DII NJCAA 2010 BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 16-20, 2010

MARCH 16-20, 2010
NJCAA DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tournament Location: Danville, Illinois
Tournament Director: Dick Shockey
Danville Area Community College
2000 E. Main Street
Danville, IL 61832
Office: 217-443-8762 / Fax: 217-554-1651 / Email: dshockey@dacc.edu
NJCAA Representative: Thom McDonald

Tournament Website: http://www.dacc.edu/njcaa/

District Champions/National Tournament Qualifiers
District 1: Pima Community College, Ariz. (17-15)
District 2: Brown Mackie College, Kan. (19-12)
District 3: Monroe Community College, N.Y. (28-2)
District 4: Kishwaukee College, Ill. (26-6)
District 5: Waubonsee Community College, Ill. (24-8)
District 6: Bismarck State College, N.D. (21-10)
District 7: Kirkwood Community College, Iowa (28-7)
District 8: Grand Rapids Community College, Mich. (19-8)
District 9: St. Clair County Community College, Mich (25-6)
District 10: Cincinnati State Technical & CC, Ohio (24-8)
District 11: Mercer County Community College, N.J. (17-12)
District 12: MCC Penn Valley, Mo. (21-11)
District 13: Lincoln College, Ill. (26-6)
District 14: Lewis and Clark Community College, Ill. (25-7)
District 15: Louisburg College, N.C. (28-5)
District 16: Cecil College, Md. (22-3)

Records above are prior to tournament play

2010 Tournament Seeding
Seed the top 8 teams and blind draw the remaining 8 teams. Seeding and blind draw will be done by the Division II Men's Basketball Committee via teleconference once all district champions are determined. The below items will be considered by the committee when seeding:
a. National Poll
b. Coaches ranking of the top 8 teams. Coaches or a school representative must have their ranking of the top 8 teams turned into the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Chairman by Monday, March 8, 2010 at 5:00 PM (central time).
c. History

Seeding Results
1. Monroe CC
2. Kirkwood CC
3. Lincoln College
4. St. Clair CC
5. Cecil College
6. Kishwaukee
7. Louisburg
8. Penn Valley

Draw Teams
Cincinnati State Tech
Waubonsee
Pima
Lewis & Clark
Bismarck State
Mercer
Grand Rapids
Brown Mackie

Lincoln Wins First National Championship in Men's Basketball

DANVILLE, Ill. - One year after coming up just short with a third place finish, Lincoln College (Ill.) made it back to the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship and won the program's first national championship with a 71-60 win over Cincinnati State on March 20 in Danville, Ill.

The Lynx held the Surge of Cincy State to a tournament low 60 points due to great on the ball defense. The Surge shot just 3-for-15 from three-point range and Lincoln out-rebounded their opponents 37-21.

Lincoln College pulled ahead for good with a 10-0 run late in the second half, kick-started by a go-ahead 3-pointer from sophomore Kenyon Smith. The spurt concluded with a basket by freshman DeMarius

Sumrell that left the Lynx ahead 65-57 with 3:55 to play.

A tip-in from 6-foot-11 center Kiel Turpin gave the Lynx a nine-point advantage with 50 seconds left, effectively sealing the title.

Tournament MVP Kiel Turpin of Lincoln led all players with 21 points while DeMarius Sumrell, an All-Tournament selection, scored 18 points. Kenyon Smith finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Lynx.

The Lynx finished their championship season with a record of 30-6.

Illya Glover was the leading scorer for Cincinnati State with 17 points. Rayshawn Goins and James Miller were selected to the All-Tournament Team for the Surge.

National Championship Results \| 2009-2010
BOX SCORES FOR ALL GAMES AND CUMULATIVE STATS *TUESDAY, MARCH 16* GAME 1: CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OHIO DEF. #1 MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, N.Y., 83-72 GAME 2: BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE, KAN. DEF. #8 MCC-PENN VALLEY, MO., 83-72 GAME 3: #5 CECIL COLLEGE, MD. DEF. BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE, N.D., 85-60 GAME 4: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ILL. DEF. #4 ST. CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MICH., 78-70 GAME 5: #6 KISWAUKEE COLLEGE, ILL. DEF. MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, N.J., 82-73 GAME 6: #3 LINCOLN COLLEGE, ILL. DEF. PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ARIZ., 76-69 *WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17* GAME 7: #7 LOUISBURG COLLEGE, N.C. DEF. GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MICH., 88-66 GAME 8: #2 KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IOWA DEF. WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ILL., 74-57 GAME 9: MONROE DEF. MCC-PENN VALLEY (21-13), 90-89 (OT) GAME 10: CINCINNATI STATE DEF. BROWN MACKIE, 75-65 GAME 11: LEWIS & CLARK DEF. CECIL, 83-72 *THURSDAY, MARCH 18* GAME 12: ST. CLAIR COUNTY DEF. BISMARCK STATE (21-12), 93-87 GAME 13: PIMA DEF. MERCER COUNTY (17-14), 78-58 GAME 14: GRAND RAPIDS DEF. WAUBONSEE (24-10), 77-60 GAME 15: BROWN MACKIE DEF. CECIL (23-5), 86-80 GAME 16: LINCOLN DEF. KISHWAUKEE, 81-63 GAME 17: KIRKWOOD DEF. LOUISBURG, 70-52 *FRIDAY, MARCH 19* GAME 18: ST. CLAIR COUNTY DEF. MONROE (29-4), 83-67 GAME 19: PIMA DEF. GRAND RAPIDS (20-10), 74-66 GAME 20: KISHWAUKEE DEF. LOUISBURG (29-7), 91-85 GAME 21: CINCINNATI STATE DEF. LEWIS & CLARK, 87-85 (OT) GAME 22: LINCOLN DEF. KIRKWOOD, 62-50 *SATURDAY, MARCH 20* 7^TH/8^TH PLACE GAME PIMA (20-16) DEF. ST. CLAIR COUNTY (27-8), 59-52 5^TH/6^TH PLACE GAME BROWN MACKIE (22-13) DEF. KISHWAUKEE (28-8), 78-75 3^RD/4^TH PLACE GAME KIRKWOOD (31-8) DEF. LEWIS & CLARK (27-9), 81-72 (OT) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LINCOLN (30-6) DEF. CINCINNATI STATE (27-9), 71-60 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ADAM JOHNSON, CECIL JAKE STARK, ST. CLAIR JEREMY ATKINSON, LOUISBURG RICO PIERREVILUS, LEWIS & CLARK JARVIS WILLIAMS, KIRKWOOD PAUL TOMETICH, KISHWAUKEE JAMIER MORRIS, PIMA BRIAN WORD, BROWN MACKIE JAMES MILLEN, CINCINNATI STATE DEMARIUS SUMRELL, LINCOLN RAYSHAWN GOINS, CINCINNATI STATE KENYON SMITH, LINCOLN FRED POHLMAN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD LOUIE SCHONAUER, LINCOLN JACK CISTRIANO AWARD - BEST SMALL MAN HAROLD WASHINGTON, CECIL TOURNAMENT MVP KIEL TURPIN, LINCOLN COACH OF THE TOURNAMENT KIRK WHITEMAN, LINCOLN