2010 Season Preview
November 24, 2009
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Men's
| 2008-09 Record - Overall - Conference Location: Kenosha, WI Head Coach: Bosko Djurickovic (North Park '73) Gym (cap.): Carthage Physical Education Center (2440) Conference: CCIW Region: Midwest Team Page |
Steve Djurickovic (Jr., Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Kenosha-Bradford) leads the returnees. Djurickovic was named a D3hoops.com All-America for the second-straight year, as well as National Association of Basketball Coaches first-team All-Midwest Region and first-team All-CCIW for the second-consecutive year. He led the CCIW in scoring (27.6 points per game, ranked second in NCAA Division III), assists (6.36 per game, ranked 17th nationally) and minutes played (37.04 per game), while ranked fourth in three-point field-goal percentage (.432), eighth in free-throw percentage (.833), 13th in rebounding (4.7 per game), 13th in steals (0.96 per game) and 14th in field-goal percentage (.497). Djurickovic set Carthage season records for points (691), scoring average (27.6 points per game), made free throws (239), free-throw attempts (287) and assists (159). He scored in double figures in all 25 games and scored 30 or more points 11 times.
The other top returnee is third-team All-CCIW guard Sean Fendley (Sr., Elmhurst, Ill./York). Fendley was ranked ninth in CCIW scoring (14.0 points per game), seventh in minutes played (31.83 per game), seventh in three-point field-goal percentage (.410) and 16th in rebounding (4.3 per game). Also returning are forward Adam Tolo (Sr., Mackay, Queensland, Australia/South Suburban College, 7.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, started all 25 games), guard Max Cary (So., Geneva, Ill., 5.2 points, played in all 25 games and made five starts), center Richard Williams (Sr., Poplar Grove, Ill./North Boone, 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, played in 22 games and made 14 starts) and guard Cody Hilton (Sr., Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East, 3.8 points, played in 22 games and made 11 starts).
Leading newcomers include 6-6 forward Raul Guzman (Fr., Lyons, Ill./Berwyn-Morton West, Champaign News-Gazette honorable mention all-state, West Suburban League Gold “player of the year” and Daily Herald all-area his senior year with a 15.4 scoring average, 10.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 3.8 assists per game), 6-0 guard Malcom Kelly (Fr., Kenosha, Wis./Reuther), 6-5 forward Tyler Pierce (Fr., Westmont, Ill., Illinois Basketball Coaches Association first-team all-state, All-Interstate Eight Conference and Suburban Life “Player of the Year” with a 24.3 scoring average and 10.0 rebounds, 6-3 guard Ben Potter (Fr., Batavia, Ill., first-team All Western Sun Conference and Daily Herald all-area, 6-5 forward Mitch Thompson (Fr., Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention all-state, All-South Suburban Blue Conference and Daily Southtown all-area).
“This CCIW is such a great conference,” says head coach Bosko Djurickovic. “You have to be really good to compete at the top level of this league. Going 7-7 is a good year for a lot of teams but not for us. This year, we have the bullets to go into the season ready to compete at the highest level. This freshman class is terrific. We’ve added strong players all over, especially inside. What shouldn’t get lost is that we return a lot of really good and very experienced players, and that combination is why we’re excited about the upcoming season.”
The Red Men open the season with a Nov. 15 home game against Transylvania University before playing host to the Nov. 20-21 Carthage Classic. Carthage’s opponents in that event include last year’s No. 5 team, Wisconsin-Platteville and No. 8 Wisconsin-Whitewater. Carthage plays in three other tournaments, the Nov. 27-28 Carroll University Classic, the Dec. 4-5 CCIW/MIAA Classic at Hope College and the Jan. 2-3 Wilkes-Barre Challenge at King’s College. Indiana-Northwest and Calumet College of St. Joseph round out the non-conference schedule.
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