Central Arkansas Bears Basketball SID Contact: Steve East • Phone: (501) 450-5743 • Cell: (501) 339-8215 [email protected]
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CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS BASKETBALL SID Contact: Steve East • Phone: (501) 450-5743 • Cell: (501) 339-8215 [email protected] UCA BEARS (6-18, 5-6 SLC) UCA BEARS 2016-17 SCHEDULE GAME Oct. 29 vs. Southwest Baptist (exh.) W, 90-55 vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-12, 4-7) Nov. 11 @ Wisconsin L, 79-47 Nov. 14 @ Oklahoma State L, 90-102 Thursday, Feb. 9 • 7:00 p.m. Maui Jim Invitational 25 Farris Center • Conway, Ark. Nov. 19 vs. Chattanooga (West Point NY) L, 64-75 Nov. 20 @ Army West Point W, 81-76 Nov. 26 @ Western Michigan L, 63-80 Nov. 29 vs. Little Rock L, 87-89 OT • ProJECTED UCA STArTErS • Dec. 2 @ Southeast Missouri L, 63-87 Dec. 3 @ Butler L, 58-82 #1 JORDAN HOWARD Dec. 10 @ Little Rock L, 59-70 JR • G • 5-11, 180 • Chandler, Ariz. • Perry HS Dec. 13 @ Michigan L, 53-97 Dec. 16 vs. Arkansas State L, 77-89 GP/GS 24/24 • PPG 19.7 • RPG 3.6 • APG 2.9 • SPG 1.3 Dec. 19 @ Morehead State L, 85-111 Dec. 22 @ Arizona State L, 62-98 Dec. 31 vs. Sam Houston State* W, 67-65 #2 ETHAN LEE Jan. 2 vs. Lamar* L, 75-78 JR • F • 6-7, 200 • Camden, Ark. • Camden Fairview HS Jan. 5 @ Abilene Christian* W, 81-76 GP/GS 22/11 • PPG 3.5 • RPG 2.9 • APG 0.6 • BPG 0.2 Jan. 12 @ Houston Baptist* W, 89-78 Jan. 14 @ Texas A&M-CC* L, 81-88 Jan. 18 @ McNeese State* L, 72-82 #10 MATHIEU KAMBA Jan. 21 vs. New Orleans* L, 63-81 Jan. 25 @ Stephen F. Austin* L, 76-78 JR • G • 6-5, 210 • Calgary, Alberta • Bishop McNally HS Jan. 28 vs. Incarnate Word* L, 80-81 GP/GS 24/24 • PPG 14.8 • RPG 7.0 • APG 1.6 • SPG 0.8 Feb. 2 vs. Northwestern State* W, 107-97 Feb. 4 vs. SE Louisiana* W, 68-66 Feb. 9 vs. Abilene Christian* 7:00 #22 TANNER SCHMIT Feb. 11 vs. Nicholls State* 4:00 SO • C • 6-8, 222 • Buffalo, NY • Nicholls School Feb. 16 @ Nicholls State* 6:30 Feb. 18 @ New Orleans* 4:00 GP/GS 24/17 • PPG 4.6 • RPG 3.2 • APG 0.4 • BPG 0.3 Feb. 22 @ SE Louisiana* 7:30 Feb. 25 vs. Stephen F. Austin* 6:00 Mar. 3 @ Northwestern State* 3:00 #32 DERRECK BROOKS Mar. 7-12 Southland Conference Tournament SR • G • 6-6, 185 • Portland, Ore. • Phoenix College GP/GS 23/23 • PPG 13.1 • RPG 6.9 • APG 3.1 • SPG 0.6 GAME INFORMATION TIME: ................ Tipoff 7:00 RADIO: ............. KUCA 91.3 FM with Justin Acri INTERNET: ....... ucasports.com/KUCA TELEVISION: .... none BEAR TRACKS... SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @ucasports / @UCAscoreboard √ NOTABLES: Junior guard Jordan Howard was named the SLC Player of the Week on Facebook: University of Central Arkansas Athletics Monday after scoring 33 in a win over Northwestern State and hitting the game-winning 3 SERIES: ............. The Wildcats lead the overall series 3-1. in a win over SE Louisiana... Howard is 6th in the nation in three-point percentage (46.7) COACHES: and 17th in total threes made (77), and is 5th in FT percentage (92.4)... SR Derreck Brooks had his third double-double of the season (10 pts/11 rb) and fifth of his career in win over UCA - Russ Pennell is 15-66 in his third season at SLU on Saturday... In five career games against Northwestern State, Howard has scored 136 UCA. His overall record is 126-135 (8 years). points (27.2 avg.), including a career-high 37 last year, and has made 24 of 39 (61.5%) from ACU - Joe Golding is 68-101 in his sixth season at three-point range... Howard scored 33 points on just 13 shots against NSU last Thursday... ACU. His overall record is the same. The past three meetings between the Demons and Bears at the Farris Center were a 110- 108 NSU victory, a 107-94 UCA win and last Thursday’s 107-97 Bears win... The teams also played a 119-102 game in Natchitoches in 2014.... UCA’s scoring margin in SLC games is just (51.6) against HBU... UCA missed just one FT against HBU (15 of 16), -1.0 despite the 5-6 league record... UCA’s five home losses are to teams with a combined and it was the next to last one of the game in the final 25 seconds record of 68-47. The first home win was over SLC leader Sam Houston State (17-7).... Howard by Jordan Howard, the top FT shooter in the league at 93.1%... The scored 25 points on just 11 shots at Stephen F. Austin. He was 6 of 8 from three-point win over HBU was the Huskies’ first home loss of the season... range, 8 of 11 overall, and 3 of 4 at the FT lint... UCA had double figure three-pointers (10 SFA had 23 offensive rebounds, a high for a UCA opponent this of 17) for the third time this season at SFA... Through 22 games, the Bears have traveled season... UCA had its largest rebounding margin of the season in the 17,071 miles so far this season... UCA play ed just its sixth home game of the season last win over ACU (44-26), with a 10-5 lead in offensive rebounds. SO Saturday against UIW... The Bears are in the middle of five straight home games, the longest Tanner Schmit had a career-high 10. UCA has has won the rebound streak since joining the league... UCA will play 6 of its final 10 games at home... The Bears’ battle only six times this season... After UCA’s 67-65 victory over 13 non-conference opponents this season had a combined record of 96-59 at the close of Sam Houston State on Dec. 31, the Bears are now 2-9 in Southland non-conference play. UCA played 11 of those 13 games on the road. The schedule featured Conference openers since joining the league in 2006-07. UCA beat Top 25 teams Wisconsin and Butler, along with Michigan, Oklahoma State, Chattanooga and UT-Arlington 70-68 in OT at the Farris Center in the 2007-08 league Arizona State... UNO outscored UCA 47-31 in the second half, shooting 56.3 percent from the opener... field and 57.1 from three-point range... Junior guard Jordan Howard made 25 consecutive free throws In SLC games only, Jordan Howard is No. 2 in scoring (22.3 ppg) and Mathieu Kamba is before a late miss against Lamar. He is currently 96 of 103 (93.2%) No. 5 (19.5)... Kamba is also No. 3 in FG percentage (61.5)... Howard is No. 1 in three-pointers for the season and leading the SLC... In his first two career starts made (36), No. 2 in 3-pt percentage (52.2) and No. 1 in FT percentage (91.5)... In 11 SLC (vs. SHSU and Lamar) junior Ethan Lee averaged 7.5 points and 11.0 games, UCA is shooting 78.5% from the FT line while its opponents are shooting 65.0%... UCA rebounds in an average of 32.5 minutes per game. He had a career- was just 4 of 23 (17.4%) from three-point range against A&M-CC... There were 54 fouls called high 14 rebounds in the win over Sam Houston State... The win over and 67 free throws shot in the UCA-A&M-CC game... UCA’s “Big Three” of Jordan Howard, preseason favorite SHSU was just the second in 17 tries against the Derreck Brooks and Mathieu Kamba combined for 67 points against HBU, just 11 short of Bearkats. Both have been at the Farris Center... UCA had a respectable the Huskies’ final total... The Bears hit double figure three-pointers against HBU (10 for 18) 13 offensive rebounds but were still outdone by Lamar, which had for just the second time this season, then hit 10 of 17 at SFA. UCA also had 10 (for 26) 18... The Bears have allowed a league-high 256 three-pointers (10.7 against Morehead State... The 19-point halftime lead at HBU was the largest of the season. The per game) this season, with Nicholls a distant second at 189. UCA previous high was 7 points in a loss at Southeast Missouri. The Bears are 4-2 when leading at has allowed opponents double-figure threes in 14 games, with highs the break this season... UCA shot better from the three-point line (55.6 percent) than overall of 19 (Michigan) and 18 twice (Morehead State, Arizona State). Four 2016-17 UCA BEARS BASKETBALL • PAGE 2 of UCA’s opponents have attempted more three-pointers than two-pointers. √ THE SErIES: The Wildcats lead the overall series 3-1, with all games coming since Abilene Christian joined the Southland Conference. This will be just the second meeting between the teams at the Farris Center. UCA won the first matchup this season 81-76 on Jan. 5 at Moody Coliseum in Abilene. Juniors Jordan Howard and Mathieu Kamba scored 28 points each and combining to go 5 for 8 from three-point range. Jalone Friday had 17 points for ACU, which hit 11 of 26 from three-point range, with five different players making at least one. UCA had 19 turnovers to just 8 for ACU. The Bears dominated the rebounding with a 44-26 advantage, including 10 offensive boards.