Chris Gilliam, Renacci-Doraty Chevrolet Place Fifth At College Basketball Invitational 04/25/08...Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) scored eight points and pulled down six rebounds to help his team, Renacci-Doraty Chevrolet, earn a 125-99 victory over MBM Logistechs and a fifth place finish at Friday's 2008 College Basketball Invitational in Wadsworth, OH... (Full Story) (Box Score)
Gilliam Opens CBI with Nine Points and Six Rebounds
04/24/08...Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds Renacci-Doraty Chevrolet in a 102-90 loss to open Thursday's 2008 College Basketball Invitational in Wadsworth, OH. Gilliam had four points and five rebounds in a 104-99 victory in Thursday's second game... (Full Story) (Game One Box) (Game Two Box)
Gilliam Adds Second Team Division II Bulletin All-America Honors to Resume 04/06/08...Pitt Johnstown senior forward Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD), already tabbed a Daktronics Second Team All-American and a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/State Farm Division II All-American, has added Second Team Division II Bulletin All-America honors to his list of accomplishments... (Full Story)
Chris Gilliam Named NABC/State Farm All-American 03/29/08...Pitt Johnstown senior forward Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD), a Daktronics Second Team All-American, was also been named a 2008 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/State Farm Division II All-American when this year’s team was released on Saturday. The State Farm All-American Team was selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC... (Full Story) (NABC/State Farm All-America Release)
Gilliam Scores Seven Points to Help Lead East Squad to 103-97 Win at NABC All-Star Game
03/28/08...Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds to help lead the East Team to a 103-97 victory at Friday's Third Annual National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/NCAA Division II All-Star Game at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA... (Full Story) (Box Score)
Chris Gilliam Named Second Team Daktronics All-American 03/25/08...Senior forward Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD), the Daktronics NCAA Division II East Region Player of the Year and First Team All-East Region selection earned Second Team Daktronics All-America honors when this year’s teams were released on Tuesday. Voting was conducted among Division II sports information directors. Daktronics is a world leader in programmable electronic signs, electronic and digital displays and scoreboards.... (Full Story) ...... (Daktronics Release) ... (WVIAC Release)
Gilliam Selected to Play in NABC All-Star Game 03/21/08...The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee has announced that Pitt Johnstown's Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) is one of 20 student-athletes selected for the Third Annual National Association of Basketball Coaches(NABC)/NCAA Division II All-Star Game to be held Friday, March 28 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts... (Full Story) ... (WVIAC Release) ... (NCAA Release)
NABC Names Chris Gilliam First Team East Region 03/18/08...Pitt Johnstown senior forward Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD), the Daktronics East Region Player of the Year, added another honor when was named to the NCAA Division II East Region First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Tuesday. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, Gilliam represent some of the finest basketball players across America. The 88 student-athletes, from eight districts, are now eligible for the State Farm Division II All-America teams, selected by the NABC.... (Full Story) (NABC Release)
Mountain Cat Basketball Season Ends With 81-73 Loss to Millersville in East Region Semifinals
03/16/08...Marcus Tullis (Johnstown, Pa.) scored 18 points, but the Mountain Cat basketball team was not able to overcome 19 turnovers and 32 points from Reggie Bates and suffered an 81-73 loss to #6-seeded Millersville University in Sunday's East Region Semifinals at California University (PA). Pitt Johnstown ended the season with a 23-8 overall record... (Complete Bracket) (Tournament Website)
Millersville opened up a 10-4 lead to start a first half that was highlighted with runs from both teams. Pitt Johnstown answered with an 18-7 run over the next 5:32 to take a 22-17 lead. Once again, the Marauders went on a 10-0 run until Pitt Johnstown battled back to take a 30-29 lead with 5:44 left in the half. However, Millersville closed out the first half by outscoring the Mountain Cats 15-7 to take a 44-37 halftime lead, paced by Reggie Bates' 18 points in the first 20 minutes.
Pitt Johnstown came out in the second half and cut the Millersville advantage to 50-47 on Chris Gilliam's (Baltimore, MD) lay-up and free-throw. Bates then hit three three-pointers in a 9-2 Marauder run to extend the lead back to 10 points with 13:30 to play. The Mountain Cats held Millersville scoreless for the next 4:49 and sliced the deficit to 59-57. Pitt Johnstown stayed close and trailed 67-65 with 2:37 to play, but the Marauders ended the game on a 14-8 run to secure the eight-point victory.
Tullis ended the day with 18 points on 6-12 shooting from the field and 5-6 from the free-throw line. Gilliam was the only other Mountain Cat to score in double figures. He ended with 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Head Coach Bob Rukavina also got eight points, seven rebounds and a game-high 10 assists from William Sharpe (Johnstown, Pa.) and nine points apiece from Andy Byer (Tire Hill, Pa.) and Matt Ionadi (Pittsburgh, Pa.) in the loss.
Gilliam wrapped up his stellar Mountain Cat career ranked second on the All-Time Scoring List with 1,762 career points and third on the All-Time Rebounding List with 699 career rebounds. Tullis will enter his senior season with 980 points. Tullis will need just 20 points to become the 20th Mountain Cat to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
After shooting 54.2% in the first half, the Mountain Cats were held to 11-31 shooting in the second half to end the game at 43.6% (24-55). Pitt Johnstown hit 9-18 from behind the three-point line and 16-24 (66.7%) from the free-throw line. The Mountain Cats also held Millersville to just 43.3% shooting for the game and 9-27 (33.3%) from three-point range. The Marauders connected on 20-28 from the free-throw line and out rebounded the Mountain Cats, 38-36.
Bates' 32 points led all scorers, while Chralie Parker added 16 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Millersville, which advances to the East Region Championship Game, also got eight points and a game-high 15 rebounds from RayQuan Miles. The Marauders improved to 22-9 on the season.
Mountain Cats Lead Country in Field Goal Percentage;
Lady Cats Second in Free-Throw Percentage
03/04/08...The Mountain Cats and Lady Cats were ranked among the national leaders in several categories when the most recent NCAA Division II basketball statistics were released on Wednesday. The Mountain Cats held on to the top-spot in Field Goal Percentage for the fifth straight week at 53.1%, while the Lady Cats remained #3 in Free-Throw Percentage at 78.9%. Lindsay Cale (Hummelstown, Pa.) is #9 in Free-Throw Percentage at 89.7% and Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) is 14th in Field Goal Percentage at 64.0%. Statistics were based on games played through March 2.... (Full Story)