Throughout the course of the 2009-2010 season, MVNU sophomore post Scott Hilbert will write a weekly blog about what is happening with the team.

"Getting Ready to Tip off the Season" (posted on November 6, 2009)

Hello Cougar Nation!  My name is Scott Hilbert and from this point on I'll be keeping you inside the huddle and up close to the action of your Mount Vernon Nazarene Men's Basketball Team.  Starting now, I will be introducing different members of our team to everyone one out in Cougar Nation to get to know.  Today, you get a bonus introduction.  You will get to know myself and transfer senior Austin Kaiser.

Some quick information about myself:

Name: Scott Hilbert 

Number: 52

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business Management   Minor: Youth Ministry

Nickname: SH2H, Hilby

Hometown: Plain City, Ohio

Favorite Place to Eat: Chipotle

Favorite College Team: Ohio State University (after the Cougars, of course)

Favorite Activity other than basketball: Fishing, Hunting and Karate

Relationship Status:  Engaged to Haley Elizabeth Dunham (sophomore at MVNU)

One Quick Fact: I am obsessed with the Number 52 - it is a little ridiculous. Ask me about it some time.

Here's the other introduction:

Name: Austin Kaiser (above left)

Number: 14

Year: Big bad senior

Major: Sports Marketing General Business

Nickname: AK, Kaiser

Hometown: Milford, Indiana

Favorite Place to Eat: McDonalds or Just In Time. Just In Time is a local restaurant in Indiana that has the best wings in a 50 mile radius according to AK

Favorite College Activity: Sleeping and Taking Ice Baths for his old rusty bones

Relationship Status: Single and taking applications

One Quick Fact: AK is unofficially a Bass Master and also a professional Heely (shoes with wheels but not rollerblades) extraordinaire.

As you can tell by AK’s answers to my questions, his sense of humor is almost as big as his passion of basketball.  He has been in the game for just over two decades now and he still loves every minute of it.  Kaiser told me his favorite part about playing basketball is the team atmosphere and being with guys.  AK transferred from Grace College in Indiana to continue his career here at MVNU.  Austin told me he thinks transferring to MVNU was the best possible decision he could have made.  "I was really uneasy about transferring at first,” he told me.  "I wasn’t sure how I would get along with the guys. After about two days with the guys, I could tell it was the right decision to come here.”  On a final note, AK also wants the Cougar Nation to know that he loves his roommates as much as he loves rocking out to country music, especially Taylor Swift and Eric Church.

Our Cougar Outlook for the Season:

I can’t believe that the start of our season is less than 24 hours away. It seems like last week we were up running 2 ½ miles at 6 a.m.  I guess that was over 7 weeks ago at this point.  As a team, we are ready to rock and roll.  We have come a long way as a whole. From the early days of conditioning to our team retreat, our Cougar squad has begun to define the word 'team'.  I told Coach Moore last week about our team and how much we get along.  I have played on a lot of different teams in my athletic career, but never have I played on a team like this.  We work as a team very well, we try and make each other better, and we all are great friends.  This year is going to be special.  We are a unique team of guys and we are all ready to bring the heat against Indiana Tech in our opener tomorrow!

Alright Cougar Nation that’s it for now.  I hope to write to you and tell you all about the games here soon.

Peace Out!

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