2020-21 Arkansas at Pine Bluffmen's Basketball
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2020-21 Arkansas At Pine Bluff Men's Basketball at Saint Louis Billikens (2-0) Saturday, Dec. 5 - St. Louis, Mo. TV: FOX Sports Net / ESPN+ UAPB GOLDEN LIONS 2020-21 Schedule OPENING TIP • The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff men's basketball team will complete a five-game, 14-day road trip at Saint Louis. (0-4) • The Golden Lions return nine players including four starters from last season's team. Shaun Doss Jr. leads the way, as the 2019- NOVEMBER 20 All-SWAC Preseason second-team selection missed all but the first three games of last season due to injury. • BIG Start: UAPB will play a BIG schedule, literally, to open the season, playing the first four games and five of nine non-conference 25 Marquette^ (FS1) L, 57-99 games against teams from the Big East (Marquette, St. Louis), Big 10 (Wisconsin, Northwestern), and Big 12 Conferences (Iowa 27 #7 Wisconsin^ (BTN) L, 58-92 St., Baylor). The Golden Lions will also face teams from the American (Tulane), A-10 (Saint Louis), Conference USA (North Texas), and Sun Belt (Arkansas St.) conferences. 29 Iowa St. (ESPN+) L, 63-80 LAST GAME RECAP DECEMBER • UAPB battled for most of the first half against Northwestern before the Wildcats pulled away in the second half. Jalen Lynn scored a season-high 12 points in his first start. 2 Northwestern (BTN) L, 49-92 • Markedric Bell posted his second straight double-double and fourth of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Bell had a 5 St. Louis (FOX Midwest/ESPN+) 7 p.m. 15-10 game at Iowa St. on Sunday and now has 12 career 10+ scoring games. • Shaun Doss Jr. (10 points) scored in double figures for the eighth straight game and 16th time in his last 17 games. He has 10+ 9 Arkansas St. (ESPN+) 6 p.m. points in 27 of 39 career games. 12 Tulane 1 p.m. LAST SEASON RECAP • To say the injury bug took a bite out of UAPB would be an understatement. The Golden Lions had nine players to miss games 15 North Texas 7 p.m. due to injury, totaling 73 missed contests. All 22 players who were on the roster at some point played in at least one game. 21 #1 Baylor (ESPN+) TBD • Defense, long the calling card of the program, sustained itself during the challenging campaign, as UAPB held 19 opponents to 70 points or less (2 40s, 7 50s, 9 60s, 1 70). The Golden Lions were fourth in the SWAC in scoring defense (68.3 ppg), FG% JANUARY defense (43.2), and blocked shots (3.23 / gm), and were second in 3pt FG% defense (30.9), and rebounding defense (32.7). 2 Miss. Valley St.* 7 p.m. Markedric Bell (1.1 bpg) and Terrance Banyard (1.0 bpg) ranked fourth and fifth, respectively in the SWAC in blocks per game, and Dequan Morris tied for third in the SWAC in steals per game (1.5). 9 Alabama St* 7:30 p.m. • Offensively, UAPB was 10th in the SWAC in scoring (53.8 ppg), 3pt FG% (26.3), and FT% 58.8), and 7th in FG% (39.6). 11 Alabama A&M* 7:30 p.m. 2020-21 NOTABLES • HC George Ivory, a 2019 SWAC Hall of Fame Inductee, is now the Dean of SWAC men's coaches in his 13th season (bio pg. 3). 16 Southern* 5 p.m. • The Golden Lions will face four 20-win teams from a year ago in Wisconsin (21-10), Saint Louis (23-8), North Texas (20-11), and 18 Alcorn St.* 7:30 p.m. Baylor (26-4), with Wisconsin and North Texas (C-USA) being defending regular season champs in their respective leagues. UAPB will face six teams that went .500 or better in non-conference play (Marquette 18-12, Arkansas St. 16-16). 23 Texas Southern* 7 p.m. • Bell Named Preseason All-SWAC: F Markedric Bell is a Preseason All-SWAC second team selection coming off a 2019-20 25 Prairie View A&M* 7:30 p.m. campaign in which he averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds while recording 10 double-digit scoring games. Bell scored a career-high 33 points and tallied eight rebounds in a conference-opening win at Mississippi Valley State in January, highlighted 30 Grambling St.* 5:30 p.m. by scoring 26 consecutive Golden Lion points in the second half. FEBRUARY • Looking To Defy Odds: Despite having four starters among nine returning players from last season, the Golden Lions were picked to finish 10th in the SWAC preseason poll. 1 Jackson St.* 7:30 p.m. ABOUT SAINT LOUIS 6 Alabama St.* 5 p.m. • The Billikens are off to a 2-0 start with home wins over Southern Illinois - Edwardsville (89-52) and LSU (85-81). • Javonte Perkins leads four players in double figures, averaging 27.0 ppg and 3.5 apg. Jordan Goodwin is averaging a double- 8 Alabama A&M* 7:30 p.m. double for Saint Louis (11.5 ppg, 11.0 reb). 13 Southern* 7 p.m. • Through games of Dec. 2, the Billikens were leading the A-10 in scoring (87.0 ppg) and FT% (81.8), 2nd in both FG% (50.4) and 3pt FG% (43.5), fourth in rebounds (35.0 rpg), and third in fewest turnovers (12.0 tpg). Defensively, Saint Louis is third in scoring 15 Alcorn St.* 7:30 p.m. • (66.5 ppg), 9th in FG% (47.5), 5th in 3pt FG% (31.4), and tied for 7th in turnovers forced (17.0). 20 Texas Southern* 7:30 p.m. 22 Prairie View A&M* 7:30 p.m. UAPB PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last game) 27 Grambling St.* 8 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notables MARCH 1 Jalen Lynn G Jr. 5.8 0.8 0.5 Mid-South CC Transfer: Sea. highs in bk-to-bk gms 1 Jackson St.* 7:30 p.m. 3 Markedric Bell F Sr. 9.3 6.5 1.0 3rd career double-double vs. Iowa St. (15 pts/10reb) 4 Joshuwan Johnson G Jr. 8.7 5.0 2.1 Glendale CC Transfer: only 3 TOs in 94 min. played 6 Miss. Valley St.* 4 p.m. 21 Shaun Doss Jr. G R-Jr. 19.3 4.0 2.0 2nd in SWAC in ppg; career-high 27 pts @Marquette 9 Cricket Wireless SWAC Qtrs. 7:30 p.m. 23 Dequan Morris G Sr. 8.7 6.3 0.3 1st career dbl-dbl vs. Iowa St. (14 pts/10 reb) UAPB RESERVES 12 Cricket Wireless SWAC Semis TBA 0 KShun Stokes G So. 1.0 0.5 0.0 Played in 20 gms last yr; CH 14 pts, 7 in OT vs. Tx. Sou. 13 Cricket Wireless SWAC Champ. TBA 2 Travonta Doolittle F Jr. 5.0 1.0 0.0 Itawamba CC Transfer: scored 5 pts @Marquette 12 Terrance Banyard F Sr. 0.0 2.0 0.0 Limited action this season 13 Robert Boyd G R-Jr. 0.0 2.7 1.0 2+ reb in each game in limited action Home Games In Bold * SWAC Games 14 George Ivory III G Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Played locally at Watson Chapel HS: son of HC Ivory ^ MTE Event 15 Alvin Stredic Jr. F So. 3.7 5.0 0.0 Started each of last two games; career-high 6 reb 2x All Times Central 22 Omar Parchman C Jr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Rend Lake CC Transfer: 4 10+ gms; 4 10+ reb gms 30 Cameron Posey G Sr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Limited action this season 40 Nicholas Jones G Sr. 4.3 0.7 1.0 Scored in each game; career-high 3 ast @Iowa St. 52 Kobe Hargrove F Fr. n/a n/a n/a Missed most of senior year of high school w/injury 2020-21 UAPB Men's Basketball Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Roster Founded / Location ..................................1873 / Pine Bluff, Ark. # Name POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Enrollment / Mascot ...................................2,800 / Golden Lions 0 Kshun Stokes G 6-2 175 So. Headland, Ala. / Headland HS Colors ...............................................PMS Black, PMS Gold 124C 1 Jalen Lynn G 6-1 170 Jr. Collierville, Tn. / Mid-South CC Affiliation .................................................... NCAA Division I FCS 2 Travonte Doolittle F 6-4 175 Jr. Hughes, Ark. / Itawamba CC Conference .............................................. Southwestern Athletic 3 Markedric Bell G/F 6-8 190 Sr. Starkville, Miss. / East Mississippi CC Chancellor ..........................................Dr. Laurence B. Alexander 4 Joshuwan Johnson G 5-9 160 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Glendale CC Vice Chancellor / Director of Athletics ................. Chris Peterson 12 Terrance Banyard F/C 6-8 215 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Destiny HS Deputy Athletic Director /COO/SWA .........................Temeka Samuels 13 Robert Boyd F 6-6 205 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Coahoma CC Alma Mater .........................................Eastern Michigan, 2003 14 George Ivory III G 6-3 175 Fr. Pine Bluff, Ark. / Watson Chapel HS Executive Senior Associate AD .............................Chris Robinson 1 5 A l v i n S t r e d i c Jr. F 6-9 210 So. Bay C i t y, Te x a s / Va n V l e c k HS Alma Mater ............................................................UAPB, 1995 21 Shaun Doss Jr. G/F 6-5 185 R-Jr. Marion, Ark. / Iowa Western CC Senior Associate AD / Strategic Communications ..................Duane Lewis 22 Omar Parchman F 6-9 215 Jr. Forest City, Ark. / Rend Lake CC Alma Mater ......................................................Southern, 1995 23 Dequan Morris G 6-4 180 Sr.