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Yellowjackets Announce Men’s Basketball Transfers (June 28, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State University-Billings men’s basketball coach Craig
Carse announced Monday that three transfers have signed
national letters of intent to play for the Yellowjackets
next season....more.
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Yellowjacket Basketball Announces 2004 High School
Recruiting Class (May 24, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball coach Craig Carse
announced on Monday the signing of five high school
seniors to national letters of intent....more.
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Yellowjackets Top 3-Point Shooting Team in Final NCAA
Stats Rankings (Apr. 9, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team led the
nation for 3-point shooting for the seventh time since
1996 in the final statistical rankings released by the
NCAA on Friday....more.
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Skrifvars, Carse
Named to PacWest All-Conference Teams (Mar. 10, 2004)
BILLING, MT - Yellowjacket seniors Jerett Skrifvars and
Dave Carse were named to the Pacific West Conference
All-Conference teams released on Wednesday....more.
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Skrifvars Named Player of the Week by PacWest Conference (Mar. 9, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings Jerett Skrifvars was named PacWest Player
of the Week for his performance in two wins last week....more.
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Yellowjacket Basketball Teams Left Out of NCAA
Tournament (Mar. 7, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – For the
first time since 2001 and just the second time since
1995, neither basketball team at Montana State-Billings
will be going to the NCAA Tournament....more.
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MSU Billings Grinds to Senior Night Victory Over Western
New Mexico (Mar. 6, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Any
thought of an easy Yellowjackets win on Senior Night
disappeared early Saturday....more.
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Balanced
Offense Equals Big Win for Yellowjackets (Mar. 4, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – There
were plenty of points to go around for the MSU Billings
Yellowjackets Thursday night as they used two big halves
to down Western New Mexico, 113-79....more.
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MSU Billings Senior Jerett Skrifvars Named to Academic
All-America First Team (Mar. 4, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State University-Billings senior guard Jerett Skrifvars
has been named to the Academic All-America First Team by
the College Sports Information Directors of America....more.
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Five
Yellowjackets Ranked in National Statistical Leaders (Mar. 3, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Five
basketball players from Montana State-Billings, three
men and two women, are among the national statistical
leaders released by the NCAA this week....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #16 - For
the Week of March 1, 2004 (pdf)
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Yellowjackets Prepare for Final Weekend with Exhibition
Win (Feb. 28, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings filled its bye week with an exhibition
game against a team of former Yellowjackets Saturday
night, winning 144-93....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #15 -
Feb. 25, 2004
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MSUB
Women In, Men Out of West Region Poll (Feb. 25, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Since
dropping out of the NCAA West Region poll on January 28,
the MSU Billings women’s team has been on the outside
looking in....more.
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Jackets' Five Fall by Five at Hawaii-Hilo (Feb. 21, 2004)
HILO, HI – Five was
nearly enough Saturday night, but the Montana
State-Billings Yellowjackets gave up a 13-point halftime
lead and lost to Hawaii-Hilo, 84-79....more.
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Short
Roster Falls Short for Yellowjackets (Feb. 19, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – With
just six players in uniform Thursday night, Montana
State-Billings ran out of gas few minutes too early in
an 82-78 loss at Chaminade....more.
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Skrifvars
Leads Three Yellowjackets Earning Academic Honors (Feb. 19, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Jerett
Skrifvars, a senior men’s basketball player at Montana
State University-Billings, was named to the District VII
Academic All-America First Team as announced by the
College Sports Information Directors of America on
Thursday....more.
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Yellowjackets Hang In at No. 9 in Men’s Basketball Poll (Feb. 18, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After
winning two of three games last week, including a two
game split with 17th-ranked BYU-Hawaii, the
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team remained at
No. 9 for the second straight week in the NCAA West
Region poll....more.
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Yellowjackets Blown Out in Game One at Chaminade (Feb. 17, 2004)
HONOLULU, HI –
Chaminade University scored 62 first half points and
shot a blistering 68.3 percent from the field to run
past Montana State-Billings, 107-75, in PacWest
Conference play on Tuesday....more.
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Six
Yellowjackets Ranked in NCAA Stats Leaders (Feb. 17, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Six different
Yellowjacket basketball players, four men and two women,
are ranked among the NCAA’s top 50 in this week’s
statistical rankings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #14 - For the Week of
Feb. 16, 2004 (pdf)
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Yellowjackets Get Back on Winning Track with Win over
Hawaii Pacific (Feb. 14, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana
State-Billings finished a tough three game week with a
104-83 victory over Hawaii Pacific Saturday night....more.
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Shorthanded Jackets Fall at Home to No. 17 BYU-Hawaii (Feb. 12, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite a career-high 31
points from senior Jerett Skrifvars, Montana State-Billings lost
at home for the first time in over a year on Thursday, 93-82 to 17th-ranked
BYU-Hawaii....more.
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Yellowjackets Climb to No. 9 in West Region Poll (Feb. 11, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team remained in
the NCAA West Region basketball poll for the fourth
straight week, climbing one spot to No. 9 in the
rankings released by the NCAA national committee on
Wednesday....more.
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Milne
and Munoz Still among National Stats Leaders (Feb. 11, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Yellowjackets Robyn Milne and Cameron Munoz remained
among the national statistical leaders this week in the
rankings released by the NCAA....more.
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Yellowjackets Hold on For Big Win Against No. 17 BYU-Hawaii (Feb. 10, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Timely
3-pointers and solid free throw shooting down the
stretch lifted MSU Billings over 17th-ranked
BYU-Hawaii Tuesday night, 77-73....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #13 - For
the week of Feb. 9, 2004 (pdf)
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Yellowjackets Drill Argos in Non-Conference Tune Up (Feb. 5, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
mission was to fine tune before the stretch run of the
PacWest Conference schedule. Mission accomplished
Thursday night as the Montana State-Billings
Yellowjackets drained 20 three-pointers and routed an
overmatched University of Great Falls team, 132-54....more.
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Two Losses
Cost Yellowjackets Two Spots in Regional Poll (Feb. 4, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite
two losses last week, the Montana State-Billings men’s
basketball team remained in the NCAA West Region poll’s
top ten released on Wednesday....more.
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Yellowjackets Still Lead Nation for 3-Pointers in Latest
NCAA Rankings (Feb. 3, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball team continued to lead
the nation in 3-point field goals made per game in the
weekly statistical leaders released by the NCAA on
Tuesday....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #12 - For the Week of
Feb. 2, 2004 (pdf)
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Yellowjackets Drop Second Straight at Western New Mexico (Jan. 31, 2004)
SILVER CITY, NM – The
MSU Billings men’s basketball team’s PacWest
championship hopes took a serious hit Saturday night as
the Yellowjackets lost their second straight game at
Western New Mexico....more.
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Offense
Sputters, Yellowjackets Upset at Western New Mexico (Jan. 29, 2004)
SILVER CITY, NM – The
nation’s top scoring offense found itself out of sync
Thursday night as Western New Mexico stunned Montana
State-Billings, 89-87....more.
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Yellowjackets Climb into Top Eight in Regional Poll (Jan. 28, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After
debuting at No. 10 in the first NCAA West Region poll of
the season last week, the Montana State-Billings men’s
basketball team moved up to No. 8 in this week’s poll....more.
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Yellowjackets Take Over National Scoring Lead (Jan. 27, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team is ranked
first in the nation for scoring in this week’s NCAA
national statistical leaders, averaging 95.4 points per
game....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #11 - For the Week of
Jan. 26, 2004 (pdf)
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Fortier Earns Player of the Week Honors from PacWest (Jan. 26, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Trae
Fortier was named the PacWest Player of the Week on
Monday after leading MSU Billings to three important
conference wins last week....more.
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Yellowjackets Sting Chaminade, Take Sole Possession of
Second Place in PacWest (Jan. 24,
2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings men’s basketball team
took one small step and reached two major milestones
Saturday night....more.
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Long Ball
Lifts Jackets over Hawaii-Hilo for Second Straight (Jan. 22, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Thirteen
first half 3-pointers delivered an early knockout punch
Saturday night, helping Montana State-Billings defeat
Hawaii-Hilo, 100-79, in PacWest Conference play....more.
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Yellowjackets, Lady Jackets Both in First Regional Polls (Jan. 21, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Both
basketball teams at Montana State-Billings found
themselves in the first NCAA West Region polls released
Wednesday, with the men’s team debuting at No. 10 and
the women’s team at No. 9....more.
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Yellowjackets Down Hawaii-Hilo in PacWest Home Opener (Jan. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – In a
meeting of two of the PacWest’s top contenders,
MSU Billings held off Hawaii-Hilo, 94-84, Tuesday night....more.
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Munoz, Milne Among National
Statistics Leaders (Jan. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT –
Cameron Munoz, sophomore guard for the Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball team, leads the
nation for 3-point shooting in this week’s NCAA
statistical rankings....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #10 - For the week of
Jan. 19, 2004 (.pdf)
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Yellowjackets Crush Green Mountain with
Tenth Highest Scoring Night in School History (Jan. 17, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Cameron Munoz dropped in nine 3-pointers
and scored a season-high 32 points Saturday night as
MSU Billings trounced Green Mountain College, 131-49....more.
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Yellowjackets vs. Green Mountain College
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Yellowjackets Roll Over Green Mountain in Non-Conference
Tune Up (Jan. 16, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Green
Mountain College was able to hang around for about the
first four minutes Friday night, but MSU Billings had
too much fire power as it ran away for a 124-70
non-conference win....more.
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Yellowjackets vs. Green Mountain College
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #9 - For
the Week of Jan. 12, 2004 (.pdf)
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Last
Second Shot Spoils Yellowjackets’ Upset Bid at BYU-Hawaii (Jan. 10, 2004)
LAIE, HI – In a nail biter of
a game decided by seconds and inches, MSU Billings lost,
91-90, to BYU-Hawaii Saturday night in a meeting of two
of the PacWest Conference’s top teams....more.
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Yellowjackets Rally for Win at Hawaii Pacific (Jan. 8, 2004)
HONOLULU, HI – Trae Fortier
blocked the potential game-winning shot with time
expiring Thursday night as MSU Billings won in Hawaii
for the first time since January 5, 2002....more.
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Fortier’s
Career-Highs Not Enough for Yellowjackets (Jan. 6, 2003)
HONOLULU, HI – Trae
Fortier scored a career-high 37 points Thursday night,
but the Yellowjackets lost to a hot-shooting Hawaii
Pacific University, 107-92,
in the Pacific West Conference opener for both teams....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #8 - For
the Week of Jan. 5, 2004 (.pdf)
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Munoz
Named PacWest Player of the Week (Jan. 5, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Cameron
Munoz, a sophomore guard for the MSU Billings men’s
basketball team, was named the Pacific West Conference
Player of the Week on Monday....more.
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Yellowjackets Survive Low Scoring West Region Clash (Jan. 3, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Western
Oregon had three 3-point attempts in the final minute of
Saturday afternoon’s game at MSU Billings, but missed
all three as the Yellowjackets won their third straight
West Region game, 72-70....more....more.
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Yellowjackets Host Western Oregon Saturday Afternoon (Jan. 2, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – In a
rare afternoon contest, MSU Billings will play host to
Western Oregon in men’s basketball West Region action on
Saturday....more.
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Yellowjackets Upset Second-Ranked Humboldt State in
Thriller (Dec. 29, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT –
MSU Billings stunned No. 2 Humboldt State Monday night,
hitting fourteen 3-pointers and shooting 54-percent from
behind the arc....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #7 - For
the Week of Dec. 29, 2003 (.pdf)
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #6 - For
the Week of Dec. 22, 2003 (.pdf)
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Yellowjackets Use Long Ball to Down St. Martin’s (Dec. 20, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Cameron
Munoz made seven of the Yellowjackets’ fourteen
3-pointers, leading MSU Billings to a 93-86 win over St.
Martin’s Saturday night....more.
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Yellowjackets Let Halftime Lead Slip Away in Loss at
Western Oregon (Dec. 16, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – A
five-point halftime lead and 20 second-half points from
Trae Fortier weren’t enough to get the Yellowjackets
their first road win of the season as MSU Billings fell
94-88 at Western Oregon on Tuesday....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #5 - For
the Week of Dec. 15, 2003 (.pdf)
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No. 1
Humboldt State Hands Yellowjackets First Loss of Season (Dec. 13, 2003)
ARCATA, CA – Despite five players scoring in double
figures Saturday night, the MSU Billings men’s
basketball team was handed its first loss of the season,
104-76, by top-ranked Humboldt State....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #4 - For
the Week of Dec. 8, 2003 (.pdf)
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Yellowjackets Steal Win from Chadron State (Dec. 6, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – A
Cameron Munoz play was instrumental in the
Yellowjackets’ 85-81 win over Chadron State on Saturday,
but it wasn’t a 3-pointer....more.
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State
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Yellowjackets Roll Past Overmatched Argos (Dec. 1, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – In a runaway that probably wasn’t as
close as the lopsided score indicated, MSU Billings
cruised to its twelfth straight home victory by
dominating University of Great Falls, 108-63....more.
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #3 - For
the Week of Dec. 1, 2003 (.pdf)
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #2 - For
the Week of Nov. 24, 2003 (.pdf)
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Yellowjackets Escape with Win in Season Opener (Nov. 22, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – A late
rally helped the MSU Billings men’s basketball team
survive a hot-shooting and upset-minded Minot State team
Saturday night in the Yellowjackets’ season opener,
98-95....more.
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State
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Yellowjackets Race to 125-93 Win Over
Alumni in Final Tune Up (Nov. 17,
2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Trae Fortier’s game-high 30 points and 17
rebounds lifted the MSU Billings men’s basketball team
to a 125-93 win over a Yellowjacket Alumni team on
Monday night....more.
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Click HERE to view photos of the Yellowjackets vs. MSUB
Alumni
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Men's Basketball Weekly Release #1-Nov.
14, 2003 (.pdf)
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Yellowjackets Run Past Montana AAU in Exhibition (Nov. 10, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Six
players scored in double figures Monday night as the
MSU Billings men’s basketball team rolled over a Montana
AAU team, 121-71....more.
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Yellowjackets Host Montana AAU in
Exhibition Monday (Nov. 9, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings men’s basketball team
will face its first outside competition of the season
Monday when the Yellowjackets host a Montana AAU team
comprised of former college players....more.
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Seniors
Star in Yellowjacket Blue-Gold Scrimmage (Nov. 8, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Jerett
Skrifvars (Sr., Brea, CA) scored a game-high 27 points
as upperclassmen dominated the MSU Billings men’s
basketball Blue-Gold Scrimmage on Saturday....more.
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Yellowjackets, Lady Yellowjackets to Hold
Blue-Gold Scrimmages Saturday (Nov.
6, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The official start of the NCAA basketball
season is just over a week away and the MSU Billings
men’s and women’s basketball teams will tune up Saturday
with a double-header of Blue-Gold scrimmages....more.
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Men’s
Basketball Preview: Yellowjackets Will Count on Mix of
Youth and Experience (Oct. 13, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – NCAA basketball teams begin practice
around the country this Wednesday, and the men’s team at
MSU Billings will open camp with its sights set on
recapturing the Pacific West Conference title....more.
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Yellowjackets Picked Second in PacWest
Basketball Poll (Sept. 30, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – After an injury-riddled season last year
in which it finished third in the PacWest Conference,
the MSU Billings men’s basketball team has been picked
to finish second in a poll of conference coaches....more.
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New Bees
Basketball League Starts Sunday at MSUB (Sept. 25, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The
inaugural Billings Bees Boys’ Basketball League
sponsored by the Billings Gazette will hold its
registration, draft and first practice sessions this
Sunday at Alterowitz Gymnasium....more.
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Billings Bees Registrations Now Being Accepted (Sept. 12,2003)
BILLINGS, MT –
Registration for the 13th annual Billings
Bees Basketball Clinics Sponsored by the Billings
Gazette is beginning at MSU Billings....more.
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Former Yellowjacket Standout Hired as Men’s Basketball
Assistant (August 25, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – MSU Billings men’s basketball coach Craig
Carse announced Monday that former Yellowjacket standout
Mark Hamilton has been hired as the Jackets’ new
assistant coach....more.
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Yellowjacket Assistant Basketball Coach
Resigns (July 28, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – MSU Billings head men’s basketball coach
Craig Carse announced Monday that assistant coach Brent
Montague has resigned to pursue an opportunity in the
private sector....more.
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