OWENS EXPRESS MEN’S BASKETBALL
12-TIME OCCAC CHAMPIONS 1967, 1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015
11 NJCAA All-Americans --- 8 NJCAA National Tournament Appearances --- 2 National Championships
TODAY’S MATCHUP
NOTES
- Welcome to this afternoon’s matchup between your Owens Express and the visiting Columbus State Cougars. Both games of today’s doubleheader will be streamed on our YouTube page, which can be found by searching Owens Express Athletics. - Columbus State enters today’s matchup with a 9-12 record overall (6-6 OCCAC). Owens defeated them 105-94 at their place on Jan. 14. They are in their first year competing at the NJCAA D-III level after going 25-8 last year and finishing 8th at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament. - Mario Young, who leads Columbus State in scoring, is from the same high school as Owens WBB leading scorer Jeryn Reese. In fact, he was coached at Mansfield Senior by Jeryn’s father, Johntory, who is a former Owens MBB player (1994-96). - Columbus State features some very good players Head Coach: Head Coach: Matthew Gierhart and Mario Young are both three-time Dennis Springs (1st Yr.) Ed Thompson (3rd Yr.) OCCAC D-III players of the week and one-time NJCAA D-III players of the week, and Rodney Willis is the reigning OCCAC D-III player of the week. Career Record: Career Record: - For Owens, Marquevious Wilson and Derrik Jamerson 12-3 42-40 have won the past two OCCAC D-II player of the week awards with Wilson being the reigning winner. Career OCCAC Record: Career OCCAC Record: - The following Owens players are among the nation’s best: Ty’Rese Searles (10th in FT percentage at 88.3), 9-2 19-21 Derrik Jamerson (7th in 3-pt percentage at 50.0 and 3rd in 3-pt FG made with 100), Rico Stafford (14th in FT percentage at 62.7) and Roy Hatchett (2nd in assists/game at 8.3). - Owens, which enters this game having won four straight PPG: Jamerson 16.4 PPG: Young 19.0 and 10 of its past 12, is just one win away from its fifth 20RPG: Jamerson 6.7 RPG: Willis 7.8 win season in the past six years. It would also be the 29th APG: Hatchett 8.3 APG: Robinson 5.2 SPG: Stafford 2.3 SPG: Robinson 2.1 in program history. BPG: Jamerson 1.1 BPG: Willis/Young 0.9 - Owens is currently fighting Sinclair for the No. 3 seed in FG%: Stafford 62.7 FG%: Young 58.2 the upcoming district tournament. Any combination of 3PT FG%: Jamerson 50.0 3PT FG%: Robinson 39.5 Sinclair losses against Cuyahoga and Edison, or Owens FT %: Searles 88.3 FT %: Dierksheide 91.7 wins against Lakeland, Clark State and Cincinnati State that amounts to two would allow Owens to clinch due to its season sweep of Sinclair. Depending on the number of teams that participate in the tournament, Owens would either have a bye or host a quarterfinal matchup with the three seed. - To view the schedule and results, along with links to recaps, photo albums and videos this year, visit OwensExpress.com and select men’s basketball from the sport dropdown. Once there, click on schedule/results and then the corresponding links will appear next to each game. - You can follow live updates on Twitter by searching the handle @owensexpress, and you can find us on Facebook by searching Owens Express Athletics. We also have Instagram and You Tube pages that you can find by searching Owens Express Athletics.
OWENS
COLUMBUS STATE
THE BASICS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
2016-17 Columbus State Cougars Roster
# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School 0 Johnnie Robinson G So 6-0 Akron, OH / St. Vincent St. Mary 1 Rodney Willis G/F Fr 6-3 Columbus, OH / Briggs 3 Grant Dierksheide G So 5-8 Worthington, OH / Worthington Kilbourne 5 Dylan Geig F Fr 6-6 Akron, OH / Revere 10 Juwan Demmings G/F So 6-2 Dayton, OH / Jefferson Township 12 William Prater G Fr 6-2 Columbus, OH / Eastmoor 15 Matthew Gierhart F Fr 6-5 Worthington, OH / Worthington Kilbourne 22 Jeremiah Fair-Harris G Fr 5-10 Columbus, OH / Centennial 33 Andre Daniels G Fr 6-0 Columbus, OH / Columbus East 55 Mario Young G/F Fr 6-3 Mansfield, OH / Mansfield Senior HEAD COACH: Ed Thompson (3rd Year) ASSISTANT COACH: Kyrem Massey (1st Year)
2016-17 RECORD IN DEPTH OVERALL RECORD: 19-7 OCCAC Region XII Home Away Neutral
9-3 14-7 10-2 8-4 0-1
2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE
11/01 11/09 11/12 11/16 11/18 11/19 11/22 11/30 12/03 12/09 12/14 12/17 12/20 12/30 01/07 01/11 01/14 01/18 01/21 01/25 01/28 02/01 02/04 02/08 02/11 02/15 02/18 02/22 02/25 03/04 03/07 03/10 03/11 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
OPPONENT
RESULT
@ Mercyhurst North East W 89-75 HENRY FORD W 90-80 (OT) WASHTENAW W 118-61 @ No. 6 Schoolcraft L 102-76 @ Kalamazoo Valley# L 79-74 Grand Rapids# L 71-63 NO. 9 LANSING W 100-99 NO. 6 SCHOOLCRAFT W 88-80 MUSKEGON W 91-77 @ Adrian College JV W 96-67 NO. 5 CUYAHOGA* L 95-90 @ NO. 4 Sinclair* W 84-81 KELLOGG W 91-61 JACKSON L 83-72 @ Hocking W 88-72 LORAIN COUNTY* W 94-85 @ Columbus State* W 105-94 EDISON* W 83-74 CLARK STATE* W 87-52 @ Lakeland* W 103-53 @ Cincinnati State* L 92-80 @ No. 4 Cuyahoga* L 72-54 HOCKING W 127-74 @ Lorain County* W 92-87 SINCLAIR* W 88-83 @ Edison* W 85-79 COLUMBUS STATE* 3 PM LAKELAND* 7:30 PM @ Clark State* 3 PM CINCINNATI STATE* 3 PM District 11 Quarterfinals^ 7:30 PM District 11 Semifinals TBA District 11 Finals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA ALL CAPS - HOME GAMES * CONFERENCE GAMES # KVCC Classic @ KVCC ^ If necessary
2016-17 Owens Express Men’s Basketball Roster HEAD COACH: DENNIS SPRINGS
PG
#0 TY’RESE SEARLES
- Needs 16 points to reach 600 in his career - 10th in the nation in FT percentage (88.3) - Has scored in double figures 11 times this year
G
#1 DERRIK JAMERSON JR.
- Needs 32 points for 900 in his career - 13 three-pointers from breaking single season record - Averaging 24 PPG over past four contests
PG
#2 ROY HATCHETT JR.
- Averaging 11.5 APG over past two contests - 8 games with at least 10 assists this year, 5 more with 9 - 13.5 PPG over past 2, tied season-high vs Edison
G
#3 SHONDELL JACKSON
- Tied season-high with 22 points in win over Edison - Five points from 300 this year - 11 PPG in OCCAC play, which is 4th on the team
G
#10 JAMIRI BENNETT
- 11-for-24 (45.8 percent) from 3-point range this year - Has scored five or more points five times this year - Averaging 15.1 PPG per 40 minutes played
PG
#12 MASON DURDEN
- Has scored in 9 straight games (24-for-43 from field) - Season-high 5 assists vs Edison, 3 or more in 4 of past 9 - Averaging 7.1 PPG in conference play
G/F
#15 MARQUEVIOUS WILSON
- Reigning OCCAC D-II player of the week - Second on team in scoring (13.8 PPG) in OCCAC play - Has scored in double digits in seven of past eight games
F
#22 DEREK REECE JR.
- 4 PPG, 3 RPG since returning from injury - Has scored in 15 of 19 games played this year - Averaging 17.7 PPG per 40 minutes played this year
F
#23 RICO STAFFORD
6-6 Fr. Lima Senior/Lima, OH
- Has scored in double figures in 17 of 26 games - 14th in the nation in FG percentage (62.7) - Has shot 50 plus percent from the field in 11 of past 12
F
#24 JAMES GRAYS
- Currently injured
6-2 So. Cornerstone/Pontiac, MI
6-5 So. Cornerstone/Pontiac, MI
6-1 So. Glenville/Cleveland, OH
6-6 So. Warren Harding/Warren, OH
6-1 Fr. Maumee/Toledo, OH
6-0 Fr. Whitmer/Toledo, OH
6-3 Fr. Lima Senior/Lima, OH
6-6 So. Springfield/Toledo, OH
6-5 So. Start/Toledo, OH
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