Men's Basketball

The Yellow Jackets enter this game with a 12-8 overall and 8-6 OAC record following their 101-94 double overtime win against Marietta College in Marietta last Saturday. B-W has won five of its last seven games.

Ohio Northern enters this game with a 11-10 overall and 9-5 OAC record following its 66-64 win against Muskingum on Saturday in New Concord. The Polar Bears have also won seven of their last 10 games.

The Baldwin-Wallace vs. Ohio Northern All-Time Series --This is the 71st all-time meeting in men's basketball between Baldwin-Wallace College and Ohio Northern University. The Polar Bears lead the all-time series, 46-24, including four straight. The Polar Bears beat B-W on January 8 of this season in Berea, 65-44. B-W's last win versus ONU came in Ada, 81-67, on January 16, 2001.

In the Last Meeting on January 8, 2003 in Berea -- Ohio Northern -- 65, Baldwin-Wallace -- 44 -- The Polar Bears totally dominated the Yellow Jackets on both ends of the court on January 8, 2003 when they beat B-W at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, 65-44. ONU was led by Jim Conrad’s game-high 24 points as the Polar Bears canned nine three-pointers and forced B-W into a season-high 20 turnovers and a season-low 44 points. Despite the loss, the Yellow Jackets were led by senior three-time All-OAC forward Shawn McCormick (Massillon Jackson) with 17 points and senior two-time Academic All-OAC guard Jon Carroll (Berea/ Midpark) with 16 points.Scouting the Yellow Jackets -- The Yellow Jackets are led by its starters, Shawn McCormick, Jon Carroll, 6’ 4" sophomore forward Thad Davis (Elyria/ Open Door), 5'10" sophomore point guard Tom Harrington (North Royalton/ Parma Holy Name) and 6'3" junior forward Eric Reminder (Brunswick). Off the bench, look for veteran Head Coach Steve Bankson to play 6'3" sophomore forward Jeremy Coffey (Hudson/ Cuyahoga Valley Christian), Keith Aufmuth, 6'0" freshman guard Greg Williams (Euclid), 6'6" freshman forward Mark Belkofer (Millbury/ Genoa) and 6’5" sophomore forward Mike Brosovich (Rome/ Orwell/ Grand Valley).

In B-W's Last Game on Saturday, February 8, 2003 versus Marietta in Marietta, Ohio: Baldwin-Wallace-- 101, Marietta -- 94 in Double Overtime-- The Yellow Jackets improved to 12-9 overall and 8-6 in the OAC with a 101-94 double overtime win against Marietta College last Saturday in Marietta. The win was B-W’s fifth in its last seven games. Leading the way for the Yellow Jackets was Shawn McCormick with a team-high 31 points. In addition, Thad Davis had 25 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots and Jon Carroll had 21 points and nine assists. Also, Eric Reminder and Tom Harrington each chipped in with 10 points. The win offset an OAC and Marietta-record 11 three-pointers and 38 points by the Pioneers Ottmas Richards.

The Yellow Jacket Statistical Leaders -- After 21 games, Shawn McCormick leads the team in scoring at 20.2 points per game and is tied for second on the team in rebounding at 4.9 rebounds per game. He also leads the team in free-throw shooting at 87 percent (67 of 77 attempts) and is tied for first with 38 steals. Thad Davis is second in scoring at 16.4 ppg. and leads the team in rebounding with 7.9 rpg and 35 blocked shots. Jon Carroll is third on the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg. and is leads the team with 97 assists and 41 three-pointers and is tied with McCormick for the most steals with 38. Tom Harrington is fourth in scoring at 8.9 ppg. second in assists (94) and three-pointers (39) and third in steals (34). He also shoots 51.3 percent from three-point range (39 of 76). Eric Reminder is fifth in scoring at 8.0 ppg. and tied with McCormick for secon in rebounding with 4.9 rpg. Keith Aufmuth is the top scorer off the bench and is averaging 3.5 ppg and is shooting a 45.5 percent from "three-point land" (10 of 12).

Scouting the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern University-- Look for Head Coach Joe Campoli to start Look for ONU Head Coach Joe Campoli to start 6'3'' junior guard Chad Bostelman, 6'2'' junior guard Jim Conrad, 5'10'' senior guard Aaron Fries, 6'9'' junior post Sam Mikolajewski and 6'6'' senior post Mike Haynes . Off the bench, look for 6'3'' junior guard Billy Barkimer, 6'4'' freshman guard Nathan Lieb, 6'6'' sophomore post Phil Hoying and 6'8'' sophomore post Mark Killian to all see action.

In ONU's Last Game on Saturday, February 8, 2003 versus Muskingum in New Concord, Ohio: ONU-- 66, Muskingum -- 64-- The Polar Bears improved to 11-10 overall and 9-5 in the OAC with a 66-64 victory against Muskingum College at the Muskingum HPER Center in New Concord. Jim Conrad led ONU with a game-high 31 points, including four three-pointers. Aaron Fries also had 11 points and three treys.The Polar Bear Statistical Leaders -- After 21 games, ONU is led in scoring by Jim Conrad at 18.1 ppg. He also tops the team with 61 assists and 40 steals and is third with 38 three-pointers. He additionally shoots 87.4 percent from the foul line (76 of 87). Aaron Fries is second in scoring at 11.3 ppg. and has the most three-pointers with 69. Chad Bostelman is third at 11.0 ppg. and second with 41 treys. Sam Mikolajewski is fourth in scoring at 9.6 ppg. and first with 8.1 rebounds and shoots 65.5 percent from the floor (76 of 116). Mike Haynes is fifth at 7.7 ppg. and cans 56.2 percent of his field goals (68 of 121). Mark Killian is sixth in scoring at 6.0 ppg. and second with 4.9 rpg. Billy Barkimer scores 4.5 ppg. and grabs 3.5 rpg.