2007-08 park basketball media guide

Jenicia StephensSenior Guard

Donovan WilliamsSenior Guard

PARK UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL2007-08 OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE

2007 PARK UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALLNo. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School2 Nathan Duncan Jr. 6’0 190 G Lansing, Mich. Lansing Community College3 Michael Zimmerman Jr. 6’0 175 G Ft. Wright, Ky. Northern Kentucky4 Marcus Seidel Jr. 6’0 180 G St. Charles, Mo. Meramec Community Coll.5 Chris Jones Jr. 6’1 175 G Springfield, Ohio West Virginia Tech10 Arturo Donzella Sr. 6’3 190 G Gilbert, Ariz. Mesa Community College11 Donovan Williams Sr. 6’1 180 G Columbus, Ga. Spencer High School12 Michael Koch Sr. 6’3 190 G Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Kansas CC13 Eric Evans So. 6’2 170 G Columbus, Ga. Shaw High School20 Nigel Jackson Fr. 6’2 170 G Chicago, Ill. Proviso West High School22 Jaymie Snell Fr. 6’2 175 G Columbus, Ga. Northside High School23 Deron Cherry II Jr. 6’2 180 G Kansas City, Mo. UMKC30 Joe Harvey Jr. 6’4 185 F Wichita, Kan. Cowley County CC31 Nick Burton Sr. 6’5 205 F Kansas City, Mo. Penn Valley CC32 Justin Hopper Jr. 6’5 205 F El Paso, Texas Cochise Community College33 Milan Susnjar Jr. 6’9 220 F Lansing, Mich. Lansing Community College35 Ben Wallis Sr. 6’5 205 F Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill High School44 Jon Meriweather Jr. 6’8 220 F Kansas City, Mo. Morgan State University45 Admir Aljic Sr. 6’7 215 F Tuzla, Bosnia Mesa Selimovic High School

Nick BurtonSenior Forward

Jon MeriweatherJunior Forward

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UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY (1-8)Table of Contents ...................................................................................... 1Park University ........................................................................................ 2-3University President ................................................................................. 4Director of Athletics .................................................................................. 52007-08 Athletics Staff & Media ........................................................... 6Parkville & the Kansas City Area ........................................................... 7National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ........................... 8

2007-08 MEN’S BASKETBALL (9-28)2007-08 Roster & Team Information .................................................10Head Coach Jason Kline ........................................................................11Assistant Coaches ....................................................................................122007-08 Returing Players ............................................................... 13-172007-08 Newcomers ..............................................................................182007-08 Pirate Club ................................................................................192007-08 Schedule & Opponents ................................................. 20-212007-08 Season Preview .......................................................................222006-07 Season Review ........................................................................232006-07 Season Statistics .....................................................................242006-07 Game-by-Game Statistics ............................................ 25-26Park University Men’s Basketball History ........................................27NAIA Division I Basketball Championships ....................................28

2007-08 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (29-48)2007-08 Team Roster ..............................................................................30Head Coach Joe C. Meriweather ........................................................31Assistant Coach & Team Information ...............................................322007-08 Players ................................................................................. 33-392007-08 Schedule & Opponents ................................................. 40-412007-08 Season Preview .......................................................................422006-07 Season Review ........................................................................432006-07 Season Statistics .....................................................................442006-07 Game-by-Game Statistics ............................................ 45-46Park University Women’s Basketball History ..................................47Breckon Sports Center ...........................................................................48

2007-08 BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CREDITSThe 2007-08 Park University Basketball Media Guide is a pro-duction of the Park University Department of Athletics, Claude W. English, Athletic Director. The Guide was written, edited and designed by Sports Information Director Steve Wilson and As-sistant Sports Information Director Brooke Orcutt. Cover de-signed by Steve Wilson. Photography courtesy of Park Univer-sity, the City of Kansas City, UMKC, the Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Chiefs and the National Association of Intercolle-giate Athletics.

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FOUNDED Park University was founded in 1875 as an independent, liberal arts, four-year coeducational, residential Christian institution.

PRESENT An independent, private institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Park University currently enjoys a distinguished position in higher education as a growing entrepreneurial institution with 43 campus centers in 21 states including our extensive Online program. LOCATION The “main” flagship campus of Park is located on its historic site in Parkville, Missouri (founded 1875) high on the bluff above the scenic Missouri River. Our Parkville Campus is 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City, 15 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport, and part of the KCI Business Corridor. The School for Extended Learning has established campus centers on military installations across the United States and Online. The School for Extended Learning has served the non-traditional, working adult student since 1972 by offering undergraduate programs in an accelerated format. Our Graduate School is located in Downtown Kansas City. We also have a campus in Independence, Mo., and a new stand-alone Park University Austin Campus in Austin, Texas.

STUDENTS Approximately 60 percent of our students are active duty military, active duty dependents, retired military, or Department of Defense. F i f t y - t h r e e percent of our u n d e r g r a d u a t e students are upper

division; four percent of our students are graduate students in six growing graduate programs (with major growth Online.) More than 50 percent of our total student population took at least one Online course in AY 2004. The students in Online and extended campuses study in an accelerated eight-week format throughout the year (five terms). During AY 2004, we had more than 42,000 separate Online enrollments and we serve students in all military branches (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy) throughout the world. Park’s traditional campus in Parkville is host to two-thirds of our more than 500 international students from more than 100 countries and our substantial and growing globalization program. Internationalization

counts for much of our Online growth and our focus on global education. We are

happy to report that we are an institution selected by ACE to participate in its

Internationalization Collaboration during 2004-2005. Our multi-cultural

and international programs are growing and impact all of our student

learners throughout the world.

PARKVILLE CAMPUS• Founded: 1875

• Location: Parkville, Missouri. An historic town on the

Missouri River, 10 minutes to downtown Kansas City, Missouri, 15 minutes from Kansas City International Airport. • Tuition: Our fiscal initiatives

provide varying revenue streams which allow Park

to maintain our tuition at approximately the same

level as students attending state universities in Missouri (our tuition

benchmark). • Freshman Class Average: GPA 3.09, ACT 19.3, 80% in top half of their senior class. • Student/Faculty Ratio:

14:1 • Diverse Population:

Students represent 30 states and more than 50

foreign countries.

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• Athletics: Park University is a member of the NAIA: Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Track and Field, Cross-Country, Soccer, Men’s & Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Softball, and Men’s Baseball. • Financial Aid: More than 85 percent of undergraduate students who qualify receive some form of financial aid. These include loans, grants, and work-study positions. • Accreditation: Commission on the Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Missouri State Board of Nursing have accredited the Nursing Department. • Special Programs and Facilities: Parkville Commercial Underground, Underground Library, Limitless Internship Opportunities, Academic Support Center for tutoring, testing, and writing labs, Career Development Center, Sports Event Center, State of the Art Fitness Facility, the Park Theatre, and the Campenella Art Gallery.

ACCREDITATIONPark University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, (KAN214F), 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL. 60602 (312-263-0456). The State of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO. 65102 (573-751-3469) has officially approved the academic standards of Park University for teacher education. The Department of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, NY. 10006 (212-363-5555, ext. 153) and approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The Department of Athletic Training is accredited by CAATE, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, 2201 Double Creek Drive, Suite 5006, Round Rock, TX 78664. The Department of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), 1725 Duke Street, Suite

500, Alexandria, VA 22314.

VISION STATEMENT Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.

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Beverley Byers-Pevitts, Ph.D., is President and CEO of Park University in Kansas

City, Mo. and the university’s first woman president in its 131-year history. Previous to coming to Park

University in 2001, she served as Interim President and as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Texas Woman’s University. Her previ-ous administrative and faculty experiences include Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Northern Iowa; and as Chair and Director of Graduate Studies of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Nevada. Dr. Byers-Pevitts is active locally and nationally. Her belief that the role of higher education is to be an active participant and contributor to the community and the profession is apparent in her activities. She served as founding President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE); as President of the Women’s Program of the American Theatre As-sociation, and as the first editor of the ATHE Journal, Theatre Topics. Dr. Byers-Pevitts founded the first national conference for Women in Theatre and co-coordinated the first three conferences with funding from the Ford Foundation. She serves on the Council of Presidents for the NAIA; the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Missouri Colleges Fund; the governing boards of the Liberty Memorial Association in which she chairs the Education Committee, KCPT (Kansas City Public Television) and KC-REACHE (Kansas City Regional Access Consortium for Higher Education). She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Platte County Economic Development Council, a member of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Kansas City and Independence Chambers of Com-merce and a Rotarian. In April 2005, Ingram’s Magazine named her one of the Power Elite of Kansas City in recognition of the results of her leadership at Park Univer-

sity. Nationally, she is on the board of the Women’s Museum, a member of the American Council on Education’s Leadership Network for Interna-tional Education and a commissioner for the Office of Women in Higher Education for ACE. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre and the National Theatre Conference. President Byers-Pevitts is a professionally produced and published playwright. Additionally, she has had numerous articles published in edu-cational journals and books, and has lectured widely on leadership, access and equity in higher education, women’s health, academic restructuring, faculty roles, distance learning, and the future of universities. President Byers-Pevitts received her Ph.D., an interdisciplinary de-gree in English, Philosophy, Speech Communication and Theatre, and an M.A. in Theatre from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She received a B.A. in English from Kentucky Wesleyan. Her postdoctoral study was con-ducted at the Institutes for Higher Education at Harvard University. In May 2003, Dr. Byers-Pevitts was presented the degree of Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Kentucky Wesleyan College. In the past four years at Park, under her leadership the University budget has doubled, the endowment has increased 54 percent, and en-rollment has improved by 29 percent. Park is a leader in delivering educa-tion to the military, with campus centers in 23 states at 39 military instal-lations, and has three campuses in Kansas City and one in Austin, Texas. Park also is a national leader in Online education, with students across the United States and overseas who are enrolled in Online courses. President Byers-Pevitts’ vision is to make the world a better place through education by maximizing individuals’ creative, educational, and entrepreneurial potential; to prepare global learners through cultural awareness to lead, to communicate, and to conduct business in a world marketplace. She is honored to represent Park University’s diverse community of learners and scholars.

DR. BEVERLEY

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TOP ROW, L-RMichael Droge, Ph.D., Provost & Senior Vice President; Marilyn Bartels, Ph.D., Associate Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Roger Hershey, Vice President and General Counsel; Clarinda H. Creighton, Vice President of Student Services.

BOTTOM ROW, L-RThomas W. Peterman, Ph.D., Vice President for Distance Learning; Dorla Watkins, Vice President for Finance and Administration; Rita Weighill, Associate Vice President for Communication; Paul H. Gault, Special Assistant for Administration.

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Claude English enters his 12th year as Park University’s Director of Athletics. Park’s A.D. since January of 1996, English coached

men’s basketball for 13 standout seasons before re-tiring from coaching at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season. Park University athletics has undergone dras-tic improvements under English. Women’s golf and men’s baseball have been added as intercollegiate sports since his appointment to A.D. In addition, English has overseen numerous facility improve-ments, such as Park soccer’s 1,500-seat Julian Field and the construction of the Breckon Sports Center. Under English’s watch as A.D., 116 students have earned All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, while 66 individuals were named athletic All-Amer-icans. Since 2002, Park athletic teams have won 23 conference titles, 14 region championships and ad-vanced to 23 national tournaments. English’s term as A.D. has also seen the incep-tion of the Pirate Club, Park’s Support organization. In 2006-07, Park made its third trip to the Buf-falo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tourna-ment, marking one of seven sports to advance and represent the Pirates in national compeition within the NAIA ranks (men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s in-door track & field, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field). Additionally, Park University served as the host institution for the 2006 NAIA Women’s Soccer Na-

tional Championship at the College Boulevard Ath-letic Complex in Olathe, Kan. The Pirate men’s volleyball program also ad-

vanced to the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Invi-tational Tournament, and Park will host the event in the 2008 season. The winningest coach in Park men’s basketball history with a record of 182-207, English’s coach-ing tenure was highlighted by the Pirates’ run to the NAIA Final Four in 1997-98, which ended with a school-record mark of 27-8. English was honored at the national tournament with the Charles A. Kri-gel Award for outstanding sportsmanship, while his team was awarded the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award for the team recog-nized as most sportsmanlike at the tourney. After playing basketball for Christian College in Dallas, Texas, and the University of Rhode Island, English was selected in the NBA draft by the Port-land Trail Blazers where he played the 1970-71 sea-son. English also played in the Eastern Basketball Association for the Hartford Capitals, the affiliate team for the Philadelphia 76ers. In 1973-74, English won the Eastern Basketball Association Champion-ship with the Capitals. He was a three-year captain at Hartford. He joined the coaching staff at the University of Rhode Island in 1972 where he remained for 12 years, including four seasons as the head coach from 1981-84. English was named Coach of the Year in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1981. Overall, he owns a 227-277 career record in 17 seasons as a head coach.

HISTORYPark Athletic Director41996-PresentPark Head Men’s Basketball Coach41992-2005Rhode Island Men’s Basketball Coach41981-84Rhode Island Assistant Coach41972-1980

PLAYING ExPERIENCEChristian College (Dallas, Texas)41966-68University of Rhode Island41968-70Portland Trail Blazers41970-71Hartford Capitals41971-74

ACCOMPLISHMENTSPortland Trail Blazers Draft Pick41970Hartford Capitals Team Captain41971-74Eastern Basketball Association Champion41973-74Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year41981NAIA Charles A. Krigel Award41998Naismith-Liston Sportsmanship Award41998Winningest Coach in Park History4227 Wins (1992-2005)

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Darrell CooperAthletic Trainer

Christy GrimesAthletic Trainer

Michael FreyHead Athletic Trainer

Cory FrederickMen’s Volleyball

Pat FayardOffice Manager

Kelly DeFeoWomen’s Golf

Ken HefnerWomen’s Soccer

Amy ReifSoftball

Brooke OrcuttAssistant SID

Joe C. MeriweatherWomen’s Basketball

Cary LundyBaseball

Jason KlineMen’s Basketball

Brian RenshawCross Country/Track

Steve WilsonSports Information

Dr. Don WilliamsFaculty Representative

Krystal WebbSpirit Squad

Peggy TuterWomen’s Volleyball

Efrem ShimlisMen’s Soccer

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Park University calls Parkville, Mo., and the Greater Kansas City Area home, offering students the features of both

small-town life and the flashing lights of the big city. With a population just more than 4,000, Parkville allows students the small-town life-style and tightly knit community often times associated with small college athletics and the NAIA. Originally a trading post on the Missouri River, Parkville grew as Kansas City boomed in the late 1800s, which included the founding of Park University. Both the University and the city get their names from Col. George S. Park, who played a key role in the early develop-ment of the area. Today, Parkville’s historic downtown dis-trict coupled with new shopping areas to the north and east of Park University’s Parkville Campus gives Park University students two great entertainment opportunities within the area. Parkville sits within the Northland of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area, which encompasses 15 counties, nine of which are in Missouri and six across the state line in Kansas. The Northland is locally referred to as “north of the river”. Contained wholly within Missouri, it encompasses portions of Clay County including the northern half of Kansas City, Mo., and the cities of Parkville, Liberty, North Kansas City and Gladstone. As a whole, the Kansas City Metro-politan Area is situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, often referred to as Kaw Point, straddling the state border between Missouri and Kan-sas. The Kansas City Metropolitan Sta-

tistical Area, anchored by Kansas City, Mo., is the 27th largest in the United States, with an estimated population just shy of 2 million. A tradition-rich city known for its barbe-cue and rich sports history, Kansas City is cur-rently home to Major League Baseball’s Kan-sas City Royals, the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, Major League Soccer’s Kansas City Wiz-ards, and the Kansas Speedway, which is host to several NASCAR events throughout the year including one Nextel Cup Series event in the fall. Kansas City is home to the Kansas City T-Bones minor league baseball franchise, the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Foot-ball League, and the Kansas City Explorers of World Team Tennis. Kansas City is also home to the Sprint Center and Kansas City Power & Light District, which is scheduled for a Fall 2007 opening.

The Sprint Center also houses the College Basketball Experience, which will include the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Blocks from the Power & Light District and the Sprint Center sits Municipal Auditori-um, home to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Last season, Park advanced to the tour-nament’s sweet 16, marking the deepest run in more than a decade by a Kansas City-area team. Kansas City is also known for its historic shopping districts, including Westport and the Country Club Plaza, which is one of the world’s largest outdoor shopping areas de-signed for motor-vehicle traffic. Commonly referred to as “The Plaza”, the Country Club Plaza is home to one of the nation’s largest holiday light displays between the Thanksgiv-ing Holiday and midway through January.

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NATIoNAL ASSoCIATIoN oF INTERCoLLEgIATE AThLETICS

THE FIRST GENERAL SESSION OF THE `Organizing Convention’ of the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball

(NAIB) was held in the Phillips Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, at 10 a.m., Sunday, March 10, 1940. But the seed from which the NAIB sprouted was planted two blocks away at Municipal Auditorium. It was there in 1937 that a men’s basketball tournament tipped off which has become the longest continuous national collegiate tournament in any sport. The tournament was the brainchild of Emil S. Liston, Dr. James Naismith, Frank Cramer, and a group of Kansas City business leaders who wanted to provide Kansas City-area fans with exciting amateur competition and to provide a framework for small colleges and universities to determine a national basketball champion. In 1948, the NAIB affirmed its commitment to equality by becoming the first national organization to offer intercollegiate postseason opportunities to black student-athletes. Unprecedented action was taken in 1953 when historically black institutions were voted into membership. One year previous to the inclusion of historically black institutions, another form of expansion occurred. In 1952, as a result of the expressed desires of the member institutions, appropriate steps were taken by which the NAIB was transformed into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the first all-encompassing set of rules and standards was adopted. Recommendations to take this important action were made by the National Executive Committee at the annual meeting after determining the move was desirable and feasible. The recommendation was later approved by a mail vote of the entire membership. With the Association’s new name came the addition of national championships in golf,

tennis and outdoor track and field. Football, cross country, baseball and swimming and diving were added to the championships calendar in 1956. Wrestling (1958), soccer (1959), bowling (1962-78), gymnastics (1964-84), indoor track and field (1966) and men’s volleyball (1969-80) were later additions. Two major changes were made during the 1970s. An extensive study was completed in 1970 which paved the way for two divisions of football. Four teams qualified for the playoffs in each division at the outset and, later, 16 teams were selected for postseason play. In 1997, football was consolidated to one division again as the Football Coaches Association cited a narrowing gap between enrollment size and philosophy of the two divisions. As the NAIA moved into its second half-century in the 1980s, it revolutionized national collegiate athletics with the establishment of athletics programs for women on August 1, 1980. Official notice on that date followed a mail vote by the membership on May 1 that supported becoming the first organization to offer collegiate athletics to both men and women. The championship calendar for women began that year with basketball, cross country, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track and field, softball, tennis and volleyball. Soccer was added in 1984, and golf was included in 1995. Gymnastics was discontinued after the 1988 championship. Another important chapter in the history of the NAIA unfolded in 1992 when the Association voted to move its headquarters from Kansas City to Tulsa. Moving with the national office was the Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship which had been held in Kansas City for 56 years. In 1993, the waves of change once again washed over the Association. The membership voted to discontinue the use of district play as a

means of qualification for national championships, marking the first time since the NAIA’s creation that district competition would not be used. In 1999, the NAIA restructured to include 14 regions to better serve its membership. Each region is governed by a regional management committee comprised of various conference and independent representatives. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character-building aspects of sport. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five tenets: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship. This program will educate and create awareness of the positive character-building traits afforded by sports and return integrity to competition at the collegiate and youth levels while impacting all of society. Everything has come full circle. The NAIA relocated its National Office in July of 2001 to Olathe, Kansas, just miles from Gardner where the idea for the small-college basketball tournament gave rise to the NAIA. Now, nearly 65 years after that initial tournament, the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship has returned to historic Municipal Auditorium, the arena that was home to so many memories from 1927-74. Last season, Park made its third appearance in the NAIA’s signature event and the first since the tournament returned to Kansas City, as the Pirates advanced to the NAIA’s Sweet 16 to close the 2006-07 season. In Summer 2007, the NAIA relocated its National Office to downtown Kansas City, Mo., bringing more NAIA tradition to the downtown area, with the national headquarters now sitting blocks from Kansas City’s newest attraction, the Sprint Center, in the heart of the Kansas City

Power and Light District. The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 14 regions, the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports. Since 1937, the NAIA has continued a long tradition of pushing the envelope and making a positive difference in the lives of students, coaches and parents. The Champions of Character program is the latest cutting-edge addition to the NAIA’s proud history of innovation. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator are committed to the true spirit of competition through the five core values: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

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2007-08 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER# Player Hometown45 Admir Aljic Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovinia31 Nick Burton Kansas City, Mo.23 Deron Cherry II Kansas City, Mo.10 Arturo Donzella Gilbert, Ariz.2 Nathan Duncan Lansing, Mich.13 Eric Evans Columbus, Ga.30 Joe Harvey Wichita, Kan.32 Justin Hopper El Paso, Texas20 Nigel Jackson Chicago, Ill.5 Chris Jones Springfield, Ohio12 Michael Koch Kansas City, Mo.44 Jon Meriweather Kansas City, Mo.4 Marcus Seidel St. Charles, Mo.22 Jaymie Snell Columbis, Ga.33 Milan Susnjar Lansing, Mich.35 Ben Wallis Kansas City, Mo.11 Donovan Williams Columbus, Ga.3 Michael Zimmerman Ft. Wright, Ky.

PIRATES BY POSITIONGuards (11) - Nathan Duncan, Michael Zimmerman, Marcus Seidel, Chris Jones, Arturo Donzella, Donovan Williams, Michael Koch, Eric Evans, Nigel Jackson, Jaymie Snell, Deron Cherry II...Forwards (7) - Joe Harvey, Nick Burton, Justin Hopper, Milan Susnjar, Ben Wallis, Jon Meriweather, Admir Aljic

PIRATES BY CLASSSeniors (6) - Arturo Donzella, Donovan Williams, Michael Koch, Nick Burton, Ben Wallis, Admir Aljic...Juniors (9) - Nathan Duncan, Michael Zimmerman, Marcus Seidel, Chris Jones, Deron Cherry II, Joe Harvey, Justin Hopper, Milan Susnjar, Jon Meriweather....Sophomores (1) - Eric Evans...Freshmen (2) - Nigel Jackson, Jaymie Snell

PIRATES BY STATE/COUNTRYArizona (1) - Arturo Donzella (Gilbert)...Bosnia & Herzegovinia (1) - Admir Aljic (Tuzla)...Georgia (3) - Donovan Williams (Columbus), Eric Evans (Columbus), Jaymie Snell (Columbus)...Illinois (1) - Nigel Jackson (Chicago)...Kansas (1) - Joe Harvey (Wichita)...Kentucky (1) - Michael Zimmerman (Ft. Wright)...Michigan (2) - Nathan Duncan (Lansing), Milan Susnjar (Lansing)...Missouri (6) - Marcus Seidel (St. Charles), Michael Koch (Kansas City), Deron Cherry II (Kansas City), Nick Burton (Kansas City), Ben Wallis (Kansas City), Jon Meriweather (Kansas City)...Ohio (1) - Chris Jones (Springfield)...Texas (1) - Justin Hopper (El Paso)

PIRATES BY MAJORBusiness Administration (8) - Admir Aljic, Deron Cherry II, Arturo Donzella, Joe Harvey, Justin Hopper, Marcus Seidel, Ben Wallis, Donovan Williams...Criminal Justice (1) - Milan Susnjar...Communication Arts (2) - Nick Burton, Chris Jones...Elementary Education (1) - Nathan Duncan...Information Systems/Software (1) - Michael Koch...Legal Studies (1) - Michael Zimmerman...Mathematics (1) - Eric Evans...Psychology (1) - Jon Meriweather...Undecided (2) - Nigel Jackson, Jaymie Snell.

No. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School2 Nathan Duncan Jr. 6’0 190 G Lansing, Mich. Lansing CC3 Michael Zimmerman Jr. 6’0 175 G Ft. Wright, Ky. Northern Kentucky4 Marcus Seidel Jr. 6’0 180 G St. Charles, Mo. Meramec CC5 Chris Jones Jr. 6’1 175 G Springfield, Ohio West Virginia Tech10 Arturo Donzella Sr. 6’3 190 G Gilbert, Ariz. Mesa CC11 Donovan Williams Sr. 6’1 180 G Columbus, Ga. Spencer HS12 Michael Koch Sr. 6’3 190 G Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Kan. CC13 Eric Evans So. 6’2 170 G Columbus, Ga. Shaw High School20 Nigel Jackson Fr. 6’2 170 G Chicago, Ill. Proviso West HS22 Jaymie Snell Fr. 6’2 175 G Columbus, Ga. Northside HS23 Deron Cherry II Jr. 6’2 180 G Kansas City, Mo. UMKC30 Joe Harvey Jr. 6’4 185 F Wichita, Kan. Cowley CC31 Nick Burton Sr. 6’5 205 F Kansas City, Mo. Penn Valley CC32 Justin Hopper Jr. 6’5 205 F El Paso, Texas Cochise CC33 Milan Susnjar Jr. 6’9 220 F Lansing, Mich. Lansing CC35 Ben Wallis Sr. 6’5 205 F Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill HS44 Jon Meriweather Jr. 6’8 220 F Kansas City, Mo. Morgan State 45 Admir Aljic Sr. 6’7 215 F Tuzla, Bosnia & Herz. Mesa Selimovic HS

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2007-08 PARK UNIVERSITY MEDIA SERVICES

MEDIA & PHOTO CREDENTIALS Credentials for Park home basketball games are issued for working media only and must be requested through the sports infor-mation office, preferably in advance. Creden-tials are issued on a game-by-game basis and a formal request must be issued to the Park University Sports Information Office. Only photographers on assignment from an ac-credited media agency will be issued creden-tials. Photographers are required to abide by the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and NAIA on shooting limitations from the sidelines. Those not complying with the guidelines may be removed.

MEDIA SERVICES Pregame packets including notes, statis-tics, media guides and gameday programs will be available prior to tip-off. Timeout, halftime and final statistics, plus a running play-by-play and post game notes will be provided on the media deck above press row. Final statistics will be faxed via Park’s broadcast system fol-lowing the conclusion of the game. In-game questions or concerns can be addressed on press row by Sports Information Director Steve Wilson or Assistant SID Brooke Orcutt.

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INTERVIEWS Following home games, Park head coach Jason Kline will return to the media deck for a post-game radio interview. He will remain on the in the arena to handle any further media questions, and players will also be available after a cooling off period following the game’s conclusion. Park’s locker room will remain closed at all times.

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PARK UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATIONMen’s Basketball .................................Steve WilsonCampus Box ...........................................................123E-Mail [email protected] ................................................ (816) 584-6490Fax ...................................................... (816) 505-5448Women’s Basketball ....................... Brooke OrcuttE-Mail [email protected]


HEAD CoACH JASoN KLINE

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Two-time NAIA Division I Independent Coach of the Year Jason Kline enters his

third season as the head men’s basketball coach at Park Univer-sity. In two seasons, Kline has compiled an overall mark of 35-29, including a 25-win season in 2006-07 that marked one of the best single-season turnarounds in NAIA Men’s Basketball History. Kline’s 2006-07 Pirates went 25-7 and advanced to the school’s third NAIA Men’s Basketball Tour-nament in school history, ending the run in the NAIA Sweet 16 with a loss to Azusa Pacific, 91-88, after beating Olivet Nazarene in the first round 68-62. Along the way, Park won seven games against oppo-nents that either spent time in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Top 25 or moved on to play in either the NAIA Division I or Division II National Tournament. In addition to the wins over NAIA post-season and ranked opponents, the Pirates also notched wins over NCAA Division I UMKC and NCAA Division II Rockhurst dur-ing the 2006-07 campaign. Kline’s second-season at the helm of the Park men’s basketball squad ended with three Academic All-Ameri-cans and two NAIA All-Americans. The Pirates were ranked throughout the 2006-07 season, spending the latter part of the year in the Top 10, reaching as high as No. 6 late in the season before finishing the year at No. 9 in the poll. In his first season with the Pirates, Kline was named NAIA Division I Independent Region Coach of the Year as his team advanced to the semifinals of the Division I Inde-pendent Region Tournament. The Pirates finished the year with a 10-22 record. Kline came to Park after seven successful seasons at

Indiana Tech University in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he led the Warriors to a 140-84 record dur-ing his tenure. In 2004-05, he guided Indiana Tech to a school record 29 wins (eight losses) and the school’s second straight NAIA Division II National Tour-nament appearance, advancing to the Elite Eight. Over his last three seasons at Indiana Tech, Kline’s teams averaged over 26 wins per year. In each of the last four seasons, his teams finished the regular season in the top 35 of the final NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball ratings, including a ranking of eighth in 2003-04 and 15th in 2004-05. Academically, Kline’s

players had a graduation rate of 91.4 percent at ITU. Kline, who was named the WHAC (Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference) Coach of the Year in 2003-04, led In-diana Tech to a regular season conference title in 2003-04 and to the WHAC Tournament Championship in 2004-05. Individually, Kline’s players have accumulated a mul-titude of honors. A dozen student-athletes have been named NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes under Kline, while 11 have earned athletic All-America honors. Thirty-seven players have been tabbed Academic All-Conference honorees, along with 20 All-Conference performers. Kline, who has an overall coaching record of 175-113 over nine seasons, started his coaching career as an as-sistant at Indiana Tech from 1993-95, where he earned his undergraduate degree in business administration in 1994. Kline then spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, in Salina, Kan., which is where he completed his M.B.A. in 1998. Kline and his wife, Jolina, a former Kansas Wesleyan Women’s Basketball Player, have two sons, Jacob and Jack-son.

HISTORYPark Head Men’s Basketball Coach42005-Present

Indiana Tech Men’s Basketball Coach41998-2005

Kansas Wesleyan Assistant Coach41995 -1998

Indiana Tech Assistant Coach41993-1995

PLAYING EXPERIENCEIndiana Tech41990-94

ACCOMPLISHMENTSNAIA Indep. Coach of the Year42006-07

NAIA Indep. Coach of the Year42005-06

ITU School Record 29 Wins42004-05

WHAC Coach of the Year42003-04

WHAC Regular Season Champion42003-04

WHAC Tournament Champion42004-05

Independent Region Champion42006-07

Academic All-Americans412

NAIA All-Americans411

NAIA Tournament Appearances42003-0442004-0542006-07

YEAR SCHOOL W L PCT WORTH NOTING1998-99 Indiana Tech 17 11 .607 Kline’s 1st All-American (Gordon Stubblefield)1999-00 Indiana Tech 12 17 .414 Kline’s 1st Academic All-American (Lee Martin)2000-01 Indiana Tech 13 18 .419 1st Season w/ All-American & Acad. All-American2001-02 Indiana Tech 19 13 .594 1st Season w/ Two NAIA All-America performers2002-03 Indiana Tech 23 10 .697 Kline’s first 20-win season as a head coach2003-04 Indiana Tech 27 7 .794 NAIA Division II Men’s Tournament First Round2004-05 Indiana Tech 29 8 .784 ITU Record for Wins, NAIA Tournament Elite Eight2005-06 Park University 10 22 .313 NAIA Independent Region Coach of the Year2006-07 Park University 25 7 .781 NAIA Tournament Sweet 16, NAIA Indep. COY9 SEASONS 2 SCHOOLS 175 113 .608 35-29 at Park; 140-84 at Indiana Tech


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Antowin Edwards enters his sixth season as an assis-tant coach for the men’s basketball program at Park University. A four-year letterwinner for the Pirates from 1992-96, Edwards works at Park Hill High School

as a peer mediator and also serves as an assistant coach for the boy’s basket-ball team. A native of Austin, Texas, Edwards earned his bachelor’s degree from Park in 1997.

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Gordon Stubblefield begins his third season as an as-sistant men’s basketball coach at Park University. Stubblefield played one season under current Park Head Coach Jason Kline at Indiana Tech University in

1998-99, earning All-America honors. A 1999 graduate of Indiana Tech with a bachelor’s degree in business management, Stubblefield currently works for the National Council on Alco-holism and Drug Dependants.

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2007-08 qUICK HITS• Nick Burton returns to the Pirates for his second and final season in a Park uniform as the team’s leading scorer from a year ago. Burton averaged 12.6 points per game in 2006-07, making 32 appearances with 31 games started. He also averaged six rebounds per game last season.

• Seven players that saw playoff/post-season action return to the 2007-08 roster, including three players that started in all four post-seaso n games for the Pirates. Nick Burton, Arturo Donzell and Michael Zim-merman were playoff starters, while Donovan Williams, Michael Koch, Jon Meriweather and Admir Aljic recorded post-season stats.

• Three current Pirates will round out a four-year career in Parkville during the 2007-08 season, as Admir Aljic, Ben Wallis and Donovan Williams will have spent all four years of their collegiate basketball careers playing for two coaches at Park. The trio began their careers under current Athletic Director Claude Eng-lish and will have played their final three seasons under the directon of current coach Jason Kline.

• Park will welcome five junior college transfers to the 2007-08 roster, in addition to one junior transfer from a four-year institution and two freshman newcomers. Nathan Duncan (Lansing CC), Marcus Seidel (Meramec CC), Joe Harvey (Cowley County CC), Justin Hopper (Cochise CC) and Milan Susnjar (Lansing) come to the Pirates from the junior college ranks, while Deron Cherry II comes to Park after attending UMKC. Two freshman - Jaymie Snell and Nigel Jackson - have also made their way onto this season’s ros-ter.

• Deron Cherry II is the son of former Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl Safety Deron Cherry, making two Pirates on the roster with professional ties to the Kansas City area. Jon Meriweather is the son of current Park women’s coach Joe C. Meriweather, who played a decade in the NBA, wrapping up his career with the Kansas City Kings before entering the coaching profession.

• Park will look to replace 46 points per game out of last season’s lineup, as departing seniors Brandon Voorhees (25.2 ppg) and Kevin Nelson (19.8 ppg) depart from last year’s lineup. Both were named NAIA All-Americans, with Voorhees on the first team and Nelson on the third. Voorhees was also named Co-NAIA Player of the Year by Basketball Times later in the spring.

2007-08 PLAYER INdExReturning PlayersAdmir Aljic ................................................................13Nick Burton ..............................................................13Arturo Donzella ......................................................14Eric Evans ..................................................................14Chris Jones ...............................................................15Michael Koch ...........................................................15Jon Meriweather ....................................................16Ben Wallis .................................................................16Donovan Williams .................................................17Michael Zimmerman ............................................17NewcomersDeron Cherry II .......................................................18Nathan Duncan ......................................................18Joe Harvey................................................................18Justin Hopper .........................................................18Nigel Jackson ..........................................................18Marcus Seidel ..........................................................18Jaymie Snell .............................................................18Milan Susnjar ...........................................................18


2004-05 – As a freshman, Aljic appeared in 30 games for the Pirates, making 13 starts and av-eraging 3.9 points per game…Grabbed 70 re-bounds to average 2.3 per game, including

28 offensive rebounds and 42 on the defensive glass…Was 45-of-104 from the floor (43.3 percent)…Finished 26-of-33 (78.8 per-cent) at the foul line, while averaging 14.4 minutes per game…Had his banner game of his first season against Union College, scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting while grabbing five boards …Had two more dou-ble-digit scoring games, posting 10 points against Missouri Baptist and 10 more late in the season against Ozarks...2005-06 – Averaged 3.4 points and 2.8 rebounds as a sophomore, posting two double-digit scoring games, netting a career-high 14 points against Rockhurst and getting a dozen early in the year against McKend-ree…Appeared in 28 games, making 13 starts…Also had a pair of 10-rebound out-ings, against Southwestern Christian and McKendree…Finished the season 13-of-40 from the floor (43 percent) and 15-of-24 from the foul line (62.5 percent)…Totaled 78 rebounds, including 51 defensive grabs while averaging 13.9 min-utes…2006-07 – In his junior season, made one start and appeared in 24 games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game...Finished the year 14-of-32 from the floor (43.8 percent) and was a 58.8 per-cent foul shooter on 10-of-17 at the line…Had 36 rebounds, and ended the year averaging 6.2 minutes per game…Had two blocks against Mis-souri Baptist and also posted a season-best nine points against the Spartans…PERSONAL – Ad-mir Aljic is the son of Enver and Mejra Aljic and has one sibling, Enmedin…Played his high school basketball at Mesa Selimovic in Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovinia.

ADMIrALJIC6-742154Sr.4f4TUZLA, BOSNIA & HERZ. (MESA SELIMOVIC HS)

2006-07 – In his first season as a Pirate, Burton averaged 12.6 points per game in 32 games played, making 31 starts after transferring to Park from Penn Valley Community College in

Kansas City…Was also big on the glass for the Pirates, averag-ing six rebounds per game, posting four double-digit rebound-

ing games that were also double-doubles during the season…Had his first-career double-double with 18 points and 10

boards against No. 1 Robert Morris College in the Wil-liam Jewell Classic, and his next came against defend-ing NAIA Division II national champion College of the Ozarks with 22 points and 11 rebounds…Had 19 and 10 against NCAA Division II Newman, and posted his fourth double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds against NAIA Division II No. 1 Bellevue…In all, had 20 double-digit scoring games as a junior, including four

with 20 or more, and against Missouri Baptist, Bur-ton posted a career-high 31…Two of his double-

figure scoring outings came in post-season play, going for 13 in Park’s semifinal win over Allen

University in the 2007 NAIA Independent Re-gion Tournament and in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament, Burton put up a dozen in a win over Olivet Nazarene…

Finished the season a 62.3-percent shooter from the floor, converting on 172-of-276, and at the foul line, made good on 60-of-104, 57.7 percent…Fouled out of four games on the season, finishing the year with 86 per-

sonal fouls, and just missed the 200-rebound plateau, grabbing 191 boards, including 125 on the

defensive glass…PERSONAL – Nickolas Burton is the son of Patricia and Eugene Burton…Played high school basketball at the Paseo Academy in Kansas City, before playing two seasons at Penn Valley, averaging 12 points and six rebounds per game…Signed with Southwestern Oklahoma before coming to Park.

NICKBURTON6-542054Sr.4f4KANSAS CITY, MO. (PENN VALLEY CC)

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45 • AdMIR ALJIC CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2004-05 30-13 431 45-104 .433 2-9 .222 26-33 .788 28 42 70 2.3 11 33 0 10 118 3.92005-06 28-13 391 40-93 .430 1-4 .250 15-24 .625 27 51 78 2.8 12 24 3 21 96 3.42006-07 24-1 149 14-32 .438 0-0 .000 10-17 .588 16 20 36 1.5 6 12 2 8 38 1.6Totals 82-27 971 99-229 .432 3-13 .231 51-74 .689 71 113 184 2.2 108 69 5 39 252 3.1

31 • NICK BURTON CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2006-07 32-31 829 172-276 .623 0-1 .000 60-104 .577 66 125 191 6.0 34 65 14 44 404 12.6Totals 32-31 829 172-276 .623 0-1 .000 60-104 .577 66 125 191 6.0 34 65 14 44 404 12.6


ARTUROdONZELLA6-341904Sr.434gILBERT, ARIZ. (MESA CC)

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13 • ERIC EVANS CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2006-07 5-0 35 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 2.0 2 4 1 5 14 2.8Totals 5-0 35 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 2.0 2 4 1 5 14 2.8

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2006-07 – Made 17 starts and played in 32 games as a junior, averaging 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game…Was 60-of-116 from the floor, shooting 51.7 percent on the year,

including 6-of-19 from 3-point range, 31.6 percent…Posted a 74.4 shooting percentage from the foul line on 32-of-43…Finished the year with 48 assists, dishing out 1.5 assists per game…Had three blocked shots on the year, two of which came against Brescia…Swiped 35 steals, getting a career-high six in his second start against Missouri Baptist and five in the season-opener against Missouri Baptist…Played 604 minutes , averaging 18.9 minutes per game…Had four-double-digit scoring outings, including a career-best 16 in a win over then-No. 1 (NAIA Division II) MidAmerica Nazarene, and 15 against Missouri Baptist…Also scored 10 in a win over NCAA Division II Newman and 12 against NAIA National Tournament qualifier McKendree…Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in Park’s Independent Region Semifinal win over Allen, breaking his previous high of seven, which came in the win over Newman…Also had a pair of six-rebound games, those coming in a later game against Newman and in an early season win over Missouri Baptist…Had back-to-back games with four assists against Newman and MBU…Was 5-of-6 from the foul line against MBU and set a season-high for free-throw attempts against Newman, going 4-of-7…Was perfect at the foul line six times on the season, including 3-for-3 against Bellevue and Rockhurst…Established a season-high for attempts from the floor against Missouri Baptist, going 6-of-11…Twice hit 2-of-2 from the 3-point arc, finishing the day 5-of-7 against McKendree and 6-of-8 against MidAmerica Nazarene…PERSONAL – Arturo Donzella is the son of Brian and Rosa Donzella of Gilbert, Ariz., and has one sibling, Eric…Played at Gilbert High School for head coach Tom Bennett before beginning his career at Mesa Community College, where he averaged 15 points and five rebounds for head coach Alton Lister…Also averaged three assists in his two-year stint at Mesa, where he was an honorable mention all-conference pick.

10 • ARTURO dONZELLA CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2006-07 32-17 604 17-60 .517 6-19 .316 32-43 .744 37 52 89 2.8 48 50 3 35 158 4.9Totals 32-17 604 17-60 .517 6-19 .316 32-43 .744 37 52 89 2.8 48 50 3 35 158 4.9

2006-07 – Evans played in five games as a fresh-man, going 6-of-14 from the floor to shoot 42.9 percent, including one misfire from outside the 3-point arc…Ended the season 2-of-2 from the

foul line, both makes coming against Saint Mary…Had 10 rebounds, all of which came in a double-double against Messenger in which he also scored a dozen points…Closed the year with 14 points to average 2.8…Had five steals on the year, three of which were against MC, and finished with two assists and one block…Played 35 minutes

to average seven per game and also finished with a 2.0 rebounds per game average…PERSONAL – Eric Evans is the son of Nora Carter of Colum-bus, Ga., and has two siblings, Breanna and Maurice Carter…Played at Shaw High School

for head coach Terry White, averaging 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals per game…Was voted high school team’s MVP as a senior and was also on the school’s honor roll.

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2005-06 – Jones played in 32 games, making 27 starts and averaging 7.4 points per game as a sophomore transfer…Logged 712 minutes to average 22.2 minutes per game, while also

recording 31 assists, 17 steals, five blocks and 64 rebounds…Had 46 defensive boards on the year to boost his average to 2.0 rebounds per game…Was a 34.3-percent shooter, going 27-of-82 from the floor, including 54-of-169 behind the arc, 32 percent…Hit 20-of-27 foul shot attempts to finish 74.1 percent at the line, posting four perfect games from the stripe, including outings of 5-for-5 and 4-for-4 in a home-and-home series with John Brown…Opened the year with five-straight double-figure games, including a career-high 22 in his first game in a Park uniform against Benedictine…Later scored 17 points in the stretch against MidAmerica…Fin-ished the season with nine double-figure performances, including 20 points against John Brown…Posted a pair of back-to-back five-rebound games, starting the season against Benedictine and Evangel, later tying the mark against Rockhurst and Benedictine…Had three games with double-digit attempts from beyond the 3-point arc, finishing the season-opener 4-of-11, going 5-of-12 against John Brown, and capping the streak with a 6-for-10 outing against Saint Mary…Recorded a career-high 18 attempts from the floor in the opener against Benedictine…2006-07 – Sat out as a redshirt dur-ing the 2006-07 season… PERSONAL - Chris Jones is the son of Todd and Cynthia Jones of Springfield, Ohio, and had one sister, Taylor…Played one sea-son at then-NCAA Division II West Virginia Tech, making 12 starts and 26 appearances, averag-ing 21.5 minutes, 10 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting nearly 42 percent on 89-of-213 from the floor…Played high school basketball at North High in Springfield for Ed Ford, averaging 16 points, five rebounds and four assists while shooting 79 percent from the foul line…Was an honorable mention all-state honoree in Ohio and was named second-team all conference.

2006-07 – Played in nine games for Park in his first year as a Pirate, averaging 2.8 points per game and 1.7 rebounds…Logged 71 minutes on the year to average 7.9, and finished the season

with 11 assists, an average of 1.2 per game…Scored 19 of his 25 points on the year in two games, including a season-best 10

points in a 90-18 win over Messenger College…Also set season-bests for assists (six), rebounds (eight) and minutes (30) in the game…Three of his six steals on the year came in the Messenger contest after grab-

bing a single swipe in three consecutive appear-ances against McKendree, Southwest Baptist

and Saint Mary…Finished the season with 15 rebounds, 11 of which were defensive, and three of his four offensive boards came in

his banner game against Messenger…Was a 57.9 percent shooter from the floor on 11-of-19 shooting, including 1-of-2 from

3-point range…Ended the year 2-of-6 from the foul line…Against Messen-ger, was 5-of-8 from the floor, while his

top shooting day of the season came against Brescia, where he hit 4-of-5, in-

cluding his only 3-point basket of the sea-son…Also recorded two field goals against McKendree, a game in which he carded

three assists and knocked down both of his made free throws on the season…PERSONAL – Michael Koch is the

son of Mich and Mary Koch of Kansas City, Mo., and has two sisters, Becca and Jessica, who currently plays on the women’s

basketball team at Missouri Western State…Played at St. Pius X High School in Kansas City for head coach Chad Wright, averaging

20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals per game… Earned First-Team All-District Honors and was Honorable Mention All-Metro KC.

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12 • MICHAEL KOCH CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2006-07 9-0 71 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 2-6 .333 4 11 15 1.7 11 8 0 6 25 2.8Totals 9-0 71 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 2-6 .333 4 11 15 1.7 11 8 0 6 25 2.8

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5 • CHRIS JONES CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2005-06 32-27 712 82-239 .343 54-169 .320 20-27 .741 18 46 64 2.0 31 37 5 17 238 7.4Totals 32-27 712 82-239 .343 54-169 .320 20-27 .741 18 46 64 2.0 31 37 5 17 238 7.4


2006-07 – In his first season at Park, Meriweath-er played in 23 games, making one start and averaging 6.6 points per game…Averaged 14.1 minutes per contest, pulling down 88 total re-

bounds to average 3.8 per game, including 29 on the offensive glass…Finished 82 percent at the foul line, converting on 41-of-50, while also shooting 54.5 percent on 55-of-101 from the floor…Attempted two 3-pointers during the year, making one against Saint Mary in the Harvesters Rock U Classic at Rockhurst…Recorded 35 blocked shots to lead Park in the paint, tallying six against USM…Posted three games with seven rebounds, accomplishing the feat against Columbia and Southwestern Christian in back-to-back games before a seven-rebound outing against Ol-ivet Nazarene in the NAIA Tournament First Round…Found double figures scoring in eight games, estab-lishing a career-high with 16 against Saint Mary and later tying the mark against Columbia…Also scored 11 points against Southwest Bap-tist and Central Methodist, 12 against William Jewell and Olivet Nazarene, 15 against Northwestern and 10 against McKendree…Went 7-for-11 from the floor against USM and 6-of-8 later in the year against Columbia, and against Northwestern, estab-lished a season-high for attempts, going 5-of-13…Was 7-for-7 from the line against Southwest Baptist, topping a list of seven perfect games from the foul line…Also went 4-for-5 against Columbia, 5-for-6 against Northwestern and 4-for-6 against Allen in the NAIA Indepen-dent Region Tournament Semifinals… Played 20 or more minutes five times, including 31 minutes against Columbia and 24 in the national tournament against ONU…PERSONAL – Jonathan Meriweather is the son of Joe C. Meriweather and Gail Meriweather, both of Kansas City, Mo., and has one sister, Jill…Played high school basketball at St. Pius X in Kansas City alongside teammate Michael Koch, and Meriweather played two games for NCAA Division I Morgan State in 2004-05…Father, Joe C., is Park’s women’s basketball coach and spent 10 seasons in the NBA with Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans (Jazz), New York and Kansas City (Kings)…Head coach at Morgan State was Butch Beard.

2004-05 – Wallis played in nine games as a fresh-man, averaging less than a point per game in 29 minutes, an average of 3.2 minutes per game…Converted on 2-of-4 field goal attempts while

grabbing three offensive rebounds on the year…Made his only free-throw attempt of the season against Missouri Western State…2005-06 – Made two starts as a sophomore, playing in 13 games and averaging 2.1 points per game…Had 23 rebounds on the season, including a sea-son-best five against John Brown…Went 3-of-6 from the floor, coming up with seven points and two steals against MidAmerica Nazarene…

Also had his only blocked shot of the year against the Pioneers…Fin-ished the season a 33.3-percent shooter on 7-of-21 from

the field, including his only career 3-point basket, which came early in the year against John Brown…

Finished 3-of-5 at the foul line against Southwestern Christian, helping push his season total to 12-of-26 from

the stripe, 46.2 percent…Played 126 minutes on the season to average 9.7 per game, and had back-

to-back 20-minute games, playing 22 against MidAmerica and 28 against JBU…2006-07 – Played in nine games as a junior, finishing 7-of-12 from the floor (58.3 percent) and 11-of-20 (55 percent) from the foul line…

Grabbed 14 rebounds on the season, includ-ing a career-best seven against Messenger at the William Jewell Classic…Also established a career-high for points and a season-high for minutes against Messenger, posting his only career double-figure game with 12 points in 23 minutes… At season’s end,

was named an NAIA Champions of Charac-ter Scholar at the NAIA National Tournament

in Kansas City…PERSONAL – Ben Wallis is the son of Chris and Nancy Wallis of Kansas City,

Mo….Father works in construction, mother is a nurse…Played in high school at Park Hill High

School in Kansas City.

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35 • BEN WALLIS CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2004-05 9-0 29 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 3 1 4 0.4 0 2 0 0 5 0.62005-06 13-2 126 7-21 .333 1-3 .333 12-26 .462 10 13 23 1.8 3 15 1 2 27 2.12006-07 9-0 56 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 11-20 .550 4 10 14 1.6 3 3 2 5 25 2.8Totals 31-2 211 16-36 .444 1-4 .250 34-47 .723 17 24 41 1.3 6 20 3 7 57 1.8

44 • JON MERIWEATHER CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2006-07 23-1 325 55-101 .545 1-2 .500 41-50 .820 29 59 88 3.8 10 17 35 11 152 6.6Totals 23-1 325 55-101 .545 1-2 .500 41-50 .820 29 59 88 3.8 10 17 35 11 152 6.6

JoNMErIwEATHEr6-842204Jr.4f4KANSAS CITY, MO. (MORgAN STATE)

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2004-05 – Williams began his career as a fresh-man playing in 27 games with one start, aver-aging 1.3 points and 6.9 minutes per game…Finished the season with 21 rebounds and 18

assists…Was a 32.3-percent field-goal shooter, converting on 10-of-31, including 5-of-16 (31.3 percent) from outside the 3-point arc…Shot 58.8 percent at the foul line on 10-of-17, and finished the sea-son with 12 steals…Recorded his first-career double-digit scor-ing game against Union College with 11 points, a game in which he also had five rebounds and was 4-of-6 from the floor…2005-06 – Made five starts in 31 games played, averaging five points and 1.6 rebounds per game…Saw time in 575 minutes, averaging 18.5 per game while dishing out 41 assists to average 1.3…Grabbed 49 rebounds on the year…Scored a season-high 14 points against Saint Mary, marking the first of five double-digit games of the season…Had 10 points against both Rockhurst and Bellevue, and went for 11 against Newman twice…was 39-of-47 from the foul line (83 percent), in-cluding two 4-for-4 games (McKendree, Saint Mary) and one 4-of-5 outing against Benedictine…2006-07 – Played in 22 games without a start as a junior, totaling 332 minutes to average 15.1 per game…Scored 88 points on the year to average four per game, finishing the season a 50.9-percent shooter from the floor, converting on 29-of-57 field goal attempts…Made 10 3-point baskets on the year in 18 attempts (55.6 percent) including all four attempts against Messenger, a game in which he was 7-of-7 from the floor and recorded a career-high 19 points…Also found double-digits late in the year, scoring 11 against Mountain State…PERSONAL – Donovan Williams is the son of George and Rosalyn Williams of Columbus, Ga., and has two siblings, Pershin and Asiha…Played at Spencer High, where he was an All-Region and All-Bi City selection, averaging 14 points per game.

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11 • dONOVAN WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2004-05 27-1 186 10-31 .323 5-16 .313 10-17 .588 7 14 21 0.8 18 23 0 12 35 1.32005-06 31-5 575 48-120 .400 19-58 .328 39-47 .830 18 31 49 1.6 41 36 3 30 154 5.02006-07 22-0 332 29-57 .509 10-18 .556 20-32 .625 20 37 57 2.6 28 20 0 17 88 4.0Totals 90-6 1093 87-208 .418 34-92 .370 69-96 .719 45 82 127 1.4 87 79 3 59 277 3.1

3 • MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS MIN FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TOT AVG AST TO BL ST PTS AVG2004-05 32-32 756 45-103 .437 9-35 .257 39-62 .629 7 30 37 1.2 102 39 0 31 138 4.3Totals 32-32 756 45-103 .437 9-35 .257 39-62 .629 7 30 37 1.2 102 39 0 31 138 4.3

2006-07 – As a sophomore, Zimmerman aver-aged 4.3 points and 3.2 assists per game, start-ing in all 32 of Park’s games in his first year as a Pirate…Led Park with 102 assists…Scored

138 points on the season including two double-digit games, carding a dozen points against NCAA Division II Newman and 10

against Columbia…Had eight assists on two occasions, dishing out eight in national tournament play against Azusa Pacific as well as midway through the year against Missouri Baptist…Recorded seven assists against No. 1 Robert Morris and seven more against Brescia…Was a

43.7 percent shooter from the floor on 45-of-103, includ-ing 9-of-35 from the 3-point line, 25.7 percent…Canned 39-of-62 (62.9 percent) from the foul line…Had 37 rebounds on the year, averaging 1.2 and pulling 30 off of the defensive glass…Grabbed 31 steals on the season, including three

in games against Bellevue, Southern Nazarene and Brescia with an assist-to-turnover ratio of nearly three…Went 7-for-8

against Columbia at the foul line and 4-of-6 against Missouri Baptist…Also went 3-of-4 at the stripe against William Jewell and

in the NAIA tournament against Azusa Pacific…Played 756 minutes, averaging 23.6 per game…Established

a season high for field goals against Newman, drain-ing 4-of-6…Also went 3-for-4 against Midland Lu-theran in the second game of the season…Grabbed

a season four rebounds against Mountain State in the NAIA Independent Region Final…PERSONAL – Michael

Zimmreman is the son of Ketrina Aubrey and Joseph Zimmer-man, both of Ft. Wright, Ky….Has two siblings, Jessica Zimmer-man and Morgan Aubrey…Transferred to Park from Northern Kentucky University where he did not appear during the 2005-

06 basketball season…Started his freshman year at Campbellsville University, playing in seven games and averaging 10 points per game,

shooting 44-percent from the floor including eight 3-point baskets…Dished out 32 assists as a freshman to only 16 turnovers, averag-ing 2.29 assists per game…Played his high school basketball at

Newport Central Catholic High School in Newport, Ky.

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PREVIEW – Could provide minutes off the bench in his first season at Park after transferring to the Pirates from UM-KC…A 6-foot-2 shooting guard with range, can shoot the three and is a weapon defensively…A raw player with ath-

letic ability…PERSONAL – Deron Cherry II is the son of Deron and Faith Cherry of Kansas City, Mo….Father was a six-time Pro Bowl safety with the Kansas City Chiefs, playing 11 years in the NFL, recording 50 interceptions and one touchdown…Did not play high school basketball but was a stand-out golfer at Rockhurst High School before attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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PREVIEW – Will provide depth in the back-court, especially at the point guard position…An experienced junior college guard from a winning program, is a solid defender of the basketball and can defend in the full-court game…PER-

SONAL – Nathan Lamar Duncan is the son of April Darden and Del Carlos Duncan, Sr., and has two siblings, Del Carlos Jr., and Cameron…Played two seasons at Lansing Com-munity College for head coach Mike Ingram, averaging 10.5 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals per game…Was a 78-percent foul shooter in junior college, earn-ing a third-team all-conference selection and was named to the Western Conference All-Star squad…Played his high school basketball at Waverly High School in Lansing for head coach Phil Odlum, earning honorable mention all-league honors as a junior in 2003 and first-team honors as a senior…Was also named to the 2004 All-Area Team by the Lansing State Journal.

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PREVIEW – A small forward with perimeter potential and athletic ability that will provide minutes in the post…A quality rebounder that comes to Park University from a highly regarded junior college program in Cowley County…

PERSONAL – Joseph Harvey is the son of Tia Owens, who resides in Wichita, Kan., and has two siblings, Tenielle Way and Jalyn Owens…Played his high school in nearby Great Bend, Kan., for Jeff Langehr, where he was a member of GBHS’s state championship team, including being named to the Kansas Class 5A All-State Team…Played two seasons for Brian Jackson at Cowley County, where he averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game to go with three assists and three steals per game…Was a 50-percent junior col-lege field-goal shooter and finished 70 percent from the foul line.

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PREVIEW – Will add depth to the paint for the Pirates, add-ing ability at either post position and possibly at small forward…A quality rebounder and post defender that has potential to become a scoring threat in the next two sea-

sons…PERSONAL – Justin Hopper is the son of Wayne Hopper, who resides in El Paso, Texas…Has two siblings, Sarah and Garrett…Played in high school at El Paso’s Burges High School…Averaged 8.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while also recording 2.1

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PREVIEW – An athletic freshman who can guard the pe-rimeter…Also has the ability to be a force on the glass with solid rebounding fundamentals…PERSONAL – Nigel Jack-son is the son of Tanya Jackson, who resides in the Chicago

area…Has one sibling, Raven McGee…Played at Proviso West High School in Hillsdale, Ill., just outside Chicago, where he averaged 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals per game under head coach Tommy Miller…Was an 80-percent performer from the foul line and earned all-conference honors in addition to being named Third-Team All-Illinois.

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PREVIEW – An immediate threat to score from outside the 3-point arc as well as slashing to the basket…Will provide minutes from the beginning of the season and could push for a spot in the starting lineup…Has potential to be a go-to

scorer and is a solid perimeter defender…PERSONAL – Marcus Seidel is the son of Don and Maria Seidel of St. Charles, Mo., in the St. Louis area…Has two brothers, Michael and Matthew…Played high school basketball at Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis…Attended Missouri-Rolla as a freshman, making 11 starts in 27 games played, av-eraging 23.6 minutes per game…Hit 31 3-point baskets as a freshman, pushing his scor-ing average to 7.1 points per game…Averaged 2.5 rebounds…Played his sophomore season at Meramec Community College, where he played in 31 games, averaging 13 points and 2.7 rebounds per game…Also had 31 steals and hit 64 three’s on the year.

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assists per game…Shot 45 percent form the floor and 37 percent outside the 3-point arc…Was a 68 percent free-throw shooter.

PREVIEW – A talented freshman that could prove to be a solid scorer and defender down the road…Has athletic ability and potential to be a factor in the transition game…PERSONAL – Jaymie Snell is the son of James and Ann Snell

of Columbus, Ga….Has a brother, Bryce…Played at Northside High School for Kenny Lawrence, averaging 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals per game…Was a 75 percent foul shooter and 50 percent behind the line.

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PREVIEW – The tallest roster player at Park, will provide in-side minutes and should make immediate impact on the boards…PERSONAL – Milan Susnjar is the son of Andy and Ivanka Susnjar, who reside in Lansing, Mich….Has two sib-

lings, Frank and Angela…Played at Grand Ledge High School for head coach Tony Sweet before two seasons at Lansing Community College under Mike Ingrahm…Averaged eight points and 10 rebounds at Lansing, shooting 65 percent from the foul line and earning honorable mention All-CAAC honors.

MILAN SUSNJAR6-942204Jr.4f4LANSINg, MICH. (LANSINg CC)

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2007-08 PIRATE CLUB


A dozen home games, seven contests against NAIA Men’s Basketball Tournament qualifiers and seven against teams ranked in NAIA Top 25 polls highlight Park University’s 28-game regular-season

men’s basketball schedule for the 2007-08 season. The Pirates open with an exhibition contest on Oct. 20 against Livin’ The Dream at Breckon Sports Center at 4 p.m., and the regular season opens Nov. 2 in Parkville against Central Methodist University in game one of a weekend double-header that also brings Oklahoma Christian University to Breckon on Nov. 3. Park’s next three games come against Heart of America Athletic Conference competition, begin-ning Nov. 6 at Benedictine College and continuing Nov. 9-10 at William Jewell College. The Pirates open tournament play in Liberty with the host Cardinals and square off with Benedictine for a second time to close tournament play Nov. 10. The Pirates return home Nov. 13 to take on NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament qualifier McKendree University at 7 p.m., and the homestand continues Nov. 15 with a rematch against Townsend Cup rival William Jewell. On Nov. 17, Park travels to Southern Nazarene University, who finished last year in the NAIA Tourna-ment and ended the season in the Division I Coaches Top 10, and the Pirates return home Nov. 19 to take on 2005 NAIA Division I National Champion John Brown University. Thanksgiving Weekend, Park will play in its sec-ond tournament of the regular season at Rockhurst

University, taking on the host Hawks and a to be determined opponent Nov. 23-24, followed by a trip to Missouri Baptist University Nov. 27. Park returns home Dec. 5 for the first of two games this season against Bellevue University, who is coming off of an NAIA Division II National Tour-nament appearance after landing at No. 1 in the final Division II poll of the 2006-07 season.

Park returns the trip to McKendree Dec. 8 and closes the 2007 portion of the schedule at home Dec. 15 against Columbia College. Missouri Baptist visits Parkville Jan. 3 to open the New Year, and the Pirates travel to Columbia Jan. 5 before returning home Jan. 7 to entertain Judson College. Jan. 9 sends the Pirates to Nebraska for the sec-ond contest against Bellevue of the season, while pe-rennial NAIA Division II power College of the Ozarks visits Breckon Sports Center Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. Park travels to Rockhurst Jan. 16 and takes on Brescia Jan. 19 prior to a five-game road trip that sends the Pirates to Philander Smith (Jan. 29), Col-lege of the Ozarks (Feb. 5), Allen University (Feb. 8), Voorhees University (Feb. 9) and Brescia (Feb. 23). The regular season comes to a close Feb. 26 at home against Philander Smith, with post-season play be-ginning March 7-9 in the Independent Region Tour-nament. The tournament will be played in Columbia, S.C. The 2008 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament brings the season to its of-ficial close March 19-25 in Downtown Kansas City’s historic Municipal Auditorium.

BRESCIA

General InformationLocation .................Owensboro, Ky.Nickname ............................BearcatsColors .............................Black & BlueEnrollment ....................................750Arena ......... Campus Center (1500)Conference.................IndependentPresident ........Rev. Larry HostetterA.D.....................................Brad Smith

Coaching StaffHead Coach .................Joe PechotaAlma Mater .......Concordia (Mich.)At Brescia ........................31-34 (3rd)Overall ........................................SameAssistant ....Tyler Clevenger, Tim Klatt Office Phone ..........(270) 686-4292

Media InformationContact ............................. Sean PagePhone .......................(270) 686-4317Fax .............. ...............(270) 663-0357E-Mail ........ [email protected] ..................... www.brescia.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................12-19Postseason ..................Indep. TourneyLast Meeting..............Feb. 24, 2007Result ................ Park 95, Brescia 54

BELLEVUE

General InformationLocation ....................Bellevue, Neb.Nickname ................................ BruinsColors ......................... Purple & GoldEnrollment .................................6808Arena ................ Lozier Center (500)Conference...............................MCACPresident ........John B. Muller, Ph.DA.D..................................Jerry Mosser

Coaching StaffHead Coach ..................Todd EisnerAlma Mater ......................CreightonAt Bellevue ...................193-52 (8th)Overall ...................................272-106Assistant ............... Wade HokensonOffice Phone ..........(402) 557-7053

Media InformationContact ........................... Brian DunnPhone .......................(402) 557-7052Fax ............. ................(402) 557-5408E-Mail [email protected] .................. www.bellevue.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .........................32-2Conference..................................12-0Postseason .................. NAIA II 2nd RdLast Meeting..............Feb. 21, 2007Result ............. Bellevue 79, Park 67

ALLEN

General InformationLocation ................... Columbia, S.C.Nickname ................ Yellow JacketsColors ..................Royal Blue & GoldEnrollment ....................................600Arena ....Hurst-Adams Gym (1500)Conference.................IndependentPresident ....... Dr. Charles E. YoungA.D.............................Timard F. Gates

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...........Timard F. GatesAssistant ..........Namon RichardsonOffice Phone ..........(803) 376-5807

Media InformationContact ....................Timard F. GatesPhone .......................(803) 376-5807E-Mail ....... [email protected] ...... www.allenuniversity.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Postseason ......Indep. SemiLast Meeting............March 3, 2007Result ....................Park 85, Allen 73

BENEDICTINE

General InformationLocation ....................Atchison, Kan.Nickname ...............................RavensColors ..............................Red & BlackEnrollment .................................1300Arena ..... Ralph Nolan Gym (1500)Conference............................... HAACPresident .........Dr. Stephen MinnisA.D................. Charlie Gartenmayer

Coaching StaffHead Coach .................Joe BricknerAlma Mater ..................BenedictineAt Benedictine .......128-158 (10th)Overall ........................................SameAssistant ............................ John PeerOffice Phone ..........(913) 360-7587

Media InformationContact ...........................Josh PoundPhone .......................(913) 360-7634Fax ............. ................(913) 367-0206E-Mail [email protected] ........... www.benedictine.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................20-10Conference..................................14-6Postseason .................. HAAC TourneyLast Meeting................Nov. 1, 2006Result ...... Park 77, Benedictine 70

CENTRAL METHODIST

General InformationLocation ........................Fayette, Mo.Nickname ................................EaglesColors ......................... Green & BlackEnrollment ....................................925Arena ..Puckett Fieldhouse (1500)Conference............................... HAACPresident ..........Marianne E. InmanA.D.............................Kenneth Oliver

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...............Jeff ShermanAlma Mater ......Central MethodistAt CMU .....................393-330 (23rd)Overall ...................................411-336Assistant ...........................Troy KatenOffice Phone ..........(660) 248-6355

Media InformationContact .............................Troy KatenPhone .......................(660) 248-6358Fax ............. ................(660) 248-1632E-Mail [email protected]...... www.centralmethodist.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................17-14Conference................................10-10Postseason .................. HAAC TourneyLast Meeting..............Feb. 17, 2007Result .....................CMU 90, Park 84

2007-08 SCHEDULEGame Date Opponent Time0 10/20 Livin’ The Dream 4:001 11/2 Central Methodist 4:002 11/3 Oklahoma Christian 3:003 11/6 Benedictine 7:30 4 11/9 William Jewell ! 7:30 5 11/10 Benedictine ! TBA6 11/13 McKendree 7:007 11/15 William Jewell 7:008 11/17 Southern Nazarene 3:009 11/19 John Brown 7:0010 11/23 Midland Lutheran # 2:0011 11/24 St. Mary # 2:0012 11/27 Missouri Baptist 7:0013 12/5 Bellevue 7:0014 12/8 McKendree 7:0015 12/15 Columbia 3:0016 1/3 Missouri Baptist 5:0017 1/5 Columbia 4:0018 1/7 Judson 5:0019 1/9 Bellevue 7:0020 1/12 Ozarks 3:0021 1/16 Rockhurst 7:0022 1/19 Brescia 3:0023 1/29 Philander Smith 7:0024 2/5 Ozarks 7:3025 2/8 Allen % 5:0026 2/9 Voorhees % 1:0027 2/23 Brescia 3:0028 2/26 Philander Smith 7:003/7-3/9 Independent Tournament * TBA3/19-3/25 NAIA National Tournament # TBA

! - Liberty, Mo., # - Kansas City, Mo.% - Owensboro, Ky., * - Columbia, S.C.

2007 -08 oPPoNENTS

Senior guard Michael Koch returns for his se-noir season in 2007-08. The Pirates will play seven teams that spent time in the NAIA Top 25 a year ago.


JUDSON

General InformationLocation ................................Elgin, Ill.Nickname ................................EaglesColors ......................... Royal & WhiteEnrollment .................................1200Arena ............Lindler Center (1500)Conference............................CCAC-IIPresident .....................Dr. Jerry CainA.D................................. Nancy Smith

Coaching StaffHead Coach .......................Jim CookAlma Mater ........ National Louis U.At Judson ........................34-57 (4th)Overall ........................................55-68Assistant ..................Tony TompkinsOffice Phone ..........(847) 628-1576

Media InformationContact .................Adam P. LedyardPhone .......................(847) 628-1583Fax ............... ..............(847) 628-1591E-Mail ......... [email protected]

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .........................6-23Conference.....................................1-9Postseason ..................................None

MCKENDREE

General InformationLocation ........................Lebanon, Ill.Nickname ............................BearcatsColors ....................... Purple & WhiteEnrollment .................................3000Arena .......Melvin Price Center (1600)Conference................................. AMCPresident .............Dr. James DennisA.D..............................Harry Statham

Coaching StaffHead Coach ............Harry StathamAlma Mater ...................McKendreeAt McKendree ...... 938-368 (42nd)Overall ........................................SameAssistant ...............Eric Echelbarger, ........... Craig Cassidy, Tim BechererOffice Phone ..........(618) 537-6870

Media InformationContact .................Scott CummingsPhone .......................(618) 537-6879Fax ............... ..............(618) 537-6876E-Mail .... [email protected]

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record (Conf.) ........19-14 (8-4)Postseason ................... NAIA I 2nd RdLast Meeting................Dec. 9, 2006Result ....... Park 85, McKendree 74

MIDLAND LUTHERAN

General InformationLocation ....................Fremont, Neb.Nickname ............................ WarriorsColors ...................... Orange & BlackEnrollment ....................................813Arena ...MLC Events Center (1600)Conference................................GPACPresident .....Stephen E. Fritz Ph.D.A.D.............................. Keith Kramme

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...................Rich McGillAlma Mater .................Wayne StateAt Midland ..............285-446 (27th)Overall ........................................SameAssistant ..........John Konecky, John ParksOffice Phone ..........(402) 941-6360

Media InformationContact .................................Rich RayPhone .......................(402) 941-6074Fax ............... ..............(402) 721-6513E-Mail ...............................rayr@mlc.eduWeb..................................www.mlc.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................10-19Conference..................................8-10Postseason ...........................GPAC TnyLast Meeting................Nov. 3, 2006Result ...................Park 100, MLC 86

VOORHEES

General InformationLocation .................... Denmark, S.C.Nickname .................................TigersColors ........................... Blue & WhiteEnrollment ....................................700Arena .....Leonard E. Dawson (700)Conference.................IndependentPresident ............ Dr. Valdrie WalkerA.D.............................Willie Jefferson

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...........Andre WilliamsOffice Phone ..........(803) 780-1076

Media InformationContact ....................Andre WilliamsOffice Phone ..........(803) 780-1076Fax .............................(803) 780-1048 E-Mail ... [email protected]...................... www.voorhees.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .........................15-8Postseason ....Independent Semifinal

SAINT MARY

General InformationLocation ...........Leavenworth, Kan.Nickname .................................SpiresColors ............................. Blue & GoldEnrollment ....................................886Arena .... Ryan Sports Center (500)Conference................................KCACPresident ..........Diane Steele, Ph.D.A.D.......................................Rob Miller

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...Leonard SparkmanAlma Mater .............. Sul Ross StateAt St. Mary ...................................4-53Overall ........................................SameAssistant ................. Matt Weatherly Office Phone ..........(913) 758-6311

Media InformationContact ..............................Rob MillerPhone .......................(913) 758-6160Fax ............... ..............(913) 758-4383E-Mail ........... [email protected]/athletics

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .........................3-25Conference..................................3-15Postseason ..................... KCAC Play-InLast Meeting............. Nov. 25, 2006Result .............. Park 83, St. Mary 60

ROCKHURST

General InformationLocation ................Kansas City, Mo.Nickname ................................HawksColors ........................... Blue & WhiteEnrollment .................................3000Arena ........... Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse (1500)Conference................................ GLVCPresident ...Rev. Thomas B. CurranInterim A.D. .......Rebecca Morrisey

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...............Bill O’ConnorAlma Mater ............... St. Benedict’sAt Rockhurst ...........193-179 (14th)Overall ........................................SameAssistant .....Larry Park, Pat Surmeier...........................................Fritz GablerOffice Phone ..........(816) 501-4586

Media InformationContact ...............John DodderidgePhone .......................(816) 501-4850Fax ............... ..............(816) 501-4119E-Mail [email protected]... www.rockhurst.edu/athletics

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record (Conf.) ..... 17-12 (11-8)Postseason ..........NCAA II First RoundLast Meeting.............. Jan. 17, 2007Result .......... Park 68, Rockhurst 67

PHILANDER SMITH

General InformationLocation ................. Little Rock, Ark.Nickname ........................... PanthersColors .......................... Green & GoldEnrollment ....................................715Arena .......Mims Gymnasium (100)Conference.............................USCAAPresident ....... Dr. Walter M. KimbroughA.D............................Tyrone McGraw

Coaching StaffHead Coach ..........Tyrone McGrawOffice Phone ..........(501) 370-5348

Media InformationContact ...................Tyrone McGrawPhone .......................(501) 370-5348Fax ............... ..............(501) 370-5299E-Mail [email protected].................... www.philander.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Postseason ...... USCAA Tny.Last Meeting..............Feb. 14, 2004Result ...........Park 97, Philander 68

OZARKS

General InformationLocation .......... Point Lookout, Mo.Nickname .............................BobcatsColors .....................Maroon & WhiteEnrollment .................................1500Arena .................Keeter Gym (2000)Conference...............................MCACPresident ...................Dr. Jerry DavisA.D......................................... Al Waller

Coaching StaffHead Coach ......... Steve ShepherdAlma Mater ..... NW Missouri StateAt Ozarks.......................100-59 (6th)Overall ...................................359-134Assistant .......Bob Crawford, Ryan WorleyOffice Phone ..........(417) 334-6411

Media InformationContact ..............Candace SullingerPhone .......................(417) 334-6411Fax ............... ..............(417) 348-1432E-Mail .................. sullinger@cofo.eduWeb................................www.cofo.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................20-10Conference..................................10-2Postseason ..........NAIA II QuarterfinalLast Meeting.................Jan. 9, 2007Result .................Park 98, Ozarks 79

SOUTHERN NAZARENE

General InformationLocation ................... Bethany, Okla.Nickname ...............Crimson StormColors .....................Crimson & BlackEnrollment .................................2300Arena ........... Sawyer Center (4500)Conference...................................SACPresident ..........Dr. Loren GreshamA.D................................Bobby Martin

Coaching StaffHead Coach .. Michael BroughtonAlma Mater ....... Indiana WesleyanAt St. Mary ......................86-46 (5th)Overall ........................................SameAssistant ....Mike Collins , Shane PabenOffice Phone ..........(405) 491-6623

Media InformationContact ........................... Scott SecorPhone .......................(405) 491-6619Fax ................. ............(405) 491-6387E-Mail [email protected] Web................................sports.snu.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .........................28-7Conference..................................14-4Postseason .............. NAIA 2nd RoundLast Meeting................Dec. 4, 2006Result ..............Park 97, SNU 93 (ot)

COLUMBIA

General InformationLocation ...................Columbia, Mo.Nickname ............................ CougarsColors .........Navy & Columbia BlueEnrollment ....................................800Arena ....Southwell Complex (850)Conference................................. AMCPresident ..........Dr. Gerald BrouderA.D................................Bob Burchard

Coaching StaffHead Coach ..............Bob BurchardAlma Mater ................ East CarolinaAt Columbia ............476-176 (19th)Overall ........................................SameAssistant .......................Sean DooleyOffice Phone ..........(573) 875-7410

Media InformationContact ............................ Cindy FottiPhone .......................(573) 875-7454Fax ............... ..............(573) 875-7415E-Mail ........................ [email protected]........ www.columbiacougars.com

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................16-16Conference.....................................7-5Postseason ..................AMC SemifinalLast Meeting.............. Jan. 23, 2007Result ...........Park 78, Columbia 74

JOHN BROWN

General InformationLocation ........ Siloam Springs, Ark.Nickname ................................EaglesColors ............................ Navy & GoldEnrollment .................................1200Arena ................Murray Sells (2000)Conference...................................SACPresident .....Dr. Charles W. PollardA.D..............................Robyn Gordon

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...............Clark SheehyAlma Mater .................. John BrownAt John Brown ....................0-0 (1st)Overall ........................................28-29Assistant .......................Aaron NivenOffice Phone ..........(479) 524-7307

Media InformationContact ....................Simeon HinseyPhone .......................(479) 524-7304Fax ............... ..............(479) 524-7412E-Mail ....................... [email protected].................................. www.jbu.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................17-14Conference..................................8-10Postseason .........................SAC 1st RdLast Meeting............. Nov. 18, 2006Result .......Park 82, John Brown 70

MISSOURI BAPTIST

General InformationLocation ......................St. Louis, Mo.Nickname ........................... SpartansColors .......................... Navy & WhiteEnrollment .................................2800Arena ...............Muncy Center (500)Conference................................. AMCPresident ............ Dr. R. Alton Lacey A.D..................................... Tom Smith

Coaching StaffHead Coach ........ Raymond FarrellAt MBU ..................................0-0 (1st)Overall ........................................SameAssistant .................... Leon Dales III, .......................................... Noll BillingsOffice Phone ..........(314) 392-2267

Media InformationContact ........................Tiah WingatePhone .......................(314) 323-0307Fax ............... ..............(402) 721-6513E-Mail [email protected]/athletics

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record .......................14-14Conference.....................................7-6Postseason ......................AMC 2nd RdLast Meeting.................Jan. 4, 2007Result ..... Park 101, Mo. Baptist 88

WILLIAM JEWELL

General InformationLocation ........................ Liberty, Mo.Nickname .......................... CardinalsColors .............................Red & WhiteEnrollment .................................1400Arena ............Mabee Center (1200)Conference............................... HAACPresident ................Dr. David SalleeA.D.................................... Jimm Redd

Coaching StaffHead Coach .................Larry HolleyAlma Mater ..............William JewellAt St. Mary ...............645-293 (29th)Overall ...................................732-412Assistant .............Kyle Taylor, Kyle Lower................................................... Aaron ShawOffice Phone ..........(816) 415-5943

Media InformationContact ..........................Gail StewartPhone .......................(816) 415-5959Fax .................. ...........(816) 415-5029E-Mail ........... [email protected]............................. www.jewell.edu

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record (Conf) .........17-15 (11-9)Postseason ..........HAAC 1st RoundLast Meeting................Dec. 5, 2006Result ..................Park 88, Jewell 75

OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN

General InformationLocation ...... Oklahoma City, Okla.Nickname ................................EaglesColors ......................Maroon & BlackEnrollment .................................2258Arena .................Eagles’ Nest (2500)Conference...................................SACPresident ................ Dr. Mike O’NealA.D...............................DeWayne Hall

Coaching StaffHead Coach ...................... Dan HaysAlma Mater .......Eastern New MexicoAt OC .........................513-271 (25th)Overall ...................................651-390Assistant .......... Curtis Janz, Terril Hankins.......................................................Ralph NigroOffice Phone ..........(405) 425-5360

Media InformationContact ..............................Dave SeatPhone .......................(405) 425-5363Fax ............... ..............(405) 425-5351E-Mail .....................dave.seat@oc.eduWeb.....................www.oceagles.com

Outlook/Series Information2006-07 Record (Conf) ...... 14-15 (8-10)Postseason ......................SAC 1st RdLast Meeting................Dec. 3, 2005Result ........................ OC 76, Park 61

2007-08 oPPoNENTS


LOOKING TO BUILD ON BANNER YEAR After finishing two wins shy of a school record in 2006-07, Park University will attempt to hit the reset button and start all over Nov. 2, as the 2007-08 regular season begins at Breck-on Sports Center against Central Methodist College. The regular-season opener tips at 4 p.m., and the Pirates will have one preseason tune-up prior to the regular season, taking on the Livin’ the Dream exhibition squad Oct. 20. The exhibition contest is also scheduled for a 4 p.m. start. Last season, led by former UCLA stand-out Jaron Rush, Livin’ the Dream handed Park a 94-88 defeat 11 days prior to the start of the regular season. Two extra days will sit be-tween exhibition play and the regular season in 2007-08, as the Livin’ The Dream and Cen-tral Methodist contests will be played 13 days apart to begin the upcoming schedule. Gone from a season ago are a pair of All-Americans and five additional letterwinners, running the total to seven players from last season’s squad that do not return for the 2007-08 campaign. Park’s exhibition paired with the regular-season opener marks the only point on the 2007-08 schedule that finds the Pirates seek-ing to avenge losses from the 2006-07 season in back-to-back games. Park loses 46 points per game from its de-parting All-America duo of Brandon Voorhees and Kevin Nelson, as Voorhees led the nation at 25.2 points per game and Nelson chipped in 19.8 per game to lead the nation’s eighth-best scoring offense, averaging 85.2 points per game. Park also rated 16th in NAIA Division I men’s basketball last season in scoring margin at plus-9.1, and the Pirates pro-duced a season-long winning streak of 10 games that began with a 90-18 win over Messenger C o l l e g e o n

Dec. 18 and ended with a 71-45 win over Southwestern Christian in mid-February. Park’s opponent in the season opener, Central Methodist, took on the task of stop-ping the streak Feb. 17, beating the Pirates 90-84 in Fayette, Mo., which marked the first of two-straight losses before a Senior Day win over Brescia closed the 2006-07 regular sea-son.

RETURNING STARTERS The Pirates will return three starters from last season’s 25-7 squad that advanced to the NAIA Sweet 16, including senior Nick Burton, who is the squad’s top returning scorer from a year ago at 12.6 points per game. Burton also averaged nearly 26 minutes per contest last season, starting in 31 games and playing 32. Burton was a second-team All-Indepen-dent performer last season and averaged six rebounds per contest. Michael Zimmerman also returns to the starting lineup for the Pirates in 2007-08 after earning All-Academic Independent Region Honors last season. Zimmerman started all 32 games for Park, av-eraging 4.3 points and 3.2 assists per game while hitting 63 percent from the foul line and averaging 24 minutes. Zimmerman was also 44 percent from the field and grabbed 37 rebounds last season.Arturo Donzella is the third returning starter to the Park lineup in 2007-08, bringing back 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while also averaging 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals last season. Donzella was 51.7 percent from the floor last season and 74.4 percent at the line in 18.9 minutes per game. He made 17 starts and played in all 32 contests a year ago for the Pi-rates. The expected starting lineup for the Pi-rates includes two players that saw consider-able time in 2006-07, as Donovan Williams should start in the Pirate backcourt after av-eraging four points and 2.6 rebounds in 22 games played last season. Williams was a 55.6 percent 3-point shooter a season ago, dishing

out 28 assists and turning opponents over 17 times on the year.

Williams was also a 63 percent shooter from the foul line, playing 15.1 minutes per game without a start in 2006-07. Jon Meriweather rounds out the

probable starters for the 2007-08 cam-paign after averaging 6.6 points and

3.8 rebounds per game. He also av-eraged 1.5 blocks per contest, swat-ting 35 opponent attempts in 23

games played. Meriweather made one start on the season after transferring to the pro-gram from Morgan State University.

Meriweather finished the season at 54.5 percent from the floor and hit a blistering 82 percent from the line. Meriweather had 10 as-sists and 11 steals on the year. The starting five gives a three-guard look to opponents in 2007-08, as Burton (6’5, 205 lbs.) and Meriweather (6’8, 220 lbs.) control the paint with Williams (6’1, 180 lbs.), Zimmer-man (6’0, 175 lbs.) and Donzella (6’3, 190 lbs.) in the backcourt. Off the bench, the Pirates expect help from returning seniors Ben Wallis (6’5, 205), Michael Koch (6’3, 190) and Admir Aljic (6’7, 215). Eric Evans, a 6’2 sophomore guard, will also be called upon to provide the Pirates with depth in the backcourt off the bench.

NEWCOMERS CHALLENGE Five junior college transfers, two impact freshmen and a junior transfer who did not play basketball last season highlight an eight-member newcomer class that is challenging for playing time early this season in the Park men’s basketball program. Six-foot guard Nathan Duncan and fellow six-footer Marcus Seidel come to the Pirates after successful two-year careers at Lansing Community College and Meramec Communi-ty College, respectively, and a pair of mid-sized forwards from the juco ranks should help the Pirates in the paint in the form of Joe Harvey (Cowley County Community College) and Jus-tin Hopper (Cochise Community College). The tallest addition to the Pirate roster in 2007-08 is also the second addition to the squad from Lansing Community College, as 6’9 power forward Milan Susnjar joins Duncan in Parkville after two years in Lansing. The Pirates are also looking for big things out of incoming freshmen Nigel Jackson and Jaymie Snell. Jackson comes to Park from Pro-viso West High School in the Chicago area, while Snell hails from Columbus, Ga., and Northside High School. Snell is one of three players on the Park roster from Columbus, as Eric Evans an Donovan Williams are also na-tives of the Georgia city. The final addition to the Pirate roster is Deron Cherry II, who previously attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City before com-ing to Park as a junior on the roster. Cherry was a stand-out golfer at Rockhurst High School, graduating from the Kansas City, Mo., high school in 2003.

PIRATE ROSTER FEATURES PRO TIES Two professional sports ties are evident on the men’s basketball roster in 2007-08 at Park University, one of which is a returning bloodline and the other belonging to a new-comer. Returning forward and expected start-er Jon Meriweather is the son of Joe C. Meri-

2007-08 SEASON PREVIEW


weather, who played 10 years in the NBA with Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, New York and Kansas City. Jon Meriweather played in 23 games with a start in 2006-07 after transferring from Morgan State. Park’s second professional tie lies outside the basketball arena, as incoming guard Deron Cherry II is the son of five-time Pro Bowl safety Deron Cherry of the Kansas City Chiefs. Cherry intercepted 50 passes in his 11-year career for 688 yards and one touchdown. He made Pro Bowl appearances in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988. He was also a five time 1st team All-AFC and two time 2nd team All-AFC selection. Deron II comes to Park after attend-ing UMKC and practicing with the Kanga-roos for a short time. Cherry was a stand-out golfer at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo.

VOORHEES NAMED CO-POY Park University’s Brandon Voorhees was named NAIA Co-Player of the Year by Basketball Times and was named to Bas-ketball Times First-Team NAIA All-Ameri-can team. Voorhees led the NAIA in scoring last year at 25.2 points per game, helping the Pirates to an overall mark of 25-7 and a second-round appearance in the 2007 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Men’s Basketball Na-tional Tournament. The Pirates knocked off Olivet Nazarene to open post-season play and fell to quarterfinalist Azusa Pa-cific in the second round. The Grandville, Mich., native went for 30 or more points in 10 games last sea-son, failing to score in double-figures only once in 31 games played. He also scored 20 or more points 22 times last season. Voorhees scored a season-best 39 points in the Pirates’ second game of the season against Midland Lutheran College, breaking the 35-point barrier for the first of four times in 2006-07. His three additional 35-point nights came against post-season qualifiers, go-ing for 35 late in the year against Moun-tain State, 36 against then NAIA Division II No. 1 MidAmerican Nazarene, and 37 against nationally ranked College of the Ozarks. Voorhees ended the year shooting 46 percent from the floor including 36.7 percent from outside the 3-point line, while also hitting 83 percent from the foul line last season. He shared the Player of the Year honor with Lambuth’s Ivan Jenkins, and Robert Morris head coach Al Bruehl was

also honored as Coach of the Year. Voorhees and Jenkins were joined on the first team by George-town’s Brian Silverhorn, Illinois-Springfield’s Eddie Smith and Reggie George from Robert Mor-ris.

MASSEY RATING The Massey Rat-ing, viewed as an un-official RPI that takes into account wins and losses as well as strength of schedule, rated Park the sixth-best team in NAIA Division I in 2006-07, behind only Robert Morris (251), Oklahoma City (263), Concordia (345), Azusa Pacific (367) and Southern Nazarene (384), who fin-i s h e d n i n e p o i n t s ahead of the Pirates and are again on Park’s sched-ule for the 2007-08 season. The NAIA Massey Top 10 rounded out with San Diego Christian (404), George-town (406), Oklahoma Baptist (453) and Mountain State (459). Park finished ahead of a number of NCAA Division II teams and 11 NCAA Division I schools, including Radford (395), Howard (396), Bethune-Cookman (402), Prairie View A&M (414), New Jersey Tech (419), Northern Colora-do (423), St. Peter’s (427), Alabama A&M (435), Charleston Southern (438), Winston Salem State (454) and Iona (464). Other notables on the list included NAIA Division II National Champion Mi-dAmerica Nazarene, who fell to the Pi-rates last season in Parkville at 305 and Bellevue, who knocked off Park twice last season at 369. Park also finished ahead of five MIAA institutions, including Fort Hays State (426), Missouri Western (445), Washburn (486), Missouri Southern (467) and MIAA provisional member Nebraska-Omaha (584). The Massey Rating ranks 1,506 four-year collegiate men’s basketball teams in all and is produced weekly during the col-lege basketball season, beginning with the season’s first release in Mid-Decem-ber.

2006-07 SEASON REVIEW

2006-07 TEAM GAME HIGHS Total Points .................................................. 101 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)FG Made ...............................................................40 vs. McKendree (11/14)...............................................................................................40 vs. Ozarks (1/9)FG Att. ........................................................71 vs. Central Methodist (2/17)FG Pct. ................................... 0.632 (36-57) vs. Midland Lutheran (11/3)3-Pt. Made .............................................................. 14 vs. Columbia (11/16)3-Pt. Att. .................................................................. 32 vs. Columbia (11/16)3 Pt. Pct. .......................................... .688 (11-16) vs. Mountain State (3/4)FT Made ......................................................31 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/28)................................................................... 31 vs. Southwest Baptist (11/24)FT Att. ...........................................................40 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/28)FT Pct.............................................1.000 (15-15) vs. William Jewell (12/5)...............................................................................1.000 (5-5) vs. Ozarks (1/9)Off. Reb. .......................................................19 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/28)Def. Reb. ................................................................................ 34 vs. Allen (3/3)Rebounds ....................................................52 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/28Fouls .................................................................25 vs. Northwestern (12/15)Assists .................................................................................29 vs. Ozarks (1/9)Turnovers .............................................................................. 24 vs. Allen (3/3)Blocks .............................................................................9 vs. St. Mary (11/25)Steals .................................................................20 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)Turnovers Forced ...............................................27 vs. Messenger (12/16)Points Allowed ............................................101 vs. Robert Morris (11/11)Reb. Allowed ....................................50 (9-41) vs. Northwestern (12/15)

2006-07 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Total Points ........ B. Voorhees (39) ...................................... vs. MLC (11/3)FG Made .............. B. Voorhees (15) ...................................... vs. MLC (11/3)FG Att. .................. B. Voorhees (30) .....................................vs. MNU (1/16)FG Pct. .................. D. Williams (7-7) .......................vs. Messenger (12/16)................................ T. Dyer (5-5) ..............................vs. McKendree (11/14)................................ T. Dyer (5-5) .............................vs. John Brown (11/18)3-Pt. Made .......... B. Voorhees (8) ........................... vs. Columbia (11/16)3-Pt. Att. .............. B. Voorhees (15) ......................... vs. Columbia (11/16)3 Pt. Pct. ............... K. Nelson (4-4) ...........................vs. Mountain St. (3/4)................................ D. Williams (4-4) .......................vs. Messenger (12/16)................................ T. Dyer (3-3) .........................vs. Northwestern (12/15)................................ A. Donzella (2-2) .....................vs. McKendree (11/14)................................ A. Donzella (2-2) ................................... vs. MNU (1/16)FT Made .............. B. Voorhees (11) ..................... vs. Azusa Pacific (3/16)FT Att. ................... B. Voorhees (15) ..................... vs. Azusa Pacific (3/16)FT Pct.................... B. Voorhees (10-10) ............... vs. Mo. Baptist (11/28)................................ K. Nelson (9-9) ....................vs. Northwestern (12/15)................................ J. Meriweather (7-7) ............... vs. SW Baptist (11/24)................................ T. Dyer (6-6) .............................................. vs. MLC (11/3)................................ T. Dyer (6-6) ................................. vs. Columbia (11/16)Off. Reb. ............... N. Burton (6) ............................. vs. SW Baptist (11/24)................................ N. Burton (6) .............................vs. Benedictine (11/1)Def. Reb. .............. B. Voorhees (12) ..............................vs. Bellevue (2/21)Rebounds ........... N. Burton (12) ..................................vs. Bellevue (2/21)................................ B. Voorhees (12) ....................................... vs. Allen (3/3)................................ B. Voorhees (12) ..............................vs. Bellevue (2/21)................................ B. Voorhees (12) ...................... vs. Mo. Baptist (11/28)Fouls ..................... N. Burton (5) .......................................vs. Brescia (2/24)................................ N. Burton (5) ............................................. vs. Allen (3/3)................................ N. Burton (5) ............................ vs. Mo. Baptist (11/28)................................ N. Burton (5) ....................................vs. Bellevue (11/4)................................ J. Meriweather (5) ................. vs. Azusa Pacific (3/16)Assists .................. K. Nelson (9) .............................vs. McKendree (11/14)Turnovers ............ K. Nelson (8) .................................. vs. Mo. Baptist (1/4)Blocks ................... N. Burton (7) ................................. vs. Mo. Baptist (1/4)Steals .................... N. Burton (6) ...........................vs. John Brown (11/18)................................ A. Donzella (6) .............................. vs. Mo. Baptist (1/4)................................ B. Voorhees (6) ......................................vs. Ozarks (1/9)................................ B. Voorhees (6) .......................vs. John Brown (11/18)Minutes ............... K. Nelson (44) ............ vs. Southern Nazarene (12/4)

2006-07 PARK BASKETBALL BREAKDOWN


2006-07 PARK UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL STATISTICSRECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 25-7 12-1 8-2 5-4 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 25-7 12-1 8-2 5-4

OVERALL STATISTICS [-----TOTAL----] [-----3PT------] [-------FT-------] [------REBOUNDS------]PLAYER GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2 T.J. Wesley 32-0 471-14.7 25-65 .385 7-21 .333 12-18 .667 13 24 37 1.2 31 48 33 0 21 69 2.23 Michael Zimmerman 32-32 756-23.6 45-103 .437 9-35 .257 39-62 .629 7 30 37 1.2 36 102 39 0 31 138 4.34 A.J. Roller 3-0 25-8.2 2-4 .500 1-1 1.00 3-4 .750 0 2 2 0.7 0 1 0 0 1 8 2.710 Arturo Donzella 32-17 604-18.9 60-116 .517 6-19 .316 32-43 .744 37 52 89 2.8 64 48 50 3 35 158 4.911 Donovan Williams 22-0 332-15.1 29-57 .509 10-18 .556 20-32 .625 20 37 57 2.6 38 28 20 0 17 88 4.012 Michael Koch 9-0 71-7.9 11-19 .579 1-2 .500 2-6 .333 4 11 15 1.7 5 11 8 0 6 25 2.813 Eric Evans 5-0 35-7.0 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 2 8 10 2.0 2 2 4 1 5 14 2.820 Kevin Nelson 31-31 1091-35.2 198-435 .455 86-214 .402 131-154 .851 35 111 146 4.7 74 112 108 5 73 613 19.823 Brandon Voorhees 31-31 1140-36.8 269-585 .460 91-248 .367 151-182 .830 40 168 208 6.7 71 67 64 29 60 780 25.230 Terrell Dyer 16-16 409-25.5 76-131 .580 9-22 .409 37-52 .712 16 46 62 3.9 27 31 24 0 22 198 12.431 Nick Burton 32-31 829-25.9 172-276 .623 0-1 .000 60-104 .577 66 125 191 6.0 86 34 65 14 44 404 12.632 Richard Gray 7-0 49-7.0 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.00 2 3 5 0.7 0 0 5 0 2 11 1.633 Frank Baptiste 4-0 20-4.9 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 4 6 1.5 2 1 1 1 1 5 1.335 Ben Wallis 9-0 56-6.2 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 11-20 .550 4 10 14 1.6 5 3 3 2 5 25 2.844 Jon Meriweather 23-1 325-14.1 55-101 .545 1-2 .500 41-50 .820 29 59 88 3.8 72 10 17 35 11 152 6.645 Admir Aljic 24-1 149-6.2 14-32 .438 0-0 .000 10-17 .588 16 20 36 1.5 18 6 12 2 8 38 1.6TM TEAM 36 56 92 3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Park University 32 6361 975-1966 .496 222-586 .379 554-750 .739 329 766 1095 34.2 533 504 456 92 342 2726 85.2Opponents 32 6379 884-1951 .453 230-676 .340 412-592 .696 394 768 1162 36.3 619 456 626 57 215 2410 75.3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Regular Season 1st 2nd OT Total Postseason 1st 2nd TotalPark University 1293 1402 31 2726 Park University 163 145 308Opponent 1170 1220 20 2410 Opponent 156 178 334

POST-SEASON STATISTICS [-----TOTAL----] [-----3PT------] [-------FT-------] [------REBOUNDS------]PLAYER GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO BLK STL PTS AVG2 T.J. Wesley 4-0 49-12.2 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 1 1 2 0.5 2 6 6 0 0 11 2.83 Michael Zimmerman 4-4 111-27.8 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 4-6 .667 1 3 4 1.0 6 14 6 0 3 14 3.510 Arturo Donzella 4-4 107-26.8 10-18 .556 1-3 .333 2-5 .400 9 10 19 4.8 12 3 9 0 3 23 5.811 Donovan Williams 4-0 64-15.9 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 8 5 13 3.3 4 7 3 0 1 15 3.812 Michael Koch 1-0 2-1.6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 .000 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.020 Kevin Nelson 4-4 147-36.8 26-54 .481 14-28 .500 16-22 .727 4 18 22 5.5 11 13 17 1 7 82 20.523 Brandon Voorhees 4-4 158-39.5 34-91 .374 17-41 .415 30-40 .750 6 32 38 9.5 6 8 10 5 5 115 28.831 Nick Burton 4-4 105-26.3 20-31 .645 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 5 14 19 4.8 13 0 10 1 3 43 10.844 Jon Meriweather 4-0 54-13.6 12-18 .667 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 8 11 19 4.8 17 1 2 4 1 30 7.545 Admir Aljic 3-0 3-0.9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.3TM TEAM 4 11 15 1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Park University 4 800 116-240 .483 34-79 .430 68-99 .687 46 106 152 38.0 71 52 65 11 21 334 83.5Opponents 4 800 108-243 .444 30-78 .385 62-88 .705 45 96 141 35.3 87 39 71 11 26 308 77.0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BRANdON VOORHEES2006-07 ALL-AMErICAN

KEVIN NELSON2006-07 ALL-AMErICAN

NICK BURTONLEAdINg RETURNINg SCORER

MICHAEL ZIMMERMANRETURNINg ASSISTS LEAdER

2006-07 SEASoN STATISTICS


Score 1st-2nd FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TR PF-Dq A TO BL ST (Oct. 21) Park 88 44-44 33-72 .458 10-26 .385 12-16 .750 12 28 40 20-0 21 20 1 11 Livin’ The Dream 94 44-50 35-69 .507 6-22 .273 18-22 .818 10 28 38 15-0 18 17 0 6

(Nov. 1) Park 77 26-37 (14) 23-61 .377 5-19 .263 26-32 .813 9 22 31 21-1 13 15 0 19Benedictine 70 26-37 (7) 24-52 .462 4-20 .200 18-26 .692 10 30 40 21-1 15 26 2 4

(Nov. 3) Park 100 51-49 36-57 .632 9-18 .500 19-25 .760 3 28 31 17-0 22 18 2 8vs. Midland Lutheran 86 44-42 34-60 .567 10-24 .417 8-18 .444 5 21 26 23-0 24 21 0 4

(Nov. 4) Park 76 32-44 25-61 .410 3-19 .158 23-30 .767 9 18 27 18-1 10 19 1 11at Bellevue 84 42-42 32-63 .508 3-9 .333 17-21 .810 15 31 46 24-1 23 22 2 4

(Nov. 7) Park 103 43-47 (13) 33-66 .500 11-27 .407 26-34 .765 9 32 41 22-1 19 15 1 7at UMKC 99 34-56 (9) 33-81 .407 12-33 .364 21-28 .750 20 29 49 26-2 99 14 3 3

(Nov. 10) Park 82 40-42 32-57 .561 3-14 .214 15-19 .789 10 20 30 12-0 9 14 5 6at William Jewell 70 37-33 29-57 .509 5-18 .278 7-8 .875 9 17 26 16-0 18 20 0 4

(Nov. 11) Park 97 44-53 35-70 .500 8-15 .533 19-25 .760 10 17 27 14-0 16 10 1 7vs. Robert Morris 101 49-52 37-66 .561 13-25 .520 14-17 .824 11 29 40 20-1 22 20 3 5

(Nov. 14) Park 97 47-50 40-67 .597 6-14 .429 11-16 .688 8 25 33 18-1 28 12 2 10McKendree 74 35-39 25-65 .385 7-23 .304 17-23 .739 18 23 41 18-1 8 16 1 5

(Nov. 16) Park 89 41-48 28-54 .519 14-32 .438 19-25 .760 10 15 25 16-0 19 11 3 6at Columbia 83 43-40 29-58 .500 10-19 .526 15-18 .833 17 16 33 18-0 13 16 1 7

(Nov. 18) Park 82 42-40 33-53 .623 8-17 .471 8-14 .571 7 12 19 13-0 15 16 0 18at John Brown 70 34-36 27-45 .600 9-21 .429 7-10 .700 5 18 23 15-0 19 25 1 7

(Nov. 24) Park 85 41-44 25-64 .391 4-17 .235 31-36 .861 13 29 42 18-0 10 18 1 9vs. Southwest Baptist 97 48-49 36-77 .468 13-27 .481 12-18 .667 15 28 43 25-0 22 16 6 10

(Nov. 25) Park 83 51-32 29-66 .439 5-24 .208 20-27 .741 12 30 42 22-0 20 13 9 11vs. Saint Mary 60 28-32 19-55 .345 5-22 .227 17-25 .680 13 29 42 19-0 14 19 0 5

(Nov. 28) Park 97 46-51 31-70 .443 4-7 .571 31-40 .775 19 33 52 24-1 15 13 3 14at Missouri Baptist 91 36-55 30-63 .476 10-22 .455 21-30 .700 9 29 38 24-0 16 25 0 5

(Dec. 4) Park 97 41-39 (17) 34-67 .507 12-27 .444 17-25 .680 9 27 36 12-0 21 20 0 15Southern Nazarene 93 41-39 (13) 40-79 .506 9-21 .429 4-7 .571 14 29 43 20-0 18 22 1 9

(Dec. 5) Park 88 40-48 34-59 .576 5-17 .294 15-15 1.000 7 22 29 14-0 17 14 6 9William Jewell 75 47-28 25-57 .439 11-26 .423 14-19 .737 11 18 29 16-1 17 19 0 7

(Dec. 9) Park 85 41-44 32-61 .525 5-13 .385 16-20 .800 8 26 34 17-0 12 14 2 11at McKendree 74 39-35 31-70 .443 1-18 .056 11-20 .550 19 24 43 17-1 10 16 3 8

(Dec. 15) Park 80 28-52 24-69 .348 5-12 .417 27-35 .771 9 27 36 25-0 12 15 4 14vs. Northwestern 93 50-43 33-66 .500 6-19 .316 21-31 .677 9 41 50 24-0 10 25 1 10

(Dec. 16) Park 90 51-39 36-63 .571 6-9 .667 12-23 .522 15 32 47 10-0 21 6 4 17vs. Messenger 18 5-13 7-42 .167 3-23 .130 1-5 .200 5 12 17 17-0 5 27 1 3

(Jan. 4) Park 101 52-49 37-61 .607 3-11 .273 24-34 .706 8 30 38 20-0 25 23 7 20Missouri Baptist 88 37-51 32-84 .381 9-31 .290 15-22 .682 26 23 49 27-1 18 26 5 15

(Jan. 6) Park 77 38-39 26-64 .406 6-21 .286 19-30 .633 12 28 40 10-0 11 8 0 7Newman 71 35-36 27-61 .443 11-28 .393 6-12 .500 10 29 39 22-0 16 17 0 5

(Jan. 9) Park 98 50-48 40-69 .580 13-29 .448 5-5 1.000 11 26 37 16-0 29 21 2 15 College of the Ozarks 79 35-44 31-68 .456 4-14 .286 13-19 .684 14 18 32 8-0 14 20 4 14

(Jan. 13) Park 92 39-53 36-60 .600 11-19 .579 9-10 .900 6 15 21 17-0 19 9 4 12at Brescia 76 35-41 26-55 .473 10-27 .370 14-15 .933 8 16 24 13-0 12 18 0 3

(Jan. 16) Park 78 36-42 30-67 .448 9-22 .409 9-12 .750 12 17 29 19-0 16 9 5 10MidAmerica Nazarene 75 36-39 29-54 .537 3-9 .333 14-17 .824 10 27 37 16-1 16 18 5 3

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Score 1st-2nd FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR TR PF-Dq A TO BL ST (Jan. 17) Park 68 23-45 22-49 .449 7-20 .350 17-21 .810 8 20 28 15-0 10 12 0 6at Rockhurst 67 31-36 27-48 .563 5-16 .313 8-19 .421 8 22 30 20-0 16 14 3 9

(Jan. 23) Park 78 44-34 29-56 .518 7-21 .333 13-20 .650 7 20 27 12-0 15 13 7 11Columbia 74 38-36 26-68 .382 10-27 .370 12-13 .923 22 26 48 16-2 15 19 2 3

(Jan. 30) Park 78 41-37 25-51 .490 7-13 .538 21-28 .750 8 22 30 11-0 7 17 2 13at Newman 65 34-31 26-62 .419 5-18 .278 8-12 .667 11 21 32 19-0 7 19 0 10

(Feb. 10) Park 71 26-45 27-64 .422 6-20 .300 11-13 .846 12 26 38 17-0 17 14 3 16S’western Christian 45 25-20 15-51 .294 6-26 .231 9-16 .563 14 25 39 13-0 6 25 0 10

(Feb. 17) Park 84 46-38 33-71 .465 6-24 .250 12-14 .857 15 19 34 21-1 13 9 2 6at Central Methodist 90 47-43 28-59 .475 11-28 .393 23-29 .793 15 24 39 16-0 20 12 4 4

(Feb. 21) Park 67 30-37 20-48 .417 2-12 .167 25-34 .735 8 26 34 20-1 12 13 4 5 Bellevue 79 32-47 30-64 .469 2-10 .200 17-22 .773 13 25 38 25-0 16 11 0 6

(Feb. 24) Park 95 50-45 37-67 .552 9-21 .429 12-23 .522 18 28 46 13-1 18 15 2 13Brescia 54 20-34 30-64 .356 5-27 .185 7-12 .583 13 21 34 20-1 7 21 1 10

(Mar. 3) Park 85 44-41 29-54 .537 6-14 .429 21-30 .700 16 34 50 17-1 10 24 5 4vs. Allen 73 39-34 25-60 .417 10-17 .588 13-21 .619 7 15 22 23-1 5 18 1 9

(Mar. 4) Park 93 43-50 32-64 .500 11-16 .688 18-24 .750 10 27 37 19-0 12 18 0 6 vs. Mountain State 82 39-43 28-58 .483 5-11 .455 21-27 .778 7 25 32 20-1 6 21 0 7

(Mar. 14) Park 68 29-39 27-62 .435 9-26 .346 5-10 .500 11 24 35 13-0 15 11 2 8vs. Olivet Nazarene 62 36-26 24-56 .429 7-25 .280 7-14 .500 12 27 39 16-0 13 16 5 5

(Mar. 16) Park 88 40-48 28-60 .467 8-23 .348 24-35 .686 9 21 30 22-1 15 12 4 5vs. Azusa Pacific 91 49-42 31-69 .449 8-25 .320 21-26 .808 19 29 48 28-1 15 16 5 5

DATE OPPONENT RESULT HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS STARTERSOct. 21 LIVIN’ THE DREAM L, 88-94 Nelson (17) Voorhees (13) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 1 BENEDICTINE W, 77-70 Nelson (25) Burton (8) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 3 vs. Midland Lutheran W, 100-86 Voorhees (39) Voorhees (6) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 4 at Bellevue L, 76-84 Nelson (24) Burton (6) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 7 at UMKC (Exhibition) W, 103-99 Nelson (30) Burton (13) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 10 at William Jewell W, 82-70 Voorhees (23) Nelson (8) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 11 Robert Morris L, 97-101 Voorhees (34) Burton (7) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 14 McKENDREE W, 97-74 Voorhees (29) Voorhees/Burton (6) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 16 at Columbia W, 89-83 Voorhees (28) Dyer (5) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 18 at John Brown W, 82-70 Voorhees (30) Voorhees/Burton/Zimmerman/Nelson (3) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 24 vs. Southwest Baptist L, 85-97 Burton (20) Burton (9) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 25 vs. Saint Mary W, 83-60 Voorhees (21) Voorheees (11) Voorhees, Dyer, Meriweather, Zimmerman, NelsonNov. 28 at Missouri Baptist W, 97-91 Voorheees (12) Voorhees/Nelson (7) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonDec. 4 SOUTHERN NAZARENE W, 97-93 Nelson (38) Voorheees (8) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonDec. 5 WILLIAM JEWELL W, 88-75 Voorhees (24) Voorhees (6) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonDec. 9 at McKendree W, 85-74 Nelson (21) Burton (8) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonDec. 15 vs. Northwestern L, 80-93 Nelson (21) Dyer (9) Voorhees, Dyer, Burton, Zimmerman, NelsonDec. 16 vs. Messenger W, 90-18 Williams (19) Evans (10) Dyer, Burton, Aljic, Zimmeman, DonzellaJan. 4 MISSOURI BAPTIST W, 101-88 Burton (31) Burton/Nelson (9) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 6 NEWMAN W, 77-71 Voorhees (22) Burton (9) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 9 OZARKS W, 98-79 Voorhees (37) Burton (11) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 13 at Brescia W, 92-76 Voorhees/Nelson (28) Williams (9) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 16 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE W, 78-75 Voorhees (36) Voorhees (7) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 17 at Rockhurst W, 68-67 Voorhees (30) Burton (8) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 23 COLUMBIA W, 78-74 Nelson (23) Nelson (8) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonJan. 30 at Newman W, 78-65 Nelson/Burton (19) Burton (10) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonFeb. 10 SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN W, 71-45 Voorhees (25) Meriweather/Voorhees (7) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonFeb. 17 at Central Methodist L, 84-90 Voorhees (30) Nelson (9) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonFeb. 21 BELLEVUE L, 64-79 Burton (21) Voorhees/Burton (12) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonFeb. 24 BRESCIA W, 95-54 Voorhees (23) Donzella/Nelson/Wesley/Williams (6) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonMar. 3 vs. Allen W, 85-73 Voorhees (26) Voorhees (12) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonMar. 4 vs. Mountain State W, 93-82 Voorhees (35) Voorhees (9) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonMar. 14 vs. Olivet Nazarene W, 68-62 Voorhees/Nelson (21) Voorhees (11) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, NelsonMar. 16 vs. Azusa Pacific L, 88-91 Voorhees (33) Voorhees/Burton (6) Voorhees, Burton, Zimmerman, Donzella, Nelson

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDCoach Years W L PctEd Nelson 1961-62 9 8 .529Ed Nelson 1962-63 3 13 .188Ed Nelson 1963-64 8 11 .421Ed Nelson 1964-65 5 12 .294Ed Nelson 1965-66 8 8 .500Ed Nelson 1966-67 8 13 .381Ed Nelson 1967-68 3 21 .125Ed Nelson 1968-69 4 14 .222Ed Nelson 1969-70 4 14 .222Ed Nelson 1970-71 7 11 .389Ed Nelson 1971-72 12 10 .546Ed Nelson 1972-73 9 13 .409Ed Nelson 1973-74 12 10 .546Ed Nelson 1974-75 15 13 .536Ed Nelson 1975-76 10 11 .476Ed Nelson 1976-77 11 14 .440Terry Dennis 1977-78 18 10 .643Terry Dennis 1978-79 11 11 .500Terry Dennis 1979-80 12 13 .480Hal Shaver 1980-81 9 16 .360Hal Shaver 1981-82 5 22 .185Hal Shaver 1982-83 6 23 .207Randy Farris 1983-84 14 12 .539Randy Farris 1984-85 7 19 .269Randy Farris 1985-86 5 18 .217Will Swoffer 1986-87 4 24 .143Will Swoffer 1987-88 0 26 .000David Francis 1988-89 9 17 .346David Francis 1989-90 15 14 .517David Francis 1990-91 26 7 .788David Francis 1991-92 12 17 .414Claude English 1992-93 8 19 .296Claude English 1993-94 14 17 .452Claude English 1994-95 14 15 .483Claude English 1995-96 19 13 .594Claude English 1996-97 19 13 .594Claude English 1997-98 27 8 .771Claude English 1998-99 10 17 .370Claude English 1999-00 4 24 .143Claude English 2000-01 16 15 .516Claude English 2001-02 15 12 .556Claude English 2002-03 14 16 .467

Coach Years W L PctClaude English 2003-04 10 20 .333Claude English 2004-05 12 18 .400Jason Kline 2005-06 10 22 .313Jason Kline 2006-07 25 7 .781TOTAL 46 Seasons 498 681 .422

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSCoach Years W L PctEd Nelson (16 Seasons) 1961-1977 128 196 .395Terry Dennis (3 Seasons) 1977-1980 41 34 .547Hal Shaver (3 Seasons) 1980-1983 20 61 .247Randy Farris (3 Seasons) 1983-1986 26 49 .347Will Swoffer (2 Seasons) 1986-1988 4 50 .074David Francis (4 Seasons) 1988-1992 62 55 .530Claude English (13 Seasons) 1992-2005 182 207 .468Jason Kline (2 Seasons) 2005- 35 29 .547TOTALS (46 Seasons) 1961-2007 498 681 .422

HISTORICAL SUPERLATIVESMen’s Basketball Seasons ...................................................................................46Head Coaches ........................................................................................................... 8NAIA Tournament Appearances......................................................................... 3.500 Seasons .............................................................................................................. 2Winning Seasons (Above .500) .........................................................................14.600 or Better ............................................................................................................. 4.700 or Better ............................................................................................................. 3Undefeated Seasons .............................................................................................. 025+ Wins ..................................................................................................................... 3 20+ Wins ..................................................................................................................... 315+ Wins ...................................................................................................................1010+ Wins ...................................................................................................................25Losing Seasons (below .500) .............................................................................30.400 or Worse...........................................................................................................20.300 or Worse...........................................................................................................13.200 or Worse............................................................................................................. 6Below .100 .................................................................................................................. 1Winless Seasons ....................................................................................................... 125+ Losses .................................................................................................................. 120+ Losses .................................................................................................................. 815+ Losses ................................................................................................................2010+ Losses ................................................................................................................41

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PARK MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY


NAIA dIVISION I BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

The National As-sociation of Inter-collegiate Athlet-

ics Division I Basketball Championships will re-turn to familiar facilities in the 2007-08 season, as the women’s tourna-ment is slated for March 19-25 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn., while the men’s tournament, presented by Buffalo Funds, will play the same dates in Kansas City’s historic Municipal Audito-rium. The Pirates are 4-3 all-time in the men’s tournament, making two appear-ances in Kansas City, sandwiching a trip to Tulsa, Okla., that marked the most suc-cessful season in Park basketball history. Park qualified for its first tournament in 1991, bowing out to the 14th-seed Briar Cliff 72-60 at Kansas City’s Kemper Arena. Last season, the Pirates won their first-round game in comeback fashion, knock-ing off Olivet Nazarene 68-61 before los-ing to Azusa Pacific 91-88 in a game that saw the Pirates come from behind on APU’s double-digit lead in the first half. The Pirates’ banner year came to a close in the 1998 tournament, as current Athletic Director Claude English guided Park to a school-record 27 wins, ending the year with an overall mark of 27-8, in-cluding an American Midwest Conference championship. Park defeated St. Mary’s out of San Antonio, Texas, in 1998’s first round 74-58, followed by a three-point second-round win over Phillips, 69-66. In the quarterfinals, Park earned a 14-point victory over St. Vincent, 73-59, but the dream season would come to an end in the semifinals, falling 67-56 to South-ern Nazarene. The 1998 tournament was played in Tulsa on the campus of Oral Roberts University. In 2002, the tournament re-turned to its birthplace, moving back in to Municipal Auditorium in the middle of Downtown Kansas City’s convention dis-trict. Municipal Auditorium is a 9,287-seat multi-purpose arena in Kansas City, Mis-souri, and is also home to the UMKC Kan-garoos in addition to the NAIA champion-ship.

As of 2007, Municipal Auditorium had hosted more NCAA Men’s Basketball Tour-nament games (83), regional finals (13) and Final Fours (9) than any other facility, and the arena also hosted three of the first four Final Fours, but has not hosted a tournament game since 1964. Municipal is also host to the MIAA and Big 12 wom-en’s postseason championships. The Auditorium was also home to the Kansas City Kings for their first two years in in the Fountain City in the early 1970s. Municipal is connected to the Bartle Convention Center by way of skywalks over 13th and Central streets. An under-ground walkway through a public park-ing garage provides access to the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.

JACKSON HOSTS WOMEN’S TITLE

Jackson, Tenn., will continue its tradi-tion of hosting NAIA tournaments with the women’s championship this

season, as the tournament will take place inside Oman Arena. Park has made one trip to Jackson – in 2006 – as the Pirates went 0-1 in their only NAIA tournament appearance in school history, falling to Trevecca Naza-rene 64-51.

ROAD TO THE POST-SEASON

The road to Kansas City and Jackson will again go through Columbia, S.C., as both the Pirate men and

women will compete in the NAIA Inde-pendent Region Tournament. Park will be going after the Inde-pendent Region Title against four more schools on the women’s side and five on the men’s. Independent region rivals in-clude: Allen University, Brescia University, Morris College, Mountain State (men’s basketball only) and Voorhees College. Last season, the Park women were semifinalists, while the men beat Moun-tain State by 11 in the Final.

Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball ChampionshpDates ..................................................................................................March 19-25Location .....................................................................................Kansas City, Mo.Arena ...............................................................................Municipal Auditorium

NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball ChampionshpDates ..................................................................................................March 19-25Location ........................................................................................ Jackson, Tenn.Arena ..................................................................................................Oman Arena

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NumericalNo. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown Previous School4 Amy Andrews So. 5’8 G Essex, England SEEVIC College10 Amanda Green Sr. 5’6 G Phenix City, Ala. Chattahoochee Valley C.C.11 Traci Oden So. 5’6 G Richmond, Mo. Richmond H.S.12 Katrena Richard Sr. 5’3 G Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City (Kan.) C.C.14 Rachel Bankhead Sr. 5’8 F Kansas City, Mo. Center H.S.15 Jenicia Stephens Sr. 5’5 G St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands North Central Missouri College20 Katherine Baker Sr. 5’5 G Ursa, Ill. John Woods C.C.21 Jessica Stanley Jr. 5’8 G Stockton, Mo. Evangel University23 Ashley Birch Sr. 5’6 G Kansas City, Kan. Missouri Southern 24 Cherrale Ricks Jr. 6’0 F Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence H.S.25 Jacqueline Greer Jr. 5’7 G Kansas City, Mo. Central H.S.30 Stefany Jones Fr. 5’5 G Pleasant Hill, Mo. Longview C.C.32 Chante Dean Jr. 5’10 F Kansas City, Mo. State Fair C.C.33 Meghan Cummings Jr. 6’0 F St. Joseph, Mo. Wathena H.S.34 Ranae Brown Jr. 6’2 F Wichita, Kan. Pratt C.C.40 Daniella Martins Jr. 6’5 F Belem, Brazil Southeastern Oklahoma State43 Cortney Jones Fr. 5’6 G Kansas City, Kan. F.L. Schlagle H.S.50 Lauren Peebles Jr. 6’0 F Florissant, Mo. John Wood C.C.53 Brianne Edwards Fr. 5’10 F Warrensburg, Mo. Warrensburg H.S.

alPHabeticalPlayer No. Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown Previous SchoolAmy Andrews 4 So. 5’8 G Essex, England SEEVIC CollegeKatherine Baker 20 Sr. 5’5 G Ursa, Ill. John Woods C.C.Rachel Bankhead 14 Sr. 5’8 F Kansas City, Mo. Center H.S.Ashley Birch 23 Sr. 5’6 G Kansas City, Kan. Missouri WesternRanae Brown 34 Jr. 6’2 F Wichita, Kan. Pratt C.C.Meghan Cummings 33 Jr. 6’0 F St. Joseph, Mo. Wathena H.S.Chante Dean 32 Jr. 5’10 F Kansas City, Mo. State Fair C.C.Brianne Edwards 53 Fr. 5’10 F Warrensburg, Mo. Warrensburg H.S.Amanda Green 10 Sr. 5’6 G Phenix City, Ala. Chattahoochee Valley C.C.Jacqueline Greer 25 Jr. 5’7 G Kansas City, Mo. Central H.S.Cortney Jones 43 Fr. 5’6 G Kansas City, Kan. F.L. Schlagle H.S.Stefany Jones 30 Fr. 5’5 G Pleasant Hill, Mo. Longview C.C.Daniella Martins 40 Jr. 6’5 F Belem, Brazil Southeastern Oklahoma StateTraci Oden 11 So. 5’6 G Richmond, Mo. Richmond H.S.Lauren Peebles 50 Jr. 6’0 F Florissant, Mo. John Wood C.C.Katrena Richard 12 Sr. 5’3 G Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City (Kan.) C.C.Cherrale Ricks 24 Jr. 6’0 F Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence H.S.Jessica Stanley 21 Jr. 5’8 G Stockton, Mo. Evangel UniversityJenicia Stephens 15 Sr. 5’5 G St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands North Central Missouri College

StateAlabama (1) -- Brazil (1) -- England (1) -- Illinois (1) -- Kansas (5) -- Missouri (9) -- U.S. Virgin Islands (1)


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Joe c. meriweatHer Head women’s basketball coach 11th Season Overall Record: 103-184 (10 Years)

meriweatHer Quick FactS

PersonalAlma Mater: Southern Illinois 1973-75 Earned B.A. 1975Played Pro for: Houston Rockets Atlanta Hawks New Orleans Jazz New York Knicks Kansas City Kings

At Park UniversityAll-Time Coaching Career Record1997-98 5-25 .1671998-99 7-24 .2261999-00 3-25 .1072000-01 8-17 .3202001-02 14-17 .4162002-03 9-22 .2902003-04 22-3 .8802004-05 13-15 .4642005-06 19-12 .6132006-07 3-24 .111total 103-108 .488

Coaching Career Highlights- Coach Meriweather led the 2005

squad to its first ever NAIA Division I

National Tournament appearance.

- Coach Meriweather was recognized

as the 2005-06 NAIA Division I Inde-

pendent Region Coach of the Year.

- Made a statement in the 2003-04

season, setting a new school record

with 22 wins (3 losses).

- Following his first season of coaching

at Park, was named the 1998 AMC Coach

of the Year.

Joe C. Meriweather enters his 11th season as the head coach of the women’s basketball program at Park University.

Last season, Park University finished 3-24 on the year. Meriweather’s 2006 squad posted regular season wins over Lyon University and Peru State College. Despite the rough regular season, the Pirates were able to advance to the semi-finals of the NAIA Independent Region Basketball Tournament in Columbia, S.C. Fourth-seeded Park knocked off fifth-seeded Allen University, 74-42 in the quarter-final game. The Pirates dropped the semi-final game to Brescia University, 45-34 to end the season.

In 2005, Meriweather guided the Pirates to a 19-12 overall record as Park qualified for the NAIA Division I National Tournament for the first time in school history. For his ef-forts, he was named the 2005-06 NAIA Division I Independent Region Coach of the Year.

In his ten-year career at Park, the 1998 AMC Coach of the Year has posted a 103-184 record, but over the last six season his teams have won 78 games, including a school record 22 wins (3 losses) in 2003-04.

Before taking the helm of the Pirate program, Meriweather enjoyed a long profes-sional career in the NBA and overseas. Drafted in the first round by the Houston Rockets in 1975, he also played for the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks and played his final five seasons with the Kansas City Kings from 1980-85. During his 10-year NBA career, he averaged 8.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Following his time in the NBA, Meri-weather played abroad in Badalona, Spain, and Bologna, Italy.

Meriweather played collegiately at Southern Illinois University from 1973-75, where he still ranks sixth among the school’s all-time career scoring leaders

(1,536). During his time at SIU, he played on the United States National Team that finished third at the 1974 World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Following his playing career, Meriweather served as general manag-er and head coach of the Kansas City Mustangs women’s professional team

from 1992 to 1995. He has also coached in the Kansas City metro area at Bishop Hogan High School and Penn Valley Community College.

Meriweather earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois in 1975 and earned a master’s degree in public administra-

tion from Park in 2002.


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Wakisha Briggs enters her first season as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Park Uni-versity. Briggs joins the Pirates from Fort Scott Community College, where she was the Head

Assistant Basketball Coach for two years. While at Fort Scott, the team finished the 2006-07 season with an overall record of 21-9,

ending the year ranked No. 3 in the Jayhawk Conference and Region VI.She also coached at Penn Valley Community College where she was the Head Assistant for

two years. In her time at Penn Valley, the team went undefeated in region play during the 2003-2004

season and the team competed in the national tournament. In 2004-2005, Penn Valley also went undefeated in conference play. Briggs is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and before attending the UMKC, she was at Penn Valley Com-

munity College between 1994 and 1996. Briggs is currently completing her Master’s Degree in Adult Education and she is also a personal trainer for upcoming ath-

letes on the high school and collegiate levels.

wakiSHa briggS assistant women’s basketball coach 1st Season

2007-08 Park University Women’s Basketball TeamMeet the Players - Women’s BiosclaSSSeniorsKatherine BakerRachel BankheadAshley BirchAmanda GreenKatrena RichardJenicia StephensJuniorsRanae BrownMeghan CummingsChante DeanJacqueline GreerDaniella MartinsLauren PeeblesCherrale RicksJessica StanleySophomoresAmy AndrewsTraci OdenFreshmenBrianne Edwards Cortney JonesStefany Jones

The Starting Five• There are five players on the 2007-08 women’s basketball roster who were a part of Park Women’s Basketball history. In 2005, head coach Joe C. Meriweather led the team to its first ever appearance to the NAIA Division I National Tournament. Players a part of the 2005 squad on this season’s roster are Rachel Bankhead, Cherrale Ricks, Jackie Greer, Jessica Stanley and Meghan Cummings.

• The Pirates return its two top scorers from last season, Meghan Cummings and Jackie Greer. Cummings averaged 12.6 points a game, scoring 340 points last season. Greer averaged 9.2 points a game in 26 games played.

• Park University has five players on the 2007-08 squad who have played their entire collegiate basketball career for coach Meri-weather. Bankhead, Cummings, Ricks, Greer and Traci Oden are all members of the squad who have not transferred from other schools.

• The Pirates had three student-athletes who were recognized for either their work on the court or in the classroom in the 2006-07 post season. Bankhead was an Independent Region Scholar athlete, Cummings was Independent Region First Team and Greer was voted on to the NAIA Independent Region All-Tournament team.

• The 2007-08 squad welcomes seven new players to the team, including four transfers and three freshman. Ashley Birch is a senior from Missouri Western, Ranae Brow is a junior from Pratt C.C., Daniella Martins another junior from Southeastern Oklahoma State and Lauren Peebles is a junior from John Wood Community College. Freshmen Brianne Edwards, Cortney Jones and Stefany Jones round out the Park Women’s Basketball roster.


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2006—Appeared in 26 games as a junior, earned 18 starts…started and saw 33 minutes against Brescia in the Indepen-dent Tournament...finished the year with 99 total points…shot .667 (2-for-3) from the field and was 1-1 on free throws against McKendree College on Nov. 2…had six rebounds against Mis-souri Baptist…against McKendree College in the Pirates second meeting, had a personal season high eight points…average 3.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 19 minutes a game…grabbed two offensive and four defensive rebounds against Missouri Baptist on Jan. 4 ...finished season with 19 offensive rebounds and 49 defensive rebounds. 2005—Played sophomore season for John Wood Community College. Personal—Katherine Baker is the daughter of Larry and Joye Dell Bakier…has one brother, Bobby (24)…attended Unity High School in Mendon, Ill…major is busi-ness administration and management.

2006—Was one of two players to start and play in all 27 games…averaged 8.1 points junior year…had double-digits against six opponents…hit a personal season high 12 points against McKendree College on Nov. 2 and Avila University on Jan. 15…had 21 assists and shot .605 percent from the free throw line…was high scorer against Oklahoma Baptist (11/25),

Columbia College (12/4), Univ. of Cum-berlands (12/9) and Brescia Univer-sity (2/24)… had nine rebounds against Missouri Baptist on Jan. 4…led team in total rebounds against Mi-dAmerica Nazarene…posted two blocks and had 20 steals on defense…scored 220 points on the year and averaged 30.9 minutes a game. 2005— Appeared in 31 total games, while starting in 20…finished season with 262 points, averaging 8.5 a game…finished four games with 15 points or more…shot over .600 percent from the three point line against Langston University, Peru State, Central Methodist and Missouri Valley College…went 8-for-8 against Langston and 7-for-7 against John Brown University from the free throw line…finished season with .862 free throw shot per-centage, making 50-of-58…averaged 2.5 rebounds a game and ended season with 78 total…aided team with 24 assists and 28 steals…averaged 24.3 minutes a game and was on the court for over 700 minutes. 2004—As a true freshman, started 25-of-28 games…against 11 opponents scored in double digits, includ-ing a career high 22 points against Harris-Stowe…went 2-for-2 on free throws against Philander Smith College…had 37 assists and scored 273 total points…had 46 defensive rebounds, five blocks and 29 steals…averaged 9.8 points and 25.2 minutes a game. Personal—Rachel Bankhead is the daughter of Herman and Pam Bankhead…has one sister, Monica (22)…attended Center High School…spent four years on the honor roll, was a National Honor Society member and was a Who’s Who Among American Students…played for high school coach Aletha Cassi-ty…was All-Honorable Mention four years and a Top-20 Adidas Player…majoring in business administration and management.

#14 racHel baNkHead ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 27-27 833/30.9 71-227 .313 29-100 .290 49-81 .605 49 69 118 4.4 65 21 65 2 20 220/8.12005-06 31-20 752/24.3 81-258 .314 50-179 .279 50-58 .862 31 47 78 2.5 59 24 43 2 28 262/8.52004-05 28-25 707/25.2 84-231 .364 58-162 .358 47-71 .662 16 46 62 2.2 73 37 67 5 29 273/9.8Total 86-72 2292/26.7 236-716 .330 137-441 .311 146-210 .695 96 162 258 3.0 197 82 175 9 77 755/8.8

#20 katHeriNe baker ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 26-18 495/19.0 28-103 .272 4-17 .235 39-58 .672 16 49 65 2.5 68 22 49 1 15 99/3.8Total 26-18 495/19.0 28-103 .272 4-17 .235 39-58 .672 16 49 65 2.5 68 22 49 1 15 99/3.8

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#20KATIE BAKER

RAchEL BANKhEAd Senior • 5’8 • Forward• Kansas City, Mo.• Center High School

Senior • 5’5 • Guard• Ursa, Ill.• John Wood CC


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2006—Played junior year for Chattahoochee Valley Com-munity College. Personal—Amanda Green is daughter of Gail Green...mother is a police officer…was voted First-team All-Region...is majoring in criminal justice.

2006—Earned 19 starts and appeared in 27 games as a junior…started in both Independent Region Tournament games…led team with 39 assists…was a .760 percentage free throw shooter (38-50)…was high scorer with 18 points against Langston University on Nov. 4…averaged 6.3 points a game and finished with 170 points…had 54 total rebounds and 31 steals. 2005—Played for Kansas City (KAN) Community College. Personal—Katrena Richard is the daughter of Marie and Roy…attended Washington High School in Kansas City, Kan…played for head

coach Valarie Stanburskey.

KATRENA RIchARd

2006—Saw action in ten games as a junior…scored ten points and posted 21 rebounds…scored four points against Avila University on Jan. 15…had nine

assists, one block and seven steals…played over 130 minutes. 2005—Attended North Central Missouri

College. Personal—Jenicia Stephens is the daughter of Jeanette Romney…has four

siblings, Khalia (18), Kaleem (16), Tianna (11) and Teco (7)…attended high school

at Ivanna Eudora Kean High in the Virgin Islands…was a member of the Honor Society…

was an MVP, voted most improved player and an all-star...is a business administration and management major.

jENIcIA STEPhENS

#12 katreNa ricHard ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 27-19 595/22.0 56-202 .277 20-68 .294 38-50 .760 16 38 54 2.0 51 39 77 0 31 170/6.3Total 27-19 595/22.0 56-202 .277 20-68 .294 38-50 .760 16 38 54 2.0 51 39 77 0 31 170/6.3

#15 JeNicia StePHeNS ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 10-0 134/13.4 3-16 .188 0-2 .000 4-11 .364 9 12 21 2.1 7 9 21 1 7 1/1.0Total 10-0 134/13.4 3-16 .188 0-2 .000 4-11 .364 9 12 21 2.1 7 9 21 1 7 1/1.0

AShLEY BIRch

2006—Played junior year at Missouri Southern. Personal—Ashley Birch is daughters Roxanne Burnside and father is Martin Birch…was one sibling, Martin Birch Jr…attended Schlagle High School…was a Kansas Honor Scholar…played high school basketball for Martez Wesley…was an all-tournament player…played junior college ball at Iowa Western Community College for head coach Maryanne Mjitts…earned all-tournament recognition…will major in business administra-tion and management..

#15AMANdA gREEN

Senior • 5’5 • Guard• St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands • North Central Missouri College

Senior • 5’3 • Guard• Kansas City, Kan.• Kansas City (KAN) CC

#12

Senior • 5’6 • Guard• Phenix City, Ala.• Chattahoochee Valley CC

#10

Senior • 5’6 • Guard• Kansas City, Kan.• Missouri Southern

#23


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2006—Was one-of-two players to start and appear in all 27 games…led the team with 340 points her sophomore outing…

averaged 12.6 points a game…was one-of-two players to

score a team high 23 points against John Brown Univer-

sity on Nov. 18…shot .500 percent from the field on

two separate occasions…overall, was a .670

percent free throw shooter…was the

leading scorer against McKen-

dree College (11/2) (12/7),

chANTE dEAN

2006—As a sophomore, appeared in nine games and started in six…averaged 7.9 nine points in nine games…scored 13 points against Missouri Baptist on Jan. 4, went 5-for-6 (.833) and was high scorer…finished with 49 rebounds and ten assists…had six blocks and nine steals…in nine games played, averaged 18.5 minutes. 2005—Played for State Fair Community College. Per-sonal—Chante Dean is the daughter of Eraina Jones…has three siblings, Eraina Kennedy (12), Sarah Jones (16) and Noa Jones (4)…attended Raytown High School…was an athletic scholar and a member of the honor roll…played for head coaches Mike Cox and Darren Parvier…is majoring in athletic training.

RANAE BROWN

2006—Played for Pratt Community College in Kansas. Per-sonal—Ranae Brown is daughter of parents Mary Kay and Bill Brown…attended Valley Center High School…majoring in information computer science.

Missouri Baptist (11/14), Lyon College (11/17), John Brown Uni-versity (11/18), Southern Nazarene (11/24), MidAmerica Naza-rene (11/28), Peru State College (12/2), Missouri Western State (12/16), Avila University (1/15) and Brescia University (1/20)…put up double-digits in 19-of-27 games…had 14 rebounds against Southern Nazarene and finished the year with 211 total rebounds…led team in rebounds against 15 opponents…fin-ished season with 31 assists…had two blocks and 24 steals…averaged 33.5 minutes. 2005—Appeared in 31 games and earned the starting nod in four as a true freshman…scored 169 total points, averaging 5.5 a game…put up 14 points against Missouri Valley…shot .750 percent (3-for-4) from the three-point line against Central Methodist…finished season with 109 rebounds, four blocks and 17 steals…averaged 19.2 minutes a game and appeared in over 595 total minutes. Personal—Meghan Cummings is daughter of Carol and Kevin Cummings…has one sister, Katie (20)…attended Wathena High School and was coached by Bryan Adkins…is majoring in communication arts.

megHaN cummiNgS ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 27-27 904/33.5 122-356 .343 21-78 .269 75-112 .670 67 144 211 7.8 69 31 91 2 24 340/12.62005-06 31-4 595/19.2 67-197 .340 18-65 .277 17-33 .515 39 70 109 3.5 50 30 38 4 17 169/5.5Total 58-31 1499/25.8 189-553 .342 39-143 .273 92-145 .634 106 214 320 5.5 119 61 129 6 41 509/8.8

cHaNte deaN ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 9-6 166/18.5 28-55 .509 1-1 1.000 14-29 .483 21 28 49 5.4 16 10 22 6 9 7/7.9Total 9-6 166/18.5 28-55 .509 1-1 1.000 14-29 .483 21 28 49 5.4 16 10 22 6 9 7/7.9

#33#32

MEghAN cUMMINgS Junior • 6-0 • Forward• St. Joseph, Mo.• Wathena High School

Junior • 6-2 • Forward• Wichita, Kan.• Pratt C.C.

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Junior • 6-10 • Forward• Kansas City, Mo.• State Fair CC


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2006—Played for John Wood Community College…played for head coach Norman Rodriguez. Personal—Lauren Peebles is the daughter of Wil and Debbie Peebles…has one sister, Kristen (17)…attended Hazelwood Central High School…was a mem-ber of the honor roll…is an elementary education major.

LAUREAN PEEBLES

#25 JacQueliNe greer ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 26-17 647/24.9 91-238 .382 11-32 .344 45-74 .608 72 129 201 7.7 45 19 66 10 44 238/9.22004-05 9-5 168/18.7 19-52 .365 1-7 .143 10-14 .714 12 23 35 3.9 14 10 24 6 8 49/5.4Total 35-22 815/23.3 110-290 .379 12-39 .308 55-88 .625 84 152 236 6.7 59 29 90 16 52 287/8.2

dANIELLA MARTINS

2006—Transferred from Southeastern Oklahoma State. Person-al—Daniella Martins attended high school at Grupo Educacio-nal IDEA in Brazil…also attended Crowder College…is majoring in business administration and international business.

jAcKIE gREER

2006—Started in 17 games, appearing in 26 total…started in the last 14 games of the

season…finished with 238 total points, averaged 9.2 points a game…finished with a career high 21 points against Avila Uni-versity on Jan. 29...finished with a .608 free throw percentage…led team in Indepen-

dent Region Tournament, was leading scorer with 16 points in 74-42 win over Allen University (3/2) in quarterfinals…

scored eight points in the semifinal loss to Brescia (3/3)…was top point

scorer against Columbia College (1/6), Peru State College (1/9)

and Judson College (1/11)…also led team in rebounds in

nine contests, posting a season high 17 rebounds on Dec. 4 against Columbia College…finished with 201

rebounds, averaging 7.7 a game…had 19 assists, ten blocks and a

team high 44 steals…averaged 24.9 minutes while playing in

over 647 minutes. 2005—Ap-peared in nine games and started in five as a true fresh-

man…finished year with .714 free throw percentage (10-

for-14)…scored 49 points on the year, averaging 5.4 in nine games…scored 11 points against York

and Columbia Col-leges…posted 35

rebounds, had six blocks

and eight

steals. Personal—Jacqueline Greer is the daughter of DeAnna Greer…has four siblings, Janine, DeAndra, Dione and Rashaun-da…attended Central High School and was on the honor roll…played under head coach Clatence Shaw…was team MVP, a Champions of Character Athlete, Scholar Athlete, First-Team League and Second-Team All-District…is majoring in business administration and management.

Junior • 6-0 • Forward• Florissant, Mo.• John Wood C.C.

#50

Junior • 6-5 • Forward• Belem, Brazil• Southeastern Oklahoma State

#40

Junior • 5-7 • Guard• Kansas City, Mo.• Central High School

#25


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2006—Started in four games and appeared in five before sitting out the rest of the season with an injury…put up 17 points against Central Methodist on Nov. 7, going 6-for-10 (.600) from the field…had 22 total rebounds, one block and four steals…scored 41 total points, averaging 8.2 points in five

games. 2005—In sopho-more outing, appeared in 28 games and started in 12…started seven games in row beginning with Ottawa University

and ending with Okla-homa Baptist…scored a

career high 25 points against Haskell Indian Nations…finished

year with 197 points and 84 rebounds…averaged seven points a game and three rebounds…fin-

ished season with a .895 free throw percentage (34-of-38)…had 25 assists

and 19 steals…played over 600 minutes. 2004—Played for Evangel University.

Personal—Jessica Stanley is the daughter of Jeff and Teresa Stanley…father is in insur-ance, mother is a teacher…three siblings are Derek (24), Damien (22) and Mallory (15)…attended Stockton High School and was on the dean’s list…played for head coach Leon Neal…is majoring in busi-ness administration and management..

chERRALE RIcKS

2006—Started and played in four games before being sidelined with an injury…scored 15 points against Baker on Nov. 10, went 6-for-7 from the field (.857) and 3-for-3 from the line…finished four games with 46 total points, averaging 11.5 a game…had 26 rebounds, one assist, one block and three steals…was a .727 percent free throw shooter (16-of-22).2005—In sophomore season appeared in 30 games and started in 12…scored 23 points against Brescia University, went 5-for-7 from the field and made 13 out of 14 free throws (.929)…had twelve rebounds against Brescia in the NAIA National Tournament…fin-ished season with 301 total points and played over 600 minutes…made 135-of-188 free throws for a .718 percentage…averaged ten points a game. 2004—Played in 28 games as a true freshman and started nine games in a row… scored a career high 28 points against Columbia College…posted a double-double in five outings…finished freshman year with 192 rebounds and 296 total points…averaged 6.9 rebounds and 10.6 points a game. Personal—Cherrale Ricks is daughter of R. Wayne and Doris Ricks…has one sibling, Kizzie Ricks (23)…attended high school at Lawrence High School and played for head coach Kristin Mallory…is a biology major Park University.

#24 cHerrale rickS ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 4-4 91/22.8 15-29 .517 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 11 15 26 6.5 14 1 5 1 3 46/11.52005-06 30-12 659/22.0 83-181 .459 0-0 .000 135-188 .718 76 97 173 5.8 93 19 53 3 27 301/102004-05 28-9 676/24.1 92-197 .467 0-0 .000 112-158 .709 84 108 192 6.9 102 23 43 17 25 296/10.6Total 62-25 1426/23.0 190-407.467 0-0 .000 263-368 .715 171 220 391 6.3 209 43 101 21 55 643/10.4

#21 JeSSica StaNleY ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 5-4 139/27.8 12-38 .316 5-14 .357 12-19 .632 7 15 22 4.4 13 4 12 1 4 41/8.22005-06 28-12 665/23.7 61-164 .372 41-103 .398 34-38 .895 42 42 84 3.0 29 25 30 0 19 197/7.0Total 33-16 80424.4 73-202 .361 46-117 .393 46-57 .807 49 57 106 3.2 42 29 42 1 23 238/7.2

jESSIcA STANLEY Junior • 6-0 • Forward• Lawrence, Kan.• Lawrence High School

#24 Junior • 5-8 • Guard• Stockton, Mo.• Evangel University

#21


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#11 traci odeN ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 27-3 482/17.8 35-123 .285 7-40 .175 11-14 .786 29 39 65 2.4 49 21 47 2 16 88/3.3Total 27-3 482/17.8 35-123 .285 7-40 .175 11-14 .786 29 39 65 2.4 49 21 47 2 16 88/3.3

2006—Appeared in all 27 games as a true freshman and started three games in a row against Missouri Baptist (11/14), Lyon College (11/17) and John Brown University (11/18)…scored ten points on Nov. 11 against Langston University and went

4-for-6 (.667) from the field…scored 88 total points, averaged 3.3 a game…had 65 total rebounds, getting six against

Missouri Baptist...added 21 assists on the year, averag-ing 0.8 a game…defensively had two blocks and 16 steals…averaged 17.8 minutes a game...saw over 30 minutes of action on the floor in the John Brown Uni-versity Classic. Personal—Traci Oden is the daughter

of Marty and Lynda…has two siblings, Lige (27) and Tyler (19)…attended Richmond High School

and played for head coach David Littrel…was on the KM2U Dream Team, MVP conference player

(1 year)…an All-Conference player and All-defensive player (3 years)…also appeared in

the Down Under Hoops Classic in Austra-lia…major is undecided.

#4 amY aNdrewS ----- REBOUNDS -----Year gp-gS min./avg. Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-3Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. oFF deF tot aVg. PF a to b S PtS/aVg2006-07 26-4 362/13.9 14-59 .237 3-29 .103 18-32 .563 5 24 29 1.1 25 16 49 5 10 49/1.9Total 26-4 362/13.9 14-59 .237 3-29 .103 18-32 .563 5 24 29 1.1 25 16 49 5 10 49/1.9

2006—Earned starts against Missouri Baptist (1/4), Columbia College (1/6), Avila University (1/15) and Brescia University (2/24) in freshman outing…scored a personal best nine points against William Jewell College on Nov. 21…was also 3-for-4 from the three-point line for a .750 shot percentage against William Jewell…appeared in both Independent Region Tournament games, scoring four points...grabbed a career high three rebounds against Missouri Baptist (11/14), MidAmerica Nazarene (11/28), Peru State College (12/2), Brescia University (2/24) and the Allen Lady Yellow Jackets (3/2)…on the season, shot over .500 per-cent from the free throw line…average 13.9 minutes a game. Personal—Amy Andrews is the daughter of Deborah and David Andrews…has three siblings, Jen-nifer (26), Joanne (25) and Lee (22)…at-tended Greensward College in Hockley, Essex…major is undeclared.

AMY ANdREWS Sophomore • 5-8 • Guard• Essex, England• SEEVIC College

#4TRAcI OdEN

#11Sophomore • 5-6 • Guard• Richmond, Mo.• Richmond High School


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2007—Will red-shirt the 2007 season. Personal—Cortney Jones is the daughter of Angela and Keith Jones…siblings are Whitney (19), Keith (20) and Aaron (13)…major is business administration and management.

Personal—Stefany Jones is the daughter of Tom and Cindy Jones…father is an engineer, mother is a teacher…has three siblings, Sarah (25), Ryan (22) and Rachel (21)…attended high school at Pleasant Hill High…athletic honors include: first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and a part of the KM2U Dream Team…major is criminal justice.

cORTNEY jONES Freshman • 5-6 • Guard• Kansas City, Kan.• F.L. Schlagle High School

#43

STEFANY jONES Freshman • 5-5 • Guard• Pleasant Hill, Mo.• Longview CC

#30 BRIANNE EdWARdS Freshman • 5-10 • Forward • Warrensburg, Mo. • Warrensburg High School

#53

Personal—Brianne Edwards is the daughter of Steve and Col-leen Edwards…father is a detective and mother is a daycare owner…has two siblings, Andrew (22) and Jordan (20)…at-tended Warrensburg High School…was an academic letterman (4 years), a National Honor Society member, on the honor roll and received the Academic of Excellence Award all four years…played for head coach Russ Hough…during high school, was a Second-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Conference selection…was voted to the KM2U Dream team, All-Johnson County and All-Area Sedalia Democrat…also played volleyball in high school…earned Second and First-Team conference hon-ors and Second and First-team all-district honors…is majoring in biology.


In the 2006 season, Coach Meriweather led his team into an aggressive schedule and this season is no different. Fourteen scheduled games against NAIA post-season participants including two against NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball semifinalists highlight Park’s 29-game women’s basketball schedule for the 2007-08 season.

The Pirates will play a dozen games against teams that were ranked in Top 25 polls at the end of 2006-07, opening on the road Nov. 1 at Columbia College. Park continues the road trip Nov. 3 at McKendree University.

Columbia College spent the majority of the 2006 season in the NAIA Top 25 poll, occupying the No. 20 spot. They were ranked No. 25 in the preseason poll and made their way to No. 19 in

the Feb. 7th poll. McKendree peaked late last season, sitting as the No. 24 team in the NAIA for two weeks in row, including the final poll.

The Pirates will open up the regular season at Breckon Sports Center on Nov. 6 against NAIA Division II opponent MidAmerica Nazarene. MidAmerica Nazarene University becomes the Pirates’ third-straight post-season qualifier. The Pioneers were a No. 10 preseason pick and reached No. 3 in the NAIA Division II Top 25.

Park then finds themselves on the road for five straight games. The Pirates play in the first of two regular-season tournaments Nov. 9-10 in Ottawa, Kan.,

before traveling to William Jewell College Nov. 14 to play the Cardinals, who ended last season with an NAIA tournament bid and a No. 6 final ranking in NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball.

Oklahoma Baptist was No. 16 in the preseason poll and finished the year at No. 23. Oklahoma Christian spent the greater part of the 2006-07 season ranked in the 20’s. They were ranked No. 15 for the first weeks

in Feb. and ended the season at No. 18. SNU spent the majority of last season ranked, occupying most of their time on the poll at No. 16.

They finished 2006-07 ranked No. 16 with an NAIA Division I Women’s tournament appearance.Park steps out of NAIA play on Nov. 27 to travel to NCAA Division

II power Missouri Western State in St. Joseph, Mo. MWSU comes off of an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006-07 after finishing the season

ranked No. 9 in the year’s final poll.Missouri Baptist and Hannibal-LaGrange make up a two-game home-

stand Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 at Breckon Sports Center, and the Pirates return the trip to SNU Dec. 4 in Bethany, Okla. Park then returns games at Missouri Baptist and Hannibal-LaGrange Dec. 6 and Dec. 8.

Dec. 15 opens an eight-game home-stretch for the Pirates, taking on Oklahoma Baptist in Breckon before a Dec. 17 game against Columbia College that completes the series between the Pirates and Cougars for the 2007-08 campaign.

The first four games of the homestand are against post-season qualifiers from a season ago, with the New Year schedule opening Jan. 3 against Ottawa University, followed by a Jan. 5 return game against McKendree. Ottawa was a No. 9 preseason selection in the NAIA Divi-

sion II Top 25 poll and were up-and-down all season long, peaking at No. 11 in the Feb. 14th poll.Judson College and Peru State follow on Jan. 7 and Jan. 11, while Brescia University comes to Breckon Sports Center Jan. 19 after finish-

ing 2006-07 as the NAIA’s Independent Tournament representative in Jackson last season. Nationally ranked Langston University concludes the long stretch inside the domes on Jan. 23 before Park hits the road for five-straight, including a Feb. 5 date at College of the Ozarks. Ozarks, the 2006 NAIA Division II Runner Up, was a preseason No. 5 pick and spent the whole 2006-07 season at the No. 2 spot on the Top 25 poll.

The road trip opens at Philander Smith College Jan. 29 and also includes games at Allen (Feb. 8), Voorhees (Feb. 9) and Brescia (Feb. 23). Park concludes the regular season Feb. 26 in Parkville, taking on Philander Smith at 5 p.m. inside Breckon Sports Center on Senior Day.

The Pirates will take part in the NAIA Independent Region Tournament March 7-9 at a to be determined location, and the NAIA women’s basketball season concludes March 19-25 in Jackson, Tenn., with the 28th Annual NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Champion-ship at Oman Arena.

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womeN’S baSketball ScHeduledate opponent time10/20 livin’ the dream (exh.) 6 p.m.11/1 Columbia College 7 p.m.11/3 McKendree University 7 p.m.11/6 midamerica Nazarene university 7 p.m.11/9 Benedictine College 6 p.m.11/10 Baker University 6 p.m.11/13 William Jewell College 5:30 p.m.11/16 Oklahoma Baptist University 6 p.m.11/17 Oklahoma Christian University 2 p.m.11/20 Southern Nazarene university 7 p.m.11/27 Missouri Western State University 5:30 p.m.11/29 missouri baptist university 7 p.m.12/1 Hannibal-lagrange college 2 p.m.12/4 Southern Nazarene University 7 p.m.12/6 Missouri Baptist University 7 p.m.12/8 Hannibal-LaGrange College 2 p.m.12/15 oklahoma baptist university 5 p.m.12/17 columbia college 2 p.m.1/3 ottawa university 7 p.m.1/5 mckendree university 2 p.m.1/7 Judson college 3 p.m.1/11 Peru State college 7 p.m.1/19 brescia university 1 p.m.1/23 langston university 7 p.m.1/29 Philander Smith College 5 p.m.2/5 College of the Ozarks 5:30 p.m.2/8 Allen University 3 p.m.2/9 Voorhees College 11 a.m.2/23 Brescia University 1 p.m.2/26 Philander Smith college 5 p.m.3/7-3/9 Independent Region Tournament TBA3/19-3/25 NAIA National Tournament TBA

2007-08 Schedule & Opponent Preview

allen universityGame 262/8/2008 @ Owensboro, Ky. 3:00 pm

Founded.................................................1870Location..............................Columbia, S. C.Enrollment...............................................663Mascot..................................Yellow JacketsColors.............................Royal Blue & GoldConference............................IndependentPresident...................Dr. Charles E. YoungAthletic Director.......John HaynesworthHead Coach.....................Frankie JacksonSeason................................Second SeasonAssistant Coach...............Lucinda Stukes2006-07 Record.....................................4-23Website...........www.allenuniversity.eduSports Information........Frankie JacksonContact Info.....................(803) 223 [email protected]

baker universityGame 511/10/2007 @ Ottawa, Kan. 6:00 pm

Founded.................................................1858Location...................Baldwin City, KansasMascot.............................................WildcatsColors..................................Navy & OrangeConference..........................................HAACPresident........................................Pat LongAthletic Director.......................Dan HarrisHead Coach..........................Susan DeckerSeason..................................Eighth Season Assistant Coach....................Richard Ebel ....................................................Kristin Crites2006-07 Record.....................................9-212006-07 Conference Record.............3-17Website........www.bakeru.edu/athleticsSports Information................Jerod KruseContact Info..................................594-8343

benedictine collegeGame 411/9/2007 @ Ottawa, Kan. 6:00 pm

Location..........................Atchison, Kansas Enrollment............................................1855Mascot................................................RavensColors.........................................Black & RedConference..........................................HAACPresident......................Stephen D. MinnisAthletic Director...Charlie GartenmayerHead Coach...........................Chad Folsom Season...............................Seventh Season Assistant Coach.....................Nicole Elder2006-07 Record..................................22-102006-07 Conference Record.............12-8Website...........www.ravenathletics.comSports Information................Josh PoundContact Info..........................913.360.7634

brescia universityGames 22 & 281/19/2008 @ Parkville, Mo. 1:00 pm2/23/2008 @ Owensboro, Ky. 1:00 pm

Location.............................Owensboro, Ky. Mascot..............................................BearcatsColors...........................Royal Blue & White Conference............................Independent President........Reverend Larry HostetterAthletic Director......................Brad Smith Head Coach................................Sean PageSeason................................Second Season Career Record..........20-14 (One Season)Assistant Coach......................Justin Clark2006-07 Record..................................20-14Website........www.brescia.edu/bearcatsSports Information..................Sean PageContact Info......................(270) [email protected]

college of the ozarksGame 252/5/2008 @ Point Lookout, Mo. 5:30 pm

Founded.................................................1906Location......................Point Lookout, Mo. Enrollment.............................................1500Mascot................................................BobcatColors................................Maroon & WhiteConference..........................................MCACPresident..............................Dr. Jerry DavisAthletic Director...........................Al WallerHead Coach.......................George WilsonSeason......................................11th Season Career Record...............263-61 (10 years)Assistant Coach........................Becky Vest2006-07 Record.....................................34-32006-07 Conference Record.............12-0Website................................www.cofo.eduSports Information...Candace SullingerContact Info........(417) 334-6411 x [email protected]


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columbia collegeGames 1 & 1711/1/2007 @ Columbia, Mo. 7:00 pm12/17/2007 @ Parkville, MO. 2:00 pmFounded.................................................1851Location...............................Columbia, Mo.Enrollment............................................6,841Mascot..............................................CougarsColors..............................Navy Blue & GrayConference............................................AMCPresident.................Dr. Gerald T. BrouderAthletic Director.................Bob BurchardHead Coach...............................Mike DavisSeason.....................................Sixth SeasonCareer Record.................132-41 (5 years)Assistant Coach..Curt Riley & Chris Duncan2006-07 Record....................................26-82006-07 Conference Record............11-3Website.....www.columbiacougars.comSports Information.................Cindy FottiContact Info......................(573) 875-7433............................................cnfotti@ccis.edu

Hannibal-lagrange collegeGames 12 & 1512/1/2007 @ Parkville, Mo. 2:00 pm12/8/2007 @ Hannibal, Mo. 2:00 pm

Founded.................................................1858Location................................Hannibal, Mo.Enrollment............................................1,900 Mascot................................................TrojansColors...................................Scarlett & BlueConference............................................AMCPresident......................Dr. Woodrow BurtAthletic Director.................Jason NicholsHead Coach............................Brad PhillipsSeason.......................................First Season Assistant Coach......................Crystal Barz2006-07 Record..................................13-16Website.............www.hlg.edu/athletics/default.phpSports Information.............Matt GordonContact [email protected]

Judson universityGame 201/7/2007 @ Parkville, Mo. 3:00 pm

Founded.................................................1963Location...........................................Elgin, Ill.Enrollment............................................1,200Mascot..................................................EaglesColors...........................Royal Blue & WhiteConference...........................................CCACPresident................................Dr. Jerry CainAthletic Director...................Nancy Smith Head Coach.................................Jim CookSeason.....................................Third SeasonAssistant Coach.....................Tom Kendall 2006-07 Record..................................11-182006-07 Conference Record...............4-4 Website.............www.judsoneagles.comSports Information......Adam P. LedyardContact Info......................(847) [email protected]

langston universityGame 231/23/2008 @ Parkville, Mo. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1897Location.............................Langston, Okla.Enrollment...........................................2,750Mascot.........................................Lady LionsColors...................................Blue & OrangeConference...........................................RRACPresident..............Dr. JoAnn W. HaysbertInterim Athletic Director.....Greg Johnson .................................................Donnita DrainHead Coach........................Donnita DrainSeason......................................13th Season Assistant Coach....................Tony Greene2006-07 Record....................................29-5Website...................www.luathletics.comSports Information..............Crystal KelsoContact Info......................(405) 466-2945

mckendree universityGames 2 & 1911/3/2007 @ Lebanon, Ill. 7:00 pm1/5/2008 @ Parkville, Mo. 2:00 pm

Founded.................................................1828Location...........................Lebanon, IllinoisEnrollment............................................3,000Mascot..............................................BearcatsColors...................................Purple & WhiteConference............................................AMCPresident..................Dr. James M. DennisAthletic Director...............Harry StathamHead Coach.............Melissa RinghausenSeason....................................Tenth SeasonAssistant Coach...........Stephanie Sparks2006-07 Record..................................21-102006-07 Conference Record.............11-3Website............athletics.mckendree.eduSports Information......Scott CummingsContact Info.........................618-537-6879.....................secummin@mckendree.edu

midamerica Nazarene universityGame 311/6/2007 @ Parkville, Mo. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1966Location..............................Olathe, KansasEnrollment............................................1,900Mascot.............................................PioneersColors.....................Scarlet, White & RoyalConference..........................................HAACPresident..........................Dr. Ed RobinsonAthletic Director.............................Ron HillHead Coach.....................................Bill Olin Season....................................Ninth SeasonCareer Record.................176-88 (8 years)Assistant Coach...............Kayla Dingman ..........................................................Jon Lewis2006-07 Record.....................................33-4Website.............www.mnu.edu/athleticsSports Information.............Chad JenkinsContact Info......................(913) [email protected]

missouri baptist universityGames 11 & 1411/29/2007 @ Parkville, Mo. 7:00 pm12/6/2007 @ St. Louis, Mo. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1964Location..................................St. Louis, Mo.Enrollment............................................4,200Mascot.............................................SpartansColors......................................Navy & WhiteConference............................................AMCPresident.......................Dr. R. Alton LaceyAthletic Director...............Thomas SmithHead Coach....................Raymond FarrellSeason.......................................First seasonAssistant Coach......................Iris A. Dixon2006-07 Record..................................14-14 2006-07 Conference Record...............7-6Website.......www.mobap.edu/athleticsSports Information.............Tiah WingateContact Info......................(314) [email protected]

missouri western State universityGame 1011/27/2007 @ St. Joseph, Mo. 5:30 pm

Founded.................................................1915Location..............................St. Joseph, MOEnrollment............................................5,200Mascot.................................................GriffonColors.......................................Black & GoldConference...........................................MIAA President......................Dr. James ScanlonAssoc. Athletic Director.......Patsy SmithHead Coach................................Lynn PlettSeason.......................................First Season Assistant Coach...................Saree Morley...........................................................Carly Lee2006-07 Record.....................................30-4Website: www.gogriffons.com/index.aspSports Information.....Trevor BernekingContact Info......................(816) [email protected]

oklahoma christian universityGame 811/17/2007 @ Shawnee, Okla. 2:00 pm

Founded.................................................1950Location..................Oklahoma City, Okla.Enrollment...........................................2,258Mascot.................................................EaglesConference.............................................SACPresident...........................Dr. Mike O’Neal Athletic Director...................Chuck WhiteHead Coach.................Stephanie FindleySeason......................................23rd Season Career Record.................................446-253Assistant Coach...........................Matt Hall2006-07 Record....................................22-82006-07 Conference Record............13-4Website......................www.oceagles.comSports Information...................Dave SeatContact Info.........................405-425-5363.......................................david.seat@oc.edu

oklahoma baptist universityGames 7 & 1611/16/2007 @ Shawnee, Okla. 6:00 pm12/15/2007 @ Parkville, Mo. 5:00 pm

Founded.................................................1910Location.............................Shawnee, Okla.Enrollment............................................1,607Mascot...................................................BisonColors....................................Green & WhiteConference..............................................SACPresident............................John W. ParrishHead Coach.................John McCulloughSeason..................................Eighth Season Assistant Coach..................John Marcum2006-07 Record..................................17-132006-07 Conference Record............11-7Website......www.okbu.edu/athletics/indexSports Information.......................Ray FinkContact [email protected]

ottawa universityGame 181/3/2008 @ Parkville, Mo. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1865Location.............................Ottawa, KansasEnrollment...............................................500Mascot.......................................Lady BravesColors.......................................Black & GoldConference...........................................KCACPresident...........................Dr. Fred B. ZookAthletic Director...............Arabie ConnerHead Coach................................Bruce TateSeason................................Second SeasonAssistant Coach...............Ericka Bradford2006-07 Record.....................................24-92006-07 Conference Record.............15-3Website..........www.ottawa.edu/OUAthleticsSports Information...............Katie TooleyContact Info........(785) 242-5200 x [email protected]

Peru State collegeGame 211/11/2008 @ Parkville, Mo. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1867Location.......................................Peru, Neb.Enrollment............................................2,100Mascot..............................................BobcatsColors...........................Royal Blue & White Conference..........................................MCACPresident..........................Dr. Ben JohnsonAthletic Director.......................Dick SpeasHead Coach............................Maurtice IvySeason.......................................First Season Assistant Coach...............Jennifer Epting2006-07 Record.....................................9-212006-07 Conference Record...............4-7Website.......................athletics.peru.edu/Sports Information..............Dave WalkerContact Info......................(800) [email protected]

Philander Smith collegeGames 24 & 291/29/2008 @ Little Rock, Ark. 5:00 pm2/26/2008 @ Parkville, Mo. 5:00 pm

Location.............................Little Rock, Ark.Mascot.............................................PanthersColors.....................................Green & GoldPresident.........Dr. Walter M. KimbroughAthletic Director.............Tyrone McGrawHead Coach......................James JohnsonAssistant Coach................Gemessia FordWebsite.....................www.philander.edu

Southern Nazarene universityGames 9 & 1311/20/2007 @ Parkville, Mo. 7:00 pm12/4/2007 @ Bethany, Okla. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1899Location..................Oklahoma City, Okla.Enrollment............................................2,218Mascot................................Crimson StormColors...............................Crimson & White Conference..............................................SACPresident.....................Dr. Loren GreshamAthletic Director.................Bobby MartinHead Coach................................Lori CarterSeason......................................Fifth Season Career Record...........102-37 (4 Seasons)Assistant Coach.........................Paul Cloar .............................................Heather McNutt2006-07 Record.....................................29-6Website..............................sports.snu.edu/Sports Information................Scott SecorContact Info......................(405) 491-6619.............................................ssecor@snu.edu

Voorhees collegeGame 272/9/2008 @ Owensboro, Ky. 11:00 am

Founded.................................................1897Location...............................Denmark, S. C.Mascot........................................Lady Tigers Colors...........................Royal Blue & White Conference............................IndependentPresident..................Dr. Valdrie N. WalkerAthletic Director..............Willie JeffersonHead Coach..............Edward J. Glover, Jr. Season...............................Seventh Season Assistant Coach.................Jennie Murray.........................................Kenneth Carter Jr. ..................................................Tyron Clinton2006-07 Record..................................20-10Website....................www.voorhees.edu/athletics/indexSports Information.......James GainyardContact Info......................(803) 780-1049

william Jewell collegeGame 611/13/2007 @ Liberty, Mo. 7:00 pm

Founded.................................................1843Location.....................................Liberty,Mo.Enrollment............................................1300Mascot............................................CardinalsColors.........................................Red & BlackConference..........................................HAACPresident...........................Dr. David SalleeAthletic Director.........Dr. James C. ReddHead Coach....................................Jill CressSeason......................................12th season Assistant Coach..........Harold Shepherd, Chad Hawkins & Chad Thomason2006-07 Record.....................................26-7Website.............................www.jewell.eduSports Information......Jefferson RobleeContact Info......................(816) [email protected]


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2006 SeaSoN recaP

The 2006 season was a tough year for the Park University Women’s Basket-

ball Team. Despite posting a 3-24 record, the fourth-seeded women were able to advance to the semi-final round of the NAIA Independent Region Basketball Tournament. After posting a 74-42 win over fifth-seeded Allen University in the tournament’s quarterfinals, the women’s season ended at the hands of Brescia University 45-34 in Columbia, S.C.

Three players were honored post-season for their achievements through-out the year. Guard Jacqueline Greer was named to the NAIA Independent All-Tournament Team, forward Rachel Bankhead was NAIA All-Independent Re-gion Scholar-Athlete and forward Megan Cummings was NAIA All-Independent Region First-Team.

The team took some devastating blows early on, losing several players to injuries. The Pirate injuries forced Coach Meriweather to juggle several players around on the court and Park could never quite get into the groove. “The lack of senior leadership and injuries plagued us last year,” said Coach Meriweather.

The Pirates were able to post two regular season wins and notched their third win in the NAIA Independent Region Basketball Tournament. Park got their first win on Nov. 17 in the John Brown University Tournament, posting a 53-52 win over Lyon College. Megan Cummings led the Pirates with 15 points and 12 total rebounds.

Coach Meriweather and team broke a 12-game losing streak on Jan. 9 with a 75-68 overtime win over Peru State College in the Breckon Sports Center. Jackie Greer scored a team high 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Park. The Pirates had two other play-ers score in double-digits, with Katrena Richard adding 15 points and Cummings scoring 12.

loSSeS From tHe 2006 SeaSoNA fortunate Park University only

loses three players from 2006 squad. The Pirates will be without Sarah Hopkins, Rachel Hartford and Angeline Field.

Hopkins, the top player lost from

Meghan Cummings returns for the 2007-08 season for her junior outing. Cummings was an NAIA All-Independent Region First -Team selection in 2006-07.

the 2006 team, appeared in 16 games and started in six. The senior started in five of the last six games for Coach Meriweather. She scored an individual high of nine points against Columbia College and made four-of-five free throws in the 53-52 win over Lyon College. Hopkins scored 66 total points last season and nabbed 15 total rebounds.

Hartford came off the bench for Park in nine contests, adding 14 points on the year. She hit the boards 19 times, snagging six of-fensive and 13 defensive rebounds. Field saw action in 16 games, scor-ing 23 total points and grabbing 47 rebounds.

2007-2008 returNerSPark University returns a solid

set of returners, who saw lots of ac-tion last season. Six members from last year’s squad will be back for the 2007-08 season, including: seniors Rachel Bankhead, Katherine Baker and Katrena Richard, juniors Megan Cummings and Jackie Greer and sophomore Tracey Oden.

Bankhead was one of two players who started and played in all 27 games. The 5-8 forward had 118 total rebounds and was the leader in three-point shots with 29 made. Bankhead, a Kansas City, Mo. native, posted a team high four three-pointers made against McKendree College and Oklahoma Baptist Univer-sity. She was the third highest scorer on last year’s squad, scoring 220 total points. Bankhead also aided the team on defen-sive with 20 steals and two blocks.

Baker, a Ursa, Ill. native, appeared in 26 total games, earning the starting nod in 18 for the Pirates. She scored 99 total points and converted 39 of 58 free throws for a .672 free throw percentage. On the court, Baker was one of several leaders in an aggressive style of play with 15 steals and 68 personal fouls.

Richard returns for her senior sea-son and Coach Meriweather looks for her to make an immediate impact. The Kan-sas City, Kan. native started in 19 games but appeared in all 27 for the Pirates in

2006. Richard scored 170 total points and was second on the team with 31steals. Richard converted 20 three-point field goals last season, posting four against Langston University on Nov. 4.

Cummings, a NAIA All-Independent Region First-Team selection, returns for her junior season and is looking to pick-up where she left off last season. The St. Joseph, Mo. native led the team in total points (211), total free throws made (75), minutes played (904), field goals (122), defensive rebounds (144), total rebounds (211) and assists (31).

One of two players to start and play in all 27 games, Cummings had two blocks and 24 steals. Cummings scored a team high 23 points against John Brown University and also made eight field goals on two separate occasions against McKendree College and Southern Naza-rene University.

Greer, a 5-7 guard and NAIA Inde-pendent All-Tournament Team member, will see more time on the court this sea-son. The junior appeared in all 26 games


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Jackie Greer was a NAIA All-Independent Tournament Team selection in the 2006-07 season.

and started in 17 in her sophomore out-ing. Greer was second in scoring with 238 total points and had 201 total rebounds.

The Kansas City, Mo. native led the defense with ten blocks and 44 steals on the year. Greer tied Cummings last season for most points scored and most field goals made in one game. She scored 23 points in the 75-68 overtime win against Peru State College on Jan. 9 and made eight field goals in the Peru game and also against Avila University. Greer also hit the boards hard on two sepa-rate occasions, grabbing a team high 19 rebounds against Missouri Western on Dec. 16.

“I am really looking forward to watching the upperclassmen lead the squad this season,” said Coach Meri-weather. “We’ll need lots of leadership out of them and I think they’ll step up to the occasion.”

Rounding out the top six is sopho-more guard Traci Oden. Oden had an impressive freshman year, playing in all

27 games and starting in three. She scored 88 total points and is the top returner with the best free throw shot percentage (.786), making 11-of-14 free throws. A Richmond, Mo. na-tive, Oden played her prep ball at Richmond High School. She had 65 total rebounds, adding two blocks and 16 steals.

The Pirates will also get help off the bench from players who saw limited action in the 2006 season. Seniors Amanda Green and Jenicia Stephens, juniors Jessica Stanley, Cherrale Ricks and Chante Dean, and sophomore Amy Andrews will all look to aid Park in the 2007-08 season.

Dean, Stanley and Ricks all checked out of the 2006-07 season early due to injuries. Green did not see any action while Stanley played in five games and started in four. In 139 minutes player, Stanley scored 41 total points and had four assists. Ricks started and played in four games, scoring 46 points and grabbing 26 total rebounds.

Stephens played in ten games, scoring ten points. The St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands native had 21 total re-bounds and recorded seven steals on the year. Dean saw action in nine games, starting in six. She scored 71 points and had ten assists. A Kansas City, Mo. native, she brought down 49 total rebounds, blocked six shots and had nine steals. Dean also led the team on several occa-sions, posting the top field goal percent-age in a game, going five-for-five against the Allen Lady Yellow Jackets and record-ing five assists against Missouri Baptist University.

Andrews appeared in 26 games as a true freshman, starting in four. The 5’8 guard scored 49 points and had 16 as-sists. Five of those 16 assists were in the overtime win over Peru State College.

2007-2008 NewcomerSThe Pirates add seven total new-

comers, four transfers and three fresh-men, to the 2007-2008 squad. Ashley Birch comes to Parkville, Mo. from Missouri Southern State University. She played in 15 games and shot .500 percent from the field. The guard from Kansas City, Kan. posted 29 offensive rebounds and 51 defensive.

Park will get some help down in the blocks this season with the addition of Daniella Martins, a 6-5 junior forward. Originally from Belem, Brazil, Martins transferred from Southeastern Oklahoma State. She started her collegiate basket-ball career at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo.

The Pirates also welcome transfer forwards Ranae Brown and Lauren Pee-bles. Brown, a 6-2 junior, relocated from Pratt Community College and Peebles, a 6-0 junior, played at John Wood Commu-nity College.

Rounding out the newcomers are freshmen Brianne Edwards, Cortney Jones and Stefany Jones. Edwards, a War-rensburg, Mo. native, played high school basketball in Warrensburg. The 5-10 forward earned second and first team all-conference honors, a spot on the KM2U Dream Team, was All-Johnson County and was a All-Area Sedalia Democrat.

C. Jones is a freshman from Kansas City, Kan. The 5-6 guard attended F.L. Schlagle High School. S. Jones, a Pleasant Hill, Mo. native, attended Pleasant Hill High School. The 5-5 guard was first team all-conference and all-district and on the KM2U Dream Team.


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record oVerall Home awaY NeutralALL GAMES 3-24 2-10 0-13 1-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-24 2-10 0-13 1-1IND. REGION TOURNAMENT 1-1

oVerall StatiSticS [-----TOTAL----] [-----3PT------] [-------FT-------] [------REBOUNDS------]PLAYER GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO BLK STL PTS AVG4 Sarah Hopkins 16-6 279/17.4 20-84 .238 7-38 .184 19-24 .792 4 11 15 0.9 13 29 38 0 5 66 4.111 Traci Oden 27-3 481/17.8 35-123 .285 7-40 .175 11-14 .786 29 36 65 2.4 49 21 47 2 16 88 3.312 Katrena Richard 27-19 595/22.0 56-202 .277 20-68 .294 38-50 .760 16 38 54 2.0 51 39 77 0 31 170 6.314 Rachel Bankhead 27-27 833/30.9 71-227 .313 29-100 .290 49-81 .605 49 69 118 4.4 65 21 65 2 20 220 8.115 Jenicia Stephens 10-0 134/13.4 3-16 .188 0-2 .000 4-11 .364 9 12 21 2.1 7 9 21 1 7 10 1.020 Katherine Baker 26-18 495/19.0 28-103 .272 4-17 .235 39-58 .672 16 49 65 2.5 68 22 49 1 15 99 3.821 Jessica Stanley 5-4 139/27.8 12-38 .316 5-14 .357 12-19 .632 7 15 22 4.4 13 4 12 1 4 41 8.223 Amy Andrews 26-4 362/13.9 14-59 .237 3-29 .103 18-32 .563 5 24 29 1.1 25 16 49 5 10 49 1.924 Cherrale Ricks 4-4 91/22.8 15-29 .517 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 11 15 26 6.5 14 1 5 1 3 46 11.525 Jacqueline Greer 26-17 647/24.9 91-238 .382 11-32 .344 45-74 .608 72 129 201 7.7 45 19 66 10 44 238 9.232 Chante’ Dean 9-6 166/18.5 28-55 .509 1-1 1.00 14-29 .483 21 28 49 5.4 16 10 22 6 9 71 7.933 Meghan Cummings 27-27 904/33.5 122-356 .343 21-78 .269 75-112 .670 67 144 211 7.8 69 31 91 2 24 340 12.640 Rachel Hartford 9-0 87/9.6 3-16 .188 0-0 .000 8-12 .667 6 13 19 2.1 3 3 7 1 1 14 1.653 Angeline Field 16-0 158/9.9 9-25 .360 0-0 .000 5-19 .263 23 24 47 2.9 24 7 14 1 3 23 1.4 TEAM Rebounds 55 63 118 7 ________________________________________Park University 27 5372 507-1571 .323 108-419 .258 353-557 .634 390 670 1060 39.3 462 233 570 33 194 1475 54.6________________________________________Opponents 27 5396 694-1645 .422 172-495 .347 347-511 .679 349 769 1118 41.4 485 404 479 59 278 1907 70.6________________________________________

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalPark University 697 763 13 1473 Opponent 961 940 6 1907

2006-07 Park uNiVerSitY womeN’S baSketball oPPoNeNt game HigHSTotal Points ............................ 103 Missouri Baptist (1/4)FG Made ......................35 Columbia College MO (12/4)............................................................. 35 McKendree (11/2)......................................................35 Missouri Baptist (1/4)FG Att. .........................................89 Missouti Baptist (1/4)FG Pct. .............0.604 (32/53) Central Methodist (11/7)3-Pt. Made .................................19 Missouri Baptist (1/4)3-Pt. Att. .....................................50 Missouri Baptist (1/4)3 Pt. Pct. ................................0.667 (4/6) Langston (11/4)

FT Made ............................................... 21 Langston (11/4)...........................................21 Southern Nazarene (11/24)FT Att. .................................................... 34 Langston (11/4)FT Pct........................................... 0.900 (9/10) Avila (1/15).............................0.900 (9/10) Central Methodist (11/7)Off. Reb. .............................22 Oklahoma Baptist (11/25)Def. Reb. ................... 37 MidAmerica Nazarene (11/28).......................................................................... 37 Avila (1/29)..............................................37 Oklahoma Baptist (11/25)

Rebounds .........................59 Oklahoma Baptist (11/25)Fouls .............................. 28 Benedictine College (11/11)Assists ............................................... 23 McKendree (11/2)Turnovers ..................................... 32 Benedictine (11/11)Blocks ...........................9 MidAmerica Nazarene (11/28)Steals ...........................................25 Missouri Baptist (1/4)

Total Points ...............23 M. Cummings vs. JBU (11/18)............................................23 J. Greer vs. Peru State (1/9)FG Made ...........8 M. Cummings vs. McKendree (12/7)......... 8 M. Cummings vs. Southern Nazarene (11/24)...............................................8 J. Greer vs. Peru State (1/9).......................................................8 J. Greer vs. Avila (1/29)FG Att. .................24 M. Cummings vs. So. Naz. (11/24)FG Pct. ....................... 1.000 (5/5) C. Dean vs. Allen (3/2)3-Pt. Made ..........4 R. Bankhead vs. McKendree (11/2)............................... 4 R. Bankhead vs.. Okla. Bap. (11/25).........................................4 K. Richard vs. Langston (11/4)3-Pt. Att. .............. 9 R. Bankhead vs. Okla. Bap. (11/25)3 Pt. Pct. ......1.000 (2/2) M. Cummings vs. Langston (11/4)

2006-07 Park uNiVerSitY womeN’S baSketball iNdiVidual game HigHS..................... 1.000 (2/2) M. Cummings vs. McKendree (12/7)............................................... 1.000 (2/2) J. Greer vs. JBU (11/18)FT Made ....................... 7 M. Cummings vs. JBU (11/18)........................ 7 M. Cummings vs. Cumberlands (12/9).......................................................7 J. Greer vs. Avila (1/15)..................................7 C. Ricks vs. William Jewell (11/21)FT Att. ...............................12 J. Greer vs. Peru State (1/9)FT Pct............1.000 (5/5) M. Cummings vs. Peru (12/2)Off. Reb. .........................................8 J. Greer vs. Peru (1/9)Def. Reb. .................16 J. Greer vs. Mo. Western (12/16)Rebounds ..............19 J. Greer vs. Mo. Western (12/16)Fouls ......................... 5 K. Baker vs. Cumberlands (12/9)....................................................... 5 K. Baker vs. Allen (3/2)

................................................. 5 K. Baker vs. Brescia (2/24)

..........................................5 M. Cummings vs. Avila (1/29)

...........................5 M. Cummings vs. Mo. Baptist (11/14)Assists ................................. 5 A. Andrews vs. Peru (12/2)........................ 5 M. Cummings vs. Central Meth. (11/7)............................................5 C. Dean vs. Mo. Baptist (1/4)Turnovers .................................9 K. Richard vs. Peru (1/9)Blocks ............................................3 J. Greer vs. Allen (3/2)Steals .............................................6 J. Greer vs. Allen (3/2)Minutes Played .................. 43:36 J. Greer vs. Peru (1/9)

2006-07 Park uNiVerSitY womeN’S baSketball team game HigHSTotal Points ....................75 vs. Peru State College (1/9)FG Made ..........................29 vs. Peru State College (1/9)FG Att. .......................70 vs. Southern Nazarene (11/24)FG Pct. ...................................0.482 (27/56) vs. Allen (3/2)3-Pt. Made .................................11 vs. McKendree (11/2)3-Pt. Att. ......................30 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (11/25)3 Pt. Pct. ................ .500 (3/6) vs. William Jewell (11/21)

FT Made ......................... 25 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/14)FT Att. ................................... 36 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)FT Pct...0.875 (7/8) vs. MidAmerica Nazarene (11/28)Off. Reb. .............................. 25 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)Def. Reb. ....................................................37 vs. Allen (3/2)............................................................37 vs. Peru State (1/9)................................................ 37 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)

Rebounds ........................... 62 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)Fouls .................25 vs. Univ of the Cumberlands (12/9)Assists .................................. 16 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)............................................16 vs. Peru State College (1/9)Turnovers ........................... 42 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)Blocks ...................... 5 vs. Columbia College MO (12/4)Steals ................................... 14 vs. Missouri Baptist (1/4)


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Score 1st-2nd Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. or dr tr PF-dq a to bl St (Nov. 2) Park 61 26-35 19-54 .352 11-28 .393 12-20 .600 7 25 32 15-0 15 16 1 4 at McKendree 82 38-44 35-72 .486 5-20 .250 7-14 .500 18 34 52 21-0 23 12 2 9

(Nov. 4) Park 66 42-24 20-55 .363 9-21 .429 17-20 .850 3 17 20 19-0 4 26 0 7at Langston 81 42-39 28-66 .424 4-6 .667 21-34 .618 16 27 43 18-0 19 23 4 15

(Nov. 7) Park 62 35-27 22-67 .328 8-29 .276 10-18 .556 20 12 32 14-0 12 11 0 8Central Methodist 79 35-44 32-53 .604 6-13 .462 9-10 .900 10 32 42 16-0 18 16 0 6

(Nov. 10) Park 59 32-27 18-55 .327 7-19 .368 16-23 .696 9 22 31 21-0 11 16 2 6Baker 68 41-27 22-47 .468 5-12 .417 19-28 .679 8 33 41 22-0 12 13 1 5

(Nov. 11) Park 59 29-30 17-54 .315 5-13 .385 14-19 .737 18 22 40 19-0 8 30 1 9Benedictine 69 34-35 24-54 .444 7-17 .412 20-35 .571 11 29 40 28-0 19 32 1 13

(Nov. 14) Park 69 32-37 21-69 .304 2-11 .182 25-34 .735 20 29 49 20-0 8 20 3 7at Missouri Baptist 88 51-37 31-76 .408 14-37 .678 12-14 .857 16 29 45 25-0 17 19 0 11

(Nov. 17) Park 53 28-25 19-56 .339 6-22 .273 9-16 .563 12 26 38 19-0 10 21 1 10vs. Lyon 52 27-25 16-59 .271 4-19 .211 16-21 .762 19 26 45 17-0 7 21 0 11

(Nov. 18) Park 57 34-23 19-55 .345 8-17 .471 11-14 .786 14 21 35 17-0 8 18 1 6vs. John Brown 75 42-33 28-58 .483 10-21 .476 9-11 .818 9 25 34 16-0 20 12 1 6

(Nov. 21) Park 62 30-32 19-51 .373 3-6 .724 21-29 .724 17 27 44 21-0 11 29 0 5William Jewell 74 34-40 25-58 .431 5-14 .357 19-26 .731 11 20 31 22-0 14 19 1 21 (Nov. 24) Park 46 20-26 18-70 .257 3-22 .136 7-15 .146 22 24 46 21-0 9 19 1 3vs. Southern Nazarene 87 44-43 29-66 .439 8-18 .444 21-30 .700 20 36 56 19-0 21 13 1 13

(Nov. 25) Park 40 20-20 16-67 .239 7-30 .233 1-2 .500 14 13 27 15-0 7 13 1 4Oklahoma Baptist 95 51-44 33-67 .493 13-25 .520 16-18 .889 22 37 59 6-0 22 12 7 9

(Nov. 28) Park 43 17-26 16-61 .262 4-23 .174 7-8 .875 8 27 35 10-0 5 18 0 5MidAmerica Nazarene 74 31-43 30-70 .429 7-25 .571 7-11 .600 14 37 51 11-0 17 15 9 11

(Dec. 2) Park 48 16-32 19-67 .284 2-11 .182 8-16 .500 15 22 37 20-0 13 26 0 2at Peru State 69 34-35 25-60 .417 6-19 .316 13-23 .565 17 29 46 17-0 19 25 1 4

(Dec. 4) Park 69 42-27 23-56 .411 4-16 .250 19-27 .704 14 23 37 14-0 13 25 5 12Columbia 89 54-35 35-68 .515 7-15 .467 12-16 .750 12 23 35 23-0 19 21 1 17

(Dec. 7) Park 53 21-32 22-64 .344 3-17 .571 6-10 .600 16 18 34 10-0 9 14 1 8McKendree 68 36-32 29-54 .537 4-7 .176 6-10 .600 8 29 37 11-0 16 15 0 1

(Dec. 9) Park 34 18-16 9-41 .220 1-11 .091 15-26 .577 6 27 33 25-0 3 24 1 4at Cumberlands 55 26-29 18-55 .327 1-10 .100 18-28 .643 11 31 42 20-0 8 14 6 10

(Dec. 16) Park 49 23-26 15-48 .313 2-12 .167 17-28 .607 9 27 36 20-0 6 21 0 5Missouri Western 80 43-37 28-68 .412 9-27 .333 15-24 .625 18 30 48 22-0 18 14 2 10

(Jan. 4) Park 67 35-32 23-66 .348 0-4 .000 21-36 .700 25 37 62 20-0 16 42 2 14Missouri Baptist 103 50-53 35-89 .393 19-50 .380 14-20 .583 20 27 47 24-0 17 24 6 25

(Jan. 6) Park 49 18-31 17-52 .327 0-7 .000 15-24 .625 15 23 38 14-0 14 25 2 9Columbia 64 30-34 26-64 .406 2-13 .154 10-15 .667 16 26 42 19-0 17 14 3 11

(Jan. 9) Park 75 25-37 (13) 29-66 .439 1-9 .111 16-35 .457 22 37 59 18-0 16 29 2 11Peru State 63 33-29 (6) 20-62 .323 11-34 .324 17-23 .739 9 23 32 26-0 12 25 0 15

(Jan. 11) Park 53 22-31 19-60 .317 2-13 .154 15-20 .450 17 26 43 13-0 3 17 2 12at Judson 56 25-31 20-49 .408 3-8 .375 13-17 .765 8 25 33 14-0 12 18 4 7

(Jan. 15) Park 55 26-29 17-63 .270 3-15 .200 18-25 .720 17 19 36 13-0 3 12 3 10Avila 68 36-32 27-57 .474 5-18 .278 9-10 .900 12 33 45 15-0 21 20 3 3

(Jan. 20) Park 52 27-25 22-51 .431 5-13 .385 3-5 .600 6 26 32 13-0 4 25 1 6at Brescia 57 26-31 24-70 .343 3-16 .188 6-14 .429 16 21 37 10-0 10 12 1 9

(Jan. 29) Park 48 26-22 15-58 .381 4-19 .211 14-22 .636 11 23 34 22-0 6 8 3 10Avila 54 26-28 16-42 .259 5-17 .294 17-28 .607 10 37 47 19-0 8 20 3 3


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Score 1st-2nd Fg-Fga Pct. 3Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. or dr tr PF-dq a to bl St (Feb. 24) Park 36 15-21 13-52 .250 3-16 .188 7-9 .778 17 26 43 13-0 10 22 0 6Brescia 65 32-33 28-58 .483 4-12 .333 5-9 .556 7 23 30 13-0 12 13 2 12

(Mar. 2) Park 42 14-28 27-56 .474 3-7 .429 17-25 .680 18 37 55 19-0 7 27 4 13vs. Allen 74 27-47 15-56 .268 2-11 .182 10-19 .526 8 16 24 18-0 2 20 0 10

(Mar. 3) Park 34 11-23 13-57 .228 2-8 .250 6-15 .400 18 34 52 15-0 2 19 0 3vs. Brescia 45 26-19 14-47 .319 3-11 .273 12-19 .632 3 31 34 15-0 4 10 0 3

date oPPoNeNt reSult HigH PoiNtS HigH rebouNdS StarterSNov. 2 vs. McKendree College L, 61-82 M. Cummings (18) M. Cummings (6) Hopkins, Richard, Bankhead, Baker, CummingsNov. 4 at Langston University L, 66-81 K. Richard (18) J. Greer (4) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Stanley, CummingsNov. 7 CENTRAL METHODIST L, 62-79 J. Stanley (17) M. Cummings (10) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Stanley, CummingsNov. 10 BAKER (Park Classic) L, 59-68 C. Ricks (15) C. Ricks (7) Richard, Bankhead, Stanley, Ricks, CummingsNo. 11 BENEDICTINE L, 59-69 C. Ricks (14) C. Ricks (9) Richard, Bankhead, Stanley, Ricks, CummingsNov. 14 at Missouri Baptist L, 69-88 M. Cummings (16) M. Cummings (11) Oden, Richard, Bankhead, Baker, CummingsNov. 17 vs. Lyon College (JBU Classic) W, 53-52 M. Cummings (15) M. Cummings (12) Oden, Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Cummings Nov. 18 vs. John Brown (JBU Classic) L, 57-75 M. Cummings (23) M. Cummings & J. Greer (6) Oden, Richard, Bankhead, Baker, CummingsNov. 21 WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE L, 62-74 C. Ricks (15) M. Cummings (9) Richard, Bankhead, Ricks, Greer, CummingsNov. 24 vs. Southern Nazarene L, 46-87 M. Cummings (20) M. Cummings (14) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Ricks, CummingsNov. 25 vs. Oklahoma Baptist L, 40-95 R. Bankhead (12) M. Cummings (7) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, CummingsNov. 28 vs. MidAmerican Nazarene L, 43-74 M. Cummings (15) R. Bankhead (7) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, CummingsDec. 1 OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN PPDDec. 2 at Peru State College L, 48-69 M. Cummings (17) M. Cummings (10) Hopkins, Richard, Bankhead, Baker, CummingsDec. 4 at Columbia College L, 69-89 R. Bankhead (18) J. Greer (17) Hopkins, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, CummingsDec. 7 MCKENDREE COLLEGE L, 53-68 M. Cummings (19) M. Cummings (10) Hopkins, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, CummingsDec. 9 vs. University of the Cumberlands L, 34-55 Cummings & Bankhead (9) M. Cummings (11) Hopkins, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, CummingsDec. 16 MISSOURI WESTERN STATE L, 49-80 M. Cummings (12) J. Greer (19) Hopkins, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, CummingsJan. 4 MISSOURI BAPTIST L, 67-103 C. Dean (13) M. Cummings & J. Greer (8) Bankhead, Baker, Andrews, Greer, CummingsJan. 6 COLUMBIA COLLEGE L, 49-64 J. Greer (13) J. Greer (13) Dean, Bankhead, Andrews, Greer, CummingsJan. 9 PERU STATE COLLEGE W, 75-68 (OT) J. Greer (23) J. Greer (15) Dean, Richard, Bankhead, Greer, CummingsJan. 11 Judson College L, 53-56 J. Greer (13) M. Cummings (12) Dean, Richard, Bankhead, Greer, CummingsJan. 15 Avila University L, 55-68 M. Cummings (20) J. Greer (5) Dean, Bankhead, Andrews, Greer, CummingsJan. 20 Brescia University L, 52-57 M. Cummings (17) J. Greer (11) Dean, Richard, Bankhead, Greer, CummingsJan. 29 AVILA UNIVERSITY L, 48-54 J. Greer (21) J. Greer (5) Dean, Richard, Bankhead, Greer, CummingsFeb. 24 BRESCIA UNIVERSITY L, 36-65 R. Bankhead (10) M. Cummings (13) Bankhead, Baker, Andrews, Greer, CummingsFeb. 26 OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN CanceledMar. 2 vs. Allen University W, 74-42 J. Greer (16) M. Cummings (10) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, Cummings (Independent Region Quarterfinals)Mar. 3 vs. Brescia University L, 34-45 J. Greer (8) J. Greer (16) Richard, Bankhead, Baker, Greer, Cummings (Independent Region Semifinals)


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Park uNiVerSitY all-time coacHiNg HiStorYcoach Years w l PctJudy Milewski 1979-80 0 16 0.00Ken Johnston 1980-81 -- -- -- Larry Hurshman 1981-82 1 12 7.69Larry Hurshman 1982-83 5 16 23.8Bob Peterson 1983-84 6 16 27.3Bob Peterson 1984-85 15 10 60.0Karl Butler 1985-86 12 12 50.0Judy Vaughn 1986-87 9 15 37.5Judy Vaughn 1987-88 8 17 32.0Judy Vaughn 1988-89 15 10 60.0Judy Vaughn 1989-90 7 20 25.9Judy Vaughn 1990-91 14 14 50.0Judy Vaughn 1991-92 13 15 46.4Karl Butler 1992-93 3 25 10.7C.C. Harris 1993-94 -- -- -- Elaine Gonya 1994-95 6 25 19.4Elaine Gonya 1995-96 4 26 13.3Elaine Gonya 1996-97 8 21 27.6Joe c. meriweather 1997-98 5 25 16.7Joe c. meriweather 1998-99 7 24 22.6Joe c. meriweather 1999-00 3 25 10.7Joe c. meriweather 2000-01 8 17 32.0Joe c. meriweather 2001-02 14 17 41.6Joe c. meriweather 2002-03 9 22 29.0Joe c. meriweather 2003-04 22 3 88.0Joe c. meriweather 2004-05 13 15 46.4Joe c. meriweather 2005-06 19 12 61.3Joe c. meriweather 2006-07 3 24 11.1

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Park University men’s and women’s basketball enters its eighth season of

play inside Breckon Sports Center, post-ing an overall record of 113 - 66 in seven seasons. Named after longtime Park Univer-sity President Donald Breckon, the Breck-on Sports Center was built in 2000 and houses the Park University athletic de-partment offices. The 1,000-seat capac-ity arena in the west dome plays host to men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s volleyball games. The east dome serves as practice fa-cility for not only the volleyball teams, but also is a year-round indoor home to the soccer, baseball and softball programs.

meN’S baSketball iNSide breckoN SPortS ceNter Park men’s basketball opened the Breckon Sports Center in the 2000-01 sea-son, posting a home record of 10-6 under head coach and current Director of Ath-letics Claude English, marking the first of four seasons inside the building that Park has posted a 10-win-or-better season at home. The Pirates went 10-3 inside Breckon in 2001-02 before setting a school record with 12 home wins in 2002-03. The Pirates finished the season 12-2 at home. Park added six wins to the Breckon total in 2003-04 and nine more in Eng-lish’s final season, 2004-05.

The Jason Kline Era began inside Breckon Sports Center in 2005-06, and Kline’s Pirates grabbed six of their 10 wins on the year at home. The Pirates tied the school record for wins inside Breckon Sports Center in 2006-07, going 12-1 at home on the way to an NAIA Independent Region Tourna-ment Championship and a Sweet 16 ap-pearance in the 2007 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

meriweatHer iNSide breckoN SPortS ceNterHead coach Joe C. Meriweather is the only coach in Park women’s basketball history to have coached inside Breckon.

In seven seasons inside Breckon Sports Center, coach Meriweather posts an 48-33 overall record.

Coach Meriweather led the 2003-04 team to its best finish in Park women’s basketball history, posting a 22-3 over-all record. The Pirates won 14 games in-side Breckon Sports Center that season, knocking off four nationally ranked NAIA teams inside the domes. The 2005-06 season was also a his-torical season, as coach Meriweather led the Pirates to its first NAIA National Tour-nament appearance. Park went 10-12 inside Breckon, highlighted by an eight-game home winning streak.

meN’S baSketball

coach Year w l Pct.Claude English 2000-01 10 6 .625Claude English 2001-02 10 3 .769Claude English 2002-03 12 2 .857Claude English 2003-04 6 8 .429Claude English 2004-05 9 6 .600Jason Kline 2005-06 6 7 .462Jason Kline 2006-07 12 1 .923

totalS 7 Seasons 65 33 .663

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coach Year w l Pct.Joe C. Meriweather 2000-01 5 6 .455Joe C. Meriweather 2001-02 6 5 .546Joe C. Meriweather 2002-03 5 8 .385Joe C. Meriweather 2003-04 13 1 .929Joe C. Meriweather 2004-05 8 3 .727Joe C. Meriweather 2005-06 10 1 .909Joe C. Meriweather 2006-07 1 9 .100totalS 7 Seasons 48 33 .593

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Meghan CummingsJunior Forward

2007 PARK UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALLNo. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown Previous School4 Amy Andrews So. 5’8 G Essex, England SEEVIC College10 Amanda Green Sr. 5’6 G Phoenix City, Ala. Chattahoochee Valley C.C.11 Traci Oden So. 5’6 G Richmond, Mo. Richmond H.S.12 Katrena Richard Sr. 5’3 G Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City (Kan.) C.C.14 Rachel Bankhead Sr. 5’8 F Kansas City, Mo. Center H.S.15 Jenicia Stephens Sr. 5’5 G St. Thomas, Virgin Is. North Central Missouri College20 Katherine Baker Sr. 5’5 G Ursa, Ill. John Woods C.C.21 Jessica Stanley Jr. 5’8 G Stockton, Mo. Evangel University23 Ashley Birch Sr. 5’6 G Kansas City, Kan. Missouri Western 24 Cherrale Ricks Jr. 6’0 F Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence H.S.25 Jacqueline Greer Jr. 5’7 G Kansas City, Mo. Central H.S.30 Stefany Jones Fr. 5’5 G Pleasant Hill, Mo. Longview C.C.32 Chante Dean Jr. 5’10 F Kansas City, Mo. State Fair C.C.33 Meghan Cummings Jr. 6’0 F St. Joseph, Mo. Wathena H.S.34 Ranae Brown Jr. 6’2 F Wichita, Kan. Pratt C.C.40 Daniella Martins Jr. 6’5 F Belem, Brazil Southeastern Oklahoma State43 Cortney Jones Fr. 5’6 G Kansas City, Kan. Schlagle H.S.50 Lauren Peebles Jr. 6’0 F Florissant, Mo. John Wood C.C.53 Brianne Edwards Fr. 5’10 F Warrensburg, Mo. Warrensburg H.S.

Jacqueline GreerJunior Guard

2007-08 PARK MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULEDate Opponent Site Time10/20/2007 Livin’ The Dream (Exh.) Breckon Sports Center 4 p.m.11/2/2007 Central Methodist Breckon Sports Center 4 p.m.11/3/2007 Oklahoma Christian Breckon Sports Center 3 p.m.11/6/2007 at Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 7:30 p.m.11/9/2007 at William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. ! 7:30 p.m.11/10/2007 vs. Benedictine College Liberty, Mo. ! TBA11/13/2007 McKendree College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.11/15/2007 William Jewell College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.11/17/2007 at Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Okla. 3 p.m.11/19/2007 John Brown University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.11/23/2007 vs. Midland Lutheran College Kansas City, Mo. # 2 p.m.11/24/2007 vs. University of Saint Mary Kansas City, Mo. # 2 p.m.11/27/2007 at Missouri Baptist St. Louis, Mo. 7 p.m.12/5/2007 Bellevue University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.12/8/2007 at McKendree College Lebanon, Ill. 7 p.m.12/15/2007 Columbia College Breckon Sports Center 3 p.m.1/3/2008 Missouri Baptist University Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m.1/5/2008 at Columbia College Columbia, Mo. 4 p.m.1/7/2008 Judson College Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m.1/9/2008 at Bellevue University Bellevue, Neb. 7 p.m.1/12/2008 College of the Ozarks Breckon Sports Center 3 p.m.1/16/2008 at Rockhurst University Kansas City, Mo. 7 p.m.1/19/2008 Brescia University Breckon Sports Center 3 p.m.1/29/2008 at Philander Smith College Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m.2/5/2008 at College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Mo. 7:30 p.m.2/8/2008 at Allen University Owensboro, Ky. 5 p.m.2/9/2008 at Voorhees University Owensboro, Ky. * 1 p.m.2/23/2008 at Brescia University Owensboro, Ky. * 3 p.m.2/26/2008 Philander Smith College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.3/7-3/9 Independent Tournament Columbia, S.C. TBA3/19-3/25 NAIA National Tournament Kansas City, Mo. TBA! - William Jewell College Classic (Liberty, Mo.)# - Rockhurst University Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)* - Brescia University Classic (Owensboro, Ky.)

2007-08 PARK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULEDate Opponent Site Time10/20/2007 Livin’ The Dream (Exh.) Breckon Sports Center 6 p.m.11/1/2007 at Columbia College Columbia, Mo. 7 p.m.11/3/2007 at McKendree University Lebanon, Ill. 5 p.m.11/6/2007 MidAmerica Nazarene Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.11/9/2007 vs. Benedictine College Ottawa, Kan. ! 6 p.m.11/10/2007 vs. Baker University Ottawa, Kan. ! 6 p.m.11/13/2007 at William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 7 p.m.11/16/2007 at Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Okla. # 6 p.m.11/17/2007 vs. Oklahoma Christian University Shawnee, Okla. # 2 p.m.11/20/2007 Southern Nazarene University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.11/27/2007 at Missouri Western State Joplin, Mo. 5:30 p.m.11/29/2007 Missouri Baptist University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.12/1/2007 Hannibal-LaGrange College Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m.12/4/2007 at Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Okla. 7 p.m.12/6/2007 at Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 7 p.m.12/8/2007 at Hannibal-LaGrange College Hannibal, Mo. 2 p.m.12/15/2007 Oklahoma Baptist University Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m.12/17/2007 Columbia College Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m.1/3/2008 Ottawa University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.1/5/2008 McKendree University Breckon Sports Center 2 p.m.1/7/2008 Judson College Breckon Sports Center 3 p.m.1/11/2008 Peru State College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.1/19/2008 Brescia University Breckon Sports Center 1 p.m.1/23/2008 Langston University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.1/29/2008 at Philander Smith College Little Rock, Ark. 5 p.m.2/5/2008 at College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Mo. 5:30 p.m.2/8/2008 vs. Allen University Owensboro, Ky. * 3 p.m.2/9/2008 vs. Voorhees College Owensboro, Ky. * 11 a.m.2/23/2008 at Brescia University Owensboro, Ky. 1 p.m.2/26/2008 Philander Smith College Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m.3/7-3/9 Independent Tournament Columbia, S.C. TBA 3/19-3/25 NAIA National Tournament Columbia, S.C. TBA! - William Jewell College Classic (Liberty, Mo.)# - Rockhurst University Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)* - Brescia University Classic (Owensboro, Ky.)Home Games in Gold. All Dates & Times Subject to Change

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Katrena RichardSenior Guard

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