Game Notes for Loyola-Chicago Game
11/16/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 16, 2000
2000-2001 SEASON OPENER
A new era begins when the Lumberjacks host Loyola-Chicago Sunday afternoon in the Coliseum. Danny Kaspar took over in March, when he was named the tenth head coach in the history of the Lumberjack basketball program.
The `Jacks hope to get off on the right foot Sunday afternoon against a Loyola-Chicago team that finished the `99-2000 season at 14-14, including a 78-58 win over the `Jacks in Chicago. SFA returns five lettermen off last year's 6-21 team, led by seniors Ron Banks and Emanuel Jackson. Banks returns after leading the team in scoring last season, averaging 14.1 points per game, while Jackson returns as the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 8.0 rebounds per game.
Kaspar has taken a ground zero approach in rebuilding a Lumberjack program that has not qualified for the Southland Conference post season tournament since the 1996-97 season. SFA has gone 10-43 over the past two years, winning only five conference games. Prior to returning to the SFA campus, Kaspar spent nine seasons as the head coach at Incarnate Word, posting a 219-52 record.
As practice began earlier this fall, no one had a starting position guaranteed. With seven new additions to the Lumberjack roster this year, SFA begins the season with optimism and the hope of improved play. The `Jacks split their exhibition games, dropping the first to Athletes First 86-80, and defeating Team Ezybonds 71-60, last Tuesday.
THE OPPONENT
Loyola-Chicago enters the 2000-2001 season hoping to improve on last year's 14-14 record. The Ramblers jumped out to an 8-2 start last season, the best start in 10 seasons, but fell to 6-12 over the latter part of the season.
Only two seniors dot the Rambler roster, with only one, Schinn Kerr, a 6-8 forward, seeing substantial playing time last season. Kerr led the Ramblers in rebounding, averaging 5.0 rebounds per game. He also added 8.4 points per game.
Two other starters also return, G David Bailey and G Jerell Parker. Bailey led the team in assists last season (4.1 apg) and added 8.8 ppg to lead all returnees, while Parker added 8.3 ppg.
Bailey came off the bench last year against the `Jacks to lead Loyola-Chicago with 17 points in 16 minutes.
QUICK FACTS
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
Founded: 1923
Enrollment: 11,000
First Season: 1923
All-Time Record: 1,114-739 (.601)
Nickname: Lumberjacks
Colors: Purple & White
President: Dr. Roland Smith (Interim)
Athletic Director: Steve McCarty
Associate AD: Robert Hill
Assistant AD's: Matt Fenley Darren Fort
Arena: William R. Johnson Capcacity: 7,200
Affiliation: NCAA - I
Conference: Southland
1999-2000 Record: 6-21
Conference Record: 3-15, 11th
Lettermen R/L: 6/4
Starters R/L: 2/3
Head Coach: Danny Kaspar
Alma Mater, year: North Texas, 1978
Career Record: 219-52, nine years
Record at SFA: 0-0, first year
Assistant Coaches:
Rennie Bailey Louisiana Tech, 1985
Steve Lutz Texas Lutheran, 1995
T.J. Marcum Texas A&M, 1999
Basketball Phone: (936) 468-3108
Head Trainer: Sandy Miller Nebraska, 1972
Phone: (936) 468-4550
SID: Rob Meyers SFA, 1997
Phone: (936) 468-2606
Fax: (936) 468-4593
e-mail: rmeyers@sfasu.edu
Press Row: (936) 468-4635
PROBABLE STARTERS
Starting Five PG 24 Skip Jackson 5-11 175 JR 0.0 0.0
G 3 Ji Thomas 5-10 170 SO 0.0 0.0
G 25 Kevin Daniels 6-3 190 SR 0.0 0.0
F 30 Ron Banks 6-8 225 SR 0.0 0.0
F 33 Emanuel Jackson 6-8 220 SR 0.0 0.0
Off the Bench
F/G 12 Edwin Tatum 6-4 205 SO 0.0 0.0
F 14 Ransom White 6-7 220 JR 0.0 0.0
G 13 Henry Howard 6-1 175 SR 0.0 0.0
G 32 Scott Spradlin 6-5 200 JR 0.0 0.0
F 15 Milan Simic 6-7 225 SR 0.0 0.0
C 54 Stephen Cobb 6-11 235 JR 0.0 0.0
LAST TIME THEY MET
The `Jacks and Ramblers met on November 21 last season in Chicago with Loyola-Chicago taking a 78-58 win over SFA.
The `Jacks trailed 34-28 at the half and managed to pull even at 46-46 early in the second half, but could not maintain their intensity as the Ramblers outsocred SFA 32-12 down the stretch. F Ron Banks led the Lumberjacks with 15 points and four rebounds. F Terrance Lofton and G Aaron Radl also added 10 points each for SFA.
G David Bailey and G Chris Williams paced the Ramblers attack with 17 points each. Loyola outrebounded the `Jacks 45-31 in the affair. The Ramblers were also 22 of 29 at the free throw line, while the `Jacks made 9 of 13 free throw attempts.
SCORING SFA FG 3FG FT PTS Ron Banks 6-9 1-2 2-2 15
Terrance Lofton 5-11 0-1 0-0 10
Aaron Radl 4-8 2-5 0-0 10
LOYOLA-CHICAGO
Chris Williams 5-12 1-4 6-7 17
David Bailey 5-7 1-1 6-8 17
Schinn Kerr 4-5 0-0 2-3 10
REBOUNDING SFA OR DR TOT Emanuel Jackson 3 4 7
Terrance Lofton 4 2 6
LOYOLA-CHICAGO
Brad Tice 5 10 15
Damien McSwine 5 3 8
