William Jewell College
2008-09 Men’s Basketball

Team Honors

Record: 23-11 (overall) 12-2 (home) 14-6 (HAAC conference – tied for 3rd)

Champions of the Great Goombay Shootout (Nassau, Bahamas)

Reached the Semi-Final Round of the HAAC Post Season Tournament

Reached the Sweet Sixteen Round of the NAIA Division I National Tournament

Defeated the #1 Ranked Team in the Nation (Rogers State, OK) in the first round of the National Tournament

Defeated the #1 Ranked Team in the Nation (Oklahoma City, OK) during the regular season

WJC now has 1510 wins all-time which ranked the Cardinals #3 among all NAIA schools (behind only Georgetown, KY and McKendree, IL). The Cardinals have played 2574 games in their history with an overall record of 1510-1064 (.587)

Individual Honors

WJC Scholar-Athletes:
Jonathan Benson, Alex Bernskoetter, Kyle Fisher, Trent Gatzemeyer, Larry Mandacina, Ben Monaco, Christian Patterson, Seth Smith, Andy Walter, Jordan Williamson

HAAC All-Conference Selections:
Larry Mandacina (2nd Team); Jordan Jamestown (3rd Team); Jonathan Benson (HM)

HAAC Scholar-Athletes:
Jonathan Benson, Ben Monaco

NAIA Daktronics Academic All-Americans:
Jonathan Benson, Ben Monaco

NAIA Division I All-American:
Larry Mandacina (Honorable Mention)

Great Goombay Shootout (Nassau, Bahamas):
Michael Neuenswander (MVP); Jordan Jamestown, Larry Mandacina (All-Stars)


WJC Varsity Letter Winners:
4th Year: Larry Mandacina
3rd Year: Kyle Fisher
2nd Year: Jonathan Benson, Alex Bernskoettger, Ben Monaco, Jordan Jamestown, Scott Sellmeyer, Jacques Wilson
1st Year: Adam Johnston, Micahel Neuenswander, Gary Street
Provisional: Justin Roberts, Andy Walter

Head Coach Larry Holley:
Selected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (his 5th Hall of Fame)
Named a William Jewell College Achiever (Alumni Award)
Coached his 1000th game at WJC
Coached his 1200th game overall
775 Career Wins ranks him #1 all-time among Missouri college coaches, #3 all-time among NAIA coaches, #8 among active NCAA/NAIA coaches, #18 all-time among NCAA/NAIA coaches (1261 schools)
1211 games coached ranks #5 among all four-year College Coaches All-Time!