11.30.08 - SPARTANS GET 82-75 WIN OVER ADRIAN
Manchester's men's basketball team improved to 4-2 on the year with an 82-75 win over Adrian on Sunday.
Manchester held a 41-28 advantage at the half, and shot 65 percent from the field in the second half.
Nathan Ferch led MC with 17 points, hitting 6-10 shots and adding five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Tyler Henn added 16 points on 8-11 shooting. He added four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jordan Moss had 14 points on 7-10 shooting to go with his seven rebounds and three assists, and Mitch Schaefer scored 13 points, hitting 5-7 shots.
Manchester starts conference play Wednesday at Bluffton with a 7:30 p.m. start.
11.25.08 - MC POSTS 72-61 WIN OVER EARLHAM
Manchester's Mitch Schaefer scored 20 points en route to a 72-61 win over Earlham College Tuesday night. Manchester trailed 33-28 at the half, but used a 15-2 run midway through the second half and shot 60 percent to pick up the 72-61 win.
Schaefer finished the game 7-9 from the field, 6-7 from behind the arc for his 20 points on the night. Nathan Ferch added 15 points on 5-10 shooting and added nine rebounds, five assists and two steals. Tyler Henn added 13 points and eight rebounds with three steals and a blocked shot.
Manchester moves to 3-2 on the year and returns to action Sunday as they host Adrian for a 2 p.m. contest.
11.22.08 - MANCHESTER FALLS TO #18 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 78-73
Manchester fell to #18 ranked Illinois Wesleyan 78-73 in the championship game of the Manchester College Bankers' Classic.
The Spartans trailed 43-30 after the first half, but outscored the Titans 43-35 in the second half as MC hit 48 percent from the floor. IWU went up 57-40 with 12:35 left in the second half, but Manchester went on a 19-3 run to pull within one point, 60-59 with 6:58 remaining.
Nathan Ferch led Manchester with 21 points, hitting 7-11 shots and 7-9 free throws. He added eight points, four assist and three steals. Jason SPindler added 13 points and four rebounds. Both were named to the All-Tournament team. Mitch Schaefer and Tyler Henn added 10 points each.
Manchester drops to 2-2 on the year, and returns to action Tuesday at Earlham for a 6 p.m. contest.
11.21.08 - MANCHESTER, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN WIN IN OPENING
ROUNDS OF MC BANKERS' CLASSIC
Manchester posted a 68-56 win over Kalamazoo and #18 in the national
pre-season polls Illinois Wesleyan defeated Taylor Fort Wayne 90-70
to advance to the championship game of the Manchester College
Bankers' Classic.
In the IWU/TU-FW game, Taylors' Matt Stine led all scores with 24
points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Wesleyan outscored
Taylor 53-39 in the second for the win. IWU's Jordan Zimmer had 17
points, hitting 5-6 three point attempts for the Titans. Doug
Sexauer added 14 points on 7-10 shooting while Duncan Lawson added
12 points and seven rebounds.
Manchester took a 32-27 lead into the half and hit 11-23 shots in
the second half to take a 68-56 win over Kalamazoo. Nate Orozco of
Kalamazoo tied for a game-high 15 points. Manchester senior Jeff
Grabowski added 15 points for the Spartans, hitting 5-6 shots from
the floor and 3-4 free throws. Jason Spindler and Tyler Henn had
eight points each, with Henn recording six rebounds and four steals.
for Manchester. The Spartans improve to 2-1 on the year.
Taylor-Fort Wayne will face Kalamazoo in the consolation game
starting at 1 p.m. followed by the Manchester/Illinois Wesleyan game
starting at 3 p.m.
11.19.08 - MC FALLS TO EASTERN ILLINOIS 82-53
Manchester's men's basketball team fell to Division I Eastern
Illinois 82-53 Wednesday night from Eastern Illinois' Lantz
Arena.
EIU jumped out to a 59-17 lead at the half after hitting 70 percent
from the floor. Manchester hit 16-34 shots from the field in the
second half and outscored EIU 36-23, but the second half effort wasn't enough as the Panthers picked up the 82-53 win.
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11.21.08 - MANCHESTER, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN WIN IN OPENING
ROUNDS OF MC BANKERS' CLASSIC
Manchester posted a 68-56 win over Kalamazoo and #18 in the national
pre-season polls Illinois Wesleyan defeated Taylor Fort Wayne 90-70
to advance to the championship game of the Manchester College
Bankers' Classic.
In the IWU/TU-FW game, Taylors' Matt Stine led all scores with 24
points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Wesleyan outscored
Taylor 53-39 in the second for the win. IWU's Jordan Zimmer had 17
points, hitting 5-6 three point attempts for the Titans. Doug
Sexauer added 14 points on 7-10 shooting while Duncan Lawson added
12 points and seven rebounds.
Manchester took a 32-27 lead into the half and hit 11-23 shots in
the second half to take a 68-56 win over Kalamazoo. Nate Orozco of
Kalamazoo tied for a game-high 15 points. Manchester senior Jeff
Grabowski added 15 points for the Spartans, hitting 5-6 shots from
the floor and 3-4 free throws. Jason Spindler and Tyler Henn had
eight points each, with Henn recording six rebounds and four steals.
for Manchester. The Spartans improve to 2-1 on the year.
Taylor-Fort Wayne will face Kalamazoo in the consolation game
starting at 1 p.m. followed by the Manchester/Illinois Wesleyan game
starting at 3 p.m.
11.19.08 - MC FALLS TO EASTERN ILLINOIS 82-53 experiences along the way as 20 players, two managers, two coaches and the team’s athletic trainer made up the team’s travel roster. “Probably the best thing that our players experienced was the tremendous bonding experience that both travel and well-spent time together have a way of cultivating,” reflects Head Coach Brad Nadborne.
He added, “Our student athletes were outstanding representatives of our institution. If I had a “tooney” (slang for the Canadian two dollar coin) for every comment that was made to me regarding our players’ politeness and civility by opposing players, coaches, referees and fans, as well as restaurant and hotel wait staff, I could have easily paid for this entire trip. Overall, it was a tremendous weekend for our student athletes and Manchester College basketball.”ball.”
Manchester returns seven players from last year’s squad, and used a split-squad format to balance two teams with equal skill, position players and experience. Nadborne added, “With just 10 practices under our belt prior to the trip, this had the potential for some interesting situations, especially from the newcomers. Surprisingly, at least to us as coaches, almost all of those situations turned out positive and after the initial expected nervousness and jitters, our players, young and old, did some great things on the floor and really competed! I told them often how proud I was of them for their effort and ability to focus on the highly competitive situations.”
Manchester held three exhibition games each against Sault College and Algoma University. Algoma took second in the entire province of Ontario and returned a fairly full-squad from last year. In terms of sizing up Algoma, Nadborne described them as being “somewhat equal to us getting an NCAA tournament bid and winning a couple of games in the tournament. They were about our height, a little quicker than us and a bit more athletic than us, as well. Defensively, they were as good as any team we will face this year.
Scores for the games were as follows:
G1 MC 89 - Sault 48
G2 Algoma 74 - MC 71
G3 Algoma 74 - MC 67
G4 MC 67 - Sault 36
G5 Algoma 78 – MC 70
G6 MC 95 - Algoma 62
In terms of international culture, Manchester players saw fabulous fall colors as they traveled the entire length of the state of Michigan. Many student athletes experienced their first trip over the Mackinac Bridge, while others were introduced to procedures of crossing the border. Nadborne wrapped up the trip by saying, “The team tasted a variety of foods that were Canadian in culture, including poutine—a heart-stopping, delicious potato dish smothered with gravy and cheese—as well as a taste of some local cider. We sang ‘Oh Canada’ to a shocked, yet very appreciative group of restaurant patrons and staff at a restaurant that featured 100 different flavors of chicken wings, after eating a few hundred of those same wings. We learned that almost every Canadian ends almost every sentence with 'eh.' We had it explained to us that almost all public signs have to be written bilingually, and the tensions that are attached to this process. We found that our officials in the Heartland Conference are to be appreciated more than ever. We found everyone to be warm and hospitable. Overall, it was just a fantastic trip, eh!”
10.5.08 - COACH NADBORNE SETS DATES FOR JUNIOR SPARTANS BASKETBALL CAMP
Manchester College men's basketball coach Brad Nadborne will hold the third annual Junior Spartans Basketball Camp starting Sunday, October 26. The camp runs four consecutive Sundays at the College's Physical Education and Recreation Center. The goal of the camp is to provide area youth with affordable, quality basketball instruction in a positive environment and to focus on fundamentals in the areas of personal skill development, teamwork and fun.
Camp brochures can be downloaded here, or email the basketball staff for more information.
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@ Bluffton 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Dec. 6
vs. Transylvania 3 p.m.
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Tuesday, Dec. 9
@ Grace 7 p.m.
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 Head Coach Brad Nadborne, in his fifth year at Manchester, leads a program that has gained both conference and national recognition. Before coming to Manchester College, Nadborne served three seasons as an assistant coach at DePauw University, with a one-year stint at the University of Wisconsin/LaCrosse as the interim head coach. He spent five seasons as a graduate and head assistant coach at Cornell University, and two years as the head recruiter for the University of Colorado.
- Manchester College is the only school in the HCAC to play in a national championship, finishing runner-up in 1995 under then Head Coach Steve Alford.
- First Year player Nathan Ferch was selected to the Honorable Mention All-Conference team last year.
- Graduate Jamaal Wade became a four-time First Team All-Conference selection last year and left MC as the 8th best scorer of all time with 1,363 points.
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