Huntington Hoops | The Foresters 2005-06

●	The Foresters had one of their best seasons in school history. They not only won the MCC Conference title, they won the MCC Tournament Championship by an average margin of nearly 22 points a game. They went on to win four of their five games at the NAIA National Tournament finishing runners-up. NAIA Tournament Summary
●	The Foresters averaged 82.2 points a game this season. Their high game was 110 points versus IN Institute of Technology. They gave up 70.0 points a game; their average margin this season was +12.3 points a game. The greatest margin was 48 points.
●	They averaged 1.17 points per offensive possession (1.14 in the MCC), while giving up 1.00 points per possession to their opponents (1.00 in the MCC). Those statistics ranked # 1 and # 5 among MCC teams. They had assists on 59% of their field goals.
●	Huntington was # 1 in the MCC in assists per game with an average of 18.0 and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.47. The Foresters turned the ball over on 17% of their offensive possessions, # 1 in terms of the lowest turnover percentage in the MCC.
●	HU averaged 34.4 rebounds a game, with a rebound margin of +5.6 per game. That was # 1 in the MCC Conference. Their offensive rebounding efficiency was 36%, and their defensive rebounding efficiency was 77% (expressed as a percent of opportunity).
●	Alex Kock led the team in scoring with 21.2 points a game; Kyle Ganton was second in scoring with 18.0 points a game; Doug Sheckler was third with 11.9 points a game.
●	Many contributed to the team's success this season, more than stats can tell. In the 38 games, 25 points or more were scored in a game by 2 different players; 20 points or more were scored by 4 different players; 15 points or more were scored 85 times by 6 players; and 10 points or more were scored 137 times by 8 different players.
●	Outstanding production by the Foresters this season:
	Kyle Benge: 20 points (College of Ozarks); 6 assists (Saint Xavier University)
	Todd Dale: 9 points (Fisher College); 6 rebounds (Lincoln Christian College)
	Kyle Ganton: 33 points (Univ of Saint Francis IN); 5 three-pointers (Spring Arbor University)
	Ben Haifley: 8 points (Fisher College); 6 rebounds (Fisher College)
	James Haifley: 3 rebounds (Goshen College); 5 assists (Goshen College)
	Alex Kock: 35 points (Evangel University); 18 rebounds (Taylor University)
	Geoff Scheetz: 9 points (Lincoln Christian College); 3 treys (Lincoln Christian College)
	Doug Sheckler: 24 points (Goshen College); 4 blocks (Goshen College)
	Steve Snider: 17 points (Georgetown College); 10 rebounds (Fisher College)
	Ryne Thornton: 8 points (Lincoln Christian College); 2 assists (Lincoln Christian College)
	Chase Verba: 14 points (Univ of Saint Francis IN); 10 rebounds (Kentucky Wesleyan)
	Jared Yoder: 16 points (Grace College); 15 assists (Evangel University)
●	The Foresters shot 51.0%, including 40.8% from beyond the arc and connected on 78.8% of their free throws. They held their opponents to 44.3% from the field this season, including 35.5% from three-point range.
●	Chase Verba was the field goal percentage leader at 54.7% (3 att/gm minimum). Kyle Ganton led in three-point shooting with 49.7% (2 att/gm minimum). Kyle Ganton had the best free throw percentage hitting 87.6% of at the line (1 att/gm minimum).
●	Rebounding was led by Alex Kock with 8.4 a game, Kyle Ganton had 6.5 boards a game, and Steve Snider averaged 4.7 rebounds a game. Chase Verba averaged 4.6 rebounds.
●	The assist leader was Jared Yoder at 4.2 a game, Kyle Benge and Alex Kock both averaged 2.7 a game, while Chase Verba averaged 2.3 assists a game.
●	Alex Kock led the team with 11 double-doubles in 37 games, Doug Sheckler led in blocked shots with 61 in 36 games, and Doug Sheckler had the most steals with 43.
●	The Foresters had four active players in the Huntington University 1,000 Point Club as the season ended. Kyle Ganton had 1,485 career points, Alex Kock had 1,386 career points, Steve Snider had 1,217 career points, and Chase Verba had 1,211 career points.
●	Season records and MCC Conference standing as the season ended:
	2005-06 Overall Record: 32 - 6
	2005-06 MCC Record: 13 - 3
	Final MCC Standing: # 1
	PreSeason MCC Rating: # 1
●	NAIA Division II Poll, Seeding and Tournament Results
	Final NAIA Coaches Poll (2/22/06): # 2
	NAIA National Tournament Seed: # 2
	NAIA National Tournament Record: 4 - 1
	2006 NAIA National Tournament Runners-Up
●	Computer Ranking of the 159 Collegiate Teams of NAIA Division II as of 3/19/06:
	#1 by Wolfe, #1 by Rothman, #1 by Massey, #1 by Massey MOV
●	Computer Ranking of the 1,489 Collegiate Teams in North America on 3/19/06:
	#284 by Wolfe, #312 by Rothman, #315 by Massey

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