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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, November 4
Bowling Green, OH
5:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
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Capital
Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications
Falcons Host Capital University On Friday In Exhibition Showdown
November 02, 2016 | Men's Basketball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team hosts Capital University this Friday (Nov. 4) inside of the Stroh Center for an exhibition matchup. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. and admission is $5. Bowling Green will play just one exhibition game before traveling to Oakland on Nov. 11 to open the regular season.
YEAR TWO OF MICHAEL HUGER ERA
After guiding the Falcons to a 16-18 record last season, head coach Michael Huger is set to begin his second season at the helm of his alma mater. Huger has brought some needed stability to the program, as the 2016-17 season will mark the first time that the Falcons will have a head coach for back-to-back seasons since 2013-14. The former Falcon guard will look to build off an exciting run at last year's MAC Tournament. The Orange and Brown defeated both Kent State and Central Michigan, two team's that beat BGSU twice during the regular season, to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2009.
HUGER'S STAFF: SAME FACE, NEW PLACE
Michael Huger's staff is largely the same, but there are a few staff members that have switched roles for the 2016-17 season. Kevin Noon, who served as the Director of Basketball Operations
last season, was promoted to an assistant coach role after Louis Rowe was named the head coach at James Madison in the offseason. Ryan Kardok, who was the team's video coordinator last year, was also promoted, and will be the team's new director of operations in 2016-17. In addition, Jeff Dyer, who previously worked with Coach Huger as a graduate assistant at the University of Miami, was hired to be the new video coordinator in July. Parker Settle, a recent Cincinnati graduate and student manager, also joins the staff as a graduate assistant, while Rob Whitehurst (athletic trainer) and Kenneth Goodrich (strength) both return.
FALCONS RETURN YOUNG CORE FOR 2016-17 SEASON
Bowling Green returns a large portion of last year's team that reached the conference tournament semifinals. Michael Huger has built a strong, and young foundation that will look continue to look to improve. Last season, three freshmen – Antwon Lillard, Demajeo Wiggins and Rasheed Worrell – combined to make 38 starts. Additionally, BGSU returns five of last season's top six leading scorers. BGSU returns its top five field goal percentage shooters, as well as its leaders in assists (Ali), blocks (Worrell) and steals (Denny) from a season ago. Furthermore, the Orange and Brown return 74.3 percent of its rebounding and 72.4 percentage of its made three-point field goals from the 2015-16 season.
BGSU WELCOMES FIVE NEWCOMERS TO THE FAMILY
The Orange and Brown welcome four freshmen – Dylan Frye (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Rodrick Caldwell (Dayton, Ohio), Justin Turner (Detroit, Mich.) and Ethan Good (Wapakoneta, Ohio) – as well as junior college transfer Jeffrey Uju (Bolingbrook, Ill. / West Texas College) into the fold this season. Frye (23.2) and Turner (21.0) averaged over 20 points per game as seniors, while Caldwell averaged 12.2 points, 5.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game. Good scored 16.3 points per game as a senior. Uju scored 7.1 points and hauled in 5.8 rebounds per game at West Texas College in 2015-16.
#BGinItaly
Due largely in part to Bill Frack's extreme generosity, financial commitment and unwavering support towards the men's basketball program, the team went on an 11-day cultural immersion tour in Italy from Aug. 8-18. The program spent days in Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Lake Como, and saw some of the most famous landmarks in Italian history. The Falcons traveled to The Vatican, spent time inside the Roman Colosseum, visited the Ferrari Museum and saw the famous gondolas in Venice, among many other stops, which include Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon. The Orange and Brown also played four games, and accumulated a 3-1 record while playing professional and national competition.
LOOKING AHEAD
After Friday's exhibition game, the Falcons will gear up for the regular season, which begins with a Nov. 11 matchup with Oakland University of the Horizon League. After traveling to Oakland, BGSU will play at South Dakota just two days later on Nov. 13. Following the two road games to begin the season, the Falcons will host the first annual Bill Frack Tournament from Nov. 19-21, which features games against UMKC, Green Bay and Murray State.
YEAR TWO OF MICHAEL HUGER ERA
After guiding the Falcons to a 16-18 record last season, head coach Michael Huger is set to begin his second season at the helm of his alma mater. Huger has brought some needed stability to the program, as the 2016-17 season will mark the first time that the Falcons will have a head coach for back-to-back seasons since 2013-14. The former Falcon guard will look to build off an exciting run at last year's MAC Tournament. The Orange and Brown defeated both Kent State and Central Michigan, two team's that beat BGSU twice during the regular season, to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2009.
HUGER'S STAFF: SAME FACE, NEW PLACE
Michael Huger's staff is largely the same, but there are a few staff members that have switched roles for the 2016-17 season. Kevin Noon, who served as the Director of Basketball Operations
last season, was promoted to an assistant coach role after Louis Rowe was named the head coach at James Madison in the offseason. Ryan Kardok, who was the team's video coordinator last year, was also promoted, and will be the team's new director of operations in 2016-17. In addition, Jeff Dyer, who previously worked with Coach Huger as a graduate assistant at the University of Miami, was hired to be the new video coordinator in July. Parker Settle, a recent Cincinnati graduate and student manager, also joins the staff as a graduate assistant, while Rob Whitehurst (athletic trainer) and Kenneth Goodrich (strength) both return.
FALCONS RETURN YOUNG CORE FOR 2016-17 SEASON
Bowling Green returns a large portion of last year's team that reached the conference tournament semifinals. Michael Huger has built a strong, and young foundation that will look continue to look to improve. Last season, three freshmen – Antwon Lillard, Demajeo Wiggins and Rasheed Worrell – combined to make 38 starts. Additionally, BGSU returns five of last season's top six leading scorers. BGSU returns its top five field goal percentage shooters, as well as its leaders in assists (Ali), blocks (Worrell) and steals (Denny) from a season ago. Furthermore, the Orange and Brown return 74.3 percent of its rebounding and 72.4 percentage of its made three-point field goals from the 2015-16 season.
BGSU WELCOMES FIVE NEWCOMERS TO THE FAMILY
The Orange and Brown welcome four freshmen – Dylan Frye (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Rodrick Caldwell (Dayton, Ohio), Justin Turner (Detroit, Mich.) and Ethan Good (Wapakoneta, Ohio) – as well as junior college transfer Jeffrey Uju (Bolingbrook, Ill. / West Texas College) into the fold this season. Frye (23.2) and Turner (21.0) averaged over 20 points per game as seniors, while Caldwell averaged 12.2 points, 5.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game. Good scored 16.3 points per game as a senior. Uju scored 7.1 points and hauled in 5.8 rebounds per game at West Texas College in 2015-16.
#BGinItaly
Due largely in part to Bill Frack's extreme generosity, financial commitment and unwavering support towards the men's basketball program, the team went on an 11-day cultural immersion tour in Italy from Aug. 8-18. The program spent days in Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Lake Como, and saw some of the most famous landmarks in Italian history. The Falcons traveled to The Vatican, spent time inside the Roman Colosseum, visited the Ferrari Museum and saw the famous gondolas in Venice, among many other stops, which include Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon. The Orange and Brown also played four games, and accumulated a 3-1 record while playing professional and national competition.
LOOKING AHEAD
After Friday's exhibition game, the Falcons will gear up for the regular season, which begins with a Nov. 11 matchup with Oakland University of the Horizon League. After traveling to Oakland, BGSU will play at South Dakota just two days later on Nov. 13. Following the two road games to begin the season, the Falcons will host the first annual Bill Frack Tournament from Nov. 19-21, which features games against UMKC, Green Bay and Murray State.
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