2007-2008 Men's Basketball Weekly Release #1 (January 1)

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This Week's Schedule

Sat., Jan. 5 - vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., Alterowitz Gym
Click HERE for live stats of Saturday's game.

Week in Review

The Yellowjackets dropped a 77-57 decision against NAIA opponent University of Montana-Western Monday night to close out both 2007 and the non-conference schedule. 

Following four lead changes in the first six minutes of the contest, the Jackets found themselves up by seven at the 12:34 mark against the Bulldogs.  Chipping away at the Jackets’ lead, Montana-Western went on a 10-4 run to close out the half taking a six-point lead into the locker room.

In the second half the Yellowjackets had their chances getting within one possession on three different occasions, but the persistent Bulldogs broke open a double-digit lead on a 3-pointer by Dovydas Retkus at the 15-minute mark.  Montana-Western pulled away from the Jackets through the remainder of the game, icing the win by 20.

Hoping to shake off what has become a winless season, the Yellowjackets are set to open the conference schedule against No. 7 ranked Seattle University Saturday night at Alterowitz.  Over the past 12 years the Yellowjackets have gone an unprecedented 163-19 at home.  Through the start of the 07-08 campaign, the Jackets are 0-4 on the home hardwood.  Looking to defend one of the best home records in the nation at any level, the Yellowjackets will have their work cut out for them against the Redhawks.

The Jackets' Aaron Terry (Moreno Valley, Calif.) continues to lead MSUB averaging 14.8 points per game.  Terry is shooting 61-of-135 from the floor for 45 percent and has pulled down 4.3 boards per game.  Terry is handing out 2.45 assists and a team-leading one steal per game.  John Brooks (Perris, Calif.) is the only other Yellowjacket averaging double-figures with 12.5 points per game.  Brooks is 46-of-131 from the field for 35 percent and leads the Jackets from the perimeter knocking down 24-of-70 attempts for 34 percent.  Cameron Khoury is tallying 7.4 points per game for the Jackets and is grabbing a team-leading 5.7 boards per game while swatting .078 blocks per game.

As a team the Jackets are shooting 36 percent from the field and 30 percent from the perimeter.  Shades of the Jackets' powerful 3-point shooting has been evident as the players have knocked down nearly half of the team's 99 three-pointers total in just the last four games.  The Yellowjackets continue to be out-rebounded by their opponents 47-35.

From the GNAC

Division II Games: Alaska Anchorage 9-0, Northwest Nazarene 4-0, Seattle Pacific 7-1, Seattle 7-2, Western Washington 4-2, Western Oregon 3-2, Central Washington 4-3, Saint Martin’s 3-4, Alaska Fairbanks 0-3, MSU Billings 0-9.  

West Region Games: Alaska Anchorage 3-0, Northwest Nazarene 2-0, Seattle 5-1, Seattle Pacific 2-1, Western Washington 3-2, Central Washington 3-3, Western Oregon 1-1, Saint Martin’s 1-3, Alaska Fairbanks 0-1, *MSU Billings 0-7.  (*MSUB region record includes games against schools in states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Western New Mexico and Colorado).

LAST WEEK: Friday   – UAA AT&T Alascom (Christian Brothers 77, Alaska Fairbanks 60; Alaska Anchorage 71, Ferris State 45); WOU Phoenix Inn & Suites (Central Washington 78, Sonoma State 70; Western Oregon 77, Concordia 65); SPU Oak Harbor Classic (Alderson Broaddus 75, Seattle 73; Seattle Pacific 85, Concordia, N.Y. 70). Saturday   – UAA AT&T Alascom (Ferris State 64, Alaska Fairbanks 56; Alaska Anchorage 75, Christian Brothers 52); WOU Phoenix Inn & Suites Classic (Central Washington 97, Concordia 52; Western Oregon 80, Sonoma State 76); Northwest Nazarene 66 at Idaho State 71; SPU Oak Harbor Classic (Seattle 93, Concordia, N.Y. 70; Seattle Pacific 83, Alderson Broaddus 71). Sunday   – Concordia, N.Y. 50 at Saint Martin's 85.   

THIS WEEK: Monday   – Montana Western at MSU Billings. Thursday  – Alaska Anchorage at Western Oregon, 7:30 p.m.; Alaska Fairbanks at Saint Martin's, 7:30 p.m.; Central Washington at Seattle Pacific; Western Washington at Northwest Nazarene.  Saturday – Alaska Anchorage at Saint Martin's; Alaska Fairbanks at Western Oregon; Central Washington at Northwest Nazarene; Seattle at MSU Billings; Western Washington at Seattle Pacific.

POLLS: NABC (Dec.18) - 7. Seattle University, 17. Seattle Pacific.  NCAA West Region – The first NCAA West Region weekly poll will be released Wednesday, Jan. 30. GNAC Coaches Pre-Season: 1. Alaska Anchorage (7) 104; 2. Seattle Pacific (1) 87; 3. Seattle (2) 84 ; 4. Western Washington and Central Washington 62; 6. Saint Martin's 52; 7. Northwest Nazarene 40; 8. Western Oregon 35; 9. Montana State Billings 18; 10. Alaska Fairbanks 16. Note: First-place votes in parenthesis. Points awarded on 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis).

DOUBLE DOUBLES: 4 – Carl Arts, UAA.  3 – Kevin Atkins, UAF. 2 – Rob Will, SPU; Luke Cooper, UAA; Jake Beitinger, CWU. 1 – Eight with.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS:  UAF Top of the World  (Nov. 15-18) –  Mladen Begojevic, UAF.   Central Washington (Nov. 16-17) – Jake Beitinger, CWU; Brandon Foote, CWU; Tyler Roberts, NNU; Adam Shildmyer, NNU.  Seattle Pacific (Nov. 16-17) – Rob Will, SPU; Ira Graham, WWU.  Western Washington (Nov. 23-24) – Ira Graham, WWU; Calin Schell, WWU; Rob Diederichs, SPU; Rob Will, SPU.  UAA Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 21-24) – Carl Arts, UAA.  Central Washington (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) – Jake Beitinger, CWU; Sam Kelly, WOU; Brad Krichevsky, WOU.  CSU Pueblo (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) – Bill Richardson, SMU.  WWU Great Western Shootout (Dec. 18-19 at Las Vegas) – Ira Graham, WWU; Calin Schell, WWU; Jake Beitinger, CWU.  Humboldt State (Dec. 21-22) – Michael Knight, Seattle; Ryan Coldren, Seattle.  Western Oregon (Dec. 28-29) – Mike McLaughlin, WOU; Travis Kuhns, WOU; Nate Jackson, CWU; Jake Beitinger, CWU.  Seattle Pacific (Dec. 28-29) – Marques Echols, SPU; Rob Diederichs, SPU; Michael Knight, SU.  Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 28-29) – Chris Bryant, UAA (MVP); McCade Olsen, UAA; Luke Cooper, UAA.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK: Chris Bryant, Alaska Anchorage (G, 6-4, Sr., Metlakatla, AK) and Nate Jackson, Central Washington (G, 6-0, Sr., Seattle, WA – Cleveland & HCC). . .Bryant was selected the Most Outstanding Player as he led the Seawolves to two wins in the AT&T Alascom Jamboree at Anchorage.  The Drake transfer scored 40 points, connecting on 15 of 27 shots, including nine of 19 treys.  He also had 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals.  The two wins improved UAA’s Division II record to a perfect 9-0. . .Jackson scored 28 points and also had four rebounds, four assists and five steals as CWU earned wins over Sonoma State and Concordia, Ore., in the Phoenix Inn & Suites Classic at Monmouth.  The CWU point guard made 11 of 13 shots and was selected to the all-tournament team.

HONORABLE MENTION: Marques Echols, Seattle Pacific (G, 6-2, Sr., Seattle, WA – Garfield & Peninsula) scored 45 points and had 10 assists to earn all-tournament honors as he led the Falcons to their sixth and seventh wins in a row.  Echols made 16 of 27 shots, including eight of 15 three-pointers.

AROUND THE GNAC:   Travis Kuhns and Mike McLaughlin of Western Oregon and Jake Beitinger of Central Washington joined Jackson on the all-tournament team at Monmouth.  Kuhns had 28 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and five steals, while McLaughlin scored 25 points and also had 13 rebounds in the Wolves’ two victories.  Beitinger had 28 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks in CWU’s two wins. . . SPU’s Rob Diederichs and Seattle’s Michael Knight earned all-tournament honors in the SPU Oak Harbor Classic.  Diederichs finished the tournament with 36 points (13-24 FGs) and 14 rebounds.  Knight netted 32 points as the Redhawks split two games.  SPU also got a solid 31-point, 16-rebound, seven-assist performance from JoJay Jackson. . .Luke Cooper registered his 23^rd double-digit career assist game with 12 in Alaska Anchorage’s win over Christian Brothers.  Cooper (14 points, 15 assists) and McCade Olsen (32 points, 14 rebounds, 13-21 FGs) joined Bryant on the all-tournament team. . .Saint Martin’s Jake Linton scored 12 points to increase his career total to 1,002 in Sunday’s 35-point win over Concordia, N.Y.  Linton is the 33^rd player in GNAC history and the fourth Saint to reach that figure.  Saint forward Brendan Campbell, who joined the GNAC 1,000 Point Club  earlier this month, now has 1,022 points. . .Scott Helpenstell had team-highs of 16 points and nine rebounds in a five-point loss to Division I Idaho State as Northwest Nazarene sustained its first loss of the 2007-08 season. . .UAF’s Kevin Atkins had 35 points, connecting on 15 of 23 shots, 13 rebounds and seven assists in a pair of losses at Anchorage.

WIN-LOSS RECORDS: Seattle Pacific and Alaska Anchorage will take seven-game win streaks into the start of the conference season.  Western Oregon has won five straight, Saint Martin’s has won four in a row and Central Washington has won its last three. . .GNAC teams finished their pre-conference schedules with a 20-13 record against other West Region teams, including 15-10 against the CCAA.  Cal State San Bernardino accounted for five of the CCAA’s 10 victories.  Against all Division II teams, GNAC squads posted an impressive .631 winning percentage (41-24).  In all games, conference teams won 63.8 percent (60-34).  Monday’s MSUB-Montana Western game is the final non-conference contest of the season.

Upcoming Opponents

Seattle University (webpage) - Opening the season 6-0, the Redhawks lost back-to-back games against Humboldt State and Alderson Broaddus.  Most recently Seattle University posted a 93-70 win over Concordia (N.Y.) to stand at 7-2.  Ranked No. 7 in the most recent National Association of Basketball Coaches' poll, the Redhawks are looking to open their conference season with a win against the Jackets.  The trip to Billings will be the teams' first since 2000.  This season will be the last for the Redhawks who will make the jump to Division I next season.  The defending GNAC co-champions will be looking for a return trip to the NCAA tournament in March.

Ryan Coldren leads Seattle University averaging 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.  Currently second in the conference standings, Coldren has been sizzling at the free throw line, connecting on 38-of-42 attempts for 91 percent.  Teammate Ricky Berry  is the Redhawks' only other player averaging double figures in scoring with 11.4 points per game.  Berry is shooting 44 percent from the floor and 34 percent from 3-point range connecting on 16-of-47.

Seattle University has made their money in the lanes going 233-of-483 for 48 percent.  The team has made just 55 three-pointers, scoring more points from the charity stripe than long range.  The Redhawks are shooting 80 percent as a team from the free throw line.  Out-rebounding their opponents 35-30, Seattle holds a 10-point margin of victory.

All-time Series:  The teams are tied a 1-1
Last Meeting: SU def. MSUB 81-72 on Jan. 4, 2001 in Seattle

The Stats

Click HERE for current MSU Billings 2007 season statistics

The Standings

2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Dec. 30, 2007)

The Polls

NCAA West Region (first poll released in February)

The GNAC Leaders

Click HERE for 2007 GNAC stats leaders

The Players

The Last Time in Yellowjacket Basketball

A player scored at least 50 points— Feb. 12, 2000 (Markus Hallgrimson, 50 vs. Western New Mexico)
A player scored at least 40 points— Jan. 28, 2006 (Carlin Hughes, 45 vs. St. Edward's)
A player scored at least 30 points — Dec. 21, 2006 (Jonathan Wiley, 30 vs. Northwest Nazarene)
A player made at least 20 field goals — Dec. 15, 1972 (Roy McPipe, 20 vs. Dickinson State)
A player made at least 15 field goals — Feb. 16, 2001 (Dan Carter, 17 vs. Alaska Anchorage)
A player made at least 15 3-pointers — Feb. 12, 2000 (Markus Hallgrimson, 16 vs. Western New Mexico)
A player made at least 10 3-pointers — Nov. 21, 2005 (Cameron Munoz, 11 vs. Johnson & Wales)
A player made at least 5 3-pointers — Dec. 23, 2007 (John Brooks, 5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha)
A player made at least 20 free throws — Nov. 14, 1998 (Titus Warmsley, 22 vs. Queens)
A player made at least 15 free throws — Feb. 3, 2006 (Jonathan Wiley, 16 vs. Lincoln)
A player made at least 10 free throws — Feb. 19, 2007 (Jonathan Wiley, 13 vs. Dallas Baptist)
A player had at least 25 rebounds — Jan. 28, 1978 (Bill Mummert, 28 vs. Northern Montana)
A player had at least 20 rebounds — Feb. 10, 1981 (Russell Murrey, 21 vs. Rocky Mountain)
A player had at least 15 rebounds — Feb. 10, 2005 (Justin Hassell, 18 vs. Chaminade)
A player had at least 15 assists — Feb. 4, 2006 (Carlin Hughes, 15 vs. Lincoln)
A player had at least 10 assists — Jan. 20, 2007 (Eric Cunningham, 12 vs. Lincoln)
A player had a least 5 blocked shots — Feb. 19, 2004 (Bill Day, 5 vs. Chaminade)
A player had at least 10 steals — Feb. 5, 2004 (Jerett Skrifvars, 11 vs. Great Falls)
A player had at least 5 steals — Feb. 10, 2007 (Eric Cunningham, 5 vs. Incarnate Word)
A player had a triple-double — Feb. 26, 2005 (Carlin Hughes, 20p, 10r, 16a vs. Johnson & Wales

The team scored at least 140 points — Feb. 1, 2003 (146 vs. Western New Mexico)
The team scored at least 130 points — Jan. 28, 2006 (136 vs. St. Edward's)
The team scored at least 120 points — Feb. 3, 2006 (128 vs. Lincoln)
The team scored at least 110 points — Feb. 19, 2007 (111 vs. Texas-Permian Basin)
The team scored at least 100 points — Feb. 10, 2006 (107 vs. St. Mary's Texas)
The team allowed at least 100 points — Dec. 1, 2007 (103 vs. Colorado Christian)
The team made at least 50 field goals — Feb. 1, 2003 (51 vs. Western New Mexico)
The team made at least 40 field goals — Feb. 3, 2006 (40 vs. Lincoln)
The team shot over 70% from the field — Jan. 24, 1987 (71.7% vs. Alaska Anchorage)
The team shot over 60% from the field — Jan. 17, 2004 (61.3% vs. Green Mountain)
The team shot over 50% from the field — Jan. 20, 2007 (54.5% vs. Lincoln)
The team made at least 25 3-pointers — Feb. 18, 1999 (26 vs. Western New Mexico)
The team made at least 20 3-pointers — Feb. 3, 2006 (20 vs. Lincoln)
The team made at least 15 3-pointers — Feb. 17, 2007 (19 vs. Texas-Permian Basin)
The team made at least 45 free throws — Jan. 28, 2006 (46 vs. St. Edward's)
The team made at least 40 free throws — Feb. 8, 2005 (41 vs. Hawaii-Hilo)
The team made at least 30 free throws — Dec. 19, 2005 (33 vs. Emporia State)
The team had at least 50 rebounds — Jan. 4, 2006 (50 vs. Western New Mexico)
The team had at least 40 assists — Jan. 16, 2004 (40 vs. Green Mountain)
The team had at least 30 assists — Feb. 26, 2005 (30 vs. Johnson & Wales)
The team had at least 25 assists — Jan. 20, 2007 (26 vs. Lincoln)
The team had at least 10 blocked shots — Jan. 12, 2002 (10 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle)
The team had at least 5 blocked shots — Dec. 16, 2006 (6 vs. West Liberty State)
The team had at least 20 steals — Feb. 5, 2004 (28 vs. Great Falls)
The team had at least 15 steals — Feb. 19 2007 (12 vs. Dallas Baptist)

The School Records (records that include 2007-2008 in bold)

Points
Game - 1. Reece Gliko (54)
Season – 1. Roy McPipe (850)
Career – 1. Roy McPipe (1,883)

Field Goals
Game - 1. Roy McPipe (20/35)
Season – 1. Roy McPipe (346)
Career – 1. Roy McPipe (742)

Field Goal Percentage
Game - 1. Jerett Skrifvars (10-10), 100%) 1. James Washington (10-10, 100%)
Season – 1. Harvey Munford (65.2)
Career – 1. Jaysun Mims (62.66)

3-Pointers
Game - 1. Markus Hallgrimson (16/28) vs. Western New Mexico (NCAA Div. II Record)
Season – 1. Markus Hallgrimson (160)
Career – 1. Cameron Munoz (451)

3-Point Percentage
Game - 1. Mike McDowell (5-5, 100%) 1. Mitch Cole (5-5, 100%)
Season – 1. Lance Vaccarelli (50.00)
Career – 1. Pryor Orser (45.33)

Free Throws
Game - 1. Titus Warmsley (22/24)
Season – 1. Dan Retzer (291)
Career – 1. Le Heins (482)

Free Throw Percentage
Game - 1. Jerett Skrifvars (19/19, 100%)
Season – 1. Jay Harrie (93.47)
Career – 1. Tony Harmon (86.5)

Rebounds
Game - 1. Bill Mummert (28)
Season – 1. Jim Soft (480)
Career – 1. Jim Soft (1,338)

Assists
Game - 1. Carlin Hughes (16) 1. Jamie Stevens (16)
Season – 1. Carlin Hughes (269)
Career – 1. Jamie Stevens (805)

Blocked Shots
Game - 1. Mark Brewer (8)
Season – 1. Chris Herriford (55)
Career – 1. Chris Herriford (97)

Steals
Game - 1. Jerett Skrifvars (11)
Season – 1. Dominic Washington (90)
Career – 1. Jamie Stevens (167)

Schedule & Results

The Coaches

Craig Carse, Head Coach
The 2007-2008 basketball season is head coach Craig Carse’s 13th at MSU Billings, making him the second-longest tenured coach in the history of a program that began in 1927.  In over 30 seasons as a collegiate coach, Carse has to his credit championships in the Presidents Athletic Conference, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Southeastern Conference, the Pacific West Conference, and the Heartland Conference.

The Yellowjackets have posted winning seasons in 10 of Carse’s 12 seasons for an overall record of 210-119.  Those 210 victories also rank Carse second in school history for career wins, trailing only Hall of Fame coach Mike Harkins who spent 16 years as the Jackets’ head coach. 

Carse’s success in Billings continues a pattern that has followed him across the country throughout his 30-year college career.  He has coached and taught the game of basketball from coast to coast as well as overseas.  Sixteen of those years have been as a head coach during which time Carse has built a 289-162 overall record, including a 210-119 record at MSU Billings.  At Alterowitz Gym, Carse's record is 163-19, one of the best home winning percentages in the nation at any level.

After a seven year run as an assistant at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, in 1994 Carse went to work as Executive Vice-President of the United States Basketball Academy.  During that year, Carse developed an innovative style and system of play that features the strengths of individual players.  Incorporated in this were an up tempo attack, pressure defense, three pointers and substitutions galore.  That system has now turned the Yellowjackets into one of the top offensive teams in college basketball, leading the nation in scoring and 3-point shooting since 1995.

In 1995, Carse re-entered the world of collegiate coaching and took over a Yellowjacket program that had gone 5-21 the year before and had only one winning season in the previous four.  On the court he implemented the system that he had worked feverishly on the year before.  Off the court discipline was the new rule.  His players have since subscribed to rigorous direction designed to maintain excellence and high academic standards.  Carse's 12 MSU Billings seasons have seen over a 3.00 team grade point average.

This new philosophy changed the Yellowjackets’ fortunes almost immediately.  In Carse’s first season, MSU Billings advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years and won 20 games for only the second time in the 1990s.  Despite a limited roster, that first team in 1996 managed to lead the nation in three pointers and ranked third in scoring.

The next six years produced more of the same:  three more NCAA berths, three PacWest Conference Championships, a number of national, conference, and school records and Coach of the Year awards.  During that time, the Yellowjackets have led the nation in three pointers made per game in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006.  They were also the nation's leading scoring team in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 with second place rankings in 1999, 2003 and 2006. 

Of Carse’s many recruits over the years, several have advanced to professional careers.  While at LSU, Carse was the primary recruiter of Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts, Shaquille O'Neal, Gerrt Hammink and Ronnie Henderson.  All were NBA draft picks with O'Neal being the #1 and Jackson a #3 selection.  At small West Virginia State, Carse also produced NBA selections.  Both Ron Moore and Ronnie Legette were drafted a few months after playing in the NAIA National Championship game.  From MSU Billings, the Yellowjackets’ All-American Titus Warmsley has been invited to the camp of the Boston Celtics and other players have played overseas.

Carse took over the program at West Virginia State in 1983-84.  In just his second season, Carse's team went 17-11 in 1984-85.  In his final two seasons at the school, the Yellow Jackets went 57-8 with conference, tournament, and district championships.  Carse guided West Virginia State to the NAIA national title game in 1987 and left the school with a 79-43 record.

After playing LSU in a Hawaii tournament that year, longtime mentor Dale Brown offered Carse a position as an assistant on his staff.  Carse was to become LSU's primary recruiter and Brown's top aide.   During Carse's time as assistant coach, the Tigers were one of the most successful teams in the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA.  The Tigers advanced to six-straight NCAA Tournaments and were ranked as high as #1 nationally.

Carse has coached and participated in National Championship Tournaments at every stop and at the NAIA, NCAA I, NCAA II, and NCAA III levels.   His first position as an assistant at Bethany College, West Virginia, in 1977-1978 produced a Presidents Conference Championship and trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament.  At Salem in West Virginia, from 1978 through 1983, he helped guide the program to a West Virginia Conference power with conference championships and an NAIA tournament berth.  Bethany, Salem, West Virginia State, and Montana State Billings all had suffered losing campaigns before Carse's arrival.

Carse is a noted speaker and clinician.  He has lectured and taught the game of basketball nationally and internationally, including a trip to Australia with the Yellowjackets.  Carse has represented the United States in Europe where he lectured at the Super Cup.  He has also instructed the Chinese National Teams.

A native of Sistersville, West Virginia, Carse is completing his 33rd year in college basketball, 30 as a coach and three as a player.  He and his wife of 30 years have two children, David (27) and Lindsey (23).  Carse earned undergraduate degrees from Bethany College in West Virginia and a masters degree from the West Virginia University.

Mike McShane, Assistant Coach
Mike McShane enters his first year at the assistant men's basketball coach at MSU Billings after playing point guard for the Yellowjackets during the 1999-2000 season.

Raised in Oregon, McShane in the son of John and Jane and is one of six children.  McShane's love for basketball began at an early age and stemmed from family roots in the game.  His uncle played at Oregon State during the glory years of the "Orange Express" under coach Ralph Miller, and his older sister Anne was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Oregon while playing high school basketball at Oregon City High.

In high school, McShane assisted his team in winning the state title and three league championships.   He also received first team all-state honors.  McShane played for Barry Adams who had over 600 wins, the most in Oregon history.

In college, McShane played three seasons at the University of Oregon before transferring to MSU Billings as a senior.  As a Yellowjacket he averaged 13.7 points, 8.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game.  McShane made his mark in the record books and still ranks 11th for single season field goal percentage (59.10), 4th for assists (214) and assists per game (8.2), and 4th for steals (63).  He also ranks second in school history for steals in a single game (7).

Following his time on the collegiate basketball court, McShane played professional basketball in China for one season before playing three seasons in Australia for the Rockhampton Rockets.  He also served as head coach of the women's professional team in Australia for one season.

McShane graduated with his degree in Health and Human Performance in 2001 from MSUB and will pursue his masters in Sport Management while coaching the Yellowjackets.

McShane is married to his high school sweetheart Alisha, who is a certified Ayurveda, Yoga, and meditation instructor in Encinitas, Calif..  Together they have a 16 month old daughter named Stella.

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