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2009/10 Roster:
# |
Name |
Height |
Position |
Degree Program |
Year |
Home Town |
High School |
03 |
Robert Mason |
5' 11" |
Guard |
Commerce |
1 |
Edmonton, AB |
ME Lazerte |
04 |
Matthew Price |
6'6" |
Post |
Biology |
2 |
Three Hills, AB |
Prairie Christian Academy |
05 |
Jeremy Barrows |
5' 8" |
Guard |
Commerce |
4 |
Coutts, AB |
W.R. Myers |
06 |
Clayton Price |
6' 4" |
Forward |
Biology |
3 |
Three Hills, AB |
Prairie Christian Academy |
07 |
Dillon Knoll |
6' 2" |
Guard |
Biology |
1 |
Edmonton, AB |
St. Francis Xavier |
08 |
Mackenzie Stobart |
6' 3" |
Guard |
Sociology |
1 |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton Christian |
09 |
Marshall Price |
6' 4" |
Forward |
Commerce |
4 |
Three Hills, AB |
Prairie Christian Academy |
11 |
Tyler Fournier |
5' 10" |
Point Guard |
Sociology |
1 |
Drumheller, AB |
Drumheller Comp |
12 |
Ben Battjes |
6' 3" |
Guard | Environmental Science | 3 |
Kamloops, BC |
Kamloops Christian |
14 |
Dustin Jensen |
5'11" | Guard |
Computer Science |
1 |
Drayton Valley, AB |
Frank Maddock |
15 |
Anthony Skepple |
6' 2" | Point Guard |
Music |
3 |
Edmonton, AB |
McNally |
21 |
Craig Batterham |
6' 5" |
Post |
History & PHE | 2 |
Edmonton, AB |
W.P. Wagner |
| 22 | Aidan Bigelow |
6' 0" |
Guard |
Computer Science |
1 |
Stony Plain, AB |
Spruce Grove Comp |
| 23 | Vince Akinyode |
6' 2" |
Guard |
Biology |
4 |
Edmonton, AB |
J. Percy Page |
| 24 | Nathan Loney |
6' 5" |
Forward |
Commerce |
1 |
Red Deer, AB |
Hunting Hills |
| 25 | Janis Assers |
6'7" |
Guard/ Forward | PEAK | 1 |
Edmonton, AB | Latvia |
| RS | Alain Ferland |
6' 5" |
Post |
Biology |
1 |
Spruce Grove, AB |
Spruce Grove Comp |
| RS | Garrin Bulani | 5' 10" | Guard | Commerce | 1 |
Regina, SK | Riffel |
Head Coach: A. Daniel Skepple, Jr.
Assistant Coach: John Taekema
Assistant Coach: Marc Sanscartier
Assistant to Head Coach: Joseph Ness
Director of Basketball Operations: Conor Clark
Manager-Red Shirt: Travis Mackenzie
News Articles
February 12-13, 2010: The Eagles sweep the Rustlers
The Eagles wrapped up there season this past weekend with a set of games against the Rustlers from Lakeland College. Since entering the conference in men’s basketball in 2003 the Eagles have not defeated the Rustlers. The Eagles were looking to end the 7 year drought.
In the Friday night contest the Rustlers came out strong as the Eagles continued the season long trend of slow first quarters. The Rustlers posted a 23-10 lead in the quarter but the Eagles dialled the Rustlers back finishing the quarter with 13-1 run to make the score 24-23 at the end of one quarter. Any confidence gained in the first quarter quickly evaporated as the Eagles started to turn the ball over and lost there poise as the Rustlers won the quarter 24-13 to take a ten point lead in the intermission.
The third quarter has proven problematic for the Eagles all season. This time though there was a change as the Eagles played inspired defence forcing turnovers that led to easy scores on the offensive end topped off by two crowd raising dunks in transition by Janis Assers. The Eagles outscored the Rustlers 30-10 to take a ten point lead into the crucial 4th quarter. The 4th quarter started very slowly for as the Rustlers came out inspired especially on the defensive end as the Eagles now started to turnover the ball. Late in the game the Rustles took a one point lead but the Eagles remained poised and took the lead back on a huge three pointer by senior Vince Akinyode. The Eagles built the lead to four and eventually broke the seven year losing streak with an 86-84 win on home court. The Eagles had 5 players in double figures with Jeremy Barrows leading the way with 20 points, Janis Assers with 16, Vince Akinyode with 14, Matthew Price with 12 points, and Marshall Price playing in his last regular season game with 10 points. After the game team Marshall Price was honoured by the team and King’s President Dr. Harry Fernhout.
The Eagles travelled east to Lloydminster on Saturday to face the Rustlers in the rematch. The Rustlers as expected came extremely hard with something to prove from the loss the previous night in Edmonton. The Eagles were very flat and played poorly in the first quarter. and were down 28-13 after the first quarter. The second quarter was almost the exact opposite as the Eagles redeemed themselves with a big quarter 23-13 to cut the lead to 5 points at the intermission.
The Eagles were encouraged at halftime having played poorly and only down five entering the 3rd quarter. The Eagles had there second big 3rd quarter of the season outscoring the Rustlers 27-15. The Eagles showed maturity and poise in the 4th quarter outscoring the Rustlers 26-23 to win the game 89-79 and a sweep of the weekend series. Jeremy Barrows was once again dominant scoring 26 points to average 23 point for the weekend and 60% on three point shooting for the weekend. Vince Akinyode also had 14 points and Marshall Price finished his collegiate career with 10 points and his career with 687 points over 3 seasons at King’s. Matthew Price also had an outstanding game with 9 points and 7 rebounds.
The Eagles concluded the season with a 7-17 record as the future looks bright for this young team.
February 5-6, 2010: NAIT Ooks
The Eagles took on the nationally ranked NAIT in action this past weekend. Although struggling in second semester the NAIT Ooks continue to be highly ranked in the national ranking and continue to present a significant challenge to any of there conference opponents.
Friday’s game started very poorly for the Eagles as they struggled to score right from the start of the game only. In the first half the Ooks pumped in 44 points while the Eagles could only muster 24 points. The second half was a little better as the Ooks took command of the game and to sealed the victory with a score of 82-57. The Eagles were excellent in keeping the Ooks to 82 points well below there average of 94 pints per game. Leading the way fro the Eagles was Craig Batterham with 10 points and 8 rebounds., Janis Assers with 11 points and 4 boards, Nathan Loney and Vice Akinyode also had 11 points.
The Saturday night contest was spirited and closer especially in the first half as the Ooks build a double digit lead only to see the Eagles claw back into the game and come within 3 points. At halftime the score was the Ooks 48-32. The second half saw the teams battle to a 52-39 second half score with the Ooks finishing with a hard fought 100-71 victory. Leading the way for the Eagles in this game was Janis Assers 16 points and 6 rebounds.
The eagles close out the 2009-2010 season by hosting Lakeland College this weekend on Friday and travelling to Lloydminster for a Saturday night game.
Men's Basketball-MacEwan- Jnauary 29-30, 2010
The Eagles travelled downtown Friday night to take on the nationally ranked MacEwan Griffins. The Griffin roared out to a 42-18 halftime lead behind the strong play of Greg Frankson and Andrew Bates. The Eagles were marginally better in the second half scoring 25 points but the Griffins still dominated and cruised to an 82-43 victory. The Griffins had 4 players in double figures while the Eagles had none. Leading the way for the Eagles was Ben Battjes and Marshall Price with 9 points each.
In the Saturday night rematch at King’s the Eagles showed more life by scoring 30 points in the first half to trail only by 17 points at the half. The Griffins continued to dominate the Eagles with there great size in the post and athleticism at the guard positions. Saturday’s games was a chippy affair with the Eagles matching the aggressive play but it was not to be as the Eagles lost the game by the final score of 98-62. Leading the way for the Eagles was Janis Assers 20 points and 9 rebounds and Jeremy Barrows with 10 points.
This week the Eagles take on the NAIT Ooks Friday at home.
Men's Basketball-Concordia- January 22-23, 2010
The Thunder from Concordia invaded the Eagles nest last Friday for a game on Family Night. Boasting a line up of 6 players 23 years of age or older and 4 players in their 5th year of athletic eligibility the Thunder have loaded up for a run at the ACAC title and a national championship. The veteran Thunder came out strong against a young Eagles team running out to a 8-0 lead and never looking back as they won 82-52. Jeremy Barrows was the King’s player of the game with 16 points.
The Eagles ventured over the Capilano bridge Saturday night and put in a spirited effort at the start of the game taking a 10-2 lead behind the strong play of Janis Assers. The Thunder stormed back in the first quarter and took a lead they never relinquished on the way to a 92-74 victory and sweep of the season series. Leading the way for the Eagles was freshman sensation Janis Assers with 33 points and 12 rebounds in spite of constant double and triple teaming this being fifth game in row with an intentional or flagrant foul. For his efforts Janis Assers was selected as the player of the game.
Men’s Basketball- Grande Prairie- January 15-16, 2010
The men’s basketball took on the Wolves in Grande Prairie this past weekend for there for first extended trip since touring Ontario in September 2009. In the first game the Eagles came out strong running out to a 17-14 lead after the first quarter with strong play from Janis Assers and Marshall Price. The Eagles maintained there lead and built on it to a 6 point lead at the half. The Eagles came out a little flat in the 3rd quarter but with some key substitutions by the coaching staff the Eagles pushed the lead to 12 points with 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. The remainder for the quarter was a struggling as the Eagles using young players struggled against the Wolves press which went on a run to pull with 8 points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the trend continued as the Wolves pulled to within 3 prompting a time out from the coaching staff. Inserting the starting line up did not help either as the Wolves capitalized on Eagles turnovers and took the lead 58-57 with 7 minutes to go in the game. It was that this point that “The Hammer” Craig Batterham took over the game scoring the next 6 straight points as the Eagles took back a lead they never relinquished leading to a 78-75 victory. The Eagles were led by Janis Assers with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Craig Batterham with 9 points and 8 rebounds. Marshall Price also scored 12 points and played a solid game defensively.
In the Saturday afternoon matinee the Eagles came out on fire scoring a season high 31 points in the first quarter behind the strong play of Dillon Knoll, with the first 7 points of the game, and Janis Assers. The Eagles slipped back a bit in the second quarter but still maintained a torrent pace in spite of very chippy play by the Wolves team. The Eagles lead 48-21 at the half limiting the Wolves to only 9 points in the second quarter. The onslaught continued in the second half as the Eagles took advantage of there size and depth to outscore the Wolves in all 4 quarters winning the game 94-57 and sweeping the weekend series. Jeremy Barrows was the player of the game for the Eagles with 20 points, Janis Assers contributed 21 points and 8 rebounds, Dillon Knoll with 13 points and Marshall Price with 11 points also scored in double figures.
The Eagles take on the Thunder from Concordia in an important weekend of games this Friday and Saturday.
Men’s Basketball- Augustana- January 8-9, 2010
The Eagles traveled east to play the Vikings in a crucial round of matches that would keep any glimmer of reaching the playoffs alive. This game marked the debut of Janis Assers as a King’s Eagle and he did not disappoint with a 21 points and 8 rebound performance in his ACAC debut. After giving up the first 3 points of the game the Eagles roared back with the highest scoring quarter of the season led by Ben Battjes 7 trips to the free throw line in the first quarter. The Eagles led 24-15 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter the Eagles continued the onslaught pushing the lead to 44-21 at one point late in the quarter. Leading the way was senior Vince Akinyode with 3 steals for 6 points in the quarter and 2 lovely assists. The Vikings rallied and went on a 9-0 run to finish the quarter making the score at half time 44-32.
The Eagles continued the trend of coming out flat after the intermission and the Viking surged behind the shooting of Eagles Assistant coach Joseph Ness’s younger brother David. Both teams finished with 23 points in the 3rd quarter setting the stage for an exciting 4th quarter. Both teams did not disappoint as the Vikings surged behind the shooting of David Ness and the playmaking of Tony Nguyen. The Eagles were up the challenge this night with scoring down the stretch from Janis Assers, Vince Akinyode and Marshall Price.
The Eagles won 92-88 with Janis scoring 20 points and Vince Akinyode with 21 points. Marshall Price continued to ascend up the Kings all time list in scoring adding 12 point and 5 rebounds. Clayton Price also contributed a fine game on the boards and playing defence finishing with 8 points and 5 rebounds. Filling for injured starter Anthony Skepple first year point guard Tyler Fournier had 7 points, 6 assists and 4 steals for a classic point guard stat line.
On Saturday The Vikings came to the Eagles nest to gain some revenge and exacted that revenge with a ten point victory. The Vikings moved to a zone which the Eagles, without there leading scorer and 3 point shooter Jeremy Barrows, were unable to solve. The Eagles got off to an early 21-18 lead and were down 44-42 at the intermission. In the 3rd quarter the Viking pushed there lead to 13 points but the Eagles in front of a packed house pulled to within 4 points at the ¾ mark.
In the 4th quarter the Eagles were able to pull within 5 points but the Vikings won 84-74. Janie Assers was player of the game for Kings with 30 points and 12 rebounds even though he was constantly double teamed. Ben Battjes also contributed 13 points and 2 dunks.
For is efforts Janis was named ACAC Athlete of the week and the Eagles Male Athlete for averaging 25 points and 10 rebounds in two games.
The Eagles head to Grande Prairie this weekend to take on the Wolves in an important weekend of games.
Lakeland- November 20-21
The Eagles travelled east Friday night to Canada’s border city Lloydminster, AB to take on the Rustlers of Lakeland College. Since entering the ACAC in basketball competition the men’s basketball team has had little or no success against the Rustlers.
The Eagles start of the game was not a good one finding themselves down 10 after the first quarter. An outstanding second quarter brought the Eagles back into the game at the half with a score of 37-32 in favour of the Rustlers. The coaching staff was encouraged in spite of the fact that the Eagles had given up 16 offensive boards in the first half. The Eagles strong play continued into the 3rd quarter as they outscored Lakeland 28-23 for the largest output of scoring in the first half of the season. The score was 60-60 after 3 quarters of play. In the 4th quarter the Eagles lost momentum and the Rustlers surged ahead late to a 80-75 victory. Player of the game for King’s was Craig Batterham with 18 points and 7 rebounds.
In the Saturday rematch the Eagles came out strong and won the first and second quarter with a great team effort based on poised and execution. Leading 43-35 at the half the Eagles looked to put the Rustlers away in the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately the Eagles came out flat and the Rustlers came out hot led by Colin Laplante who finished the game with 31 points. The Rustlers outscored the Eagles 55-25 in the final tow periods to gain a 90-68 victory. Eagles player of the game was Jeremy Barrows with 22 points.
The Eagles wrap up the first semester with a 2-10 record and much work to accomplish before the start of second semester.
Up next the Eagles are exhibition games against Keyano College on December 4-5, 2009 and Montana State Northern on December 28-29, 2009.
Eagles battle number 2 ranked NAIT (November 13-14):
The men’s basketball team travelled across town to take on the number 2 ranked in Canada the NAIT Ooks on Friday. This game would represent the 5th game that the Eagles have played against a top 5 team in the country and the 8th match against a top 15 team in the country. Almost half of the Eagles 17 games have been against the nation’s top 15 teams at the CCAA level and two nationally ranked CIS teams.
The Eagles came out strong Friday and matched the Ooks trailing only by four points after the first quarter. The Ooks stretched their lead in the second quarter on the Eagles turnovers against pressure. In the third quarter the Eagles rallied and closed the gap but the Ooks size and experience was too much as the Eagles fell 86-63 in a game that was closer that the score indicated. Jeremy Barrows and Marshall Price led the Eagles with 11 points each. Player of the Game was Matt price with a strong effort inside and on the glass.
In the Saturday night matchup the Eagles once again came out strong and forced the Ooks back on their heels with 21-18 first quarter where the Eagles held a short 4 point lead. In the 2nd quarter the Eagles continued to battle hard but the Ooks stretched their lead to 16 points which was a much closer than the night before. In the 3rd quarter though the Ooks showed why they are picked by some to win a national championship by going exclusively to their Metro Toronto line up to post a 35-15 quarter and all but seal the victory with accurate 3 point shooting. Although the Eagles battled to a tie in the fourth quarter 23-23 the Ooks ran away with the victory 106-69. Leading the Eagles was Jeremy Burrows and Marshall Price with 14 points each as the Eagles scored the highest point total in 3 games.
The basketball teams travel to Lloydminster this Friday to take on the Rustlers and then return Saturday night for the rematch at home.
Eagles Battle MacEwan- November 6-7, 2009
The men’s basketball team welcomed the nationally ranked MacEwan University Griffn s to the Eagles Nest for a matchup of local universities in the Edmonton area last Friday night. The Griffins currently ranked number 14 in the country showed there might early in the match and took a 26-16 lead after the first quarter and never looked back defeating the Eagles 106-50 .
All Canadian candidate Greg Frankson led MacEwan with 26 points and Jeremy Barrow responded for the Eagles with 13 points. Player of the game for the Eagles was Matt Price with an outstanding effort on both sides of the ball.
The Eagles travelled to MacEwan Health and Wellness Centre Saturday night for the rematch. The Eagles put up a spirited fight and battled the Griffins much tougher. The Griffins eventually won the game 98-64. Evan Schwindt led the Griffins with 23 points and the Eagles held Greg Frankson to 11 points. Leading the way for the Eagles was Vince Akinyode with 13 points and Ben Battjes with 11. Anthony Skepple was named player of the game with 7 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and only 1 turnover.
The Eagles travel to NAIT to take on the number 2 team in the nation on Friday night.
Augustana- October 23-24, 2009
The men’s basketball team took the floor this past weekend against Augstana Faculty of the University of Alberta and earned a split with a hard fought victory at home on Friday night. In the first game the Eagles got off to an early lead in the first quarter and sustained it throughout the first ten minutes. The quarter saw some excellent work by Ben Battjes in getting to the free throw line. The team lost a bit of focus in the second quarter and were down by 5 at the intermission.
In the third quarter Augustana came out aggressive in the first five minutes and build it lead to 20 points at one point. In the second five minutes of the quarter the Eagles rallied and Jeremy Barrow hit a three point field goal at the buzzer to cut the Augustana lead to 6 points at 64-58. In front of a packed house the Eagles continued to rally in the fourth quarter and took the lead on some key free throw shooting by senior guard Vince Akinyode. Its was lead the Eagles never relished with the final score being 84-81. The Eagles were led by Jeremy Barrows with 26 points and Vince Akinyode with 22 and Tyler Fournier with 11 points,
In the Saturday night game in Camrose the Eagles build a strong 43-35 lead at half time with strong work on the defensive side of the board and rebounding by team captain Clayton Price and freshman Nathan Loney. Like the previous night the Vikings came out very aggressive in the third quarter and pushed the Eagles back on there heels with an up tempo run and gun basketball where both team committed 10 turnovers in a span of 4 minutes with neither team scoring a basket. Unable to recover from an 18-8 third quarter the Eagles lost the game 76-68. The Eagles were led by Clayton Price with a double double of 11 points and 10 rebounds and Nathan Loney with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Vince Akinyode also scored 13 points.
The Eagles head over the Capilano bridge this Friday to take on the Thunder of Concordia University College. Home game is Saturday night, which
is costume night, at 8pm at King’s.
01.10.2009 The annual King's Hoopfest now renamed The Dr. Robert Day Men's Basketball Tournament was held October 1-3, 2009 at three locations in the Edmonton area. 12 men's team from Alberta and 4 women's teams from the ACAC and the ACAL participated in the tournament. The tournament featured the top teams from the ACAC North and South. NAIT showing early strength won the gold medal with an exciting 86-84 win over Red Deer College. In the bronze medal game the King's men's team won an exciting game against MacEwan University 71-59 to capture its first medal in years at the tournament. The defending CCAA National Champions Mount Royal University won the consolation with a 94-59 win over St. Mary’s University of Calgary. On the women’s side Grande Prairie Regional College went undefeated in all three of its matches.
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