Jan. 27, 2012
Nevada Games Notes 
LA Tech Game Notes
NEVADA at Louisiana Tech
Winners of 14 in a row, Nevada (17-3, 6-0 WAC) travels to Ruston, La. to play a Western Athletic Conference game at Louisiana Tech (11-10, 3-3 WAC) on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. PT. The Bulldogs has won three in a row after defeating Fresno State 59-58 on Thursday.
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. PT
NEVADA WOLF PACK
(17-3, WAC: 6-0)
at
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
(11-10, 3-3 WAC)
Thomas Assembly Center (8,000)
RADIO: University of Nevada Sports Network (KUUB 94.5 FM Reno; KPLY 630 AM Reno; KELY 1230 AM Ely; KWNA 1400 AM Winnemucca; and KSVL 92.3 FM Yerington)
Ryan Radtke (play-by-play)
pregame starts at 4:30 p.m.
TELEVISION: none
Live stats: Live stats link
WEB STREAMING: http://www.latechsports.com/allaccess/
SERIES?HISTORY: Nevada leads the series with Louisiana Tech 17-5. The Wolf Pack won both games last season 66-58 at home and 73-70 in Ruston. The Pack has won the last three meetings and 16-of-18 which included a stretch of 12 in a row. All 22 meetings have come since Nevada joined the WAC for the 2000-01 season. The Pack is 8-2 in Ruston.
UP?NEXT: Nevada returns home to host Utah State on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. PT.
ABOUT?THE LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS - The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs have won their last three games to improve to 11-10 overall and 3-3 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Bulldogs are led by first-year head coach Michael White who is 11-10 in his first head coaching position.
LA?Tech has three players averaging in double figures led by freshman Raheem Appleby who is scoring 13.3 points per game. The 6-2, freshman guard has been coming off the bench lately for the Bulldogs but has made 10 starts on the season. Senior guard Trevor Gaskins (6-2) is scoring 10.5 points per game and grabbing 4.0 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Cordarius Johnson is scoring 10.2 points per game and averages 4.1 rebounds per game.
Freshman Kenneth Smith (6-3) tops the Bulldogs in assists averaging four per game despite starting just one game on the season. Center J.L. Lewis is LA?Tech's top rebounder at 4.3 per game.
Offensively the Bulldogs are scoring 68.8 points per game and allow 69.1. LA?Tech is shooting 40.9 percent from the field and opponents 43.6. From behind the three-point line the Bulldogs has made 32.4 percent of their attempts while opponents shoot 33.6 percent. They shoot 62.5 percent from the free throw line and opponents 67.7. On the glass LA?Tech holds a slight advantage over opponents, 37.3-36.8.
LAST GAME: WIN STREAK REACHES 14 AS NEVADA WIN 68-60 AT NMSU
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Deonte Burton scored 17 points and Nevada won its 14th straight game with a 68-60 victory over New Mexico State on Thursday night.
Dario Hunt added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Wolf Pack (17-3, 6-0 Western Athletic), who shot 57 percent from the field and were 7 for 17 from 3-point range. Olek Czyz and Malik Story scored 14 points each.
Hernst Laroche led New Mexico State (14-7, 4-2) with 21 points. Wendell McKines added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Nevada finished the first half on a 12-5 to go on top 44-30. The Wolf Pack led by 18 with 7:08 left in the game but the Aggies got as close as 62-57 with 2:06 to play on a pair of Tshilidzi Nephawe free throws.
14-GAME WIN STREAK SECOND LONGEST ACTIVE IN?NCAA I,
11-GAME HOME COURT STREAK TIED FOR 22ND - Nevada's 14-game win streak is the second longest active streak in the country behind Murray State's 20. Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Oral Roberts are tied for third with 12-game streaks. The Wolf Pack's 11 game home court win streak is tied for 22nd longest in the nation.
Nevada has won 16-of-17 after starting the season 0-2. The only loss in the stretch was 76-55 to BYU in Chicago.
The last time the Wolf Pack won 14 in a row was the 2005-06 team that won 14 consecutive games to end the regular season before falling 87-79 to Montana in the NCAA?Tournament. The longest win streak in school history was 17 games during the 1965-66 season when head coach Jack Spencer led the Pack to a 21-6 record. The 17-3 start is the best since the 2006-07 squad began the year 18-2 on the way to a 29-5 record.
PACK RECEIVING VOTES IN ESPN/USA TODAY POLL - In the latest ESPN/USA?Today Coaches' Poll the Wolf Pack received 12 votes, up from three last week. Nevada has received votes each of the last three weeks. The last Pack squad to receive votes was the 2006-07 team, which was also the last Nevada team to qualify for the NCAA?Tournament.
17 WINS MORE THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR - Nevada's 17 wins this season is four more than last season when the Wolf Pack posted a 13-19 record. Last season the Wolf Pack was 7-13 after 20 games compared to a 17-3 mark this season. Last year the Wolf Pack's 13th and final victory came on March 9, 2011 when Nevada defeated Fresno State 90-80 in the first round of the WAC?tournament.
In addition to improving the overall record the Pack has surpassed its win total away from Reno. This year Nevada is 6-2 away from Lawlor Events Center, 5-1 in true road contests and 1-1 in two neutral site games played in Chicago.
Last season Nevada was 3-10 in away games and 1-4 at neutral sites for a combined 4-14 record outside of Lawlor Events Center. Nevada was 0-10 away from Reno until a 69-67 victory at?Boise State on Jan 15, 2011.
NUMBERS DURING THE 14-GAME STREAK - During Nevada's 14-game win streak the Wolf Pack is averaging 73.6 points per game and allowing 62.3, plus 11.3. The Pack has scored 70 or more points 11 times which includes twice scoring 81 points. ?The two 81 point games versus SJSU and Nebraska Omaha is the high point total on the season.
The Wolf Pack is shooting 48.1 percent and opponents 40.6 during the streak. From behind the arc the Pack is shooting 41.6 percent and opponents 32.6. At the free throw line Nevada is converting 65.6 percent of its attempts and opponents 68.2. Nevada is outrebounding opponents by 2.5 per game, 35.0-32.5.
Four players are averaging double figures during the stretch; Deonte Burton (17.6), Malik Story (14.5), Olek Czyz (13) and Dario Hunt (11.2).
STORY TOPS?WAC, RANKS?FOURTH NATIONALLY IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING - Junior guard Malik Story leads the WAC?and ranks fourth nationally in three-point shooting making 48.7 percent of his opportunities. Story has made 57-of-117 attempts on the season. His 2.85 made three-pointers per game are fourth in the conference and 22nd in the country. Story has made a three-pointer in 19-of-20 games this season.
He made a career-high seven, three-pointers in Nevada's 80-78 victory over Longwood. Story was good on seven-of-10, three-point attempts versus the Lancers and finished with 28 points on the night. The 28 points is tied with Deonte Burton for the second highest scoring game for the Pack this season. His previous high for three-pointers was six that he accomplished twice last season, with the last being against Fresno State in the WAC Tournament.
Story is second on the team and seventh in the WAC?in scoring at 14.5 points per game. The 6-5 guard, is shooting 77.6 percent from the free throw line which is eighth in the conference.
PACK TURNAROUND IN CLOSE GAMES - Another of the turnarounds for the 2011-12 squad from last season is success in close games. Nevada is 9-1 in games decided by 10 points or less this season with the only loss being a 71-67 setback at nationally ranked UNLV. The Pack is 4-1 in games decided by five points or less.
Last season the Pack went 6-12 in games decided by 10 points or less. Nevada was 4-10 in games decided by six points or less last season.
BALANCING ACT - Nevada has used a balanced attack this year with four players averaging double figures. Deonte Burton (15.7), Malik Story (14.5), Olek Czyz (11.6) and Dario Hunt (10.1) are all scoring in double figures. The Wolf Pack is the only team in the WAC with four current players averaging in double figures. In WAC play Burton (20.8), Story (14.3), Czyz (12.5) and Hunt (10.5) are all averaging double figures.
The New Mexico State game is the 11th time this season that four Nevada players scored in double figures in the same game. Burton led the way with 17 points followed by Hunt (15), Story (14) and Czyz (14).
The Pack had a stretch of four games in a row with four players scoring in double figures at Montana, vs. UC?Riverside, vs. Portland and vs. Cedarville. Eight times in the last 11 games four Pack players has scored in double figures.
Games with four Pack players scoring in double figures:
Pacific (11/17/11): Story (18), Czyz (17), Evans, Jr. (11) and Panzer (11).
Longwood (11/20/11): Story (28), Burton (14), Hunt (13) and Evans (10).
vs. BYU (11/25/11): Czyz (11), Evans (11), Story (11) and Hunt (10).
at Montana (12/10/11): Burton?(21), Czyz (17), Story (11) and Hunt (10).
UC?Riverside (12/17/11): Czyz (15), Story (15), Hunt (12) and Burton (10).
Portland?(12/22/11): Hunt (15), Czyz (15), Evans, Jr. (11) and Story (10).
Cedarville (12/28/11): Story (19), Hunt (13), Burton (13) and Czyz (10).
at Utah State (1/7/12): Burton (25), Czyz (14), Hunt (14) and Story (12).
San Jose State (1/12/12): Evans, Jr. (19), Burton (14), Story (11) and Czyz (10).
Fresno State (1/21/12): Burton (18), Story (17), Hunt (13) and Czyz (10).
at New Mexico State (1/26/12):??Burton (17), Hunt (14), Story (14) and Czyz (14).
SEVEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 12 GAMES FOR HUNT - Senior forward Dario Hunt has double-doubles in seven in the last 12 games. Hunt had a stretch of four consecutive double-doubles which is the first time in his career he has more than two in a row.
The four game streak came to an end in the Pack's, 71-61 victory over Cedarville when he finished the night with 13 points and eight rebounds.
His most recent double-double was a 13 point, 11 rebound outing versus Fresno State.
In the last 12 games Hunt is averaging 11.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Over the same 12-game stretch he is shooting 56 (56-of-100) percent from the field.
On the season Hunt has nine double figure rebounding games and all nine are game highs. ?On the season he has grabbed a game high in rebounds 11 times. He has led the team in rebounding 13 times this season which included a stretch of six in a row from the Washington game on Dec. 2 through the Dec. 28 game with Cedarville. In his career Hunt has led the Pack in rebounding 50 times.
Hunt grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds versus Pacific and he followed that with 11 in the Prairie View A&M?game. In his career he has 26 career double figure rebound games.
Hunt made his 100th career start versus Washington (12/2) and now has 112 in the Silver &?Blue. The 6-8 forward, has started 112-of-120 games played in his career. He has started the last 56 games and 89 of the last 90.
CZYZ SCORING DOUBLE DIGITS - Senior forward Olek Czyz has scored in double figures in the last six games and 10 of the last 11 to increase his season average to 11.6 per game. The 6-7 senior forward is third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding at 5.9 per game which is eighth in the WAC. His 15 double figure scoring games is second to Malik Story's 17.
Czyz recently posted back-to-back double-doubles with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Hawai`i then had 16 points and 10 rebounds versus Nebraska Omaha. The 24 points against UH is a season high and 11 rebounds tied his career high.
Against Hawai`i he set career-highs with 11 field goals made, 14 field goals attempted and 37 minutes played.
Three times he has tied teammates for game-high honors in scoring with 11 vs. BYU, 15 vs. UC?Riverside and 15 vs. Portland.
The 11 rebounds are the fifth time this season he has posted a game-high. In three consecutive he games he led the team in rebounds with nine vs. Longwood, nine vs. BYU and seven vs. Bradley.
In the last 11 games he is averaging 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He leads the team and ranks fourth in the WAC making 56.3 percent of his field goal opportunities. In the last 11 games he his shooting 63.6 (63-of-99) percent which includes 38.1 (8-of-21) percent from behind the arc.
EVANS DEADLY NIGHT FROM THREE - Sophomore guard Jerry Evans, Jr. had his best offensive night for the Wolf Pack in Nevada's 81-57 victory over San Jose State on Jan. 12, 2012. Evan's scored a career and game-high 19 points making six-of-seven shots from the field. He made his first six shots of the game which included five in a row from behind the three-point line. His only miss was a three-pointer with 4:08 to play. At the free throw line he made two of his three attempts. The 6-8 guard also grabbed seven rebounds which tied for game-high honors.
On the season he is averaging 6.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. He is tied for 12th in the WAC?in rebounding at 5.0 per game and is 10th in blocks averaging .70 per game. In WAC?play his 50 percent shooting from behind the three-point arc is tied for second.
BURTON ON POINT(S) - Sophomore point guard Deonte Burton has put up some impressive numbers in his second season in the Silver &?Blue averaging a team-high 15.7 points per game which is fourth in the WAC. In WAC?play his 20.8 points per game leads the conference. He tops the conference and ranks 24th nationally with his 2.57 assist-to-turnover ratio. In 11 of the last 13 games he has scored in double figures. In the last seven games has 43 assists and 15 turnovers, 28 and 11 in six WAC?games.
At New Mexico State he scored a team-high 17 points to help the Nevada to its 14th consecutive victory. He made six-of-12 shots from the field including four-of-eight from behind the arc. It was the ninth time he has led the Pack in scoring which tops the squad. The NMSU game was the first time this season he has led the team in scoring and it was not also a game high.
His six 20-point games lead the team and 13 double figure scoring games are third on the squad. The six 20-point games equal his total from last season. Against Washington he recorded his first career 30-point game finishing with 31 which is tied for the third highest total in the WAC this season.
He ranks in seven categories in the WAC?and in conference games is ranked in 10. His 2.57 assist-to-turnover-ratio leads the WAC, 4.75 assists per game is third, 1.20 steals per game is tied for eighth and 1.9 three-pointers made per game is eighth. He ranks seventh in free throw percentage making 78.3 percent of his opportunities and 40 percent from three-point range is seventh.
Burton has been deadly on the road averaging 24.2 points in Nevada's six true away contests. In addition he is averaging 4.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 3.3 rebounds with an assist-to-turnover-ratio of 3.6 away from Reno. ?From the field he has shot 52.4 (43-of-82)?percent and from three-point range 50 (20-of-40) percent. His high output on the road was 28 at UNLV and Arizona State with the low being 17 at New Mexico State.
In the 77-74 home victory over Hawai`i he scored 25 points, 20 in the second half to help the Pack rally from a seven-point deficit. With Nevada trailing 70-66 with 4:09 to play he scored nine consecutive points to put the Pack up 75-71. His only three-pointer of the game broke a 70-70 tie and the Pack did not trail the rest of the game. In total he scored nine of Nevada's final 11 points of the game.
In the Pack's two WAC?road wins he scored game highs with 26 points at Idaho and followed that with 25 at Utah State. He also averaged 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals with an assist-to-turnover-ratio of 3.7. From the field he shot 59.4 (19-of-32) percent and from behind the arc 46.7 (7-of-15). For his play he earned WAC?Player of the Week honors for the third time this season.
For the first time in his career Burton played the entire game logging 40 minutes at Utah State. He also played 40 minutes versus Washington but that game went to overtime. The 10 field goals and 19 field goal attempts at USU were also career bests.
He had an impressive three game stretch posting game-highs with 31 points versus Washington (12/2), 28 at Arizona State (12/7) and 21 at Montana (12/10) in three wins. He followed that with 10 in the UC?Riverside (12/17) game but after battling foul trouble tied his career low with two points against Portland (12/22). Burton had 13 points versus Cedarville then produced the back-to-back 20-point games in the two WAC?road victories.
The majority of Burton's points came after halftime in the four consecutive double figure games when he scored 66 of his 90 points, 73 percent. After the break he shot 67 (18-of-27) percent, 83 (10-of-12) percent from behind the three-point line and 87 (20-of-23) percent at the free throw line.
On the season 177 of Burton's 314 points have come after halftime, 56.3 percent an average of 8.9 per game.
At Montana, Burton made five-of-12 field goals, three-of-six three-pointers and eight-of-nine free throws. He also had five rebounds, five assists, blocked a shot and for the second game in a row did not have a turnover. He scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half.
At ASU he made six-of-11 field goals, three-of-five, three-pointers and 13-of-15 free throws. The 13 free throws made and 15 attempted are career highs. He scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half.
In the Washington game Burton scored 19-of-22 points at one stretch of the game from 5:54 to play in the second half with his final point coming at the free throw line with 1 minute to play in overtime. He scored 19 of Nevada's final 24 points in the game.
With 4.3 seconds to play he nailed a three-pointer to tie the score at 66 and send the game into overtime. ?In overtime he scored the Pack's first eight points and his assist on a Kevin Panzer basket closed out the scoring for Nevada. With 1:41 to play in overtime his fourth, three-pointer of the game put the Pack on top to stay 72-70. He made both of his free throw attempts with 1 minute to play to close out his scoring. Of his 31 points, 22 came after halftime.
Burton's first 20-point game of the season came at UNLV when he scored a then career-high 28 points versus the Rebels. He scored 20 of Nevada's 29 first half points at UNLV.
THREE-POINT RECORD SETTING EXPLOSION - Eight different Nevada players contributed to a record breaking night as the Wolf Pack set single game school records with 16 made three-pointers and 32 attempted, a 50 percent shooting clip against San Jose State on Jan. 12, 2012. The old record of 15 came versus Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 11, 1999. The previous record for attempts was 29 that occurred three times with the last being on Dec. 20, 2010 versus Portland State.
Jerry Evans, Jr. led the way with his career-high five, three-pointers on six attempts. Deonte Burton made three in his seven shots from behind the arc with Malik Story connecting on three-of-nine. The five players with one, three-pointer each were; Brice Crook (1-for-1), Keith Feutsch (1-for-2), Jordan Finn (1-for-2), Jordan Burris (1-for-3) and?Kevin Panzer (1-for-2).
NEVADA GETTING DEFENSIVE - Nevada is allowing a WAC low 63.3 points per game and the 63 in conference play also tops the league. The Pack is second in field goal percentage defense, overall (40.7%) and in conference play rank second (40.1%). Nationally the 63.3 points per game allowed is 87th and 40.7 field goal percentage ranks 78th.
The Pack is also third in three-point field goal percentage defense, overall (32.4%) and in conference play is tied for second (31%). Nevada tops the WAC in blocks averaging 4.7 per game and is fourth in steals swiping 6.3 per game. In WAC?play Nevada averages 4.33 blocks to rank third and 5.83 steals are fourth. Nationally the Pack is 43rd in blocks
BYU is the only opponent to shoot over 50 percent versus the Pack as the Cougars connected on 54.4 percent of their opportunities. Utah State and Hawai`i both shot exactly 50 percent in losses to the Pack.
Nevada has held seven opponents below 40 percent shooting with a season low 30 percent coming versus UC?Riverside.
HUNT REACHES TWO MILESTONES NEARS A THIRD - Senior forward Dario Hunt reached two milestones this season with his 200th career block and 800th career rebound and is seeking a fourth by trying to become the 22nd player in school history to record 1,000 career points. Hunt has 946 career points, leaving him 54 from 1,000 and is 28 rebounds from 900. When he reaches both marks he will become just the fifth player in school history to score 1,000 points and grab 900 rebounds.
Hunt broke the Nevada career blocks record in the season-opener versus Missouri State with the 193rd block in his career. In the Longwood game Hunt recorded his 200th career block and now has 235 in 120 games. He came into the season tied with Nick Fazekas (2004-07) with 192.
Hunt is first in the WAC and 39th in the nation in blocked shots averaging 2.15 per game.
In the Portland game he became the seventh player in school history to reach 800 career rebounds after finishing the night with 11 boards. His 872 career rebounds is sixth in school history, 18 behind Nap Montgomery's (1964-66) 890. With 28 more he would become the fourth player in school history to reach 900. His nine in the MSU?game moved him over 700 for his career and the five against Bradley pushed his total to 750. Against Nebraska Omaha he totaled 11 which moved him past 850 in his career. In the WAC his 8.9 rebounds per game is third and nationally he ranks 44th.
CARTER NOTCHES 50TH WIN - Third-year head coach David Carter notched his 50th win at Nevada when the Pack defeated Fresno State 74-61. Carter is 51-35 leading the Wolf Pack basketball program. In his first season the Pack went 21-13 and advanced the second round on the NIT. Last year the young squad posted a 13-19 record.
BURTON FIFTH PACK PLAYER TO EARN PRESEASON WAC POY NOD - Point guard Deonte Burton became the fifth Nevada player and sixth overall to be selected as the WAC?Coaches' Preseason Player of the Year. Kirk Snyder (2003-04), Nick Fazekas (2005-06 & 2006-07), Armon Johnson (2008-09) and Luke Babbitt (2009-10) were all preseason players of the year with Fazekas earning the honor twice. Snyder, Fazekas?(twice) and Babbitt all earned the honor at the end of the season when chosen as the preseason player of the year. Like Burton, Babbitt and Johnson were both sophomores when they earned the preseason honor.
A?Nevada player has been named the season ending WAC?Player of the Year in five of the last eight seasons with Fazekas grabbing the honor three consecutive seasons from 2003-2007.
Johnson and Babbitt are currently on the roster of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Snyder was first round pick of the Utah Jazz and Fazekas was chosen in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks. Both played for several teams in the NBA.
Burton was the fourth Pack player to earn WAC?Freshman of the Year honors last year when he averaged 13.7 points and 3.5 assists per game. ?Ramon Sessions (2005), Johnson (2008) and Babbitt (2009) were the previous Nevada players named WAC?Freshman of the Year. Sessions, a second round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, is currently on the roster of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
REMEMBERING MILTON - In remembrance of University of Nevada president Milton D. Glick who passed away of a stroke on April 16, 2011, the Wolf Pack men's basketball team will wear an MG patch on their shorts. Glick, 73, was the 15th president of the University of Nevada.
WINNING AT LAWLOR - Nevada has won 83 percent of its games over the past eight plus seasons posting a 121-25 record at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack has posted a 58-11 WAC mark during that same stretch, a winning percentage of 84. Last year was the first year the Pack did not win 10 or more games at the on-campus facility in the last eight plus seasons.
Basketball Coaches Nationwide Address the Importance of Exercising and Eating Right In the Fight Against Cancer -
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jan. 23, 2012 - Coming up this Friday through Sunday (Jan. 27-29) is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Participating NABC member coaches will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during weekend games to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and its vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
WOLF PACK BASKETBALL FANS ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME DUE TO VIRGINIA STREET CONSTRUCTION - Wolf Pack fans are encouraged to allow extra time and use alternate routes when coming to basketball games this season due to an ongoing construction project on Virginia Street.
For questions and concerns about the project, contact Reno Direct, the City of Reno's non-emergency information center, at 775-334-INFO (4636), 775-333-7701 (TTY) or renodirect@reno.gov. The City of Reno has created a website, http://Reno.gov/NorthVirginia, and fans are encouraged to check the website for updates to avoid delays.
CARTER INKS FOUR DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD - University of Nevada head men's basketball coach David Carter signed three players to National Letters of Intent for the 2012-13 season. Guard Marqueze Coleman along with forwards Cole Huff, Raphael Carter and Cheikh (Ali) Fall will join the Pack next season.
Coleman, of Encino, Calif., is a 6-3, 180-pound shooting guard who averaged 13.1 points, 2.1 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks for Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, Calif. last season. He earned first-team All-CIF and second-team Mission League honors following his junior year. The Warriors posted a 20-11 record last year.
The 6-8, 200-pound Huff from Altadena, Calif. attends Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, Calif. As a junior, the small forward averaged 16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game. He helped the Vikings to a 17-10 record last season.
Carter is a 6-8, 215-pound forward who is currently in his sophomore season at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Calif. The Columbus, Ohio native earned first-team All-Big 8 Conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a freshman last season. He helped the Vikings to the conference title with a 13-1 mark and an overall record of 26-5. His freshman year he averaged 9.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.
Fall is a 6-9, 240-pound center who is in his sophomore year at Barstow Community College in Barstow, Calif. Last season, Fall helped BCC to a first place finish in the Foothill Conference posting, a 10-4 mark and the team went 22-7 overall. Originally from Senegal, he attended Meitoku Gijuku School in Kochi, Japan. He earned All-Japan honors and was the top scorer and rebounder in the Western Conference during the 2007-08 season.
