The Lowdown: Avila University at Friends University
Location: Garvey Center
When: Saturday, Feb. 24 @ 3 pm
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Flying with the Falcons: The Friends University Falcons came up just short at the York University Panthers 63-59 Wednesday night (Feb. 21) and are now 8-18 overall and 5-16 in the KCAC. Read the full recap HERE.
KJ Spiller leads the Falcons in scoring (15.2 ppg) and Tim Barbieri leads the team with 5.6 rebounds per game. Steele Chapman has also dished out a team-high 2.5 assists on the season.
As a team, the Falcons are shooting 44.4 percent overall from the floor and 33.5 percent from the perimeter.
Scouting the Eagles: The Avila University Eagles have lost five consecutive games and are now 4-19 overall and 3-18 in the KCAC.
James Ross III leads the Eagles in scoring (13.0 ppg) and assists (1.9 apg) this season, with Jehoiada Goins securing a team-high 5.7 rebounds.
The Series: The Falcons and Eagles have split 14 matchups and 10 conference outings since Avila become a KCAC member in the 2018-19 season. Friends is 4-3 vs. Avila in Wichita and won the earlier meeting this season 67-63 in Kansas City.
Quoting head coach Phil McClintock:
"We are excited about our final game of the season being at home. We get to celebrate Tim and Drew being seniors as we try to finish our season off with a win."
Boarding School: The Falcons have won seven of 10 games this season when leading in rebounding, but are just 1-14 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 6-4 when outshooting the opposition, but are 2-14 when the opposing team leads in field-goal percentage.
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Falcons by the Numbers:
Overall record: 8-18
KCAC: 5-16
Home: 6-7
Road: 2-11
Neutral: 0-0
When scoring:
Under 50 points: 0-1
50-59 points: 0-2
60-69 points: 1-5
70-79 points: 3-6
80-89 points: 0-3
90+ points: 4-1
When allowing:
Under 50 points:
50-59 points: 2-0
60-69 points: 3-4
70-79 points: 1-1
80-89 points: 1-6
90+ points: 1-7
When leading at halftime: 5-5
When trailing at halftime: 3-12
When tied at halftime: 0-1
When committing fewer turnovers: 4-9
When committing more turnovers: 4-8
When turnovers are tied: 0-1
When leading in field-goal percentage: 6-4
When trailing in field-goal percentage: 2-14
When field-goal percentage is tied: 0-0
When leading in three-point percentage: 5-8
When trailing in three-point percentage: 3-10
When three-point percentage is tied: 0-0
When leading in rebounding: 7-3
When trailing in rebounding: 1-14
When rebounding is tied: 0-1
When leading in assists: 4-2
When trailing in assists: 3-15
When assists are tied: 1-1
In OT: 0-1
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).
Tyler Bredehoeft is in his first season as head coach of the Avila University men's basketball team. Bredehoeft arrived at Avila after a three-year tenure as head coach of Rock Valley College, where he led the team to a 64-35 overall record and two Region IV championships. He also has assistant coaching stops at Emporia State University and the University of Saint Mary. Before arriving at USM, Bredehoeft served as the head coach at Tina-Avalon (Mo.) HS.
