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GAME 16 — FIU (1/7/13 US CENTURY BANK ARENA, MIAMI) BETHUNE-COOKMAN BASKETBALL B-CU SCHEDULE NOVEMBER (2-5) B-CU WILDCATS (5-10,0-1) 11/09 at St. Bonaventure L65-55 11/13 at Tulane $ L65-55 Head Coach: Gravelle Craig 11/15 at New Orleans W71-65 (Cleveland State’99), 2nd Year,23-27 11/20 at Kent State $ L69-68 Home: 3-2 Away: 1-8 Neut: 1-0 11/23 Nebraska-Omaha $% W93-81 Off: 68.5 ppg Def: 70.7 ppg 11/24 Valparaiso L76-64 2011 MEAC Regular Season Champs 11/27 North Florida L71-65 2011 NIT participant DECEMBER (3-4,0-1) 2012 MEAC Tournament Runner-Up 12/01 at Florida A&M* L75-67 12/03 Stetson W86-63 12/08 Webber International W85-72 PROJECTED B-CU STARTERS 12/12 at UCF L72-62 12/15 at Pittsburgh ESPN3 L89-40 12/17 Florida Christian W102-51 PNTS REB 12/21 Youngstown State L67-51 JANUARY (0-1,0-0) G 21 Kevin Dukes (5-9 Sr. Lithonia Ga.) 10.7 2.3 1/05 at LSU L79-63 2nd Team Preseason All-MEAC; Became B-CU’s all-time 3-point leader 1/07 at FIU 1 pm against Florida A&M. 1/12 North Carolina A&T* 4 pm 1/14 North Carolina Central* 7:30 pm F 11 Javoris Bryant (6-5 Sr. Atlanta, Ga.) 7.4 4.0 1/19 South Carolina State* 4 pm 1/21 at Savannah State* 7:30 pm Career high 17 against Stetson, Averaging 5.0 rebounds in last two 1/26 Delaware State* 4 pm games; Missed opening six games. 1/28 UMES* 7:30 pm F 1 Adrien Coleman (6-5 Jr. Atlanta Ga) 18.5 7.5 FEBRUARY 2/ 2 Florida A&M* 4 pm Leads MEAC in scoring; Double-figures every game this season; Triple- 2/ 9 at North Carolina A&T* 4 pm Double Vs. Webber; 3-time MEAC Player Of The Week 2/11at North Carolina Central*7:30 pm 2/18 Howard* 7:30 pm F 2 Alex Smith (6-7 Sr Jacksonville Fla.) 9.3 6.7 2/23 South Carolina State* 4 pm Career High 24 vs. Webber ;Leads MEAC in FG%; Has Double-Doubled in 2/25 Savannah State* 7:30 pm past two games; MEAC Defensive Player Of The Week 12/24 MARCH G 22 Ricky Johnson (5-9 So. Akron, Ohio) 5.9 2.6 3/2 at Norfolk State* 4 pm 3/4 at Hampton* 7:30pm Has started last three games; Missed 5 games with concussion; Two-Time 3/7 at Coppin State* TBA * MEAC Game MEAC Rookie Of Week as a freshman All times local SELECTED B-CU RESERVES F 15 Marc Mack (6-6 So. Chicago, IL) MEDIA INFORMATION 3.5 3.8 Contact: Dan Ryan Appeared in 27 games As A Freshman Office: (386)481-2206 Cell: (801)376-6883 G 10 Malik Jackson (6-6 Jr. Central Islip, NY) 3.5 2.4 E-mail: [email protected] JUCO transfer from Miami Dade State Audiocast: big1380.com Talent: Mike Johnson G 3 Paul Scotland (6-0 Sr. Manhattan, NY) 10.1 2.4 Vanessa Blair Seven double-figure scoring games this season Twitter: @bcuathletics G 23 Brandon Stewart (6-2 So. Miami, Fla. 5.0 2.0 Walk-on as a freshman; scored 14 against Florida Christian BETHUNE-COOKMAN MEN’S BASKETBALL 2012-2013 ROSTER NUMERICAL # NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (Prev School) 1 Adrien Coleman F 6-5 190 Jr. Atlanta,Ga. (Stephenson HS) Nebraska) 2 Alex Smith F 6-7 210 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Lee HS) 3 Paul Scotland G 6-0 185 Sr. Manhattan, NY (Urban Peace HS) 5 Myron Respress C 6-8 220 Jr. Niagara Falls, NY (City College of San Francisco) (Niagara Falls HS) 10 Malik Jackson G 6-6 188 Jr. Central Islip, NY (Miami Dade) (Bayshore HS) 11 Javoris Bryant F 6-6 200 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 15 Marc Mack F 6-6 195 So. Chicago, Ill. (Fishburne Military) 21 Kevin Dukes PG 5-9 155 Sr. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 22 Ricky Johnson PG 5-9 160 So. Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent- St. Mary HS) 23 Brandon Stewart G 6-2 185 So. Miami, Fla. (Carol City) 33 Allen Dempster F 6-7 210 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Phila Academy Charter) ALPHABETICAL NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (Prev School) 11 Javoris Bryant F 6-6 200 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 1 Adrien Coleman F 6-5 190 Jr. Atlanta,Ga. (Stephenson HS) (Nebraska) 33 Allan Dempster F 6-7 210 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Phila Academy Charter) 21 Kevin Dukes PG 5-9 155 Sr. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson) 10 Malik Jackson G 6-6 188 Jr. Central Islip, NY (Miami Dade) (Bayshore HS) 22 Ricky Johnson PG 5-9 160 So. Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent- St. Mary HS) 15 Marc Mack F 6-6 195 So. Chicago, Ill. (Fishburne Military HS) 5 Myron Respress C 6-8 220 Jr. Niagara Falls, NY (CC of San Francisco) (Niagara Falls HS) 3 Paul Scotland G 6-0 185 Sr. Manhattan, NY (Urban Peace) (Monroe CC) 2 Alex Smith F 6-7 210 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Lee HS) (Florida State College) 23 Brandon Stewart G 6-2 185 So. Miami, Fla. (Carol City) Head Coach: Gravelle Craig (Cleveland State ’99), 2nd year, Assistant Coaches: Stacey Beckton (Bethune-Cookman, ‘08); Rodney Martin (Tiffin, ‘92); Montez Robinson (North Georgia ’02) GAME 16 — FIU (1/7/13 US CENTURY BANK ARENA, MIAMI) GRAVELLE CRAIG Head Coach 2nd Year HOMETOWN: Farrell, Pa. COLLEGE: Cleveland State (’99) PLAYING DAYS: Scored 1,425 points at Farrell HS and still is third on the all-time scoring list ..At Cleveland State, Craig earned 1st team All Mid-Continent in 1993 and still holds the tournament record for single-game assists (14). PRIOR TO B-CU: Assistant coach at Chicago State (2003-04) and Morris Brown (2001-03);Served as Director of Cleveland Pro-Am Summer Basketball League FIRST-YEAR RECAP: Became the first B-CU coach since Raymond McDoogle in 1966-67 (19-10) to have a winning record in his first season as head coach and only Wildcat coach to make it to confer- ence championship his inaugural season … 16th highest win total among first-year head coaches in Division I in 2011-2012. CRAIG VS. ALL OPPONENTS CRAIG BY THE NUMBERS RECORD: 23-27 Auburn 0 1 St. Bonaventure 0 1 VS. FIU 0-0 Baylor 0 1 Saint Mary’s 0 1 Coppin State 1 0 Savannah State 1 1 HOME: 12-5 (6-2 MEAC) Delaware State 1 0 Stanford 0 1 Florida A&M 1 2 Stetson 1 1 AWAY: 6-20 (5-4 MEAC) Florida Christian 2 0 Tenn. Tech 0 1 NEUTRAL: 5-2 Hampton 2 0 Texas A&M-CC 1 0 BY MONTH: Nov. 4-10, Dec. 5-9, Jan. 5 Houston Baptist 1 1 Tulane 0 1 - 5, Feb. 5-3, Mar. 4-1 Howard 1 0 UCF 0 2 Illinois State 0 1 UMES 1 0 BY DAY: Sun 0-1, Mon 6-6, Tue 1-4, Jacksonville 0 1 Valparaiso 0 1 Wed 2-2, Thu 5-0, Fri 2-4, Sat 7-10 Kent State 0 1 Webber 2 0 GAMES DECIDED BY < 6: 6-11 LSU 0 1 Youngstown St. 0 1 Neb.-Omaha 1 0 GAMES DECIDED BY > 19: 2-6 New Orleans 1 0 N.C. A&T 2 0 N.C. Central 1 2 NON-CON 9 20 Norfolk State 0 2 North Florida 0 2 MEAC Tourn. 3 1 Pittsburgh 0 1 MEAC 11 6 TOTAL 23 27 GAME 16 — FIU (1/7/13 US CENTURY BANK ARENA, MIAMI) STORYLINES…. BETHUNE-COOKMAN CONCLUDES ITS NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WITH A MONDAY MATINEE AGAINST FIU. The Wildcats returned to action after holiday break Saturday at LSU, falling behind by 21 early before cutting it to eight, but LSU used a 10-0 run to claim a TALE OF THE TAPE 79-63 win. Adrien Coleman had a game-high 24 points while Alex Smith posted his third consecutive double- BCU LSU double with 10 points and 10 boards. 5-10 RECORD 6-7 68.5 OFFENSE 69.3 B-CU—FIU FAST FACTS: 70.7 DEFENSE 72.0 Series: First Meeting -2.3 SCORING MARGIN -2.7 .433 FG % .418 ABOUT FIU: The Panthers (6-7) have won their last .478 OPP FG% .454 two games, including Saturday’s 75-70 win over Loui- .303 3FG% .336 siana Lafayette and an 88-72 triumph over Florida .376 OPP 3FG% .344 A&M on Jan. 2. Tymell Murphy leads FIU in both scor- .620 FT% .669 ing (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.7.) Jerome Frink .663 OPP FT% .661 contributes 10.0 ppg and 7.9 rpg. 33.1 REBOUNDS 34.6 36.76 OPP REBOUNDS 37.3 305 CONNECTIONS: Like all other B-CU sports, the -3.7 REB. MARGIN -2.7 Wildcat men’s basketball team has numerous deep 13.5 ASSISTS 11.8 connections to the Miami area, including: 7.9 STEALS 9.2 12.2 TURNOVERS 15.9 Brandon Stewart played for Carol City HS +3.3 TO MARGIN +2.2 Mailk Jackson played for Miami Dade State College 1.1 ATR 0.7 Ricky Johnson played HS ball at Akron’s St. Vincent’s - 3.5 BLOCKS 2.6 St. Mary, the same HS as Miami Heat forward LeBron James.