Oiler Basketball

[OilerBuck]

Findlay Oiler Basketball

I realize this may not belong here, but I wanted to let you all know that the University of Findlay (who was #1 in the nation just a few weeks ago) is ranked #2 nationally in the final D-II basketball poll and #1 in the region.

This team is exciting! A top scoring/young big man, spectacular passer/defender at point guard, a fundamentally solid shooting guard and even a guy who was in a dunk contest earlier in the year. With tournament time coming up, hopefully he Oilers can take the D-II *** le.

http://athletics.findlay.edu/sports/extrainfo/1746.htm

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (March 1, 2005)

1. Bowie State, Md. (7) (24-3)
2. Findlay, Ohio (24-3)
3. Metropolitan State, Colo. (23-3)
4. Southern Indiana (23-4)
5. Nebraska-Omaha (1) (23-4)
6. Bentley, Mass. (26-4)
7. Kennesaw State, Ga. (23-4)
8. Texas A&M-Commerce (23-4)
9. Hawaii-Hilo (24-3)
10. Virginia Union (21-4)
11. West Georgia (22-5)
12. Pittsburg State, Kan. (22-5)
13. Mount Olive, N.C. (24-3)
14. Pfeiffer, N.C. (23-4)
15. Fort Lewis, Colo. (21-4)
16. Central Missouri State (21-6)
17. Lynn, Fla. (22-5)
18. Western Washington (20-5)
19. Ferris State, Mich. (21-5)
20. Minnesota State, Mankato (21-6)
21. (tie) Florida Gulf Coast (23-6)
(tie) Southern Illinois Edwardsville (22-7)
23. Adelphi, N.Y. (22-5)
24. Cal State-San Bernardino (20-4)
25. Nebraska-Kearney (22-5)

Others receiving votes: Salem International (W. Va.) 9, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 9, South Carolina Upstate 8, South Dakota 8, Cal Poly-Pomona 7, Edinboro (Pa.) 7, Alderson-Broaddus (W. Va.) 6, Southwestern Oklahoma State 5, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 2, Arkansas-Monticello 1, Montevallo (Ala.) 1, Washburn (Kan.) 1.

 

[BuckeyeFan05]

My stepbrother is an assistant coach on the team and trust me they feel real good about their chances. They are definitely an exciting good team. Best of luck to the Oilers!

 

[OilerBuck]

The field of 64 will be announced tonight between 10:30 and 11:30. Findlay is all but assured a No. 1 seed in the Great Lakes Region. I know no one probably cares, but I'll be posting matchups and scores in this thread throughout the tourny.

Oilers Crush Warriors in GLIAC Tournament Finals


The University of Findlay's men's basketball team won their second consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship on Saturday night, 87-64 over Wayne State University in Croy Gymnasium. The win gives the Oilers a 27-3 record on the season and sets the stage for them to possibly end the year ranked first in the nation. The win should also give Findlay homecourt advantage for the first three rounds of the NCAA Division II tournament.

The Oilers, who came out very aggressive against Michigan Tech in the semi finals on Friday, scorched the nets in the first half in jumping out to a 47-21 lead at the break. Findlay shot a blistering 62.5 percent (15-of-24) from the field in the opening half while holding the Warriors to a mere 29.2 percent (7-of-24) in the opening period.

The second half was much like the first as the Oilers dominated the Warriors on both sides of the ball, cruising to their 23rd straight win inside the friendly confines of Croy Gymnasium.

For the game, the Oilers connected on 31-of-50 (62.0%) field goal attempts and made 9-of-20 (45.0%) of their three point attempts. Findlay also forced the Warriors into 16 turnovers in the game and dished out 23 assists on their 31 made field goals.

Senior guard Matt Metzger was named Tournament MVP after scoring a game-high 19 points in the win. Metzger connected on 7-of-8 shots in the game and dished out a career-high tying six assists. For the tournament, Metzger averaged 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Junior guard Dustin Pfeifer also had a great final after scoring 19 points to go along with six assists and three steals. Pfeifer's performance in the semis and finals earned him a spot on the all-tournament team.

Sophomore center Chris Commons also was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. In the finals, Commons chipped in 16 points to go along with five boards and three blocks.

Senior forward Adam Sommer (9), senior forward Marwan Gaines (8) and sophomore guard Dorian Bass (8) also had a great game for the Oilers in the finals. Gaines added six boards in the win and averaged 8.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in the tournament. The Warriors were led by Morris Hall's 19 points. Hall and Darrell Evans earned all-tournament honors for their performances while Michigan Tech's Josh Buettner also claimed a spot on the all-tournament team with his performance in the semis against Findlay.

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

It's perfectly fine to post Findlay info here, especially considering how well they're doing. It's an Ohio team, and doesn't compete directly with OSU.

I had a cousin who won at least one (I think it was two) national championships on their football team in the mid to late 90s. I think it was NAIA.

 

[jwinslow]

Glad to see they were doing so well. Sadly the hockey program got cut despite being pretty good (they did hold up that decision to end it, right)?

Findlay was already known for its equestrian programs (english & western). Good to see its getting fame for other stuff.

 

[OilerBuck]

It's perfectly fine to post Findlay info here, especially considering how well they're doing. It's an Ohio team, and doesn't compete directly with OSU.

I had a cousin who won at least one (I think it was two) national championships on their football team in the mid to late 90s. I think it was NAIA.

I had a distant relative and various friends on those teams. Bo Hurley, the quarterback and NAIA player of the year is some sort of distant cousin of mine. He is also distantly related to David Klingler I believe...so that is a big reach for my clame to fame :p .

Yeah, Findlay moved from the NAIA to NCAA division II prior to the 1998 academic year. The move was due in a large part to the rapid growth of the college and because of athletic domination in the NAIA.

Now in just a few years, we have been in the top 25 in football and were #1 in men's basketball. Pretty impressive.

The D-II Great Lakes bracket will be held in Findlay (where we are undefeted). If anyone wants to watch some good basketball, let me know and I'll give you directions to the gym.

 

[IronBuckI]

I had a distant relative and various friends on those teams. Bo Hurley, the quarterback and NAIA player of the year is some sort of distant cousin of mine. He is also distantly related to David Klingler I believe...so that is a big reach for my clame to fame :p .

Hurley's H.S.(Upper Scioto Valley) was in the same conference(NWC) as my H.S.(Allen East). USV beat us in football for the first time ever his senior year. He went to tOSU for a year or two, but it never panned out. I used to work with his girlfriend(HOT!!), and she said that the eligibilty rules between the two divisions allowed him to get nearly all of his eligibility back, when he went to Findlay. He was a very good QB in H.S. and at Findlay, and was projected as a possible NFL backup. I never heard why things didn't pan out at tOSU, but there's no way he was worse than Stanley Jackson.

 

[buckeye68]

IronbuckI,
what year did you graduate from Allen East? I used to run around Lafayette, Harrod, Alger and what not in my younger days. Wasn't anything to do but get into trouble back then so we got into plenty :)

 

[OilerBuck]

IronbuckI,
what year did you graduate from Allen East? I used to run around Lafayette, Harrod, Alger and what not in my younger days. Wasn't anything to do but get into trouble back then so we got into plenty :)

My dad and his family (Holbrooks) are from the USV area as well. I'm related to about everyone in that area of the county . My dad grew up in Alger and I lived there when I was a couple years old. Much of my family is still out there. we probably know a lot of the same people.

 

[IronBuckI]

IronbuckI,
what year did you graduate from Allen East? I used to run around Lafayette, Harrod, Alger and what not in my younger days. Wasn't anything to do but get into trouble back then so we got into plenty :)

1994, I grew up near Westminster though. My brother's probably closer to your age. Graduated in '87.

 

[smitty03]

Do you guys remember a DT named Brett Jones who played there when they won the NAIA? My dad use to work construction with him.

 

[OilerBuck]

March 6, 2005 -- The University of Findlay’s men’s basketball team claimed the top seed in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region late Sunday night. As the one seed, the Oilers will host the first three rounds of the NCAA Division II Tournament in Croy Gymnasium on March 12, 13 and 15, 2005. The winner of the regional at Findlay will then travel to Grand Forks, North Dakota for the Elite Eight and Final Four.

The seeding for the Great Lakes Regional Tournament are as follows:

1. Findlay – 27-3
2. Southern Indiana – 26-4
3. Ferris State – 22-6
4. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville – 23-8
5. Wayne State – 19-11
6. Indianapolis – 19-9
7. Gannon – 18-10
8. Quincy – 18-10

The Oilers, who won their second consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship on Saturday, will battle Quincy University in the first round of competition. The Oilers and Hawks have only met once in their storied careers with the Hawks coming out on top 63-57 last season in Quincy, Illinois.

Tournament pairings and Saturday’s tip-off times are as follows:

12:00 p.m. – Indianapolis vs. Ferris State
2:30 p.m. – Gannon vs. Southern Indiana
6:00 p.m. – Quincy vs. Findlay
8:30 p.m. – Wayne State vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

Note: The winner of the Great Lakes Regional has made it to the National Championship game each of the last 11 years. The regional has also produced three national champions during that span.

 

[OilerBuck]

http://d2basketball.com/cgi-script/content/articles/000001/000155.htm

Final Poll Shows Findlay No. 1| 03-08-2005

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Findlay (27-3), the host school for this weekend's NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional, will enter the post-season as the top-ranked team in the final NABC Division II rankings for the 2004-05 season. The Oilers reclaimed the top spot - one they held for a week in mid-February - after previous No. 1 Bowie State lost in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) quarterfinals last week. Findlay won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament in convincing fashion to return to the top spot.

Metropolitan State (26-3), the top seed in the North Central Regional, is ranked second followed by Bowie State (24-4), Southern Indiana (26-4), who won the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament over the weekend, and Lone Star Conference champion Texas A&M-Commerce (26-4). Bowie State will host the South Atlantic Regional that will include No. 6 Virginia Union (24-4); the Panthers captured the CIAA tournament but lost twice to Bowie State during the season.

In at No. 7 is Nebraska-Omaha (23-5), who is seeded second to Metro State in the North Central, followed by Pacific West champion Hawaii-Hilo (24-3) at No. 8, Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference champion Pfeiffer (26-4) and Northeast-10 regular season champion Bentley (28-5). Two other teams that won regular season and tournament titles, Central Missouri State (24-6) and Lynn (25-5), came in at Nos. 11 and 12, respectively, followed by defending Division II champion Kennesaw State (24-5) at No. 13.

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (March 8, 2005 - Final poll of season): 1. Findlay, Ohio (7) (27-3) 2. Metropolitan State, Colo. (1) (26-3) 3. Bowie State, Md. (24-4) 4. Southern Indiana (26-4) 5. Texas A&M-Commerce (26-4) 6. Virginia Union (24-4) 7. Nebraska-Omaha (23-5) 8. Hawaii-Hilo (24-3) 9. Pfeiffer, N.C. (26-4) 10. Bentley, Mass. (28-5) 11. Central Missouri State (24-6) 12. Lynn, Fla. (25-5) 13. Kennesaw State, Ga. (24-5) 14. Mount Olive, N.C. (26-4) 15. Western Washington (21-6) 16. Florida Gulf Coast (24-6) 17. West Georgia (23-6) 18. Montevallo, Ala. (24-6) 19. Pittsburg State, Kan. (22-6) 20. Minnesota State, Mankato (23-7) 21. Saint Anselm, N.H. (24-6) 22. South Dakota (25-5) 23. Ferris State, Mich. (22-6) 24. Fort Lewis, Colo. (22-5) 25. South Carolina Upstate (23-7) Others receiving votes: Edinboro (Pa.) 18, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 18, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 16, Cal Poly Pomona 15, Adelphi (N.Y.) 9, Central Arkansas 6, Cal State-San Bernardino 4, Washburn 3, Nebraska-Kearney 2, Southwestern Oklahoma State 2, Wayne State (Mich.) 1.

 

[buckeye68]

BuckI I bet I know your brother or at least know of him
I graduated in '87 also
Care to post your last name.
i went to school in lima (LCC) but spent all of my summers at Silver Springs or at my cousin's on rumbaugh road, north of reservoir rd, just before the tracks.

Oiler,
every one in Alger is related, and not in a good way
What year did you graduate? from Findlay I assume.

 

[OilerBuck]

BuckI I bet I know your brother or at least know of him
I graduated in '87 also
Care to post your last name.
i went to school in lima (LCC) but spent all of my summers at Silver Springs or at my cousin's on rumbaugh road, north of reservoir rd, just before the tracks.

Oiler,
every one in Alger is related, and not in a good way
What year did you graduate? from Findlay I assume.

I graduated from Findlay last May. I graduated from Ridgemont H.S. in 2000. I was actually born in Lima but we moved around quite a bit including a stay in Alger before moving back to Lima. I went to Bath school until 5th grade. My mom's family is around Lima and my Dad's is around Alger.

That's pretty much my life history...haha.