OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone - (615) 371-1698 FAX - (615) 891-1682 www.OVCSports.com www.OVCDigitalNetwork.com
STAFF Beth DeBauche, Commissioner E-mail: bdebauche@ovc.org Brad Walker, Associate Commissioner for Operations/COO E-mail: bwalker@ovc.org Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations E-mail: kschwartz@ovc.org Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs E-mail: bpulley@ovc.org Stephanie Castera Asst. Commissioner for Institutional Services/SWA E-mail: scastera@ovc.org Scott Krapf, Assistant Commissioner for Championships E-mail: skrapf@ovc.org Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations E-mail: hbrown@ovc.org Bryce Robinson, Director of Compliance and Digital Media E-mail: brobinson@ovc.org Jon Kuka, General Manager - OVC IMG Sports Marketing E-mail: jkuka@ovc.org Lauren Berst, Director of Administration Email: lberst@ovc.org Curtis Shaw, Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials E-mail: user211715@aol.com Sally Bell, Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials E-mail: sb23bball@aol.com
MEMBERSHIP Austin Peay State University - Clarksville, Tenn. Member since 1962 Belmont University - Nashville, Tenn. Member since 2012 Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, Ill. Member since 1996 Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, Ky. Member since 1948 Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, Ala. Member since 2003 Morehead State University - Morehead, Ky. Member since 1948 Murray State University - Murray, Ky. Member since 1948 Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau, Mo. Member since 1991 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Edwardsville, Ill. Member since 2008 Tennessee State University - Nashville, Tenn. Member since 1986 Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Tenn. Member since 1949 University of Tennessee at Martin - Martin, Tenn. Member since 1992
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Men’s Basketball Contacts .......................................................................................IFC Table of Contents......................................................................................................... 1 Media Information ........................................................................................................ 2 OVC Style Guide ......................................................................................................... 3 Ohio Valley Conference ............................................................................................ 4-5 OVC Honors and Awards ............................................................................................ 6 Ohio Valley Conference Staff.................................................................................. 7-10 Conference Alignments ..............................................................................................11 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four .......................................................................... 12-13 OVC Basketball Venues ....................................................................................... 14-15 OVC Digital Network.................................................................................................. 16 Men’s Basketball Information Introduction Page ...................................................................................................... 17 Men’s Basketball Notes ........................................................................................ 18-19 Composite Schedule ............................................................................................ 20-21 Austin Peay .......................................................................................................... 22-23 Belmont ................................................................................................................ 24-25 Eastern Illinois ...................................................................................................... 26-27 Eastern Kentucky ................................................................................................. 28-29 Jacksonville State ................................................................................................. 30-31 Morehead State .................................................................................................... 32-33 Murray State ......................................................................................................... 34-35 Southeast Missouri ............................................................................................... 36-37 SIUE ..................................................................................................................... 38-39 Tennessee State ................................................................................................... 40-41 Tennessee Tech.................................................................................................... 42-43 UT Martin .............................................................................................................. 44-45 2014-15 All-OVC Teams ............................................................................................ 46 Superlatives, Players of the Week, NCAA Stats........................................................ 47 Overall Team Statistics ......................................................................................... 48-49 Conference-Only Team Statistics ......................................................................... 50-51 Overall Individual Statistics................................................................................... 52-53 Year-by-Year Final Standings ............................................................................... 54-55 Team Champions/Individuals Honors ................................................................... 56-57 OVC Coaches of the Year ......................................................................................... 58 All-Conference Teams .......................................................................................... 59-61 Record Book ......................................................................................................... 62-63 Career and Season Top 10’s ................................................................................ 64-65 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders .......................................................................... 66-67 All-Time Players of the Week ............................................................................... 68-71 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls ............................................................................. 72-73 OVC Tournament .................................................................................................. 74-75 All-Time Tournament Results................................................................................ 76-77 All-Time All-Tournament Teams ................................................................................. 78 Tournament Records ................................................................................................. 79 Postseason History............................................................................................... 80-82 NCAA Bracket............................................................................................................ 83 OVC Players in the NBA Draft ................................................................................... 84 OVC Teams All-Time in the AP Top 25 ...................................................................... 85 Wilson ........................................................................................................................ 86 Women’s Basketball Information Introduction Page ...................................................................................................... 87 Women’s Basketball Notes ................................................................................... 88-89 Composite Schedule ............................................................................................ 90-91 Austin Peay .......................................................................................................... 92-93 Belmont ................................................................................................................ 94-95 Eastern Illinois ...................................................................................................... 96-97 Eastern Kentucky ................................................................................................. 98-99 Jacksonville State ............................................................................................. 100-101 Morehead State ................................................................................................ 102-103 Murray State ..................................................................................................... 104-105 Southeast Missouri ........................................................................................... 106-107 SIUE ................................................................................................................. 108-109 Tennessee State ................................................................................................ 110-111 Tennessee Tech.................................................................................................112-113 UT Martin ...........................................................................................................114-115 2014-15 All-OVC Teams ...........................................................................................116 Superlatives, Players of the Week, NCAA Stats.......................................................117 Overall Team Statistics ......................................................................................118-119 Conference-Only Team Statistics ..................................................................... 120-121 Overall Individual Statistics............................................................................... 122-123 Year-by-Year Final Standings ........................................................................... 124-125 Team Champions/Individual Honors ........................................................................ 126 All-Conference Teams ...................................................................................... 127-129 Record Book ..................................................................................................... 130-131 Career and Season Top 10’s ............................................................................ 132-133 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders ...................................................................... 134-135 All-Time Players of the Week ........................................................................... 136-140 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls ......................................................................... 141-142 OVC Tournament .............................................................................................. 143-144 All-Time Tournament Results............................................................................ 145-146 All-Time All-Tournament Teams ............................................................................... 147 Tournament Records ............................................................................................... 148 Postseason History........................................................................................... 149-150 NCAA Bracket.......................................................................................................... 151
CREDITS This 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, and Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations. Assistance provided by and a special thanks to the sports information directors at the 12 OVC member institutions for providing content and assistance. The guide is available at OVCSports.com as a PDF download. Upon request it is also available on CD. The CD also contains the PDF media guides of all 12 OVC schools as well as a Logo/Headshot Library of the Conference office and member institutions. To request a copy, contact Kyle Schwartz or Heather Brown in the OVC office. 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 1
SCHOOL WEBSITES Ohio Valley Conference ............. www.OVCSports.com Austin Peay ..............................www.LetsGoPeay.com Belmont ................................ www.BelmontBruins.com Eastern Illinois ......................... www.EIUpanthers.com Eastern Kentucky .......................www.EKUSports.com Jacksonville State ...... www.JSUGamecockSports.com Murray State ................................ www.GoRacers.com Southeast Missouri ................. www.GoSoutheast.com SIUE ......................................... www.siuecougars.com Tennessee State ......................... www.TSUTigers.com Tennessee Tech.......................... www.TTUSports.com UT Martin ................................... www.UTMSports.com OVC GAMES ON THE RADIO/INTERNET Austin Peay On the Radio ..WVRY105.1, WKFN (540AM), 100.7 FM On the Internet.......................www.LetsGoPeay.com Talent ................. Scott Chase (m), David Loos (m/w), Van Stokes (w) Belmont On the Radio ............................. 104.5 The Zone (m) On the Internet................... www.BelmontBruins.com Talent ..................... Kevin Ingram (m), Rich Tiner (w) Eastern Illinois On the Radio ............................. Hit Mix 88.9 (WEIU) On the Internet........................... www.weiuhitmix.net Talent ............................. Mike Bradd, Jack Ashmore (m), Rich Moser, Rob Calhoun (w) Eastern Kentucky On the Radio ...........................WCYO-FM 100.7 (m) WEKY-AM 1340 (w) On the Internet........................www.wcyofm.com (m) www.wekyam.com (w) Talent ......... Greg Stotelmyer (m), Sean Hamilton (w) Jacksonville State On the Radio .....................................WLJS-FM 91.9 On the Internet.................................www.jsu.edu/92j Talent ......................................................Mike Parris Morehead State On the Radio ................................... WIVY-FM (96.3) On the Internet....................... www.MSUEagles.com Talent ................ Chuck Mraz (m), Jason Blanton (w) Murray State On the Radio ........................... WFGE-FM 103.7 (m) WNBS 1340 (w) On the Internet.......................... www.GoRacers.com Talent ..............Neal Bradley (m), Quennon Taylor (w) Southeast Missouri On the Radio .... ESPN 92.9 FM, Real Rock 99.3 FM On the Internet.............................www.espn929.com Talent ......................................Erik Sean, Jess Bolen SIUE On the Radio ..................................... WSIE FM 88.7 On the Internet......... www.SIUECougarNetwork.com Talent ............................................................Joe Pott Tennessee State On the Radio ........................... 102.1 FM “The Light” On the Internet................ http://thelightnashville.com Talent .......................... Albert Dawson, Mark Pittman Tennessee Tech On the Radio ...................................WHUB AM 1400 On the Internet......................... www.TTUSports.com Talent ..................................................... Roger Ealey UT Martin On the Radio ................................. WCMT-FM 101.3 On the Internet........................ www.UTMSports.com Talent .................................. Tom Britt, Chris Brinkley Note: All above radio listings are Flagship stations only and does not include radio network affiliates. OVC PRESS BOX PHONE NUMBERS Austin Peay ................................ (931) 221-7155/7156 Belmont ............................................... (615) 460-8554 Eastern Illinois ..................................... (217) 581-5135 Eastern Kentucky ................................ (859) 622-5908 Jacksonville State ................................ (256) 782-5583 Morehead State ................................... (606) 783-2500 Murray State ........................................ (270) 809-5551 Southeast Missouri .............................. (573) 651-5014 SIUE .................................................... (618) 650-2188 Tennessee State .................................. (615) 963-7616 Tennessee Tech.......................... (931) 372-6077/6078 UT Martin ............................................. (731) 881-7694
MEDIA INFORMATION OVC MEDIA RELATIONS For more information on the OVC during the year, please contact the OVC Media Relations Department. Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, serves as the men’s basketball contact and can be reached at (615) 690-6685 or kschwartz@ovc.org. Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations, serves as the women’s basketball contact and can be reached at (615) 690-6687 or hbrown@ovc.org. OVCSPORTS.COM The official Website of the Ohio Valley Conference is OVCSports.com. The website is a direct partnership with SIDEARM Sports. The Website contains all the latest news on the conference including releases, statistics and standings. OVC COACHES TELECONFERENCES During the regular season a mid-season teleconference featuring the league’s basketball coaches will be held on Tuesday, January 19 for the women and Monday, January 25 for the men. All eight men’s and women’s coaches that make the OVC Tournament field will have a joint press conference on Monday, February 29 at 9 a.m. Central time; a schedule of the teleconference will be determined by seeding. A schedule of what times coaches will appear is below. Following each teleconference, the audio will be cut-up and posted online at OVCSports. com for free access. If media members would like .mp3 files of any of the coaches comments, please contact the OVC office. For information on how to access the call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Office. Men’s Coaches Schedule 9:55 - Call Opens/Announcements 10:00 - Dan McHale, Eastern Kentucky 10:05 - Sean Woods, Morehead State 10:10 - Matt McMahon, Murray State 10:15 - Heath Schroyer, UT Martin 10:20 - Dave Loos, Austin Peay 10:25 - Dana Ford, Tennessee State 10:30 - Rick Byrd, Belmont 10:35 - Steve Payne, Tennessee Tech 10:40 - Rick Ray, Southeast Missouri 10:45 - Jon Harris, SIUE 10:50 - Jay Spoonhour, Eastern Illinois 10:55 - James Green, Jacksonville State Women’s Coaches Schedule 9:55 - Call Opens/Announcements 10:00 - Greg Todd, Morehead State 10:05 - Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky 10:10 - Paula Buscher, SIUE 10:15 - Debbie Black, Eastern Illinois 10:20 - Rekha Patterson, Southeast Missouri 10:25 - Larry Joe Inman, Tennessee State 10:30 - Cameron Newbauer, Belmont 10:35 - David Midlick, Austin Peay 10:40 - Jim Davis, Tennessee Tech 10:45 - Kevin McMillan, UT Martin 10:50 - Rob Cross, Murray State 10:55 - Rick Pietri, Jacksonville State
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ONLINE PRESS BOX The OVC Basketball Online Press Box is a onestop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its member schools. Media can access it at www.OVCSports.com/basketballpressbox or via links on the Men’s or Women’s Basketball pages at OVCSports.com. There you will find important related files and links for every OVC school in one place. OVC DIGITAL NETWORK In August 2012 the OVC rebranded its webstreaming platform as the OVC Digital Network (www.OVCDigitalNetwork.com). The OVCDN is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. Overall this marks the ninth year the OVC has streamed live events, and the third the events have been offered free of charge and in an HD format. Users will also find it easier to log onto the site and access the streams, as they can do so with no registration and can access the events from any computer, tablet or smartphone without any special downloads or apps. OVC AND SOCIAL MEDIA Media and fans can get the latest updates on Ohio Valley Conference happenings by using the social media outlets including Twitter and Facebook. Followers and fans of the OVC on each application will get breaking news first and have the chance to access special content and receive special deals. The OVC can be found on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ovcsports and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ ovcsports. The OVC also has a YouTube channel (http://www.YouTube.com/ohiovalleyconference) for the latest videos and a blog located at http://www.OVCExtra.com. OVC TOURNAMENT CREDENTIALS The 2016 OVC Tournament will be held March 2-5 at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. The deadline to request credentials for the event is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 AT 3 P.M. CT. Once again ALL credentialling will be conducted online through Sport Systems. Complete information on the process will be available in January at OVCSports.com. NO credentials will be mailed; instead they can be picked up in-person at the Municipal Auditorium Media Entrance, located at the back entrance of the arena, off of 5th Avenue (near Gay Street). OVC TOURNAMENT/PARKING INFO Parking in downtown Nashville and at Municipal Auditorium is at a premium. There is very little on-site parking for the OVC Tournament. Please visit the following Web site (http://www.parkitdowntown.com) to located parking garages and surface lots in downtown Nashville. Municipal Auditorium is located at 417 4th Avenue North, with side streets being Gay (North), Charlotte (South), 5th (West) and James Robertson/4th Avenue (East). Members of the media are encouraged to make their own hotel accommodations; there is no official media hotel for the OVC Tournament.
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STYLE GUIDE Official Institution Name “Nickname”
Preferred Athletics Reference
Unacceptable Usages
PMS Colors
Austin Peay State University “Governors” or “Govs” (men’s teams) “Lady Govs” (women’s teams)
Austin Peay, APSU
Austin Peay State, AP Lady Governors
200 Red
Belmont University “Bruins”
Belmont
Lady Bruins
Red 186, Blue 281
Eastern Illinois University “Panthers”
Eastern Illinois, EIU
Lady Panthers
Blue 661C, Cool Gray 4C
Eastern Kentucky University “Colonels”
Eastern Kentucky, EKU
Lady Colonels
209 Maroon, 429 Gray White
Jacksonville State University “Gamecocks”
Jacksonville State, JSU Jax State
Jacksonville, Jack State Lady Gamecocks
186 Red, 122 Gold
Morehead State University “Eagles”
Morehead State, MSU
Morehead
286 Blue, 116 Yellow
Murray State University “Racers”
Murray State, MSU
Murray, Lady Racers
123 Gold, 289 Blue
Southeast Missouri State University “Redhawks”
Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri, Southeast
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186 Red, 05 Cool Grey Black
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville “Cougars”
SIUE (preferred) SIU Edwardsville
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville SIU-E
485 Red, 462 Dark Brown 7505 Brown, 465 Gold 7504 Light Brown
Tennessee State University Tennessee State, TSU “Tigers”, “Lady Tigers” (WBB only), “Tigerbelles” (W-Track only)
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Reflex Blue
Tennessee Technological University “Golden Eagles”
Tennessee Tech, TTU, Tech
Tenn. Tech, TT
266 Purple, 109 Gold
The University of Tennessee at Martin “Skyhawks”
UT Martin, UTM
Tennessee-Martin UT-Martin, Martin
289 Blue, 151 Orange
Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley, OVC
Valley
194 Maroon, 874 Gold Black
Above are the primary logos for the Ohio Valley Conference member institutions. All logos are trademarks of their respective universities. This reference is intended only for media-related, non-commercial use. For more information or to request access to logos, contact Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, at the Ohio Valley Conference at (615) 690-6685 or kschwartz@ovc.org. 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 3
Now in its 68th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which began competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont gave the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. Subsequently, the league has shown its stability over the past decade, seeing only one member institution depart over the past 15 years. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28, 2009. The last three commissioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. The OVC’s proud history dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles “Turkey” Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged February 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first non-traditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958 Marshall Banks earned athleticallyrelated aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961 Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. After Title IX legislation passed in 1972, women’s athletics began a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC began formulating plans for women’s athletics in 1975 and established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The conference added women’s golf and softball in 1994 and women’s soccer in 1998. In 1955, the OVC became only the second six-member league nationally to earn an automatic bid to the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which, at that time, was limited to only 24 participants. The Conference quickly proved worthy of that bid, as Morehead State defeated Marshall (107-92) and Wayne State (95-84) in the 1956 tournament. Fifteen years later, former OVC member Western Kentucky became the first and only Conference team to reach the Final Four. The Hilltoppers defeated Jacksonville, Kentucky and Ohio State before losing to Villanova in double overtime in the national semifinals. WKU went on to finish in third place after beating Kansas 77-75 in the consolation game. Since that time, the OVC has recorded some of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps the most famous moment came in 1987, when Austin Peay came from fourth place in the regular season to win the OVC Tournament and earn the league’s automatic bid. The Governors drew powerful Illinois, and were such big underdogs, that ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale promised to stand on his head if APSU won the game. After a 68-67 victory over the Illini, and a narrow 90-87 overtime loss to eventual Final Four participant Providence in the second round, Vitale made good on his promise in a visit to Clarksville two months later. Murray State added to the OVC’s string of upsets in 1988 when it knocked off 14th-ranked North Carolina State, 78-75. The Racers’ M&M Boys - Jeff Martin and Don Mann - combined for 39 points in the win. MSU nearly went on to the Sweet 16 that year, losing to eventual national champion Kansas, 61-58. A bank shot by Mann that would’ve given the Racers a one-point lead rolled off the rim with three seconds left. In 1990 as a No. 16 seed, Murray State took No. 1 seed Michigan State into overtime before falling 75-71; that game still marks the closest a No. 16 seed has come to knocking off a No. 1 in men’s tournament action. More recently, Murray State has dominated the OVC Tournament, reaching the championship game every year in the 1990’s. The Racers’ 15 OVC Tournament Championships are the most among all OVC schools. After former member Middle Tennessee State won a first round game in 1989, the league had a drought as no other OVC team won a NCAA Tournament game for the next 19 years. But Morehead State, coming off a thrilling double overtime OVC Tournament victory over Austin Peay, topped Alabama State 58-43 in the Opening Round game at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The game was played in front of an Opening Round record crowd of 11,346 and included many MSU fans who made the three-hour drive from Morehead for the game. In 2009-10, Murray State made OVC history by winning a record 31 games (31-5) on its way to the league’s regular season and tournament championships. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 13 seed Racers topped Vanderbilt in thrilling fashion when senior Danero Thomas hit a jumper as time expired to lift MSU to a 66-65 victory. It marked the first OVC team to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament since 1989, and snapped a skid of 71-straight loses to Southeastern Conference foes (dating back to 2000-01). In the second round, the Racers pushed eventual national runner-up Butler to the brink before losing 54-52. In 2010-11 Morehead State would make it three NCAA Tournament wins in as many years for the league and got a bit of revenge for the 2009 tournament loss to Louisville in the process. After finishing second in the regular season and winning the OVC Tournament Championship, the No. 13 seeded Eagles were shipped to Denver to play the in-state foe Cardinals. MSU jumped out to a 15-2 advantage but were down four points (61-57) with just over a minute to play in regulation. After two free throws from two-time OVC Player of the Year Kenneth Faried, the Eagles held for one final shot attempt and senior Demonte Harper pulled up off a cross-over dribble to nail a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left that gave Morehead State a 62-61 lead. UofL had one last attempt but Faried blocked the Cardinals last shot, giving MSU the win, its first over Louisville since the 1956-57 season. In 2011-12 Murray State put together one of the greatest seasons in OVC history, beginning the year 23-0 (an all-time OVC best) and being ranked as high as No. 7 in the coaches poll on Feb. 6. The squad was the first OVC team to be nationally-ranked since Murray State was ranked in 1997-98; in addition the top 10 ranking was the first for an OVC team since the 1970-71 campaign (WKU). The Racers would top nationally-ranked Memphis and Saint Mary’s during the season and win the league’s regular season and tournament championships. MSU earned a No. 6 seed
in NCAA Tournament, the highest-ever seed for an OVC team since the NCAA began seeding the field in 1979. The Racers would top Colorado State 58-41 in the second round before falling to Marquette in the third round. Murray State would win 31 games overall, tying the OVC all-time record the Racers set in 2009-10. After the Murray State win in 2011-12, the league had won NCAA Tournament games in four-straight seasons, something that had never happened in league history (three-game winning streaks from 1960-62 and 1987-89 had been the previous best streaks). Over that time period (2009-12) the OVC was one of just nine conferences nationally to win a NCAA Tournament game in each season and one of only three non-BCS leagues (joining the Atlantic 10 and WCC) to do so. In 2013-14 Murray State won five games to claim the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and in the process became the first OVC men’s basketball team to ever play games in the month of April. The 2014-15 season saw five OVC men’s basketball teams earn postseason bids, the most in league history. Those teams combined to win eight total games, the most ever by the OVC in one postseason. Entering 2015-16 OVC men’s basketball teams have at least one national postseason tournament victory in seven-straight postseasons, an all-time league record. In 2007-08, UT Martin guard Lester Hudson became the first men’s Division I player to record a quadruple-double in a game, when he registered 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a victory over Central Baptist College. Hudson, who ranked fourth in scoring nationally as a junior, returned for his senior season in 2008-09 and was second nationally in scoring (behind Davidson’s Stephen Curry) at 27.5 points a contest. Hudson earned numerous honors (including OVC Player of the Year and OVC Male Athlete of the Year in each 2008 and 2009 and All-American status from several outlets) before being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the No. 58 pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. During the 2010-11 year Faried, the nation’s leading rebounder during the season, became the NCAA’s Modern Era (since 1973) career rebounding leader, totaling 1,673 rebounds which passed Tim Duncan for the record (he is 11th all-time in NCAA history). Faried also finished his career with 86 double-doubles, second all-time to only Duncan. He is one of only six players in NCAA history to finish with 2,000-plus career points (2,009) and 1,600-plus career rebounds. Faried was drafted 22nd overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2011 NBA Draft, becoming the first OVC player selected in the first round since Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers 1994. Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan, a first-team All-American in 2011-12, capped his illustrious career in 2012-13 by becoming just the 17th player in OVC history to score 2,000 or more career points. Canaan, who was a key part of Murray State NCAA Tournament victories in both 2010 and 2012, earned a pair of OVC Player of the Year honors (2012 and 2013) during his career as well as being named OVC Freshman of the Year (2010), OVC Tournament MVP (2010) and OVC Male Athlete of the Year (2012). He was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 34th overall pick (No. 2 pick of the second round) of the 2013 NBA Draft. In 2014-15 Murray State became just the fifth OVC men’s team to complete a perfect Conference season (16-0). The Racers were led by sophomore Cameron Payne who was named OVC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, OVC Male Athlete of the Year and earned third-team All-American honors from CBSSports.com. Following the season Payne declared for the NBA Draft, becoming the first sophomore in OVC history to do so and one of just four OVC players all-time to enter and stay in the draft with eligibility remaining. Payne was selected in the lottery by the Oklahoma City Thunder (pick No. 14 overall), making him just the ninth First Round NBA Draft pick in OVC history. Through its 67 years, 13 teams have won or shared the league’s regular season men’s basketball title. Murray State heads the list with a Conference-record 24 outright or shared basketball crowns. Other past champions include former member Western Kentucky (19), Morehead State (9), Austin Peay (8), Eastern Kentucky (6), Tennessee Tech (5), former member Middle Tennessee (5), Tennessee State (2), former member East Tennessee State (2), Belmont (2 – including winning the titles in each of its first two years in the league), Southeast Missouri State (1), UT Martin (1) and former member Akron (1). Among the coaching greats in men’s basketball have been Western Kentucky’s E.A. Diddle, who retired with 759 victories and 10 OVC titles; John Oldham, who was a member of the very first All-OVC squad and went on to win seven OVC crowns during his coaching tenure at Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky; Paul McBrayer, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 219 wins and three OVC crowns; and Cal Luther, who is the only person in Conference history to win men’s basketball Coach of the Year honors at two league schools - Murray State and UT Martin. Current Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos became the winningest coach in OVC history in 2009-10, netting his 319th victory and passing Luther on the all-time list. Loos enters the 2015-16 season with 391 victories. There have been an equal number of great players including Western Kentucky’s Clem Haskins, who is the only three-time OVC Player of the Year. Several players have won OVC Player of the Year honors twice: Western Kentucky’s Jim McDaniels (1969-70 and 1970-71), Murray State’s Les Taylor (1971-72, 1972-73), Jeff Martin (1987-88, 1988-89), Popeye Jones (1989-90, 1990-91) and Marcus Brown (1994-95, 1995-96), Austin Peay’s Otis Howard (1976-77, 1977-78), Middle Tennessee’s Jerry Beck (1980-81, 1981-82), Akron’s Joe Jakubick (1982-83, 1983-84), Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers (1992-93, 1993-94), UT Martin’s Lester Hudson (2007-08, 2008-09), Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried (2009-10, 2010-11) and Murray State’s Isaiah Canaan (2011-12, 2012-13). The OVC also has the honor of being the only conference to boast the nation’s leaders in scoring, rebounding and assists all in one season. That feat was accomplished in 1991-92 by Morehead State’s Brett Roberts (28.1 ppg), Murray State’s Popeye Jones (14.4 rpg) and Tennessee Tech’s Van Usher (8.8 apg). Women’s basketball in the OVC has been dominated by Tennessee Tech, which has won or shared 18 regular-season titles and owns nine OVC Tournament crowns. In fact, the Golden Eagles have reached the championship game of the OVC Tournament 22 times in the past 33 years. Although Tennessee Tech remains the standard-bearer, five other teams have won 15 of the last 22 OVC Tournaments. UT Martin became the latest program to add its name to the list, capturing its first OVC Tournament title in 2011 and also winning championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The Skyhawks became just the fourth team in OVC history (and first since Austin Peay from 2000-03) to win four-straight tournament titles. Several coaches have made their mark in the history of OVC women’s basketball. Former Tennessee Tech coach Marynell Meadors posted an amazing 363-139 (72.3%) record at Tech, becoming the first woman in NCAA or AIAW history to win 300 games at the same institution, while former Tennessee State skipper Teresa Phillips earned National Coach of the Year honors from USA Today in 1990 for turning around the Lady Tigers’ program before going on to lead TSU
FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF THE OVC
Art Guepe (1963-75)
Paul Dietzel (1975-76)
Bob Vanatta (1976-79)
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Jim Delany (1979-89)
Dan Beebe (1989-2003)
Dr. Jon Steinbrecher (2003-09)
to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 1995. Tennessee Tech coach Bill Worrell capped a stellar 20-year career in 2005-06 and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2007; he compiled a 408-190 record while leading the Golden Eagles to an unprecedented 16 OVC regular-season titles and eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including five straight from 1989-93. Larry Joe Inman, who retired at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2009, won more than 100 games at both Middle Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky, and earned OVC Coach of the Year honors a record eight times - five times at EKU and three at MTSU. In 2012-13 Inman came out of retirement to take the Tennessee State job; in 2014-15 he led the Lady Tigers to its first OVC Tournament Championship since 1995. Many great players have graced the hardwood over the years, including former OVC Players of the Year Brooke Armistead and Gerlonda Hardin from Austin Peay, Pam Chambers, Jerilynn Harper, Cheryl Taylor, Angela Moorehead, Roschelle Vaughn, Diane Seng, Janet Holt and Emily Christian from Tennessee Tech; Morehead State’s Donna Murphy, Priscilla Blackford and Chynna Bozeman; Eastern Kentucky’s Kim Mays; Southeast Missouri’s Gray C. Harris; Murray State’s Ashley Hayes; and UT Martin’s Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome. Morehead State center Brittany Pittman set new school, league and NCAA standards for blocked shots in 2008-09. Pittman swatted 164 shots during the season, setting a new NCAA single-season record (which has since been broken). During the campaign, only her second with the Eagles, she also set career block records for both Morehead State and the OVC (287). In 2012-13 the UT Martin duo of Jasmine Newsome and Heather Butler finished fifth and sixth nationally among NCAA scoring leaders. Newsome, the 2012 and 2013 OVC Player of the Year, averaged 22.6 points per game on the way to All-American honors while Butler averaged 22.4 points per contest. Butler set a NCAA record during the season by connecting on a 3-pointer in her 80th-straight game. In 2013-14 Butler and Newsome capped their brilliant careers by ranking first and second in scoring in OVC history. Butler, the 2013-14 OVC Female Athlete of the Year, finished her career with 2,865 points, which ranked first in OVC and 16th in NCAA history. She also finished her career with 392 career 3-pointers (which was tied for the most in NCAA history following her career but now ranks second) and scored in double figures in all 129 career games which ranks fifth in NCAA history. Following the season Butler was signed by the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars where she became the first OVC player to make an active WNBA roster. Newsome capped her career with 2,566 points, second only to Butler in OVC history. The league also had another historical moment in November 2008 when the NCAA awarded Nashville the 2014 NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four. The OVC served as the host of the prestigious event, which is one of the biggest sporting events the city of Nashville can host. The event was held April 6 & 8 at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville and was played in front of sold-out crowds for both the semifinals and championship as UConn topped Notre Dame in a battle of undefeated teams to win its ninth national title. Over its 67 years, OVC teams have garnered national championships and bowl games in football, along with national team or individual titles in the sports of rifle, cross country, track and golf. The OVC has also produced several Olympic athletes, including Murray State’s Morgan Hicks, who was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Rifle Team and Morehead State’s Brian Shimer who competed in five Winter Olympics in bobsled (winning a bronze medal in 2002) and coached the 2010 United States bobsled team to its first gold medal since 1948. Former Morehead State football and Eastern Kentucky track and field athlete Dallas Robinson competed with the U.S. bobsled team during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. In addition, some of the greatest play-
ers in professional sports were educated at OVC institutions. The list includes former greats such as football’s Phil Simms (Morehead State), basketball’s Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) and Bubba Wells (Austin Peay) and two-sport star Steve Hamilton (Morehead State) to present-day standouts like basketball player Kenneth Faried (Morehead State), football players Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) and Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) and baseball players A.J. Ellis (Austin Peay) and Shawn Kelley (Austin Peay). Hamilton is the only athlete to ever play in the NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a NBA Championship Series (Los Angeles Lakers). The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 243 student-athletes honored with the award, including 51 over the last five years (2010-15). Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sport-specific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.
A LOOK AT THE OVC
Morehead State (Morehead, KY)
Eastern Illinois (Charleston, IL)
SIUE SIU Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) (Edwardsville, IL)
Eastern Kentucky (Richmond, KY)
Southeast Missouri State (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, TN)
Murray State (Murray, KY)
Tennessee State (Nashville, TN)
Belmont (Nashville, TN)
UT Martin (Martin, TN)
Austin Peay (Clarksville, TN)
Ohio Valley Conference (Brentwood, TN)
Jacksonville State (Jacksonville, AL)
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OVC HONORS AND AWARDS The Ohio Valley Conference implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy promoting fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent in 1995. The statement answered a challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in college athletics, and has become a model for others to follow across the nation. The development of the OVC sportsmanship statement began in June 1993 at the direction of the league’s presidents. A committee made up of athletics directors and faculty representatives drafted the initial statement, and all coaches and other administrators had the opportunity for input. The statement sets forth expectations for spirit groups, officials and fans, as well as the student-athletes and coaches. Here is a brief synopsis of each group’s expectations within the sportsmanship statement. Administrators: Institutional administrators will create an environment of hospitality for visiting teams, particularly for those individuals at Conference institutions. Administrators will treat the visiting teams and its fans in the same manner that they would want their teams to be treated. Coaches: Coaches have the greatest amount of influence over whether young people in their programs are taught and follow the high principles of sportsmanship. The OVC has been benefited by coaches who have risked losing a contest by removing student-athletes who have demonstrated disrespect for their opponents. This discipline measure educates that individual about the importance of sportsmanship over participation and winning, and helps counteract the constant messages received from many professional athletes who demonstrate a lack of respect for opponents. Student-Athletes: Student-athletes at OVC institutions will be expected to treat opponents with sportsmanship, and there will be no tolerance for taunting and baiting of opponents. OVC student-athletes must understand that they are perhaps the most visible representatives of their institutions and their behavior is observed and emulated by many who are younger. OVC student-athletes must honor the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of representing our schools by behaving with dignity and class on and off the field. Spirit Groups: Like our student-athletes, spirit groups are visible representatives of our universities, and they are expected to show decent behavior. Cheerleaders, bands and other spirit groups are admitted to contests to support their teams and assist in creating a fun atmosphere, but they will not be allowed to disrupt or confront opposing teams. Officials: Officials will enforce the rules regarding sportsmanship without tolerance for abuse. Players and coaches will receive their only warning prior to the contest, and once the contest begins, penalties will be assessed for violations of unsportsmanlike conduct. Fans: We know all fans are embarrassed by the inappropriate behavior of a few who may engage in confrontational and threatening actions towards officials, visiting fans, players or coaches. Those individuals may be dismissed to provide a better environment for others. The Conference believes that the effort to meet the expectations outlined in the sportsmanship statement will increase the attractiveness at our athletics events by creating a healthy environment for competition. A complete copy of the sportsmanship statement can be obtained by calling the OVC office at (615) 371-1698. The OVC has a variety of awards to recognize sportsmanship by its student-athletes, coaches, administrators and teams. In 1998, the OVC established the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, presented annually to a male or female junior or senior student-athlete who best exemplifies
the characteristics of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and administrator. Hamilton is the only individual to have ever played in a NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a National Basketball Association Championship Series (Minnesota Lakers). In 2003-04 the League began awarding the Institutional Sportsmanship Award, given to the OVC member institution selected by its peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. In 2005-06 the League expanded the sportsmanship award program by adding the Team Sportsmanship Award. An award is given to each sport sponsored by the OVC and is voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports.
OVC SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award Winners 1998-99 Julie Virta (women’s basketball), Austin Peay 1999-00 Michael Turner (men’s basketball), Murray State 2000-01 Kelly Pendleton (women’s basketball), UT Martin 2001-02 Grant Swallows (football), Tennessee Tech 2002-03 Brooke Armistead (women’s basketball), Austin Peay 2003-04 Kandi Brown (women’s basketball), Morehead State 2004-05 Cassandra Peek (women’s basketball), Austin Peay 2005-06 Zac Schlader (men’s basketball), Austin Peay 2006-07 Adonia Bivins (women’s soccer), Austin Peay 2007-08 Beth Boden (softball), Tennessee Tech 2008-09 Carrie Burggraf (track & field), Austin Peay 2009-10 Carrie Burggraf (track & field), Austin Peay 2010-11 Abby O’Connor (volleyball), Eastern Kentucky 2011-12 Jon Clinard (baseball), Austin Peay 2012-13 Sean Bailey (tennis), Austin Peay 2013-14 J.J. Mann (basketball), Belmont 2014-15 Alison Alcott (soccer), Belmont Institutional Sportsmanship Award Winners 2003-04 Southeast Missouri State University 2004-05 Samford University 2005-06 Samford University 2006-07 Morehead State University 2007-08 Austin Peay State University 2008-09 Eastern Kentucky University 2009-10 Eastern Kentucky University 2010-11 Southeast Missouri State University 2011-12 Tennessee Tech University 2012-13 Eastern Kentucky University 2013-14 Belmont University 2014-15 Belmont University Basketball Team Sportsmanship Award Winners 2005-06 Samford (men and women) 2006-07 Eastern Kentucky (m), Morehead State (w) 2007-08 Austin Peay (m), Samford (w) 2008-09 Austin Peay (m), Murray State (w) 2009-10 Murray State (m), Southeast Missouri (w) 2010-11 UT Martin (m), UT Martin (w) 2011-12 SIUE (men and women) 2012-13 Eastern Illinois (men and women) 2013-14 Belmont (m), Austin Peay (w) 2014-15 Belmont (m), Morehead State (w)
OVC HALL OF FAME The Ohio Valley Conference organized a Hall of Fame in 1977. Membership is limited to coaches, administrators, faculty and staff members who have been associated with the OVC for at least five (5) years and have had extensive outstanding service to the Conference. Unless a tie in the selection procedure occurs, there shall be no more than three (3) inductees annually. Voting for the award is done in the spring and the induction takes place at the OVC Honors Luncheon, which is held annually at the end of May. Following the 2015 ceremony, the Hall of Fame now has 76 members. Dr. Joe Morgan, APSU (1977) Mr. Charles Hughes, EKU (1977) Dr. Robert Martin, EKU (1977) Dr. Adron Doran, MOR (1977) Mr. Roy Stewart, MUR (1977) Dr. W.E. Derryberry, TTU (1977) Mr. Hooper Eblen, TTU (1997) Dr. Kelly Thompson, WKU (1977) Mr. Ed Diddle, Sr., WKU (1977) Mr. L.T. Smith, WKU (1977) Dr. Dave Aaron, APSU (1978) Mr. Bob Laughlin, MOR (1978) Mr. Ted Hornback, WKU (1978) Dr. Quill E. Cope, MTSU (1978) Mr. J.D. Rayburn, MUR (1979) Mr. Nick Denes, WKU (1979) Mr. Raymond H. Brown, TTU (1980) Dr. Dero G. Downing, WKU (1980) Mr. P.V. Overall, TTU (1981)
Mr. Arthur L. Guepe, OVC (1982) Mr. Charles M. Murphy, MTSU (1982) Mr. Malcolm P. Quillen, TTU (1984) Mr. Ellis T. Johnson, MOR (1985) Mr. John “Sonny” Allen, MOR (1987) Mr. Wilburn Tucker, TTU (1987) Mr. Johnny Reagan, MUR (1988) Dr. George Fisher, APSU (1988) Mr. John Oldham, WKU / TTU (1989) Mr. Jimmy Earle, MTSU (1989) Dr. Sam Ingram, MTSU (1990) Mr. Bennie Purcell, MUR (1990) Mr. Donald G. Combs, EKU (1991) Mr. Steve Hamilton, MOR (1991) Mr. James E. Delany, OVC (1992) Mr. E.K. Patty, MTSU (1993) Ms. Marynell Meadors, TTU (1993) Mr. Edward S. Temple, TSU (1995) Mr. John Ogles, APSU (1996)
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Dr. Guy Penny, MOR (1996) Dr. Arliss Roaden, TTU (1996) Mr. John Stanford, MTSU (1997) Dr. Kala Stroup, MUR / SEMO (1997) Dr. Margaret N. Perry, UTM (1998) Dr. Leon Bibb, APSU (1999) Mr. Cal Luther, MUR / UTM (2000) Mr. R.L. “Buddy” Patey, OVC (2000) Dr. Nolan Fowler, MOR / TTU (2001) Dr. Angelo Volpe, TTU (2001) Mr. Jim Ward, EKU (2002) Mr. Roy Kidd, EKU (2003) Dr. Bobby Barton, EKU (2004) Mr. Wayne Martin, MOR (2004) Mr. Bill Cornell, MUR (2005) Dr. David Larimore, TTU (2005) Mr. Karl Park, EKU (2005) Dr. Geri Polvino, EKU (2005) Mr. Dan Beebe, OVC (2006)
Mr. Paul McBrayer, EKU (2006) Mr. Don Wade, TTU (2006) Dr. Thurston Banks, TTU (2007) Mr. Steve Newton, MUR (2007) Mr. Bill Worrell, TTU (2007) Mr. Elvis Green, MUR (2008) Mr. Joey Haines, SEMO/AP (2009) Mr. Larry Inman, EKU/MTSU (2009) Mr. Chuck Kimmel, APSU (2010) Mr. David Mays, TTU (2010) Mr. Ron English, OVC (2011) Mr. Bobby Nichols, TTU (2011) Mr. Bob Spoo, EIU (2012) Dr. Martha Mullins, EKU (2013) Dr. Robert “Bob” Bell, TTU (2014) Margaret Simmons, MUR (2014) Dr. Rex Chaney, MOR (2015) Mr. Jim Skidmore, JSU (2015) Dr. Doug Whitlock, EKU (2015)
Beth DeBauche - Commissioner Elizabeth (Beth) DeBauche was named Commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 29, 2009 and began her duties with the league in September 2009. DeBauche (pronounced De-BUSH) is the seventh full-time Commissioner in the 67-plus year history of the OVC. She follows Art Guepe (1963-75), Paul Dietzel (1975-76), Bob Vanatta (1976-79), Jim Delany (1979-89), Dan Beebe (19892003) and Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher (2003-09). DeBauche is one of just eight females to be the head of a Division I Conference in 2015-16. In May 2011 the league announced the addition of Belmont University to the OVC beginning in 2012-13. The addition of Belmont brought the OVC to 12 teams, the largest membership total in league history. DeBauche served as the Chair of the Nashville Local Organizing Committee (NLOC) for the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four; the OVC served as the host institution of the event held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It was termed one of the most successful Women’s Final Four’s ever by the NCAA staff, bringing more than 30,000 people to the city and resulting in an estimated economic impact of more than 20 million dollars. It also left a long-term mark on the city and middle Tennessee through a variety of legacy programs. Under DeBauche the league started an extensive strategic planning and branding initiative which led to the development of the league’s first tagline of “Inspiring Excellence Since 1948.” The project also produced the league’s first 30-second PSA commercial in over a decade as well as a longer feature video highlighting the Conference. The league recently adopted an updated strategic plan that includes goals for the league through 2019. In October 2013 the League launched OVCExtra.com, a fan-focused blog which features compelling, offbeat, and social media-sourced content from around the league. During the 2014-15 year the blog added a Campus Correspondents program that included students from each member institution contributing material to the blog highlighting each of their campus communities in a creative way. During the 2012-13 school DeBauche oversaw the switch of the league’s web streaming efforts to a free access model which was rebranded the OVC Digital Network (OVCDN). The new OVCDN included HD video for the first time and was made available on any platform/device. The Digital Network focuses on both athletic competition as well as telling the story of OVC and its member institutions. After seeing extreme growth in viewership in its first year as a free service, the OVCDN has increased its viewership in each of its three years, broadcast over 2,000 events and had a viewership of nearly one million. In October 2013 the league signed a new five-year agreement with ESPN that runs through the completion of the 2017-18 season and includes a seven-game men’s basketball package as well as an eight-game ESPN3 Game of the Week football package which is done through a partnership with WebStream Sports. DeBauche also secured a deal with the CBS Sports Network to produce a four-game men’s basketball package for the first time in 2013-14. During the 2014-15 academic year the OVC had the largest national men’s basketball television package in its history with three national partners in ESPN, CBS Sports Network and the American Sports Network (ASN). The package included 19 total games including at least one national appearance for each member institution. In her time with the league the OVC has seen postseason success in men’s basketball as Murray State topped Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010, Morehead State beat Louisville in the second round in 2011 and Murray State bested Colorado State in the second round in 2012. Overall the league has won NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games in four of the past seven years, including four-straight years (2009-12) for the first-time in league history. In 2015 the league had a record five men’s basketball programs compete in national postseason tournaments; those five teams combined to win a record eight postseason games. Overall the OVC has had at least one victory in seven-straight postseasons, an all-time league record. In 2013 the OVC qualified three teams for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs for the first time in league history, with each of those teams winning at least one game. Overall the OVC recorded a league-record four wins in the postseason and advanced two teams to the quarterfinals in the same season for just the second time in league history. OVC student-athletes have continued to achieve high levels of success not only on the field but also in the classroom. The league has consistently seen record number of honorees on the OVC Medal of Honor and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll lists during her tenure. During her tenure 63 OVC student-athletes have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. DeBauche has also sponsored leadership programming for OVC student-athletes and coaches through comprehensive on-campus summits. In October 2014 the league held its first Health and Safety Summit which was designed to engage team physicians and athletic trainers regarding national and conference issues. The OVC will hold a second summit in October 2015. In 2012-13 DeBauche helped spearhead a year-long celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Title IX. As part of the celebration each of the OVC’s 12-member institutions identified a pioneer in women’s athletics and gender equality from their school to be honored during the year and celebrated at a home athletic event on their campus. The celebration was capped in May when those honorees were recognized at a special luncheon as part of the OVC Spring Meetings. Throughout the 2014-15 academic year the OVC celebrated diversity with through the stories of pioneers and leaders from each of our member institutions who paved and continue to pave the way for future generations of student-athletes and administrators. DeBauche currently serves on the NCAA Committee on Institutional Performance, the Committee on Academics, the NCAA Division I Leadership Council, the Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee and is the FCS representative to the “Coalition to Protect the Student-Athlete Experience” communications steering committee. She also serves as the chair of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) Policy and Review Committee. From August 2002 through August 2009 DeBauche, along with the vice-president of Division I, was responsible for coordinating Division I initiatives through the NCAA governance structure, as well as helping to manage the Division I agenda. Her duties included developing agendas and providing leadership for the Division I Board of Directors, Presidential Advisory Group and the Leadership Council. DeBauche has overseen the entire Division I governance structure and worked directly with the Legislative Council, the six cabinets and the supporting communications and coordination committee. She was also a liaison to governance representatives, external constituent groups and NCAA staff regarding legislative and governance activities. That role required DeBauche to have regular interaction with the Collegiate Commissioner’s Association (CCA), the CCA Compliance Coordinators, the Division I-A Athletics Directors Association, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) and the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA). DeBauche also served as a liaison to the Women’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Presidential Oversight and Monitoring Group, the Men’s Basketball Academic Enhancement Group, the Presidential Task Force on Commercial Activity in Intercollegiate Athletics and the Two-Year College Relations Panel. In 2008, DeBauche was named the NACWAA Conference/Organization Administrator of the Year. Prior to her work at the NCAA, DeBauche worked at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) from November 1996 through August 2002. As an assistant and later associate commissioner, she managed all aspects of the SEC’s rules compliance program. DeBauche provided NCAA and SEC rules interpretations, developing rules education materials and programming, conducting compliance reviews and assisting member institutions with the NCAA certification program. At times during her tenure, she also served as the league’s liaison to the faculty athletics representatives, the compliance coordinators, directors of academic support and Student-Athletes Advisory Committee (SAAC) as well as the sports liaison to the leagues women’s golf, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball coaches. From 1996 to 1998 DeBauche was the Director of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) Program for the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA). In that role she was the administrator in charge of issuing all NLI rules interpretations, creating rules education materials and providing NLI rules education presentations as well as being the primary information resource for parents, student-athletes and the media. DeBauche got her start in collegiate athletics at Vanderbilt University where she was the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance from August 1994 to November 1996. DeBauche received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and government from Saint Mary’s College (Ind.) and earned her Master’s Degree in communications from Notre Dame. After completing the Concannon Program of International Law in London, England, DeBauche received her Juris Doctorate from the Notre Dame School of Law. A member of the Illinois, Wisconsin and Georgia Bar, following law school graduation DeBauche worked as an attorney in each Green Bay, Atlanta and Marietta, as well as serving as a Judicial Clerk to P. Harris Hines, who is currently serving on the Georgia Superior Court. DeBauche has been a member of the Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis Board of Directors, as well as a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and a participant in the Division I-A Athletic Directors Institute. She is a board member with the Nashville Sports Council and the Nashville YWCA, a member of the Nashville Catholic Business Women’s League, the women’s networking group CABLE, the Nashville Rotary, the International Women’s Forum of Tennessee and Leadership Nashville.
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Brad Walker - Associate Commissioner/Operations Brad Walker was named Associate Commissioner for Operations/Chief Operating Officer at the Ohio Valley Conference on October 19, 2007 and began his duties at the OVC in November 2007. Entering his ninth year at the OVC in 2015-16, Walker served as the League’s Interim Commissioner from May until midSeptember 2009. He was also a member of the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet from 2009-11. In September 2012 Walker began a fiveyear term on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, where he helps administer the women’s basketball championship. Walker’s responsibilities at the OVC include the day-to-day operations of the Conference office, including financial operations, as well as developing schedules and providing oversight for football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. He also serves as the liaison to the officiating coordinators and coaching groups for all three sports. Walker oversees bidding for and directing of NCAA championship events (including the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship 2nd/3rd Rounds which the OVC hosted in Nashville), coordination of the Conference television properties and serving as the director of the men’s and women’s basketball tournament. Walker joined the OVC after seven-plus years at the West Coast Conference (WCC), which is headquartered just south of San Francisco. He joined the WCC in Oct. 2001 as Director of Communications and was later promoted to Assistant Commissioner and Associate Commissioner. He was responsible for coordinating the marketing efforts for the WCC’s 13 sports, as well as handling all aspects of television, including contract negotiations. That included taking the lead role in negotiating the WCC’s largest television contract in league history, a five-year agreement with ESPN. He also worked closely with the league’s corporate partner program, producing conference schedules for the six round-robin sports, including basketball, as well as handling championship management duties. Walker previous worked at the Mid-Continent Conference as Assistant Director of Media Relations and at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass. He completed his degree in marketing at Bentley College (Waltham, Mass.) in May 1996. He was an all-conference basketball player at Bentley, serving as team captain his senior season. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native is a 2004 graduate of the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males. Walker and his wife Sonya were married in December 2010.
Kyle Schwartz - Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations Kyle Schwartz joined the Ohio Valley Conference as Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations in November 2006. He is in charge of publicity efforts for the Conference and is the primary contact for football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s golf among other duties. He also serves as the media coordinator for the OVC’s annual basketball and baseball tournaments and is also in charge of coordinating special events for the Conference, including the Honors Brunch and Hall of Fame. Beginning in 2015 he took over as the staff liaison to the men’s and women’s golf coaches groups and serves as tournament director for the OVC Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships. In 2014 Schwartz served as the Local Media Coordinator for the 2014 Women’s Basketball Final Four which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The year prior he had served on the Media Coordination Committee for the Women’s Basketball Final Four in New Orleans. In 2012 he served as the Media Coordinator for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Second/Third Rounds that the OVC hosted in Nashville. Schwartz served as a timeout coordinator for the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments and worked with the ConSIDA group at the Final Fours in Detroit, Indianapolis, Houston, New Orleans and Indianapolis. Schwartz is active with the promotion of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and serves as a voter in the Sports Network FCS Top 25 8 • 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
poll in addition to also being a pollster in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 30 poll. Schwartz came to the OVC after spending four and a half years at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. There he served as the Assistant Director of Media Relations for two years, was promoted to Media Relations Coordinator in July 2004 and served as Director of Media Relations in his final year. At Northern Colorado, Schwartz helped coordinate the media efforts of two NCAA, two conference and six independent championships, including four during the 2005-06 school year. Schwartz was honored by Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) with the first annual RESPecting Volleyball (Recognition for Excellence in Supporting and Promoting Volleyball) Award in 2005 and was ranked the No. 3 soccer SID in the country by Soccer Buzz magazine in 2004. The 2003 Northern Colorado volleyball guide he wrote, designed and edited won third place honors nationally in the CoSIDA publications contest. Schwartz also spent two years as a graduate assistant in the Southeast Missouri State sports information department (2000-02). It was at SEMO that Schwartz received his master’s degree in athletic administration, graduating with honors. Schwartz received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky in May 2000, graduating cum laude. As an undergraduate, he interned with the Host Communications publishing group and also worked with the Kentucky Thoroughblades minor league hockey team. Schwartz, a native of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the United States Basketball Writer’s Association (USBWA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He also serves on the NCAA Media Coordination/Statistics Advisory Group. For 11 years (June 2003-2014) he was a member of CoSIDA’s Academic All-American committee, serving as a district coordinator for football and the men’s at-large teams for the university division. Schwartz and his wife, Angella, were married in June 2004. They welcomed their first child, Harrison Alexander, in August 2014.
Brian Pulley - Asst. Commissioner/External Affairs Brian Pulley was named Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs on August 7, 2007. Pulley’s duties include overseeing the league’s web streaming efforts, which included an overhaul and rebranding into the OVC Digital Network in 2012-13. The web streaming changed to a free model with HD-quality and availability across all platforms which dramatically increased viewership and streamed a record number of events over the first three years. Pulley is the liaison to the OVC Digital Network Assessment and Accountability Group. He is the liaison for the Conference’s multimedia rights holder, IMG College, as well as the OVC Alumni Directors, the OVC Middle Tennessee Alumni Board and oversees the OVC Internship Program. Pulley helped develop and executive a comprehensive marketing plan for the OVC Basketball Championship as the event expanded and moved to Municipal Auditorium in Nashville prior to the 2010-11 season. The 2012 OVC Basketball Tournament saw the second-highest attendance at a neutral site in the event’s history. Pulley served as the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Youth Clinics liaison for the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four in Nashville. Pulley brought over five years of sales experience to his current position, including completing an internship with the Conference in 2005-06. He has cultivated relationships for an array of business types and brings a comprehensive knowledge of game day operations as it applies to corporate activation. Pulley came to the OVC after being an account executive with ISP Sports in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was responsible for soliciting and cultivating corporate partners for Georgia Tech Athletics. He also helped develop and implement promotions for Georgia Tech football, baseball and men’s basketball as well as being responsible for managing advertising inventory for Georgia Tech. Pulley, a native of Springfield, Tennessee, received his bachelor’s degree in public relations from Middle Tennessee State University in December 1998. He completed his master’s of science degree in sports administration from Belmont University in May 2006.
It was during graduate school that he served as an intern with the Ohio Valley Conference, helping establish a group sales base, formulating a marketing plan and assisting with the OVC Basketball Championship among other duties. Pulley is active with the Big Brother Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee. He and his wife Ashley were married in April 2011 and became proud parents to Ava Mae in July 2013.
Stephanie Castera - Asst. Commissioner/Institutional Services Castera was named Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services on November 22, 2013 and began her duties with the OVC in January 2014. In February 2015 she added the role of Senior Woman Administrator (SWA). Castera manages NCAA Division I governance, legislative and policy matters on behalf of the OVC while overseeing legislative issues such as the OVC’s annual balloting on NCAA legislative proposals, rules interpretations and education and outreach initiatives. She also serves as a liaison to the OVC Senior Compliance Administrators, Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR’s), Senior Woman Administrators (SWA’s), Academic Services Administrators and the NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs staff. Castera also manages the NCAA Student Assistance Fund Program on behalf of OVC membership, coordinates the nomination and selection process for OVC Academic Awards and serves as sport oversight administrator for the sport of women’s volleyball. Castera joins the OVC staff after spending the past six-plus years working at the NCAA in several different roles. She started as an intern in the NCAA Eligibility Center in June 2007 and was in that role for a year before being hired as a coordinator in Academic and Membership Affairs. After nine months in the role as coordinator, Castera was promoted to assistant director, a position she has held since March 2009. In her role at the NCAA she was a member of the Division I legislation team where she drafted proposals, editorial revisions and question and answer documents and assisted in NCAA Manual production. Castera is also a liaison to the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet, the Amateurism Fact-Finding Committee and the Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as she provided legislative, interpretive and membership expertise to each group. She was also an internal liaison to the NCAA Eligibility Center’s Amateurism Certification Team, a member of the Interpretation Leadership Development Team, a Rules Working Group member and the primary liaison to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Castera also helped evaluate Division I APR Improvement Plans as well as analyzing and processing Division I penalty waivers. Castera has extensive experience in academic issues, including initial-eligibility issues, and is a regular presenter at NCAA regional rules seminars. Castera received her undergraduate degree in sport administration from Ball State University in June 2006. At Ball State she was a student-athlete on the volleyball team. Following graduation she served a summer internship with the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. Castera received her Master’s degree in sports administration higher education from Ball State in December 2007. During that time she served as a graduate assistant, teaching physical education/wellness classes in the Ball State Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science Department. A native of Remsen, Iowa, the former Stephanie Bacan and her husband Luis Castera were married in March 2010.
Scott Krapf - Asst. Commissioner/Championships Scott Krapf (pronounced Kroff) began his role as Assistant Commissioner for Championships on February 2, 2015. Krapf, a graduate of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, joins the OVC after most recently serving as a judicial law clerk with the Indiana Superior and Circuit courts (August 2014 through January 2015). Prior to his judicial clerkship, Krapf worked as a law clerk in the NCAA Office of Legal Affairs (August 2013 through May 2014). He has also held positions at USA Track and Field, Indiana
University and IUPUI. Krapf graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree (summa cum laude) in recreation management (2009) and master’s degree in sport management (2011) while competing as a cross country and track and field student-athlete. A member of the Indiana Bar, Krapf focused his legal studies on sport and entertainment law. Krapf was twice selected an Academic All-American, and was the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) cross country individual champion and Athlete of the Year. He was also the first Illinois State student-athlete to receive the university’s Doug Collins Scholar-Athlete of the Year for three consecutive years. Krapf was the 2011 recipient of the MVC’s Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award, which is presented annually to a student-athlete who epitomizes the principles of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership. As Chair of the NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee from 2011 to 2012, Krapf played an instrumental role in shaping NCAA legislation, policy and initiatives. As part of his responsibilities as Chair, he served on numerous campus, conference, and national committees, including the NCAA Division I Leadership and Legislative Councils, the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee and Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. In November 2011 Krapf began a four-year term as the U.S. representative to a permanent committee of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) where he has assisted with planning and implementing events and strategic initiatives for the 2013 and 2015 World University Games held in Kazan, Russia and Gwangju, South Korea.
Heather Brown - Director of Media Relations Heather Brown is in her 12th year with the Ohio Valley Conference in 2015-16. After the completion of a 10-month internship with the OVC, she served in the position of Assistant Director for Media Relations until her promotion of Director of Media Relations in December 2006. Brown, the longest tenured member of the OVC staff, is the primary contact for soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball, softball, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s rifle and men’s and women’s tennis. She also serves as the Assistant Media Coordinator for the OVC’s Basketball and Baseball Championships, including serving as the Baseball Championships official photographer. In 2014 she served as the Local Media Coordinator for the 2014 Division I NCAA Women’s Final Four which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Along with that role she has served on the Legacy Committee for the event including working with Junior Journalism and Women’s Portryal in the Media. Brown has done extensive work with NCAA Championships, first serving as the assistant media relations coordinator for the first and second rounds of the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and the second and third Rounds of the 2012 Championship in Nashville. She has also worked the first and second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament in each 2004, 2006 and 2007 and the Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2008 and 2011. In 2012 she worked the Women’s Final Four in New Orleans. Brown was instrumental in getting the OVC started in the social network/ new media phenomenon, starting both Facebook and Twitter accounts for the league. In 2013 helped plan the OVC’s Title IX Celebration Luncheon, an event that capped off a year-long celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Title IX. Each of the OVC’s 12-member institutions identified a pioneer in women’s athletics from their school to be honored during the year and celebrated at a home athletic event on their campus as well as the luncheon. Prior to working with the Conference, the West Liberty, Ohio, native served a three-month internship in the sports information office at The Ohio State University after a one-year stint as a student assistant in the Bowling Green State University sports information office. A 2003 graduate of BGSU, Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management with an emphasis in sports information. She is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Bryce Robinson - Director of Compliance and Digital Media
Lauren Berst - Director of Administration
Bryce Robinson joined the OVC staff full-time in June 2014 as the Director of Compliance and Digital Media after serving as an intern for the 2013-14 school year. In his role Robinson serves as the primary contact for the National Letter of Intent Program and for OVC financial aid agreement and compliance forms while also serving as a secondary liaison to compliance administrators, faculty athletic representatives and directors of academic services. Robinson will also serve as a secondary liaison for OVC member institutions for matters pertaining to the OVC Digital Network as well as the OVCDN Assessment and Accountability Group. He also produces video content from OVC Championships in addition to producing ancillary content and video spots for the Conference. In 2013-14 Robinson served as the league’s broadcasting and multimedia production intern. In that role he had oversight in producing, directing and filming six OVC Championships during the year, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Each of those championships were broadcast on the OVC Digital Network while the volleyball and women’s basketball championships were also streamed on ESPN3. In addition Robinson assisted in editing and developing multiple video series for OVC platforms including “OVC Road Trip” and “What Inspires You” in addition to producing highlights of championship events. Robinson, a native of Berea, Kentucky, obtained his bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from the University of Kentucky in 2010. He completed his master’s degree in sport administration from Belmont in May 2014. At Belmont Robinson served as a graduate assistant where he worked directly with Belmont’s Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations as the Video Services Director, producing and directing OVC Digital Network broadcasts for home sporting events as well as other ancillary content and video spots.
Berst joined the OVC staff in the fall of 2015 moving to Nashville after living in New York 15 years. When in New York, Berst worked primarily as an actor on stage and on camera and voiced many commercials for television and radio. Berst has extensive experience as an office manager, and worked for years as a personal and professional organizer. She is also a wine nerd, passing her Level 2 test with merit from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. Berst grew up around college athletics – her father worked at the NCAA for 43 years and her brother builds sports arenas. A native of Kansas City, Berst got a B.F.A. in acting from the University of Evansville and an M.F.A. in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory.
Jon Kuka - General Manger, OVC IMG Sports Marketing Jon Kuka joined the Ohio Valley Conference staff in April 2010 as the General Manager for OVC IMG Sports Marketing. Kuka brought over 10 years in sales and sports marketing experience to the position. He joined the Conference staff as part of the OVC’s agreement with IMG College which was signed in February 2008. With the deal, IMG represents the OVC through category exclusive corporate partnership sales, as well as multimedia rights for the men’s basketball championship and other championship events. In 2011 and 2012 Kuka was the recipient of the prestigious IMG Chairman’s Cup Award. Prior to joining the OVC Kuka was the Director of Sales for Nelligan Sports Marketing at Middle Tennessee State University for two years. In that position he managed corporate sponsorships and initiated multimedia marketing rights for the Blue Raiders athletic department. From 2001-07 Kuka worked in Knoxville with the Tennessee Smokies baseball club, the AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. He began as a group sales representative and was promoted to Director of Group Sales and eventually Director of Sales. As the Director of Sales, Kuka oversaw ticket sales and corporate sponsorships sales. Kuka received his bachelor’s degree in sports administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2000. While in school Kuka interned with the Chattanooga Sports & Events Committee that assisted in marketing the city for attracting events such as the NCAA Division I Football National Championship. He was also a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the university cycling club and a participant in the 1999 Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships. Kuka completed his MBA from Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee Tech University in 2009. A native of Chattanooga, Kuka resides with his wife, Alicia, daughter, Leah, and son, Andrew, in the Greater Nashville area. 10 • 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
Curtis Shaw - Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials Curtis Shaw is the coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials for the Ohio Valley Conference. Shaw was annually been recognized as one of the top officials in the nation, having worked six NCAA Final Fours, including the 2009 NCAA Championship game. He was selected to officiate NCAA Tournament games for 18 consecutive years, including regional games from 2004 through 2010. After working the 2010 Final Four, Shaw retired from active officiating duty to work full-time as an officials coordinator. It was announced in May 2010 that Shaw would head a consortium for men’s officiating with the OVC, Big 12, Conference USA and the Southland Conferences. Shaw served as the OVC’s Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials from 2001-02 through the 2010-11 season before relinquishing those duties to concentrate on the men’s officiating program. A fixture at numerous postseason conference tournaments and league championship games, Shaw worked the NIT Season Tipoff and postseason NIT. During the course of his career, he has officiated games in the Big 12, Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Southeastern, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Sun Belt, Atlantic Sun, Southland, Southern and Western Athletic conferences. He also saw action in Conference USA, the Horizon League and Colonial Athletic Association. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise Health and Leisure Science (Sport Administration concentration) from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2008. Born in Paducah, Ky. on May 31, 1960, he currently resides in Indianapolis, Ind. and has two children.
Sally Bell - Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials Sally Bell was named Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials for the Ohio Valley Conference in March 2011. Bell, who has over 30 years of college women’s basketball officiating experience, will be responsible for the recruiting, training, assigning and evaluating of women’s basketball officials for the league. She also works with the Atlantic Sun, Southeastern, Southland, Southwestern Athletic and Sun Belt Conferences. Bell began officiating high school basketball in 1975, moved on to NAIA and NJCAA games in 1979, and first officiated Division I and II games in 1981. She officiated 15 Women’s Final Fours, including 13 straight from 19932005 and in 1991 was named the Naismith College Women’s Basketball Official of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The Dublin, Ga. native received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in 1975 and a master’s degree from North Georgia College in 1981. Her international officiating experience includes the 2000 Olympic Exhibition in Honolulu, Hawaii; 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia; 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, New York; and 1990 World Championships in Malaysia. She also served as a member of the U.S. Olympic Selection Committee for officials from 1996-2004. Bell and her husband, Jack, reside in Dahlonega, Ga.
NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCE ALIGNMENTS AMERICA EAST (9) Albany (N.Y.) Binghamton Hartford Maine UMBC UMass-Lowell (2017-18) New Hampshire Stony Brook Vermont AMERICAN ATHLETIC (11) Cincinnati Connecticut East Carolina Houston Memphis *SMU South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa UCF ATLANTIC COAST (15) Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami (Fla.) North Carolina North Carolina State Notre Dame Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest ATLANTIC SUN (8) Florida Gulf Coast Jacksonville Kennesaw State Lipscomb NJIT North Florida USC Upstate *Stetson ATLANTIC 10 (14) Davidson Dayton Duquesne Fordham George Mason George Washington La Salle Massachusetts Rhode Island Richmond St. Bonaventure St. Joseph’s Saint Louis VCU BIG EAST (10) Butler Creighton DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence St. John’s (N.Y.) Seton Hall Villanova Xavier BIG SKY (12) Eastern Wash. Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State North Dakota Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State
BIG SOUTH (11) Campbell Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Liberty Longwood UNC Asheville Presbyterian Radford Winthrop BIG TEN (14) Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin BIG 12 (10) Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia BIG WEST (9) UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Hawaii Long Beach State COLONIAL (10) Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hofstra James Madison UNC Wilmington Northeastern Towson William & Mary CONFERENCE USA (14) Charlotte Florida Atlantic Florida International Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee North Texas Old Dominion Rice Southern Miss UAB UTEP UTSA Western Kentucky HORIZON (10) Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay UIC Milwaukee Northern Kentucky (2016-17) Oakland Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State
IVY (8) Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Penn Princeton Yale METRO ATLANTIC (11) Canisius Fairfield Iona Manhattan Marist Monmouth Niagara Quinnipiac Rider St. Peter’s Siena MID-AMERICAN (12) EAST Akron Bowling Green Buffalo Kent St. Miami (Ohio) Ohio WEST Ball State Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan MID-EASTERN (13) Bethune-Cookman Coppin State Delaware State *Florida A&M Hampton Howard Maryland-East. Shore Morgan State Norfolk State N.C. A&T N.C. Central ^Savannah State South Carolina State MISSOURI VALLEY (10) Bradley Drake Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Loyola Chicago Missouri State UNI Southern Illinois Wichita State MOUNTAIN WEST (11) Air Force Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Nevada UNLV New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State Utah State Wyoming NORTHEAST (10) Bryant Central Conn. State Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn Mt. St. Mary’s Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis Wagner
OHIO VALLEY (12) EAST Belmont Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Morehead State Tennessee State Tennessee Tech WEST Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Murray State SIUE Southeast Missouri State UT Martin PAC-12 (12) Arizona Arizona State California Colorado Oregon Oregon State Southern California Stanford UCLA Utah Washington Washington State PATRIOT (10) American Army Boston University Bucknell Colgate Holy Cross Lafayette Lehigh Loyola (Md.) Navy SOUTHEASTERN (14) Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt SOUTHERN (10) Chattanooga Citadel East Tennessee State Furman Mercer UNC Greensboro Samford VMI Western Carolina Wofford
SOUTHWESTERN (10) Alabama A&M Alabama State *Alcorn State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Grambling Jackson State Mississippi Valley State Prairie View Southern Texas Southern SUMMIT (9) Denver IPFW IUPUI Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois SUN BELT (11) Appalachian State Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas State Georgia Southern Georgia State Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe South Alabama Texas-Arlington Texas State Troy WEST COAST (10) BYU Gonzaga Loyola Marymount Pacific Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary’s (Cal.) San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara WESTERN ATHLETIC (8) Bakersfield Chicago State Grand Canyon (2017-18) New Mexico State Seattle Texas Rio Grand Valley UMKC Utah Valley Dates in parenthesis indicate reclassifying teams and the year they are eligible for the NCAA Tournament. * Men’s Team Ineligible for postseason ^ Women’s Team Ineligible for postseason
SOUTHLAND (13) Abilene Christian (2017-18) *Central Arkansas Houston Baptist Incarnate Word (2017-18) Lamar McNeese State Nicholls State New Orleans Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
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OVC HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 2014 NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR On November 14, 2008 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) informed representatives from the Ohio Valley Conference and the Nashville Sports Council that the City of Nashville has been awarded the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four. After years of planning he event took place at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville on April 6 and 8, 2014. More than 35,000 basketball fans attended the three championship games and a record-breaking 4,271,000 viewers watched the National Championship game on ESPN. In addition the NCAA and the Local Organizing Committee (NLOC) announced the local economic impact of the 2014 Women’s Final Four exceeded $20 million. In addition through the NCAA Community Outreach 101 Program, Coca-Cola NCAA Youth Clinics, Broadway Bounce Refreshed by Coca-Cola, Tourney Town Presented by Capital One, NCAA Girls Junior Journalism Workshop, 4Kay Run Presented by Northwestern Mutual, equipment donations through Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and additional local organizing committee initiatives, more than 15,000 Nashville middle school and elementary age children and their schools were impacted. The Championship Game saw a matchup of undefeated teams as UConn completed a perfect 40-0 season with a 79-58 victory over rival Notre Dame. More than 30,000 fans visited and enjoyed all that Nashville had to offer for the Women’s Final Four, with thousands more, young and old, being touched by additional Women’s Final Four events. These included sellout crowds for the national semifinal and championship games, open practices and autograph sessions and a $100,000 research grant from the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Additional outreach included a visit to The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial and Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University by the cheerleaders and mascots from the two teams competing in the national championship game: Notre Dame University and the University of Connecticut. “Nashville should be proud of the passion and the effort it took in hosting the 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four so successfully,” said Beth DeBauche, commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference and one of the Nashville Local Organizing Committee co-chairs for the event. “We had such great support from the city and tremendous backing from our citizens, with over 1,000 volunteers giving of their time and talent to make sure the many programs left an undeniable impression on the participants. It was important to
OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche helps Nashville Mayor Karl Dean unveil the official 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four logo.
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The 2014 Division I Women’s Final Four was held April 6 and 8 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in front of sellout crowds. UConn topped Notre Dame in the title game to win its record ninth national championship.
the NCAA and to us that our community felt the positive effects of this event, not only when the games were being played, but for many years following.” “We are always looking for ways to fully integrate the numerous Women’s Final Four events into the local community and in working with the Nashville Local Organizing Committee we were able to achieve a great deal of success this year,” said Anucha Browne, NCAA vice president, women’s basketball championships. “Our ultimate goal each year around the Women’s Final Four is to leave a lasting legacy in the host community. In Nashville we accomplished this objective with the assistance from many locally who shared our passion.” The Nashville Local Organizing Committee also announced the awarding of $205,000 in funding to continue local legacy initiatives of the 2014 Women’s Final Four. In 2013, NLOC created a series of the legacy programs throughout the community that would have a lasting impact long after the games have been played. Programs were created to bring women’s sports into focus; to directly address issues of disparity between men’s and women’s sports coverage, participation, and support; and to empower young females by enabling them to become leaders within their own communities. “Our local organizing committee pledged to support the legacy of women’s basketball and women’s sports before, during and long after the 2014 Women’s Final Four in Nashville,” said Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors, Chair of the Women’s Final Four Legacy Committee and Co-Chair 2014 Women’s Final Four Board of Directors. “It has been a pleasure to watch the results of our legacy efforts in Middle Tennessee and we are proud to continue to support these programs that will greatly affect young people in our community.” The programs began in 2013 as part of NLOC’s legacy initiatives and will continue with this new funding and included: Lipscomb University’s Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership’s “Music City Girls Lead!” mentorship program, Metropolitan Arts Commission future programs that empower young girls, Champions 4 Women events, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee as well as enhanced media coverage for women’s athletics that sprang forth from the Women’s Final Four.
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OVC BASKETBALL VENUES
AUSTIN PEAY
EASTERN KENTUCKY
Dunn Center/Dave Aaron Arena/Dave Loos Court (7,257) Opened: 1975 Press Row Phone: (931) 221-7155
Alumni Coliseum/Paul S. McBrayer Arena (6,500) Opened: 1963 Press Row Phone: (859) 622-5908
BELMONT
JACKSONVILLE STATE
Curb Event Center (5,000) Opened: 2003 Press Row Phone: (615) 460-8554
Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) Opened: 1974 Press Row Phone: (256) 782-5583
EASTERN ILLINOIS
MOREHEAD STATE
Lantz Arena (5,300) Opened: 1966 Press Row Phone: (217) 581-5135
Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) Opened: 1981 Press Row Phone: (606) 783-2500
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MURRAY STATE
TENNESSEE STATE
CFSB Center (8,600) Opened: 1998 Press Row Phone: (270) 809-5551
Gentry Center/John B. McClendon Court (10,500) Opened: 1981 Press Row Phone: (615) 963-7616
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
TENNESSEE TECH
Show Me Center (7,000) Opened: 1987 Press Row Phone: (573) 651-5014
Eblen Center (7,500) Opened: 1977 Press Row Phone: (931) 372-6077
SIUE
UT MARTIN
Sam M. Vadalabene Center (4,000) Opened: 1984 Press Row Phone: (618) 650-2188
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MEN’S BASKETBALL SECTION
Belmont head coach Rick Byrd and guard Taylor Barnette embrace following the Bruins OVC Championship victory over Murray State. Barnette hit the game-winning 3-point shot with 3.2 seconds left to give Belmont its second OVC Tournament Title in three years.
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PRESEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS Predicted Order of Finish East 1. Belmont (22 first-place votes) 2. Morehead State (1) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Jacksonville State 6. Tennessee State
132 105 88 67 52 48
West 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
125 115 88 72 57 35
Murray State (15 first-place votes) UT Martin (9) Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Austin Peay SIUE
2015-16 OVC MEN’S NOTES/PREVIEW The Season is Here: The 2015-16 season marks the 68th of competition for the Ohio Valley Conference. Over the previous 67 years, 13 different teams have claimed an OVC regular season championship. Last season Murray State won its 24th overall OVC Championship by completing a perfect 16-0 league record. OVC Sets League Record With Five Postseason Teams; Sets Record for Most Wins in Single Postseason (8): Overall the OVC had five teams compete in the postseason in 2014-15 (1 NCAA, 1 NIT, 3 CIT) which set a new record for the league. It broke the previous mark of four teams set in both 2011 and 2014. In 2013-14 OVC teams were 7-3 overall; the seven wins marked the most by the league in a single postseason. In 2014-15 OVC teams broke that mark as they were a combined 8-5 in postseason games.
Overall Champion: Belmont (21 first-place votes) In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Belmont has been picked the favorites in the OVC for 2015-16. The Bruins were also picked the favorites in the East Division while Murray State was tabbed the favorite in the West. Overall Belmont, the defending OVC Tournament champions, picked up 21 of 24 first-place votes for the overall OVC Championship prediction. UT Martin (2) and Murray State (1) picked up the other first-place votes for overall champion. Since Belmont was picked as the overall champion, they were also an overwhelming favorite to take first place in its own division, picking up 22 of 24 first-place votes and 132 total points (schools were not allowed to vote for themselves). The Bruins were followed by Morehead State (105 points), Eastern Kentucky (88), Tennessee Tech (67), Jacksonville State (52) and Tennessee State (48). Murray State picked up 15 of 24 first-place votes and 125 points in being picked the West Division favorite while UT Martin picked up the other nine first-place votes (115 points). The West was rounded out by Eastern Illinois (88), Southeast Missouri (72), Austin Peay (57) and SIUE (35). Preseason All-OVC Team G Alex Anderson, UT Martin G/F Trae Anderson, Eastern Illinois G Brent Arrington, Morehead State G Craig Bradshaw, Belmont F Evan Bradds, Belmont G Antonius Cleveland, Southeast Missouri C Chris Horton, Austin Peay F Twymond Howard, UT Martin G Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois F Jeffery Moss, Murray State
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Preseason Player of the Year Craig Bradshaw, Belmont The 2015-16 OVC Preseason Men’s Basketball team is headlined by Belmont senior Craig Bradshaw who was named the OVC Preseason Player of the Year. Bradshaw is the first Belmont player to be tabbed Preseason Player of the Year since the Bruins joined the league prior to the 2012-13 season. Overall seven different schools were represented on the team with Belmont, Eastern Illinois and UT Martin have two selections apiece while Austin Peay, Morehead State, Murray State and Southeast Missouri each had one selection. The squad features three players who were either first or second-team selections last season and three players who were selected to the 2014-15 OVC All-Newcomer Team. The team is comprised of seven seniors, two juniors and a sophomore. Bradshaw was a first-team All-OVC selection last season in leading the Bruins to a share of the East Division and he also claimed OVC All-Tournament honors after helping his team to its second OVC Tournament title in three years. Bradshaw averaged 18.3 points (3rd in the OVC), 1.6 steals (7th) and 3.1 assists/game (9th) while also hitting 42.3 percent from 3-point range (6th) and connecting on 2.7 3-pointers made/game (2nd). In addition to Bradshaw the other named who were All-OVC selections from last year were Belmont junior forward Evan Bradds (14.2 points, 7.2 rebounds/game, 68.8 FG%) and Eastern Illinois senior swingman Trae Anderson (13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds/game). Anderson was also an All-Newcomer pick a year ago. The Preseason All-OVC team is rounded out by UT Martin senior guard Alex Anderson (12.5 points, 2.4 rebounds/game, 94 made 3-pointers) and senior forward Twymond Howard (13.6 points, 6.6 rebounds/ game), Morehead State senior guard Brent Arrington (11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.9 steals/game), Southeast Missouri State junior guard Antonius Cleveland (10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds1.8 assists/ game), Austin Peay senior center Chris Horton (13.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.3 blocks/game), Eastern Illinois sophomore guard Cornell Johnston (9.1 points, 4.7 assists/game, 51.9% from 3-point range) and Murray State senior forward Jeffery Moss (11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists/game).
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Wins in Seven-Straight Postseasons: After Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and UT Martin recorded wins in the postseason, OVC teams have now at least won one game in each postseason for seven-straight years, the longest stretch in league history. Morehead State won a NCAA game in 2009, Murray State won in the NCAA Tournament in 2010, Morehead State won in the NCAA’s in 2011, Murray State won in the NCAA’s in 2012, Eastern Kentucky won in the CIT in 2013 and Belmont (NIT) and Murray State (CIT) won games in 2014. The four different teams to record a victory in the single postseason (2014-15) is also an OVC record. OVC to Produce 22-Game National Television Package: The OVC will produce the largest national television package in its history in 2015-16 as 22 men’s basketball games (19 Conference contests) will air on either the ESPN Family of Networks, the CBS Sports Network or the American Sports Network. The Conference will once again have seven games on the ESPN Family of Networks, including four regular season games as well as the OVC Tournament semifinals and championship game. The OVC will also have a seven-game package on CBS Sports Network and eight games (five Conference) on the American Sports Network (ASN). The 22-game package ensures that every member institution is on national television at least once this year. OVC Men’s Hoops in Fourth Year of Divisional Play: For the fourth year the OVC will use divisional play for men’s basketball (the OVC women’s teams are not using divisional play this year). The addition of Belmont University on July 1, 2012 gave the OVC 12 member institutions, the largest the Conference has been since it was formed in 1948 (the OVC is currently the nation’s eighth-oldest Division I conference). The East Division includes Belmont, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech. The West Division includes Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Murray State, Southeast Missouri State, SIUE and UT Martin. OVC Tournament Format and Home Enters Year No. 6: After debuting a new format and home for the OVC Tournament in 2011, the tournament will once again return to Municipal Auditorium in Nashville this year. Once again the top eight men’s and women’s teams will qualify for the tournament and advance to play in Nashville (as opposed to playing first round games in campus sites) under a merit-based format. On the men’s side the No. 1 and 2 seeds will receive two byes to the semifinals while the No. 3 and 4 seeds will receive one bye into the quarterfinals. The first round will include the No. 5 seed against the No. 8 seed and the No. 6 seed against the No. 7 seed. Now that divisional play is used, the winner of each division is guaranteed one of the top two seeds while seeds 3-8 will be based on overall conference record regardless of division. Starting last season (2014-15) the OVC women’s teams switched back to using the traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. bracket. OVC Players in the NBA: OVC players are filling out NBA rosters to begin the 2015-16 season. Three former OVC players have guaranteed or partially-guaranteed contracts to begin the year. Those players included former Morehead State All-American Kenneth Faried (who begins his fifth season with the Denver Nuggets and who recently signed a $60 million contract), former Murray State All-American Isaiah Canaan (who begins his third season in the league after being drafted by the Houston Rockets and second year with the Philadelphia 76ers) and former Tennessee State standout Robert Covington (who begins his second season with the Philadelphia 76ers). Former Belmont All-American Ian Clark enters the year in the Golden State Warriors training camp trying to make a roster after two years with the Utah Jazz and part of last season with the Denver Nuggets. After finishing the 2014-15 season with the Los Angeles Clippers, former UT Martin All-American Lester Hudson is a free agent looking to possibly sign with a team.
OVC Digital Network: The OVC launched the OVC Digital Network (OVCDN) in August 2012. The OVCDN is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. Overall 2015-16 marks the 10th year the OVC has streamed live events. Starting with the re-branding of the streaming in 2012-13, events were offered free of charge and in an HD format and featured improved quality thanks to an investment in new equipment conference-wide. Fans also find it easier to log onto OVCDigitalNetwork.com and access the streams and can do so without any registration. The events are available on any computer, tablet or smart phone without needing any special downloads or apps thanks new streaming technology.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
Scoring Craig Bradshaw, BEL (Sr.) Evan Bradds, BEL (Jr.) Twymond Howard, UTM (Sr.) Trae Anderson, EIU (Sr.) Chris Horton, APSU (Sr.)
Games 30 33 34 30 30
Pts. 550 469 461 396 392
Avg. 18.3 14.2 13.6 13.2 13.1
Westwood One Sports to Broadcast OVC Championship Game: For the seventh consecutive season, the 2016 Men’s Basketball Championship game will be broadcast by the Westwood One Sports radio network, the largest provider of audio content in America. Westwood One Sports is the largest independent national audio media company in the U.S., delivering compelling, engaging, and fully-integrated audio content to over 8,200+ radio stations and digital media companies. Westwood One’s powerful portfolio of iconic media, sports and entertainment brands, combined with some of the most recognized live events in the world, provide strong and unique brand engagement to over 225 million consumers each week.
Rebounding Chris Horton, APSU (Sr.) Evan Bradds, BEL (Jr.) Twymond Howard, UTM (Sr.) Demontez Loman, TSU (Sr.) Christian Mekowulu, TSU (So.)
Games 30 33 34 31 26
Rebs. 333 236 223 176 138
Avg. 11.1 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.3
Assists Cornell Johnston, EIU (So.) JaQuail Townser, JSU (Sr.) Craig Bradshaw, BEL (Sr.) Torrance Rowe, TTU (Sr.) Isaac McGlone, EKU (Jr.)
Games 33 26 30 29 33
Asst. 156 87 94 79 86
Avg. 4.7 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6
Steals Games Brent Arrington, MOR (Sr.) 34 Isaac McGlone, EKU (Jr.) 33 Craig Bradshaw, BEL (Sr.) 30 JaQuail Townser, JSU (Sr.) 26 Antonius Cleveland, SEMO (Jr.) 30
Steals 65 56 48 33 38
Avg. 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3
Following are a look at the top statistical returners this season based on their production during the 2014-15 season (Current year of eligibility indicated in parenthesis).
OVC Coaches Have Longevity: Two of the 12 OVC men’s coaches are among just a handful who have been at their school for an extended period of time. Entering this season Austin Peay’s Dave Loos and Belmont’s Rick Byrd are two of just six Division I head coaches who have been at the same school for at least 25 years. Loos is beginning his 26th season with the Govs while Byrd starts his 30th year with the Bruins. The other four coaches are Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim (40th season), Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski (36th season), Oakland’s Greg Kampe (32nd season) and Davidson’s Bob McKillop (27th season). Replay Systems for OVC Basketball Venues Enter Year Six: On December 21, 2007, the Ohio Valley Conference mandated the use of courtside replay systems at all OVC basketball venues. The systems were put into place in January 2008 and have been used since. The systems are used in situations that are outlined by NCAA rules.
Field Goal Percentage Evan Bradds, BEL (Jr.) Craig Bradshaw, BEL (Sr.) Jeffery Moss, MUR (Sr.) Alex Anderson, UTM (Sr.) Trae Anderson, EIU (Sr.)
Games 33 30 35 34 30
FG-A 185-269 197-401 136-279 141-292 148-307
Pct. .688 .491 .487 .483 .482
3-Point FG Percentage Cornell Johnston, EIU (So.) Alex Anderson, UTM (Sr.) Justin Seymour, MUR (Jr.) Jeffery Moss, MUR (Sr.) Craig Bradshaw, BEL (Sr.)
Games 33 34 35 35 30
FG-A 55-106 94-196 47-108 55-130 82-194
Pct. .519 .480 .435 .423 .423
ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos became the winningest coach in OVC history during the 2009-10 season. Loos passed the all-time mark previously held by Cal Luther (319). Below is a list of where the 12 current head coaches rank in OVC history. The overall record listed includes only seasons the coaches were a member of the OVC. In total, 104 coaches have led programs while a member of the OVC from 1948 to the present.
Belmont senior guard Craig Bradshaw is the Conference’s leading returner scorer at 18.3 points/game. He was tabbed the OVC Preseason Player of the Year in a vote of head coaches and sports information directors. Bradshaw is also the only returning 2014-15 All-OVC first-team selection in the league this year.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 32. 41. 57. 65. 74. 90. 99. -
Coach Years Dave Loos (APSU) 1990-present Cal Luther (MUR/UTM) 1958-74, ’92-99 E.A. Diddle (WKU) 1948-64 Lake Kelly (APSU) 1971-77, ’85-90 Jeff Neubauer (EKU) 2005-15 Madison Brooks (ETSU) 1957-73 Paul McBrayer (EKU) 1948-62 Bob Laughlin (MOR) 1953-65 Jimmy Earle (MTSU) 1969-79 Mike Sutton (TTU) 2002-11 James Green (JSU) 2008-present Rick Byrd, BEL 2012-present Steve Payne (TTU) 2011-present Sean Woods (MOR) 2012-present Jay Spoonhour (EIU) 2012-present Heath Schroyer (UTM) 2014-present Dana Ford (TSU) 2014-present Jon Harris (SIUE) 2015-present Dan McHale (EKU) 2015-present Matt McMahon (MUR) 2015-present Rick Ray (SEMO) 2015-present
Record 391-373 (.512) 319-283 (.530) 296-143 (.674) 189-122 (.608) 188-134 (.584) 186-199 (.483) 181-133 (.576) 166-120 (.580) 164-103 (.614) 149-130 (.534) 81-130 (.384) 74-28 (.725) 60-65 (.480) 52-49 (.515) 40-55 (.421) 21-13 (.618) 5-26 (.161) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
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2015-16 MEN’S COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Monday, November 2 Thomas More at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (exh.) Tuesday, November 3 Asbury at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. (exh.) Saint Francis (Ill.) at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (exh.) Miles at Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m. (exh.) Thursday, November 5 Freed-Hardeman at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (exh.) Sewanee at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (exh.)
Saturday, November 21 Belmont at Evansville, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) 6 South Carolina St.at Eastern Kentucky, 1 p.m. (OVCDN) SIUE at IPFW, 1:30 p.m. 7 Austin Peay vs. Cal Poly, 3:30 p.m. (Greeley, Colo.) Morehead State at Northern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. 5 UT Martin vs. FIU, 6:30 p.m. (Harrisonburg, Va.) Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Middle Tennessee at Tennessee St., 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Sunday, November 22 Longwood at Eastern Kentucky, 1:00 p.m. (OVCDN) 5 UT Martin at James Madison, 2:30 p.m. 4 Jacksonville State at UAB, 4:00 p.m. (ASN) 7 Austin Peay vs. N. Colorado/UMBC, TBA (Greeley, Colo.) 6
Saturday, November 7 Missouri S&T at Southeast Missouri, 2:00 p.m. (exh.) CS East Bay at Tennessee State, 7:00 p.m. (exh.) Sunday, November 8 Union College at Eastern Kentucky, 3:30 p.m. (exh.) Monday, November 9 West Georgia at Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m. (exh.) Fontbonne at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (exhibition) Blue Mountain at UT Martin, 7:30 p.m. (exh.) Friday, November 13 Jacksonville State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Indiana, 6:00 p.m. (BTN Plus) Coppin St. at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Southeast Missouri at Dayton, 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State at Loyola (Md.), 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Christian at Morehead St, 6:45 p.m. (OVCDN) UT Martin at Oklahoma State, 7:00 p.m. Harris-Stowe at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) 1 Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, 7:00 p.m. (SEC Network +) 2 Belmont at Marquette, 8:00 p.m. (FS Wisconsin) Arkansas State at SIUE, 8:00 p.m. (FS Midwest) Saturday, November 14 Piedmont College at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Sunday, November 15 Fort Valley State at Jacksonville State, 2:00 p.m. SE Missouri at Evansville, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Monday, November 16 Eastern Illinois at Ball State, 6:00 p.m. Austin Peay at Indiana, 6:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network) Bethune-Cookman at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Tennessee State at Ohio, 6:00 p.m. Oakwood at Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m. Morehead State at Illinois St., 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3) 3 Tennessee Tech at Air Force, 8:00 p.m. 2 Belmont at Arizona St., 9:00 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) Eastern Kentucky at UNC Wilmington, TBA 1
Tuesday, November 17 Middle Tennessee at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (ASN) Wednesday, November 18 4 Jacksonville St. at Virginia Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Western Kentucky at Belmont, 6:00 p.m. (ASN) IPFW at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Fisk at Tennessee State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Saint Louis at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (FS Midwest) 3 Tennessee Tech at New Mexico State, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19 Southeast Missouri at Alabama A&M, 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 20 5 UT Martin vs. Oral Roberts, 12 p.m. (Harrisonburg, Va.) 6 Ball St. at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Jacksonville State at Winthrop, 6:00 p.m. Murray State at Georgia, 6:00 p.m. (SEC Network +)
Monday, November 23 8 Murray State vs. Milwaukee, 11:00 a.m. (Estero, Fla.) 9 Belmont vs. South Alabama, 3:00 p.m. (Kennesaw, Ga.) Tuesday, November 24 8 Murray St. vs. Pepperdine/Duquesne, 11 am/5 pm 9 Belmont vs. IUPUI/Kennesaw State, 2/4:30 p.m. Jackson St. at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Marshall at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Campbell at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Reinhardt at Tennessee State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Southeast Missouri at Tx. Rio Grande Valley, 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M at Jacksonville State, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25 Thomas More at Eastern Kentucky, 1:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Harris-Stowe at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Oakland City at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) 8 Murray State vs. TBD, TBD (Estero, Fla.) Friday, November 27 10 Jacksonville St. vs. Chicago St., 1:30 p.m. (Niceville, Fla.) 3 Robert Morris at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN)
Thursday, December 3 SIUE at Milwaukee, 6:00 p.m. Belmont at Valparaiso, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Saturday, December 5 Austin Peay at Troy, 12:00 p.m. Stetson at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (OVCDN) SIUE at Northwestern, 2:00 p.m. (BTN Plus) Tennessee Tech at Lipscomb, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Morehead St. at Indiana, 6:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network) Southeast Missouri at Memphis, 6:00 p.m. (CBSSN) Northern Ky. at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Jacksonville at Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Savannah State, 7:00 p.m. Evansville at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Monday, December 7 Belmont at Lipscomb, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Tuesday, December 8 Bowling Green at Southeast Missouri, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Wednesday, December 9 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2) 11 Eastern Illinois at Marshall, 6:00 p.m. SIUE at Southern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3) UT Martin at Texas Tech, 8:00 p.m. (FS Southwest) Friday, December 11 UT Martin at Texas Rio Grande Valley, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12 12 Tennessee St. vs. Grambling, 1:00 p.m. (Chicago, Ill.) Austin Peay at IPFW, 1:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Southeast Missouri,2:00 p.m. (ASN) Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois, 2:00 p.m. Portland State at SIUE, 4:00 p.m. (FS Midwest) Eastern Kentucky at Marshall, 6:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Arkansas, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
Saturday, November 28 Jacksonville St. vs. UTC/Alabama St., 11/1:30 p.m. Southern Utah at Eastern Kentucky, 12 p.m. (OVCDN) Loyola Marymount at SE Missouri, 2 p.m. (OVCDN) Southern Miss at Morehead St., 3:00 p.m. (OVCDN) SIUE at Butler, 4:00 p.m. (FOX Sports 2) UC Clermont at Tennessee Tech, 5:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Tennessee State at Kennesaw State, 6:00 p.m. Samford at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Alabama A&M at Murray St., 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Green Bay at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Belmont at BYU, 8:00 p.m. (BYUTV) UT Martin at Mississippi State, TBA
Sunday, December 13 Alabama State at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. Murray State at Illinois State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) 13 Morehead State at Pittsburgh, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3)
Sunday, November 29 Miss. Valley State at Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m. (OVCDN)
Wednesday, December 16 Austin Peay at North Florida, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
Monday, November 30 Green Bay at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (FS Midwest)
Thursday, December 17 Belmont at Middle Tennessee, 6:00 p.m. (ASN) Lipscomb at Tennessee State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) 13 Morehead St. at Eastern Washington, 8:05 p.m.
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Tuesday, December 1 Indiana State at Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Eastern Kentucky at Western Ky., 7:00 p.m. (FCS) Lipscomb at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) UT Martin at UMKC, 7:05 p.m. Samford at Jacksonville State, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 2 East Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) Austin Peay at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7:00 p.m. Murray State at Houston, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3) SE Missouri at Southern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Morehead St. at Saint Louis, 7:00 p.m. (FS Midwest)
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Monday, December 14 Tennessee State at Stetson, 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 Florida Atlantic at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. Ouachita Baptist at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) UT Martin at Saint Louis, 7:00 p.m. (FS Midwest)
Friday, December 18 Eastern Kentucky at East Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Southern Illinois at Murray St., 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Miami (Ohio) at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Jacksonville St. at Loyola Marymount, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19 Belmont at Cleveland State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3) 11 Eastern Illinois at Houston, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) 14 Tennessee St. vs. Alcorn St., 4 p.m. (Memphis, Tenn.) Southeast Missouri at Northern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 20 Austin Peay at Lipscomb, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) 13 Western Carolina at Morehead St., 3 p.m. (OVCDN) Monday, December 21 Eastern Illinois vs. Omaha, 1:00 p.m. (Las Vegas) Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia, 6:00 p.m. (ESPNU) Alcorn State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Northern Colorado at Jacksonville State, 7:00 p.m. SIUE at USC, 10:00 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
Thursday, January 14 *Austin Peay at Tennessee St., 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Ky. at Eastern Illinois, 8:00 p.m. (CBSSN) *Murray State at Belmont, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU) *Morehead State at SIUE, 8:00 p.m. (OVCDN)
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Tuesday, December 22 Murray State at Wright State, 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State at Illinois State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Wofford at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Southeast Missouri at Missouri State, 7:05 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Iowa, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN3) 15 Eastern Illinois vs. Southern/N.C. Central, TBA (Las Vegas) Wednesday, December 23 13 Morehead State at Davidson, 12:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27 Harris-Stowe at Southeast Missouri, 2 p.m. (OVCDN) Monday, December 28 Green Bay at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Tx. A&M-Corpus Christi at Austin Peay, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Hannibal-LaGrange at Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Grand Canyon at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (FS Midwest) Valparaiso at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Tuesday, December 29 UT Martin at Florida Atlantic, 11:00 a.m. Manhattan at Eastern Kentucky, 1:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Tennessee State at Tennessee, 6:00 p.m. (ESPNU) Jacksonville St. at Alabama, 7 p.m. (SEC Network +) Wednesday, December 30 Morehead State at East Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. Westminster (Mo.) at Austin Peay, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Brescia at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Thursday, December 31 *Belmont at Southeast Missouri, 12:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 3 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Jacksonville State, 4:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Saturday, January 2 *Morehead State at Murray State, 2:00 p.m. (CBSSN) *Tennessee St. at SE Missouri, 4:15 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville St., 4:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Boyce College at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Wednesday, January 6 *Tennessee St. at Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *Belmont at SIUE, 8:00 p.m. (ASN) Thursday, January 7 *Southeast Missouri at Morehead St., 5 p.m. (OVCDN) *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *Jacksonville St. at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Saturday, January 9 *SE Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 1 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at Belmont, 2:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *UT Martin at Morehead State, 5 p.m. (OVCDN) *Jacksonville St. at Murray St., 5:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Wednesday, January 13 *Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) *Jacksonville St. at SE Missouri, 7:45 p.m. (OVCDN)
Saturday, January 16 *UT Martin at Jacksonville St., 12 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Kentucky at SIUE, 1:00 p.m. (FS Midwest) *Morehead St. at Eastern Illinois, 3:15 p.m. (OVCDN) *Austin Peay at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Murray St. at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN)
Saturday, February 13 *Belmont at Morehead State, 11:00 a.m. (CBSSN) *Tennessee St. at Eastern Kentucky, 1 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Southeast Missouri at Murray St., 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *UT Martin at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Jacksonville St. at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Tuesday, February 16 St. Catharine at Morehead State, 6 p.m. (OVCDN)
Tuesday, January 19 Hannibal-LaGrange at SE Missouri, 7 p.m. (OVCDN)
Thursday, February 18 *Tennessee St. at Morehead St., 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Southeast Missouri, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Belmont at Eastern Kentucky, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 21 *Jacksonville St. at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) *Tennessee Tech at Morehead St., 6 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at Murray St., 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Belmont at UT Martin, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, February 20 *Eastern Illinois at SE Missouri, 4:15 p.m. (OVCDN) *Tennessee Tech at Belmont, 5:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Murray State at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Jacksonville St. at Tennessee St., 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN)
Saturday, January 23 *Jacksonville St. at Morehead St., 11 a.m. (ASN) *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 1 p.m. (OVCDN) *UT Martin at SE Missouri, 4:15 p.m. (OVCDN) *Tennessee State at Belmont, 5:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *SIUE at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN)
Thursday, February 25 *Tennessee St. at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Morehead St. at Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) *Austin Peay at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Ky. at Jacksonville St., 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *Murray St. at Eastern Illinois, 8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Wednesday, January 27 *Austin Peay at Morehead St., 6:45 p.m. (OVCDN) *Murray St. at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. (OVCDN) Thursday, January 28 *UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Belmont at Jacksonville St., 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Southeast Missouri at SIUE, 8:00 p.m. (CBSSN) *Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ASN) Saturday, January 30 *Murray State at UT Martin, 3:00 p.m. (CBSSN) *Austin Peay at SE Missouri, 4:15 p.m. (OVCDN) *Tennessee St. at Jacksonville St., 4:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Illinois at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (FS Midwest) *Morehead St. at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) *Belmont at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Monday, February 1 St. Ambrose at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) Thursday, February 4 *Austin Peay at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee St., 7 p.m. (OVCDN) *Morehead State at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Murray State at SE Missouri, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU) Saturday, February 6 *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 11 a.m. (ASN) *Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St., 4:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Kentucky at Belmont, 5 p.m. (OVCDN) *UT Martin at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Austin Peay at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Morehead St. at Tennessee St., 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Wednesday, February 10 *Tennessee Tech at Tennessee St., 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Jacksonville St. at Belmont, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, 8:00 p.m. (ASN) Thursday, February 11 *Eastern Kentucky at Morehead St., 6 p.m. (CBSSN) *Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 6 p.m. (OVCDN) *Murray State at SIUE, 7:00 p.m. (FS Midwest)
Saturday, February 27 *Morehead St. at Jacksonville St., 4:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *SE Missouri at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *UT Martin at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (OVCDN) *Belmont at Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) *Eastern Ky. at Tennessee Tech, 7:30 p.m. (OVCDN) Wednesday, March 2 16 OVC Tournament First Round, 6/8 p.m. (OVCDN) (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) Thursday, March 3 OVC Tournament Quarterfinals, 6/8 p.m. (OVCDN) (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) 16
Friday, March 4 16 OVC Tournament Semis, 6:30/8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) Saturday, March 5 OVC Tournament Championship, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)
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* - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL Dates and Times subject to change Tournament Key 1 – Maui Jim Maui Invite Opening Games (campus sites) 2 – Legends Classic (campus sites) 3 – Air Force Classic (campus sites) 4 – Emerald Coast Classic (campus sites) 5 – Men Against Breast Cancer Classic (Harrisonburg, Va.) 6 – @EKUHoops Classic (Richmond, Ky.) 7 – Maui Jim Maui Invitational Regional Games (Greeley, Colo.) 8 – Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 9 – Legends Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) 10 – Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) 11 – Global Sports Las Vegas Invite (campus sites) 12 – HBCU Legends Hardwood Classic (Chicago, Ill.) 13 – Gotham Classic (campus sites) 14 – HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) 15 – Global Sports Las Vegas Invite (Las Vegas, Nev.) 16 – OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)
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AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 2 THOMAS MORE (exhibition) 5 SEWANEE (exhibition) 13 at Vanderbilt 1 16 at Indiana 1 (Big Ten Network) 18 IPFW 21 vs. Cal Poly 2 22 vs. Northern Colorado/UMBC 2 25 OAKLAND CITY 28 SAMFORD
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBD 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5 at Troy 12 at IPFW 16 at North Florida 20 at Lipscomb (ESPN3) 22 WOFFORD 28 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 30 WESTMINSTER (MO.)
7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 9 TENNESSEE TECH* 14 at Belmont* 16 at Tennessee State* 21 SIUE* 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 27 at Morehead State* 30 at Southeast Missouri*
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at UT Martin* 6 at Murray State* 10 at Eastern Illinois* (ASN) 13 UT MARTIN* 20 MURRAY STATE* 25 at SIUE* 27 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 3
TBD
Basic Information Location: ......................................Clarksville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,597 Founded: ........................................................1927 Nickname:.............................................. Governors Colors: ............................................Red and White President: ....................................... Dr. Alisa White Athletic Director: .....................................Ryan Ivey Arena: ...... Dunn Center/Dave Aaron Arena (7,257)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/6 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ....8-22/3-13 (6th/West) Postseason: ..............................................none
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ................... Brad Kirtley Office Phone: .......................... (931) 221-6561 Cell Phone: ............................. (931) 801-7875 Fax: ......................................... (931) 221-7562 Email: .................................kirtleyb@apsu.edu Web site:.............................www.LetsGoPeay.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (931) 221-7155
OVC Regular Season Titles (8) 1973, 1974, 1977, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,140-1,028 (.526) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 409-383 (.516) Joined OVC: ...................................................1963
OVC Tournament Titles (4) 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances (6) 1973, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008
2015-16 ROSTER
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Maui JIm Maui Invitational Opening Games (campus sites) 2 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Regional Games (Greeley, Colo.) 3 OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • Head coach Dave Loos, a five-time OVC Coach of the Year (1991, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007) became the winningest coach in OVC history during the 2009-10 season. Loos, now in his 26th season at APSU, is the current Dean of OVC coaches. He is one of just six active Division I coaches to be at the same program for at least 25 years. Loos also perviously served as APSU’s athletic director, but stepped down from that role in April 2014. • A season ago Chris Horton averaged 13.1 points and 11.1 rebounds/game, becoming the first Austin Peay player to average a double-double since the 1990-91 season (Tommy Brown). • Horton enters the season as APSU’s all-time leader in blocked shots and second in OVC history (262). He trails TTU’s Lorenzo Coleman (439 blocks) on the list.
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 20 23 32 42 45
Name Terrell Thompson Assane Diop Jared Savage Chris Porter-Bunton Josh Robinson Chris Horton Tre’ Ivory Khalil Davis Adam Pike Domas Budrys Steve Harris John Murry Kenny Jones Zach Glotta
Pos. G F/C G/F F/G G C/F G G G G G/F G/F F G
Ht. 6-1 6-8 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-9 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-7 5-11
Wt. 185 195 190 191 180 220 170 175 170 182 185 190 190 180
Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Indianapolis, Ind./Wabash Valley (Ill.) CC Dakar, Senegal (Cloud County (Kan.) CC Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren County Cent.) Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS) St. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary’s HS) Decatur, Ga. (Columbia HS) Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) Kansas City, Mo. (Lawson State CC) Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) Kretinga, Lithuania (Parkview Christian) St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Owens (Ohio) CC) South Bend, Ind. (Owens (Ohio) CC) O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt North HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Dave Loos
Alma Mater: ......................................Memphis State, 1970 Hometown: ...................................................St. Louis, Mo. Family: ...........................................................Wife - Phyllis ......................................Children - David, Todd, Brad, Nikki Career Record: ....................................... 473-426 (29 yrs.) School Record: ...................................... 391-373 (25 yrs.) OVC Record: ........................................................ 244-176 OVC Tournament Appearances: ...................................22 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................4 Assistant Coaches Jay Bowen ............... 1st season (Christian Brothers, 1984) Kevin Hogan .............................2nd season (Rollins, 2007) Julian Terrell ......................... 1st season (Vanderbilt, 2006) Ryan Moody (G.A.) ................1st season (Belhaven, 2014) Career Head Coaching Record Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01
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School Christian Brothers Christian Brothers Christian Brothers Christian Brothers Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay
Overall 16-14 21-15 25-10 20-14 15-14 11-17 7-20 11-16 13-16 19-11 17-14 17-11 11-16 18-10 22-10
Conf. 10-8 12-6 13-5 11-5 6-6 6-8 4-12 10-6 8-8 10-6 12-6 11-7 9-9 11-7 10-6
Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay
Overall 14-18 23-8 22-10 13-19 17-14 21-12 24-11 19-14 17-15 20-14 12-20 8-23 12-18 8-22
Conf. 8-8 13-3 16-0 9-7 11-9 16-4 16-4 13-5 11-7 13-5 8-8 4-12 6-10 3-13
2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER HORTON, Chris Conference-Only ROBINSON, Josh Conference-Only DAVIS, Khalil Conference-Only FREEMAN, Chris Conference-Only DYSON, Ed Conference-Only WILLIAMS, Zavion Conference-Only SMITH, Damarius Conference-Only PURVIS, Jeremy Conference-Only DIOP, Assane Conference-Only IVORY, Tre Conference-Only BUDRYS, Domas Conference-Only MBOUP, Serigne Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 30-30 16-16 30-6 16-6 30-30 16-16 30-26 16-12 30-30 16-16 23-8 13-0 16-10 16-10 22-9 15-3 27-0 14-0 21-1 7-1 14-0 4-0 21-0 7-0 30 16 30 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
APSU 33,318 13/2,563 -
MIN 1034 571 645 429 904 468 759 358 886 457 373 167 322 322 387 213 290 144 237 42 59 10 104 19
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 34.5 142-310 .458 35.7 79-183 .432 21.5 95-261 .364 26.8 62-174 .356 30.1 86-245 .351 29.3 42-118 .356 25.3 118-198 .596 22.4 48-89 .539 29.5 93-238 .391 28.6 44-112 .393 16.2 38-106 .358 12.8 21-56 .375 20.1 21-68 .309 20.1 21-68 .309 17.6 21-66 .318 14.2 11-35 .314 10.7 27-91 .297 10.3 15-44 .341 11.3 13-51 .255 6.0 0-8 .000 4.2 5-16 .313 2.5 2-4 .500 5.0 4-17 .235 2.7 0-4 .000 663-1667 .398 345-895 .385 758-1609 .471 413-860 .480
Opponents 60,245 15/3,948 2/510
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 44-119 .370 29-78 .372 24-81 .296 12-39 .308 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 35-114 .307 17-58 .293 11-44 .250 5-24 .208 1-14 .071 1-14 .071 18-58 .310 11-31 .355 11-49 .224 6-24 .250 7-20 .350 0-4 .000 4-13 .308 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 155-513 .302 83-275 .302 227-588 .386 123-307 .401
FT-FTA 108-156 71-103 62-81 40-51 98-156 45-78 48-68 22-31 63-94 34-50 20-31 4-10 16-33 16-33 8-11 4-5 14-19 6-7 7-15 0-2 1-5 0-2 11-16 5-6 456-685 247-378 435-599 230-312
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Austin Peay 877 1060 Opponents 1059 1119
PCT .692 .689 .765 .784 .628 .577 .706 .710 .670 .680 .645 .400 .485 .485 .727 .800 .737 .857 .467 .000 .200 .000 .688 .833 .666 .653 .726 .737
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 135 198 333 83 111 194 15 36 51 13 24 37 61 86 147 25 40 65 51 104 155 28 57 85 15 72 87 8 31 39 13 31 44 8 12 20 7 23 30 7 23 30 4 21 25 2 11 13 12 35 47 7 19 26 3 14 17 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 2 11 7 18 2 2 4 373 670 1043 211 351 562 271 758 1029 143 410 553
AVG PF-FO A TO 11.1 62-0 43 75 12.1 32-0 19 43 1.7 24-0 21 35 2.3 17-0 11 23 4.9 74-0 77 68 4.1 42-0 43 25 5.2 81-1 21 50 5.3 46-1 7 23 2.9 68-1 48 46 2.4 29-0 19 23 1.9 51-1 42 38 1.5 26-0 15 10 1.9 37-1 41 51 1.9 37-1 41 51 1.1 24-1 37 13 0.9 12-0 22 6 1.7 43-0 7 19 1.9 17-0 1 5 0.8 21-0 18 13 0.0 5-0 2 3 0.3 6-0 0 3 0.5 4-0 0 1 0.9 23-0 5 11 0.6 5-0 0 1 34.8 514-5 360 428 35.1 272-2 180 216 34.3 590-20 417 424 34.6 307-13 224 210
BLK STL 70 35 35 18 1 21 1 18 8 27 6 12 23 13 11 5 3 29 3 13 0 22 0 11 3 14 3 14 0 16 0 5 12 3 4 2 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 124 191 63 98 94 240 62 130
PTS-AVG 392-13.1 229-14.3 296-9.9 193-12.1 294-9.8 141-8.8 284-9.5 118-7.4 284-9.5 139-8.7 107-4.7 51-3.9 59-3.7 59-3.7 68-3.1 37-2.5 79-2.9 42-3.0 40-1.9 0-0.0 15-1.1 6-1.5 19-0.9 5-0.7 1937-64.6 1020-63.8 2178-72.6 1179-73.7
Deadball Rebounds OT -
Total 1937 2178
Austin Peay Opponents
Off. 98 65
Def. 8 5
Total 106 70
2014-15 RESULTS (8-22, 3-13 OVC -- Home: 6-7, Away: 1-14, Neutral: 1-1) NOVEMBER 1 WEBSTER (exhibition) 5 BRYAN (exhibition) 15 at Western Kentucky 16 BEREA 19 at Samford 21 at Illinois 1 24 at Indiana State 1 27 vs. Brown 2 28 vs. Stephen F. Austin 2
W, 82-48 W, 63-52 L, 77-70 W, 68-63 L, 68-67 L, 107-66 L, 61-57 W, 79-58 L, 83-62
DECEMBER 6 at Southern Illinois 13 LIPSCOMB 15 TROY 18 OAKLAND CITY 21 at Lipscomb 31 NORTH FLORIDA
L, 71-49 L, 68-59 W, 73-70 W, 76-52 L, 69-63 W, 65-60
JANUARY 3 at Ole Miss 8 at Jacksonville State* 10 at Tennessee Tech* 15 TENNESSEE STATE* 17 BELMONT* 22 at SIUE*
L, 92-63 L, 71-59 L, 72-56 W, 69-68 L, 89-83 L, 69-65
24 28 31
at Eastern Illinois* MOREHEAD STATE* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
FEBRUARY 5 UT MARTIN* 7 MURRAY STATE* 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 14 at UT Martin* 21 at Murray State* 23 at Eastern Kentucky* 26 SIUE* 28 at Southeast Missouri*
W, 56-52 L, 82-69 L, 70-64
L, 76-64 L, 82-72 L, 66-55 L, 67-61 L, 89-54 L, 76-64 W, 64-61 L, 89-65
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Continental Tire Las Vegas Invite (campus sites) Continental Tire Las Vegas Invite (Las Vegas) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
Chris Horton Senior • Center 13.1 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 2.3 bpg in 2014-15 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 23
BELMONT BRUINS
2015-16 SCHEDULE
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................7,425 Founded: ........................................................1890 Nickname:.....................................................Bruins Colors: .................................. Navy, Red and White President: ...............................Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director: ............................ Mike Strickland Arena: ...........................Curb Event Center (5,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ................................... 11/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): 22-11/11-5(t-1st/East) Postseason: ..... NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: .................... Greg Sage Office Phone: .......................... (615) 460-6698 Cell Phone: ............................. (615) 512-3633 Fax: ......................................... (615) 460-5584 Email: ....................... greg.sage@belmont.edu Web site:......................... www.BelmontBruins.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (615) 460-8554
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) 2013, 2014
NOVEMBER 13 at Marquette 1 (FS Wisconsin) 16 at Arizona State 1 18 WESTERN KENTUCKY (ASN) 21 at Evansville (ESPN3) 23 vs. South Alabama 2 24 vs. IUPUI/Kennesaw State 2 28 at BYU (BYUTV)
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 2/4:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 LIPSCOMB 3 at Valparaiso (ESPN3) 7 at Lipscomb (ESPN3) 15 OUACHITA BAPTIST 17 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 19 at Cleveland State (ESPN3) 28 VALPARAISO 31 at Southeast Missouri*
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
JANUARY 6 at SIUE* (American Sports Net.) 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 14 MURRAY STATE* (ESPNU) 16 AUSTIN PEAY* 21 at UT Martin* (ESPNU) 23 TENNESSEE STATE* 28 at Jacksonville State* 30 at Tennessee Tech*
8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 MOREHEAD STATE* 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 10 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 13 at Morehead State* (CBS SN) 18 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPNU) 20 TENNESSEE TECH* 27 at Tennessee State*
7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
COACHING STAFF
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 3
TBD
Head Coach Rick Byrd
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Legends Classic (campus sites) Legends Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) 3 OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 2
TEAM NOTES • Belmont is an impressive 67-4 (.944) in its last 71 games in the Curb Event Center. • Head coach Rick Byrd is one of just six active Division I coaches to be at the same program for at least 25 years (Boeheim, Krzyzewski, Kampe, McKillop and Loos). Byrd enters the season with 689 victories which ranks eighth among all active Division I head coaches. • Belmont and Gonzaga are the only two NCAA Division I programs to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament seven of the last 10 years. • Entering this season Belmont has won 30 consecutive home conference games, which is tied for the longest streak in the nation with Stephen F. Austin.
All-Time Record: .......................... 1,048-797 (.568) All-Time OVC Record: .......................... 39-9 (.813) Joined OVC: ...................................................2012
OVC Tournament Titles (2) 2013, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 5 20 21 23 24 25 30 31 32 35 41 50
Name Alex Martin Austin Luke Nick Smith Dylan Windler Jeff Laidig Taylor Barnette Burton Sampson Craig Bradshaw Michael Benkert Mack Mercer Kevin McClain Josh Lester Amanze Egekeze Evan Bradds Tyler Hadden Seth Adelsperger
Pos. G/F G F G/F G/F G G G G F G F F F C C
Ht. 6-6 6-3 6-8 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-9 6-2 6-6 6-8 6-7 6-10 6-11
Wt. 185 185 220 185 210 185 195 210 195 225 180 225 220 205 240 215
Yr. Fr. R-So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. R-So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. R-So. So. Jr. R-So. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley HS Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett HS Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville HS Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS Mishawaka, Ind./Penn HS Lexington, Ky./Virginia Knoxville, Tenn./The Webb School Ridgetop, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Acad.) Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth HS Jasper, Fla./Hamilton County HS Antioch, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley HS Jamestown, Ohio/Greeneview HS Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS Peru, Ind./Peru HS
Alma Mater: ............................................ Tennessee, 1976 Hometown: ................................................Knoxville, Tenn. Family: ...........................................................Wife - Cheryl .......................................Children - Andrea, Megan, Robert Career Record: ........................................711-367 (34 yrs.) School Record: ...................................... 619-312 (29 yrs.) OVC Record: .............................................................. 39-9 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................7 Assistant Coaches Brian Ayers ......................... 18th season (Lipscomb, 1993) James Strong ........................ 5th season (Vanderbilt, 2000 Mark Price .............................. 5th season (Samford, 1998) Tyler Holloway (Ops) ...... 5th season (Murray State, 2009) Career Head Coaching Record Year 1978-79 1979-80 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
School Maryville College Maryville College Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Memorial Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont
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Overall 8-16 15-11 22-10 26-9 21-9 15-15 22-9 25-10 28-7 23-9 22-10 30-6 30-7 37-2 29-11 15-11 9-18
Conf. 11-1 10-2 11-1 7-9 15-1 12-4 14-2 11-5 12-4 12-4 14-2 18-0 13-5 -
Year 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont
Overall 14-13 7-20 13-15 11-17 17-12 21-9 14-16 20-11 23-10 25-9 20-13 19-12 30-5 27-7 26-7 26-10 22-11
Conf. 8-12 12-4 15-5 12-8 15-5 14-4 14-2 14-6 14-6 19-1 16-2 14-2 14-2 11-5
2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN BRADSHAW, Craig 30-30 950 Conference-Only 16-16 523 BRADDS, Evan 33-33 928 Conference-Only 16-16 464 BARNETTE, Taylor 32-32 951 Conference-Only 16-16 464 CHAMBERLAIN, Reece 33-33 1031 Conference-Only 16-16 482 SMITH, Nick 33-6 497 Conference-Only 16-0 189 EGEKEZE, Amanze 33-24 661 Conference-Only 16-16 332 MERCER, Mack 29-0 189 Conference-Only 15-0 129 TURNER, Spencer 23-3 211 Conference-Only 7-0 44 CHOWBAY, Caleb 28-0 236 Conference-Only 13-0 131 HADDEN, Tyler 27-3 150 Conference-Only 13-0 72 SAMPSON, Burton 19-0 72 Conference-Only 11-0 54 MOBLEY, Holden 33-1 332 Conference-Only 16-0 124 LUKE, Austin 30-0 124 Conference-Only 15-0 69 LAIDIG, Jeff 33-0 228 Conference-Only 16-0 107 LESTER, Josh 14-0 42 Conference-Only 5-0 18 Total 33 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 33 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
BEL 27,793 14/1,985 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 31.7 197-401 .491 32.7 96-204 .471 28.1 185-269 .688 29.0 99-131 .756 29.7 121-277 .437 29.0 62-141 .440 31.2 90-207 .435 30.1 45-95 .474 15.1 77-187 .412 11.8 28-79 .354 20.0 55-136 .404 20.8 23-66 .348 6.5 34-68 .500 8.6 28-55 .509 9.2 21-63 .333 6.3 4-12 .333 8.4 25-52 .481 10.1 14-26 .538 5.6 22-54 .407 5.5 13-26 .500 3.8 9-20 .450 4.9 7-13 .538 10.1 10-28 .357 7.8 2-10 .200 4.1 4-15 .267 4.6 3-7 .429 6.9 5-17 .294 6.7 2-5 .400 3.0 3-9 .333 3.6 2-4 .500 858-1803 .476 428-874 .490 854-1889 .452 424-919 .461
Opponents 89,257 15/4,188 4/6,609
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 82-194 .423 37-95 .389 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 84-215 .391 44-109 .404 22-65 .338 14-30 .467 58-148 .392 22-64 .344 27-80 .338 12-47 .255 1-11 .091 1-9 .111 17-57 .298 3-10 .300 8-17 .471 3-7 .429 6-17 .353 3-6 .500 5-10 .500 5-8 .625 6-18 .333 2-7 .286 3-8 .375 2-6 .333 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 329-866 .380 151-405 .373 238-692 .344 109-322 .339
Scoring By Period 1st Belmont 1169 Opponents 1122
FT-FTA PCT 74-99 .747 40-55 .727 94-145 .648 51-76 .671 13-30 .433 6-17 .353 76-119 .639 36-59 .610 14-14 1.000 6-6 1.000 41-49 .837 20-22 .909 23-31 .742 13-19 .684 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 13-16 .813 2-2 1.000 15-24 .625 8-11 .727 9-11 .818 7-9 .778 11-15 .733 2-4 .500 11-15 .733 6-9 .667 7-9 .778 3-5 .600 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 405-585 .692 202-298 .678 384-539 .712 193-257 .751
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 14 101 115 8 50 58 65 171 236 40 99 139 5 78 83 3 41 44 57 121 178 22 43 65 26 40 66 13 18 31 32 73 105 13 34 47 14 25 39 13 16 29 5 15 20 0 4 4 2 26 28 0 12 12 7 23 30 3 11 14 2 1 3 1 1 2 8 19 27 5 9 14 5 17 22 4 9 13 12 30 42 5 9 14 1 8 9 0 2 2 307 786 1093 160 371 531 330 750 1080 159 346 505
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.8 62-0 94 93 3.6 28-0 57 51 7.2 74-1 44 83 8.7 35-0 22 35 2.6 53-0 42 26 2.8 22-0 14 17 5.4 70-0 198 84 4.1 41-0 91 36 2.0 42-0 9 19 1.9 19-0 3 5 3.2 65-0 22 26 2.9 33-0 16 15 1.3 38-0 13 16 1.9 23-0 9 13 0.9 14-0 12 11 0.6 2-0 4 2 1.0 19-0 23 24 0.9 12-0 13 11 1.1 24-0 4 11 1.1 12-0 3 4 0.2 6-0 1 4 0.2 5-0 0 2 0.8 40-0 14 16 0.9 20-0 4 8 0.7 8-0 21 20 0.9 5-0 12 14 1.3 23-0 6 8 0.9 10-0 3 4 0.6 10-0 1 2 0.4 3-0 1 0 33.1 549-1 504 451 33.2 270-0 252 218 32.7 624-18 433 418 31.6 320-8 216 206
BLK STL 11 48 5 26 7 21 4 13 1 26 0 11 5 55 2 25 7 4 2 1 18 27 9 14 12 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 7 1 5 0 0 0 0 66 209 31 102 117 217 58 119
PTS-AVG 550-18.3 269-16.8 469-14.2 250-15.6 339-10.6 174-10.9 278-8.4 140-8.8 226-6.8 84-5.3 178-5.4 78-4.9 92-3.2 70-4.7 61-2.7 11-1.6 71-2.5 33-2.5 65-2.4 37-2.8 32-1.7 26-2.4 37-1.1 8-0.5 22-0.7 14-0.9 22-0.7 9-0.6 8-0.6 6-1.2 2450-74.2 1209-75.6 2330-70.6 1150-71.9
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1281 1208
OT -
Total 2450 2330
Belmont Opponents
Off. 62 66
Def. 8 6
Total 70 72
2014-15 RESULTS (22-11, 11-5 OVC -- Home: 12-2, Away: 7-8, Neutral: 3-1) NOVEMBER 14 at Wright State 17 at Lipscomb 19 TREVECCA NAZARENE 22 at Western Kentucky 24 LIPSCOMB 26 DENVER 29 at Ohio
L, 73-70 W, 87-62 W, 96-76 W, 64-63 W, 82-77 W, 78-57 W, 83-81
DECEMBER 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 9 EVANSVILLE 11 WRIGHT STATE 16 at VCU 20 at Fairfield 28 at Butler
W, 63-59 L, 65-62 L, 79-71 L, 78-51 W, 73-61 L, 67-56
JANUARY 1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 7 SIUE* 10 at Eastern Illinois* 15 at Murray State* 17 at Austin Peay* 22 UT MARTIN* 25 at Tennessee State* 29 JACKSONVILLE STATE*
W, 78-77 W, 73-69 L, 84-73 L, 92-77 W, 89-83 W, 72-67 W, 63-55 W, 103-82
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TENNESSEE TECH*
W, 71-53
FEBRUARY 5 at Eastern Kentucky* 7 at Morehead State* 11 at Jacksonville State* 14 MOREHEAD STATE* 19 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 21 at Tennessee Tech* 28 TENNESSEE STATE*
L, 81-69 L, 73-71 L, 72-70 W, 58-57 W, 66-61 W, 88-82 W, 88-62
MARCH 5 vs. Eastern Illinois 1 6 vs. Eastern Kentucky 1 7 vs. #24 Murray State 1 20 vs. #6 Virginia 2
W, 97-64 W, 53-52 W, 88-87 L, 79-67
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Craig Bradshaw Senior • Guard 18.3 ppg, 3.1 apg in 2014-15 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 25
EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 3 SAINT FRANCIS (exhibition) 13 at Indiana 16 at Ball State 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS 28 GREEN BAY
7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 INDIANA STATE 5 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 9 at Marshall 1 12 at Western Illinois 19 at Houston 1 (ESPN3) 21 vs. Omaha 2 22 vs. Southern Utah/N.C. Central 2 28 HANNIBAL-LaGRANGE 31 at Tennessee Tech*
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. TBD 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Jacksonville State* 6 TENNESSEE STATE* 9 at Belmont* 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (CBSSN) 16 MOREHEAD STATE* 21 at Murray State* 23 at Austin Peay* 28 UT MARTIN* 30 at SIUE*
4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment: ....................................................8,913 Founded: ........................................................1895 Nickname:................................................ Panthers Colors: .............................................Blue and Gray President: ..........................Dr. David M. Glassman Athletic Director: .................................Tom Michael Arena (Capacity):.................... Lantz Arena (5,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................5/9 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): 18-15/9-7 (3rd/West) Postseason: ...................... CIT Second Round
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ....................Rich Moser Office Phone: .......................... (217) 581-7480 Cell Phone: ............................. (217) 508-8317 Fax: ......................................... (217) 581-7001 Email: ................................... rlmoser@eiu.edu Web site:............................ www.EIUpanthers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (217) 581-5135
OVC Regular Season Titles none
No. 1 2 3 5 10 11 12 15 24 30 32 33 40 54 55
Name Demetrius McReynolds Cornell Johnston Casey Teson A.J. Riley Luke Norman Anthony Johnson Marshawn Blackmon Trae Anderson Joe Kuligoski Aleksa Novakovic Patrick Muldoon Luke Piotrowski Lucas Jones Justin Earls Aboubacar Diallo
Pos. G G G G G G G/F G/F G/F F F F F F F
Ht. 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-7 6-11 6-8 6-7 6-8
Wt. 210 150 185 180 185 200 185 235 210 220 215 240 205 210 200
COACHING STAFF
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 3
Head Coach Jay Spoonhour
TBD
Global Sports Las Vegas Invite (campus sites) Global Sports Las Vegas Invite (Las Vegas, Nev.) 3 OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 2
TEAM NOTES • Eastern Illinois advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) last season marking the first time since 2001 that EIU had advanced to an NCAA Division I postseason tournament. EIU beat Oakland in the opening round before falling to Evansville. It was the first postseason win for EIU as an NCAA Division I program and first postseason NCAA Tournament win since the 1980 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional. • Eastern Illinois won nine straight games last season including a 6-0 start to OVC play against the OVC East Division. The nine straight wins set a school record for consecutive wins at the NCAA Division I level. The school record for consecutive wins is 23 during the 1951-52 season. • Cornell Johnston set two school records last season as he won the OVC Freshman of the Year award. Johnston set the school and OVC record for 3-point shooting percentage knocking down 51.9 percent from 3-point range. The guard also set the EIU school record for assists by a freshman finishing the year with 156 which also ranked sixth best on the EIU single season list.
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2001 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) 1992, 2001
2015-16 ROSTER
FEBRUARY 1 ST. AMBROSE 7:00 p.m. 6 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ASN) 11:00 a.m. 10 AUSTIN PEAY* (ASN) 8:00 p.m. 13 SIUE* 7:00 p.m. 18 at UT Martin* 6:00 p.m. 20 at Southeast Missouri* 4:15 p.m. 25 MURRAY STATE* (CBS SN) 8:30 p.m.
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All-Time Record: ......................... 1,276-1,227 (.10) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 146-184 (.442) Joined OVC: ...................................................1996
Yr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Louisville, Ky. (Eastern Florida State) St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue HS) St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles HS) Peoria, Ill. (John A. Logan College) Freeport, Ill. (Highland CC) Oblong, Ill. (Oblong HS) St. Peters, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt South HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Southwestern Ill. College) Orland Park, Ill. (Jacksonville State Univ.) Belgrade, Serbia (Findley College Prep) Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood HS) Port Republic, N.J. (Univ. of Richmond) Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) Abidjan, Ivory Coast (St. Louis Christian Acad.)
Alma Mater: ...................................... Pittsburg State, 1994 Hometown: ................................................Springfield, Mo. Family: ........................................................... Wife - Nicole ...........................................Children - Gracie, Charlie, Sam Career Record: ........................................... 146-88 (7 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 40-55 (3 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 22-26 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Rand Chappell ...............3rd season (Missouri State, 1994) J.R. Reynolds ............... 3rd season (Eastern Illinois, 2004) Marc Stricker .............................3rd season (UMKC, 2002) Liam Slesinski (G.A.) .... 1st season (Eastern Illinois, 2015) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2000-01 2003-04 2009-10 2010-11
School Wabash Valley UNLV Moberly Area CC Moberly Area CC
Overall 36-1 6-4 25-6 17-13
Conf. 4-2 -
Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Moberly Area CC Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois
Overall 21-8 11-21 11-19 18-15
Conf. 6-10 7-9 9-7
Coach Spoonhour Facts Was named the 14th head coach in Eastern Illinois history on April 9, 2012...Led Eastern Illinois to a first round victory in 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), the first win in a national postseason tournament in its Division I history... Is the son of legendary head coach Charlie Spoonhour, who was the head coach at Missouri State, Saint Louis and UNLV... Played college basketball at Pittsburg State...Began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Central Missouri...Joined his father’s SLU staff in 1996 and helped the Billikens to the 1998 NCAA Tournament...Hired as head coach at Wabash Valley College (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) in 2000-01; led team to the Junior College National Championship with a 36-1 record and earned National Coach of the Year honors...Served as interim head coach at UNLV for part of 2004 season...Worked as an assistant at Missouri and Texas-San Antonio before becoming head coach at Moberly Area CC.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER ANDERSON, Trae Conference-Only OLIVIER, Chris Conference-Only JOHNSTON, Cornell Conference-Only SMITH, Reggie Conference-Only CHATMAN, Dylan Conference-Only VISER, LeTrell Conference-Only PIPER, Josh Conference-Only PIOTROWSKI, Luke Conference-Only ANDERSON, Keenen Conference-Only JOHNSON, Anthony Conference-Only NORMAN, Luke Conference-Only VERHAGEN, Jake Conference-Only PIOTROWSKI, Mat Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 30-16 13-7 27-10 11-1 33-33 16-16 31-11 15-3 33-31 16-15 32-21 16-14 33-18 16-9 31-19 16-15 26-4 10-0 23-0 12-0 21-0 12-0 19-0 7-0 17-2 7-0 33 16 33 16
MIN 749 348 634 299 1144 573 705 353 927 435 730 408 535 281 397 235 260 54 145 77 246 135 81 23 97 29
EIU 22,421 14/1,602 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 25.0 148-307 .482 26.8 75-143 .524 23.5 135-249 .542 27.2 64-120 .533 34.7 95-222 .428 35.8 53-110 .482 22.7 79-203 .389 23.5 37-92 .402 28.1 65-172 .378 27.2 23-76 .303 22.8 71-194 .366 25.5 39-108 .361 16.2 51-132 .386 17.6 27-74 .365 12.8 45-92 .489 14.7 23-48 .479 10.0 20-46 .435 5.4 5-12 .417 6.3 14-23 .609 6.4 7-13 .538 11.7 11-19 .579 11.3 8-11 .727 4.3 6-18 .333 3.3 1-6 .167 5.7 6-19 .316 4.1 0-4 .000 746-1696 .440 362-817 .443 757-1818 .416 377-925 .408
Opponents 59,057 15/3,821 4/437
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 16-42 .381 8-20 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 55-106 .519 32-55 .582 30-93 .323 11-35 .314 57-146 .390 22-64 .344 44-132 .333 24-78 .308 26-78 .333 11-40 .275 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 1-5 .200 7-14 .500 5-8 .625 3-14 .214 1-6 .167 1-10 .100 0-2 .000 241-643 .375 115-313 .367 219-642 .341 104-335 .310
Scoring By Period 1st Eastern Illinois 948 Opponents 990
FT-FTA 84-129 40-67 80-143 47-85 56-65 27-30 67-87 33-42 18-28 9-13 11-21 7-14 10-15 9-13 21-30 10-14 12-27 0-2 5-12 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 364-558 184-286 403-565 184-259
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 55 93 148 24 45 69 44 98 142 22 48 70 13 50 63 3 27 30 7 81 88 6 40 46 8 95 103 3 53 56 6 74 80 4 39 43 19 75 94 10 44 54 27 37 64 12 22 34 22 19 41 3 3 6 6 20 26 2 13 15 2 16 18 1 8 9 3 11 14 0 3 3 1 21 22 0 4 4 255 748 1003 107 383 490 387 796 1183 200 401 601
PCT .651 .597 .559 .553 .862 .900 .770 .786 .643 .692 .524 .500 .667 .692 .700 .714 .444 .000 .417 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .652 .643 .713 .710
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.9 86-3 55 70 5.3 40-2 27 26 5.3 66-1 27 40 6.4 27-0 10 18 1.9 51-0 156 85 1.9 29-0 74 36 2.8 55-0 39 51 3.1 30-0 21 25 3.1 57-0 58 39 3.5 21-0 33 19 2.5 70-0 34 39 2.7 42-0 17 23 2.8 42-0 27 15 3.4 15-0 14 11 2.1 31-0 12 18 2.1 14-0 7 10 1.6 32-0 3 5 0.6 8-0 0 1 1.1 12-0 4 7 1.3 8-0 2 4 0.9 18-0 16 9 0.8 11-0 8 5 0.7 6-0 4 1 0.4 3-0 2 0 1.3 9-0 0 3 0.6 5-0 0 0 30.4 535-4 435 396 30.6 253-2 215 186 35.8 562-10 389 399 37.6 274-8 186 187
BLK STL 18 24 8 11 38 13 21 5 0 25 0 10 3 20 0 5 4 30 1 12 15 40 9 24 11 6 6 4 31 7 19 4 6 6 2 1 0 4 0 3 1 7 1 4 2 2 1 0 12 2 4 0 141 186 72 83 94 213 48 109
PTS-AVG 396-13.2 198-15.2 350-13.0 175-15.9 301-9.1 165-10.3 255-8.2 118-7.9 205-6.2 77-4.8 197-6.2 109-6.8 138-4.2 74-4.6 111-3.6 56-3.5 52-2.0 10-1.0 35-1.5 17-1.4 29-1.4 21-1.8 15-0.8 3-0.4 13-0.8 0-0.0 2097-63.5 1023-63.9 2136-64.7 1042-65.1
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1127 1131
OT Total 22 2097 15 2136
Eastern Illinois Opponents
Off. 79 71
Def. 17 14
Total 96 85
2014-15 RESULTS (18-15, 9-7 OVC -- Home: 9-5, Away: 7-8, Neutral: 2-2) NOVEMBER 11 SAINT FRANCIS (IL) (exh.) W, 85-54 14 at Missouri State L, 64-53 17 EUREKA COLLEGE W, 81-51 20 UC DAVIS L, 63-61 23 at Cincinnati 1 L, 54-49 25 at #23 Creighton 1 L, 75-43 28 vs. North Carolina Central 2 L, 65-40 29 vs. Southern 2 W, 54-43 DECEMBER 3 BALL STATE 9 at UC Davis 13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 20 at Indiana State 23 at Cleveland State JANUARY 1 TENNESSEE TECH* 3 JACKSONVILLE ST.* 7 at Tennessee State* 10 BELMONT* 15 at Eastern Kentucky* 17 at Morehead State* 22 MURRAY STATE* 24 AUSTIN PEAY*
W, 61-54 L, 80-70 W, 59-55 W, 60-56 W, 67-65
W, 61-59 W, 59-50 (OT) W, 64-57 W, 84-73 W, 72-65 W, 65-62 L, 77-62 L, 56-52
29 31
at UT Martin* SIUE*
L, 81-51 W, 57-54
FEBRUARY 3 BAKER UNIVERSITY W, 59-32 7 at Southeast Missouri* L, 68-64 12 at Austin Peay* W, 66-55 14 at SIUE* L, 80-63 19 UT MARTIN* L, 75-73 (OT) 22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W, 73-65 26 at Murray State* L, 65-57 MARCH 4 vs. SIUE 3 5 vs. Belmont 3 17 at Oakland 4 23 Evansville 4
W, 78-66 L, 97-64 W, 97-71 L, 83-68
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Emerald Coast Classic (campus sites) Emerald Coast Classic (Destin, Fla.) 3 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) 4 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
Trae Anderson Senior • Forward 13.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg in 2014-15
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EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 8 UNION COLLEGE (exhibition) 13 COPPIN STATE 16 at UNC Wilmington 20 BALL STATE 1 21 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 1 22 LONGWOOD 1 25 THOMAS MORE 28 SOUTHERN UTAH
3:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. TBA 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 at Western Kentucky (FOX CS) 5 at Savannah State 9 at Kentucky (ESPN2) 12 at Marshall 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 18 at East Tennessee State 21 at West Virginia (ESPNU) 29 MANHATTAN
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay* 7 UT MARTIN* 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 14 at Eastern Illinois* (CBS SN) 16 at SIUE* 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 23 TENNESSEE TECH* 27 MURRAY STATE* 30 MOREHEAD STATE*
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Tennessee State* 6 at Belmont* 11 at Morehead State* (CBS SN) 13 TENNESSEE STATE* 18 BELMONT* (ESPNU) 25 at Jacksonville State* 27 at Tennessee Tech*
7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
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@EKUHoops Classic (Richmond, Ky.) OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
2
TEAM NOTES • The Colonel program has a tremendous amount of momentum. With its appearance in the 2015 CIT, Eastern Kentucky has made six national postseason tournament appearances in the last 11 years, including two NCAA Tournament trips (2007 & 2014). The Colonels have received bids to three straight national postseason tournaments, a first in program history. • Eastern’s 86 wins over the last four years are the most during any four-year period in program history. Eastern Kentucky has finished in the top-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference in three straight seasons and is one of only two teams to qualify for each of the last 13 OVC tournaments. • The Colonels have posted three straight 20 win seasons, including a school record 25 victories in 2012-13. The 2013-14 team nearly upset No. 2 seed Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 2014-15 squad registered 21 wins, including a 28-point victory at No. 18 Miami.
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Richmond, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................16,454 Founded: ........................................................1906 Nickname:.................................................Colonels Colors: ...................................... Maroon and White President: ............................Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director: .......................Steve Lochmueller Arena (Capacity):..............McBrayer Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/7 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): .21-12/11-5 (t-1st/East) Postseason: ......................... CIT Quarterfinals
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: .....................Steve Fohl Office Phone: .......................... (859) 622-1253 Cell Phone: ............................. (859) 200-1958 Fax: ......................................... (859) 622-5108 Email: ...............................steve.fohl@eku.edu Web site:...............................www.EKUSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (859) 622-5908
OVC Regular Season Titles (6) 1953, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1972, 1979
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,217-1,106 (.524) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 506-475 (.516) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (6) 1950, 1955, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014 NCAA Tournament Appearances (8) 1953, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014
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Name Pos. Dujuanta Weaver G Greg King F/C Paul Jackson G Cam Williams G Tommy Matthews G Isaac McGlone G Nick Mayo F Jaylen Babb-Harrison G/W Daniel Parke G Javontae Hawkins W Jonathan Hood F K.J. Bluford G Jarelle Reischel W Ja’Mill Powell F Anthony Pratt Jr. F
Ht. 5-10 6-7 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-8 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-7
Wt. 170 225 178 177 180 175 225 187 165 211 206 185 210 180 210
Yr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-So. R-Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) Ellenwood, Ga. (Chipola College) Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King Jr. HS) Omaha, Neb. (North Platte CC) Clinton, Md. (Surratsville High School) Lancaster, Ohio (Bloom-Carroll HS) Oakland, Maine (Messalonskee HS) Ajax, Ontario (J. Clarke Richardson HS) Richmond, Ky. (Transylvania University) Flint, Mich. (University of South Florida) Durham, N.C. (Santa Fe College) Minneapolis, Minn. (Iowa State Univ.) Frankfurt, Germany (Univ. of Rhode Island) Bridgeport, Conn. (Northeastern Okla. A&M) St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis Christian Acad.)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Dan McHale
Alma Mater: ............................................... Kentucky, 2001 Hometown: ..................................................Chatham, N.J. Family: ........................................................... Wife - Jackie ................................................Children - Lilly, Daniel, Molly Career Record: ............................................... First season School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Michael Bradley ..................... 1st season (Villanova, 2005) Reece Gaines ........................ 1st season (Louisville, 2003) Doug Davenport ..................1st season (Bellarmine, 2010) Trent Angelucci (Ops) ... 1st season (South Carolina, 2009) Career Head Coaching Record Year School First season
Overall
Conf.
Coach McHale Facts McHale was named the 20th head coach in Eastern Kentucky history on April 9, 2015...McHale served as a student manager for four seasons (1997-2001) at the University of Kentucky under head coach Tubby Smith; while there he was part of a NCAA Championship team in 1998...After graduating with honors he moved into a staff assistant position with Rick Pitino at the University of Louisville...He then spent one season as Director of Operations at Manhattan College before returning to Louisville as Director of Video Operations...In 2007 he joined Kevin Willard’s staff at Iona where he helped recruit future NBA Draft Pick Scott Machado...McHale followed Willard to Seton Hall before on to the University of Minnesota where he was an assistant coach for two seasons under Richard Pitino.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS WALDEN, Corey 32-32 Conference-Only 15-15 STUTZ, Eric 32-31 Conference-Only 16-15 KNIPP, Timmy 33-33 Conference-Only 16-16 POWELL, Ja’Mill 33-22 Conference-Only 16-9 RICHARDSON, Denzel 33-10 Conference-Only 16-6 BABB-HARRISON, Jaylen 21-4 Conference-Only 5-0 McGLONE, Isaac 33-28 Conference-Only 16-15 HOOD, Jonathan 13-0 Conference-Only 5-0 JACKSON, Paul 24-2 Conference-Only 14-2 MUFF, Deverin 32-3 Conference-Only 16-2 NORL, Daniel 11-0 Conference-Only 2-0 MATTHEWS, Tommy 33-0 Conference-Only 16-0 Total 33 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 33 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
EKU 47,000 17/2,765 -
MIN 1108 527 1025 544 975 503 730 355 646 320 264 36 953 517 100 18 250 167 354 171 74 3 171 89
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 34.6 198-362 .547 35.1 90-170 .529 32.0 190-312 .609 34.0 103-164 .628 29.5 114-272 .419 31.4 61-137 .445 22.1 84-218 .385 22.2 37-91 .407 19.6 76-182 .418 20.0 29-82 .354 12.6 42-105 .400 7.2 6-12 .500 28.9 64-164 .390 32.3 31-75 .413 7.7 11-37 .297 3.6 2-7 .286 10.4 15-40 .375 11.9 7-20 .350 11.1 15-36 .417 10.7 7-17 .412 6.7 5-17 .294 1.5 0-0 .000 5.2 4-18 .222 5.6 1-9 .111 818-1763 .464 374-784 .477 732-1633 .448 347-792 .438
Opponents 76,211 15/4,831 1/3,753
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 51-140 .364 15-57 .263 25-53 .472 15-29 .517 73-191 .382 42-101 .416 41-121 .339 19-54 .352 34-94 .362 13-44 .295 21-62 .339 4-9 .444 42-123 .341 21-56 .375 8-28 .286 0-4 .000 3-12 .250 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 299-837 .357 130-365 .356 257-660 .389 122-318 .384
Scoring By Period 1st Eastern Kentucky 1103 Opponents 984
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 27 100 127 8 50 58 61 121 182 27 67 94 21 104 125 11 41 52 21 43 64 4 28 32 22 82 104 6 43 49 8 25 33 0 4 4 7 67 74 4 28 32 3 7 10 1 1 2 2 12 14 0 8 8 15 24 39 3 13 16 3 3 6 0 0 0 3 19 22 2 13 15 225 651 876 82 319 401 334 766 1100 172 350 522
FT-FTA PCT 147-180 .817 93-108 .861 94-118 .797 56-71 .789 45-54 .833 31-39 .795 60-82 .732 30-41 .732 42-56 .750 26-36 .722 12-15 .800 4-4 1.000 13-20 .650 7-8 .875 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 7-15 .467 6-11 .545 8-10 .800 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 1-2 .500 438-562 .779 257-324 .793 379-563 .673 220-318 .692
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.0 79-2 123 71 3.9 32-2 56 40 5.7 57-1 76 68 5.9 33-1 40 30 3.8 64-2 61 50 3.3 36-1 28 29 1.9 75-3 37 48 2.0 37-2 21 23 3.2 40-0 21 41 3.1 20-0 11 20 1.6 20-0 21 16 0.8 2-0 2 2 2.2 71-1 86 36 2.0 32-1 41 17 0.8 4-0 6 3 0.4 1-0 1 1 0.6 33-1 41 15 0.6 24-1 28 11 1.2 58-0 5 7 1.0 35-0 3 1 0.5 8-0 8 3 0.0 1-0 0 0 0.7 47-1 10 9 0.9 31-1 4 5 26.5 556-11 495 374 25.1 284-9 235 182 33.3 566-15 492 612 32.6 302-7 226 266
BLK STL 5 99 2 45 21 27 9 12 40 29 24 13 9 24 2 8 1 20 1 13 0 15 0 0 2 56 1 25 0 4 0 1 0 11 0 6 18 18 4 8 0 3 0 0 2 15 2 6 98 321 45 137 90 199 46 99
PTS-AVG 594-18.6 288-19.2 499-15.6 277-17.3 346-10.5 195-12.2 269-8.2 123-7.7 228-6.9 97-6.1 117-5.6 20-4.0 183-5.5 90-5.6 32-2.5 4-0.8 40-1.7 21-1.5 38-1.2 17-1.1 12-1.1 0-0.0 15-0.5 3-0.2 2373-71.9 1135-70.9 2100-63.6 1036-64.8
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1253 1090
OT Total 17 2373 26 2100
Eastern Kentucky Opponents
Off. 61 84
Def. 16 17
Total 77 101
2014-15 RESULTS (21-12, 11-5 OVC -- Home: 13-4, Away: 8-7, Neutral: 0-1) 31
NOVEMBER 7 URBANA (exhibition) 14 SAVANNAH STATE 18 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN 22 CINCINNATI CLERMONT 26 at Southern Utah 29 at BYU
W, 96-81 W, 76-53 W, 115-50 W, 115-50 W, 73-64 L, 90-76
DECEMBER 3 VALPARAISO 7 at #1 Kentucky 13 at IUPUI 16 EAST TENNESSEE 19 at #18 Miami (Fla.) 22 at Florida Atlantic 30 at Coppin State
L, 72-66 L, 82-49 W, 73-64 L, 63-60 W, 72-44 L, 69-66 W, 66-63
JANUARY 3 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 63-52 8 at UT Martin* W, 66-58 10 at Southeast Missouri* W, 68-55 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS* L, 72-65 17 SIUE* W, 78-62 22 at Jacksonville State* L, 71-67 24 at Tennessee Tech* L, 83-81 (OT) 29 at Murray State* L, 85-78 (OT)
at Morehead State*
W, 66-57
FEBRUARY 5 BELMONT* 7 TENNESSEE STATE* 11 MOREHEAD STATE* 14 at Tennessee State* 19 at Belmont* 23 AUSTIN PEAY* 26 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 28 TENNESSEE TECH*
W, 81-69 W, 77-72 W, 69-57 W, 69-41 L, 66-61 W, 76-64 W, 63-57 W, 70-67
MARCH 6 vs. Belmont 1 17 Norfolk State 2 20 High Point 2 25 UT Martin 2
L, 53-52 W, 81-75 W, 66-65 L, 70-69
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JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 3 MILES (exhibition) 9 WEST GEORGIA (exhibition) 13 at Central Michigan 15 FORT VALLEY STATE 16 OAKWOOD 18 at Virginia Tech 1 (ESPN3) 20 at Winthrop 22 at UAB 1 (ASN) 24 ALABAMA A&M 27 vs. Chicago State 2 28 vs. Chattanooga/Alabama State 2
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 11/1:30 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 SAMFORD 5 JACKSONVILLE STATE 13 ALABAMA STATE 18 at Loyola Marymount 21 NORTHERN COLORADO 29 at Alabama 31 SIUE*
8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 7 at Austin Peay* 9 at Murray State* 13 at Southeast Missouri* 16 UT MARTIN* 21 at Eastern Kentucky* 23 at Morehead State* (ASN) 28 BELMONT* 30 TENNESSEE STATE*
4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 TENNESSEE TECH* 10 at Belmont* 13 at Tennessee Tech* 20 at Tennessee State* 25 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 27 MOREHEAD STATE*
4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 3
TBD
Basic Information Location: ..................................... Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: ....................................................8,659 Founded: ........................................................1883 Nickname:............................................Gamecocks Colors: ............................................Red and White President: ....................................Dr. John Beehler Interim Athletic Director: ........................Greg Seitz Arena: ..................Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ...................................6/10 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................1/4 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):. 12-19/5-11 (4th/East) Postseason: .............................................none
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ...........Josh Underwood Office Phone: .......................... (256) 782-5915 Cell Phone: ............................. (256) 453-0545 Fax: ......................................... (256) 782-5958 Email: ..............................underwood@jsu.edu Web site:.............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (256) 782-5528
OVC Regular Season Titles none
All-Time Record: .......................... 1,196-764 (.610) All-Time OVC Record: ...................... 68-126 (.351) Joined OVC: ...................................................2003
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 10 13 14 15 21 24 31 32 33
Name DelFincko Bogan Greg Tucker JaQuail Townser Cam Biedscheid Deitrich Cole Nathan Laing Jared Hamilton Ed Jones Erik Durham Malcolm Drumwright Ousmane Ba Christian Cunningham Jeremy Watson Andre Statam
Pos. G/F G G G/F F/C G G/F F G G F/C F F G/F
Ht. 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-9 6-0 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-11 6-6 6-7 6-6
Wt. 194 195 195 198 210 165 190 188 190 165 227 200 200 227
Yr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. R-So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Charleston, Mo. (Charleston HS) Charleston, Mo. (Mineral Area College) Alton, Ill. (Southwestern Illinois College) St. Louis, Mo. (Univ. of Missouri) Detroit, Mich. (Det. East English Village Prep) Lillington, N.C. (Harnett Central HS) Charlotte, N.C. (St. Frances Academy) Atlanta, Ga. (Creekside HS) Springfield, Mo. (Lamar State College) Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (R. Cucamonga) Kinshasa, Congo, Africa (Lee College) Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Shelton State CC) Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach James Green
Alma Mater: ............................................ Mississippi, 1983 Hometown: ........................................ Ingomar, Mississippi Family: ......................................................Children - Bryan
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TEAM NOTES • Jacksonville State will play in a newly renovated Pete Mathews Coliseum this year. The venue, which opened in 1974, just completed a $2.4 million renovation that included a new playing surface, new seating, a new scorer’s table and a team video room. • The Gamecocks must replace 69 percent of their scoring output from a year ago, including the top three scorers in Darion Rackely, D.J. Felder and Avery Moore. • The Gamecocks play 15 regular season home games this year, the most since playing 17 in 2010 and tied for the second-most in JSU’s Division I history.
Career Record: ....................................... 248-290 (17 yrs.) School Record: .......................................... 81-130 (7 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 37-63 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................2 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................1 Assistant Coaches Reggie Sharp............................ 5th season (Auburn, 2001) Ronnie Dean...................2nd season (Harris-Stowe, 1990) Garland Wilson (Ops) .... 4th season (Jacksonville State, 2009)
Career Head Coaching Record Year School Overall Conf. Year School Overall Conf. 1996-97 Southern Miss 12-15 6-8 2006-07 Miss. Valley State 18-16 13-5 1997-98 Southern Miss 22-11 9-7 2007-08 Miss. Valley State 17-16 12-5 1998-99 Southern Miss 14-16 6-10 2008-09 Jacksonville State 11-17 5-13 1999-00 Southern Miss 17-12 7-9 2009-10 Jacksonville State 11-19 7-11 2000-01 Southern Miss 22-9 11-5 2010-11 Jacksonville State 5-25 3-15 2001-02 Southern Miss 10-17 4-12 2011-12 Jacksonville State 15-18 8-8 2002-03 Southern Miss 13-16 5-11 2012-13 Jacksonville State 17-11 8-8 2002-03 Southern Miss 13-16 5-11 2013-14 Jacksonville State 10-21 4-12 2003-04 Southern Miss 13-13 6-10 2014-15 Jacksonville State 12-19 5-11 2005-06 Miss. Valley State 9-19 9-9 Coach Green Facts Was named the 10th head coach in Jacksonville State history on April 19, 2008...Came to JSU after three seasons at Mississippi Valley State, where he led the Delta Devils to the SWAC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth in 2008...Prior to MVSU, coached for eight seasons at Southern Miss, where he led the team to a C-USA Championship and pair of NIT appearances...Has also been an assistant coach at Iowa State (1994-96), Alabama (1992-94), Texas A&M (1988-90) and Idaho (1988-90)...Played collegiately at Ole Miss.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS RACKLEY, Darion 29-26 Conference-Only 15-13 FELDER, D.J. 31-23 Conference-Only 16-14 MOORE, Avery 30-16 Conference-Only 16-14 TOWNSER, JaQuail 26-25 Conference-Only 11-11 DRUMWRIGHT, Malcolm 30-9 Conference-Only 16-8 WATSON, Jeremy 31-9 Conference-Only 16-3 HUNTER, Jamal 30-29 Conference-Only 15-14 MITCHEM, Undra 15-9 Conference-Only 1-0 JACKSON, Dontay 28-8 Conference-Only 13-2 SMITH, Randall 15-0 Conference-Only 9-0 COLE, Deitrich 20-1 Conference-Only 9-1 KULIGOSKI, Joe 26-0 Conference-Only 14-0 DOS SANTOS, Gabriel 2-0 Conference-Only 0-0 MILLER, Dominique 1-0 Conference-Only 0-0 Total 31 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 31 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
JSU 24,173 14/1,727 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 32.4 120-338 .355 34.5 69-185 .373 23.1 122-289 .422 23.9 64-158 .405 26.7 88-253 .348 30.6 53-149 .356 28.3 72-200 .360 27.9 27-81 .333 21.8 61-167 .365 28.1 46-123 .374 20.8 50-128 .391 17.6 13-43 .302 22.7 68-133 .511 22.9 36-59 .610 14.8 25-74 .338 16.0 3-5 .600 12.0 14-37 .378 9.3 5-15 .333 5.7 5-17 .294 6.9 4-13 .308 9.8 11-29 .379 10.6 3-14 .214 9.7 10-31 .323 11.4 6-18 .333 4.5 1-2 .500 0.0 0-0 .000 1.0 0-0 .000 0.0 0-0 .000 647-1698 .381 329-863 .381 753-1680 .448 382-855 .447
MIN 941 517 715 383 800 489 737 307 653 449 646 282 681 344 222 16 336 121 86 62 196 95 252 160 9 0 1 0
Opponents 59,959 17/3,527 0/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 40-143 .280 17-76 .224 12-37 .324 12-27 .444 65-199 .327 37-112 .330 21-70 .300 5-27 .185 20-66 .303 13-43 .302 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 13-47 .277 1-3 .333 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-14 .214 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 179-598 .299 89-306 .291 175-502 .349 101-273 .370
Scoring By Period 1st Jacksonville State 896 Opponents 995
FT-FTA 158-211 95-115 55-80 27-37 31-37 15-18 41-55 16-19 39-47 27-33 77-107 18-32 27-40 14-21 3-6 0-0 12-34 5-13 9-10 7-8 5-11 1-3 9-12 6-9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 466-651 231-308 445-667 225-333
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 29 83 112 17 53 70 58 111 169 26 69 95 10 54 64 5 38 43 10 56 66 7 23 30 6 37 43 3 24 27 62 96 158 21 31 52 61 100 161 23 48 71 5 15 20 1 3 4 7 40 47 2 15 17 1 6 7 0 2 2 11 17 28 4 8 12 22 42 64 14 28 42 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 346 697 1043 148 356 504 356 807 1163 181 429 610
PCT .749 .826 .688 .730 .838 .833 .745 .842 .830 .818 .720 .563 .675 .667 .500 .000 .353 .385 .900 .875 .455 .333 .750 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .716 .750 .667 .676
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.9 60-1 62 77 4.7 35-1 31 42 5.5 83-1 23 40 5.9 43-1 11 20 2.1 51-0 52 28 2.7 28-0 32 19 2.5 69-1 87 64 2.7 31-0 32 26 1.4 58-2 47 31 1.7 38-2 38 17 5.1 37-0 9 27 3.3 17-0 2 6 5.4 100-6 18 37 4.7 51-3 11 18 1.3 28-0 16 10 4.0 2-0 2 1 1.7 35-0 34 29 1.3 15-0 17 11 0.5 14-0 6 11 0.2 11-0 5 5 1.4 42-3 6 11 1.3 19-1 2 6 2.5 29-0 9 7 3.0 18-0 5 6 0.5 0-0 2 2 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 33.6 606-14 371 377 31.5 308-8 188 179 37.5 580-8 417 388 38.1 285-4 213 201
BLK STL 7 41 6 27 21 12 10 6 3 22 0 17 5 33 2 14 3 22 1 15 7 10 4 4 63 17 45 12 2 12 0 1 2 16 0 4 1 2 1 2 12 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 191 74 105 126 186 61 89
PTS-AVG 438-15.1 250-16.7 311-10.0 167-10.4 272-9.1 158-9.9 206-7.9 75-6.8 181-6.0 132-8.3 180-5.8 45-2.8 163-5.4 86-5.7 66-4.4 7-7.0 40-1.4 15-1.2 21-1.4 17-1.9 27-1.4 7-0.8 32-1.2 19-1.4 2-1.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 0-0.0 1939-62.5 978-61.1 2126-68.6 1090-68.1
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1020 1101
OT Total 23 1939 30 2126
Jacksonville State Opponents
Off. 78 89
Def. 7 7
Total 85 96
2014-15 RESULTS (12-19, 5-11 OVC -- Home: 11-3, Away: 1-16, Neutral: 0-0) OCTOBER 4 WILLIAM CAREY (exh.) 10 COLUMBUS STATE (exh.) 14 at Marshall 17 at #7 Louisville 19 at Cleveland State 22 MILES COLLEGE 25 at Alabama A&M 28 SAVANNAH STATE 30 FORT VALLEY STATE DECEMBER 3 WINTHROP 6 at Alabama State 14 DARTMOUTH 16 UNC ASHEVILLE 20 at Northern Colorado 22 at Air Force 27 at Jacksonville
W, 62-54 W, 77-53 L, 74-55 L, 88-39 L, 60-46 W, 88-71 W, 67-61 W, 74-71 W, 81-49
W, 79-76 (OT) L, 80-55 W, 79-67 W, 64-55 L, 69-60 L, 66-65 (OT) L, 75-61
JANUARY 1 at SIUE* L, 73-57 3 at Eastern Illinois* L, 59-50 (OT) 8 AUSTIN PEAY* W, 71-59 11 MURRAY STATE* L, 84-57 14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* L, 69-52
17 22 24 29 31
at UT Martin* EASTERN KENTUCKY* MOREHEAD STATE* at Belmont* at Tennessee State*
FEBRUARY 4 at Memphis 7 at Tennessee Tech* 11 BELMONT* 14 TENNESSEE TECH* 21 TENNESSEE STATE* 26 at Eastern Kentucky* 28 at Morehead State*
L, 55-52 W, 71-67 L, 66-63 L, 103-82 L, 45-43
L, 74-48 L, 72-59 W, 72-70 W, 82-68 W, 55-50 L, 63-57 L, 87-55
* Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 3 ASBURY (exhibition) 13 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 16 at Illinois State (ESPN3) 21 at Northern Kentucky 24 MARSHALL 28 SOUTHERN MISS
6:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Saint Louis (FOX Sports Midwest) 7:00 p.m. 5 at Indiana (Big Ten Network) 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 13 at Pittsburgh 1 (ESPN3) 17 at Eastern Washington 1 8:05 p.m. 20 WESTERN CAROLINA 1 3:00 p.m. 23 at Davidson 1 12:00 p.m. 28 GREEN BAY 6:00 p.m. 30 at East Tennessee State 6:00 p.m. JANUARY 2 at Murray State* (CBS SN) 7 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 9 UT MARTIN* 14 at SIUE* 16 at Eastern Illinois* 21 TENNESSEE TECH* 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ASN) 27 AUSTIN PEAY* 30 at Eastern Kentucky*
2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Belmont* 6 at Tennessee State* 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (CBSSN) 13 BELMONT* (CBS SN) 16 ST. CATHARINE 18 TENNESSEE STATE* 25 at Tennessee Tech* 27 at Jacksonville State*
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
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TEAM NOTES • Morehead State returns two starters from last year’s team including senior Brent Arrington, a Preseason AllOVC selection, who averaged 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.9 steals/game last season. The other returning starter is junior Corban Collins. Seniors Lyonell Gaines and Anthony Elechi also return after making a combined eight starts. • MSU welcomes eight new players this season, including two true freshmen (Malik Maitland, Lamontray Harris) and six junior college transfers (Ty’Quan Bitting, Keion Alexander, DeJuan Marrero, Xavier Moon, Treshaad Williams, Ronnye Beamon). • During head coach Sean Woods’ first three years at Morehead State, the Eagles have won 52 games, which is the most for any coach in his first three seasons in MSU history.
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................10,654 Founded: ........................................................1887 Nickname:....................................................Eagles Colors: .............................................Blue and Gold President: ...........................Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Athletic Director: ......................... Brian Hutchinson Arena (Capacity):....... Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/4 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):.17-17/10-6 (3rd/East) Postseason: ........ OVC Tournament Semifinals
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ....................Nick Evans Office Phone: .......................... (606) 783-2557 Cell Phone: ............................. (502) 807-9345 Fax: ......................................... (606) 783-2550 Email: ............... n.evans@moreheadstate.edu Web site:............................. www.MSUEagles.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (606) 783-2500
OVC Regular Season Titles (9) 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1984, 2003
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,110-1,048 (.514) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 465-488 (.488) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (4) 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7) 1956, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 10 11 13 14 15 21 22 23 25 31 32
Name Malik Maitland Corban Collins Ty’Quan Bitting Miguel Dicent Anthony Elechi Keion Alexander Lamontray Harris Jared Ravenscraft DeJuan Marrero Wes Noble Xavier Moon Treshaad Williams Ronnye Beamon Lyonell Gaines Brent Arrington
Pos. G G F/C G F/C F/C F G F F G F F F G
Ht. 5-11 6-3 6-9 6-3 6-8 6-9 6-7 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-3
Wt. 170 190 220 155 235 210 210 210 230 190 165 235 195 220 190
Yr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Father Lopez Catholic) High Point, N.C. (LSU) Winston-Salem, N.C. (Angelina College) Santo Domingo, D.R. (Canarias Basketball Acad.) Elmont, N.Y. (Labette CC) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Southwest Tennessee CC) Louisville, Ky. (Robinson Prep School) Morehead, Ky. (Kentucky Christian Univ.) Gary, Ind. (Chipola College) Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County HS) Goodwater, Ala. (NW Florida State College) Nashville, Ga. (NW Florida State College) Calumet City, Ill. (Kaskaskia College) Louisville, Ky. (IUPUI) Baltimore, Md. (Mississippi Valley State)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Sean Woods
Alma Mater: ............................................... Kentucky, 1992 Hometown: ........................................Indianapolis, Indiana Family: .................................................... Wife - Dashaynia ............................................... Children - Martiese, DeSean Career Record: ......................................... 102-129 (7 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 52-49 (3 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 28-20 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................1 Assistant Coaches Dylan Howard ............................... 4th season (UAB, 1992) Preston Spradlin ................ 2nd season (Alice Lloyd, 2009) Derrick Tilmon............. 1st season (Southern Illinois, 2000) Jonathan Mattox (Ops) ........3rd season (Emmanuel, 2011) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
School Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley State
Overall 7-25 9-23 13-19 21-13
Conf. 7-11 8-10 12-6 17-1
Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State
Overall 15-18 20-14 17-17
Conf. 8-8 10-6 10-6
Coach Woods Facts Was named the 13th head coach in Morehead State history on May 11, 2012...Came to Morehead State after four seasons as head coach at Mississippi Valley State...At MVSU helped the Delta Devils improve by 14 overall and 10 conference wins from his first to fourth season...In his final season at MVSU (2011-12), led the team to a 21-13 overall and 17-1 SWAC record and berth in the NCAA Tournament...Prior to being a head coach, served as an assistant coach at High Point (2003-05), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2005-06) and TCU (2006-08)...Played for Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky (1989-92) and was a member fo the “Unforgettables” that advanced to the 1992 East Regional Final against Duke.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER WARNER, Angelo Conference-Only ARRINGTON, Brent Conference-Only MASHOUR, Karam Conference-Only COLLINS, Corban Conference-Only READER, Billy Conference-Only STOREY, Kareem Conference-Only GAINES, Lyonell Conference-Only WILLIS, Marquel Conference-Only DICENT, Miguel Conference-Only ELECHI, Anthony Conference-Only RAVENSCRAFT, Jared Conference-Only DONLEY, Chad Conference-Only FUGGINS, Marcus Conference-Only COURTNEY, Jalen Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 32-18 15-4 34-34 16-16 34-27 16-15 30-19 16-12 31-31 13-13 31-31 16-16 15-7 1-1 23-0 8-0 33-0 16-0 29-1 12-1 7-0 3-0 15-0 5-0 28-2 12-2 5-0 5-0 34 16 34 16
MIN 912 433 957 512 747 456 822 468 718 308 933 484 313 5 236 48 470 237 331 139 27 4 115 34 242 70 27 27
MOR 36,682 13/2,822 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 28.5 146-301 .485 28.9 62-132 .470 28.1 121-299 .405 32.0 65-153 .425 22.0 139-282 .493 28.5 87-173 .503 27.4 85-219 .388 29.3 39-109 .358 23.2 100-209 .478 23.7 45-87 .517 30.1 75-192 .391 30.3 45-97 .464 20.9 40-72 .556 5.0 0-2 .000 10.3 27-70 .386 6.0 2-10 .200 14.2 42-115 .365 14.8 28-61 .459 11.4 43-82 .524 11.6 22-38 .579 3.9 6-9 .667 1.3 2-3 .667 7.7 11-31 .355 6.8 4-12 .333 8.6 16-39 .410 5.8 2-9 .222 5.4 3-10 .300 5.4 3-10 .300 854-1930 .442 406-896 .453 717-1651 .434 330-758 .435
Opponents 77,679 16/4,165 5/2,207
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 53-133 .398 25-63 .397 32-99 .323 18-53 .340 20-71 .282 9-38 .237 41-119 .345 17-59 .288 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 25-69 .362 11-33 .333 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 9-29 .310 1-7 .143 23-70 .329 15-38 .395 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 10-26 .385 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 220-639 .344 101-307 .329 182-537 .339 81-239 .339
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 28 100 128 14 50 64 44 87 131 25 56 81 53 149 202 35 89 124 22 93 115 13 60 73 73 77 150 36 29 65 17 49 66 11 17 28 28 35 63 0 1 1 10 23 33 0 7 7 6 25 31 1 15 16 41 48 89 18 16 34 1 2 3 0 1 1 4 10 14 1 0 1 27 30 57 7 8 15 3 4 7 3 4 7 422 783 1205 191 374 565 296 757 1053 123 340 463
FT-FTA PCT 79-102 .775 33-39 .846 104-136 .765 62-79 .785 73-104 .702 49-66 .742 53-67 .791 34-40 .850 34-59 .576 12-25 .480 59-70 .843 22-28 .786 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 35-43 .814 2-2 1.000 17-24 .708 10-15 .667 12-17 .706 7-8 .875 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 10-32 .313 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 490-684 .716 240-317 .757 639-909 .703 310-428 .724
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Morehead State 1156 1252 Opponents 1073 1165
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.0 72-2 78 64 4.3 33-1 42 27 3.9 107-7 77 65 5.1 51-2 41 28 5.9 75-2 32 45 7.8 44-1 21 23 3.8 72-4 65 55 4.6 34-0 37 30 4.8 76-1 31 36 5.0 39-0 10 16 2.1 71-2 140 76 1.8 35-2 64 39 4.2 22-0 12 6 1.0 2-0 0 0 1.4 27-1 9 16 0.9 6-0 2 6 0.9 87-4 31 33 1.0 43-2 12 15 3.1 79-3 7 21 2.8 38-3 3 7 0.4 5-0 2 1 0.3 2-0 0 0 0.9 14-0 5 5 0.2 7-0 0 1 2.0 66-2 5 22 1.3 28-1 2 7 1.4 6-0 1 1 1.4 6-0 1 1 35.4 782-28 495 462 35.3 368-12 235 209 31.0 620-14 404 507 28.9 285-8 181 222
BLK STL 3 51 2 19 30 65 18 32 13 33 9 21 4 30 1 18 28 14 12 8 2 42 0 23 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 17 1 6 10 9 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 4 5 0 2 0 2 110 278 52 139 164 196 70 86
PTS-AVG 424-13.3 182-12.1 378-11.1 210-13.1 371-10.9 232-14.5 264-8.8 129-8.1 234-7.5 102-7.8 234-7.5 123-7.7 90-6.0 0-0.0 98-4.3 7-0.9 124-3.8 81-5.1 99-3.4 51-4.3 18-2.6 6-2.0 36-2.4 14-2.8 42-1.5 10-0.8 6-1.2 6-1.2 2420-71.2 1153-72.1 2255-66.3 1051-65.7
Deadball Rebounds OT Total 12 2420 17 2255
Morehead State Opponents
Off. 74 115
Def. 10 17
Total 84 132
2014-15 RESULTS (17-17, 10-6 OVC -- Home: 7-6, Away: 7-9, Neutral: 3-2) NOVEMBER 5 ST. CATHARINE (exh.) 14 at UNLV 17 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 19 at Cincinnati 1 21 at Louisiana Tech 2 22 vs. Presbyterian 2 23 vs. American 2 26 at Marshall 29 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN
W, 80-61 L, 60-59 W, 87-79 L, 69-61 L, 73-64 W, 69-49 L, 51-46 W, 77-68 W, 121-49
DECEMBER 1 EAST TENNESSEE STATE L, 63-59 4 at UAB L, 58-48 6 OAKLAND L, 70-68 (OT) 13 at #12 Ohio State L, 87-71 17 at Green Bay L, 66-50 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L, 83-60 29 at Central Arkansas W, 95-60
22 24 28 31
at Tennessee Tech* at Jacksonville State* at Austin Peay* EASTERN KENTUCKY*
W, 78-74 W, 66-63 W, 82-69 L, 66-57
FEBRUARY 5 TENNESSEE STATE* 7 BELMONT* 11 at Eastern Kentucky* 14 at Belmont* 23 at Tennessee State* 26 TENNESSEE TECH* 28 JACKSONVILLE STATE*
W, 72-57 W, 73-71 L, 69-57 L, 58-57 W, 86-70 W, 86-73 W, 87-55
MARCH 4 vs. Southeast Missouri 3 5 vs. UT Martin 3 6 vs. #24 Murray State 3
W, 79-74 W, 76-65 L, 80-77
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JANUARY 3 MURRAY STATE* 8 at Southeast Missouri* 10 at UT Martin* 15 SIUE* 17 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (campus sites) Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (Ruston, La. 3 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
L, 66-57 W, 70-57 L, 75-72 (OT) W, 91-63 L, 65-62
Brent Arrington Senior • Guard 11.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg in 2014-15
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MURRAY STATE RACERS
2015-16 SCHEDULE
Basic Information Location: ...............................................Murray, Ky. Enrollment: .................................................. 11,207 Founded: ........................................................1922 Nickname:................................................... Racers Colors: ............................................Navy and Gold President: .......................................Dr. Bob Davies Athletic Director: ................................... Allen Ward Arena: ................................... CFSB Center (8,600)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................4/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................1/4 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):................29-6/16-0 (1st) Postseason: ......................... NIT Quarterfinals
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ................. Dave Winder Office Phone: .......................... (270) 809-4271 Cell Phone: ............................. (270) 293-0566 Fax: ......................................... (270) 809-6814 Email: .................... dwinder@murraystate.edu Web site:................................ www.GoRacers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (270) 809-5551
OVC Regular Season Titles (24) 1951, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
NOVEMBER 5 FREED-HARDEMAN (exh.) 13 HARRIS-STOWE 17 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 20 at Georgia 23 vs. Milwaukee 1 24 vs. Pepperdine/Duquesne 1 25 vs. TBD 1 28 ALABAMA A&M
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 11/5:00 p.m. TBD 7:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Houston (ESPN3) 5 EVANSVILLE 13 at Illinois State (ESPN3) 18 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 22 at Wright State 30 BRESCIA
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 MOREHEAD STATE* 7 TENNESSEE TECH* 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 14 at Belmont* (ESPNU) 16 at Tennessee State* 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 23 SIUE* 27 at Eastern Kentucky* 30 at UT Martin* (CBS SN)
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPNU) 6 AUSTIN PEAY* 11 at SIUE* 13 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 20 at Austin Peay* 25 at Eastern Illinois* (CBS SN) 27 UT MARTIN*
8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
COACHING STAFF
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Head Coach Matt McMahon
1
Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
2
TEAM NOTES • MSU enters the season ranked fourth in the NCAA with 28 consecutive winning seasons. It ranks behind only Syracuse (45), Kansas (32), Arizona (31) and tied with UConn. • Jeffery Moss is on the verge of becoming the 43rd member of the MSU 1000-Point Club. He needs 32 points. • Entering the 2015-16 season Murray State has won 16 consecutive home conference games, which is tied for the ninth-longest streak in the nation. • Coach McMahon will try to join the list of Racer coaches that have won at least one OVC regular season title. The last eight coaches dating all the way back to Ron Greene in 1980 have won titles. After Greene, the list includes: Steve Newton, Scott Edgar, Mark Gottfried, Tevester Anderson, Mich Cronin, Billy Kennedy and Steve Prohm.
Name Wayne Langston Bryce Jones Jeffery Moss Brion Sanchious Chad Culbreath Damarcus Croaker Gee McGhee Charles Brown Justin Seymour Kedrick Flomo A.J. Patty Terron Gilmore
OVC Tournament Titles (15) 1951, 1964, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012 NCAA Tournament Appearances (15) 1964, 1969, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012
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All-Time Record: .......................... 1,552-853 (.645) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 638-321 (.665) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
Pos. F G G F G G G F G G F F
Ht. 6-7 6-0 6-4 6-8 5-9 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-9 6-7
Wt. 245 170 190 230 165 190 225 210 215 185 215 230
Yr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Washington, D.C. (McLennan CC) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Jones County JC) Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast HS) Henning, Tenn. (Ripley HS) Orlando, Fla (Universiyt of Texas) Baton Rouge, La. (Univ. of Chattanooga) New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS) Atlanta, Ga. (University of Utah) Winston-Salem, N.C. (North Forsyth HS) Winchester, Ill. (Vincennes) Jackson, Miss. (Callaway HS)
Alma Mater: ................................ Appalachian State, 2000 Hometown: ............................................. Oak Ridge, Tenn. Family: ............................................................. Wife - Mary .......................................... Children - Maris, Mason, Mabry Career Record: ............................................... First season School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches James Kane...............................5th season (Florida, 2005) Tim Kaine .............................. 1st season (Winthrop, 2002) Shane Nichols ......................... 1st season (Wofford, 2008)
Career Head Coaching Record Year School First season
Overall
Conf.
Coach McMahon Facts McMahon was named the 16th head coach in Murray State history on June 9, 2015...McMahon had served as an assistant coach with the Racers for four seasons (2011-15) under head coach Steve Prohm, guiding the Racers to 104 victories, two OVC regular season championships and an OVC Tournament Championship...On May 27, 2015 he left to become associate head coach at Louisiana Tech, but two weeks later came back to take the MSU head coaching job...McMahon played two years of college basketball at Appalachian State, helping the team advance to the 2000 NCAA Tournament...Following graduation he spent one year as a staff assistant at his alma mater before moving to Tennessee to be a graduate assistant for Buzz Peterson...He later returned to Appalachian State as a fulltime assistant coach and then to UNC Wilmington where he was once again reunited with Peterson before joining the MSU staff in 2011.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER PAYNE, Cameron Conference-Only WILLIAMS, Jarvis Conference-Only SAPP, T.J. Conference-Only MOSS, Jeffery Conference-Only SEYMOUR, Justin Conference-Only FAIRELL, Jonathan Conference-Only RAMBO, Tyler Conference-Only LANGSTON, Wayne Conference-Only FLOMO, Kedrick Conference-Only MARTIN JR, Jeff Conference-Only GILMORE, Terron Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 35-35 16-16 35-35 16-16 35-35 16-16 35-35 16-16 35-0 16-0 35-35 16-16 30-0 14-0 33-0 15-0 29-0 14-0 10-0 5-0 14-0 6-0 35 16 35 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MUR 74,311 16/4,644 -
MIN 1127 537 1085 506 1070 486 1160 543 709 326 744 344 342 135 404 200 312 137 24 11 73 25
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 32.2 245-537 .456 33.6 119-263 .452 31.0 199-351 .567 31.6 86-161 .534 30.6 144-313 .460 30.4 64-140 .457 33.1 136-279 .487 33.9 69-143 .483 20.3 79-192 .411 20.4 30-85 .353 21.3 78-143 .545 21.5 38-62 .613 11.4 34-56 .607 9.6 11-19 .579 12.2 30-50 .600 13.3 16-21 .762 10.8 10-53 .189 9.8 3-25 .120 2.4 3-12 .250 2.2 2-5 .400 5.2 3-9 .333 4.2 0-2 .000 961-1995 .482 438-926 .473 811-1980 .410 352-897 .392
Opponents 77,458 14/4,773 5/2,126
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 84-223 .377 39-98 .398 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 66-175 .377 27-76 .355 55-130 .423 22-61 .361 47-108 .435 20-50 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 9-35 .257 3-15 .200 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 263-679 .387 113-303 .373 227-680 .334 112-337 .332
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 21 108 129 11 56 67 135 158 293 65 76 141 15 99 114 8 54 62 33 101 134 15 49 64 15 62 77 9 30 39 102 142 244 51 74 125 17 28 45 7 12 19 33 71 104 16 34 50 3 27 30 2 12 14 0 3 3 0 2 2 8 12 20 4 4 8 422 870 1292 204 437 641 410 748 1158 166 356 522
FT-FTA PCT 133-169 .787 73-91 .802 152-228 .667 70-111 .631 79-95 .832 38-47 .809 64-75 .853 30-35 .857 42-64 .656 19-24 .792 34-76 .447 22-44 .500 33-51 .647 10-14 .714 22-42 .524 9-22 .409 7-10 .700 1-4 .250 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 9-15 .600 3-6 .500 579-831 .697 277-400 .693 518-727 .713 230-335 .687
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Murray State 1375 1365 Opponents 1099 1253
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.7 72-2 209 87 4.2 29-1 91 33 8.4 95-6 32 48 8.8 51-4 12 27 3.3 78-3 102 68 3.9 34-1 47 28 3.8 78-0 76 42 4.0 35-0 36 21 2.2 75-1 41 42 2.4 37-1 17 21 7.0 111-6 29 50 7.8 53-5 15 16 1.5 25-0 16 19 1.4 10-0 7 7 3.2 62-1 6 21 3.3 21-0 4 5 1.0 30-0 30 22 1.0 10-0 12 12 0.3 1-0 1 0 0.4 1-0 1 0 1.4 21-0 1 10 1.3 10-0 0 3 36.9 649-19 543 411 40.1 292-12 242 173 33.1 682-20 418 462 32.6 326-11 190 191
BLK STL 17 68 8 25 35 26 18 11 3 34 2 16 4 37 2 14 9 22 5 8 28 32 12 15 3 11 0 6 10 8 7 5 4 10 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 113 253 55 105 103 196 56 82
PTS-AVG 707-20.2 350-21.9 550-15.7 242-15.1 433-12.4 193-12.1 391-11.2 190-11.9 247-7.1 99-6.2 190-5.4 98-6.1 101-3.4 32-2.3 82-2.5 41-2.7 36-1.2 10-0.7 12-1.2 8-1.6 15-1.1 3-0.5 2764-79.0 1266-79.1 2367-67.6 1046-65.4
Deadball Rebounds OT Total 24 2764 15 2367
Murray State Opponents
Off. 108 88
Def. 10 7
Total 118 95
2014-15 RESULTS (29-6, 16-0 OVC -- Home: 15-1, Away: 12-2, Neutral: 2-3) NOVEMBER 6 FREED-HARDEMAN (exh.) 14 HOUSTON 18 at Middle Tennessee 20 BRESCIA 24 at Xavier 28 vs. Portland 1 29 vs. Valparaiso 1 30 vs. Drake 1
W, 74-42 L, 77-74 W, 68-49 W, 89-56 L, 89-62 L, 64-61 L, 93-58 W, 68-59
DECEMBER 3 BETHEL 6 WESTERN KENTUCKY 13 at Evansville 17 ALCORN STATE 20 ILLINOIS STATE 22 at Southern Illinois 30 ALABAMA A&M
W, 102-66 W, 93-81 W, 81-79 W, 94-56 W, 89-77 W, 83-71 W, 76-39
JANUARY 3 at Morehead State* 8 at Tennessee Tech* 11 at Jacksonville State* 15 BELMONT* 17 TENNESSEE STATE* 22 at Eastern Illinois*
W, 66-57 W, 83-67 W, 84-57 W, 92-77 W, 91-72 W, 77-62
24 29 31
at SIUE* EASTERN KENTUCKY* UT MARTIN*
W, 60-54 W, 85-78 (OT) W, 65-62
FEBRUARY 5 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W, 82-72 7 at Austin Peay* W, 82-72 12 SIUE* W, 78-46 14 at Southeast Missouri* W, 94-92 (OT) 21 AUSTIN PEAY* W, 89-54 26 EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 65-57 28 at UT Martin* W, 73-67 MARCH 6 vs. Morehead State 2 7 vs. Belmont 2 17 UTEP 3 23 at Tulsa 3 25 at Old Dominion 3
W, 80-77 L, 88-87 W, 81-66 W, 83-62 L, 72-69
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The Challenge in Music City (Nashville, Tenn.) OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) 2 National Invitation Tournament (campus sites) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
Jeffery Moss Senior • Guard 11.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg in 2014-15
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE REDHAWKS
2015-16 SCHEDULE
Basic Information Location: ............................... Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment: ..................................................12,087 Founded: ........................................................1873 Nickname:.............................................. Redhawks Colors: ................................. Red, White and Black President: ...................................Dr. Carlos Vargas Interim Athletic Director: ..................... Brady Barke Arena (Capacity):.............Show Me Center (7,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/7 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):....13-17/7-9 (5th/West) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: .........................Jeff Honza Office Phone: .......................... (573) 651-2933 Cell Phone: .............................. (618) 528-1145 Fax: ......................................... (573) 651-2810 Email:...................................jhonza@semo.edu Web site:........................... www.GoSoutheast.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (573) 651-5014
OVC Regular Season Titles none
NOVEMBER 7 MISSOURI S&T (exhibition) 13 at Dayton 15 at Evansville (ESPN3) 19 at Alabama A&M 24 at Texas Rio Grand Valley 28 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m 2:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) 5 at Memphis (CBS SN) 8 BOWLING GREEN 12 OLE MISS (ASN) 19 at Northern Kentucky 22 at Missouri State 27 HARRIS-STOWE 31 BELMONT*
7:05 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE STATE* 7 at Morehead State* 9 at Eastern Kentucky* 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 16 at Tennessee Tech* 19 HANNIBAL-LaGRANGE 23 UT MARTIN* 28 at SIUE (CBS Sports Network) 30 AUSTIN PEAY*
4:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 MURRAY STATE* (ESPNU) 6 at Eastern Illinois* (ASN) 11 at UT Martin* 13 at Murray State* 18 SIUE* 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 27 at Austin Peay*
8:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
COACHING STAFF
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
TBD
Head Coach Rick Ray
1
OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • First-year head coach Rick Ray ushers in a new era of Southeast Missouri basketball in 2015-16. Ray was hired on April 13, 2015. He is the 20th head coach in the program’s history. • The Redhawks return two starters, including junior guard Antonius Cleveland and senior guard Isiah Jones. A Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference pick, Cleveland started all 30 games last season, finishing as the Redhawks second-leading scorer with 10.8 points per game. Jones, the only senior on this year’s team, tied for sixth in the OVC with 65 three-pointers made. He averaged 9.8 points per game as a walk-on and was awarded a scholarship following the 2014-15 campaign. • Seven returnees and eight newcomers form Southeast’s first team under head coach Rick Ray. Ray’s first five signees at Southeast consist of freshmen Jaylin Stewart (F, Tallahassee, Fla.), Tony Anderson (F, Columbus, Ohio) and Eric McGill (G, Memphis, Tenn.), and junior transfers Joel Angus III (F, Brooklyn, N.Y./Monroe College) and Clyde Santee (F, Houston, Texas/Odessa College).
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,222-1,086 (.529) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 164-238 (.408) Joined OVC: ...................................................1991
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2000 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2000
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Name Jaylin Stewart Tony Anderson Isiah Jones Eric McGill Antonius Cleveland Joel Angus III Robby Dosier Marcus Wallace Jamaal Calvin Trey Kellum Clyde Santee Kyle Gullett Xavion Dillon Ladarius Coleman J.T. Jones
Pos. F F G G G F G G G F F F F G/F G
Ht. 6-7 6-9 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-6 6-7 6-5 6-3
Wt. 210 230 193 170 181 215 170 175 181 215 215 205 220 200 200
Yr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So.
Hometown (Last School) Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby) Columbus, Ohio (Groveport Madison) Pulaski, Ill. (Odessa College) Memphis, Tenn. (Bartlett) Memphis, Tenn. (Faith Baptist Christian Acad.) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Monroe College) Carbondale, Ill. (Marion) Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy) Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie Prep) Peoria, Ill. (Florida A&M) Houston, Texas (Odessa College) Paintsville, Ky. (Johnson Central) Tylertown, Miss. (Southwest Miss. CC) Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) Sikeston, Mo. (Sikeston)
Alma Mater: ..............................Grand View College, 1994 Hometown: ..............................................Kansas City, Mo. Family: ........................................................Wife - Breyana ....................................Children - Deacon, Mason, Katriece Career Record: ............................................. 37-60 (3 yrs.) School Record: .............................................. First season OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Adam Gordon ............................ 1st season (Tampa, 2006) Chris Moore ..................1st season (Kentucky State, 1991) Jamie Rosser............... 7th season (Arkansas State, 2001) Nick Lagroone (Ops) ..1st season (Southern Wesleyan, 2011) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State
Overall 10-2 14-19 13-19
Conf. 4-14 3-15 6-12
Coach Ray Facts Ray was named the 20th head coach in Southeast Missouri State’s history on April 13, 2015...He is the first African-American head coach in Southeast Missouri men’s basketball history...Prior to coming to Southeast he spent three seasons as the head coach at Mississippi State...He also served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Clemson for Brad Brownell and four years at Purdue under Matt Painter...He began his Division I coaching career by spending seven seasons (1997-2004) at Indiana State and then two years at Northern Illinois (2004-06)...Ray played at Grand View College in Iowa, where he was an All-American Scholar-Athlete and an honorable mention all-conference performer.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER BRADLEY, Jarekious Conference-Only CLEVELAND, Antonius Conference-Only JOHNSON, Nino Conference-Only JONES, Isiah Conference-Only ADEOYE, Aaron Conference-Only WALLACE, Marcus Conference-Only THOMPSON, J.J. Conference-Only LANGFORD, Josh Conference-Only CALVIN, Jamaal Conference-Only WOODS, Caleb Conference-Only COLEMAN, Ladarius Conference-Only THOMAS, T.J. Conference-Only JONES, J.T. Conference-Only GRAY, Darrian Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 26-18 14-7 30-30 16-16 30-30 16-16 30-19 16-15 30-23 16-10 29-2 15-1 28-20 14-8 22-1 11-0 27-7 14-7 5-0 2-0 10-0 5-0 15-0 7-0 12-0 6-0 3-0 0-0 30 16 30 16
MIN 768 406 871 493 874 468 748 490 604 286 460 284 600 292 322 147 447 253 21 4 93 36 120 19 77 47 20 0
SEMO 31,104 14/2,222 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.5 146-343 .426 29.0 81-171 .474 29.0 120-254 .472 30.8 65-137 .474 29.1 123-228 .539 29.3 64-126 .508 24.9 101-246 .411 30.6 74-166 .446 20.1 59-131 .450 17.9 22-60 .367 15.9 47-100 .470 18.9 33-64 .516 21.4 45-114 .395 20.9 24-57 .421 14.6 37-92 .402 13.4 11-37 .297 16.6 32-89 .360 18.1 20-54 .370 4.2 6-14 .429 2.0 3-9 .333 9.3 7-27 .259 7.2 1-5 .200 8.0 9-19 .474 2.7 0-2 .000 6.4 8-21 .381 7.8 5-14 .357 6.7 2-8 .250 0.0 0-0 .000 742-1686 .440 403-902 .447 703-1611 .436 383-872 .439
Opponents 42,393 14/2,879 2/1,042
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 46-141 .326 23-67 .343 12-57 .211 8-32 .250 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 65-163 .399 47-105 .448 3-13 .231 0-5 .000 13-34 .382 10-21 .476 15-33 .455 5-14 .357 4-13 .308 2-6 .333 23-69 .333 16-41 .390 4-9 .444 3-7 .429 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 189-553 .342 115-305 .377 204-512 .398 112-290 .386
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 43 101 144 27 59 86 41 102 143 18 60 78 70 141 211 40 79 119 22 72 94 14 43 57 39 85 124 18 33 51 15 33 48 9 18 27 12 35 47 5 18 23 15 25 40 3 7 10 12 25 37 5 14 19 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 15 16 1 6 7 12 12 24 4 0 4 8 8 16 4 4 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 346 704 1050 178 370 548 315 721 1036 180 380 560
FT-FTA PCT 83-94 .883 44-51 .863 71-125 .568 40-65 .615 65-126 .516 45-79 .570 26-37 .703 12-18 .667 34-49 .694 15-21 .714 35-51 .686 27-33 .818 27-39 .692 18-26 .692 24-34 .706 7-14 .500 19-23 .826 7-7 1.000 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 11-13 .846 3-4 .750 15-20 .750 1-2 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 414-621 .667 219-320 .684 454-660 .688 251-362 .693
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Southeast Missouri 1027 1053 Opponents 993 1062
AVG PF-FO A TO 5.5 63-3 35 50 6.1 35-2 18 27 4.8 73-1 55 39 4.9 42-1 31 23 7.0 89-1 36 63 7.4 51-1 27 35 3.1 61-0 57 60 3.6 34-0 34 39 4.1 83-5 25 43 3.2 38-1 10 23 1.7 50-1 44 35 1.8 29-1 21 15 1.7 50-1 78 47 1.6 30-1 32 20 1.8 54-0 6 26 0.9 25-0 0 8 1.4 35-0 21 15 1.4 22-0 14 6 0.6 1-0 3 0 1.0 0-0 1 0 1.6 6-0 6 4 1.4 1-0 3 2 1.6 17-0 4 7 0.6 6-0 2 1 1.3 14-0 6 3 1.3 11-0 5 1 0.7 2-0 2 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 35.0 598-12 378 394 34.2 324-7 198 201 34.5 557-12 361 413 35.0 278-5 181 205
BLK STL 18 26 12 10 15 38 7 24 64 41 32 18 2 19 2 13 18 17 8 6 3 35 2 23 1 16 1 5 6 9 5 3 0 12 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 132 218 69 110 75 177 35 93
PTS-AVG 421-16.2 229-16.4 323-10.8 178-11.1 311-10.4 173-10.8 293-9.8 207-12.9 155-5.2 59-3.7 142-4.9 103-6.9 132-4.7 71-5.1 102-4.6 31-2.8 106-3.9 63-4.5 18-3.6 9-4.5 27-2.7 5-1.0 33-2.2 1-0.1 20-1.7 11-1.8 4-1.3 0-0.0 2087-69.6 1140-71.2 2064-68.8 1129-70.6
Deadball Rebounds OT Total 7 2087 9 2064
Southeast Missouri Opponents
Off. 74 87
Def. 8 9
Total 82 96
2014-15 RESULTS (13-17, 7-9 OVC -- Home: 9-5, Away: 4-10, Neutral: 0-2) OCTOBER 3 MISSOURI BAPTIST (exh.) 8 FONTBONNE (exhibition) 14 at Loyola Marymount 1 15 vs. San Diego 1 18 HANNIBAL-LaGRANGE 22 at Central Arkansas 25 at Bowling Green 29 ALABAMA A&M
W, 97-69 W, 103-61 L, 76-66 L, 67-56 W, 86-49 W, 74-68 L, 62-54 W, 85-51
DECEMBER 2 at Missouri 6 SOUTHEASTERN LA. 10 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 13 MISSOURI STATE 20 vs. Arkansas 2 22 vs. Ole Miss 3 28 HARRIS-STOWE
L, 65-61 W, 63-59 W, 55-54 L, 73-61 L, 84-67 L, 82-51 W, 94-66
JANUARY 1 at Belmont* 3 at Tennessee State* 8 MOREHEAD STATE* 10 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 14 at Jacksonville State* 17 TENNESSEE TECH*
L, 78-77 W, 77-62 L, 70-57 L, 68-55 W, 69-52 W, 65-61
24 29 31
at UT Martin* SIUE* at Austin Peay*
FEBRUARY 5 at Murray State* 7 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 12 UT MARTIN* 14 MURRAY STATE* 19 at SIUE* 22 at Eastern Illinois* 28 AUSTIN PEAY*
L, 70-53 L, 75-61 W, 70-64
L, 82-72 W, 68-64 W, 98-76 L, 94-92 (OT) L, 75-72 L, 73-65 W, 89-65
MARCH 4 vs. Morehead State 4
L, 79-74
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SIUE COUGARS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 9 FONTBONNE (exhibition) 7:00 p.m. 13 ARKANSAS STATE (FS Midwest) 8:00 p.m. 18 SAINT LOUIS (FOX Sports MW) 7:00 p.m. 21 at IPFW 1:30 p.m. 24 CAMPBELL 7:00 p.m. 28 at Butler (FOX Sports 2) 4:00 p.m. 30 GREEN BAY (FOX Sports MW) 7:00 p.m. DECEMBER 3 at Milwaukee 5 at Northwestern 9 at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) 12 PORTLAND STATE (FS Midwest) 21 at USC (Pac-12 Network) 28 GRAND CANYON (FS Midwest) 31 at Jacksonville State*
6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Tennessee Tech* 6 BELMONT* (ASN) 9 at Tennessee State* 14 MOREHEAD STATE* 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (FSMW) 21 at Austin Peay* 23 at Murray State* 28 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (CBSSN) 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (FSMW)
7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 UT MARTIN* 11 MURRAY STATE* (FS Midwest) 13 at Eastern Illinois* 18 at Southeast Missouri* 20 at UT Martin* 25 AUSTIN PEAY*
5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
TBD
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TEAM NOTES • SIUE, which returns nine newcomers, is seeking its third consecutive OVC Tournament appearance this season. • Senior Grant Fiorentinos is the only player to have played more than one previous season for SIUE. • Sophomore G C.J. Carr is the most productive returner: games played (28) Minutes played (17.7/g) points (6.2/g) and assists (2.2/g). • Family connections: Sophomore Tre Harris and freshman Jordan Harris are both nephews of head coach Jon Harris. Tre’s mother LeAnn (Bryan) Harris played basketball at SIUE from 1991-94 and is the No. 4 all-time in scoring (1,518 points) in program history and an SIUE Athletics Hall of Famer.
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Edwardsville, Ill. Enrollment: ..................................................14,265 Founded: ........................................................1957 Nickname:................................................. Cougars Colors: ............................................Red and White Chancellor: ............................ Dr. Stephen Hansen Athletic Director: .............................Dr. Brad Hewitt Arena (Capacity):.........Vadalabene Center (4,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/6 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................0/5 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):..12-16/8-8 (4th/West) Postseason: ........OVC Tournament 1st Round
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: .........................Joe Pott Office Phone: .......................... (618) 650-2860 Cell Phone: ............................. (314) 707-1712 Fax: ......................................... (618) 650-2296 Email: .......................................jpott@siue.edu Web site:.......................... www.SIUECougars.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (618) 558-4112
OVC Regular Season Titles none
All-Time Record: ............................. 601-633 (.487) All-Time OVC Record: ........................ 26-38 (.406) Joined OVC: ...................................................2008
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 15 23 24 33 45
Name Mike Chandler Burak Eslik Devin Thornton Tre Harris C.J. Carr Grant Fiorentinos Carlos Anderson Glen Pierre, Jr. Yemi Makanjuola Jake Newton Josh White Connor Wheeler Jalen Henry Jordan Harris Keenan Simmons
Pos. F G F G G F/C G C F F G G F G F
Ht. 6-8 6-4 6-5 6-5 5-7 6-10 6-4 6-11 6-10 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-6
Wt. 205 185 225 195 145 225 205 230 260 200 185 180 220 215 185
Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So.
Hometown (Last School) Augusta, Ga. (Hill College) Istanbul, Turkey (Lewis and Clark CC) Memphis, Tenn. (Shawnee CC) Edwardsville, Ill. (Kansas State) Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS) Cape Town, South Africa (Tulane) Alton, Ill. (Alton HS) Orlando, Fla. (College of Charleston) Lagos, Nigeria (UNC Wilmington) Terre Haute, Ind. (Lincoln Trail CC) Edwardsville, Ill. (South Dakota State) Carbondale, Ill. (John A. Logan CC) Springfield, Ill. (Springfield Southeast HS) Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS) Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Jon Harris
Alma Mater: ............................................. Marquette, 2002 Hometown: ........................................ Edwardsville, Illinois Family: ............................................................. Wife - Heidi ........................................... Children - Hailey, Leah, Jaxson Career Record: ............................................... First season School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Kent Williams .............. 1st season (Southern Illinois, 2003) Charles Wells .................... 1st season (Austin Peay, 1997) Tarrance Crump ........................ 1st season (Purdue, 2008)
Career Head Coaching Record Year School First season
Overall
Conf.
Coach Harris Facts Harris was named the eighth head coach in SIUE program history on April 6, 2015...Harris was a standout high school player at Edwardsville High School where he was the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year...He would go on to play four seasons at Marquette including helping the team to a No. 9 national ranking his senior season (2001-02)...He then spent a season on the Marquette staff under Tom Crean, helping the team to a Final Four appearance in 2003...Harris then was on the staff at Wisconsin-Green Bay from 2003-08 before spending time at Missouri State (2008-11), Tennessee (2011-14) and California (201415) under head coach Cuonzo Martin...His wife Heidi was an All-Conference play for the Marquette women’s basketball team.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER DAVIS, Kris Conference-Only NUNN, Rozell Conference-Only STEWART, Donivine Conference-Only JACKSON, Keaton Conference-Only MESSER, Michael Conference-Only... CARR, C.J. Conference-Only WILTZ, Maurice Conference-Only NEWTON, Jake Conference-Only SIMMONS, Keenan Conference-Only HENRY, Jalen Conference-Only FIORENTINOS, Grant Conference-Only CHANDLER, Michael Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 28-28 16-16 23-22 16-16 28-27 16-15 28-27 16-16 28-28 16-16 28-0 16-0 26-4 16-1 28-2 16-0 16-0 4-0 26-0 15-0 26-2 14-0 27-0 15-0 28 16 28 16
SIUE 22,176 14/1,584 -
MIN 881 501 608 449 899 492 568 356 604 340 495 290 433 247 425 228 134 14 162 92 248 96 168 95
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 31.5 135-285 .474 31.3 75-154 .487 26.4 67-174 .385 28.1 52-129 .403 32.1 82-218 .376 30.8 34-100 .340 20.3 91-163 .558 22.3 56-112 .500 21.6 84-183 .459 21.3 45-107 .421 17.7 53-147 .361 18.1 31-87 .356 16.7 36-98 .367 15.4 17-52 .327 15.2 38-117 .325 14.3 21-54 .389 8.4 22-40 .550 3.5 4-9 .444 6.2 18-41 .439 6.1 9-20 .450 9.5 22-46 .478 6.9 6-13 .462 6.2 12-20 .600 6.3 8-13 .615 660-1532 .431 358-850 .421 657-1547 .425 375-886 .423
Opponents 32,550 13/2,448 1/723
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 50-114 .439 32-70 .457 21-55 .382 17-44 .386 28-89 .315 15-50 .300 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 24-59 .407 15-37 .405 21-63 .333 16-42 .381 19-56 .339 8-30 .267 26-64 .406 14-30 .467 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 198-521 .380 118-308 .383 179-506 .354 92-280 .329
Scoring By Period 1st SIUE 904 Opponents 949
FT-FTA 79-113 41-59 62-85 51-65 49-86 22-38 40-67 22-42 23-37 9-16 47-57 31-38 29-42 9-12 23-31 16-20 2-4 0-1 26-37 9-12 11-15 2-4 0-5 0-5 391-579 212-312 391-577 209-310
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 6 100 106 2 55 57 19 92 111 14 72 86 27 94 121 10 53 63 76 92 168 51 61 112 33 53 86 17 32 49 10 41 51 8 22 30 3 33 36 2 16 18 14 36 50 11 20 31 4 23 27 0 3 3 13 26 39 6 14 20 19 28 47 6 14 20 17 15 32 11 8 19 292 677 969 160 392 552 307 680 987 174 388 562
PCT .699 .695 .729 .785 .570 .579 .597 .524 .622 .563 .825 .816 .690 .750 .742 .800 .500 .000 .703 .750 .733 .500 .000 .000 .675 .679 .678 .674
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.8 35-0 40 65 3.6 12-0 23 36 4.8 42-0 39 58 5.4 30-0 32 42 4.3 33-0 114 47 3.9 15-0 52 28 6.0 99-3 13 45 7.0 63-3 4 29 3.1 72-3 23 37 3.1 36-1 14 16 1.8 30-0 61 41 1.9 16-0 33 28 1.4 44-1 25 15 1.1 24-0 21 7 1.8 43-0 19 32 1.9 21-0 7 21 1.7 14-0 1 3 0.8 2-0 0 1 1.5 39-1 1 8 1.3 24-1 0 3 1.8 44-1 7 13 1.4 23-1 3 4 1.2 23-0 2 7 1.3 15-0 0 5 34.6 518-9 345 375 34.5 281-6 189 222 35.2 541-11 378 382 35.1 305-7 207 211
BLK STL 2 29 1 16 0 26 0 18 1 38 0 18 58 8 34 4 3 17 2 8 0 22 0 16 1 13 1 6 3 13 2 6 13 0 1 0 9 2 7 1 3 8 2 1 27 2 11 1 120 178 61 95 102 167 60 100
PTS-AVG 399-14.3 223-13.9 217-9.4 172-10.8 241-8.6 105-6.6 222-7.9 134-8.4 215-7.7 114-7.1 174-6.2 109-6.8 120-4.6 51-3.2 125-4.5 72-4.5 54-3.4 9-2.3 62-2.4 27-1.8 56-2.2 14-1.0 24-0.9 16-1.1 1909-68.2 1046-65.4 1884-67.3 1051-65.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1000 927
OT Total 5 1909 8 1884
SIUE Opponents
Off. 77 78
Def. 14 11
Total 91 89
2014-15 RESULTS (12-16, 8-8 OVC -- Home: 11-3, Away: 1-12, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 6 GREENVILLE (exhibition) W, 90-52 14 HARRIS-STOWE W, 104-56 17 IPFW L, 74-71 22 at Portland L, 75-53 24 at Portland State L, 90-87 (OT) DECEMBER 3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 at Central Michigan 13 at Saint Louis 17 at Campbell 20 MILWAUKEE 22 CHICAGO STATE 28 ROBERT MORRIS-SPRING.
L, 79-67 L, 94-61 L, 67-61 L, 70-65 W, 61-56 W, 63-38 W, 104-56
JANUARY 1 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 3 TENNESSEE TECH* 7 at Belmont* 10 TENNESSEE STATE* 15 at Morehead State* 17 at Eastern Kentucky* 22 AUSTIN PEAY* 24 MURRAY STATE* 29 at Southeast Missouri*
W, 73-57 W, 85-62 L, 73-69 W, 45-38 L, 91-63 L, 78-62 W, 69-65 L, 60-54 W, 75-61
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at Eastern Illinois*
L, 57-54
FEBRUARY 7 at UT Martin* 12 at Murray State* 14 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 19 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 21 UT MARTIN* 26 at Austin Peay*
L, 64-59 L, 78-46 W, 80-63 W, 75-72 W, 76-68 L, 64-61
MARCH 4 vs. Eastern Illinois 3
L, 78-66
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TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS
2015-16 SCHEDULE
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................9,165 Founded: ........................................................1912 Nickname:.....................................................Tigers Colors: ................................. Royal Blue and White President: .................................. Dr. Glenda Glover Athletic Director: ..............................Teresa Phillips Arena (Capacity):...............Gentry Center (10,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost ......................................5/5 Starters Returning/Lost......................................3/2 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): .....5-26/2-14 (6th/East) Postseason: .............................................none
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ...................Gavin Nevill Office Phone: ................................. (615) 963-5674 Cell Phone: ............................. (610) 442-3434 Fax: ......................................... (615) 963-7692 Email: ................................ tnevill@tnstate.edu Web site:............................... www.TSUTigers.com Press Row Phone: ................ (615) 963-7616/7617
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) 1993, 1995
NOVEMBER 7 CAL STATE EAST BAY (exh.) 13 at Loyola (Md.) 16 at Ohio 18 FISK 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 24 REINHARDT 28 at Kennesaw State
7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 5 STETSON 12 vs. Grambling State 1 14 at Stetson 17 LIPSCOMB 19 vs. Alcorn State 2 22 at Illinois State (ESPN3) 29 at Tennessee (ESPNU)
2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Southeast Missouri* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 9 SIUE* 14 AUSTIN PEAY* 16 MURRAY STATE* 23 at Belmont* 28 at Tennessee Tech* (ASN) 30 at Jacksonville State*
4:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 6 MOREHEAD STATE* 10 TENNESSEE TECH* 13 at Eastern Kentucky* 18 at Morehead State* 20 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 25 at UT Martin* 27 BELMONT*
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
COACHING STAFF
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 3
TBD
Head Coach Dana Ford
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HBCU Legends Hardwood Classic (Chicago, Ill.) HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) 3 OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 2
TEAM NOTES • Tennessee State’s roster includes 12 new players this year. That numbers includes five freshmen and seven players who transferred into the program who are now eligible.
All-Time Record: .......................... 1,108-819 (.575) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 199-259 (.434) Joined OVC: ...................................................1987
OVC Tournament Titles (2) 1993, 1994 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) 1993, 1994
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 5 10 11 13 14 15 20 21 23 30 33 34 42
Name Pos. Armani Chaney G Jordan Reed G Marcus Roper G Xavier Richards G Tahjere McCall G Thomas Davis G Demontez Loman F Samson Oyediran F Darreon Reddick G Keron DeShields G Johnny Woodard G Christian Mekowulu F Neville Fincher C Khalil Spencer G Wayne Martin F Jalen Duke G Christian Griggs-Williams F
Ht. 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-9 6-10 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-7
Wt. 162 210 205 200 195 165 192 220 204 195 222 232 246 220 237 213 265
Yr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. R-Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Gr.
Hometown (Last School) Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) Philadelphia, Pa. (Binghamton) Walton Beach, Fla. (N.M. Military Institute) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (Baltimore City CC) Philadelphia, Pa. (Niagara) Antioch, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS) South Port, N.C. (Brunswick CC) London, England (Ancilla College) Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) Baltimore, Md. (Montana) Duluth, Minn. (N.D. State College of Science) Lagos, Nigeria (Covenant Christian HS) Teaneck, N.J. (Navarro College) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Navarro College) Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS) Milwaukee, Wis. (Long Beach State)
Alma Mater: .......................................... Illinois State, 2006 Hometown: ................................................. Tamms, Illinois Family: ....................................................... Wife - Christina .........................Children - Carson, Cameron, Charlie Rose Career Record: ................................................. 5-26 (1 yr.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: .............................................................. 2-14 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Randy Peele ........... 2nd season (Virginia Wesleyan, 1980) Rodney Hamilton ........... 4th season (Georgia State, 1998) Pierre Jordan ...................2nd season (Florida State, 2011) Janna Eichelberger (Ops)...........2nd season (IUPUI, 2012) Career Head Coaching Record
• Overall the team returns five players from the 2014-15 season which is five times the number the team returned the prior season (1 player from 2013-14 to 2014-15).
Year 2014-15
School Tennessee State
• Head coach Dana Ford is the youngest coach at the Division I level. Born on June 9, 1984, he is almost four months younger than Wagner fourth-year head coach Bashir Mason who is second on the list. The oldest coach in Division I is SMU’s Larry Brown who turned 75 on September 14.
Coach Ford Facts Ford was named the 17th coach in Tennessee State history on April 21, 2014...For the second year in a row he is the youngest coach at the Division I level (born on June 8, 1984)...Started his career as a graduate assistant under Gregg Marshall at Winthrop and following him to Wichita State for a year...He then moved to Chipola College (2008-09) where he helped led the team to a 35-2 record and third-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament...In 2009 he joined John Cooper’s staff at Tennessee State, helping recruit current NBA player Robert Covington to the Tigers squad...He then re-joined Marshall’s staff at Wichita State (2011-12, when the team was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Top 25 poll) before returning to his alma mater Illinois State (2012-14)...As a player he was named ISU’s Defensive Player of the Year his senior season after being ranked in the MVC’s Top 10 in both steals and blocks.
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Overall 5-26
Conf. 2-14
2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER HARRIS, Jay Conference-Only ROPER, Marcus Conference-Only MEKOWULU, Christian Conference-Only REDDICK, Darreon Conference-Only RICHARDS, Xavier Conference-Only TUCKER, Charles Conference-Only LOMAN, Demontez Conference-Only LEE, Zachary Conference-Only SIMEON, Rodney Conference-Only CROCKETT, Christian Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 31-23 16-11 29-11 14-5 26-21 16-14 31-26 16-14 31-15 16-7 31-18 16-9 31-21 16-9 31-14 16-7 21-6 9-4 19-0 10-0 31 16 31 16
TSU 17,378 13/1,337 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 28.5 117-297 .394 29.5 62-161 .385 23.3 96-268 .358 24.4 44-133 .331 24.3 64-160 .400 23.2 43-96 .448 27.2 82-205 .400 28.6 46-111 .414 22.7 81-171 .474 23.9 43-82 .524 21.5 43-107 .402 20.3 17-42 .405 25.9 59-132 .447 27.8 30-70 .429 19.1 44-105 .419 17.4 17-46 .370 11.1 14-65 .215 7.9 1-19 .053 8.7 11-38 .289 5.9 2-14 .143 611-1548 .395 305-774 .394 712-1666 .427 372-834 .446
MIN 885 472 676 341 631 371 842 457 705 382 668 325 802 444 593 278 233 71 165 59
Opponents 70,595 17/4,134 1/321
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 60-146 .411 31-78 .397 61-190 .321 31-102 .304 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 22-49 .449 16-34 .471 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 14-42 .333 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 13-52 .250 1-12 .083 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 170-486 .350 85-246 .346 229-705 .325 128-378 .339
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 23 73 96 15 42 57 19 63 82 4 33 37 39 99 138 19 47 66 19 93 112 9 48 57 51 94 145 29 46 75 4 36 40 1 18 19 49 127 176 24 73 97 34 57 91 19 22 41 5 21 26 0 10 10 8 26 34 2 13 15 297 725 1022 139 369 508 346 772 1118 149 391 540
FT-FTA PCT 51-73 .699 30-40 .750 37-54 .685 21-27 .778 80-135 .593 50-80 .625 52-75 .693 30-39 .769 47-89 .528 30-49 .612 59-74 .797 30-39 .769 30-60 .500 19-34 .559 26-44 .591 8-13 .615 5-6 .833 2-2 1.000 14-38 .368 2-6 .333 401-648 .619 222-329 .675 458-679 .675 223-325 .686
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Tennessee State 830 963 Opponents 1032 1079
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.1 75-4 69 75 3.6 42-1 39 39 2.8 44-1 18 43 2.6 21-0 13 19 5.3 90-5 10 52 4.1 56-4 5 30 3.6 83-5 42 61 3.6 43-2 22 36 4.7 71-2 43 51 4.7 33-0 18 25 1.3 49-0 71 54 1.2 26-0 37 33 5.7 100-10 21 40 6.1 49-4 10 16 2.9 68-3 13 33 2.6 32-0 5 15 1.2 22-1 4 15 1.1 6-0 0 3 1.8 26-1 3 8 1.5 11-1 0 3 33.0 628-32 294 446 31.8 319-12 149 227 36.1 567-7 423 366 33.8 297-5 233 186
BLK STL 1 36 0 17 8 23 3 12 18 16 10 11 2 22 1 13 24 18 10 7 0 13 0 7 39 21 21 13 15 13 5 6 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 108 167 50 87 110 195 50 98
PTS-AVG 345-11.1 185-11.6 290-10.0 140-10.0 208-8.0 136-8.5 238-7.7 138-8.6 209-6.7 116-7.3 159-5.1 70-4.4 148-4.8 79-4.9 114-3.7 42-2.6 46-2.2 5-0.6 36-1.9 6-0.6 1793-57.8 917-57.3 2111-68.1 1095-68.4
Deadball Rebounds OT Total - 1793 - 2111
Tennessee State Opponents
Off. 109 96
Def. 8 6
Total 117 102
2014-15 RESULTS (5-26, 2-14 OVC -- Home: 5-8, Away: 0-17, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 14 REINHARDT 18 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 20 FISK 23 at Vanderbilt 1 25 at #7 Virginia 1 28 at Saint Peter’s 2 29 vs. Saint Francis Brooklyn 2
W, 97-66 L, 84-67 W, 75-60 L, 78-46 L, 79-36 L, 66-58 L, 59-57
DECEMBER 2 HAMPTON 6 at Lipscomb 16 at Southern Illinois 19 at Hampton 21 at Middle Tennessee 27 at Tennessee 29 at TCU 31 KENNESAW STATE
L, 62-54 L, 77-68 L, 65-58 L, 66-54 L, 65-47 L, 67-46 L, 60-40 W, 73-62
JANUARY 3 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 7 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 10 at SIUE* 15 at Austin Peay* 17 at Murray State* 25 BELMONT*
L, 77-62 L, 64-57 L, 45-38 L, 69-68 L, 91-72 L, 63-55
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TENNESSEE TECH* JACKSONVILLE STATE*
FEBRUARY 5 at Morehead State* 7 at Eastern Kentucky* 12 at Tennessee Tech* 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 21 at Jacksonville State* 23 MOREHEAD STATE* 26 UT MARTIN* 28 at Belmont*
W, 64-56 W, 45-43
L, 72-57 L, 77-72 L, 71-52 L, 69-41 L, 55-50 L, 86-70 L, 69-52 L, 88-62
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Barclays Classic (campus sites) Barclays Classic (Jersey City, N.J.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 14 PIEDMONT COLLEGE 16 at Air Force 1 18 at New Mexico State 1 24 JACKSON STATE 27 ROBERT MORRIS 1 28 UC CLERMONT 29 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1
7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 5 at Lipscomb (ESPN3) 12 at Arkansas (SEC Network) 15 at Chattanooga 18 MIAMI (OHIO) 22 at Iowa (ESPN3) 31 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 SIUE* 7 at Murray State* 9 at Austin Peay* 13 at UT Martin* 16 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 21 at Morehead State* 23 at Eastern Kentucky* 28 TENNESSEE STATE* (ASN) 30 BELMONT*
7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 at Jacksonville State* 10 at Tennessee State* 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 20 at Belmont* 25 MOREHEAD STATE* 27 EASTERN KENTUCKY*
4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Basic Information Location: ..................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,900 Founded: ........................................................1915 Nickname:....................................... Golden Eagles Colors: ..........................................Purple and Gold President: ...................................Dr. Philip Oldham Athletic Director: ................................. Mark Wilson Arena (Capacity):.................. Eblen Center (7,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost ......................................6/6 Starters Returning/Lost......................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ..12-18/4-12 (5th/East) Postseason: .............................................none
Media Relations Contact: ............................................ Mike Lehman Office Phone: ................................. (931) 372-6139 Cell Phone: ............................. (224) 639-3710 Fax: ......................................... (931) 372-3114 Email: ........................... mlehman@tntech.edu Web site:............................... www.TTUSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (931) 372-6077
OVC Regular Season Titles (7) 1956, 1958, 1963, 1985, 2001, 2002, 2005
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,071-1,048 (.505) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 446-492 (.475) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 1967 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 1958, 1963
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 20 21 22 23 25 35
Name Pos. Shirmane Thomas G Markell Henderson G Hakeem Rogers G Tre Hansbrough G Aleksa Jugovic G Micaiah Henry C Torrance Rowe G Ryan Martin F Savonte Frazier G Conner Hall G Courtney Alexander II F Josiah Moore F Mason Ramsey F Anthony Morse F
Ht. 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-8 6-1 6-9 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-6 6-9
Wt. 190 195 175 180 185 230 175 225 180 195 195 215 220 230
Yr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr.
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Steve Payne
Air Force Classic (campus sites) OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Alma Mater: ...............................Union College (Ky.), 1990 Hometown: ...............................Russell Springs, Kentucky Family: .............................................................. Wife - Kelli ........................................Children - Parker, Paxton, Abigail Career Record: ............................................. 60-65 (4 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 27-37 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................2 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
TEAM NOTES
Assistant Coaches Rick Cabrera...............4th season (Tennessee Tech, 2009) Frank Davis ...............3rd season (Tennessee Tech, 2010) Jason Taylor ............ 1st season (Jacksonville State, 2001) Gus Fraley (Ops) ...........3rd season (North Carolina, 2011)
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• The 2015-16 Golden Eagle roster includes players from six different states and two foreign countries (England and Serbia). The state with the most TTU players is Georgia with six. • Senior guard Torrance Rowe is the team’s leading returner in four different statistical categories including points (11.4/game), assists (2.7/game), steals (0.9/game) and minutes played (29.0/game). • The latest renovation project completed in the Eblen Center, which was built in 1977, is the addition of all new chairback seating.
Hometown (Last School) Homer, La. (Prime Prep Academy) Boswell, Okla. (Murray State College) Elizabeth, N.J. (Casper College) Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) Leskovac, Serbia (Hamilton Hts. Christian) Decatur, Ga. (Columbia HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Eastern Florida St. College) London, England (South Plains CC) Lake Wales, Fla. (Lake Wales HS) Gainesboro, Tenn. (Jackson County HS) Mableton, Ga. (Whitefield Academy) Atlanta, Ga. (Nebraska) Livingston, Tenn. (Livingston Academy) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Dacula HS)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2011-12 2012-13
School Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech
Overall 19-14 12-17
Conf. 9-7 5-11
Year 2013-14 2014-15
School Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech
Overall 17-16 12-18
Conf. 9-7 4-12
Coach Payne Facts Payne was named the 12th head coach in Tennessee Tech history on March 23, 2011...He took over for Mike Sutton, the man he served as an associate head coach for during the previous nine seasons...In the early portion of the 2005 season Payne temporarily took over the head coaching duties for Sutton who was stricken with Guillain-Barre Syndrome; he led the team to an 18-11 record (handling most of the head coaching duties for the balance of the year) and was named OVC Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com and CBSSportsline.com...Prior to joining the TTU staff Payne was the head coach at Frank Phillips Junior College in Borger, Texas from 2000-02...Payne also served as an assistant coach at Union University (1991-94), Northwestern State (1994-96) and Georgetown College (1996-00).
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER JACKSON, Charles Conference-Only CALDWELL, Dwan Conference-Only ROWE, Torrance Conference-Only MOORE, Josiah Conference-Only JUGOVIC, Aleksa Conference-Only McKAY, Javon Conference-Only JOHNSON, Jordan Conference-Only THOMAS, Shirmane Conference-Only RAMSEY, Mason Conference-Only MORSE, Anthony Conference-Only HAYNES, DeOndre Conference-Only BOUGHER, Josh Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 30-30 16-16 30-24 16-12 29-28 16-15 30-8 16-5 30-3 16-2 29-21 15-9 28-6 15-5 27-24 13-12 26-0 15-0 25-3 11-2 27-3 14-2 6-0 2-0 30 16 30 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
TTU 23,524 14/1,680 -
MIN 816 446 792 420 842 484 675 358 538 298 580 279 443 287 529 244 242 155 257 109 289 142 22 3
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 27.2 157-275 .571 27.9 73-136 .537 26.4 138-287 .481 26.3 67-141 .475 29.0 107-281 .381 30.3 64-178 .360 22.5 93-221 .421 22.4 44-109 .404 17.9 54-130 .415 18.6 26-66 .394 20.0 58-119 .487 18.6 31-61 .508 15.8 46-118 .390 19.1 29-76 .382 19.6 34-111 .306 18.8 11-42 .262 9.3 32-71 .451 10.3 18-40 .450 10.3 26-56 .464 9.9 9-22 .409 10.7 20-63 .317 10.1 9-33 .273 3.7 3-9 .333 1.5 1-1 1.000 768-1741 .441 382-905 .422 723-1613 .448 389-835 .466
Opponents 46,737 16/2,921 0/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 7-18 .389 3-10 .300 52-154 .338 30-90 .333 30-86 .349 15-46 .326 31-90 .344 14-43 .326 8-28 .286 5-16 .313 30-78 .385 21-54 .389 0-24 .000 0-6 .000 9-33 .273 8-23 .348 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-11 .091 0-4 .000 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 169-526 .321 97-293 .331 204-572 .357 114-298 .383
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 111 175 286 58 92 150 60 98 158 32 54 86 14 53 67 8 25 33 56 90 146 29 60 89 4 33 37 1 14 15 34 51 85 16 24 40 7 27 34 5 15 20 8 47 55 5 22 27 25 35 60 13 22 35 26 30 56 10 10 20 5 28 33 3 15 18 1 3 4 0 0 0 396 714 1110 203 374 577 290 677 967 143 372 515
FT-FTA PCT 76-133 .571 41-71 .577 66-90 .733 35-51 .686 65-82 .793 34-45 .756 50-74 .676 29-40 .725 35-43 .814 18-23 .783 40-54 .741 19-25 .760 12-16 .750 10-12 .833 25-44 .568 12-26 .462 13-19 .684 7-10 .700 14-28 .500 7-10 .700 16-25 .640 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 413-609 .678 219-322 .680 445-657 .677 252-373 .676
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Tennessee Tech 1010 1097 Opponents 1014 1072
AVG PF-FO A TO 9.5 100-2 14 47 9.4 55-1 7 26 5.3 83-3 19 57 5.4 47-2 9 29 2.3 38-0 79 59 2.1 25-0 50 31 4.9 74-3 41 41 5.6 37-2 18 22 1.2 45-0 60 35 0.9 30-0 34 20 2.9 49-1 35 38 2.7 26-1 16 18 1.2 26-0 30 20 1.3 18-0 19 10 2.0 56-3 66 58 2.1 18-0 24 32 2.3 48-2 10 13 2.3 37-2 6 7 2.2 31-0 8 11 1.8 14-0 5 4 1.2 14-0 32 26 1.3 7-0 12 13 0.7 2-0 1 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 37.0 567-14 395 412 36.1 314-8 200 214 32.2 533-10 374 397 32.2 283-6 213 191
BLK STL 40 33 25 16 15 17 6 6 0 26 0 16 4 17 2 7 1 23 1 10 13 19 3 10 2 7 2 4 14 19 8 5 1 8 0 4 12 7 5 1 1 9 1 5 0 1 0 0 103 186 53 84 85 224 44 118
PTS-AVG 390-13.0 187-11.7 349-11.6 172-10.8 331-11.4 192-12.0 266-8.9 132-8.3 174-5.8 84-5.3 164-5.7 86-5.7 134-4.8 89-5.9 93-3.4 34-2.6 86-3.3 51-3.4 66-2.6 25-2.3 57-2.1 25-1.8 8-1.3 3-1.5 2118-70.6 1080-67.5 2095-69.8 1144-71.5
Deadball Rebounds OT Total 11 2118 9 2095
Tennessee Tech Opponents
Off. 92 94
Def. 4 4
Total 96 98
2014-15 RESULTS (12-18, 4-12 OVC -- Home: 10-4, Away: 2-14, Neutral: 0-0) NOVEMBER 6 BLUEFIELD COLLEGE (exh.) 14 PIEDMONT INTERNATIONAL 17 at USC 22 CHATTANOOGA 24 SOUTHEASTERN LA. 1 26 at Southeastern Louisiana 1 30 at Tulane 1
W, 93-54 W, 83-29 L, 70-58 W, 69-67 W, 81-62 L, 86-68 L, 73-68
DECEMBER 3 LIPSCOMB 7 HIWASSEE COLLEGE 13 at Alabama 15 at North Florida 19 at Tennessee 22 at UMKC 29 NORTH FLORIDA
W, 84-79 W, 87-48 L, 65-53 W, 82-80 L, 61-58 W, 81-60 W, 87-84
JANUARY 1 at Eastern Illinois* 3 at SIUE* 8 MURRAY STATE* 10 AUSTIN PEAY* 15 UT MARTIN* 17 at Southeast Missouri* 22 MOREHEAD STATE*
L, 61-59 L, 85-62 L, 83-67 W, 72-56 L, 63-60 L, 65-61 L, 78-74
24 29 31
EASTERN KENTUCKY* W, 83-81 (OT) at Tennessee State* L, 64-56 at Belmont* L, 71-53
FEBRUARY 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 12 TENNESSEE STATE* 14 at Jacksonville State* 16 at East Tennessee State 21 BELMONT* 26 at Morehead State* 28 at Eastern Kentucky*
W, 72-59 W, 71-52 L, 82-68 L, 87-79 L, 88-82 L, 86-73 L, 70-67
1 Tulane Tournament (various sites) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 9 BLUE MOUNTAIN (exhibition) 13 at Oklahoma State 16 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 20 vs. Oral Roberts 1 21 vs. Florida International 1 22 at James Madison 1 25 HARRIS-STOWE 28 at Mississippi State
7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBA
DECEMBER 1 at UMKC 7:05 p.m. 9 at Texas Tech (FOX Sports SW) 8:00 p.m. 11 at Texas Rio Grande Valley 7:00 p.m. 16 at Saint Louis (FOX Sports Midwest) 7:00 p.m. 18 ARKANSAS STATE 6:00 p.m. 21 ALCORN STATE 6:00 p.m. 29 at Florida Atlantic 11:00 a.m. JANUARY 2 BOYCE COLLEGE 7 at Eastern Kentucky* 9 at Morehead State* 13 TENNESSEE TECH* 16 at Jacksonville State* 21 BELMONT* (ESPNU) 23 at Southeast Missouri* 28 at Eastern Illinois* 30 MURRAY STATE* (CBS SN)
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 AUSTIN PEAY* 6 at SIUE* 11 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 13 at Austin Peay* 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 20 SIUE* 25 TENNESSEE STATE* 27 at Murray State*
6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
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JMU Men Against Breast Cancer Classic (Harrisonburg, Va.) OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • UT Martin engineered the nation’s fourth-best turnaround under Heath Schroyer last season, finishing with 21 wins (one shy of the school record) and its first three postseason victories as a Division-I member.
Basic Information Location: ............................................ Martin, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................7,042 Founded: ...................1900 (1951, Senior College) Nickname:...............................................Skyhawks Colors: ............................... Navy Blue and Orange Interim Chancellor: ................. Dr. Robert M. Smith Athletic Director: ................................... Julio Freire Arena: ...........Elam Center/Skyhawk Arena (4,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost ......................................8/7 Starters Returning/Lost......................................3/2 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): 21-13/10-6 (2nd/West) Postseason: ............................. CIT Semifinals
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: .............. Ryne Rickman Office Phone: .......................... (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: ............................. (270) 703-2601 Fax: ......................................... (731) 881-7624 Email: ................................ rrickman@utm.edu Web site:.............................. www.UTMSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (731) 881-7694
OVC Regular Season Titles (1) 2009
• The Skyhawks will have a pair of nationally-televised home games for the first time since the 2009-10 season. UT Martin will host Belmont on ESPNU on Jan. 21 before it hosts Murray State on the CBS Sports Network on Jan. 30.
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 21 25 30 33 34 41 44
Name Richard Lee Matthew Butler* Jacolby Mobley Alex Anderson Kedar Edwards Chandler Rowe Terrence Durham Fatodd Lewis Malik Pugh* Malik London Javier Martinez Twymond Howard Myles Taylor James Harrison Jalen Variste Nick Detlev
Pos. G G G G F F G F G F F F F G G C
Ht. 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-7 6-3 6-8 6-1 6-8 6-7 6-6 6-7 6-5 5-10 7-2
Wt. 200 185 160 180 200 205 195 215 165 190 210 210 235 210 150 225
Yr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. So. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Rhode Island) Starkville, Miss. (Chattanooga) Memphis, Tenn. (Itawamba CC) Brooklyn, NY (State Fair CC) Atlanta, Ga. (North Central HS) Memphis, Tenn. (South Plains College) Memphis, Tenn. (Raleigh-Egypt HS) Dyersburg, Tenn. (UNC Wilmington) Jackson Hamlet, N.C. (Mo. State-West Plains) St. Croix, Virgin Islands (St. Louis Christian) Pearl, Miss. (Southwest Mississippi CC) Little Rock, Ark. (Hall HS) Houston, Texas (McLennan CC) Baton Rouge, La. (Western Tx. College) Euclid, Ohio (Andrews Osborne Acad.)
*Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Heath Schroyer
Alma Mater: ................................ Armstrong Atlantic, 1995 Hometown: .....................................Walkersville, Maryland Family: ............................................................... Wife - Kim .................................................... Children - Sierra, Hayden Career Record: ......................................... 105-128 (8 yrs.) School Record: .............................................. 21-13 (1 yr.) OVC Record: .............................................................. 10-6 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Anthony Stewart ............. 2nd season (Mount Union, 1993) Jermaine Johnson .. 2nd season (U.S. Sports Academy, 2007) John Aiken ................. 2nd season (Southern Maine, 2008)
• The Skyhawks led the nation with a school-record 12 road wins in 2014-15 after tallying only 11 road wins in the previous five seasons combined • UT Martin will lean heavily on a trio of seniors in 2015-16. Lindy’s Sports tabbed Twymond Howard as the OVC’s “Best Playmaker” and Alex Anderson as the “Best Shooter” in the OVC. Four-year starter Myles Taylor (1,342 career points – sixth-most in program history) also returns after receiving a medical redshirt last season
All-Time Record: ............................. 713-925 (.435) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 151-261 (.367) Joined OVC: ...................................................1992
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2007-08
School Portland State Portland State Portland State Wyoming
Overall 5-22 11-16 19-9 12-18
Conf. 3-11 5-9 11-3 5-11
Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2014-15
School Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming UT Martin
Overall 19-14 10-21 8-15 21-13
Conf. 7-9 3-13 1-8 10-6
Coach Schroyer Facts Schroyer was named the ninth head coach in UT Martin history on March 20, 2014...Schroyer has seven previous seasons as a head coach in stints at Portland State and Wyoming...In his third and finale season at PSU, Schroyer led the Vikings to a 19-9 overall record and Big Sky Conference regular season championship (11-3)...Schroyer has served as an assistant coach at BYU (1997-01), Wyoming (2001-02), Fresno State (2005-07) and UNLV (2011-14)...At UNLV he helped guide the Runnin’ Rebels to three 20-win seasons and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances...Schroyer played high school basketball at DeMatha Catholic High School under legendary coach Morgan Wootten.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER SMITH, Deville Conference-Only HOWARD, Twymond Conference-Only NEWELL, Marshun Conference-Only ANDERSON, Alex Conference-Only TAYLOR, Myles Conference-Only MARTINEZ, Javier Conference-Only JOSEPH, Arkeem Conference-Only OLDHAM, Dee Conference-Only LEE, Richard Conference-Only DAVIS, CJ Conference-Only ROWE, Chandler Conference-Only DURHAM, Terrence Conference-Only TAYLOR, Khristian Conference-Only HAWKS, Harrison Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 34-33 16-16 34-33 16-15 34-34 16-16 34-33 16-16 7-7 0-0 33-15 16-14 30-8 16-0 7-0 0-0 25-0 13-0 15-0 7-0 34-7 16-3 29-0 12-0 16-0 9-0 5-0 1-0 34 16 34 16
MIN 1220 588 1182 556 1199 601 1186 590 142 0 515 249 466 229 117 0 184 128 37 12 357 203 213 78 43 13 14 3
UTM 27,485 12/2,290 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 35.9 170-410 .415 36.8 80-187 .428 34.8 167-351 .476 34.8 75-164 .457 35.3 146-354 .412 37.6 82-182 .451 34.9 141-292 .483 36.9 62-131 .473 20.3 25-34 .735 0.0 0-0 .000 15.6 78-111 .703 15.6 37-51 .725 15.5 69-132 .523 14.3 38-65 .585 16.7 6-17 .353 0.0 0-0 .000 7.4 16-34 .471 9.8 10-21 .476 2.5 9-22 .409 1.7 2-9 .222 10.5 17-43 .395 12.7 7-17 .412 7.3 6-25 .240 6.5 0-6 .000 2.7 4-8 .500 1.4 1-2 .500 2.8 1-5 .200 3.0 0-0 .000 855-1838 .465 394-835 .472 805-1859 .433 380-888 .428
Opponents 75,540 21/3,557 1/839
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 61-190 .321 30-83 .361 21-61 .344 9-27 .333 69-170 .406 34-75 .453 94-196 .480 43-90 .478 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 10-21 .476 6-14 .429 6-16 .375 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 268-681 .394 125-299 .418 245-706 .347 124-348 .356
FT-FTA 68-103 32-56 106-148 53-71 85-112 40-56 48-54 26-27 28-35 0-0 31-41 13-18 8-27 3-15 8-14 0-0 2-3 2-3 1-3 0-0 18-27 11-17 8-13 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 412-582 180-265 369-521 163-247
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd UT Martin 1122 1230 Opponents 1044 1150
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 18 135 153 10 65 75 62 161 223 29 81 110 52 182 234 22 110 132 11 69 80 5 29 34 12 30 42 0 0 0 59 67 126 27 31 58 42 42 84 20 26 46 3 20 23 0 0 0 4 8 12 3 4 7 1 1 2 1 1 2 29 41 70 13 25 38 3 22 25 0 6 6 1 13 14 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 843 1175 147 411 558 286 750 1036 140 344 484
PCT .660 .571 .716 .746 .759 .714 .889 .963 .800 .000 .756 .722 .296 .200 .571 .000 .667 .667 .333 .000 .667 .647 .615 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .708 .679 .708 .660
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.5 69-2 153 102 4.7 27-0 69 49 6.6 85-3 58 61 6.9 43-3 28 27 6.9 59-0 91 75 8.3 26-0 39 34 2.4 35-0 66 43 2.1 16-0 32 19 6.0 23-1 7 12 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.8 67-3 6 18 3.6 37-2 2 11 2.8 52-1 6 31 2.9 23-0 2 17 3.3 4-0 11 5 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.5 15-0 2 4 0.5 9-0 1 2 0.1 1-0 1 0 0.3 0-0 0 0 2.1 69-6 13 18 2.4 42-4 3 9 0.9 25-0 21 15 0.5 11-0 8 9 0.9 2-0 3 1 0.4 1-0 1 0 0.0 0-0 3 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 34.6 506-16 441 394 34.9 235-9 185 182 30.5 562-13 434 354 30.3 258-5 198 133
BLK STL 19 59 5 22 20 29 9 13 3 35 0 12 0 14 0 5 3 3 0 0 6 8 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 6 10 6 5 1 8 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 178 22 63 105 195 57 85
PTS-AVG 469-13.8 222-13.9 461-13.6 212-13.3 446-13.1 238-14.9 424-12.5 193-12.1 78-11.1 0-0.0 187-5.7 87-5.4 146-4.9 79-4.9 23-3.3 0-0.0 44-1.8 28-2.2 25-1.7 6-0.9 53-1.6 25-1.6 21-0.7 0-0.0 11-0.7 3-0.3 2-0.4 0-0.0 2390-70.3 1093-68.3 2224-65.4 1047-65.4
Deadball Rebounds OT Total 38 2390 30 2224
UT Martin Opponents
Off. 39 46
Def. 31 32
Total 70 78
2014-15 RESULTS (21-13, 10-6 OVC -- Home: 9-3, Away: 12-9, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 6 BLUE MOUNTAIN (exh.) 14 at Marquette 17 at Arkansas State 20 CHAMPION BAPTIST 25 at Bethune-Cookman 28 at Nebraska
31 W, 72-48 L, 79-63 W, 75-73 W, 115-29 W, 74-56 L, 75-64
DECEMBER 3 at Northern Kentucky W, 71-56 6 at Longwood W, 77-67 15 at Illinois-Chicago W, 81-78 (OT) 17 at Illinois State L, 64-54 20 PRESBYTERIAN W, 77-60 22 at Butler L, 64-37 30 MD.-EASTERN SHORE L, 63-60 JANUARY 1 CROWLEY’S RIDGE W, 84-61 8 EASTERN KENTUCKY* L, 66-58 10 MOREHEAD STATE* W, 75-72 (OT) 15 at Tennessee Tech W, 63-60 17 JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 55-52 22 at Belmont* L, 72-67 24 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W, 70-53 29 EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 81-51
at Murray State*
L, 65-62
FEBRUARY 5 at Austin Peay* 7 SIUE* 12 at Southeast Missouri* 14 AUSTIN PEAY* 19 at Eastern Illinois* 21 at SIUE* 26 at Tennessee State* 28 MURRAY STATE*
W, 76-64 W, 64-59 L 98-76 W, 67-61 W, 75-73 (OT) L, 76-68 W, 69-52 L, 73-67
MARCH 5 vs. Morehead State 1 19 at Northwestern State 2 21 at USC Upstate 2 25 at Eastern Kentucky 2 31 at Evansville 2
L, 76-65 W, 104-79 W, 60-49 W, 70-69 L, 79-66
1 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-OVC TEAMS
2014-15 All-Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Teams (as voted on by the league's head basketball coaches and sports information directors) OVC Player of the Year: Cameron Payne, Murray State OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky OVC Freshman of the Year: Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois OVC Coach of the Year: Steve Prohm, Murray State ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Cameron Payne, Murray State *! Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky $ Craig Bradshaw, Belmont % Jarvis Williams, Murray State %! Eric Stutz, Eastern Kentucky
POS. G G G F F
HT. 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-8
WT. 180 189 210 215 225
CL. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
HOMETOWN Memphis, Tenn. Daytona Beach, Fla. Ridgetop, Tenn. Macon, Ga. Newburgh, Ind.
KEY STATS 20.2 ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.6 rpg, 2.0 spg 18.6 ppg, 3.6 apg, 3.0 spg, 54.1 FG% 17.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg, 41.7 3FG% 15.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 57.1 FG% 15.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.5 spg, 61.7 FG%
ALL-OVC SECOND TEAM NAME, SCHOOL POS. Evan Bradds, Belmont G/F Marshun Newell, UT Martin G Jarekious Bradley, Southeast Missouri %! G/F Deville Smith, UT Martin G Trae Anderson, Eastern Illinois G/F
HT. 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-4
WT. 205 195 220 175 235
CL. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.
HOMETOWN Jamestown, Ohio Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Jackson, Miss. St. Louis, Mo.
KEY STATS 14.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 70.4 FG% 13.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.6 apg, 41.6 3FG% 15.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg 14.0 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.1 rpg, 1.8 spg 13.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 48.3 FG%
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Deville Smith, UT Martin Trae Anderson, Eastern Illinois Charles Jackson, Tennessee Tech Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Twymond Howard, UT Martin
HT. 6-0 6-4 6-10 5-7 6-6
WT. 175 235 225 150 210
CL. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr.
HOMETOWN Jackson, Miss. St. Louis, Mo. Sacramento, Calif. St. Louis, Mo. Pearl, Miss.
KEY STATS 14.0 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.1 rpg, 1.8 spg 13.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 48.3 FG% 13.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 57.1 FG% 8.7 ppg, 4.5 apg, 52.2 3FG% 13.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 48.3 FG%
* - All-OVC 1st Team in 2013-14
POS. G G/F C G F
% - All-OVC 2nd Team in 2013-14
Stats listed are through the completion of the regular season.
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! - OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2013-14 $ - OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2012-13
OVC IN NCAA STAT LEADERS
2014-15 SUPERLATIVES
TEAM LEADERS
TEAM GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
SCORING OFFENSE 8. Murray State 30. Belmont 61. Eastern Kentucky
79.0 74.2 71.9
SCORING MARGIN 15. Murray State 33. Eastern Kentucky
+11.3 +8.3
POINTS 42 - Craig Bradshaw, BEL at Ohio (11/29/14 35 - Corey Walden, EKU vs. Tennessee Tech (2/28/15)
POINTS 121 - Morehead State vs. Kentucky Christian (11/29/14) 115 - Done 3 Times
FIELD GOALS MADE 14 - Craig Bradshaw, BEL at Ohio (11/29/14) 13 - Corey Walden, EKU at Coppin State (12/30/14)
FIELD GOALS MADE 49 - Morehead State vs. Kentucky Christian (11/29/14) 44 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Kentucky Christian (11/18/14)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 16. Murray State 24. Belmont 44. UT Martin 47. Eastern Kentucky
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 25 - Donivine Stewart, SIUE vs. IPFW (11/17/14) 24 - Done 2 Times
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 82 - Morehead State vs. Jacksonville State (2/28/15) 80 - Belmont at Eastern Illinois (1/10/15)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1.000 (10-10) - Eric Stutz, EKU vs. Cincinnati Clermont (11/22/14) 1.000 (8-8) - Evan Bradds, BEL at Austin Peay (1/17/15)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .653 (32-49) - Belmont at Tennessee Tech (2/21/15) .646 (31-48) - Murray State vs. Alcorn State (12/17/14)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 4. Belmont 12. Eastern Kentucky 39. UT Martin 63. Murray State 71. Eastern Illinois
3-POINTERS MADE 8 - Craig Bradshaw, BEL at Ohio (11/29/14) 7 - Done 5 Times
3-POINTERS MADE 17 - Belmont vs. Jacksonville State (1/29/15) 16 - Done 4 Times
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 15 - Avery Moore, JSU at Morehead State (2/28/15) 14 - Josh Robinson, APSU vs. Oakland City (12/18/14)
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 43 - Belmont at Eastern Illinois (1/10/15) 39 - Eastern Kentucky vs. UT Martin (3/25/15)
REBOUND MARGIN 38. Tennessee Tech 45. Morehead State 52. UT Martin 60. Murray State
+4.8 +4.5 +4.1 +3.8
FREE THROWS MADE 15 - Chris Horton, APSU vs. Morehead State (1/28/15) 13 - Done 4 Times
FREE THROWS MADE 34 - Murray State at Southeast Missouri (2/14/15) 32 - Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1/28/15)
ASSISTS/GAME 21. Murray State 25. Belmont 34. Eastern Kentucky 49. Morehead State
15.5 15.3 15.0 14.6
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 20 - Chris Horton, APSU vs. Morehead State (1/28/15) 16 - Done 4 Times
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 46 - Southeast Missouri vs. Alabama A&M (11/29/14) 44 - Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1/28/15)
ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO 28. Eastern Kentucky 29. Murray State
1.32 1.32
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (11-11) - Darion Rackley, JSU vs. Austin Peay (1/8/15) 1.000 (10-10) - Done 3 Times
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (10-10) - Morehead State vs. La. Tech (11/21/14) 1.000 (7-7) - UT Martin at Nebraska (11/28/14)
REBOUNDS 20 - Chris Horton, APSU vs. SIUE (2/26/15) 18 - Done 3 Times
REBOUNDS 61 - Tennessee Tech vs. Piedmont International (11/14/14) 55 - Morehead State vs. Jacksonville State (2/28/15)
ASSISTS 12 - Kareem Storey, MOR at Austin Peay (1/28/15) 11 - Done 2 Times
ASSISTS 33 - Morehead State vs. Kentucky Christian (11/29/14 31 - UT Martin vs. Champion Baptist (11/20/14)
STEALS 8 - Corey Walden, EKU vs. Savannah State (11/14/14) 7 - Brent Arrington, MOR vs. Kentucky Christian (11/29/14)
STEALS 26 - Morehead State vs. Kentucky Christian (11/29/14) 20 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Kentucky Christian (11/18/14)
BLOCKED SHOTS 10 - Chris Horton, APSU vs. Berea (11/16/14) 9 - Jamal Hunter, JSU at Morehead State (2/28/15)
BLOCKED SHOTS 17 - Austin Peay vs. Berea (11/16/14) 11 - Jacksonville State at Morehead State (2/28/15)
TURNOVERS 8 - Done 3 Times
TURNOVERS 23 - Southeast Missouri vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (11/18/14) 23 - SIUE at Eastern Kentucky (1/17/15)
2014-15 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5
Chris Horton, APSU & Corey Walden, EKU Jarvis Williams, Murray State Craig Bradshaw, Belmont Cameron Payne, Murray State Cameron Payne, Murray State Corey Walden, EKU & Deville Smith, UTM Cameron Payne, Murray State Chris Olivier, Eastern Illinois
Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2
Corey Walden, EKU & Jarvis Williams, MUR Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Cameron Payne, Murray State Evan Bradds, Belmont Karam Mashour, MOR & Marshun Newell, UTM Darion Rackley, Jacksonville State Craig Bradshaw, Belmont Corey Walden, EKU & Cameron Payne, MUR
NEWCOMER Nov. 17 Denzel Richardson, Eastern Kentucky Nov. 24 Charles Jackson, Tennessee Tech Dec. 1 Charles Jackson, Tennessee Tech Dec. 8 Jeremy Watson, Jacksonville State Dec. 15 Jeremy Watson, Jacksonville State Dec. 22 Deville Smith, UT Martin Dec. 29 Arkeem Joseph, UT Martin Jan. 5 Denzel Richardson EKU & Charles Jackson, TTU
Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2
LeTrell Viser, EIU & Deville Smith, UTM Deville Smith, UT Martin Charles Jackson, Tennessee Tech Twymond Howard, UT Martin Charles Jackson, Tennessee Tech Trae Anderson, EIU & Twymond Howard, UTM Alex Anderson, UT Martin Twymond Howard, UT Martin
FRESHMAN Nov. 17 Mason Ramsey, Tennessee Tech Nov. 24 Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Dec. 1 Christian Mekowulu, TSU & Aleksa Jugovic, TTU Dec. 8 Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Dec. 15 Amanze Egekeze, Belmont Dec. 22 Josh Robinson, Austin Peay Dec. 29 Aleksa Jugovic, Tennessee Tech Jan. 5 Christian Mekowulu, Tennessee State
Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2
Darreon Reddick, Tennessee State Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Josh Robinson, Austin Peay Charles Tucker, Tennessee State Marcus Wallace, Southeast Missouri Marcus Wallace, Southeast Missouri Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Aleksa Jugovic, Tennessee Tech
48.2% 47.6% 46.6% 46.4% 10.0 9.1 7.9 7.5 7.3
3-POINT PERCENTAGE 15. UT Martin 29. Murray State 45. SIUE 46. Belmont 56. Eastern Illinois
39.4% 38.7% 38.0% 38.0% 37.5%
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 2. Eastern Kentucky
77.9%
BLOCKED SHOTS/GAME 62. Southeast Missouri 71. SIUE 72. Eastern Illinois
4.4 4.3 4.3
STEALS/GAME 2. Eastern Kentucky 17. Morehead State 59. Southeast Missouri 62. Murray State
9.7 8.2 7.3 7.2
TURNOVERS/GAME 63. Eastern Kentucky
11.3
TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Eastern Kentucky 75. Murray State
+7.2 +1.5
PERSONAL FOULS/GAME 11. UT Martin 45. Eastern Illinois 63. Belmont 73. Eastern Kentucky
14.9 16.2 16.6 16.8
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS/GAME 13. Cameron Payne, MUR 36. Corey Walden, EKU 40. Craig Bradshaw, BEL FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Evan Bradds, BEL 8. Eric Stutz, EKU 19. Charles Jackson, TTU 21. Jarvis Williams, MUR 34. Corey Walden, EKU 39. Chris Olivier, EIU
20.2 18.6 18.3 68.8% 60.9% 57.1% 56.7% 54.7% 54.2%
3-POINTERS MADE/GAME 39. Alex Anderson, UTM 43. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 55. Taylor Barnette, BEL
2.76 2.73 2.63
3-POINT PERCENTAGE 3. Alex Anderson, UTM 19. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 41. Taylor Barnette, BEL
48.0% 42.3% 39.1%
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 15. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO
88.3%
REBOUNDS/GAME 8. Chris Horton, APSU 26. Charles Jackson, TTU 53. Jarvis Williams, MUR ASSISTS/GAME 13. Reece Chamberlain, BEL 15. Cameron Payne, MUR 56. Cornell Johnston, EIU 70. Kareem Storey, MOR 73. Deville Smith, UTM
11.1 9.5 8.4 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.5
BLOCKED SHOTS/GAME 35. Chris Horton, APSU 42. Nino Johnson, SEMO 44. Jamal Hunter, JSU 48. Keaton Jackson, SIUE
2.33 2.13 2.10 2.07
STEALS/GAME 1. Corey Walden, EKU 34. Cameron Payne, MUR 43. Brent Arrington, MOR
3.09 1.94 1.91
ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO 45. Donivine Stewart, SIUE 46. Cameron Payne, MUR 51. Reece Chamberlain, BEL
2.43 2.40 2.36
DOUBLE-DOUBLES 8. Charles Jackson, TTU 18. Chris Horton, APSU 38. Jarvis Williams, MUR MINUTES PER GAME 50. Deville Smith, UTM
18 15 12 35:52
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2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS EAST DIVISION Belmont*& Eastern Kentucky*% Morehead State* Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State
W 11 11 10 5 4 2
L 5 5 6 11 12 14
Pct. .688 .688 .625 .313 .250 .125
vs. vs. Home Away Streak East West 8-0 3-5 W4 7-3 4-2 7-1 4-4 W3 7-3 4-2 5-3 5-3 W3 7-3 3-3 5-3 0-8 L2 4-6 1-5 4-4 0-8 L4 3-7 1-5 2-6 0-8 L8 2-8 0-6
W 22 21 17 12 12 5
L 11 12 17 19 18 26
Pct. .667 .636 .500 .387 .400 .161
Home 12-2 13-4 7-6 11-3 10-4 5-8
Away 7-8 8-7 7-9 1-16 2-14 0-17
Neutral 3-1 0-1 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-1
Streak L1 L1 L1 L2 L5 L8
WEST DIVISION Murray State #*@ UT Martin*% Eastern Illinois*% SIUE* Southeast Missouri* Austin Peay
W 16 10 9 8 7 3
L 0 6 7 8 9 13
Pct. 1.000 .625 .563 .500 .438 .188
vs. vs. Home Away Streak East West 8-0 8-0 W16 6-0 10-0 6-2 4-4 L1 4-2 6-4 5-3 4-4 L1 6-0 3-7 7-1 1-7 L1 3-3 5-5 4-4 3-5 W1 3-3 4-6 2-6 1-7 L1 1-5 2-8
W 29 21 18 12 13 8
L 6 13 15 16 17 22
Pct. .829 .618 .545 .429 .433 .267
Home 15-1 9-3 9-5 11-3 9-5 6-7
Away 12-2 12-9 7-8 1-12 4-10 1-14
Neutral 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-2 1-1
Streak L1 L1 L1 L2 L1 L1
# - OVC Regular Season Champions
& - OVC Tournament Champions
Murray State Belmont Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Southeast Missouri SIUE Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State
Scoring Offense G W-L 35 29-6 33 22-11 33 21-12 34 17-17 30 12-18 34 21-13 30 13-17 28 12-16 30 8-22 33 18-15 31 12-19 31 5-26
PTS. 2764 2450 2373 2420 2118 2390 2087 1909 1937 2097 1939 1793
AVG. 79.0 74.2 71.9 71.2 70.6 70.3 69.6 68.2 64.6 63.5 62.5 57.8
Murray State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Morehead State Belmont SIUE Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Jacksonville State 11. Austin Peay 12. Tennessee State
Scoring Margin G OFF 35 79.0 33 71.9 34 70.3 34 71.2 33 74.2 28 68.2 30 69.6 30 70.6 33 63.5 31 62.5 30 64.6 31 57.8
DEF 67.6 63.6 65.4 66.3 70.6 67.3 68.8 69.8 64.7 68.6 72.6 68.1
MARGIN +11.3 +8.3 +4.9 +4.9 +3.6 +0.9 +0.8 +0.8 -1.2 -6.0 -8.0 -10.3
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
* - OVC Tournament Participant
Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois UT Martin Morehead State SIUE Murray State Tennessee State Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Belmont Austin Peay
@ - NIT
Scoring Defense G PTS. 33 2100 33 2136 34 2224 34 2255 28 1884 35 2367 31 2111 31 2126 30 2064 30 2095 33 2330 30 2178
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. Eastern Kentucky 33 438 2. Morehead State 34 490 3. Jacksonville State 31 466 4. UT Martin 34 412 5. Murray State 35 579 6. Belmont 33 405 7. Tennessee Tech 30 413 8. SIUE 28 391 9. Southeast Missouri 30 414 10. Austin Peay 30 456 11. Eastern Illinois 33 364 12. Tennessee State 31 401
% - CIT
AVG. 63.6 64.7 65.4 66.3 67.3 67.6 68.1 68.6 68.8 69.8 70.6 72.6 FTA 562 684 651 582 831 585 609 579 621 685 558 648
PCT. .779 .716 .716 .708 .697 .692 .678 .675 .667 .666 .652 .619
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 35 961 1995 2. Belmont 33 858 1803 3. UT Martin 34 855 1838 4. Eastern Kentucky 33 818 1763 5. Morehead State 34 854 1930 6. Tennessee Tech 30 768 1741 7. Southeast Missouri 30 742 1686 8. Eastern Illinois 33 746 1696 9. SIUE 28 660 1532 10. Austin Peay 30 663 1667 11. Tennessee State 31 611 1548 12. Jacksonville State 31 647 1698
PCT. .482 .476 .465 .464 .442 .441 .440 .440 .431 .398 .395 .381
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 35 811 1980 2. Eastern Illinois 33 757 1818 3. SIUE 28 657 1547 4. Tennessee State 31 712 1666 5. UT Martin 34 805 1859 6. Morehead State 34 717 1651 7. Southeast Missouri 30 703 1611 8. Jacksonville State 31 753 1680 9. Tennessee Tech 30 723 1613 10. Eastern Kentucky 33 732 1633 11. Belmont 33 854 1889 12. Austin Peay 30 758 1609
PCT. .410 .416 .425 .427 .433 .434 .436 .448 .448 .448 .452 .471
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. UT Martin 34 268 681 2. Murray State 35 263 679 3. SIUE 28 198 521 4. Belmont 33 329 866 5. Eastern Illinois 33 241 643 6. Eastern Kentucky 33 299 837 7. Tennessee State 31 170 486 8. Morehead State 34 220 639 9. Southeast Missouri 30 189 553 10. Tennessee Tech 30 169 526 11. Austin Peay 30 155 513 12. Jacksonville State 31 179 598
PCT. .394 .387 .380 .380 .375 .357 .350 .344 .342 .321 .302 .299
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Tennessee State 31 229 705 2. Murray State 35 227 680 3. Morehead State 34 182 537 4. Eastern Illinois 33 219 642 5. Belmont 33 238 692 6. UT Martin 34 245 706 7. Jacksonville State 31 175 502 8. SIUE 28 179 506 9. Tennessee Tech 30 204 572 10. Austin Peay 30 227 588 11. Eastern Kentucky 33 257 660 12. Southeast Missouri 30 204 512
PCT. .325 .334 .339 .341 .344 .347 .349 .354 .357 .386 .389 .398
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3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Belmont 33 329 9.97 2. Eastern Kentucky 33 299 9.06 3. UT Martin 34 268 7.88 4. Murray State 35 263 7.51 5. Eastern Illinois 33 241 7.30 6. SIUE 28 198 7.07 7. Morehead State 34 220 6.47 8. Southeast Missouri 30 189 6.30 9. Jacksonville State 31 179 5.77 10. Tennessee Tech 30 169 5.63 11. Tennessee State 31 170 5.48 12. Austin Peay 30 155 5.17
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Rebounding Defense G REBOUNDS 1. UT Martin 34 1036 2. Morehead State 34 1053 3. Tennessee Tech 30 967 4. Belmont 33 1080 5. Murray State 35 1158 6. Eastern Kentucky 33 1100 7. Austin Peay 30 1029 8. Southeast Missouri 30 1036 9. SIUE 28 987 10. Eastern Illinois 33 1183 11. Tennessee State 31 1118 12. Jacksonville State 31 1163
AVG. 30.5 31.0 32.2 32.7 33.1 33.3 34.3 34.5 35.2 35.8 36.1 37.5
Murray State Belmont Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech UT Martin Southeast Missouri SIUE Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee State
Assists G ASSISTS 35 543 33 504 33 495 34 495 33 435 30 395 34 441 30 378 28 345 30 360 31 371 31 294
AVG. 15.51 15.27 15.00 14.56 13.18 13.17 12.97 12.60 12.32 12.00 11.97 9.48
Tennessee Tech Morehead State UT Martin Murray State Southeast Missouri Austin Peay 7. Belmont 8. SIUE 9. Tennessee State 10. Jacksonville State 11. Eastern Illinois 12. Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay SIUE Belmont Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State UT Martin
Steals G STEALS 33 321 34 278 30 218 35 253 30 191 28 178 33 209 30 186 31 191 33 186 31 167 34 178
AVG. 9.73 8.18 7.27 7.23 6.37 6.36 6.33 6.20 6.16 5.64 5.39 5.24
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. Eastern Kentucky 33 495 15.0 374 11.3 2. Murray State 35 543 15.5 411 11.7 3. UT Martin 34 441 13.0 394 11.6 4. Belmont 33 504 15.3 451 13.7 5. Eastern Illinois 33 435 13.2 396 12.0 6. Morehead State 34 495 14.6 462 13.6 7. Jacksonville State 31 371 12.0 377 12.2 8. Southeast Missouri 30 378 12.6 394 13.1 9. Tennessee Tech 30 395 13.2 412 13.7 10. SIUE 28 345 12.3 375 13.4 11. Austin Peay 30 360 12.0 428 14.3 12. Tennessee State 31 294 9.5 446 14.4
Southeast Missouri SIUE Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Austin Peay Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Belmont UT Martin
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 30 132 28 120 33 141 31 129 30 124 31 108 30 103 34 110 35 113 33 98 33 66 34 63
AVG. 4.40 4.29 4.27 4.16 4.13 3.48 3.43 3.24 3.23 2.97 2.00 1.85
Rebounding Offense G REBOUNDS 1. Tennessee Tech 30 1110 2. Murray State 35 1292 3. Morehead State 34 1205 4. Southeast Missouri 30 1050 5. Austin Peay 30 1043 6. SIUE 28 969 7. UT Martin 34 1175 8. Jacksonville State 31 1043 9. Belmont 33 1093 10. Tennessee State 31 1022 11. Eastern Illinois 33 1003 12. Eastern Kentucky 33 876
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Eastern Kentucky Murray State Morehead State Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State SIUE Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Belmont UT Martin Tennessee State
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG 30 1110 37.0 34 1205 35.4 34 1175 34.6 35 1292 36.9 30 1050 35.0 30 1043 34.8 33 1093 33.1 28 969 34.6 31 1022 33.0 31 1043 33.6 33 1003 30.4 33 876 26.5
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 33 374 11.3 35 411 11.7 34 462 13.6 30 394 13.1 31 377 12.2 28 375 13.4 33 396 12.0 30 428 14.3 30 412 13.7 33 451 13.7 34 394 11.6 31 446 14.4
OPP AVG MARGIN 967 32.2 +4.8 1053 31.0 +4.5 1036 30.5 +4.1 1158 33.1 +3.8 1036 34.5 +0.5 1029 34.3 +0.5 1080 32.7 +0.4 987 35.2 -0.6 1118 36.1 -3.1 1163 37.5 -3.9 1183 35.8 -5.5 1100 33.3 -6.8 RATIO 1.32 1.32 1.12 1.12 1.10 1.07 0.98 0.96 0.96 0.92 0.84 0.66
OPP AVG MARGIN 612 18.5 +7.21 462 13.2 +1.46 507 14.9 +1.32 413 13.8 +0.63 388 12.5 +0.35 382 13.6 +0.25 399 12.1 +0.09 424 14.1 -0.13 397 13.2 -0.50 418 12.7 -1.00 354 10.4 -1.18 366 11.8 -2.58
AVG. 37.0 36.9 35.4 35.0 34.8 34.6 34.6 33.6 33.1 33.0 30.4 26.5
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2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense G W-L 16 16-0 16 11-5 16 10-6 16 7-9 16 11-5 16 10-6 16 4-12 16 8-8 16 9-7 16 3-13 16 5-11 16 2-14
PTS. 1266 1209 1153 1140 1135 1093 1080 1046 1023 1020 978 917
AVG. 79.1 75.6 72.1 71.2 70.9 68.3 67.5 65.4 63.9 63.8 61.1 57.3
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Belmont 16 428 874 2. Eastern Kentucky 16 374 784 3. Murray State 16 438 926 4. UT Martin 16 394 835 5. Morehead State 16 406 896 6. Southeast Missouri 16 403 902 7. Eastern Illinois 16 362 817 8. Tennessee Tech 16 382 905 9. SIUE 16 358 850 10. Tennessee State 16 305 774 11. Austin Peay 16 345 895 12. Jacksonville State 16 329 863
PCT. .490 .477 .473 .472 .453 .447 .443 .422 .421 .394 .385 .381
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. UT Martin 16 125 299 2. SIUE 16 118 308 3. Southeast Missouri 16 115 305 4. Murray State 16 113 303 5. Belmont 16 151 405 6. Eastern Illinois 16 115 313 7. Eastern Kentucky 16 130 365 8. Tennessee State 16 85 246 9. Tennessee Tech 16 97 293 10. Morehead State 16 101 307 11. Austin Peay 16 83 275 12. Jacksonville State 16 89 306 Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. Eastern Kentucky 16 257 2. Morehead State 16 240 3. Jacksonville State 16 231 4. Murray State 16 277 5. Southeast Missouri 16 219 6. Tennessee Tech 16 219 7. SIUE 16 212 8. UT Martin 16 180 9. Belmont 16 202 10. Tennessee State 16 222 11. Austin Peay 16 247 12. Eastern Illinois 16 184
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Murray State Belmont Morehead State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Tennessee Tech SIUE Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee State
Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Belmont UT Martin Southeast Missouri SIUE Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Austin Peay Tennessee State
Scoring Margin G OFF 16 79.1 16 72.1 16 70.9 16 75.6 16 68.3 16 71.2 16 65.4 16 63.9 16 67.5 16 61.1 16 63.8 16 57.3
AVG. 64.8 65.1 65.4 65.4 65.7 65.7 68.1 68.4 70.6 71.5 71.9 73.7
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Murray State UT Martin SIUE Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Belmont Austin Peay
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA Murray State 16 352 897 Eastern Illinois 16 377 925 SIUE 16 375 886 UT Martin 16 380 888 Morehead State 16 330 758 Eastern Kentucky 16 347 792 Southeast Missouri 16 383 872 Tennessee State 16 372 834 Jacksonville State 16 382 855 Belmont 16 424 919 Tennessee Tech 16 389 835 Austin Peay 16 413 860
PCT. .392 .408 .423 .428 .435 .438 .439 .446 .447 .461 .466 .480
PCT. .418 .383 .377 .373 .373 .367 .356 .346 .331 .329 .302 .291
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA Eastern Illinois 16 104 335 SIUE 16 92 280 Murray State 16 112 337 Belmont 16 109 322 Tennessee State 16 128 378 Morehead State 16 81 239 UT Martin 16 124 348 Jacksonville State 16 101 273 Tennessee Tech 16 114 298 Eastern Kentucky 16 122 318 Southeast Missouri 16 112 290 Austin Peay 16 123 307
PCT. .310 .329 .332 .339 .339 .339 .356 .370 .383 .384 .386 .401
FTA 324 317 308 400 320 322 312 265 298 329 378 286
PCT. .793 .757 .750 .693 .684 .680 .679 .679 .678 .675 .653 .643
3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Belmont 16 151 9.44 2. Eastern Kentucky 16 130 8.13 3. UT Martin 16 125 7.81 4. SIUE 16 118 7.38 5. Southeast Missouri 16 115 7.19 Eastern Illinois 16 115 7.19 7. Murray State 16 113 7.06 8. Morehead State 16 101 6.31 9. Tennessee Tech 16 97 6.06 10. Jacksonville State 16 89 5.56 11. Tennessee State 16 85 5.31 12. Austin Peay 16 83 5.19
DEF 65.4 65.7 64.8 71.9 65.4 70.6 65.7 65.1 71.5 68.1 73.7 68.4
MARGIN +13.8 +6.4 +6.2 +3.7 +2.9 +0.7 -0.3 -1.2 -4.0 -7.0 -9.9 -11.1
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Scoring Defense G PTS. 16 1036 16 1042 16 1046 16 1047 16 1051 16 1051 16 1090 16 1095 16 1129 16 1144 16 1150 16 1179
1. 2. 3.
Belmont Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. SIUE 9. Jacksonville State 10. UT Martin 11. Austin Peay 12. Tennessee State
1. 2. 3.
Belmont Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. SIUE 9. Jacksonville State 10. UT Martin 11. Austin Peay 12. Tennessee State
1. 2. 3.
Belmont Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Southeast Missouri 8. SIUE 9. Jacksonville State 10. UT Martin 11. Austin Peay 12. Tennessee State
Assists G ASSISTS 16 252 16 242 16 235 16 235 16 215 16 200 16 198 16 189 16 188 16 185 16 180 16 149
AVG. 15.75 15.13 14.69 14.69 13.44 12.50 12.38 11.81 11.75 11.56 11.25 9.31
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG 1. Murray State 16 641 40.1 2. Morehead State 16 565 35.3 3. UT Martin 16 558 34.9 4. Tennessee Tech 16 577 36.1 5. Belmont 16 531 33.2 6. Austin Peay 16 562 35.1 7. SIUE 16 552 34.5 8. Southeast Missouri 16 548 34.2 9. Tennessee State 16 508 31.8 10. Jacksonville State 16 504 31.5 11. Eastern Illinois 16 490 30.6 12. Eastern Kentucky 16 401 25.1
Steals G STEALS 16 252 16 242 16 235 16 235 16 215 16 200 16 198 16 189 16 188 16 185 16 180 16 149
AVG. 15.75 15.13 14.69 14.69 13.44 12.50 12.38 11.81 11.75 11.56 11.25 9.31
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. Murray State 16 242 15.1 173 10.8 2. Eastern Kentucky 16 235 14.7 182 11.4 3. Belmont 16 252 15.8 218 13.6 4. Eastern Illinois 16 215 13.4 186 11.6 5. Morehead State 16 235 14.7 209 13.1 6. Jacksonville State 16 188 11.8 179 11.2 7. UT Martin 16 185 11.6 182 11.4 8. Southeast Missouri 16 198 12.4 201 12.6 9. Tennessee Tech 16 200 12.5 214 13.4 10. SIUE 16 189 11.8 222 13.9 11. Austin Peay 16 180 11.3 216 13.5 12. Tennessee State 16 149 9.3 227 14.2
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 16 252 16 242 16 235 16 235 16 215 16 200 16 198 16 189 16 188 16 185 16 180 16 149
AVG. 15.75 15.13 14.69 14.69 13.44 12.50 12.38 11.81 11.75 11.56 11.25 9.31
Rebounding Offense G REBOUNDS 1. Murray State 16 641 2. Tennessee Tech 16 577 3. Morehead State 16 565 4. Austin Peay 16 562 5. UT Martin 16 558 6. SIUE 16 552 7. Southeast Missouri 16 548 8. Belmont 16 531 9. Tennessee State 16 508 10. Jacksonville State 16 504 11. Eastern Illinois 16 490 12. Eastern Kentucky 16 401
AVG. 40.1 36.1 35.3 35.1 34.9 34.5 34.2 33.2 31.8 31.5 30.6 25.1
Rebounding Defense G REBOUNDS 1. Morehead State 16 463 2. UT Martin 16 484 3. Belmont 16 505 4. Tennessee Tech 16 515 5. Eastern Kentucky 16 522 Murray State 16 522 7. Tennessee State 16 540 8. Austin Peay 16 553 9. Southeast Missouri 16 560 10. SIUE 16 562 11. Eastern Illinois 16 601 12. Jacksonville State 16 610
AVG. 28.9 30.3 31.6 32.2 32.6 32.6 33.8 34.6 35.0 35.1 37.6 38.1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Murray State Eastern Kentucky Belmont Eastern Illinois Morehead State Jacksonville State UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech SIUE Austin Peay Tennessee State
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 16 242 15.1 16 235 14.7 16 252 15.8 16 215 13.4 16 235 14.7 16 188 11.8 16 185 11.6 16 198 12.4 16 200 12.5 16 189 11.8 16 180 11.3 16 149 9.3
OPP AVG MARGIN 522 32.6 +7.4 463 28.9 +6.4 484 30.3 +4.6 515 32.2 +3.9 505 31.6 +1.6 553 34.6 +0.6 562 35.1 -0.6 560 35.0 -0.8 540 33.8 -2.0 610 38.1 -6.6 601 37.6 -6.9 522 32.6 -7.6
OPP 173 182 218 186 209 179 182 201 214 222 216 227
RATIO 1.40 1.29 1.16 1.16 1.12 1.05 1.02 0.99 0.93 0.85 0.83 0.66
AVG MARGIN 10.8 1.40 11.4 1.29 13.6 1.16 11.6 1.16 13.1 1.12 11.2 1.05 11.4 1.02 12.6 0.99 13.4 0.93 13.9 0.85 13.5 0.83 14.2 0.66
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2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1. Cameron Payne, MUR 2. Corey Walden, EKU 3. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 4. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 5. Jarvis Williams, MUR 6. Eric Stutz, EKU 7. Darion Rackley, JSU 8. Kris Davis, SIUE 9. Evan Bradds, BEL 10. Deville Smith, UTM 11. Twymond Howard, UTM 12. Angelo Warner, MOR 13. Trae Anderson, EIU 14. Marshun Newell, UTM 15. Chris Horton, APSU
Scoring CL G So. 35 Sr. 32 Jr. 30 Sr. 26 Sr. 35 Sr. 32 Sr. 29 Jr. 28 So. 33 Sr. 34 Jr. 34 Sr. 32 Jr. 30 Sr. 34 Jr. 30
FG 245 198 197 146 199 190 120 135 185 170 167 146 148 146 142
3FG 84 51 82 46 0 25 40 50 5 61 21 53 16 69 0
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Evan Bradds, BEL So. 33 2. Eric Stutz, EKU Sr. 32 3. Chris Freeman, APSU Sr. 30 4. Charles Jackson, TTU Jr. 30 5. Jarvis Williams, MUR Sr. 35 6. Keaton Jackson, SIUE Sr. 28 7. Corey Walden, EKU Sr. 32 8. Chris Olivier, EIU Jr. 27 9. Nino Johnson, SEMO Sr. 30 10. Karam Mashour, MOR Sr. 34
1. Reece Chamberlain, BEL 2. Cameron Payne, MUR 3. Cornell Johnston, EIU 4. Kareem Storey, MOR 5. Deville Smith, UTM 6. Donivine Stewart, SIUE 7. Corey Walden, EKU 8. JaQuail Townser, JSU 9. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 10. T.J. Sapp, MUR
Assists CL Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
G 33 35 33 31 34 28 32 26 30 35
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G 1. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO Sr. 26 2. T.J. Sapp, MUR Sr. 35 3. Corey Walden, EKU Sr. 32 4. Eric Stutz, EKU Sr. 32 5. Torrance Rowe, TTU Jr. 29 6. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 35 7. Angelo Warner, MOR Sr. 32 8. Reggie Smith, EIU Sr. 31 9. Josh Robinson, APSU Fr. 30 10. Brent Arrington, MOR Jr. 34
1. Corey Walden, EKU 2. Cameron Payne, MUR 3. Brent Arrington, MOR 4. Deville Smith, UTM 5. Isaac McGlone, EKU 6. Reece Chamberlain, BEL 7. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 8. Angelo Warner, MOR 9. Darion Rackley, JSU 10. Nino Johnson, SEMO
Steals CL Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
G 32 35 34 34 33 33 30 32 29 30
FT 133 147 74 83 152 94 158 79 94 68 106 79 84 85 108
FG 185 190 118 157 199 91 198 135 123 139
PTS 707 594 550 421 550 499 438 399 469 469 461 424 396 446 392
FGA 269 312 198 275 351 163 362 249 228 282
AVG 20.2 18.6 18.3 16.2 15.7 15.6 15.1 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.1
PCT. .688 .609 .596 .571 .567 .558 .547 .542 .539 .493
ASSISTS AVG. 198 6.00 209 5.97 156 4.73 140 4.52 153 4.50 114 4.07 123 3.84 87 3.35 94 3.13 102 2.91
FTM 83 79 147 94 65 133 79 67 62 104
FGA 94 95 180 118 82 169 102 87 81 136
PCT. .883 .832 .817 .797 .793 .787 .775 .770 .765 .765
STEALS 99 68 65 59 56 55 48 51 41 41
AVG. 3.09 1.94 1.91 1.74 1.70 1.67 1.60 1.59 1.41 1.37
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Rebounding CL G OFF DEF 1. Chris Horton, APSU Jr. 30 135 198 2. Charles Jackson, TTU Jr. 30 111 175 3. Jarvis Williams, MUR Sr. 35 135 158 4. Evan Bradds, BEL So. 33 65 171 5. Nino Johnson, SEMO Sr. 30 70 141 6. Jonathan Fairell, MUR Sr. 35 102 142 7. Marshun Newell, UTM Sr. 34 52 182 8. Twymond Howard, UTM Jr. 34 62 161 9. Keaton Jackson, SIUE Sr. 28 76 92 10. Karam Mashour, MOR Sr. 34 53 149 11. Eric Stutz, EKU Sr. 32 61 121 12. Demontez Loman, TSU Jr. 31 49 127 13. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO Sr. 26 43 101 14. D.J. Felder, JSU Sr. 31 58 111 15. Reece Chamberlain, BEL Sr. 33 57 121 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. Cornell Johnston, EIU Fr. 33 55 2. Alex Anderson, UTM Jr. 34 94 3. Kris Davis, SIUE Sr. 28 50 4. Justin Seymour, MUR So. 35 47 5. Jeffery Moss, MUR Jr. 35 55 6. Craig Bradshaw, BEL Jr. 30 82 7. Jay Harris, TSU Sr. 31 60 8. Marshun Newell, UTM Sr. 34 69 9. Isiah Jones, SEMO Jr. 30 65 10. Angelo Warner, MOR Sr. 32 53 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Alex Anderson, UTM Jr. 34 2. Craig Bradshaw, BEL Jr. 30 3. Taylor Barnette, BEL So. 32 4. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 35 5. Timmy Knipp, EKU Sr. 33 6. Avery Moore, JSU Sr. 30 Isiah Jones, SEMO Jr. 30 8. Marcus Roper, TSU Jr. 29 9. Marshun Newell, UTM Sr. 34 10. Jay Harris, TSU Sr. 31
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Blocked Shots CL Chris Horton, APSU Jr. Nino Johnson, SEMO Sr. Jamal Hunter, JSU Sr. Keaton Jackson, SIUE Sr. Chris Olivier, EIU Jr. Charles Jackson, TTU Jr. Demontez Loman, TSU Jr. Timmy Knipp, EKU Sr. Jarvis Williams, MUR Sr. Luke Piotrowski, EIU Jr. Michael Chandler, SIUE Sr.
G 30 30 30 28 27 30 31 33 35 31 27
TOT AVG 333 11.1 286 9.5 293 8.4 236 7.2 211 7.0 244 7.0 234 6.9 223 6.6 168 6.0 202 5.9 182 5.7 176 5.7 144 5.5 169 5.5 178 5.4
FGA 106 196 114 108 130 194 146 170 163 133
3FG 94 82 84 84 73 65 65 61 69 60
PCT. .519 .480 .439 .435 .423 .423 .411 .406 .399 .398
AVG. 2.76 2.73 2.63 2.40 2.21 2.17 2.17 2.10 2.03 1.94
BLOCKS AVG. 70 2.33 64 2.13 63 2.10 58 2.07 38 1.41 40 1.33 39 1.26 40 1.21 35 1.00 31 1.00 27 1.00
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG TO AVG RATIO 1. Donivine Stewart, SIUE Jr. 28 114 4.1 47 1.7 2.43 2. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 35 209 6.0 87 2.5 2.40 3. Reece Chamberlain, BEL Sr. 33 198 6.0 84 2.5 2.36 4. Kareem Storey, MOR Sr. 31 140 4.5 76 2.5 1.84 5. Cornell Johnston, EIU Fr. 33 156 4.7 85 2.6 1.84 6. Corey Walden, EKU Sr. 32 123 3.8 71 2.2 1.73 7. Deville Smith, UTM Sr. 34 153 4.5 102 3.0 1.50 8. JaQuail Townser, JSU Jr. 26 87 3.3 64 2.5 1.36 9. Craig Bradshaw, BEL Jr. 30 94 3.1 93 3.1 1.01
2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1. Cameron Payne, MUR 2. Corey Walden, EKU 3. Eric Stutz, EKU 4. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 5. Darion Rackley, JSU 6. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 7. Evan Bradds, BEL 8. Trae Anderson, EIU 9. Jarvis Williams, MUR 10. Marshun Newell, UTM 11. Karam Mashour, MOR 12. Chris Horton, APSU 13. Kris Davis, SIUE 14. Deville Smith, UTM 15. Twymond Howard, UTM
Scoring CL G FG So. 16 119 Sr. 15 90 Sr. 16 103 Jr. 16 96 Sr. 15 69 Sr. 14 81 So. 16 99 Jr. 13 75 Sr. 16 86 Sr. 16 82 Sr. 16 87 Jr. 16 79 Sr. 16 75 Sr. 16 80 Jr. 16 75
3FG 39 15 15 37 17 23 1 8 0 34 9 0 32 30 9
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Evan Bradds, BEL So. 16 2. Eric Stutz, EKU Sr. 16 3. Chris Freeman, APSU Sr. 16 4. Charles Jackson, TTU Jr. 16 5. Jarvis Williams, MUR Sr. 16 6. Corey Walden, EKU Sr. 15 7. Trae Anderson, EIU Jr. 13 8. Billy Reader, MOR Sr. 13 9. Nino Johnson, SEMO Sr. 16 10. Karam Mashour, MOR Sr. 16
1. Reece Chamberlain, BEL Cameron Payne, MUR 3. Cornell Johnston, EIU 4. Deville Smith, UTM 5. Kareem Storey, MOR 6. Corey Walden, EKU 7. Craig Bradshaw, BEL 8. Donivine Stewart, SIUE 9. Torrance Rowe, TTU 10. T.J. Sapp, MUR
Assists CL Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
G 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16
FT 73 93 56 40 95 44 51 40 70 40 49 71 41 32 53
FG 99 103 48 73 86 90 75 45 64 87
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Corey Walden, EKU Brent Arrington, MOR Darion Rackley, JSU Craig Bradshaw, BEL Reece Chamberlain, BEL Cameron Payne, MUR Isaac McGlone, EKU 8. Marcus Wallace, SEMO 9. LeTrell Viser, EIU Antonius Cleveland, SEMO
G 15 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 16 16
FGA 131 164 89 136 161 170 143 87 126 173
AVG 21.9 19.2 17.3 16.8 16.7 16.4 15.6 15.2 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.3
PCT. .756 .628 .539 .537 .534 .529 .524 .517 .508 .503
ASSISTS AVG. 91 5.69 91 5.69 74 4.63 69 4.31 64 4.00 56 3.73 57 3.56 52 3.25 50 3.13 47 2.94
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G FTM 1. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO Sr. 14 44 2. Corey Walden, EKU Sr. 15 93 3. Corban Collins, MOR Sr. 16 34 4. Angelo Warner, MOR Sr. 15 33 5. Darion Rackley, JSU Sr. 15 95 6. T.J. Sapp, MUR Sr. 16 38 7. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 16 73 8. Eric Stutz, EKU Sr. 16 56 9. Reggie Smith, EIU Sr. 15 33 10. Brent Arrington, MOR Jr. 16 62 Steals CL Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So.
PTS 350 288 277 269 250 229 250 198 242 238 232 229 223 222 212
FGA 51 108 40 39 115 47 91 71 42 79
PCT. .863 .861 .850 .846 .826 .809 .802 .789 .786 .785
STEALS 45 32 27 26 25 25 25 23 24 24
AVG. 3.00 2.00 1.80 1.63 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.53 1.50 1.50
Rebounding CL G OFF DEF TOT AVG 1. Chris Horton, APSU Jr. 16 83 111 194 12.1 2. Charles Jackson, TTU Jr. 16 58 92 150 9.4 3. Jarvis Williams, MUR Sr. 16 65 76 141 8.8 4. Evan Bradds, BEL So. 16 40 99 139 8.7 5. Marshun Newell, UTM Sr. 16 22 110 132 8.3 6. Jonathan Fairell, MUR Sr. 16 51 74 125 7.8 7. Karam Mashour, MOR Sr. 16 35 89 124 7.8 8. Nino Johnson, SEMO Sr. 16 40 79 119 7.4 9. Keaton Jackson, SIUE Sr. 16 51 61 112 7.0 10. Twymond Howard, UTM Jr. 16 29 81 110 6.9 11. Jarekious Bradley, SEMO Sr. 14 27 59 86 6.1 12. Demontez Loman, TSU Jr. 16 24 73 97 6.1 13. D.J. Felder, JSU Sr. 16 26 69 95 5.9 14. Eric Stutz, EKU Sr. 16 27 67 94 5.9 15. Josiah Moore, TTU Jr. 16 29 60 89 5.6 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. Cornell Johnston, EIU Fr. 16 32 2. Alex Anderson, UTM Jr. 16 43 3. Darreon Reddick, TSU Fr. 16 16 4. Kris Davis, SIUE Sr. 16 32 5. Marshun Newell, UTM Sr. 16 34 6. Isiah Jones, SEMO Jr. 16 47 7. Timmy Knipp, EKU Sr. 16 42 8. Taylor Barnette, BEL So. 16 44 9. Justin Seymour, MUR So. 16 20 10. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 16 39 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Isiah Jones, SEMO Jr. 16 2. Taylor Barnette, BEL So. 16 3. Alex Anderson, UTM Jr. 16 4. Timmy Knipp, EKU Sr. 16 5. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 16 6. Craig Bradshaw, BEL Jr. 16 Avery Moore, JSU Sr. 16 8. Marcus Roper, TSU Jr. 14 9. Marshun Newell, UTM Sr. 16 10. Kris Davis, SIUE Sr. 16 Cornell Johnston, EIU Fr. 16
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Blocked Shots CL Jamal Hunter, JSU Sr. Chris Horton, APSU Jr. Keaton Jackson, SIUE Sr. Nino Johnson, SEMO Sr. Charles Jackson, TTU Jr. Timmy Knipp, EKU Sr. Demontez Loman, TSU Jr. Luke Piotrowski, EIU Jr. Brent Arrington, MOR Jr. Jarvis Williams, MUR Sr.
G 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
FGA 55 90 34 70 75 105 101 109 50 98
3FG 47 44 43 42 39 37 37 31 34 32 32
PCT. .582 .478 .471 .457 .453 .448 .416 .404 .400 .398
AVG. 2.94 2.75 2.69 2.63 2.44 2.31 2.31 2.21 2.13 2.00 2.00
BLOCKS AVG. 45 3.00 35 2.19 34 2.13 32 2.00 25 1.56 24 1.50 21 1.31 19 1.19 18 1.13 18 1.13
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG 1. Cameron Payne, MUR So. 16 91 5.7 2. Reece Chamberlain, BEL Sr. 16 91 5.7 3. Cornell Johnston, EIU Fr. 16 74 4.6 4. Donivine Stewart, SIUE Jr. 16 52 3.3 5. Kareem Storey, MOR Sr. 16 64 4.0 6. Torrance Rowe, TTU Jr. 16 50 3.1 7. Deville Smith, UTM Sr. 16 69 4.3 8. Corey Walden, EKU Sr. 15 56 3.7 9. Craig Bradshaw, BEL Jr. 16 57 3.6
TO 33 36 36 28 39 31 49 40 51
AVG RATIO 2.1 2.76 2.3 2.53 2.3 2.06 1.8 1.86 2.4 1.64 1.9 1.61 3.1 1.41 2.7 1.40 3.2 1.12
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MEN’S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR FINAL STANDINGS 1958-59
1948-49 OVC ALL W L W L Western Kentucky 8 2 25 4 Eastern Kentucky 7 3 16 4 Louisville 6 3 23 10 Marshall 2 2 16 12 Evansville 4 5 13 12 Murray State 3 9 13 12 Morehead State 2 7 4 9 Tennessee Tech 0 1 10 10 *Marshall & TTU played partial schedules prior to joining league officially a year later 1949-50 Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Marshall Morehead State Murray State Evansville Tennessee Tech
OVC W L 8 0 7 3 5 4 5 6 5 7 2 7 1 6
ALL W L 25 6 16 6 15 9 12 10 18 13 14 14 9 12
1950-51 OVC W L 9 3 8 3 5 4 4 4 4 7 2 6 1 6
ALL W L 21 6 18 8 23 7 19 10 14 12 13 13 12 9
1951-52 OVC W L Western Kentucky 9 1 Eastern Kentucky 10 2 Murray State 9 3 Marshall 5 7 Morehead State 3 9 Evansville 2 10 Tennessee Tech 2 10
ALL W L 26 5 13 11 24 10 15 11 11 14 12 10 9 13
Murray State Eastern Kentucky Evansville Western Kentucky Morehead State Marshall Tennessee Tech
1952-53 OVC W L Eastern Kentucky 9 1 Western Kentucky 8 2 Murray State 7 3 Tennessee Tech 3 7 Morehead State 3 7 Middle Tennessee 0 10
ALL W L 16 9 25 6 18 9 14 11 13 12 7 16
1953-54 Western Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee
OVC W L 9 1 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 1 9
1954-55 OVC W Western Kentucky 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 Murray State 6 Morehead State 5 Tennessee Tech 3 Middle Tennessee 2
ALL W L 29 3 16 8 15 16 12 10 17 16 16 17
L 2 4 4 5 7 8
ALL W L 18 10 15 8 11 15 14 10 9 11 9 11
OVC L 3 3 3 4 7 10
ALL W L 19 10 14 7 16 12 15 10 9 16 6 15
OVC L 1 1 5 6 8 9
ALL W L 19 8 17 9 11 13 7 15 12 13 9 11
1955-56 Morehead State Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee
W 7 7 7 6 3 0 1956-57
Morehead State Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech
W 9 9 5 4 2 1
1957-58 OVC W Tennessee Tech 8 Morehead State 6 Western Kentucky 5 Middle Tennessee 4 Murray State 4 Eastern Kentucky 3 East Tennessee 0
L 2 4 5 6 6 7 0
ALL W L 17 9 13 10 14 11 11 10 8 16 8 11 7 18
OVC W L 10 2 8 4 7 5 5 7 5 7 4 8 3 9
ALL W L 16 6 16 10 16 9 13 10 11 12 9 17 10 15
1959-60 OVC W L Western Kentucky 10 2 Eastern Kentucky 9 3 Tennessee Tech 7 4 Murray State 7 4 Morehead State 3 7 Middle Tennessee 2 10 East Tennessee 2 10
ALL W L 21 7 14 8 13 9 12 11 5 14 9 14 9 14
1960-61 OVC W L Morehead State 9 3 Western Kentucky 9 3 Eastern Kentucky 9 3 Murray State 7 5 Middle Tennessee 4 8 Tennessee Tech 3 9 East Tennessee 1 11
ALL W L 19 12 18 8 15 9 13 10 9 14 6 13 9 15
1961-62 OVC W L Western Kentucky 11 1 Tennessee Tech 7 5 Morehead State 7 5 Eastern Kentucky 7 5 Murray State 5 7 East Tennessee 3 9 Middle Tennessee 2 10
ALL W L 17 10 16 6 14 8 11 6 13 12 11 14 6 12
Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech East Tennessee Morehead State Middle Tennessee Murray State
1962-63 Tennessee Tech Morehead State East Tennessee Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
OVC W L 8 4 8 4 7 5 6 6 6 6 4 8 3 9
ALL W L 16 8 13 7 14 8 13 9 9 12 9 15 5 16
1963-64 OVC W L Murray State 11 3 Eastern Kentucky 9 5 East Tennessee 8 6 Austin Peay 7 7 Tennessee Tech 7 7 Morehead State 6 8 Middle Tennessee 5 9 Western Kentucky 3 11
ALL W 16 15 12 14 11 10 11 5
1964-65 OVC W L Eastern Kentucky 13 1 Western Kentucky 10 4 Murray State 9 5 Tennessee Tech 8 6 Morehead State 6 8 East Tennessee 4 10 Middle Tennessee 4 10 Austin Peay 2 12
ALL W L 19 6 18 9 19 7 14 11 13 10 6 17 6 18 4 17
1965-66 OVC W L Western Kentucky 14 0 Eastern Kentucky 9 5 Tennessee Tech 8 6 Murray State 8 6 Morehead State 8 6 Austin Peay 3 11 East Tennessee 3 11 Middle Tennessee 3 11
ALL W L 25 3 16 9 17 8 13 12 12 12 7 14 7 14 7 17
1966-67 OVC W L Western Kentucky 13 1 East Tennessee 8 6 Morehead State 8 6 Murray State 8 6 Austin Peay 7 7 Tennessee Tech 6 8 Middle Tennessee 4 10 Eastern Kentucky 2 12
ALL W 23 17 16 14 14 14 10 5
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L 9 9 10 9 11 11 10 16
L 3 9 8 9 9 12 15 18
1967-68 OVC W L East Tennessee 10 4 Murray State 10 4 Western Kentucky 9 5 Morehead State 8 6 Middle Tennessee 7 7 Eastern Kentucky 6 8 Tennessee Tech 4 10 Austin Peay 4 10
ALL W L 19 8 16 8 18 7 12 9 15 9 10 14 10 16 8 15
1976-77 OVC W L Austin Peay 13 1 Middle Tennessee 9 5 Murray State 9 5 Morehead State 9 5 East Tennessee 6 8 Western Kentucky 6 8 Eastern Kentucky 3 11 Tennessee Tech 1 13
ALL W L 24 4 20 9 17 10 15 10 12 14 10 16 8 16 7 19
1968-69 OVC W L Murray State 11 3 Morehead State 11 3 Western Kentucky 9 5 Eastern Kentucky 7 7 East Tennessee 6 8 Tennessee Tech 5 9 Middle Tennessee 4 10 Austin Peay 3 11
ALL W L 22 6 18 9 16 10 13 9 15 11 13 11 13 13 10 14
1977-78 OVC W L Middle Tennessee 10 4 East Tennessee 10 4 Western Kentucky 9 5 Eastern Kentucky 8 6 Austin Peay 8 6 Tennessee Tech 7 7 Murray State 4 10 Morehead State 0 14
ALL W L 18 8 18 9 16 14 15 11 15 12 11 15 8 17 4 19
1969-70 OVC W L Western Kentucky 14 0 Murray State 9 5 East Tennessee 8 6 Eastern Kentucky 8 6 Middle Tennessee 6 8 Morehead State 5 9 Tennessee Tech 4 10 Austin Peay 2 12
ALL W L 22 3 17 9 15 11 12 10 15 11 13 11 10 15 5 21
1978-79 OVC W L Eastern Kentucky 9 3 Western Kentucky 7 5 Middle Tennessee 7 5 Morehead State 7 5 Tennessee Tech 7 5 Austin Peay 3 9 Murray State 2 10
ALL W L 21 8 17 11 16 11 14 13 11 15 8 18 4 22
1970-71 OVC W L Western Kentucky 12 2 Murray State 10 4 Eastern Kentucky 10 4 East Tennessee 8 6 Austin Peay 5 9 Morehead State 4 10 Tennessee Tech 4 10 Middle Tennessee 3 11
ALL W 24 19 16 12 10 8 7 12
1979-80 OVC W L Western Kentucky 10 2 Murray State 10 2 Eastern Kentucky 7 5 Morehead State 7 5 Middle Tennessee 5 7 Austin Peay 2 10 Tennessee Tech 1 11
ALL W L 21 8 23 8 15 12 15 12 13 13 8 18 5 21
1971-72 OVC W Eastern Kentucky 9 Morehead State 9 Western Kentucky 9 Tennessee Tech 7 Murray State 6 East Tennessee 6 Middle Tennessee 5 Austin Peay 5
L 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9
ALL W L 15 11 16 11 15 11 14 11 15 11 11 14 15 11 10 14
1980-81 OVC W L Western Kentucky 12 2 Murray State 10 4 Middle Tennessee 9 5 Austin Peay 7 7 Eastern Kentucky 7 7 Akron 5 9 Morehead State 4 10 Tennessee Tech 2 12
ALL W L 21 8 17 10 18 9 14 13 10 16 8 18 11 15 6 20
1972-73 OVC W L Austin Peay 11 3 Murray State 9 5 Morehead State 9 5 Tennessee Tech 7 7 Eastern Kentucky 7 7 Western Kentucky 6 8 Middle Tennessee 5 9 East Tennessee 2 12
ALL W L 22 7 17 8 14 11 13 11 12 13 10 16 12 13 9 17
1981-82 OVC W L 13 3 13 3 12 4 11 5 8 8 5 11 4 12 3 13 3 13
ALL W L 20 8 19 10 22 8 17 10 12 14 8 18 6 20 7 19 5 21
1973-74 OVC W L Austin Peay 10 4 Morehead State 10 4 Middle Tennessee 9 5 Western Kentucky 8 6 Murray State 6 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 8 Tennessee Tech 4 10 East Tennessee 3 11
ALL W L 17 10 17 9 18 8 15 10 12 13 8 15 7 18 8 18
1982-83 OVC W L Murray State 11 3 Morehead State 10 4 Tennessee Tech 9 5 Akron 7 7 Eastern Kentucky 7 7 Youngstown State 5 9 Austin Peay 4 10 Middle Tennessee 3 11
ALL W L 21 8 19 11 16 12 14 15 10 17 15 12 11 16 7 20
1974-75 OVC W L Middle Tennessee 12 2 Western Kentucky 11 3 Austin Peay 10 4 Tennessee Tech 7 7 Morehead State 5 9 East Tennessee 5 9 Murray State 3 11 Eastern Kentucky 3 11
ALL W L 23 5 16 8 17 10 13 12 13 13 13 13 10 15 7 18
1983-84 OVC W L Morehead State 12 2 Tennessee Tech 11 3 Youngstown State 9 5 Murray State 7 7 Austin Peay 5 9 Eastern Kentucky 5 9 Middle Tennessee 4 10 Akron 3 11
ALL W L 25 6 18 10 18 11 15 13 11 16 11 16 11 16 8 19
1984-85 OVC W L Tennessee Tech 11 3 Youngstown State 9 5 Eastern Kentucky 9 5 Murray State 8 6 Middle Tennessee 7 7 Akron 6 8 Austin Peay 4 10 Morehead State 2 12
ALL W L 19 9 19 11 16 13 19 9 17 14 12 14 8 19 7 20
1975-76 OVC W L Western Kentucky 11 3 Austin Peay 10 4 Tennessee Tech 7 7 Morehead State 7 7 Middle Tennessee 6 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 8 Murray State 5 9 East Tennessee 4 10
L 6 5 8 12 14 17 17 13
ALL W L 20 9 20 7 14 10 13 14 16 12 10 15 9 17 6 20
Murray State Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee Tech Youngstown State Austin Peay Akron Eastern Kentucky
1985-86 OVC W L Akron 10 4 Middle Tennessee 10 4 Murray State 8 6 Austin Peay 8 6 Youngstown State 8 6 Tennessee Tech 6 8 Eastern Kentucky 5 9 Morehead State 1 13
ALL W L 22 8 23 11 17 12 14 14 14 15 14 15 10 18 8 19
1986-87 OVC W L Middle Tennessee 11 3 Akron 9 5 Eastern Kentucky 9 5 Austin Peay 8 6 Morehead State 8 6 Murray State 6 8 Youngstown State 4 10 Tennessee Tech 1 13
ALL W L 22 7 21 9 19 11 20 12 14 14 13 15 11 17 7 20
1987-88 OVC W L Murray State 13 1 Middle Tennessee 11 3 Eastern Kentucky 10 4 Austin Peay 10 4 Tennessee Tech 5 9 Tennessee State 4 10 Youngstown State 2 12 Morehead State 1 13
ALL W L 22 9 23 11 18 11 17 13 12 16 11 17 7 21 5 22
1988-89 OVC W L Middle Tennessee 10 2 Murray State 10 2 Austin Peay 8 4 Morehead State 5 7 Eastern Kentucky 4 8 Tennessee Tech 3 9 Tennessee State 2 10
ALL W L 23 8 19 11 18 12 15 16 7 22 10 20 4 24
1989-90 OVC W L Murray State 10 2 Tennessee Tech 9 3 Morehead State 7 5 Eastern Kentucky 7 5 Middle Tennessee 5 7 Austin Peay 2 10 Tennessee State 2 10
ALL W L 21 9 19 9 16 13 13 17 12 16 10 19 7 21
1990-91 OVC W L Murray State 10 2 Eastern Kentucky 9 3 Tennessee Tech 6 6 Austin Peay 6 6 Middle Tennessee 6 6 Morehead State 4 8 Tennessee State 1 11
ALL W L 24 9 19 10 12 16 15 14 21 9 16 13 5 23
1991-92 OVC W L Murray State 11 3 Eastern Kentucky 9 5 Middle Tennessee 9 5 Tennessee Tech 8 6 Austin Peay 6 8 Morehead State 6 8 Southeast Missouri 5 9 Tennessee State 2 12
ALL W L 17 13 19 14 16 11 14 15 11 17 14 15 12 16 4 24
1992-93 OVC W L Tennessee State 13 3 Murray State 11 5 Eastern Kentucky 11 5 Southeast Missouri 9 7 Tennessee Tech 9 7 Morehead State 6 10 Middle Tennessee 5 11 UT Martin 4 12 Austin Peay 4 12 1993-94 OVC W L Murray State 15 1 Tennessee State 12 4 Austin Peay 10 6 Eastern Kentucky 9 7 Morehead State 8 8 Southeast Missouri 5 11 Tennessee Tech 5 11 Middle Tennessee 5 11 UT Martin 3 13
1994-95 OVC W L Murray State 11 5 Tennessee State 11 5 Morehead State 10 6 Tennessee Tech 9 7 Austin Peay 8 8 Southeast Missouri 7 9 Eastern Kentucky 6 10 Middle Tennessee 5 11 UT Martin 5 11
ALL W L 21 9 17 10 15 12 13 14 13 16 13 14 9 19 12 15 7 20
1995-96 OVC W L Murray State 12 4 Tennessee State 11 5 Austin Peay 10 6 Middle Tennessee 9 7 UT Martin 9 7 Eastern Kentucky 7 9 Tennessee Tech 7 9 Southeast Missouri 5 11 Morehead State 2 14
ALL W L 19 10 15 13 19 11 15 12 13 14 13 14 13 15 8 19 7 20
1996-97 OVC W L Murray State 12 6 Austin Peay 12 6 Middle Tennessee 11 7 Tennessee Tech 10 8 Eastern Illinois 9 9 Southeast Missouri 9 9 UT Martin 8 10 Tennessee State 7 11 Eastern Kentucky 6 12 Morehead State 6 12
ALL W L 20 10 17 14 19 12 15 13 12 15 12 18 11 16 9 18 8 18 8 19
1997-98 OVC W L Murray State 16 2 Eastern Illinois 13 5 Middle Tennessee 12 6 Austin Peay 11 7 Southeast Missouri 10 8 Tennessee State 8 10 Eastern Kentucky 8 10 Tennessee Tech 5 13 UT Martin 5 13 Morehead State 2 16
ALL W L 29 4 16 11 19 9 17 11 14 13 13 16 10 17 9 21 7 20 3 23
1998-99 OVC W L Murray State 16 2 Southeast Missouri 15 3 Morehead State 9 9 Tennessee State 9 9 Austin Peay 9 9 Middle Tennessee 9 9 Eastern Illinois 8 10 Tennessee Tech 8 10 UT Martin 5 13 Eastern Kentucky 2 16
ALL W L 27 6 20 9 13 15 12 15 11 16 12 19 13 16 12 15 8 18 3 23
1999-00 OVC W L 14 4 14 4 11 7 11 7 11 7 10 8 7 11 6 12 4 14 2 16
ALL W L 24 7 23 9 18 10 17 12 16 12 15 13 10 19 7 22 9 18 6 21
ALL W L 19 10 18 12 15 12 16 11 15 13 6 21 10 16 7 19 7 20
2000-01 OVC W L Tennessee Tech 13 3 Eastern Illinois 11 5 Murray State 11 5 Austin Peay 10 6 Southeast Missouri 8 8 Tennessee State 7 9 Morehead State 6 10 UT Martin 5 11 Eastern Kentucky 1 15
ALL W L 20 9 21 10 17 12 22 10 18 12 10 19 12 16 10 18 7 19
ALL W L 23 6 19 12 11 16 13 14 14 14 10 17 10 21 8 19 5 22
2001-02 OVC W L Tennessee Tech 15 1 Morehead State 11 5 Murray State 10 6 Austin Peay 8 8 UT Martin 7 9 Eastern Illinois 7 9 Tennessee State 7 9 Southeast Missouri 4 12 Eastern Kentucky 3 13
ALL W L 27 7 18 11 19 13 14 18 15 14 15 16 11 16 6 22 7 20
Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee UT Martin Tennessee State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky
2002-03 OVC W L Austin Peay 13 3 Morehead State 13 3 Tennessee Tech 11 5 Murray State 9 7 Eastern Illinois 9 7 UT Martin 7 9 Southeast Missouri 5 11 Eastern Kentucky 5 11 Tennessee State 0 16
ALL W L 23 8 20 9 20 12 17 12 14 15 14 14 11 19 11 19 2 25
2009-10 OVC W L Murray State 17 1 Morehead State 15 3 Austin Peay 11 7 Eastern Illinois 11 7 Eastern Kentucky 11 7 Tennessee Tech 8 10 Jacksonville State 7 11 Tennessee State 6 12 Southeast Missouri 3 15 UT Martin 1 17
ALL W L 31 5 24 11 17 15 19 12 18 13 15 17 11 19 9 23 7 23 4 25
2003-04 OVC W L Austin Peay 16 0 Murray State 14 2 Morehead State 10 6 Eastern Kentucky 8 8 Jacksonville State 7 9 Tennessee Tech 7 9 Samford 7 9 Tennessee State 6 10 UT Martin 5 11 Southeast Missouri 4 12 Eastern Illinois 4 12
ALL W L 22 10 28 6 16 13 14 15 14 14 13 15 12 16 7 21 10 18 11 16 6 21
2010-11 OVC W L Murray State 14 4 Morehead State 13 5 Austin Peay 13 5 Tennessee Tech 12 6 Tennessee State 10 8 Eastern Kentucky 9 9 Southeast Missouri 6 12 UT Martin 6 12 Eastern Illinois 4 14 Jacksonville State 3 15
ALL W L 23 9 25 10 20 14 20 13 14 16 15 16 10 22 12 21 9 20 5 25
2004-05 OVC W L Tennessee Tech 12 4 Eastern Kentucky 11 5 Murray State 11 5 Samford 10 6 Southeast Missouri 9 7 Tennessee State 9 7 Austin Peay 9 7 Eastern Illinois 7 9 Morehead State 5 11 UT Martin 3 13 Jacksonville State 2 14
ALL W L 18 11 22 9 17 11 15 13 15 14 14 17 13 19 12 16 11 16 6 21 7 22
2011-12 OVC W L Murray State 15 1 Tennessee State 11 5 Morehead State 10 6 Tennessee Tech 9 7 Southeast Missouri 9 7 Austin Peay 8 8 Jacksonville State 8 8 Eastern Kentucky 7 9 SIUE 6 10 Eastern Illinois 5 11 UT Martin 0 16
ALL W L 31 2 20 13 18 15 19 14 15 16 12 20 15 18 16 16 10 17 12 17 4 27
2005-06 OVC W L Murray State 17 3 Samford 14 6 Tennessee Tech 13 7 Jacksonville State 12 8 Eastern Kentucky 11 9 Austin Peay 11 9 Tennessee State 11 9 UT Martin 9 11 Eastern Illinois 5 15 Southeast Missouri 4 16 Morehead State 3 17
ALL W L 24 7 20 11 19 12 16 13 14 16 17 14 13 15 13 15 7 20 7 20 4 23
2012-13 OVC W L 14 2 12 4 11 5 8 8 8 8 5 11
ALL W L 26 7 25 10 18 15 17 11 15 18 12 17
2006-07 OVC W L Austin Peay 16 4 Eastern Kentucky 13 7 Tennessee Tech 13 7 Murray State 13 7 Samford 12 8 Southeast Missouri 9 11 Morehead State 8 12 Tennessee State 8 12 Jacksonville State 7 13 Eastern Illinois 6 14 UT Martin 5 15
ALL W L 21 12 21 12 19 13 16 14 16 16 11 20 12 18 12 20 9 21 10 20 8 23
2007-08 OVC W L Austin Peay 16 4 Murray State 13 7 Morehead State 12 8 UT Martin 11 9 Samford 10 10 Tennessee State 10 10 Tennessee Tech 10 10 Eastern Kentucky 10 10 %Southeast Missouri 1 13 Eastern Illinois 6 14 Jacksonville State 5 15
ALL W L 24 11 18 13 15 15 17 16 14 16 15 17 13 19 14 16 1 19 7 22 7 22
2008-09 OVC W L UT Martin 14 4 Austin Peay 13 5 Murray State 13 5 Morehead State 12 6 Eastern Kentucky 10 8 Tennessee State 9 9 Eastern Illinois 8 10 Tennessee Tech 6 12 Jacksonville State 5 13 Southeast Missouri 0 18
ALL W L 22 10 19 14 19 12 20 16 20 16 12 18 12 18 12 18 11 17 3 27
East Belmont Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Jacksonville State Morehead State Tennessee Tech West Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois UT Martin SIUE Austin Peay
10 8 6 5 5 4
6 8 10 11 11 12
21 17 11 9 9 8
10 16 21 21 18 23
Note: JSU was ineligible for postseason play.
East Belmont Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Tennessee State West Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois SIUE Austin Peay UT Martin
2013-14 OVC W L 14 2 11 5 10 6 9 7 4 12 4 12 13 8 7 7 6 3
3 8 9 9 10 13
ALL W L 26 10 24 10 20 14 17 16 10 21 5 25 23 18 11 11 12 8
11 14 19 20 18 23
2014-15 OVC East W L Belmont 11 5 Eastern Kentucky 11 5 Morehead State 10 6 Jacksonville State 5 11 Tennessee Tech 4 12 Tennessee State 2 14
ALL W L 22 11 21 12 17 17 12 19 12 18 5 26
West Murray State UT Martin Eastern Illinois SIUE Southeast Missouri Austin Peay
29 21 18 12 13 8
16 10 9 8 7 3
0 6 7 8 9 13
6 13 15 16 17 22
Legend % - Team’s record was 12-19 overall, 7-13 OVC on the court but changed to 1-19 overall, 1-13 OVC after NCAA sanctions forced the vacation of those wins.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97
SCHOOL Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Morehead State Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Morehead State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Morehead State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky East Tennessee Murray State Murray State Morehead State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Western Kentucky Austin Peay Austin Peay Morehead State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Austin Peay Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Murray State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Akron Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Murray State Middle Tennessee Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Tennessee State Murray State Murray State Tennessee State Murray State Murray State Austin Peay
OVC 8-2 8-0 9-3 9-1 9-1 9-1 8-2 7-3 7-3 7-3 9-1 9-1 8-2 10-2 10-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 11-1 8-4 8-4 11-3 13-1 14-0 13-1 10-4 10-4 11-3 11-3 14-0 12-2 9-5 9-5 9-5 11-3 10-4 10-4 12-2 11-3 13-1 10-4 10-4 9-3 10-2 10-2 12-2 13-3 13-3 11-3 12-2 11-3 10-4 10-4 11-3 13-1 10-2 10-2 10-2 10-2 11-3 13-3 15-1 11-5 11-5 12-4 12-6 12-6
OVERALL 25-4 25-6 21-6 26-5 16-9 29-3 18-10 19-10 14-7 16-12 19-8 17-9 17-9 16-6 21-7 19-12 18-8 15-9 17-10 16-8 13-7 16-9 19-6 25-3 23-3 19-8 16-8 22-6 18-9 22-3 24-6 15-11 16-11 15-11 22-7 17-10 17-9 23-5 20-9 24-4 18-8 18-9 21-8 21-8 23-8 21-8 20-8 19-10 21-8 25-6 19-9 22-8 23-11 22-7 22-9 23-8 19-11 21-9 24-9 17-13 19-10 19-10 23-6 21-9 19-10 2-10 17-14
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YEAR 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
SCHOOL Murray State Murray State Southeast Missouri Murray State Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay Austin Peay UT Martin Murray State Murray State Murray State Belmont Belmont Murray State
OVC 16-2 16-2 14-4 14-4 13-3 15-1 13-3 13-3 16-0 12-4 17-3 16-4 16-4 14-4 17-1 14-4 15-1 14-2 14-2 16-0
OVERALL 29-4 27-6 24-7 23-9 20-9 27-7 23-8 20-9 22-10 18-11 24-7 21-12 24-11 22-10 31-5 23-9 31-2 26-7 26-10 29-6
CHAMPIONSHIPS BREAKDOWN School Murray State Western Kentucky* Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee State* East Tennessee State* Belmont Tennessee State Akron* Southeast Missouri State UT Martin
# of Titles 24 19 9 8 7 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
Last Title 2014-15 1981-82 2002-03 2007-08 2004-05 1978-79 1988-89 1977-78 2013-14 1994-95 1985-86 1999-00 2008-09
Current OVC Members in Bold * No longer a OVC basketball-playing member institution
All-Time Winning Percentages Current Members (Yrs.) Austin Peay (1963-) Belmont (2012-) Eastern Illinois (1996-) Eastern Kentucky (1948-) Jacksonville State (2003-) Morehead State (1948-) Murray State (1948-) Southeast Missouri (1991-) SIUE (2011-) Tennessee State (1987-) Tennessee Tech (1949-) UT Martin (1992-)
Conference 409-383 (.516) 39-9 (.813) 146-184 (.442) 492-463 (.515) 73-137 (.348) 465-488 (.488) 638-321 (.665) 164-238 (.408) 26-38 (.406) 199-259 (.434) 446-492 (.475) 151-261 (.367)
Overall** 733-740 (.x) 74-28 (.x) 242-316 (.x) 897-893 (.x) 134-222 (.x) 907-897 (.x) 1204-698 (.x) 292-401 (.x) 42-71 (.x) 309-511 (.x) 891-892 (.x) 241-427 (.x)
Former Members (Yrs.) Western Kentucky (1948-82) Louisville (1948-49) Evansville (1948-52) Marshall (1949-52) Middle Tennessee (1952-2000) East Tennessee (1957-78) Akron (1981-87) Youngstown State (1981-88) Samford (2003-08)
Conference 302-118 (.719) 6-3 (.667) 13-26 (.333) 14-19 (.424) 292-362 (.446) 109-161 (.404) 43-57 (.430) 42-58 (.420) 53-39 (.576)
Overall 622-305 (.671) 23-10 (.697) 62-43 (.590) 59-45 (.567) 668-605 (.525) 243-276 (.468) 92-102 (.474) 92-105 (.467) 77-72 (.517)
**Note: Record in “all games” is each team’s overall record in all games only in the seasons they were members of the OVC. It is not reflective of the program’s all-time record (which can be found on the individual team page).
OVC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR YEAR 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88
NAME Harold Sergent Jim Jennings Clem Haskins Clem Haskins Clem Haskins Wayne Chapman Harley Swift Claude Virden Jim McDaniels Jim McDaniels Les Taylor Les Taylor James Williams George Sorrell Tim Sisneros Johnny Britt Otis Howard Otis Howard James Tillman Gary Hooker Jerry Beck Jerry Beck Glen Green Joe Jakubick Joe Jakubick Stephen Kite Marcel Boyce Bob McCann Jeff Martin
SCHOOL Morehead State Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky East Tennessee State Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Murray State Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Austin Peay Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Murray State Akron Akron Tennessee Tech Akron Morehead State Murray State
YEAR 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
NAME Jeff Martin Popeye Jones Popeye Jones Brett Roberts Carlos Rogers Carlos Rogers Marcus Brown Marcus Brown Bubba Wells De’Teri Mayes Bud Eley Aubrey Reese Trenton Hassell Henry Domercant Ricky Minard Cuthbert Victor Willie Jenkins J. Robert Merritt Drake Reed Lester Hudson Lester Hudson Kenneth Faried Kenneth Faried Isaiah Canaan Isaiah Canaan Ian Clark J.J. Mann Cameron Payne
SCHOOL Murray State Murray State Murray State Morehead State Tennessee State Tennessee State Murray State Murray State Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Morehead State Murray State Tennessee Tech Samford Austin Peay UT Martin UT Martin Morehead State Morehead State Murray State Murray State Belmont Belmont Murray State
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
NAME George Tand Mike Robinson Romain Martin Adam Leonard Marquis Weddle Ivan Aska Isaiah Canaan Patrick Miller Myles Taylor Chris Horton Cameron Payne Cornell Johnston
SCHOOL Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Murray State Murray State Tennessee State UT Martin Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Illinois
YEAR 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
NAME Larrie Smith Brian Foster Damien Kinloch Earl Bullock Willie Jenkins
SCHOOL Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee Tech
2013-14 2014-15
OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR YEAR 1990-91 1991-92 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
NAME John Allen Rick Yudt Monty Wilson Bubba Wells Joe Sibbitt Jason Johnson Kevin Samuel Erik Brown Okechi Egbe Ricky Minard Derek Winans Matt Witt Bruce Price
SCHOOL Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee State Austin Peay Austin Peay Tennesssee State Tennessee State Morehead State UT Martin Morehead State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State
YEAR 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
OVC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR YEAR 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
NAME Carlos Rogers Carlos Floyd Michael Hart Bud Eley De’Teri Mayes Isaac Spencer Trenton Hassel
SCHOOL Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Southeast Missouri Murray State Murray State Austin Peay
Note: Award was discontinued after the 2004 season.
OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
NAME Kenneth Faried Kenneth Faried Kenneth Faried Jewuan Long Ian Clark Corey Walden Corey Walden
SCHOOL Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State Murray State Belmont Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky
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OVC COACHES OF THE YEAR YEAR 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
NAME E.A Diddle John Oldham Cal Luther Jim Baechtold John Oldham George Fisher Madison Brock Cal Luther John Oldham John Oldham Guy Strong Lake Kelly Jimmy Earle Jim Richards Jack Schalow Fred Overton Jimmy Earle Sonny Smith Ed Byhre Ron Greene Clem Haskins Tom Deaton Wayne Martin Ron Greene Wayne Martin Tom Deaton Bob Huggins Max Good Steve Newton Bruce Stewart Steve Newton Dave Loos Scott Edgar Frankie Allen Scott Edgar Frankie Allen Dick Fick Cal Luther Dave Loos Mark Gottfried Tevester Anderson Gary Garner Jeff Lebo Jeff Lebo Jeff Lebo Dave Loos Dave Loos Mike Sutton Mick Cronin Dave Loos Donnie Tyndall Bret Campbell Billy Kennedy Billy Kennedy Steve Prohm Rick Byrd Rick Byrd Steve Prohm
SCHOOL Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Eastern Kentucky Western Kenucky Austin Peay East Tennessee Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Morehead State Murray State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Akron Eastern Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Murray State Austin Peay Murray State Tennessee State Murray State Tennessee State Morehead State UT Martin Austin Peay Murray State Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay Morehead State UT Martin Murray State Murray State Murray State Belmont Belmont Murray State
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Lake Kelly was named OVC Coach of the Year in 1972-73 after leading Austin Peay to a 22-7 overall and 11-3 OVC mark and berth in the NCAA Tournament. Kelly served as Governors coach from 1971-77 and then again from 1985-90. he compiled a record of 189-122 in his 11 seasons. The Flemingsburg, Ky. native was also an assistant coach at fellow OVC school Morehead State. Kelly died at the age of 75 in March 2009.
Cal Luther served as head coach at both Murray State (1958-74) and UT Martin (1992-99) during his coaching tenure. In total he compiled a record of 319-283 (.530), making him the second winningiest coach in OVC history.
MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS 1948-49 John Oldham, Western Kentucky Bob Lavoy, Western Kentucky Jack Coleman, Louisville Glenn Combs, Louisville Kenny Reeves, Louisville Chuck Mrazovich, Eastern Kentucky Paul Hicks, Eastern Kentucky Sonny Allen, Morehead State Bill Toothman, Marshall Joe Hafele, Evansville 1949-50 Chuck Mrazovich, Eastern Kentucky Paul Hicks, Eastern Kentucky Bob Lavoy, Western Kentucky Johnny Givens, Western Kentucky Bill Martin, Morehead State Sonny Allen, Morehead State Harold Loughary, Murray State Charley Snow, Murray State Joe Hafele, Evansville Don Brown, Marshall 1950-51 Jim Baechtold, Eastern Kentucky Garrett Beshear, Murray State Bennie Purcell, Murray State Gene Garrett, Murray State Rip Gish, Western Kentucky Bob Barnett, Evansville Harry Axford, Evansville Jack Baker, Morehead State Don Miller, Morhead State 1951-52 Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Dick White, Western Kentucky Bennie Purcell, Murray State Garrett Beshear, Murray State Jim Baechtold, Eastern Kentucky Walt Walowac, Marshall Jim Lamb, Marshall Elza Whalen, Morehead State Flavious Smith, Tennessee Tech Roscoe Bivin, Evansville Gene Rhodes, Western Kentucky 1952-53 Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Bill Bales, Eastern Kentucky Elmer Tolson, Eastern Kentucky Garrett Beshear, Murray State Rich Gott, Murray State Lindle Castle, Morehead State Elza Whalen, Morehead State Ken Trickey, Middle Tennessee Paul Hughes, Tennessee Tech 1953-54 Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Lynn Cole, Western Kentucky Jack Turner, Western Kentucky Tom Holbrook, Eastern Kentucky Jack Adams, Eastern Kentucky Ken Trickey, Middle Tennessee Sam Smith, Middle Tennessee Dan Swartz, Morehead State Howie Crittenden, Murray State 1954-55 Jack Adams, Eastern Kentucky Ronnie Pellegrinon, Eastern Kentucky Dick Culberston, Eastern Kentucky Howie Crittenden, Murray State Dan Swartz, Morehead State Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky Forest Able, Western Kentucky Steve Hamilton, Morehead State Kenny Sidwell, Tennessee Tech Doug Shrader, Middle Tennesee 1955-56 No Teams Selected 1956-57 First Team Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky Steve Hamilton, Morehead State Owen Lawson, Western Kentucky Quitman Sullins, Murray State
Harlan Tolle, Morehead State Second Team Jerry Hurst, Middle Tennessee Dave Keleher, Morehead State Kenny Sidwell, Tennessee Tech Gerald Tabor, Murray State Larry Wood, Eastern Kentucky 1957-58 First Team Steve Hamilton, Morehead State Herbie Merritt, Tennessee Tech Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky Bob Williamson, Middle Tennessee Kenny Sidwell, Tennessee Tech Second Team Dale Moore, Eastern Kentucky Terry Darnall, Murray State Quitman Sullins, Murray State Owen Lawson, Western Kentucky Larry Wood, Eastern Kentucky 1958-59 First Team Larry Wood, Eastern Kentucky Dale Moore, Eastern Kentucky Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky Tom Chilton, East Tennessee Second Team Thornton Hill, Morehead State Terry Darnall, Murray State Herbie Triplett, Morehead State Al Ellison, Western Kentucky Jackie Pearson, Tennessee Tech 1959-60 First Team Tom Chilton, East Tennessee Charlie Osborne, Western Kentucky Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech Carl Cole, Eastern Kentucky Herbie Triplett, Morehead State Second Team Bob Burden, Middle Tennessee Gene Herndon, Murray State Bobby Rascoe, Western Kentucky Mike O’Riordan, Murray State Al Ellison, Western Kentucky Don Parsons, Western Kentucky Jarrell Graham, Murray State 1960-61 First Team Tom Chilton, East Tennessee Granville Williams, Morehead State Carl Cole, Eastern Kentucky Charlie Osborne, Western Kentucky Bobby Rascoe, Western Kentucky Second Team Henderson Thompson, Morehead State Ed Noe, Morehead State Gene Herndon, Murray State Larry Bale, Murray State Harry Todd, Western Kentucky 1961-62 First Team Bobby Rascoe, Western Kentucky Granville Williams, Morehead State Jim Jennings, Murray State Tom McKinney, Tennessee Tech Harry Todd, Western Kentucky Second Team Ed Noe, Morhead State Jim Werk, Eastern Kentucky Willie Malone, East Tennessee Larry Parks, Eastern Kentucky Darel Carrier, Western Kentucky 1962-63 First Team Harold Sergent, Morhead State Norm Pokley, Morehead State Jim Jennings, Murray State Mal Roberts, East Tennessee Tom Rychner, East Tennessee Ron Pickett, Eastern Kentucky Second Team Darel Carrier, Western Kentucky Al Varnas, Murray State Willie Malone, East Tennessee Larry Stewart, Middle Tennessee Roy Ware, Morehead State
1963-64 Jim Jennings, Murray State Harold Sergent, Morehead State Bobby Young, Tennessee Tech Darel Carrier, Western Kentucky Henry Akin, Morehead State Doug Stamper, Austin Peay Eddie Bodkin, Eastern Kentucky Larry Stewart, Middle Tennessee Stewart Johnson, Murray State Houston Frazier, East Tennessee
1971-72 George Bryant, Eastern Kentucky Leonard Coulter, Morehead State Jerry Dunn, Western Kentucky Howard Jackson, Austin peay Al Lewis, Tennessee Tech Charles Mitchell, Eastern Kentucky Rich Stone, Tennessee Tech Herman Sykes, Middle Tennessee Les Taylor, Murray State Howard Wallen, Morehead State
1964-65 Eddie Bodkin, Eastern Kentucky Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Stewart Johnson, Murray State Lee Lemos, Eastern Kentucky Harold Sergent, Morehead State John Namciu, Murray State Tommy Woods, East Tennessee Dwight Smith, Western Kentucky Henry Akin, Morehead State Charles Wood, Tennessee Tech
1972-73 Eddie Childress, Austin Peay Mike Coleman, Murray State Leonard Coulter, Morehead State Howard Jackson, Austin Peay Eugene Lyons, Morehead State Charles Mitchell, Eastern Kentucky Wayne Pack, Tennessee Tech Jimmy Powell, Middle Tennessee Les Taylor, Murray State James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay
1965-66 Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Eddie Bodkin, Eastern Kentucky Ron Filipek, Tennessee Tech Herb McPherson, Murray State Dwight Smith, Western Kentucky Tommy Woods, East Tennessee Henry Jordan, Tennessee Tech Steve Cunningham, Western Kentucky Greg Smith, Western Kentucky Bill Walton, Eastern Kentucky
1973-74 Kent Allison, Western Kentucky Johnny Britt, Western Kentucky Carl Brown, Eastern Kentucky Mike Coleman, Murray State Leonard Coulter, Morehead State Frank Jones, Tennessee Tech Eugene Lyons, Morehead State Danny Odums, Austin Peay Jimmy Powell, Middle Tennessee James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay
1966-67 Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Ron Filipek, Tennessee Tech Dwight Smith, Western Kentucky Dick Cunningham, Murray State Herb McPherson, Murray State Bobby Washington, Eastern Kentucky Wayne Chapman, Western Kentucky Jim Sandfoss, Morehead State Greg Smith, Western Kentucky Harley Swift, Eastern Tennessee
1974-75 Johnny Britt, Western Kentucky Charlie Fishback, Austin Peay Percy Howard, Austin Peay Arch Johnson, Morehead State Frank Jones, Tennessee Tech Jimmy Martin, Middle Tennessee Mike Odemns, Western Kentucky Steve Peeler, Middle Tennessee George Sorrell, Middle Tennessee Jesse Williams, Murray State
1967-68 Willie Brown, Middle Tennessee Wayne Chapman, Western Kentucky Jerry Conley, Morehead State Dick Cunningham, Murray State Lamar Green, Morehead State Ernie Sims, East Tennessee Garfield Smith, Eastern Kentucky Harley Swift, East Tennessee Bobby Washington, Eastern Kentucky Howard Wright, Austin Peay
1975-76 Johnny Britt, Western Kentucky Tim Sisneros, Middle Tennessee Jesse Williams, Murray State Frank Jones, Tennessee Tech Ted Hundley, Morehead State Tom Schmidt, Tennessee Tech Otis Howard, Austin Peay Carl Brown, Eastern Kentucky Wilson James, Western Kentucky Charlie Fishback, Austin Peay
1968-69 Hector Blondet, Murray State Willie Brown, Middle Tennessee Jerry Conley, Morehead State Lamar Green, Morehead State Mike Kretzer, East Tennessee Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky Harley Swift, East Tennessee Claude Virden, Murray State Bobby Washington, Eastern Kentucky Howard Wright, Austin Peay
1976-77 Otis Howard, Austin Peay Herbie Stamper, Morehead State Calvin Garrett, Austin Peay Dave Bootcheck, Eastern Kentucky Ted Hundley, Morhead State Mike Muff, Murray State Bob Martin, Middle Tennessee Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee Bob Brown, East Tennessee Grover Woolard, Murray State Aaron Bryant, Western Kentucky
1969-70 Jim Day, Morehead State Mike Kretzer, East Tennessee Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky Jerome Perry, Western Kentucky Ken Riley, Middle Tennessee Jim Rose, Western Kentucky Claude Virden, Murray State Willie Woods, Eastern Kentucky Howard Wright, Austin Peay Jimmy Young, Murray State 1970-71 George Bryant, Eastern Kentucky Jim Day, Morehead State Jerry Dunn, Western Kentucky Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky Larry Noble, Austin Peay Wayne Pack, Tennessee Tech Ken Riley, Middle Tennessee Jim Rose, Western Kentucky Les Taylor, Murray State Jimmy Young, Murray State
1977-78 Otis Howard, Austin Peay Mike Muff, Murray State Herbie Stamper, Morehead State Claude Taylor, Middle Tennessee Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee James Johnson, Western Kentucky Lovell Joiner, Eastern Kentucky Bobby Porter, Tennessee Tech Darryl Turner, Western Kentucky Scott Place, East Tennessee 1978-79 James Tillman, Eastern Kentucky Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee Herbie Stamper, Morehead State Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky Greg Jackson, Western Kentucky John Randall, Murray State Brian Troupe, Tennessee Tech Alfred Barney, Austin Peay
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Charlie Clay, Morehead State Trey Trumbo, Western Kentucky Kenny Hammonds, Murray State Kenny Elliott, Eastern Kentucky 1979-80 Jerry Beck, Middle Tennessee Billy Bryant, Western Kentucky Charlie Clay, Morehead State Gary Hooker, Murray State Roosevelt Sanders, Austin Peay Mont Sleets, Murray State James Tillman, Eastern Kentucky Craig McCormick, Western Kentucky Leroy Coleman, Middle Tennessee Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky 1980-81 First Team Jerry Beck, Middle Tennessee Lamont Sleets, Murray State Andrew Burton, Austin Peay Craig McCormick, Western Kentucky Tommy Baker, Eastern Kentucky Second Team Rick Campbell, Middle Tennessee Tony Wilson, Western Kentucky Roosevelt Sanders, Austin Peay Wendell Bates, Akron Kenney Hammonds, Murray State All-Freshman Team Joe Jakubick, Akron Brian Stewart, Murray State Jeff Tipton, Morehead State Bobby Jones, Western Kentucky Alvin Ingle, Austin Peay 1981-82 First Team Jerry Beck, Middle Tennessee Craig McCormick, Western Kentucky Ricky Hood, Murray State Joe Jakubick, Akron Glen Green, Murray State Second Team Lenny Manning, Austin Peay Guy Minnifield, Morehead State Bobby Jones, Western Kentucky Rick Campbell, Middle Tennessee Pete Abuls, Tennessee Tech All-Freshman Team Pat Day, Austin Peay Carlton Clarington, Tennessee Tech Lonnie Boone, Tennessee Tech Troy Williams, Youngstown State Fred Emerson, Eastern Kentucky 1982-83 First Team Glen Green, Murray State Joe Jakubick, Akron Steve Taylor, Tennessee Tech Lenny Manning, Austin Peay Ricky Hood, Murray State Second Team Lamont Sleets, Murray State Earl Harrison, Morehead State Guy Minnifield, Morehead State Jim Chambers, Eastern Kentucky Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech All-Freshman Team Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech Raleigh Choice, Middle Tennessee LaRae Davis, Middle Tennessee John DeCamillis, Eastern Kentucky Lonnie West, Austin Peay 1983-84 First Team Joe Jakubick, Akron Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech Lenny Manning, Austin Peay Earl Harrison, Morehead State Lamont Sleets, Murray State Second Team Craig Talley, Murray State Antonio Parris, Eastern Kentucky Jeff Tipton, Morehead State Ray Robinson, Youngstown State Bruce Timko, Youngstown State All-Freshman Team Antonio Parris, Eastern Kentucky Willie Holland, Murray State Russell Brown, Akron Pate Clements, Morehead James Henry, Tennessee Tech
1984-85 First Team Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech Bob McCann, Middle Tennessee Kim Cooksey, Middle Tennessee John Keshock, Youngstown State Bryan Roth, Akron Second Team Vada Martin, Murray State Carlton Clarington, Tennessee Tech Robert Biggers, Austin Peay Craig Talley, Murray State Jimmy Elliott, Tennessee Tech Kenny Wilson, Eastern Kentucky All-Freshman Team Kerry Hammonds, Middle Tennessee Bobby Collins, Eastern Kentucky Roland Chadwick, Morehead State Talbert Turner, Morehead State Neal Murray, Middle Tennessee 1985-86 First Team Marcel Boyce, Akron Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech Bob McCann, Moreheaed State Chuck Glass, Murray State Kim Cooksey, Middle Tennessee Second Team Gerald Gray, Austin Peay Lawrence Mitchell, Austin Peay Andrew Tunstill, Middle Tennessee Lewis Spence, Eastern Kentucky Garry Robbins, Youngstown State All-Freshman Team Anthony Avery, Tennessee Tech Lee Campbell, Middle Tennessee Jeff Martin, Murray State Don Mann, Murray State Randolph Taylor, Eastern Kentucky 1986-87 First Team Bob McCann, Morehead State Marcel Boyce, Akron Lawrence Mitchell, Austin Peay Jeff Martin, Murray State Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee Tilman Beverly, Youngstown State Second Team Antonio Parris, Eastern Kentucky Jeff McGill, Eastern Kentucky Darryl Bedford, Austin Peay Dwayne Rainey, Middle Tennessee Don Mann, Murray State All-Freshman Team Earl Wise, Tennessee Tech Tony Curry, Morehead State Jeff Arms, Tennessee Tech Andy Walker, Tennessee Tech Myron DeVoe, Austin Peay 1987-88 First Team Jeff Martin, Murray State Anthony Mason, Tennessee State Don Mann, Murray State Jeff McGill, Eastern Kentucky Chris Rainey, Middle Tennessee Second Team Barry Sumpter, Austin Peay Earl Wise, Tennessee Tech Andre Harris, Austin Peay Randy Henry, Middle Tennessee Ty Baynham, Middle Tennessee All-Freshman Team Leslie Gregory, Middle Tennessee Tim Jackson, Youngstown State Jerome Rodgers, Tennessee Tech Paul King, Murray State Nico Childs, Tennessee State 1988-89 First Team Jeff Martin, Murray State Randy Henry, Middle Tennessee Chris Rainey, Middle Tennessee Keith Rawls, Austin Peay Don Mann, Murray State Second Team Kerry Hammonds, Middle Tennessse Earl Wise, Tennessee Tech Darrin Hale, Morehead State Robert Neely, Tennessee State Anthony Avery, Tennessee Tech All-Freshman Team
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Brett Roberts, Morehead State Mike Smith, Eastern Kentucky Quincy Vance, Middle Tennessee Kirk Greathouse, Eastern Kentucky Malandrick Webb, Middle Tennessee 1989-90 First Team Popeye Jones, Murray State Earl Wise, Tennessee Tech Chris Ogden, Murray State Elbert Boyd, Morehead State Kevin Wallace, Middle Tennessee Second Team Milos Babic, Tennessee Tech Darryl Brooks, Tennessee State Tommy Brown, Austin Peay Paul King, Murray State Donald Tivis, Austin Peay All-Freshman Team Frank Allen, Murray State Robert Taylor, Middle Tennessee Greg Franklin, Austin Peay Mitch Cupples, Tennnessee Tech David Clark, Middle Tennessee 1990-91 First Team Popeye Jones, Murray State Tommy Brown, Austin Peay Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee Rod Mitchell, Morehead State Greg Coble, Murray State Second Team Aric Sinclair, Eastern Kentucky Van Usher, Tennessee Tech Frank Allen, Murray State LaMonte Ware, Austin Peay Donald Tivis, Austin Peay Paul King, Murray State All-Freshman Team John Allen, Eastern Kentucky Geoff Herman, Austin Peay Robert West, Tennessee Tech Jeff Clifton, Middle Tennessee Bruce Oglesby, Tennessee Tech 1991-92 First Team Brett Roberts, Morehead State Popeye Jones, Murray State Frank Allen, Murray State John Best, Tennessee Tech Van Usher, Tennessee Tech Second Team Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee Robert Taylor, Middle Tennessee Mike Smith, Eastern Kentucky Doug Bentz, Morehead State Greg Franklin, Austin Peay All-Freshman Team Rick Yudt, Austin Peay Tim Horton, Tennessee State Jesse Nayadley, Tennessee Tech Jerry Freshwater, Southeast Missouri Eric Mitchell, Tennessee Tech 1992-93 First Team Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State John Best, Tennessee Tech Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee Doug Bentz, Morehead State Devon Lake, Southeast Missouri Second Team Frank Allen, Murray State John Allen, Eastern Kentucky Tim Horton, Tennessee State Robert Taylor, Middle Tennessee Tim Britt, UT Martin All-Newcomer Team Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State Monty Wilson, Tennessee State DeWayne Powell, UT Martin Luther Bonds, Southeast Missouri John Brannen, Morehead State Antwan Hoard, Murray State Marty Cline, Morehead State Brad Divine, Eastern Kentucky 1993-94 First Team Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State Marcus Brown, Murray State Milton Dean, Middle Tennessee Tyrone Beck, Austin Peay John Allen, Eastern Kentucky Arlando Johnson, Eastern Kentucky
Second Team Cedric Gumm, Murray State Maurice Houston, Tennessee Tech DeWayne Powell, UT Martin Curtis Shelton, Southeast Missouri Johnnie Williams, Morehead State Tim Horton, Tennessee State All-Newcomer Team Carlos Floyd, Tennessee Tech Tyrone Boardley, Morehead State Bubba Wells, Austin Peay Marcus Jones, Murray State Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech Jermall Morgan, Southeast Missouri Marlon Stewart, Eastern Kentucky 1994-95 First Team Marcus Brown, Murray State Bubba Wells, Austin Peay Tim Horton, Tennessee State Tyrone Boardley, Morehead State Monty Wilson, Tennessee State Second Team Arlando Johnson, Eastern Kentucky Vincent Rainey, Murray State Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech DeWayne Powell, UT Martin Michael Hart, UT Martin All-Newcomer Team Michael Hart, UT Martin Mark Kinnaird, Morehead State Calvin Morris, Tennessee State David Washington, Middle Tennessee Curtis Fincher, Eastern Kentucky Chris Turner, Tennessee Tech Greg Anderson, Murray State Jerome Days, Southeast Missouri 1995-96 First Team Marcus Brown, Murray State Bubba Wells, Austin Peay Michael Hart, UT Martin Vincent Rainey, Murray State Monty Wilson, Tennessee State Second Team DeMarkus Doss, Eastern Kentucky Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri Jermaine Savage, Austin Peay DeWayne Powell, UT Martin Curtis Fincher, Eastern Kentucky Nod Carter, Middle Tennessee All-Newcomer Team Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri Nod Carter, Middle Tennessee Aylton Tesch, Middle Tennessee Stanley Caldwell, Tennessee State Jason Johnson, Tennessee State Art Quarterman, Tennessee Tech Carlos Bess, Eastern Kentucky Doug Wyciskalla, Morehead State 1996-97 First Team Bubba Wells, Austin Peay Vincent Rainey, Murray State Nod Carter, Middle Tennessee Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri De’Teri Mayes, Murray State Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech Second Team Rick Kaye, Eastern Illinios Jason Johnson, Tennessee State Reggie Crenshaw, Austin Peay Chad Townsend, Murray State Roni Bailey, Middle Tennessee Kareem Gilbert, Tennessee State All-Newcomer Team De’Teri Mayes, Murray State Chad Townsend, Murray State Daniel Sutton, Eastern Kentucky Calvert White, Southeast Missouri Kareem Gilbert, Tennessee State Kevin Samuel, Tennessee State Marc Polite, Eastern Illinois Keith Samuel, Tennessee State 1997-98 First Team De’Teri Mayes, Murray State Rick Kaye, Eastern Illinois Aylton Tesch, Middle Tennessee Chad Townsend, Murray State Ryan DeMichael, UT Martin Second Team Isaac Spencer, Murray State
Cory Johnson, Southeast Missouri Jerome Jackson, Austin Peay Jason Johnson, Tennessee State Mark Williams, Eastern Kentucky All-Newcomer Team Isaac Spencer, Murray State Cory Johnson, Southeast Missouri Jerome Jackson, Austin Peay Jamie Roberts, Tennessee State Mark Williams, Eastern Kentucky Jack Owens, Eastern Illinois Alex Franco, Tennessee Tech James Stewart, Austin Peay Rod Murray, Murray State 1998-99 First Team Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri Isaac Spencer, Murray State Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Erik Brown, Morehead State Aubrey Reese, Murray State Second Team Ryan DeMichael, UT Martin Jamie Roberts, Tennessee State Josh Heard, Tennessee Tech Rod Murray, Murray State Corey Hemphill, Tennessee Tech All-Newcomer Team Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Erik Brown, Morehead State Josh Heard, Tennessee Tech Corey Hemphill, Tennessee Tech Roderick Johnson, Southeast Missouri Whitney Robinson, Eastern Kentucky Corey Williams, Tennessee State Cedrick Wallace, Middle Tennessee Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay 1999-2000 First Team Aubrey Reese, Murray State Isaac Spencer, Murray State Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois Josh Heard, Tennessee Tech Second Team Roderick Johnson, Southeast Missouri Larrie Smith, Tennessee Tech Fernando Ortiz, Middle Tennessee Corey Hemphill, Tennessee Tech Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay Third Team Mike Branson, Southeast Missouri Jamie Roberts, Tennessee State Marc Polite, Eastern Illinois Michael Stokes, Southeast Missouri Joe Williams, Austin Peay
Kyle Rolston, Tennessee State Jeremy Sargent, UT Martin Marquis Sykes, Morehead State Derek Winans, Southeast Missouri 2002-03 First Team Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois Adrian Henning, Austin Peay Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech Ricky Minard, Morehead State James Singleton, Murray State Second Team Cameron Crisp, Tennessee Tech Shawn Fields, Eastern Kentucky Josh Lewis, Austin Peay Chez Marks, Morehead State Cuthbert Victor, Murray State Third Team Earl Bullock, UT Martin Anthony Davis, Austin Peay Marquis Sykes, Morhead State Joey Walker, UT Martin Derek Winans, Southeast Missouri 2003-04 First Team Cuthbert Victor, Murray State Adrian Henning, Austin Peay Ricky Minard, Morehead State Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech Josh Lewis, Austin Peay Second Team Matt Witt, Eastern Kentucky Jon Bentley, Eastern Kentucky Chez Marks, Morehead State Chris Shumate, Murray State Bruce Price, Tennessee State Third Team Phillip Ramelli, Samford Anthony Davis, Austin Peay Cameron Crisp, Tennessee Tech Jared Newson, UT Martin Trent Eager, Jacksonville State 2004-05 First Team Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech Dainmon Gonner, Southeast Missouri Michael Haney, Eastern Kentucky Trey Pearson, Murray State J. Robert Merritt, Samford Second Team Anthony Davis, Austin Peay Reggie Golson, Southeast Missouri Josh Gomes, Eastern Illinois Walker Russell, Jacksonville State Chad McKnight, Morehead State
2000-01 First Team Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois Isaac Spencer, Murray State Larrie Smith, Tennessee Tech Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois Second Team Michael Stokes, Southeast Missouri Jamie Roberts, Tennessee Tech Joe Williams, Austin Peay Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay Brain Foster, UT Martin Matt Britton, Eastern Illinois Ricky Minard, Morehead State Third Team Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech Justin Burdine, Murray State Lavoris Jerry, Eastern Kentucky Brent Jolly, Tennessee Tech Kyle Umberger, Morehead State
2005-06 First Team J. Robert Merritt, Samford Shawn Witherspoon, Murray State Jared Newson, UT Martin Zac Schlader, Austin Peay Jason McLeish, Eastern Kentucky Walker Russell, Jacksonville State Second Team Matt Witt, Eastern Kentucky Clarence Matthews, Tennessee State Maurice Hampton, Austin Peay Kareem Grant, Tennessee State Roy Booker, Southeast Missouri Milone Clark, Tennessee Tech All-Newcomer Courtney Bradley, Jacksonville State Roy Booker, Southeast Missouri Clarence Matthews, Tennessee State Belton Rivers, Tennessee Tech Shaun Williams, Morehead State
2001-02 First Team Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois Justin Burdine, Murray State Ricky Minard, Morehead State Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay Second Team Cameron Crisp, Tennessee Tech Shawn Fields, Eastern Kentucky Brian Foster, UT Martin Garrett Richardson, Tennessee State James Singleton, Murray State Kyle Umberger, Morehead State Third Team Brent Jolly, Tennessee Tech
2006-07 First Team Courtney Bradley, Jacksonville State Anthony Fisher, Tennessee Tech Randall Gulina, Samford Drake Reed, Austin Peay Belton Rivers, Tennessee Tech Second Team Bruce Carter, Murray State Fernandez Lockett, Austin Peay Clarence Matthews, Tennessee State Amadi McKenzie, Tennessee Tech Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky All-Newcomer Bruce Carter, Murray State Brandon Foust, Southeast Missouri
Adam Leonard, Eastern Kentucky Romain Martin, Eastern Illinois Gerald Robinson, UT Martin 2007-08 First Team Lester Hudson, UT Martin Drake Reed, Austin Peay Bruce Carter, Murray State Bruce Price, Tennessee State Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky Second Team Anthony Fisher, Tennessee Tech Derek Wright, Austin Peay Amadi McKenzie, Tennessee Tech Travis Peterson, Samford Gerald Robinson, UT Martin All-Newcomer Lester Hudson, UT Martin Marquis Weddle, UT Martin Gerald Robinson, Jr., Tennessee State Kenneth Faried, Morehead State Leon Buchanan, Morehead State 2008-09 First Team Lester Hudson, UT Martin Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky Drake Reed, Austin Peay Leon Buchanan, Morehead State Kenneth Faried, Morehead State Second Team Wes Channels, Austin Peay Gerald Robinson, Jr., Tennessee State Romain Martin, Eastern Illinois Danero Thomas, Murray State Daniel Northern, Tennessee Tech All-Newcomer Isacc Miles, Murray State Delrico Lane, UT Martin Parker Smith, Tennessee State T.J. Marion, Eastern Illinois Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech Ivan Aska, Murray State 2009-10 First Team Kenneth Faried, Morehead State Wesley Channels, Austin Peay Isacc Miles, Murray State Tyler Laser, Eastern Illinois B.J. Jenkins, Murray State Second Team Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay Maze Stallworth, Morehead State Danero Thomas, Murray State Tony Easley, Murray State Josh Taylor, Eastern Kentucky All-Newcomer B.J. Jenkins, Murray State Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Robert Covington, Tennessee State James Hollowell, Eastern Illinois Jacquan Nobles, Tennessee State 2010-11 First Team Kenneth Faried, Morehead State TyShwan Edmondson, Austin Peay Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech Demonte Harper, Morehead State Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Second Team Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri Isacc Miles, Murray State B.J. Jenkins, Murray State Robert Covington, Tennessee State Kenny Moore, Tennessee State All-Newcomer TyShwan Edmo=ndson, Austin Peay Kenny Moore, Tennessee State Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri Zac Swansey, Tennessee Tech Patrick Miller, Tennessee State
Ivan Aska, Murray State Mark Yelovich, SIUE All-Newcomer Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri Myles Taylor, UT Martin Mike DiNunno, Eastern Kentucky Kellen Thornton, Tennessee State Jerome Jones, SIUE 2012-13 First Team Ian Clark, Belmont Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Mike DiNunno, Eastern Kentucky Kerron Johnson, Belmont Ed Daniel, Murray State Patrick Miller, Tennessee State Second Team Jud Dillard, Tennessee Tech Robert Covington, Tennessee State Kellen Thornton, Tennessee State Tarvin Gaines, Jacksonville State Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri All-Newcomer Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky Travis Betran, Austin Peay Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky Jeremiah Samarrippas, Tennessee Tech Sherman Blanford, Eastern Illinois Chris Horton, Austin Peay 2013-14 First Team J.J. Mann, Belmont Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri Cameron Payne, Murray State Patrick Miller, Tennessee State Second Team Jarekious Bradley, Southeast Missouri Craig Bradshaw, Belmont Jarvis Williams, Murray State Angelo Warner, Morehead State Sherman Blanford, Eastern Illinois All-Newcomer Cameron Payne, Murray State Jarekious Bradley, Southeast Missouri Jarvis Williams, Murray State Donivine Stewart, SIUE Reggie Smith, Eastern Illinois 2014-15 First Team Cameron Payne, Murray State Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky Craig Bradshaw, Belmont Jarvis Williams, Murray State Eric Stutz, Eastern Kentucky Second Team Evan Bradds, Belmont Marshun Newell, UT Martin Jarekious Bradley, Southeast Missouri Deville Smith, UT Martin Trae Anderson, Eastern Illinois All-Newcomer Deville Smith, UT Martin Trae Anderson, Eastern Illinois Charles Jackson, Tennessee Tech Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois Twymond Howard, UT Martin
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MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK Team – Game Most Points (one team): .......................................................................................................................148 – Tennessee State vs. Fisk (1993-94) Most Points in one half (one team): ............................................................................... 83 – Morehead State vs. West Virginia State (1991-92) Most Points (both teams):.......................................................................... 251 – Morehead State (135) vs. West Virginia State (116) (1991-92) Most Points by an Opponent: ..................................................................................... 134 – Western Kentucky vs. Middle Tennessee (1964-65) Most Field Goals: .......................................................................................................58 - Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (1988-89) Most Field Goals Attempted: ............................................................................................ 121 – Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (1951-52) Best Field Goal Percentage: ........................................................................................................78.4 – Western Kentucky vs. Dayton (1978-79) Most 3-Pointers Made: ....................... 20 - Southeast Missouri vs. Austin Peay (2012-13); 20 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Warren Wilson (2013-14) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ...................................................................................................50 – Morehead State vs. George Mason (1996-97) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 7 made per game): ......................................... .900 (9-10) – Tennessee Tech vs. Orgeon State (2005-06) Most Free Throws Made:................................................................................................................53 – Morehead State vs. Cincinnati (1955-56) Most Free Throws Attempted: ........................................................................................................... 78 – Murray State vs. Evansville (1953-54) Most Free Throws Made (both teams): ..........................................................................88 – Morehead State (53) vs. Cincinnati (35) (1955-56) Most Free Throws Attempted (both teams): ........................................................... 123 – Morehead State (67) vs. Georgetown (56) (1952-53) Best Free Throws Percentage: ......................................................................................1.000 (24-24) – Murray State vs. Austin Peay (1965-66) Most Rebounds:................................................................................................................................ 95 – Murray State vs. MacMurray (1966-67) Most Personal Fouls: .......................................................................................................... 40 – Murray State vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (1951-52) Most Assists: ................................ 37 – Eastern Kentucky vs. Sewanee (1978-79); 37 - Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (1988-89) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 - UT Martin vs. Bethel (2002-03) Most Blocked Shots: ................................................................................................................................... 17 - Austin Peay vs. Berea (2014-15) Team – Season Best Record, percentage (all games): .........................................................................................................31-2 (.939) - Murray State (2011-12) Most Wins:............................................................................................................................ 31 - Murray State (2009-10); Murray State (2011-12) Most Losses: .................................................................................................................. 27 – Southeast Missouri (2008-09); UT Martin (2011-12) Most Consecutive Wins: ........................................................................................................................................... 25 – Murray State (2014-15) Most Consecutive Losses: ................................................................................................................................. 21 – Tennessee State (2002-03) Most Consecutive Home Wins: ........................................................................................................................67 – Western Kentucky (1949-55) Most Consecutive Conference Wins: ..............................................................................................................25 – Western Kentucky (1965-67) Most Consecutive Conference Losses:..........................................................................................................26 - Southeast Missouri (2008-09) Most Points: .................................................................................................................................................................. 2,876 - Belmont (2013-14) Best Point Average: ........................................................................................................................................... 95.9 – Morehead State (1955-56) Most Field Goals Made:................................................................................................................................1,160 – Middle Tennessee (1985-86) Most Field Goals Attempted: .................................................................................................................................2,457 – Austin Peay (1956-57) Best Field Goal Percentage: ....................................................................................................... 52.8 (799-1513) – Western Kentucky (1981-82) Most 3-Pointers Made: .................................................................................................................................................... 329 - Belmont (2014-15) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ..........................................................................................................................................897 - UT Martin (2007-08) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 3.0 per game): ......................................................................449 (216-481) – Eastern Kentucky (1986-87) Most Free Throws Made:.................................................................................................................................... 838 – Morehead State (1955-56) Best Free Throw Percentage: ........................................................................................................................... 79.5 – Morehead State (1964-65) Most Rebounds:............................................................................................................................................1,810 – Western Kentucky (1953-54) Best Rebound Average: .................................................................................................................................64.8 – Middle Tennessee (1968-69) Most Personal Fouls: ..........................................................................................................................................815 - Morehead State (2012-13) Most Assists: ...................................................................................................................................................673 – Middle Tennessee (1985-86) Most Blocked Shots: ..........................................................................................................................................181 – Tennessee Tech (1994-95) Individual - Game Most Points: .........................................................................................55 – Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky (vs. Middle Tennessee, 1964-65); 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Tilman Bevely, Youngstown State (vs. Tennessee Tech, 1985-86) Most Field Goals Made:........................................................................25 – Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky (vs. Middle Tennessee, 1964-65) Most Field Goals Attempted: ................................................................. 46 – James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (vs. Tennessee Tech, 1972-73) Best Field Goal Percentage: ...................................................1.000 (12-12) – William Holmes, Eastern Kentucky (vs. Chicago State, 1993-94) Most 3-Pointers Made: ...................................................................................... 10 – Marc Polite, Eastern Illinois (vs. Arkansas State, 1999-00); .........................................................................................................................10 - Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky (vs. Eastern Illinois, 2013-14) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ............................................................................19 – Cory Johnson, Southeast Missouri (vs. UT Martin, 1997-98); ................................ Doug Wyciskalla, Morehead State (vs. George Mason, 1996-97); Earl Bullock, UT Martin (vs. Middle Tennessee, 2002-03) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 6 attempts): ...........................1.000 (8-8) – James Singleton, Murray State (vs. Eastern Illinois, 2002-03) Most Free Throws Made:..........................................................................24 – Kenny Sidwell, Tennessee Tech (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1954-55) Most Free Throws Attempted: .........................................................................32 – Buddy Howell, Tennessee Tech (vs. Murray State, 1953-54) Best Free Throw Percentage (mininum 15 attempts):.........................1.000 (17-17) – Jim Sandfoss, Morehead State (vs. Marshall, 1966-67) Most Consecutive Field Goals: ...................................................................... 13 – Leonard Coulter, Morehead State (vs. Oglethorpe, 1966-67) Most Consecutive Free Throws: ...........................................................18 – Walker Russell, Jacksonville State (vs. Tennessee Tech, 2004-05) Most Rebounds:...................................................................................................... 38 – Steve Hamilton, Morehead (vs. Florida State, 1956-57); ..........................................................................................................................Tommy Woods, East Tennessee (vs. Middle Tennessee, 1964-65) Most Assists: .......................................................................................20 – James Johnson, Middle Tennessee (vs. Freed-Hardeman, 1985-86) Most Blocked Shots: ............................................................................ 13 – Ricky Tunstall, Youngstown State (vs. Middle Tennessee, 1982-83) Quadruple-Double: ............................................................................................... Lester Hudson, UT Martin (vs. Central Baptist, Nov. 13, 2007) .........................................................25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals -- only Division I men’s player to ever accomplish this feat
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Individual – Season Most Points: ........................................................................................................................................ 880 - Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2008-09) Best Point Average: ..................................................................................................................... 32.1 – Tom Chilton, East Tennessee (1960-61) Most Field Goals Made:.........................................................................................................360 – James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (1972-73) Most Field Goals Attempted: ................................................................................................800 – James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (1972-73) Best Field Goal Percentage: ................................................................................................... 70.0 – Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-91) Most 3-Pointers Made: ....................................................................................................................... 124 - Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-08) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ............................................................................................................... 320 - Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-08) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 1.5 per game): .............................................. .519 (55-106) - Cornell Johnston, Eastern Illinois (2014-15) Most Free Throws Made:........................................................................................................ 265 – Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky (1953-54) Most Free Throws Attempted: ............................................................................................... 359 – Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky (1953-54) Best Free Throw Percentage: ....................................................................................................... 93.1 – Brent Jolly, Tennessee Tech (2000-01) Most Consecutive Free Throws Made: ......................................................................................... 46 – Glen Napier, Morehead State (1981-82) Most Rebounds:.......................................................................................................................543 – Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1956-57) Best Rebound Average: ..........................................................................................................21.8 – Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1966-67) Most Assists: ................................................................................................................. 255 – Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee (1986-87) Most Blocked Shots: ..............................................................................................................138 – Ricky Tunstall, Youngstown State (1982-83) Individual – Career Most Points (4 yrs.): ........................................................................................................... 2,602 – Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (1999-03) Most Points (3 yrs.): .......................................................................................................... 2,238 – Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1968-71) Best Point Average: ..............................................................................................................28.5 – James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (1972-74) Most Field Goals Made (4 yrs.): ..................................................................................................................973 – Joe Jakubick, Akron (1980-84) Most Field Goals Made (3 yrs.): ........................................................................................... 935 – Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1968-71) Most Field Goals Attempted: ...................................................................................................................1,913 – Joe Jakubick, Akron (1980-84) Best Field Goal Percentage: .................................................................................. .664 (496-747) – Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) Most 3-Pointers Made: .......................................................................................................................... 319 – Joe Sibbitt, Austin Peay (1994-98) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: .................................................................................................................. 830 – Joe Sibbitt, Austin Peay (1994-98) Best 3-Pt. Percentage (min. 150 made): ................................................................... .476 (190-399) – Jeff McGill, Eastern Kentucky (1986-88) Most Free Throws Made:...........................................................................................................731 – Howie Crittenden, Murray State (1952-56) Most Free Throws Attempted: ...............................................................................................1,041 – Howie Crittenden, Murray State (1952-56) Best Free Throw Percentage: ........................................................................................................ .890 – Steve Barrett, Murray State (1971-74) Most Rebounds:....................................................................................................................1,675 – Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1954-58) Best Rebound Average: ..........................................................................................................18.2 – Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1965-68) Most Assists: .............................................................................................................................699 – Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky (1977-81) Most Blocked Shots: .......................................................................................................... 439 – Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1993-97) All-Time OVC Triple-Doubles Below is a listing of the all-time triple-doubles (and one quadruple-double) in OVC history. Player, School William “Bud Eley”, Southeast Missouri Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Brandon Griffin, Southeast Missouri Walker Russell, Jacksonville State Lester Hudson, UT Martin Lester Hudson, UT Martin Isacc Miles, Murray State Chris Horton, Austin Peay Deville Smith, UT Martin
Opponent (Date) Morehead State (1/4/99) Morehead State (2/2/99) Tennessee State (2/26/00) UT Martin (2/22/01) Oakland City (12/13/03) Eastern Kentucky (2/28/06) Central Baptist (11/13/07) Southeast Missouri (2/16/08) UT Martin (2/24/09) Berea (11/16/14) Northwestern State (3/19/15)
Stat Line 24 pts., 14 reb., 10 blocks 19 pts., 13 reb., 10 asst. 19 pts., 11 reb., 10 asst. 27 pts., 13 reb., 12 asst. 12 pts., 12 reb., 10 asst. 21 pts., 11 reb., 11 asst. 25 pts., 12 reb., 10 asst., 10 steals 26 pts., 12 reb., 10 asst. 13 pts., 10 reb., 11 asst. 15 pts., 13 reb., 10 blocks 21 pts., 12 reb., 11 asst.
Score W, 71-69 W, 82-63 W, 73-62 W, 90-74 W, 79-67 W, 86-59 W, 116-74 W, 98-85 W, 74-59 W, 68-63 W, 104-79
50-Point Games in OVC History Eleven (11) times in OVC history a player has scored 50 or more points in a game, including Tennessee Tech’s Kevin Murphy, who accomplished the feat most recently (2011-12). Pts. 55 55 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 50
Player, School Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Tilman Beverly, Youngstown State Brett Roberts, Morehead State Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Tom Chilton, East Tennessee Harold Sergent, Morehead State James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay Steve Hamilton, Morehead State Darel Carrier, Western Kentucky Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech
Opponent vs. Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Middle Tennessee vs. Morehead State vs. Austin Peay vs. Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Georgia Southern vs. Ohio vs. Morehead State vs. SIUE
Year 1964-65 1985-86 1991-92 1953-54 1960-61 1964-65 1972-73 1972-73 1956-57 1963-64 2011-12
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MEN’S BASKETBALL CAREER TOP 10 LISTS MOST POINTS SCORED (2,000 POINT CLUB) 1. 2,602 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (1999-03) 2. 2,583 Joe Jakubick, Akron (1980-84) 3. 2,484 Jeff Martin, Murray State (1985-89) 4. 2,381 Ricky Minard, Morehead State (2000-04) 5. 2,267 Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1993-97) 6. 2,248 Isaac Spencer, Murray State (1997-01) 7. 2,238 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1968-71) 8. 2,236 Marcus Brown, Murray State (1992-96) 9. 2,196 Earl Wise, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) 10. 2,076 Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky (1954-55, 56-59) 11. 2,073 Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay (1998-02) 12. 2,072 Herbie Stamper, Morehead State (1975-79) 13. 2,057 Popeye Jones, Murray State (1988-92) 14. 2,050 Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (2009-13) 15. 2,019 Howie Crittenden, Murray State (1952-56) 2,019 Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech (2008-12) 17. 2,009 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2007-11) SCORING AVERAGE 1. 28.5 James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (1972-74) 2. 27.6 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1968-71) 3. 27.5 Dan Swartz, Morehead State (1953-56) 4. 27.0 James Tillman, Eastern Kentucky (1978-80) 5. 26.6 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-09) 6. 23.9 Joe Jakubick, Akron (1980-84) 7. 23.3 Howard Wright, Austin Peay (1967-70) 8. 23.2 Harold Sergent, Morehead State (1962-65) 9. 23.1 Leonard Coulter, Morehead State (1971-74) 10. 22.4 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1992-94) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .664 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1991-93) 2. .652 Tony Easley, Murray State (2006-10) 3. .640 Alfred Jones, Tennesee Tech (2008-11) 4. .620 Alonzo Hird, Eastern Kentucky (2004-06) 5. .617 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1992-94) 6. .613 Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri (2010-12) 7. .602 Jim Clemens, Tennessee Tech (1971-74) 8. .601 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1993-97) 9. .600 Amadi McKenzie, Tennessee Tech (2004-08) 10. .598 Matt Sisley, Southeast Missouri (1992-93) REBOUND AVERAGE 1. 18.2 Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1965-68) 2. 16.7 Ron Johnson, Murray State (1968-71) 3. 16.4 Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1954-58) 4. 16.2 Jim Jennings, Murray State (1961-64) 5. 15.2 Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech (1957-60) 6. 14.3 Norm Pokley, Morehead State (1960-63) 7. 14.2 Jerry Hurst, Middle Tennessee (1957-58) 8. 13.8 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1968-71) 9. 13.4 Booker Brown, Middle Tennessee (1969-70) 10. 13.2 Garfield Smith, Eastern Kentucky (1965-68) TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. 1,675 Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1954-58) 2. 1,673 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2007-11) 3. 1,565 Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky (1951-54) 4. 1,374 Popeye Jones, Murray State (1988-92) 5. 1,367 Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky (1951-54) 6. 1,309 Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky (1955, 57-59) 7. 1,292 Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1965-68) 8. 1,147 Jim Jennings, Murray State (1961-64) 9. 1,118 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1969-71) 10. 1,108 Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech (1957-60)
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FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .890 Steve Barrett, Murray State (1971-74) .890 Cory Johnson, Southeast Missouri (1997-99) 3. .872 Jim Sandfoss, Morehead State (1964-67) 4. .871 Tyler Laser, Eastern Illinois (2007-11) 5. .869 Jeremy Granger, Eastern Illinois (2008-12) 6. .867 George Bryant, Eastern Kentucky (1969-72) 7. .859 Arlando Johnson, Eastern Kentucky (1991-94) 8. .854 Jimmy Stepp, Eastern Kentucky (1981-83) 9. .850 Greg Coble, Murray State (1989-91) 10. .849 Marcus Brown, Murray State (1992-96) THREE-POINTERS MADE 1. 319 Joe Sibbitt, Austin Peay (1994-98) 2. 304 Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (2009-13) 3. 302 DeWayne Powell, UT Martin (1992-96) 4. 285 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2000-03) 5. 283 Matt Witt, Eastern Kentucky (2002-06) 283 Maze Stallworth, Morehead State (2006-10) 7. 271 Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky (2005-09) 8. 263 J. Robert Merritt, Samford (2003-06) 9. 254 Todd Babington, Austin Peay (2004-08) 10. 251 Frank Davis, Tennessee Tech (2006-10) 251 Frank Allen, Murray State (1989-93) 251 Marland Smith, Southeast Missouri (2009-13) THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 1. 830 Joe Sibbitt, Austin Peay (1994-98) 2. 775 Matt Witt, Eastern Kentucky (2002-06) 3. 763 DeWayne Powell, UT Martin (1992-96) 4. 736 Maze Stallworth, Morehead State (2006-10) 5. 725 Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (2009-13) 6. 723 Mike Liabo, UT Martin (2010-14) 7. 704 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2000-03) 704 Marquis Weddle, UT Martin (2007-10) 9. 697 Marland Smith, Southeast Missouri (2009-13) 10. 683 Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky (2005-09) ASSISTS 1. 699 2. 690 3. 637 4. 630 5. 626 6. 610 7. 593 8. 591 9. 590 10. 531
Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky (1977-81) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1989-92) Norman Jackson, Austin Peay (1974-78) Matt Witt, Eastern Kentucky (2002-06) John DeCamillis, Eastern Kentucky (1982-86) Lucas Nutt, Southeast Missouri (2010-14) Colby Pierce, Austin Peay (1993-97) Anthony Avery, Tennessee Tech (1985-89) Walker Russell, Jacksonville State (2003-06) Don Mann, Murray State (1985-89)
STEALS 1. 279 2. 263 3. 255 4. 247 5. 236 6. 232 7. 228 228 9. 221 10. 213
Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1989-92) DeWayne Powell, UT Martin (1992-96) Garrett Richardson, Tennessee State (2000-04) Ricky Minard, Morehead State (2000-04) Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky (2012-15) Marcus Brown, Murray State (1993-96) Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2007-11) Derek Wright, Austin Peay (2004-08) Jamie Ross, Eastern Kentucky (1989-92) Stephen Kite, Tennessee Tech (1982-86)
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. 439 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1993-97) 2. 262 Chris Horton, Austin Peay (2012-present) 3. 257 Josh Lewis, Austin Peay (2000-03) 4. 241 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2007-11) 5. 223 Bob McCann, Morehead State (1984-87) 6. 221 Ricky Tunstall, Youngstown State (1982-84) 7. 186 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1992-94) 8. 185 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) 9. 182 Daniel Northern, Tennessee Tech (2006-09) 10. 180 Cuthbert Victor, Murray State (2000-04) 180 Nino Johnson, Southeast Missouri (2011-15)
MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON TOP 10 LISTS MOST POINTS SCORED 1. 880 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2008-09) 2. 878 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1970-71) 3. 854 James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (1972-73) 4. 847 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-08) 5. 829 Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky (1953-54) 6. 828 Dan Swartz, Morehead State (1955-56) 7. 827 Joe Jakubick, Akron (1982-83) 8. 817 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2001-02) 9. 815 Brett Roberts, Morehead State (1991-92) 10. 814 Joe Jakubick, Akron (1983-84)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .931 Brent Jolly, Tennessee Tech (2000-01) 2. .927 Brent Jolly, Tennessee Tech (2001-02) 3. .915 Mike Kelley, Morehead State (1975-76) .915 Julio Anthony, Eastern Illinois (2007-08) 5. .914 Brett Hale, Southeast Missouri (2002-03) 6. .907 Cory Johnson, Southeast Missouri (1998-99) .907 Bruce Timko, Youngstown State (1984-85) 8. .906 Jim Sandfoss, Morehead State (1966-67) .906 Greg Bibb, Tennessee Tech (1994-95) 10. .905 B.J. Jenkins, Murray State (2010-11)
SCORING AVERAGE 1. 32.1 Tom Chilton, East Tennessee (1960-61) 2. 30.1 Joe Jakubick, Akron (1983-84) 3. 29.5 James “Fly” Williams, Austin Peay (1972-73) 4. 29.3 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1970-71) 5. 28.8 Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech (1958-59) 28.8 Darryl Brooks, Tennessee State (1989-90) 7. 28.6 Dan Swartz, Morehead State (1955-56) 28.6 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1969-70) 9. 28.5 Joe Jakubick, Akron (1982-83) 28.5 John Best, Tennessee Tech (1992-93)
THREE-POINTERS MADE 1. 124 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-08) 2. 120 J. Robert Merritt, Samford (2005-06) 3. 112 Josh Heard, Tennessee Tech (1999-00) 4. 106 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2008-09) 5. 104 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2001-02) 104 Adam Leonard, Eastern Kentucky (2006-07) 104 Jeff McGill, Eastern Kentucky (1987-88) 8. 103 De’Teri Mayes, Murray State (1997-98) 9. 102 Todd Babington, Austin Peay (2007-08) 102 Ian Clark, Belmont (2012-13)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .700 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-91) 2. .688 Evan Bradds, Belmont (2014-15) 3. .678 Tyrone Howard, Eastern Kentucky (1986-87) 4. .675 Olajide Hay, UT Martin (2008-09) 5. .671 Greg Morgan, Tennessee Tech (2001-02) 6. .667 Theanthony Haymon, Austin Peay (2000-01) .667 Alfred Jones, Tennessee Tech (2009-10) 8. .664 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1991-92) 9. .662 Joe Jones, Tennessee Tech (1983-84) 10. .661 Bob Brown, East Tennessee (1975-76) REBOUND AVERAGE 1. 21.8 Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1966-67) 2. 20.1 Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1956-57) 3. 19.7 Garfield Smith, Eastern Kentucky (1967-68) 4. 19.6 Tommy Woods, East Tennessee (1964-65) 5. 19.1 Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1957-58) 6. 18.2 Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech (1958-59) 7. 17.9 Lamar Green, Morehead State (1968-69) 8. 17.6 Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1967-68) 9. 17.2 Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech (1959-60) 17.2 Jim Jennings, Murray State (1961-62) 17.2 Tommy Woods, East Tennessee (1965-66) TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. 543 Steve Hamilton, Morehead State (1956-57) 2. 508 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2010-11) 3. 483 Lamar Green, Morehead State (1968-69) 4. 479 Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1966-67) 5. 477 Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky (1953-54) 6. 472 Garfield Smith, Eastern Kentucky (1967-68) 7. 469 Popeye Jones, Murray State (1990-91) 8. 468 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2008-09) 9. 456 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2009-10) 10. 455 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1970-71)
THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 1. 320 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-08) 2. 299 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2008-09) 3. 294 Marquis Weddle, UT Martin (2007-08) 4. 290 Josh Heard, Tennessee Tech (1999-00) 5. 285 Kenard Moore, Southeast Missouri (2008-09) 6. 278 Earl Bullock, UT Martin (2002-03) 7. 273 Marquis Weddle, UT Martin (2008-09) 8. 269 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2001-02) 9. 267 Todd Babington, Austin Peay (2007-08) 10. 265 Justine Burdine, Murray State (2001-02) ASSISTS 1. 255 2. 254 3. 247 4. 243 5. 212 212 7. 211 211 9. 210 10. 207
Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee (1986-87) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1991-92) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky (1978-79) Zac Swansey, Tennessee Tech (2010-11) Chad Townsend, Murray State (1996-97) Norman Jackson, Austin Peay (1976-77) Walker Russell, Jacksonville State (2004-05) Carlton Clarington, Tennessee Tech (1984-85) Gerald Harris, Middle Tennessee (1988-89)
STEALS 1. 113 2. 99 3. 94 4. 93 5. 89 6. 87 87 8. 86 9. 85 10. 80 80
Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky (2014-15) Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2007-08) Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee (1986-87) Derek Wright, Austin Peay (2007-08) Richard Duncan, Middle Tennessee (1998-99) Jamie Ross, Eastern Kentucky (1991-92) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1991-92) Anthony Avery, Tennessee Tech (1988-89) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1989-90) Kirk Greathouse, Eastern Kentucky (1991-92)
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. 138 Ricky Tunstall, Youngstown State (1982-83) 2. 134 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1996-97) 3. 123 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1994-95) 4. 100 Chris Horton, Austin Peay (2012-13) 5. 97 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1995-96) 6. 95 Tony Easley, Murray State (2009-10) 7. 93 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1992-93) 93 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1993-94) 9. 92 Chris Horton, Austin Peay (2013-14) 10. 90 Daniel Northern, Tennessee Tech (2007-08) 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 65
MEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Scoring PLAYER, SCHOOL Tom Chilton, ETSU Granny Williams, MOR Harold Sergent, MOR Darel Carrier, WKU Harold Sergent, MOR Clem Haskins, WKU Ernie Bodkin, EKU Clem Haskins, WKU Willie Brown, MTSU Jim McDaniels, WKU Jim McDaniels, WKU Jim McDaniels, WKU Les Taylor, MUR Fly Williams, APSU Fly Williams, APSU Frank Jones, TTU Tom Schmidt, TTU Herbie Stamper, MOR Herbie Stamper, MOR James Tillman, EKU James Tillman, EKU Andrew Burton, APSU Joe Jakubick, AKR Joe Jakubick, AKR Joe Jakubick, AKR Kim Cooksey, MTSU Kim Cooksey, MTSU Tilman Bevely, YSU Anthony Mason, TSU Jeff Martin, MUR Darryl Brooks, TSU J.J. Eubanks, TSU Brett Roberts, MOR* John Best, TTU Carlos Rogers, TSU Marcus Brown, MUR Marcus Brown, MUR Vincent Rainey, MUR De’Teri Mayes, MUR Erik Brown, MOR Aubrey Reese, MUR Kyle Hill, EIU Henry Domercant, EIU Henry Domercant, EIU Ricky Minard, MOR Dainmon Gonner, SEMO Roy Booker, SEMO Randall Gulina, SAM Lester Hudson, UTM Lester Hudson, UTM Trenton Marshall, JSU Kenneth Faried, MOR Kevin Murphy, TTU Isaiah Canaan, MUR Patrick Miller, TSU Cameron Payne, MUR
G 24 22 19 21 21 25 25 20 24 26 25 30 21 29 25 25 24 25 23 28 27 27 26 29 27 31 33 28 28 29 24 19 29 28 31 30 29 30 33 28 32 31 31 29 29 27 27 32 33 32 26 35 33 31 30 35
PTS 771 572 387 546 546 599 631 467 556 644 716 878 538 856 687 582 553 547 565 759 734 551 594 827 814 537 633 662 783 795 690 459 815 799 759 671 767 656 711 540 653 737 817 810 631 547 594 579 847 880 460 605 681 676 712 707
AVG 32.1 26.0 20.4 26.0 26.0 24.0 25.2 23.4 23.2 24.8 28.6 29.3 25.6 29.5 27.5 23.2 23.0 21.9 24.6 27.1 27.2 20.4 22.8 28.5 30.1 17.3 18.9 23.6 28.0 25.7 28.8 24.2 28.1 28.5 24.5 22.4 26.3 21.9 21.5 19.3 20.4 23.8 26.4 27.9 21.8 20.3 22.0 18.1 25.7 27.5 17.7 17.3 20.6 21.8 23.7 20.2
YEAR 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Rebounding PLAYER, SCHOOL G Tom Chilton, ETSU 24 Jim Jennings, MUR 25 Norm Pokley, MOR 20 Jim Jennings, MUR 24 Tommy Woods, ETSU 23 Tommy Woods, ETSU 21 Dick Cunningham, MUR* 22 Garfield Smith, EKU 24 Lamar Green, MOR 26 Jim McDaniels, WKU 25 Jim McDaniels, WKU 30 Leonard Coulter, MOR 27 Granville Burton, WKU 26 Marcelous Starks, MUR 25 George Sorrell, MTSU 28 Bob Brown, ETSU 26 Dave Bootcheck, EKU 24 Otis Howard, APSU 27 Greg Jackson, WKU 25 Gary Hooker, MUR 29 Jerry Beck, MTSU 27 Jerry Beck, MTSU 30 Ricky Hood, MUR 29 John Primm, EKU 27 Bob McCann, MOR 27 Bob McCann, MOR 27 Bob McCann, MOR 28 Anthony Mason, TSU 28 Kerry Hammonds, MTSU 31 Popeye Jones, MUR 30 Popeye Jones, MUR* 33 Popeye Jones, MUR* 30 Warren Kidd, MTSU* 26 Carlos Rogers, TSU 31 Curtis Fincher, EKU 27 Curtis Fincher, EKU 27 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 28 Ryan DeMichael, UTM 26 Bud Eley, SEMO 29 Roderick Johnson, SEMO 31 Larrie Smith, TTU 29 James Singleton, MUR 31 James Singleton, MUR 29 Victor Cuthbert, MUR 34 Reggie Golson, SEMO 29 Clarence Matthews, TSU 28 Fernandez Lockett, APSU 33 Daniel Northern, TTU 32 Kenneth Faried, MOR 36 Kenneth Faried, MOR 35 Kenneth Faried, MOR* 35 Jud Dillard, TTU 33 Ed Daniel, MUR 31 Chad Posthumus, MOR 34 Chris Horton, APSU 30
YEAR 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Assists PLAYER, SCHOOL Michael Shunick, APSU Bruce Jones, EKU Glen Green, MUR John DeCamillis, EKU John DeCamillis, EKU Carlton Clarington, TTU John DeCamillis, EKU Duane Washington, MTSU Don Mann, MUR Gerald Harris, MTSU Van Usher, TTU Van Usher, TTU Van Usher, TTU* Maurice Houston, TTU Maurice Houston, TTU Tim Horton, TSU Colby Pierce, APSU Kareem Gilbert, TSU Chad Townsend, MUR Jack Owens, EIU Corey Hemphill, TTU Marquis Sykes, MOR Marquis Sykes, MOR Kevin Roberts, SEMO Walker Russell, JSU Walker Russell, JSU Walker Russell, JSU DeAndre Bray, JSU Nikola Stojakovic, MOR Delrico Lane, UTM Brandon Shingles, MOR Zac Swansey, TTU Zac Swansey, TTU Patrick Miller, TSU Lucas Nutt, SEMO Reece Chamberlain, BEL
G 21 24 28 24 26 28 25 29 24 31 28 28 29 26 31 27 30 25 33 29 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 30 30 32 32 33 33 33 32 33
AST 144 165 137 121 163 210 191 255 144 207 189 247 254 178 170 172 205 191 171 158 154 149 189 179 182 211 197 156 204 158 152 212 192 190 191 198
AVG 6.9 6.9 4.9 5.0 6.3 7.5 7.6 8.8 6.0 6.7 6.8 8.8 8.8 6.8 5.5 6.4 6.8 7.6 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.5 6.2 6.5 7.3 6.8 5.2 6.8 4.9 4.8 6.4 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0
YEAR 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Steals PLAYER, SCHOOL unknown Norris Beckley, MOR Norris Beckley, MOR Guy Minnifield, MOR unknown James Johnson, MTSU James Johnson, MTSU Duane Washington, MTSU Bobby Collins, EKU Anthony Avery, TTU Van Usher, TTU Van Usher, TTU* Van Usher, TTU DeWayne Powell, UTM DeWayne Powell, UTM Marcus Brown, MUR DeWayne Powell, UTM William McFadden, UTM Alex Franco, TTU Richard Duncan, MTSU Andrae Betts, UTM Garrett Richardson, TSU Ricky Minard, MOR Garrett Richardson, TSU Garrett Richardson, TSU Dainmon Gonner, SEMO Jeremy Kelly, UTM Julian Mascoll, EKU Lester Hudson, UTM Lester Hudson, UTM B.J. Jenkins, MUR Zac Swansey, TTU Zac Swansey, TTU Ronnie Boggs, JSU Corey Walden, EKU Corey Walden, EKU*
YEAR 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64
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REB 403 431 338 358 450 361 479 472 472 340 454 385 314 319 373 290 264 286 221 356 265 280 295 232 252 282 317 292 319 336 469 431 386 358 277 292 333 255 310 266 254 312 320 347 245 239 261 296 468 456 508 282 311 370 333
AVG 16.7 17.2 16.9 14.8 19.6 17.2 21.8 19.7 18.1 13.6 15.1 14.2 12.1 12.8 13.3 11.2 11.0 10.6 8.8 12.3 9.8 9.3 10.2 8.6 9.7 10.4 11.3 10.4 10.3 11.2 14.2 14.4 14.8 11.5 10.3 10.8 11.9 9.8 10.7 8.6 8.8 10.1 11.0 10.2 8.4 8.5 7.9 9.3 13.0 13.0 14.5 8.5 10.0 10.9 11.1
G
STL
AVG
26 27 30
40 59 69
1.5 2.2 2.3
31 32 29 28 30 28 28 29 26 27 30 27 27 29 31 29 29 29 27 28 27 27 33 33 32 36 33 33 28 34 32
63 73 93 68 85 80 113 86 65 69 76 61 74 71 87 74 63 73 60 63 74 56 72 94 75 64 68 72 54 76 99
2.0 2.3 3.2 2.4 2.8 2.9 4.0 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.9 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.2 3.1
YEAR 1951-52 1957-58 1958-59 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
YEAR 1986-87 1987-88 1987-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Field Goal Percentage PLAYER, SCHOOL FG Art Spoelstra, WKU* 178 Ralph Crosthwaite, WKU* 202 Ralph Crosthwaite, WKU* 191 Larry Bale, MUR 98 Bobby Rascoe, WKU 226 Scott Schlosser, MUR 117 Jim Spencer, MTSU 97 Bennie Goheen, MUR 111 Ernie Bodkin, EKU 254 Garfield Smith, EKU 166 Garfield Smith, EKU 160 Mike Kretzer, ETSU 211 Jim Mc Daniels, WKU 305 Les Taylor, MUR 143 Daryl Dunagan, EKU 121 Marcelous Starks, MUR 162 Marcelous Starks, MUR 145 Morris Tampa, ETSU 117 Bob Brown, ETSU 181 Ralph Garner, APSU 153 Bob Martin, MTSU 130 Greg Jackson, WKU 174 Craig McCormick, WKU 165 Jerry Beck, MTSU 174 Jerry Beck, MTSU 180 Doug Lipscomb, MTSU 123 Phil Hill, EKU 120 John Keschock, YSU 186 Lee Campbell, MTSU 130 Tyrone Howard, EKU 156 Leslie Gregory, MTSU 169 Chris Ogden, MUR 136 Chris Ogden, MUR 141 Warren Kidd, MTSU 173 Warren Kidd, MTSU 156 Warren Kidd, MTSU 167 Carlos Rogers, TSU 288 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 168 Stanley Caldwell, TSU 110 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 198 Isaac Spencer, MUR 171 Bud Eley, SEMO 171 Joe Williams, APSU 139 TheanthonyHaymon 132 Greg Morgan, TTU 102 Jon Bentley, EKU 135 Cuthbert Victor, MUR 190 Chad McKnight, MOR 155 Clarence Matthews, TSU 144 Amadi McKenzie, TTU 163 Tony Easley, MUR 115 Olajide Hay, UTM 85 Alfred Jones, TTU 120 Leon Powell, SEMO* 172 Leon Powell, SEMO 126 Dennis Ogbe, TTU 122 Jarvis Williams, MUR* 184 Evan Bradds, BEL* 185
FGA 345 331 296 174 448 232 188 120 481 303 307 405 535 271 211 264 259 195 274 254 227 299 264 289 290 206 199 322 205 230 299 236 238 247 235 265 469 270 178 307 270 287 224 198 152 206 302 246 264 268 167 126 180 273 213 199 284 269
Three-Point Percentage PLAYER, SCHOOL 3FG 3FGA Jeff McGill, EKU 86 170 Anthony Mason, TSU 40 81 Jeff Martin, MUR 65 131 Paul King, MUR 46 98 P.J. Nichols, MOR 66 158 Curtis Shelton, SEMO 58 121 Brad Divine, EKU 43 85 Curtis Shelton, SEMO 86 190 DeWayne Powell, UTM 77 178 Marcus Brown, MUR 74 175 Nod Carter, MTSU 53 121 De’Teri Mayes, MUR 103 234 Brett Bohanan, MOR 73 164 Jonathan Whitworth, MTSU* 50 99 Amory Sanders, SEMO* 53 95 Cameron Crisp, TTU 72 156 Chez Marks, MOR 82 180 Tyson Dorsey, SAM 74 152 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 85 193 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 120 252 Terrick Willoughby, SEMO 51 116 Kyle Duncan, APSU 43 78 Mike Rose, EKU* 99 206 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 54 112 Robert Covington, TSU 40 87 Kris Davis, SIUE 58 97 Ian Clark, BEL 102 222 Drew Windler, BEL 81 176 Cornell Johnston, EIU 55 106
PCT .516 .610 .645 .563 .504 .504 .516 .529 .528 .547 .521 .521 .570 .527 .573 .613 .560 .600 .661 .602 .573 .582 .625 .602 .620 .597 .603 .578 .634 .678 .565 .576 .592 .700 .664 .630 .614 .622 .618 .645 .633 .596 .621 .667 .671 .655 .629 .630 .545 .608 .689 .675 .667 .630 .592 .613 .648 .688
PCT .506 .494 .496 .469 .418 .479 .506 .453 .433 .423 .438 .440 .445 .505 .558 .462 .456 .487 .440 .476 .440 .551 .481 .482 .460 .598 .459 .460 .519
YEAR 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Free Throw Percentage PLAYER, SCHOOL FT Henderson Thompson, MOR 180 Granny Williams, MOR 138 Jim Dunn, WKU 64 Lee Lemos, EKU 62 Henry Akin, MOR 82 Charles Adams, MOR 71 Jim Sanders, MOR 106 Billy Chumbler, MUR 102 Claude Virden, MUR 99 Jim Young, MUR 86 George Bryant, EKU 122 George Bryant, EKU 111 Geoff Shuck, TTU 55 Arch Johnson, MOR 66 Mike Kelley, MOR 54 Herbie Stamper, MOR 114 Herbie Stamper, MOR 141 Herbie Stamper, MOR 121 Tim Thomas, APSU 64 James Tillman, EKU 158 Glenn Napier, MOR 84 Glenn Napier, MOR 54 Jimmy Stepp, EKU 54 Craig Jones, MUR 56 Bruce Timko, YSU 78 Gerald Gray, APSU 101 Antonio Parris, EKU 70 Tony Raye, APSU 146 Darrin Hale, MOR 130 Frank Allen, MUR 112 Frank Allen, MUR 130 Brett Roberts, MOR 193 Curtis Shelton, SEMO 56 Marty Cline, MOR 73 Greg Bibb, TTU* 106 Nod Carter, MTSU 104 De’Teri Mayes, MUR 92 Cory Johnson, SEMO 62 Cory Johnson, SEMO 68 Lee Nosse, MTSU 83 Brent Jolly, TTU 95 Brent Jolly, TTU 76 Brett Hale, SEMO 64 Trent Eager, JSU 92 Ramon Kelly, MOR 81 Walker Russell, JSU 112 Romain Martin, EIU 72 Julio Anthony, EIU 75 Lester Hudson, UTM 148 Jeremy Granger, EIU 84 B.J. Jenkins, MUR 86 Corey Wickware, SIUE 57 Corey Walden, EKU 129 Travis Betran, APSU 107 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 83
FTA 208 160 71 75 98 82 117 125 121 96 143 137 67 78 59 134 168 136 73 191 96 60 61 67 86 121 79 175 150 129 153 219 66 81 117 118 114 71 75 93 102 82 70 110 94 125 83 82 168 96 95 66 147 122 94
PCT .865 .863 .901 .827 .837 .866 .906 .816 .818 .896 .853 .810 .821 .846 .915 .851 .839 .890 .877 .828 .875 .900 .885 .836 .907 .835 .886 .834 .867 .868 .850 .881 .848 .901 .906 .881 .807 .873 .907 .892 .931 .927 .914 .836 .862 .896 .867 .915 .881 .875 .905 .864 .878 .877 .883
YEAR 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Blocked Shots PLAYER, SCHOOL G David Mason, AKR 26 Steve Taylor, TTU 25 Ricky Tunstall, YSU 27 Joe Jakubick, AKR 53 Bob McCann, MOR 27 Bob McCann, MOR 27 Bob McCann, MOR 28 Barry Sumpter, APSU 29 Milos Babic, TTU 30 Mike Smith, EKU 30 Rod Mitchell, MOR 28 Warren Kidd, MTSU 27 Carlos Rogers, TSU 29 Carlos Rogers, TSU 31 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 27 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 28 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 28 Ryan DeMichael, UTM 26 Bud Eley, SEMO 29 Joe Williams, APSU 28 Jeremy Sargent, UTM 28 Jeremy Sargent, UTM 28 Josh Lewis, APSU 31 Josh Lewis, APSU 32 Reggie Golson, SEMO 29 Pearson Griffith, MUR 31 Clarence Matthews, TSU 31 Daniel Northern, TTU 32 Daniel Northern, TTU 29 Tony Easley, MUR 36 Kenneth Faried, MOR 35 Ed Daniel, MUR 33 Chris Horton, APSU 31 Chris Horton, APSU 30 Chris Horton, APSU 30
BLK 41 37 138 127 74 67 82 44 58 60 77 62 93 93 123 96 134 52 75 49 52 74 82 83 64 79 38 90 74 95 82 50 100 92 70
AVG 1.6 1.5 5.1 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.9 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.8 2.3 3.2 3.0 4.6 3.4 4.8 2.0 2.6 1.8 1.9 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.6 1.2 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 1.5 3.2 3.1 2.3
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MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 1978-79 Player 12/12 James Tillman, EKU 12/19 Kenny Elliot, EKU 1/9 Greg Joyner, MTSU 1/16 Herbie Stamper, MOR 1/23 Greg Joyner, MTSU 1/30 Greg Jackson, WKU 2/6 Greg Jackson, WKU 2/13 James Tillman, EKU 2/20 James Tillman, EKU Freshman 2/13 Kenney Hammonds, MUR 2/20 Kenney Hammonds, MUR 1979-80 Player 12/10 James Tillman, EKU 12/18 Gary Hooker, MUR 1/7 Pete Abuls, TTU 1/14 Gary Hooker, MUR 1/21 Craig McCormick, WKU 2/4 Craig McCormick, WKU 2/11 Lamont Sleets, MUR 2/18 James Tillman, EKU 2/25 Dave Bootcheck, EKU Freshman 12/10 Tony Wilson, WKU 12/18 Lamont Sleets, MUR 1/7 Jeff Harris, TTU 1/14 Lamont Sleets, MUR 1/21 Tony Wilson, WKU 2/4 Lamont Sleets, MUR 2/11 Glen Green, MUR 2/18 Eddie Childress, MOR 2/25 Lamont Sleets, MUR 1980-81 Player 12/8 Glenn Napier, MOR 12/15 Roosevelt Sanders, APSU 1/6 Tony Wilson, WKU 1/12 Jerry Beck, MTSU 1/19 Lamont Sleets, MUR 1/26 Craig McCormick, WKU 2/2 Andrew Burton, APSU 2/9 Andrew Burton, APSU 2/17 John Mathis, TTU 2/23 Lamont Sleets, MUR Freshman 12/8 No Selection 12/15 No Selection 1/6 No Selection 1/12 Brian Stewart, MUR 1/19 No Selection 1/26 Joe Jakubick, AKR 2/2 No Selection 2/9 No Selection 2/17 No Selection 2/23 Bobby Jones, WKU 1981-82 Player 12/7 12/14 12/21 1/5 1/11 1/18 1/25
Tony Wilson, WKU Ricky Hood, MUR Joe Jakubick, AKR Lenny Manning, APSU Jerry Beck, MTSU Glen Green, MUR Glen Green, MUR Lenny Manning, APSU 2/1 Ricky Hood, MUR 2/8 Jerry Beck, MTSU 2/15 Craig McCormick, WKU 2/22 Greg Coldiron, MOR Freshman 12/7 No Selection 12/14 No Selection 12/21 No Selection 1/5 No Selection 1/11 Bruce Mitchell, EKU 1/18 Pat Day, APSU 1/25 No Selection 2/1 Bruce Mitchell, EKU 2/8 No Selection 2/15 Carlton Clarington, TTU 2/22 Pat Day, APSU 1982-83 Player 12/6 Glen Green, MUR Lamont Sleets, MUR 12/13 Joe Jakubick, AKR 12/21 Glen Green, MUR Joe Jakubick, AKR 1/4 Glen Green, MUR 1/11 Ricky Hood, MUR 1/17 Joe Jakubick, AKR 1/24 Earl Harrison, MOR 1/31 Jimmy Stepp, EKU
2/7 2/14 2/21 2/28
Joe Jakubick, AKR Bruce Alexander, YSU Jeff Tipton, MOR Guy Minnifield, MOR Danny Schultz, TTU Freshman 12/6 No Selection 12/13 Stephen Kite, TTU 12/21 No Selection 1/4 John DeCamillis, EKU 1/11 Lonnie West, APSU 1/17 Stephen Kite, TTU 1/24 Raleigh Choice, MTSU 1/31 Stephen Kite, TTU 2/7 Stephen Kite, TTU 2/14 LaRae Davis, MTSU 2/21 No Selection 2/28 No Selection 1983-84 Player 12/20 1/9 1/17 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13
Guy Minnifield, MOR Lamont Sleets, MUR Joe Jakubick, AKR Stephen Kite, TTU Joe Jakubick, AKR Earl Harrison, MOR Joe Jakubick, AKR Phil Hill, EKU 2/20 Craig Talley MUR Lenny Manning, APSU 2/27 Bruce Timko, YSU Guy Minnifield, MOR Freshman 12/20 Bryant Woodford, MTSU 1/9 No Selection 1/17 Antonio Parris, EKU 1/23 Antonio Parris, EKU 1/30 No Selection 2/6 Keith Turner, TTU 2/13 Antonio Parris, EKU 2/20 No Selection 2/27 Antonio Parris, EKU 1984-85 Player 12/11 12/18 1/9 1/16 1/23
Kerry Hammonds, MTSU Stephen Kite, TTU Stephen Kite, TTU Craig Talley, MUR John Keshock, YSU Bob McCann, MOR 1/30 Bryan Roth, AKR 2/6 Lonnie Thompson, MTSU 2/13 Carlton Clarington, TTU 2/20 Bob McCann, MOR James Merchant, AKR Freshman 12/11 Tyrone Howard, EKU 12/18 Neal Murray, MTSU 1/9 Roland Chadwick, MOR 1/16 Bob McCann, MOR 1/23 Bobby Collins, EKU 1/30 Talbert Turner, MOR 2/6 Bobby Collins, EKU 2/13 Kerry Hammonds, MTSU 2/20 Kerry Hammonds, MTSU 1985-86 Player 12/17 1/6 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/3 2/11 2/18
Bob McCann, MOR James Johnson, MTSU Garry Robbins, YSU Zedric Macklin, MUR Kerry Hammonds, MTSU Chuck Glass, MUR Marcel Boyce, AKR Dan Mann, MUR Zedric Macklin, MUR 2/25 Stephen Kite, TTU Newcomer 12/17 No Selection 1/6 No Selection 1/14 Tyrus Baynham, MTSU 1/21 No Selection 1/28 No Selection 2/3 James Wilson, YSU 2/11 James Wilson, YSU 2/18 No Selection 2/25 No Selection Freshman 12/17 Anthony Avery, TTU 1/6 Shawn Roberts, AKR 1/14 Anthony Avery, TTU 1/21 Andrew Tunstill, MTSU 1/28 Lee Campbell, MTSU 2/3 Don Mann, MUR 2/11 Lawrence Mitchell, APSU 2/18 Lee Campbell, MTSU 2/25 Eric McLaughlin
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1986-87 Player 12/15 Bob McCann, MOR 12/22 Don Mann, MUR Lawrence Mitchell, APSU Dwayne Rainey, MTSU 1/5 Randy Henry, MTSU 1/13 Lawrence Mitchell, APSU 1/20 Marcel Boyce, AKR 1/27 Tilman Bevely, YSU 2/3 Dwayne Rainey, MTSU 2/10 Lawrence Mitchell, APSU 2/17 Marcel Boyce, AKR Darryl Bedford, APSU 2/24 Darryl Bedford, APSU Newcomer 12/15 No Selection 12/22 No Selection 1/5 No Selection 1/13 No Selection 1/20 Wayne Tiller, MUR 1/27 Tyrone Howard, EKU 2/3 No Selection 2/10 Derrick Davis, MOR 2/17 Tyrone Howard, EKU 2/24 No Selection Freshman 12/15 Earl Wise, TTU 12/22 Earl Wise, TTU 1/5 Chris Rainey, MTSU 1/13 Tony Curry, MOR 1/20 Earl Wise, TTU 1/27 Earl Wise, TTU 2/3 Tony Curry, MOR 2/10 Earl Wise, TTU 2/17 Earl Wise, TTU 2/24 Jeff Arms, TTU 1987-88 Player 12/14 Ty Baynham, MTSU 12/21 Jeff Martin, MUR 1/4 Anthony Avery, TTU 1/12 Jeff Martin, MUR 1/19 Jeff Martin, MUR 1/26 Anthony Mason, TSU 2/2 Jeff McGill, EKU 2/9 Don Mann, MUR 2/16 Chris Rainey, MTSU 2/23 Jeff Martin, MUR 3/1 Barry Sumpter, APSU Newcomer 12/14 Milos Babic, TTU 12/21 Milos Babic, TTU 1/4 No Selection 1/12 Bryant Carrington, MOR 1/19 Milos Babic, TTU 1/26 No Selection 2/2 Carl Sias, MUR 2/9 Milos Babic, TTU 2/16 No Selection 2/23 No Selection 3/1 No Selection Freshman 12/14 No Selection 12/21 No Selection 1/4 Tim Jackson, YSU 1/12 No Selection 1/19 No Selection 1/26 Tim Jackson, YSU 2/2 No Selection 2/9 No Selection 2/16 Tim Jackson, YSU 2/23 Leslie Gregory, MTSU 3/1 Tim Jackson, YSU 1988-89 Player 12/12 12/19 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14
Chris Rainey, MTSU Earl Wise, TTU Randy Henry, MTSU Jeff Martin, MUR Paul King, MUR Kerry Hammonds, MTSU Earl Wise, TTU Darrin Hale, MOR Jeff Martin, MUR Randy Henry, MTSU 2/21 Darrin Hale, MOR 2/28 Jeff Martin, MUR Newcomer 12/12 No Selection 12/19 No Selection 1/3 Elbert Boyd, MOR 1/10 Donald Tivis, APSU 1/17 Elbert Boyd, MOR 1/24 Elbert Boyd, MOR 1/31 No Selection 2/7 Donald Tivis, APSU 2/14 Donald Tivis, APSU
2/21 Donald Tivis, APSU 2/28 No Selection Freshman 12/12 No Selection 12/19 Kirk Greathouse, EKU 1/3 Kirk Greathouse, EKU 1/10 Quincy Vance, MTSU 1/17 Popeye Jones, MUR 1/24 Mike Smith, EKU 1/31 Quincy Vance, MTSU 2/7 Brett Roberts, MOR 2/14 Victor Fraley, TSU 2/21 Mike Smith, EKU 2/28 Victor Fraley, TSU 1989-90 Player 12/4 Greg Franklin, APSU 12/10 Darryl Brooks, TSU 12/18 Darryl Brooks, TSU 1/2 Popeye Jones, MUR 1/9 Popeye Jones, MUR 1/16 Popeye Jones, MUR 1/23 Tommy Brown, APSU 1/30 Mike Davis, EKU 2/6 Elbert Boyd, MOR 2/13 Popeye Jones, MUR 2/20 Quincy Vance, MTSU 2/27 Frank Allen, MUR Newcomer 12/4 Van Usher, TTU 12/10 Michael Lemons, TSU 12/18 Aric Sinclair, EKU 1/2 No Selection 1/9 Van Usher, TTU 1/16 Joey Coe, TTU 1/23 Bobby McWilliams, TTU 1/30 Van Usher, TTU 2/6 Greg Coble, MUR 2/13 Aric Sinclair, EKU 2/20 Greg Coble, MUR 2/27 No Selection Freshman 12/4 No Selection 12/10 Frank Allen, MUR 12/18 Robert Taylor, MTSU 1/2 No Selection 1/9 No Selection 1/16 Robert Taylor, MTSU 1/23 Frank Allen, MUR 1/30 Frank Allen, MUR 2/6 Mitch Cupples, TTU 2/13 Mitch Cupples, TTU 2/20 No Selection 2/27 Robert Taylor, MTSU 1990-91 Player 12/4 12/10 12/18 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29
Frank Allen, MUR Jamie Ross, EKU Greg Coble, MUR P.J. Nichols, MOR Donald Tivis, APSU J.J. Eubanks, TSU LaMonte Ware, APSU Greg Coble, MUR 2/5 Warren Kidd, MTSU 2/12 Robert Taylor, MTSU Popeye Jones, MUR 2/19 Tommy Brown, APSU 2/26 Rod Mitchell, MOR Brett Roberts, MOR Newcomer 12/4 No Selection 12/10 Tony Lewis, TSU 12/18 Warren Kidd, MTSU 1/8 Warren Kidd, MTSU 1/15 John Jackson, MUR 1/22 Toine Murphy, APSU Kevin Howard, TSU 1/29 Warren Kidd, MTSU J.J. Eubanks, TSU 2/5 John Jackson, MUR 2/12 No Selection 2/19 Warren Kidd, MTSU 2/26 Kelvin Hammonds, MTSU Freshman 12/4 Geoff Herman, APSU 12/10 Bruce Oglesby, TTU 12/18 John Allen, EKU 1/8 John Allen, EKU 1/15 Bruce Oglesby, TTU 1/22 Jeff Clifton, MTSU 1/29 Jeff Clifton, MTSU 2/5 Robert West, TTU Bruce Oglesby, TTU 2/12 Geoff Herman, APSU 2/19 John Allen, EKU 2/26 Robert West, TTU
1991-92 Player 12/9 Kirk Greathouse, EKU Brett Roberts, MOR 12/17 Popeye Jones, MUR 12/23 Warren Kidd, MTSU 1/7 Brett Roberts, MOR 1/14 John Allen, EKU 1/21 Brett Roberts, MOR Popeye Jones, MUR 1/28 John Best, TTU 2/4 Frank Allen, MUR 2/10 Brett Roberts, MOR 2/17 Frank Allen, MUR 2/24 John Best, TTU 3/3 Kirk Greathouse, EKU Newcomer 12/9 Clyde Hopkins, TTU 12/17 Alex Beason, SEMO 12/23 Alex Beason, SEMO 1/7 Maurice Cannon, MUR Leon Johnson, TSU 1/14 Maurice Cannon, MUR 1/21 Reggie Dupree, APSU 1/28 Leon Johnson, TSU 2/4 Maurice Cannon, MUR Brandon Samuels, SEMO 2/10 Leon Johnson, TSU 2/17 Maurice Cannon, MUR 2/24 Arlando Johnson, EKU 3/3 Maurice Cannon, MUR Freshman 12/9 Tim Horton, TSU 12/17 No Selection 12/23 No Selection 1/7 Tim Horton, TSU 1/14 Rick Yudt, APSU 1/21 Jesse Nayadley, TTU 1/28 Tim Horton, TSU 2/4 Rick Yudt, APSU 2/10 Rick Yudt, APSU 2/17 No Selection 2/24 Rick Yudt, APSU 3/3 No Selection 1992-93 Player 12/15 Carlos Rogers, TSU 12/21 Frank Allen, MUR 1/4 John Best, TTU 1/11 Frank Allen, MUR 1/18 John Best, TTU 1/25 Doug Bentz, MOR 1/31 Tim Horton, TSU 2/6 John Best, TTU 2/13 John Allen, EKU 2/20 Johnnie Williams, MOR 2/27 Devon Lake, SEMO Newcomer 12/15 Luther Bonds, SEMO 12/21 Kelly Wells, MOR 1/4 No Selection 1/11 No Selection 1/18 No Selection 1/25 Kelly Wells, MOR 1/31 Carlos Rogers, TSU 2/6 No Selection 2/13 Carlos Rogers, TSU 2/20 Antwan Hoard, MUR 2/27 Milton Dean, MTSU Freshman 12/15 John Brannen, MOR 12/21 Brad Divine, EKU 1/4 No Selection 1/11 No Selection 1/18 No Selection 1/25 Dewayne Powell, UTM 1/31 Marcus Brown, MUR 2/6 Marty Cline, MOR 2/13 Brad Divine, EKU 2/20 J.J. Hylton, MOR 2/27 Monty Wilson, TSU 1993-94 Player 12/5 John Brannen, MOR Curtis Shelton, SEMO 12/12 Carlos Rogers, TSU 12/19 Milton Dean, MTSU 1/2 Marcus Brown, MUR 1/9 Tyrone Beck, APSU 1/16 Marcus Brown, MUR 1/23 Carlos Rogers, TSU 1/30 DeMarcus Doss, EKU 2/6 Marcus Brown, MUR 2/13 Carlos Rogers, TSU 2/20 Tyrone Boardley, MOR 2/27 Tyrone Beck, APSU Newcomer 12/5 Carlos Floyd, TTU 12/12 Mark Majick, MOR
12/19 Marlon Stewart, EKU 1/2 Marlon Stewart, EKU 1/9 William Moore, MUR 1/16 Marcus Moore, APSU 1/23 Marcus Jones, MUR 1/30 Jermall Morgan, SEMO 2/6 Jeff Johnson, TSU 2/13 Tyrone Boardley, MOR 2/20 Marcus Jones, MUR 2/27 Mark Majick, MOR Freshman 12/5 Steve Wright, UTM 12/12 Vincent Rainey, MUR 12/19 Jerry Fogle, MOR 1/2 No Selection 1/9 Jerry Fogle, MOR 1/16 No Selection 1/23 Bubba Wells, APSU 1/30 Bubba Wells, APSU 2/6 No Selection 2/13 Bubba Wells, APSU 2/20 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 2/27 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 1994-95 Player 12/4 Jermall Morgan, SEMO 12/11 Monty Wilson, TSU 12/18 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU Bubba Wells, APSU 1/3 Marcus Brown, MUR 1/8 Michael Hart, UTM 1/15 Tyrone Boardley, MOR 1/23 Tim Horton, TSU 1/29 Arlando Johnson, EKU Marcus Brown, MUR 2/5 Bubba Wells, APSU 2/12 Marlon Stewart, EKU 2/19 Marcus Brown, MUR 2/26 DeWayne Powell, UTM Greg Bibb, TTU Newcomer 12/4 Curtis Fincher, EKU 12/11 Roni Bailey, MTSU 12/18 Theron Curry, TTU 1/3 Mark Kinnaird, MOR 1/8 Velvious Goodloe, MTSU 1/15 Calvin Morris, TSU 1/23 Calvin Morris, TSU 1/29 Jerome Days, SEMO 2/5 Chris Turner, TTU Michael Hart, UTM 2/12 Mark Kinnaird, MOR 2/19 Michael Hart, UTM 2/26 Quennon Echols, MUR Freshman 12/4 Joe Sibbitt, APSU 12/11 Marty Thomas, EKU 12/18 No Selection 1/3 Kenny Smith, TTU 1/8 Anthony Holt, SEMO 1/15 Lance Parr, TTU 1/23 No Selection 1/29 Reggie Crenshaw, APSU 2/5 No Selection 2/12 Joe Sibbitt, APSU 2/19 Aaron Cecil, EKU 2/26 No Selection 1995-96 Player 12/3 12/10 12/18 1/2 1/7 1/15 1/21
Marcus Brown, MUR Michael Hart, UTM Marcus Brown, MUR Bubba Wells, APSU Michael Hart, UTM Bud Eley, SEMO Jermaine Savage, APSU Monty Wilson, TSU 1/28 Fred Walker, MUR 2/4 Michael Hart, UTM 2/11 Bubba Wells, APSU Curtis Fincher, EKU 2/18 Marcus Brown, MUR 2/25 Marcus Brown, MUR Newcomer 12/3 Bud Eley, SEMO 12/10 Carlos Bess, EKU 12/18 Bud Eley, SEMO 1/2 Stanley Caldwell, TSU 1/7 Aylton Tesch, MTSU 1/15 Stanley Caldwell, TSU 1/21 Stanley Caldwell, TSU 1/28 Nod Carter, MTSU Art Quarterman, TTU 2/4 Bud Eley, SEMO 2/11 Nod Carter, MTSU 2/18 Aylton Tesch, MTSU 2/25 Stanley Caldwell, TSU Freshman 12/3 Jason Johnson, TSU 12/10 No Selection 12/18 Jack Owens, MUR
1/2 1/7 1/15 1/21 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25
Jason Johnson, TSU Ryan Owens, UTM Darren Dawson, MUR Darren Dawson, MUR Jason Johnson, TSU Ryan Owens, UTM Jason Johnson, TSU Jason Johnson, TSU Jason Johnson, TSU
1996-97 Player 12/2 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 12/8 Curtis Wiggins, TTU 12/15 Nod Carter, MTSU 12/22 Vincent Rainey, MUR 1/5 Bubba Wells, APSU 1/12 Bud Eley, SEMO 1/19 Vincent Rainey, MUR 1/26 Bubba Wells, APSU 2/2 Lorenzo Coleman, TTU 2/9 Monty Wilson, TSU 2/16 Bubba Wells, APSU 2/23 Deteri Mayes, MUR Newcomer 12/2 Calvert White, SEMO 12/8 Deteri Mayes, MUR 12/15 Daniel Sutton, EKU 12/22 Matt Simons, EKU 1/5 Daniel Sutton, EKU 1/12 Deteri Mayes, MUR 1/19 Calvert White, SEMO 1/26 Deteri Mayes, MUR Kareem Gilbert, TSU 2/2 Corrie Johnson, TSU 2/09 Daniel Sutton, EKU 2/16 Deteri Mayes, MUR 2/23 Jeremy Prater, MOR Freshman 12/2 Freddie Martinez, MTSU 12/8 Kevin Samuel, TSU 12/15 Lee Coomler, MOR 12/22 No Selection 1/5 Marc Polite, EIU 1/12 John Smith, EIU 1/19 Keith Samuel, TSU 1/26 Marc Polite, EIU 2/2 Marc Polite, EIU 2/9 Kevin Samuel, TSU 2/16 Keith Samuel, TSU 2/23 Lee Coomler, MOR 1997-98 Player 11/24 Alex Franco, TTU 12/1 Freddie Martinez, MTSU 12/7 Rick Kaye, EIU 12/14 De’Teri Mayes, MUR 12/22 Joe Sibbitt, APSU Rick Kaye, EIU 1/4 Mark Williams, EKU 1/11 Rick Kaye, EIU 1/18 Aylton Tesch, MTSU 1/25 Aylton Tesch, MTSU 2/1 De’Teri Mayes, MUR 2/8 De’Teri Mayes, MUR 2/15 Isaac Spencer, MUR 2/22 De’Teri Mayes, MUR Newcomer 11/24 Cory Johnson, SEMO 12/1 Rod Murray, MUR 12/7 Kahn Cotton, SEMO 12/14 Isaac Spencer, MUR 12/22 Jack Owens, EIU 1/4 Jason Ohlsen, UTM 1/11 David Evans, EKU 1/18 Isaac Spencer, MUR 1/25 Jerome Jackson, APSU 2/1 Cory Johnson, SEMO 2/8 Reggie Nelson, TTU 2/15 Jerome Jackson, APSU 2/22 Shane Carnes, EKU Freshman 11/24 Jamie Roberts, TSU 12/1 Dewayne Krom, MOR 12/7 Jamie Roberts, TSU 12/14 Aaron Knight, MOR James Stewart, APSU 12/22 Nathan Owen, SEMO 1/4 Jamie Roberts, TSU 1/11 Dewayne Krom, MOR 1/18 Brandon Davenport, MOR 1/25 James Stewart, APSU Jamie Roberts, TSU 2/1 James Stewart, APSU 2/8 Adonis Hart, TTU 2/15 Kyle Hill, EIU 2/22 Jamie Roberts, TSU 1998-99 Player 11/23 Trenton Hassell, APSU 11/30 Isaac Spencer, MUR 12/7 Bud Eley, SEMO
12/14 Isaac Spencer, MUR 12/21 Kyle Hill, EIU 1/4 Bud Eley, SEMO 1/11 Bud Eley, SEMO 1/18 Aubrey Reese, MUR 1/25 Josh Heard, TTU 2/1 Jerome Jackson, APSU 2/8 Jason Johnson, TSU 2/15 Lee Nosse, MTSU 2/22 Trenton Hassell, APSU Newcomer 11/23 Scott Charity, MOR 11/30 Corey Hemphill, TTU 12/7 Marlon Towns, MUR 12/14 Roderick Johnson, SEMO 12/21 Corey Williams, TSU 1/4 Gerald King, MTSU 1/11 Brad Cleaver, MOR 1/18 Corey Hemphill, TTU 1/25 Corey Williams, TSU 2/1 Corey Hemphill, TTU 2/8 Trenton Hassell, APSU 2/15 Nick Stapleton, APSU 2/22 Cedrick Wallace, MTSU Freshman 11/23 Whitney Robinson, EKU 11/30 Erik Brown, MOR 12/7 Erik Brown, MOR 12/14 Whitney Robinson, EKU 12/21 Erik Brown, MOR 1/4 Erik Brown, MOR 1/11 Erik Brown, MOR 1/18 Andrae Betts, UTM 1/25 Joey Westmoreland, TTU 2/1 Whitney Robinson, EKU 2/8 Andrae Betts, UTM 2/15 Erik Brown, MOR 2/22 Erik Brown, MOR 1999-00 Player 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20
Isaac Spencer, MUR Aubrey Reese, MUR Roderick Johnson, SEMO Nick Stapleton, APSU Brad Cleaver, MOR 1/3 Trenton Hassell, APSU 1/10 Kyle Hill, EIU 1/17 Joe Williams, APSU 1/24 Aubrey Reese, MUR 1/31 Larrie Smith, TTU 2/7 Jamie Roberts, TSU 2/14 Aubrey Reese, MUR 2/21 Josh Heard, TTU 2/28 Lee Nosse, MTSU Newcomer 11/29 Larrie Smith, TTU 12/6 Will Morris, EKU 12/13 Ron McKnight, MTSU 12/20 Michael Stokes, SEMO 1/3 Iiro Tenngren, MTSU 1/10 Sam Hoskin, EKU 1/17 Michael Stokes, SEMO 1/24 Steve Sensabaugh, UTM 1/31 Fernando Ortiz, MTSU Michael Stokes, SEMO 2/7 Jonathan Whitworth, MTSU 2/14 Joe Williams, APSU 2/21 Fernando Ortiz, MTSU 2/28 Matt Britton, EIU Freshman 11/29 Leigh Gayden, TTU 12/6 Leigh Gayden, TTU 12/13 Justin Cornell, MOR 12/20 No Selection 1/3 Brent Jolly, TTU 1/10 Chris Garnett, EKU 1/17 Okechi Egbe, UTM 1/24 Okechi Egbe, UTM 1/31 Henry Domercant, EIU 2/7 Marquis Sykes, MOR 2/14 Marquis Sykes, MOR 2/21 Chris Shumate, MUR 2/28 Henry Domercant, EIU 2000-01 Player 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 1/2 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26
Trenton Hassell, APSU Henry Domercant, EIU Isaac Spencer, MUR Michael Stokes, SEMO Lavoris Jerry, EKU Hayden Prescott, UTM Joe Williams, APSU Henry Domercant, EIU Joe Williams, APSU Larrie Smith, TTU Larrie Smith, TTU Jamie Roberts, TSU Trenton Hassell, APSU Isaac Spencer, MUR Leigh Gayden, TTU
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Newcomer 11/27 Jeremy Sargent, UTM 12/4 No Selection 12/11 Antione Whelchel, MUR 12/18 John Gilmore, TSU 1/2 Antione Whelchel, MUR 1/8 Terry Rogers, SEMO 1/15 John Gilmore, TSU 1/22 Brian Foster, UTM 1/29 Antione Whelchel, MUR 2/5 Brian Foster, UTM 2/12 Brian Foster, UTM 2/19 Brian Foster, UTM 2/26 Spanky Parks, EKU Freshman 11/27 Ricky Minard, MOR 12/4 Ricky Minard, MOR 12/11 Ricky Minard, MOR 12/18 Jesse Mackinson, EIU 1/2 Garrett Richardson, TSU 1/8 Ricky Minard, MOR Jason Harrell, TTU 1/15 Ricky Minard, MOR 1/22 Andi Hornig, MUR 1/29 Ricky Minard, MOR 2/5 Cuthbert Victor, MUR 2/12 Ricky Minard, MOR 2/19 Adrian Henning, APSU 2/26 Jason Harrell, TTU 2001-02 Player 11/19 Justin Burdine, MUR 11/26 Chez Marks, MOR 12/3 Jason Harrell, TTU 12/10 Henry Domercant, EIU 12/17 Henry Domercant, EIU 12/24 Cameron Crisp, TTU 1/7 Nick Stapleton, APSU 1/14 Henry Domercant, EIU 1/21 Ricky Minard, MOR 1/28 Ricky Minard, MOR 2/4 Garrett Richardson, TSU 2/11 Justin Burdine, MUR 2/18 Kyle Rolston, TSU 2/28 Ricky Minard, MOR Newcomer 11/19 Michael Haney, EKU 11/26 Derek Winans, SEMO 12/3 Derek Winans, SEMO 12/10 Brett Hale, SEMO 12/17 Anthony Davis, APSU 12/24 Michael Haney, EKU 1/7 Anthony Davis, APSU 1/14 Derek Winans, SEMO 1/21 Derek Winans, SEMO 1/28 Michael Haney, EKU 2/4 Brett Hale, SEMO 2/11 Brett Hale, SEMO 2/18 Derek Winans, SEMO 2/28 Derek Winans, SEMO Freshman 11/19 Jair Peralta, UTM 11/26 Damien Kinloch, TTU 12/3 Damien Kinloch, TTU 12/10 James Singleton, MUR 12/17 Kenyatta Dix, EKU 12/24 No Selection 1/7 Damien Kinloch, TTU 1/14 Damien Kinloch, TTU 1/21 Damien Kinloch, TTU 1/28 Shawn Fields, EKU 2/4 James Singleton, MUR 2/11 James Singleton, MUR 2/18 Antonio Henderson, MUR 2/28 Damien Kinloch, TTU 2002-03 Player 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27
Joey Walker, UTM Henry Domercant, EIU Cameron Crisp, TTU J.C. Howe, UTM Ricky Minard, MOR Henry Domercant, EIU Joey Walker, UTM Rocky Minard, MOR Josh Lewis, APSU Chez Marks, MOR 2/3 Adrian Henning, APSU James Singleton, MUR 2/10 Henry Domercant, EIU 2/17 Ricky Minard, MOR 2/24 Ricky Minard, MOR 3/3 Henry Domercant, EIU Newcomer 11/25 Corey Gipson, APSU 12/2 Brandon Griffin, SEMO 12/9 Brandon Griffin, SEMO 12/16 J.C. Howe, UTM 12/23 Earl Bullock, UTM 1/6 No Selection 1/13 Corey Gipson, APSU
1/20 Brandon Griffin, SEMO 1/27 No Selection 2/3 Earl Bullock, UTM 2/10 Brandon Griffin, SEMO 2/17 Mike Scott, EKU 2/24 J.C. Howe, UTM 3/3 Brandon Griffin, SEMO Freshman 11/25 Matt Witt, EKU 12/2 Matt Witt, EKU 12/9 No Selection 12/16 Matt Witt, EKU 12/23 Matt Witt, EKU 1/6 Matt Witt, EKU 1/13 Matt Witt, EKU 1/20 No Selection 1/27 No Selection 2/3 Matt Witt, EKU 2/10 Matt Witt, EKU 2/17 Matt Witt, EKU 2/24 Matt Witt, EKU 3/3 Matt Witt, EKU 2003-04 Player 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 1/5 1/12 1/19
Cuthbert Victor, MUR Cuthbert Victor, MUR Cuthbert Victor, MUR Brandon Griffin, SEMO Chez Marks, MOR Jon Bentley, EKU Chris Shumate, MUR Josh Lewis, APSU Derek Winans, SEMO 1/26 Ricky Minard, MOR 2/2 Cuthbert Victor, MUR 2/9 Ricky Minard, MOR 2/16 Jon Bentley, EKU 2/23 Matt Witt, EKU 3/1 Ricky Minard, MOR Newcomer 11/24 Justin Smith, UTM 12/1 Kelvin Brown, MUR 12/8 Dainmon Gonner, SEMO Willie Jenkins, TTU 12/15 Jared Newson, UTM 12/22 Justin Smith, UTM 1/5 Dainmon Gonner, SEMO 1/12 Kelvin Brown, MUR 1/19 Mike Nelke, SEMO 1/26 Willie Jenkins, TTU 2/2 Jared Newson, UTM 2/9 Willie Jenkins, TTU 2/16 Willie Jenkins, TTU 2/23 Walker Russell, JSU 3/1 Walker Russell, JSU Freshman 11/24 Brandon Moore, EKU 12/1 Bruce Price, TSU 12/8 No Selection 12/15 Will Lewis, UTM 12/22 Bruce Price, TSU 1/5 Jerry Smith, SAM 1/12 Bruce Price, TSU 1/19 Jerry Smith, SAM 1/26 No Selection 2/2 Bruce Price, TSU 2/9 No Selection 2/16 Bruce Price, TSU 2/23 Bruce Price, TSU 3/1 Shawn Witherspoon, MUR 2004-05 Player 11/22 Walker Russell, JSU 11/29 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 12/6 Bruce Price, TSU 12/13 Reggie Golson, SEMO 12/20 Rod Flowers, TSU 1/3 Willie Jenkins, TTU 1/10 Shawn Witherspoon, MUR 1/17 Dainmon Gonner, SEMO 1/24 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 1/31 Matt Witt, EKU 2/7 Walker Russell, JSU 2/14 Reggie Golson, SEMO 2/21 Willie Jenkins, TTU 2/28 Michael Haney, EKU Newcomer 11/22 Rod Flowers, TSU 11/29 Rod Flowers, TSU 12/6 Rod Flowers, TSU 12/13 Zach Ingles, EDU 12/20 Rod Flowers, TSU 1/3 Darnell Hopkins, MUR 1/10 Issian Redding, MUR 1/17 Derek Stribling, TTU 1/24 Derek Stribling, TTU 1/31 Trey Pearson, MUR 2/7 Wayne Arnold, TSU 2/14 Issian Redding, MUR 2/21 Alonzo Hird, EKU 2/28 Kareem Grant, TSU
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Freshman 11/22 Anthony Fisher, TTU 11/29 Paul Paradoski, SEMO 12/6 Derek Wright, APSU 12/13 Bobby Catchings, EIU 12/20 Dorien Brown, JSU 1/3 Dorien Brown, JSU 1/10 Amadi McKenzie, TTU 1/17 Reiley Ervin, TSU 1/24 Reiley Ervin, TSU 1/31 Brandon Davis, JSU 2/7 Joe Ross Merritt, SAM 2/14 Brandon Davis, JSU 2/21 Brandon Davis, JSU 2/28 Justin Orr, MUR 2005-06 Player 11/21 Jeremy Kelly, UTM 11/28 Roy Booker, SEMO 12/5 Jared Newson, UTM 12/12 Issian Redding, MUR 12/19 Wayne Arnold, TSU 1/2 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 1/9 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 1/16 Matt Witt, EKU 1/23 Clarence Matthews, TSU 1/30 Kareem Grant, TSU 2/6 Jared Newson, UTM 2/13 Jared Newson, UTM 2/20 Matt Witt, EKU 2/27 Walker Russell, JSU Newcomer 11/21 Belton Rivers, TTU 11/28 Courtney Bradley, JSU 12/5 Belton Rivers, TTU 12/12 Courtney Bradley, JSU 12/19 Clarence Matthews, TSU 1/2 Roy Booker, SEMO 1/9 Roy Booker, SEMO 1/16 Belton Rivers, TTU 1/23 Courtney Bradley, JSU 1/30 Courtney Bradley, JSU 2/6 Clarence Matthews, TSU 2/13 Courtney Bradley, JSU 2/20 Clarence Matthews, TSU 2/27 Clarence Matthews, TSU Freshman 11/21 Mike Rose, EKU 11/28 Mike Rose, EKU 12/5 Mike Robinson, EIU 12/12 Drake Reed, APSU 12/19 Landon Shipley, APSU 1/2 Landon Shipley, APSU 1/9 Drake Reed, APSU 1/16 Mike Robinson, EIU 1/23 No Selection 1/30 Mike Robinson, EIU 2/6 Kyle Duncan, APSU 2/13 Drake Reed, APSU 2/20 Tyke Cockerham, MOR 2/27 Drake Reed, APSU 2006-07 Player 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 1/2
Shaun Williams, MOR Randall Gulina, SAM Quentin Pryor, MOR Anthony Fisher, TTU Belton Rivers, TTU Courtney Bradley, JSU Drake Reed, APSU Randall Gulina, SAM 1/8 Tyler Holloway, MUR 1/15 Belton Rivers, TTU 1/22 Courtney Bradley, JSU 1/29 Anthony Fisher, TTU 2/5 Mike Rose, EKU 2/12 Gerald Robinson, UTM 2/19 Amadi McKenzie, TTU 2/26 Courtney Bradley, JSU Anthony Fisher, TTU Newcomer 11/13 Gerald Robinson, UTM 11/20 Ladarious Weaver, TSU 11/27 Ladarious Weaver, TSU 12/4 Gerald Robinson, UTM 12/11 Bruce Carter, MUR 12/18 Michael Rembert, SEMO 1/2 Bruce Carter, MUR 1/8 Bruce Carter, MUR 1/15 Brandon Foust, SEMO 1/22 Brandon Foust, SEMO 1/29 Michael Rembert, SEMO 2/5 Bruce Carter, MUR 2/12 Erik Adams, JSU Ladarious Weaver, TSU 2/19 Gerald Robinson, UTM 2/26 Brandon Foust, SEMO Freshman 11/13 Josh Daniel, EKU 11/20 Maze Stallworth, MOR 11/27 Romain Martin, EIU
12/4 12/11 12/18 1/2 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26
Romain Martin, EIU Romain Martin, EIU Tracy Thomas, JSU Romain Martin, EIU Roderick Pearson, SEMO Adam Leonard, EKU Maze Stallworth, MOR Wes Channels, APSU Ousmane Cisse, EIU Adam Leonard, EKU Adam Leonard, EKU Romain Martin, EIU Wes Channels, APSU
2007-08 Player 11/12 Lester Hudson, UTM 11/19 Lester Hudson, UTM 11/26 DeAndre Bray, JSU Daniel Northern, TTU 12/3 Wes Channels, APSU 12/10 Bruce Price, TSU 12/17 Anthony Fisher, TTU Amadi McKenzie, TTU 1/2 Bruce Price, TSU 1/7 Drake Reed, APSU Brandon Foust, SEMO 1/14 Bruce Carter, MUR Lester Hudson, UTM 1/21 Bruce Price, TSU 1/28 Gerald Robinson, UTM 2/4 Derek Wright, APSU 2/11 Lester Hudson, UTM 2/18 Gerald Robinson, UTM 2/25 Gerald Robinson, UTM 3/3 Jake Byrne, EIU Newcomer 11/12 Tarod Sanders, MUR 11/19 Leon Buchanan, MOR 11/26 Calvin Williams, SEMO 12/3 Leon Buchanan, MOR 12/10 Calvin Williams, SEMO Djero Riedewald, UTM 12/17 Charles Moore, TTU 1/2 Lester Hudson, UTM 1/7 Lester Hudson, UTM 1/14 Jonathan Toles, JSU 1/21 Lester Hudson, UTM 1/28 Lester Hudson, UTM 2/4 Jaycen Herring, SEMO 2/11 Leon Buchanan, MOR Djero Riedewald, UTM 2/18 Lester Hudson, UTM 2/25 Jonathan Toles, JSU 3/3 Leon Buchanan, MOR Freshman 11/12 Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU 11/19 Marquis Weddle, UTM 11/26 Jeremy Bynum, JSU Marquis Weddle, UTM 12/3 Marquis Weddle, UTM 12/10 Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU 12/17 Josh Davis, SAM 1/2 Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU 1/7 Marquis Weddle, UTM 1/14 Nick Murphy, JSU 1/21 Kenneth Faried, MOR 1/28 Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU 2/4 Nick Murphy, JSU Marquis Weddle, UTM 2/11 Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU Nick Murphy, JSU 2/18 Jeremy Bynum, JSU Marquis Weddle, UTM 2/25 Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU 3/3 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2008-09 Player 11/17 Brandon Crawford, JSU Lester Hudson, UTM 11/24 Drake Reed, APSU 12/1 Mike Rose, EKU 12/8 Drake Reed, APSU Demonte Harper, MOR 12/15 Wes Channels, APSU Jerrell Houston, TSU 12/22 Lester Hudson, UTM 12/29 Lester Hudson, UTM 1/5 Kenneth Faried, MOR Lester Hudson, UTM 1/12 Lester Hudson, UTM 1/19 Lester Hudson, UTM 1/26 Wes Channels, APSU 2/2 Mike Rose, EKU 2/9 Drake Reed, APSU Lester Hudson, UTM 2/16 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/23 Leon Buchanan, MOR 3/2 Drake Reed, APSU Newcomer 11/17 Robert Murry, MOR 11/24 Papa Oppong, EKU
12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22
Jeffery McClain, MUR T.J. Marion, EIU T.J. Marion, EIU Robert Murry, MOR Delrico Lane, UTM 12/29 Delrico Lane, UTM 1/5 T.J. Marion, EIU 1/12 T.J. Marion, EIU 1/19 Isacc Miles, MUR 1/26 Robert Murry, MOR 2/2 Robert Murry, MOR 2/9 Reuben Clayton, UTM 2/16 LaMont Russell, SEMO 2/23 Isacc Miles, MUR 3/2 Isacc Miles, MUR Freshman 11/17 Brandon Crawford, JSU 11/24 Geddes Robinson, JSU Ivan Aska, MUR 12/1 Brandon Crawford, JSU 12/8 Stephen Hall, JSU 12/15 Anthony Campbell, APSU 12/22 Mike Lewis, EKU 12/29 Derick Echols, MOR 1/5 Parker Smith, TSU 1/12 Joshua Jones, EKU 1/19 Parker Smith, TSU 1/26 Jorge Camacho, EKU 2/2 Geddes Robinson, JSU 2/9 Jorge Camacho, EKU 2/16 Kevin Murphy, TTU 2/23 Ivan Aska, MUR 3/2 Ivan Aska, MUR Kevin Murphy, TTU 2009-10 Player 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14
Ivan Aska, MUR Kenneth Faried, MOR Justin Stommes, EKU Nick Murphy, JSU Wesley Channels, APSU Nick Murphy, JSU 12/21 Jeremy Bynum, JSU Benzor Simmons, UTM 12/28 Wesley Channels, APSU Marquis Weddle, UTM 1/4 Kenneth Faried, MOR Frank Davis, TTU 1/11 Trenton Marshall, JSU 1/18 Kenneth Faried, MOR 1/25 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/1 Wesley Channels, APSU 2/8 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/15 Nick Murphy, JSU 2/22 Josh Taylor, EKU 3/1 Wesley Channels, APSU Newcomer 11/16 B.J. Jenkins, MUR 11/23 Trenton Marshall, JSU 11/30 Josh Sain, TSU 12/7 Trenton Marshall, JSU 12/14 Josh Sain, TSU 12/21 Trenton Marshall, JSU 12/28 B.J. Jenkins, MUR 1/4 Josh Sain, TSU 1/11 Cameron Butler, SEMO Trenton Marshall, JSU 1/18 B.J. Jenkins, MUR Josh Sain, TSU 1/25 Trenton Marshall, JSU 2/1 Trenton Marshall, JSU 2/8 B.J. Jenkins, MUR 2/15 Trenton Marshall, JSU 2/22 Curry McKinney, EIU 3/1 B.J. Jenkins, MUR Freshman 11/16 Robert Covington, TSU 11/23 Derek Thompson, SEMO 11/30 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 12/7 Derek Thompson, SEMO 12/14 Jud Dillard, TTU 12/21 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 12/28 Marland Smith, SEMO 1/4 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 1/11 James Hollowell, EIU 1/18 Jacquan Nobles, TSU 1/25 Jud Dillard, TTU 2/1 Justin Blake, APSU 2/8 Jud Dillard, TTU 2/15 James Hollowell, EIU 2/22 Marland Smith, SEMO 3/1 Robert Covington, TSU 2010-11 Player 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20
Kenneth Faried, MOR Kenneth Faried, MOR Demonte Harper, MOR TyShwan Edmondson, APSU Kenneth Faried, MOR Isaiah Canaan, MUR
12/27 Robert Covington, TSU 1/3 Kenneth Faried, MOR 1/10 Leon Powell, SEMO 1/17 Wil Peters, TSU 1/24 TyShwan Edmondson, AP 1/31 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/7 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/14 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/21 Kenneth Faried, MOR 2/28 B.J. Jenkins, MUR Newcomer 11/15 Josh Terry, APSU Tyshwan Edmondson, AP 11/22 Leon Powell, SEMO 11/29 TyShwan Edmondson, AP 12/6 TyShwan Edmondson, AP 12/13 TyShwan Edmondson, AP 12/20 Kenny Moore, TSU 12/27 Melvin Baker, APSU 1/3 Kenny Moore, TSU 1/10 Leon Powell, SEMO 1/17 TyShwan Edmondson, AP Kenny Moore, TSU 1/24 TyShwan Edmondson, AP 1/31 Zac Swansey, TTU 2/7 Leon Powell, SEMO 2/14 Leon Powell, SEMO 2/21 Leon Powell, SEMO 2/28 Zac Swansey, TTU Freshman 11/15 Patrick Miller, TSU 11/22 Patrick Miller, TSU 11/29 Mike Liabo, UTM 12/6 Mike Liabo, UTM 12/13 Troy King, UTM 12/20 Lucas Nutt, SEMO 12/27 Terence Smith, UTM 1/3 Jeff Johnson, EKU 1/10 Lucas Nutt, SEMO 1/17 Troy King, UTM 1/24 Patrick Miller, TSU 1/31 Terence Smith, UTM 2/7 Will Triggs, APSU 2/14 Will Triggs, APSU 2/21 Troy King, UTM 2/28 Mike Liabo, UTM 2011-12 Player 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5
Jeremy Granger, EIU Robert Covington, TSU Isaiah Canaan, MUR Jeremy Granger, EIU Isaiah Canaan, MUR 12/12 Josh Terry, APSU 12/19 Kevin Murphy, TTU 12/26 Marland Smith, SEMO 1/2 Jaron Jones, EKU 1/9 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 1/16 Donte Poole, MUR 1/23 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 1/30 Ty Proffitt, MOR 2/6 Kevin Murphy, TTU 2/13 Isaiah Canaan, MUR Robert Covington, TSU 2/20 Jud Dillard, TTU 2/27 Isaiah Canaan, MUR Newcomer 1114 Mike DiNunno, EKU Tyler Stone, SEMO 11/21 Tarvin Gaines, JSU 11/28 Nick Niemczyk, SEMO 12/5 Tyler Stone, SEMO 12/12 Tyler Stone, SEMO 12/19 Malcolm Herron, EIU 12/26 Tyler Stone, SEMO Jordan Cyphers, TSU 1/2 Jerome Jones, SIUE 1/9 Tyler Stone, SEMO 1/16 Ronnie Boggs, JSU 1/23 Jerome Clyburn, APSU Kellen Thornton, TSU 1/30 Mike DiNunno, EKU 2/6 Kellen Thornton, TSU 2/13 Tyler Stone, SEMO 2/20 Kellen Thornton, TSU 2/27 Ronnie Boggs, JSU Freshman 11/14 Eric Stutz, EKU 11/21 Myles Taylor, UTM 11/28 Joey Miller, EIU 12/5 Eric Stutz, EKU 12/12 Myles Taylor, UTM 12/19 Myles Taylor, UTM 12/26 Myles Taylor, UTM 1/2 Kris Davis, SIUE 1/9 Joey Miller, EIU 1/16 Zay Jackson, MUR 1/23 Kris Davis, SIUE 1/30 Darion Rackley, JSU 2/6 Myles Taylor, UTM 2/13 Joey Miller, EIU
2/20 2/27
Darion Rackley, JSU Herdie Lawrence, APSU Darion Rackley, JSU
2012-13 Player 11/12 Kerron Johnson, BEL Milton Chavis, MOR 11/19 Jud Dillard, TTU 11/26 Ian Clark, BEL 12/3 Robert Covington, TSU 12/10 Ed Daniel, MUR 12/17 Isaiah Canaan, MUR Robert Covington, TSU 12/23 Mike DiNunno, EKU 12/31 Patrick Miller, TSU 1/7 M.J. Rhett, TSU 1/14 Ian Clark, BEL 1/21 Ian Clark, BEL 1/28 Ian Clark, BEL Tarvin Gaines, JSU 2/4 Myles Taylor, UTM 2/11 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 2/18 Anthony Campbell, APSU 2/25 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 3/4 Corey Wilford, SEMO Newcomer 11/12 Travis Betran, APSU 11/19 Glenn Cosey, EKU 11/26 Travis Betran, APSU 12/3 Glenn Cosey, EKU 12/10 Travis Betran, APSU Glenn Cosey, EKU 12/17 Corey Walden, EKU 12/23 Tim Johnson, SIUE 12/31 Glenn Cosey, EKU 1/7 Travis Betran, APSU 1/14 Travis Betran, APSU 1/21 Sherman Blanford, EIU Corey Walden, EKU 1/28 Sherman Blanford, EIU Corey Walden, EKU 2/4 Glenn Cosey, EKU 2/11 Travis Betran, APSU 2/18 Glenn Cosey, EKU 2/25 Corey Walden, EKU Tim Johnson, SIUE 3/4 A.J. Jones, SEMO Freshman 11/12 Alex Austin, EIU 11/19 Chris Horton, APSU 11/26 Chris Horton, APSU 12/3 Chris Horton, APSU 12/10 Chris Horton, APSU 12/17 Chris Horton, APSU Lanerryl Johnson, TTU 12/23 Alex Austin, EIU 12/31 Alex Austin, EIU 1/7 Lanerryl Johnson, TTU 1/14 Craig Bradshaw, BEL 1/21 Lanerryl Johnson, TTU 1/28 Chris Horton, APSU 2/4 Chris Horton, APSU 2/11 Alex Austin, EIU 2/18 Chris Horton, APSU 2/25 Alex Austin, EIU Jeffery Moss, MUR 3/4 Chris Horton, APSU 2013-14 Player 11/11 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 11/18 J.J. Mann, BEL 11/25 Craig Bradshaw, BEL Chad Posthumus, MOR 12/2 Angelo Warner, MOR Lucas Nutt, SEMO 12/9 J.J. Mann, BEL 12/16 Chris Horton, APSU 12/23 Drew Kelly, MOR 12/30 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 1/6 Glenn Cosey, EKU 1/13 Patrick Miller, TSU 1/20 Rozell Nunn, SIUE 1/27 J.J. Mann, BEL 2/3 Glenn Cosey, EKU 2/10 J.J. Mann, BEL Angelo Warner, MOR 2/17 Sherman Blanford, EIU 2/24 Tyler Stone, SEMO 3/3 Tyler Stone, SEMO Newcomer 11/11 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 11/18 Drew Windler, BEL 11/25 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 12/2 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 12/9 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 12/16 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 12/23 T.J Sapp, MUR 12/30 Chris Olivier, EIU Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 1/6 Jarvis Williams, MUR 1/13 Jarvis Williams, MUR
1/20 1/27 2/3 2/10
Rozell Nunn, SIUE Jarvis Williams, MUR Jarvis Williams, MUR Jarvis Williams, MUR Donivine Stewart, SIUE 2/17 Jarvis Williams, MUR 2/24 Jarekious Bradley, SEMO 3/3 Jarvis Williams, MUR Freshman 11/11 Cameron Payne, MUR 11/18 Antonius Cleveland, SEMO 11/25 Evan Bradds, Belmont 12/2 Evan Bradds, BEL Antonius Cleveland, SEMO 12/9 Cameron Payne, MUR 12/16 Shirmane Thomas, TTU 12/23 Antonius Cleveland, SEMO 12/30 Evan Bradds, BEL 1/6 Cameron Payne, MUR 1/13 Cameron Payne, MUR 1/20 Evan Bradds, BEL 1/27 Cameron Payne, MUR 2/3 Cameron Payne, MUR 2/10 Cameron Payne, MUR 2/17 Cameron Payne, MUR 2/24 Cameron Payne, MUR Antoniius Cleveland, SEMO 3/3 Antonius Cleveland, SEMO 2014-15 Player 11/17 Chris Horton, APSU Corey Walden, EKU 11/24 Jarvis Williams, MUR 12/1 Craig Bradshaw, BEL 12/8 Cameron Payne, MUR 12/15 Cameron Payne, MUR 12/22 Corey Walden, EKU Deville Smith, UTM 12/29 Cameron Payne, MUR 1/5 Chris Olivier, EIU 1/12 Corey Walden, EKU Jarvis Williams, MUR 1/19 Cornell Johnston, EIU 1/26 Cameron Payne, MUR 2/2 Evan Bradds, BEL 2/9 Karam Mashour, MOR Marshun Newell, UTM 2/16 Darion Rackley, JSU 2/23 Craig Bradshaw, BEL 3/2 Corey Walden, EKU Cameron Payne, MUR Newcomer 11/17 Denzel Richardson, EKU 11/24 Charles Jackson, TTU 12/1 Charles Jackson, TTU 12/8 Jeremy Watson, JSU 12/15 Jeremy Watson, JSU 12/22 Deville Smith, UTM 12/29 Arkeem Joseph, UTM 1/5 Denzel Richardson EKU Charles Jackson, TTU 1/12 LeTrell Viser, EIU Deville Smith, UTM 1/19 Deville Smith, UTM 1/26 Charles Jackson, TTU 2/2 Twymond Howard, UTM 2/9 Charles Jackson, TTU 2/16 Trae Anderson, EIU Twymond Howard, UTM 2/23 Alex Anderson, UTM 3/2 Twymond Howard, UTM Freshman 11/17 Mason Ramsey, TTU 11/24 Cornell Johnston, EIU 12/1 Christian Mekowulu, TSU Aleksa Jugovic, TTU 12/8 Cornell Johnston, EIU 12/15 Amanze Egekeze, BEL 12/22 Josh Robinson, APSU 12/29 Aleksa Jugovic, TTU 1/5 Christian Mekowulu, TSU 1/12 Darreon Reddick, TSU 1/19 Cornell Johnston, EIU 1/26 Josh Robinson, APSU 2/2 Charles Tucker, TSU 2/9 Marcus Wallace, SEMO 2/16 Marcus Wallace, SEMO 2/23 Cornell Johnston, EIU 3/2 Aleksa Jugovic, TTU
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MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME PRESEASON POLLS OVC preseason men’s basketball polls are available dating back to the 1979-80 season. Not all years in that time frame, however, are available. Where available, first-place votes are indicated in parenthesis after team name. The selection of Preseason Players of the Year began in 1993-94. 1979-80 1. Western Kentucky (5) 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Murray State 4. Morehead State 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay
70 66 48 40 32 28 12
1980-81 1. Murray State (3) 2. Western Kentucky (2) 3. Middle Tennessee (2) 4. Morehead State (1) 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Austin Peay 7. Akron 8. Tennessee Tech
49 47 46 38 38 24 23.5 14.5
1981-82 1. Western Kentucky (3) 2. Middle Tennessee (4) 3. Murray State (2) 4. Morehead State 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Akron 7. Youngstown State 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Kentucky
59 57 55 44 29 28 19 18 17
1982-83 1. Murray State Poll results incomplete 1983-84 1. Morehead State (6) 2. Tennessee Tech (2) 3. Murray State 4. Akron 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Austin Peay 7. Youngstown State 8. Eastern Kentucky 1984-85 1. Tennessee Tech (5.5) 2. Youngstown State (2.2) 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. Middle Tennessee Morehead State 7. Austin Peay 8. Akron 1985-86 1. Middle Tennessee (6) 2. Tennessee Tech (2) 3. Austin Peay 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Murray State 7. Youngstown State 8. Akron
48 37.5 30.5 27.5 22.5 20.5 19.5 16 46.5 43.5 38 28 23 23 14 8 61 55 40 34 31 25 23.5 18.5
1986-87 1. Akron Poll results incomplete 1987-88 1. Middle Tennessee Poll results incomplete 1988-89 1. Murray State (8) 2. Middle Tennessee (4) 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Austin Peay
5. 6. 7.
Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Morehead State
1989-90 1. Austin Peay (8) 2. Middle Tennessee (4) 3. Tennessee Tech (2) 4. Morehead State 5. Murray State 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee State
21 20 15
6. 7. 8. 9.
66 62 54 39 36 23 14
Preseason Player of the Year Marcus Brown, Murray State
1990-91 1. Murray State 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Morehead State 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee State
15 21 35 44.5 50.5 62.5 65.5
1991-92 1. Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee 3. Murray State 4. Austin Peay 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Morehead State 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Tennessee State
86 86 83 54 49 41 34 15
1992-93 1. Murray State 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Austin Peay Tennessee State 9. UT Martin
53 45 38 37 33 20 18 18 8
1993-94 1. Tennessee State (16) 2. Murray State (1) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Middle Tennessee 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay 9. UT Martin
128 109 101 81 68 58 49 30 24
Preseason Player of the Year Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State 1994-95 1. Murray State (10) Tennessee State (8) 3. Austin Peay 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Middle Tennessee 8. Tennessee Tech 9. UT Martin
120 120 89 87 65 53 49 47 18
Preseason Player of the Year Marcus Brown, Murray State
58 48 38 34
1995-96 1. Murray State (15) 2. Tennessee State (3) 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Austin Peay 5. Middle Tennessee
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127 106.5 94 89.5 70
Morehead State UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri
1996-97 1. Austin Peay (17) 2. Tennessee State (1) 3. Murray State (2) 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Eastern Illinois 9. UT Martin 10. Morehead State
60 41 35 25
160 139 132 105 92 88 72 48 41 23
Preseason Player of the Year Bubba Wells, Austin Peay 1997-98 1. Murray State (18) 2. Tennessee State (2) 3. Austin Peay 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. UT Martin 10. Morehead State
162 130 120 119 101 80 58 50 45 35
Preseason Player of the Year De’Teri Mayes, Murray State 1998-99 1. Murray State (17) 2. Tennessee State (1) 3. Austin Peay (2) 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Eastern Illinois 8. UT Martin 9. Tennessee Tech 10. Morehead State
161 135 127 110 101 84 67 47 46 22
Preseason Player of the Year Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri 1999-00 1. Murray State (18) 2. Austin Peay (1) Southeast Missouri (1) 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Morehead State 8. Tennessee State 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. UT Martin
162 127 127 113 111 74 63 60 43 20
Preseason Player of the Year Isaac Spencer, Murray State 2000-01 1. Austin Peay (14) 2. Murray State (4) 3. Southeast Missouri 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Illinois 6. UT Martin 7. Morehead State Tennessee State 9. Eastern Kentucky
124 113 100 84 78 56 33 33 27
Preseason Players of the Year Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Isaac Spencer, Murray State 2001-02 1. Tennessee Tech (13) 2. Murray State (4) 3. Eastern Illinois (1) 4. Morehead State 5. Austin Peay 6. UT Martin 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Tennessee State Preseason Player of the Year Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois 2002-03 1. Murray State (8) 2. Tennessee Tech (8) 3. Morehead State (2) 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Austin Peay 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee State 8. UT Martin 9. Eastern Kentucky
119 117 103 77 68 54 45 44 21
Preseason Player of the Year Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois 2003-04 1. Austin Peay (18) 2. Morehead State (3) 3. Murray State (1) 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Tennessee Tech 6. UT Martin 7. Samford 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Jacksonville State 11. Tennessee State
198 172 168 123 114 91 84 83 70 67 40
Preseason Player of the Year Ricky Minard, Morehead State 2004-05 1. Murray State (19) 2. Tennessee State (1) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee Tech (1) 5. Austin Peay 6. UT Martin 7. Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri 9. Morehead State 10. Samford 11. Eastern Illinois
199 166 148 137 123 116 92 92 52 45 40
Preseason Player of the Year Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech 2005-06 1. Murray State (9) 2. Eastern Kentucky (1) 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Samford (1) 5. Tennessee State 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Southeast Missouri UT Martin 10. Jacksonville State 11. Morehead State Preseason Player of the Year Trey Pearson, Murray State
99 80 78 72 70 60 38 35 35 21 17
2006-07 1. Samford (9) 2. Tennessee State (6) 3. Tennessee Tech (4) 4. Murray State (3) 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Austin Peay 7. Jacksonville State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Eastern Illinois 10. UT Martin 11. Morehead State
177 169 165 144 134 110 103 71 56 53 28
Preseason Player of the Year Shawn Witherspoon, Murray State 2007-08 1. Austin Peay (19) 2. Eastern Kentucky (1) 3. Tennessee Tech (2) 4. Murray State 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Tennessee State 7. Samford 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Jacksonville State 10. Morehead State 11. UT Martin
199 166 160 149 131 101 85 75 61 50 33
149 142 129 118 108 77 59 57 35 26
Preseason Player of the Year Lester Hudson, UT Martin 2009-10 1. Morehead State (10) Murray State (10) 3. Austin Peay 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Jacksonville State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. UT Martin 9. Tennessee State 10. Southeast Missouri
154 154 114 105 93 86 76 55 44 19
Preseason Player of the Year Kenneth Faried, Morehead State 2010-11 1. Murray State (18) 2. Morehead State (2) 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Kentucky 6 . Tennessee Tech 7. Tennessee State 8. Jacksonville State 9. Southeast Missouri 10. UT Martin
162 146 123 107 92 85 81 51 41 20
Preseason Player of the Year Kenneth Faried, Morehead State 2011-12 1. Austin Peay (10) 2. Tennessee Tech (8) 3. Murray State (3) 4. Tennessee State
Morehead State (1) Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State SIUE
128 106 90 73 67 40 27
West 1. Murray State (15) 2. UT Martin (9) 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Austin Peay 6. SIUE
Preseason Player of the Year Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech
Overall Champion Belmont (21)
2012-13 East 1. Belmont (21) 2. Tennessee State 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State
Preseason Player of the Year Craig Bradshaw, Belmont 131 109 87 77 56 n/a
West 1. Murray State (22) 2. Southeast Missouri (2) 3. Austin Peay 4. SIUE 5. Eastern Illinois 6. UT Martin
132 108 92 73 49 38
125 115 88 72 57 35
Preseason Player of the Year Isaiah Canaan, Murray State
Preseason Player of the Year Drake Reed, Austin Peay 2008-09 1. Murray State (11) 2. UT Martin (6) 3. Austin Peay (2) 4. Morehead State (1) 5. Tennessee State 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Jacksonville State
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
185 181 169 145
2013-14 East 1. Eastern Kentucky (18) 2. Belmont (6) 3. Morehead State 4. Jacksonville State 5. Tennessee State 6. Tennessee Tech
128 116 74 72 60 42
West 1. Southeast Missouri (13) Murray State (11) 3. Austin Peay 4. UT Martin 5. Eastern Illinois 6. SIUE
117 117 90 66 58 44
Preseason Player of the Year Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri 2014-15 East 1. Belmont (16) 2. Morehead State (4) 3. Eastern Kentucky (4) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Jacksonville State 6. Tennessee State
125 103 102 71 52 40
West 1. Murray State (22) 2. Southeast Missouri (2) 3. SIUE 4. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Illinois 6. UT Martin
132 109 77 70 64 40
Overall Champion Murray State (15) Preseason Player of the Year Cameron Payne, Murray State 2015-16 East 1. Belmont (22) 2. Morehead State (1) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Jacksonville State 6. Tennessee State
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2016 OVC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
OVC Tournament Champions
1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89
Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State Morehead State Middle Tennessee Akron Austin Peay Murray State Middle Tennessee
1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Murray State Murray State Murray State Tennessee State Tennessee State Murray State Austin Peay Murray State Murray State Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Murray State Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Morehead State Murray State Morehead State Murray State Belmont Eastern Kentucky Belmont
Team Records in OVC Tournament Akron (1978-87)....................................................................4-2 Austin Peay (1962-present) ...........................................38-33 Belmont (2012-present)......................................................6-1 East Tennessee State (1957-78) ..........................................3-6 Eastern Illinois (1996-present) ........................................6-12 Eastern Kentucky (1948-present)..................................38-34 Evansville (1948-52) .............................................................1-4 Jacksonville State (2003-present) .....................................2-4 Louisville (1948-50) ..............................................................2-1 Marshall (1949-52) ...............................................................2-4 Middle Tennessee State (1952-00)...................................23-24 Morehead State (1948-present) .....................................31-41 Murray State (1948-present) ..........................................64-35 Samford (2003-08) ...............................................................3-5 Southeast Missouri State (1991-present) .....................10-13 SIUE (2012-present)............................................................0-2 Tennessee State (1986-present) ....................................12-23 Tennessee Tech (1949-present) ....................................24-41 UT Martin (1992-present) ...................................................2-9 Western Kentucky (1948-82) ..............................................34-7 Youngstown State (1980-88) ................................................3-5 Present OVC Members in Bold 74 • 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
For the 22nd time in 23 years, the Ohio Valley Conference invades downtown Nashville to crown its men’s basketball champion. The OVC Basketball Tournament is the league’s showcase event, and the 2016 edition of “Music City Madness” will include a variety of exciting action both on and off the court. The tournament made a return to Municipal Auditorium in 2011 with a new merit-based format. The combined men’s and women’s championship has been held at Municipal Auditorium 10 times: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The men also held its championship at the venue in 1989. Prior to the tournament being at the end of the season, the 1967 tournament was also held at Municipal Auditorium in December. After first round games were previously played on campus sites, now all eight men’s and all eight women’s teams that qualify for the tournament field gather at a single site for the entire tournament. In 2011 the bracket shifted from a traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. format to a merit-based format that rewards the top teams during the regular season with byes into the quarterfinals and semifinals. The first round of the men’s tournament will feature the No. 5 seed against the No. 8 seed and the No. 6 seed against the No. 7 seed. The winners of those games will advance to the quarterfinals to face the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds (who received a bye). The winners of those quarterfinal matchups will advance to the semifinals to face the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds (who received a pair of byes). With a change to divisional play in 2012-13, the East and West divisional winners are guaranteed to be the top two seeds in the men’s tournament, while seeds 3-8 will be determined by Conference record, regardless of division. The women’s tournament changed formats in 2015, doing away with both divisional play and the merit-based format; the women’s teams now play in a traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. bracket. The 2016 Championship marks the 53rd time the men’s event has been held, making it the fourth oldest Division I championship in the country (behind only the Southern, ACC and SEC). Future OVC Basketball Tournament dates are March 1-4, 2017 and Feb. 28 - March 3, 2018. Last season Belmont topped nationally-ranked Murray State in the closing seconds to win its second tournament crown in three years. All-Time Tournament Championship Breakdown Murray State 15 Western Kentucky 10 Eastern Kentucky 6 Middle Tennessee 5 Austin Peay 4 Morehead State 4 Belmont 2 Tennessee State 2 Akron 1 Eastern Illinois 1 Southeast Missouri 1 Tennessee Tech 1
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
(First Round)
(Quarterfinals)
(Semifinals)
(Championship)
#5 Seed
March 2-5 Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
GAME 1 - 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
#8 Seed
All Times Central GAME 3 - 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
#4 Seed
GAME 5 - 6:30 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)
#1 Seed GAME 7 - 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
#2 Seed #3 Seed
#6 Seed
OVC Champion and NCAA Automatic Qualifier
GAME 6 - 8:30 p.m. (TV: ESPNU)
GAME 4 - 8:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
GAME 2 - 8:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
#7 Seed
OVC Tournament Tiebreaker System Tiebreaker. The tiebreaker system for seeding the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament will utilize the following factors, in order, until all ties are broken. In the instance where two or more teams are tied for divisional lead, the divisional leader tiebreaker system shall be utilized. Division leaders will be determined before any other seeding. Divisional Leader Ties (a) Head to head record will be compared with the team having the best record named as divisional leader; (b) Overall division records will be compared with the team having the best division record named as divisional leader; (c) Overall record against opposite division opponents will be compared with the team having the best opposite division record named as divisional leader; (d) Records against the #3 finisher within the division will be compared with the team having the best record against the #3 finisher named as divisional leader; (e) If step d does not break the tie, the process continues through the #6 team if necessary; (f) In the event that the tie cannot be broken, the divisional leader shall be determined by a coin toss. NOTE: In the case of steps D and E - if there is a tie between teams finishing 3-6 in the division, those ties should be broken prior to determing divisional leader by using the tiebreaker procedures below only with teams in that division. This is the only instance where ties between lower finishing teams will be broken first and not skipped over. In addition, these ties will only be broken for purposes of determining divisional leaders. Once divisional leaders are determined, these ties will be reinstated and handled according to the tiebreaker procedures below for determining seeds #3-8. Two-way Ties (other than divisional leader) (a) Records in head-to-head competition are compared with the higher seed going to the team that has won the most games against the other; (b) In the event step 1 does not resolve the tie (i.e., if the two teams split during the regular season), then the records for the tying teams against the No. 1 seed shall be compared. The team with the better record against the No. 1 seed shall gain the higher seed. (c) If the potential No. 1 seed is among the tied teams, the process in step 2 will begin at the highest point in the standings that does not involve a tied team. (d) The process continues through the No. 12 team, if necessary. (e) In the event that the tie cannot be broken, the seedings shall be determined by a coin toss. Multiple Ties (other than divisional leader) (a) Composite records between tying teams will be evaluated to determine if one team has won more games against the other tying institutions (in which case that team would receive the higher seed) and/or one team has won the least number of games among the tied teams (in which case that team will receive the lowest seed), and /or two teams have the same composite record (in which case the two-team tiebreaker scenario shall be utilized); (b) In the event this process does not resolve the multiple ties or reduce the multiple ties to one tie, then a comparison of records of the tying institutions against the No. 1 seed will occur. The team among the tying institutions with the better record against the No. 1 seed will receive the higher seed. (c) If the potential No. 1 seed is among the tied teams, the process in step 2 will begin at the highest point in the standing that does not involve a tied team. (d) This process continues through No. 12 team, if necessary. (e) In the event this process does not resolve the ties, a coin toss will be the final alternative. NOTE: If a multiple tie is reduced to a tie between two teams, the two-team tiebreaker formula will then be utilized. Ties involving teams higher in the standings are always broken before ties involving teams lower in the standings. Higher winning percentages shall prevail in tiebreaker situations, even if the number of games played against a team or group is unequal (i.e. 2-0 is better than 3-1). In the case of tied percentages, 2-0 is better than 1-0 and 0-1 is better than 0-2.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ALL-TIME RESULTS 1949 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Western Kentucky 73, Tennessee Tech 42 Eastern Kentucky 73, Murray State 41 Louisville 79, Marshall 65 Morehead State 57, Evansville 54 Semifinals Western Kentucky 70, Eastern Kentucky 54 Louisville 76, Morehead State 54 Consolation Eastern Kentucky 64, Morehead State 44 Championship Western Kentucky 74, Louisville 68 1950 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Eastern Kentucky 54, Evansville 52 Western Kentucky 79, Tennessee Tech 60 Murray State 75, Morehead State 60 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 66, Marshall 62 (OT) Western Kentucky 58, Murray State 54 Consolation Marshall 68, Murray State 64 (2OT) Championship Eastern Kentucky 62, Western Kentucky 50 1951 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Murray State 56, Tennessee Tech 46 Evansville 66, Morehead State 57 Eastern Kentucky 91, Marshall 54 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 64, Evansville 61 Murray State 78, Western Kentucky 77 Consolation Western Kentucky 72, Evansville 71 Championship Murray State 92, Eastern Kentucky 60 1952 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Marshall 74, Morehead State 62 Western Kentucky 83, Evansville 63 Murray State 61, Tennessee Tech 59 (OT) Semifinals Murray State 69, Eastern Kentucky 59 Western Kentucky 89, Marshall 64 Championship Western Kentucky 47, Murray State 45 1953 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Murray State 79, Middle Tennessee 70 Morehead State 70, Tennessee Tech 61 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 52, Murray State 43 Western Kentucky 76, Morehead State 65 Championship Western Kentucky 70, Eastern Kentucky 60 1954 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Morehead State 92, Tennessee Tech 55 Middle Tennessee 86, Murray State 84 Semifinals Western Kentucky 97, Morehead State 79 Eastern Kentucky 95, Middle Tennessee 69 Championship Western Kentucky 85, Eastern Kentucky 69 1955 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Morehead State 123, Middle Tennessee 68 Western Kentucky 80, Tennessee Tech 68 Semifinals Murray State 77, Western Kentucky 72 Eastern Kentucky 91, Morehead State 76 Championship Eastern Kentucky 76, Murray State 59 1964 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Western Kentucky 100, Middle Tennessee 65 Eastern Kentucky 100, Austin Peay 81 Tennessee Tech 77, East Tennessee 59 Murray State 89, Morehead State 82 Semifinals Murray State 79, Tennessee Tech 75 Western Kentucky 82, Eastern Kentucky 73 Championship Murray State 77, Western Kentucky 68 1965 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Murray State 86, MiddleTennessee 65
Eastern Kentucky 86, Austin Peay 85 Tennessee Tech 90, East Tennessee 78 Western Kentucky 80, Morehead State 55 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 79, Murray State 73 Western Kentucky 78, Tennessee Tech 63 Championship Western Kentucky 83, Eastern Kentucky 67 1966 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY First Round Middle Tennessee 71, Austin Peay 70 East Tennessee 87, Eastern Kentucky 78 Morehead State 74, Tennessee Tech 73 Western Kentucky 94, Murray State 83 Semifinals East Tennessee 86, Middle Tennessee 72 Western Kentucky 80, Morehead State 77 (OT) Championship Western Kentucky 72, East Tennessee 59 1967 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round Tennessee Tech 71, Morehead State 63 East Tennessee 64, Eastern Kentucky 50 Murray State 77, Austin Peay 68 Western Kentucky 91, Middle Tennessee 76 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 64, East Tennessee 62 Murray State 83, Western Kentucky 75 Championship Tennessee Tech 67, Murray State 60 1975 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE Semifinals #2 Austin Peay 78, #3 Tennessee Tech 69 #1 Middle Tennessee 89, #4 Morehead State 68 Championship Middle Tennessee 89, Austin Peay 75 1976 • BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY First Round #1 Western Kentucky 91, #8 East Tennessee 74 #5 Middle Tennessee 84, #4 Tennessee Tech 72 #2 Austin Peay 82, #7 Murray State 71 #3 Morehead State 75, #6 Eastern Kentucky 64 Semifinals Western Kentucky 88, Middle Tennessee 78 Morehead State 88, Austin Peay 83 Championship Western Kentucky 65, Morehead State 60 1977 • CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE Semifinals #2 Middle Tennessee 92, #3 Morehead State 70 #1 Austin Peay 82, #4 Murray State 75 Championship Middle Tennessee 77, Austin Peay 65 1978 • BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Semifinals #3 Western Kentucky 79, #2 East Tennessee 75 #4 Austin Peay 66, #1 Middle Tennessee 61 Championship Western Kentucky 77, Austin Peay 69 1979 • RICHMOND, KENTUCKY Semifinals #2 Western Kentucky 90, #3 Morehead State 85 #1 Eastern Kentucky 90, #4 Middle Tennessee 81 Championship Eastern Kentucky 78, Western Kentucky 77 1980 • BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Semifinals #2 Murray State 77, #3 Morehead State 74 (OT) #1 Western Kentucky 84, #4 Eastern Kentucky 83 Championship Western Kentucky 54, Murray State 51 1981 • BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Semifinals #2 Murray State 62, #3 Middle Tennessee 60 (OT) #1 Western Kentucky 82, #4 Austin Peay 71 Championship Western Kentucky 71, Murray State 67 1982 • BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Semifinals #3 Middle Tennessee 56, #2 Murray State 54 (OT) #1 Western Kentucky 95, #4 Morehead State 87 Championship Middle Tennessee 54, Western Kentucky 52
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1983 • MURRAY, KENTUCKY Semifinals #2 Morehead State 54, #3 Tennessee Tech 53 #4 Akron 65, #1 Murray State 61 Championship Morehead State 81, Akron 65 1984 • MOREHEAD, KENTUCKY Semifinals #3 Youngstown State 63, #2 Tennessee Tech 55 (OT) #1 Morehead State 80, #4 Murray State 64 Championship Morehead State 47, Youngstown State 44 1985 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE First Round Youngstown State 79, Morehead State 74 Middle Tennessee 63, Murray State 60 Eastern Kentucky 75, Austin Peay 66 Semifinals Middle Tennessee 54, Tennessee Tech 52 Youngstown State 95, Eastern Kentucky 61 Championship Middle Tennessee 66, Youngstown State 63 1986 • AKRON, OHIO First Round #2 Middle Tennessee 88, #7 Eastern Kentucky 65 #4 Murray State 78, #5 Austin Peay 66 #6 Tennessee Tech 71, #3 Youngstown State 68 Semifinals #1 Akron 67, Tennessee Tech 58 Middle Tennessee 85, Murray State 81 Championship Akron 68, Middle Tennessee 63 1987 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE First Round #2 Akron 103, #7 Youngstown State 74 #3 Eastern Kentucky 89, #6 Murray State 75 #4 Austin Peay 78, #5 Morehead State 76 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 94, Akron 85 Austin Peay 87, #1 Middle Tennessee 83 Championship Austin Peay 71, Eastern Kentucky 68 1988 • MURRAY, KENTUCKY • RACER ARENA First Round #2 Middle Tennessee 81, #7 Youngstown State 76 #3 Austin Peay 81, #6 Tennessee State 78 #4 Eastern Kentucky 85, #5 Tennessee Tech 71 Semifinals Austin Peay 94, Middle Tennessee 82 #1 Murray State 76, Eastern Kentucky 60 Championship Murray State 73, Austin Peay 70 1989 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round (at campus sites) #2 Murray State 90, #7 Tennessee State 71 #3 Austin Peay 85, #6 Tennessee Tech 84 #5 Eastern Kentucky 63, #4 Morehead State 50 Semifinals Austin Peay 74, Murray State 65 #1 Middle Tennessee 81, Eastern Kentucky 64 Championship Middle Tennessee 82, Austin Peay 79 1990 • MURRAY, KENTUCKY • RACER ARENA First Round #7 Austin Peay 75, #2 Tennessee Tech 57 #4 Eastern Kentucky 65, #5 Middle Tennessee 52 #3 Morehead State 92, #6 Tennessee State 89 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 52, Morehead State 50 #1 Murray State 68, Austin Peay 67 Championship Murray State 64, Eastern Kentucky 57 1991 • MURRAY, KENTUCKY • RACER ARENA First Round #2 Eastern Kentucky 91, #7 Tennessee St. 70 #6 Morehead State 88, #3 Tennessee Tech 83 #5 Middle Tennessee 87, #4 Austin Peay 83 Semifinals #1 Murray State 89, Morehead State 61 Middle Tennessee 83, Eastern Kentucky 66 Championship Murray State 79, Middle Tennessee 67 1992 • LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY • RUPP ARENA First Round #4 Tennessee Tech 89, #5 Austin Peay 68 #2 Eastern Kentucky 88, #7 Tennessee St. 67 #6 Morehead State 81, #3 Middle Tennessee 80
Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 72, Tennessee Tech 67 #1 Murray State 109, Morehead State 77 Championship Murray State 81, Eastern Kentucky 60 1993 • LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY • RUPP ARENA First Round #4 Tennessee Tech 97, #5 Morehead State 89 #3 Murray State 82, #6 Austin Peay 66 Semifinals #1 Tennessee State 77, Tennessee Tech 70 Murray State 74, #2 Eastern Kentucky 73 Championship Tennessee State 82, Murray State 68 1994 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Morehead State 83, #4 Eastern Kentucky 78 #2 Tennessee State 61, #7 Middle Tennessee 60 #6 Tennessee Tech 101, #3 Austin Peay 91 Semifinals #1 Murray State 104, Morehead State 86 Tennessee State 91, Tennessee Tech 74 Championship Tennessee State 73, Murray State 72 1995 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Austin Peay 85, #4 Tennessee Tech 74 #2 Murray State 75, #7 Middle Tennessee 67 #6 Eastern Kentucky 85, #3 Morehead State 74 Semifinals Austin Peay 81, #1 Tennessee State 76 Murray State 78, Eastern Kentucky 72 Championship Murray State 92, Austin Peay 84 1996 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Tennessee Tech 89, #4 Middle Tennessee 69 #2 Tennessee State 71, #7 Morehead State 60 #3 Austin Peay 89, #6 Eastern Kentucky 67 Semifinals #1 Murray State 85, Tennessee Tech 71 Austin Peay 83, Tennessee State 62 Championship Austin Peay 70, Murray State 68 1997 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Austin Peay 106, #8 Morehead State 83 #2 Murray State 76, #7 Tennessee State 63 #3 Middle Tennessee 89, #6 Southeast Missouri 74 #4 Tennessee Tech 83, #5 Eastern Illinois 81 Semifinals Austin Peay 70, Tennessee Tech 60 Murray State 74, Middle Tennessee 48 Championship Murray State 88, Austin Peay 85 (OT) 1998 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 84, #8 Tennessee Tech 63 #7 Tennessee State 84, #2 Eastern Illinois 79 #3 Middle Tennessee 61, #6 Eastern Kentucky 49 #4 Austin Peay 76, #5 Southeast Missouri 46 Semifinals Murray State 81, Austin Peay 56 Tennessee State 74, Middle Tennessee 70 Championship Murray State 92, Tennessee State 69 1999 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 96, #8 Tennessee Tech 61 #2 Southeast Missouri 78, #7 Eastern Illinois 57 #3 Middle Tennessee 75, #6 Tennessee State 68 #5 Morehead State 82, #4 Austin Peay 77 Semifinals Murray State 92, Morehead State 69 Southeast Missouri 82, Middle Tennessee 74 Championship Murray State 62, Southeast Missouri 61 2000 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 83, #8 Tennessee State 58 #2 Southeast Missouri 76, #7 UT Martin 74 #6 Middle Tennessee 87, #3 Tennessee Tech 70 #4 Eastern Illinois 107, #5 Austin Peay 100 (2OT) Semifinals Murray State 89, Eastern Illinois 70 Southeast Missouri 78, Middle Tennessee 60
Championship Southeast Missouri 67, Murray State 56 2001 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 69, #8 UT Martin 58 #2 Eastern Illinois 102, #7 Morehead State 80 #3 Murray State 114, #6 Tennessee State 100 #4 Austin Peay 72, #5 Southeast Missouri 70 (OT) Semifinals Austin Peay 83, Tennessee Tech 63 Eastern Illinois 97, Murray State 71 Championship Eastern Illinois 84, Austin Peay 83 2002 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY KENTUCKY INT’L CONVENTION CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 73, #8 Southeast Missouri 56 #2 Morehead State 91, #7 Tennessee State 82 #3 Murray State 103, #6 Eastern Illinois 56 #4 Austin Peay 72, #5 UT Martin 69 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 86, Austin Peay 77 Murray State 89, Morehead State 75 Championship Murray State 70, Tennessee Tech 69 2003 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Austin Peay 83, #8 Eastern Kentucky 80 #2 Morehead State 91, #7 Southeast Missouri 84 #3 Tennessee Tech 76, #6 UT Martin 62 #4 Murray State 74, #5 Eastern Illinois 63 Semifinals Austin Peay 59, Murray State 58 (OT) Tennessee Tech 88, Morehead State 71 Championship Austin Peay 63, Tennessee Tech 57 2004 • NASHVILLE TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round (at campus sites) #3 Morehead State 83, #6 Jacksonville State 68 #4 Eastern Kentucky 81, #5 Samford 61 #2 Murray State 92, #7 Tennessee Tech 75 #1 Austin Peay 75, #8 Tennessee State 71 Semifinals Austin Peay 62, Eastern Kentucky 57 Murray State 94, Morehead State 72 Championship Murray State 66, Austin Peay 60 2005 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 72, #8 Eastern Illinois 68 #2 Eastern Kentucky 74, #7 Tennessee State 68 #6 Southeast Missouri 61, #3 Murray State 58 #5 Austin Peay 71, #4 Samford 60 Semifinals Austin Peay 67, Tennessee Tech 61 Eastern Kentucky 69, Southeast Missouri 52 Championship Eastern Kentucky 52, Austin Peay 46 2006 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 65, #8 UT Martin 52 #2 Samford 78, #7 Tennessee State 67 #3 Tennessee Tech 78, #6 Austin Peay 74 #4 Jacksonville State 86 #5 Eastern Kentucky 59 Semifinals Samford 73, Tennessee Tech 66 Murray State 69, Jacksonville State 60 Championship Murray State 74, Samford 57 2007 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Austin Peay 89, #8 Tennessee State 84 (OT) #2 Eastern Kentucky 63, #7 Morehead State 45 #3 Tennessee Tech 88, #6 Southeast Missouri 60 #5 Samford 70, #4 Murray State 60 Semifinals Austin Peay 65, Samford 55 Eastern Kentucky 57, Tennessee Tech 54 Championship Eastern Kentucky 63, Austin Peay 62
Semifinals Austin Peay 78, UT Martin 77 Tennessee State 83, Murray State 75 Championship Austin Peay 82, Tennessee State 64 2009 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE SOMMET CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 UT Martin 93, #8 Tennessee Tech 75 #2 Austin Peay 57, #7 Eastern Illinois 54 #3 Murray State 88, #6 Tennessee State 74 #4 Morehead State 91, #5 Eastern Kentucky 72 Semifinals Morehead State 63, UT Martin 55 Austin Peay 67, Murray State 50 Championship Morehead State 67, Austin Peay 65 (2OT) 2010 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE BRIDGESTONE ARENA First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 84, #8 Tennessee State 51 #2 Morehead State 87, Jacksonville State 54 #6 Tennessee Tech 68, #3 Austin Peay 65 #4 Eastern Illinois 68, #5 Eastern Kentucky 61 Semifinals Murray State 55, Eastern Illinois 51 Morehead State 76, Tennessee Tech 47 Championship Murray State 62, Morehead State 51 2011 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #8 UT Martin 68, #5 Tennessee State 64 #7 Southeast Missouri 65, #6 Eastern Kentucky 49 Quarterfinals #4 Tennessee Tech 83, UT Martin 59 #3 Austin Peay 76, Southeast Missouri 60 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 64, #1 Murray State 59 #2 Morehead State 68, Austin Peay 49 Championship Morehead State 80, Tennessee Tech 73 2012 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Southeast Missouri 75, #8 Eastern Kentucky 65 #7 Jacksonville State 75, #6 Austin Peay 70 Quarterfinals #4 Tennessee Tech 77, Southeast Missouri 73 #3 Morehead State 68, Jacksonville State 54 Semifinals #1 Murray State 78, Tennessee Tech 58 #2 Tennessee State 59, Morehead State 52 Championship Murray State 54, Tennessee State 52 2013 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Morehead State 73, #8 UT Martin 66 #6 Southeast Missouri, #7 Eastern Illinois 68 Quarterfinals #4 Tennessee State 88, Morehead State 75 #3 Eastern Kentucky 84, Southeast Missouri 69 Semifinals #1 Belmont 82, Tennessee State 73 #2 Murray State 81, Eastern Kentucky 73 Championship Belmont 70, Murray State 68 (OT) 2014 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Tennessee Tech 74, #8 SIUE 67 #6 Southeast Missouri 79, #7 Eastern Illinois 61 Quarterfinals #4 Morehead State 76, Tennessee Tech 61 #3 Eastern Kentucky 84, Southeast Missouri 76 Semifinals #1 Belmont 86, Morehead State 63 Eastern Kentucky 86, #2 Murray State 83 Championship Eastern Kentucky 79, Belmont 73
2015 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Morehead State 79, #8 Southeast Missouri 74 #6 Eastern Illinois 78, #7 SIUE 66 Quarterfinals Morehead State 76, #4 UT Martin 65 2008 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE #3 Belmont 97, Eastern Illinois 64 MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Semifinals First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 80, Morehead State 70 #1 Austin Peay 76, #8 Eastern Kentucky 51 Belmont 53, #2 Eastern Kentucky 52 #2 Murray State 77, #7 Tennessee Tech 74 Championship #6 Tennessee State 68, #3 Morehead State 61 Belmont 88, Murray State 87 #4 UT Martin 101, #5 Samford 94 (3OT) 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 77
MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS 1949 Sonny Allen, Morehead State Jacke Coleman, Louisville Glenn Combs, Louisville Joe Hafeele, Evansville Paul Hicks, Eastern Kentucky Bob Lavory, Western Kentucky Chuck Mrazovich, Eastern Kentucky John Oldham, Western Kentucky Kenny Reeves, Louisville Bill Toothman, Marshall
1966 Richard Arnold, East Tennessee State Wayne Chapman, Western Kentucky Dick Cunningham, Murray State Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Bruce King, Morehead State Herb McPherson, Murray State Jim Sandfoss, Morehead State Dwight Smith, Western Kentucky Bobby Washington, Eastern Kentucky Tommy Woods, East Tennessee State
1950 Sonny Allen, Morehead State Don Brown, Marshall Joe Hafeele, Evansville Paul Hicks, Eastern Kentucky Bob Lavory, Western Kentucky Harold Loughary, Murray State Bill Martin, Morehead State Chuck Mrazovich, Eastern Kentucky Charley Snow, Murray State
1967 Frank Battleson, Tennessee Tech Willie Brown, Middle Tennessee Wayne Chapman, Western Kentucky Billy Chumbler, Murray State Dick Cunningham, Murray State Larry Jordan, Morehead State Butch Kaufman, Western Kentucky Tom Moran, Murray State Jim Sutton, Tennessee Tech Harley Swift, East Tennessee
1951 Harry Axford, Evansville Jim Baechtold, Eastern Kentucky Jack Baker, Morehead State Bob Barnett, Evansville Garrett Beshear, Murray State Gene Garrett, Murray State Rip Gish, Western Kentucky Don Miller, Morehead State Bennie Purchell, Murray State 1952 Jim Baechtold, Eastern Kentucky Garrett Beshear, Murray State Roscoe Bivin, Evansvile Jim Lamb, Marshall Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky Bennie Purchell, Murray State Gene Rhodes, Western Kentucky Flavious Smith, Tennessee Tech Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Walt Walowac, Marshall Elza Whalan, Morehead State Dick White, Western Kentucky 1953 Bill Bales, Eastern Kentucky Garrett Beshear, Murray State Linda Castle, Morehead State Rich Gott, Murray State Paul Hughes, Tennessee Tech Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Elmer Tolson, Eastern Kentucky Ken Trickey, Middle Tennessee Elza Wahlen, Morehead State 1954 Jack Adams, Eastern Kentucky Lynn Cole, Western Kentukcy Howie Crittenden, Murray State Tom Holbrook, Eastern Kentucky Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky Sam Smith, Middle Tennessee Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky Dan Swartz, Morehead State Ken Trickey, Middle Tennessee Jack Turner, Western Kentukcy 1955 Forest Able, Western Kentucky Jack Adams, Eastern Kentucky Howie Crittenden, Murray State Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky Dick Culbertson, Eastern Kentucky Steve Hamilton, Morehead State Ronnie Pellegrinion, Eastern Kentucky Doug Sharder, Middle Tennessee Kenny Sidwell, Tennessee Tech Dan Swartz, Morehead State 1964 Henry Akin, Morehead State Eddie Bodkin, Eastern Kentucky Steven Cunningham, Western Ky. Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Stewart Johnson, Murray State Lee Lemos, Eastern Kentucky Herb McPherson, Murray State John Namicu, Murray State Dave Pratt, Tennessee Tech 1965 Eddie Bodkin, Eastern Kentucky Wayne Chapman, Western Kentucky Steve Cunningham Western Kentucky Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Tommy Head, Austin Peay Stewart Johnson, Murray State Henry Jordon, Tennessee Tech Dwight Smith, Western Kentucky Dennis Synder, Austin Peay Bill Walton, Eastern Kentucky
1975 Steve Peeler, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Charlie Fishback, Austin Peay Otis Howard, Austin Peay Frank Jones, Tennessee Tech George Sorrell, Middle Tennessee Claude Taylor, Middle Tennessee 1976 Johnny Britt, Western Kentucky (MVP) Sam Drummer, Austin Peay Ted Hundley, Morehead State Wilson Jones, Western Kentucky Tim Sisneros, Middle Tennessee 1977 Bob Martin, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Clavin Garrett, Austin Peay Otis Howard, Austin Peay Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee Lewis Mack, Middle Tennessee 1978 Otis Howard, Austin Peay (MVP) Aaron Bryant, Western Kentucky Norman Jackson, Austin Peay Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee Scott Place, East Tennessee 1979 Greg Jackson, Western Ky. (MVP) Kenney Eilliot, Eastern Kentucky Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee James Tillman, Eastern Kentucky 1980 Craig McCormick, Western Ky. (MVP) Tommy Baker, Eastern Kentucky Charlie Clay, Morehead State Gary Hooker, Murray State Lamont Sleets, Murray State 1981 Lamont Sleets, Murray State (MVP) Jerry Beck, Middle Tennessee Jerry Smith, Murray State Percy White, Western Kentucky Tony Wilson, Western Kentucky 1982 Craig McCormick, Western Ky. (MVP) Jerry Beck, Middle Tennessee Rick Campbell, Middle Tennessee Kenny Ellis, Western Kentucky Bobby Jones, Western Kentucky
1987 Darryl Bedford, Austin Peay (MVP) Eric McLaughlin, Akron Lawrence Mitchell, Austin Peay Antonio Parris, Eastern Kentucky Randolph Taylor, Eastern Kentucky
2002 Justin Burdine, Murray State (MVP) Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech James Singleton, Murray State Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay Joey Westmoreland, Tennessee Tech
1988 Jeff Martin, Murray State (MVP) Andre Harris, Austin Peay Don Mann, Murray State Carl Sias, Murray State Barry Sumpter, Austin Peay
2003 Josh Lewis, Austin Peay (MVP) Cameron Crisp, Tennessee Tech Corey Gipson, Austin Peay Adrian Henning, Austin Peay Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech Cuthbert Victor, Murray State
1989 Keith Rawls, Austin Peay (MVP) Kerry Hammonds, Middle Tennessee Gerald Harris, Middle Tennessee Randy Henry, Middle Tennessee Javin Johnson, Austin Peay 1990 Popeye Jones, Murray State (MVP) Frank Allen, Murray State Mike Davis, Eastern Kentucky Aric Sinclair, Eastern Kentucky Donald Tivis, Austin Peay 1991 Popeye Jones, Murray State (MVP) Greg Coble, Murray State Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee Paul King, Murray State Robert Taylor, Middle Tennessee 1992 Popeye Jones, Murray State (MVP) Frank Allen, Murray State Doug Bentz, Morehead State Maurice Cannon, Murray State Mike Smith, Eastern Kentucky 1993 Monty Wilson, Tennessee State (MVP) Curtis Davis, Tennessee State Cedric Gumm, Murray State Maurice Houston, Tennessee Tech Arlando Johnson, Eastern Kentucky Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State 1994 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee St. (MVP) Tyrone Boardley, Morehead State Cedric Gumm, Murray State Tim Horton, Tennessee State Marcus Jones, Murray State Robert West, Tennessee Tech 1995 Marcus Brown, Murray State (MVP) Curtis Fincher, Eastern Kentucky John Jenkins, Austin Peay Vincent Rainey, Murray State Bubba Wells, Austin Peay 1996 Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (MVP) Marcus Brown, Murray State Reggie Crenshaw, Austin Peay Vincent Rainey, Murray State Joe Sibbitt, Austin Peay 1997 Chad Townsend, Murray State (MVP) Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech Reggie Crenshaw, Austin Peay De’Teri Mayes, Murray State Vincent Rainey, Murray State Bubba Wells, Austin Peay
1983 Guy Minnifield, Morehead State (MVP) Earl Harrison, Morehead State Ricky Hood, Murray State Joe Jakubick, Akron Steve Taylor, Tennessee Tech
1998 Chad Townsend, Murray State (MVP) De’Teri Mayes, Murray State Jamie Roberts, Tennessee State Isaac Spencer, Murray State Aylton Tesch, Middle Tennessee Brian Williams, Tennessee State
1984 Earl Harrison, Morehead State (MVP) Ray Robinson, Youngstown State Arthur Sullivan, Morehead State Craig Talley, Murray State Bruce Timko, Youngstown State
1999 Aubrey Reese, Murray State (MVP) Mike Branson, Southeast Missouri Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri Isaac Spencer, Murray State Duane Virgil, Murray State
1985 John Keshock, Youngstown St. (MVP) Kim Cooksey, Middle Tennessee James Johnson, Middle Tennessee Vada Martin, Murray State Lonnie Thompson, Middle Tennessee
2000 Roderick Johnson, SE Missouri (MVP) Mik Branson, Southeast Missouri Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois Antonio Short, Southeast Missouri Isaac Spencer, Murray State Michael Stokes, Southeast Missouri
1986 Eric McLaughlin, Akron (MVP) Kim Cooksey, Middle Tennessee State Lee Campbell, Middle Tennessee Marcel Boyce, Akron Mike Dowdell, Akron
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2001 Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois (MVP) Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Isaac Spencer, Murray State Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay
2004 Cuthbert Victor, Murray State (MVP) Adam Chiles, Murray State Anthony Davis, Austin Peay Josh Lewis, Austin Peay Antoine Whelchel, Murray State Matt Witt, Eastern Kentucky 2005 Michael Haney, Eastern Ky. (MVP) Maurice Hampton, Austin Peay Zach Ingles, Eastern Kentucky Willie Jenkins, Tennessee Tech Zac Schlader, Austin Peay 2006 Pearson Griffith, Murray State (MVP) Courtney Bradley, Jacksonville State J. Robert Merritt, Samford Trey Pearson, Murray State Travis Peterson, Samford Shawn Witherspoon, Murray State 2007 Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky (MVP) Randall Gulina, Samford Adam Leonard, Eastern Kentucky Fernandez Lockett, Austin Peay Drake Reed, Austin Peay 2008 Todd Babington, Austin Peay (MVP) Fernandez Lockett, Austin Peay Derek Wright, Austin Peay Bruce Price, Tennessee State Lester Hudson, UT Martin 2009 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (MVP) Demonte Harper, Morehead State Drake Reed, Austin Peay Wes Channels, Austin Peay Lester Hudson, UT Martin 2010 Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (MVP) Tony Easley, Murray State Isacc Miles, Murray State Kenneth Faried, Morehead State Maze Stallworth, Morehead State 2011 Demonte Harper, Morehead State (MVP) Kenneth Faried, Morehead State Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech Zac Swansey, Tennessee Tech Jud Dillard, Tennessee Tech 2012 Donte Poole, Murray State (MVP) Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Robert Covington, Tennessee State Patrick Miller, Tennessee State Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech 2013 Kerron Johnson, Belmont (MVP) Ian Clark, Belmont Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Stacy Wilson, Murray State Kellen Thornton, Tennessee State 2014 Corey Walden, Eastern Kentucky (MVP) Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky Tarius Johnson, Eastern Kentucky J.J. Mann, Belmont Cameron Payne, Murray State 2015 Taylor Barnette, Belmont (MVP) Evan Bradds, Belmont Craig Bradshaw, Belmont Cameron Payne, Murray State T.J. Sapp, Murray State
MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RECORDS Single Game - Individual
Single Game - Team Most Points 123 - Morehead State, vs. Middle Tennessee (1955)
Most Points 43 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1997)
Most Field Goals 50 - Morehead State, vs. Middle Tennessee (1955)
Most Field Goals Made 17 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1997)
Most Field Goal Attempts 87 - Austin Peay, vs. Eastern Illinois (2000)
Most Field Goal Attempts 31 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (1997)
Best Field Goal Percentage .680 (34-50) - Austin Peay, vs. Tennessee State (1988)
Best Field Goal Percentage (minimum 10 attempts) 1.000 (10-for-10) - Ralph Garner, Austin Peay vs. Murray State (1977) 1.000 (10-for-10) - John Best, Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Kentucky (1992)
Fewest Field Goals Made 12 - Murray State, vs. Louisville (1949) Most Free Throws Made 50 - Morehead State, vs. Eastern Kentucky (1955) Most Free Throw Attempts 65 - Morehead State, vs. Eastern Kentucky (1955) Best Free Throw Percentage (minimum 10 attempts) 1.000 (13-13) - Eastern Illinois, vs. Southeast Missouri (2013) Fewest Free Throws Made 0 - Murray State, vs. Southeast Missouri (2005) Fewest Free Throw Attempts 1 - Murray State, vs. Southeast Missouri (2005) Most 3-Point Goals Made 17 - Tennessee State, vs. Murray State (2001) Most 3-Point Attempts 42 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Middle Tennessee (2000) 42 - Samford vs. UT Martin (2008) Best 3-Point Percentage .889 (8-9) - Austin Peay, vs. Eastern Kentucky (1987) Most Personal Fouls 36 - Eastern Kentucky, vs. Murray State (1951)
Most Free Throws Made 20, Howard Crittenden, Murray State vs. Western Kentucky (1955) Most Consecutive Free Throws Made 16 - Ken Sidwell, Tennessee Tech vs. Western Kentucky (1955) 16 - Ricky Minard, Morehead State vs. Jacksonville St. (2004) Most Free Throw Attempts 28 - Howard Crittenden, Murray State vs. Western Kentucky (1955) Best Free Throw Percentage (minimum 12 attempts) .937 (15-of-16) - Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky vs. Murray State (1996) Most 3-Point Goals Made 9 - Marquis Weddle, UT Martin vs. Samford (2008) Most Rebounds 34 - Dick Cunningham, Murray State vs. Western Kentucky (1967) Most Assists 14 - Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee vs. Eastern Kentucky (1986) Most Steals 7 - James Johnson, Middle Tennessee vs. Murray State (1985) Most Blocked Shots 8 - Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech vs. Middle Tennessee (1996) 8 - Pearson Griffith, Murray State vs. UT Martin (2006) 8 - Kenneth Faried, Morehead State vs. Austin Peay (2011) Tournament - Individual
Fewest Personal Fouls 4 - Southeast Missouri, vs. Murray State (2005) Most Rebounds 72 - Eastern Kentucky, vs. Austin Peay (1964)
Most Points 99 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1997) 99 - Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois (2001)
Most Turnovers 28 - Austin Peay, vs. Tennessee State (1988)
Most Field Goals 36 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1997)
Most Assists 31 - Akron, vs. Youngstown State (1987)
Most Field Goals Attempts 76 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1997) Most Free Throws 32 - Jack Adams, Eastern Kentucky (1955)
Single Game - Two Teams
Most Free Throw Attempts 40 - Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky (1964)
Most Points 214 - Murray State (114) vs. Tennessee State (100), (2001)
Most 3- Point Goals 17 - Robert Taylor, Middle Tennessee (1991)
Fewest Points 91 - Morehead State (47) vs. Youngstown State (44), (1955)
Most Rebounds 65 - Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1967) Tournament - Team
Widest Margin of Victory 55 - Morehead State(123) vs. Middle Tennessee (68), (1955) Most Field Goals 78 - Middle Tennessee (43) vs. Austin Peay (35), (1975) Most Field Goal Attempts 168 - Austin Peay (87) vs. Eastern Illinois (81), (2000) Fewest Field Goals 32 - Eastern Kentucky (18) vs. Middle Tennessee (14), (1988) Most Free Throws 83 - Morehead State (50) vs. Eastern Kentucky (33), (1955) Fewest Free Throws 7 - Southeast Missouri (7) vs. Murray State (0), (2005) Most Personal Fouls 64 - Morehead State (33) vs. Youngstown State (31), (1985) Fewest Personal Fouls: 10 - Southeast Missouri (4) vs. Murray State (6), (2005)
Most Points 283 - Eastern Illinois (2001) Most Field Goals 105 - Murray State (1998) Most Free Throws Made 82 - Murray State (1954) Fewest Free Throws Made (3 games) 28 - Middle Tennessee (1986) Most Free Throw Attempts 109 - Murray State (1954) Fewest Free Throw Attempts (3 games) 34 - Belmont (2015) Most 3-Point Field Goals 39 - Belmont (2015) Most Personal Fouls 77 - Louisville (1949) 77 - Murray State (1993) Fewest Personal Fouls (3 games) 37 - Austin Peay (1996) Most Rebounds 184 - Western Kentucky (1965)
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OVC MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON HISTORY BY TEAM Austin Peay (2-7 NCAA; 1-2 NIT; 0-1 CIT; 0-1 CBI) 1973 -- NCAA Austin Peay 77, Jacksonville 75 Kentucky 106, Austin Peay 100 (OT) Marquette 88, Austin Peay 73 1974 -- NCAA Notre Dame 108, Austin Peay 73 1987 -- NCAA Austin Peay 68, Illinois 67 Providence 90, Austin Peay 87 (OT) 1996 -- NCAA Georgia Tech 90, Austin Peay 70 2003 -- NCAA Louisville 86, Austin Peay 64 2004 -- NIT Austin Peay 65, Belmont 59 George Mason 66, Austin Peay 60 2007 -- NIT Air Force 75, Austin Peay 51 2008 -- NCAA Texas 82, Austin Peay 64 2009 -- CIT Bradley 81, Austin Peay 74 2011 -- CBI Boise State 83, Austin Peay 80 Belmont (0-2 NCAA; 2-1 NIT) 2013 -- NCAA Arizona 81, Belmont 64 2014 -- NIT Belmont 80, Green Bay 65 Belmont 82, Robert Morris 71 Clemson 73, Belmont 68 2015 -- NCAA Virginia 79, Belmont 67 Eastern Illinois (0-1 NCAA, 1-1 CIT) 2001 -- NCAA Arizona 101, Eastern Illinois 76 2015 -- CIT Eastern Illinois 97, Oakland 91 Evansville 83, Eastern Illinois 68 Eastern Kentucky (0-8 NCAA; 3-2 CIT; 0-1 CBI) 1953 -- NCAA Notre Dame 72, Eastern Kentucky 57 1959 -- NCAA Louisville 77, Eastern Kentucky 63 1965 -- NCAA DePaul 99, Eastern Kentucky 52 1972 -- NCAA Florida State 83, Eastern Kentucky 81 1979 -- NCAA Tennessee 97, Eastern Kentucky 81 2005 -- NCAA Kentucky 72, Eastern Kentucky 64 2007 -- NCAA North Carolina 86, Eastern Kentucky 65 2010 -- CBI College of Charleston 82, Eastern Kentucky 79 2013 -- CIT Eastern Kentucky 69, Gardner-Webb 62 Evansville 86, Eastern Kentucky 72 2014 -- NCAA Kansas 80, Eastern Kentucky 69 2015 -- CIT Eastern Kentucky 81, Norfolk State 75 Eastern Kentucky 66, High Point 65 UT Martin 70, Eastern Kentucky 69 Morehead State (6-8 NCAA; 0-0 NIT; 1-2 CBI) 1956 -- NCAA Morehead State 107, Marshall 92 Iowa 97, Morehead State 83 Morehead State 85, Wayne 84 1957 -- NCAA Pittsburgh 86, Morehead State 85 1961 -- NCAA Morehead State 71, Xavier 66 Kentucky 71, Morehead State 64 Louisville 72, Morehead State 59 1983 -- NCAA Syracuse 74, Morehead State 59 1984 -- NCAA Morehead State 70, North Carolina A&T 69 Louisville 72, Morehead State 59 2009 -- NCAA Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43 Louisville 74, Morehead State 54 2010 -- CBI Morehead State 74, Colorado State 60 Boston University 91, Morehead State 89 (OT) 2011 -- NCAA Morehead State 62, Louisville 61 Richmond 65, Morehead State 48 2014 -- CBI Illinois State 77, Morehead State 67 Murray State (3-15 NCAA; 4-8 NIT; 5-0 CIT) 1964 -- NCAA Loyola-Chicago 101, Murray State 91 1969 -- NCAA Marquette 82, Murray State 62 1980 -- NIT Murray State 53, Jacksonville 49 Murray State 70, Alabama 62 Illinois 65, Murray State 63 1982 -- NIT Nevada-Las Vegas 87, Murray State 61 1983 -- NIT Wake Forest 87, Murray State 80 1988 -- NCAA Murray State 78, North Carolina State 75 Kansas 61, Murray State 58 1989 -- NIT Penn State 89, Murray State 73 1990 -- NCAA Michigan State 75, Murray State 71 (OT) 1991 -- NCAA Alabama 89, Murray State 79 1992 -- NCAA Arkansas 80, Murray State 69 1994 -- NIT Bradley 66, Murray State 58 North Carolina 80, Murray State 69 1995 -- NCAA 1996 -- NIT Missouri 89, Murray State 85 1997 -- NCAA Duke 71, Murray State 68 1998 -- NCAA Rhode Island 97, Murray State 74 1999 -- NCAA Ohio State 72, Murray State 58 2002 -- NCAA Georgia 85, Murray State 68 2004 -- NCAA Illinois 72, Murray State 53 2006 -- NCAA North Carolina 69, Murray State 65 2010 -- NCAA Murray State 66, Vanderbilt 65 Butler 54, Murray State 52 2011 -- NIT Missouri State 89, Murray State 76 2012 -- NCAA Murray State 58, Colorado State 41 Marquette 62, Murray State 53 2014 -- CIT Murray State 66, Missouri State 63 Murray State 86, Nebraska-Omaha 62 Murray State 85, Towson 73 Murray State 98, Pacific 75 Murray State 65, Yale 57 2015 -- NIT Murray State 81, UTEP 66 Murray State 83, Tulsa 62 Old Dominion 72, Murray State 69
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Southeast Missouri (0-1 NCAA) 2000 -- NCAA Louisiana State 64, Southeast Missouri 61 Tennessee State (0-2 NCAA; 0-2 CIT) 1993 -- NCAA Seton Hall 81, Tennessee State 59 1994 -- NCAA Kentucky 83, Tennessee State 70 2012 -- CIT Mercer 68, Tennessee State 60 2013 -- CIT Evansville 84, Tennessee State 72 Tennessee Tech (0-2 NCAA; 3-2 NIT; 0-2 CIT) 1958 -- NCAA Notre Dame 94, Tennessee Tech 61 1963 -- NCAA Loyola-Chicago 111, Tennessee Tech 42 1985 -- NIT Tennessee 65, Tennessee Tech 62 2002 -- NIT Tennessee Tech 64, Georgia State 62 Tennessee Tech 68, Dayton 59 Tennessee Tech 80, Yale 61 Memphis 79, Tennesssee Tech 73 2011 -- CIT Western Michigan 74, Tennessee Tech 66 2012 -- CIT Georgia State 74, Tennessee Tech 43 UT Martin (0-0 NCAA; 0-1 NIT, 3-1 CIT) 2009 -- NIT Auburn 87, UT Martin 82 2015 -- CIT UT Martin 104, Northwestern State 79 UT Martin 60, USC Upstate 49 UT Martin 70, Eastern Kentucky 69 Evansville 79, UT Martin 66 Former OVC Members Akron (0-1 NCAA; 0-1, NIT) 1986 -- NCAA Michigan 10, Akron 64 1987 -- NIT Illinois State 77, Akron 72 East Tennessee State (1-2, NCAA) 1968 -- NCAA East Tennessee 79, Florida 69 Ohio State 79, East Tennessee 72 Marquette 69, East Tennessee 57 Middle Tennessee (2-6 NCAA; 2-2 NIT) 1975 -- NCAA Oregon State 78, Middle Tennessee 67 1977 -- NCAA Detroit 93, Middle Tennesssee 76 1982 -- NCAA Middle Tennessee 50, Kentucky 40 Louisville 81, Middle Tennessee 76 1985 -- NCAA North Carolina 77, Middle Tennessee 59 1986 -- NIT Clemson 99, Middle Tenesseee 81 1987 -- NCAA Notre Dame 84, Middle Tennessee 71 1988 -- NIT Middle Tennessee 85, Tennessee 80 Middle Tennessee 69, Georgia 59 Boston College 78, Middle Tennessee 69 1989 -- NCAA Middle Tennessee 97, Florida State 83 Virginia 104, Middle Tennessee 88 Western Kentucky (10-12 NCAA, 4-8 NIT) 1949 -- NIT Bradley 95, Western Kentucky 86 1950 -- NIT Western Kentucky 79, Niagara 60 St. John’s 69, Western Kentucky 60 1952 -- NIT Western Kentucky 62, Louisville 59 St. Bonaventure 70, Western Kentucky 60 1953 -- NIT Duquense 69, Western Kentucky 61 1954 -- NIT Western Kentucky 95, Bowling Green 81 Holy Cross 75, Western Kentucky 69 Niagara 71, Western Kentucky 69 1960 -- NCAA Western Kentucky 107, Miami (Fla.) 84 Ohio State 98, Western Kentucky 79 Western Kentucky 97, Ohio 87 1962 -- NCAA Western Kentucky 90, Detroit 81 Ohio State 93, Western Kentucky 73 Butler 87, Western Kentucky 86 (OT) 1965 -- NIT Western Kentucky 57, Fordham 53 Army 58, Western Kentucky 54 1966 -- NCAA Western Kentucky 105, Loyola-Chicago 86 Michigan 80, Western Kentucky 89 Western Kentucky 82, Dayton 68 1967 -- NCAA Dayton 69, Western Kentucky 67 (OT) 1970 -- NCAA Jacksonville 109, Western Kentucky 96 1971 -- NCAA Finished Third Western Kentucky 74, Jacksonville 72 Western Kentucky 107, Kentucky 83 Western Kentucky 81, Ohio State 78 (OT) Villanova 92, Western Kentucky 89 (OT) Western Kentucky 77, Kansas 75 1976 -- NCAA Marquette 79, Western Kentucky 60 1978 -- NCAA Western Kentucky 87, Syracuse 86 (OT) Michigan State 90, Western Kentucky 69 1980 -- NCAA Virginia Tech 89, Western Kentucky 84 (OT) 1981 -- NCAA Alabama-Birmingham 93, Western Kentucky 68 1982 -- NIT Purdue 72, Western Kentucky 65
MEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT YEAR-BY-YEAR 1953
First Round (East Region - Fort Wayne, Ind.) Notre Dame 72, Eastern Kentucky 57
1972
First Round (Mideast Region - Knoxville, Tenn.) Florida State 83, Eastern Kentucky 71
1956
First Round (Midwest Region - Fort Wayne, Ind.) Morehead State 107, Marshall 92 Regional Semifinal (Midwest Region - Iowa City, Iowa) Iowa 97, Morehead State 83 Regional Third Place (Midwest Region - Iowa City, Iowa) Morehead State 95, Wayne State 84
1973
First Round (Mideast Region - Dayton, Ohio) Austin Peay 77, Jacksonville 75 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Nashville, Tenn.) Kentucky 106, Austin Peay 100 (OT) Regional Third Place (Mideast Region - Nashville, Tenn.) Marquette 88, Austin Peay 73
1957
First Round (Mideast Region - Columbus, Ohio) Pittsburgh 86, Morehead State 85
1974
First Round (Mideast Region - Terre Haute, Ind.) Notre Dame 108, Austin Peay 66
1958
First Round (Mideast Region - Evanston, Ill.) Notre Dame 94, Tennessee Tech 61
1975
First Round (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Oregon State 78, Middle Tennessee 67
1959
First Round (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Louisville 77, Eastern Kentucky 63
1976
First Round (Mideast Region - Dayton, Ohio) Marquette 79, Western Kentucky 60
1960
First Round (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Western Kentucky 107, Miami (Fla.) 84 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Louisville, Ky.) Ohio State 98 (eventual NCAA Champion), Western Ky. 79 Regional Third Place (Mideast Region - Louisville, Ky.) Western Kentucky 97, Ohio 87
1977
First Round (Mideast Region - Baton Rouge, La.) Detroit 93, Middle Tennessee 76
1978
First Round (Mideast Region - Knoxville, Tenn.) Western Kentucky 87, Syracuse 86 (OT) Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Dayton, Ohio) Michigan State 90, Western Kentucky 69
1979
First Round (Mideast Region - Murfreesboro, Tenn.) #8 Tennessee 97, #9 Eastern Kentucky 81
1980
First Round (Mideast Region - Bowling Green, Ky.) #7 Virginia Tech 89, #10 Western Kentucky 85 (OT)
1981
First Round (Mideast Region - Tuscaloosa, Ala.) #7 UAB 93, #10 Western Kentucky 68
1982
First Round (Mideast Region - Nashville, Tenn.) #11 Middle Tennessee 50, #6 Kentucky 44 Second Round (Mideast Region - Nashville, Tenn.) #3 Louisville 81, #11 Middle Tennessee 56
First Round (Mideast Region - Evanston, Ill.) Loyola (Ill.) 111 (eventual NCAA Champion), Tennessee Tech 42
1983
First Round (East Region - Hartford, Conn.) #6 Syracuse 74, Morehead State 59
First Round (Mideast Region - Evanston, Ill.) Loyola (Ill.) 101, Murray State 91
1984
Opening Round (Dayton, Ohio) Morehead State 70, North Carolina AT&T 69 First Round (Mideast Region - Milwaukee, Wis.) #5 Louisville 72, #12 Morehead State 59
1985
First Round (Southeast Region - South Bend, Ind.) #2 North Carolina 76, #15 Middle Tennessee 57
1986
First Round (Midwest Region - Minneapolis, Minn.) #2 Michigan 70, #15 Akron 64
1987
First Round (Southeast Region - Birmingham, Ala.) #14 Austin Peay 68, #3 Illinois 67 First Round (East Region - Charlotte, N.C.) #5 Notre Dame 84, #12 Middle Tennessee 71 Second Round (Southeast Region - Birmingham, Ala.) #6 Providence 90, #14 Austin Peay 87 (OT)
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1964
First Round (Mideast Region - Louisville, Ky.) Morehead State 71, Xavier 66 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Louisville, Ky.) Kentucky 71, Morehead State 64 Regional Third Place (Mideast Region - Louisville, Ky.) Louisville 83, Morehead State 61 First Round (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Western Kentucky 90, Detroit 81 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 93, Western Kentucky 73 Regional Third Place (Mideast Region - Iowa City, Iowa) Butler 87, Western Kentucky 86 (OT)
1965
First Round (Mideast Region - Bowling Green, Ky.) DePaul 99, Eastern Kentucky 52
1966
First Round (Mideast Region - Kent, Ohio) Western Kentucky 105, Loyola (Ill.) 86 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Iowa City, Iowa) Michigan 80, Western Kentucky 79 Regional Third Place (Mideast Region - Iowa City, Iowa) Western Kentucky 82, Dayton 62
1967
First Round (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Dayton 69, Western Kentucky 67 (OT)
1968
First Round (Mideast Region - Kent, Ohio) East Tennessee 79, Florida State 69 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Ohio State 79, East Tennessee 72 Regional Third Place (Mideast Region - Lexington, Ky.) Marquette 69, East Tennessee 57
1988
First Round (Midwest Region - Lincoln, Neb.) #14 Murray State 78, #3 North Carolina State 75 Second Round (Midwest Region - Lincoln, Neb.) #6 Kansas 61, #14 Murray State 58
First Round (Mideast Region - Carbondale, Ill.) Marquette 82, Murray State 62
1989
First Round (Southeast Region - Nashville, Tenn.) #13 Middle Tennessee 97, #4 Florida State 83 Second Round (Southeast Region - Nashville, Tenn.) #5 Virginia 104, #13 Middle Tennessee 88
1990
First Round (Southeast Region - Knoxville, Tenn.) #1 Michigan State 75, #16 Murray State 71 (OT)
1991
First Round (Southeast Region - Atlanta, Ga.) #4 Alabama 89, #13 Murray State 79
1969
1970
First Round (Mideast Region - Dayton, Ohio) Jacksonville 109, Western Kentucky 96
1971
First Round (Mideast Region - South Bend, Ind.) Western Kentucky 74, Jacksonville 72 Regional Semifinal (Mideast Region - Athens, Ga.) Western Kentucky 107, Kentucky 83 Regional Final (Mideast Region - Athens, Ga.) Western Kentucky 81, Ohio State 78 (OT) National Semifinal (Final Four - Houston, Texas) Villanova 92, Western Kentucky 89 (2OT) National Third Place (Final Four - Houston, Texas) Western Kentucky 77, Kansas 75
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1992
First Round (Midwest Region - Milwaukee, Wis.) #3 Arkansas 80, #14 Murray State 69
2008
First Round (South Region - North Little Rock, Ark.) #2 Texas 74, #15 Austin Peay 54
1993
First Round (Southeast Region - Orlando, Fla.) #2 Seton Hall 81, #15 Tennessee State 59
2009
1994
First Round (Southeast Region - St. Petersburg, Fla.) #3 Kentucky 83, #14 Tennessee State 70
Opening Round (Midwest Region - Dayton, Ohio) #16 Morehead State 58, #16 Alabama State 43 First Round (Midwest Region - Dayton, Ohio) #1 Louisville 74, #16 Morehead State 54
2010 1995
First Round (Southeast Region - Tallahassee, Fla.) #2 North Carolina 80, #15 Murray State 70
First Round (West Region - San Jose, Calif.) #13 Murray State 66, #4 Vanderbilt 65 Second Round (West Region - San Jose, Calif.) #5 Butler 54, #13 Murray State 52
1996
First Round (Southeast Region - Orlando, Fla.) #3 Georgia Tech 90, #14 Austin Peay 79
2011
Second Round (Southwest Region - Denver, Colo.) #13 Morehead State 62, #4 Louisville 61 Third Round (Southwest Region - Denver, Colo.) #12 Richmond 65, #13 Morehead State 48
2012
Second Round (West Region - Louisville, Ky.) #6 Murray State 58, #11 Colorado State 41 Third Round (West Region - Louisville, Ky.) #3 Marquette 62, #6 Murray State 53
2013
Second Round (West Region - Salt Lake City, Utah) #6 Arizona 81, #11 Belmont 64
2014
Second Round (South Region - St. Louis, Mo.) #2 Kansas 80, #15 Eastern Kentucky 69
2015
Second Round (East Region - Charlotte, N.C.) #2 Virginia 79, #15 Belmont 67
1997
First Round (Southeast Region - Charlotte, N.C.) #2 Duke 71, #15 Murray State 68
1998
First Round (Midwest Region - Oklahoma City, Okla.) #8 Rhode Island 97, #9 Murray State 74
1999
First Round (South Region - Indianapolis, Ind.) #4 Ohio State 72, #13 Murray State 58
2000
First Round (West Region - Salt Lake City, Utah) #4 LSU 64, #13 Southeast Missouri 61
2001
First Round (Midwest Region - Kansas City, Mo.) #2 Arizona 101, #15 Eastern Illinois 76
2002
First Round (East Region - Chicago, Ill.) #3 Georgia 85, #14 Murray State 68
2003
First round (East Region - Birmingham, Ala.) #4 Louisville 86, #13 Austin Peay 64
2004
First Round (Atlanta Region - Columbus, Ohio) #5 Illinois 72, #12 Murray State 53
2005
First Round (Austin Region - Indianapolis, Ind.) #2 Kentucky 72, #15 Eastern Kentucky 64
2006
First Round (Washington D.C. Region - Dayton, Ohio) #3 North Carolina 69, #14 Murray State 65
2007
First Round (East Region - Winston-Salem, N.C.) #1 North Carolina 86, #16 Eastern Kentucky 65
Former Morehead State head coach Donnie Tyndall is interviewed by ESPN’s Erin Andrews at halftime of the 2009 Opening Round Game against Alabama State in Dayton, Ohio. Morehead State topped ASU 58-43 to win the game and advance to play No. 1 overall seed Louisville. The win was the first in the NCAA Tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference in 20 years.
Murray State’s Danero Thomas hits a shot as time expires to lift No. 13 seed Murray State to a 66-65 victory over No. 4 seed Vanderbilt in the first round of 2010 NCAA Tournament (San Jose, Calif.). It marked the first win for an OVC team in the First Round of the event since the 1989 season (Middle Tennessee) and the second year in a row the OVC had won a game in the tournament (Photo by Michael Dann).
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Demonte Harper drained this 3-pointer to lift No. 13 seed Morehead State to a 62-61 victory over Louisville in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament in Denver, Colo. With the Eagles trailing by two points, Harper pulled up at the top of the key and nailed the shot with 4.2 seconds left to put his team ahead for good (MSU would block a UofL attempt at the buzzer to preserve the victory, its first over the Cards since the 1956-57 season.
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OVC PLAYERS IN THE NBA DRAFT Year 1950
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1967
1968
1969
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1974 1975 1976
1977 1978
Round 1 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 9 8 2 4 5 6 7 11 3 7 3 4 3 4 3 6 10 15 9 16 2 3 3 6 1 3 5 9 10 16 2 3 4 9 3 3 5 10 10 12 14 16 2 5 7 9 9 10 12 1 2 2 5 6 9 11 12 12 7 7 9 14 8 5 6 7 7 8 9 6 4 10
Pick 8 53 28 2 7 8 34 10 67 56 8 26 33 47 51 76 22 47 18 29 28 40 18 47 80 83 74 107 11 21 30 56 3 23 55 100 112 156 21 32 50 110 31 33 71 129 141 168 182 197 34 74 115 142 153 154 191 10 23 28 71 88 144 173 193 194 107 119 142 191 134 82 97 118 120 138 152 132 80 193
Player, School Bob Lavoy, WKU Sonny Allen, MOR Chuck Mrazovich, EKU Jim Baechtold, EKU Bennie Purcell, MUR Garrett Beshear, MUR Tom Marshall, WKU Jack Turner, WKU Art Spoelstra, WKU Dan Swartz, MOR Forest Able, WKU Bruce Harris, TTU Howie Crittenden, MUR Steve Hamilton, MOR Bob Daniels, WKU Steve Hamilton, MOR Ralph Croswaite, WKU Quitman Sullins, MUR Dave Keleher, MOR Owen Larson, WKU Herb Merritt, TTU Ralph Croswaite, WKU Dale Moore, EKU Jim Hagan, TTU Carl Cole, EKU Charlie Osborne, WKU Carl Cole, EKU Bobby Rascoe, WKU Ed Noe, MOR Ralph Richardson, EKU Ron Pickett, EKU Darel Carrier, WKU Bob Tolan, EKU Henry Akin, MOR Stewart Johnson, MUR Ed Bodkin, EKU Steve Cunningham, WKU Clem Haskins, WKU Dwight Smith, WKU Herb McPherson, MUR Ron Filipek, TTU John Duncan, MUR Wayne Chapman, WKU Dick Cunningham, MUR Garfield Smith, EKU Greg Smith, WKU Wayne Chapman, WKU Skeeter Swift, ETSU Lamar Green, MOR Willie Jackson, MOR Willie Brown, MTSU Frank Bartleson, TTU Bobby Washington, EKU Jerry Conley, MOR Danny Cornett, MOR Howie Wright, APSU Boyd Lynch, EKU Willie Woods, EKU Claude Virden, MUR Walker Banks, WKU Toke Coleman, EKU Booker Brown, MTSU Clarence Glover, WKU Jim McDaniels, WKU Jim Rose, WKU Hector Blondet, MUR Jim Day, MOR Ron Johnston, MUR Jerome Perry, WKU Ken Riley, MTSU Carl Greenfield, EKU Jerry Dunn, WKU Eddie Childress, APSU Les Taylor, MUR Charles Mitchell, EKU Leonard Coulter, MOR Mike Odems, WKU Carl Brown, EKU Frank Jones, TTU Johnny Britt, WKU Tim Sisneros, MTSU Fly Williams, APSU Grover Woolard, MUR Otis Howard APSU Mike Muff, MUR
Team Indianapolis Olympians Indianapolis Olympian Indianapolis Olympians Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets Syracuse Nationals Rochester Royals New York Knicks Rochester Royals Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons New York Knicks Philadelphia Warriors Cincinnati Royals Minneapolis Lakers Detroit Pistons Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics New York Knicks Detroit Pistons New York Knicks New York Knicks St. Louis Hawks St. Louis Hawks New York Knicks New York Knicks Chicago Bulls Cincinnati Royals Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers San Diego Rockets Philadelphia 76ers San Diego Rockets Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets Milwaukee Bucks Phoenix Suns Baltimore Bullets Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics New York Knicks Seattle SuperSonics Los Angeles Lakers Seattle SuperSonics New York Knicks San Diego Rockets Chicago Bulls Boston Celtics Seattle SuperSonics Boston Celtics Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Baltimore Bullets Seattle SuperSonics Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Seattle SuperSonics Milwaukee Bucks Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Seattle SuperSonics Cleveland Cavaliers Phoenix Suns Buffalo Braves Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Bucks Golden State Warriors
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Year 1979
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1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 2001 2004 2009 2011 2012 2013 2015
Round 5 5 8 9 4 4 9 10 3 9 4 4 8 6 6 4 6 8 10 5 7 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1
Pick 97 99 161 184 85 89 197 201 64 8 89 90 164 119 132 91 118 179 207 100 154 32 36 87 53 56 31 50 41 54 36 11 46 34 29 43 48 58 22 47 34 14
Player, School Jim Tillman, EKU Greg Joyner, MTSU Delbert Watson, ETSU* Gary Hooker, MUR Billy Bryant, WKU Gary Hooker, MUR Jim Tillman, EKU Leroy Coleman, MTSU Tom Baker, EKU Andrew Burton, APSU Jerry Beck, MTSU Craig McCormick, WKU Rick Campbell, MTSU Glen Green, MUR Tony Wilson, WKU* Earl Harrison, MOR Jeff Tipton, MOR Ricky Tunstall, YSU Gary Carver, WKU Mike Lahm, MUR Kim Cooksey, MTSU Bob McCann, MOR Duane Washington, MTSU Darryl Bedford, APSU Anthony Mason, TSU Barry Sumpter, APSU Jeff Martin, MUR Milos Babic, TTU Popeye Jones, MUR Brett Roberts, MOR John Best, TTU Carlos Rogers, TSU Marcus Brown, MUR Bubba Wells, APSU Trenton Hassell, APSU Kyle Hill, EIU Ricky Minard, MOR Lester Hudson, UTM Kenneth Faried, MOR Kevin Murphy, TTU Isaiah Canaan, MUR Cameron Payne, MUR
Team Milwaukee Bucks San Diego Clippers Houston Rockets Washington Bullets Philadelphia 76ers Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics Utah Jazz San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Denver Nuggets Seattle SuperSonics Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks Milwaukee Bucks Washington Bullets Milwaukee Bucks Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers Phoenix Suns Houston Rockets Sacramento Kings New Jersey Nets Seattle SuperSonics Portland Trail Blazers Dallas Mavericks Chicago Bulls Dallas Mavericks Sacramento Kings Boston Celtics Denver Nuggets Utah Jazz Houston Rockets Oklahoma City Thunder
Bold indicates active player.
Clem Haskins, Western Ky. 1967 - No. 3 overall (Chicago)
Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State 1994 - No. 11 overall (Seattle)
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State 2011 - No. 22 overall (Denver)
Cameron Payne, Murray State 2015 - No. 14 overall (OKC)
OVC TEAMS ALL-TIME IN AP TOP 25 POLL Below are instances of OVC men’s basketball teams being ranked in the Top 25 of the Associated Press (AP) polls since the OVC was formed in 1948. The data includes date of the poll, ranking and team name. Spaces between listings indicates different years. Note: “PS” indicates preseason poll of a particular year.
2/8/49 2/15/49 2/22/49 3/1/49 3/8/49
Rank 3 4 6 20 6 7 7 6 5
Team Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Date 12/11/56 12/18/56 12/26/56 1/2/57 1/8/57 1/15/57 1/22/57
Rank 12 20 15 14 20 18 20
Team Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
12/24/57
16
Western Kentucky
1/10/50 1/17/50 1/24/50 1/31/50 2/7/50 2/14/50 2/21/50 2/28/50 3/7/50
14 14 17 14 11 9 8 7 8
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
1/5/60
18
Western Kentucky
3/8/66
10
Western Kentucky
2/27/51 3/7/51
20 16
Murray State Murray State
PS/1967 1/24/67 1/31/67 2/7/67 2/14/67 2/21/67 2/28/67 3/7/67
8 8 8 6 5 3 6 6
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
12/11/51 12/18/51 12/26/51
19 16 11 18 16 20 18
Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
PS/1968 12/3/68 12/10/68 12/17/68
16 17 15 18
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky
17 16 12 12 18
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
PS/1970 12/8/70 12/15/70 12/22/70 12/29/70 1/5/71 1/12/71 1/19/71 1/26/71
3/10/53
11 10 10 10 10 12 18 9 15 8 9 9 17 8 20 9 17 9
2/10/70 2/17/70 2/24/70 3/3/70 3/10/70
12/8/53 12/15/53 12/22/53 12/29/53 1/5/54 1/12/54 1/19/54 1/26/54 2/2/54 2/9/54 2/16/54 2/23/54 3/2/54 3/9/54 3/23/54
11 10 6 7 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 8
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
2/23/71 3/2/71 3/9/71 3/16/71
9 13 11 10 5 6 5 7 12 19 9 19 7 17 9 17 9 7 7 7
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Murray State Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
3/13/73
19
Austin Peay
12/25/73 1/2/74
20 20
Austin Peay Austin Peay
3/6/98
25
Murray State
12/7/54
20
Western Kentucky
12/12/11 12/19/11 12/26/11 1/2/12 1/9/12 1/16/12 1/23/12 1/30/12 2/6/12 2/13/12
24 22 20 19 15 12 11 10 9 16
Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State
Date 1/20/49 1/25/49 2/1/49
1/2/52 2/5/52 2/26/52 12/16/52 12/23/52 12/30/52 1/6/53 1/13/53 1/20/53 1/27/53 2/3/53 2/10/53 2/17/53 2/24/53 3/3/53
2/2/71 2/9/71 2/16/71
Date 2/20/12 2/27/12 3/5/12 3/12/12
Rank 14 12 11 12
Team Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State
3/2/15
25
Murray State
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SECTION
Tennessee State won its first OVC Tournament title since 1995 and third overall as it upset UT Martin, 64-60, in the championship game.
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PRESEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS Predicted Order of Finish 1. SIUE (10 first-place votes) 2. UT Martin (10 first-place votes) 3. Belmont (Three first-place votes) 4. Jacksonville State 5. Tennessee State (One first-place vote) 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Murray State 11. Tennessee Tech 12. Southeast Missouri
226 213 202 176 168 122 111 109 88 71 62 33
SIUE has been picked to win the 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball title in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The Cougars earned 226 points, including 10 first-place votes while UT Martin is selected to finish second with 213 points garnering 10 first-place nods. Belmont picked up three first-place votes and 202 points. Jacksonville State is selected to finish fourth with 176 points while Tennessee State rounds out the top five earning one first-place vote and 168 points. Eastern Kentucky is picked to finish sixth with 122 points while Morehead State is selected to finish seventh with 111 points. Rounding out the poll are Austin Peay (109), Eastern Illinois (88), Murray State (71), Tennessee Tech (62) and Southeast Missouri (33).
Preseason All-OVC Team G Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay G Shronda Butts, SIUE G Destany McLin, Jacksonville State G Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech G/F Shameekai Murray, Eastern Kentucky G/F Michaela Hunter, Eastern Kentucky F/G Ke’Shunan, Murray State F Shay Steele, Morehead State C Sally McCabe, Belmont G Jessy Ward, UT Martin
5-8 5-7 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-8
Sr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr.
The 2015-16 Preseason All-OVC team is headlined by SIUE redshirt senior guard Shronda Butts who was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year after earning All-OVC first team and All-Newcomer honors last year. Earning Preseason All-Conference honors this year after being named to the All-OVC teams last season were Austin Peay’s Tiasha Gray (21.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Eastern Kentucky’s Shameekia Murray (14.0 ppg, 46.4 FG%), Jacksonville State’s Destany McLin (12.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg) and Tennessee Tech’s Samaria Howard (15.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg). Rounding out the preseason squad are Belmont’s Sally McCabe (8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Eastern Kentucky’s Michaela Hunter (14.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg), Morehead State’s Shay Steele (13.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Murray State’s Ke’Shunan James (15.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and UT Martin’s Jessy Ward (10.9 ppg, 40.2 FG%). Butts was an All-OVC first team and All-Newcomer pick last year. The Des Moines, Iowa native led the team and ranked among league leaders with 15.6 points and 3.2 assists per game in 2014-15. She was also second on the team and in the OVC with a 81.7 free throw percentage. Butts made 45.0 percent of her field goal attempts while also recording 35 steals.
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Let the Season Begin: The 2015-16 regular-season begins on Nov. 13 with Conference play starting Dec. 31. Nine different teams have won a regular-season title with Tennessee Tech leading the way with 18. OVC Digital Network: This marks the fourth season of the OVC Digital Network. It launched last year and is a new and improved home for lives streaming of athletic contests involving OVC member institutions. One of the top features of the Network is that all events will be offered free for fans. The events will also feature improved quality with most events streaming in high definition (HD). Fans will also have easier access to the streams, easily accessing them through links at OVCDigitalNetwork. com without any registration being required. The streams will be available on any computer, tablet or smart phone without any app or software download thanks to the use of HTML5 technology. The portal also includes live stats and social media integration to give fans even more interaction. The streaming efforts will concentrate on football and men’s and women’s basketball in the first year, with all home non-conference and conference contests featuring OVC schools in those sports airing on the platform. There are two new features for 2015-16 that will make viewing better for fans as the stream has incorporated a “DVR” function that will allow any viewer to rewind and/or fast forward to any point of the contest while it is live; previously a fan could only rewind the stream 30 seconds. The other function is an “instant archiving” feature that will allow fans to watch a replay of the contest immediately after the event concludes. OVC Women’s Basketball on National TV: The Ohio Valley Conference will have three of its women’s basketball league games on national TV this year. It marks the largest women’s basketball television package in league history. The OVC will have a pair of women’s games on the American Sports Network (ASN) and one ESPNU. Southeast Missouri at SIUE on Jan. 20 and Eastern Illinois at UT Martin on Feb. 24 will be on ASN while Belmont at UT Martin on Feb. 15 will be featured on ESPNU. In addition all seven games of the OVC Women’s Basketball Tournament will once again air on ESPN3 this year. 2015-16 In Review: UT Martin won its fourth OVC regular-season title while Tennessee State captured its first league tournament title since 1995 last year. The third-seeded Tigers upset the top-seeded Skyhawks, 64-60, in overtime in the championship game. Both Tennessee State and UT Martin earned post season bids as the Skyhawks were the league’s automatic bid in the WNIT and the Tigers played in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers fell at Kentucky, 97-52, in the first round of the NCAA Tourney while the Skyhawks dropped an 80-70 game at Ole Miss in the first round of the WNIT. UT Martin’s Kevin McMillan picked up his second OVC Coach of the Year honor last year after winning the award in 2009-10. McMillan led his team to a 16-0 league mark in the regular-season. It was just the sixth time in OVC history that a team has finished the regular-season undefeated in league action. UT Martin was also one of seven teams in the nation to finish last year with an unblemished conference record. UT Martin’s Ashia Jones was named the 2014-15 OVC Player of the Year after earning Freshman of the Year honors in 2013-14. She became the seventh player in league history to win both awards in a career. She led the league with 23.4 points per game. Murray State’s Ke’Shunan James earned OVC Freshman of the Year honors after leading all freshman with 15.4 points per game. Austin Peay’s Tiasha Gray was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Year after finishing second in the nation with 3.67 steals per game in 2014-15. Women’s Basketball Rules Changes: The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving the game to the new format and away from
the 20-minute halves the sport has always used in NCAA competition on a conference call today. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee, which initially recommended the rule change, believes the four-quarter format will enhance the flow of the game. The change also was endorsed by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors. Teams will now reach the bonus and shoot two free throws on the fifth team foul in each quarter. Previously, teams reached a one-and-one bonus on the seventh team foul of each half and reached the double bonus (two shots) on the 10th team foul. In the four-quarter format, team fouls reset to zero at the start of each quarter. However, if a team reaches the bonus in the fourth quarter, that team would remain in the bonus during any additional overtime periods. Tennessee State To Play in Preseason WNIT: The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team will face Indiana in the first round of the WNIT to kick-off the 2015-16 season. First round games will be played on Nov. 13. Round 2 of the 16-team event will take place Nov. 15-17; the semifinals are Nov. 19, and the Preseason WNIT Championship will be played at 3 p.m. ET, Nov. 22, with the contest being televised by CBS Sports Network. Ten of the 16 teams advanced to postseason play in 2015; this is the Preseason WNIT debut for Alabama State, Jacksonville, Southern Miss, St. Bonaventure, Tennessee State and UT Arlington. The tournament features a three-game guarantee, so if a team loses in the championship bracket before it has played three games, it will play in the consolation bracket.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Following are a look at the top statistical returners this season based on their production during the 2014-15 season. (Current year of eligibility indicated in parenthesis) Scoring Tiasha Gray, APSU (Sr.) Shronda Butts, SIUE (Sr.) Samaria Howard, TTU (Sr.) Ke’Shunan James, MUR (So.) Michaela Hunter, EKU (Jr.)
Games 30 30 29 29 26
Pts. 635 469 451 447 385
Avg. 21.2 15.6 15.6 15.4 14.8
Rebounding Frankie Joubran, BEL (Jr.) Eriel McKee, MOR (So.) Connor King, SEMO (Sr.) Erin Bollmann, SEMO (Sr.) Destiny McLin, JSU (Sr.)
Games 29 27 29 29 29
Rebs. 256 238 237 205 203
Avg. 8.8 8.8 8.2 7.1 7.0
Assists Tiasha Gray, APSU (Sr.) Katie Schubert, UTM (Sr.) Grace Lennox, EIU (So.) Destiny James, JSU (Sr.) Shronda Butts, SIUE (Sr.)
Games 30 33 30 27 30
Asst. 171 123 108 89 97
Avg. 5.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2
Steals Tiasha Gray, APSU (Sr.) Brianna Lawrence, TSU (Sr.) Erin Bollmann, SEMO (Sr.) Shameekia Murray, EKU (Sr.) Eriel McKee, MOR (So.)
Games 30 31 29 26 27
Steals 110 59 54 44 45
Avg. 3.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7
Field Goal Percentage Frankie Joubran, BEL (Jr.) Erin Bollmann, SEMO (Sr.) Sally McCabe, BEL (So.) Shameekia Murray, EKU (Sr.) Shay Steele, MOR (Jr.)
Games 29 29 31 26 30
FG-A 131-251 114-238 118-252 148-319 169-371
Pct. .522 .479 .468 .464 .456
3-Point FG Percentage LeAsia Wright, MUR (Jr.) Jessy Ward, UTM (Jr.) Katie Schubert, UTM (Sr.) Gretchen Morrison, JSU (So.) Tiasha Gray, APSU (Sr.)
Games 29 33 33 26 30
FG-A 29-70 87-216 54-138 28-72 71-191
Pct. .414 .403 .391 .389 .372
ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES Tennessee State’s Larry Joe Inman has compiled a leaguebest 523 wins over his 30 years in the OVC. Inman is the only skipper that coached at three different Conference members. Below is a list of where the 12 current head coaches rank in OVC history. The overall record listed includes only seasons the coaches were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Coach Years 1. Larry Inman (MTSU/EKU/TSU) 1978-86/1988-08 2012-Present 2. Bill Worrell (TTU) 1986-06 3. Lewis Bivens (MTSU) 1987-97 4. Marynell Meadors (TTU) 1977-86 5. Teresa Phillips (TSU) 1989-00 6. Ed Arnzen (SEMO) 1991-02 7. Mickey Wells (MOR) 1977-84 8. Brady Sallee (EIU) 2004-12 9. Kevin McMillan (UTM) 2009-Present 10. Susie Gardner (APSU) 1996-03 15. Rob Cross (MUR) 2008-Present 23. Chrissy Roberts (EKU) 2008-Present 38. Jim Davis (MTSU/TTU) 1986-87/2012-Present 40. Paula Buscher (SIUE) 2012-Present 44. Rick Pietri (JSU) 2013-Present 50. Cameron Newbauer (BEL) 2013-Present t53. Debbie Black (EIU) 2013-Present 65. Greg Todd (MOR) 2014-Present David Midlick (APSU) 2015-Present Rekha Patterson (SEMO) 2015-Present
SIUE’s Shronda Butts was named the 2015-16 OVC Preseason Player of the Year
Record 523-351 (.598) 408-190 (.682) 182-103 (.639) 181-100 (.730) 146-155 (.485) 144-155 (.482) 132-70 (.653) 136-116 (.540) 120-73 (.622) 112-93 (.546) 93-116 (.445) 82-116 (.414) 56-61 (.479) 46-46 (.500) 33-28 (.541) 28-35 (.444) 22-36 (.379) 12-18 (.400) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
# - Marlow coached 6 games of the 1980-81 season for Mickey Wells No Records for Akron (1983-87) were available
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2015-16 WOMEN’S COMPOSITE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Tennessee State at Indiana - 12 p.m. UAB at Belmont - 4 p.m. Marshall at Morehead State - 4:30 p.m. Oakland City at Murray State - 5 p.m. Northern Illinois at SIUE - 5:30 p.m. IUPUI at Eastern Illinois - 6 p.m. California at Austin Peay - 7 p.m. Jacksonville State at Memphis – 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Eastern Kentucky at Miami (Ohio) – TBA Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois – 11 a.m. Southeast Missouri at Western Illinois – 11 a.m. Samford at Jacksonville State - 5:30 p.m. Murray State at Lipscomb – 6:30 p.m. Belmont at Alabama A&M – 7 p.m. SIUE at Missouri – 7 p.m. Tennessee State at Illinois – 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 UT Martin vs. North Dakota6 – 3 p.m. Kentucky Christian at Morehead St - 3:30 p.m. Arkansas State at Tennessee Tech – 5:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Saint Louis – 7 p.m. Christian Brothers at Austin Peay - 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 UT Martin at Southern Illinois – 6 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Eastern Kentucky at Richmond – TBA Eastern Illinois at Memphis – 2 p.m. SIUE at Western Illinois – 2:30 p.m. UT Martin at Iowa6 – 3 p.m. Murray State at Alabama A&M 3 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Mercer at Tennessee Tech - 6 p.m. Harris-Stowe at Southeast Missouri - 6:30 p.m. Jacksonville State at Purdue – 6:30 p.m. Trevecca at Austin Peay - 7 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Loyola-Chicago at Eastern Illinois - 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Morehead State at Kentucky - 6 p.m. Arkansas State at UT Martin - 6 p.m. Murray State at Illinois State – 7 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Alabama A&M – 7 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Austin Peay at Miami (Ohio) – 6 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Indiana State - 6 p.m. Georgia State at Tennessee Tech - 6 p.m. Belmont at Ohio State – 6 p.m. Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State - 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 UMKC at Southeast Missouri - 6:30 p.m. SIUE at Oklahoma State – 7 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Austin Peay at Wright State – 1 p.m. Central Arkansas at Murray State - 1 p.m. UT Martin at Illinois – 2 p.m. Jacksonville State at Jackson State – 3 p.m. Morehead State at Georgia State - 6 p.m. Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky - 6 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Lipscomb at Tennessee Tech - 2 p.m. Cleveland State at Belmont - 4 p.m. MONDAY, NOVERMBER 23 Austin Peay at Ball State – 6 p.m. Mount Saint Joseph at Morehead State - 5 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Austin Peay at Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Classic1 – TBA East Tennessee St. at Eastern Kentucky – 6 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Northern Kentucky - TBA SIUE vs. Stephen F. Austin3 – 3:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri vs. Idaho State5 – 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Austin Peay at Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Classic1 – TBA SE Missouri at UTEP Thanksgiving Classic5 – TBA UT Martin at Chattanooga – 1 p.m. Jacksonville State at Wofford – 1 p.m. Murray State at Central Arkansas - 2 p.m. Morehead State at Chicago State – 2 p.m. Texas Southern at Tennessee State - 3 p.m. SIUE vs. Indiana State3 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Saint Louis – 7 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Morehead State at Miami (Ohio) – 4 p.m . North Alabama at Tennessee State - 2 p.m. Troy at Belmont - 4 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Middle Tennessee at Austin Peay - 7 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 Southern Miss at Tennessee Tech - 6 p.m. Alcorn State at Jacksonville State - 5:30 p.m. Lane College at Tennessee State - 6 p.m. SIUE at Illinois State - 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 Alabama at UT Martin - 5:30 p.m. Southern Illinois at Murray State - 6 p.m. Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois - 6 p.m . Morehead State at West Virginia – 6 p.m. Belmont at Lipscomb – 6:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Missouri – 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 Tennessee Tech at Xavier - 11 a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 SIUE at Southern Illinois – 12 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Wichita State – 12:05 p.m. Jacksonville State at Georgia Southern - 6 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Eastern Kentucky at Missouri State – TBA Tennessee Tech at UNC Greensboro – 1 p.m. Murray State at Evansville – 1 p.m. Samford at UT Martin - 2 p.m.
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Austin Peay at Western Kentucky – 2 p.m. Morehead State at Lipscomb – 2:30 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 Belmont at Wake Forest - 1 p.m. Tennessee State at Mississippi State – 2 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Omaha – 2 p.m . MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 Saint Louis at SIUE - 7 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 Trevecca Nazarene at Belmont - 6 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Lipscomb – 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 Milwaukee at Eastern Illinois - 6 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 IUPUI at SIUE - 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 UT Martin at Evansville – 12 p.m. Austin Peay at Kennesaw State – 1 p.m. Morehead State at Southern Illinois – 3 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 Stetson at Eastern Illinois - 1 p.m . Tuskegee at Jacksonville State - 1 p.m. Omaha at SIUE - 2 p.m. Clemson at Tennessee Tech – 2 p.m Central Arkansas at Southeast Missouri - 2 p.m. Lipscomb at Tennessee State - 3 p.m. Wright State at Eastern Kentucky - 3 p.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 USC-Upstate at Morehead State - 4:30 p.m. Blue Mountain (Miss.) at Murray State - 6 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 Miami (Ohio) at UT Martin - 6 p.m. Savannah State at Jacksonville State - 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky – TBA Belmont at Chattanooga - 11 a.m. Austin Peay at Arkansas State – 12 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 Murray State at Jacksonville – 10 a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 Louisville at Tennessee Tech - 5:30 p.m. Belmont at IUPUI – 6 p.m. Jacksonville State at Nicholls State - 6 p.m. UT Martin at Cincinnati – 6 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 Kennesaw State at Morehead State - 11 a.m. Tennessee State vs. Utah State4 - 1 p.m. SIUE at Valparaiso – 4 p.m. Murray State at Florida State – 2 p.m.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 Eastern Kentucky at Gator Holiday Classic2 – TBA Tennessee State at Lady Grizz Classic4 – TBA Eastern Illinois at Cincinnati – 1 p.m . Tennessee Tech at Middle Tennessee – 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Murray State at Belmont* - 5 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois* - 5:15 p.m. Austin Peay at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. Morehead State at SIUE* - 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Eastern Kentucky at Gator Holiday Classic2 – TBA UT Martin at Vanderbilt – 12 p.m. SIUE at Central Michigan – 1 p.m. Alabama A&M at Morehead State - 5 p.m. Jacksonville State at Mercer – 6 p.m. Austin Peay at East Tennessee State – 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Morehead State at Eastern Illinois* - 1 p.m . UT Martin at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at SIUE* - 4 p.m. Austin Peay at Belmont* - 5:00 p.m. Murray State at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech* - 5:30 p.m .
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri - 12 p.m. Belmont at Green Bay – 6 p.m. Wichita State at Tennessee Tech - 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 Belmont at Jacksonville State* - 11:30 a.m. Austin Peay at Morehead State* - 5 p.m . UT Martin at Eastern Illinois* - 6 p.m. Murray State at Eastern Kentucky* - 6 p.m. Southeast Missouri at SIUE* - 8 p.m .
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 Tennessee State at Kentucky – 5 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Georgia – 6 p.m. UT Martin at Louisville – 6 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Illinois-Chicago – 7 p.m. Morehead State at UC-Santa Barbara – 9 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 Belmont at Western Kentucky - 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 William Woods at Southeast Missouri - 11 a.m. Davis & Elkins College at Eastern Kentucky - 6 p.m. Tennessee State at Youngstown State - 6 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech* - 1 p.m. SIUE at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m. Belmont at Southeast Missouri* - 2:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m . Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay* - 4 p.m. Morehead State at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. SIUE at Tennessee Tech* - 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Belmont at SIUE* - 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois* - 5:15 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky* - 4:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Murray State* - 5 p.m. Jacksonville State at Austin Peay* - 5:15 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Morehead State* - 7:15 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 UT Martin at Morehead State* - 2:45 p.m. Jacksonville State at Murray State* - 3 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky* - 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Belmont* - 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay* - 4 p.m. SIUE at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Tennessee Tech at UT Martin* - 11 a.m. Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri* - 5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech* - 6 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Jacksonville State at Morehead State* - 1:30 p.m. UT Martin at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky* - 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay* - 4 p.m. SIUE at Murray State* - 5 p.m. Tennessee State at Belmont* - 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky* - 4:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Morehead State* - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Murray State* - 6 p.m. Tennessee State at UT Martin* - 6 p.m. SIUE at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Murray State at UT Martin* - 12 p.m. Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Eastern Illinois at SIUE* - 2 p.m . Tennessee State at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m. Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky* - 4 p.m. Belmont at Tennessee Tech* - 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBURARY 13 Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky* - 3 p.m. Belmont at Morehead State* - 1:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Murray State* - 5 p.m. UT Martin at Austin Peay* - 5:15 p.m. Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech* - 5:30 p.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Belmont at UT Martin* - 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Morehead State at Tennessee Tech* - 6 p.m. Murray State at Eastern Illinois* - 6 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State* - 6:30 p.m. Austin Peay at SIUE* - 7 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBURARY 20 Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State* -11 a.m. Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Belmont* - 3 p.m. Murray State at Austin Peay* - 4 p.m. SIUE at UT Martin* - 4 p.m. Jacksonville State at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Tennessee State at Morehead State* - 5 p.m. Belmont at Eastern Kentucky* - 6 p.m. SIUE at Southeast Missouri* - 6:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at UT Martin* - 8 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 SIUE at Eastern Illinois* - 1 p.m. Morehead State at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m. UT Martin at Murray State* - 3 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay* - 4 p.m . Belmont at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech* - 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 2-5 OVC Basketball Championship 1
– Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) – Gator Holiday Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) 3 – UMKC Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) 4 – Lady Grizz Classic (Missoula, Mont.) 5 - UTEP Thanksgiving Classic (El Paso, Texas) 6 - Iowa Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, Iowa) 2
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State* - 11 a.m. Austin Peay at UT Martin* - 6 p.m. Murray State at Southeast Missouri* - 6:30 p.m. Morehead State at Belmont* - 7 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois* - 1:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m. UT Martin at SIUE* - 2 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Belmont* - 3 p.m. Austin Peay at Murray State* - 5 p.m. Morehead State at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois* 2 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. Jacksonville State at Belmont* - 5:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri at UT Martin* - 6 p.m. Murray State at SIUE* - 7 p.m.
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AUSTIN PEAY LADY GOVS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 5 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (Exh.) 13 CALIFORNIA 14 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 16 TREVECCA 19 at Miami (Ohio) 21 at Wright State 23 at Ball State 27 at Vanderbilt1 28 vs Indiana/Ohio1 30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
5:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA TBA 7 p.m.
DECEMBER 5 at Western Kentucky 12 at Kennesaw State 16 at Arkansas State 21 at East Tennessee
TBA 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m.
JANUARY 2 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 9 TENNESSEE TECH* 14 at Tennessee State* 16 at Belmont* 20 at Morehead State* 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 27 SIUE* 30 at Southeast Missouri*
4 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 at UT Martin* 6 at Murray State* 10 at Eastern Illinois* 13 UT MARTIN* 17 at SIUE* 20 MURRAY STATE* 27 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
6 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. TBA 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBA
1
Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tourn. (Nashville, Tenn.) 2 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • David Midlick was named the 10th head coach in program history. He returns to APSU after serving one season as the associate head coach at Memphis. Previously, Midlick was an assistant coach for Tennessee State (2006-10), the Lady Govs (2010-12) and the head coach at Division II Delta State (2012-14) • Austin Peay lost just one starter from last season’s team that averaged 70.3 points per game - the Lady Govs best scoring average since 2002-03 . With the departure of guard Kristen Stainback, Austin Peay returns 82 percent of its scoring and 92 percent of its rebounding from last year’s team. • The Lady Govs finished 25th nationally in three-point field goal percentage last season, making 36 percent of their attempts - the fourth best percentage in program history. Tiasha Gray returns after ranking 74th in threepoint percentage (37.2%).
Basic Information Location: ......................................Clarksville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,597 Founded: ........................................................1927 Nickname:..............................................Lady Govs Colors: ............................................Red and White President: ....................................... Dr. Alisa White Athletic Director: .....................................Ryan Ivey Arena: ...... Dunn Center/Dave Aaron Arena (7,257)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ................................... 11/2 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ........... 10-20/7-9 (t7th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ............... Cody Bush Office Phone: .......................... (931) 221-7561 Cell Phone: ............................. (931) 980-4940 Fax: ......................................... (931) 221-7562 Email: ...................................bushc@apsu.edu Web site:.............................www.LetsGoPeay.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (931) 221-7155
OVC Regular Season Titles (3) 1995-96, 2002-03, 2003-04
All-Time Record: ............................. 448-647 (.409) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 229-346 (.398) Joined OVC: ...................................................1962
OVC Tournament Titles (7) 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7) 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 2 3 11 12 21 22 23 24 25 33 42 44 54
Name Tiasha Gray J’Nayah Hall April Rivers Brianna Alexander Madison Rich Jennifer Nwokocha Keisha Gregory Sydney Gooch Beth Rates Tearra Banks Falon Baker Symantha Norton Jacey Scott Lauren Maki
Pos. G G G C G F G F/C C C G G/F G C
Ht. 5-8 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-9 5-11 5-8 6-3
Yr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS) Bee Spring, Ky. (Edmonson HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood International Charter) Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) Franklin, Ky. (Franklin-Simpson HS) Hawesville, Ky. (Hancock County HS) Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS) Portland, Tenn. (Beech HS) Scottsburg, Ind. (Scottsburg HS) Douglas, Ala. (Douglas HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach David Midlick Alma Mater: ............................................ Mississippi, 1991 Hometown: ............................................... Memphis, Tenn. Family: ............................................................Wife - Leslie ..................................................... Children - David, Jr., Will Career Record: ............................................. 45-16 (2 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 0-0 (1st year) OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Tessah Holt .................. 1st season (Boston College, 2013) Kayla Oxenrider .................1st season (Bloomsburg, 2013) Chelsea Turner ...................... 1st season (Cameron, 2007)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2012-13
School Delta State
Overall 21-10
Conf. 13-5
Year 2013-14
School Delta State
Overall 24-6
Conf. 17-3
Coach Midlick Facts
David Midlick was named the 10th head coach in program history. He returns to APSU after serving one season as the associate head coach at Memphis. Previously, Midlick was an assistant coach for Tennessee State (2006-10), the Lady Govs (2010-12) and the head coach at Division II Delta State (2012-14)
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN GRAY, Tiasha 30-30 1118 Conference-Only 16-16 617 BANKS, Tearra 19-10 388 Conference-Only 9-0 155 STAINBACK, Kristen 30-30 1030 Conference-Only 16-16 602 ALEXANDER, Brianne 18-17 336 Conference-Only 16-16 302 NWOKOCHA, Jennifer 29-18 561 Conference-Only 15-15 335 RATES, Beth 30-28 752 Conference-Only 16-14 376 RICH, Madison 29-2 478 Conference-Only 15-1 186 RIVERS, April 18-0 234 Conference-Only 8-0 103 SCOTT, Jacey 26-0 440 Conference-Only 14-0 279 FOISTER, Savannah 1-0 4 Conference-Only 0-0 0 GOOCH, Sydney 29-0 432 Conference-Only 16-0 233 NORTON, Symantha 20-15 232 Conference-Only 7-2 31 MAKI, Lauren 5-0 20 Conference-Only 2-0 6 Total 30 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 30 Conference-Only 16 Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
APSU 7.454 13/573 -
AVG 37.3 38.6 20.4 17.2 34.3 37.6 18.7 18.9 19.3 22.3 25.1 23.5 16.5 12.4 13.0 12.9 16.9 19.9 4.0 0.0 14.9 14.6 11.6 4.4 4.0 3.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 223-515 .433 125-281 .445 98-194 .505 46-83 .554 138-349 .395 70-187 .374 43-94 .457 34-80 .425 76-175 .434 46-106 .434 77-219 .352 37-100 .370 44-111 .396 15-41 .366 22-55 .400 11-30 .367 16-55 .291 11-33 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 22-63 .349 15-37 .405 10-27 .370 1-2 .500 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 770-1860 .414 411-981 .419 826-2008 .411 440-1086 .405
Opponents 16,402 14/1,063 3/506
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 71-191 .372 38-106 .358 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 60-161 .373 33-83 .398 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 25-67 .373 5-23 .217 11-32 .344 6-18 .333 10-39 .256 6-23 .261 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 180-500 .360 89-255 .349 182-577 .315 89-285 .312
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 118-154 .766 24 160 184 71-95 .747 10 95 105 39-63 .619 37 69 106 10-15 .667 13 33 46 34-44 .773 11 86 97 18-26 .692 6 48 54 50-73 .685 33 52 85 47-68 .691 31 48 79 36-68 .529 45 90 135 24-40 .600 25 51 76 34-55 .618 76 100 176 19-34 .559 42 50 92 33-38 .868 6 24 30 5-6 .833 2 10 12 13-17 .765 3 21 24 6-8 .750 0 7 7 14-19 .737 3 57 60 9-13 .692 2 44 46 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0 12-21 .571 19 72 91 6-14 .429 12 46 58 5-6 .833 11 35 46 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0-0 .000 0 0 0 390-560 .696 327 828 1155 215-319 .674 176 468 644 404-600 .673 459 862 1321 213-313 .681 227 455 682
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Austin Peay 1013 1082 Opponents 1061 1159
AVG PF-FO A TO 6.1 87-3 171 129 6.6 46-2 85 74 5.6 44-1 3 34 5.1 19-1 2 17 3.2 53-0 54 63 3.4 27-0 32 37 4.7 58-3 13 34 4.9 54-3 13 32 4.7 70-1 30 58 5.1 37-1 22 35 5.9 85-2 40 56 5.8 50-1 22 32 1.0 18-0 23 23 0.8 7-0 9 10 1.3 23-0 19 19 0.9 11-0 6 10 2.3 26-0 35 14 3.3 16-0 18 11 0.0 1-0 0 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.1 47-0 17 25 3.6 23-0 9 15 2.3 23-0 13 16 0.6 2-0 1 5 0.6 2-0 0 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 38.5 537-10 418 480 40.2 292-8 219 281 44.0 523-8 433 439 42.6 290-4 204 237
BLK STL PTS-AVG 8 110 635-21.2 4 65 359-22.4 16 8 235-12.4 3 1 102-11.3 20 27 370-12.3 14 14 191-11.9 6 9 136-7.6 6 8 115-7.2 9 11 188-6.5 4 7 116-7.7 28 26 188-6.3 15 11 93-5.8 2 3 146-5.0 0 2 40-2.7 0 7 68-3.8 0 4 34-4.3 4 14 56-2.2 3 8 37-2.6 0 0 2-2.0 0 0 0-0.0 10 7 56-1.9 5 2 36-2.3 1 4 28-1.4 0 0 3-0.4 2 1 2-0.4 0 0 0-0.0 106 227 2110-70.3 54 122 1126-70.4 121 269 2238-74.6 67 158 1182-73.9
Deadball Rebounds OT 15 18
Total 2110 2238
Austin Peay Opponents
Off. 66 88
Def. 3 5
Total 69 93
2014-15 RESULTS (10-20, 7-9 OVC -- Home: 5-8, Away: 4-10, Neutral: 1-2) NOVEMBER 1 ST. CATHERNINE (Exh.) 9 MARTIN METHODIST (Exh.) 14 WRIGHT STATE 16 at Evansville 22 GRAND CANYON 24 at Chattanooga 28 at Southern Miss 1 29 vs. Oral Roberts 1
W, 92-45 W, 85-71 L, 73-85 L, 68-72 W, 84-77 L, 65-76 L, 71-80 L, 60-73
DECEMBER 2 at Memphis 6 BRESCIA 13 SOSUTHERN ILLINOIS 16 WESTERN KENTUCKY 19 vs. Saint Louis 2 20 at Montana 2 30 at Central Arkansas
L, 60-65 W, 99-63 L, 65-75 L, 68-91 W, 86-81 L, 62-83 W, 81-71
JANUARY 3 at Eastern Kentucky* 8 at Jacksonville State* 10 at Tennessee Tech* 15 BELMONT* 17 TENNESSEE STATE* 19 MOREHEAD STATE* 24 at Eastern Illinois* 28 at SIUE* 31 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
W, 81-71 W, 57-54 L, 71-75 W, 72-59 L, 78-81 (OT) L, 72-82 W, 66-63 L, 67-87 W, 70-62
FEBRUARY 4 UT MARTIN* 7 MURRAY STATE* 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 14 at UT Martin* 18 SIUE* 21 at Murray State* 28 at Southeast Missouri*
L, 61-71 L, 84-98 W, 83-72 L, 63-91 L, 62-77 L, 67-72 L, 69-72
MARCH 4 vs. SIUE 3
L, 69-72
1
Southern Miss Tournament (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Lady Griz Classic (Missoula, Mont.) 3 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
Tiasha Gray Senior • Guard Averaged 21.1 pts. and 6.1 rebs. last season 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 93
BELMONT BRUINS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 13 YOUNG HARRIS (Exh.) 15 UAB 19 at Ohio State 22 CLEVELAND STATE 24 at Alabama A&M 29 TROY
5:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Lipscomb 6 at Wake Forest 8 TREVECCA NAZARENE 16 at Chattanooga 18 at IUPUI 22 at Green Bay 29 at Western Kentucky 31 at Southeast Missouri*
6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
JANUARY 5 at SIUE* 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 14 MURRAY STATE* 16 AUSTIN PEAY* 20 at Jacksonville State* 23 TENNESSEE STATE* 30 at Tennessee Tech*
7 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 MOREHEAD STATE* 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 10 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 13 at Morehead State* 15 at UT Martin* 20 TENNESSEE TECH* 24 at Eastern Kentucky* 27 at Tennessee State*
7 p.m. 3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
TBA
1
OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • The 2015-16 edition of the Bruins sports a lone senior in Natalie Cohlmeyer (Evansville, Ind.). Joining her are three of the top five scorers from last year in junior Frankie Joubran (Detroit, Mich.), who averaged 11.0 points, and sophomores Sally McCabe (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) and Sierra Jones (Huntsville, Ala.), who contributed 8.8 and 8.4 points per outing, respectively. Joubran also led the squad in boards last year, pulling down 8.8 per contest. • The 2015-16 slate will prove to be a challenging one for BU with the team facing off against five 2015 NCAA Tournament participants, two programs that advanced to the 2015 WNIT and a whopping four first-time opponents. During the first month of action, Bruin fans will have four opportunities to see the team play in the Curb Event Center.
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................7,425 Founded: ........................................................1890 Nickname:.....................................................Bruins Colors: .................................. Navy, Red and White President: ...............................Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director: ............................ Mike Strickland Arena: ...........................Curb Event Center (5,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): .............14-17/10-6 (t4th) Postseason: ........................... OVC Semifinals
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: .......... Karlee Lursen Office Phone: .......................... (615) 460-8023 Cell Phone: ............................................... TBA Fax: ......................................... (615) 460-5584 Email: ............karlee.lursen@pop.belmont.edu Web site:..........................www.belmontbruins.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (615) 460-8554
OVC Regular Season Titles (0) None
All-Time Record: ............................. 861-494 (.635) All-Time OVC Record: ........................ 31-17 (.656) Joined OVC: ...................................................2012
OVC Tournament Titles (0) None NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2007
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 3 4 5 12 14 21 22 23 24 30 31 33 34 50
Name Kia Perry Frankie Joubran Meredith Roman Madison Blevins Sierra Jones Lauren Thompson Paris Lawson Natalie Cohlmeyer Kylee Smith Jenny Roy Ellie Harmeyer Maura Muensterman Darby Maggard Hannah Harmeyer Sally McCabe
Pos. G F G G G F G G F F F G G G C
Ht. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-So. Fr. Fr. R-So. Fr. So. So.
Yr. 5-5 6-1 5-8 5’9 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-5 5-8 6-3
Hometown (Last School) Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp HS) Detroit, Mich. (Goodrich HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy) Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) Huntsville, Ala. (Madison Academy) Franklin, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy) Old Hickory, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Evansville, Ind. (Evansville Reitz Memorial) Alpharetta, Ga. (Vanderbilt) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS) Kenosha, Wis. (Shoreland Lutheran HS) Evanville, Ind. (Indiana) Larwill, Ind. (Fort Wayne Canterbury) Kenosha, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran College) Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Mt. Juliet HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Cameron Newbauer
Alma Mater: .....................................................IPFW, 2001 Hometown: .............................................. Fort Wayne, Ind. Family: ...........................................................Wife - Sarah ...................................................................Children - Chloe Career Record: ......................................28-35 (Two years) School Record: ........................................................ Same OVC Record: ............................................................ 20-12 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................2 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Carley Kuhns .................6th season (Valdosta State, 2008) Lindy La Rocque..................... 1st season (Stanford, 2012) Sean Costello ........................ 1st season (Scranton, 2004)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2013-14
School Belmont
Overall 14-18
Conf. 10-6
Year 2014-15
School Belmont
Overall 14-17
Conf. 10-6
Coach Newbauer Facts Newbauer enters his third year as Belmont’s head coach after leading the Bruins to their third straight OVC Tournament appearance last year. Prior to joining the Bruin staff, spent last season as the assistant coach at Louisville where he help lead the Cardinals to 29-9 record and a trip to the National Championship game. Before joining the Cardinal staff, Newbauer spent five seasons as an assistant at Georgia. In addition to working with the women’s Bulldog program, he spent two different stints with the Bulldog men; first in 2003-04 as a graduate manager and later from 2005-07 as director of basketball operations.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS LUFFMAN-HARTSFIELD 30-23 Conference-Only 15-10 JOUBRAN, Frankie 29-22 Conference-Only 14-10 McCABE, Sally 31-19 Conference-Only 16-12 JONES, Sierra 31-13 Conference-Only 16-5 CARROLL, Katie 31-26 Conference-Only 16-15 MILLS, Taylor 14-4 Conference-Only 3-1 THOMPSON, Lauren 31-13 Conference-Only 16-5 TARRENCE, Adrienne 31-25 Conference-Only 16-15 BUNDY, Katelin 9-0 Conference-Only 4-0 BRYCE, Blair 21-7 Conference-Only 7-4 VAUGHT, Torie 23-1 Conference-Only 13-1 COHLMEYER, Natalie 14-0 Conference-Only 5-0 BLEVINS, Madison 15-1 Conference-Only 7-1 PERRY, Kia 16-0 Conference-Only 7-0 ZANDER, Katherine 10-1 Conference-Only 3-1 Total 31 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 31 Conference-Only 16 Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 881 430 787 339 650 352 714 445 855 516 354 45 528 303 787 437 19 5 213 91 217 161 73 42 64 40 52 17 31 2
BU 7,433 12/619 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.4 115-337 .341 28.7 57-171 .333 27.1 131-251 .522 24.2 52-107 .486 21.0 118-252 .468 22.0 74-147 .503 23.0 87-231 .377 27.8 58-153 .379 27.6 81-226 .358 32.2 50-128 .391 25.3 28-76 .368 15.0 3-6 .500 17.0 68-140 .486 18.9 38-83 .458 25.4 51-131 .389 27.3 30-78 .385 2.1 4-7 .571 1.3 0-0 .000 10.1 13-40 .325 13.0 5-13 .385 9.4 14-48 .292 12.4 11-33 .333 5.2 6-22 .273 8.4 3-10 .300 4.3 2-16 .125 5.7 2-9 .222 3.3 2-13 .154 2.4 0-2 .000 3.1 0-5 .000 0.7 0-1 .000 720-1795 .401 383-941 .407 776-1929 .402 380-1002 .379 Opponents 23,274 16/1,455 3/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 64-180 .356 30-90 .333 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 9-48 .188 4-24 .167 27-91 .297 22-65 .338 63-168 .375 37-93 .398 19-54 .352 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-9 .222 1-5 .200 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 5-25 .200 5-20 .250 6-19 .316 3-8 .375 0-9 .000 0-4 .000 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 201-626 .321 103-318 .324 167-503 .332 93-275 .338
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 45-68 .662 59 106 165 22-35 .629 22 53 75 56-77 .727 71 185 256 25-37 .676 32 75 107 28-45 .622 44 131 175 20-33 .606 20 80 100 58-76 .763 25 57 82 41-52 .788 19 46 65 23-32 .719 8 63 71 19-27 .704 4 48 52 24-30 .800 3 18 21 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 20-29 .690 36 49 85 10-15 .667 20 29 49 32-68 .471 30 116 146 14-39 .359 25 61 86 3-4 .750 0 4 4 1-2 .500 0 2 2 8-24 .333 18 36 54 2-10 .200 7 17 24 2-5 .400 10 31 41 0-0 .000 6 23 29 0-0 .000 5 5 10 0-0 .000 3 2 5 4-5 .800 6 3 9 4-4 1.000 5 1 6 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0-4 .000 4 6 10 0-0 .000 2 1 3 303-467 .649 377 879 1256 160-256 .625 186 480 666 318-460 .691 344 791 1135 171-242 .707 176 427 603
Scoring By Period 1st Belmont 938 Opponents 930
AVG PF-FO A TO 5.5 37-0 54 69 5.0 19-0 24 33 8.8 62-1 30 44 7.6 30-0 16 18 5.6 65-0 23 29 6.3 33-0 10 17 2.6 67-2 80 88 4.1 41-2 53 49 2.3 33-0 39 44 3.3 17-0 19 22 1.5 27-0 39 44 2.3 3-0 6 5 2.7 42-0 17 26 3.1 28-0 10 16 4.7 62-1 146 83 5.4 37-1 89 46 0.4 0-0 1 2 0.5 0-0 0 1 2.6 29-0 4 16 3.4 9-0 2 5 1.8 23-1 9 18 2.2 14-0 7 11 0.7 2-0 2 2 1.0 1-0 2 0 0.6 6-0 1 7 0.9 3-0 1 4 0.3 9-0 6 11 0.1 4-0 1 3 1.0 5-0 0 3 1.0 1-0 0 0 40.5 469-5 451 513 41.6 240-3 240 243 36.6 487-4 395 369 37.7 268-1 184 194
BLK STL PTS-AVG 3 20 339-11.3 1 10 166-11.1 2 17 319-11.0 0 5 129-9.2 44 10 273-8.8 27 4 172-10.8 3 17 259-8.4 2 11 179-11.2 2 24 248-8.0 1 15 156-9.8 0 12 99-7.1 0 2 9-3.0 12 5 156-5.0 5 1 86-5.4 14 23 136-4.4 9 12 75-4.7 0 1 15-1.7 0 1 1-0.3 13 3 34-1.6 6 2 12-1.7 0 5 35-1.5 0 3 27-2.1 0 1 18-1.3 0 1 9-1.8 0 0 8-0.5 0 0 8-1.1 0 1 5-0.3 0 0 0-0.0 0 2 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 93 141 1944-62.7 51 67 1029-64.3 111 217 2037-65.7 55 95 1024-64.0
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 997 1101
OT 9 6
Total 1944 2037
Belmont Opponents
Off. 66 70
Def. 3 6
Total 69 76
2014-15 RESULTS (14-17, 10-6 OVC -- Home: 6-6, Away: 7-9, Neutral: 1-2) NOVEMBER 14 at Vanderbilt 16 NORTH ALABAMA 20 at Louisville 25 at Kent State 28 vs. Akron 1 29 at Denver 1
L, 65-58 L, 69-72 L, 35-95 L, 55-58 L, 58-73 W, 72-43
DECEMBER 2 LIPSCOMB 11 CHATTANOOGA 14 at Kentucky 16 at Cleveland State 19 at Mercer 22 at Georgia 29 WESTERN KENTUCKY
W, 80-60 L, 48-60 L, 55-71 L, 86-89 W, 86-83 L, 43-62 L, 50-66
JANUARY 1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 3 UT MARTIN* 6 SIUE* 10 at Eastern Illinois* 15 at Austin Peay* 17 at Murray State* 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 24 at Tennessee State* 31 TENNESSEE TECH*
W, 62-39 L, 68-85 L, 52-67 L, 72-77 L, 59-72 W, 79-68 W, 70-66 W, 64-62 W, 59-53
FEBRUARY 4 at Morehead State* L, 55-66 7 at Eastern Kentucky* W, 76-59 11 at Jacksovnille State* W, 55-52 (OT) 14 MOREHEAD STATE* W, 57-56 21 at Tennessee Tech* W, 64-62 25 EASTERN KENTUCKY* W, 84-70 28 TENNESSEE STATE* L, 53-70 MARCH 5 vs Jacksonville State 2 6 vs. UT Martin 2
W, 55-45 L, 65-71
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EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 13 IUPUI 15 at Memphis 17 LOYOLA-CHICAGO 19 at Indiana State 24 at Northern Illinois 28 at Saint Louis
6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m
DECEMBER 2 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6 at Omaha 10 MILWAUKEE 13 STETSON 20 at Cincinnati 28 at Illinois-Chicago 31 at Tennessee Tech*
6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m .
JANUARY 2 at Jacksonville State* 6 TENNESSEE STATE* 9 at Belmont* 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 16 MOREHEAD STATE* 20 UT MARTIN* 23 at Austin Peay* 27 at Murray State* 30 at SIUE*
2 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 4 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 10 AUSTIN PEAY* 17 MURRAY STATE* 20 at Southeast Missouri* 24 at UT Martin* 27 SIUE*
1:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
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TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment: ....................................................8,520 Founded: ........................................................1895 Nickname:................................................ Panthers Colors: .............................................Blue and Gray President: ..........................Dr. David M. Glassman Athletic Director: .................................Tom Michael Arena (Capacity):.................... Lantz Arena (5,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/6 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ............ 10-20/7-9 (t7th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact:..............Nathan Bryant Office Phone: .......................... (217) 581-6408 Cell Phone: ............................................... TBA Fax: ......................................... (217) 581-7001 Email: ................................. nabryant@eiu.edu Web site:............................ www.EIUpanthers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (217) 581-5135
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) 2009-10, 2012-13
• The Panthers will have five newcomers this season and a total of seven underclassman on this year’s roster. EIU added a little international flare to the roster with incoming freshmen Karina Chandra from Australia and Carmen Tellez from Spain. The Panthers have one returning player – Grace Lennox – from Tasmania.
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 1988
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 4 5 10 11 12 15 21 22 23 31 33
Name Phylicia Johnson Kayla Steward Grace Lennox Karina Chandra Erica Brown Carmen Tellez Mariah Madison Halle Stull Brittin Boyer Shakita Cox Jalisha Smith Alece Shumpert
Pos. G G G F F G G F F G F G
Ht. 5-8 5-8 5-4 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-7 5-10 5-9
Yr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. R-Sr. So. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Columbus, Ohio (Cincinnati State Tech) Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic HS) Hobart, Tasmania (Hobart HS) Brisbane, Australia (Citipointe Christian) Hoyleton, Ill. (Nashville Community) Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada Virgen Maria) Chicago, Ill. (Brooks Prep) Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic HS) Sullivan, Ill. (Sullivan HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Eastern Arizona College) Chicago, Ill. (Simeon HS) Belleville, Ill. ( Althoff Catholic HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Debbie Black Alma Mater: ...................................... Saint Joseph’s, 1988 Hometown: ..............................................Philadelphia, Pa. Career Record: ......................................22-36 (Two years) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 14-18 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................2 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ............................none Assistant Coaches Kim Foley..................... 3rd season (Saint Joseph’s, 1989) Sheri Sam .............................3rd season (Vanderbilt, 1996) Bryce Agler .............................. 1st year (Wittenberg, 2014)
• Eastern Illinois made the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the eighth straight year last season which is tied with Tennessee State for the longest current active streak of consecutive OVC Tournament appearances. In that eight year period EIU has played for the OVC Tournament Championship three times. • The Panthers will have only two seniors on this year’s team in Shakita Cox and Alece Shumpert. Cox started 29 games last season averaging 5.4 points per game. Shumpert played late in the season after returning from injury suffered her sophomore season. Shumpert finished the season averaging 5.7 points per game knocking down 17 3-pointers in 11 contests.
All-Time Record: ............................. 573-590 (.493) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 163-167 (.494) Joined OVC: ...................................................1996
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2013-14
School Eastern Illinois
Overall 12-16
Conf. 7-9
Year 2014-15
School Eastern Illinois
Overall 10-20
Conf. 7-9
Coach Black Facts On May 16, Black was hired as the sixth head women’s basketball coach in the Division I era at Eastern Illinois and the eighth since the inception of the program. Prior to EIU, Black was the assistant at Ohio State for eight seasons. She was part of a Buckeye program that won six Big Ten chamionships and made seven straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. Black along with current Panther assistant Sheri Sam are former WNBA All-Stars.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER OROSZOVA, Sabina Conference-Only THOMAS, Arnisha Conference-Only BROWN, Erica Conference-Only SHUMPERT, Alece Conference-Only LENNOX, Grace Conference-Only COX, Shakita Conference-Only JOHNSON, Phylicia Conference-Only GRIFFIN, Bh’rea Conference-Only MARTIN, Morgan Conference-Only TATE, Kandace Conference-Only SMITH, Jalisha Conference-Only MADISON, Mariah Conference-Only WILLIS, DeAnna Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 30-30 16-16 28-27 14-13 30-28 16-15 11-4 6-3 30-30 16-16 30-29 16-16 26-0 12-0 30-0 16-0 27-0 13-0 25-0 15-0 15-0 6-0 11-0 5-0 10-2 4-1 30 16 30 16
MIN 1033 560 741 382 851 461 166 126 962 524 683 342 397 153 549 350 242 120 202 122 95 20 63 21 41 19
EIU 5,849 13/458 --
AVG 34.4 35.0 26.5 27.3 28.4 28.8 15.1 21.0 32.1 32.8 22.8 21.4 15.3 12.8 18.3 21.9 9.0 9.2 8.1 8.1 6.3 3.3 5.7 4.2 4.1 4.8
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 184-406 .453 109-225 .484 102-241 .423 57-137 .416 91-221 .412 56-129 .434 22-59 .373 19-47 .404 54-134 .403 35-78 .449 52-165 .315 23-77 .299 46-134 .343 20-49 .408 55-123 .447 35-78 .449 19-38 .500 11-21 .524 18-30 .600 13-19 .684 7-21 .333 1-3 .333 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 654-1584 .413 380-867 .438 712-1708 .417 369-910 .405
Opponents 10,036 13/653 4/386
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 31-89 .348 25-58 .431 4-22 .182 0-13 .000 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 17-42 .405 14-31 .452 13-40 .325 11-27 .407 26-83 .313 14-42 .333 19-71 .268 4-19 .211 16-35 .457 10-23 .435 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 126-385 .327 78-214 .364 159-447 .356 76-206 .369
FT-FTA 72-104 32-46 63-101 43-68 59-84 29-40 2-4 2-4 48-65 23-31 31-45 10-15 20-31 5-8 22-44 11-24 11-16 4-8 8-16 4-6 6-10 0-1 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 344-524 165-255 416-600 219-308
Scoring By Period 1st Eastern Illinois 805 Opponents 949
PCT .692 .696 .624 .632 .702 .725 .500 .500 .738 .742 .689 .667 .645 .625 .500 .458 .688 .500 .500 .667 .600 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .656 .647 .693 .711
2nd 967 1046
OT 6 4
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 92 210 302 47 110 157 26 73 99 14 34 48 67 131 198 39 74 113 3 13 16 3 12 15 17 64 81 12 33 45 8 35 43 4 19 23 8 19 27 4 10 14 20 33 53 10 24 34 8 39 47 3 21 24 6 29 35 5 24 29 3 11 14 1 1 2 3 5 8 1 2 3 2 4 6 0 1 1 313 735 1048 173 403 576 363 714 1077 191 360 551
Total 1778 1999
AVG PF-FO A TO 10.1 93-2 52 93 9.8 50-1 32 48 3.5 62-1 41 65 3.4 32-1 25 31 6.6 112-7 39 50 7.1 55-2 23 26 1.5 16-0 8 14 2.5 11-0 5 9 2.7 59-1 108 84 2.8 38-1 69 40 1.4 70-0 45 74 1.4 32-0 21 32 1.0 27-0 20 32 1.2 15-0 9 13 1.8 37-0 51 45 2.1 19-0 28 26 1.7 36-0 9 25 1.8 17-0 6 15 1.4 29-0 2 22 1.9 18-0 2 15 0.9 19-0 3 12 0.3 7-0 3 3 0.7 8-0 2 8 0.6 2-0 1 2 0.6 5-0 0 5 0.3 3-0 0 1 34.9 573-11 380 541 36.0 299-5 224 265 35.9 513-6 379 437 34.4 265-4 186 219
BLK STL PTS-AVG 57 46 471-15.7 33 21 275-17.2 2 21 271-9.7 0 11 157-11.2 49 31 241-8.0 29 19 141-8.8 0 5 63-5.7 0 4 54-9.0 3 33 169-5.6 2 17 104-6.5 9 28 161-5.4 5 13 70-4.4 0 10 131-5.0 0 4 49-4.1 0 15 148-4.9 0 8 91-5.7 7 3 49-1.8 3 0 26-2.0 13 1 44-1.8 10 1 30-2.0 0 6 20-1.3 0 1 2-0.3 1 1 6-0.5 0 0 2-0.4 1 0 4-0.4 1 0 2-0.5 142 200 1778-59.3 83 99 1003-62.7 78 279 1999-66.6 41 133 1033-64.6
Deadball Rebounds Off. Eastern Illinois 71 Opponents 76
Def. 6 12
Total 77 88
2014-15 RESULTS (10-20, 7-9 OVC - Home: 7-6, Away: 3-10, Neutral: 0-4) NOVEMBER 15 UMKC 18 at IUPUI 21 vs. Florida State 1 23 at North Texas 1 26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 29 at Loyola-Chicago
L, 53-69 L, 44-66 L, 55-91 W, 59-57 W, 55-46 L, 52-63
DECEMBER 5 OMAHA 10 at Milwaukee 12 at Western Illinois 14 UIC 20 vs. Northwestern 2 21 vs. Lehigh.2 28 SAINT LOUIS
W, 77-66 L, 63-72 L, 54-63 L, 66-78 L, 44-92 L, 69-72 L, 49-63
JANUARY 1 TENNESSEE TECH* 3 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 7 at Tennessee State* 10 BELMONT* 15 at Eastern Kentucky* 17 at Morehead State* 21 at UT Martin* 24 AUSTIN PEAY* 28 MURRAY STATE* 31 SIUE*
W, 67-59 W, 66-63 L, 44-57 W, 77-72 W, 68-42 L, 62-67 L, 51-81 L, 63-66 W, 75-59 L, 48-65
FEBRUARY 7 at Southeast Missouri* 12 at Austin Peay* 18 at Murray State* 21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 25 UT MARTIN* 28 at SIUE*
L, 65-69 L, 72-83 W, 81-67 W, 49-48 L, 60-63 L, 55-72
MARCH 4 vs UT Martin 3
L, 35-68
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EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 8 OHIO VALLEY (Exh.) 15 at Richmond 21 WESTERN CAROLINA 24 at Miami (Ohio) 27 EAST TENNESSEE STATE
1 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. TBA 6 p.m.
DECEMBER 3 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 5 at Missouri State 13 WRIGHT STATE 16 at Western Kentucky* 20 at Gator Holiday Classic1 21 at Gator Holiday Classic1 30 DAVIS & ELKINS
6 p.m. TBA 3 p.m. TBA TBA TBA 6 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay 7 UT MARTIN* 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 14 at Eastern Illinois* 16 at SIUE* 20 MURRAY STATE* 23 TENNESSEE TECH* 27 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 30 MOREHEAD STATE*
TBA 4:30 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA TBA 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 at Tennessee State* 6 at Belmont* 13 TENNESSEE STATE* 17 at Jacksonville State* 20 at Morehead State* 24 BELMONT* 27 at Tennessee Tech*
TBA TBA 3 p.m. TBA TBA 6 p.m. TBA
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
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TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Richmond, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................16,515 Founded: ........................................................1906 Nickname:................................................ Colonels Colors: ...................................... Maroon and White President: ............................Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director: .......................Steve Lochmueller Arena (Capacity):..............McBrayer Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ..............9-17/4-12 (9th) Postseason: ............................................ None
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: .....Brandon Johnson Office Phone: .......................... (859) 622-6170 Cell Phone: ............................................... TBA Fax: ......................................... (859) 622-5108 Email: ................... brandon.johnson@eku.edu Web site:...............................www.EKUSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (859) 622-5108
OVC Regular Season Titles (5) 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2004-05
All-Time Record: ............................. 605-577 (.512) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 296-272 (.521) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (2) 1997, 2005 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) 1997, 2005
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 12 20 21 22 23 24 25 33 44
Name Jalen O’Bannon Jada Triplett Michaela Hunter Mariah Massengill Alexus Cooper Ann Jernigan Shameekia Murray Ashley Johnson Zee Willix Jasmine Henshaw Amadi Brooks Katie Pippen Miranda Maples Shay Solomon Deja Robinson Abby Wright
Pos. G/F G G/F G G G G/F G G/F G/F G/F G/F F/C G F F
Ht. 6-1 5-7 5-10 5-5 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-6 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-8 6-1 5-11
Yr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Memphis, Tenn. (Arkansas State) Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) Mt. Vernon, Ky. (Rockcastle County HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Silverdale Baptist Academy) Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount HS) Orlando, Fla. (Edgwater HS) Claxton, Ga. (South Georgia Tech College) Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy) Winter Haven, Fla. (St. Petersburg College) Titusville, Fla. (Titusville HS) Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) Lexington, Ky. (Tates Creek HS) Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven HS) Irving, Texas (Independence CC) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Chrissy Roberts Alma Mater: ..................................Eastern Kentucky, 1998 Hometown: ..................................................Eminence, Ky. Career Record: ............................................82-116 (7 yrs.) School Record: ........................................................ Same OVC Record: ............................................................ 40-62 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Colette Cole ............ 4th season (Eastern Kentucky, 2009) Teresa McNair .......... 1st season (Eastern Kentucky, 2003) Marcus Payne....1st season (Southwestern College, 1987)
• Eastern Kentucky returns four of five starters from last year, including its top two scorers in junior Michaela Hunter (14.8 ppg) and senior Shameekia ‘Polly’ Murray (14.0 ppg) • Murray was named second team All-OVC and to the OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2014-15. The transfer from South Georgia Technical College led EKU and ranked seventh in the league at 16.1 ppg during OVC play • Hunter reaches the halfway point of her Colonel career on pace to score 1,236 points. That would rank 16th on EKU’s all-time scoring list
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
School Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky
Overall 7-20 12-17 6-12 13-16
Conf. 4-14 8-10 3-15 7-9
Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky
Overall 18-12 17-13 9-17
Conf. 11-5 9-7 4-12
Coach Roberts Facts Roberts is just the eighth head coach in Eastern Kentucky women’s basketball history...She returned to her alma mater after spending the last six years as an assistant at East Carolina...Roberts earned Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year honors for the 1997-98 season...She led the Colonels to their first OVC Tournament Championship and NCAA appearance in 1997. 98 • 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN HUNTER, Michaela 26-26 787 Conference-Only 16-16 510 MURRAY, Shameekia 26-19 736 Conference-Only 16-14 501 HARPER, Shelly 26-19 683 Conference-Only 16-12 418 HENSHAW, Jasmine 25-16 452 Conference-Only 15-8 261 MAPLES, Miranda 25-12 463 Conference-Only 16-10 323 MASSENGILL, Mariah 26-7 561 Conference-Only 16-0 304 STAFFORD, Jasmine 26-5 438 Conference-Only 16-2 229 COOPER, Alexus 25-9 334 Conference-Only 15-5 196 BOWERS, Nicole 25-3 313 Conference-Only 15-1 176 PIPPEN, Katie 21-3 150 Conference-Only 14-1 95 BROOKS, Amadi 24-11 283 Conference-Only 15-11 208 DRAKE, Cierra 9-0 47 Conference-Only 5-0 29 POLSON, Meredith 1-0 3 Conference-Only 0-0 0 Total 26 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 26 Conference-Only 16 Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
EKU 4,125 11/375 -
AVG 30.3 31.9 28.3 31.3 26.3 26.1 18.1 17.4 18.5 20.2 21.6 19.0 16.8 14.3 13.4 13.1 12.5 11.7 7.1 6.8 11.8 13.9 5.2 5.8 3.0 0.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 150-374 .401 97-242 .401 148-319 .464 102-220 .464 57-161 .354 35-103 .340 62-125 .496 43-87 .494 40-119 .336 27-80 .338 44-144 .306 25-81 .309 24-86 .279 10-37 .270 25-104 .240 13-57 .228 25-68 .368 12-38 .316 16-37 .432 7-22 .318 15-61 .246 13-44 .295 1-8 .125 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 607-1606 .378 385-1016 .379 595-1508 .395 392-958 .409
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 33-103 .320 18-66 .273 24-82 .293 14-57 .246 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 22-57 .386 15-42 .357 16-74 .216 10-46 .217 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 11-45 .244 5-22 .227 3-9 .333 3-9 .333 5-16 .313 3-10 .300 5-21 .238 5-15 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 122-421 .290 74-274 .270 145-449 .323 96-290 .331
FT-FTA 52-65 31-42 43-60 40-51 56-86 41-55 15-26 7-14 29-31 23-25 16-24 9-15 35-61 23-38 11-18 10-14 11-15 4-5 5-7 2-3 5-12 2-6 4-9 1-5 0-0 0-0 282-414 193-273 458-645 302-420
Scoring By Period 1st Eastern Kentucky 779 Opponents 835
Opponents 18,008 12/1,442 3/233
PCT .800 .738 .717 .784 .651 .745 .577 .500 .935 .920 .667 .600 .574 .605 .611 .714 .733 .800 .714 .667 .417 .333 .444 .200 .000 .000 .681 .707 .710 .719
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 33 131 164 20 80 100 47 67 114 32 53 85 51 106 157 26 58 84 27 70 97 17 43 60 33 63 96 21 43 64 9 37 46 2 16 18 31 53 84 17 30 47 12 23 35 8 14 22 17 40 57 6 19 25 2 3 5 0 2 2 15 21 36 11 15 26 2 6 8 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 331 665 996 193 404 597 338 738 1076 214 478 692
AVG PF-FO A TO 6.3 84-3 75 80 6.3 53-2 52 53 4.4 61-0 36 76 5.3 41-0 24 52 6.0 69-2 31 58 5.3 40-2 20 28 3.9 61-1 23 29 4.0 33-1 13 18 3.8 68-3 17 21 4.0 45-2 10 13 1.8 43-0 58 44 1.1 25-0 27 17 3.2 60-0 34 52 2.9 41-0 19 33 1.4 43-0 15 19 1.5 26-0 9 7 2.3 42-0 6 23 1.7 26-0 4 6 0.2 18-0 8 5 0.1 15-0 4 4 1.5 20-0 11 19 1.7 14-0 11 14 0.9 9-1 1 2 0.8 2-0 1 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 38.3 581-11 315 440 37.3 361-7 194 251 41.4 435-2 339 428 43.2 267-1 241 248
BLK STL PTS-AVG 3 34 385-14.8 2 16 243-15.2 3 44 363-14.0 3 32 258-16.1 5 12 171-6.6 2 7 111-6.9 10 12 139-5.6 5 6 93-6.2 14 10 131-5.2 11 8 92-5.8 0 20 120-4.6 0 8 69-4.3 3 26 85-3.3 2 12 44-2.8 12 11 72-2.9 4 4 41-2.7 7 11 64-2.6 3 6 31-2.1 2 3 42-2.0 2 2 19-1.4 7 5 40-1.7 6 5 33-2.2 3 1 6-0.7 2 1 3-0.6 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 69 189 1618-62.2 42 107 1037-64.8 77 197 1793-69.0 45 122 1182-73.9
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 816 939
OT Total 9 1618 10 1793
Eastern Kentucky Opponents
Off. 55 88
Def. 10 8
Total 65 96
2014-15 RESULTS (9-17, 4-12 OVC -- Home: 3-8, Away: 4-8, Neutral: 2-1) NOVEMBER 5 PIKEVILLE (Exh.) 10 KY. CHRISTIAN (Exh.) 15 at West Virginia1 21 vs. Central Arkansas1 22 at Mercer1 28 vs. Western Carolina2 29 vs. North Florida2
W, 75-59 W, 97-41 L, 42-67 W, 56-55 L, 64-69 W, 71-62 L, 45-62
DECEMBER 2 ASBURY 6 MARSHALL 13 at East Tennessee 17 at Alabama A&M 21 RICHMOND
W, 73-48 W, 63-58 L, 49-64 W, 62-56 L, 56-70
JANUARY 3 AUSTIN PEAY* 8 at UT Martin* 10 at Southeast Missouri* 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 17 SIUE* 22 at Murray State* 24 at Tennessee Tech* 28 at Jacksonville State* 31 at Morehead State*
L, 71-81 L, 63-76 W, 57-54 L, 42-68 L, 61-71 W, 64-59 W, 97-93 (2OT) L, 53-73 L, 58-76
FEBRUARY 5 TENNESSEE STATE* 7 BELMONT* 14 at Tennessee State* 21 MOREHEAD STATE* 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 25 at Belmont* 28 TENNESSEE TECH*
L, 62-68 L, 59-76 L, 74-86 W, 70-64 L, 65-69 L, 70-84 L, 71-84
1
Preseason WNIT
2
UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Classic (Wilmington, N.C.)
* Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS Basic Information Location: ..................................... Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: ....................................................9,504 Founded: ........................................................1883 Nickname:............................................Gamecocks Colors: ............................................Red and White President: ........................... Dr. William A. Meehan Athletic Director: .............................Warren Koegel Arena (Capacity): Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,700)
2015-16 SCHEDULE 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 ALCORN STATE 4 at Georgia Southern 13 TUSKEGEE 15 SAVANNAH STATE 18 at Nicholls State 21 at Mercer 31 SIUE*
5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m.
JANUARY 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 7 at Austin Peay* 9 at Murray State* 13 at Southeast Missouri* 16 UT MARTIN* 20 BELMONT* 23 at Morehead State* 27 at Eastern Kentucky* 30 TENNESSEE STATE*
2 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 TENNESSEE TECH* 10 at Belmont* 13 at Tennessee Tech* 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 20 at Tennessee State* 27 MOREHEAD STATE*
2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m.
COACHING STAFF
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
TBA
Head Coach Rick Pietri
OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in BOLD All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • Jacksonville State made its second straight OVC Tournament appearance last season. The Gamecocks finished the season with a 19-10 overall mark and went 10-5 in the OVC to finish fourth. • Junior guard Briana Benson is the team’s top returning scorer after putting up 9.2 points per outing last year. She also brought down 3.2 rebounds per game in 2014-15. • The Gamecocks will have four freshman on the squad this year as they welcome guard Jada Coggins, forward Chloe Long, forward Mary Grace Constantin and forward Rayven Person. Courtney Strain and freshman guard Leah Strain.
All-Time Record: ............................. 471-567 (.454) All-Time OVC Record: ...................... 76-118 (.392) Joined OVC: ...................................................2003 OVC Regular Season Titles none
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ........... Tony Schmidt Office Phone: .......................... (256) 782-5377 Cell Phone: ............................. (256) 689-8524 Fax: ......................................... (256) 782-5958 Email: ................................. aschmidt@jsu.edu Web site:.............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (256) 782-5528
NOVEMBER 8 MILES (Exh.) 13 at Memphis 16 at Purdue 18 KENNESAW STATE 21 at Jackson State 24 SAMFORD 28 at Wofford
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Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/4 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ..........19-10/10-6 (4th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
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Name Pos. Leah Strain G Kelly Naughton G Briana Benson G Jada Coggins G Courtney Strain G Destiny James G Chloe Long F Mary Grace Constantin F Destany McLin G Lacey Buchanon G Tyler Phelion F Rayven Pearson F
Ht. 5-3 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-8 5-7 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-3 6-1 6-1
Yr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Woodland, Ala. (Woodland HS) Elk Grove, Ill. (Elk Grove HS) Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS) Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS) Woodland, Ala. (Auburn) Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett HS) Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS) Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab School) Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) Jacksonville, Ala. (Troy) Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS) Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS)
Alma Mater: ..................................... South Alabama, 1987 Family: ...................................................... Wife - Suzanne ....................................................Children - Wesley, Jordan Career Record: .................................... 253-195 (14 years) School Record: ...................................... 33-28 (One year) OVC Record: ............................................................ 18-14 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................2 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ............................none Assistant Coaches Altheria Warmley .......................... 3rd season (UAB, 1990) Eric Wise ....................... 3rd season (La.-Lafaytette, 1992) Eryc Pittman .......................... 1st season (Hampton, 2008)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
School South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama
Overall 13-16 17-11 19-11 22-7 13-15 15-14 14-16 20-11
Conf. 5-11 7-8 10-5 11-4 7-8 8-7 7-11 10-8
Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
Overall 21-11 15-16 17-13 17-13 17-13 14-18 19-10
Conf. 10-8 9-9 8-8 9-7 10-10 8-8 10-6
Coach Pietri Facts Pietri has led Jacksonville State to the OVC Tournament is his first two years at the helm of the Gamecocks. He was named the 2013-14 OVC Coach of the Year. Prior Jacksonville State, he spent the 13 previous seasons at South Alabama. He led the Lady Jags to back-toback Sun Belt West Division titles in 2003 and 2004. South Alabama made consecutive trips to the WNIT in both 2003 and 2004. Pietri is also the all-time winningest coach in Lady Jaguars history with a career record of 220-167.
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2014-15 STATISTICS TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.0 115-341 .337 29.6 68-197 .345 32.7 161-379 .425 33.8 90-213 .423 20.5 88-238 .370 23.6 54-145 .372 25.1 83-186 .446 24.7 36-76 .474 21.5 71-205 .346 17.6 33-104 .317 21.8 58-146 .397 24.3 38-89 .427 10.7 30-83 .361 12.1 24-59 .407 22.6 28-77 .364 22.1 17-47 .362 9.1 25-77 .325 9.3 9-38 .237 15.2 25-68 .368 15.0 18-44 .409 3.4 4-11 .364 3.2 2-6 .333 3.6 2-14 .143 4.0 1-4 .250 690-1825 .378 390-1022 .382 652-1665 .392 374-929 .403
PLAYER GP-GS MIN MORTON, Candace 29-29 842 Conference-Only 16-16 474 MCLIN, Destany 29-28 949 Conference-Only 16-16 541 BENSON, Briana 29-12 595 Conference-Only 16-10 377 CANTRELL, Miranda 25-20 628 Conference-Only 12-7 296 STRAIN, Courtney 29-18 624 Conference-Only 16-6 281 PHELION, Tyler 29-9 632 Conference-Only 16-9 388 MORRISON, Gretchen 26-0 278 Conference-Only 16-0 193 JAMES, Destiny 27-26 611 Conference-Only 15-15 331 STRAIN, Leah 29-0 264 Conference-Only 16-0 148 NAUGHTON, Kelly 29-3 440 Conference-Only 16-1 240 HORTON, LeCresha 11-0 37 Conference-Only 6-0 19 BUCKNER, Bria’unna 7-0 25 Conference-Only 3-0 12 Total 29 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 29 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
JSU 9,370 13/721 -
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 26-95 .274 15-56 .268 3-13 .231 1-10 .100 60-166 .361 37-106 .349 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 39-107 .364 21-55 .382 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 28-72 .389 23-53 .434 0-9 .000 0-7 .000 10-35 .286 5-19 .263 11-27 .407 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-12 .167 1-4 .250 180-544 .331 112-330 .339 132-445 .297 71-245 .290
Scoring By Period 1st Jacksonville State 911 Opponents 783
Opponents 20,645 13/1,144 3/1,922
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 114-144 .792 35 82 117 60-77 .779 20 44 64 36-45 .800 29 174 203 16-20 .800 15 96 111 31-42 .738 21 71 92 17-24 .708 10 41 51 32-56 .571 67 93 160 14-23 .609 19 47 66 17-24 .708 45 47 92 3-3 1.000 23 21 44 29-58 .500 85 101 186 20-36 .556 54 64 118 11-12 .917 5 20 25 9-10 .900 2 15 17 27-39 .692 7 65 72 19-28 .679 6 38 44 12-19 .632 7 26 33 6-8 .750 2 11 13 10-19 .526 7 30 37 5-10 .500 6 22 28 4-8 .500 1 4 5 3-6 .500 1 1 2 1-4 .250 1 3 4 1-2 .500 0 1 1 324-470 .689 381 793 1174 173-247 .700 196 440 636 291-448 .650 308 836 1144 168-255 .659 164 473 637
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.0 42-0 42 49 4.0 21-0 22 29 7.0 44-0 33 40 6.9 19-0 21 23 3.2 56-0 35 33 3.2 38-0 21 20 6.4 56-1 24 32 5.5 25-0 12 13 3.2 36-0 24 20 2.8 20-0 15 8 6.4 62-0 9 31 7.4 40-0 7 17 1.0 20-0 11 8 1.1 16-0 8 6 2.7 49-0 89 30 2.9 28-0 49 13 1.1 17-0 27 16 0.8 10-0 13 12 1.3 49-0 61 44 1.8 29-0 37 21 0.5 3-0 1 2 0.3 1-0 1 0 0.6 1-0 1 3 0.3 0-0 1 2 40.5 435-1 357 325 39.8 247-0 207 175 39.4 501-10 326 435 39.8 263-7 186 236
BLK STL PTS-AVG 5 31 370-12.8 3 13 211-13.2 11 25 361-12.4 7 13 197-12.3 3 25 267-9.2 2 16 162-10.1 6 12 199-8.0 2 5 87-7.3 3 14 198-6.8 1 10 90-5.6 29 15 145-5.0 22 6 96-6.0 0 4 99-3.8 0 3 80-5.0 0 23 83-3.1 0 12 53-3.5 0 6 72-2.5 0 1 29-1.8 2 17 71-2.4 1 8 49-3.1 0 1 12-1.1 0 0 7-1.2 0 0 7-1.0 0 0 4-1.3 59 173 1884-65.0 38 87 1065-66.6 100 155 1727-59.6 60 82 987-61.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 927 895
OT 46 49
Total 1884 1727
Jacksonville State Opponents
Off. 66 62
Def. 4 3
Total 70 65
2014-15 RESULTS (19-10, 10-6 OVC -- Home: 10-3, Away: 7-6, Neutral: 2-1) NOVEMBER 8 BIRMINGHAM SO. (Exh.) 14 at Texas Tech 18 at Alabama 22 NEW ORLEANS 25 WOFFORD 29 at Central Arkansas
W, 66-25 L, 59-67 W, 64-62 W, 65-51 W, 70-55 W, 63-54
DECEMBER 2 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 5 JACKSON STATE 13 at Kennesaw State 16 at South Carolina State 19 vs. Charleston Southern 1 20 vs. East Tennessee State 1 29 MERCER
W, 63-54 W, 78-52 L, 65-67 (OT) L, 52-55 W, 70-43 W, 57-56 W, 67-66
JANUARY 1 at SIUE* 3 at Eastern Illinois* 8 AUSTIN PEAY* 10 MURRAY STATE* 14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 17 at UT Martin* 21 at Belmont* 24 MOREHEAD STATE* 28 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 31 at Tennessee State*
W, 72-69 L, 64-66 L, 54-57 W, 79-73 (OT) W, 70-34 L, 47-67 L, 66-70 W, 72-64 W, 73-53 W, 63-50
FEBRUARY 7 at Tennessee Tech* 11 BELMONT* 14 TENNESSEE TECH* 21 TENNESSEE STATE* 23 at Eastern Kentucky* 28 at Morehead State*
W, 70-54 L, 52-55 (OT) W, 67-58 L, 66-74 (OT) W, 69-65 W, 83-78 (OT)
MARCH 5 vs. Belmont 2
L, 45-55
1
UNC Wilmington Christmas Classic (Wilmington, N.C.)
2
OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in BOLD
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MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 5 TRANSYLVANIA (Exh.) 13 MARSHALL1 14 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN1 18 at Kentucky 21 at Georgia State 23 MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH1 28 at Chicago State 29 at Miami (Ohio)
5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m 3 p.m .
DECEMBER 2 at West Virginia 5 at Lipscomb 12 at Southern Illinois 14 USC UPSTATE 19 KENNESAW STATE 21 ALABAMA A&M 28 at UC-Santa Barbara
6 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 9 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Murray State* 7 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 9 UT MARTIN* 14 at SIUE* 16 at Eastern Illinois* 20 AUSTIN PEAY* 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 27 TENNESSEE TECH* 30 at Eastern Kentucky*
4:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 at Belmont* 6 at Tennessee State* 13 BELMONT* 17 at Tennessee Tech* 20 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 24 TENNESSEE STATE* 27 at Jacksonville State*
7 p.m. 5:30 p.m 1:30 p.m. TBA 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBA
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: .................................................. 11,235 Founded: ........................................................1887 Nickname:....................................................Eagles Colors: .............................................Blue and Gold President: ............................... Dr. Wayne Andrews Athletic Director: ......................... Brian Hutchinson Arena (Capacity):............... Johnson Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................5/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ............12-18/8-8 (6th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ........... Eric Mathews Office Phone: .......................... (606) 783-2500 Cell Phone: ............................. (859) 749-4920 Fax: ......................................... (606) 783-2500 Email: ..........exmathews@moreheadstate.edu Web site:............................. www.MSUEagles.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (606) 783-2500
OVC Regular Season Titles none
Name Haley-Sue Foutch Georgia Campbell Miranda Crockett Brianna McQueen Shay Steele Brooke Todd Natalie Greenwell Kay Kay Tate Alex Bailey Eriel McKee Dominique St. Louis Aaliyah Wells
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 1979* NCAA Tournament Appearances none * - An OVC women’s basketball tournament in the 1978-79 season was held to determine the Conference champion, though the tournament was not a postseason tournament
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All-Time Record: ............................. 532-580 (.478) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 255-312 (.450) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
Pos. F F G G F F G G G F F G
Ht. 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-3 6-2 6-2 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-11 5-8
Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. So. R-Sr. Jr. Fr. So. R-Fr. Jr.
Hometown (Last School) Ashland, Ky. (Paul Blazer HS) Brampton, Onatrio (St. Roch Catholic Sec.) Martinsville, Va. (Carlisle School) Jonesboro, Ga. (East Tennessee State) Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan HS) Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS) Dyersburg, Tenn. (Walters State CC) Leesburg, Va. (Tuscarora HS) Lawrenceburg, Ky. (Anderson County HS) Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Greg Todd
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Mickey Wells Classic (Morehead, Ky.) OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
2
TEAM NOTES • Morehead State returns two of it’s three leading scorers from last season, Shay Steele (13.8ppg) and Eriel Mckee (11.9 ppg). • Morehead State welcomes five new players, including four true freshman (Haley-Sue Foutch, Georgia Campbell, Miranda Crockett, Alexis Bailey) and one transfer (Kay Kay Tate ).
Alma Mater: ..................................Eastern Kentucky, 1983 Family: ...........................................................Wife - Renee ..........................................Children - Brooke, Katie, Robert Career Record: ....................................... 169-75 (9 years) School Record: ...................................... 12-18 (One year) OVC Record: ................................................................ 8-8 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................3 Assistant Coaches Jim Brown ............................. 2nd season (Kentucky, 1977) Brittany Parker .....2nd season (St. Augustine (N.C.), 2009) Lazer Milinkovic ........................... 2nd season (Ohio, 2012)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
School Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania
Overall 19-9 15-12 23-6 19-7 20-8
Conf. 12-4 10-6 14-2 13-3 13-5
Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Morehead State
Overall 14-13 21-6 26-3 12-18
Conf. 11-7 16-2 17-1 8-8
Coach Todd Facts Todd spent the previous eight season as the head coach of Transylvania University where he compiled a 157-64 record during that span. He led the Pioneers to three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances during he tenure. Prior to Transylvania, Todd served as the head coach at Lexington Catholic High School for seven years. He begin his head coaching career at Berea High school. Over his 22 years as a college and high school head coach, Todd is 548-144 (.791).
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN JONES, Almesha 30-29 1162 Conference-Only 16-16 621 STEELE, Shay 30-28 874 Conference-Only 16-15 466 McKEE, Eriel 27-26 956 Conference-Only 16-16 572 VIELA, Maiki 29-28 787 Conference-Only 16-16 431 RYANS, Casey 29-24 760 Conference-Only 16-16 416 GREENWELL, Natalie 25-0 400 Conference-Only 16-0 257 WELLS, Aaliyah 30-4 372 Conference-Only 16-0 86 TODD, Brooke 30-0 432 Conference-Only 16-0 285 ARLEDGE, Mackenzie 30-6 275 Conference-Only 16-1 91 BROOKS, Ja’lyn 5-0 7 Conference-Only 0-0 0 Total 30 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 30 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MOR 16,454 14/1,175 -
AVG 38.7 38.8 29.1 29.1 35.4 35.8 27.1 26.9 26.2 26.0 16.0 16.1 12.4 5.4 14.4 17.8 9.2 5.7 1.4 0.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 169-404 .418 94-222 .423 169-371 .456 94-196 .480 120-293 .410 59-153 .386 99-268 .369 54-148 .365 83-174 .477 42-103 .408 47-128 .367 26-79 .329 39-103 .379 15-21 .714 23-51 .451 16-32 .500 14-51 .275 5-18 .278 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 763-1845 .414 405-972 .417 810-2027 .400 418-1086 .385
Opponents 19,536 15/1,275 1/410
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 43-146 .295 25-78 .321 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 17-65 .262 7-31 .226 31-92 .337 17-44 .386 13-55 .236 7-38 .184 25-78 .321 15-51 .294 4-20 .200 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 133-458 .290 72-245 .294 225-645 .349 106-325 .326
Scoring By Period 1st Morehead State 994 Opponents 1055
FT-FTA 154-198 77-98 75-117 39-62 65-89 36-51 47-58 19-24 32-47 17-22 37-43 33-39 16-28 0-1 10-21 5-10 9-12 6-8 0-0 0-0 445-613 232-315 358-522 162-231
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 11 106 117 6 52 58 52 132 184 31 75 106 70 168 238 46 100 146 9 90 99 5 51 56 73 133 206 42 71 113 12 40 52 6 21 27 22 39 61 3 10 13 28 74 102 18 55 73 24 40 64 4 16 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 364 879 1243 191 485 676 426 806 1232 221 420 641
PCT .778 .786 .641 .629 .730 .706 .810 .792 .681 .773 .860 .846 .571 .000 .476 .500 .750 .750 .000 .000 .726 .737 .686 .701
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.9 58-1 246 148 3.6 28-1 133 78 6.1 100-5 16 75 6.6 53-2 11 36 8.8 50-0 37 63 9.1 27-0 20 35 3.4 43-0 65 82 3.5 17-0 32 37 7.1 88-2 20 44 7.1 46-0 10 28 2.1 28-0 9 29 1.7 19-0 6 18 2.0 57-4 15 30 0.8 14-0 2 5 3.4 33-1 2 14 4.6 24-1 1 8 2.1 41-1 5 14 1.3 11-0 3 5 0.2 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 41.4 498-14 415 508 42.2 239-4 218 254 41.1 545-10 471 422 40.1 278-4 239 210
BLK STL PTS-AVG 1 76 535-17.8 1 38 290-18.1 53 17 413-13.8 23 5 227-14.2 21 45 322-11.9 9 19 161-10.1 4 27 276-9.5 1 12 144-9.0 16 8 211-7.3 8 5 108-6.8 5 15 156-6.2 4 8 100-6.3 1 10 98-3.3 0 3 31-1.9 33 8 56-1.9 25 5 37-2.3 4 4 37-1.2 1 2 16-1.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 138 210 2104-70.1 72 97 1114-69.6 84 243 2203-73.4 45 126 1104-69.0
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1100 1133
OT 10 15
Total 2104 2203
Morehead State Opponents
Off. 65 66
Def. 11 14
Total 76 80
2014-15 RESULTS (12-18, 8-8 OVC -- Home: 7-7, Away: 5-10, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 14 at Norfolk State 16 at George Mason 19 at Kentucky 21 at Indiana 24 BRESCIA 29 LIPSCOMB
W, 83-66 W, 79-70 L, 62-91 L, 57-95 W, 98-68 L, 59-61
DECEMBER 3 at Ohio 5 at Akron 7 GEORGIA STATE 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 17 at USC Upstate 21 CLEVELAND STATE 30 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
L, 67-87 L, 61-89 W, 74-72 L, 77-86 L, 69-75 L, 72-80 L, 66-75
JANUARY 3 MURRAY STATE* 8 at Southeast Missouri* 10 at UT Martin* 15 SIUE* 17 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 19 at Austin Peay* 24 at Jacksonville State* 26 at Tennessee Tech* 31 EASTERN KENTUCKY*
W, 64-63 W, 64-59 L, 70-99 L, 63-64 W, 67-62 W, 82-72 L, 64-72 W, 64-54 W, 76-58
FEBRUARY 4 BELMONT* 7 TENNESSEE STATE* 14 at Belmont* 21 at Eastern Kentucky* 23 TENNESSEE TECH* 25 at Tennessee State* 28 JACKSONVILLE STATE*
W, 66-65 L, 74-81 L, 56-57 L, 64-70 W, 90-82 L, 74-75 L, 78-83 (OT)
MARCH 5 vs. Tennessee State 1
L, 66-81
1
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MURRAY STATE RACERS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 13 OAKLAND CITY 15 at Alabama A&M 18 at Illinois State 21 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 24 at Lipscomb 28 at Central Arkansas
5 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 p.m. 5 at Evansville 1 p.m. 14 BLUE MOUNTAIN 6 p.m. 17 at Jacksonville 10 a.m. 19 at Florida State 2 p.m. 30 LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE (Exh.) 5 p.m. JANUARY 2 MOREHEAD STATE* 7 TENNESSEE TECH* 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 14 at Belmont* 16 at Tennessee State* 20 at Eastern Kentucky* 23 SIUE* 27 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 30 at UT Martin*
4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 at Southeast Missouri* 6 AUSTIN PEAY* 10 at SIUE* 13 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 17 at Eastern Illinois* 20 at Austin Peay* 27 UT MARTIN*
6:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
TBA
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OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • Rob Cross enters his eighth season at the helm of the Racers. Coach Cross is the all-time winningest coach in MSU history with 93 career victories. • The Racers return 2015 OVC Freshman of the Year Ke’Shunan James. James became the third player (Rebecca Remington and Erica Sisk) in MSU history to be named Freshman of the Year. James averaged 15.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game a season ago..
Basic Information Location: ...............................................Murray, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................10,943 Founded: ........................................................1922 Nickname:................................................... Racers Colors: ............................................Navy and Gold Interim President: ..................Dr. Robert O. Davies Athletic Director: ................................... Allen Ward Arena: ................................... CFSB Center (8,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): .......... 8-21/3-13 (11th) Postseason: ............................................ None
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: .......... Kevin DeVries Office Phone: .......................... (270) 809-7044 Cell Phone: ............................. (641) 512-1847 Fax: ......................................... (270) 809-6814 Email: ....................kdevries@murraystate.edu Web site:................................ www.GoRacers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (270) 809-5551
OVC Regular Season Titles (1) 2008-09
All-Time Record: ..........................537-698-2 (.435) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 243-331 (.423) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2008
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 12 13 20 22 23 25 30 31 33 34 42
Name Ajee Smith Kacie Fountain Taylor Reese Jasmine Borders Krsytal James Bria Bethea Ke’Shunan James Daniella Pisano LeAsia Wright Lexii Cassell Kyra Gulledge Bianca Babic Michaela Manley Abria Gulledge Jashae Lee
Pos. G G F G G G/F G/F G G F F/C F G F G/F
Ht. 5-3 5-7 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-11 6-1 5-5 5-8 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9
Yr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Raleigh, N.C. (Southwest Tennessee CC) Walker, La. (Walker HS) Macon, Ga. (Stratford Academy) O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon HS) Rockford, Ill. (Sauk Valley CC) Clay, Ala. (Southeastern Illinois CC) Jackson, Tenn. (South Side HS) Melbourne, Australia (Lewis and Clark CC) Louisville, Ky. (Western Kentucky) Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Innocents’ Episcopal HS) Olive Branch, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) Melbourne, Australia (Catholic Regional College) Benton, Ky. (Marshall County HS) Holly Springs, Miss. (HW Byers HS) Rialto, Calif. (New Mexico CC)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Rob Cross Alma Mater: ......................................... Murray State, 1991 Hometown: ................................................ Henderson, Ky. Family .........................................................Wife - Summer .................................................................... Children - Luke Career Record: ............................................93-116 (7 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 61-66 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................5 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ............................none Assistant Coaches Tony Cross.............................. 6th season (Belmont, 1974) Keisha McClinic ........1st season (MiddleTennessee, 2004) Aubrey Reese .................. 1st season (Murray State, 2000)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
School Murray State Murray State Murray State Murray State
Overall 23-9 13-17 9-21 13-18
Conf. 16-2 8-10 5-13 8-8
Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Murray State Murray State Murray State
Overall 16-13 11-17 8-21
Conf. 8-8 4-12 3-13
• 2015-16 is the golden anniversary for Racer women’s basketball, as MSU will be playing its 50th season of women’s basketball in program history. Coach Cross Facts Prior to taking over the helm of Murray State, Cross spent 13 seasons as an assistant for the Racers...He is believed to be the only assistant in NCAA Divison I Basketball to remain at the same school through three different coaching regimes...Cross also served as the team’s academic coordinator...In his first season as head coach, Cross led the Racers to the program’s first-ever OVC Regular Season Championship in 2008-09.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN KIRBY, Keiona 29-22 951 Conference-Only 16-10 535 JAMES, Ke’Shunan 29-28 881 Conference-Only 16-16 483 CUNNINGHAM, Olivia 29-26 673 Conference-Only 16-13 328 WRIGHT, LeAsia 29-16 739 Conference-Only 16-11 404 JACKSON, Netanya 29-22 612 Conference-Only 16-9 330 FOX, Julia 22-0 256 Conference-Only 11-0 126 LEE, Jashae 29-6 424 Conference-Only 16-0 210 BABIC, Bianca 23-0 283 Conference-Only 11-0 183 GULLEDGE, Kyra 29-15 429 Conference-Only 16-11 226 BORDERS, Jasmine 19-0 98 Conference-Only 13-0 52 HOSEY, Chanyere 28-9 316 Conference-Only 16-9 193 SMITH, Ajee 18-1 153 Conference-Only 11-1 127 CASSELL, Lexii 15-0 60 Conference-Only 9-0 28 Total 29 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 29 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MUR 7,139 15/476 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 32.8 138-414 .333 33.4 67-225 .298 30.4 157-370 .424 30.2 87-224 .388 23.2 93-251 .371 20.5 39-113 .345 25.5 77-195 .395 25.3 42-103 .408 21.1 68-145 .469 20.6 36-85 .424 11.6 34-91 .374 11.5 16-40 .400 14.6 46-121 .380 13.1 23-65 .354 12.3 32-99 .323 16.6 17-56 .304 14.8 41-83 .494 14.1 15-42 .357 5.2 9-32 .281 4.0 5-14 .357 11.3 19-31 .613 12.1 10-14 .714 8.5 6-22 .273 11.5 4-17 .235 4.0 4-21 .190 3.1 1-4 .250 724-1875 .386 362-1002 .361 825-2019 .409 469-1071 .438
Opponents 19,019 13/1,463 1/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 72-247 .291 35-139 .252 30-107 .280 16-66 .242 9-43 .209 4-17 .235 29-70 .414 19-42 .452 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 31-78 .397 15-38 .395 15-43 .349 7-18 .389 26-83 .313 15-47 .319 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-16 .313 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-13 .385 4-10 .400 1-11 .091 0-1 .000 223-712 .313 117-385 .304 183-514 .356 91-245 .371
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 111-141 .787 47 102 149 76-97 .784 30 53 83 103-135 .763 35 154 189 60-76 .789 18 89 107 63-103 .612 25 48 73 32-49 .653 14 19 33 52-68 .765 31 67 98 40-49 .816 19 36 55 68-93 .731 55 157 212 47-59 .797 26 75 101 1-2 .500 4 13 17 1-2 .500 0 4 4 12-16 .750 26 54 80 7-10 .700 17 25 42 4-4 1.000 5 33 38 4-4 1.000 4 25 29 23-35 .657 58 74 132 14-21 .667 34 36 70 7-9 .778 8 15 23 0-1 .000 5 8 13 4-13 .308 32 56 88 2-8 .250 13 35 48 9-11 .818 4 11 15 8-9 .889 3 10 13 6-10 .600 7 12 19 0-0 .000 2 3 5 463-640 .723 390 865 1255 291-385 .756 209 450 659 372-535 .695 426 866 1292 220-320 .688 220 483 703
Scoring By Period 1st Murray State 974 Opponents 1021
AVG PF-FO A TO 5.1 53-0 55 51 5.2 33-0 25 30 6.5 66-1 67 133 6.7 36-1 32 66 2.5 56-0 77 104 2.1 29-0 31 43 3.4 65-1 68 55 3.4 35-1 32 28 7.3 61-0 24 34 6.3 33-0 17 16 0.8 16-0 7 8 0.4 10-0 6 3 2.8 40-0 21 21 2.6 22-0 8 11 1.7 16-0 13 10 2.6 7-0 5 8 4.6 68-0 9 27 4.4 43-0 7 14 1.2 9-0 5 7 1.0 5-0 3 5 3.1 45-0 15 15 3.0 29-0 10 9 0.8 10-0 22 15 1.2 9-0 15 10 1.3 9-0 2 5 0.6 7-0 1 2 43.3 514-2 385 494 41.2 298-2 192 249 44.6 549-7 455 429 43.9 320-5 263 219
BLK STL PTS-AVG 0 35 459-15.8 0 16 245-15.3 11 46 447-15.4 9 25 250-15.6 1 13 258-8.9 0 7 114-7.1 4 35 235-8.1 2 19 143-8.9 46 14 204-7.0 22 6 119-7.4 0 5 100-4.5 0 2 48-4.4 7 11 119-4.1 4 5 60-3.8 4 4 94-4.1 3 3 53-4.8 29 17 105-3.6 8 7 44-2.8 1 2 30-1.6 0 0 12-0.9 7 11 42-1.5 2 6 22-1.4 0 4 26-1.4 0 2 20-1.8 3 0 15-1.0 2 0 2-0.2 113 197 2134-73.6 52 98 1132-70.8 106 226 2205-76.0 63 118 1249-78.1
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1124 1142
OT Total 18 2134 42 2205
Murray State Opponents
Off. 68 58
Def. 9 4
Total 77 62
2014-15 RESULTS (8-21, 3-13 OVC -- Home: 7-8, Away: 1-12, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 14 OHIO 16 ALABAMA A&M 18 BLACKBURN 20 at Wright State 25 LIPSCOMB 29 at Ball State 1 30 vs. Jackson State 1
L, 60-111 W, 102-81 W, 110-31 L, 68-75 W, 74-71 L, 59-85 L, 81-90 (OT)
DECEMBER 3 EVANSVILLE 6 at Kennesaw State 16 at Southern Illinois 20 JACKSONVILLE 22 at Illinois 30 BRESCIA
1 Ball State Thanksgiving Classic (Muncie, Ind.) L, 83-93 (OT) * Ohio Valley Conference Game L, 60-65 Home Games in Bold L, 63-78 W, 80-62 L, 44-64 W, 118-50
JANUARY 3 at Morehead State* 8 at Tennessee Tech* 10 at Jacksonville State* 15 TENNESSEE STATE* 17 BELMONT* 22 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 24 at SIUE* 28 at Eastern Illinois* 31 UT MARTIN*
L, 63-64 L, 69-74 L, 73-78 (OT) L, 72-76 L, 68-79 L, 59-64 L, 52-78 L, 59-75 L, 85-95
FEBRUARY 5 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 7 at Austin Peay* 12 SIUE* 14 at Southeast Missouri* 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 21 AUSTIN PEAY* 28 at UT Martin*
W, 86-81 W, 98-84 L, 69-78 L, 66-68 L, 67-81 W, 72-67 L, 74-87
Ke’Shunan James Sophomore • Guard/Forward Averaged 15.4 pts and 6.5 rebs. last season 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 105
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 1 OAKLAND CITY (Exh.) 2 p.m. 4 LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE (Exh.) 6:30 p.m. 14 at Saint Louis 3 p.m. 16 HARRIS-STOWE 6:30 p.m. 18 at Alabama A&M 3 p.m. 20 UMKC 6:30 p.m. 24 at Western Illinois 11:00 a.m. 27 vs. Idaho State1 5:30 p.m. 1 28 at UTEP Thanksgiving Tourn. TBA DECEMBER 2 at Missouri 4 at Wichia State 8 at Lipscomb 13 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 22 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 30 WILLIAM WOODS 31 BELMONT*
7 p.m. 12:05 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 12 p.m. 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE STATE* 7 at Morehead State* 9 at Eastern Kentucky* 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 16 at Tennessee Tech* 20 at SIUE* 23 UT MARTIN* 30 AUSTIN PEAY*
2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3 p.m 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 MURRAY STATE* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 10 at UT Martin* 13 at Murray State* 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 24 SIUE* 27 at Austin Peay*
6:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBA
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UTEP Thanksgiving Tournament (El Paso, Texas) OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
2
TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ............................... Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment: ..................................................12,087 Founded: ........................................................1873 Nickname:.............................................. Redhawks Colors: ............................................ Red and Black President: .......................Dr. Carlos Vargas-Aburto Interim Athletic Director: ..................... Brady Burke Arena (Capacity):.............Show Me Center (7,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................9/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):...........10-19/3-13 (10th) Postseason: .............................................none
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ...... Sean Stevenson Office Phone: .......................... (573) 651-2294 Cell Phone: ............................. (314) 620-0855 Fax: ......................................... (573) 651-2810 Email: ......................... sstevenson@semo.edu Web site:........................... www.GoSoutheast.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (573) 651-5014
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) *2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
*All-Time Record: ........................... 570-508 (.533) *All-Time OVC Record: ................. 182-212 (.4784) Joined OVC: ...................................................1991
OVC Tournament Titles (2) *2006, 2007 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) *2006, 2007 * - Records reflect vacated games for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons due to NCAA penalties. Before penalties records are 614508 overall and 212-212 in the OVC. The 2005-06 regular season title was vacated.
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 3 4 10 12 13 15 21 22 24 25 30 32 33
Name Brianna Mitchell Adrianna Murphy Dolapo Balogun Ashton Luttrull Erin Bollmann Corneisha Henderson Kaley Leyhue Connor King Deja Jones Olivia Hackmann Hannah Noe Katia Polk Imani Johnson Hilma Mededovic
Pos. G G F G F G G F F G G F F G
Ht. 5-6 5-3 5-10 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-11
Yr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) Fishers, Ind. (Fishers HS) Hillside, N.J. (Roselle Catholic HS) Lewistown, Mo. (Highland HS) Patton, Mo. (Three Rivers CC) Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) Jackson, Mo. (Jackson HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) Chamois, Mo. (Helias HS) Dexter, Mo. (Dexter HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North HS) Skokie, Ill. (Niles West HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Rekha Patterson Alma Mater: ............................... North Carolina A&T, 2001 Hometown: ............................................Red Springs, N.C. Career Record: ............................................. 0-0 (1st year) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches James Arnold ... 1st season (Glenville State College, 2001) Chante’ Crutchfield ...... 1st season (Texas-Arlington, 2000) Jauwan Scaife ...................... 1st season (Ball State, 2012)
• Southeast Missouri will be under the new direction of first-year head coach Rekha Patterson. • The Redhawks will have two starters among nine players returning this season. • Southeast Missouri finished the 2014-15 season 10-19 overall and a 3-13 mark in OVC play to finish 10th in the standings. Finishing 10th in the league, the Redhawks missed the OVC Tournament. The last time Southeast Missouri made the tourney was 2009.
Career Head Coaching Record Year First year
School
Overall
Conf.
Year
School
Overall
Conf.
Coach Patterson Facts Patterson spent the past two seasons (2013-15) as the associate head coach at Ball State. She previously worked on the staffs at Baylor (2002-04, 2009-13), Creighton (2007-08), Ball State (2006-07) and Eastern Illinois (2004-06). Patterson is the first female head coach in the NCAA Division I era for Southeast and fourth female head coach in the 39-year history of the program.Patterson has coached a National Player of the Year (Brittney Griner), two National Freshmen of the Year, four College All-Americans, an Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year (Rachel Galligan) and numerous all-conference performers.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER ROBINSON, Jasmine Conference-Only BOLLMANN, Erin Conference-Only HACKMANN, Olivia Conference-Only BRADSHAW, Allyson Conference-Only MITCHELL, Brianna Conference-Only KING, Connor Conference-Only ROSADO, Yelena Conference-Only LIVELY, Hillary Conference-Only NOE, Hannah Conference-Only JONES, Deja Conference-Only LEYHUE, Kaley Conference-Only LUTTRULL, Ashton Conference-Only Total Conference-Only... Opponents Conference-Only...
GP-GS 29-27 16-14 29-10 16-10 29-16 16-8 28-18 15-10 29-5 16-5 29-28 16-15 27-24 14-11 27-16 16-6 26-1 15-1 10-0 3-0 20-0 10-0 16-0 6-0 29 16 29 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
SEMO 11,136 13/857 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 27.5 129-315 .410 26.8 74-172 .430 24.2 114-238 .479 24.8 72-149 .483 24.8 93-265 .351 26.4 52-150 .347 24.0 69-205 .337 24.9 33-104 .317 20.1 74-222 .333 21.2 41-128 .320 26.1 63-124 .508 26.5 41-77 .532 21.2 52-160 .325 21.2 19-70 .271 20.6 41-93 .441 20.1 21-55 .382 8.0 12-48 .250 9.5 7-34 .206 5.1 5-9 .556 3.0 0-0 .000 5.2 5-25 .200 4.4 3-11 .273 6.3 5-30 .167 4.5 1-5 .200 662-1734 .382 364-955 .381 715-1729 .414 400-924 .433
MIN 798 429 703 397 719 422 673 373 582 339 756 424 573 297 557 322 207 142 51 9 104 44 101 27
Opponents 11,191 14/799 2/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 10-32 .313 6-17 .353 15-48 .313 12-32 .375 29-96 .302 17-59 .288 39-130 .300 19-70 .271 11-54 .204 5-27 .185 3-12 .250 2-6 .333 6-21 .286 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 9-37 .243 5-27 .185 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-16 .250 2-7 .286 4-19 .211 1-2 .500 130-467 .278 72-259 .278 124-422 .294 67-217 .309
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 86-155 .555 42 92 134 46-92 .500 27 47 74 20-52 .385 64 141 205 11-32 .344 33 74 107 25-38 .658 27 87 114 18-25 .720 17 51 68 30-39 .769 13 44 57 17-20 .850 6 24 30 40-62 .645 9 47 56 26-33 .788 5 30 35 32-52 .615 82 155 237 14-22 .636 42 83 125 35-51 .686 8 39 47 13-18 .722 2 23 25 16-26 .615 50 65 115 6-12 .500 30 38 68 6-6 1.000 1 4 5 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 2-4 .500 11 7 18 0-0 .000 0 0 0 7-8 .875 5 17 22 1-2 .500 1 6 7 2-4 .500 1 15 16 0-0 .000 0 2 2 301-497 .606 357 768 1125 154-258 .597 186 411 597 348-527 .660 350 832 1182 234-348 .672 180 470 650
Scoring By Period Southeast Missouri Opponents
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.6 76-1 58 83 4.6 46-1 27 44 7.1 72-1 9 28 6.7 39-1 3 17 3.9 45-1 35 31 4.3 32-1 24 17 2.0 65-2 43 44 2.0 38-2 23 28 1.9 43-0 73 62 2.2 26-0 45 41 8.2 75-3 8 42 7.8 46-2 5 24 1.7 50-0 51 64 1.8 27-0 29 39 4.3 76-1 27 41 4.3 47-0 17 24 0.2 12-0 8 18 0.3 10-0 5 12 1.8 8-0 1 5 0.0 2-0 0 0 1.1 8-0 2 11 0.7 3-0 1 8 1.0 9-0 12 5 0.3 2-0 0 2 38.8 539-9 327 443 37.3 318-7 179 263 40.8 492-7 360 439 40.6 268-5 193 250
BLK STL PTS-AVG 13 30 354-12.2 11 15 200-12.5 19 54 263-9.1 10 27 167-10.4 23 38 240-8.3 12 21 139-8.7 5 14 207-7.4 3 5 102-6.8 1 26 199-6.9 0 16 113-7.1 21 15 161-5.6 9 6 98-6.1 0 25 145-5.4 0 11 54-3.9 3 15 98-3.6 3 10 48-3.0 0 2 39-1.5 0 2 21-1.4 0 1 12-1.2 0 0 0-0.0 0 4 21-1.1 0 2 9-0.9 1 4 16-1.0 0 1 3-0.5 86 228 1755-60.5 48 116 954-59.6 87 189 1902-65.6 48 105 1101-68.8
Deadball Rebounds 1st 808 900
2nd OT 938 9 995 7
Total 1755 1905
Southeast Missouri Opponents
Off. 72 71
Def. 4 6
Total 76 77
2014-15 RESULTS (10-19, 3-13 OVC -- Home: 6-7, Away: 3-11, Neutral: 1-1) NOVEMBER 6 MISSOURI VALLEY (Exh.) 14 ALABAMA A&M 17 at Missouri 21 SAINT LOUIS 25 at Mississippi 28 at Southern Illinois 30 at Bradley
W, 81-68 W, 66-38 L, 42-88 L, 56-74 L, 58-57 L, 62-78 W, 70-65
DECEMBER 3 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6 at Central Arkansas 10 at UMKC 13 vs. Detroit 1 14 vs. Idaho 1 21 ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD 30 WILLIAMS WOODS
L, 62-79 W, 48-46 W, 65-50 W, 61-51 L, 62-78 W, 73-56 W, 77-40
JANUARY 1 at Belmont* 3 at Tennessee State* 8 MOREHEAD STATE* 10 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 14 at Jacksonville State* 17 TENNESSEE TECH* 20 SIUE* 24 at UT Martin* 31 at Austin Peay*
L, 39-62 L, 55-62 L, 59-64 L, 54-57 L, 34-70 W, 68-66 (OT) L, 48-60 L, 55-96 L, 62-70
FEBRUARY 5 at Murray State* 7 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 11 UT MARTIN* 14 MURRAY STATE* 21 at Eastern Illinois* 25 at SIUE* 28 AUSTIN PEAY*
L, 81-86 W, 69-65 L, 60-78 W, 88-66 L, 48-49 L, 67-78 L, 67-72
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Glass City Classic (Toledo, Ohio) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
Olivia Hackmann Senior • guard Averaged 8.3 pts. and 3.9 rebs. last season 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 107
SIUE COUGARS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 6 TRUMAN (Exh.) 13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 15 at Western Illinois 20 at Oklahoma State 24 at Missouri 27 vs. Stephen F. Austin1 28 at UMKC1
7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 at Illinois State 4 at Southern Illinois 7 SAINT LOUIS 11 IUPUI 13 OMAHA 19 at Valparaiso 21 at Central Michigan 31 at Jacksonville State*
7 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Tennessee Tech* 5 BELMONT* 9 at Tennessee State* 14 MOREHEAD STATE* 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 20 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 23 at Murray State* 27 at Austin Peay* 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 UT MARTIN* 10 MURRAY STATE* 17 AUSTIN PEAY* 20 at UT Martin* 24 at Southeast Missouri* 27 at Eastern Illinois*
2 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament2
TBA
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Plaza Lights Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * - OVC game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
2
TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Edwardsville, Ill. Enrollment: ..................................................14,265 Founded: ........................................................1957 Nickname:................................................. Cougars Colors: ............................................Red and White Chancellor: ............................ Dr. Stephen Hansen Athletic Director: ........................ Dr. Bradley Hewitt Arena (Capacity):.........Vadalabene Center (4,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/3 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish) ..........19-12/13-3 (2nd) Postseason: ........................... OVC Semifinals
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ................. Eric Hess Office Phone: .......................... (618) 650-3608 Cell Phone: ............................. (618) 558-4112 Fax: ......................................... (618) 650-2886 Email:...........................................ehess@siue.edu Web site:............................. www.siuecougars.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (618) 558-4112
OVC Regular Season Titles none
All-Time Record: ............................. 597-515 (.537) All-Time OVC Record: ........................ 41-23 (.641) Joined OVC: ...................................................2008
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2015-16 ROSTER No. 0 1 10 11 12 22 31 33 34 44 55
Name Shronda Butts CoCo Moore Erin Kelley Micah Jones Lauren White Amri Wilder Donshel Beck Sidney Smith Sydney Bauman Gwen Adams Raven Warford
Pos. G G G F G G G G C F/C C
Ht. 5-7 5-7 5-8 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-8 6-3 5-11 6-5
Yr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. R-So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. R-Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Des Moines, Iowa (Bradley) Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) Pontiac, Ill. (Parkland CC) Cowden, Ill, (Cowden-Herrick HS) Edwardsville, Ill. (Northern Kentucky) Elgin, Ill. (Oswego HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS) Carterville, Ill. (Carterville HS) Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South HS) Ferguson, Mo. (Incarnate Word Academy) Chicago, Ill. (Simeon HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Paula Buscher Alma Mater: .......................................Missouri State, 1986 Hometown: .........................................................Peoria, Ill. Career Record: ........................................ 256-272 (18 yrs) School Record: ............................................ 46-46 (3 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 29-19 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ............................none Assistant Coaches Todd Schultze ........................... 4th season (Ottawa, 1992) Lacey Shalenko ....... 1st season (Missouri-St. Louis, 2010) Holly Spoo ...........1st season (Wisconson-Oshkosh, 1999)
• Shronda Butts became the second player in school history to be a first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree after averaging 15.6 points per game last season. • Sophomore Gwen Adams had a solid freshman season with an 11.1 scoring average. She was named to the 2014-15 All-Newcomer team. •SIUE set a record for most OVC wins last season with 13. • The Cougars came within one victory of 20 wins last season but set a record with 19 Division I wins in 2014-15. SIUE has had six 20-win seasons in program history.
Career Head Coaching Record Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2006-06
School Minnesota-Mankato Omaha Omaha Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley
Overall 17-10 11-16 15-12 10-17 16-12 13-15 9-19 15-13 9-19
Conf. 8-9 6-12 7-11 5-13 7-11 9-9 7-11 8-10 5-13
Year
School
Overall
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley SIUE SIUE SIUE
12-19 12-18 21-10 17-14 15-16 18-16 16-15 11-19 19-12
Conf. 7-11 6-12 11-7 12-6 7-11 7-11 9-7 7-9 13-3
Coach Buscher Facts Buscher was named the fifth head coach for the SIUE women’s basketball team in June 2012...Buscher came to SIUE after spending the last 12 seasons at Bradley University...She won 167 games for the Braves, ranking ninth most in Missouri Valley Conference history...Her 91 career conference victories were also ninth in Missouri Valley history...Also had brief stints as head coach at Minnesota State-Mankato and Nebraska-Omaha.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER BUTTS, Shronda Conference-Only AUSTIN, Tierny Conference-Only ADAMS, Gwen Conference-Only JONES, Micah Conference-Only SMITH, Sidney Conference-Only BECK, Donshel Conference-Only MOORE, CoCo Conference-Only KELLEY, Erin Conference-Only... CHAPPELLE, Alexis Conference-Only WARFORD, Raven Conference-Only DECKER, Allyssa Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 30-27 16-16 31-31 16-16 31-29 16-16 31-29 16-15 31-8 16-0 30-0 16-0 30-21 15-13 24-4 10-0 31-3 16-3 27-2 13-0 11-1 2-1 31 16 31 16
MIN 954 544 984 515 848 468 820 424 552 263 473 269 690 382 310 76 317 163 202 88 50 8
SIUE 13,265 11/1,206 -
AVG 31.8 34.0 31.7 32.2 27.4 29.3 26.5 26.5 17.8 16.4 15.8 16.8 23.0 25.5 12.9 7.6 10.2 10.2 7.5 6.8 4.5 4.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 163-362 .450 119-225 .529 137-305 .449 62-137 .453 108-246 .439 59-147 .401 107-258 .415 62-134 .463 63-172 .366 32-81 .395 64-141 .454 38-80 .475 60-163 .368 27-76 .355 21-54 .389 5-13 .385 17-58 .293 10-27 .370 17-35 .486 10-22 .455 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 759-1803 .421 424-943 .450 741-1816 .408 387-962 .402
Opponents 16,924 17/925 3/402
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 27-98 .276 22-62 .355 22-69 .319 13-35 .371 8-29 .276 6-22 .273 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 54-155 .348 28-71 .394 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 12-35 .343 5-9 .556 5-17 .294 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 131-417 .314 78-215 .363 194-612 .317 101-323 .313
Scoring By Period 1st SIUE 998 Opponents 971
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 116-142 .817 33 73 106 60-74 .811 17 40 57 105-138 .761 79 122 201 53-70 .757 40 75 115 119-143 .832 56 142 198 67-76 .882 29 72 101 56-87 .644 67 107 174 27-40 .675 35 53 88 14-16 .875 2 15 17 8-10 .800 1 7 8 46-71 .648 55 92 147 18-26 .692 27 56 83 32-52 .615 37 86 123 9-14 .643 19 56 75 3-5 .600 6 30 36 0-0 .000 2 8 10 14-14 1.000 8 29 37 6-6 1.000 3 13 16 6-9 .667 12 31 43 4-5 .800 8 17 25 0-0 .000 3 12 15 0-0 .000 0 1 1 511-677 .755 419 806 1225 252-321 .785 206 426 632 349-524 .666 355 708 1063 139-205 .678 178 351 529
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.5 54-0 97 84 3.6 22-0 64 41 6.5 86-2 82 98 7.2 41-0 45 49 6.4 93-3 34 64 6.3 42-1 20 34 5.6 79-1 76 70 5.5 37-0 42 35 0.5 28-0 9 18 0.5 11-0 5 9 4.9 77-4 30 36 5.2 42-1 20 19 4.1 61-0 62 63 5.0 24-0 31 31 1.5 12-0 9 21 1.0 1-0 2 5 1.2 22-0 25 22 1.0 7-0 9 11 1.6 28-1 4 11 1.9 11-1 3 5 1.4 4-0 3 5 0.5 0-0 0 1 39.5 544-11 431 501 39.5 238-3 241 242 34.3 577-13 441 485 33.1 286-6 219 250
BLK STL PTS-AVG 3 35 469-15.6 0 17 320-20.0 5 52 401-12.9 2 33 190-11.9 11 20 343-11.1 6 12 191-11.9 21 30 270-8.7 8 13 151-9.4 0 7 194-6.3 0 4 100-6.3 7 42 175-5.8 3 27 94-5.9 1 45 154-5.1 0 21 63-4.2 1 8 57-2.4 1 2 15-1.5 0 9 53-1.7 0 5 30-1.9 38 4 40-1.5 19 1 24-1.8 1 0 4-0.4 0 0 0-0.0 88 252 2160-69.7 39 135 1178-73.6 114 238 2025-65.3 57 119 1014-63.4
Deadball Rebounds 2nd Total 1162 2160 1054 2025
SIUE Opponents
Off. 74 71
Def. 18 9
Total 92 80
2014-15 RESULTS (19-12 , 13-3 OVC -- Home: 9-2, Away: 9-8, Neutral: 1-2) NOVEMBER 8 ILL. WESLEYAN (Exh.) 14 at Kansas State 17 at Saint Louis 20 DRAKE 23 AIR FORCE 25 at IUPUI
W, 106-45 L, 55-81 L, 63-74 W, 74-60 W, 86-51 L, 76-87
DECEMBER 3 at UIC 6 at Missouri State 14 at Omaha 17 at Northern Illinois 20 VALPARAISO 22 at UMKC 28 vs. Chattanooga 1 29 at UTSA 1
L, 52-63 L, 69-75 W, 69-54 L, 47-69 W, 77-65 W, 74-58 L, 49-59 L, 60-75
JANUARY 1 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 3 TENNESSEE TECH* 6 at Belmont* 10 TENNESSEE STATE* 15 at Morehead State* 17 at Eastern Kentucky* 20 at Southeast Missouri* 24 MURRAY STATE* 28 AUSTIN PEAY* 31 at Eastern Illinois*
L, 69-72 W, 83-69 W, 67-52 W, 91-83 W, 62-61 W, 71-61 W, 60-48 W, 78-52 W, 87-67 W, 63-48
FEBRUARY 7 at UT Martin* 12 at Murray State* 19 at Austin Peay* 21 UT MARTIN* 25 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
L, 68-69 W, 78-69 W, 77-62 L, 72-79 W, 78-67 W, 72-55
MARCH 4 vs. Austin Peay 2 6 vs. Tennessee State 2
W, 72-69 L, 59-71
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TENNESSEE STATE LADY TIGERS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 13 at Indiana1 24 at Illinois 28 TEXAS SOUTHERN2 29 NORTH ALABAMA2
12 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 LANE COLLEGE 6 at Mississippi State 13 LIPSCOMB 19 vs. Utah State3 20 at Lady Grizz Classic3 28 at Kentucky 30 at Youngstown State
6 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA 5 p.m 6 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Southeast Missouri* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 9 SIUE* 14 AUSTIN PEAY* 16 MURRAY STATE* 21 at Tennessee Tech* 23 at Belmont* 27 at UT Martin* 30 at Jacksonville State*
3 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 6 MOEHEAD STATE* 10 TENNESSEE TECH* 13 at Eastern Kentucky* 20 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 24 at Morehead State* 27 BELMONT*
6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 4
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Preseason WNIT Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) 3 Lady Grizz Classic (Missoula, Mont.) 4 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................9,165 Founded: ........................................................1912 Nickname:............................................ Lady Tigers Colors: ................................ Reflex Blue and White Interim President: ...................... Dr. Glenda Glover Athletic Director: ..............................Teresa Phillips Arena (Capacity):...............Gentry Center (10,600)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish):.............18-13/12-4 (3rd) Postseason: ....................... NCAA First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ...Zekeya A. Harrison Office Phone: .......................... (615) 963-1867 Cell Phone .............................. (615) 828-3603 Fax: ......................................... (615) 963-7589 Email: .................... zanderson01@tnstate.edu Web site:............................... www.TSUTigers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (615) 963-7616
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) 1993-94, 1994-95
• Junior guard/foward I’mani Davis is Tigers top returning scorer from last year as she put up 9.8 points per game. • Tennessee State will participate in the preseason WNIT as it will face Indiana on Nov. 13.
OVC Tournament Titles (3) 1994, 1995, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances (3) 1994, 1995, 2015
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 2 3 5 10 11 13 15 20 21 22 23 24 25
Name Tiana Parker Diamond Beatty I’mani Davis Naomi Bonlasingh Jordan Brightwell Tyesha Hood Franceska Brown Michelle Cox Brianna Lawrence Markayla Parker Tia Wooten Samantha Palma Asia Sims Jayda Johnson
Pos. F G G/F G F C F G G G/F G/F F G F
Ht. 6-4 5-7 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-5 6-1 5-8 5-7 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-0
Yr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr.
Hometown (Last School) Chehalis, Wash. (William F. West HS) Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park HS) Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Long Island, N.Y. (Valley Stream Central HS) Bowie, Texas (Bowie HS) Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Mumford HS) College Park, Ga. (West Lake HS) Denver, Colo. (Denver East HS) Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale HS) Madison, Ala. (Madison Academy HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Central HS) Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS) Paris, Ky. (Bourbon County HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Larry Joe Inman Alma Mater: ...........................................Austin Peay, 1970 Hometown: ..................................................Gallatin, Tenn. Family: .......................................................... Wife - Bobbie ........................................... Children - Jody, Latrice, Tiffany Career Record: ........................................ 523-363 (31 yrs) School Record: ......................................... 43-46 (3 years) OVC Record: ........................................................ 307-150 OVC Tournament Appearances: ...................................24 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................7 Assistant Coaches Chelsia Lymon ........2nd season (Middle Tennessee, 2010) Le’Coe Willingham................... 2nd season (Auburn, 2014)
• Tennessee State won its third OVC Tournament title and its first since 1995 as it upset top seeded UT Martin in the finals. • Head Coach Larry Joe Inman is the OVC’s all-time winningest coach, compiling over 500 victories with three OVC schools (Middle Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State). He is also a member of the OVC’s Hall of Fame.
All-Time Record: ............................. 385-622 (.382) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 173-282 (.381) Joined OVC: ...................................................1987
Career Head Coaching Record Year 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
School Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky
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Overall 14-13 23-10 16-13 20-5 26-5 19-10 23-7 20-10 12-14 12-14 14-13 20-9 12-15 17-9 19-9 11-16
Conf. 6-3 6-0 4-2 9-3 10-0 12-2 13-1 13-1 5-7 6-6 7-5 10-4 10-6 12-4 12-4 7-9
Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Tennessee State Tennessee State
Overall 24-6 20-8 11-16 13-15 22-6 23-8 18-11 15-15 23-9 7-20 12-18 14-14 13-15 12-18 18-13
Conf. 16-2 15-3 8-10 10-8 14-2 13-3 10-6 9-7 15-1 7-13 9-11 9-11 9-7 9-7 12-4
2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER HUDSON, Chelsea Conference-Only DAVIS, I’mani Conference-Only LAWRENCE, Brianna Conference-Only ALLEN, Rachel Conference-Only MORROW, Briana Conference-Only JOHNSON, Jayda Conference-Only LEONARD, Jemilah Conference-Only WOOTEN, Tia Conference-Only FROST, Zuri Conference-Only BEATTY, Diamond Conference-Only HILL, LaTesha Conference-Only PALMA, Samantha Conference-Only COX, Michelle Conference-Only Haddock, Alexis Conference-Only PARKER,Markayla Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 31-31 16-16 31-29 16-15 31-31 16-16 31-31 16-16 31-30 16-16 31-1 16-0 29-0 14-0 25-2 16-1 6-0 0-0 29-0 15-0 29-0 16-0 19-0 7-0 23-0 10-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 31 16 31 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
TSU 10,161 14/726 -
MIN 944 501 844 461 915 468 982 518 670 367 629 306 411 196 196 121 44 0 230 123 172 113 102 16 152 60 5 0 4 0
AVG 30.5 31.3 27.2 28.8 29.5 29.3 31.7 32.4 21.6 22.9 20.3 19.1 14.2 14.0 7.8 7.6 7.3 0.0 7.9 8.2 5.9 7.1 5.4 2.3 6.6 6.0 2.5 0.0 1.3 0.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 149-367 .406 79-202 .391 102-279 .366 67-173 .387 100-275 .364 43-140 .307 89-239 .372 48-126 .381 112-237 .473 70-140 .500 90-229 .393 49-125 .392 36-110 .327 19-61 .311 21-61 .344 11-38 .289 2-11 .182 0-0 .000 18-63 .286 10-32 .313 19-45 .422 15-32 .469 12-30 .400 0-3 .000 10-50 .200 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 761-1998 .381 415-1084 .383 708-1739 .407 362-898 .403
Opponents 32,312 13/2064 4/1371
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 12-47 .255 8-29 .276 22-84 .262 16-56 .286 46-155 .297 19-76 .250 38-95 .400 18-47 .383 2-15 .133 1-7 .143 11-38 .289 3-20 .150 20-56 .357 9-25 .360 1-12 .083 1-11 .091 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 5-30 .167 4-16 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-26 .154 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 162-561 .289 81-295 .275 133-447 .298 74-242 .306
FT-FTA 129-203 62-92 77-123 47-74 30-44 14-20 44-73 15-27 31-55 16-31 47-66 29-39 6-15 6-10 6-12 5-7 5-7 0-0 7-14 5-8 4-10 4-9 1-2 1-2 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 389-630 205-323 565-774 257-360
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Tennessee State 931 1094 Opponents 1004 1070
PCT .635 .674 .626 .635 .682 .700 .603 .556 .564 .516 .712 .744 .400 .600 .500 .714 .714 .000 .500 .625 .400 .444 .500 .500 .333 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .617 .635 .730 .714
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 94 144 238 53 80 133 60 104 164 30 58 88 58 78 136 37 45 82 10 80 90 4 40 44 97 79 176 47 40 87 47 74 121 24 39 63 10 29 39 8 12 20 9 18 27 6 10 16 3 1 4 0 0 0 17 12 29 11 7 18 18 27 45 14 18 32 4 11 15 1 1 2 8 12 20 2 5 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 489 737 1226 261 395 656 414 872 1286 203 469 672
AVG PF-FO A TO 7.7 79-0 53 80 8.3 36-0 27 35 5.3 79-2 43 74 5.5 41-1 25 27 4.4 88-2 48 32 5.1 41-1 36 11 2.9 57-1 155 73 2.8 27-0 89 28 5.7 109-3 7 64 5.4 52-1 4 33 3.9 67-0 22 58 3.9 33-0 9 28 1.3 30-0 18 38 1.4 16-0 7 18 1.1 40-0 5 26 1.0 24-0 3 14 0.7 8-0 3 10 0.0 0-0 0 0 1.0 28-0 12 25 1.2 12-0 8 11 1.6 33-0 4 17 2.0 18-0 2 8 0.8 11-0 0 6 0.3 5-0 0 1 0.9 26-0 14 20 0.7 11-0 5 5 1.0 0-0 1 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.3 2-0 0 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 39.5 657-8 385 533 41.0 316-3 215 224 41.5 576-17 395 626 42.0 279-4 209 319
BLK STL PTS-AVG 27 39 439-14.2 18 22 228-14.3 15 45 303-9.8 11 29 197-12.3 15 59 276-8.9 10 29 119-7.4 1 45 260-8.4 1 16 129-8.1 15 18 257-8.3 7 8 157-9.8 3 34 238-7.7 1 18 130-8.1 0 26 98-3.4 0 14 53-3.8 4 7 49-2.0 4 2 28-1.8 1 4 10-1.7 0 0 0-0.0 1 10 48-1.7 1 7 29-1.9 3 5 42-1.4 1 2 34-2.1 2 1 25-1.3 0 0 1-0.1 2 9 26-1.1 0 2 11-1.1 0 0 2-1.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 89 302 2073-66.9 54 149 1116-69.8 100 230 2114-68.2 45 89 1055-65.9
Deadball Rebounds OT 48 40
Total 2073 2114
Tennessee State Opponents
Off. 106 81
Def. 8 11
Total 114 92
2014-15 RESULTS (18-13, 12-4 OVC -- Home: 6-8 Away: 9-4, Neutral: 3-1) NOVEMBER 10 TENN. TEMPLE (Exh.) 14 at N.C. State 17 KENNESAW STATE 22 at Lipscomb 24 at Tennessee 29 NORFOLK STATE 1 30 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 1
W, 109-57 L, 55-84 L, 56-65 W, 73-55 L, 46-97 L, 58-65 L, 66-73
DECEMBER 6 NORTH FLORIDA 15 at Texas A&M-CC 18 JACKSONVILLE 20 TROY 28 at Kentucky
L, 53-54 W, 72-61 W, 64-61 L, 71-75 L, 75-87
FEBRUARY 5 at Eastern Kentucky* 7 at Morehead State* 12 at Tennessee Tech* 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 21 at Jacksonville State* 25 MOREHEAD STATE* 28 at Belmont*
W, 68-62 W, 81-74 W, 66-57 W, 86-74 W, 74-66 W, 75-74 W, 70-53
MARCH 5 vs. Morehead State 2 6 vs. SIUE 2 7 vs. UT Martin 2 20 vs. Kentucky 3
W, 81-66 W, 71-59 W, 64-60 (OT) L, 42-97
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JANUARY 3 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 7 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 10 at SIUE* 15 at Murray State* 17 at Austin Peay* 21 TENNESSEE TECH* 24 BELMONT* 28 UT MARTIN* 31 JACKSONVILLE STATE*
Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) 3 NCAA Tournament (Lexington, Ky.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
W, 62-55 W, 57-44 L, 83-91 W, 76-72 W, 81-78 (OT) W, 67-54 L, 62-64 L, 58-64 L, 50-63
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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES Basic Information Location: ..................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,900 Founded: ........................................................1915 Nickname:....................................... Golden Eagles Colors: ..........................................Purple and Gold President: ...................................Dr. Philip Oldham Athletic Director: ................................. Mark Wilson Arena (Capacity):.................. Eblen Center (7,500)
2016-15 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 7 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (Exh.) 10 MARTIN METHODIST (Exh.) 14 ARKANSAS STATE 16 MERCER 19 GEORGIA STATE 22 LIPSCOMB 27 at Northern Kentucky
6 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 SOUTHERN MISS 3 at Xavier 5 at UNC Greensboro 13 CLEMSON 18 LOUISVILLE 20 at Middle Tennessee 22 WICHITA STATE 28 at Georgia 31 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
6 p.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m.
JANUARY 2 SIUE* 7 at Murray State* 9 at Austin Peay* 13 at UT Martin* 16 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 20 TENNESSEE STATE* 23 at Eastern Kentucky* 27 at Morehead State* 30 BELMONT*
5:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 11 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6 at Jacksonville State* 10 at Tennessee State* 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 17 MOREHEAD STATE* 20 at Belmont* 27 EASTERN KENTUCKY*
2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 1
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TEAM NOTES • Tennessee Tech will return three starters among seven players from last year’s team. The Golden Eagles will also welcome six newcomers to the squad this season. • Senior Samaria Howard returns to lead the Golden Eagles this season. In 2014-15, she was the leading scorer for Tech with 15.6 points game per game, while shooting 40.2 percent from the field. • Tennessee Tech will play 10 of its 15 non-conference games on the road in 2015-16.
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/4 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): .........6-23/3-13 (t10th) Postseason: ............................................ None All-Time Record: ............................. 891-484 (.648) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 414-162 (.719) Joined OVC: ...................................................1949 OVC Regular Season Titles (18) 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1997-98,1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2012-13
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ............. Holly Weber Office Phone: .......................... (931) 372-6139 Cell Phone: ............................. (262) 496-1787 Fax: ......................................... (931) 372-6139 Email: .............................. hweber@tntech.edu Web site:............................... www.TTUSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (931) 372-6077
OVC Tournament Titles (9) 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000 NCAA Tournament Appearances (10) 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000
2015-16 ROSTER No. 1 2 5 10 14 15 23 24 25 33 34 35 54
Name Pos. Kandace Newry G Tia Nicholson F Yaktavia “Shug” Johnson G Takisha “Keke” Jordan G Lindsey Jennings G Anacia Wilkinson F Treyvonna “Trey” Brooks F Hannah Goolsby G Asia Haper F Samaria Howard G Alliyah Smith C Mariah Dean C Brittany Cooper F
Ht. 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-7 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-10
Yr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Miami, Fla. (Dr. Michael M Krop HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Columbia HS) Decatur, Ala. (Austin HS) Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) Vallejo, Calif. (Dougherty Valley HS) Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS) Fayetteville, Fla. (Fayette County HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Englewood HS) Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) Bakersfield, Calif. (Benjamin E. Mays HS) Clarkrange, Tenn. (Clarkrange HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Jim Davis Alma Mater: ......................................Tennessee Wesleyan Hometown: ............................................ Englewood, Tenn. Family ........................................................... Wife - Bobbie .................................................................... Children - Todd Career Record: .....................................411-258 (22 years) School Record: ..................................37-53 (Three Years) OVC Record: ............................................................ 33-13 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ................................15 Assistant Coaches Allison Clark................4th season (Tennessee Tech, 2002) Bart Walker ............... 4th season (Lincoln Memorial, 1992) Evelyn Thompson ..................... 1st season (Auburn, 1990) Michael Cooper (Opps) .2nd season (Tennessee Tech, 2013) Career Head Coaching Record Year
School
1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97
Middle Tennessee Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson
Overall
Conf.
19-8 21-9 20-11 22-10 22-11 21-10 19-11 20-11 21-11 23-8 19-11
12-2 9-5 9-5 10-4 8-6 9-7 8-8 11-5 9-7 11-5 8-8
Year
School
1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech
Overall
Conf.
25-8 26-6 19-12 21-10 17-12 14-15 17-12 8-20 19-12 12-18 6-23
12-4 11-5 9-7 10-6 9-7 5-11 7-9 2-12 12-4 9-7 3-13
Coach Davis Facts Davis, who became just the fifth coach in the 42 program history, led Tennessee Tech to its 17th regular-season title in his first year at the helm of the Golden Eagles...Spent 18 seasons as the head coach of Clemson where he led his teams to 14 NCAA appearances...Also spent one season at the helm of former OVC member Middle Tennessee; led the Lady Raiders to an OVC regular-season and tournament championship.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER HOWARD, Samaria Conference-Only PARSON, Candace Conference-Only GOOLSBY, Hannah Conference-Only HICKSON, Yaktavia Conference-Only WILLIAMS, T’Keyah Conference-Only TAYLOR, Catherine Conference-Only DEAN, Mariah Conference-Only HERRON, Shunice Conference-Only NICHOLSON, Tia Conference-Only HARPER, Asia Conference-Only RUIZ, Marina Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 29-28 16-16 29-29 16-16 29-28 16-16 29-9 16-5 29-26 16-16 29-8 16-1 28-2 16-0 29-13 16-10 26-1 16-0 27-1 14-0 21-0 13-0 29 16 29 16
MIN 863 532 910 516 896 502 518 221 675 406 591 325 429 237 481 328 253 109 178 63 81 36
TTU 13,761 11/1,251 -
AVG 29.8 33.2 31.4 32.2 30.9 31.4 17.9 13.8 23.3 25.4 20.4 20.3 15.3 14.8 16.6 20.5 9.7 6.8 6.6 4.5 3.9 2.8
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 160-398 .402 101-263 .384 127-269 .472 68-155 .439 84-271 .310 50-145 .345 70-169 .414 30-70 .429 61-143 .427 42-93 .452 61-156 .391 32-73 .438 54-129 .419 26-70 .371 31-65 .477 25-50 .500 15-34 .441 7-13 .538 5-20 .250 1-7 .143 2-20 .100 1-6 .167 670-1674 .400 383-945 .405 740-1652 .448 409-941 .435
Opponents 10.710 16/669 2/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 1-17 .059 0-7 .000 9-20 .450 8-16 .500 39-105 .371 23-54 .426 16-62 .258 6-26 .231 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 27-72 .375 14-28 .500 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 19-39 .487 14-27 .519 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-17 .059 0-4 .000 115-338 .340 67-166 .404 170-478 .356 94-284 .331
Scoring By Period 1st Tennessee Tech 868 Opponents 969
FT-FTA 130-160 76-88 52-78 27-46 61-88 28-38 27-40 10-15 59-90 40-61 32-42 21-27 23-46 13-26 10-13 8-10 8-10 0-0 9-21 7-11 0-0 0-0 411-588 230-322 447-631 240-334
PCT .813 .864 .667 .587 .693 .737 .675 .667 .656 .656 .762 .778 .500 .500 .769 .800 .800 .000 .429 .636 .000 .000 .699 .714 .708 .719
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 63 104 167 35 66 101 62 117 179 34 71 105 27 36 63 13 26 39 9 41 50 3 17 20 60 88 148 41 60 101 3 51 54 3 27 30 42 59 101 24 34 58 5 33 38 5 23 28 23 33 56 8 10 18 9 15 24 7 5 12 0 2 2 0 0 0 367 652 1019 208 374 582 354 735 1089 205 404 609
AVG PF-FO A TO 5.8 68-3 40 105 6.3 35-2 23 55 6.2 89-5 29 64 6.6 52-5 18 36 2.2 59-1 55 60 2.4 30-0 35 33 1.7 70-1 33 75 1.3 33-0 11 39 5.1 66-1 22 42 6.3 43-1 14 28 1.9 56-1 31 58 1.9 28-1 22 32 3.6 55-2 13 27 3.6 27-1 7 18 1.3 28-0 60 37 1.8 20-0 37 16 2.2 26-1 9 14 1.1 13-0 4 6 0.9 24-0 4 16 0.9 6-0 1 2 0.1 5-0 1 5 0.0 3-0 0 3 35.1 547-16 297 513 36.4 291-10 172 274 37.6 579-9 406 508 38.1 317-8 227 268
BLK STL PTS-AVG 4 34 451-15.6 2 16 278-17.4 40 39 315-10.9 22 22 171-10.7 2 13 268-9.2 1 7 151-9.4 6 27 183-6.3 3 9 76-4.8 13 23 181-6.2 4 11 124-7.8 1 24 181-6.2 1 15 99-6.2 24 17 132-4.7 17 12 66-4.1 2 26 91-3.1 1 17 72-4.5 12 7 39-1.5 3 4 15-0.9 3 1 20-0.7 1 1 9-0.6 0 6 5-0.2 0 1 2-0.2 107 217 1866-64.3 55 115 1063-66.4 89 216 2097-72.3 45 109 1152-72.0
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 972 1096
OT 26 32
Total 1866 2097
Tennessee Tech Opponents
Off. 82 85
Def. 3 0
Total 85 85
2014-15 RESULTS (6-23, 3-13 OVC -- Home: 3-8, Away: 2-14, Neutral: 1-1) NOVEMBER 6 TENN. WESLEYAN (Exh.) 14 at FIU 18 at Wake Forest 22 at Valpariaso 25 at Mercer 29 GEORGIA
W, 82-46 W, 73-56 L, 62-89 L, 61-79 L, 67-73 L, 51-74
DECEMBER 3 at Southern Miss 6 at Clemson 13 at Georgia State 16 SOUTH ALABAMA 18 at Lipscomb 20 vs. North Carolina A&T 1 21 vs. Morgan State 1 28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
L, 58-80 L, 61-76 L, 60-72 W, 70-66 L, 53-72 L, 49-54 W, 62-56 L, 76-98
JANUARY 1 at Eastern Illinois* 3 at SIUE* 8 MURRAY STATE* 10 AUSTIN PEAY* 15 UT MARTIN* 17 at Southeast Missouri* 21 at Tennessee State* 24 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 26 MOREHEAD STATE* 31 at Belmont*
L, 59-67 L, 69-83 W, 74-69 W, 75-71 L, 59-79 L, 66-68 (OT) L, 64-67 L, 93-97 (OT) L, 54-64 L, 53-59
FEBRUARY 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 12 TENNESSEE STATE* 14 at Jacksonville State* 21 BELMONT* 23 at Morehead State* 28 at Eastern Kentucky*
L, 54-70 L, 66-57 L, 58-67 L, 62-64 L, 82-90 W, 84-71
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UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS
2015-16 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 9 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (Exh.) 14 vs. North Dakota1 15 at Iowa1 18 ARKANSAS STATE 21 at Illinois 25 at Southern Illinois 28 at Chattanooga
5:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 ALABAMA 5 SAMFORD 12 at Evansville 15 MIAMI (OHIO) 18 at Cincinnati 21 at Vanderbilt 28 at Louisville
5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m.
JANUARY 7 at Eastern Kentucky* 9 at Morehead State* 13 TENNESSEE TECH* 16 at Jacksonville State* 20 at Eastern Illinois* 23 at Southeast Missouri* 27 TENNESSEE STATE* 30 MURRAY STATE*
4:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m.
FEBRUARY 3 AUSTIN PEAY* 6 at SIUE* 10 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 13 at Austin Peay* 15 BELMONT* 20 SIUE* 24 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 27 at Murray State*
6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. 5 p.m.
MARCH 2-5 OVC Tournament 2
TBA
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Iowa Hawkeye Challenge (Iowa City, Iowa) 2 OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
TEAM NOTES • Reigning OVC Coach of the Year Kevin McMillan ranks as UT Martin’s all-time wins leader with an overall record of 120-72, including an OVC mark of 79-21. • UT Martin notched its fourth 20-win season in the past five years while recording back-to-back OVC championships. The Skyhawks have received berths to five consecutive postseason tournaments. • The Skyhawks feature a roster which include four returners featuring Katie Schubert, Jessy Ward, Chelsea Roberts and Haley Howard. The team also includes 10 newcomers to the squad.
Basic Information Location: ............................................ Martin, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................7,024 Founded: ...................1900 (1951, Senior College) Nickname:...............................................Skyhawks Colors: ............................... Navy Blue and Orange Chancellor: .....................................Thomas Rakes Athletic Director: ................................... Julio Freire Arena (Capacity):....Elam Center\Skyhawk Arena (4,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................4/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2014-15 Record/OVC (Finish): ..... 22-11/16-0 (1st) Postseason: ........................ WNIT First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ..............Alex Boggis Office Phone: .......................... (731) 881-7694 Cell Phone: ............................. (618) 357-1536 Fax: ......................................... (731) 881-7624 Email: ............................... daboggis@utm.edu Web site:.............................. www.UTMSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (731) 881-7694
OVC Regular Season Titles (4) 1998-99, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15
All-Time Record: ............................. 543-665 (.450) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 220-158 (.460) Joined OVC: ...................................................1992
OVC Tournament Titles (4) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA Tournament Appearances (4) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2015-16 ROSTER No. 4 10 14 15 20 21 22 23 30 32 33 35 42 44
Name Emanye Robertson DaiJia Ruffin Chelsea Roberts Ta’Naisha Hill Katie Schubert Jessy Ward Ashton Feldhaus Haley Howard Brandi Goodman Teddy Vincent Myah Taylor Emily Eubank Dakota Smith Shy Copney
Pos. G G/F F G G G F F F G G G F G/F
Ht. 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-7 5-11 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-4 5-11
Yr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So.
Hometown (Last School) Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Louisville, Ky. (Sacred Heart Academy) St. Peters, Australia (Mineral Area College) Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville, Ala.) Springboro, Ohio (Springboro HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Mississippi State) Richmond, Ky. (Butler) Whiteland, Ind. (Butler) Troy, Tenn. (Memphis) Martin, Tenn. (High Point) Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Lipscomb) Jackson, Tenn. (Madison HS) Johnson City, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Kevin McMillan Alma Mater: ................................................. Rhodes, 1989 Family ............................................................. Wife - Paige ...................................................... Children - Matt, Ben, Alli Career Record: ........................................... 120-73 (6 yrs.) School Record: ........................................................ Same OVC Record: ............................................................ 79-21 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................5 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................4 Assistant Coaches David Russell.............................. 6th season (Union, 1975) Heather Butler ...................... 1st season (UT Martin, 2014) David Hart............................. 5th season (UT Martin, 1991) Stacie Evans......................... 6th season (UT Martin, 2004)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
School UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin
Overall 11-19 21-11 23-9
Conf. 8-10 14-4 15-1
Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin
Overall 19-15 24-8 21-11
Conf. 11-5 15-1 16-0
Coach McMillan Facts McMillian enters his sixth season at the helm of the UT Martin program and has led the Skyhawks to five straight OVC Tournament appearances and four tournament titles during the stretch...Before coming to UT Martin, he spent two seasons as the head coach at Gibson County High School...McMillan also had a stint as an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee State...He was named the OVC Coach of the Year in 2009-10 and 2014-15.
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2014-15 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS JONES, Ashia 33-33 Conference-Only 16-16 WARD, Jessy 33-32 Conference-Only 16-15 CALDWELL, Tiara 32-29 Conference-Only 16-15 WARFIELD-CROSS, Shai 7-7 Conference-Only 0-0 SCHUBERT, Katie 33-33 Conference-Only 16-16 TYSON, Karisma 33-3 Conference-Only 16-1 ROBERTS, Chelsea 32-20 Conference-Only 16-16 JACKSON, Monique 33-2 Conference-Only 16-1 HOWARD, Haley 33-6 Conference-Only 16-0 WOOLFOLK, Danielle 33-0 Conference-Only 16-0 Total 33 Conference-Only 16 Opponents 33 Conference-Only 16
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 1122 552 900 440 741 403 213 0 981 454 609 318 687 399 473 222 480 210 419 202
UTM 27,012 12/2,251 -
AVG 34.0 34.5 27.3 27.5 23.2 25.2 30.4 0.0 29.7 28.4 18.5 19.9 21.5 24.9 14.3 13.9 14.5 13.1 12.7 12.6
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 287-548 .524 159-301 .528 123-306 .402 61-153 .399 110-182 .604 67-114 .588 17-65 .262 0-0 .000 75-185 .405 43-98 .439 65-160 .406 29-79 .367 42-113 .372 29-69 .420 52-123 .423 30-62 .484 38-114 .333 21-47 .447 48-135 .356 26-65 .400 857-1931 .444 465-988 .471 781-1912 .408 367-949 .387
Opponents 24,431 16/1,430 5/310
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 87-216 .403 41-107 .383 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 9-32 .281 0-0 .000 54-138 .391 31-73 .425 34-85 .400 17-39 .436 26-77 .338 18-45 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 9-54 .167 4-14 .286 8-27 .296 4-13 .308 227-632 .359 115-293 .392 217-646 .336 100-312 .321
FT-FTA 198-261 109-137 27-35 13-19 43-87 22-43 8-11 0-0 29-35 22-27 20-24 5-8 50-65 29-34 35-66 20-35 32-39 11-15 12-25 4-11 454-648 235-329 365-548 180-267
PCT .759 .796 .771 .684 .494 .512 .727 .000 .829 .815 .833 .625 .769 .853 .530 .571 .821 .733 .480 .364 .701 .714 .666 .674
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 72 117 189 36 55 91 14 59 73 5 30 35 104 130 234 58 70 128 4 15 19 0 0 0 18 121 139 9 59 68 9 74 83 4 43 47 27 95 122 19 56 75 64 88 152 34 51 85 22 41 63 7 14 21 10 23 33 4 13 17 399 826 1225 208 423 631 413 786 1199 214 369 583
Scoring by Period UT Martin Opponents
1st 1216 1024
AVG PF-FO A TO 5.7 87-1 93 107 5.7 39-0 50 48 2.2 37-0 74 57 2.2 18-0 42 26 7.3 80-2 20 39 8.0 43-1 10 20 2.7 17-0 17 20 0.0 0-0 0 0 4.2 43-0 123 55 4.3 21-0 71 29 2.5 41-0 27 40 2.9 20-0 20 19 3.8 64-1 41 37 4.7 39-1 25 20 4.6 81-1 14 27 5.3 35-0 6 10 1.9 78-1 39 42 1.3 36-0 18 19 1.0 52-0 47 47 1.1 27-0 24 17 37.1 582-6 495 487 39.4 278-2 266 216 36.3 611-11 466 572 36.4 316-5 216 287
BLK STL PTS-AVG 12 64 772-23.4 7 25 427-26.7 1 35 360-10.9 0 17 176-11.0 6 18 263-8.2 3 12 156-9.8 0 5 51-7.3 0 0 0-0.0 11 43 233-7.1 5 24 139-8.7 18 35 184-5.6 8 16 80-5.0 4 49 160-5.0 1 31 105-6.6 21 13 139-4.2 9 9 80-5.0 1 18 117-3.5 0 7 57-3.6 0 25 116-3.5 0 13 60-3.8 74 305 2395-72.6 33 154 1280-80.0 97 221 2144-65.0 50 90 1014-63.4
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1172 1109
OT 7 11
Total 2395 2144
UT Martin Opponents
Off. 53 45
Def. 29 29
Total 82 74
2014-15 RESULTS (22-11, 16-0 OVC -- Home: 10-2, Away: 10-6, Neutral: 2-3) NOVEMBER 14 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 16 at Louisville 19 CINCINNATI 21 vs. Dayton1 22 vs. Pepperdine1 26 at Samford 29 EVANSVILLE
L, 78-87 L, 43-77 W, 62-61 L, 47-78 L, 58-59 L, 75-79 W, 84-74
DECEMBER 4 at Alabama 7 at Illinois State 13 CHATTANOOGA 15 at Miami (Ohio) 22 at Missouri 29 at Arizona
L, 55-68 W, 79-46 L, 54-65 W, 90-57 L, 65-74 L, 56-61
FEBRUARY 4 at Austin Peay* 7 SIUE* 11 at Southeast Missouri* 14 AUSTIN PEAY* 21 at SIUE* 25 at Eastern Illinois* 28 MURRAY STATE*
W, 71-61 W, 69-68 W, 78-60 W, 91-63 W, 79-72 w, 63-60 w, 87-74
MARCH 4 vs Eastern Illinois 2 6 vs. Belmont 2 7 vs. Tennessee State 2 18 at Ole Miss 3
W, 68-35 W, 71-65 L, 60-64 L, 70-80
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Iowa Hawkeye Challenge (Iowa City, Iowa) OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) 3 WNIT (campus sites) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 2
JANUARY 3 at Belmont* 8 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 10 MOREHEAD STATE* 15 at Tennessee Tech* 17 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 24 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 28 at Tennessee State* 31 at Murray State*
W, 85-68 W, 76-63 W, 99-70 W, 79-59 W, 67-47 W, 81-51 W, 96-55 W, 64-58 W, 95-85
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2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-OVC TEAMS OVC Player of the Year: Ashia Jones, UT Martin OVC Freshmen of the Year: Ke’Shunan James, Murray State OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay OVC Coach of the Year: Kevin McMillan, UT Martin ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM NAME, SCHOOL
Ashia Jones, UT Martin% Sabina Oroszovz, Eastern Illinois% Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay Almesha Jones, Morehead State Shronda Butts, SIUE ALL-OVC SECOND TEAM NAME, SCHOOL
POS.
HT.
YR.
F F G G G
6-1 6-2 5-8 5-6 5-7
So. Sr. Jr. Sr. R-Jr.
HT.
YR.
POS.
Chelsea Hudson, Tennessee State% F Destany McLin, Jacksonville State G Candace Morton, Jacksonville State G Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech G Tierny Austin, SIUE G Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky G/F ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM NAME, SCHOOL
POS.
Shronda Butts, SIUE G Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky G/F Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech G Ke’Shunan James, Murray State F/G Jessy Ward, UT Martin G
6-0 R-Sr. 5-9 Jr. 5-8 Sr. 5-7 Jr. 5-9 Sr. 5-10 Jr.
HT.
YR.
5-7 R-Jr. 5-10 Jr. 5-7 Jr. 6-1 Fr. 5-8 So.
* - All-OVC 1st Team in 2013-14 % - All-OVC 2nd Team in 2013-14
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HOMETOWN
KEY STATS
Covington, Tenn. Bratislava, Slovakia Clarksville, Tenn. Cincinnati, Ohio Des Moines, Iowa
23.4 ppg; 52.4 FG% 15.7 ppg; 10.1 rpg 21.2 ppg; 5.7 apg 17.8 ppg; 8.2 rpg 15.6 ppg; 81.7 FT%
HOMETOWN
KEY STATS
Midland, Texas Athens, Ala. Lexington, Ky. Jacksonville, Fla. Rockford, Ill. Claxton, Ga.
14.2 ppg; 7.7 rpg 12.4 ppg; 7.0 rpg 12.8 ppg; 4.0 rpg 15.6 ppg; 81.3 FT% 12.9 ppg; 6.5 rpg 14.0 ppg; 46.4 FG%
HOMETOWN
KEY STATS
Des Moines, Iowa Claxton, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Jackson, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn.
15.6 ppg; 81.7 FT% 14.0 ppg; 46.4 FG% 15.6 ppg; 81.3 FT% 15.4 ppg; 6.5 rpg 10.9 ppg; 40.3 3PT FG%
2014-15 SUPERLATIVES
OVC IN NCAA STAT LEADERS TEAM GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUALS POINTS 44 - Ahsia Jones, UTM at Murray State (1/31/15) 40 - Michaela Hunter, EKU at Tennessee Tech (1/24/15)
POINTS 118 - Murray State vs. Brescia (12/30/14) 110 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14)
FIELD GOALS MADE 17 - Ashia Jones, UTM at Murray State (1/31/15) 16 - Ashia Jones, UTM vs. Belmont (3/6/15)
FIELD GOALS MADE 45 - Murray State vs. Brescia (12/30/14) 42 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT 30 - Ashia Jones, UTM vs. Belmont (3/6/15) 29 - Michaela Hunter, EKU at Tennessee Tech (1/24/15)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 91 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14) 87 - Tennessee State at Austin Peay (1/17/15)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .900 (9-10) - Monique Jackson, UTM at EIU (2/25/15) .833 (10-12) - Jasmine Robinson, SEMO vs. MUR (2/14/15)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .600 (30-50) - Austin Peay vs. Eastern Illinois (2/12/15) .597 (37-62) - UT Martin vs. Southeast Missouri (1/24/15)
3-POINTERS MADE 8 - Tiasha Gray, APSU at Murray State (2/21/15) 7 - Done two different times
SCORING (National Leader = 24.9 ppg) 4. Ashia Jones, UTM 15. Tiasha Gray, APSU 56. Almesha Jones, MOR
23.4 21.1 17.8
REBOUNDING (National Leader = 15.8 rpg) 33. Sabina Oroszova, EIU 79. Frankie Joubran, BEL 80. Eriel McKee, MOR
10.1 8.8 8.8
ASSISTS (National Leader = 8.9 apg) 2. Almesha Jones, MOR 23. Tiasha Gray, APSU 38. Rachel Allen, TSU 51. Adrienne Tarrence, BEL
8.2 5.7 5.0 4.7
3-POINTERS MADE 16 - UT Martin vs. Morehead State (1/10/15) 14 - UT Martin vs. Evansville (11/29/14)
BLOCKS (National Leader = 4.75 bpg) 67. Sabina Oroszova, EIU 73. Shay Steele, MOR 96. Erica Brown, EIU
1.9 1.77 1.63
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 14 - Keiona Kirby, MUR at UT Martin (2/28/15) 13 - Done three different times
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 41 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14) 39 - UT Martin vs. Evansville (11/29/14)
STEALS (National Leader = 3.69 spg) 2. Tiasha Gray, APSU 38. Almesha Jones, MOR
3.67 2.53
FREE THROWS MADE 16 - Samaria Howard, TTU at Morehead State (2/23/15) 14 - Keiona Kirby, MUR vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/22/15)
FREE THROWS MADE 35 - SIUE vs. Tennessee State (1/10/15) 31 - Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/22/15)
FG PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 65.2%) 27. Aisha Jones, UTM
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 20 - Keiona Kirby, MUR vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/22/15) 18 - Samaria Howard, TTU at Morehead State (2/23/15)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 40 - Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/22/15) 38 - SIUE vs. Tennessee State (1/10/15)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (10-10) - Done four different times.
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (15-15) - Austin Peay vs. Saint Louis (12/19/14) 1.000 (8-8) - Southeast Missouri vs. SIUE (2/25/15)
REBOUNDS 19 - Sally McCabe, BEL at Jacksonville State (2/11/15) 17 - Sabina Oroszova, EIU at Loyola Chicago (11/29/14)
REBOUNDS 66 - Murray State vs. Brescia (12/30/14) 63 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14)
ASSISTS 16 - Almesha Jones, MOR vs. Brescia (11/24/14) 12 - Done two different times
ASSISTS 31 - UT Martin vs. Mroehead State (1/10/15) 29 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14)
STEALS 11 - Ashia Jones, UTM at Miami (12/15/14) 8 - Tiasha Gray, APSU vs. Oral Roberts (11/29/14)
STEALS 18 - Murray State vs. Blackburn (11/18/14) 17 - Done five different times
BLOCKED SHOTS 6 - Done five different times.
BLOCKED SHOTS 10 - Murray State vs. Brescia (12/30/14) 9 - Done six different times
TURNOVERS 13 - Ke’Shunan James, MUR vs. Evansville (12/3/15) 12 - Ke’Shunan James, MUR vs. Jackson State (11/30/14)
TURNOVERS 38 - Tennessee State at Tennessee (11/24/14) 34 - Done two different times
Almesha Jones, Morehead State Michaela Hunter, Eastern Kentucky Candace Morton, Jacksonville State Almesha Jones, Morehead State Ashia Jones, UT Martin Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay Ashia Jones, UT Martin Shronda Butts, SIUE
NEWCOMER Nov. 18 Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech Nov. 25 Jessy Ward, UT Martin Dec. 2 Jessy Ward, UT Martin Dec. 9 Courtney Strain, JSU; Shronda Butts, SIUE Dec. 16 Jasmine Robinson, Southeast Missouri Dec. 23 Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky Dec. 30 Shronda Butts, SIUE Jan. 6 Shronda Butts, SIUE FRESHMAN Nov. 18 Eriel McKee, Morehead State Nov. 25 Gwen Adams, SIUE Dec. 2 Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Dec. 9 Eriel McKee, MOR; Olivia Cunningham, MUR Dec. 16 Gwen Adams, SIUE Dec. 23 Eriel McKee, Morehead State Dec. 30 Leah Strain, Jacksonville State Jan. 6 Sierra Jones, Belmont
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 2
Ashia Jones, UT Martin Ashia Jones, UT Martin Michaela Hunter, Eastern Kentucky Shronda Butts, SIUE; Ashia Jones, UTM Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay Sabina Oroszova, Eastern Illinois Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 2
Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech Shronda Butts, SIUE Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky Shronda Butts, SIUE Jasmine Robinson, Southeast Missouri Jasmine Robinson, Southeast Missouri Shameeka Murray, EKU; Samaria Howard, TTU Shronda Butts, SIUE
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 2
3-POINTERS MADE/GAME (National Leader = 3.65) 33. Jessy Ward, UTM 2.64 57. Keiona Kirby, MUR 2.48 72. Tiasha Gray, APSU 2.37 TEAMS
2014-15 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6
52.4%
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 94.5%) 54. Gwen Adams, SIUE 83.2% 73. Shronda Butts, SIUE 81.7% 81. Samaria Howard, TTU 81.3%
SCORING OFFENSE (National Leader = 89.3) 28. Murray State 34. UT Martin 53. Austin Peay 57. Morehead State 64 SIUE
73.6 72.6 70.3 70.1 69.7
FG PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 54.0%) 19. UT Martin 74. SIUE 98. Austin Peay
44.4% 42.1% 41.4%
3-PT FG’S PER GAME (National Leader = 12.5) 25. Murray State 53. UT Martin 72. Belmont 90. Jacksonville State
7.7 6.9 6.5 6.2
3-PT FG PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 40.6%) 25. Austin Peay 36.0% 30. UT Martin 35.9% 73. Tennessee Tech 34.0% 98. Jacksonville State 33.1% FT PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 78.0%) 20. SIUE 62. Morehead State 68. Murray State
75.5% 72.6% 72.3%
REBOUNDING MARGIN (National Leader = +13.8) 42. SIUE +5.2 64. Belmont +3.9 ASSISTS (National Leader = 21.2) 60. UT Martin 75. Belmont
15.0 14.5
STEALS (National Leader = 16.9) 52. Tennessee State 66. UT Martin
9.7 9.2
TURNOVERS PER GAME (National Leader = 8.6) 4. Jacksonville State 11.2 95. UT Martin 14.8
Gwen Adams, SIUE Eriel McKee, Morehead State Sally McCabe, Belmont Grace Lennox, EIU; Eriel McKee, Mor. Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Sally McCabe, BU; Tyler Phelion, JSU Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Gwen Adams, SIUE 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 117
2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS W xy-UT Martin x-SIUE xz-Tennessee State x-Belmont x-Jacksonville State x-Morehead State x-Austin Peay x-Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Tennessee Tech
16 13 12 10 10 8 7 7 4 3 3 3
Conference Games L Pct. Home 0 3 4 6 6 8 9 9 12 13 13 13
1.000 .813 .750 .625 .625 .500 .438 .438 .250 .188 .188 .188
8-0 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-3 3-5 5-3 1-7 3-5 2-6 2-6
Away
Streak
8-0 7-1 7-1 5-3 5-3 3-5 4-4 2-6 3-5 0-8 1-7 1-7
W16 W2 W7 L1 W2 L2 W1 L2 L3 L3 L1 W1
y - 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Champion z - 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champion
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All Games W L Pct. 21 19 18 14 19 12 10 10 9 10 8 6
11 12 13 17 10 18 20 20 17 19 21 23
.667 .613 .581 .452 .655 .400 .333 .333 .346 .345 .276 .207
Home
Away
10-2 9-2 6-8 6-6 10-3 7-7 5-8 7-6 3-8 6-7 7-8 3-8
10-6 9-8 9-5 7-9 7-6 5-10 4-9 3-10 4-8 3-11 1-12 2-14
Neutral Streak 2-3 1-2 3-0 1-2 2-1 0-1 1-3 0-4 2-1 1-1 0-1 1-1
L2 L1 L1 L1 L1 L3 L1 L3 L3 L3 L1 W1
x - 2015 OVC Tournament Participant
Murray State UT Martin Austin Peay Morehead State SIUE Tennessee State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Belmont Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois
Scoring Offense G W-L 29 8-21 33 22-11 30 10-20 30 12-18 31 19-12 31 18-13 29 19-10 29 6-23 31 14-17 26 9-17 29 10-19 30 10-20
PTS. 2134 2395 2110 2104 2160 2073 1884 1866 1944 1618 1755 1778
AVG. 73.6 72.6 70.3 70.1 69.7 66.9 65.0 64.3 62.7 62.2 60.5 59.3
UT Martin Jacksonville State SIUE Tennessee State Murray State Belmont Morehead State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech
Scoring Margin G OFF 33 72.6 29 65.0 31 69.7 31 66.9 29 73.6 31 62.7 30 70.1 30 70.3 29 60.5 26 62.2 30 59.3 29 64.3
DEF 65.0 59.6 65.3 68.2 76.0 65.7 73.4 74.6 65.6 69.0 66.6 72.3
MARGIN +7.6 +5.4 +4.4 -1.3 -2.4 -3.0 -3.3 -4.3 -5.1 -6.7 -7.4 -8.0
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Jacksonville State UT Martin SIUE Southeast Missouri Belmont Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Morehead State Austin Peay Murray State
Scoring Defense G PTS. 29 1727 33 2144 31 2025 29 1902 31 2037 30 1999 31 2114 26 1793 29 2097 30 2203 30 2238 29 2205
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. SIUE 31 511 2. Morehead State 30 445 3. Murray State 29 463 4. UT Martin 33 454 5. Tennessee Tech 29 411 6. Austin Peay 30 390 7. Jacksonville State 29 324 8. Eastern Kentucky 26 282 9. Eastern Illinois 30 344 10. Belmont 31 303 11. Tennessee State 31 389 12. Southeast Missouri 29 301
AVG. 59.6 65.0 65.3 65.6 65.7 66.6 68.2 69.0 72.3 73.4 74.6 76.0 FTA 677 613 640 648 588 560 470 414 524 467 630 497
PCT. .755 .726 .723 .701 .699 .696 .689 .681 .656 .649 .617 .606
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. UT Martin 33 857 1931 2. SIUE 31 759 1803 3. Austin Peay 30 770 1860 4. Morehead State 30 763 1845 5. Eastern Illinois 30 654 1584 6. Belmont 31 720 1795 7. Tennessee Tech 29 670 1674 8. Murray State 29 724 1875 9. Southeast Missouri 29 662 1734 10. Tennessee State 31 761 1998 11. Jacksonville State 29 690 1825 12. Eastern Kentucky 26 607 1606
PCT. .444 .421 .414 .414 .413 .401 .400 .386 .382 .381 .378 .378
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Jacksonville State 29 652 1665 2. Eastern Kentucky 26 595 1508 3. Morehead State 30 810 2027 4. Belmont 31 776 1929 5. Tennessee State 31 708 1739 6. SIUE 31 741 1816 7. UT Martin 33 781 1912 8. Murray State 29 825 2019 9. Austin Peay 30 826 2008 10. Southeast Missouri 29 715 1729 11. Eastern Illinois 30 712 1708 12. Tennessee Tech 29 740 1652
PCT. .392 .395 .400 .402 .407 .408 .408 .409 .411 .414 .417 .448
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Jacksonville State 29 652 1665 2. Eastern Kentucky 26 595 1508 3. Morehead State 30 810 2027 4. Belmont 31 776 1929 5. Tennessee State 31 708 1739 6. SIUE 31 741 1816 7. UT Martin 33 781 1912 8. Murray State 29 825 2019 9. Austin Peay 30 826 2008 10. Southeast Missouri 29 715 1729 11. Eastern Illinois 30 712 1708 12. Tennessee Tech 29 740 1652
PCT. .392 .395 .400 .402 .407 .408 .408 .409 .411 .414 .417 .448
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Southeast Missouri 29 124 422 2. Jacksonville State 29 132 445 3. Tennessee State 31 133 447 4. Austin Peay 30 182 577 5. SIUE 31 194 612 6. Eastern Kentucky 26 145 449 7. Belmont 31 167 503 8. UT Martin 33 217 646 9. Morehead State 30 225 645 10. Tennessee Tech 29 170 478 11. Eastern Illinois 30 159 447 12. Murray State 29 183 514
PCT. .294 .297 .298 .315 .317 .323 .332 .336 .349 .356 .356 .356
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3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Murray State 29 223 7.69 2. UT Martin 33 227 6.88 3. Belmont 31 201 6.48 4. Jacksonville State 29 180 6.21 5. Austin Peay 30 180 6.00 6. Tennessee State 31 162 5.23 7. Eastern Kentucky 26 122 4.69 8. Southeast Missouri 29 130 4.48 9. Morehead State 30 133 4.43 10. SIUE 31 131 4.23 11. Eastern Illinois 30 126 4.20 12. Tennessee Tech 29 115 3.97
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UT Martin Belmont Austin Peay SIUE Morehead State Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech
Assists G ASSISTS 33 495 31 451 30 418 31 431 30 415 29 385 30 380 31 385 29 357 26 315 29 327 29 297
Tennessee State UT Martin SIUE Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Belmont
Steals G STEALS 31 302 33 305 31 252 29 228 30 227 29 217 26 189 30 210 29 197 30 200 29 173 31 141
AVG. 9.74 9.24 8.13 7.86 7.57 7.48 7.27 7.00 6.79 6.67 5.97 4.55
Eastern Illinois Morehead State Murray State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Belmont Southeast Missouri Tennessee State SIUE Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Jacksonville State
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 30 142 30 138 29 113 29 107 30 106 31 93 29 86 31 89 31 88 26 69 33 74 29 59
AVG. 4.73 4.60 3.90 3.69 3.53 3.00 2.97 2.87 2.84 2.65 2.24 2.03
AVG. 15.00 14.55 13.93 13.90 13.83 13.28 12.67 12.42 12.31 12.12 11.28 10.24
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SIUE Belmont Jacksonville State UT Martin Morehead State Eastern Illinois Murray State Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG 31 1225 39.5 31 1256 40.5 29 1174 40.5 33 1225 37.1 30 1243 41.4 30 1048 34.9 29 1255 43.3 31 1226 39.5 29 1125 38.8 29 1019 35.1 26 996 38.3 30 1155 38.5
OPP AVG MARGIN 1063 34.3 +5.2 1135 36.6 +3.9 1144 39.4 +1.0 1199 36.3 +0.8 1232 41.1 +0.4 1077 35.9 -1.0 1292 44.6 -1.3 1286 41.5 -1.9 1182 40.8 -2.0 1089 37.6 -2.4 1076 41.4 -3.1 1321 44.0 -5.5
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. Jacksonville State 29 357 12.3 325 11.2 2. UT Martin 33 495 15.0 487 14.8 3. Belmont 31 451 14.5 513 16.5 4. Austin Peay 30 418 13.9 480 16.0 5. SIUE 31 431 13.9 501 16.2 6. Morehead State 30 415 13.8 508 16.9 7. Murray State 29 385 13.3 494 17.0 8. Southeast Missouri 29 327 11.3 443 15.3 9. Tennessee State 31 385 12.4 533 17.2 10. Eastern Kentucky 26 315 12.1 440 16.9 11. Eastern Illinois 30 380 12.7 541 18.0 12. Tennessee Tech 29 297 10.2 513 17.7
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Jacksonville State Tennessee State UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky SIUE Austin Peay Murray State Morehead State Eastern Illinois Belmont
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 29 325 11.2 31 533 17.2 33 487 14.8 29 443 15.3 29 513 17.7 26 440 16.9 31 501 16.2 30 480 16.0 29 494 17.0 30 508 16.9 30 541 18.0 31 513 16.5
RATIO 1.10 1.02 0.88 0.87 0.86 0.82 0.78 0.74 0.72 0.72 0.70 0.58
OPP AVG MARGIN 435 15.0 +3.79 626 20.2 +3.00 572 17.3 +2.58 439 15.1 -0.14 508 17.5 -0.17 428 16.5 -0.46 485 15.6 -0.52 439 14.6 -1.37 429 14.8 -2.24 422 14.1 -2.87 437 14.6 -3.47 369 11.9 -4.65
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2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense G W-L 16 16-0 16 13-3 16 3-13 16 7-9 16 12-4 16 8-8 16 10-6 16 3-13 16 4-12 16 10-6 16 7-9 16 3-13
Scoring Defense G PTS. 16 987 16 1014 16 1014 16 1024 16 1033 16 1055 16 1101 16 1104 16 1152 16 1182 16 1182 16 1249
PTS. 1280 1178 1132 1126 1116 1114 1065 1063 1037 1029 1003 954
AVG. 80.0 73.6 70.8 70.4 69.8 69.6 66.6 66.4 64.8 64.3 62.7 59.6
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. UT Martin 16 465 988 2. SIUE 16 424 943 3. Eastern Illinois 16 380 867 4. Austin Peay 16 411 981 5. Morehead State 16 405 972 6. Belmont 16 383 941 7. Tennessee Tech 16 383 945 8. Tennessee State 16 415 1084 9. Jacksonville State 16 390 1022 10. Southeast Missouri 16 364 955 11. Eastern Kentucky 16 385 1016 12. Murray State 16 362 1002
PCT. .471 .450 .438 .419 .417 .407 .405 .383 .382 .381 .379 .361
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Belmont 16 380 1002 2. Morehead State 16 418 1086 3. UT Martin 16 367 949 4. SIUE 16 387 962 5. Jacksonville State 16 374 929 6. Tennessee State 16 362 898 7. Austin Peay 16 440 1086 8. Eastern Illinois 16 369 910 9. Eastern Kentucky 16 392 958 10. Southeast Missouri 16 400 924 11. Tennessee Tech 16 409 941 12. Murray State 16 469 1071
PCT. .379 .385 .387 .402 .403 .403 .405 .405 .409 .433 .435 .438
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Tennessee Tech 16 67 166 2. UT Martin 16 115 293 3. Eastern Illinois 16 78 214 4. SIUE 16 78 215 5. Austin Peay 16 89 255 6. Jacksonville State 16 112 330 7. Belmont 16 103 318 8. Murray State 16 117 385 9. Morehead State 16 72 245 10. Southeast Missouri 16 72 259 11. Tennessee State 16 81 295 12. Eastern Kentucky 16 74 274
PCT. .404 .392 .364 .363 .349 .339 .324 .304 .294 .278 .275 .270
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Jacksonville State 16 71 245 2. Tennessee State 16 74 242 3. Southeast Missouri 16 67 217 4. Austin Peay 16 89 285 5. SIUE 16 101 323 6. UT Martin 16 100 312 7. Morehead State 16 106 325 8. Tennessee Tech 16 94 284 9. Eastern Kentucky 16 96 290 10. Belmont 16 93 275 11. Eastern Illinois 16 76 206 12. Murray State 16 91 245
PCT. .290 .306 .309 .312 .313 .321 .326 .331 .331 .338 .369 .371
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. SIUE 16 252 2. Murray State 16 291 3. Morehead State 16 232 4. UT Martin 16 235 Tennessee Tech 16 230 6. Eastern Kentucky 16 193 7. Jacksonville State 16 173 8. Austin Peay 16 215 9. Eastern Illinois 16 165 10. Tennessee State 16 205 11. Belmont 16 160 12. Southeast Missouri 16 154
FTA 321 385 315 329 322 273 247 319 255 323 256 258
PCT. .785 .756 .737 .714 .714 .707 .700 .674 .647 .635 .625 .597
DEF 63.4 63.4 61.7 65.9 69.0 64.0 64.6 73.9 72.0 78.1 73.9 68.8
MARGIN +16.6 +10.2 +4.9 +3.8 +0.6 +0.3 -1.9 -3.5 -5.6 -7.3 -9.1 -9.2
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UT Martin SIUE Murray State Austin Peay Tennessee State Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Belmont Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri
UT Martin SIUE Jacksonville State Tennessee State Morehead State Belmont Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri
Scoring Margin G OFF 16 80.0 16 73.6 16 66.6 16 69.8 16 69.6 16 64.3 16 62.7 16 70.4 16 66.4 16 70.8 16 64.8 16 59.6
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Jacksonville State SIUE UT Martin 4. Belmont 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Morehead State 9. Tennessee Tech 10. Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky 12. Murray State
AVG. 61.7 63.4 63.4 64.0 64.6 65.9 68.8 69.0 72.0 73.9 73.9 78.1
3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Murray State 16 117 7.31 2. UT Martin 16 115 7.19 3. Jacksonville State 16 112 7.00 4. Belmont 16 103 6.44 5. Austin Peay 16 89 5.56 6. Tennessee State 16 81 5.06 7. Eastern Illinois 16 78 4.88 SIUE 16 78 4.88 9. Eastern Kentucky 16 74 4.63 10. Southeast Missouri 16 72 4.50 Morehead State 16 72 4.50 12. Tennessee Tech 16 67 4.19
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UT Martin SIUE Belmont Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Morehead State Tennessee State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech
G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Assists ASSISTS 266 241 240 224 219 218 215 207 194 192 179 172
AVG. 16.63 15.06 15.00 14.00 13.69 13.63 13.44 12.94 12.13 12.00 11.19 10.75
UT Martin Tennessee State SIUE Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Murray State Morehead State Jacksonville State Belmont
G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Steals STEALS 154 149 135 122 116 115 107 99 98 97 87 67
AVG. 9.63 9.31 8.44 7.63 7.25 7.19 6.69 6.19 6.13 6.06 5.44 4.19
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 16 83 16 72 16 55 16 54 16 54 16 52 16 51 16 48 16 42 16 39 16 38 16 33
AVG. 5.19 4.50 3.44 3.38 3.38 3.25 3.19 3.00 2.63 2.44 2.38 2.06
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Eastern Illinois Morehead State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Tennessee State 6. Murray State 7. Belmont 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. SIUE 11. Jacksonville State 12. UT Martin
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SIUE Belmont UT Martin Morehead State Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG OPP AVG MARGIN 16 632 39.5 529 33.1 +6.4 16 666 41.6 603 37.7 +3.9 16 631 39.4 583 36.4 +3.0 16 676 42.2 641 40.1 +2.2 16 576 36.0 551 34.4 +1.6 16 636 39.8 637 39.8 -0.1 16 656 41.0 672 42.0 -1.0 16 582 36.4 609 38.1 -1.7 16 644 40.2 682 42.6 -2.4 16 659 41.2 703 43.9 -2.8 16 597 37.3 650 40.6 -3.3 16 597 37.3 692 43.2 -5.9
UT Martin’s Heather Butler became the league’s all-time leading score, finishing her career with 2,865 points. She is now an assistant coach for the Skhawks.
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. UT Martin 16 266 16.6 216 13.5 2. Jacksonville State 16 207 12.9 175 10.9 3. SIUE 16 241 15.1 242 15.1 4. Belmont 16 240 15.0 243 15.2 5. Tennessee State 16 215 13.4 224 14.0 6. Morehead State 16 218 13.6 254 15.9 7. Eastern Illinois 16 224 14.0 265 16.6 8. Austin Peay 16 219 13.7 281 17.6 9. Eastern Kentucky 16 194 12.1 251 15.7 10. Murray State 16 192 12.0 249 15.6 11. Southeast Missouri 16 179 11.2 263 16.4 12. Tennessee Tech 16 172 10.8 274 17.1
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Tennessee State UT Martin Jacksonville State SIUE Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay Morehead State Eastern Illinois Belmont
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 16 224 14.0 16 216 13.5 16 175 10.9 16 242 15.1 16 251 15.7 16 274 17.1 16 263 16.4 16 249 15.6 16 281 17.6 16 254 15.9 16 265 16.6 16 243 15.2
RATIO 1.23 1.18 1.00 0.99 0.96 0.86 0.85 0.78 0.77 0.77 0.68 0.63
OPP AVG MARGIN 319 19.9 +5.94 287 17.9 +4.44 236 14.8 +3.81 250 15.6 +0.50 248 15.5 -0.19 268 16.8 -0.38 250 15.6 -0.81 219 13.7 -1.88 237 14.8 -2.75 210 13.1 -2.75 219 13.7 -2.88 194 12.1 -3.06
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2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1. Ashia Jones, UTM 2. Tiasha Gray, APSU 3. Almesha Jones, MOR 4. Keiona Kirby, MUR 5. Sabina Oroszova, EIU 6. Shronda Butts, SIUE 7. Samaria Howard, TTU 8. Ke’Shunan James, MUR 9. Michaela Hunter, EKU 10. Chelsea Hudson, TSU 11. Shameekia Murray, EKU 12. Shay Steele, MOR 13. Tierny Austin, SIUE 14. Candace Morton, JSU 15. Destany McLin, JSU
Scoring CL G SO 33 JR 30 SR 30 SR 29 SR 30 JR 30 JR 29 FR 29 SO 26 SR 31 JR 26 SO 30 SR 31 SR 29 JR 29
FG 287 223 169 138 184 163 160 157 150 149 148 169 137 115 161
3FG 0 71 43 72 31 27 1 30 33 12 24 0 22 26 3
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Tiara Caldwell, UTM SO 32 2. Ashia Jones, UTM SO 33 3. Frankie Joubran, BEL SO 29 4. Erin Bollmann, SEMO JR 29 5. Briana Morrow, TSU SR 31 6. Candace Parson, TTU SR 29 7. Sally McCabe, BEL FR 31 8. Shameekia Murray, EKU JR 26 9. Shay Steele, MOR SO 30 10. Sabina Oroszova, EIU SR 30
1. Almesha Jones, MOR 2. Tiasha Gray, APSU 3. Rachel Allen, TSU 4. Adrienne Tarrence, BEL 5. Katie Schubert, UTM 6. Grace Lennox, EIU 7. Destiny James, JSU 8. Shronda Butts, SIUE 9. Michaela Hunter, EKU 10. Ashia Jones, UTM
Assists CL SR JR SR SR JR FR JR JR SO SO
G 30 30 31 31 33 30 27 30 26 33
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G 1. Gwen Adams, SIUE FR 31 2. Shronda Butts, SIUE JR 30 3. Samaria Howard, TTU JR 29 4. Michaela Hunter, EKU SO 26 5. Candace Morton, JSU SR 29 6. Keiona Kirby, MUR SR 29 7. Alemsha Jones, MOR SR 30 8. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 30 9. Ke’Shunan James, MUR FR 29 10. Tierny Austin, SIUE SR 31
1. Tiasha Gray, APSU 2. Almesha Jones, MOR 3. Ashia Jones, UTM 4. Brianna Lawrence, TSU 5. Erin Bollmann, SEMO 6. Shameekia Murray, EKU 7. Tierny Austin, SIUE 8. Eriel McKee, MOR 9. Ke’Shunan James, MUR 10. Sabina Oroszova, EIU
Steals CL JR SR SO JR JR JR SR FR FR SR
G 30 30 33 31 29 26 31 27 29 30
FT 198 118 154 111 72 116 130 103 52 129 43 75 105 114 36
FG 110 287 131 114 112 127 118 148 169 184
PTS 772 635 535 459 471 469 451 447 385 439 363 413 401 370 361
FGA 182 548 251 238 237 269 252 319 371 406
AVG 23.4 21.2 17.8 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.4 14.8 14.2 14.0 13.8 12.9 12.8 12.4
PCT. .604 .524 .522 .479 .473 .472 .468 .464 .456 .453
ASSISTS AVG. 246 8.20 171 5.70 155 5.00 146 4.71 123 3.73 108 3.60 89 3.30 97 3.23 75 2.88 93 2.82
FTM 119 116 130 52 114 111 154 118 103 105
FGA 143 142 160 65 144 141 198 154 135 138
PCT. .832 .817 .813 .800 .792 .787 .778 .766 .763 .761
STEALS 110 76 64 59 54 44 52 45 46 46
AVG. 3.67 2.53 1.94 1.90 1.86 1.69 1.68 1.67 1.59 1.53
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1. Sabina Oroszova, EIU 2. Frankie Joubran, BEL 3. Eriel McKee, MOR 4. Connor King, SEMO 5. Chelsea Hudson, TSU 6. Tiara Caldwell, UTM 7. Netanya Jackson, MUR 8. Casey Ryans, MOR 9. Erin Bollmann, SEMO 10. Destany McLin, JSU 11. Erica Brown, EIU 12. Ke’Shunan James, MUR 13. Tierny Austin, SIUE 14. Tyler Phelion, JSU 15. Miranda Cantrell, JSU
Rebounding CL G OFF DEF SR 30 92 210 SO 29 71 185 FR 27 70 168 JR 29 82 155 SR 31 94 144 SO 32 104 130 SR 29 55 157 SR 29 73 133 JR 29 64 141 JR 29 29 174 SO 30 67 131 FR 29 35 154 SR 31 79 122 FR 29 85 101 SR 25 67 93
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. LeAsia Wright, MUR SO 29 29 2. Jessy Ward, UTM SO 33 87 3. Rachel Allen, TSU SR 31 38 Karisma Tyson, UTM SR 33 34 5. Julia Fox, MUR SO 22 31 6. Katie Schubert, UTM JR 33 54 7. Gretchen Morrison, JSU FR 26 28 8. Katie Carroll, BEL SR 31 63 9. Kristen Stainback, APSU SR 30 60 10. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 30 71 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Jessy Ward, UTM SO 33 2. Keiona Kirby, MUR SR 29 3. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 30 4. Jordyn Luffman Hartsfield, BEL SR 30 5. Briana Benson, JSU SO 29 6. Katie Carroll, BEL SR 31 7. Kristen Stainback, APSU SR 30 8. Sidney Smith, SIUE FR 31 9. Katie Schubert, UTM JR 33 10. Brianna Lawrence, TSU JR 31
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Sabina Oroszova, EIU Shay Steele, MOR Erica Brown, EIU Netanya Jackson, MUR Sally McCabe, BEL Raven Warford, SIUE Candace Parson, TTU Brooke Todd, MOR Kyra Gulledge, MUR Tyler Phelion, JSU
Blocked Shots CL SR SO SO SR FR JR SR FR SO FR
G 30 30 30 29 31 27 29 30 29 29
TOT AVG 302 10.1 256 8.8 238 8.8 237 8.2 238 7.7 234 7.3 212 7.3 206 7.1 205 7.1 203 7.0 198 6.6 189 6.5 201 6.5 186 6.4 160 6.4
FGA 70 216 95 85 78 138 72 168 161 191
3FG 87 72 71 64 60 63 60 54 54 46
PCT. .414 .403 .400 .400 .397 .391 .389 .375 .373 .372
AVG. 2.64 2.48 2.37 2.13 2.07 2.03 2.00 1.74 1.64 1.48
BLOCKS AVG. 57 1.90 53 1.77 49 1.63 46 1.59 44 1.42 38 1.41 40 1.38 33 1.10 29 1.00 29 1.00
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG TO 1. Desiny James, JSU JR 27 89 3.3 30 2. Katie Schubert, UTM JR 33 123 3.7 55 3. Rachel Allen, TSU SR 31 155 5.0 73 4. Adrienne Tarrence, BEL SR 31 146 4.7 83 5. Almesha Jones, MOR SR 30 246 8.2 148 6. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 30 171 5.7 129 7. Grace Lennox, EIU FR 30 108 3.6 84 8. Shronda Butts, SIUE JR 30 97 3.2 84
AVG RATIO 1.1 2.97 1.7 2.24 2.4 2.12 2.7 1.76 4.9 1.66 4.3 1.33 2.8 1.29 2.8 1.15
2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring CL G 1. Ashia Jones, UTM SO 16 2. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 16 3. Shronda Butts, SIUE JR 16 4. Almesha Jones, MOR SR 16 5. Samaria Howard, TTU JR 16 6. Sabina Oroszova, EIU SR 16 7. Shameekia Murray, EKU JR 16 8. Ke’Shunan James, MUR FR 16 9. Keiona Kirby, MUR SR 16 10. Michaela Hunter, EKU SO 16 11. Chelsea Hudson, TSU SR 16 12. Shay Steele, MOR SO 16 13. Candace Morton, JSU SR 16 14. Jasmine Robinson, SEMO SR 16 15. Destany McLin, JSU JR 16 I’mani Davis, TSU SO 16
FG 159 125 119 94 101 109 102 87 67 97 79 94 68 74 90 67
3FG 0 38 22 25 0 25 14 16 35 18 8 0 15 6 1 16
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Ashia Jones, UTM FR 15 2. Jennifer Nwokocha, APSU SO 16 3. Tearra Banks, APSU FR 16 4. Beth Rates, APSU FR 16 5. Frankie Joubran, BEL FR 16 6. Michaela Hunter, EKU FR 16 7. Mackenzie Arledge, MOR JR 16 8. Destany McLin, JSU SO 16 9. Candace Parson, TTU JR 16 10. Micah Jones, SIUE FR 16
1. Almesha Jones, MOR 2. Rachel Allen, TSU Adrienne Tarrence, BEL 4. Tiasha Gray, APSU 5. Katie Schubert, UTM 6. Grace Lennox, EIU 7. Shronda Butts, SIUE 8. Sierra Jones, BEL 9. Destiny James, JSU 10. Micheala Hunter, EKU
Assists CL SR SR SR JR JR FR JR FR JR SO
G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16
FT 109 71 60 77 76 32 40 60 76 31 62 39 60 46 16 47
FG 102 70 65 63 57 56 56 107 75 70
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Tiasha Gray, APSU Almesha Jones, MOR Tierny Austin Peay, SIUE Shameekia Murray, EKU Chelsea Roberts, UTM Brianna Lawrence, TSU I’mani Davis, TSU 8. Erin Bollmann, SEMO Donshel Beck, SIUE 10. Ke’Shunan James, MUR Ashia Jones, UTM
G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
FGA 155 125 118 117 108 108 110 215 151 141
AVG 26.7 22.4 20.0 18.1 17.4 17.2 16.1 15.6 15.3 15.2 14.3 14.2 13.2 12.5 12.3 12.3
PCT. .658 .560 .551 .538 .528 .519 .509 .498 .497 .496
ASSISTS AVG. 133 8.31 89 5.56 89 5.56 85 5.31 71 4.44 69 4.31 64 4.00 53 3.31 49 3.27 52 3.25
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G FTM 1. Gwen Adams, SIUE FR 16 67 2. Samaria Howard, TTU JR 16 76 3. Natalie Greenwell, MOR JR 16 33 4. LeAsia Wright, MUR SO 16 40 5. Shronda Butts, SIUE JR 16 60 6. Netanya Jackson, MUR SR 16 47 7. Ashia Jones, UTM SO 16 109 8. Ke’Shunan James, MUR FR 16 60 9. Sierra Jones, BEL FR 16 41 10. Almesha Jones, MOR SR 16 77 Steals CL JR SR SR JR JR JR SO JR FR FR SO
PTS 427 359 320 290 278 275 258 250 245 243 228 227 211 200 197 197
FGA 76 88 39 49 74 59 137 76 52 98
PCT. .882 .864 .846 .816 .811 .797 .796 .789 .788 .786
STEALS 65 38 33 32 31 29 29 27 27 25 25
AVG. 4.06 2.38 2.06 2.00 1.94 1.81 1.81 1.69 1.69 1.56 1.56
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Sabina Oroszova, EIU Eriel McKee, MOR Chelsea Hudson, TSU Tiara Caldewell, UTM Connor King, SEMO Frankie Joubran, BEL Tyler Phelion, JSU Tierny Austin, SIUE Casey Ryans, MOR Erica Brown, EIU 11. Destany McLin, JSU 12. Erin Bollmann, SEMO Ke’Shunna James, MUR 14. Shay Steele, MOR 15. Tiasha Gray, APSU Candace Parson, TTU
Rebounding CL G OFF DEF SR 16 47 110 FR 16 46 100 SR 16 53 80 SO 16 58 70 JR 16 42 83 SO 14 32 75 FR 16 54 64 SR 16 40 75 SR 16 42 71 SO 16 39 74 JR 16 15 96 JR 16 33 74 FR 16 18 89 SO 16 31 75 JR 16 10 95 SR 16 34 71
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. LeAsia Wright, MUR SO 16 19 2. Karisma Tyson, UTM SR 16 17 3. Gretchen Morrison, JSU FR 16 23 4. Sabina Oroszova, EIU SR 16 25 5. Hannah Goolsby, TTU SO 16 23 6. Katie Schubert, UTM JR 16 31 7. Chelsea Roberts, UTM JR 16 18 8. Katie Carroll, BEL SR 16 37 9. Kristen Stainback, APSU SR 16 33 10. Sidney Smith, SIUE FR 16 28 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Jessy Ward, UTM SO 16 2. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 16 3. Katie Carroll, BEL SR 16 Briana Benson, JSU SO 16 5. Keiona Kirby, MUR SR 16 6. Kristen Stainback, APSU SR 16 7. Jordyn Luffman-Hartsfield, BEL SR 15 8. Katie Schubert, UTM JR 16 9. Sidney Smith, SIUE FR 16 10. Alemsha Jones, MOR SR 16 Sabina Oroszova, EIU SR 16
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Sabina Oroszova, EIU Erica Brown, EIU Sally McCabe, BEL Brooke Todd, MOR Raven Warford, SIUE Shay Steele, MOR Candace Parson, TTU Netanya Jackson, MUR Tyler Phelion, JSU 10. Chelsea Hudson, TSU
Blocked Shots CL SR SO FR FR JR SO SR SR FR SR
G 16 16 16 16 13 16 16 16 16 16
TOT AVG 157 9.8 146 9.1 133 8.3 128 8.0 125 7.8 107 7.6 118 7.4 115 7.2 113 7.1 113 7.1 111 6.9 107 6.7 107 6.7 106 6.6 105 6.6 105 6.6
FGA 42 39 53 58 54 73 45 93 83 71
3FG 41 38 37 37 35 33 30 31 28 25 25
PCT. .452 .436 .434 .431 .426 .425 .400 .398 .398 .394
AVG. 2.56 2.38 2.31 2.31 2.19 2.06 2.00 1.94 1.75 1.56 1.56
BLOCKS AVG. 33 2.06 29 1.81 27 1.69 25 1.56 19 1.46 23 1.44 22 1.38 22 1.38 22 1.38 18 1.13
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG 1. Destiny James, JSU JR 15 49 3.3 2. Rachel Allen, TSU SR 16 89 5.6 3. Katie Schubert, UTM JR 16 71 4.4 4. Adrienne Tarrence, BEL SR 16 89 5.6 5. Grace Lennox, EIU FR 16 69 4.3 6. Almesha Jones, MOR SR 16 133 8.3 7. Shronda Butts, SIUE JR 16 64 4.0 8. Tiasha Gray, APSU JR 16 85 5.3 9. Sierra Jones, BEL FR 16 53 3.3 10. Ashia Jones, UTM SO 16 50 3.1
TO 13 28 29 46 40 78 41 74 49 48
AVG RATIO 0.9 3.77 1.8 3.18 1.8 2.45 2.9 1.93 2.5 1.73 4.9 1.71 2.6 1.56 4.6 1.15 3.1 1.08 3.0 1.04
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR FINAL STANDINGS 1977-78 OVC W L Tennessee Tech 9 1 Morehead State 6 4 Middle Tennessee 6 4 Eastern Kentucky 5 5 Western Kentucky 5 5 Murray State 4 6 East Tennessee State 4 6 Austin Peay 0 9
W 19 18 15 12 23 10 13 11
1978-79 OVC W L 10 0 8 1 6 3 5 7 4 9 1 8 1 10
W 23 28 14 15 10 5 5
Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay
Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Murray State Morehead State Akron Youngstown State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay
1986-87 OVC W L 12 2 12 2 8 6 7 7 7 7 6 8 4 10 0 14
W 24 19 17 13 13 13 9 6
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Murray State Youngstown State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee State
1987-88 OVC W L 12 2 11 3 10 4 9 5 6 8 5 9 3 11 0 14
W 22 19 21 18 15 6 7 0
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee State
1988-89 OVC W L 10 2 9 3 8 4 8 4 5 7 2 10 0 12
W 21 22 22 18 12 2 2
Tennessee Tech Murray State Middle Tennessee Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Austin Peay
1989-90 OVC W L 12 0 8 4 7 5 6 6 6 6 3 9 0 12
W 26 17 11 12 12 10 5
Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee State Murray State Austin Peay
1990-91 OVC W L 11 1 8 4 7 5 5 7 5 7 4 8 2 10
W 22 14 14 13 12 9 5
ALL L 4 10 13 15 8 19 13 15 ALL L 10 4 13 14 16 24 18
L 7 8 12 15 15 14 18 19
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Morehead State Austin Peay Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State
W 22 21 19 17 8 9 12
ALL
Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay
1980-81 OVC W L 5 1 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 0 6
W 23 16 15 17 13 16 16
Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Morehead State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Murray State
1981-82 OVC W L 10 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 4 8 2 10 2 10
W 20 20 20 12 14 8 6
Middle Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Murray State Austin Peay
1982-83 OVC W L 10 0 6 4 6 4 4 6 3 7 1 9
W 26 16 14 14 9 2
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Austin Peay Murray State Youngstown State Akron
1983-84 OVC W L 12 2 10 4 10 4 8 6 6 8 6 8 3 11 1 13
W 19 17 17 15 15 11 7 5
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Morehead State Youngstown State Murray State Akron
1984-85 OVC W L 13 1 12 2 8 6 7 7 6 8 5 9 4 10 1 13
W 23 20 18 19 14 14 10 8
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Youngstown State Morehead State Akron Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Kentucky
1985-86 OVC W L 13 1 12 2 8 6 6 8 6 8 5 9 5 9 1 13
W 20 22 12 13 12 14 12 8
L 8 9 8 12 18 18 17 ALL L 11 13 14 14 15 15 14 ALL L 11 5 9 15 16 19 16
L 8 10 7 9 12 20 17 26
ALL L 10 11 11 13 11 15 17 21 ALL L 7 9 10 9 13 13 18 18 ALL L 10 10 16 15 15 12 16 17
L 6 8 10 10 14 23 25 ALL L 5 12 17 14 14 17 21 ALL
Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri Murray State Morehead State Tennessee State Austin Peay
1991-92 OVC W L 13 1 10 4 10 4 7 7 6 8 5 9 4 10 1 13
W 21 20 19 16 12 11 8 4
Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Morehead State Murray State Austin Peay UT Martin
1992-93 OVC W L 14 2 13 3 10 6 10 6 8 8 8 8 4 12 4 12 1 15
W 22 21 18 12 13 10 6 5 2
Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Morehead State UT Martin Murray State
1993-94 OVC W L 13 3 12 4 12 4 11 5 9 7 6 10 4 12 3 13 2 14
W 20 17 17 21 16 10 5 7 6
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Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State UT Martin Tennessee State
1995-96 OVC W L 13 3 13 3 9 7 7 9 7 9 7 9 6 10 5 11 5 11
W 24 21 14 11 11 11 12 9 7
Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Morehead State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Murray State Middle Tennessee UT Martin Southeast Missouri
1996-97 OVC W L 16 2 13 5 13 5 9 9 8 10 7 11 7 11 7 11 7 11 3 15
W 24 18 17 12 12 11 10 10 8 5
Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Middle Tennessee Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Murray State Morehead State
1997-98 OVC W L 15 3 15 3 13 5 11 7 10 8 7 11 6 12 5 13 5 13 3 15
W 22 20 18 18 12 13 11 8 6 7
L 7 8 11 12 15 14 16 19 20 19
Martin Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Morehead State
1998-99 OVC W L 14 4 14 4 14 4 13 5 9 9 8 10 7 11 5 13 3 15 3 15
W 22 21 18 19 10 11 13 6 5 5
ALL LUT 9 9 10 9 17 16 15 21 21 21
Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Murray State UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Morehead State
1999-00 OVC W L 16 2 13 5 11 7 11 7 10 8 9 9 7 11 6 12 6 12 1 17
W 24 18 14 12 13 15 11 8 8 2
Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Southeast Missouri UT Martin Morehead State Tennessee State Murray State Eastern Illinois
2000-01 OVC W L 15 1 14 2 10 6 9 7 6 10 5 11 5 11 5 11 3 13
W 24 22 17 14 13 10 8 7 7
ALL
L 8 14 13 14 15 18 21
ALL L 5 14 13 13 17 24
W 22 19 19 19 15 12 12 5 3
ALL
1979-80 OVC W L 6 0 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 4 1 5 0 6
Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Austin Peay UT Martin Southeast Missouri Murray State Morehead State
1994-95 OVC W L 12 4 12 4 12 4 12 4 9 7 7 9 4 12 3 13 1 15
ALL
ALL L 9 9 9 12 15 16 19 23 ALL L 7 7 9 15 13 16 19 21 23 ALL L 9 12 9 7 11 18 22 19 20
ALL L 7 9 9 13 12 15 15 21 23 ALL L 6 8 13 16 16 17 15 17 19 ALL L 6 11 11 16 15 16 17 20 18 21
ALL
ALL L 9 11 15 16 15 15 17 18 19 25
ALL L 6 6 14 13 16 19 19 21 20
Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Morehead State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri UT Martin Eastern Illinois Murray State Tennessee State
2001-02 OVC W L 13 3 13 3 10 6 9 7 8 8 6 10 6 10 5 11 2 14
W 23 22 21 19 16 8 7 11 3
Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Morehead State UT Martin Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Murray State Tennessee State
2002-03 OVC W L 16 0 11 5 10 6 9 7 9 7 6 10 5 11 4 12 2 14
W 27 19 18 16 13 12 6 8 4
Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Morehead State Eastern Illinois Samford Tennessee State
2003-04 OVC W L 14 2 12 4 11 5 10 6 9 7 9 7 8 8 7 9 5 11 3 13 0 16
W 23 18 18 16 13 15 11 10 8 10 1
Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri% Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Tennessee State UT Martin Samford Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Morehead State
2004-05 OVC W L 15 1 0 2 13 3 9 7 8 8 8 8 6 10 5 11 4 12 3 13 3 13
W 23 0 21 15 11 9 13 9 8 10 5
L 8 8 8 2 12 20 21 17 22
Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri% Samford Austin Peay Morehead State# Jacksonville State Murray State^ Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Tennessee State
L 4 11 11 12 16 17 22 20 22
Southeast Missouri Murray State Morehead State Samford Tennessee Tech UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State
Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Morehead State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin
2008-09 OVC W L 16 2 15 3 13 5 11 7 10 8 10 8 7 11 4 14 4 14 0 18
W 23 24 18 17 17 15 9 7 7 2
Eastern Illinois Morehead State Austin Peay UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Tennessee State Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri
2009-10 OVC W L 16 2 14 4 11 7 8 10 8 10 8 10 8 10 7 11 6 12 4 14
W 23 22 15 11 12 14 13 10 9 7
Tennessee Tech UT Martin Morehead State Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee State Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky
2010-11 OVC W L 15 3 14 4 13 5 13 5 12 6 6 12 5 13 5 13 4 14 3 15
W 23 21 21 18 15 10 9 9 8 6
Tennessee Tech UT Martin Morehead State Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee State Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky
2010-11 OVC W L 15 3 14 4 13 5 13 5 12 6 6 12 5 13 5 13 4 14 3 15
ALL L 9 9 8 13 16 19 14 19 22 23 25
UT Martin Eastern Illinois SIUE Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State
ALL L 9 9 13 14 16 15 21 23 23 27
ALL L 8 11 10 13 15 15 16 18 19 17 25
ALL L 11 11 18 19 17 16 17 18 20 21
ALL L 9 8 8 14 17 19 15 19 19 17 22
ALL W 23 0 21 15 16 11 11 10 7 8 0
L 9 9 8 13 13 17 17 19 20 19 27
# - Overall record does not reflect on Conference win by forfeit ^ - Overall record does not reflect one OVC forfeit imposed by the OVC % - Team was 22-9 overall and 16-4 in the OVC before NCAA penalties were imposed
2006-07 OVC W L 16 4 15 5 13 7 12 8 11 9 10 10 9 11 9 11 7 13 4 16 4 16
W 23 23 24 18 13 11 14 11 8 6 5
ALL
% - Team was 22-8 overall and 14-2 in the OVC before NCAA penalties were imposed.
2005-06 OVC W L 16 4 0 4 15 5 12 8 11 9 9 11 9 11 9 11 7 13 6 14 0 20
Southeast Missouri Samford Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay UT Martin
2007-08 OVC W L 17 3 15 5 15 5 15 5 10 10 9 11 9 11 8 12 7 13 3 17 2 18
ALL
ALL W 24 21 14 18 12 17 12 10 10 7 7
L 8 10 16 13 18 14 18 20 19 22 22
ALL L 8 11 10 13 18 21 21 21 21 21
L 8 11 10 13 18 21 21 21 21 21
W 23 22 18 17 13 10 13 9 9 7 4
2012-13 OVC W L
W
L
ALL L 9 9 12 17 18 19 16 20 22 22 25 ALL
East Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Belmont Tennessee State Morehead State Jacksonville State
12 11 11 9 5 1
4 5 5 7 11 15
19 18 18 13 9 1
12 12 14 15 21 27
West Eastern Illinois UT Martin SIUE Murray State Southeast Missouri Austin Peay
12 11 9 8 5 2
4 5 7 8 11 14
20 19 16 16 11 7
12 15 15 13 18 21
2013-14 OVC W L
W
L
ALL
East Belmont Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Morehead State
10 9 9 9 8 6
6 7 7 7 8 10
14 12 17 12 14 12
18 18 13 18 18 17
West UT Martin SIUE Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Murray State
15 7 7 6 6 4
1 9 9 10 10 12
24 11 12 10 9 11
8 19 16 19 20 17
2014-15 OVC W L 16 0 13 3 12 4 10 6 10 6 8 8 7 9 7 9 4 12 3 13 3 13 3 13
W 22 19 18 19 14 12 10 10 9 10 8 6
UT Martin SIUE Tennessee State Jacksonville State Belmont Morehead State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Tennessee Tech
ALL W 23 21 21 18 15 10 9 9 8 6
2011-12 OVC W L 15 1 13 3 12 4 11 5 8 8 7 9 7 9 5 11 5 11 4 12 1 15
ALL L 11 12 13 10 17 18 20 20 17 19 21 23
All-Time Winning Percentages Current Members (Yrs.) Belmont (2012-) Tennessee Tech (1977-) SIUE (2008-) Eastern Kentucky (1977-) Eastern Illinois (1996-) UT Martin (1992-) %Southeast Missouri (1991-) Morehead State (1977-) Murray State (1977-) Austin Peay (1977-) Jacksonville State (2003-) Tennessee State (1987-)
Conference 31-17 (.646) 293-161 (.645) 41-23 (.641) 291-258 (.530) 163-165 (.497) 195-199 (.495) 182-212 (.462) 255-312 (.450) 245-329 (.427) 229-330 (.410) 77-133 (.367) 173-285 (.296)
Overall 46-49 (.484) 708-434(.620) 64-58 (.525) 533-613 (.465) 242-300 (.446) 296-373 (.442) 295-337 (.467) 523-611 (.461) 516-616 (.456) 439-632 (.410) 126-226 (.358) 219-498 (.305)
Former Members (Yrs.) Middle Tennessee (1977-00) Samford (2003-08) Western Kentucky (1977-82) Youngstown State (1983-88) East Tennessee State (1977-78) Akron (1983-87)
Conference 232-77 (.751) 51-41 (.554) 23-23 (.500) 31-39 (.443) 4-6 (.400) 15-41 (.268)
Overall 343-228 (.601) 84-54 (.612) 73-69 (.514) 64-69 (.481) 13-13 (.500) 38-69 (.355)
% - Team is 202-206 (.495) in the OVC and 339-348 (.493) overall before NCAA penalties imposed. Note: Record in “all games” is each team’s overall record in all games only in the seasons they were members of the OVC. It is not reflective of the program’s all-time record (which can be found on the individual team page).
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM CHAMPIONS/INDIVIDUAL HONORS OVC Regular Season Champions 1977-78 Tennessee Tech (9-1) 1978-79 Tennessee Tech (10-0) 1979-80 Middle Tennessee (6-0) 1980-81 Tennessee Tech (5-1) 1981-82 Tennessee Tech (10-2) 1982-83 Middle Tennessee (10-0) 1983-84 Middle Tennessee (12-2) 1984-85 Middle Tennessee (13-1) 1985-86 Middle Tennessee (13-1) 1986-87 Tennessee Tech (12-2) Middle Tennessee (12-2) 1987-88 Middle Tennessee (12-2) 1988-89 Middle Tennessee (10-2) 1989-90 Tennessee Tech (12-0) 1990-91 Tennessee Tech (11-1) 1991-92 Tennessee Tech (13-1) 1992-93 Tennessee Tech (14-2) 1993-94 Tennessee State (13-3) 1994-95 Eastern Kentucky (12-4) Middle Tennessee (12-4) Tennessee State (12-4) Tennessee Tech (12-4) 1995-96 Middle Tennessee (13-3) Austin Peay (13-3) 1996-97 Eastern Kentucky (16-2) 1997-98 Tennessee Tech (15-3) Eastern Kentucky (15-3) 1998-99 UT Martin (14-4) Tennessee Tech (14-4) Middle Tennessee (14-4) 1999-00 Tennessee Tech (16-2) 2000-01 Tennessee Tech (15-1) 2001-02 Eastern Kentucky (13-3) Tennessee Tech (13-3) 2002-03 Austin Peay (16-0) 2003-04 Austin Peay (14-2) 2004-05 Eastern Kentucky (15-1) *2005-06 Tennessee Tech (16-4) 2006-07 Southeast Missouri (16-4) 2007-08 Southeast Missouri (17-3) 2008-09 Murray State (16-2) 2009-10 Eastern Illinois (16-2) 2010-11 Tennessee Tech (15-3) 2011-12 UT Martin (15-1) 2012-13 Tennessee Tech (12-4) Eastern Illinois (12-4) 2013-14 UT Martin (15-1) 2014-15 UT Martin (16-0)
OVC Players of the Year 1978-79 Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech 1979-80 Donna Murphy, Morehead State 1980-81 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech 1981-82 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech 1982-83 Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State 1983-84 Karen Hubert, Murray State 1984-85 Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee 1985-86 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech 1986-87 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee 1987-88 Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown ST. 1988-89 Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee 1989-90 Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech 1990-91 Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech 1991-92 Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee 1992-93 Roschelle Vaughen, Tennessee Tech 1993-94 Kim Mays, Eastern Kentucky 1994-95 Kim Mays, Eastern Kentucky 1995-96 Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri 1996-97 Amy Kieckbusch, Morehead State 1997-98 Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky 1998-99 Zabrina Harris, UT Martin 1999-00 Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech 2000-01 Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech 2001-02 Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech 2002-03 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay 2003-04 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay 2004-05 Tatiana Conceicao, SE Missouri 2005-06 Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech 2006-07 Joi Scott, Murray State 2007-08 Ashley Hayes, Murray State 2008-09 Ashley Hayes, Murray State 2009-10 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State 2010-11 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State 2011-12 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin 2012-13 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin 2013-14 Heather Butler, UT Martin 2014-15 Ashia Jones, UT Martin
* - Southeast Missouri shared regular-season before NCAA penalties imposed Title Breakdown Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Austin Peay
18 11 5 4 3
Tennessee State Southeast Missouri * Eastern Illinois Murray State
2 2 2 1
* - Team had three titles before NCAA penalties imposed
OVC Athletes of the Year 1979-80 Donna Murphy, Morehead State 1980-81 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech 1981-82 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech 1982-83 Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State 1985-86 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech 1986-87 Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee 1990-91 Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech 2002-03 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay 2003-04 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay 2008-09 Ashley Hayes, Murray State 2013-14 Heather Butler, UT Martin 2014-15 Ashia Jones, UT Martin
OVC Coaches of the Year 1978-79 Mickey Wells, Morehead State 1979-80 Larry Joe Inman, Middle Tennessee 1980-81 Dianne Murphy, Eastern Kentucky Jean Smith, Murray State 1981-82 Mickey Wells, Morehead State 1982-83 Larry Joe Inman, Middle Tennessee 1983-84 Marynell Meadors, Tennessee Tech 1984-85 Larry Joe Inman, Middle Tennessee 1985-86 John Street, Arkon 1986-87 Bill Worrell, Tennessee Tech 1988-89 Loretta Marlow, Morehead State 1989-90 Bill Worrell, Tennessee Tech Teresa Phillips, Tennessee State 1990-91 Larry Joe Inman, Eastern Kentucky 1991-92 Bill Worrell, Tennessee Tech 1992-93 Teresa Phillips, Tennessee State 1993-94 Teresa Phillips, Tennessee State 1994-95 Larry Joe Inman, Eastern Kentucky 1995-96 LaDonna McClain, Austin Peay 1996-97 Larry Joe Inman, Eastern Kentucky 1997-98 Gary and Kim Van Atta, UT Martin 1998-99 Ed Arnzen, Southeast Missouri 1999-00 Bill Worrell, Tennessee Tech 2000-01 Larry Joe Inman, Eastern Kentucky 2001-02 Laura Litter, Morehead State 2002-03 Susie Gardner, Austin Peay 2003-04 Andy Blackston, Austin Peay 2004-05 Larry Joe Inman, Eastern Kentucky 2005-06 Mike Morris, Samford 2006-07 John Ishee, Southeast Missouri 2007-08 Tracee Wells, Tennessee State 2008-09 Rob Cross, Murray State 2009-10 Kevin McMillan, UT Martin 2010-11 Sytia Messer, Tennessee Tech
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2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Amanda Levens, SIUE Lee Buchanan, Eastern Illinois Rick Peitri, Jacksonville State Kevin McMillan, UT Martin
OVC Newcomers of the Year 2002-03 Kenja White, Southeast Missouri 2003-04 Sami Jo Cotton, Southeast Missouri Note: Award was discontinued after 2004 season. OVC Freshmen of the Year 1990-91 Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee 1991-92 Amy Engle, Tennessee Tech 1992-93 Connie Swift, Tennessee Tech 1993-94 Kim Cunningham, Eastern Kentucky 1994-95 Amanda Behrenbrinker, Austin Peay 1995-96 Jonelda Buck, Middle Tennessee 1997-98 Diana Seng, Tennessee Tech 1998-99 Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech 1999-00 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay 2000-01 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay 2001-02 Rebecca Remington, Murray State 2002-03 Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech 2003-04 Alex Munday, Samford 2004-05 Ashley Cazee, Eastern Kentucky 2005-06 Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois 2006-07 Jessica Huffman, Eastern Illinois 2007-08 Emily London, Samford 2008-09 Kayla Drake, Eastern Kentucky 2009-10 Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois 2010-11 Heather Butler, UT Martin 2011-12 Katie Hempen, SIUE 2012-13 Erika Sisk, Murray State 2013-14 Ashia Jones, UT Martin 2014-15 Ke’Shunan James, Murray State OVC Defensive Player of the Year 2008-09 Kendra Appling, Tennessee State 2009-10 Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois 2010-11 Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin 2011-12 Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois 2012-13 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin 2013-14 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin 2014-15 Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS 1978-79 Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech Jackie Mounts, Murray State Sharon McClanahan, Middle Tenn. Donna Stephens, Morehead State Peggy Gay, Eastern Kentucky Shari Price, Western Kentucky Carmen Dowdell, Tennessee Tech Donna Murphy, Morehead State Laura Lynn, Murray State Michelle Stowers, Morehead State Cindy Barrix, Murray State Elaine Swafford, Austin Peay Beth Blanton, Western Kentucky ALL-FRESHMAN Jeanne Hinchee, Austin Peay Shari Price, Western Kentucky Sandra Mukes, Eastern Kentucky Laurie Heltsley, Western Kentucky Maria Kelsch, Murray State Ileana Portik, Middle Tennessee Donna Stephens, Morehead State Irene Moore, Morehead State Robin Harmon, Morehead State Connie Sinks, Austin Peay Jeanette Rowan, Murray State 1979-80 Donna Murphy, Morehead State Laura Lynn, Murray State Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech Ester Coleman, Middle Tennessee Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech Laurie Heltsley, Western Kentucky Golena Rucker, Austin Peay Loretta Coughlin, Eastern Kentucky Ileana Portik, Middle Tennessee Elaine Swafford, Austin Peay ALL-FRESHMAN Holly Hoover, Tennessee Tech Ester Coleman, Middle Tennessee Lisa Justice, Middle Tennessee Sherry Smith, Middle Tennessee Sherry Ford, Western Kentucky Dianne Oakley, Murray State Tina Wermuth, Eastern Kentucky 1980-81 FIRST TEAM Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech Laurie Heltsley, Western Kentucky Robin Hendrix, Middle Tennessee Donna Stephens, Morehead State Ester Coleman, Middle Tennessee Laura Lynn, Murray State SECOND TEAM Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Tina Cottle, Austin Peay Golena Rucker, Austin Peay Dianne Depp, Western Kentucky Tina Wermuth, Eastern Kentucky ALL-FRESHMAN Cassandra Howard, Middle Tennessee Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Tina Cottle, Austin Peay Dianne Depp, Western Kentucky Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State Mina Todd, Murray State 1981-82 FIRST TEAM Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech Donna Stephens, Morehead State Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State Dianne Depp, Western Kentucky Lillie Mason, Western Kentucky SECOND TEAM Gayle Kinzer, Austin Peay Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Holly Hoover, Middle Tennessee Mina Todd, Murray State Diane Oakley, Murray State ALL-FRESHMAN Lillie Mason, Western Kentucky
Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Sharon Cooper, Murray State Gina Brown, Western Kentucky Dee Davis, Tennessee Tech 1982-83 FIRST TEAM Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Diane Oakley, Murray State Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Anita Myers, Tennessee Tech SECOND TEAM Holly Hoover, Middle Tennessee Lydia Sawney, Tennessee Tech Tina Wermuth, Eastern Kentucky Eva Lemeh, Middle Tennessee Amy Davis, Austin Peay ALL-FRESHMAN Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Amy Davis, Austin Peay Melody Ottinger, Murray State Janice Towles, Morehead State Margy Shelton, Eastern Kentucky 1983-84 FIRST TEAM Karen Hubert, Murray State Tina Cottle, Eastern Kentucky Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Danielle Carson, Youngstown State SECOND TEAM Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Gayle Kinzer, Austin Peay Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Holly Hoover, Middle Tennessee Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee ALL-FRESHMAN Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Bernice Linner, Morehead State Kristal Holmes, Austin Peay Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee Tammy Burton, Tennessee Tech Kay Willbanks, Middle Tennessee 1984-85 FIRST TEAM Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee Tina Cottle, Eastern Kentucky Connie Appleman, Morehead State SECOND TEAM Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Danielle Carson, Youngstown State Tonita Cannon, Austin Peay Dorothy Taylor, Austin Peay Angela Fletcher, Eastern Kentucky ALL-FRESHMAN Alice Lawrence, Middle Tennessee Lynette Hayden, Murray State Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State Sherry Sullins, Austin Peay Diane Hollish, Akron 1985-86 FIRST TEAM Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee Dorothy Taylor, Austin Peay Danielle Carson, Youngstown State Kay Willbanks, Middle Tennessee SECOND TEAM Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State Angela Fletcher, Eastern Kentucky Janice Towles, Morehead State Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Sheila Smith, Murray State ALL-FRESHMAN Sheila Smith, Murray State Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Lacritia Wilson, Austin Peay Kelly Stamper, Morehead State Tina Reece, Eastern Kentucky
1986-87 FIRST TEAM Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State Kelly Stamper, Morehead State Sheila Smith, Murray State SECOND TEAM Pam Arnold, Akron Carla Coffey, Eastern Kentucky Alice Lawrence, Middle Tennessee Janet Ross, Middle Tennessee Tracy Munsey, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay Melody Ottinger, Murray State ALL-FRESHMAN Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech Kerry Mossburg, Akron Holly Baker, Murray State 1987-88 FIRST TEAM Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay Sheila Smith, Murray State Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech SECOND TEAM Carla Coffey, Eastern Kentucky Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech Karen Johnson, Murray State Michelle Wenning, Murray State Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Cathy Snipes, Eastern Kentucky Kelly Stamper, Morehead State ALL-FRESHMAN Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech Michelle Wenning, Murray State Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech Tracie Mason, Austin Peay Kelly Cowen, Eastern Kentucky 1988-89 FIRST TEAM Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Sheila Smith, Murray State Angela Brown, Tennessee Tech Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech LaTonya Fleming, Eastern Kentucky SECOND TEAM Kelly Stamper, Morehead State Sandy Brown, Middle Tennessee Ann Thomas, Tennessee State Michelle Wenning, Murray State Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay HONORABLE MENTION Druecilla Connors, Morehead State Kelly Downs, Morehead State Karen Johnson, Murray State ALL-FRESHMAN Ann Thomas, Tennessee State Julie Magrane, Morehead State Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky Angie Bryant, Eastern Kentucky Angie Waldon, Murray State 1989-90 FIRST TEAM Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech Michelle Wenning, Murray State Kelly Cowan, Eastern Kentucky SECOND TEAM Stephanie Capley, Middle Tennessee Julie Magrane, Morehead State Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech Ann Thomas, Tennessee State Karen Johnson, Murray State HONORABLE MENTION Kelly Downs, Morehead State Tracie Mason, Austin Peay
ALL-FRESHMAN Mitzi Rice, Tennessee Tech Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Bev Smith, Morehead State Julie Morrison, Middle Tennessee Kristi Brown, Middle Tennessee 1990-91 FIRST TEAM Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee Kelly Cowan, Eastern Kentucky Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech SECOND TEAM Mitzi Rice, Tennessee Tech Bev Smith, Morehead State Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech Tracie Mason, Austin Peay Michelle Wenning, Murray State Ann Thomas, Tennessee State Rulesha Adams, Tennessee State HONORABLE MENTION Stephanie Capley, Middle Tennessee Julie Magrane, Morehead State Tawnya Pierce, Murray State Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Cynthia Hicks, Tennessee State ALL-FRESHMAN Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee Jennifer Parker, Murray State Shannah McIntosh, Eastern Kentucky Taunya Treanton, Tennessee Tech Sherry Batten, Tennessee Tech 1991-92 FIRST TEAM Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky Roschelle Vaughn, Tennessee Tech Renee Rogliardi, Southeast Missouri Julie Magrane, Morehead State SECOND TEAM Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Bev Smith, Morehead State Julie Pinson, Murray State Sonya Campbell, Tennessee State Beth Ousley, Morehead State HONORABLE MENTION Angie Waldon, Murray State Fondeolyn Garner, Murray State Sherry Batten, Tennessee Tech Dana Bilyeu, Tennessee Tech Amy Engle, Tennessee Tech ALL-FRESHMAN Amy Engle, Tennessee Tech Sherry Tucker, Middle Tennessee Julie Meier, Southeast Missouri Sherita Joplin, Morehead State Maisha Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 1992-93 FIRST TEAM Roschelle Vaughn, Tennessee Tech Bev Smith, Morehead State Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee Jennifer Parker, Murray State Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State SECOND TEAM Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Dana Bilyeu, Tennessee Tech Connie Swift, Tennessee State Tomika Secrest, Austin Peay Julie Meier, Southeast Missouri HONORABLE MENTION Kim Mays, Eastern Kentucky Mimi Crenshaw, Tennessee State Carrie Thompson, Austin Peay Michelle Jackson, Middle Tennessee Tara Tansil, UT Martin ALL-FRESHMAN Connie Swift, Tennessee State Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee Terrance Oglesby, Tennessee Tech
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Lisa Poe, Tennessee Tech Megan Hupfer, Morehead State 1993-94 FIRST TEAM Kim Mays, Eastern Kentucky Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee Jennifer Parker, Murray State Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri SECOND TEAM Connie Swift, Tennessee State Georgie Vaughan, Austin Peay Sherita Joplin, Morehead State Tara Tansil, UT Martin Julie Meier, Southeast Missouri Taunya Lovelace, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Sherry Tucker, Middle Tennessee Sherry Batten, Tennessee Tech Maggie Cox, Middle Tennessee Kim Cunningham, Eastern Kentucky ALL-FRESHMAN Kim Cunningham, Eastern Kentucky Colleen Polzin, Austin Peay Jodi Bitsko, Morehead State Lisa Fussell, Eastern Kentucky Jessica Beaty, Middle Tennessee Shannon Clardy, Tennessee Tech Dawn Limbaugh, UT Martin 1994-95 FIRST TEAM Kim Mays, Eastern Kentucky Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri Sherry Tucker, Middle Tennessee Connie Swift, Tennessee State SECOND TEAM Tara Tansil, UT Martin Sherita Joplin, Morehead State Taunya Lovelace, Tennessee Tech Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee Stephaine Minor, Murray State HONORABLE MENTION Terrance Oglesby, Tennessee Tech Maisha Blanton, Eastern Kentucky Elizabeth Maxwell, Tennessee Tech Megan Hupfer, Morehead State Georgie Vaughan, Austin Peay ALL-FRESHMAN Amanda Behrenbrinker, Austin Peay Laphelia Doss, Eastern Kentucky Sheri Lewis, Tennessee Tech Shonta Hunt, Murray State Natalie Sneed, Middle Tennessee Chase Smith, Murray State Allison Osborn, Morehead State 1995-96 FIRST TEAM Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri Stephaine Minor, Murray State Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee Laphelia Doss, Eastern Kentucky Samantha Young, Eastern Kentucky SECOND TEAM Chanda Cordova, UT Martin Jonelda Buck, Middle Tennessee Megan Hupfer, Morehead State Leslie VanWinkle, Tennessee Tech Sonia White, Austin Peay Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Simone Caldwell, Austin Peay Octavia Evans, Morehead State Davida Smith, UT Martin Traci Boone, Tennessee State Carrie Thompson, Austin Peay Sonja Cox, Austin Peay ALL-FRESHMAN Jonelda Buck, Middle Tennessee Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech Sarah Miller, Southeast Missouri Zandra Moore, Southeast Missouri Cortney Neeley, Middle Tennessee Andrea Baldwin, Tennessee Tech
1996-97 FIRST TEAM Amanda Behrenbrinker, Austin Peay Amy Kieckbusch, Morehead State Stephaine Minor, Murray State Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech Connie Swift, Tennessee State SECOND TEAM Simone Caldwell, Austin Peay Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech Laphelia Doss, Eastern Kentucky Barbora Garbova, Eastern Illinois Cari Hassell, Tennessee State HONORABLE MENTION Jessica Beaty, Middle Tennessee Jonelda Buck, Middle Tennessee Trina Goodrich, Eastern Kentucky Jamie Koester, Southeast Missouri Kim Palmer, Southeast Missouri ALL-FRESHMAN Chanda Bowman, Middle Tennessee Collin Carmichael, Tennessee Tech Sarah Frazier, Southeast Missouri Zabrina Harris, UT Martin Bethany Melton, UT Martin Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech 1997-98 FIRST TEAM Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech Laphelia Doss, Eastern Kentucky Tessa Fields, UT Martin Barbora Garbova, Eastern Illinois SECOND TEAM Amanda Behrenbrinker, Austin Peay Cari Hassell, Tennessee State Leah Aldrich, Eastern Illinois Jamie Koester, Southeast Missouri Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Bama Burrell, Middle Tennessee Schronda Moore, Tennessee State Angelica Suffren, Austin Peay Cortney Neeley, Middle Tennessee Nichole Lockridge, UT Martin ALL-FRESHMAN Kai Jones, Austin Peay Kelly Chastain, Middle Tennessee Charlotte Sizemore, Eastern Kentucky Joanne Aluka, Middle Tennessee Tamara Washington, Tennessee State 1998-99 FIRST TEAM Leah Aldrich, Eastern Illinois Zabrina Harris, UT Martin Tessa Fields, UT Martin Diane Seng, TennesseeTech Charlotte Sizemore, Eastern Kentucky SECOND TEAM Paula Corder, Southeast Missouri Cari Hassell, Tennessee State Bobbi Coltharp, Murray State Bama Burrell, Middle Tennessee Schronda Moore, Tennessee State HONORABLE MENTION Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Pam Iverson, Southeast Missouri Jamie Thomatis, Middle Tennessee Rusty Sowers, Southeast Missouri Heather Bates, Murray State Angelica Suffren, Austin Peay Quin Sullivan, Austin Peay ALL-FRESHMAN Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Pam Iverson, Southeast Missouri Jamie Thomatis, Middle Tennessee Heidi Daulton, Morehead State Tracy Webb, UT Martin 1999-00 FIRST TEAM Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech
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Marla Gearhart, Eastern Kentucky Jamie Thomatis, Middle Tennessee Zabrina Harris, UT Martin SECOND TEAM Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Monika Gadson, Murray State
ALL-FRESHMAN Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay Megan Sparks, Eastern Illinois Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay Lori Trumblee, Murray State
Paula Corder-King, Southeast Missouri
Heather Bates, Murray State Tamara Washington, Tennessee State HONORABLE MENTION Tasha Gales, Morehead State Joanne Aluka, Middle Tennessee Angie Patzner, Eastern Illinois Liz Stansberry, Murray State ALL-FRESHMAN Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Paige Smith, Austin Peay Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky Lori Chase, Southeast Missouri Kayla Bloemer, Eastern Illinois 2000-01 FIRST TEAM Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Angela Hassell, Tennessee State Monika Gadson, Murray State Lori Chase, Southeast Missouri SECOND TEAM Charlotte Sizemore, Eastern Kentucky Kelly Pendleton, UT Martin Allison Clark, Tennessee Tech Candice Finley, Eastern Kentucky Misty Garrett, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Tasha Gales, Morehead State Jocelyn Duke, Austin Peay Paige Smith, Austin Peay Renee Schaul, Eastern Illinois Travece Turner, Morehead State ALL-FRESHMAN Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay Pam O’Connor, Eastern Illinois Kandi Brown, Morehead State Andrea Brown, Tennessee Tech Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky Jody Sizemore, Morehead State 2001-02 FIRST TEAM Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Tasha Gales, Morehead State Charlotte Sizemore, Eastern Kentucky LaRissa Thomas, Tennessee State SECOND TEAM Zoey Artist, Eastern Kentucky Travece Turner, Morehead State Lori Chase, Southeast Missouri Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay Pam O’Connor, Eastern Illinois ALL-FRESHMAN Rebecca Remington, Murray State Pam Garrett, Eastern Kentucky Miranda Eckerle, Eastern Kentucky Rachel Karos, Eastern Illinois Brittany Park, Murray State 2002-03 FIRST TEAM Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay Amy Watson, UT Martin Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky Travece Turner, Morehead State SECOND TEAM Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky Kandi Brown, Morehead State Beth Schnakenberg, Murray State Lori Chase, Southeast Missouri Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech HONORABLE MENTION Lauren Dailey, Eastern Illinois Tasha Gales, Morehead State Kenja White, Southeast Missouri Miranda Eckerle, Eastern Kentucky Carina Souza, Southeast Missouri
2003-04 FIRST TEAM Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay Shanika Freeman, Jacksonville State Emily Chrisitan, Tennessee Tech Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay SECOND TEAM Kandi Brown, Morehead State Pam O’Connor, Eastern Illinios Megan Fuqua, Murray State Sami Jo Cotton, Southeast Missouri Julie Young, UT Martin ALL-FRESHMAN Megen Gearhart, Morehead State Alex Munday, Samford Kendall Cavin, Tennesssee Tech Andreika Jackson, UT Martin Courtney Slaughter, Jacksonville State Megan Casad, Eastern Illinois 2004-05 FIRST TEAM Tatiana Conceicao, Southeast Missouri
Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Shanika Freeman, Jacksonville State Miranda Eckerle, Eastern Kentucky Rebecca Remington, Murray State Andreika Jackson, UT Martin SECOND TEAM Pam O’Connor, Eastern Illinois Kendall Cavin, Tennessee Tech Kendra Bailey, Tennessee State Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay Candis Cook, Eastern Kentucky Pam Garrett, Eastern Kentucky 2005-06 FIRST TEAM Emily Chrisitan, Tennessee Tech Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay Tatitana Conceicao, Southeast Missouri
LaKrisha Brown, Morehead State Joi Scott, Murray State SECOND TEAM Megan Sparks, Eastern Illinois Alex Munday, Samford Andreika Jackson, UT Martin Rebecca Haynes, Jacksonville State Kendall Cavin, Tennessee Tech ALL-NEWCOMER Saundra Hale, Austin Peay LaKrisha Brown, Morehead State Joi Scott, Murray State Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illlinois Meagan Lyons, Tennessee Tech 2006-07 FIRST TEAM Joi Scott, Murray State Alex Munday, Samford Kendall Cavin, Tennessee Tech Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois SECOND TEAM Crystal Jones, Eastern Kentucky LaKrisha Brown, Morehead State Missy Whitney, Southeast Missouri Jessica Huffman, Eastern Illinois Amber Guffey, Murray State ALL-NECOMER Jessica Huffman, Eastern Illinois Crystal Jones, Eastern Kentucky Missy Whitney, Southeast Missouri Amanda Green, Morehead State Jolie Efezokhae, Jacksonville State
2007-08 FIRST TEAM Ashley Hayes, Murray State Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois Missy Whitney, Southeast Missouri Crystal Jones, Eastern Kentucky Amber Guffey, Murray State Kendra Appling, Tennessee State SECOND TEAM Oby Okafor, Tennessee State Crystal Fuller, UT Martin Tarina Nixon, Southeast Missouri Emily London, Samford Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State Kristina Tyler, Tennessee Tech ALL-NEWCOMER Cierra Duhart, Jacksonville State Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State Emily London, Samford Dominique Sims, Eastern Illinois Ashley Herring, Austin Peay 2008-09 FIRST TEAM Ashley Hayes, Murray State Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois Amber Guffey, Murray State Kendra Appling, Tennessee State Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State SECOND TEAM Phyllisha Mitchell, UT Martin April Thomas, Austin Peay Brittany Pittman, Morehead State Tiffany Jackson, Tennessee State Blair Bowens, Tennessee Tech Tarina Nixon, Southeast Missouri ALL-NEWCOMER Jasmine Smith, Tennessee State Kayla Drake, Eastern Kentucky Brittany Wiley, Jacksonville State Tiffany Hamilton, Morehead State Whitney Hanley, Austin Peay 2009-10 FIRST TEAM Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois Ashley Herring, Austin Peay Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech Oby Okafor, Tennessee State SECOND TEAM Maggie Kloak, Eastern Illinois Alex Jones, Eastern Kentucky Nicole Jamen, Austin Peay Dominique Sims, Eastern Illinois Kayla Vance, Murray State ALL-NEWCOMER Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois Alex Jones, Eastern Kentucky Kellie Cook, Tennessee Tech Alecia Weatherly, UT Martin LaBrica Ward, UT Maritn 2010-11 FIRST TEAM Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech Heather Butler, UT Martin Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin SECOND TEAM Ashar Harris, Morehead State Mariah King, Eastern Illinois Whitney Hanley, Austin Peay Mariah Robinson, Murray State. Alex Jones, Eastern Kentucky ALL-NEWCOMER Heather Butler, UT Martin Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin Jessica Winfrey, Murray State Molly Heady, Tennessee Tech Marie Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky Tayla Foster, Tennessee State
2011-12 FIRST TEAM Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin Heather Butler, UT Martin Whitney Hanley, Austin Peay Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech SECOND TEAM Courtney Lumpkin, Morehead State Raven Berry, SIUE Mariah King, Eastern Illinois Erica Burgess, Murray State Jasmin Shuler, Tennessee State Jala Harris, Tennessee Tech ALL-NEWCOMER Jade Barber, Eastern Kentucky Briana Morrow, Jacksonville State Jala Harris, Tennessee Tech Erica Burgess, Murray State Katie Hempen, SIUE 2012-13 FIRST TEAM Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois Heather Butler, UT Martin Raven Berry, SIUE Diamond Henderson, Tennessee Tech SECOND TEAM Mariah King, Eastern Illinois Alex Jones, Eastern Kentucky Mariah Robinson, Murray State Terrice Robinson, Morehead State Kesi Hess, Tennessee State ALL-NEWCOMER Erika Sisk, Murray State Jordan Coleman, Belmont Kara Wright, Southeast Missouri CoCo Moore, SIUE Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay Lashay Davis, Tennessee Tech 2013-14 FIRST TEAM Heather Butler, UT Martin Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin Marie Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky Diamond Henderson, Tennessee Tech Jordyn Luffman, Belmont SECOND TEAM Sabina Oroszova, Eastern Illinois Candace Morton, Jacksonville State Chelsea Hudson, Tennessee State Almesha Jones, Morehead State Ashia Jones, UT Martin ALL-NEWCOMER Ashia Jones, UT Martin Micah Jones, SIUE Taylor Mills, Belmont Tearra Banks, Austin Peay Taylor Porter, Murray State 2014-15 FIRST TEAM Ashia Jones, UT Martin Sabina Oroszovz, Eastern Illinois Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay Almesha Jones, Morehead State Shronda Butts, SIUE SECOND TEAM Chelsea Hudson, Tennessee State Destany McLin, Jacksonville State Candace Morton, Jacksonville State Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech Tierny Austin, SIUE Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky ALL-NEWCOMER Shronda Butts, SIUE Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Jessy Ward, UT Martin
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK Team – Game Most Points (one team): .....................................................................................................................133 - Tennessee Tech vs. Chattanooga (1974-75) Most Points in one half (one team): ....................................................................................... 78 - Tennessee Tech vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse (1974-75) Most Points (both teams): .......................................................................................216 - Morehead State (110) vs. Eastern Kentucky (106) (1992-93) Most Field Goals: .................................................................................................................................58 – Tennessee Tech vs. Chattanooga (1975-76) Most Field Goals Attempted: ................................................................................................. 101 - Eastern Kentucky vs. West Virginia Tech (2000-01) Best Field Goal Percentage: ......................................................................................................804 (33-41) - Tennessee Tech vs. Cincinnati (1980-81) Most 3-Pointers Made: ................................................................................................................19 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee-Martin (2000-01) ............................................................................................................................................................................19 - Morehead State vs. Berea (2013-14) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ................................................................................................................. 49 - Morehead State vs. Presbyterian (2009-10) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 10 made): ....................................................... .800 (12-15) - Middle Tennessee vs. Tennessee-Martin (1991-92) Most Free Throws Made:.................................................................................................................... 43 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Murray State (1992-93) Most Free Throws Attempted: ..................................................................................................... 57 - Morehead State vs. Eastern Kentucky (1998-99) Best Free Throws Percentage: .............................................................................. 1.000 (22-22) - Eastern Kentucky vs. Alaska-Anchorage (2002-03) .........................................................................................................................................1.000 (22-22) - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (2003-04) Most Rebounds: ......................................................................................................................... 83 - Morehead State vs. West Virginia State (1986-87) Most Personal Fouls: .................................................................................................................. 40 – Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State (1998-99) Most Assists: ................................................................................................................................... 42 - Eastern Illinois vs. Indiana-Northwest (2003-04) Most Blocked Shots: ...................................................................................................................................16 - Morehead State vs. Samford (2004-05) Most Steals:.................................................................................................................................. 34 - Tennessee State vs. Jacksonville State (1994-95) Largest Margin of Victory: .............................................................................................90 - Eastern Illinois (126) vs. Indiana-Northwest (36) (2003-04)
Team – Season Best Record By Percentage (all games): ........................................................................................................ .933 (28-2) - Tennessee Tech (1975-67) Most Wins: ...........................................................................................................................28 - Tennessee Tech (1975-76); Morehead State (1978-79) Most Losses: ...................................................................................................................................................................27 - Tennessee State (2005-06) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................27 - UT Martin (2007-08) .........................................................................................................................................................................................27 - Jacksonville State (2012-13) Most Consecutive Wins: ........................................................................................................................................................22 - Austin Peay (2002-03) Most Consecutive Losses: ............................................................................................................................................27 - Tennessee State (2005-06) Most Points: ................................................................................................................................................................ 2,911 - Tennessee Tech (1976-77) Most Field Goals Made: .............................................................................................................................................1,218 - Tennessee Tech (1976-77) Most Field Goals Attempted: .....................................................................................................................................2,640 - Tennessee Tech (1976-77) Best Field Goal Percentage: ................................................................................................................. 53.0 (1,109-2,092) - Tennessee Tech (1980-81) Most 3-Pointers Made: .................................................................................................................................................. 340 - Morehead State (2009-10) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: .......................................................................................................................................... 981 - Morehead State (2009-10) Best 3-Point Percentage (min. 100 made): ................................................................................................ .446 (267-599) - Tennessee Tech (2000-01) Most Free Throws Made: ................................................................................................................................................ 595 - Eastern Illinois (2009-10) Best Free Throw Percentage: .......................................................................................................................... 82.6 (550-666) - Murray State (2008-09) Most Rebounds: .........................................................................................................................................................1,944 - Tennessee Tech (1974-75) Most Personal Fouls: ....................................................................................................................................................716 - Tennessee Tech (1974-75) Most Assists: .............................................................................................................................................................673 – Middle Tennessee (1985-86) Most Blocked Shots: .................................................................................................................................................... 202 - Morehead State (2008-09) Most Steals:.....................................................................................................................................................................443 - Tennessee Tech (1978-79)
Individual - Game Most Points: ............................................................................................................51 - Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State (vs. Wake Forest, 1994-95) Most Field Goals Made: ..............................................................................20 - Tawana Mucker, Middle Tennessee (vs. Mississippi College, 1988-89) Most Field Goals Attempted: ....................................................................... 41 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (vs. Jacksonville State, 2010-11) Best Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 made): ...................................... 1.000 (12-12) – Cheryl Talyor, Tennessee Tech (vs. Southern Illinois, 1987-88) .................... 1.000 (12-12) - Kristi Brown, Middle Tennessee (vs. Tennessee Tech, 1992-92); Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech (vs. Alabama, 2004-05) Most 3-Pointers Made: .................................................................................... 10 – Stefanie Holbrook, Tennessee Tech (vs. Eastern Illinois, 2004-05) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ......................................................................... 23 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (vs. Jacksonville State, 2010-11) Best 3-Point Percentage (min. 6 made): ................................................1.000 (8-8) – Kristi Brown, Middle Tennessee (vs. Tennessee Tech, 1991-92) Most Free Throws Made: ...................................................................................... 23 - Lori Chase, Southeast Missouri (vs. Tennessee Tech, 2001-02) Most Free Throws Attempted: ........................................................................... 27 - Michelle Wenning, Murray State (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1990-91) Best Free Throw Percentage (minimum 15 attempts): ................. 1.000 (17-17) Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (at Tennessee State, 2009-10) Most Consecutive Free Throws Made: ...........................................................17 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (at Tennessee State, 2009-10) Most Rebounds: .............................................................................................. 32 - Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (vs. Tennessee State, 2006-07) Most Assists: .......................................................................................................22 - Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (vs. Morehead State (1987-88) Most Blocked Shots: .......................................................................................................13 – Shelly Johnson, Morehead State (vs. Samford, 2004-05) Most Steals:............................................................................................................... 13 - Ann Thomas, Tennessee State (vs. Monmouth (NJ), 1990-91)
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Individual – Season Most Points: ......................................................................................................................................1,011 - Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1980-81) Best Point Average: ............................................................................................................................29.7 - Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1980-81) Most Field Goals Made: ......................................................................................................................410 - Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1980-81) Best Field Goal Percentage: ...............................................................................................71.7 (185-258) - Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) Most Consecutive Field Goals Made: .................................................................................................... 23 - Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) Most 3-Pointers Made: ................................................................................................................... 121 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2009-10) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ............................................................................................................ 315 - Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State (1994-95) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 1.5 made per game): .............................................................536 (30-56) - Kayla Lowe, Murray State (2009-10) Most Free Throws Made: ............................................................................................................................249 - Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech (2000-01) Most Free Throw Attempts: .........................................................................................................................291 - Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech (2000-01) Best Free Throw Percentage: .......................................................................................................... 94.1 - Paula Corder, Southeast Missouri (1998-90) Most Consecutive Free Throws Made: .........................................................................................................44 - Paige Guffey, Murray State (2008-09) Most Rebounds: .............................................................................................................................. 527 - Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (2006-07) Best Rebound Average: ................................................................................................................. 17.0 - Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (2006-07) Most Assists: .............................................................................................................................................270 - Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech (1985-86) Most Blocked Shots: ..........................................................................................................................164 - Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2008-09) Most Steals:......................................................................................................................................... 131 - Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (2002-03)
Individual – Career Most Points : ................................................................................................................................................2,865 - Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-14) Best Point Average: ............................................................................................................................24.3 - Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1979-82) Most Field Goals Made ....................................................................................................................... 1,025 - Cheryl Talyor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) Most Field Goals Attempted: ..........................................................................................................1,964 - Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech (1976-80) Best Field Goal Percentage: ............................................................................................................... .644 - Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1987-91) Most 3-Pointers Made: .................................................................................................................................... 392 - Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-14 Most 3-Pointers Attempted: .........................................................................................................1,096 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2077-11) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 100 made): ............................................................446 (224-502) - Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee (1993-96) Most Free Throws Made: ............................................................................................................................748 - Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech (1998-02) Most Free Throws Attempted: ....................................................................................................................905 - Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech (1998-02) Best Free Throw Percentage: ................................................................................................. .938 - Paula Corder-King, Southeast Missouri (1998-00) Most Rebounds: .................................................................................................................................. 1,532 - Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) Best Rebound Average: ...................................................................................................................13.8 - Robin Hendrix, Middle Tennessee (1980-82) Most Assists: ..................................................................................................................................... 823 - Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Most Blocked Shots: ..........................................................................................................................287 - Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2007-09) Most Steals:......................................................................................................................................... 406 - Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (1999-03)
Morehead State’s Chynna Bozeman finished her career with 377 made three-pointers which is the most in OVC history. Bozeman was also named OVC Player of the Year twice in her career.
Morehead State’s Brittany Pittman set a new single-season NCAA mark with an OVC record 164 blocks in 2008-09. She also set a new league career record with 287.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CAREER TOP 10 LISTS MOST POINTS SCORED 1. 2,865 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-14) 2. 2,566 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2010-14) 3. 2,526 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) 4. 2,508 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (1999-03) 5. 2,420 Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech (1998-02) 6. 2,324 Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State (1984-88) 7. 2,314 Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech (2002-06) 8. 2,287 Sheila Smith, Murray State (1985-89) 9. 2,238 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1979-82) 10. 2,176 Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri (1992-96)
THREE-POINTERS MADE 1. 392 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-14) 2. 377 Cynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2007-11) 3. 258 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2002-05) 4. 248 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-04) 5. 243 Paige Smith, Austin Peay (1999-03) 6. 234 Tarah Combs, Morehead State (2004-07) 7. 225 Allison Clark, Tennessee Tech (1999-02) 8. 224 Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) 9. 210 Amber Guffey, Murray State (2005-09) 10. 206 Kristi Brown, Middle Tennessee (1990-93)
SCORING AVERAGE 1. 24.3 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1979-82) 2. 21.5 Dorthy Bowers, Youngstown State (1984-88) 3. 21.2 Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Ttech (1988-91) 4. 21.1 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) 21.1 Joi Scott, Murray State (2005-07) 6. 20.9 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (1999-03) 7. 20.6 Kim Mayes, Eastern Kentucky (1993-95) 9. 20.5 Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri (1992-96) 9. 20-3 Rochelle Vaughn, Tennessee Tech (1991-93) 10. 19.8 Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay (1986-90) 19.8 Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech (2002-06)
THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 1. 1,096 Chynna Bozeman, Morehed State (2007-11) 2. 722 Paige Smith, Austin Peay (1999-03) 3. 695 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2002-03) 4. 660 Tara Combs, Morehead State (2004-07) 5. 652 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-03) 6. 579 Krisit Brown, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) 7. 562 Kelly Chevez, Austin Peay (1997-02) 9. 555 Allison Clark, Tennessee Tech (1999-02) 9. 530 Amber Guffey, Murray State (2005-09) 10. 525 Sherry Tucker, Middle Tennessee (1992-95)
REBOUND AVERAGE 1. 13.8 Robin Hendrix, Middle Tennessee (1980-82) 2. 13.7 Donna Murphy, Morehead State (1976-80) 3. 13.2 Jackie Mounts, Murray State (1975-79) 4. 12.8 Cheryl Talyor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) 5. 11.4 Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State (1980-83) 6. 11.2 Donna Stephens, Morehead State (1978-82) 7. 11.0 Stephanie Minor, Murray State (1994-97) 8. 10.7 Golena Rucker, Austin Peay (1978-81) 9. 10.6 Holly Seimetz, Youngstown State (1978-82) 10. 10.4 Shandra Maxwell, Austin Peay (1986-90)
ASSISTS 1. 822 2. 665 3. 644 4. 631 5. 605 6. 587 7. 573 8. 538 9. 533 10. 512
Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Misty Garrett, Tennessee Tech (1998-02) Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech (1987-91) Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech (1982-86) Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee (1993-96) Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech (1976-80) Danielle Carson, Youngstown State (1982-86) Kelly Chavez, Austin Peay (1997-02) Margaret Peters, Youngstown State (1981-85) Amber Guffey, Murray State (2005-09)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .644 Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1987-91) 2. .626 Roschelle Vaughn, Tennessee Tech (1991-93) 3. .620 Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech (1996-00) 4. .618 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (2000-04) 5. .617 Lydia Sawney, Tennessee Tech (1981-83) 6. .589 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1979-82) 7. .586 Caremen Dowdell, Tennessee Tech (1977-80) .586 Pam O’Connor, Eastern Illinos (2001-05) 9. .570 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) .570 Joi Scott, Murray State (2005-07)
STEALS 1. 406 2. 327 3. 324 4. 302 5. 294 6. 288 7. 255 8. 254 9. 251 10. 249 249
Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (1999-03) Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky (1988-92) Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech (1976-80) Connie Swift, Tennessee State (1992-97) Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee (1984-87) Danielle Carson, Youngstown State (1982-86) Kendra Appling, Tennessee State (2005-09) Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2007-11) Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Margaret Peters, Youngstown State (1981-85)
BLOCKS 1. 287 2. 223 3. 205 4. 194 5. 190 6. 185 185 8. 173 9. 158 10. 130
Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2007-09) Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (2000-04) Tasha Gales, Morehead State (1999-03) Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Kay Wilbanks, Middle Tennessee (1984-86) Rachel Galligan, Eastern Ilinois (2005-09) Jane Lockin, Western Kentucky (1979-82) Holly Hoover, Middle Tennessee (1984-82) Shelly Johnson, Morehead State (2002-06) Terrance Oglesby, Tennessee Tech (1992-96)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (min. of 2 made per games played) 1. .938 Paula Corder-King, Southeast Missouri (1998-00) 2. .915 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-04) 3. .875 Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky (2000-04) 4. .874 Lisa Goodin, Eatern Kentucky (1980-84) 5. .871 Amber Guffey, Murray State (2005-09) 6. .866 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (1999-03) 7. .862 Chrissy Roberst, Eastern Kentucky (1996-98) 8. .855 Laura Shelton, Eastern Kentucky (2002-06) 9. .846 Melissa Huffman, Murray State (1986-90) 10. .843 Jane Ross, Middle Tennessee (1984-87)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON TOP 10 LISTS MOST POINTS SCORED 1 . 1,011 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1980-81) 2. 831 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1981-82) 3. 793 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1986-87) 4. 783 Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State (1987-88) 5. 772 Ashia Jones, UT Martin (204-15) 6. 770 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2012-13) 7. 762 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2012-13) 8. 760 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2011-12) 9. 754 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2013-14) 10. 746 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1985-86)
THREE-POINTERS MADE 1. 121 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2009-10) 2. 105 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2003-04) 105 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2012-13) 4. 104 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2010-11) 104 Heather Butler, UT Marin (2013-14) 6. 99 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2011-12) 7. 95 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2008-09) 8. 95 Tarah Combs, Morehead State (2007-08) 9. 90 Mariah Robinson, Murray State (2012-13) 10. 87 Jessy Ward, UT Martin (2014-15)
SCORING AVERAGE 1. 29.7 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1980-81) 2. 28.4 Wanda Grant, Youngstown State (1980-81) 3. 28.0 Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State (1987-88) 4. 26.8 Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech (1987-88) 5. 26.4 Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri (1995-96) 6. 25.7 Kim Mays, Eastern Kentucky (1994-95) 7. 25.6 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1994-95) 8. 24.7 Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State (1986-87) 9. 25.6 Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech (2000-01) 10. 24.2 Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri (1994-95)
THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 1. 344 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2009-10) 2. 281 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2013-14) 3. 277 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2003-04) 4. 251 Tarah Combs, Morehead State (2007-08) 5. 240 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-11) 240 Mariah Robinson, Murray State (2012-13) 7. 236 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2004-05) 8. 234 Samantha Young, Eastern Kentucky (1995-96) 234 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2011-12) 10. 227 Dana Bilyeu, Tennessee Tech (1992-93)
REBOUND AVERAGE 1. 17.4 Donna Murphey, Morehead State (1976-77) 2. 17.0 Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (2006-07) 3. 15.4 Robn Hendrix, Middle Tennessee (1980-81) 4. 15.2 Donna Murphey, Morehead State (1977-78) 15.2 Wanda Grant, Youngstown State (1980-81) 6. 13.9 Jackie Mounts, Murray State (1978-79) 7. 13.6 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1984-85) 8. 13.4 Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay (2005-06) 9. 13.3 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1985-86) 10. 12.9 Donna Stephens, Morehead State (1978-79) 12.9 Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State (1981-82) 12.9 Holly Seimetz, Youngstown State (1981-82)
ASSISTS 1. 270 2. 269 3. 246 4. 225 5. 225 6. 215 7. 193 193 9. 186 10. 185
Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech (1985-86) Danielle Carson, Youngstown State (1985-86) Almesha Jones, Morehead State (2014-15) Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (1986-87) Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (1986-87) Teresa Ruby, Morehead State (1984-85) Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2011-12) Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2012-13) Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee (1994-95)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .717 Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) (1st in NCAA) 2. .678 Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech (1996-97) (1st in NCAA) 3. .668 Lydia Sawney, Tennessee Tech (1982-83) (1st in NCAA) 4. .646 Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1987-88) (2nd in NCAA) .646 Rochelle Vaughen, Tennessee Tech (1992-93) 6. .642 Debra Ames, Morehead State (1975-76) .642 Rickiesha Byrant, UT Martin (2012-13) 8. .640 Carmen Dowdwell, Tennessee Tech (1978-79) 9. .636 Amy Kieckbusch, Morehead State (1996-97) (5th in NCAA) 10. .635 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (2002-03)
STEALS 1. 131 2. 113 3. 110 4. 105 5. 104 6. 101 7. 100 8. 99 9. 97 97
Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (2002-03) Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky (1991-92) Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay (2014-15) Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky (1990-91) Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech (1978-79) Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2012-13) Connie Swift, Tennessee State (1996-97) Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (2001-02) Tessa Fields, UT Martin (1997-98) Ann Thomas, Tennessee State (1989-89)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .941 Paula Corder, Southeast Missouri (1998-99) (1st in NCAA) 2. .938 Melissa Huffman, Murray State (1989-90) 3. .937 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2001-02) (2nd in NCAA) .937 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2002-03) (2nd in NCAA) 5. .932 Paula Corder-King, SE Missouri (1999-00) (1st in NCAA) 6. .913 Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky (1982-83) 7. .904 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-01) (2nd in NCAA) 8. .903 Kristy Cromer, Eastern Kentucky (1987-88) 9. .902 Kelly Pendelton, UT Martin (2000-01) (3rd in NCAA) 10. .900 Janet Ross, Middle Tennessee (1986-87) .900 Laura Shelton, Eastern Kentucky (2005-06)
BLOCKS 1. 164 2. 123 3. 87 4. 75 5 73 6. 67 7. 61 61 9. 59 10. 58
Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2008-09) Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2007-08) Rickiesha Bryant, UT Martin (2012-13) Shelly Johnson, Morehead State (2004-05) Jane Lockin, Western Kentucky (1980-81) Shelly Johnson, Morehead State (2003-04) Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois (2005-06) Kayla Brewer, Tennessee Tech (2013-14 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (2003-04) Mechelle Shelton, Murray State (1992-93)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Scoring YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Jerilynn Harper, TTU Priscilla Blackford, MOR Karen Hubert, MUR Cheryl Taylor, TTU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Sheila Smith, MUR Angela Moorehead, TTU Angela Moorehead, TTU Priscilla Robinson, MTSU Roschelle Vaughn, TTTU Jennifer Parker, MUR Kim Mays, EKU Gray C. Harris, SEMO Amy Kieckbusch, MOR Diana Seng, TTU Zabrina Harris, UTM Brooke Armistead, APSU Janet Holt, TTU Brooke Armistead, APSU Brooke Armistead, APSU Emily Christian, TTU Emily Christian, TTU Emily Christian, TTU Joi Scott, MUR Rachel Galligan, EIU Ashley Hayes, MUR Chynna Bozeman, MOR Chynna Bozeman, MOR Heather Butler Jasmine Newsome, UTM Heather Butler, UTM Ashia Jones, UTM
YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Anita Myers, TTU Anita Myers, TTU Margaret Peters, YSU Chris Moye, TTU Danielle Carson, YSU Shawn Monday, TTU Carol Nee, YSU Shawn Monday, TTU Shawn Monday, TTU Cecillia Ramesy, TTU Angie Cox, EKU Dana Bilyeu, TTU Stacey Spake, MOR Heather Prater, MTSU Samantha Young, EKU Jess Laska, EIU Tessa Fields, UTM Tessa Fields, UTM Misty Garrett, TTU Misty Garrett, TTU Misty Garrett, TTU Katie Kelly, EKU Sarah Costello, SEMO Shaleea Petty, MUR LaTonya McKinney, JSU Stacey Strayer, MOR Ashley McGee, APSU Amber Guffey, MUR Mallory Luckett, MUR Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Jasmine Newsome, UTM Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Almesha Jones, MOR Almesha Jones, MOR
Rebounding G 31 29 26 28 32 31 27 31 31 30 28 29 26 28 25 28 28 31 30 30 31 28 27 29 32 26 27 32 33 31 32 34 32 33
PTS 831 560 494 572 746 793 755 663 595 690 578 663 570 719 653 670 465 599 608 738 687 528 552 566 686 565 500 723 648 662 760 770 754 772
AVG 26.8 19.3 19.0 18.3 23.3 25.6 28.0 21.4 20.5 23.0 20.7 22.9 21.9 25.7 26.1 23.9 17.7 19.3 20.3 24.6 22.2 18.9 20.4 19.5 21.4 21.7 18.5 22.6 19.6 21.4 23.8 22.6 23.6 23.4
YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Priscilla Blackford, MOR Priscilla Blackford, MOR Cheryl Taylor, TTU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Ann Thomas, TSU Ann Thomas, TSU Julie Magrane, MOR Fondeollyn Garner, MUR Roschelle Vaughen, TSU Gray C. Harris, SEMO Stephaine Minor, MUR Laphelia Doss, EKU Stephaine Minor, MUR Jamie Koester, SEMO Danelle Watts, MUR Monika Gadson, MUR Jana Holt, TTU Jana Holt, TTU DeVonda Williams, MOR Shanika Freeman, JSU Shanika Freeman, JSU Ashley Haynes, APSU Lachelle Lyles, SEMO* Phyllisha Mitchell, UTM Phyllisha Mitchell, UTM Ashar Harris, MOR Ashar Harris, MOR Ashar Harris, MOR Alex Jones, EKU Jessica Winfrey, MUR Sabina Oroszova, EIU
G 31 27 24 32 28 31 27 30 31 30 29 29 27 28 23 27 28 29 32 30 30 29 29 28 28 29 29 32 30 29 32 32 29 30
AST 156 168 151 270 269 225 187 205 215 220 164 176 145 185 138 142 161 154 178 209 183 130 144 119 114 145 141 164 165 146 193 183 174 246
AVG 5.0 6.2 6.3 8.4 9.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.9 7.3 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.6 6.0 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.6 7.0 6.1 4.5 4.97 4.25 4.07 5.00 5.21 5.1 5.5 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.2
YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Tina Wermuth, EKU Margaret Peters, YSU Kim Webb, MTSU Kim Webb, MTSU Danielle Carson, YSU Shawn Monday, TTU Carol Nee, YSU Ann Thomas, TSU Tracie Mason, APSU Angie Cox, EKU Angie Cox, EKU Maisha Thomas, EKU Carolyn Aldridge, TSU Connie Swift, TSU Hilary Swisher, MOR Connie Swift, TSU Tessa Fields, UTM Heather Bates, MUR Teresa McNair, EKU Teresa McNair, EKU Teresa McNair, EKU Teresa McNair, EKU* Lakisha Clay, TSU Quanecia Fletcher, TSU Saundra Hale, APSU Jheri Booker, TSU Shaleea Petty, MUR Phyllisha Mitchell, UTM Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Chynna Bozeman, MOR Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Jasmine Newsome, UTM Jasmine Newsome, UTM Tiasha Gray, APSU
G 29 29 26 28 32 31 27 27 26 26 27 29 27 21 23 27 28 27 29 30 30 28 27 26 28 31 30 29 32 30 29 30 28 30
REB 319 375 317 371 425 374 314 277 290 260 296 291 290 245 266 288 234 245 260 295 251 246 275 226 374 527 274 372 300 368 361 310 302 302
AVG 11.0 12.9 12.2 13.6 13.3 12.1 11.6 10.3 11.2 10.0 11.0 10.0 10.7 11.7 11.6 10.7 8.7 9.1 9.0 9.8 8.4 8.8 10.2 8.7 13.4 17.0 9.1 12.8 9.4 12.3 12.4 10.3 10.8 10.1
G 30 27 26 30 28 31 27 27 26 27 29 27 29 29 25 27 28 27 28 28 31 29 26 28 28 28 31 29 34 31 31 34 32 30
STL 68 85 57 80 91 79 73 97 85 105 113 70 73 85 68 100 97 84 93 83 99 130 62 76 71 70 82 70 71 95 83 101 87 110
AVG 2.3 3.1 2.2 2.7 3.3 2.5 2.7 3.6 3.3 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.7 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 4.5 2.4 2.71 2.54 2.50 2.65 2.4 2.1 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.7
Steals
Assists
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Free Throw Percentage
Field Goal Percentage YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Jerilynn Harper, TTU Lydia Sawney, TTU* Tina Cottle, EKU Kim Webb, MTSU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Melinda Clayton, TTU Renay Adams, TTU Tawanya Mucker, MTSU Melinda Clayton, TTU Renay Adams, TTU* Roschelle Vaughen, TTU Roschelle Vaughen, TTU Connie Swift, TSU Connie Swift, TSU Jonelda Buck, MTSU Diana Seng, TTU* Diane Seng, TTU Jamie Thomatis, MTSU Diane Seng, TTU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Pam O’Connor, EIU Ashley Haynes, APSU Kellea Reeves, APSU Cierra Duhart, JSU Rachel Galligan, EIU Danielle Vaughn, JSU Danielle Vaughn, JSU Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Rickiesha Bryant, UtM Ashia Jones, UTM Tiara Caldwell, UTM
YEAR 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Kelly Downs, MOR Christy Scruggs, MTSU Mitzi Rice, TTU Angie Cox, EKU Beth Ousley, MOR Heather Prater, MTSU Julie Meier, SEMO Heather Prater, MTSU* Heather Prater, MTSU Chrissy Roberts, EKU* Chrissy Roberts, EKU Cortney Neeley, MTSU Kristy Roherty, SEMO Andrea Brown, TTU Kelly Pendleton, UTM Travece Turner, MOR Chelsee Insell, SAM Ashley Cazee, EKU Laura Shelton, EKU Nicole Holeman, UTM Emily London, SAM Megan Edwards, EIU Mallory Luckett, MUR Kelsey Wyss, EIU Heather Butler, UTM Katie Schubert, UTM Molly Heady, TTU LeAsia Wright, MUR
FG 343 167 167 221 318 149 184 242 171 185 216 272 154 189 168 257 190 149 217 136 192 198 223 164 184 115 138 224 81 121 182 129 151 110
FGA 601 250 295 388 519 259 280 418 300 258 359 421 276 317 272 379 304 238 375 218 315 212 367 274 328 197 239 394 156 208 347 201 258 182
PCT .571 .668 .566 .570 .613 .552 .657 .579 .570 .717 .602 .646 .558 .596 .618 .688 .625 .626 .579 .624 .610 .635 .608 .599 .561 .584 .577 .569 .533 .582 .524 .642 .585 .604
YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Lisa Goodin, EKU Lisa Goodin, EKU* Kristal Holmes, APSU Mary Jo Vodenichar, YSU Dorothy Taylor, APSU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Stephanie Coie, YSU Sandy Brown, MTSU Melissa Huffman, MUR Beth Ousley, MOR Sherita Joplin, MOR Jennifer Parker, MUR Georgia Vaughan, APSU Heather Prater, MTSU Heather Prater, MTSU Becky Crowe, UTM Chrissy Roberts, EKU Paula Corder, SEMO* Paula Corder-King, SEMO* Kandi Brown, MOR Kandi Brown, MOR* Kandi Brown, MOR Kandi Brown, MOR Tynisha Alexander, TTU Laura Shelton, EKU Nicole Holeman, UTM Crystal Jones, EKU Amber Guffey, MUR Alecia Weatherly, UTM Molly Heady, TTU Whitney Hanley, APSU Kesi Hess, TSU Niki Edom, MUR Gwen Adams, SIUE
PCT .488 .368 .417 .442 .395 .511 .463 .511 .410 .488 .459 .460 .462 .500 .410 .423 .440 .496 .468 .410 .488 .405 .437 .388 .423 .432 .453 .414
YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
PLAYER, SCHOOL Holly Hoover, MTSU Holly Hoover, MTSU Holly Hoover, MTSU Kay Willbanks, MTSU Kay Willbanks, MTSU Melinda Clayton, TTU Jeannie Pollmann, MUR Tina Gillery, TSU Tina Gillery, TSU Renay Adams, TTU Kim Stout, TTU Mechelle Shelton, MUR Taryn Slattery, TTU Crystal Marshall, TSU Aman Behrenbrinker, APSU Diana Seng, TTU Jamie Koester, SEMO Chastity Bohannan, UTM Allison Iverson, SEMO Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Tasha Gales, MOR Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Shelly Johnson, MOR Shelly Johnson, MOR Rachel Galligan, EIU Rachel Galligan, EIU Brittany Pittman, MOR Brittany Pittman, MOR* Jessica Holder, MUR Dalila Thomas, APSU Linda Dixon, MOR Rickiesha Bryant, UTM Kayla Brewer, TTU Sabina Oroszova, EIU
FT 109 147 64 84 94 135 29 56 61 71 71 116 65 91 77 75 91 111 69 75 74 104 104 109 126 69 88 122 105 65 104 59 60 119
FTA 128 161 76 103 119 168 34 68 65 84 84 137 74 105 87 91 102 118 74 83 79 111 117 122 140 77 97 137 125 76 118 69 70 143
PCT .852 .913 .842 .816 .790 .804 .853 .824 .938 .845 .845 .847 .878 .867 .885 .824 .892 .941 .932 .904 .937 .937 .889 .893 .900 .896 .907 .891 .840 .855 .881 .855 .857 .832
BLK 57 75 37 77 64 51 47 54 45 40 47 58 55 38 33 40 35 37 39 56 57 57 67 75 61 46 123 164 45 46 39 87 61 57
AVG 2.3 2.4 1.5 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.6 2.3 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.39 3.0 2.10 1.59 4.10 5.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 2.6 2.0 1.9
Blocked Shots
Three-Point Percentage 3FG 42 46 85 65 70 46 68 69 43
3FGA 86 125 204 147 77 90 147 135 105
67 29 42 58 57 52 62 56 36 31 60 53 45 57 99 51 48 29
146 63 91 116 139 123 141 113 77 122 123 131 103 147 234 118 106 70
* - Indicates led Division I in that category
G 25 31 25 30 29 31 25 27 25 30 30 25 29 29 25 29 27 31 27 31 29 31 28 25 29 29 30 29 30 33 29 34 30 30
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ALL-TIME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 1978-79 Player 12/12 Donna Murphy, MOR 12/19 Jackie Mounts, MUR 1/09 Pam Chambers, TTU 1/16 Jackie Mounts, MUR 1/23 Pam Chamber, TTU 1/30 Donna Stephens, MOR 2/06 Pam Chamber, TTU 2/13 Donna Stephens, MOR 2/20 Carmen Dowell, TTU Freshman 2/13 Shari Price - WKU 1979-80 Player 12/10 Donna Murphy, MOR 12/18 Alicia Polson, WKU 1/07 Ester Coleman, MTSU 1/14 Donna Murphy, MOR 1/21 Carmen Dowdell, TTU 2/04 Pam Chamber, TTU 2/11 Donna Murphy, MOR 2/18 Pam Chamber, TTU 2/25 Donna Murphy, MOR Freshman 12/10 Tina Wermuth, EKU 12/18 No Selection 1/07 Golena Rucker, APSU 1/14 Holly Hoover, TTU 1/21 Ester Coleman, MTSU 2/04 Ester Coleman, MTSU 2/11 Holly Hoover, TTU 2/18 Holly Hoover, TTU 2/25 Lisa Justice, MTSU 1980-81 Player 12/08 12/15 1/06 1/12 1/19 1/26
N/A Jerilynn Harper, TTU Jerilynn Harper, TTU Robin Hendrix, MTSU Donna Stephens, MOR Jerilynn Harper, TTU Robin Hendrix, MTSU Jerilynn Harper, TTU Donna Stephens, MOR Jane Lockin, WKU Laurie Heltsley, WKU
2/02 2/09 2/17 2/23 Freshman 12/08 N/A 12/15 No Selection 1/06 No Selection 1/12 Lisa Goodin, EKU 1/19 Diane Depp, WKU 1/26 No Selection 2/02 Priscilla Blackford, MOR 2/09 Tina Cottle, APSU 2/17 No Selection 2/23 Mina Todd, MUR 1981-82 Player 12/07 Jerilynn Harper, TTU 12/14 Jennifer McFall, MTSU 12/21 Donna Stephens, MOR 1/05 Diane Depp, WKU 1/11 Priscilla Blackford, MOR 1/18 Donna Stephens, MOR 1/25 Jerilynn Harper, TTU 2/01 Jerilynn Harper, TTU 2/08 Lillie Mason, WKU 2/15 Chance Dugan, EKU 2/22 Jennifer McFall, MTSU Freshman 12/07 Lillie Mason, WKU 12/14 Loni Gillett, MOR 12/21 Susan Wright, APSU 1/05 Kathy Jo Henry, WKU 1/11 Jennifer McFall, MTSU 1/18 No Selection 1/25 Sharon Cooper, MUR 2/01 Lillie Mason, WKU 2/08 Jennifer McFall, MTSU 2/15 Jennifer McFall, MTSU 2/22 Sharon Cooper, MUR 1982-83 Player 12/06
Priscilla Blackford, MOR
12/13 Priscilla Blackford, MOR 12/21 Holly Hoover, MTSU 1/04 Melony Waller, APSU 1/11 Lynn Miley, MOR 1/17 Diane Oakley, MUR 1/24 Holly Hoover, MTSU 1/31 Holly Hoover, MTSU 2/07 Anita Myers, TTU 2/14 Diane Oakley, MUR 2/21 Holly Hoover, MTSU 2/28 Lydia Sawney, TTU Freshman 12/06 No Selection 12/13 Amy Davis, APSU 12/21 No Selection 1/04 Amy Davis, APSU 1/11 Melody Ottinger, MUR 1/17 Chris Moye, TTU 1/24 No Selection 1/31 Melody Ottinger, MUR 2/07 Margy Shelton, EKU 2/14 Loretta Pate, EKU 2/21 Chris Moye, TTU 2/28 Amy Davis, APSU 1983-84 Player 12/20 Bernice Linner, MOR 1/09 Kim Webb, MTSU 1/17 Gayle Kinzer, APSU 1/23 Lisa Goodin, EKU 1/30 Tina Cottle, EKU 2/06 Karen Hubert, MUR 2/13 Kay Williams, MTSU 2/20 Karen Hubert, MUR 2/27 Chris Moye, TTU Freshman 12/20 Kristal Holmes, APSU 1/09 Kristal Holmes, APSU 1/17 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 1/23 Kim Webb, MTSU 1/30 Cheryl Taylor, TTU Tammy Burton, TTU 2/06 Bernice Linner, MOR 2/13 Tammy Burton, TTU 2/20 Leslie Laile, MUR 2/27 Kim Webb, MTSU 1984-85 Player 12/11 12/18 1/09 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/06 2/13 2/20
Cheryl Taylor, TTU Dorothy Taylor, APSU Mary Jo Vodenichar, YSU Kay Willbanks, MTSU Loni Guilette, MOR Jennifer McFall, MTSU Danielle Carson, YSU Kim Webb, MTSU Angela Fletcher, EKU Kim Webb, MTSU Jennifer McFall, MTSU
Freshman 12/11 No Selection 12/18 Lynette Hayden, MUR 1/09 Alice Lawrence, MTSU 1/16 Alice Lawrence, MTSU 1/23 Alice Lawrence, MTSU 1/30 Lynette Hayden, MUR 2/06 Sherry Sullins, APSU 2/13 Dorothy Bowers, YSU 2/20 Pam Arnold, AKR 1985-86 Player 12/17 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 1/06 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 1/14 Dorothy Bowers, YSU 1/21 Danielle Carson, YSU 1/28 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 2/03 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 2/11 Kay Willbanks, MTSU 2/18 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 2/25 Dorothy Bowers, YSU Newcomer 12/17 No Selection 1/06 No Selection 1/14 No Selection 1/21 No Selection 1/28 Geralynn Feth, MUR 2/03 Geralynn Feth, MUR
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2/11 No Selection 2/18 No Selection 2/25 No Selection Freshman 12/17 Lori Gross, MTSU 1/06 Kelly Stamper, MOR 1/14 No Selection 1/21 Sheila Smith, MUR 1/28 No Selection 2/03 No Selection 2/11 Kelly Stamper, MOR 2/18 Sheila Smith, MUR 2/25 Tawanya Mucker, MTSU 1986-87 Player 12/15 12/22 1/05 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/03 2/10 2/17 2/24
Sheila Smith, MUR Dorothy Bowers, YSU Kim Webb, MTSU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Kim Webb, MTSU Sheila Smith, MUR Cheryl Taylor, TTU Cheryl Taylor, TTU Kim Webb, MTSU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Newcomer 12/15 No Selection 12/22 No Selection 1/05 No Selection 1/13 No Selection 1/20 No Selection 1/27 No Selection 2/03 No Selection 2/10 No Selection 2/17 No Selection 2/24 No Selection Freshman 12/15 Shandra Maxwell, APSU 12/22 Melinda Clayton, TTU 1/05 Tracy Korbutt, EKU 1/13 Shawn Monday, TTU 1/20 Shawn Monday, TTU 1/27 Shandra Maxwell, APSU 2/03 Shandra Maxwell, APSU 2/10 Melinda Clayton, TTU 2/17 Jeannie Pollman, MUR 2/24 Shandra Maxwell, APSU 1987-88 Player 12/14 12/21 1/04 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/02 2/09 2/16
Shandra Maxwell, APSU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Tawanya Mucker, MTSU Shandra Maxwell, APSU Tawanya Mucker, MTSU Dorothy Bowers, YSU Sophia Renfro, MOR Tawanya Mucker, MTSU Dorothy Bowers, YSU 2/23 Renay Adams, TTU 3/01 Dorothy Bowers, YSU Newcomer 12/14 No Selection 12/21 Druecilla Connors, MOR 1/04 No Selection 1/12 Cathy Snipes, EKU 1/19 No Selection 1/26 Druecilla Connors, MOR 2/02 Cathy Snipes, EKU 2/09 No Selection 2/16 Cathy Snipes, EKU 2/23 No Selection 3/01 No Selection Freshman 12/14 Renay Adams, TTU 12/21 No Selection 1/04 Michelle Wenning, MUR 1/12 No Selection 1/19 Michelle Wenning, MUR 1/26 Cecilia Ramsey, TTU 2/02 Renay Adams, TTU 2/09 Michelle Wenning, MUR 2/16 Michelle Wenning, MUR 2/23 Tracie Mason, APSU 3/01 Renay Adams, TTU
1988-89 Player 12/12 Sheila Smith, MUR 12/19 Angela Brown, TTU 1/03 Tawanya Mucker, MTSU 1/10 Druecilla Connors, MOR 1/17 Tawanya Mucker, MTSU 1/24 Cheryl Palmer, EKU 1/31 Melinda Clayton, TTU 2/07 Sheila Smith, MUR 2/14 Tawanya Mucker, MTSU 2/21 Angela Brown, TTU 2/28 Sheila Smith, MUR Newcomer 12/12 No Selection 12/19 No Selection 1/03 No Selection 1/10 No Selection 1/17 Angela Brown, TTU 1/24 Angela Brown, TTU 1/31 No Selection 2/07 No Selection 2/14 Angela Brown, TTU 2/21 Tina Gillery, TSU 2/28 Angela Brown, TTU Freshman 12/12 No Selection 12/19 Julie Pinson, MUR 1/03 No Selection 1/10 Cheryl Palmer, EKU 1/17 Julie Magrane, MOR 1/24 Ann Thomas, TSU 1/31 Ann Thomas, TSU 2/07 Julie Magrane, MOR 2/14 Ann Thomas, TSU 2/21 Ann Thomas, TSU 2/28 Ann Thomas, TSU 1989-90 Player 12/04 Kelly Cowan, EKU 12/10 Shandra Maxwell, APSU 12/18 Karen Johnson, MUR 1/02 Mitzi Rice, TTU 1/09 Michelle Wenning, MUR 1/16 Kelly Cowan, EKU 1/23 Kelly Downs, MOR 1/30 Angela Moorehead, TTU 2/06 Melinda Clayton, TTU 2/13 Angela Moorehead, TTU 2/20 Ann Thomas, TSU 2/27 Michelle Wenning, MUR Newcomer 12/04 Tracy Kindred, EKU 12/10 Pippa Gipson, MTSU 12/18 Rulesha Adams, TSU 1/02 No Selection 1/09 No Selection 1/16 Beth Ousley, MOR 1/23 No Selection 1/30 Becky Hall, MTSU 2/06 No Selection 2/13 Rulesha Adams, TSU 2/20 Pippa Gipson, MTSU 2/27 Beth Ousley, MOR Freshman 12/04 No Selection 12/10 Mitzi Rice, TTU 12/18 No Selection 1/02 No Selection 1/09 No Selection 1/16 Jaree Goodin, EKU 1/23 Mitzi Rice, TTU 1/30 Mitzi Rice, TTU 2/06 Jaree Goodin, EKU 2/13 Mitzi Rice, TTU 2/20 Jody Woods, TSU 2/27 Julie Morrison, MTSU 1990-91 Player 12/04 12/10 12/18 1/08 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/05
Renay Adams, TTU Angela Moorehead, TTU Julie Magrane, MOR Angie Cox, EKU Angela Moorehead, TTU Rulesha Adams, TSU Priscilla Robinson, MTSU Angela Moorehead, TTU Angie Cox, EKU Renay Adams, TTU
2/12 Tracie Mason, APSU 2/19 Angela Moorehead, TTU 2/26 Jaree Goodin, EKU Newcomer 12/04 No Selection 12/10 No Selection 12/18 Sonya Campbell, TSU 1/08 Fondo Garner, MUR 1/15 Sonya Campbell, TSU 1/22 Fondo Garner, MUR 1/29 Stephanie Rogers, APSU 2/05 Sonya Campbell, TSU 2/12 No Selection 2/19 No Selection 2/26 No Selection Freshman 12/04 Taunya Treaton, TTU 12/10 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 12/18 Shannah McIntosh, EKU 1/08 Jennifer Parker, MUR 1/15 Sherry Batten, TTU 1/22 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 1/29 Shannah McIntosh, EKU 2/05 No Selection 2/12 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 2/19 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 2/26 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 1991-92 Player 12/09
Renee Rogliardi, SEMO Sherry Batten, TTU 12/17 Renee Rogliardi, SEMO 12/23 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 1/07 Stephanie Rogers, APSU Jaree Goodin, EKU 1/14 Jaree Goodin, EKU 1/21 Priscilla Robinson, MTSU 1/28 Angie Waldon, MUR 2/04 Julie Magrane, MOR Renee Rogliardi, SEMO 2/10 Angie Cox, EKU 2/17 Jaree Goodin, EKU 2/24 Roschelle Vaughn, TSU 3/03 Roschelle Vaughn, TSU Newcomer 12/09 Niki Bonner, MTSU 12/17 Segene Mackeroy, EKU 12/23 Roschelle Vaughn, TSU 1/07 Dana Bilyeu, TTU 1/14 Niki Bonner, MTSU 1/21 Segena Mackeroy, EKU 1/28 Dana Bilyeu, TTU 2/04 Roschelle Vaughn, TSU 2/10 Niki Bonner, MTSU 2/17 Roschelle Vaughn, TSU 2/24 Mimi Crenshaw, TSU 3/03 Tiffany Mayfield, EKU Freshman 12/09 Amy Engle, TTU 12/17 Julie Meier, SEMO 12/23 Amy Engle, TTU 1/07 Sherita Joplin, MOR 1/14 Amy Engle, TTU 1/21 Carrie Thompson, APSU 1/28 Sherry Tucker, MTSU 2/04 Julie Meier, SEMO 2/10 Sherita Joplin, MOR 2/17 Sherry Tucker, MTSU 2/24 Darlene Crawley, TSU 3/03 Georgie Vaughn, APSU 1992-93 Player 12/15 Roschelle Vaughn, TTU 12/20 Heather Prater, MTSU 1/03 Cherrita Williams, MTSU 1/10 Tomika Secrest, APSU 1/17 Dana Bilyeu, TTU 1/24 Roschelle Vaughn, TTU 1/31 Jaree Goodin, EKU 2/06 Bev Smith, MOR 2/13 Sondi Eden, MOR 2/20 Roschelle Vaughn, TTU 2/27 Priscilla Robinon, MTSU Newcomer 12/15 Tomika Secrest, APSU 12/20 Carolyn Aldridge, TSU 1/03 No Selection 1/10 Michelle Jackson, MTSU 1/17 Michelle Jackson, MTSU 1/24 Tomika Secrest, APSU
1/31 Kim Mays, EKU 2/06 Kim Roberts, EKU 2/13 Kim Mays, EKU 2/20 Carolyn Aldridge, TSU 2/27 Carolyn Aldridge, TSU Freshman 12/15 Connie Swift, TSU 12/20 Lequida Pearson, MUR 1/03 No Selection 1/10 Connie Swift, TSU 1/17 Connie Swift, TSU 1/24 Gray C. Harris, SEMO 1/31 Connie Swift, TSU 2/06 Gray C. Harris, SEMO 2/13 Connie Swift, TSU 2/20 Connie Swift, TSU 2/27 Connie Swift, TSU 1993-94 Player 12/06 12/14
Gray C. Harris, SEMO Sherry Tucker, MTSU Carolyn Aldridge, TSU 12/20 Tara Tansil, UTM 1/03 Carolyn Aldridge, TSU Sherita Joplin, MOR 1/10 Kim Mays, EKU 1/17 Georgie Vaughan, APSU 1/24 Kim Mays, EKU Jennifer Parker, MUR 1/31 Priscilla Robinson, MTS 2/07 Carolyn Aldridge, TSU Maggie Cox, MTSU 2/14 Kim Mays, EKU 2/21 Taunya Lovelace, TTU 2/28 Gray C. Harris, SEMO Carolyn Aldridge, TSU Newcomer 12/06 No Selection 12/14 No Selection 12/20 No Selection 1/03 No Selection 1/10 Crystal Marshall, TSU 1/17 Kerri Wilburn, APSU 1/24 No Selection 1/31 Kerri Wilburn, APSU 2/07 Latessa Hickerson, TSU 2/14 Latessa Hickerson, TSU 2/21 Latessa Hickerson, TSU 2/28 No Selection Freshman 12/06 Kim Cunningham, EKU 12/14 Jodi Bitsko, MOR 12/20 Kim Cunningham, EKU 1/03 Lisa Fussell, EKU 1/10 Jessica Beaty, MTSU Dawn Limbaugh, UTM 1/17 Jodi Bitsko, MOR 1/24 Kim Cunningham, EKU 1/31 Lisa Fussell, EKU 2/07 Kim Cunningham, EKU Colleen Polzin, APSU 2/14 Colleen Polzin, APSU 2/21 Jodi Bitsko, MOR 2/28 Colleen Polzin, APSU 1994-95 Player 12/05
Carolyn Aldridge, TSU Kim Mays, EKU 12/12 Jessica Beaty, MTSU 12/19 Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP 1/03 Heather Prater, MTSU 1/09 Connie Swift, TSU 1/16 Kim Mays, EKU 1/24 Gray C. Harris, SEMO 1/30 Kim Mays, EKU 2/06 Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP 2/13 Heather Prater, MTSU 2/20 Carolyn Aldridge, TSU 2/26 Sherry Tucker, MTSU Newcomer 12/05 Chasity Fields, MUR 12/12 Elizabeth Maxwell, TTU 12/19 No Selection 1/03 Stephanie Minor, MUR 1/09 Stephanie Minor, MUR 1/16 Elizabeth Maxwell, TTU 1/24 Chanda Cordova, UTM 1/30 Chanda Cordova, UTM 2/06 Stephanie Minor, MUR 2/13 Elizabeth Maxwell, TTU
2/20 Stephanie Minor, MUR 2/26 Elizabeth Maxwell, TTU Freshman 12/05 Bridgett Robbins, APSU 12/12 Chase Smith, MUR 12/19 Chase Smith, MUR 01/03 Amy Wetherbee, MOR 01/09 Crystal Parker, MOR 01/16 Sheri Lewis, TTU Laphelia Doss, EKU 01/24 Shonta Hunt, MUR 01/30 Laphelia Doss, EKU 02/06 Sheri Lewis, TTU 02/13 Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP 02/20 Sheri Lewis, TTU 02/26 Christy Hicks, UTM 1995-96 Player 12/04
Terrance Oglesby, TTU Gray C. Harris, SEMO 12/11 Megan Hupfer, MOR 12/18 Jessica Beaty, MTSU 1/02 Gray C. Harris, SEMO 1/08 Laphelia Doss, EKU 1/15 Jonelda Buck, MTSU 1/22 Stephanie Minor, MUR 1/30 Leslie VanWinkle, TTU 2/05 Stephanie Minor, MUR 2/11 unknown 2/19 Chanda Cordova, UTM 2/26 Sonia White, APSU Samantha Young, EKU Newcomer 12/04 Simone Caldwell, APSU 12/11 Simone Caldwell, APSU 12/18 Octavia Evans, MOR| 1/02 Octavia Evans, MOR 1/08 Tiffany Rice, UTM 1/15 Octavia Evans, MOR 1/22 Anjeanette Gilbert, MUR 1/30 Octavia Evans, MOR 2/05 Simone Caldwell, APSU 2/11 unknown 2/19 Octavia Evans, MOR 2/26 Octavia Evans, MOR Freshman 12/04 Jonelda Buck, MTSU 12/11 Amber Clark, TTU 12/18 Jonelda Buck, MTSU 1/02 Amber Clark, TTU 1/08 Amber Clark, TTU Jonelda Buck, MTSU 1/15 Sarah Miller, SEMO 1/22 Carlita Elder, MTSU 1/30 Marrie DuBose, TSU 2/05 Angelica Suffren, APSU 2/11 unknown 2/19 Cortney Neeley, MTSU 2/26 Sarah Miller, SEMO 1996-97 Player 12/02 12/09 12/16 12/23 1/06 1/13
Amy Kieckbusch, MOR Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP Connie Swift, TSU Stephanie Minor, MUR Diane Seng, TTU Barbora Garbova, EIU Amber Clark, TTU 1/20 Amy Kieckbusch, MOR 1/27 Stephanie Minor, MUR 2/03 Simone Caldwell, APSU 2/10 Cortney Neely, MTSU 2/17 Stephanie Minor, MUR 2/23 Amy Kieckbusch, MOR Newcomer 12/02 Bobbi Coltharp, MUR 12/09 Dana Hawkins, SEMO 12/16 No Selection 12/23 Bobbi Coltharp, MUR 1/06 Chrissy Roberts, EKU 1/13 Becky Crowe, UTM 1/20 Jamie Koester, SEMO Chrissy Roberts, EKU 1/27 Amy Kieckbusch, MOR 2/03 Cari Hassell, TSU 2/10 Chrissy Roberts, EKU 2/17 Cari Hassell, TSU 2/23 Tanika Smith, MTSU Freshman 12/02 Diane Seng, TTU
12/09 12/16 12/23 1/06 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/03 2/10 2/17 2/23
Marla Gearhart, EKU Diane Seng, TTU Diane Seng, TTU Marla Gearhart, EKU Zabrina Harris, UTM Sarah Frazier, SEMO Diane Seng, TTU Zabrina Harris, UTM Diane Seng, TTU Zabrina Harris, UTM Diane Seng, TTU
1997-98 Player 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22
Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP Teneka Burrell, MTSU Amber Clark, TTU Amanda Behrenbrinker, AP Chrissy Roberts, EKU 1/05 Leah Aldrich, EIU 1/12 Leah Aldrich, EIU 1/18 Chastity Bohannan, UTM 1/26 Tessa Fields, UTM 2/02 Tessa Fields, UTM 2/09 Diane Seng, TTU 2/16 Diane Seng, TTU 2/23 Diane Seng, TTU Newcomer 11/24 Teneka Burrell, MTSU 12/01 Nichole Lockridge, UTM 12/08 Tajuana White, SEMO 12/15 Tessa Fields, UTM 12/22 Tessa Fields, UTM 1/05 Nichole Lockridge, UTM 1/12 Nichole Lockridge, UTM 1/18 Nichole Lockridge, UTM 1/26 Cyndi Ainsworth, MTSU 2/02 Nichole Lockridge, UTM 2/09 Bama Burrell, MTSU 2/16 Bama Burrell, MTSU 2/23 Nichole Lockridge, UTM Freshman 11/24 Natalia Boyd, MOR 12/01 Joanne Aluka, MTSU 12/08 Monika Gadson, MUR 12/15 Tamara Washington, TSU 12/22 Tamara Washington, TSU 1/05 Kelly Chastain, MTSU 1/12 Kai Jones, APSU 1/18 Charlotte Sizemore, EKU 1/26 Charlotte Sizemore, EKU 2/02 Kai Jones, APSU Megan Kellough, MOR 2/09 Joanne Aluka, MTSU Kelly Chastain, MTSU 2/16 Charlotte Sizemore, EKU 2/23 Leah Bird, TTU 1998-99 Player 11/23 11/30 12/07 12/14 12/21 1/04 1/11
Zabrina Harris, UTM Paula Corder, SEMO Leah Aldrich, EIU Monika Gadson, MUR Diane Seng, TTU Paula Corder, SEMO Charlotte Sizemore, EKU Diane Seng, TTU 1/18 Pam Iverson, SEMO 1/25 Zabrina Harris, UTM 2/01 Cari Hassell, TSU Janet Holt, TTU 2/08 Angelica Suffren, APSU Lorie Moore, EIU 2/15 Bobbi Coltharp, MUR 2/21 Diane Seng, TTU Newcomer 11/23 Heather Bates, MUR 11/30 Candie Smith, APSU 12/07 Tamkia Brown, UTM 12/14 Heather Bates, MUR 12/21 Quin Sullivan, APSU 1/04 Heather Bates, MUR 1/11 Candie Smith, APSU 1/18 Paula Corder, SEMO 1/25 Heather Bates, MUR 2/01 Candie Smith, APSU 2/08 Paula Corder, SEMO 2/15 Tamika Brown, UTM 2/21 Quin Sullivan, APSU
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Freshman 11/23 Erica Lufkin, MTSU Janet Holt, TTU 11/30 Pam Iverson, SEMO 12/07 Tracy Webb, UTM 12/14 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU 12/21 Janet Holt, TTU 1/04 Mikki Bond, EKU 1/11 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU 1/18 Jessica McClure, MTSU 1/25 Janet Holt, TTU 2/01 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU 2/08 Janet Holt, TTU 2/15 Tracy Webb, UTM 2/21 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU 1999-00 Player 11/29 12/06 12/13 12/20
Janet Holt, TTU Taurus Pyles, TSU Janet Holt, TTU Janet Holt, TTU Marla Gearhart, EKU 1/03 Diane Seng, TTU 1/10 Janet Holt, TTU 1/17 Brooke Armistead, APSU 1/24 Heather Bates, MUR 1/31 Janet Holt, TTU 2/07 Diane Seng, TTU 2/14 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU 2/21 Diane Seng, TTU 2/28 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU Newcomer 11/29 Liz Stansberry, MUR 12/06 Allison Clark, TTU 12/13 Chrissy Davenport, MTSU 12/20 Allison Clark, TTU 1/03 Taurus Pyles, TSU 1/10 Tasha Gales, MOR 1/17 Liz Stansberry, MUR 1/24 Tasha Gales, MOR 1/31 Liz Stansberry, MUR 2/07 Jocelyn Duke, APSU 2/14 Liz Stansberry, MUR 2/21 Tasha Gales, MOR 2/28 Tasha Gales, MOR Freshman 11/29 Teresa McNair, EKU 12/06 Mia Parviainen, MTSU 12/13 Paige Smith, APSU 12/20 Brooke Armistead, APSU 1/03 Brooke Gossett, EIU 1/10 LaShonta Morrow, UTM 1/17 Teresa McNair, EKU 1/24 Teresa McNair, EKU Jill Buckman, MUR 1/31 Brooke Armistead, APSU 2/07 Brooke Armistead, APSU 2/14 Teresa McNair, EKU 2/21 Kristy Roherty, SEMO 2/28 Brooke Gossett, EIU 2000-01 Player 11/27 12/04 12/11 12/18 1/02 1/08 1/15
Janet Holt, TTU Pam O’Connor, EIU Monika Gadson, MUR Charlotte Sizemore, EKU Janet Holt, TTU Janet Holt, TTU Charlotte Sizemore, EKU Kelly Pendleton, UTM 1/22 Janet Holt, TTU 1/29 Lori Chase, SEMO 2/05 Janet Holt, TTU 2/12 Brooke Armistead, APSU 2/19 Stacey Holmes, MUR 2/26 Brooke Armistead, APSU Newcomer 11/27 Synisha Smith, EKU 12/04 No Selection 12/11 Veronica Benson, SEMO 12/18 Travece Turner, MOR 1/02 Travece Turner, MOR 1/08 Veronica Benson, SEMO 1/15 Veronica Benson, SEMO 1/22 Travece Turner, MOR 1/29 Synisha Smith, EKU 2/05 Veronica Benson, SEMO 2/12 Travece Turner, MOR 2/19 Travece Turner, MOR 2/26 Travece Turner, MOR
Freshman 11/27 Megan Fuqua, MUR 12/04 Katie Kelly, EKU 12/11 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 12/18 Kandi Brown, MOR 1/02 Andrea Brown, TTU 1/08 Christine Rathke, SEMO 1/15 Katie Kelly, EKU 1/22 Jodi Sizemore, MOR 1/29 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 2/05 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 2/12 Pam O’Connor, EIU 2/19 Kandi Brown, MOR 2/26 Jodi Sizemore, MOR 2001-02 Player 11/19 11/26
Janet Holt, TTU Paige Smith, APSU Janet Holt, TTU 12/03 Brooke Armistead, APSU 12/10 Pam O’Connor, EIU 12/17 Zoey Artist, EKU 12/24 LaRissa Thomas, TSU 1/07 Tasha Gales, MOR 1/14 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 1/21 Lori Chase, SEMO 1/28 Denise McDonald, MUR 2/04 Janet Holt, TTU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 2/11 Charlotte Sizemore, EKU 2/18 Pam O’Connor, EIU 2/25 Travece Turner, MOR Newcomer 11/19 No Selection 11/26 No Selection 12/03 No Selection 12/10 No Selection 12/17 Shatika Hutcherson, AP 12/24 Jennifer Simpson, TTU 1/07 Shatika Hutcherson, AP 1/14 Shatika Hutcherson, AP 1/21 Shatika Hutcherson, AP 1/28 No Selection 2/04 No Selection 2/11 No Selection 2/18 No Selection 2/25 Beth Schnakenberg, MUR Freshman 11/19 Rachel Karos, EIU 11/26 No Selection 12/03 Miranda Eckerle, EKU 12/10 Rebecca Remington, MUR 12/17 Molly York, TTU 12/24 Rebecca Remington, MUR 1/07 Pam Garrett, EKU 1/14 Rebecca Remington, MUR 1/21 Brittany Park, MUR 1/28 Brittany Park, MUR 2/04 No Selection 2/11 Rebecca Remington, MUR 2/18 Pam Garrett, EKU 2/25 Rachel Karos, EIU 2002-03 Player 11/26 12/03 12/10 12/17 12/23 1/07 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/04 2/11 2/18
Kandi Brown, MOR Brooke Armistead, APSU Tasha Gales, MOR Beth Schnakenberg, MUR Katie Kelly, EKU Teresa McNair, EKU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Kandi Brown, MOR Amy Watson, UTM Lori Chase, SEMO Odessa Kelly, TSU Tasha Gales, MOR Amy Watson, UTM 2/25 Brooke Armistead 3/03 Ashley Haynes, APSU Newcomer 11/26 Carina Souza, SEMO 12/03 Yashika Sidbury, SEMO 12/10 Sarah Costello, SEMO 12/17 Kisha Stewart, TSU 12/23 No Selection 1/07 Kenja White, SEMO 1/14 Kenja White, SEMO 1/21 Yashika Sidbury, SEMO 1/28 No Selection 2/04 Aquanya McClain, TSU
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2/11 Carina Souza, SEMO 2/18 Aquanya McClain, TSU 2/25 Torre Thomas, UTM 3/03 Kenja White, SEMO Freshman 11/26 Courtney McFarlin, TTU 12/03 Lori Trumblee, MUR 12/10 Courtney McFarlin, TTU 12/17 Megan Sparks, EIU 12/23 Keva Robinson, UTM 1/07 Emily Christian, TTU 1/14 Ashley Haynes, APSU 1/21 Megan Sparks, EIU 1/28 Ashley Haynes, APSU 2/04 Kera Bergeron, APSU 2/11 Emily Christian, TTU 2/18 Emily Christian, TTU 2/25 Emily Christian, TTU 3/03 Emily Christian, TTU 2003-04 Player 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 1/05 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/02 2/09
Shanika Freeman, JSU Katie Kelly, EKU Katie Kelly, EKU Pam O’Connor, EIU Chandra Brown, SEMO Shanika Freeman, JSU Emily Christian, TTU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Shanika Freeman, JSU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Emily Christian, TTU Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 2/16 Carden Cobb, APSU Emily Christian TTU 2/23 Lauren Daily, EIU 3/01 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU Newcomer 11/24 Chandra Brown, SEMO 12/01 Sami Jo Cotton, SEMO 12/08 Chandra Brown, SEMO 12/15 Nina Bliss, JSU 12/22 No Selection 1/05 Andreika Jackson, UTM 1/12 No Selection| 1/19 Sami Jo Cotton, SEMO 1/26 Lakisha Clay, TSU 2/02 Sami Jo Cotton, SEMO 2/09 Sami Jo Cotton, SEMO 2/16 Sami Jo Cotton, SEMO 2/23 Chandra Brown, SEMO 3/01 Chandra Brown, SEMO Freshman 11/24 Alex Munday, SAM 12/01 Alex Munday, SAM 12/08 Alex Munday, SAM 12/15 Alex Munday, SAM 12/22 Alex Munday, SAM 1/05 Alex Munday, SAM 1/12 Megen Gearhart - MOR 1/19 Andreika Jackson, UTM 1/26 Andreika Jackson, UTM 2/02 Megen Gearhart - MOR 2/09 Megen Gearhart - MOR 2/16 Kendall Cavin, TTU 2/23 Courtney Slaughter, JSU 3/01 Andreika Jackson, UTM 2004-05 Player 11/23 Emily Christian, TTU 11/29 Rebecca Remington, MUR 12/06 Ashley Hayes, MUR 12/13 Emily Christian, TTU 12/20 Candis Cook, EKU 1/03 Rebecca Remington, MUR 1/10 Miranda Eckerle, EKU 1/17 Megan Sparks, EIU 1/24 Andreika Jackson, UTM 1/31 Kendall Cavin, TTU 2/07 Shanika Freeman, JSU 2/14 Emily Christian, TTU 2/21 Miranda Eckerle, EKU 2/28 Miranda Eckerle, EKU Newcomer 11/23 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 11/29 Natalie Purcell, SEMO 12/06 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 12/13 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 12/20 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 1/03 Simone Jackson, SEMO
1/10 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 1/17 Jessie Hirsch, MUR 1/24 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 1/31 Rebecca Haynes, JSU 2/07 Rebecca Haynes, JSU 2/14 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 2/21 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 2/28 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO Freshman 11/23 Kristina Tyler, TTU 11/29 Sheleea Petty, MUR 12/06 Stacey Strayer, MOR 12/13 Anitha Smith-Williams, MOR 12/20 Stefanie Holbrook, TTU 1/03 Anitha Smith-Williams, MOR 1/10 Stefanie Holbrook, TTU 1/17 Marissa Hensley, TTU 1/24 Ashley Cazee, EKU 1/31 Ashley Cazee, EKU 2/07 Marissa Hensley, TTU 2/14 Tarah Combs, MOR 2/21 Anitha Smith-Williams, MOR 2/28 Ashley Cazee, EKU 2005-06 Player 11/21 Emily Christian, TTU 11/28 Ashley Haynes, APSU 12/05 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 12/12 Ashley Haynes, APSU 12/19 Alex Mundy, SAM 1/02 Ashley Haynes, APSU 1/09 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 1/16 Kendall Cavin, TTU 1/23 Alex Mundy, SAM 1/30 Tatiana Conceicao, SEMO 2/06 Rebecca Haynes, JSU 2/13 Emily Christian, TTU 2/20 Joi Scott, MUR 2/27 Emily Christian, TTU Newcomer 11/21 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 11/28 Kimberly Cox, UTM 12/05 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 12/12 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 12/19 Joi Scott, MUR 1/02 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 1/09 Joi Scott, MUR 1/16 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 1/23 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 1/30 Joi Scott, MUR 2/06 LaKrisha Brown, MOR 2/13 Joi Scott, MUR 2/20 Joi Scott, MSU 2/27 Joi Scott, MUR Freshman 11/21 Blair Bowens, TTU 11/28 Meagan Lyons, TTU 12/05 Ashley Hayes, MUR 12/12 Ashley Hayes, MUR 12/19 Rachel Galligan, EIU 1/02 Megan Edwards, EIU 1/09 Megan Edwards, EIU 1/16 Megan Edwards, EIU 1/23 LaTonya McKinney, JSU 1/30 Ashley Boykin, JSU 2/06 Rachel Galligan, EIU 2/13 Meagan Lyons, TTU 2/20 Ashley Boykin, JSU 2/27 Ashley Hayes, MUR 2006-07 Player 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 1/2 1/8 1/15 1/22
Cobie Carlisle, JSU Meagan Lyons, TTU Crystal Jones, EKU Rachel Galligan, EIU Lachelle Lyles, SEMO Joi Scott, MUR Jessica Huffman, EIU Joi Scott, MUR Niki Avery, EKU Joi Scott, MUR Sonya Daugherty, SEMO 1/29 Alex Munday, SAM 2/5 Joi Scott, MUR 2/12 Missy Whitney, SEMO 2/19 Holly Williams, MOR 2/26 Crystal Fuller, UTM Newcomer 11/13 Crystal Jones, EKU 11/20 Crystal Jones, EKU
11/27 Missy Whitney, SEMO 12/4 Crystal Jones, EKU 12/11 Crystal Jones, EKU 12/18 Missy Whitney, SEMO 1/2 Ashley Lovelady, SEMO 1/8 Ashley Lovelady, SEMO 1/15 Missy Whitney, SEMO 1/22 Crystal Jones, EKU 1/29 Missy Whitney, SEMO 2/5 Crystal Jones, EKU 2/12 Missy Whitney, SEMO 2/19 Missy Whitney, SEMO 2/26 Crystal Jones, EKU Freshman 11/13 Jenny Petrie, MUR 11/20 Jessica Huffman, EIU 11/27 Jolie Efezokhae, JSU 12/4 Amber Kirkpatrick, EKU 12/11 Ashley Thomas, EIU 12/18 Jessica Huffman, EIU 1/2 Jessica Huffman, EIU 1/8 Jessica Huffman, EIU 1/15 Amanda Green, MOR 1/22 Jessica Huffman, EIU 1/29 Jheri Booker, TSU 2/5 Jolie Efezokhae, JSU 2/12 Jessica Huffman, EIU 2/19 Ashley Thomas, EIU 2/26 Amber Kirkpatrick, EKU 2007-08 Player 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 12/10 12/17 1/2 1/7
Missy Whitney, SEMO Crystal Fuller, UTM Ashley Cazee, EKU Jolie Efezokhae, JSU Ashley Hayes, MUR Ashley Hayes, MUR Ashley Hayes, MUR Jolie Efezokha, JSU Oby Okafor, TSU Kristina Tyler, TTU 1/14 Rachel Galligan, EIU 1/21 Rachel Galligan, EIU 1/28 Crystal Fuller, UTM 2/4 Rachel Galligan, EIU 2/11 Crystal Fuller, UTM 2/18 Ashley Hayes, MUR 2/25 Kendra Appling, TSU 3/3 Oby Okafor, TSU Newcomer 11/12 Holly Rogers, TTU 11/19 Charisse HIcks, TSU 11/26 Brittany Pittman, MOR 12/3 Afton Perry, MOR 12/10 Brittany Pittman, MOR 12/17 No Selection 1/2 Afton Perry, MOR 1/7 April Thomas, APSU 1/14 Janay Armstrong, APSU 1/21 Brittany Pittman, MOR 1/28 Dominique Sims, EIU 2/4 Janay Armstrong, APSU 2/11 Crysta Glenn, SEMO 2/18 Charisse Hicks, TSU 2/25 Angela Brown, MUR 3/3 Dominique Sims, EIU Freshman 11/12 Ashley Herring, APSU 11/19 Cierra Duhart, JSU 11/26 Ashley Herring, APSU 12/3 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 12/10 Alex Bivens, APSU 12/17 Ashley Herring, APSU 1/2 Emily London, SAM 1/7 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 1/14 Cierra Duhart, JSU 1/21 Emily London, SAM 1/28 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 2/4 Savannah Hill, SAM 2/11 Emily London, SAM 2/18 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 2/25 Emily London, SAM 3/3 Emily London, SAM 2008-09 Player 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15
Kayla Drake, EKU Tiffany Hamilton, MOR Amber Guffey, MUR Ashley Herring, APSU Tiffany Jackson, TSU
12/22 12/29 1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/23
Tiffany Jackson, TSU Nicole Jamen, APSU Phyllisha Mitchell, UTM Ashley Hayes, MUR Ashley Hayes, MUR Ashley Hayes, MUR Brittany Pittman, MOR Ashley Hayes, MUR Ashley Hayes, MUR Ashley Hayes, MUR Sonya Daugherty, SEMO 3/2 Rachel Galligan, EIU Newcomer 11/17 Tiffanie Stephens, MOR 11/24 Tiffany Hamilton, MOR 12/1 Tiffany Hamilton, MOR 12/8 Tiffany Hamilton, MOR 12/15 Lesley Adams, SEMO 12/22 Jasmine Smith, TSU 12/29 Vivan Nwosu, TTU 1/5 Sienna Forney, UTM 1/12 Tifanie Stephens, MOR 1/19 Tiffany Hamilton, MOR 1/26 Brooke Faulkner, APSU 2/2 Jasmine Smith, TSU 2/9 Jasmine Smith, TSU 2/16 Jasmine Smith, TSU 2/23 Jasmine Smith, TSU 3/2 Jasmine Smith, TSU Freshman 11/17 Kayla Drake, EKU 11/24 Krystal Stirrup, TTU 12/1 Courtney Lumpkin, MOR 12/8 Kayla Drake, EKU 12/15 Whitney Hanley, APSU 12/22 Brittany Wiley, JSU 12/29 Whitney Hanely, APSU Ashley Martin, MOR 1/5 Jasmine Rayner, APSU 1/12 Kayla Drake, EKU 1/19 Brittany Wiley, JSU 1/26 Whitney Hanley, APSU 2/2 Kayla Drake, EKU 2/9 Kayla Drake, EKU 2/16 Kayla Drake, EKU 2/23 Destiny Lane, JSU 3/2 Kayla Drake, EKU 2009-10 Player 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/21
Tacarra Hayes, TTU Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Oby Okafor, TSU Chynna Bozeman, MOR Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Jasmine Rayner, APSU Chynna Bozeman, MOR 12/28 Mallory Schwab, MUR 1/4 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 1/11 Talisha Davis, EKU 1/18 Mallory Luckett, MUR 1/25 Tacarra Hayes, TTU 2/1 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 2/8 LaBrica Ward, UTM 2/15 Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU 2/22 Alex Jones, EKU 3/1 Dominique Sims, EIU Newcomer 11/16 No Selection 11/23 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 11/30 Talisha Davis, EKU 12/7 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 12/14 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 12/21 Talisha Davis, EKU 12/28 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 1/4 Talisha Davis, EKU 1/11 Talisha Davis, EKU 1/18 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 1/25 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 2/1 Darnisha Lyles, UTM 2/8 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 2/15 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 2/22 Alecia Weatherly, UTM 3/1 Darnisha Lyles, UTM Freshman 11/16 Mariah Robinson, MUR 11/23 Ta’Kenay Nixon, EIU 11/30 Alex Jones, EKU 12/7 Alex Jones, EKU 12/14 Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU 12/21 Tiara Hopper, TTU 12/28 Alex Jones, EKU
1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 2/1
Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Kellie Cook, TTU Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Mariah Robinson, MUR Danielle Vaughn, JSU LaBrica Ward, UTM LaBrica Ward, UTM Ta’Kenya Nixon, UTM Alex Jones, EKU Alex Jones, EKU
2010-11 Player 11/14 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13
Chantelle Pressley, EIU Ashar Harris, MOR Ashar Harris, MOR Tacarra Hayes, TTU Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU Alex Jones, EKU 12/20 Tacarra Hayes, TtU 12/27 Heather Butler, UTM 1/3 Ashar Harris, MOR 1/10 Brittany Wiley, JSU 1/17 Mariah Robinson, MUR 1/24 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 1/31 Chynna Bozeman, MOR 2/7 Tacarra Hayes, TTU 2/14 Mariah King, EIU 2/21 Mariah King, EIU 2/28 Jasmine Newsome, UTM Newcomer 11/14 Reese Bass, EKU 11/22 Channing Hillman, MOR 11/29 Reese Bass, EKU Karley Evans, SeMO 12/6 Reese Bass, EkU 12/13 Brittany Darling, TTU 12/20 Brittany Darling, TTU 12/27 Brittany Darling, TTU Taylor Hall, UTM 1/3 Brittany Darling, TTU 1/10 Brittany Manning, JSU 1/17 Brittan Manning, JSU 1/24 Brittany Darling, TTU 1/31 No Selection 2/7 Brittany Darling, TTU 2/14 Brittany Darling, TTU 2/21 Kim Haynes, TSU 2/28 Hillary Held, EIU Freshman 11/14 Beth Hawn, UTM 11/22 Heather Butler, UTM 11/29 Marie Carpenter, EKU 12/6 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 12/13 Heather Butler, UTM 12/20 Heather Butler, UTM 12/27 Heather Butler, UTM 1/3 Heather Butler, UTM 1/10 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 1/17 Jasmien Newsome, UTM 1/24 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 1/31 Jaclissa Haislip, UTM 2/7 Jessica Winfrey, MUR Tayla Foster, TSU 2/14 Tayla Foster, TSU 2/21 Jaclissa Haislip, UTM 2/28 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 2011-12 Player 11/15 Whtiney Hanley, APSU 11/22 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 11/29 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 12/6 Destiney Gatson, TSU 12/13 Tacarra Hayes, TTU 12/20 Heather Butler, UTM 12/27 Ashar Harris, MOR 1/3 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 1/10 Tacarra Hayes, TTU 1/17 Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU 1/24 Jasmin Shuler, TSU 1/31 Heather Butler, UTM 2/7 Raven Berry, SIUE 2/14 Heather Butler, UTM 2/21 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 2/17 Jaclissa Haislip, UTM Newcomer 11/15 Erica Burgess, MUR 11/22 Erica Burgess, MUR 11/29 Jade Barber, EKU 12/6 Jade Barber, EKU 12/13 Jade Barber, EKU
12/20 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14 2/21 Freshman 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 2/7 2/14 2/21 2/27
Erica Burgess, MUR Raechele Gray, EKU Erica Burgess, MUR Erica Burgess, MUR Jala Harris, TTU Erica Burgess, MUR Jade Barber, EKU Jade Barber, EKU Jade Barber, EKU Jala Harris, TTU Leslie Martinez, APSU Sabina Oroszova, EIU Rachel Allen, TSU Katie Hempen, SIUE Briana Morrow, JSU Katie Hempen, SIUE Briana Morrow, JSU Candace Morton, JSU Rachel Allen, TSU Briana Morrow, JSU Candace Morton, JSU Chelsea Hudson, TSU Briana Morrow, JSU Kristin Perry, MOR Shelby Olszewski, APSU Chelsea Hudson, TSU Katie Hempen, SIUE
2012-13 Player 11/13 11/20
Jasmine Newsome, UTM Diamond Henderson, TTU Jasmine Newsome, UTM 11/27 Mariah Robinson, MUR 12/4 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 12/11 Heather Butler, UTM 12/18 Heather Butler, UTM 12/27 Almesha Jones, MOR 1/3 Katie Brooks, BEL 1/8 Jordan Hunter, SEMO 1/15 Jade Barber, MOR 1/22 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 1/29 Mariah King, EIU Raven Berry, SIUE 2/5 Jala Harris, TTU 2/12 Erika Sisk, MUR Raven Berry, SIUE 2/19 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 2/26 Jasmine Newsome, UTM 3/4 Jasmine Newsome, UTM Newcomer 11/13 Jordan Coleman, BEL 11/20 Lashay Davis, TTU 11/27 Jordan Coleman, BEL 12/4 Jordan Hunter, SEMO 12/11 Jordan Coleman, BEL 12/18 Jordan Coleman, BEL 12/27 Jordan Coleman, BEL 1/3 Jordyn Luffman, BEL 1/8 Jordan Hunter, SEMO 1/15 Jordan Hunter, SEMO 1/22 Jordan Coleman, BEL 1/29 Jordan Coleman, BEL 2/5 Jordan Coleman, BEL 2/12 Jordyn Luffman, BEL 2/26 Jordan Coleman, BEL 3/4 Lashay Davis, TTU Freshman 11/13 Frankie Joubran, BEL 11/20 CoCo Moore, SIUE 11/27 Erika Sisk, MUR 12/4 Erika Sisk, MUR 12/11 Kelsey Dirks, MUR 12/18 Kara Wright, SEMO 12/27 Erika Sisk, MUR 1/3 CoCo Moore, SIUE 1/8 Erika Sisk, MUR 1/15 Erika Sisk, MUR 1/22 Erika Sisk, MUR 1/29 Erika Sisk, MUR 1/5 Erika Sisk, MUR CoCo Moore, SIUE 2/12 Erika Sisk, MUR 2/19 Tiasha Gray, APSU 2/26 Jessie Wendt, SIUE 3/4 Tiasha Bray, APSU 2013-14 Player 11/12 11/19
Terrice Robinson, MOR Marie Carpenter, EKU Jasmine Newsome, UTM
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11/26 12/3 12/10 12/17 12/23 12/30 1/7 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 3/3
Heather Butler, UTM Keiona Kirby, MUR Sabina Oroszova, EIU Diamond Henderson, TTU Sabina Oroszova, EIU Sabina Oroszova, EIU Jasmine Newsome, UTM Heather Butler, UTM Heather Butler, UTM Chelsea Hudson, TSU Heather Butler, UTM Micah Jones, SIUE Ashia Jones, UTM Patricia Mack, SEMO Chelsea Hudson, TSU Heather Butler, UTM Newcomer 11/12 Jashae Lee, MUR 11/19 Jashae Lee, MUR 11/26 Arnisha Thomas, EIU 12/3 Jashae Lee, MUR 12/10 Jashae Lee, MUR 12/17 Kayla Brewer, TTU 12/23 Taylor Mills, BU 12/30 Chelsea Roberts, UTM 1/7 Taylor Mills, BU 1/14 Taylor Mills, BU 1/21 Jashae Lee, MUR 1/28 Taylor Mills, BU 2/4 Taylor Mills, BU 2/11 Taylor Mills, BU 2/18 Netanya Jackson, MUR 2/25 Netanya Jackson, MUR 3/3 Netanya Jackson, MUR Freshman 11/12 Tiara Caldwell, UTM 11/19 Tearra Banks, APSU 11/26 Hannah Goolsby, TTU 12/3 Elizabeth Masengil, UTM 12/10 Janssen Starks, MUR 12/17 Nikia Edom, MUR 12/23 Tearra Banks, APSU 12/30 Micah Jones, SIUE 1/7 Ashia Jones, UTM 1/14 Hannah Goolsby, TTU Ashia Jones, UTM 1/21 Tearra Banks, APSU 1/28 Ashia Jones, UTM 2/4 Micah Jones, SIUE 2/11 Micah Jones, SIUE 2/18 Ashia Jones, UTM 2/25 Taylor Porter, MUR Ashia Jones, UTM 3/3 Ashia Jones, UTM
Freshman 11/18 Eriel McKee, MOR 11/25 Gwen Adams, SIUE 12/2 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 12/9 Eriel McKee, MO Olivia Cunningham, MUR 12/16 Gwen Adams, SIUE 12/23 Eriel McKee, MOR 12/30 Leah Strain, JSU 1/6 Sierra Jones, BEL 1/13 Gwen Adams, SIUE 1/20 Eriel McKee, MOR 1/27 Sally McCabe, BEL 2/3 Grace Lennox, EIU Eriel McKee, MOR 2/10 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 2/17 Sally McCabe, BEL Tyler Phelion, JSU 2/24 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 3/2 Gwen Adams, SIUE
2014-15 Player 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 12/30 1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/3
Almesha Jones, MOR Michaela Hunter, EKU Candace Morton, JSU Almesha Jones, MOR Ashia Jones, UTM Tiasha Gray, APSU Ashia Jones, UTM Shronda Butts, SIUE Ashia Jones, UTM Ashia Jones, UTM Michaela Hunter, EKU Shronda Butts, SIUE Ashia Jones, UTM 2/10 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 2/17 Tiasha Gray, APSU 2/24 Sabina Oroszova, EIU 3/2 Tiasha Gray, APSU Newcomer 11/18 Samaria Howard, TTU 11/25 Jessy Ward, UTM 12/2 Jessy Ward, UTM 12/9 Courtney Strain, JSU Shronda Butts, SIUE 12/16 Jasmine Robinson, SEMO 12/23 Shameekia Murray, EKU 12/30 Shronda Butts, SIUE 1/6 Shronda Butts, SIUE 1/13 Samaria Howard, TTU 1/20 Shronda Butts, SIUE 1/27 Shameekia Murray, EKU 2/3 Shronda Butts, SIUE 2/10 Jasmine Robinson, SEMO 2/17 Jasmine Robinson, SEMO 2/24 Shameeka Murray, EKU Samaria Howard, TTU 3/2 Shronda Butts, SIUE 140 • 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME PRESEASON POLLS OVC preseason women’s basketball polls are available dating back to the 1981-82 season. Not all years in that time frame, however, are available. Where available, first-place votes are indicated in parenthesis after team name. The selection of Preseason Players of the Year began in 1993-94. 1981-82 1. Western Kentucky (3) Tennessee Tech (3) 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Morehead State 5. Austin Peay 6. Eastern Kentucky Murray State
33 33 27 19 13 11 11
1982-83 1. Middle Tennessee Poll results incomplete 1983-84 1. Middle Tennessee (5) 2. Morehead State (2) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Murray State 6. Austin Peay 7. Akron 8. Youngstown State 1984-85 1. Middle Tennessee (6) 2. Tennessee Tech (2) 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Austin Peay 5. Morehead State 6. Murray State 7. Youngstown State 8. Akron 1985-86 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. Morehead State 6. Austin Peay 7. Youngstown State 8. Akron
47 43 36 34 22 21 12 9 48 44 36 26 24 23 16 7
1991-92 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Morehead State 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Tennessee State 7. Austin Peay 8. Murray State
87 82 76 55 50 40 30 28
1992-93 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Morehead State Murray State 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State UT Martin
52 49 43 33 26 26 15 13 13
1993-94 1. Middle Tennessee (9) 2. Tennessee Tech (6) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee State (2) 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Morehead State 7. Austin Peay Murray State 9. UT Martin
118 115 94 91 72 62 38 38 20
Preseason Player of the Year Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee 63 56 37 35 34 29 24 10
1986-87 Poll results incomplete
1994-95 1. Tennessee State (11) 2. Tennessee Tech (5) 3. Middle Tennessee (1) 4. Eastern Kentucky (2) 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Austin Peay 7. Morehead State 8. Murray State 9. UT Martin
1987-88 Poll results incomplete
Preseason Player of the Year Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State
1988-89 1. Tennessee Tech (6) 2. Middle Tennessee (3) 3. Murray State (3) 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee State
52 51 50 39 29 20 11
1989-90 1. Tennessee Tech (12) 2. Morehead State (1) 3. Murray State (1) 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee State
72 52 46 45 44 22 13
1990-91 1. Tennessee Tech 2. Middle Tennessee Tennessee State 4. Murray State 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Austin Peay
12 38 38 39 42 53 72
1995-96 1. Middle Tennessee (7) 2. Tennessee Tech (7) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Austin Peay (2) 5. Tennessee State (1) 6. UT Martin 7. Murray State Southeast Missouri 9. Morehead State
123 110 99 89 71 63 40 30 23
117 116 96 86 80 51 40 40 22
Preseason Player of the Year Gray C. Harris, Southeast Missouri 1996-97 1. Middle Tennessee (13) 2. Tennessee Tech (1) 3. Murray State (3) 4. Eastern Kentucky 92) 5. Tennessee State 6. Austin Peay (1) 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Eastern Illinois 9. UT Martin 10. Morehead State Preseason Player of the Year Stephanie Minor, Murray State
154 128 115 110 101 94 71 48 41 23
1997-98 1. Eastern Kentucky (17) 2. Tennessee Tech (3) 3. Austin Peay 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Murray State 8. UT Martin 9. Morehead State 10. Southeast Missouri
160 147 114 107 97 78 74 47 41 35
147 142 133 119 79 73 66 58 44 37
Preseason Player of the Year Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech 1999-00 1. Tennessee Tech (14) 2. UT Martin (5) 3. Middle Tennessee (1) 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Murray State 7. Tennessee State 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Illinois Morehead State
156 144 124 122 89 87 60 50 34 34
Preseason Player of the Year Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech
188 182 167 147 106 100 98 80 58 45
2004-05 1. Tennessee Tech (9) 2. Jacksonville State (6) 3. Austin Peay (4) 4. Eastern Kentucky (3) 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Murray State 7. UT Martin 8. Morehead State 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Samford 11. Tennessee State
180 176 162 156 135 108 71 70 68 64 20
Preseason Player of the Year Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech 126 111 94 80 73 63 42 36 23
Preseason Players of the Year Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech 2001-02 1. Tennessee Tech (11) 2. Austin Peay (5) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Morehead State (1) 5. Southeast Missouri 6. UT Martin 7. Murray State Tennessee State 9. Eastern Illinois
2003-04 1. Southeast Missouri (10) 2. Austin Peay (9) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Tennessee Tech (2) 5. Morehead State 6. Eastern Illinois 7. UT Martin 8. Jacksonville State 9. Murray State 10. Tennessee State 11. Samford Preseason Player of the Year Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay
Preseason Player of the Year Zabrina Harris, UT Martin 2000-01 1. Tennessee Tech (14) 2. Austin Peay (3) 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. Southeast Missouri (1) 6. UT Martin 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Tennessee State 9. Morehead State
119 104 104 91 76 44 44 44 22
Preseason Player of the Year Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay
Preseason Player of the Year Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech 1998-99 1. Tennessee Tech (9) 2. Middle Tennessee (4) 3. UT Martin (4) 4. Eastern Kentucky (3) 5. Tennessee State 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Southeast Missouri 9. Murray State 10. Morehead State
2002-03 1. Austin Peay (13) 2. Eastern Kentucky (3) Morehead State (2) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Eastern Illinois Murray State UT Martin 9. Tennessee State
123 115 93 83 75 62 33 33 31
2005-06 1. Tennessee Tech (6) 2. Southeast Missouri (4) 3. Eastern Kentucky (1) 4. Jacksonville State 5. Samford 6. Tennessee State 7. UT Martin 8. Murray State 9. Morehead State 10. Eastern Illinois 11. Austin Peay
95 93 80 67 58 46 44 42 31 28 21
Preseason Player of the Year Tatiana Conceicao, Southeast Missouri 2006-07 1. Samford (12) 2. Morehead State (3) 3. Murray State (3) 4. Tennessee Tech (4) 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Austin Peay 9. UT Martin 10. Jacksonville State 11. Tennessee State
189 158 154 152 125 116 87 79 68 61 21
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2007-08 1. Southeast Missouri (19) 2. Samford (2) 3. Murray State 4. Eastern Illinois (1) 5. Tennessee Tech 6. UT Martin 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Morehead State 9. Austin Peay 10. Tennessee State 11. Jacksonville State
199 161 155 119 118 114 105 100 69 48 22
Preseason Player of the Year Missy Whitney, Southeast Missouri 2008-09 1. Eastern Illinois (6) 2. Murray State (8) 3. Southeast Missouri (3) 4. Tennessee State (3) 5. Jacksonville State 6. Morehead State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. Austin Peay 10. UT Martin
149 144 129 124 88 83 66 59 32 26
Preseason Player of the Year Ashley Hayes, Murray State 2009-10 1. Morehead State (9) 2. Austin Peay (6) 3. Tennessee State (4) 4. Eastern Illinois (1) 5. Jacksonville State 6. Murray State 7. Southeast Missouri 8. Tennessee Tech 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. UT Martin
147 146 134 111 84 79 67 58 54 18
Preseason Player of the Year Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State 2010-11 1. Eastern Illinois (10) 2. Morehead State (7) 3. Austin Peay (3) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. UT Martin 6. Murray State 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Tennessee State 9. Jacksonville State 10. Southeast Missouri
151 147 120 117 97 83 79 45 31 30
Preseason Player of the Year Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State 2011-12 1. Tennessee Tech (13) 2. UT Martin (9) 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Austin Peay 5. Morehead State 6. Murray State 7. Tennessee State 8. SIUE 9. Jacksonville State 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Southeast Missouri
193 187 159 142 133 88 82 73 72 47 34
2012-13 East 1. Tennessee Tech (15) 2. Eastern Kentucky (6) 3. Belmont (3) 4. Morehead State 5. Tennessee State 6. Jacksonville State
121 108 86 69 68 40
West 1. UT Martin (19) 2. Eastern Illinois (5) 3. SIUE 4. Murray State 5. Austin Peay 6. Southeast Missouri
129 113 86 77 47 39
Preseason Player of the Year Heather Butler, UT Martin 2013-14 East 1. Tennessee Tech (12) 2. Belmont (9) 3. Eastern Kentucky (3) 4. Morehead State 5. Tennessee State 6. Jacksonville State West 1. UT Martin (22) 2. SIUE (2) 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Murray State 5. Southeast Missouri 6. Austin Peay
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Preseason Player of the Year Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin 2014-15 1. Belmont (14) 2. UT Martin (3) 3. Jacksonville State (2) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. SIUE 6. Tennessee State (2) 7. Eastern Kentucky (3) 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Murray State 10. Southeast Missouri 11. Austin Peay 12 Morehead State
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Preseason Player of the Year Jordyn Luffman-Hartsfield, Belmont 2015-16 1. SIUE (10) 2. UT Martin (10) 3. Belmont (3) 4. Jacksonville State 5. Tennessee State (1) 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Murray State 11. Tennessee Tech 12 Southeast Missouri Preseason Player of the Year Shronda Butts, SIUE
Preseason Player of the Year Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech
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2016 OVC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
OVC Tournament Champions
1978-79 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
Morehead State* Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Tennessee State Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee
1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Vacated% Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay Austin Peay UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin Tennessee State
* An OVC women’s basketball tournament in the 1978-79 season was held to determine the OVC champion, though the tournament was not a postseason tournament. Instead, it was held Feb. 8-10, while the season ran until March 9. % - Southeast Missouri won the 2005-06 OVC Tournament. The title was later vacated due to NCAA penalties. Team Records in OVC Tournament Austin Peay (1962-present) ...........................................27-14 Belmont (2012-present)......................................................3-3 Eastern Illinois (1996-present) ........................................6-14 Eastern Kentucky (1948-present)..................................17-22 Jacksonville State (2003-present) .....................................4-2 Middle Tennessee (1952-00) ............................................22-13 Morehead State (1948-present) .....................................10-22 Murray State (1948-present) ..........................................12-19 Samford (2003-08) ...............................................................3-4 Southeast Missouri (1991-present) ............................... 8-14* SIUE (2012-present)............................................................2-3 Tennessee State (1986-present) ......................................9-15 Tennessee Tech (1949-present) ....................................45-23 UT Martin (1992-present) ...............................................19-12 Western Kentucky (1948-82) ................................................2-2 Youngstown State (1980-88) ................................................0-4 * - Team had a 13-14 record before NCAA penalties were imposed (eliminating five victories) Present OVC Members in Bold
For the 22nd time in 23 years, the Ohio Valley Conference invades downtown Nashville to crown its women’s basketball champion. The OVC Basketball Tournament is the league’s showcase event, and the 2015 edition of “Music City Madness” will include a variety of exciting action both on and off the court. The tournament made a return to Municipal Auditorium in 2011. The combined men’s and women’s championship has been held at Municipal Auditorium 10 times: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. The men also held its championship at the venue in 1989 and 1967 (when the tournament was held in December) Beginning with the 2011 OVC Women’s Basketball Championship the bracket gave the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds double byes to the semifinals and the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds single byes to the quarterfinals. Beginning this season the bracket will return to a traditional 1/8, 2/7, 3/6, 4/5 format. The recommendation to change to this format also came from the women’s basketball coaches group in part to allow for all teams to arrive at the tournament site at the same time and allow for an awards recognition event the day prior to the tournament to celebrate OVC women’s basketball and interact with each other. The schedule for the 2016 Women’s Basketball Championship will see the No. 1 vs. No. 8 and No. 2 vs. No. 7 seeds playing on Wednesday, with the teams winning those games having an off day on Thursday when the first round games continue with No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchups. The semifinals will remain on Friday with the Championship Game still being played on Saturday. Last year saw No. 3 Tennessee State upset No. 1 UT Martin, 64-60, in overtime in the championship game. It marked the Tigers first tourney title since 1995. All-Time Tournament Championship Breakdown Tennessee Tech 9 Austin Peay 7 Middle Tennessee 6 UT Martin 4 Tennessee State 3 Eastern Kentucky 2 Morehead State 1 Murray State 1 Southeast Missouri 1* * - Team had two tournament championships before NCAA penalties were imposed. 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 143
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 & THURSDAY, MARCH 3 (First Round)
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
(Semifinals)
(Championship)
#1 Seed GAME 1 12:00 p.m., Wed., March 2 (OVCDN)
#8 Seed
#4 Seed
GAME 5 12:00 p.m. (OVCDN)
GAME 3 12:00 p.m., Thur., March 3 (OVCDN)
#5 Seed
GAME 7 12:00 p.m. (OVCDN)
#3 Seed GAME 4 2:00 p.m., Thur., March 3 (OVCDN)
NCAA AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
#6 Seed
#2 Seed
GAME 6 2:00 p.m. (OVCDN)
GAME 2 2:00 p.m., Wed., March 2 (OVCDN)
#7 Seed
OVC Tournament Tiebreaker System Tiebreaker. The tiebreaker system for seeding the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament will utilize the following factors, in order, until all ties are broken. Two-way Ties (a) Records in head-to-head competition are compared with the higher seed going to the team that has won the most games against the other; (b) In the event step 1 does not resolve the tie (i.e., if the two teams split during the regular season), then the records for the tying teams against the No. 1 seed shall be compared. The team with the better record against the No. 1 seed shall gain the higher seed. (c) If the potential No. 1 seed is among the tied teams, the process in step 2 will begin at the highest point in the standings that does not involve a tied team. (d) The process continues through the No. 12 team, if necessary. (e) In the event that the tie cannot be broken, the seedings shall be determined by a coin toss. Multiple Ties (a) Composite records between tying teams will be evaluated to determine if one team has won more games against the other tying institutions (in which case that team would receive the higher seed) and/or one team has won the least number of games among the tied teams (in which case that team will receive the lowest seed), and /or two teams have the same composite record (in which case the two-team tiebreaker scenario shall be utilized); (b) In the event this process does not resolve the multiple ties or reduce the multiple ties to one tie, then a comparison of records of the tying institutions against the No. 1 seed will occur. The team among the tying institutions with the better record against the No. 1 seed will receive the higher seed. (c) If the potential No. 1 seed is among the tied teams, the process in step 2 will begin at the highest point in the standing that does not involve a tied team. (d) This process continues through No. 12 team, if necessary. (e) In the event this process does not resolve the ties, a coin toss will be the final alternative. NOTE: If a multiple tie is reduced to a tie between two teams, the two-team tiebreaker formula will then be utilized. Ties involving teams higher in the standings are always broken before ties involving teams lower in the standings. Higher winning percentages shall prevail in tiebreaker situations, even if the number of games played against a team or group is unequal (i.e. 2-0 is better than 3-1). In the case of tied percentages, 2-0 is better than 1-0 and 0-1 is better than 0-2.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ALL-TIME RESULTS 1982 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER First Round Austin Peay 72, Western Kentucky 69 Morehead State 80, Youngstown State 68 Semifinals Morehead State 66, Middle Tennessee 62 Tennessee Tech 74, Austin Peay 64 Championship Tennessee Tech 80, Morehead State 66 1983 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER First Round #2 Tennessee Tech 103, #7 Youngstown State 78 #5 Murray State 58, #4 Eastern Kentucky 56 #3 Morehead State 71, #6 Austin Peay 52 Semifinals #1 Middle Tennessee 84, Murray State 73 Morehead State 60, Tennessee Tech 49 Championship Middle Tennessee 74, Morehead State 61 1984 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #1 Middle Tennessee 65, #4 Morehead State 47 #2 Tennessee Tech 70, #4 Eastern Kentucky 64 Championship Middle Tennessee 71, Tennessee Tech 61 1985 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #1 Middle Tennessee 82, #4 Austin Peay 77 #2 Tennessee Tech 72, #4 Eastern Kentucky 65 Championship Middle Tennessee 67, Tennessee Tech 61 1986 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #2 Tennessee Tech 89, #3 Youngstown State 54 #1 Middle Tennessee 85, #4 Morehead State 72 Championship Middle Tennessee 66, Tennessee Tech 63 1987 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #1 Middle Tennessee 72, #4 Murray State 64 #2 Tennessee Tech 70, #3 Morehead State 64 Championship Tennessee Tech 71, Middle Tennessee 67 1988 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #2 Tennessee Tech 77, #4 Youngstown St. 74 (OT) #1 Middle Tennessee 83, #3 Morehead State 56 Championship Middle Tennessee 79, Tennessee Tech 62 1989 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #4 Murray State 73, #1 Middle Tennessee 66 #2 Tennessee Tech 86, #3 Morehead State 63 Championship Tennessee Tech 80, Murray State 79
1990 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER Semifinals #2 Murray State 82, #3 Middle Tennessee 74 #1 Tennessee Tech 86, #3 Tennessee State 60 Championship Tennessee Tech 79, Murray State 72 1991 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER Semifinals #2 Middle Tennessee 93, #3 Eastern Kentucky 84 #1 Tennessee Tech 81, #4 Tennessee State 67 Championship Tennessee Tech 84, Middle Tennessee 59 1992 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER Semifinals #2 Eastern Kentucky 72, #3 Middle Tennessee 67 #1 Tennessee Tech 87, #4 Southeast Missouri 74 Championship Tennessee Tech 81, Eastern Kentucky 74 1993 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER Semifinals #2 Middle Tennessee 87, #3 Eastern Kentucky 74 #1 Tennessee Tech 85, #4Tennessee State 80 Championship Tennessee Tech 80, Middle Tennessee 73 1994 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #4 Middle Tennessee 71, #5 Southeast Missouri 70 #2 Tennessee Tech 63, #7 Morehead State 62 #6 Austin Peay 64, #3 Eastern Kentucky 53 Semifinals #1 Tennessee State 88, Middle Tennessee 66 Tennessee Tech 86, Austin Peay 63 Championship Tennessee State 71, Tennessee Tech 63 1995 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #4 Middle Tennessee 73, #5 Austin Peay 56 #2 Tennessee Tech 82, #7 Southeast Missouri 59 #3 Eastern Kentucky 80, #6 UT Martin76 Semifinals #1 Tennessee State 83, Middle Tennessee 71 Tennessee Tech 63, Eastern Kentucky 59 Championship Tennessee State 66, Tennessee Tech 63 1996 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #4 Eastern Kentucky 68, #5 Tennessee Tech 56 #2 Middle Tennessee 99, #7 Morehead State 73 #6 Murray State 73, #3 Southeast Missouri 56 Semifinals #1 Austin Peay 70, Eastern Kentucky 56 Middle Tennessee 70, Murray State 56 Championship Austin Peay 69, Middle Tennessee 60 1997 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE NASHVILLE ARENA First Round (at campus sites) #1 Eastern Kentucky 69, #8 Tennessee State 60 #2 Tennessee Tech 72, #7 Murray State 61 #4 Morehead State 72, #5 Eastern Illinois 67 #6 Middle Tennessee 60, #3 Austin Peay 59 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 67, Morehead State 47 Tennessee Tech 59, Middle Tennessee 56 Championship Eastern Kentucky 69, Tennessee Tech 65
1998 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE NASHVILLE ARENA First Round (at campus sites) #1 Eastern Ky. 92, #8 Southeast Missouri 75 #2 Tennessee Tech 80, #7 Austin Peay 60 #3 UT Martin 80, #6 Tennessee State 75 #4 Middle Tennessee 73, #5 Eastern Illinois 60 Semifinals Middle Tennessee 72, Eastern Kentucky 62 UT Martin 69, Tennessee Tech 53 Championship Middle Tennessee 59, UT Martin 58 1999 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE NASHVILLE ARENA First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 74, #8 Austin Peay 60 #7 Tennessee State 82, #2 Middle Tennessee 79 #3 UT Martin 102, #6 Eastern Kentucky 87 #4 Southeast Missouri 66, #5 Murray State 60 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 73, Southeast Missouri 62 UT Martin 69, Tennessee State 67 Championship Tennessee Tech 86, UT Martin 83 2000 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 68, #8 Eastern Illinois 48 #2 Middle Tennessee 76, #7 SE Missouri 57 #6 Austin Peay 90, #3 UT Martin 60 #4 Murray State 67, #5 Eastern Kentucky 61 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 67, Murray State 45 Austin Peay 67, Middle Tennessee 58 Championship Tennessee Tech 89, Austin Peay 80 2001 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 98, #8 Tennessee State 81 #3 Austin Peay 77, #6 Murray State 61 #7 Morehead State 92, #2 Eastern Kentucky 89 #5 UT Martin 68, #4 Southeast Missouri 63 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 100, UT Martin 70 Austin Peay 71, Morehead State 63 Championship Austin Peay 65, Tennessee Tech 63 2002 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY KENTUCKY INTL. CONVENTION CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Eastern Kentucky 76, #8 Murray State 59 #2 Tennessee Tech 67, #7 Eastern Illinois 43 #3 Morehead State 90, #6 UT Martin 66 #4 Austin Peay 76, #5 Southeast Missouri 67 Semifinals Austin Peay 78, Eastern Kentucky 77 (OT) Tennessee Tech 87, Morehead State 78 Championship Austin Peay 85, Tennessee Tech 83 2003 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Austin Peay 75, #8 Murray State 54 #4 UT Martin 80, #5 Morehead State 75 #2 Southeast Missouri 79, #7 Eastern Illinois 76 #6 Tennessee Tech 67, #3 Eastern Kentucky 65 Semifinals Austin Peay 73, UT Martin 58 Southeast Missouri 78, Tennessee Tech 65 Championship Austin Peay 85, Southeast Missouri 61
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2004 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round (at campus sites) #1 Austin Peay 73, #8 Morehead State 61 #2 Tennessee Tech 76, #7 UT Martin 60 #4 Southeast Missouri 76, #5 Murray State 51 #6 Eastern Kentucky 65, #3 Jacksonville St. 63 Semifinals Austin Peay 72, Southeast Missouri 55 Eastern Kentucky 85, Tennessee Tech 74 Championship Austin Peay 65, Eastern Kentucky 51
2010 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE BRIDGESTONE ARENA First Round (at campus sites) #1 Eastern Illinois 73, #8 Tennessee State 56 #2 Morehead State 95, #7 Murray State 90 #3 Austin Peay 79, #6 Tennessee Tech 61 #4 UT Martin 51, #5 Eastern Kentucky 47 Semifinals Eastern Illinois 65, UT Martin 51 Austin Peay 78, Morehead State 71 Championship Austin Peay 69, Eastern Illinois 60
2014 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Eastern Kentucky 75, #8 Eastern Illinois 52 #6 Jacksonville State 71, #7 SIUE 59 Quarterfinals Eastern Kentucky 79, #4 Tennessee State 75 Jacksonville State 57, #3 Tennessee Tech 56 Semifinals #1 UT Martin 97, Eastern Kentucky 45 #2 Belmont 65, Jacksonville State 50 Championship UT Martin 78, Belmont 66
2005 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Eastern Kentucky 94, #8 Murray State 69 #2 Southeast Missouri 47, #7 Samford 45 #3 Tennessee Tech 70, #6 UT Martin 51 #4 Jacksonville State 65, #5 Tennessee State 64 Semifinals Eastern Kentucky 62, Jacksonville State 60 Southeast Missouri 71, Tennessee Tech 68 Championship Eastern Kentucky 84, Southeast Missouri 73 (2OT)
2011 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Austin Peay 71, #8 Murray State 64 #6 Jacksonville State 57, #7 Tennessee St. 55 Quarterfinals Austin Peay 78, #4 Eastern Illinois 71 #3 Morehead State 82, Jacksonville St. 67 Semifinals #1 Tennessee Tech 65, Austin Peay 56 #2 UT Martin 79, Morehead State 69 Championship UT Martin 82, Tennessee Tech 76
2015 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #1 UT Martin 65, #8 Eastern Illinois 35 #2 SIUE 72, #7 Austin Peay 69 #4 Belmont 55, #5 Jacksonville State 45 #3 Tennessee State 81, #6 Morehead State 66 Semifinals UT Martin 71, Belmont 65 Tennessee State 71, SIUE 65 Championship Tennessee State 64, UT Martin 60 (OT)
2006 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Tennessee Tech 83, #8 Eastern Illinois 69 #5 Morehead State 80, #4 Austin Peay 78 (OT) #2 Southeast issouri 80, #7 Murray State 49 #3 Samford 58, #6 Jacksonville State 56 Semifinals Tennessee Tech 80, Morehead State 66 Southeast Missouri 59, Samford 52 Championship Southeast Missouri 71, TennesseeTech 50
2012 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #8 Austin Peay 84, #5 Morehead State (2OT) #6 Eastern Kentucky 70, #7 Tennessee St. 55 Quarterfinals #4 Murray State 90, Austin Peay 73 #3 Tennessee Tech 81, Eastern Kentucky 65 Semifinals #1 UT Martin 102, Murray State 77 Tennessee Tech 81, #2 Eastern Illinois 72 Championship UT Martin 82, Tennessee Tech 65
2007 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Southeast Missouri 58, #8 Austin Peay 54 #2 Murray State 68, #7 Eastern Kentucky 66 #6 UT Martin 61, #3 Morehead State 57 #4 Samford 63, #5 Tennessee Tech 60 Semifinals Southeast Missouri 57, Samford 51 Murray State 66, UT Martin 65 (OT) Championship Southeast Missouri 62, Murray State 60 2008 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round (at campus sites) #1 Southeast Missouri 67, #8 Jacksonville St. 45 #2 Samford 69, #7 Eastern Kentucky 56 #3 Murray State 87, #6 Morehead State 61 #4 Eastern Illinois 65, #5 Tennessee State 51 Semifinals Eastern Illinois 52, Southeast Missouri 40 Murray State 68, Samford 56 Championship Murray State 69, Eastern Illinois 58
2013 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Eastern Kentucky 62, #8 Murray State 51 #6 SIUE 73, #7 Tennessee State 61 Quarterfinals #4 UT Martin 78, Eastern Kentucky 63 #3 Belmont 62, SIUE 45 Semifinals UT Martin 71, #1 Eastern Illinois 69 #2 Tennessee Tech 61, Belmont 57 Championship UT Martin 87, Tennessee Tech 80 (OT)
2009 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE SOMMET CENTER First Round (at campus sites) #1 Murray State 79, #8 Jacksonville State 69 #2 Eastern Illinois 71, #7 Tennessee Tech 65 #3 Tennessee St. 77, #6 Southeast Missouri 66 #5 Austin Peay 78, #4 Morehead State 74 Semifinals Austin Peay 90, Murray State 84 Eastern Illinois 64, Tennessee State 48 Championship Austin Peay 69, Eastern Illinois 65 (2OT)
Last year Tennessee State won its first OVC Tournament title since 1995 with a 64-60 win over UT Martin in overtime.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS 1979 Shari Price, Western Kentucky (MVP) Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech Peggy Gay, Eastern Kentucky Jane Lockin, Western Kentucky Sharon McClannahan, Middle Tennessee Irene Moore, Morehead State Jackie Mounts, Murray State Donna Stephens, Morehead State Michelle Stowers, Morehead State 1982 Anita Myers, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State Jerilynn Harper, Tennessee Tech Gayle Kinzer, Austin Peay Donna Stephens, Morehead State 1983 Holly Hoover, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State Eva Lemeh, Middle Tennessee Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Chris Moye, Tennessee State
1993 Roschelle Vaughn, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Dana Bilyeu, Tennessee Tech Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Michelle Jackson, Middle Tennessee Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee Connie Swift, Tennessee State 1994 Connie Swift, Tennessee State (MVP) Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State Taunya Lovelace, Tennessee Tech Terrance Oglesby, Tennessee Tech Colleen Polzin, Austin Peay Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee 1995 Connie Swift, Tennessee State (MVP Carolyn Aldridge, Tennessee State Maisha Blanton, Eastern Kentucky Taunya Lovelace, Tennessee State Elizabeth Maxwell, Tennessee Tech Sherry Tucker, Middle Tennessee
1984 Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Tammy Burton, Tennessee Tech Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee
1996 Simone Caldwell, Austin Peay (MVP) Jonelda Buck, Middle Tennessee Sonja Cox, Austin Peay Carlita Elder, Middle Tennessee Stephanie Minor, Murray State Sonia White, Austin Peay
1985 Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kay Willbanks, Middle Tennessee
1997 Laphelia Doss, Eastern Kentucky (MVP) Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech Amy Kieckbusch, Morehead State Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech
1986 Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kay Wilbanks, Middle Tennessee
1998 Bama Burrell, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Carlita Elder, Middle Tennessee Tessa Fields, Tennessee-Martin Nichole Lockridge, Tennessee-Martin Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech 1999 Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech Tessa Fields, Tennessee-Martin Zabrina Harris, Tennessee-Martin Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Schronda Moore, Tennessee State
1987 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech Geralynn Feth, Murray State Janet Ross, Middle Tennessee Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee 1988 Melinda Clayton, Tenn. Tech (MVP) Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State Sandy Brown, Middle Tennessee Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech 1989 Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech Sheila Smith, Murray State 1990 Angela Moorehead, Tenn. Tech (MVP) Stephanie Capley, Middle Tennessee Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech Karen Johnson, Murray State Cecila Ramsey, Tennessee Tech Michelle Wenning, Murray State 1991 Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech Stephanie Capley, Middle Tennessee Mitzi Rice, Tennessee Tech Priscilla Robinson, Middle Tennessee 1992 Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky (MVP) Sherry Batten, Tennessee Tech Dana Bilyeu, Tennessee Tech Segena Mackeroy, Eastern Kentucky Sherry Tucker, Middle Tennessee Roschelle Vaughn, Tennessee Tech
2000 Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Allison Clark, Tennessee Tech Kelly Chavez, Austin Peay Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Paige Smith, Austin Peay 2001 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (MVP) Misty Garrett, Tennessee Tech Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Paige Smith, Austin Peay Travece Turner, Morehead State 2002 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (MVP) Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Casey Bradford, Tennessee Tech Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky 2003 Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (MVP) Lori Chase, Southeast Missouri Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay Paige Smith, Austin Peay Kenja White, Southeast Missouri
2005 Miranda Eckerle, Eastern Kentucky (MVP) Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Natalie Purcell, Southeast Missouri Ashley Cazee, Eastern Kentucky Tatiana Conceicao, Southeast Missouri 2006 Tatiana Conceicao, Southeast Missouri (MVP) Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Alex Munday, Samford Megen Gearhart, Morehead State Lachelle Lyles, Souheast Missouri 2007 Sonya Daugherty, Southeast Missouri (MVP) Amber Guffey, Murray State Ashley N. Hayes, Murray State Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri Alex Munday, Samford 2008 Amber Guffey, Murray State (MVP) Shaleea Petty, Murray State Ashley Hayes, Murray State Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois Taryn Towns, Samford 2009 April Thomas, Austin Peay (MVP) Ashley Herring, Austin Peay Emily Pullock, Austin Peay Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois Amber Guffey, Murray State 2010 Ashley Herring, Austin Peay (MVP) Nicole Jamen, Austin Peay Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois Maggie Kloak, Eastern Illinois Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State 2011 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (MVP) Brooke Faulkner, Austin Peay Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech Heather Butler, UT Martin 2012 Heather Butler, UT Martin (MVP) Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin Tacarra Hayes, Tennessee Tech Whitney Hanley, Austin Peay Jala Harris, Tennessee Tech 2013 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (MVP) Diamond Henderson, Tennessee Tech Rickiesha Bryant, UT Martin Jala Harris, Tennessee Tech Heather Butler, UT Martin 2014 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (MVP) Heather Butler, UT Martin Jordyn Luffman, Belmont Katie Carroll, Belmont Marie Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky 2015 Brianna Lawrence, Tennessee State (MVP) Chelsea Hudson, Tennessee State Rachel Allen, Tennessee State Ashia Jones, UT Martin Tierny Austin, SIUE
2004 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (MVP) Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Jessica Grayson, Austin Peay Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RECORDS Single Game - Team
Single Game - Individual
Most Points 103 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Youngtown State (1983)
Most Points 41 - Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin vs. Eastern Kentucky (2013)
Most Field Goals Made 43 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Youngstown State (1983)
Most Field Goals Made 15 - Angela Moorehead, Tenn. Tech, vs. Murray State (1990) and Middle Tennessee (1991) 15 - Diana Seng, Tennessee Tech, vs. Eastern Kentucky (1997) 15 - Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech, vs. Austin Peay (2002) 15 - Whitney Hanley, Austin Peay vs. Morehead State (2012)
Most Field Goal Attempts 80 - Morehead State, vs. Youngstown State (1986) 80 - Milddle Tennessee, vs. Morehead State (1986) Best Field Goal Percentage .652 - (43-of-66) Tennessee Tech, vs. Youngstown State (1986)
Most Field Goal Attempts 31 - Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech, vs. Murray State (1990) 31 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State vs. Jacksonville State (2011)
Fewest Field Goals Made 11 - Southeast Missouri vs. Eastern Illinois (2008)
Best Field Goal Goal Percentage (Min. 10 Made) 1.000 (12-of-12) - Chastity Bohannan, UT Martin, vs. Tennessee State (1998)
Most Free Throws Made 32 - Southeast Missouri, vs. Eastern Illinois (2003)
Most Free Throws Made 14 - Tessa Fields, UT Martin, vs. Tennessee State (1998)
Most Free Throw Attempts 45 - Southeast Missouri, vs. Eastern Illinois (2003)
Most Consecutive Free Throws Made 14 - Tessa Fields, UT Martin, vs. Tennessee State (1998)
Best Free Throw Percentage 1.000 (16-of-16) - Tennessee Tech, vs. UT Martin (2001)
Most Free Throw Attempts 18 - Carina Souza, Southeast Missouri, vs. Eastern Illinois (2003)
Fewest Free Throws Made 1 - Eastern Illinois, vs. Tennessee Tech (2002)
Best Free Throw Percentage (Min. 10 Made) 1.000 - (14-of-14) - Tessa Fields, UT Martin, vs. Tennessee State (1998)
Fewest Free Throw Attempts 2 - Morehead State, vs. Tennessee Tech (1982)
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made 9 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State vs. Jacksonville State (2011)
Most 3-point Field Goals Made 19 - Tennessee Tech, vs. UT Martin (2001)
Most Rebounds 23 - Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State, vs. Youngstown State (1982)
Most 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 28 - UT Martin vs. Murray State (2012)
Most Steals 9 - Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky, vs. Tennessee Tech (2003)
Best 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 10 Attempts) .704 (19-of-27) - Tennessee Tech, vs. UT Martin (2001)
Most Blocked Shots 9 - Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech, vs. Tennessee State (1991)
Most Personal Fouls 32 - Eastern Kentucky, vs. UT Martin (1999) Fewest Personal Fouls 6 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Eastern Illinois (2002) Most Rebounds 62 - Morehead State, vs. Youngstown State (1982) Most Turnovers 33 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Eastern Kentucky (2003) Most Assists 30 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Youngstown State (1983) 30 - Morehead State, vs. UT Martin (2002) Single Game - Two Teams Most Points 189 - UT Martin (102) vs. Eastern Kentucky (87) (1999) Fewest Points 108 - Southeast Missouri (57) vs. Samford (51) (2007) Largest Margin of Victory 35 - Tennessee Tech (89) vs. Youngstown State (54) (1986) Most Field Goals Made 75 - Tennessee Tech (43) vs. Youngstown State (32) (1983) Most Field Goal Attempts 154 - Middle Tennessee (80) vs. Morehead St. (74) Fewest Field Goals Made 33 - Eastern Kentucky (19) vs. Morehead State (14) (1997) Most Free Throws Made 55 - Southeast Missouri (32) vs. Eastern Illinois (23) (2003) Fewest Free Throws Made 11 - Tennessee Tech (7) vs. Eastern Illinois (4) (2000) Most Personal Fouls 55 - Eastern Illinois (31) vs. Southeast Missouri (24) (2003) Fewest Personal Fouls 19 - Tennessee Tech (7) vs. Eastern Illinois (12) (2000)
Tournament - Individual Most Points (3 games): 98 - Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2013) (2 games): 60 - Jaree Goodin, Eastern Kentucky (1992) Most Field Goals Made (3 games): 35 - Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2013) Most Field Goal Attempts (3 games): 64 - Ashia Jones, UT Martin (2015) (2 games): 59 - Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech (1990) Most Free Throws Made (3 games): 28 - Ashia Jones, UT Martin (2015) (2 games): 23 - Heather Butler, UT Martin (2012) Most Free Throw Attempts (3 games): 31 - Ashia Jones, UT Martin (2015) (2 games): 25 - Heather Butler, UT Martin (2012) Most 3-point Field Goals Made (3 games) 13 - Paige Smith, Austin Peay (2003) (2 games): 9 - Sandy Brown, Middle Tenn. (1988); Dana Bilyeu, Tennessee Tech (1992) Most Rebounds (3 games) 50 - Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (2007) (2 games) 32 - Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech (1988) All-time Scoring Leader 252 - Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (2000-03) Tournament - Team Most Points 261 - Tennessee Tech (2001) (3 games) Most Field Goals 94 - Morehead State (1982) (3 games) Most Field Goal Attempts 205 - Morehead State (1982) (3 games) Fewest Field Goals Made 66 - Southeast Missouri (2008) (3 games) 39 - Belmont (2013) (2 games) Fewest Free Throws Made 19 - Tennessee Tech (2013) (2 games) Fewest Free Throw Attempts 27 - Tennessee Tech (2013) (3 games) Most Personal Foults 63 - Middle Tennessee (1996) (3 games) Fewest Personal Fouls 41 - Southeast Missouri (2006) (3 games) Most Rebounds 136 - Tennessee Tech (1994) (3 games)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON HISTORY Austin Peay (0-7 NCAA, 0-0 WNIT) 1996 - NCAA #3 Clemson 79, #14 Austin Peay 52 2001 - NCAA #1 Tennessee 80, #16 Austin Peay 38 2002 - NCAA #2 Purdue 80, #15 Austin Peay 38 2003 - NCAA #3 North Carolina 72, #14 Austin Peay 70 2004 - NCAA #4 LSU 83, #13 Austin Peay 66 2009 - NCAA #1 Duke 83, #16 Austin Peay 42 2010 - NCAA #1 Tennessee 75, Austin Peay 42 Belmont (0-0 NCAA; 0-1 WNIT) 2014 - WNIT Indiana 48, Belmont 37 Eastern Illinois (0-0 NCAA; 1-3 WNIT) 2010 - WNIT Marquette 85, Eastern Illinois 56 2012 - WNIT Texas Tech 85, Eastern Illinois 71 2013 - WNIT Eastern Illinois 60, Missouri 58 Illinois 62, Eastern Illinois 54 Eastern Kentucky (0-2 NCAA, 1-1 WNIT) 1997 - NCAA #2 Georgia #15 Eastern Kentucky 55 2001 - WNIT Eastern Kentucky 72, Southwest Missouri State 65 (OT) Alabama 99, Eastern Kentucky 77 2005 - NCAA #4 Arizona 87, #12 Eastern Kentucky Morehead State (0-0 NCAA; 0-0 WNIT; 0-1 WBI) 2010 - WBI College of Charleston 67, Morehead State 59 Murray State (0-1 NCAA, 2-4 WNIT) 1989 - WNIT Murray State 84, Richmond 73 San Diego State 97, Murray State 81 Toledo 107, Murray State 104 2007 - WNIT Arkansas State 59, Murray State 52 2008 - NCAA #3 Duke 78, #14 Murray State 57 2009 - WNIT Murray State 67, UALR 65 Ole Miss 87, Murray State 49 Southeast Missouri (0-2 NCAA, 0-1 WNIT) 2006 - NCAA #3 Stanford 72, #14 Southeast Missouri 45 2007 - NCAA #3 Oklahoma 74, #14 Southeast Missouri 60 2008 - WNIT Evansville 60, Southeast Missouri 58 Tennessee State (0-3 NCAA, 0-0 WNIT) 1994 - NCAA #4 Southern Mississippi 86, #13 Tennessee State 72 1995 - NCAA #5 Oregon State 88, #12 Tennessee State 75 (OT) 2015 - NCAA #2 Kentucky 97, #15 Tennessee State 52 Tennessee Tech (3-10 NCAA, 2-4 WNIT) 1982 - NCAA #1 Louisiana Tech 114, #8 Tennessee Tech 53 1985 - NCAA #2 Georgia 91, #7 Tennessee Tech 74 1986 - WNIT Northwestern Louisiana 77, Tennessee Tech 70 West Texas 78, Tennessee Tech 65 Tennessee Tech 79, Fresno State 76 1987 - NCAA #7 Tennessee Tech 78, #10 Southern Mississippi 56 #2 Tennessee 95, #7 Tennessee Tech 59 1989 - NCAA #11 Tennessee Tech 77, #6 South Carolina 73 #3 Iowa 77, #11 Tennessee Tech 75 1990 - NCAA #7 Tennessee Tech 77, #10 Richmond 10 #2 Auburn 73, #10 Tennessee Tech 64 1991 - NCAA #9 Southwest Missouri 94, #8 Tennessee Tech 64 1992 - NCAA #5 Alabama 100, #12 Tennessee Tech 87 1993 - NCAA #10 Old Dominion 77, #7 Tennessee Tech 60 1999 - NCAA #2 Old Dominion 74, #15 Tennessee Tech 48 2000 - NCAA #3 Texas Tech 83, #14 Tennessee Tech 54 2006 - WNIT Tennessee Tech 56, Belmont 55 Western Kentucky 83, Tennessee Tech 66 2011 - WNIT Auburn 68, Tennessee Tech 54 UT Martin (0-4 NCAA, 1-2 WNIT) 1999 - WNIT UT Martin 77, Mississippi 66 Memphis 87, UT Martin 73 2011 - NCAA #2 Duke 90, #15 UT Martin 45 2012 - NCAA #2 Tennessee 72, UT Martin 49 2013 - NCAA #1 Notre Dame 97, #16 UT Martin 64 2013 - NCAA #4 North Carolina 60, #13 UT Martin 58 2015 - WNIT Ole Miss 80, UT Martin 70 Former OVC Members Middle Tennessee (2-7 NCAA, 0-1 WNIT) 1983 - NCAA Middle Tennessee 64, Jackson State 61 #1 Louisiana Tech 91, #8 Middle Tennessee 59 1984 - NCAA #3 Tennessee 70, #6 Middle Tennessee 59 1985 - NCAA #4 Western Kentucky 90, #5 Middle Tennesseee 83 1986 - NCAA #10 Middle Tennessee 78, #7 South Carolina 77 (OT) #2 Louisiana State 78, #10 Middle Tennessee 65 1988 - NCAA #7 Kansas 81, #10 Middle Tennessee 75 1996 - NCAA #4 Kansas 72, #13 Middle Tennessee 57 1998 - NCAA #2 Duke 92, #15 Middle Tennessee 67 1999 - WNIT Memphis 71, Middle Tennessee 61
Year-by-Year Breakdown NCAA Tournament 1982
First Round (Mideast Regional - Ruston, La.) #1 Lousiana Tech (eventual NCAA Champion) 114, #8 Tennessee Tech 53
1983
Opening Round (Mideast Regional - Jackson, Miss.) Middle Tennessee 64, Jackson State 61 First Round (Mideast Regional - Ruston, La.) #1 Louisiana Tech (eventual NCAA Runner-up) 91, #8 Middle Tennesssee 59
1984
First Round (Mideast Regional - Knoxville, Tenn.) #3 Tennessee (eventual NCAA Runner-up) 70, #6 Middle Tennesssee 52
1985
First Round (West Regional - Athens, Ga.) #2 Georgia (NCAA Finalist) 91, #7 Tennessee Tech 75 First Round (Mideast Regional - Bowling Green, Ky.) #4 Western Kentucky 90, #5 Middle Tennessee 83
1986
First Round (Mideast Regional - Columbia, S.C.) #10 Middle Tennessee 78, #7 South Carolina 77 (OT) Second Round (Mideast Regional - Baton Rouge, La.) #2 Louisiana State 78, #10 Middle Tennessee 65
1987
First Round (Mideast Regional - Cookeville, Tenn.) #7 Tennessee Tech 78, #10 Southern Mississippi 56 Second Round (Mideast Regional - Knoxville, Tenn.) #2 Tennessee (eventual NCAA Champion) 95, #7 Tennessee Tech 59
1988
First Round (Midwest Regional - Lawrence, Kan.) #7 Kansas 81, #10 Middle Tennessee 75
1989
First Round (Mideast Regional - Columbia, S.C.) #11 Tennessee Tech 77, #6 South Carolina 73 Second Round (Mideast Regional - Iowa City, Iowa) #3 Iowa 77, #11 Tennessee Tech 75
1990
First Round (Mideast Regional - Cookeville, Tenn.) #7 Tennessee Tech 77, #10 Richmond 59 Second Round (Mideast Regional - Cookeville, Tenn.) #2 Auburn 73, #10 Tennessee Tech 54
1991
First Round (Mideast Regional - Springfield, Mo.) #8 Southwest Missouri 94, #9 Tennessee Tech 64
1992
First Round (Mideast Regional - Tuscaloosa, Ala.) #5 Alabama 100, #12 Tennessee Tech 60
1993
First Round (Mideast Regional - Norfolk, Va.) #7 Old Dominion 77, #10 Tennessee Tech 60
1994
First Round (East Regional - Hattiesburg, Miss.) #4 Southern Mississippi 86, #13 Tennessee State 72
1995
First Round (Mideast Regional - Bowling Green, Ky.) #5 Oregon State 88, #12 Tennessee State 75 (OT)
1996
First Round (Midwest Regional - Clemson, S.C.) #3 Clemson 79, #14 Austin Peay 52 First Round (East Regional - Lawrence, Kan.) #4 Kansas 72, #13 Middle Tennessee 57
1997
First Round (West Regional - Athens, Ga.) #2 Georgia 91, #15 Eastern Kentucky 55
1998
First Round (West Regional - Durham, N.C.) #2 Duke 92, #15 Middle Tennessee 67
1999
First Round (East Regional - Norfolk, Va.) #2 Old Dominion 74, #15 Tennessee Tech 48
2000
First Round (Mideast Regional - Lubbock, Texas) #3 Texas Tech 83, #14 Tennessee Tech 54
2001
First Round (Mideast Regional - Knoxville, Tenn.) #1 Tennessee 80, #16 Austin Peay 38
2002
First Round (Mideast Regional - West Lafayette, Ind.) #2 Purdue 80, #15 Austin Peay 49
2003
First Round (Mideast Regional - Boulder, Colo.) #3 North Carolina 72, #14 Austin Peay 70
2004
First Round (West Regional - Baton Rouge, La.) #4 LSU 83, #13 Austin Peay 66
2005
First Round (Tempe Regional - Fresno, Calif.) #4 Arizona 87, #12 Eastern Kentucky 65
2006
First Round (San Antonio Regional - Denver, Colo.) #3 Stanford 72, #14 Southeast Missouri 45
2007
First Round (Dayton Regional - Austin, Texas) #3 Oklahoma 74, #14 Southeast Missouri 60
2008
First Round (Oklahoma City Regional - College Park, Md.) #3 Duke 78, #14 Murray State 57
2009
First Round (Berkeley Regional - East Lansing, Mich.) #1 Duke 83, #16 Austin Peay 42
2010
First Round (Memphis Region - Knoxville, Tenn.) #1 Tennessee 75, #16 Austin Peay 42
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2011
First Round (Philadelphia Regional - Durham, N.C.) #2 Duke 90, #15 UT Martin 45
2012
First Round (Des Moines Regional - Chicago, Ill.) #2 Tennessee 72, #15 UT Martin 49
2013
First Round (Norfolk Regional - Iowa City, Iowa) #1 Notre Dame 97, #16 UT Martin 64
2014
First Round (Stanford Region - Chapel Hill, N.C.) #4 North Carolina 60, #13 UT Martin 58
2015
First Round (Albany Region - Lexington, Ky.) #2 Kentucky 97, #15 Tennessee State 52
OHIO Youngstown State 67, Akron 43 Cincinnati 67, Akron 41 TENNESSEE First Round Tennessee Tech 70, Vanderbilt 49 East Tennessee 55, Middle Tennessee 53 Second Round Tennessee Tech 56, East Tennessee 53 Championship Tennessee 85, Tennessee Tech 60 1981
Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) 1986
(Amarillo, Texas) Northwestern Louisiana 77, Tennessee Tech 70 West Texas 78, Tennessee Tech 65 Tennessee Tech 79, Fresno State 76
1989
First Round (Amarillo, Texas) Murray State 84, Richmond 73 Second Round (Amarillo, Texas) San Diego State 97, Murray State 81 Consolation Round (Amarillo, Texas) Toledo 107, Murray State 104
1999
First Round (Memphis, Tenn.) Memphis 71, Middle Tennessee 61 First Round (Martin, Tenn.) UT Martin 77, Ole Miss 66 Second Round (Memphis, Tenn.) Memphis 87, UT Martin 73
2001
First Round (Springfield, Mo.) Eastern Kentucky 72, Southwest Missouri State 65 (OT) Second Round (Richmond, Ky.) Alabama 99, Eastern Kentucky 77
2006
Opening Round (Cookeville, Tenn.) Tennessee Tech 56, Belmont 55 First Round (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 83, Tennessee Tech 66
2007
First Round (Jonesboro, Ark.) Arkansas State 59, Murray State 52
2008
First Round (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville 60, Southeast Missouri 58
2009
First Round (Little Rock, Ark.) Murray State 67, Arkansas-Little Rock 65 Second Round (Oxford, Miss.) Ole Miss 87, Murray State 49
2010
First Round (Milkwaukee, Wis.) Marquette 85, Eastern Illinois 56
2011
First Round (Cookeville, Tenn.) Auburn 68, Tennessee Tech 54
2012
First Round (Lubbock, Texas) Texas Tech 85, Eastern Illinois 71
2013
First Round (Columbia, Mo.) Eastern Illinois 60, Missouri 58 Second Round (Champaign, Ill.) Illinois 62, Eastern Illinois 54
2014
First Round (Bloomington, Ind.) Indiana 48, Belmont 47
2015
First Round (Oxford, Miss.) Ole Miss 80, UT Martin 70
Women’s Basketball Invitational 2010
Opening Round (Morehead, Ky.) College of Charleston 67, Morehead State 59
2012
First Round (Edwardsville, Ill.) Wright State 73, SIUE 64 First Round (Peoria, Ill.) Bradley 74, Tennessee Tech 71
2013
First Round (Elon, N.C.) Elon 68, Eastern Kentucky 61 First Round (Detroit, Mich.) Detroit 71, Belmont 68
AIAW State Tournaments 1979
KENTUCKY First Round Louisville 70, Western Kentucky 67 Northern Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky 65 Kentucky 82, Murray State 59 Second Round Morehead State 69, Louisville 66 Championship Morehead State 73, Northern Kentucky 65
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KENTUCKY Morehead State vs. Eastern Kentucky TENNESSEE First Round (Memphis, Tenn.) Austin Peay vs. UT Martin Middle Tennessee vs. Memphis State Tennessee Tech vs. Vanderbilt
AIAW Region II Championship 1979
First Round (Knoxville, Tenn.) North Carolina State 89, Tennessee Tech 72 South Carolina 70, Morehead State 64
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