2014 NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT CAPSULES

NCAA Elite Eight Quarterfinal Game #4
March 26, 2014 at Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.
8:30 p.m., Central time

Chico State (West Regional champion) vs.
#5 South Carolina Aiken (Southeast Regional champion)

About the teams

Chico State Wildcats
Head Coach: Greg Clink (6th season at Chico State)  
Records: 15-7, 16-6 California Collegiate Athletic Association (3rd)
NCAA bid: At-Large
NCAA record: 5-15 (11th appearance; most recent 2013 -- lost to Cal Poly Pomona 69-61 in West Regional quarterfinals); 1st Elite Eight appearance.
vs. Top 25: 5-2
2014 Tournament results: def. California Baptist 77-71, Cal State-San Bernardino 94-77 and Cal State-Stanislaus 81-80 to win West Regional.
vs. NCAA Field: 7-5
Probable Starters:
PPG
RPG
#11 Rashad Parker, 6-0, Sr.
15.2
3.6
#12 Giordano Estrada, 6-1, Sr.
10.1
1.8
#15 Amir Carraway, 6-6, Sr.
13.3
4.7
#20 Sean Park, 6-4, Sr.
12.8
4.6
#45 Jordan Semple, 6-7, Jr.
12.8
7.9
South Carolina Aiken Pacers
Head Coach: Vince Alexander (9th season at South Carolina Aiken)  
Records: 32-3, 18-1 Peach Belt Athletic Conference (1st, East Division)
NCAA bid: Automatic (PBAC Tournament champion)
NCAA record: 10-6 (7th appearance; most recent 2013 -- lost to Drury 84-75 in national quarterfinals); 2nd Elite Eight appearance, first since 2013.
vs. Top 25: 4-0
2014 Tournament results: def. Limestone 80-54, GRU Augusta 78-58 and Montevallo 84-73 to win Southeast Regional.
vs. NCAA Field: 10-2
Probable Starters:
PPG
RPG
#4 DeVontae Wright, 6-0, Sr.
15.4
3.4
#13 Ronald Zimmerman, 6-0, Sr.
16.3
2.9
#14 Paul Larsen, 6-6, Sr.
12.5
8.8
#23 Jesse Seilern, 6-3, Sr.
9.8
3.6
#32 Alvin Brown, 6-10, Sr.
4.5
5.2

Team Notes:

First meeting between the schools.

Chico State landed its first appearance in the Elite Eight by winning the West Regional championship game in dramatic fashion, ralling from a 13-point deficit with 2:48 to play against Cal State-Stanislaus; the Wildcats outscored CSU Stanislaus 20-6 over that span to win 81-80 ... Amir Carraway hit the second of two free throws with four seconds remaining to give the Wildcats the victory ... Carraway is one of five Wildcats averaging in double figures on the season, a group led by Rashad Parker with an average of 15.2 points a game ... Parker, with 65 three-point baskets and Giordano Estrada, who has made 76 long range shots, head a team that has made 259 three-pointers on the season at a rate of 36.7 percent ... Chico State is 26th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 66.6 points per contest ... The three wins in this year's NCAA Tournament are one more than Chico State had accumulated in its 10 prior appearances in the national tournament. One of the wins came in a third place game in 1958 over Linfield, the other two years ago in the opening round over Humboldt State ... The Wildcats, the fourth seed in the West Regional, picked up at least one victory this season over each of the three teams that were seeded ahead of them and also beat No. 5 seed California Baptist in the regional's opening round.

CHICO STATE VITALS:
Scoring Offense: 76.6 (131st in Division II)
Scoring Defense: 66.6 (26th)
Scoring Margin: +10.0 (26th)
Rebounding Margin: +2.3 (102nd)
Assist to Turnover Ratio: 1.18:1 (78th)
Longest Winning Streak: 6 games (Nov. 23-Dec. 14 & Feb. 8-28)
Leading Scorer: Rashad Parker, 15.2 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Amir Carraway, 4.7 rpg

South Carolina Aiken is one of four teams that played in last season's Elite Eight in Louisville that is making a return appearance this spring ... The Pacers, whose 32 victories are the most of any Division II team in the country heading into the national quarterfinals, enter their matchup with Chico State with 14 consecutive wins and 27 triumphs in their last 28 outings ...Ronald Zimmerman is one of the nation's top three-point shooters, having made 135 treys on the year at a rate of 44.7 percent. He is second in the country in three-pointers and his 333 career baskets from beyond the arc are the most of any player still active (Carson-Newman senior Ishmael Sanders finished with 340 treys) ... The Pacers also have a strong defensive presence in 6-10 Alvin Brown, the national leader in blocked shots with 135 and at least one in 23 consecutive games. He has two games this season with 10 blocked shots and two others with nine, including the Southeast Regional semifinal victory over GRU Augusta ... As a team, USC Aiken blocks 6.3 shots per contest, the best average in Division II and also hold their foes to national-low 24.7 percent from three-point range... Paul Larsen ranks third nationally in rebounds with his 307 for the season, while Devontae Wright is tenth with 189 assists ... Not only do the Pacers do their share of damage from three-point range, they also get to the free throw line frequently. USC Aiken has attempted 990 free throws this season and made 693; both marks rank second in the country.

SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN VITALS:
Scoring Offense: 79.8 (81st in Division II)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (21st)
Scoring Margin: +13.4 (10th)
Rebounding Margin: +8.4 (10th)
Assist to Turnover Ratio: 0.98:1 (158th)
Longest Winning Streak: 14 games (Feb. 5-present)
Leading Scorer: Ronald Zimmerman, 16.3 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Paul Larsen, 8.7 rpg

2013-14 Results

Chico State Wildcats
Date Opponent  
  Record(s)
11/9 HOLY NAMES
W
75-43
1-0
11/16 @Cal State-Stanislaus
*
L
78-80
OT
 1-1, 0-1
11/23 @Simpson
W
70-47
2-1
11/29 DOMINICAN (CALIF.)
W
86-56
3-1
11/30 #9 SEATTLE PACIFIC
W
73-70
4-1
12/6 @San Francisco State
*
W
67-50
5-1, 1-1
12/7 @Sonoma State
*
W
79-68
6-1, 2-1
12/14 CAL STATE-STANISLAUS
*
W
88-67
7-1, 3-1
1/3 @#19 Cal State-San Bernardino
*
L
81-84
7-2, 3-2
1/4 @California-San Diego
*
W
73-50
8-2, 4-2
1/10 CAL ST.-DOMINGUEZ HILLS
*
W
79-65
9-2, 5-2
1/11 CAL STATE-L.A.
*
W
75-46
10-2, 6-2
1/17 CAL STATE-EAST BAY
*
W
83-75
11-2, 7-2
1/18 CAL STATE-MONTEREY BAY
*
L
72-73
11-3, 7-3
1/23 @Cal Poly Pomona
*
L
64-67
11-4, 7-4
1/25 @Humboldt State
*
W
82-70
12-4, 8-4
1/31 SONOMA STATE
*
W
76-68
13-4, 9-4
2/1 SAN FRANCISCO STATE
*
W
71-57
14-4, 10-4
2/7 CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO
*
L
64-66
14-5, 10-5
2/8 #12 CAL ST.-SAN BERNARDINO
*
W
86-82
15-5, 11-5
2/14 @Cal State-L.A.
*
W
63-61
16-5, 12-5
2/15 @Cal State-Dominguez Hills
*
W
85-60
17-5, 13-5
2/21 @Cal State-Monterey Bay
*
W
87-80
18-5, 14-5
2/22 @Cal State-East Bay
*
W
70-56
19-5, 15-5
2/28 HUMBOLDT STATE
*
W
81-73
20-5, 16-5
3/1 #17 CAL POLY POMONA
*
L
66-69
20-6, 16-6
3/6 San Francisco State
C
W
78-66
21-6
3/7 #22 Cal Poly Pomona
C
W
77-73
22-6
3/8 Cal State-Stanislaus
C
L
70-82
22-7
3/14 #17 California Baptist
R
W
77-71
23-7
3/15 #16 Cal State-San Bernardino
R
W
94-77
24-7
3/17 Cal State-Stanislaus
R
W
81-80
25-7
3/26 Southeast Regional champion
QF
 
   
 
South Carolina Aiken Pacers
Date Opponent  
  Record(s)
11/8 @Puerto Rico-Bayamon
L
55-60
0-1
11/9 @Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
W
73-52
1-1
11/10 @Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
W
84-46
2-1
11/12 ALLEN
W
91-53
3-1
11/15 TUSKEGEE
W
93-67
4-1
11/22 Rollins (@Saint Leo)
W
70-59
5-1
11/23 @Saint Leo
L
80-84
5-2
12/2 @Tuskegee
W
86-80
6-2
12/7 @Mount Olive
W
71-60
7-2
12/14 @#22 North Carolina-Pembroke
*
W
75-58
8-2, 1-0
12/16 FRANCIS MARION
*
W
85-67
9-2, 2-0
12/21 @King
W
69-63
10-2
1/4 COLUMBUS STATE
*
W
82-70
11-2, 3-0
1/11 @#13 Montevallo
*
W
78-63
12-2, 4-0
1/15 @Clayton State
*
W
68-55
13-2, 5-0
1/18 YOUNG HARRIS
*
W
86-78
14-2, 6-0
1/20 NORTH GEORGIA
*
W
98-79
15-2, 7-0
1/22 @Georgia College
*
W
91-70
16-2, 8-0
1/25 @Francis Marion
*
W
91-73
17-2, 9-0
1/29 @Flagler
*
W
71-60
18-2, 10-0
2/1 GEORGIA REGENTS
*
L
84-97
18-3, 10-1
2/5 LANDER
*
W
61-60
19-3, 11-1
2/8 ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC ST.
*
W
72-51
20-3, 12-1
2/15 @Lander
*
W
76-68
21-3, 13-1
2/17 FLAGLER
*
W
83-58
22-3, 14-1
2/19 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN
*
W
81-76
23-3, 15-1
2/22 @Armstrong Atlantic St.
*
W
97-82
24-3, 16-1
2/26 @GRU Augusta
*
W
82-73
25-3, 17-1
3/1 NORTH CAROLINA-PEMBROKE
*
W
107-91
26-3, 18-1
3/7 @Columbus State
C
W
69-64
27-3
3/8 Georgia Southwestern
C
W
78-63
28-3
3/9 #17 Montevallo
C
W
61-59
29-3
3/15 LIMESTONE
R
W
80-54
30-3
3/16 GRU AUGUSTA
R
W
78-58
31-3
3/18 #18 MONTEVALLO
R
W
84-73
32-3
3/26 Chico State
QF
 
   
 

 

 

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