OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone - (615) 371-1698 FAX - (615) 891-1682 www.OVCSports.com
STAFF Beth DeBauche, Commissioner Stephanie Castera Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services/SWA E-mail: scastera@ovc.org Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications E-mail: kschwartz@ovc.org Travis Tellitocci, Asst. Commissioner for Football, Basketball & Officiating E-mail: ttellitocci@ovc.org Kate Barnett, Assistant Commissioner for Championships & Compliance E-mail: kbarnett@ovc.org Lauren Berst, Director of Administration E-mail: lberst@ovc.org Heather Brown, Director of Communications E-mail: hbrown@ovc.org Bryce Robinson, Director of Digital Media E-mail: brobinson@ovc.org Jonathan Owens, Assistant Director of Championships & Administration E-mail: lberst@ovc.org Jon Kuka, General Manager - OVC Sports Properties E-mail: jkuka@ovc.org Curtis Shaw, Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials E-mail: user211715@aol.com Lisa Mattingly Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials E-mail: lisamattingly23@gmail.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 ESPN+..........................................................................................................................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 2019-20 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 ................................................................................. 68-73 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls............................................................................... 74-75 OVC Tournament .................................................................................................... 76-77 All-Time Tournament Results ................................................................................. 78-79 All-Time All-Tournament Teams ....................................................................................80 Tournament Records ....................................................................................................81 Postseason History ................................................................................................ 82-86 NCAA Bracket ..............................................................................................................87 OVC Players in the NBA Draft ......................................................................................88 OVC Teams All-Time in the AP Top 25 .........................................................................89 Wilson...........................................................................................................................90 Jostens .........................................................................................................................91 Old National Bank ........................................................................................................92 Women’s Basketball Information Introduction Page .........................................................................................................93 Women’s Basketball Notes..................................................................................... 94-95 Composite Schedule .............................................................................................. 96-97 Austin Peay ............................................................................................................ 98-99 Belmont .............................................................................................................. 100-101 Eastern Illinois .................................................................................................... 102-103 Eastern Kentucky ............................................................................................... 104-105 Jacksonville State............................................................................................... 106-107 Morehead State .................................................................................................. 108-109 Murray State ........................................................................................................ 110-111 Southeast Missouri .............................................................................................. 112-113 SIUE .................................................................................................................... 114-115 Tennessee State.................................................................................................. 116-117 Tennessee Tech .................................................................................................. 118-119 UT Martin ............................................................................................................ 120-121 2019-20 All-OVC Teams .............................................................................................122 Superlatives, Players of the Week, NCAA Stats ........................................................123 Overall Team Statistics ....................................................................................... 124-125 Conference-Only Team Statistics ....................................................................... 126-127 Overall Individual Statistics ................................................................................ 128-129 Year-by-Year Final Standings ............................................................................. 130-132 Team Champions/Individual Honors...........................................................................133 All-Conference Teams ........................................................................................ 134-136 Record Book....................................................................................................... 137-138 Career and Season Top 10’s .............................................................................. 139-140 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders ........................................................................ 141-142 All-Time Players of the Week ............................................................................. 143-148 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls........................................................................... 149-150 OVC Tournament ................................................................................................ 151-152 All-Time Tournament Results ............................................................................. 153-155 All-Time All-Tournament Teams ..................................................................................156 Tournament Records ..................................................................................................157 Postseason History ............................................................................................ 158-159 NCAA Bracket ............................................................................................................160
CREDITS
This 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, and Heather Brown, Director of Communications. Assistance provided by and a special thanks to the sports information directors at the 12 OVC member institutions for providing content and assistance. 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 1
SCHOOL WEBSITES Ohio Valley Conference ......................OVCSports.com Austin Peay ...................................... LetsGoPeay.com Belmont .........................................BelmontBruins.com Eastern Illinois .................................. EIUpanthers.com Eastern Kentucky ............................... EKUSports.com Jacksonville State ...............JSUGamecockSports.com Murray State .........................................GoRacers.com Southeast Missouri .......................... GoSoutheast.com SIUE ..................................................siuecougars.com Tennessee State .................................. TSUTigers.com Tennessee Tech...................................TTUSports.com UT Martin ............................................UTMSports.com OVC GAMES ON THE RADIO/ESPN+ Austin Peay Radio Flagship ........................ESPN 104.1 FM/540 AM Radio Talent......................... Brian Rives, Eric Foister ESPN+ Talent ...................................... Barry Gresham Belmont Radio Flagship......... WGFX FM 104.5 The Zone (m) Radio Talent........... Kevin Ingram (m), Rich Tiner (w) ESPN+ Talent ...................................................... same Eastern Illinois Radio Flagship............................. WEIU Hit Mix 88.9 Radio Talent................Mike Bradd, Jack Ashmore (m) Rob Calhoun, Rameen Karbassioon (w) ESPN+ Talent ...................................................... same Eastern Kentucky Radio Flagship.........................WCYO-FM 100.7 (m) WEKY-AM 1340 (w) Radio Talent ........ Greg Stotelmyer, Doug Sallee (m) Wes Chandler (w) ESPN+ Talent ...................................................... same Jacksonville State Radio Flagship...................................WLJS-FM 91.9 Radio Talent ............................................Mike Parris ESPN+ Talent ........................................................TBD Morehead State Radio Flagship................................... 96.3 FM WIVY Radio Talent............... Chuck Mraz, Dean Hardin (m) Tom Lewis (w) ESPN+ Talent .............................................. Jack Kizer Murray State Radio Flagship......................... WFGS-FM 103.7 (m) WBZB 104.5 FM (w) Radio Talent............... Neal Bradley, Kenny Roth (m) Jeremy Rose (w) ESPN+ Talent ...................................................... same Southeast Missouri Radio Flagship.. ESPN 92.9 FM, Real Rock 99.3 FM Radio Talent............................Erik Sean, Jess Bolen ESPN+ Talent...................................................... same SIUE Radio Flagship................................... WSIE FM 88.7 Radio Talent............... Joe Pott (m), Brad Barnes (w) ESPN+ Talent...Joe Pott, Brad Barnes, Tony Hempen Tennessee State Radio Flagship......................... 102.1 FM “The Light” Radio Talent.................. Greg Pogue, Albert Dawson ESPN+ Talent................................................... CJ Eke Tennessee Tech Radio Flagship.....................WPTN 106.1 The Eagle Radio Talent........................................... Roger Ealey ESPN+ Talent.......................................Dylan Vazzano UT Martin Radio Flagship................ WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM Radio Talent.........................Chris Brinkley, Tom Britt ESPN+ Talent ...................................................... same
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MEDIA INFORMATION OVC COMMUNICATIONS For more information on the OVC during the year, please contact the OVC Communications Department. Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, serves as the men’s basketball contact and can be reached at (615) 690-6685 or kschwartz@ovc.org. Heather Brown, Director of Communications, 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. ONLINE PRESS BOX The OVC Basketball Online Press Box is a one-stop 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. ESPN+ ESPN+ is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. ESPN+ is a multisport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment and ESPN. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and also available through ESPN.com. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ through the ESPN App for $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) or as part of a bundle with Disney+ and ad-supported Hulu ($12.99/month).
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, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. 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, Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ovcsports and on Instagram and Snapchat with the handle “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 2021 OVC Tournament will be held March 3-6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The deadline to request credentials for the event is MONDAY, MARCH 1 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 Ford Center Media Entrance. OVC CHAMPIONSHIP/PARKING INFO There is no on-site media parking available at the Ford Center. We encourage meida to use the lot behind the Old National Events Plaza (nicknamed “Back 40”) that contains 1,100 parking spaces which are free during Ford Center events. That lot is two blocks Northeast of the Ford Center and bounded by SE 9th Street and Walnut Street. There are also several city-owned garages in close proximity to the arena.
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STYLE GUIDE Official Institution Name “Nickname”
Preferred Athletics Reference
Unacceptable Usages
Colors: PMS (RGB)
Austin Peay State University “Governors” or “Govs”
Austin Peay, APSU
Austin Peay State, AP Lady Governors, Lady Govs
200 Red (196, 30, 58)
Belmont University “Bruins”
Belmont
Lady Bruins
Red 186 (206, 17, 38) Blue 281 (0, 40, 104)
Eastern Illinois University “Panthers”
Eastern Illinois, EIU
Lady Panthers
Eastern Kentucky University “Colonels”
Eastern Kentucky, EKU
Lady Colonels
209 Maroon (117, 38, 61) 429 Gray (173, 175, 170)
Jacksonville State University “Gamecocks”
Jacksonville State, JSU Jax State
Jacksonville, Jack State Lady Gamecocks
186 Red (206, 17, 38) 122 Gold (255, 212, 81)
Morehead State University “Eagles”
Morehead State, MSU
Morehead, MU Lady Eagles
Murray State University “Racers”
Murray State, MSU
Murray, Lady Racers
123 Gold (255, 198, 30) 289 Blue (0, 38, 73)
Southeast Missouri State University “Redhawks”
Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri SEMO
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186 Red (206, 17, 38) 05 Cool Grey (41, 39, 40)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville “Cougars”
SIUE (preferred) SIU Edwardsville
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville SIU-E
Blue 661C (0, 53, 148) Cool Gray 4C (187, 188, 188)
286 Blue (0, 56, 168) 116 Gold (252, 209, 22)
485 Red (216, 30, 5) 462 Dark Brown (90, 70, 42) 7505 Brown (134, 100, 67) 465 Gold (182, 152, 93), 7504 Light Brown (148, 120, 92)
Tennessee State University Tennessee State, TSU “Tigers”, “Lady Tigers” (WBB only), “Tigerbelles” (W-Track only)
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Reflex Blue (0, 20, 137)
Tennessee Technological University “Golden Eagles”
Tennessee Tech, TTU, Tech
Tenn. Tech, TT
266 Purple (109, 40, 170) 109 Gold (249, 214, 22)
The University of Tennessee at Martin “Skyhawks”
UT Martin, UTM
Tennessee-Martin UT-Martin, Martin
289 Blue (0, 38, 73) 151 Orange (247, 127, 0)
Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley, OVC
Valley
194 Maroon (156, 36, 63) 874 Gold (136, 119, 68)
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. 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 3
Now in its 73rd 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 20 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 athletically-related 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. 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 2009 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 fourstraight 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 Tourna-
ment (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, and a year later (2015-16) that number was eclipsed with six teams making national postseason tournaments. Entering 2017-18 OVC men’s basketball teams have at least one national postseason tournament victory in nine-straight postseasons, an all-time league record. For just the second time in league history (the other being 1987), the OVC placed two teams in the NCAA Tournament in 2019, as Murray State won the OVC Tournament crown for the second-straight season and Belmont earned an at-large bid after going 26-5 overall (16-2 OVC) with a NET ranking of 47. As a No. 11 seed, Belmont would top Temple in the Opening Round in Dayton (its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory) before narrowly falling to Maryland in the next round, while No. 12 seed Murray State crushed Marquette 83-64 in the first round (the second-biggest margin of victory ever by a 12 seed over a No. 5 seed in tournament history) before losing to Florida State. It marked the first time since 1971 that the OVC had two wins in the same NCAA Tournament and marked the first time two different OVC teams won a tournament game in the same year. 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. Austin Peay made history in winning the 2016 OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament as the Governors became the first No. 8 seed to claim the championship. APSU had to win its two regular season games just to qualify for the event and then won four games in four days to capture its fifth tournament crown. Along the way the Govs topped a No. 5 seed, No. 4 seed, No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed and were paced by MVP Chris Horton who averaged 22.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists/game during the event including a 37-point, 21-rebound and 30-point, 16-rebound performance during the run. In 2016, former Belmont All-American and 2012-13 OVC Co-Player of the Year Ian Clark became the first former OVC player to advance to the NBA Finals since former Tennessee State star Anthony Mason played for the New York Knicks in 1994. Clark was part of a Golden State Warriors team that won an NBA record 73 regular season games but lost in Game 7 of the Finals. A year later, Clark was part of the Warriors team that topped Cleveland to win the 2017 NBA Championship, becoming the first OVC player to win the crown since 1970-71 (Murray State’s Dick Cunningham and Western Kentucky’s Greg Smith with the Milwaukee Bucks). Belmont’s Evan Bradds finished his career in 2016-17 with a 66.7 career field goal percentage, tops in OVC history and fourth all-time in Division I history. Bradds capped his career with back-to-back OVC Player of the Year awards in addition to being named 2016-17 OVC Co-Male Athlete of the Year. Murray State guard Ja Morant put together arguably the greatest season in League history in 2018-19, earning first-team consensus All-American honors (only the third player in OVC history to achieve that feat joining WKU’s Clem Haskins in 1967 and WKU’s Jim McDaniel in 1971) while becoming the first player since the NCAA began officially tracking assists (1983-84) to average 20-plus points (24.5) and 10-plus assists (10.0) in the same season. Morant, who won the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard, finished the year with 331 assists, the sixth-most in NCAA single-season history. During the year he had three triple-doubles (including just the ninth in NCAA Tournament history) and became the first Division I player in 20 years to record 40 points, 11 assists and five steals in a regulation game. Morant was picked No. 2 overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft, equaling the highest-ever draft pick in OVC history (tied with Eastern Kentucky’s Jim Baechtold who went No. 2 in 1952). Overall he was just the third NBA Lottery Pick (which began in 1985) in OVC history. Belmont senior Dylan Windler was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers No. 26 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, giving the OVC two First Round picks in the same draft for only the second time in history (Western Kentucky’s Tom Marshall and Jack Turner were selected with the seventh and eighth picks of the First Round in 1954). Overall Morant and Windler were the 10th and 11th players in OVC history to be First Round NBA Draft Picks. Through its 72 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 27 outright or shared basketball crowns. Other past champions include former member Western Kentucky (19), Morehead State (9), Austin Peay (8), Tennessee Tech (7), Eastern Kentucky (6), Belmont (6), former member Middle Tennessee (5), Tennessee State (2), former member East Tennessee State (2), 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 AllOVC 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. Following the 2016-17 season, Austin Peay’s Dave Loos retired as the winningest coach in OVC history (he passed Luther for that crown in 2009-10). Loos, a five-time OVC Coach of the Year, finished his career with 420 wins in 27 years at Austin Peay (including a 258-194 OVC record) and 502 total wins in 31 years as a head coach. Loos was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2018. Belmont’s Rick Byrd retired following the 2018-19 season with 805 career victories in 38 seasons (33 with the Bruins). In seven seasons in the OVC Byrd compiled a 168-62 record (97-19 in conference play) and won five OVC regular season crowns, two
FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF THE OVC
Art Guepe (1963-75)
Paul Dietzel (1975-76)
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Bob Vanatta (1976-79)
Jim Delany (1979-89)
Dan Beebe (1989-2003)
Dr. Jon Steinbrecher (2003-09)
tournament titles and four OVC Coach of the Year awards (second all-time only to Loos). 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). Tennessee Tech has won or shared 18 regular-season women’s basketball championships in addition to nine OVC Tournament crowns; both are tops in OVC history. UT Martin added its name to the list of championship by 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, while Belmont joined that club after winning its fourth-straight title in 2019 (2016-19). 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 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. Inman once again retired following the 2016-17 season, with 545 career victories. 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; UT Martin’s Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome; and Belmont’s Darby Maggard. 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. In 2017-18, Belmont completed its second-straight undefeated league season, increasing its winning streak in Conference games (both regular season and tournament) to 46 games. The Bruins were ranked in both the USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll during the year, becoming
the first OVC team to be nationally-ranked since 1992-93. The Bruins finished the year ranked No. 23 in the AP poll. Belmont guard Darby Maggard capped her career in 2018-19 by earning her fourth-straight first-team All-OVC honor in addition to earning her fourth-straight OVC All-Tournament honors. She became the first player in NCAA history to make at least 400 3-pointers and dish out at least 650 assists in a career while her 92.4 percent career free throw percentage ranks first in NCAA history, her 2.77 assist-to-turnover ratio is third and her 430 made 3-pointers is fourth. She was one of just 19 players in OVC history to reach 2,000 career points (2,031) and she finished her career third in OVC history for assists (683). After the season Maggard finished as the national runner-up at the College 3-Point Championship. Over its 72 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 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 Conferencesponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic AllAmerica program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 296 student-athletes honored with the award (including 51 over the past five years). 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 studentathlete 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, volleyball and beach 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)
L 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 expectationas 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 studentathletes, 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 2015-16 Dalton Screws (football), Jacksonville State 2016-17 Jessica Twaddle (softball), Murray State 2017-18 Sally McCabe (basketball, Belmont 2018-19 Josh Pearson (football), Jacksonville STate 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) 2015-16 Austin Peay (m), Eastern Illinois (w) 2016-17 Belmont (m), Austin Peay (w) 2017-18 SIUE (m), Tennessee Tech (w) 2018-19 Belmont (m), Eastern Illnois (w) 2019-20 Belmont (m), Tennessee Tech (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 2020 ceremony, the Hall of Fame now has 89 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) 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)
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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) Mr. Frank Beamer, MUR (2016) Dr. Gaines Hunt, APSU (2016) Dr. William Meehan, JSU (2016) Dr. Sherry Hoppe, APSU (2017) Mr. Mike Strickland, MUR/BEL (2017) Mr. Dave Loos, APSU (2018) Dr. Wayne Andrews, MOR (2018) Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins, SEMO (2019) Mr. Rick Erdmann, EKU (2019) Mr. Cheryl Holt, APSU (2019) Mr. Tom Akers, EIU (2020) Mr. Rick Byrd, BEL (2020) Mr. Rob Schabert, TTU (2020)
Beth DeBauche - Commissioner Elizabeth (Beth) DeBauche was named commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 29, 2009, becoming the seventh full-time commissioner in the history of the OVC. As commissioner, she answers to each of the 12 OVC schools’ presidents and works with them to set the strategic direction of the conference. DeBauche (pronounced De-Bush), a Green Bay, Wisconsin native, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and government from Saint Mary’s College in Indiana, and her master’s degree in communications from Notre Dame. She went on to complete her juris doctorate from the Notre Dame School of Law. After a brief stint in the field of law, DeBauche turned her attention to the world of college athletics. She got her start at Vanderbilt University, where she was the assistant athletic director for compliance from August 1994 to November 1996. From there, she worked as an assistant and later associate commissioner for the Southeastern Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, from November 1996 through August 2002. In 2002, she relocated to Indianapolis to work in the home office of the NCAA, where she was responsible for coordinating Division I initiatives through the NCAA governance structure, as well as helping to manage the Division I agenda. She was also a liaison to governance representatives, external constituent groups and NCAA staff regarding legislative and governance activities. After seven years with the NCAA, she made her way back to the South and took the commissioner position for the OVC in 2009. The conference has seen several changes under DeBauche’s leadership, including expanding the conference to 12 member institutions, the implementation of a revised governance structure to enhance efficiencies and collaboration and the launch of a branding initiative and the league’s first tagline: “Inspiring Excellence Since 1948.” She also negotiated the largest national media contract in league history and played a key role in upgrading the OVC Digital Network to HD video and expanding viewership. During DeBauche’s time with the OVC, student-athletes have achieved high levels of success, not only on the field, but also in the classroom. The league has consistently seen a record number of honorees on the OVC Medal of Honor and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In order to help students succeed, DeBauche sponsors comprehensive leadership programming for OVC student-athletes and coaches through on-campus summits. DeBauche serves on the NCAA Committee on Academics, the National Letter of Intent (NLI) Appeals Committee and is President of the Collegiate Commissioner’s Association (CCA). She has served on the Committee on Institutional Performance, the Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee and the Division I Management Council. She served as the FCS representative to the “Coalition To Protect the Student-Athlete Experience” communications steering committee and serves as the FCS liaison to the FCS AD’s Association. She is a board member with the Nashville Sports Council, the Nashville YWCA and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, the International Women’s Forum of Tennessee, and a graduate of Leadership Nashville. She is also in the 2019-20 Class of Leadership Tennessee.
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Kate Barnett - Asst. Commissioner/Championships Barnett began her role as Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Compliance in September 2016. Barnett joined the OVC after serving as the Director of Championships at the Southern Conference for two years (2014-16). There she was directly responsible for the coordination of 13 Southern Conference championships. In her role she served as the liasion for several sports, facilitated the championship bid process and collaborated with other staff members on the marketing, promotions and sponsorships fulfillment for each championship. Prior to joining the Southern Conference Barnett was an intern for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) during the 2013-14 academic year. There she assisted with the management of the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA), the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) and the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA). From August 2011 to May 2013 Barnett served as a graduate assistant in game operations at Belmont, where she helped develop game management procedures and assisted with arena and field setup for each athletic contest. She also served as the Bruins’ volleyball operations intern from 2011-12, coordinating team travel, meals and bus contracts. She earned her Master’s of Sports Administration from Belmont in May 2013. Prior to her arrival at Belmont, Barnett was a recipient of the NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority and Women’s Internship Grant at Ripon College. There, she held a variety of roles, including assisting with game management, NCAA Division III compliance, marketing, hosting the Men’s Soccer and Softball Midwest Conference Championships and sport-specific budgets. She also served as a co-advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was the assistant volleyball coach. Barnett also served internships with the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Class “A” affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Barnett graduated from Bluffton University with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and business administration in May 2009. There she was a volleyball student-athlete and member of the SAAC.
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 while overseeing legislative and compliance issues on behalf of the OVC. She serves as a liaison to the OVC Senior Compliance Administrators, Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR’s), Senior Woman Administrators (SWA’s), Academic Services Administrators and various groups within the OVC governance structure. 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 the assistant tournament manager for the OVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship, a role she also held for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd Rounds which the OVC hosted in Nashville. She previously oversaw the OVC Volleyball Championship and Track & Field Championships. Castera currently serves on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Board of Directors as well as the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Rules Committee. Castera joined the OVC staff after spending 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 held until joining the OVC staff. 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 was 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 initial8 • 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
eligibility issues, and was 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, Castera and her husband Luis currently reside in Nashville with their two children, Luis and Cruz.
Kyle Schwartz - Asst. Commissioner/Strategic Communications Kyle Schwartz joined the OVC as Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations in November 2006. In August 2016 his title changed to Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications to better reflect the changing job responsibilities associated with collegiate athletics. He is in charge of publicity efforts for the Conference and is the primary media relations contact for football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s golf. He 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 league’s Honors Brunch and Hall of Fame and the annual Football and Basketball Media Days. Schwartz also oversees the OVC’s official website and social media platforms as well as the Conference’s OVC Extra blog. 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 and 2018 he served as the Media Coordinator for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First/Second Rounds that the OVC hosted at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Schwartz served as a timeout coordinator for the 2009-13 and 2015-20 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments and worked with the ConSIDA group at the Final Fours in each of those years. Schwartz is active with the promotion of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and serves as a voter in the FCS Top 25 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 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.
TravisTellitocci - Asst. Commissioner for Football, Basketball, Officiating
Heather Brown - Director of Communications
Travis Tellitocci joined the Ohio Valley Conference as Assistant Commissioner for Football, Basketball and Officiating in September 2016. Tellitocci (pronounced Tella-toss-see) serves the primary staff liaison to the head football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball coaches. He is also the Tournament Manager for the OVC men’s and women’s basketball championships and baseball championship. Tellitocci served as the Tournament Manager for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Round games at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Tellitocci joined the OVC staff after serving as Deputy Athletics Director at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. He worked with all 23 Division I sports at Marist and was responsible for the oversite of the athletics department’s business operations, marketing, media relations, broadcasting, licensing, ticketing, club sports, intramurals and recreational activities. Tellitocci joined the Marist staff as Assistant Athletics Director for External Affairs in 2006, was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Internal Affairs in 2008, became the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Affairs in 2013 and was promoted to Deputy Athletics Director in 2016. During his time at Marist, Tellitocci played an integral role in the design and management of numerous capital projects, including a multi-sport stadium, basketball office and locker room addition and arena renovation. He also restructured the Red Fox Club, the department’s fundraising arm, which led to the highest revenue in its 35-year history. Tellitocci oversaw a significant digital media implementation, which included the creation of the Red Fox Network. He served as the executive producer and director for the first college-produced live HD broadcast on ESPN3 and directed the 2016 Bernie Sander’s Presidential campaign event hosted at McCann Arena. Tellitocci also led a successful redesign of the athletic spirit marks and development of brand management guidelines for Marist College. As part of the rebranding effort, he negotiated and obtained a contract with Nike to serve as the athletics department’s exclusive outfitter. The process led to the highest licensing revenue in the College’s history. Tellitocci was instrumental in helping Marist record the first sellout in its women’s basketball history and was nationally recognized by the NCAA as the 2010-11 overall champion of the “Pack the House” women’s basketball marketing initiative from 179 participating institutions. Tellitocci was recognized as a Forty Under 40 honoree by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2014 as one of the top 40 people under the age of 40 helping to shape the future of the Hudson River Valley. Before joining the Marist athletics department, Tellitocci worked as Associate Producer for Scoreboard and Entertainment for the New York Mets. In that role, he directed pre-game presentation on the field at Shea Stadium for all Mets home games. Tellitocci acquired and supervised the pre-game entertainment, National Anthem singers, color guard, military flyovers and first pitch participants in addition to creating and executing game-day scripts and timelines. He also was responsible for the content and operation of Shea Stadium’s 11 LED video displays. Tellitocci earned his bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in writing from Marist in 2004. He completed his Master’s degree in integrated marketing and communication at Marist in 2014. A Benwood, West Virginia, native, Tellitocci and his wife Bobbi Sue are the parents of two sons, Tyler and Hudson, and reside in Nashville, Tennessee.
Heather Brown started at the OVC as an intern in 2003 and after the completion of a 10-month internship, she served in the position of Assistant Director for Media Relations until her promotion of Director of Media Relations in December 2006. In August 2016 her title changed to Director of Communications to better reflect the changing job responsibilities associated with collegiate athletics. 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 at the Media Coordinator for the OVC Softball Championship which was held at a neutral site (Oxford, Alabama) for the first time in 2016. She also serves as the Assistant Media Coordinator for the OVC’s Basketball and Baseball Championships, including serving as the Baseball Championships official photographer. Brown is also the editor of the OVC Handbook which is published annually. 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 and 2018 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 social media, starting both Facebook and Twitter accounts for the league. In 2013, she 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) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
Lauren Berst - Director of Administration Lauren Berst joined the OVC staff in the fall of 2015 moving to Nashville after living in New York for 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 Sports Properties Jon Kuka joined the Ohio Valley Conference staff in April 2010 as the General Manager for OVC IMG Sports Marketing. Kuka has over 15 years in sales and sports marketing experience. 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. 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 9
Bryce Robinson - Director of Digital Media
Curtis Shaw - Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials
Bryce Robinson joined the OVC staff fulltime in June 2014 as the Director of Digital Media after serving as an intern for the 201314 school year. In his role Robinson is a 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 leagues 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.
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 Chattanooga.
Jonathan Owens - Asst. Director Championships/Administration
Lisa Mattingly - Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials
Jonathan Owens joined the OVC staff on a full-time basis in September 2016 as Assistant Director of Championships and Administration. Owens served as a Digital Production intern for the OVC in 2014-15 school year in addition to helping with OVC Digital Network broadcasts during the 2015-16 year. In his role he assisted with all aspects of OVC Digital Network broadcasts during OVC Championships including as a producer. He also captured and edited footage for OVC communications platforms. Since August 2012 Owens worked with the Tennessee State sports production department serving as the lead video producer. In his role in video production he was in charge of producing broadcasts for the OVC Digital Network in addition to assisting with the teaching and development of sports production students. Owens has assisted with numerous OVC championship events over the past two years and was a part of the local organizing staff for the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four which was hosted by the OVC in Nashville. Owens, a Georgia native, earned his bachelor’s degree in communications (with an emphasis in integrated marketing) and his Master’s degree in sports administration from Tennessee State University. While at TSU Owens was the captain of the Tigers cross country team his junior and senior years. He was also selected as a recipient of the Arthur Ashe student-athlete award (2011) and also Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2013).
Lisa Mattingly was named Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials for the Ohio Valley Conference on July 10, 2018. Mattingly leads an officiating consortium of conferences that includes the SEC, Sun Belt, A-Sun, SWAC and Southland in addition to the OVC. A 1982 graduate of Sue Bennett College, Mattingly has served as a women’s basketball official in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, OVC, Missouri Valley, MAC, SEC and Horizon League. She has officiated an average of more than 85 games per year while serving as crew chief in 90 percent of those contests.
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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
She first officiated on the collegiate level in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1986-93, and made her Division I debut with the Ohio Valley Conference in 1990. Mattingly has been selected to officiate in numerous conference tournaments, including the OVC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Missouri Valley and SEC. Mattingly was first selected to officiate in an NCAA Tournament in 1996 and since that time has worked 21 NCAA Regional Tournaments and 18 Final Fours including 10 championship games. In addition to her on-court achievements, Mattingly served as liaison for basketball officials to the NCAA Rules Committee from 2003-05. Mattingly has also made her mark in professional basketball, having been selected to officiate in the inaugural season of the WNBA in 1997. She officiated the WNBA League Championship Series from 2000-07, including the league finals from 2002-06. She was also selected to officiate the WNBA All-Star Game in 2000 and 2006.
NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCE ALIGNMENTS AMERICA EAST (10) Albany (N.Y.) Binghamton Hartford Maine New Hampshire NJIT Stony Brook UMass-Lowell UMBC Vermont AMERICAN ATHLETIC (11) Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis SMU South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa UCF Wichita State 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 ASUN (9) *Bellarmine Florida Gulf Coast Jacksonville Kennesaw State Liberty Lipscomb *North Alabama North Florida Stetson ATLANTIC 10 (14) Davidson Dayton Duquesne Fordham George Mason George Washington La Salle Massachusetts Rhode Island Richmond Saint Louis St. Bonaventure St. Joseph’s VCU BIG EAST (11) Butler Creighton DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence St. John’s (N.Y.) Seton Hall UConn Villanova Xavier BIG SKY (11) Eastern Wash. Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State
BIG SOUTH (11) Campbell Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Hampton High Point Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville USC Upstate 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 (11) Cal Poly CSU Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Hawaii Long Beach State UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside *UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara COLONIAL (10) Charleston Delaware Drexel Elon Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Towson UNC Wilmington 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 (12) Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay IUPUI Milwaukee Northern Kentucky Oakland Purdue Fort Wayne Robert Morris UIC 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 Saint Peter’s Siena MID-AMERICAN (12) Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent St. Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan MID-EASTERN (11) Bethune-Cookman Coppin State *Delaware State Florida A&M Howard Morgan State Norfolk State N.C. A&T N.C. Central South Carolina State UMES MISSOURI VALLEY (10) Bradley Drake Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Loyola Chicago Missouri State Southern Illinois UNI Valparaiso MOUNTAIN WEST (11) Air Force Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming
NORTHEAST (10) Bryant Central Conn. State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island *Merrimack Mt. St. Mary’s Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis (Pa.) Wagner OHIO VALLEY (12) Austin Peay Belmont Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Morehead State Murray State Southeast Missouri State SIUE Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 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 Maryland 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 ETSU Furman Mercer UNC Greensboro Samford VMI Western Carolina Wofford
SOUTHLAND (13) Abilene Christian Central Arkansas Houston Baptist Incarnate Word Lamar McNeese New Orleans Nicholls State Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 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 Kansas City North Dakota North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois SUN BELT (12) Appalachian State Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas State Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia State UL Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe South Alabama UT 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 (9) *Cal Baptist Chicago State *Dixie State Grand Canyon New Mexico State Seattle *Tarleton State Texas Rio Grand Valley Utah Valley FUTURE RECLASSIFIERS Summit League St. Thomas (MN) (2021-22) FUTURE CHANGES Bethune-Cookman (MEAC to SWAC, 2021-22) Florida A&M (MEAC to SWAC, 2020-21)
* Men’s Team Ineligible for postseason
North Carolina A&T (MEAC to Big South, 2020-21)
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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 (8,075) Opened: 1975
Alumni Coliseum/Paul S. McBrayer Arena (6,500) Opened: 1963
BELMONT
JACKSONVILLE STATE
Curb Event Center (5,000) Opened: 2003
Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) Opened: 1974
EASTERN ILLINOIS Lantz Arena (5,300) Opened: 1966
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MOREHEAD STATE Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) Opened: 1981
MURRAY STATE
TENNESSEE STATE
CFSB Center (8,600) Opened: 1998
Gentry Center/John B. McLendon Court (9,100) Opened: 1981
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
TENNESSEE TECH
Show Me Center (7,000) Opened: 1987
Eblen Center (7,500) Opened: 1977
SIUE
UT MARTIN
First Community Arena at Vadalabene Center (4,000) Opened: 1984
Tom and Kathleen Elam Center/Skyhawk Arena (4,300) Opened: 1975 (first game 1978)
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PRESEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS Predicted Order of Finish 1. Austin Peay (9 first-place votes) Murray State (10) 3. Belmont (5) 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Jacksonville State 8. Morehead State 9. Tennessee Tech 10. UT Martin 11. SIUE 12. Southeast Missouri
226 points 226 214 173 153 139 124 87 84 80 48 30
In a vote of OVC head men’s basketball coaches and communication directors, rivals Austin Peay and Murray State have been picked the preseason favorites for the 2020-21 season. It marks the first time since 2009-10 that the poll has produced co-favorites. It also marks the first time since the 2011-12 season that the Governors have been picked first in the preseason poll, and first time since 2014-15 that the Racers have been tabbed the favorites. Dating back to 1979-80 (the first year preseason polls were available), Murray State (18) and Austin Peay (7) have been tabbed the favorites more than any other OVC team. Austin Peay picked up nine first-place votes while Murray State garnered 10 top nods as each finished with 226 points. Belmont received the other five first-place votes and 214 points in being tabbed third. Eastern Kentucky was picked fourth (173) and followed by Eastern Illinois (153), Tennessee State (139), Jacksonville State (124), Morehead State (87), Tennessee Tech (84), UT Martin (80), SIUE (48) and Southeast Missouri (30). Preseason All-OVC Team G Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay G Tevin Brown, Murray State G Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky G Jr. Clay, Tennessee Tech F Tre King, Eastern Kentucky G Carlos Marshall Jr., Tennessee State G Grayson Murphy, Belmont C Nick Muszynski, Belmont G Mack Smith, Eastern Illinois G Parker Stewart, UT Martin F Terry Taylor, Austin Peay G Josiah Wallace, Eastern Illinois F KJ Williams, Murray State
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Preseason Player of the Year Terry Taylor, Austin Peay The 2020-21 OVC Preseason Men’s Basketball Team is headlined by Austin Peay senior Terry Taylor who was named OVC Preseason Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Taylor is the just the fifth player to be named OVC Preseason Player of the Year twice, joining Murray State’s Marcus Brown (1994-95 & 1995-96) and Isaac Spencer (1999-00 & 2000-01), Eastern Illinois’ Henry Domercant (2001-02 & 2002-03) and Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried (2009-10 & 2010-11) Overall, eight different schools were represented on the team with Austin Peay, Belmont, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky and Murray State leading the way with two picks apiece. Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin each had one selection. The squad features three seniors, nine juniors and a sophomore. All 13 selections were named to the All-OVC Team last season, eight being first-team picks and five being second-team selections. Taylor has earned first-team All-OVC honors in each of his first three season. If he earns the award this season, he will be only the third player in OVC history to earn four first-team All-OVC accolades (joining Eastern Kentucky’s Nick Mayo and Western Kentucky’s Ralph Crosthwaite). Last season Taylor was the only Division I player to rank in the Top 15 nationally in both scoring (13th at 21.8 points/game) and rebounding (10th at 11.0 per game). Taylor is on pace to become just the fifth player in OVC history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Other returning first-team All-OVC selections from 2019-20 include Austin Peay sophomore guard Jordyn Adams (17.4 points, 3.2 rebounds/game, 60 made 3-pointers), Murray State junior guard Tevin Brown (17.9 points and 3.7 assists/game, 85 made 3-pointers) and junior forward KJ Williams (12.7 points, 7.3 rebounds/game, 54.4 FG%), Belmont junior guard Grayson Murphy (9.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.6 steals/game) and junior center Nick Muszynski (15.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks game, 59.6 FG%), Eastern Kentucky junior guard Jomaru Brown (18.4 points and 2.7 assists/game, 45 made 3-pointers) and Eastern Illinois senior guard Josiah Wallace (15.6 points and 4.4 rebounds/game, 46.2 FG%). Returning second-team All-OVC picks included Tennessee State junior guard Carlos Marshall Jr. (11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds/game, 51 made 3-pointers), UT Martin junior guard Parker Stewart (19.2 points and 4.6 rebounds/game, 71 made 3-pointers), Tennessee Tech junior guard Jr. Clay (13.4 points, 3.9 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals/ game), Eastern Kentucky junior forward Tre King (11.3 points and 5.1 rebounds/game, 51.6 FG%) and Eastern Illinois senior guard Mack Smith (13.4 points and 3.1 rebounds/game, 79 made 3-pointers).
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2020-21 OVC MEN’S NOTES/PREVIEW The Season is Here: The 2020-21 season marks the 73rd of competition for the Ohio Valley Conference. Over the previous 72 years, 13 different teams have claimed an OVC regular season championship. Last season Belmont and Murray State (15-3) shared the regular season crown for the second-straight year, the sixth title for Belmont and record 27th crown for Murray State. Belmont topped Murray State in the OVC Tournament Championship game. Schedule Adjustments: In order to help address issues associated with the delayed start date and to be responsive to a desire to provide additional contests within the geographic region, the schedules increased from 18 to 20 conference games for the 2020-21 season. Overall teams will play every OVC team once and nine schools twice. In order to give teams flexibility to complete their non-conference schedules, schools were given discretion to schedule their two games with their “travel partner” separate from the remainder of the conference schedule. One of those two games must be scheduled before the holiday break and the other can be scheduled any time during the basketball season. Wins in 11-Straight Postseasons: After NCAA Tournament wins by Belmont and Murray State in 2019, OVC teams have now at least won one game in each postseason for 11-straight postseasons (there was no postseason in 2020-21, 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, Belmont (NIT) and Murray State (CIT) won games in 2015, Morehead State (CBI) and UT Martin (CIT) won games in 2016, Belmont (NIT) and UT Martin (CIT) won games in 2017, Austin Peay (CIT) and Jacksonville State (CBI) won games in 2018 and Belmont and Murray State won NCAA games in 2019. Taylor Nears Elite Company in 2000-Point/1000-Rebound Club: Austin Peay senior Terry Taylor is poised to become just the fifth player in OVC history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Here is a look at the elite list: Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (2,238, 1,118) Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky (2,076, 1,309) Popeye Jones, Murray State (2,057, 1,374) Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2,009, 1,673) Terry Taylor, Austin Peay (1923, 947) OVC to Produce 10-Game Linear Television Package: The OVC will produce a national television package in 2020-21 that will include nine men’s basketball games and one women’s basketball contest that will air on the ESPN Family of Networks. The seven regular season games will air on ESPNU, as will the men’s tournament semifinals. The Men’s Championship game will air on ESPN2. ESPN+: This year marks the third of the OVC’s media rights deal with ESPN to air games on ESPN+, the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment. This season over 200 men’s and women’s basketball regular season Conference games and non-conference games will be streamed on ESPN+. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for $5.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) or as part of a bundle with Disney+ and ad-supported Hulu ($12.99/month). ESPN+ is an integrated part of the ESPN App (on mobile and connected devices). More information can be found at www. OVCSports.com/ESPN. OVC Tournament Championship Format Enters Year No. 11: Despite a move away from divisional play four years ago, the OVC Men’s Basketball Championship still has a merit-based format. Once again the top eight men’s and women’s teams will qualify for the tournament. 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. Starting in 2014-15 the OVC women’s teams switched back to using the traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. bracket, but will return to the merit-based bracket this year. OVC Basketball Championships Set For Ford Center in Evansville For Fourth Consecutive Year; Signs Extension Through 2023: The OVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be held March 3-6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. It marks the fourth-straight season the event will be held in the building after a long run in Nashville. The Ford Center, which opened in 2011,
is an 11,000-seat arena located in the core of Evansville’s downtown district. The 290,000-square foot facility serves as home of the University of Evansville’s men’s basketball team and the Evansville Thunderbolts of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Ford Center also serves as host to numerous sporting events and concerts on an annual basis. In September 2019, the OVC signed a three-year extension to keep the event at the venue through 2023, with an option for a fourth-year (2024). OVC Players in the NBA: Last year six former OVC players played for NBA teams, with four of those players advancing to the NBA Bubble in Orlando. Included in that was Murray State All-American Ja Morant, the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Morant would go on to become the first OVC player to be named NBA Rookie of the Year. Here is a look at the former OVC players who were in the NBA last season: • Antonius Cleveland, Dallas Mavericks (Southeast Missouri) • Robert Covington, Houston Rockets (Tennessee State) • Alfonzo McKinnie, Cleveland Cavaliers (Eastern Illinois) • Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies (Murray State) • Cameron Payne, Phoenix Suns (Murray State) • Dylan Windler, Cleveland Cavaliers (Belmont) Morant Named Rookie of the Year: Murray State All-American Ja Morant was named the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.8 points, 7.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game in 67 contests. He hit 47.7 percent from the field and 77.6 percent at the free throw line in leading the Grizzlies to more wins and a ninth place finish in the Western Conference (after the team finished 12th the previous year. Dating back to 1983-84, he is one of just three players to attend a non-Power 5 college to win the award, joining Damian Lilliard of Weber State (2012-13) and Larry Johnson of UNLV (1991-92). OVC Mourns Anthony Stewart: UT Martin head men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart passed away suddenly on November 15 at the age of 50. He is survived by his wife and three children, one of who (Parker) is a redshirt junior for the Skyhawks. Stewart coached UTM for four seasons and compiled a 53-73 record.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Following are a look at the top statistical returners this season based on their production during the 2019-20 season (Current year of eligibility indicated in parenthesis). Scoring Terry Taylor, APSU (Sr.) Parker Stewart, UTM (Jr.) Jomaru Brown, EKU (Jr.) Tevin Brown, MUR (Jr.) Jordyn Adams, APSU (So.)
Games 33 25 32 32 33
Pts. 718 480 589 572 574
Avg. 21.8 19.2 18.4 17.9 17.4
Rebounding Terry Taylor, APSU (Sr.) George Dixon, EIU (Sr.) Grayson Murphy, BEL (Jr.) KJ Williams, MUR (Jr.) Kayne Henry, JSU (Sr.)
Games 33 32 33 32 31
Rebs. 362 281 245 232 213
Avg. 11.0 8.8 7.4 7.3 6.9
Assists Grayson Murphy, BEL (Jr.) Keishawn Davidson, TTU (So.) Mark Freeman, TSU (So.) Jr. Clay, TTU (Jr.) Parker Stewart, UTM (Jr.)
Games 33 30 31 31 25
Asst. 203 131 131 121 94
Avg. 6.2 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.8
Steals Grayson Murphy, BEL (Jr.) JacQuess Hobbs, EKU (Sr.) Jomaru Brown, EKU (Jr.) Jr. Clay, TTU (Jr.) George Dixon, EIU (Sr.)
Games 33 31 32 31 32
Steals 86 60 61 56 46
Avg. 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.4
Field Goal Percentage Shakem Johnson, TSU (Sr.) Tyzhaun Claude, MOR (So.) Nick Muszynski, BEL (Jr.) Terry Taylor, APSU (Sr.) KJ Williams, MUR (Jr.)
Games 33 30 33 33 32
FG-A 126-202 120-201 212-356 285-518 156-287
Pct. .624 .597 .596 .550 .544
3-Point FG Percentage Kashawn Charles, EIU (Sr.) Telvin Brown, MUR (Jr.) Martin Roub, JSU (Sr.) Ta’lon Cooper, MOR (So.) Hunter Vick, TTU (Jr.)
Games 29 32 28 30 25
FG-A 38-85 85-203 29-74 31-80 45-119
Pct. .447 .419 .392 .388 .378
ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos became the winningest coach in OVC history during the 2009-10 season and retired after the 2016-17 season with 409 victories. 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, 114 coaches have led programs while a member of the OVC from 1948 to the present.
For the second-straight year Austin Peay’s Terry Taylor was named the OVC Preseason Player of the Year. Taylor, a three-time first-team All-OVC selection, was named 2019-20 OVC Player of the Year after ranking in the Top 13 nationally in scoring (21.8/game) and rebounding (11.0/game).
Coach Years 1. Dave Loos (APSU) 1990-2017 2. Cal Luther (MUR/UTM) 1958-74, ’92-99 3. E.A. Diddle (WKU) 1948-64 4. Lake Kelly (APSU) 1971-77, ’85-90 5. Jeff Neubauer (EKU) 2005-15 6. Madison Brooks (ETSU) 1957-73 7. Paul McBrayer (EKU) 1948-62 8. Rick Byrd (BEL) 2012-19 9. Bob Laughlin (MOR) 1953-65 10. Jimmy Earle (MTSU) 1969-79 25. Matt McMahon (MUR) 2015-present 25. Jay Spoonhour (EIU) 2012-present 37. Ray Harper (JSU) 2016-present 60. Matt Figger (APSU) 2017-present 75. Preston Spradlin (MOR) 2016-present 93. A.W. Hamilton, EKU 2018-present 94. Brian “Penny” Collins (TSU) 2018-present 95. Casey Alexander (BEL) 2019-present 108. John Pelphrey (TTU) 2019-present 109. Brian Barone (SIUE) 2019-present - Brad Korn (SEMO) 2020-present - Montez Robinson (UTM) 2020-present
Record 420-410 (.506) 319-283 (.530) 296-143 (.674) 189-122 (.608) 188-134 (.584) 186-199 (.483) 181-133 (.576) 168-62 (.730) 166-120 (.580) 164-103 (.614) 110-51 (.683) 110-139 (.442) 80-56 (.588) 62-38 (.620) 46-69 (.400) 29-35 (.453) 27-36 (.429) 26-7 (.788) 9-22 (.290) 8-23 (.258) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)
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2020-21 MEN’S COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Wednesday, November 25 Eastern Ky. vs. North Florida, 3:30 p.m. (Raleigh, N.C.) Austin Peay vs. Omaha, 4:00 p.m. (Ft. Myers, Fla.) Morehead State at Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. (SECN) SIUE at Saint Louis, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Jacksonville State at Alabama, 6:30 p.m. (SECN+) Brescia at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. (BTN) Eastern Illinois at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. (BTN) Thursday, November 26 Tennessee St. vs. Coppin St., 11 a.m. (Huntington, W.Va.) Austin Peay vs. Indiana St./ECU, 1/7 p.m. (Estero, Fla.) Belmont at Howard, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) SIUE vs. LSU, 6:00 p.m. (St. Louis, Mo.) Friday, November 27 Jacksonville St. vs. Florida Atlantic, 12 p.m. (Mobile, Ala.) Belmont vs. George Mason, 1 p.m. (Washington, D.C.) Eastern Ky. vs. Charleston Southern, 1 p.m. (Raleigh, N.C.) SE Missouri vs. N. Colorado, 4 p.m. (Kansas City, Mo.) Tennessee State at Marshall, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Marquette, 6:00 p.m. (FS2) Morehead State vs. Richmond, 8 p.m. (Lexington, Ky.) Austin Peay vs. TBD, TBD (Estero, Fla.) Saturday, November 28 Belmont vs. Northeastern, 11 a.m. (Washington, D.C.) Southeast Missouri vs. TBD, 11am/2pm (Kansas City) U. Health Sciences & Pharmacy at UT Martin, 4 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan at Murray State, 7 p.m. (ESPN+) SIUE vs. Health Sciences & Pharmacy, TBA (St. Louis) Sunday, November 29 Morehead State vs. Detroit Mercy, 3 p.m. (Lexington, Ky.) Jacksonville State at South Alabama, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Butler, 5:30 p.m. (FS1) Monday, November 30 Jacksonville St. vs. Univ. of Mobile, 2 p.m. (Mobile, Ala.) Eastern Kentucky at Xavier, 6:00 p.m. (FS1) Chattanooga at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Austin Peay vs. TBD, TBA (Fort Myers, Fla.) Wednesday, December 2 Morehead State at Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. (BTN) Eastern Kentucky at USC Upstate, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Xavier, 6:00 p.m. (FS1) SIUE at Northern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. Southern Illinois at SE Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Murray State at Middle Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. Evansville at UT Martin, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at Tennessee State, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, December 3 Chicago State at Eastern Illinois, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Northern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 4 Jacksonville State at FIU, 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5 Transylvania at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Omaha at SIUE, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Eastern Illinois at Green Bay, 2:00 p.m.
Samford at Belmont, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Sunday, December 6 Jacksonville State at FIU, 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Western Carolina, TBA Monday, December 7 *Morehead St. at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Lipscomb at Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Tuesday, December 8 *Tennessee State at Belmont, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Wednesday, December 9 Transylvania at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) SIUE at Valparaiso, 6:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Lipscomb, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Evansville, TBA Thursday, December 10 Transylvania at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Boyce College at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Friday, December 11 Murray State at Southern Illinois, TBA Saturday, December 12 Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) Belmont at Lipscomb, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13 *Jacksonville St. at Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) SIUE at Northwestern, TBA Monday, December 14 *Eastern Kentucky at Morehead St., 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Tuesday, December 15 *Southeast Missouri at Evansville, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) McKendree at Austin Peay, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Prairie View at Murray State, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Wednesday, December 16 Kennesaw State at Belmont, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, December 17 CU Harrodsburg at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Friday, December 18 *SIUE at Morehead State, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) McNeese State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Ga. Southwestern at Jacksonville St., 6 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at SE Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, December 19 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (SEC Network) Monday, December 21 *Eastern Illinois at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Belmont at Evansville, TBA Tuesday, December 22
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Morehead State at Clemson, 1:00 p.m. (ACC Network) Southeast Missouri at Indiana State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky, 4:00 p.m. High Point at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Chattanooga at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) UT Martin at Ole Miss, TBA Wednesday, December 30 *Murray State at Belmont, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Eastern Ky., 7 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, January 2 *Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead State at Murray State, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at SE Missouri, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tuesday, January 5 *Eastern Illinois at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, January 7 *Austin Peay at SIUE, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Morehead State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville St. at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Eastern Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Tennessee State, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, January 9 *Murray State at SIUE, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at Morehead St., 3 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Belmont, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee St., 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Monday, January 11 *SIUE at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, January 14 *Eastern Kentucky at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead St. at Eastern Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee St. at Jacksonville St., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray St. at Southeast Missouri, 8 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at UT Martin, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, January 16 *Belmont at Jacksonville State, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 5 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead State at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, January 21 *Southeast Missouri at Morehead St., 6p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
*Jacksonville St. at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Tennessee State, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, February 19 *Morehead St. at Southeast Missouri, 8 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, January 23 *UT Martin at Morehead State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *SE Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 3 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Belmont, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, February 20 *Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Belmont, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville St. at Tennessee St., 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, January 28 *Morehead St. at Jacksonville St., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee St. at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Ky. at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Southeast Missouri, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, January 30 *Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville St., 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 5 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead State at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, February 4 *Tennessee State at SIUE, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Morehead State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at Eastern Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 8 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at SE Missouri, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, February 6 *Belmont at SIUE, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Morehead State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Eastern Kentucky, 3 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at SE Missouri, 5 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, February 11 *Eastern Kentucky at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville St., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *SE Missouri at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead State at Tennessee St., 8 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, February 25 *UT Martin at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee St. at Morehead State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) *Belmont at Eastern Kentucky, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *SE Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray St. at Jacksonville St., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, February 27 *Belmont at Morehead State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Jacksonville State, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at SIUE, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee St. at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Wednesday, March 3 OVC Tournament First Round, TBD (ESPN+) (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.) Thursday, March 4 OVC Tournament Quarterfinals, TBD (ESPN+) (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.) Friday, March 5 OVC Tournament Semifinals, TBD (ESPNU) (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.) Saturday, March 6 OVC Tournament Championship, TBD (ESPN2) (Ford Center – Evansville, Ind.) * - Denotes OVC contest All Times CENTRAL Dates and times subject to change.
Saturday, February 13 *Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Jacksonville State, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee St., 4 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead State at Belmont, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, February 18 *Jacksonville State at Belmont, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *SIUE at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at SE Missouri, 8 p.m. (ESPN+) *Morehead State at UT Martin, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Tennessee St., 8 p.m. (ESPN+) 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 21
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2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 vs. Omaha 1 4:00 p.m. 26 vs. Indiana State/East Carolina 1 TBA 1 27 vs. TBA TBA DECEMBER 5 TRANSYLVANIA (ESPN+) 8 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 15 MCKENDREE (ESPN+) 18 McNEESE STATE (ESPN+) 21 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 30 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+)
1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 7 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 9 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 14 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 16 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 21 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN+) 28 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 30 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 6 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 11 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 13 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 18 SIUE* (ESPN+) 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 25 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 27 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
#BeachBubble Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 2 OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Basic Information Location: ......................................Clarksville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,463 Founded: ........................................................1927 Nickname:.............................................. Governors Colors: ............................................Red and White Interim President: ....................Dannelle Whiteside Athletic Director: ........................... Gerald Harrison Arena: ...... Dunn Center/Dave Aaron Arena (8,075)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/7 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .....21-12/14-4 (3rd) Postseason: ........ OVC Tournament Semifinals
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: .................Colby Wilson Office Phone: .......................... (931) 221-6561 Cell Phone: ............................. (615) 604-3803 Fax: ......................................... (931) 221-7562 Email: ............................... wilsonrc@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: ....................... 1,231-1,103 (.527) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 462-416 (.526) Joined OVC: ...................................................1963
OVC Tournament Titles (5) 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7) 1973, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 23
Name Elton Walker Carlos Paez Tai’Reon Joseph Devon McCain Merdy Mongozi Jordyn Adams Ibrahima Jarjou Corbin Merritt Reginald Gee DJ Peavy Mike Peake Codey Bates Terry Taylor Alec Woodard Jordan Burchfield
Pos. G G G G C G F F G G F G G/F G G
Ht. 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-3 7-0 6-3 6-9 6-9 6-3 6-3 6-8 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-0
Wt. 185 180 175 190 225 200 220 245 220 190 220 195 230 200 185
Yr. Jr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. So. Fr. R-Jr. Gr. R-So. So. So. Sr. So. R-Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Miami, Fla. (Miami Dade College) Naguanagua, VU (Sunrise Christian Acad.) Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville Magnet) Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee HS) Kinshasa, Congo (South Georgia Tech.) Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee HS) Bignona, Senegal (Core4 Prep) Lloyd, Fla. (Oklahoma) Houston, Tex. (Alabama State) Cibolo, Tex. (Collin College) Chicago, Ill. (Georgia) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS) Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) Rutledge, Ga. (Morgan County HS) Rockvale, Tenn. (Trevecca)
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TEAM NOTES • In an offseason unprecedented around the country, a constant was Terry Taylor and Jordyn Adams being in the news for being dynamic basketball players. The duo each earned National Association of Basketball Coaches FirstTeam All-District honors–the third of Taylor’s illustrious career–while Adams was named a Kyle Macy Freshman All-American via CollegeInsider.com and Taylor earned Lou Henson All-American honors. The coda to the postseason hype machine was Taylor’s appearance on the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District team, the first Gov to earn that honor. • The basketball program will have a new home beginning in 2022, when the Multi-Purpose Event Center (MPEC) opens in downtown Clarksville, moving Austin Peay basketball off campus on a regular basis for the first time in almost 70 years. At just shy of 280,000 square feet, the facility will house offices for the men and women’s basketball coaching staffs, a practice arena for the exclusive use of the Austin Peay basketball programs and offer luxury suite accommodations with dedicated catering, a club level on par with the one at Fortera Stadium and enhanced concession offerings.
Head Coach Matt Figger
Alma Mater: ..................................Eastern Kentucky, 1995 Hometown: ............................................Jenkins, Kentucky Family: ..........................................................Wife - Katrina ................................................................... Children - Vince Career Record: ............................................. 62-38 (3 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 39-15 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Rod Clark......................1st season (Lindsey Wilson, 2015) Nikita Johnson ...............2nd season (West Georgia, 1989) Daryl Dora .........................2nd season (Texas Tech, 2007) Treis Huggins (Ops) ..... 1st season (South Carolina, 2017) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2017-18 2018-19
School Austin Peay Austin Peay
Overall 19-15 22-11
Conf. 12-6 13-5
Year 2019-20
School Austin Peay
Overall 21-12
Conf. 14-4
Coach Figger Facts Figger was introduced as the 12th head coach in Austin Peay history on April 6, 2017...In his first year with the program he led the Governors (who were picked next-to-last in the preseason poll) to a third-place OVC finish and earned OVC Coach of the Year honors...Prior to coming to APSU, he was part of programs that have appeared in six NCAA, three NIT and four NJCAA National Tournaments...He spent four seasons as associate head coach under Frank Martin at South Carolina, including helping the Gamecocks to the 2017 NCAA Final Four...Figger was also part of Martin’s staffs at Kansas State (2007-12)...He also had coaching stints at Wabash Valley (1993-94), Vincennes (1994-99), Odessa (2000-02), South Alabama (2003-07) and Arkansas (2007)...A South Alabama helped team to 2006 Sun Belt Tournament title and 2007 Sun Belt regular season title...Figger played baseball at Pikeville College (1990-91) before completing his degree at EKU.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER TAYLOR, Terry Conference-Only ADAMS, Jordyn Conference-Only GEE, Reginald Conference-Only ABAEV, Eli Conference-Only PAEZ, Carlos Conference-Only BUTLER, Antwuan Conference-Only HINSON, Evan Conference-Only WOODARD, Alec Conference-Only CONTEH, Sita Conference-Only DJURISIC, Pavle Conference-Only DeVAULT, Sam Conference-Only SILVEIRA, Matheus Conference-Only BATES, Codey Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 33-33 18-18 33-31 18-18 6-2 0-0 30-30 18-18 33-19 18-16 32-32 18-18 32-6 18-1 31-4 18-1 27-2 15-0 11-3 7-0 16-0 5-0 24-3 13-0 6-0 2-0 33 18 33 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
APSU 23,006 14/1,643 -
MIN 1206 665 1097 620 116 0 835 503 813 495 868 461 537 291 510 310 292 127 95 60 85 14 160 74 12 6
AVG 36.5 36.9 33.2 34.4 19.3 0.0 27.8 27.9 24.6 27.5 27.1 25.6 16.8 16.2 16.5 17.2 10.8 8.5 8.6 8.6 5.3 2.8 6.7 5.7 2.0 3.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 285-518 .550 141-265 .532 193-460 .420 115-263 .437 19-43 .442 0-0 .000 88-174 .506 61-119 .513 59-157 .376 38-103 .369 69-190 .363 34-96 .354 61-158 .386 38-94 .404 40-90 .444 28-51 .549 30-72 .417 13-34 .382 13-30 .433 11-19 .579 13-17 .765 0-1 .000 20-31 .645 13-17 .765 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 892-1943 .459 493-1063 .464 861-1841 .468 457-985 .464
Opponents 75,933 15/4,741 4/1,206
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 41-128 .320 19-62 .306 60-159 .377 43-100 .430 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 28-81 .346 16-53 .302 19-55 .345 1231 .387 19-78 .244 11-45 .244 27-67 .403 22-40 .550 10-32 .313 5-17 .294 4-13 .308 4-11 .364 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 223-644 .346 133-362 .367 226-626 .361 122-336 .363
FT-FTA 107-164 63-89 128-162 79-101 9-12 0-0 62-110 37-65 67-76 34-40 47-67 12-19 38-45 29-35 25-30 13-15 15-22 7-10 4-9 3-7 5-6 0-0 4-10 1-3 1-2 1-2 512-715 279-386 411-594 203-309
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Austin Peay 1229 1283 Opponents 1110 1239
PCT .652 .708 .790 .782 .750 .000 .564 .569 .882 .850 .701 .632 .844 .829 .833 .867 .682 .700 .444 .429 .833 .000 .400 .333 .500 .500 .716 .723 .692 .657
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 132 230 362 78 143 221 27 80 107 13 38 51 2 6 8 0 0 0 77 155 232 51 96 147 10 49 59 7 34 41 16 53 69 5 22 27 21 54 75 10 32 42 15 48 63 13 26 39 15 34 49 6 15 21 3 15 18 2 9 11 3 10 13 0 1 1 15 17 32 8 6 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 390 799 1189 220 452 672 303 790 1093 149 424 573
AVG PF-FO A TO 11.0 63-1 46 78 12.3 32-0 38 42 3.2 68-0 69 80 2.8 38-0 37 45 1.3 8-0 4 8 0.0 0-0 0 0 7.7 90-3 34 46 8.2 54-3 17 24 1.8 78-2 114 44 2.3 42-1 70 25 2.2 96-1 107 47 1.5 54-0 52 19 2.3 47-1 20 33 2.3 20-0 7 17 2.0 63-0 25 17 2.2 36-0 13 6 1.8 34-1 8 20 1.4 16-0 2 12 1.6 15-0 3 9 1.6 10-0 2 7 0.8 10-0 0 4 0.2 0-0 0 0 1.3 29-0 3 11 1.1 14-0 2 6 0.2 3-0 1 1 0.0 1-0 1 0 36.0 604-9 434 423 37.3 317-4 241 217 33.1 643-18 448 492 31.8 349-12 233 253
BLK STL PTS-AVG 44 43 718-21.8 25 24 364-20.2 9 31 574-17.4 5 20 352-19.6 1 4 56-9.3 0 0 0-0.0 21 26 238-7.9 10 17 159-8.8 0 42 213-6.5 0 23 126-7.0 2 37 204-6.4 1 15 92-5.1 4 6 179-5.6 2 3 116-6.4 6 17 132-4.3 4 8 91-5.1 6 8 85-3.1 1 1 38-2.5 2 1 34-3.1 1 0 29-4.1 0 1 36-2.3 0 0 0-0.0 5 2 44-1.8 2 1 27-2.1 0 0 6-1.0 0 0 4-2.0 100 218 2519-76.3 51 112 1398-77.7 80 201 2359-71.5 44 98 1239-68.8
Deadball Rebounds OT 7 10
Total 2519 2359
Austin Peay Opponents
Off. 73 60
Def. 2 1
Total 75 61
2019-20 RESULTS (21-12, 14-4 OVC -- Home: 14-0, Away: 5-10, Neutral: 2-2) OCTOBER 24 UNION (TN) (exhibition)
W, 99-95
NOVEMBER 2 LEES-MCRAE (exhibition) 5 OAKLAND CITY 9 at Western Kentucky 16 at Tulsa 20 at Vanderbilt 23 SE LOUISIANA 25 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
W, 106-67 W, 110-67 L, 75-97 L, 65-72 L, 72-90 W, 81-60 W, 92-66
DECEMBER 3 at Arkansas 7 NORTH FLORIDA 12 at West Virginia 17 MCKENDREE 21 vs. Duquesne 1 22 vs. Alabama State 1 30 at Georgia
L, 61-69 W, 90-83 L, 53-84 W, 80-61 L, 77-86 W, 80-69 L, 48-78
JANUARY 2 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 4 UT MARTIN* 9 at Tennessee Tech* 11 at Jacksonville State*
W, 78-63 W, 82-63 W, 79-62 W, 71-67
16 18 23 25 30
at Southeast Missouri* at UT Martin* TENNESSEE STATE* BELMONT* SIUE*
FEBRUARY 1 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 6 at Tennessee State* 8 at Belmont* 13 MURRAY STATE* 15 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 20 at SIUE* 22 at Eastern Illinois* 27 MOREHEAD STATE* 29 at Murray State* MARCH 5 vs. Eastern Illinois 2 6 vs. Murray State 2
W, 84-59 W, 92-81 W, 99-74 W, 86-78 W, 82-58
W, 68-64 L, 68-70 L, 63-71 W, 71-68 W, 93-85 W, 78-60 L, 80-83 (OT) W, 67-58 L, 61-75
W, 76-65 L, 61-73
St. Pete Shootout (St. Petersburg, Fla.) OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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BELMONT BRUINS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 26 at Howard 1 (ESPN+) 27 vs. George Mason 1 (ESPN+) 28 vs. Northeastern 1 (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 5 SAMFORD (ESPN+) 8 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 12 at Lipscomb (ESPN+) 16 KENNESAW STATE (ESPN+) 21 at Evansville (ESPN+) 30 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA 6:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 7 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (ESPN+) 9 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 14 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 16 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 23 SIUE* (ESPN+) 28 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 30 at Murray State* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 6 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 13 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 20 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 25 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 27 at Morehead State* (ESPN+)
7:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Paradise Jam (Washington, D.C.) OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • Last season Belmont won its third OVC Tournament crown with a last second win over Murray State. All three title wins have come against the Racers and by a combined four points. • Last season point guard Grayson Murphy was one of only five Division I players to post an 8-point, 5-rebound, 6-assist and 7-steal game during the season. Last season Murphy had 86 total steals, the eighth-most in OVC single-season history • Nick Muszynski was named MVP of the OVC Tournament last year after averaging 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 assists in two wins and scored 25 points in the tournament final. Muszynski ranked 16th nationally in field goal percentage (59.6%) and 72nd in blocks (1.58/game).
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................8,841 Founded: ........................................................1890 Nickname:.....................................................Bruins Colors: .................................. Navy, Red and White President: ...............................Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director: ................................. Scott Corley Arena: ...........................Curb Event Center (5,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/6 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .. 26-7/15-3 (1st/tie) Postseason: ..................Won OVC Tournament
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 (6) 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
All-Time Record: .......................... 1,168-838 (.582) All-Time OVC Record: ...................... 112-22 (.836) Joined OVC: ...................................................2012
OVC Tournament Titles (3) 2013, 2015, 2020 NCAA Tournament Appearances (8) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 10 11 12 20 21 22 24 25 33 42
Name Even Brauns Mitch Listau Grayson Murphy Luke Smith Caleb Hollander Michael Shanks EJ Bellinger Tate Pierson Derek Sabin Ben Sheppard JaCobi Wood Frank Jakubicek Nick Muszynski Rilee Epley
Pos. C G G G F F G G F G G F C F
Ht. 6-9 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-8 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-9 6-6 6-2 6-8 6-11 6-4
Wt. 250 195 175 175 235 205 195 210 230 185 180 235 235 195
Yr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So.
Hometown (Last School) Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City West HS) Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Independence HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (University of the South) Nashville, Tenn. (Nashville Cent. Christian) Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville HS) St. Peters, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt South HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Slinger, Wis. (Slinger HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS) Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove HS) Pickerington, Ohio (St. Charles Prep) Newburgh, Ind. (Harrison HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Casey Alexander
Alma Mater: ................................................ Belmont, 1995 Hometown: .................................Chattanooga, Tennessee Family: ............................................................ Wife - Sunni .............................................. Children - Allie, Reed, Mason Career Record: ......................................... 163-127 (9 yrs.) School Record: ................................................ 26-7 (1 yr.) OVC Record: .............................................................. 15-3 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Brian Ayers ......................... 23rd season (Lipscomb, 1993) Sean Rutigliano ............2nd season (Cortland State, 2007) Tyler Holloway .............. 11th season (Murray State, 2009) Mick Hedgepeth (Ops)........... 2nd season (Belmont, 2012) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
School Stetson Stetson Lipscomb Lipscomb Lipscomb
Overall 9-20 15-16 15-15 14-17 12-21
Conf. 6-12 11-7 10-8 7-7 7-7
Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
School Lipscomb Lipscomb Lipscomb Belmont
Overall 20-13 23-10 29-8 26-7
Conf. 11-3 10-4 14-2 15-3
Coach Alexander Facts Alexander was named the 10th head coach in Belmont history on April 10, 2019...He replaced Hall of Fame coach Rick Byrd, who was Alexander’s coach when he played for the Bruins (1991-95)...As a point guard he led Belmont to a 119-25 record, including a 37-2 mark and No. 1 NAIA national ranking as a senior...Following graduation he spent 16 years on Byrd’s staff and was part of 287 victories...Alexander’s first head coaching job was at Stetson (2011-13) and followed by six years at Lipscomb (2013-19)...In 2018-19 he led Lipscomb to a 29-8 record, 14-2 mark in the ASUN and a runner-up finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT)...In 2018 he was named the Skip Prosser Man of the Year by CollegeInsider.com; the award is given annually for success on the court and moral integrity off the court...Alexander was inducted into the Belmont Hall of Fame in 2005.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN KUNKEL, Adam 33-33 982 Conference-Only 18-18 550 MUSZYNSKI, Nick 33-32 819 Conference-Only 18-18 442 SCANLON, Tyler 33-33 1020 Conference-Only 18-18 565 MURPHY, Grayson 33-33 986 Conference-Only 18-18 555 HOPKINS, Nick 33-0 416 Conference-Only 18-0 190 HOLLANDER, Caleb 29-0 236 Conference-Only 18-0 168 BENKERT, Michael 33-33 731 Conference-Only 18-18 370 PIERSON, Tate 33-0 353 Conference-Only 18-0 217 SHEPPARD, Ben 32-0 344 Conference-Only 17-0 178 LISTAU, Mitch 30-0 239 Conference-Only 18-0 147 ADELSPERGER, Seth 33-1 386 Conference-Only 18-0 190 BELLINGER, EJ 10-0 53 Conference-Only 5-0 17 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 9-0 35 Conference-Only 4-0 11 Total 33 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 33 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
BEL 32,476 14/2,320 -
AVG 29.8 30.6 24.8 24.6 30.9 31.4 29.9 30.8 12.6 10.6 8.1 9.3 22.2 20.6 10.7 12.1 10.8 10.5 8.0 8.2 11.7 10.6 5.3 3.4 3.9 2.8
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 188-434 .433 95-228 .417 212-356 .596 110-183 .601 156-313 .498 93-188 .495 132-253 .522 75-130 .577 60-169 .355 27-76 .355 48-109 .440 38-76 .500 51-134 .381 23-61 .377 33-65 .508 18-41 .439 32-83 .386 14-37 .378 27-74 .365 16-49 .327 35-58 .603 21-32 .656 9-19 .474 2-3 .667 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 986-2074 .475 533-1106 .482 846-2033 .416 461-1079 .427
Opponents 68,236 16/3,415 3/4,534
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 83-213 .390 40-107 .374 16-49 .327 7-25 .280 65-164 .396 41-103 .398 23-68 .338 15-38 .395 39-118 .331 21-55 .382 21-58 .362 16-40 .400 19-83 .229 3-32 .094 21-52 .404 11-33 .333 12-43 .279 6-21 .286 19-53 .358 11-33 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 320-908 .352 171-488 .350 232-704 .330 136-387 .351
FT-FTA 87-106 50-61 64-98 46-69 36-44 21-27 36-63 22-37 25-31 8-10 7-11 6-10 16-18 10-12 15-18 9-10 18-27 5-10 10-13 9-11 18-35 10-18 2-4 1-2 1-2 0-0 335-470 197-277 317-495 178-275
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Belmont 1254 1373 Opponents 998 1243
PCT .821 .820 .653 .667 .818 .778 .571 .595 .806 .800 .636 .600 .889 .833 .833 .900 .667 .500 .769 .818 .514 .556 .500 .500 .500 .000 .713 .711 .640 .647
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 16 77 93 8 46 54 44 167 211 25 97 122 30 115 145 9 61 70 47 198 245 25 99 124 6 48 54 2 23 25 17 41 58 14 31 45 22 87 109 11 29 40 12 28 40 7 10 17 11 60 71 6 29 35 3 22 25 2 12 14 33 36 69 20 12 32 4 7 11 1 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 293 940 1233 152 478 630 338 872 1210 184 468 652
AVG PF-FO A TO 2.8 76-2 87 58 3.0 38-1 56 33 6.4 67-0 55 66 6.8 32-0 39 34 4.4 47-0 88 58 3.9 27-0 46 31 7.4 59-1 203 55 6.9 30-1 121 22 1.6 20-0 41 21 1.4 9-0 18 9 2.0 31-0 9 17 2.5 22-0 8 10 3.3 43-0 45 27 2.2 25-0 22 10 1.2 20-0 16 15 0.9 14-0 8 10 2.2 49-0 18 24 2.1 26-0 6 11 0.8 29-0 25 14 0.8 19-0 13 8 2.1 43-0 7 16 1.8 23-0 1 9 1.1 7-0 7 5 0.6 1-0 2 2 0.3 6-0 3 4 0.0 1-0 1 0 37.4 497-3 604 392 35.0 267-2 341 196 36.7 478-5 398 472 36.2 273-3 220 262
BLK STL PTS-AVG 7 30 546-16.5 4 15 280-15.6 52 14 504-15.3 27 7 273-15.2 2 38 413-12.5 1 21 248-13.8 6 86 323-9.8 3 56 187-10.4 1 18 184-5.6 0 9 83-4.6 3 11 124-4.3 3 7 98-5.4 3 19 137-4.2 2 14 59-3.3 1 5 102-3.1 1 2 56-3.1 3 13 94-2.9 0 7 39-2.3 2 6 83-2.8 0 4 52-2.9 26 8 88-2.7 8 4 52-2.9 0 0 22-2.2 0 0 5-1.0 0 1 7-0.8 0 0 2-0.5 106 249 2627-79.6 49 146 1434-79.7 97 191 2241-67.9 49 92 1236-68.7
Deadball Rebounds OT -
Total 2627 2241
Belmont Opponents
Off. 57 82
Def. 4 3
Total 61 85
2019-20 RESULTS (26-7, 15-3 OVC -- Home: 13-1, Away: 11-5, Neutral: 2-1) NOVEMBER 6 at Illinois State 11 SAMFORD 16 at Boston College 18 HIGH POINT 20 at Lipscomb 23 at Saint Louis 26 at Eastern Washington 30 at Middle Tennessee
L, 72-79 W, 95-63 W, 100-85 W, 90-51 W, 73-67 L, 55-60 L, 82-87 W, 71-59
DECEMBER 3 LIPSCOMB 11 CARSON-NEWMAN 18 KENNESAW STATE 21 vs. Alabama 1 28 at Western Kentucky
W, 80-75 W, 105-56 W, 83-44 L, 72-92 W, 79-62
JANUARY 2 SIUE* 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 9 at Southeast Missouri* 11 at UT Martin* 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY 18 MOREHEAD STATE* 23 at Murray State* 25 at Austin Peay*
L, 69-79 W, 87-55 W, 89-64 W, 85-78 W, 87-56 W, 77-59 L, 75-85 L, 78-86
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at Tennessee Tech*
W, 92-84
FEBRUARY 1 at Jacksonville State* 6 MURRAY STATE* 8 AUSTIN PEAY* 13 TENNESSEE STATE* 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 20 at Morehead State* 22 at Eastern Kentucky* 27 TENNESSEE TECH* 29 at Tennessee State*
W, 78-64 W, 71-64 W, 71-63 W, 74-51 W, 101-84 W, 80-67 W, 83-70 W, 65-62 W, 72-65
MARCH 6 vs. Eastern Kentucky 2 7 vs. Murray State 2
W, 60-50 W, 76-75
Played in Huntsville, Alabama OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 1 2
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EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS
2020-21 SCHEDULE
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment: ....................................................7,806 Founded: ........................................................1895 Nickname:................................................ Panthers Colors: .............................................Blue and Gray President: ..........................Dr. David M. Glassman Athletic Director: .................................Tom Michael Arena (Capacity):First Mid Court at Lantz Arena (5,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .. 17-15/9-9 (5th/tie) Postseason: ... OVC Tournament Quarterfinals
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
NOVEMBER 25 at Wisconsin (BTN) 27 at Marquette (FS2) 29 at Butler (FS1)
9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
DECEMBER 3 CHICAGO STATE (ESPN+) 5 at Green Bay 9 at Evansville 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN+) 21 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 30 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TBA 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 5 SIUE* (ESPN+) 7 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 9 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 14 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 21 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 23 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 28 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 30 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 6 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 11 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 13 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 18 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 20 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 25 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 27 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+)
7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
No. 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 25 35
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 1
TBD
COACHING STAFF
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,332-1,296 (.507) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 178-222 (.445) Joined OVC: ...................................................1996
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2001 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) 1992, 2001
2020-21 ROSTER Name Kashawn Charles Jordan Skipper-Brown Mack Smith Marvin Johnson Junior Farquhar Ryan Leonard Barlow Alleruzzo IV Micah Schnyders Henry Abraham Isaac Miller Jadon Wallace Sammy Friday IV Madani Diarra Josiah Wallace Deang Deang George Dixon
Pos. G F G G G G F G G G G F F G G G
Ht. 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-9 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-9 6-10 6-4 6-4 6-5
Wt. 185 230 185 190 200 200 235 185 175 180 180 240 240 185 185 230
Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Gr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr.
OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Head Coach Jay Spoonhour
TEAM NOTES
Assistant Coaches Justin Brown ............3rd season (Southwest Baptist, 2009) Matt Bringman .....2nd season (Palm Beach Atlantic, 2008) Mark Bernsen .............................1st season (UMSL, 1972) Logan Koch (G.A.) ........ 1st season (Eastern Illinois, 2020)
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• Mack Smith enters the season second all-time in NCAA Division I history with 81 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer. Smith is chasing the record set by former Illinois guard Cory Bradford of 88. • On February 20 of last season EIU overcame a 27-point second half deficit to beat Murray State. The Panthers were just the seventh Division I program to overcome that large of a second half deficit to win. • In addition to his on-court honors, Josiah Wallace was one of just six OVC players named to the NABC Honors Court for his excellence in the classroom a year ago.
Hometown (Last School) Wyandanch, N.Y. (Labette CC) Killeen, Texas (McLennan JC) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) Ardmore, Okla. (Coffeyville CC) Mono, Ontario (South Plains College) Kerry, Ireland (Santa Fe College) Chicago, Ill. (Des Moines Area CC) Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville Christian) Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti) Charleston, Ill. (Charleston) Marshall, Ill. (Marshall) Jersey City, N.J. (Siena College) Bamaku, Mali (Saint Louis Univ.) Marshall, Ill. (Olney Central College) Madison, Wis. (Highland CC) Milwaukee, Wis. (Vincennes Univ.)
Alma Mater: ...................................... Pittsburg State, 1994 Hometown: ................................................Springfield, Mo. Family: ........................................................... Wife - Nicole ...........................................Children - Gracie, Charlie, Sam Career Record: ....................................... 215-171 (12 yrs.) School Record: .........................................110-139 (8 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 60-74 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................7 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
Career Head Coaching Record Year School Overall Conf. Year School Overall Conf. 2000-01 Wabash Valley 36-1 2014-15 Eastern Illinois 18-15 9-7 2003-04 UNLV 6-4 4-2 2015-16 Eastern Illinois 13-17 9-7 2009-10 Moberly Area CC 25-6 2016-17 Eastern Illinois 14-15 6-10 2010-11 Moberly Area CC 17-13 2017-18 Eastern Illinois 12-19 7-11 2011-12 Moberly Area CC 21-8 2018-19 Eastern Illinois 14-18 7-11 2012-13 Eastern Illinois 11-21 6-10 2019-20 Eastern Illinois 17-15 9-9 2013-14 Eastern Illinois 11-19 7-9 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...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.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS WALLACE, Josiah 32-31 Conference-Only 18-17 SMITH, Mack 32-31 Conference-Only 18-17 DIXON, George 32-31 Conference-Only 18-18 DEANG, DEANG 10-5 Conference-Only 0-0 JOHNSON, Marvin 26-9 Conference-Only 14-2 SKIPPER-BROWN,Jordan 32-8 Conference-Only 18-3 CHARLES, Kashawn 29-2 Conference-Only 18-2 SMITH, Shareef 31-16 Conference-Only 18-14 MATLOCK, JaQualis 32-24 Conference-Only 18-15 DUFFUS, Dondre 17-1 Conference-Only 7-0 SHAW, Braxton 12-0 Conference-Only 5-0 WILSON, Shawn 7-1 Conference-Only 6-1 KOCH, Logan 3-1 Conference-Only 2-1 Total 32 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 32 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 1028 646 1005 609 945 568 225 0 574 301 599 330 378 238 672 424 750 454 194 54 59 8 15 13 6 5
EIU 17,269 12/1,439 -
AVG 32.1 35.9 31.4 33.8 29.5 31.6 22.5 0.0 22.1 21.5 18.7 18.3 13.0 13.2 21.7 23.6 23.4 25.2 11.4 7.7 4.9 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 196-424 .462 139-286 .486 147-344 .427 83-201 .413 136-258 .527 69-138 .500 33-79 .418 0-0 .000 84-214 .393 45-99 .455 87-136 .640 43-74 .581 64-135 .474 44-94 .468 55-151 .364 37-96 .385 66-146 .452 32-79 .405 12-32 .375 3-9 .333 9-20 .450 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 890-1944 .458 497-1084 .458 777-1835 .423 460-1036 .444
Opponents 59,643 16/3,612 4/464
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 31-95 .326 22-54 .407 79-227 .348 42-126 .333 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 8-22 .364 0-0 .000 9-33 .273 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 38-85 .447 24-56 .429 27-89 .303 16-57 .281 15-49 .306 8-31 .258 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 215-629 .342 119-347 .343 213-606 .351 123-332 .370
FT-FTA 77-109 52-77 55-75 32-49 76-133 38-73 21-31 0-0 52-71 28-41 39-60 24-30 14-20 8-14 20-29 9-13 15-26 8-16 10-19 2-4 3-4 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 382-579 201-319 447-610 259-350
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Eastern Illinois 1156 1202 Opponents 1035 1162
PCT .706 .675 .733 .653 .571 .521 .677 .000 .732 .683 .650 .800 .700 .571 .690 .692 .577 .500 .526 .500 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .660 .630 .733 .740
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 13 129 142 9 74 83 11 88 99 7 51 58 110 171 281 59 97 156 9 25 34 0 0 0 26 66 92 15 30 45 57 88 145 27 52 79 7 28 35 5 20 25 13 66 79 8 40 48 63 86 149 36 47 83 1 18 19 0 5 5 4 11 15 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 342 827 1169 180 448 628 324 825 1149 182 478 660
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.4 39-0 75 73 4.6 23-0 41 42 3.1 46-0 59 30 3.2 33-0 40 16 8.8 88-0 50 43 8.7 50-0 27 25 3.4 23-0 30 16 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.5 54-0 77 78 3.2 31-0 37 40 4.5 102-5 37 39 4.4 60-4 24 20 1.2 29-0 10 12 1.4 13-0 7 8 2.5 48-0 62 45 2.7 29-0 40 31 4.7 76-2 39 23 4.6 43-1 20 8 1.1 15-0 8 22 0.7 4-0 0 7 1.3 5-0 2 6 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.3 1-0 1 2 0.3 1-0 0 2 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 36.5 526-7 450 402 34.9 287-5 236 208 35.9 550-9 385 490 36.7 300-5 224 262
BLK STL PTS-AVG 11 24 500-15.6 5 12 352-19.6 15 25 428-13.4 12 16 240-13.3 27 46 351-11.0 16 29 176-9.8 0 17 95-9.5 0 0 0-0.0 10 37 229-8.8 8 15 123-8.8 32 16 213-6.7 17 9 110-6.1 1 14 180-6.2 0 9 120-6.7 0 33 157-5.1 0 26 99-5.5 39 20 162-5.1 21 12 80-4.4 1 10 36-2.1 1 1 9-1.3 5 1 23-1.9 1 0 2-0.4 0 2 3-0.4 0 1 3-0.5 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 141 245 2377-74.3 81 130 1314-73.0 93 192 2214-69.2 51 106 1302-72.3
Deadball Rebounds OT 19 17
Total 2377 2214
Eastern Illinois Opponents
Off. 78 64
Def. 5 8
Total 83 72
2019-20 RESULTS (17-15, 9-9 OVC -- Home: 10-2, Away: 5-11, Neutral: 2-2) OCTOBER 30 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS (exh.) W, 66-51 NOVEMBER 5 at #12 Texas Tech 8 at Wisconsin 12 CHICAGO STATE 18 INDIANA NORTHWEST 22 vs. Saint Francis (Ill.) 1 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman 1 24 at Incarnate Word 1
L, 60-85 L, 52-65 W, 98-34 W, 114-61 W, 87-47 L, 63-66 W, 72-63
DECEMBER 4 at Purdue Fort Wayne 7 GREEN BAY 14 at Milwaukee 16 at Western Illinois 21 at Grand Canyon
L, 69-74 W, 93-80 W, 75-68 W, 85-47 L, 63-85
JANUARY 2 at Tennessee State* 4 at Belmont* 9 at Eastern Kentucky* 11 at Morehead State* 16 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 18 TENNESSEE TECH*
23 25 30
UT MARTIN* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* at Murray State*
FEBRUARY 1 at Austin Peay* 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 8 MOREHEAD STATE* 13 SIUE* 15 at UT Martin* 20 MURRAY STATE* 22 AUSTIN PEAY* 27 at Southeast Missouri* 29 at SIUE* MARCH 4 vs. Jacksonville State 2 5 vs. Austin Peay 2
W, 95-83 W, 61-59 L, 70-73
L, 64-68 L, 84-91 W, 71-65 L, 74-76 L, 79-80 (OT) W, 63-60 W, 83-80 (OT) W, 72-70 W, 70-52
W, 67-61 L, 65-76
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L, 79-84 L, 55-87 L, 74-77 L, 66-69 W, 70-69 W, 84-59
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Home Games in Bold
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EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 vs. North Florida 27 vs. Charleston Southern 30 at Xavier (FS1)
3:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at USC Upstate (ESPN+) 7 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 10 BOYCE COLLEGE (ESPN+) 14 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 17 CU-HARRODSBURG (ESPN+) 22 HIGH POINT (ESPN+) 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+)
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 9 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 14 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 16 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 21 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 28 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 30 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 6 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 11 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 13 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 18 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 20 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 25 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 27 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Games Played in Raleigh, N.C. OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • A.W. Hamilton was voted the 2020 OVC Coach of the Year. He was the first EKU coach to earn that honor since Max Good in 1987. • Eastern won 12 OVC games during the regular season in 2020. That is tied for the second most conference victories in a season by any EKU team (13 is the most). • The Colonels started OVC play 9-2 last year. That goes down as the best conference start by an EKU team in 41 years (1978-79). • Eastern finished last season ranked fifth in the country in turnovers forced/game (18.27), seventh in steals/game (9.3) and 10th in turnover margin (+4.3). • All-OVC juniors Jomaru Brown (first team / 18.4 ppg) and Tre King (second team / 11.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg) return this season.
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Richmond, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................17,034 Founded: ........................................................1906 Nickname:.................................................Colonels Colors: ...................................... Maroon and White President: ............................... Dr. David McFaddin Athletic Director: .................................... Matt Roan Arena (Capacity):..............McBrayer Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ......16-17/12-6 (4th) Postseason: .............................................none
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: ....................... 1,284-1,196 (.518) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 526-515 (.505) 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
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 30 34
Name Pos. Russhard Cruickshank G JacQuess Hobbs G Tre King F Peyton Broughton G Curt Lewis G Cooper Robb G Brandon Knapper G Jomaru Brown G Wendell Green Jr. G Tariq Balogun F Devontae Blanton W Isaiah Minter G Matt Cromer G Cameron Carmical G Michael Moreno F Jordan Reeves-Young G Cheikh Faye F Rabby Kamona F Caleb Mitchell G
Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-9 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-10 6-6 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-9 6-0
Wt. 175 185 225 195 220 190 190 190 170 225 215 170 185 165 220 170 210 235 160
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. R-So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Milwaukee, Wis. (Garden City CC) Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS) Lexington, Ky. (Hargrave Military Academy) London, Ky. (North Laurel HS) Louisville, Ky. (Aspire Academy) Georgetown, Ky. (UNC Charlotte) Ontario, Calif. (West Virginia Univ.) Raleigh, N.C. (Southern Durham HS) Detroit, Mich. (La Lumiere School (Ind.)) London, England (Miller School of Albemarle) Macedonia, Ohio (St. Edward HS) Richmond, Ky. (Union College) London, Ky. (South Laurel HS) Harlan, Ky. (Harlan County HS) Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Aspire Academy (Ky.)) Fatick, Senegal (Chipola College) Kinshasa, DR Congo (Dunbar HS) Louisville, Ky. (South Warren HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach A.W. Hamilton
Alma Mater: ................................................ Marshall, 2005 Hometown: .............................................. Georgetown, Ky. Family: ........................................................ Wife - Chelsea ........................................Children - Charleigh, Andi, Archie Career Record: ............................................. 29-35 (2 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 18-18 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Steve Lepore ................... 3rd season (Wake Forest, 2003) Mike Allen .....................................3rd season (Ohio, 2009) Patrick Blake.........................2nd season (Louisville, 2009) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2018-19
School Eastern Kentucky
Overall 13-18
Conf. 6-12
Year 2019-20
School Eastern Kentucky
Overall 16-17
Conf. 12-6
Coach Hamilton Facts Hamilton was named the 21st head coach in Eastern Kentucky history on March 23, 2018...He was tabbed the 2019-20 OVC Coach of the Year after guiding the Colonels to a 12-6 league mark and first appearance in the OVC Tournament in five years...He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Marshall, and later worked at Hargrave Military Academy as an assistant (2006-11) before taking over as the head coach from 2011-17...At Hargrave he compiling a record of 237-22, averaging 40 wins per season and winning the 2016 National Prep Championship... Hamilton was named the National Prep Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2016...Hamilton spent the 2017-18 season as an assistant coach at N.C. State...Hamilton played at Wake Forest (2000-01) and Marshall (2002-05)... At Marshall he led the team in assists, steals and minutes played all three seasons and ranks in the top 10 in school history in assists and in the top 20 in steals...In high school he led Scott County to a state championship in 1998 and a state runner-up finish in 1999.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS BROWN, Jomaru 32-30 Conference-Only 18-16 TAYLOR, Ty 33-33 Conference-Only 18-18 KING, Tre 33-32 Conference-Only 18-18 MORENO, Michael 33-22 Conference-Only 18-18 ANDERSON, Lachlan 32-0 Conference-Only 18-0 CRUICKSHANK, Russhard 32-21 Conference-Only 17-14 KING, Houston 5-2 Conference-Only 0-0 HICKS, Darius 20-12 Conference-Only 7-0 HOBBS, JacQuess 31-12 Conference-Only 16-5 BALOGUN, Tariq 24-0 Conference-Only 14-0 CARMICAL, Cameron 25-0 Conference-Only 15-0 COOPER, Mason 10-1 Conference-Only 5-1 Total 33 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 33 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 943 548 1012 549 803 468 845 527 596 383 827 478 109 0 460 103 622 307 185 127 181 105 17 5
JSU 34,647 14/2,475 -
AVG 29.5 30.4 30.7 30.5 24.3 26.0 25.6 29.3 18.6 21.3 25.8 28.1 21.8 0.0 23.0 14.7 20.1 19.2 7.7 9.1 7.2 7.0 1.7 1.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 198-513 .386 124-285 .435 133-380 .350 71-207 .343 146-283 .516 90-156 .577 103-226 .456 62-128 .484 71-160 .444 47-108 .435 64-173 .370 39-101 .386 10-33 .303 0-0 .000 41-101 .406 8-18 .444 57-150 .380 39-86 .453 19-30 .633 11-17 .647 12-27 .444 3-7 .429 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 857-2085 .411 495-1115 .444 881-1951 .452 498-1093 .456
Opponents 75,909 15/4,681 4/1,422
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 45-143 .315 26-68 .382 74-225 .329 36-117 .308 3-23 .130 2-11 .182 43-124 .347 25-69 .362 36-107 .336 28-80 .350 46-133 .346 24-73 .329 5-20 .250 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 7-30 .233 3-12 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8-21 .381 2-5 .400 1-7 .143 1-2 .500 268-835 .321 147-437 .336 218-687 .317 122-372 .328
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 148-197 .751 21 105 126 90-119 .756 14 58 72 64-83 .771 29 94 123 37-50 .740 18 51 69 77-99 .778 63 106 169 40-55 .727 23 58 81 36-57 .632 66 136 202 25-34 .735 35 88 123 46-54 .852 39 104 143 25-30 .833 22 62 84 24-29 .828 8 31 39 10-11 .909 6 23 29 5-8 .625 5 4 9 0-0 .000 0 0 0 33-69 .478 36 73 109 7-16 .438 8 12 20 24-32 .750 16 59 75 13-19 .684 9 22 31 16-25 .640 16 16 32 11-17 .647 8 13 21 7-9 .778 3 8 11 7-8 .875 2 4 6 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0 482-664 .726 334 779 1113 265-359 .738 161 419 580 508-694 .732 383 967 1350 262-368 .712 222 500 722
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Eastern Kentucky 1211 1253 Opponents 1201 1287
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.9 83-3 87 149 4.0 44-2 57 78 3.7 61-0 47 67 3.8 30-0 23 33 5.1 125-9 21 52 4.5 63-3 15 24 6.1 52-1 43 30 6.8 33-1 27 21 4.5 51-1 20 24 4.7 31-1 10 10 1.2 59-0 67 35 1.7 33-0 39 17 1.8 12-0 3 10 0.0 0-0 0 0 5.5 55-1 12 31 2.9 12-0 2 6 2.4 63-0 80 42 1.9 30-0 43 19 1.3 25-0 0 4 1.5 20-0 0 3 0.4 15-0 16 8 0.4 8-0 8 3 0.0 1-0 1 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 33.7 602-15 397 460 32.2 305-7 224 220 40.9 576-15 481 603 40.1 303-5 264 289
BLK STL PTS-AVG 5 61 589-18.4 3 39 364-20.2 3 35 404-12.2 0 16 215-11.9 25 41 372-11.3 16 20 222-12.3 9 25 285-8.6 7 11 174-9.7 7 17 224-7.0 4 12 147-8.2 2 37 198-6.2 1 13 112-6.6 0 6 30-6.0 0 0 0-0.0 12 10 115-5.8 5 0 23-3.3 4 60 145-4.7 0 28 94-5.9 3 2 54-2.3 3 1 33-2.4 0 12 39-1.6 0 6 15-1.0 0 1 9-0.9 0 0 3-0.6 70 307 2464-74.7 39 146 1402-77.9 109 230 2488-75.4 57 109 1380-76.7
Deadball Rebounds OT -
Total 2464 2488
Eastern Kentucky Opponents
Off. 94 88
Def. 6 15
Total 100 103
2019-20 RESULTS (16-17, 12-6 OVC -- Home: 10-4, Away: 5-10, Neutral: 1-3) OCTOBER 31 BEREA COLLEGE (exh.)
W, 113-63
NOVEMBER 5 CHATTANOOGA 8 at #2 Kentucky 12 OHIO CHILLICOTHE 15 WESTERN KENTUCKY 19 ALICE LLOYD 22 vs. FIU 1 23 vs. Cleveland State 1
W, 79-68 L, 49-91 W, 129-43 L, 71-79 W, 99-63 L, 70-89 L, 51-65
DECEMBER 3 at USC Upstate 8 at Northern Kentucky 14 at #1 Louisville 19 at Marshall 21 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 28 at East Carolina
L, 67-79 L, 57-76 L, 67-99 L, 72-90 L, 69-76 L, 74-82
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE TECH* 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 11 SIUE* 16 at Belmont
W, 74-59 L, 71-80 W, 77-74 W, 78-72 L, 56-87
18 23 25 30
at Tennessee State* at Jacksonville State* at Tennessee Tech* UT MARTIN*
W, 92-88 W, 81-77 W, 80-74 W, 99-86
FEBRUARY 1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 8 at SIUE* 13 at Morehead State* 15 at Austin Peay* 20 TENNESSEE STATE* 22 BELMONT* 27 at Murray State* 29 MOREHEAD STATE*
W, 70-57 W, 91-84 L, 75-83 W, 78-71 L, 85-93 W, 83-62 L, 70-83 L, 62-74 W, 80-76
MARCH 5 vs. Tennessee State 2 6 vs. Belmont 2
W, 58-48 L, 50-60
Battle for the Capital (Washington, D.C.) OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * OVC Game Home Games in Bold 1 2
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JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at Alabama (SEC Network+) 27 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 29 at South Alabama 1 30 vs. University of Mobile 1
6:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 4 at FIU 6:00 p.m. 6 at FIU 1:00 p.m. 13 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. 16 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. 18 GA. SOUTHWESTERN (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 30 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. JANUARY 2 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 7 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 9 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 14 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 16 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 21 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 23 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 28 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 30 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+)
5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at UT Martin (ESPN+) 6 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 13 SIUE* (ESPN+) 18 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 20 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 25 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 27 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament (Mobile, Ala.) OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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Basic Information Location: ..................................... Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: ....................................................8,514 Founded: ........................................................1883 Nickname:............................................Gamecocks Colors: ............................................Red and White President: .........................Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Athletic Director: ....................................Greg Seitz Arena: ..................Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................4/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .....13-19/8-10 (7th) Postseason: ........OVC Tournament 1st Round
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ...................Tyler Brown Office Phone: .......................... (256) 782-5977 Cell Phone: ............................. (423) 619-0557 Fax: ......................................... (256) 782-5958 Email: ...................................tabrown@jsu.edu Web site:.............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (256) 782-5528
OVC Regular Season Titles none
All-Time Record: .......................... 1,296-852 (.603) All-Time OVC Record: .....................115-165 (.411) Joined OVC: ...................................................2003
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2017 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2017
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 22 23 24 25 31 50
Name Jalen Finch Demaree King Semaj Henderson Maros Zeliznak Marcellus Brigham Jr. Amanze Ngumezi Juwan Perdue Kayne Henry Jay Pal Darian Adams Martin Roub Khalil Johnson Marvin Hughes Brandon Huffman Ben Omer JJ Platt
Pos. G G G C F F F G/F G G F G/F G F/C G G
Ht. 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-11 6-7 6-9 6-6 6-7 6-9 6-3 6-10 6-8 6-1 6-10 5-11 6-1
Wt. 165 180 180 265 210 245 200 210 190 200 235 215 175 225 175 180
Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Grad. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Raleigh, N.C. (Florida Southwestern St.) Tulsa, Okla. (Northern OK - Tonkawa) Chicago, Ill. 9Downers Grove HS) Kosice, Slovakia (Get Better Academy) Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian HS) Savannah, Ga. (Georgia) Sumter, S.C. (Lakewood HS) London, England (Northwest Florida St.) Omaha, Neb. (Clarendon College) Montgomery, Ala. (Troy) Kolin, Czech Republic (Western Nebraska) Cleveland, Ala. (Shelton State) Nashville, Tenn. (McGavock HS) Goldsboro, N.C. (North Carolina) Louisville, Ky. (Martha Layne Collins HS) Nashville, Tenn. (The Webb School)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Ray Harper
Alma Mater: .............................. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1985 Hometown: ..................................................... Breman, Ky. Family: .......................................................Wife - Shannon Career Record: ........................................511-183 (21 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 80-56 (4 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 43-27 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................4 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................3
TEAM NOTES • Head coach Ray Harper owns 80 wins in four seasons at the helm in Jacksonville. He ranks third in JSU history for Division I wins behind James Green (eight seasons, 89 wins) and Mike LaPlante (eight seasons, 95 wins). Harper is the fastest coach to reach the 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80-win plateaus in Jacksonville State’s Division I history. • With 11 newcomers on this year’s roster, it is the largest incoming group for a Ray Harper-led Gamecock team. Jacksonville State has not seen 11 newcomers since welcoming 11 new Gamecocks in 2011-12. Alternatively, with just four returning letter winners, it features the smallest class of returners for a Harper JSU team. It’s the smallest class of returning letter winners since four returned in 2015-16 from the 2014-15 team.
Assistant Coaches Tommy Wade ......... 5th season (Southeast Missouri, 1992) Jake Morton ................................ 5th season (Miami, 1993) Tysor Anderson.............. 2nd season (Georgia Tech, 2010) Dennan Morrow (Ops) ......1st season (Kansas State, 2013 Career Head Coaching Record Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
School Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City University
Overall 21-8 30-3 35-2 31-3 30-3 31-3 26-3 22-8 15-12 29-8 35-2
Conf. 14-6 17-2 20-2 18-2 17-3 19-1 18-2 14-6 9-11 16-2 17-2
Year 2007-08 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
School Oklahoma City University Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
Overall 31-7 11-8 20-15 21-11 20-12 18-16 20-15 23-13 24-9 13-19
Conf. 18-4 6-7 10-10 12-6 12-6 8-10 9-7 11-7 15-3 8-10
Coach Harper Facts Named 11th head coach in JSU history on April 6, 2016...In his first year with the team he led the Gamecocks to the OVC Tournament Championship and its first NCAA Division I Tournament berth...Prior to taking over at JSU, spent five seasons as head coach at Western Kentucky, helping the Hilltoppers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances...Won a Division II National Championship at Kentucky Wesleyan (2001) and a pair of NAIA National Championships at Oklahoma City University (2007, 2008).
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER CROSS, Jacara Conference-Only WARE, De’Torrion Conference-Only HENRY, Kayne Conference-Only HARDEN, Elias Conference-Only HUDSON, Ty Conference-Only ST. HILAIRE, Derek Conference-Only COOK, Derrick Conference-Only ROUB, Martin Conference-Only JONES, Cam Conference-Only WELSCH, Marek Conference-Only ZELIZNAK, Maros Conference-Only PERDUE, Juwan Conference-Only MURPHY, Justin Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 31-15 17-6 32-1 18-1 31-25 18-17 32-29 18-18 29-26 16-13 32-7 18-2 30-28 16-16 28-14 16-10 20-3 11-3 27-2 13-1 28-8 15-1 16-2 6-2 3-0 1-0 32 18 32 18
JSU 22,303 14/1,593 -
MIN 718 403 665 357 785 507 820 490 726 417 630 335 704 407 371 203 230 142 314 135 344 146 106 56 11 2
AVG 23.2 23.7 20.8 19.8 25.3 28.2 25.6 27.2 25.0 26.1 19.7 18.6 23.5 25.4 13.3 12.7 11.5 12.9 11.6 10.4 12.3 9.7 6.6 9.3 3.7 2.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 162-265 .611 93-155 .600 122-284 .430 70-150 .467 130-262 .496 87-171 .509 84-244 .344 49-139 .353 70-191 .366 33-105 .314 77-210 .367 32-105 .305 62-133 .466 34-73 .466 52-114 .456 21-56 .375 27-56 .482 16-34 .471 21-48 .438 12-27 .444 24-54 .444 12-24 .500 12-26 .462 3-9 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 844-1892 .446 462-1048 .441 818-1812 .451 461-1011 .456
Opponents 66,133 15/4,340 3/346
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 58-166 .349 30-83 .361 21-59 .356 12-38 .316 37-121 .306 19-66 .288 16-71 .225 4-37 .108 30-104 .288 13-53 .245 12-33 .364 9-21 .429 29-74 .392 13-37 .351 9-20 .450 5-12 .417 14-25 .560 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 226-680 .332 112-361 .310 225-690 .326 134-405 .331
Scoring By Period 1st Jacksonville State 1090 Opponents 1031
FT-FTA 69-104 47-65 78-101 43-57 58-77 43-52 29-40 24-30 49-68 32-44 33-43 10-13 26-40 20-28 9-12 3-4 5-15 2-8 5-8 5-8 12-30 4-13 7-12 2-4 0-0 0-0 380-550 235-326 357-516 203-302
PCT .663 .723 .772 .754 .753 .827 .725 .800 .721 .727 .767 .769 .650 .714 .750 .750 .333 .250 .625 .625 .400 .308 .583 .500 .000 .000 .691 .721 .692 .672
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 64 77 141 36 46 82 45 124 169 20 63 83 73 140 213 48 93 141 18 65 83 11 37 48 17 65 82 11 35 46 16 60 76 6 24 30 3 85 88 1 55 56 21 35 56 14 18 32 7 27 34 6 15 21 2 22 24 1 10 11 24 42 66 12 14 26 11 18 29 4 10 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 354 810 1164 199 448 647 269 772 1041 157 427 584
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.5 87-5 18 67 4.8 58-5 12 42 5.3 43-0 36 28 4.6 19-0 23 14 6.9 71-2 23 42 7.8 50-2 10 23 2.6 46-0 51 41 2.7 29-0 28 22 2.8 49-0 65 55 2.9 27-0 39 33 2.4 53-0 62 49 1.7 25-0 35 25 2.9 27-0 94 48 3.5 13-0 52 28 2.0 23-0 8 13 2.0 15-0 5 9 1.7 15-0 31 22 1.9 7-0 22 13 0.9 18-0 42 40 0.8 9-0 12 18 2.4 57-0 7 21 1.7 32-0 3 6 1.8 14-0 1 7 2.3 7-0 0 4 0.3 2-0 2 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 36.4 505-7 440 451 35.9 291-7 241 243 32.5 523-7 438 453 32.4 298-4 249 245
BLK STL PTS-AVG 21 19 393-12.7 14 6 233-13.7 11 22 380-11.9 7 11 213-11.8 20 24 339-10.9 11 12 229-12.7 2 14 234-7.3 0 11 141-7.8 4 27 205-7.1 2 17 102-6.4 3 26 217-6.8 1 12 87-4.8 2 23 162-5.4 0 15 97-6.1 5 8 142-5.1 0 4 58-3.6 3 9 68-3.4 3 2 39-3.5 1 16 61-2.3 0 4 36-2.8 7 6 60-2.1 6 2 28-1.9 2 7 31-1.9 1 3 8-1.3 0 1 2-0.7 0 0 0-0.0 81 202 2294-71.7 45 99 1271-70.6 99 209 2218-69.3 43 114 1259-69.9
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1194 1172
OT 10 15
Total 2294 2218
Jacksonville State Opponents
Off. 86 68
Def. 5 5
Total 91 73
2019-20 RESULTS (13-19, 8-10 OVC -- Home: 8-6, Away: 4-11, Neutral: 1-2) OCTOBER 29 MONTEVALLO (exhibition) W, 73-68 NOVEMBER 5 at SMU 12 BRESCIA 17 at VCU 23 at Purdue 29 vs. Chicago State 1 30 vs. Chattanooga 1 DECEMBER 3 at George Mason 7 at Alabama A&M 11 TROY 16 EVANSVILLE 16 DELAWARE STATE 21 at #21 Tennessee 28 CARVER COLLEGE
L, 65-74 W, 125-55 L, 65-93 L, 49-81 W, 71-62 L, 60-63
L, 60-67 L, 62-67 (OT) L, 55-60 W, 85-59 W, 92-80 L, 53-75 W, 120-56
18 23 25 30
at SIUE* EASTERN KENTUCKY* MOREHEAD STATE* TENNESSEE STATE*
W, 64-56 L, 77-81 W, 72-51 L, 62-72
FEBRUARY 1 BELMONT* 6 at Southeast Missouri* 8 at UT Martin* 13 at Tennessee Tech* 15 at Belmont* 20 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 22 UT MARTIN* 27 at Tennessee State* 29 TENNESSEE TECH*
L, 64-78 L, 72-76 W, 75-61 L, 74-75 L, 84-101 W, 65-58 W, 72-58 L, 55-65 W, 75-71
MARCH 4 vs. Eastern Illinois 2
L, 61-67
Played in Niceville, Fla. OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * OVC Game Home Games in Bold
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JANUARY 2 at Morehead State* 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 9 MURRAY STATE* 11 AUSTIN PEAY* 16 at Eastern Illinois*
2
W, 76-72 W, 80-71 L, 68-72 L, 67-71 L, 69-70
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MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at Kentucky 1 (SEC Network) 27 vs. Richmond 1 29 vs. Detroit Mercy 1
5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Ohio State (BTN) 7 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 9 TRANSYLVANIA (ESPN+) 10 TRANSYLVANIA (ESPN+) 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 18 SIUE* (ESPN+) 22 at Clemson (ACC Network)
4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 7 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 14 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 16 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 23 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 28 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 30 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 6 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 11 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 13 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 18 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 19 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+) 25 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 27 BELMONT* (ESPN+)
6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Bluegrass Showcase (Lexington, Ky.) OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
1 2
TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................10,951 Founded: ........................................................1887 Nickname:....................................................Eagles Colors: .............................................Blue and Gold President: ............................ Dr. Joseph A. Morgan Athletic Director: .............................. Jaime Gordon Arena (Capacity):... Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .......13-19/7-11 (8th) Postseason: .........OVC Tournament 1st Round
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ............... Matt Schabert Office Phone: .......................... (606) 783-2556 Cell Phone: ............................. (606) 202-3575 Fax: ......................................... (606) 783-2550 Email: .......... m.schabert@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: ....................... 1,181-1,138 (.509) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 505-534 (.486) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (4) 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7) 1956, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011
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Name Pos. Tyzhaun Claude F De’Von Cooper G KJ Hunt, Jr. G James Baker, Jr. F Johni Broome F Skyelar Potter G Marcus Garrett G Julius Dixon F Jaden Stanley-Williams F Jacob Rice G LJ Bryan F Jaylen Sebree F Drew Thelwell G Ta’lon Cooper G
Ht. 6-8 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-10 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-7 5-11 6-9 6-7 6-3 6-4
Wt. 240 201 170 205 235 198 201 202 215 180 235 200 185 190
Yr. So. R-Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. R-Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Preston Spradlin
Alma Mater: ............................................ Alice Lloyd, 2009 Hometown: .....................................................Pikeville, Ky. Family: .............................................................Wife - Misty ................................................... Children - Bentley, Aubrey Career Record: ............................................. 46-69 (4 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 29-41 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
• This season marks the fifth for Morehead State under head coach Preston Spradlin. Spradlin has taken the team to the OVC Tournament in three of his four seasons.
Assistant Coaches Jonathan Mattox ..................8th season (Emmanuel, 2011) Scott Combs ......................3rd season (Austin Peay, 1999) Dominic Lombardi............ 4th season (Indiana (Pa.), 2012) Adam Gage (Ops) .................... 2nd season (FGCU, 2018)
• Morehead State led the OVC for much of the 201920 season in fewest turnovers per game and finished ranking second in the category with just 12.5 mistakes per game.
Year 2016-17 2017-18
• Morehead State ranked tied for first in the OVC in blocked shots per game at 4.4. The Eagles had 13 games with five or more blocked shots. • Sophomore guard Ta’lon Cooper was one of five OVC freshman to rank in the league’s top 15 in assists per game.
Hometown (Last School) Goldsboro, N.C. (Goldsboro) Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS) Little Rock, Ark. (McNeese State) Brandenburg, Ky. (Meade County HS) Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Catholic HS) Bowling Green, Ky. (Wright State) Country Club Hills, Ill. (Wabash Valley CC) Fayetteville, Tenn. (Fayetteville HS) Great Falls, Mont. (Columbia State CC) Paintsville, Ky. (Johnson Central HS) Cheltenham, Md. (State Fair CC) Hopkinsville, Ky. (Florida Atlantic) Orlando, Fla. (The Master’s Academy) Spartanburg, S.C. (Dorman HS)
Career Head Coaching Record School Morehead State Morehead State
Overall 12-9 8-21
Conf. 10-6 4-14
Year 2018-19 2019-20
School Morehead State Morehead State
Overall 13-20 13-19
Conf. 8-10 7-11
Coach Spradlin Facts Spradlin took over as interim coach for Morehead State on Dec. 15, 2016, nine games into the season...MSU was 2-7 at the time and he guided the team to a 12-9 record (10-6 in OVC play) the rest of the way...Morehead State finished in second place in the East Division...On March 16, 2017 he was officially named the 14th head coach in program history...Spradlin spent three seasons as an assistant coach for the Eagles before becoming the interim coach...Prior to coaching at Morehead State, Spradlin spent five season at Kentucky, including two years as a graduate assistant (2009-11) and three years as assistant director of operations (2011-14)...Spradlin was a four-year letterwinner at NAIA team Alice Lloyd (2005-09).
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS WALKER, Jordan 32-32 Conference-Only 18-18 HENSON, Djimon 32-28 Conference-Only 18-14 CLAUDE, Tyzhaun 30-19 Conference-Only 18-18 BAKER, James 32-28 Conference-Only 18-15 THOMAS, Justin 30-29 Conference-Only 16-15 COOPER, Ta’lon 30-7 Conference-Only 16-7 RIDDLE, Malik 31-1 Conference-Only 17-1 BRYAN, LJ 31-13 Conference-Only 17-0 STANLEY-WILLIAMS, J. 17-3 Conference-Only 9-2 DIXON, Julius 22-0 Conference-Only 9-0 COOPER, De’von 5-0 Conference-Only 0-0 Total 32 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 32 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 994 546 823 506 657 415 852 454 949 515 695 422 573 346 484 225 211 125 188 46 49 0
MOR 27,002 15/1,800 -
AVG 31.1 30.3 25.7 28.1 21.9 23.1 26.6 25.2 31.6 32.2 23.2 26.4 18.5 20.4 15.6 13.2 12.4 13.9 8.5 5.1 9.8 0.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 129-365 .353 66-192 .344 111-281 .395 66-177 .373 120-201 .597 91-146 .623 119-267 .446 63-129 .488 107-242 .442 50-129 .388 66-146 .452 36-87 .414 65-175 .371 34-105 .324 56-96 .583 23-37 .622 28-58 .483 19-41 .463 22-59 .373 6-14 .429 3-12 .250 0-0 .000 826-1902 .434 454-1057 .430 818-1914 .427 482-1087 .443
Opponents 50,357 16/3,110 1/593
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 49-193 .254 26-104 .250 50-147 .340 32-95 .337 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 13-70 .186 4-25 .160 2-22 .091 2-12 .167 31-80 .388 18-51 .353 24-75 .320 13-49 .265 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-5 .000 0-5 .000 12-41 .293 3-9 .333 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 184-639 .288 98-350 .280 231-716 .323 128-386 .332
Scoring By Period 1st Morehead State 1047 Opponents 1056
FT-FTA 87-114 58-71 60-83 33-45 45-90 18-42 40-68 23-41 39-70 26-41 46-57 31-39 15-27 8-14 30-50 11-22 5-7 3-5 5-17 0-2 0-0 0-0 372-583 211-322 373-530 207-298
PCT .763 .817 .723 .733 .500 .429 .588 .561 .557 .634 .807 .795 .556 .571 .600 .500 .714 .600 .294 .000 .000 .000 .638 .655 .704 .695
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 12 107 119 6 65 71 38 95 133 19 61 80 73 119 192 47 65 112 54 87 141 32 53 85 19 137 156 7 67 74 17 68 85 13 44 57 24 66 90 14 41 55 34 67 101 9 25 34 16 16 32 12 10 22 15 21 36 5 3 8 0 10 10 0 0 0 345 847 1192 182 467 649 334 837 1171 193 479 672
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.7 91-3 74 70 3.9 57-3 35 38 4.2 37-0 33 34 4.4 21-0 20 20 6.4 65-1 16 44 6.2 40-1 11 29 4.4 78-3 31 50 4.7 42-0 17 25 5.2 66-0 133 66 4.6 35-0 74 40 2.8 42-1 94 37 3.6 26-1 59 22 2.9 34-0 27 27 3.2 21-0 12 14 3.3 61-1 11 24 2.0 29-0 6 11 1.9 20-0 2 16 2.4 12-0 2 9 1.6 15-0 7 10 0.9 4-0 0 2 2.0 3-0 2 7 0.0 0-0 0 0 37.2 512-9 430 401 36.1 287-5 236 217 36.6 534-14 387 404 37.3 301-7 219 206
BLK STL PTS-AVG 12 40 394-12.3 6 23 216-12.0 13 14 332-10.4 7 8 197-10.9 18 16 285-9.5 9 7 200-11.1 42 9 291-9.1 24 3 153-8.5 3 60 255-8.5 2 26 128-8.0 10 27 209-7.0 6 9 121-7.6 16 14 169-5.5 9 8 89-5.2 18 7 142-4.6 9 4 57-3.4 8 1 61-3.6 6 0 41-4.6 1 3 61-2.8 0 1 15-1.7 0 0 9-1.8 0 0 0-0.0 141 191 2208-69.0 78 89 1217-67.6 156 191 2240-70.0 90 100 1299-72.2
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1133 1153
OT 28 31
Total 2208 2240
Morehead State Opponents
Off. 93 69
Def. 12 13
Total 105 82
2019-20 RESULTS (13-19, 7-11 OVC -- Home: 11-4, Away: 2-14, Neutral: 0-1) OCTOBER 29 KY. CHRISTIAN (exh.)
W, 86-47
NOVEMBER 5 SAMFORD W, 90-86 (2OT) 7 SPALDING W, 92-44 14 at Presbyterian W, 77-55 16 MD.-EASTERN SHORE W, 76-53 20 at Missouri L, 52-70 22 at Butler L, 50-68 26 at William & Mary L, 84-95 30 at North Alabama L, 57-67 DECEMBER 4 IUPUI 7 at Illinois State 16 MARSHALL 21 at Ohio 28 ALICE LLOYD
W, 56-51 L, 50-61 L, 62-89 L, 76-82 W, 102-46
18 23 25 30
at Belmont* at Tennessee Tech* at Jacksonville State* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
L, 59-77 L, 59-71 L, 51-72 W, 90-74
FEBRUARY 1 UT MARTIN* 6 at SIUE* 8 at Eastern Illinois* 13 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 15 at Murray State* 20 BELMONT* 22 TENNESSEE STATE* 27 at Austin Peay* 29 at Eastern Kentucky* MARCH 4 vs. Tennessee State 1
W, 85-77 W, 58-49 L, 65-71 L, 71-78 L, 57-85 L, 67-80 W, 66-63 L, 58-67 L, 76-80
L, 67-74 (OT)
OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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JANUARY 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 4 TENNESSEE TECH* 9 SIUE* (ESPN+) 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 16 at Tennessee State*
L, 72-76 W, 83-72 W, 83-77 W, 69-66 L, 48-64
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MURRAY STATE RACERS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 27 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. 28 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. DECEMBER 2 at Middle Tennessee 8 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 11 at Southern Illinois 15 PRAIRIE VIEW (ESPN+) 21 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 30 at Belmont (ESPN+)
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBA 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 7 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 9 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 14 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 16 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 23 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 28 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 30 BELMONT* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 6 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 11 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 13 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 20 SIUE* (ESPN+) 25 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 27 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+)
6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 1
TBD
OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • The Racers are 52-8 in OVC play (regular season plus conference tournament) since 2017-18, which is the fourth-best winning percentage nationally over that time. • Head coach Matt McMahon reached his third-straight 20-win season last year, making him just the third MSU coach to ever achieve that mark; McMahon is 110-51 in his five years as the head of the Racers program. • Murray State alum Ja Morant was named the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year after his performance with the Memphis Grizzlies. He is the first OVC player to win that honor and only the third non-Power 5 player to take home the award in the past 37 years.
Basic Information Location: ...............................................Murray, Ky. Enrollment: ....................................................9,456 Founded: ........................................................1922 Nickname:................................................... Racers Colors: ............................................Navy and Gold President: .....................................Dr. Bob Jackson Athletic Director: ....................................Kevin Saal Arena: ................................... CFSB Center (8,600)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/6 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .. 23-9/15-3 (1st/tie) Postseason: ....... OVC Tournament Runner-up
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 (27) 1951, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
Name Demond Robinson DaQuan Smith Chico Carter, Jr. Dionte Bostick Tevin Brown Matt Smith Devin Gilmore Justice Hill Brion Whitley KJ Williams Ja’Queze Kirby Rod Thomas Nicholas McMullen Jackson Sivills
OVC Tournament Titles (17) 1951, 1964, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019 NCAA Tournament Appearances (17) 1964, 1969, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018 2019
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All-Time Record: .......................... 1,662-904 (.650) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 703-342 (.672) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
Pos. F G G G G F F G G F F G F G
Ht. 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-0 6-4 6-10 6-6 6-0 6-8 6-6
Wt. 255 185 190 190 175 225 200 170 200 245 190 185 235 200
Yr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Montgomery, Ala. (Lee HS) Holly Springs, Miss. (Holly Springs HS) Columbia, S.C. (Cardinal Newman HS) Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS) Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS) Picayune, Miss. (Madison Ridgeland Acad.) Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Christian HS) Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) Cleveland, Miss. (Cleveland Central HS) Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis HS) Paducah, Ky. (Tilghman HS) Greensboro, N.C. (Ben L. Smith HS) Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Matt McMahon
Alma Mater: ................................ Appalachian State, 2000 Hometown: ............................................. Oak Ridge, Tenn. Family: ............................................................. Wife - Mary .......................................... Children - Maris, Mason, Mabry Career Record: ............................................110-51 (5 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 65-21 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................5 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................2 Assistant Coaches Shane Nichols ......................... 6th season (Wofford, 2008) Tim Kaine .............................. 6th season (Winthrop, 2002) Casey Long ..................... 4th season (Chattanooga, 2007)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
School Murray State Murray State Murray State
Overall 17-14 16-17 26-6
Conf. 10-6 8-8 16-2
Year 2018-19 2019-20
School Murray State Murray State
Overall 28-5 23-9
Conf. 16-2 15-3
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...In his third season at MSU, he led the Racers to the OVC regular season and tournament championships...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 full-time 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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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER BROWN, Tevin Conference-Only WILLIAMS, KJ Conference-Only EAVES, Jaiveon Conference-Only SMITH, Anthony Conference-Only COWART, Darnell Conference-Only SMITH, DaQuan Conference-Only CARTER JR., Chico Conference-Only ROBINSON, Demond Conference-Only GILMORE, Devin Conference-Only KAMBA, Noah Conference-Only HOLLIDAY, Jason Conference-Only THOMAS, Rod Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 32-32 18-18 32-8 18-0 30-30 18-18 32-32 18-18 8-0 0-0 32-30 18-18 22-2 13-0 29-24 18-18 32-0 18-0 14-1 9-0 30-1 18-0 9-0 4-0 32 18 32 18
MUR 73,298 15/4,887 -
MIN 1197 684 748 433 950 587 855 502 121 0 891 515 396 210 420 270 435 241 89 33 319 145 29 5
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 37.4 172-385 .447 38.0 95-207 .459 23.4 156-287 .544 24.1 93-170 .547 31.7 119-276 .431 32.6 82-170 .482 26.7 99-175 .566 27.9 58-98 .592 15.1 22-50 .440 0.0 0-0 .000 27.8 85-238 .357 28.6 51-139 .367 18.0 48-108 .444 16.2 21-62 .339 14.5 73-137 .533 15.0 37-84 .440 13.6 66-90 .733 13.4 39-49 .796 6.4 5-10 .500 3.7 2-2 1.000 10.6 6-28 .214 8.1 2-7 .286 3.2 1-5 .200 1.3 0-0 .000 852-1789 .476 480-988 .486 734-1834 .400 423-1052 .402
Opponents 59,774 12/4,111 5/2,088
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 85-203 .419 44-111 .396 18-50 .360 11-28 .393 43-118 .364 30-70 .429 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 45138 .326 30-82 .366 13-34 .382 9-23 .391 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 210-569 .369 126-320 .394 207-666 .311 109-373 .292
Scoring By Period 1st Murray State 1166 Opponents 951
FT-FTA PCT 143-194 .737 96-133 .722 75-112 .670 49-69 .710 53-68 .779 35-43 .814 103-146 .705 58-83 .699 20-28 .714 0-0 .000 14-21 .667 5-9 .556 29-33 .879 10-12 .833 33-55 .600 16-33 .485 18-26 .692 11-15 .733 5-6 .833 2-2 1.000 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 499-704 .709 283-403 .702 395-574 .688 242-336 .720
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 12 136 148 3 75 78 63 169 232 37 97 134 7 59 66 4 33 37 84 155 239 46 97 143 6 20 26 0 0 0 8 86 94 5 44 49 3 31 34 1 14 15 42 62 104 26 37 63 35 96 131 18 60 78 2 11 13 0 4 4 4 32 36 3 12 15 1 5 6 0 2 2 308 909 1217 167 504 671 283 728 1011 175 417 592
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.6 63-0 117 82 4.3 40-0 71 55 7.3 73-0 33 50 7.4 47-0 21 31 2.2 61-1 58 52 2.1 37-1 30 38 7.5 88-3 35 57 7.9 50-1 27 32 3.3 15-0 7 12 0.0 0-0 0 0 2.9 52-3 110 64 2.7 33-2 56 36 1.5 39-0 51 34 1.2 21-0 22 14 3.6 51-0 11 35 3.5 30-0 7 24 4.1 50-1 17 15 4.3 27-0 8 9 0.9 7-0 9 7 0.4 1-0 2 2 1.2 62-2 11 16 0.8 38-1 3 10 0.7 4-0 2 4 0.5 1-0 1 0 38.0 566-10 461 440 37.3 325-5 248 257 31.6 602-13 335 414 32.9 343-9 181 232
BLK STL 12 38 9 21 21 34 12 20 3 17 2 11 14 17 10 11 4 2 0 0 5 21 2 11 3 13 1 8 44 13 23 8 14 13 8 6 0 1 0 1 5 11 1 2 0 1 0 0 125 181 68 99 115 193 58 121
PTS-AVG 572-17.9 330-18.3 405-12.7 246-13.7 334-11.1 229-12.7 301-9.4 174-9.7 64-8.0 0-0.0 229-7.2 137-7.6 1386.3 61-4.7 179-6.2 90-5.0 151-4.7 90-5.0 16-1.1 6-0.7 21-0.7 6-0.3 3-0.3 0-0.0 2413-75.4 1369-76.1 2070-64.7 1197-66.5
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1222 1097
OT 25 22
Total 2413 2070
Murray State Opponents
Off. 96 78
Def. 7 10
Total 103 88
2019-20 RESULTS (23-9, 15-3 OVC -- Home: 15-0, Away: 6-6, Neutral: 2-3) NOVEMBER 4 MARTIN METHODIST (exh.) 9 SOUTHERN 12 at #25 Tennessee 16 BRESCIA 19 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 25 vs. La Salle 1 26 vs. Weber State 1 27 vs. Drake 1
30 W, 105-64 W, 69-49 L, 63-82 W, 114-48 W, 79-66 L, 64-75 W, 69-68 L, 53-63
DECEMBER 3 at Missouri State L, 69-71 7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 85-82 16 KENNESAW STATE W, 74-38 21 at Evansville L, 76-78 (OT) 28 CUMBERLAND (TENN.) W, 81-46 JANUARY 2 UT MARTIN* W, 89-76 4 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W, 81-59 9 at Jacksonville State* W, 72-68 11 at Tennessee Tech* W, 81-69 16 at UT Martin* W, 84-62 18 at Southeast Missouri* W, 96-91 (OT) 23 BELMONT* W, 85-75 25 TENNESSEE STATE* W, 76-64
EASTERN ILLINOIS*
W, 73-70
FEBRUARY 1 SIUE* 6 at Belmont* 8 at Tennessee State* 13 at Austin Peay* 15 MOREHEAD STATE* 20 at Eastern Illinois* 22 at SIUE* 27 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 29 AUSTIN PEAY*
W, 74-55 L, 64-71 W, 73-65 L, 68-71 W, 85-57 L, 60-63 W, 59-58 W, 74-62 W, 75-61
MARCH 6 vs. Austin Peay 2 7 vs. Belmont 2
W, 73-61 L, 75-76
Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE REDHAWKS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 27 vs. Northern Colorado 1 28 vs. Kansas City/Avila College 1
4:00 p.m. 11am/2pm
DECEMBER 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN+) 7 LIPSCOMB (ESPN+) 9 at Lipscomb 12 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 15 at Evansville (ESPN3) 18 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 22 at Indiana State (ESPN3) 30 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+)
6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 7 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 9 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 14 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 16 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 21 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 23 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 28 SIUE* (ESPN+) 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+)
5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 8:00 p.m. 6 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m. 11 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. 13 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 8:00 p.m. 19 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 8:00 p.m. 25 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. 27 at SIUE (ESPN+) 5:00 P.M. MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Negro League Museum Tipoff Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • Brad Korn is in his first season as head coach at Southeast Missouri. Korn, who played collegiately at Southern Illinois, spent the past five years on the staff at Kansas State. • As a player at SIU, Korn was part of three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances as well as three Missouri Valley regular season championship teams.
Basic Information Location: ............................... Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment: .................................................. 11,502 Founded: ........................................................1873 Nickname:.............................................. Redhawks Colors: ................................. Red, White and Black President: ...................................Dr. Carlos Vargas Athletic Director: ................................. Brady Barke Arena (Capacity):.............Show Me Center (7,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................5/7 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................1/4 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .....7-24/3-15 (12th) Postseason: .............................................none
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
All-Time Record: ....................... 1,273-1,190 (.517) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 191-297 (.391) Joined OVC: ...................................................1991
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2000 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2000
2020-21 ROSTER No. 2 3 5 10 11 12 13 14 21 25 31 33 44
Name Jordan Love Eric Reed, Jr. Chris Harris Manny Patterson DQ Nicholas Evan Morrison Parker Long Nate Johnson Nana Akenten Nygal Russell Nolan Taylor Dylan Branson Darrious Agnew
Pos. 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-9 6-6 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-8
Ht. 180 190 205 220 180 190 175 250 215 205 260 220 220
Wt. G G G F G F G C G G F G F
Yr. R-So. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Durham, N.C. (Voyager Academy) Baton Rouge, La. (Howard College) Antioch, Ill. (John A. Logan College) Chicago, Ill. (Green Bay) Atlanta, Ga. (Scotland Prep School) Lee Summit, Mo. (Johnson County CC) Sikeston, Mo. (Maryville University) Broward County, Fla. (Seminole State) Bolingbrook, Ill. (Nebraska) Houston, Texas (ASPIRE Academy) Keller, Texas (Cal Poly) St. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville) Starkville, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Brad Korn
Alma Mater: .................................... Southern Illinois, 2004 Hometown: ......................................................Oswego, Ill. Family: ........................................................... Wife - Kristin .................................................... Children - Brielyn, Ashtyn Career Record: ............................................... First season School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Keith Pickens .................3rd season (Missouri State, 2013) Dustin Yoder ............................... 1st season (Illinois, 2011) Sam McMahon ......................1st season (Delaware, 2008) Aaron Proctor (Ops) ................ 1st season (CSUSB, 2006) Career Head Coaching Record Year School First season
Overall
Conf.
Coach Korn Facts Korn was named Southeast Missouri head coach on March 23, 2020...He is the seventh head coach in the Redhawks Division I era...He spent the five years prior to that on Bruce Weber’s staff at Kansas State (four as assistant coach and one as Director of Operations)...At K-State he helped the Wildcats to 82 wins and three NCAA Tournament appearances...Weber was Korn’s head coach for three years in college...Korn played at Southern Illinois, helping the team to three Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles and three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances...He then spent the next eight years on the SIU staff, the final six as a full-time assistant for Chris Lowery.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER HARRIS, Chris Conference-Only CALDWELL, Alex Conference-Only TOLBERT, Sage Conference-Only HOGAN, Skyler Conference-Only NICHOLAS, DQ Conference-Only WILSON, Quatarrius Conference-Only RUSSELL, Nygal Conference-Only GABLE, Isaiah Conference-Only AGNEW, Darrious Conference-Only CUFFEE, Khalil Conference-Only KAO, Oscar Conference-Only LOVE, Jordan Conference-Only MORRISON, Evan Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 2-0 0-0 31-29 18-16 31-31 18-18 31-30 18-17 30-19 17-7 31-23 18-15 28-7 16-7 30-3 18-3 22-5 9-0 7-0 6-0 22-4 9-3 26-4 17-4 17-0 11-0 31 18 31 18
SEMO 15,314 13/1,178 -
MIN 54 0 967 572 844 516 880 517 731 394 638 368 512 354 619 385 234 59 45 28 298 106 313 258 90 68
AVG 27.0 0.0 31.2 31.8 27.2 28.7 28.4 28.7 24.4 23.2 20.6 20.4 18.3 22.1 20.6 21.4 10.6 6.6 6.4 4.7 13.5 11.8 12.0 15.2 5.3 6.2
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 9-15 .600 0-0 .000 130-320 .406 83-199 .417 104-189 .550 63-108 .583 106-265 .400 65-169 .385 72-182 .396 38-99 .384 73-164 .445 49-97 .505 64-148 .432 47-101 .465 55-148 .372 33-90 .367 39-93 .419 5-21 .238 10-22 .455 7-14 .500 26-84 .310 10-30 .333 28-83 .337 24-70 .343 4-14 .286 2-9 .222 720-1727 .417 426-1007 .423 830-1757 .472 499-1024 .487
Opponents 51,000 16/3,068 2/952
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 45-134 .336 27-81 .333 2-10 .200 2-7 .286 49-132 .371 32-88 .364 18-60 .300 9-32 .281 1-12 .083 0-5 .000 23-67 .343 22-52 .423 29-100 .290 18-63 .286 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 4-15 .267 4-10 .400 5-20 .250 3-8 .375 5-20 .250 4-16 .250 3-11 .273 1-7 .143 191-596 .320 122-370 .330 237-650 .365 136-360 .378
Scoring By Period 1st SEMO 978 Opponents 1125
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 8-10 .800 0 6 6 0-0 .000 0 0 0 58-73 .795 15 54 69 38-48 .792 11 34 45 87-135 .644 81 135 216 54-81 .667 48 78 126 33-40 .825 12 121 133 18-20 .900 6 65 71 65-88 .739 7 67 74 30-42 .714 5 34 39 74-117 .632 73 93 166 44-66 .667 44 45 89 25-36 .694 11 69 80 15-22 .682 7 43 50 16-24 .667 8 60 68 14-17 .824 5 37 42 23-35 .657 15 31 46 6-9 .667 3 8 11 5-7 .714 0 3 3 1-2 .500 0 1 1 11-15 .733 6 17 23 6-6 1.000 2 11 13 18-31 .581 11 25 36 17-27 .630 11 17 28 0-0 .000 2 4 6 0-0 .000 2 3 5 423-611 .692 288 739 1027 243-340 .715 171 406 577 410-590 .695 290 831 1121 246-345 .713 175 467 642
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.0 5-0 2 5 0.0 0-0 0 0 2.2 70-3 95 69 2.5 45-2 66 41 7.0 89-2 31 59 7.0 53-2 19 31 4.3 45-1 29 38 3.9 26-0 17 18 2.5 48-0 50 48 2.3 27-0 33 23 5.4 101-6 30 46 4.9 60-3 17 27 2.9 47-0 42 44 3.1 30-0 31 28 2.3 68-0 18 24 2.3 43-0 11 15 2.1 35-1 10 20 1.2 9-1 3 4 0.4 4-0 5 2 0.2 3-0 3 1 1.0 40-1 23 25 1.4 18-0 8 13 1.4 20-0 17 24 1.6 18-0 17 22 0.4 5-0 1 1 0.5 4-0 1 1 33.1 577-14 353 413 32.1 336-8 226 226 36.2 563-8 468 389 35.7 316-5 277 210
BLK STL PTS-AVG 1 0 31-15.5 0 0 0-0.0 12 29 363-11.7 7 11 231-12.8 23 25 297-9.6 19 15 18210.1 3 13 294-9.5 3 4 180-10.0 5 22 227-7.6 2 14 115-6.8 13 14 221-7.1 5 7 142-7.9 2 19 176-6.3 1 12 131-8.2 2 7 1555.2 2 4 98-5.4 0 11 103-4.7 0 2 16-1.8 1 0 29-4.1 1 0 19-3.2 0 12 68-3.1 0 4 29-3.2 2 7 79-3.0 2 5 69-4.1 0 2 11-0.6 0 1 5-0.5 64 161 2054-66.3 42 79 1217-67.6 102 171 2307-74.4 59 93 1380-76.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 1063 1164
OT 13 18
Total 2054 2307
SEMO Opponents
Off. 74 75
Def. 3 2
Total 77 77
2019-20 RESULTS (7-24, 3-15 OVC -- Home: 6-7, Away: 0-16, Neutral: 1-1) OCTOBER 27 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (ex.) W, 85-78 NOVEMBER 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (exh.) 6 at Vanderbilt 10 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 19 THE CITADEL 22 MISSOURI S&T 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton 1 29 at Santa Clara 1 30 vs. Denver 1
W, 73-56 L, 65-83 W, 79-78 L, 69-74 W, 72-71 L, 57-64 L, 75-87 W, 66-51
DECEMBER 5 at Abilene Christian 7 at Drake 15 at Youngstown State 17 at #4 Ohio State 21 at Southern Illinois 29 MISSOURI BAPTIST
L, 64-73 L, 73-78 L, 50-65 L, 48-80 L, 45-64 W, 74-59
JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay* 4 at Murray State* 9 BELMONT* 11 TENNESSEE STATE*
L, 63-78 L, 59-81 L, 74-87 L, 73-75
16 18 23 25 30
AUSTIN PEAY* MURRAY STATE* at SIUE* at Eastern Illinois* at Morehead State*
FEBRUARY 1 at Eastern Kentucky* 6 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 8 TENNESSEE TECH* 13 UT MARTIN* 15 SIUE* 20 at Jacksonville State* 22 at Tennessee Tech* 27 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 29 at UT Martin*
L, 59-84 L, 91-96 (OT) L, 65-84 L, 59-61 L, 74-90
L, 57-70 W, 76-72 L, 60-62 W, 74-72 W, 75-71 L, 58-65 L, 62-71 L, 70-72 L, 78-87
1 Cable Car Classic (Santa Clara, Calif.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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SIUE COUGARS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at Saint Louis 1 (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 26 vs. LSU 1 6:00 p.m. 1 28 vs. Health Sciences & Pharmacy TBA DECEMBER 2 at Northern Illinois (ESPN3) 5 OMAHA (ESPN+) 9 at Valparaiso 13 at Northwestern 18 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+)
6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. TBA 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 5 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 7 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 9 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 16 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 21 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 23 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 28 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 30 at UT Martin* (ESPN+)
5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 6 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 11 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 13 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 18 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 20 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 25 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 27 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+)
1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Billiken Classic (St. Louis, Mo.) OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • Brian Barone enters his second year as the Cougars head coach and fourth overall with the SIUE program. • Among the team’s returning players are sophomore twins Shamar and Lamar Wright. The twins are the sons of the late Lorenzen Wright, who played for Barone’s father, the late Tony Barone, with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Edwardsville, Ill. Enrollment: ..................................................13,061 Founded: ........................................................1957 Nickname:................................................. Cougars Colors: ............................................Red and White Chancellor: ........................... Dr. Randy Pembrook Athletic Director: ........................................Tim Hall Arena:First Community Arena at Vadalabene Center (4,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): . 8-23/5-13 (10th/tie) Postseason: .............................................none
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: ............................. 640-744 (.462) All-Time OVC Record: ...................... 46-104 (.307) Joined OVC: ...................................................2008
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 5 11 15 22 23 24 31 42 52 55
Name Sidney Wilson Mike Adewunmi Desmond Polk Ray’Sean Taylor Carlos Curtis Courtney Carter Philip Pepple, Jr. Michael Matas Elochukwu Eze Cam Williams Jackson Best Shamar Wright Iziah James Lamar Wright
Pos. F G G G G G F/C F C G G F G F
Ht. 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-10 6-8 6-10 6-2 5-9 6-7 6-0 6-7
Wt. 180 205 175 175 205 180 230 200 240 190 165 185 180 185
Yr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So.
Hometown (Last School) Bronx, N.Y. (UConn) Dallas, Texas (McLennan CC) Milwaukee, Wis. (Link Year Prep) Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville HS) Milwaukee, Wis. (Triton College) Memphis, Tenn. (South Suburban College) Shoreline, Wash. (Casper College) Oakville, Ontario (London Basketball Acad.) Enugu, Nigeria (Asheville Christian Acad.) St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central HS) Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS) Murrieta, Calif. (Link Year Prep) Chesapeake, Va. (Indian Hills CC) Murrieta, Calif. (Link Year Prep)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Brian Barone
Alma Mater: ............................................. Marquette, 2002 Hometown: ..................................... College Station, Texas Family: ..............................................................Wife - Mimi .............................. Children - Carson, Ava, Gianna, Cecilia Career Record: ................................................. 8-23 (1 yr.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: .............................................................. 5-13 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Charles Wells ....................6th season (Austin Peay, 1997) Troy Pierce ...................2nd season (Emporia State, 2013) Mike Waldo .................................. 3rd season (SIUE, 1980) Colin Schneider (Ops) ........2nd season (Green Bay, 2010) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2019-20
School SIUE
Overall 8-23
Conf. 5-13
Coach Barone Facts After serving as an assistant coach with the program for two years, Barone was named SIUE’s head coach in March 2019... Barone also served as an assistant coach at Green Bay and Illinois State and as the Director of Operations at Indiana...He also spent time as Butler Community College, Garden City Community College and Central Florida Community College... Barone played collegiately for two seasons at Texas A&M for his father Tony Barone Sr. (who played at Duke and was also the head coach at Creighton and with the Memphis Grizzlies); he then transferred to Marquette where he played his final two seasons...His brother Tony Jr. is the assistant director of development and enforcement for men’s basketball for the NCAA.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MOORE, Zeke 31-30 Conference-Only 18-17 WILLIFORD, Tyresse 31-30 Conference-Only 18-18 WILLIAMS, Cam 30-19 Conference-Only 18-11 ADEWUNMI, Mike 31-9 Conference-Only 18-4 JACKSON, Brandon 31-9 Conference-Only 18-3 WRIGHT, Shamar 31-18 Conference-Only 18-17 DULING, Kenyon 31-6 Conference-Only 18-0 UZUEGBUNEM, Anselm 31-31 Conference-Only 18-18 JAMES, Iziah 29-1 Conference-Only 16-0 MARTIN, Treavon 13-0 Conference-Only 3-0 WRIGHT, Lamar 19-0 Conference-Only 10-0 APPLEWHITE, D’Quan 2-1 Conference-Only 1-1 BEST, Jackson 2-0 Conference-Only 1-0 BENTON, Justin 19-1 Conference-Only 9-1 LINDENMEYER, Blake 2-0 Conference-Only 0-0 Total 31 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 31 Conference-Only... 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 878 529 879 554 742 455 567 316 591 356 608 442 513 242 656 379 379 206 118 11 132 55 4 3 5 1 125 51 4 0
SIUE 10,376 14/741 -
AVG 28.3 29.4 28.4 30.8 24.7 25.3 18.3 17.6 19.1 19.8 19.6 24.6 16.5 13.4 21.2 21.1 13.1 12.9 9.1 3.7 6.9 5.5 2.0 3.0 2.5 1.0 6.6 5.7 2.0 0.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 142-304 .467 78-179 .436 112-274 .409 67-164 .409 109-270 .404 65-167 .389 89-184 .484 50-101 .495 100-216 .463 63-127 .496 69-167 .413 51-122 .418 50-138 .362 25-69 .362 43-90 .478 22-50 .440 30-100 .300 15-54 .278 10-20 .500 1-3 .333 10-23 .435 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 769-1801 .427 441-1046 .422 759-1739 .436 440-1025 .429
Opponents 44,046 17/2,591 0/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 42-109 .385 24-60 .400 18-69 .261 12-43 .279 30-101 .297 18-57 .316 20-55 .364 13-37 .351 4-18 .222 2-9 .222 16-62 .258 13-49 .265 28-81 .346 15-44 .341 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 17-58 .293 9-29 .310 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 176-562 .313 106-329 .322 236-716 .330 127-418 .304
FT-FTA 64-82 50-65 63-96 44-65 39-55 23-33 57-74 38-47 33-53 23-36 37-54 33-49 13-21 6-11 35-54 21-32 13-21 11-18 0-1 0-0 5-12 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 359-526 251-360 507-694 302-430
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd SIUE 944 1129 Opponents 1049 1212
PCT .780 .769 .656 .677 .709 .697 .770 .809 .623 .639 .685 .673 .619 .545 .648 .656 .619 .611 .000 .000 .417 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .683 .697 .731 .702
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 24 87 111 13 51 64 17 100 117 12 67 79 23 84 107 11 68 79 36 122 158 21 66 87 36 65 101 28 37 65 37 69 106 28 56 84 15 38 53 10 21 31 37 87 124 26 49 75 9 19 28 7 13 20 4 16 20 0 0 0 12 9 21 7 3 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 308 761 1069 199 470 669 317 794 1111 184 460 644
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.6 72-0 48 57 3.6 47-0 21 33 3.8 70-1 132 72 4.4 39-1 82 40 3.6 69-1 66 61 4.4 37-0 36 38 5.1 64-0 24 41 4.8 35-0 16 23 3.3 59-0 19 45 3.6 38-0 12 25 3.4 66-2 33 48 4.7 46-2 20 36 1.7 49-1 31 25 1.7 17-0 15 8 4.0 86-2 21 30 4.2 57-1 10 20 1.0 19-0 35 19 1.3 11-0 26 11 1.5 23-0 2 10 0.0 0-0 0 1 1.1 24-0 0 6 1.0 11-0 0 2 0.5 1-0 0 0 1.0 1-0 0 0 0.5 0-0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.3 5-0 15 6 0.3 3-0 4 3 1.0 0-0 1 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 34.5 607-7 428 437 37.2 342-4 242 251 35.8 520-10 468 419 35.8 328-7 262 222
BLK STL PTS-AVG 8 20 390-12.6 6 9 230-12.8 3 42 305-9.8 2 21 190-10.6 9 29 287-9.6 5 15 171-9.5 11 18 255-8.2 4 13 151-8.4 15 9 237-7.6 8 6 151-8.4 12 20 191-6.2 10 14 148-8.2 3 8 141-4.5 1 3 71-3.9 20 8 121-3.9 13 6 65-3.6 1 11 90-3.1 1 5 50-3.1 4 6 20-1.5 0 0 2-0.7 5 4 25-1.3 3 2 8-0.8 0 0 2-1.0 0 0 2-2.0 0 0 2-1.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 1 7-0.4 0 0 0-0.0 0 1 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 91 177 2073-66.9 53 94 1239-68.8 99 192 2261-72.9 63 112 1309-72.7
Deadball Rebounds OT -
Total 2073 2261
SIUE Opponents
Off. 80 79
Def. 12 17
Total 92 96
2019-20 RESULTS (8-23, 5-13 OVC -- Home: 4-10, Away: 4-13, Neutral: 0-0) OCTOBER 29 FONTBONNE (exhibition)
W, 104-57
NOVEMBER 5 QUINCY 8 at Iowa 12 VALPARAISO 16 at Incarnate Word 18 at South Dakota 23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 26 at Pacific 29 at UC Riverside
W, 61-52 L, 60-87 L, 76-89 W, 57-55 L, 56-71 L, 64-68 L, 50-78 L, 51-69
DECEMBER 4 CHICAGO STATE 15 at Northwestern 17 at Winthrop 21 at Detroit Mercy 29 LINDENWOOD
L, 81-89 L, 54-72 L, 73-93 L,55-81 W, 96-48
JANUARY 2 at Belmont* 4 at Tennessee State* 9 at Morehead State* 11 at Eastern Kentucky* 16 TENNESSEE TECH*
W, 79-69 L, 74-79 L, 77-83 L, 72-78 L, 69-72
18 23 25 30
JACKSONVILLE STATE* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* UT MARTIN* at Austin Peay*
FEBRUARY 1 at Murray State* 6 MOREHEAD STATE* 8 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 13 at Eastern Illinois* 15 at Southeast Missouri* 20 AUSTIN PEAY* 22 MURRAY STATE* 27 at UT Martin* 29 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
L, 56-64 W, 84-65 L, 76-79 L, 58-82
L, 55-74 L, 49-58 W, 83-75 W, 76-74 L, 71-75 L, 60-78 L, 58-59 W, 90-75 L, 52-70
* Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 26 vs. Coppin State 1 27 at Marshall
11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 8 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 22 CHATTANOOGA (ESPN+) 30 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 7 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 14 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 16 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 21 SIUE* (ESPN+) 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 28 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 30 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+)
5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 6 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 11 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 13 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 18 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 20 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 25 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 27 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+)
1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 2
TBD
Game played at Huntington, W.Va. OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................9,165 Founded: ........................................................1912 Nickname:.....................................................Tigers Colors: ................................ Reflex Blue and White President: .................................. Dr. Glenda Glover Athletic Director: .............................. Dr. Mikki Allen Arena (Capacity):.................Gentry Center (9,100)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost ......................................9/5 Starters Returning/Lost......................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ... 18-15/9-9 (5th/tie) Postseason: .... OVC Tournament Quarterfinals
Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: ............Ashley Fontenot Office Phone: ................................. (615) 963-5922 Cell Phone: ............................. (615) 963-5922 Fax: ......................................... (615) 963-7692 Email: ........................... afonteno@tnstate.edu Web site:............................... www.TSUTigers.com Press Row Phone: ................ (615) 963-7616/7617
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) 1993, 1995
All-Time Record: .......................... 1,187-894 (.570) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 243-301 (.447) Joined OVC: ...................................................1987
OVC Tournament Titles (2) 1993, 1994 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) 1993, 1994
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 23 24 34
Name Pos. Mark Freeman G Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. G Carlos Marshall Jr. G Amorey Womack G Shakem Johnson F Jon Brown G Monty Johal G Shakwon Barrett G Evan Joyner F Mason Green F Devonte Lanier F Donnie Malone G Josh Linder F Ravel Moody G Yusuf Mohamed F Samone Nelson Jr. G
Ht. 5-10 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-7 6-8 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-10 6-7 6-2 6-8 6-6 6-10 6-5
Wt. 160 175 210 185 210 180 185 180 180 220 213 185 210 200 200 200
Yr. So. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. R-So. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Memphis, Tenn. (The Skill Factory) Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwest Tenn. CC) St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves HS) Youngstown, Ohio (Navarro College) Miami, Fla. (Georgia Tech) Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS) Toronto, Ontario (Northwest Florida State) Greensboro, NC (Piedmont Classical HS) Ellenwood, Ga. (Mercer) Huntsville, Ala. (Lawson State CC) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwest Tenn. CC) Kathleen, Ga. (Georgia State) Denver, Co. (Northeastern Oklahoma) Seattle, Wash. (North Idaho) Memphis, Tenn. (Central HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins
Alma Mater: ................................................ Belmont, 2006 Hometown: .......................................Nashville, Tennessee Family: ..........................................................Wife - Lakeya .................................................................Children - History Career Record: ............................................. 27-36 (2 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 15-21 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
TEAM NOTES • Last season the Tigers topped Morehead State in the first round of the OVC Tournament, its first win at the event since the 2013 season. • TSU was set to host a game in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) last year before the postseason was canceled due to the pandemic.
• Last year TSU entered the season with almost an entirely new roster, as they returned just two players. This season the team returns nine players who saw game action in 2019-20.
Assistant Coaches Ben Walker ...........................3rd season (Creighton, 2001) Jerry Nichols ................ 3rd season (Arkansas State, 2006) Russ Willemsen ............................. 3rd season (Lee, 2004) Josh Bone (Ops).................2nd season (Tennessee, 2011) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2018-19
School Tennessee State
Overall 9-21
Conf. 6-12
Year 2019-20
School Tennessee State
Overall 18-15
Conf. 9-9
Coach Collins Facts Collins was named the 18th head coach in Tennessee State history on March 26, 2018...He previously served as an graduate assistant coach at TSU under Cy Alexander in 2007-08 and served as the program’s Director of Operations in 2008-09...He later served as an assistant at Cumberland for three years, before taking the head coaching job at Columbia State Community College...He led the team to back-to-back NJCAA National Tournament appearances...Prior to taking the TSU job, Collins served as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State (2015-17) and Illinois State (2017-18)...After playing high school basketball at Whites Creek, Collins played for Rick Byrd at Belmont, serving as a team co-captain and leading the Bruins to its first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 2005-06...He later played professionally in Finland and the NBA D-League.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER MARSHALL JR., Carlos Conference-Only HARRIS, Wesley Conference-Only LITTLEJOHN, Michael Conference-Only WASHINGTON, Jy’lan Conference-Only JOHNSON, Shakem Conference-Only EGBUTA, Emmanuel Conference-Only FREEMAN, Mark Conference-Only KONE, Ben Conference-Only JOHAL, Monty Conference-Only BROWN, Jon Conference-Only MOODY, Ravel Conference-Only MALONE, Donnie Conference-Only GREEN, Mason Conference-Only NELSON, Samone Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents. Conference-Only Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 32-27 17-14 29-28 14-13 33-32 18-17 25-22 15-12 33-32 18-17 33-1 18-1 31-15 16-10 24-2 14-0 5-0 0-0 32-1 18-1 22-0 7-0 18-0 10-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 3-0 33 18 33 18
MIN 937 530 904 459 1003 603 577 350 749 445 449 257 873 477 316 157 59 0 437 221 265 68 78 55 0 0 3 3
TSU 45,402 14/3,243 -
AVG 29.3 31.2 31.2 32.8 30.4 33.5 23.1 23.3 22.7 24.7 13.6 14.3 28.2 29.8 13.2 11.2 11.8 0.0 13.7 12.3 12.0 9.7 4.3 5.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 137-334 .410 81-184 .440 121-247 .490 63-127 .496 120-306 .392 69-174 .397 88-145 .607 55-90 .611 126-202 .624 67-118 .568 87-153 .569 45-82 .549 72-202 .356 39-115 .339 35-67 .522 19-32 .594 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 48-109 .440 19-49 .388 19-48 .396 3-13 .231 5-7 .714 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 864-1839 .470 462-990 .467 793-1928 .411 453-1075 .421
Opponents 54,842 15/3,550 4/399
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 51-167 .305 29-82 .354 42-111 .378 24-56 .429 83-212 .392 49-122 .402 28-52 .538 19-33 .576 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 21-69 .304 9-38 .237 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2-10 .200 0-0 .000 7-29 .241 2-14 .143 5-24 .208 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 241-687 .351 134-356 .376 227-730 .311 123-394 .312
FT-FTA 53-67 30-40 52-65 18-20 31-40 25-31 58-74 32-45 44-77 29-45 51-107 24-54 35-48 21-27 28-41 15-21 5-7 0-0 11-29 3-11 17-27 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 386-585 199-299 532-737 274-374
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Tennessee State 1140 1189 Opponents 1095 1236
PCT .791 .750 .800 .900 .775 .806 .784 .711 .571 .644 .477 .444 .729 .778 .683 .714 .714 .000 .379 .273 .630 .500 .333 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .660 .666 .722 .733
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 39 102 141 17 53 70 50 132 182 23 72 95 12 63 75 6 41 47 43 90 133 23 57 80 60 114 174 35 79 114 46 83 129 22 38 60 8 78 86 4 51 55 28 52 80 16 16 32 1 4 5 0 0 0 13 82 95 5 32 37 6 37 43 3 12 15 2 7 9 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 345 901 1246 175 486 661 343 735 1078 189 408 597
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.4 76-2 64 76 4.1 37-0 31 40 6.3 93-4 36 74 6.8 42-1 15 33 2.3 62-1 111 88 2.6 27-0 64 45 5.3 63-2 26 45 5.3 37-1 15 28 5.3 105-8 24 55 6.3 59-4 15 35 3.9 80-2 7 33 3.3 49-1 6 20 2.8 72-3 131 94 3.4 30-1 77 55 3.3 40-1 8 17 2.3 20-1 4 9 1.0 4-0 2 5 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.0 48-0 20 44 2.1 22-0 11 20 2.0 26-0 16 13 2.1 6-0 3 2 0.5 5-0 4 3 0.4 5-0 2 3 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 37.8 674-23 449 573 36.7 334-9 243 304 32.7 554-10 356 411 33.2 278-2 206 198
BLK STL PTS-AVG 10 25 378-11.8 7 13 221-13.0 23 17 336-11.6 10 8 168-12.0 3 40 354-10.7 2 25 212-11.8 26 13 262-10.5 12 8 161-10.7 21 23 296-9.0 12 17 163-9.1 21 7 226-6.8 13 3 115-6.4 1 24 200-6.5 0 8 108-6.8 16 4 99-4.1 11 1 54-3.9 0 1 19-3.8 0 0 0-0.0 5 8 114-3.6 3 2 43-2.4 10 11 60-2.7 2 1 7-1.0 0 3 11-0.6 0 2 5-0.5 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 136 176 2355-71.4 72 88 1257-69.8 89 228 2345-71.1 57 116 1303-72.4
Deadball Rebounds OT 26 14
Total 2355 2345
Tennessee State Opponents
Off. 92 90
Def. 8 7
Total 98 97
2019-20 RESULTS (18-15, 9-9 OVC -- Home: 11-3, Away: 4-11, Neutral: 3-1) OCTOBER 31 TENN. WESLEYAN (ex.)
W, 107-72
NOVEMBER 5 ALABAMA A&M 9 at Chattanooga 12 LIPSCOMB 18 FISK 21 at #12 Texas Tech 25 at San Diego State 28 vs. Cal Poly 1 29 vs. North Florida 1
W, 106-66 L, 57-59 W, 79-78 W, 99-65 L, 57-72 L, 49-62 W, 82-72 W, 81-73
DECEMBER 6 CHICAGO STATE 10 at Little Rock 15 at Fordham 18 at Indiana State 21 BLUE MOUNTAIN
W, 80-74 L, 62-86 W, 66-61 L, 72-78 W, 86-71
JANUARY 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 4 SIUE* 9 at UT Martin* 11 at Southeast Missouri* 16 MOREHEAD STATE*
18 23 25 30
EASTERN KENTUCKY* at Austin Peay* at Murray State* at Jacksonville State*
L, 88-92 L, 74-99 L, 64-76 W, 72-62
FEBRUARY 1 at Tennessee Tech* W, 72-67 (OT) 6 AUSTIN PEAY* W, 70-68 8 MURRAY STATE* L, 65-73 13 at Belmont* L, 51-74 15 TENNESSEE TECH* W, 70-55 20 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 62-83 22 at Morehead State* L, 63-66 27 JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 65-55 29 BELMONT* L, 65-72 MARCH 4 vs. Morehead State 2 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky 2
W, 74-67 (OT) L, 48-58
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invite (Las Vegas) OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 1
W, 84-79 W, 79-74 L, 74-87 W, 75-73 W, 64-48
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Carlos Marshall Jr. Junior • Guard 11.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg in 2019-20
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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at Indiana (BTN) 30 CHATTANOOGA (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Xavier (FS1) 3 at Northern Kentucky 6 at Western Carolina 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 16 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 19 at Tennessee (SEC Network) 22 at Western Kentucky 30 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+)
6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. TBA 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 7 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 9 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 14 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 16 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 21 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 23 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 28 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 30 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 6 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 11 SIUE* (ESPN+) 13 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 18 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 20 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 25 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 27 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 1
TBD
Basic Information Location: ..................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,140 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 ......................................6/9 Starters Returning/Lost......................................4/1 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ........9-22/6-12 (9th) Postseason: .............................................none
Media Relations Contact: ............................................ Mike Lehman Office Phone: ................................. (931) 372-3088 Cell Phone: ............................. (931) 319-3975 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: ....................... 1,138-1,139 (.500) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 485-539 (.474) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 1967 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 1958, 1963
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 15 22 23 33
Name Damaria Franklin Maverick Smith Taelon Peter Keishawn Davidson Jr. Clay Marcus Hopkins CJ Gettelfinger Dane Quest Amadou Sylla Kenny White Jr. Jalen Stayton Tujautae Williams Austin Harvell Shandon Goldman
Pos. G G G G G C G G F F F G F F
Ht. 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-0 7-0 6-4 6-6 6-8 6-7 6-8 6-5 6-6 6-10
Wt. 210 185 185 160 160 230 186 185 210 205 205 185 215 225
Yr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Gr.
COACHING STAFF
OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Head Coach John Pelphrey
TEAM NOTES
Assistant Coaches Andre Bell ...................... 2nd season (Bemidji State, 2008) Alex Fain............................... 2nd season (Alabama, 2013) Marcus King.........2nd season (NE Oklahoma State, 1999) Blake Gray (Ops) .................. 2nd season (Alabama, 2014)
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• Last year Tennessee Tech earned six of its nine victories over the final 14 games. Tech finished just a game out from earning a berth into the OVC Tournament field. • In its first year under head coach John Pelphrey the team ranked in the top-four in the league in assists per game (13.9), steals per game (6.9) and 3-point field goals made per game (8.3).
Hometown (Last School) Chicago, Ill. (State Fair CC) Oakdale, Tenn. (Oakdale HS) Russellville, Ark. (Russellville HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Athens Prep Acad.) Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McCallie School) Oakland, Calif. (Daytona State College) Knoxville, Tenn. (Oakland U.) Toronto, Ontario (Lake Forest [Ill.] HS) Bamako, Mali (Iowa Western CC) Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville-North Hopkins) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Chicago, Ill. (Orr Academy HS) Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS) Evansville, Ark. (Northern Iowa)
Alma Mater: ............................................... Kentucky, 1992 Hometown: ........................................Paintsville, Kentucky Family: ............................................................ Wife - Tracy .....................................................Children - Jaxson, Grace Career Record: ....................................... 158-148 (10 yrs.) School Record: ................................................ 9-22 (1 yr.) OVC Record: .............................................................. 6-12 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................2
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
School South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama
Overall 14-14 12-16 10-18 24-7 20-12
Conf. 7-8 6-9 6-9 12-3 13-5
Year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2019-20
School Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Tennessee Tech
Overall 23-12 14-16 14-18 18-13 9-22
Conf. 9-7 2-14 7-9 7-9 6-12
Coach Pelphrey Facts Pelphrey was named the 13th head coach in Tennessee Tech history on April 6, 2019...Prior to coming to Tech, Pelphrey was a head coach at South Alabama (2002-07) and Arkansas (2007-11)...He also served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State (1993-94), Marshall (1994-96), Florida (1996-02, 2011-15) and Alabama (2016-19)...Pelphrey was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year in 2006...He played four years at Kentucky, where he was a member of the “Unforgettables” team that played Duke in the 1992 East Region Final, considered one of the greatest games in college basketball history.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN CLAY, Jr. 31-28 917 Conference-Only 18-17 571 DAVIDSON, Keishawn 30-28 919 Conference-Only 18-17 563 ALLEN, Darius 31-25 666 Conference-Only 18-18 416 VICK, Hunter 25-12 610 Conference-Only 12-0 276 WILLIAMS, Tujautae 30-21 653 Conference-Only 18-17 384 SYLLA, Amadou 31-11 590 Conference-Only 18-0 309 CROSLAND, Cade 29-5 434 Conference-Only 18-1 303 SHERFIELD, Jared 20-1 273 Conference-Only 7-1 80 WILKINSON, Reece 27-8 286 Conference-Only 18-8 204 GOLDAY, Garrett 20-2 173 Conference-Only 9-2 79 KUIMI, Larry 29-12 309 Conference-Only 16-8 135 QUEST, Dane 25-1 272 Conference-Only 16-0 207 SMITH, Maverick 13-0 71 Conference-Only 11-0 67 THOMPSON, Tyler 5-1 14 Conference-Only 2-1 5 MILLS, Caden 7-0 19 Conference-Only 2-0 11 RIDENOUR, Chase 13-0 35 Conference-Only 7-0 15 LOLIO, Michael 5-0 6 Conference-Only 1-0 0 Total 31 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 31 Conference-Only 18 Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
TTU 20,399 14/1,457 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.6 145-353 .411 31.7 95-231 .411 30.6 95-246 .386 31.3 58-150 .387 21.5 93-264 .352 23.1 58-163 .356 24.4 73-180 .406 23.0 35-83 .422 21.8 83-200 .415 21.3 51-117 .436 19.0 75-132 .568 17.2 37-63 .587 15.0 46-124 .371 16.8 32-81 .395 13.7 23-61 .377 11.4 7-22 .318 10.6 40-78 .513 11.3 26-45 .578 8.7 26-46 .565 8.8 18-31 .581 10.7 36-80 .450 8.4 13-31 .419 10.9 12-39 .308 12.9 10-32 .313 5.5 3-11 .273 6.1 3-10 .300 2.8 1-3 .333 2.5 0-2 .000 2.7 1-2 .500 5.5 1-2 .500 2.7 2-8 .250 2.1 0-1 .000 1.2 0-0 .000 0.0 0-0 .000 754-1827 .413 444-1064 .417 827-1784 .464 483-1037 .466 Opponents 34,745 15/2,298 2/138
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 48-147 .327 35-97 .361 36-109 .330 26-70 .371 57-189 .302 34-117 .291 45-119 .378 24-57 .421 3-13 .231 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 43-117 .368 30-76 .395 12-36 .333 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-13 .154 2-13 .154 2-9 .222 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 257-776 .331 162-469 .345 239-663 .360 134-360 .372
FT-FTA 78-105 56-73 44-54 32-37 15-29 9-20 15-16 9-9 23-47 15-31 32-52 17-29 6-8 4-6 17-22 4-4 13-22 12-18 3-3 2-2 12-21 7-13 7-12 6-9 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 268-397 175-255 348-490 214-293
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd Tennessee Tech 948 1074 Opponents 1068 1152
REBOUNDS PCT OFF DEF TOT .743 18 95 113 .767 11 59 70 .815 17 65 82 .865 9 47 56 .517 37 89 126 .450 22 63 85 .938 11 63 74 1.000 5 28 33 .489 25 92 117 .484 20 51 71 .615 70 101 171 .586 44 45 89 .750 3 21 24 .667 1 15 16 .773 4 27 31 1.000 1 6 7 .591 40 36 76 .667 29 26 55 1.000 11 14 25 1.000 2 7 9 .571 31 45 76 .538 13 18 31 .583 11 28 39 .667 6 19 25 .500 1 4 5 .500 1 4 5 .000 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 4 4 .000 0 1 1 .000 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 .500 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0 .675 327 745 1072 .686 195 431 626 .710 292 808 1100 .730 166 464 630
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.6 37-0 121 96 3.9 26-0 79 50 2.7 39-0 131 75 3.1 17-0 86 45 4.1 52-0 19 35 4.7 35-0 13 18 3.0 30-0 32 19 2.8 15-0 15 6 3.9 48-0 57 65 3.9 26-0 37 42 5.5 58-1 14 25 4.9 29-0 6 12 0.8 21-0 21 10 0.9 15-0 14 6 1.6 15-1 8 11 1.0 6-1 2 5 2.8 43-1 7 22 3.1 30-1 6 17 1.3 27-1 3 18 1.0 16-1 1 8 2.6 47-1 4 35 1.9 22-1 1 15 1.6 29-0 7 20 1.6 18-0 6 14 0.4 7-0 4 2 0.5 7-0 3 2 0.2 1-0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0.6 1-0 0 2 0.5 1-0 0 0 0.1 5-0 2 1 0.0 4-0 2 0 0.4 0-0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 34.6 460-5 431 463 34.8 268-4 271 253 35.5 415-1 492 424 35.0 255-1 299 235
BLK STL PTS-AVG 5 56 416-13.4 4 37 281-15.6 4 30 270-9.0 3 20 174-9.7 18 28 258-8.3 16 21 159-8.8 7 18 206-8.2 2 6 103-8.6 5 15 192-6.4 2 8 119-6.6 29 13 184-5.9 17 4 91-5.1 0 12 141-4.9 0 7 98-5.4 1 6 75-3.8 0 2 22-3.1 11 7 93-3.4 5 5 64-3.6 3 4 59-3.0 2 1 40-4.4 5 11 84-2.9 3 6 33-2.1 3 10 33-1.3 3 7 28-1.8 0 2 10-0.8 0 2 10-0.9 1 0 3-0.6 0 0 0-0.0 1 0 3-0.4 1 0 3-1.5 0 1 5-0.4 0 1 0-0.0 0 0 1-0.2 0 0 0-0.0 93 213 2033-65.6 58 127 1225-68.1 99 216 2241-72.3 57 114 1314-73.0
Deadball Rebounds OT 11 21
Total 2033 2241
Tennessee Tech Opponents
Off. 67 60
Def. 2 3
Total 69 63
2019-20 RESULTS (9-22, 6-12 OVC -- Home: 6-8, Away: 3-12, Neutral: 0-2) OCTOBER 29 BRYAN COLLEGE (exh.) NOVEMBER 5 at Western Kentucky 9 MARTIN METHODIST 12 WRIGHT STATE 15 at UNC Greensboro 1 16 vs. Appalachian State 1 17 vs. Montana State 1 21 at Winthrop 25 LIPSCOMB
W, 84-65
L, 64-76 W, 83-70 L, 80-85 (OT) L, 30-64 L, 47-69 L, 39-52 W, 61-58 L, 65-78
DECEMBER 2 REINHARDT 8 at Ohio 17 at Lipscomb 21 WESTERN CAROLINA 29 at Ole Miss
W, 86-47 L, 54-81 L, 60-78 L, 76-89 L, 63-80
JANUARY 2 at Eastern Kentucky* 4 at Morehead State* 9 AUSTIN PEAY* 11 MURRAY STATE* 16 at SIUE*
L, 59-74 L, 72-83 L, 62-75 L, 69-81 W, 72-69
18 23 25 30
at Eastern Illinois* MOREHEAD STATE* EASTERN KENTUCKY* BELMONT*
L, 59-84 W, 71-59 L, 74-80 L, 84-92
FEBRUARY 1 TENNESSEE STATE* L, 67-72 (OT) 6 at UT Martin* L, 62-74 8 at Southeast Missouri* W, 62-60 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 75-74 15 at Tennessee State* L, 55-70 20 UT MARTIN* W, 78-65 22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W, 71-62 27 at Belmont* L, 62-65 29 at Jacksonville State* L, 71-75 Spartan Invitational (Greensboro, N.C.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 28 U. OF HEALTH SCIENCES (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. DECEMBER 2 EVANSVILLE (ESPN+) 12 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 18 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 22 at Ole Miss 30 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA 7:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 7 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 9 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 14 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 16 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 21 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 23 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 30 SIUE* (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE* (ESPN+) 6 TENNESSEE TECH* (ESPN+) 11 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 13 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 18 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 20 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 25 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 27 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament 1
TBD
OVC Tournament (Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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Basic Information Location: ............................................ Martin, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................7,069 Founded: ...................1900 (1951, Senior College) Nickname:...............................................Skyhawks Colors: ............................... Navy Blue and Orange Chancellor: ................................... Dr. Keith Carver Athletic Director: ...............................Kurt McGuffin Arena: ...........Elam Center/Skyhawk Arena (4,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost ....................................5/10 Starters Returning/Lost......................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ...9-20/5-13 (10th/tie) Postseason: .............................................none
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
All-Time Record: .......................... 794-1,031 (.435) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 187-311 (.376) Joined OVC: ...................................................1992
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2020-21 ROSTER No. 00 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 15 21 22 23 24 30 33 35 44
Name Eden Holt Parker Stewart Anthony Thomas Eman Sertovic Jaron Williams Jonte Coleman Eric Rustin Jeremiah Harris Ajani Kennedy Zavon Godwin Cameron Holden Dante Gonzales La-Quiem Walker Vinnie Viana Trey Fort Malik Mooving Kenton Eskridge K’suan Casey Hannes Polla
Pos. G G G G G/F G C F F G/F G/F G F G G G G C C
Ht. 5-10 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-6 6-4 7-1 6-4 6-9 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-9 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-9 6-11
Wt. 175 210 175 195 210 195 185 205 225 215 200 170 240 170 195 170 195 275 270
Yr. So. R-Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Jr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Houston, Texas (Williston State College) Union City, Tenn. (Pittsburgh) Silver Spring, Md. (Olympus Prep Acad.) Bosanska Krupa, BiH (Bella Vista Prep) Rock Hill, SC (College of Central Florida) Champaign, Ill. (Kankakee CC) Richmond, Va. (Tennessee Prep Academy) Bessemer, Ala. (Gadsden State CC) Moreno Valley, Calif. (UC Riverside) Detroit, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) Forsyth, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesa CC) Jersey City, NJ (Kaskaskia College) Atlanta, Ga. (Albany Technical College) Jackson, Miss. (DME Sports Academy) Bronx, NY (New Mexico JC) Atlanta, Ga. (Ranger College) Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville-North Hopkins) Lahti, Finland (Oklahoma)
COACHING STAFF
Interim Head Coach Montez Robinson
TEAM NOTES
Alma Mater: ....................................... North Georgia, 2002 Hometown: ....................................................Fairfield, Ala. Family: ............................................................. Wife - Leah ............................................... Children - Tezlyn, Montez Jr. Career Record: ............................................. 69-86 (5 yrs.) School Record: ............................................................ 0-0 OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
• Head coach Anthony Stewart passed away suddenly on November 15 at the age of 50. He was set to enter his fifth season with the program. He leaves behind a wife, Cheryl, and three children, Anthony, Parker and Skylar.
Assistant Coaches DeAndre Walker ........... 7th season (Fairmont State, 2004) Zach Carpenter...............................4th season (Lee, 2006) Jackson Hayzlett (Ops) . 2nd season (Bowling Green, 2014)
• This year’s Skyhawk program returns five players (including a redshirt transfer) and welcomes in 14 newcomers in 2020-21. • Parker Stewart ranked 44th nationally in scoring (19.2 points/game) and 36th nationally in 3-pointers made/game (2.84) last season.
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
School Alcorn State Alcorn State Alcorn State
Overall 15-15 18-14 11-21
Conf. 13-5 13-5 7-11
Year 2018-19 2019-20
School Alcorn State Alcorn State
Overall 10-21 15-15
Conf. 6-12 11-7
Coach Robinson Facts Robinson was named interim head coach on November 17, 2020...He joined the UTM staff as an assistant coach in September 2020...He had spent the previous five seasons as the head coach at Alcorn State...He began his Alcorn career with back-toback 13-5 conference marks and was named the was named the SWAC Coach of the Year in 2017 when the team was 18-14 overall...Robinson also served as an assistant coach at NAIA school Truett McConnell (2002-05) and Division I programs Kennesaw State (2005-11) and Bethune-Cookman (2011-15)...He played collegiately at Kemper Military and North Georgia.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS DOVE, Quintin 29-26 Conference-Only 18-15 STEWART, Parker 25-24 Conference-Only 14-14 HAWTHORNE JR., Derek 29-27 Conference-Only 18-18 RANDALL II, Craig 9-8 Conference-Only 0-0 WOOTEN JR., Steve 5-4 Conference-Only 3-3 THOMAS, Miles 29-20 Conference-Only 18-14 SERTOVIC, Eman 28-10 Conference-Only 17-6 HARRIS, Ja’Darius 26-8 Conference-Only 16-8 POLLA, Hannes 21-7 Conference-Only 17-4 PIERCE, Jordan 18-4 Conference-Only 14-3 RILEY, Jalen 10-0 Conference-Only 0-0 RUSTIN, Eric 27-5 Conference-Only 16-4 AGUIAR, Isaac 24-2 Conference-Only 13-1 Total 29 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 29 Conference-Only 18 Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 977 637 903 517 985 652 245 0 110 82 770 516 630 447 406 323 169 130 93 65 91 0 271 167 175 89
UTM 17,170 12/1,431 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 33.7 213-377 .565 35.4 146-251 .582 36.1 157-381 .412 36.9 89-226 .394 34.0 148-340 .435 36.2 95-229 .415 27.2 44-115 .383 0.0 0-0 .000 22.0 17-39 .436 27.3 12-30 .400 26.6 77-166 .464 28.7 45-100 .450 22.5 43-114 .377 26.3 28-83 .337 15.6 27-63 .429 20.2 19-43 .442 8.0 23-44 .523 7.6 18-34 .529 5.2 9-25 .360 4.6 7-18 .389 9.1 5-11 .455 0.0 0-0 .000 10.0 11-24 .458 10.4 6-12 .500 7.3 7-19 .368 6.8 3-12 .250 781-1718 .455 468-1038 .451 882-1785 .494 538-1102 .488
Opponents 33,190 14/2,345 3/120
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 20-62 .323 16-42 .381 71-204 .348 37-117 .316 42-126 .333 30-89 .337 19-60 .317 0-0 .000 5-17 .294 4-14 .286 14-46 .304 9-30 .300 34-98 .347 22-71 .310 11-28 .393 9-22 .409 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 218-646 .337 128-387 .331 286-742 .385 164-453 .362
FT-FTA PCT 140-179 .782 93-123 .756 95-124 .766 65-81 .802 75-94 .798 43-55 .782 9-15 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 39-59 .661 34-45 .756 13-14 .929 13-14 .929 12-14 .857 9-10 .900 13-17 .765 9-13 .692 8-14 .571 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 7-14 .500 6-10 .600 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 414-550 .753 280-363 .771 332-483 .687 229-329 .696
Scoring By Period 1st 2nd UT Martin 1024 1160 Opponents 1149 1224
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 109 120 229 68 84 152 20 95 115 15 55 70 43 135 178 21 94 115 2 22 24 0 0 0 5 25 30 2 20 22 35 65 100 21 43 64 5 41 46 2 30 32 2 21 23 2 17 19 11 15 26 7 8 15 11 10 21 7 9 16 5 10 15 0 0 0 14 29 43 6 15 21 13 21 34 8 12 20 319 646 965 182 413 595 340 691 1031 207 430 637
AVG PF-FO A TO 7.9 100-3 28 65 8.4 66-3 20 46 4.6 71-1 94 82 5.0 45-1 62 50 6.1 59-1 68 56 6.4 34-0 47 39 2.7 15-0 22 11 0.0 0-0 0 0 6.0 14-0 3 5 7.3 8-0 2 4 3.4 57-2 58 47 3.6 41-2 42 32 1.6 19-0 25 18 1.9 17-0 22 13 0.9 31-0 31 29 1.2 25-0 25 23 1.2 29-0 3 16 0.9 21-0 1 12 1.2 19-0 2 11 1.1 18-0 1 6 1.5 3-0 7 5 0.0 0-0 0 0 1.6 26-0 3 9 1.3 19-0 1 5 1.4 21-1 9 6 1.5 11-0 3 4 33.3 464-8 353 375 33.1 305-6 226 245 35.6 502-11 535 360 35.4 320-6 341 223
BLK STL 9 13 8 9 10 21 6 9 5 32 3 26 1 7 0 0 1 8 0 6 9 30 5 17 1 14 1 11 1 10 1 5 4 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 32 2 19 2 4 3 1 3 80 147 48 91 88 188 56 125
PTS-AVG 586-20.2 401-22.3 480-19.2 280-20.0 413-14.2 263-14.6 116-12.9 0-0.0 41-8.2 30-10.0 207-7.1 133-7.4 133-4.8 91-5.4 77-3.0 56-3.5 59-2.8 45-2.6 26-1.4 20-1.4 11-1.1 0-0.0 29-1.1 18-1.1 16-0.7 7-0.5 2194-75.7 1344-74.7 2382-82.1 1469-81.6
Deadball Rebounds OT 10 9
Total 2194 2382
UT Martin Opponents
Off. 61 67
Def. 1 2
Total 62 69
2019-20 RESULTS (9-20, 5-13 OVC -- Home: 6-6, Away: 2-12, Neutral: 1-2) OCTOBER 31 EARLHAM COLLEGE (exh.) W, 76-50
25 30
NOVEMBER 5 STL COLLEGE PHARMACY 9 ETSU 13 at Western Illinois 16 at Wichita State 1 19 at Northern Iowa 1 26 vs. Gardner-Webb 1 27 vs. Boston University 1
W, 106-48 L, 75-92 W, 98-91 L, 62-103 L, 67-87 L, 64-81 W, 76-73
DECEMBER 6 at Central Michigan 14 at UNC Asheville 18 vs. #10 Baylor 2 29 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
FEBRUARY 1 at Morehead State* L, 77-85 6 TENNESSEE TECH* W, 74-62 8 JACKSONVILLE STATE* L, 61-75 13 at Southeast Missouri* L, 72-74 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 80-79 (OT) 20 at Tennessee Tech* L, 65-78 22 at Jacksonville State* L, 58-72 27 SIUE* L, 75-90 29 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W, 87-78
L, 75-84 L, 72-91 L, 63-91 W, 92-72
JANUARY 2 at Murray State* 4 at Austin Peay* 9 TENNESSEE STATE* 11 BELMONT* 16 MURRAY STATE* 18 AUSTIN PEAY* 23 at Eastern Illinois*
L, 76-89 L, 63-82 W, 87-74 L, 78-85 L, 62-84 L, 81-92 L, 83-95
at SIUE* at Eastern Kentucky*
W, 79-76 L, 86-99
Cancun Challenge (campus sites/Cancun, MX) BattleGround 2K19 (Houston, Texas) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold 1 2
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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-OVC TEAMS
2019-20 All-Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Teams (as voted on by the league's head basketball coaches and communications directors)
OVC Player of the Year: Terry Taylor, Austin Peay OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Grayson Murphy, Belmont OVC Freshman of the Year: Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay OVC Coach of the Year: A.W. Hamilton, Eastern Kentucky ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Terry Taylor, Austin Peay *#^ Tevin Brown, Murray State Grayson Murphy, Belmont Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky ! Nick Muszynski, Belmont *! Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Josiah Wallace, Eastern Illinois *! Quintin Dove, UT Martin $ Adam Kunkel, Belmont KJ Williams, Murray State
POS. F G G G C G G F G F
HT. 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-11 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-3 6-10
WT. 230 175 175 190 235 200 185 210 165 245
ALL-OVC SECOND TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Carlos Marshall Jr., Tennessee State Parker Stewart, UT Martin Jr. Clay, Tennessee Tech $! Jacara Cross, Jacksonville State Tre King, Eastern Kentucky Mack Smith, Eastern Illinois ^
POS. G G G F F G
HT. 6-6 6-5 6-0 6-8 6-8 6-2
WT. CL. HOMETOWN 210 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. 200 R-So. Union City, Tenn. 160 So. Chattanooga, Tenn. 240 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 225 So. Lexington, Ky. 185 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind.
KEY STATS 11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 51 3-pointers 19.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 71 3's 13.4 ppg, 3.9 apg, 3.6 rpg, 1.8 spg 12.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 61.2 FG% 11.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 52.8 FG% 13.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 75 3-pointers
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Parker Stewart, UT Martin George Dixon, Eastern Illinois Carlos Marshall Jr., Tennessee State Kayne Henry, Jacksonville State
POS. G G F G F
HT. 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-7
WT. CL. HOMETOWN 200 Fr. Silsbee, Texas 200 R-So. Union City, Tenn. 230 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. 210 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. 210 Jr. London, England
KEY STATS 17.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 58 3-pointers 19.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 71 3's 11.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 53.1 FG% 11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 51 3-pointers 11.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 51.2 FG%
* - All-OVC 1st Team in 2018-19 # - All-OVC 1st Team in 2017-18
CL. Jr. So. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So.
HOMETOWN Bowling Green, Ky. Fairhope, Ala. Franklin, Tenn. Raleigh, N.C. Pickerington, Ohio Silsbee, Texas Marshall, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio Hebron, Ky. Cleveland, Miss.
$ - All-OVC 2nd Team in 2018-19
Stats listed are through the completion of the regular season. ****There are 6 people on the All-OVC Second Team due to a tie in voting. 46 • 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
KEY STATS 21.4 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 55.1 FG% 17.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 80 3's 9.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 6.3 apg, 2.7 spg 18.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 43 3's 15.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 59.8 FG% 17.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 58 3-pointers 15.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 46.4 FG% 20.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 56.5 FG% 16.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 80 3's 12.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 54.4 FG%
! - OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2018-19 ^ - OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2017-18
OVC IN NCAA STAT LEADERS
2019-20 SUPERLATIVES
TEAM LEADERS
TEAM GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
SCORING OFFENSE 14. Belmont 42. Austin Peay 59. UT Martin
79.6 76.3 75.7
SCORING DEFENSE 48. Murray State
64.7
POINTS 41 - Jomaru Brown, EKU vs. Western Kentucky (11/15/19) 39 - Terry Taylor, APSU vs. McKendree (12/17/19)
POINTS 129 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Ohio-Chillicothe (11/12/19) 125 - Jacksonville State vs. Brescia (11/12/19)
FIELD GOALS MADE 16 - Jomaru Brown, EKU vs. Western Kentucky (11/15/19) 15 - Terry Taylor, APSU vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/23/19)
FIELD GOALS MADE 48 - Jacksonville State vs. Carver College (12/28/19) 47 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Ohio-Chillicothe (11/12/19)
SCORING MARGIN 11. Belmont 21. Murray State
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 28 - Jomaru Brown, EKU vs. Western Kentucky (11/15/19) 25 - Terry Taylor, APSU vs. Murray State (3/6/20)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 86 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Ohio-Chillicothe (11/12/19) 82 - Austin Peay vs. Oakland City (11/5/19)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 14. Murray State 15. Belmont 28. Tennessee State
47.6% 47.5% 47.0%
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .923 (12-13) - Quintin Dove, UTM at Austin Peay (1/4/20) .900 (9-10) - Done Twice
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .661 (41-62) - Tennessee State vs. Alabama A&M (11/5/19) .648 (46-71) - Jacksonville State vs. Brescia (11/12/19)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 37. Murray State
40.0%
3-POINTERS MADE 7 - Done Four Times
3-POINTERS MADE 18 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Ohio-Chillicothe (11/12/19) 17 - Tennessee State vs. Alabama A&M (11/5/19)
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 14 - Done Three Times
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 45 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Ohio-Chillicothe (11/12/19) 40 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Alice Lloyd (11/19/19)
+11.7 +10.7
3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 16. Belmont
36.9%
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 41. UT Martin
75.3%
REBOUNDS/GAME 58. Murray State
38.03
REBOUND MARGIN 20. Murray State 39. Tennessee State
+6.4 +5.1
ASSISTS/GAME 1. Belmont
18.3
ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO 3. Belmont
1.54
FREE THROWS MADE 18 - Jomaru Brown, EKU at Tennessee State (1/18/20) 14 - Done Three Times
FREE THROWS MADE 30 - Murray State vs. Southern Illinois (11/19/19) 29 - Southeast Missouri vs. SIUE (2/15/20)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 19 - Tevin Brown, MUR at Southeast Missouri (3/18/20) 19 - Jomaru Brown, EKU at Tennessee State (1/18/20)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 40 - Murray State vs. Southeast Missouri (1/18/20) 39 - Murray State vs. Southern Illinois (11/19/19)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (14-14) - DQ Nicholas, SEMO at Abilene Christian (12/5/19) 1.000 (12-12) - Jordan Walker, MOR vs. SIUE (1/9/20)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (9-9) - SIUE vs. UT Martin (1/25/20) 1.000 (4-4) - SIUE at Iowa (11/8/19)
REBOUNDS 23 - Terry Taylor, APSU at Belmont (2/8/20) 20 - Quintin Dove, UTM vs. SIUE (2/27/20)
REBOUNDS 56 - Done Four Times
FORCED TURNOVERS/GAME 5. Eastern Kentucky 45. Eastern Illinois 57. Austin Peay
ASSISTS 12 - Grayson Murphy, BEL at UT Martin (1/11/20) 10 - Done Twice
ASSISTS 33 - Belmont vs. Carson-Newman (12/11/19) 29 - Done Three Times
TURNOVER MARGIN 10. Eastern Kentucky 32. Eastern Illinois 40. Belmont 50. Austin Peay
STEALS 7 - Grayson Murphy, BEL at Jacksonville State (2/1/20) 7 - Grayson Murphy, BEL at Eastern Kentucky (2/22/20)
STEALS 27 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Ohio-Chillicothe (11/12/19) 16 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Tennessee State (3/5/20)
BLOCKED SHOTS 8 - Eric Rustin, UTM vs. STL College of Pharmacy (11/5/19) 6 - Demond Robinson, MUR vs. Belmont (3/7/20)
BLOCKED SHOTS 11 - Done Four Times
TURNOVERS 10 - Michael Littlejohn, TSU vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/5/20) 9 - Done Three Times
TURNOVERS 26 - Done Three Times
Quintin Dove, UT Martin Adam Kunkel, BEL & Jomaru Brown, EKU Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Terry Taylor, APSU & Nick Muszynski, BEL Terry Taylor, APSU & Adam Kunkel, BEL Mack Smith, Eastern Illinois Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Grayson Murphy, Belmont Terry Taylor, Austin Peay
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 1
BLOCKED SHOTS/GAME 41. Eastern Illinois 41. Morehead State
4.4 4.4
STEALS/GAME 7. Eastern Kentucky 60. Eastern Illinois
9.3 7.7 18.27 15.31 14.94 +4.3 +2.8 +2.5 +2.1
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS/GAME 13. Terry Taylor, APSU 25. Quintin Dove, UTM 44. Parker Stewart, UTM FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 13. Jacara Cross, JSU 16. Nick Muszynski, BEL 29. Quintin Dove, UTM 46. Terry Taylor, APSU
2019-20 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6
9.7
3-POINT PERCENTAGE 31. Murray State
Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Jordan Walker, Morehead State Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Quintin Dove, UT Martin Josiah Wallace, Eastern Illinois Quintin Dove, UT Martin
NEWCOMER Nov. 11 Amadou Sylla, Tennessee Tech Nov. 18 Parker Stewart, UT Martin Nov. 25 Ty Taylor, EKU & Parker Stewart, UTM Dec. 2 Parker Stewart, UT Martin Dec. 9 George Dixon, Eastern Illinois Dec. 16 George Dixon, Eastern Illinois Dec. 23 Shakem Johnson, Tennessee State Dec. 30 Tyler Scanlon, Belmont Jan. 6 Zeke Moore, SIUE
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 1
Parker Stewart, UT Martin Kayne Henry, Jacksonville State George Dixon, EIU & Kayne Henry, JSU Ty Taylor, EKU & Parker Stewart, UTM Kayne Henry, Jacksonville State Eli Abaev, Austin Peay George Dixon, Eastern Illinois Tyler Scanlon, BEL & Kayne Henry, JSU
FRESHMAN Nov. 11 Keishawn Davidson, Tennessee Tech Nov. 18 Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Nov. 25 Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Dec. 2 Carlos Paez, Austin Peay Dec. 9 Carlos Paez, APSU & DQ Nicholas, SEMO Dec. 16 Ben Sheppard, Belmont Dec. 23 Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Dec. 30 Ta’Lon Cooper, Morehead State Jan. 6 Jordyn Adams, AP & Tyzhaun Claude, MOR
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 1
Carlos Paez, Austin Peay Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Michael Moreno, Eastern Kentucky Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay
21.8 20.2 19.2 61.1% 59.6% 56.5% 55.0%
3-POINTERS MADE/GAME 36. Parker Stewart, UTM 57. Tevin Brown, MUR
2.84 2.66
3-POINT PERCENTAGE 16. Tevin Brown, MUR 36. Michael Littlejohn, TSU 39. Adam Kunkel, BEL
41.9% 39.2% 39.0%
REBOUNDS/GAME 10. Terry Taylor, APSU
11.0
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS/GAME 8. Terry Taylor, APSU 13. Quintin Dove, UTM 27. George Dixon, EIU
4.00 3.76 3.44
ASSISTS/GAME 17. Grayson Murphy, BEL
6.2
STEALS/GAME 6. Grayson Murphy, BEL 37. JacQuess Hobbs, EKU 39. Justin Thomas, MOR 44. Jomaru Brown, EKU 56. Jr. Clay, TTU
2.61 1.94 1.93 1.91 1.81
ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO 2. Grayson Murphy, BEL 23. Carlos Paez, APSU 26. Ta’lon Cooper, MOR 45. Antwuan Butler, APSU
3.69 2.59 2.54 2.28
DOUBLE-DOUBLES 7. Terry Taylor, APSU 53. George Dixon, EIU MINUTES PER GAME 15. Tevin Brown, MUR 28. Terry Taylor, APSU 40. Parker Stewart, UTM
18 11 37:21 36:39 36:08
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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS Belmont #*@ Murray State #* Austin Peay* Eastern Kentucky* Tennessee State* Eastern Illinois* Jacksonville State* Morehead State* Tennessee Tech UT Martin SIUE Southeast Missouri
W 15 15 14 12 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 3
@ - Tournament Champions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
L 3 3 4 6 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 15
Pct. .833 .833 .778 .667 .500 .500 .444 .389 .333 .278 .278 .167
Home 8-1 9-0 9-0 7-2 6-3 7-2 4-5 6-3 4-5 4-5 2-7 3-6
Away 7-2 6-3 5-4 5-4 3-6 2-7 4-5 1-8 2-7 1-8 3-6 0-9
Streak W10 W3 L1 W1 L1 W4 W1 L2 L2 W1 L1 L4
W 26 23 21 16 18 17 13 13 9 9 8 7
# - Regular Season Co-Champions
Belmont Austin Peay UT Martin Murray State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State Morehead State SIUE Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech
Scoring Offense G W-L 33 26-7 33 21-12 29 9-20 32 23-9 33 16-17 32 17-15 32 13-19 33 18-15 32 13-19 31 8-23 31 7-24 31 9-22
PTS. 2627 2519 2194 2413 2464 2377 2294 2355 2208 2073 2054 2033
AVG. 79.6 76.3 75.7 75.4 74.7 74.3 71.7 71.4 69.0 66.9 66.3 65.6
Belmont Murray State Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Morehead State SIUE UT Martin Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri
Scoring Margin G OFF 33 79.6 32 75.4 32 74.3 33 76.3 32 71.7 33 71.4 33 74.7 32 69.0 31 66.9 29 75.7 31 65.6 31 66.3
DEF 67.9 64.7 69.2 71.5 69.3 71.1 75.4 70.0 72.9 82.1 72.3 74.4
MARGIN +11.7 +10.7 +5.1 +4.8 +2.4 +0.3 -0.7 -1.0 -6.1 -6.5 -6.7 -8.2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
L 7 9 12 17 15 15 19 19 22 20 23 24
Pct. .788 .719 .636 .485 .545 .531 .406 .406 .290 .310 .258 .226
Home Away 13-1 11-5 15-0 6-6 14-0 5-10 10-4 5-10 11-3 4-11 10-2 5-11 8-6 4-11 11-4 2-14 6-8 3-12 6-6 2-12 4-10 4-13 6-7 0-16
Neutral Last10 Streak 2-1 10-0 W12 2-3 6-4 L1 2-2 5-5 L1 1-3 5-5 L1 3-1 4-6 L1 2-2 6-4 L1 1-2 4-6 L1 0-0 3-7 L3 0-2 4-6 L2 1-2 3-7 W1 0-0 3-7 L1 1-1 3-7 L4
* OVC Tournament Participant
Murray State Belmont Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Morehead State Tennessee State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech SIUE Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky UT Martin
Scoring Defense G PTS. 32 2070 33 2241 32 2214 32 2218 32 2240 33 2345 33 2359 31 2241 31 2261 31 2307 33 2488 29 2382
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. UT Martin 29 414 2. Eastern Kentucky 33 482 3. Austin Peay 33 512 4. Belmont 33 335 5. Murray State 32 499 6. Southeast Missouri 31 423 7. Jacksonville State 32 380 8. SIUE 31 359 9. Tennessee Tech 31 268 10. Tennessee State 33 386 11. Eastern Illinois 32 382 12. Morehead State 32 372
AVG. 64.7 67.9 69.2 69.3 70.0 71.1 71.5 72.3 72.9 74.4 75.4 82.1 FTA 550 664 715 470 704 611 550 526 397 585 579 583
PCT. .753 .726 .716 .713 .709 .692 .691 .683 .675 .660 .660 .638
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 32 852 1789 2. Belmont 33 986 2074 3. Tennessee State 33 864 1839 4. Austin Peay 33 892 1943 5. Eastern Illinois 32 890 1944 6. UT Martin 29 781 1718 7. Jacksonville State 32 844 1892 8. Morehead State 32 826 1902 9. SIUE 31 769 1801 10. Southeast Missouri 31 720 1727 11. Tennessee Tech 31 754 1827 12. Eastern Kentucky 33 857 2085
PCT. .476 .475 .470 .459 .458 .455 .446 .434 .427 .417 .413 .411
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 32 734 1834 2. Tennessee State 33 793 1928 3. Belmont 33 846 2033 4. Eastern Illinois 32 777 1835 5. Morehead State 32 818 1914 6. SIUE 31 759 1739 7. Jacksonville State 32 818 1812 8. Eastern Kentucky 33 881 1951 9. Tennessee Tech 31 827 1784 10. Austin Peay 33 861 1841 11. Southeast Missouri 31 830 1757 12. UT Martin 29 882 1785
PCT. .400 .411 .416 .423 .427 .436 .451 .452 .464 .468 .472 .494
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 32 210 569 2. Belmont 33 320 908 3. Tennessee State 33 241 687 4. Austin Peay 33 223 644 5. Eastern Illinois 32 215 629 6. UT Martin 29 218 646 7. Jacksonville State 32 226 680 8. Tennessee Tech 31 257 776 9. Eastern Kentucky 33 268 835 10. Southeast Missouri 31 191 596 11. SIUE 31 176 562 12. Morehead State 32 184 639
PCT. .369 .352 .351 .346 .342 .337 .332 .331 .321 .320 .313 .288
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 32 207 666 2. Tennessee State 33 227 730 3. Eastern Kentucky 33 218 687 4. Morehead State 32 231 716 5. Jacksonville State 32 225 690 6. Belmont 33 232 704 7. SIUE 31 236 716 8. Eastern Illinois 32 213 606 9. Tennessee Tech 31 239 663 10. Austin Peay 33 226 626 11. Southeast Missouri 31 237 650 12. UT Martin 29 286 742
PCT. .311 .311 .317 .323 .326 .330 .330 .351 .360 .361 .365 .385
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3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Belmont 33 320 9.70 2. Tennessee Tech 31 257 8.29 3. Eastern Kentucky 33 268 8.12 4. UT Martin 29 218 7.52 5. Tennessee State 33 241 7.30 6. Jacksonville State 32 226 7.06 7. Austin Peay 33 223 6.76 8. Eastern Illinois 32 215 6.72 9. Murray State 32 210 6.56 10. Southeast Missouri 31 191 6.16 11. Morehead State 32 184 5.75 12. SIUE 31 176 5.68
Rebounding Defense G REBOUNDS 1. Murray State 32 1011 2. Jacksonville State 32 1041 3. Tennessee State 33 1078 4. Austin Peay 33 1093 5. Tennessee Tech 31 1100 6. UT Martin 29 1031 7. SIUE 31 1111 8. Eastern Illinois 32 1149 9. Southeast Missouri 31 1121 10. Morehead State 32 1171 11. Belmont 33 1210 12. Eastern Kentucky 33 1350
AVG. 31.6 32.5 32.7 33.1 35.5 35.6 35.8 35.9 36.2 36.6 36.7 40.9
Belmont Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech SIUE Jacksonville State Tennessee State Morehead State Austin Peay UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri
Assists G ASSISTS 33 604 32 461 32 450 31 431 31 428 32 440 33 449 32 430 33 434 29 353 33 397 31 353
AVG. 18.30 14.41 14.06 13.90 13.81 13.75 13.61 13.44 13.15 12.17 12.03 11.39
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Belmont Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Jacksonville State Morehead State SIUE Murray State Tennessee State Southeast Missouri UT Martin
Steals G STEALS 33 307 32 245 33 249 31 213 33 218 32 202 32 191 31 177 32 181 33 176 31 161 29 147
AVG. 9.30 7.66 7.55 6.87 6.61 6.31 5.97 5.71 5.66 5.33 5.19 5.07
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. Belmont 33 604 18.3 392 11.9 2. Eastern Illinois 32 450 14.1 402 12.6 3. Morehead State 32 430 13.4 401 12.5 4. Murray State 32 461 14.4 440 13.8 5. Austin Peay 33 434 13.2 423 12.8 6. SIUE 31 428 13.8 437 14.1 7. Jacksonville State 32 440 13.8 451 14.1 8. UT Martin 29 353 12.2 375 12.9 9. Tennessee Tech 31 431 13.9 463 14.9 10. Eastern Kentucky 33 397 12.0 460 13.9 11. Southeast Missouri 31 353 11.4 413 13.3 12. Tennessee State 33 449 13.6 573 17.4
Eastern Illinois Morehead State 3. Tennessee State 4. Murray State 5. Belmont 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee Tech 8. SIUE 9. UT Martin 10. Jacksonville State 11. Eastern Kentucky 12. Southeast Missouri
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 32 141 32 141 33 136 32 125 33 106 33 100 31 93 31 91 29 80 32 81 33 70 31 64
AVG. 4.41 4.41 4.12 3.91 3.21 3.03 3.00 2.94 2.76 2.53 2.12 2.06
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.
Rebounding Offense G REBOUNDS 1. Murray State 32 1217 2. Tennessee State 33 1246 3. Belmont 33 1233 4. Morehead State 32 1192 5. Eastern Illinois 32 1169 6. Jacksonville State 32 1164 7. Austin Peay 33 1189 8. Tennessee Tech 31 1072 9. SIUE 31 1069 10. Eastern Kentucky 33 1113 11. UT Martin 29 965 12. Southeast Missouri 31 1027
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Murray State Tennessee State Jacksonville State Austin Peay Belmont Morehead State Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech SIUE UT Martin Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Belmont Austin Peay Morehead State Jacksonville State UT Martin SIUE Southeast Missouri Murray State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG 32 1217 38.0 33 1246 37.8 32 1164 36.4 33 1189 36.0 33 1233 37.4 32 1192 37.2 32 1169 36.5 31 1072 34.6 31 1069 34.5 29 965 33.3 31 1027 33.1 33 1113 33.7
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 33 460 13.9 32 402 12.6 33 392 11.9 33 423 12.8 32 401 12.5 32 451 14.1 29 375 12.9 31 437 14.1 31 413 13.3 32 440 13.8 31 463 14.9 33 573 17.4
OPP AVG MARGIN 1011 31.6 +6.4 1078 32.7 +5.1 1041 32.5 +3.8 1093 33.1 +2.9 1210 36.7 +0.7 1171 36.6 +0.7 1149 35.9 +0.6 1100 35.5 -0.9 1111 35.8 -1.4 1031 35.6 -2.3 1121 36.2 -3.0 1350 40.9 -7.2 RATIO 1.54 1.12 1.07 1.05 1.03 0.98 0.98 0.94 0.93 0.86 0.85 0.78
OPP AVG MARGIN 603 18.3 +4.33 490 15.3 +2.75 472 14.3 +2.42 492 14.9 +2.09 404 12.6 +0.09 453 14.2 +0.06 360 12.4 -0.52 419 13.5 -0.58 389 12.5 -0.77 414 12.9 -0.81 424 13.7 -1.26 411 12.5 -4.91
AVG. 38.0 37.8 37.4 37.2 36.5 36.4 36.0 34.6 34.5 33.7 33.3 33.1
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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense G W-L 18 15-3 18 12-6 18 14-4 18 15-3 18 5-13 18 9-9 18 8-10 18 9-9 18 5-13 18 6-12 18 7-11 18 3-15
Scoring Defense G PTS. 18 1197 18 1236 18 1239 18 1259 18 1299 18 1302 18 1303 18 1309 18 1314 18 1380 18 1380 18 1469
PTS. 1434 1402 1398 1369 1344 1314 1271 1257 1239 1225 1217 1217
AVG. 79.7 77.9 77.7 76.1 74.7 73.0 70.6 69.8 68.8 68.1 67.6 67.6
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 18 480 988 2. Belmont 18 533 1106 3. Tennessee State 18 462 990 4. Austin Peay 18 493 1063 5. Eastern Illinois 18 497 1084 6. UT Martin 18 468 1038 7. Eastern Kentucky 18 495 1115 8. Jacksonville State 18 462 1048 9. Morehead State 18 454 1057 10. Southeast Missouri 18 426 1007 11. SIUE 18 441 1046 12. Tennessee Tech 18 444 1064
PCT. .486 .482 .467 .464 .458 .451 .444 .441 .430 .423 .422 .417
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 18 423 1052 2. Tennessee State 18 453 1075 3. Belmont 18 461 1079 4. SIUE 18 440 1025 5. Morehead State 18 482 1087 6. Eastern Illinois 18 460 1036 7. Eastern Kentucky 18 498 1093 8. Jacksonville State 18 461 1011 9. Austin Peay 18 457 985 10. Tennessee Tech 18 483 1037 11. Southeast Missouri 18 499 1024 12. UT Martin 18 538 1102
PCT. .402 .421 .427 .429 .443 .444 .456 .456 .464 .466 .487 .488
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 18 126 320 2. Tennessee State 18 134 356 3. Austin Peay 18 133 362 4. Belmont 18 171 488 5. Tennessee Tech 18 162 469 6. Eastern Illinois 18 119 347 7. Eastern Kentucky 18 147 437 8. UT Martin 18 128 387 9. Southeast Missouri 18 122 370 10. SIUE 18 106 329 11. Jacksonville State 18 112 361 12. Morehead State 18 98 350
PCT. .394 .376 .367 .350 .345 .343 .336 .331 .330 .322 .310 .280
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Murray State 18 109 373 2. SIUE 18 127 418 3. Tennessee State 18 123 394 4. Eastern Kentucky 18 122 372 5. Jacksonville State 18 134 405 6. Morehead State 18 128 386 7. Belmont 18 136 387 8. UT Martin 18 164 453 9. Austin Peay 18 122 336 10. Eastern Illinois 18 123 332 11. Tennessee Tech 18 134 360 12. Southeast Missouri 18 136 360
PCT. .292 .304 .312 .328 .331 .332 .351 .362 .363 .370 .372 .378
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. UT Martin 18 280 2. Eastern Kentucky 18 265 3. Austin Peay 18 279 4. Jacksonville State 18 235 5. Southeast Missouri 18 243 6. Belmont 18 197 7. Murray State 18 283 8. SIUE 18 251 9. Tennessee Tech 18 175 10. Tennessee State 18 199 11. Morehead State 18 211 12. Eastern Illinois 18 201
FTA 363 359 386 326 340 277 403 360 255 299 322 319
PCT. .771 .738 .723 .721 .715 .711 .702 .697 .686 .666 .655 .630
3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Belmont 18 171 9.50 2. Tennessee Tech 18 162 9.00 3. Eastern Kentucky 18 147 8.17 4. Tennessee State 18 134 7.44 5. Austin Peay 18 133 7.39 6. UT Martin 18 128 7.11 7. Murray State 18 126 7.00 8. Southeast Missouri 18 122 6.78 9. Eastern Illinois 18 119 6.61 10. Jacksonville State 18 112 6.22 11. SIUE 18 106 5.89 12. Morehead State 18 98 5.44
DEF 68.7 66.5 68.8 76.7 72.3 69.9 72.4 72.7 72.2 73.0 81.6 76.7
MARGIN +11.0 +9.6 +8.8 +1.2 +0.7 +0.7 -2.6 -3.9 -4.6 -4.9 -6.9 -9.1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Belmont Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Murray State UT Martin Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State SIUE Tennessee Tech Morehead State Southeast Missouri
Belmont Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State SIUE Morehead State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Southeast Missouri
Scoring Margin G OFF 18 79.7 18 76.1 18 77.7 18 77.9 18 73.0 18 70.6 18 69.8 18 68.8 18 67.6 18 68.1 18 74.7 18 67.6
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Murray State Belmont Austin Peay Jacksonville State Morehead State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State SIUE Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri 12. UT Martin
AVG. 66.5 68.7 68.8 69.9 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.7 73.0 76.7 76.7 81.6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Belmont Tennessee Tech Murray State Tennessee State SIUE Austin Peay Jacksonville State 8. Morehead State Eastern Illinois 10. Southeast Missouri UT Martin 12. Eastern Kentucky
1.
Belmont Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Austin Peay 6. Jacksonville State Murray State 8. SIUE 9. UT Martin 10. Morehead State 11. Tennessee State 12. Southeast Missouri
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Eastern Illinois Morehead State Tennessee State Murray State Tennessee Tech SIUE Austin Peay Belmont UT Martin Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky
Assists G ASSISTS 18 341 18 271 18 248 18 243 18 242 18 241 18 241 18 236 18 236 18 226 18 226 18 224
AVG. 18.94 15.06 13.78 13.50 13.44 13.39 13.39 13.11 13.11 12.56 12.56 12.44
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG 1. Austin Peay 18 672 37.3 2. Murray State 18 671 37.3 3. Tennessee State 18 661 36.7 4. Jacksonville State 18 647 35.9 5. SIUE 18 669 37.2 6. Tennessee Tech 18 626 34.8 7. Belmont 18 630 35.0 8. Morehead State 18 649 36.1 9. Eastern Illinois 18 628 34.9 10. UT Martin 18 595 33.1 11. Southeast Missouri 18 577 32.1 12. Eastern Kentucky 18 580 32.2
Steals G STEALS 18 146 18 146 18 130 18 127 18 112 18 99 18 99 18 94 18 91 18 89 18 88 18 79
AVG. 8.11 8.11 7.22 7.06 6.22 5.50 5.50 5.22 5.06 4.94 4.89 4.39
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. Belmont 18 341 18.9 196 10.9 2. Eastern Illinois 18 236 13.1 208 11.6 3. Austin Peay 18 241 13.4 217 12.1 4. Morehead State 18 236 13.1 217 12.1 5. Tennessee Tech 18 271 15.1 253 14.1 6. Eastern Kentucky 18 224 12.4 220 12.2 7. Southeast Missouri 18 226 12.6 226 12.6 8. Jacksonville State 18 241 13.4 243 13.5 9. Murray State 18 248 13.8 257 14.3 10. SIUE 18 242 13.4 251 13.9 11. UT Martin 18 226 12.6 245 13.6 12. Tennessee State 18 243 13.5 304 16.9
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 18 81 18 78 18 72 18 68 18 58 18 53 18 51 18 49 18 48 18 45 18 42 18 39
AVG. 4.50 4.33 4.00 3.78 3.22 2.94 2.83 2.72 2.67 2.50 2.33 2.17
Rebounding Offense G REBOUNDS 1. Austin Peay 18 672 2. Murray State 18 671 3. SIUE 18 669 4. Tennessee State 18 661 5. Morehead State 18 649 6. Jacksonville State 18 647 7. Belmont 18 630 8. Eastern Illinois 18 628 9. Tennessee Tech 18 626 10. UT Martin 18 595 11. Eastern Kentucky 18 580 12. Southeast Missouri 18 577
AVG. 37.3 37.3 37.2 36.7 36.1 35.9 35.0 34.9 34.8 33.1 32.2 32.1
Rebounding Defense G REBOUNDS 1. Austin Peay 18 573 2. Jacksonville State 18 584 3. Murray State 18 592 4. Tennessee State 18 597 5. Tennessee Tech 18 630 6. UT Martin 18 637 7. Southeast Missouri 18 642 8. SIUE 18 644 9. Belmont 18 652 10. Eastern Illinois 18 660 11. Morehead State 18 672 12. Eastern Kentucky 18 722
AVG. 31.8 32.4 32.9 33.2 35.0 35.4 35.7 35.8 36.2 36.7 37.3 40.1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Eastern Kentucky Belmont Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Morehead State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech UT Martin Murray State SIUE Tennessee State
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 18 220 12.2 18 196 10.9 18 208 11.6 18 217 12.1 18 243 13.5 18 217 12.1 18 226 12.6 18 253 14.1 18 245 13.6 18 257 14.3 18 251 13.9 18 304 16.9
OPP AVG MARGIN 573 31.8 +5.5 592 32.9 +4.4 597 33.2 +3.6 584 32.4 +3.5 644 35.8 +1.4 630 35.0 -0.2 652 36.2 -1.2 672 37.3 -1.3 660 36.7 -1.8 637 35.4 -2.3 642 35.7 -3.6 722 40.1 -7.9
OPP 289 262 262 253 245 206 210 235 223 232 222 198
RATIO 1.74 1.13 1.11 1.09 1.07 1.02 1.00 0.99 0.96 0.96 0.92 0.80
AVG MARGIN 16.1 +3.83 14.6 +3.67 14.6 +3.00 14.1 +2.00 13.6 +0.11 11.4 -0.61 11.7 -0.89 13.1 -1.00 12.4 -1.22 12.9 -1.39 12.3 -1.61 11.0 -5.89
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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring CL G 1. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 33 2. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 29 3. Parker Stewart, UTM So. 25 4. Jomaru Brown, EKU So. 32 5. Tevin Brown, MUR So. 32 6. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 33 7. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 33 8. Josiah Wallace, EIU Jr. 32 9. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 33 10. Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Sr. 29 11. Jr. Clay, TTU So. 31 12. Mack Smith, EIU Jr. 32 13. Jacara Cross, JSU Sr. 31 14. KJ Williams, MUR So. 32 15. Zeke Moore, SIUE Jr. 31
FG 285 213 157 198 172 193 188 196 212 148 145 147 162 156 142
3FG 41 20 71 45 85 60 83 31 16 42 48 79 0 18 42
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Shakem Johnson, TSU Jr. 33 2. Jacara Cross, JSU Sr. 31 3. Jy’lan Washington, TSU Sr. 25 4. Tyzhaun Claude, MOR Fr. 30 5. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 33 6. Anthony Smith, MUR Sr. 32 7. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 29 8. Sage Tolbert, SEMO So. 31 9. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 33 10. KJ Williams, MUR So. 32
1. Grayson Murphy, BEL 2. Justin Thomas, MOR 3. Keishawn Davidson, TTU 4. Tyresse Williford, SIUE 5. Mark Freeman, TSU 6. Jr. Clay, TTU 7. Parker Stewart, UTM 8. Tevin Brown, MUR 9. Carlos Paez, APSU 10. DaQuan Smith, MUR
Assists CL So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr.
G 33 30 30 31 31 31 25 32 33 32
FT 107 140 95 148 143 128 87 77 64 75 78 55 69 75 64
FG 126 162 88 120 212 99 213 104 285 156
1. Grayson Murphy, BEL 2. Justin Thomas, MOR 3. JacQuess Hobbs, EKU 4. Jomaru Brown, EKU 5. Jr. Clay, TTU 6. George Dixon, EIU 7. Marvin Johnson, EIU 8. Tyresse Williford, SIUE 9. Terry Taylor, APSU 10. Carlos Paez, APSU
G 33 30 31 32 31 32 26 31 33 33
FGA 202 265 145 201 356 175 377 189 518 287
AVG 21.8 20.2 19.2 18.4 17.9 17.4 16.5 15.6 15.3 14.2 13.4 13.4 12.7 12.7 12.6
PCT. .624 .611 .607 .597 .596 .566 .565 .550 .550 .544
ASSISTS AVG. 203 6.15 133 4.43 131 4.37 132 4.26 131 4.23 121 3.90 94 3.76 117 3.66 114 3.45 110 3.44
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G FTM 1. Carlos Paez, APSU Fr. 33 67 2. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 33 87 3. Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Sr. 29 75 4. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 33 128 5. Jy’lan Washington, TSU Sr. 25 58 6. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 29 140 7. Zeke Moore, SIUE Jr. 31 64 8. Tre King, EKU So. 33 77 9. De’Torrion Ware, JSU So. 32 78 10. Parker Stewart, UTM So. 25 95 Steals CL So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr.
PTS 718 586 480 589 572 574 546 500 504 413 416 428 393 405 390
FGA 76 106 94 162 74 179 82 99 101 124
PCT. .882 .821 .798 .790 .784 .782 .780 .778 .772 .766
STEALS 86 60 60 61 56 46 37 42 43 42
AVG. 2.61 2.00 1.94 1.91 1.81 1.44 1.42 1.35 1.30 1.27
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Rebounding CL G OFF DEF 1. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 33 132 230 2. George Dixon, EIU Jr. 32 110 171 3. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 29 109 120 4. Eli Abaev, APSU Jr. 30 77 155 5. Anthony Smith, MUR Sr. 32 84 155 6. Grayson Murphy, BEL So. 33 47 198 7. KJ Williams, MUR So. 32 63 169 8. Sage Tolbert, SEMO So. 31 81 135 9. Kayne Henry, JSU Jr. 31 73 140 10. Tyzhaun Claude, MOR Fr. 30 73 119 11. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 33 44 167 12. Wesley Harris, TSU Sr. 29 50 132 13. Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Sr. 29 43 135 14. Michael Moreno, EKU Fr. 33 66 136 15. Amadou Sylla, TTU So. 31 70 101 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. Jy’lan Washington, TSU Sr. 25 28 2. Kashawn Charles, EIU Jr. 29 38 3. Tevin Brown, MUR So. 32 85 4. Tyler Scanlon, BEL Sr. 33 65 5. Martin Roub, JSU Jr. 28 29 6. Michael Littlejohn, TSU Sr. 33 83 7. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 33 83 8. Ta’lon Cooper, MOR Fr. 30 31 9. Zeke Moore, SIUE Jr. 31 42 10. Wesley Harris, TSU Sr. 29 42 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Parker Stewart, UTM So. 25 2. Tevin Brown, MUR So. 32 3. Michael Littlejohn, TSU Sr. 33 Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 33 5. Mack Smith, EIU Jr. 32 6. Ty Taylor, EKU Sr. 33 7. Tyler Scanlon, BEL Sr. 33 8. Darius Allen, TTU Sr. 31 9. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 33 10. De’Torrion Ware, JSU So. 32 Blocked Shots CL 1. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 2. Demond Robinson, MUR Fr. 3. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 4. James Baker, MOR Jr. 5. JaQualis Matlock, EIU Sr. 6. Eric Rustin, UTM Fr. 7. Jy’lan Washington, TSU Sr. 8. Jordan Skipper-Brown, EIU Jr. 9. Amadou Sylla, TTU So. 10. George Dixon, EIU Jr.
G 33 29 33 32 32 27 25 32 31 32
TOT AVG 362 11.0 281 8.8 229 7.9 232 7.7 239 7.5 245 7.4 232 7.3 216 7.0 213 6.9 192 6.4 211 6.4 182 6.3 178 6.1 202 6.1 171 5.5 FGA 52 85 203 164 74 212 213 80 109 111
3FG 71 85 83 83 79 74 65 57 60 58
PCT. .538 .447 .419 .396 .392 .392 .390 .388 .385 .378 AVG. 2.84 2.66 2.52 2.52 2.47 2.24 1.97 1.84 1.82 1.81
BLOCKS AVG. 52 1.58 44 1.52 44 1.33 42 1.31 39 1.22 32 1.19 26 1.04 32 1.00 29 0.94 27 0.84
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG 1. Grayson Murphy, BEL So. 33 203 6.2 2. Carlos Paez, APSU Fr. 33 114 3.5 3. Ta’lon Cooper, MOR Fr. 30 94 3.1 4. Antwuan Butler, APSU So. 32 107 3.3 5. Justin Thomas, MOR Jr. 30 133 4.4 6. Derrick Cook, JSU Jr. 30 94 3.1 7. Tyresse Williford, SIUE Sr. 31 132 4.3 8. Keishawn Davidson, TTU Fr. 30 131 4.4 9. DaQuan Smith, MUR Fr. 32 110 3.4 10. Tevin Brown, MUR So. 32 117 3.7
TO AVG RATIO 55 1.7 3.69 44 1.3 2.59 37 1.2 2.54 47 1.5 2.28 66 2.2 2.02 48 1.6 1.96 72 2.3 1.83 75 2.5 1.75 64 2.0 1.72 82 2.6 1.43
2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring CL G 1. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 18 2. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 18 Jomaru Brown, EKU So. 18 4. Parker Stewart, UTM So. 14 5. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 18 Josiah Wallace, EIU Jr. 18 7. Tevin Brown, MUR So. 18 8. Jr. Clay, TTU So. 18 9. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 18 10. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 18 11. Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Sr. 18 12. Tyler Scanlon, BEL Sr. 18 13. Jacara Cross, JSU Sr. 17 14. KJ Williams, MUR So. 18 15. Mack Smith, EIU Jr. 18
FG 146 141 124 89 115 139 95 95 95 110 95 93 93 93 83
3FG 16 19 26 37 43 22 44 35 40 7 30 41 0 11 42
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Tyzhaun Claude, MOR Fr. 18 2. Jy’lan Washington, TSU Sr. 15 3. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 18 4. Jacara Cross, JSU Sr. 17 5. Anthony Smith, MUR Sr. 18 6. Sage Tolbert, SEMO So. 18 7. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 18 8. Tre King, EKU So. 18 Grayson Murphy, BEL So. 18 10. Shakem Johnson, TSU Jr. 18
1. Grayson Murphy, BEL 2. Mark Freeman, TSU 3. Keishawn Davidson, TTU 4. Justin Thomas, MOR 5. Tyresse Williford, SIUE 6. Parker Stewart, UTM 7. Jr. Clay, TTU 8. Tevin Brown, MUR 9. Carlos Paez, APSU 10. Ta’lon Cooper, MOR
Assists CL So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr.
G 18 16 18 16 18 14 18 18 18 16
FT 93 63 90 65 79 52 96 56 50 46 43 21 47 49 32
FG 91 55 110 93 58 63 146 90 75 67
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Grayson Murphy, BEL Jomaru Brown, EKU Jr. Clay, TTU JacQuess Hobbs, EKU Justin Thomas, MOR George Dixon, EIU Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Shareef Smith, EIU 9. Michael Littlejohn, TSU 10. Terry Taylor, APSU
G 18 18 18 16 16 18 18 18 18 18
FGA 146 90 183 155 98 108 251 156 130 118
AVG 22.3 20.2 20.2 20.0 19.6 19.6 18.3 15.6 15.6 15.2 14.6 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.3
PCT. .623 .611 .601 .600 .592 .583 .582 .577 .577 .568
ASSISTS AVG. 121 6.72 77 4.81 86 4.78 74 4.63 82 4.56 62 4.43 79 4.39 71 3.94 70 3.89 59 3.69
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G FTM 1. Kayne Henry, JSU Jr. 18 43 2. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 18 50 3. Jordan Walker, MOR Sr. 18 58 4. Mike Adewunm, SIUE Jr. 18 38 5. Parker Stewart, UTM So. 14 65 6. Alex Caldwell, SEMO So. 18 38 7. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 18 79 8. Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Sr. 18 43 9. Zeke Moore, SIUE Jr. 18 50 10. Jr. Clay, TTU So. 18 56 Steals CL So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.
PTS 401 364 364 280 352 352 330 281 280 273 263 248 233 246 240
FGA 52 61 71 47 81 48 101 55 65 73
PCT. .827 .820 .817 .809 .802 .792 .782 .782 .769 .767
STEALS 56 39 37 28 26 29 26 26 25 24
AVG. 3.11 2.17 2.06 1.75 1.63 1.61 1.44 1.44 1.39 1.33
Rebounding CL G OFF DEF 1. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 18 78 143 2. George Dixon, EIU Jr. 18 59 97 3. Quintin Dove, UTM Sr. 18 68 84 4. Eli Abaev, APSU Jr. 18 51 96 5. Anthony Smith, MUR Sr. 18 46 97 6. Kayne Henry, JSU Jr. 18 48 93 7. KJ Williams, MUR So. 18 37 97 8. Sage Tolbert, SEMO So. 18 48 78 9. Grayson Murphy, BEL So. 18 25 99 10. Michael Moreno, EKU Fr. 18 35 88 11. Wesley Harris, TSU Sr. 14 23 72 12. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 18 25 97 13. Derek Hawthorne Jr., UTM Sr. 18 21 94 14. Shakem Johnson, TSU Jr. 18 35 79 15. Tyzhaun Claude, MOR Fr. 18 47 65 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. Jy’lan Washington, TSU Sr. 15 19 2. Alec Woodard, APSU Fr. 18 22 3. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 18 43 4. Jaiveon Eaves, MUR Sr. 18 30 Wesley Harris, TSU Sr. 14 24 Kashawn Charles, EIU Jr. 18 24 7. Nygal Russell, SEMO So. 16 22 8. Josiah Wallace, EIU Jr. 18 22 9. Michael Littlejohn, TSU Sr. 18 49 10. Zeke Moore, SIUE Jr. 18 24 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Michael Littlejohn, TSU Sr. 18 2. Parker Stewart, UTM So. 14 3. Tevin Brown, MUR So. 18 4. Jordyn Adams, APSU Fr. 18 5. Mack Smith, EIU Jr. 18 6. Tyler Scanlon, BEL Sr. 18 7. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 18 8. Ty Taylor, EKU Sr. 18 9. Jr. Clay, TTU So. 18 10. Darius Allen, TTU Sr. 18 Blocked Shots CL 1. Nick Muszynski, BEL So. 2. Terry Taylor, APSU Jr. 3. James Baker, MOR Jr. 4. Demond Robinson, MUR Fr. 5. Eric Rustin, UTM Fr. 6. JaQualis Matlock, EIU Sr. 7. Sage Tolbert, SEMO So. 8. Amadou Sylla, TTU So. Jordan Skipper-Brown, EIU Jr. 10. Tre King, EKU So.
G 18 18 18 18 16 18 18 18 18 18
TOT AVG 221 12.3 156 8.7 152 8.4 147 8.2 143 7.9 141 7.8 134 7.4 126 7.0 124 6.9 123 6.8 95 6.8 122 6.8 115 6.4 114 6.3 112 6.2 FGA 33 40 100 70 56 56 52 54 122 60
3FG 49 37 44 43 42 41 40 36 35 34
PCT. .576 .550 .430 .429 .429 .429 .423 .407 .402 .400 AVG. 2.72 2.64 2.44 2.39 2.33 2.28 2.22 2.00 1.94 1.89
BLOCKS AVG. 27 1.50 25 1.39 24 1.33 23 1.28 19 1.19 21 1.17 19 1.06 17 0.94 17 0.94 16 0.89
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG 1. Grayson Murphy, BEL So. 18 121 6.7 2. Carlos Paez, APSU Fr. 18 70 3.9 3. Ta’lon Cooper, MOR Fr. 16 59 3.7 4. Tyresse Williford, SIUE Sr. 18 82 4.6 5. Keishawn Davidson, TTU Fr. 18 86 4.8 6. Derrick Cook, JSU Jr. 16 52 3.3 7. Justin Thomas, MOR Jr. 16 74 4.6 8. Adam Kunkel, BEL So. 18 56 3.1 9. Alex Caldwell, SEMO So. 18 66 3.7 10. Jr. Clay, TTU So. 18 79 4.4
TO 22 25 22 40 45 28 40 33 41 50
AVG RATIO 1.2 5.50 1.4 2.80 1.4 2.68 2.2 2.05 2.5 1.91 1.8 1.86 2.5 1.85 1.8 1.70 2.3 1.61 2.8 1.58
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MEN’S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR FINAL STANDINGS 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
Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Marshall Morehead State Murray State Evansville Tennessee Tech
1949-50 OVC W 8 7 5 5 5 2 1
L 0 3 4 6 7 7 6
1950-51
ALL W 25 16 15 12 18 14 9
L 6 6 9 10 13 14 12
Murray State Eastern Kentucky Evansville Western Kentucky Morehead State Marshall Tennessee Tech
OVC W L 9 3 8 3 5 4 4 4 4 7 2 6 1 6
Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Marshall Morehead State Evansville Tennessee Tech
1951-52 OVC ALL W L W 9 1 26 10 2 13 9 3 24 5 7 15 3 9 11 2 10 12 2 10 9
Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee
1952-53 OVC ALL W L W 9 1 16 8 2 25 7 3 18 3 7 14 3 7 13 0 10 7
L 9 6 9 11 12 16
Western Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee
1953-54 OVC W 9 6 6 4 4 1
L 1 4 4 6 6 9
ALL W 29 16 15 12 17 16
L 3 8 16 10 16 17
Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee
1954-55 OVC W 8 6 6 5 3 2
L 2 4 4 5 7 8
ALL W 18 15 11 14 9 9
L 10 8 15 10 11 11
1955-56 Morehead State Tennessee Tech Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee
OVC L 3 3 3 4 7 10
ALL W 19 14 16 15 9 6
OVC W L 9 1 9 1 5 5 4 6 2 8 1 9
ALL W 19 17 11 7 12 9
W 7 7 7 6 3 0 1956-57
Morehead State Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech Morehead State Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Murray State Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee
1957-58 OVC W 8 6 5 4 4 3 0 1958-59
Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech East Tennessee Morehead State Middle Tennessee Murray State
ALL W L 21 6 18 8 23 7 19 10 14 12 13 13 12 9
L 2 4 5 6 6 7 0
OVC W L 10 2 8 4 7 5 5 7 5 7 4 8 3 9
ALL W 17 13 14 11 8 8 7 ALL W 16 16 16 13 11 9 10
L 5 11 10 11 14 10 13
L 10 7 12 10 16 15
L 8 9 13 15 13 11
L 9 10 11 10 16 11 18
L 6 10 9 10 12 17 15
Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State Middle Tennessee East Tennessee
1959-60 OVC ALL W L W 10 2 21 9 3 14 7 4 13 7 4 12 3 7 5 2 10 9 2 10 9
L 7 8 9 11 14 14 14
Morehead State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech East Tennessee
1960-61 OVC W 9 9 9 7 4 3 1
ALL W 19 18 15 13 9 6 9
L 12 8 9 10 14 13 15
Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee Middle Tennessee
1961-62 OVC ALL W L W 11 1 17 7 5 16 7 5 14 7 5 11 5 7 13 3 9 11 2 10 6
L 10 6 8 6 12 14 12
L 3 3 3 5 8 9 11
1962-63
OVC W L 8 4 8 4 7 5 6 6 6 6 4 8 3 9
Tennessee Tech Morehead State East Tennessee Murray State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
ALL W L 16 8 13 7 14 8 13 9 9 12 9 15 5 16
Murray State Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky
1963-64 OVC W 11 9 8 7 7 6 5 3
ALL W 16 15 12 14 11 10 11 5
L 9 9 10 9 11 11 10 16
Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Murray State Tennessee Tech Morehead State East Tennessee Middle Tennessee Austin Peay
1964-65 OVC ALL W L W 13 1 19 10 4 18 9 5 19 8 6 14 6 8 13 4 10 6 4 10 6 2 12 4
L 6 9 7 11 10 17 18 17
Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State Austin Peay East Tennessee Middle Tennessee
1965-66 OVC W 14 9 8 8 8 3 3 3
ALL W 25 16 17 13 12 7 7 7
L 3 9 8 12 12 14 14 17
Western Kentucky East Tennessee Morehead State Murray State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky
1966-67 OVC ALL W L W 13 1 23 8 6 17 8 6 16 8 6 14 7 7 14 6 8 14 4 10 10 2 12 5
L 3 9 8 9 9 12 15 18
East Tennessee Murray State Western Kentucky Morehead State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Austin Peay
1967-68 OVC ALL W L W 10 4 19 10 4 16 9 5 18 8 6 12 7 7 15 6 8 10 4 10 10 4 10 8
L 8 8 7 9 9 14 16 15
Murray State Morehead State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Austin Peay
1968-69 OVC ALL W L W 11 3 22 11 3 18 9 5 16 7 7 13 6 8 15 5 9 13 4 10 13 3 11 10
L 6 9 10 9 11 11 13 14
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L 3 5 6 7 7 8 9 11
L 0 5 6 6 6 11 11 11
Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Tennessee Tech
1979-80 OVC ALL W L W 10 2 21 10 2 23 7 5 15 7 5 15 5 7 13 2 10 8 1 11 5
L 8 8 12 12 13 18 21
L 6 5 8 12 14 17 17 13
Western Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Akron Morehead State Tennessee Tech
1980-81 OVC ALL W L W 12 2 21 10 4 17 9 5 18 7 7 14 7 7 10 5 9 8 4 10 11 2 12 6
L 8 10 9 13 16 18 15 20
Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Western Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State East Tennessee Middle Tennessee Austin Peay
1971-72 OVC W 9 9 9 7 6 6 5 5
ALL W 15 16 15 14 15 11 15 10
L 11 11 11 11 11 14 11 14
Murray State Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee Tech Youngstown State Austin Peay Akron Eastern Kentucky
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 20 19 22 17 12 8 6 7 5
L 8 10 8 10 14 18 20 19 21
Austin Peay Murray State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee East Tennessee
1972-73 OVC ALL W L W 11 3 22 9 5 17 9 5 14 7 7 13 7 7 12 6 8 10 5 9 12 2 12 9
L 7 8 11 11 13 16 13 17
Murray State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Akron Eastern Kentucky Youngstown State Austin Peay Middle Tennessee
1982-83 OVC W L 11 3 10 4 9 5 7 7 7 7 5 9 4 10 3 11
ALL W 21 19 16 14 10 15 11 7
L 8 11 12 15 17 12 16 20
Austin Peay Morehead State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech East Tennessee
1973-74 OVC ALL W L W 10 4 17 10 4 17 9 5 18 8 6 15 6 8 12 6 8 8 4 10 7 3 11 8
L 10 9 8 10 13 15 18 18
Morehead State Tennessee Tech Youngstown State Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Akron
1983-84 OVC ALL W L W 12 2 25 11 3 18 9 5 18 7 7 15 5 9 11 5 9 11 4 10 11 3 11 8
L 6 10 11 13 16 16 16 19
Tennessee Tech Youngstown State Eastern Kentucky Murray State Middle Tennessee Akron Austin Peay Morehead State
1984-85 OVC ALL W L W 11 3 19 9 5 19 9 5 16 8 6 19 7 7 17 6 8 12 4 10 8 2 12 7
L 9 11 13 9 14 14 19 20
Akron Middle Tennessee Murray State Austin Peay Youngstown State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Morehead State
1985-86 OVC ALL W L W 10 4 22 10 4 23 8 6 17 8 6 14 8 6 14 6 8 14 5 9 10 1 13 8
L 8 11 12 14 15 15 18 19
Middle Tennessee Akron Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Morehead State Murray State Youngstown State Tennessee Tech
1986-87 OVC ALL W L W 11 3 22 9 5 21 9 5 19 8 6 20 8 6 14 6 8 13 4 10 11 1 13 7
L 7 9 11 12 14 15 17 20
Murray State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Youngstown State Morehead State
1987-88 OVC ALL W L W 13 1 22 11 3 23 10 4 18 10 4 17 5 9 12 4 10 11 2 12 7 1 13 5
L 9 11 11 13 16 17 21 22
Middle Tennessee Murray State Austin Peay Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Tennessee State
1988-89 OVC ALL W L W 10 2 23 10 2 19 8 4 18 5 7 15 4 8 7 3 9 10 2 10 4
L 8 11 12 16 22 20 24
Western Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay
1969-70 OVC ALL W L W 14 0 22 9 5 17 8 6 15 8 6 12 6 8 15 5 9 13 4 10 10 2 12 5
L 3 9 11 10 11 11 15 21
Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee Austin Peay Morehead State Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee
1970-71 OVC ALL W L W 12 2 24 10 4 19 10 4 16 8 6 12 5 9 10 4 10 8 4 10 7 3 11 12
L 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9
Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State East Tennessee Murray State Eastern Kentucky
1974-75 OVC W 12 11 10 7 5 5 3 3
L 2 3 4 7 9 9 11 11
ALL W 23 16 17 13 13 13 10 7
L 5 8 10 12 13 13 15 18
Western Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Murray State East Tennessee
1975-76 OVC W L 11 3 10 4 7 7 7 7 6 8 6 8 5 9 4 10
ALL W 20 20 14 13 16 10 9 6
L 9 7 10 14 12 15 17 20
Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Murray State Morehead State East Tennessee Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech
1976-77 OVC ALL W L W 13 1 24 9 5 20 9 5 17 9 5 15 6 8 12 6 8 10 3 11 8 1 13 7
L 4 9 10 10 14 16 16 19
Middle Tennessee East Tennessee Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State
1977-78 OVC ALL W L W 10 4 18 10 4 18 9 5 16 8 6 15 8 6 15 7 7 11 4 10 8 0 14 4
L 8 9 14 11 12 15 17 19
Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State
1978-79 OVC ALL W L W 9 3 21 7 5 17 7 5 16 7 5 14 7 5 11 3 9 8 2 10 4
L 8 11 11 13 15 18 22
Murray State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee Austin Peay Tennessee State
1989-90 OVC ALL W L W 10 2 21 9 3 19 7 5 16 7 5 13 5 7 12 2 10 10 2 10 7
L 9 9 13 17 16 19 21
Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Morehead State Tennessee State
1990-91 OVC W 10 9 6 6 6 4 1
ALL W 24 19 12 15 21 16 5
L 9 10 16 14 9 13 23
1991-92 OVC ALL W L W Murray State 11 3 17 Eastern Kentucky 9 5 19 Middle Tennessee 9 5 16 Tennessee Tech 8 6 14 Austin Peay 6 8 11 Morehead State 6 8 14 Southeast Missouri 5 9 12 Tennessee State 2 12 4
L 13 14 11 15 17 15 16 24
1992-93 OVC ALL W L W Tennessee State 13 3 19 Murray State 11 5 18 Eastern Kentucky 11 5 15 Southeast Missouri 9 7 16 Tennessee Tech 9 7 15 Morehead State 6 10 6 Middle Tennessee 5 11 10 UT Martin 4 12 7 Austin Peay 4 12 7
L 10 12 12 11 13 21 16 19 20
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
L 6 12 16 14 14 17 21 19 22
L 2 3 6 6 6 8 11
ALL W 23 19 11 13 14 10 10 8 5
1994-95 OVC ALL W L W Murray State 11 5 21 Tennessee State 11 5 17 Morehead State 10 6 15 Tennessee Tech 9 7 13 Austin Peay 8 8 13 Southeast Missouri 7 9 13 Eastern Kentucky 6 10 9 Middle Tennessee 5 11 12 UT Martin 5 11 7
L 9 10 12 14 16 14 19 15 20
1995-96 OVC ALL W L W Murray State 12 4 19 Tennessee State 11 5 15 Austin Peay 10 6 19 Middle Tennessee 9 7 15 UT Martin 9 7 13 Eastern Kentucky 7 9 13 Tennessee Tech 7 9 13 Southeast Missouri 5 11 8 Morehead State 2 14 7
L 10 13 11 12 14 14 15 19 20
1996-97 OVC ALL W L W Murray State 12 6 20 Austin Peay 12 6 17 Middle Tennessee 11 7 19 Tennessee Tech 10 8 15 Eastern Illinois 9 9 12 Southeast Missouri 9 9 12 UT Martin 8 10 11 Tennessee State 7 11 9 Eastern Kentucky 6 12 8 Morehead State 6 12 8
L 10 14 12 13 15 18 16 18 18 19
1997-98 OVC W Murray State 16 Eastern Illinois 13 Middle Tennessee 12 Austin Peay 11 Southeast Missouri 10 Tennessee State 8 Eastern Kentucky 8 Tennessee Tech 5 UT Martin 5 Morehead State 2
L 4 11 9 11 13 16 17 21 20 23
L 2 5 6 7 8 10 10 13 13 16
ALL W 29 16 19 17 14 13 10 9 7 3
1998-99 OVC W Murray State 16 Southeast Missouri 15 Morehead State 9 Tennessee State 9 Austin Peay 9 Middle Tennessee 9 Eastern Illinois 8 Tennessee Tech 8 UT Martin 5 Eastern Kentucky 2
L 2 3 9 9 9 9 10 10 13 16
ALL W 27 20 13 12 11 12 13 12 8 3
L 6 9 15 15 16 19 16 15 18 23
1999-00 OVC W Southeast Missouri 14 Murray State 14 Austin Peay 11 Eastern Illinois 11 Tennessee Tech 11 Middle Tennessee 10 UT Martin 7 Tennessee State 6 Morehead State 4 Eastern Kentucky 2
L 4 4 7 7 7 8 11 12 14 16
ALL W 24 23 18 17 16 15 10 7 9 6
L 7 9 10 12 12 13 19 22 18 21
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 20 21 17 22 18 10 12 10 7
L 9 10 12 10 12 19 16 18 19
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 27 18 19 14 15 15 11 6 7
L 7 11 13 18 14 16 16 22 20
2002-03 OVC ALL W L W Austin Peay 13 3 23 Morehead State 13 3 20 Tennessee Tech 11 5 20 Murray State 9 7 17 Eastern Illinois 9 7 14 UT Martin 7 9 14 Southeast Missouri 5 11 11 Eastern Kentucky 5 11 11 Tennessee State 0 16 2
L 8 9 12 12 15 14 19 19 25
2003-04 OVC ALL W L W Austin Peay 16 0 22 Murray State 14 2 28 Morehead State 10 6 16 Eastern Kentucky 8 8 14 Jacksonville State 7 9 14 Tennessee Tech 7 9 13 Samford 7 9 12 Tennessee State 6 10 7 UT Martin 5 11 10 Southeast Missouri 4 12 11 Eastern Illinois 4 12 6
L 10 6 13 15 14 15 16 21 18 16 21
2004-05 OVC ALL W L W Tennessee Tech 12 4 18 Eastern Kentucky 11 5 22 Murray State 11 5 17 Samford 10 6 15 Southeast Missouri 9 7 15 Tennessee State 9 7 14 Austin Peay 9 7 13 Eastern Illinois 7 9 12 Morehead State 5 11 11 UT Martin 3 13 6 Jacksonville State 2 14 7
L 11 9 11 13 14 17 19 16 16 21 22
2005-06 OVC ALL W L W Murray State 17 3 24 Samford 14 6 20 Tennessee Tech 13 7 19 Jacksonville State 12 8 16 Eastern Kentucky 11 9 14 Austin Peay 11 9 17 Tennessee State 11 9 13 UT Martin 9 11 13 Eastern Illinois 5 15 7 Southeast Missouri 4 16 7 Morehead State 3 17 4
L 7 11 12 13 16 14 15 15 20 20 23
2006-07 OVC W Austin Peay 16 Eastern Kentucky 13 Tennessee Tech 13 Murray State 13 Samford 12 Southeast Missouri 9 Morehead State 8 Tennessee State 8 Jacksonville State 7 Eastern Illinois 6 UT Martin 5
L 4 7 7 7 8 11 12 12 13 14 15
ALL W 21 21 19 16 16 11 12 12 9 10 8
L 12 12 13 14 16 20 18 20 21 20 23
2007-08 OVC W Austin Peay 16 Murray State 13 Morehead State 12 UT Martin 11 Samford 10 Tennessee State 10 Tennessee Tech 10 Eastern Kentucky 10 %Southeast Missouri 1 Eastern Illinois 6 Jacksonville State 5
L 4 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 13 14 15
ALL W 24 18 15 17 14 15 13 14 1 7 7
L 11 13 15 16 16 17 19 16 19 22 22
2008-09 OVC W UT Martin 14 Austin Peay 13 Murray State 13 Morehead State 12 Eastern Kentucky 10 Tennessee State 9 Eastern Illinois 8 Tennessee Tech 6 Jacksonville State 5 Southeast Missouri 0
L 4 5 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 18
ALL W 22 19 19 20 20 12 12 12 11 3
L 10 14 12 16 16 18 18 18 17 27
2009-10 OVC W Murray State 17 Morehead State 15 Austin Peay 11 Eastern Illinois 11 Eastern Kentucky 11 Tennessee Tech 8 Jacksonville State 7 Tennessee State 6 Southeast Missouri 3 UT Martin 1
L 1 3 7 7 7 10 11 12 15 17
ALL W 31 24 17 19 18 15 11 9 7 4
L 5 11 15 12 13 17 19 23 23 25
2010-11 OVC W Murray State 14 Morehead State 13 Austin Peay 13 Tennessee Tech 12 Tennessee State 10 Eastern Kentucky 9 Southeast Missouri 6 UT Martin 6 Eastern Illinois 4 Jacksonville State 3
L 4 5 5 6 8 9 12 12 14 15
ALL W 23 25 20 20 14 15 10 12 9 5
L 9 10 14 13 16 16 22 21 20 25
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 31 20 18 19 15 12 15 16 10 12 4
L 2 13 15 14 16 20 18 16 17 17 27
L 2 4 5 8 8 11
ALL W 26 25 18 17 15 12
L 7 10 15 11 18 17
6 8 10 11 11 12
21 17 11 9 9 8
10 16 21 21 18 23
East Belmont Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Jacksonville State Morehead State Tennessee Tech West Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois UT Martin SIUE Austin Peay
2012-13 OVC W 14 12 11 8 8 5 10 8 6 5 5 4
Note: JSU was ineligible for postseason play.
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.
East Belmont Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Tennessee State West Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois SIUE Austin Peay UT Martin
East Belmont Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State West Murray State UT Martin Eastern Illinois SIUE Southeast Missouri Austin Peay
East Belmont Tennessee State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State West UT Martin Murray State Eastern Illinois Austin Peay SIUE Southeast Missouri
East Belmont Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky West UT Martin Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois SIUE
2013-14 OVC W L 14 2 11 5 10 6 9 7 4 12 4 12
ALL W 26 24 20 17 10 5
L 10 10 14 16 21 25
3 8 9 9 10 13
23 18 11 11 12 8
11 14 19 20 18 23
2014-15 OVC W L 11 5 11 5 10 6 5 11 4 12 2 14
ALL W 22 21 17 12 12 5
L 11 12 17 19 18 26
0 6 7 8 9 13
29 21 18 12 13 8
6 13 15 16 17 22
2015-16 OVC W L 12 4 11 5 11 5 11 5 6 10 4 12
ALL W 20 20 23 19 15 8
L 12 11 14 12 16 23
6 6 7 9 13 14
20 17 13 18 6 5
15 14 17 18 22 24
L 1 6 7 8 8 11
ALL W 23 14 20 17 12 12
L 7 16 15 13 20 19
6 7 8 9 10 15
22 15 16 11 14 6
13 18 17 19 15 24
L 2 3 6 7 8 8 10 11 13 13 13 14
ALL W 26 24 19 23 19 15 14 12 9 11 10 8
L 6 9 15 13 14 15 17 19 21 20 21 21
13 8 7 7 6 3
16 10 9 8 7 3
10 10 9 7 3 2 2016-17 OVC W 15 10 9 8 8 5 10 9 8 7 6 1
2017-18 OVC W Murray State 16 Belmont 15 Austin Peay 12 Jacksonville State 11 Tennessee Tech 10 Tennessee State 10 Southeast Missouri 8 Eastern Illinois 7 SIUE 5 Eastern Kentucky 5 UT Martin 5 Morehead State 4
Note: SEMO was ineligible for postseason play. 2018-19 OVC W Murray State 16 Belmont 16 Jacksonville State 15 Austin Peay 13 Morehead State 8 Eastern Illinois 7 UT Martin 6 SIUE 6 Eastern Kentucky 6 Tennessee State 6 Southeast Missouri 5 Tennessee Tech 4
L 2 2 3 5 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 14
ALL W 28 27 24 22 13 14 12 10 13 9 10 8
L 5 6 9 11 20 18 19 21 18 21 21 23
2019-20 OVC W Belmont 15 Murray State 15 Austin Peay 14 Eastern Kentucky 12 Tennessee State 9 Eastern Illinois 9 Jacksonville State 8 Morehead State 7 Tennessee Tech 6 UT Martin 5 SIUE 5 Southeast Missouri 3
L 3 3 4 6 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 15
ALL W 26 23 21 16 18 17 13 13 9 9 8 7
L 7 9 12 17 15 15 19 19 22 20 23 24
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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 1997-98 1998-99
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 Murray State Murray State
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 16-2 16-2
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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 29-4 27-6
YEAR 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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
SCHOOL 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 Belmont Belmont Murray State Belmont Murray State Belmont Murray State
OVC 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 12-4 15-1 16-2 16-2 16-2 15-3 15-3
OVERALL 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 20-12 23-7 26-6 27-6 28-5 26-7 23-9
CHAMPIONSHIPS BREAKDOWN School Murray State Western Kentucky* Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Belmont Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee State* East Tennessee State* Tennessee State Akron* Southeast Missouri State UT Martin
# of Titles 27 19 9 8 7 6 6 5 2 2 1 1 1
Last Title 2019-20 1981-82 2002-03 2007-08 2004-05 2019-20 1978-79 1988-89 1977-78 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 462-416 (.526) 112-22 (.836) 184-232 (.442) 526-515 (.505) 120-176 (.405) 505-534 (.486) 703-342 (.673) 191-297 (.391) 46-104 (.307) 243-301 (.447) 485-539 (.474) 187-311 (.376)
Overall** 824-815 (.503) 194-69 (.738) 312-400 (.438) 964-983 (.495) 222-301 (.424) 978-987 (.498) 1314-749 (.637) 343-506 (.404) 81-182 (.308) 388-586 (.398) 958-983 (.494) 314-515 (.379)
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 1988-89 1989-90
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 Jeff Martin Popeye Jones
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 Murray State Murray State
YEAR 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 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 Evan Bradds Evan Bradds Jonathan Stark Ja Morant Terry Taylor
SCHOOL 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 Belmont Belmont Murray State Murray State Austin Peay
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
NAME Romain Martin Adam Leonard Marquis Weddle Ivan Aska Isaiah Canaan Patrick Miller Myles Taylor Chris Horton Cameron Payne Cornell Johnston Nick Mayo Denzel Mahoney Terry Taylor Nick Muszynski Jordyn Adams
SCHOOL Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Murray State Murray State Tennessee State UT Martin Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Belmont Austin Peay
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 2004-05 2005-06
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 George Tand Mike Robinson
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 Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois
YEAR 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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
NAME Kenneth Faried Kenneth Faried Kenneth Faried Jewuan Long Ian Clark Corey Walden Corey Walden Tahjere McCall Tahjere McCall Christian Mekowulu Shaq Buchanan
SCHOOL Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State Murray State Belmont Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Tennessee State Tennessee State Murray State
YEAR 2019-20
NAME Grayson Murphy
SCHOOL Belmont
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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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Dana Ford Rick Byrd Matt Figger Rick Byrd A.W. Hamilton
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 Tennessee State Belmont Austin Peay Belmont Eastern Kentucky
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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, Morehead 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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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 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
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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 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 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 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 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 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 Edmondson, Austin Peay Kenny Moore, Tennessee State Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri Zac Swansey, Tennessee Tech Patrick Miller, Tennessee State
2011-12 First Team Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Robert Covington, Tennessee State Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech Donte Poole, Murray State Jud Dillard, Tennessee Tech Second Team Jaron Jones, Eastern Kentucky Tyler Stone, Southeast Missouri John Fraley, Austin Peay Jeremy Granger, Eastern Illinois 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 2015-16 First Team Evan Bradds, Belmont Torrance Rowe, Tennessee Tech Chris Horton, Austin Peay Craig Bradshaw, Belmont Twymond Howard, UT Martin Tahjere McCall, Tennessee State Keron DeShields, Tennessee State Jeery Moss, Murray State Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky Trae Anderson, Eastern Illinois Second Team Jarelle Reischel, Eastern Kentucky Ryan Martin, Tennessee Tech Josh Robinson, Austin Peay JaVontae Hawkins, Eastern Kentucky Corban Collins, Morehead State All-Newcomer Keron DeShields, Tennessee State Tahjere McCall, Tennessee State Jarelle Reischel, Eastern Kentucky Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky Ryan Martin, Tennessee Tech
2016-17 First Team Evan Bradds, Belmont Xavier Moon, Morehead State Jonathan Stark, Murray State Jacolby Mobley, UT Martin Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky Antonius Cleveland, Southeast Missouri Tajhere McCall, Tennessee State Josh Robinson, Austin Peay Terrell Miller, Murray State Austin Luke, Belmont Second Team Wayne Martin, Tennessee State DeJuan Marrero, Morehead State Javier Martinez, UT Martin Malcolm Drumwright, Jacksonville State Denzel Mahoney, Southeast Missouri All-Newcomer Jonathan Stark, Murray State Denzel Mahoney, Southeast Missouri Terrell Miller, Murray State Asante Gist, Eastern Kentucky Matthew Butler, UT Martin 2017-18 First Team Jonathan Stark, Murray State Dylan Windler, Belmont Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay Denzel Mahoney, Southeast Missouri Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Amanze Egekeze, Belmont Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky Terrell Miller, Murray State Austin Luke, Belmont Ja Morant, Murray State Second Team Christian Mekowulu, Tennessee State Curtis Phillips, Jr., Tennessee Tech Jalen Henry, SIUE Malcolm Drumwright, Jacksonville State Montell Goodwin, Eastern Illinois All-Newcomer Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Ja Morant, Murray State Ledarrius Brewer, Southeast Missouri Jason Burnell, Jacksonville State Mack Smith, Eastern Illinois 2018-19 First Team Ja Morant, Murray State Dylan Windler, Belmont Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Jason Burnell, Jacksonville State Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky Kevin McClain, Belmont Jordan Walker, Morehead State Josiah Wallace, Eastern Illinois Nick Muszynski, Belmont Shaq Buchanan, Murray State Second Team Chris Porter-Bunton, Austin Peay Marlon Hunter, Jacksonville State Jr. Clay, Tennessee Tech Lamontray Harris, Morehead State Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey, Tennessee State Quintin Dove, UT Martin All-Newcomer Nick Muszynski, Belmont Josiah Wallace, Eastern Illinois Jr. Clay, Tennessee Tech Darnell Cowart, Murray State Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky 2019-20 First Team Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Tevin Brown, Murray State Grayson Murphy, Belmont Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky Nick Muszynski, Belmont Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Josiah Wallace, Eastern Illinois Quintin Dove, UT Martin Adam Kunkel, Belmont KJ Williams, Murray State Second Team Carlos Marshall Jr., Tennessee State Parker Stewart, UT Martin Jr. Clay, Tennessee Tech Jacara Cross, Jacksonville State Tre King, Eastern Kentucky Mack Smith, Eastern Illinois All-Newcomer Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay Parker Stewart, UT Martin George Dixon, Eastern Illinois Carlos Marshall Jr., Tennessee State Kayne Henry, Jacksonville State
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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): ................................................................................................87 - Eastern Kentucky vs. Brescia (2018-19) 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) .............................................................................................................................................................. 20 Belmont vs. Tennessee State (2017-18) 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 Throw 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: .................................................................................................................................................... 378 - Belmont (2017-18) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ......................................................................................................................................... 1,005 - Belmont (2017-18) 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: ..........................................................................................................................................862 - Morehead State (2015-16) 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, 1986-87) 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 (13-13) – Evan Bradds, Belmont (vs. Evansville, 2015-16) Most 3-Pointers Made: 10 – Marc Polite, Eastern Illinois (vs. Arkansas St., 1999-00); 10 - Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky (vs. EIU, 2013-14); .................................... 10 - Nick Smith, Belmont (vs. UT Martin, 2016-17); Corey Tillery, Tennessee Tech (vs. Warren Wilson College, 2018-19) 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 (21-21) - Ja Morant, Murray State (vs. SIUE, 2018-19) Most Consecutive Field Goals: ...................................................................... 13 – Leonard Coulter, Morehead State (vs. Oglethorpe, 1966-67) ...............................................................................................................................................13 - Evan Bradds, Belmont (vs. Evansville, 2015-16) Most Consecutive Free Throws: ............................................................................................ 21 – Ja Morant, Murray State (vs. SIUE, 2018-19) 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: ............................................................................................... 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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: .............................................................................................72.2 – Treshaad Williams, Morehead State (2016-17) 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: ......................................................................................................331 - Ja Morant, Murray State (2018-19) (6th in NCAA History) 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: ............................................................ .667 (723-1072) - Evan Bradds, Belmont (2013-17) (4th in NCAA History) 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 Van Usher, Tennessee Tech Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech 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 Kedar Edwards, UT Martin Xavier Moon, Morehead State Fatodd Lewis, UT Martin Ja Morant, Murray State Ja Morant, Murray State Ja Morant, Murray State Ja Morant, Murray State
Opponent (Date) Eastern Kentucky (2/24/92) Oral Roberts (12/21/94) 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) Bethune-Cookman (12/17/16) Central Arkansas (12/19/16) UC Clermont (12/10/17) Eastern Illinois (12/28/17) Missouri State (11/24/18) Morehead State (2/28/19) Marquette (3/21/19)
Stat Line 16 pts., 10 reb., 14 asst. 18 pts., 11 reb., 10 blocks 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. 15 pts., 10 reb., 11 asst. 25 pts., 10 reb., 11 asst. 34 pts., 16 reb., 12 asst. 11 pts., 10 reb., 14 asst. 29 pts., 13 reb., 12 asst. 11 pts., 10 reb., 10 asst. 17 pts., 11 reb., 16 asst.
Score W, 90-79 W, 89-85 (OT) 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 W, 97-72 W, 111-85 W, 127-92 W, 80-52 W, 77-66 W, 71-52 W, 83-64
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 1986-87 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. 2,316 Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky (2015-19) 6. 2,267 Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1993-97) 7. 2,248 Isaac Spencer, Murray State (1997-01) 8. 2,238 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1968-71) 9. 2,236 Marcus Brown, Murray State (1992-96) 10. 2,196 Earl Wise, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) 11. 2,076 Ralph Crosthwaite, Western Kentucky (1954-55, 56-59) 12. 2,073 Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay (1998-02) 13. 2,072 Herbie Stamper, Morehead State (1975-79) 14. 2,057 Popeye Jones, Murray State (1988-92) 15. 2,050 Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (2009-13) 16. 2,019 Howie Crittenden, Murray State (1952-56) 2,019 Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech (2008-12) 18. 2,009 Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2007-11) - 1,923 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay (2017-present) 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. .667 Evan Bradds, Belmont (2013-17) 2. .664 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1991-93) 3. .652 Tony Easley, Murray State (2006-10) 4. .640 Alfred Jones, Tennesee Tech (2008-11) 5. .620 Alonzo Hird, Eastern Kentucky (2004-06) 6. .617 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1992-94) 7. .613 Leon Powell, Southeast Missouri (2010-12) 8. .602 Jim Clemens, Tennessee Tech (1971-74) 9. .601 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1993-97) 10. .600 Amadi McKenzie, Tennessee Tech (2004-08) 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 (1,000 REBOUND CLUB) 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. 1,261 Chris Horton, Austin Peay (2012-16) 9. 1,147 Jim Jennings, Murray State (1961-64) 10. 1,118 Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky (1969-71) 11. 1,108 Jimmy Hagan, Tennessee Tech (1957-60) 12. 1,046 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) 1,046 Norman Pokley, Morehead State (1960-63) 14. 1,034 Tommy Woods, East Tennessee State (1965-67) 15. 1,001 Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee Tech (1994-97) 1,001 Dylan Windler, Belmont (2015-19) 947 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay (2017-present) 64 • 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
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. 681 4. 637 5. 630 6. 626 7. 610 8. 593 9. 591 10. 590
Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky (1977-81) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1989-92) Austin Luke, Belmont (2017-18) 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)
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. 325 Chris Horton, Austin Peay (2012-16) 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. 215 Christian Cunningham, Jacksonville State (2015-19) 8. 186 Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State (1992-94) 9. 185 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) 10. 182 Daniel Northern, Tennessee Tech (2006-09)
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. .908 Aleksa Jugovic, Tennessee Tech (2016-17) 7. .907 Cory Johnson, Southeast Missouri (1998-99) .907 Bruce Timko, Youngstown State (1984-85) 9. .906 Jim Sandfoss, Morehead State (1966-67) .906 Greg Bibb, Tennessee Tech (1994-95)
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. 110 Jonathan Stark, Murray State (2017-18) 5. 108 Jonathan Stark, Murray State (2016-17) 6. 106 Lester Hudson, UT Martin (2008-09) 7. 104 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2001-02) 104 Adam Leonard, Eastern Kentucky (2006-07) 104 Jeff McGill, Eastern Kentucky (1987-88) 10. 103 De’Teri Mayes, Murray State (1997-98)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .722 Treshaad Williams, Morehead State (2016-17) 2. .714 Evan Bradds, Belmont (2015-16) 3. .700 Warren Kidd, Middle Tennessee (1990-91) 4. .698 KJ Williams, Murray State (2018-19) 5. .688 Evan Bradds, Belmont (2014-15) 6. .678 Tyrone Howard, Eastern Kentucky (1986-87) 7. .675 Olajide Hay, UT Martin (2008-09) 8. .671 Greg Morgan, Tennessee Tech (2001-02) .677 Javier Martinez, UT Martin (2016-17) 10. .667 Theanthony Haymon, Austin Peay (2000-01) .667 Alfred Jones, Tennessee Tech (2009-10)
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. 276 Jonathan Stark, Murray State (2017-18) 8. 273 Marquis Weddle, UT Martin (2008-09) 9. 269 Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois (2001-02) 10. 267 Todd Babington, Austin Peay (2007-08)
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)
ASSISTS 1. 331 2. 255 3. 254 4. 247 5. 246 6. 243 7. 214 214 9. 212 212
Ja Morant, Murray State (2018-19) Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee (1986-87) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1991-92) Van Usher, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) Austin Luke, Belmont (2017-18) Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky (1978-79) Austin Luke, Belmont (2016-17) Grayson Murphy, Belmont (2018-19) Zac Swansey, Tennessee Tech (2010-11) Chad Townsend, Murray State (1996-97)
STEALS 1. 113 2. 99 3. 94 4. 93 5. 89 6. 87 87 8. 86 86 10. 85
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) Grayson Murphy, Belmont (2019-20) Anthony Avery, Tennessee Tech (1988-89)
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)
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MEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS YEAR 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64
Scoring
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Chris Horton, APSU Jonathan Stark, MUR Jonathan Stark, MUR Ja Morant, MUR Terry Taylor, APSU
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Austin Luke, BEL Austin Luke, BEL Austin Luke, BEL Ja Morant, MUR * Grayson Murphy, BEL
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 36 33 32 33 33
PTS 771 572 387 546 546 599 631 467 556 644 716 878 538 856 687 582 553 547 565 759 734 551 594 827 814 537 633 662 783 795 690 459 815 799 759 671 767 656 711 540 653 737 817 810 631 547 594 579 847 880 460 605 681 676 712 707 676 723 685 808 718
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 18.8 21.9 21.4 24.5 21.8
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Chris Horton, APSU 36 Muusa Dama, EIU 28 Dylan Windler, BEL 33 Dylan Windler, BEL 33 Terry Taylor, APSU 33
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 32 30 33 33 33
AST 144 165 137 121 163 210 191 255 144 207 189 247 254 178 170 172 205 191 171 158 154 149 189 179 182 211 197 156 204 158 152 212 192 190 191 198 200 214 246 331 203
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 6.3 7.1 7.5 10.0 6.2
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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* Tahjere McCall, TSU Tahjere McCall, TSU Delfincko Bogan, UTM Jamall Gregory, JSU Grayson Murphy, BEL
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REB 403 431 338 358 450 361 479 472 472 340 454 385 314 319 373 290 264 286 221 356 265 280 295 232 252 282 317 292 319 336 469 431 386 358 277 292 333 255 310 266 254 312 320 347 245 239 261 296 468 456 508 282 311 370 333 431 269 307 359 362
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 12.0 9.6 9.3 10.9 11.0
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 31 27 31 31 33
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 72 76 58 62 86
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 2.3 2.8 1.9 2.0 2.6
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Evan Bradds, BEL* 210 Treshaad Williams, MOR 96 Christian Cunningham, JSU 109 KJ Williams, MUR 111 Shakem Johnson, TSU 126
FGA 345 331 296 174 448 232 188 120 481 303 307 405 535 271 211 264 259 195 274 254 227 299 264 289 290 206 199 322 205 230 299 236 238 247 235 265 469 270 178 307 270 287 224 198 152 206 302 246 264 268 167 126 180 273 213 199 284 269 294 133 165 159 202
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 .714 .722 .661 .698 .624
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Three-Point Percentage PLAYER, SCHOOL 3FG Jeff McGill, EKU 86 Anthony Mason, TSU 40 Jeff Martin, MUR 65 Paul King, MUR 46 P.J. Nichols, MOR 66 Curtis Shelton, SEMO 58 Brad Divine, EKU 43 Curtis Shelton, SEMO 86 DeWayne Powell, UTM 77 Marcus Brown, MUR 74 Nod Carter, MTSU 53 De’Teri Mayes, MUR 103 Brett Bohanan, MOR 73 Jonathan Whitworth, MTSU* 50 Amory Sanders, SEMO* 53 Cameron Crisp, TTU 72 Chez Marks, MOR 82 Tyson Dorsey, SAM 74 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 85 J. Robert Merritt, SAM 120 Terrick Willoughby, SEMO 51 Kyle Duncan, APSU 43 Mike Rose, EKU* 99 Isaiah Canaan, MUR 54 Robert Covington, TSU 40 Kris Davis, SIUE 58 Ian Clark, BEL 102 Drew Windler, BEL 81 Cornell Johnston, EIU 55 Aleksa Jugovic, TTU 71 Jordan Walker, MOR 38 Daniel Simmons, SEMO 47 Dylan Windler, BEL 100 Tevin Brown, MUR 85
3FGA 170 81 131 98 158 121 85 190 178 175 121 234 164 99 95 156 180 152 193 252 116 78 206 112 87 97 222 176 106 169 77 104 233 203
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 .420 .494 .452 .429 .419
* Indicates led Division I in that category
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Bryce Jones, MUR 122 Aleksa Jugovic, TTU 108 Daniel Kinchen, SIUE 75 Nick Mayo, EKU 190 Carlos Paez, APSU 67
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 94 140 119 83 220 76
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 .871 .908 .904 .864 .882
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Blocked Shots PLAYER, SCHOOL David Mason, AKR Steve Taylor, TTU Ricky Tunstall, YSU Joe Jakubick, AKR Bob McCann, MOR Bob McCann, MOR Bob McCann, MOR Barry Sumpter, APSU Milos Babic, TTU Mike Smith, EKU Rod Mitchell, MOR Warren Kidd, MTSU Carlos Rogers, TSU Carlos Rogers, TSU Lorenzo Coleman, TTU Lorenzo Coleman, TTU Lorenzo Coleman, TTU Ryan DeMichael, UTM Bud Eley, SEMO Joe Williams, APSU Jeremy Sargent, UTM Jeremy Sargent, UTM Josh Lewis, APSU Josh Lewis, APSU Reggie Golson, SEMO Pearson Griffith, MUR Clarence Matthews, TSU Daniel Northern, TTU Daniel Northern, TTU Tony Easley, MUR Kenneth Faried, MOR Ed Daniel, MUR Chris Horton, APSU Chris Horton, APSU Chris Horton, APSU Anthony Morse, TTU Muusa Dama, EIU Christian Cunningham, JSU Nick Muszynski, BEL Nick Muszynski, BEL
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 59 61 57 70 52
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 1.9 2.2 1.7 2.2 1.6
G 26 25 27 53 27 27 28 29 30 30 28 27 29 31 27 28 28 26 29 28 28 28 31 32 29 31 31 32 29 36 35 33 31 30 30 31 28 33 32 33
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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 Joe Jakubick, AKR 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 Joe Jakubick, AKR 2/14 Bruce Alexander, YSU 2/21 Jeff Tipton, MOR 2/28 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 12/13 12/21
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
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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 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 2/16 2/23 3/1
No Selection Tim Jackson, YSU Leslie Gregory, MTSU 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 Frank Allen, MUR 12/10 Jamie Ross, EKU 12/18 Greg Coble, MUR
1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29
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 12/21 1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25
Carlos Rogers, TSU Frank Allen, MUR John Best, TTU Frank Allen, MUR John Best, TTU 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 1/3 1/8 1/15 1/23 1/29 2/5
Theron Curry, TTU Mark Kinnaird, MOR Velvious Goodloe, MTSU Calvin Morris, TSU Calvin Morris, TSU Jerome Days, SEMO 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 Jason Johnson, TSU 1/7 Ryan Owens, UTM 1/15 Darren Dawson, MUR 1/21 Darren Dawson, MUR 1/28 Jason Johnson, TSU 2/4 Ryan Owens, UTM 2/11 Jason Johnson, TSU 2/18 Jason Johnson, TSU 2/25 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 12/1 12/7 12/14 12/22
Alex Franco, TTU Freddie Martinez, MTSU Rick Kaye, EIU De’Teri Mayes, MUR 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
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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
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
1999-00 Player 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20
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 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 Freshman 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
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
Trenton Hassell, APSU Henry Domercant, EIU Isaac Spencer, MUR Michael Stokes, SEMO Lavoris Jerry, EKU Hayden Prescott, UTM 1/8 Joe Williams, APSU 1/15 Henry Domercant, EIU Joe Williams, APSU 1/22 Larrie Smith, TTU 1/29 Larrie Smith, TTU 2/5 Jamie Roberts, TSU 2/12 Trenton Hassell, APSU 2/19 Isaac Spencer, MUR 2/26 Leigh Gayden, TTU 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
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
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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, EKU 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 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 12/4 12/11 12/18 1/2 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12
Ladarious Weaver, TSU Gerald Robinson, UTM Bruce Carter, MUR Michael Rembert, SEMO Bruce Carter, MUR Bruce Carter, MUR Brandon Foust, SEMO Brandon Foust, SEMO Michael Rembert, SEMO Bruce Carter, MUR 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 Romain Martin, EIU 12/11 Romain Martin, EIU 12/18 Tracy Thomas, JSU 1/2 Romain Martin, EIU 1/8 Roderick Pearson, SEMO 1/15 Adam Leonard, EKU 1/22 Maze Stallworth, MOR 1/29 Wes Channels, APSU Ousmane Cisse, EIU 2/5 Adam Leonard, EKU 2/12 Adam Leonard, EKU 2/19 Romain Martin, EIU 2/26 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 3/3
Gerald Robinson, Jr., TSU 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 Jeffery McClain, MUR 12/8 T.J. Marion, EIU 12/15 T.J. Marion, EIU 12/22 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 12/28 1/4 1/11
Trenton Marshall, JSU B.J. Jenkins, MUR Josh Sain, TSU 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 Kenneth Faried, MOR 11/22 Kenneth Faried, MOR 11/29 Demonte Harper, MOR 12/6 TyShwan Edmondson, APSU 12/13 Kenneth Faried, MOR 12/20 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 Josh Terry, APSU Kevin Murphy, TTU Marland Smith, SEMO Jaron Jones, EKU Isaiah Canaan, MUR Donte Poole, MUR Isaiah Canaan, MUR Ty Proffitt, MOR Kevin Murphy, TTU 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 Darion Rackley, JSU 2/27 Herdie Lawrence, APSU Darion Rackley, JSU 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13
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
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2/11 2/18 2/25
Travis Betran, APSU Glenn Cosey, EKU 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 Rozell Nunn, SIUE 1/27 Jarvis Williams, MUR 2/3 Jarvis Williams, MUR 2/10 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 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22
Jarvis Williams, MUR Craig Bradshaw, BEL Cameron Payne, MUR Cameron Payne, MUR 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 2015-16 Player 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14
Evan Bradds, Belmont Jarelle Reischel, EKU Torrance Rowe, TTU Chris Horton, APSU Evan Bradds, BEL C.J. Carr, SIUE 12/21 Chris Horton, APSU 12/28 Josh Robinson, APSU 1/4 Craig Bradshaw, BEL 1/11 Torrance Rowe, TTU 1/18 Burak Eslik, SIUE 1/25 Evan Bradds, BEL 2/1 Torrance Rowe, TTU 2/8 JaVontae Hawkins, EKU 2/15 Twymond Howard, UTM 2/22 Myles Taylor, UTM 2/29 Josh Robinson, APSU Newcomer 11/16 Wayne Martin, TSU 11/23 Jarelle Reischel, EKU 11/30 Ryan Martin, TTU 12/7 Ryan Martin, TTU 12/14 Burak Eslik, SIUE 12/21 Wayne Martin, TSU Hakeem Rogers, TTU 12/28 Greg Tucker, JSU DeJuan Marrero, MOR 1/4 Ryan Martin, Tennessee TTU 1/11 Tahjere McCall, TSU 1/18 Burak Eslik, SIUE 1/25 Xavier Moon, MOR 2/1 Ryan Martin, TTU Hakeem Rogers, TTU
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2/8 Jarelle Reischel, EKU 2/15 DeJuan Marrero, MOR 2/22 Demetrius McReynolds, EIU 2/29 Greg Tucker, JSU Freshman 11/16 Jared Hamilton, JSU 11/23 Nick Mayo, EKU 11/30 Nick Mayo, EKU 12/7 Casey Teson, EIU 12/14 Nick Mayo, EKU 12/21 Nick Mayo, EKU 12/28 Eric McGill, SEMO 1/4 Jared Hamilton, JSU 1/11 Nick Mayo, EKU Carlos Anderson, SIUE 1/18 Nick Mayo, EKU 1/25 Nick Mayo, EKU 2/1 Nick Mayo, EKU 2/8 Nick Mayo, EKU 2/15 Jared Hamilton, JSU Armani Chaney, TSU 2/22 Casey Teson, EIU 2/29 Chris Porter-Bunton, APSU 2016-17 Player 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
Tahjere McCall, TSU Josh Robinson, APSU Nick Mayo, EKU Evan Bradds, BEL Asante Gist, EKU Montell Goodwin, EIU Xavier Moon, MOR Taylor Barnette, BEL Tahjere McCall, TSU Josh Robinson, APSU Evan Bradds, BEL Jacolby Mobley, UTM Javier Martinez, UTM Montell Goodwin, EIU John Murry, APSU Evan Bradds, BEL 2/27 Jacolby Mobley, UT Martin Newcomer 11/14 Jonathan Stark, MUR 11/21 Jonathan Stark, MUR Jordan Reed, TSU 11/28 Jonathan Stark, MUR 12/5 Jonathan Stark, MUR 12/12 Muusa Dama, EIU 12/19 Montell Goodwin, EIU 12/26 Terrell Miller, MUR 1/2 Norbertas Giga, JSU 1/9 Kajon Mack, TTU 1/16 Terrell Miller, MUR 1/23 Jonathan Stark, MUR 1/30 Terrell Miller, MUR 2/6 Jonathan Stark, MUR 2/13 Montell Goodwin, EIU 2/20 Jonathan Stark, MUR 2/27 Norbertas Giga, JSU Freshman 11/14 Asante Gist, EKU 11/21 Christian Ellis, SIUE 11/28 Christian Ellis, SIUE 12/5 Asante Gist, EKU 12/12 Asante Gist, EKU 12/19 Jacara Cross, JSU 12/26 Jordan Walker, MOR 1/2 Jordan Walker, MOR 1/9 Asante Gist, EKU 1/16 Denzel Mahoney, SEMO 1/23 Asante Gist, EKU Denzel Mahoney, SEMO 1/30 Denzel Mahoney, SEMO 2/6 Asante Gist, EKU 2/13 Denzel Mahoney, SEMO 2/20 Denzel Mahoney, SEMO 2/27 Asante Gist, EKU 2017-18 Player 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/26 1/2 1/8
Nick Mayo, EKU Dylan Windler, BEL Aleksa Jugovic, TTU Christian Mekowulu, TSU Fatodd Lewis, UTM Amanze Egekeze, EL Jonathan Stark, MUR Averyl Ugba, APSU Jonathan Stark, MUR Jonathan Stark, MUR Jalen Henry, SIUE
1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12
Averyl Uga, APSU Dylan Windler, BEL Christian Mekowulu, TSU Averyl Uga, APSU Nick Mayo, EKU Denzel Mahoney, SEMO 2/19 Dylan Windler, BEL 2/26 Jonathan Stark, MUR Newcomer 11/13 Dominique Williams, UTM 11/20 Daniel Kinchen, SIUE 11/27 Averyl Ugba, APSU 12/4 Jajuan Starks, EIU 12/11 Daniel Kinchen, SIUE 12/18 Londell King, MOR 12/26 Averyl Ugba, APSU Jackson Davis, EKU 1/2 Averyl Ugba, APSU 1/8 Averyl Ugba, APSU Shaq Calhoun, TTU 1/15 Averyl Ugba, APSU 1/22 Jason Burnell, JSU David McFarland, SIUE 1/29 Averyl Ugba, APSU 2/5 Averyl Ugba, APSU 2/12 Kamar McKnight, TSU Delfincko Bogan, UTM 2/19 Averyl Ugba, APSU 2/26 Marlon Hunter, JSU A.J. HIcks, MOR Freshman 11/13 Nick Hopkins, BEL Dedric Boyd, EKU 11/20 Terry Taylor, APSU 11/27 Dayton Gumm, APSU 12/4 Terry Taylor, APSU 12/11 Parrish Hewitt, UTM 12/18 Terry Taylor, APSU 12/26 Ja Morant, MUR 1/2 Ja Morant, MUR 1/8 Terry Taylor, APSU 1/15 Dedric Boyd, EKU 1/22 Mack Smith, EIU 1/29 Terry Taylor, APSU 2/5 Mack Smith, EIU 2/12 Ja Morant, MUR 2/19 Ledarrius Brewer, SEMO 2/26 Ja Morant, MUR 2018-19 Player 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 12/10 12/17
Nick Mayo, EKU Terry Taylor, APSU Ja Morant, MUR Ja Morant, MUR Nick Mayo, EKU Terry Taylor, APSU Kevin McClain, BEL 12/26 Ja Morant, MUR 12/31 Mack Smith, EIU 1/7 Ja Morant, MUR 1/14 Ja Morant, MUR 1/21 Ja Morant, MUR 1/28 Kevin McClain, BEL 2/4 Terry Taylor, APSU Drew Windler, BEL 2/11 Dylan Windler, BEL 2/18 Terry Taylor, APSU Ja Morant, MUR 2/25 Ja Morant, MUR 3/4 Jason Burnell, JSU Newcomer 11/12 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey, TSU 11/19 Skyler Hogan, SEMO 11/26 Josiah Wallace, EIU 12/3 Quintin Dove, UTM 12/10 Skyler Hogan, SEMO 12/17 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey, TSU 12/26 Kelvin Robinson, EKU 12/31 Shareef Smith, EIU Quintin Dove, UTM 1/7 Josiah Wallace, EIU 1/14 Jabari McGhee, APSU 1/21 Ty Hudson, JSU Tyresse Williford, SIUE 1/28 Josiah Wallace, EIU 2/4 Tyresse Williford, SIUE 2/11 Quintin Dove, UTM 2/18 Craig Randall II, UTM 2/25 Darnell Cowart, MUR Craig Randall II, UTM 3/4 Craig Randall II, UTM
Freshman 11/12 Tevin Brown, MUR 11/19 Nick Muszynski, BEL 11/26 Jomaru Brown, EKU Hunter Vick, TTU 12/3 Jr. Clay, TTU 12/10 Nick Muszynski, BEL 12/17 Tevin Brown, MUR 12/26 Tevin Brown, MUR 12/31 Cam Burrell, EIU 1/7 KJ Williams, MUR Cameron Williams, SIUE 1/14 Nick Muszynski, BEL 1/21 Nick Muszynski, BEL 1/28 Jr. Clay, TTU 2/4 Nick Muszynski, BEL 2/11 Jomaru Brown, EKU Gabe McGlothan, SEMO 2/18 Ben Harvey, EIU 2/25 Nick Muszynski, BEL 3/4 Jomaru Brown, EKU 2019-20 Player 11/11 Quintin Dove, UTM 11/18 Adam Kunkel, BEL Jomaru Brown, EKU 11/25 Terry Taylor, APSU 12/2 Terry Taylor, APSU Nick Muszynski, BEL 12/9 Terry Taylor, APSU Adam Kunkel, BEL 12/16 Mack Smith, EIU 12/23 Terry Taylor, APSU 12/30 Grayson Murphy, BEL 1/6 Terry Taylor, APSU 1/13 Terry Taylor, APSU 1/20 Jomaru Brown, EKU 1/27 Terry Taylor, APSU 2/3 Jordan Walker, MOR 2/10 Terry Taylor, APSU 2/17 Quintin Dove, UTM 2/24 Josiah Wallace, EIU 3/1 Quintin Dove, UTM Newcomer 11/11 Amadou Sylla, TTU 11/18 Parker Stewart, UTM 11/25 Ty Taylor, EKU Parker Stewart, UTM 12/2 Parker Stewart, UTM 12/9 George Dixon, EIU 12/16 George Dixon, EIU 12/23 Shakem Johnson, TSU 12/30 Tyler Scanlon, BEL 1/6 Zeke Moore, SIUE 1/13 Parker Stewart, UTM 1/20 Kayne Henry, JSU 1/27 George Dixon, EIU Kayne Henry, JSU 2/3 Ty Taylor, EKU Parker Stewart, UTM 2/10 Kayne Henry, JSU 2/17 Eli Abaev, APSU 2/24 George Dixon, EIU 3/11 Tyler Scanlon, BEL Kayne Henry, JSU Freshman 11/11 Keishawn Davidson, TTU 11/18 Jordyn Adams, APSU 11/25 Jordyn Adams, APSU 12/2 Carlos Paez, APSU 12/9 Carlos Paez, APSU DQ Nicholas, SEMO 12/16 Ben Sheppard, BEL 12/23 Jordyn Adams, APSU 12/30 Ta’Lon Cooper, MOR 1/6 Jordyn Adams, APSU Tyzhaun Claude, MOR 1/13 Carlos Paez, APSU 1/20 Jordyn Adams, APSU 1/27 Jordyn Adams, APSU 2/3 Jordyn Adams, APSU 2/10 Michael Moreno, EKU 2/17 Jordyn Adams, APSU 2/24 Jordyn Adams, APSU 3/1 Jordyn Adams, APSU
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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
2011-12 1. Austin Peay (10) 2. Tennessee Tech (8) 3. Murray State (3) 4. Tennessee State 5. Morehead State (1) 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. UT Martin 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Jacksonville State 11. SIUE
185 181 169 145 128 106 90 73 67 40 27
Preseason Player of the Year Shawn Witherspoon, Murray State
Preseason Player of the Year Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech
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
2012-13 East 1. Belmont (21) 2. Tennessee State 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State
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
199 166 160 149 131 101 85 75 61 50 33
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
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
Preseason Player of the Year Isaiah Canaan, Murray State 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
132 105 88 67 52 48
West 1. Murray State (15) 2. UT Martin (9) 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Southeast Missouri 5. Austin Peay 6. SIUE
125 115 88 72 57 35
Overall Champion Belmont (21) Preseason Player of the Year Craig Bradshaw, Belmont 2016-17 East 1. Belmont (16) 2. Tennessee State (6) 3. Morehead State (1) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Kentucky (1) 6. Jacksonville State West 1. Murray State (21) 2. Eastern Illinois 3. Austin Peay (2) 4. UT Martin (1) 5. SIUE 6. Southeast Missouri
126 106 98 62 60 40 131 95 88 82 54 42
2019-20 1. Belmont (17) 2. Murray State (7) 3. Jacksonville State 4. Austin Peay 5. UT Martin 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Morehead State 9. Tennessee State 10. SIUE 11. Southeast Missouri 12. Tennessee Tech
237 223 187 180 154 128 124 113 90 63 49 36
Preseason Player of the Year Terry Taylor, Austin Peay 2020-21 1. Austin Peay (9) Murray State (10) 3. Belmont (5) 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Jacksonville State 8. Morehead State 9. Tennessee Tech 10. UT Martin 11. SIUE 12. Southeast Missouri
22 226 214 173 153 139 124 87 84 80 48 30
Preseason Player of the Year Terry Taylor, Austin Peay
Overall Champion Belmont (16) Preseason Player of the Year Evan Bradds, Belmont 2017-18 1. Belmont (18) 2. Jacksonville State (3) 3. Murray State (3) 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Tennessee State 8. UT Martin 9. Morehead State 10. Southeast Missouri 11. Austin Peay 12. SIUE
235 213 212 139 137 135 125 114 89 82 63 40
Preseason Player of the Year Jonathan Stark, Murray State 2018-19 1. Belmont (8) 2. Murray State (9) 3. Jacksonville State (7) 4. Austin Peay 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Tennessee State 9. Southeast Missouri 10. Morehead State 11. UT Martin 12. SIUE
227 221 211 188 135 118 116 101 82 78 77 30
Preseason Player of the Year Dylan Windler, Belmont
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2021 OVC MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
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 Murray State Murray State Murray State
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Austin Peay Jacksonville State Murray State Murray State Belmont
NOTE: Tournaments from 1948-49 through 1966-67 was held at beginning of season.
Team Records in OVC Tournament Akron (1978-87)...................................................................... 4-2 Austin Peay (1962-present) ............................................. 45-36 Belmont (2012-present)...................................................... 10-5 East Tennessee State (1957-78) ............................................ 3-6 Eastern Illinois (1996-present) .......................................... 8-16 Eastern Kentucky (1948-present).................................... 39-35 Evansville (1948-52) ............................................................... 1-4 Jacksonville State (2003-present) ....................................... 7-7 Louisville (1948-50) ................................................................ 2-1 Marshall (1949-52) ................................................................. 2-4 Middle Tennessee State (1952-00)..................................... 23-24 Morehead State (1948-present) ....................................... 33-45 Murray State (1948-present) ............................................ 72-38 Samford (2003-08) ................................................................. 3-5 Southeast Missouri State (1991-present) ........................11-14 SIUE (2012-present).............................................................. 0-4 Tennessee State (1986-present) ...................................... 13-27 Tennessee Tech (1949-present) ...................................... 25-44 UT Martin (1992-present) ................................................... 5-12 Western Kentucky (1948-82) ................................................ 34-7 Youngstown State (1980-88) .................................................. 3-5 Present OVC Members in Bold 76 • 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
For the fourth-straight year the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The event will be held at the venue through at least 2023 (an agreement signed in September 2019 also includes an option year for 2024). The 2019 Championships saw record-breaking attendance at the venue, as the men’s semifinals drew an OVC neutral site record 8,294 fans (Murray State vs. Jacksonville State & Belmont vs. Austin Peay), a mark that was broken the next night with an attendance of 10,525 (Murray State vs. Belmont). It marked the largest crowd to witness a basketball game at the Ford Center. The Ford Center, which opened in 2011, is a 11,000-seat arena located in the core of Evansville’s downtown district. The 290,000-square foot facility serves as home of the University of Evansville’s men’s basketball team as well as the Evansville Thunderbolts of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Ford Center also serves as host to numerous sporting events and concerts on an annual basis. For the 11th year in a row 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 (instead of first round games being played on campus sites). In 2011 the bracket shifted from a traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. format to a meritbased 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). The women’s tournament changed formats in 2015, doing away with the meritbased format and moving to a traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. bracket. After six years, the women’s format switched back to the merit-based format for the 2021 tournament. The 2021 Championship marks the 58th 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 2-5, 2022, March 1-4, 2023 and March 6-9, 2024. Last season Belmont topped Murray State in the final seconds to win its third OVC Tournament Championship and first since 2015. All-Time Tournament Championship Breakdown Murray State 17 Western Kentucky 10 Eastern Kentucky 6 Austin Peay 5 Middle Tennessee 5 Morehead State 4 Belmont 3 Tennessee State 2 Akron 1 Eastern Illinois 1 Jacksonville State 1 Southeast Missouri 1 Tennessee Tech 1
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
THURSDAY, MARCH 4
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
(First Round)
(Quarterfinals)
(Semifinals)
(Championship)
March 3-6 Ford Center Evansville, Indiana
#5 Seed GAME 1 - TBA (ESPN+)
#8 Seed
All Times Central GAME 3 - TBA (ESPN+)
#4 Seed
GAME 5 - TBA (TV: ESPNU)
#1 Seed GAME 7 - TBA (ESPN2)
#2 Seed #3 Seed #6 Seed
OVC Champion and NCAA Automatic Qualifier
GAME 6 - TBA (TV: ESPNU)
GAME 4 - TBA (ESPN+)
GAME 2 - TBA (ESPN+)
#7 Seed
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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
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
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
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
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
1967 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
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 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
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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 2008 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round (at campus sites) #1 Austin Peay 76, #8 Eastern Kentucky 51 #2 Murray State 77, #7 Tennessee Tech 74 #6 Tennessee State 68, #3 Morehead State 61 #4 UT Martin 101, #5 Samford 94 (3OT) 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 #3 Belmont 97, Eastern Illinois 64 Semifinals #1 Murray State 80, Morehead State 70 Belmont 53, #2 Eastern Kentucky 52 Championship Belmont 88, Murray State 87 2016 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #8 Austin Peay 92, #5 Tennessee Tech 72 #6 Murray State 78, #7 Eastern Illinois 62 Quarterfinals Austin Peay 74, #4 Tennessee State 72 #3 Morehead State 75, #6 Murray State 66 Semifinals Austin Peay 97, #1 Belmont 96 (OT) #2 UT Martin 83, Morehead State 70 Championship Austin Peay 83, UT Martin 73 2017 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Southeast Missouri 78, #8 Tennessee State 75 (OT) #7 Murray State 85, #6 Tennessee Tech 84 (2OT) Quarterfinals #4 Jacksonville State 74, Southeast Missouri 51 Murray State 75, #3 Morehead State 69 Semifinals Jacksonville State 65, #1 Belmont 59 #2 UT Martin 73, Murray State 67 Championship Jacksonville State 66, UT Martin 55 2018 • EVANSVILLE, INDIANA FORD CENTER First Round #5 Tennessee Tech 60, #8 SIUE 51 #7 Eastern Illinois 73, #6 Tennessee State 71 Quarterfinals #4 Jacksonville State 73, Tennessee Tech 70 #3 Austin Peay 73, Eastern Illinois 66 Semifinals #1 Murray State 70, Jacksonville State 63 #2 Belmont 94, Austin Peay 79 Championship Murray State 68, Belmont 51 2019 • EVANSVILLE, INDIANA FORD CENTER First Round #5 Morehead State 72, #8 SIUE 68 #7 UT Martin 78, #6 Eastern Illinois 71 Quarterfinals #4 Austin Peay 95, Morehead State 81 #3 Jacksonville State 88, UT Martin 81 Semifinals #1 Belmont 83, Austin Peay 67 #2 Murray State 76, Jacksonville State 74 Championship Murray State 77, Belmont 65 2020 • EVANSVILLE, INDIANA FORD CENTER First Round #5 Tennessee State 74, #8 Morehead State 67 (OT) #6 Eastern Illinois 67, #7 Jacksonville State 61 Quarterfinals #4 Eastern Kentucky 58, Tennessee State 48 #3 Austin Peay 76, Eastern Illinois 65 Semifinals #1 Belmont 60, Eastern Kentucky 50 #2 Murray State 73, Austin Peay 61 Championship Belmont 76, Murray State 75
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1978 Otis Howard, Austin Peay (MVP) Aaron Bryant, Western Kentucky Norman Jackson, Austin Peay Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee Scott Place, East Tennessee
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
1980 Craig McCormick, Western Ky. (MVP) Tommy Baker, Eastern Kentucky Charlie Clay, Morehead State Gary Hooker, Murray State Lamont Sleets, Murray 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 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
1979 Greg Jackson, Western Ky. (MVP) Kenney Eilliot, Eastern Kentucky Bruce Jones, Eastern Kentucky Greg Joyner, Middle Tennessee James Tillman, Eastern Kentucky
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 1983 Guy Minnifield, Morehead State (MVP) Earl Harrison, Morehead State Ricky Hood, Murray State Joe Jakubick, Akron Steve Taylor, Tennessee Tech 1984 Earl Harrison, Morehead State (MVP) Ray Robinson, Youngstown State Arthur Sullivan, Morehead State Craig Talley, Murray State Bruce Timko, Youngstown State 1985 John Keshock, Youngstown St. (MVP) Kim Cooksey, Middle Tennessee James Johnson, Middle Tennessee Vada Martin, Murray State Lonnie Thompson, Middle Tennessee 1986 Eric McLaughlin, Akron (MVP) Kim Cooksey, Middle Tennessee State Lee Campbell, Middle Tennessee Marcel Boyce, Akron Mike Dowdell, Akron 1987 Darryl Bedford, Austin Peay (MVP) Eric McLaughlin, Akron Lawrence Mitchell, Austin Peay Antonio Parris, Eastern Kentucky Randolph Taylor, Eastern Kentucky 1988 Jeff Martin, Murray State (MVP) Andre Harris, Austin Peay Don Mann, Murray State Carl Sias, Murray State Barry Sumpter, Austin Peay 1989 Keith Rawls, Austin Peay (MVP) Kerry Hammonds, Middle Tennessee Gerald Harris, Middle Tennessee Randy Henry, Middle Tennessee Javin Johnson, Austin Peay
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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 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 1999 Aubrey Reese, Murray State (MVP) Mike Branson, Southeast Missouri Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri Isaac Spencer, Murray State Duane Virgil, Murray State 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 2001 Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois (MVP) Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay Isaac Spencer, Murray State Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay 2002 Justin Burdine, Murray State (MVP) Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech James Singleton, Murray State Nick Stapleton, Austin Peay Joey Westmoreland, Tennessee Tech 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 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 2016 Chris Horton, Austin Peay (MVP) Jared Savage, Austin Peay Josh Robinson, Austin Peay Twymond Howard, UT Martin Evan Bradds, Belmont 2017 Malcolm Drumwright, Jacksonville State (MVP) Greg Tucker, Jacksonville State Matthew Butler, UT Martin Denzel Mahoney, Southeast Missouri Jonathan Stark, Murray State 2018 Jonathan Stark, Murray State (MVP) Terrell Miller, Murray State Austin Luke, Belmont Amanze Egekeze, Belmont Ja Morant, Murray State 2019 Ja Morant, Murray State (MVP) Darnell Cowart, Murray State Dylan Windler, Belmont Kevin McClain, Belmont Jason Burnell, Jacksonville State 2020 Nick Muszynski, Belmont (MVP) Grayson Murphy, Belmont Adam Kunkel, Belmont Tevin Brown, Murray State Terry Taylor, Austin Peay
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 40 - Jonathan Stark, Murray State vs. Tennessee Tech (2017)
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)
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)
Fewest Free Throw Attempts 1 - Murray State, vs. Southeast Missouri (2005)
Most 3-Point Goals Made 9 - Marquis Weddle, UT Martin vs. Samford (2008) 9 - Amanze Egekeze, Belmont vs. Austin Peay (2018)
Most 3-Point Goals Made 17 - Tennessee State, vs. Murray State (2001)
Most Rebounds 34 - Dick Cunningham, Murray State vs. Western Kentucky (1967)
Most 3-Point Attempts 42 - Tennessee Tech, vs. Middle Tennessee (2000) 42 - Samford vs. UT Martin (2008)
Most Assists 14 - Duane Washington, Middle Tennessee vs. Eastern Kentucky (1986)
Best 3-Point Percentage .889 (8-9) - Austin Peay, vs. Eastern Kentucky (1987) Most Personal Fouls 36 - Eastern Kentucky, vs. Murray State (1951) Fewest Personal Fouls 4 - Southeast Missouri, vs. Murray State (2005) Most Rebounds 72 - Eastern Kentucky, vs. Austin Peay (1964) Most Turnovers 28 - Austin Peay, vs. Tennessee State (1988) Most Assists 31 - Akron, vs. Youngstown State (1987)
Single Game - Two Teams Most Points 214 - Murray State (114) vs. Tennessee State (100), (2001) Fewest Points 91 - Morehead State (47) vs. Youngstown State (44), (1955) 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 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 Most Points 99 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1997) 99 - Kyle Hill, Eastern Illinois (2001) Most Field Goals 36 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1997) Most Field Goals Attempts 76 - Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1997) 76 - Jonathan Stark, Murray State (2017) Most Free Throws 32 - Jack Adams, Eastern Kentucky (1955) Most Free Throw Attempts 46 - Chris Horton, Austin Peay (2016) (4 games) Most 3-Point Goals 19 - Jared Savage, Austin Peay (2016) (4 games) Most Rebounds 65 - Dick Cunningham, Murray State (1967) Tournament - Team Most Points 346 - Austin Peay (2016) (4 games) Most Field Goals 115 - Austin Peay (2016) (4 games) Most Free Throws Made 82 - Murray State (1954) Fewest Free Throws Made (3 games) 28 - Middle Tennessee (1986) Most Free Throw Attempts 117 - Austin Peay (2016) (4 games) 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 (2-8 NCAA; 1-2 NIT; 1-2 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 2016 -- NCAA Kansas 105, Austin Peay 79 2018 -- CIT Austin Peay 80, ULM 66 Illinois-Chicago 83, Austin Peay 81 Belmont (1-3 NCAA; 3-3 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 2016 -- NIT Georgia 93, Belmont 84 2017 -- NIT Belmont 78, Georgia 69 Georgia Tech 71, Belmont 57 2019 -- NCAA Belmont 81, Temple 70 Maryland 79, Belmont 77 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 Jacksonville State (0-1 NCAA; 2-1 CBI) 2017 -- NCAA Louisville 78, Jacksonville State 63 2018 -- CBI Jacksonville State 80, Canisius 78 (OT) Jacksonville State 80, Central Arkansas 59 North Texas 90, Jacksonville State 68 Morehead State (6-8 NCAA; 0-0 NIT; 5-4 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 2016 -- CBI Morehead State 84, Siena 80 Morehead State 82, Duquesne 72 Morehead State 77, Ohio 72 Morehead State 86, Nevada 83 Nevada 77, Morehead State 68 Nevada 85, Morehead State 82 Murray State (4-17 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 1995 -- NCAA North Carolina 80, Murray State 69 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
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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 Murray State 81, UTEP 66 Murray State 83, Tulsa 62 Old Dominion 72, Murray State 69 West Virginia 85, Murray State 68 Murray State 83, Marquette 64 Florida State 90, Murray State 62
2015 -- NIT 2018 -- NCAA 2019 -- NCAA
Southeast Missouri (0-1 NCAA) 2000 -- NCAA Louisiana State 64, Southeast Missouri 61 Tennessee State (0-2 NCAA; 0-3 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 2016 -- CIT Ball State 78, Tennessee State 73 (2OT) Tennessee Tech (0-2 NCAA; 3-2 NIT; 0-2 CIT, 0-1 Vegas 16) 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 2016 -- Vegas 16 Old Dominion 75, Tennessee Tech 59 UT Martin (0-0 NCAA; 0-1 NIT, 5-3 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 2016 -- CIT UT Martin 76, Central Michigan 73 Ball State 83, UT Martin 80 (OT) 2017 -- CIT UT Martin 89, UNC Asheville 75 Campbell 73, UT Martin 56 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 (10-11 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 Duquesne 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 81
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
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1962
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)
1963
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
1964
First Round (Mideast Region - Evanston, Ill.) Loyola (Ill.) 101, Murray State 91
1984
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First Round (Mideast Region - Bowling Green, Ky.) DePaul 99, Eastern Kentucky 52
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
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
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)
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
1969
First Round (Mideast Region - Carbondale, Ill.) Marquette 82, Murray State 62
1989
1970
First Round (Mideast Region - Dayton, Ohio) Jacksonville 109, Western Kentucky 96
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
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
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
1992
First Round (Midwest Region - Milwaukee, Wis.) #3 Arkansas 80, #14 Murray State 69
1993
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First Round (Southeast Region - St. Petersburg, Fla.) #3 Kentucky 83, #14 Tennessee State 70
1995
First Round (Southeast Region - Tallahassee, Fla.) #2 North Carolina 80, #15 Murray State 70
1996
First Round (Southeast Region - Orlando, Fla.) #3 Georgia Tech 90, #14 Austin Peay 79
1997
First Round (Southeast Region - Charlotte, N.C.) #2 Duke 71, #15 Murray State 68
2010
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
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
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
2013
Second Round (West Region - Salt Lake City, Utah) #6 Arizona 81, #11 Belmont 64
2000
First Round (West Region - Salt Lake City, Utah) #4 LSU 64, #13 Southeast Missouri 61
2014
Second Round (South Region - St. Louis, Mo.) #2 Kansas 80, #15 Eastern Kentucky 69
2001
First Round (Midwest Region - Kansas City, Mo.) #2 Arizona 101, #15 Eastern Illinois 76
2015
Second Round (East Region - Charlotte, N.C.) #2 Virginia 79, #15 Belmont 67
2002
First Round (East Region - Chicago, Ill.) #3 Georgia 85, #14 Murray State 68
2016
First Round (South Region - Des Moines, Iowa) #1 Kansas 105, #16 Austin Peay 79
2003
First round (East Region - Birmingham, Ala.) #4 Louisville 86, #13 Austin Peay 64
2017
First Round (Midwest Region - Indianapolis, Ind.) #2 Louisville 78, #15 Jacksonville State 63
2004
First Round (Atlanta Region - Columbus, Ohio) #5 Illinois 72, #12 Murray State 53
2018
First Round (East Region - San Diego, Calif.) #5 West Virginia 85, #12 Murray State 68
2005
First Round (Austin Region - Indianapolis, Ind.) #2 Kentucky 72, #15 Eastern Kentucky 64
2019
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
First Four (East Region - Dayton, Ohio) #11 Belmont 81, #11 Temple 70 First Round (East Region - Jacksonville, Fla.) #6 Maryland 79, #11 Belmont 77 First Round (West Region - Hartford, Conn.) #12 Murray State 83, #5 Marquette 64 Second Round (East Region - Hartford, Conn.) #4 Florida State 90, #12 Murray State 6 2
2008
First Round (South Region - North Little Rock, Ark.) #2 Texas 74, #15 Austin Peay 54
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No Tournament Held Due to COVID-19 pandemic
2009
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
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).
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 26-71
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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Murray State’s Ja Morant recorded just the ninth tripledouble in NCAA Tournament history when he had 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds in a 83-64 NCAA Tournament First Round victory over Marquette in 2019. The margin of victory was the second-biggest ever for a No. 12 seed over a No. 5 seed.
MEN’S BASKETBALL NIT RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR 1949
Quarterfinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) Bradley 95, Western Kentucky 86
2007
First Round (USAF Academy, Colo.) Air Force 75, Austin Peay 51
1950
First Round (New York City, N.Y.) Western Kentucky 79, Niagara 60 Quarterfinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) St. John’s 69, Western Kentucky 60
2009
First Round (Auburn, Ala.) Auburn 87, UT Martin 82
2011
First Round (Springfield, Mo.) Missouri State 89, Murray State 76
2014
First Round (Green Bay, Wis.) Belmont 80, Green Bay 65 Second Round (Nashville, Tenn.) Belmont 82, Robert Morris 71 Quarterfinal Round (Clemson, S.C.) Clemson 73, Belmont 68
1952
First Round (New York City, N.Y.) Western Kentucky 62, Louisville 59 Quarterfinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) St. Bonaventure 70, Western Kentucky 60
1953
Quarterfinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) Duquesne 69, Western Kentucky 61
1954
Quarterfinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) Western Kentucky 95, Bowling Green 81 Semifinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) Holy Cross 75, Western Kentucky 69 Third Place Game (New York City, N.Y.) Niagara 71, Western Kentucky 69
2015
First Round (Murray, Ky.) Murray State 81, UTEP 66 Second Round (Tulsa, Okla.) Murray State 83, Tulsa 62 Quarterfinal Round (Norfolk, Va.) Old Dominion 72, Murray State 69
1965
First Round (New York City, N.Y.) Western Kentucky 57, Fordham 53 Quarterfinal Round (New York City, N.Y.) Army 58, Western Kentucky 54
2016
First Round (Athens, Ga.) Georgia 93, Belmont 84
2017
First Round (Athens, Ga.) Belmont 78, Georgia 69 Second Round (Atlanta, Ga.) Georgia Tech 71, Belmont 57
1980
First Round (Jacksonville, Fla.) Murray State 53, Jacksonville 49 Second Round (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Murray State 70, Alabama 62 Quarterfinal Round (Champaign, Ill.) Illinois 65, Murray State 63
1982
First Round (West Lafayette, Ind.) Purdue 72, Western Kentucky 65 First Round (Las Vegas, Nev.) UNLV 87, Murray State 61
1983
First Round (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Wake Forest 87, Murray State 80
1985
First Round (Knoxville, Tenn.) Tennessee 65, Tennessee Tech 62
1988
First Round (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Middle Tennessee 85, Tennessee 80 Second Round (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Middle Tennessee 69, Georgia 59 Quarterfinal Round (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Boston College 78, Middle Tennessee 69
1989
First Round (State College, Pa.) Penn State 89, Murray State 73
1994
First Round (Peoria, Ill.) Bradley 66, Murray State 58
1996
First Round (Columbia, Mo.) Missouri 89, Murray State 85
2002
Opening Round (Cookeville, Tenn.) Tennessee Tech 64, Georgia State 62 First Round (Dayton, Ohio) Tennessee Tech 68, Dayton 59 Second Round (New Haven, Conn.) Tennessee Tech 80, Yale 61 Quarterfinal Round (Memphis, Tenn.) Memphis 79, Tennessee Tech 73
2004
Opening Round (Clarksville, Tenn.) Austin Peay 65, Belmont 59 First Round (Fairfax, Va.) George Mason 66, Austin Peay 60
All-Time NIT Record: 17-25
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MEN’S BASKETBALL OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT (CIT)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL (CBI)
2009
First Round (Peoria, Ill.) Bradley 81, Austin Peay 74
2010
2011
First Round (Kalamazoo, Mich.) Western Michigan 74, Tennessee Tech 66
First Round (Richmond, Ky.) College of Charleston 82, Eastern Kentucky 79 First Round (Morehead, Ky.) Morehead State 74, Colorado State 60 Quarterfinal Round (Boston, Mass.) Boston University 91, Morehead State 89 (OT)
2012
First Round (Macon, Ga.) Mercer 68, Tennessee State 60 First Round (Atlanta, Ga.) Georgia State 74, Tennessee Tech 43
2011
First Round (Boise, Idaho) Boise State 83, Austin Peay 80
2014
First Round (Normal, Ill.) Illinois State 77, Morehead State 67
2016
First Round (Albany, N.Y.) Morehead State 84, Siena 80 Quarterfinal Round (Morehead, Ky.) Morehead State 82, Duquesne 72 Semifinals (Athens, Ohio) Morehead State 77, Ohio 72) Championship Series at Morehead State 86, Nevada 83 at Nevada 77, Morehead State 68 at Nevada 85, Morehead State 82
2018
First Round (Buffalo, N.Y.) Jacksonville State 80, Canisius 78 (OT) Quarterfinal Round (Conway, Ark.) Jacksonville State 80, Central Arkansas 59 Semifinals (Denton, Texas) North Texas 90, Jacksonville State 68
2013
2014
2015
First Round (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville 84, Tennessee State 72 First Round (Boiling Springs, N.C.) Eastern Kentucky 69, Gardner-Webb 62 Second Round (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville 86, Eastern Kentucky 72 First Round (Springfield, Mo.) Murray State 66, Missouri State 63 Second Round (Murray, Ky.) Murray State 86, Nebraska-Omaha 62 Quarterfinal Round (Murray, Ky.) Murray State 85, Towson 73 Semifinal Round (Murray, Ky.) Murray State 98, Pacific 75 Championship (Murray, Ky.) Murray State 65, Yale 57 First Round (Oakland, Mich.) Eastern Illinois 97, Oakland 91 First Round (Richmond, Ky.) Eastern Kentucky 91, Norfolk State 75 First Round (Natchitoches, La.) UT Martin 104, Northwestern State 79 Second Round (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville 83, Eastern Illinois 68 Second Round (Richmond, Ky.) Eastern Kentucky 66, High Point 65 Second Round (Spartanburg, S.C.) UT Martin 60, USC Upstate 49 Quarterfinal Round (Richmond, Ky.) UT Martin 70, Eastern Kentucky 69 Semifinal Round (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville 79, UT Martin 66
2016
First Round (Nashville, Tenn.) Ball State 78, Tennessee State 73 (2OT) First Round (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) UT Martin 76, Central Michigan 73 Second Round (Muncie, Ind.) Ball State 83, UT Martin 80 (OT)
2017
First Round (Martin, Tenn.) UT Martin 89, UNC Asheville 75 Second Round (Buies Creek, N.C.) Campbell 73, UT Martin 56
2018
First Round (Clarksville, Tenn.) Austin Peay 80, ULM 66 Second Round (Clarksville, Tenn.) Illinois-Chicago 83, Austin Peay 81
All-Time CIT Record: 15-13
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All-Time CBI Record: 7-7
VEGAS 16 2016
Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, Nev.) Old Dominion 75, Tennessee Tech 59
All-Time Vegas 16 Record: 0-1
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced on November 16 the relocation of 13 predetermined preliminary round sites for the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. In recent weeks, the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has engaged in a thorough contingency planning process to determine the most effective way to conduct a safe and healthy March Madness for all participants for the 2021 championship. Through these discussions, it became apparent to the committee that conducting the championship at 13 preliminary round sites spread throughout the country would be very difficult to execute in the current pandemic environment. The committee has decided the championship should be held in a single geographic area to enhance the safety and wellbeing of the event. As a result, NCAA staff are in preliminary talks with the State of Indiana and the city of Indianapolis to potentially host the 68-team tournament around the metropolitan area during the coordinated dates in March and April. Indianapolis was already slated to host the Men’s Final Four from April 3-5, 2021. “My committee colleagues and I did not come lightly to the difficult decision to relocate the preliminary rounds of the 2021 tournament, as we understand the disappointment 13 communities will feel to miss out on being part of March Madness next year,” said Mitch Barnhart, chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and University of Kentucky athletics director. “With the University of Kentucky slated to host first- and second-round games in March, this is something that directly impacts our school and community, so we certainly share in their regret. The committee and staff deeply appreciate the efforts of all the host institutions and conferences, and we look forward to bringing the tournament back to the impacted sites in future years.” The committee emphasized the importance of conducting the championship in a manageable geographic area that limits travel and provides a safe and controlled environment with competition and practice venues, medical resources and lodging for teams and officials all within proximity of one another. “We have learned so much from monitoring other successful sporting events in the last several months, and it became clear it’s not feasible to manage this complex championship in so many different states with the challenges presented by the pandemic,” said Dan Gavitt, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball. “However, we are developing a solid plan to present a safe, responsible and fantastic March Madness tournament unlike any other we’ve experienced.” “The committee and staff have thoughtfully monitored the pandemic to develop potential contingency plans,” said Mark Emmert, NCAA President. “The Board of Governors and my top priorities are to protect the health and well-being of college athletes while also maintaining their opportunity to compete at the highest level. These principles have guided the decision-making process as we continue to assess how to have a fair and safe championship experience.” CBS Sports and Turner Sports will continue to distribute all 67 games of the tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV and their digital platforms.
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OVC PLAYERS IN THE NBA DRAFT The OVC has had 129 players selected in the NBA Draft since the event began in 1947. In 2019 the league had two players selected in the First Round for only the second time ever, including the No. 2 overall pick (Ja Morant), which was tied for the highest in league history. Overall the OVC has had 11 First Round NBA Picks. Year 1950 1952 1953 1954 1956
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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
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
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
Clem Haskins, Western Ky. 1967 - No. 3 overall (Chicago)
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
Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State 1994 - No. 11 overall (Seattle)
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1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
1977 1978 1979
1980
1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 2001 2004 2009 2011 2012 2013 2015 2019
5 6 9 11 12 12 7 7 9 14 8 5 6 7 7 8 9 6 4 10 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 1 1
71 88 144 173 193 194 107 119 142 191 134 82 97 118 120 138 152 132 80 193 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 2 26
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 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 Ja Morant, MUR ** Dylan Windler, BEL
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 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 Memphis Grizzlies Cleveland Cavaliers
** NBA Rookie of the Year
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State 2011 - No. 22 overall (Denver)
Cameron Payne, Murray State 2015 - No. 14 overall (OKC)
Ja Morant, Murray State 2019 - No. 2 overall (Memphis)
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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Southeast Missouri won its first OVC Tournament Title since 2007 as the Redhawks defeated top-seeded UT Martin, 67-47, in the championship game.
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PRESEASON ALL-OVC SELECTIONS Predicted Order of Finish 1. UT Martin (22 first-place votes) 2. Belmont 3. Southeast Missouri (2 first-place votes) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Jacksonville State 7. Morehead State 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. SIUE 12. Tennessee State
242 210 206 172 157 129 119 106 104 73 36 29
UT Martin has been picked to win the 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball title in a preseason poll of the head coaches and sports information directors. The Skyhawks earned 242 points, including 22 first-place votes while Belmont earned 210 points for a secondplace predicted finish. Southeast Missouri picked up the final two first-place votes and 206 points to finish third while Tennessee Tech (172) and Eastern Illinois (157) round out the top five. Jacksonville State earned 129 points for a sixth-place predicted order of finish followed by Morehead State (119), Murray State (106), Austin Peay (104), Eastern Kentucky (73), SIUE (36) and Tennessee State (29). Preseason All-OVC Team F Chelsey Perry, UT Martin G Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri F Maddie Waldrop, UT Martin G Karle Pace, Eastern Illinois G Macey Turley, Murray State G Kesha Brady, Tennessee Tech G Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois F/G Alexis Burpo, Murray State G Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State G Jamilyn Kinney, Belmont G Taylor Hawks, Jacksonville State
6-2 5-10 6-2 5-8 5-6 5-7 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-6
Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr.
The 2020-21 Preseason All-OVC team is headlined by Belmont senior forward Chelsey Perry who was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Earning Preseason All-Conference team honors this year after being named to the All-OVC First Team last season are: Eastern Illinois senior guard Karle Pace (15.0 ppg, 3.2 apg) and sophomore guard Lariah Washington (11.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg); Murray State junior guard Macey Turley (16.6 ppg, 4.4 apg); Southeast Missouri senior guard Tesia Thompson (19.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg); Tennessee Tech senior guard Kesha Brady (14.4 ppg, 40.7 FG%); and UT Martin senior forward Maddie Waldrop (12.7 ppg, 7.8 rpg). Belmont junior guard Jamilyn Kinney (8.2 ppg, 4.1 apg); Jacksonville State senior guard Taylor Hawks (11.2 ppg, 2.6 apg); Morehead State sophomore guard Ariel Kirkwood (10.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg); and Murray State junior forward/guard Alexis Burpo (10.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg.) were all named to the Preseason AllOVC team after earning All-Conference Second Team honors a year ago. Perry was named the OVC Player of the Year and was an All-OVC First Team pick last season. The Middleton, Tenn., native is the league's top returning scorer after she led the OVC with 23.1 points per game in 2019-20. She ranked second in field goal percentage (50.2%) and blocks (2.7). Perry also brought down 7.9 boards per game to rank fourth.
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Let the Season Begin: The 2020-21 regular-season begins on Nov. 25 with Conference play beginning on Dec. 30. This year each team will play a 20-game OVC schedule. Each team were allowed to schedule their travel partners in early December. OVC on ESPN+: For the third year, the Ohio Valley Conference will have a minimum of 600 conference events on ESPN+. ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App. Already the leading sports app, the new ESPN App is the premier all-in-one digital sports platform for fans across mobile and tv-connected devices. ESPN+ is also available through ESPN.com. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ through the ESPN App for just $5.99 a month (or $49.99 per year). 2019-20 in Review: Belmont and UT Martin shared the 2019-20 OVC Regular season title while Southeast Missouri won its first OVC Tournament title since 2007 last season. The Redhawks were the third seed in the OVC tourney and defeated No. 1 UT Martin, 67-47, in the Championship. Southeast Missouri earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament while UT Martin was the WNIT automatic bid but both were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Southeast Missouri's Rekha Patterson was named the OVC Coach of the Year after leading her team to a 25-7 overall mark and 14-4 OVC record. It was the best season for the Redhawks in the Division I era. UT Martin's Chelsey Perry was named the Player of the Year as she led the league with 23.1 points per game. Morehead State's Ariel Kirkwood was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year as she led the OVC with 2.7 blocks each time out. Eastern Illinois Lariah Washington had 11.2 points per game to earn Freshman of the Year honors. OVC Championship Returns to Evansville: The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents voted to accept a three-year deal to continue to hold the OVC Men's and Women's Basketball Championship at the Ford Center in Evansville through 2023. The agree also includes an option for a fourth year (2024). The event was held for the first time in Evansville in 2018, marking the first time the Championship was held outside of Nashville since 2002. The 2021 OVC Basketball Championship is March 3-6. The dates for future OVC Basketball Championships include: March 2-5, 2022 and March 1-4, 2023. Regular-Season Champions: With Belmont and UT Martin sharing the regular-season crown last year, 10 different teams have won a regularseason crown. Jacksonville State, Morehead State and SIUE are the only current members that have not won a regular-season title. Coaching Experience: UT Martin's Kevin McMillan is the longest tenured coach in the OVC as he enters he 12th season at the helm of the Skyhawks. He currently ranks third in OVC history with 218 wins and first among active coaches. He has had seven 20 win seasons at UT Martin
and has made the conference tournament in each of his 11 years. New Faces: Tennessee State will be under the new direction of first-year head coach Ty Evans in 2020-21. Evans comes to after spending eight years at SEC member Auburn. During his stint with the Tigers, he served as associate head coach from 2015-20 and assistant coach from 2012-2015. Evans helped guide the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to his tenure at Auburn, he served two years at Georgetown before accepting a position at Alabama in 2007. Evans began his collegiate coaching career at Saint Louis University where he served as an assistant coach during the 2001-02 season. After a season coaching professionally, he returned to SLU for two more seasons.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Following are a look at the top statistical returners this season based on their production during the 2018-19 season. (Current year of eligibility indicated in parenthesis) Scoring Tesa Thompson, SEMO (Jr.) Ellie Harmeyer, BU (Sr.) Karle Pace, EIU (Jr.) Macey Turley, MUR (So.) Taylor Roberts, TSU (Jr.) A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU (Sr.) Chelsey Perry, UTM (Jr.) Jordan Brock, TTU (Jr.) Taylor Steele, EIU (So.) Destiney Elliott, JSU (Gr.)
Games 29 33 28 30 25 29 32 33 29 30
Pts. 527 543 388 387 312 353 384 379 320 327
Avg. 18.2 16.5 13.9 12.9 12.5 12.2 12.0 11.5 11.0 10.9
Rebounding Ellie Harmeyer, BU (Sr.) A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU (Sr.) Tesia Thompson, SEMO (Jr.) Maddie Waldrop, UTM (Jr.) Bria Bass, EKU (Jr.) Jaden Wrightsell, TSU (Jr.) Maddie Wright, BU (Sr.) Allie Troeckler, SIUE (Jr.) Shay Solomon, EKU (Sr.) Grace McRae, EIU (Jr.)
Games 33 29 29 32 29 30 33 29 29 24
Rebs. 293 225 218 234 190 190 201 175 173 138
Avg. 8.9 7.8 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8
Assists Akia Harris, TTU (Jr.) Macey Turley, MUR (So.) Shay Soloman, EKU (Sr.) Brandi Ferby, APSU
Games 31 30 29 30
Asst. 140 133 100 85
Avg. 4.5 4.4 3.4 2.8
Steals Tesia Thompson, SEMO (Jr.) Taylor Roberts, TSU (Jr.) Karle Pace, EKU (Jr.) Brandi Ferby, APSU (Jr.) A. Gonzalez-Varner (Sr.) Allie Troeckler, SIUE (Jr.)
Games 29 25 28 30 29 29
Steals 59 42 44 46 42 41
Avg. 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
Field Goal Percentage A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU (Sr.) Jocelyn Taylor, SEMO (Sr.) Maddie Wright, BU (Sr.) Damiah Griffin, UTM (So.) Ellie Harmeyer, BU (Sr.) Chelsey Perry, UTM (Jr.) Tesia Thompson, SEMO (Jr.)
Games 29 29 33 32 33 32 29
FG-A 146-284 94-189 125-252 102-209 176-372 146-325 181-408
Pct. .514 .497 .496 .488 .473 .449 .444
ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES Larry Joe Inman compiled a league-best 545 wins over his 32 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 2012-2017 2. Bill Worrell (TTU) 1986-06 3. Kevin McMillan (UTM) 2009-Present 4. Lewis Bivens (MTSU) 1987-97 5. Marynell Meadors (TTU) 1977-86 6. Teresa Phillips (TSU) 1989-00 7. Ed Arnzen (SEMO) 1991-02 8. Mickey Wells (MOR) 1977-84 9. Brady Sallee (EIU) 2004-12 10. Chrissy Roberts (EKU) 2008-2019 13. Paula Buscher (SIUE) 2012-Present 16. Rick Pietri (JSU) 2013-Present t17. Greg Todd (MOR) 2014-Present 23. Rekha Patterson (SEMO) 2015-Present t24. Bart Brooks (BEL) 2017-Present 30. David Midlick (APSU) 2015-Present 36. Kim Rosamond (TTU) 2016-Present t48. Rechelle Turner (MUR) 2017-Present 53. Matt Bollant (EIU) 2017-Present 73. Samantha Williams (EKU) 2019-Present Ty Evans (TSU) 2020-Present
UT Martin's Chelsey Perry was named the OVC Preseason Player of the Year.
Record 545-352 (.606) 408-190 (.682) 218-136 (.616) 182-103 (.639) 181-100 (.730) 146-155 (.485) 144-155 (.482) 132-70 (.653) 136-116 (.540) 122-194 (.368) 108-107 (.502) 90-88 (.506) 98-90 (.521) 80-73 (.523) 79-20 (.798) 73-77 (.487 56-66 (.459) 38-56 (.404) 33-56 (.371) 11-18 (.379) 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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2020-21 WOMEN’S COMPOSITE SCHEDULE WEDNESAY, NOVEMBER 25 SIUE at Purdue Fort Wayne – TBA Dayton at Morehead State - 11 a.m. UIC at Eastern Illinois - 12 p.m. Murray State at Kentucky – 12 p.m. Bellarmine at Eastern Kentucky – 2 p.m. Austin Peay at North Alabama – 1 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Trevecca at Austin Peay - 1 p.m. Ga. Southwestern State at Jacksonville State - 2 p.m. Missouri Baptist at Southeast Missouri – 2 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Belmont at Kentucky – TBA Eastern Illinois at Northwestern – TBA Eastern Kentucky at Louisville – 11 a.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 Evansville at Murray State – 6 p.m. St. Louis Pharmacy at Southeast Missouri - 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 Austin Peay at Mississippi Valley State – TBA Eastern Illinois at Minnesota – TBA SIUE at Arkansas State – 5 p.m. Morehead State at Missouri – 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 Belmont at Middle Tennessee – 6:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State* - 7 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 Northern Illinois at Eastern Illinois – 2 p.m. Murray State at Indiana State – 5 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky* - 1 p.m. New Orleans at Jacksonville State - 2 p.m. Compass Tournament at Eastern Illinois - 5 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 Austin Peay at Florida State – TBA Eastern Michigan at Southeast Missouri - 2 p.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 Transylvania at Morehead State – 5 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 Austin Peay at Auburn – TBA Mississippi Valley at Murray State - 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 St. Louis Pharmacy at SIUE - 2 p.m. Jacksonville State at Georgia – 6 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 Tennessee State at Belmont* - 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State* - 5 p.m. Western Illinois at Southeast Missouri - 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech* - 1 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Southern Illinois – 2 p.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 Murray State at North Alabama – 6 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 Alabama A&M at Eastern Kentucky - 5 p.m. Chattanooga at Austin Peay - 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Samford at Jacksonville State - 4:30 p.m. Western Carolina at Tennessee Tech - 6 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 Morehead State at Marshall - TBA Belmont at Tennessee State* - 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 SIUE at Eastern Illinois* - TBA Eastern Kentucky at Chattanooga - TBA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 Bowling Green at Morehead State - 11 a.m. Chicago State at SIUE - 1 p.m. Alabama State at Jacksonville State - 2 p.m. Austin Peay at Murray State* - 2 p.m. UT Martin at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Samford at Tennessee Tech - 2 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 Alabama A&M at Belmont - 1 p.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Chicago State at SIUE - 1 p.m. Mercer at Tennessee Tech – 1 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 Eastern Kentucky at Northwestern – 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 Murray State at Belmont* - 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky* _ 4 p.m. UT Martin at Jacksonville State* - 4:30 p.m. Austin Peay at Tennessee State* - 5 p.m. SIUE at Morehead State* - 5 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech* - 2 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay* - 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois* -1 p.m. Jacksonville State at SIUE* - 1 p.m. Morehead State at Murray State* - 1 p.m. Belmont at UT Martin* - 1 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky* - TBA Tennessee Tech at Morehead State* - 3 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Belmont* - 4 p.m. Murray State at Eastern Illinois* - 4:30 p.m. Austin Peay at SIUE* - 5 p.m. UT Martin at Tennessee State* - 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Kansas City at SIUE - 1 p.m.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State* - TBA Jacksonville State at Morehead State* - 12 p.m. Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois* - 1 p.m. UT Martin at Belmont* - 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky* - 3 p.m. Murray State at SIUE* - 5 p.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 11 Eastern Illinois at SIUE* - 2 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Eastern Kentucky at SIUE* - 1 p.m. Morehead State at Eastern Illinois* - 4:30 p.m. Tennessee State at Jacksonville State* 4:30 p.m. Austin Peay at UT Martin* - 5 p.m. Belmont at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. Murray State at Southeast Missouri* - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Belmont at Jacksonville State* - 1 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois* - 1 p.m. Morehead State at SIUE* - 1 p.m. Murray State at UT Martin* - 1 p.m. Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 SIUE at Tennessee State* - TBA Southeast Missouri at Morehead State* - 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Belmont* - 4 p.m. UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky* - 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay* - 4:30 p.m. Jacksonville State at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky* - 12 p.m. UT Martin at Morehead State* - 12 p.m. Jacksonville State at Austin Peay* - 1 p.m. SIUE at Belmont* - 1 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State* - 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Murray State at Austin Peay* - 6 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 Belmont at Austin Peay* - 4:30 p.m. Morehead State at Jacksonville State - 4:30 p.m. Tennessee State at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at UT Martin* - 5 p.m. SIUE at Southeast Missouri* - 5 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Tennessee State at Austin Peay* - 1 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State* - 1 p.m. SIUE at UT Martin* - 1 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Belmont at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. Morehead State at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Southeast Missouri at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Murray State at Morehead State* - 3 p.m. Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky* - 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri* - 5 p.m. Belmont at Eastern Illinois* - 4:30 p.m. Jacksonville State at UT Martin* - 5 p.m. Tennessee State at SIUE* - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Murray State at Eastern Kentucky* - 12 p.m. Austin Peay at Morehead State* - 12 p.m. Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois* - 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at UT Martin* - 1 p.m. Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri* - 2 p.m. Belmont at SIUE* - 5 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Eastern Kentucky at Belmont* - 4 p.m. UT Martin at Austin Peay* - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State* - 4:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. Morehead State at Tennessee State* - 5 p.m. SIUE at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State* - TBA Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay* - 1 p.m. Morehead State at Belmont* - 1 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech* - 1 p.m. SIUE at Jacksonville State* - 1 p.m. UT Martin at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Jacksonville State at Belmont* - 4 p.m. SIUE at Austin Peay* - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. Morehead State at UT Martin* - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri* - 5 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State* - 5 p.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Morehead State at Southeast Missouri* - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Jacksonville State at Tennessee State* - TBA Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin* - 1 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay* - 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Belmont* - 1 p.m. SIUE at Murray State* - 4:30 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 UT Martin at SIUE* - 1 p.m. Tennessee State at Morehead State* - 3 p.m. Belmont at Eastern Kentucky* - 4 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois* - 4:30 p.m. Murray State at Jacksonville State* - 4:30 p.m. Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUAY 27 Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky* - TBA Belmont at Morehead State* - 12 p.m. Austin Peay at Jacksonville State* - 1 p.m. UT Martin at Eastern Illinois* - 1 p.m. Southeast Missouri at SIUE* - 1 p.m. Murray State at Tennessee Tech* - 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3-6 OVC Basketball Championship
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AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at North Alabama 28 TREVECCA
1 p.m. 1 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Mississippi Valley State 6 at Florida State 15 CHATTANOOGA 19 at Murray State* 30 at Tennessee State*
TBA TBA 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m.
JANUARY 2 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 7 at SIUE* 9 at Eastern Illinois* 14 at UT Martin* 16 at Southeast Missouri* 21 TENNESSEE TECH* 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 25 MURRAY STATE* 28 BELMONT* 30 TENNESSEE STATE*
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 6 at Morehead State* 11 UT MARTIN* 13 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 18 SIUE* 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 25 at Tennessee Tech* 27 at Jacksonville State*
4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • Entering his eighth season as head coach, David Midlick has led the Governors to the OVC Women’s Basketball Championship in each of his first five seasons. That is the second-longest streak of consecutive tournament appearances by a coach in program history, trailing only Susie Gardner, who led the Govs to seven-straight post season appearances from 1996-97 to 2002-03
Basic Information Location: ......................................Clarksville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,463 Founded: ........................................................1927 Nickname:.............................................. Governors Colors: ............................................Red and White Interim President: ............. Danelle Whiteside, J.D. Athletic Director: ........................... Gerald Harrison Arena: ...... Dunn Center/Dave Aaron Arena (7,257)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ...................................10/3 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ............18-12/9-9 (7th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ..........Casey Crigger Office Phone: .......................... (931) 221-6563 Cell Phone: ............................. (423) 915-6860 Fax: ......................................... (931) 221-7562 Email: ............................... criggerc@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: ............................. 507-708 (.417) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 265-380 (.411) 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
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 14 15 20 22 23 24 32 33
Name Tahanee Bennell Selina Dockery Ashlynn Freeman Nina De Leon Negron Jayla Kimbrough Myah LeFlore D'Shara Booker Ella Sawyer Kasey Kidwell Kemia Ward Shay-Lee Kirby Maggie Knowles Kelen Kenol Brianah Ferby Brandi Ferby
Pos. G F F G G F F G G F G G/F F G G
Ht. 5-7 6-0 6-0 5-6 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-6 5-4
Yr. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. R-So. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Turners Beach, Tasmania (Northern Okla. - Tonkawa) Helsinki, Finland (New Mexico JC) Rosharon, Texas (Manvel HS) San Juan, Puerto Rico(Montverde Academy) Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb HS) Memphis, Tenn. (St. Benedict at Auburndale) Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS) Adelaide, South Australia (Cabra Dominican Col.) Asheville, N.C. (Carolina Day School) Powder Spring, Ga. (Holy Spirit Prep) Vienna, W. Va. (Parkersburg HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (Stewart's Creek HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (Stewart's Creek HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach David Midlick
Alma Mater: ............................................ Mississippi, 1991 Hometown: ............................................... Memphis, Tenn. Family: ............................................................Wife - Leslie ..................................................... Children - David, Jr., Will Career Record: ............................................118-93 (7 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 73-77 (5 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 44-42 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................6 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Teonna Jewell ............... 4th season (Davis & Elkins, 2010) Mark Youngs ...................3rd season (Hope College, 1999) Alexis Pace .....................3rd season (West Georgia, 2010) Amy Elkus (Dir. of Ops) ......... 3rd season (Kentucky, 2014) Career Head Coaching Record Year 2012-13 2013-14 2015-16 2016-17
School Delta State Delta State Austin Peay Austin Peay
Overall 21-10 24-6 10-20 14-16
Conf. 13-5 17-3 8-8 8-8
Year 2017-18 2018-29 2019-20
School Austin Peay Austin Peay Austin Peay
Overall 16-14 15-15 18-12
Conf. 9-9 10-8 9-9
• Coming off of an 18-win regular-season, last season the Govs won the most regular-season games in program history since the 2003-04 team won 20 regular-season contests.
Coach Midlick Facts
David Midlick returned 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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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS GONZALEZ-VARNER, A.30-26 Conference-Only 18-15 SAWYER, Ella 30-30 Conference-Only 18-18 KNOWLES, Maggie 26-25 Conference-Only 17-17 FERBY, Brandi 27-16 Conference-Only 18-10 KIRBY, Shay-Lee 30-1 Conference-Only 18-1 BENNELL, Tahanee 30-10 Conference-Only 18-4 FERBY, Brianah 27-3 Conference-Only 18-3 BROOKER, D'Shara 27-2 Conference-Only 15-1 CRAWFORD, Nieja 26-6 Conference-Only 18-5 KIDWELL, Kasey 30-24 Conference-Only 18-14 KENOL, Kelen 28-5 Conference-Only 17-1 LEFLORE, Myah 27-0 Conference-Only 17-0 SHERER, Alayjah 6-0 Conference-Only 0-0 GREGORY, Gabby 20-2 Conference-Only 11-1 Total 30 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 30 Conference-Only 18 Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 25.3 129-259 .498 24.3 67-144 .465 25.6 88-253 .348 25.3 60-163 .368 25.2 75-165 .455 24.5 42-97 .433 21.3 51-164 .311 21.6 38-119 .319 17.7 62-173 .358 16.4 25-85 .294 17.7 56-177 .316 16.4 26-87 .299 15.5 51-159 .321 15.9 29-105 .276 12.0 57-114 .500 12.7 35-63 .556 15.5 39-114 .342 15.8 26-74 .351 15.7 38-122 .311 13.9 21-70 .300 9.5 32-71 .451 7.5 13-30 .433 7.7 25-66 .379 7.2 15-38 .395 6.5 5-19 .263 0.0 0-0 .000 5.1 11-43 .256 4.6 4-25 .160 719-1899 .379 401-1100 .365 690-1562 .442 394-920 .428
MIN 758 437 768 456 654 416 574 388 531 296 531 295 418 286 325 191 403 284 472 251 267 127 208 122 39 0 102 51
APSU 8,145 13/627 -
Opponents 26,053 15/1,712 1/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 42-112 .375 31-76 .408 58-135 .430 35-86 .407 24-84 .286 19-63 .302 44-138 .319 20-71 .282 33-115 .287 13-53 .245 20-89 .225 13-60 .217 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 13-43 .302 6-26 .231 19-69 .275 9-35 .257 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-22 .227 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 5-25 .200 1-15 .067 264-841 .314 149-496 .300 151-471 .321 91-283 .322
Scoring By Period 1st Austin Peay 503 Opponents 473
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 55-77 .714 95 120 215 33-44 .750 44 69 113 59-87 .678 33 59 92 45-53 .849 21 26 47 3-6 .500 16 51 67 3-6 .500 8 38 46 72-102 .706 12 38 50 47-66 .712 7 29 36 20-32 .625 29 47 76 8-12 .667 19 30 49 14-20 .700 20 39 59 11-14 .786 12 18 30 14-33 .424 27 22 49 11-24 .458 17 14 31 17-23 .739 44 55 99 11-14 .786 20 26 46 27-44 .614 35 43 78 16-29 .552 23 30 53 31-45 .689 22 37 59 12-21 .571 13 21 34 17-27 .630 14 37 51 6-8 .750 8 18 26 7-13 .538 11 10 21 2-7 .286 6 5 11 1-1 1.000 7 7 14 0-0 .000 0 0 0 4-7 .571 5 9 14 3-6 .500 4 3 7 341-517 .660 434 645 1079 208-304 .684 248 369 617 428-622 .688 306 830 1136 268-374 .717 194 498 692
AVG PF-FO A TO 7.2 90-3 39 63 6.3 52-2 22 36 3.1 80-2 80 76 2.6 45-1 42 46 2.6 37-0 16 17 2.7 19-0 9 10 1.9 52-0 59 30 2.0 35-0 46 19 2.5 52-0 12 34 2.7 30-0 9 18 2.0 63-0 64 69 1.7 34-0 26 35 1.8 41-0 23 14 1.7 25-0 13 11 3.7 47-0 6 26 3.1 27-0 3 13 3.0 45-1 21 25 2.9 32-1 16 21 2.0 53-0 43 39 1.9 28-0 20 20 1.8 45-1 3 24 1.5 22-1 1 18 0.8 19-0 8 16 0.6 11-0 3 8 2.3 7-0 3 5 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.7 5-0 6 12 0.6 2-0 2 6 36.0 636-7 383 470 34.3 362-5 212 270 37.9 571-6 375 636 38.4 346-5 230 361
BLK STL PTS-AVG 17 50 313-10.4 10 24 167-9.3 11 31 277-9.2 10 17 196-10.9 1 21 211-8.1 1 15 122-7.2 1 40 198-7.3 1 23 142-7.9 5 21 188-6.3 3 12 78-4.3 3 20 159-5.3 1 8 76-4.2 1 19 136-5.0 1 9 82-4.6 6 14 131-4.9 3 4 81-5.4 2 17 118-4.5 1 12 74-4.1 4 30 126-4.2 2 12 63-3.5 6 9 81-2.9 3 3 32-1.9 0 5 62-2.3 0 4 34-2.0 0 4 12-2.0 0 0 0-0.0 1 8 31-1.6 1 4 12-1.1 58 289 2043-68.1 37 147 1159-64.4 96 197 1959-65.3 60 122 1147-63.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 522 460
3rd 483 515
4th 519 497
OT 16 14
Total 2043 1959
Austin Peay Opponents
Off. 89 111
Def. 5 4
Total 94 115
2019-20 RESULTS (18-12, 9-9 OVC -- Home: 9-4, Away: 8-7, Neutral: 1-1) NOVEMBER 5 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 8 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 13 at Illinois 18 at Mississippi Valley State 21 EVANSVILLE 24 at Chattanooga
W, 103-70 W, 82-62 L, 62-76 W, 100-82 W, 80-64 W, 50-49
DECEMBER 1 at Kentucky 14 at Alabama A&M 19 vs. Binghamton1 20 at FlU1 29 ILLINOIS STATE
L, 52-81 W, 67-61 W, 80-63 W, 58-56 W, 77-72 (OT)
FEBRUARY 1 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 6 at Tennessee State* 8 at Belmont* 13 MURRAY STATE* 15 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 20 at SIUE* 22 at Eastern Illinois* 27 MOREHEAD STATE* 29 at Murray State*
L, 47-76 W, 87-55 L, 46-69 W, 69-61 W, 69-53 W, 79-62 L, 72-73 W, 70-65 W, 88-59
MARCH 4 vs. #2 Belmont2
L, 73-76 (OT)
FIU Classic (Miami, Fla.) OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 1
JANUARY 2 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 4 UT MARTIN* 9 at Tennessee Tech* 11 at Jacksonville State* 16 at Southeast Missouri* 18 at UT Martin* 23 TENNESSEE STATE* 25 BELMONT* 30 SIUE*
2
L, 66-79 L, 61-69 L, 49-58 W, 63-57 L, 43-81 L, 61-65 W, 76-58 L, 52-53 W, 74-61
Maggie Knowles Junior • Guard/Forward 8.1 pts. and 2.6 rebs. per game last season 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 99
BELMONT BRUINS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 29 at Kentucky
2 p.m.
DECEMBER 3 at Middle Tennessee 8 at Auburn 13 MARQUETTE 10 TENNESSEE STATE* 17 at Tennessee State* 20 ALABAMA A&M 30 MURRAY STATE*
6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at UT Martin* 7 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 9 UT MARTIN* 14 at Tennessee Tech* 16 at Jacksonville State* 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 23 SIUE* 28 at Austin Peay* 30 at Murray State*
1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Eastern Illinois* 6 at SIUE* 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 13 MOREHEAD STATE* 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 20 TENNESSEE TECH* 25 at Eastern Kentucky* 27 at Morehead State*
4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 12 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Tournament1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville,Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Basic Information Location: ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................8,481 Founded: ........................................................1890 Nickname:.....................................................Bruins Colors: .................................. Navy, Red and White President: ...............................Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director: ................................. Scott Corley Arena: ...........................Curb Event Center (5,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ...................................10/3 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .............22-9/16-2 (T-1st) Postseason: ........................... OVC Semifinals
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: .............Seth Raborn Office Phone: .......................... (615) 460-8023 Cell Phone: ............................. (615) 906-1727 Fax: ......................................... (615) 460-5584 Email: ..................... seth.raborn@belmont.edu Web site:..........................www.belmontbruins.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (615) 460-8554
OVC Regular Season Titles (4) 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
All-Time Record: ............................. 990-528 (.652) All-Time OVC Record: ...................... 110-24 (.821) Joined OVC: ...................................................2012
OVC Tournament Titles (4) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 NCAA Tournament Appearances (5) 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 3 4 5 10 11 14 20 21 22 23 24 25 34
Name Tuti Jones Madison Treece Madison Bartley Macie Culbertson Whitney Hay Allison Luly Destinee Wells Jamilyn Kinney Conley Chinn Blair Schoenwald Maddie Cook Nikki Baird Kiki Britzmann Grace Smith Cam Browning
Pos. G F F G G F G G F G G G G G F
Ht. 5-7 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-6 5-7 6-1 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-2
Yr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So.
Hometown (Last School) Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS) St. Peters, Mo. (Duke) Kettering, Ohio (Kettering Fairmont HS) Fall Branch, Tenn. (Daniel Boone HS) Eastview, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS) Alpharetta, Ga. (Creekview HS) Lakeland, Tenn. (Houston HS) Van Buren, Ark. (Van Buren HS) Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Incarnate Word Academy) Raleigh, N.C. (Cary Christian School) Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Male HS)
COACHING STAFF
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TEAM NOTES • The Bruins posted an undefeated 13-0 record at home in the Curb Event Center in the 2019-20 season, as they are 37-3 in home matchups with Brooks at the helm. • Belmont notched a 22-9 (16-2 OVC) record en route to its fourth-straight regular season OVC Championship in 2019-20 • Belmont earned a No. 9 ranking in the 2019-20 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 poll. The Bruins have been ranked in the WBCA Academic Top 25 poll in five of the last six years. • The Bruins are 92-6 in their last 98 Ohio Valley Conference games including conference tournament contests
Head Coach Bart Brooks
Alma Mater: ...............................................Wyoming, 2004 Hometown: ................................................... Buffalo, Wyo. Family: ......................................................Wife - Charlene ............................................................Children - Trey, Tyler Career Record: ............................................. 79-20 (3 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: .............................................................. 50-4 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................2 Assistant Coaches Jamey Givens .................. 5th season (Florida State, 2008) Amy Malo..............................5th season (Vanderbilt, 2009) Christine Clark .........................3rd season (Harvard, 2014)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2017-18 2018-19
School Belmont Belmont
Overall 31-4 26-7
Conf. 18-0 16-2
Year 2019-20
School Belmont
Overall 22-9
Conf. 16-2
Coach Brooks Facts Brooks enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bruins. He came to Belmont after spending the past 11 seasons on staff at DePaul University under legendary head coach Doug Bruno. The Blue Demons made the NCAA Tournament every season of Brooks’ stint, standing as one of only six NCAA Division I women’s basketball programs to make 15 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (Connecticut, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, Tennessee). Brooks began his coaching career at Barry University (FL), where he earned in master’s degree in sport management.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS HARMEYER, Ellie 31-31 Conference-Only 18-18 MUENSTERMAN, Maura 30-30 Conference-Only 17-17 KINNEY, Jamilyn 24-24 Conference-Only 18-18 CHINN, Conley 29-29 Conference-Only 16-16 WRIGHT, Maddie 31-29 Conference-Only 18-16 BRITZMANN, Kiki 31-6 Conference-Only 18-2 TREECE, Madison 18-0 Conference-Only 14-0 COOK, Maddie 31-2 Conference-Only 18-0 BROWNING, Cam 30-0 Conference-Only 18-0 LULY, Allison 23-3 Conference-Only 17-3 CULBERTSON, Macie 8-0 Conference-Only 0-0 BAIRD, Nikki 24-0 Conference-Only 13-0 SMITH, Grace 17-1 Conference-Only 6-0 Total 31 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 31 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MIN 991 572 909 502 789 600 765 423 678 362 627 345 158 130 542 286 228 122 229 154 81 0 151 75 102 29
BU 15,743 13/1,211 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 32.0 179-377 .475 31.8 106-223 .475 30.3 95-265 .358 29.5 58-154 .377 32.9 67-168 .399 33.3 51-126 .405 26.4 84-244 .344 26.4 49-145 .338 21.9 91-223 .408 20.1 51-129 .395 20.2 52-118 .441 19.2 24-58 .414 8.8 25-53 .472 9.3 19-36 .528 17.5 43-126 .341 15.9 21-61 .344 7.6 32-76 .421 6.8 17-44 .386 10.0 16-32 .500 9.1 9-21 .429 10.1 5-22 .227 0.0 0-0 .000 6.3 7-28 .250 5.8 4-11 .364 6.0 4-21 .190 4.8 2-6 .333 700-1753 .399 411-1014 .405 666-1932 .345 345-1111 .311
Opponents 19,696 14/1,317 4/313
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 35-117 .299 19-63 .302 68-203 .335 38-115 .330 45-114 .395 33-85 .388 48-152 .316 31-96 .323 14-56 .250 5-25 .200 9-37 .243 4-18 .222 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 5-23 .217 3-9 .333 3-17 .176 2-5 .400 229-742 .309 135-423 .319 196-715 .274 106-443 .239
Scoring By Period 1st Belmont 466 Opponents 423
FT-FTA 203-251 128-157 15-26 4-9 18-25 18-25 14-19 11-15 25-34 14-21 33-62 19-35 25-38 22-34 13-22 8-15 17-21 16-19 3-10 0-4 0-2 0-0 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 369-514 243-338 288-415 152-216
PCT .809 .815 .577 .444 .720 .720 .737 .733 .735 .667 .532 .543 .658 .647 .591 .533 .810 .842 .300 .000 .000 .000 .750 .750 .000 .000 .718 .719 .694 .704
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 79 302 381 48 196 244 32 53 85 25 29 54 3 58 61 3 47 50 32 102 134 15 50 65 71 111 182 37 51 88 32 52 84 19 35 54 11 24 35 9 21 30 16 68 84 10 39 49 26 50 76 18 31 49 24 34 58 13 24 37 2 8 10 0 0 0 1 21 22 0 12 12 1 5 6 0 2 2 386 969 1355 234 586 820 348 728 1076 206 409 615
AVG PF-FO A TO 12.3 55-0 56 79 13.6 29-0 35 46 2.8 44-0 65 70 3.2 24-0 33 44 2.5 38-0 99 54 2.8 25-0 72 35 4.6 59-3 31 45 4.1 29-1 16 23 5.9 65-0 45 70 4.9 37-0 20 30 2.7 44-1 30 51 3.0 22-1 19 27 1.9 16-0 12 12 2.1 15-0 10 11 2.7 57-1 49 48 2.7 31-0 36 25 2.5 35-1 8 26 2.7 20-0 5 11 2.5 36-0 10 21 2.2 23-0 7 15 1.3 2-0 2 8 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.9 9-0 4 7 0.9 5-0 2 4 0.4 13-0 5 5 0.3 3-0 1 2 43.7 473-6 416 528 45.6 263-2 256 287 34.7 500-5 339 361 34.2 290-1 167 215
BLK STL 6 20 5 12 3 25 2 15 2 36 1 31 10 14 5 11 15 11 7 7 1 15 1 6 4 1 4 0 3 18 0 10 9 4 5 3 4 10 2 7 0 5 0 0 5 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 62 164 35 104 84 230 51 127
PTS-AVG 596-19.2 359-19.9 273-9.1 158-9.3 197-8.2 153-8.5 230-7.9 140-8.8 221-7.1 121-6.7 146-4.7 71-3.9 75-4.2 60-4.3 99-3.2 50-2.8 83-2.8 50-2.8 35-1.5 18-1.1 10-1.3 0-0.0 22-0.9 14-1.1 11-0.6 6-1.0 1998-64.5 1200-66.7 1816-58.6 948-52.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 510 423
3rd 488 469
4th 517 482
OT 17 19
Total 1998 1816
Belmont Opponents
Off. 76 71
Def. 7 7
Total 83 78
2019-20 RESULTS (22-9, 16-2 OVC -- Home: 13-0, Away: 8-6, Neutral: 1-3) NOVEMBER 6 CHATTANOOGA 9 UCF 13 at Western Kentucky 17 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 20 at Arkansas 29 vs. Virginia Tech1 30 vs. Maryland1
W, 63-50 W, 72-37 L, 46-77 W, 62-45 L, 60-91 L, 60-58 L, 26-90
DECEMBER 3 at Toledo 11 at Lipscomb 14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 21 at Marquette
L, 48-53 W, 69-68 W, 68-57 L, 51-53
JANUARY 2 SIUE* 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 9 at Southeast Missouri* 11 at UT Martin* 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 18 MOREHEAD STATE* 23 at Murray State* 25 at Austin Peay* 30 at Tennessee Tech*
W, 69-48 W, 69-45 W, 57-46 L, 57-74 W, 68-48 W, 71-62 W, 86-56 W, 53-52 W, 59-47
FEBRUARY 1 at Jacksonville State* 6 MURRAY STATE* 8 AUSTIN PEAY 13 TENNESSEE STATE* 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 20 at Morehead State* 22 at Eastern Kentucky* 27 TENNESSEE TECH* 29 at Tennessee State*
L, 41-60 W, 70-53 W, 69-46 W, 70-58 W, 61-49 W, 63-56 W, 85-46 W, 68-52 W, 84-51
MARCH 4 vs. #7 Austin Peay2 6 vs. #3 Southeast Missouri2
W, 76-73 L, 99-114
Daytona Beach Invitational (Daytona Beach, Fla.) OVC Championship (Evansville,Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 1 2
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EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 UIC 29 at Northwestern
12 p.m. TBA
DECEMBER 2 at Minnesota 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS1 5 COMPASS TOURNAMENT1 18 SIUE* 30 at Eastern Kentucky*
TBA 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m.
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE TECH* 7 MURRAY STATE* 9 AUSTIN PEAY* 11 at SIUE* 14 MOREHEAD STATE* 16 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 21 at Belmont* 23 at Tennessee State* 28 at UT Martin* 30 at Southeast Missouri*
1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 BELMONT* 6 TENNESSEE STATE* 11 at Jacksonville State* 13 at Tennessee Tech* 18 at Murray State* 20 at Austin Peay* 25 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 27 UT MARTIN*
4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship2
TBA
Compass Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) 2 OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 1
TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment: ....................................................7,526 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: ...................................10/3 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................5/0 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ...........19-12/12-6 (4th) Postseason: ........................... OVC Semifinals
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact:................ Brad O'Brien Office Phone: .......................... (217) 581-6408 Cell Phone: .............................. (712)260-8624 Fax: ......................................... (217) 581-7001 Email: .................................. btobrien@eiu.edu Web site:............................ www.EIUpanthers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (217) 581-5135
OVC Regular Season Titles (2) 2009-10, 2012-13
All-Time Record: ............................. 618-710 (.465) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 189-231 (.450) Joined OVC: ...................................................1996
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 1988
2020-2021 ROSTER No. 1 2 3 5 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 24 32 41
Name Kira Arthofer Jordyn Hughes Bri Mishler Jackie Maulucci Karle Pace Paige Schumann Grace McRae Taylor Steele Alana Vinson Haley Cameron Lariah Washington Morgan Litwiller Parker Stafford Abby Wahl
Pos. G G G G G G F G G F G F F F/C
Ht. 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-1
Yr. Jr Jr R-So Fr Sr So Sr Sr Fr Fr So So Fr So
Hometown (Last School) Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Plains) Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) Louisville, Ky. (Eastern / IUPUI) Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview) Beaver Dam, Wis. (Beaver Dam) Melbourne, Australia (Southern Pen) Highland, Ind. (Highland) Indianapolis, Ind. (Roncalli) Dayton, Tenn. (Rhea County) St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo) Middlebury, Ind. (Northridge) Omaha, Neb. (Marian) Santa Claus, Ind. (Heritage Hills)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Matt Bollant
Alma Mater: ........................................ Winona State, 1994 Hometown: ..................................................Winona, Minn. Career Record: ....................................... 376-205 (18 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 33-56 (3 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 19-35 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................4 Assistant Coaches Kyley Simmons ...........................4th season (Illinois, 2016) Damonique Miller.................. 2nd season (Memphis, 2018) Kevin Templeton ..... 1st season (Tennessee Temple, 1989)
• The Panthers had the second biggest turnaround in the NCAA last year with plus 16 wins • Eastern Illinois had two first team All-OVC players for the first time in school history as Karle Pace and Lariah Washington were named to the team. Washington also became the first Panther to earn OVC Freshman of the Year honors • Karle Pace currently sits 21st at EIU on the alltime scoring list with 1,103 career points.
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
School Bryan College Bryan College Bryan College Bryan College Bryan College Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay
Coach Bollant Facts
Overall 29-7 28-5 26-8 26-8 25-8 26-6 29-4 28-5 34-2
Conf. 18-4 20-2 19-3 17-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 15-3 18-0
Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
School Green Bay Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois
Overall 31-2 19-14 9-21 15-16 9-21 9-22 3-26 11-18 19-12
Conf. 17-1 9-7 2-14 6-12 2-15 3-13 2-16 5-13 12-6
Bollant enters his fourth year at the helm of the Panthers. Prior to EIU, he spent five seasons at Illinois. He has 15 years of head coaching experience and had compiled a 343-139 records. Bollant has had stops at Bryan College and Wisconsin-Gren Bay. He was also an assistant at Evansville and Indiana. Bollant also spent three seasons as the head coach of Tigerton High School in Wisconsin.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN PACE, Karle 31-31 968 Conference-Only 18-18 591 WAHL, Abby 31-31 901 Conference-Only 18-18 517 WASHINGTON, Lariah 31-30 911 Conference-Only 18-17 557 STEELE, Taylor 21-16 601 Conference-Only 8-3 199 HUGHES, Jordyn 31-0 550 Conference-Only 18-0 322 LITWILLER, Morgan 30-10 567 Conference-Only 18-10 395 ARTHOFER, Kira 31-31 891 Conference-Only 18-18 524 NEHLS, Jennifer 31-6 435 Conference-Only 18-6 265 STAN, Claudia 20-0 76 Conference-Only 11-0 34 MCRAE, Grace 19-0 170 Conference-Only 15-0 160 SCHUMANN, Paige 24-0 165 Conference-Only 14-0 86 TELLEZ, Camino 12-0 40 Conference-Only 7-0 25 Total 31 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 31 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
EIU 10,755 14/768 --
AVG 31.2 32.8 29.1 28.7 29.4 30.9 28.6 24.9 17.7 17.9 18.9 21.9 28.7 29.1 14.0 14.7 3.8 3.1 8.9 10.7 6.9 6.1 3.3 3.6
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 154-375 .411 107-231 .463 143-308 .464 76-168 .452 130-281 .463 92-178 .517 71-184 .386 20-57 .351 69-182 .379 34-100 .340 54-152 .355 42-119 .353 42-154 .273 23-88 .261 23-62 .371 15-40 .375 20-41 .488 8-18 .444 11-28 .393 11-27 .407 12-28 .429 8-16 .500 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 732-1802 .406 437-1046 .418 676-1759 .384 412-1054 .391
Opponents 13,557 14/955 3/63
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 62-149 .416 46-99 .465 18-63 .286 6-33 .182 19-67 .284 11-37 .297 31-88 .352 12-33 .364 31-92 .337 14-53 .264 33-92 .359 29-74 .392 4-36 .111 3-23 .130 8-23 .348 3-17 .176 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 5-13 .385 3-8 .375 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 212-632 .335 128-384 .333 195-668 .292 117-405 .289
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 95-136 .699 15 85 100 55-76 .724 4 44 48 61-77 .792 68 98 166 34-45 .756 38 46 84 67-98 .684 37 117 154 42-60 .700 29 62 91 48-62 .774 9 83 92 19-23 .826 1 31 32 21-23 .913 8 61 69 11-13 .846 3 34 37 34-46 .739 26 63 89 26-34 .765 18 43 61 19-32 .594 10 80 90 14-21 .667 2 47 49 14-15 .933 34 70 104 12-13 .923 22 42 64 3-9 .333 17 15 32 1-4 .250 4 10 14 12-16 .750 13 26 39 12-16 .750 13 26 39 5-7 .714 4 12 16 0-1 .000 4 8 12 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 381-523 .728 297 807 1104 228-308 .740 175 449 624 364-542 .672 373 827 1200 218-312 .699 240 466 706
Scoring By Period 1st Eastern Illinois 516 Opponents 458
2nd 460 437
3rd 528 515
4th 522 476
OT 31 25
Total 2057 1911
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.2 54-0 99 70 2.7 32-0 58 43 5.4 80-1 24 48 4.7 49-0 15 33 5.0 62-2 40 69 5.1 35-0 27 38 4.4 44-1 38 54 4.0 19-1 16 17 2.2 54-0 29 32 2.1 29-0 15 16 3.0 69-3 17 37 3.4 48-2 11 25 2.9 79-2 117 88 2.7 47-2 76 53 3.4 58-0 19 32 3.6 30-0 10 21 1.6 7-0 1 4 1.3 5-0 0 3 2.1 18-0 8 12 2.6 17-0 8 11 0.7 18-0 20 15 0.9 9-0 11 10 0.3 0-0 5 4 0.4 0-0 3 2 35.6 544-9 417 481 34.7 320-5 250 283 38.7 515-9 397 584 39.2 297-4 236 332
Deadball Rebounds Off. Eastern Illinois 83 Opponents 77
BLK STL PTS-AVG 3 64 465-15.0 1 35 315-17.5 20 29 365-11.8 13 17 192-10.7 5 47 346-11.2 2 30 237-13.2 11 30 221-10.5 8 11 71-8.9 1 24 190-6.1 1 15 93-5.2 14 24 175-5.8 11 17 139-7.7 4 60 107-3.5 3 30 63-3.5 8 25 68-2.2 5 11 45-2.5 10 5 43-2.2 6 3 17-1.5 0 6 35-1.8 0 5 35-2.3 0 9 34-1.4 0 2 19-1.4 0 8 8-0.7 0 4 4-0.6 76 331 2057-66.4 50 180 1230-68.3 94 238 1911-61.6 60 140 1159-64.4
Def. 4 4
Total 87 81
2019-20 RESULTS (19-12, 12-6 OVC - Home: 9-5, Away: 8-6, Neutral: 2-1) NOVEMBER 5 LINDENWOOD 10 INDIANA STATE 13 LOYOLA CHICAGO 16 at UIC 19 at Evansville 26 at Wisconsin
W, 88-66 L, 57-59 L, 51-67 W, 80-45 W, 90-44 L, 55-63
FEBRUARY 1 at Austin Peay* 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 8 MOREHEAD STATE* 13 SIUE* 15 at UT Martin* 20 MURRAY STATE* 22 AUSTIN PEAY* 27 at Southeast Missouri* 29 at SIUE*
W, 76-47 W, 85-38 W, 67-62(OT) W, 77-71 L, 64-88 W, 66-46 W, 73-72 L, 56-72 W, 65-62
DECEMBER 1 at Lipscomb 7 OMAHA 19 at Northern Illinois1 20 vs. Western Illinois1 30 VALPARAISO
W, 66-56 W, 65-52 L, 48-61 W, 60-52 L, 66-78
MARCH 5 vs. #5 Jacksonville State2 6 vs. #1 UT Martin2
W, 49-46 L, 52-63
JANUARY 2 at Tennessee State* 4 at Belmont* 9 at Eastern Kentucky* 11 at Morehead State* 16 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 18 TENNESSEE TECH* 23 UT MARTIN* 25 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 30 at Murray State*
1 Compass Tournament (Dekalb, Ill.) 2 W, 73-52 OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) L, 45-69 * Ohio Valley Conference Game W, 83-63 Home Games in Bold W, 57-51 All Times Central and Subject to Change W, 55-53 L, 62-75 W, 74-70 L, 65-77 L, 87-92 (OT)
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EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 3 BELLARMINE 29 at Louisville
2 p.m. 11 a.m.
DECEMBER 5 MOREHEAD STATE* 11 at Morehead State* 15 ALABAMA A&M 18 at Chattanooga 22 at Northwestern 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA 1 p.m. TBA
JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay* 7 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 9 TENNESSEE TECH* 14 at SIUE* 16 at Eastern Illinois* 21 UT MARTIN* 23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 28 at Tennessee Tech* 30 at Jacksonville State*
1 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA 1 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 AUSTIN PEAY* 6 MURRAY STATE* 11 at Belmont* 13 at Tennessee State* 18 at Southeast Missouri* 20 at UT Martin* 25 BELMONT* 27 TENNESSEE STATE*
4 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA TBA 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship1
TBA
OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Richmond, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................16,959 Founded: ........................................................1906 Nickname:................................................ Colonels Colors: ...................................... Maroon and White President: ........................... Dr. David T. McFaddin Athletic Director: .................................... Matt Roan Arena (Capacity):..............McBrayer Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .......... 11-18/5-13 (10th) Postseason: ............................................ None
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ...............Chris Wells Office Phone: .......................... (859) 622-6170 Cell Phone: ............................. (859) 893-9417 Fax: ......................................... (859) 622-5108 Email: .......................christofer.wells@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: ............................. 656-673 (.494) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 323-331 (.494) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (2) 1997, 2005 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2) 1997, 2005
2020-21 ROSTER No. 00 1 5 12 15 20 21 23 25 30 35 55
Name Jayla Johnson Corriana Evans Amerah Steele Kynnedy Azubike Bria Bass Emma Hacker Anysa Jordan Dafne Gianesini Clara Rosini Alice Recanati I’Liyah Green Kendall Wingler
Pos. F G/F G G G/F F F F G G C G
Ht. 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-2 5-10
Yr. Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr R-Sr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Dallas, Tx. (Texas State) Griffin, Ga. (Spalding HS) London, Ky. (South Laurel HS) Columbus, Ohio (Akron) Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS) Frenchburg, Ky. (Menifee HS) Fairmont, W.Va. (Fairmont HS) Reggio Emilia, Italy (Basket Academy Mirabello) Trieste, Italy (Umana Reyer Venezia) Bergamo, Italy (Team 86 Villasanta) Louisville, Ky. (Cincinnati) Brandenburg, Ky. (Meade County HS)
COACHING STAFF
1
TEAM NOTES
Head Coach Samantha Williams
Alma Mater: ................................................. Auburn, 1996 Hometown: ................................................... Louisville, Ky. Career Record: ................................................11-18 (1 yr.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: .............................................................. 5-13 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Matt Thune ..............................2nd season (Indiana, 2012) Jackie Alexander . 2nd season (Univ. of the Cumberlands, 2014) Brandon Love ...................... 2nd season (Vanderbilt, 2011)
• After winning only two games and no OVC games in 2018-19, the Colonels won 11 games (in the OVC) last season under first-year head coach Samantha Williams. Career Head Coaching Record • That marked the third-best turnaround in the nation 2019-2020 and the largest win improvement by any first-year head coach. EKU picked up its first OVC home wins since 2018 and its first OVC road win since 2017.
Year 2019-20
School Eastern Kentucky
Coach Williams Facts
Overall 11-18
Conf. 5-13
Over eight seasons, Williams assisted the Cardinals in reaching the Final Four twice, including an appearance in the 2013 national championship game, making four trips to the Elite 8 and advancing to the Sweet 16 six times. From 2007 to 2011, Williams was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Duke. She helped the Blue Devils capture two ACC regular season championships, two ACC Tournament titles and make two appearances in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Williams spent the 2003-04 season as an assistant at Auburn before spending three seasons (2004-07) as an assistant and recruiting coordinator at DePaul. Williams began her collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Butler during the 1998-99 season. In 2002-03 she served as an assistant coach at Columbus State University, helping the Cougars to a 28-4 record, a Peach Belt Conference regular season championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 1996. Williams was a four-year starter with the Tigers and served as co-captain as a junior and a senior. After her collegiate career, Williams played one season of professional basketball in the American Basketball League with the San Jose Lasers (1996-97).
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GOODLETT, Teri Conference-Only BASS, Bria Conference-Only GREEN, I'Liyah Conference-Only STANTON, Qay Conference-Only MOWBRAY, Samari Conference-Only SOLOMON, Shay Conference-Only DAVIS, De'ayra Conference-Only KAIFES, Catie Conference-Only ANYSA, Jordan Conference-Only HACKER, Emma Conference-Only BELL, Maleaha Conference-Only HIGGINS,Jada Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 26-23 15-15 29-18 18-9 29-28 18-17 29-17 18-15 29-16 18-14 11-10 0-0 29-22 18-11 21-3 12-1 28-2 17-2 12-0 10-0 26-6 15-6 7-0 1-0 29 18 29 18
MIN 746 507 777 471 781 506 839 570 769 501 219 0 711 443 258 175 347 207 105 84 263 175 60 11
EKU 7,981 14/570 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 28.7 97-267 .363 33.8 74-205 .361 26.8 91-255 .357 26.2 48-141 .340 26.9 96-208 .462 28.1 65-141 .461 28.9 78-227 .344 31.7 52-153 .340 26.5 67-185 .362 27.8 32-106 .302 19.9 28-76 .368 0.0 0-0 .000 24.5 58-198 .293 24.6 31-111 .279 12.3 27-88 .307 14.6 21-62 .339 12.4 42-111 .378 12.2 21-63 .333 8.8 11-37 .297 8.4 8-31 .258 10.1 16-45 .356 11.7 7-24 .292 8.6 4-21 .190 11.0 1-5 .200 615-1718 .358 360-1042 .345 674-1790 .377 414-1104 .375
Opponents 13,073 15/872 0/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 42-121 .347 29-90 .322 18-91 .198 5-45 .111 5-26 .192 3-16 .188 12-52 .231 7-33 .212 33-114 .289 17-66 .258 4-16 .250 0-0 .000 20-71 .282 11-41 .268 23-65 .354 19-49 .388 3-24 .125 1-12 .083 7-28 .250 6-25 .240 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 168-616 .273 98-381 .257 199-614 .324 124-400 .310
FT-FTA 36-49 22-30 59-82 43-56 29-45 24-38 33-51 21-28 30-47 17-27 7-11 0-0 40-70 19-34 7-9 3-5 22-34 12-21 5-9 3-7 17-30 10-20 3-5 0-0 288-442 174-266 337-501 198-291
Scoring By Period 1st Eastern Kentucky 381 Opponents 403
2nd 372 493
PCT .735 .733 .720 .768 .644 .632 .647 .750 .638 .630 .636 .000 .571 .559 .778 .600 .647 .571 .556 .429 .567 .500 .600 .000 .652 .654 .673 .680
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 17 80 97 10 55 65 60 112 172 37 68 105 72 148 220 52 89 141 27 61 88 20 37 57 32 69 101 20 48 68 8 24 32 0 0 0 27 75 102 17 45 62 11 39 50 5 29 34 38 48 86 27 26 53 5 13 18 4 8 12 12 31 43 4 22 26 2 4 6 0 2 2 376 768 1144 238 475 713 404 787 1191 253 492 745
3rd 435 479
4th 480 487
OT 18 22
Total 1686 1884
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.7 51-1 85 80 4.3 31-1 61 49 5.9 58-1 22 68 5.8 40-1 14 38 7.6 80-4 29 55 7.8 53-2 18 38 3.0 57-0 105 86 3.2 38-0 65 60 3.5 44-1 27 30 3.8 21-0 16 21 2.9 26-0 22 27 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.5 58-1 41 69 3.4 36-1 25 45 2.4 21-1 11 15 2.8 12-1 5 12 3.1 53-0 6 31 3.1 32-0 2 23 1.5 22-2 4 8 1.2 15-1 2 6 1.7 23-0 8 18 1.7 15-0 8 12 0.9 5-0 7 9 2.0 0-0 1 2 39.4 498-11 367 506 39.6 293-7 217 311 41.1 462-9 378 432 41.4 279-5 232 251
BLK STL PTS-AVG 2 30 272-10.5 0 21 199-13.3 1 22 259-8.9 1 13 144-8.0 50 28 226-7.8 28 16 157-8.7 9 58 201-6.9 6 39 132-7.3 20 15 197-6.8 11 10 98-5.4 3 6 67-6.1 0 0 0-0.0 3 27 176-6.1 2 14 92-5.1 6 7 84-4.0 5 5 64-5.3 5 14 109-3.9 3 7 55-3.2 6 1 34-2.8 4 0 25-2.5 0 3 50-1.9 0 1 24-1.6 2 7 11-1.6 0 1 2-2.0 107 218 1686-58.1 60 127 992-55.1 92 270 1884-65.0 48 166 1150-63.9
Deadball Rebounds Eastern Kentucky Opponents
Off. 83 97
Def. 11 11
Total 94 108
2019-20 RESULTS (11-18, 5-13 OVC -- Home: 5-9, Away: 6-9, Neutral: 0-0) NOVEMBER 6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 9 at Memphis 17 at Butler 20 MIAMI (OHIO) 24 at Mercer 27 ALICE LLOYD
W, 69-62 W, 63-60 L, 41-73 L, 57-75 W, 61-60 (OT) W, 102-65
DECEMBER 1 CHATTANOOGA 3 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 8 at Xavier 15 at Vanderbilt 20 at IUPUI
W, 71-65 L, 63-72 W, 56-55 L, 69-75 L, 42-72
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE TECH* 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 11 SIUE* 16 at Belmont* 18 at Tennessee State* 23 at Jacksonville State* 25 at Tennessee Tech* 30 UT MARTIN*
L, 42-60 L, 33-43 L, 63-83 W, 49-46 L, 48-68 W, 61-55 L, 54-68 L, 82-87 L, 50-65
FEBRUARY 1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 8 at SIUE* 13 at Morehead State* 15 at Austin Peay* 20 TENNESSEE STATE* 22 BELMONT* 27 at Murray State* 29 MOREHEAD STATE*
L, 44-60 L, 38-85 W, 68-38 W, 68-47 L, 53-69 L, 64-67 L, 46-85 L, 65-66 W, 64-58
* Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 28 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN ST. 2 p.m. DECEMBER 3 TENNESSEE TECH* 5 NEW ORLEANS* 9 at Georgia 13 at Tennessee Tech* 16 SAMFORD 21 at Ole Miss 30 UT MARTIN*
7 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. TBA 4:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at SIUE* 7 at Eastern Kentucky* 9 at Morehead State* 14 TENNESSEE STATE* 16 BELMONT* 21 at Murray State* 23 at Austin Peay* 28 MOREHEAD STATE* 30 EASTERN KENTUCKY*
1 p.m. 4 p.m. 12 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at UT Martin* 6 at Southeast Missouri* 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 13 SIUE* 18 at Belmont* 20 at Tennessee State* 25 MURRAY STATE* 27 AUSTIN PEAY*
5 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship 2
TBA
Basic Information Location: ..................................... Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: ....................................................8,567 Founded: ........................................................1883 Nickname:............................................Gamecocks Colors: ............................................Red and White President: .........................Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Athletic Director: ....................................Greg Seitz Arena (Capacity): Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,700)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/4 Starters Returning/Lost......................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ..........14-16/10-8 (5th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ............Daniel Porter Office Phone: .......................... (256) 782-5965 Cell Phone: ............................. (205) 907-5367 Fax: ......................................... (256) 782-5958 Email: .................................. dporter2@jsu.edu Web site:.............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (256) 782-5528
OVC Regular Season Titles none
All-Time Record: ............................. 475-615 (.436) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 119-177 (.402) Joined OVC: ...................................................2003
OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
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Name Taylor Hawks Kyra Williams Imari Martin Kaiya Burnett Keiara Griffin Nekiyah Thompson Kiana Johnson Shawnta Shaw Kennedy Gavin Jayla Walker Jessie Day Yamia Johnson Regan Dargan Winnie Kuimi
Pos. G G G G F G G G F G F G G F
Ht. 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-6 6-0 5-6 5-9 5-2 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-3
Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. R-So. So.
Hometown (Last School) Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) Jacksonville, Ala. (Wallace State CC) Hazel Green, Ala. (Wallace State CC) Trenton, N.J. (Pensacola State College) Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Douglas HS) Decatur, Ga. (Lithia Springs HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Troy) Petal, Miss. (Southern Miss) Huntsville, Ala. (Sparkman HS) Niceville, Fla. (Troy) Lexington, S.C. (White Knoll HS) Chapin, S.C. (Chapin HS) Missouri City, Texas (Bend Hightower HS)
COACHING STAFF
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) Home Games in BOLD All Times Central and Subject to Change
Head Coach Rick Pietri
TEAM NOTES
Assistant Coaches Altheria Warmley .......................... 8th season (UAB, 1990) Eric Wise .............. 8th season (Louisiana-Lafayette, 1992) Eryc Pittman .......................... 6th season (Hampton, 2008)
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• With 83 consecutive starts under her belt dating back to her freshman season, veteran ball handler Taylor Hawks has led the Gamecocks each of the past three seasons in both steals and assists, and is coming off her career-best scoring year averaging 11.2 points a season ago. • Rick Pietri, after seven seasons has climbed to second on the school’s all-time wins list with 104 victories for the Red and White, just 18 behind Dana Austin who coached from 1993-2003.
Alma Mater: ..................................... South Alabama, 1987 Family: ...................................................... Wife - Suzanne ....................................................Children - Wesley, Jordan Career Record: ....................................... 324-272 (20 yrs.) School Record: ........................................ 104-104 (7 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 61-58 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................5 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ............................none
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
School South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama 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 21-11 15-16 17-13
Conf. 5-11 7-8 10-5 11-4 7-8 8-7 7-11 10-8 10-8 9-9 8-8
Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
School South Alabama South Alabama Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
Overall 17-13 17-13 14-18 19-10 10-18 13-15 19-12 15-15 14-16
Conf. 9-7 10-10 8-8 10-6 5-11 6-10 12-6 9-9 10-8
Coach Pietri Facts Pietri has led Jacksonville State to the OVC Tournament in five of his seven 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-to-back 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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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER ELLIOTT, Destiney Conference-Only HAWKS, Taylor Conference-Only JOHNSON, Kiana Conference-Only JOHNSON, Yamia Conference-Only LONG, Chloe Conference-Only THOMPSON, Nekiyah Conference-Only LAWRENCE, McKenna Conference-Only DAY, Jessi Conference-Only WALKER, Jayla Conference-Only DARGAN, Regan Conference-Only SLEDGE, Karleigh Conference-Only WEBSTERS, Brittany Conference-Only KUIMI, Winnie Conference-Only GAVIN, Kennedy Conference-Only WILLIS, Jutoreyia Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 28-24 16-13 30-30 18-18 27-22 15-10 26-4 18-3 30-27 18-18 30-0 18-0 28-8 18-8 30-23 18-18 26-2 16-2 1-0 1-0 27-0 17-0 20-10 8-0 15-0 10-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 30 18 30 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
JSU 6,791 14/485 -
MIN 783 434 743 449 728 403 457 328 865 521 441 258 387 302 776 522 299 151 2 2 212 141 211 29 93 61 0 0 5 0
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 28.0 117-322 .363 27.1 67-184 .364 24.8 111-292 .380 24.9 61-168 .363 27.0 98-232 .422 26.9 55-138 .399 17.6 66-205 .322 18.2 48-150 .320 28.8 58-146 .397 28.9 38-92 .413 14.7 34-112 .304 14.3 18-59 .305 13.8 38-135 .281 16.8 35-107 .327 25.9 47-137 .343 29.0 28-82 .341 11.5 27-106 .255 9.4 8-42 .190 2.0 1-2 .500 2.0 1-2 .500 7.9 19-52 .365 8.3 12-32 .375 10.6 15-37 .405 3.6 3-8 .375 6.2 9-16 .563 6.1 3-7 .429 0.0 0-0 .000 0.0 0-0 .000 5.0 0-2 .000 0.0 0-0 .000 640-1796 .356 377-1071 .352 643-1728 .372 365-999 .365
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 70-208 .337 34-110 .309 33-97 .340 19-56 .339 1-11 .091 1-7 .143 31-104 .298 22-73 .301 0-5 .000 0-4 .000 6-37 .162 4-19 .211 28-99 .283 26-80 .325 15-65 .231 7-38 .184 10-63 .159 1-24 .042 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-23 .174 2-12 .167 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 198-712 .278 116-423 .274 125-452 .277 72-274 .263
Scoring By Period 1st Jacksonville State 406 Opponents 436
Opponents 16,442 13/1,265 3/0
FT-FTA 52-73 24-33 80-108 49-65 35-51 18-27 47-66 30-41 19-43 14-29 56-75 36-49 14-22 8-12 15-26 10-12 6-14 1-2 0-0 0-0 8-12 5-8 2-9 0-2 5-10 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 339-509 198-284 404-560 229-316
PCT .712 .727 .741 .754 .686 .667 .712 .732 .442 .483 .747 .735 .636 .667 .577 .833 .429 .500 .000 .000 .667 .625 .222 .000 .500 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 .666 .697 .721 .725
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 29 142 171 14 74 88 26 96 122 18 55 73 33 52 85 18 27 45 13 23 36 5 16 21 52 153 205 36 102 138 8 32 40 5 24 29 9 46 55 5 34 39 52 101 153 33 61 94 9 26 35 4 10 14 1 0 1 1 0 1 19 23 42 15 15 30 13 30 43 2 4 6 12 11 23 8 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 347 812 1159 207 473 680 353 883 1236 199 520 719
AVG PF-FO A TO 6.1 61-0 52 59 5.5 35-0 24 26 4.1 53-0 79 88 4.1 24-0 51 42 3.1 53-0 29 50 3.0 27-0 17 26 1.4 39-0 11 35 1.2 25-0 6 22 6.8 60-1 40 40 7.7 37-1 19 20 1.3 33-0 54 44 1.6 19-0 32 24 2.0 27-0 11 18 2.2 22-0 7 11 5.1 79-0 24 26 5.2 51-0 15 15 1.3 15-0 15 9 0.9 9-0 9 5 1.0 0-0 0 0 1.0 0-0 0 0 1.6 34-0 1 7 1.8 20-0 0 5 2.2 34-1 1 11 0.8 9-0 0 4 1.5 8-0 0 3 1.3 4-0 0 3 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.0 1-0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 38.6 497-2 318 413 37.8 282-1 180 214 41.2 531-7 290 465 39.9 293-4 171 254
BLK STL PTS-AVG 24 19 356-12.7 11 10 192-12.0 1 43 335-11.2 0 23 190-10.6 2 20 232-8.6 0 13 129-8.6 3 14 210-8.1 2 8 148-8.2 39 27 135-4.5 27 14 90-5.0 1 18 130-4.3 1 13 76-4.2 0 12 118-4.2 0 9 104-5.8 11 23 124-4.1 10 14 73-4.1 7 6 70-2.7 6 3 18-1.1 0 0 2-2.0 0 0 2-2.0 4 7 50-1.9 3 5 31-1.8 4 4 32-1.6 0 0 6-0.8 2 1 23-1.5 2 0 9-0.9 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 98 194 1817-60.6 62 112 1068-59.3 79 215 1815-60.5 55 112 1031-57.3
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 442 427
3rd 518 436
4th 451 516
Total 1817 1815
Jacksonville State Opponents
Off. 81 67
Def. 10 14
Total 91 81
2019-20 RESULTS (14-16, 10-8 OVC -- Home: 10-4, Away: 4-9, Neutral: 0-3) NOVEMBER 5 at Vanderbilt 9 FLORIDA A&M 12 LIPSCOMB 16 at Troy 20 at Alabama State 24 FORT VALLEY STATE 29 vs. Northern Kentucky1
L, 66-88 W, 72-67 W, 65-63 L, 64-94 L, 63-68 W, 87-65 L, 63-66
DECEMBER 1 vs. Oakland1 8 CLARK ATLANTA 20 JACKSONVILLE 28 at Auburn
L, 55-61 W, 75-46 L, 40-55 L, 53-62
JANUARY 2 at Morehead State* 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 9 MURRAY STATE* 11 AUSTIN PEAY* 16 at Eastern Illinois* 18 at SIUE* 23 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 25 MOREHEAD STATE* 30 TENNESSEE STATE*
FEBRUARY 1 BELMONT* 6 at Southeast Missouri* 8 at UT Martin* 13 at Tennessee Tech* 15 at Belmont* 20 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 22 UT MARTIN* 27 at Tennessee State* 29 TENNESSEE TECH*
W, 60-41 L, 52-79 L, 72-86 W, 66-50 L, 49-61 W, 72-51 L, 56-73 W, 64-45 W, 64-61
MARCH 5 vs. #4 Eastern Illinois 2
L, 46-49
FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) Home Games in BOLD All Times Central and Subject to Change
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L, 48-67 W, 43-33 W, 68-51 L, 57-63 L, 52-55 W, 53-44 W, 68-54 L, 55-69 W, 70-48
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MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 DAYTON
11 a.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Missouri 5 at Eastern Kentucky* 7 TRANSYLVANIA (KY) 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 17 at Marshall 19 BOWLING GREEN 30 SIUE*
7 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA 11 a.m. 5 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Murray State* 7 TENNESSEE TECH* 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 14 at Eastern Illinois* 16 at SIUE* 21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 23 UT MARTIN* 28 at Jacksonville State* 30 at Tennessee Tech*
1 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 MURRAY STATE* 6 AUSTIN PEAY* 11 at Tennessee State* 18 at UT Martin* 19 at Southeast Missouri* 25 MOREHEAD STATE* 27 BELMONT*
3 p.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship 1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES • Greg Todd enters his seventh season as Morehead State’s head coach in 2020-21. He enters the season needing two victories to join Mickey Wells (156) and Loretta Marlow (110) as the only coaches in program history with 100 or more victories at Morehead State. • In six seasons under Todd, Morehead State has been the top blocking team in the OVC, finishing lower than the league leader in total blocks only once (second in 2014-15). In the past six seasons, the Eagles are the only team in the league to block 100 or more shots each season.
Basic Information Location: ..........................................Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................10,951 Founded: ........................................................1887 Nickname:....................................................Eagles Colors: .............................................Blue and Gold President: ............................ Dr. Joseph A. Morgan Athletic Director: .............................. Jaime Gordon Arena (Capacity):............... Johnson Arena (6,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/7 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ..........10-20/6-12 (9th) Postseason: ............................................ None
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ................ Ryan Frye Office Phone: .......................... (606) 783-2500 Cell Phone: ............................. (859) 513-0384 Fax: ......................................... (606) 783-2500 Email: ...................rhfrye@moreheadstate.edu Web site:............................. www.MSUEagles.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (606) 783-2500
OVC Regular Season Titles none 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: ............................. 618-652 (.487) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 301-352 (.461) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
Name Pos. Lai’Janique Perry-Ellis G Morgan DeFoor G Ellie Jo Johnson F Darryn Zeigler G Tomiyah Alford G Freddy Adams G Ariel Kirkwood G Lauren Carter G Gabby Crawford F Jazzmyn Elston G Laurie Thomas F Tyler Moore G
Ht. 5-9 5-5 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-5 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-10
Yr. So. Fr. Jr. R-So. So. Jr. So. R-So. R-So. Sr. Jr. R-Sr.
Hometown (Last School) Milwaukee, Wis. (Bryant & Stratton [Wis.]) Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) South Webster, Ohio (South Webster HS) Cleveland, Ohio (Moberly Area [Mo.] CC) Barnesville, Ga. (Lamar HS) Evansville, Ind. (Dodge City [Kan.] CC) Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee Vincent HS) High Point, N.C. (Campbell) Munford, Tenn. (Ole Miss) Rossville, Ga. (State Fair [Mo.] CC) Athens, Ga. (Central Georgia Tech) Portsmouth, Va. (UMBC)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Greg Todd
Alma Mater: ..................................Eastern Kentucky, 1983 Hometown: ........................................................ Berea, Ky. Family: ...........................................................Wife - Renee ..........................................Children - Brooke, Katie, Robert Career Record: ...................................... 255-147 (14 yrs.) School Record: ............................................ 98-90 (6 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 54-48 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................4 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................3 Assistant Coaches Dominique Duck ......4th season (Western Kentucky, 2010) Clint Williams ........................3rd season (Tuskegee, 2013) Justin Maass............................ 2nd season (Arizona State)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
School Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania
Overall 19-9 15-12 23-6 19-7 20-8 14-13 21-6
Conf. 12-4 10-6 14-2 13-3 13-5 11-7 16-2
Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
School Transylvania Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State
Overall 26-3 12-18 10-20 21-10 21-11 24-11 10-20
Conf. 17-1 8-8 4-12 11-5 12-6 13-5 6-12
Coach Todd Facts Prior to joining Morehead State, 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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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS ELSTON, Jazzmyn 27-1 Conference-Only 18-0 JACKSON, Breuna 30-30 Conference-Only 18-18 KIRKWOOD, Ariel 30-30 Conference-Only 18-18 ALFORD, Tomiyah 30-20 Conference-Only 18-18 JOHNSON, Ellie Jo 30-29 Conference-Only 18-17 AVERY, Jaleesa 30-30 Conference-Only 18-18 HUMPHRIES, Orlandra 30-1 Conference-Only 18-1 CHAPPEL, Lakeita 6-5 Conference-Only 0-0 NIEVES, Alyssa 28-4 Conference-Only 16-0 SCHWARBER, Mackenzie 28-0 Conference-Only 16-0 GRANT, Mchale 11-0 Conference-Only 5-0 Total 30 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 30 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 24.7 116-291 .399 26.6 91-216 .421 31.4 101-311 .325 34.1 61-207 .295 32.3 111-302 .368 35.0 70-169 .414 22.5 95-222 .428 22.6 50-126 .397 26.0 60-141 .426 26.8 35-83 .422 22.6 71-191 .372 22.9 38-107 .355 17.5 72-163 .442 20.1 48-107 .449 15.8 8-22 .364 0.0 0-0 .000 11.8 26-116 .224 6.6 5-30 .167 13.3 16-50 .320 9.6 5-19 .263 1.6 0-1 .000 1.0 0-0 .000 676-1810 .373 403-1064 .379 707-1803 .392 407-1066 .382
MIN 667 478 943 614 970 630 674 407 780 483 677 413 524 361 95 0 330 106 373 154 18 5
MOR 17,404 15/1,160 -
Opponents 36,770 15/2,451 0/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 47-149 .315 34-106 .321 41-144 .285 21-91 .231 8-45 .178 4-23 .174 6-28 .214 4-11 .364 3-16 .188 1-5 .200 13-46 .283 6-23 .261 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 18-80 .225 4-24 .167 2-14 .143 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 138-527 .262 74-288 .257 183-608 .301 106-354 .299
Scoring By Period 1st Morehead State 463 Opponents 479
FT-FTA 38-56 27-38 80-89 57-64 82-117 51-78 49-71 31-40 92-117 63-80 44-62 24-34 29-46 20-33 8-15 0-0 7-8 0-0 10-20 5-10 0-0 0-0 439-601 278-377 402-564 263-368
PCT .679 .711 .899 .891 .701 .654 .690 .775 .786 .788 .710 .706 .630 .606 .533 .000 .875 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .730 .737 .713 .715
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 19 48 67 11 33 44 20 42 62 14 27 41 83 173 256 47 103 150 38 76 114 20 53 73 55 97 152 33 57 90 44 86 130 30 50 80 58 142 200 35 102 137 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 19 21 2 5 7 37 39 76 15 11 26 1 3 4 0 0 0 411 785 1196 239 483 722 378 796 1174 222 472 694
AVG PF-FO A TO 2.5 54-1 28 57 2.4 43-1 20 42 2.1 43-0 59 66 2.3 30-0 44 39 8.5 96-4 73 128 8.3 58-2 46 76 3.8 56-1 34 74 4.1 35-0 21 37 5.1 91-6 25 45 5.0 51-2 11 27 4.3 85-2 27 45 4.4 48-1 18 27 6.7 72-1 8 34 7.6 48-1 4 25 0.7 6-0 7 8 0.0 0-0 0 0 0.8 15-0 17 31 0.4 9-0 7 13 2.7 49-0 20 19 1.6 23-0 8 6 0.4 2-0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 39.9 569-15 299 533 40.1 345-7 179 304 39.1 583-13 403 520 38.6 353-9 216 290
BLK STL PTS-AVG 7 32 317-11.7 4 18 243-13.5 3 22 323-10.8 2 14 200-11.1 82 48 312-10.4 58 30 195-10.8 7 52 245-8.2 4 27 135-7.5 17 16 215-7.2 9 6 134-7.4 28 14 199-6.6 17 6 106-5.9 31 24 173-5.8 20 16 116-6.4 2 3 24-4.0 0 0 0-0.0 2 14 77-2.8 1 2 14-0.9 4 20 44-1.6 3 4 15-0.9 0 1 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 183 246 1929-64.3 118 123 1158-64.3 158 258 1999-66.6 79 151 1183-65.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 406 510
3rd 508 510
4th 528 479
OT 24 21
Total 1929 1999
Morehead State Opponents
Off. 78 88
Def. 7 13
Total 85 101
2019-20 RESULTS (10-20, 6-12 OVC -- Home: 7-8, Away: 3-12, Neutral: 0-0) NOVEMBER 9 at Bowling Green 15 STETSON1 17 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.)1 19 MIDWAY1 21 at Kentucky 26 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 30 RADFORD
L, 65-79 L, 55-58 W, 65-54 W, 107-55 L, 54-79 L, 56-74 W, 73-62
DECEMBER 5 at Dayton 15 at Michigna State 17 at Valparaiso 19 ASBURY 30 at #6 Baylor
L, 41-58 L, 48-93 L, 53-55 W, 107-55 L, 47-94
JANUARY 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 4 TENNESSEE TECH* 9 SIUE* 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 16 at Tennessee State* 18 at Belmont* 23 at Tennessee Tech* 25 at Jacksonville State* 30 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
W, 67-48 L, 55-75 W, 75-69 L, 51-57 W, 84-47 L, 62-71 L, 75-82 W, 69-55 L, 61-67
FEBRUARY 1 UT MARTIN* 6 at SIUE* 8 at Eastern Illinois* 13 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 15 at Murray State* 20 BELMONT* 22 TENNESSEE STATE* 27 at Austin Peay* 29 at Eastern Kentucky*
L, 64-82 W, 63-55 (OT) L, 62-67 (OT) L, 47-68 L, 75-83 L, 56-63 W, 69-60 L, 55-70 L, 58-54
1 MTE Event (Morehead, Ky.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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MURRAY STATE RACERS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at Kentucky
12 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 EVANSVILLE 4 at Indiana State 8 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 14 at North Alabama 19 AUSTIN PEAY* 30 at Belmont*
6 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m.
JANUARY 2 MOREHEAD STATE* 7 at Eastern Illinois* 9 at SIUE* 14 at Southeast Missouri* 16 at UT Martin* 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 23 TENNESSEE TECH* 25 at Austin Peay* 28 TENNESSEE STATE* 30 BELMONT*
1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Morehead State* 6 at Eastern Kentucky* 11 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 13 UT MARTIN* 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 20 SIUE* 25 at Jacksonville State* 27 at Tennessee Tech*
3 p.m. 12 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship 1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Basic Information Location: ...............................................Murray, Ky. Enrollment: ..................................................10,017 Founded: ........................................................1922 Nickname:................................................... Racers Colors: ............................................Navy and Gold President: .....................................Dr. Bob Jackson Athletic Director: ....................................Kevin Saal Arena: ................................... CFSB Center (8,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................7/5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................5/0 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .......... 14-16/7-11 (8th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ...........Parker Griffith Office Phone: .......................... (270) 809-3351 Cell Phone: ............................. (662) 341-0979 Fax: ......................................... (270) 809-6814 Email: ................... pgriffith2@murraystate.edu Web site:................................ www.GoRacers.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (270) 809-5551
OVC Regular Season Titles (1) 2008-09
All-Time Record: ..........................614-795-2 (.436) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 287-389 (.425) Joined OVC: ...................................................1948
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2008
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Name G'Torria Swinton Raegan Blackburn Lex Mayes Macey Turley Lucia Operto Laci Hawthorne Jentri Worley Manna Mensah Bria Sanders-Woods Hannah McKay Jalexis Russell Katelyn Young Alexis Burpo Charlee Settle Macie Gibson
Pos. G G G G C F G G G F G F F/G G/F F
Ht. 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-6 6-3 6-0 5-9 5-8 5-8 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-1
Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-So.
Hometown (Last School) Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Central Ga. Col.) Greenville, Ky. (Muhlenberg County HS) Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) Lehmann, Argentina (Universal School) Fort Worth, Texas (Incarnate Word) Neelyville, Mo. (Neelyville HS) Toronto, Canada (Grayson College) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North HS) Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Catholic HS) Florence, Ala. (Gadsden State CC) Oakwood, Ill. (Oakwood HS) Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) Murray, Ky. (Calloway County HS) Booneville, Ky. (Owsley County HS)
COACHING STAFF
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TEAM NOTES • Head Coach Rechelle Turner enters her fourth season with the program. She played for the Racers and led the team in assist in both her junior and senior seasons. • The Racers have qualified for the OVC Tournament in each of the past three seasons and return three All-OVC players from last year in Macey Turley, Alexis Burpo and Lexi Hawthorne.
Head Coach Rechelle Turner
Alma Mater: ......................................... Murray State, 1996 Hometown: ............................................... Calvert City, Ky. Family: .................................................... Husband - Travis .....................................................Children - Cade, Cadwell Career Record: .......................................... 38-52 (3 years) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 23-31 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Amber Guffey .................. 4th season (Murray State, 2009) Monica Evans .................................................... 4th season Sarah Jones ...........................1st season (Villanova, 2011)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2017-18 2018-19
School Murray State Murray State
Overall 11-19 13-17
Conf. 7-11 9-9
Year 2019-20
School Murray State
Overall 14-16
Conf. 7-11
Coach Turner Facts Turner is entering her fourth season at the helm of the Racers. Prior to being named the head coach at Murray State, Turner spent 21 season as the head coach at Murray High School. She compiled a 460-178 record at MHS, the 20th-most career victories in Kentucky state history. Turner played at Murray State from 1991-92 and led the Racers in assists in 1992-93 and 1993-94. She also played golf at Murray State.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN TURLEY, Macey 26-26 850 Conference-Only 15-15 498 BURPO, Alexis 30-26 1009 Conference-Only 18-18 634 MAYES, Lex 30-29 1036 Conference-Only 18-17 650 HAWTHORNE, Laci 30-29 905 Conference-Only 18-17 571 GIBSON, Macie 28-22 682 Conference-Only 17-12 425 MACK, Cekeya 17-8 270 Conference-Only 6-3 122 HILL, Sadie 14-3 246 Conference-Only 4-3 80 BLACKBURN, Raegan 28-5 460 Conference-Only 18-4 355 HUNTER, Ashley 22-0 150 Conference-Only 14-0 87 WORLEY, Jentri 8-0 96 Conference-Only 0-0 0 SWINTON, G'Torria 23-2 250 Conference-Only 15-1 164 SUTTON, Sarah 12-0 41 Conference-Only 7-0 23 JACKSON, Lauren 12-0 30 Conference-Only 7-0 16 Total 30 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 30 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
MUR 17,797 14/1,271 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 32.7 128-364 .352 33.2 67-203 .330 33.6 117-284 .412 35.2 82-196 .418 34.5 95-246 .386 36.1 59-149 .396 30.2 121-302 .401 31.7 80-186 .430 24.4 88-219 .402 25.0 51-129 .395 15.9 40-82 .488 20.3 21-42 .500 17.6 19-63 .302 20.0 11-21 .524 16.4 41-145 .283 19.7 31-103 .301 6.8 23-72 .319 6.2 9-37 .243 12.0 5-25 .200 0.0 0-0 .000 10.9 14-44 .318 10.9 9-23 .391 3.4 3-11 .273 3.3 1-6 .167 2.5 1-3 .333 2.3 1-2 .500 695-1860 .374 422-1097 .385 814-1974 .412 487-1198 .407
Opponents 29,157 15/1,944 1/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 53-153 .346 25-84 .298 14-47 .298 8-25 .320 53-164 .323 33-89 .371 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 45-126 .357 30-75 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8-24 .333 6-12 .500 34-125 .272 26-89 .292 6-24 .250 4-13 .308 3-13 .231 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 217-693 .313 132-395 .334 206-608 .339 132-373 .354
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 123-141 .872 19 80 99 63-75 .840 10 39 49 59-100 .590 81 156 237 48-71 .676 52 105 157 59-69 .855 27 53 80 41-45 .911 18 27 45 56-105 .533 97 179 276 37-68 .544 67 126 193 19-25 .760 40 87 127 12-17 .706 24 59 83 10-21 .476 23 44 67 6-9 .667 7 19 26 16-19 .842 17 26 43 5-6 .833 4 6 10 6-6 1.000 7 32 39 6-6 1.000 3 22 25 11-17 .647 7 14 21 7-9 .778 4 7 11 4-8 .500 3 5 8 0-0 .000 0 0 0 18-23 .783 33 45 78 16-19 .842 18 31 49 2-4 .500 1 3 4 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3-4 .750 5 1 6 3-4 .750 3 1 4 386-542 .712 419 800 1219 244-329 .742 241 491 732 393-562 .699 435 815 1250 248-336 .738 257 469 726
Scoring By Period 1st Murray State 500 Opponents 561
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.8 43-1 114 94 3.3 32-1 59 59 7.9 62-0 89 105 8.7 39-0 61 71 2.7 66-1 45 68 2.5 41-1 26 43 9.2 92-3 39 72 10.7 62-3 30 40 4.5 81-5 24 36 4.9 48-3 18 21 3.9 52-2 8 30 4.3 18-0 4 13 3.1 48-3 10 16 2.5 17-2 3 5 1.4 15-0 14 38 1.4 13-0 13 28 1.0 10-0 7 18 0.8 6-0 5 8 1.0 11-1 5 21 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.4 33-0 8 15 3.3 22-0 3 9 0.3 1-0 0 0 0.3 1-0 0 0 0.5 5-0 1 3 0.6 2-0 1 1 40.6 519-17 364 529 40.7 301-11 223 306 41.7 499-8 444 442 40.3 309-5 256 234
BLK STL PTS-AVG 4 42 432-16.6 3 15 222-14.8 19 33 307-10.2 11 16 220-12.2 9 42 302-10.1 5 21 192-10.7 25 18 298-9.9 12 9 197-10.9 17 7 240-8.6 9 4 144-8.5 18 16 90-5.3 7 6 48-8.0 5 15 62-4.4 1 5 33-8.3 2 12 122-4.4 2 9 94-5.2 0 8 63-2.9 0 4 29-2.1 0 3 17-2.1 0 0 0-0.0 2 8 46-2.0 2 5 34-2.3 0 1 9-0.8 0 1 2-0.3 2 0 5-0.4 1 0 5-0.7 103 205 1993-66.4 53 95 1220-67.8 116 256 2227-74.2 64 155 1354-75.2
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 468 523
3rd 472 580
4th 539 554
OT 14 9
Total 1993 2227
Murray State Opponents
Off. 86 92
Def. 3 1
Total 89 93
2019-20 RESULTS (14-16, 7-11 OVC -- Home: 10-4, Away: 4-11, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 8 at Louisville 13 at Mississippi Valley 15 at Mississippi State 19 at Lipscomb 22 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 26 ARKANSAS STATE
L, 40-76 W, 72-66 L, 43-124 W, 67-57 W, 95-59 W, 77-62
DECEMBER 3 at Evansville 7 INDIANA STATE 15 at Southern Illinois 20 SAMFORD 28 CUMBERLAND
W, 61-59 W, 70-62 L, 66-76 L, 56-84 W, 93-60
JANUARY 2 UT MARTIN* 4 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 9 at Jacksonville State* 11 at Tennessee Tech* 16 at UT Martin* 18 at Southeast Missouri* 23 BELMONT* 25 TENNESSEE STATE* 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
L, 64-89 W, 70-62 L, 51-68 L, 72-77 L, 56-98 L, 73-88 L, 56-86 W, 100-62 W, 92-87 (OT)
FEBRUARY 1 SIUE* 6 at Belmont* 8 at Tennessee State* 13 at Austin Peay* 15 MOREHEAD STATE* 20 at Eastern Illinois* 22 at SIUE* 27 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 29 AUSTIN PEAY*
W, 74-60 L, 53-70 L, 81-96 L, 61-69 W, 83-75 L, 46-66 W, 70-61 W, 66-65 L, 59-88
MARCH 4 vs. #1 UT Martin 1
L, 33-88
1 OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Macey Turley Junior • Guard Averaged 16.6 pts and 3.8 rebs. last year
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2020-21 SCHEDULE DECEMBER 1 ST. LOUIS-PHARMACY 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN 13 at Southern Illinois 19 UT MARTIN* 30 at Tennessee Tech*
6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m.
JANUARY 2 TENNESSEE STATE* 7 at Belmont* 9 at Tennessee State* 14 MURRAY STATE* 16 AUSTIN PEAY* 21 at Morehead State* 23 at Eastern Kentucky* 28 SIUE* 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
2 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 1 at UT Martin* 4 TENNESSEE TECH* 6 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 11 at Murray State* 13 at Austin Peay* 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 19 MOREHEAD STATE* 25 at Eastern Illinois* 27 at SIUE*
7 P.M. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship 1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Basic Information Location: ............................... Cape Girardeau, Mo. Enrollment: ..................................................10,637 Founded: ........................................................1873 Nickname:.............................................. Redhawks Colors: ............................................ Red and Black President: ...................................Dr. Carlos Vargas Athletic Director: ................................. Brady Burke Arena (Capacity):.............Show Me Center (7,000)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................8/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish):................25-7/14-4 (3rd) Postseason: ...............OVC Tournament Champion
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: .......Morgan Harding Office Phone: .......................... (573) 651-2294 Cell Phone: ............................. (812) 306-8211 Fax: ......................................... (573) 651-2810 Email: ............................ mharding@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: ........................... 650-581 (.528) *All-Time OVC Record: ................... 228-252 (.475) Joined OVC: ...................................................1991
OVC Tournament Titles (3) *2006, 2007, 2020 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 694581 overall and 258-252 in the OVC. The 2005-06 regular season title was vacated.
2020-21 ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 10 12 13 14 23 24 30 34 35 40 44
Name Kennedi Allen Roshala Scott Chandler Davis Briana Johns Taelour Pruitt Sophia Hancock Deanay Watson Nyrobi Pillers Shymaryia Christopher Tesia Thompson Terri Smith Sophie Bussard Ambrea Gentle LaTrese Saine Michaela Mayfield
Pos. 6-1 5-8 5-5 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-8 6-2 6-4 5-10
Ht. F G G G/F G F G F G G G G C F F
Yr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. So. Fr. R-Sr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Central HS) Earle, Ark. (Earle HS) Alpharetta, Ga. (Saint Francis HS) Alexandria, Va. (Thomas Edison HS) Arlington, Texas (Crowley HS) Puxico, Mo. (Puxico HS ) Bradenton, Fla. (Three Rivers CC) Atlanta, Ga. (Colby CC) Cabot, Ark. (Jacksonville HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Hamilton HS) Harvest, Ala. (Western Kentucky) Silver Lake, Ind. (Tippecanoe Valley HS) Evanston, Ill. (Evanston HS) West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis HS) Gurdon, Ark. (Gurdon HS)
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COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Rekha Patterson
Alma Mater: ............................... North Carolina A&T, 2001 Hometown: ............................................Red Springs, N.C. Career Record: ............................................. 80-73 (5 yrs.) School Record: .........................................................same OVC Record: ............................................................ 46-30 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................4 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
TEAM NOTES •Tesia Thompson became just the 10th Redhawk to score 1,000-plus points in the Division I era. She enters the 2020-21 season in fourth place with 1,497 points. She is also eighth in program history with 157 steals. . • The 2020-21 squad has seven newcomers and three seniors in Kennedi Allen, Tesia Thompson and LaTrese Saine. • Last year, the Redhawks went 25-7 overall and 14-4 in the OVC which was the best season in the Division I era.
Assistant Coaches Chante’ Crutchfield ......6th season (Texas-Arlington, 2000) Mike Geary ............... 2nd season (Aquinas College, 1979) Sakellie Daniels .................... 2nd season (Charlotte, 2006)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
School Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri
Overall 15-15 13-17 14-17
Conf. 8-8 7-9 9-9
Year 2018-19 2019-20
School Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri
Overall 13-17 25-7
Conf. 8-10 14-4
Coach Patterson Facts Patterson is in her sixth season at Southeast Missouri and as led her team to the OVC Tournament in each season under her direction. Prior to SEMO, she 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 39year 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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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER THOMPSON, Tesia Conference-Only SHEPHARD, Carrie Conference-Only PRUITT, Taelour Conference-Only HARSHBERGER, Jessi Conference-Only TAYLOR, Jocelyn Conference-Only SCOTT, Roshala Conference-Only SAINE, LaTrese Conference-Only GARDENER, Denisha Conference-Only BUSSARD, Sophie Conference-Only ALLEN, Kennedi Conference-Only AKORO, Celeste Conference-Only HANCOCK, Sophia Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents. Conference-Only
GP-GS 29-27 18-17 32-32 18-18 31-30 17-16 32-32 18-18 27-3 18-3 32-0 18-0 32-0 18-0 32-32 18-18 31-4 17-0 18-0 12-0 21-0 11-0 18-0 9-0 32 18 32 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
SEMO 9,740 13/749 -
MIN 886 556 1082 610 896 508 667 315 484 315 524 272 433 245 673 384 564 284 120 59 72 40 25 12
AVG 30.6 30.9 33.8 33.9 28.9 29.9 20.8 17.5 17.9 17.5 16.4 15.1 13.5 13.6 21.0 21.3 18.2 16.7 6.7 4.9 3.4 3.6 1.4 1.3
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 198-449 .441 122-275 .444 196-471 .416 103-261 .395 104-263 .395 52-131 .397 103-228 .452 48-114 .421 68-137 .496 40-88 .455 62-145 .428 31-68 .456 65-136 .478 39-81 .481 48-100 .480 30-61 .492 35-112 .313 19-56 .339 9-16 .563 2-6 .333 6-14 .429 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 894-2072 .431 489-1149 .426 682-1808 .377 366-983 .372
Opponents 14,290 16/804 3/478
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 14-47 .298 9-26 .346 96-239 .402 47-132 .356 37-99 .374 20-52 .385 24-73 .329 8-32 .250 2-6 .333 2-5 .400 5-27 .185 2-11 .182 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-40 .100 2-19 .105 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 182-531 .343 90-277 .325 215-668 .322 112-370 .303
Scoring By Period 1st Southeast Missouri 587 Opponents 481
FT-FTA 160-206 95-121 44-52 26-30 54-70 20-28 15-24 10-17 33-47 20-29 32-52 20-29 23-41 7-19 15-38 9-20 28-39 9-14 7-11 5-8 3-8 3-4 0-0 0-0 414-588 224-319 465-651 260-347
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 68 155 223 41 97 138 15 91 106 9 47 56 20 68 88 8 33 41 56 67 123 28 25 53 45 56 101 30 42 72 46 58 104 20 28 48 48 90 138 31 40 71 81 117 198 45 72 117 34 57 91 20 25 45 9 27 36 5 13 18 6 10 16 2 7 9 3 5 8 1 3 4 503 880 1383 285 477 762 347 754 1101 189 415 604
PCT .777 .785 .846 .867 .771 .714 .625 .588 .702 .690 .615 .690 .561 .368 .395 .450 .718 .643 .636 .625 .375 .750 .000 .000 .704 .702 .714 .749
AVG PF-FO A TO 7.7 71-1 93 64 7.7 45-1 49 34 3.3 54-0 111 83 3.1 36-0 60 48 2.8 62-0 111 84 2.4 28-0 63 41 3.8 66-1 31 30 2.9 36-0 18 17 3.7 58-0 22 39 4.0 35-0 11 27 3.3 40-0 38 33 2.7 24-0 23 19 4.3 85-0 17 46 3.9 48-0 12 22 6.2 90-3 31 34 6.5 45-1 14 14 2.9 39-0 32 28 2.6 22-0 16 17 2.0 17-0 3 3 1.5 8-0 2 1 0.8 8-0 1 3 0.8 4-0 1 1 0.4 5-0 1 5 0.4 4-0 1 4 43.2 595-5 491 462 42.3 335-2 270 253 34.4 576-14 382 548 33.6 311-7 214 311
BLK STL PTS-AVG 10 47 570-19.7 5 30 348-19.3 1 76 532-16.6 0 46 279-15.5 1 57 299-9.6 1 30 144-8.5 4 22 245-7.7 3 13 114-6.3 15 15 171-6.3 7 9 102-5.7 6 26 161-5.0 4 13 84-4.7 48 6 153-4.8 22 2 85-4.7 7 31 111-3.5 3 19 69-3.8 2 16 102-3.3 1 7 49-2.9 12 1 25-1.4 6 0 9-0.8 5 1 15-0.7 4 1 9-0.8 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 111 298 2384-74.5 56 170 1292-71.8 109 236 2044-63.9 66 140 1104-61.3
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 528 466
3rd 651 508
4th 609 581
OT 9 8
Total 2384 2044
Southeast Missouri Opponents
Off. 92 81
Def. 4 2
Total 96 83
2019-20 RESULTS (25-7, 14-4 OVC -- Home: 12-1, Away: 10-6, Neutral: 3-0) NOVEMBER 5 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 10 EVANSVILLE 13 at Arkansas State 19 at Eastern Michigan 21 at Purdue Fort Wayne
W, 70-56 W, 83-60 W, 79-67 L, 64-69 W, 58-48
DECEMBER 3 at Saint Louis 7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 14 at Mississippi 17 at Western Illinois 21 at Indiana State 29 HARRIS-STOWE
L, 61-76 W, 79-65 W, 70-53 L, 91-97 W, 68-58 W, 106-64
JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay* 4 at Murray State* 9 BELMONT* 11 TENNESSEE STATE* 16 AUSTIN PEAY* 18 MURRAY STATE* 23 at SIUE* 25 at Eastern Illinois* 30 at Morehaed State*
W, 79-66 L, 62-70 L, 45-57 W, 83-54 W, 81-43 W, 88-73 W, 66-56 W, 77-65 W, 60-44
FEBRUARY 1 at Eastern Kentucky* 6 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 8 TENNESSEE TECH* 13 UT MARTIN* 15 SIUE* 20 at Jacksonville State* 22 at Tennessee Tech* 27 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 29 at UT Martin*
W, 67-61 W, 79-52 W, 87-72 W, 71-69 W, 80-57 L, 51-72 W, 72-59 W, 72-56 L, 59-72
MARCH 5 vs #6 Tennessee Tech 1 6 vs #2 Belmont 1 7 vs #1 UT Martin 1
W, 82-81 (OT) W, 114-99 W, 67-47
1 OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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SIUE COUGARS Basic Information Location: ....................................... Edwardsville, Ill. Enrollment: ..................................................13,061 Founded: ........................................................1957 Nickname:................................................. Cougars Colors: ............................................Red and White Chancellor: ........................... Dr. Randy Pembrook Athletic Director: ........................................Tim Hall Arena (Capacity):........... First Community Arena at Vadalabene Center (4,000)
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 25 at Purdue Fort Wayne
12 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 at Arkansas State 9 ST. LOUIS PHARMACY 12 KANSAS CITY 18 at Eastern Illinois* 21 CHICAGO STATE 30 at Morehead State*
5 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
JANUARY 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 7 AUSTIN PEAY* 9 MURRAY STATE* 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 16 MOREHEAD STATE* 21 at Tennessee State* 23 at Belmont* 28 at Southeast Missouri* 30 at UT Martin*
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m . 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 TENNESSEE STATE* 6 BELMONT* 11 at Tennessee Tech* 13 at Jacksonville State* 18 at Austin Peay* 20 at Murray State* 25 UT MARTIN* 27 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * - OVC game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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TEAM NOTES
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ................. Eric Hess Cell Phone: ............................. (618) 558-4112 Email: ....................................ehess@siue.edu Web site:............................. www.siuecougars.com
• Sophomore Tori Handley was the team's top three-point shooter with 28 made last season.
All-Time Record: ............................. 662-602 (.524) All-Time OVC Record: ........................ 84-66 (.560) Joined OVC: ...................................................2008 OVC Regular Season Titles none OVC Tournament Titles none NCAA Tournament Appearances none
2020-21 ROSTER No. 2 4 5 10 11 12 15 22 23 25 32 33 35 44 54
Name Prima Chellis Tori Handley Ajulu Thatha Sara Majorosova Mikia Keith Mikayla Kinnard Masyn McWilliams Madison Hackstadt Allie Troeckler Zaria Whitlock Madison Webb Catie Knutson Mikala Hall Tori Hamilton Kelsie Williams
Pos. F G F G G F G F G/F G/F F G/F G F F
Ht. 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-6 5-4 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-5 6-5 5-10
Yr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. R-So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown (Last School) Gilbert, Ariz. (South Mountain CC) Jeffersonville, Ind. (Jeffersonville HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Decatur Central HS) Kosice, Slovakia (Young Angels of Kosice) Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS) Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Mineral Area Col.) Okawville, Ill. (Okawville HS) Bethalto, Ill. (Civic Memorial HS) St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan HS) Bedford, Ind. (Bedford North Lawrence HS) Maryville, Ill. (Collinsville HS) Danville, Ill. (Danville HS) Paris, Mo. (Paris RII HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Paula Buscher
Alma Mater: .......................................Missouri State, 1986 Hometown: .........................................................Peoria, Ill. Career Record: ........................................ 321-359 (23 yrs) School Record: .........................................111-133 (8 yrs.) OVC Record: ............................................................ 72-62 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................6 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ............................none Assistant Coaches Todd Schultze ........................... 9th season (Ottawa, 1992) Destiny Bramblett ............ 4th season (Chattanooga, 2015) Joey Wells .....................3rd season (Fresno Pacific, 1996)
• Allie Troeckler returns as the team's leading scorer and rebounder with 10.8 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per contest. She also led the team in blocks with 17. •Sophomore Mikayla Kinnard started her collegiate career with an 8.4 scoring average. She led the Cougars with 73 assists from a forward position.
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................9/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish) ..............3-26/1-17 (12th) Postseason: ............................................ None
Career Head Coaching Record Year
School
Overall
Conf.
Year
School
Overall
Conf.
1997-98 Minnesota-Mankato 17-10 8-9 2009-10 Bradley 17-14 12-6 1998-99 Omaha 11-16 6-12 2010-11 Bradley 15-16 7-11 1999-00 Omaha 15-12 7-11 2011-12 Bradley 18-16 7-11 2000-01 Bradley 10-17 5-13 2012-13 SIUE 16-15 9-7 2001-02 Bradley 16-12 7-11 2013-14 SIUE 11-19 7-9 2002-03 Bradley 13-15 9-9 2014-15 SIUE 19-12 13-3 2003-04 Bradley 9-19 7-11 2015-16 SIUE 18-13 12-4 2004-05 Bradley 15-13 8-10 2016-17 SIUE 14-17 9-7 2006-06 Bradley 9-19 5-13 2017-18 SIUE 17-15 13-5 2006-07 Bradley 12-19 7-11 2018-19 SIUE 13-16 8-10 2007-08 Bradley 12-18 6-12 2019-20 SIUE 3-26 1-17 2008-09 Bradley 21-10 11-7 Coach Buscher Facts SIUE has made the OVC Tournament in six season under her direction...Buscher came to SIUE after spending 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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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER GP-GS MIN TROECKLER, Allie 25-23 733 Conference-Only 14-12 406 KINNARD, Mikayla 29-15 664 Conference-Only 18-10 444 KING, Christen 27-19 535 Conference-Only 16-10 261 Bria Stallworth 29-9 585 Conference-Only 18-0 296 KEITH, Mikia 29-28 727 Conference-Only 18-18 455 HALL, Mikala 27-1 395 Conference-Only 16-1 257 LEE, Kaitlin 28-12 368 Conference-Only 18-12 302 HANDLEY, Tori 27-13 570 Conference-Only 18-13 459 WILLIAMS, Kelsie 25-1 306 Conference-Only 18-1 237 WHITLOCK, Zaria 29-20 413 Conference-Only 18-11 259 THATHA, Ajulu 26-2 301 Conference-Only 15-2 135 AKUEN, Alek 23-2 180 Conference-Only 12-0 95 HACKSTADT, Madison 11-0 73 Conference-Only 5-0 44 Total 29 Conference-Only 18 Opponents 29 Conference-Only 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
SIUE 12,860 15/732 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.3 101-205 .493 29.0 55-101 .545 22.9 100-265 .377 24.7 69-178 .388 19.8 60-189 .317 16.3 29-83 .349 20.2 66-178 .371 16.4 27-84 .321 25.1 55-196 .281 25.3 30-117 .256 14.6 47-145 .324 16.1 31-101 .307 13.1 39-83 .470 16.8 34-73 .466 21.1 37-144 .257 25.5 30-115 .261 12.2 34-91 .374 13.2 23-67 .343 14.2 38-74 .514 14.4 20-44 .455 11.6 24-86 .279 9.0 12-39 .308 7.8 19-53 .358 7.9 10-31 .323 6.6 6-26 .231 8.8 5-13 .385 626-1735 .361 375-1046 .359 709-1669 .425 428-1036 .413
Opponents 19,777 13/1,490 1/406
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 7-39 .179 3-22 .136 10-32 .313 6-16 .375 10-36 .278 4-16 .250 25-107 .234 16-64 .250 16-67 .239 8-45 .178 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 28-117 .239 22-92 .239 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 13-51 .255 7-21 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-16 .125 1-6 .167 112-468 .239 68-284 .239 184-567 .325 115-346 .332
Scoring By Period 1st SIUE 394 Opponents 487
FT-FTA 68-92 40-53 38-62 23-41 28-39 10-15 13-22 9-15 12-26 8-18 14-23 10-17 45-71 35-56 10-14 9-10 23-42 23-39 29-63 19-40 11-26 4-12 8-19 3-7 2-3 2-3 301-502 195-326 437-611 273-389
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 76 91 167 38 47 85 37 57 94 25 43 68 41 51 92 10 22 32 6 42 48 4 22 26 5 65 70 4 54 58 21 50 71 19 36 55 32 56 88 26 50 76 15 26 41 13 21 34 28 43 71 17 38 55 34 37 71 26 27 53 24 55 79 11 25 36 21 25 46 10 16 26 2 1 3 2 1 3 421 655 1076 250 437 687 372 764 1136 217 473 690
PCT .739 .755 .613 .561 .718 .667 .591 .600 .462 .444 .609 .588 .634 .625 .714 .900 .548 .590 .460 .475 .423 .333 .421 .429 .667 .667 .600 .598 .715 .702
AVG PF-FO A TO 6.7 58-1 38 50 6.1 33-0 21 32 3.2 40-0 73 95 3.8 27-0 53 69 3.4 44-1 31 56 2.0 27-1 14 32 1.7 34-0 45 44 1.4 21-0 22 23 2.4 77-5 48 62 3.2 52-4 30 39 2.6 29-0 24 58 3.4 22-0 17 37 3.1 51-0 8 28 4.2 43-0 7 24 1.5 37-0 32 44 1.9 30-0 21 36 2.8 38-0 9 27 3.1 29-0 8 19 2.4 63-2 16 30 2.9 37-2 11 18 3.0 47-2 7 29 2.4 21-1 3 17 2.0 37-1 8 20 2.2 20-1 3 10 0.3 5-0 3 8 0.6 2-0 2 6 37.1 560-12 342 569 38.2 364-9 212 372 39.2 513-9 435 509 38.3 318-4 257 303
BLK STL PTS-AVG 17 44 271-10.8 8 20 151-10.8 7 24 245-8.4 4 14 164-9.1 9 23 158-5.9 3 7 74-4.6 5 24 155-5.3 4 15 67-3.7 1 57 147-5.1 0 40 84-4.7 3 23 124-4.6 2 16 80-5.0 5 11 123-4.4 4 9 103-5.7 1 23 112-4.1 0 19 91-5.1 4 8 91-3.6 3 4 69-3.8 8 24 105-3.6 5 14 59-3.3 6 11 72-2.8 3 6 35-2.3 10 5 46-2.0 3 4 23-1.9 0 1 16-1.5 0 0 13-2.6 76 278 1665-57.4 39 168 1013-56.3 107 274 2039-70.3 69 178 1244-69.1
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 379 462
3rd 418 521
4th 461 542
OT 13 27
Total 1665 2039
SIUE Opponents
Off. 166 93
Def. 13 19
Total 119 112
2019-20 RESULTS (3-26 , 1-17 OVC -- Home: 2-13, Away: 1-12, Neutral: 0-1) NOVEMBER 5 QUINCY 8 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 13 EVANSVILLE 17 at Nebraska 20 SAINT LOUIS 24 at Missouri
L, 65-70 L, 67-103 W, 85-74 L, 49-63 L, 35-68 L, 51-68
DECEMBER 4 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 8 LOYOLA 16 at Illinois State 21 vs. North Alabama1 22 at Georgia State 1
W, 57-53 L, 63-50 L, 53-74 L, 67-85 L, 73-74
JANUARY 2 at Belmont* 4 at Tennessee State* 9 at Morehead State* 11 at Eastern Kentucky* 16 TENNESSEE TECH* 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 25 UT MARTIN* 30 at Austin Peay*
L, 48-69 W, 76-63 L, 69-75 L, 46-59 L, 50-60 L, 44-53 L, 56-66 L, 39-79 L, 61-74
FEBRUARY 1 at Murray State* 6 MOREHEAD STATE* 8 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 13 at Eastern Illinois* 15 at Southeast Missouri* 20 AUSTIN PEAY* 22 MURRAY STATE* 27 at UT Martin* 29 EASTERN ILLINOIS*
L, 60-74 L, 55-63 (OT) L, 38-68 L, 71-77 (OT) L, 57-80 L, 62-79 L, 61-70 L, 58-75 L, 62-65
Georgia State Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) * - OVC game Home Games in Bold
1
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TENNESSEE STATE LADY TIGERS
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 28 at Mercer
1 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 GEORGIA STATE 10 at Belmont* 14 at Lipscomb 17 BELMONT* 22 at UAB 30 AUSTIN PEAY*
5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA 5 p.m. TBA 5 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Southeast Missouri* 7 UT MARTIN* 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 14 at Jacksonville State* 16 at Tennessee Tech* 21 SIUE* 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 28 at Murray State* 30 at Austin Peay*
TBA 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. TBA 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA
FEBRUARY 4 at SIUE* 6 at Eastern Illinois* 11 MOREHEAD STATE* 13 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 18 TENNESSEE TECH* 20 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 25 at Morehead State* 27 at Eastern Kentucky*
5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m 3 p.m. 3 p.m
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship 1
TBA
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: .............................. Dr. Mikki Allen Arena (Capacity):.................Gentry Center (9,100)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: .....................................6/8 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................2/3 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish):............5-25/5-13 (t10th) Postseason: ............................................ None
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
All-Time Record: ............................. 367-612 (.375) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 190-315 (.376) Joined OVC: ...................................................1987
OVC Tournament Titles (3) 1994, 1995, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances (3) 1994, 1995, 2015
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 5 10 11 12 14 21 22 23 32
Name Pos. Taylor Roberts G Mya Iriah G Andreana Wrister G Jaden Wrightsell F Aniyah Bailey G Amber Appiah-Kubi G Kennedy Davis G Breannah McCullah G Jada Spence G London Fairs G Nijah Cunningham F Shonnyvelle Regalado G Jasmine Broner F
Ht. 5-11 5-8 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-7 6-0 5-7 6-0 5-10 6-4 5-8 5-9
Yr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown (Last School) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Classen HS) Brampton, Ontario (TRC Academy) Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS) Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Northwest HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Antioch HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Roane State CC) White Plains, Md. (New Hope Academy) Edwards, Miss. (Miss. Gulf Coast CC) Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI Catholic HS) Nashville, Tenn. (East Magnet HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Hopewell HS) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Panola College) Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS)
COACHING STAFF
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
Head Coach Ty Evans
TEAM NOTES
Assistant Coaches Keisha McClinic ....... 1st season (Middle Tennessee, 2004) Jaye Nayreau ......1st season (Same Houston State, 2002) Chelsea Hudson .......2nd season (Tennessee State, 2015) Jasmine Martin (Dir of Ops) ...1st season (Middle Tenn., 2015)
• Ty Evans was named the 12th head coach in program history in August. He spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant at Auburn, guiding the team to a pair of NCAA Tournament. He also coached at Alabama, Georgetown and Saint Louis. As a player he was an All-American at WisconsinWhitewater.
Year First Year
1
• Tennessee State returns seven players from a year ago and welcomes seven newcomers.
Alma Mater: .......................... Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1995 Hometown: .......................................................Beloit, Wis. Family: .............................................................. Wife - Tina Career Record: ............................................. 0-0 (1st year) School Record: ........................................................ Same OVC Record: ................................................................ 0-0 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................0 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0
Career Head Coaching Record School
Overall
Conf.
Year
School
Overall
Conf.
Coach Evans Facts
Ty Evans was named the 12th head coach of the Tennessee State University women’s basketball program in August 2020.Evans took over the reigns at TSU after spending eight years at SEC member Auburn. During his stint with the Tigers, he served as associate head coach from 2015-20 and assistant coach from 2012-2015. Evans helped guide the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances. He also had stints as an assistant at Georgetown and Saint Louis.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER YOUNG, Jazmine Conference-Only ROBERTS, Taylor Conference-Only WRIGHTSELL, Jaden Conference-Only RICHARDSON, Deaja Conference-Only WRISTER, Andreana Conference-Only PRIMAS, Ashley Conference-Only PURVIS, Keniece Conference-Only KENT, Megan Conference-Only BANNER, Terrysha Conference-Only BENNETT, Takya Conference-Only MCCULLAH, Breannah Conference-Only APPIAH-KUBI, Amber Conference-Only HARRIS, Akiya Conference-Only BRONER, Jasmine Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 28-28 18-18 21-17 12-8 25-24 18-18 27-17 17-11 27-14 17-10 23-4 14-0 19-10 9-7 15-0 6-0 23-0 13-0 26-2 16-1 25-2 17-0 24-0 14-0 8-0 0-0 28-22 18-17 28 18 28 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
TSU 12,718 16/795 -
MIN 813 546 498 261 673 502 591 410 587 413 223 126 361 183 194 95 273 157 367 208 283 205 205 132 32 0 495 363
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.0 103-275 .375 30.3 69-190 .363 23.7 75-190 .395 21.8 38-98 .388 26.9 105-265 .396 27.9 81-204 .397 21.9 70-200 .350 24.1 41-122 .336 21.7 46-164 .280 24.3 34-111 .306 9.7 30-70 .429 9.0 21-45 .467 19.0 22-88 .250 20.3 11-39 .282 12.9 18-56 .321 15.8 10-28 .357 11.9 27-89 .303 12.1 17-54 .315 14.1 27-83 .325 13.0 13-43 .302 11.3 24-65 .369 12.1 16-41 .390 8.5 19-58 .328 9.4 14-40 .350 4.0 3-10 .300 0.0 0-0 .000 17.7 7-30 .233 20.2 4-17 .235 576-1643 .351 369-1032 .358 744-1726 .431 483-1128 .428
Opponents 21,980 12/1,832 0/0
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 14-47 .298 7-29 .241 11-36 .306 6-16 .375 10-30 .333 9-26 .346 36-122 .295 20-75 .267 28-101 .277 19-71 .268 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 2-20 .100 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 7-30 .233 5-16 .313 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 5-18 .278 3-9 .333 6-26 .231 5-17 .294 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 124-446 .278 79-277 .285 197-616 .320 141-431 .327
Scoring By Period 1st Tennessee State 416 Opponents 525
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 127-155 .819 35 69 104 87-105 .829 16 47 63 89-102 .873 27 51 78 43-46 .935 13 24 37 39-62 .629 70 127 197 31-50 .620 50 103 153 28-39 .718 8 32 40 20-27 .741 3 24 27 9-12 .750 8 42 50 9-12 .750 6 29 35 17-27 .630 18 17 35 6-10 .600 10 11 21 18-29 .621 12 28 40 9-14 .643 2 11 13 11-22 .500 17 37 54 7-11 .636 10 21 31 9-10 .900 6 19 25 2-2 1.000 2 7 9 22-37 .595 24 38 62 12-17 .706 11 22 33 12-16 .750 9 32 41 10-12 .833 4 22 26 6-8 .750 5 17 22 3-4 .750 3 5 8 1-2 .500 0 2 2 0-0 .000 0 0 0 5-10 .500 16 68 84 2-6 .333 10 42 52 393-531 .740 314 643 957 241-316 .763 179 408 587 453-630 .719 422 804 1226 291-400 .728 289 507 796
AVG PF-FO A TO 3.7 42-1 60 88 3.5 22-0 41 62 3.7 49-1 26 48 3.1 31-1 11 31 7.9 79-1 30 46 8.5 56-1 23 38 1.5 52-0 25 46 1.6 34-0 18 31 1.9 47-1 15 41 2.1 31-0 12 29 1.5 43-1 4 32 1.5 25-1 2 17 2.1 33-0 25 25 1.4 19-0 10 13 3.6 25-1 5 19 5.2 16-1 1 6 1.1 27-0 25 48 0.7 16-0 14 25 2.4 42-0 2 36 2.1 26-0 2 19 1.6 32-0 21 33 1.5 20-0 15 21 0.9 12-0 16 26 0.6 10-0 13 14 0.3 4-0 1 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 3.0 48-0 14 23 2.9 35-0 13 17 34.2 535-6 269 520 32.6 341-4 175 329 43.8 492-6 413 519 44.2 288-5 282 318
BLK STL PTS-AVG 5 38 347-12.4 4 16 232-12.9 1 30 250-11.9 1 14 125-10.4 9 60 259-10.4 7 49 202-11.2 5 24 204-7.6 3 12 122-7.2 0 11 129-4.8 0 10 96-5.6 7 7 79-3.4 5 7 50-3.6 3 13 64-3.4 2 4 33-3.7 8 9 47-3.1 4 4 27-4.5 0 10 70-3.0 0 6 41-3.2 5 18 77-3.0 2 13 39-2.4 8 20 65-2.6 6 11 45-2.6 0 6 50-2.1 0 5 36-2.6 0 1 9-1.1 0 0 0-0.0 14 19 19-0.7 9 12 10-0.6 65 266 1669-59.6 43 163 1058-58.8 95 228 2138-76.4 61 145 1398-77.7
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 383 497
3rd 413 571
4th 457 545
Total 1669 2138
Tennessee State Opponents
Off. 83 87
Def. 8 6
Total 91 93
2019-20 RESULTS (4-24, 2-16 OVC -- Home: 3-13 Away: 1-11, Neutral: 0-0) NOVEMBER 8 WILBERFORCE 14 at Tennessee 18 NORTH ALABAMA 21 ALCORN STATE 25 VANDERBILT 30 at South Alabama
W, 83-65 L, 43-74 L, 63-88 L, 57-62 L, 55-106 L, 48-70
DECEMBER 8 LIPSCOMB 12 at Arizona 15 FISK 30 COLUMBIA
L, 64-74 L, 42-77 W, 91-50 L, 65-75
JANUARY 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 4 SIUE* 9 at UT Martin* 11 at Southeast Missouri* 16 MOREHEAD STATE* 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 23 at Austin Peay* 25 at Murray State* 30 at Jacksonville State*
L, 52-73 L, 63-76 L, 71-83 L, 54-83 L, 47-84 L, 55-61 L, 58-76 L, 62-100 L, 48-70
FEBRUARY 1 at Tennessee Tech* 6 AUSTIN PEAY* 8 MURRAY STATE* 13 at Belmont* 15 TENNESSEE TECH* 20 at Eastern Kentucky* 22 at Morehead State* 27 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 29 BELMONT*
L, 47-88 L, 55-87 W, 96-81 L, 58-70 L, 69-81 W, 67-64 L, 60-69 L, 45-63 L, 51-84
* Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES Basic Information Location: ..................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment: ..................................................10,177 Founded: ........................................................1915 Nickname:....................................... Golden Eagles Colors: ..........................................Purple and Gold President: ...................................Dr. Philip Oldham Athletic Director: ................................. Mark Wilson Arena (Capacity):.................. Eblen Center (7,500)
2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 29 at UAB
2 p.m.
DECEMBER 3 at Jacksonville State* 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 16 WESTERN CAROLINA 19 SAMFORD 21 MERCER 30 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m.
JANUARY 2 at Eastern Illinois* 7 at Morehead State* 9 at Eastern Kentucky* 14 BELMONT* 16 TENNESSEE STATE* 21 at Austin Peay* 23 at Murray State* 28 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 30 MOREHAED STATE*
1 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4 at Southeast Missouri* 6 at UT Martin* 11 SIUE* 13 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 18 at Tennessee State* 20 at Belmont* 25 AUSTIN PEAY* 27 MURRAY STATE*
5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
2
TEAM NOTES • Now in her fifth season, head coach Kim Rosamond has led the Golden Eagles to winnings seasons in each of the past wo years. • In addition to being one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the OVC last season (8.2 made per game), the Golden Eagles ranked second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ...................................10-5 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/2 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): .........17-13/10-8 (t5th) Postseason: ..... OVC Tournament First Round All-Time Record: ............................. 957-569 (.627) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 453-209 (.684) 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: ......Thomas Corhern Office Phone: .......................... (931) 372-6139 Cell Phone: ............................. (931) 703-4927 Fax: ......................................... (931) 372-6139 Email: ............................. tcorhern@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
2020-21 ROSTER No. 2 3 5 11 13 14 20 22 23 24 32 33 34 35 43
Name Jordan Brock Megan Clark Anna Jones Maaliya Owens Ansley Hall Abby Buckner Kesha Brady Peyton Carter Grace Pelphrey Jada Guinn Taylor Lamb Mackenzie Coleman Julia Curtis DJ McFarlane Madison Brady
Pos. G G G/F G G G G G G G F F F C C
Ht. 5-7 5-7 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-8 6-1 5-8 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Harlan, Ky. (Harlan HS) Tampa, Fla. (Freedom HS) Jackson, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee) Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) Watkinsville, Ga. (North Oconee HS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Middle TN Christian) Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS) Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon HS) Cookeville, Tenn. (Alabama) Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) Greeneville, Tenn. (South Greene HS) Edmonton, Ky. (Metcalfe County HS) Smithville, Tenn. (White County HS) Beltsville, Md. (New Hope Academy) Jacksboro, Tenn. (Campbell County HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Kim Rosamond
Alma Mater: ................................................Ole Miss, 1998 Hometown: ............................................... Louisville, Miss. Career Record: ............................................. 56-66 (4 yrs.) School Record: ........................................................ Same OVC Record: ............................................................ 38-37 OVC Tournament Appearances: .....................................3 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................0 Assistant Coaches Allison Clark................9th season (Tennessee Tech, 2002) Jasmine James........................ 1st season (Georgia, 2013) Melanie Walls ......5th season (Georgia Coll. & State Univ., 1996) Emily Hatfield (Ops) .. 2nd season (Western Carolina, 2018)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2016-17 2017-18
School Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech
Overall 10-20 7-22
Conf. 7-9 4-14
Year 2018-19 2019-20
School Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech
Overall 22-11 17-13
Conf. 12-6 10-8
Coach Rosamond Facts Rosamond, who was named the 2018-19 OVC Coach of the Year, enters her fourth season at Tennessee Tech. Prior to Tech, she spent nine seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt. Before her stint at Vanderbilt, Rosamond spent two seasons on the staff at Middle Tennessee as an assistant coach from 2003-05 and served as the interim head coach for one month in 2005. She also spent five seasons as an assistant at her alma Mater Ole Miss before going to MTSU. 118 • 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide
2018-19 STATISTICS PLAYER BRADY, Kesha Conference-Only COLEMAN, Mackenzie Conference-Only BROCK, Jordan Conference-Only WILKINSON, Anacia Conference-Only HARRIS, Akia Conference-Only OWENS, Maaliya Conference-Only GUINN, Jada Conference-Only BUCKNER, Abby Conference-Only LAMB, Taylor Conference-Only GARRETT, Hannah Conference-Only CLARK, Megan Conference-Only KEELIN, Mackenzie Conference-Only PELPHREY, Grace Conference-Only MCFARLANE, DJ Conference-Only JOHNSON, Windee Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
GP-GS 30-29 18-17 30-30 18-18 30-30 18-18 28-17 16-14 30-29 18-17 30-1 18-1 30-1 18-1 28-13 16-4 15-0 8-0 6-0 3-0 24-0 13-0 5-0 2-0 5-0 2-0 5-0 2-0 6-0 1-0 30 18 30 18
MIN 888 563 703 455 798 473 547 321 913 585 444 287 524 318 733 412 162 72 32 7 247 134 29 9 25 7 11 4 19 3
TTU 19,932 13/1,533 -
TOTAL AVG FG-FGA PCT 29.6 129-317 .407 31.3 74-191 .387 23.4 137-235 .583 25.3 78-137 .569 26.6 98-240 .408 26.3 59-139 .424 19.5 83-191 .435 20.1 46-106 .434 30.4 67-224 .299 32.5 45-146 .308 14.8 67-182 .368 15.9 41-112 .366 17.5 50-123 .407 17.7 27-77 .351 26.2 33-111 .297 25.8 20-61 .328 10.8 20-38 .526 9.0 7-14 .500 5.3 8-12 .667 2.3 3-4 .750 10.3 22-57 .386 10.3 8-26 .308 5.8 2-9 .222 4.5 1-2 .500 5.0 2-5 .400 3.5 0-2 .000 2.2 0-4 .000 2.0 0-0 .000 3.2 1-1 1.000 3.0 0-0 .000 719-1749 .411 409-1017 .402 741-1852 .400 450-1106 .407
Opponents 14,496 14/981 3/255
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 53-143 .371 35-96 .365 21-45 .467 14-27 .519 68-177 .384 40-99 .404 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 22-81 .272 14-54 .259 42-120 .350 26-72 .361 0-6 .000 0-6 .000 18-76 .237 13-44 .295 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 18-45 .400 7-20 .350 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 246-707 .348 151-423 .357 149-494 .302 87-291 .299
Scoring By Period 1st Tennessee Tech 496 Opponents 455
FT-FTA 121-166 60-85 65-78 44-51 38-52 26-33 45-67 30-44 56-85 40-63 17-26 10-16 29-44 22-32 20-29 8-13 12-23 7-11 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 409-580 247-348 308-441 189-261
PCT .729 .706 .833 .863 .731 .788 .672 .682 .659 .635 .654 .625 .659 .688 .690 .615 .522 .636 .000 .000 .750 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .705 .710 .698 .724
REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOT 58 83 141 23 46 69 54 98 152 28 54 82 6 32 38 4 19 23 42 124 166 27 57 84 36 81 117 20 53 73 16 39 55 11 24 35 41 80 121 27 56 83 27 103 130 17 53 70 13 22 35 7 7 14 5 3 8 1 0 1 2 7 9 1 3 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 355 769 1124 204 433 637 378 726 1104 244 434 678
4th 549 536
OT 19 15
AVG PF-FO A TO 4.7 63-1 51 93 3.8 35-0 32 58 5.1 70-2 16 37 4.6 43-1 11 24 1.3 49-1 54 43 1.3 32-1 29 28 5.9 70-2 28 38 5.3 37-0 19 25 3.9 48-1 142 71 4.1 32-0 84 46 1.8 23-0 30 24 1.9 18-0 18 10 4.0 34-1 54 43 4.6 27-1 28 27 4.6 49-1 50 34 4.4 26-0 29 15 2.3 19-0 5 6 1.8 12-0 1 3 1.3 4-0 1 2 0.3 2-0 0 0 0.4 16-0 18 9 0.3 7-0 11 5 0.4 0-0 1 2 0.5 0-0 1 0 1.2 1-0 2 1 0.0 0-0 0 0 1.2 4-0 0 2 0.0 1-0 0 0 0.3 1-0 1 3 0.0 0-0 1 0 37.5 451-9 453 431 35.4 272-3 264 253 36.8 568-7 367 430 37.7 349-5 227 257
BLK STL PTS-AVG 5 28 432-14.4 4 18 243-13.5 29 19 360-12.0 16 10 214-11.9 3 15 302-10.1 3 10 184-10.2 66 13 211-7.5 39 9 122-7.6 5 32 212-7.1 5 22 144-8.0 4 12 193-6.4 3 5 118-6.6 7 25 129-4.3 5 14 76-4.2 3 16 104-3.7 0 7 61-3.8 3 5 52-3.5 1 2 21-2.6 1 2 17-2.8 0 1 7-2.3 3 11 65-2.7 1 7 23-1.8 0 1 7-1.4 0 0 3-1.5 1 1 5-1.0 0 0 0-0.0 1 0 2-0.4 1 0 0-0.0 0 1 2-0.3 0 1 0-0.0 131 181 2093-69.8 78 106 1216-67.6 88 197 1939-64.6 52 106 1176-65.3
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 477 427
3rd 552 506
Total 2,093 1,939
Tennessee Tech Opponents
Off. 109 81
Def. 16 11
Total 125 92
2019-20 RESULTS (17-13, 10-8 OVC -- Home: 9-4, Away: 7-7, Neutral: 1-2) NOVEMBER 5 CUMBERLAND 12 ULM 16 at Southern Illinois 21 at Middle Tennessee 24 at Samford 29 vs. Northern Illinois1 30 vs. Detroit1
W, 88-51 W, 75-68 L, 65-76 L, 58-64 W, 72-57 L, 74-82 W, 69-74
DECEMBER 5 at Vanderbilt 17 at Western Carolina 21 LIPSCOMB 29 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN
L, 61-75 W, 62-58 W, 78-58 W, 94-45
FEBRUARY 1 TENNESSEEE STATE* 6 at UT Martin* 8 at Southeast Missouri* 13 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 15 at Tennessee State* 20 UT MARTIN* 22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 27 at Belmont* 29 at Jacksonville State*
W, 88-47 L, 62-71 L, 72-87 L, 50-66 W, 81-69 L, 65-86 L, 59-72 L, 52-68 L, 61-64
MARCH 5 vs. #3 Southeast Missouri2
L, 81-82 (OT)
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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JANUARY 2 at Eastern Kentucky* 4 at Morehead State* 9 AUSTIN PEAY* 11 MURRAY STATE* 16 at SIUE* 18 at Eastern Illinois* 23 MOREHEAD STATE* 25 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 30 BELMONT*
2
W, 60-42 W, 75-55 W, 58-49 W, 77-72 W, 65-50 W, 75-62 W, 82-75 W, 87-82 L, 47-59
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2020-21 SCHEDULE DECEMBER 8 at Samford 13 SAINT LOUIS 19 at Southeast Missouri* 30 at Jacksonville State*
6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2 BELMONT* 7 at Tennessee State* 9 at Belmont* 14 AUSTIN PEAY* 16 MURRAY STATE* 21 at Eastern Kentucky* 23 at Morehead State* 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 30 SIUE*
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m.
FEBRUARY 1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 6 TENNESSEE TECH* 11 at Austin Peay* 13 at Murray State* 18 MOREHEAD STATE* 20 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 25 at SIUE* 27 at Eastern Illinois*
7 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
MARCH 3-6 OVC Championship 1
TBA
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change
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Basic Information Location: ............................................ Martin, Tenn. Enrollment: ....................................................7,069 Founded: ...................1900 (1951, Senior College) Nickname:...............................................Skyhawks Colors: ............................... Navy Blue and Orange Chancellor: ................................... Dr. Keith Carver Athletic Director: ...............................Kurt McGuffin Arena (Capacity): .. Elam Center\Skyhawk Arena (4,300)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ...................................13/4 Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/1 2019-20 Record/OVC (Finish): ...... 22-9/16-2 (t1st) Postseason: .....................OVC Championship
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: ..............Alex Boggis Office Phone: .......................... (731) 881-7694 Cell Phone: ............................. (618) 357-1536 Fax: ......................................... (731) 881-7624 Email: ................................. dboggis@utm.edu Web site:.............................. www.UTMSports.com Press Row Phone: ......................... (731) 881-7694
OVC Regular Season Titles (6) 1998-99, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2019-20
All-Time Record: ............................. 651-726 (.482) All-Time OVC Record: .................... 256-224 (.533) Joined OVC: ...................................................1992
OVC Tournament Titles (4) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA Tournament Appearances (4) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2020-21 ROSTER No. 0 2 3 5 10 11 13 14 20 21 22 23 31 35 44
Name Pos. Ht. Emma Davis * G 5-10 Sade’ Hudson G 5-8 Macy Rippy G 5-9 Seygan Robins G 5-10 Raegan Johnson F 6-2 Dasia Young F 5-11 Demi Burdick F 6-2 Zaire Hicks G 5-7 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Maddie Waldrop F 6-2 Damiah Griffin F 6-0 Hayley Harrison F 5-10 Kyannah Grant G 5-7 Paige Pipkin G 5-10 Haley Nichols F 6-0 *will miss 2020-21 season due to injury
Yr. Jr. Jr. So. R-So. So. So. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr.
Hometown (Last School) Harrodsburg, Ky. (Mercer County HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) Harrodsburg, Ky. (Louisville) Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton HS) Marshall, Ill. (Marshall HS) Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS) Choctaw, Miss. (Choctaw Central HS) Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County HS) Avon, Ind. (Avon HS)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Kevin McMillan
Alma Mater: ................................................. Rhodes, 1989 Family .......................................... Children - Matt, Ben, Alli Career Record: ........................................218-132 (11 yrs.) School Record: ........................................................ Same OVC Record: .......................................................... 143-43 OVC Tournament Appearances: ................................... 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..................................4
TEAM NOTES • Kevin McMillan enters his 12th year as the head coach for the Skyhawks, posting a 218-136 record while totaling three OVC Coach of the Year honors. McMillan currently ranks third in total wins in OVC history while his 218 victories ranks first amongst active coaches. • The Skyhawks feature a roster which 13 returners and three starters from last season’s championship squad. UT Martin is highlighted by a pair of Preseason All-OVC honorees in 2019-20 OVC Player of the Year Chelsey Perry and fellow first team honoree Maddie Waldrop. • UT Martin tallied its seventh 20-win season under the direction of head coach Kevin McMillan a year ago, posting a 22-10 overall record while going 16-2 in OVC play to clinch the regular season title. The Skyhawks have notched 11 consecutive top-four league finishes while winning five conference titles.
Assistant Coaches David Hart........................... 10th season (UT Martin, 1991) Jasmine Newsome ............... 6th season (UT Martin, 2014) Willie Trevathan ............................ 1st season (Union, 200) Stacie Evans (Ops)............. 11th season (UT Martin, 2004)
Career Head Coaching Record Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
School UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin
Overall 11-19 21-11 23-9 19-11 24-8 21-11
Conf. 8-10 14-4 15-1 11-5 15-1 16-0
Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
School UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin
Overall 22-10 12-19 19-15 23-9 22-9
Conf. 14-2 8-8 13-5 13-5 16-2
Coach McMillan Facts McMillan enters his 12th season at the helm of the UT Martin program and has led the Skyhawks to 11 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, 2014-15 and 2015-16.
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2019-20 STATISTICS PLAYER PERRY, Chelsey Conference-Only WALDROP, Maddie Conference-Only GRIFFIN, Damiah Conference-Only HICKS, Zaire Conference-Only STANFORD, Tamiah Conference-Only YOUNG, Dasia Conference-Only GRANT, Kyannah Conference-Only MOORE, Brittni Conference-Only BURDICK, Demi Conference-Only HUDSON, Sade' Conference-Only PIERCE, Anna Conference-Only DAVIS, Emma Conference-Only JOHNSON, Raegan Conference-Only RIPPY, Macy Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only
GP-GS 32-32 18-18 29-28 17-17 12-12 1-1 2-2 0-0 32-8 18-0 31-20 18-17 29-24 18-18 32-16 18-9 27-16 15-10 14-1 2-0 15-0 8-0 27-1 15-0 20-0 12-0 20-0 11-0 32 18 32 18
Attendance Total Home Games/Avg. Neutral Sites/Avg.
UTM 24,743 14/1,767 -
MIN 1095 616 928 565 345 14 64 0 670 375 718 519 844 632 799 471 419 227 209 10 82 32 144 73 77 43 82 24
AVG 34.2 34.2 32.0 33.2 28.8 14.0 32.0 0.0 20.9 20.8 23.2 28.8 29.1 35.1 25.0 26.2 15.5 15.1 14.9 5.0 5.5 4.0 5.3 4.9 3.9 3.6 4.1 2.2
TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 286-570 .502 182-348 .523 126-259 .486 93-170 .547 50-132 .379 6-13 .462 7-18 .389 0-0 .000 71-155 .458 43-82 .524 71-169 .420 53-125 .424 57-152 .375 48-115 .417 54-153 .353 37-98 .378 49-105 .467 22-57 .386 24-65 .369 0-0 .000 5-14 .357 2-4 .500 8-23 .348 6-15 .400 7-19 .368 4-10 .400 3-23 .130 2-9 .222 818-1857 .440 498-1046 .476 711-1794 .396 400-1019 .393
Opponents 25,679 15/1,679 3/165
3-POINTERS FG-FGA PCT 47-122 .385 30-73 .411 19-60 .317 14-38 .368 9-28 .321 3-5 .600 2-10 .200 0-0 .000 8-22 .364 1-6 .167 14-40 .350 13-31 .419 24-80 .300 20-61 .328 26-94 .277 15-54 .278 6-24 .250 3-14 .214 2-13 .154 0-0 .000 3-10 .300 1-1 1.000 5-18 .278 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-13 .000 0-4 .000 165-534 .309 104-298 .349 216-663 .326 121-379 .319
REBOUNDS FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT 121-141 .858 54 200 254 85-96 .885 33 114 147 98-138 .710 57 170 227 69-94 .734 37 105 142 35-43 .814 25 41 66 0-0 .000 4 1 5 3-5 .600 2 3 5 0-0 .000 0 0 0 74-116 .638 20 49 69 53-75 .707 14 33 47 37-59 .627 49 43 92 29-43 .674 34 34 68 36-46 .783 16 47 63 29-33 .879 13 35 48 30-45 .667 24 100 124 21-27 .778 12 65 77 17-22 .773 22 61 83 11-15 .733 14 34 48 3-11 .273 9 12 21 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2-5 .400 0 5 5 2-5 .400 0 4 4 3-4 .750 3 13 16 3-4 .750 0 7 7 2-4 .500 7 16 23 2-4 .500 4 9 13 5-7 .714 1 6 7 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 466-646 .721 342 829 1171 305-397 .768 194 478 672 398-597 .667 333 786 1119 196-302 .649 184 404 588
AVG PF-FO A TO 7.9 96-1 64 83 8.2 51-0 44 39 7.8 73-3 78 63 8.4 40-0 55 31 5.5 29-0 14 21 5.0 1-0 1 0 2.5 7-0 4 4 0.0 0-0 0 0 2.2 67-2 71 76 2.6 43-1 37 43 3.0 85-4 45 44 3.8 55-3 30 30 2.2 45-1 99 82 2.7 33-0 76 59 3.9 73-0 58 45 4.3 43-0 37 26 3.1 42-0 26 29 3.2 23-0 20 16 1.5 29-0 16 17 0.5 4-0 0 1 0.3 6-0 7 6 0.5 1-0 1 3 0.6 16-0 5 10 0.5 8-0 3 4 1.2 8-0 3 6 1.1 5-0 3 3 0.4 9-0 5 7 0.1 6-0 2 2 36.6 585-11 495 509 37.3 313-4 309 264 35.0 613-9 461 575 32.7 358-6 259 320
Scoring by Period UT Martin Opponents
1st 549 488
BLK STL PTS-AVG 86 52 740-23.1 53 32 479-26.6 22 32 369-12.7 18 19 269-15.8 4 19 144-12.0 0 0 15-15.0 0 3 19-9.5 0 0 0-0.0 2 37 224-7.0 0 24 140-7.8 6 21 193-6.2 3 17 148-8.2 8 41 174-6.0 8 30 145-8.1 8 55 164-5.1 5 34 110-6.1 17 13 121-4.5 7 5 58-3.9 1 12 53-3.8 0 0 0-0.0 0 4 15-1.0 0 0 7-0.9 0 13 24-0.9 0 9 19-1.3 0 3 16-0.8 0 2 10-0.8 0 1 11-0.6 0 0 5-0.5 154 306 2267-70.8 94 172 1405-78.1 123 252 2036-63.6 60 125 1117-62.1
Deadball Rebounds 2nd 561 466
3rd 581 526
4th 549 526
OT 27 30
Total 2267 2036
UT Martin Opponents
Off. 87 113
Def. 7 4
Total 94 117
2019-20 RESULTS (22-10, 16-2 OVC -- Home: 13-1, Away: 7-8, Neutral: 2-1) NOVEMBER 6 at Saint Louis 11 at Mississippi State 14 at Gonzaga 21 SAMFORD 25 IUPUI 30 at Illinois State
L, 50-56 L, 46-82 L, 55-78 W, 80-75 W, 57-51 L, 47-70
DECEMBER 3 at Southern Illinois 8 CHATTANOOGA 16 LIPSCOMB 19 LOUISVILLE 29 at Arkansas
L, 59-70 W, 78-51 W, 83-67 L, 63-71 (OT) L, 46-96
JANUARY 2 at Murray State* 4 at Austin Peay* 9 TENNESSEE STATE* 11 BELMONT* 16 MURRAY STATE* 18 AUSTIN PEAY* 23 at Eastern Illinois* 25 at SIUE* 30 at Eastern Kentucky*
W, 89-64 W, 69-61 W, 88-71 W, 74-57 W, 98-56 W, 65-61 L, 70-74 W, 79-39 W, 65-60
FEBRUARY 1 at Morehead State* 6 TENNESSEE TECH* 8 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 13 at Southeast Missouri* 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 20 at Tennessee Tech* 22 at Jacksonville State* 27 SIUE* 29 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*
W, 82-64 W, 71-62 W, 86-72 L, 69-71 W, 77-64 W, 86-65 W, 73-56 W, 75-58 W, 78-72
MARCH 4 vs. #8 Murray State 1 6 vs. Eastern Illinois1 7 vs. Southeast Missouri 1
W, 88-33 W, 63-52 L, 47-67
OVC Championship (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold
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2019-20 All-Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Teams (voted on by the league's head basketball coaches and sports information directors)
FIRST TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Chelsey Perry, UT Martin% Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont* Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri* Maddie Waldrop, UT Martin Karle Pace, Eastern Illinois Carrie Shephard, Southeast Missouri Macey Turley, Murray State% Kesha Brady, Tennessee Tech Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Destiney Elliott, Jacksonville State
POS. F F G F G G G G G F
HT. 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-8 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-9 5-11
CL. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Gr.
POS. F/G G G G G
HT. 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-6 5-6
CL. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr.
POS. G F G G C
HT. 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-2
CL. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr.
HOMETOWN Middleton, Tenn. Kenosha, Wis. Memphis, Tenn. Murray, Ky. Clarksville, Tenn. Steele, Mo. Murray, Ky. Smyrna, Tenn. St. Cloud, Minn. Oneonta, Ala.
SECOND TEAM NAME, SCHOOL Alexis Burpo, Murray State Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Jamilyn Kinney, Belmont Taylor Hawks, Jacksonville State Teri Goodlett, Eastern Kentucky
HOMETOWN Murray, Ky. Milwaukee, Wis. Van Buren, Ark. Gainesville, Ga. Louisville, Ky.
ALL-NEWCOMER NAME, SCHOOL Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Ella Sawyer, Austin Peay I'Liyah Green, Eastern Kentucky
OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chelsey Perry, UT Martin OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Rekha Patterson, Southeast Missouri * - 2018-19 First Team All-OVC % - 2018-19 Second Team All-OVC
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HOMETOWN St. Cloud, Minn. Fort Worth, Texas Milwaukee, Wis. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Louisville, Ky.
2019-20 SUPERLATIVES POINTS 42 - Chelsey Perry, UTM vs. Lipscomb (12/16/19) 39 - Tesia Thompson, SEMO vs. Belmont (3/6/20) FIELD GOALS MADE 17 - Chelsey Perry, UTM vs. Lipscomb (12/16/19) 16 - Chelsey Perry, UTM vs. Tennessee Tech (2/6/20) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT 30 - Tesia Thompson, SEMO vs. Tennessee Tech (3/5/20) 29 - Chelsey Perry, UTM at Southeast Missouri (2/13/20) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .889 (8-9) - Kiana Johnson, JSU vs. Fort Valley St. (11/24/19) .857 (12-14) - Carrie Shephard, SEMO vs. Belmont (3/6/20) 3-POINTERS MADE 7 - Maggie Knowles, APSU vs. Evansville (11/21/19) 7 - Yamie Johnson, JSU vs. UT Martin (2/8/20) 7 - Taelour Pruitt, SEMO vs. Belmont (3/6/20) 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 17 - Carrie Shephard, SEMO at Eastern Michigan (11/19/19) 13 - Destiney Elliott, JSU vs. Northern Kentucky (11/29/19) 13 - Lex Mayes, MUR vs. Indiana State (12/7/19) FREE THROWS MADE 16 - Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont at Morehead State (2/20/20) 16 - Jazmine Young, TSU at Morehead State (2/22/20) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 18 - Jazmine Young, TSU at Morehead State (2/22/20) 17 - Done three different times FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (11-11) - Kesha Brady, Tennessee Tech at Samford (11/24/19) 1.000 (11-11) - Macey Turley, MUR vs. Arkansas State 911/26/19) REBOUNDS 20 - Ellie Harmeyer, BEL vs. Chattanooga (11/6/19) 19 - Done three different times ASSISTS 12 - Teri Goodlett, EKU at Tennessee Tech (1/25/20) 11 - Mikayla Kinnard, SIUE at UT Martin (2/27/2020) STEALS 6 - Done seven different times BLOCKED SHOTS 9 - Anacia Wilkinson, TTU at Morehead State (1/4/20) 9 - Ariel Kirkwood, MOR vs. SIUE (1/9/20) TURNOVERS 9 - Done 6 different times
OVC IN NCAA STAT LEADERS
TEAM GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
INDIVIDUALS
POINTS 114 - Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (3/6/20) 107 - Morehead State vs. Midway (Ky.) (11/19/20) 107 - Morehaed State vs. Asbury (Ky.) (12/19/19) FIELD GOALS MADE 44 - Morehead State vs. Asbury (Ky.) (12/19/19) 43 -Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (3/6/20) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 95 - Morehead State vs. Asbury (Ky.) (12/19/20) 85 - Murray State vs. Cumberland (12/18/19) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .652 (43-66) - Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (3/6/20) .567 (38-67) - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (11/5/19) 3-POINTERS MADE 18 - Austin Peay vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (11/5/19) 16 - Austin Peay vs. Evansville (11/21/19) 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 45 - Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois (1/16/20) 39 -Austin Peay at Illinois (11/13/19) 39 - Murray State at Miss. Valley State (11/13/19)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 44 - Southeast Missouri vs. Southern Illinois (12/7/19) 43 - Jacksonville State vs. Florida A&M (11/9/19) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (9-9) - Belmont vs. Tennessee Tech (2/27/20) 1.000 (5-5) - Austin Peay vs. Eastern Illinois (2/1/20) REBOUNDS 70 - Morehead State vs. Asbury (Ky.) (12/19/19) 61 - Jacksonville State at Tennessee State (2/27/20) ASSISTS 29 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (12/29/19) 29 - Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (3/6/20) STEALS 19 - Morehead State vs. Midway (Ky.) - (11/19/19) 19 - Morehead State vs. Asbury (Ky.) - (12/19/190 BLOCKED SHOTS 13 - Morehead State vs. Asbury (Ky.) (12/19/19) 13 - Morehead State vs. SIUE (1/9/20)
12.3 9.3 8.5
ASSISTS (National Leader = 9.1 apg) 57. Akia Harris, TTU 84. Macey Turley, MUR
4.7 4.4
BLOCKS (National Leader = 4.72 bpg) 15. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR 17. Chelsey Perry, UTM 25. Anacia Wilkinson, TTU 61. I'Liyah Green, EKU 93. Latrese Saine, SEMO
2.73 2.69 2.36 1.72 1.5
STEALS (National Leader = 5.17 spg) 36. Jaden Wrightsell, TSU 41. Carrie Shephard, SEMO
2.4 2.38 50.2% 47.5%
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 95.0%) 6. Breuna Jackson, MOR 89.9% 18. Taylor Roberts, TSU 87.3% 19. Macey Turley, MUR 87.2% 27. Chelsey Perry, UTM 85.8% 65. Jazmine Young, TSU 81.9% 92. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 80.9%
TEAMS SCORING OFFENSE (National Leader = 86.0) 26. Southeast Missouri 61. UT Martin 75. Tennessee Tech
74.5 70.8 69.8
FG PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 50.9%) 36. UT Martin 56. Southeast Missouri
44.0% 43.1%
3-PT FG’S PER GAME (National Leader = 12.0) 11. Austin Peay 24. Tennessee Tech 59. Belmont 71. Murray State 93. Eastern Illinois
8.9 8.2 7.4 7.2 6.8
3-PT FG PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 39.9%) 44. Tennessee Tech 34.8% 57. Southeast Missouri 34.3% 76. Eastern Illinois 33.6% FT PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 81.5%) 56. Tennessee State 80. Morehead State 87. Eastern Illinois
Jan. 14 - Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Jan. 21 - Chesley Perry, UT Martin Jan. 28 - Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont Feb. 4 - Alexis Burpo, Murray State Feb. 11 - Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Feb. 18 - Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont Feb. 25 - Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont March 2 - Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
74.0% 73.0% 72.8%
REBOUNDING MARGIN (National Leader = +15.4) 12. Belmont 9.0 15. Southeast Missouri 8.8
Jan. 14 - I'Liyah Green, Eastern Kentucky Jan. 21 - Jazzmyn Elston, Morehead State Jan. 28 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Feb. 4 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Feb. 11 - I'Liyah Green, Eastern Kentucky Feb. 18 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Feb. 25 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State March 2 - Jazzmyn Elston, MOR; Laci Hawthorne, MUR
Jan. 14 - Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Jan. 21 - Mikayla Kinnard, SIUE Jan. 28 - Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Feb. 4 - Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Feb. 11 - Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Feb. 18 - Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Feb. 25 - Mikayla Kinnard, SIUE March 2 - Ella Sawyer, Austin Peay
REBOUNDS (National Leader = 13.0) 4. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 54. Laci Hawthorne, MUR 93. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR
3-POINTERS MADE/GAME (National Leader = 4.37) 13. Carrie Shephard, SEMO 3.0 48. Destiney Elliott, JSU 2.5 95. Jordan Brock, TTU 2.27 95. Maura Muensterman, BEL 2.27 100. Maggie Knowles, APSU 2.23
2019-20 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FRESHMAN Nov. 12 - Shay-Lee Kirby, Austin Peay Nov. 19 - Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Nov. 26 - Macie Gibson, Murray State Dec. 3 - Deaja Richardson, Tennessee State Dec. 10 - Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Dec. 17 - Tomiyah Alford, Morehead State Dec. 23 - Tomiyah Alford, Morehead State Dec. 30 - Shay-Lee Kirby, APSU; Maaliya Owens, TTU Jan. 7 - Maaliya Owens, Tennessee Tech
23.1 19.7 19.2 16.6 16.6
FG PERCENTAGE (National Leader = 68.5%) 72. Chelsey Perry, UTM 99. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL
FREE THROWS MADE 30 - Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (3/6/20) 30 - Tennessee State vs. Murray State (2/8/20)
TURNOVERS 34 - Murray State at Mississippi State (11/15/19) 30 - Done three different times
PLAYER Nov. 12 - Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont Nov. 19 - Ellie Harmeyer, BEL; Tesia Thompson, SEMO Nov. 26 - Kesha Brady, Tennessee Tech Dec. 3 - Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Dec. 10 - Macey Turley, MUR; Chelsey Perry, UTM Dec. 17 - Macey Turley, Murray State Dec. 23 - Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Dec. 30 - Arielle Gonzalez-Varner, Austin Peay Jan. 7 - Chelsey Perry, UT Martin NEWCOMER Nov. 12 - Tahanee Bennell, Austin Peay Nov. 19 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Nov. 26 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Dec. 3 - De'Ayra Davis, Eastern Kentucky Dec. 10 - I'Liyah Green, Eastern Kentucky Dec. 17 - Qay Stanton, Eastern Kentucky Dec. 23 - Tahanee Bennell, Austin Peay Dec. 30 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Jan. 7 - Laci Hawthorne, Murray State
SCORING (National Leader = 24.8 ppg) 3. Chelsey Perry, UTM 17. Tesia Thompson, SEMO 23. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 91. Carrie Shephard, SEMO 93. Macey Turley, MUR
ASSISTS (National Leader = 22.1) 42. UT Martin 45. Southeast Missouri 49. Tennessee Tech
15.5 15.3 15.1
STEALS (National Leader = 14.0) 19. Eastern Illinois 45. Austin Peay 48. SIUE 50. UT Martin 54 Tennessee State 63. Southeast Missouri
10.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.3
REBOUNDS PER GAME (National Leader = 55.0) 7. Belmont 43.71 12. Southeast Missouri 43.22 39. Murray State 40.73 65. Morehead State 39.87 90. Eastern Kentucky 39.45
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2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS xy-UT Martin xy-Belmont xz-Southeast Missouri x-Eastern Illinois x-Jacksonville State x-Tennessee Tech x-Austin Peay x-Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State SIUE
W
16 16 14 12 10 10 9 7 6 5 2 1
Conference Games L Pct. Home 2 2 4 6 8 8 9 11 12 13 16 17
.889 .889 .778 .667 .556 .556 .500 .389 .333 .278 .111 .056
9-0 9-0 8-1 7-2 6-3 5-4 5-4 6-3 3-6 2-7 1-8 0-9
Away 7-2 7-2 6-3 5-4 4-5 5-4 4-5 1-8 3-6 3-6 1-8 1-8
y - 2018-19 Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Champion z - 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champion
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Streak W5 W8 L1 W1 W2 L4 W2 L1 L2 W1 L3 L16
All Games W L Pct.
22 22 25 19 14 17 18 14 10 11 4 3
10 9 7 12 16 13 12 16 20 18 24 26
.688 .710 .781 .613 .467 .567 .600 .467 .333 .379 .143 .103
Home 13-1 13-0 12-1 9-5 10-4 9-4 9-4 10-4 7-8 5-9 3-13 2-13
Away 7-8 8-6 10-6 8-6 4-9 7-7 7-7 4-11 3-12 6-9 1-11 1-12
Neutral Streak 2-1 1-3 3-0 2-1 0-3 1-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
L1 L1 W3 L1 L1 L5 L1 L2 W1 W1 L3 L16
x - 2019 OVC Tournament Participant
Southeast Missouri UT Martin Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Illinois Belmont Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky SIUE
Scoring Offense G W-L 32 25-7 32 22-10 30 17-13 30 18-12 30 14-16 31 19-12 31 22-9 30 10-20 30 14-16 28 4-24 29 11-18 29 3-26
PTS. 2384 2267 2093 2043 1993 2057 1998 1929 1817 1669 1686 1665
AVG. 74.5 70.8 69.8 68.1 66.4 66.4 64.5 64.3 60.6 59.6 58.1 57.4
Southeast Missouri UT Martin Belmont Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Jacksonville State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Murray State SIUE Tennessee State
Scoring Margin G OFF 32 74.5 32 70.8 31 64.5 30 69.8 31 66.4 30 68.1 30 60.6 30 64.3 29 58.1 30 66.4 29 57.4 28 59.6
DEF 63.9 63.6 58.6 64.6 61.6 65.3 60.5 66.6 65.0 74.2 70.3 76.4
MARGIN +10.6 +7.2 +5.9 +5.1 +4.7 +2.8 +0.1 -2.3 -6.8 -7.8 -12.9 -16.7
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Belmont Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Morehead State SIUE Murray State Tennessee State
Scoring Defense G PTS. 31 1816 30 1815 31 1911 32 2036 32 2044 30 1939 29 1884 30 1959 30 1999 29 2039 30 2227 28 2138
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. Tennessee State 28 393 2. Morehead State 30 439 3. Eastern Illinois 31 381 4. UT Martin 32 466 5. Belmont 31 369 6. Murray State 30 386 7. Tennessee Tech 30 409 8. Southeast Missouri 32 414 9. Jacksonville State 30 339 10. Austin Peay 30 341 11. Eastern Kentucky 29 288 12. SIUE 29 301
AVG. 58.6 60.5 61.6 63.6 63.9 64.6 65.0 65.3 66.6 70.3 74.2 76.4 FTA 531 601 523 646 514 542 580 588 509 517 442 502
PCT. .740 .730 .728 .721 .718 .712 .705 .704 .666 .660 .652 .600
Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. UT Martin 32 818 1857 2. Southeast Missouri 32 894 2072 3. Tennessee Tech 30 719 1749 4. Eastern Illinois 31 732 1802 5. Belmont 31 700 1753 6. Austin Peay 30 719 1899 7. Murray State 30 695 1860 8. Morehead State 30 676 1810 9. SIUE 29 626 1735 10. Eastern Kentucky 29 615 1718 11. Jacksonville State 30 640 1796 12. Tennessee State 28 576 1643
PCT. .440 .431 .411 .406 .399 .379 .374 .373 .361 .358 .356 .351
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Belmont 31 666 1932 2. Jacksonville State 30 643 1728 3. Eastern Kentucky 29 674 1790 4. Southeast Missouri 32 682 1808 5. Eastern Illinois 31 676 1759 6. Morehead State 30 707 1803 7. UT Martin 32 711 1794 8. Tennessee Tech 30 741 1852 9. Murray State 30 814 1974 10. SIUE 29 709 1669 11. Tennessee State 28 744 1726 12. Austin Peay 30 690 1562
PCT. .345 .372 .377 .377 .384 .392 .396 .400 .412 .425 .431 .442
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Tennessee Tech 30 246 707 2. Southeast Missouri 32 182 531 3. Eastern Illinois 31 212 632 4. Austin Peay 30 264 841 5. Murray State 30 217 693 6. UT Martin 32 165 534 7. Belmont 31 229 742 8. Jacksonville State 30 198 712 9. Tennessee State 28 124 446 10. Eastern Kentucky 29 168 616 11. Morehead State 30 138 527 12. SIUE 29 112 468
PCT. .348 .343 .335 .314 .313 .309 .309 .278 .278 .273 .262 .239
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Belmont 31 196 715 2. Jacksonville State 30 125 452 3. Eastern Illinois 31 195 668 4. Morehead State 30 183 608 5. Tennessee Tech 30 149 494 6. Tennessee State 28 197 616 7. Austin Peay 30 151 471 8. Southeast Missouri 32 215 668 9. Eastern Kentucky 29 199 614 10. SIUE 29 184 567 11. UT Martin 32 216 663 12. Murray State 30 206 608
PCT. .274 .277 .292 .301 .302 .320 .321 .322 .324 .325 .326 .339
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3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG AVG. 1. Austin Peay 30 264 8.80 2. Tennessee Tech 30 246 8.20 3. Belmont 31 229 7.39 4. Murray State 30 217 7.23 5. Eastern Illinois 31 212 6.84 6. Jacksonville State 30 198 6.60 7. Eastern Kentucky 29 168 5.79 8. Southeast Missouri 32 182 5.69 9. UT Martin 32 165 5.16 10. Morehead State 30 138 4.60 11. Tennessee State 28 124 4.43 12. SIUE 29 112 3.8
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UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Belmont Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Murray State SIUE Jacksonville State Morehead State Tennessee State
Assists G ASSISTS 32 495 32 491 30 453 31 417 31 416 30 383 29 367 30 364 29 342 30 318 30 299 28 269
AVG. 15.47 15.34 15.10 13.45 13.42 12.77 12.66 12.13 11.79 10.60 9.97 9.61
Eastern Illinois Austin Peay SIUE UT Martin Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Murray State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Belmont
Steals G STEALS 31 331 30 289 29 278 32 306 28 266 32 298 30 246 29 218 30 205 30 194 30 181 31 164
AVG. 10.68 9.63 9.59 9.56 9.50 9.31 8.20 7.52 6.83 6.47 6.03 5.29
Morehead State UT Martin Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Jacksonville State SIUE Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Belmont Austin Peay
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 30 183 32 154 30 131 29 107 32 111 30 103 30 98 29 76 31 76 28 65 31 62 30 58
AVG. 6.10 4.81 4.37 3.69 3.47 3.43 3.27 2.62 2.45 2.32 2.00 1.93
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Belmont Southeast Missouri UT Martin Morehead State Tennessee Tech Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay SIUE Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG 31 1355 43.7 32 1383 43.2 32 1171 36.6 30 1196 39.9 30 1124 37.5 30 1219 40.6 29 1144 39.4 30 1079 36.0 29 1076 37.1 30 1159 38.6 31 1104 35.6 28 957 34.2
OPP AVG MARGIN 1076 34.7 +9.0 1101 34.4 +8.8 1119 35.0 +1.6 1174 39.1 +0.7 1104 36.8 +0.7 1250 41.7 -1.0 1191 41.1 -1.6 1136 37.9 -1.9 1136 39.2 -2.1 1236 41.2 -2.6 1200 38.7 -3.1 1226 43.8 -9.6
Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. AVG. 1. Southeast Missouri 32 491 15.3 462 14.4 2. Tennessee Tech 30 453 15.1 431 14.4 3. UT Martin 32 495 15.5 509 15.9 4. Eastern Illinois 31 417 13.5 481 15.5 5. Austin Peay 30 383 12.8 470 15.7 6. Belmont 31 416 13.4 528 17.0 7. Jacksonville State 30 318 10.6 413 13.8 8. Eastern Kentucky 29 367 12.7 506 17.4 9. Murray State 30 364 12.1 529 17.6 10. SIUE 29 342 11.8 569 19.6 11. Morehead State 30 299 10.0 533 17.8 12. Tennessee State 28 269 9.6 520 18.6
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Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri UT Martin Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Morehead State SIUE Eastern Kentucky Murray State Belmont
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 30 470 15.7 31 481 15.5 32 462 14.4 32 509 15.9 30 413 13.8 30 431 14.4 28 520 18.6 30 533 17.8 29 569 19.6 29 506 17.4 30 529 17.6 31 528 17.0
RATIO 1.06 1.05 0.97 0.87 0.81 0.79 0.77 0.73 0.69 0.60 0.56 0.52
OPP AVG MARGIN 636 21.2 +5.53 584 18.8 +3.32 548 17.1 +2.69 575 18.0 +2.06 465 15.5 +1.73 430 14.3 -0.03 519 18.5 -0.04 520 17.3 -0.43 509 17.6 -2.07 432 14.9 -2.55 442 14.7 -2.90 361 11.6 -5.39
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2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense G W-L 18 16-2 18 14-4 18 12-6 18 7-11 18 10-8 18 16-2 18 9-9 18 6-12 18 10-8 18 2-16 18 1-17 18 5-13
Scoring Defense G PTS. 18 948 18 1031 18 1104 18 1117 18 1147 18 1150 18 1159 18 1176 18 1183 18 1244 18 1354 18 1398
PTS. 1405 1292 1230 1220 1216 1200 1159 1158 1068 1058 1013 992
AVG. 78.1 71.8 68.3 67.8 67.6 66.7 64.4 64.3 59.3 58.8 56.3 55.1
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Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. UT Martin 18 498 1046 2. Southeast Missouri 18 489 1149 3. Eastern Illinois 18 437 1046 4. Belmont 18 411 1014 5. Tennessee Tech 18 409 1017 6. Murray State 18 422 1097 7. Morehead State 18 403 1064 8. Austin Peay 18 401 1100 9. SIUE 18 375 1046 10. Tennessee State 18 369 1032 11. Jacksonville State 18 377 1071 12. Eastern Kentucky 18 360 1042
PCT. .476 .426 .418 .405 .402 .385 .379 .365 .359 .358 .352 .345
Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Belmont 18 345 1111 2. Jacksonville State 18 365 999 3. Southeast Missouri 18 366 983 4. Eastern Kentucky 18 414 1104 5. Morehead State 18 407 1066 6. Eastern Illinois 18 412 1054 7. UT Martin 18 400 1019 8. Murray State 18 487 1198 9. Tennessee Tech 18 450 1106 10. SIUE 18 428 1036 11. Tennessee State 18 483 1128 12. Austin Peay 18 394 920
PCT. .311 .365 .372 .375 .382 .391 .393 .407 .407 .413 .428 .428
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Offense G FG FGA 1. Tennessee Tech 18 151 423 2. UT Martin 18 104 298 3. Murray State 18 132 395 4. Eastern Illinois 18 128 384 5. Southeast Missouri 18 90 277 6. Belmont 18 135 423 7. Austin Peay 18 149 496 8. Tennessee State 18 79 277 9. Jacksonville State 18 116 423 10. Eastern Kentucky 18 98 381 11. Morehead State 18 74 288 12. SIUE 18 68 284
PCT. .357 .349 .334 .333 .325 .319 .300 .285 .274 .257 .257 .239
3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense G FG FGA 1. Belmont 18 106 443 2. Jacksonville State 18 72 274 3. Eastern Illinois 18 117 405 4. Tennessee Tech 18 87 291 5. Morehead State 18 106 354 6. Southeast Missouri 18 112 370 7. Eastern Kentucky 18 124 400 8. UT Martin 18 121 379 9. Austin Peay 18 91 283 10. Tennessee State 18 141 431 11. SIUE 18 115 346 12. Murray State 18 132 373
PCT. .239 .263 .289 .299 .299 .303 .310 .319 .322 .327 .332 .354
Free Throw Percentage G FTM 1. UT Martin 18 305 2. Tennessee State 18 241 3. Murray State 18 244 4. Eastern Illinois 18 228 5. Morehead State 18 278 6. Belmont 18 243 7. Tennessee Tech 18 247 8. Southeast Missouri 18 224 9. Jacksonville State 18 198 10. Austin Peay 18 208 11. Eastern Kentucky 18 174 12. SIUE 18 195
FTA 397 316 329 308 377 338 348 319 284 304 266 326
PCT. .768 .763 .742 .740 .737 .719 .710 .702 .697 .684 .654 .598
3-Point Field Goals Made G 3FG 1. Tennessee Tech 18 151 2. Austin Peay 18 149 3. Belmont 18 135 4. Murray State 18 132 5. Eastern Illinois 18 128 6. Jacksonville State 18 116 7. UT Martin 18 104 8. Eastern Kentucky 18 98 9. Southeast Missouri 18 90 10. Tennessee State 18 79 11. Morehead State 18 74 12. SIUE 18 68
DEF 62.1 52.7 61.3 64.4 65.3 57.3 63.7 65.7 75.2 63.9 69.1 77.7
MARGIN +16.0 +14.0 +10.4 +3.9 +2.2 +2.1 +0.7 -1.4 -7.4 -8.8 -12.8 -18.9
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UT Martin Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Murray State Tennessee Tech Belmont Austin Peay Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee State SIUE Eastern Kentucky
UT Martin Belmont Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Austin Peay Morehead State Murray State Eastern Kentucky SIUE Tennessee State
Scoring Margin G OFF 18 78.1 18 66.7 18 71.8 18 68.3 18 67.6 18 59.3 18 64.4 18 64.3 18 67.8 18 55.1 18 56.3 18 58.8
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Belmont Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri UT Martin Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Morehead State SIUE Murray State Tennessee State
UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Belmont Eastern Illinois Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay SIUE 10. Jacksonville State 11. Morehead State 12. Tennessee State
Assists G ASSISTS 18 309 18 270 18 264 18 256 18 250 18 223 18 217 18 212 18 212 18 180 18 179 18 175
AVG. 52.7 57.3 61.3 62.1 63.7 63.9 64.4 65.3 65.7 69.1 75.2 77.7
AVG. 8.39 8.28 7.50 7.33 7.11 6.44 5.78 5.44 5.00 4.39 4.11 3.78 AVG. 17.17 15.00 14.67 14.22 13.89 12.39 12.06 11.78 11.78 10.00 9.94 9.72
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Eastern Illinois UT Martin Southeast Missouri SIUE Tennessee State Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Belmont Murray State
Morehead State UT Martin Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Illinois Tennessee State SIUE Austin Peay Belmont
Belmont Southeast Missouri UT Martin Morehead State Murray State SIUE Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Tennessee State
UT Martin Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Belmont Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Kentucky Morehead State SIUE Tennessee State
Steals STEALS 180 172 170 168 163 147 127 123 112 106 104 95
AVG. 10.00 9.56 9.44 9.33 9.06 8.17 7.06 6.83 6.22 5.89 5.78 5.28
Blocked Shots G BLOCKS 18 118 18 94 18 78 18 62 18 60 18 56 18 53 18 50 18 43 18 39 18 37 18 35
AVG. 6.56 5.22 4.33 3.44 3.33 3.11 2.94 2.78 2.39 2.17 2.06 1.94
G 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Rebounding Margin G TEAM AVG OPP AVG MARGIN 18 820 45.6 615 34.2 +11.4 18 762 42.3 604 33.6 +8.8 18 672 37.3 588 32.7 +4.7 18 722 40.1 694 38.6 +1.6 18 732 40.7 726 40.3 +0.3 18 687 38.2 690 38.3 -0.2 18 713 39.6 745 41.4 -1.8 18 680 37.8 719 39.9 -2.2 18 637 35.4 678 37.7 -2.3 18 617 34.3 692 38.4 -4.2 18 624 34.7 706 39.2 -4.6 18 587 32.6 796 44.2 -11.6 Assist/Turnover Ratio G ASST. AVG. TURN. 18 309 17.2 264 18 270 15.0 253 18 264 14.7 253 18 256 14.2 287 18 250 13.9 283 18 180 10.0 214 18 212 11.8 270 18 223 12.4 306 18 217 12.1 311 18 179 9.9 304 18 212 11.8 372 18 175 9.7 329
AVG. 14.7 14.1 14.1 15.9 15.7 11.9 15.0 17.0 17.3 16.9 20.7 18.3
RATIO 1.17 1.07 1.04 0.89 0.88 0.84 0.79 0.73 0.70 0.59 0.57 0.53
Former UT Martin standout Heather Butler is the league’s all-time leading scorer, finishing her career with 2,865 points.
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Austin Peay Southeast Missouri UT Martin Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky SIUE Belmont Murray State
Turnover Margin G TEAM AVG 18 270 15.0 18 253 14.1 18 264 14.7 18 283 15.7 18 214 11.9 18 253 14.1 18 329 18.3 18 304 16.9 18 311 17.3 18 372 20.7 18 287 15.9 18 306 17.0
OPP AVG MARGIN 361 20.1 +5.06 311 17.3 +3.22 320 17.8 +3.11 332 18.4 +2.72 254 14.1 +2.22 257 14.3 +0.22 318 17.7 -0.61 290 16.1 -0.78 251 13.9 -3.33 303 16.8 -3.83 215 11.9 -4.00 234 13.0 -4.00
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2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring CL G 1. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 32 2. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 29 3. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 31 4. Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 32 5. Macey Turley, MUR SO 26 6. Karle Pace, EIU JR 31 7. Kesha Brady, TTU JR 30 8. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 29 9. Destiney Elliott, JSU SR 28 10. Jazmine Young, TSU SO 28 11. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR 30 12. Taylor Roberts, TSU JR 21 13. Abby Wahl, EIU SO 31 14. Jazzmyn Elston, MOR JR 27 15. Taylor Hawks, JSU JR 30
FG 286 198 179 196 128 154 129 126 117 103 137 75 143 116 111
3FG 47 14 35 96 53 62 53 19 70 14 21 11 18 47 33
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR 30 2. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 32 3. A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU SR 30 4. Allie Troeckler, SIUE JR 25 5. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 29 6. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 31 7. Abby Wahl, EIU SO 31 8. Lariah Washington, EIU FR 31 9. I'Liyah Green, EKU JR 29 10. Jessi Harshberger, SEMO SR 32
1. Akia Harris, TTU 2. Macey Turley, MUR 3. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL 4. Kira Arthofer, EIU 5. Qay Stanton, EKU 6. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO 7. Carrie Shephard, SEMO 8. Kyannah Grant, UTM 9. Teri Goodlett, EKU 10. Tesia Thompson, SEMO
Assists CL SR SO SO SO JR SO SR SO JR JR
G 30 26 24 31 29 31 32 29 26 29
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G 1. Breuna Jackson, MOR SR 30 2. Taylor Roberts, TSU JR 21 3. Macey Turley, MUR SO 26 4. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 32 5. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR 30 6. Jazmin Young, TSU SO 28 7. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 31 8. Ellie Jo Johnson, MOR SO 30 9. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 29 10. Taylor Hawks, JSU JR 30
1. Jaden Wrightsell, TSU 2. Carrie Shephard, SEMO 3. Karle Pace, EIU 4. Qay Stanton, EKU 5. Mikia Keith, SIUE 6. Kira Arthofer, EIU 7. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO 8. Allie Troeckler, SIUE 9. Tomiyah Alford, MOR 10. Brittni Moore, UTM
Steals CL JR SR JR JR SO SO SO JR FR SO
G 25 32 31 29 29 31 31 25 30 32
FT 121 160 203 44 123 95 121 98 52 127 65 89 61 38 80
FG 137 286 129 101 126 179 143 130 96 103
PTS 740 570 596 532 432 465 432 369 356 347 360 250 365 317 335
FGA 235 570 259 205 259 377 308 281 208 228
AVG 23.1 19.7 19.2 16.6 16.6 15.0 14.4 12.7 12.7 12.4 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.2
PCT. .583 .502 .498 .493 .486 .475 .464 .463 .462 .452
ASSISTS AVG. 142 4.73 114 4.38 99 4.13 117 3.77 105 3.62 111 3.58 111 3.47 99 3.41 85 3.27 93 3.21 FTM 80 89 123 121 65 127 203 92 160 80
FGA 89 102 141 141 78 155 251 117 206 108
PCT. .899 .873 .872 .858 .833 .819 .809 .786 .777 .741
STEALS 60 76 64 58 57 60 57 44 52 55
AVG. 2.40 2.38 2.06 2.00 1.97 1.94 1.84 1.76 1.73 1.72
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Rebounding CL G OFF DEF 1. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 31 79 302 2. Laci Hawthorne, MUR JR 30 97 179 3. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR FR 30 83 173 4. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 32 54 200 5. Alexis Burpo, UTM SO 30 81 156 6. Jaden Wrightsell, TSU JR 25 70 127 7. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 29 57 170 8. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 29 68 155 9. I'Liyah Green, EKU JR 29 72 148 10. A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU SR 30 95 120 11. Chloe Long, JSU SR 30 52 153 12. Allie Troeckler, SIUE JR 25 76 91 13. Orlandra Humphries, MOR SR 30 58 142 14. Denisha Gardener, SEMO SR 32 81 117 15. Destiney Elliott, JSU SR 28 29 142 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. Maggie Knowles, APSU SO 26 58 2. Karle Pace, EIU JR 31 62 3. Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 32 96 4. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL SO 24 45 5. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 32 47 6. Jordan Brock, TTU JR 30 68 7. Ella Sawyer, APSU FR 30 42 8. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO SO 31 37 9. Kesha Brady, TTU JR 30 53 10. Morgan Litwiller, EIU FR 30 33
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3-Point Field Goals Made CL G Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 32 Destiney Elliott, JSU SR 28 Maura Muensterman, BEL SR 30 Jordan Brock, TTU JR 30 Maggie Knowles, APSU SO 26 Macey Turley, MUR SO 26 Karle Pace, EIU JR 31 Jamilyn Kinney, BEL SO 24 Lex Mayes, MUR SO 30 Kesha Brady, TTU JR 30
Blocked Shots CL 1. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR FR 2. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 3. Anacia Wilkinson, TTU SR 4. I'Liyah Green, EKU JR 5. LaTrese Saine, SEMO JR 6. Chloe Long, JSU SR 7. Orlandra Humphries, MOR SR 8. Mackenzie Colemand,TTU JR 9. Jaleesa Avery, MOR SR 10. Destiney Elliott, JSU SR
G 30 32 28 29 32 30 30 30 30 28
TOT AVG 381 12.3 276 9.2 256 8.5 254 7.9 237 7.9 197 7.9 227 7.8 223 7.7 220 7.6 215 7.2 205 6.8 167 6.7 200 6.7 198 6.2 171 6.1 FGA 135 149 239 114 122 177 112 99 143 92
3FG 96 70 68 68 58 53 62 45 53 53
PCT. .430 .416 .402 .395 .385 .384 .375 .374 .371 .359 AVG. 3.00 2.50 2.27 2.27 2.23 2.04 2.00 1.88 1.77 1.77
BLOCKS AVG. 82 2.73 86 2.69 66 2.36 50 1.72 48 1.50 39 1.30 31 1.03 29 0.97 28 0.93 24 0.86
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG 1. Akia Harris, TTU SR 30 142 4.7 2. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL SO 24 99 4.1 3. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 29 93 3.2 4. Karle Pace, EIU JR 31 99 3.2 5. Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 32 111 3.5 6. Kira Arthofer, EIU SO 31 117 3.8 7. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO SO 31 111 3.6 8. Qay Stanton, EKU JR 29 105 3.6 9. Macey Turley, MUR SO 26 114 4.4 10. Kyannah Grant, UTM SO 29 99 3.4
TO 71 54 64 70 83 88 84 86 94 82
AVG RATIO 2.4 2.00 2.3 1.83 2.2 1.45 2.3 1.41 2.6 1.34 2.8 1.33 2.7 1.32 3.0 1.22 3.6 1.21 2.8 1.21
2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE-ONLY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring CL G 1. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 18 2. Ellie Harmeyer, BELL SR 18 3. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 18 4. Karle Pace, EIU JR 18 5. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 17 6. Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 18 7. Macey Turley, MUR SO 15 8. Jazzmyn Elston, MOR JR 18 Kesha Brady, TTU JR 18 10. Teri Goodlett, EKU JR 15 11. Lariah Washington, EIU FR 18 12. Jazmine Young, TSU SO 18 13. Alexis Burpo, MUR SO 18 14. Destiney Elliott, JSU SR 16 15. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR 18
FG 182 106 122 107 93 103 67 91 74 74 92 69 82 67 78
3FG 30 19 9 46 14 47 25 34 35 29 11 7 8 34 14
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) CL G 1. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR 18 2. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 17 3. Allie Troeckler, SIUE JR 14 4. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 18 5. Lariah Washington, EIU FR 18 6. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 18 7. A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU SR 18 8. Karle Pace, EIU JR 18 9. I'Liyah Green, EKU JR 18 10. Abby Wahl, EIU SO 18
1. Akia Harris, TTU 2. Kira Arthofer, EIU Kyannah Grant, UTM 4. Teri Goodlett, EKU 5. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL 6. Macey Turley, MUR 7. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO 8. Qay Stanton, EKU 9. Alexis Burpo, MUR 10. Carrie Shephard, SEMO
Assists CL SR SO SO JR SO SO SO JR SO SR
G 18 18 18 15 18 15 17 18 18 18
FT 85 128 95 55 69 26 63 27 60 22 42 87 48 24 44
FG 78 93 55 182 92 106 67 107 65 76
1. Jaden Wrightsell, TSU 2. Carrie Shephard, SEMO 3. Mikia Keith, SIUE 4. Qay Stanton, EKU 5. Karle Pace, EIU 6. Brittni Moore, UTM 7. Chelsey Perry, UTM 8. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO 9. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL 10. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR Lariah Washington, EIU Kynnah Grant, UTM Tesia Thompson, SEMO Kira Arthofer, EIU
G 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
FGA 137 170 101 348 178 223 144 231 141 168
AVG 26.6 19.9 19.3 17.5 15.8 15.5 14.8 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.2 12.9 12.2 12.0 11.9
PCT. .569 .547 .545 .523 .517 .475 .465 .463 .461 .452
ASSISTS AVG. 84 4.67 76 4.22 76 4.22 61 4.07 72 4.00 59 3.93 63 3.71 65 3.61 61 3.39 60 3.33
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G FTM 1. Lex Mayes, MUR SO 18 41 2. Breuna Jackson, MOR SR 18 57 3. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 18 85 4. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR 18 44 5. Ella Sawyer, APSU FR 18 45 6. Macey Turley, MUR SO 15 63 7. Jazzmine Young, TSU SO 18 87 8. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 18 128 9. Ellie Jo Johnson, MOR SO 18 63 10. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 18 95 Steals CL JR SR SO JR JR SO JR SO SO FR FR SO JR SO
PTS 479 359 348 315 269 279 222 243 243 199 237 232 220 192 214
FGA 45 64 96 51 53 75 105 157 80 121
PCT. .911 .891 .885 .863 .849 .840 .829 .815 .788 .785
STEALS 49 46 40 39 35 34 32 30 31 30 30 30 30 30
AVG. 2.72 2.56 2.22 2.17 1.94 1.89 1.78 1.76 1.72 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67
Rebounding CL G OFF DEF 1. Ellie Harmeyer, BEL SR 18 48 196 2. Laci Hawthorne, MUR JR 18 67 126 3. Alexis Burpo, MUR SO 18 52 105 4. Jaden Wrightsell, TSU JR 18 50 103 5. WALDROP, Maddie-UTM JR 17 37 105 6. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR FR 18 47 103 7. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 18 33 114 8. I'Liyah Green, EKU JR 18 52 89 9. Tesia Thompson, SEMO JR 18 41 97 Chloe Long, JSU SR 18 36 102 11. Orlandra Humphries, MOR SR 18 35 102 12. Denish Gardener, SEMO SR 18 45 72 13. A. Gonzalez-Varner, APSU SR 18 44 69 14. Allie Troeckler, SIUE JR 14 38 47 15. Bria Bass, EKU JR 18 37 68 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) CL G 3FG 1. Karle Pace, EIU JR 18 46 2. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 18 30 3. Ella Sawyer, APSU FR 18 31 4. Maggie Knowles, APSU SO 17 35 5. Jordan Brock, TTU JR 18 40 6. Macie Gibson, MUR FR 17 30 7. Morgan Litwiller, EIU FR 18 29 8. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL 18 33 85 9. Taelaur Pruitt, SEMO SO 17 20 10. Lex Mayes, MUR SO 18 33 3-Point Field Goals Made CL G 1. Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 18 2. Karle Pace, EIUU JR 18 3. Maura Muensterman, BEL SR 17 4. Jordan Brock, TTU JR 18 5. Destiney Elliott, JSU SR 16 6. Maggie Knowles, APSU SO 17 7. Kesha Brady, TTU JR 18 8. Conley Chinn, BEL SO 16 9. Teri Goodlett, EKU JR 15 10. Jazzmyn Elston, MOR JR 18 Blocked Shots CL 1. Ariel Kirkwood, MOR FR 2. Chelsey Perry, UTM JR 3. Anacia Wilkinson, TTU SR 4. I'Liyah Green, EKU JR 5. Chloe Long, JSU SR 6. LaTrese, Saine, SEMO JR 7. Orlandra Humphries, MOR SR 8. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 9. Jaleesa Avery, MOR SR 10. Mackenzie Coleman, TTU JR
G 18 18 16 18 18 18 18 17 18 18
TOT AVG 244 13.6 193 10.7 157 8.7 153 8.5 142 8.4 150 8.3 147 8.2 141 7.8 138 7.7 138 7.7 137 7.6 117 6.5 113 6.3 85 6.1 105 5.8 FGA 99 73 76 86 99 75 74 .388 52 89
3FG 47 46 38 40 34 35 35 31 29 34
PCT. .465 .411 .408 .407 .404 .400 .392 .385 .371 AVG. 2.61 2.56 2.24 2.22 2.13 2.06 1.94 1.94 1.93 1.89
BLOCKS AVG. 58 3.22 53 2.94 39 2.44 28 1.56 27 1.50 22 1.22 20 1.11 18 1.06 17 0.94 16 0.89
Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min. 3.0 assists/game) CL G AST AVG 1. Jamilyn Kinney, BEL SO 18 72 4.0 2. Akia Harris, TTU SR 18 84 4.7 3. Maddie Waldrop, UTM JR 17 55 3.2 4. Taelour Pruitt, SEMO SO 17 63 3.7 5. Kira Arthofer, EIU SO 18 76 4.2 6. Karle Pace, EIU JR 18 58 3.2 7. Kyannah Grant, UTM SO 18 76 4.2 8. Carrie Shephard, SEMO SR 18 60 3.3 9. Teri Goodlett, EKU JR 15 61 4.1 10. Qay Stanton, EKU JR 18 65 3.6
TO 35 46 31 41 53 43 59 48 49 60
AVG RATIO 1.9 2.06 2.6 1.83 1.8 1.77 2.4 1.54 2.9 1.43 2.4 1.35 3.3 1.29 2.7 1.25 3.3 1.24 3.3 1.08
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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
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
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
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
ALL W 19 18 15 12 23 10 13 11
Tennessee Tech Morehead State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay
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
Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tech Morehead State Austin Peay Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Murray State
1979-80 OVC W L 6 0 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 4 1 5 0 6
W 22 21 19 17 8 9 12
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
L 4 10 13 15 8 19 13 15 ALL L 10 4 13 14 16 24 18 ALL L 8 9 8 12 18 18 17
W 23 20 18 19 14 14 10 8
L 7 9 10 9 13 13 18 18
ALL L 11 5 9 15 16 19 16 ALL L 5 14 13 13 17 24 ALL W 19 17 17 15 15 11 7 5
L 10 11 11 13 11 15 17 21
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W 22 14 14 13 12 9 5
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
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
W 22 19 19 19 15 12 12 5 3
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
ALL W 20 22 12 13 12 14 12 8
L 10 10 16 15 15 12 16 17 ALL L 7 8 12 15 15 14 18 19
ALL L 11 13 14 14 15 15 14
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
ALL
ALL L 8 10 7 9 12 20 17 26
ALL L 8 14 13 14 15 18 21
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 6 8 10 10 14 23 25 ALL L 5 12 17 14 14 17 21
ALL L 7 9 9 13 12 15 15 21 23 ALL L 6 8 13 16 16 17 15 17 19
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
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
UT 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
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
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
ALL W 24 18 17 12 12 11 10 10 8 5
L 6 11 11 16 15 16 17 20 18 21 ALL
W 22 20 18 18 12 13 11 8 6 7
L 7 8 11 12 15 14 16 19 20 19 ALL
W 22 21 18 19 10 11 13 6 5 5
L 9 9 10 9 17 16 15 21 21 21 ALL L 9 11 15 16 15 15 17 18 19 25
Southeast Missouri Murray State Morehead State Samford Tennessee Tech UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee State
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 24 21 14 18 12 17 12 10 10 7 7
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
W 23 23 24 18 13 11 14 11 8 6 5
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
ALL L 8 8 8 2 12 20 21 17 22
L 8 10 16 13 18 14 18 20 19 22 22
ALL L 4 11 11 12 16 17 22 20 22
ALL L 8 11 10 13 15 15 16 18 19 17 25
2004-05 OVC ALL W L W L Eastern Kentucky 15 1 23 9 Southeast Missouri% 0 2 0 8 Tennessee Tech 13 3 21 8 Jacksonville State 9 7 15 14 Tennessee State 8 8 11 17 UT Martin 8 8 9 19 Samford 6 10 13 15 Murray State 5 11 9 19 Austin Peay 4 12 8 19 Eastern Illinois 3 13 10 17 Morehead State 3 13 5 22 % - Team was 22-8 overall and 14-2 in the OVC before NCAA penalties were imposed.
ALL L 6 6 14 13 16 19 19 21 20
ALL
2005-06 OVC ALL W L W L Tennessee Tech 16 4 23 9 Southeast Missouri% 0 4 0 9 Samford 15 5 21 8 Austin Peay 12 8 15 13 Morehead State# 11 9 16 13 Jacksonville State 9 11 11 17 Murray State^ 9 11 11 17 Eastern Illinois 9 11 10 19 Eastern Kentucky 7 13 7 20 UT Martin 6 14 8 19 Tennessee State 0 20 0 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
ALL L 9 9 8 13 16 19 14 19 22 23 25 ALL L 9 9 13 14 16 15 21 23 23 27 ALL L 11 11 18 19 17 16 17 18 20 21 ALL L 8 11 10 13 18 21 21 21 21 21
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UT Martin Eastern Illinois SIUE Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State
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
W 23 22 18 17 13 10 13 9 9 7 4
2012-13 OVC W L
W
L 9 9 12 17 18 19 16 20 22 22 25
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
L
6 7 7 7 8 10
14 12 17 12 14 12
18 18 13 18 18 17
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
West UT Martin SIUE Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Murray State
15 7 7 6 6 4
UT Martin SIUE Tennessee State Jacksonville State Belmont Morehead State Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Tennessee Tech
ALL W
10 9 9 9 8 6
W 27 21 14 12 14 10 12 13 15 13 10 9
Belmont UT Martin SIUE Morehead State Jacksonville State Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Eastern Illinois
2017-18 OVC W L 18 0 13 5 13 5 12 6 12 6 9 9 9 9 7 11 5 13 4 14 4 14 2 16
W 31 19 17 21 19 16 14 11 9 7 5 3
L
12 11 11 9 5 1
East Belmont Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Morehead State
Belmont Morehead State SIUE UT Martin Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Jacksonville State Tennessee State Eastern Illinois
2016-17 OVC W L 16 0 11 5 9 7 8 8 8 8 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 6 10 5 11 5 11
ALL
East Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Belmont Tennessee State Morehead State Jacksonville State
2013-14 OVC W L
UT Martin Belmont SIUE Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Murray State Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Morehead State Eastern Illinois
2015-16 OVC W L 14 2 13 3 12 4 10 6 8 8 8 8 7 9 7 9 6 10 5 11 4 12 2 14
ALL
Belmont Morehead State UT Martin Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri SIUE Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky
2018-19 OVC W L 16 2 13 5 13 5 12 6 10 8 9 9 9 9 8 10 8 10 5 13 5 13 0 18
W 26 24 23 22 15 13 15 13 13 11 5 2
UT Martin Belmont Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State SIUE
2019-20 OVC W L 16 2 16 2 14 4 12 6 10 8 10 8 9 9 7 11 6 12 5 13 2 16 1 17
W 22 22 25 19 14 17 18 14 10 11 4 3
ALL W 22 24 18 18 10 15 12 12 10 10 10 3
L 10 9 13 12 20 15 18 17 19 18 20 25 ALL L 6 10 17 19 16 20 20 17 14 15 16 19
ALL L 7 11 9 11 15 17 15 17 16 18 25 27 ALL L 10 9 7 12 16 13 12 16 20 18 24 26
ALL L 4 15 15 11 12 14 17 19 19 22 10 26
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-) UT Martin (1992-) Eastern Kentucky (1977-) %Southeast Missouri (1991-) Morehead State (1977-) Eastern Illinois (1996-) Murray State (1977-) Austin Peay (1977-) Jacksonville State (2003-) Tennessee State (1987-)
Conference 110-24 (.821) 332-208 (.615) 84-66 (.560) 259-221 (.540) 318-317 (.501) 228-252 (.475) 301-351 (.462) 189-225 (.457) 282-378 (.427) 273-372 (.423) 119-177 (.402) 196-348 (.360)
Overall 179-76 (.702) 774-519 (.599) 129-145 (.471) 394-436 (.475) 584-739 (.441) 375-410 (.478) 609-683 (.471) 287-400 (.418) 581-659 (.469) 512-709 (.419) 197-302 (.395) 255-591 (.301)
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 248-246 (.502) in the OVC and 419-421 (.499) 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 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 2015-16 Shronda Butts, SIUE 2016-17 Tearra Banks, Austin Peay 2017-18 Ke’Shunan James, Murray State 2018-19 Darby Maggard, Belmont 2019-20 Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
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) 2015-16 UT Martin (14-2) 2016-17 Belmont (16-0) 2017-18 Belmont (18-0) 2018-19 Belmont (16-2) 2019-20 UT Martin (16-2) Belmont (16-2) * - Southeast Missouri shared regular-season before NCAA penalties imposed Title Breakdown Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Belmont
18 11 6 5 4
Austin Peay Tennessee State Southeast Missouri * Eastern Illinois Murray State
3 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 2018-19 Darby Maggard, Belmont
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 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
John Ishee, Southeast Missouri Tracee Wells, Tennessee State Rob Cross, Murray State Kevin McMillan, UT Martin Sytia Messer, Tennessee Tech Amanda Levens, SIUE Lee Buchanan, Eastern Illinois Rick Peitri, Jacksonville State Kevin McMillan, UT Martin Kevin McMillan, UT Martin Cameron Newbauer, Belmont Bart Brooks, Belmont Kim Rosamond, Tennessee Tech Rekha Patterson, Southeast Missouri
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 2015-16 Darby Maggard, Belmont 2016-17 Kendall Spray, UT Martin 2017-18 Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri 2018-19 Macey Turley, Murray State 2019-20 Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois 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 2015-16 Sally McCabe, Belmont CoCo Moore, SIUE 2016-17 Sally McCabe, Belmont 2017-18 Adrianna Murphy, Southeast Missouri 2018-19 Emanye Robertson, UT Martin 2019-20 Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State
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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
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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
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
Marla Gearhart, Eastern Kentucky Jamie Thomatis, Middle Tennessee Zabrina Harris, UT Martin SECOND TEAM Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Monika Gadson, 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
ALL-FRESHMAN Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay Megan Sparks, Eastern Illinois Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay Lori Trumblee, Murray State 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
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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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2015-16 FIRST TEAM Shronda Butts, SIUE Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay Samaria Howard, Tennessee Tech Haley Howard, UT Martin Jalen O’Bannon, Eastern Kentucky Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Kylee Smith, Belmont Jayda Johnson, Tennessee State Sally McCabe, Belmont Darby Maggard, Belmont SECOND TEAM Jessy Ward, UT Martin Bri Mitchell, Southeast Missouri Brianna McQueen, Morehead State Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky I’mani Davis, Tennessee State ALL-NEWCOMER Jalen O’Bannon, Eastern Kentucky Kylee Smith, Belmont Darby Maggard, Belmont Brinna McQueen, Morehead State Myah Taylor, UT Martin
2018-19 FIRST TEAM Darby Maggard, Belmont Evelyn Adebayo, Murray State Jordan Brock, Tennessee Tech Miranda Crockett, Morehead State Keisha Gregory, Austin Peay Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont Aliyah Jeune, Morehead State Rayven Pearson, Jacksonville State Emanye Robertson, UT Martin Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri SECOND TEAM McKenzie Calvert, Morehead State Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Jenny Roy, Belmont Macey Turley, Murray State Tia Wooten, Tennessee State ALL-NEWCOMER Evelyn Adebayo, Murray State Destiney Elliot, Jacksonville State Aliyah Jeune, Morehead State Brittni Moore, UT Martin Macey Turley, Murray State
2016-17 FIRST TEAM Tearra Banks, Austin Peay Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Darby Maggard, Belmont Kylee Smith, Belmont Grace Lennox, Eastern Illinois Brianna McQueen, Morehead State Yaktavia Hickson, Tennessee Tech Sally McCabe, Belmont Jalen O’Bannon, Eastern Kentucky Bri Mitchell, Southeast Missouri SECOND TEAM Donshel Beck, SIUE Miranda Crockett, Morehead State Ashton Feldhaus, UT Martin Kendall Spray, UT Martin Myah Taylor, UT Martin ALL-NEWCOMER Ashton Feldhaus, UT Martin Kendall Spray, UT Martin Shavontae Naylor, Eastern Kentucky Lacey Buchanon, Jacksonville State Nakiah Bell, SIUE
2019-20 FIRST TEAM Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri Maddie Waldrop, UT Martin Karle Pace, Eastern Illinois Carrie Shephard, Southeast Missouri Macey Turley, Murray State Kesha Brady, Tennessee Tech Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Destiney Elliott, Jacksonville State SECOND TEAM Alexis Burpo, Murray State Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Jamilyn Kinney, Belmont Taylor Hawks, Jacksonville State Teri Goodlett, Eastern Kentucky ALL-NEWCOMER Lariah Washington, Eastern Illinois Laci Hawthorne, Murray State Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State Ella Sawyer, Austin Peay I’liyah Green, Eastern Kentucky
2017-18 FIRST TEAM Ke’Shunan James, Murray State Darby Maggard, Belmont Sally McCabe, Belmont Tia Wooten, Tennessee State Kendall Spray, UT Martin Kylee Smith, Belmont Donshel Beck, SIUE A’Queen Hayes, Eastern Kentucky Miranda Crockett, Morehead State Brianne Alexander, Austin Peay Eriel McKee, Morehead State SECOND TEAM Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri Lauren White, SIUE Jenny Roy, Belmont Bria Bethea, Murray State Ashton Feldhaus, UT Martin ALL-NEWCOMER Ashton Feldhaus, UT Martin A’Queen Hayes, Eastern Kentucky Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri MacKenzie Coleman, Tennessee Tech Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Taylor Roberts, Tennessee State
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) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 - Belmont vs. Trevecca (2017-18) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: ................................................................................................................. 49 - Morehead State vs. Presbyterian (2009-10) Best 3-Point Percentage (minimum 10 made): ......................................................................824 (14-17) - Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (2019-20) 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) ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 - Morehead State vs. Mount St. Joseph (2015-16) 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: ................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 - Belmont (2017-18) 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) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 - Belmont (2017-18) 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: .............................................................................................................................................................. 357 - Belmont (2017-18) 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: ....................................................................................................11 - Kendall Spray, UT Martin (vs. Rhodes College, 2017-18) 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) ............................................................................................................................1.000 (8-8) - Kendall Spray, UT Martin (at Southeast Missouri, 2016-17) 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 (20-20) - Ke’Shunan James, Murray State (vs. Northern Kentucky, 2017-18) 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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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK 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: ....................................................................................................................................125 - Kendall Spray, UT Martin (2017-18) 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 (minimum 2.0 made per game) ................................................. 94.5 (69-63) - Keisha Gregory, Austin Peay (2017-18) 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: .....................................................................................................................................430- Darby Maggard, Belmont (2015-19) Most 3-Pointers Attempted: .........................................................................................................1,096 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2007-11) 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: ......................................................................................................................................... 291 - Sally McCabe, Belmont (2014-18) Most Steals:......................................................................................................................................... 406 - Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (1999-03)
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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. 430 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2015-19) 2. 392 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-14) 3. 377 Cynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2007-11) 4. 258 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2002-05) 5. 248 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-04) 6. 243 Paige Smith, Austin Peay (1999-03) 7. 234 Tarah Combs, Morehead State (2004-07) 8. 232 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2010-14) 9. 225 Allison Clark, Tennessee Tech (1999-02) 10. 224 Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee (1990-93) 224 Kylee Smith, Belmont (2015-18)
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 Mays, Eastern Kentucky (1992-95) 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, Morehead State (2007-11) 2. 1,074 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-14) 3. 997 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2015-19) 4. 722 Paige Smith, Austin Peay (1999-03) 5. 695 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2002-03) 6. 668 Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2010-14) 7. 660 Tara Combs, Morehead State (2004-07) 8. 652 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-03) 9. 592 Kylee Smith, Belmont (2015-18) 10. 579 Krisit Brown, Middle Tennessee (1990-93)
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. 691 3. 683 4. 665 5. 644 6. 635 7. 631 8. 605 9. 587 10. 573
Shawn Monday, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2010-14) Darby Maggard, Belmont (2015-19) Misty Garrett, Tennessee Tech (1998-02) Cecilia Ramsey, Tennessee Tech (1987-91) Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech (1982-86) Heather Prater, Middle Tennessee (1993-96) Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech (1976-80) Danielle Carson, Youngstown State (1982-86)
STEALS 1. 406 2. 327 3. 325 4. 324 5. 315 6. 302 7. 294 8. 288 9. 287 10. 255
Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky (1999-03) Angie Cox, Eastern Kentucky (1988-92) Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin (2010-14) Pam Chambers, Tennessee Tech (1976-80) Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay (2012-16) Connie Swift, Tennessee State (1992-97) Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee (1984-87) Danielle Carson, Youngstown State (1982-86) Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois (2010-13) Kendra Appling, Tennessee State (2005-09)
BLOCKS 1. 291 2. 287 3. 264 4. 223 5. 205 6. 202 7. 195 8. 194 9. 190 10. 185 185
Sally McCabe, Belmont (2014-2018) Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2007-09) Brooke Todd, Morehead State (2014-2018) Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (2000-04) Tasha Gales, Morehead State (1999-03) Anacia Wilkinson, Tennessee Tech (2015-20) Chelsey Perry, UT Martin (2017-Present) Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) Kay Wilbanks, Middle Tennessee (1984-86) Rachel Galligan, Eastern Illinois (2005-09) Jane Lockin, Western Kentucky (1979-82)
TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. 1,532 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) 2. 1,442 Donna Murphy, Morehead State (1976-80) 3. 1,198 Golena Rucker, Austin Peay (1977-81) 4. 1,170 Jackie Mounts, Murray State (1975-79) 5. 1,083 Dorothy Bowers, Youngstown State (1984-88) 6. 1,080 Ashley Haynes, Austin Peay (2002-06) 7. 1,075 Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State (1980-84) 8. 1,050 Alex Jones, Eastern Kentucky (2009-13) 1,050 Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech (1986-90) 10. 1,044 Donna Stephens, Morehead State (1978-82 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 Illinois (2001-05) 9. .570 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1983-87) .570 Joi Scott, Murray State (2005-07) 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. .860 Breuna Jackson, Morehead State (2016-20) 9. .855 Laura Shelton, Eastern Kentucky (2002-06) 10. .846 Melissa Huffman, Murray State (1986-90)
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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 (2014-15) 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. 125 Kendall Spray, UT Martin (2017-18) 2. 121 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2009-10) 3. 117 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2017-18) 4. 116 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2016-17) 5. 113 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2018-19) 6. 105 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2003-04) 105 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2012-13) 8. 104 Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State (2010-11) 104 Heather Butler, UT Marin (2013-14) 104 Jessy Ward, UT Martin (2015-16)
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. 294 Kendall Spray, UT Martin (2017-18) 3. 284 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2017-18) 4. 281 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2013-14) 5. 277 Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay (2003-04) 6. 275 Darby Maggard, Belmont (2018-19) 7. 252 Jessy Ward, UT Martin (2015-16) 8. 251 Tarah Combs, Morehead State (2007-08) 9. 240 Heather Butler, UT Martin (2010-11) 240 Mariah Robinson, Murray State (2012-13)
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. 189 10. 188
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) Darby Maggard, Belmont (2016-17) Jenny Roy, Belmont (2018-19)
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)
BLOCKS 1. 164 2. 123 3. 97 4. 95 5. 93 6. 87 7. 86 8. 82 9. 75 10. 73
Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2008-09) Brittany Pittman, Morehead State (2007-08) Brooke Todd, Morehead State (2017-18 Sally McCabe, Belmont (2016-17) Sally McCabe, Belmont (2017-18) Rickiesha Bryant, UT Martin (2012-13) Chelsey Perry, UT Martin (2019-20) Ariel Kirkwood, Morehead State (2019-20) Shelly Johnson, Morehead State (2004-05) Jane Lockin, Western Kentucky (1980-81)
TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. 527 Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (2006-07) 2. 425 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1985-86) 3. 381 Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont (2019-2020) 4. 375 Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State (1982-83) 375 Jackie Mounts, Murray State (1978-79 6. 374 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1986-87) 374 Ashley Haynes, Austn Peay (2005-06) 8. 372 Phyllisha Mitchelle, Morehead State (2008-09) 9. 371 Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech (1984-85) 10. 368 Ashar Harris, Morehead State (2010-11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .717 Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech (1990-91) (1st in NCAA) 2. .681 Deja Jones, Southeast Missouri (2017-18) 3. .678 Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech (1996-97) (1st in NCAA) 4. .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) 7. .642 Debra Ames, Morehead State (1975-76) .642 Rickiesha Byrant, UT Martin (2012-13) 9. .640 Carmen Dowdwell, Tennessee Tech (1978-79) 10. .636 Amy Kieckbusch, Morehead State (1996-97) (5th in NCAA) 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. .919 Gwen Adams, SIUE (2016-17) (5th in the NCAA) 7. .913 Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky (1982-83) 8. .905 Briana Benson, Jacksonville State (2015-16) 9. .904 Kandi Brown, Morehead State (2000-01) (2nd in NCAA) 10. .903 Kristy Cromer, Eastern Kentucky (1987-88)
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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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Samaria Howard, TTU Ke’Shunan James, MUR Ke’Shunan James,MUR Evelyn Adebayoe, MOR Chelsey Perry, UT M
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Tiasha Gray, APSU Adrianna Murphy, SEMO Adrianna Murphy, SEMO Jenny Roy, BEL Akia Harris, TTU
Assists
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 29 29 30 30 32
PTS 831 560 494 572 746 793 755 663 595 690 578 663 570 719 653 670 465 599 608 738 687 528 552 566 686 565 500 723 648 662 760 770 754 772 608 594 628 546 740
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 21.0 20.5 21.3 18.2 23.1
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU Erica Brown, EIU Tia Wooten, TSU Evelyn Adebayoe, MOR Ellie Harmeyer, BEL
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 30 30 31 33 30
AST 156 168 151 270 269 225 187 205 215 220 164 176 145 185 138 142 161 154 178 209 183 130 144 119 114 145 141 164 165 146 193 183 174 246 160 175 168 188 142
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 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.7 4.7
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Tiasha Gray, APSU Ke’Shunan James, MUR Adrianna Murphy, SEMO Emanye Robertson, UTM Jaden Wrightsell, TSU
Steals
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 30 28 27 30 31
REB 319 375 317 371 425 374 314 277 290 260 296 291 290 245 266 288 234 245 260 295 251 246 275 226 374 527 274 372 300 368 361 310 302 302 295 224 240 342 381
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 9.8 8.0 8.9 11.4 12.3
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 30 29 31 32 25
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 82 75 88 83 60
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 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.4
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS 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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
PLAYER, SCHOOL FG Jerilynn Harper, TTU 343 Lydia Sawney, TTU* 167 Tina Cottle, EKU 167 Kim Webb, MTSU 221 Cheryl Taylor, TTU 318 Melinda Clayton, TTU 149 Renay Adams, TTU 184 Tawanya Mucker, MTSU 242 Melinda Clayton, TTU 171 Renay Adams, TTU* 185 Roschelle Vaughen, TTU 216 Roschelle Vaughen, TTU 272 Connie Swift, TSU 154 Connie Swift, TSU 189 Jonelda Buck, MTSU 168 Diana Seng, TTU* 257 Diane Seng, TTU 190 Jamie Thomatis, MTSU 149 Diane Seng, TTU 217 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 136 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 192 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 198 Gerlonda Hardin, APSU 223 Pam O’Connor, EIU 164 Ashley Haynes, APSU 184 Kellea Reeves, APSU 115 Cierra Duhart, JSU 138 Rachel Galligan, EIU 224 Danielle Vaughn, JSU 81 Danielle Vaughn, JSU 121 Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU 182 Rickiesha Bryant, UtM 129 Ashia Jones, UTM 151 Tiara Caldwell, UTM 110 Tearra Banks, APSU 143 Deja Jones, SEMO 83 Deja Jones, SEMO 109 Arielle Gonzalez-Varner, APSU 146 Mackenzie Coleman, TTU 137
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Chelsea Roberts, UTM Darby Maggard, BEL Kendall Spray, UTM Carmen Tellez, EIU Maggie Knowles, APSU
FGA 601 250 295 388 519 259 280 418 300 258 359 421 276 317 272 379 304 238 375 218 315 212 367 274 328 197 239 394 156 208 347 201 258 182 239 139 160 284 235
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 37 116 125 47 58
146 63 91 116 139 123 141 113 77 122 123 131 103 147 234 118 106 70 82 238 294 102 135
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Free Throw Percentage
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 .598 .597 .681 .514 .583
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Briana Benson, JSU Gwen Adams, SIUE Keisha Gregory, APSU Keisha Gregory, APSU Breuna Jackson, MOR
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 .451 .487 .425 .461 .430
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Shay Steele, MOR Sally McCabe, BEL Brooke Todd, MOR Anacia Wilkinson, TTU Ariel Kirkwood, MOR
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 67 113 69 128 80
Blocked Shots 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 30 33 32 33 30
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 74 123 73 144 89
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 .905 .919 .945 .889 .889
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 58 95 97 92 82
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 1.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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 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
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 2015-16 Player 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8
Ke’Shunan James, MUR Samaria Howard, TTU DaiJai Ruffin, UTM Sally McCabe, BU Shronda Butts, SIUE 12/15 Gretchen Morrison, JSU 12/22 Eriel McKee, MOR 12/29 Shameekia Murray, EKU 1/5 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 1/12 Tiasha Gray, APSU 1/19 Shronda Butts, SIUE 1/26 Tiasha Gray, APSU Samaria Howard, TTU 2/2 Haley Howard, UTM 2/9 Kylee Smith, BU 2/16 Tiasha Gray, APSU Ke’Shunan James, MUR 2/23 Samaria Howad, TTU 2/29 Brianna McQueen, M Newcomer 11/17 Kay Kay Tate, MOR 11/24 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 12/1 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 12/8 Alliyah Smith, TTU 12/15 Kylee Smith, BU 12/22 Brianna McQueen, MOR 12/29 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 1/5 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 1/12 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 1/19 Kylee Smith, BU 1/26 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 2/2 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU Brianna McQueen, MOR 2/9 Kylee Smith, BU 2/16 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 2/23 Jalen O’Bannon, EKU 2/29 Brianna McQueen, MOR Freshman 11/17 Miranda Crockett, MOR 11/24 Miranda Crockett, MOR 12/1 DaiJai Ruffin, UTM 12/8 DaiJai Ruffin, UTM 12/15 Imani Johnson, Semo 12/22 Miranda Crockett, MOR 12/29 Miranda Crockett, MOR 1/5 Miranda Crokett, MOR 1/12 DaiJai Ruffin, UTM 1/19 Darby Muggard, BEL 1/26 Imani Johnson, SEMO 2/2 Miranda Crockett, MOR 2/9 Darby Muggard, BEL 2/16 Abria Gulledge, MUR 2/23 Myah Taylor, UTM 2/29 Miranda Crockett, MOR
2016-17 Player 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13 13/20 11/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14 2/21
Olivia Hackmann, SEMO Ke’Shunan James, MUR LeAsia Wright, MUR Tearra Banks, APSU Alexus Cooper, EKU Briana Benson, JSU Donshel Beck, SIUE Jenny Roy, BEL Grace Lennox, EIU Ke’Shunan James, MUR Tearra Banks, APSU Ashton Feldhaus, UTM Tearra Banks, APSU Ke’Shunan James, MUR Sally McCabe, BEL Bria Bethea, MUR 2/27 Ke’Shunan James, MUR Newcomer 11/15 Shavontae Naylor, EKU 11/22 Shavontae Naylor, EKU 11/29 Ashton Feldhaus, UTM 12/6 Ashton Feldhaus, UTM 12/13 Olivia Jones, TSU 12/20 Darianne Seward, MOR 12/27 Olivia Jones, TSU 1/3 Shavontae Naylor, EKU 1/10 Bri Williams, APSU 1/17 Ashton Feldhaus, UTM 1/24 Ashton Feldhaus, UTM 1/31 Ashton Feldhaus, UTM 2/7 Ashton Feldhaus, UTM 2/14 Shavontae Naylor, EKY 2/21 Nakia Bell, SIUE 2/27 Janekia Mason, UTM Freshman 11/15 Breuna Jackson, MOR 11/22 Allison Van Dyke, EIU 11/29 Allison Van Dyke, EIU 12/6 Breanna Boggs, UTM 12/13 Anacia Wilkinson, TTU 12/20 Akia Harris, TTU Ansley Eubank, UTM 12/27 Allison Van Dyke, EIU Kendall Spray, UTM 1/3 Ansley Eubank, UTM 1/10 Akia Harris, TTU 1/17 Allison Van Dyke, EIU 1/24 Kendall Spray, UTM 1/31 Kendall Spray, UTM 2/7 Akia Harris, TTU 2/14 Zharia Lenoir, EIU 2/21 Kendall Spray, UTM 2/17 Kendall Spray, UTM 2017-18 Player 11/14
Ke’Shunan James, MUR Tia Wooten, TSU 11/21 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 11/28 Kylee Smith, BEL 12/5 Miranda Crockett, MOR Kendall Spray, UTM 12/12 Darianne Seward, MOR Kendall Spray, UTM 12/19 Lauren White, SIUE 12/26 Kylee Smith, BEL 1/2 Sally McCabe, BEL 1/9 Tia Wooten, TSU 1/16 Darby Maggard, BEL 1/23 A’Queen Hayes, EKU Ke’Shunan James, MUR 1/30 Miranda Crockett, MOR Ke’Shunan James, MUR 2/6 Kendall Spray, UTM 2/13 Kylee Smith, BEL 2/20 Ke’Shunan James, MUR 2/26 Kylee Smith, BEL Newcomer 11/14 Tierra McGowan, MOR 11/21 A’Queen Hayes, EKU 11/28 A’Queen Hayes, EKU Tierra McGowan, MOR 12/5 Tierra McGowan, MOR 12/12 Tierra McGowan, MOR 12/19 Erin Blaine, MOR 12/26 Tierra McGowan, MOR 1/2 A’Queen Hayes, EKU 1/9 A’Queen Hayes, EKU 1/16 Tierra McGowan, MOR 1/23 A’Queen Hayes, EKU
1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/26
A’Queen Hayes, EKU A’Queen Hayes, EKU Erin Blaine, MOR A’Queen Hayes, EKU A’Queen Hayes, EKU Erin Blaine, MOR
Freshman 11/14 Kesha Brady, TTU 11/21 Taylor Roberts, TSU 11/28 Taylor Roberts, TSU 12/5 Brianah Ferby, APSU 12/12 Chelsey Perry, UTM 12/19 Taylor Roberts, TSU 12/26 Taylor Roberts, TSU 1/2 Tesia Thompson, SEMO 1/9 Bria Bass, EKU 1/16 Tesia Thompson, SEMO 1/23 Brianah Ferby, APSU 1/30 Karle Pace, EIU Jordan Brock, TTU 2/6 MacKenzie Coleman, TTU 2/13 Chelsey Perry, UTM 2/20 Tesia Thompson, SEMO 2/26 Chelsey Perry, UTM 2018-19 Player 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/24
Aliyah Jeune, MOR Miranda Crockett, MOR Arielle Gonzalez-Varner, APSU Destiney Ellliott, JSU Adiranna Murphy, SEMO Evelyn Adebayo, MUR Jenny Roy, BEL Karle Pace, EIU 12/31 Ellie Harmeyer, BEL Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 1/8 Keisha Gregory, APSU Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 1/15 Jordan Brock, TTU 1/22 Tierra McGowan, MOR 1/29 Tesia Thompson, SEMO 2/5 Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 2/12 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 2/19 Darby Maggard, BEL 2/26 Darby Maggard, BEL Tesia Thompson, SEMO 3/4 Emanye Robertson, UTM Newcomer 11/13 Aliyah Jeune, MOR 11/20 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 11/27 Aliyah Jeune, MOR 12/4 Destiney Elliott, JSU 12/11 Carrie Shepard, SEMO 12/18 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 12/24 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 12/31 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 1/8 Aliyah Jeune, MOR 1/15 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 1/22 Aliyah Jeune, MOR Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 1/29 Aliyah Jeune, MOR Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 2/5 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 2/12 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 2/19 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 2/26 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR 3/4 Evelyn Adebayo, MUR Freshman 11/13 Macey Turley, MUR 11/20 Damiah Griffin, UTM 11/27 Macey Turley, MUR 12/4 Yamia Johnson, JSU 12/11 Conley Chinn, BEL 12/18 Macey Turley, MUR 12/24 Brittini Moore, UTM 12/31 Abby Wahl, EIU Damiah Griffin, UTM 1/8 Damiah Griffin, UTM 1/15 Macey Turely, MUR 1/22 Maggie Knowles, APSU Macey Turley, MUR 1/29 Brittni Moore, UTM 2/5 Jamilyn Kinney, BEL 2/12 Macey Turley, MUR 2/19 Yamia Johnson, JSU 2/26 Macey Turley, MUR 3/4 None selected
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2019-20 Player 11/12 11/19
Ellie Harmeyer, BEL Ellie Harmeyer, BEL Tesia Thompson, SEMO 11/26 Kesha Brady, TTU 12/3 Chelsey Perry, UTM 12/10 Macey Turley, MUR Chelsey Perry, UTM 12/17 Macey Turley, MUR 12/23 Chelsey Perry, UTM 12/30 Arielle Gonzalez-Varner, APSU 1/7 Chelsey Perry, UTM 1/14 Chelsey Perry, UTM 1/21 Chesley Perry, UTM 1/28 Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 2/4 Alexis Burpo, MUR 2/11 Chelsey Perry, UTM 2/18 Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 2/25 Ellie Harmeyer, BEL 3/2 Chelsey Perry, UTM Newcomer 11/12 Tahanee Bennell, APSU 11/19 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 11/26 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 12/3 De'Ayra Davis, EKU 12/10 I'Liyah Green, EKU 12/17 Qay Stanton, EKU 12/23 Tahanee Bennell, APSU 12/30 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 1/7 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 1/14 I'Liyah Green, EKU 1/22 Jazzmyn Elston, MOR 1/28 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 2/4 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 2/11 I'Liyah Green, EKU 2/18 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 2/25 Laci Hawthorne, MUR 3/2 Jazzmyn Elston, MOR Laci Hawthorne, MUR Freshman 11/12 Shay-Lee Kirby, APSU 11/19 Lariah Washington, EIU 11/26 Macie Gibson, MUR 12/3 Deaja Richardson, TSU 12/10 Ariel Kirkwood, MOR 12/17 Tomiyah Alford, MOR 12/23 Tomiyah Alford, MOR 12/30 Shay-Lee Kirby, APSU Maaliya Owens, TTU 1/7 Maaliya Owens, TTU 1/14 Lariah Washington, EIU 1/21 Mikayla Kinnard, SIUE 1/28 Lariah Washington, EIU 2/4 Lariah Washington, EIU 2/11 Ariel Kirkwood, MOR 2/18 Ariel Kirkwood, MOR 2/25 Mikayla Kinnard, SIUE 3/2 Ella Sawyer, APSU
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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
119 115 95 66 65 42 132 103 85 68 61 42
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
224 203 189 169 152 144 138 92 83 73 71 40
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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226 213 202 176 168 122 111 109 88 71 62 33
2016-17 1. Belmont (21) 2. UT Martin (1) 3. Eastern Kentucky (3) 4. SIUE t5. Murray State t5. Southeast Missouri 7. Tennessee State 8. Jacksonville State 9. Austin Peay 10. Morehead State 11. Tennessee Tech 12. Eastern Illinois
241 220 190 160 146 146 138 90 82 75 70 26
Preseason Player of the Year Jalen O’Bannon, Eastern Kentucky 2017-18 1. Belmont (22) 2. SIUE 3. UT Martin (2) 4 Morehead State 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Austin Peay 7. Jacksonville State t8. Murray State t8. Southeast Missouri 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Eastern Illinois 12. Tennessee State
242 199 198 192 133 120 111 101 101 83 64 38
Preseason Co-Player of the Year Darby Maggard, Belmont Sally McCabe, Belmont 2018-19 1. Belmont (20) 2. UT Martin (3) 3. Jacksonville State 4. Morehead State 5. Southeast Missouri 6. SIUE (1) 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Tennessee State 9. Austin Peay 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. Eastern Illinois 12. Murray State
240 204 180 179 154 149 112 93 86 62 60 58
Preseason Player of the Year Darby Maggard, Belmont 2019-20 1. Belmont (14) 2. UT Martin (9) 3. Tennessee Tech (1) 4. Austin Peay 5. Jacksonville State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Morehead State 8. Murray State 9. SIUE 10. Eastern Illinois 11. Tennessee State 12. Eastern Kentucky Preseason Player of the Year Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont
234 227 203 151 147 139 117 108 99 76 53 30
2020-21 1. UT Martin (22) 2. Belmont 3. Southeast Missouri (2) 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Jacksonville State 7. Morehead State 8. Murray State 9. Austin Peay 10. Eastern Kentucky 11. SIUE 12. Tennessee State Preseason Player of the Year Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
242 210 206 172 15 129 119 106 104 73 36 29
2021 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 1998-99 1999-00
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 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech
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 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
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 Belmont Belmont Belmont Belmont Southeast Missouri
* 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) ...........................................27-18 Belmont (2012-present)....................................................16-4 Eastern Illinois (1996-present) ........................................7-15 Eastern Kentucky (1948-present)..................................21-24 Jacksonville State (2003-present) .....................................5-5 Middle Tennessee (1952-00) ............................................22-13 Morehead State (1948-present) .....................................11-25 Murray State (1948-present) ..........................................13-22 Samford (2003-08) ...............................................................3-4 Southeast Missouri (1991-present) ............................. 11-17* SIUE (2012-present)............................................................5-6 Tennessee State (1986-present) ......................................9-16 Tennessee Tech (1949-present) ....................................46-26 UT Martin (1992-present) ...............................................26-17 Western Kentucky (1948-82) ................................................2-2 Youngstown State (1980-88) ................................................0-4
The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. for the fourth time. It marks just the fourth time since the women’s tournament moved to a neutral site that it will be held outside the city of Nashville. In 2002, the tourney was held in Louisville. The Ford Center, which opened in 2011, is a 11,000-seat arena located in the core of Evansville’s downtown district. The 290,000-square foot facility serves as home of the University of Evansville’s men’s basketball team as well as the Evansville Thunderbolts of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Ford Center also serves as host to numerous sporting events and concerts on an annual basis. Last year saw No. 3 Southeast Missouri defeat No. 1 UT Martin, 6747, in the championship game.
All-Time Tournament Championship Breakdown Tennessee Tech 9 Austin Peay 7 Middle Tennessee 6 UT Martin 4 Belmont 4 Tennessee State 3 Eastern Kentucky 2 Southeast Missouri 2* Morehead State 1 Murray State 1 * - Team had three tournament championships before NCAA penalties were imposed.
* - Team had a 16-17 record before NCAA penalties were imposed (eliminating five victories) Present OVC Members in Bold 2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 151
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
THURSDAY, MARCH 4
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
(First Round)
(Quarterfinals)
(Semifinals)
(Championship)
#5 Seed GAME 1 (ESPN+)
#8 Seed
GAME 3 (ESPN+)
#4 Seed
GAME 5 (ESPN+)
#1 Seed GAME 7 (ESPN+)
#2 Seed #3 Seed #6 Seed
GAME 4 (ESPN+)
GAME 2 (ESPN+)
#7 Seed
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GAME 6 (ESPN+)
OVC Champion and NCAA Automatic Qualifier
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, #5 Murray State 73 #3 Morehead State 60, #2Tennessee Tech 49 Championship #1 Middle Tennessee 74, #3 Morehead State 61
1989 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #4 Murray State 73, #1 Middle Tennessee 66 #2 Tennessee Tech 86, #3 Morehead State 63 Championship #2 Tennessee Tech 80, #4 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 #1 Tennessee Tech 79, #2 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 #1 Tennessee Tech 84, #2 Middle Tennessee 59
1984 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #1 Middle Tennessee 65, #4 Morehead State 47 #2 Tennessee Tech 70, #4 Eastern Kentucky 64 Championship #1 Middle Tennessee 71, #2 Tennessee Tech 61
1992 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER Semifinals #2 Eastern Kentucky 72, #3 Middle Tennessee 67 #1 Tennessee Tech 87, #4 Southeast Missouri 74 Championship #1 Tennessee Tech 81, #2 Eastern Kentucky 74
1985 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #1 Middle Tennessee 82, #4 Austin Peay 77 #2 Tennessee Tech 72, #4 Eastern Kentucky 65 Championship #1 Middle Tennessee 67, #2 Tennessee Tech 61
1993 • COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE EBLEN CENTER Semifinals #2 Middle Tennessee 87, #3 Eastern Kentucky 74 #1 Tennessee Tech 85, #4 Tennessee State 80 Championship #1 Tennessee Tech 80, #2 Middle Tennessee 73
1986 • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE MURPHY CENTER Semifinals #2 Tennessee Tech 89, #3 Youngstown State 54 #1 Middle Tennessee 85, #4 Morehead State 72 Championship #1 Middle Tennessee 66, #2 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 #2 Tennessee Tech 71, #1 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 #1 Middle Tennessee 79, #2 Tennessee Tech 62
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, #4 Middle Tennessee 66 #2 Tennessee Tech 86, #6 Austin Peay 63 Championship #1 Tennessee State 71, #2 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 #2 Tennessee Tech 63, #3 Eastern Kentucky 59 Championship #1 Tennessee State 66, #2 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 #2 Middle Tennessee 70, #6 Murray State 56 Championship #1 Austin Peay 69, #2 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 #1 Eastern Kentucky 67, #4 Morehead State 47 #2 Tennessee Tech 59, #6 Middle Tennessee 56 Championship #1 Eastern Kentucky 69, #2 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 #4 Middle Tennessee 72, #1 Eastern Kentucky 62 #3 UT Martin 69, #2 Tennessee Tech 53 Championship #4 Middle Tennessee 59, #3 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 #1 Tennessee Tech 73, #4 Southeast Missouri 62 #3 UT Martin 69, #7 Tennessee State 67 Championship #1 Tennessee Tech 86, #3 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 #1 Tennessee Tech 67, #4 Murray State 45 #6 Austin Peay 67, #2 Middle Tennessee 58 Championship #1 Tennessee Tech 89, #6 Austin Peay 80
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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 #1 Tennessee Tech 100, #5 UT Martin 70 #3 Austin Peay 71, #7 Morehead State 63 Championship #3 Austin Peay 65, #1 Tennessee Tech 63
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 Missouri 80, #7 Murray State 49 #3 Samford 58, #6 Jacksonville State 56 Semifinals #1 Tennessee Tech 80, #5 Morehead State 66 #2 Southeast Missouri 59, #3 Samford 52 Championship #2 Southeast Missouri 71, #1 Tennessee Tech 50
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 #5 Austin Peay 90, #1 Murray State 84 #2 Eastern Illinois 64, #3 Tennessee State 48 Championship #5 Austin Peay 69, #2 Eastern Illinois 65 (2OT)
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 #4 Austin Peay 78, #1 Eastern Kentucky 77 (OT) #2 Tennessee Tech 87, #3 Morehead State 78 Championship #4 Austin Peay 85, #2 Tennessee Tech 83
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 #1 Southeast Missouri 57, #4 Samford 51 #2 Murray State 66, #6 UT Martin 65 (OT) Championship #1 Southeast Missouri 62, #2 Murray State 60
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 #1 Eastern Illinois 65, #4 UT Martin 51 #3 Austin Peay 78, #2 Morehead State 71 Championship #3 Austin Peay 69, #1 Eastern Illinois 60
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 #1 Austin Peay 73, #4 UT Martin 58 #2 Southeast Missouri 78, #6 Tennessee Tech 65 Championship #1 Austin Peay 85, #2 Southeast Missouri 61
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 #4 Eastern Illinois 52, #1 Southeast Missouri 40 #3 Murray State 68, #2 Samford 56 Championship #3 Murray State 69, #4 Eastern Illinois 58
2011 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Austin Peay 71, #8 Murray State 64 #6 Jacksonville State 57, #7 Tennessee St. 55 Quarterfinals #5 Austin Peay 78, #4 Eastern Illinois 71 #3 Morehead State 82, #6 Jacksonville St. 67 Semifinals #1 Tennessee Tech 65, #5 Austin Peay 56 #2 UT Martin 79, #3 Morehead State 69 Championship #2 UT Martin 82, #1 Tennessee Tech 76
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 #1 Austin Peay 72, #4 Southeast Missouri 55 #6 Eastern Kentucky 85, #2 Tennessee Tech 74 Championship #1 Austin Peay 65, #6 Eastern Kentucky 51 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 #1 Eastern Kentucky 62, #4 Jacksonville State 60 #2 Southeast Missouri 71, #3 Tennessee Tech 68 Championship #1 Eastern Kentucky 84, #2 SE Missouri 73 (2OT)
Last year Southeast Missouri won its first OVC Tournament title since 2017 with a 67-47 win over UT Martin.
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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, #8 Austin Peay 73 #3 Tennessee Tech 81, #6 Eastern Kentucky 65 Semifinals #1 UT Martin 102, #4 Murray State 77 #3 Tennessee Tech 81, #2 Eastern Illinois 72 Championship #1 UT Martin 82, #3 Tennessee Tech 65 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, #5 #5 Eastern Kentucky 63 #3 Belmont 62, #6 SIUE 45 Semifinals #4 UT Martin 71, #1 Eastern Illinois 69 #2 Tennessee Tech 61, #3 Belmont 57 Championship #4 UT Martin 87, #2 Tennessee Tech 80 (OT) 2014 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #5 Eastern Kentucky 75, #8 Eastern Illinois 52 #6 Jacksonville State 71, #7 SIUE 59 Quarterfinals #5 Eastern Kentucky 79, #4 Tennessee State 75 #6 Jacksonville State 57, #3 Tennessee Tech 56 Semifinals #1 UT Martin 97, #5 Eastern Kentucky 45 #2 Belmont 65, #6 Jacksonville State 50 Championship #1 UT Martin 78, #2 Belmont 66 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 #1 UT Martin 71, #4 Belmont 65 #3 Tennessee State 71, #2 SIUE 65 Championship #3 Tennessee State 64, #1 UT Martin 60 (OT)
2017 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #1 Belmont 79, #8 Southeast Missouri 59 #7 Eastern Kentucky 73, #2 Morehead State 67 #4 UT Martin 59, #5 Austin Peay 43 #3 SIUE 77, #6 Tennessee Tech 69 Semifinals #1 Belmont 83, #4 UT Martin 62 #7 Eastern Kentucky 61, #3 SIUE 58 Championship #1 Belmont 94, #7 Eastern Kentucky 64 2018 • EVANSVILLE, INDIANA FORD CENTER First Round #1 Belmont 88, #8 Murray State 64 #2 UT Martin 63, #7 Southeast Missouri 60 #4 Jacksonville St. 69, #5 Morehead State 56 #3 SIUE 76, #6 Austin Peay 43 Semifinals #1 Belmont 63, #4 Jacksonville State 53 #2 UT Martin 69, #3 SIUE 67 Championship #1 Belmont 63, #2 UT Martin 56 (OT) 2019 • EVANSVILLE, INDIANA FORD CENTER First Round #1 Belmont 74, #8 Southeast Missouri 65 #2 Morehead State 77, #7 Jacksonville State 60 #4 Tennessee Tech 68, #5 Austin Peay 57 #3 UT Martin 77, #6 Murray State 56 Semifinals #1 Belmont 62, #4 Tennessee Tech 48 #3 UT Martin 68, #2 Morehead State 58 Championship #1 Belmont 59 #3 UT Martin 53 2020 • EVANSVILLE, INDIANA FORD CENTER First Round #1 UT Martin 88, #8 Murray State 33 #2 Belmont 76, #7 Austin Peay 73 (OT) #4 Eastern Illinois 49, #5 Jacksonville State 46 #3 Southeast Missouri 82, #6 Tennessee Tech 81 (OT) Semifinals #1 UT Martin 63, #4 Eastern Illinois 52 #3 Southeast Missouri 114, #2 Belmont 99 Championship #3 Southeast Missouri 67, #1 UT Martin 47
2016 • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM First Round #8 Murray State 78, #1 UT Martin 76 #2 Belmont 68, #77 Tennessee State 60 #3 SIUE 80, #6 Southeast Missouri 76 #4 Eastern Kentucky 82, #5 Austin Peay 68 Semifinals #4 Eastern Kentucky 63, #8 Murray State 52 #2 Belmont 92, #3 SIUE 68 Championship #2 Belmont 95, #4 Eastern Kentucky 63
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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 1984 Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Tammy Burton, Tennessee Tech Lisa Goodin, Eastern Kentucky Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee
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 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 1997 Laphelia Doss, Eastern Kentucky (MVP) Amber Clark, Tennessee Tech Amy Kieckbusch, Morehead State Chrissy Roberts, Eastern Kentucky Diane Seng, Tennessee Tech
1985 Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Jennifer McFall, Middle Tennessee Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kay Willbanks, 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
1986 Kim Webb, Middle Tennessee (MVP) Chris Moye, Tennessee Tech Tawanya Mucker, Middle Tennessee Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech Kay Wilbanks, Middle Tennessee
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 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
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
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
2002 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (MVP) Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay Casey Bradford, Tennessee Tech Janet Holt, Tennessee Tech Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky
2016 Sally McCabe, Belmont (MVP) Darby Maggard, Belmont Shameekia Murray, Eastern Kentucky Jalen O’Bannon, Eastern Kentucky Shronda Butts, SIUE
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
2017 Kylee Smith, Belmont (MVP) Sally McCabe, Belmont Darby Maggard, Belmont Jalen O’Bannon, Eastern Kentucky Jankia Mason, UT Martin
2004 Gerlonda Hardin, Austin Peay (MVP) Kera Bergeron, Austin Peay Emily Christian, Tennessee Tech Jessica Grayson, Austin Peay Katie Kelly, Eastern Kentucky 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
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2018 Darby Maggard, Belmont (MVP) Kylee Smith, Belmont Sally McCabe, Belmont Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Janekia Mason ,UT Martin 2019 Jenny Roy, Belmont (MVP) Darby Maggard, Belmont Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont Miranda Crockett, Morehead State Emanye Robertson, UT Martin 2020 Tesia Thompson, Southeast Missouri (MVP) Taelour Pruitt, Southeast Missouri Carrie Shephard, Southeast Missouri Chelsey Perry, UT Martin Ellie Harmeyer, Belmont
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RECORDS Single Game - Individual
Single Game - Team Most Points 114 - Southeast Missouri , vs. Belmont (2020)
Most Points 41 - Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin vs. Eastern Kentucky (2013)
Most Field Goals Made 43 - Southeast Missouri, vs. Belmont (2020) 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) Southeast Missouri, vs. Belmont (2020) .652 - (43-of-66) Tennessee Tech, vs. Youngstown State (1986) Fewest Field Goals Made 11 - Southeast Missouri vs. Eastern Illinois (2008) Most Free Throws Made 32 - Southeast Missouri, vs. Eastern Illinois (2003)
Most Field Goal Attempts 31 - Angela Moorehead, Tennessee Tech, vs. Murray State (1990) 31 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State vs. Jacksonville State (2011) 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 14 - Tessa Fields, UT Martin, vs. Tennessee State (1998) 14 - Emanye Robertson, UT Martin vs. Morehead State (2019)
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) 14 - Emanye Robertson, UT Martin vs. Morehead State (2019)
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 0 - Southeast Missouri vs. Belmont (3/6/2019)
Best Free Throw Percentage (Min. 10 Made) 1.000 - (14-of-14) - Tessa Fields, UT Martin, vs. Tennessee State (1998) 1.000 - (14-of-14) - Emanye Robertson, UT Martin vs. Morehead State (2019)
Fewest Free Throw Attempts 2 - Morehead State, vs. Tennessee Tech (1982) Most 3-point Field Goals Made 19 - Tennessee Tech, vs. UT Martin (2001) Most 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 31 - Belmont vs. UT Martin (2017) Best 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 10 Attempts) .824 (14-of-19) - Southeast Missouri, vs. Belmont (2020) 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 213 - Southeast Missouri (114) vs. Belmont (99) (2020) Fewest Points 92- Eastern Illinois (52) vs. Southeast Missouri (40) (2008) Largest Margin of Victory 55 - UT Martin (88) vs. Murray State (33) (2020)
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made 9 - Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State vs. Jacksonville State (2011) Most Rebounds 23 - Priscilla Blackford, Morehead State, vs. Youngstown State (1982) Most Steals 9 - Teresa McNair, Eastern Kentucky, vs. Tennessee Tech (2003) Most Blocked Shots 9 - Renay Adams, Tennessee Tech, vs. Tennessee State (1991) 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 Field Goals Made 75 - Tennessee Tech (43) vs. Youngstown State (32) (1983)
Most Rebounds (3 games) 50 - Lachelle Lyles, Southeast Missouri (2007) (2 games) 32 - Melinda Clayton, Tennessee Tech (1988)
Most Field Goal Attempts 154 - Middle Tennessee (80) vs. Morehead St. (74)
All-time Scoring Leader 252 - Brooke Armistead, Austin Peay (2000-03)
Fewest Field Goals Made 33 - Eastern Kentucky (19) vs. Morehead State (14) (1997)
Tournament - Team
Most Free Throws Made 55 - Southeast Missouri (32) vs. Eastern Illinois (23) (2003)
Most Points 263 - Southeast Missouri (2020) (3 games)
Fewest Free Throws Made 10 - Tennessee Tech (6) vs. Belmont (4) (2019)
Most Field Goals 98 - Southeast Missouri (2020) (3 games)
Most Personal Fouls 55 - Eastern Illinois (31) vs. Southeast Missouri (24) (2003)
Most Field Goal Attempts 205 - Morehead State (1982) (3 games)
Fewest Personal Fouls 19 - Tennessee Tech (7) vs. Eastern Illinois (12) (2000)
Fewest Field Goals Made 66 - Southeast Missouri (2008) (3 games) 39 - Belmont (2013) (2 games) Fewest Free Throws Made 15 - Tennessee Tech (2019) (2 games) Fewest Free Throw Attempts 17 - Tennessee Tech (2019) (2 games) Most Personal Fouls 63 - Middle Tennessee (1996) (3 games) Fewest Personal Fouls 33 - Belmont (2019) (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 (0-4 NCAA; 0-1 WNIT) 2014 - WNIT Indiana 48, Belmont 37 2016 - NCAA Michigan State 74, Belmont 60 2017 - NCAA Kentucky 73, Belmont 70 2018 - NCAA Duke 72, Belmont 58 2019 - NCAA South Carolina 74, Belmont 52 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; 1-2 WNIT; 0-1 WBI) 2010 - WBI College of Charleston 67, Morehead State 59 2017 - WNIT Middle Tennessee 67, Morehead State 58 2019 - WNIT Morehead State 72, Ohio State 61 Western Kentucky 68, Morehead State 65 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, 1-1 WBI) 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 2019 - WBI Tennessee Tech 73, Akron 59 Campbell 70, Tennessee Tech 62 UT Martin (0-4 NCAA, 2-4 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
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2015 - WNIT 2016 - WNIT 2018 - WNIT
Ole Miss 80, UT Martin 70 UT Martin 79, Memphis 73 Western Kentucky 64, UT Martin 57 Indiana 74, UT Martin 50 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 Tennessee 59
1984
First Round (Mideast Regional - Knoxville, Tenn.) #3 Tennessee (eventual NCAA Runner-up) 70, #6 Middle Tennessee 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 - Auburn, Ala.) #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
2011 2001
First Round (Mideast Regional - Knoxville, Tenn.) #1 Tennessee 80, #16 Austin Peay 38
First Round (Cookeville, Tenn.) Auburn 68, Tennessee Tech 54
2012
2002
First Round (Mideast Regional - West Lafayette, Ind.) #2 Purdue 80, #15 Austin Peay 49
First Round (Lubbock, Texas) Texas Tech 85, Eastern Illinois 71
2013
2003
First Round (Mideast Regional - Boulder, Colo.) #3 North Carolina 72, #14 Austin Peay 70
First Round (Columbia, Mo.) Eastern Illinois 60, Missouri 58 Second Round (Champaign, Ill.) Illinois 62, Eastern Illinois 54
2004
First Round (West Regional - Baton Rouge, La.) #4 LSU 83, #13 Austin Peay 66
2014
First Round (Bloomington, Ind.) Indiana 48, Belmont 47
2005
First Round (Tempe Regional - Fresno, Calif.) #4 Arizona 87, #12 Eastern Kentucky 65
2015
First Round (Oxford, Miss.) Ole Miss 80, UT Martin 70
2006
First Round (San Antonio Regional - Denver, Colo.) #3 Stanford 72, #14 Southeast Missouri 45
2016
2007
First Round (Dayton Regional - Austin, Texas) #3 Oklahoma 74, #14 Southeast Missouri 60
First Round (Memphis, Tenn.) UT Martin 79, Memphis 73 Second Round (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 64, UT Martin 57
2008
First Round (Oklahoma City Regional - College Park, Md.) #3 Duke 78, #14 Murray State 57
2017
First Round (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Middle Tennessee 67, Morehead State 58
2009
First Round (Berkeley Regional - East Lansing, Mich.) #1 Duke 83, #16 Austin Peay 42
2018
First Round (Bloomington, Ind.) Indiana 74, UT Martin 50
2010
First Round (Memphis Region - Knoxville, Tenn.) #1 Tennessee 75, #16 Austin Peay 42
2019
2011
First Round (Philadelphia Regional - Durham, N.C.) #2 Duke 90, #15 UT Martin 45
First Round (Columbus, Ohio) Morehead State 71, Ohio State 61 Second Round (Bowling Green, Ky.) Western Kentucky 68, Morehead State 65
2012
First Round (Des Moines Regional - Chicago, Ill.) #2 Tennessee 72, #15 UT Martin 49
2010
2013
First Round (Norfolk Regional - Iowa City, Iowa) #1 Notre Dame 97, #16 UT Martin 64
Opening Round (Morehead, Ky.) College of Charleston 67, Morehead State 59
2011
2014
First Round (Stanford Region - Chapel Hill, N.C.) #4 North Carolina 60, #13 UT Martin 58
First Round (Charleston, Ill.) Chicago State 73, Eastern Illinois 64
2012
2015
First Round (Albany Region - Lexington, Ky.) #2 Kentucky 97, #15 Tennessee State 52
First Round (Edwardsville, Ill.) Wright State 73, SIUE 64 First Round (Peoria, Ill.) Bradley 74, Tennessee Tech 71
2016
First Round (Bridgeport Region - Starkville, Miss.) #4 Michigan State 74, #13 Belmont 60
2013
2017
First Round (Lexington Region - Lexington, Ky.) #4 Kentucky 73, #13 Belmont 70
First Round (Elon, N.C.) Elon 68, Eastern Kentucky 61 First Round (Detroit, Mich.) Detroit 71, Belmont 68
2018
First Round (Albany Region - Athens, Ga.) #5 Duke 72, #12 Belmont 58
2018
First Round (Conway, Ark.) Central Arkansas 51, SIUE 59
2019
First Round (Greensboro Regional - Charlotte, N.C.) #4 South Carolina 74, #13 Belmont 52
2019
First Round (Cookeville, Tenn.) Tennessee Tech 73, Akron 59 Second Round (Bowling Green, Ky.) Campbell 70, Tennessee Tech 62
Women’s Basketball Invitational
Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)
AIAW State Tournaments
1986
(Amarillo, Texas) Northwestern Louisiana 77, Tennessee Tech 70 West Texas 78, Tennessee Tech 65 Tennessee Tech 79, Fresno State 76
1979
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
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 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
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
First Round (Milkwaukee, Wis.) Marquette 85, Eastern Illinois 56
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