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Trine University Men's Basketball
2008-09 Outlook
The Trine University men's basketball team is enthusiastic and optimistic about the 2008-09 season. The Thunder finished with a 9-16 record and a fourth place finish (6-8) in the always-rugged Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Thunder look to vie for a conference championship this season with several veteran players returning. [view more]
Staten Island, N.Y. - Trine finally got the game they were looking for. Trine won the rebound battle and found their shooting touch in a 71-55 win over St. Joseph’s College Monday in the championship of the Tournament of Fallen Heroes at the College of Staten Island.
Wes Weir poured in 27 points – including 6-of-11 three-pointers to power the Thunder. Lamar Jackson scored 13 points. Glenn Alfieri pulled down 10 rebounds.
For the game, Trine hit 52 percent of its shots – 28-of-54. The Thunder battled inside, grabbing 39 rebounds, while St. Joseph’s tallied 31 rebounds. The Thunder return to action January 7 at Calvin. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. Follow all the action on 88x Radio.
Staten Island, N.Y. - Four Thunder players scored in double-digits in a 79-75 victory over Nazareth Sunday in the Tournament of Fallen Heroes at the College of Staten Island.
Wes Weir scored 15 points - including four three pointers, Reid McNally was perfect hitting on 6-of-6 field goals and two of two three-point shots to finish with 14 points. Randall Harris had 11. Lamar Jackson added 10 points and 7 rebounds.
The Thunder (3-7) hit 41 percent of its field goals and 13-of-21 at the free throw line.
Trine took lead for good when Deon Thompson scored on a layup with 3:08 to play to make it 69-68. The victory snaps a seven game losing streak dating to mid-November.
The Thunder face St. Josephs College-Brooklyn tonight at 7 p.m. in championship. Click here for WSIA Radio's live coverage.
INDIANAPOLIS - It’s the little things that make a big difference in a basketball game. Anderson combined all those details to beat Trine 69-52 in the wee hours of the morning Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Thunder hit 35 percent (21-of-60 percent) for the game, 33 percent beyond the arc (6-of-18). Trine continues to struggle at the line - hitting just 36 percent (4-of-11).
Anderson shot 38 percent (25-of-66) from the field, 28 percent (8-of-29) of its three-pointers and 79 percent at the free-throw line (11-14).
Anderson outrebounded Trine 45-40, while Trine committed 16 turnovers to 11 by the Ravens. Anderson also blocked five Trine shots.
Wes Weir scored 10 points to lead Trine, Lamar Jackson added nine points and 11 rebounds. Deon Thompson finished with eight points and seven rebounds. The Ravens got 14 points a each from Andrew Jones and Mike Russell.
Anderson and Trine didn’t get things started until 10:45 Friday as the Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers went double overtime, postponing the game by at least an hour. The game finally concluded just after 12:30 early Saturday morning.
Trine will hit the road to play in the Tournament of Fallen Heroes at Staten Island, New York opening against Nazareth Sunday afternoon. Monday, Trine faces St. Joseph’s College or the College of Staten Island in the consolation or championship round.
Trailing 53-41 with 12:25 to play, Trine went on a 20-10 run to pull to within 63-61, but Davenport finished with a 10-2 run to stall any Thunder threat, 73-64.
Glenn Alfieri (Troy, Mich./Athens) led the Thunder (2-6) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Wes Weir (Indianapolis/North Central) and Randall Harris (Cincinnati, OH/Aiken) added 15 and 11 points each. Neil Smith (Martinsville/Martinsville) also added eight rebounds.
Trine committed 21 turnovers in the loss.
James Nelson of Davenport (10-3) paced all scorers with 23 points. Mitch Vanderkam had 12 rebounds and 14 points for the Panthers.
For the game, Trine shot 34.5 percent from the field, 57.7 percent at the line and 32.4 percent from beyond the arc. Davenport ended with 40.4 percent field goal shooting, 71.4 at the at free-throw line and 25 percent of its three-point opportunities.
Trine returns to action Friday night against Anderson University. The game is at Conseco Fieldhouse, and will begin following the NBA L.A. Clippers-Indiana game starting at approximately 9:30p.m. Tickets are still available [click here] for more information.
LIMA, Ohio -Trine dropped to 2-5 on the season with a 75-48 losing effort at Northwestern Ohio.
Wes Weir (Indianapolis/North Central) and Lamar Jackson (Marion/Marion) led Trine with nine points. Jackson grabbed 11 rebounds. Northwestern jumped out to a 38-23 halftime lead and built their lead with a 37-25 spurt in the second half. Trine shot just 30 percent for the game while the host Racers shot 44 percent. The Thunder host Davenport Saturday at 3 p.m.
Nick Williams and Roshawn Russell combined to score 59 points as North Park ousted Indiana University-Northwest 95-80 Saturday night in the championship of the Trine University/Ramada Inn Shootout.
Williams finished with 52 points and 14 rebounds for the tournament. Trailing 42-38 at halftime, the Vikings went on a tear hitting 66 percent of their field goals to outscore the RedHawks 57-38 to post the victory.
The RedHawks had four players in double-digits, Joe Ramsey (18), Pete Trogovich (17), Jesse Howell (15) and Pete Dunbar (14)
In the consolation game, the hard-luck continues for Trine. The Thunder have now lost three straight… including the last two in the final minute of the contest. The lastest a 77-73 lost to Case Western.
Wes Weir scored 13 points in the loss. Weir finished with 35 points for the two-day affair to earn all-tournament team honors. Chris Mislan had 14 and Randall Harris added 12.
The Thunder (2-4) return to action Wednesday in Lima, Ohio against the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Ramada Inn Shootout at Trine University
Consolation: Case Western Reserve 77, Trine 73
Championship: North Park 95, IU-Northwest 80
Ramada Inn Shootout at Trine University
Opening Round
Indiana University-Northwest 87, Trine 84
North Park 84, Case Western Reserve 69
All-Tournament Team and Awards
MVP - Nick Williams, North Park
All-Tournament Team
Wes Weir, Trine
Roshawn Russell, North Park
Joe Ramey, IU-Northwest
Reid Anderson, Case Western Reserve
Pete Dunbar, North Park
The name "shootout" was fitting Friday in the opening night of Ramada Inn Shootout at Hershey Hall. All four teams had hot hands and very little trouble scoring in an exciting opening night of action.
North Park shot a 61 percent to beat Case Western Reserve 84-69.. The Vikings got 26 points and seven rebounds from Nick Williams. Clayton Cahill scored 19 points and had five boards to secure the victory.
Trine got 22 points and five three-pointers from Wes Weir, but IU-Northwest stood strong in the final moments to outlast the Thunder 87-84 in the nightcap. The RedHawks were led by Joe Ramey who poured in 27 points and Pete Dunbar who managed 21 points and 12 rebounds. Dunbar was nearly unstoppable inside hitting on 10-of-12 field goals.
For the second game in a row, the Thunder struggled at the free-throw line hitting just 60 percent (18-of-30). Trine hit nearly 48 percent for the night. IU-Northwest hit 50 percent of its field goals.
In Saturday games, Trine will face Case Western Reserve in the consolation game at 3 p.m., North Park and IU-Northwest will contend for the championship at 5 p.m.
Ramada Inn Shootout at Trine University
Indiana University-Northwest 87, Trine 84
North Park 84, Case Western Reserve 69
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Trine shooters managed just 39 percent from the field (20-of-51) Tuesday against former NAIA rival Concordia. Despite shooting only 32 percent in the first half, Trine held tight 27-25 at the break, but was outscored 44-36 in the final half to drop to 2-2. The shooting issues continued at the line, where the Thunder hit just 41 percent (7-of-17) from the free-throw line.
Wes Weir led Trine with 16 points. Glenn Alfieri scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Clayton Napier also chipped in with 13 points.
Concordia improves to 6-3. Trine returns to Hershey Hall for the Ramada Inn Shoot-Out Friday and Saturday.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Andre Patrick and Randall Harris scored 11 points and 10 points each in a 88-52 loss to Bluffton College Tuesday in Men's Division III college basketball Tuesday. Trine struggled early hitting just 28 percent of its shots, falling behind 42-20 at the half and could not recover in the second half - being outscored by the Beavers 47-32. Trine is now 2-1, Bluffton is also 2-1.
FRANKLIN - Hot shooting and balanced scoring was the order of the night Tuesday, as Trine defeated highly-touted Franklin 73-68.
The Thunder seemlying couldn't miss hitting on 65 percent of their shots (20-of-29 ) in the first half and 67 percent (11-of-17) in the second to power the win over the Grizzlies, a team that was getting recognition in national polls.
Four players scored in double digits including Glenn Alfieri who scored 15 points. Andre Patrick, Randall Harris and Deon Thompson added 14, 13 and 11 points for Trine.
Trine returns to action Tuesday, November 25 at Bluffton College (Ohio). [box score]
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Questions about Trine’s offensive ability were answered Saturday with a definite maybe in a 68-61 win over Dominican at Hershey Hall. Five Thunder players scored in double-digits, including Andre Patrick (Skokie, Ill/Evanston Township), Randall Harris (Cincinnati, Ohio/Aiken), Wes Weir (Indianapolis/North Central) with 11 each. [more] [box score]
Trine hosts Domincan Saturday afternoon in a 3pm tip-off. Trine is coming
off a 9-16 and returns Chris Mislin, Andre Patrick,
Wes Weir
and Glenn
Alfieri.
Thunder Men's basketball color calendar posters are available now
in the athletic
department. Get yours today. Courtesy of Angola businesses: Eyster Photo
and
Core Promotional Products. Click here or on image to enlarge.
League coaches say Calvin and Hope are the teams to beat in 2008-09.
Trine was tagged as the No. 6 team for the upcoming campaign.
2008-09 MIAA Men's Basketball Pre-Season Poll:
1. Calvin 10 (5 first place votes)
2. Hope 11 (3)
3. Albion 20
4. Olivet 29
5. Adrian 30
6. Trine 32
7. Kalamazoo 45
8. Alma 47
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