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Location......................................... Ada, OK 74820 Founded.........................................................1909 Enrollment.....................................................4,428 President........................................ John Hargrave Athletic Director............................Dr. Jeff Williams Asst. AD Operations/SWA............. Marianne Miller Asst. AD Compliance ..................... Justin Graham Affiliation...................................... NCAA Division II Conference....................................Great American Mascot..........................................................Tigers Colors........................................... Orange & Black Website....................................www.ecutigers.com HEAD COACH Ja Havens........................................ 580-559-5567 Years at ECU....................................................2nd Record at ECU............................................. 15-12 ASSISTANTS Assistant................................................. Aaron Hill Years at ECU.....................................................1st Graduate Assistant..............................Joel Lincoln Years at ECU....................................................2nd Student Assistant................................ Chris Fisher Years at ECU.....................................................1st STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Scott O’Dell...................................... 580-559-5862

TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE Quick Facts/Table of Contents �� 2 East Central University Information �� 4-5 Director of Athletics, Dr. Jeff Williams �� 6 Kerr Activities Center �� 7 Strength & Conditioning �� 8-9 ECU Athletic Training �� 10 Head Coach Ja Havens ��11 Assistant Coaches �� 12-13 2014-15 Season Preview �� 14 2014-15 Schedule �� 15 2014-15 Student-Athlete Bios �� 16-22 2014-15 Roster �� 23 2013-14 Statistics �� 24 Tiger Records �� 25 Tiger All-Americans �� 26 Tiger Coaches �� 27 Tiger Tournament History �� 28

FACILITIES Arena................................... Kerr Activities Center Capacity.........................................................2,700

SPORTS INFORMATION

DIRECTOR Teri LaJeunesse.............................. 580-559-5258

MISSION STATEMENT

East Central University’s mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff and community interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse society. Within its service area, East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.

EOC STATEMENT

East Central University, in compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), Executive Order 11246 (as amended), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and other federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions, employment, financial aid, and education services.

CREDITS

The 2014-15 East Central University Men’s Basketball Media Guide was written and designed by Teri LaJeunesse. Cover design was provided by Tanner Capps. Editing was provided by Brian Johnson, Marianne Miller and Jeff Williams. Photos were provided by Gina Smith.

TIGER PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE KENNY MORRISON 1997-PRESENT Kenny Morrison is in his 18th season as the voice of East Central Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball. This season the games can be heard on KXFC 105.5 FM “The X-Factor.” Morrison, a 1987 ECU graduate, spent two seasons doing color with Steve Ramsey prior to landing the job as the Tigers’ play-by-play announcer during the 1997-98 season when the ECU men made an appearance in the NAIA national tournament. Morrison is originally from Norman and was a 1983 graduate of Wilson High School. He has two daughters – Taylor (an ECU graduate) and Ashlyn.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello

Oklahoma Baptist University

Arkansas Tech University

Ouachita Baptist University

East Central University

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Harding University

Southern Arkansas University

Henderson State University

Southern Nazarene University

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Monticello, Arkansas

Russellville, Arkansas

Ada, Oklahoma

Searcy, Arkansas

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Alva, Oklahoma (Provisional Member)

Shawnee, Oklahoma (Provisional Member)

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Durant, Oklahoma

Magnolia, Arkansas

Bethany, Oklahoma

Weatherford, Oklahoma

The GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE officially became the NCAA’s 23rd Division II league on March 9, 2011. The league’s nine charter members included Arkansas-Monticello, Arkansas Tech, East Central, Harding, Henderson State, Ouachita Baptist, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas and Southwestern Oklahoma State. Southern Nazarene University became the 10th active time member in July 2014. The NCAA granted Northwestern Oklahoma State University provisional membership status in August 2014. The conference added a 12th institution when NCAA accepted Oklahoma Baptist University into the membership process in July 2014.

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Dr. Jeff WILLIAMS Director of Athletics Dr. Jeff Williams became the East Central University Director of Athletics January 1, 2013. His appointment follows over 15 years of service to ECU, most recently as the chair of the ECU Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Williams was hired by ECU in 1999 as the Tigers Head Athletic Trainer. By 2003, he had built and developed the staff, students and curriculum into ECU’s first nationally accredited Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP). In 2007, he was named Chair of the Kinesiology Department, where he was responsible for overseeing all four undergraduate degree programs, along with coordinating the Master of Secondary Education degree program in Sports Administration. Williams emerged as a leader within athletic administration while guiding this graduate program, which provided a platform for sharing his years of athletic experience with the next generation of athletic administrators. All academic programs demonstrated growth in scope and size under his leadership, but the most prolific growth was experienced in Sports Administration, which had become one of ECU’s largest graduate program by 2009. Prior to this administrative appointment, Williams held a tenured associate professor position at ECU. He has also served in other leadership capacities, including university committees and faculty senate president. He received his doctorate of philosophy in higher education administration from the University of Oklahoma in 2011, master of human relations in student development from OU in 1999 and a bachelor of science in health and sports sciences from OU in 1996. He attended ECU from 1991-1993 prior to joining the Oklahoma Sooners as an athletic training student in 1993.

Over the span of his 17 year career, Williams has worked closely with athletic programs across all levels of competition, from youth to professional sports. However, it is within the NCAA DII level that Williams is committed. As a scholar, Williams researched the NCAA DII environment, seeking out the best practices. “I believe in the NCAA Division II philosophy of equally balancing athletics and academics. Our ultimate goal at ECU is for our Tigers to earn their degree while having a great experience as a student-athlete. I am happy to lead a program full of coaches and staff who embrace this approach at a university that appreciates such efforts,” reveals Williams. “President Hargrave and I have one primary goal - to move Tiger Athletics forward by creating the best experiences possible for our student-athletes, our campus community and the Ada community. The Tigers WILL compete for GAC and NCAA championships!” Both Williams and his wife Shelly (Jeter) graduated from Latta High School. Shelly also attended ECU prior to graduating from the University of Oklahoma and later the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is a speech language pathologist for Latta schools. They have two sons – Jace, 15 and Kale, 11; and a daughter Katelynn, 9. “Tiger Athletics has a rich tradition of great teams. Our past successes are indeed historic and we are ready to see history repeat itself. We believe in our student-athletes today. We believe in our coaches today. We believe in our fans, alumni and supporters today. This is not a place you can experience once and move on. This is a place where once you become a Tiger, you’re always a Tiger!”

Prior to coming “home” to ECU, Dr. Williams’ other professional credits include clinical instructor and supervisor of the athletic training program at Rose State College (1997-1999), Midwest Regional Medical Center Sports Medicine Program Coordinator (1997-1999) and Physical Performance Center Staff Certified Athletic Trainer in Norman (1996-1997).

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KERR ACTIVITIES CENTER: HOME OF THE TIGERS

ECU’s Robert S. Kerr Activities Center is one of the top basketball facilities in the region.

Built in 1974, the golden geodesic dome has been a landmark for ECU. The 50,000 square-foot structure will comfortably seat over 2,700 people. The three-level center, built on a hillside, also houses classrooms, coaches’ offices and reception areas. In addition to serving as the home for the ECU men’s and women’s basketball teams and volleyball team, Kerr Activities Center is also used for graduation ceremonies, special community events, concerts, high school basketball tournaments and intramurals. The lobby of the Kerr Activities Center recently received a facelift, with the addition of the History of East Central University men’s basketball wall. The display takes a chronological look at the success of ECU men’s basketball from 1927 to the present. Featured are team photos of conference champions and national qualifying teams, along with past All-Americans and allconference selections. The wall was designed by Taylor 3D. Those making donations toward the display were: Ryan Eaves, Phil Johnson, Jim Kemp, Chuck Liston, Tommy Quaid, Terry Ringenberg, Terry Shannon, Gerald Williamson and Jim Wooldridge.

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PAT O’NEAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTER

Scott O’DELL Strength & Conditioning Coach

Scott O’Dell was named the Strength and Conditioning coach for East Central University in August 2013. O’Dell’s strength and conditioning experience started while playing football at William Jewell College. From there he went on to earn his bachelor’s in sports science from the University of Central Missouri and also served as an intern with the Kansas State University football team. O’Dell then accepted a position as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at San Jose State University (SJSU) where he also got his master’s in kinesiology. The next stop was the University of California, Berkeley (CAL) where he went on to become the associate head strength and conditioning coach of the Memorial Stadium weightroom and coached first round draft picks Nnamdi Asomugha, Kyle Boller, Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch, Alex Mack and NFL superstar DeSean Jackson while also making stops at the Insight Bowl, Holiday Bowl and Las Vegas Bowl. After CAL, O’Dell took the job of strength & conditioning assistant with the Washington Redskins. From the Redskins, O’Dell took a position with William Jewell College to be the assistant defensive line coach/ strength and conditioning coordinator for football for one year before being named the school’s first head strength and conditioning coach for the entire athletic department. O’Dell is the author of the book The Power Revolution, has been a conference speaker for the National Strength and Conditioning Association in the areas of plyometrics, speed development, sprinting technique, agility, strength development and Olympic weightlifting, is a frequent overseas speaker in the same areas, has also been featured in STACK Magazine, been published by Training and Conditioning and has been a speaker at the Frank Glazier Football Clinics. O’Dell is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a United States of America Weightlifting (USAW) Club Coach, a United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Coach and certified by Functional Movement Solutions (FMS). O’Dell is married to Marika O’Dell, the ECU Spirit Coordinator.

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ECU ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM

The East Central University Athletic Training Education Program has been a key to the Tigers success over the years. The program serves to not only help the ATEP students learn in a handson environment, but it allows the ECU Athletic Department to provide athletic health care for its student-athletes. The main athletic training clinic is located on the bottom floor of the Kerr Activities Center (KAC) in room 122. The main athletic training clinic is staffed by nationally certified and state licensed athletic trainers, each of whom is assigned to various athletic teams. The athletic trainers work in conjunction with team physicians to provide comprehensive athletic health care, ranging from emergency first aid and injury evaluation to rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

There are also athletic training facilities located in the Elvan George Locker Room for football and in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Athletic Complex for soccer and softball.

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Ja HAVENS Head Coach

15-12 (2nd Season at ECU) 15-12 (2nd Season) Ja Havens became the seventh head coach for the East Central University men’s basketball team in April 2013. Havens came back to his roots in the Oklahoma basketball community after spending his playing career at St. Gregory’s and Northeastern State and the first seven of his 15 years in collegiate coaching in Oklahoma. In his first season at the helm of the Tigers’ program, Havens made an immediate impact, helping the team have one of the more successful seasons since 2002-03 when they made their last trip to the Lone Star Conference Tournament. The Tigers finished 15-12 overall, their first winning season since 2007-08, improving from an 8-18 mark in 2012-13. ECU was also the first team to earn a spot in the 2013-14 Great American Conference Tournament, after being the only team to not advance to the tournament in the first two seasons of the conference. The Tigers fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion (Harding). There were several other key moments for the Tigers over the course of the season, like being the first team from the GAC to win the unwinnable road trip to Harding and Arkansas Tech since the start of the conference in 2011-12. ECU also saw two players earn All-GAC honors in senior Colby Carr (2nd Team) and Brandon Lucas (Honorable Mention) and then senior Henry Pwono was named to the GAC All-Tournament Team after recording 27 points in just one game. Pwono also lead the entire returning group of student-athletes with an increase of their athletic accomplishments on the court. While every player made improvements, Pwono doubled his point production and increased his rebounding average by two rebounds per game. However, the improvement that Havens and the rest of the athletic department is most proud of is the perception of the team based on their off the court accomplishments. The team made improvements in the classroom and also increased their commitment of community service. “For me and my staff, the number one thing that we wanted to do in the first season was to establish a culture of excellence that carried over to all aspects of the program including academics, being involved in the community and obviously competing and being successful on the court,” Havens commented. The Tigers participated in several community service projects throughout the school year, with an emphasis on youth events to help the next generation of students learn positive skills for leadership and scholastic achievement.

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Havens spent eight years as the assistant basketball coach at Drury University, which claimed the 2013 NCAA DII National Championship. He helped the Panthers to five Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division Championships and two tournament championships. Drury had great success in the NCAA, advancing to the NCAA DII Tournament six times and going 173-68 in the eight years he spent with the program. Before moving to Drury, he spent four seasons at the University of Tulsa as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations. The Golden Hurricane earned two Western Athletic Conference championships during his tenure and advanced to the second round of the NCAA DI Tournament. From 1999-2001, Havens was a graduate assistant coach at Northeastern State, when NSU claimed two straight Lone Star Conference North Division Championships and advanced to the regional semifinals of the NCAA DII tournament. Havens started his coaching career at St. Gregory’s in 1998 and helped the team improve from a six-win season in 1997-98 to 14 in 1998-99. Before starting his coaching career, Havens played for two seasons at Northeastern State (1996-98) and was named to the LSC All-Academic Team. He spent his first two seasons at St. Gregory’s (1994-96) and was named a NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American. Havens has had a hand in every aspect of college basketball coaching; including scouting, recruitment, on-floor coaching, academic progress, scheduling, public relations and community service. Academic accountability and community service are key areas for the student-athletes that Havens coaches. Havens has strong family roots in central Oklahoma, as his family still lives in Shawnee, Okla. The Oklahoma native has built strong ties in the Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri coaching communities. Havens was exposed to basketball at a very early age, as his father is legendary coach Jerry Havens. Jerry has been a coach for 38 years and has been inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and National High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Havens grew up in Stillwater, Okla. and attended high school in Lewisville, Texas, so Texoma has been a key recruiting area throughout his coaching career. Havens’ wife Angie is an occupational therapist, who also played at St. Gregory’s and Northeastern State. Both had the opportunity during their collegiate careers to play in the Kerr Activities Center. The couple has three sons: Trey (13), Trent (7) and Ty (2) and one daughter, Tatum (11).

Aaron HILL Assistant 1st Season

Aaron Hill joined the Tigers’ men’s basketball staff for the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach. Hill spent two seasons at Eastern Arizona College as an assistant coach. While with the Gila Monsters, he helped the team to 39 victories in two seasons, including multiple wins over nationally ranked teams in the NJCAA. At EAC, he assisted with recruiting, creating strength & conditioning programs, scouting and working with post and perimeter players. The program produced five all-conference and three all-region players as well as a conference freshman and player of the year and a two-time all-American. A two-time Missouri All-State and Mr. Basketball Finalist himself, Hill has also coached at the high school level as an assistant at Quincy High School in Illinois from 2010-12. In his final season, the team claimed the Western Big Six Conference Championship and finished 20-7 in 4A. Hill spent four seasons at Rockhurst University where he ended his time with the Hawks at No. 5 on the school’s career scoring list. The two-time All-American and Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year also set school records for three-point field goals made in a season and career. Hill was also a two-time GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year and earned two Capital One Academic All-America honors. After college, Hill moved on to play professionally in Australia for the Ringwood Hawks for one season. In 2011, he was selected as a BigV League All-Star and was among the league’s leaders in scoring, three-point shooting and steals. The Canton, Mo., native earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2008 and a master’s degree in business administration from Rockhurst in 2010. Hill is married to the former Andrea Knapp.

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Joel LINCOLN Graduate Assistant

2nd Season

Joel Lincoln was added to the ECU men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant for the 2013-14 season. Lincoln will aid with onfloor coaching and player development, as well as perform administrative tasks. He will also be responsible for the implementation of study hall and academic accountability program in addition to organizing the film exchange program and assist with game preparation duties. Lincoln joins the ECU staff after spending four seasons as the Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball manager. While with the Bearcats his duties included setting up practice, clock duties and office work. Besides his work with Northwest Missouri, Lincoln has also assisted at many basketball camps, including Snow Valley Basketball School, Billy Donovan’s Gator Camp, Josh Pastner Memphis Tigers Camp, Texas Longhorns Camp, Michael Jordan Flight School and the Director for Midwest Elite Basketball. Lincoln earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri in physical education and is currently pursuing a master’s in sports administration at ECU.

Chris FISHER Student Assistant

1st Season

Chris Fisher joined the East Central University men’s basketball staff as a student assistant in 2014-15 after spending two seasons with the Tigers on the court. Fisher ended his two years with ECU averaging 8.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He shot .361 (125-of-346) from the field and .375 (72-of-192) from beyond the arc. Fisher also added 149 assists and 46 steals. Prior to joining the Tigers, Fisher played at Ranger Junior College where he earned all-conference first team and all-region honors. He averaged 9.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore, while adding 121 assists and 45 steals. Fisher played his prep career at Marion Abramson High School, where he was named to the all-district first team.

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LEADERSHIP KEY TO TIGERS SUCCESS IN 2014-15 The East Central University men’s basketball team had the best turnaround in the Great American Conference from 2012-13 to 2013-14 and will be looking to build on that success heading into the 2014-15 season under second-year head coach Ja Havens. In his first season at the helm of the Tigers’ program, Havens made an immediate impact, helping the team have one of the more successful seasons since 2002-03 when they made their last trip to the Lone Star Conference Tournament. The Tigers finished 15-12 overall, their first winning season since 2007-08, improving from an 8-18 mark in 201213. ECU was also the first team to earn a spot in the 2013-14 GAC Tournament, after being the only team to not advance to the tournament in the first two seasons of the conference. The Tigers fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion (Harding). From that team ECU returns seven letterwinners and three starters, including senior forwards Brandon Lucas and Henry Pwono. Lucas, who was named to the All-GAC Honorable Mention Team, averaged 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the Tigers. “Brandon Lucas is a versatile player and we are looking for him to take the next step and become a consistent scorer and rebounder for us this year,” Havens commented. Pwono added 11.9 points and 6.6 boards per game. The GAC AllTournament Team pick doubled his point production and increased his rebounding average by two rebounds per game from a season ago. “Henry Pwono is a focal point of our offense with his ability to score,” added Havens. “We are happy to have him back on the roster this season, especially since he has worked hard to continue to improve.” The Tigers also return redshirt sophomore Braxton Reeves, sophomore Aly Hudgins and junior Jefferson Ocoro at the forward position. Reeves sat out the 2013-14 season due to injury, but contributed 4.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per outing in 2012-13. Hudgins, a guard/forward, netted 4.9 points and 4.0 boards per game for ECU in his first season. Ocoro played in 24 games in his first season in an orange and black uniform and tallied 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. “Braxton, Aly and Jefferson all bring great energy to the floor,” said Havens. “We are expecting to see strong contributions from all three on both sides of the court.” The Tigers will have three more forwards on the roster for the season, but freshmen Robert Johnson, Jacob Essman and David Forbes are all expected to redshirt and gain valuable experience in the ECU system before hitting the court next season. The Tigers deepest position will be at guard this season, with the competition for playing time expected to help the output on the court. ECU returns sophomore A.J. Moutry, who averaged 10.7 points per game and shot .409 (99-242) from the floor and .365 (62-170) from beyond the arc. Also returning at the guard spot are junior Marquis Walters and junior Nick Anderson. The Tigers will also benefit from the addition of redshirt freshman Darryn York, redshirt sophomore Donovan Halsel and redshirt junior Reed Johnson all hitting the floor after practicing all last year. “All of our guards have been stepping up in practice so far this season and we are hoping to see them all contribute in their own way on the court,” stated Havens. The Tigers also expect to be bolstered at the point guard spot by junior Stirling Thomas. Thomas averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for Western Oklahoma State last season and helped the team to a 40-20 record over the past two seasons. ECU also added sophomore Jeremy Atkins, junior Jared Griffin and junior Deron Hill to the guard spot.

“Having returners in place to step up into a leadership role and show the newcomers the high expectations we have for effort and execution that we have for this program has helped tremendously,” Havens stated. “Having that leadership in place will make it easier for us to build on the success that we had last year.” The Tigers start the 2014-15 season at the GAC/Northern Sun Intercollegiate Challenge in Bartlesville, Okla., Nov. 14-15. The games will not count against the NCAA allowed 26-game schedule as it is a regional challenge and will help ECU see how they stack up against other teams from the region that they may face in the postseason. The Tigers will face Southwest Minnesota State (Nov. 14) and Wayne State College (Nov. 15), with Arkansas Tech also participating in the tournament. “I like to play good competition and this challenge is a great chance for us to have a measuring stick earlier in the season to see where we are at against those programs,” Havens said. “This is also a great opportunity to play against regional opponents on a neutral floor.” The GAC portion of the season starts the following week at ArkansasMonticello and Henderson State, Nov. 20-22. The first home game of the 2014-15 campaign will take place Nov. 25 against Rogers State. Other non-conference games on the slate for the year are against Missouri Western State and Cameron at the Drury Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 28-29), College of Faith (Dec. 15), Hillsdale Baptist College (Dec. 16) and Southwestern Adventist (Dec. 19).

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2014-15 SCHEDULE Date Opponent

Site

Time

Nov. 3

Oral Roberts (EXH)

Tulsa, Okla.

7:00 p.m.

Nov. 14

Southwest Minnesota

Bartlesville, Okla.

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 15

Wayne State College

Bartlesville, Okla.

3:00 p.m.

Nov. 20

*Arkansas-Monticello

Monticello, Ark.

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 22

*Henderson State

Arkadelphia, Ark.

3:00 p.m.

Nov. 25

Rogers State

Kerr Activities Center

Nov. 28

Missouri Western State

Springfield, Mo.

1:00 p.m.

Nov. 29

Cameron

Springfield, Mo.

1:00 p.m.

Dec. 4

*Southwestern Oklahoma State

Kerr Activities Center

Dec. 6

*Northwestern Oklahoma State

Alva, Okla.

Dec. 15

College of Faith

Kerr Activities Center

7:00 p.m.

Dec. 16

Hillsdale Baptist College

Kerr Activities Center

7:00 p.m.

Dec. 19

Southwestern Adventist

Kerr Activities Center

Noon

Jan. 3

*Southern Nazarene

Bethany, Okla.

Jan. 8

*Southern Arkansas

Kerr Activities Center

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 10

*Ouachita Baptist

Kerr Activities Center

3:00 p.m.

Jan. 15

*Harding

Searcy, Ark.

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 17

*Arkansas Tech

Russellville, Ark.

3:00 p.m.

Jan. 22

*Southeastern Oklahoma State

Kerr Activities Center

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 24

*Northwestern Oklahoma State

Kerr Activities Center

3:00 p.m.

Jan. 31

*Southwestern Oklahoma State

Weatherford, Okla.

Feb. 5

*Henderson State

Kerr Activities Center

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7

*Arkansas-Monticello

Kerr Activities Center

3:00 p.m.

Feb. 12

*Southern Arkansas

Magnolia, Ark.

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 14

*Ouachita Baptist

Arkadelphia, Ark.

3:00 p.m.

Feb. 19

*Arkansas Tech

Kerr Activities Center

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 21

*Harding

Kerr Activities Center

3:00 p.m.

Feb. 26

*Southeastern Oklahoma State

Durant, Okla.

Feb. 28

*Southern Nazarene

Kerr Activities Center

March 5-7

Great American Conference Championship

Bartlesville, Okla.

7:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

TBA

Bold are home matches *=Great American Conference matches

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1=GAC/NSIC Challenge

2-Drury Thanksgiving Classic

Henry PWONO

Forward 6-7 230 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./ Southwest Christian

Brandon LUCAS

Guard/Forward 6-4 205 Sr. Moore, Okla./ Midland JC

2013-14: Earned GAC All-Tournament team honors…named GAC Player of

2013-14: Member of the All-GAC Honorable Mention team…claimed GAC

2012-13: Played in all 26 games for the Tigers, starting in 10...scored at least

Before ECU: Spent two years at Midland Junior College...averaged 7.2 points

the Week for March 3…started in all 27 games…averaged 11.9 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game…led the team with a .592 (106-of-179) percentage from the field…tallied 17 blocks, 13 assists and 19 steals…had the second highest free-throw percentage with .779 (109-of-140)…finished the season with 25+ points in the final three games of the year. one point and added one rebound in the final seven games of the season... netted 5.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game...was second on the team in bocks with 15. Before ECU: Spent the 2011-12 season at Southwest Christian College…

averaged 16 points and nine rebounds per game as sophomore…earned all-conference honorable mention honors…was at Seton Hill University as a freshman…played in five games and averaged 1.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game before earning a redshirt due to injury…attended North Catholic High School…team claimed the WPIAL Championship in 2009…averaged 17 points and eight rebounds as a prep.

Player of Week honors for Dec. 9…saw action in 26 games, starting in 25… averaged 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game…had 16 steals, 10 steals and 23 assists…led the team in free-throw percentage with a .780 (64-of-82) mark…finished the season with a .336 (36-of-107) three-point percentage and .413 (99-of-240) field-goal percentage. and four rebounds per game in 2011...attended Southmoore High School...in 2009 the team advanced to the state quarterfinals...as a junior he earned allstate honorable mention, all-conference first team and All-Vype second team honors...as a senior he played in just 10 games due to injury, but averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds per game and was still an all-conference first team and all-state honorable mention pick. Personal: Born October 18, 1992…son of Kenneth and Janice Lucas…

majoring in kinesiology.

Personal: Born July 21, 1991…son of Damien and Meta Pwono…majoring

in biology.

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Marquis WALTERS Guard 6-0 175 Jr. Ardmore, Okla./ Ardmore

24 Nick ANDERSON Guard 6-4 210 Jr. Ada, Okla./ Ada

2013-14: Saw action in 23 of the 27 games…tallied 38 rebounds, 23 steals

2013-14: Saw action in 10 of the 27 games…tallied a three-point percentage of

2012-13: Participated in all 26 games for the Tigers, starting in seven...

2012-13: Saw action in 22 games, starting in two for the Tigers...averaged

and 48 assists…finished the season with a free-throw percentage of .556 (15of-27)…averaged 1.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game...was third on the team with 52 assists and 20 steals...shot .356 from the field and .352 from beyond the arc. Before ECU: Was a four-year standout on the Ardmore High School varsity

.400 (2-of-5)…finished the season with a .600 (3-of-5) free-throw percentage… added five rebounds and two steals. 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game...shot .400 (16-of-40) from the field and .353 (12-of-34) from three-point range.

Before ECU: A four-year starter at Ada High School…averaged 14.2 points

team…averaged 15 points, five assists and three steals as a prep.

and 5.6 rebounds per game as a senior…earned All-State honors...spent the 2011-12 season as a member of the University of Oklahoma track & field team.

Personal: Born October 26, 1993…son of Virgil Harmon…majoring in

Personal: Born July 29, 1992...son of Mike Anderson and Donna Sanders…

kinesiology.

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majoring in business administration...is the grandson of legendary ECU men’s basketball coach Jerry Anderson.

Jefferson OCORO

Forward 6-6 215 Jr. Tulua, Colombia/ Blinn JC

A.J. MOUTRY

Guard 6-0 180 So. McKinney, Texas/ Texas Pan American

2013-14: Saw action in 24 of the 27 games…finished the season with .482

2013-14: Started in all 27 games for the Tigers…averaged 10.7 points and

Before ECU: Spent the 2012-13 season at Blinn Junior College where he

Before ECU: Spent the 2012-13 as a redshirt freshman at Texas-Pan

(27-of-56) in field-goal and .677 (21-of-31) in free-throw percentages…added 55 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and two steals…averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. was a member of the dean’s list...before coming to the U.S., Jefferson played four seasons at Salesiano San Juan Bosco High School in Colombia...also a member of the Colombia U-15 Team in 2009, U-17 Team in 2011 and U-18 Team in 2012. Personal: Born September 15, 1994...son of Jose del Carmen Ocoro and

2.2 rebounds per game…garnered 25 steals and 41 assists…finished the season with a .409 (99-of-242) field-goal percentage and a .365 (62-of-170) in three-point percentage…earned GAC Player of Week honors for Nov. 18. American...attended McKinney High School...earned all-state, all-region and all-area second team honors as a senior. Personal: Born November 25, 1993...son of Tony and Rhonda Moutry…

majoring in business administration.

Cielo Esperanza Rodriguez…majoring in business administration.

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Aly HUDGINS

Guard/Forward 6-6 220 So. Oppegard, Norway/ Texas Pan American

2013-14: Saw action in all 27 games, starting in two…tallied 16 steals, 14

blocks and 15 assists…finished the season with a .708 (46-of-65) free-throw and .473 (43-of-91) in three-point percentage…averaged 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Before ECU: Spent his first collegiate season as a redshirt on the Texas-

Braxton REEVES

Forward 6-4 195 RSo. Fort Worth, Texas/ North Crowley 2013-14: Redshirted.

2012-13: Saw action in 25 games and started in two...averaged 4.5 points

and 1.3 rebounds per game...shot .369 (31-of-84) from beyond the arc and .392 (40-of-102) from the field.

Pan American men’s basketball team...after finishing his high school career in Norway, Hudgins attended James S. Rickards Prep School in Florida for a year...helped the team earn a state championship and was the leading rebounder.

Before ECU: A standout at North Crowley High School…averaged 12 points

Personal: Born December 2, 1993...son of Al and Unni Hudgins…majoring

majoring in business administration.

in kinesiology.

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and five rebounds per game…earned District 4-5A MVP and all-region team honors…named to the McDonald’s Invitational All-Tournament Team. Personal: Born January 6, 1994…son of Carlanda and Walter Reeves…

23 Reed JOHNSON

Guard 6-3 200 RJr. Ada, Okla./ Seminole State

Donovan HALSEL

Guard 6-1 165 RSo. Bowling Green, Ky./ Western Kentucky

2013-14: Redshirted.

Before ECU: Spent two years at Seminole State College...averaged six

Before ECU: Spent the 2012-13 season at Western Kentucky University

points per game as a sophomore...earned his associate’s degree in general studies and academic honors...attended Latta High School...averaged 21.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a senior...named to the OBCA All-Star, OBCA All-State, Ada All-Area and all-region first teams.

Personal: Born July 7, 1992...son of Cliff and Lisa Johnson…majoring in

physical education.

on the track & field team...earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors and second place in the Sun Belt Championship High Jump (6’10”)...attended Warren Central High School as a prep...helped the team to 4th Region and 14th District championships as a junior...team also finished second in the 14th district his sophomore and senior seasons...was named to the 14th District and 4th Region first teams as a senior. Personal: Born July 15, 1994….son of Santiago and Susan Halsel…

majoring in athletic training.

Darryn YORK

Guard 6-0 175 RFr. Wills Point, Texas/ Wills Point 2013-14: Redshirted.

Before ECU: Spent four seasons with Wills Point High School...averaged

21 points, five assists and five rebounds per game as a senior...earned district MVP, Texas Basketball Magazine All-State, all-region and All-East Texas honors. Personal: Born May 12, 1995…son of Darryn York and Latrice Lyons…

majoring in business administration.

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Stirling THOMAS

Guard 6-0 175 Jr. Elgin, Okla./ Western Oklahoma State

Before ECU: Transferred from Western Oklahoma State…helped the

Pioneers to a 40-20 record over the past two seasons…named to the All-Region 2 First Team as a sophomore and second team as a freshman… averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game and shot 48.3 percent from the field… attended Elgin High School…helped the Owls to a Comanche County Championship in 2011-12…averaged 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals per game…named to the OBCA 4A All-Star, all-district, all-conference and all-region teams. Personal: Born August 10, 1993…son of Sterling and Trinica Thomas…

majoring in athletic training.

Guard 6-3 180 Jr. Duncan, Okla./ Redlands CC

Before ECU: Transferred to ECU from Redlands Community College…

helped the Cougars to second place in the 2014 conference tournament… earned all-tournament and all-conference selection in 2014…averaged 18 points per game…attended Duncan High School… helped the team to the Oklahoma State Tournament as a junior…averaged over 20 points per game for three seasons…an all-state selection in football and the Oklahoma State champion in the 5A long jump. Personal: Born October 23, 1993…son of Jimmy and Carla Griffin…majoring

in history, teacher’s certificate.

Deron HILL

Guard 6-4 200 Jr. Kansas City, Mo./ State Fair CC

Before ECU: Spent his first two collegiate seasons at State Fair Community

College in Missouri…helped the Roadrunners to a Region 16 Championship and a NJCAA National Tournament appearance in 2013-14…averaged 8.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game…a four-year starter on the varsity team at Ruskin High School…claimed all-state, all-district and allconference first team honors as a senior…averaged 18.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

Jared GRIFFIN

Jeremy ATKINS

Guard 6-1 175 So. Dallas, Texas/ Duncanville Before ECU: Played at Duncanville High School as a prep…averaged 18

points and four assists per game…earned all-region and district offensive player of the year honors.

Personal: Born June 10, 1996…son of Sylvia and Miguel Atkins…majoring

in kinesiology.

Personal: Born October 9, 1993…son of Darryl and Michele Hill…majoring

in business administration.

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Robert JOHNSON

Forward 6-5 195 Fr. Richardson, Texas/ Berkner

Before ECU: Spent two seasons on the varsity squad at Richardson Berkner

High School…helped the Rams to two regional and district titles…team finished in the semifinals of the state tournament as a junior and the sweet 16 as a senior…earned All-District First Team honors as a senior… averaged nine points, 11 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game…tallied 13 double-doubles during his final prep campaign…earned a spot on the honor roll for four years… also a member of the Key Club and National Honor Society. Personal: Born May 21, 1996…son of Robert and Bridget Johnson…majoring

in business administration.

Jacob ESSMAN

Forward 6-7 200 Fr. Edmond, Okla./ Memorial

Before ECU: Spent three seasons on the varsity team at Memorial High

School in Edmond, Okla….helped the team to a tradition of postseason success…the Bulldogs claimed MidState Conference and regional titles three seasons…finished as the 6A Oklahoma State runners-up in 2012 and 6A State Champions in 2013…averaged 7.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, while shooting 49 percent from the floor as a senior….earned AllMidState Conference honorable mention honors as a senior…earned a spot on the honor roll all four years in high school. Personal: Born August 19, 1995…son of David and Janet Essman…majoring

in physics.

David FORBES Forward 6-7 190 Fr. Ada, Okla./ Ada

Before ECU: Played for the Ada Cougars for four years…averaged nine

points and eight rebounds per game as a senior…made the Ada Evening News All-Star team. Personal: Born August 22, 1995…son of Jerry and Nancy Forbes…majoring

in math, teacher’s certificate.

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # NAME............................................ POS. 24 Nick Anderson.....................................G 10 Jeremy Atkins......................................G 44 Jacob Essman......................................F 52 David Forbes........................................F 14 Jared Griffin.........................................G 11 Donovan Halsel...................................G 25 Deron Hill.............................................G 22 Aly Hudgins......................................G/F 23 Reed Johnson.....................................G 34 Robert Johnson....................................F 32 Brandon Lucas.................................G/F 3 A.J. Moutry..........................................G 33 Jefferson Ocoro....................................F 5 Henry Pwono........................................F 4 Braxton Reeves....................................F 12 Stirling Thomas...................................G 0 Marquis Walters..................................G 1 Darryn York..........................................G

NUMERICAL ROSTER NO.

NAME

0 Marquis Walters 1 Darryn York 3 A.J. Moutry 4 Braxton Reeves 5 Henry Pwono 10 Jeremy Atkins 11 Donovan Halsel 12 Stirling Thomas 14 Jared Griffin 22 Aly Hudgins 23 Reed Johnson 24 Nick Anderson 25 Deron Hill 32 Brandon Lucas 33 Jefferson Ocoro 34 Robert Johnson 44 Jacob Essman 52 David Forbes

POS.

HGT.

WGT.

CL.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

G G G F F G G G G G/F G G G G/F F F F F

6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-7

175 175 180 195 230 175 165 175 180 220 200 210 200 205 215 195 200 190

Jr. RFr. So. RSo. Sr. So. RSo. Jr. Jr. So. RJr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Ardmore, Okla./Ardmore Wills Point, Texas/Wills Point McKinney, Texas/Texas Pan American Ft. Worth, Texas/North Crowley Pittsburgh, Pa./Southwest Christian Dallas, Texas/Duncanville Bowling Green, Ky./Western Kentucky Elgin, Okla./Western Oklahoma State Duncan, Okla./Redland CC Oppegard, Norway/Texas Pan American Ada, Okla./Seminole State Ada, Okla./Ada Kansas City, Mo./State Fair CC Moore, Okla./Midland JC Tulua, Colombia, Blinn JC Richardson, Texas/Berkner Edmond, Okla./Memorial Ada, Okla./Ada

ead Coach: Ja Havens (2nd Season) H Assistant Coach: Aaron Hill Graduate Assistant Coach: Joel Lincoln Student Assistant Coach: Chris Fisher

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2013-14 TEAM STATISTICS East Central University Basketball East Central Combined Team Statistics (March 10, 2014) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 15-12 12-8 3-4 Total

Player

gp-gs

10 CARR, Colby

05 PWONO, Henry

32 LUCAS, Brandon 03 MOUTRY, A.J. 11 FISHER, Chris 01 LEE, Chris

22 HUDGINS, Aly

30 MITCHELL, Miles 12 BURRELL, Shaq

33 OCORO, Jefferson

00 WALTERS, Marquis 24 ANDERSON, Nick

Team Total.......... Opponents......

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods East Central Opponents

min avg fg-fga

27-25 27-27 26-25 27-27 24-24 13-0 27-2 25-2 26-3 24-0 23-0 10-0

703 581 719 787 738 132 426 305 455 218 311 49

27 27

5424

26.0 21.5 27.7 29.1 30.8 10.2 15.8 12.2 17.5 9.1 13.5 4.9

5426

ECU 1961 72.6 +3.0 648-1462 .443 179-535 .335 6.6 486-682 .713 18.0 970 35.9 +1.6 369 13.7 380 14.1 -0.4 1.0 184 6.8 69 2.6 5840 12-487 -

1st 2nd 968 985 926 947

OT 8 7

128-293 106-179 99-240 99-242 48-127 28-48 43-91 26-78 33-60 27-56 8-40 3-8

HOME 9-3 7-3 2-0 3-Point

fg% 3fg-fga

.437 .592 .413 .409 .378 .583 .473 .333 .550 .482 .200 .375

F-Throw

3fg%

Totals 1961 1880

.245 .000 .336 .365 .400 .000 .000 .324 .345 .000 .120 .400

ft-fta

* * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

98-145 109-140 64-82 30-43 39-55 22-31 46-65 21-28 18-30 21-31 15-27 3-5

NEUTRAL 0-3 0-0 0-3

Rebounds ft%

Date 11/08/13 11/09/13 11/16/13 11/21/13 11/23/13 11/30/13 12/5/13 12/7/13 12/14/13 12/20/13 01/02/14 01/04/14 01/09/14 01/11/14 01/16/14 01/22/14 01/25/14 01/30/14 02/01/14 02/06/14 02/08/14 02/13/14 02/15/14 02/20/14 02/27/24 03/01/14 03/06/14

.676 .779 .780 .698 .709 .710 .708 .750 .600 .677 .556 .600

off

def

tot avg

pf dq

to blk stl

29 89 118 4.4 75 2 72 73 6 59 118 177 6.6 82 2 13 56 17 32 86 118 4.5 78 3 23 40 10 9 51 60 2.2 32 0 41 34 2 9 60 69 2.9 57 2 75 45 5 15 34 49 3.8 23 1 4 12 7 41 66 107 4.0 98 7 15 37 14 6 18 24 1.0 23 0 9 11 3 4 58 62 2.4 34 1 63 36 1 15 40 55 2.3 35 0 6 11 4 4 34 38 1.7 20 0 48 17 0 5 0 5 0.5 7 0 0 2 0 50 38 88 6 648-1462 .443 179-535 .335 486-682 .713 278 692 970 35.9 564 18 369 380 69 607-1447 .419 209-557 .375 457-692 .660 275 652 927 34.3 536 - 315 369 74 OPP 1880 69.6 607-1447 .419 209-557 .375 7.7 457-692 .660 16.9 927 34.3 315 11.7 369 13.7 0.9 193 7.1 74 2.7 9623 12-722 3-321

12-49 0-0 36-107 62-170 32-80 0-0 0-1 22-68 10-29 0-1 3-25 2-5

AWAY 6-6 5-5 1-1

Opponent vs Angelo State vs Midwestern State DALLAS BAPTIST OUACHITA BAPTIST HENDERSON STATE at Tarleton State at Harding at Arkansas Tech at Rogers State SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTI at Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Arkansas NORTHWESTERN OKLA ST SOUTHWESTERN OKLA ST SOUTHERN NAZARENE at Southeastern Okla. HARDING at Henderson State at Ouachita Baptist SOUTHERN ARKANSAS ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO at Southwestern Oklahoma State at Northwestern Okla. at Southern Nazarene SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. ARKANSAS TECH vs Harding

L L W W L L W W W W L W W L Wot W W L W W W L L L W L L

29 19 16 25 22 1 16 6 23 2 23 2

pts

avg

366 321 298 290 167 78 132 95 94 75 34 11

13.6 11.9 11.5 10.7 7.0 6.0 4.9 3.8 3.6 3.1 1.5 1.1

184 1961

72.6 69.6

193 1880

Score 62-72 67-81 76-67 81-54 67-75 54-75 93-83 94-78 82-79 122-62 71-76 67-56 76-59 43-55 62-61 64-59 74-69 56-75 73-62 82-74 78-60 65-80 70-73 69-83 76-60 72-75 65-77

Att. 103 144 262 534 376 758 1860 479 0 401 378 196 421 456 610 1500 524 569 437 433 510 539 900 1045 824 489 715

* - Conference game

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Tiger record book INDIVIDUAL RECORDS MOST POINTS Game: 44, Roland Miller

vs. Northeastern, 1998 Season: 849, Roland Miller, 1997-98 Career: 2,491, Roland Miller, 1995-99 MOST REBOUNDS Game: 23, Gerald Long, 1984 Season: 294, Winfred Newsome, 1974-75 Career: 837, Bobby Shelton, 1985-89 MOST FIELD GOALS Game: 19, Roland Miller

vs. Northeastern, 1998 Season: 328, Roland Miller, 1997-98 Career: 931, Roland Miller, 1995-99 MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Game: 33, Roland Miller

vs. Northeastern, 1998 Season: 677, Roland Miller, 1997-98 Career: 1,967, Roland Miller, 1995-99 HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Game: 100.0 (11-11), Troy Hamilton

vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1998 Season: 59.5 (231-388), Vernell Kemp, 1988-89 Career: 56.1 (388-602), Vernell Kemp, 1987-89 MOST FREE THROWS Game: 17, Roland Miller

vs. USAO, 1997

Season: 148, John Rushing, 1971 Career: 325, Marvin Gaines, 1979-83 MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTS Game: 21, John Rushing vs. Langston, 1972 Season: 225, Vernell Kemp, 1988-89 Career: 433, Marvin Gaines, 1979-83 HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Game: 100.0 (10-10), John Rushing

vs. Panhandle State, 1970; Henry Humbles vs. Panhandle State, 1972; and Roland Miller vs. Southern Arkansas, 1997 Season: 85.8, Kent Franz (97-113), 1983-84, Roland Miller (103-120), 1996-97 Career: 84.7 (160-189), Kent Franz, 1983-84

MOST 3-POINT ATTEMPTS Game: 15, Billy Johnson

vs. Southeastern, 1987

Season: 213, Denton Everett, 1997-98 Career: 649, Roland Miller, 1995-98 HIGHEST 3-POINT PERCENTAGE Game: 87.5 (7-8), James Nave

vs. Southwestern Christian, 2007 Season: 54.3 (38-70), Terry Winston, 1987-88 Career: 42.2 (187-443), Tommy Eaton, 1990-93 MOST ASSISTS Game: 16, Len Cooper

vs. Ambassador, 1994 Season: 156, Craig Kurtz, 1984-85 Career: 460, Terrell Carpenter, 2004-08 MOST STEALS Game: 8, Terry Winston

vs. Oklahoma Baptist, 1988 Season: 66, James Stern, 1985-86 Career: 198, Kenyea Beach, 1996-99 MOST BLOCKS Game: 10, Ian Adams

vs. Texas A&M-International, 2005 Season: 53, Troy Hamilton, 1997-98 Career: 170, DeMarcus Bolton, 1997-2002 1,000 POINT CLUB

2,491: Roland Miller, 1995-98 1,742: Kenyea Beach, 1996-99 1,678: DeMarcus Bolton, 1997-2002 1,641: Jason Wilkerson, 1999-2004 1,608: Len Cooper, 1993-96 1,588: Marvin Gaines, 1979-83 1,581: Larry Hardeman, 1969-72 1,317: Jay McAdams, 1989-93 1,317: Terrell Carpenter, 2004-08 1,268: Darnell Laster, 1976-80 1,141: Chuck Liston, 1993-97 1,120: Duane Godwin, 1985-89 1,109: Bobby Shelton, 1985-89 1,095: Winfred Newsome, 1973-75 1,091: John Rushing, 1969-72 1,008: Jason Thomas, 2005-2007

TEAM RECORDS POINTS Season: 2,497 - 1997-98 POINTS PER GAME Season: 86.1 - 1997-98 FIELD GOALS Season: 929 - 1997-98 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season: 1,987 - 1997-98 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Season: .501 - 1981-82 3-PT FIELD GOALS Season: 232 - 1996-97 3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season: 659 - 2009-10 3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Season: .429 - 1990-91 FREE THROWS Season: 525 - 1970-71 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season: 762 - 1970-71 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Season: .749 - 1983-84 BLOCKS Season: 116 - 2008-09 STEALS Season: 246 - 2009-10 ASSISTS Season: 434 - 1978-79 REBOUNDS Season: 1,355 - 1988-89 REBOUNDS PER GAME Season: 47.1 - 1986-87

MOST 3-POINTERS Game: 9, Jason Wilkerson

vs. Central Oklahoma, 2003

Season: 82, Denton Everett, 1997-98 Career: 236, Roland Miller, 1995-98

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Tiger all-americans

WALLACE PHILLIPS 1930

BART CARLTON 1932

CLAUDELL OVERTON 1950

STACEY HOWELL 1950

DAVID BASS 1962

JOHN RUSHING 1970

MARVIN GAINES 1983

VERNELL KEMP 1989

JAY McADAMS 1993

LEN COOPER 1996

CHUCK LISTON 1997

ROLAND MILLER 1998-99

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MAC McCONNELL

Tiger coaches

2011-13

Mac McConnell guided the Tigers for two seasons from 2011-13. He finished his time with a record of 13-39 and recruited Colby Carr, a 2012-13 All-GAC Honorable Mention selection and a 2013-14 All-GAC Second Team pick.

JOE REDMOND 2010-11

Joe Redmond guided the Tigers for the 2010-11 season. He finished the season with a 10-17 record during the last season that ECU was a member of the Lone Star Conference.

TERRY SHANNON

JERRY ANDERSON

Terry Shannon, a nine-year assistant under Wayne Cobb, took over the Tiger head coaching duties midway through the 2002-03 season through the 2009-10 campaign.

A 1951 graduate of ECU, Anderson returned to his alma mater in 1967 after the retirement of coach Mickey McBride.

2003-2010

Shannon guided ECU to one conference postseason tournament appearance. During his assistant and head coaching stints, Shannon helped develop five AllAmericans, 36 all-conference selections, nine academic all-conference honorees and seven conference freshmen of the year.

1967-77

At ECU, he won three District 9 titles and appeared in the NAIA tournament in 1970, 1971 and 1975. He compiled a record of 134-138 with the Tigers in a 10-year span. Overall, he compiled a mark of 344-323 in his 23 years as coach, counting his days at Panhandle State and Blackwell. He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984.

WAYNE COBB

MICKEY MCBRIDE

Wayne Cobb, the winningest coach in ECU basketball history and an NAIA Hall of Famer, posted a 417-251 record in 24-plus seasons for the Tigers.

McBride took the basketball coaching job at ECU in 1927 after a stellar career at the University of Oklahoma.

1978-2003

His accomplishments include eight regular season conference titles, six 20-win seasons, four NAIA National Tournament appearances and two postseason conference tournament championships. He took the Tigers to the NAIA finals in 1989 and ECU advanced to the NAIA’s Elite Eight twice, in 1996 and 1998, under his direction.

1927-42, 1946-67

In the years that followed, McBride sandwiched 39 years at ECU around a four-year service stint during World War II. He retired in 1967 after posting a 412-253 record at ECU. Overall, McBride won more than 600 games, including his days as a high school coach. He lead the Tigers to nine OCC titles and six trips to the NAIA Tournament.

Cobb’s career coaching record is 638-345, which included coaching stints at Chattanooga High School (two years), Sulphur High School (one year) and Murray State College (nine seasons). He had only three losing seasons at ECU and a total of five during his entire 35-year career.

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men’s national tournament history The East Central University men’s basketball program has made 16 appearances in national tournament competition, the latter 13 at the NAIA level. The latter four of those national tourney appearances came under the direction of legendary head coach and NAIA Hall of Famer Wayne Cobb, including a runner-up finish in 1989 and berths in the Elite Eight in 1996 and 1998. The tournaments and the results of each game are: 1927, 1930, 1931: played at AAU nationals 1940: lost to San Diego State (Calif.), 36-35 1942: defeated Murray State (Ky.), 46-45 in OT; defeated Evansville (Ind.) 42-30; lost to Southeastern Okla., 56-41 in OT 1943: defeated South Dakota State, 53-47; lost to Hamline (Minn.), 41-39 1948: lost to Beloit (Wis.), 84-60 1950: defeated Kansas Wesleyan, 70-68; defeated Wisconsin-River Falls, 75-64; defeated Brooklyn (N.Y.), 84-52; defeated Central Methodist (Mo.), 57-54; lost to Indiana State, 61-57 1951: lost to Regis (Colo.), 72-66 1970: lost to Eastern Michigan, 105-85 1971: lost to Glassboro State (N.J.), 71-60 1975: lost to Central Washington, 76-65 1989: defeated Brigham Young-Hawaii, 66-55; defeated Wayland Baptist (Texas), 83-68; defeated Wisconsin-Eau Clair, 58-56; lost to St. Mary’s (Texas), 61-58 1996: defeated Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 62-60; defeated Brigham Young-Hawaii, 66-60; lost to Lipscomb (Tenn.), 93-75 1997: lost to Claflin (S.C.), 57-50 1998: defeated Hawaii Pacific, 86-85; defeated Biola (Calif.), 90-84; lost to Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 88-86

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