Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Basketball To Host Evansville In Season Opener
November 15, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 15, 2000
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EVANSVILLE AT BOWLING GREEN
7 p.m., Tuesday, November 21Last Meeting: Evansville 73, Bowling Green 71 (1949-50)Anderson Arena (5000)
Series Record: Evansville leads 1-0
Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7)FALCON PROBABLE STARTERS
2 Josh Almanson F 6-8 220 Fr.
1st Team All-State Selection
10 Trent Jackson ** F 6-4 205 Sr.
8.6 ppg., 3.3 Reb, 52.7 FG %
14 Len Matela ** C 6-9 240 Jr.
HM All-MAC, 12.5 ppg., 7.7 Reb, 61.9 FG%
20 Keith McLeod ** G 6-2 185 Jr.
12.9 ppg., 47.7 3FG%
32 Brandon Pardon* G 6-1 200 Jr.
6.5 ppg., 4 Assists per game
Head Coach ......... Dan Dakich (Indiana `85) 50-34 (4th Year)
PURPLE ACE PROBABLE STARTERS
21 Adam Seitz F 6-4 190 Jr.
13.8 ppg., 4.3 reb., 51.3 FG%
32 Craig Snow F 6-7 225 Sr.
16.3 ppg., 6.0 reb., 40.9 3FG%
25 Faruk Mujezinovic C 6-9 245 So.
3.7 ppg., 2.3 reb., 51.6 FG %
11 Jeremy Stanton G 6-1 185 Sr.
6.5 ppg., 3.2 reb.
12 Mark Allaria G 6-2 185 Jr.
Averaged 10 points and 6 assists at John Logan JC
Head Coach .... Jim Crews (Indiana `75) 273-172 (16th Year)
FALCONS BEGIN 4TH SEASON UNDER DAKICH
The Falcons begin their fourth season under head coach Dan Dakich.
They have won two straight season opening games having defeated Northern Iowa at home, 70-68, in 1998, and Jackson State, 60-43, in the Pepsi One/Nextell Challenge in Hawaii last year.
Since 1986, the Falcons are 13-1 in home openers.
While most of those wins have come against non-Division I opponents, this game against Evansville will mark the first time in school history that BG has opened its home campaign against a DI opponent for three straight years (Northern Iowa, Arkansas-Little Rock, and Evansville).
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Both teams are picked to finish third in their respective leagues.
BGSU, the defending MAC Champions, is slated to finish third in the East Division after finishing 22-8 and 14-4 in 1999-2000.
The Purple Aces were 18-12 and 9-9 in the Missouri Valley Conference finishing sixth last season. They are picked to finish behind Creighton and Indiana State.
