2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Patrick Murphy
Jesse Goosey
Andy Amparan
Sam Boender
Sam Boender
Victoria Kowalczyk
Victoria Kowalczyk
Victoria Kowalczyk
Sam Boender
Victoria Kowalczyk

4 Markus Pastorcic-Straun

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario
  • Highschool Cape Fear Academy (NC)
  • Major Biochemistry

Biography

2025-26: Preseason All-RMAC ... D2CCA Tipoff Classic at The Trailhead All-Tournament Team ... Missed 17 games to injury but still appeared in 15 games with 14 starts for 450 minutes ... Averaged 30.0 minutes, 20.1 point and 4.3 rebounds per game ... Shot .536/.472/.650 with 98 field goals, 17 three-pointers and 89 free throws ... Hauled in 64 rebounds while dishing 50 assists and adding 13 steals and two blocks ... Scored in double figures 13 times and went for 20 or more eight times ... Opened the season with 22 points on 6-14 shooting and 9-12 from the line with five assists, four rebounds and three steals against Central Missouri on Nov. 7 ... Went for a career-high 32 on 12-17 shooting with seven rebounds and six assists on Nov. 8 against Nebraska-Kearney ... Scored 30 at #25 Lubbock Christian on 10-21/5-8/5-7 shooting with four rebounds and three steals on Nov. 14 ... Scored 27 against UT Tyler on 8-11 shooting and 8-9 from three on Nov. 22 ... Recorded first career double-double at Colorado College on Nov. 25 with 15 points on 11 rebounds with five assists ... Went for 29 against Adams State on 11-17 shooting with five assists and four rebounds on Dec. 4 ... Scored the game-winner against New Mexico Highlands on Dec. 6 on his way to 27 points on 9-13 shooting and 7-9 from the line ... Had 23 against Northern New Mexico on 8-16 shooting with seven rebounds on Jan. 3 ... After missing 59 days of action, returned to the court and dropped 24 on 7-11 shooting and 9-11 from the line in 24 minutes off the bench against CSU Pueblo in the RMAC quarterfinals on March 3.

2024-25: Second Team All-RMAC ... RMAC All-Tournament Team ... South Central Regional All-Tournament Team ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member ... Had a breakout season and emerged as one of the top sixth-men in the RMAC ... Started three times in 34 games and averaged 20.3 minutes per game and clocked 690 minutes ... Averaged 11.0 points. 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... Shot .540 from the floor and .750 at the free throw line ... Recorded career-best stats across the board ... Tied for team lead in steals with 37 ... Scored in double figures 19 times and went for 20 twice this season ... Went for 25 on 10-11 shooting and 4-6 from the line with four rebounds on Dec. 19 against #3 West Liberty in the DII Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas ... Recorded 12 or more points in seven straight games from Jan. 11-Feb. 1 including three-straight 15-point outings against Colorado Christian, MSU Denver and Regis ... Dished out a career-high seven dimes against CSU Pueblo on Jan. 16 ... Went for 19 in the RMAC semifinal against Black Hills State with six rebounds ... Scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor and 4-6 at the line in the NCAA opening round against West Texas A&M on March 15 ... Dropped a career-high 25 in 26 minutes with five boards in the South Central regional final against Dallas Baptist.

2023-24: Appeared in 32 games as a reserve as a true freshman and averaged 16.4 minutes per game ... Shot .497 from the field and averaged 6.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per night ... Second on team in steals with 26 and third in assists with 53 ... Posted 10 double-digit scoring performances during the year and in double figures in back-to-back games on four occasions ... Scored in 19 straight games to open the season ... Made his Mines debut on Nov. 4 against Bentley and scored two points with five rebounds in 16 minutes ... Recorded double-digit scoring in each of his next two games against Lubbock Christian and St. Mary's (TX), scoring 11 on 5-10 shooting with four rebounds, a block and a steal against the Chaps and 14 points on 4-7 shooting and 6-10 at the line with two rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Rattlers ... Dropped a season-high 17 points on3-5 shooting and 11-15 at the line with three steals, two blocks, two assists and two rebounds against South Dakota Mines on Feb. 10 ... Scored 12 against Fort Lewis in the RMAC Tournament Semifinals on March 8 ... Scored 15 points on 5-9 shooting with two three-pointers in his NCAA Tournament debut against Dallas Baptist on March 16.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cape Fear Academy in North Carolina where he was a two-sport standout in basketball and track & field ... As a senior, averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game ... Twice named to the Coastal Rivers Conference All-Conference Team ... Also earned All-Tournament Team and tournament Most Valuable Player honors in 2022-23 ... Named a New Hanover County All-County First Team honoree in his career ... Played for Nike Bounce on the AAU circuit and averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as well ... Off the court, was an honor roll student and named the recipient of both the Father Henry Carr Math and World Religion Studies Awards.

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Historical Player Information

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    2023-24Freshman

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    6'3" 185 lbs
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    2024-25Sophomore

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    6'3" 185 lbs
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    2025-26Junior

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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