[BasketballAlum] Update

[gary holquist]

Bulldog Basketball Alumni and Friends:

Just a quick note-it has been a very busy week preparing for two road 
games at Minnesota State University Mankato and Augustana College.  We 
will practice at 3:00 today and leave for Mankato at 5:00 after 
watching video cuts of MSUM.  We'll stay out on the road after 
Thursday's game at MSUM, travel to Sioux Falls, and play at Augustana 
College on Saturday night.

Our sole game last week at the University of South Dakota, ended up in 
the loss column, but we played well.  We controlled tempo for 36 
minutes of the game, lead at halftime 30 to 29 turning it into our type 
of tempo, stayed even on rebounds, only turned it over nine times, 21 
of our 25 baskets were assisted, but once again had a four minute 
stretch at the 10 minute mark in the second half when we lost our lead 
and were unable to recover.  Brian Sykora (6-7, 210 lbs, 
So-Bloomington, MN) had 27 points and 14 rebounds, his fifth 
double-double of the season.  Jordan Nuness (6-3, 210 lbs, Sr-Eden 
Prairie, MN) had 21 points.  Spud Schade (5-9, 175 lbs, So-Oshkosh, WI) 
had 7 assists but went 0 for 9 from the floor.  He still has not 
recovered from the ankle injury, but is giving us hard-earned minutes. 
His attitude and determination is relentless.  As a team we played 
hard, competed, and gave ourselves a chance to win, but did not get it 
done.  Two more tough challenges are ahead of us.  We need to will 
ourselves a win-we are competing.

On the recruiting front, we received a verbal commitment from an 
excellent combo guard from Madison Lafollette High School.  He is a 
6-1, 185 lb scorer. that is averaging twenty points a game in a very 
tough conference.  There is an interesting article on him at this web 
site:

<http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/article.asp?nid=14680>


Go Bulldogs!


Gary W. Holquist
University of Minnesota Duluth
Head Men's Basketball Coach
218-726-6185