Jamestown College win DAC Commissioner's Cup

It was announced today that Jamestown College is the winner of the 07-08 Dakota Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup.

The Jimmies totaled 115.5 points to win the award, which honors the school with the best overall record in conference competition for the season. Points are awarded based on each school’s finish in sports that crown a conference championship.

Jamestown College won the DAC men’s basketball title this season, which was their 4th in the last 7 seasons.

Black Hills State finished second with 110 points, followed by Dickinson State with 106, Minot State with 91, Dakota State with 62, South Dakota Mines with 57, Mayville State with 40.5 and Valley City State with 37.


(Information taken from an article in the Jamestown Sun Newspaper on 5/8/2008)

Holen and Iverson are All-Americans

Jake Holen and Kyle Iverson both recieved high honors from the NAIA on Tuesday, as both were named to the 2007-2008 All-American Teams.

Jake Holen was named to the 3rd Team and Kyle Iverson was named Honorable Mention.

You can read the entire release here:
http://basketball.victorysportsnetwork.com/article.php?articleID=6609

Jamestown loses in 1st round of National Tournament

Bringing the nation's 7th leading scorer (Jake Holen) and an offense that was averaging over 83ppg, our #17th ranked team had all the reasons to feel confident in our chances to win at the NAIA National Tournament. 

But, after a finding the air to be a little thicker down here in Missouri, we found some difficulty in putting points on the scoreboard. After fighting though the first 20 minutes, we trailed 28-38 at half, after going 0-7 from the 3 point line. We found a little more offense in the 2nd half, but weren't able to get enough shots to fall, as we lost to #15th ranked Cedarville University, 83-59.

Senior Kyle Iverson led the way, scoring our team's first 8 points and finished with 18 points. Jordan Olson had 14 and Jake Holen had 13. 

Our team has a long list of accomplishment's this year, and though this season has to end with a loss, our entire program (as well as our college and community) has plenty to be proud of.  Winning 23 games, securing a conference championship and earning a berth into the National Tournament are just a few off the highlight's of the year. Look for more posts in the future with a larger in-depth look at the 2007-2008 season...

First Round Opponent: Cedarville (OH)

The bracket for the 2008 NAIA National Tournament was released yesterday, and we found out that our first round opponent will be Cedarville (OH). We will face them at 4:00pm on Wednesday (March 12th) afternoon.

Our team brings a 23-8 overall record to the tourney, while Cedarville (OH) brings a 22-7 record.

Click here for the bracket:

http://naia.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl-div2/auto_pdf/2008Bracket.pdf

We're off to Branson, MO on Sunday to start our quest for a National Championship!

Jimmies Headed to the National Tournament!

Our team received official word this morning that we've earned a berth to the NAIA National Tournament, which will be held March 12-18 in Point Lookout, Missouri.

This is the 6th time in the last 12 years that our program has been invited to compete for a national championship.

The bracket for the 2008 NAIA National Tournament will be released by 5pm today. Our first round opponent and game time will be determined then.

The NAIA National Tournament homepage can be found here:

http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl-div2/spec-rel/103106aab.html

DAC Post-Season Awards

The DAC All-Conference and Post-Season Awards were announced today, and our #17th ranked program recieved some great news:



Jake Holen was named DAC Most Valuable Player and First-Team All-Conference.

Kyle Iverson was named First-Team All-Conference.

Jordan Olson was named Second-Team All-Conference.



And, Coach Trumbauer was named DAC Coach of the Year.



You can view the entire DAC Post-Season Awards here:

http://www.dakotaac.org/basketball/mens/conference.htm

DAC Post-Season Tournament Title Game Loss

Though we'd already been crowned "Conference Champions" with our 1st place finish during the regular season, our loss last night to Minot State in the DAC Post-Season Tournament Championship Game last night was a tough one to swallow.

We led by 10 at halftime and played an outstanding first half. But, after extending the lead to 13 with 14 minutes to go, Minot State slowly made their way back into the game, and tied the score at 85 with 10 seconds to go. And, as is one of the most difficult ways to lose, they hit a last-second contested shot to win, 87-85.

Jake Holen led all scorers with 31 points, and Kyle Iverson added a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Iverson also had 3 monster dunks, which brought the crowd of over 2,000 to their feet each time.

And, though the official word will not be announced until Wednesday, it appears that we will still receive a berth into the NAIA National Tournament, which will take place March 12-18 down in Point Lookout, MO.

#17 Jamestown Advances to DAC Tournament Championship

Fueled by an outstanding defensive effort against the shooters of Black Hills State, we put together a big 17-3 run with just over 14 minutes to go in the 2nd half and pulled out a DAC Tournament semi-final's game victory, 84-67. We were up by only 1 point at halftime, 42-41, but were able to hold Black Hills to only 26 points in the 2nd half.

Both Jordan Olson and Kyle Iverson had double-doubles tonight, as Olson had 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Iverson brought in 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Jake Holen had a record-breaking performance of his own. With his 17 points in the game, he now holds the Jamestown College single-season scoring record with 643 points this season. He passed Beau Hensel’s total of 637, which he recorded back in 2001-02. Holen is now 4th on the career scoring list with 1,607 points, nine behind No. 3 Steve White (1616 from 1973-77).

We also had a strong performance from our bench players, led by Andy Bachmeier's 6 points and 4 assists.

Also of note was the relentless defensive effort our guards did on Black Hills' 2 shooters. Kellen Bubach, along with Bachmeier and Evan Savageau deserve some great credit for holding Atkinson (16.0ppg average) to just 4 points and Emmerson (16.6ppg average) to only 9.

With the win, the Jimmies advance to the DAC Tournament Championship game, which will take place on Sunday, March 1st at the Jamestown Civic Center at 3pm against Minot State.

More articles on last night's game can be found here:

The Jamestown Sun

The Fargo Forum

#14 Jamestown advances in DAC Tournament

We hosted Dakota State tonight at the Jamestown Civic Center, in the first round of the DAC Tournament playoffs. After buidling a 14 point halftime lead, we were able to push the margin in the second half, and won the game 84-55.

Senior Jordan Olson led the way tonight with 22 points (9-10 from the field, 2-2 from 3 point land) and 7 rebounds. The DAC's leading scorer Jake Holen had 15 points and 3 assists, while Ryan Thompson barely missed a double-double with 11 points and 9 assists. Kyle Iverson added 13 points and 8 rebounds.

We will now face Black Hills State (who beat Mayville State tonight 84-82) in the semi-finals of the DAC Tournament, Wednesday night at the Jamestown Civic Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00pm.

Our team's overall record now improves to 22-7.

#14 Jamestown drops final regular season game

We lost a physically tough game tonight, 78-65 against Valley City State. We managed to cut the lead to 5 with under 3 minutes to play, but couldn't get the shots to fall at the end.

Jake Holen led our team in points with 24.

As the #1 seed in the DAC post-season tournament, we will host Dakota State at the Jamestown Civic Center on this Sunday at 3pm.

Holen named DAC Player of the Week

It was announced today that Jake Holen was named player of the week for the Dakota Athletic Conference.

Holen led our team to 2 crucial victories this past weekend, which allowed us to clinch the 2007-2008 regular season DAC Championship. He had 55 points in our 2 games against SD Tech and Black Hills State.

Click here for the complete details: http://www.dakotaac.org/basketball/players.htm

Tomorrow night's Valley City State game will tip-off at 7:30pm, as our team tries to improve on its 21-6 overall record.

Conference Champions!

For the 21st time in our school's history, Jamestown College has earned the right to be called "Conference Champions."

On a night where our 7 seniors were honored prior to the game with their parents, there was certainly plenty of emotion flowing throughout the Jamestown Civic Center and the over 1,500 fans in attendance to watch our game against Black Hills State.

With only a 6 point lead at halftime (32-26), the 2nd half turned into an offensive showcase. We built a 14 point lead late, but Black Hills hit some contested shots to stay within striking distance. However, our seniors would not allow them to get any closer, and we converted some key free throws down the stretch. The final score favored the #18th ranked Jimmies, 87-77, as we put up 55 points in that 2nd half.

Both Jake Holen and Kyle Iverson dropped in 20 points, while Holen added 4 assists and Iverson grabbed 6 rebounds. Jordan Olson played an all-around solid game, as he brought in a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Three other seniors also added some much needed contributions: Ryan Thompson had 8 points and 8 assists, Jerald Richardson had 8 points and 4 rebounds, and Kellen Bubach had 7 points and 3 rebounds.

There were so many contributors to this victory, and not all of them will show up in the box score. We had a relentless effort defensively on the Black Hills's players, and we were allowing them no easy looks at the basket. Our starters and bench (including Andy Bachmeier, Evan Savageau and John Peabody) did a fantastic job defensively, as well as the guys who worked their tails off in practice this week simulating the efforts we saw in the games.

Though we've got the conference crown wrapped up, we have one final game remaining on the regular season schedule. We'll host #24 Valley City State on Wednesday night at 7:30pm. Our overal record has improved to 21-6, and we are 11-2 in the DAC.

#18 Jamestown beats SD Tech

We turned in another strong performance on the offensive end of the floor tonight, as we beat SD Tech 83-73.

Jake Holen led all scorers tonight with 35 points, including 13 (out of 14) from the free throw line. Kyle Iverson added 18 points and 5 rebounds, while Kellen Bubach dropped in 12 points.

With our victory tonight and Valley City losing to Black Hills State, we are now guaranteed at least a share of the DAC title this season.

Our overall record is now 20-6, and we are 10-2 in conference.

Tomorrow night's game against Black Hills State will start at 6pm. We will honor our 7 senior's prior to the game with some pre-game festivities.

Jamestown ranked #18 in the nation

The new NAIA Men's Basketball Coach's Poll was released today, and our team has moved up to #18 in the polls. The entire poll can be viewed here:

http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl-div2/spec-rel/021308aab.html

And, if you'd like to view the current standing in the DAC, you can find that information here:
http://www.dakotaac.org/basketball/mens/

Newspaper Articles

Here are a few newspaper articles from Saturday's game at Minot State:

The Jamestown Sun

Minot Daily News