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| 2018-2019 GAME NOTES | 23-11 10-6 29-3 16-2 OVERALL BIG SOUTH OVERALL ACC CAVALIERS TIM CRAFT 111-89 TONY BENNETT 248-89 HEAD COACH at GWU (6th) VS HEAD COACH at UVA (10th) RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS 78.3 70.5 71.8 55.1 OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE 2018-2019 SCHEDULE 2018-2019 ROSTER No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht Wt. Yr. Hometown Date Opponent (TV) Time Result 11/06 at VCU (MASN) 7:00 PM L, 69-57 1 Jaheam Cornwall “jah-HEEM” G 6-0 180 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11/09 at #16 Virginia Tech (ACCN) 7:00 PM L, 87-59 2 Eric Jamison G 6-6 185 RJr. East Point, Ga. 11/13 at Furman (ESPN+) 7:00 PM L, 88-86 (ot) 3 Justin Jenkins G 6-2 200 RJr. Knoxville, Tenn. 11/16 at Savannah State 7:00 PM W, 97-77 11/23 vs. Eastern Illinois ^ 5:00 PM L, 79-78 4 Christian Turner G 5-10 180 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 11/24 vs. UNCW ^ 7:30 PM W, 81-72 5 Jose Perez G/F 6-5 195 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. 11/25 vs. Arkansas State ^ 3:30 PM L, 77-69 10 Nate Johnson G 6-4 180 RSo. Miami, Fla. 11/28 at USC Upstate (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 74-61 11 David Efianayi “eff-EE-ahn-EE” G 6-2 185 RSr. Orlando, Fla. 12/01 SAVANNAH STATE (ESPN+) 3:00 PM W, 97-60 14 Brandon Miller C 6-6 240 RJr. Orlando, Fla. 12/06 BOB JONES (ESPN+) 11:00 AM W, 105-37 15 Erick Valdez F 6-7 210 Fr. San Cristobal, D.R. 12/08 JOHNSON & WALES (ESPN+) 3:00 PM W, 102-55 21 Kennedy Kincaid G 5-9 160 Fr. Marion, N.C. 12/13 KENNESAW STATE (ESPN+) 5:00 PM W, 81-77 (ot) 24 Ludovic Dufeal “LEW-doh-vick / dew-FEE-al” F 6-8 185 So. Saint-Joseph, Martinique 12/17 at Georgia Tech (ACCN) 7:30 PM W, 79-69 12/19 BREVARD (ESPN+) 4:30 PM W, 106-29 25 DJ Laster F 6-6 230 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. 12/29 at Wake Forest (ACCN) 2:00 PM W, 73-69 32 Gabe Bryant F 6-9 250 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. 01/05 at Campbell * (ESPN+) 4:30 PM L, 72-61 01/12 USC UPSTATE * (ESPN+) 5:00 PM W, 64-59 Head Coach: Tim Craft 01/17 at Radford * (ESPNU) 9:00 PM L, 75-58 Assistant Coach: Jeremy Luther GAME GARDNER-WEBB vs #2 VIRGINIA 01/19 HAMPTON * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 87-74 (ot) Assistant Coach: Paul Hemrick NCAA SOUTH REGION 01/24 at Winthrop * (ESPNU) 7:00 PM L, 97-88 Friday | March 22 | 3:10 PM Assistant Coach: Rico White 01/26 at Charleston Southern (ESPN+) 5:30 PM L, 74-60 Columbia, S.C. | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) 01/30 HIGH POINT * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 69-67 35 TV: TruTV TALENT: Jim Nance, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson 02/02 UNC ASHEVILLE * (ESPN+) 3:00 PM W, 82-81 (ot) 02/07 at Longwood * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 89-88 (ot) 02/09 at Presbyterian * (ESPN3) 4:30 PM L, 103-101 (ot) 02/13 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 77-74 FRIDAY’S PROJECTED STARTERS 02/16 WINTHROP * (ESPN+) 5:00 PM W, 64-60 02/21 at UNC Asheville * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 65-55 02/23 at High Point * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM L, 87-79 02/27 PRESBYTERIAN * (ESPN+) 7:00 PM W, 78-70 03/02 LONGWOOD * (ESPN+) 3:00 PM W, 66-47 03/07 vs. High Point (ESPN3) % 8:00 PM W, 75-69 03/08 at Campbell (ESPN+) % 8:00 PM W, 79-74 03/10 at Radford (ESPN) % 1:00 PM W, 76-65 03/22 vs. #2 Virginia (TruTV) $ 3:10 PM LASTER PEREZ JOHNSON EFIANAYI CORNWALL Sr. | F Fr. | G R-So. | G R-Sr. | G So. | G MIN 26.2 MIN 31.3 MIN 30.9 MIN 33.4 MIN 23.4 HOME GAMES BOLD / ALL CAPS PPG 13.7 PPG 15.0 PPG 9.8 PPG 18.4 PPG 6.3 * Denotes Big South Conference Game FG% 56.0 FG% 44.1 FG% 46.2 FG% 49.0 FG% 44.7 % Big South Conference Tournament FT% 70.5 FT% 76.9 FT% 74.3 FT% 68.6 $ NCAA Tournament FT% 65.5 ^ visitcurrituckOBX.com Battle in the Blue Ridge Tournament (Asheville, NC) REB 5.5 REB 5.8 REB 3.9 REB 3.7 AST 2.8 All Times Eastern and Subject to Change 3FG% 45.1 3FG% 36.8 3FG% 39.2 3FG% 41.4 3FG% 40.0 2018-2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES HEAD COACH TIM CRAFT THE GAME SIXTH SEASON | FLORIDA ‘00 | 111-89 Gardner-Webb will make its first NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship appearance on Friday, March 22, when it faces 2nd-ranked Virginia, the South Region’s No. 1 seed, in Columbia, S.C. The game will tip at approximately 3:10 pm, or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the 12:40 pm tip between Ole Miss and Oklahoma. The legendary broadcast team of Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson GARDNER-WEBB QUICK LOOK u Tim Craft is the third coach in Gardner-Webb history to reach 100 career wins by his sixth season. The Tallahassee, Fla., native joined Hall of Famers Eddie Holbrook (141) and Jim Wiles (103) on that list when GWU rallied for an 87-74 overtime win against Hampton on January 19 in Paul Porter Arena. u Under Craft, the Runnin’ Bulldogs have not endured a losing season in Big South Conference play in his six seasons. Craft is 60-44 in the Big South, reaching at least 10 wins in five of his six seasons. u Gardner-Webb has made national tournament appearances at four different levels of college basketball – NJCAA, NAIA, NCAA Division II and now NCAA Division I. Those appearances are listed below: u Named head coach on July 22, 2013. Affiliation . Year Notable Player(s) u Second Big South coach to win 17+ games in each of first four seasons. NJCAA . 1968 Artis Gilmore NJCAA . 1969 Artis Gilmore, George Adams u Finalist for the 2014 Joe B. Hall Award (CollegeInsider.com) NAIA . 1972 George Adams NAIA . 1974 John Drew NAIA . 1981 Eddie Lee Wilkins u Power 5 wins over Clemson, Purdue, Nebraska, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest NCAA Division II . 2000 NCAA Division I . .2019 u 10th Big South coach to reach 50 wins in third season. u Led GWU to a pair of 20-win seasons (2014-2015, 2018-2019). u Gardner-Webb finished 13-0 at home this season, one of only seven out of 351 Division I teams to do so. It marked the first undefeated home campaign since the program’s move to Division I in 2000. u Spent six seasons as an assistant to Jeff Lebo at Auburn and East Carolina. u The Runnin’ Bulldogs have knocked in 50.0 percent or better from the floor in 16 different games so far this season, u Former undergraduate baseball manager at University of Florida. going 12-4. All four losses have been on the road, with two coming in overtime. u Gardner-Webb reached the 20-win mark for the second time under Tim Craft, but did so in the regular season for the first time since the move to Division I in 2000. GWU had previously reached 19 regular season wins in 2001-2002 (23-9) and HEAD COACHING HISTORY 2012-2013 (20-13). GARDNER-WEBB OVERALL BIG SOUTH u The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 4-2 in overtime games this season. GWU is 11-3 this season in “close games” – games decided by two possessions or less or in overtime. That included an 8-1 mark in Big South play. GWU was 6-6 in those type games last 2013-2014 18-15 10-6 season. 2014-2015 20-15 10-8 u Senior David Efianayi took over the top spot on Gardner-Webb’s career Division I scoring list (since 2000) vs. Presbyterian 2015-2016 17-16 10-8 (2/27) and moved past Hall of Famer and NBA Draft Pick Dave Bormann for sixth on the all-time scoring list during the Big 2016-2017 19-14 11-7 South quarterfinals. The Orlando, Fla., native has scored 1,735 points, despite spending just 2.5 seasons in the starting lineup. 2017-2018 14-18 9-9 u Freshman swingman Jose Perez has been sensational through 35 games, ranking second on the team at 2018-2019 23-11 10-6 15.0 points per game and leading the team with 5.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. His 509 points are a Division I era record for a freshman for Gardner-Webb and just 53 points shy of former All-America and NBA standout John Drew’s overall PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE program record of 562 points set in 1972. Perez had four double-doubles and one triple-double to his credit this season. His triple-double vs. Savannah State (17 pts, 10 rbs, 10 ast) was the program’s first since 2001. 2010-2013 East Carolina Assistant Coach 2008-2010 Auburn Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Auburn Director of Operations SERIES NOTES 2004-2007 Gardner-Webb Assistant Coach 2002-2004 Pensacola JC Assistant Coach SERIES UVA leads, 1-0 LAST MEETING UVA 72, GWU 65 STREAK L1 2001-2002 Robert F.