Men's Basketball

The Official Site for NIACC Trojan Men's Basketball

 

RECENT NEWS:

 

02/01/10- Trojans drop third straight. More

 

01/22/10- According to the recent NJCAA National Division II Basketball Poll, our NIACC Trojan Men's Basketball team is ranked 10th in the nation! 

 

01/20/10- Due to the rescheduled Women's game on February 8th against Ellsworth, the Men's game against Gustavus Adolphus JV will begin at 7:30 pm.  The NIACC Men's Basketball game that was postponed on January 6th against Ellsworth has been rescheduled for February 27th at 4 pm.

 

12/3/09- According to recent NJCAA National Division II basketball poll, NIACC Men's Basketball team is ranked 13th in the nation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2008-2009 Season 

 

03/02/09 - Trojan Men fought hard  in the first round of the Region XI tournament against the team that is now in the Region XI DII Championships, The Ellsworth Panthers. The NIACC Trojan's played with heart but came up short, 77-87 to end their season on Saturday. more

 

02/24/09 - NIACC Men lose their final conference game last night at home against Ellsworth CC, 61-75. The Trojan's will take on the Panthers for the third time this season in the first round of the Region XI Tournament this coming Saturday at Southwestern CC in Creston. more

 

02/23/09- Trojan Men lose by 15 at Iowa Central this past Saturday, 61-76.  more

 

02/19/09 - Men fall short at home Wednesday to Iowa Lakes, 65.79. more

 

02/16/09 - NIACC Trojan's  run into foul trouble and fall to Kirkwood CC in Cedar Rapids on  Saturday, 64-81. more

 

02/12/09- Both Trojan teams were close at the half, but both fell to the Marshalltown Tigers last night at home. The men's final score was 53-86. more

 

02/09/09 - Trojan's lose by nine Saturday at home, 61-7o. more

 

02/05/09 - NIACC's two Australian teammates  featured in the Globe Gazette. Read the story here.

 

02/03/09 - After being postponed twice for bad weather, the NIACC men took on Central JV last night and walked away with the win (86-69). More...

 

02/02/09 - NIACC men build momentum and take their second conference win over DMACC last Saturday at home (63-50). The Trojan's were lead by Sophomore Kyle Cooper who had a game-high of 25 points (seven 3 pointers) while fellow teammate, Terill Ross, also had a game-high of 7 rebounds. Read more here.

 

01/29/09 - Trojan's fight hard but come up short against the undefeated Ellsworth Panther's Wednesday evening. Read more here.

 

01/26/09 - NIACC plays a great second half and walks away with a 77-73 win over Iowa Central CC on Saturday at home. This marks the Trojan's first conference win read more here.

 

01/20/09 - The Trojan's lose to the No.13 Kirkwood men on Saturday at home, 65-83. The entire story can be found here.

 

01/12/09 - Men's basketball team fell to Southwestern CC this past Saturday, 58-66. The Trojan's were led by Terril Ross with 12 points, and move to 11-5 overall. The full story can be read here.

 

01/08/09 - Clinton CC were unable to field a team for last nights game, thus resulting in a forfeit.

 

01/05/09 - The NIACC men drop their conference opener Saturday against DMACC 53-58. The Trojan's were lead by Terril Ross  with 13 points, while Kyle Cooper and Chris Clausen each had 12. View the complete stats here. The Trojans are now 10-4 on the season.

 

01/02/09 -  The Trojan men went 2-0 after their three week break. The men chalked up two more victories, winning both their games played in Arizona on Dec. 29 and 30.  The team first beat Scottsdale CC 66-52, statistical leaders for the game were; Max Papendieck with 22 points and Chris Clausen's 14 points and 14 rebounds. Next, the men upset No. 6 Chandler-Gilbert 89-88. The Trojan's were lead by three double figure shooters; James Henderson 30, Kyle Cooper 24 and KJay Jackson 17.  Full stats can be found here (Scottsdale) and here (Chandler-Gilbert).

 

12/11/08 -  The NIACC men fall a second time to tough No.10 rated (Division 1) Southeastern CC 70-88. The NIACC men are now 8-3 and will have a two week break before playing a pair of games in Arizona December 29-30. Read the story in entirety here. 

 

                     

                     NIACC freshman, Terril Ross (Des Moines, IA).    Photo courtesy of the Globe Gazette.

 

12/1/08 - The Dec. 2 game against Wartburg JV has been postponed, a make up date will be set at another time.

 

12/1/08 - The NIACC men drop two of their three games last week, giving them their first two loses on the season. The Trojan's fell to Southeastern CC 65-84 and Lincoln 74-76, winning over Spoon River 95-60. Get the full stories here: Southeastern CC   Lincoln   Spoon River

 

11/19/08 - NIACC Men's Basketball team is #10 - National Poll

 

11/17/08 - Chris Clausen Signs Division 1

 

Chris Clausen’s heading Division 1 next season to continue his basketball career with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, in Grand Forks, ND. Chris, a NIACC sophomore from Adelaide, Australia, is not only a key statistical leader for the Trojan’s thus far in the season; he is also a solid team leader. It is because of these two key factors that Chris is taking such strides in the world of collegiate basketball.

 

NIACC’s head men’s basketball coach, Mark Mohl, said “they are very happy for Chris; he has worked very hard to earn a spot on a Division 1 team. They are very excited for him to not only get to play at this level, but to also get the opportunity to play for the same school that his dad once did, where he holds Hall of Fame honors. This is something very well deserved.” Chris, likewise, commented that he is “very happy to not only play for a Division 1 school, but more importantly it means a lot to be following in my father’s footsteps.”

 

 Not only will Chris be playing for a school that his dad was once a part of, he will also get to play for former NIACC head coach, Bryan Martin, who left NIACC this year for an assistant coaching position at North Dakota.  NIACC would like to congratulate Chris on his accomplishments and wish him the best of luck and success in his future athletic and academic endeavors.  

 

Read the Globe's article on Chris here

                        

 

11/17/08 - The NIACC men are still undefeated after the weekend. The Trojan's defeated Parkland CC 81-66 and Black Hawk East 64-51. The men hit the court again this coming Wednesday, November 19 against RCTC in Rochester.

 

11/12/08 - NIACC Men win in overtime 99-88 against Riverland Community College at home Tuesday night. The Trojans were led by three sophomores; Chris Clausen with 21 points, James Henderson had 10 assists, and  Max Pabendieck's 9 rebounds. The Trojan men take the court again this weekend at the Dale Howard Classic in Iowa Falls.  Read more about the game here.

 

                    

                      Sophomore Joe Speth                                 * Picture courtesy the Globe Gazette. 

 

11/11/08 - NIACC Men open the season strong winning both games at their home tournament this past weekend. Click to read about the Anoka Ramsey game & Milestone Prep game!!

 

11/11/08 - New Head Coach Mark Mohl talks about the transition to coaching college level basketball, click here to read about it.