10 things to know about Houston Baptist
10. Ron Cottrell is the head coach. He is an Arkansas alum that was an Assistant Coach to Nolan Richardson's 1990 Final Four team that lost to Duke.
9. Houston Baptist's roster contains 8 players that have transferred from other programs, with 4 of those players being starters. Their nickname is the Huskies.
8. This is Houston Baptist's 3rd year as an NCAA Division I team. They spent the previous 15 years in the NAIA.
7. Houston Baptist finished last year 5-25 and lost their top 4 scorers.
6. The starting combo guard for Houston Baptist is Wendell Preadom. Wendell transferred from Wichita State, presumably because of lack of playing time. He played in nearly every game their in his first 3 seasons, but never started more than 3 games in a season. He was part of the Shocker's team that reached the Sweet 16 in 2006.
5. Mario Flaherty is their starting Center. He was named to the JUCO top 100 Honorable Mention list in 2007. He also holds the record for rebounds in a career at his JUCO school (Skyline College) at 349 in 2 seasons.
4. Houston Baptist was an NAIA power under Ron Cottrell. He resurrected the program after 2 years of absence. He began coaching there in 1991 and since then has posted a record of 379-208.
3. In 2002-03 Houston Baptist averaged 100.4 points per game.
2. They currently average 56.7 points per game. They are 0-3, dropping contests to S. Alabama, Sacramento State, and Rice during a 3 day tournament hosted by Rice.
1. Mario Flaherty might be their best all around player averaging 13 ppg and 9 rpg. However, Andrew Gonzalez is a small forward that will probably be their go to guy on offense. He averages 11 points per game.
I know that was a little more than 10 facts, but I was bored at work. GET TO CRISLER ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!! Go Blue!
9. Houston Baptist's roster contains 8 players that have transferred from other programs, with 4 of those players being starters. Their nickname is the Huskies.
8. This is Houston Baptist's 3rd year as an NCAA Division I team. They spent the previous 15 years in the NAIA.
7. Houston Baptist finished last year 5-25 and lost their top 4 scorers.
6. The starting combo guard for Houston Baptist is Wendell Preadom. Wendell transferred from Wichita State, presumably because of lack of playing time. He played in nearly every game their in his first 3 seasons, but never started more than 3 games in a season. He was part of the Shocker's team that reached the Sweet 16 in 2006.
5. Mario Flaherty is their starting Center. He was named to the JUCO top 100 Honorable Mention list in 2007. He also holds the record for rebounds in a career at his JUCO school (Skyline College) at 349 in 2 seasons.
4. Houston Baptist was an NAIA power under Ron Cottrell. He resurrected the program after 2 years of absence. He began coaching there in 1991 and since then has posted a record of 379-208.
3. In 2002-03 Houston Baptist averaged 100.4 points per game.
2. They currently average 56.7 points per game. They are 0-3, dropping contests to S. Alabama, Sacramento State, and Rice during a 3 day tournament hosted by Rice.
1. Mario Flaherty might be their best all around player averaging 13 ppg and 9 rpg. However, Andrew Gonzalez is a small forward that will probably be their go to guy on offense. He averages 11 points per game.
I know that was a little more than 10 facts, but I was bored at work. GET TO CRISLER ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!! Go Blue!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:59 PM ^
1) The school is in Houston.
2) The school is Baptist.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:24 PM ^
Before this post, that was the extent of my knowledge as well.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:03 PM ^
If the team is named "Houston Baptist," count it in the win column.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:41 PM ^
Or maybe a soap opera. It could be the worst name for a school in the nation. Other than Rice. Wait, that's another Houston school - must be something in the water....
November 19th, 2009 at 3:22 PM ^
They're from the City of SyzzurpNovember 19th, 2009 at 4:46 PM ^
Promethazine/codeine-ilicious
November 21st, 2009 at 9:02 PM ^
sippin on some syzzurp.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:11 PM ^
"3. In 2002-03 Houston Baptist averaged 100.4 points per game."
Wow. Oh wait, they were in the NAIA at that point.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:49 PM ^
This is a game under Ellerbe or Amaker I would have worried about. Thank goodness for Beilein - with him and the team, I feel this will a game where many bench players will have an opportunity to play. Thank you John!
November 19th, 2009 at 10:03 PM ^
...I said the same thing after Northern Michigan. You know that would have been tight under either of those guys...now you can actually enjoy these games.
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