CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEDIA NOTES
2004-05 CPP Record: 1-2. CCAA Record: 0-0
2004-05 National Ranking: 22
Broncos Set To Begin CCAA Schedule This Week: Cal
Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, after winning one of its first three games
to open the 2004-05 season, begins California
Collegiate Athletic Association action this week with home games against Sonoma
State and San
Francisco State.
The Broncos will host Sonoma State
on Friday and entertain San Francisco
State on Saturday. Cal Poly Pomona
got its season off to a quick start with a home victory over Vanguard
University last Tuesday, but the
Broncos found the going rough in Washington
and dropped both games in the Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic. Cal Poly
Pomona, which has made the NCAA Division II playoffs in consecutive years for
the first time in the program’s history, went 21-7 last season and notched its
second straight 20-win season for the first time ever. The Broncos were 17-5 in
the California Collegiate Athletic Association last year and set a new program
standard for most conference wins in a season. The Broncos had a successful
follow-up to their 2002-03 season, which ranks as one
of the best in the program’s history. Cal Poly Pomona won the 2003 West Regional and
advanced to the national quarterfinals for only the second time in the
program’s history and the first since the 1964. The 23 wins tied the program
mark for most victories, also set by the 1964 squad. Cal Poly Pomona returns three
starters and seven players overall from last year’s squad, including preseason
All-American Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) and All-CCAA and All-West Region
selection David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS).
About Last Week:
The Broncos opened the 2004-05 season with an 85-61
victory over Vanguard University.
Cal Poly Pomona scored the first 10 points of the second half to break the game
open and won going away. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair
HS) scored a game-high 20 points and also had four rebounds and four assists.
David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) had 18 points, five rebounds and
six assists. Hervey Malone II (Jr., Pittsburg,
Pittsburg HS) had 10 points and two assists. Vanguard
held a 30-28 lead with five minutes to go in the first half, but the Broncos
closed the half with a 12-3 run, capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by
Malone. Dion Cook (So., Canoga
Park, Chaminade HS) scored the first five points of the
second half to start the Broncos on their game-breaking spurt. The Broncos then
participated in the Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic at Western
Washington and lost both games. Cal Poly Pomona opened the tourney
with a 74-68 loss to Saint Martin’s on Friday. The
Broncos held a 43-25 rebounding edge, but shot just 36 percent for the game.
Bonds had another strong outing, scoring a game-high 23 points to go along with
14 rebounds. Sybesma added 14 points, seven rebounds
and six assists, while Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana,
Etiwanda HS) had nine points, four rebounds and three
assists. Cal Poly Pomona then lost to tournament host Western
Washington on Saturday. The game was tied at halftime, 45-45, but
the Vikings used two big second-half runs to pull away. Bonds had another
impressive showing, pouring in 26 points to go along with four rebounds and
three assists. Sybesma added 18 points, six rebounds
and six steals, Cook had 11 points and four assists and Malone II had 10 points
and three assists. Western Washington held a 36-25 edge
in rebounding and shot 57 percent.
Bonds Named CCAA
Player Of The Week: Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton,
Mayfair HS) was named the Wilson California Collegiate Athletic Association
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 22-28. Bonds scored 69
points in the Broncos’ first three games and became Cal Poly Pomona’s all-time
leading scorer, surpassing Lucas LeCour’s old
standard of 1,302. For the week, Bonds averaged 23.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.7
assists and 2.0 steals per game. Bonds also won a weekly award as a junior,
taking conference honors for the week of Nov. 15-23, 2003 after averaging 23.0 points per game in
contests against Azusa Pacific and Hope International.
Head to Head: Cal
Poly Pomona is 16-7 all-time
against Sonoma State
and won both meetings last season. The Broncos posted a 74-64 victory over the Seawolves in Sonoma
behind 19 points from Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) on Jan. 16. The
Broncos also posted a 68-52 win in Kellogg Gym on Feb. 21 behind 15 points from
Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS). Cal Poly Pomona is 19-6 all-time against San
Francisco State
and won both meetings last season. The Broncos beat the Gators, 61-49, in San
Francisco on Jan. 17 behind 16 points from Jonathan
Williams and won in Kellogg Gym on Feb.
20, 73-45, behind 18 points from Bonds. The Broncos have won the
last six meetings with the Gators.
The Kamansky File: Cal Poly
Pomona Head Coach Greg Kamansky is beginning his
fifth season as the leader of the Broncos. Kamansky
has guided the Broncos to an 80-34 overall record. His winning percentage of
.702 is the best in the program’s history. He led the Broncos to a 21-7 record
last season and into the NCAA Division II playoffs for the second straight
season. That was a successful follow-up to the sensational season in 2002-03
when he guided the Broncos to the West Region championship and the program’s
first appearance in the national quarterfinals in 39 years. In the 2001-02 season, Kamansky guided the
Broncos to an 18-9 overall record and a 15-7 mark in the CCAA, which was good
enough for third place in the conference. As the interim coach four years ago, Kamansky guided a team picked to finish ninth in the CCAA
to a 17-10 record and the brink of an NCAA playoff berth. The 17-10 record was
the best-ever for a first-year coach in the program’s history. Kamansky was an assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona for two
seasons before succeeding Tim Rapp.
The Name Is Bonds; Jeff Bonds: Cal Poly Pomona’s Jeff
Bonds is well on his way to
becoming one of the best players in the history of the program. Bonds
(Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) became the program’s
all-time leading scorer last week by scoring 69 points in games against
Vanguard, Saint Martin’s and Western
Washington. Bonds set the new standard in the game against Western
Washington last Saturday, surpassing the old mark of 1,302 held by
Lucas LeCour. Bonds now has
1,317 points in his Cal Poly Pomona career. Bonds led the Broncos in scoring for
a second straight year last season with a 17.3 point per game average. He
earned first-team All-CCAA honors for the second straight season and also
earned first-team NABC All-West Region honors as well. He was at his best once
again in the postseason, pouring in a team-high 26 points in the Broncos’
first-round loss to Humboldt State.
In 2003, Bonds averaged 19.5 points per game in the Broncos’ four playoff
contests. The highlight was a career-high 31-point outburst that helped the
Broncos upend Cal State San Bernardino, 91-84, in
double overtime in the regional championship game. He also scored 20 points in
a semi-final victory over Cal State Bakersfield. He was named the West Regional
Most Outstanding Player after averaging 19.7 points and 5.8 rebounds in the
three regional contests. Bonds led the team in scoring (14.4 points) and
rebounding (5.8 per game) for the season and was named to the All-CCAA first
team. He was the only CCAA player to receive honorable mention All-America
honors this season by Street & Smith’s, the second year he has been honored
by the publication.
Fired Up About Sybesmania: Cal Poly Pomona forward David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) returns for his fourth season
with the program and he, too, will go down as one of the best players in the
program’s history. Sybesma earned first-team All-CCAA
honors last season after finishing second on the team with a
14.0 points per game average. He was also second on the team in rebounding with
5.6 boards per game. He also continued his knack of hitting big-time shots for
the Broncos, sinking a 3-pointer in the final seconds to send a critical home
game against Cal State Stanislaus into overtime. In 2003, he made one of the
biggest shots in the program’s history. Sybesma hit a
14-foot leaner in the lane to beat the buzzer and send the West Regional
championship game against Cal State San Bernardino into overtime. Cal Poly
Pomona eventually won the game in double overtime to advance to the Elite
Eight. He was the only player to start all of the Broncos’ first 30 games, only
to miss the Elite Eight game against Kentucky Wesleyan because of a severely
infected toe. Sybesma was second on the team in
scoring that year with a 10.7 points per game average
and was another player who stepped up his production in the playoffs. He
averaged 16.3 points per game and led the Broncos with 7.3 rebounds per game. Sybesma was named to the All-CCAA second team in 2003.
Look Who’s
New: The Broncos are welcoming five players to their program this season
and four of the five are freshman. The lone upperclassmen is
Matt Nelsen, a 6-foot-4 guard from New Mexico Highlands. The Broncos are also
excited about first-year players Kevin Neveu (Fr., San
Leandro, St. Joseph Notre
Dame HS), Bill Forelli (Fr., Gig
Harbor, WA, Gig Harbor HS),
Ryan Chisholm (Fr., Richmond, Marin
Catholic HS) and Kyle Kraus (Fr., Wasco, Wasco HS). In addition, Kaelen Daniels (Fr., Compton, Artesia HS), who redshirted last year, is expected to make major contributions
this year in his first season on the active roster.
Where We Left Off: Cal Poly
Pomona’s men’s basketball team finished the 2003-04 season with a 21-7 record
and advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the second straight season.
The Broncos, the No. 6 seed, lost a heartbreaking 86-83 decision to eventual
regional champion Humboldt State.
Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) had a
sensational game, pouring in 26 points and leading four Broncos in double
figures. Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana,
Etiwanda HS) had a career-high 17 points and knocked
down five 3-pointers, while David Sybemsa (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) and Jonathan Williams had 16 points each. Sybemsa also had a career-high nine assists. Humboldt
State hit an amazing 15 of its 20
attempts from behind the 3-point arc. The Broncos set a new program standard by
winning 17 California Collegiate Athletic Association games while finishing
third in the conference with a 17-5 mark. The Broncos also notched their second
straight 20-win season for the first time ever.
PLAYER NOTES
5 JASON
BURRELL (G, So., Rancho Cucamonga, St.
Mark’s Prep)
Last Week: Went scoreless with one assist against Western Washington on Saturday; went scoreless with one rebound
against Vanguard on Tuesday; went scoreless against Saint Martin’s on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 0.0
points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points
– None; Rebounds – 1 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Assists – 1 vs. Western Washington (11-27-04).
Career Highs: Points
– 5 at Cal State
Stanislaus (1-31-04); Rebounds
– 3 vs. UC San Diego (3-6-04); Assists – 5 vs. Grand
Canyon (3-5-04).
10 BILLY HOFMAN (G, So., Sierra Madre, La Canada HS)
Last Week: Had eight points, four rebounds and four assists against
Vanguard on Tuesday; had three points and three assists against Saint
Martin’s on Friday; went scoreless with two rebounds and two
assists against Western Washington on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 3.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per
game.
Season Highs: Points – 8
vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds – 4 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Assists – 4 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04).
Career Highs: Points – 8 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds
– 4 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04);
Assists – 4 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04).
11 JONATHAN
BOYD (G, Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS)
Last Week: Had nine points, four rebounds and three assists against
Saint Martin’s on Friday; had nine points, two rebounds and one assist against
Vanguard on Tuesday; had two points, two rebounds and three assists against
Western Washington on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per
game.
Season Highs: Points – 9
vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds
– 4 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04); Assists
– 3 at Western Washington (11-27-04), vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04).
Career Highs: Points – 17
vs. Humboldt State
(3-12-04); Rebounds – 5 vs. Chico State (1-2-04),
vs. Western Washington (12-17-03), vs. North Dakota State (11-28-03), at San
Francisco State (2-28-03); Assists –
4 at UC San Diego (1-9-04).
20 HERVEY MALONE II (G, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pittsburg HS)
Last Week: Had 10 points, two rebounds and three assists against Western
Washington on Saturday; had 10 points, one rebound and two assists
against Vanguard on Tuesday; had seven points and seven rebounds against Saint
Martin’s on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per
game. Is third on the team in scoring.
Season Highs: Points – 10
at Western Washington (11-27-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds
– 7 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04); Assists
– 3 at Western Washington (11-27-04).
Career Highs: Points – 16
vs. Western Washington (12-17-03); Rebounds
– 7 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04), vs. Sonoma
State (2-21-04), vs. Cal State Stanislaus (2-6-04); Assists
– 5 at Hope International (11-22-03),
vs. Alaska Fairbanks (3-14-03).
22 DION COOK (G, So., Canoga Park, Chaminade HS)
Last Week: Had 11 points, three rebounds and four assists against
Western Washington on Saturday; had eight points, one rebound and one assist
against Saint Martin’s on Friday; had seven points, five rebounds and three
assists against Vanguard on Tuesday.
2004-05: Averaging 8.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 per game. Is fourth on the team in scoring.
Season Highs: Points –
11 at Western Washington (11-27-04); Rebounds
– 5 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04);
Assists – 4 at Western
Washington (11-27-04).
Career Highs: Points – 11
at Western Washington (11-27-04); Rebounds
– 5 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04),
vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (1-24-04);
Assists – 4 at Western
Washington (11-27-04),
at UC Davis (2-27-04).
23 MATT NELSEN (G, Sr., Santa Clarita, New Mexico Highlands)
Last Week: Had five points against Vanguard on Tuesday; had three
points and one rebound against Western Washington on
Saturday; had two points and two rebounds against Saint Martin’s
on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 3.3 points, 1.0 rebounds
and 0.0 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points – 5
vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds – 2 vs. Saint
Martin’s (11-26-04);
Assists – None.
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.
32 JEFF BONDS (F, Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS)
Last Week: Had 26 points, four rebounds and three assists against Western
Washington on Saturday; had 23 points, 14 rebounds and one assist
against Saint Martin’s on Friday; had 20 points, four
rebounds and three assists against Vanguard on Tuesday. Became
Cal Poly Pomona’s all-time leading scorer in game against Western Washington.
2004-05: Averaging 23.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per
game. Leads the team in scoring and rebounding.
Season Highs: Points –
26 at Western Washington (11-27-04); Rebounds
– 14 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04); Assists
– 3 at Western Washington (11-27-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04).
Career Highs: Points –
31 vs. Cal State San Bernardino (3-17-03);
Rebounds – 14 vs. Saint
Martin’s (11-26-04);
Assists – 6 vs. Montana
State-Billings (12-30-02).
33 DAVID SYBESMA (F, Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS)
Last Week: Had 18 points, six rebounds and one assist against Western
Washington on Saturday; had 18 points, five rebounds and six assists
against Vanguard on Tuesday; had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists
against Saint Martin’s on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per
game. Is second on the team in scoring and rebounding.
Leads the team in assists and steals.
Season Highs: Points –
18 at Western Washington (11-27-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds
– 7 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04); Assists
– 6 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04).
Career Highs: Points –
27 at Cal State Stanislaus (1-31-04); Rebounds
– 10 vs. Cal State Stanislaus (2-6-04), at Cal State Stanislaus (1-31-04), vs.
Cal State Dominguez Hills (1-24-04), at San Francisco State (1-17-04), vs. Cal
State Bakersfield
(3-15-03), vs. Cal State
Dominguez Hills (1-3-03); Assists –
9 vs. Humboldt State (3-12-04).
34 KAELEN DANIELS (C, Fr., Compton, Artesia
HS)
Last Week: Had eight points and three rebounds against Vanguard on
Tuesday; had seven points and two rebounds against Western
Washington on Saturday; had two points and three rebounds against Saint
Martin’s on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 5.7
points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.0 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points – 8
vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds – 3 vs. Saint
Martin’s (11-26-04),
vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Assists – None.
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.
44 KEVIN NEVEU (F, Fr., San Leandro, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS)
Last Week: Had five points against Western
Washington on Saturday; had went
scoreless in three minutes against Saint Martin’s on
Friday; went scoreless with two rebounds against Vanguard on Tuesday.
2004-05: Averaging 1.7
points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points – 5
at Western Washington (11-27-04); Rebounds
– 2 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04);
Assists – None.
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.