Appalachian State Game Notes - Game 3 - at Niagara
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APPALACHIAN STATE GAME NOTES - GAME 3 - AT NIagaRA GAME 3 SATURDAy’S GAME SCHEDULE • The Mountaineers return to • On the perimeter, Kellen Brand November the road this weekend to visit comes into the game after scor- 14 at UNCW LOT, 108-101 Niagara for a 4 p.m. tipoff in the ing 23 points against Charlotte. 19 CHARLOTTE W2OT, 87-84 Gallagher Center on Saturday. 22 at Niagara 4 p.m. • Point guard Ryann Abraham 29 CAMPBELL 3 p.m. • Appalachian travels north after is coming off a 9-assist perfor- December opening the season with back-to- mance and has 14 on the year for 3 at Furman * 7 p.m. back overtime contests. The Apps a 7-to-2 assist-to-turnover ratio. 6 at Wofford * 7 p.m. APPALACHIAN opened the season with a 108- 13 ETSU 7 p.m. 101 overtime loss at UNC Wilm- • Niagara is also 1-1 on the young 20 vs. Kentucky Noon (1-1, 0-0 SOCON ) ington and defeated Charlotte season with a win over Towson 30 MILLIGAN 7 p.m. AT with an 87-84 double-overtime and a 77-62 loss at Villanova on effort at home on Wednesday. Wednesday. January NIagaRA 2 at Texas 9 p.m. (1-1, 0-0 MAAC) 8 ELON * 7 p.m. • ASU has gotten two-straight • Tyrone Lewis leads the Purple 10 UNC GREENSBORO* 3:30 p.m. double-doubles from Isaac Butts Eagles with an 18.0 points per 12 DAVIDSON * 7:30 p.m. who carried the Mountaineers game average while big man 15 at Chattanooga * 7 p.m. with 15 points and 17 rebounds Benson Egemonye is averaging 17 at Samford * 3 p.m. November 22, 2008 • 4 p.m. on Wednesday. a double-double with 10 points 21 at Coll. of Charleston * 7 p.m. Gallagher Center • 2,400 and 12 rebounds per contest. 24 WESTERN CAROLINA * 5 p.m. Niagara University, N.Y. • His compatriot in the paint, Josh 29 WOFFORD * 7 p.m. 31 FURMAN * 3:30 p.m. Hunter, is also nearly averaging a • Saturday’s game is the fifth double-double with 13.0 points all-time between the two teams. February and 9.0 rebounds over the first Niagara has claimed the previous 2 at Ga. Southern * 7:30 p.m. TELEVISION two games. four meetings. 5 THE CITADEL * 7 p.m. None 7 at Elon * 4:30 p.m. 12 at The Citadel * 7 p.m. INSIDE ... 14 at W. Carolina * 7 p.m. Media Information ..........................2 Houston Fancher ...........................10 16 CHARLESTON * 7:30 p.m. Record When .....................................3 Radio/TV Roster Chart .................11 19 at UNC Greensboro * 7 p.m. Stats in Last Three Games .............4 Career High Reference .................12 21 at Bracket Busters TBA 26 CHATTANOOGA * 7 p.m. RaDIO Hustle Stats ........................................5 Player Profiles ........................... 13-27 28 SAMFORD * 3:30 p.m. None Top season performances ............7 Season Stats ............................. 28-34 Miscellaneous stats .........................8 March Last Time It Happened ...................9 6-9 at SoCon Tournament MOUNTAINEERS AT-A-GLANCE INTERNET No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG Misc. None 0 Donald Sims G 6-1 170 So. Gaffney, S.C. 2/0 16.0 4.0 .389 3FG% 1 Ryann Abraham G 5-10 180 Jr. Mayaguez, P.R. 2/2 8.0 3.0 7.0 apg 3 Quinche Dowdell F 6-5 230 Fr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. 0/0 SPORTS INFORMATION 4 Donterious Hughes G 6-2 195 RFr. Gastonia, N.C. 2/0 5.0 3.5 ASU BKB Contact Ty Patton 12 J.R. Archer G 6-3 195 So. Boone, N.C. 0/0 E-mail [email protected] 15 Jeremi Booth G 6-5 205 So. Altavista, Va. 2/0 0.0 2.0 Office 828-262-7612 21 Eduardo Bermudez G 6-3 190 Sr. Bayamon, P.R. 2/2 11.5 5.0 4.0 spg Mobile 828-964-6409 23 Kellen Brand G 6-1 185 Jr. High Point, N.C. 2/2 19.0 4.0 .462 FG% Website www.GoASU.com 24 Marcus Wright G 6-1 185 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 2/0 1.0 1.0 25 Josh Hunter F 6-6 235 Jr. Albany, Ga. 2/2 13.0 9.0 .571 FG% Niagara BKB Contact Kevin Carver 31 A.J. Highsmith G 6-4 200 Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 1/0 0.0 2.0 E-mail [email protected] 32 Isaac Butts C 6-10 285 So. Milledgeville, Ga. 2/2 12.5 14.5 .706 FG% Office 716-286-8586 33 Tyler Webb F 6-9 230 RJr. Nickelsville, Va. 1/0 4.0 3.0 Mobile 570-244-8783 34 Josh Nirenberg C 6-9 260 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 0/0 Website www.PurpleEagles.com 50 Andre Williamson F 6-7 215 Fr. Prince George, Va. 2/0 6.0 3.5 2.0 bpg -1- WWW .GOASU.COM APPALACHIAN STATE GAME NOTES - GAME 3 - AT NIagaRA MEDIA INFORMATION MATCHUP AT A GLANCE TEAM INFORMATION Appalachian Basketball Category Appalachian Niagara 2007-08 Record ............................18-13 Contact Location Boone, N.C. Niagara University, N.Y. 2007-08 SoCon Record .....13-7/1st N Ty Patton Enrollment 16,600 3,853 Postseason ......................................None E-Mail [email protected] Conference Southern Metro Atlantic Athletic Starters R/L..........................................3/2 Office ......................828-262-7162 Nickname Mountaineers Purple Eagles Letterwinners R/L .............................9/5 Mobile.....................828-964-6409 Head Coach Houston Fancher Joe Mihalich Seniors ......................................................1 Fax ............................828-262-6106 Coach’s Record at School 125-119 (9th season) 180-124 (11th season) Juniors ......................................................5 Coach’s Career Record 169-160 (12th season) Same Sophomores ...........................................4 Interview Policy Overall Record 1-1 1-1 Freshmen .................................................5 Media members should Conference Record 0-0 0-0 contact basketball SID Ty Points Per Game 94.0 70.5 % of scoring returning ......................59 Patton for interviews with all Points Allowed Per Game 96.0 69.5 % of 3-pointers returning ................88 coaches, staff and players. Average Scoring Margin -2.0 +1.0 % of rebounds returning .................35 Appalachian players will be Rebounds Per Game 53.5 45.5 % of assists returning ........................59 available for brief interviews Rebounds Allowed Per Game 38.0 43.5 % of steals returning .........................58 following practice. Interviews Average Rebound Margin +15.5 +2.0 % of blocks returning .......................11 of a longer duration with Field Goal Percentage .425 .379 players may be arranged by Field Goal Percentage Defense .435 359 ASU PROGRAM HISTORY Three-Point Field Goal Percentage .291 .240 contacting basketball SID Ty First season ......................................1919 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .321 .292 Patton. All player interviews All-time record .......................1084-935 Free-Throw Percentage .763 .547 must be arranged through the All-time winning % .........................541 Assists Per Game 18.5 14.5 sports information office. All-time SoCon record ..........276-266 Turnover Margin -10.0 +1.5 Outright SoCon titles ..........................5 Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.7 0.8 Postgame Procedure Shared SoCon titles .............................4 Blocks Per Game 4.5 7.0 The Appalachian locker SoCon Tournament titles ...................2 Steals Per Game 7.5 13.5 room is closed to the media Postseason appearances ...................3 both at home and on the road. NCAA appearances ..............................2 Following a 10-minute THE SERIES ........................L, 57-71 to LSU, 3/10/79 cooling-off period and any ra- ...........L, 61-87 to Ohio State, 3/17/00 • Saturday’s game is the fifth all- Series vs. Niagara dio obligations, coach Fancher NIT appearances ...................................1 and selected players will be time meeting between the two Series ................................................... NU, 4-0 At Home ......................................................0-2 ............... L, 59-73 at Ole Miss, 3/14/07 brought to meet the media in programs with Niagara having won all four previous meetings. At Niagara ..................................................0-1 the media hospitality room. Neutral Sites ..............................................0-1 Most ASU Points ...................... 75, 2/23/08 • Last year’s meeting was a true ASU COACHING STAFF SoCon Teleconference Most NU Points ...........................87, 1/7/98 Head Coach ............ Houston Fancher heartbreaker for the Mountain- Fancher and the rest of the Fewest ASU Points ................70, 12/30/05 Alma Mater ............................ MTSU, ‘88 eers as Niagara’s Stanley Hodge Fewest NU Points .................... 76, 2/23/08 North Division coaches are on Record at ASU ..........................125-119 drained a three-pointer as time Largest ASU Win .......................................NA the conference call on alter- Seasons ...........................................Ninth expired to defeat ASU 76-75 in the Largest NU Win ...........................13, 1/7/98 nating weeks with the South Career Record ..........................169-160 teams’ BracketBusters meeting. Current Streak .....................................3 - NU Division coaches. For dates, Seasons ............................................. 12th times and access numbers, call Recent Meetings Assoc. Head Coach ...Matt McMahon • Prior to that, Niagara defeated the SoCon public affairs office Year W-L ASU NU Site Alma Mater ...............Appalachian, ‘00 the Mountaineers, 79-70, in the at 864-591-5101. 1996-97 L 74 82 A Assistant Coaches ... Richard Morgan opening game of the Duquesne 1997-98 L 74 87 H .................................................Virginia, ‘89 www.GoASU.com Holiday Classic on Dec. 30, 2005. 2005-06 L 70 79 N 2007-08 L 75 76 H ..................................................... Josh Ealy The official website of ASU ............................................ Tusculum, ‘07 athletics, www.GoASU.com, • This is ASU’s second trip to the includes pregame notes, game Gallagher Center. The last came and season statistics, and on January 4, 1997 when ASU lost recaps following each game. In 82-74. addition live stats and stream- • Niagara’s average margin of ing video and audio are avail- ASU PRONUNCIATION able for all home contests.