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- game 24: EASTERN ILLINOIS • FEB. 27 • LANTZ ARENA 7-16 OVERALL • 5-14 OVC MBB SID CONTACT: Ryne Rickman Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 Website: www.UTMSports.com Facebook: /UTMSports 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL Twitter: @UTMSports SCHEDULE SKYHAWKS WRAP UP 2020-21 CAMPAIGN IN SEARCH Date .......... Opponent ...................................... Time OF SEASON SWEEP OVER OVC FOE EASTERN ILLINOIS Dec. 2 ........ EVANSVILLE ..................W 93-87 (2OT) ALL-TIME SERIES Dec. 15 ....... BETHEL .....................................W 95-60 Eastern Illinois leads 27-25 Dec. 18 ........ at Southeast Missouri* .............W 69-67 Last Meeting ............................ Jan. 28, 2021 Dec. 20 ....... WESTERN ILLINOIS .............. L 81-63 Game Result ................... @UTM 51, EIU 41 Series Streak ..................................UTM W2 Dec. 22 ........ at Ole Miss .................................. L 90-43 First Meeting ............................ Dec. 3, 1994 Dec. 30 ........ at Jacksonville State* ................. L 80-70 UTM vs. EIU in Charleston .................7-18 UT MARTIN EASTERN ILLINOIS Jan. 2 ......... BELMONT* ............................... L 90-69 SKYHAWKS PANTHERS Streak in Charleston ...................... EIU W5 Record: 7-16 Record: 9-17 Jan. 7 ......... at Tennessee State* ..................... L 74-62 Ohio Valley: 5-14 Ohio Valley: 6-13 PLAYER TO WATCH Jan. 9 ......... at Belmont* ................................. L 89-69 Away: 1-9 Home: 5-6 #4 Jaron Williams Jan. 16 ........ MURRAY STATE* .................... L 79-57 Last 5: 0-5 Last 5: 2-3 Junior Forward Last 10: 3-7 Last 10: 4-6 Rock Hill, SC Jan. 21 ........ at Eastern Kentucky* ............... L 113-73 Avg. PPG: 65.1 Avg. PPG: 69.5 Williams was the Jan. 23 ........ at Morehead State* .................... L 76-44 Def. PPG: 77.3 Def. PPG: 75.0 lone Skyhawk to reach Top Scorer Top Scorer Jan. 26 ........ SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ...W 69-66 double figures in the #15 Cameron Holden #4 Marvin Johnson scoring column on Thursday at SIUE, as Jan. 28 ........ EASTERN ILLINOIS* ............W 51-41 14.3 PPG 15.2 PPG he poured in a game- Jan. 30 ........ SIUE* ........................................... L 76-60 Top REBOUNDER Top REBOUNDER high 20 points on #15 Cameron Holden #35 George Dixon 8-of-12 shooting. He Feb. 4 ......... JACKSONVILLE STATE* ....... L 82-70 8.4 RPG 5.8 RPG also chipped in career- highs of four assists Feb. 6 ......... TENNESSEE TECH* ...............W 66-64 Top PASSER ToP PASSER and four steals. Feb. 8 ......... AUSTIN PEAY* ........................W 76-75 #33 Kenton Eskridge #4 Marvin Johnson The frontcourt star 3.5 APG 4.6 APG will look for a repeat Feb. 11 ........ at Austin Peay* ........................... L 71-50 INTERIM HEAD COACH HEAD COACH performance against Eastern Illinois, a team Feb. 13 ........ at Murray State* ......................... L 84-55 Montez Robinson Jay Spoonhour he had success against Feb. 18 ........ EASTERN KENTUCKY* ......... L 89-72 North Georgia, 2002 Pittsburg State, 1994 earlier this season. Williams registered a game- First Season Ninth Season high 17 points to go along with five rebounds, Feb. 20 ........ MOREHEAD STATE* .............. L 79-69 Overall: 76-102 Overall: 225-188 two assists and a steal on Jan. 28 in UT Martin’s home triumph over the Panthers. Feb. 25 ........ at SIUE* ....................................... L 66-53 At UTM: 7-16 At EIU: 119-156 Feb. 27 ........ at Eastern Illinois* ........................4 p.m. SETTING THE STAGE The University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball squad puts the HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS AND BOLD finishing touches on the 2020-21 season when it squares off against Ohio Valley * Ohio Valley Conference Game Conference rival Eastern Illinois. Times are listed in Central time The Skyhawks have won each of the last two meetings against the Panthers and with a win in the season finale, UT Martin will have swept the season series for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign. In the first meeting between these two squads on Jan. 28, the Skyhawks PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS put together a record-setting defensive performance in a 51-41 victory. The 41 points allowed were the fewest by any UT Martin team against a NCAA Division EASTERN ILLINOIS UT MARTIN I opponent in school history. The Skyhawks limited Eastern Illinois to 28.1 percent #2 Jordan Skipper-Brown #3 Eman Sertovic shooting (16-of-57), including a 3-for-24 effort (12.5 percent) from beyond the three- 9.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.9 apg 6.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.4 apg point arc. Jaron Williams accumulated a game-high 17 points during last month’s #3 Mack Smith #4 Jaron Williams matchup against the Panthers while UT Martin also received boosts out of Vinnie 10.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.9 apg 10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 apg Viana (11 points) and Ajani Kennedy (career-best 14 rebounds). Eastern Illinois is coming off a tough 94-88 home setback to Southeast #4 Marvin Johnson #12 Ajani Kennedy Missouri on Thursday, a loss that knocked the Panthers out of OVC Tournament 15.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.6 apg 7.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.1 apg consideration. Mack Smith scored a team-best 22 points for Eastern Illinois, who led for nearly 25 minutes but allowed 12 three-pointers. #20 Sammy Friday IV #33 Kenton Eskridge Senior guard Marvin Johnson has cemented a reputation as one of the OVC’s top all-around players. In league play, he ranks first in steals (2.1 per game), second 9.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.4 apg 5.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.5 apg in assists (5.2 per contest) and third in scoring (17.0 points per game). He is one of just three players (joining Eastern Kentucky’s Tre King and Murray State’s Tevin #22 Josiah Wallace #44 Hannes Polla Brown) to rank in the OVC’s top-15 overall in scoring, rebounding, assists and 13.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.9 apg 3.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.3 apg steals. 1 game 24: EASTERN ILLINOIS • FEB. 27 • LANTZ ARENA 7-16 OVERALL • 5-14 OVC ROSTER Front Row (L to R): Eden Holt (no longer with team), Kenton Eskridge, Trey Fort, Eman Sertovic, Parker Stewart (no longer with team), Jaron Williams, Jonte Coleman, Vinnie Viana, Malik Mooving (no longer with team). Back Row (L to R): Dante Gonzales, Jeremiah Harris, Zavon Godwin, La-Quiem Walker, Hannes Polla, Eric Rustin, Ajani Kennedy, K’suan Casey (no longer with team), Anthony Thomas, Cameron Holden. No. ......Name ..................................Pos. ........Ht. .........Wt. ...... Class ........Hometown (Previous School) 2 .........Anthony Thomas .................G ........... 6-7 .......... 175 ..........Fr.............Silver Spring, Md. (Olympus Preparatory Academy) 3 .........Eman Sertovic .......................G ........... 6-5 .......... 195 ......... So. ...........Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bella Vista Prep) 4 .........Jaron Williams ...................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 210 .......... Jr. ............Rock Hill, SC (College of Central Florida) 5 .........Jonte Coleman ......................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Champaign, Ill. (Kankakee CC) 10 ........Eric Rustin .............................C ........... 7-1 .......... 185 ......... So. ...........Richmond, Va. (Tennessee Prep Academy) 11 ........Jeremiah Harris .................... F ............ 6-4 .......... 205 .......... Jr. ............Bessemer, Ala. (Gadsden State CC) 12 ........Ajani Kennedy ...................... F ............ 6-9 .......... 225 ........ R-Jr. ..........Moreno Valley, Calif. (UC Riverside) 13 ........Zavon Godwin ..................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 215 .......... Jr. ............Detroit, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) 15 ........Cameron Holden ................. F ............ 6-5 .......... 200 .......... Jr. ............Forsyth, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) 21 ........Dante Gonzales ....................G ........... 6-4 .......... 170 ....... R-So. .........Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesa CC) 22 ........La-Quiem Walker ................. F ............ 6-9 .......... 240 .......... Jr. ............Jersey City, NJ (Kaskaskia College) 23 ........Vinnie Viana .........................G ........... 6-1 .......... 170 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Albany Technical College) 24 ........Trey Fort ................................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 ..........Fr.............Jackson, Miss. (DME Sports Academy) 33 ........Kenton Eskridge ..................G ........... 6-1 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Ranger College) 44 ........Hannes Polla .........................C .......... 6-11 ......... 270 ..........Sr. ............Lahti, Finland (Oklahoma) Interim Head Coach: Montez Robinson (North Georgia, 2002), First Season at UTM, Sixth Overall PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State, 2004), Seventh Season 3...........E-mon Sir-toe-vich 4...........Juh-ron Williams Assistant Coach: Zach Carpenter (Lee University, 2006), Fourth Season 5...........Jon-tay Coleman Assistant Coach: Jackson Hayzlett (Bowling Green State, 2014), Second Season 12..........Uh-jonny Kennedy 13..........Zay-von Godwin Director of Basketball Operations: Dillion Sneed (ETSU, 2006), First Season 21..........Don-tay Gone-zah-les Video Coordinator: Ross Fleming (Howard, 2020), First Season 22..........Luh-Kwim Walker 23..........Vinnie Vee-ah-na Player Development: Deonte Johnson (UT Martin, 2018), First Season 44..........Hahn-nes Pole-uh AC.........Jackson Hayes-lett DBO ......Dillon Sneed PD .........Dee-on-tay Johnson 2 - game 24: EASTERN ILLINOIS • FEB. 27 • LANTZ ARENA 7-16