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BUCCANEER2017-18 Charleston Southern Basketball Game BASKETBALL Notes Kevin O’Rourke, Director of Sports Media - Office (843) 863-7289 - Cell (843) 607-9612 [email protected] - www.csusports.com - @csusports GAME INFORMATION GAME 4 Game 6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (3-2, 0-0 Big South) Date/Time: Sat., Nov. 25 - 9 p.m. ET Head Coach: Barclay Radebaugh Site: Redbird Arena - Normal, Ill. 13th season at CSU; 14th as head coach Video: ESPN3/WatchESPN App 2016-17 Record: 12-19, 7-11 Big South (T-7th) Audio: csusports.com V All-Time Series: First-ever meeting ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS (3-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Of Note: CSU looking for first 4-game win- Head Coach: Dan Muller ning streak since February 2015 6th season at Illinois State; 6th as head coach 2016-17 Record: 28-7, 17-1 Missouri Valley (T-1st; L NIT 2nd Round) BUCS’ SCHEDULE/RESULTS BUCS’ PROJECTED STARTERS November Pos. Name Yr. PPG RPG APG/Other 10 @ Davidson L, 110-62 G Deontaye Buskey Fr. 4.8 2.6 2.0 12 @ NC State (ESPN3) L, 78-56 G Christian Keeling So. 12.5 5.0 56% FG 15 Columbia Intl. W, 98-58 G Phlandrous Fleming Jr. Fr. 11.0 4.8 2.0 18 @ USC Upstate (ESPN3) W, 82-72 F Travis McConico Jr. 15.0 5.6 53% FG F Jordan Jones Sr. 5.6 2.6 80% FG 20 Toccoa Falls W, 107-36 Key Reserves 25 @ Illinois State (ESPN3) 9 p.m. G Cortez Mitchell Sr. 8.5 5.5 2.5 28 VMI 7:30 p.m. F Javis Howard Sr. 5.8 4.6 9 Off. Rebs. F Ty Jones Fr. 8.0 3.6 1.4 December G Jamaal David R-Fr. 6.2 3.6 4 Steals 12 @ S.C. State 1 p.m. F Sean Price Fr. 5.6 1.6 2.0 15 Eastern Kentucky 7:30 p.m. BUC NOTES 18 @ Florida State (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 21 Johnson & Wales (N.C.) 7:30 p.m. THE STORY - Charleston Southern and Illinois State meet for the first time Saturday night in Normal. CSU, winner of three straight games for the first time since January 2016, 30 Longwood* 5:30 p.m. practiced on Thanksgiving morning and celebrated the holiday as a team before jetting to Chicago and busing to Normal on Friday. Illinois State is bidding for its third consecutive January victory following convincing wins over Tulsa and Division II Quincy University. 2 @ Liberty* 7 p.m. LIKE BUCS, REDBIRDS LEANING ON NEWCOMERS - Illinois State lost its top three 6 @ High Point* 7 p.m. scorers and four of five starters off last year’s team that won 28 games and tied for the Mis- 9 Radford* 7:30 p.m. souri Valley Conference regular season championship. The Redbirds return only five letter- 12 Winthrop* 7:30 p.m. winners total but are off to a solid start that includes a win over 2017 Final Four participant, South Carolina. Illinois State’s two losses have come at FGCU, who won 26 games and went 15 @ UNC Asheville* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. to the NCAA Tournament last season, and Boise State, who won 20 games and advanced to 18 @ Campbell* 7 p.m. the second round of the NIT. 21 Gardner-Webb* 5:30 p.m. CSU VS. THE MVC - CSU is 1-3 all-time versus current members of the Missouri Valley 24 Presbyterian* 7:30 p.m. Conference, with its lone win coming over Drake in the 1968-69 season. Wichita State, who 27 @ Radford* (Stadium) 2 p.m. CSU played to open the 2015-16 season, was the Bucs’ most recent MVC opponent. The Shockers departed for the American Athletic Conference last July. February BUCS COME OFF PASTING OF TOCCOA FALLS - CSU throttled Toccoa Falls, a Na- 1 High Point* 7:30 p.m. tional Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) program, 107-36, on Monday. The 3 @ Gardner-Webb* 7 p.m. Bucs led 66-16 at halftime and by as many as 74 points in the second half. All 16 of CSU’s 7 Liberty* 7:30 p.m. players saw action, 15 scored and five reached double figures. CSU recorded 20 steals and forced 29 turnovers. 10 @ Presbyterian* 4 p.m. 15 @ Longwood* 7 p.m. McCONICO STEPPING INTO ‘STRETCH FOUR’ ROLE - Junior forward Travis McConico, a transfer from Florida State College at Jacksonville, leads CSU in scoring and rebound- 18 UNC Asheville* 5:30 p.m. ing through five games. McConico paced the Bucs with 15 points and four steals in just 11 22 Campbell* 7:30 p.m. minutes of action in the win over Toccoa Falls. His three-point shooting ability should be 24 @ Winthrop* 2 p.m. valuable in spreading the floor for the Bucs’ guards. He drained 93 threes at a 42 percent clip last year at FSCJ. Big South Championship - Feb. 27-March 4 FRESH BLOOD - CSU’s roster features ten newcomers, including six true freshmen. The Bucs started three true freshmen, a sophomore and a junior college transfer in each of their * Big South Conference Game first four games. Sophomore Christian Keeling moved back into the starting lineup in place of freshman Sean Price against Toccoa Falls. Over 78 percent of CSU’s points thus far have come from first-year players. Only Javis Howard (in his fourth year) has multiple seasons of Division I experience under his belt. 2017-18 Charleston Southern Men’s Basketball Quick Facts General Information Coaching Staff School:............................................................ Charleston Southern Head Coach ..........................................................Barclay Radebaugh City: ........................................................................ Charleston, S.C. Alma Mater (Year) .................................. East Tennesee State (1987) Founded: ....................................................................................... 1964 CSU Record ........................................................... 160-206 (12 years) Enrollment: .................................................................................. 3,653 Overall Record ....................................................... 181-214(13 years) Nickname: ..........................................................................Buccaneers Assoc. HC/Recruiting Coord. ................Ahmad Smith (7th season) Colors: ...................................Blue (PMS 295) and Gold (PMS 873) Alma Mater (Year) .....................................Appalachian State (2002) Arena: .............................................................. Buccaneer Fieldhouse Assistant Head Coach ...............................Rick Duckett (1st season) Capacity: ....................................................................................... 1,000 Alma Mater (Year) ......................................... North Carolina (1979) Affiliation: ...............................................................NCAA Division I Assistant Coach .................................. Thomas Butters (4th Season) Conference: ...........................................................................Big South Alma Mater (Year) .....................................................Clemson (2011) President: ........................................................Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr. Dir. of Basketball Operations ............. Colton Everett (2nd Season) Athletic Director: .............................................................. Hank Small Alma Mater (Year) ..................................................Ohio State (2013) Associate A.D. (Development): ........................................Tyler Davis Video Coordinator ..........................Eric Wagenlander (1st Season) Assistant A.D. (Media): .........................................Seth Montgomery Alma Mater (Year) ......................................................Wofford (2017) Assistant A.D. (Internal Affairs): ................................James Bradley Dir. of Player Development .............Dylan Thompson (1st Season) Assistant A.D. (Compliance/SWA): ............................Ashton Turner Alma Mater (Year) ..........................................South Carolina (2014) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: ............................ Chad Scott Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (MBB): ...... Stephen Gossard Team Information Athletic Department Phone: .....................................(843) 863-7678 2016-17 Record ..................................12-19, 7-11 Big South (T-7th) Athletic Department Fax: ..........................................(843) 863-7695 Big South Championship ......Quarterfinals - L to Winthrop, 92-78 Ticket Office Phone: ...................................................(843) 863-7670 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................3/2 Ret. .........F Javis Howard, G Christian Keeling, G Cortez Mitchell Lost ...............................................................G Armel Potter, F Antwan Maxwell Media Relations Lettermen Returning/Lost ..............................................................6/5 Assistant A.D. for Media .......................................Seth Montgomery Newcomers .............................10 (*2 players redshirted last season) Office Phone ...................................................................843-863-7853 Cell Phone ......................................................................843-259-4434 E-mail ...................................................... [email protected] Dir. of Sports Media/MBB Contact ......................... Kevin O’Rourke Office Phone ...................................................................843-863-7289 Cell Phone ......................................................................843-607-9612 E-mail ...............................................................korourke@csuniv.edu Assistant SID ...............................................................David Halstead Office Phone ...................................................................843-863-7433 Cell Phone ......................................................................804-432-7677