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CBU at Memphis 2016-17 Schedule November 7, 2016 • Memphis, Tennessee • FedExForum • 6:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Res CBU (0-0) at Central State (0-0) 11/7 @ Memphis (Exhibition) 6:30 November 11, 2016 • Wilberforce, Ohio • Beacom/Lewis Gym • 2:00 p.m. 11/11 @ Central State (Ohio) 2:00 Central State at CBU 11/13 Central State (Ohio) 2:00 November 13, 2016 • Memphis, Tennessee • Canale Arena • 2:00 p.m. 11/16 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) 7:00 11/22 @ Harding (Ark.) 7:30 • The Bucs open the season at Memphis with their first exhibition game since 11/29 @ Union (Tenn.) * 8:00 defeating the Tigers 74-70 in overtime Nov. 12, 2014. They wrap up the week 12/3 @ Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) 4:00 with a pair of games against Central State, Friday in Ohio and Sunday at home. 12/7 Bellarmine (Ky.) 7:00 12/10 Union (Tenn.) * 7:00 12/15 Valdosta State (Ga.) * 7:00 • CBU has faced Memphis twice in regular-season contests, both Memphis wins 12/17 West Florida * 3:00 in 2000 and 2001, and the schools met for annual exhibition games from 2004 12/31 @ Mississippi College * 4:00 through 2014, with Memphis winning the first 10. 1/2 Delta State (Miss.) * 7:00 1/7 @ North Alabama * 3:00 • CBU faces Central State for just the second time in school history. The 1/9 @ Alabama Huntsville * 7:30 Marauders topped CBU 81-74 in the John L. Griffin/Lions Club Classic hosted 1/12 Lee (Tenn.) * 7:00 by Northern Kentucky Nov. 16, 2001. This is CBU’s second year in a row to 1/14 Shorter (Ga.) * 3:00 open with a pair of games against a SIAC opponent. Last season, the Bucs 1/19 @ West Alabama * 7:30 opened with two games against Stillman, losing 90-72 at Stillman and 69-67 at 1/21 @ West Georgia * 3:00 home. CBU is 45-50 all-time against current members of the SIAC ( 35-35 vs. 1/26 @ Shorter (Ga.) * 7:00 1/28 @ Lee (Tenn.) * TBA LeMoyne-Owen, 4-11 vs. Spring Hill, 5-3 vs. Lane, 1-0 vs. Claflin and 0-1 vs. 2/2 West Georgia * 7:00 Central State). Stillman reclassified to the NAIA after last season. 2/4 West Alabama * 3:00 2/9 @ West Florida * 7:30 Broadcast Information: 2/11 @ Valdosta State (Ga.) * 3:00 CBUBucs.com Video (11/13): http://www.cbubucs.com Ken Opperman 2/16 Mississippi College * 7:00 AM 1210/FM 103.1 (11/7) & AM 560/FM 87.7 (11/13): http://www.sports56whbq.com Eli Savoie 2/18 @ Delta State (Miss.) * 4:00 2/23 Alabama Huntsville * 7:00 2/25 North Alabama * 7:00 2/28 GSC Quarterfinals TBA THE BUCS 3/4-5 GSC Final Four Homewood, Ala. Probable Starters (2015-16 stats) 3/11-14 NCAA South Regional TBA pos # name ht wt yr ppg rpg apg bpg spg fg% 3p% ft% mpg 3/22-25 NCAA Elite Eight Sioux Falls, S.D. G 5 Jeff Larkin 6-0 175 Jr 18.3 3.3 2.7 .1 1.5 .441 .308 .730 36.8 Home Games in Bold; All times Central * - GSC game G 20 Cody Garbuzinski 6-5 200 r-Jr 5.0 4.4 2.0 .2 .7 .464 .361 .662 31.1 2015-16 GSC Standings: F 33 Adam Dieball 6-8 220 So 14.9 4.2 3.9 .5 .4 .487 .347 .701 26.1 Team GSC Overall F 34 Alex Trentman 6-6 200 r-So 5.8 4.2 1.5 .7 .4 .432 .373 .560 23.9 Alabama Huntsville * 18-4 24-7 C 42 Jordan Miller 6-8 225 r-Jr 9.3 3.3 1.3 .3 .4 .467 .367 .685 16.5 West Georgia * 16-6 22-9 Union * 13-9 21-11 Probable Reserves (2015-16 stats) North Alabama * 13-9 16-13 Delta State * 13-9 19-11 pos # name ht wt yr ppg rpg apg bpg spg fg% 3p% ft% mpg Valdosta State * 13-9 17-11 G 3 Brad Miller 6-1 185 r-Fr Redshirted at CBU last year CBU * 10-12 12-17 G/F 22 Mitch Mays 6-7 185 r-Fr Redshirted at CBU last year Shorter * 9-13 14-15 G 11 Joe Laravie 6-3 180 Fr From Kettering, Ohio/Alter HS West Alabama 8-14 12-16 F 31 J.T. Moody 6-6 210 r-Sr 2.1 1.5 .4 .0 .3 .474 .318 .737 6.8 Lee 7-15 10-18 F 45 Jack Hummel 6-7 220 Sr 1.6 .8 .4 .1 .1 .545 / .444 5.3 Mississippi College ^ 7-15 8-16 G 14 Tyler Estep 6-5 200 r-Jr 3.1 2.5 1.6 .1 .9 .376 .190 .333 21.0 West Florida 5-17 7-19 * - clinched GSC Tournament berth F 44 Charlie Oswald 6-7 210 Sr 1.5 .9 .7 .5 .2 .206 .172 .667 10.8 G 24 Prentiss Bobo 6-0 215 Fr From Collegiate School of Memphis ^ - ineligible for postseason G 11 Aaron King 5-10 170 Fr Transfer from Faulkner Univ. (Ala.) CBUBucs.com Page 1 South Regional Champs: 2009 2016-17 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013 Scouting the Tigers: After going 19-15 and reaching the American Athletic Conference finals but missing the postseason for the second consecutive year, About CBU Memphis heads into the new season with a new coach in Tubby Smith. With CBU Men’s Basketball 557 career wins and the 1998 national championship, Smith is the only coach 2015-16 Overall Record 12-17 in the nation to coach five different Division I schools to the NCAA Tournament. GSC Record/Finish 10-12/7th Sophomore forward Dedric Lawson, the American Athletic Conference Rookie Final Nat’l Ranking (Poll) N/A of the Year as a year ago, returns after averaging 15.8 points, 9.3 rebounds Last Postseason Opp. West Georgia and 2.5 assists per game. His older brother, freshman forward K.J. Lawson, Result L, 82-85, @ ‘16 GSC quarters also returns after averaging 8.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 10 games Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 before taking a medical redshirt due to injury. Junior guard Markel Crawford Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/3 averagd 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while starting 25 games. The Tigers’ roster is bolstered by a pair of graduate transfers: senior guard Chris- tian Kessee averaged 14.6 points per game last season at Coppin State, while Coaching Staff senior forward Chad Rykhoek transferred from Baylor after missing all four Head Coach Mike Nienaber years due to a series of injuries. Alma Mater (Yr) Mississippi Coll. (‘77) Record at school/year 293-192/18th Scouting the Marauders: After going 11-15 last year, finishing fifth in the Career record/year 535-466/34th SIAC West Division with a 9-9 conference mark, the Marauders were picked to Office Phone 901-321-3372 repeat that fifth-place finish in the seven-team SIAC West. Six of the Maraud- Best time of day to reach Mornings ers’ 13 players return from last year, including two starters. Junior forward Graduate Assistant Mark Vaughn Jeremy Brown averaged 8.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per Alma Mater (Year) Bethel (‘15) game as a sophomore, and senior center Robert Konteh averaged 4.9 points, About CBU 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game last season. The Marauders have 11 new School Name Christian Brothers University players on their 17-man roster, including a pair of senior D-I transfers in point City/State/ZIP Memphis, TN 38104 guard Keilan Blanks (Tennessee State) and shooting guard Markese McGuire Founded 1871 (Illinois-Chicago). Blanks began his college career at Lamar, where he played Enrollment 1,900 in 37 games, starting 12. McGuire appeared in 88 games in three years at UIC, Nickname Buccaneers starting 16. CSU coach Joseph Price played for Digger Phelps at Notre Dame. School Colors Red & Gray Home Faciltity Canale Arena Dieball’s Rookie Year: Adam Dieball became the Bucs’ ninth GSC Freshman of Capacity 1,000 the Year after he averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Affiliation NCAA Division II He shot 48.7 percent from the field, including 34.7 percent from three-point Conference Gulf South Conference range, as he played 24 games before missing the last five due to an injury. He President Dr. John Smarrelli, Jr. won GSC Freshman of the Week seven times. CBU’s previous Freshman of the Alma Mater (Yr) Le Moyne (‘75) Year winners include Rodney Chapman (1997-98), Adam Heitzman (2000-01), Athletic Director Brian Summers Kevin Weybright (2004-05), Nick Kohs (2005-06), Kyle Couvion (2006-07), Scott Alma Mater (Yr) North Central (‘00) Dennis (2008-09), Michael Drake (2009-10) and Harry Green (2010-11). Athletic Trainer Scott Lambert Office Phone 901-321-3263 GSC Expansion Looms: The Bucs’ home in the Gulf South Conference will add two members, both from central Alabama, for the 2017-18 season. Montevallo returns to the league after spending 2009-2017 in the Peach Belt Conference, CBU Athletic Communications while Auburn-Montgomery will join the GSC as they continue their transition Director Eric Opperman from the NAIA to Division II. Alma Mater (Yr) Ouachita Baptist (‘04) Office Phone 901-321-3378 Office Fax 901-321-3570 2016-17 Roster E-mail [email protected] No Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown / High School Mailing Address 3 Brad Miller G 6-1 185 r-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder HS 650 East Parkway South 5 Jeff Larkin G 6-0 175 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle HS Box T-1 11 Joe Laravie G 6-3 180 Fr. Kettering, Ohio / Alter HS Memphis, TN 38104 14 Tyler Estep G 6-5 200 r-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Reading HS 20 Cody Garbuzinski G 6-5 200 r-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Christian Brothers HS 22 Mitch Mays G/F 6-7 185 r-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East HS 24 Prentiss Bobo G 6-0 215 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. / Collegiate School 31 J.T. Moody F 6-6 210 r-Sr. Atoka, Tenn. / Tipton-Rosemark Academy 32 Aaron King G 5-10 170 r-So. Huntsville, Ala. / Lee HS 33 Adam Dieball F 6-8 220 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East HS 34 Alex Trentman F 6-6 200 r-So. Alexandria, Ky. / Bishop Brossart HS 42 Jordan Miller C 6-8 225 r-Jr. Fulton, Ky. / Fulton City HS 44 Charlie Oswald F 6-7 210 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Christian Brothers HS 45 Jack Hummel F 6-7 220 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Chaminade HS CBUBucs.com Page 2 South Regional Champs: 2009 2016-17 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013 Cincinnati Connection: In 34 years as a college head basketball coach, Mike Nienaber has built a long track record for two things: winning and doing it with Preseason All-GSC a wealth of talent from his hometown of Cincinnati. The 2016-17 Bucs will GSC Coaches Poll: keep the Cincinnati trend alive, with seven of their 14 players hailing from the greater Cincinnati region. Junior guard Jeff Larkin played at Nienaber’s alma ## School (First Place Votes) Pts mater, La Salle HS, while redshirt freshman guard Brad Miller played at former 1 Alabama Huntsville (9) 118 2 West Georgia (2) 106 GCL South rival Elder HS. Sophomore forward Adam Dieball and redshirt fresh- 3 Delta State (1) 104 man wing Mitch Mays were high school teammates at Lakota East HS, the same 4 North Alabama 81 school that produced former CBU All-American center Nick Kohs. Junior guard 5 CBU 75 6 Union 72 Tyler Estep played at Reading HS, while sophomore forward Alex Trentman 7 Valdosta State 70 played at Bishop Brossart HS across the river in Alexandria, Ky. Freshman Joe 8 Shorter 49 Laravie expands the CBU footprint, coming from Alter HS in Kettering, Ohio, a 9 West Alabama 40 10 West Florida 34 suburb of nearby Dayton. 11 Mississippi College 24 12 Lee 22 Winning Streak Snapped: Thanks to a tough early schedule and key injuries late, the Bucs’ streak of 13 straight winning seasons was snapped with a 12-17 Preseason All-GSC Team: record last season. CBU had finished above .500 every season since 2002-03 prior to last season. The 13-year streak was as long as the school’s next two Pos Player School Ht Year Hometown longest combined. The previous record was seven (1955-56 through 1961- G Steph Branch UWG 6-3 Sr Upland, CA G Ashanti Day UU 6-6 Sr Snellville, GA 62), followed by two six-year streaks (1982-83 through 1987-88 and 1991-92 F Adam Dieball CBU 6-8 So Cincinnati, OH through 1996-97). G Jeff Larkin CBU 6-0 Jr Cincinnati, OH G Devin Schmidt DSU 6-4 Sr Sevierville, TN G Phil Taylor SU 5-10 Sr Brooklyn, NY Larkin Breaks Out: Junior guard Jeff Larkin stepped into a leading role as a F Seab Webster UAH 6-6 Sr Gulrey, AL sophomore. He averaged 18.3 ppg, with 12 games of at least 20 points. He turned in the best performance of his career in the Bucs’ signature win of the season, scoring 37 points with three assists, three steals and one turnover in NABC Division II Poll: an 86-79 win at Union, who finished 21-11 and reached the second round of ## School (First Place Votes) Record Pts Pvs the NCAA Tournament. Union had entered the game with 12 straight home 1 West Liberty, W.Va. (11) 31-4 394 5 2 Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 34-3 368 1 wins. Larkin ranked second in the GSC and 19th in the nation in playing time, 3 Bellarmine, Ky. (4) 23-7 357 15 averaging nearly 37 minutes per game. He was also fourth in the GSC in scor- 4 Saginaw Valley State, Mich. 25-8 282 25 ing (18.3 ppg) and fifth in steals (1.50 spg). 5 Alabama-Huntsville 25-8 276 NR 6 Northwest Missouri State 27-6 270 11 7 Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 28-4 257 6 A Quicker Pace: Last season saw the Bucs play at their fastest tempo in more 8 St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. 27-5 242 NR than a decade. CBU averaged approximately 69.3 possessions per game last 9 California Baptist 28-7 210 14 10 Tarleton State, Texas 24-9 201 NR season, their highest number since 73.2 in 2002-03. Despite the quicker pace, 11 Chico State, Calif. 22-7 195 20 the Bucs were still 11th in the GSC with 71.2 ppg, and their 73.3 ppg allowed 12 Alaska Anchorage 21-11 189 NR ranked fourth in the conference. Last year’s Bucs also finished fourth in school 13 Southern Connecticut State 22-8 185 NR 14 Kutztown, Pa. 23-7 156 NR history with 668 three-point attempts for the season. 15 Fort Lewis, Colo. 28-4 127 4 16 Barry, Fla. 26-7 115 19 Friends, Now Foes: Memphis senior wing Jake McDowell was former high 17 Minnesota State 22-10 109 NR 18 Augustana, S.D. 34-2 105 2 school teammates with a pair of Bucs: senior forward Charlie Oswald and ju- 19 Angelo State, Texas 25-7 98 16 nior guard Cody Garbuzinski played with McDowell at Christian Brothers HS. 20 Midwestern State, Texas 24-6 92 7 21 Colorado School of Mines 24-8 91 NR 22 Drury, Mo. 19-8 81 NR Last Time Here: The previous meeting between the Bucs and the Tigers, Nov. 23 UAFS 23-9 76 NR 12, 2014, saw CBU claim a 74-70 overtime in. Senior forward Sidy Sall led the 24 Indiana, Pa. 21-8 66 NR Bucs with 20 points and 11 rebounds to go with five assists, two steals and two 25 Fairmont State, W.Va. (1) 25-5 62 8 blocks, while senior guard Trey Casey scored 19 with five steals. Then-fresh- Others receiving votes: Queens (N.C.) 55, West- man guard Jeff Larkin scored five points with two steals and only one turnover ern Oregon 44, Indianapolis (Ind.) 42, Delta State in 29 minutes off the bench. Then-freshman center Jordan Miller scored five (Miss.) 41, Montevallo (Ala.) 32, West Texas A&M 32, Kentucky Wesleyan 31, Lander (S.C.) 31, West points with a block in six minutes off the bench. Then-sophomore forward Georgia 31, Southern New Hampshire 28, Azusa Charlie Oswald started and played 25 minutes, while then-sophomore forward Pacific (Calif.) 24, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 17, Eck- Jack Hummel played two minutes off the bench. For Memphis, only one player erd (Fla.) 16, Philadelphia (Pa.) 16, Quincy (Ill.) 15, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 15, Stonehill (Mass.) returns from the game: then-freshman Markel Crawford played 29 minutes for 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 11, the Tigers, scoring seven points with five assists. Wisconsin-Parkside 11, Barton (N.C.) 9, Western Washington 9, Wingate (N.C.) 9, Washburn (Kan.) 8, Benedict (S.C.) 7, Ashland (Ohio) 6, Virginia The Road Ahead: CBU’s 2016-17 schedule features eight games against teams State 6, Virginia Union 6, Dixie State (Utah) 5, that reached the 15-16 NCAA Tournament: two each against Alabama Hunts- East Central (Okla.) 4, Dallas Baptist (Texas) 3, ville, West Georgia and Union as well as single games with Harding and Bellar- UC San Diego 3, Point Loma (Calif.) 2, MSU Denver (Colo.) 1, West Florida 1. mine. CBU’s six non-conference games are against teams that went a com- bined 97-78 last season, led by Bellarmine’s 23-7 and Harding’s 20-11. 16-17 CBU oponents in italics, records from 15-16. CBUBucs.com Page 3 South Regional Champs: 2009 2016-17 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013

CBUBucs.com Page 4 South Regional Champs: 2009 2016-17 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013 #3 Brad Miller #31 J.T. Moody Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 same Pts 0 7 (2x, last 1/11/16 @ UAH) Reb 0 same Reb 0 4 (3x, last 2/18/16 vs UAH) Ast 0 same Ast 0 3 (2/20/16 @ UNA) Stl 0 same Stl 0 2 (2x, last 3/1/16 @ UWG) Blk 0 same Blk 0 1 (2/18/16 vs UAH) Min 0 same Min 0 19 (2/20/16 @ UNA) #5 Jeff Larkin #32 Aaron King Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 37 (2/25/16 @ Union) Pts 0 same Reb 0 7 (2x, last 12/31/15 vs Trevecca) Reb 0 same Ast 0 7 (12/5/15 vs Shorter) Ast 0 same Stl 0 5 (12/12/15 @ MC) Stl 0 same Blk 0 1 (4x, last 2/4/16 vs UWA) Blk 0 same Min 0 48 (1/3/15 @ VSU) Min 0 same #11 Joe Laravie #33 Adam Dieball Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 same Pts 0 29 (1/9/16 vs UNA) Reb 0 same Reb 0 9 (12/10/15 @ DSU) Ast 0 same Ast 0 7 (2x, last 1/14/16 vs UU) Stl 0 same Stl 0 2 (3x, last 1/23/16 @ Lee) Blk 0 same Blk 0 2 (2/6/16 vs UWG) Min 0 same Min 0 41 (1/23/16 @ Lee) #14 Tyler Estep #34 Alex Trentman Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 11 (12/3/15 vs Lee) Pts 0 17 (1/4/16 vs UWF) Reb 0 6 (11/19/15 @ Trevecca) Reb 0 12 (2x, last 2/25/16 @ Union) Ast 0 5 (11/15/15 vs Stillman) Ast 0 4 (2x, last 1/28/16 vs MC) Stl 0 3 (4x, last 2/6/16 vs UWG) Stl 0 2 (2/6/16 vs UWG) Blk 0 1 (4x, last 12/5/15 vs Shorter) Blk 0 4 (1/4/16 vs UWF) Min 0 38 (12/12/15 @ MC) Min 0 42 (1/23/16 @ Lee) #20 Cody Garbuzinski #42 Jordan Miller Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 17 (12/10/15 @ DSU) Pts 0 24 (2/11/16 @ UWF) Reb 0 9 (1/11/16 @ UAH) Reb 0 11 (2/13/16 @ VSU) Ast 0 5 (3x, last 1/28/16 vs MC) Ast 0 4 (2x, last 2/25/16 @ Union) Stl 0 3 (12/3/15 vs Lee) Stl 0 4 (2/25/16 @ Union) Blk 0 2 (12/10/15 @ DSU) Blk 0 2 (2x, last 1/14/16 vs Union) Min 0 40 (2x , last 1/2/16 vs VSU) Min 0 32 (2x, last 2/13/16 @ VSU) #22 Mitch Mays #44 Charlie Oswald Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 same Pts 0 25 (2/19/15 @ UAH) Reb 0 same Reb 0 7 (11/19/15 @ Trevecca) Ast 0 same Ast 0 3 (12/5/15 vs Shorter) Stl 0 same Stl 0 3 (11/21/13 vs Williams Bapt.) Blk 0 same Blk 0 5 (2/15/14 vs Lee) Min 0 same Min 0 40 (3/3/15 @ UWG) #24 Prentiss Bobo #45 Jack Hummel Season High Career High Season High Career High Pts 0 same Pts 0 6 (2x, last 2/25/16 @ Union) Reb 0 same Reb 0 5 (12/5/13 vs Central Baptist) Ast 0 same Ast 0 3 (3/1/16 @ UWG) Stl 0 same Stl 0 1 (3/1/16 @ UWG) Blk 0 same Blk 0 1 (2x, last 2/20/16 @ UNA) Min 0 same Min 0 16 (2/20/16 @ UNA) CBUBucs.com Page 5 South Regional Champs: 2009 2016-17 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013

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