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BRAVES2015-16 OUTM Men’s Basketball Ottawa University® Sports Information Department - 1001 S. Cedar - Box #7 - Ottawa, Kan. 66067 - Phone 785-248-2610 - [email protected] 2015-16 OU Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Game 2: Oct. 31 Baker Ottawa, Kan. L, 74-82 Nov. 2 Kentucky - ! Lexington, Ky. 6:00 p.m. OU at Uni. of Kentucky Nov. 7 Crowley’s Ridge Paragould, Ark. 2:00 p.m. Nov. 10 Baker Baldwin City, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 2, 2015 - Rupp Arena Nov. 13 Avila - $ Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m. Lexington, Ky. - 6:00 p.m. (cst) Nov. 14 Graceland - $ Kansas City, Mo. 4:00 p.m. Nov. 16 Haskell Indian Nations Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Exhibition Game Nov. 19 Tabor Hillsboro, Kan. 8:00 p.m. Nov. 21 Oklahoma Wesleyan Ottawa, Kan. 5:00 p.m. Nov. 24 McPherson McPherson, Kan. 8:00 p.m. Braves Wildcats Nov. 28 Colorado Springs - ! Colorado Springs, Colo. 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Sterling Ottawa, Kan. 8:00 p.m. WWW.OTTAWABRAVES.COM Dec. 5 Saint Mary Leavenworth, Kan. 4:00 p.m. 1-0 0-0 Dec. 10 Southwestern Ottawa, Kan. 8:00 p.m. Dec. 12 Bethel College Ottawa, Kan. 5:00 p.m. WWW.KCACSPORTS.COM Dec. 15 William Jewell - ! Liberty, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 Rockhurst - ! Kansas City, Mo. 12:00 p.m. Jan. 2 Haskell Indian Nations Ottawa, Kan. 4:00 p.m. - The Braves enter Monday night’s contest coming off of a 82-74 loss to Baker University in the season/home opener Jan. 4 Crowley’s Ridge Ottawa, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 7 Kansas Wesleyan Ottawa, Kan. 8:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in Wilson Field House. OU shot 33.3 percent (22-for-66) from the floor, 15 percent from behind Jan. 9 Friends Wichita, Kan. 5:00 p.m. the 3-pt line, and 79 percent from the free throw line. Baker shot 43.3 percent from the floor (26-for-60), 37.5 per- Jan. 14 Bethany Ottawa, Kan. 8:00 p.m. cent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Braves led in fast break points (10-5), Jan. 16 Tabor Ottawa, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 20 Oklahoma Wesleyan Bartlesville, Okla. 8:00 p.m. points off of turnover (20-7), and points in the paint (28-26). Baker had a 13-10 advantage in second chance points Jan. 23 McPherson Ottawa, Kan. 5:00 p.m. and led in points off of the bench (56-19). The Braves had two players in double figures, led by Marshon Norfleet’s Jan. 27 Sterling Sterling, Kan. 8:00 p.m. 22 points on 6-for-19 shooting from the floor. Preston Oakes had 12 points. Norfleet and John O’con led the team in Jan. 30 Saint Mary Ottawa, Kan. 4:00 p.m. rebounding with eight apiece. Hollis Mitchell finished with nine points and four assists in his first career start for OU. Feb. 4 Southwestern Winfield, Kan. 8:00 p.m. Feb. 6 Bethel North Newton, Kan. 5:00 p.m. Feb. 13 Kansas Wesleyan Salina, Kan. 7:00 p.m. - OU is taking advantage of pace and turnovers. OU scored 20 points off of Baker turnovers and had the 10-5 advan- Feb. 18 Friends University Ottawa, Kan. 8:00 p.m. tage in fast break points over the Wildcats. Feb. 20 Bethany College Lindsborg, Kan. 7:00 p.m. ! - Exhibition Games By the Numbers: Stat Comparison $ - KCAC/HAAC Classic Hosted by Avila University (Kansas City, Mo.) - This is the first meeting between the two teams. UK OTT Current Record - 0 - 1 - Kentucky’s AD Mitch Barnhart was one of the student sport Scoring - 74 Ottawa (based on last game) Points Per Game - 74.000 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG information directors at Ottawa University. He was also a Scoring Margin - -8.000 0 Hollis Mitchell G 5-8 So. 9.0 4.0* member of the OU men’s golf team. Field Goals - 22 3 Pat Jones G 6-3 Sr. 7.0 1.0 Field Goal Percentage - 0.333 32 John O’con C 6-8 Sr. 5.0 8.0 - Rupp Arena will be the largest arena that the OU men’s 3-pt FG - 3 33 Marshon Norfleet G 6-1 Sr. 22.0 8.0 3-point FG Percent - 0.150 44 Preston Oakes G 6-4 Sr. 12.0 5.0 basketball team has played in. With an official capacity of 3-point FG made per game - 3.000 *Assists per game 23,500, it is the largest arena designed specifically for bas- Free Throws - 27 ketball, as well as the largest indoor arena by capacity, in Free throw pct - 0.794 the United States. Rebounds - 36 Rebounds per game - 36.000 Rebounding Margin - -8.000 - This will be the first meeting for the Braves against a team Assists - 11 from Kentucky. Assists per game - 11.000 Turnovers - 14 Turnovers per game - 14.000 Turnover margin - 8.000 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 0.786 Steals - 8 Steals per game - 8.000 Blocks - 1 2015-16 Braves Basketball KCAC/NAIA Statistical Rankings - When the Braves play Kentucky on Monday night it will be Ottawa Season Totals the first time since the 2012-13 season that OU will have KCAC NAIA played an NCAA Division I team from a power conference. Double-Figure Scoring Games 2015-16 Team Rank Rank That year OU opened the season in Stillwater, Okla. against Marshon Norfleet (1) 0-1 Scoring Offense 74 5th 49th Oklahoma State University. The Braves fell to the Cowboys Preston Oakes (1) 0-1 Scoring Defense 82 8th 21st 109-56. 30+ Point Games Scoring Margin -8.00 8th 21st FG Pct .333 6th 69th - The matchup came about after UK Athletic Director Mitch 20+ Point Games Opp. FG Pct .433 8th 21st Barnhart, a 1981 graduate of Ottawa University, was named Marshon Norfleet (1) 0-1 3-Pt Pct. .150 6th 73rd 2014-2015 Under Armour AD of the Year. UK’s Deputy Ath- 3-Pt FGs Per Game 3 6th 73rd letic Director DeWayne Peevy reached out to OU head bas- 10+ Rebound Games Opp. 3-Pt Pct .375 8th 39th Preston Oakes (1) 0-1 FT Pct. .794 1st 6th ketball coach Aaron Siebenthall to ask if the Braves would Rebound Margin -8.00 9th 102nd be interested in playing the Wildcats. Kentucky plans to Double-Doubles Assists 11.00 5th 51st recognize Barnhart and his special award during the game. Assist/Turnover Radio 0.79 3rd 45th Blocked Shots 1.00 5th 58th - UK forward Marcus Lee on OU: “I actually had a friend who 10+ Assist Games Steals 8.00 3rd 25th went to Ottawa. She played for the volleyball team and then 3+ Steal Games Turnover Margin 8.00 1st 6th transferred somewhere else. I actually knew of the school Individual before playing them.” 3+ 3-pt FG Games KCAC NAIA Scoring Rank Rank - The last time OU defeated a NCAA Division I team was in Marshon Norfleet 22.00 3rd 1916-17 when the Braves defeated Wichita State University Scoring Leaders Preston Oakes 12.00 10th twice. OU won 36-6 on Feb. 15 and then turned around an Marshon Norfleet (1) 0-1 Field Goal Percentage defeated the Shockers in Wichita, 32-14. Rebounding Leaders Marshon Norfleet .316 10th - This is Kentucky’s first contest against outside competition John O’con (1) 0-1 Marshon Norfleet (1) 0-1 Free Throw Percentage this year. The Wildcats had competed against each other in Emeka Okoronkwo .857 3rd the annual Blue/White Game. White won the contest 74-66. Assists Leaders Marshon Norfleet .833 6th Hollis Mitchell (1) 0-1 Hollis Mitchell .833 6th - The revolving door that is Kentucky basketball nearly spun 3-pt Field Goals off its axis three years ago. The top six scorers from the 2012 national championship team departed for the NBA. UK forged ahead erratically with another class of heralded 3-pt FG Pct freshmen, a holdover point guard with one season of college experience, a transfer with the reputation as a shooter and Rebounding a forward who personified untapped potential. John O’con 8.00 3rd Marshon Norfleet 8.00 3rd Kentucky finds itself in a position similar to where it was en- Defensive Rebounds tering the 2012-13 season: a mostly new cast of characters Marshon Norfleet 6.00 2nd saddled with a tough act to follow. Offensive Rebounds The names have changed: Tyler Ulis the point guard rather John O’con 5.00 1st than Ryan Harrow; Mychal Mulder the transfer rather than Alex Hasty 2.00 10th Julius Mays; Alex Poythress the would-be star forward rather Blocked Shots than Kyle Wiltjer. (kentuckysports.com - Jerry Tipton). Marshon Norfleet 1.00 2nd Assists Hollis Mitchell 4.00 3rd Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Alex Hasty 2.00 6th Hollis Mitchell 2.00 6th Steals Pat Jones 2.00 4th Marshon Norfleet 2.00 4th Riley Falk 2.00 4th Game 2 at University of Kentucky 2 Braves Basketball Game Notes ottawabraves.com 2015-16 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) 2013-14 Record Points 2015-16 KCAC Standings 1 1 Cornerstone (Mich.) (12) 33-5 312 2 5 Indiana Wesleyan 33-3 300 3 4 Davenport (Mich.) 30-7 292 KCAC Overal 4 7 Saint Francis (Ind.) 27-8 280 Team W L Pct.