CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEDIA NOTES
2004-05 CPP Record: 6-3. CCAA Record: 1-1
Broncos Look To Continue Their Recent Momentum: Cal
Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, which has won five games in a row, will
try to extend its season-best streak this week when California Collegiate
Athletic Association play resumes in earnest. The Broncos are coming off an
84-70 victory over No. 9 BYU-Hawaii Monday night in Kellogg Gym, which is Cal
Poly Pomona’s biggest non-conference, regular-season victory in several years.
Cal Poly Pomona, which is off to a 1-1 start in CCAA play, will play its final
18 games over the next nine weeks in conference action. The Broncos will be at
Cal State L.A. on Friday and at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday. Cal Poly
Pomona will also be on the road next weekend for games at Chico
State on Friday, Jan. 14 and at Cal
State Stanislaus on Saturday, Jan. 15 before returning home for Pack the Gym
Night against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, Jan. 21. 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 posted a pair of wins over the past seven days beginning with a
much-needed 75-61 win over NAIA program Dominican
University last Wednesday in Kellogg
Gym. Cal Poly Pomona overcame a slow start and outscored the Penguins, 48-30,
in the second half. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair
HS) had 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Broncos, while
David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Hervey Malone II (Jr., Pittsburg,
Pittsburg HS) and Dion Cook
(So., Canoga Park,
Chaminade HS) had 10 points each for Cal Poly Pomona.
The Broncos shot just 30 percent in the first half, but came alive in the
second half and hit 58 percent of their attempts. A 3-pointer by Malone gave
the Broncos the lead for good, 44-43, with 10:46
to go. Malone’s basket started a 17-5 run over a five-minute span. Cal Poly
Pomona then beat No. 9 BYU-Hawaii, 84-70, Monday night in Kellogg Gym. Malone
poured in a career-high 22 points and knocked down four 3-pointers. Sybesma also had a tremendous game, scoring 21 points to go
along with five rebounds and four assists. Cook had a career-high 15 points,
while Bonds had 12 points and five rebounds. Both teams came out firing in a
fast-paced first half. The Broncos shot 54 percent, BYU-Hawaii shot 65 percent
and Cal Poly Pomona emerged with a 46-40 halftime lead. Back-to-back 3-pointers
by Malone in the final minute of the first half broke a 40-40 tie. Cal Poly
Pomona led the entire second half and took a 13-point lead after a 3-pointer by
Sybesma with 15:05
to go. BYU-Hawaii sliced the lead down to seven points, 60-53, with 12:06 left,
but the Broncos went on a 6-1 run capped by a three-point play by Kevin Neveu (Fr., San Leandro, St.
Joseph Notre Dame HS) after he rebounded a missed free throw, got fouled and
made the put-back basket. BYU-Hawaii got the lead back down to nine points, but
the Broncos got another 3-pointer by Malone and led by double-digit margins the
rest of the way.
Head to Head: Cal
Poly Pomona is 39-37 all-time
against Cal State L.A. and won both games last season. The Broncos recorded a
65-50 victory on Jan. 23 in Kellogg Gym behind 19 points and six rebounds from
Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) and beat the
Golden Eagles, 68-56, in Los Angeles
on Feb. 14 behind 19 points from Jonathan Williams. Cal Poly Pomona has won the
last nine meetings between the two programs. Cal Poly Pomona is 21-47 all-time
against Cal State Bakersfield. The teams split a pair of games last season. The
Roadrunners beat the Broncos, 57-45, on Jan. 30 in Bakersfield,
while the Broncos beat Cal State Bakersfield, 64-61, on Feb. 7 in Kellogg Gym
behind 19 points and six rebounds from David Sybesma
(Sr., Corona, Corona
Centennial HS). The Broncos have won six of the last seven meetings between the
two programs.
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 85-36 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 during a 26-point performance against Western
Washington on Nov. 27. Bonds surpassed the old
mark of 1,302 held by Lucas LeCour and now has
1,413 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. He is currently second on the team in scoring with 15.6
points per game average. He has also climbed to eighth on the all-time scoring
list with 1,026 points in his career. 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 senior 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 in three minutes against Dominican University last Wednesday; DNP-CD against BYU-Hawaii on
Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 0.4
points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points
– 3 vs. Seattle University
(12-14-04); Rebounds – 2 vs. San
Francisco State (12-4-04); Assists – 1 vs. San Francisco
State (12-4-04), 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 six points, two rebounds and five assists against Dominican
University last Wednesday; had
eight points, six rebounds and four assists against BYU-Hawaii.
2004-05: Averaging 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per
game. Tied for the team lead in assists and leads in 3-point
field-goal shooting percentage (.560). Also shares team lead in
3-pointers made (14).
Season Highs: Points –
12 at Grand Canyon (12-18-04); Rebounds
– 6 vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05);
Assists – 6 vs. Seattle
University (12-14-04).
Career Highs: Points –
12 at Grand Canyon (12-18-04); Rebounds
– 6 vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05);
Assists – 6 vs. Seattle
University (12-14-04).
11 JONATHAN
BOYD (G, Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS)
Last Week: Had nine points, four rebounds and one assist against Dominican
University last Wednesday; went
scoreless with two rebounds and two assists against BYU-Hawaii on Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 7.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per
game. Is fifth on the team in scoring and is third on the team in 3-point field
goals made (13).
Season Highs: Points –
15 at Grand Canyon (12-18-04); Rebounds
– 5 vs. Sonoma State
(12-3-04); 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. San Francisco State (12-4-04), 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, three rebounds and one assist against Dominican
University last Wednesday; had a
career-high 22 points, six rebounds and two assists against BYU-Hawaii on
Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per
game. Is fourth on the team in scoring and tied for the team high in 3-point
field goals made (14).
Season Highs: Points – 22
vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05); Rebounds – 7 vs. Saint
Martin’s (11-26-04);
Assists – 3 at Western
Washington (11-27-04).
Career Highs: Points –
22 vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05); 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 10 points, five rebounds and two assists against Dominican
University last Wednesday; had a
career-high 15 points, four rebounds and two assists against BYU-Hawaii on
Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 9.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per
game. Is third on the team in scoring and fourth in 3-pointers made (12),
Season Highs: Points –
15 vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05); Rebounds – 5 vs. Dominican
University (12-29-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Assists
– 4 vs. San Francisco State
(12-4-04), at Western
Washington (11-27-04).
Career Highs: Points – 15
vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05); Rebounds –
5 vs. Vanguard (11-23-04),
vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (1-24-04);
Assists – 4 vs. San Francisco State
(12-4-04), at Western Washington (11-27-04), at UC Davis (2-27-04).
23 MATT NELSEN (G, Sr., Santa Clarita, New Mexico Highlands)
Last Week: Went scoreless with one rebound against Dominican
University last Wednesday; went
scoreless with two rebounds against BYU-Hawaii on Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per
game.
Season Highs: Points – 5
at Grand Canyon (12-18-04), vs. San Francisco
State (12-4-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds
– 3 vs. San Francisco State
(12-4-04); Assists – 4 vs. San
Francisco State (12-4-04).
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.
32 JEFF BONDS (F, Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS)
Last Week: Had 23 points, seven rebounds and season-high five
assists against Dominican University
last Wednesday; had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists against
BYU-Hawaii on Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per
game. Leads the team in scoring, rebounding and steals.
Has been named CCAA Player of the Week twice this season.
Season Highs: Points –
26 at Western Washington (11-27-04); Rebounds
– 14 vs. Saint Martin’s (11-26-04); Assists
– 5 vs. Dominican University
(12-29-04).
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 10 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and six assists
against Dominican University
last Wednesday; had 21 points, five rebounds and four assists against
BYU-Hawaii on Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 15.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per
game. Is second on the team in scoring and rebounding.
Shares the team lead in assists and is also second in
steals.
Season Highs: Points –
26 vs. San Francisco State
(12-4-04); Rebounds – 12 vs. Dominican
University (12-29-04); Assists
– 6 vs. Dominican University
(12-29-04), vs. Saint
Martin’s (11-26-04),
vs. Vanguard (11-23-04).
Career Highs: Points –
27 at Cal State
Stanislaus (1-31-04); Rebounds – 12 vs. Dominican
University (12-29-04); Assists
– 9 vs. Humboldt State
(3-12-04).
34 KAELEN DANIELS (C, Fr., Compton, Artesia
HS)
Last Week: DNP-CD because of leg injury.
2004-05: Averaging 5.3
points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points – 8
vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Rebounds – 7 vs. Sonoma
State (12-3-04); Assists
– 3 vs. Sonoma State
(12-3-04).
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.
44 KEVIN NEVEU (F, Fr., San Leandro, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS)
Last Week: Had seven points, three rebounds and two assists against
Dominican University
last Wednesday; had six points, two rebounds and one assist against BYU-Hawaii
on Monday.
2004-05: Averaging 2.7
points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points – 7
vs. Dominican University
(12-29-04); Rebounds – 3 vs. Dominican
University (12-29-04); Assists
– 2 vs. Dominican University
(12-29-04).
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.