Men's Basketball | 1/14/2019 4:53:00 PM

WHAT'S HAPPENING…the WWU men's basketball team returns home for the start of a four-game homestand, hosting Simon Fraser (7-7, 1-5) on Tuesday and Montana State Billings (8-6, 3-3) on Thursday in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action…the Vikings will be at home for six of their next eight games, and will play eight of their final 14 games of the regular season in Carver Gym.
 
THE RECORD…WWU is 9-7 overall and tied for 5^th place in the GNAC with a 3-3 conference record…after opening the season 7-2, is 2-5 over the last 7 games…4-1 in Carver Gym, 2-3 on the road and 3-3 in neutral-site games…7-2 when leading at the half and 2-5 when trailing.
 

2018-19 WWU RECORD
Overall/GNAC Record	9-7, 3-3 (T5th)
Home (Overall/GNAC)	4-1, 1-1
Road (Overall/GNAC)	2-3, 2-2
Neutral	3-3
vs. Ranked Teams	1-3
Leading at Half	7-2
Trailing at Half	2-5
Tied at Half	0-0
Overtime	0-1
By Uniform
White	6-2
Navy Blue	3-4
Carolina Blue	0-1

HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS…the Vikings will play their next four games at home on WECU Court in Carver Gym, beginning with games Tuesday and Thursday this week…below are promotions for the upcoming home games:

• Tuesday vs. SFU – WWU Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night (free tickets with WWU ID for staff/faculty).
• Thursday vs. MSUB – Student Appreciation Night (free tickets for WWU students with ID).
• Jan. 24 vs. UAF – WECU Night (free tickets to first 300 fans that show their WECU debit or credit card).
• Jan 26. vs UAA – Youth Team Day (free admission wearing your team jersey 8^th grade and under).

A LOOK AT LAST WEEK…the Vikings earned a road split last week, falling to Northwest Nazarene 82-74 and bounced back with a 73-65 victory over in-state rival Central Washington…Leif Anderson led the Vikings averaging 15.5 points per game, including a career-high 21 points at Northwest Nazarene…Anderson was 11-for-21 from the field (52.4%) and 7-for-15 from 3-point range (46.7%)…Trevor Jasinsky scored in double-digits in both games averaging 14.5 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game…overall WWU shot 38.2% (52-for-136) and 35.9% from beyond the arc (23-for-64)…Viking were also 20-for-27 from the free throw line (74.1%).
 
BUSY BEYOND THE ARC…WWU is averaging 28 3-point field goal attempts per game and ranks 47^th in NCAA II averaging 9.7 successful 3-point FG per game.
 
HOME SWEET HOME…WWU is 4-1 in Carver Gym this season (1-1 in GNAC play)…beginning with Tuesday's game vs. SFU, the Vikings will play four straight and six of the next eight games in Carver…WWU is 560-166 (.771) all-time in Carver Gym, with head coach Tony Dominguez leading WWU to a 59-9 (.868) record in the on-campus facility.
 
KEEPING BUSY…the Vikings conclude a busy stretch of four games in eight days with Thursday's contest vs. MSUB…WWU is coming off a road split at Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington.
 
CHARITY STRIPE…the Vikings lead the GNAC and is 13^th in NCAA Division II with 78.5% accuracy from the free throw line…connected on 238-of-303 shots from the charity stripe…WWU shot 77.4% from the line last season (496-for-641) and 78.3% in 2016-17 (564-for-720)…over the last three seasons WWU has combined to shoot 78.0% from the free throw line (1298-for-1664).
 
HOW TO FOLLOW…all GNAC games, home and road, will stream live and feature live statistical updates at GNAC.tv, with home games also streamed live on YouTube…in addition to being available online, all conference matches are available via the GNAC channel on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV…live links can be accessed through WWUVikings.com/Live.
 
THE HEADLINES…

• GNAC Standings – WWU is currently tied for 5^th in the GNAC standings at 3-3 in league play.
• 20-Point Trevor – Trevor Jasinsky has scored in double-digits in 15 of 16 games this season…ranks 2^nd in the GNAC averaging 19.1 points per (20.8 ppg in GNAC contests)…GNAC-best 8 20-point games.
• Green Machine – Jalen Green is averaging 11.1 points/game over his last 8 games (8.1 ppg for season).
• Charity Stripe – WWU leads the GNAC and is 13^th in NCAA II with a 78.5 free throw percentage (238-303).
• Iron Man – Trevor Jasinsky has played in all 76 possible games of his WWU career, making 45 starts.
• Tough Slate – WWU is listed as having the 3^rd-toughest schedule in NCAA II with past opposition recording a combined record of 135-58 (.699).
• Crashing the Boards – WWU leads the GNAC and ranks 56^th in NCAA II averaging 39.4 rebounds per game.
• Rojas Update – Siaan Rojas is out for the season with a foot injury and a likely medical redshirt.
• Tall Redshirt – 7-foot center Logan Schilder is sitting out 2018-19 while utilizing his redshirt season.
• National Champions – WWU won the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship.
• Coach Dominguez – WWU head coach Tony Dominguez is 142-58 (.710) in 7 seasons leading the Vikings.

SERIES HISTORY…here is a look at the series history vs. WWU's opponents this week:

• Simon Fraser » WWU leads the all-time series vs. SFU 57-24, including a string of 19 wins over the last 20 games dating back to the 1997-98 season…since SFU joined the GNAC in 2010-11, the Vikings are 15-1…swept SFU last season winning 69-54 on Burnaby Mountain (1/9/18) and 86-64 in Carver Gym (2/6/18)…the Clan are 7-7 overall and 1-5 in GNAC play, with a current 4-game losing streak heading into Tuesday's game…Othniel Spence leads SFU and is 8^th in the GNAC averaging 14.8 points per game…Julian Roche (6.1 rpg) and Wilfried Balata (5.9) are 10^th and 11^th in the GNAC in rebounding.
• Montana State Billings » WWU leads the all-time series vs. the Yellowjackets 23-6…Vikings are 13-1 all-time vs. MSUB in Bellingham, 10-4 in Billings and 0-1 at a neutral site…WWU has won three straight and six of the last eight in the series…MSUB has a pair of players in the top 10 in the GNAC in scoring, led by 15.8 points per game by junior guard Tyler Green…Green has made a GNAC-best 50 3-pointers this season while shooting 48.1% from beyond the arc (50-for-104)…Zack Rollins is averaging 14.9 points per game to rank 7^th in the GNAC…Melvin Newbern Jr. is 2^nd in the conference averaging 8.4 rebounds per game and is tied for the league lead with four double-doubles.

JASINSKY LEADING THE WAY…Trevor Jasinsky leads the team and ranks 2nd in the GNAC averaging 19.1 points per game…leads the conference with eight games with 20-or-more points and has scored in double-digits in 15 of 16 games…tied for 3^rd in the conference with three double-doubles…also listed amongst conference leaders in rebounding (4^th, 7.2 rpg), free throw percentage (5^th, 89.3), blocked shots (T5^th, 0.9/game) and has played the most minutes in the GNAC (33.6/game).
 
3-POINTER CENTURY MARK…Trevor Jasinsky connected on his 100^th career 3-pointer vs. Chaminade on Dec. 16, becoming the 20^th player in program history to hit that milestone…in 76 career games Jasinsky has made 111 3-pointers, 14^th-most in program history (No. 13 is 123/Ira Graham).
 

WWU CAREER 3-POINT FG MADE
1.	279	Jared Stevenson (106 games) - 1996-00
2.	277	Jeffrey Parker (121 games) - 2013-17
3.	266	Grant Dykstra (113 games) - 2001-06
4.	234	Jeff Dick (114 games) - 1990-94
5.	198	John Allen (96 games) - 2010-13
6.	173	Manny Kimmie (126 games) - 1986-90
7.	168	Tim Dickerson (123 games) - 1984-88
8.	157	Craig Roosendaal (54 games) - 2003-05
9.	150	Shelton Diggs (109 games) - 1998-02
10.	143	Ryan Diggs (109 games) - 2002-06
11.	134	Ryan Kettman (111 games) - 1997-01
12.	124	Richard Woodworth (123 games) - 2009-10,11-14
13.	123	Ira Graham (91 games) - 2004-09
14.	111	Trevor Jasinsky (76 games) - 2016-19
15.	110	Morris Anderson (59 games) - 2008-10
16.	108	Chris Mitchell (124 games) - 2007-13
17.	107	Harold McAllister (107 games) - 2006-10
18.	106	Brett Kingma (82 games) - 2015-18
19.	105	Kyle Jackson (113 games) - 2001-06
20.	100	Daulton Hommes (60 games) - 2016-18

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL…WWU is 2^nd in the GNAC and ranks 18^th in NCAA II with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio…has dished out 252 assists (15.8 per game) and committed 173 turnovers for an 10.8 turnover per game average (2^nd-fewest in the GNAC).
 
SHOOTING TELLS THE STORY…WWU opened the season 7-2, combining to shoot 48.0% from the field in the first 9 games (316-for-659)…over the last 7 games the Vikings are 2-5, and shooting 39.6% from the field (172-for-434), including 30.1% from 3-point range (57-for-185).
 
GNAC POWERHOUSE…including this season (3-3 record), the Vikings have combined for a 36-10 record in GNAC play over the last three seasons, winning the regular-season and tournament titles in 2016-17 and finishing 2nd last season…seventh-year head coach Tony Dominguez owns an 86-34 (.717) record in conference play.
 
COACHING STAFF…head coach Tony Dominguez is in his seventh season at the helm of the program, and 24th overall at WWU, leading the Vikings to a 142-58 record (.710)…over the last three seasons (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19) WWU has combined for a 55-21 record and carries a streak of 11 consecutive winning seasons into the 2018-19 campaign…he is assisted by David Dunham (third season), Bob Hofstetter (6th season) and Atiavo Jude (6th season).
 
GNAC CHAMPIONSHIPS…WWU will serve as the host for the 2019 GNAC Championships, with the top six teams in both the men's and women's conference standings at the end of the season qualifying for the tournament that will be held March 7-9 on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
 
NEARING 1,500 WINS…the WWU men's basketball program is 12 wins short of 1,500 in program history, which dates back to 1903 (1488-1031)…11 consecutive winning seasons entering the 2018-19 season, combining to go 251-98 (.719) during this stretch dating back to the 2007-08 season.
 
GNAC STANDINGS…WWU is tied for 5^th place in a tightly-packed upper tier of the GNAC standings heading into conference action this week:
                                                           

MEN'S BASKETBALL	CONF	PCT	OVERALL	PCT	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
Saint Martin's	5-1	.833	12-2	.857	7-0	3-2	2-0	Won 2
Northwest Nazarene	5-1	.833	10-2	.833	6-0	2-2	2-0	Won 4
Western Oregon	5-1	.833	12-3	.800	7-0	3-2	2-1	Won 3
Seattle Pacific	5-1	.833	8-3	.727	5-1	3-0	0-2	Won 6
Montana State Billings	3-3	.500	8-6	.571	8-2	0-3	0-1	Won 1
Western Washington	3-3	.500	9-7	.563	4-1	2-3	3-3	Won 1
Central Washington	2-4	.333	8-6	.571	6-1	0-4	2-1	Lost 1
Alaska Anchorage	2-4	.333	7-7	.500	6-2	1-5	0-0	Lost 2
Simon Fraser	1-5	.167	7-7	.500	6-2	1-4	0-1	Lost 4
Concordia	1-5	.167	6-8	.429	2-4	2-4	2-0	Lost 3
Alaska	1-5	.167	4-9	.308	1-2	0-6	3-1	Lost 4

ABOUT WWU HOOPS…one of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, WWU has recorded a 20-win season in eight of the last 10 seasons…WWU is a six-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion and has appeared in the NCAA II Elite 8 three times…the Vikings won the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four…posted back-to-back 20-win seasons, including a 25-6 record in 2016-17 winning the GNAC regular season title and conference championship, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships…the program has combined for 1,488 victories in the 117-year history for a .591 all-time winning percentage.
 
TUCKER FROM DOWNTOWN…Tucker Eenigenburg entered the GNAC record books with his shooting performance in a 28-point effort on Nov. 24 vs. Langara College…Eenigenburg was 10-for-11 from the field and 8-for-9 from 3-point range…the 3-point performance tied the GNAC single-game record of 3-pointers made with one miss, equaling the mark set by Central Washington's Robert Hicks against Humboldt State on Jan, 6, 2006, and tied by Western Oregon's Demetrius Trammell against Fresno Pacific on Nov. 11, 2017…Tucker hit his last five 3-pointer attempts in the game, two short of the school-record seven straight by John Allen set vs. Alaska Anchorage in 2011…in 16 games this season Eenigenburg is averaging 7.2 points per game and is 29-for-57 (50.9%) from 3-point range…among GNAC players with at least (21 players), Eenigenburg's 3FG percentage is tops in the GNAC.
 
INSTANT CLASSIC…WWU overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to knock off No. 19 Saint Martin's 75-68 on Saturday, Jan. 5…finished the game on a 16-2 run over the final 5 minutes, not allowing the Saints a field goal, and scored the final 10 points in the contest…Trevor Jasinsky hit three consecutive 3-pointers over the final two minutes, the first one tying the game at 68-68, to cap his 25-point, 12-rebound double-double.
 
JASINSKY NAMED GNAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK…Trevor Jasinsky was selected as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the opening week of the 2018-19 season…the 6-7 forward out of Camas High School scored 55 points in WWU's opening two games of the 2018-19 season…he averaged 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, while playing 75 of 80 minutes in the two games…also selected to the five-player CCAA/GNAC Challenge All-Tournament Team…scored a career-high 32 points in the season-opening 84-78 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills (8-15 FG, 3-7 3FG, 13-13 FT), including 10 of the Vikings final 12 points in the 6-point victory…he backed that performance up with a 23-point, 5-rebound, 8-assist effort vs. UC San Diego.
 
WHAT RETURNS…the Vikings feature a new-look team for 2018-19, with five letterwinners returning from last year's team that finished 21-8 overall and 16-4 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference…junior forward Trevor Jasinsky and senior guard Siaan Rojas were both named to the GNAC Preseason All-Conference team as unanimous selections (Rojas is out for the season with a foot injury)…Jasinsky is WWU's top returning scorer after averaging 10.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, while Rojas was WWU's sixth man last season, playing in all 29 games (one start), contributing 8.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game…senior co-captain guard Tyler Payne appeared in 15 games as a backup point guard last season…senior 7-foot senior center Logan Schilder averaged 7.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 28 games last season, but is expected to utilize his redshirt season in 2018-19.
 
NEWCOMERS…a host of exciting newcomers dot the Vikings 15-player roster…redshirt junior guards Leif Anderson (Bellingham, WA/Sehome), Micah Winn (Los Angeles, CA/Crenshaw/Cerritos College) and Elijah Cotton-Welch (Tacoma, WA/Wilson/Lower Columbia College), junior forward KJ Bosco (Portland, OR/Benson/Portland CC), redshirt freshman guard RJ Secrest (Silverdale, WA/Central Kitsap), junior college transfer forward Cameron Retherford (Portland, OR/Benson/Portland CC), sophomore forward transfer Luke Lovelady (Tacoma, WA/Life Christian/Point Loma), true freshman forward Jalen Green (F/G, Renton, WA/Lindbergh) and junior transfer guard Tucker Eenigenburg (Bakersfield, CA/Stockdale/Bakersfield College) are all new to the program…true freshman point guard D'Angelo Minnis (Covington, WA/Kentwood) will redshirt in 2018-19 season.
 
FOLLOW THE VIKINGS…fans can follow the men's basketball team online at WWUVikings.com/MBB, and via social media on Twitter (@WWUHoops) and Facebook (@WWUmensbball).