[BasketballAlum] Newsletter 1/30/06

[James Kuronen]

Dear UMD Basketball Alum-
We have reached the half way point of the NCC season and have 6 games 
remaining. The first half hasn't been kind to us, or more accurately I 
should say we haven't been kind to ourselves. Our record is 1-5 and 
puts us in last place. We've lost to MSU-Mankato twice, the second of 
which at home was a very good effort and a good basketball game that 
could've gone either way. We've lost to St. Cloud St. twice. We lost at 
the U of South Dakota in a very good game where they took the lead with 
only 1 minute to go and beat us by 2. We led by 6 with 5:28 to go but 
could only manage one 3 point basket the rest of the way. We did beat 
Augustana at home by 20 and played very well. We had an 8 point 
half-time lead and quickly extended it to close to 20 in the first few 
minutes of the second half and played some very good basketball.
The good news is we leave tomorrow for Sioux Falls to play Augustana 
again to begin the last 6 games of the season. Augustana is 2-4. It's a 
game we need to win to spark us. We then return home and play USD on 
Saturday at 3:00 pm.
Saturday is our Alumni Celebration. We are having an Alunmi Game at 
10:30 am, halft-time recognition of the All 75th Year Team that you 
voted for, and a post-game social at Blackwoods Bar & Grill.
The media release was sent today concerning the names of the 15 members 
of the All-75th Year Team. I've attached it below as well as attached 
it to this email. If you are unable to read it for some reason let me 
know and I'll send it to you. A special thanks to JOSTENS for providing 
each of the 15 players with a memento of the honor.
Anyone who is planning on coming Saturday and hasn't RSVP'ed to me 
please let me know ASAP. I will leave tickets for you at the ticket 
window. We also have some openings for the 10:30 am. The more the 
merrier.
I look forward to hearing from you.


January 30, 2006
FIFTEEN NAMED TO UMD BASKETBALL'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM ??	

        Fifteen individuals who played prominent roles in the growth, 
development and success of the storied University of Minnesota Duluth 
men's basketball program have been chosen to the school's 75th 
Anniversary Team.
	Dave Baker (1957-61), Barry Fermanich (1988-92), Jay Guidinger 
(1987-91), Jeff Guidinger (1983-87), Roger Hanson (1961-65), Nicky 
Johnson (1979-83), Rockne Johnson (1978-80), Kendall Kelly (1982-86), 
Bill Mattson (1958-62), Chris Neumann (1980-84), Mike Patterson 
(1961-65), Josh Quigley (1995-2000), Jon Sampson (1955-59), Jason 
Schneeweis (1999-2003) and David Thompson (1984-88) comprise the team, 
which was selected by a vote of UMD basketball alumni. The group will 
be honored during halftime of the Bulldogs' North Central Conference 
clash with the University of South Dakota this Saturday (Feb. 4) at 
Romano Gymnasium.
	"Over 400 players have worn the Bulldog uniform since 1930 and these 
15 distinguished individuals represent the best in UMD basketball," 
said UMD head coach Gary Holquist. "The impact they've had on our 
program is immeasurable and being singled out by their peers is 
recognition of their accomplishments"
	 Men's basketball, which has been in existence longer than any other 
intercollegiate sport at UMD, is celebrating its 75th year of 
competition in 2005-06.
	?Dave Baker (1957-61 ? Forward ? Duluth, Minn.) -- Was a four-year 
starter on three Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
championship clubs ... holds the distinction of being the only Bulldog 
to land All-MIAC honors three times (1958, 1959 and 1961) .. scored a 
then school-record 1,728 points in 96 liftime outings ... his 18.0 
points per game average remains the best career figure ever turned in 
by a Bulldog ... helped UMD amass a four-year record of 81-17 ... paced 
the MIAC in scoring in 1960-61 ... captained the Bulldogs for a pair of 
winters (1959-60 and 1960-61) and reigned as their leading scorer three 
times (as a freshman, junior and senior) ... played on the Bulldogs' 
first two NAIA National Tournament qualifiers ... was bestowed with 
UMD's Top Scholar-Athlete Award in 1960-61 ... is a member of the UMD 
Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 1993).
	?Barry Fermanich (1988-92 ? Guard ? Antigo, Wis.) -- Appeared and 
started in more games (127) than any player in the 75-year history of 
Bulldog basketball ... concluded his collegiate career by being named 
both the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and NAIA District 13 
Player of the Year ... remains the school's all-time leader in both 
assists (559) and steals (225) ... captained the Bulldogs to their 
fourth consecutive NSIC crown in 1991-92 ...finished first among his 
teammates in scoring (13.2 points per game) as a senior en route to 
earning All-NSIC first team recognition ... was chosen UMD's 
Outstanding  Male Senior Athlete for 1991-92 ... also was a four-year 
standout on the Bulldog baseball diamond (infielder and outfielder).
	?Jay Guidinger (1987-91 ? Center ? Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Landed NAIA 
All-American honors on three occasions (first team in 1990-91 and 
1989-90 and third team in 1988-89) and was the first individual to ever 
be named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year 
three straight times (1989-91) ... started in all 126 games during his 
Bulldog tenure and established team career records for points (1,953), 
rebounds (1,095) and blocked shots (195) ... helped lead UMD to four 
successive NSIC titles, four NAIA National Tournament appearances and a 
103-23 overall record, including a 45-3 mark in NSIC play ... finished 
as the team's scoring and rebounding leader in his of his final three 
collegiate seasons ... was voted UMD's Outstanding Senior Male Athlete 
for 1990-91 and became a member of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame 10 
years later ... played in the National Basketball Association -- a 
Bulldog first -- for a pair of seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers 
(1992-94).
	?Jeff Guidinger (1983-87 ? Forward/Center ? Milwaukee, Wis.) -- 
Distinguished himself as one of the more gifted post players in small 
college basketball during the mid 1980s ... was a 1986-87 NAIA 
All-American third team honoree as well as the Northern Sun 
Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year ... became a full-time 
starter as a sophomore and proceeded to average in double figures for 
scoring in each of the next three seasons ... co-captained the 1986-87 
Bulldogs to their second NSIC crown in as many years and a third 
straight NAIA National Tournament berth ... twice corralled All-NSIC 
acclaim (first team in 1986-87 and second team the winter prior) ... 
was the school's career rebounding and blocked shots leader and its No. 
5 scorer when he parted ways with the Bulldogs ... received UMD's 
Outstanding Senior Male Athlete honor for 1986-87
	Roger Hanson (1961-65 ? Guard ? Duluth, Minn.) -- Attained 
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors on three 
occasions (first team in 1963-64 and second in 1962-63 and 1964-65) ... 
started four seasons in the Bulldog backcourt ... played on one MIAC 
titleholder (1961-62) and one NCAA Division II playoff participant (in 
1964-65 when the Bulldogs won their only NCAA postseason game to date) 
... was situated in the No. 4 slot on UMD's career points list at the 
conclusion of his senior season (1,408 points in 106 games for a 13.3 
points per outing average) and now ranks 14th on that same chart ... is 
a member of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame (2001 enshrinee).
	?Nicky Johnson (1979-83 ? Guard ? Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Became UMD's 
first NAIA All-American as a third team selection in 1982-83 ... was 
named to the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference first team for 
the second year in a row as a senior ... left the Bulldog hoops program 
as its seventh all-time leading scorer (1,332 points in 110 games for a 
12.1 points per night average) ... captained UMD to back-to-back-NSIC 
crowns during his final two years of competition ... finished first 
among Bulldogs in assists for four straight seasons and established a 
then-school mark in that department (494) ...earned NAIA All-District 
13 recognition in 1982-83 and was an NAIA All-American honorable 
mention honoree the previous winter ... UMD compiled an 84-29 overall 
record during his four years of starting guard duty.
	?Rockne Johnson (1978-80 ? Forward ? Duluth, Minn.) -- Turned in the 
best career rebounding average (10.1 boards per game) in school history 
... placed first among Bulldogs in scoring (16.2 point per game) as a 
senior ... the 324 rebounds he was credited in 1979-80 are the second 
highest single-season total in team history ... was named to the 
All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference team that year ... 
continues to own the UMD record for most rebounds in a game (22 vs. St. 
Cloud State on Feb. 13, 1980) ... joined the Bulldog fold in 1978 
following one-year stints at the University of Minnesota and Oregon 
State University.
	?Kendall Kelly (1982-86 ? Guard ? Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Walked off with 
the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year award in 
1985-86, the first Bulldog to ever be so honored ... made the All-NSIC 
and NAIA All-District 13 first teams in both 1984-85 and 1985-86 ... 
recorded more assists over his career (496) and the 11th highest 
scoring total (1,162 points) of any Bulldog up until that point .... 
was credited with 201 of those assists (a school single-season record 
which still stands) as a senior ... captained UMD to the NSIC 
championship and second straight berth in the NAIA National Tournament 
in 1985-86 en route to garnering NAIA All-American honorable mention 
honors ... handled the Bulldogs' starting point guard responsibilities 
for three seasons ... was a two-time recipient of UMD's Most Valuable 
Player award (1984-85 and 1985-86) ... UMD averaged just under 24 wins 
a year while he donned a Bulldog uniform
	?Bill Mattson (1958-62 ? Center ? Virginia, Minn.) -- Was a major 
force on four Bulldog clubs which rolled up an 81-18 overall record, 
captured thee Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 
championships (1958-59, 1960-61 and 1961-62), paid two visits to the 
NAIA National Tournament, and posted the school's inaugural post-season 
victory in 1958 ... ranked as UMD's second all-time leading scorer 
(1,617 points) and its top field goal shooter (.634) when he exited the 
Bulldog program in 1962 .... averaged 19.9 points per game as a senior 
which, at the time, was the second highest single-season figure in team 
history ... currently holds down the No. 5 spot on UMD's all-time 
charts in that same department (16.8 points per out game) ... became 
the first Bulldog to ever be selected in the National Basketball 
Association draft in 1962 when the Los Angeles Lakers made him their 
ninth-round choice ... was inducted into the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame 
this past October ... passed away in December 2002 after being stricken 
with both ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and Lyme's disease.
	?Chris Neumann (1980-84 ? Guard ? Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Cracked the 
starting lineup in a then-school record 115 consecutive games and 
helped propel the Bulldogs to a 93-22 overall record during his 
four-year stay ... was bestowed with the Northern Sun Intercollegiate 
Conference's Most Valuable Player award as senior in addition to 
securing NAIA All-American (honorable mention), NAIA All-District 13 
(first team) and All-NSIC (first team) status ... amassed 499 points in 
1983-84 -- the largest scoring harvest by a Bulldog in 19 years -- 
while captaining UMD to a hard of tis third straight NSIC title ... was 
a three-tme All-NSIC pick and UMD's leading point-getter as a 
sophomore, junior and senior ... was situated in the No. 3 spot on the 
Bulldogs' all-time scoring chart (1,708 points) when he hung up his 
collegiate sneakers for a final time.
 	?Mike Patterson (1961-65 ? Center ? Mahtomedi, Minn.) -- Played in 
all 105 games during his rewarding four-year 	career while helping UMD 
post a 79-26 overall record, claim one Minnesota Intercollegiate 
Athletic Conference championship (1961-62) and three runnerup finishes 
.... was an All-MIAC first team pick as both a junior and senior ... 
paced the Bulldogs in points three straight seasons (1962-65) ... held 
the UMD career scoring record for 26 years with 1,808 points .. 
established then school marks for points in a game (41), and in a 
season (642), field goals in a season (255) and most games scoring 20 
or more points in one season (22) in 1963-64 ... was a charter member 
(1991) of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame.
	?Josh Quigley (1995-200 ?Center ? Duluth, Minn.) -- Corralled 
All-American recognition from two different organizations in 1999-2000 
-- Daktronics (first team) and the National Association of Basketball 
Coaches (third team) ... was also chosen the Northern Sun 
Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Year for the second time in as 
many seasons as a senior  ... finished as the NSIC's scoring and 
rebounding champion in 1999-2000 and scored 679 overall points (for a 
22.6 per game average), the second highest one-year total in team 
history ... owns UMD single-season and career marks for both free 
throws made (178 and 436) and attempted (264 and 606) ... is situated 
in the No. 4 position on the Bulldogs career scoring charts with 1,718 
points ... was UMD's Outstanding Senior Male Athlete award recipient 
for 1999-2000.
	?Jon Sampson (1955-59 ? Guard, Duluth, Minn.) -- Started four seasons 
in the Bulldog backcourt and co-captained UMD to their first two 
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic titles and NAIA National Tournament 
berths (1957-58 and 1958-59) ... snared All-MIAC first team acclaim and 
was UMD's Most Valuable Player Award winner both of those years ... was 
a Little All-America honorable mention pick as a senior in 1958-59 ... 
departed the Bulldog program holding down the No. 4 spot on the 
school's all-time scoring list ... went on to receive a tryout with the 
Minneapolis Lakers ... was inducted into the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame 
in 2004.
	?Jason Schneeweis (1999-03 ? Center ? Hubertus, Wis.) -- Captained the 
2002-03 Bulldogs to their second straight NCAA II regional playoff 
berth and was named a Division II Bulletin All-American (first team) 
for his spirited efforts ... led the Northern Sun Intercollegiate 
Conference in rebounds (for a second straight time) and blocked shots 
in 2002-03 en route to receiving that circuit's Player of the Year 
award ... was an All-NSIC first team selection as both a junior and 
senior ... is currently UMD's ninth all-time leading scorer with 1,474 
points and ranks second in both career rebounds (879) and blocked shots 
(131) ... was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches 
All-North Central Region second team and the NSIC Tournament's Most 
Valuable Player in 2001-02.
	?David Thompson (1984-88 ? Forward ? Hibbing, Minn.) -- Iced his 
four-year Bulldog career by being named an NAIA All-American (third 
team) as well as the Player of the Year in the Northern Sun 
Intercollegiate Conference ... figured prominently on four NAIA 
National Tournament qualifiers and three NSIC championship clubs 
(1986-88)	... paced the 1987-88 Bulldogs in scoring with a 14.5 points 
per game average ... spent his first two collegiate seasons serving as 
one of the NSIC's premier sixth men before moving into a starting role 
as a junior ... was an All-NSIC second team honoree that year ... 
co-captained the Bulldogs in 1987-88 ... currently holds down the No. 
20 spot on UMD all-time points charts (1,281) and is fourth in blocked 
shots (110).

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Communications and Public Relations Director
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
1216 Ordean Court
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN   55812-3010


Butch Kuronen
Assistant Basketball Coach
University of Minnesota Duluth
218-726-6199 (office)
218-591-7618 (cell)
jkuronen at d.umn.edu
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