2007-08 Outlook 

 Warriors Look to defend their Frontier Conference titles 

From Tim Walker’s 2007 Lewis-Clark State squad that won both the Frontier Conference regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament, the Warriors return two starters – 6-foot-5 senior forward Mike Gordy, the conference MVP and 2^nd Team All-American selection who led LC in scoring (16.4 ppg), and 5-11 sophomore guard Napoleon Gordon, Jr., who was the Frontier Conference Freshman of the Year 8.3 ppg and team-high 57 steals).

The Warriors also return four letterman, including 6-2 sharp shooting guard Rob Comer (5.6 ppg and team-high 49 3-pointers); 6-7 forward Jon Daly, who appeared in 30 games and averaged 2.8 ppg; Caleb Orr, who appeared in 22 games and averaged 1.7 ppg; and 6-0 guard Karl Stedman, who missed most of last season with an injury.

New to the roster this year is a talented group of newcomers that include 6-2 guard Mikel Watson (Oceanside, CA/Utah State); 6-7 forward Kasey Riley (Rock Springs, WY/Sheridan College); 6-1 guard Brian Duckworth (Fresno, CA/Sheridan College); and 6-3 guard Dorian Watson (Colorado Springs, CO/Sheridan College); and Ben Thompson (Greenville, SC/Imperial Valley CC), a 6-4 athletic forward. Senior 5-10 guard Justin Fraser (Clarkston, WA) is also back after a two-year absence to repair damage to his knees.   Max Papendieck (Adelaide, Australia/Pembroke High School), a 6-3 guard, will be a freshman this year after a redshirt season last year.

Two new freshmen have been added to this year’s team and include Lewiston native Andrew Packwood (Lewiston High School).  Packwood is a 6-8 forward who has a lot of the tools it takes to be a good college player.  Anthony Burtley (Lompoc, CA/Lompoc High School) is a 6-5 shooting guard who was an Honorable Mention McDonald’s All-American nominee last season. 

Lewis-Clark State College lost three starters from last year’s championship team – 6-3 guard Teran Lee, who was the conference’s co-MVP with Gordy, a 3^rd Team All-American selection, and was second on the team in scoring (14.3 ppg); Keith Scarbrough, a 6-4 shooting wing who averaged 5.7 ppg; and Chris Pitts, a 6-8 forward who led the team in rebounding at 6.2 rpg.  Other key losses were part time starters Steven Thompson, a 6-3 guard, and Jared Tikker, a 6-7 forward.  Both averaged 5.4 ppg last season.

In 2007, the Warriors won both the Frontier Conference regular season (12-2/first time since 2004-05 when it was co-champs with Westminster) and Tournament (last title was in 2004-05) championships.  LC State finished with an overall record of 26-7, which is the second most wins in school history for a season.  Under Coach Walker, the Warriors also gave up only 60.3 ppg, which ranked second among all NAIA schools.