High Scoring Week Elevates Jackets in National Rankings (Jan. 25, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – After averaging 108 points a
game in three conference games last week, the Montana
State-Billings men’s basketball team is ranked fourth nationally
for both scoring and 3-point shooting. The Yellowjackets won
two of three PacWest Conference games last week and moved their
season scoring average to 90.7. Pfeiffer still leads
Division II at 97.5 points a game.
The Yellowjackets made 35 three-pointers in
last week’s three games, improving their per game average to 10.6
made 3-pointers. Southwest Baptist leads the nation at 12.5.
The Yellowjackets also rank tenth nationally for free throw
percentage at 76.4 percent.
MSU Billings has two of the top 3-point
shooters in the nation in Buddy Windy Boy (Jr., Lodge Grass, MT)
and Cameron Munoz (Jr., Chino, CA). Windy Boy ranks fifth
nationally for 3-pointers made per game (3.9) and nineteenth for
3-point field goal percentage (45.3). Munoz is sixth in the
country for 3-pointers made at 3.8 per game.
Munoz also ranks fourth in Division II for
free throw percentage at 90.7 percent. Yellowjacket
sophomore Jonathan Wiley (Westlake Village, CA) is 49th in the nation at 85.2 percent.
The Jackets host Western
New Mexico for a pair of PacWest Conference games this week.
Thursday's game tips off at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday's will start
at 2:00. |
