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2008-09 Player Profiles
Milan Cvetkovic - 6'8 Senior Center
High School: Attended Electro Technical
High School in Zemun...Graduated in 2002...Played junior and club
basketball for Zemun...Won divisional championship all four years
of junior ball.
MSU: ...Averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds
per game last season...Shot 57 percent from the field...Scored career
high 22 points in only 14 minutes against Dickinson State...Had
double-doubles in first round of DAC playoffs vs South Dakota Mines...Red-shirted
during 2005-06 season.
Personal: Son of Mihailo and Desanka Cvetkovic
...From Belgrade, Serbia...Will graduate this Spring with a Triple
Major in Marketing, Management and International Business.
C.J. DeWitty - 6'0 Senior Guard
High School: Attended Del Valle High School
(TX)...Three-year starter...Co-District champions during senior
season...Honorable Mention as a sophomore...1st team all-district
during junior season...MVP of district and second-team all-region
as a senior...Averaged 17 points as a senior.
Pre-MSU: Played two seasons at Temple College
in Temple, TX...Helped team to conference championship as a sophomore...Averaged
10 points per game...Shot 42 percent from three-point territory...Earned
Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition...Led confernce in
steals at 2.5 per game.
MSU: Averaged 16 points and 6 assists last season...Earned
Second-team All-Conference honors...Made buzzer-beater in the conference
championship to send MSU to NAIA National Tournament...Scored 26
points on three difference occassions...Posted 3 double-double games
in points and assists...Led conference in steals...8th nationally
in assists.
Personal: Son of Cardell DeWitty Sr. and Mary
Briseno...From Austin, TX...Physical Education major.
Ricky Martinez - 5'8 Senior Guard
High School: Three-year starter at Carlsbad
High School...Averaged 15 points points per game as a senior...Second-team
All-League during senior season...Team won region championship during
sophomore season.
Pre-MSU: Played two seasons at Miracosta
Community College in Oceanside, CA...Averaged 16 points, shot 38
percent from the three-point arc and 79 percent from the free throw
line during sophomore season...Earned First-Team All-Conference
as a sophomore...Second-team All-onference as a freshman...Twice
selected to all-tournament teams and was once named Pacific Coast
Conference Player of the Week last season.
MSU: Red-Shirted last season after suffering stress
fracture and only playing in 3 games...Started 20 games in
2006-07 season...Averaged 9 points and 3.5 assists per game...Shot
36.5 percent from the three-point arc...Had season high of 19 points
versus Manitoba.
Personal: Son of Sherman and Rachel Anderson...From
Oceanside, CA...Graduated last spring with a Double Major in Management
and International Business...Currently working on a Master's degree
in Business.
Aaron Patterson - 6'3 Senior Guard
High School: Played only one year of basketball
at San Lorenzo High (CA)...Was second in scoring in Northern California...Conference
Co-Player of the Year.
Pre-MSU: Played two seasons at Cabrillo
College in Aptos, CA...Led school to its first ever conference championship...MVP
of the Coast Conference South...First-Team All-State...Averaged
19 points, 6 rebounds per game...Shot 35 percent from three...Honorable
Mention All-Conference as a freshman.
MSU: Earned Second-Team All-DAC...Averaged 15 points
per game...Shot 84% from free throw line...Scored season high of
33 versus Mayville State...Had double-double at Winnipeg.
Personal: Son of Monique and Nathan Patterson...From
Freemont, CA...Business Management Major...Has four sisters and
two brothers.
Stan Schauer - 6'1 Senior Guard
High School: Attended Fessenden-Bowden High
School...Twice earned All-Conference and All-District honors...
Averaged 17 points as a senior...Team appeared in Region Championship...Two-Time
All-Region selection in football...Played in Region Championship
game during senior seaspn...Placed in 4 events at 2004 North Dakota
State Track Meet...Qualified for the state meet in long jump for
3 consecutive years.
MSU: Averaged 2.8 points in 24 appearances
last season...Shot 37 percent from the three-point arc...Scored
14 twice last season...Went for 14 first half points against Dakota
State...Orginally came to MSU in 2004-05 to play football.
Personal: Son of Stan and June Schauer...From
Fessenden, ND...Elementary Education Major.
Mister Carney - 6'1 Junior Guard
High School: Attended Memorial High School...Second-Team
all-conference...Averaged 12 points per game...Made in appearance
in largest classification of Oklahoma State Tournament.
Pre-MSU: Comes from Connors State College
in Warner, OK...Helped the Cowboys to a 22-9 record...Runner-up
finish in the Bi-State Conference...Averaged 10 points per game...Shot
38 percent from the three-point arc...Averaged 2.7 steals and 5.5
rebounds per game.
Personal: Son of Rose and Arthur Carney...From
Tulsa, OK...Physical Education Major
Shaun Johnson - 6'7 Junior Forward
High School: Attended West Orange High School...Averaged
18 points per game...All-Conference selection.
Pre-MSU: Played freshman season at South
Plains College (TX)...Averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds at Los
Angeles Valley last season...Third in the state in blocks at 3 per
game...Shot 59 percent from the field...First-Team All-Western Conference.
Personal: Son of Lolita Turner...From Chatsworth,
CA...Corporate Fitness Major.
David Krueger- 6'4 Junior Guard
High School: 2005 Graduate of Minot High
School...All-WDA as a senior...Averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds
per game.
Pre-MSU: Played two season at MSU-Bottineau...Averaged
11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists as a sophomore...Lost regional
championship games in double overtime...Spent last season as a red-shirt
at Mayville State.
Personal: Son of Chuck Krueger and Lory
Keller...From Minot, ND...Physical Education Major.
Tyson Lynne - 6'5 Junior Forward
High School: Four-year letterwinner and
two-year starter at North Shore High School...All-District selection
as senior...Averaged 14 points per game.
Pre-MSU: Played two season at Minot State
Bottineau.
Personal: Son of Darcy and Robin Lynne...From
Plaza, ND...Corporate Fitness Major.
Demetrius Malone - 6'5 Junior Forward
High School: Graduated from Palmdale High
School...Averaged 14 points...Helped team to first playoff appearance
in 8 years...Played junior season at Taft High School...Won Los
Angeles City Championship.
Pre-MSU: Played two seasons at Los Angeles
Valley College...Team Captain...Team went to regional finals...Averaged
5 points, 4 rebounds per game.
Personal: Son of Shawn Levert and
Lester Malone...From Hollywood, CA...Majoring in Broadcasting with
Public Relations/Advertising emphasis.
Kenneth McCoy - 6'6 Junior Forward
High School: Graduated from Stuttgart High
School (AR)...Led Stuttgart to its first playoff appearance in ten
years...First-Team All-4A Southeast Conference selection...Played
junior season at Cedar Hill High School (TX)...Helped team to first
ever appearance in the Texas State Championship...team was ranked
5th in the country by USA Today...Participated in Arkansas State
Track Meet in the 400 meter run...Was part of a third-place mile
relay team...Named All-Conference Tight End at Cedar Hill during
junior season.
Pre-MSU: Played his junior college career
at Ranger College in Ranger, TX...Averaged 18 points, 7 rebounds
per game...Earned First-team All-Conference honors.
Personal: Son of Kenneth and Eunice McCoy...From
Stuttgart, Arkansas...Physical education Major.
Braden Bosch - 6'0 Sophomore Guard
High School: Four-year letterwinner and
three year starter at Bishop Ryan High School in Minot, ND...Averaged
10 points and 5 assists per game last season....Named All-Region
as a enior...Two-time All-District 12 selection...Helped the Lions
to the North Dakota State ‘B’ Tournament in both 2004
and 2006...Honorable Mention State Tournament team...Scored over
800 points and dished out 280 assists in his career...Was also a
three year starter in baseball, a three year letterwinner in football
and was the team’s MVP the one year he played tennis.
MSU: Averaged 1.6 points in 19 appearances last season...Scored
7 points at the University of North Dakota...Red-Shirted in 2006-07.
Personal: Son of Brad and Melessa Bosch...From
Minot, ND...Physical Education Major with a Minor in Coaching.
Bojan Janjic - 6'5 Sophomore Guard
High School: Two-year starter at Minot Ryan
High School...Averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2.7 steals per
game his senior season...Shot 40 percent from the three-point arc,
making a total of 74...All-District 12...Helped lead the Lions to
the 2006 North Dakota State ‘B’ Tournament and Region
6 title.
MSU: Averaged 2.2 points in 24 appearances last season...Scored
8 points versus Brock and South Dakota Mines...Red-Shirted in 2006-07.
Personal: Son of Miroljub and Milena Janjic...From
Kikinda Serbia...Stayed with Terry and Shawneen Voiles while attending
Minot Ryan High School...Management Information Systems Major.
Mitch Mayer - 6'8 Sophomore Center
High School: Four-year letterwinner and
a three year starter at Bishop Ryan High School in Minot, ND...Averaged
14.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game during senior season...Shot
54 percent from the field...Blocked 3 shots per game...Twice named
All-District 12...All-Region as a senior...Helped lead the Lions
to the North Dakota State ‘B’ Tournament in both 2004
and 2006.
MSU: Slowed by back injury last season...Appeared
in 10 games...Red-shirted in 2006-07.
Personal: Son of Eddie and Bonny Mayer...From
Minot, ND...Elementary Education Major.
Matt Mueller - 5'11 Freshman Guard
High School: Three-year letterwinner at
Bishop Ryan High School in Minot...Helped team to back-to-back region
championships and North Dakota Class 'B' State tournament appearances...Averaged
12 points per game...Shot 36.5 percent from three-point arc and
80 percent from the free throw line...Two-year All-Region baseball
player...Helped Lions to 2007 North Dakota Class 'B' Champioship.
MSU: Red-shirted last season.
Personal: Son of Fred and Mary Mueller...From
Minot, ND...Pre-Chiropractic with a mojor in Biology.
Jordan Pederson - 6'0 Freshman Guard
High School: Graduated from Our Redeemers High
School here in Minot....Four year starter...Averaged 11 points and
7assists during senior season...Named All-District...Holds school
records for assists (110) and steals (73) in a season...All-Region
Quarterback during senior season...Played in 2007 North Dakota Shrine
Bowl.
MSU: Red-shirted last season.
Personal: Son of Pete and Shelly Pederson...From
Minot, ND...Physical Education Major.
Gary Heitkamp - 6'7 Freshman Guard
High School: Part of three Minot High teams that advanced
to the North Dakota Class ‘A’ State Tournament...Averaged
10.6 points, 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior...Shot 76 percent
from the foul line...Placed at the North Dakota State Track Meet
in four consecutive seasons...Won 4 State championships in his career...4.0
honor student, a National Honor Society member and Minot High FBLA
President.
Personal: Son of Andy and Debbie Heitkamp...From
Minot, ND...Chemistry and Biology Major...Will also run Track at
MSU.
Evan Kendall - 5'8 Freshman Guard
High School: Three-year letterman at Bismarck
Century High School...Averaged 10.5 points per game during senior
season...Shot 37 percent from three-point range...Averaged 3 assists
per game...Second in the WDA in steals with 50...Lettered three
years in baseball.
Personal: Son of Everett and Brenda Kendall...From
Bismarck, ND...Business Administration Major.
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