Apprentice School Men s Basketball Notebook

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1 March 1 Robert Morris-Sfield 11 am 3-7 at USCAA Nationals Apprentice School Men s Basketball Notebook Record Vs. USCAA 7-1 Vs. NAIA D1 1-3 Vs. NAIA D2 0-2 Vs. NCAA D2 2-6 Vs. NCAA D3 1-2 November 14 at Hesser W vs. Central Maine CC W at Southern Maine CC W Greensboro W at Averett L at WV Tech L December 6 Knoxville W St. Paul s W Francis Marion L at Va. Wesleyan L Bluefield L SW Oklahoma St L at Concordia, Ca. L January 9 Crichton L at Philander Smith W Chowan L UDC L at Columbia Union W at Bluefield L Southern Virginia W at Johnson & Wales W February 4 at Southern Va. L at UDC L at Chowan L at St. Paul s 4 pm 23 Columbia Union 6 pm 27 Ohio State Marion 8:30 pm 28 Great Ships Trny 130/830pm Upcoming Games Feb. 21 at St. Paul s 4 pm The Tigers will be out for revenge after falling to the Builders in Newport News on December 11. This will be the last home game for St. Paul s before the CIAA Tournament. Feb. 23 Columbia Union 6 pm Senior Night for the men s team as they face Columbia Union College in a rematch of a Jan. 17 Apprentice School victory over the Pioneers. Feb. 27 Ohio State Marion 8:30 pm The first game of the Great Ships Tournament for the men will pit them against USCAA member Ohio State-Marion. This marks the first-ever matchup with the Wave. A win puts them into an 8:30 pm championship game against either Rhema Bible College or Knoxville College on Feb. 28. Mar. 1 Robert Morris-Springfield 11 am The final game of the Great Ships Tournament will put the Builders against Robert Morris College-Springfield from Springfield, Illinois. Honors Averett University Tipoff USCAA Player of the Week Dec. 23 Surf City Classic All-Tournament

2 Builder Bits Points, points and more points Through 24 games, the men s basketball team has been one for points and more points. They have scored over 90 points on six occasions and are averaging 79 points per game which would be the best team scoring average for a season. The previous highest scoring team was the squad that averaged 78.2 points per game. Best Start 5 games With a split in the Averett Tipoff Tournament on November 22 23, the men s team equalled the best start in the modern era going 4 1. The last team to start a season 4 1 was the squad that ended Best Start 10 games After 10 games, the men matched the second best start in the last 19 years with its 6 4 record. The team started 7 3 en route to a school best 23 5 season. Dishing and a swiping The men s team has made an art of the assist and stealing the ball this season. They are averaging 16.6 assists and 12.3 steals per game. The steals record was set last season as the Builders averaged 13.5 steals per game. For assists, the best season average was for the season as the team averaged 15.7 assists per game. Last year s team averaged, a now second best, 14.6 per game. Ruffin rewriting the assist lists Senior Eric Ruffin is well on his way to rewriting the assist records for the Builders. He broke assistant coach Cliff Coleman s single season record in his first year with 144. Against Johnson & Wales on January 31 he broke that record as his total now stands at 160. He also set the single game mark with 15 in a loss to then NAIA 4 th ranked Concordia University in December. The Suffolk native has seven games of 10 or more assists in his career. Record Watch Heading into the final month of the regular season, a few records are within reach of several Builder players. Single Season Assists Record: Eric Ruffin 160 Single Season Blocked Shots Arbry Butler 45 Record: Steve Everett 52 Single Season Steals Jason Arrington 78 Record: two with 88 Single Season Assist Avg. Eric Ruffin 7.7 Record: Cliff Coleman 5.4 Single Season Steals Avg Jason Arrington 3.2 Record: Jason Arrington 3.1 Single Season Blocked shot Avg Arbry Butler 2.5 Record: Steve Butler 2.4 Career Assists Eric Ruffin 304 Record: Cliff Coleman 355

3 The Last Time A player scored points (30) vs. Bluefield, Dec. 16, 2008 A player scored points Termaine Totten (39) vs. Southern Virginia Feb. 14, 2007 A player scored 40+ points Charles Holiday (41) vs. Southern Virginia Feb. 25, 2006 A player had 20 rebounds Steve Butler (23) vs. Mary Washington Feb. 11, 1997 A player had a double-double (pts-rebs) Fred Spratley (13 pts 10 rebs) vs. UDC, Feb. 7, 2009 A player had 20 points-20 rebounds in the same game Steve Butler vs. Mary Washington Feb. 11, 1997 A player had a double-double (points-assists) Eric Ruffin (18 pts - 10 assists) vs. Southern Virginia. Jan. 27, 2009 Two players had double-doubles in same game Isaih Harrison (13 pts-10rebs); Eric Ruffin (16 pts-12 assists) vs. UDC, Jan. 15, 2009 Three players had double-doubles in same game (28 pts 14 rebs); Stanford Johnson (12 pts 15 rebs); Eric Ruffin (12 pts 11 rebs) vs. Knoxville, Dec. 6, 2008 A player averaged a double-double in a season Steve Butler in season A player had 10 assists in a game Eric Ruffin (10) vs. Southern Virginia, Jan. 27, 2009 A player had 15+ assists in a game Eric Ruffin (15) vs. Concordia, Calif. Dec. 30, 2008 A player had 8 + steals in a game Termaine Totten(8) vs. Southern Maine CC Jan. 7, 2007 Five players scored in double figures in same game Fred Spratley (17), Arbry Butler (16), Jason Arrington (14), Eric Ruffin (12), Isaih Harrison (10) vs. Johnson & Wales Jan. 31, 2009 Six players scored in double figures in same game Eric Ruffin (18), Isaih Harrison (16), (14), Fred Spratley (12), Arbry Butler (11), Jason Arrington (11) vs. Southern Virginia, Jan. 27, 2009 A player had five or more 3-pointers in a game Antione Paige (5) vs. West Va. Tech Nov. 30, 2008 A player had back-to-back 40-point games Charles Holiday vs. Columbia Union (44); vs. Southern Va. (41), Feb , 2006 TEAM Defeated Nationally-Ranked Opponent 9 th -ranked Va. Wesleyan (76-75), Dec. 8, 2007 Hit over 65% from floor.667 vs. Voorhees College (28-42) Feb. 21, 2007 Hit 60-64% from floor.615 vs. Va. Wesleyan (32-52) Dec. 8, 2007 Hit over 30 free throws in a game 35 at Johnson & Wales Feb. 3, 2007 Hit over 85% of free throws in a game..923 (12-13) vs. Concordia, Calif. Dec. 30, 2008 Had 55 or more rebounds in a game 55 vs. Knoxville College Dec. 6, 2008 Had 25 or more assists 27 vs. Southern Virginia, Jan. 27, 2009 Had 20 or more steals 20 vs. Southern Maine CC Nov. 16, 2008

4 Season/Career Highs Season Career Fred Spratley Points: 25 v. West Va. Tech Points: 25 twice Rebounds: 11 v. Southern Maine CC Rebounds: 13 vs. VMI, 12/10/07 Assists: 4 v. Francis Marion Assists: 6 vs. Lincoln, 1/11/06 Steals: 4 vs. Southern Maine CC/SW Okla. St. Steals: 5 vs. Golden State Baptist, 12/2/05 Blocked Shots: 1 three times Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Rowan, 12/10/05 Eric Ruffin Points: 27 vs. Bluefield Points: 27 vs. Bluefield, 1/19/09 Rebounds: 11 vs. Knoxville Rebounds: 11 vs. Knoxville, 12/3/08 Assists: 15 vs. Concordia, Calif. Assists: 15 v. Concordia, Calif., 12/30/08 Steals: 5 vs. three times Steals: 6 twice Blocked shots: 1 vs. St. Paul s Blocked Shots: 2 three times Thomas Scott Points: 5 vs. Knoxville/Bluefield Points: 5 twice Rebounds: 4 vs. Knoxville Rebounds: 4 twice Assists: 3 vs. Southern Maine CC Assists: 3 vs. Southern Maine CC, 11/16/08 Steals: 2 vs. Knoxville Steals: 2 vs. Knoxville, 12/3/08 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. West Va. Tech Blocked Shots: 1 twice Jason Arrington Points: 22 vs. Columbia Union/Bluefield-2 Points: 26 vs. Randolph, 1/30/08 Rebounds: 5 vs. West Va. Tech Rebounds: 8 vs. Lincoln, 2/2/08 Assists: 7 vs. St. Paul s Assists: 7 vs. St. Paul s, 12/11/08 Steals: 7 vs. West Va. Tech/Bluefield-2 Steals: 7 vs. WV Tech, 11/29/08/Bluefield 1/19/09 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Francis Marion/St. Paul s Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Rutgers-Newark, 11/17/07 Points: 30 vs. Bluefield Points: 30 vs. Bluefield, 12/16/08 Rebounds: 15 vs. SW Okla. St. Rebounds: 15 v. SW Okla. St., 12/29/08 Assists: 5 vs. Southern Virginia-1 Assists: 5 vs. So. Va. 1/27/09 Steals: 5 vs. Hesser Steals: 5 vs. Hesser, 11/14/08 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Francis Marion Blocked Shots: 1 many times Stanford Johnson Points: 12 vs. Knoxville, Bluefield Points: 12 twice Rebounds: 15 vs. Knoxville Rebounds: 15 vs. Knoxville, 12/3/08 Assists: 2 vs. Bluefield Assists: 2 twice Steals: 4 v. Concordia, Calif. Steals: 4 v. Concordia, Calif., 12/30/08 Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Greensboro/Hesser/Concordia Blocked Shots: 5 vs. Chowan, 1/18/06 Trevor Jones Points: 13 vs. Virginia Wesleyan Rebounds: 5 vs. Bluefield-2 Assists: 6 vs. West Va. Tech Steals: 3 vs. Greensboro, Va. Wesleyan Blocked Shots none Rookies (Season Highs) Joseph Lyons Points - none Rebounds: 1 vs. St. Paul s/bluefield Assists: 2 three times Steals - none Blocked Shots - none Arbry Butler Points: 16 v. Johnson & Wales Rebounds: 10 vs. Southern Maine CC Assists: 4 vs. So. Virginia - 1 Steals: 3 vs. Southern Maine CC Blocked Shots: 5 vs. Bluefield, 1/19/09; UDC-2, 2/7/09

5 2009 Great Ships Postseason Tournament The Builders close out the home schedule on Feb with the Great Ships Postseason Tournament. There will be eight men s teams and four women s teams participating in three brackets. USS Enterprise Division Women Friday, Feb am Knoxville College vs. Rhema Bible College 6 pm Apprentice School vs. Robert Morris-Springfield 8 am Consolation Game 6 pm Championship Game USS George Washington Division Men Friday, Feb pm Robert Morris-Springfield vs. Southern Virginia 3:30 pm Chowan University vs. Williamson Trade School 10:30 am Consolation Game 3:30 pm Championship Game USS Nimitz Division Men Friday, February 27 10:30 am Rhema Bible College vs. Knoxville College 8:30 pm Apprentice School vs. Ohio State-Marion 1 pm Consolation Game 8:30 pm Championship Game Sunday, March 1 11 am Robert Morris-Springfield vs. Apprentice School