CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEDIA NOTES
2004-05 CPP Record: 11-4. CCAA Record: 6 -2
2004-05 Regional
Ranking: 10
Broncos Try To Keep Momentum Going On The Road: Cal
Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, which has won 10 of its last 11 games,
will try to continue its winning ways on the road this week in key conference
games. The Broncos, after thrilling the home fans in a dramatic 70-67 victory
over five-time defending California Collegiate Athletic Association champion Cal
State San Bernardino Friday night and then subduing UC San Diego on Saturday, will
play at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Wednesday night in Carson and then face
California Collegiate Athletic Association newcomer Cal State Monterey Bay on
Saturday in Seaside. Cal Poly Pomona will play its next four games on the road.
The Broncos will also play at San Francisco
State on Friday, Feb. 4 and at Sonoma
State on Saturday, Feb. 5 before
returning home for a Feb. 11 showdown with Cal State Bakersfield. Cal Poly
Pomona is currently tied for second place in the conference, one game back of
first-place 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 ran their winning streak to four games after sweeping a pair of
California Collegiate Athletic Association contest in Kellogg Gym. The
highlight of the weekend was an exciting Pack the Gym Night victory over Cal
State San Bernardino on Friday in front of a regular-season record crowd of
1,672. David Sybesma (Sr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) led the way with 20 points,
including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 38 seconds left that put the Broncos
ahead for good. Cal State San Bernardino sliced the Bronco lead to one point,
58-57, but Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana,
Etiwanda HS) hit a pair of clutch free throws with 11
seconds to clinch the game for Cal Poly Pomona. Sybesma
had six rebounds and four assists to go along with his 20 points. Jeff Bonds
(Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) had 12 points, including a
key steal and driving layup that tied the score at
54-54. After a Cal State San Bernardino turnover, the Broncos got the ball back
and Sybesma hit his memorable 3-point shot. Cal Poly
Pomona completed the weekend sweep with a 71-55 victory over UC San Diego. The
Broncos broke out to leads of 14-2, 23-8, 30-11 before UC San Diego closed the
first half with an 8-0 run that made it 30-19 at halftime. Cal Poly Pomona
quickly opened up a 15-point lead in the second half and built leads as large
as 19. Sybesma capped his tremendous weekend with 18
points, five rebounds and five assists, while Cook added a career-high 16
points. Bonds had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Kaelen Daniels (Fr., Compton, Artesia HS) and Kevin Neveu (Fr., San Leandro,
St. Joseph Notre Dame HS) had six points each.
Sybesma Earns CCAA Player Of
The Week Honors: Cal Poly Pomona’s David Sybesma
(Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS)
has been named the Wilson California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s
Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 17-23. Sybesma
led the Broncos to a pair of victories last week, including a thrilling 60-57
victory over Cal State San Bernardino on Friday. Sybesma
scored a game-high 20 points, including a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left that
broke a 54-54 tie and gave the Broncos the lead for good. Sybesma
added a game-high 18 points, five assists, five rebounds and two steals while
leading the Broncos to a 71-55 victory over UC San Diego on Saturday. For the
week, Sybesma averaged 19.0 points per game on 56.5
percent shooting. He also averaged 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals.
Head to Head: Cal
Poly Pomona is 29-28 all-time
against Cal State Dominguez Hills and won both games against the Toros last season for the first time since the 2000-01 season. The Broncos prevailed in Kellogg Gym, 72-62, on Jan.
24 behind 14 points each from Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair
HS) and Michael Ridgway. Cal Poly Pomona also won in Carson,
71-62, behind 21 points and nine rebounds from Bonds. Cal Poly Pomona will be
facing CCAA newcomer Cal State
Monterey Bay
for the first time.
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 (+10.3), scoring
defense (61.9 per game) and assist-turnover ratio (1.17). The team is fifth in
scoring (72.2 per game). The Broncos are also third in field-goal percentage
(47.3 percent). Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) leads the conference in
scoring (17.7 points per game), while David Sybesma
(Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS)
leads in scoring in conference games only (18.1 points per game) and is fourth
overall (16.8). Bonds also leads the conference in
blocked shots (1.27 per game) and is third in steals (2.20 per game). Billy Hofman (So., Sierra Madre, La
Canada HS) is sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.93).
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 90-37 overall record. His
winning percentage of .709 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
1,514 points in his Cal Poly Pomona career. He currently leads the California
Collegiate Athletic Association in scoring with 17.7 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 16.8 points per game average and is coming off a
sensational weekend against Cal State San Bernardino and UC San Diego that
earned him California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player
of the Week honors. He has climbed to fifth on the all-time scoring list with
1,138 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 three points, one rebound, four assists, and seven
steals against UC San Diego on Saturday; had two points, two rebounds against Cal
State San Bernardino on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 4.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per
game. Currently is second on the team in assists and leads in 3-point field-goal
shooting percentage (.567).
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, three rebounds, three steals and made two
clutch free throws with 11 seconds left that sealed the win over Cal State San
Bernardino on Friday; had five points, one rebound and two assists against UC
San Diego on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 6.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per
game. Is fifth on the team in scoring and is third on the team in 3-point field
goals made (18).
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 seven points, three rebounds and one assist against Cal
State San Bernardino on Friday; had two points, five rebounds, two assists and
one steal against UC San Diego on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per
game. Is fourth on the team in scoring, first in 3-point
field goals made (21) and second in 3-point field goal percentage (.447).
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 a career-high 16 points, four rebounds, three
assists, and one steal against UC San Diego on Saturday; had six points, one assist,
and one steal against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 8.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per
game. Is third on the team in scoring and second in 3-pointers
made (20).
Season Highs: Points – 16
vs. UC San Diego (1-22-05); 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 – 16
vs. UC San Diego (1-22-05); 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: Went scoreless with two rebounds and one assist against Cal
State San Bernardino on Friday; went scoreless in limited action against UC San
Diego on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 2.4 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 15 points, five rebounds, three assists, three
steals, and two blocked shots against UC San Diego on Saturday; had 12 points, six
rebounds, two assists, and three steals against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 17.7 points, 6.3 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, six rebounds, and had four assists
against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday; had 18 points, five rebounds, five
assists, and two steals against UC San Diego on Saturday.
2004-05: Averaging 16.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per
game. Leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association in
conference-games only scoring (18.1 points per game). Is
second on the team in overall scoring and rebounding. Is also first on the
team in assists and 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 six points, three rebounds, and one assist against UC
San Diego on Saturday; had four points, four rebounds, and one assist against Cal
State San Bernardino on Friday
2004-05: Averaging 4.7
points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 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, one blocked shot and one steal against UC
San Diego on Saturday; had two points with one rebound against Cal State San
Bernardino on Friday.
2004-05: Averaging 3.5
points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.2 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.