Teams Inside the Pod
#1 Northwestern
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23-5 Overall
GPAC Regular Season Runners-Up
GPAC Tournament Champions
#9 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (29.393)
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Ranks Numberย 4ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.537)
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Ranks Numberย 8ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2374)
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Ranks Numberย 8ย in Division I in Total Assists (465)
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Ranks Numberย 12ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.397)
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Ranks Numberย 16ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (8.107)
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Ranks Numberย 18ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1050)
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Ranks Numberย 18ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (30.571)
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Ranks Numberย 18ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.344)
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Ranks Numberย 18ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (12.107)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (253)
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Ranks Numberย 25ย in Division I in Assists per Game (16.607)
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Ranks Numberย 26ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.745)
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Ranks Numberย 29ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (84.786)
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Ranks Numberย 42ย in Division I in Total Blocks (75)
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#2 Bethel (KS)
19-6 Overall
KCAC Regular Season Champions
KCAC Tournament Champions
#19 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 10ย in Division I in Total Steals (228)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Steals per Game (9.120)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (41.800)
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Ranks Numberย 21ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1045)
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Ranks Numberย 24ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.413)
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Ranks Numberย 24ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (30.080)
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Ranks Numberย 26ย in Division I in Total Blocks (88)
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Ranks Numberย 32ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (225)
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Ranks Numberย 35ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2050)
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Ranks Numberย 36ย in Division I in Blocks per Game (3.520)
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Ranks Numberย 37ย in Division I in Turnover Margin (2.520)
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Ranks Numberย 39ย in Division I in Total Assists (361)
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Ranks Numberย 40ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (8.400)
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Ranks Numberย 41ย in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (11.720)
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Ranks Numberย 47ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.321)
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Ranks Numberย 49ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (82.000)
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#3 Voorhees
3-8 Overall
Aii Tournament Champions
#47 Overall Seed
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No Top 50 Team Rankings
Top Players
#33 Alex Van Kalsbeek 6’6 Fr. – 20.9ppg, 7.21rpg, 2.7apg
2020-21 GPAC Freshman of the Year
2020-21 1st Team All-GPAC
Ranks Numberย 1ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.749)
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Ranks Numberย 5ย in Division I in Total Scoring (586)
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Ranks Numberย 27ย in Division I in Points per Game (20.929)
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Ranks Numberย 35ย in Division I in Total Total Rebounds (202)
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Ranks Numberย 36ย in Division I in Total Blocks (30)
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Ranks Numberย 47ย in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (2.679)
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#4 Trent Hilbrands 6’0 Sr. – 16.3ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.7apg
2x DII All-American
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Ranks Numberย 13ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (75)
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Ranks Numberย 41ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (2.885)
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#1 Jaylon Scott 6’5 Jr. – 15.9ppg, 12rpg, 5.1apg
2020-21 KCAC Player of the Year
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Ranks Numberย 1ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (9.720)
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Ranks Numberย 2ย in Division I in Total Total Rebounds (299)
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (11.960)
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Ranks Numberย 13ย in Division I in Total Assists (127)
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Ranks Numberย 20ย in Division I in Assists per Game (5.080)
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Ranks Numberย 29ย in Division I in Total Steals (44)
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#13 Clifford Byrd II 6’0 Jr. -14.6ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.7apg
2020-21 KCAC Defensive Player of the Year
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Ranks Numberย 2ย in Division I in Total Steals (82)
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Steals per Game (3.280)
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#32 Hector Rosario 6’3 So. – 10.9ppg, 5.5rpg
Points Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Alex Van Kalsbeek NWC ย 20.93
2.ย ย ย ย ย Trent Hilbrands NWC ย 16.31
3.ย ย ย ย ย Jaylon Scott Bethel ย 15.88
4.ย ย ย ย ย Clifford Byrd II Bethel ย 14.56
5.ย ย ย ย ย Craig Sterk NWC ย 13.93ย
Rebounds Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Jaylon Scott Bethelย 11.96
2.ย ย ย ย ย Craig Sterk NWC ย 7.46
3.ย ย ย ย ย Alex Van Kalsbeek NWC ย 7.21
4.ย ย ย ย ย Jay Small NWC ย ย 5.5
5.ย ย ย ย ย Hector Rosario Vorhees ย 5.45ย
Assist Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Jaylon Scott Bethel ย 5.08
2.ย ย ย ย ย Jay Small NWC ย 4.25
3.ย ย ย ย ย Clifford Byrd II Bethel ย 3.64
4.ย ย ย ย ย Alex Van Kalsbeek NWC ย 3.21
5.ย ย ย ย ย Trent Hilbrands NWC ย 2.65ย
Matchups
Jaylon Scott leads the Pod in almost every statistical category. He had two triple-doubles to end the regular season and to start the KCAC Tournament. The Threshers will lean on him, but they have plenty of other weapons to go along side of him. This Bethel team is scrappy and plays well together. Very dangerous group if they are hitting shots!
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We won’t even pretend like we know anything about them. They won the Aii Tournament, but we have not watched a single minute of them in their short season.ย
Alex Van Kalsbeek is possibly the best Freshman in the Country. The hometown kid had a great Freshman year and will look to continue it now in the NAIA National Tournament. While Van Kalsbeek has been a monster for them, it’s the veterans Trent Hilbrands and Jay Small who provide the leadership to this squad.ย
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Winner of #2 Bethel (KS) vs #3 Voorhees
Again, we won’t pretend like we know much about Voorhees, but we would be surprised if this game with Bethel is remotely close. Kudos to Voorhees for making the long trip out to Wichita, but the Threshers are a major step up in competition and they play too hard to think they will overlook this team.ย
Bethel and Northwestern on Saturday is going to be a must watch game! Van Kalsbeek vs Scott in a showdown to see who goes to the Sweet 16! You can sign us up for that one!!!!
