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2014-15 UIC FLAMES GAME 1 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Media Contact: Mike Laninga, (O) 312-996-5881, (C) 815-370-6055, (E-Mail) [email protected] UIC Athletic Communications: Flames Athletic Center - 839 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, Ill., 60608 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UIC (0-0) at DEPAUL (0-0) DATE OPPONENT (TV/Radio) TIME/RESULT November Friday, November 14, 2014 - 9 p.m. CT 6 (Thur.) BELOIT (Exh.) W, 70-54 McGrath-Phillips Arena (Chicago, Ill.) 14 (Fri.) at DePaul (Fox Sports 2/ESPN 1000) 9 p.m. TV: FoxSports 2 - Radio: ESPN 1000 17 (Mon.) WESTERN ILLINOIS (CSN & ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 (Fri.) vs. Yale # (KentStateSports.com) 4 p.m. 22 (Sat.) at Kent State # (KentStateSports.com) 6:30 p.m. 23 (Sun.) vs. Southern Illinois # (KentStateSports.com) Noon 25 (Tues.) ST. XAVIER (ESPN3) 7 p.m. THE RUNDOWN 29 (Sat.) at Dayton (Fox Sports Ohio/ESPN 1000) 1 p.m. UIC DEPAUL December Head Coach Howard Moore Oliver Purnell Career Record 39-87 (5th) 436-364 (27th) 2 (Tues.) GRAND CANYON (ESPN3) 7 p.m. School Record 39-87 (5th) 42-85 (5th) 6 (Sat.) LOYOLA (CSN & ESPN3) 1 p.m. Leading Scorer Marc Brown (11.3) Billy Garrett, Jr. (12.4) 11 (Thur.) CENTRAL FLORIDA (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Leading Rebounder Jake Wiegand (5.1) Tommy Hamilton IV (4.8) 15 (Mon.) TENNESSEE-MARTIN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Leader in Assists Jay Parker (2.7) Billy Garrett, Jr. (3.0) 17 (Wed.) at SMU (CBS Sports Network/ESPN 1000) 7 p.m. 22 (Mon.) at Northwestern (ESPN3) 1 p.m. All-Time Series: DePaul leads the all-time series, 6-1 28 (Sun.) at Bradley (TBA/ESPN 1000) 4 p.m. Last Meeting: DePaul defeated UIC, 77-56, on Dec. 13, 2009 (at DePaul) 30 (Tue.) JUDSON COLLEGE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. January 2 (Fri.) YOUNGSTOWN STATE* (ESPN3) 3 p.m. POTENTIAL STARTERS 4 (Sun.) CLEVELAND STATE* (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 8 (Thur.) at Valparaiso* (ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 7 p.m. 14 (Wed.) DETROIT* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 20 (Tues.) at Green Bay* (ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 7 p.m. 24 (Sat.) at Youngstown State* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. 29 (Thur.) at Milwaukee* (ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 7 p.m. 31 (Sat.) VALPARAISO* (CSN & ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 2 p.m. #10 Marc Brown #0 D’Juan Miller #2 Gabe Snider #33 Ahman Fells #40 Jake Wiegand February 6-4, G/F, Sr. 5-8, G, Jr. 6-3, G, Jr. 6-5, F, Sr. 6-8, F, Jr. 4 (Wed.) OAKLAND* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Dallas, Texas Kent. Wash. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Herndon, Va. 8 (Sun.) at Detroit* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. 12 (Thur.) at Wright State* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. 15 (Sun.) at Cleveland State* (STO & ESPN3) 2 p.m. 19 (Thur.) MILWAUKEE* (CSN & ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 7 p.m. UIC BASKETBALL HEADLINES 22 (Sun.) at Oakland* (ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 2 p.m. Welcome to the 68th Season of UIC Men’s Basketball 26 (Thur.) GREEN BAY* (ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 7 p.m. The 2014-15 season will serve as the 68th year of UIC men’s basketball, dating back 28 (Sat.) WRIGHT STATE* (ESPN3/ESPN 1000) 1 p.m. to 1947, and the 34th season in the D-I ranks. The Flames return nine letterwinners March from the 2012-13 squad and welcome six newcomers. Head coach Howard Moore 3 (Tues.) HL First Round & (ESPN3) TBA enters his fifth season at UIC and welcomes two new assistant coaches in Deon 6 (Fri.) HL Second Round $ (ESPN3) TBA Thomas and Jeremey Buttell. 7 (Sat.) HL Semifinals $ (ESPNU/ESPN 1000) TBA 10 (Tues.) HL Championship ! (ESPN/ESPN 1000) 6 p.m. Flames Welcome Six Newcomers All times are CT and subject to change Head Coach Howard Moore added six newcomers to the 2014-15 roster, including # Men Against Breast Cancer Classic (hosted by Kent State) four players with prior college basketball experience. Fifth-year graduate student * Horizon League Game Jay Harris (6-1, G, Aurora, Ill./Wagner) highlights the group of fresh faces and is & Campus site higher seed hosts joined by junior college transfers D’Juan Miller (5-8, G, Kent, Wash./Eastern Arizona $ No. 1 seed hosts College), Jason McClellan (6-9, F, Fort Collins, Colo./ Eastern Wyoming College) and ! Highest remaining seed hosts Paris Burns (5-11, G, Chicago, Ill./Vincennes). Two freshmen round out UIC’s six newcomers in Tai Odiase (6-9, F/C, Flossmoor, Ill.) and David Ramon (6-7, F, Madrid, Spain). GAME 1: UIC FLAMES AT DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS @UICFLAMESMBB QUICK FACTS UIC BASKETBALL NOTES Location .........................................Chicago, Ill. Founded .................................................. 1896 UIC Claims 70-54 Exhibition Win Deon Thomas Added to Coaching Staff Enrollment ........................................... 27,589 The Flames cruised to a 70-54 exhibition win on On April 29, 2014, head coach Howard Moore Nickname .............................................Flames Thursday, Nov. 6, at home against Beloit College. announced the addition of Deon Thomas as assistant Colors ............. Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red Senior Marc Brown led UIC with 16 points as basketball coach. Thomas is highly regarded as one Arena ................................UIC Pavilion (8,000) junior Jake Wiegand earned a double-double of the most successful American basketball players Press Row Phone ......................312.413.5712 with 14 points and 14 rebounds. The Flames held ever to compete overseas as he enjoyed a decorated Conference ............................. Horizon League Beloit to 31.7 percent field-goal shooting and 14-year career. The McDonald’s All-American from President .............................. Dr. Robert Easter outscored the Buccaneers in the paint by a margin Simeon High School was voted Illinois Mr. Basketball Chancellor ........................Paula-Allen Meares Director of Athletics .....................Jim Schmidt of 46-16. UIC’s received a solid contribution from in 1989. He was a four-year letterwinner at Illinois its bench as they scored 26 points, including nine and still holds the Fighting Illini’s career scoring TEAM INFORMATION from newcomer Paris Burns who also grabbed (2,129) and shot-blocking (177) records. Thomas Head Coach .............................Howard Moore seven boards and dished out three assists. was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with a 28th Alma Mater ............................Wisconsin ‘95 overall pick in 1994 NBA Draft, but decided to play Career Record ....................... 39-87 (4 years) Flames Excel in First Ever Foreign Tour abroad. 2013-14 Final Record ...............................6-25 UIC won three of its five games this past August Horizon League Record/Finish ..........1-15/9th against Canadian University teams as the Chi-Town Hoops Lettermen Returning/Lost .........................9/5 Flames participated in their first ever foreign tour. UIC will open its season at DePaul for the first time Starters Returning/Lost .............................2/3 in program history on Nov. 14. It will be the first time Seniors......................................................Four UIC fell in its first two outings versus the No. 1 in exactly four years that two Chicago D-I teams Juniors .......................................................Five (Carleton) and No. 2 (Ottawa) ranked teams in have kicked off the season by playing each other Sophomores ...........................................Three the country after holding leads late in both games. Freshmen ...............................................Three The Flames rebounded and came home on a (Chicago State at DePaul on 11/14/10). The Flames Newcomers .................................................Six three-game winning streak, securing double-digit are scheduled to battle three of the four Chicago victories to finish the tour. Junior Gabe Snider led programs this season and will have played nine PROGRAM HISTORY the Flames in scoring at 14.4 points per game, total games against windy city rivals in a three- First Year of Basketball ......................1947-48 year span. Chicago State, Loyola and DePaul will hitting 15-of-36 (.417) from downtown, which First Year of D-I Basketball .................1981-82 have played five Chicago teams in that same span included a 28-point outburst against Ottawa. On All-Time Record..................................797-882 with Northwestern competing against four. UIC average the Flames out-performed their Canadian All-Time D-I Record ............................485-497 and DePaul currently have 17 total players on their NCAA Appearances opposition in nearly every statistical category, ........3 (1998, 2002, 2004) rosters that are from the Chicagoland area. NIT Appearances ................................1 (2003) including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks CIT Appearances ................................1 (2013) and shooting percentage. 2014-15 UIC MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown (High School/Last College) 0 D’Juan Miller 5-8 170 PG Jr. Kent Wash. (Kent-Meridian/Eastern Arizona College) 1 Marcus White 5-9 155 G So. Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle) 2 Gabe Snider 6-4 185 G Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 4 Lance Whitaker 6-4 200 G Fr.-RS Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett) 10 Marc Brown 6-4 210 G/F Sr. Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson) 11 Paris Burns 5-11 165 G Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Proviso East/Vincennes) 14 David Ramon 6-7 205 F Fr. Madrid, Spain (Virgen de Atocha) 20 Jason McClellan 6-9 240 F Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre/Eastern Wyoming College) 21 Tai Odiase 6-9 210 F/C Fr. Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 22 Jay Harris 6-1 170 G Gr.-5th Yr. Aurora, Ill. (Oswego East/Wagner) 23 Jay Parker 5-10 170 PG Sr. Harvey, Ill. (Thornton/Highland C.C. [Ill.]) 32 Hans-Christian Lauer 6-7 210 F So. Klein-Winternheim, Germany (Cannon School (N.C.)) 33 Ahman Fells 6-5 190 F Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 34 Markese McGuire 6-3 200 G So. Elkhart, Ind. (Memorial) 40 Jake Wiegand 6-8 235 F Jr. Herndon,