The Lowdown: Bethel College at Friends University
Location: Garvey Center
When: Saturday, Jan. 20 @ 7 pm
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Flying with the Falcons: The Friends University Falcons fell 92-61 at the No. 4-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles Wednesday night (Jan. 17) in Bartlesville, Okla. and are now 7-9 overall and 4-7 in the KCAC.
Spiller leads the Falcons in scoring (14.9) and rebounds (5.5 rpg), followed by Drew Patterson with 10.1 ppg. Steele Chapman has also dished out a team-high 2.6 assists on the season.
As a team, the Falcons are shooting 46.1 percent overall from the floor and a solid 36.9 percent from the perimeter.
Scouting the Threshers: The Bethel College Threshers have dropped two straight to come in at 8-9 overall and 5-5 in the KCAC.
Keyaun Hoskin is anchoring the Threshers this season as the team's leading scorer (13.9 ppg), rebounder (5.9 rpg) and distributor (2.6 apg). Nick Bonner is next in scoring with 12.9 ppg and Carmelo Yakubu is right behind with 12.4 ppg.
The Series: The Falcons have controlled the series historically over the Threshers, going 31-10 overall and 18-3 in Wichita since the 2004-05 season. But Bethel has had the better end of it lately, winning the past three meetings and seven of the last 10.
Quoting head coach Phil McClintock:
"We are looking forward to heading back home to the Garvey Center to play Bethel. We want to get back on track after a tough game in Oklahoma."
Boarding School: The Falcons have won all six games this season when leading in rebounding, but are just 1-8 when the opposition holds the edge on the glass. Friends also lost the only time that the rebounds were even.
Straight Shooters: The Falcons are 6-1 when outshooting the opposition, but have lost eight of nine games when the opposing team leads in field-goal percentage.
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Falcons by the Numbers:
Overall record: 7-9
KCAC: 4-7
Home: 5-4
Road: 2-5
Neutral: 0-0
When scoring:
Under 50 points: 0-0
50-59 points: 0-1
60-69 points: 1-2
70-79 points: 2-3
80-89 points: 0-2
90+ points: 4-1
When allowing:
Under 50 points:
50-59 points: 2-0
60-69 points: 3-1
70-79 points: 0-0
80-89 points: 1-3
90+ points: 1-5
When leading at halftime: 4-3
When trailing at halftime: 3-6
When tied at halftime: 0-0
When committing fewer turnovers: 4-5
When committing more turnovers: 3-4
When turnovers are tied: 0-0
When leading in field-goal percentage: 6-1
When trailing in field-goal percentage: 1-8
When field-goal percentage is tied: 0-0
When leading in three-point percentage: 5-5
When trailing in three-point percentage: 2-4
When three-point percentage is tied: 0-0
When leading in rebounding: 6-0
When trailing in rebounding: 1-8
When rebounding is tied: 0-1
When leading in assists: 4-1
When trailing in assists: 3-8
When assists are tied: 0-0
In OT: 0-0
The Coaches:
Phil McClintock is in his first season as head coach of the Friends University men's basketball program.
McClintock brings a stark familiarity of the KCAC to Friends, highlighted by an eight-year tenure as Associate Men's Basketball Head Coach at Ottawa University.
At Ottawa, McClintock served as the recruiting coordinator and was responsible for film breakdown and scouting reports.
2019-20 was a breakout season, as McClintock brought in six of the team's top 10 players that produced a school-record 28 victories, a regular season KCAC championship and an NAIA Sweet 16 appearance (tournament ended early due to COVID-19).
In addition to his basketball coaching experience at Ottawa, McClintock has also been the Braves Men's and Women's Golf head coach for the past four seasons.
McClintock's first basketball head coaching position came at Salem high school, where he spent three seasons and guided the team in the 2014-15 campaign to their first winning record in eight years.
A strong developer of young players, McClintock has served as a Camp Coach at the KU Bill Self Basketball Camps every year since 2012. His responsibilities at the camp include running drills, coaching teams and developing player skills.
His first career coaching job was a two-year tenure as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at William Woods University from 2010-12.
McClintock also played collegiately at Ottawa and enjoyed immense success, earning two NAIA All-America honors, a pair of All-KCAC nods while finishing his career as the all-time leader in blocked shots and top five all-time in scoring, rebounding and steals.
An Ottawa University Hall of Fame inductee in 2021, he helped the Braves to two conference titles and a pair of NAIA Sweet 16 berths.
A 2009 graduate of Ottawa University in Physical Education and Health, McClintock then earned his Master of Education in Athletics/Activities Administration from William Woods University in 2012.
McClintock and his wife Kirsten have three boys, Lawson (14), Jackson (10), and Bodie (two).
Jayson Artaz is in his sixth season at the helm of the Bethel College Threshers and has guided the Threshers to three consecutive NAIA National Tournament berths, including consecutive appearances in the Round of 16 for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Artaz was named the KCAC Coach of the Year for the 2020-21 campaign after leading the Threshers to the conference regular season and tournament championship.
Artaz began his head coaching tenure at Bethel with a stark familiarity with the program, having served as the team's lead assistant coach from 2014-18. Prior to arriving at Bethel, Artaz spent eight years coaching at the high school as both an assistant and head coach, including a stop as an assistant coach at Valley Center High School.
Artaz also played at Bethel and was a second-team all-conference selection in 2005 while still holding the program's single-season three-point record (96, 2004-05).
Up Next: The Falcons will travel to Springfield, Mo. to face KCAC newcomer Evangel University Wednesday night (Jan. 24) at 7:30 pm.
