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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS BASKETBALL SID Contact: Steve East • Phone: (501) 450-5743 • Cell: (501) 339-8215 [email protected] • www.ucasports.com GAME UCA BEARS (5-6, 0-1) vs. UCA BEARS 2012-13 SCHEDULE SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS (2-9, 0-1) 11/10 @ Arizona State L, 64-79 11/13 vs. Hendrix College W, 108-65 Saturday, Jan. 5 • 4:00 P.M. 11/21 vs. Arkansas State L, 72-73 12 University Center • Hammond, La. 11/24 vs. Sacramento State L, 68-71 11/28 @ Eastern Illinois W, 74-72 12/5 vs. Tennessee-Martin W, 87-86 • ProJECTED STarTErS • 12/8 @ Southeast Missouri State W, 88-85 #0 ROBERT CRAWFORD 12/16 @ #23/24 Oklahoma State L, 63-91 SR • G • 6-5, 210 • Broken Arrow, Okla. • Victory Christian (Connors) 12/22 vs. Mississippi St. (Jackson, Miss.) L, 72-79 12/31 vs. Central Baptist (UCA) W, 107-82 GP/GS 10/10 • PPG 15.9 • RPG 4.3 • APG 2.1 1/3 @ Nicholls State* L, 79-83 #1 JARVIS GARNER 1/5 @ Southeastern Louisiana* 4:00 1/10 vs. Stephen F. Austin* 7:30 SR • F • 6-7, 210 • Conway, AR • Conway HS (Connors State) 1/12 vs. Northwestern State* 4:30 GP/GS 11/11 • PPG 16.1 • RPG 6.9 • APG 1.6 1/17 @ Sam Houston State* 7:45 1/19 @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 3:30 #3 DESHONE MCCLURE 1/24 vs. McNeese State* 7:30 JR • G • 6-3, 175 • Jacksonville, AR • Jacksonville (Navarro) 1/26 vs. Lamar University* 4:30 GP/GS 11/11 • PPG 7.5 • RPG 1.5 • APG 2.2 1/31 vs. Southeastern Louisiana* 7:30 2/2 vs. Nicholls State* 4:30 #15 JORDAN HARKS 2/7 @ Stephen F. Austin* 8:00 JR • F • 6-8, 210 • Lombard, IL • Glenbard So. (Olivet Nazarene) 2/9 @ Northwestern State* 3:00 2/14 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 7:30 GP/GS 11/11 • PPG 11.1 • RPG 5.1 • APG 0.5 2/16 vs. Sam Houston State* 4:30 #23 OLIVER WELLS 2/19 @ Oral Roberts University* 7:30 2/23 Bracket Busters (UCA) TBA SO • G • 6-0, 185 • Cedar Hill, Texas • Cedar Hill HS 2/28 @ Lamar University* 7:30 GP/GS 10/4 • PPG 2.0 • RPG 1.1 • APG 0.9 3/2 @ McNeese State* 3:00 3/9 vs. Oral Roberts* 4:30 BEAR TRACKS... * Southland Conference games all times CST √ LAST OUTING: Nicholls State 83, UCA 79 Senior guard Robert Crawford scored 21 points, hitting 4 of 7 from three-point GAME INFORMATION range, but it was not enough in an 83-79 loss at Nicholls State on Thursday night TIME: .................. Tipoff 4:00 p.m. at Stopher Gymnasium. RADIO: .............. KUCA 91.3 FM with Monty Rowell The Bears had 22 turnovers and lost despite shooting 50.9 percent from the INTERNET: ........ www.ucasports.com field, including 55.9 percent in the second half. UCA also made 14 of 18 (77.8) TELEVISION: ...... none percent from the free-throw line. Senior forward Jarvis Garner added 18 points, but SERIES: ............... SLU leads the overall series 3-9, including 6-0 in was 0 for 7 from three-point range as UCA went 7 of 23 (30.4 percent). Freshman games played in Hammond, La. Daouda Berete had a career-high 15 points with a perfec shooting night, going 6 COACHES: of 6 overall, 1 of 1 from beyond the arc and 2 of 2 at the line. UCA - Corliss Williamson is 18-51 in his third season at Central Arkansas. His overall record is the same. √ SLC OPENER: The Bears are now just 1-6 in Southland Conference opening SLU - Jim Yarbrough is 110-108 in his eighth season at games since joining the league in 2006-07. The lone victory was a 70-68 overtime Southeastern. His overall record is 207-148. win over UT Arlingon in 2008. √ BIG NUMBERS: The Bears have the top two individual scoring performances percentage (47.3), while Ryan Williams is eighth (37.5). Garner is in the Southland Conference so far this season. Senior Robert Crawford scored 39 seventh in rebounding (6.9) and is first in defensive rebounding on the road at Southeast Missouri on Dec. 8, while senior Jarvis Garner had 38 (5.9). Crawford is No. 1 in three-pointers made (3.5 pg), while points on Monday at home against Central Baptist. Jordan Harks is second in field-goal percentage (63.8). The common denominator in both those performances was free throws. Both Crawford and Garner were 8 of 8 at the line. UCA also won both games. √ LONG RANGE: The Bears have made at least 10 three- pointers four times this season through 11 games, including √ BY THE NUMBERS: The Bears are second in the Southland Conference in two straight games against Mississippi State and Central Baptist. three-point shooting at 36.5 percent (93 of 255). They are second in scoring offense They have also made 9 twice and 8 twice. Their season low (80.2), assists (T-15.9), offensive rebounds (13.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1). was 4 in the season opener at Arizona State. They are third in field goal percentage (45.9), rebounding (37.1) and assists (15.6) They made 10 or more three-pointers just four times in 29 and fifth in steals (9.1) and three-point defense (32.4%). games last season. UCA is also second in home attendance (1,732) to Oral Roberts (5,240). The Bears have connected 93 times from beyond the arc, UCA has two players ranked in the Top 5 in scoring, with Jarvis Garner at No. compared to 61 for their opponents. UCA makes 8.5 threes 3 (16.1) and Robert Crawford fourth (15.9). LaQuentin Miles, who has missed four per game, compared to second place Sam Houston State at games with a broken hand, would rank sixth (13.9). Crawford is second in 3pt 6.9. 2012-13 UCA BEARS BASKETBALL • PAGE 2 Crawford is sixth in the nation in 3pt percentage and 10th in threes made per game. UCA is 25th in threes made per game. √ SLC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Robert Crawford earned UCA’s first SLC Player of the Week honor on Dec. 10 after shooting 73.9 percent (17 of 23) overall, 71.4 percent (10 of 14) from beyond the 3-point line and 81.8 percent (9 of 11) from the free-throw line in UCA’s wins over UT Martin and SE Missouri. The senior from Broken Arrow, Okla., added 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the week, with just two turnovers. He had a career-high 39 points against SEMO, tying for the sixth-best scoring effort in UCA history, and the first 39-point outing since Nate Bowie against Nicholls State in 2008. The school record is Derrell Washington with 44 against Delta State in 1994. The 39-point outing is the best in the Southland Conference this season. Fellow senior Jarvis Garner came close to that mark on Monday with 38 points against Central Baptist. √ CLOSE CALLS: UCA had five consecutive games decided by 3 or less points (1, 3, 2,1 and 3) before the big loss at Oklahoma State. Of the five close calls, the Bears lost the first two and wong the last three. UCA only had one winning streak of at least three games last season, winning five straight early in the season. √ HIGH MILEAGE: Junior LaQuentin Miles was UCA’s lone preseason All-Southland Conference selection, is out with a broken hand until early January. Miles, who averaged 14.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and led the SLC with 57 steals a year ago, was a first-team selection. He was UCA’s leading scorer in 13 games and leading rebounder in six. He had highs of 29 points and 12 rebounds, both against Henderson State at the Farris Center. Miles had a string of three straight doubles last season against Ecclesia, Eastern Illinois and UT Martin. The Jacksonville native transferred to UCA from Southeast Missouri and sat out the 2010-11 season. He played in 23 games, with two starts, as a freshman at SEMO, scoring 65 points and grabbing 46 rebounds. Miles is expected back next Thursday against Stephen F. Austin. √ BORDEN BACK: Senior center Anthony Borden (6-10, 240) returned to the Bears lineup on Dec. 22 at Mississippi State after sitting out the fall semester due to academic issues. Borden is UCA’s tallest player and only true center with any experience. Borden averaged 2.9 pts. and 2.6 reb. last season and had a team-high 35 blocked shots in 29 games (21 starts). He had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks on Monday against CBC. √ BALANCED SCORING: The Bears have four players averaging in double figures, led by Jarvis Garner at 16.1. Robert Crawford is at 15.9, followed by LaQuentin Miles (13.9) and Jordan Harks (11.1). Anthony Borden is close at 8.7, while two others are above 6.9 (DeShone McClure 7.5, Ryan Williams 6.9). True freshman Dauoda Berete had a career-high 15 points on Thursday at Nicholls State. √ CHARITY STRIPE: UCA was last in the Southland Conference in free throw percentage and ranked in the bottom five in the nation out of 338 Division I men’s teams last season. This season, through 11 games, UCA is struggling again at 60.4 percent (113 of 187) from the line, ranked 342nd in the nation out of 345 teams.