCAA berth.
TEAM NOTES: UAA’s 88-81 loss to Cal St. Dominguez Hills snapped a streak of 24 straight wins when scoring 80 points or more … that streak covered the entire 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, plus Saturday’s 83-72 win over Minnesota State … UAA has won 28 of its last 31 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, with the only losses coming to 2012 NCAA champ Western Washington (twice) and then-No. 13 Seattle Pacific … with seven of the league’s teams having played at least two games, the Seawolves lead the early GNAC stats in scoring (79.3 ppg) and rank No. 2 in FT% (.803) … the 2012-13 Seawolves registered their eighth straight winning season and the 30th in the program’s 36 years … UAA also finished with a plus-.500 league record for the 25th time in 31 years of conference membership … last year’s team secured the program’s eighth straight top-5 GNAC finish, including the 2007-08 title and runner-up showings in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
PLAYER NOTES: With seven GNAC teams having played multiple games, UAA features four of the league’s top 10 scorers, led by Jr. G Travis Thompson (20.3 ppg, 2nd) … coming off a redshirt season, the local Dimond HS product tallied double figures in all three games at Disney, bettering his career-high by eight with a 32-point effort in the finale against CSU Dominguez Hills … a 2nd-Team All-GNAC pick in 2011-12 and a preseason all-league selection this year, Thompson currently ranks among UAA’s career top 20 in 3FG% (3rd, .457), FT% (7th, .846) and 3FGs made (17th, 116), and last week he reached the top 50 in scoring, now with 618 points (46th) … Sr. G Kyle Fossman was an First Team All-GNAC pick and joined Thompson as a preseason All-GNAC designee … the Haines product started the season right with team highs of 18 points (6-11 FG, 4-7 3FG) and 8 rebounds in the win over Lindenwood, along with double-figures scoring in the other two contests ... UAA’s 2012-13 team MVP ranks 10th in the early GNAC scoring race with 13.7 ppg, connecting on at least two three-pointers in all three games … Fossman rose last week from No. 12 to No. 7 on UAA’s career 3FGs list (153), and needs just six more to pass Scott Larrabee (157, 1996-2000), Chris Hamey (158, 1995-2000) and Adam Fitt-Chappell (158, 2002-06) for No. 4 … his other career ranks include 5th in 3FG% (.454), 8th in FT% (.841) and 28th in points (767) … after picking up two quick fouls and going scoreless in the first half of the season opener, Jr. G/F Teancum Stafford exploded for 39 points over the next 60 minutes, including a career-high 29 points in Saturday’s 83-72 victory over No. 5 Minnesota State … a preseason all-league pick and returning All-GNAC 2nd Team selection, Stafford is No. 3 in the GNAC in scoring with 19.5 ppg … since transferring from Snow (Utah) College last year, the Auburn, Wash., native has scored double figures in 24 of 28 appearances, including a current streak of 14 games … So. PG Brian McGill made an impressive debut after sitting out last year as a transfer from Western Oregon, picking up 46 points, 13 assists, 15 rebounds and four steals on the trip to Anaheim … the Clackamas, Ore., native also shot 13 of 15 from the FT line and committed only seven turnovers in 109 minutes of action, including a 40-minute effort in the win over No. 5 Minnesota State … McGill is 6th in the early GNAC scoring race and ranks 2nd with 4.3 assists per contest.
UAA PEGGED FOR SECOND: UAA was picked to finish runner-up by the league’s 10 head coaches in the 2013-14 Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason poll, released Oct. 15. Here’s a look at the poll, with actual finish denoted on the right:
2013-14 GNAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Rk Team 2012-13 Recs., Pl. Pts
1. Seattle Pacific (9) 27-4 (16-2, 2nd) 99
2. Alaska Anchorage (1) 18-9 (11-7, 3rd) 86
3. Western Washington 31-3 (17-1, 1st) 80
4. Central Washington 15-13 (8-10, 6th) 70
5. Alaska Fairbanks 16-12 (10-8, 4th) 62
6. Western Oregon 10-16 (5-13, 9th) 44
7. Montana State Billings 16-14 (9-9, 5th) 41
8. Northwest Nazarene 13-13 (7-11, 7th) 30
9. Simon Fraser 6-20 (1-17, 10th) 20
10. Saint Martin’s 10-16 (6-12, 8th) 18
NATIONAL RANKINGS: UAA received 16 votes in the NABC’s NCAA Div. II Preseason Top 25 poll, placing the Seawolves 34th in the rankings … the Seawolves have five games scheduled against three opponents in the top 10 — #5 Minnesota State and two apiece against GNAC foes #2 Seattle Pacific and #10 Western Washington … 7th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona is the only other West Region team to crack the top 25.
Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK 9508
(907) 786-1295 / nate@uaa.alaska.edu
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