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Arkansas State University 2006 SBC Tournament Packet ASU vs. Troy / 7:30 p.m. / Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Murphy Center (11,520) / No TV The series between ASU and Troy can be summed up quickly since this will be just the second meeting ever between the two schools and the sec- ond this season. Troy journeyed to Jonesboro on Feb. 1 and had a tough 2005-06 Schedule way to go in the first half. ASU built a 50-17 lead at the break and went on November 7 Rhodes College W, 92-73 to post a 91-68 win over the Trojans. Dereke Tipler produced the school’s 16 Lyon College W, 97-52. second-ever triple-double with 14 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for the 18 Missouri-Rolla W, 85-56 game. Isaac Wells scored 24, Marcus Ardison had a double-double with 11 21 at Mississippi St. L, 63-68 points and 14 boards, Jim Jones scored 16 and Lorenzo Hampton added 26 Missouri State L, 80-97 14 for the Tribe. Troy was paced by Cedric Jackson’s 17 points while Bobby December Dixon added 13 points and Sammy Sharp added 10. Troy had a miserable 1 at Tenn.-Martin (OT)L, 77-80 time from deep, connecting on just eight-of-42 from behind the arc and shot 3 Richmond! W, 56-37 just 28.4 percent for the game. ASU shot 53 percent, handed out 19 assists 4 Louisville! L, 55-67 as a team and hauled in 52 rebounds. Wells had 20 points in the first half 5 Prairie View A&M! W, 82-69 10 Freed-Hardeman W, 91-77 to pace ASU’s offensive attack while the team shot 55.9 percent during that 14 Lamar L, 81-91 frame. The Indians led 8-5 with 14:59 left in the first half when ASU heat- 17 Ga. Southern L, 71-82 ed up and finished the half on a 49-12 run. Wells scored ASU’s first eight 19 at Mississippi L, 78-85 points of the game. 22 at Missouri State L, 55-84 28 UA-Pine Bluff W, 69-60 31 at Oklahoma St. L, 64-84 January 5 Western Ky.* L, 70-72. Probable Starting Lineups 7 at Fla. Int.* W, 81-71 Arkansas State (12-17 / 7-7) pos ht wt cl stats 9 at UALR* W, 74-70 3 Jim Jones G 6-2 190 Jr. 12.4 p / 4.4 r 12 at Middle Tenn.* L, 68-77 14 at Western Ky.* L, 63-87 5 Dereke Tipler G 5-10 190 Sr. 13.7 p / 4.4 r / 5.1 a 19 Denver*^ W, 72-61 14 Yual Banks G 5-10 165 Jr. 7.3 p / 1.6 r 21 North Texas* L, 79-82 33 Marcus Ardison F 6-6 210 Sr. 11.4 p / 7.2 r 28 UALR* W, 78-66 45 Isaac Wells F 6-8 225 Jr. 14.0 p / 6.7 r February first off the bench 1 Troy* W, 91-68 4 Brandon Ballard G 6-3 180 Fr. 5.0 p / 1.7 r 4 at South Ala.* L, 69-78 31 Korrel Henderson G 6-4 215 Jr. 2.3 p / 1.3 r 11 Fla. Int.* (OT) W, 85-84 2 Kitus Witherspoon F 6-8 255 Sr. 5.9 p / 3.8 r 16 Middle Tenn.* W, 75-74 50 Theo Little C 6-11 270 Jr. 1.4 p / 1.1 r 18 at Austin Peay L, 71-92 23 at UL-Lafayette* L, 65-71 Troy (13-14 / 6-9) pos ht wt cl stats 25 at New Orleans* L, 58-62 2 Bobby Dixon G 5-10 165 Sr. 18.1 p / 5.3 r 23 Boo Ramsey G 6-2 195 Jr. 8.9 p / 2.0 r March 24 Jacob Hazouri G 6-3 185 Sr. 9.7 p / 3.4 r 3 Troy@ 7:30 p.m. 14 Sammy Sharp F 6-7 205 Jr. 10.7 p / 6.4 r 44 Cedric Jackson F 6-8 235 Jr. 12.9 p / 5.0 r ! - Colonial Classic (at Louisville) * - SBC game first off the bench ^ - ESPN+ 33 Jarvis Acker F 6-7 210 Jr. 4.5 p / 4.5 r @ - SBC Tournament 11 Todd Martin F 6-8 225 So. 4.1 p / 1.9 r (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 3 Daryl Davis F 6-9 200 Fr. 3.2 p / 1.8 r Arkansas State University 2006 SBC Tournament Packet Bullets On Coach Nutt ickey Nutt has several accomplishments under First coach to take ASU his belt since taking over as head coach in 1995, so singling out one aspect of his career to high- to NCAA D-I tourney lightD is difficult. Ask the enthusiastic coach, now in his 11th season at the helm of the Indians, and he will tell Produced eight different you the top honor was his team’s trip to the NCAA all-SBC players Tournament, the first in school history, during the 1998- 99 season. Second in the SBC in But the team concept that he and his staff of hard- career conference wins working assistants stress also allows for some person- al achievements as well. Nutt has reached the 150 Third in career wins at career win milestone when his team defeated host North Texas in the SBC tournament last season. He has taken over sole possession of second in ASU career SBC victories, he’s third in school history with his 162 wins, he’s pro- duced countless all-conference performers and he’s been named District VI Led ASU to a SBC con- Coach of the Year. ference title in 97-98, the Under Nutt’s supervision, the Indians have rewritten several school first time since 90-91 in records and a few SBC ones. Chico Fletcher, a two-time SBC Player of the the American South Year, set a new school and conference bench- mark when he handed out 893 assists during his District VI Coach of the illustrious career, a total that ranks him among the top-15 in NCAA history. Jason Jennings re-wrote Year in 1997-98 the school’s blocked shot records after Freddy Dickey Nutt Career Info Hicks set the bar at a high level (also under Nutt). 2005-06 12-17 / 7-7 (t-3) Jennings also became the first player in school 2004-05 16-13 / 7-7 (t-3) history to record a triple-double. Hicks was a two- 2003-04 17-11 / 7-7 (4) time SBC Defensive Player of the Year. While 2002-03 13-15 / 6-8 (4) players that roam the paint have left their marks 2001-02 15-16 / 5-9 (4) under Nutt, it is the guards that have assaulted 2000-01 17-13 / 10-6 (2) the records. 1999-00 10-18 / 7-9 (6) Dewarick Spencer and J.J. Montgomery 1998-99 18-12 / 9-5 (2) became the highest scoring duo that played 1997-98 20-9 / 14-4 (1) together in school history. Several times the 3- 1996-97 15-12 / 8-10 (8) 1995-96 9-18 / 7-11 (6) point benchmarks have been set only to be re- now in his 11th season as written and four of his guards have reached the head coach at ASU 1,000 career point plateau under his guidance. 162-154 / 87-83 Consistently producing at least 15 wins each Asst. at ASU from 1988-95 season, Nutt has built a legacy at ASU that has PT Asst. at OK St. 1986-87 earned him national respect among his peers, Asst. at Stillwater High 83-84 and made the Convocation Center a place few care to play. Most Wins At ASU Career SBC Victories coach wins coach wins John Rauth (49-63) 191 Gene Bartow (UAB) 111 Nelson Catalina (84-95) 188 Dickey Nutt (ASU) 87 Dickey Nutt (95-now) 162 Jesse Evans (ULL) 77 A plaque given to Dickey Marvin Adams (76-84) 111 Ronnie Arrow (USA) 69 Nutt from the SBC for John Rose (69-76) 91 Marty Fletcher (ULL-UD) 66 reaching 150 career wins Arkansas State University 2006 SBC Tournament Packet SBC Preseason Poll Current SBC Standings (end of regular season) East Division pts east sbc all vs. ASU all-time Western Ky. (10) 54 Western Kentucky 12-2 21-6 WKU leads, 24-9 Fla. Int’l. (1) 38 Middle Tennessee 8-6 16-11 MT leads, 10-9 Middle Tenn. 36 Arkansas State 7-7 12-17 n/a Ark.-Little Rock 23 Arkansas-Little Rock 5-9 13-14 ASU leads, 39-20 ASU 14 Florida International 4-10 8-19 ASU leads 17-3 west sbc all vs. ASU all-time West Division pts South Alabama 12-3 21-6 ASU leads, 14-12 UL-Lafayette (6) 58 Louisiana-Lafayette 7-8 12-15 ULL leads, 33-20 Denver (5) 57 Denver 7-8 15-14 tied at 7 New Orleans 45 New Orleans 6-9 9-18 UNO leads, 22-13 South Alabama 33 North Texas 6-9 14-13 tied at 12 North Texas 27 Troy 6-9 13-14 ASU leads, 1-0 Troy 11 Quick Facts on ASU The Sun Belt Conference turned 30 in the 2005-06 competition location . .Jonesboro, Ark. year. While the SBC has reflected back on the past to honor nickname . .Indians several individuals with a 30-year all-time team, the future mascot .