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JACKSONVILLE STATE BASKETBALL Assistant Sports Information Director/Men’s Basketball Contact: Tyler Brown O: 256-782-5977 | C: 423-619-0557 | Email: [email protected] JSU Sports Info | Kennamer Hall | 700 Pelham Road North | Jacksonville, AL 36265 2017 ohio valley conference champions • 2017 ncaa tournament appearance • 1985 NCAA Division ii national champions • eight NCAA Division ii tournament appearances @JSUGamecocks • @jsu_mbb | @JSUGamecocks • @jsu_mbb | @JSUGamecocks | YouTube.com/jsugamecocksports 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 29 Date Opponent Time/Result November 2 Delta State (Exh.) W, 78-41 10 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN W, 100-42 Cayman Islands Classic (Campus Sites) 13 at Richmond (NBCS Washington) W, 94-61 15 at Buffalo (ESPN3) L, 76-81 Cayman Islands Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS 20 vs. Savannah State W, 86-71 Overall Record: ______________________________ 18-10 Overall Record: ______________________________ 15-12 21 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) W, 77-75 (OT) Conference Record: _________________________ 9-6 Conference Record: ________________________ 10-5 26 at Mississippi State (SEC Net+) L, 56-59 Home Record: ____________________________ 11-4 Home Record: ____________________________ 11-3 Away Record: ____________________ 6-6, 1-0 Neutral Away Record: ____________________ 4-9, 0-0 Neutral 30 ALABAMA STATE (OVCDN) W, 77-69 Last 5/Last 10: __________________________2-3, 5-5 Last 5/Last 10: __________________________3-2, 6-4 December Streak: ________________________________________ L2 Streak: ________________________________________ L1 Rankings: _____________________AP: NR, USA Today: NR Rankings: _____________________AP: NR, USA Today: NR 3 SAMFORD (OVCDN) W, 89-58 Website: ___________________JSUGamecockSports.com Website: ___________________________letsgopeay.com 8 ULM (OVCDN) W, 75-56 Head Coach: ____________________________Ray Harper Head Coach: ___________________________ Matt Figger 12 at Oregon State (PAC-12 Net) L, 69-70 Career Record: ________________469-152 (19th year) Career Record: __________________ 15-12 (First year) Record at JSU: _______________ 38-25 (Second year) Record at APSU: __________________________ Same 16 USC UPSTATE (OVCDN) W, 77-61 18 HOWARD (OVCDN) W, 62-60 Tip ________________________________________7 p.m. Network Radio _______________ 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK Date: ____________________________________ 2/17/18 Audio Stream _____________TuneIn App & JSU.edu/radio 21 CHATTANOOGA (OVCDN) L, 67-70 Place _____________________________ Clarksville, Tenn. Live Stats ___________________JSUGamecockSports.com 28 EASTERN KY. * (OVCDN) W, 76-58 Stadium _______________________ Winfield Dunn Center TV Network ___________________________________ NA All-Time Series ________________ APSU leads series 18-6 Video Stream ___________________OVC Digital Network 30 MOREHEAD STATE * (OVCDN) W, 76-69 Last Meeting _____________Jan. 13, 2018 (L, 67-87) @ JSU Twitter _________________________________@JSU_MBB January 4 at Tennessee State * (OVCDN) L, 60-67 6 at Belmont * (OVCDN) W, 64-60 Probable Starters 11 MURRAY STATE * (OVCDN) W, 76-71 13 AUSTIN PEAY * (OVCDN) L, 67-87 18 at Morehead State * (CBS Sports) W, 58-57 20 at Eastern Ky. * (OVCDN) W, 68-60 25 UT MARTIN * (OVCDN) L, 67-63 27 SE MISSOURI * (OVCDN) W, 78-60 February 0 12 14 21 31 1 at Eastern Illinois * (OVCDN) W, 75-56 Jamall Gregory Norbertas Giga Jason Burnell Malcolm Drumwright Christian Cunningham 3 at SIU Edwardsville * (FS Midwest) L, 67-75 G • Jr. • 6-3 • 202 F/C • Sr. • 7-0 • 245 F • Jr. • 6-7 • 220 G • Sr. • 6-2 • 185 F • Jr. • 6-7 • 215 8 TENNESSEE TECH * (ESPNU) W, 82-65 Pts/G: 8.5 Pts/G: 8.5 Pts/G: 11.6 Pts/G: 13.2 Pts/G: 7.4 Reb/G: 3.5 Reb/G: 6.4 Reb/G: 6.1 Reb/G: 2.4 Reb/G: 7.0 10 TENNESSEE STATE * (OVCDN) L, 47-65 FG%: .436 FG%: .429 FG%: .542 FG%: .399 FG%: .690 15 at Murray State * (OVCDN) L, 60-68 17 at Austin Peay * (OVCDN) 7 p.m. Off the Bench 22 BELMONT * (ESPNU) 8 P.M. Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts./G Reb./G FG% G 1 Maurice Dunlap 6-2 175 Jr. Greenwood, Miss. 3.1 1.0 .333 24 at Tennessee Tech * (OVCDN) 7:30 p.m. G/F 2 Mohamad Abuarisha 6-7 200 R-Fr. Fureidis Village, Israel 0.8 0.5 .273 Feb./March G 3 Tyrik Edwards 5-10 165 So. Kopkinsville, Ky. 2.3 1.6 .396 28-3 OVC Championships Evansville, Ind. G 4 Deon Wright 6-0 165 Jr. Oxford, Ala. 0.8 0.0 .000 G 5 Des Curry 6-0 175 R-Sr. Jacksonville, Ala. 0.5 0.0 .273 *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game F 11 Jacara Cross 6-8 240 So. Atlanta, Ga. 1.9 1.4 .515 G 23 Marlon Hunter 6-3 195 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 9.7 3.3 .489 All times central and subject to change F 30 Cam Martin 6-9 230 Fr. Pampa, Texas 3.6 2.0 .517 G 34 Ashton Spears 6-2 175 So. Independence, La. 4.2 2.1 .385 tipoff tidbits • Jacksonville State is coming off a 68-60 loss at Murray State on Thursday. • With Saturday’s start over Tennessee State, Malcolm Drumwright became the JSU Division I record for most starts as a Gamecock. • Malcolm Drumwright is 15 points from becoming JSU’s second all-time Division I leading scorer. • Junior Christian Cunningham is the conference’s active leader in blocked shots with 149. 2017-18 JSU Numerical Roster MEDIA INFORMATION # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School Interviews 0 Jamall Gregory G 6-3 202 Jr. 0 Washington, D.C./Chipola College Head Coach Ray Harper 1 Maurice Dunlap G 6-2 175 Jr. 0 Greenwood, Miss./Jones County CC and player interviews should be 2 Mohamed Abuarisha G/F 6-7 200 R-Fr. 1 Fureidis Village, Isreal/Elev8 Academy arranged through Tyler Brown of 3 Tyrik Edwards G 5-10 165 So. 1 Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian County HS the JSU Sports Information office. 4 Deon Wright G 6-0 165 Jr. 0 Oxford, Ala./Iowa Central CC The best time to reach coaches and 5 Des Curry G 6-0 175 R-Sr. 1 Jacksonville, Ala./Snead State CC student-athletes at once is before or 11 Jacara Cross F 6-8 240 So. 1 Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia HS after practice. The Gamecocks gen- 12 Norbertas Giga F/C 7-0 250 Sr. 1 Kaunas, Lithuania/Midland College erally practice from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 13 Detrick Mostella G 6-1 175 Sr. 0 Decatur, Ala./Tennessee daily at Pete Mathews Coliseum. 14 Jason Burnell F 6-7 220 Jr. 0 DeLand, Fla./St. Petersburg College Please contact Tyler Brown for prac- 21 Malcolm Drumwright G 6-2 185 Sr. 3 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./LA College Prep tice times. 23 Marlon Hunter G 6-3 195 Jr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./Odessa College Under no circumstances will 30 Cam Martin F 6-9 230 Fr. 0 Pampa, Texas/Yukon HS a student-athlete’s home or cell 31 Christian Cunningham F 6-7 215 Jr. 2 Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola HS phone number be given to the 34 Ashton Spears G 6-2 175 So. 1 Independence, La./Oak Forest Academy media. 44 Ty Hudson PG 6-1 200 Jr. 0 Baton Rouge, La./Clemson Post-game Procedures Head Coach: Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan, ’85, Second Season) JSU head coach Ray Harper Assistant Coaches: Tommy Wade, Jake Morton, Chase Richardson will be made available in the Media Coordinator of Basketball Operations: James Haring Room down the hallway off the Director of Sports Performance: Brandon Schoeneck Southeast corner of the court Graduate Manager: Kurt Benjamin immediately following his post- Athletic Trainer: Nathan Seville, ATC game radio show. Requested play- ers will be available in the media Pronunciation Guide room after the NCAA-mandated Mohamad Abuarisha . .....Ah-boo-ah-REE-sha Jacara Cross. Ju-CAR-ah 10-minute “cooling off” period has Tyrik Edwards . .......................Ty-REEK Norbertas Giga .............Nor-ber-Tas Gig-ah Des Curry . ...............................DEZ Detrick Mostella. .....................DEE-trick been enforced. The JSU locker room is closed to media members at all times. Any player interviews should be Ohio Valley Conference coordinated through Tyler Brown, 17-18 Players of the Week OVC STANDINGS Player Assistant Sports Information OVC Overall Nov. 13 Nick Mayo, EKU Director, and will be conducted in Nov. 20 Dylan Windler, Belmont Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Nov. 27 Aleska Jugovic, Tennessee Tech the media room. No interviews are Murray State 13 2 .867 21 5 .808 Dec. 4 Christian Mekowulu, Tennessee State allowed on the court. Dec. 11 Fatodd Lewis, UT Martin Belmont 13 2 .867 21 7 .750 Dec. 18 Amanze Egekeze, Belmont Tennessee State 10 5 .667 15 11 .577 Dec. 26 Jonathan Stark, Murray State JSU Sports Network Jan. 2 Averyl Ugba, AP & Jonathan Stark, MSU Austin Peay 10 5 .667 15 12 .556 Jan. 9 Jonathan Stark, MSU & Jalen Henry, SIUE All JSU men’s basketball games Jacksonville State 9 6 .600 18 10 .643 Jan. 15 Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay are broadcast on the JSU Sports Jan. 22 Dylan Windler, Belmont Tennessee Tech 9 6 .600 17 11 .607 Jan. 29 Christian Mekowulu, Tennessee State Network, whose flagship station is Feb. 5 Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay Southeast Missouri 7 8 .467 13 15 .464 Feb. 12 Nick Mayo, MSU & Denzel Mahoney, SEMO WLJS 91.9 FM in Jacksonville and Eastern Illinois 5 10 .333 9 17 .346 WVOK 97.9 FM in Oxford, Ala. Newcomer SIUE 5 10 .333 9 17 .346 Nov. 13 Dominique Williams, UT Martin In his 35th season as the play- UT Martin 4 11 .267 9 19 .321 Nov. 20 Daniel Kinchen, SIUE by-play voice of the Gamecocks is Nov. 27 Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky 3 12 .200 9 19 .321 Dec. 4 Jajuan Starks, Eastern Illinois Mike Parris.