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John Kean, Sports Information Director Office : (573) 341-4140 Cell: (573) 233-6891 E-mail: [email protected] 2015-16 Schedule/Results Missouri S&T Miners vs. McKendree Bearcats (8-14 overall, 4-9 GLVC) • • • Thurs., Feb. 11, 2016 Statham Sports Center Lebanon, Ill. 7:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Score Nov. 7 at Southeast Mo. St. (Ex.) L, 64-93 Nov. 13 at Ashland L, 73-82 Nov. 14 Lake Erie (1) L, 89-100 Nov. 17 MISSOURI BAPTIST W, 76-73 Nov. 21 CENTRAL MISSOURI L, 73-92 Nov. 27 at St. Mary’s L, 51-62 Nov. 28 #13 Angelo State (2) L, 87-94 Dec. 3 MARYVILLE* W, 83-73 Missouri S&T McKendree Ranking: Not ranked Ranking: Not ranked Dec. 5 at Missouri-St. Louis* W, 85-81 2015-16 Records: 8-14, 4-9 GLVC 2015-16 Records: 11-10, 4-9 GLVC Dec. 8 BLACKBURN W, 104-91 Head Coach: Jim Glash (57-122, 7th year) Head Coach: (1,099-476, 50th year) Dec. 12 DRURY* W, 74-56 Dec. 20 WILLIAM WOODS W, 102-97 Dec. 31 PRINCIPIA W, 97-70 Jan. 7 at Wisconsin-Parkside* L, 69-89 MISSOURI S&T PROBABLE STARTERS: Jan. 9 at Lewis* L, 80-84 Jan. 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* L, 94-101 No. Name Ht. Year PPG RPG AST STL Hometown Jan. 16 #20 INDIANAPOLIS* L, 82-98 12 Desmond Buerge 6-5 Sr. 11.5 3.8 31 15 Carthage, Mo. Jan. 21 at William Jewell* L, 89-93 13 Danylo Zuikov 6-1 Jr. 6.5 1.2 43 14 Kiev, Ukraine Jan. 23 at Rockhurst* W, 73-62 Jan. 28 TRUMAN STATE* L, 69-82 14 Juwan Miller 5-11 So. 8.3 3.0 88 38 Kitchener, Ont. Jan. 30 QUINCY* L, 96-109 20 Telloy Simon 6-3 Fr. 7.6 3.2 16 19 Kitchener, Ont. Feb. 4 #9 BELLARMINE* L, 61-85 23 B.J. McLaughlin 6-5 Sr. 15.4 5.4 14 17 Florissant, Mo. Feb. 6 SOUTHERN INDIANA* L, 87-94 Feb. 11 at McKendree* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Springfield* 3 p.m. Today’s Starting Five: Feb. 18 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Maryville* 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at Drury* 7:45 p.m. • Missouri S&T hits the road -- where it will play four of its final five regular season games -- for a Feb. 28 GLVC Tournament starts pair of contests this week, beginning with Thursday’s matchup with McKendree in Lebanon, Ill.

All times Central The Miners, 8-14 overall and 4-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, have dropped four straight *Great Lakes Valley Conference game and nine of their last 10 games while the Bearcats are 11-10 overall and 4-9 in the GLVC after (1) at Ashland, Ohio downing Maryville 92-84 Saturday in St. Louis. (2) at San Antonio, Texas Rankings are from NABC coaches poll. • Zach Ellis, the only four-year senior on the Miner roster this year, enters the game 34 points away from 1,000 for his career. The 1,000-point mark has been reached previously by 23 Miners, the Game Coverage most recent being Bryce Foster late in the 2012-13 season. Ellis, who has more double figure Audio: KTTR Radio (99.7 FM, Rolla) outings than any other current Miner with 46, is also in a tie for 10th place on the S&T career list for Web: www.minerathletics.com (audio link) steals with 105 and will move past Mudi Eruteya and Tim Holloway with his next one. Video: GLVC Sports Network via

www.minerathletics.com (video link) Live Stats: www.minerathletics.com • Danylo Zuikov, who is tied for the team lead with 31 three-point baskets this season, recently tied (Live stats link) Ike Muonelo for 10th place on S&T’s all-time list for three-pointers with a career total of 123. Zuikov has the most three-pointers of any active Miner player and is 14-of-41 from long range in S&T’s eight home GLVC games to date. Next on the career three-pointer list is Kevin Robertson, who made 139 from 1997-00.

• Desmond Buerge scored 23 points Saturday against Southern Indiana and has 598 points in his Miner career, tied for the second-highest mark for any two-year player during S&T’s GLVC era. Buerge is tied with Tommy Pelczynski (598 from 2010-12) and trails only Mudi Eruteya (779 from 2012-14) among two-year players since 2005.

• B.J. McLaughlin currently leads the Miners with an average of 15.4 points per game, a mark that ranks 11th in the GLVC as play begins Thursday. In what is now the Miners’ 11th season in the GLVC, only one S&T player has ever ranked among the top 10 in the league in scoring at the close of a year. The one was Bryce Foster, who finished second in the GLVC in scoring in the 2013-14 campaign. McLaughlin currently trails William Jewell’s Darius Tomlin by 0.2 points for the 10th spot. 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Ervin Sarajlic F 6-5 205 So. St. Louis, Mo./Oakville HS 10 Brooks Gerrity G 6-2 170 Fr.-R Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS 12 Desmond Buerge G 6-5 185 Sr. Carthage, Mo./Cameron University 13 Danylo Zuikov G 6-1 175 Jr. Kiev, Ukraine/LaLumiere School 14 Juwan Miller G 5-11 165 So. Kitchener, Ont./Huron Heights HS 15 Rokas Paulauskas F 6-8 230 Jr. Telsiai, Lithuania/Frank Phillips College 20 Telloy Simon G 6-3 170 Fr. Kitchener, Ont./St. Mary’s HS 21 Quinn Poythress F 6-7 210 Fr. Jackson, Mo./Notre Dame Regional HS 22 Zach Ellis G 6-0 180 Sr. St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School 23 B.J. McLaughlin F 6-5 190 Sr. Florissant, Mo./Moberly Area CC 25 Jay Corwin F 6-6 210 Jr. Independence, Mo./Crowder College 31 Allen Billinger G 5-11 160 Fr. Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale HS 40 Tyler Anderson F 6-4 210 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS 44 Luke Schnieders F 6-8 170 Fr. O’Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic HS HEAD COACH: Jim Glash ASSISTANT COACHES: Marques Baldwin, Tyrone Davidson

MINER TIDBITS: #2 Ervin Sarajlic: Second season in the Miner program...averaged #21 Quinn Poythress: Scored a career-high 21 against Blackburn... 4.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in his freshman year before missing the scored 20.5 points as a high school senior, helping lead Notre Dame final seven games due to an injury...scored a season-best nine points Regional to a third place finish in Missouri Class 4...earned all-state on three occasions. honors in his senior year.

#10 Brooks Gerrity: Was redshirted last season...scored a career- #22 Zach Ellis: Scored a season-high 24 points vs. Lewis...only four- high eight points vs. Principia...averaged 16.2 points and connected year senior on the 2015-16 S&T roster...is 34 points away from 1,000 on 36.4 percent of his three-point attempts as a high school senior... for his career...was the Miners’ second-leading scorer as a junior at averaged nearly 13 points in his junior year. 12 points a game...had 15 double figure games a year ago and has 46 in his career, with a high of 29 vs. Ozark Christian...averaged 8.6 #12 Desmond Buerge: Has scored in double figures 13 times with points as a freshman and 7.8 as a sophomore. a career-high 26 vs. Quincy...led the Miners in scoring in the 2014- 15 season at 13.3 points per game...also led S&T in steals with 43... #23 B.J. McLaughlin: Scored a career-high 27 vs. Maryville...had his registered a career-high 23 points at Rockhurst and was in double fig- first career double-double vs. MBU with 21 points and 15 boards... ures 19 times...played eight games at Cameron in 2013-14; averaged averaged eight points a game in his first season at S&T...shot 85.7 8.2 per game in 2012-13 at MSU-West Plains. percent at the free throw line and also had eight blocks...scored a career-high 17 against William Jewell and finished with eight double #13 Danylo Zuikov: Scored a season-high 18 points vs. SJC...led figure scoring efforts...played one season at UT-Martin and one at the GLVC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.16-to-1 a year ago...finished Moberly Area Community College before joining the Miners. third in the GLVC with 101 assists, which included an S&T single- game record 13 vs. McKendree...led S&T with 37 three-point baskets #25 Jay Corwin: Newcomer to the S&T program who scored his first last year...averaged 7.2 points a game in his freshman season in points of the year vs. UCM...scored more than 1,000 points at Blue 2013-14. Springs High School and averaged 17 points as a senior...attended Crowder College after graduation; school does not sponsor a men’s #14 Juwan Miller: Scored a season-high 19 vs. Blackburn...matched basketball program. his career high with eight assists vs. UIndy and ranks seventh in the GLVC for assists...averaged 9.5 points, three rebounds and 4.5 as- #31 Allen Billinger: Made his first career start vs. Quincy...scored a sists per game in the first 11 contests before suffering a season-end- season-high 18 vs. WJC...averaged better than 18 points a game as ing injury...had 33 steals in those 11 games which led the GLVC at a high school senior and posted 561 points, the 11th-highest in a year the time of the injury...had a season-high 20 points vs. William Woods at Carbondale High School...named as the region’s player of the year and was in double figures six times. following the 2014-15 season.

#15 Rokas Paulauskas: Has led S&T in rebounds 15 times this #44 Luke Schnieders: Newcomer to the Miners who averaged 9.1 season...transfer from Frank Phillips College, where he averaged 9.3 points as a high school senior and named as his league’s defensive points and 6.3 rebounds a game a year ago...had marks of 4.4 points player of the year...recorded 122 blocked shots in 27 games last year. and 5.6 rebounds as a freshman...averaged a double-double at Hamilton Heights Academy in Chattanooga as a high school senior. PRONUNCIATIONS: #20 Telloy Simon: Scored 17 points off the bench vs. WWU...fresh- #2 Ervin Sarajlic -- Suh-RYE-lick man who averaged 26 points and five rebounds per game as a high #12 Desmond Buerge -- Burr-GEE school senior...was a two-time most valuable player in his league... #13 Danylo Zuikov -- ZOO-koff played in summer leagues along with current Miner Juwan Miller. #15 Rokas Paulauskas -- Puh-LAW-skuss

2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 3 GLVC Standings About the Opponent (Through Feb. 6, 2016) McKendree: The Bearcats come into Thursday’s contest tied with the Miners, Missouri-St. Louis and WEST DIVISION GLVC Overall Truman State 9-4 17-6 Saint Joseph’s for 10th place overall in the GLVC at 4-9; McKendree owns a 11-10 mark Quincy 9-4 15-7 on the year. On Saturday, the Bearcats defeated Maryville 92-84 in a milestone win for Drury 9-4 14-7 legendary head coach Harry Statham, as he picked up his 1,099th career win -- the most Rockhurst 5-8 10-11 by any coach in history at a four-year school. Missouri-St. Louis 4-9 10-12 Missouri S&T 4-9 8-14 Maryville 2-11 8-14 In Saturday’s win, the Bearcats got 40 points from freshman Nate Michael, the second- William Jewell 2-11 7-14 most by a player in the GLVC this season. Michael is one of four double figure scorers for the Bearcats, who are led by David Franklin with an average of 20 points a game. EAST DIVISION GLVC Overall Wisconsin-Parkside 11-2 18-3 Franklin, who ranks third in the GLVC in scoring, has scored 20 or more in each of his last Bellarmine 11-2 18-4 five games and had 33 in a recent win over Wisconsin-Parkside. Indianapolis 11-2 17-4 Lewis 9-4 17-6 Southern Indiana 7-6 15-8 Michael Jackson is averaging 14 points a game and Darin Winkelman is at 10.7 points a McKendree 4-9 11-10 contest. Saint Joseph’s 4-9 8-14 Illinois Springfield 2-11 8-15 Franklin is the top rebounder for the Bearcats with 7.9 a game and has a team-high 75 assists, while Michael has 41 three-point baskets and Winkelman has 37 while shooting 42 Upcoming GLVC schedule: percent from beyond the arc. Thursday, Feb. 11 *Missouri S&T at McKendree, 7:30 p.m. *Missouri-St. Louis at Bellarmine, 7 p.m. Series vs. McKendree: *Drury at Illinois Springfield, 7:30 p.m. The Bearcats lead the all-time series 12-7 as the teams have split their two GLVC games, *Indianapolis at Rockhurst, 7:30 p.m. with the home team winning both times. McKendree topped the Miners 106-99 in the first *Lewis at Quincy, 7:30 p.m. GLVC matchup two seasons ago in Lebanon, then the Miners posted an 85-72 win last *Maryville at Southern Indiana, 7:30 p.m. *Saint Joseph’s at William Jewell, 7:30 p.m. February in Rolla in a game where S&T’s Danylo Zuikov set a school record by dishing out *Wisconsin-Parkside at Truman State, 7:30 p.m. 13 assists. Saturday, Feb. 13 The Miners are 2-6 all-time in Lebanon, winning there in 1965 and 1967; following the 1967 *Missouri S&T at Illinois Springfield, 3 p.m. *Maryville at Bellarmine, 2:15 p.m. victory, S&T played only one other time in Lebanon, in 1968, before its 2014 game there *Drury at McKendree, 3 p.m. with the Bearcats. *Indianapolis at William Jewell, 3 p.m. *Lewis at Truman State, 3 p.m. *Saint Joseph’s at Rockhurst, 3 p.m. *Missouri-St. Louis at Southern Indiana, 3:15 p.m. *Wisconsin-Parkside at Quincy, 3:15 p.m. McKendree Probable Starters: Thursday, Feb. 18 *Missouri-St. Louis at Missouri S&T, 7:30 p.m. No. Name Ht. Year PPG RPG AST STL Hometown *Bellarmine at McKendree, 7:30 p.m. 10 David Franklin 6-5 Jr. 20.0 7.9 75 15 O’Fallon, Ill. *Indianapolis at Lewis, 7:30 p.m. 12 Nate Michael 6-3 Fr. 13.5 3.4 41 18 St. Joseph, Ill. *Quincy at Rockhurst, 7:30 p.m. 20 Michael Jackson 6-5 Jr. 14.0 4.6 30 13 O’Fallon, Ill. *Saint Joseph’s at Wisconsin-Parkside, 7:30 p.m. *Southern Indiana at Illinois Springfield, 7:30 p.m. 30 Kyle Yates 6-2 Jr. 3.6 2.4 31 12 Bethalto, Ill. *William Jewell at Truman State, 7:30 p.m. 42 Darin Winkelman 6-6 Jr. 10.7 5.4 14 11 Steeleville, Ill. *Maryville at Drury, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20 *Missouri S&T at Maryville, 3 p.m. *Bellarmine at Illinois Springfield, 3 p.m. Comparing the Teams (2015-16 season): *Indianapolis at Wisconsin-Parkside, 3 p.m. *Quincy at William Jewell, 3 p.m. Missouri S&T McKendree *Saint Joseph’s at Lewis, 3 p.m. NCAA II Rank . NCAA-II Rank *Southern Indiana at McKendree, 3 p.m. Scoring Offense...... 81.5...... 80 Scoring Offense...... 80.5...... 98 *Truman State at Rockhurst, 3 p.m. *Missouri-St. Louis at Drury, 3:15 p.m. Scoring Defense...... 84.9...... 279 Scoring Defense...... 78.7...... 208 Scoring Margin...... -3.4...... 221 Scoring Margin...... +1.8...... 140 Thursday, Feb. 25 Field Goal Pct...... 42.4...... 248 Field Goal Pct...... 45.1...... 141 *Missouri S&T at Drury, 7:45 p.m. Field Goal Defense...... 51.6...... 301 Field Goal Defense...... 45.9...... 207 *Saint Joseph’s at Indianapolis, 6:45 p.m. *Bellarmine at Southern Indiana, 7:30 p.m. 3-pointers/Game...... 7.9...... 124 3-pointers/Game...... 8.6...... 77 *Illinois Springfield at McKendree, 7:30 p.m. 3-pt Percentage...... 34.5...... 203 3-pt Percentage...... 34.0...... 214 *Missouri-St. Louis at Maryville, 7:30 p.m. 3-pt Defense...... 38.8...... 274 3-pt Defense...... 31.0...... 21 *Truman State at Quincy, 7:30 p.m. *William Jewell at Rockhurst, 7:30 p.m. Free Throw Pct...... 75.8...... 26 Free Throw Pct...... 75.1...... 36 *Wisconsin-Parkside at Lewis, 7:30 p.m. Rebound Margin...... +0.5...... 151 Rebound Margin...... -0.3...... 175 Assists/Game...... 13.1...... 183 Assists/Game...... 12.3...... 233 Sunday, Feb. 28 Turnovers/Game...... 13.3...... 149 Turnovers/Game...... 11.8...... 53 GLVC Tournament -- First round games Assist/Turnovers...... 0.99...... 178 Assists/Turnovers...... 1.05...... 137 *Great Lakes Valley Conference game Steals/Game...... 7.9...... 51 Steals/Game...... 4.5...... 284 (X) - Exhibition game (All times Central) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 4 Hitting the offensive glass: NABC/Division II Rankings The Miners enter play this weekend as the top-ranked team in the GLVC in offensive (Feb. 9, 2016) rebounds and are 11th in NCAA Division II in that category, averaging 14.3 boards on the Record Points offensive end per contest. Mercy (N.Y.) leads the nation with 16.8 a game. 1. Western Oregon 20-2 394 2. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 22-1 388 3. West Liberty, W.Va. 20-2 354 Rokas Paulauskas, who leads the Miners in rebounding with 6.8 per game, has a league- 4. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 20-2 348 high 58 offensive rebounds on the season while B.J. McLaughlin has hauled in 36 and 5. Augustana, S.D. 20-2 341 Desmond Buerge has 31. 6. UC San Diego 18-3 304 7. Queens, N.C. 20-2 279 8. Fairmont State, W.Va. 19-3 261 Protecting the rock: 9. Chico State, Calif. 18-3 256 Danylo Zuikov finished the 2014-15 season as the GLVC leader in assist-to-turnover ratio, 10. Fort Lewis, Colo. 19-3 245 11. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 23-4 234 handing out 101 assists against just 32 turnovers (3.16-to-1) which was good for seventh at 12. Barry, Fla. 17-3 222 the NCAA Division II level. Zuikov’s mark last year was the second-best in school history 13. Bellarmine, Ky. 18-4 196 for players with at least 100 assists, exceeded only by Michael McClain’s mark in the 1995- 14. Cal Poly Pomona 18-4 175 96 campaign. McClain had a mark of 4.53-to-1 with 231 assists against 51 turnovers. 15. Saginaw Valley St., Mich. 19-4 160 16. West Chester, Pa. 18-3 148 17. Wisconsin-Parkside 18-3 136 As a team, the Miners had had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio (1.62) during the course of 18. Kentucky Wesleyan 19-3 130 their six-game winning streak in the month of December. 19. Saint Anselm. N.H. 17-4 115 20. Angelo State, Texas 17-4 100 21. Ashland, Ohio 19-4 84 Miners at charity stripe: 22. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 17-5 67 Missouri S&T finished last season as one of the top free throw shooting teams in the GLVC, 23. Northwest Missouri State 17-5 64 24. Ferris State, Mich. 19-4 53 ending up third with a mark of 73.7 percent. The Miners had eight regulars all connect on at 25. Midwestern State, Texas 16-5 36 least 70 percent of their attempts, with B.J. McLaughlin leading the way at 85.7 percent. GLVC teams & 2015-16 S&T opponents On Dec. 8, the Miners made their final 33 free throws and finished the game against receiving votes: Indianapolis. Blackburn at 38-of-39 at the line. S&T’s streak of consecutive free throws made reached 35 before it was snapped just two short of Southern Indiana’s NCAA Division II record of 37 Division II Media Poll set back in the 2002-03 season. The 97.4 percent mark posted against Blackburn is the (Feb. 9, 2016) 12th-best by a Division II team this season with at least 15 made attempts -- the top 11 are Record Points 1. Western Oregon 20-2 335 all at 100 percent. 2. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 22-1 328 T3. Augustana, S.D. 20-2 321 S&T also made 40 free throws against Quincy, the most in a game since the school record T3. Lincoln Memorial. Tenn. 20-2 321 5. Barry, Fla. 17-3 274 of 46 was set in 1955. The Miners went 40-of-44 at the line against QU. 6. West Liberty, W.Va. 20-2 273 7. UC San Diego 18-3 246 Over the last three-plus seasons, Miner teams have made 72.8 percent (1,749 of 2,403) 8. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 23-4 235 of their tries at the free throw line and are at 75.8 percent this season. S&T is 277-of-352 9. Fort Lewis, Colo. 19-3 220 10. Saginaw Valley St..Mich. 19-4 207 at the line (78.7 percent) in the last 14 games and has shot 80 percent or better in a game 11. Queens, N.C. 20-2 200 eight times this season, including five of its last seven contests. 12. Angelo State, Texas 17-4 199 13. Fairmont State, W.Va. 19-3 185 T14. Bellarmine, Ky. 18-4 171 Three-Point shooting: T14. Chico State, Calif. 18-3 171 The Miners have made at least one three-point basket in 787 of the 790 games they have 16. Holy Family, Pa. 19-4 118 played since the three-point shot went into effect at the start of the 1986-87 season. At one 17. Northwest Missouri State 17-5 99 18. Ferris State, Mich. 19-4 98 point in the stretch, S&T had made at least one three-pointer in 597 consecutive games. 19. Alabama-Huntsville 17-5 89 20. Wisconsin-Parkside 18-3 88 Missouri S&T finished with 190 three-pointers a year ago -- seven different players made at 21. Concordia-Irvine 21-3 86 last 10 -- after hitting 250 a year earlier that was the second-highest single season total in 22. So. Connecticut St. 18-5 45 23. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 17-5 42 school history. S&T hit a season-high 14 in its win over William Woods and have made 10 24. Rollins, Fla. 16-6 37 or more in six of its 22 games this year, most recently in the Jan. 21 game at William Jewell 25. Midwestern State, Texas 16-5 25 when it made 12.

Pre-Season Polls S&T Non-Conference Opponents

GLVC Pre-Season Poll Southeast Missouri...... 4th (OVC, West) Ashland...... 1st (GLIAC, South) West Division East Division Lake Erie...... 6th (GLIAC, South) 1. Drury (11 first place votes) 115 1. Bellarmine (14 first place votes) 119 Missouri Baptist...... 7th (AMC) 2. Truman State (2) 92 2. Indianapolis (1) 101 Central Missouri...... 2nd (MIAA) 3. Quincy (2) 91 3. Southern Indiana (1) 87 4. Missouri-St. Louis (1) 82 4. Lewis 81 St. Mary’s...... 2nd (Heartland) 5. Maryville 70 5. Wisconsin-Parkside 71 Angelo State...... 3rd (LSC) 6. William Jewell 45 6. Illinois Springfield 41 Blackburn...... 10th (SLIAC) 7. Missouri S&T 38 7. McKendree 35 William Woods...... 8th (AMC) 8. Rockhurst 35 8. Saint Joseph’s 33 Principia...... 9th (SLIAC)

2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 5 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 6 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats #2 Ervin Sarajlic 6-5, 205, So., St. Louis, Mo./Oakville HS Season: Points: 4 vs. Central Missouri (11/21/2015) Rebounds: 1 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) & Central Missouri (11/21/2015) Assists: 1 vs. Ashland (11/13/2015) & St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Career: Points: 9 on three occasions (last on 1/10/2015 vs. Southern Indiana) Rebounds: 8 vs. Quincy (1/29/2015) Assists: 2 on five occasions (last on 1/29/2015 vs. Quincy)

#10 Brooks Gerrity 6-2, 170, Fr.-R, Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS Season: Points: 8 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Rebounds: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016) Assists: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016) Career: Points: 8 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Rebounds: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016) Assists: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016)

#12 Desmond Buerge 6-5, 185, Sr., Carthage, Mo./Cameron University Season: Points: 26 vs. Quincy (1/30/2016) Rebounds: 9 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) Assists: 4 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) & William Jewell (1/21/2016) Career: Points: 26 vs. Quincy (1/30/2016) Rebounds: 9 on four occasions (last on 12/12/2015 vs. Drury) Assists: 4 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) & William Jewell (1/21/2016)

#13 Danylo Zuikov 6-1, 175, Jr., Kiev, Ukraine/LaLumiere School (Ind.) Season: Points: 18 vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/14/2016) Rebounds: 3 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (1/7/2016) Assists: 5 vs. William Woods (12/20/2015) Career: Points: 18 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (11/30/2013) & Saint Joseph’s (1/14/2016) Rebounds: 7 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (1/22/2015) Assists: 13 vs. McKendree (2/5/2015) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 7 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats

#14 Juwan Miller 5-11, 165, So., Kitchener, Ont./Huron Heights HS Season: Points: 19 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 6 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) & Bellarmine (2/4/2016) Assists: 8 on three occasions (last on 1/16/2016 vs. Indianapolis) Career: Points: 20 vs William Woods (12/31/2014) Rebounds: 6 on three occasions (last on 2/4/2016 vs. Bellarmine) Assists: 8 on four occasions (last on 1/16/2016 vs. Indianapolis)

#15 Rokas Paulauskas 6-8, 230, Jr., Talsiai, Lithuania/Frank Phillips College Season: Points: 18 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Rebounds: 13 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015) Career: Points: 18 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Rebounds: 13 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015)

#20 Telloy Simon 6-3, 170, Fr., Kitchener, Ont./St. Mary’s HS Season: Points: 17 vs. William Woods (12/20/2015) Rebounds: 9 vs. Bellarmine (2/4/2016) Assists: 3 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Career: Points: 17 vs. William Woods (12/20/2015) Rebounds: 9 vs. Bellarmine (2/4/2016) Assists: 3 vs. Principia (12/31/2015)

#21 Quinn Poythress 6-7, 210, Fr., Jackson, Mo./Notre Dame Regional HS Season: Points: 21 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 8 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015) Career: Points: 21 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 8 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 8 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats #22 Zach Ellis 6-0, 180, Sr., St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School Season: Points: 24 vs. Lewis (1/9/2016) Rebounds: 4 on five occasions (last on 1/30/2016 vs. Quincy) Assists: 5 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Career: Points: 29 vs. Ozark Christian (12/1/2014) Rebounds: 8 vs. Trevecca Nazarene (11/25/2014) Assists: 8 vs. Trevecca Nazarene (12/12/2014)

#23 B.J. McLaughlin 6-5, 190, Sr., Florissant, Mo./Moberly Area CC Season: Points: 27 vs. Maryville (12/3/2015) Rebounds: 15 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) Assists: 3 vs. Indianapolis (1/16/2016) Career: Points: 27 vs. Maryville (12/3/2015) Rebounds: 15 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) Assists: 4 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/15/2014) & Trevecca Nazarene (12/12/2014)

#25 Jay Corwin 6-6, 210, Jr., Independence, Mo./Crowder College Season: Points: 2 on six occasions (last on 1/30/2016 vs. Quincy) Rebounds: 4 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Lewis (1/9/2016) Assists: 1 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Career: Points: 2 on six occasions (last on 1/30/2016 vs. Quincy) Rebounds: 4 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Lewis (1/9/2016) Assists: 1 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015)

#31 Allen Billinger 5-11, 160, Fr., Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale HS Season: Points: 18 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Rebounds: 6 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Assists: 6 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Career: Points: 18 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Rebounds: 6 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Assists: 6 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 9 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats #40 Tyler Anderson 6-4, 210, Jr., Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS Season: Points: 10 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 10 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Assists: 2 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) Career: Points: 10 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 10 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Assists: 2 on four occasions (last on 12/12/2015 vs. Drury)

#44 Luke Schnieders 6-8, 170, Fr., O’Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic HS Season: Points: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: N/A Career: Points: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: N/A

Missouri S&T Single-Game Highs (2015-16 Season)

Miners Opponents Points: 104 vs. Blackburn (Dec. 8) 109, Quincy (Jan. 30) Rebounds: 51 vs. Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17) 46, Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17) Field Goal %: 54.3% vs. Principia (Dec. 31) 65.5%, Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 14) Three-Point FG: 14 vs. William Woods (Dec. 20) 13, Lake Erie (Nov. 14) Three-Point %: 58.8% vs. Missouri-St. Louis (Dec. 5) 58.3%, Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 14) Free Throw %: 97.4% vs. Blackburn (Dec. 8) 90.5%, Principia (Dec. 31) Assists: 23 vs. Principia (Dec. 31) 27, Bellarmine (Feb. 4) Turnovers: 24 vs. Truman State (Jan. 28) 22, Blackburn (Dec. 8) & Truman State (Jan. 28) Steals: 16 vs. Blackburn (Dec. 8) 14, Truman State (Jan. 28)

Individual Highs (Miners): Points: 27, B.J. McLaughlin vs. Maryville (Dec. 3) Rebounds: 15, B.J. McLaughlin vs. Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17) Assists: 8, Juwan Miller on three occasions (last on Jan. 16 vs. indianapolis) Steals: 5, Juwan Miller vs. Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17)

Individual Highs (Opponents): Points: 34, Wendell Davis, Ashland (Nov. 13) & Larry Fitzgerald, William Jewell (Jan. 21) Rebounds: 14, Evan McGaughey, Quincy (Jan. 30) Assists: 10, Kendale McCullum, Wisconsin-Parkside (Jan. 7) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 10 Missouri S&T Specialty Stats (2015-16 Season) 2015-16 Trends Crunch Time Free Throws 2015-16 By the Numbers

When leading at the half ...... 7-1 #2 Ervin Sarajlic ...... 0-0 (0%) Double Figure scoring When trailing at the half ...... 0-11 #10 Brooks Gerrity ...... 0-0 (0%) 2015-16 Career When tied at the half ...... 1-2 #12 Desmond Buerge . . . . . 7-10 (70%) B.J. McLaughlin...... 15 . . .23 In overtime ...... 0-0 #13 Danylo Zuikov ...... 0-0 (0%) Desmond Buerge...... 13 . . .32 When scoring 59 points or less . . . . . 0-1 #14 Juwan Miller ...... 19-24 (79.2%) Zach Ellis...... 12 . . .46 When scoring 60-69 points ...... 0-3 #15 Rokas Paulauskas . . . . . 1-4 (25%) Telloy Simon...... 10 . . .10 When scoring 70-79 points ...... 3-2 #20 Telloy Simon ...... 6-6 (100%) Rokas Paulauskas...... 7 . . . 7 When scoring 80-89 points ...... 2-6 #21 Quinn Poythress ...... 0-0 (0%) Juwan Miller...... 5 . . . 11 When scoring 90 or more ...... 3-2 #22 Zach Ellis ...... 10-10 (100%) Danylo Zuikov...... 4 . . . 15 At home ...... 6-7 #23 B.J. McLaughlin . . . . . 4-7 (57.1%) Quinn Poythress...... 4 . . . 4 On the road ...... 2-5 #25 Jay Corwin ...... 0-0 (0%) Allen Billinger...... 3 . . . 3 At neutral sites ...... 0-2 #31 Allen Billinger ...... 1-3 (33.3%) Tyler Anderson...... 1 . . . 1 When out-shooting opponent . . . . . 3-0 #40 Tyler Anderson ...... 1-2 (50%) When out-shot by opponent ...... 5-14 #44 Luke Schnieders ...... 0-0 (0%) Games with 20+ points When tied in shooting ...... 0-0 TOTALS ...... 49-66 (74.2%) 2015-16 Career When out-rebounding opponent . . . . 4-5 B.J. McLaughlin...... 6 . . . 6 When out-rebounded by opponent . . . 4-8 Crunch time free throws are all attempts in the Desmond Buerge...... 3 . . . 6 When tied in rebounding ...... 0-1 final five minutes of regulation time and any Zach Ellis...... 2 . . . 8 When having fewer turnovers . . . . . 6-7 overtime period, with a margin of 10 points or Quinn Poythress...... 1 . . . 1 When having more turnovers . . . . . 2-6 less when the player goes to the free throw line. Juwan Miller...... 0 . . . 1 When tied in turnovers ...... 0-1 When shooting 50% or better from field . 2-1 Last season: Missouri S&T was at 77.2% at Double-Doubles When shooting under 50% ...... 6-13 the line in crunch time situations. 2015-16 Career When shooting 70% or better from FT line 6-8 B.J. McLaughlin...... 2 . . . 2 When shooting under 70% from FT line . 2-6 Rokas Paulauskas...... 1 . . . 1 When shooting 30% or better 3FG . . . 5-12 When shooting under 30% 3FG . . . . 3-2 Games Led (or shared lead) in Scoring 2015-16 Career B.J. McLaughlin...... 9 . . . 10 Zach Ellis...... 5 . . . 16 Desmond Buerge...... 3 . . . 12 The Last Time it Happened Quinn Poythress...... 2 . . . 2 Danylo Zuikov...... 2 . . . 2 The Miners scored 80-89 points...... 87 vs. Southern Indiana, Feb. 6, 2016 (87-94) Juwan Miller...... 1 . . . 3 Opponent scored 80-89 points...... 85, Bellarmine, Feb. 4, 2016 (61-85) Allen Billinger...... 1 . . . 1 The Miners scored 90-99 points...... 96 vs. Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Opponent scored 90-99 points...... 94, Southern Indiana, Feb. 6, 2016 (87-94) Games Led (or shared lead) in Rebounding The Miners scored 100 or more points...... 102 vs. William Woods, Dec. 20, 2015 (102-97) 2015-16 Career Opponent scored 100 or more points...... 96, Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Rokas Paulauskas...... 15 . . .15 A Miner scored 20 or more points...... 23, Desmond Buerge vs. Southern Indiana, Feb. 6, 2016 B.J. McLaughlin...... 6 . . . 6 A Miner scored 30 or more points...... 30, Bryce Foster vs. Drury, Feb. 27, 2014 Desmond Buerge...... 4 . . . 10 A Miner scored 40 or more points...... 40, Scott Holly vs. Pittsburg State, Feb. 6, 2002 Tyler Anderson...... 3 . . . 4 The Miners had 40 or more rebounds...... 43 vs. William Jewell, Jan. 21, 2016 Telloy Simon...... 2 . . . 2 Opponent had 40 or more rebounds...... 40, William Jewell, Jan. 21, 2016 Danylo Zuikov...... 1 . . . 3 A Miner had 10 or more rebounds...... 10, Tyler Anderson vs. William Jewell, Jan. 21, 2016 Zach Ellis...... 0 . . . 3 A Miner had 15 or more rebounds...... 15, B.J. McLaughlin vs. Missouri Baptist, Nov. 17, 2015 Ervin Saraljic...... 0 . . . 1 A Miner had 20 or more rebounds...... 21, Brian Westre vs. Harris-Stowe, Dec. 7, 2002 The Miners had 15 or more assists...... 15 vs. Southern Indiana, Feb. 6, 2016 Games Led (or shared lead) in Assists Opponent had 15 or more assists...... 18, Southern Indiana, Feb. 6, 2016 2015-16 Career A Miner had 10 or more assists...... 13, Danylo Zuikov vs. McKendree, Feb. 5, 2015 Juwan Miller...... 14 . . .21 The Miners had 10 or more steals...... 11 vs. Truman State, Jan. 28, 2016 Allen Billinger...... 6 . . . 6 Opponent had 10 or more steals...... 11, Southern Indiana, Feb. 6, 2016 Danylo Zuikov...... 4 . . . 22 A Miner had five or more steals...... 5, Juwan Miller vs. Missouri Baptist, Nov. 17, 2015 Zach Ellis...... 3 . . . 7 A Miner had a double-double...... Rokas Paulauskas vs. Drury, Dec. 12, 2015 (12 pts./10 reb.) Desmond Buerge...... 2 . . . 3 A Miner had a triple-double...... Bryce Foster vs. Webster, Dec. 8, 2013 (22 pts./10 reb./10 ast.) Corwin/Paulauskas/Simon...... 1 . . . 1 McLaughlin/Poythress...... 1 . . . 1 Ervin Sarajlic...... 0 . . . 1

Games Led (or shared) in Blocked Shots 2015-16 Career Rokas Paulauskas...... 12 . . .12 B.J. McLaughlin...... 6 . . . 10 Desmond Buerge...... 5 . . . 11 Tyler Anderson...... 3 . . . 5 Telloy Simon...... 2 . . . 2 Quinn Poythress...... 1 . . . 1 Zach Ellis...... 0 . . . 3 E. Sarajlic/D. Zuikov...... 0 . . . 1 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 11 2015-16 Missouri S&T Game-By-Game Date Opponent Score Top Scorer Top Rebounder Record(s) Nov. 13 at Ashland L, 73-82 Zach Ellis 16 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin 6 0-1 Nov. 14 Lake Erie (at Ashland) L, 89-100 Zach Ellis 19 Rokas Paulauskas 8 0-2 Nov. 17 MISSOURI BAPTIST W, 76-73 B.J. McLaughlin 21 B.J. McLaughlin 15 1-2 Nov. 21 CENTRAL MISSOURI L, 73-92 Quinn Poythress 11 Rokas Paulauskas 8 1-3 Nov. 27 at St. Mary’s L, 51-62 Danylo Zuikov 12 Rokas Paulauskas 13 1-4 Nov. 28 Angelo State (at St. Mary’s) L, 87-94 B.J. McLaughlin 26 Rokas Paulauskas 12 1-5 Dec. 3 MARYVILLE* W, 83-73 B.J. McLaughlin 27 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin 5 2-5, 1-0 Dec. 5 at Missouri-St. Louis* W, 85-81 Zach Ellis 19 Tyler Anderson 8 3-5, 2-0 Dec. 8 BLACKBURN W, 104-91 Quinn Poythress 21 Rokas Paulauskas 9 4-5 Dec. 12 DRURY* W, 74-56 B.J. McLaughlin 19 Rokas Paulauskas 10 5-5, 3-0 Dec. 20 WILLIAM WOODS W, 102-97 B.J. McLaughlin 21 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin 6 6-5 Dec. 31 PRINCIPIA W, 97-70 B.J. McLaughlin 25 B. McLaughlin.T. Anderson 5 7-5 Jan. 7 at Wisconsin-Parkside* L, 69-89 B.J. McLaughlin 21 Three players with 3 7-6, 3-1 Jan. 9 at Lewis* L, 80-84 Zach Ellis 24 Rokas Paulauskas 6 7-7, 3-2 Jan. 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* L, 94-101 Danylo Zuikov 18 Rokas Paulauskas 7 7-8, 3-3 Jan. 16 INDIANAPOLIS* L, 82-98 Desmond Buerge 24 D. Buerge/R. Paulauskas 6 7-9, 3-4 Jan. 21 at William Jewell* L, 89-93 Allen Billinger 18 Tyler Anderson 10 7-10, 3-5 Jan. 23 at Rockhurst* W, 73-62 Zach Ellis 18 D. Buerge/R. Paulauskas 6 8-10, 4-5 Jan. 28 TRUMAN STATE* L, 69-82 J. Miller/B. McLaughlin 12 B.J. McLaughlin 9 8-11, 4-6 Jan. 30 QUINCY* L, 96-109 Desmond Buerge 26 D. Buerge/R. Paulauskas 7 8-12, 4-7 Feb. 4 BELLARMINE* L, 61-85 B.J. McLaughlin 18 Telloy Simon 9 8-13, 4-8 Feb. 6 SOUTHERN INDIANA* L, 87-94 Desmond Buerge 23 Desmond Buerge 7 8-14, 4-9

*Great Lakes Valley Conference game # Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament

Game-by-Game Data

Date/Opponent ------Game Starters ------Bench Pts. Ast/TO FG% Opp. FG% Nov. 13/Ashland Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 30 11/14 .419 .554 Nov. 14/Lake Erie Miller Billinger Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 32 10/16 .446 .522 Nov. 17/Missouri Baptist Miller Billinger Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 20 12/15 .329 .431 Nov. 21/Central Missouri Miller Billinger Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 40 12/21 .387 .526 Nov. 27/St. Mary’s Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 18 7/16 .241 .458 Nov. 28/Angelo State Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 24 16/15 .408 .544 Dec. 3/Maryville Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 27 15/8 .444 .489 Dec. 5/Missouri-St. Louis Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 56 9/11 .429 .406 Dec. 8/Blackburn Miller Zuikov Buerge Poythress Paulauskas 43 19/15 .463 .514 Dec. 12/Drury Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 18 11/9 .365 .419 Dec. 20/William Woods Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 33 20/11 .464 .476 Dec. 31/Principia Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Anderson 53 23/6 .543 .480 Jan. 7/Wisconsin-Parkside Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 20 11/14 .491 .547 Jan. 9/Lewis Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 41 13/8 .418 .500 Jan. 14/Saint Joseph’s Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 33 17/12 .453 .655 Jan. 16/Indianapolis Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 20 18/7 .478 .597 Jan. 21/William Jewell Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 42 14/9 .408 .527 Jan. 23/Rockhurst Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 28 9/15 .500 .386 Jan. 28/Truman State Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 31 9/24 .424 .532 Jan. 30/Quincy Billinger Zuikov Buerge Poythress Pauluaskas 40 11/15 .381 .609 Feb. 4/Bellarmine Zuikov Ellis Simon Buerge McLaughlin 15 6/14 .344 .596 Feb. 6/Southern Indiana Miller Zuikov Simon Buerge McLaughlin 27 15/17 .517 .559

Records by starting five: Miller/Zuikov/Buerge/McLaughlin/Paulauskas 5-8 Miller/Billinger/Buerge/McLaughlin/Paulauskas 1-2 Miller/Billinger/Buerge/Poythress/Paulauskas 1-0 Miller/Zuikov/Buerge/McLaughlin/Anderson 1-0 Billinger/Zuikov/Buerge/Poythress/Pauluaskas 0-1 Zuikov/Ellis/Simon/Buerge/McLaughlin 0-1 Miller/Zuikov/Simon/Buerge/McLaughlin 0-1 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 12 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 13 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 14 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 15 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 16 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 17 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 18