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The Bemidji State University men's basketball team will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa for its second exhibition contest of the 2007-08 season on Sunday, Nov. 4. The Beavers will play the University of Northern Iowa for just the fourth time in BSU men's basketball history. The Beavers are currently 0-1 in exhibition play this season. Game time is set for 3:05 p.m. from the McLeod Center on the campus of Northern Iowa.
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The Bemidji State University men’s basketball team opened its 2007-08 exhibition season traveling to Fargo, N.D. to face NCAA Division I opponent North Dakota State University. The Bison defeated the Beavers 80-56 on Halloween night at the Bison Sports Arena.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball team will travel to Fargo, N.D., Tuesday, Oct. 31, for an exhibition contest versus the North Dakota State University Bison. This will be the first of three exhibition games for the Beavers before their season get underway on Nov. 16. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. from the Bison Sports Arena.
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 The Bemidji State men’s basketball team has been picked to finish eighth in the 2007-08 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, while junior forward Alex Smith (Miami, Fla.) was named a Preseason Player to Watch for the second consecutive season, the league office announced today.
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With a touch of cold weather in the air and
a recent dusting of snow on the ground it is inevitable that
winter is moving in on Northern Minnesota. With the coldest
months of the year creeping upon us brings with them indoor
sports and the Bemidji State University men’s and women’s
basketball teams are taking the signs of the cold weather as
a green light to begin practice.
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The Bemidji State University men’s
basketball coaching staff has announced that registration materials
are still being accepted for its July 30-Aug. 3 session of the
2007 Boys' Basketball Summer Camp Program. Boys in grades 1-12
are invited to participate.
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The Bemidji State University men’s
basketball coaching staff has announced the schedule for its
2007 Boys' Basketball Summer Camp Program. Boys in grades 1-6
are invited to attend one of two sessions while one session
has been planned for boys entering grades 7-12.
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Bemidji State University head men's basketball
coach Matt Bowen today announced the signing
of DeLaSalle High School senior Anthony Humphrey
to a National Letter of Intent. Humphrey will continue his academic
and athletic careers at Bemidji State beginning in the fall
of 2007.
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Bemidji State head men's basketball coach
Matt Bowen today announced that Foley High School's
Tyler Wruck has signed a National Letter of Intent
to attend BSU. He will continue his academic and athletic careers
at Bemidji State beginning in the fall of 2007.
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The 2007-08 incoming class continues to grow
as today Bemidji State head men's basketball coach Matt
Bowen announced that Andover High School's
Jimmy Johnson has signed a National Letter of Intent
to play for the Beavers.
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Bemidji State University head men's basketball
coach Matt Bowen today announced the addition
of Patrick Cassidy who recently wrapped up
his high school playing career at St. Bernard's School in St.
Paul, Minn. The 6-foot-6 forward today signed a National Letter
of Intent to play for the Beavers and will continue his athletic
and academic careers at Bemidji State beginning in the fall
of 2007.
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Bemidji State University head men's basketball
coach Matt Bowen today announced the signing
of Cass Lake-Bena standout Brady Fairbanks
to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Beavers beginning
in the fall of 2007.
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Marshall, Minn. was the end of the line for
the Bemidji State University men's basketball team as the seventh-seeded
Beavers dropped their 2007 NSIC Red Baron Classic quarterfinal
game to No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State University 86-43, Wednesday
at the R/A Facility.
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The Bemidji State men’s basketball
team hits the snow-covered Minnesota roads this week en route
to Marshall, Minn. and the first round of the 2007 NSIC Red
Baron Classic. The No. 7 Beavers finished the 2006-07 regular
season 5-22 and 5-13 in NSIC play to draw the No. 2 seed Southwest
Minnesota State University (18-9; 14-4 NSIC) in the quarterfinal
round. The win-or-go-home meeting marks the first ever head-to-head
clash between the teams in the post season.
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The No. 1-ranked Winona State University
men's basketball team completed a perfect 2006-07 regular season
with a 76-60 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference victory
over Bemidji State University Saturday at McGown Gymnasium in
Winona, Minn.
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After gaining a 50-49 advantage on an Alex
Smith (Jr., F, Miami, Fla.) layup with 7:35 left in
the game, the Bemidji State men's basketball team needed a free-throw
from Arron Evans (Jr., G, Minneapolis, Minn.)
with three seconds to go to secure their fifth win of 2007,
60-59 at Upper Iowa.
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The Bemidji State men's basketball team dropped
its final home game of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
regular season Saturday, 70-50, to league newcomer University
of Mary. The Marauders took a 22-point lead into the break thanks
to a 9-of-13 performance from beyond the three-point arc in
the first half (.692). Despite outscoring the visitors during
the final 20 minutes BSU would not be able to recover.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team challenged Northern State University from wire to wire,
putting itself in a position to knock of the Wolves in the the
game's final moments, but fell short, 61-57, in Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference play Friday at the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team outlasted the University of Minnesota, Crookston Saturday
to claim a hard-fought Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
win, 67-63, at the BSU Gymnasium. Dan Sowu
posted a team-high 14 points to help power the Beavers to victory.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team fought Concordia University-St. Paul from wire to wire,
but the Golden Bears proved to be too much for the Beavers Saturday,
handing the team a 75-68 loss in Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference play at the Gangelhoff Center.
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Bemidji State University freshman Seth
Haake (G, Eden Prairie, Minn.) posted 17 points Friday,
but it would not be enough as Minnesota State University Moorhead
used a 51-percent second-half shooting effort to blow past the
Beavers en route to a 70-56 NSIC victory at Alex Nemzek Hall
in Moorhead, Minn.
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Juniors Arron Evans (G,
Minneapolis, Minn.) and Marques Ramos (G/F,
Henderson, Nev.) posted matching 12-point games and Ramos collected
a career-high 10 rebounds to power the Bemidji State men's basketball
team to its third victory of the 2006-07 campaign, 66-59, over
Wayne State College Saturday at the BSU Gymnasium. The Beavers
trailed for only 17 seconds in the contest using a strong defensive
effort to propel them to an NSIC victory.
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Bemidji State University men's basketball
perimeter tandem of Seth Haake (Fr., Eden Prairie,
Minn) and Arron Evans (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.)
combined for 36 points on 8-of-14 from three-point land, but
it was not enough as Southwest Minnesota State University outlasted
the Beavers in 63-54 Northern Sun Intercollegiate action Friday
at the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University men’s
basketball team looks to put together multiple wins for the
first time this season this weekend when it welcomes Southwest
Minnesota State University and Wayne State College to the BSU
Gymnasium. The Mustangs come to town Friday tied for second
in the NSIC standings at 7-2 (13-4 overall) and Wayne State
travels to the BSU Gym Saturday toting a 5-4 record in the league
(10-8 overall) for fifth place. Both games are set for 8 p.m.
opening tip offs.
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Bemidji State University guard Seth
Haake (Eden Prairie, Minn) posted a career-high 13
points including hit a pair of free-throws with 21 seconds to
go to help lead the Beavers to a 53-51 Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference victory over Upper Iowa University Saturday at the
BSU Gymnasium.
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Led by a 13-point, 11-rebound effort from
John Smith, the No. 1 Winona State University extended its winning
streak to 38 games with a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
win over Bemidji State Friday at the BSU Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team fell to Northern State University Saturday in Northern
Sun Intercollegiate Conference play at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen,
S.D. The Wolves led from wire to wire hitting nearly 60-percent
of their field goal attempts (33-58), including 12 three-pointers,
en route to claiming their fifth NSIC win as they improve to
12-5 overall, 87-51.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team got a career-best 16 points from junior guard Arron
Evans (Minneapolis, Minn.) but a 46-point second half
would propel the University of Mary (N.D.) past the Beavers
in the first ever Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference meeting
between the the teams.
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The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
along with Penn Atlantic have joined forces to air live internet
broadcasts of NSIC men’s and women’s conference
basketball games starting on Friday, January 12th. The pay-per-view
broadcasts, featuring live audio and video, can be ordered for
$6.50 per game or a men’s or women’s package can
be purchased for only $65.00. To view the games go to www.northernsun.tv
and register with for an online account.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team could not have written a better script as it took the
court for its first action of the new calendar year. After
13 consecutive losses to begin the season, the Beavers used
a layup in the game's final seconds to escape from the the
University of Minnesota, Crookston's Lysaker Gymnasium Saturday
with a 64-62 win.
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a game that saw the score tied on 11 occasions and the lead
change hands 12 times, the University of Wisconsin-Superior
handed the Bemidji State men’s basketball team a 75-69
loss in the Beavers’ last contest of the 2006 calendar
year, Friday at the BSU Gymnasium. Brandon Fields (Fr.,
PG, Los Angeles) netted a team-best 12 points and five assists
while he pulled down four rebounds in his first collegiate action.
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Bemidji State University head men’s
basketball coach Matt Bowen invites area youth to ‘Ballin’
with the Beavers’ holiday basketball clinic Wednesday
Dec. 27 to Friday Dec. 29th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the BSU
Gymnasium.
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The Bemidji State University men’'s
basketball team kept the game close early but a 17-2 run in
the first half by the University of North Dakota put the Beavers
in a hole they couldn’'t get out of. The Fighting Sioux
went on to take a 79-56 nonconference victory in over BSU.
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After 11 days off the BSU men’s basketball
team will take on the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux
for the second time in 15 days. On December 5, the Sioux jumped
out to a big lead early and kept building to a 94-49 win at
the Betty Englestad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D.
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It was a career night for Bemidji State
University forward Alex Smith (Miami, Fla.).
The junior poured in a career-high 27 points in a Beavers loss
to Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 72-61, Saturday night
at the BSU Gymnasium.
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Bemidji State University freshman forward
Sergej Baskow (Ludwigsburg, Germany) netted
12 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds en route to
his first career double-double Friday at the BSU Gymnasium.
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 Bemidji
State University forward Marques Ramos (Jr.,
Henderson, Nev.) posted his third straight game in double-figures
Tuesday equaling a career-high 19 points, but a University of
North Dakota team that hit over 63 percent of its shots on the
night was too much for the Beavers to match.
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With eight games in the books just 20 days
into the 2006-07 season, three more games await the Beavers
this week. The BSU men begin Tuesday with a road match-up at
geographical rival University of North Dakota at 7 p.m. and
kick off a four-game homestand that reaches to the end of the
month by hosting Concordia-St. Paul Friday and MSU Moorhead
Saturday. Both NSIC tilts are slated for 8 p.m.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team saw a six-game winning streak over Southwest Minnesota
State University come to an end Saturday as the Mustangs downed
the Beavers, 87-45, to wrap up the first week of Northern
Sun Intercollegiate Conference play at the R/A Facility in
Marshall, Minn.
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Juniors Marcus Ramos (G/F,
Henderson, Nev.) and Alex Smith (F, Chicago,
Ill.) each netted career-high point totals, but it wasn't enough
to stop Wayne State College on their home court Friday as the
Wildcats posted an 81-68 win over the Beavers in the 2006-07
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opener in Wayne, Neb.
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A career-best 16 points for Bemidji State
University junior forward Alex Smith (Miami,
Fla.) was not enough Tuesday as St. Cloud State University handed
the Beavers an 80-50 non-conference loss at the BSU Gymnasium.
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Bemidji State University junior forward Alex
Smith (Miami, Fla.) recorded his first career double-double
posting 12 points and 10 rebounds as BSU out scored Augustana
College 34-31 in the second half, but it would not be enough
as a poor shooting effort during the first 20 minutes put BSU
in a hole it simply could not dig out of as it dropped the game
68-48.
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 Bemidji
State senior guard Daniel Sowu (Chicago, Ill.)
netted a career-high 14 points while pulling down five rebounds
but it was not enough as the Beavers saw their 2006-07 opener
spoiled by the University of Wisconsin-Stout Tuesday at the
BSU Gymnasium.
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The Beavers and first-year head coach Matt
Bowen return from their first trip ever to Alaska to
the friendly confines of the BSU Gymnasium to break the seal
on their 2006-07 campaign. BSU hosts University of Wisconsin-Stout
(0-0) Tuesday and welcomes Augustana College (1-1) for a Friday
matinee (4 p.m.) in search of their first win of the season.
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With a nine-man bench shortened due to illness
and injury, the Bemidji State men's basketball team ran into
a hot Alaska Anchorage team Saturday evening in the second of
two contests at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in Anchorage,
Alaska.
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The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team got a season-best 14 points and five assists from junior
guard Andre Bell (Chicago, Ill.) but it would
not be enough as the University of Alaska Anchorage shot 50-percent
from the floor (27-54) en route to a 79-58 victory in their
first ever meeting versus the Beavers late Friday evening at
the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in Anchorage, Alaska.
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| Bemidji State's 2006-07 Men's Basketball
Media Guide is now available for immediate download in our [history]
section. The media guide is available for download in one 44-page
document, or for those with slower connections each chapter
is available for separate download. Print copies will be available
within the week; order information is available on the download
page. |
The Bemidji State University men's basketball
team broke the seal on its 85th season of competitive play Wednesday
evening with a 90-59 loss to long-time rival University of Minnesota
Duluth at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth, Minn. Jordan Nuness got
the Bulldogs on the the board just 13-seconds into the game
on the first of his six three-pointers on the night as UMD used
a 30-57 (.520) shooting effort and 44-25 rebounding edge to
claim the 31-point victory.
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The Beavers and first-year head coach Matt
Bowen step out from behind the curtain and onto the
2006-07 stage this week bursting on to the scene with an impressive
opening act. The Beavers’ Nov. 15 tilt at University of
Minnesota Duluth kicks off a four-day, three-game road trip
that will allow the team to rack up plenty of frequent flyer
miles. BSU embarks on the 7,000 mile, 144-hour excursion with
the 7 p.m. contest at UMD. The team will then drive to Minneapolis,
Minn. to catch a flight to Anchorage, Alaska for a two-game
set at University of Alaska Anchorage.
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In the eight months since the Bemidji State
University men’s basketball team last took the floor a
lot has changed. First-year head coach Matt Bowen took over
the reigns of the program and was faced with the challenge of
completely reloading the line up and coaching staff. Friday
evening the new-look Beavers took to the raised floor of Williams
Arena to battle the University of Minnesota in exhibition play.
The Golden Gophers defeated BSU 88-32.
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The Gopher Radio Network has announced that
it has added broadcast of the University of Minnesota men's
basketball team's non-conference exhibition games including
a Nov. 3 affair with Bemidji State University. As a carrier
of Gopher Radio Network events, KBUN 1450 AM will broadcast
the game beginning with the 7 p.m. tip off.
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 The
Bemidji State men’s basketball team has been picked to
finish seventh in the 2006 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Preseason Coaches' Poll and junior forward Alex Smith
(Miami, Fla.) was named a Preseason Player to Watch, the league
office announced today.
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With the crisp hints of frigid weather in
the air and a recent dusting of snow on the ground it is inevitable
that winter is moving in on Northern Minnesota. But the coldest
months of the year also bring with them indoor sports and the
Bemidji State University men's and women's basketball teams
are taking the signs of winter as a green light to begin training
for their upcoming seasons. Sunday, both teams will open the
doors of the BSU Gymnasium for their first organized team practices
in preparation for the 2006-07 season.
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 Bemidji
State University head men’s basketball coach Matt
Bowen has named Jeremy Tiers as an
assistant coach for the 2006-07 season. Tiers comes to BSU after
spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting
coordinator at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn.
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 Bemidji
State University Director of Athletics Dr. Rick Goeb
today announced the hiring of Matthew Bowen as
head men’s basketball coach. Bowen becomes the 19th head
coach in the 84-year history of the program. Bowen comes to
BSU after 14 year of assistant coaching experience at the NCAA
Division I level.
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Bemidji State University Director of Athletics
Dr. Rick Goeb has announced that the department
will host a pair open houses this week providing the general
public an opportunity to meet the candidates for the university’s
head men’s basketball coaching position. The open houses
will take place at the Green Mill Restaurant and Bar Tuesday
and Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
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Bemidji State University Director of Athletics
Dr. Rick Goeb today announced that Matthew
Bowen and Jerry Olson have been named
as finalists for the BSU head men’s basketball coaching
position. Bowen is currently an assistant coach at Valparaiso
University in Valparaiso, Ind. while Olson stands as the head
women’s basketball coach and athletic director at Oklahoma
Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla. The finalists
will be on campus during the week of June 26-30 for interviews.
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