Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Visits Miami
February 01, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2001
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BOWLING GREEN (7-10, 3-5) at MIAMI (10-11, 6-4) Noon, Saturday, February 3 Millett Hall (9,200) Series Record: Miami leads 67-38 Last Meeting: Miami 58, BGSU 56 (2000 MAC Tournament) Radio: WBVI (96.7) On the Web: www.bgsufalcons.com
BGSU AND THE MAC
The Falcons are in their 47th season as a member of the MAC. BGSU has a 357-318 record in the league and is third overall among conference schools with eight titles. The Falcons have a 29-14 MAC record since 1999 and captured their eighth MAC Championship with a 14-4 record, last season. They also won titles in 1997, 1983, 1981, 1968, 1963, 1962, and 1959.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 106th meeting in a series which began in 1943. Each of the team's last four meetings have been decided by six points or less. Last year, Miami defeated BGSU, 58-56 in overtime at the MAC tournament, while the Falcons won regular season meetings in Miami, 66-60, and 68-63 in BG. Last season marked the first time since 1988 that the Falcons had swept the regular season meetings.
TURN AROUND AND REBOUND
Inspired by Coach Dan Dakich's fashion sense (wearing his sport coat backwards) the Falcons have hopefully turned their season around after defeating Western Michigan, 77-61. With a four-game losing streak behind them, the Falcons embark on a three-game road trip (Miami, Ohio, Buffalo) before closing out the conference season with five of seven at home.
The Falcons are coming off their best defensive effort of the season (61 points allowed on 38.6 percent shooting) and outrebounded their opponent for the third straight game, 38-30.
CAREER NOTES
Junior Len Matela is third on the BGSU all-time list in career field goal percentage (58.8). He leads active Falcon players in career starts with 50.
Junior Keith McLeod is second on the BGSU all-time list in career three-point field goal percentage (39.4). He has averaged 30.8 minutes per game during his career.
Senior Trent Jackson has moved into sixth place on the all-time BGSU list in career field goal percentage (52.0).
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
KEITH MCLEOD, JR, 6-2, CANTON, OHIO/MCKINLEY
has scored in double figures in 15 of 16 games this season... ranks among conference leaders in scoring, assists, steals and free throw percentage...is averaging 18 points per game against the MAC, which is the third highest in the league...had 22 points and four steals against Western Michigan...had 16 points against Kent State...had a team-high 15 points against Ball State...has gone to the line nearly nine times per game in the MAC ...has eclipsed the 20-point mark six times ...has accomplished that feat 14 times in his career...had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists against Toledo...had a MAC career-best 25 points against Central Michigan ...made a career-best 14 consecutive free throws against Northern Illinois and finished with a game-high 22 points... had 22 points and hit three of four three-point attempts against Wilmington...had 15 points and five assists against Michigan... scored a team-high 24 points at UNCW...had 20 points, five rebounds and five steals in 38 minutes of action against Evansville... was the MAC's leading three-point shooter last season and ranked seventh in the country at 47.1 percent.
LEN MATELA, JR, 6-8, MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA/ANDREAN
has 17 career-double-doubles and six this season...averaging 14 points and 9.8 rebounds in the MAC...had led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounding 14 times...had 15 points and 11 boards against Western Michigan...had 17 points and 14 boards against Kent State...led the Falcons with 19 points and eight rebounds against Akron...had a team-best 22 points and seven rebounds against Toledo...posted his 15th career double-double with a 23-point, 13 rebound performance against Buffalo...made all seven free throw attempts in that game...had 14 boards against Northern Illinois...had his 14th career double-double with an 18-point, 13-rebound effort against Marist... had a 25-point, 17-board performance against Duquesne and an 18-point, 11-rebound performance against UNCW...one of the top shooters in the country a year ago (61.9 percent), Matela was an honorable mention All-MAC performer a year ago...attended the same high school as Coach Dakich (Andrean in Merrillville, Indiana).
BRANDON PARDON, JR, 6-1, MIDDLE POINT, OHIO/LINCOLNVIEW
ranks fourth nationally and first in the MAC averaging 7.4 assists...has had 10 assists or more five times this season...has played 614 of a possible 680 minutes...had 17 points and 11 assists at Akron...had 17 points in the second half against Buffalo...has 49 assists and 21 turnovers in conference play...has connected on three or more three-pointers in four games this season...had 17 points and eight assists against Central Michigan...had 16 points and five assists against Northern Illinois.... the all-time assist leader in Ohio High School history had a team-best 19 points and seven assists against Michigan State...scored a career-high 24 points against Urbana... had 10 points and 12 assists against Duquesne ...had a career-high 13 assists to go along with 15 points against Evansville...is one of two players to have started all 17 games.
KEVIN NETTER, FR, 6-10, RICHMOND DALE, OHIO/SOUTHEASTERN
has started three games and is second in blocked shots with 14...had a career-high 18 points against Urbana, all in the second half...busted loose with 17 points and five rebounds in 30 minutes of action against Duquesne... had 17 points against Wilmington...made eight of nine FT attempts against Urbana and six of seven against Michigan ...also made seven of nine charity tosses against Wilmington ...had five blocked shots against Wilmington.
TRENT JACKSON, SR, 6-4, ROCHESTER, NY/FRANKLIN
has started all 17 games... leads the team in dunks with 15 and is the conference leader in steals and third in field goal percentage...had 16 points and five steals against Western Michigan...had a streak of eight straight double figure scoring efforts snapped against Kent State ...posted 14 points and a team-high three steals against Ball State ...had 11 points against Akron...had 16 points against Toledo...posted his best shooting night for the season (7/9)... had a season-best 20 points against Buffalo...had 11 points against CMU...made all seven of his free throw attempts...had 18 points against NIU and added to his league leading steal total with four thefts...had 16 points against Michigan State... tied a school-record with eight steals against Wilmington...tied a mark set by Joe Faine against Central Michigan in 1981... had a season-high 20 points against Wilmington...tied a career-high with eight free throws made against Michigan State and Michigan...also had a 15-point, three steal performance against Duquesne...has started 38 career games.
CORY RYAN, SO, 6-5, FOUNTAIN CITY, INDIANA/NORTHEASTERN
has started five games...is the team's top three-point threat by percentage (41.8)..had his third double figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points against Ball State...popped in his first two three-pointers in three games against Akron...made a career-high three free throws against Toledo...has made a three-pointer in 12 of 14 games he has played in this season...scored just 16 points all of last season...had a season-best six steals against Wilmington...led the Falcons in scoring for the second game this season when he netted 18 points against Illinois State...scored a career-high 20 points against Evansville.
BRENT KLASSEN, JR, 6-8, KIMBALL, NEBRASKA/KIMBALL HS
has made 20 starts during his career, including 11 this season... coming off one of his best efforts of the season with seven points and seven rebounds against Western Michigan...played a season-high 32 minutes and added two blocks...had six points and five rebounds against Buffalo...had a career-high 10 points against Central Michigan... matched his previous season-best when he scored six points against Michigan State ...contributed three points and three rebounds in 11 minutes against Michigan...is a career 49.1 percent shooter from the field and a 73.2 % marksman from the line.
JOSH ALMANSON, FR, 6-8, BOWLING GREEN, OHIO/BOWLING GREEN
is averaging 8.9 points and 3.9 rebounds...hitting on 67.8 from the floor and 84.2 from the line...had 10 points against Kent State...had his top scoring night in the MAC with 13 against Akron...also had seven rebounds...has started three games...averaging 9.1 points in six MAC contests...made all four of his field goal attempts against Toledo...had 11 points and five rebounds against Buffalo..has a team-best 16 blocked shots...had nine points and knocked down his first career three-point shot at Marist...had a career-best 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven free throws against Wilmington...scored 22 points and had a team-high nine rebounds against Urbana...scored 14 points and added five rebounds and four blocks in 24 minutes of action at Illinois State.
KRIS GERKEN, SO, 6-3, HAMLER, OHIO/PATRICK HENRY HS
a walk-on transfer from Wittenberg...scored his first points as a Falcon against Urbana...played eight minutes and had two rebounds, two steals and an assist.
