Huntington Hoops

Go Foresters!

Season Results

Season Comps

NAIA Comps

Forester Success
Over 10 Years
   5 Conference Titles
   5 Tournament Titles
   7 NAIA Tournaments
      5 Sweet Sixteens
      2 Final Fours


Go Foresters

The 2009-10
Hall of Fame Tournament Champions

Huntington Univ
1,000 Point Club

Forester Head
Coach Ty Platt
Coach Platt


End of the
2009-10 Season

Overall Coaching
Record: 36-27

MCC Conference
Record: 13-19

MCC Tournament
Record: 1-2

NAIA Tournament
Record: 0-0

   The Foresters 2009-10 Season Season Summary
     
 

Season Summary . . .

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End of Season Summary  

   The Foresters ended their 2009-10 season with 16 wins, averaging 76.6 points a game.  Their high game was 104 points versus Holy Cross College.  They allowed 73.0 points a game.  Their average scoring margin was +3.67 points a game.
   They averaged 1.01 points per offensive possession (0.97 in the MCC) and allowed 0.97 points per possession to opponents (1.02 in the MCC).  That ranked # 4 and # 8 among the 9 MCC teams.  They provided assists on 42% of their field goals this season.
   Huntington was # 8 in the MCC in assists per game, averaging 11.3.  They had an assist/turnover ratio of 0.874.  The Foresters turned the ball over on 17% of their possessions, which was # 2 in terms of the lowest turnover percentage in the MCC.
   HU averaged 41.3 rebounds a game, with a rebound margin of +6.7 per game.  That ranked # 1 in the MCC Conference.  Their offensive rebounding efficiency was 37% and the defensive rebounding efficiency was 72% (expressed as a percent of opportunity).
   Tyler Shively led the Foresters in scoring with 14.9 points a game; Kellen Zawadzki finished second with 14.5 points a game; Kevin Kyle was third with 14.0 points a game.
   Many contributed to the team's success this season:  25 points or more were scored in a game by 3 different players; 20 points or more were scored by 6 different players; 15 points or more were scored 59 times by 8 different players; and 10 points or more were scored 118 times by 8 different players.
   Outstanding production by the Foresters this season:
Colin Featherston - 15 points (vs Marian), 7 boards (vs Taylor)
Nate Jennings - 7 points (vs Bethel), 3 boards (vs Kuyper)
Kyle Johnson - 3 points (at Holy Cross IN), 2 boards (at Ind Wesleyan)
Bobby Jolliff - 23 points (vs Ind Wesleyan), 17 boards (at Cedarville)
Caleb Kennedy - 21 points (vs Taylor), 11 boards (vs Marian)
Chris Kent - 5'10 , Angola, IN (Redshirt)
Kevin Kyle - 26 points (at Taylor), 23 boards (at Marian)
Alex Nafziger - 15 points (at St Francis), 10 boards (at Goshen)
Tyler Shively - 24 points (at St Xavier), 7 boards (vs Indiana Tech)
Luke Smith - 25 points (vs Lindenwood), 9 boards (vs Spring Arbor)
Neil Stoffel - 5 boards (at Bethel), 5 points (vs Kuyper)
Kellen Zawadzki - 31 points (vs Bethel), 13 boards (at Northwestern Ohio)
   The Foresters shot 43.1% from the field this season, including 34.5% from three-point range.  They connected on 76.8% of their free throws.  They held their opponents to 43.4% from the field this season, including 35.5% from three-point range.
   Bobby Jolliff was the field goal percentage leader at 52.7% (3 att/gm min).  Luke Smith led in three-point shooting with 36.5% (2 att/gm min).  Tyler Shively had the best free throw percentage making 89.2% at the line (1 att/gm min).
   Forester rebounding was led by Kevin Kyle with 9.4 a game.  Caleb Kennedy had 6.7 boards per game and Bobby Jolliff finished with 6.0 rebounds a game.
   The assist leader was Tyler Shively at 2.7 a game.  Kellen Zawadzki was second in assists with 2.5 a game and Luke Smith was third with 2.3 assists per game.
   Kevin Kyle and Bobby Jolliff led the team with 5 double-doubles.  Bobby Jolliff led in blocked shots with 30 in 29 games.  Kellen Zawadzki had 42 steals in 30 games.
   Coach Ty Platt's Record at Huntington is now 52-42 for a 54.4% win ratio.
   Season records, NAIA rating and MCC standing at the end of this season:
2009-10 Overall Record:  16 - 15
2009-10 MCC Record:  5 - 11
PreSeason MCC Rating:  # 4
Final MCC Standing:  # 7
   NAIA Division II Coaches Poll Ranking (as of 2/22/10): not rated
   Computer Ranking within the 145 Collegiate Teams of NAIA D2 as of 3/8/10:
#41  Wolfe,     #33  Rothman,        #41  Massey,     #34  Massey MOV
   Computer Ranking among 1,532 Collegiate Teams in North America on 3/8/10:
#782  Wolfe,     #651  Rothman,        #819  Massey
   RPI and Strength of Schedule Calculations (per NCAA methodology)
RPI Calculation = 0.536                      Strength of Schedule = 0.537
Ranks # 7 among MCC Teams              Ranks # 7 among MCC Teams
   The Foresters had four players in the Huntington University 1,000 Point Club.  Kevin Kyle had 1,275 career points, Luke Smith had 1,174 career points, Kellen Zawadzki had 1,023 career points, and Tyler Shively had 1,022 career points.
(Photos Courtesy of Huntington University)


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