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Bowling Green, Ohio – Throughout the 2015-16 Bowling Green State University men's basketball season, the BGSU athletics department will take a look back at each decade over the men's basketball program's history as part of the Centennial Season celebration leading up to the Centennial Game on Jan. 23, 2016 versus Kent State.

From Larrañaga to Dakich

With an overall record of 170-144, eight winning seasons, including the last four at BGSU, and three postseason tournament appearances in the National Invitation Tournament in 1990, 1991 and 1997, in 11 seasons at BGSU head coach Jim Larrañaga moved on to George Mason after leading being named the MAC Coach of the Year in 1997, in which the Falcons went 22-10 overall and won the MAC Championship in 1996-97.

Entered Dan Dakich, a former player and assistant coach under Bobby Knight at Indiana University from 1981-97. Coach Dakich took over the reins in 1997-98 going 10-16 overall with the best player in Anthony Stacey missing all but five games on the year due to an injury. He immediately turned things around after his first year, posting 18 wins in 1998-99 and 22 wins in 1999-2000. In 1999-2000, the Falcons won the MAC Championship outright with a 22-8 overall record and a 14-4 conference record.

Under Dakich the Falcons made two NIT appearances in 2000 and 2002, and posted a five winning seasons overall. The 24 wins in 2001-02 are tied for the third most wins by a Falcons' team in a single season and were the most wins by a BGSU team since 1948-49.

In 10 years at the helm of the BGSU program, Dakich finished with an overall record of 156-140. His 156 career wins at Bowling Green are tied for the third most all-time for a head coach at BGSU with Paul Landis who coached 17 seasons from 1925-42. He is only behind Hall of Famer Harold Anderson and his 362 wins, and Larrañaga with his 170 victories.

Two More MAC Championships

The Falcons posted MAC Championships number seven and eight over the period of 1995-2005, with regular season championship titles in 1996-97 and 1999-2000.

In 1996-97, the Falcons led by captains Jay Larrañaga and Antonio Daniels, went 22-10 overall and 13-5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for first overall and earn co-MAC Championship honors. With non-conference wins of Purdue, Mississippi State and Nebraska, BGSU won its final regular season game over Central Michigan 99-70 to clinch a share of the conference championship.

Head coach Jim Larrañaga's final team at BGSU in 1996-97 consisted of Howard Chambers, Dave Esterkamp, Phillip Murray, Dave Furlin, Tony Reid, Anthony Stacey, Javier Crespo, Dayon Ninkovic, Jake Holmes, Koen Rouwhorst, Kirk Cowan, Jay Larrañaga, Antonio Daniels, DeMar Moore, Brian Saks (manager), assistant coach Bill Courtney, assistant coach Mike Gillian and assistant coach Keith Noftz.

Three years later under head coach Dan Dakich, the Falcons again won the MAC Championship regular season crown in 1999-2000. The Falcons again posted 22 wins overall, going 22-8 on the season and 14-4 in MAC play, which included two different six-game winning streaks on the season.

Captained by Anthony Stacey and Dave Esterkamp, the Falcons roster was made up of Cory Ryan, Dubrey Black, Brandon Pardon, Trent Jackson, Jeremy King, Keith McLeod, Graham Bunn, Kyle Rase, Brent Klassen, Kevin Netter, Len Matela, Seth Doliboa, Kelly Hunt, Coach Dakich, assistant coach Artie Pepelea, assistant coach Keith Noftz, assistant coach Jamal Meeks and student-assistant coach DeMar Moore.

Postseason Play

The Falcons made the MAC Championship Tournament in nine of the 10 years from 1995-2005, including reaching the championship game in 2001-02 in which the Falcons fell to Kent State, 70-59, in Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Bowling Green made a total of three National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearances over the 10-year span, playing in the national postseason tournament in 1996-97, 1999-2000 and 2001-02.

The 1996-97 co-MAC Champions with a 13-5 league record and an overall record of 22-10 drew West Virginia in the first round of the NIT event after falling in the semifinals of the MAC Championship Tournament to Eastern Michigan. The Falcons fell on the road to the Mountaineers in a shootout 98-95, in which BGSU hit a then program record 16 three-pointers for the contest.

Three years later the MAC Champions returned to the NIT in 1999-2000. Finishing the season at 22-8 overall and 14-4 in conference play, the Falcons had their season come to an end with an 81-54 road loss at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the first round of the postseason tournament.

BGSU returned to the NIT two years later in 2001-02, as BGSU finished the season at 24-9 overall and ended the year in second-place overall in the MAC with a conference record of 12-6. After dropping the regular season finale on the road at Ohio, the Falcons posted a first round MAC Championship Tournament win over Akron, 60-58, and then went on to defeat Ball State 69-57 in the second round to advance to the championship title game. BGSU fell in the championship game to Kent State 70-59, yet received the league's NIT bid where the Falcons suffered a first round road loss to Butler 81-69.

Two All-Americans and Five NABC All-District Honorees

BGSU had two Falcons earn All-American Honorable Mention honors for the first time since 1984 and had a total of four players earn NABC All-District recognition from 1997 to 2005.

Antonio Daniels was recognized as an Associated Press (AP) Honorable Mention All-American in 1996-97, the first Falcon to receive the honor since David Jenkins in 1983-84. That season, Daniels, who was named the MAC Player of the Year, led the Falcons to a MAC Championship and an appearance in the NIT. A senior co-captain, Daniels poured in 767 points that season and led the Falcons with an average of 24.0 points per game. He also led the team in assists with 216 on the season, an average of 6.8 per contest. In his last game as a Falcon, Daniels poured in a career-high 38 points in the NIT first round loss at West Virginia on March 12, 1997. His 767 points in 1996-97 is the second most points scored by a Falcon in a single season, while his average of 24.0 points per game still ranks as the fifth highest scoring average by a single player in a season.

Five years later, Keith McLeod became the Falcons' 13th All-American when he was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2001-02. Named the MAC Player of the Year that same season, McLeod led the Falcons with 755 points and an average of 22.9 points per game on the year. McLeod, who also led BGSU with a total of 65 steals on the year, guided the Falcons to 24 wins, a second-place MAC finish and an appearance in the NIT postseason tournament that season. He poured in a career-high 42 points versus Buffalo on Jan. 12, 2002. His 755 points ranks as the third most points by a Falcon in a single season, while his 22.9 points per game that year still ranks eighth in BGSU's single season history.

Four total Falcons earned NABC All-District honors from 1995-2005 in Daniels (1997), Anthony Stacey (1999 & 2000), McLeod (2002) and Josh Almanson (2005).

A two-time NABC All-District selection, Stacey led the Falcons in scoring in both 1998-99 and 1999-2000. Stacey totaled 499 points and averaged 18.5 points per game in 1998-99, and also led the Falcons in rebounding with 151 rebounds, an average of 5.6 per contest. The following season, Stacey, who was named the MAC Player of the Year led BGSU become the regulars season MAC Champions with an average of 16.8 points per game. He also led the Falcons in steals both seasons with 61 in 1998-99 and 53 in 1999-2000.

A 2004-05 honoree, Almanson was second on the team with an average of 17.2 points per game, in which he shot 59.2 percent from the field overall and 82.8 percent from the free throw line on the year, both of which were team-highs. He was second on the team in rebounding with 140 boards, an average of 4.8 per contest, and was second for the Falcons with 30 blocked shots on the year.

A Total of Nine 1,000 Career Point Scorers

With Falcon standouts Antonio Daniels and Jay Larrañaga's careers during overlapping into the 1995-2005 era, at total of seven different Falcons that suited up in the Orange and Brown scored 1,000 career points or more during that decade of BGSU men's basketball, including all-time leading scorer Anthony Stacey and four of the top-10 scorers in BGSU history.

Stacey, BGSU's all-time career scoring leader, totaled a program record 1,938 career points during his time at BG from 1995-00. A current assistant coach at BGSU, Stacey averaged double digit points all five years he was a Falcon which included a medical redshirt season in 1997-98 in which he played in only five games due to an injury. Stacey, who averaged 16.0 points per game as a freshman in 1995-96 and 14.3 points per game his sophomore season in 1996-97, recorded a total of 890 career points in just his first two years as a Falcon. After scoring just 62 points in five games in his injured season in 1997-98, which was an average of 12.4 points per game, Stacey returned to average a career-high 18.8 points per game in 1998-99 in which he scored 499 points on the season and eclipsed the 1,000 career-points mark. He would go on to pass Howard Komives record of 1,834 career points the following season, in which he scored 487 points and averaged 16.8 points per game in 1999-2000 to lead the Falcons to the MAC Championship regular season title. Stacey's career scoring average of 16.2 points per game is tied for 13th overall in BGSU's 100-year history.

Second on the Falcons' all-time scoring list, Keith McLeod totaled 1,895 career points at BGSU from 1998-2002. McLeod averaged 12 points or more over each of his four seasons at BGSU and increased his totaled from 12.1 points per game as a freshman in 1998-99 to a career-high 22.9 points per game as a senior in 2001-02. McLeod, who scored a career-high 42 points versus Buffalo on Jan. 12, 2002, holds the BGSU record for most career free throws made with 552. His 755 points in 2001-02 still ranks as the third most points by a Falcon in a single season, while his single season scoring average of 22.9 points that same season ranks eight all-time in BGSU history. He ranks second all-time in BGSU's record books with 89 three-point field goals in 2001-02 and with 199 made three-pointers for his career. His career scoring average of 16.9 points per game ranks 10th all-time in BGSU history, while his career three-point field goal percentage of 39.9 percent (199-of-499) ranks sixth all-time.

Daniels is also ranked in the top-five on BGSU's all-time scoring list, as he sits in fourth-place overall with 1,789 career points. Daniels, who finished his career ranked second only to Komives on the all-time scoring list, played for BGSU from 1993-97. The guard averaged double digit points over all four of his years in a Falcon uniform, including a career-high 24 points per game as a senior in 1996-97. In 1996-97, Daniels totaled 767 points on the season, which ranks as the second most points by a Falcon in a single season in BGSU history, while his average of 24.0 points per game that year is tied for the fourth highest single season scoring average in the Falcons' 100-year history. His career scoring average of 16.1 points per game is 16th all-time in BGSU history, while Daniels also ranks ninth all-time in BGSU history with a career three-point field goal percentage of 39.6 percent (84-of-212).

Ranked ninth on the Falcons all-time career-scoring list is Len Matela, who finished his career at BGSU from 1998-2002 with 1,527 career points. Matela, who averaged only 6.2 points per game as a freshman in 1998-99, averaged double digits over his next three years as a Falcon, including 15.7 points per game in 2000-01 and 15.9 points per contest in 2001-02. He scored a career-high 525 points his senior season. Matela, who shot over 54.0 percent from the field overall all four years at BGSU, posted a field goal percentage of 61.9 percent (143-of-231) as a sophomore in 1999-2000 which still ranks eighth all-time in BGSU's single season history. His career field goal percentage of 58 percent (567-of-968) is still the fourth highest career field goal percentage by a Falcon in BGSU's 100-year history.

In just three years from 2002-05, John Reimold tallied 1,380 career points at Bowling Green, which included a total of 537 points in 2004-05. Reimold averaged 15.0 points or more all three years for the Falcons, including a career-high average of 18.5 points in 2004-05. The Falcons' all-time career three-point leader with a total of 228 made three-pointers during his time at BGSU, Reimold is third in BGSU history with a career three-point field goal percentage of 42.5 percent (228-of-536). He ranks third in BGSU history with 84 made three-pointers in 2002-03, fifth with 79 treys in 2004-05 and ninth with 65 three-balls in 2003-04. Reimold, who had a career-high 38 points in the first round MAC Championship Tournament contest versus Ball State on March 7, 2005, is tied for fifth on BGSU's single season three-point field goal percentage list when he shot 45.7 percent (79-of-173) from long range in 2004-05. His career scoring average of 16.2 points per game is tied for 13th all-time in BGSU history with both Anthony Stacey and Rich Walker.

Larrañaga poured in 1,249 career points as a Falcon from 1993-97 playing under his father head coach Jim Larrañaga. Larrañaga scored a career-high 418 points as a junior in 1995-96, an average of 15.5 points per contest. Playing alongside of Antonio Daniels as seniors in 1996-97, Larrañaga averaged 11.7 points per game over 29 contests. That season, Larrañaga recorded a career-high 40 points versus Akron on Feb. 8, 1997, in which he hit a BGSU record nine three-pointers for the game. His 72 made three-pointers in 1995-96 is tied for the sixth most by a Falcon in a single season, while his 63 treys the following season ranks 10th all-time. Larrañaga is third all-time in BGSU history with 195 career three-pointers and is 11th all-time with a career three-point field goal percentage of 39.2 percent (195-of-498) overall.

Josh Almanson had a solid career at BGSU, as not only is he tied for the BGSU record with most games played with 127 for his career, but he also registered 1,136 career points as a Falcon from 2000-05, which included a medical redshirt season in 2002-03. Almanson finished his career out on a high note, as he averaged a career-high 17.2 points per game on 59.2 percent shooting and 82.8 percent shooting from the free throw line in 2004-05. He ranks in the top-10 for the Falcons in both career field goal percentage, third overall with a 58.1 percentage (424-of-730), and in career free throw percentage, sixth overall at 81.3 percent (239-of-294). Almanson also ranks second in the Falcon record books with a career three-point field goal percentage of 46.2 percent (49-of-106) over his time at BGSU.

A four-year teammate of Almanson, Kevin Netter also reached the 1,000 career points mark with a total of 1,114 career points during his time as a Falcon from 2000-04. After averaging just 5.1 points per game as a freshman and only 4.4 points per contest as a sophomore, Netter nearly double his career points total to that point with 444 points as a junior in 2002-03, which was an average of 15.3 points per game. He finished his career with 388 points, an average of 12.5 points per contest, as a senior in 2003-04. Netter's career field goal percentage of 54.0 percent (415-of-768) still ranks ninth all-time in BGSU's 100-year history.

A two-time MAC Champion, Dave Esterkamp totaled 1,080 career points for the Falcons from 1996-2000. He twice averaged double digit points for the season, as he scored 329 points and averaged 12.7 points per game as a sophomore in 1997-98 and tallied 395 points and averaged 13.2 points per game as a senior in 1999-2000. Esterkamp shot over 70 percent from the free throw line all four years at BGSU and finished his career with a free throw percentage of 71.8 percent (275-of-383).

All-MAC Accolades

Headlined by three MAC Player of the Year honorees in Antonio Daniels in 1997, Anthony Stacey in 2000 and Keith McLeod in 2002, a MAC Defensive Player of the Year in DeMar Moore in 1997, a MAC Freshman of the Year in Stacey in 1996 and a MAC Coach of the Year in Jim Larrañaga in 1997, a total of 14 Falcons received All-MAC accolades while Jay Larrañaga was recognized as a three-time Academic All-MAC member.

Daniels became just the second Falcon to be named the MAC Player of the Year in 1996-97 and the first since Jim Penix in 1969-70. An AP All-American Honorable Mention selection in 1996-97, Daniels was a three-time All-MAC honoree. He was named the MAC Freshman of the Year in 1993-94 and earned a spot on the All-MAC Freshman Team with an average of 12.6 points per game on 51.2 percent shooting overall and 81.6 percent shooting from the free throw line as a true freshman. Daniels earned All-MAC Second-Team honors in 1995-96, in which he led the Falcons in both assists with 147 and steals with 47, and picked up All-MAC First-Team accolades in 1996-97 when he led the Falcons to a MAC Championship. A senior co-captain in 1996-97, Daniels poured in 767 points that season and led the Falcons with an average of 24.0 points per game. He also led the team in assists with 216 on the season, an average of 6.8 per contest. In his last game as a Falcon, Daniels poured in a career-high 38 points in the NIT first round loss at West Virginia on March 12, 1997. He was tabbed the BGSU Team MVP in 1996 and 1997.

Four years later, Stacey was tabbed the MAC Player of the Year in 1999-2000, when he led the Falcons to become the regular season MAC Champions. A four-time All-MAC honoree, Stacey was named the MAC Freshman of the Year in 1995-96, in which he also earned a spot on the All-MAC Freshman Team and was an All-MAC Honorable Mention. As a freshman, Stacey led the Falcons in scoring with 16.0 points per game and in rebounding with 204 total boards in 1995-96. He earned honorable mention honors again in 1996-97, he which he led the Falcons in rebounding with 209 rebounds and averaged 14.3 points per game. After missing almost all of the 1997-98 season due to an injury, Stacey was named to the All-MAC First-Team in both 1998-99 and 1999-2000. In 1998-99, he led BGSU in scoring with 18.5 points per game, in rebounding with 151 total rebounds and in steals with 61 on the season. In 1999-2000, his last year as a Falcon, Stacey led BGSU in scoring once again with 16.8 points per game and in steals with 53 thefts. He was tabbed the BGSU Team MVP in 1996, 1999 and 2000.

An AP All-American Honorable Mention in 2001-02, McLeod was voted the MAC Player of the Year that same season in which he led the Falcons to 24 wins on the season and an appearance in the NIT postseason tournament. A three-time All-MAC member, McLeod was named to the All-MAC Freshman Team in 1998-99, earned a spot on the second-team in 2000-01 and was selected to the first-team in 2001-02. As a freshman in 1998-99, McLeod averaged 12.4 points per game for the Falcons playing alongside fellow 1,000 career point scorers Stacey, Len Matela and Dave Esterkamp. In 2000-01, when he was picked to the All-MAC Second-Team, McLeod led the Falcons in scoring at 18.1 points per game. The following season, he led BGSU with a total of 755 points, an average of 22.9 points per contest, and in steals with 65 swipes on the year.

Moore was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1996-97, as he helped lead the Falcons to the MAC regular season championship. Moore, who was fourth on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game, led BGSU with a Falcons' single season record 82 steals on the year. Named the BGSU Team-co MVP the following year in 1997-98, he led the Falcons again in thefts with 42. He ranks fourth all-time in BGSU history with a total of 193 career steals as a Falcon and is seventh all-time with 131 career made three-pointers. He also holds the record for the highest three-point field goal percentage in a game when he went 7-of-7 from long range versus Western Michigan on Jan. 3, 1998.

Len Matela was a three-time All-MAC honoree, as he picked up honorable mention honors in both 1999-2000 and 2000-01, before earning second-team accolades in 2001-02. In 1999-2000, Matela averaged 12.5 points per game and posted a team-high 61.9 field goal percentage on the season. He also led the Falcons in rebounding with 230 boars, an average of 7.7 per contest. In 2000-01, he again led BGSU in rebounds with 256, an average of 8.8 per game, which he increased to 9.0 rebounds per game in MAC play. He was also second on the team with an average of 15.7 points per game. Named to the second-team in 2001-02, Matela was second on the team in scoring at 15.9 points per game and again led the Falcons in rebounding with an average of 7.9 boards per contest and a total of 260 rebounds on the season. He also led the Falcons with 29 blocked shots on the year. He was tabbed a BGSU Team co-MVP along with McLeod in both 2000-01 and with three other players in 2001-02. Matela ranks third all-time in BGSU history with 890 career rebounds.

Josh Almanson was a two-time All-MAC recipient, earning All-Freshman Team recognition in 2000-01 and then picking up All-MAC First-Team honors in 2004-05. As a freshman in 2000-01, Almanson averaged 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. He shot 67.5 percent from the field overall and 85.1 percent from the free throw line on the year, both team highs. In 2004-05, Almanson was second on the team with 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game on the year. He was also second in blocks with 30, shot 59.2 percent from the field overall and shot 82.8 percent from the free throw line on the season. He was named the BGSU Team co-MVP, along with John Reimold, in 2004-05. Almanson also led the team in rebounding with 148 rebounds in 2003-04. He ranks sixth all-time with 107 career blocks.

Ron Lewis was named to the All-MAC Second-Team in 2003-04 after picking up All-Freshman honors in 2002-03. As a freshman in 2002-03, Lewis averaged 12.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Falcons. He led the team with 145 rebounds and was second on the team with 73 assists and 36 steals on the year. In 2003-04, Lewis led the team in scoring with 17.0 points per game and totaled a team-high 526 points on the season. He was second on the team in rebounding with 145 rebounds, an average of 4.7 per contest, and in assists with 91 on the year. He shot 82.0 percent from the free throw line on the year, making a team-high 191 foul shots on the season. He also set the BGSU record with a perfect 100 percent free throw percentage versus Eastern Michigan on March 6, 2004, in which he went a perfect 18-of-18 from the charity stripe for the game and still holds the record to this day for the most made free throws in a game with 22 versus Ball State on March 10, 2003.

Reimold was a second-team All-MAC selection in 2004-05 in which he led the team in both scoring and rebounding with 18.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He totaled 537 points and 149 rebounds on the season, and knocked down a team-high 79 three-pointers on the season, which still ranks as the fifth most by a Falcon in a single season. Reimold shot a team-high 45.7 percent from long range on the season and also shot 77.7 percent from the free throw line on the year. He was a two-time BGSU Team MVP in both 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Kevin Netter was a two-time All-MAC Honorable Mention selection in 2002-03 and 2003-04. A BGSU co-MVP in 2003, Netter led the Falcons in scoring in 2002-03 with 444 points and 15.3 points per game. He also led the team with 38 blocks and was third on the team with 134 total rebounds on the year. In 2003-04, he was third on the team with 12.5 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game. He led the Falcons with 40 blocked shots on the year, and shot 53.9 percent from the field overall. Netter ranks seventh all-time in BGSU history with 105 blocks.

Kirk Cowan and Tony Reid both earned honorable mention honors in 1997-98.

Cowan averaged 11.2 points per game on the season and led the Falcons in rebounding with 227 boards, an average of 8.7 per contest. He also led the team with 25 blocks on the year and shot 50.2 percent from the field overall on the year. Cowan ranks ninth all-time with 92 career blocks and his eight all-time in BGSU history with a career field goal percentage of 54.6 percent (292-of-535).

Reid led the Falcons with 16.7 points per game and averaged a team-high 17.4 points per game in conference play. He shot 83.5 percent from the free throw line, 43.7 percent from the field overall and 40.8 percent from behind the three-point line in which he hit a team-high 49 three-pointers on the year. Both Cowan and Reid, along with Moore, were named the BGSU Team co-MVPs in 1997-98.

Like both Cowan and Reid, Dave Esterkamp was picked as an honorable mention in 1999-2000. In BGSU's championship season, Esterkamp was second on the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game and was third in rebounding at 4.7 boards per contest. He increased his numbers across the board in MAC play on the year, averaging 14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and shot 61.3 percent overall in league play.

Brandon Pardon was named an All-MAC Honorable Mention in 2001-02 when he was third on the team with 10.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game on the season. He passed out a team-high 209 assists on the season and was second on the team with 33 steals. Pardon, who was named a BGSU Team co-MVP that season, averaged 11.4 points per game in MAC play. He also led the team in assists with 204 in 2000-01. Pardon ranks third all-time in BGSU with 529 career assists and is fourth all-time with a career three-point field goal percentage of 40.9 percent (115-of-281).

Larrañaga (1995, 1996 & 1997) was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for three straight years. He also earned a spot on the All-MAC Honorable Mention Team in 1995-96 in which he averaged 15.5 points per game and hit a team-high 72 three-pointers on the season. He was also named the BGSU co-MVP in 1995-96 along with Daniels and Stacey.

Coach Larrañaga became just the second Falcons' head coach to be named the MAC Coach of the Year in 1996-97. Led by the MAC Player of the Year in Antonio Daniels and the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in DeMar Moore, Coach Larrañaga's team went 22-10 overall and 15-5 in the MAC to win the MAC East Division and finish as the MAC regular season co-champions. The Falcons went on to the NIT, where BGSU pushed West Virginia to the limit before falling on the road to the Mountaineers 98-95 in the first round.

Other Notable Falcons

Named a BGSU Team co-MVP in 2002-03, Cory Ryan led the Falcons in steals that season with 46 thefts. He was third on the team that season with 67 assists and was fourth on the team with 8.9 points per game.

Steven Wright led BGSU in steals in both 2003-04 and 2004-05. He totaled 53 steals in 2003-04 and picked up 37 thefts in 2004-05. He also led the Falcons with 115 assists in 2003-04. In 2004-05, he averaged 11.1 points per game, which ranked third on the team and was also third on the team with 111 rebounds.

Trent Jackson led BGSU in steals with 59 in 2000-01. That year he tied the BGSU record with eight steals versus Wilmington on Dec. 21, 2000. That season he averaged 10.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Jabari Mattox passed out a team-high 96 assists in 2003-03, while John Floyd recorded a team-best 150 assists in 2004-05 and 97 assists in 2005-06. Floyd's 150 assists in 2004-05 still ranks as the 10th most assists by a Falcon in BGSU's single season history.

In 2002-03, Cory Eyink shot 48 percent from behind the three-point line, as he was 24-of-50 from long range on the season. His season three-point field goal percentage that year is third all-time in BGSU's single season history.

As a senior in 2001-02, Brent Klassen was recognized as a BGSU Team co-MVP. A co-captain, Klassen played in all 33 games, starting 32 on the season, as BGSU went 24-9 overall, finished second in the MAC at 12-6 overall and advanced to the NIT postseason tournament.

Falcons Playing Professionally

Antonio Daniels was selected as the No. 4 pick overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. He was the second highest draft pick from both BGSU and the MAC, behind only Nate Thurmond who was picked as the No. 3 overall pick in 1963.

Daniels played 14 seasons in the NBA with Vancouver (1997-98), San Antonio (1998-2002), Portland (2002-03), Seattle (2003-05), Washington (2005-08, 2008-09), New Orleans (2008-09) and Philadelphia (2010-11). He won an NBA Championship as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 1999.

While undrafted, Keith McLeod played for four years in the NBA with Minnesota (2003-04), Utah (2004-06), Golden State (2006-07) and Indiana (2006-07). He also played overseas for a number of years in Sweden, Estonia, Greece and Italy. McLeod played in the NBA Development League for the Erie Bayhawks, the Canton Charge and the New Mexico Thunderbirds. He also played for the Yakima Sun Kings in the CBA and the Saint Joseph Express of the USBL.

Jay Larrañaga played in Italy for JuveCaserta, Virtus Acea, Reggio Calabria, and Napoli, in Spain for Real Madrid and in France for ASVEL. He currently is the top assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.

Still playing overseas is John Reimold. Most recently on the Amicale Steinsel club in Luxembourg, Reimold has played for Basket Esch and Soleuvre in Luxembourg, the Finke Baskets in Germany, the Deportivo Puerto Madryn-Brown in Argentina and in the IBL for the Youngstown Wildcats.

Anthony Stacey played for over nine years in Spain, playing for ULE Puertalia, Mallorca, Cantabria, UCA M Murcia, Melilla, Inca Mallorca, Algeciras, Lucentum Alicante, Etosa Murica and Minorisa.net Manresa.

Len Matela played in Belgium for Liege, Spirou and Antwerp, as well as in Germany for MBC.

Josh Almanson played professionally in Luxembourg for Amicale and in Switzerland for BBC Nyon, the Geneve Lions and Fribourg. He also played for the Challans in France and the Gigantes in Mexico.

Kevin Netter played both in the USA and overseas, as he played for the Toledo Royal Knights and the Ohio Aviators in the ABA, the Youngstown Wildcats in the IBL and overseas in Lebanon, Germany and Norway.

Javier Crespo played in Spain for three teams in Ourense, Tenerife and Mallorca, while Dave Esterkamp played in Switzerland with Fribourg, in France with Fos Oouest and Mulhouse and in Austria for Wels and Kapfenberg.

Kirk Cowan played for the Knox R. in Australia, while Brent Klassen played for Schalke in Germany and Patrick Phillips suited up for the SW Slammers in Australia.

Austin Montgomery played for Paysandu in Uruguay, while Brandon Pardon played for Gmunden in Austria and Nantes in France.

DeMar Moore played in the IBA for the South Dakota Gold and also overseas with the Derby Trailblazers in the United Kingdom, while Chris Hobson played in the IBL for the Chicago Stream.

Falcon Hall of Famers

A total of two Falcons that played for BGSU from 1995-2005 have been inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in Antonio Daniels and Anthony Stacey.

Antonio Daniels, a native of Columbus, Ohio, played for the Falcons from 1993-97 where he finished his career in second-place on the BGSU career scoring chart with 1,789 points, ranking 10th in MAC history at the time. He still ranks fourth all-time in BGSU scoring history, while his scoring average of 24.0 points per game as a senior in 1996-97 ranks fifth all-time in BGSU history. Daniels' 767 points in 1996-97 ranks as the second most points by a Falcon in a single season behind only Howard Komives 844 points in 1963-64.

Daniels was named the MAC Player of the Year in 1996-97, helping the Falcons to the MAC regular-season championship. As a junior the previous year, Daniels was a second-team All-MAC performer, leading the MAC in assist that year. In 1993-94, Daniels garnered MAC Freshman of the Year honors.

He led the Falcons in assists all four years as a Falcon and also led BGSU with a team high 47 steals in 1995-96.

Daniels was drafted fourth overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1997 NBA draft and played 14 seasons in the NBA with Vancouver (1997-98), San Antonio (1998-2002), Portland (2002-03), Seattle (2003-05), Washington (2005-08, 2008-09), New Orleans (2008-09) and Philadelphia (2010-11).

Inducted in to the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007, Daniels was recently recognized as a BGSU Distinguished Alum in 2015. He was also named to the All-Anderson Team during the 2010-11 season.

Stacey, a native of Elyria, Ohio is the most prolific scorer in BGSU men's basketball history. He ended his career with a total of 1,938 career points, and also set the school record for career steals with 226.

Stacey began his career with a bang, posting the best freshman season of any BGSU player in the modern era. He scored 433 points to set a BG freshman scoring record, and was named MAC Freshman of the Year, also earning all-league honorable mention honors. The first freshman to lead the team in scoring since first-year players became eligible to play with the varsity in the early 1970s, Stacey averaged 16.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game that year. He ranked fifth in the league in scoring and seventh in field-goal percentage.

As a sophomore in 1996-97, Stacey again earned honorable-mention All-MAC honors as the team captured the league's regular-season title. He was second on the team in scoring that year, with 14.3 points per game and had a total of 72 steals, the third most in program history. In 1997-98, Stacey missed the season after tearing plantar fascia on the bottom of his right foot, and was granted a medical hardship from the NCAA.

Stacey showed no ill effects the following year. He was named to the All-MAC First Team, and also earned NABC Second-Team honors in 1998-99, finishing fourth in the MAC in scoring (18.5 ppg) and second in steals that year. Stacey also was in the league's top 15 in field-goal pct., free-throw pct. and rebounding. He scored in double digits in 25 of the 27 games, with 13 efforts of 20 or more points, that season.

As a senior in 1999-2000, Stacey was named the MAC Player of the Year, averaging 16.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game despite being bothered by a dislocated finger on his shooting hand and a sprained ankle from December on. Stacey hit the game-winning shot with just 1.1 seconds left in a February win at Akron, and became the BGSU career scoring leader with a field goal early in the second half of a win over Kent State that same month (Feb. 16, 2000). Stacey was a repeat selection to the NABC Second-Team that year.

In addition to his point and steal totals, Stacey ended his career with a total of 760 rebounds, ranking seventh on the BGSU list at the time. He scored in double digits in 105 of his 119 career games, with 16 double-doubles. In the 2010-11 season, Stacey was named to the All-Anderson Team.

Stacey played professionally in Spain for over nine seasons. After coaching in the high school ranks for a number of years, he was named an assistant men's basketball coach at BGSU in May 2015 under head coach Michael Huger.

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YEAR	RECORD	HEAD COACH	CAPTAIN(s)	LEADING SCORER
1995-96	14-13 (9-9 MAC)	Jim Larrañaga	Shane Komives, Jay Larrañaga & Antonio Daniels	Anthony Stacey – 16.0 ppg
1996-97	22-10 (13-5 MAC)	Jim Larrañaga	Antonio Daniels & Jay Larrañaga	Antonio Daniels – 24.o ppg
1997-98	10-16 (7-11 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Game Captains	Tony Reid – 16.7 ppg
1998-99	18-10 (12-6 MAC)	Dan Dakich	DeMar Moore & Kirk Cowan	Anthony Stacey – 18.5 ppg
1999-2000	22-8 (14-4 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Anthony Stacey & Dave Esterkamp	Anthony Stacey – 16.8 ppg
2000-01	15-14 (10-8 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Len Matela & Keith McLeod	Keith McLeod – 18.1 ppg
2001-02	24-9 (12-6 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Keith McLeod, Len Matela, Brandon Pardon & Brent Klassen	Keith McLeod – 22.9 ppg
2002-03	13-16 (8-10 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Cory Ryan	Kevin Netter – 15.3 ppg
2003-04	14-17 (8-10 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Germain Fitch & John Reimold	Ron Lewis – 17.0 ppg
2004-05	18-11 (10-8 MAC)	Dan Dakich	Josh Almanson, John Reimold & Cory Eyink	John Reimold – 18.5 ppg

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