| Oredigger Basketball News |
April 23, 2007
Oredigger Basketball names Team Award Winners
Jake Williams - Most Valuable Player
Tony Trudnowski - Most Inspirational Player
Maurice Williams - Outstanding Defensive Player
Matt Nottingham - Rick Shaw Memorial - Best Represents Oredigger Basketball |
March 4, 2007
Oredigger Basketball's Jake Williams earns 2nd Team All-Frontier Conference honors
 Williams, a 6'6" junior from Missoula, Montana, led the 2006-07 'Diggers with 11 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3 assists per game while shooting 49% from the field.
In addition, Williams led the Frontier Conference in Blocks at 1.2 per game.
An excellent student, Jake is carrying 3.4 GPA and is studying Business & Information Technology.
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March 2, 2007
Saints roll past ’Diggers
By The Standard Staff
Carroll College ended Montana Tech’s season in the opening round of the Frontier Men’s Tournament held at the Maroon Activities Center in Butte.
The Saints outscored the Orediggers 80-70 to advance to a second-round matchup with Westminster.
“It’s been great. A great group of guys. Great fans,” said the 6-foot, 7 senior. Egge’s response was the same one shared by all the ’Digger men after the game — however, most dared not show it like the seasoned forward from Lavina.
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February 25, 2007
Northern men take care of Orediggers
By The Standard Staff
Durwin Williams scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Montana State-Northern made 30 free throws in beating Montana Tech 75-66 Saturday night.
Tech (10-17, 5-9 Frontier) led 32-30 at halftime, but Northern (19-10, 9-5) shot 60 percent from the field in the second half to pull away.
Ronnie Simpson added 17 points and Brian Erickson 12 for the Lights.
Tony Trudnowski came off the bench to lead Tech with 22 points, followed by Sam Conley with 12 points and Jake Williams with 10.
Tech was called for 24 fouls and Northern made 30 of 38 free throws, including 26 of 33 in the second half. Northern was called for 21 fouls and Tech made 15 of 21 free throws.
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Tony Trudnowski lead the 'Diggers with 22 points on 6 of 7 three-pointers. |
February 24, 2007
'Diggers come out flat -- UGF earns 1st Conf. Win
Maurice Williams leads Tech with 12 points
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February 18, 2007
Griffins hunt down Orediggers
By Blake Hempstead -- MT Standard
The Westminster College Griffins pulled out a hard-earned road win at the Tech HPER Complex on Senior Night, dumping the Oredigger men 70-61 in Frontier Conference basketball Saturday night.
With the win, the Griffins completed a 2-0 road trip through southwestern Montana after defeating Montana-Western in Dillon on Friday.
The Tech faithfull saw seven seniors honored, all of whom earned the respect of first-year head coach Nate Larson.
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Maurice Williams led the 'Diggers with a career high 19 points |
February 17, 2007
Warriors win battle against Orediggers
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
Montana Tech and Lewis-Clark State’s men’s basketball teams traded just about everything but their uniforms at halftime.
The Warriors got the better end of the deal, as they posted an 83-66 Frontier Conference win Friday at the Great Western HPER.
Coming in to intermission, the Orediggers seemed unstoppable. Everything they threw up in the air came down through the net. Montana Tech shot 70 percent from the field in the first half and took a 37-34 lead into the locker room.
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February 11, 2007
Carroll men down Tech
By the Associated Press
HELENA (AP) — Dallas Leslie scored 20 points Saturday to lead Carroll College to a 79-63 victory over Montana Tech.
The Saints (19-7, 9-2 Frontier), ranked 16th in the NAIA, made 13 of 20 shots from 3-point range and shot 52 percent from the field.
The Orediggers (10-13, 5-5) cut the Saints’ lead to three early in the second half, but Carroll responded with an 11-0 run to put the game away.
Jake Williams led Tech with 13 points, eight rebounds, four rebounds and two blocked shots.
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Jake Williams |
February 10, 2007
Oredigger Basketball at Carroll College -- 8:00 PM
Montana Tech Men's Basketball will look to rebound from a poor shooting performance in a 69-58 loss at Rocky Mtn. College on Thursday. The 'Diggers played well on the defensive end of the floor but shot an anemic 35% from the field including only 6 of 26 from the 3-point stripe. Tech (5-4, 10-12) will have to maintain its defensive intensity against the Saints and excute its offense to create open looks.
The Fighting Saints are currently in 1st place in the Frontier (8-2, 18-7) after surving an overtime scare from UM-Western (1-8, 7-15) on Thursday. Carroll is lead by senior guard Dallas Leslie and post Gage Brumwell.
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February 9, 2007
Rocky Mountain rolls Tech men
By The Standard Staff
BILLINGS — Jake Williams led Montana Tech in points with 20, rebounds with eight, blocks with four and steals with two, but the Orediggers shot just 1-for-12 from behind the 3-point line in the second half and 6-for-26 in the game en route to a 69-58 Frontier Conference loss to Rocky Mountain College.
Shea Bradshaw and Casey Briggs each score 11 to pace the Orediggers, but Tech couldn’t get the help it needed inside.
The Orediggers were outrebounded 39-27 and committed 21 fouls compared to just nine by Rocky.
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Rocky's Cooper Warren goes up for a shot against a Montana Tech's Jake Williams during their game Thursday at the Fortin Center. |
February 8, 2007
Montana Tech at Rocky Mountain College -- 8 p.m.
The Orediggers (5-3, 10-11) put their three-game winning streak on the line against the Battlin’ Bears at the Fortin Center in Billings. Coming off an 85-79 win over Western last week, Tech will look for a regular-season sweep over the Bears.
The ’Diggers beat Rocky 69-68 on Jan. 13 in Butte. Tech is led by Shea Bradshaw and Sam Conley, while Jake Williams and Casey Briggs have been playing well for the ’Diggers as well. Rocky Mountain (4-5, 14-11) lost to MSU-Northern 86-95 last Saturday and beat Great Falls 72-60 last Friday. Devin Uskoski leads Rocky in scoring and rebounding with 15.2 points and 9.96 rebounds per game.
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February 2, 2007
’Diggers put down Bulldogs
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
DILLON — Montana Tech’s men’s basketball team cleared a couple of big hurdles Thursday in Dillon.
First, the Orediggers won, 85-79 at Straugh Gymnasium to post a Frontier Conference sweep of UM-Western n the first in years for Tech.
Second, and maybe more importantly, the Orediggers got their first road win of the year after six losses.
"This is a huge win for us,” said Tech coach Nate Larson. “It’ll be a great confidence builder going into Rocky and Carroll next week.”
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Maurice Williams
12 points & 9 rebs.
Tony Trudnowski
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February 1, 2007
’Diggers, ’Dawgs meet again
By The Standard Staff
It’s the second time around the Frontier Conference for the Montana Tech and Montana-Western basketball teams, and the second-half opener has a little extra meaning.
The “Digger-Dawg Cup” has been safely resided in the HPER Complex since the Tech men opened the Frontier slate with a 78-76 victory Jan. 6 in Butte. It’s safe to say the Bulldogs would like it back.
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January 30, 2007
Jake Williams named Frontier Conference Player of the Week
Jake Williams, a 6’6” junior forward from Missoula, MT, was named the Frontier Conference Player of the Week. Jake lead the Orediggers in two home wins over the weekend by beating MSU-Northern 68-64 and the University of Great Falls 81-70.
Williams averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks. He hit 69 percent of his field goals and 74 percent of his free throws. Also nominated, Eric Henkel of Carroll College, Teran Lee of Lewis-Clark, Nate Sanchez of Westminster College, Delvaughn Tinned of Montana State-Northern and Devin Uskoski of Rocky Mountain.
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January 28, 2007
’Digger men roll Argos
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
One time around — down.
Montana Tech defeated the University of Great Falls 81-70 Saturday at the HPER Complex to compile a 4-3 Frontier Conference record after the first go-round of the league.
Tech (4-3, 9-11) will face each of the other Frontier teams one more time in the home-and-away season series before the conference tournament at the end of February.
The Orediggers’ victory kept the Argos (0-7, 11-12) winless in their first seven Frontier games, and the frustration showed. The Argos were whistled for 26 fouls along with a pair of technicals.
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Sam Conley
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January 27, 2007
Tech men rough up Northern
By Bill Foley, of The Montana Standard
It was throw-back night at the “Great Western” HPER Complex at Montana Tech.
A game coached by two former Orediggers and disciples of ex-Tech coach Rick Dessing, the Montana Tech-MSU-Northern game came down to defense.
The Orediggers held the edge, especially in the second half, and Montana Tech got a “huge” 68-64 victory over the Lights.
The tell-tale story of the game is the stat line of Northern Guard Delvaughn Tinned.
In the first half, Tinned, a junior from Seattle, scored 20 points to lead the Lights to a 33-29 halftime lead.
In the second half, Tinned scored zero. Zilch. Nada.
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January 26, 2007
Orediggers host MSU-Northern, UGF in key clashes
Montana Tech Men's Basketball continutes Frontier Conference play when the 'Diggers entertain the Lights from MSU-Northern (Havre, MT) on Friday. Northern enters the contest in sole possession of 3rd place in the Frontier (3-2, 13-7) while Tech is 1 full game behind the Lights in 6th place. The 'Diggers are looking to rebound from two tough road losses at Westminster & Lewis-Clark State.
On Saturday, Tech hosts the talented Univeristy of Great Falls (MT) Argonauts. The Argos (0-5, 11-10) are led by Tyrone Witherspoon, the Frontier's leading scorer, FG%, and block shot artist (18 ppg, 65% FG, & 1.4 bpg). UGF plays at UM-Western on Friday in a contest that will give a team its first Frontier Conference victory in six tries. |
January 14, 2007
’Diggers edge out Rocky
By Dave Johnson of The Montana Standard
Wanted: Clutch player with ability to win games.
Sam Conley of Montana Tech applied and got the job in the final 15 seconds of Saturday night’s non-conference matchup against the Rocky Mountain Bears in the HPER Complex on the Tech campus.
It was during the final timeout that head Montana Tech coach Nate Larson decided to put the ball in Conley’s hands. Conley, the red-haired senior from Coeur d’Alene, accepted the offer and proved to his coach and Tech fans alike that he was the night’s best man for the job.
Conley aggressively drove past what seemed to be the entire Rocky defense and laid in a See ’DIGGERS, Page B6 picture-perfect shot that gave the Orediggers the 69-68 win.
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January 13, 2007
Saints rumble past Tech
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
It seems like a stretch, but the bitter cold outside the Montana Tech HPER Complex Friday may have found its way into the Orediggers locker room.
Cold-shooting Tech managed to net only two 3-pointers on the night — one at the final buzzer — as Carroll College claimed a 68-58 Frontier Conference men’s basketball victory.
“Both teams played very tough defense,” said Carroll coach Gary Turcott. “The only difference was that we made a few more shots.” Tech coach Nate Larson could only agree.
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Montana Tech’s Sam Conley rises up to make the shot during the Orediggers’ game against Carroll College Friday night in the HPER Complex. Lisa Kunkel/ The Montana Standard. |
January 12, 2007
'Diggers continue Frontier Conference Homestand
Carroll College brings a 2-0 Frontier record to the HPER Complex on Friday night. The Saints, ranked #20 in the lastest NAIA Div. I National Poll, swept past the Univeristy of Great Falls and MSU-Northern last weekend at home.
On Saturday night, the Bears from Rocky Mountain College bring five returning starters and a 11-7 overall record to the game. The Bears are 1-1 in Frontier play after splitting last weekend's home games with MSU-Northern and University of Great Falls. Rocky plays at UM-Western on Friday in Dillon, MT.
Both games tip-off at 8:00 PM
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January 7, 2007
’Diggers edge out ’Dawgs
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
The ’Digger-Dawg Cup is back in residence at Montana Tech.
The Orediggers withstood a furious UM-Western comeback attempt Saturday at the HPER Complex to claim a 78-76 win in the Frontier Conference opener for both teams.
Tied 76-76 in the last half minute, Jake Williams sent the ball inside to Sam Conley, who was fouled on the shot, but converted both free throws with four seconds to play. Tyler Palmer’s last-second desperation shot was no good for Western and Tech claimed its second win over the Bulldogs in the last 11 meetings.
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Western’s Tyler Palmer prepares to shoot beneath the basket while being guarded by Montana Tech’s Jake Williams during their game Saturday night in the HPER Complex. Lisa Kunkel/ The Montana Standard. |
January 6, 2007
’Diggers, ’Dawgs set for hardwood battle
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
Montana Tech’s men’s basketball team jumps into Frontier Conference play Saturday, hosting UM-Western at 8 p.m. at the HPER Complex.
The Orediggers, fresh off a 5-8 nonconference slate, may be a better team than is indicated by their early record, says first-year head coach Nate Larson.
“We’ve been playing some good teams,” Larson said. “Eastern Oregon and Albertson out of the Cascade Conference are tough. We played some good NAIA competition.” The Orediggers also faced three stiff foes in exhibition battles — Utah, Weber State and Montana.
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December 30, 2006
’Diggers hold off Huskies
Next up is conference game vs. UM-Western for Tech men
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
The Tech men’s 67-64 win over Saskatchewan Friday at the HPER was their first in almost a month and also their last before the Frontier Conference hoops season begins next weekend.
After a tightly contested first half, the Orediggers took charge after intermission and controlled the game from there.
Sam Conley hit for 11 of his team-high 19 points in the first half, shooting 5-for-6 from the field. The 6-foot-3 senior guard finished shooting 8-for-13 with a pair of threes.
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December 14, 2006
Griz pull away from ’Diggers
By The Associated Press
MISSOULA (AP) — Matt Dlouhy scored 26 points Wednesday, making 6-of-8 shots from 3-point range, to lead Montana to a 92-63 win over Montana Tech.
Montana (6-5) led by just four points with 16 minutes remaining before going on a 20-4 run, capped by a layup by Andrew Strait to give Montana a 63-43 lead with 11:56 remaining. Strait finished with 24 points.
Shea Bradshaw scored 15 points for the Orediggers. Jake Williams and Sam Conley each added 10 for the Orediggers, who have lost seven of their past eight games.
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Montana's Andrew Strait, right, battles Montana Tech's Casey Briggs for a rebound during first-half action Wednesday night at Dahlberg Arena.
Photo by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian |
December 13, 2006
Orediggers travel to NCAA Division I Montana
Montana Tech gets back in action with an exhibition game against the University of Montana Wednesday at Dahlberg Arena. Tech (4-8) is coming off a tough 79-75 loss to Minot State on Dec. 2, and faces an uphill battle against a Div. I squad that holds a 41-11 series advantage over the ’Diggers.
Montana Tech “is going to be a little undersized,” said UM head coach Wayne Tinkle. “We’re going to have some mismatches out there, but we’re going to roll with it and play our style of basketball.”
Tech is led by Shea Bradshaw with 14 points per game, while Casey Brigs is responsible for 5.6 rebounds per game. Junior forward Jake Williams and senior guard Sam Conley are also averaging more than 10 points per game.
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December 3, 2006
Minot State sneaks past Orediggers
By Pat Ryan, of The Montana Standard
Montana Tech had its opportunities Saturday, but ’Digger mistakes and accurate free throw shooting by Minot State down the stretch spelled doom for the ’Diggers.
The Beavers (5-4) came away with a 79-75 win over Tech (4-8) in a nonconference men’s basketball game at the HPER Complex.
Tech trailed by 10, 70-60, with seven minutes to play when Sam Conley drove into the paint and dished to Luke Harman for an easy layup, sparking an 11-2 Oredigger scoring spree. Tony Trudnowski followed with a 3-point goal, and then Tech’s Jake Williams made his case for player-of-the-game honors.
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December 2, 2006
Orediggers hang on to take down Blue Hawks
By Pat Ryan of The Montana Standard
It was almost a second home opener, and the Orediggers didn’t disappoint. Montana Tech, playing its first home game in almost a month, snapped a seven-game losing streak in handing Dickinson State a 95-90 defeat Friday at the HPER Complex.
Former Butte High classmates Tony Trudnowski and Casey Briggs led the way as six Orediggers scored in twin figures.
Trudnowski finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Briggs had 17 points and 11 boards.
“Casey is our undersized workhorse,” said Tech coach Nate Larson. “We can count on him every day.”
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Frontier men’s hoops Dickinson State at Montana Tech, 8 p.m.
The Orediggers (3-7) will try to snap a seven-losing streak (only five games count in their standings) when they welcome the 3-5 Blue Hawks to the HPER Complex.
The game will be Tech’s first in Butte in nearly a month. The Orediggers last home game was a Nov. 4 loss to Eastern Oregon.
Junior guard Shea Bradshaw leads the Orediggers, averaging 14.4 points per game. Senior guard Sam Conley adds 10.5 points per game, while 6-foot-6 junior forward Jake Williams tosses in 9.8 points per contest.
Senior forward Donny English (13.3 ppg), 6-6 junior forward (13.3) and senior guard Roger Russaw (11.5) average in double figures to lead the NAIA Division II Hawks.
Tech plays Minot State at 7 p.m. Saturday. |
November 23, 2006
Patten Leads 'Cats Past Montana Tech
OGDEN, Utah -- David Patten scored a game-high 23 points on 11 of 14 shooting from the floor to lead the Wildcats (4-1) to a 81-53 win over Montana Tech on Wednesday at the Dee Events Center.
The Wildcats shot 68 percent in the first half, hitting 19 of 28 shots, to open up to a 47-24 lead at halftime. WSU finished the game shooting at a 63 percent clip.
Weber State extended the lead to 34 with 17:25 left in the game. Tech then went on a 21-5 run to cut the lead to 18 points with 10 minutes left. Weber subbed their starting five back in the game and rattled off a 16-3 run to expand the lead to 31 with 3 minutes left.
Tony Trudnowski led the 'Diggers with 11 points and 4 rebounds including 2 three-pointers. Sam Conley chipped in 10 points and 3 rebounds. Maurice Williams came off the bench to contribute 6 points and 5 rebounds--all in the second half.
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November 22, 2006
Oredigger Basketball finishes November road swing at Big Sky Conference member Weber State
The Orediggers will continue to improve their offensive execution and taking care of the basketball against the NCAA Division I Wildcats. Defensively, Tech is leading the Frontier Conference in Defenisve Field Goal Percentage by holding their opponents to only 42% shooting from the field.
Game Time : 7:00 PM | LIVE Audio
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November 19, 2006
Hardrockers strike it rich against Orediggers
By The Associated Press
RAPID CITY — South Dakota Mines got strong play down the stretch from freshman point guard Robbie Fedor Saturday during the Hardrockers’ 62-55 victory over Montana Tech.
The 6-foot-1 reserve scored eight points and added two assists over the final 5:30 to lead the ’Rockers (3-3) to their second win in as many tries at Goodell Gymnasium.
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November 18, 2006
Black Hills State sneaks past Tech
By Jason Gross, of the Meade County Times
SPEARFISH, S.D. — Black Hills State University scored four of the final six points Friday night and edged Montana Tech 73-69 in nonconference men’s basketball at the Young Center. It was BHSU’s first victory in six tries this season.
The score was knotted at 67 when BHSU’s Andre Goldberg drove the length of the floor, scored a layup, and was fouled. He missed the free throw try, but the Yellow Jackets still led 69-67.
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November 17, 2006
'Diggers on the road at Black Hills State (Friday) and South Dakota Tech (Saturday)
Oredigger Basketball continues its string of six straight road contests by playing at Black Hills State (0-5, 0-0 DAC) and South Dakota Tech (2-3, 0-0 DAC). The 'Diggers will look to put together a full 40 minute contest of effecient offense and hard-nosed defense in order to snap a 4 game losing streak.
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November 12, 2006
Orediggers committ 32 TOs
in 86-74 loss to Albertson
Albertson College forced 32 turnovers tonight an used a late 8-0 run to stop Montana Tech, 86-74, at the Quinn Classic in La Grande, Ore.
ACI used an 11-0 run late in the opening half to grab a 42-28 lead at the break. However, the Orediggers (3-5) opened the second stanza on an 16-3 run to close within 45-44. Tech would get the deficit to one on five occasions, but were unable to get over the top.
The Diggers were led by 16 points each from Shea Bradshaw and Jake Williams and held ACI to just 4-of-24 shooting from long range. However the miscues, including two ten-second violations and an inbounds violation hurt Tech.
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November 11, 2006
E. Oregon downs Tech
By The Standard Staff
LA GRANDE, Ore. — Mark Carollo scored 22 points to lead three Eastern Oregon players in double digits as the Mountaineers downed the Orediggers 72-63 Friday night at the Eastern Oregon tournament.
Shea Bradshaw scored 17 to lead the Orediggers, while Luke Harman and Casey Briggs, who pulled down nine rebounds, each scored 11.
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November 10, 2006
Montana Tech men at Eastern Oregon, 9 p.m. MST Montana Tech (3-3) will try to rise above .500 Friday night in La Grande, Ore., against the Mountaineers of the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
Tech hosted EOU last Saturday and jumped out to a 12 point lead at the ten minute mark of the 1st half. Oredigger turnovers and hot shooting by EOU allowed the Mountaineers to take a 41-35 lead into the break. In the second half, EOU controlled the offensive boards and maintained the lead throughout on their way to a 80-72 win.
The Orediggers are led by Shea Bradshaw who has averaged 15.5 points per game, and Sam Conley with 11.7 points per game. Conley has shot 66 percent from the field and is 10-for-10 from the charity stripe. Casey Briggs is coming off a 17-point, eight-rebound effort against Eastern Oregon in Butte. Tech’s Nate Harris scored 12 points, including 4-for-5 from beyond the 3-point line, in the Orediggers’ loss to Div. I Utah. |
November 7, 2006
Utes down Orediggers
By The Standard Staff
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The NCAA Division I University of Utah Runnin’ Utes downed the NAIA Division I Montana Tech Orediggers 76-50 in an exhibition game Monday night. The Utes out-rebounded the Orediggers 31-10 and shot 69% (9-of-13) from long distance in the win, led by a 4-for-7 performance by Johnny Bryant.
Tech was led by Nate Harris who scored 12 points, including 4-for-5 from beyond the 3-point line.
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November 6, 2006
Tech men play exhibition at University of Utah
Utah Runnin Utes vs. Montana Tech Orediggers
Monday, November 6, 2006 • 7:07 p.m. (MST)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) • Salt Lake City
Game Notes
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Casey Briggs scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds vs. EOU |
November 5, 2006
E. Oregon takes down Tech men
By Matt Sayler, of The Montana Standard
Montana Tech led for most of the first half, but after a 19-8 run by Eastern Oregon from just past the 8-minute mark to the end of the half, the Mountaineers took a 41-35 lead into the break and never looked back in their 80-72 win over the Orediggers in non-conference men’s basketball action Saturday at the Tech HPER Complex.
Tech’s Sam Conley hit a 3-pointer with 15 minutes, 18 seconds left in the half to give Tech a 10-point cushion, but it wasn’t enough.
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November 4, 2006
Tech men wallop Walla Walla
By Bruce Sayler, of The Montana Standard
Walla Walla College actually waited until basketball season to start its basketball season, and that might have been too late to stand in against Montana Tech on Friday.
Montana Tech enjoyed a torrid shooting spree on the way to a 122-77 victory over Walla Walla in an afternoon men’s hoops game played in the Tech HPER Complex. The win put the Orediggers at 3-2 for the season and the loss was the Wolves’ season-opener.
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Nate Harris scored 25 points on 10 of 12 shooting including 5 of 7 from 3-pt line. |
October 30, 2006
Tech falls to University of Alberta 78-69
CALGARY — Turnovers, poor shooting, and a lack of defensive rebounding led to the Orediggers demise in their final game of the Battle of the Border.
Tech led by 3 at halftime, but the Orediggers succumbed to the Bears full court pressure and lost the lead mid-way through the 2nd half. Tech shot only 41% in the 2nd half and yielded 47 second half points to Alberta. The Orediggers also gave up 15 offensive rebounds to the Bears.
Sam Conley led the way for the Orediggers with 17 points and going 6-for-6 from the curtousy stripe. Jake Williams also went
6-for-6 from the FT line and totaled
14 points. Shea Bradshaw tossed in 12 points on 4-7 three point shooting. Bradshaw was also named to the Battle of the Border All-Star Team. |
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October 29, 2006
Tech men fall in overtime to Calgary
CALGARY — Robbie Sihota scored 28 points, while Josh Feist Feist added 23 points and 12 assist as Calgary needed overtime to edge Montana Tech at the University of Calgary tournament.
Montana Tech lead 80-77 with 7 seconds left, but Sihota hit a 3 point shot from the top of the key with 1.3 seconds remaining in regulation.
Shea Bradshaw scored 23 points to lead four Tech players in double digits. Luke Harman added 16, while Sam Conley scored 14 and Jake Williams tossed in 13.
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October 28, 2006
Trudy’ leads ’Digger men
By The Standard Staff
CALGARY — Tony Trudnowski had the best game of his college career Friday afternoon, and the Montana Tech men’s basketball team beat the Univeristy of Lethbridge 73-68 at the University of Calgary tournament.
Trudnowski, a former Butte High Bulldog, came off the bench to hit four consecutive 3-pointers to help Tech eliminate a five-point deficit late in the second half. He ended with a career-high 22 points. Corvallis native Shea Bradshaw added 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.
Saturday, the Orediggers play the University of Calgary at 4 p.m., and they close out the tournament Sunday at 1 p.m. against the University of Alberta.
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October 27, 2006
Montana Tech men at The Battle of the Border hosted by the University of Calgary
The Orediggers head north of the boarder to try to improve on their 1-0 preseason record. Tech opens Friday at 4 p.m. against the University of Lethbridge, the same team the Orediggers beat 69-38 in Butte last week. Saturday, the Orediggers play the University of Calgary at 4 p.m., and they close out the tournament Sunday at 1 p.m. against the University of Alberta. |
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October 21, 2006
Orediggers smack down Lethbridge
By Matt Sayler of The Montana Standard
Defense wins basketball games, too.
The first-year head coach of the Montana Tech Orediggers’, Nate Larson, displayed his team’s defense more than anything in the ‘Diggers 69-38 win over the University of Lethbridge Friday at the HPER Complex.
Montana Tech managed to hold Lethbridge to just 11-of-42 (21.1 percent) from the field in the Orediggers’ season opener..
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October 20, 2006
Tech begins season against Lethbridge
By Bruce Sayler of The Montana Standard
College basketball, inching closer and closer toward the Fourth of July for its season start, will tip off for Montana Tech on Friday night in the college’s HPER Complex.
The Orediggers men’s and women’s teams will debut against Lethbridge (Alberta) Univesity in a twin bill. The women’s game is to begin at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8.
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October 12, 2006
Frontier Releases Men's BB Pre-Season Coaches' Poll
Tech men tabbed 7th
In a pre-season poll of Frontier Conference women’s basketball coaches, last year’s regular season and tournament runner-up Westminster College was picked to win the 2006-07 men's league title.
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September 13, 2006
Orediggers begin pre-season conditioning; official practice begins October 2nd
Pictures
Senior guard Matt Nottingham (Helena, MT) lead the Orediggers in every testing category:
Bench = 290#
Hang Clean = 255#
Squat = 405#
Pull-Ups = 22
One Step Vertical = 31" |
Shea Bradshaw
Sam Conley - Bench
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June 24, 2006
Oredigger senior Sam Conley participated in the 2006 Slam Dunk
competition at Hoopfest! test Harr
Pictures & Video
KREM 2 News Website |
Sam Conley
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June 18, 2006
Tech adds another Blue Devil
Collin Fehr, a two-time first-team All-State guard from Corvallis,
signed to play basketball for Montana Tech, men’s basketball
coach Nate Larson announced. Fehr averaged 19.0 points, 6.4 rebounds
and 3.0 assists per games for the Blue Devils as a senior.
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June
17, 2006
Oredigger sign guard
Shea Bradshaw, who played basketball for North Idaho College the
past two seasons, signed to play for Montana Tech, men’s coach
Nate Larson announced Friday. Bradshaw graduated from Corvallis
High School in 2003, where he was a McDonald’s All-American
nominee.
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May
31, 2006
Pokorny signs with Orediggers
Butte Central hard-court star Matt Pokorny will take his game
to Montana Tech. Pokorny signed a junior varsity scholarship last
week. Incoming men’s basketball head coach Nate Larson made
the announcement Tuesday. As a senior at Butte Central, Pokorny
averaged 12.9 points per game.
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May
31, 2006
Larson tabs new assistant coach
Tech basketball coach Nate Larson announced the hiring of assistant
coach Kyle Palmer, 25. Palmer, a 1998 graduate of Stevensville High
School, comes to Butte from Walsh University in Ohio. At Walsh,
an NAIA Division II school, Palmer was part of a team that won a
national title in 2005. Last season Walsh went to the elite eight.
Palmer has some high school coaching experience, and he was a graduate
assistant at Boise State when the Broncs went 23-10 and played in
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May
3, 2006
Larson picked to Lead "Diggers
For Montana Tech graduate Nate Larson, being an engineer just
good wasn’t enough. So in the fall of 2000, Larson, 31, quit
his job of 16 months in Arizona to become the assistant boys’
basketball coach at Whitehall High School. “I just wasn’t
happy in that job,” the Cut Bank native said. “I always
thought about getting back to coaching.” Some five and a half
years later, Larson is the head men’s basketball coach at his
alma mater.
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Feb. 21, 2006
Estes Signs with Orediggers
Copperhead fans have one more reason to come to Butte for basketball.
Rochi Estes, a 5-foot-10 senior guard, is currently the Southwestern
A Conference leader in all of scoring, steals, free-throw percentage,
3-pointers made, and 3-point percentage.On top of that, The Smelter
City standout could be the state’s all time leader in 3-pointers
made.
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