BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's basketball team is back in action Tuesday night hosting Cal Poly Pomona in a non-conference game on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
The Vikings (1-1) and Broncos (1-1) will tip-off at 7 pm in Bellingham in a showdown between perennial West Region powers. This marks the first meeting between the two programs since the NCAA Championships West Regional Semifinal in 2010, a 76-75 CPP victory in overtime. WWU leads the all-time series over the Broncos 6-5, with a 3-1 record in Carver Gym.
WWU is off to a 1-1 start to the season, defeating Cal State Dominguez Hill 92-88 and suffering a narrow 76-69 defeat against No. 5 nationally-ranked UC San Diego in the season-opening GNAC/CCAA Conference Challenge.
In the season-opening tournament, the Vikings were led by senior center Logan Schilder's team-high 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard/forward Jalen Green added 15.5 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game as both players were selected to the all-tournament team. Senior forward Trevor Jasinsky also averaged 15.0 points per game, while shooting 7-for-12 (.583) from 3-point range and redshirt freshman point guard D'Angelo Minnis averaged 12.5 points per game, including 22 points in his collegiate debut.
Following Tuesday's game vs. Cal Poly Pomona, WWU travels to Southern California for the Aramark GNAC/PacWest Challenge in Irvine, California. WWU will face No. 23 and tournament host Concordia Irvine (No. 2 in West Region) on Friday night at 7:30 pm and Azusa Pacific (No. 5 in West Region) on Saturday at 2 pm. All games in Irvine will stream online free of charge to fans with links available atWWUVikings.com/Live.
Tickets for all of WWU's home games can be purchased online in advance by visitingWWUVikings.com/MBB_Tickets. The box office in Carver Gym will also open one hour prior to tip-off for each home game.
Fans can watch all WWU home games, most GNAC road games, and a handful of non-conference road games not only on their phone, computer or tablet, but also on a big-screen television. All games that stream on GNAC.tv are also easily viewed on Roku players, AppleTV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV (just search for GNAC). WWU's home games also stream on YouTube for a great viewing experience with rewind capability.
PRESEASON ALL-GNAC SELECTIONS
Senior co-captains Trevor Jasinsky and Logan Schilder have been selected to the 2019-20 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team. Jasinsky was voted by the conference's head coaches as the Preseason Player of the Year to headline the 15-player Preseason All-GNAC Team.
Coming off a junior season in which he was a First Team All-GNAC and All-West Region selection, Jasinsky enters his senior season as one of WWU's all-time leading scorers and 3-point shooters in program history. In 2018-19 Jasinsky was second in the GNAC averaging 19.1 points and fourth with 7.1 rebounds per game. He was the only player to rank in the top five in both categories last season and is the top returning player in the conference in both statistical categories.
Schilder, a 7-0 center out of Bellingham High School, returns to the hardwood after utilizing his redshirt season in 2018-19. As a junior in 2017-18, Schilder helped lead the Vikings to the GNAC Championships averaging 7.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots per game (39 total blocks). He was 4th in the GNAC with a .597 shooting percentage connecting on 86-of-144 shots. In 59 career games, Schilder is ranked among the top shot blockers in program and GNAC history. He enters the 2019-20 season with 98 career blocked shots to rank 9th in WWU history and tied for 18th in conference history.
Trevor Jasinsky has scored 1,105 points while appearing in all 92 games of his WWU career to rank 19th in program history in points scored. He is also tied for 9th with 150 career made 3-pointers and among the leaders with a .852 free throw percentage (271-for-318). The 6-8 senior forward has not missed a game in his WWU career.
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WWU ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS
(sorted by total points scored)
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Rk
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Player
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Points
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G
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Avg.
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1.
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Jeffrey Parker (2013-17)
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1,867
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121
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15.4
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2.
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Grant Dykstra (2002-06)
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1,844
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113
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16.3
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3.
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Ryan Diggs (2002-06)
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1,783
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109
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16.4
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4.
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Jared Stevenson (1996-2000)
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1,728
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106
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16.3
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5.
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Mike Palm (1999-2003)
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1,649
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111
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14.9
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6.
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Manny Kimmie (1986-1990)
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1,624
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126
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12.9
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7.
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Harold Doyal (1991-95)
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1,571
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117
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13.4
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8.
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John Allen (2010-13)
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1,480
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96
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15.4
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9.
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Ira Graham (2004-05, 2006-09)
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1,465
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91
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16.1
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Jeff Dick (1990-94)
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1,465
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114
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12.9
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11.
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Mike Franza (1969-73)
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1,436
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90
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16.0
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12.
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Tim Dickerson (1984-88)
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1,347
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123
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11.0
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13.
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Jacob Stevenson (1998-2002)
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1,320
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106
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12.5
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14.
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Kevin Bryant (1976-1980)
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1,310
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109
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12.0
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15.
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Rory Blanche (2008-12)
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1,273
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109
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11.7
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16.
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Richard Woodworth (2009-14)
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1,262
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123
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10.3
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17.
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Shelton Diggs (1998-2002)
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1,251
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109
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11.5
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18.
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A.J. Geisa (1998-2002)
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1,189
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109
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10.9
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19.
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Trevor Jasinsky (2016-current)
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1,105
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92
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12.0
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20.
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Mike Clayton (1966-70)
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1,093
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89
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12.3
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21.
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Stan Peterson (1947-51)
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1,084
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93
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11.7
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22.
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Jason Burrell (2000-04)
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1,032
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102
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10.1
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23.
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James Johnson (1986-88)
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1,026
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71
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14.5
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24.
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Rob Visser (1973-76)
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1,024
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78
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13.1
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25.
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Dwayne Kirkley (1992-94)
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1,008
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62
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16.3
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26.
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Jim Adams (1960-63)
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1,007
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77
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13.1
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Senior center Logan Schilder is the ninth player in program history and 18th in the GNAC to record 100 career blocked shots. The 7-footer is currently 13th in GNAC history averaging 1.65 blocked shots per game (100 blocks, 61 G). Here is a look at WWU's all-time blocked shot leaders:
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WWU CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS
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Rk
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Player
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Blocks
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Years
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G
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1.
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Ed Briggs
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183
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1988-90
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58
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2.
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Rob Visser
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168
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1973-76
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78
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3.
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Anye Turner
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166
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2012-15
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89
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4.
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Mike Palm
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162
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1999-03
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111
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5.
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Harold Doyal
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127
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1991-95
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117
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6.
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Brian Dennis
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117
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1998-02
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87
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7.
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Steve Severin
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107
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2006-08
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53
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8.
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James Johnson
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101
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1986-88
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71
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9.
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Logan Schilder
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100
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2016-C
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61
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10.
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Lukas Henne
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95
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2003-07
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110
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11.
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Austin Bragg
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92
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2012-14
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62
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12.
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Chris Mitchell
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91
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2008-13
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124
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13.
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Steven Clinscales
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85
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1989-91
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48
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14.
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Mike Franza
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78
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1969-73
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90
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15.
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Neal Larson
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76
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1967-71
|
93
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The Vikings are scheduled to play 28 regular-season games, with eight non-conference games and the 20-game Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule. WWU will complete in three tournaments during the season, beginning with the GNAC/CCAA Challenge hosting Simon Fraser, Cal State Dominguez Hills and UC San Diego in Carver Gym during the opening weekend of the season. Western will travel to play in the Aramark GNAC/PacWest Challenge in Irvine, California, playing tournament host Concordia-Irvine and Azusa Pacific Nov. 15-16. Carver Gym will also play host to the annual Chuck Randall Classic Nov. 29-30 with Colorado Christian, Langara College and SFU in the four-team tournament. The first GNAC contest is Dec. 3 when the Vikings cross the border to play at Simon Fraser in West Gym.
The Vikings completed the 2018-19 season with a 15-15 overall record and tied for 6th in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with a 9-11 league record…missed qualifying for the GNAC Championships hosted by WWU in Carver Gym via tiebreaker, the first time the Vikings have not played in the GNAC Tournament…had a string of 10 consecutive seasons advancing to the postseason snapped (GNAC or NCAA)…had a string of eight consecutive 20-win seasons snapped, but have finished .500 or better in each of the last 12 seasons…started the year 7-2, with only losses to nationally-ranked UC San Diego and Western Oregon, but went 1-5 over a six-game stretch Dec. 16-Jan. 10…opened the season ranked No. 14 in the NABC Preseason Coaches Poll and remained in the national top 20 until the month of December…finished the season with six games in 14 days, including road contests in Montana, Alaska and Canada (went 3-3)…went 8-5 in Carver Gym, 4-7 on the road and 3-3 in neutral-site games (0-3 at Hoops in Hawai'i D2 Power Invitational).
Head coach Tony Dominguez is in his eighth season at the helm of the program, and 25th overall at WWU. Dominguez has led the Vikings to a 149-67 record (.690) and was the 2016-17 GNAC Coach of the Year. He is assisted by David Dunham (4th season), Bob Hofstetter (7th season), Atiavo Jude(7th season) and Director of Basketball Operations Jonathan Kim.
Fans can follow the men's basketball team online at WWUVikings.com/MBB, and via social media on Twitter (@WWUHoops) and Facebook (@WWUmensbball).
One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, WWU has recorded a 20-win season in eight of the last 11 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 2011-12 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four. Western has 20-win seasons in two of the last three years, including a 25-6 record in 2016-17 where it won the GNAC regular season and conference championships title, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships as the No. 3 seed in the West Region. WWU is the 12th winningest Division II program with its 1,495 victories (5 short of 1,500).
