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Standings Through Games of October 11, 2008

Conference Overall
Team W L Pct. Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neut.
Millsaps College 14 4 0.778 8 - 1 6 - 3 20 6 0.769 13 - 2 7 - 4 0 - 0
DePauw University 13 5 0.722 8 - 1 5 - 4 19 6 0.760 9 - 1 8 - 5 2 - 0
Centre College 12 6 0.667 8 - 1 4 - 5 14 11 0.560 10 - 3 4 - 8 0 - 0
Trinity University 10 8 0.556 6 - 3 4 - 5 14 10 0.583 9 - 3 4 - 7 1 - 0
Rhodes College 7 11 0.389 5 - 4 2 - 7 11 14 0.440 7 - 5 3 - 8 1 - 1
Univ. of the South-Sewanee 6 12 0.333 6 - 3 0 - 9 9 16 0.360 8 - 3 0 - 13 1 - 0
Southwestern University 6 12 0.333 4 - 5 2 - 7 11 14 0.440 6 - 6 5 - 7 0 - 1
Oglethorpe University 5 13 0.278 3 - 6 2 - 7 10 15 0.400 7 - 6 3 - 9 0 - 0
Hendrix College 3 15 0.167 2 - 7 1 - 8 5 19 0.208 3 - 9 1 - 9 1 - 1


               
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 MILLSAPS MEN LOSE TO MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

JACKSON, MISS. - Despite the fact that the two campuses are just a few miles apart, It had been almost 20 years since Millsaps College and Mississippi College had met on the hardwood in a men's basketball game. After Thursday night's 61-45 loss to the Choctaws, it may be another 20 years before Millsaps wants to tangle with its cross-town foe.

Millsaps trailed 29-20 at the half after shooting a dismal 32 percent from the field (8 of 25) as compared to 44.4 percent from Mississippi College (12 of 27). Things got no better for the Majors in the second half, as the Choctaws led by as much as 19 points and cruised to the 61-45 victory in first round play of the Men's Division III NCAA Basketball Tournament at the Physical Activities Center on the campus of Millsaps.

After finishing second in the conference in field goal percentage during the regular season, Millsaps hit just 16 of 52 shots for the game (30.8%), including 6 of 24 from three-point range (25.0%). The Majors even struggled from the foul line, sinking only 7 of 18 attempts (38.9%).

Millsaps, which finishes the season at 20-6, was led by Daniel Waguespack, who had a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. No other Major scored in double figures. Keith Bell was tops for Mississippi College with 14 points.

The win by the Choctaws (23-4) sets up a third match-up with conference-rival McMurry (Tex.) University on Saturday at 7:30 p.m CT in Abilene, Texas. The two have split a pair of games this season, with Mississippi College winning a November game at McMurry 97-90, and, more recently, McMurry defeated Mississippi College in the finals of the American Southwest Conference (ASC) tournament 76-71 just a week ago.

POWER, CHURCHWELL, SHAW AND STROUD TAKE MAJOR AWARDS AS SCAC ANNOUNCES 2000-01 ALL-SCAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), Neal Power of Rhodes College, by the narrowest of margins, was selected as the SCAC Player-of-the-Year, while the Coach-of-the-Year voting was even closer. Jim Shaw of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and John Stroud of Millsaps College received four votes each from their peers and will share the honor. The league's coaches also chose an All-First-Year Team and Russ Churchwell of Oglethorpe University was tabbed as First-Year Player-of-the-Year.

Power, a Josten's Division III Player-of-the-Year finalist, led the league in scoring for the second consecutive year, averaging 21.1 points per game. He also finished third in the SCAC in field goal percentage (56.4%) and 10th in rebounding (5.8 rpg). Power ends his career as the SCAC's second all-time leading scorer, finishing with 1,647 total points and falling just 28 points shy of the record (Ryan Harrigan, Sewanee - 1,675 points). The three-time All-SCAC performer also leaves with the conference's ninth-best career scoring average (16.8 ppg), the third-highest rebounding total (628), the sixth-best field goal percentage (58.2%), the second-most field goals made (610) and has sank more free throws (421) than any other player in SCAC history.

Shaw, after seeing his club start the season 2-6 and lose its first two conference games, led the Engineers to a 15-2 finish down the stretch, including a 12-1 mark in its last 13 SCAC games, to claim a share of the SCAC title and the school's second championship in three years in the league. Shaw was also recognized as Coach-of-the-Year after the 1998-99 season, the Engineers' other championship season.

Stroud claims his second Coach-of-the-Year award as well, and led the Majors to the school's third men's championship since the formation of the SCAC. Millsaps won back-to-back titles in 1994-95 and 1995-96. The Majors claimed a share of the conference crown and the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, winning 20 games for the first time since '95-'96, which was also the year that Millsaps last appeared in the Big Dance.

Churchwell led all freshmen in scoring, averaging 15.7 points per contest (fifth in the SCAC). He was also seventh in the SCAC in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and seventh in field goal percentage (47.2%).

Rounding out the remainder of the All-SCAC First Team, Joe Nixon of DePauw Univeresity averaged 17.0 points per game (third in the SCAC) and finished third in free throw percentage (79.4%), sixth in field goal percentage (47.5%), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (39.5%) and fourth in three-point field goals per game (2.0). Thomas Adams of Millsaps, who received more first-place votes for Player-of-the-Year than anyone else, averaged 17.3 points, (second in the SCAC), 9.1 rebounds (first in the SCAC) and 0.9 blocks per game (eighth in the SCAC) while shooting 60.2% from the field (second in the SCAC). Daniel Waguespack of Millsaps averaged 16.3 points per game (fourth in the SCAC) and has scored more points after his junior season than any other junior in the history of the in SCAC (1,232). He was also second in the league in steals (2.6 spg) and ninth in rebounding (6.1 rpg). Quintin Mason of Trinity University, last season's SCAC Player-of-the-Year, averaged 15.6 points (sixth in the SCAC) and 7.2 rebounds per contest (fifth in the SCAC) while shooting 79.6 percent from the free throw line (second in the SCAC) and 46.3 percent from the field (eighth in the SCAC).

2000-01 SCAC PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR
Neal Power Rhodes 6-4 Sr. Fwd/Center Mayfield, Ky.

2000-01 SCAC FIRST-YEAR PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR
Russ Churchwell Oglethorpe 6-4 Fy. Forward Loganville, Ga.

2000-01 SCAC CO-COACHES-OF-THE-YEAR
Jim Shaw Rose-Hulman 17-8 Overall / 14-4 SCAC / SCAC Co-Champions
John Stroud Millsaps 20-5 Overall / 14-4 SCAC / SCAC Co-Champions / NCAA Tournament

2000-01 ALL-SCAC FIRST TEAM
Neal Power 77 (2) Rhodes 6-4 Sr. Fwd/Center Mayfield, Ky.
Joe Nixon 76 (1) DePauw 6-4 Jr. Forward Valparaiso, Ind.
Thomas Adams 71.5 (3.5) Millsaps 6-4 So. Forward Columbus, Miss.
Daniel Waguespack 64.5 (1.5) Millsaps 6-5 Jr. Guard Baton Rouge, La.
Quintin Mason 61 (1) Trinity 6-3 Sr. Guard/Fwd San Antonio, Texas

2000-01 ALL-SCAC SECOND TEAM
Brian Britt 50 (1) Centre 5-6 Sr. Guard Bowling Green, Ky.
Ryan Harris 36 Rose-Hulman 6-8 Jr. Center Indianapolis, Ind.
Joe Ringger 31 DePauw 6-7 So. Center Chesterton, Ind.
Jonathan Jarrett 30 Sewanee 6-9 So. Center Nashville, Tenn.
Clint Ferguson 21 Rose-Hulman 6-3 Jr. Guard Greenwood, Ind.

First-place votes in parentheses. Voting totals based on coaches’ votes with 10 points awarded for first-place votes, nine points for second-place votes, eight points for third-place votes, etc., down to one point for a 10th-place vote. Coaches could not vote for their own players.

HONORABLE MENTION (players receiving votes)
Centre – Doug Donaldson (Jr.); Hendrix - Sabian Murray (Sr.); Millsaps – Michael Schwitter (Jr.); Oglethorpe – Russ Churchwell; Rose-Hulman - T.J. Holmes (Sr.); Southwestern – Michael Dunleavy (So.); Trinity - Nate Coelen (Jr.)

2000-01 ALL-SCAC FIRST-YEAR TEAM
Russ Churchwell 42 (6) Oglethorpe 6-4 Fy. Forward Loganville, Ga.
Justin Westmoreland 36 (4) Southwestern 6-8 Fy. Forward Dayton, Tex.
Rob King 21 Centre 6-6 Fy. Forward Louisville, Ky.
Austin Lutz 21 Rhodes 6-1 Fy. Guard Birmingham, Ala.
Jon Owens 12 DePauw 6-1 Fy. Guard Indianapolis, Ind.

First-place votes in parentheses. Voting totals based on coaches’ votes with five points awarded for first-place votes, four points for second-place votes, down to one point for a fifth-place vote. Coaches could not vote for their own players.



 (For games played from Monday, February 19 through Saturday, February 24)

JOE NIXON OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a 6-4, 200-pound junior forward from Valparaiso, Ind., has been selected the SCAC Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Week for the third time this season. 

Nixon averaged 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the Tigers won their final two games of the season. Nixon hit 17 of his 28 field goal attempts (60.7%), including 7 of 13 from beyond the three-point arc (53.8%). The Tigers defeated Sewanee 72-57 on Friday as Nixon had a game-high 17 points. In Saturday's 99-79 defeat of Centre, which solidified third-place for DePauw, Nixon had 28 points and five assists in only 27 minutes of play. For the season, Nixon is third in the SCAC in scoring (17.0 ppg) and is third in free throw percentage (79.4%), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (39.5%), sixth in field goal percentage (47.5%) and fourth in three-point field goals made per game (2.0).

 Other outstanding individual performances in the SCAC:
Junior guard Daniel Waguespack of Millsaps averaged 24.5 points this week as he led the Majors to a 2-0 run and clinched a share of the SCAC title and a NCAA tournament bid. In non-conference action against Rust (Miss.) College, Waguespack led the Majors in scoring and rebounding with 27 points and eight boards, dished out four assists and had three steals for the 67-65 victory. He also nailed 5 of 10 three-point attempts. Against Oglethorpe, Waguespack had 22 points, eight rebounds, a career-high seven assists and three steals in the 101-66 victory. Junior guard Nate Coelen of Trinity averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game over the weekend, leading the TU Tigers to a final SCAC weekend sweep at home. Coelen shot a blistering 14 of 17 from the field (85.7%) from the field in the two games, and set a personal career-high in scoring when he hit for 20 points on Saturday. Coelen also made all four of his three-point field goal attempts over the weekend, as well as all three foul shots. He handed out six assists, compared to just three turnovers total. Sophomore center Jonathan Jarrett of Sewanee had 32 points and 11 rebounds in the Tigers' season-ending loss to Rose-Hulman on Saturday. In the game, Jarrett hit 9 of 11 attempts from the field and 14 of 15 chances from the charity stripe. Centre, Hendrix, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award.

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:
 -With two games remaining, Neal Power of Rhodes College is just 53 points behind the SCAC all-time's leading scorer, Ryan Harrigan of Sewanee (1994/95-1997/98) who finished with 1,675 career points. Power is on pace to become the school's career record holder in field goal percentage (58.5%).

-Coach John Stroud of Millsaps College won his 167th game at the school with last Friday's 87-82 double overtime victory over Sewanee. The win made him the winningest coach in Millsaps men's basketball history, surpassing B.O. Van Hook, who had 166 wins from 1926-1945.

-Joe Ringger of DePauw had 19 rebounds in Thursday's 71-61 victory over Rose-Hulman. In addition to being a career-high, the 19 rebounds were the most in a single-game by a DePauw player since David Galle grabbed 21 in a double-overtime game against Manchester College during the 1985-86 season.

-Sunday's 84-82 Rose-Hulman win at Trinity was the first triple-overtime game in the history of the SCAC.

-Brian Britt of Centre College  is second all-time in career steals in SCAC history, trailing Albert Johnson of Rhodes (1992/93-1995/96), who had 256. Britt, who currently has 249 career steals and is leading the league with 3.3 steals per game, needs seven steals in  the Colonels' final two games to match the league mark.

-Coach Jim Shaw of Rose-Hulman won his 115th game for the Engineers last Sunday, moving him into second place on the school's all-time win list.

-Neal Power of Rhodes is 18th in NCAA Division III in scoring, averaging 21.9 points per game.

-Jonathan Jarrett of Sewanee is 11th in NCAA Division III in field goal percentage (62.6%). Thomas Adams of Millsaps is 21st (60.2%).

-Rusty Fordham of Sewanee is 23rd in NCAA Division III in free throw percentage at 86.4%.

-Brian Britt of Centre is sixth in NCAA Division III in steals, averaging 3.3 per game.

-DePauw is seventh in NCAA Division III in rebound margin, averaging 35.6 boards while allowing opponents just 27.8, for a margin of 7.8 per game.

 -Trinity is fifth in NCAA Division III in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 38.0% shooting.

-DePauw is 13th in NCAA Division III in scoring defense, allowing 61.9 points per game..
-Oglethorpe is 10th in NCAA Division III in free throw percentage, making 74.3% of their attempts.

-Neal Power of Rhodes had 43 points in the Feb. 18 game against Millsaps. This performance is tied for the ninth-most points in a single game in NCAA Division III this season.

-Bryan Baird of Rhodes made 10 three-point field goals in the Jan. 26 game against DePauw. This is the most three-point field goals made in a single game in NCAA Division this season.

-Jonathon Jarrett of Sewanee sank 10 of 10 field goals in the Nov. 18 game against Wesley College.  That ranks as the sixth-best field goal percentage based on number made in a single-game in NCAA Division III this season.

-Centre made 20 of 21 free throw attempts in the Jan. 14 game against Millsaps. This performance ranks as the seventh-best free throw percentage in a single-game in NCAA Division III this season.

-Oglethorpe made 11 of 15 three-point field goal attempts in the Feb. 13 game against LaGrange (Ga.). This ranks as the fifth-best three-point field goal percentage in a single-game in NCAA Division this season.

 PAST SCAC MEN'S PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:
Week 1 - Neal Power, Rhodes College
Week 2 - Quintin Mason, Trinity University
Week 3 - Daniel Waguespack, Millsaps College
Week 4 - Daniel Waguespack, Millsaps College
Week 5 - Joe Nixon, DePauw University
Week 6 - Thomas Adams, Millsaps College
Week 7 - Stan Goldberg, Oglethorpe University
Week 8 - Drew Park, Centre College & Joe Nixon, DePauw University
Week 9 - Thomas Adams, Millsaps College
Week 10 - Ryan Harris, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Week 11 - Jonathan Jarrett, The University of the South-Sewanee
Week 12 - Brian Britt, Centre College & Clint Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Week 13 - Neal Power, Rhodes College
Week 14 - Joe Nixon, DePauw University