On Tap
The Scots get the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference portion of their schedule underway with a pair of games, beginning with Wednesday's home game versus St. Olaf, slated for a 7:45 p.m. tipoff at the Leonard Center. Saturday, Macalester takes to the road for a 3 p.m. matinee at Carleton in Northfield, Minn.

When Last We Met
The Scots closed out the 2013-14 schedule with back-to-back road games in Northfield versus St. Olaf and Carleton.
 
Macalester dropped a 78-54 decision, Feb. 19, to the Oles, falling behind 41-22 at halftime as the hosts shot 64.3 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes. St. Olaf's hot shooting did not slack off much in the second as the Oles finished 32 of 51 (62.7 percent) from the floor, led by Nathan Kuck, Connor Gunderson and Nick Hanson who combined to hit 15 of 21 shots from the floor while scoring 12, 11 and 10 points apiece, respectively. Dylan Kilgour and Kareem Ismail led the Scots with 10 points each.
 
Macalester closed the season with a 62-58 win at Carleton as the Scots led for 18 minutes, 13 seconds of the second half while shooting 57.9 percent (11-for-19) from the field. Kilgour played 38 minutes and led Macalester with 16 points while Ismail had 12 and Sager Moritzky chipped in with seven points, five rebounds and five assists.

Last Week
The Scots dropped a 68-56 decision at home to Northwestern last Tuesday, falling behind by 12 points in the first half and never fully recovering.
 
Macalester closed to within four points of the lead, at 39-35 with 11:40 to play, on Phil Levine-Caleb's short jumper, but the Eagles responded with an 11-0 run to take their largest lead of the game and the Scots never got closer than seven point the rest of the way.


Bert Yaffe turned in a solid all-around performance in lead Macalester, scoring eight points while grabbing nine rebounds. He also had three assists, blocked a shot and recorded a steal in 24 minutes of action.
 
Ismail led the Scots with 11 points, getting nine at the free throw line, where he went 9-for-12, while Kilgour added nine points and both Bernhard and Levine-Caleb contributed nine points each off the bench.

Scots Lineup

Pos.	##	Player	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
Probable Starters
C	33	Kareem Ismail	3	3	79	26.3	12	28	.429	0	0	.000	13	20	.650	7	15	22	7.3	10	0	4	4	2	2	37	12.3
F	34	Bert Yaffe	3	3	81	27.0	9	18	.500	3	8	.375	2	3	.667	3	12	15	5.0	2	0	7	2	3	2	23	7.7
F	10	Hans Erickson	3	3	57	19.0	2	5	.400	0	2	.000	1	2	.500	2	5	7	2.3	1	0	7	4	0	2	5	1.7
G	3	Dylan Kilgour	3	3	87	29.0	15	34	.441	9	19	.474	9	10	.900	1	8	9	3.0	8	0	5	4	0	2	48	16.0
G	21	Sager Moritzky	3	3	99	33.0	6	19	.316	3	9	.333	5	6	.833	0	6	6	2.0	6	0	12	8	1	2	20	6.7
Bench
G	0	Jordan Black	3	0	39	13.0	0	6	.000	0	2	.000	0	1	.000	2	4	6	2.0	9	0	0	5	1	1	0	0.0
G	5	Max Horvath	3	0	55	18.3	7	17	.412	0	0	.000	4	4	1.000	0	5	5	1.7	10	0	3	3	2	2	18	6.0
F	11	Luke Poulsen	3	0	26	8.7	2	2	1.000	0	0	.000	0	2	.000	4	6	10	3.3	4	0	0	0	4	0	4	1.3
G	12	Kyle Bernhard	3	0	30	10.0	4	6	.667	3	5	.600	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	1	2	0	0	11	3.7
F	13	Phil Levine-Caleb	3	0	38	12.7	5	12	.417	1	2	.500	8	12	.667	5	3	8	2.7	5	0	3	4	2	0	19	6.3
F	14	Carter Albrecht	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
G	20	Gunnar Goeden	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
F	22	Will Lutz	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
G	23	Brett Olson	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
F	24	Griffin Glatt	2	0	9	4.5	1	1	1.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	2	3	1.5	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1.0
F	40	Zach Gullerud	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
C	44	Thomas Oriente	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

Following the Scots
Live stats and video of Wednesday's game versus St. Olaf will be available online at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/. Carleton will provide Saturday's game feed at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/carleton/.

He's the Boss
Tim Whittle is in his sixth season at Macalester and owns a 14-113 career record.

Whittle came to Macalester following a successful assistant coaching stint at national-powerhouse Washington University in St. Louis, where he was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the two-time NCAA Division III national champions (2008 & 2009). In five seasons he helped guide the Bears to a 112-30 overall record and three consecutive Final Four appearances (2007-09).
 
Prior to his stint with Washington University, Whittle served as an assistant coach for three years (2001-2004) at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., where he was also head men's golf coach and assistant cross country coach.

In 1996, following his graduation from Washington University with a degree in finance and management, he began a four-year career in the banking business for SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, before joining the Florida Marlins. As the manager of finance, he coordinated efforts to fund a $400 million baseball stadium in downtown Miami.

As a player, Whittle was a four-year letter-winner at Washington University, helping the Bears to a 79-27 record and two NCAA playoff appearances, including reaching the 1996 Elite Eight. He received a Master's in Education degree in 2008 from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.

Up Next
The Scots have a single game on tap next week, crossing the Mississippi River, Wednesday, for a 7 p.m. game with Augsburg at Si Melby Hall.

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