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2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BRUIN SNAPSHOT Record: (8-1) Belmont Basketball returns to game action NOVEMBER Wednesday vs. Western Kentucky. The Bruins defeat- 10 ILLINOIS STATE (ESPN+) W, 100-89 ed UCLA, 74-72, Dec. 15. Senior Kevin McClain hit 12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN+) W, 92-73 the game-winning shot with 2.3 seconds remaining. Belmont is adjusting to life after the gradu- 15 at Lipscomb (ESPN+) W, 87-83 ation of All-OVC performers Amanze Egekeze and 20 TREVECCA NAZARENE (ESPN+) W, 104-50 Austin Luke. Egekeze scored 1,350 points while Luke GAME TEN 24 at Kennesaw State (ESPN+) W, 91-53 ranks second in OVC history in assists (681). The duo WESTERN KENTUCKY 29 at Samford (ESPN+) W, 99-93 ot led Belmont to three consecutive OVC champi- AT DECEMBER onships. 1 at Green Bay (ESPN3) L, 92-100 Senior All-America candidate Dylan [rv/rv] BELMONT Windler was named Preseason OVC Player of the 4 LIPSCOMB (ESPN+) W, 76-74 Year and Julius Erving Award Watch List. Windler 15 at [rv/rv] UCLA (Pac-12 Networks) W, 74-72 was the only player in America to average 17.0 points, Date: Dec. 19, 2018 19 WESTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game and shoot 40 per- 29 at [rv/rv] Purdue (FS1) 3:30 p.m. cent from 3-point distance last season. Time: 6:30 p.m. CT JANUARY Windler and McClain were named Location: Nashville, Tenn. 3 *JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Preseason All-OVC. This marks the 11th meeting between Arena: Curb Event Center 5 *TENNESSEE TECH (ESPN+) 5 p.m. Belmont and Western Kentucky. TV: ESPN+/ESPN app 10 *MOREHEAD STATE (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. Radio: Bruin Sports Network 12 *EASTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN+) 5 p.m. PROGRAM PROFILE 17 *at Jacksonville State (ESPN+) 7:15 p.m. Kevin Ingram (play-by-play) 19 *TENNESSEE STATE (ESPN+) 5 p.m. • Belmont Basketball has won 20+ games and earned postseason invitations 12 of the last 13 years. That Greg Sage (color) 24 *at Murray State (ESPNU) 8 p.m. includes NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006, Katie Myers (sideline) 26 *at Austin Peay (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015. 31 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Coaches: • Head Coach Rick Byrd is in his 33rd season at FEBRUARY Belmont. He ranks fifth among all active NCAA Western Kentucky 2 *UT MARTIN (ESPN+) 5 p.m. Division I head coaches in career wins (786). Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville, ‘81) 7 *at Eastern Kentucky (ESPN+) 6 p.m. • Belmont has posted 251 conference wins since 2003 Overall: 340-199 (16th year) 9 *at Morehead State (ESPN+) 3:35 p.m. (includes tournament), T-1 nationally with Kansas. 14 *at Tennessee State (ESPN+) 7 p.m. at WKU: 47-33 (3rd year) 16 *at Tennessee Tech (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. • Belmont has won 16 conference championships (seven tournament, nine regular season) since 2006. Belmont 21 *EASTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Only Kansas and Gonzaga have won more confer- Rick Byrd (Tennessee, ‘76) 23 *SIU EDWARDSVILLE (ESPN+) 5 p.m. ence championships over that span. 28 *at UT Martin (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. Overall: 786-396 (38th year) • Belmont enters the 2018-19 season as one of only MARCH six non-Power 5 programs to post a Top 100 RPI each at Belmont: 694-341 (33rd year) 2 *at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+) 7 p.m. of the last eight seasons. Series History: • Belmont has made the most three-point field goals 11th meeting, 6-4 *-Ohio Valley Conference Game in the nation since going from the NAIA to NCAA [/] - Reflects national ranking AP/USA Today polls Division I in 1996-97 (Duke second). Streak: W5 Last meeting: 12/19/17 at WKU rv - Others receiving votes • Since 2000-01, Belmont Basketball leads the nation All times Central in Academic All-Americans (16), which includes W, 75-72 Home games in BOLD CAPS Dylan Windler in 2017-18 • Belmont is one of only three NCAA Division I pro- grams to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year.

PROBABLE STARTERS Belmont Bruins (8-1) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG G 2 Grayson Murphy 6-2 175 FR Thompson’s Station, Tenn. 11.4 5.2 G 11 Kevin McClain 6-3 190 SR Jennings, Fla. 12.7 3.6 G/F 3 Dylan Windler 6-8 200 SR Indianapolis, Ind. 19.1 8.9 F 10 Caleb Hollander 6-8 225 FR Nashville, Tenn. 12.0 7.3 BELMONT MEDIA RELATIONS C 33 Nick Muszynski 6-11 235 FR Pickerington, Ohio 14.9 6.9 MBB Contact: Greg Sage, Assistant AD/Media Relations G 0 Michael Mayernick 5-8 150 FR Nashville, Tenn. 0.7 0.0 G 1 Mitch Listau 6-4 185 FR Waunakee, Wis. -- -- (O) 615.460.6698 G 5 Adam Kunkel 6-3 165 FR Hebron, Ky. 1.8 1.0 (C) 615.512.3633 G 14 Nick Hopkins 6-0 175 SO Fayetteville, Tenn. 6.9 1.3 (F) 615.460.5584 G 20 Tate Pierson 6-6 200 FR Brentwood, Tenn. 1.1 1.4 F 21 Derek Sabin 6-9 230 FR Slinger, Wis. 1.5 1.5 (Email) [email protected] G 24 Michael Benkert 6-4 200 JR Greenwood, Ind. 5.2 1.0 www.belmontbruins.com F 31 Rilee Epley 6-4 195 FR Evansville, Ind. -- -- G 35 Garrett Suedekum 6-2 170 SO Brentwood, Tenn. 0.8 1.2 @BelmontMBB C 50 Seth Adelsperger 6-11 230 JR Peru, Ind. 4.4 2.8 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 10 • WESTERN KENTUCKY AT [rv/rv/] BELMONT DECEMBER 19, 2018 • CURB EVENT CENTER • NASHVILLE, TENN. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: GREG SAGE • [email protected] • 615.512.3633

BROADCASTER CHART 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • 13-8-10 vs. Illinois State in first career start PTS - 17 at Lipscomb PPG RPG APG 2 • GRAYSON MURPHY • 2nd in OVC, 7th NCAA in assists per game (7.1) REBS - 9 at Samford FR • G • 6-2 • 175• THOMPSON’S STATION, TENN. • Coach Byrd: “Grayson fits our system well” 11.4 5.2 7.1 ASSTS - *10 at Green Bay • Avg 19.7 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 5.2 apg, 3.1 spg as HS senior FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - 5 vs. MTSU INDEPENDENCE HS • 2x Tennessean All-Midstate Team; .472 .346 .588 MINS - 36 at Lipscomb • ‘18 Redshirt; played in four games

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Dynamic combo guard; OVC POTW PTS - 27 vs. Houston Baptist PPG RPG APG 11 •KEVIN MCCLAIN • Had 2 4-pt plays in college debut @ Marquette REBS - 11 at SIUE SR • G • 6-3 • 190 • JENNINGS, FLA. • Coach Byrd: “Kevin can make exciting plays” 12.7 3.6 3.4 ASSTS - 7 vs. TSU • Career-high 27 pts vs. Houston Baptist; 25 @ Morehead FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - *5 vs. Trevecca HAMILTON COUNTY HS • 20-6-6, GW shot at UCLA (12/15/18) .433 .354 .520 MINS - 39 at JSU • Preseason All-OVC

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Long, athletic wing; Michael Phelps’ wingspan PTS - 36 vs. Morehead 3 • DYLAN WINDLER • Preseason OVC POTY; Julius Erving Award Watch List PPG RPG APG REBS - 20 vs. Morehead SR • G/F • 6-8 • 200 • INDIANAPOLIS, IND. • 3 double-doubles of 30-10 this season 19.1 8.9 2.8 ASSTS - 7 vs. Lipscomb • Coach Byrd: “Dylan has high basketball IQ” FG% 3FG% FT% BLKS - 4 vs. Morehead PERRY MERIDIAN HS • 15 double-doubles in ‘18; All-OVC First Team .504 .362 .744 MINS - 42 at Samford • Decorated HS golfer; regularly shoots in 70s

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Homeschooled; 21 & 11 at Lipscomb PTS - *21 at Lipscomb PPG RPG APG 10 • CALEB HOLLANDER • 2x Pete Maravich National POTY for homeschoolers REBS - *11 at KSU 12.0 7.3 1.0 FR • F • 6-8 • 225 • NASHVILLE, TENN. • Led state of Tennessee in scoring as HS senior (27.3) ASSTS - 2 vs. Illinois St • Coach Byrd: “Caleb is versatile & skilled” FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - 4 at Samford NASHVILLE CENTRAL CHRISTIAN • GW shot vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) .473 .370 .556 MINS - 31 at Lipscomb • ‘18 Redshirt; Career-high 21 pts vs. Illinois St & Lip

mew-ZIN-skee 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • ‘18 redshirt; Nickname ‘Moose’ PTS - *19 vs. Lipscomb PPG RPG APG 33 • NICK MUSZYNSKI • Columbus Dispatch POTY; ‘17 Ohio All-State HM REBS - 11 vs. Lipscomb FR • C • 6-11 • 235 • PICKERINGTON, OHIO • Led St. Charles Prep to 46-5 record final 2 seasons 14.9 6.9 2.7 ASSTS - 5 at Green Bay • 2x OVC Freshman of the Week FG% 3FG% FT% BLKS - *5 at Lipscomb ST. CHARLES PREP • Coach Byrd: “Nick can help now w/ major upside” .602 .500 .833 MINS - 33 vs. Lipscomb • HS volleyball standout

MAY-uhr-nick 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Walk-on, Nickname ‘Mo’ PTS - 2 vs. Trevecca 0 • MICHAEL MAYERNICK • 2x Tennessee All-Region PPG RPG APG REBS - -- FR • G • 5-8 • 150 • NASHVILLE, TENN. • Avg 14.0 ppg & 8.0 apg as HS senior 0.7 0.0 0.7 ASSTS - 2 vs. Trevecca • Coach Byrd: “Mike is fearless” FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - 2 vs. Trevecca CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN ACADEMY • Father played for Coach Byrd, 1986-90 1.000 .000 .000 MINS - 10 vs. Trevecca • Favorite athlete: Darren Sproles

LISS-tao 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • 2-time AP Wisconsin All-State PTS - -- PPG RPG APG 1 • MITCH LISTAU • 1,829 career points in HS REBS ------FR • G • 6-4 • 185 • WAUNAKEE, WIS. • Coach Byrd: “Mitch has great maturity” ASSTS - -- • Avg 23.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.0 apg as HS senior FG% 3FG% FT% BLKS - -- WAUNAKEE HS • 83-21 career HS record ------MINS - -- • Can play PG or wing

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • ‘18 Kentucky Mr. Basketball Finalist PTS - 8 vs. Trevecca PPG RPG APG 5 • ADAM KUNKEL • MVP of Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game REBS - *3 at KSU 1.8 1.0 1.2 FR • G • 6-3 • 165 • HEBRON, KY. • Cincinnati.com All-Cincinnati Area Team ASSTS - 4 vs. Trevecca • Coach Byrd: “Adam understands the game” FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - 3 vs. Trevecca COOPER HS • Avg 20.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg HS senior .333 .222 .500 MINS - 23 vs. Trevecca • AAU Kentucky Travelers

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • 2016 Tennessee Mr. Basketball Class A PTS - 22 at Washington 14 • NICK HOPKINS • 2016 USA Today Tennessee First Team PPG RPG APG REBS - *5 vs. SIUE SO • G • 6-0 • 175 • FAYETTEVILLE, TENN. • Instant offense, can score from everywhere 6.9 1.3 1.2 ASSTS - 5 at TCU • Coach Byrd: “Nick is electric; a joy to coach” FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - *2 at Samford FAYETTEVILLE HS • 56 3-pointers as FR; 21 pts at Samford .422 .425 .875 MINS - 29 vs. Lipscomb • 22-2-2; 6-10 3FG in ‘18 debut at Washington

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Walk-on; ‘18 Redshirt PTS - 8 vs. Trevecca PPG RPG APG 20 • TATE PIERSON • 3x Tennessee Division II-AA State Champion REBS - *2 at Samford FR • G • 6-6 • 200 • BRENTWOOD, TENN. • Game-clinching FT at Lipscomb 1.1 1.4 0.3 ASSTS - *1 at Samford • HS teammate of Darius Garland FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - -- BRENTWOOD ACADEMY • Coach Byrd: “Tate can make an impact for us” .222 .250 .750 MINS - 20 vs. Trevecca • State Champion 110m & 300m hurdles

SAY-bin 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • ‘18 WBCA Division II Wisconsin All-State PTS - 6 vs. Trevecca PPG RPG APG 21 • DEREK SABIN • ‘18 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area Team REBS - 5 vs. Trevecca 1.5 1.5 0.3 FR • F • 6-9 • 230 • SLINGER, WIS. • 2x All-Conference; 6 pts vs. Trevecca ASSTS - 2 vs. Trevecca • Coach Byrd: “Derek has an aggressive mentality” FG% 3FG% FT% BLKS - -- SLINGER, WIS. • Avg 19.8 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 1.9 apg HS senior .750 .000 .750 MINS - 15 vs. Trevecca • Biology major BELMONT UNIVERSITY 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 10 • WESTERN KENTUCKY AT [rv/rv/] BELMONT DECEMBER 19, 2018 • CURB EVENT CENTER • NASHVILLE, TENN. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: GREG SAGE • [email protected] • 615.512.3633

BROADCASTER CHART BENK-urt 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • 31 game appearances in ‘18 PTS - 12 vs. Lipscomb 24 • MICHAEL BENKERT • Strong, active wing; 12 pts vs. Lipscomb PPG RPG APG REBS - 4 vs. Trevecca JR • G • 6-4 • 200 • GREENWOOD, IND. • Back-to-back 3-pointers at Lipscomb, UCLA 5.2 1.0 1.0 ASSTS - *3 at Samford • Played HS for former Butler PG Zach Hahn FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - *1 at UCLA CENTER GROVE HS • Coach Byrd: “Michael is ready for a big year” .424 .400 .818 MINS - 31 at Samford • One of 7 children

2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Walk-on; ‘18 Indiana All-State PPG RPG APG PTS - -- 31 • RILEE EPLEY • Hoosier Magazine Watch List REBS ------FR • F • 6-4 • 195 • EVANSVILLE, IND. • 1,602 career points in HS ASSTS - -- • Avg 21.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg as HS senior FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - -- HARRISON HS • Coach Byrd: “Rilee adds frontcourt depth” ------MINS - -- • Academic scholar; Biology major

SUE-deck-um 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • Team manager in ‘18 PTS - 4 vs. Trevecca PPG RPG APG 35 • GARRETT SUEDEKUM • Played HS for Coach Hubie Smith REBS - 5 vs. Trevecca SO • G • 6-2 • 170 • BRENTWOOD, TENN. • 2x State Champion 0.8 1.2 0.2 ASSTS - 1 vs. Trevecca • 4-5-2stls vs. Trevecca FG% 3FG% FT% STLS - 2 vs. Trevecca BRENTWOOD ACADEMY • On floor for final defensive stop at UCLA .333 .500 .500 MINS - 14 vs. Trevecca •

ADD-els-PURR-gurr 2018-19 Stats Career Highs • First career start at No. 23 TCU PTS - 13 at KSU PPG RPG APG 50 • SETH ADELSPERGER • Career-high 13 pts, 5 rebs at Kennesaw St REBS - 6 vs. Florida 4.4 2.8 0.1 JR • C • 6-11 • 230 • PERU, IND. • 2x Indiana All-State Honorable Mention ASSTS - *1 vs. MTSU • Coach Byrd: “Seth is tough and athletic inside” FG% 3FG% FT% BLKS - *2 at KSU PERU HS • 30 game appearances, 12 starts in ‘18 .625 .000 .625 MINS - 25 at TCU • Environmental Science major BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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Hollander leads five Bruins in double figures with 21 points as Bruins QUICK FACTS N10 ILLINOIS ST W, 100-89 score 62 1H points in outracing Redbirds in season opener. Bruins limit MTSU to 6-for-29 shooting and force 14 turnovers in the 2H School: ...... Belmont University N12 MTSU W, 92-73 in outscoring visitors 46-19 after halftime. Windler 34 & 11. City: ...... Nashville, Tenn. Bruins show depth, pick up foul-plagued Windler; McClain/Muszynski Founded: ...... 1890 N15 at Lipscomb W, 87-83 early, Benkert/Adelsperger middle, Murphy/Hollander late. Enrollment: ...... 8318 Nickname: ...... Bruins N20 TREVECCA W, 104-50 Hopkins & Muszynski each score 16 as Bruins end 1H on 30-3 run and hold visiting Trevecca without a for over 10-minute stretch. Colors: ...... Navy, Red and White Home Court: . . . . .Curb Event Center N24 at Kennesaw St W, 91-53 Efficiency reigns, six double figure scorers - headlined by Adelsperger’s 13 & 5 - as Bruins hold Owls to 8-for-37 shooting in the 2H. Capacity: ...... 5000 Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I Windler goes for 31 & 11 and Hopkins pours in 21 as Bruins control Conference: ...... Ohio Valley N29 at Samford W, 99-93 ot overtime and complete first unbeaten November since 1994-95. President: ...... Dr. Robert C. Fisher Bruins +25 points in the paint, Windler 31 & 12 and only 12 turnovers D1 at Green Bay L, 92-100 Alma Mater, Year: .Henderson St., 1970 in high possession game, but 6-for-31 from 3 hard to digest. Athletics Director: ...... Scott Corley Muszynski powers his way to 19-11-4blks but late buckets from Alma Mater, Year: . . . .Belmont, 1990 D4 LIPSCOMB W, 76-74 Windler and defense set stage for Hollander’s GW runner with 4.9. Bruins showcase poise and resiliency, holding UCLA to 8-for-23 2H D15 at [rv/rv] UCLA W, 74-72 PROGRAM HISTORY shooting as McClain goes for 20-6-6 and GW basket with 2.3. First Year of Program: ...... 1952 D19 WKU 6:30p All-Time Record: ...... 1123-826 NCAA (‘96-present): ...... 434-257 Last Conference Tournament Result: D29 at [rv/rv] Purdue 3:30p L/51-68 ...... 2018 OVC Championship J3 JSU 8p vs. Murray State Last Postseason Result: . . . . .L/57-71 J5 TTU 5p 2017 Postseason NIT Second Round at Georgia Tech J10 MOREHEAD ST 6:30p Conference Regular Season Titles: . .9 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 J12 EKU 5p Conference Tournament Titles: . . . .7 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 J17 at JSU 7:15p NCAA Tournament Appearances: . .7 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 J19 TSU 5p COACHING STAFF J24 at Murray St 8p Head Coach: ...... Rick Byrd Alma Mater, Year: . . .Tennessee, 1976 Overall Record (Years): 786-396 (38th) J26 at Austin Peay 4p Record at Belmont (Years): 694-341 (33rd) Basketball Phone . . . . .(615) 460-6420 J31 SEMO 7p Associate Head Coach: Brian Ayers (Lipscomb, 1993) F2 UT MARTIN 5p Assistant Coaches: James Strong (Vanderbilt, 2000) F7 at EKU 6p Tyler Holloway (Murray State, 2009) Director of Basketball Operations: F9 at Morehead St 3:35p Dan Ryan (Illinois State, 2017) Head Athletic Trainer:Kim Anderson F14 at TSU 7:30p TEAM INFORMATION F16 at TTU 7:30p 2017-18 Overall Record: ...... 24-9 Conference Record/Finish: . . .15-3 (2nd) F21 EIU 7p Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . .5/5 F23 SIUE 5p MEDIA INFORMATION Asst AD/Media Relations: . .Greg Sage F28 at UT Martin 7:30p Office Phone: ...... 615.460.6698 Cell Phone: ...... 615.512.3633 M2 at SEMO 7p Media Relations Fax: . . .615.460.5584 Press Row Phone: ...... 615.460.8554 Email: ...... [email protected] Address: . . . .1900 Belmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37212 Website: . . www.belmontbruins.com Play-by-play Voice . . . .Kevin Ingram Email: ...... [email protected]

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QUICK HITTERS • Belmont has 251 conference victories (includes tournament) since • This marks the 11th meeting between Belmont and Western 2003 - T-1 nationally with Kansas. Kentucky, and fifth consecutive year of the series. The Bruins won, 75- 72, last season in Bowling Green. The Bruins won, 90-69 and 90-85, the • Basketball Times ranked Belmont as the No. 7 pro- last two seasons at the Curb Event Center. gram in America in its 2017 ‘Top Programs’ rankings. Basketball Times, the official publication of the United States Basketball Writers • Voice of the Bruins Kevin Ingram is a native of Bowling Green, Association of America (USBWA), every five years undertakes an Kentucky and is a 1993 WKU graduate. exhaustive comparative analysis of college basketball programs. The ini- tial standard for consideration is winning at least two-thirds of all • Belmont and Western Kentucky combined to have four players on the games played over the past 10 seasons, which narrowed 351 NCAA 2017-18 NABC All-District teams (Belmont: Austin Luke, Amanze Division I programs to 35. From there, Basketball Times used six equally Egekeze; Western Kentucky: Justin Johnson, Darius Thompson). weighted criteria: winning percentage, number of NBA players, federal graduation rate, U.S. News & World Report academic peer assessment, • Former Belmont All-American (‘13) and former WKU PF program cleanliness, and head coach ranking. Jeremy Evans were teammates for two seasons on the Utah Jazz (2013- 15). • Bleacher Report/Turner Broadcasting ranked Belmont as ‘One of the Top 7 Mid-Majors Programs’ of the last 20 years. Forbes Magazine also • Belmont (Division I era) is 24-19 lifetime against current members of tabbed Belmont as the No. 6 men’s basketball program ‘For the Money’ Conference USA. (FIU 0-1, Florida Atlantic 5-4, Marshall 1-1, Middle in all of NCAA Division I. Tennessee 13-9, Old Dominion 0-1, Rice 1-0, Southern Miss 0-1, UAB 0-1, Western Kentucky 5-1). • Since 2000-01, Belmont Basketball leads the nation in Academic All- Americans (16), which includes Dylan Windler in 2017-18. • Former Belmont All-American Alex Renfroe (‘09) started his profes- sional playing career for VEF Riga in Latvia, the same hometown as for- • Belmont is one of only three NCAA Division I programs to make the mer WKU forward Aleksej Rostov. NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year.

• Belmont’s 52-50 victory at Western Kentucky Dec. 1, 1964 is regarded • Belmont has earned victories over North Carolina, UCLA, Stanford, as one of the Bruin program’s biggest victories. The Hilltoppers would Vanderbilt, Marquette, Georgia, Cincinnati, , Butler and finish the next two seasons ranked Top 10 nationally. Missouri in recent years.

• Belmont Director of Basketball Operations Tyler Holloway played for • Belmont lost All-OVC players Amanze Egekeze and Austin Luke to coach Billy Kennedy at Murray State. Western Kentucky head coach graduation. Rick Stansbury worked on Kennedy’s staff at Texas A&M from 2014-16. • Last season, Belmont and Gonzaga were the only two programs NOTABLE ranked in the Top 10 of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll in • Belmont Basketball has won 20+ games and earned postseason invita- both men’s and women’s basketball. tions 12 of the last 13 years (including 2017-18). That includes NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015. • Belmont has been ranked in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Top 25 poll 14 consecutive seasons. • Belmont is also one of only six non-Power 5 programs to post a Top 100 RPI each of the last seven seasons (BYU, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA), • Belmont has led the nation in two-point field goal percentage five of San Diego State, Wichita State). the last six seasons, and has ranked Top 30 in that category 10 straight years. • Belmont is one of only nine NCAA Division I programs to win 19 or more games each of the last 13 years, joining BYU, Duke, Gonzaga, • Two of Belmont’s biggest fans are multiple Grammy Award winning Kansas, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina and San Diego State. artists Vince Gill and Amy Grant. Gill, and Belmont head coach Rick Byrd, are close friends, and Gill and Grant regularly attend Belmont • Belmont Basketball has won 16 conference championships (nine regu- games. lar season, seven tournament) since 2006 – including the 2017 OVC Championship. Nationally, only Gonzaga and Kansas have won more • Being a stone’s throw from famed Music Row in Nashville, Belmont conference championships over that span. Belmont has won four OVC has a proud and distinguished history in musical performance. Some regular season championships and two OVC tournament champi- notable alumni include: Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood, Stephen Curtis onships in its first six seasons in the league. Chapman, Lee Ann Womack, Melinda Doolittle and former baseball pitcher Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line. • Since joining the OVC in 2013, Belmont is 81-17 (.827) in conference games (47-2 home, 34-15 away). • ABC News correspondent and Miss USA 2007 graduated magna cum laude from Belmont with a degree in journalism. As an • Belmont Basketball has ranked in the Top 25 nationally in 3-point undergraduate, she covered the Bruins in her capacity as managing edi- field goals made per game every year but one since becoming an NCAA tor of the university student newspaper, the Belmont Vision. Division-I member institution in 1996. Entering the season, no program has made more 3-pointers than Belmont (6362) since the Bruins went Division I. Belmont has ranked in the Top 10 nationally in 3-point field goals made per game 15 of the last 20 years. The Bruins ranked fourth nationally in 2017-18.

• Belmont head coach Rick Byrd ranks fifth among all active NCAA Division I head coached in career wins (786).

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TV/PRINT/ONLINE GRAPHICS Butler 151 • NCAA Division I Active Head Coaches, Career Victories (thru 12/17/18) Michigan State 150 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,109 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 933 • NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll Every Year Bob Huggins, West Virginia 850 Belmont Roy Williams, North Carolina 850 Davidson Rick Byrd, Belmont 786 Holy Cross • Basketball Times 2017 Top College Basketball Programs in America • NCAA Division I Active Head Coaches, Career Victories (thru 12/17/18) 1. Duke Non-Power 5 2. Notre Dame Rick Byrd, Belmont 786 3. Wisconsin Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina 756 4. Gonzaga Greg Kampe, Oakland 606 5. Villanova 6. Davidson • NCAA Division I All-Time Head Coaches, Career Victories (Notable) 7. Belmont T12. 786 8. Michigan State T12. Rick Byrd, Belmont 786 9. Butler 14. Lute Olson 781 10. Kansas 15. Lou Henson 779 • Programs With 19+ Victories Every Season, 2006-present 18. Henry Iba 755 Belmont 19. Bo Ryan 747 BYU 20. Phog Allen 746 Duke 33. John Wooden 664 Gonzaga Kansas • NCAA Division I Active Head Coaches, Career Conference Win% Louisville 1. Mark Few, Gonzaga .897 Michigan State 2. Rick Byrd, Belmont .794 North Carolina 3. Bill Self, Kansas .7937 San Diego State

• Conference Championships Since 2006 (regular season & tournament) • Home Court Winning Percentage (since 2011; through 12/17/18) Gonzaga 22 Kentucky 139-8 (.946) Kansas 132-9 (.936) Kansas 21 Belmont 104-8 (.929)* Belmont 16 Arizona 131-10 (.929) Davidson 13 Duke 130-10 (.929) New Mexico State 12 *three losses came without Bradshaw (injury) Memphis 11 Stephen F. Austin 11 • Belmont Scoring Offense (NCAA ranking) 2018 (73rd) • Conference Victories Since 2003 (includes tournament) (thru 11/5/18) 2017 (97th) Belmont 251 2016 (12th) Kansas 251 2015 (30th) Davidson 242 2014 (18th) Murray State 231 2013 (15th) 2012 (4th) Memphis 225 2011 (11th) Stephen F. Austin 224 • Belmont Effective Field Goal Percentage (Ken Pomeroy) • Five Consecutive Regular Season Conference Championships (since 1996-97) 2018 (3rd) Belmont (Atlantic Sun/OVC) 2010-14 2017 (15th) Butler (Horizon) 2007-11 2016 (2nd) Cincinnati (Conference USA) 1997-2002 2015 (5th) Duke (ACC) 1997-2001 2014 (2nd) Gonzaga (WCC) 2001-11 2013 (2nd) Harvard (Ivy) 2011-15 2012 (5th) Kansas (Big XII) 2005-present 2011 (11th) Nevada (WAC) 2004-08 • NCAA Division I Field Goal Percentage Leaders, All-Time Xavier (Atlantic 10) 2007-11 Steve Johnson, Oregon State 67.8 Michael Bradley, UK/Villanova 67.7 • Made Three-Point Field Goals (since 1996-97, entering 2018-19) Murray Brown, Florida St 66.8 Belmont 6,362 Evan Bradds, Belmont 66.7 Duke 6,338 Florida 5,916 • CoSIDA Academic All-America Selections Since 2001 Davidson 5,864 Belmont 16 Troy 5,842 Butler 10 Iowa 8 • Road/Neutral Victories Since 2006 (entering 2018-19) North Dakota State 8 Gonzaga 192 Duke 7 Kansas 189 Florida 7 North Carolina 185 • Double-Doubles, Single-Season (Belmont NCAA Division I era) Duke 179 Adam Sonn, 2003 17 Kentucky 156 Dylan Windler, 2018 15 Florida 155 Belmont 153 VCU 152 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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BONUS BRUIN TRACKS MEDIA INFORMATION Bruin Sports Network • Entering 2018-19, Belmont has won 285 games Every Belmont men’s basketball game is since 2007 - the most among all NCAA Division I available nationwide on the Bruin program from the state of Tennessee - including Sports Network via belmontbruins.com, the Bruins’ Mobile app and ESPN+. In Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Memphis. addition, select games will be aired on television partners. Game broadcasts • Entering 2018-19, Belmont is 209-48 (.813) in con- include live play-by-play, exclusive interviews, and Coach Byrd’s official ference games over the past 12 years. postgame show. Kevin Ingram, Voice of the Bruins • Entering 2018-19, Belmont is 193-42 (.821) over Greg Sage, color the past eight years in games outside the Power 5. Practice Coverage Belmont practice is open to the media, • Belmont has earned victories over North unless otherwise stipulated by the DYLAN WINDLER NOTES coaching staff. Interviews with Belmont Carolina, Vanderbilt, Stanford, Marquette, Georgia, • Preseason All-America candidate players and coaches can be arranged by Cincinnati, Alabama, and Missouri in recent years. • Preseason Mid-Major All-America contacting the media relations’ office. Please do not contact players personal- CollegeInsider, Mid-Major Madness ( ) ly. Photographers and videographers • Belmont has earned national Top 25 poll votes • Julius Erving Award Watch List are not permitted to shoot practices seven of hte last eight seasons. • Preseason OVC Player of the Year without media relations’ clearance. (league office, Blue Ribbon) ESPN.com Postgame Interview Policy • Belmont’s 15-man roster has 10 newcomers and • No. 5 ‘Top Senior’ - • First Team All-Indiana - Indianapolis Star For all home and away games, Belmont five returning letterwinners. The nine freshmen players and coaches will be available • Top 100 Player represent the most on a single-roster for Coach for post-game interviews with creden- (CBSSports.com, NBCSports.com, SB Nation) tialed media members approximately Byrd in the NCAA Division I era. • Student-Athlete representative 10 minutes after conclusion of the NCAA Basketball Competition Committee game. Head coach Rick Byrd will do a • Belmont uniforms: • Senior CLASS Award nominee brief postgame interview for the Bruin • NABC Give Back Team nominee Sports Network following each game. -Home: White w/ red letters, numerals The Belmont locker room is closed at -Away: Blue w/ white letters, numerals • Only player in America to average 17.0 points, all times. 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game and shoot 40 -Alternate: Throwback Red w/ script percent from 3-point distance in 2017-18 BelmontBruins.com The premier source for all things Belmont men’s basketball is belmont- PRETTY EXCLUSIVE COMPANY bruins.com. The men’s basketball team Belmont University men's basketball has been ranked as the No. 7 college basketball program in America, page provides updated statistics, player according to Basketball Times in its 'Top Programs' edition for 2017. Basketball Times, the official publica- profiles, game notes, links to in-game tion of the United States Basketball Writers Association of America (USBWA), every five years undertakes an exhaustive comparative analysis of college basketball programs. The initial standard for consideration stats, audio and video. is winning at least two-thirds of all games played over the past 10 seasons, which narrowed 351 NCAA Division I programs to 35. From there, Basketball Times used six equally weighted criteria: winning per- Belmont Basketball Media Guide centage, number of NBA players, federal graduation rate, U.S. News & World Report academic peer For comprehensive information on assessment, program cleanliness, and head coach ranking. The criteria are subjective, but discreet polls Belmont men’s basketball, be sure to are designed to reduce individual bias. Points were awarded on a sliding scale, from 35 points for a first- view the digital media guide at: place vote to one point for a last-place vote, with 350 being the highest possible cumulative score. belmontbruins.com/belmontmbb1819mg Basketball Times created a 10-member panel of the most experienced and respected college basketball journalists in the country: Nicole Auerbach, Rick Bozich, Ken Davis, Blair Kerkhoff, Angela Lento, Mike Lopresti, Randy McClure, Kevin McNamara, Mike Waters and Dick "Hoops" Weiss. As anticipated, Belmont Basketball in the Pros Belmont scored well across the board, including first in federal graduation rate, fourth in program clean- Ian Clark (NBA) New Orleans Pelicans liness, 10th in head coach ranking, and 11th in USNWR academic peer assessment. Belmont's overall Kerron Johnson (Italy) ranking of seventh is up four spots from the 2012 Basketball Times report. Flexx Pistoia THANKS FOR EVERYTHING Alex Renfroe (Spain) Belmont’s graduating seniors in 2018 - Amanze Egekeze, Austin Luke, Burton Sampson and Tyler ICL Baxi Manresa Hadden - accomplished a great deal in their careers, elevating the Bruin program to a new level of promi- nence. The quartet combined for an astonishing four years: 89 victories, three consecutive OVC champi- Nick Smith (Czech Republic) onships, one NCAA Tournament appearance, two Postseason NIT appearances and victories over North BK Nova Hut Ostrava Carolina, Marquette, Georgia, Vanderbilt and nationally-ranked Murray State. Egekeze and Luke were Amanze Egekeze 2018 First Team All-OVC honorees. (Japan) Yokohama B-Corsairs SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE Austin Luke (Latvia) In Belmont Basketball, Coach Byrd has built a program with staying power. Some of the accomplish- ments of the Bruin program are staggering, almost hard-to-believe, when you consider that Belmont has VEF Riga only been NCAA Division I since 1996-97. In addition to the Page 1 ‘Program Profile’ bullet points, con- Evan Bradds (NBA) sider: Boston Celtics, video asst. • From 2003-14, Belmont and Kansas were the only two programs in America that won 12 or more con- ference games for 12 straight seasons. Adam Barnes (NBA) • Since 1997, starting with Belmont, 53 schools have started Division I programs. Only 13 have reached Cleveland Cavaliers scout the NCAA Tournament. Just five - Belmont (seven), Albany (five), FGCU (three), Oakland (three), and Portland State (two) - have made multiple trips.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP NUMERICAL ROSTER WKU BEL 72.8 Scoring Offense 90.6 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School 73.5 Scoring Defense 76.3 0 Michael Mayernick G 5-8 150 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (CPA) -0.7 Scoring Margin +14.3 1 Mitch Listau G 6-4 185 Fr.Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee HS) .441 Field Goal Percentage .488 2 Grayson Murphy G 6-2 175 Fr. Thompson's Station, Tenn. (Independence HS) .446 FG Percentage Defense .419 .351 3FG Percentage .366 3 Dylan Windler*** G/F 6-8 200 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) .347 3FG Percentage Defense .326 5 Adam Kunkel G 6-3 165 Fr. Hebron, Ky. (Cooper HS) .715 Percentage .684 10 Caleb Hollander F 6-8 225 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Nashville Cent. Christian) 36.0 Average 43.8 11 Kevin McClain*** G 6-3 190 Sr. Jennings, Fla. (Hamilton County HS) 34.7 Opponent Rebound Avg. 37.7 +1.3 Rebound Margin +6.1 14 Nick Hopkins* G 6-0 175 So. Fayetteville, Tenn. (Fayetteville HS) 14.2 Turnovers per game 12.9 20 Tate Pierson G 6-6 200 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 13.2 Opponent TO per game 14.3 21 Derek Sabin F 6-9 230 Fr. Slinger, Wis. (Slinger HS) -1.0 Turnover Margin +1.4 24 Michael Benkert** G 6-4 200 Jr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 11.5 Assists per game 20.9 7.8 Steals per game 8.2 31 Rilee Epley F 6-4 195 Fr. Evansville, Ind. (Harrison HS) 33 Nick Muszynski C 6-11 235 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio (St. Charles Prep) BRUINS IN THE RANKINGS 35 Garrett Suedekum G 6-2 170 So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 2017-18 50 Seth Adelsperger** C 6-11 230 Jr.Peru, Ind. (Peru HS) NCAA 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME - 4TH PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TOTAL 3-POINT FGM - 6TH Head Coach: Rick Byrd (Tennessee, ‘76) SETH ADELSPERGER (ADD-ELS-PURR-GURR) TOTAL 3-POINT FGA - 7TH Associate Head Coach: Brian Ayers (Lipscomb, ‘93) MICHAEL BENKERT (BENK-URT) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - 22ND Assistant Coaches: James Strong (Vanderbilt, ‘00) MITCH LISTAU (LISS-TAO) ASSISTS PER GAME - 34TH Tyler Holloway (Murray St., ‘09) MICHAEL MAYERNICK (MAY-UHR-NICK) SCORING MARGIN - 43RD NICK MUSZYNSKI (MEW-ZIN-SKEE) DOBO: PERSONAL FOULS PER GAME - 43RD Dan Ryan (Illinois St., ‘17) DEREK SABIN (SAY-BIN) TURNOVER RATIO - 48TH * - Letters Earned at Belmont GARRETT SUEDEKUM (SUE-DECK-UM)

DYLAN WINDLER DOUBLE-DOUBLES (20TH) GOLDEN STATE OF MIND DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING (14TH) Former Belmont men's basketball All-American Ian Clark ('13) earned a regular season roster spot on the REBOUNDS PER GAME (32ND) NBA New Orleans Pelicans and embarks on year six in the association. Clark won an NBA Championship TOTAL REBOUNDS (37TH) ring with the Golden State Warriors in 2017. The Memphis, Tennessee native became an integral member of the Pelicans in 2017-18, recording career-highs in points (7.4), assists (1.5) and minutes played (19.7) AUSTIN LUKE per game. As part of New Orleans' playoff push, Clark buried a decisive 3-pointer in Game 1 of the ASSISTS PER GAME (4TH) Pelicans' opening round sweep of Portland, and scored a playoff career-high 18 points vs. Golden State in TOTAL ASSISTS (5TH) the NBA Western Conference semifinals. He averaged 11.0 points per game on 49 percent shooting after the NBA All-Star break. In a league laden with household names from high-profile, high revenue college 2017-18 SEASON ACKNOWLEDGMENTS programs, Clark continues to defy the odds; letting his pure outside shooting stroke, all-court game, and DYLAN WINDLER professional approach speak for itself. Clark led Belmont to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appear- • All-OVC First Team ances and four consecutive regular season conference championships, standing as Belmont's NCAA • 3-time OVC Player of the Week Division I era career leader in points (1,920) and made three-point field goals (340). After strong perform- • 3-time TSWA Player of the Week ances in the Portsmouth Invitational and Orlando NBA Summer League for the Miami Heat, Clark • NCAA.com National Player of the Week latched on with the Golden State Warriors for 2013 Vegas NBA Summer League. Clark would score a (1/22/18) then-record 33 points in the championship game, leading Golden State past Phoenix en route to • 2K Classic Subregional All-Tournament Team Championship Game Most Valuable Player honors. Though Clark would ultimately agree to a two-year • CoSIDA Academic All-America deal with the Utah Jazz, his impression upon the Golden State organization was undeniable. After closing • CoSIDA Academic All-District last season with the Denver Nuggets – and shining with the team from the Mile High City in summer league – Clark and Golden State got together. But emblematic of his career journey, nothing would be AMANZE EGEKEZE handed to Clark; he would have to earn a regular season roster spot. And that meant beating out a collec- • All-OVC First Team tion of accomplished perimeter players from major conference programs, including former NCAA cham- • OVC All-Tournament Team pion and No. 3 overall pick Ben Gordon. Clark is close friends with Stephen Curry and was part of • OVC Player of the Week (12/18/17) Curry’s pre-game warmup antics. He scored a career-high 36 points at San Antonio March 11. • TSWA Player of the Week (12/19/17) • Represented OVC at 2018 Final Four as CURBSIDE VIEW part of 3-on-3 National Championship In 15 short seasons, the Curb Event Center has gained a national reputation as being one of the finest new facilities in college basketball. Since the inaugural 2003-04 season, Belmont is 176-27 (.867) at the Curb AUSTIN LUKE • All-OVC First Team Event Center. Moreover, the Bruins are 122-14 (.897) in league games at the Curb Event Center. Belmont • OVC All-Tournament Team had its NCAA-best 35 game conference home court win streak snapped Feb. 6, 2016 vs. Eastern Kentucky. • Represented OVC at 2018 Final Four as Belmont posted an NCAA-best home court winning percentage (.962, 51-2) from 2011-14. The Bruins had part of 3-on-3 National Championship their NCAA-best 23 game home court win streak snapped Dec. 1, 2013 against No. 24 VCU. Since Feb. 5, • CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All- 2010, only Kentucky and Kansas have better home court winning percentages than Belmont. America Watch List • Belmont NCAA Division I era career ON THE ROAD AGAIN assists leader & third all-time in OVC his- Like many non-Power 5 conference men’s basketball programs, Belmont will spend a fair amount of tory (681) November and December away from home. One of the Bruins’ greatest sources of pride is a trademark of the top college basketball programs - consistent success away from home. Entering 2018-19, Belmont’s KEVIN MCCLAIN remarkable 153 road/neutral victories since 2006 ranks seventh nationally, trailing only Gonzaga, Kansas, • 2K Classic Subregional MVP North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Florida.

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ROAMING THE SIDELINES CAREER GAMES Rick Byrd is in his 33rd season at Belmont University. He has compiled a 694-341 record during his PLAYED/STARTED tenure in Nashville and holds a career mark of 786-396 in this his 38th year. Byrd claimed his 700th career GP GS victory Jan. 17, 2015 at Austin Peay. Named OVC Coach of the Year Mar. 4, Byrd has led his program to Seth Adelsperger 66 12 seven NCAA Tournament appearances since 2006. Most recently, Byrd was inducted into the Greater Michael Benkert 62 -- Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame and Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He also received the 2012 NCAA Bob Rilee Epley -- -- Frederick Sportsmanship Award for lifelong commitment to ethical conduct and fair play. Following the Caleb Hollander 16 9 historic 30-5 2011 campaign, Byrd earned a number of postseason honors, including being named Hugh Nick Hopkins 37 -- Durham National Coach of the Year, NABC District 3 Coach of the Year, TSWA Men’s College Basketball Adam Kunkel 6 -- Coach of the Year, and Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. He was also a finalist for the 2013 Jim Mitch Listau -- -- Phelan National Coach of the Year Award, Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award, and the Michael Mayernick 3 -- Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. The Knoxville, Tenn. native led Belmont to NAIA Final Four Kevin McClain 104 42 appearances and was named NAIA National Coach-of-the-Year in 1995 after posting a school-best 37-2 *Mack Mercer 81 9 record. Byrd is the winningest active coach in the Ohio Valley Conference and the state of Tennessee. He Grayson Murphy 13 9 ranks fifth on the career wins list among active Division-I head coaches. Coach Byrd was honored as the Nick Muszynski 9 9 ‘12th Titan’ prior to the Dec. 11, 2011 NFL game between the Titans and Saints at LP Field. He also served as chairman of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee from 2013-15. Tate Pierson 8 -- Derek Sabin 6 -- LET IT FLY Garrett Suedekum 5 -- Belmont has made a national name for itself in recent years by way of its prolific three-point shooting. Dylan Windler 104 82 Belmont Basketball has ranked in the Top 10 nationally in 3-point field goals made per game 15 of the last 20 years. The Bruins ranked fourth nationally last season. Belmont Basketball has ranked in the Top 25 GAMES STARTED STREAK nationally in 3-point field goals made per game every year but one since becoming an NCAA Division-I current high member institution in 1996. In addition, Belmont has ranked Top 15 nationally in effective field goal per- Seth Adelsperger -- 6 centage each of the last eight seasons. Ian Clark (’13) graduated as the program’s NCAA era career leader Michael Benkert -- -- in made 3-point field goals (340). He also ranked third nationally in 3-point percentage in 2012-13, earned Rilee Epley -- -- a spot in the Hampton Hotels National 3-Point Championships at the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta, and set Caleb Hollander 9 9 the Great Alaska Shootout single-game record for made 3-point field goals with nine against Nick Hopkins -- -- Northeastern. As fate would have it, director of athletics Scott Corley (’90) made 420 career 3-pointers. Adam Kunkel -- -- The Bruin single-game record is 20 made three-point field goals (vs. Tennessee State, 2/24/18). And since Mitch Listau -- -- Belmont made the move from NAIA to NCAA Division I in 1996-97, the Bruins rank first nationally in Michael Mayernick -- -- made three-point field goals over that span. Duke is second. The Bruins set a program record with 14 3s Kevin McClain 42 42 in the first half vs. UT Martin (1/5/17). *Mack Mercer -- 4 THANKS FOR THINKING OF US, NATIONAL POLL VOTERS Grayson Murphy 9 9 Belmont has received national poll votes in eight of the last nine seasons, including two votes in the 2015 Nick Muszynski 9 9 Preseason USA Today Coaches’ Poll and two votes in each national poll Dec. 17, 2018. Belmont received Tate Pierson -- -- four Top 25 coaches’ poll votes for the week of Nov. 16. The Bruins received a program-record 31 votes in Derek Sabin -- -- the Associated Press poll and four votes in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll released Nov. 25, 2013. Belmont Garrett Suedekum -- -- has received national poll Top 25 votes a total of 23 weeks over the last five seasons. In 2011-12, the Dylan Windler 73 73 Bruins received national poll votes for nine consecutive weeks from Jan. 17 to Mar. 14. Belmont joined Brigham Young, San Diego State, Temple, UNLV, Utah State and Xavier as one of only seven non-BCS conference programs to receive AP Top 25 poll votes each of the last eight weeks of 2010-11. MID MAJOR TOP 25 POLL DECEMBER 17, 2018 LEND A HELPING HAND Belmont’s offensive philosophy is predicated on sharp, timely passing and unselfish play. The Bruins 1. GONZAGA (26) 768 have always been among the national leaders in assists per game. 2018 graduate Austin Luke ranked top 2. BUFFALO (4) 748 5 nationally in assists as a junior and senior. Belmont was 10th in the NCAA in assists per game in 2016- 3. FURMAN (1) 711 17 and 34th last season.. In fact, Belmont has ranked in the Top 25 in the nation in assists per game 10 of the last 14 seasons. Belmont recorded a Curb Event Center record 30 assists vs. Kennesaw State (12/1/11). 4. BELMONT 651 Eight Bruins finished last season with double figure assists. Belmont had a ‘18 season-high 25 assists vs. 5. UNC GREENSBORO 594 Morehead State (2/17/18), 28 assists vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) and 26 assists vs. Illinois State (11/10/18). 6. TOLEDO 569 7. WOFFORD 557 GETTING SOME MID-MAJOR CRED 8. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 502 The Belmont program has built a reputation for hard-nosed play and winning, and that is reflected in 9. CHARLESTON 481 online publications. The Bruins are ranked No. 4 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. Belmont has been ranked in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 14 straight seasons. Belmont's highest 10. MURRAY STATE 444 ranking in the poll was No. 2 on Mar. 7, 2011, when the Bruins also received two first-place votes, and 11. LIPSCOMB 430 Feb. 4, 2013. Belmont is also a regular in mid-major rankings on ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, Bleacher 12. SAN FRANCISCO 421 Report, and Mid Major Madness (which includes conferences outside the Power 5, Big East, MW, AAC). 13. UC IRVINE 408 14. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 387 BIG MACK 15. STONY BROOK 322 Senior forward Mack Mercer battled injuries throughout his career - and following a third surgery in less 16. PENN 291 than five years, Mercer will be a medical non-counter for the 2018-19 season. The 6-9 forward scored 460 points with 17 double figure scoring games. A heralded prep player, Mercer was ranked among the top 17. LIBERTY 248 players in the state of Indiana and was named to prestigious Indiana Senior All-Star team, one of only 13 18. NEW MEXICO STATE 223 players in the entire state so honored. The 6-9 forward averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.8 19. MONTANA 207 blocked shots per game as a senior for Plymouth HS and averaged 19.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game 20. TEXAS STATE 135 as a junior. He played AAU basketball for Eric Gordon All-Stars coached by Brian Keeton. Mercer scored 21. LOUISIANA 121 his first career points vs. Trevecca (11/19/14). After taking some time to get used to Coach Byrd’s system, 22. BYU 109 Mercer made his presence felt during conference play in his first two seasons. Consistently scoring 23. VERMONT 98 through contact, drawing fouls, and making free throws confidently, Indiana native was one of Belmont’s best players in February 2016. Mercer scored a season-high 19 points vs. Green Bay (12/2/17) and had 13 24. SAN DIEGO 92 points at Western Kentucky (12/19/17). Mercer earned praise from legendary college basketball announcer 25. NJIT 67 Bill Raftery during the Bruins’ 2015 NCAA Tournament game vs. Virginia.

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BELMONT BENCHMARKS DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES GONE WITH THE WINDLER ‘18-’19 Career Senior swingman Dylan Windler might be one of the best kept secrets in college basketball. A versatile Dylan Windler 8 53 Kevin McClain 8 42 performer whose impact is felt on both ends of the floor, Windler is poised to build off of a remarkable Mack Mercer -- 17 Nick Hopkins 2 12 junior season and place himself as Belmont’s most-acclaimed NBA prospect. Windler was Mid-Major All- Grayson Murphy 7 7 America, NABC All-District and All-OVC First Team selection after leading Belmont to 24 victories Nick Muszynski 7 7 Caleb Hollander 4 5 including wins over Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky and Murray State. The Michael Benkert 1 1 Indianapolis native was the only player in America to average 17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.5 apg and shoot 40 per- 20+ POINT SCORING GAMES cent from 3-point distance. He was among OVC leaders in nine statistical categories, including first in Dylan Windler 4 18 Kevin McClain 1 9 rebounding and fourth in scoring. Among Windler’s 15 double-doubles in 2017-18 was a 36 point-20 Nick Hopkins 1 3 Caleb Hollander 2 2 rebound performance vs. Morehead State (2/17/18) – one of only three 30-20 games in college basketball a Mack Mercer -- 1 year ago. Windler was named NCAA.com National Player of the Week and 3-time Tennessee Sports 30+ POINT SCORING GAMES Writers Association (TSWA) Player of the Week. Windler, a 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American, is the Dylan Windler 3 5 lone student-athlete representative on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Competition Committee, 10+ REBOUND GAMES and is a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award and NABC Give Back Team. In May, Windler (and Dylan Windler 4 24 Caleb Hollander 2 2 McClain and coach Holloway) spent eight days in Nakuru, Kenya partnering with Streets of Hope chil- Kevin McClain -- 1 dren's ministry. Windler had 12 double figure scoring games in 2017, including a team-high 21 points in Mack Mercer -- 1 Nick Muszynski 1 1 the Bruins’ NIT victory at Georgia. The Indianapolis, Indiana native makes uses of his length on the back- 8+ ASSIST GAMES boards and on the defensive end, regularly among OVC leaders in steals and blocked shots. Windler was Grayson Murphy 4 4 a late-bloomer in basketball, focusing much of his early prep career on golf. Windler was an Indy area DOUBLE-DOUBLES high school golf champion, regularly shooting in the 70s. His game-winning basket vs. Lipscomb was fea- Dylan Windler 4 22 Caleb Hollander 2 2 tured on ESPN SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt. He had 24 points and 11 rebounds vs. Vanderbilt Grayson Murphy 2 2 (11/13/17) and four consecutive double-doubles to open the 2017-18 season. He had 34 points and 11 Kevin McClain -- 1 Mack Mercer -- 1 rebounds vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) and 31 & 11 at Samford (11/29/18). Nick Muszynski 1 1 5+ THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL GAMES REVVING UP WITH KEV Dylan Windler -- 7 Nick Hopkins 1 3 Senior guard Kevin McClain transitioned from the point guard to shooting guard position last season and Kevin McClain -- 1 stands among the most seasoned and talented returning players in the Ohio Valley Conference. The 6-3 3+ GAMES guard posted 23 double figure scoring games last season, including a career-high 27 points vs. Houston Dylan Windler 3 10 Kevin McClain 1 6 Baptist (11/18/17) en route to 2K Classic Subregional Most Valuable Player honors. The Jennings, Florida Grayson Murphy 3 3 Caleb Hollander 1 1 native averaged 13.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in OVC play last season on a nearly two-to-one Adam Kunkel 1 1 assist-to-turnover ratio. McClain shined with 17 points vs. Murray State in the 2018 OVC Championship 3+ GAMES game. One of the most experienced players in the league, McClain enters the season with 95 game Dylan Windler -- 9 Nick Muszynski 5 5 appearances. His versatility allows his to play multiple positions on offense and defense. McClain was the heir apparent to 2017 graduate and NCAA hero Taylor Barnette. The Jennings, Florida native rose to CAREER POINTS Dylan Windler 1157 the occasion in high-profile games as a sophomore, playing some of his best games against Florida, Kevin McClain 840 Mack Mercer 460 Rhode Island and Georgia Tech. McClain scored a season-high 13 points vs. Cleveland State (12/22/16). Nick Hopkins 270 The ultra-quick guard gained internet fame when his jaw-dropping slam dunk in a high school game Seth Adelsperger 151 Nick Muszynski 134 made SportsCenter Top 10. McClain was a Preseason All-OVC selection and delivered 20-6-6 and the Caleb Hollander 121 Grayson Murphy 121 game-winning basket at UCLA (12/15/18) en route to OVC Player of the Week honors. Michael Benkert 95 Adam Kunkel 11 Tate Pierson 9 WHAT SETH US APART Derek Sabin 9 Garrett Suedekum 4 Junior Seth Adelsperger is an agile center who provides outstanding post experience and versatility for Michael Mayernick 2 the Bruins. A native of Peru, Indiana, Adelsperger who averaged 2.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in BELMONT 100 POINT GAMES (NCAA ERA) 30 game appearances last season. The 6-11 center scored a career-high 13 points at Kennesaw State • 1/25/97 - at Knoxville College (W, 102-89) (11/24/18). Adelsperger scored in 22 games, including seven points in the 2018 OVC Championship. He • 2/11/99 - vs. Rust (W, 106-75) • 1/20/01 - vs. TAMUCC (W, 117-116 ot) had 27 free throw attempts in 102 minutes as a freshman. An OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient, • 1/9/03 - at Gardner-Webb (W, 103-86) • 1/31/05 - at Florida Atlantic (W, 103-100 ot) Adelsperger majors in environmental studies. He averaged 15.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocked • 1/2/06 - vs. Campbell (W, 102-91) shots per game as a senior, ranking Top 5 in state of Indiana in blocked shots. • 2/18/06 - at Campbell (W, 103-99 ot) • 12/4/07 - vs. Fisk (W, 106-49) • 1/23/10 - vs. ETSU (W, 100-89) • 11/22/10 - vs. Marist (W, 102-74) STEP UP TO THE MIKE • 2/13/12 - at Stetson (W, 106-93) Junior Michael Benkert should see an increased role this season as a wing option for Coach Byrd. The • 12/4/12 - vs. Lipscomb (W, 100-66) • 1/10/13 - vs. SEMO (W, 107-72) Greenwood, Indiana native made 31 game appearances last season. He hit the decision 3-pointer in • 11/26/13 - vs. Brescia (W, 102-68) • 1/9/14 - at SEMO (W, 107-94) Belmont’s victory over Houston Baptist (11/18/17). Benkert played prep basketball for former Butler Final • 1/29/15 - vs. Jacksonville State (W, 103-82) Four team member Zach Hahn. He was a 2015 Indiana All-State and Hoosier Basketball Magazine hon- • 12/1/15 - vs. Lipscomb (W, 105-89) • 1/24/16 - vs. Tennessee State (W, 103-95) oree. Benkert could play the wing or ‘4’ position for Belmont this season. Benkert is the oldest of seven • 2/17/18 - vs. Morehead State (W, 108-65) • 11/10/18 - vs. Illinois State (W, 100-89) siblings, all adopted by his parents. Benkert scored a career-high 12 points vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) and • 11/20/18 - vs. Trevecca Nazarene (W, 104-50) eight points at UCLA (12/15/18). NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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ON THE HOP BRUIN BITS Sophomore Nick Hopkins was one of the most electrifying scorers ever signed by the Bruin program. • Belmont in the rankings And he did not disappoint in his eagerly-anticipated freshman season. The Fayetteville, Tennessee native Mid-Major Top 25: 4 averaged 7.4 points per game in 2017-18, including 10 double figure scoring games. Hopkins had 56 MMM Top 25: 7 made 3-pointers in mid-February, and was on pace to set Belmont’s NCAA Division I era freshman record RPI: 11 for threes in a season before missing the final five games. Number 14 scored a team-high 22 points in his KPI: 15 Belmont debut at Washington - the most points scored by any Belmont players in a debut of the Bruins’ NET: 39 NCAA Division I era. Hopkins had 11 points in the final nine minutes at Providence (11/22/17) and made Associated Press: rv the game-clinching free throws at Western Kentucky (12/19/17). He is a dynamic scoring force who Coach USA Today Coaches: rv Byrd describes as a quiet, confident leader who embraces the moment. Hopkins is expected to play more point guard this season, with the graduation of Austin Luke. The 2016 Tennessee Mr. Basketball for Class • Belmont University has won its A, Hopkins averaged over 33 points per game as a senior and tallied nearly 3,000 career points for conference’s Academic All Sport Trophy 15 of the last 17 years (9 Fayetteville (TN) HS. He scored 21 points in 20 minutes at Samford (11/29/18). Atlantic Sun, 6 OVC).

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK • Belmont Basketball had 149 The 2018-19 Belmont Basketball roster features 10 newcomers (four true freshman, five redshirt freshmen Academic All-Conference honorees and one true sophomore) - the most newcomers for Coach Byrd in the NCAA Division I era. Only five since 2001. Seven of the last 10 A-Sun roster members (Windler, McClain, Adelsperger, Benkert, Hopkins) have earned letters at Belmont. Male Student Athlete of the Year recip- ients were Belmont Basketball players. MURPHY BED Freshman Grayson Murphy is expected to assume point guard responsibilities from 2018 graduate and • Belmont has posted a team All-OVC performer Austin Luke. The Thompson’s Station, Tennessee native is among the fiercest com- GPA of 3.0 or higher 18 straight years. petitors Coach Byrd’s has coached, conjuring images of past Bruin backcourt players Craig Bradshaw and • Belmont is one of only three Reece Chamberlain. Murphy saw action in four games in 2017-18, before electing to redshirt. He made an programs (Davidson, Holy Cross) in impact vs. Western Kentucky, Pepperdine, Southeast Missouri and Tennessee Tech. Murphy was a four- the nation to earn academic distinction year standout at Independence High School for head coach Greg Glass. He was a 2017 TSWA First Team in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate All-State honoree, leading IHS to 84 victories during his career. Murphy was a two-time Tennessean All- (APR) report all eight years of exis- Midstate Boys' Basketball Team selection. Murphy had 13-8-10 vs. Illinois State (11/10/18), 15-7-8-5stls vs. tence (2006-13). Belmont has scored a Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) and 17-5-6 at Lipscomb (11/15/18). He had the GW assist at UCLA (12/15/18). perfect 1000 every year since 2010, and head coach Rick Byrd is among the HOLLA AT HOLLANDER NCAA leaders in head coach APR Freshman Caleb Hollander got his feet wet last season and his expected to make a big splash in 2018-19. score. A rugged forward with inside-outside potential and playmaking ability, Coach Byrd can utilized • Six of Belmont’s top seven Hollander in a myriad of ways, beginning with the traditional stretch ‘4’. Hollander saw action in seven career scorers (NCAA era) earned games in 2017-18, before electing to redshirt. He scored 11 points vs. Houston Baptist. A homeschooled Academic All-America honors (Wes student who shined for Nashville Central Christian, Hollander burst on the scene in the summer of 2016, Burtner, Justin Hare, Adam Mark, J.J getting a flurry of offers during the July period. The 6-8 forward was a two-time Pete Maravich Player of Mann, Craig Bradshaw, Evan Bradds) the Year Award, given to the nation's best homeschooled high school basketball player. He averaged 27.3 points per game as a senior, leading the state of Tennessee in scoring one year after Bruin teammate Nick • Belmont University hosted the Hopkins pulled the feat. He had a team-high 21 points vs. Illinois State (11/10/18) and at Lipscomb 2008 Presidential Town Hall Debate on (11/15/18) and made the game-winning shot vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18). October 7 in the Curb Event Center. President-elect Barack Obama debated MOOSE TRACKS John McCain; the proceedings were moderated by longtime NBC News Freshman center Nick Muszynski (mew-ZIN-skee) will be called upon to provide interior production on anchor Tom Brokaw. both ends of the floor, with the graduation of Amanze Egekeze and Tyler Hadden, and the season-ending injury to Mack Mercer. Nicknamed ‘Moose’, Muszynski redshirted in 2017-18, to acclimate himself to • Belmont’s acclaimed music and Coach Byrd’s system and to build confidence under post coach Brian Ayers’ tutelage. Muszynski and music business programs have pro- Grayson Murphy toured Belgium and Germany in August as part of a foreign tour with Global Sports duced countless contributors to the Academy. The Belmont duo played with Dylan Painter and Jermaine Samuels, Jr. from Villanova local music scene. Among Belmont’s University, David McCormack from Kansas University, William Douglas and Ethan Chargois from notable alumni: Lee Ann Womack, Southern Methodist University, Makhtar Gueye from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tyere Trisha Yearwood, Brad Paisley, Marshall and Steven Jordan II from Rider University and Frank Rokins from West Chester University. He Stephen Curtis Chapman, Melinda had 19 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18), 18 points, seven rebounds and Doolittle and former baseball pitcher Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line. five blocked shots vs. Illinois State (11/10/18) and 18 points and three blocked shots vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18). Muszynski was named OVC Freshman of the Week (11/19/18) and (12/10/18). • 1000 Point Club (NCAA era) Evan Bradds - 1,921 KUNKEL DREW Ian Clark - 1,920 He may yet be an NBA Champion or have spawned a his own character like Kyrie Irving, but freshman Wes Burtner - 1,833 Adam Kunkel has certainly got Uncle Drew’s game. 2018 Kentucky Mr. Basketball Finalist and Kentucky Justin Hare - 1,761 Ninth Region Player of the Year, Kunkel averaged 20.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in leading Craig Bradshaw - 1,698 Cooper High School to 98 victories over his four seasons. He was the most valuable player of the Ohio- Adam Mark - 1,574 Kentucky All-Star Game. Kunkel had 8-3-4-3stls vs. Trevecca (11/20/18). J.J. Mann - 1,509 Kerron Johnson - 1,388 Amanze Egekeze - 1,350 BADGER STATE BROS Adam Sonn - 1,241 Freshmen Mitch Listau and Derek Sabin are the first Belmont players from the state of Wisconsin since Steve Drabyn - 1,237 Drew Windler in 2014. Listau averaged 23.1 points per game as a senior for Waunakee High School, while Andy Wicke - 1,236 Sabin averaged 19.8 points per game for Slinger High School. Brian Collins - 1,199 Mick Hedgepeth - 1,191 BRUIN DEPTH Matthew Dotson - 1,165 Belmont has solid depth this season, including sophomore Garrett Suedekum and freshmen Michael Josh Goodwin - 1,161 Mayernick, Tate Pierson, and Rilee Epley. Suedekum, a team manager in 2017-18, played with Pierson Dylan Windler - 1,157 and Vanderbilt freshman Darius Garland in high school at Brentwood Academy. Taylor Barnette - 1,085 Kevin McClain - 840 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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BELMONT’S RECORD WHEN... CURB EVENT CENTER RECORDS PROGRAM AWARDS & HONORS Team Postseason Appearances (NCAA era) ...... 12 Leading at the Half ...... 5-1 Points, Game: . . .108, Belmont vs. Morehead (2/17/18) by opponent ...... 96, Murray State (2/6/14) NCAA 7 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) Opponent Leads at the Half ...... 3-0 ...... 117, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) NIT ...... 4 (2004, 2014, 2016, 2017) Game is Tied at the Half ...... 0-0 Points, Half: ...... 64, Belmont vs. Campbell (1/2/06) CIT ...... 1 (2009) by opponent ...... 67, ETSU (1/23/10) Leading with five minutes to play ...... 7-0 Points, Combined: ...... 198 (103-95, vs. TSU,1/24/16) NCAA All-America Opponent leads with five to play ...... 1-1 227, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) Robert Barnes (College Division) ...... 1956 Game is tied with five to play ...... 0-0 FG Made: ...... 42, Belmont vs. Fisk (12/4/07) Adam Sonn (University Division) ...... 2003 42, Belmont vs. Brescia (11/26/13) Alex Renfroe (University Division) ...... 2009 Leading with a minute to play ...... 8-0 by opponent ...... 35, Illinois State (11/10/18) 40, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) Ian Clark (University Division) ...... 2013 Opponent leads with one to play ...... 0-1 FG Attempts: ...... 79, Belmont vs. Mercer (1/7/07) J.J. Mann (University Division) ...... 2014 Game is tied with one to play ...... 0-0 by opponent ...... 77, Mercer (1/26/09) Evan Bradds (University Division) . .2016, 2017 83, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) Outrebounding an opponent ...... 5-1 FG Percentage . ..638 (30-47), Belmont vs. JSU (1/2/14) Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year An opponent outrebounds BU ...... 2-0 by opponent ...... 643, Stetson (2/3/05) Ian Clark - Candidate ...... 2013 Rebounds are equal ...... 1-0 3PT FGs Made: ...... 20, Belmont vs. TSU (2/24/18) by opponent ...... 15, Stetson (1/14/12) Lou Henson National Player of the Year Committing fewer than 15 turnovers . . . . . 7-1 3PT FGs Made, Half: . . .14, Belmont vs. UTM (1/5/17) 3PT FG Attempts: 39, Belmont vs. Kennesaw St. (12/1/11) Ian Clark - Finalist ...... 2013 Committing 15 or more turnovers ...... 1-0 by opponent ...... 35, Mercer (1/26/09) Forcing 15 or more turnovers ...... 2-0 43, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) All-District 3PT FG Pct...... 708 (17-24), Belmont vs. JSU (1/29/15) Adam Sonn ...... 2003 Forcing fewer than 15 turnovers ...... 6-1 by opponent ...... 667, Wright State (12/11/14) Alex Renfroe ...... 2009 Shooting less than .300 from the floor . . . . 0-0 FT Made: . . .35, Belmont vs. Morehead State (1/31/13) Ian Clark ...... 2011, 2013 by opponent ...... 28, Chattanooga (12/18/04) Kerron Johnson ...... 2012 Shooting .300-.399 from the floor ...... 1-0 28, Jacksonville (2/5/05) Shooting .400-.499 from the floor ...... 2-1 28, TSU (1/24/16) J.J. Mann ...... 2014 32, HBU vs. Detroit Mercy (11/19/17) Craig Bradshaw ...... 2014, 2015, 2016 Shooting .500 or better from the floor . . . . 5-0 FT Attempts: ...... 50, Belmont v. ETSU (1/23/10) Evan Bradds ...... 2015, 2016, 2017 Opponent shoots less than .300 ...... 1-0 by opponent ...... 46, TSU (1/24/16) Amanze Egekeze ...... 2018 48, HBU vs. Detroit Mercy (11/19/17) Dylan Windler ...... 2018 Opponent shoots .300-.399 ...... 1-0 FT Pct...... 1.000 (15-15), Belmont vs. UNF (2/11/06) Opponent shoots .400-.499 ...... 6-0 by opponent ...... 933, Gardner-Webb (1/22/04) Mid Major Most Valuable Player Rebounds ...... 60, Belmont vs. Fisk (11/20/06) Opponent shoots .500 or better ...... 0-1 by opponent ...... 50, Florida Atlantic (2/7/04) Justin Hare ...... 2008 Shooting less than .300 from 3-pt ...... 0-1 50, Vanderbilt (11/21/03) Assists: ...... 30, Belmont vs. Kennesaw St. (12/1/11) Mid Major All-America Shooting 300-.399 from 3-pt ...... 3-0 30, Belmont vs. Brescia (11/26/13) Justin Hare ...... 2008 Shooting .400-.499 from 3-pt ...... 5-0 by opponent ...... 21, FGCU (2/2/08) Alex Renfroe ...... 2009 Shooting .500 or better from 3-pt ...... 0-0 Steals: ...... 18, Belmont vs. FGCU (1/28/11) Ian Clark ...... 2011, 2013 by opponent ...... 17, Troy State (2/15/04) J.J. Mann ...... 2014 Opponent shoots less than .300 from 3-pt . 6-0 Blocks ...... 9, four times Craig Bradshaw ...... 2015 . .most recent vs. Lipscomb (1/31/06) Opponent shoots .300-.399 from 3-pt ...... 1-0 by opponent ...... 11, Georgia State (2/28/04) Evan Bradds ...... 2016, 2017 Opponent shoots .400-.499 from 3-pt . . . . . 1-1 Turnovers: ...... 23, Belmont vs. Fisk (11/20/06) Dylan Windler ...... 2018 by opponent ...... 29, FGCU (1/28/11) Opponent shoots .500 or better from 3-pt . 0-0 Fouls, Combined: ...... 57 (vs. TSU,1/24/16) Freshman Mid Major All-America Attempt 25 or more 3-pt. FGs ...... 5-1 Margin of victory ...... 57, Belmont vs. Fisk (12/4/07) Ian Clark ...... 2010 Attempt fewer than 25 3-pt. FGs ...... 3-0 Individual Points: . . . .38, Alex Renfroe, vs. Jacksonville (2/28/09) Defensive Mid Major All-America Shooting .700 or better from FT line ...... 3-1 by opponent: . . .33, Keron DeShields, TSU (1/24/16) 39, Corey Allen, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) Ian Clark ...... 2012 Shooting less than .700 from FT line ...... 5-0 FG Made: . .14, Dylan Windler vs. Morehead (2/17/18) Opponent shoots .700 or better from FT . . . 5-1 by opponent: ...... 12, Kevin Tiggs, ETSU (1/17/08) OVC Player of the Year FG Attempts: 24, Alex Renfroe, vs. Jacksonville (2/28/09) Ian Clark (co) ...... 2013 Opponent shoots less than .700 from FT . . 3-0 by opponent: . . . . 23, James Florence, Mercer (1/26/09) J.J. Mann ...... 2014 Attempt 25 or more free throws ...... 1-0 FG Pct: ...... 1.000, Evan Bradds, vs. TSU (2/25/17) Evan Bradds ...... 2016, 2017 Attempt fewer than 25 free throws ...... 7-1 by opponent: 1.000, Rob Marberry, Lipscomb (11/29/16) 3FG Made: ...... 10, Andy Wicke, vs. GWU (2/15/07) Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year Scoring 70 or more points ...... 8-1 10, Nick Smith vs. UTM (1/5/17) by opponent ...... 7, Jordan Cyphers, TSU (1/19/13) Adam Sonn ...... 2003 Scoring fewer than 70 points ...... 0-0 7, Nate Engesser, Denver (11/26/14) Alex Renfroe ...... 2009 Scoring 40-49 points ...... 0-0 7, Torrance Rowe, TTU (2/20/16) 7, Matej Kavas, Seattle vs. Detroit Mercy (11/18/17) Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year Scoring 50-59 points ...... 0-0 7, Corey Allen, Detroit Mercy vs. HBU (11/19/17) Ian Clark ...... 2010 Scoring 60-69 points ...... 0-0 3FG Att: ...... 14, Jese Snyder, vs. Stetson (2/3/05) 14, Jordan Campbell vs. MTSU (12/7/10) OVC Defensive Player of the Year Scoring 70-79 points ...... 2-0 by opponent ...... 15, Torrance Rowe, TTU (2/20/16) Scoring 80-89 points ...... 1-0 3FG PCT (min 3) Ian Clark ...... 2013 1.000, Drew Windler vs. Brescia (11/26/13) Scoring 90-99 points ...... 3-1 Justin Hare, vs. Wright St (11/19/05) Atlantic Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Year Scoring 100+ points ...... 2-0 FT Made: . . . .19 Kerron Johnson vs. Morehead St. (1/31/13) Ian Clark ...... 2012 by opponent: . . . 12, David Barlow, IUPUI (12/4/06) Game margin is six points or less ...... 4-0 . . .12, Josh Slater, Lipscomb (1/26/10) First Team All-OVC Game margin is 7-9 points ...... 0-1 . . .12, Corey Walden, EKU (1/25/14) Evan Bradds ...... 2016, 2017 FT Att: . . . .21, Alex Renfroe, vs. Jacksonville (2/28/09) Craig Bradshaw ...... 2015, 2016 Game margin is 10-15 points ...... 1-0 21, Kerron Johnson vs. Morehead State (1/31/13) Game margin is 16-19 points ...... 1-0 by opponent: 16, DeAndre Kane, Marshall (12/29/11) Ian Clark ...... 2013 16, Tahjere McCall, TSU (1/24/16) Amanze Egekeze ...... 2018 Game margin is 20+ points ...... 2-0 FT PCT: . . . . .1.000 (12-12) Kerron Johnson, vs. JSU (3/2/13) Kerron Johnson ...... 2013 Game decided in overtime ...... 1-0 Rebounds: .20, Dylan Windler vs. Morehead (2/17/18) Austin Luke ...... 2017, 2018 by opponent . . . . .19, Eryk Thomas, ETSU (1/25/07) J.J. Mann ...... 2014 . . . .19, M.J. Rhett, TSU (2/13/14) Dylan Windler ...... 2018 Record Breakdown Assists: ...... 12, Alex Renfroe vs. Fisk (12/4/07) By Month by opponent: . . . . . 12, Patrick Miller, TSU (1/19/13) Steals: ...... 7, Brian Collins vs. Lipscomb (1/31/06) First Team All-Atlantic Sun November ...... 6-0 7, Kerron Johnson v. Morehead State (1/31/13) Ian Clark ...... 2011, 2012 December ...... 2-1 by opponent ...... 7, Brian Fisk, Lipscomb (1/31/06) Drew Hanlen ...... 2012 January ...... 0-0 . .7, Rob Lewin, Troy State vs. GSU (3/4/04) Justin Hare ...... 2007, 2008 . .7, Ledell Eackles, Campbell (2/17/07) Kerron Johnson ...... 2012 February ...... 0-0 Blocked Shots: . .7, Andrew Preston, vs. FAU (1/25/05) Adam Mark ...... 2003, 2004 March ...... 0-0 by opponent ...... 7, Calvin Henry, Mercer (1/7/07) Alex Renfroe ...... 2009 Turnovers: ...... 10, Jeff Smith, Mercer (2/25/10) Adam Sonn ...... 2002, 2003 by Belmont . . . .9, Austin Luke, vs. MTSU (12/14/16) By Day Top Crowds Monday ...... 1-0 1. Belmont v. Vanderbilt (11/13/17) ...... 5266 OVC Tournament Most Valuable Player Tuesday ...... 2-0 2. Belmont v. Lipscomb (1/6/12) ...... 5227 Kerron Johnson ...... 2013 3. Belmont v. Lipscomb (1/13/11) ...... 5123 Taylor Barnette ...... 2015 Wednesday ...... 0-0 T4. Belmont v. Tennessee State (2/24/18) ...... 5074 Thursday ...... 2-0 T4. Belmont v. Tennessee Tech (2/20/16) ...... 5074 Atlantic Sun Tournament Most Valuable Player Friday ...... 0-0 T4. Belmont v. Lipscomb (1/12/07) ...... 5074 Shane Dansby ...... 2008 7. Belmont v. Vanderbilt (11/21/03) ...... 5073 Saturday ...... 3-1 8. Belmont v. Lipscomb (2/22/08) ...... 5072 Kerron Johnson ...... 2012 Sunday ...... 0-0 9. Belmont v. Ohio (2/23/13) ...... 4813 Justin Hare ...... 2006, 2007 10. Belmont v. No. 24 VCU (12/1/13) ...... 4811 Mick Hedgepeth ...... 2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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#0 Michael Mayernick #1 Mitch Listau Freshman • 5-8 • 150 • Nashville, Tenn. • CPA Freshman • 6-4 • 185 • Waunakee, Wis. • Waunakee HS

2018-19: Two points, two assists, two steals vs. Trevecca Nazarene Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Waunakee High School for (11/20/18). head coach Dana MacKenzie ... Among the top perimeter players in the state of Wisconsin ... Three-time WBCA Wisconsin All-State (2016, 2017 Division 2; 2018 Division 1)... 2018 AP Wisconsin Third-Team All-State ... 2017-18: Redshirt. 2017 AP Wisconsin Second-Team All-State ... 2018 Wissports.net Senior Wing Award Finalist ... 2018 WBCA Division I All-Star ... Led WHS to 83- Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Christ Presbyterian Academy 21 career record and 43-7 in Badger North conference games ... 1,829 career for head coach Drew Maddux ... 2017 Region Most Valuable Player for points ... Two-time Badger North Conference Player of the Year ... Lions ... Two-time All-Region & District All-Tournament Team ... Averaged Averaged 23.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior on 54 percent shooting and 40 percent 3-point shooting ... Played AAU 14.0 points and 8.0 assists per game as a senior ... Father played for Coach Basketball for Wisconsin Swing. Byrd 1986-90 ... Has seven siblings ... Lists Darren Sproles among favorite athlete.

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Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TREVECCA 11/20/18 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 2 1 0 2 2 1.0 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 Totals 0 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 2 1 0 2 2 0.7

Games played: 3 Assists/game: 0.7 Minutes/game: 4.0 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Points/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 FG Pct: 100.0 Steals/game: 0.7

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Pts. -- -- Rebs. -- -- Rebs. -- -- Asst. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Asst. -- -- Blks. -- -- Blks. -- -- Stls. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Stls. -- -- FGs 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGs -- -- FGAs 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGAs -- -- 3FGs -- -- 3FGs -- -- 3FGA -- -- 3FGA -- -- FTs -- -- FTs -- -- FTAs -- -- FTAs -- -- Mins. 10 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Mins. -- -- *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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#2 Grayson Murphy #3 Dylan Windler Freshman • 6-2 • 175 • Thompson’s Station, Tenn. • Independence HS Senior • 6-8 • 200 • Indianapolis, Ind. • Perry Meridian HS

2018-19: 17 points, five rebounds, six assists at Lipscomb (11/15/18) ... 15 2018-19: All-America candidate ... Senior CLASS Award Candidate ... points, seven assists, three steals vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) ... 15 points, seven Student-athlete representative on NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball rebounds, eight assists, five steals vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... 13 Competition Committee ... Preseason OVC Player of the Year ... Julius points, eight rebounds, 10 assists vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) ... 13 points, three Erving Award Watch List ... Lou Henson Award Watch List ... 34 points, 11 steals at Kennesaw State (11/24/18) ... 12 points, five rebounds, seven rebounds vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... 31 points, 11 rebounds at assists at UCLA (12/15/18) ... Nine rebounds, eight assists at Samford Samford (11/29/18) ... 31 points, 12 rebounds at Green Bay (12/1/18) ... 12 (11/29/18) ... August Foreign Tour of Belgium & Germany with Global points, 15 rebounds at UCLA (12/15/18). Sports Academy. 2017-18: One of the top perimeter players in the nation ... First Team All- OVC ... Mid-Major All-America ... NCAA.com National Player of the Week 2017-18: Redshirt ... Saw action in four games. ... Three-time TSWA Player of the Week ... Three-time OVC Player of the Week ... 2K Classic Subregional All-Tournament Team ... CoSIDA Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Independence High School for Academic All-America ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... NABC Honors head coach Greg Glass ... Dynamic playmaker who emerged as one of the Court ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Only player in America to top prep players in the state of Tennessee ... Finished as school's all-time average 17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.5 apg and shoot 40 percent from 3-point dis- leading scorer in points (2,093), rebounds (717), assists (591), and steals tance ... Career-high 36 points, 20 rebounds vs. Morehead State (2/17/18) ... (393) ... 2017 TSWA First Team All-State. (9.3) ... Majoring in Accounting.

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#02 MURPHY, Grayson #03 WINDLER, Dylan

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 * 27 5-11 . 4 5 5 0-2 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 7 8 8.0 2 10 4 0 2 13 13.0 ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 * 36 7-13 . 5 3 8 2-7 . 2 8 6 4-5 . 8 0 0 1 5 6 6.0 1 4 3 0 2 20 20.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 * 31 6-9 . 6 6 7 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 7.5 1 8 5 0 5 15 14.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 * 34 12-20 . 6 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 8-12 . 6 6 7 3 8 11 8.5 2 0 4 1 1 34 27.0 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 * 36 6-16 . 3 7 5 1-5 . 2 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 0 5 5 6.7 3 6 6 0 0 17 15.0 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 * 17 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 6.7 3 2 1 1 2 6 20.0 TREVECCA 11/20/18 * 15 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 5.8 0 7 0 0 0 2 11.8 TREVECCA 11/20/18 * 15 4-7 . 5 7 1 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 6 7 6.8 1 3 2 0 0 12 18.0 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 * 22 6-9 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 5.2 3 1 0 0 3 13 12.0 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 * 27 5-13 . 3 8 5 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 4 5 9 7.2 2 5 1 2 3 14 17.2 at Samford 11/29/18 * 35 2-10 . 2 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 7 9 5.8 3 8 3 0 1 4 10.7 at Samford 11/29/18 * 42 11-20 . 5 5 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 6-9 . 6 6 7 4 7 11 7.8 3 0 3 2 3 31 19.5 at Green Bay 12/1/18 * 30 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 5.4 3 10 3 0 2 12 10.9 at Green Bay 12/1/18 * 35 12-24 . 5 0 0 4-11 . 3 6 4 3-3 1.000 4 8 12 8.4 3 1 3 1 2 31 21.1 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 * 32 5-10 . 5 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 4 4 5.3 0 7 2 0 3 15 11.4 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 * 34 5-9 . 5 5 6 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 6 6 8.1 3 7 2 2 2 12 20.0 at UCLA 12/15/18 * 33 5-9 . 5 5 6 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 5.2 1 7 1 0 0 12 11.4 at UCLA 12/15/18 * 37 4-14 . 2 8 6 1-6 . 1 6 7 3-4 . 7 5 0 4 11 15 8.9 5 3 3 0 2 12 19.1 Totals 9 261 42-89 . 4 7 2 9-26 . 3 4 6 10-17 . 5 8 8 7 40 47 5.2 16 64 24 0 16 103 11.4 Totals 9 277 63-125 . 5 0 4 17-47 . 3 6 2 29-39 . 7 4 4 21 59 80 8.9 23 25 22 9 17 172 19.1

Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 5.2 Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 8.9 Minutes/game: 29.0 Assists/game: 7.1 Minutes/game: 30.8 Assists/game: 2.8 Points/game: 11.4 Turnovers/game: 2.7 Points/game: 19.1 Turnovers/game: 2.4 FG Pct: 47.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.7 FG Pct: 50.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 3FG Pct: 34.6 Steals/game: 1.8 3FG Pct: 36.2 Steals/game: 1.9 FT Pct: 58.8 FT Pct: 74.4 Blocks/game: 1.0

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 17 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same Pts. 36 vs. Morehead State (2/17/18) 34 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) Rebs. 9 at Samford (11/29/18) Same Rebs. 20 vs. Morehead State (2/17/18) 15 at UCLA (12/15/18) Asst. *10 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same Asst. 7 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same Blks. -- -- Blks. 4 vs. Morehead State (2/18/17) *2 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Stls. 5 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) Same Stls. 4 at Tennessee Tech (2/10/18) *3 at Samford (11/29/18) FGs *6 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same FGs 14 vs. Morehead State (2/17/18) *12 at Green Bay (12/1/18) FGAs 16 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same FGAs 24 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same 3FGs 4 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same 3FGs 7 vs. Austin Peay (1/20/18) 4 at Green Bay (12/1/18) 3FGA 7 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same 3FGA 12 vs. Green Bay (12/2/17) 11 at Green Bay (12/1/18) FTs 4 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same FTs 10 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/16/17)8 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) FTAs 7 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same FTAs 12 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) Same Mins. 38 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same Mins. 42 at Samford (11/29/18) Same *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

#5 Adam Kunkel #10 Caleb Hollander Freshman • 6-3 • 165 • Hebron, Ky. • Cooper HS Freshman • 6-8 • 225 • Nashville, Tenn. • Nashville Cent. Christian

2018-19: Eight points, four assists, three steals vs. Trevecca (11/201/8) ... 2018-19: Game-winning shot vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) ... 21 points, 11 Three points vs. Illinois St (11/10/18). rebounds at Lipscomb (11/15/18) ... 21 points, six rebounds vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) ... 16 points, eight rebounds at Samford (11/29/18) ... 12 points, 11 rebounds at Kennesaw State (11/24/18). Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Cooper High School for head coach Tim Sullivan ... Emerged as one of the top prep players in the state 2017-18: OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Redshirt ... Appeared in of Kentucky ... 2018 Kentucky Boys' All-State, Associated Press & seven games. Lousville Courier-Journal ... 2018 Kentucky Mr. Basketball Finalist ... Most Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Nashville Central Christian Valuable Player of Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game ... Cincinnati.com All- for head coach Mc Morel ... Homeschooled ... Emerged as one of the top Cincinnati Area Boys' Basketball Team ... 2018 KentuckyCo-Ninth Region prep players in the state of Tennessee ... Led state of Tennessee in scoring Player of the Year ... 2017 AP Kentucky All-State Honorable Mention ... Led (27.3) as a senior, one year after Bruin teammate Nick Hopkins pulled the feat ... Two-time Pete Maravich Player of the Year Award, given to the Cooper HS to 98-25 record, including Ninth Region state semifinals as sen- nation's best homeschooled high school basketball player ...Four-time ior ... All-time leading scorer in school history ... Averaged 20.0 points and NCHBC All-American ... Scored over 3,500 career points. 7.7 rebounds per game on 51 percent field goal percentage and 45 percent 3-point shooting as senior.

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#05 KUNKEL, Adam #10 HOLLANDER, Caleb

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 4 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 * 27 8-15 . 5 3 3 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 5 6 6.0 1 2 0 0 0 21 21.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 10 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.5 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 * 24 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 5.5 3 1 0 0 1 8 14.5 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 12 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1.0 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 * 31 8-10 . 8 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2 9 11 7.3 3 1 1 0 1 21 16.7 TREVECCA 11/20/18 23 3-8 . 3 7 5 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 3 3 0.8 0 4 2 1 3 8 2.8 TREVECCA 11/20/18 * 12 3-4 . 7 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 6.5 0 1 1 0 0 7 14.3 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 10 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 * 26 5-10 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 10 11 7.4 2 1 0 1 0 12 13.8 at UCLA 12/15/18 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 at Samford 11/29/18 * 28 8-15 . 5 3 3 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 6 8 7.5 4 0 1 0 4 16 14.2 Totals 0 62 4-12 . 3 3 3 2-9 . 2 2 2 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 6 6 1.0 6 7 3 1 3 11 1.8 at Green Bay 12/1/18 * 27 4-13 . 3 0 8 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 8 9 7.7 3 1 0 1 3 9 13.4 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 * 28 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 7.4 1 1 0 0 0 8 12.8 Games played: 6 Rebounds/game: 1.0 at UCLA 12/15/18 * 24 1-10 . 1 0 0 1-7 . 1 4 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 4 7 7.3 3 1 2 1 1 6 12.0 Minutes/game: 10.3 Assists/game: 1.2 Totals 9 227 43-91 . 4 7 3 17-46 . 3 7 0 5-9 . 5 5 6 12 54 66 7.3 20 9 5 3 10 108 12.0 Points/game: 1.8 Turnovers/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 33.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.3 Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 7.3 3FG Pct: 22.2 Steals/game: 0.5 Minutes/game: 25.2 Assists/game: 1.0 FT Pct: 50.0 Blocks/game: 0.2 Points/game: 12.0 Turnovers/game: 0.6 FG Pct: 47.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.8 3FG Pct: 37.0 Steals/game: 1.1 FT Pct: 55.6 Blocks/game: 0.3

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 8 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Pts. *21 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same Rebs. 3 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Same Rebs. *11 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Same Asst. 4 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Asst. 2 vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) Same Blks. -- -- Blks. *1 at UCLA (12/15/18) Same Stls. 3 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Stls. 4 at Samford (11/29/18) Same FGs 3 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGs *8 at Samford (11/29/18) Same FGAs 8 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGAs *15 at Samford (11/29/18) Same 3FGs *1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGs *4 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same 3FGA 5 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGA 9 vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) Same FTs 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTs 3 at UCLA (12/15/18) Same FTAs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTAs 4 at UCLA (12/15/18) Same Mins. 23 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Mins. 31 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

#11 Kevin McClain #14 Nick Hopkins Senior • 6-3 • 190 • Jennings, Fla. • Hamilton Co. HS Sophomore • 6-0 • 175 • Fayetteville, Tenn. • Fayetteville HS

2018-19: Preseason All-OVC ... OVC POTW (12/17/18) ... 20 points, six 2018-19: 21 points at Samford (11/29/18) ... 16 points vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) rebounds, six assists, GW shot at UCLA (12/15/18) ... 16 points, three ... Nine points, four assists vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) ... Eight points at assists at Lipscomb (11/15/18) ... 14 points vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) ... 14 Kennesaw State (11/24/18) ... Six points at UCLA (12/15/18). points, four assists at Kennesaw State (11/24/18) ... 11 points, six rebounds., five assists at Samford (11/29/18) ... 10 points, six assists vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18). 2017-18: 28 game appearances ... OVC Freshman of the Week (11/13/17) ... Threatened Belmont NCAA Division I era freshman 3-point field goal 2017-18: 2K Classic Subregional Tournament Most Valuable Player ... 33 record ... 22 points, 6-10 3FG at Washington (11/10/17); set Belmont NCAA game appearances ... Career-high 27 points vs. Houston Baptist (11/18/17) Division I single-game scoring record for Bruin debut ... 21 points at SEMO ... 25 points at Morehead State (2/3/18) ... 21 points vs. SIUE (1/27/18) ... 20 (12/28/17) ... 14 points, five rebounds vs. Lipscomb (11/27/17) ... 13 points, points, eight rebounds at EIU (1/13/18) ... 19 points, five steals vs. JSU (1/6/18) ... Majoring in Design Communications. game-clinching FTs at WKU (12/19/17).

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#11 MCCLAIN, Kevin #14 HOPKINS, Nick

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 * 34 5-11 . 4 5 5 4-8 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 4.0 2 2 0 0 1 14 14.0 ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 17 3-6 . 5 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 9 9.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 * 31 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 1 1 2.5 0 6 1 2 1 10 12.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 * 36 6-13 . 4 6 2 2-4 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.7 3 3 6 1 2 16 13.3 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 8 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 TREVECCA 11/20/18 * 15 4-8 . 5 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.3 0 1 1 0 5 10 12.5 TREVECCA 11/20/18 20 4-9 . 4 4 4 4-8 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 1.5 1 2 1 0 0 16 6.3 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 * 29 5-10 . 5 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 3 3 2.4 0 4 3 1 1 14 12.8 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 11 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.8 2 0 1 0 0 8 6.6 at Samford 11/29/18 * 30 3-13 . 2 3 1 2-8 . 2 5 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 1 5 6 3.0 1 5 2 0 0 11 12.5 at Samford 11/29/18 20 6-8 . 7 5 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 1 1 1.7 2 3 0 0 2 21 9.0 at Green Bay 12/1/18 * 37 5-13 . 3 8 5 0-4 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 2 2 4 3.1 5 0 2 0 0 13 12.6 at Green Bay 12/1/18 15 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 1 1 1 0 1 2 8.0 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 * 31 2-9 . 2 2 2 0-4 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 3 4 3.3 3 4 1 0 1 6 11.8 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 at UCLA 12/15/18 * 37 8-11 . 7 2 7 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2 4 6 3.6 3 6 3 0 2 20 12.7 at UCLA 12/15/18 7 2-6 . 3 3 3 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.9 Totals 9 280 42-97 . 4 3 3 17-48 . 3 5 4 13-25 . 5 2 0 8 24 32 3.6 17 31 19 4 13 114 12.7 Totals 0 112 19-45 . 4 2 2 17-40 . 4 2 5 7-8 . 8 7 5 0 12 12 1.3 9 11 5 1 3 62 6.9

Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 3.6 Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Minutes/game: 31.1 Assists/game: 3.4 Minutes/game: 12.4 Assists/game: 1.2 Points/game: 12.7 Turnovers/game: 2.1 Points/game: 6.9 Turnovers/game: 0.6 FG Pct: 43.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.6 FG Pct: 42.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.2 3FG Pct: 35.4 Steals/game: 1.4 3FG Pct: 42.5 Steals/game: 0.3 FT Pct: 52.0 Blocks/game: 0.4 FT Pct: 87.5 Blocks/game: 0.1

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 27 vs. Houston Baptist (11/18/17) 20 at UCLA (12/15/18) Pts. 22 at Washington (11/10/17) 21 at Samford (11/29/18) Rebs. 11 at SIUE (1/11/18) *6 at UCLA (12/15/18) Rebs. *5 vs. SIUE (1/27/18) 4 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Asst. 7 vs. Tennessee State (2/24/18) *6 at UCLA (12/15/18) Asst. 5 at TCU (11/29/17) 4 vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) Blks. *2 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) Same Blks. *1 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same Stls. *5 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Stls. *2 at Samford (11/29/18) Same FGs *8 at UCLA (12/15/18) Same FGs 8 at Washington (11/10/17) 6 at Samford (11/29/18) FGAs *17 at Eastern Illinois (1/13/18) *13 at Samford (11/29/18) FGAs 13 at SEMO (12/28/17) 9 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) 3FGs 6 vs. Houston Baptist (11/18/17) 4 vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) 3FGs 7 at SEMO (12/28/17) 6 at Samford (11/29/18) 3FGA 14 vs. Houston Baptist (11/18/17) *8 at Samford (11/29/18) 3FGA 11 at SEMO (12/28/17) *8 at Samford (11/29/18) FTs *7 at Morehead State (2/3/18) *3 at Green Bay (12/1/18) FTs *4 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTAs 10 vs. SIUE (1/27/18) *6 at Green Bay (12/1/18) FTAs *4 at Samford (11/29/18) Same Mins. 39 at Jacksonville State (2/22/18) *37 at UCLA (12/15/18) Mins. 29 vs. Lipscomb (11/27/17) *20 at Samford (11/29/18) *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

#20 Tate Pierson #21 Derek Sabin Freshman • 6-6 • 200 • Brentwood, Tenn. • Brentwood Academy Freshman • 6-9 • 230 • Slinger, Wis. • Slinger HS

2018-19: Eight points vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) ... Two rebounds, game- 2018-19: Six points, five rebounds vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) ... Two points vs. clinching FT at Lipscomb (11/15/18). Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... One point, three rebounds at Green Bay (12/1/18). 2017-18: Redshirt. Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Slinger High School for head Prior to Belmont: Letterwinner at Brentwood Academy for head coach coach Al Schieve ... Ranked among the top prep frontcourt players in Hubie Smith ... Three-time Tennessee Division II-AA State Champion ... Wisconsin by Rivals.com and WisSports.Net ... 2018 AP Wisconsin All- Tennessee Division II-AA All-State Tournament Team ... Averaged 8.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game as a senior, on 51 percent shooting ... State Honorable Mention ... 2018 WBCA Division II Wisconsin All-State... High school teammate of Darius Garland, among the top prep players in 2018 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area Boys' Basketball Team ... Two- the nation. Top prep track career; Three-time State Champion and time All-Conference ... Averaged 19.8 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists Tennessee All-State in 110 and 300 meter hurdles. per game as senior ... Averaged 15.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior.

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#20 PIERSON, Tate #21 SABIN, Derek

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 5 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1.0 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 0 2 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 TREVECCA 11/20/18 20 2-3 . 6 6 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.5 1 1 0 0 0 8 2.3 TREVECCA 11/20/18 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 1.5 3 2 3 0 0 6 2.0 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 15 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 at Green Bay 12/1/18 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 2 3 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.8 at Samford 11/29/18 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 at Green Bay 12/1/18 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 Totals 0 28 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 7 9 1.5 4 2 5 0 0 9 1.5 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.1 Totals 0 54 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-8 . 2 5 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 5 6 11 1.4 4 2 1 1 0 9 1.1 Games played: 6 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Minutes/game: 4.7 Assists/game: 0.3 Games played: 8 Rebounds/game: 1.4 Points/game: 1.5 Turnovers/game: 0.8 Minutes/game: 6.8 Assists/game: 0.3 FG Pct: 75.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Points/game: 1.1 Turnovers/game: 0.1 3FG Pct: 0.0 FG Pct: 22.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 FT Pct: 75.0 3FG Pct: 25.0 Blocks/game: 0.1 FT Pct: 75.0

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 8 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Pts. 6 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Rebs. *2 at Samford (11/29/18) Same Rebs. 5 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Asst. *1 at Samford (11/29/18) Same Asst. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Blks. 1 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same Blks. -- -- Stls. -- -- Stls. -- -- FGs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGAs 3 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGAs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGs -- -- 3FGA 3 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGA 1 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same FTs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTAs *2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTAs *2 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same Mins. 20 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Mins. 15 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

#24 Michael Benkert #31 Rilee Epley Junior • 6-4 • 200 • Greenwood, Ind. • Center Grove HS Freshman • 6-4 • 195 • Evansville, Ind. • Harrison HS

2018-19: 12 points vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) ... Eight points, steal at UCLA Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at William Henry Harrison High (12/15/18) ... Six points at Lipscomb (11/15/18) ... Five points, three assists School for head coach Nathan Fleenor ... 2018 Indiana All-State ... 1,602 at Samford (11/29/18) ... Four points, three rebounds at Kennesaw State career points; fifth-most in history of Evansville, Indiana high school sys- (11/24/18) ... Three points, assist vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... Two tem ... Averaged 21.7 points, 6.5 rebounds per game on 59 percent field points, rebound vs. Illinois St (11/10/18). goal shooting as a senior ... Led Indiana Class 4A in 2-point field goals made as a senior ... Two-time team captain ... Among All-State Watch List 2017-18: 31 game appearances ... Five points vs. Seattle (11/19/17) ... Five by Hoosier Magazine ... Second-leading scorer in state of Indiana as a points at EKU (2/1/18) ... Four points vs. Tennessee Tech (1/4/18) ... Three freshman ... Four-time All-State Academic ... Optimist Club Top 10 Student points vs. Houston Baptist (11/18/17) ... Two points vs. Pepperdine ... National Honor Society ... Class Valedictorian ... Majoring in Biology. (12/16/17) ... Two points vs. Morehead State (2/17/18) ... One point vs. Eastern Illinois (1/25/18).

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#24 BENKERT, Michael

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 13 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 15 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2.5 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 17 2-3 . 6 6 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 1 1 0 0 6 3.7 TREVECCA 11/20/18 16 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 1.0 0 3 1 0 0 4 3.8 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 17 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 3 3 1.4 1 0 0 0 1 4 3.8 at Samford 11/29/18 31 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 0 0 0 5 4.0 at Green Bay 12/1/18 17 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.3 2 0 2 0 0 3 3.9 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 19 4-7 . 5 7 1 3-6 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.9 at UCLA 12/15/18 27 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 1 8 5.2 Totals 0 172 14-33 . 4 2 4 10-25 . 4 0 0 9-11 . 8 1 8 4 5 9 1.0 13 9 6 0 2 47 5.2

Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Minutes/game: 19.1 Assists/game: 1.0 Points/game: 5.2 Turnovers/game: 0.7 FG Pct: 42.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 3FG Pct: 40.0 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 81.8

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 12 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same Pts. -- -- Rebs. 4 vs. Trevecca (2/21/17) *2 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Rebs. -- -- Asst. *3 at Samford (11/29/18) Same Asst. -- -- Blks. 1 vs. Jacksonville State (1/19/17) -- Blks. -- -- Stls. *1 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Same Stls. -- -- FGs 4 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same FGs -- -- FGAs 7 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same FGAs -- -- 3FGs 3 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same 3FGs -- -- 3FGA 6 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same 3FGA -- -- FTs *2 at Samford (11/29/18) Same FTs -- -- FTAs *2 at Samford (11/29/18) Same FTAs -- -- Mins. 31 at Samford (11/29/18) Same Mins. -- -- *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

#33 Nick Muszynski #35 Garrett Suedekum Freshman • 6-11 • 235 • Pickerington, Ohio • St. Charles Prep Sophomore • 6-2 • 170 • Brentwood, Tenn. • Brentwood Academy

2018-19: 2x OVC Freshman of the Week (11/19/18, 12/10/18) ... 19 points, 11 2018-19: Four points, five rebounds, two steals vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) ... rebounds, four blocked shots vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) ... 19 points, eight Two points vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... On floor for final defensive rebounds, five assists at Green Bay (12/1/18) ... 18 points, seven rebounds, five blocked shots vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) ... 18 points, three blocked shots possession at UCLA (12/15/18). vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... 16 points, nine rebounds, five blocked shots at Lipscomb (11/15/18) ... August Foreign Tour of Belgium & Germany with Global Sports Academy. 2017-18: Served as team manager.

2017-18: Redshirt.

Prior to Belmont: Two-year letterwinner at St. Charles Prep for head coach Jacob Daniel ... 2017 Ohio Honorable Mention All-State ... Two-time Associated Press Ohio All-District and All-Columbus Metro ... Two-time conference Player of the Year ... Columbus Dispatch Scholar-Athlete ... Columbus This Week News Super 12 Team ... Led St. Charles Prep to 46-5 record over final two seasons ... Averaged 16.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots per game as a senior, shooting 59 percent from the field.

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#33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick #35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 * 31 8-11 . 7 2 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 6 7 7.0 2 3 1 5 0 18 18.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 * 31 8-15 . 5 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 2 3 5.0 2 3 2 3 1 18 18.0 TREVECCA 11/20/18 14 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 5 5 2.5 2 1 1 1 2 4 2.0 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 * 30 7-9 . 7 7 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 8 9 6.3 2 3 4 5 1 16 17.3 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.3 TREVECCA 11/20/18 * 11 7-8 . 8 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 3 6 6.3 0 1 0 1 0 16 17.0 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 * 24 6-10 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 3 5 8 6.6 1 4 5 3 0 13 16.2 at UCLA 12/15/18 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 at Samford 11/29/18 * 15 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 6.3 3 1 1 0 0 6 14.5 Totals 0 22 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 6 6 1.2 2 1 3 1 2 4 0.8 at Green Bay 12/1/18 * 30 7-10 . 7 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-5 1.000 3 5 8 6.6 2 5 1 1 2 19 15.1 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 * 33 9-18 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 10 11 7.1 2 2 3 4 1 19 15.6 Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 1.2 at UCLA 12/15/18 * 20 4-11 . 3 6 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 5 5 6.9 4 2 1 2 0 9 14.9 Minutes/game: 4.4 Assists/game: 0.2 Totals 9 225 59-98 . 6 0 2 1-2 . 5 0 0 15-18 . 8 3 3 15 47 62 6.9 18 24 18 24 5 134 14.9 Points/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.6 FG Pct: 33.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 6.9 3FG Pct: 50.0 Steals/game: 0.4 Minutes/game: 25.0 Assists/game: 2.7 FT Pct: 50.0 Blocks/game: 0.2 Points/game: 14.9 Turnovers/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 60.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 3FG Pct: 50.0 Steals/game: 0.6 FT Pct: 83.3 Blocks/game: 2.7

Career-high (year) Season-high Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. *19 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same Pts. 4 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Rebs. 11 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same Rebs. 5 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Asst. 5 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same Asst. 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Blks. 5 at Lipscomb (11/15/18) Same Blks. 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Stls. 2 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same Stls. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGs 9 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same FGs 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FGAs 18 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same FGAs 3 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGs 1 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same 3FGs 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGA 1 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same 3FGA 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTs 5 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same FTs 1 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same FTAs 5 at Green Bay (12/1/18) Same FTAs 2 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same Mins. 33 vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) Same Mins. 14 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same *Most recent performance listed *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

#50 Seth Adelsperger Junior • 6-11 • 230 • Peru, Ind. • Peru HS

2018-19: Career-high 13 points, five rebounds, two blocked shots at Kennesaw State (11/24/18) ... Nine points, four rebounds vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) ... Five points, three rebounds at Samford (11/29/18) ... Four points, two rebounds at Lipscomb (11/15/18).

2017-18: NABC Honors Court ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... 30 game appearances, including 12 starts ... Seven points, five rebounds in OVC Championship game vs. Murray State (3/3/18) ... Majoring in Environmental Science.

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#50 ADELSPERGER, Seth

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ILLINOIS ST. 11/10/18 8 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MIDDLE TENN. 11/12/18 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.5 3 1 0 0 1 2 1.0 at Lipscomb 11/15/18 8 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 TREVECCA 11/20/18 14 4-6 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 3 4 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.8 at Kennesaw State 11/24/18 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 2 3 5 3.2 2 0 0 2 0 13 5.6 at Samford 11/29/18 20 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 1 2 3 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 5 5.5 at Green Bay 12/1/18 4 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5.0 LIPSCOMB 12/4/18 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.9 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.9 at UCLA 12/15/18 12 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 0 2 2.8 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.4 Totals 0 93 15-24 . 6 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 10-16 . 6 2 5 12 13 25 2.8 12 1 0 4 1 40 4.4

Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 2.8 Minutes/game: 10.3 Assists/game: 0.1 Points/game: 4.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 FG Pct: 62.5 Steals/game: 0.1 FT Pct: 62.5 Blocks/game: 0.4

Career-high (year) Season-high Pts. 13 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Same Rebs. 6 vs. Florida (11/21/16) 5 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Asst. *1 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) Same Blks. *2 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Same Stls. *1 vs. MTSU (11/12/18) Same FGs *4 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Same FGAs 6 vs. Trevecca (11/20/18) Same 3FGs -- -- 3FGA -- -- FTs 6 vs. Trevecca (2/21/17) 5 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) FTAs 12 vs. Trevecca (2/21/17) 6 at Kennesaw St (11/24/18) Mins. 25 at TCU (11/29/17) 20 at Samford (11/29/18) *Most recent performance listed

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GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

Rick Byrd Head Coach • Tennessee, 1976 • 33rd season at Belmont

One of the most successful and Rick Byrd - Career Record respected coaches in the country, Head Coach Rick Byrd has been a model of consistency in leading Maryville College Belmont's transition from an NAIA Yrs. Overall Pct. Conf. Notes institution to a perennial headliner 78-79 8-16 .333 -- and championship program in 79-80 15-11 .556 -- Most school wins in 31 years NCAA Division I. Under Byrd, Belmont has received Lincoln Memorial University postseason tournament invitations in Yrs. Overall Pct. Conf. 12 of the last 13 seasons, including 83-84 22-10 .688 11-1 VSAC East Champions seven automatic berths to the NCAA 84-85 26-9 .743 10-2 Tournament. 85-86 21-9 .700 11-1 VSAC East Champions All told, Belmont has won 16 conference championships (nine regular sea- son, seven tournament) since 2006 - only Kansas and Gonzaga have won Belmont University more over that span. Unquestionably, Byrd has built a program with stay- Yrs. Overall Pct. Conf. ing power. 86-87 15-15 .500 7-9 87-88 22-9 .710 15-1 TCAC Champions Belmont is one of only six NCAA Division I programs outside the Power 5 to post Top 100 RPIs eight consecutive seasons (BYU, Gonzaga, Saint 88-89 25-10 .714 12-4 District 24 Champions, NAIA Tournament Mary's (CA), San Diego State, Wichita State), posting National Top 25 poll 89-90 28-7 .800 14-2 votes seven of those campaigns. 90-91 23-9 .719 11-5 91-92 22-10 .688 12-4 Since 2003, no program in America has more conference victories than the 92-93 30-6 .833 12-4 NAIA Sweet 16 Bruins; Belmont and Kansas share top billing with 251 league wins. 93-94 30-7 .811 14-2 TCAC Champions, NAIA Quarterfinals In addition, Belmont is one of only nine NCAA Division I programs to win 94-95 37-2 .949 18-0 TCAC Champions, NAIA Final Four 19 or more games 13 consecutive seasons (BYU, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, 95-96 28-11 .718 13-5 NAIA Final Four Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, San Diego State). 96-97 15-11 .556 -- 97-98 9-18 .333 -- The Bruins have victories over the likes of North Carolina, Stanford, 98-99 14-13 .519 -- Marquette, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Cincinnati, Butler and Missouri, 1 among others, to its credit. 99-00 7-20 .259 -- 00-01 13-15 .464 -- Byrd ranks fifth among all active NCAA Division I head coaches - and T- 01-02 11-17 .393 8-12 12 all-time - in career victories with 786, and stands first among all active 02-03 17-12 .586 12-4 A-Sun North Champions non-Power 5 coaches. 03-04 21-9 .700 15-5 NIT, def. [22/23] Missouri His career conference winning percentage (.794) ranks second among all 04-05 14-16 .467 12-8 active NCAA Division I head coaches, behind only Mark Few of Gonzaga. 05-06 20-11 .645 15-5 NCAA, Atlantic Sun Champions 06-07 23-10 .697 14-4 NCAA, Atlantic Sun Champions Only three head coaches in the nation have been at their respective institu- 07-08 25-9 .735 14-2 NCAA, Atlantic Sun Champions tions longer than Byrd's 33 years of service at Belmont. Under Byrd's guid- 08-09 20-13 .606 14-6 CIT Second Round ance, the Bruins have won 298 games and posted a remarkable 209-48 09-10 19-12 .613 14-6 Atlantic Sun Champions (.813) record in conference games over the past 12 years. 10-11 30-5 .857 19-1 NCAA, Atlantic Sun Champions 2 Moreover, Belmont is 193-42 (.821) over the last eight seasons in games 11-12 27-7 .794 16-2 NCAA, Atlantic Sun Champions outside the Power 5. 12-13 26-7 .788 14-2 NCAA, OVC Champions, No. 24 RPI 13-14 26-10 .722 14-2 NIT Elite 8, OVC Champions, Victory at [12/11] UNC Byrd is first among all active NCAA Division I men’s basketball head 14-15 22-11 .667 11-5 NCAA, OVC Champions coaches (min. 10 years at school) when ranked by percentage of schools’ all-time wins; having accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total victories 15-16 20-12 .625 12-4 OVC Champions, Legends Classic Champions in Belmont history. 16-17 23-7 .767 15-1 OVC Champions, def. Georgia NIT 17-18 24-9 .727 15-3 def. Vanderbilt, at MTSU But of even greater significance to Byrd, Belmont has established an 18-19 8-1 .889 0-0 unparalleled standard of academic achievement among NCAA Division I Career 786-396 .665 431-112 (.794) programs. Since 2001, Belmont leads the nation in Academic All-America 1 - Missed game at Virginia (12/28/99), served as head coach selections (16) and is one of only three programs (along with Davidson 2 - Missed game at Marshall (12/19/11), Brian Ayers served as head coach and Holy Cross) to rank among the nation’s best every year since inception of the Academic Progress Rate (APR) . NOTABLE HONORS Moreover, Belmont claimed the ‘Academic National Championship’ on • 2013 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Inductee InsiderHigherEd.com for the second time in three years and the Bruins • 2013, 2014, 2017 OVC Coach of the Year joined Kansas and Texas as the only programs in the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship with perfect graduation rates and perfect APR • 2013 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Finalist scores. • 2012 NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award • 2012 Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Inductee For 18 consecutive years, the Bruins have compiled a team G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher. • 2011, 2012, 2017 NABC District 3 Coach of the Year • 2011 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year During the Bruins' 11 year stay in the Atlantic Sun, Belmont paced the league with a whopping 97 players making the Atlantic Sun All-Academic • 2011 Clair Bee National Coach of the Year Finalist honoree list - far and away the league standard. • 2011 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Finalist • 2008, 2011, 2013 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Finalist The APR classified Belmont men's basketball as one of the premier aca- demic programs in the country, having recorded a perfect 1000 APR score • 2007 CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Week eight straight years (single-year score). • 2004 NAIA Hall of Fame inductee Byrd was a voter in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll for the past • 1996 Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee decade, and is an outgoing member of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules • 1995 NAIA National Coach of the Year Committee, serving as committee chairman from 2013-15. • 1994 Dr. James Naismith National Sportsmanship Award In 2012, Byrd received the NCAA Bob Frederick Award for his lifelong • 13-time District/Conference Coach of the Year commitment to sportsmanship, ethical conduct, and fair play. Moreover, • Four-time Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year he received induction into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame. • Two-time TSWATennessee College Coach of the Year • Chairman of NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, 2013-15 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois St. vs Belmont Middle Tenn. vs Belmont 11/10/18 7:00 pm at 11/12/18 7:00 pm at

Illinois St. 89 • 1-1 Middle Tenn. 73 • 2-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 HAWTHORNE, James f 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 4 0 0 5 1 0 11 10 Fayne, Phil f 10-16 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 3 23 0 3 3 0 26 22 SCURRY, Reggie f 3-5 0-0 4-4 3 3 6 4 10 0 4 2 0 26 52 Yarbrough, Milik f 3-4 0-0 1-1 0 4 4 3 7 2 2 2 0 17 00 CRUMP, Anthony g 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 13 03 Evans, Keyshawn g 3-8 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 24 03 SIMS, Donovan g 5-12 2-4 1-2 2 6 8 3 13 1 2 0 1 37 05 Hein, Matt g 2-8 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 4 5 4 1 0 1 22 55 GREEN, Antonio g 7-22 2-10 3-4 1 5 6 0 19 2 3 0 1 36 23 Tinsley, William g 3-7 2-5 0-0 3 3 6 1 8 0 2 2 0 20 01 FARQUHAR, Junior 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 13 00 Gassman, Isaac 3-5 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 8 2 0 0 0 27 10 JOHNSON, Jayce 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 4 4 2 3 0 2 26 02 Copeland, Zach 4-10 4-7 2-2 0 4 4 1 14 5 1 0 0 26 11 MOSLEY, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 11 Jefferson, Josh 3-8 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 8 3 1 0 2 24 15 MASSENBURG, TJ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 Idowu, Rey 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 7 25 GAMBLE, Karl 7-13 1-2 5-6 3 5 8 2 20 2 2 0 1 34 22 Chastain, Matt 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 6 Team 0 0 0 Team 1 1 2 Totals 27-65 5-18 14-19 13 27 40 20 73 10 21 4 7 200 Totals 35-72 13-31 6-7 8 25 33 17 89 19 11 7 5 199 FG % 1st Half: 21-37 56.8% 2nd half: 6-28 21.4% Game: 27-65 41.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 18-34 52.9% 2nd half: 17-38 44.7% Game: 35-72 48.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 5-18 27.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd half: 6-17 35.3% Game: 13-31 41.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 14-19 73.7% 3 FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 6-7 85.7% 0 Belmont 92 • 2-0 Belmont 100 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 12-20 2-5 8-12 3 8 11 2 34 0 4 1 1 34 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 7-13 2-7 4-5 1 5 6 1 20 4 3 0 2 36 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 3-5 2-3 0-0 1 4 5 3 8 1 0 0 1 24 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 8-15 4-9 1-2 1 5 6 1 21 2 0 0 0 27 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 8-15 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 2 18 3 2 3 1 31 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 6-9 1-1 2-2 1 6 7 1 15 8 5 0 5 31 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 8-11 0-0 2-4 1 6 7 2 18 3 1 5 0 31 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 4-9 1-5 1-3 0 1 1 0 10 6 1 2 1 31 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 5-11 0-2 3-4 1 7 8 2 13 10 4 0 2 27 00 MAYERNICK, Michael 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 5-11 4-8 0-0 1 3 4 2 14 2 0 0 1 34 05 KUNKEL, Adam 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 05 KUNKEL, Adam 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 14 HOPKINS, Nick 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 HOPKINS, Nick 3-6 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 9 4 0 0 0 16 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 SABIN, Derek 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 21 SABIN, Derek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 BENKERT, Michael 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 24 BENKERT, Michael 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 13 35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 5 Team 2 1 3 1 Team 2 3 5 Totals 37-71 14-34 12-17 11 30 41 9 100 26 11 5 5 198 Totals 35-65 6-19 16-24 8 28 36 16 92 21 13 6 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 22-38 57.9% 2nd half: 15-33 45.5% Game: 37-71 52.1% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd half: 18-32 56.3% Game: 35-65 53.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 11-18 61.1% 2nd half: 3-16 18.8% Game: 14-34 41.2% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 12-17 70.6% 3 FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 16-24 66.7% 3

Officials: Officials: Technical fouls: Illinois St.-None. Belmont-None. Technical fouls: Middle Tenn.-None. Belmont-None. Attendance: 3086 Attendance: 2148 2018-19 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Belmont vs Illinois St.. Played at . 2018-19 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Belmont vs Middle Tenn.. Played at .

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Score by periods Official1st Basketball 2nd Total Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Middle Tenn. 54 19 73 Illinois St. 46 43Belmont 89 vs Lipscomb Trevecca vs Belmont Belmont 46 46 92 Belmont 11/15/1862 38 6:30 100pm at Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena) 11/20/18 6:30 PM at Nashville, Tenn.

Belmont 87 • 3-0 Trevecca 50 • 0-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Gilbert,Jaquez 2-6 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 15 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 6 2 1 1 2 17 03 Starling,Imani g 2-7 0-1 4-4 0 5 5 1 8 2 3 0 1 26 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 8-10 4-5 1-3 2 9 11 3 21 1 1 0 1 31 04 Harper,Nathan 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 5 5 3 6 1 1 0 0 23 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 7-9 0-0 2-2 1 8 9 2 16 3 4 5 1 30 05 Herbert,CJ g 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 14 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 6-16 1-5 4-7 0 5 5 3 17 6 6 0 0 36 11 Willis,Austin 5-12 4-9 0-0 0 1 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 24 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 6-13 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 3 16 3 6 1 2 36 12 Mollenhauer,Elijah 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 14 05 KUNKEL, Adam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 12 13 Tharpe,Jaylon 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 1 11 14 HOPKINS, Nick 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 15 Welborn,Tyler g 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 12 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-1 0-1 1-2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 23 Cockrell,Caleb 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 21 SABIN, Derek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Ragsdale,Evan g 2-6 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 5 0 2 0 0 23 24 BENKERT, Michael 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 6 1 1 0 0 17 32 Smith,Reed f 2-5 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 5 3 0 0 27 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 Team 1 2 3 Team 2 2 4 1 Totals 17-58 10-36 6-6 3 20 23 16 50 12 20 0 4 200 Totals 34-62 9-22 10-16 7 33 40 23 87 19 21 8 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 2nd half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 17-58 29.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 16-30 53.3% 2nd half: 18-32 56.3% Game: 34-62 54.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-18 33.3% 2nd half: 4-18 22.2% Game: 10-36 27.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 9-22 40.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0% Game: 6-6 100.0% 0 FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 10-16 62.5% 3,1 Belmont 104 • 4-0 Lipscomb 83 • 2-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 MAYERNICK, Michael 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 10 00 MARBERRY, Rob f 5-8 0-0 2-6 1 2 3 4 12 4 4 0 2 27 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 7 0 0 0 15 22 PEPPER, Eli f 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 2 4 0 2 1 1 23 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 4-7 3-5 1-2 1 6 7 1 12 3 2 0 0 15 05 KUNKEL, Adam 3-8 1-5 1-2 0 3 3 0 8 4 2 1 3 23 03 BUCKLAND, Michael g 4-10 2-5 3-4 0 3 3 5 13 2 1 0 1 31 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 7 1 1 0 0 12 21 COOPER, Kenny g 6-11 0-2 6-7 0 4 4 2 18 5 3 0 3 36 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 4-8 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 10 1 1 0 5 15 24 MATHEWS, Garrison g 8-16 3-7 8-9 0 3 3 1 27 2 1 0 1 35 14 HOPKINS, Nick 4-9 4-8 4-4 0 4 4 1 16 2 1 0 0 20 01 JONES, Greg 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 20 PIERSON, Tate 2-3 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 20 02 ASADULLAH, Ahsan 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 21 SABIN, Derek 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 3 6 2 3 0 0 15 05 MORAN, Nathan 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 14 24 BENKERT, Michael 1-3 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 16 11 JONES, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 7-8 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 0 16 1 0 1 0 11 12 ROSE, Matt 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 1-3 1-2 1-2 0 5 5 2 4 1 1 1 2 14 15 FLEMING, Andrew 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 4-6 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 14 Team 0 0 0 Team 2 0 2 Totals 28-63 8-21 19-26 4 24 28 18 83 16 14 3 10 200 Totals 37-64 14-32 16-20 10 38 48 11 104 28 13 3 12 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-37 37.8% 2nd half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 28-63 44.4% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 20-36 55.6% 2nd half: 17-28 60.7% Game: 37-64 57.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 8-21 38.1% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 9-20 45.0% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 14-32 43.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 16-22 72.7% Game: 19-26 73.1% 4 FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 16-20 80.0% 1

Officials: Keith Patterson, Coy Gammon, Steve Divine Officials: John St. Clair, Brian Crocker, Gabe Tucker Technical fouls: Belmont-TEAM. Lipscomb-None. Technical fouls: Trevecca-None. Belmont-None. Attendance: 2369 Attendance: 1517

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Belmont Trevecca 20 30 50 37 50 87 TNUM 12 4 0 4 32 Lipscomb 34 49 83 Belmont 53 51 104 BEL 46 22 12 10 57

Last FG - TNUM 2nd-02:38, BEL 2nd-01:45. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - TNUM by 1 1st-18:36, BEL by 56 2nd-00:58. Lead changed - 2 times. TNUM led for 00:48. BEL led for 38:50. Game was tied for 00:22. BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Belmont vs Kennesaw State Belmont vs Samford 11/24/18 4:00 pm at Convocation Center 11/29/18 6:30 p.m. at Birmingham, Ala.

Belmont 91 • 5-0 Belmont 99 • 6-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 6-9 1-2 0-1 2 1 3 3 13 1 0 0 3 22 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 5-13 0-1 4-4 4 5 9 2 14 5 1 2 3 27 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 8-15 0-4 0-0 2 6 8 4 16 0 1 0 4 28 05 KUNKEL, Adam 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 3 6 1 1 0 0 15 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 5-10 2-4 0-0 1 10 11 2 12 1 0 1 0 26 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 2-10 0-2 0-1 2 7 9 3 4 8 3 0 1 35 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 5-10 3-5 1-2 0 3 3 0 14 4 3 1 1 29 03 WINDLER, Dylan g 11-20 3-7 6-9 4 7 11 3 31 0 3 2 3 42 14 HOPKINS, Nick 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 8 0 1 0 0 11 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 3-13 2-8 3-6 1 5 6 1 11 5 2 0 0 30 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 HOPKINS, Nick 6-8 6-8 3-4 0 1 1 2 21 3 0 0 2 20 24 BENKERT, Michael 1-4 1-3 1-2 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 17 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 6-10 0-0 1-1 3 5 8 1 13 4 5 3 0 24 24 BENKERT, Michael 1-5 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 31 35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 2-2 0-0 1-4 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 1 0 20 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 4-4 0-0 5-6 2 3 5 2 13 0 0 2 0 15 Team 0 2 2 Team 4 2 6 1 Totals 35-69 9-21 12-16 13 40 53 15 91 15 12 9 8 200 Totals 36-80 12-33 15-26 18 33 51 20 99 21 11 3 10 225

FG % 1st Half: 18-37 48.6% 2nd half: 17-32 53.1% Game: 35-69 50.7% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 14-32 43.8% OT: 7-12 58.3% Game: 36-80 45.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 7-15 46.7% Game: 9-21 42.9% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% OT: 1-3 33.3% Game: 12-33 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 12-16 75.0% 0 FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% OT: 2-4 50.0% Game: 15-26 57.7% 4

Kennesaw State 53 • 1-6 Samford 93 • 7-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 PARKER, Bobby 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 21 Robert Allen f 5-12 0-3 1-4 1 9 10 4 11 3 1 1 1 41 04 HOOKER, Tyler g 12-26 1-4 5-6 1 4 5 1 30 2 1 0 2 37 32 Ruben Guerrero c 9-12 0-0 2-3 7 5 12 2 20 0 3 4 0 32 05 MBUYAMBA, Isaac f 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 27 00 Brandon Austin g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 17 11 CLARKE, Kyle g 2-11 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 18 12 KUERBAN, Adili 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 03 Josh Sharkey g 8-20 2-6 3-5 0 2 2 1 21 6 3 0 3 41 13 WASHINGTON, C.J. 0-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 04 Myron Gordon g 8-13 0-2 6-7 1 4 5 0 22 3 2 0 1 33 15 OBINEKE, Ugo 2-7 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 28 01 Kevion Nolan 5-13 3-7 2-2 1 4 5 2 15 2 1 0 0 29 23 SPENCER, Antonio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 9 05 Deandre Thomas 1-2 1-2 1-2 4 2 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 20 24 LOCKLEY, Bryson f 1-4 0-0 2-5 2 6 8 3 4 0 1 1 1 29 15 Stefan Lakic 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33 JANKOVIC, Kosta f 1-7 0-1 1-2 1 4 5 2 3 0 6 0 0 18 22 Logan Dye 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 45 AGOSTINI, Pietro 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 Team 3 4 7 Team 1 4 5 1 Totals 36-81 6-23 15-23 17 33 50 17 93 16 12 5 5 225 Totals 21-67 2-9 9-18 8 27 35 14 53 5 11 4 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-37 43.2% 2nd half: 17-37 45.9% OT: 3-7 42.9% Game: 36-81 44.4% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 8-37 21.6% Game: 21-67 31.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% OT: 0-3 0.0% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 2-9 22.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% OT: 5-6 83.3% Game: 15-23 65.2% 3 FT % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 9-18 50.0% 6

Officials: Jason Baker, Eric Mims, Christopher Ford Officials: Tim Gattis, Todd Austin, Bret Smith Technical fouls: Belmont-None. Kennesaw State-None. Technical fouls: Belmont-None. Samford-None. Attendance: 602 Attendance: 1651

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Belmont 45 46 91 Belmont 43 39 17 99 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals BEL-- Final Statistics 48 12 18 11 25 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game TotalsBEL -- Final Statistics 48 18 20 4 31 Kennesaw State 31 22 53 KSU 30 11 4 12 9 Samford 39 43 11 93 Belmont vs Green Bay Lipscomb vs Belmont SAM 40 4 14 8 19 Last FG - BEL 2nd-00:10, KSU 2nd-00:33. Score tied - 7 times. 12/4/18 7:00 PM at Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center) 12/1/18 1:00 PM at Green Bay, Wis. (Resch Center) Last FG - BEL OT-00:17, SAM OT-00:24. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - BEL by 38 2nd-01:02, KSU by 6 1st-09:53. Lead changed - 5 times. BEL led for 31:00. KSU led for 06:15. Game was tied for 02:45. Largest lead - BEL by 13 2nd-09:51, SAM by 4 1st-19:31. Lead changed - 9 times. BEL led for 36:21. SAM led for 06:59. Game was tied for 01:40. Belmont 92 • 6-1 Lipscomb 74 • 6-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 MARBERRY, Rob f 10-17 0-0 6-9 3 5 8 1 26 4 0 2 0 31 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 4-13 1-6 0-0 1 8 9 3 9 1 0 1 3 27 22 PEPPER, Eli f 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 5 0 0 4 1 0 20 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 7-10 0-0 5-5 3 5 8 2 19 5 1 1 2 30 03 BUCKLAND, Michael g 4-8 1-4 0-0 1 6 7 1 9 1 1 0 3 33 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 6-13 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 3 12 10 3 0 2 30 21 COOPER, Kenny g 4-13 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 10 2 2 1 1 26 03 WINDLER, Dylan g 12-24 4-11 3-3 4 8 12 3 31 1 3 1 2 35 24 MATHEWS, Garrison g 2-6 1-5 0-0 1 7 8 1 5 1 1 0 0 31 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 5-13 0-4 3-6 2 2 4 5 13 0 2 0 0 37 01 JONES, Greg 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 HOPKINS, Nick 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 15 02 ASADULLAH, Ahsan 3-6 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 9 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 MORAN, Nathan 3-9 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 2 10 1 3 0 1 17 21 SABIN, Derek 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 WOLFE, Jake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 24 BENKERT, Michael 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 17 11 JONES, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 12 ROSE, Matt 2-5 1-4 2-2 0 3 3 2 7 0 1 0 0 17 Team 2 0 2 15 FLEMING, Andrew 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Totals 37-84 6-31 12-16 18 27 45 20 92 18 12 4 10 200 Team 2 3 5 1 Totals 28-68 7-26 11-14 10 34 44 13 74 11 14 4 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 21-41 51.2% 2nd half: 16-43 37.2% Game: 37-84 44.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 2-18 11.1% Game: 6-31 19.4% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 13-38 34.2% 2nd half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 28-68 41.2% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 12-16 75.0% 1 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 7-26 26.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 11-14 78.6% 2 Green Bay 100 • 5-3 Belmont 76 • 7-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 HEMPHILL, ShanQuan f 7-11 0-0 3-6 1 2 3 2 17 2 2 1 3 32 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 3-9 2-6 0-0 1 4 5 1 8 1 0 0 0 28 15 PATTERSON, Manny f 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 8 11 3 3 3 3 1 0 22 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 9-18 1-1 0-0 1 10 11 2 19 2 3 4 1 33 02 PIPES, PJ g 4-7 1-2 6-7 0 3 3 2 15 3 1 0 0 21 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 5-10 4-7 1-2 0 4 4 0 15 7 2 0 3 32 11 McCLOUD, JayQuan g 7-15 2-7 5-6 0 3 3 1 21 0 1 0 1 29 03 WINDLER, Dylan g 5-9 2-4 0-0 0 6 6 3 12 7 2 2 2 34 24 SMITH, Jevon g 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 2-9 0-4 2-3 1 3 4 3 6 4 1 0 1 31 00 PARHAM, TJ 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 00 MAYERNICK, Michael 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 COHEN III, Sandy 3-6 2-3 6-6 0 7 7 2 14 8 3 3 1 31 14 HOPKINS, Nick 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 12 McNAIR, Josh 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 20 PIERSON, Tate 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 13 BELL, Trevian 6-10 2-3 0-0 2 0 2 2 14 0 1 1 0 16 21 SABIN, Derek 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 HANKERSON, Kameron 4-7 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 11 1 1 0 0 20 24 BENKERT, Michael 4-7 3-6 1-1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 19 35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 CRIST, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 Team 3 3 6 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 Team 1 1 2 1 Totals 34-67 11-23 21-27 10 32 42 16 100 20 13 6 5 200 Totals 30-68 12-30 4-6 5 31 36 14 76 21 12 7 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 19-38 50.0% 2nd half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 34-67 50.7% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 30-68 44.1% Deadball Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 11-23 47.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-18 33.3% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 12-30 40.0% Rebounds 3 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0% 2nd half: 19-25 76.0% Game: 21-27 77.8% FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 4-6 66.7% 1

Officials: Steve Honacki, Rob Snedden, Luke Schumer Officials: Tim Gattis, Bret Smith, Tommy Short Technical fouls: Belmont-None. Green Bay-None. Technical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Belmont-None. Attendance: 2125 Attendance: 3478 Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalNCAA TOURNAMENTIn Off 2nd 2006, Fast 2007,Score by2008, periods 2011, 2012,1st 2nd 2013,Total 2015 In Off 2nd Fast Belmont 49 43 92 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Lipscomb 35 39 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BEL 63 19 19 15 8 LIP 40 11 14 0 24 Green Bay 46 54 100 GB 38 14 9 11 44 Belmont 33 43 76 BEL 32 16 5 8 16

Last FG - BEL 2nd-00:09, GB 2nd-01:01. Score tied - 5 times. Last FG - LIP 2nd-00:33, BEL 2nd-00:04. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - BEL by 7 1st-03:49, GB by 9 1st-09:03. Lead changed - 6 times. Largest lead - LIP by 11 1st-04:15, BEL by 9 2nd-09:57. Lead changed - 13 times. BEL led for 12:44. GB led for 24:56. Game was tied for 02:20. LIP led for 18:04. BEL led for 18:39. Game was tied for 03:17. BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

GAME TEN • WESTERN KENTUCKY • DECEMBER 19, 2018

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Belmont vs UCLA 12/15/18 2:00 p.m. at Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion)

Belmont 74 • 8-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 4-14 1-6 3-4 4 11 15 5 12 3 3 0 2 37 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb f 1-10 1-7 3-4 3 4 7 3 6 1 2 1 1 24 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick c 4-11 0-1 1-1 0 5 5 4 9 2 1 2 0 20 02 MURPHY, Grayson g 5-9 2-3 0-0 0 5 5 1 12 7 1 0 0 33 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 8-11 3-5 1-3 2 4 6 3 20 6 3 0 2 37 05 KUNKEL, Adam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 HOPKINS, Nick 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 24 BENKERT, Michael 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 1 27 35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 Team 1 2 3 Totals 27-68 11-32 9-14 12 32 44 20 74 19 11 3 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd half: 12-33 36.4% Game: 27-68 39.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 8-17 47.1% 2nd half: 3-15 20.0% Game: 11-32 34.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 9-14 64.3% 2

UCLA 72 • 7-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Riley, Cody f 4-8 1-1 1-6 1 2 3 4 10 0 2 1 0 22 01 Brown, Moses c 2-2 0-0 2-4 3 6 9 1 6 0 2 3 0 18 04 Hands, Jaylen g 5-13 1-6 1-1 1 7 8 0 12 7 2 0 1 36 13 Wilkes, Kris g 8-16 2-8 2-5 0 5 5 3 20 0 0 0 2 34 23 Ali, Prince g 2-8 2-4 4-4 2 1 3 1 10 1 3 0 2 29 03 Bernard, Jules 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 12 05 Smith, Chris 2-7 1-4 0-2 0 4 4 3 5 0 0 1 0 23 24 Hill, Jalen 0-0 0-0 2-6 5 2 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 17 34 Singleton, David 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 Team 0 2 2 Totals 26-61 8-28 12-28 12 32 44 15 72 12 13 5 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 18-38 47.4% 2nd half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 26-61 42.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 8-28 28.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 9-24 37.5% Game: 12-28 42.9% 7

Officials: Kelly Pfeifer, Jim Schipper, Eric Curry Technical fouls: Belmont-None. UCLA-None. Attendance: 8037

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Belmont 40 34 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BEL 32 13 8 12 15 UCLA 43 29 72 UCLA 30 14 15 4 14

Last FG - BEL 2nd-00:03, UCLA 2nd-00:33. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - BEL by 3 1st-19:36, UCLA by 12 1st-10:04. Lead changed - 4 times. BEL led for 03:41. UCLA led for 33:43. Game was tied for 02:36.

NCAA TOURNAMENT 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 2018-19 Belmont Men's Basketball Belmont Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 30, 2012) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 8-1 4-0 4-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-1 4-0 4-1 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 WINDLER, Dylan 9-9 277 30.8 63-125 .5 0 4 17-47 .3 6 2 29-39 .7 4 4 21 59 80 8.9 23 1 25 22 9 17 172 19.1 33 MUSZYNSKI, Nick 9-9 225 25.0 59-98 .6 0 2 1-2 .5 0 0 15-18 .8 3 3 15 47 62 6.9 18 0 24 18 24 5 134 14.9 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin 9-9 280 31.1 42-97 .4 3 3 17-48 .3 5 4 13-25 .5 2 0 8 24 32 3.6 17 1 31 19 4 13 114 12.7 10 HOLLANDER, Caleb 9-9 227 25.2 43-91 .4 7 3 17-46 .3 7 0 5-9 .5 5 6 12 54 66 7.3 20 0 9 5 3 10 108 12.0 02 MURPHY, Grayson 9-9 261 29.0 42-89 .4 7 2 9-26 .3 4 6 10-17 .5 8 8 7 40 47 5.2 16 0 64 24 0 16 103 11.4 14 HOPKINS, Nick 9-0 112 12.4 19-45 .4 2 2 17-40 .4 2 5 7-8 .8 7 5 0 12 12 1.3 9 0 11 5 1 3 62 6.9 24 BENKERT, Michael 9-0 172 19.1 14-33 .4 2 4 10-25 .4 0 0 9-11 .8 1 8 4 5 9 1.0 13 0 9 6 0 2 47 5.2 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth 9-0 93 10.3 15-24 .6 2 5 0-0 .0 0 0 10-16 .6 2 5 12 13 25 2.8 12 0 1 0 4 1 40 4.4 05 KUNKEL, Adam 6-0 62 10.3 4-12 .3 3 3 2-9 .2 2 2 1-2 .5 0 0 0 6 6 1.0 6 0 7 3 1 3 11 1.8 21 SABIN, Derek 6-0 28 4.7 3-4 .7 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 2 7 9 1.5 4 0 2 5 0 0 9 1.5 20 PIERSON, Tate 8-0 54 6.8 2-9 .2 2 2 2-8 .2 5 0 3-4 .7 5 0 5 6 11 1.4 4 0 2 1 1 0 9 1.1 35 SUEDEKUM, Garrett 5-0 22 4.4 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 6 6 1.2 2 0 1 3 1 2 4 0.8 00 MAYERNICK, Michael 3-0 12 4.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 0.7 Team 16 13 29 4 Total...... 9 1825 308-631 .4 8 8 93-254 .3 6 6 106-155 .6 8 4 102 292 394 43.8 148 2 188 116 48 74 815 90.6 Opponents...... 9 1825 252-602 .4 1 9 70-215 .3 2 6 113-168 .6 7 3 85 254 339 37.7 146 - 121 129 38 53 687 76.3

TEAM STATISTICS BEL OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 815 687 11/10/18 ILLINOIS ST. W 100-89 3086 Points per game 90.6 76.3 11/12/18 MIDDLE TENN. W 92-73 2148 Scoring margin +14.2 - 11/15/18 at Lipscomb W 87-83 2369 FIELD GOALS-ATT 308-631 252-602 11/20/18 TREVECCA W 104-50 1517 Field goal pct .4 8 8 .4 1 9 11/24/18 at Kennesaw State W 91-53 602 3 POINT FG-ATT 93-254 70-215 11/29/18 at Samford Wot 99-93 1651 3-point FG pct .3 6 6 .3 2 6 12/1/18 at Green Bay L 92-100 2125 3-pt FG made per game 10.3 7.8 12/4/18 LIPSCOMB W 76-74 3478 FREE THROWS-ATT 106-155 113-168 12/15/18 at UCLA W 74-72 8037 Free throw pct .6 8 4 .6 7 3 F-Throws made per game 11.8 12.6 * - Conference game REBOUNDS 394 339 Rebounds per game 43.8 37.7 Rebounding margin +6.1 - ASSISTS 188 121 Assists per game 20.9 13.4 TURNOVERS 116 129 Turnovers per game 12.9 14.3 Turnover margin +1.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.6 0.9 STEALS 74 53 Steals per game 8.2 5.9 BLOCKS 48 38 Blocks per game 5.3 4.2 ATTENDANCE 10229 14784 Home games-Avg/Game 4-2557 5-2957 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Belmont 408 390 17 815 Opponents 348 328 11 687 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Belmont vs WKU 12/19/17 7 p.m. CT at Bowling Green, Ky. (E.A. Diddle Arena)

Belmont 75 • 8-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 WINDLER, Dylan f 7-10 3-6 2-2 2 9 11 2 19 1 1 0 0 39 32 EGEKEZE, Amanze f 6-10 3-5 0-1 1 5 6 1 15 1 1 0 1 37 50 ADELSPERGER, Seth c 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 01 LUKE, Austin g 1-8 1-8 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 5 6 0 1 26 11 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 3 1 0 0 27 02 MURPHY, Grayson 3-8 0-3 0-1 0 2 2 4 6 2 1 0 0 19 14 HOPKINS, Nick 3-7 3-7 4-4 1 0 1 1 13 2 1 0 0 15 21 SAMPSON, Burton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 25 MERCER, Mack 4-8 2-4 3-4 3 6 9 1 13 1 0 0 0 24 41 HADDEN, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Team 1 4 5 Totals 26-56 14-36 9-12 9 26 35 13 75 16 11 0 2 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 14-29 48.3% Game: 26-56 46.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd half: 7-19 36.8% Game: 14-36 38.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 9-12 75.0% 1

WKU 72 • 7-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 COLEBY, Dwight f 5-7 0-0 1-1 3 5 8 1 11 1 0 2 0 27 23 JOHNSON, Justin f 8-12 0-2 0-0 4 5 9 3 16 1 0 0 1 36 01 BEARDEN, Lamonte g 6-12 0-1 4-4 2 2 4 1 16 0 1 0 2 32 13 HOLLINGSWORTH, T. g 5-10 1-2 5-5 0 4 4 2 16 0 1 0 2 32 15 THOMPSON, Darius g 2-11 0-3 0-0 1 4 5 2 4 5 2 0 1 40 14 NELSON, Marek 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 21 OHMER, Jake 4-13 0-4 1-1 0 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 0 25 Team 0 2 2 Totals 30-66 1-12 11-11 10 23 33 13 72 8 5 2 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 30-66 45.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 1-12 8.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0% 2nd half: 9-9 100.0% Game: 11-11 100.0% 0

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Bret Smith, Roger Ayers Technical fouls: Belmont-None. WKU-None. Attendance: 5156

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Belmont 33 42 75 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BEL 20 7 16 0 32 WKU 26 46 72 WKU 52 17 17 6 9

Last FG - BEL 2nd-01:04, WKU 2nd-00:00. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - BEL by 12 2nd-12:57, WKU by 4 1st-17:08. Lead changed - 1 time. BEL led for 30:03. WKU led for 08:04. Game was tied for 01:53. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Seth Adelsperger (ADD-els-PURR-gurr) Michael Benkert (BENK-urt) Mitch Listau (LISS-tao) Michael Mayernick (MAY-uhr-nick) RADIO/TV ROSTER Nick Muszynski (mew-ZIN-skee) Derek Sabin (SAY-bin) Garret Suedekum (SUE-deck-um)

0 1 2 3 5 10 Michael Mayernick Mitch Listau Grayson Murphy Dylan Windler Adam Kunkel Caleb Hollander 5-8 • 150 • Fr. • G 6-4 • 185 • Fr. • G 6-2 • 175 • Fr. • G 6-8 • 200 • Sr. • G/F 6-3 • 165 • Fr. • G 6-8 • 225 • Fr. • F Nashville, Tenn. Waunakee, Wis. Thompson’s Station, Tenn. Indianapolis, Ind. Hebron, Ky. Nashville, Tenn.

11 14 20 21 24 31 Kevin McClain Nick Hopkins Tate Pierson Derek Sabin Michael Benkert Rilee Epley 6-3 • 190 • Sr. • G 6-0 • 175 • So. • G 6-6 • 200 • Fr. • G 6-9 • 230 • Fr. • F 6-4 • 200 • Jr. • G 6-4 • 195 • Fr. • F Jennings, Fla. Fayetteville, Tenn. Brentwood, Tenn. Slinger, Wis. Greenwood, Ind. Evansville, Ind.

33 35 50 Nick Muszynski Garrett Suedekum Seth Adelsperger Rick Byrd 6-11 • 235 • Fr. • C 6-2 • 170 • S0. • G 6-11 • 230 • Jr. • C Head Coach Pickerington, Ohio Brentwood, Tenn. Peru, Ind. 33rd season at Belmont