CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
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MEDIA NOTES
2004-05 CPP Record: 9-4. CCAA Record: 4 -2
Broncos Look For A Big Performance In A Packed Gym:
Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, which has won eight of its last nine
games, will try to continue its winning ways in an important weekend at home.
The Broncos will host five-time defending California Collegiate Athletic Association
champion Cal State San Bernardino Friday night in Kellogg Gym on Pack the Gym
Night. All Cal Poly Pomona students, faculty and staff will be admitted free.
The Broncos will try to break the regular-season attendance record of 1,504 set
last season against Cal State Stanislaus. The Broncos enter the weekend coming
off impressive victories at Chico State
and Cal State Stanislaus and remain one game behind conference co-leaders Cal
State San Bernardino and Cal State Bakersfield. Cal Poly Pomona will conclude
the big weekend with a Saturday contest against UC San Diego. These two home
games will be the only games in Kellogg Gym until Feb. 11 when the Broncos will
face Cal State Bakersfield. The Broncos are coming off another successful
season. 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 swept a pair of California Collegiate Athletic Association games to
remain one game behind conference co-leaders Cal State San Bernardino and Cal
State Bakersfield. Cal Poly Pomona opened the weekend with a 73-52 win at Chico
State. The Broncos held the
Wildcats to just 34.9 percent shooting and handed Chico
State its first home defeat of the season. Cal Poly Pomona jumped out to a
38-27 lead by halftime after shooting 59 percent in the first 20 minutes. The
Broncos led by double-digit margins the entire second half and built leads as
large as 27 points. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS), the leading scorer
in the CCAA, had 24 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two
assists to lead the Broncos, while Hervey Malone II
(Jr., Pittsburg, Pittsburg HS) continued his solid play with 13 points and four
rebounds. David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) had 11 points, four rebounds and
four assists. Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana,
Etiwanda HS) had seven points and two steals for the
Broncos. Cal Poly Pomona then completed its first weekend sweep of the season
by rolling past Cal State Stanislaus, 76-50, on Saturday night. Sybesma recorded a double-double with 20 points and 12
rebounds, while Bonds added 13 points, five rebounds, four blocks and four steals.
The Broncos put the game away early, roaring to a 36-14 halftime lead and
leading by at least 18 points the rest of the way. The Warriors managed only
five first-half field goals. All nine Cal Poly Pomona players scored points in
the game. Malone had eight points, Kaelen Daniels
(Fr., Compton, Artesia HS) had seven points and four rebounds, Dion Cook (So., Canoga
Park, Chaminade
HS), Matt Nelsen (Sr., Santa Clarita, New
Mexico Highlands) and Kevin Neveu (Fr., San Leandro,
St. Joseph HS) had six points each, Billy Hofman
(So., Sierra Madre, La Canada HS) had five points and six assists, while Boyd
added five points and three rebounds.
Head to Head: Cal
Poly Pomona is 14-14 all-time
against Cal State San Bernardino, including a 1-0 in postseason competition.
The Coyotes won both games last season, routing the Broncos, 67-49, in San
Bernardino on Dec. 2 and then completing the sweep
with an 85-77 victory in Kellogg Gym on Dec. 13. The teams also met three times
in 2002-03, including the memorable 2003 NCAA Division II West Region
championship game when the Broncos rallied from 19 points down in the second
half to post a 91-84 win in double overtime. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) posted a career-high 31 points in the victory,
while David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) hit a leaning, 14-foot jumper to send the game into
overtime. That win sent the Broncos to the national quarterfinals for only the
second time in the program’s history. The teams split the two regular-season
meetings that season with each team prevailing on its home court. Cal State San
Bernardino is an amazing 103-13 in the CCAA since the start of the 1999-2000 season. Cal Poly Pomona is 7-5 all-time against UC San Diego
and split the season series last year. The Tritons won in La Jolla, 66-64, on
Jan. 9, but the Broncos won in Kellogg Gym, 71-66, on March 6 behind 24 points
from Bonds.
Where We Stand:
Cal Poly Pomona finds itself at the
top or near the top of several key California Collegiate Athletic Association
statistics. The Broncos lead the conference in scoring margin (+10.5) and
assist-turnover ratio (1.17). The team is fourth in scoring (73.2 per game) and
second in defense (62.8 per game). The Broncos are also second in field-goal
percentage (47.5 percent). Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) leads the
conference in scoring (18.4 points per game), while David Sybesma
(Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS)
leads in scoring in conference games only (17.8 points per game) and is fourth
overall (16.5). Bonds also leads the conference in
blocked shots (1.31 per game) and is third in steals (2.08 per game). Billy Hofman (So., Sierra Madre, La
Canada HS) is fourth in assist/turnover ratio (2.18).
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 88-37 overall record. His winning percentage of .704
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
1,487 points in his Cal Poly Pomona career. He currently leads the California
Collegiate Athletic Association in scoring with 18.4 points per game. He also
leads the Broncos in rebounding, steals and blocks. He has already been named
CCAA Player of the Week twice this season. 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 a 16.5
points per game average and is coming off a 20-point, 12-rebound performance
against Cal State Stanislaus. He has climbed to sixth on the all-time scoring
list with 1,100 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:
10 BILLY HOFMAN (G, So., Sierra Madre, La
Canada HS)
Last Week: Had five points, three rebounds, six assists, and two
steals against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday; had four points, two rebounds,
four assists, and two steals against Chico
State on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 5.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per
game. Currently is first on the team in assists and leads in 3-point field-goal
shooting percentage (.552).
Season Highs: Points –
12 at Grand Canyon (12-18-04); Rebounds
– 6 vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05);
Assists – 6 at Cal
State Stanislaus (1-15-05), 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 at Cal
State Stanislaus (1-15-05), vs. Seattle
University (12-14-04).
11 JONATHAN
BOYD (G, Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS)
Last Week: Had seven points, one rebound and two steals against Chico
State on Friday; had five points with
three rebounds against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per
game. Is fifth on the team in scoring and is tied for third on the team in 3-point
field goals made (16).
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 13 points, four rebounds and two steals against Chico
State on Friday; had eight points, two
rebounds, one assist and one steal against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 8.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per
game. Is third on the team in scoring, first in 3-point field
goals made (20) and second in 3-point field goal percentage (.488).
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 six points, three rebounds and three assists against
Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday; had five points, three rebounds and one steal
against Chico State
on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per
game. Is fourth on the team in scoring and second in 3-pointers
made (17).
Season Highs: Points –
15 vs. BYU-Hawaii (1-3-05); Rebounds
– 5 at Cal State L.A. (1-07-05), vs. Dominican
University (12-29-04), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04); Assists – 4 at Cal State Bakersfield (1-08-05),
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 at Cal State L.A. (1-07-05), vs. Vanguard (11-23-04), vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (1-24-04); Assists – 4 at Cal State Bakersfield
(1-08-05), 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: Had six points, two rebounds, and one assist against Cal
State Stanislaus on Saturday; went scoreless with two rebounds and one steal against
Chico State
on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 2.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per
game.
Season Highs: Points – 7
at Cal State L.A.
(1-07-05); Rebounds – 4 at Cal
State L.A. (1-07-05); 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 17 first-half points and finished with a game-high
24 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and three steals against Chico State on Friday;
had 13 points, five rebounds and four steals against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 18.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per
game. Leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association in scoring and also
leads the team in rebounding, blocks 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 20 points, tied a season high with 12 rebounds, and had
three assists against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday; had 11 points, four
rebounds and four assists against Chico
State on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 16.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per
game. Leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association in
conference-games only scoring (17.8 points per game). Is
second on the team in overall scoring and rebounding. Also, is second on
the team in assists and is also second in steals.
Season Highs: Points – 27
at Cal State Bakersfield (1-08-05);
Rebounds – 12 at Cal State
Stanislaus (1-15-05), 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
Bakersfield (1-08-05), 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: Had seven points and four rebounds in his second start
of the season against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday; had four points with four
rebounds against Chico State
on Friday
2004-05: Averaging 4.6
points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 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 six points, a season-high four rebounds, and two
blocked shots against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday; had five points, three
rebounds, and one blocked shot in his first start of the season against Chico
State on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 3.4
points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.
Season Highs: Points – 9
at Cal State L.A.
(1-07-05); Rebounds – 4 at Cal
State Stanislaus (1-15-05); Assists – 2 vs. Dominican
University (12-29-04).
Career Highs: First year with Broncos.